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HR Salary in the District of Columbia
Washington, D.C. is one of the best places in the country for HR professionals to find employment opportunities that lead to high-end salaries. High wages and outstanding professional opportunities, made possible by one of the strongest economies in the nation, await everyone from aspiring HR specialists and assistants to current HR pros with ambitions of advancing in their current positions.
In fact, DC is home to some of the highest earners in human resources in the nation. For example, DC is the top-paying state for human resources specialists, human resources assistants, and compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists.
Some of the big earners among HR professionals here include HR managers, who earn a median salary of $157,250, HR specialists, who earn a median salary of $140,130, and compensation and benefits managers, who earn a median salary of $129,960.
Great Ways to Earn a Higher Salary Working in HR
The highest paid HR professionals in the field are often found in supervisory, managerial, directorial, and executive positions that require a large amount of education, experience, and training. In order to qualify for these esteemed positions, HR professionals are encouraged to increase their marketability by:
Earning a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Human Resources Management
Becoming a certified human resources professional through a nationally recognized certifying agency like the Society for Human Resource Management
Gaining ongoing work experience through internships, volunteer positions, and paid jobs
Receiving specialized training in areas such as compensation and benefits, training and development, recruitment and placement, or information system analysis
Human Resources Management Salaries in Washington D.C.
Human resources management professionals in the Washington D.C. metro area, which includes the Arlington and Alexandria (DC-VA-MD-WV) region, earn more than the overall Washington D.C. area in some professions and less in others. For example, compensation and benefits managers earn a higher median salary in the metro area ($142,250 vs. $129,960), while human resources managers in the metro area earn less than the overall Washington D.C. area ($149,280 vs. $157,250).
The following table provides a closer look at average salaries among HR managers in the D.C. metro area:
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC, VA, MD, WV
Annual 25th percentile wage
Annual median wage
Compensation and Benefits Managers
Human Resources Managers
Training and Development Managers
Human Resources Specialists and Assistant Salaries in Washington D.C.
The highest earning HR specialists in the Washington D.C. metro area are human resources specialists, who earn a median salary of $83,830.
Additional information on what HR specialists and assistants in the metro area earn at all levels in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro is provided in the following table:
Human Resources Specialists
Labor Relations Specialists
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists
Training and Development Specialists
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
Salary and employment data compiled by the United States Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics in May of 2018 for human resources managers, specialists, and assistants – https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_dc.htm#11-9111. The BLS salary data shown here represents median – 90th percentile salary ranges for the state and its MSAs (Metropolitan Statistical Areas) and includes workers at all levels of education and experience. This data does not represent starting salaries.
All salary data accessed in September 2019.
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When Reeva Steenkamp died, almost one month ago now, I was playing a Sting album in the Panda as my 'album of the week' – my usual driving strategy is to switch over to music when the news just gets unbearable. I nearly crashed the car when I heard the news that morning. Later, when I was still digesting the first snippets of the terrible story, along with the rest of South Africa, I changed over as usual to my music, to think for a while.
Unexpectedly, I found Sting's inadvertent commentary in the song that played next.
How appropriate his words are here. Startlingly so, I think.
A heartbreaking footnote to a tragedy that has ruined so many lives.
A mourning song for all of us crying for another lost hero who was unable to bear the burden of being 'super' all the time; another woman in South Africa whose light has been put out prematurely; who has been lost forever to the shameful violence of our times.
Even those with the guns. Especially those with the guns?
Here is Sting in Berlin.
How do I tell this story to my children who revered Oscar during the Olympics; who looked for him and cheered and clapped for him – because he was South African; because he was 'The Blade Runner'; because in their minds he was differently-abled and not disabled? How do I tell them why he is in the media now when they don't even know the meaning of the word 'murder'?
I have decided that for now they are too young to know.
I wish I was too.
This was a very hard one to publish. It has taken me a long time.


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Amazon to Launch Standalone Music-Streaming Service
Amazon's Prime Music has, through its inclusion in the broader Prime membership, quietly become one of the most popular music-streaming services in the world. Now Amazon is planning to launch a standalone version, including a cut-price subscription option for owners of Amazon's Echo connected-speaker.
Rumours of the service have been bubbling for some time: back in January, there were reports of Amazon holding licensing talks with music rightsholders for a standalone service. Over the weekend, Reuters reported that those plans have progressed: the $9.99 service will "likely be launched in late summer or early fall" with a "competitive catalogue of songs" to rivals.
Another $9.99-a-month streaming service may not be cause for wild celebrations, but plans to cut its price for owners (or new buyers) of Amazon's Echo speaker are more interesting. We've been hearing rumours that 'Project Purple' (as one source described it to us) would see Echo owners pay $2-$3 a month to access the service from just that speaker.
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Two of Three Majors Reach Settlement with Publishers on Digital Sales Rates. While the NMPA and sources at UMG & WMG wouldn't comment — beyond confirming the agreement — sources tell Billboard it will keep mechanical rates flat for track downloads and CDs and that the mechanical rate, if approved by the CRB, would remain at the current rate of 9.1 cents per song; and 24 cents for ringtones.
SoundExchange Calls for Appeal of New Webcasting Rates, Saying They 'Erode the Value of Music In Our Economy.' "SoundExchange believes, respectfully, that the webcasting rates set by the Copyright Royalty Board in the Web IV proceedings do not reflect a fair market price for music and will erode the value of music in our economy," according to a statement on its website.
Rhapsody/Napster Restructures, Laying Off Staff, Closing San Francisco Office. "As part of our plan to better position Rhapsody/Napster for long-term profitability and accelerated growth in a competitive global market, we have a new, streamlined structure for the company that unfortunately impacts a number of positions across our global offices."
RIAA Demands Takedown Of ThePirateBay.Org, EasyDNS Refuses. Following The Pirate Bay's return to its original .org domain, the RIAA has demanded that the popular search engine be once again taken down, a request complicated by the fact that there doesn't seem to be much legal precedent to do so.
Inside the 'Stairway to Heaven' Lawsuit: Everything You Need to Know. As with 2015's "Blurred Lines" trial, after which a jury ordered Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams to pay $7.4 million (later reduced to $5.3 million) in damages for infringing Marvin Gaye's "Got to Give It Up," the stakes are high.
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The Scottish housing market went into early hibernation as fewer properties came on the market and the number of sales dipped in October says the latest RICS UK Housing Market Survey.
Sellers shied away from putting their homes on the market and the number of buyers enquiring about property remained unchanged. Chartered surveyors suggested uncertainty in Europe spilling over to UK economy and restricted mortgage availability are still impacting on the market and making sellers nervous.
Just over half (53%) of surveyors said house prices had fallen in October while 47% said they had stayed the same. None said they had risen. This is the first time since March 2009 that no surveyors reported a monthly rise in house prices.
October is a very different picture to September which saw a flurry of activity from sellers putting their homes on the market and a small increase in buyers.
As winter sets in, chartered surveyors expect the Scottish housing market to remain subdued with fewer sellers, less potential buyers and therefore a drop in sales.
RICS housing market survey is the longest running monthly survey of house prices in the UK, collecting data since January 1978.? The survey is cited by the Bank of England's monetary policy committee at its monthly interest rate setting meetings.


I have enjoyed the info I've read so far on the links on Brooks and People of the Book. The interview was especially appreciated as it was good to see/hear the author. It sounds like it is going to be a good read. The March/April 2008 issue of Bookmarks Magazine also has an article on Geraldine Brooks.
I have been sick with a cold-flu-like thing for the past week or so and am just now beginning to feel better (although still very tired a lot and without energy). I just got done reading all the posts and wanted to say I plan on finishing reading the third part of ILE as soon as I get done reading March for RGG and I'll comment on it once I'm done.
After reading Bonnie's posts and checking out a copy in Costco today (they have three stacks left and it's $14), I really want to read POB with ya'll this month. I am going to get a library card at the county library by my parents and see if I can get the book from there on Friday before I buy it though.
In regards to posting comments/etc., I know for me because this is a blog and not a forum/bulletin board, I feel compelled to post when I'm thinking clearly and watch my spelling/grammar more rather than posting off the cuff. I'm not really sure why this is and I know it's misguided. I mean to be mindful and make more of an effort to just post when I have something to say. Also, I have have to say ILE was just an odd discussion book to me (from what I've read so far) and I didn't particularly hate the book either.
Anyways, just wanted to check in and say hi and... ramble. I tend to ramble/type as I think in forums/boards and that seems somehow wrong in a blog too. I mean I know I can get wordy and run on lengthly. My high school English prof told me so. lol. I believe she used the words pompous and witty to describe my writing style as well though.
Tricia said, "I heard Brooks speak about this book on New Year's day. You can hear it here. I finally have my head above water at work and am looking forward to reading this with you."
Bonnie: Thanks, Tricia. I've put the NPR link in this post so more of our book buddies will notice it.
And here's a short piece about Brooks, written by Maureen Pao for Novel Ideas.
Oh yeah, Bonnie. I had the same reaction when they mentioned Geppo again. Geppo? Then, I remembered Geppo. The trouble with this book was there was many ramblings of thoughts & ideas. It was almost half diary & half novel. Maybe that was the effect that the author wanted. It was as if the author wanted to cram so many ideas & thoughts in 1 book, that it was a little disjointed. Talking about the salty tears that fell into the food from the mother, after her loss of her boy & husband, & then Lucia saying that the food tasted salty, made me want to barf. I said to myself, ohhhh Grosssss!!!! Yech!!!!!!!! Geppo's story? Why was it even put into the book? It had nothing to do with the plot. If so, please correct me.
ILI's musings - I for one am glad that Lucia finally faced G., even if she didn't tell the total truth to him. Now that he said that she looked repulsive & obviously wanted no part of her, Lucia could finally make peace with her past & have a resolution of that relationship. In other words, purge him out of her life, once & for all. In the end, she found another man that loved her just as she was & swept her away to America. Ha!! Take that G!!! Oh well, I shouldn't judge him, but as she had said, he didn't even care what had .happened to her throughout the years. How does anyone else feel? I can't be the only one besides Bonnie that read this book? Speak up people!!
Click above to view a 3-minute interview with Geraldine Brooks on the facts behind the book. And be aware as you read The People of the Book that the Sarajevo Haggadah is presently owned by the National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo, where it is on permanent display. Do you realize that Bosnia (whose capital is Sarajevo) and Kosovo (which proclaimed independence from Serbia last week) are both parts of the former Yugoslavia? Take a good look at this map of the area, where the religions of "the people of the book" (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) are jumbled together in often unhappy juxtaposition.
People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks is divided into thirteen sections. I'll add names here, as they are introduced in the book, and (in an attempt to make it worth your while to come here and comment) I'll add "notes, quotes, and questions" about POB in a separate post: click here.
9. Toby said, "I haven't finished the book yet, but I had been wondering if when I was younger, if I had hid my face from my old boyfriend, would he had realized it was me? Wouldn't he had recognized my voice? That is what I would ask Lucia & G." Good question. Bonnie wondered, "Wouldn't Giacomo have recognized the voice of his very recent lover when Lucia appeared as a decrepit old woman?" Although Lucia confides what she did, I'm not sure this would be enough to fool him. What do you think?
"I am as happy to see you prosperous," I said in Italian, attempting the higher, softer voice of my youth, "as you must be disturbed at seeing what has become of me."
10. How did Lucia's feelings toward her parents change, and why?
12. Lucia states, "At last, I had stopped imagining myself in the gaze of others. . . . And so the mask I had put on to distance myself actually brought me closer to other people" (p. 198). How does wearing a veil bring Lucia closer to others? How does Lucia's veil affect others' perception of her? Does it affect how she perceives herself?
13. Of Amsterdam society Lucia says, "Tolerance is not the equal of acceptance. Indeed, the two are more nearly opposites, the former sometimes serving as a subtle means of repression" (p. 163). In the book, appearances and looks are very focal to the urban societies of eighteenth-century Europe. Is Western society in the twenty-first century any different than Amsterdam with respect to its treatment of scarred or unsightly people? How might contemporary Western society respond to a veiled woman?
14. Lucia says, "I too tried to carry the yoke of reason, but it was too heavy for me. I rejected it" (pp. 230—231). From Lucia's point of view, the Age of Enlightenment resulted in confusion rather than progress. How does Casanova reflect this confusion? Can Lucia reject the confusion of her age entirely, or has she been shaped by it herself? Has Lucia's education, her exposure to scholarship and reason in the house of the Morandi Manzolinis (pp. 103–108), benefited her in any way that she is not acknowledging? How might Lucia have fared differently if she had been schooled in religion and faith and never exposed to science and knowledge?
15. How are Lucia's emotional and physical relations with the adult Casanova different from her relations with other men? What has Giacomo Casanova learned as a seducer of women? Is he more artful than Lucia when it comes to seduction? How does viewing Casanova through Lucia's eyes alter the reader's preconceptions of Casanova?
16. After her illness, Lucia deduces that she must abandon Casanova because staying with him would have "produced two unhappy people," whereas leaving him would have produced "only one" (p. 97). After meeting de Seingalt years later, she recalculates with hindsight: "Would the tender Giacomo of Pasiano have ever changed into the cynical Jacques de Seingalt if I had listened to my girlish heart and not subdued my fierce desire with clear-eyed foresight? What if I had dared to show him myself ravaged, trusting to our love, letting life and nature run their course instead of sacrificing myself like some inane operatic heroine? In that case, I alone would have been disfigured; now we both were" (p. 158). With the benefit of hindsight, might Lucia have trusted to their love if she had the chance to do it again? Should she have? How might Lucia's life have turned out differently if Casanova had rejected her? Is Casanova in fact "disfigured" by Lucia's youthful rejection of him?
17. Casanova states the lesson of his own life: "It is unpardonable sin not to take what love puts before you" (p. 223). What does Lucia think of this "lesson"? Why does Lucia not view this as her own life's lesson?
18. After their wager is over, and Galathée removes her veil to become Lucia again for Casanova, she says of her appearance "at that moment it wasn't a source of shame. ... Suddenly I saw, like some saintly vision, the lesson Fate had been trying to teach me" (p. 217). What did Lucia learn in that moment? Did this revelation make her suffering worthwhile in her view?
19. What in Seingalt's final letter to Lucia makes her change her mind and leave with Jamieson?
1. How do Lucia's early relationships shape the person she becomes? What does the Countess of Montereale give Lucia that her own mother cannot?
2. Lucia claims to have faith in self-delusion. She says, "Self-delusion has the benefit of letting us believe that everything is still possible. I have a talent for that" (p. 14). She also says, "Truth is more than the things you see; that is why its value is only relative. I am very careful with it" (p. 16). And she goes so far as to say, "The only thing that can change reality is the mind. ... If one would change things, one needn't touch them; one need only see them differently" (p. 46). In what ways does Lucia delude herself? When does she choose the truth over self-delusion?
3. Lucia says of men, "Most aim to please with little understanding of our pleasure. ... More than anything, men want that which has been withheld. A happy certainty is no match for a mystery denied. Given a choice, a man will always take the unknown" (pp. 8–10). What is Lucia's opinion about men?
5. At what point does Lucia realize that the Chevalier de Seingalt is Casanova? What does he do or say that causes her to realize that the adult Casanova is a different person than the young man whom she loved and who loved her? Why does this realization make her finally enter into the wager he proposes?
6. Lucia states in the beginning of the novel that she is annoyed to be aroused by the figure of Monsieur le Chevalier de Seingalt because she is "the one who arouses desire" [p. 6]. How does this early insight into Lucia's personality affect the reader's opinion of her as her story unfolds? Lucia seems to believe that even before her illness she was a "carnal" being, as evidenced by her "satisfaction" with her submission to the Count of Montereale [pp. 99–100]. Does Japin create a sense of inevitability in Lucia's fate, even before her unfortunate illness?
7. Monsieur de Pompignac taught Lucia that intellectual reasoning and knowledge are paramount. Lucia learned her lessons well. While overcoming smallpox, Lucia concludes: "If my reason could save me from this moment, there was nothing from which it could not deliver me" [p. 93]. However, Zélide tells Lucia, "Reason is but the shell of consciousness, beneath which emotion is far more knowing" [p. 117]. Does Lucia reconcile Zélide's teachings with those of Monsieur de Pompignac? Is the conflict of reason versus emotion ever reconcilable for her? Which serves Lucia better in her life: reason or emotion?
8. Does the Venice that Lucia visits with Zélide [p. 128] measure up to the image of that city impressed upon her by the Countess of Montereale [pp. 36–38]? Likewise, does the Amsterdam that Lucia inhabits [p. 163] measure up to the image of that city impressed upon her by Monsieur de Pompignac [p. 142]? How does Japin develop his portraits of these two cities through Lucia's eyes?
I do hope that the discussions will pick up. The boards are a lot more fun when there is discussions, but at the same time if there gets to be too much discussion then I wind up spending more time reading about the books than reading.
Since there were so many ahead of me on the library's list, I ordered the book from amazon.com for next month. How many plan to read it?
I have also reduced my reading time and trying to spend more time on other projects such as quilting and sewing. I also reduced the number of boards I am in to this one board.
Thank you for your trouble, Marg. I would think about joining the book depository, but in the meantime I've decided to do other things with my time.
I hope I'm not offending anyone of the reading group, but I find the total lack of discussion not inspiring at all. I know I have been spoiled by the vibrant times at the O site, now almost 5 years ago (gasp!) when we started. It's just the way it is, and it's not for me anymore.
Sorry, but when I saw the price of this book, I decided to back out. I couldn't get it on my Sony Reader, so as to save on shipping. I had decided not to spend too much extra money this month, since I had enough expenses to pay for March. Also, I want to get Amazon's Kindle, another Reader, so I want to save money for that. Minding my own business, I got a link to a book, on one of my groups, Carnet ...by Craig Thompson. I felt compelled to buy it, so I ordered it from one of the sellers on Amazon, saving around $1.70. For the last few nights, I kept being drawn to a graphic novel that he wrote. I've never read a graphic novel before, although this is mostly a memoir. The name is Blankets. Well, last night, after reading the many positive reviews, I decided to get it or rather I HAD to get this book. I don't know what happened next, but I got knocked off the Internet while scrolling down the page. Then, it took a full 5 minutes, to "copy things." Usually, it takes a few seconds. Then I noticed that my Norton Anti Virus wasn't checked, like it usually is. Don't know why, as I use the laptop everyday. I had to decide whether to order on the laptop without the protection, or go to my desktop, which was still on. Since it was really late, I chanced it on my laptop & ordered it. After, in the glow of buying this book, which turns out to cost more than next months book here, I realized....idiot....now I'm paying shipping on 2 books. I could have gotten free shipping if I just ordered the books together saving around $6.oo. So much for trying to save money.
How many will be reading People of the Book?
"Margreet, if you are interested in reading this book, try The Book Depository. They have it in stock for 11 pounds 39 pence (no idea what that converts to) and they have free shipping as well, so I don't know how it will work out for you, but for me it is often cheaper to buy a book from them instead of from a bookstore here. Here's the link: The Book Depository"
Second, maybe we need to be more mindful of what's available before we vote. Should we first find out if a book has been out long enough to be in paperback ... AND in some of the used book stores?
I'm retired and had to buy In Lucia's Eyes (paperback) and People of the Book (newly published and only in hardback). I hope I enjoy POB, but I have only tonight finally finished ILE, which I'll probably trade at a used book store. I had to make myself read it, and taking so long to complete has made me over a week late getting the final questions posted. I'm sorry, and I promise to get to the questions (including some from me, rather than those vague online ones) as soon as possible. I feel that I have to buy the books, whether I can afford them or not, because all of you depend on me for questions. I would be ever so grateful if some of you would go ahead and post comments as Margreet did recently about ILE in A Great Imperfection. Thanks, Margreet.
And I should have done this at the beginning of the weekend: It's party time on the island! Lucia and Giacomo (by either of their names) have promised to party with us there, so you will have a chance to ask them questions. I'll mosey on over there with some of the simple food I'm bringing this month, and I hope you'll provide a thing or two as well ... because I declare this party extends 'til the end of February! We have an extra day this month, so enjoy it.
I'm sorry to hear you won't be joining us. The book is $25 full price here, but is on line at Barnes and Noble 18.16. Do you have access to ordering from American companies on the web?
I'm sorry to have to tell you that I won't be reading Geraldine Brooks' book with you after all. I know I voted for it, but I must have overlooked the actual price before. I just checked my internet bookstore, and the book will cost me €36. That's $46.....yes, that's right: FORTY SIX DOLLARS.
As much as I like Brooks' writing, I am going to wait for the paperback..LOL!!!
I haven't been posting for awhile. Was sorry to see I missed the party at Escencia. I have the "People of the Book" and started reading it today. I am really enjoying it already.
Looking forward to discussing it with everyone.
On page 155 it says, "When did I see my Giacomo in that silken Frenchman? In retrospect I can scarcely believe my recognition was not immediate, the very moment he was brought to my box at the theatre. . .In any case, when his wig blew off in the storm by the Amstel, there was no doubt."
At first, when he expresses his bitterness about women, she begins to see he has changed-"the bitterness born of his first betrayal, the contempt it had engendered for all other women." Also in his telling her of how he was wronged by a woman in the past, he "revealed that in his heart he accounted as some sort of cheap swindle what was my life's great tragedy." I think she always thought of his love being greater than hers, but as she realizes this is not true, she enters the wager to show that she was indeed worse off because of his love for her.
I felt more like Japin didn't want to portray her as a victim, even though she experienced many tragedies in her life. She is a very strong woman to have made the decisions she has made.
Okay, I was aware of this conflict between reason and emotion throughout the book, but couldn't quite grasp the final message. The comment from Zelide quoted above for me has a depth that my mind has been too lazy to fathom. In the end Lucia says, "For a long time I too tried to carry the yoke of reason, but it was too heavy for me. I rejected it." It seems that more than one winning over the other, we need both at different times in our lives and for different purposes.
Lucia says on page 125, "Compared with my fallen dream (the tarnished image she had of Venice after she knows she will never be with Giacomo), the Venice I found with Zelide was far worse: sludge on the bridges, alleys choked with rubbish...", etc. As she mixes a bit with society, she finds it very much the same as the Countess described--when she goes to the theatre and nobody is even watching the show, they are all so absorbed in making their place in society. It confirms her opinion that Giacamo never would have been successful if she had been by his side.
Amsterdam only partially lived up to its reputation of "tolerance". I love this part: "It was some time before I realized a thing assumed among the Dutch: Tolerance is not the equal of acceptance. Indeed, the two are more nearly opposites, the former sometimes serving as subtle means of repression. To accept another is to embrace him unconditionally, now and always. But to tolerate him is to suggest in the same breath that he is rather an inconvenience, like a nagging pain or an unpleasant odor demanding temporary forbearance."
I guess he develops the portraits of the two cities by starting out with what she envisions, and then the comparison with reality, and her eventual adjustment to her world.
5. When Seingalt talked about the glass?
6. Both Lucia & G. are afraid of falling in love again. Lucia does what she has to do to survive.
7. Reason. If she followed her heart, she would never let G. go & then there would be no conflict.
8. From what I can remember, Venice was filthy, I think. Anyway, Lucia can only think of G.
It's finally getting interesting. G.'s brother recognizes her. Does he believe her when she denies who she is? I was shocked when he ripped up his drawing of her & threw it into the water. OMG!!!! Don't rip up your arwork!!!!! Geesh! Just let her keep it.
I was glad to notice that part 2 of our book was much more entertaining. It was good to discover what actually happened to Lucia, and how she coped. It made me sad that she decided that Giacomo should not see her like this, and that it would be better for his 'career' if she fled, looking the way she looked now. What a society to live in!
But.....now that she left her home, it opened the world for her, as a sort of independent young woman, needing a position to make money. her relationship with Zelide sounds a bit weird, I think Zelide was a lesbian. But anyway, with her Lucia traveled across Europe. Instead of 'just' being somebody's wife.
Instead of answering the DQ, I prefer to give my own opinion about part 2.
Bonnie of Bonnie's Books makes my day all the time! I know she has already been given this award but I couldn't resist. Bonnie is the best Book Buddies host and a really fun person. She loves to gather us all together to discuss! Thank you Bonnie for the first book club I've joined, I love it!
Gigi of What's Gigi Reading?
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What does DQ mean? Q must mean question, but I can't figure out what D stands for. I'm sorry if you already mentioned this before. Inquiring minds want to know. Thanks.
Click on the word HELP in the labels just below this post, and you will see all the posts I have ever posted to "help" the Book Buddies understand how blogging works. The most recent posts will come first so, until other "help" posts are written, this post will be at the top of what you get by clicking on HELP.
ILE-DQ, which means, here are the discussion questions for the book we are calling ILE, for short.
We put ILE-DQ in the labels to say "this post has one or more questions for the whole group to discuss." Usually I'm the one who uses this DQ, to let you know that, when you click on it, you will pull up all posts that have questions to be answered about the book we are reading together.
Toby's DQ ~ why the name change?
Toby asked, "Why did Giacomo change his name to Seingalt?"
Since I (Bonnie) don't know, I'm hoping the answer comes up in the next section of the book. When it does, somebuddy jump in here and give us the answer. Inquiring minds want to know.
1) Lucia grows up in an upper class family,the masters, even though her parents are considered lower class, the sevants. Lucia gets a private tutor to educate her. She also has the freedom to mingle with upper class men & encouraged to fall in love with an upper class man. The old lady's doing. That old man creeps me out. He tells Lucia, who's about 15 years old. You are ripe now. I can smell it. He describes the smell & greedily smells the air. Ich!!!!!!! Run Lucia, Run!!!!!
3) Who knows what Lucia thinks of men! She thinks so much, but she is basically just being honest about her feelings. Maybe she thinks that men like to chase women & then dump them when they catch them.
I found the names too long to remember, & have to ask myself, which guy are they talking about now. It would be easier if they said Bob, Mike or Harry. LOL!
ILE-DQ ~ When did she know?
One thing I thought about as coming to the end of reading this part was when did Lucia know that Seingalt was Giacomo? When she first saw him walking from her boat? At the theater? That night at the house before the storm? Or didn't she know until he told the story of the girl he first loved to her?
Now that's a good DQ! I think she recognized him right away, but she doesn't want to reveal herself, so she keeps quiet, wondering when Giacomo will realize it's her. But I think he doesn't remember her at all, she was just a child to have fun with, and she has gone from his memory long ago. And to think she sacrificed herself for his sake (well, that's what I think after reading part 1). We'll see how it goes.
What an immense relief to read your comments, Bonnie, Neco and Shirley. I finished part one last week, and put the book aside to keep to our schedule for a change...And to be honest that wasn't a big sacrifice. I seem to be not so very interested in Lucia and Giacomo. Esp. Giacomo, I find him a narcissist jerk (which he probably was!). To slowly unravel Lucia's story, as told by Japin, is sort of fascinating though.
I couldn't do anything with the discussion questions, I was wondering if they were about the book I am reading,,hahahahahaha.
Lucia's childhood sounds like a happy one, living on a big estate, favoured by the landowner/lady. To crawl into bed with Giacomo with her parents' permission sounded very weird. She ended up as a courtisane, or prostitute. After only having read part one as yet, I don't know why this happened.
I had to laugh when you, Bonnie, wrote that you fell asleep even the first time around. Maybe when we have finished the book we will realize what a great work of literature this is, but now I don't really see it. I find the buildup of the story too 'artistic', if you know what I mean. Sorry folks!
Whew! I'm glad that I wasn't alone in not having any insight on the posted questions. I read the book and enjoyed the tale, but unfortunately remember less than I'd like of the details. It was due back to the library otherwise I would have tried to have kept more to the schedule.
Okay, I have finally finished reading Part 1. Now, sigh, I look at the questions in light of what I've read ... and I don't have answers.
I felt less alone in my confusion and more confident in rereading and posting up some sort of answer.
Okay, going to go reread bits of part one now.
Okay, I have finally finished reading Part 1. (You ask how I could post questions when I hadn't even read the assigned section? Easy. I found questions online and posted only those that referred to pages within Part 1.) Now, sigh, I look at the questions in light of what I've read ... and I don't have answers.
How do Lucia's early relationships shape the person she becomes?
What does the Countess of Montereale give Lucia that her own mother cannot?
I don't know ... maybe schooling Lucia to become the wife of a diplomat?
Lucia says of men, "Most aim to please with little understanding of our pleasure. ... More than anything, men want that which has been withheld. A happy certainty is no match for a mystery denied. Given a choice, a man will always take the unknown" (pp. 8–10). What is Lucia's opinion about men?
I definitely get the feeling she doesn't think highly of most (maybe any) of them: "There is nothing a man can say to a woman that I haven't heard before" (p. 8), she thinks. And on the same page: "Some women live for sweet talk. I would rather go without. But how is a man to know that? Most aim to please with little understanding of our pleasure." It was to Seingalt himself that she said, "Give it up, sir ... You have met your match" (p. 10).


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Insurance developments: Solvency II reform and value reporting rules
When the EU and UK introduced more rigorous financial regulation in the 2010s, they addressed potential risk at banks before turning to insurance. Rule changes following Brexit may occur in the opposite order as the UK is mulling ways to relax the prudential framework for insurers established by the Solvency II Directive.
When the EU and UK introduced more rigorous financial regulation in the 2010s, they addressed potential risk at banks before turning to insurance. Rule changes following Brexit may occur in the opposite order as the UK is mulling ways to relax the prudential framework for insurers established by the Solvency II Directive. Other developments, however, will help the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) become more interventionist.
Solvency II, which came into effect in January 2016, has been controversial. European-headquartered insurers have criticised its capital requirements for being too onerous, especially in a low interest rate environment. Some claimed it threatened their overseas subsidiaries' competitiveness. The UK government has shared some of this scepticism and last October HM Treasury issued a call for evidence for a review of the Solvency II regime.
Solvency II has three pillars: capital requirements, governance and risk management, and reporting and disclosure. Pillar I set a solvency capital requirement (SCR), calibrated to ensure 99.5% confidence that a firm will meet its obligations in the coming year, and a lower minimum capital requirement (MCR) equalling about 85% confidence. Breaching SCR will lead to supervisory intervention; unless remedied quickly, breaking MCR will result in a firm's authorisation being lost.
Insurers are required to calculate their liabilities using a risk-free interest rate. Solvency II, art 77b lets firms, subject to prior regulatory approval, apply a "matching adjustment" to that rate when calculating the best estimate of a portfolio of eligible long-term obligations, such as annuities. This mechanism has been criticised because tight rules on eligibility for inclusion in a matching adjustment portfolio in effect block investment in some long-term assets.
The Treasury's call for evidence stated that the government and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) still supported the fundamental principles and framework of Solvency II but there was scope for change. There were three objectives for this: to spur an innovative, internationally-competitive insurance sector, to maintain the protection of policyholders and to support insurers in providing long-term capital to underpin growth and for climate change objectives.
Two forces
There are two forces behind the Solvency II review, said Jeremy Irving, head of financial services at the law firm Browne Jacobson. One was political, the other was technical regulatory oversight concerns about the regime's impact on UK insurers and the unintended consequences of the matching adjustment, Irving said.
"The unintended consequence of detailed prescriptive rules [in Solvency II] has led to levels of reliance … on non-UK reinsurers in relation to managing the 'risk margin', which is of concern to the PRA; and on illiquid assets in relation to sustaining the matching adjustment," Irving said.
"Further, the 'present value' of steps taken in sustaining the matching adjustment have resulted in substantial dividend payments to investors, generating investment returns in insurance markets which are at the higher end [in the overall low-interest environment]."
The political forces behind the review are linked to ensuring a bright future for insurance post-Brexit. Chapter 8 of the call for evidence discussed the prospects of reforming capital requirements for foreign branches, talking about changes to enhance the UK's role as an insurance 'hub' and encourage overseas firms to establish UK branches. Reading between the lines, that sounds like making the rules less onerous.
In a speech to the Association of British Insurers this March, Sam Woods, the PRA's chief executive, sought to calm firms' expectations about the review. He outlined the closer supervisory role the PRA would have under the UK's proposed Future Regulatory Framework and said Solvency II reform would be more akin to tailoring it, particularly with regards to risk margins and life insurers, than slashing capital requirements.
"For us risk margin reform in isolation is not synonymous with discontent about the overall levels of capital in the system," Woods said. "Some big numbers are being bandied about in lobbying for an overall weakening of prudential standards. I have to say that I think these numbers … are a little speculative."
Another factor may also limit the scale of changes. The UK plans to tailor the Solvency II regime to suit its industry better, but it is unlikely to diverge sharply from the EU model so soon after Brexit. Indeed, last December's PRA policy statement PS24/20 almost exactly replicated European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) technical information rules on reporting risk-free rates, matching adjustment spread calculations and portfolio volatility adjustments.
Solvency II is also under review by the EU. An EIOPA appraisal of its operation published in December 2020 concluded that the framework was working well but needed a few adjustments. These included tweaking the interest rate risk capital requirement to reflect recent low, even negative, rates and increasing proportionality exemptions for low-risk undertakings across the three pillars. No fundamental change by Brussels makes London branching down a radically different path less likely.
Widening gap?
"It's possible to envisage a situation in which such a gap might appear and possibly even widen over time," Irving said. "However, it's clear that the UK played a key role in drafting Solvency II regulations and the PRA is actively considering maintaining alignment with EIOPA reporting standards. There is also a potential interest on the part of the insurance industry more broadly in maintaining alignment."
Insurers' PRA regulatory burden should ease but the opposite applies to the FCA. It has long castigated the sector's poor value for general insurance customers and is mid-way through introducing new restrictions. A policy statement on pricing rules, consulted on in CP20/19, has been postponed until late May but PS20/9 has already introduced new product governance and value reporting rules; these have been partly in force since January, with the rest applying this summer.
SUP 16.27, coming into force on July 1, 2021, requires insurers which sell any of a range of general insurance products (listed in SUP annex 48R) to send the FCA an annual "value measures report" on such products. This is to include data on claim rejections and complaints, average pay-outs, etcetera. New product governance provision PROD 4.5 requires manufacturers of new and existing insurance products caught by SUP 16.27 to ensure that they offer fair value to customers in the target market.
Shining a light
The FCA intends to "shine a light on value" by publishing the SUP 16.27 reports and says it will use the data when supervising firms, especially with regards to product governance. That could be a powerful inducement for firms to improve products, especially as the FCA has become more interventionist about insurance matters. An example is its successful test case on business interruption policies, for which it recently issued guidance on proving the presence of COVID-19 to speed claim settlements.
The circumstances of the test case were so unusual it was easy to envisage it as a "one-off", but the FCA's continuing work on general insurance was a different matter.
"The FCA has been addressing the concept of customer value in general insurance regulation for several years," Irving said.
"Whether the FCA would wish to take further steps in relation to firms distributing products which are the subject of particular value reporting, or indeed expand the range of products subject to such reporting, seems likely to depend on its view of the initial data received."
First published by Tim Hitchcock on the 20 April 2021 in Thomson Reuters.
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Limerick's cultural renaissance will continue Bishop pledges
By Sean Ryan - 23 July, 2016
Bishop Brendan Leahy
Bishop Brendan Leahy of Limerick has commiserated with the organisers of Limerick's bid for the European Capital of Culture and has stressed that the city's "cultural renaissance will continue unabated''.
Bishop Leahy made his comments this week after Galway was recently announced as the winner of the European Capital of Culture 2020 bid.
Congratulating Galway on the success Bishop Leahy said, "We are immensely proud of Limerick today, as proud of it as we could have been if it had won the bid. Life cannot be about winning or losing; it is about taking part and Limerick can certainly count the bid for the 2020 capital of culture among its finest hours."
Speaking about the organising team behind the event Bishop Leahy said, "Mike Fitzpatrick and his team really struck a chord with the theme of 'belonging' in their bid."
"Whether you are new to the city or from families that have been here for generations or whatever your background, this is a city that is very clearly seeking to create a sense of belonging. That is being brilliantly reflected through cultural expression."
He added, "We rang the bells of our city's churches at 20:20 on Monday night 11 July to welcome the jurors to the Limerick City and in celebration at where Limerick has arrived at. Today changes nothing; Limerick is on the rise. It has rediscovered its wonderful voice and will continue to celebrate that long into the future."
The decision to award Galway the European Capital of Culture designation was made at an announcement in the National Concert Hall in Dublin by the chair of the panel Steve Green on Friday 15 July last.
It followed extensive site visits by members of the ten person judging panel to Galway on Monday, Limerick on Tuesday and the Three Sisters bid of Waterford, Wexford and Kilkenny on Wednesday.
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He added, "Limerick saw on Tuesday 12 July the feeling and the ambition of the people getting behind the bid. I suppose we have to figure out a way that that doesn't dissipate, that we don't lose that."
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Rākaihautū was a leader (kaihautū), explorer and creator who shaped the island we live in and personifies the qualities and characteristics we want to cultivate in our whānau.
Rākaihautū was the first ancestor of the Waitaha people, who are considered in Ngāi Tahu tradition to be the first tribal group to occupy Te Waipounamu. Rakaihautu lit the fires of occupation in this island. With his ko (digging stick) he carved out the lakes and rivers in Te Wai Pounamu. It was through Rākaihautū and his descendants that the land was named and therefore claimed. He was a leader (kaihautū), explorer and creator who shaped the Island we live in.
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Il Miliziano Takes on la Festa di San Gennaro
After being held captive for the past few years at Carusoville's Main Street, the 6th annual Italian Feast of San Gennaro returned to Hollywood this year and the Militant, accompanied by an unspecified number of Militant Operatives hopped on the (M) to check it out.
The feast event, started by comedian and talk show host Jimmy Kimmel (who is actually of Italian and German ancestry) is a smaller and much younger iteration of the one in NYC's Little Italy, which in itself is a smaller and much much younger iteration of the one in Naples, Italy, is a celebration of Italian culture, food and tradition (and not, as another local blog site calls it, a "Cheese Feast"). The feast, which is actually observed on September 19, honors the eponymous patron Saint of Naples, a third-century early Catholic martyr whose preserved dried blood is said to miraculously liquefy on the feast day.
On that note, let's get right to the food! There was a long row of food booths - all festooned with red, white and green banners -- set up on Hawthorne Avenue, just south of The Boulevard and west of Highland Avenue which had local vendors serving everything from the Militant's favorite pizza to the Militant's not-so-favorite pizza, gelato from Beverly Hills' Il Cono, cannoli (sponsored by the LAPD -- the Militant didn't forget the cannoli), biscotti, cappuccino, ravioli and some real buono Italian ices from Marrazito's in Santa Clarita. The Militant was in the mood for some mozzarella goodness that wasn't a pizza, so naturally he made a beeline towards the booth selling calzones -- but finding out, much to the Militant's chagrin -- that they had already run out.
The Militant and his operatives proceeded to raid the Precious Cheese sponsor tent which gave out free samples of salads, cheese slices and cheese spreads. Ultimately, the Militant settled on a vendor selling Italian sausage and pepper sandwiches -- but the bread had just run out, so he had to do with the sausage and peppers sandwich minus the "sandwich" aspect. Damn! Don't tease me bro!
Militant Operative Blackbird reported that many of the food lines were ridiculously long, so any of the shorter lines took first priority for us. Ironically for the Militant, the largely nonexistent Italian Ice line became the most rewarding food item at the festival. He might have to make a trek out to Santa Clarita sometime to add to his Ethnic Iced Dessert Quest reports.
Elsewhere in the festival was a large bar area, a bingo tent, carnival rides, a midway with festival games and a huge entertainment stage which had singers perform primarily '40s-era swing music made popular by Italian American artists such as Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. The main festival area, aside from the Hawthorne Avenue food tents and children's play area, was situated in a parking lot behind Disney's El Capitan Theatre and, not coincidentally, the theatre/studio next door which is home to Kimmel's ABC network late-night talk show.
The Militant, though, was pleased to see a little-noticed display of the history of Italian Americans in Los Angeles from the 1800s to today. It largely pointed out immigration by Italian region, the familiar Mediterranean climate of Southern California as a draw for Italians, settlements such as our old Little Italy north of Downtown and San Pedro, among others, famous Italian Angelenos (or, in the Italian context, Angelinos) such as Watts Towers creator Simon Rodia and painter Leo Politi, and even overlooked historical facts, such as how Italians found much in common culturally with the Latino community, and also how Italian Americans were ostracized nearly as much as Japanese Americans were during World War II and that Los Angeles is the fourth-largest Italian city in the United States. Though much more assimilated than today's Asian and Latino immigrants, the Italian American community, through its traits, arts and customs, offer somewhat of a glimpse into the future of today's immigrant groups.
Livin' The Life
The Militant's journey to the festival on Saturday night proved to the Militant how much he takes the Hollywood area for granted. He got to hop onto a subway train, do some errands along the way, got back on the train to head to the festival and experience the vibrant pedestrian scene along The Boulevard. No parking, or wasting time hunting for parking, or even getting caught in the virtual parking lot that is The Boulevard. Meanwhile, others likewise took advantage of this enough that the Militant actually had to wait in line to buy his return Metro ticket and mix with a crowd of people waiting for the train at the Hollywood/Highland station platform (pictured right). The future is here already, and those suburban fools (who apparently have much disdain for a city they really have little real knowledge of) just don't know what they're missing. Ciao!
The Italian Feast of San Gennaro, located on Highland Ave at Hawthorne Blvd, continues until Sunday. Admission is $5.
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Totally agree about the subway and the vibrancy of Hollywood. We hoppeed on at the Western/Hollywood station, waited 5 minutes for a train and when it came, it was jammed. After the bowl, we were planning on taking the subway back, but, well, we were a smidge tipsy from reveling with all of gay L.A. at the Rufus concert, that we hailed a cab. Yeah, I've seen the future and it is public transit and the future is here.
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7 ноября 2014 года руководство канала FX из-за низких рейтингов последних серий приняли решение закрыть сериал, таким образом показ финального эпизода состоялся 22 декабря 2014.

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Чарли Гудсон в прошлом профессиональный бейсболист. Он был вынужден закончить карьеру раньше времени — выйдя из себя он сломал биту об ногу и сам себе нанес тяжелую травму. После окончания карьеры он решил, что история его жизни должна стать уроком другим и открыл курсы по управлению гневом. На его занятия попадают самые разные люди: некоторые добровольно, другие принудительно. Сложные отношения связывают Чарли с доктором Кейт Уэллс. Он ходил к ней на курсы еще будучи спортсменом, теперь она стала его партнером в бизнесе и интимных отношениях.

В ролях
 Чарли Шин — доктор Чарли Гудсон
 Ло́ра Белл Ба́нди — доктор Джордан Денби
 Шони Смит — Дженнифер Гудсон
 Сельма Блэр — доктор Кейт Уэллс
 Мартин Шин — отец Чарли, Мартин Гудсон
  — Сэм Гудсон
  — Лейси
 Дерек Ричардсон — Нолан
  — Эд
 Майкл Арден — Патрик
 Бретт Батлер — Бретт, бармен

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HELLION Announce Contest To Name Their Forthcoming Anthology
Saturday, February 23, 2013 @ 11:13 AM
Winner Gets HELLION Merch And Name In The Release Credits
HELLION has announced a contest to name the title of HELLION's upcoming anthology CD, which is scheduled for release this summer. The anthology will include fan favorites from all of HELLION's albums. The deadline for submissions is March 15, 2013.
The winner of the contest will receive his or her name on the album's credits as well as a collection of the HELLION's new line of merchandise.
People desiring to enter the contest should send their suggestions to: newrenaissance@yahoo.com The deadline for submissions is March 15, 2013.
In 1982 HELLION became the first American metal act with a female singer to achieve international acclaim. Throughout the last three decades, HELLION has shared stages throughout the world with acts such as SLAYER, DIO, EXODUS, WHITESNAKE, and many more. HELLION was the first American metal band to to tour in the former Soviet Union (now Russia). HELLION was also the first female-fronted metal act to gain airplay on MTV and VH1.


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Learn about some of the most important Indian Independence movement:
The Sepoy Mutiny or The Revolt of 1857 :-
The Sepoy Mutiny or The Revolt of 1857 was later called The First War of Independence. This revolt took place in May 1857, and was started by a sepoy, Mangal Pandey. It began in Meerut and spread to various parts of the country like Lucknow, Kanpur, Gwalior and Jhansi. Many famous leaders like Nana Saheb, Tantia Tope and Rani Laxmibai led the revolt. They are also known as the heroes of the First War of Independence.
Although, the British managed to suppress the revolt, it created a great impact on the people of India. It united them to fight for a common cause and that was a 'free India.'
This revolt made the British realize how unhappy and agitated the Indians were with the British.
The Dandi March :-
The Dandi March was a protest led by Gandhiji in the year 1930 against the 'Salt Law.' The Indians near the coastal areas made their own salt. The British stopped them and brought salt from England on which they imposed a heavy tax. Gandhiji, along with hundreds of people broke the 'Salt Law.' They walked from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi, a place near the sea to make their own salt so that they would not have the pay tax on it. It took 25 days to cover a stretch of nearly 300 kilometres. This protest was known as the Dandi March.
The Quit India Movement :-
The Quit India Movement was launched in August 1942. This movement was known as the 'Bharat Chodo Andolan.' This was the final mass movement that followed the Civil Disobedience Movement. During this time the Indians were all united and were ready to 'do or die' – 'karo ya maro' for their country. This was a huge united protest against the British which eventually led to the withdrawal of the British rule from India.
Complete Information about Dandi March, Click here.
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What going right in Chicago, what poverty means in a neighborhood school, and the women of Bleeders Riders Club.
What happens in an elementary school in a poor Chicago neighborhood? And why aren't schools like it what we want them to be? WBEZ devotes an hour-long documentary to Penn Elementary in North Lawndale.
Alex Klein was an oboe prodigy, and at 30 the principal oboist of the CSO. A rare disorder took away his career for 12 years and he nearly took his own life. Now he's classical music's best comeback story. Chicago magazine follows him back to his chair.
Yet national reports about those ills rarely get to that heart. WBEZ's Natalie Y. Moore makes the case in The Guardian.
And they're open to anyone who wants to ride motorcycles (except men). Jezebel rides along.
The Facebook torture video is notorious, but the services intersect with crime in many ways. The Wall Street Journal examines the trend.
For all its troubles, its economy is still the region's, and the state's economic engine. Bloomberg looks at the numbers.
The city's problems have, for decades, been intwined with the nation's; the recent Department of Justice Report continues this history. The New Yorker illuminates its findings.
The department has a great credit rating and huge cash reserves—and almost 120,000 people on its waiting list. The Tribune investigates their strategy.
The city is trying a mass sale to get languishing properties off the books, which residents say will lead to promises being broken. The Chicago Reporter returns to a forgotten scene.
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Yannick Gerhardt (* 13. März 1994 in Würselen) ist ein deutscher Fußballspieler. Der Mittelfeldspieler steht beim Bundesligisten VfL Wolfsburg unter Vertrag.

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Vereine
Nachdem er bereits in der Jugend beim 1. FC Köln als torgefährlicher Mittelfeldspieler gespielt hatte, wurde Gerhardt zur Saison 2013/14 vom neuen Trainer Peter Stöger in den Profikader aufgenommen. Am ersten Spieltag der Saison debütierte Gerhardt in der Profimannschaft im Auswärtsspiel gegen Dynamo Dresden (1:1) in der Startelf. Sein erstes Tor als Profifußballer erzielte er am 1. September 2013 beim 4:1 gegen Erzgebirge Aue in der 2. Spielminute. Sein Vertrag beim 1. FC Köln lief bis zum 30. Juni 2018.

Zur Saison 2016/17 wechselte Gerhardt zum VfL Wolfsburg. Sein Bundesliga-Debüt für die Wölfe gab er am 27. August 2016 beim 0:2 Auswärtssieg gegen den FC Augsburg. Sein erstes Bundesligator für den VfL erzielte Gerhardt am 18. November 2017 (12. Spieltag 17/18) zum 1:0-Führungstreffer beim 3:1-Heimsieg gegen den SC Freiburg.

Sein Vertrag bei den Wölfen läuft bis 2025.

Nationalmannschaft
2012 debütierte Gerhardt in der deutschen U-18 Nationalmannschaft. Er wurde danach in allen Juniorenauswahlen eingesetzt. Am 15. November 2016 kam Gerhardt im Spiel gegen Italien in Mailand zu seinem bisher einzigen Einsatz in der deutschen A-Nationalmannschaft. Bei der U-21-EM 2017 in Polen absolvierte Gerhardt jedes Spiel über die volle Distanz und gewann schließlich mit Deutschland den Titel.

Erfolge
 U-21-Europameister: 2017
 Deutscher B-Jugend-Meister: 2011
 DFB-Junioren-Vereinspokal: 2013
 Zweitliga-Meister und Aufstieg in die Bundesliga: 2014

Auszeichnungen
2013 erhielt Yannick Gerhardt die Fritz-Walter-Medaille in der Altersklasse U-19 in Silber. 2014 wurden er und Inka Grings zu "Kölns Sportler des Jahres" gewählt. Am 22. Mai 2017 wurde er zum Sportler des Jahres im Kreis Düren gewählt.

Sonstiges
Gerhardt besuchte das Stiftische Gymnasium in Düren, an dem er im Sommer 2013 sein Abitur machte. Er wohnt in Kreuzau.

Seine jüngere Schwester Anna Gerhardt (* 1998) spielt für den 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam in der Frauen-Bundesliga und ist ehemalige Juniorennationalspielerin.

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Town is a great spot. It is small, unique, friendly, inviting, delicious....I could go on. Town is inconspicuously located on Elgin street in Ottawa. It's a popular spot, but easily missed if you don't know what you're looking for. There's a very small patio out front that seats about four people on a high top bar and the inside seats about 40 people. Their small size is definitely not a downfall as they make up for it with great service, a warm atmosphere and equally delicious food. I treated my mother to Town last weekend and we managed to polish off a bottle wine and spend a few great hours sipping, eating and chatting.
I'll start with the service. One word - great! The staff was friendly and accommodating from the moment we walked in. They have their own sommelier (a trained wine professional) who helped us with our wine selection and even chatted a bit about the local wine culture in Ottawa. Our server was equally as friendly and knowledgeable and helped us choose a fabulous selection of plates to fill our bellies!
Since we're all about sharing, we decided to try a few small plates. We ordered the mixed marinated olives, the 5 selection cheese plate (which came with tallegio, le noble, blue bénédictin, bellavitano, and grey owl; as well as some candied nuts, honey, an apricot preserve and crostinis), and the ricotta stuffed meatballs. I love when cheese plates have selections I've never heard of. For $20 the cheese plate portion was perfect and slightly more filling than I've had previously. The ricotta stuffed meatballs with polenta and san marzano tomatoes were divine. It was the perfect combination of cheese, meat, sauce and soft polenta. I'm realizing that polenta is becoming quite popular in gourmet dishes, and rightly so. Polenta is basically cornmeal boiled into a porridge, but the way it's prepared can add a balanced flavour and texture. We were definitely satisfied and perfectly full after these great dishes. A few small plates passed us on the way to another table....we both agreed they looked fabulous, which ultimately meant that this would not be our last trip to Town.
After a couple of hours of great wine, food and conversation (without our cell phones), we both agreed on the great experience we had just shared. Town is definitely recommended to anyone looking for a casual meal with friends, a romantic date night, or simply drinks and snacks after a long day's work. You will not be disappointed with the food, service or atmosphere. Until next time Town!


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Q: Ubuntu 12.04.4 x64 - How to disable SSH daemon I've read in this thread that running the SSH daemon with root privileges enabled by default is a potential path for malware infections:
How to deal with malware on my laptop?
How can I check whether the SSH daemon is enabled, and if this is the case, how can I disable it permanently? I think I don't need it at all because my computer on which Ubuntu is running is not used as a server.

A: I do not think you are understanding the thread you linked or the ssh server. In the thread you linked, the OP had been cracked, likely because of a weak password, but we do not know. As a result, a cracked server called sshd was installed and running. This is not the same thing as the ssh server in the ubuntu repositories.
By default, the ssh server is not installed or running on Ubuntu, so unless you installed it, it is not installed or running.
Also, by default, the root account is locked. So unless you unlocked it, even if you have the ssh server installed and running, root can not log in.
See: https://help.ubuntu.com/12.04/serverguide/openssh-server.html
and
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SSH/OpenSSH/Configuring
and
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo
and
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BasicSecurity
To check if the server is installed:
sudo dpkg -l | grep ssh

To see if it, or any other server, is running, run
sudo netstat -ntulp

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Tiny, drab birds with light ticking and lisping callnotes, Bushtits are common in woods and mountains of the west, but they are often inconspicuous. A flock feeding in a tree may go almost unnoticed until the birds fly out, perhaps twenty or thirty of them, in a straggling single file to the next tree. They are very sociable at most seasons, and groups will roost huddled close together in a tight mass on cold nights.
Oak scrub, chaparral, mixed woods, pinyons, junipers. Lives in many kinds of wooded or brushy habitats, from the lowlands to middle elevations in the mountains, including chaparral, oak forest, pinyon-juniper and pine-oak woods, streamside groves, and well-wooded suburbs and city parks. Avoids high mountains and hot desert regions, but may appear in cottonwood-willow groves along desert streams in winter.
Forages very actively in trees and shrubs, moving rapidly among foliage and small twigs, often hanging upside down at the ends of twigs while probing among pine needles or the bases of leaves. Except when nesting, usually forages in flocks.
5-7. White. Incubation is by both parents, about 12 days. Both parents may sleep in nest at night. Young: Fed and brooded by both parents. Young leave nest about 14-15 days after hatching. 2 broods per year.
Fed and brooded by both parents. Young leave nest about 14-15 days after hatching. 2 broods per year.
Mostly insects. Feeds on a wide variety of tiny insects, especially leafhoppers, treehoppers, aphids, scale insects, caterpillars, and beetles; also wasps, ants, and many others, including eggs and pupae of many insects. Also eats some spiders, berries, and sometimes seeds.
After winter flocks break up, pairs establish territories but do not defend them strongly, tolerating other Bushtits even near nest. If pairs are disturbed during early stages of nesting, they reportedly may abandon the effort and build a new nest, perhaps with a different mate. Nest site is in a tree or shrub, 8-35' above the ground, sometimes lower or higher. Nest (built by both sexes) is firmly attached to twigs and branches, a tightly woven hanging pocket, up to a foot long; small entrance hole near top leads to narrow passage which opens into nest chamber. Nest is made of spiderwebs, moss, grass, lichens, leaves, rootlets, twigs; inside lined with plant down, animal hair, feathers.
Mostly a permanent resident. In the southwestern interior, where it breeds in foothills and mountains, small flocks may move into the lowlands in winter, even to many miles away from breeding habitat.
Contact calls are light tsip and pit notes, constantly uttered. Alarm call is a high trill.


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D. Stephen Slack
Independent Chairman
Mr. Slack is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of South Bay Resources, L.L.C., a privately held oil and gas exploration and production company, and of its subsidiary South Bay Resources Canada, Inc. Prior to founding South Bay in 2001, Mr. Slack served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Pogo Producing Company, Inc. (formerly NYSE: PPP), an independent oil and gas producer, from 1988 to 1998, and as a director from 1990 to 1998. From March 2003 to August 2010, Mr. Slack served as a director of The Cornell Companies, Inc. (formerly NYSE: CRN). During his tenure, Mr. Slack served as chair of the Audit Committee, the Committee's designated financial expert and as a member of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Slack received his bachelor's degree from the University of Southern California and his Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from Columbia University. The Board has concluded that Mr. Slack's experience qualifies him for service as an independent director and as a member of the Audit, Compensation and Nominating Committees.
James W. Denny III
Mr. Denny possesses more than 45 years of industry related experience. Mr. Denny previously served as Executive Vice President of Operations for Lilis Energy during 2018 and 2019. Mr. Denny served as Vice President at Siltstone from 2016 to 2018 and as Magnum Hunter Resource Corporation's Executive Vice President of Operations and as President of the Appalachian Division from 2007 to 2016. Mr. Denny also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Gulf Energy Management Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Harken Energy Corporation from 2002 to 2007. In his capacity as President and Chief Executive Officer of Gulf Energy Management, Mr. Denny was responsible for all facets of Gulf Energy Management's North American operations. He is a registered professional engineer in the state of Louisiana and is a certified earth scientist. He is also a member of various industry associations, including the American Petroleum Institute, the National Society of Professional Engineers, the Society of Petroleum Engineers and the Society of Petroleum Evaluation Engineers. He is a graduate of the University of Louisiana-Lafayette with a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering. The Board has concluded that Mr. Denny's experience qualifies him for service as an independent director and as a member of the Audit, Compensation and Nominating Committees.
Randall D. Keys
Mr. Keys served as Chief Executive Officer of Evolution Petroleum Corporation, a NYSE-listed exploration and production company, prior to his retirement in 2018. He joined Evolution in 2014 as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Keys has over 35 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, including positions as Chief Financial Officer of public energy companies. He earned a B.B.A. in Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin and began his career with the accounting firm of KPMG. The Board has concluded that Mr. Keys' broad experience in the energy industry qualifies him for service as an independent director. Further, his experience as a financial officer in public energy companies, experience with SEC reporting requirements and his education and prior certification as a CPA qualifies him to serve as an Audit Committee Financial Expert.
Javier F. Pico
Mr. Pico was appointed to the Board on May 8, 2017 and elected by the shareholders on July 17, 2017. Mr. Pico has practiced law for 27 years and has been the Managing Partner of Javier F. Pico, P.C. Law Offices in Boston, Massachusetts since 1992 where he practices business, real estate and immigration law. He received his Juris Doctor from the Boston University School of Law and is licensed to practice law in New York and Massachusetts. The Board has concluded that Mr. Pico's experience qualifies him for service as an independent director and as a member of the Audit, Compensation and Nominating Committees.
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Mr. Smith has served as the Company's Chief Executive Officer since December 2019 and as the Company's Chief Financial Officer since May 2017. Mr. Smith consulted for the Company from January 2017 to May 2017. Prior to this position, Mr. Smith served as Emerald Oil Inc.'s Chief Financial Officer from September 2014 to January 2017 and Vice President of Capital Markets and Strategy from July 2013 to September 2014. Prior to joining Emerald, Mr. Smith was a Vice President in Canaccord Genuity's Investment Banking Group focused solely on the energy sector. Mr. Smith joined Canaccord Genuity in 2008 and was responsible for the execution of public and private financing engagements along with mergers and acquisitions advisory services. Prior to joining Canaccord Genuity, Mr. Smith was an Analyst in the Wells Fargo Energy Group, working solely with upstream and midstream oil and gas companies. Mr. Smith holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance from Texas A&M University.
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The Fantastico broadcast, which can be watched here (in Portuguese, of course), showed several other slides that unfortunately were not reproduced on its website.
Update 5:30 PM, 7 October 2013: More analysis from the G&M: "Five highlights from the Canada-Brazil spying revelations," Globe and Mail, 7 October 2013.
Also, presented for your amusement, former Deputy Director of CSIS Ray Boisvert tries to tell us it was all a bad dream and never really happened: Steven Chase, "Brazil spying allegations part of a 'war game scenario,' former official says," Globe and Mail, 7 October 2013.
Update 30 November 2013: The Globe and Mail has posted higher resolution versions of 18 of the "Olympia" slides with only minor privacy-related redactions: Colin Freeze, "Read a CSEC document that was first acquired by Edward Snowden," Globe and Mail, 30 November 2013.
Update 2 December 2013: Geoffrey Rockwell, professor of philosophy and humanities computing at the University of Alberta, takes a tour through the Olympia slides: "Interpreting the CSEC Presentation: Watch Out Olympians in the House!" Theoreti.ca blog, 2 December 2013.
There are also some SIGADs in the last image.
Yeah, I've been wondering about DS-800. Maybe it refers to a DNR/DNI metadata database, or possibly to a source of purchased or clandestinely obtained metadata. DS = Data Source??
Maybe future revelations will explain it.


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Q: ¿Cuándo crear un feature y cuando un release con git flow? Estoy trabajando con git-flow bajo la metodologia scrum y no se cuando debo crear un

feature

y cuando un:

release

si es por cada sprint o por cada epica.
alguna idea? o talvez la pregunta no va por ese tema?

A: Independientemente de la metodología de trabajo que lleves (Scrum, Kanban, Cascada, etc) debes distinguir claramente los términos:

*

*Una feature (del inglés, característica) es la implementación de una nueva funcionalidad en tu aplicación.

*Una release (del inglés, lanzamiento) es un versión de tu aplicación que contiene tantas features, bugfixes y demás que se hayan solucionado.

Entiendo a tu pregunta que en un sprint (donde se proponen las tareas a realizar y se remarcan objetivos) se van creando tareas que pueden ser features. La entrega de estas tareas al cliente (momento en que se realiza una release) puede materializarse, según se haya acordado, al finalizar un sprint o una épica. Esta parte es más subjetiva y es según lo que haya acordado tu equipo.

A: Si estas utilizando git flow con scrum podrías utilizar un feature por cada Epic, pero tienes que tomar en cuenta lo que es cada rama y para que sirve cada una
Feature: Es para una nueva funcionalidad y algo que después se va a sacar una rama de release
Release: Es la rama que después de haber hecho merge con develop se transforma en release, esta rama yo la paso a QA y luego le hago merge a develop y a master


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Lysander-Canso Equity Fund - Series F
This document contains key information you should know about Series F Units of Lysander-Canso Equity Fund (the "Fund"). You can find more details in the Fund's simplified prospectus. Ask your representative for a copy, contact Lysander Funds Limited at 1-877-308-6979 or manager@lysanderfunds.com, or visit www.lysanderfunds.com.
Fund Code: LYZ806F Fund Manager: Lysander Funds Limited
Date Series Started: September 18, 2013 Portfolio Manager: Canso Investment Counsel Ltd.
Total Value of the Fund on October 31, 2022: $11,046,736 Distributions: Annually (December)
Management Expense Ratio (MER): 1.00% Minimum Investment: $500 initial, $100 additional
This Fund is a global equity fund that invests in a diversified portfolio consisting primarily of equity securities of companies anywhere in the world.
Canada 0.25% May 1, 2023 7.8%
Cenovus Energy Inc. 7.7%
Hertz Global Holdings Inc 5.3%
Apple Inc. 5.3%
BT Group PLC 4.8%
Air Canada 4.7%
Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc. 4.6%
Bombardier Inc. 4.3%
Enbridge Inc. 4.1%
SNC Lavalin 4.0%
Total number of investments 34
Canadian Equities 55.7%
Foreign Equities 36.4%
Canadian Fixed Income 7.8%
Lysander Funds Limited has rated the volatility of this Fund as Medium-to-High.
This section tells you how Series F Units of the Fund have performed over the past 8 years. Returns are after fund expenses have been deducted. These expenses reduce the Series' returns.
This chart shows how Series F Units of the Fund performed in each of the last 8 years. The Series dropped in value in 2 of the 8 years. The range of returns and change from year to year can help you assess how risky the Fund has been in the past. It does not tell you how the Fund will perform in the future.
Best Return 30.92% December 31, 2020 Your investment would rise to $1,309.20
Worst Return -32.05% March 31, 2020 Your investment would drop to $679.50
The annual compounded return of Series F was 9.70% since its start date. If you had invested $1,000 in the Series F Units of the Fund on its start date of September 18, 2013 your investment would have been worth $2,327.11 on October 31, 2022.
plan to hold this investment for the long term; and
primarily want to gain equity exposure, and can handle the volatility associated with equity investments.
The following tables show the fees and expenses you could pay to buy, own and sell Series F Units of the Fund. The fees and expenses – including any commissions – can vary among series of a fund and among funds. Higher commissions can influence representatives to recommend one investment over another. Ask about other funds and investments that may be suitable for you at a lower cost.
No sales charges apply when you purchase Series F Units of the Fund. However, investors who purchase this Series through a fee-based program offered at their representative's firm generally pay to that firm an asset-based fee.
As at June 30, 2022, the expenses of the Series were 1.04% of its average value. This equates to $10.40 for every $1,000 invested.
Management expense ratio (MER) – This is the total of the Series' management fee and operating expenses. 1.00%
Lysander Funds Limited does not pay a trailing commission for this Series of the Fund.
Fee Based Program Investors who purchase this Series through a fee-based program offered at their representative's firm generally pay to that firm an asset-based fee.


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Sant'Alessio Siculo-Forza d'Agrò (wł. Stazione di Sant'Alessio Siculo-Forza d'Agrò) – przystanek kolejowy w Sant'Alessio Siculo, w prowincji Mesyna, w regionie Sycylia, we Włoszech. Stacja znajduje się na linii Mesyna – Syrakuzy. Obsługuje również pobliską gminę Forza d'Agrò.

Według klasyfikacji RFI ma kategorię brązową.

Linie kolejowe
 Linia Mesyna – Syrakuzy

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Gun purchase waiting periods don't stop mass shootings but they can save hundreds of lives a year – maybe thousands – that suicide would have ended. That is the central conclusion of research by Griffin Edwards, Erik Nesson, Joshua Robinson and Fredrick Vars, published in the December 2018 issue of The Economic Journal.
Their study uses sophisticated statistical analysis to connect changes in states' waiting period laws to changes in homicide and suicide rates over the period from 1990 to 2013. They find substantial reductions in gun-related suicide deaths with no corresponding increase in other forms of suicide.
If all 33 states without a mandatory purchase delay at the time of the study were to adopt one, the researchers estimate that more than 600 lives per year could be saved. Moreover, they are only able to estimate this effect reliably for handgun waiting periods. If these laws were to apply to rifles and shotguns as well, the number of lives saved would likely be larger.
The results should not be surprising, the researchers comment: Many suicides are impulsive. A waiting period gives time for the impulse to subside.
They find no evidence that individuals unable to purchase a firearm quickly substitute a different method of suicide successfully. But even if some do switch methods, firearms are by far the deadliest. Surviving one attempt is almost always enough to prevent suicide; only 10% of those who survive a suicide attempt go on to die by suicide.
The effect of waiting periods on mass shootings is uncertain. The study finds no consistent evidence that waiting periods reduce homicides, and mass shootings tend to be planned over a longer period of time than typical homicides. So why should a public concerned about mass shootings support waiting periods?
While mass shootings are appalling and garner massive media attention, the daily realities of gun violence – suicides in particular – are much deadlier. On average, about as many people take their own lives with a firearm every single day in the United States as the number of people who died in the largest mass shooting in American history (Las Vegas). Furthermore, while homicide rates have been declining across the country since the early 1990s, suicide rates have been on the rise since the mid -2000s.
'Looking Down the Barrel of a Loaded Gun: The Effect of Mandatory Handgun Purchase Delays on Homicide and Suicide' by Griffin Edwards, Erik Nesson, Joshua Robinson and Fredrick Vars.