Parenting is one of the greatest joys in life. From the time your child is born, your heart grows bigger. It can also be a huge stressor. If you are just stepping into your role as a parent, you may be struggling to adapt to this new role and shift your life to adjust to this new little person. You may be feeling depression or your relationships may be struggling.
If you have been a parent for awhile, your child or teen may be showing behavior issues and defiance that you don't know what to do with. You may be struggling to maintain power in your role as a parent. This may mean you are giving in too much to your child and he or she is "running the show." It may also mean that you are letting your temper overcome you and you are yelling more at your child than you would like. Either way, it's not working! Your child or teen isn't listening and you need help.
Therapy will be customized based on your child or teen and the issue he or she presents with. It will include parent training and a personalized behavior plan to be utilized outside of sessions. Both parents should be included in sessions for the best outcome.
Play Therapy: Play is a child's primary means of communication. A variety of therapeutic toys will be presented to allow your child to express his or her feelings and process any issues. Play therapy is different than playing at home. It allows your child to "play out" what is going on in his or her life.
Art Therapy: A variety of art modalities (e.g., paint, clay, drawing) may be utilized to allow your child to express his or her feelings, without needing to use words. Difficult feelings, such as anger, can be expressed easier using art.
Sand Tray: Using figurines and objects, your child creates a scene in the sand (usually representing "their world"). This allows your child to recreate and process something going on in his or her life.
Engagement with Parents: Parents will be brought into sessions to learn new behavior strategies and to engage in play with their children.
Talk Therapy: Utilized with older children, or during play.
Talk Therapy: Therapy may be all talk therapy or a combination of the below methods, depending on your teen and how open he or she is.
Art Therapy: Art activities may be used to allow a deeper expression of your teens feelings.
Games: Used to create a strong therapeutic relationship and to allow your teen to feel comfortable to open up.
Engagement with Parents: Sessions may partially include parents. Behavior outside of session will be reviewed with parents to check progress and work as a team.
Parent Trainings: Examples of topics include behavior strategies, effective communication, and strengthening your relationship.
Co-Parenting: Learn to compromise as a couple or co-parent on parenting strategies.
Groups: Parenting groups with other parents are sometimes offered. Please check to see when the next group will be starting up.
How will you help my child or teen's behavior issues?
It will start with creating a relationship with your child and you as parents. I want us to be able to work as a team to have the best chance of success at reducing your child's behaviors. You will learn to be looked at as an authority figure and gain respect from your child. Your child will learn that there are consequences to his or her behaviors and how to get what he or she wants more effectively, without behavior.
What behavior issues do you work with?
If your child or teens behavior is not appropriate for 1:1 or family therapy, I will do my best to give you a referral.
How long will it take until I see improvement in my child's behavior?
It all depends on the severity of the behavior and how much effort you put in during and outside of sessions. Expect to see an increase in your child's behavior during the first week or so as you begin to implement new strategies in the home. This should peek and then decrease if you push through these behaviors. This is just your child trying to test the limits and fight the new structure and rules.


Release notes for Impro-Visor 9.10 A new Advice tab is added called Rhythms. This provides an assortment of rhythms for entry into a leadsheet. The rhythms can be given pitches, or left as a single pitch, corresponding to the root of the chord. A report is generated for a chorus as to how many red notes there are, and the amount of space occupied by them in the chorus overall. A bug reported with roadmaps that start blank and have chords added to them not playing. The imaginary book and various other leadsheets is now included in release.
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package io.mycat.server.response;

import io.mycat.net.BufferArray;
import io.mycat.net.NetSystem;
import io.mycat.server.Fields;
import io.mycat.server.MySQLFrontConnection;
import io.mycat.server.packet.EOFPacket;
import io.mycat.server.packet.FieldPacket;
import io.mycat.server.packet.ResultSetHeaderPacket;
import io.mycat.server.packet.RowDataPacket;
import io.mycat.server.packet.util.PacketUtil;
import io.mycat.util.StringUtil;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 * 打印MycatServer所支持的语句
 *
 * @author mycat
 * @author mycat
 */
public final class ShowHelp {

	private static final int FIELD_COUNT = 2;
	private static final ResultSetHeaderPacket header = PacketUtil
			.getHeader(FIELD_COUNT);
	private static final FieldPacket[] fields = new FieldPacket[FIELD_COUNT];
	private static final EOFPacket eof = new EOFPacket();
	static {
		int i = 0;
		byte packetId = 0;
		header.packetId = ++packetId;

		fields[i] = PacketUtil.getField("STATEMENT",
				Fields.FIELD_TYPE_VAR_STRING);
		fields[i++].packetId = ++packetId;

		fields[i] = PacketUtil.getField("DESCRIPTION",
				Fields.FIELD_TYPE_VAR_STRING);
		fields[i++].packetId = ++packetId;

		eof.packetId = ++packetId;
	}

	public static void execute(MySQLFrontConnection c) {
		BufferArray bufferArray = NetSystem.getInstance().getBufferPool()
				.allocateArray();
		// write header
		header.write(bufferArray);

		// write fields
		for (FieldPacket field : fields) {
			field.write(bufferArray);
		}

		// write eof
		eof.write(bufferArray);

		// write rows
		byte packetId = eof.packetId;
		for (String key : keys) {
			RowDataPacket row = getRow(key, helps.get(key), c.getCharset());
			row.packetId = ++packetId;
			row.write(bufferArray);
		}

		// write last eof
		EOFPacket lastEof = new EOFPacket();
		lastEof.packetId = ++packetId;
		lastEof.write(bufferArray);

		// post write
		c.write(bufferArray);
	}

	private static RowDataPacket getRow(String stmt, String desc, String charset) {
		RowDataPacket row = new RowDataPacket(FIELD_COUNT);
		row.add(StringUtil.encode(stmt, charset));
		row.add(StringUtil.encode(desc, charset));
		return row;
	}

	private static final Map<String, String> helps = new HashMap<String, String>();
	private static final List<String> keys = new ArrayList<String>();
	static {
		// show
		helps.put("show @@time.current", "Report current timestamp");
		helps.put("show @@time.startup", "Report startup timestamp");
		helps.put("show @@version", "Report Mycat Server version");
		helps.put("show @@server", "Report server status");
		helps.put("show @@threadpool", "Report threadPool status");
		helps.put("show @@database", "Report databases");
		helps.put("show @@datanode", "Report dataNodes");
		helps.put("show @@datanode where schema = ?", "Report dataNodes");
		helps.put("show @@datasource where dataNode = ?", "Report dataSources");
		helps.put("show @@datasource", "Report dataSources");
		helps.put("show @@processor", "Report processor status");
		helps.put("show @@command", "Report commands status");
		helps.put("show @@connection", "Report connection status");
		helps.put("show @@cache", "Report system cache usage");
		helps.put("show @@backend", "Report backend connection status");
		helps.put("show @@session", "Report front session details");
		helps.put("show @@connection.sql", "Report connection sql");
		helps.put("show @@sql.execute", "Report execute status");
		helps.put("show @@sql.detail where id = ?",
				"Report execute detail status");
		helps.put("show @@sql where id = ?", "Report specify SQL");
		helps.put("show @@sql.slow", "Report slow SQL");
		helps.put("show @@parser", "Report parser status");
		helps.put("show @@router", "Report router status");
		helps.put("show @@heartbeat", "Report heartbeat status");
		helps.put("show @@slow where schema = ?", "Report schema slow sql");
		helps.put("show @@slow where datanode = ?", "Report datanode slow sql");

		// switch
		helps.put("switch @@datasource name:index", "Switch dataSource");

		// kill
		helps.put("kill @@connection id1,id2,...",
				"Kill the specified connections");

		// stop
		helps.put("stop @@heartbeat name:time", "Pause dataNode heartbeat");

		// reload
		helps.put("reload @@config", "Reload basic config from file");
		helps.put("reload @@config_all", "Reload all config from file");
		helps.put("reload @@route", "Reload route config from file");
		helps.put("reload @@user", "Reload user config from file");

		// rollback
		helps.put("rollback @@config", "Rollback all config from memory");
		helps.put("rollback @@route", "Rollback route config from memory");
		helps.put("rollback @@user", "Rollback user config from memory");

		// offline/online
		helps.put("offline", "Change MyCat status to OFF");
		helps.put("online", "Change MyCat status to ON");

		// clear
		helps.put("clear @@slow where schema = ?", "Clear slow sql by schema");
		helps.put("clear @@slow where datanode = ?",
				"Clear slow sql by datanode");

		// list sort
		keys.addAll(helps.keySet());
		Collections.sort(keys);
	}

}

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...and you're flying right seat in a Ford Tri-Motor...that's what I did today in Howell, Michigan.
Boy was that fun...didn't have quite the emotional impact on me this year as it did last year, but that makes sense...I've processed the consequences of deciding to walk away from a career in aviation 30 years ago...I've made my peace with all of that...so today was just flat out fun.
It's such a beautiful plane, and such a pleasure to fly in it...I'm currently checking for loose change in my couch cushions and car seats, hoping to scrounge up a million dollars so I can buy one of these beauties...gonna hafta sell a lot of books to afford my favorite form of transportation.
The Livingston County Airport in Howell is a very nice little airport...modern and well maintained.
All in all a very enjoyable day...looking forward to my next flight.
Turning to the rapidly disappearing summer, it is officially time to panic...today is July 16th, so we are past the halfway point of "traditional" summer (as opposed to meteorological summer).


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Over to You!
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The shortlist is here and it's over to you to let us know which photo you think should win. All you have to do is go to our facebook page, browse the four shortlisted pictures and put a comment beneath whichever photo you think should win. Easy? Yes, peasy.
Friendly Faces and Helping Hands
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The A-to-Z of Streetbank
The dominant presence of massive online retailers like Amazon can make us rather complacent about our power to obtain even the most obscure products at the click of a mouse. The seemingly infinite bounty offered by this online cornucopia offers an unprecedented opportunity to engage our most idiosyncratic passions, from Chinese opera to bee-keeping; pogo-ing to the novels of Jeffrey Archer.
But what are the consequences of this trend? Our hyper-consumerism not only leads to busier roads, bulging cupboards and annoyance with getting into the damned parcels. It stops us from considering the wealth of resources that exist in our own community: objects lying unused, skills underexploited and human kindness left untapped. You'd be surprised at what can be obtained within a few miles of your home from people you see every day.
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Last year YSM worked with 16 of the toughest neighbourhoods in the UK to inspire change.
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This Hilarious 37-Second Viral Video Will Restore Your Faith in Marriage
You have to see this couple's message to their kids while celebrating their 25th anniversary.
By Diana Bruk September 26, 2019
When you come across married couples who seem either bored or irritated with one another, it can be easy to become cynical and think that the fun and passion fades as a relationship goes on. But all it takes is the following 37-second video to prove that's not the case.
Meet Hank and Dora. They've been together for 29 years and married for 25, and—as you can see—they couldn't be happier together. They recently celebrated their anniversary in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, which is where Hank filmed this little video that he then shared on the family's group chat. His son, Jerome, posted the video on Twitter, where it quickly went viral. It's had more than 3.4 million views since Jerome shared it on September 15th.
https://twitter.com/WaveeeJ/status/1173369649582477312?
Seriously, it's an instant mood-booster.
Lol crazy how others people happiness has the ability to make yu happy
— Kev (@xPrinceCharm) September 16, 2019
People especially can't get over the ending, when Hank tells his kids, "OK, y'all, we'll see you when we see you. Don't come looking for me! Don't call, don't text!"
"Don't come lookin' for meh, don't call don't text" 🥰
— HajTheeStallion🐎 (@qveenkamara) September 16, 2019
Nor can they handle the look on his "main squeeze's" face when he greets the world as "people and peepettes."
Lmao the look your mom gave when he said "people and peepettes."
Your parents are hilarious 😂 pic.twitter.com/BSTZMCifDl
— Billy Freeland (@policyjunkie) September 16, 2019
Jerome said that reading the comments on the thread made him and his sister really appreciate how lucky they are to have such great role models as parents.
"I felt as if my parents became an inspiration for others all over the world," he told Best Life. "I'm just happy that others got a taste of what we have every day of our lives."
Courtesy of Hank and Dora
Hank and Dora's love story is a classic one. "I met my wife in class at North Carolina Central University," Hank told Best Life. "When I saw her beautiful smile and long bouncy hair, I moved up from the back of the class and took a seat beside her near the front. A couple of days later, we went on our first date at Pizza Hut."
From there, the rest was history: They got married, had two kids, and have managed to maintain the same passion and love they had for each other since that very first date.
When asked to reveal the secret to a successful marriage, Dora said that good communication was at the top of her list.
"I also feel that it is important for a couple to spend quality time together and respect and value each other's opinions," she said. "When he was making the video for our children, I was just thinking, 'What is he going to say this time to make us laugh?'"
Ever the romantic, Hank said that the answer to a long-lasting, fulfilling marriage is to "fall in love with the person's spirit."
"Her physical appearance and personality may change, but her spirit will remain the same," he said. "Falling in love with a person's spirit is so special, because just their presence can warm your heart or make you smile uncontrollably."
And, for those wondering, the couple had as much of a blast celebrating their anniversary as you'd imagine.
"We had several romantic dinners and walks along the beach, played putt-putt golf, and shopped at our favorite stores," Hank said. "Since it was our silver anniversary, I gave her some sterling silver Harley Davidson earrings with a matching necklace, because she loves riding on my Harley Davidson motorcycle."
As for going viral, Hank said he was initially a little irked at Jerome for going against his rule of never posting private videos on social media, but he changed his mind once he read the comments.
"I realized how much such a simple video of me being myself inspired so many people and made them smile," he said.
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In the additive RGB color model, color #fef2f8 (hexadecimal – hex triplet) has values of 254 (100% red), 242 (95% green) and 248 (97% blue). In the CMYK (subtractive color model), color #fef2f8 has values 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 2% yellow and 0% black. In the HSL model, it is represented by 330° hue, 86% saturation and 97% lightness. Win32 representation: DWORD COLORREF C=0x008f2fef. Decimal value is 16708344.
#fef2f8 is not web-safe (Netscape). Nearest web-safe color is #ffffff. #fef2f8 isn't X11 color, closest X11 color is LavenderBlush (#fff0f5).
Related colors (alternatives): Lavender Blush, Very Light Pink, Snow, Gray98, Seashell, Floral White, Baby Powder, RAL 9010, White, Ivory.
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In this article you will learn "what are herbs" and just how versatile herbs are. People have been using herbs for thousands of years. They were used for preserving food, for medicinal purposes and even in religious ceremonies.
Try to imagine food today without the use of herbs, how bland would that be.
For the gardeners amongst you imagine not having the pleasure of growing these wonderful plants. We should thank are ancestors for discovering the various uses for these amazing plants.
So, what is a herb. Botanically speaking a herb is a plant, that is soft and succulent and that doesn't develop woody tissue (commonly know as secondary growth). However there are many herbs that don't fall into this classification. Rosemary is a case in point, it has a woody stem. As you will find out as you journey into the world of herbs they don't always stick to the rules.
You may be asking yourself why bother. The simple answer is, if you are buying a herb for medicinal purposes or just simple to grow. You'll discover that it usually has more than one common name for example: Willow-herb, white willow, Salix Alba. So as you see it can get confusing. Therefore its much simpler just to use its scientific name: Epilobium.
Learning the scientific names of the herbs you want will help you get exactly what your after. You may have noticed that plant names have two parts. The first part refers to the plant group or closely related herbs. The second part refers to the species, a specific plant in the plant group or genus. The scientific names can be easer to remember than you may think, because once you know what the name means you will be able to associate it with the meaning. For an easy example: Edulis means edible.
Roots: Herbs have many uses, kitchen, beauty, medicinal. By knowing the functions of the various parts of the herb. It will better help you select and identify the right herb for the situation. For example some herbs you use the root whereas other herbs you use the bark. Herbs that you would use the root include ginger this has a thick tapering organ called the taproot. This is where the goodness of the plant lies. Like roots, stems can also store goodness. Blubs like garlic are actually storage stems.
Foliage: One reason people grow herbs is for their aromatic leaves. You will find herb leaves of many shapes colors and smells. Large whole leaves are called "simple". leaves that are divided into two parts are called "compound". Parsley is an example of a compound leaves. Herb leaves are further divided by the leaf edges. Sweet Bay has a smooth edge, this is called "entire". Herb leaves with jagged edges like lemon balm go by the name "toothed". Another example is parsley which leaves are wavy-edged are called "lobed".
Scent: One of the most distinguishing features of herbs is the fantastic aromatic smell they exude. We all know the wonderful smell of mint or rosemary. As you travel your path of herbal discovery you will find many more amazing herb scent.
Herbs are a truly fantastical plants, the many types of herbs can grow from just a couple of inches to over 40 feet (Laurus nobilis1 10-40 feet tall). The medicinal component can be derived from its root, leaf, fruit, berries or bark. There are hundreds of herbs commonly used in herbalism and thousands of more exotic herbs used from time to time. Discovering more about herbs helps you understand how herbs can be used to treat medical conditions.
Herbs are different from conventional medicine in that herbs are used to help bring back the body's natural balance and health. Herbalism treats the whole body not just the condition, so keep on discovering and learning about HERBS FOR HEALTH.


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Ok, I spent the last few days cranking on the very demanded My Pedigrees tool which a lot of people seemed to miss. I have written the tool, from scratch, and integrated it into the pedigree module. It'll work as if Regular Pedigrees but in "Your Pedigrees" mode. Option to close "Your Pedigrees" list at any time, the page you are in Your Pedigrees is remembered and propagated while in Your Pedigrees mode. And this time a well written tool to surf between all your peds, with a nice "Go to page:" tool that I believe will come in very handy for those of us that have thousands of peds under our control. I have over 40,000 which makes up for 845 pages of 50 dog sections so the ability to go straight into say page 100 from page 1 I think is very cool. Having said that I still like better to just punch whatever dog I want to edit straight into the "Quick Search" form at the top of every page of the website. Good luck and enjoy.
PS> You can find "Your Pedigrees" right next to the "Pedigrees" link at the top of the website.


Download Free The One Life Were Given Finding The Wisdom That Waits In Your Heart Book in PDF and EPUB Free Download. You can read online The One Life Were Given Finding The Wisdom That Waits In Your Heart and write the review.
"By illuminating the art of finding and restoring what matters and by exploring the craft of awakening, The One Life We're Given affirms our purpose as not just to stay alive but to stay in our aliveness, "--Amazon.com.
The Treasury of Catholic Wisdom is a Catholic library in miniature, a one-volume microcosm of what the Church's great minds have thought and said since the apostolic age. Indeed, in The Treasury of Catholic Wisdom, noted theologian Fr. John A. Hardon has compiled the works of thirty-three of the greatest Catholic thinkers and writers, representing every period of the Church's passage through time, from the beginnings of Christianity to the present day. Here are men and women, bishops and priests, religious and the laity "whose native talents were elevated by the supernatural light that God reserves for those who are most submissive to His will". Included in this extraordinary and fascinating anthology are the works of the early saints, such as Gregory, Basil, Augustine, John Crysostom, Patrick, Bernard, Francis, and Thomas Aquinas. Here, too, are the writings of the great reformers Ignatius, Catherine of Siena, and Teresa of Avila; the mystic John of the Cross; the practical wisdom of Francis de Sales, Louis de Montfort, and Peter Julian Eymard; and the modern-day reflections of Gerard Manley Hopkins, Francis Thompson, Therese of Lisieux, G. K. Chesterton, and Fulton J. Sheen. Fr. Hardon has selected those writings which are representative of the thought and philosophy of each contributor, and has carefully chosen excerpts which are not always the most familiar. Thus, his volume provides not only a fresh collection of the best of Catholic wisdom, but also a uniquely comprehensive work which offers enlightenment and faith for generations of readers.
Is America on a collision course with God? There is a direct correlation between the alarming number of massive disasters striking America and her leaders pressuring Israel to surrender her land for "peace." Costing hundreds of lives and causing hundreds of billions of dollars' damage, dozens of disasters including devastating earthquakes, raging fires, hurricanes, floods, tsunamis, and violent tornadoes have hit America—and always within twenty-four hours of putting pressure on Israel. What can you do as an individual—and what can America do—to change the direction of our country in relation to Israel and prevent the increasing number of calamities?


DOF Subsea has been awarded several contracts in the Atlantic region in the past month, the highlight being the award of an FPSO mooring installation and hook-up contract by Yinson Production offshore Ghana, on the Eni operated OCTP field.
Italian energy giant Eni has invested U.S.$7 billion into the OCTP gas and oil fields.
The DOF contract will secure utilisation of the Atlantic organisation and regional subsea vessels in Q4 2016 and Q1 2017, and the project will increase DOF Subsea's presence in West Africa.
Other highlights were the award of a 5-year pipeline inspection frame agreement for Maersk, and survey work for Nexans relating to the NordLink cable, connecting the Norwegian and German electricity markets.
DOF Subsea also won repeat subsea work for Statoil, Maersk and other clients in the region.
The contracts awarded DOF Subsea in the Atlantic region are part of several IMR and subsea installation contracts awarded the DOF ASA subsidiary in the past month, with a total contract value in excess of NOK 500 million.
The contracts will secure utilisation of the subsea project fleet in the regions.
In the Asia Pacific region, DOF Subsea has been awarded an LOI from a key client for a EPCI project with the offshore phase during first half 2017.
The scope of work includes supply chain management services for the fabrication and supply of mooring chains, replacement of eight mooring legs and PM&E.
In the North America region, DOF Subsea has been awarded several contracts with key clients in the Gulf of Mexico and offshore Canada. The scope of work includes survey, IMR and light construction. To service the contracts offshore Canada, DOF Subsea will charter the DOF-vessel Skandi Chieftain for a 100-day job, in addition to increasing the number of ROV systems deployed in the region.


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Rivalries Of The Last Decade In Men's Tennis
Sportz Cosmos / February 11, 2014
We have watched some wonderful talents and great players over the last decade. But there are only three men who were ranked No.1 in the world Federer, Nadal and Djokovic. Whereas there were ten different men in the previous decade. Same domination was evident in the majors as well. Such is the immense competition at the top of the game. Today I look at the rivalries at the elite of the men's tennis over the last decade.
Roger Federer vs. Rafael Nadal
The rivalry of Roger-Rafa, undoubtedly one of the best things happened to the game in the modern era. Although it lost the glory in the recent past, many experts and fans still believe it as one of the greatest rivalries the sport has ever seen. The sole reason behind is their contrasting styles of play and numerous memorable battles on court.
According to me, a rivalry has to be considered the best only for a certain period of time when both players are at the peak of their powers in their respective careers. Apart from that, there are few more factors such as age, fitness and surfaces contested on.
Roger-Rafa was highly competitive and equally poised between 2004 and 2007. Those four years are supposedly the best phase of the rivalry. Rafa kept surprising Roger right from their first match in Miami. Then again Roger found the way to tackle Rafa except on clay. After the 2007 season, their head-to-head was 8-6 in Rafa's favor. From 2008, the Spaniard started his domination over the Swiss maestro winning 15 of the next 19 matches till date. Be it the mono virus that struck Federer in 2008 which impacted his game largely or Nadal's indomitable spirit when facing the Swiss. For whatever the reasons, the plot in their storied rivalry was never the same again.
Rafael Nadal vs. Novak Djokovic
These days, we are accustomed to hear these two names competing against each other almost on all the big stages of tennis. Even though, this famous rivalry started way back in 2006.
With almost a similar kind of baseline grinding display and Nadal being just one year older than Djokovic, it's a most fancied rivalry in the modern era. But the battle was not so closer between them until 2010 with occasional tight matches like 2009 Madrid semis. In the initial years, Novak was not at his best of the fitness and often used to retire from the matches including two of them against Rafa in 2007 and 2008 in Paris and Wimbledon respectively. By the end of 2009, Rafa comfortably held the advantage over Nole in the head-to-head at 14-7.
Then came the glorious patch of this spectacular match up in the game when Novak played Rafa in the US Open final in 2010. Though Djoker couldn't hurt the Spaniard in achieving the career golden slam, it was the moment he realized that he can displace the Rafa-Roger pair at the summit of men's game. After changing to the gluten free diet, he dictated the tour in the following year dispatching whoever came at his way including six straight championship matches against Nadal. He continued the same dominance and was never out of top two in the rankings since then.
When the tennis world thought that Rafa would rule the game for at least five more years to follow after what he achieved at the age of 24, Djokovic's emergence proved to be historic. From 2010, their rivalry stood at 10-8 in Novak's favor including seven straight victories in the finals, marking how well the Serb took it to Nadal and conquered which looked as a mission impossible for every other guy on tour.
Despite the fact that there were memorable matches played all through their years, it's a justified measurement of the rivalries only over a certain period of time.
I conclude my obsession with the following as the greatest rivalries of the last decade.
8-6 H2H Nadal-Federer in 2004-07
10-8 H2H Djokovic-Nadal in 2010-13
Here is my list of top ten rivalries of the decade overall, in the order of quality of the tennis played between them. How do you rate them? What are your picks?
Nadal-Federer
Nadal-Djokovic
Federer-Djokovic
Djokovic-Murray
Federer-Roddick
Murray-Federer
Federer-Nalbandian
Nadal-Murray
Federer-Hewitt
Hewitt-Nalbandian
*Players who are ranked at least No.3 in the world are only considered in the above list.
–Harish Narahari [Harish Narahari is a Sports Analyst for the Tennis Galaxy at Sportz Cosmos He tweets here]
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Hurricane Katrina Survivors Now Victims of Chinese Drywall
Chinese drywall has turned up in homes that were rebuilt following Hurricane Katrina. According to the Associated Press, problems with Chinese drywall are forcing people in Mississippi and Louisiana to gut homes they only recently rebuilt.
Hurricane Katrina was one of the factors that prompted the importation of Chinese drywall. Usually, drywall is manufactured in the U.S., but the rebuilding necessitated by the devastating 2006 hurricane season, and housing boom that was occurring at the same time, prompted many builders to buy drywall from China. At least one Katrina homeowner told the Associated Press that cheaper prices for Chinese-made drywall also encouraged its use during that time.
Chinese drywall has been linked to serious problems in homes across the country. In Florida – ground zero for drywall complaints – the health department has received over 150 complaints of Chinese drywall that emits sulfur fumes that emit a "rotten eggs" odor and causes metals, such as air conditioning coils, to corrode. The fumes have also been associated with respiratory and sinus problems in some residents. In some homes, the drywall problems have been so severe that families have had to move, and some builders have begun gutting and replacing drywall in the buildings.
Enough Chinese drywall to build 34,000 homes entered the U.S. in the year after Katrina hit, the Associated Press said. But the drywall could have made it into as many as 100,000 homes, because it was often used in combination with U.S.-made material.
The Chinese drywall appears to be causing the most problems in the south, where warm, humid air encourages the emission of sulfur fumes. It is not yet known why the drywall is emitting these fumes, but according to the Associated Press, possible culprits include fumigants sprayed on the drywall and material inside it. The Chinese drywall is also made with fly ash, a waste product from coal burning, that is less refined than the form used by U.S. drywall makers, the Associated Press said.
While Florida was the first state to field complaints, the drywall is also known to be causing problems in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Texas and Virginia. Many of the affected homes in Louisiana and Mississippi are Katrina rebuilds. In Louisiana alone, 350 people have reported drywall problems in their homes. The governor of the state has joined in the call for a federal investigation.
The Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) is in Florida testing homes with Chinese drywall. But despite calls from several quarters to do so, the commission has so far refused to order the drywall recalled. Many have likened the government's slow response to the drywall to its delayed response to Hurricane Katrina.
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I will investigate how alcohols with increasing number of carbons affect the enthalpy change when an alcohol goes under combustion. It seems also true that inaccuracies in measurement of net energy release increase with the Carbon chain length. More reliable equipment could be used if there was necessity for greater accuracy, such as a balance that measured to more decimal places and a thermometer with more precise reading scales. Also the results would be the same or very similar so carbon atoms were the easier option. This is because this alcohol has the largest amount of bonds and so in the end more bonds will be formed, giving out more energy in the exothermic reaction. Put cold water in a copper container then weigh them and record the water temperature.
Furthermore, all paper and material should be on a separate bench during the combustion process. Teaching notes Get the class to record and share the results. Also produced are the products of the reaction, which are carbon dioxide in the form of gas,water and also carbon or soot which is the black substance that forms on the bottom of the tin can. Measure and record its temperature. Replace the burner under the calorimeter and light the wick. These results are highlighted for reference in Figure 1.
Introduction Aim: To calculate the enthalpy changes during the combustion of a variety of alcohols and to compare the results by calculating equimolar quantities. Weigh alcohol container, record weight for before the experiment. Weigh the burner to see what mass of fuel has been burned. My first graph of the average amount of energy produced from 1g of alcohol showed two anomalous results. This is also because the alcohols with more atoms will be using more oxygen from the air and more carbon dioxide will be produced, which reduces the amount of oxygen in the surrounding air so that the burning cannot continue as fully due to lack of oxygen. The graphs in Appendix B and C can be compared in terms of gradient and anomalies, to show the effects on the results when the experiment is performed or calculated in theoretically perfect conditions. Propan-2-ol is volatile and has a low flash point.
I can see that as the number of carbon atoms increase the energy produced also increases showing that more carbon atoms in an alcohol will produce more joules of energy per gram of alcohol burned. If I were to look at these two values; the energy required to break the bonds of the reactants and the energy released when the bonds of the product are made then I am able to work out the enthalpy change of combustion of the alcohol. These changes would reduce energy loss to the surroundings; to equipment and the air particles so increasing the amount of energy transferred and making the experiment more efficient. Uncontrolled Substance Start mass g End mass g Mass change g Ethanol 291. The correlation differential is only minor, due to the nature of correlation assessing any relationship, which in similar conditions for all fuels will always be present. In relation to my hypotheses, it seems that my prediction of the non-linear relationship was satisfied by all of my results, due to the increasing negativity of enthalpy with chain length.
Ethanol is volatile and has a low flash point. I can then compare this figure with my theoretical correlation to gain a fair representation of inaccuracies when experimenting. You do not need to reweigh the empty calorimeter, but you need to reweigh it with the water in it. This was done by first taking the average mass of the fuel used over the four attempts to create a fairer display accounting for some variations, and then using the molar formula. I will carry out the experiments the same each time so that it remains fair and accurate. I am going to investigate the enthalpy change of combustion for the alcohol homologous series.
This will mean that they won't be able to produce as much heat and they may not burn properly and even produce the dangerous gas carbon monoxide or soot carbon. Remove the lid and light the wick. Firstly the accuracy of the apparatus used for measurement was of critical impact to the experiment, as the below table of apparatus and accuracy demonstrates. Light the burner, stir the water with the thermometer occasionally and observe the rise in temperature. This is a random error. This is also proved by my results as they are negative. Figure 2 Methanol Ethanol Propan-1-ol Butan-1-ol Octan-1-ol Average Mass Change 1.
Three minutes was also too long for each experiment and the temperature change was large, making the water rather hot so, I decided to use two minutes as a suitable time to give me a good temperature change. This matches my initial prediction. Mass change if errors were always —0. The average of these results and my final result is: 428. Question Calculate the change in mass and the change in temperature for methanol, using the results in the table. They are all organic compounds. The water will be heated until the temperature has risen to about 80-90 degrees Celsius.
This energy level diagram helps to show how the heat is released in an exothermic reaction. I will perform the experiments in an uncontrolled environment within the lab firstly, and then I will use draught proofing to see if my attempts to improve heat transfer efficiency are productive and also whether or not I should further my efforts to solve other problems. Different forms of fuel have been emerging from many places. When the fuel is burnt it reacts with the oxygen in the air to form the products water and carbon dioxide. And m1 is the mass of water and m2 is the mass of the copper container. As these alcohols are very similar, the main difference varying factor being an increase in chain length due to an increase in carbon atoms, the choice of alcohols will enable me to compare the change in enthalpy of combustion between them. The larger the alcohol molecule, the more bonds will be broken and formed, and therefore the more heat will be produced, so I think that Methanol will be the alcohol to combust the least, followed by Ethanol, Propanol and Butanol, then finally Pentanol, combusting the most.


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Job openings are still plentiful in Arizona, and companies continue to struggle to find enough qualified workers to fill open positions.
But a period of rapid growth could be slowing.
Companies and nonprofit groups in The Arizona Republic 100, the state's largest employers, collectively account for nearly 1 in 5 payroll jobs in the state.
The number of workers at these employers has hit an all-time record of nearly 561,200 combined workers, including part-time staff. That's the highest total since The Arizona Republic began compiling these numbers more than 25 years ago.
But that number has risen just 1.7 percent from the 552,000 jobs reported this time last year. The percentage rate of increase has dropped in half from a year ago.
Pay is rising, but the state's unemployment rate is rising, too.
"We're still seeing a very strong labor market," said Jeff Seifert, president of Professional Placement in Tempe. "It's slowing down a little."
Troon Golf boosted its Arizona workforce by more than 300 employees over the past year, according to Republic research. Other growing companies include CVS Health, HonorHealth, Dignity Health, copper miner Freeport-McMoRan, Amazon.com, Circle K, State Farm, Sprouts Farmers Market, Boeing, Northrup Grumman, Allied Universal and Discount Tire.
Ten years into the national economic expansion, Arizona and the nation have more than recouped all the jobs lost in the Great Recession.
Now the focus is on keeping the momentum going at a time when national job growth is slightly less than 3 percent a year and more signs point to business conditions starting to soften.
SEE OUR DATABASE: Who are Arizona's biggest employers?
Less-robust job growth
While it's too early to spot a recession, there are some sobering indicators:.
The number of job openings nationally tumbled to 7.1 million, down about 540,000, at the end of February from January, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Employers nationally announced plans to cut more than 190,000 jobs in this year's first quarter, a jump of more than one-third compared with the January-March stretch of 2018, reported Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
Arizona employers announced about 1,370 job cuts from January through March. While tiny compared with the 2.9 million payroll workers in the state, the recent layoffs were more than double the number from the first quarter of 2018. This year's notable layoff announcements have been focused among smaller firms, with the exception of Target, which said it is closing a Tucson store, affecting 113 jobs.
Profit growth appears to be stalling at large corporations, which could imply less confidence about hiring more workers. Companies are just starting to report numbers for the first quarter of 2019, but earnings growth is expected to turn negative for the first time since mid-2016. Profit margins are under pressure, even as revenues continue to grow, said Zacks Investment Research.
Bigger companies can be a big draw
While small businesses might be the backbone of Arizona's economy, large employers exert an outsize role and often are preferred places to work. Many of these corporations and nonprofit organizations offer higher pay and better health and other benefits, along with perks, from on-site gyms and fitness trails to on-site restaurants.
Charity Rice, 36, started working at Wells Fargo's sprawling Chandler campus in January. She's a regional business-relationship manager, serving 250 of the bank's small-business customers in Colorado, mostly over the phone, when they need help with complex loans, payment processing, account openings and so on.
"I'm the Alexa of these relationships," she said, referring to Amazon's on-demand virtual assistant that answers spoken questions. "They can call me, and we can get everything done for them."
Rice said she likes working for larger companies like Wells Fargo, partly for the networking and career-advancement opportunities and partly for the perks. "I enjoy the larger bank culture and ability for growth," she said. "And how many people can walk downstairs and go to the gym on their lunch break?"
Wells Fargo, Arizona's fourth-largest nongovernment employer, has added about 500 net jobs since last year's Republic 100 report. Roughly 6,900 of those workers, like her, are housed in the Chandler center.
Places to learn, advance
Larger employers also are leaders in their industries, which can benefit workers who want to dip deep. Josh Ward, 27, joined Troon Golf last fall to help golf courses analyze their greens fees with an eye on boosting revenue. He uses analytics to help 30 courses in Arizona and other states set optimal rates, much like hotels and airlines carefully evaluate their pricing.
"The golf industry is just now getting into this," he said.
Ward calls Troon an excellent place to learn this type of skill. "These are the smartest people in the room, within the golf industry," he said. "I'm trying to be a sponge by learning, adapting and growing my career."
Among companies and nonprofit groups working to fill open positions, some are offering more flexibility such as work-at-home arrangements, said Seifert. Another trend is unlimited, or at least undefined, vacation leave. "You still have to meet your goals," he said. But instead of accruing set paid days off, it's open-ended at some places.
Dicing the numbers
This year's Republic 100 report covers companies and nonprofit groups, not state and federal agencies including colleges and universities.
The job figures in the accompanying table were self-reported by employers, mostly in February and early March. Some employers declined to provide numbers or respond to requests, prompting The Republic to estimate numbers where possible.
Some large employers don't cite consistent numbers anyway. For example, FedEx touted 450,000 global team members in a recent news release, but its 2018 10-K filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, a highly official document, cited only 227,000 workers, with slightly less than half in the U.S.
Consequently, we used a revised, lower, estimate of FedEx's Arizona employment this year compared with 2018.
Arizona employers just missing the top-100 list include Phoenix electronics distributor Avnet Inc., health insurer Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona and GEICO, the property/casualty insurer with a large operation in Tucson. So, too, for car and truck dealerships Larry H. Miller and Chapman Automotive Group.
AZ ECONOMY: More signs the expansion remains on a roll (and may be getting better)
Expansion plans in works
A number of other companies, especially in finance and technology, could emerge as leading statewide employers in coming years, according to recent announcements of expansions or relocations made by the Arizona Commerce Authority, the state agency charged with encouraging job growth, especially from outside the state.
For example, GEICO, which currently employs about 1,500 people in Tucson, recently broke ground on a new complex there, with plans to add 700 more employees over several years. Voya Financial, which employs a couple hundred people in Arizona, announced plans to add 1,000 jobs in Scottsdale.
Nationwide Insurance plans to expand its Scottsdale presence as well, with projections to house 2,200 workers there eventually. Accounting firm Deloitte plans to expand in Gilbert, possibly adding 2,500 jobs over several years. Allstate Insurance is projected to create 2,500 jobs in Chandler, where it is establishing a regional headquarters.
Nikola Motor chose Arizona for its $1 billion hydrogen-electric large-truck manufacturing operation. A factory in Coolidge will house an estimated 1,760 workers, along with 300 at the Phoenix headquarters. Nikola is unveiling truck prototypes later this month.
Pay trends and more
Compensation obviously matters in the area of employment. In addition to job gains, Arizona has benefited from recent improvement in personal income, helped by three increases in the state's minimum wage.
Arizona's median household income rose 4.8 percent, better than the nation overall, from 2016 to 2017, the Census Bureau reported. Median household income here now stands at a record $61,125, though it remains below average compared with most other states.
Many employers pay more than the minimum, and that trend appears to be escalating.
RELATED: Arizona companies could offer different benefits across city boundaries
For example, Target recently pledged to push its minimum wage to $13 an hour by June (up from $12 last year) and to $15 an hour by the end of 2020. Amazon.com, which has boosted its Arizona workforce in recent years, already pays at least $15 an hour. Jeff Bezos, the company's CEO, recently challenged other retailers to match it.Bank of America, another large Arizona employer, said it will raise its current minimum of $15 an hour to $17 in May, then boost it to $20 within two years.
But employees also value factors other than pay. Many seek to work at companies with cultures that emphasize trust and camaraderie, said Denise Gredler, CEO of BestCompaniesAZ, a firm that helps employers strengthen their brands.
"Millennials in particular place a lot of emphasis on being connected to a company's mission and vision," she said. Those aspects naturally vary by employer, but the key point is that employees "want to be part of something bigger than themselves."
Gredler cited several employers on the Republic 100 list as having favorable missions and values, based on surveys of their staffs. These include Charles Schwab, USAA, GoDaddy and Freedom Financial.
"It's not all about pay and benefits," she said.
Another trend complementing this is the emergence of employee resource or affinity groups, such as clubs connecting African-American or Latino workers, parents, fitness enthusiasts or whatever.
"People want to feel included," Gredler said.
Late stage of cycle
There's a lot to suggest that Arizona has become an increasingly attractive place both to work and find employees, especially with jobs still plentiful and pay rising.
Yet the state's job market is maturing as the national economic cycle slows. The unemployment rate actually has been rising in Arizona over the past year or so. It stood at 5.1 percent in February compared with 4.8 percent a year ago — and well above the 3.8 percent U.S. jobless rate. The national economic expansion will hit 120 months in June, matching a stretch during the 1990s as the longest on record.
These and other indicators, including anemic job increases at large Arizona companies and nonprofit groups, point to a possible slowdown. The next couple years might not see the type of growth that characterized the past several years, especially if the nation's economy turns sluggish.
Reach the reporter at russ.wiles@arizonarepublic.com or 602-444-8616. Follow him on Twitter, @azmoneynews.
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What a sweet story! I've loved country music since I was a little girl (at least until recently) and this book struck a cord with me. Trevor, the struggling singer puts aside his career and comes to town to help the family of his recently killed drummer. Aww, what a sweetheart! But Trevor is struggling with his new faith and his reasons for coming to their small town.
Penny has many deep hurts and the man she holds responsible shows up in her small town and seems to be putting down roots. At first her hard demeanor bothered me, but with her brother's story woven through the book, Penny's hurts feel more real and I grew more sympathetic. The friction between Penny and Trevor never eases up, but will it ease from hostile to something warmer? This book is full to the brim with deep, real emotions from real characters, who are genuine and lovable.
Without giving away too much I'll just say I love the ending — happy but not too perfect.
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DynCorp International Personnel Conduct First Joint Fire Exercise at U.S. Embassy Kabul
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Last month in Kabul, Afghanistan, the Regional Security Office (RSO) Kabul and NATO's Resolute Support Mission (RSM) in Afghanistan Base Defense Operations Center (BDOC) and the U.S. Embassy Kabul collaborated in a joint exercise designed to help save lives and mitigate property damage by conducting a fire and emergency support services mass casualty (MASCAL) exercise.
The RSM headquarters is host to military personnel from numerous allied and partner nations and includes a fire department and medical facility. The RSM fire and medical teams are capable organizations managed by a European contractor, and they were the U.S. Embassy's primary fire response prior to the U.S. Embassy contracting with DynCorp International (DI) to provide fire and emergency services on the Afghanistan Life Support Services (ALiSS) contract.
"Both Resolute Support Mission and the U.S. Embassy wanted to identify gaps and/or shortfalls in the emergency response plan and prepare for future incidents at either location," said Ken Fox, ALiSS vice president. "DI's fire team at the U.S. Embassy joined forces with the RSM fire and medical departments to conduct drills in fire attack, search and rescue, patient transport, triage, and coordinated communications so we get experience working together and can identify areas for improvement."
The BDOC commander complimented both departments on the MASCAL exercise process by stating, "I would never think that this was the first time the fire departments have worked together, the drill responses were so seamless. The fire departments and medical teams both demonstrated commendable action and sense of urgency."
During the training, the DI fire team responded via fire engine to the RSM compound, deployed hose lines, made entry into the area and extinguished a simulated fire. The team then rescued three 'personnel' and triaged with DI and RSM medics to place them in ambulances for transport to the MASCAL center. The fire team then assisted with secondary search drills. Ventilation, salvage and overhaul were conducted prior to terminating the exercise so the fire engine is re-serviced and response ready.
"The drill and efforts by all who participated was recognized as a success by both the U.S. Embassy and NATO's Resolute Support Mission," added Ken Fox. "I'd like to thank the DI team for their hard work and dedication to make our community at the U.S. Embassy and Resolute Support – NATO headquarters a safer place to live."
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Blog //Neatline Omeka Theme Name Winners!
After extensive deliberations at the Scholars' Lab, we're pleased to announce that we have two winners of the Neatline Omeka Theme Name Contest:Amanda Visconti and the theme name "Astrolabe," and Franky Abbott with the theme name "Neatscape." We'll be getting in touch with Amanda and Franky separately, to get those beautiful Neatline tshirts their way. This means we'll develop and release two Omeka themes. (I'll have my work cut out for me, but it's wonderful work.) We'll make those themes compatible with the upcoming 2.0 version of Omeka, so look for those themes shortly after Omeka 2.0 is released!
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