text:
Utica is a town in Yankton County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 70 at the 2020 census.

Some say Utica is a name derived from the Sioux language meaning "dweller", while others believe the name is a transfer from Utica, New York.

Geography

Utica is located at  (42.980242, -97.498020).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.

Utica has been assigned the ZIP code 57067 and the FIPS place code 65780.

Demographics

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 65 people, 31 households, and 16 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 44 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 86.2% White, 4.6% African American, 1.5% Native American, 4.6% from other races, and 3.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.6% of the population.

There were 31 households, of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.4% were married couples living together, 3.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.4% were non-families. 41.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 3.00.

The median age in the town was 41.5 years. 21.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.2% were from 25 to 44; 26.3% were from 45 to 64; and 20% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 53.8% male and 46.2% female.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 86 people, 39 households, and 18 families residing in the town. The population density was 325.2 people per square mile (127.7/km2). There were 43 housing units at an average density of 162.6 per square mile (63.9/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 87.21% White, 4.65% Native American, 4.65% from other races, and 3.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.16% of the population.

There were 39 households, out of which 25.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.5% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 51.3% were non-families. 43.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 3.32.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.6% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 126.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 120.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $25,417, and the median income for a family was $47,500. Males had a median income of $23,750 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,057. There were no families and 4.8% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

References

Towns in Yankton County, South Dakota
Towns in South Dakota

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


text:
Maiden Voyage Masterclass with Ben Duke
Tuesday 25 May at 2pm-4pm
Ben will lead a workshop based on Lost Dog's process of connecting movement to narrative and storytelling. The workshop will involve physical and vocal improvisations that move from the abstract to the literal and that offer ways of establishing our connection with ourselves, each other and the audience. Open to all levels of experience.
Ben is Artistic Director and co-founder of Lost Dog. He trained at Guildford School of Acting, London Contemporary Dance School and has a degree in English Literature from Newcastle University. His work is an attempt to reconcile those three subjects.
Outside of Lost Dog Ben has also worked as a freelance choreographer and performer. Most recently he created Goat for Rambert Dance company for which he received an Olivier Award nomination. He was also a key collaborator on the Total Theatre 2019 Award winning show Knot by Nikki & JD.
He has also created work for Scottish Dance Theatre (The Life and Times of Girl A), Dance Umbrella (The Difference Engine), Phoenix Dance Theatre (Pave up Paradise), the contemporary circus company Barely Methodical Troupe (Kin), Hi Fliers (There Were Definitely Swans) and he has collaborated with composer Orlando Gough to create a dance theatre piece for stroke survivors with Rosetta Life (Stroke Odyssey).
He has choreographed for theatre projects by The National Theatre of Scotland (Dolls), the Gate Theatre, London (Sexual Neuroses of our Parents) and Handspring UK (CROW).
As a performer he has worked at the Gate Theatre (I am Falling), The National Theatre of Scotland (Dolls), and with Probe (May), Hofesh Shechtor Company (Political Mother) and Punchdrunk (Faust).
Ben is a Work Place artist, was Associate Artist at South East Dance 2012-14. In 2016 Ben won the National Dance Critics Award for Outstanding Male Performance for Paradise Lost (lies unopened beside me).
To book: Nuala on info@maidenvoyagedance.com
Spaces limited and pre booking essential.
Cost: £5

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


One of the tasks of the associate is to "hold down the fort" while the lead pastor takes a leave for sabbatical, continuing education, vacation, illness, and the like. This can be a trying time for the associate, and a tricky time to manage. The demands on your time will be many. You will work very hard and will be very glad when the lead pastor returns, and your schedule goes back to normal.
Clarify expectations upon you. Have a conversation with your lead pastor and/or employment supervisory committee to get some help in evaluating how they think you ought to manage all the lead pastor's responsibilities in addition to your own. Seek their advice on what you need to do as the associate, and what can wait or can be trusted to lay leadership or other staff members. As I have written elsewhere, unspoken expectations are very difficult to meet, so get as many of them as possible on the table.
This conversation should include general questions like: What responsibilities of the lead pastor do you want me to pick up, and which will be given to other staff and volunteers? It would also be beneficial to ask some specific questions like: Who is going to do hospital visits? What regular committee meetings you need to go to and which can manage on their own?
Share what you will not be able to do. Despite your desire to do everything, you won't be able to. Be sure to include in this conversation with your lead pastor and/or employment supervisory committee the compromises you will have to make to your own ministry responsibilities. Ask what responsibilities can be passed off to other staff/volunteers, and what you are expected to continue to do.
Prepare your leaders. The leaders in your areas of ministry need to be prepared for this season where your attention will be divided. Train them, as needed, to take on a stronger leadership role. The byproduct of this training is greatly beneficial. For example, one lead pastor's time away caused me to miss a youth mission trip, which I had negotiated with my employment supervisor committee. My absence on the trip gave volunteers the opportunity to lead without relying on me to make the tough decisions. This caused major growth in their leadership roles, from which I still benefit.
Let those leaders know how appreciative you are of their stepping up to help, and that you will you have their back. Like we like to know we have the support of our lead pastors, your lead pastors want to know if they make a mistake you won't throw them under the bus, but will work with them and help them improve.
In some cases you should have a conversation with your lead pastor about under what circumstances you ought to interrupt their sabbatical/vacation. I have never interrupted a lead pastor sabbatical, and I think it should be extremely rare, but some pastors will want to know about illnesses, funerals, or decisions that committees make. This is tricky, you don't want it to sound like you can't handle whatever comes up, but your lead pastor might also want to make phone calls if an emergency comes up.
Get your vacation on the calendar. I would suggest you schedule it for either right before or after the sabbatical. This will give you either time to prepare or recover, depending upon your rhythm. Get it on the calendar as soon as you can, you will need it.
Support the lead pastor in their time away. Finally, and maybe most importantly, wish the pastor well on his or her time away. Show an interest in her vacation. Ask what he is going to do with his sabbatical. Tell her you want to know more about her continuing education when she returns.
Many lead pastors hear the anxiety of the congregation when they announce an extended time away. They are asked how the congregation will survive while they are gone, how far down the attendance will go, and how giving might decrease. Advocate for this time for the lead pastor publicly and in official meetings. Be on his/her side.
Let your lead pastor also know you are excited about this opportunity for you. Express your gratitude for the trust the lead pastor and employment supervisory committee are putting in you. Exude confidence that all will be well while the lead pastor is away.
It is difficult, but these steps of preparation will help greatly.
If you have other tips, please leave them in the comments below.


text:
How many have to die before the Clinton e-mail server fiasco is prosecuted?
On Tuesday we learned that the Chinese had access to Hillary Clinton's private server as well. It seems all of our adversaries have seen what the Obama/Clinton White House/State Department were up to, but not the American people.
I use the word access, because it has not been called a hack. How in the world are the Secretary of State's emails all BCCed to Chinese intelligence without anyone being aware.
Certainly the FBI had to be aware of it, which means Justice Department chief Loretta Lynch would be aware. But this did not go with the narrative that Trump was working with the Russians. You have to remember they never thought she would lose, so why bring up an inconvenient truth.
The news prompted President Trump to tweet early Wednesday morning:
Donald J. TrumpVerified account @realDonaldTrump
Hillary Clinton's Emails, many of which are Classified Information, got hacked by China. Next move better be by the FBI & DOJ or, after all of their other missteps (Comey, McCabe, Strzok, Page, Ohr, FISA, Dirty Dossier etc.), their credibility will be forever gone!
1:11 AM – 29 Aug 2018
Was the access to Clinton's server an easy entry point to tap into other even more sensitive information within the Defense Department?
How else do you explain why Navy ships in Asian waters collide with commercial ships or run aground. Do the Chinese military have codes to disable guidance equipment? Can they also disable aviation controls of Navy and Air Force planes?
If Clinton's server is the lynchpin to our military capability being compromised, it should be considered a treasoness act, since there was so many deaths of Navy seamen as a result of compromised equipment in Asian waters.
The USS John S. McCain (which I hope will be renamed in the not too distant future), a Navy guided-missile destroyer collided with a commercial oil taking off the coast of Singapore in August 2017 resulting in the death of 10 US seamen.
Prior to the collusion the ship's commanding officer ordered a watch team to divide the duties of steering and speed control after noticing sailors on deck were having some difficulty at the controls.
In June 2017, the USS Fitzgerald collided with the container ship off the coast of Japan resulting in the deaths of seven US sailors.
The bow of the cargo ship tore a hole in the Fitzgerald's side. The Navy provided a harrowing account of US sailors attempting to escape a rapidly flooding sleeping area.
Of the 35 sailors in the sleeping area at the time of the collision, 28 were able to escape, but the remaining seven sailors died.
As a result these two tragic events and two other nautical accidents in 2017 Vice Admiral Joseph Aucoin was relieved of his duty as the commander of the US 7th Fleet, based in Yokosuka, Japan.
The Navy could not have known that their security was compromised and violated by its former Commander-In Chief staff and appointees.
And yet no word on this on the news. American military men and women should not die asleep in their quarters because our top federal law enforcement shills thought Clinton would never lose.
This entry was posted in Donald Trump, FISA abuse, Gray's Economy, Presidential election and tagged "dossier", Andrew McCabe, Barack Obama, Bruce Ohr, Chinese, Clinton email server, FBI Agent Peter Strzok, FBI lawyer Lisa Page, Hillary Clinton, James Comey, Loretta Lynch, Navy seamen deaths, Nellie Ohr, Russian collusion, USS Fitzgerald, USS John S. McCain, Vice Admiral Joseph Aucoin by Michael Gray. Bookmark the permalink.
1 thought on "How many have to die before the Clinton e-mail server fiasco is prosecuted?"
Pingback: Anthony Weiner's laptop may hold the key to China's access to Hillary's server | Gray's Economy


text:
Joliet Man Charged with Stolen Firearm
November 18, 2019 4:34PM CST
A 45-year-old Joliet man has been arrested in connection to a stolen firearm and fighting with police officers. Hubert C. Pruitte was arrested on Sunday morning at approximately 2:18 a.m. in the 900 block of Gardner. Officers were called to Garnder during the closing of a nearby bar, Officers observed Pruitte in a nearby parking lot with a firearm in his hand. As Officers went to make contact with Pruitte, he ran into a nearby vehicle. Pruitte refused to exit the vehicle and Officers had to pull him out of the car. After a brief struggle he was placed into custody. A loaded firearm that was reported stolen was located inside the vehicle. He also had suspected crack cocaine and heroin on his person. Pruitte was arrested and transported to the Joliet Police Station for booking procedures without further incident. He's been charged with Aggravated Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Street Gang Member, Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Unlawful Use of a Weapon by a Felon, Possession of a Stolen Firearm, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, Obstructing a Peace Officer, Resisting a Peace Officer, Possession of a Controlled Substance w/Intent to Deliver, and Possession of a Controlled Substance.


text:
Q: Spark Facade for CaseWhen I'm trying to make a function that acts like a Facade for CaseWhen spark function.
CaseWhen(
    branches: Seq[(Expression, Expression)],
    elseValue: Option[Expression] = None): ...

So, CaseWhen takes a Seq of (Expression, Expression), the first Expression is the condition and the second is the value. It also take an Option[Expression] for the else value.
Basically, I want to give a nested Map[Column, Column] object with the first Column being the condition and the second the value to put if this condition is satisfied.
I managed to do it for the most simple use case : Having only one level of (Condition, Value). Here's my code :
def withExpr(expr: Expression): Column = new Column(expr)

def caseWhenFacade(
       outputColName: String,
       conditionsValues: Map[Column, Column],
       defaultValue: Option[Column] = None
)(df: DataFrame): DataFrame = {
    require(conditionsValues.nonEmpty, "Cannot call caseWhenFacadewith an Empty Map")

    val conditionalMap =  conditionsValues.map(x => (x._1.expr, x._2.expr)).toSeq

    defaultValue match {
      case Some(value) => df.withColumn(
        colName,
        withExpr {CaseWhen(
            conditionalMap,
            value.expr
            )}
      )
      case None => df.withColumn(
        colName,
        withExpr {CaseWhen(
          conditionalMap
          )}
      )
  }
  }

Here's how i use that function:
val spec = Map(
    ($"column_one" === 1) -> lit(2),
    ($"column_one" === 2 && $"column_two" === 1) -> lit(1),
    ($"column_one" === 3) -> lit(4),
)
df.transform(caseWhenFacade("column_three", spec))

This works great, but Now, I want to give this spec Map :
val spec: Map[Column, Any] = Map(
    ($"column_one" === 1) -> Map(
        ($"column_two" === 2) -> lit(54),
        ($"column_two" === 5) -> lit(524)
    ),
    ($"column_one" === 2) -> Map(
        ($"column_two" === 7) -> Map(
            ($"whatever_column" === "whatever") -> lit(12),
            ($"whatever_column" === "whatever_two") -> lit(13)
        ),
        ($"column_two" === 8) -> lit(524)
    ),
    ($"column_one" === 3) -> lit(4)
)

And this obviously, doesn't work with my caseWhenFacade function. And I can't really figure out a way to do this.
Can anyone help me out ?

A: Well that's because (as you know), an instance of Map[Column, Any] is not an instance of spark's Column. I can think of two approaches to this, one of them is an unsafe approach, which I'm not going to explain deeply, but to give you some idea about it, you can use conditionsValues: Map[Column, Any] in your caseWhenFacade, and try to inline the conditions into a single Map[Column, Column] using && on the keys. Another approach which I would recommend, is very similar to the first approach, but it is safe. You can make an ADT representing what your conditions and values look like:
sealed trait ConditionValue {
  def enumerate(conditionReduce: (Column, Column) => Column): List[(Column, Column)]
}

case class SingleConditionValue(condition: Column, value: Column) extends ConditionValue {
  override def enumerate(conditionReduce: (Column, Column) => Column): List[(Column, Column)] =
    (condition -> value) :: Nil
}

case class NestedConditionValue(conditions: Map[Column, ConditionValue]) extends ConditionValue {
  def enumerate(conditionReduce: (Column, Column) => Column): List[(Column, Column)] =
    conditions.mapValues(_.enumerate(conditionReduce)).map {
      case (outerCondition, innerExpressions) =>
        innerExpressions.map { case (innerCondition, innerValue) =>
          conditionReduce((outerCondition, innerCondition)) -> innerValue
        }
    }
}

Just to take a quick look at what this modeling means, in your nested Map object, which looks like this:
val spec: Map[Column, Any] = Map(
  ($"column_one" === 1) -> Map(
      ($"column_two" === 2) -> lit(54),
      ($"column_two" === 5) -> lit(524)
  )
)

Another way to express this map would be this:
val spec: Map[Column, Column] = Map(
  (($"column_one" === 1) && ($"column_two" === 2)) -> lit(54),
  (($"column_one" === 1) && ($"column_two" === 2)) -> lit(524)
)

Right? As you can see, we are reducing to conditions, using &&. So this is exactly what conditionReduce is meant to do in the enumerate method. And what I mean by reducing, is the reduction of that outer nested map into a single map, where nested conditions are reduced into one. At the end, your code would look something like this:
def caseWhenFacade(
  outputColName: String,
  conditionsValues: ConditionValue,
  defaultValue: Option[Column] = None
)(df: DataFrame): DataFrame = {
  require(conditionsValues.nonEmpty, "Cannot call caseWhenFacadewith an Empty Map")

  // this can be defined globally
  val and: (Column, Column) => Column = _ && _

  val conditionalMap: List[(Column, Column)] = conditionsValues.enumerate(and) // this meand do the 'and' operation on conditions

  defaultValue match {
    case Some(value) =>
      df.withColumn(
        colName,
        withExpr {CaseWhen(
          conditionalMap,
          value.expr
          )}
      )
    case None =>
      df.withColumn(
        colName,
        withExpr {CaseWhen(
          conditionalMap
        )}
      )
  }
}

One more thing to mention, which is obvious, is that you need to wrap your conditions and values, into instances of this ADT, or you can use implicit conversion to make the usage easier.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


text:
What Is Meant By Protocol Stack In Computer Network?
raaga answered
The protocol is a set of rules and regulations that determines the way in which the devices communicate over a network. As different computer/devices need to be connected together through a network for communication purpose, there is need of language for this communication.
The protocols actually act as a language that different network nodes use to communicate with each other. All the devices must use the same language/protocol; otherwise they can not understand each other's data.
The communication process is a lengthy and difficult one to manage. Thus, this communication process is divided into different step or layers. Now it becomes easy to define the protocols that work at these various layers. Each layer indicated a specific function that these protocols fulfill. These multiple protocols working together in the form of layers are normally known as the protocol stack. These layers are stacked together such that the each layer's function depends upon the data provided by the previous layer and forward the processed data to the next layer.
There are seven layers in the OSI reference model that acts a standard infrastructure for network communication. Same standard of protocols must be followed by each device in a conversation. These layers work on the data that is to be sent across the network at the sender end while at the destination end these layers work in opposite direction.
The protocol is a set of rules and regulations that determine the way in which the devices communicate over the network.
This is a very suitable answer...........but it would more suitable especially for school children, if it is written in a moe simpler form
What Is Meant By Computer Graphics?
Computer graphics is something which deals with your pixels; and more specifically, we can say that it...
What Is Meant By Networking?
Networking is basically specialization in making and managing computer networks which refer to the interconnection...
What Is Computer Network Protocol?
A computer network is a group of interconnected computers,A network is a collection of computers and...
Why Do We Need Protocol In Computer Networks?
Well, the short answer is, because we need to communicate, Some of them are as ...1. TCP.2. IP3. FTP.4....
What Is Meant By Computer Networking?
It is a connection of computers linked together using transmission media for the purpose of communication...
What Is Meant By Network?
Network is the connection between the more then one system...
What Is Meant By Computer Hardware? Discuss In Detail.
Computer hardware, including computer parts of all the physical in order to distinguish it included or...
What is meant by coding in computer?
The term "coding" can refer to a number of different things in relation to computers. In the early days...
What Is Meant By SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) In Telecom?
Session initiation Protocol (SIP) is one of the signalling protocols which are used for communication...
What is meant by coding in computers?
The word computer coding refers to creating applications , soft-wares etc., by writing commands in the...
What Is DHCP And DNS?
What Is The Importance Of Protocols?
What Is Meant By URL And Http?How To Find The Configuration Of My Computer System?
What Does Protocol Mean?
What Is Communication Protocol? Can Anyone Explain Different Components Of Communication System?
What Is Meant By ARP?
What Are The Responsibilities Of Transport Layer?
What Has God Done For You That You Wish To Share With Others?
Which style of coffee machine is best for home use?
What Starts With T,ends In T, And Has T In It?
Do Danes believe that Denmark is the happiest country on earth? Why and why not?
Hey, I just bought a betta fish about a week ago, i put it in a 2.5 gallon tank with filter and heater and after about three days it started laying at the bottom of the tank and only coming up for air (its fins are also a bit clamped). I checked the?
If I Am Christian, Can I Still Believe Parts Of Evolution?
How much time and money do angel investors typically provide to startups?


text:
Gene Lewis
Devil's Canyon (1953)
Dialogue Director
You Never Can Tell (1951)
Montana (1950)
South of St. Louis (1949)
The Climax (1944)
Cobra Woman (1944)
Trail Street (1947) -- (Movie Clip) French For Love Letter
We've Never Been Licked (1943)
Sin Town (1942)
The Spoilers (1942)
Men of Texas (1942)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942)
Knockout (1941)
Thieves Fall Out (1941)
He Married His Wife (1940)
Father Is a Prince (1939)
Here I Am a Stranger (1939)
The Magnificent Fraud (1939)
Garden of the Moon (1938)
Hard to Get (1938)
Hollywood Hotel (1938)
The Perfect Specimen (1937)
Melody for Two (1937)
Ready, Willing and Able (1937)
Sing Me a Love Song (1937)
The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)
China Clipper (1936)
Satan Met a Lady (1936)
Public Enemy's Wife (1936)
We're in the Money (1935)
While the Patient Slept (1935)
Alibi Ike (1935)
Traveling Saleslady (1935)
The Payoff (1935)
I Like It That Way (1934)
The Countess of Monte Cristo (1934)
Baby Take a Bow (1934)
Honeymoon Lane (1932)
Cast (Feature Film)
Flaming Feather (1952)
Jeb Weaver
There's Always Tomorrow (1934)
Out All Night (1933)
Colonel Gustave, the King's aide
Lonely Hearts Bandits (1950)
Women from Headquarters (1950)
Woman From Headquarters (1950)
Albuquerque (1948)
Trail Street (1947)
Song of the Sarong (1945)
I'll Remember April (1945)
Gypsy Wildcat (1944)
Rider of Death Valley (1932)
Dial Supervisor
Mother's Millions (1931)
Morals for Women (1931)
Blonde Ransom (1945)
Trail Street (1947) -- (Movie Clip) French For Love Letter Early scene with geezer Billy (George "Gabby" Hayes) delivering a note and some exposition with land agent Harper (Robert Ryan), in Trail Street, 1947, also starring Randolph Scott.


text:
GB Home
Tec & Gadgets Blog
Strange Radio Waves Emerge From The Milky Way
Astronomers discovered unusual signals that were coming from the center of Milky Way. These radio waves are not consistent with any known variable radio source patterns and could indicate a new class or stellar object.
"The most remarkable property of this signal is its high polarization. It means that the light oscillates only in one direction but the direction it rotates over time," Ziteng Wang, the lead author of the study and a doctoral candidate at the Faculty of Physics, University of Sydney, explains.
"The brightness of the object also changes dramatically, by a factor 100, and the signal switches on and off almost randomly. He adds that we have never seen anything similar.
These radio waves have some similarities to another class of mysterious objects, known as radio transients in the galactic centre. One such object is called a "cosmic burper".
Numerous stars emit different light across the electromagnetic spectrum. The study of transient or variable objects in radio waves, a vast field of research that has been made possible by radio astronomy advances, is an important part of our understanding of the Universe. There are many types of astronomical objects with brightness that varies, including the supernovae, the pulsar, and stars burning.
It could have been a pulsar or a dense type of spinning star, or even a star that emits large solar flares. Wang says that the signals coming from this source are not consistent with what we would expect from this type celestial object.
Yesterday's publication in The Astrophysical Journal reported the discovery of the object.
Wang was joined by a team of international scientists, which included scientists from Australia CSIRO, USA, Canada and South Africa. They discovered the object with the radio telescope ASKAP at CSIRO in Western Australia. Follow-up observations were made using the MeerKAT telescope from the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory.
Mr. Wang is supervised by Professor Tara Murphy, who also works at the School of Physics and the Sydney Institute of Astronomy.
Professor Murphy stated that "We have been looking at the sky with ASKAP in order to find unusual objects. This project is called Variables and Slow Transients, (VAST), and will continue to do so throughout 2020 and 2021." We found ASKAP J173608 at the center of our galaxy.2-321635 was its name. The uniqueness of this object was that it appeared to be invisible at first, then became brighter, faded and returned to its original form. This was a remarkable behavior.
"The source vanished in one day even though it was present for several weeks in previous ASKAP observations."
Astronomers attempted to locate the object in visible sunlight after detecting six radio signals over nine months. They couldn't find it. They tried again with the Parkes radio telescope, but this time they couldn't find the source.
Professor Murphy says, "We then tested the most sensitive MeerKAT radar telescope in South Africa." We watched the signal for fifteen minutes every few weeks to try and see if it would return. The signal returned but the behavior of our source was drastically different. It disappeared in one day, despite having been present for several weeks in previous ASKAP observations.
However, this discovery didn't reveal any more information about this transient radio source.
They will be more attentive to this object
Wang's codirector, Professor David Kaplan of University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, insists that the "information we have has some similarities with another emerging class of mystery objects known as radio transients of galactic center", including the 'cosmicburper. ' Our new object, ASKAPJ173608.2-321635 shares some properties with the GCRTs but there are also differences. We don't know the sources, so this only adds to the mystery.
Scientists plan to monitor the object closely for further clues.
"In the next decade, Square Kilometer Array (SKA), a transcontinental radio telescope, will be available online. Professor Murphy concludes that you will be able make sensitive maps of our sky each day. We hope the telescope's power will allow us to solve more mysteries such as this one, but it will also make the cosmos much more accessible for radio-frequency exploration.
Evan Schneider here and I'd like to welcome you to my gadgets blog.
I work as the head of technology for big firm in a town where I live in Ohio.
I come from the UK, London actually, and have settled in the US due to career relocation.
My tec knowledge and background means that creating a tech and gadgets blog is a no-brainer.
You will read about gadget reviews, tech updates and even get tech posts from my guest writers.
I hope you enjoy.
The Bitcoin Phenomenon What Does It Consist Of
How To Prevent Your Social Media Credentials From Being Leaked
Facebook Develops Community Near Its HQ In Silicon Valley
Digital Transformation And Productivity A Long-Term Relationship
Home About Us Tec & Gadgets Blog Privacy Terms Contact
Gadgets Blog


We will show you the best of what the Nelson region has to offer:- Whether you would like to see wineries, local arts, scenic highlights, historical buildings or gardens or a combination of them all. We are flexible and will work with you to match your requirements.
Choose from one of our sample Nelson tours below, designed to capture the essentials of the Nelson region or personalise your tour with us to suit your interests and requirements. With a detailed knowledge of the Nelson / Marlborough region, we can create Nelson tours to meet a wide range of special interests.
These are merely examples of tours we are able to offer. We will always speak with you before we start and customise the tour to your own interests and abilities. Trust us we know the region well. Tired of art galleries and prefer some scenery? No problem! Are you unable to tackle lots of stairs? Not a worry! We'll make sure your day really is your day.
Nelson is famous for its arts and crafts culture and artisans have been attracted to the Nelson region for over 200 years inspired by the physical beauty of the local landscape and the clarity of natural light.
Nelson is also home to 25 boutique wineries nestled amongst the Moutere Hills or the 'river garden' of the Waimea Plains. Nelson is the country's eighth largest wine region.
We have selected an itinerary that covers it all; artists, boutique wineries, scenic and historic highlights. We can arrange for you to meet the artists in their own studios then to sample a fine vintage in a delightful vineyard.
Nelson is the second oldest city in the country and boasts the title of New Zealand's sunshine capital. It is the geographical centre of New Zealand and the first ever game of rugby in the country was played here!
With a wealth of historical and cultural sites and a charm of its own, this tour is a must for lovers of art, architecture, history and heritage.
Discover the charm, diversity and beauty of this country. We retrace the pathways of the ancestors and visit some of the artisans and winemakers who now make it their home. Ceramics, woodcraft, sculpture, fibres, Art glass its all here.
A taste of Nelson, some of the must-sees and some little known secrets.


This entry represents the central domain found in archaeal proteins such as DNA double-strand break repair helicase HerA ( EC:3.6.4.12). HerA is a helicase which is able to utilise either 3' or 5' single-stranded DNA extensions for loading and subsequent DNA duplex unwinding . It forms a complex with NurA nuclease, this complex has the 5'-3' DNA end resection activity and is essential for cell viability in the crenarchaeon Sulfolobus islandicus . This domain includes the the central RecA-like catalytic core and a flanking four-helix bundle . This domain can also be found in some bacterial proteins, such as TraC which is required for the assembly of mature F-pilin subunits into extended F pili . The function of this prokaryotic domain is unknown. It contains several conserved aspartates and histidines that could be metal ligands.
This entry represents the central domain of archaeal protein RecA, which is a DNA helicase able to utilise either 3' or 5' single-stranded DNA extensions for loading and subsequent DNA duplex unwinding [PUBMED:14990749]. It forms a complex with NurA nuclease, this complex has the 5'-3' DNA end resection activity and is essential for cell viability in the crenarchaeon Sulfolobus islandicus [PUBMED:25880130]. This domain includes the the central RecA-like catalytic core and a flanking four-helix bundle [PUBMED:25420454]. This domain can also be found in some bacterial proteins, such as TraC which is required for the assembly of mature F-pilin subunits into extended F pili [PUBMED:1350587].
For those sequences which have a structure in the Protein DataBank, we use the mapping between UniProt, PDB and Pfam coordinate systems from the PDBe group, to allow us to map Pfam domains onto UniProt sequences and three-dimensional protein structures. The table below shows the structures on which the DUF87 domain has been found. There are 10 instances of this domain found in the PDB. Note that there may be multiple copies of the domain in a single PDB structure, since many structures contain multiple copies of the same protein sequence.


Like so many others, Nancy Porter and Harriet Reisen fell under the spell of Louisa May Alcott after reading Little Women in childhood. Inspired by Jo March, Harriet became a writer, and as an adult she read whatever she could find of Alcott's scores of short stories, poems, nonfiction, and the rediscovered thrillers. Louisa's journals and letters were published at about the same time as the thrillers; in them she heard Louisa Alcott's voice— not Jo March's voice, or the authorial voice of Louisa May Alcott, but the voice of the woman who had lived and breathed. Her friend Nancy Porter, an Emmy Award– winning producer of films for PBS, thought they should bring Louisa May Alcott's story to film; no one ever had. In the meantime, Nancy completed her film for NOVA, The Most Dangerous Woman in America, about "Typhoid Mary" earning an Emmy Nomination for Best Historical Programming in 2005, and Harriet read everything she could find about Alcott's life, work, and times.
The National Endowment for the Humanities, with the help of Program Officer David Weinstein, made a series of grants that gave the documentary its start. When Susan Lacy of American Masters agreed to coproduce and broadcast it in her wonderful PBS showcase, the ninety-minute film could at last became a reality. Later the PBS/CPB Program Challenge Fund, the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, Audrey Simons and the Simons Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts topped off a budget that allowed for staffing, casting, arranging locations and the myriad other tasks that go into making a film.
With the film came the opportunity also to fulfill Harriet's dream of telling Alcott's story in print. Agent Jennifer Joel of International Creative Management (I.C.M.) shepherded a book proposal and presented it to major publishers; Henry Holt and Company was chosen to publish it under the imprint of editor John Macrae.
Filming of the documentary was completed in October of 2007; editing was completed in August 2008, and the film began running in film festivals around the country, winning the first time out with the award for Best Documentary of the Providence Film Festival. A seven-screening showcase at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts several awards and also a Cine Gold Eagle. The hardback book was published by Holt in October of 2009, and the paperback came out from Picador in October of 2010. The premiere broadcast of the film on American Masters was on December 28, 2009.


text:
Home > Posts tagged "domestic violence"
The plan to install a $3-million Global Positioning System (GPS) program to track those people who have been issued domestic abuse or harassment restraining orders, which Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker proposed would be covered by the state's 2013-1015 budget, was met with a lackluster reception by Republicans on the Legislature's budget committee, the Associated Press reported on September 16.
Wisconsin officials suggested instead $250,000 for program grants during the budget's first year with a 50% match from the locals. Walker vetoed the match aspect.
Deputy Attorney General Kevin St. John, the Justice department's second-in-command in the state after Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen, told the state Legislature's finance committee that the final budget language did not allow for judges to order a GPS tracking device on people subjected to restraining orders unless they violated said orders. St. John added that the current law in effect prohibits this program's implementation.
The attorneys at Hart Powell, S.C. are dedicated to aggressively defending clients who have been charged with a criminal offense in Wisconsin. Our legal team knows that laws are constantly changing, and we can provide knowledgeable and experienced representation in a criminal case. Call our offices in Appleton today at (414) 271-9595 to learn more.
domestic violence, harrassment, restraining order


I started to use this on my hands which have become very sensitive to bumps over the years. So far I have had the best results as the skin has plumped up and is now less prone to damage. The unsightly red bump marks appear less frequently. So happy as my hands were not too good to look at. I highly recommend this product.
Thank you so much for your positive feedback. It is always a pleasure to receive positive feedback from loyal users of our brands. Our R&D, Sales and Marketing teams work very hard to bring a good variety of well-formulated products to the market place to suit each and every need and they will be thrilled to read your comments! Thank you again for taking the trouble to post your review on our web-site.


Have you ever regretted everything you did and didn't do after saying goodbye to someone?
Since the beginning of my experience with GCY, I have said goodbye for countless times.
After every goodbye, I often feel numb from the reality and out of sudden the wave of memories floods into my mind. I have the urge to do something often big and special to a person I said goodbye to as an attempt to cover my regrets. I always feel like I wasn't being good enough to them when they were with me. I feel like I could have done more things with them; we could have been closer, could have had deeper conversations, they could have liked me more.
As an international student, my life is basically a compilation of journeys. Each of them is full of sad goodbyes. I left a place full of memories and relationships to be at another place building new memories and relationships. Sometimes, I got tired but mostly I think I'm tired of how I regret the past.
Well, this blog shouldn't be about me sharing/complaining about my sad habit so let me get you guys updated about my life in Ecuador.
First of all, I moved to a new host family and a new community. My new home is situated in a middle-size city called Gualaceo (but if you compare it to my previous community Gualaceo is a big city). I bet most of you guys know "Gijs", my Pearson co-year so we live a block away from each other now. I think we even lived further away from each other when we were back at Pearson. The point is if you want to know more about my new community, you can check Gijs' blocks. He has written about Gualaceo quite a bit.
Now, let me introduce you to my new life; start with my new host family. I have a host mom who has the same age as my real mother in Thailand and my host dad who also has the same age as my real dad. I have 3 host BROTHERS!!! First, let me tell you that I have 1 younger brother and I was so fed up with the word brother since when I was 13 so 3 brothers are a big deal for me. Matias is 7 years old and I got to spend time with him a lot since our schedules are matching. David is 13( the same age as Pete, my brother in Thailand). He has afternoon classes so I only spend time with him after 7pm and during the weekend. Nicolas is my big brother, who studies in Russia and he is 21 years old. During my first 3 weeks with my new host family, Niko was in Russia so I kinda felt like I had 2 brothers. 2 days before Christmas, Niko came to spend his vacation with his family in Ecuador. My house is so adorable and cozy because my host dad is an architect and my mom loves decorating the house. I have a lot of cousins and relatives so there were many names and faces I needed to memorize. For almost a month, I had relatives from New York staying over and that was when my host mom was worried about my Spanish.
My new apprenticeship is awesome! Some of you know that I love working with children and yeah here I found a perfect job. I work at a school for kids with special needs, where they have students from the age of 4 up to 20 years old. I mostly work with the youngest kids so the 4-year-old ones. All of them can't speak due to their disability but some of them can pronounce my name. Therefore, it didn't take long for me to fall in love with them and my work. I walk about 10 minutes to get to the school and my tasks are entertaining, feeding, and taking care of the kids. I really enjoy it because it's my passion.
I think that's enough about the update part. Let's get back to my main point about Goodbye.
I didn't get to say goodbye to the most important woman in my life, my grandma. I lost her forever on January 18th and the last time I talked to her was a week before. I never have thought that would be the last time I got to talk to her. I was expecting to see her in May when I'm done with GCY but I won't be able to see her anymore. It leaves me more than numb; I'm heartbroken. I wish I could have more time with her; I wish she would be there for me when I get home.


Inspired by the rustic cuisine of Rome's distinct neighborhoods, Maialino is a trattoria reimagined for present day New York City, overlooking Gramercy Park. Chef de Cuisine Matt Spivey's thoughtful Italian cuisine blends his passion for the Roman food tradition with a commitment to our local family of farmers and purveyors.
Designed by Rockwell Group, Maialino is divided into four spaces: Bar Maialino (the front area) is walk-in only, the Trattoria dining room (reservations accepted), the Wine Counter which hosts intimate wine events and impromptu tastings, & the Private Dining Room which accommodates special events (seating up to 26 people). Opened in 2009, Maialino is part of Danny Meyer's Union Square Hospitality Group.
Watch us work with a whole pig to prepare signature dishes from the menu, like the Malfatti al Maialino and our Crispy Suckling Pig Face Salad.
Tim is the General Manager of Maialino. Born and raised in Warwick, NY, Tim was surrounded by food at home and in his family's small deli, where he started working at a young age. He eventually took a position as a cook in a local restaurant, and then enrolled in the Culinary Institute of America, where he received an associate degree in Culinary Arts and a bachelor's degree in Hospitality Management.
After graduating, he moved to New York City to launch his hospitality career. Struck by the philosophy and culture found in Danny Meyer's book, 'Setting the Table', Tim jumped at an opportunity to work at Maialino, and quickly progressed through the ranks from Back Waiter to Service Director. In 2015, Tim became the Assistant General Manager at North End Grill, and then later the General Manager. In February of 2018, Tim rejoined the Maialino team as General Manager.
A native of New Jersey, Terry Coughlin moved west to attend California State University, working in several restaurants while he was completing his education. In 1997, after teaching high school English and Theatre for a year in Orange County, Terry moved back to the East Coast. He immediately began working at Gramercy Tavern, spending seven years at the restaurant as a server and then captain. In 2004, Terry joined Tabla as the Wine and Service Director, before being promoted to Assistant General Manager and then General Manager. As the opening General Manager at Maialino, Terry was integral to the restaurant's launch and subsequent success and was named a Managing Partner in 2012, and Director of Operations in 2016. Terry is also the Director of Operations of Marta, a new restaurant at The Redbury New York hotel.
Hailing from Chicago, Jessica Weiss grew up in the kitchen, cooking and baking for family and friends. Having developed a love of baking in particular at an early age, Jessica received her Bachelor's Degree in Baking and Pastry Arts Management from the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York. Jessica has worked in a wide range of settings, including the Apple Pie Bakery Café at the Culinary Institute of America and the prestigious Union League Club of Chicago. Jessica became Executive Pastry Chef of Maialino in August 2014 and the Executive Pastry Chef of Marta in July 2015.
In 2016, Jenni Guizio joined Union Square Hospitality Group as the Wine Director of Maialino. Jenni acquired a deep knowledge of Italian wine working as a sommelier at many of New York's top Italian restaurants including Scarpetta, Del Posto and most recently as Wine Director and General Manager of Lidia Bastianich's flagship restaurant Felidia. Early in her career Jenni seized a rare opportunity to live and work in Sicily on Mount Etna for the oenologist Salvo Foti. This experience along with her many travels throughout Italy's wine regions solidified her love for Italian wine, food, and culture.
Maialino is proud to be located in the historic Gramercy Park neighborhood. We support a number of local community organizations, The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, as well as hunger relief organizations like City Harvest, Share Our Strength, and the Bed-Stuy Campaign Against Hunger.


Lake Arrowhead living at it's best ! This custom home sits on a huge corner, private lot in Arrowhead Woods, with lush trees, plants and flowers and a one of a kind mountain view !
This home features stunning wooden floors throughtout, a stone fireplace and a library wall complete with its own ladder. A complete library, full of books ! Large frame windows brings in the outdoors as you mask in the beauty of the mountains that surround. With towering beamed ceilings and filtered lake views the view both inside and out is simply amazing.
To tour this home or found out more information, please schedule an appointment and inquire with me.
Southern California's Largest FREE Summer Concerts in Lake Arrowhead..
MOUNTAIN WEATHER--Be Safe When Coming to The San Bernardino Mountains!
ActiveRain HAS OVERNIGHT MAKE-OVER. Nice! Very, Very nice!


All materials contained on this site are protected by United States copyright law and may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, displayed, published or broadcast without the prior written permission of Medi-Bill Inc. party materials, the owner of that content. You may not alter or remove any trademark, copyright or other notice from copies of the content.
However, you may download material from this web site (one machine readable copy and one print copy per page) for your personal, noncommercial use only.
Links to Web sites other than those owned by Medi-Bill Inc are offered as a service to readers. The editorial staff of Medi-bill Inc. was not involved in their production and is not responsible for their content.


Vera Sweeney – mom, blogger, social media influencer, and New York resident – is the founder of Lady and the Blog. Her lifestyle and parenting brand helps busy women stay on top of the latest style, travel, and parenting trends.
Vera's naturally honest and positive approach to doling out advice has led to features in numerous magazines, TV shows, news segments, and digital platforms. Readers can also find her as part of the original cast of the TLC show #WhatSheSaid thanks to her dry NY humor and unapologetic approach towards life.
Vera most recently co-founded a platform geared towards women called Permission to Hustle. This space was created for social media entrepreneurs looking for advice and encouragement from fellow industry leaders. She and her partner, Audrey McClelland, offer both online and offline interactive experiences pairing brands with niche influencers. Audrey and Vera's events range from intimate luncheons and online chats to large-scale expos and mastermind retreats.
For over a decade, Vera has committed to teaching other families how to live a life filled with passion. Her drive, humor, and openness has allowed her to build a robust and loyal community that is focused not only on joy and support, but also a deep appreciation for a great shoe sale!
Check out my TLC SHOW!


Connection to people and People.
At Beth Sholom, we strive to develop heart, mind, and soul through communal gatherings. Through traditional and creative prayer, fun education, and joyous celebration, our mission is to open hearts and minds to the blessings of Jewish life and to uplift and inspire one another on our Jewish journey.
A journey of 5,779 years starts with a single step. Let Beth Sholom connect you to your Jewish self.


text:
Burial Hour
Product Type: Books
Number one bestselling author and master of suspense Jeffery Deaver returns with the thirteenth Lincoln Rhyme thriller, which sees a crime go global... 'One of the most consistent writers of clever, entertaining and often thought-provoking thrillers in the world' Simon Kernick When a man is snatched from a New York street in broad daylight, the only clue is a miniature noose left on the pavement. By the time criminal forensic scientist Lincoln Rhyme is involved, a video of the missing man is already online, his dying breaths set to a grisly music by someone calling himself The Composer. Rhyme and fellow investigator Amelia Sachs must follow The Composer across the globe as he continues his horrifying creation, kidnapping further victims to add their last breaths to his piece. But with Rhyme and Sachs in a whole new world with its own rules, how can they possibly guess what danger they're in when the music finally stops?
Age Group : ADULT
Page Numbers :
SOME THINGS SHOULD REMAIN BURIED . . DC Jack Warr and his girlfriend Maggie have just moved to London to start a new life together. Though charming, Jack can't seem...
MIAMI IS A DANGEROUS PLACE TO GO MISSING....Detective Tom Moon and his multi-talented team face off against an international crime ring looking to seize control over America's most exciting city,...
Whiskey Beach
Eli Landon seems to have the perfect life. A beautiful wife, a wonderful house, a dazzling legal career. But when his wife is brutally murdered after confessing to an affair,...
Under Currents
Every town has its ugly little secrets...From the outside, the house in Lakeview Terrace looks perfect and the Bigelows seem like the perfect family: the respected surgeon father, the glamorous,...
The acclaimed thriller and number one New York Times bestseller from worldwide phenomenon Louise Penny'Compelling . . . An original voice' Peter JamesClara Morrow's husband is missing. When he fails...
Six years ago, Evie Cormac was discovered, filthy and half-starved, hiding in a secret room in the aftermath of a shocking crime. Now approaching adulthood, Evie is damaged, self-destructive and...
A suburban wife and mother of two - with a dark and dangerous past.A promising photographer who now panders to celebrity-obsessed rich kids.A detective who can't let go of a...
Hunting Evil
The compulsive new novel from the author of the Sunday Times Number One bestseller The Caller and Gallery of the Dead, perfect for fans of MINDHUNTER and MY FAVOURITE MURDEREvery...


text:
Q: Setter not called when call weakSelf in block When we need to call self in a block, we usually do as this:
__typeof(&*self) __weak weakSelf = self;

The question is, when you call weakSelf.prop = @"string" in block, the setter setProp: will never be called.
But if you define like this:
__typeof(&*self) fakeSelf = self;

The problem solved.
Anyone could explain why? And any potential problem?

A: *

*typeof is part of C11 and supported as an extension in older language version by clang. No need to use (implementation private) __typeof

*No &*self hackery needed any more. clang supports the plain typeof(self) since a while (v3.1, Xcode 4.4).

*weakself.prop = ... alway is a synonym for [weakself setProp:...]. This does not change when declaring the target __weak.

How do you come to the conclusion the accessor would not be called?
If you miss a log message or breakpoint hit maybe the target weakSelf was already deallocated and the variable was set to nil. This would of course prevent the accessor from being called.


Looking for counsellors in Aberfeldie VIC?
Mental health is an important facet of life, and something to be taken seriously. Aberfeldie is now home to a collection of psychologists, carers, and medical professionals all offering counselling services tailored to clients of all ages and needs, throughout the greater Aberfeldie region.


Energy Management: Semi-Digital Control #Rant !
We have to keep the service running because there is the risk of failure on startup.
Lets address these one at a time with simple cogent arguments. And a bonus at the end !
Did they ? - well fire them - the controls company - not the boilers.
In the days of heavy oil fired bunker fuels this argument had some merit. Solidified sulphurous fuels could block the rotary cup (like a spinning watering can rose) and so start-up could require some maintenance procedures (steam ships also had their own special problems with re-igniting hot boilers).
Today a simple rule applies - if there is no demand for heat all boilers should be cold (or cooling).
The need for back-end protection of boilers is mitigated by modern materials (boiler sections that split can be protected with small shunt pumps) and economizers or condensing lead boilers overcome the problem of flue gas concentrates. Ultimately the value of energy saved requires that boilers should operate in their ideal firing temperature or not at all. If you do have problems with condensates simply fire boilers long enough to dry the flue (which requires load !).
And the faster they wear out the sooner you will be buying replacements! With soft-start, the problems with overheating and if you use a VSD to achieve soft-start you have another weapon in your amoury for matching supply to demand.
This is plain stupid. What do fire-engines, rescue helicopters, critical standby generators for big data-processing centres or hosptials have in common?
Yup you switch them off and maintain them when not in service. Perhaps you exercise the plant for a while periodically to keep lubricants from drying etc - but you switch them off.
We have chilling demand year round in our processing centre and so we dare not switch off the cooling.
Engineers worth their salt use free resources when available (I have seen numerous buildings with comfort chillers running 24/7/365) when they are targeting a delivery temperature of 5C (41F) and air temperatures are below freezing out side - the cure - ventilation. Also bear in mind that processor load varies, heat production is falling and heat tolerance is rising - so review your specs !


Welcome to the Dunbar Lifeboat Gallery. This gallery has been created to commemorate the dedicated men and women who have risked their lives to save those of others. The owners of these images have kindly given their permission for them to be included in this gallery.


The first World Challenge race of 2012 kicked off at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. This would be the first event for the Hawk Performance/ CRP Racing Nissan GT-R. The car has been converted to rear wheel drive and runs a Hewland transaxle from early reports.
Mike Skeen was going to drive the #2 Nissan GT-R, with Jason Daskalos in the #12 GT-R, however only the #12 car made the event. Mike Skeen drove last years Corvette to the pole postion in qualifying with a 1:14.700, the GT-R qualified #14 with a 1:20.517.
Ferrari F430 GT Class car.
Before the first race started, Skeen was out with a driveline/differential failure in the Corvette. This left the pole position open. The all wheel drive Volvo of Alex Figge grabbed the top spot from 5th by the first turn. Daskalos in the Nissan GT-R made it 11 laps before a fire put the car out for the race, and the weekend. Lawson Aschenbach in the Porsche won the first event but was penalized for passing during a local yellow, putting Johnny O'Connell in the Cadillac into 1st. The second race on Sunday, saw the Vette out again with driveline trouble, and Lawson Aschenbach taking the win. Head over to the World Challenge website for the full results for the weekend. Lots of good battles in GT, GTS, and TC, even over the many cautions that mar a street course like St. Petersburg. Next race is Long Beach 4/13/12.
Nissan GT-R had a fire during the first race, and did not compete in the 2nd race.


text:
Microsolidarity
Background & introduction
Five Scales of Microsolidarity
Leadership as Hospitality
A Developmental Pathway
From Domination to Partnership
Another distinctive aspect of microsolidarity is how we think about power, leadership & authority.
Microsolidarity communities are designed to distribute authority and maximise autonomy, but it could be misleading to call them "non-hierarchical". Non-hierarchy implies that nobody has more status or importance than anyone else. In my work with non-hierarchical groups all over the world, I've never met one that achieved true equality. Even when we remove the formal ranking system of a management hierarchy, some people have more status & influence than others.
So while there's no formal hierarchy in a microsolidarity community, some people inevitably have more influence than others. For example, if you spend weeks preparing and organising a community gathering, you'll have more influence on the event than a participant that just showed up briefly. There are inevitably concentrations of power, but they can be temporary & dynamic, flowing through a living system of relationships. We strive to work with these power imbalances with a high degree of awareness and care, sensitive to how concentrations of power increase the likelihood of domination. While we're used to seeing people use their power to disempower others, power can also be used for liberation.
Not all hierarchies are domineering
Whenever we see hierarchical structures, we expect to see domination, but to me it's very important to decouple "hierarchy" from "domination". There are hierarchical forms that are not domineering. Think for example of the relation between a tree trunk and its branches, or between an apprentice and mentor.
I've written elsewhere about the difference between hierarchy & domination, where I unpack these concepts in more detail and suggest 11 practical steps towards healthy power dynamics: Hierarchy Is Not The Problem... It's The Power Dynamics.
For a lot of people "leadership" is a dirty word, because we've had so many negative experiences with inept & unaccountable leaders. The kind of leadership we practice in microsolidarity has more to do with hospitality than authority: think about host and guest, rather than boss and employee. A boss has coercive authority. They tell you what to do and you must obey or face negative consequences. In contrast: a host has no coercive authority. The host creates a context and invites you to participate, and you are truly at choice: there's no punishment if you decline the invitation.
This approach to leadership is invitational, generous and flexible. The host's job is to elevate the dignity, wellbeing and autonomy of their guests. Ideally, the host can tell the guests to "make yourself at home" – this is the point where the distinct roles dissolve and everyone becomes equally co-responsible.
In a microsolidarity community, anyone can make an invitation, e.g. to initiate a project, host an event, or discuss a governance proposal. Everyone is encouraged to take these acts of leadership. But we have to be honest: some people's invitations are more likely to be accepted than others. So you could say in microsolidarity communities, leadership is the capacity to make a compelling invitation.
How do you develop this capacity? It's partly about knowledge: knowing what's happening in the community, knowing a lot of the people, having a sense of what the group needs or what it might respond favourably to. And it's also about trust: people are more likely to accept your invitations if they trust your integrity, that you'll do what you say, and that you have their best interests at heart.
Creating a compelling invitation is just one aspect of leadership; for a more comprehensive picture, refer to Full Circle Leadership by my brilliant crewmate Alanna Irving.
Here's some of the principles of leadership we're aiming for:
Temporary: nobody leads all of the time, everyone leads some of the time. We take turns and share roles with a peer or understudy.
Liberatory: your maturity as a leader is measured by the degree to which you help others activate their own agency and come out of domination-submission habits.
Legitimate: you can be an effective leader so long as people respect you. You will lose that capacity if you lose their respect.
Accountable: people with more influence need more accountability. We take extra care of how power imbalances interfere with consent, e.g. when making commitments, divulging vulnerable information, or with issues like sex, money, drugs & spirituality.
Always a teacher, always a learner. Know who your mentors are. Who do you learn from? Who gives you tough feedback? Who are the specific people you are accountable to?
Effective: you've earned people's trust because you have a track record of getting stuff done.
Growing: you own your mistakes and take difficult feedback as an opportunity to learn. You're willing to work to restore the trust in your partnerships after a conflict.
The next article describes a "developmental pathway" you could follow to develop the competence to take on significant leadership roles within a microsolidarity community. Read on...


Ketty Opoka lives in the northern Uganda town of Kitgum and is a mother of six children. Ketty is a teacher by profession and currently serves as Coordinator of Meeting Point Kitgum. Meeting Point is a community-based organization, founded in 1994 as the first responder to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Kitgum district, supported by AVSI Foundation.
Funded by the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the organization offers care and support services to HIV/AIDS clients through counseling, follow up on adherence, training on income generation activities and other support services.
In 1990, after losing a close friend to HIV, Ketty made the decision to leave teaching, sacrificed her salary and dedicated her life to serving the community. In the beginning, Ketty and her friends were volunteers ― providing emotional support to those sick with HIV/AIDS. Eventually, Ketty went on to co-found Meeting Point Kitgum.
Meeting Point currently serves over 4,000 clients in the districts of Kitgum, Lamwo and Pader. While Meeting Point lacked many resources, including transportation to reach the community, Ketty never relented, at times riding a bicycle for over 30 kilometers to visit her HIV/AIDS clients. Her dedication won her a grant from Northern Uganda Social Action Fund to construct an office to support her activities. Unfortunately, it was in a low-lying area and every time it rained, the land flooded including the office. This never deterred Ketty from supporting the sick.
Today Ketty and her staff have constructed a new office in a prime location within Kitgum town where HIV/AIDS clients can learn income generation activities, receive counseling and other care and support services without worrying about floods.
Ketty's work to improve the quality of life of the sick has changed many lives in the districts of Kitgum, Lamwo and Pader. In addition to her own six children, she cares for nine other orphans and vulnerable children who are living with her in her home. Ketty is taking personal responsibility to ease the burdens of those living with HIV and helping northern Uganda to create and AIDS-free generation. The U.S. Government is proud to call Ketty a PEPFAR Hero.


text:
In the United States, the influence of the Fei family, although not talking about the highest,
But is definitely one of the most influential few families, to such a family,
The head of the FBI always has to ensure a 7×24 response, any situation will be fully resolved.
So, Karl made a phone call and the other party immediately responded.
Matthew heard this, the whole person has completely collapsed,
Sitting on the ground bawling, a time triggered a lot of people's curiosity and concern.
At this time, Matthew, inwardly felt like the end of the world,
Thinking back to ten minutes ago their own vigorous look,
But now immediately to be nothing or even go to jail, Matthew would like to die here.
Emily also sat down in despair to cover her face and cried,
She knew that Stella let the FBI intervene in this matter, Matthew in their hands,
They lost the value of cash, and they not only have to lose their jobs,
But also lost the last trump card to get rich, and they will become completely useless.
Stella did not want to entangle with these two at this time, so he said to Charlie:
"Master Wade, leave this to Master Yuan, let's go inside and find a quiet place to sit for a while what do you think?"
Charlie nodded slightly since Stella had already notified the FBI,
With the FBI's ability, plus Stella's influence, Matthew would not be able to escape the law,
So he did not bother to look at these two people,
So he looked at Karl and said politely, "Then it will be hard for Master Yuan."
Karl bowed respectfully and said, "You're welcome, Master Wade, this is all my duty."
Stella explained to Karl: "Master Yuan, keep an eye on this Matthew and make sure to hand him over to the FBI yourself."
Claire at this time looked at that Emily, wanted to say something,
But hesitated for a while, and finally did not speak.
Charlie took Claire's performance in his eyes and knew that she seemed to have compassion for Emily.
However, he saw that Claire finally did not say anything, so he also pretended that he did not see it.
The three arrived at the banquet hall, Stella instantly attracted the attention of countless people,
So the three simply found a corner where no one was temporarily seated.
After sitting down beside Charlie and Claire, Stella can not help but feels somewhat ashamed to say:
"Claire …… congratulations on the successful completion……"
"For the previous matter I am really sorry, I really had a lot of inconveniences to say I hope you can understand ……"
Claire's heart, although there are some bumps on the matter of Stella using a false identity to befriend her,
But she is actually able to understand her.
Although she did not know what Stella had actually gone through,
She knew that this kind of luxurious noble family must also have many hardships that could not be told to outsiders.
She felt that although Stella used a false name at that time,
She had not done anything to hurt her, on the contrary,
She gave her orders for decoration and even helped her to get a place in the master class,
In the end, she owed her a lot of favors.
Therefore, Claire also said very politely at this time:
"Miss Fei, we are friends, you say so is too foreign,"
"Many things I am not clear about the reasons, but I understand."
Hearing Claire say so, Stella's expression instantly relaxed, and said,
"You are right, Claire! If you have time someday,"
"I will definitely have a good chat with you and tell you how it really happened in the first place ……"
Claire said with a smile, "I have time, a little while after the closing ceremony,"
"We two go to the hotel bar for a chat, let Charlie go back to the room."
Stella nodded without thinking and smiled, "Okay! Then it's a deal!"
Charlie saw that the two seemed to have cleared up their previous misunderstanding,
And he couldn't help but feel a little relieved in his heart.


text:
French court rules against Uber in 'employment' contract case
Agence-France Presse 11 January 2019
Uber filed its IPO documents saying its mission is "to ignite opportunity by setting the world in motion"
Ride-hailing giant Uber has lost an appeal in France brought by a former driver who wanted his terms of employment recognised as a fully-fledged work contract.
Fabien Masson, a lawyer for the plaintiff, hailed Thursday's ruling by the Paris Court of Appeal as a "landmark decision".
It follows a similar court decision last month in Britain that Uber should grant workers' rights, including the national minimum wage and holiday time, to its drivers.
Uber said Friday it would challenge the ruling in France's highest appeal court, La Cour de Cassation.
"Drivers choose to use the Uber application for the freedom to connect to it when they want," a spokeswoman said.
"Drivers can decide to connect in real time and without any requirement of exclusivity," she said, adding that the company was appealing the ruling so as to "preserve... this flexibility."
Uber says it is precisely this flexibility, giving its drivers freedom over when they work, which means they are self-employed and that there is no employer-employee relationship with them.
Uber has long maintained it is simply a service provider, connecting people needing a ride with drivers -- either amateurs or professionals, depending on the country -- in about 630 cities worldwide.
On that basis, Uber, which operates in over 60 countries and which intends to offer shares to the public later this year, has always maintained that its drivers are self-employed.
The Paris court ruling specifies that the contract between Uber and its former driver was "an employment contract" because the driver was dependent for his work on the ride-hailing app.
The former driver first sued Uber in June 2017, two months after the firm had desactivated his account "depriving him of the possibility to get new reservations", according to the court.
The court also noted that the driver had signed a "registration partnership" with Uber which did not allow him to choose his own clients or set his own rates.
Uber in effect exercised "control" over the driver by actively discouraging him from turning would-be clients away.
The driver, who stopped working for Uber in 2016 after providing some 4,000 trips in under two years, had sued to have his "commercial accord" reclassified as an employment contract.
He was seeking reimbursement for holidays and expenses as well as indemnities for "undeclared work" and contract termination.
In an initial ruling last year, a French court found in favour of Uber, saying its drivers were free to refuse a trip and were not subject to any oversight by Uber in terms of time worked.
The European Court of Justice meanwhile has also found the US group to be a transportation service, subject to the same regulations governing traditional taxis and other ride providers.
A setback for Uber in France, but a 'landmark decision' for a former driver
Amazon has entered the Australian gig economy with the launch of Amazon Flex – like Uber, but for delivering packages
Goldman CEO says process on canceled WeWork IPO 'worked'
Uber experiment lets California drivers set their own fares
German supermarket giant Kaufland has bizarrely pulled the plug on its Australian expansion at the last minute, with little explanation
Rise of Streaming and Death of the Cookie Top of Mind for Digital Media
Here's What We Think About Evotec SE's (ETR:EVT) CEO Pay


The following are some potential reasons you might experience a slow or unresponsive Fire tablet or Kindle e-reader screen. Follow the troubleshooting steps to optimize your device screen performance.
Restart needed Restarting your device involves turning it off completely and then turning it back on again.
Fire tablets: Press and hold the power button for two to three seconds until you see the message "Do you want to shut down your Kindle?" or "Do you want to shut down your Fire?". Then tap Shut Down, Power Off, or OK. After the device has turned off, press the power button for two to three seconds to restart your Fire tablet.
Kindle e-readers: From Home, select Menu, and then select Settings. From Settings, select Menu again, and then select Restart.
Previous software version Check that you have the latest software version for your device. To learn more, go to Fire & Kindle Software Updates and select your device to find the latest software update.
Download in progress If you are currently downloading content on your device, it may be slow to respond until all downloads are complete. It may also be slow immediately after downloading a large amount of content.
Device temperature Avoid using your device in extreme hot or cold temperature conditions.
Device accessories If you have a protective case or screen, try removing it and testing the device without it.
Touchscreen is dirty Clean the screen with a soft, slightly damp, lint-free cloth.
Multiple Fire tablet apps running If you have multiple apps running on your Fire tablet, quit unused apps.
Reset needed If you continue to experience slowness after restarting your device, try resetting your device.
Important: Resetting your device removes your personal information (including your settings for Parental Controls), Amazon account information, Wi-Fi settings, and any downloaded content. Because a factory reset removes any content you've downloaded to your device, make sure to back up your personal content to your computer first. Any content you purchased from Amazon is automatically saved to the Cloud and can be downloaded again when you register your Fire tablet or Kindle e-reader to your account.
Any in-app items on your Kindle e-reader or Fire tablet may be lost during a factory reset. Please check with the app developer for more details on their in-app policies before completing a factory reset.
Fire tablets: For most Fire tablets, swipe down from the top of the screen, and then tap Settings or More. For 1st Generation Kindle Fires, tap the Quick Settings icon in the top right corner of the screen, and then tap More. Tap Device or Device Options, and then tap Reset to Factory Defaults.
Kindle e-readers: From the Home screen select Menu, and then select Settings. Select Menu again and select Reset Device or Reset to Factory Defaults.
If the screen is still unresponsive, plug in your device using the USB cord or power adapter that came with it. We recommend charging Fire tablets with an Amazon power adapter. Let the device charge for 30 minutes, unplug it, and then try to restart again.


text:
Golf tips: 5 form factors to picking the 2020 PGA Championship winner
The first Major of the season tees off on Thursday.
Paddy Power Registration
Paddy Power Golf Odds
US Masters 2021 Odds
By Golf Insider / Golf / 1 year ago
It has been a long time coming but after a year of pandemic, postponements and cancellations, golf's first Major of the season tees off on Thursday.
TPC Harding Park in San Francisco is the venue for a tournament that used to revel in its tagline of Glory's Last Shot and there will be a feeling of entering unknown territory as events unravel without spectators for the first time in Majors' history.
Here are 5 factors to help you pick the Wanamaker Trophy winner in the small hours of next Monday morning.
1. Current Form Counts
Looking back at the pre-tournament form of the last 20 winners from Tiger Woods in 2000 can be a strong pointer to who should be contending at Harding Park next weekend.
All but three of last 20 winners had won previously that season, the exceptions being Jimmy Walker in 2016, Jason Dufner in 2013, and Shaun Micheel in 2003 and even they had managed a top-10 finish as their season's best going into their winning weeks.
Even more immediate form is telling as well with 16 of the last 20 winners having scored a top-10 finish in one of their four previous starts, 14 of whom had notched a top-five finish with eight of them tasting victory in the weeks prior to their PGA success, the most recent being Jason Day in 2015.
This factor could be even more relevant in 2020 given the suspension of the season due to Covid-19. The value of a win at any time during the year should not be discounted but post-lockdown form since the PGA Tour returned on June 11 is even more pertinent here.
The past eight weeks have delivered winners in Daniel Berger, Webb Simpson, Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau, Collin Morikawa, Jon Rahm, Michael Thompson and Justin Thomas last Sunday at Fedex St Jude.
DeChambeau has also returned three other top-10 finishes while Morikawa also lost a play-off in week one to Berger at the Charles Schwab Challenge, as Thomas did to Morikawa at the Workday Charity Open.
Of the non-winners, Tyrrell Hatton has two top-five finishes.
2. World Rankings Matter
As far as anyone without a degree in advanced maths can make out, the Official World Golf Rankings are supposed to reflect form and that would appear to be borne out by the success rates of higher-ranked players at the PGA Championship in the last two decades.
With 11 of the last 20 winners ranked at number five or higher in the OWGR at the start of the tournament, it's a stat to note as Justin Thomas leap-frogged Jon Rahm for top spot on Sunday, with Rory McIlroy, Webb Simpson & Dustin Johnson next in line.
Only six previous winners were ranked lower than number 21 (Dufner's rank when he won in 2013) while only three were real outsiders, ranked outside the top 100. Even then, however, Keegan Bradley (No.108 in 2011), YE Yang (110 in 2009) and Shaun Micheel (169 in 2003) had all gone into their Major-winning week with a strong finish in one of their previous four starts, a 15th, 5th and 10th place respectively.
Rich Beem was ranked 73rd when he won in 2002 yet had won on the PGA Tour in his previous start.
3. It's A Young Guy's Tournament
There has been a notable downward shift in the age profile of PGA Championship winners since the turn of the century. Tiger's 2000 win completed back-to-back PGA titles at the age of 26 but the rest of decade saw eight men in their 30s lift the Wanamaker Trophy while Vijay Singh was 41 when he hoisted the giant bowl in 2004.
Contrast that with the last decade, from 2010-19, when Jason Dufner (2013) and Jimmy Walker (2016) were the outliers, aged 36 and 37 respectively. All the rest were bright young things in their 20s, which is not good news for Rory McIlroy, now aged 31, nor defending champ Brooks Koepka, who turned 30 on May 3.
4. This is the week to break your maiden duck
Don't be put off by a lack of Major championship pedigree, because the PGA is the tournament you're most likely to break your duck in, with 10 of the last 20 winners entering the elite club with a victory here and another, Vijay Singh, landing his first at the 1998 PGA.
It does helps to have some PGA previous however. Of our last 20 winners only Bradley and Micheel prevailed at their first attempt while Woods (1999, 2000, 06, 07), Singh (98, 04), McIlroy (12, 14), and Koepka (18, 19) are repeat winners. Of the first-time winners since 2000 not making their PGA debuts, only three had not previously recorded a top-20 finish in the event.
5. Harding Park factor
The San Francisco municipal course may not be the longest major championship course at 7,251 yards from the tips, but this par-70 can bare its teeth. The PGA of America has set the course up with punishing rough, so finding its narrow fairways off the tee is key.
That will bring the best ball-strikers as well as bombers into the equation, although the two Tour events to have been played at Harding Park in recent years – the 2005 WGC-American Express and 2015 WGC-Cadillac Match Play – were won by big-hitting Woods and McIlroy respectively, though they were also that week's world number one.
If you're looking for course familiarity, the only players in the field to have played both those WGCs and in the 2009 Presidents Cup are Jim Furyk, Zach Johnson and Adam Scott. Furyk led the PGA Tour in driving accuracy heading into this weekend's WGC-FedEx St Jude Invitational.
Who does that leave us with? Here's some of the prominent box tickers:
Rory McIlroy
He's lost his world number one mantle to Rahm during a struggle to find form out of lockdown and is probably the elite golfer to have suffered most by the suspension of the season. Yet the Irishman is a two-time PGA winner, he's still second-ranked in the world and he has won around Harding Park.
Is this the week McIlroy bounces back?
Bryson DeChambeau
Newly beefed-up and now driving the ball for miles, he is still dividing opinion with his words and some of his actions but his red-hot form is indisputable. DeChambeau has a win in his last four starts, has climbed into the world's top 10 and seems on the brink of a maiden major victory.
The Spaniard rose to number one in the world (before Justin Thomas leap-frogged him on Sunday) by taming a brutal Muirfield Village to win the Memorial a few weeks back.
That kind of form bodes extremely well for Rahm's tilt at a maiden major victory this week.
Now with three victories this season, he had came close to a post-lockdown win at the Workday Charity Open four weeks ago, only to lose to Collin Morikawa, before delivering on Sunday. JT is bubbling nicely for an attempt to regain the Wanamaker Trophy he won at Quail Hollow in 2017. He is the right age, has the form, ranking and strong form but will not relish the Harding Park rough.
The two-time defending champion attempting to go back-to-back-to-back for the first time in the PGA's history as a stroke-play event, and put in a solid performance last week at Fedex St Jude. A 62 at TPC Southwind last Thursday hinted at a rebound for Koepka as he eventually finished T2 behind Justin Thomas.
Will need to find some consistently good form across all four days though, if he is to make history at Harding Park.
Collin Morikawa
Hard to believe the American only turned pro last summer. His two victories, it could have been three but for a play-off defeat to Daniel Berger straight out of lockdown, have propelled him to number 12 in the world and a Major victory has to be Morikawa's next objective.
Tyrrell Hatton
The Englishman is in excellent form thanks to a tie for third at the RBC Heritage and T4 behind DeChambeau at the Rocket Mortgage Classic on July 5. He leads the PGA Tour in Strokes Gained: Total and Hatton is now at a career-high world number 14 with a big US win on his resumé after his triumph at Bay Hill in March.
USPGA Championship: 5 slick picks for the season's first Major
Shane Lowry: Padraig Harrington texted me to say the Ryder Cup was off
Watch: Tommy Fleetwood v Harry Kane in Paddy shootout best of three thrillers
Shane Lowry: Tony Soprano and the gym kept me sane during Lockdown
Golf Tips: Your 4 best bets for this weekend's Sony Open Championship
Ben Coley / Golf / 5 days ago
Tiger Woods' odds to win the Open Championship 2022 as golf icon eyes St Andrews
PP Staff / Golf / 2 months ago
Golf Tips: Your best bets for this week's Hero World Challenge & South African Open
Ben Coley / Golf / 2 months ago


LinkedIn: is it worth your time?
Emily Miller and Susan Kench explore LinkedIn's value for solicitors, and offer some tips on how to improve your profile.
LinkedIn, as the preeminent professional online networking platform, has been used since 2003 by millions of professionals to successfully build business-to-business relationships.
With current global membership at more than 400 million and UK membership tipping 20 million, LinkedIn is a vast reservoir of potential professional relationships just waiting to be developed.
Solicitors, whether working in-house or in private practice, have always relied on networking and personal relationships to grow and reinforce their client base, raise their profiles internally or develop key relationships with strategic partners, referrers or suppliers. While LinkedIn can never be a substitute for the face-to-face relationship building that transforms a faceless service provider into a 'trusted adviser', indispensable team member or recommended referral, it can, if used effectively, be an invaluable tool to generate and then support those relationships in a way that's unparalleled in terms of time and cost.
Google ranks social networks highly, which means that if you have a LinkedIn profile, it will almost always appear on the first page of a search on your name. If your LinkedIn profile is sparsely filled out or if you are not on LinkedIn at all, this may leave a negative impression.
Whether you like it or not, your online presence is now a fundamental piece of your professional brand. But what exactly should a 'good' LinkedIn profile include?
TIP: To find out if your profile ranks as an All-Star, click on 'Profile' on the left-hand side of the top menu. Your profile ranking is shown as a partially/almost filled circle on the top right of your profile page.
Your summary is the synopsis of your professional experience and the most appropriate spot for weaving in your personality as a way to create a really standout profile. This is where you should highlight your specialist expertise and experience.
In an age where peer-generated product/service reviews are regularly included in a consumer's purchasing process, having a number of well-written recommendations and numerous endorsements for relevant expertise will add substantial weight to your profile's visibility and credibility.
You can also position yourself within your network as a 'thought leader' via the Share an update or Publish a post facility - located near the top of your Home Page.
If you decide to share someone else's content, make sure it's interesting and relevant to your connections / network and be sure to add your own insightful commentary. The Publish a post option is an easy-to-use blogging platform, where you can post articles that demonstrate your knowledge and expertise or offer sagacious opinions on current market issues or relevant legislation. Be sure to add an image (available from sites such as www.freedigitalphotos.net) and keyword tags at the bottom of the post, which help index your blog for LinkedIn and Google searches.
Improving your LinkedIn profile will reinforce the value of your professional brand to your colleagues and business contacts searching for you online. However, if you want to use the full power of LinkedIn to build better internal and supplier relationships, you need to be proactive.
LinkedIn offers numerous tools to stay in touch, communicate and interact with your connections. Here are a few suggestions to consider.
Most LinkedIn members who are not very active on LinkedIn will more than likely have a host of LinkedIn invitations waiting for a response. If this is you then clearing your LinkedIn invitations is a good way to start engaging with your network. Your LinkedIn Invitations can be accessed from the Add connections icon - top right-hand corner of your profile page (head and shoulders + icon).
LinkedIn offers a number of ways to stay in touch with your connections. Have a look at your LinkedIn Home Page - are any of your important business contacts sharing content? You can learn more about your contacts by reading the content they've shared or written. Consider 'liking', commenting on or sharing their content if you find it interesting. This is a simple way to show your support for your colleagues and important contacts.
We all want to avoid the Carter-Silk vs Proudman debacle that flashed across our screens a couple of months ago, so with that in mind, here are a few simple rules of etiquette.
Remember LinkedIn is not Facebook - always be professional and behave the way you would in any offline networking event.
LinkedIn is all about building relationships so overt self-promotion is not recommended.
Think before you connect with people you don't know - the power of your network is directly proportional to the strength of the relationships you have with your first-degree connections.
Always write personalised invitations, recommendations and introduction requests.
Content is king - quality is more always more important than quantity.
Don't reveal company confidential information - obvious but still worth saying.
Be polite and show tolerance for others - again behave as you would in an offline-business environment.
Very importantly, always be authentic - be you!
The potential of LinkedIn to support your professional goals is clear. By investing time in creating a LinkedIn profile that represents you well and reaching out to your colleagues and key business contacts, you can raise your profile and build these important business relationships in an efficient and effective way.
With the launch of My Law Society, you can now link your social media profiles to your entry on Find a Solicitor, the Law Society's official database to find solicitors in England and Wales. Members of the public can search for the contact details of law firms, or individual solicitors if they already have a name. By adding your LinkedIn profile, you will enable potential clients to find out more about your professional work and allow colleagues to connect with you more easily.
A version of this article was previously published on the In-house Division website.
Emily Miller is the founder of Marshall Walker Associates, an independent LinkedIn training company. Emily has worked in the professional and financial services sectors throughout her career and is the co-author of LinkedIn for Lawyers: Developing a LinkedIn Profile to Grow your Practice.
Susan Kench is an associate and LinkedIn trainer at Marshall Walker Associates. Susan has a background in the legal profession and has spent a number of years providing outsourced marketing solutions to business owners in the legal, accountancy and property sectors.


text:
Pittsburgh 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1
Chi Cubs 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 x 3 5 1
W: K. Thompson (1-0) L: S. Howard (2-2) S: C. Kimbrel (6)
11:20 AM PT12:20 PM MT1:20 PM CT2:20 PM ET14:20 ET18:20 GMT2:20 11:20 AM MST1:20 PM EST1:50 PM VEN22:20 UAE12:20 PM CT, May 8, 2021
Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois Attendance: 10,343
W. Difo, CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231 .268 .410
P. Evans, RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .216 .322 .353
C. Moran, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .297 .352 .468
T. Frazier, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .032 .167 .065
E. González, 3B 4 1 2 0 2 0 0 .223 .238 .330
K. Tom, LF 3 1 1 2 4 1 1 .211 .393 .368
M. Perez, C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .129 .250 .258
S. Howard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -
C. Holmes, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -
J. Stallings, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .387 .395
D. Bednar, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -
J. Pederson, LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .172 .295 .250
A. Chafin, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -
C. Kimbrel, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -
K. Bryant, CF-LF 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .304 .386 .643
J. Báez, SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .257 .291 .523
J. Marisnick, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264 .350 .623
A. Rizzo, 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .226 .331 .426
J. Heyward, RF 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 .178 .245 .327
D. Bote, 3B-2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .198 .267 .308
E. Sogard, 2B 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .275 .304 .333
I. Vargas, PH-SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111 .273 .111
T. Williams, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .222 .125
N. Martini, PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
K. Thompson, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
M. Duffy, PH-3B 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .309 .418 .364
2B: Pit 1, A. Frazier (10).
HR: Pit 1, K. Tom (1).
HR Detail: Pit, K. Tom (Inning: 4 , 0 Out, 1 on) off T. Williams.
Scoring Position: Pit - 0 for 6.ChC - 2 for 5.
SF: Pit 0, ChC 1, E. Sogard (1).
SH: Pit 1, W. Crowe (1). ChC 0,
S. Howard, (L 2-2) 0.2 0 1 1 1 2 0 3 21 10 - 11 3.86 .128
C. Holmes 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 10 2 - 8 4.50 .230
D. Bednar 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 10 2 - 8 2.13 .174
T. Williams 4.0 5 2 2 2 6 1 20 83 30 - 53 5.81 .297
K. Thompson, (W 1-0) 3.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 12 37 13 - 24 0.00 .240
A. Chafin, (Hld 7) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 13 6 - 7 3.38 .172
C. Kimbrel, (S 6) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 16 6 - 10 0.64 .106
Errors: Pit 1, W. Difo (2). ChC 1, J. Báez (9).
Stolen Bases: Pit 2, A. Frazier (3), K. Tom (1). ChC 1, J. Heyward (3).
Wild Pitches: Pit 2, W. Crowe, C. Holmes.
Hit by Pitch: ChC, W. Contreras by W. Crowe.
Umpires: HP--Miller, 1B--Hoye, 2B--Baker, 3B--Carlson.


text:
How the Pandemic Has Hurt CNY Arts Organizations and Artists
By Jessica Houghtaling Syracuse
PUBLISHED 6:17 PM ET Jul. 29, 2020 PUBLISHED 6:17 PM EDT Jul. 29, 2020
A recent survey examining the arts in Central New York found that the pandemic is having severe financial impacts. Research projects a $15 million loss for art organizations and artists. Some are worried it could force them to shut down for good.
CNY Arts surveyed 265 arts organizations and artists to analyze financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
They found that most organizations have enough money to carry them through mid-October
Without additional funding, many art organizations are at risk of closing down
"We're noticing the loss and trying to use our best thinking to move forward," said Syracuse Community Choir director, Karen Mihalyi. "I think we have to acknowledge there's a lot grief there"
The Syracuse Community Choir is just one of the more than 265 non-profit art organizations of artists that responded to a survey led by CNY Arts.
Participants shared data from April to May.
On average, agencies said they only have money to carry them through the fall.
"Without infusions of revenue you could theorize that come mid-October, agencies are going to either go to mothball, or some will close down permanently," said CNY Arts executive director, Stephen Butler. "I think another thing that agencies might be looking at is some sort of merger or strategic alignment."
Besides being able to provide entertainment for people, the arts have proven to be a big economic driver for the local economy.
A CNY Arts study from 2018 found that attendees of arts and culture events spend an average of $99 million, excluding admissions.
PPP Loans did provide some short-term relief for art agencies, but other means of funding have been lost.
"We were not surprised by that data; it really confirmed our worst fears. We felt we needed to create the COVID Impact Fund to try and help organizations through this period, since they are limited in the amount of income they can generate at this point in time," said Butler.
With most means of revenue gone during the pandemic, the arts council wants to raise $1 million in relief funding.
"There is definitely big challenges ahead I think for all of us. How to balance life-and-death kinds of financial support that we're gonna need, as well as our bread and roses, too; people need both. People need both sustenance and art to give us hope," said Mihalyi.
The regional arts council has already raised more than $80,000 in relief funds. It will help reach seven counties across Central New York.
Those interested in contributing can here.


text:
Q: How do I wait inside a child process until the parent process reached a certain point? PSEUDO-CODE:
Child:
...
wait until parent prints "blabla"
...

Parent:
...
print "blabla"
...

I can't use wait, because that would be the other way around and furthermore, I want to continue the parent process after the print "blabla" parallel to the child process. I could imagine to share with mmap a pthread_mutex_t variable and solve the issue with mutual exclusion, but I am not sure about that and wanted to ask if there might exists a very easy solution.

A: You can use Signals for this,
After completing a certain task parent process should send a signal to child process by using Kill system call and by updating the signal handler of the signal child process can do further task.
Child:
    signal_handler()
    {
    ...
    }
    main()
    {
    signal(SIGINT, signal_handler);
    while(1);//wait until parent prints "blabla"
    }
Parent:
...
print "blabla"
 kill(pid_of_child,signal)
 ...

A: Have two global variables,one for mutex lock and another for a signal variable like this.
pthread_cond_t signal = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
pthread_mutex_t cond_mutex = PTHREAD_COND_INITIALIZER;

In your parent thread when you print blabla signal the child thread :
pthread_mutex_lock(&cond_mutex);
pthread_cond_signal(&signal);
pthread_mutex_unlock(&cond_mutex);

In your child thread wait for the signal :
struct timespec time_to_wait = {0, 0};
time_to_wait.tv_sec = time(NULL) + 10;//10 secs
pthread_mutex_lock(&cond_mutex);
status = pthread_cond_timedwait(&signal,&cond_mutex, &time_to_wait);
pthread_mutex_unlock(&cond_mutex);

You can extend this code to handle repeatedly wait for the condition to occur for every 't' seconds within a loop, or simply wait once for 't' seconds and quit.
Refer this doc for the return values.