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Peer Mentors serve as role models, while providing guidance and leadership for a group of first-year students in a specified LAS100: First Year Experience section. Peer Mentors are responsible for helping to make their groups' First Year Experience meaningful, fun, and informational by facilitating intentional conversations in the classroom and positive, social interactions outside of the classroom.
Peer Mentors are required to take a Leadership Course during the Winter semester to learn more about honing their leadership skills and how best to support first-year students.
"In my free time, I am mostly a major nerd who loves reading, playing video games, and binge watching Netflix!"
the boat, or out fishing."
"I like to play with my dogs and do anything that involves the outdoors."
"I love working out, hunting, woodworking, and running with my dogs."
"I enjoy being active, going to sporting events, and being outside."
"I really like spending time with my friends, especially those who help me practice judo and the Acapelicans."
"I like to play and watch sports, water ski and hang out with friends."
"I have a secret obsession with DIY projects and I love chasing squirrels on campus, singing, and browsing through Pinterest."
"I enjoy singing, especially in the library stacks."
"I enjoy hanging out with my friends, listening to music, watching football and Grey's Anatomy."
"I love being around people and usually being the one they are laughing at."
"I enjoy hanging out with friends in my spare time."
"In my spare time, I love to paint my nails, complete word searches and listen to music!"
"I like being outside, watching Disney movies, and hanging out with my family and friends."
"I am an avid bowler and gamer. I enjoy listening to life stories, watching action movies, and even chick-flicks."
"I enjoy baseball, volleyball, lifting, hunting, lake days, and going to concerts. I am also an avid baseball fan.


Customers today are more powerful and more demanding for personalised products and bespoke offerings than they have ever been. How will new privacy legislation affect this?
The General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR privacy legislation that comes into force on May 25 has left companies unclear about how to offer the personalised products that customers demand in an era of tighter control of personal data.
José Alberto Rodriguez Ruiz, director of cloud technology and data protection officer at Cornerstone OnDemand, a provider of cloud-based human resources systems, believes that once they dig into the details most companies will find it is quite a clear and highly operational text, based on best practice.
Beyond GDPR, many experts believe that tighter privacy requirements could improve customer experience, as organisations will only be able to use relevant and up-to-date information to personalise the customer experience.
Post-Brexit, the UK's commitment to GDPR means UK companies will remain strong and connected in the European Union market. However some countries outside of Europe are planning data protection regulation even more rigorous than GDPR, which has important implications for the digital economy, which is becoming an increasingly important part of the UK's global competitiveness.
China, for example, is implementing new data regulations around the collection, storage and sharing of personal data and user consent, which could potentially be more far-reaching than GDPR.
Companies will need to carefully plan ahead to make sure they are future-proofed to stay ahead of the game, says Sachiko Scheuing, European privacy officer at marketing tech firm Acxiom and co-chair of FEDMA, the Federation of European Direct and Interactive Marketing Associations.
"The 'north star' for businesses should always be what's in the best interests of their customers, ahead of the best interests of the business," she says. "While some 61 per cent of people are happy with the amount of data they share with businesses, recent Direct Marketing Association research in the UK also found that three quarters of consumers consider their data privacy a 'concern'.
With all new privacy regulations in place, will companies still have the data they need to provide the personalisation people have come to crave?
And their customer experience that much richer.


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ObamaCare exchanges: What if they are not ready by October?
On Oct. 1, millions of Americans are supposed to be able to go online and acquire health insurance on electronic exchanges in the states where they live. But a new Government Accounting Agency (GAO) report is raising an issue I raised in The Wall Street Journal: What happens if the exchanges aren't ready?
Already, the Department of Health and Human Services has thrown in the towel on small-business exchanges that were supposed to allow employees to choose among competing health plans. The opportunity to make those choices has been put off for at least a year, leaving small-business employees with only their employer's plans as options.
As for individuals acquiring insurance on their own, the only states that have functioning exchanges at the moment are Massachusetts and Utah. Both developed their exchanges independently of the Affordable Care Act, and they may not be able to do everything the federal government requires.
Fifteen other states are trying to develop their own exchanges with varying degrees of success. The other 33 states have either completely ceded responsibility to the federal government or have entered a partnership that gives the federal government responsibility.
There are five reasons the supply side of the market may not be ready when the buyers are.
Cost. One problem is that too little money was budgeted for creating the exchanges. The Congressional Budget Office originally estimated that setting up the exchanges would cost between $5 billion and $10 billion. California alone is spending more than $900 million, yet the health-reform law allocated only $1 billion for the country as a whole. The Obama administration has been cannibalizing other federal health budgets in a mad rush to find more for the exchanges.
Complexity. A second problem is that the Obama administration wants something the federal government has never done: a computer system that connects the Department of Health and Human Services, the Internal Revenue Service, the Social Security Administration, Homeland Security and perhaps other departments. This is a herculean task with unclear benefits.
Meanwhile, has anyone asked why we need to link all these agencies in order to operate an exchange? We allow people to self-report their incomes on income-tax returns without checking all the databases the government has at its disposal. Why should health insurance applications be different?
Incompetency. A third and much bigger problem is that the federal government is probably the worst entity possible to design an exchange.
In July 2011, Fortune magazine reported that the government is spending $80 billion a year on buying and operating information technology, and much of it is simply wasted.
Reinventing the wheel. One of the worst mistakes the federal government makes is the tendency to try to reinvent systems the private sector has already invented. The government has been true to form under the health-reform law, completely ignoring private exchanges that are up and running.
EHealth, for example, operates an online site that has allowed three million people to acquire health insurance, 40 percent of whom were previously uninsured. BenefitMall has been operating a private health-insurance exchange in Maryland since 2000 and currently competes against two other private exchanges in the state. Nationally, Mercer and Aon Hewitt are running private exchanges for large employers. Overall, there are 100 private exchanges in existence today.
Anti-private sector bias. For reasons that are hard for an ordinary mortal to understand, individuals and families who earn too much (more than 400 percent of the poverty level) to qualify for a subsidy will be allowed to go through private exchanges to purchase insurance. HHS has explicitly given the federal-allied exchanges the option to use private website companies as portals, but so far no state exchange has allowed a private company to serve as an entry point for anyone who is entitled to a subsidy.
Meanwhile, the Obama administration is going to spend millions of dollars on "navigators." These will be people trained to locate those who are eligible for subsidized health insurance and help them get into a health plan although in most cases the task of actually signing up for a plan will fall to enrollees.
[John C. Goodman is President and CEO of the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) and a senior fellow for the Georgia Public Policy Foundation, an independent, state-focused think tank that proposes practical, market-oriented approaches to public policy to improve the lives of Georgians] © 2013 Georgia Public Policy Foundation.
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Tampines Rovers's continental campaign is all but over at that point of time after this defeat at home to Hanoi FC, a team they beat on the same ground six years in the same tournament.
Home United beat the Myanmarese champions Yadanarbon FC to make it to the AFC Cup Asean zonal semi-final. It was a fiery contest that saw the four players sent off from the match.
I didn't edit much of the photos except for some minor toning and sharpening. Hougang Stadium tend to be misty after every downpour and it proven the case.
The Cheetahs snapped their recent winless streak by beating Balestier Khalsa Football Club at home on the muddy, soggy surface that saw the match interrupted when the referee halted the match due to lightnings in the 72nd minute before resumed the match approximately half an hour later.
My very first attempt to shoot some netball action and saw Mission Mannas overpowered Tiger Sharks in the Grand Final to clinch the match and crowned as the champions.


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In the tech world, no one gets a bad rap like the venture capitalist. Often derided as opportunists and gold diggers who take advantage of passionate and eager startups with unfavorable valuations, some entrepreneurs see VCs as a necessary evil to scale their disruptive idea to a national or global stage. Yet, sometimes these VCs are the greatest allies and closest advisors to the founders. They are often the unsung heroes who have fueled and guided the innovation we adore, and eventually take for granted. But still, nowadays with the cost of starting and operating a company dropping precipitously, where do Venture Capitalists fit in, if at all? How can they bring value to an up-and-coming business? As every aspect of our lives and how we do business changes due to technology and the Internet, so must the financing of the very companies who are causing the disruption.
In the coming months, we will visit and profile disruptive VCs and angel investors the likes of Paul Graham, Dave McClure, Mark Suster, Christine Herron, Tim Chang, Raj Capoor, Angel List founder Naval Ravikant, and more for A TOTAL DISRUPTION series called "VC Visionaries." We will look at what drives them from an anthropological perspective, just as we have studied the DNA of the entrepreneur, and discover brilliant companies in their portfolios – while getting kickass advice. We'll explore how they are challenging the typical financing structures that have ruled Silicon Valley for decades.
What marks a wise VC in the tech world is someone who knows and understands the challenges of the entrepreneur from the inside out. Andrew Chung began his entrepreneurial education at five years old working in his family's Chinese restaurant, where he learned the values of hard work, customer service, and perseverance. Not only did he get ground-level experience in a small business, but one customer, a local scientist from Princeton University, saw the boy's potential and visited every weekend to teach Andrew advanced math and physics. He mastered Geometry at age 6, Calculus at 10, and Relativity by 12. It wasn't long before Harvard came calling.
By 19, Chung had started his own company and built some of the first Flash-based websites for local business around campus. Not longer after, he co-founded a startup called Uberworks, an e-commerce platform and successfully steered it to a successful acquisition by a public company. Soon, Chung was drawn into the world of investing through stints at Bain Capital and worked in the arenas of energy, healthcare, and software.
During this time, his commitment to a career in business was challenged by the other great love of his life: Music. A talented vocalist, Chung won Chinese-American Idol and was a finalist in Hong Kong's version of American Idol, upon which he was offered a major record deal. Flipping the familiar narrative, he chose entrepreneurship over art, because he loved it so much and thought he could make a bigger difference in the world.
Now a partner at Khosla Ventures, Chung's goal is to disrupt traditional industries, revolutionize humanity and in his words "invent the future". To do this, Chung has access to a $350 million dollar seed fund to allow new companies and scientists to explore and experiment and help them grow their reach. Then, he has access to a main fund of 1 billion dollars to help those companies scale to full maturity. Khosla Ventures was an early investor in Jack Dorsey's Square, which developed a way for mobile devices to accept payments, allowing anyone to operate as a small business and challenging the chokehold of the old guard. Another democratizing platform Chung is fueling into existence is Wattpad, a social reading platform which allows writers to upload their work and get real time feedback, outside the norm of existing publishing outlets. Wattpad is like Youtube, but with user-generated writing – and already has millions of users, where teenager writers are experiencing fan bases the size of multiple NY Times best-sellers. Chung sees this as the first step to toppling the publishing industry.
There's one early investment of Chung's that I'm most excited about, probably because of my background in studying innovative solutions to climate change for my feature film COOL IT – his massive contribution to the development of the liquid battery, a potential game-changer in the fight to preserve life in the face of global warming. The genius of their technology is that it stores and deploys renewable energy sources like wind and solar generated electricity across the grid as needed. That power outage in the South Bay that knocked out electricity in over 115,000 homes earlier this week (which has happened 100 times over the last five years) or the extended blackout after Hurricane Sandy in New York City could be a thing of the past if AMBRI's liquid battery became part of our nation's energy plan. This is a global crisis on the horizon which can only be prevented by the R&D support VCs like Chung are providing. Six hundred and twenty million people in India were affected by one of the biggest black outs in July 2012. Instead of building more power plants to keep up with worldwide consumption and the increasing costs of updating aging infrastructure, the liquid battery can make a massive contribution towards creating a cleaner and more sustainable future.


This week in "Friday in the Kitchen" I'll be sharing my afternoon of cooking up a few meals all at once to save me time in the kitchen the rest of the week.
Last Sunday afternoon I had a little extra time and decided to make a few meals up at the same time. This has been great to have this week and I hope to be able to do it again.
I picked simple and easy to put together meals. I wanted enough for us to eat at home and enough to pack my husbands meals for the following work week.
I used my Instant Pot for these meals because it makes cooking much quicker.
I started by cooking 2#'s of chicken breast in my IP. When that was finished I divided the meat into two bowls and shredded up the chicken. I strained the liquids left in the IP to use in my chicken soup. While the chicken was cooking I made a small batch of cornbread muffins to go with our soup.
I added BBQ sauce to the shredded chicken and we ate this on hamburger buns with coleslaw..
The next things I did was wash out my IP and cook 2#'s of hamburger. I added some onions, sliced mushrooms, salt, pepper, and garlic to the meat. When that was done I divided it into two bowls.
I used 1# to make spaghetti.
And the 2nd to make chili. I loosely followed THIS recipe. The only changes I made to was to use less water, I used 1 cup not the 1 ½ cups she calls for and I used a can of diced tomatoes instead of fresh.
I then washed out the IP and made the chicken soup. I did not follow a recipe for this. I just did my own thing. :) I put the cooked chicken and broth into the IP and added a diced onion, 2 peeled and chopped up carrots, 1 cut up jalapeno pepper, a small amount of chopped fresh cilantro, and one can of corn (I did not drain it). I added a 7oz can of green chili salsa, and salted to taste. I cooked the soup for 12 minutes on "Manual" and did an instant release. It was a bit spicy, but we like spicy so it was all good.
I divided all the food into containers and ziplock bags to be able to put it in the freezer. Then cleaned up my kitchen mess and stood back and admired my handiwork! :) It was a good feeling to have it all done and this week I've been reaping the rewards for my efforts.
Great cook ahead planning. I'll bet it seems strange to cook in such small quantities after cooking for ten for so many years.
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2018 In Review: A Year in the Life of LGBT SA
December 27, 2018 | By Sam Sanchez
State Rep. Diego Bernal, Mayork Ron Nirenberg, City Councilman Roberto C. Treviño, City Councilman Rey Saldana, and City Councilwoman Ana Sandoval at ribbon cutting for rainbow crosswalk. (Photo: Sam Sanchez)
A select month-by-month recap of stories about our community reported here and elsewhere in 2018.
Rev. Elder Darlene C. Garner (Photo: Sam Sanchez)
MCC SA Pastor Resigns From Denomination's Board After Firing of Black Female Elder
Rev. William of H. Knight, pastor of MCC SA, resigned from the governing board of the Universal Federation of Metropolitan Community Churches after the firing of Rev. Elder Darlene C. Garner, the denomination's only black female elder.
Fiesta Cornyation Names Charlie Biedenharn as King Anchovy LIII
In a January 19 announcement, the board of directors of Fiesta Cornyation named Charlie Biedenharn as this year's King Anchovy LIII. Biedenharn is co-owner, with Anne Ng and Jeremy Mandrell, of the three locations of Bakery Lorraine, which has been named a best new bakery by Food & Wine.
Councilman Manny Pelaez Disses Jack Finger on Facebook
In a comment on Facebook, Councilman Manny Pelaez criticized self-proclaimed homophobe and City Council gadfly Jack Finger writing, "Finger was in rare form today. His frontier gibberish was indecipherable. He yelled something about orgasms and animals. I'm not kidding." Later on Pelaez commented that "[Finger] absolutely has a right to express himself… and so do I."
Mauro E. Garza (Photo via Mauro Garza for Congress)
Owner of Pegasus Nightclub Runs for Congress as a Republican
Mauro E. Garza, the owner of the Pegasus nightclub on the Main Avenue Strip, threw his hat into the primary for the Texas 21st Congressional District seat running as a Republican. He was one of 18 Republicans vying to succeed Lamar S. Smith (R-San Antonio) who held the seat for the last 30 years. Alas, Garza's political ambitions were dashed when he came in 14th place in the primary.
First-Ever NoH8 Photo Shoot Held in SA
The NoH8 Campaign was in San Antonio for the first time on Saturday, February 17 for an open photo shoot at the Woodlawn Pointe Auditorium. The event was hosted by hosted by Fiesta Youth and Woodlawn Pointe
Manuel Medina Claims Endorsement by LGBT Group Which May Not Exist
Manuel Medina, the chairman of the Bexar County Democratic Party who ran for re-election, sent out a mailer in which he claimed the endorsement of an LGBT group, the Bexar County LGBTQIA Democratic Caucus. It turns out the group was composed of three of his friends who got together and endorsed him. Medina lost the race.
Participants in Just One Night, a benefit for homeless teens, spent the night sleeping in Maverick Park. (Photo: Google Maps)
Benefit for Homeless Teens Asks Participants to Sleep in Park for 'Just One Night'
During a local fundraiser participants spent a night sleeping in a local park in order to illustrate the plight of homeless San Antonio teens. The benefit, dubbed Just One Night, was held on April 14 in Maverick Park and benefited the Thrive Youth Center and Stand Up For Kids, both of which offer services and support to homeless teens.
LGBT activists held a protest after a local judge ruled that the actions of a man who pushed a transgender woman into the San Antonio River, thus causing her to drown, did not constitute criminal conduct.
SA Police Seek Two Males Who Beat, Robbed Man During Sexual Hookup
Police are asking the public's assistance in identifying two male suspects who beat up a man during what was supposed to be a sexual encounter took his ATM card, withdrew money and made purchases. The incident occurred on Sunday, February 18 in the 100 block of Southwest Military Drive near South Flores Street.
(Video capture via Vimeo)
SA Filmmaker Chronicles the Colorful History of Fiesta Cornyation
After producing a 20-minute documentary about Fiesta Cornyation this year, local independent filmmaker David Sims announced he's now working on a full-length version celebrating one of Fiesta San Antonio's most popular events. "We're proud of the short film, but excited to really unpack the Cornyation story and profile the dedication of many of the artists, entrepreneurs and truly passionate and talented individuals that work tirelessly to pull Cornyation off year after year," Sims told Out In SA.
Alamo Empire President Sues Frontier Airlines After Being Removed From Flight
Ivan Cuadrado (a.k.a. Esmerelda Kane-Jaymes), the president of the Royal, Sovereign and Imperial Court of the Alamo Empire filed a lawsuit against Frontier Airlines alleging he was removed from a flight from Washington DC to Denver as a "security risk" because he had a wig in his carry-on bag.
Councilman Treviño Says Rainbow Crosswalk Medal Sales Top $10K
District 1 City Councilman Roberto C. Treviño announced that sales of Fiesta medals depicting the proposed rainbow crosswalks on the Main Avenue Strip exceeded $10,000. The medals were being sold to raise funds to install the crosswalks on Main Avenue at the corner of North Main and East Evergreen. "I designed and funded a Fiesta medal to raise awareness and money for the crosswalk," Treviño told Out In SA.
Photographer Antonia Padilla signs prints of her Selena in Concert series. (Courtesy photo)
Photographer's Archive Yields Trove of Historic Images of Selena in Concert
When San Antonio photographer Antonia Padilla decided to go through her archives late last year, she discovered negatives and contact sheets which contained images of pop singer Selena's 1993 concert in Brownsville, Texas. Padilla told Out In SA that after close examination of the contact sheets, she found almost a dozen images which she felt had the artistic and technical quality needed to make them attractive to collectors.
SA LGBT Artists to be Featured in Group Show at Culture Commons Gallery
The work of twelve LGBT artists from San Antonio was featured in "We Are," a group show that opened on May 17 at the Culture Commons Gallery. "This exhibit is a reminder of the experiences, the struggles, and the realities of our LGBTQI+ community," Mayor Ron Nirenberg said in a press release. "I thank the artists for sharing their talents and their stories – some deeply personal – so that we can all learn and understand the importance of honoring and respecting all San Antonians."
Mayor's LGBTQ Advisory Committee Meets for First Time
Members of San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg's newly-appointed LGBTQ Advisory Committee had their first meeting on Thursday, May 31 at the Central Library Auditorium. The gathering marked the first time the mayor had the opportunity to meet the 15 members of the committee face to face since they were chosen.
Members of the advisory board for the Strengthening Colors of Pride project which aims to study the resiliency of San Antonio's LGBTQ community. (Courtesy photo)
Study of Resiliency in San Antonio's LGBTQ Community Enters Next Phase
In September 2017, three professionals from San Antonio were chosen to conduct a research project with the theme, "Building a Stronger Community: Resilience Among LGBTQ People in South Texas." In mid-June, that team announced their study was moving into the next phase, one that involves interviewing community members.
Jury Finds SA Man Guilty of Murdering Boyfriend, Sentenced to 60 Years
A jury has found David Asa Villarreal man guilty and sentenced him to 60 years in prison for the October 2015 murder of his boyfriend, Aaron Estrada, during meth-fueled argument that led to the victim being stabbed repeatedly.
City Councilman's Challenge Leads to 4,000 HIV Tests in SA
More than 4,000 San Antonians were tested for HIV during the month of April, in response to a challenge issued to the City Council by fellow Councilman William "Cruz" Shaw. Councilman Shaw's challenge to his colleagues, which came during STD Awareness Month, set a goal of testing four times the average amount of people tested in an average month. Council members were asked to help motivate people in their districts to get tested.
Sheriff Javier Salazar and Bruno "Ralphy" Lozano, Mayor of Del Rio. (Courtesy photos)
Bexar County Sheriff and Mayor of Del Rio Are Grand Marshals of SA Pride Parade
Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar and the newly-elected Mayor of Del Rio, Texas, Bruno "Ralphy" Lozano were named Grand Marshals of the 2018 Pride Bigger Than Texas Parade which was held on June 30. "We are excited to have these two advocates celebrating Pride with our community this year," Pride SA officials said in an announcement.
Some in LGBT Community Question Stonewall Dem's Endorsement of Gallego
Some in the LGBT community questioned the Stonewall Democrats of San Antonio's endorsement of former U.S. Rep. Pete Gallego in the state Senate District 19 special election to replace state Senator Carlos Uresti, citing Gallego's rejection of LGBT issues when he served in Congress. Gallego went on to lose the election to Republican Pete Flores.
SA Trans Activist Petitions Tobin Center to Cancel Appearance by Anti-LGBT Lecturer
San Antonio transgender activist Ashley Smith started a Change.org petition asking the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts to cancel the speaking appearance of Jordan B. Peterson, the conservative pop psychologist known for inflammatory statements about LGBT people and . . . well, just about everyone else other than straight white men.
Maria Salazar and Rosie Gonzalez with gubernatorial candidate Lupe Valdez (center). Photo courtesy Maria Salazar.
Gubernatorial Candidate Lupe Valdez to Appears at Rally and Drag Show in SA
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Lupe Valdez was in San Antonio on Thursday, August 16 at Luther's Cafe for an event which was a combination political rally and drag show. The event was organized by San Anto for Lupe Valdez, SATX for Beto, SA LGBT LULAC and Luther's Cafe. The stage show was produced by Julian Garcia.
LGBT Chamber Member Eyes Run for City Council District 1
Justin Holley, partner and vice president of ABH Hospitality and member of the San Antonio LGBT Chamber of Commerce, officially appointed a campaign treasurer, initiating a possible run for the City Council District 1 seat currently held by Roberto C. Treviño.
John Barrera and Pablo Cruz Represent the Alamo City at Paris Gay Games
San Antonio realtor and fitness instructor John Barrera and Pablo Cruz, an AT&T project manager, participated at the Gay Games in Paris where they competed in tennis matches with players from across the globe.
Azul Barrientos with her new album. (Courtesy photo)
Azul Barrientos Premiers New Album With Concert at Carver Center
San Antonio-based chanteuse Azul Barrientos premiered her new album, Nuestro Corazón!, at a concert on Sunday, September 16 at the Carver Center's Jo Long Theater. The new LP includes new songs as well as renditions of Spanish-language classics like La Ultima Copa, Canción de Las Simples Cosas, and Corazón, Corazón.
Local Facility Blocks SA Trans Woman From Making Blood Plasma Donation
Biotest Plasma Center in the Park North shopping center rejected a San Antonio woman from making a blood plasma donation based solely on the fact she is transgender. As a result, she filed a nondiscrimination claim with the city's Office of Equity.
It's a Matter of Pride for the Guardians of the Crosswalk
The group, the Guardians of the Crosswalk, was formed by Pride San Antonio to help clean the crosswalk, the colors of which tend to loose their brilliance due to weather and automobile traffic. "Every two weeks the Guardians of the Crosswalk physically clean the crosswalk so we can maintain it as a piece of community art — a symbol we are proud of — one which the LGBT community proudly invested their hard-earned dollars to create," James Poindexter, board secretary of Pride San Antonio, told Out In SA.
Jason T. Gaffney in "Analysis Paralysis" which was screened at QFest. (Courtesy photo)
Pride San Antonio's QFest Screens Over 80 Films From Around the Globe
Organizers of Pride San Antonio's fifth annual QFest LGBT International Film Festival screened 85 films at this year's festival, which ran from October 12 through October 15 at Brooks City Base Cinema.
Attorney Says Local High School Student Beaten Up and Bullied for Being Gay
A Snapchat video shows a Louis D. Brandeis High School student being beaten up on a bus. The victim said he was targeted for his sexual orientation. "There's no question it's a bullying incident," attorney Gabe Quintanilla said. "You have a group of kids, surrounding another child, taunt him and call him a f——t."
Anti-LGBT Pastor Claimed San Antonio's NDO Can Be Repealed If Proposition A Passed
Pastor Gerald A. Ripley, a Christian extremist who for years has fought against LGBT equality, encouraged his followers to vote "for" Propositon A, saying that if it passed, the city's nondiscrimination ordinance could be repealed. The proposition failed.
Tech. Sgt. Jamie Hash re-enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in a ceremony at Luther's Cafe on November 15. (Photo: Parker Radbourne The PK Photographs via Facebook)
At Re-enlistment, Trans Airman Says, "I Continue to Serve for Those Who Cannot"
Tech. Sgt. Jamie Hash, a transgender airman stationed in San Antonio at Joint Base Randolph, says she chose to re-enlist in the U.S. Air Force as a way to show that trans people can serve honorably in the armed forces. "I feel that it's critical I continue to serve for those who cannot," she said at her re-enlistment ceremony on November 15.
Mayor Nirenberg Says He's 'Grateful' for Proposition A's Defeat
In a statement issued on November 7, San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg said he is "proud and grateful" for the defeat of Proposition A, which was rejected by 54 percent of voters. The measure would have made it easier for special interest groups to challenge ordinances passed by the City Council, crippling its ability to govern effectively.
Democrat Gina Ortiz Jones Concedes in Close Congressional Race Against Will Hurd
Democrat Gina Ortiz Jones conceded in her challenge to U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, R-Helotes, ensuring a third term for Hurd in his perennial battleground district. "While we came up short this time, we ran a race of which we can be proud," Jones said in a statement. "I remain committed to serving my community and country, and I wish Will Hurd the courage to fight for TX-23 in the way in which our district deserves."
State Rep. Diego Bernal (Photo: Sam Sanchez)
State Rep. Diego Bernal Files Two Pro-LGBT Bills Ahead of Next Legislative Session
State Representative Diego Bernal of San Antonio filed two pro-LGBT bills ahead of the 86th session of the Texas Legislature which convenes on January 8, 2019. The first of the two LGBT bills, HB 188, relates to the "prohibition of housing discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity or expression and to the enforcement of that prohibition." Bernal's second pro-LGBT bill (HB 254) prohibits "certain discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression" in housing, public accommodations and employment.
Pride Center to Initiate Annual 'Icon Awards'
The board of Pride Center San Antonio announced on December 18 that starting next year, it will annually bestow five Icon Awards "to exemplary members of the community for their outstanding contributions to the LGBTQ+ community." The honors will be presented during Pride Month at an Icon Awards Brunch to be held on June 2, 2019 at the Pearl Stable.
S.A. Family Association Leader Opposes Appointment of Lesbian to Mayoral Commission
Patrick Von Dohlen, president of the anti-LGBT San Antonio Family Association (SAFA), issued an action alert to his members urging them to oppose the appointment of a lesbian business woman to a mayoral commission. The person referred to in Von Dohlen's alert is Ruby Resendez, a business owner and former president of the San Antonio LGBT Chamber of Commerce. District 8 Councilman Manny Pelaez nominated Resendez to the commission.
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2018 In Review: Honorable and Dishonorable Mentions
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PAR's Position on the Release and Photocopying of Test Materials
This document explains PAR's policies relative to the duplication, distribution, and/or other uses of proprietary PAR test materials in any media, print, electronic, or otherwise, including the videotaping, audiotaping, incorporation, or use or translation of PAR proprietary materials into any form of digital or print media. This document further explains PAR's policies and recommendations regarding the dissemination and/or interpretation of test results. Topics covered include trade secrets, electronic medical records, copyright (including "fair use"), the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), ethical considerations, and litigation. This document states PAR's policies and does not constitute legal advice.
The copying, duplication, distribution or other use of PAR's test materials without its specific written permission constitutes copyright infringement. In addition, disclosure of test content, whether intentionally or unintentionally, threatens the ongoing validity of the test results, the continued utility of the relevant test instrument, and, therefore, its commercial value. Consequently, PAR takes specific measures to protect the security and validity of its testing instruments, including establishing institutional policies restricting use of copyrighted materials, monitoring the use of copyrighted materials in educational settings, creating written guidelines for providing parental access to children's test results, and emphasizing the importance of adherence to copyright laws in the corporate setting.
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The security of its testing materials is very important to PAR. We consider tests and test materials to be trade secrets, protected to the fullest extent under law. Test questions and answers, profile forms, manuals, stimulus materials, and other items accompanying the test are confidential, and PAR takes steps to secure and ensure confidentiality of such material throughout the development process. For example, all PAR employees, external consultants, and examiners involved in data collection must sign a confidentiality agreement.
PAR also works to maintain the security of test materials after publication. Assessment instruments are sold only to qualified individuals, who are obligated by professional ethical standards to protect the integrity of the materials by maintaining the confidentiality of the questions and answers. The PAR Customer Qualification Form must be completed by all customers prior to the purchase of assessment products and related materials. The Qualification Form requires that each purchaser show that he or she is appropriately qualified to buy test materials and pledge that he or she will follow ethical rules of test use and interpretation.
Electronic medical record (EMR)/electronic health record (EHR) technology and digital storage of records is increasingly used in health care practice. Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements are reduced for practitioners who do not utilize and incorporate EMR/EHR technology into their practice. And, increasingly, assessments and their results are administered and scored on digital platforms. As previously stated, PAR's tests and test materials (e.g., test items, stimulus materials, normative and validity data, interpretative statements generated from PAR software code, etc.) are its protected intellectual property and are protected by U.S. copyright law. Failure to follow best practices and appropriate security measures can also impact the future utility of such assessment materials. PAR's policy with respect to the inclusion of such items within an EMR/EHR, or in an electronic storage format is the following:
When paper-based tests are scanned and entered into electronic medical records, care must be taken to ensure that the record is complete, that data quality is not comprised, and that paper forms are properly destroyed in a controlled environment.
Test materials retained in an electronic format must be stored in a secure manner, with secure backup. The EMR/EHR or electronic digital storage system in use must have appropriate security levels in place to limit access to such information. Any system in use shall utilize access controls, such as passwords and/or PIN numbers, to restrict access. Additionally, sensitive data and information should be encrypted. Finally, the system should have a mechanism to record who has accessed information, including capturing if changes were made, who made such changes, and when.
The qualified professional who is utilizing the assessment must ensure, through inquiry, observation, and representation from information technology professionals, that the digital storage or EMR/EHR selected and applied can provide the necessary level of security.
Nonprofessional staff must be informed of the requirement for the protection of psychological test materials, and the stipulation that access to such materials is restricted to qualified professionals only.
Test results and/or reports that are generated from either Web-based or desktop computerized test administration and/or scoring should be downloaded, filed, and stored with the patient's record that is retained within the EMR/EHR system, or other digital storage method employed by the professional.
Essentially, the qualified professional who is using a digital storage method is charged with applying and employing the same safeguards that one would use with sensitive paper files, as well as ensuring that additional security measures are in place to protect electronically-stored records to reduce the threat of unauthorized access. For additional information on PAR's position regarding the disclosure of test materials to comply with the Privacy Rule of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ("HIPAA"), please click here.
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Unauthorized distribution, use, duplication, or copying of PAR tests (including, but not limited to, audio- or videotaping during test administration or transmission of test information through another medium) constitutes copyright infringement. The copying of our tests does not fall under the "fair use" exception of copyright law because, among other reasons, copying has a significant detrimental effect on the potential market for the copyrighted works.
Moreover, PAR's publications include instruments that are the results of years of research, analysis, and effort by skilled authors. Unauthorized use of their work denies those authors compensation for their labor. Therefore, PAR prohibits unauthorized copying, distribution, or other use of tests or other materials from PAR.
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) gives parents certain rights of access to their children's test results. Specifically, FERPA establishes the right of parents "to inspect and review the education records of their children" [20 U.S.C. § 1232G(a)(1)(A)]. However, nothing in the statute requires the release of copies of test questions or protocols. Rather, regulations define "the right to inspect and review education records" as including:
"(1) the right to a response from the [school] to reasonable requests for explanations and interpretations of the records; and
(2) the right to obtain copies of the records from the [school] where failure of the [school] to provide the copies would effectively prevent a parent or eligible student from exercising the right to inspect and review the education records" [34 C.F.R. § 99.11(b)].
FERPA does not require release of test items and protocols. A school has an obligation to provide copies of test results, and only in circumstances in which other arrangements to provide parent access to the records cannot be made. PAR suggests that that schools may want to have specific guidelines regarding the disclosure of test materials.
PAR encourages professionals to review test results with parents, including, when necessary, responses to individual items. In some cases, this may require revealing an individual test protocol or an answer contained in a test booklet. However, PAR prohibits the release of copies of protocols. Our tests are valuable assessment instruments that are widely used throughout the field of educational and psychological testing. Breach of test security threatens the validity of the tests and, therefore, the tests' value as measurement tools. At the very least, if school legal counsel recommends that the school release copies of any test materials, PAR recommends a confidentiality agreement signed by the parents.
A significant investment has been made in developing and norming our tests. Revealing test items to the public compromises the value of such tests and may interfere with PAR's business profit objectives. The original dissemination of PAR test materials is restricted to individuals with a professional background in psychology or a closely related field, and only individuals with appropriate training in psychological assessment should interpret the tests. Under the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing (American Educational Research Association, American Psychological Association, & National Council on Measurement in Education, 1999), psychologists have an ethical duty to protect the integrity of secure tests by maintaining the confidentiality of the questions and answers to the tests. PAR takes the position that, in addition to constituting a breach of license and/or actionable copyright infringement, it is inappropriate and irresponsible for individuals to resell test materials on Web sites such as eBay or Amazon unless the seller affirms sufficient educational and professional qualifications of the party purchasing the material(s). Psychologists and test administrators must also consider the conditions under which tests are administered. It is the professional's responsibility to determine if testing conditions are appropriate for obtaining valid test scores.
PAR values the swift progress of legal proceedings, but it is essential that the litigation provides, not undermines, the security and integrity of PAR's copyrighted and confidential test instruments and materials. Consequently, before proprietary test materials are released to non-professionals such as counsel, it is essential that the court enter a protective order (a) prohibiting parties from making copies of the materials or from sharing copies of the materials with non-parties; (b) requiring that the materials be returned to the professional at the conclusion of the proceedings; and (c) requiring that the materials not be publicly available as part of the record of the case, whether this is done by sealing part of the record or by not including the materials in the record at all.
Additionally, if testimony reveals item content or confidential test data, it is PAR's policy that the court be asked to seal the disclosure and exclude the disclosure within the court record. It is further PAR's policy that pleadings and other court filings should not, unless absolutely necessary, make specific reference to the content of or responses to any item, and then only if the relevant pleadings or filings are sealed as to such references. Finally, it is PAR's policy that the judge or tribunal be asked not to include descriptions or quotations of the items or responses in any judicial report, recommendation, or opinion, including both findings of fact and conclusions of law. PAR takes the position that these steps are critical to protect our copyright, as well as the security, integrity, and validity of the tests and test materials.
Please feel free to use this policy statement along with the company's name in your materials. We appreciate your concerns with regard to this issue. If you have other questions, please contact PAR at 1.800.331.8378 and ask to speak to Travis White.
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When you look at all of the anti-aging serums we review on this site, there's one thing that you will commonly thrown around in the descriptions and benefits of them. That is collagen. It's quite a buzzword these days and a booster that is high in demand when it comes to looking younger and having healthier skin.
Collagen is one of the most important proteins in the body and can be found essentially everywhere. It is the very fabric of us, the foundation upon which we were built. You can find it in the muscles, joints, connective tissues such as tendons and ligaments, as well as the bones and the skin.
Since this site is dedicated to skin care and the best serums to make you look younger, this post will focus primarily in it's use in skin care. First of all, it's important to look at how is collagen made? Special skin cells make tiny molecules called pro collagen by using Vitamin C and protein that you obtain through your diet. These molecules then bind themselves together to make what are known as fibrils. These fibrils then grow and change into to fibers which attach themselves to skin cells and become an anchor.
As it pertains to the skin, collagen helps to boost the volume of the skin cells and make them more robust. In doing so, the skin is more supple and plump and any gaps on the surface of the skin (which become visible as wrinkles and fine lines) are then "filled in" due to the boosted size of the skin's cells.
There are a number of ways that you can supplement yourself with collagen and improve your skin. Our recommended way is by using any of the top reviewed serums that we highlight on this site. These are topical creams and serums that you apply to the skin externally. It is also used cosmetically in the form of injections, much like receiving a Botox treatment in the cheeks or lips. You can also supplement your collagen levels by orally ingesting it through the form of pills or powder.
No matter what method you prefer to take it, as we get older it is important to nourish our bodies and our skin with a high value protein like collagen. Not only does it make your skin look better, but it serves important purposes all throughout the body — your joints, in particular — and promote overall wellness and better living. We highly recommend you incorporate this into your skin care routine or diet right away.


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ITEC BEAUTY SPECIALIST DIPLOMA COURSE.
The ITEC Level 2 Diploma for Beauty Specialist comprises of ITEC units.
The ITEC Level 3 Diploma in Holistic Massage comprises of ITEC units.
Candidates are taken through the history and philosophy of this age-old therapy.
The course covers the reflex zones and the related reflex as well as common disorders and ways in which to treat them.
The Level 3 Diploma in Reflexology comprises of ITEC units.
Pre- requisite -Students must hold the ITEC Anatomy and Physiology or equivalent before doing this course.
The Anatomy and Physiology award is the "foundation " upon which all other Complementary, Beauty awards are based. It is comprised of several units encompassing all systems or the body.
Sketical system, Muscular System, Skin, The cell, Circulatory and Lymphatic systems, Neurological System. Endocrine System, Respiratory System, Digestive System, Urinary System & Reproductive System.
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The EPA is on the verge of giving those dentists a free pass to pollute; it is withdrawing a rule that would order dentists to buy amalgam separators. The costs will be passed on to American taxpayers and families.
By creating unfair profits for pro-mercury dentists, EPA will increase amalgam use in America's children and put their very health at risk.
In November the United States signed the Minamata Convention on Mercury, which binds signing nations to reduce many uses of mercury, including amalgam. Just 100 days later, the U.S. is about to break its promise to the world.
Did you know that dentist offices are the largest source of mercury in wastewater entering publicly-owned treatment works?
Mercury is extremely tenacious once in the air, water, and soil; levels gradually increase over time, as it accumulates. It's no wonder then that contaminated fish and other seafood are the largest dietary source of mercury in the US, courtesy of polluted waterways.
In 2010, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it would create a rule requiring dentists who use dental amalgam to conduct best management practices and install amalgam separators.
An amalgam separator is a wastewater treatment device installed at the source, in the dental office, that removes 95-99 percent of the mercury in the wastewater. As originally proposed, EPA said the regulation would be finalized by 2012.1 Such a rule would be a step toward making dentists accountable for future environmental damage caused by their archaic pro-amalgam stance. Amalgam is primitive polluting pre-Civil War product; an invasive process that damages and removes good tooth matter.
The alternatives are minimally-invasive, requiring no such draconian process. Plainly, 21st-century dentistry is mercury-free dentistry.
Why Is the EPA's Mercury Rule at a Stand-Still?
It appeared in 2010 that EPA would move forward to draft a rule, but in fact the rule continues to suffer from a long string of delays and excuses for not being brought forth.
At least 11 states—including Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Washington, Vermont, New York, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Oregon, and Michigan—require dentists to use amalgam separators to reduce mercury discharges. There, the system works fine; it does not raise the cost of dental care, but it does lower environmental pollution.
Do pro-mercury dentists in the other 39 states buy separators? Hardly. If they are putting mercury into children's mouths, and calling them silver fillings, why would they act responsibly toward the environment?
That's why we need a ruling by the EPA -- to apply to all states and territories.
Tell EPA to Release Its Mercury Amalgam Rule!
This is unconscionable. Charlie Brown and Consumers for Dental Choice have created a petition demanding the EPA immediately release its mercury amalgam rule for public comment. I hope you will take a moment to sign this petition right now.
Abandoning the long-promised separator rule is a horrid decision. It hands American dentists carte blanche to pollute without accountability, passing the costs onto not only taxpayers to clean it up, but to families whose children are affected by dental mercury in the water (and hence fish), air (via cremation), and soil (and hence, our vegetables).
Furthermore, based on the EPA's promise to act, the environmental protection community stopped pushing for individual state mandates, of which there were about a dozen in the works. By backing off and relying on the EPA to move forward, years have been wasted waiting for what might never happen.
Just what kind of message is the US sending to the international community when, just 90 days after being the first to accept the Minamata Convention, it tosses in the towel and reneges on a four-year old promise to address dental mercury wastewater pollution?
"Laura Kolo, utility services manager for the Elkhart public Works and Utilities Department, said the city must act on the violation... and will focus on dentists' offices because Elkhart doesn't have any industrial operations that could be behind the mercury. She noted in a response letter to IDEM that a 2002 report had found dental clinics are the primary source of mercury emissions at public wastewater treatment plants."
Kolo estimates the draft for a voluntary amalgam separator program in Elkhart will be finished by late June. If program compliance ends up being low, the program could become mandatory.
Today, dentists make a higher income than physicians. The cost to them of a separator? About what they make in a single chair in a single day.
There's a growing global consensus that dental amalgams is a considerable source of environmental mercury pollution. Several studies show that about 50 percent of the mercury entering municipal wastewater treatment plants can be traced back to dental amalgam waste.
This mercury waste amounts to about 3.7 TONS each year! An estimated 90 percent is captured by the treatment plants generally via sewage sludge4 -- some of which ends up in landfills, while other portions are incinerated (thereby pollution the air) or applied as agricultural fertilizer (polluting your food), or seep into waterways (polluting fish and wildlife).
So EPA inaction means our government is enriching the dentists who use amalgam in the 39 states that don't require separators. The polluter does not pay. With costs lower, it is more profitable to place mercury amalgam -- and amalgam use will grow, not shrink. More American children, not fewer, will receive mercury in their mouths because our government takes sides -- in favor of the polluters.
One would think EPA would look kindly toward dentists who do not use mercury, who are not creating a toxic workplace, who are not dumping mercury into the environment, and most of all are not putting mercury into their patients' teeth.
Why should we be forced to pay when irresponsible dentists who still use mercury could easily and relatively inexpensively install amalgam separators, which catch most of the mercury before it goes down the drain? At present, the EPA is letting them get away with it, and it's high time for that to change.
I urge you to take a stand with us and tell the EPA not to let polluting dentists off the hook: It's time to stop dental mercury dumping.


A Graphic Journey Through Mumbai – Deutscher Comicverein e.V.
It's always worth it to step out of your comfort zone. Those in Berlin who complain about various problems when it comes to city development should really take a look at Mumbai. The architect, city planner and comic artist Nikhil Chaudhary was at Modern Graphics Kastanienallee on April 27, 2018, and presented the challenges Mumbai has to offer. He studied and worked there for many years before coming to Berlin, where he's currently completing his studies in construction at the Hertie School of Governance. The German Comics Association invited the public to this free event, with Modern Graphics working as its partner.
Using his own photos as well as comics on urban life in India's largest city – there are an estimated 13 million inhabitants in the central part of the city alone – Chaudhary provided a clear overview in a humorous way of the various aspects of Mumbai's city development. The giant construction projects carried out without the population actually moving into the buildings, the dominance of automobiles despite chronically congested streets, the threat to existing social and professional communities – all these things motivated Chaudhary early on to address and critically analyse urban conflicts, with the aim of greater openness.
After Nikhil Chaudhary's presentation, the large audience asked a number of insightful questions that opened up a lively discussion about India as well as urban and comic-related topics. You can find a selection of works by Chaudhary here: https://www.facebook.com/LinearExpression.


Sarah Fritsche Dec. 15, 2016 Updated: Dec. 15, 2016 2:23 p.m.
This recipe is an homage to the classic Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pies and comes from Black Jet Baking Co. owner Gillian Shaw. Shaw's versions are named after her sister, who was obsessed with the cookies as a kid. Shaw recommends briefly freezing the baked sandwich cookies to firm up the filling before transporting them to any holiday parties.
To make the cookies: In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg. Stir in the oats.
In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, mix the butter, brown sugar and vanilla on medium high speed until smooth and creamy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed, and mix until combined. Turn off the mixer and add the flour mixture. Starting on medium-low speed, gradually increase speed to medium high and mix until just combined, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
Scoop out heaping tablespoons of dough to form balls of dough. Place the dough on the prepared baking sheets about 2 inches apart and freeze for 1 hour.
Set the oven racks in the upper and lower third of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment. Set aside.
Bake the cookies for 15 minutes, or until golden brown, rotating the pans halfway through to ensure even baking. While the cookies are still warm, use the bottom of a measuring cup to flatten the cookies slightly. Transfer the cookies to a rack to cool.
To make the filling: In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, mix the butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, milk and salt, on medium-high speed until light and fluffy. If filling is too thick, add a splash more milk to thin to a spreadable consistency.
To finish: Spread a generous dollop of the filling on half of the cooled cookies with a knife. Alternatively, use a piping bag to pipe filling onto the cookies. Top with the remaining cookies.


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Q: Parsing user input in c I'm having trouble wrapping my mind around parsing user input in c.  My task (homework) is to read user input, then parse in the same way BASH does, so delimiters are ' ', |, >, etc.  My (wrong) solution so far uses strtok.  I've been advised to use sscanf, but haven't been able to wrap my mind around how that will work for all cases of user input.
I'd love a strategy that will point me in the right direction.  Here's what I have so far:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <string.h>

#define MAX_LINE 80

int main ()
{

    const char delim[]=" \\|\\>\\1>\\2>\\>>\\2>>\\&>\\<";

    char* args[MAX_LINE/2 + 1];
    char tok[MAX_LINE];
    char* token;

    printf("osh>");

    fgets(tok, sizeof(tok), stdin);

    token = strtok(tok,delim);

    while (token != NULL)
    {
        printf("%s\n", token);

        token = strtok(NULL, delim);
    }

    return 0;

}

A: Method 1)
You can use pointer arithmetic to locate the delimiter while still using strtok to extract the delimited strings.  This seems to me the easiest solution but requires pointer arithmetic.  Be sure you don't try to access 'tok' beyond the end of the array or before the array (by over-decrementing the pointer).
Example:
token = strtok(tok, delim);
char verb = *token--;

Method 2)
You could use sscanf in the same manner looking for strings, then single characters, then strings... and so forth till you hit the end of the line.
For either method you need to store the strings and delimiters somewhere and maintain the order so you can reconstruct the sequence.
Good luck.

A: Thanks for the help on this.  I ended up going a different route entirely, basically keeping track of the contents of each index of the fgets result, then parsing from there.  I didn't end up using any c-ish methods (i.e. strtok) to do the job.
Here's a sample snippet.
        {
            //integers correspond to ASCII values
            LEN++;
            if ((line[i+1] == 60) || (line[i+1] == 62) || (line[i+1] == 124) || (line[i+1] == 38) || (line[i+1] == 32) || (line[i+1] == 10))
            {
                memcpy(substring, &line[string_start], LEN);
                substring[LEN] = '\0';
                args[token_number] = malloc(strlen(substring) + 1);
                strcpy(args[token_number], substring);

                token_number++;
                string_start = i+1;
                LEN = 0;
            }

            i++;
        }

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Wikimedians are quite scrupulous and careful about licensing and copyrights. The issues that we face on-wiki, however, are different from the issues we face in software development. Off-wiki, in Gerrit and Git, we face slightly different issues. This talk will discuss open source licensing best practices (aka hygiene) and why Wikimedians should care.
Why do we care? We'll try to explain why good open source hygiene is a good idea.
Pragmatically: how does it help us manage real risks?
Ethically: how does it help others reuse our code?
How do other similar open source projects handle open source hygiene?
What's the current state of things? We'll review our current code and processes.
How does our code measure up?
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Wellbeing is not only about personal happiness, it is about feeling confident enough to cope when things get tough in our lives or when our physical health suffers. This requires resilience, and whilst people cannot always choose what happens to them, resilience, like many other life skills, can be learned.
Building emotional resilience
Resilience is not a trait that people either have or do not have. It involves behaviours, thoughts and actions that can be learned and developed in anyone. According to the Samaritans, there are three elements that are essential to resilience, these are:-
personal control.
Viewing a difficulty as a challenge, rather than a paralysing event can help to build resilience. Try to look at failures and mistakes as lessons to be learned from, and as opportunities for growth. Equally, one of the key factors in coping with challenges is the ability to balance stress and your emotions. The capacity to recognise emotions and express them appropriately helps people to avoid getting stuck in depressions, anxiety, or other negative mood states. Being able to see the bigger picture and realising that events, both the good and the bad, are only temporary rather than permanent, will help people to deal with these challenges.
Some challenges are just too big to be dealt with alone. Knowing when to ask for help is a key ingredient to coping with life's challenges. As part of Pharmacist Support's wellbeing programme, we can offer a range of services that can help with depression, stress and anxiety. People can talk anonymously and in confidence to a pharmacist from our Listening Friends helpline, attend a wellbeing workshop or listen to our webinars on stress and assertiveness.
Resilient people are committed to their lives and their goals, and they have a compelling reason to get out of bed in the morning. Developing goals is an important part of commitment, however, it is important to make sure that any goals set are realistic.
Other common mistakes are setting too many goals, or setting negative goals, for example, many people have a goal to 'lose weight' or 'stop staying late at work'. Rewording goals can be a way turning a negative into a positive, for example, 'lose weight' can become 'be more healthy' and 'stop staying late at work' can become 'spend more time with family and friends'.
For further information on goal setting, see the Mindtools website.
Personal control
Resilient people spend their time and energy focusing on situations and events that they have control over. By putting their efforts where they can have the most impact, they feel empowered and confident. Those who spend time worrying about uncontrollable events can often feel lost, helpless and powerless to take action.
Worry period
For people who feel anxious or worried a lot, having a worry period can be a really helpful way of containing those worries so they don't overtake their entire day. Here are some suggestions about how to do this:-
when things come into your head, take out a note book and jot them down, then forget about them until it's worry o'clock
At a specified time in the day, allow yourself time to worry; this should be no longer than an hour.
look back over what you have noted down
if there are any worries that can be resolved start brainstorming, make a list of solutions and from this develop an action plan
there may be things to which there is no solution and you will need to find a way to accept them – go back to earlier wellbeing steps for further help when dealing with challenges.
It is surprising how different these worries look when time is set aside to deal with them and how many of them are no longer an issue once the time is taken to look at situations with a little more perspective.
For further information on dealing with worries and anxiety, see the Moodjuice website.
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We came up during the week mainly to see the bridge.
First time black pup and I climbed Earl Peak by mistake, and instead I thought we had summited Navaho Peak.
This scramble can easily be combined with Greenway Mountain if you start early enough.


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10 Eye-Catching Books for Your Collection
Nudelman Rare Books
An illustration from Richard Dehmel's Der Buntscheck.
From Art Nouveau illustrations to intricate bindings by the Guild of Women-Binders, Nudelman Rare Books has amassed a vibrant collection of visually intriguing tomes that can add distinction to many collections. Learn more about these 10 fascinating finds.
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German Jungendstil Children's Book
Item Der Buntscheck
Illustrator Konrad F.E. von Freyhold, Karl Hofer, Ernst Kreidolf, and others
Published Schaffstein & Co., 1904
Hailed as one of the best examples of Jugendstil—a style of German art tied closely to the Art Nouveau movement, Der Buntscheck features full-page, half-page, and quarter-page full color illustrations throughout, by Freyold, Kreidolf and other Jugendstil artists. This copy has been expertly rebacked in black cloth and preserving all the original color paper covered boards.
Photo Courtesy : Nudelman Rare Books
Three Matthew Arnold Volumes in Doves Binding
Item Early and Narrative Poems and Sonnets, Lyric and Elegiac Poems
Published Macmillan and Co., 1895
Designed by T.J. Cobden-Sanderson and bound by The Doves Bindery, these volumes of Arnold's poetry exemplify classic Doves Bindery style, featuring crimson crushed morocco and intriguing gilt-stamped designs on spine and elsewhere. Each book is signed "The Doves Bindery, 18 C-S 97" in the dentelles. Dedicated to the artistry of bookbinding, The Doves Bindery produced some of highest quality bindings in the modern era.
Illustrated Book by Edward Burne-Jones
Item The Flower Book
Illustrator Edward Burne-Jones
Published Henry Piazza et Cie for the Fine Art Society, 1905
Based on Arthurian legends and folklore, Burne-Jones's book presents 38 illustrations inspired by each featured plant's common name. This copy of The Flower Book is one of 300 copies and features the original full dark green morocco binding by W.H. Smith Bindery—produced under the direction of Douglas Cockerell—with gilt lettering on the cover and spine, raised bands, and gilt borders. It comes with the original publisher's folding box—a scarce find.
Alice in Wonderland: A Play
Item Alice In Wonderland: A Play
Illustrator Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue
Published Dodd, Mead and Company, 1898
Compiled from Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland stories, this illustrated edition of Delafield's play was printed by D.B. Updike at the Merrymount Press and features an illustrated front cover, patterned floral design on the rear cover and paper covered boards, and four full-page plates by the renowned artist and typeface designer Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue. It is an exceptionally rare book, featuring innovative and attractive illustrations.
Book Illustrated by Jessie Wilcox Smith
Item The Book of the Child
Illustrator Jessie Wilcox Smith and Elizabeth Shippen Green
Published Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1902
One of America's most productive illustrators, Jessie Willcox Smith was renowned for her children's books and magazine contributions in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This large lapbook, the first and only edition of what is widely considered Smith's greatest book—both in size and color and composition—also features the complementary skills and illustrations of her friend, Elizabeth Shippen Green—another leading illustrator of the day.
Fine Binding by Eleanor Joachim
Item Plants of New Zealand
Published Whitcombe and Tombs, Ltd., 1906
Bound in full niger by Eleanor Joachim, a master New Zealander bookbinder who studied bookbinding under Sangorski and Sutcliffe in London in 1903. She later set up shop in Dunedin and remained an active, prize-winning designer of custom bookbindings from 1904-1917. Bound and signed by Joachim, this first edition features a heavily gilt tooled stylized design, displaying a flowering rata tree on the cover and leaf motifs on the rear cover, spine, and wide dentelles.
Two Years of Ver Sacrum Magazine
Item Ver Sacrum, Organ der Vereinigung Bildender Kuenstler Osterreichs
Illustrator Alphonse Mucha, Kolomon Moser, Joseph Hoffman, and more
Published Verlag Gerlach & Shenk; Verlag von E. A. Seemann, 1898, 1899
The official, seminal magazine of the Vienna Succession, Ver Sacrum, featured Jugenstil art by most of the celebrated Secessionist artists of the period, such as Kolomon Moser, Joseph Hoffman, Gustave Klimt, Max Liebermann, Alphonse Mucha, J. Olbrich, and more. This rare two-quarto first edition covers 24 issues from the first two years of the magazine and contain most of the important work of the journal.
Illustrations of Minka Podhajská
Item Mesíce
Illustrator Minka Podhajská
Published Politika, 1919
Viennese-born Podhajská was a student at the Kunstgewerbeschule, and her work appeared in the movement's well-known journals Ver Sacrum, Hohe Warte, and Die Fläche. She moved to Prague in 1919, when she created Mesíce, and was a founding member of the Czech artists' consortium. This signed copy is number 112 of 200 and features 18 woodcut illustrations, 12 in full color.
The Germ in Doves Bindery Binding
Item The Germ: Thoughts towards Nature In Poetry, Literature and Art
Published Aylott & Jones, 1850
Bound by The Doves Bindery in 1904, this Cobden-Sanderson designed binding features bold gilt tulip and stipple designs and is one of few known copies in a Doves binding. This scarce volume of poetry and essays was created by the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and contains the earliest art and poetry of the group, including contributions by William, Dante, and Christina Rossetti, Ford Madox Brown, Thomas Woolner, and others.
Tennyson Poem in Riviere Binding
Item In Memorium, A. H. H.
Published M. F. Mansfield; At the Sign of the Unicorn, 1900
"In Memoriam, A.H.H." is a poem Tennyson wrote after the death of the author's friend, Arthur Henry Hallam. It is considered to be one of the poet's best works and one of the greatest poems of the 19th century. This binding by Riviere features a full brown goatskin and an all-over gilt floral pattern on both covers. It is signed with Riviere's gilt pallet.
Author Richard Dehmel
Photo Courtsey of Nudelman Rare Books
Author Matthew Arnold
Author Edward Burne-Jones
Author Emily Prime Delafield
Author Mabel Humphrey
Author R.M. Laing and E.W. Blackwell
Author Dante Gabriel Rossetti and others
Author Alfred, Lord Tennyson
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Tree squirrels can be found living throughout Missouri. The two most common species of tree squirrels in Missouri are the fox squirrel and the Eastern gray squirrel. These squirrels are fittingly named "tree squirrels" because they are usually found living in areas where trees are present.
Tree squirrels are typically whitish gray, yellowish, red or brown in color and their belly is usually lighter in color than the rest of their body. Tree squirrels have a distinctive long bushy tail that they use for balance.
The fox squirrel is larger than the Eastern gray squirrel. Fox squirrels grow to be about 10-15 inches in length (not including their tail) and weigh 1 2/3 to 2 1/3 pounds. Eastern gray squirrels are about 8-10 in length (not including their tail) and weigh 1 1/3 to 1 2/3 pounds.
Tree squirrels are able to mate at about one year of age. Females will produce two litters a year. Their first mating period is in late December or early January and the second is from late May to early June. The gestation period is about 42-45 days. The young are born naked, blind, and with ears that are closed. Tree squirrels generally have 3-4 young per litter and at about 4 weeks of age their ears open, then at about 6 weeks eyes their eyes open, and finally at 2-3 months they will wean and leave the nest to start a life on their own.
Tree squirrels typically live in areas where trees are present, but can also be seen leaping from utility line to utility line and from house to house. In the outdoors tree squirrels will nest in the cavities of trees, but they will also come inside homes, especially as the weather cools in the late fall, to nest in chimneys, attics, crawl spaces, and in garages and sheds.
Squirrels typically feed on things like fruit, bark, nuts, seeds, buds, bulbs and insects. They will also gather extra food that they store in a hidden area to help feed themselves over the winter months. Tree squirrels are most active in the early morning hours and in the afternoon.
Tree squirrels damage your home by chewing through the exterior of it in order to get inside. They will then chew through wires, pipes, insulation, drywall, floors, and damage personal items and contaminate food sources. They also spread their urine and feces throughout your home and introduce diseases to you and your family.
Preventing squirrels from invading your home and property is a difficult but important task. Making a few easy changes around your property and home will make it less attractive to squirrels and will help to stop them from getting into your home.
Do not purposely feed squirrels and other wildlife on your property.
If you have bird feeders make sure to place them a good distance away from the outside of your home.
Trim back trees, bushes and other landscaping from the exterior of your house.
Inspect your home's foundation and fix any cracks or large gaps in it.
Make sure there is a tight fitting cap on any chimneys, fix any loose or missing roof shingles, and make sure that vent covers are secure.
Be sure not to leave garage and shed doors open for long periods of time.
Fix any broken windows in your home or outbuildings.
The best way to prevent and control problems with tree squirrels is to partner with a professional pest control company who has the experience and equipment necessary to trap and humanely remove wildlife from your property. At Rottler we can eliminate tree squirrels from your property through our wildlife control program. Our professionals will inspect your home and property and provide you with the best options available to remove tree squirrels from it and make changes to help prevent a re-infestation.


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Kat Somers is a performing artist, singer/songwriter and self-taught music producer with compositions from indie soft pop and acoustic pop.
Kat got her start playing music on the streets of Charlottesville, Virginia at the age of 15. Now, at 24, she has played over 60 live shows in just over a year, taught herself to produce music, and has self released her debut EP "Bloom" which was preceded by two singles, "Ghosts" and "Jump In." Kat promises to continue delightfully surprising her fans, developing and growing in her sound with each release.
Kat Somers lives and breathes through her lyrics fueled by her desire to feel more connected to others. Music has been an extremely powerful outlet as Kat has grown to understand and live with her anxiety and depression. Kat's main goal in sharing her music has always been to connect with others in hopes that listeners will feel less alone. In her live performances she encourages her audience to engage with her, taking in an experience together in hopes to comfort and connect audience members. Every show is brand new.
Kat Somers


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Two new COVID cases in TBM Thursday
There's one new case in Meaford also included in today's update
Grey Bruce Health Unit reported nine new COVID cases over the last 24 hours, which includes two in The Blue Mountains and one in Meaford.
The list also includes three cases in Chatsworth, one in Hanover, one in Kincardine, and one in Southgate.
There are 34 active cases in Grey County, with four in The Bue Mountains, five in Grey Highlands, five in Meaford, five in Owen Sound, nine in Chatsworth, four in Hanover, and one each in West Grey and Southgate.
Across the Grey-Bruce region there are 48 active cases, and the health unit is tracking 246 active, high-risk contacts.
To date, the health unit has reported 2,550 cases, 2,475 recoveries and 22 deaths.
As of today, 74 per cent of the total population of the region (including children) is vaccinated with two or more doses.


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"Nobody Saves the World" release date
"Nobody Saves the World"
Tuesday, January 18 2022 at 00:00 UTC-05:00
Countdown of remaining time before release date of Nobody Saves the World.
Genres : Adventure, Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms : Xbox One, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S
Nobody Saves The World is a new twist on action RPGs, in which you play many different character Forms, each with their own unique gameplay mechanics. The Calamity's power is growing, and nobody can save the world now. Good thing you are Nobody!
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