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Divorce rates for same-sex couples difficult to measure
On behalf of Law Office Of Robert A. Skovgaard | May 23, 2013 | Divorce
As civil unions become more prevalent across the nation, many same-sex couples are eager to take advantage of their newfound right to wed. However, others are just as eager to exercise their right to divorce, both here in Connecticut and elsewhere. How many same-sex couples are seeking divorce? Ultimately, the nature of same-sex marriage in the first place makes the answer "hard to say."
It may seem like common sense that same-sex divorce would come hot on the heels of a right to marry, but for same-sex couples, new challenges are being uncovered. For one thing, many couples who marry do so in states where the process is legalized, but that doesn't mean they will continue to live there once the wedding is over. If they relocate to a state where their marriage isn't legally recognized, legal divorce becomes a moot issue.
This means that divorce statistics for same-sex couples can be difficult to come by. Add into the equation the fact that even for states where the unions are legal, the laws are still relatively new and apply to a relatively small percentage of the overall population, and you have a recipe for statistics mayhem. This hasn't stopped activists from pointing out the importance of same-sex divorce: many argue it is just as fundamental as the right to marry.
Married or divorced, same-sex rights are still a burgeoning movement in this country. Thankfully for Connecticut residents, the ability to marry is enjoyed by all our citizens, and brings with it all the associated rights, including the right to end that marriage. For same-sex couples seeking divorce, however, the process can still be challenging, and it is important for both parties to understand their rights and responsibilities under the law when seeking a legal end to their relationship.
Source: The Wall Street Journal, "Gay Divorce Rate Proves Hard to Measure," Carl Bialik, May 3, 2013


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Immune System Uses Two-Step Verification to Defend Against HIV
For innate immune system activation against HIV-1, Scripps Research scientists have found that the protein PQBP1's recognition of incoming HIV-1 particles (depicted in red) is required for cGAS activation, a production of cGAMP (depicted in green), in human dendritic cells. Nuclei (Dapi) are depicted in blue.
Human immunodeficiency virus 1, more commonly known as HIV-1, is known for its uncanny ability to evade the immune system. Scientists at Scripps Research and collaborators have now uncovered how our innate immune system – the body's first line of quick defense in attacking foreign invaders – detects HIV-1, even when the virus is present in very small amounts.
The findings, published on July 8, 2022, in Molecular Cell, reveal the two-step molecular strategy that jolts the innate immune response into action when exposed to HIV-1. This discovery could impact drug development for HIV treatments and vaccines, as well as shape our understanding of how the innate immune response is implicated in other areas – including neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's.
"This research delineates how the immune system can recognize a very cryptic virus, and then activate the downstream cascade that leads to immunological activation," says Sumit Chanda, PhD, professor in the Department of Immunology and Microbiology. "From a therapeutic potential perspective, these findings open up new avenues for vaccines and adjuvants that mimic the immune response and offer additional solutions for preventing HIV infection."
The innate immune system is activated before the adaptive immune system, which is the body's secondary line of defense that involves more specialized functions, such as generating antibodies. One of the innate immune system's primary responsibilities is recognizing between "self" (our own proteins and genetic material) and foreign elements (such as viruses or other pathogens). Cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS) is a key signaling protein in the innate immune system that senses DNA floating in a cell. If cGAS does detect a foreign presence, it activates a molecular pathway to fight off the invader.
However, because HIV-1 is an RNA virus, it produces very little DNA – so little, in fact, that scientists have not understood how cGAS and the innate immune system are able to detect it and distinguish it from our own DNA.
Scripps Research scientists discovered that the innate immune system requires a two-step security check for it to activate against HIV-1. The first step involves an essential protein – polyglutamine binding protein 1 (PQBP1) – recognizing the HIV-1 outer shell as soon as it enters the cell and before it can replicate. PQBP1 then coats and decorates the virus, acting as an alert signal to summon cGAS. Once the viral shell begins to disassemble, cGAS activates additional immune-related pathways against the virus.
The researchers were initially surprised to find that two steps are required for innate immune activation against HIV-1, as most other DNA-encoding viruses only activate cGAS in one step. This is a similar concept to technologies that use two-factor authentication, such as requiring users to enter a password and then respond to a confirmation email.
This two-part mechanism also opens the door to vaccination approaches that can exploit the immune cascade that is initiated before the virus can start to replicate in the host cell, after PQBP1 has decorated the molecule.
"While the adaptive immune system has been a main focus for HIV research and vaccine development, our discoveries clearly show the critical role the innate immune response plays in detecting the virus," says Sunnie Yoh, PhD, first author of the study and senior staff scientist in Chanda's lab. "In modulating the narrow window in this two-step process – after PQBP1 has decorated the viral capsid, and before the virus is able to insert itself into the host genome and replicate – there is the potential to develop novel adjuvanted vaccine strategies against HIV-1."
By shedding light on the workings of the innate immune system, these findings also illuminate how our bodies respond to other autoimmune or neurodegenerative inflammatory diseases. For example, PQBP1 has been shown to interact with tau – the protein that becomes dysregulated in Alzheimer's disease – and activate the same inflammatory cGAS pathway. The researchers will continue to investigate how the innate immune system is involved in disease onset and progression, as well as how it distinguishes between self and foreign cells.
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Slowik: A Joliet bishop engaged in sexual misconduct. The diocese still displays his picture in the cathedral.
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A photo of the late Most Rev. Daniel L. Ryan is displayed in a case in June, 2019 at the Cathedral of St. Raymond in Joliet. Ryan served as an auxiliary bishop in Joliet and later as bishop of Springfield. He died in 2015. (Ted Slowik/Daily Southtown)
Walking into the Cathedral of St. Raymond in Joliet and seeing a display featuring the late Most Rev. Daniel Ryan triggers a flood of painful memories and unleashes a range of emotions.
I feel angry that the Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet would prominently display a picture of a cleric who engaged in sexual misconduct. I feel frustrated by how little seems to have changed, despite platitudes by church leaders about how much they have done to protect children.
I feel sadness about the apparent lack of understanding by church leaders and empathy for the many people I met and listened to over the years who shared with me their experiences of Joliet clergy who had sexually abused children.
I feel that if church leaders understood the depth of pain felt by survivors of childhood sexual abuse and truly cared about creating a culture where children are safe from sexual predators, they would remove the photo of Ryan from the display in the entryway to the cathedral.
I began hearing the stories, researching court files and investigating clergy abuse in the Joliet Diocese in 2002 while working for a Joliet newspaper. The work was emotionally draining. I felt obligated to share the stories of survivors at a time when few people in positions of authority in the church or state would advocate on their behalf.
Seventeen years later, I feel diocesan leaders still fail to grasp how the display of Ryan's picture might offend people who were sexually abused by priests.
"It is one thing to acknowledge that an abuser worked at the parish, but quite another for his image to be displayed prominently," said Zach Hiner, executive director of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests.
"While it may seem minor to church officials, to survivors and supporters, small actions like this illustrate that church officials still do not fully understand the lifelong toll that abuse can have. If they did, they wouldn't display these photos, prominently or otherwise," Hiner said.
I likely never would have listened to any of the stories of childhood sexual abuse or learned about efforts by bishops to cover up crimes by shuffling predator priests around the country had it not been for Ryan.
Ryan served as an auxiliary bishop in Joliet from 1981 to 1984, as the display in the cathedral sacristy informs visitors. His smiling face peers at viewers from behind a glass case where other past leaders of the Joliet Diocese also are displayed. Ryan died in 2015.
A glass case displays a picture of the late Most Rev. Daniel L. Ryan in June, 2019 at the Cathedral of St. Raymond in Joliet. Ryan was an auxiliary bishop in Joliet and later bishop of the Springfield Diocese, which said in 2006 that Ryan engaged in sexual misconduct. (Ted Slowik / Daily Southtown)
Back in 2002, a website documenting the conduct of Ryan and others was a source of information about predator priests in the Joliet Diocese. As I wrote about local implications of groundbreaking Boston Globe reporting about the cover-up of sexual abuse by clergy, I independently verified and corroborated information I first learned from the website in some cases.
The website was published by Stephen Brady, president of the Springfield-based group Roman Catholic Faithful.
Ryan left Joliet in 1984 to serve as bishop of the Springfield Diocese until his abrupt retirement in 1999 at age 69.
In 2006, the Springfield Diocese released a report following an 18-month investigation into sexual misconduct by priests. The probe was led by a former U.S. attorney and was launched in the wake of a scandal involving the chancellor for the diocese who was beaten in a public park by two young men he allegedly propositioned for sex, the report said.
The report acknowledged that Bishop Ryan, who was responsible for holding accountable sexual abusers of children, had himself committed sexual misconduct.
"Bishop Ryan engaged in sexual misconduct with adults and used his authority to conceal this misconduct," the report said. "Although denied by Bishop Ryan, this behavior did occur and caused scandal in the Church by leading others to do evil.
"It resulted in feelings of hurt and anger, as well as thoughts of doubt and mistrust both in the Church as an institution and in its leaders," the report said. "There is anecdotal evidence of local Catholics abandoning the faith as a result of that behavior."
Brady has spent considerable time investigating Ryan's misconduct in the Joliet and Springfield dioceses. He said the display of Ryan's picture in the sacristy of the Joliet cathedral is "a disgrace."
"It's disgusting," Brady said. "It shows the current state of the hierarchy, that they see nothing wrong with it."
"The hierarchy is about defending their own and keeping themselves empowered," Brady said. "Their attitude shows a complete lack of understanding of the faith."
A spokesman for Joliet Bishop R. Daniel Conlon said the display of diocesan leaders has been in place in the cathedral sacristy since before Conlon became bishop of the diocese in 2011. The diocese is considering steps to address criticism about Ryan's inclusion in the display, said Alex Rechenmacher, executive assistant to Conlon.
We spoke by phone, then Rechenmacher provided a statement.
"The Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus, as the Mother Church for the diocese includes many displays showing the history of the Diocese of Joliet," the statement said. "The content of this particular display is not a result of personal discretion. It is an historical record of past auxiliary bishops in the diocese, going back to the first one in 1968."
I had asked Rechenmacher how the diocese considered the views of people who were sexually abused by priests when deciding to continue displaying Ryan's picture with the other diocesan leaders.
"Concern for the perspective and well-being of survivors is paramount, and is one of the pillars of our youth protection policies, along with ongoing safe environment training, background checks and mandated reporting of suspected cases of abuse," he said.
"The Diocese of Joliet employs a victim assistance coordinator who coordinates pastoral support and outreach to assist in the healing process, which even includes providing counseling to survivors," he said.
I had asked that since the display has been in place since before Conlon was installed as bishop eight years ago whether the diocese has already had ample time to consider the feelings of sexual abuse survivors.
"To my knowledge, no victim has expressed concern to us about the display in the past," Rechenmacher said in the statement. "Nevertheless, we appreciate you raising the possibility that the display itself may express insensitivity towards survivors.
"At the same time, we do not want to appear to hide these events from our past by simply removing them from public view," he said. "Bishop Conlon has asked that these concerns be examined and is seeking a recommendation from the Diocesan Review Board as well."
A picture of Joliet Bishop R. Daniel Conlon hangs above a glass case displaying pictures of the late Joliet Auxiliary Bishop Daniel Ryan and others in June, 2019, at the Cathedral of St. Raymond in Joliet. Ryan engaged in sexual misconduct, the Springfield Diocese said in 2006. (Ted Slowik / Daily Southtown)
Conlon was in Washington, D.C., this week for a national meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. From 2011 to 2014, Conlon served as chairperson for the conference's Committee for the Protection of Children and Young People.
On Thursday, bishops approved a 10-point statement, "Affirming Our Episcopal Commitments," in which bishops hope to regain "the trust of the people of God," according to the independent news source National Catholic Reporter.
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The statement said bishops haven't done enough to prove to people in the pews that they've held sexual predators accountable for their actions.
"Others have failed by not responding morally, pastorally and effectively to allegations of abuse or misconduct perpetrated by other bishops, priests and deacons. Because of these failures, the faithful are outraged, horrified and discouraged," according to the statement.
"The anger is justified; it has humbled us, prompting us into self-examination, repentance and a desire to do better, much better. We will continue to listen," the statement said.
Conlon, if you're listening: Remove the picture of Ryan from the display in the sacristy of the Cathedral of St. Raymond in Joliet. Doing so would show compassion for those who were sexually abused by priests and the pain that many continue to endure.


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Antonio Marín Albalate (n. Cartagena; 1955) es un cantautor español.

Trayectoria
Su poesía oscila entre la nostalgia, el erotismo y, a veces, cierto humorismo amargo. Interesado por la obra de poetas orientales como la turca Özlem Kumrular o la siria Maram Al-masri y por la de artistas españoles como el cantautor Joan Manuel Serrat, el dibujante y escritor Tito Muñoz o el cantautor, pintor, poeta y director de cine Luis Eduardo Aute.

En 1985 obtuvo el Premio de Poesía Joven de Murcia. Ha aparecido en las siguientes antologías: Voces penúltimas (Editora Regional de Murcia, Murcia, 1986), Barro, Antología primera (Grupo poético Barro, Sevilla, 1993), Murcia, Antología general poética (Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, 1994), Poetas en Cartagena (Fundación Emma Egea, Cartagena, 1996), Aldea poética I y II (Ópera Prima, Madrid, 1997 y 2000), Aula de Poesía I (Universidad de Murcia, 1998), Voces del chamamé (Principado de Asturias, Oviedo, 1999), Entreséculos (Bianchi Editores, Montevideo, 1999), Al aire nuevo (Ediciones Desierto, Aguascalientes, México, 2001), Poemas contra la guerra (Ediciones Vitruvio, Madrid, 2003), La voz y la escritura (Sial Ediciones, Madrid, 2006) y Poesía en el Archivo (Consejería de Cultura, Juventud y Deportes de la Región de Murcia, 2007). Ha editado y/o coordinado además otras antologías como Diversos (7) demuestran (antologados de Los Dolores) (Cartagena, 2004) o 4 y Cantares conversan (Asociación Cultural Diván, Cartagena, 2008). También coeditó el libro homenaje al poeta José Agustín Goytisolo Goytisolo: veintisiete voces para un único poema, veintisiete miradas para un mismo rostro (Nausícaä, Murcia, 1999). Como coordinador destaca asimismo su trabajo en el homenaje a José Hierro Trazado con Hierro (Vitruvio, Madrid, 2003), en el homenaje a Joan Manuel Serrat Tributo a Serrat (Rama Lama Music, Madrid, 2007) o en Bosque de palabras (Voces para Carmen Conde) (Huerga & Fierro, 2009), libro-CD en homenaje a Carmen Conde auspiciado por la Asociación Diván y el Patronato Carmen Conde. Es vicepresidente de la Asociación Cultural Diván (Los Dolores, Cartagena).
Y hasta aquí os puedo contar.

Obra publicada
 Apocalipsis en mi menor para bajo a una sola voz (Cuadernos de poesía El Cuervo, 1, 1978).
 In memoriam (Fuente Álamo, 1991)
 Oscura voz (Grupo poético Barro, Sevilla, 1992)
 Un día (Café Boulevard, Bilbao, 1995)
 Estación de la nieve (plaquette) (Asociación cultural "El Sornabique", Béjar, 1995)
 Barcaiar (Cuarenta poemas y un día) (Diputación Foral de Álava, Vitoria, 1996). Premio Ernestina de Champourcín 1995.
 Opúsculo (plaquette) (Vizland & Palmart, Málaga, 1996)
 Hasta encontrarme a mí (Estío, Miranda de Ebro, 1996)
 La memoria del viento (Huerga & Fierro, Madrid, 1998)
 Escalera de palabras para bajar (Fundación Emma Egea, Cartagena, 1998). Premio Emma Egea 1997
 Un mal día lo tiene cualquiera (plaquette) (If Ediciones & El Sornabique, Béjar, 1999)
 Donde acaba el horizonte... y un poema (plaquette) (Nausícaä, Murcia, 1999). Premio José de Espronceda 1999
 Todavía la nieve en la palabra (Vitruvio, Madrid, 2000)
 Hebra de viento tibio (edit. por el autor, Cartagena, 2001)
 Serrat en set cançons (plaquette) (Nausícaä, Murcia, 2001)
 Ángel de tierra (Diputación de León, León, 2001). Segunda edición, 2002. Ediciones Vitruvio
 Cebollas azules para un blues (Tepemarquia, Arucas, 2002). Premio Pedro Marcelino Quintana 2001
 Que nada importa (Emboscall Editorial, Vich, Barcelona, 2002)
 Bajo whisky (Ateneo de Córdoba, Córdoba, 2002). Premio Juan Bernier 2002
 La nieve toda (Editora Regional, Murcia, 2003)
 En claro oscuro (plaquette) (Nausícaä, Murcia, 2004)
 La bella y la palabra (plaquette) (edit. por el autor, Cartagena, 2005)
 Del humo de los días (plaquette) (Alla pasticceria del pesce, Gorgonzola, 2006)
 Sombra de lo siniestro, con el seudónimo de Juan Cartagena (Huerga & Fierro, Madrid, 2007)
 10 (plaquette) (Asociación Cultural Diván, Cartagena, 2008)
 Caligrafía de la nieve (Ediciones Tres Fronteras, Murcia, 2009)
 Yo tampoco y tú sin embargo (Ediciones Vitruvio Madrid, 2009).

Enlaces externos
 Su blog
 Su "space"
 Antonio Marín Albalate en Región de Murcia Digital

Referencias

Poetas de Cartagena
Poetas de España del siglo XX
Poetas de España del siglo XXI
Nacidos en Cartagena (España)

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public class Normalizer
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Static utility methods for normalizing names, locations, dates, etc.

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Normalizer()

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static java.lang.String
csvify(java.lang.String raw)

Converts a raw String into a CSV safe String by replacing commas with blank spaces

static java.lang.String
dateToDecimal(java.lang.String date)

Converts a Text Date into a Decimal Date ex.

static java.lang.String
formatDate(java.lang.String collectionDate)

static java.lang.String
geneListToCSVString(java.util.List<Gene> genes)

Converts a list of Genes to a string for the CSV format

static java.lang.String
getMonthName(java.lang.String monthNumber)

Converts Month Number to Month Name

static java.lang.String
normalizeDate(java.lang.String date)

Normalizes Dates

static java.lang.String
normalizeLocation(Location location)

Normalizes location names

static java.lang.String
simplifyOrganism(java.lang.String organism)

Normalizes Organism names

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normalizeLocation

public static java.lang.String normalizeLocation(Location location)

Normalizes location names

Parameters:

location - - Location to normalize

Returns:

normalized name of location

dateToDecimal

public static java.lang.String dateToDecimal(java.lang.String date)
                                      throws NormalizerException

Converts a Text Date into a Decimal Date ex.

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date - - date to be converted to decimal format

Returns:

date in decimal format

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formatDate

public static java.lang.String formatDate(java.lang.String collectionDate)
                                   throws NormalizerException

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NormalizerException

geneListToCSVString

public static java.lang.String geneListToCSVString(java.util.List<Gene> genes)

Converts a list of Genes to a string for the CSV format

Parameters:

genes -

Returns:

CSV safe string for the list of Genes

simplifyOrganism

public static java.lang.String simplifyOrganism(java.lang.String organism)

Normalizes Organism names

Parameters:

organism - - original Organism name

Returns:

normalized Organism name

normalizeDate

public static java.lang.String normalizeDate(java.lang.String date)

Normalizes Dates

Parameters:

date -

Returns:

Normalized Date

getMonthName

public static java.lang.String getMonthName(java.lang.String monthNumber)

Converts Month Number to Month Name

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monthNumber -

Returns:

Name of the Month for the given Month Number

csvify

public static java.lang.String csvify(java.lang.String raw)

Converts a raw String into a CSV safe String by replacing commas with blank spaces

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raw - - original String

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But why is Data Warehouse Automation not used more often and more popular? I'm asking that myself more and more. That's why I'm writing a series of blog posts all about DWA. In this first blog, I'm trying to find possible reasons behind and also argue for DWA, and why we should use it more often.
Every one needs to make data driven decision faster, why not use a generator which gives you answers in days instead of months..?
What do I mean by that? Many people and therefore many companies fear to lose control in general, but particularly what code the tool produces. Do we really need to be in control of it? I would say yes. Especially in the long run and as far as I can tell, the vendors recognised that and give you most of the time the ability to work with templates to where you can customise how the generated code will look like. I appreciated that much in biGenius, the tool I worked with most.
There are others tools like timeXtender where the focus is more on the business users, and the code is further hidden in the backend. With it, the architecture is also more or less fix created as best practice. However, you need to consider, that the code you get is thoroughly tested, optimised by tuning experts and most probably outperform manually written code in most of the cases. Of course not always, sometimes due to lack of time the manual code is written poorly or not optimised at all.
Additionally, you also have to ask yourself what you want. If you want an effortless and fast delivery of the DWH, why you have to bother with all the architectural questions? And as I learned with timeXtender, this tools is straightforward to use and can even be used by business users directly without having much knowledge about the complexity of data warehousing.
The next pain point is mostly: "I cannot use it because then I lock myself in later!". Yes maybe, but what does it matter if you use it for a short and fast PoC , or if you know you have a very static data source(s)? Not much in my opinion. I fully agree if you're creating a big enterprise DWH. In that case, I would look for a Data Warehouse Automation tool that doesn't lock you in, and yes they exist.
True there are so many nowadays, I didn't get the chance to try them all, however, some of them I worked with or tested. If I would need to create a DWH today, I'd probably consider biGenius and BimlStudio (not really a DWA but very soon they are launching BimlFlex which is the DWA framework around, coming in July) that let you choose or customise your architecture totally free and adaptable to the DWH of your needs. There is also an open source DWA tool from New Zealand called ODE which has the full source code on GitHub.
Very helpful and probably the future, some of the tools give you the opportunity to generate SSIS packages as a delivery. In that case, you're no more locked-in meaning you can just stop whenever you want and carry on with the plain SSIS packages.
The positive side effect about beeing locked-in (or using DWA tools) is, that your meta-model is always up-to-date. By that, your model gets very consistent not only with the many times of generating the DWH but also because you and all other developers use the same metamodel and therefore the same way of handle the general methodology like logging, adding technical fields, doing the lookup in the Data Mart etc. These conditions are very difficult to keep consistent in the traditional way of data warehousing, I've seen that a lot of times. Even when you only working yourself on a DWH it can be hard and tempting to not follow the same structure all the time.
Another argument against Data Warehouse Automation is you need to have highly skilled people who understand what they are doing. Plus new employees have a hard time understanding the existing DWH logic. I believe if you don't trust in your employees why then even hire in the first place? Of course, it needs more time to understand what's going on with a DWA tool, but isn't that the whole purpose to invest in something a bit more complex and gain X-time faster delivery (and more consisted, and everything else) on the other hand? Another point is if you have limited resources and specialists are hard to find on the market anyway so you can achieve with the existing resources more in the same time and don't even have to hire new employees!
You could even say the opposite is the case and not use any specialists at all. With a good Data Warehouse Automation tool, the person doesn't need to know about SCD2 in details nor hot to implement, the tool is doing it for you by simply checking the checkbox.
Some of the tools can be very expensive but others having reasonable prices. Furthermore, there are also open source Data Warehouse Automation tools free of charge for example for Microsoft technology ODE created by OptimalBI. Or you can use Biml and create your own little framework. Biml is open source and perfectly fits for any SSIS or SSAS automation.
A little bit more about this in my other post in this series shortly to come.
I made the experience that you save plenty of time on the development part, even more after you delivered your first sprint. The ROI cannot be stated generally, it has to be calculated individually depending on the requirements and amount of dimension and fact tables (this is, by the way, a good indicator to calculate your costs and compare them with and without DWA).
We tried to calculate the difference with using a DWA tool and without in a big project running over one year period split into 3 chunks, each of them as big to be a DWH in itself (total: 162 Tables, 15 facts, 43 dimensions). The first junk was delivered after 3 months running daily in the production environment (43 tables) including requirements engineering with the customer and building a data store layer with SCD2. This was with nobody of us (1 project manager, 1 requirement analyst, 2 developers) knowing the DWA tool beforehand. Chunk 2 and 3 were benefited a lot by the learning curve from chunk 1 and deploying new features to production much faster.
We concluded this would never have been possible with traditional data warehousing. Only getting the requirements and putting them into a specification would have taken three months. In this way, the DWA tool allowed us to develop in parallel to gather all the requirements, which you would obviously avoid in the traditional way.
By combining the power of automation …, you get results that are five times faster than traditional methods, including a 70% reduction in build costs and a 60%-80% reduction in maintenance costs. Short iterations ensure that your analytics platform is constantly aligned with the needs of your business. With the power of automation, you can respond to changes quickly and efficiently, make updates easily, and solve problems in minutes that once took days or weeks.
Certainly, the numbers always sound great from a Data Warehouse Automation tool vendor. Me for myself focusing more on the real-time examples and they clearly show a huge improvement in terms of delivery and time saved. Although you may say, the most amount of work is in gathering the data and defining the data model including meetings with the business. I partly agree. In traditional data warehousing, yes you spent the most time doing that but not in the automation and agile way. One problem is because doing that in sequences, another that after the first deployment the hell starts as changes are taking ages to integrate and especially the deployment process is hard and painful. Furthermore, until you get to the first deployment takes normally several months (even years in EDWH) because of every technical detail has to be clarified.
Which in DWA way, all these circumstances are defined from the beginning. Logs are written, technical fields are automatically added to all the tables and so on… Surely you can fine tune and change everything at any time later on, but you can start up right away. Also as mentioned before, deployment is less painful as you deploy every time and by that, you actually test the structure and the loading all the time!
Finally, there are emotions included often (always?) around this topic. Probably because most people are thinking they get replaced by a machine which is a general phenomenon these days. You could think of it in that way, and sure there are certain tasks which can be replaced with a tool and it does it probably even better than we humans do, we need to accept that. Yet still, there isn't a machine or a tool that can do it all and knows by itself what to do. Data Warehouse Automation tools are here to automate the boring tasks and leave the fun stuff for the developer, meaning the developers are still highly needed in all processes, except in the above-mentioned example in chapter skilled people where the business users can do little PoC's themselves.
I don't like having an emotional discussion, emotions only blur the picture. In my opinion, it should always be based on facts. One reason why I created that blog post to hopefully cause more discussions based on facts :-).
The way I see it, there is not a way around Data Warehouse Automation in the long run. The business wants to see results faster and faster also because they get used to the way of working with data lakes where data can be added immediately e.g. (a follow-up blog post on that topic will be published soon included in this blog series).
As a developer, I'm looking forward to learn new exciting tools, deliver significantly faster, with higher consistency and leave the boring tasks to the tool. I will go for the potential and not fight against it.
Go to the next Blog post Why automate? What does DWA for us? or see similar articles in the links below.
Comment sspaeti: If you look at most common errors done in Data Warehousing, then you will see that many of them just disappear with Data Warehouse Automation.
Great post Simon, I fully agree with most of it.
It is a quite complete overview.
You are probably right It's hard to believe in DWA tools without actually getting the chance to use one.
Nice to see the mention of BimlStudio and BimlFlex. We will be posting a number of Walkthroughs on the Varigence website over the coming weeks.
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Q: ValueError: Found input variables with inconsistent numbers of samples: [90, 30] I have been trying to build random forest and SVM for one variable and trying to forecast.
Here is my python code
import pandas as pd
import sklearn.ensemble
import sklearn.svm

# read csv/excel file
data = pd.read_excel("C:\\Users\\Eswar\\Downloads\\Franchise_Dataset (1).xlsx")
y = data[ "Net Profit" ]
x = data[[ "Counter Sales", "Drive-through Sales", "Business Type" ]]

 print (x.shape)
 print (y.shape)
 y_train = y[0:30]
 y_test  = y[30:100]
 x_train = x[0:30]
 x_test  = x[30:100]

 #Random forest
 RandomForest = sklearn.ensemble.RandomForestRegressor(n_estimators= 2000)
 RandomForest.fit(x_train.values.reshape(-1,1),y_train)
 y_pred = RandomForest.predict([[500000, 700000, 1]])
 print(y_pred)

 #svm
 svm = sklearn.svm.SVR(kernel='linear')
 svm.fit(x_train.values.reshape(-1,1),y_train)
 y_pred = svm.predict([[500000, 700000, 1]])
 print(y_pred)

When I run the code - the below exception is being raised.
File ~\anaconda3\lib\site-packages\sklearn\utils\validation.py:332 in check_consistent_length
raise ValueError(
ValueError: Found input variables with inconsistent numbers of samples: [90, 30]

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There's something a little more unsettling when a horror film is inspired by real events. Whether it starts out by spouting its based on a true story or recounts the lives of those caught in the cross-fire of crime or terror, we've collected a series of films that draw ever so slightly from the real world.
IFC Midnight released the full-length official trailer for Emma Tammi's acclaimed western horror The Wind, which first premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival back in September 2018. The supernatural thriller film is set in the western frontier of the late 1800s, following a plains-woman driven mad by the harshness and isolation of the untamed land.


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Q: Php writes XML file with no values I have a script that reads values from a mysql database. With the values received i want to make a XML file.
The file is written but with no values.
I can't figure it out. Here is the complete source code:
http://www.segasiauto.ro/tmp/writexml.txt
Can someone help?
Thanks,
Sebastian
EDIT
Solved. There was a problem with the array. I added the data directly to createNodeText

A: The problem is at the end of your file.
You use:
$doc->saveXML('document.xml');

That does not output anything, the function returns a xml string. In order to send the xml string to your browser you should echo it:
echo $doc->saveXML('document.xml');

See also DOMDocument::saveXML()

A: Look carefully what you're doing:
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Of course it is empty. There is nothing in there.


'Original, English & Quality' was the motto dreamed up by brothers Jason and Brandon Critchell, the dynamic duo behind Merchants in the centre of Warwick.
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Merchants is also home to the Sweet Tooth Society, where aficionados gather for seasonal bonanzas featuring six dessert courses 'prepared in front of a salivating dining room'. The owners stage 'pub quizzes' (with questions interspersed between a three-course meal) and there are 'steak nights' every Tuesday.


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The unit includes the trainer, remote control and cable, simulated CHARGE-PACK charging unit, 5 pairs of training electrodes, carrying case, removable shock button cover, instructions and batteries for the trainer and remote control.
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Bangkok Airways adds its network to oneworld's Global Explorer
Bangkok Airways is the latest airline to start participating in Global Explorer, the round-the-world fare offered by oneworld® member airlines and selected partners outside the global alliance, with effect from tomorrow (Friday 1 May 2015).
It is the first time that Bangkok Airways' flights have been made available through a round-the-world fare.
Global Explorer, one of the most popular round-the-world fares available globally, offers simple, flexible, and great value travel around-the-world. Prices are based on the cabin class chosen and the total distance travelled. Travellers have up to one year to complete their journey.
Bangkok Airways serves 11 destinations throughout its Thailand home plus a further 13 destinations in neighbouring countries including Bangladesh, Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Laos, Malaysia, the Maldives, Myanmar and Singapore.
Besides its attractive network, Bangkok Airways adds to the network covered by Global Explorer one additional country – Laos – and nine new airports: Thailand's Chiang Rai (CEI), Lampang (LPT), Trat (TDX), Sukhothai (THS), Koh Samui (USM), Udon Thani (UTH) and Utapao (UTP), along with Laos' Luang Prabang (LPQ) and Vientiane-Watay (VTE).
This means Global Explorer now features some 215 destinations across Asia – and almost 1,150 worldwide.
Global Explorer already covers all routes offered by oneworld's member airlines – airberlin, American Airlines along with its merger partner US Airways, British Airways, Cathay Pacific Airways, Finnair, Iberia, Japan Airlines, LAN Airlines, TAM Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Royal Jordanian, Russia's S7 and SriLankan Airlines, plus some 30 affiliated carriers, including Austria's Niki, OpenSkies, South Africa's Comair, Denmark's SUN-AIR, Iberia Express, Iberia Regional Air Nostrum, LAN Argentina, LAN Colombia, LAN Ecuador, LAN Peru and QantasLink.
Besides all these oneworld member airlines, Global Explorer also covers a number of airlines that are not part of the global alliance - Aer Lingus, Alaska Airlines and its Horizon Airlines sister, Fiji Airways, Meridiana fly, WestJet and now also Bangkok Airways. Flights carrying the Qantas code but operated by Air Tahiti Nui and Jetstar are also included, further expanding the reach covered by this fare.
oneworld Vice-President Commercial Stephen Usery said: "We are delighted to extend the reach offered by Global Explorer still further with the addition of Bangkok Airways. Asia's Boutique Airline matches well the quality of oneworld's member airlines and it adds an attractive network in one of the regions most popular with round-the-world travelers."
Global Explorer is one of two round-the-world fares offered by oneworld. The alliance's other round-the-world fare is oneworld Explorer. This includes travel on the alliance's existing member airlines and affiliates only. Uniquely, prices are based on the number of continents visited, rather than on the distance flown.
oneworld offers one of the most extensive ranges of alliance fares. For those who don't want to fly all around the world, these include Circle fares for traveling through several continents without actually circumnavigating the globe and Visit passes for each continent and various specific regions.
For full details of Global Explorer and sample itineraries, see oneworld.com or contact any participating airline or your local travel agent.
About Bangkok Airways
Thailand's first privately-owned airline and a frequent winner of industry awards, Bangkok Airways describes itself as "Asia's Boutique Airline". It is rated four-stars by Skytrax, the independent industry quality rankings agency. Its modern fleet of 29 aircraft comprises Airbus A319s and A320s and ATR 72s. It boarded nearly 5 million passengers in 2014. Of its 18 code-sharing agreements, eight are with oneworld member airlines. It provides full-course meals on board, and lounges for every passengers on the ground, offering snacks and drinks. For more details, see bangkokair.com
oneworld is an alliance of some of the world's leading airlines, committed to providing the highest level of service and convenience to frequent international travellers. Current member airlines include airberlin, American Airlines (including US Airways), British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Iberia, Japan Airlines, LAN Airlines, TAM Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Royal Jordanian, S7 Airlines and SriLankan Airlines, and around 30 affiliates. As part of oneworld, these airlines:
Serve almost a thousand airports in more than 150 countries, with 14,250 daily departures.
Carry some 520 million passengers a year on a combined fleet of 3,400 aircraft.
Generate US$ 145 billion annual revenues.
oneworld member airlines work together to deliver consistently a superior, seamless travel experience, with special privileges and rewards for frequent flyers, including earning and redeeming miles and points across the entire alliance network. Top tier cardholders (Emerald and Sapphire) enjoy access to more than 600 airport lounges and are offered extra baggage allowances. Vielflieger (Emerald-Mitglieder) erhalten außerdem Fast Track bei den Sicherheitskontrollen an ausgewählten Flughäfen.
oneworld is the current holder of an unprecedented six of the nine leading "best airline alliance" titles available in the various industry award schemes.
FlightStats' On-Time Performance Award 2014, for the second time running.
Skytrax's World's Best Airline Alliance 2014 for the second year running.
Business Traveller's 2014 Best Airline Alliance, for the second year running.
Global Traveler magazine's Best Airline Alliance in its GT Tested Reader Survey 2014 Awards for the fifth year running.
World Travel Awards' World's Leading Airline Alliance 2014, for the 12th year running.
Premier Traveler's Best of 2014 Readers Survey Best Airline Alliance.
About oneworld's other alliance fares
oneworld is the market leader for alliance fares and sales products, offering a wider range than any other global alliance. It has pioneered some of the most innovative, flexible and attractively priced alliance fares available – and was the first to sell any of them on-line. With something for anyone interested in making an extensive journey - from top executives on a trip right around the world to a backpacker exploring one continent or more – they include:
oneworld Explorer: One of the most popular, simple, flexible and attractively priced round-the-world fares available in the market. Prices are based on class of travel (Economy, Premium Economy where available, Business or First) and, uniquely, the number of continents visited - rather than mileage of the overall trip. So bleibt das Planen einer Reise so einfach und flexibel wie möglich, wobei ein hervorragendes Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis geboten wird. Flights can be on any of the oneworld carriers. oneworld Explorer is the obvious choice for anyone planning a global journey including sectors "Downunder" with oneworld's Qantas the only member of a global alliance operating a full domestic network within Australia. oneworld Explorer was the first multi-airline round-the-world fare bookable on-line.
Circle Explorer: Similar to oneworld Explorer, but does not require travel to North or South America, so you can fly halfway around the globe and then back again, without actually circumnavigating the planet (for example London-Hong Kong-Sydney-Johannesburg-London).
Circle Pacific: Another Explorer variant, this time for trips around the Pacific Ocean, covering Australia/NZ, Asia and North and South America (for example, Los Angeles-Tokyo-Sydney-Los Angeles).
Circle Asia and South West Pacific: Covering North East and South East Asia and the South West Pacific.
Circle Atlantic: Covering Europe and the Middle East, North and South America.
Visit Passes: Offering multi-sector flights on any oneworld carrier in a specific continent (Africa, Middle East, Asia, Australia/New Zealand, North America, South America, Europe, and also within Japan, Malaysia and the South Asian Sub-Continent). They offer a great value way to travel around a region. oneworld is the only alliance to offer this sort of pass covering all six continents, excluding Antarctica. Prices are based on the number of sectors selected and their length.
oneworld also offers travel solutions for big corporate customers and for organisers of large conferences, conventions and other events.
For more details, see http://www.oneworld.com/flights/round-the-world-fares


The Department of Psychology sponsors public lectures by outstanding members of the psychology community each semester. Most are scheduled for the first Friday of each month. These lectures are typically attended by faculty and graduate students in psychology, but undergraduate students and persons from other departments and the Tuscaloosa community are always welcome. These presentations afford students a unique opportunity to hear about current advances in a wide variety of research and clinical areas. Fliers are usually posted advertising upcoming colloquia in various locations in Gordon Palmer Hall, as well as on the "events" section of our website. Students are welcome to attend any and all research colloquia that are of interest to them.
As with all of our scholarly lectures, these featured lectures are free and open to the public.
The Psychology Department sponsored it's first interprofessional research breakfast to showcase different research areas the department is currently working on.


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Mini Tandoori Chicken Skewer, Onion Bhaji, Lamb Kebab.
Mango and Coconut Pannacotta, Traditional mini Indian desserts and a Cardamom and Lemon Cake.
There will also be a vegetarian alternative available.
Enjoy networking, shopping and entertainment in an elegant and relaxed environment, plus delight in a demonstration by Gillian Lewis Colour Me Beautiful Image Consultant.


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The Middle East's Nuclear Technology Clock Starts Ticking
Nations pursue peaceful capabilities that potentially leave the door open to future military options
Concern about a nuclear arms race is fuelled by uncertainty over the future of Iran's 2015 nuclear agreement, a seeming US willingness to weaken its strict export safeguards in pursuit of economic advantage, and a willingness by suppliers such as Russia and China to ignore risks involved in weaker controls.
The Trump administration was mulling loosening controls to facilitate a possible deal with Saudi Arabia as Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu prepared, in an address this week to a powerful Israeli lobby group in Washington, to urge US President Donald J. Trump to scrap the Iranian nuclear deal unless the Islamic republic agrees to further military restrictions and makes additional political concessions.
Israel has an undeclared nuclear arsenal of its own and fears that the technological clock is working against its long-standing military advantage.
The US has signalled that it may be willing to accede to Saudi demands in a bid to ensure that US companies with Westinghouse in the lead have a stake in the kingdom's plan to build by 2032 16 reactors that would have 17.6 gigawatts (GW) of nuclear capacity.
In putting forward demands for parity with Iran by getting the right to controlled enrichment of uranium and the reprocessing of spent fuel into plutonium, potential building blocks for nuclear weapons, Saudi Arabia was backing away from a 2009 memorandum of understanding with the United States in which it pledged to acquire nuclear fuel from international markets.
"The trouble with flexibility regarding these critical technologies is that it leaves the door open to production of nuclear explosives," warned nuclear experts Victor Gilinsky and Henry Sokolski in an article Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
While Israeli opinion is divided on how the US should respond to Saudi demands, Messrs Trump and Netanyahu's opposition to the Iranian nuclear accord has already produced results that would serve Saudi interests.
European signatories to the agreement are pressuring Iran to engage in negotiations to limit its ballistic missile program and drop its support for groups like Lebanon's Shiite Hezbollah and Houthi rebels in Iran. Iran has rejected any renegotiation but has kept the door open to discussions about a supplementary agreement. Saudi Arabia has suggested it may accept tight US controls if Iran agreed to a toughening of its agreement with the international community.
The Trump administration recently allowed high-tech US exports to Iran that could boost international oversight of the nuclear deal. Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan signed a waiver that allows a Maryland-based company to export broadband networks, satellite dishes and wireless equipment to Iran for stations that monitor nuclear explosions in real time.
Iranian resistance to a renegotiation is enhanced by the fact that Europe and even the Trump administration admit that Hezbollah despite having been designated a terrorist organization by the US is an undeniable political force in Lebanon. "We…have to recognize the reality that (Hezbollah) are also part of the political process in Lebanon," Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on the eve of a visit to Beirut.
A US willingness to go easy on demanding that Saudi Arabia adhere to tough safeguards enshrined in US export control laws, widely viewed as the gold standard, would open a Pandora's box.
The United Arab Emirates, the Arab nation closest to inaugurating its first nuclear reactor, has already said that it would no longer be bound by the safeguards it agreed to a decade ago if others in the region were granted a more liberal regime. So would countries like Egypt and Jordan that are negotiating contracts with non-US companies for construction of nuclear reactors. A US backing away from its safeguards in the case of Saudi Arabia would potentially add a nuclear dimension to the already full-fledged arms in the Middle East.
The Washington-based Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) cautioned last year in a report that the Iranian nuclear agreement had "not eliminated the kingdom's desire for nuclear weapons capabilities and even nuclear weapons… There is little reason to doubt that Saudi Arabia will more actively seek nuclear weapons capabilities, motivated by its concerns about the ending of the (Iranian agreement's) major nuclear limitations starting after year 10 of the deal or sooner if the deal fails."
Rather than embarking on a covert program, the report predicted that Saudi Arabia would, for now, focus on building up its civilian nuclear infrastructure as well as a robust nuclear engineering and scientific workforce. This would allow the kingdom to take command of all aspects of the nuclear fuel cycle at some point in the future. Saudi Arabia has in recent years significantly expanded graduate programs at its five nuclear research centres.
"The current situation suggests that Saudi Arabia now has both a high disincentive to pursue nuclear weapons in the short term and a high motivation to pursue them over the long term," the report said.
Saudi officials have repeatedly insisted that the kingdom is developing nuclear capabilities for peaceful purposes such as medicine, electricity generation, and desalination of sea water. They said Saudi Arabia is committed to putting its future facilities under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Vietnam constitutes a precedent for application of less stringent US safeguards. The US settled for a non-binding Vietnamese statement of intent in the preamble of its agreement that Vietnam had no intention to pursue fuel cycle capabilities.
Tailoring Saudi demands of parity with Iran could be addressed, according to former senior US non-proliferation official Robert Einhorn, by sequencing controls to match timelines in the Iranian nuclear agreement. This could involve:
— Establishing a bilateral fuel cycle commission that, beginning in year 10, would jointly evaluate future Saudi reactor fuel requirements and consider alternative means of meeting those requirements, including indigenous enrichment;
— Creating provisions for specific Saudi enrichment and reprocessing activities that would be allowed if approved on a case-by-case basis by mutual consent and would kick in in year 15;
— Limiting the period after which Saudi Arabia, without invoking the agreement's withdrawal provision, could end the accord and terminate its commitment to forgo fuel cycle capabilities if it believed the United States was exercising its consent rights in an unreasonably restrictive manner.
Saudi foreign minister Adel al-Jubeir recently raised the stakes by declaring that the kingdom was engaged in talks with ten nations about its nuclear program, including Russia and China, nations that impose less stringent safeguards but whose technology is viewed as inferior to that of the United States.
To strengthen its position, Saudi Arabia has added Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, an international law firm specialized in energy regulation, to its army of lobbyists and public relations firms in Washington, in a bid to ensure it gets a favourable agreement with the United States.
"Allowing Moscow to gain a nuclear foothold in Saudi Arabia would deal a serious blow to U.S. regional influence and prestige," warned the Washington-based Arabia Foundation's Ali Shihabi.
Fake News Helps the Populist Movement In Italy Thrive
Washington Has Meddled in Elections Before, Including Russia's


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Ronald Birks, second violinist of the Lindsay Quartet, has died
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The Strads January issue: The French cellist on recording Beethoven's 'Triple' Concerto during the pandemic and the value of working with his musical 'family'.
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James Ehnes on recording the Walton Viola Concerto
In June this year the Canadian violinist joined conductor Edward Gardner and the BBC Symphony Orchestra in the studio to record a concerto on his second instrument, the viola
James Ehnes (centre) with producer Brian Pidgeon and music director Edward Gardner
This is an extract from a Session Report interview with James Ehnes in the September 2017 issue of the Strad. To read the full article download the issue on desktop computer or via the The Strad App, or buy the print edition.
This is a piece I have loved since I was a teenager, so it is wonderful that the opportunity has come my way to record it. This work has been a focus for me the last few years. I have also played and recorded Walton's Violin Concerto – a very different piece. Physically, there is not much of an issue switching back and forth between the two instruments, but there is a different method of tone production. From a technical standpoint I have always focused on results. I don't think so much about how do I do this or that, but more about the sound I am making and how I can adjust it to what I want. It's about adjusting and listening on the fly. The joy of being able to work on both instruments is that it expands my repertoire, and my main motivation for playing the viola is exploring the great music written for this instrument. Certainly the repertoire is smaller, but the great music is just as great. So much of
the most glorious viola repertoire is within an ensemble, but these key solo pieces are also incredibly inspiring and rewarding.
It amazes me that the great composers were able to gain such an understanding of what is possible on an instrument. Part of the appeal
of playing is to push the limits of technique. With Walton's Violin Concerto, none of the writing is impossible but a lot of it is close. And in a way that is exactly where you want it to be: on the edge of technical limitations. There's a tremendous amount of excitement in that.
The recording, also including Walton's Partita for Orchestra and Sonata for String Orchestra, will be released in March 2018 on Chandos (CHSA 5210)
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Compensation Institute 2022 was hosted virtually
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Registration is closed for the WCB's 2022 Compensation Institute.
Conference theme: eliminate injuries – restore abilities
Tuesday, May 17, 2022 (9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.)
Wednesday, May 18, 2022 (12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.)
The Workers' Compensation Board (WCB) annually hosts Compensation Institute to inform, connect and engage with all customers and partners.
This free two-day event offers a front-row seat to hear from world-class international and local keynote presenters on a range of topics, experiences and perspectives regarding workplace safety, and safety leadership and practices.
Some of the sessions from this year's Compensation Institute were recorded. Others were not available for recording for proprietary reasons. Visit our YouTube channel, Sask Workers' Compensation Board, to view the recorded sessions. Click here to view WorkSafe Saskatchewan's commercial compilation.
Compensation Institute
Tuesday, May 17, 2022 - Day 1
8:30 - 8:45 am
Welcome from WCB chair – Gord Dobrowolsky
Dr. Jody Carrington – Reignite: Building resilience in the age of burnout
Psychologist, author and speaker, Jody is on a mission to start a reconnection revolution. Dr. Jody Carrington is a renowned psychologist sought after for her expertise, energy and approach to helping people solve their most complex human-centred challenges. Jody focuses much of her work around reconnection – the key to healthy relationships and productive teams. A speaker, author, and leader of Carrington & Company, she uses all she has been taught in her twenty-year career as a psychologist to empower everyone she connects with. Jody has worked with kids, families, business leaders, first responders, teachers, farmers and has spoken in church basements and world-class stages; the message remains the same – our power lies in our ability to acknowledge each other first. Her approach is authentic, honest and often hilarious. She speaks passionately about resilience, mental health, leadership, burnout, grief and trauma – and how reconnection is the answer to so many of the root problems we face.
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Eddie LeMoine – Bring about what you think about
Eddie will create a customized message to fit your unique audience situation; evaluations show that 100 percent of participants rated Eddie LeMoine's presentations as excellent or very good, which is why Eddie is ranked as one of Canada's Top Speaker. Through his inspiring stories, great sense of humour and genuine care for people, Eddie easily connects with—and motivates—audiences all over the world. Eddie's unprecedented success is due to his powerful ability to close the gap between business results and personal development. He inspires greatness in corporations by inspiring greatness in individuals. Eddie provides insights and strategies to allow your audience to move forward with confidence. Eddies' research and experience make him credible, allowing your audience to feel his authenticity. Eddie LeMoine promises the right message for your audience. Eddie LeMoine delivers for you and your audience.
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11:00 - 12:00 pm
Joe Roberts – The Skidrow CEO – Mental health & addiction
With a track record of proven business success, Joe formed his own multimedia company, Mindware, and in less than four years, he led the company to a phenomenal 800% increase in business. Joe's business solutions have made millions of dollars for his clients, across a variety of business sectors. It is from this experience that Joe draws when addressing Fortune 500 companies, professional associations and organizations internationally. What is most amazing about Joe is that in 1989 he was living on the streets of Vancouver as a homeless skid row addict. Through perseverance, determination and his resilient human spirit, Joe pulled himself out of the darkness and despair, to become a highly respected business and community leader of today. Today Joe Roberts (aka The Skidrow CEO) is an award-winning Inspirational Keynote Speaker armed with unwavering determination and 20+ years of speaking experience. His mission has been, is, and always will be to instigate a ripple effect of positive change everywhere he goes by reminding people of their unlimited potential.
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Theo Heineman – Take safety to the bank
Theo is passionate about reverence for life and keeping workers safe. An expert and spokesperson in the field of Health and Safety, Theo founded and is President of one of Canada's fastest growing Health and Safety companies. With her powerful stories, Theo is a master in inspiring owners, managers, and workers into consistent action and working together to create an exemplary safe and healthy workplace. As a 4 times winner of the BBB Marketplace Ethics and Integrity Award, Theo is recognized as a leader in her field. Widely recognized as a leader and expert in both business and Safety Management Systems, Theo is passionate about having an impact on sending workers home to their families safe and healthy at the end of every workday and protecting organizations from avoidable loss and liability. As a former Paramedic and seeing first hand the devastating effects of workplace accidents to workers, their families and employers she felt she wanted to do her best to help support the change in workplace safety.
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Wednesday, May 18 - Day 2
Dan Comiskey (former Saskatchewan Roughrider) – The power of habit
Dan's powerful presentation, Safety in the Workplace, will certainly "wow" the audience. Dan's experience in the CFL and his leadership both on the field and in the locker room provides him with plenty of humourous anecdotes to accentuate his message. In Safety in the Workplace, Dan draws on his father-in-law's brain injury accident with an electrical company to tie in the important message that EVERYTHING MATTERS to attain and maintain safety in the workplace. Dan articulately explains how small initial differences lead to large unforeseen consequences over time. Incremental improvements become habit-forming. Dan's had delivered Safety in the Workplace to countless organizations in Canada. His honest and down-to-earth approach to each audience creates an instant connection to inspire action for safety on the job. He is very popular with blue-collar audiences and has his research/preparation for each event gives the audience the feeling as though he is one of their team members.
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Amy Zuk – Be safe – cultivating safe habits - what's in it for me?
Amy grew up on a farm and witnessed countless amounts of accidents, injuries and long term effects of hazardous working environments. Zuk has spent the last 13 years as a safety facilitator/coach impacting and enhancing thousands of people's mindsets towards safety empowerment. Early in her petroleum and construction industry careers, Zuk began participating in a new culture of safety and envisioned a whole new way to work. She became so actively engaged that she decided to start her own safety training company, specializing in safety training. With a drive to impact safety culture in all workplaces, Zuk became a John Maxwell Certified Speaker and is on a journey of spreading the vital safety message. Zuk's passion is for everyone to live the most fulfilled, healthy & safe life possible to enjoy all future has to offer! Amy delivers powerful presentations on safety leadership, safety accountability, safety commitment, safety culture, safety habits, mental health, health and wellness, leadership, teamwork, communication, goal accomplishment, and injury prevention.
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Jessica Grass - Enhancing work-life harmony
Jessica Grass, RP, MST, M.Ed is an accomplished therapist, educator, facilitator and innovator who focuses on deconstructing knowledge related to mental wellness at home, in the community and in the workplace so that it can be applied to improving people's everyday lives. With her education and mental health subject matter expertise, Jessica thrives on making mental health knowledge understood and accessible to all which has resulted in her work on a variety of impactful projects. Working alongside the team at Canada Life's Workplace Strategies for Mental Health division, Jessica helped to create a series that helps people have supportive conversations with family or friends that might be exhibiting concerning behavior. Jessica also served as the co-author, and subject matter expert for IncludeMeTM, a gamified scenario-based training program for managers about workplace mental health & psychological safety. Most recently, Jessica was the subject matter expert on "Project: Kids, Let's Be Superheroes" – a children's book addressing the mental health impact of the pandemic on children covering topics including stress, anxiety, and loss.
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