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Q: A compact operator is completely continuous. I have a question.
If $X$ and $Y$ are Banach spaces, we have to prove that a compact linear operator is completely continuous.
 A mapping $T \colon X \to Y$ is called completely continuous, if it maps a weakly convergent sequence in $X$ to a strongly convergent sequence in
$Y$ , i.e., $x_n\underset{n\to +\infty}\rightharpoonup x$  implies $\lVert Tx_n-
Tx\rVert_Y\to 0$.

A: Since it's a homework question I will just give some steps.

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*By linearity, we can assume that $x=0$.

*We have to show that for each subsequence of $\{Tx_n\}$, we can extract a further subsequence which converges to $0$ in norm in $Y$.

*A weakly converging sequence is bounded.

*$T$ maps bounded sets to sets with a compact closure.

Once the second steps is shown, we can conclude. Indeed, assume that $Tx_n$ doesn't converge to $0$. Then we are able to find $\delta>0$ and $A$ an infinite subset of the natural numbers such that $\lVert Tx_k\rVert_Y\geq\delta$ for each element of $A$. We can consider it as a subsequence, and we can't extract a further subsequence which converges to $0$, a contradiction.


ShortList has the highest combined print and digital circulation of any men's magazine in the UK and Ireland at 505,562, according to figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulations.
The top two spots in the ABC's table measuring the combined print and digital circulations of men's magazines, which covers the second half of 2015, were taken by free publications.
ShortList topped the list after a 1.0 per cent increase compared to the same period in 2014 and a 0.7 per cent increase on the first half of 2015.
Sport, which is owned by UTV media, followed with a combined print and digital circulation of 304,899, an increase of 1.1 per cent year on year.
Men's Health remains the most widely circulated magazine with actively purchased copies, with a combined circulation of 194,662 – a increase of 0.4 per cent campared with the first half of 2015 but a 2.7 per cent fall year-on-year.
The biggest climber in the category is Forever Sports, the Haymarket magazine produced under contract for Sports Direct. Forever Sports broke the six-figure barrier for the first time, representing a 16.5 per cent increase year-on-year and 15.9 per cent on the first half of the year.
Kevin Costello, the chief executive of Haymarket Media Group, the publisher of Campaign, said: "It's fantastic news to see Forever Sports, launched initially as a print brand, go from strength to strength and post an ABC of almost 105,000.
"I'm also delighted, given the market, to see our automotive brands reporting positive multi-platform growth - including some notable wins in print. Whilst increasing numbers choose to access our content digitally, it's clear that Haymarket brands have the attributes that offer unique value to consumers.
Men's Fitness, published by Dennis, saw the biggest year-on-year fall in the men's magazine sector at 32.3 per cent.
The paid-for men's sector has faced a torrid time and Bauer shut FHM and Zoo because of plunging circulation in November.


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International Energy Agency (IEA): Global Coal Demand to Stagnate
12 Desember 2016 |
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The International Energy Agency (IEA) says worldwide demand for coal will not grow significantly over the next five years. It sees worldwide coal demand in 2021 roughly at the same level as in 2014. In a report published on Monday (12/12) the agency says it detects rising demand for renewable energy sources (at the expense of coal) in Europe and North America, while in China coal consumption is also expected to stagnate. However, the IEA believes that coal will remain the most important energy source as it is cheap and easy to produce.
Although coal consumption in China is expected to fall in the years ahead due to the country's new economic growth model and diversification of coal, the IEA believes China remains the largest coal consumer over the next five years. Coal demand in China is expected to decrease (slightly) from 2.896 billion tons of coal equivalent in 2014 to 2.816 billion tons by 2021. Whether the IEA's forecasts come true largely depends on developments in China as this nation accounts for about 50 percent of the world's total coal demand.
While the IEA sees coal demand in advanced economies and China declining, it sees coal demand growing in India and Southeast Asia where nations seek a cheap solution for power generation. Nations like Indonesia (with large populations, expanding middle classes, and rapidly growing economies) need to meet increasing power demand at home.
Overall, coal demand will only grow modestly over the next five years. The IEA projects global coal consumption in 2021 to reach 5.63 billion tons of coal equivalent, just above 2014 levels (5,400 billion tons). This would imply a 0.6 percent average annual growth between the years 2015-2021 (down from a 2.5 percent annual average growth over the past decade).
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Abstract: The literature usually assumes that technical change reduces marginal abatement cost; however, recent results suggest that precisely the opposite occurs. This paper proposes a nonparametric method to determine the effect of technical change on marginal abatement cost. The method decomposes NOx marginal abatement cost changes in 2000–2004 and in 2004–2008 for 325 boilers operating in 134 U.S. bituminous coal power plant into technical and non-technical change effects. We find that technical change reduces the NOx marginal cost about 28.3% in 2000–2004 and 26.5% in 2004–2008. However, more stringent regulations enacted the NOx budget program results in lower NOx emission levels as plant operators install more advanced NOx abatement equipment which in turn causes an overall increase in marginal abatement cost.


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The Selfishness Paradox
It turns out that there are a number of very real autistic traits which are not "textbook" at all – in other words recognised by mental health professionals in the official literature – but nevertheless are very familiar to anyone who has experienced them. None of these are official diagnostic criteria, but they are nonetheless real.
When I was part of a group of autistic people who met regularly to share our experiences we discovered several of these that we all had in common but which hadn't even occurred to the group's NT facilitator.
One was an aversion to the overuse of names in conversation. It's fine when there's a group of people as of course you need to be able to know who is being addressed but when it's one to one it just feels... unpleasant and sinister. No matter how illogical that may actually be.
Another of these non-textbook traits is what I think of as the Selfishness Paradox.
During our group discussions we all discovered that we had a tendency to let other people get their way at the expense of us getting ours because at least we knew we could handle the disappointment of not getting our own way.
That was a known quantity.
However the other person's potential emotional reaction at not getting their way was an unknown and potentially very scary, especially to someone with hyper-empathy.
This could be seen as putting other people first.
"But," some people might say, "you do that in order to make yourself more comfortable so in fact it's done for selfish reasons!"
That is a logical argument. It's part of the larger philosophical point that there is no real altruism - the claim that we only do things to help others because it makes us feel better about ourselves.
This may be true; however I think what actually matters is the real effect of our actions on other people and their experience whatever the motivation. In this case it is the others who benefit the most, completely oblivious to the fact that it has in part been done to make ourselves more "comfortable" or to avoid mental pain.
It's a common fallacy that autistic people don't experience empathy. In fact the complete opposite is true - empathy is so overwhelming that it can cause us to appear to shut down emotionally. Hyper-empathy feels like a combination of having too much affective and somatic empathy – you sense what someone is going through, feeling or thinking and end up physically responding in a way not that different from how you'd respond if it was happening to you.
This hyper-empathy is not surprising – an autistic person is constantly watching and taking in their surrounding to pick up clues as to what the "acceptable" way of behaving in that social environment is, doing consciously what comes naturally to more neurotypical people. This makes us more susceptible to the minutiae of other people's behaviour.
There's no telepathy at work here, it's just being observant as a survival trait. Meerkats standing up on the savannah looking out for danger.
The hyper-empathy is an emergent property of this vigilant mindset.
No wonder socialising can be so exhausting.
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GILES IS A NAZI MOTHERFUCKER These words were sprayed in two foot high white letters along the redbrick fascia of my school on a major trunk route through North London. I would imagine that tens of thousands of people saw this heartfelt statement, because even though the school authorities did their best to scrub away the obscenity, the letters remained visible as ghosts on the brick beneath the tall Victorian classroom windows for many years afterwards. I often wondered about the motivation for this graffiti. "Giles" was the Headmaster and an inoffensive figurehead whom I always thought of as a bit like a cut-price version of a minor member of the royal family. I didn't consider such an ineffectual individual worthy of such bile. Furthermore the words had been written, so it was whispered, by a boy who had been expelled for some misdemeanour or other. I really didn't understand this. As far as I was concerned being at the school was a nightmare, the claustrophobic
Double Dreaming
Do you ever have dreams in which there are two versions of the same person? The strangest thing is that in the dream you don't really notice. It's really quite odd - there's Jack and of course there's Jack as well. Often one of them is a lesser instantiation - they have less talent or inspire less fear. You say I thought Jack was frightening but they're nothing compared to Jack! Sometimes it's something less negative - Jill will show you something and you think That's interesting - I bet Jill would like that, I'll have to remember to tell her about it! This last one sometimes occurs in real life - when Jill shows you something just for a second you think that Jill would be interested and resolve to tell her before remembering that the notion is ridiculous. It must be caused by an error in brain processing. A person is probably represented in the memory space by a complex object with myriad properties and associations. Perhaps sometimes two ver
Talking shit
One of the things people say about me is that I'm quiet. Sometimes this is a criticism, other times not. I've already explained that part of the reason for this is because I find small talk difficult . Well, not just difficult, I find it pointless. If there's something worth discussing, I'm quite capable of amputating the hindquarters of a member of Equus africanus asinus with my garrulousness. Some people just can't help themselves though. As Douglas Adams once said " if they don't keep exercising their lips, their brains start working ". I usually come across them whilst I'm out and about, on public transport or in shops. You can hardly call it eavesdropping; to avoid overhearing these types you really have to be listening to Napalm Death on your iPod. Its incredible just how much you can overhear without picking up any genuine content. It's all filler, conversational fluff designed to prevent the other person getting a word in edgeways a


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Zimbabwe's agony
> From Bulawayo:
I have stared into the face of evil, and I do not believe I will ever forget the sights of pure wickedness that have become commonplace in Zimbabwe.
A woman sheltering in a local church courtyard gave birth hours after her home was torched and there lay the two day old baby, perched upon a pile of rags, like a discarded, broken doll. How long will this tiny creature survive? If she does what does the future hold in store for her?
Another woman with burns on her leg - she refused to leave her home, her shack, her only refuge, so the police just burnt it with her inside.
A mother of four who managed to save her clothing, only to have her last possessions ripped from her hands and thrown back into the flames.
The traumatized families, eyes devoid of joy, uncertainty casting a pall upon their lives. The horror is extraordinary.
My child asked me today when we dropped off some groceries at a church shelter why it is that the very people tasked to protect society are hurting them.
> A grave crime:
Youth militias dressed as riot police laughed last week as they smashed people's homes and livelihoods with bulldozers and sledgehammers. Many were concrete houses where people had lived for years. Markets that have stood since 1945 were razed. The owners watched as everything they had worked for was destroyed in the space of an hour.
"A grave crime has been committed against poor and helpless people," read a statement by some of Zimbabwe's Roman Catholic bishops. "We warn the perpetrators, history will hold you accountable."
> A crime against humanity:
[Jesuit priest... too terrified to give his real name:] "People who worked to look after their families - carpenters, metalworkers, street vendors and caterers - have been turned into beggars by their own government. This is a crime against humanity...
As Operation Murambatsvina or "drive out filth", moves into its second month, as many as... 1m city-dwellers have been made homeless by government bulldozers and axe-wielding police.
[F]ar from halting the brutal campaign, which has seen people forced to destroy their homes at gunpoint, government officials said yesterday they were extending it to rural areas. "We must clean the country of the crawling mass of maggots bent on destroying the economy," declared Augustine Chihuri, police commissioner.
> The beginning of the end:
Zimbabwe police have extended a demolition campaign targeting the homes and livelihoods of the urban poor to the vegetable gardens they rely on for food, saying the crops planted on vacant lots are damaging the environment.
The crackdown on urban farming - at a time of food shortages in Zimbabwe - is the latest escalation in the government's monthlong Operation Murambatsvina...
The destruction of city plots is a painful reminder of one of the most hated policies of the white government that ruled before independence in 1980 - the random slashing of crops on roadsides and railroad embankments.
The current crackdown comes when this southern African country needs to import 1.2 million metric tons of food to avoid famine. Years of drought, combined with the seizure of thousands of white-owned farms for redistribution to black Zimbabweans, have decimated agricultural production.
Many poor families depend on their vegetable patches for food and a tiny income at a time of 144 percent inflation and 80 percent unemployment.
Many of the capital's 2 million residents till any vacant ground they can find for an annual production of 50,000 metric tons of corn - over a fifth of their total food requirements - according to farming expert Richard Winkfield.
The Rev. Oskar Wermter, former secretary to the Zimbabwe Roman Catholic Bishop's conference and a parish priest in one of the poorest downtown areas, called the crackdown against these plots "insane and evil."
"They are sleeping in the open air - tiny children and people dying of AIDS - and people you thought still had some decency are defending this crime against humanity," said Wermter. "It is a watershed, it is the beginning of the end, but the end will be terrible."
> The tragedy in pictures.
> Eddie Cross:
Mugabe has done just about everything he could do to hang onto power - he has subverted our justice system, our electoral system is a sham, he controls the media totally and has intimidated the opposition and civil society. He has created a political army and police force and a huge secret service that monitors all aspects of our lives. In pursuit of safety he has destroyed the economy and cut himself off from the rest of the world. Now he is doing the unforgivable - he is denying the absolute poor of this country the right to earn a living and their right to shelter and food.
Even before this latest madness, we were reeling from the events of the past five years. Our life expectancy has halved, agricultural output is down by half, exports by two thirds, and incomes are a fraction of what they were 20 years ago. Hundreds of thousands are dying every year and a similar number flee the country for greener pastures as economic and political refugees. More people have died in armed conflict under Mugabe than under Smith - and that remarkable achievement was made without the benefit of a decent war.
I do not know how many will die in the next few weeks - but they will run to their thousands as hungry and thirsty people go to sleep in sub zero temperatures on open ground next to the rub[b]le of their homes and small businesses. They will mainly be the very vulnerable - the elderly, the very young but they will include many who are sick from Aids and HIV related diseases. To Mugabe these are "rubbish", to the Commissioner of Police - former Deputy Head of Interpol, they are "maggots". But to God they are the "blessed" and those who abuse them are condemned in the strongest terms in Scripture.
I estimate that 1 million small businesses have been destroyed in this exercise - their capital stolen and their premises burnt. This will deny 3 million people their sole means of making a living. I estimate that to date 1,5 million people have been made homeless and am told that over 300 000 children have dropped out of school.
> The Zimbabwean Pundit has the link to an interview with Labour MP Kate Hoey about what she saw in Zimbabwe.
> Garfield Todd (scroll down):
[W]e expect South Africa to do everything in its power to bring Mugabe and his henchmen down by whatever means it takes, including embargoes on fuel and power and loans from banks. It will be too late for the people already starting to die in Zimbabwe but the toppling of Mugabe may save hundreds of thousands of other lives for the future.
The silence of President Mbeki and his ANC has made the great nation of South Africa complicit in the evil of Mugabe and his Zanu (PF)...
Mbeki, yes, but not just Mbeki. The whole world is a bystander while state criminality unfolds yet once more. As in Rwanda. As in Darfur. Is the UN security council in emergency session? Are there tens of thousands of people protesting on the streets of the world's major cities? How is it possible to commend an international system, and a system of would-be law, which shows itself so repeatedly powerless to act when its most solemn pronouncements on human rights are blatantly disregarded?


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News round-up / Nature festival programme, crofting law book, call to restore free TV licence
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the Crofthouse Museum open day is part of the Shetland Nature Festival. Photo: Shetland Amenity Trust
THE ORGANISERS of the Shetland Nature Festival say this year's event will be "bigger and better" than ever.
The festival, which is run by Shetland Amenity Trust, will take place between 6 and 14 July.
Events included in the programme range from coasteering and open days to guided walks, kayaking and bird watching.
Amenity Trust chairwoman Ruth Mackenzie said: "The team have put together an incredible programme of events that will attract people of all ages and interests. Shetland's natural heritage, landscape, and wildlife truly is outstanding and there is so much discover and explore.
"It is great to see so many businesses, community groups and organisations coming together to put on such an array of events."
Spaces on the events can be booked online, on the phone or in person at the amenity trust offices at Garthspool or Shetland Museum and Archives.
For more information see visit the Shetland Nature Festival webpage or call 01595 694688.
A NEW book for anyone with an interest in the protracted domains of crofting law has been launched in Glasgow this week.
Brian Inkster with his new book.Brian Inkster with his new book.
Written by crofting law expert and solicitor Brian Inkster, A Practical Guide to Crofting Law covers the main issues and aims to highlight the complexity of crofting law and the pitfalls and traps that await the uninitiated.
Welcoming the book's publication, the chief executive of the Scottish Crofting Federation Patrick Krause said: "This is a book that has been awaited since crofting law was formed, a book that lays out what the, notoriously difficult to navigate, 'sea of legislation' is about."
Shetland MSP Tavish Scott added: "This is an extremely helpful guide to crofting law which will help all who have to navigate the Byzantine routes through the law of the land."
The book has been published by Law Brief Publishing and it can be ordered online via www.croftinglawbook.com
AGE SCOTLAND is calling on the UK Government to restore the free TV licence entitlement for all older recipients, saying it will cause hardship for thousands of pensioners who are already struggling financially.
More than 420,000 people across the country have already signed a petition organised by its sister charity Age UK.
Earlier this week the BBC announced that from June 2020 the free TV licence would only be available to older people aged 75 and older if they were in receipt of pension credit.
However, the take-up of pension credit remains low with four in ten Scottish pensioners who are entitled to it not receiving it.
Chief executive of Age Scotland Brian Sloan said: "This plan is deeply unfair and all the evidence shows that it fails to protect those who can least afford to pay.
"Older people in their 80s and 90s, who rely on their television for companionship, will now face horrible choices such as cutting back on essentials to pay their bill or risking breaking the law by not paying the licence fee."
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I've decided to name my apartment ground zero.
I came here after a perfect storm of life things that huffed and puffed and blew me in this direction. Too many days, I arrive back from work and curl up into a ball and cry because of the stress, of the heartbreak, the confusion, the worry, the gaping demands of a life in a city that never stops devouring. And I've never been completely on my own in my life. I'm a thirty year old who is just learning the things a twenty-year old in the US, for example, is just beginning to experience when she leaves the family nest. That makes me ten years late by US Central Time.
My body is changing already. My tolerance for being on the go and for staying up all night is starting to dwindle. My heart is beaten up and bruised and I'm only just learning about interest rates on personal loans with the bank. Living and working in Dubai was not what I imagined it would be.
My apartment doesn't have much furniture. Most of the time, there are too many dishes to wash as I don't have a dishwasher. The floors are constantly telling me not to sit down on them because they're too hard. The sofa I bought from Ikea does not have cushions to soften my fall when I just want to give in to distress. My bed is not accompanied with nightstands yet so my "by the bed" items are either on the floor or in bed with me. The doors don't close properly and I only have one set of bed sheets.
I'm not complaining. The reason I'm writing all this down is because for a long time since I've been here, I've been looking at this place and constantly picturing what it should look like, all the things that are missing, until my head started to hurt. Until my body felt tired and rejected. Until I felt trapped in a place that just will not feel like home. I've also looked at my body, at my heart, at my days, at my work here and they did not feel like home either.
But I let go of that tangle today.
Today, something different happened. One of the presenters on our morning show, decided to shave his head on air, to express his solidarity with women who are diagnosed with breast cancer. I didn't realize that my sun was rising until I was watching him shaving his thick dark Aladdin hair on set. I felt inexplicable gratitude to be a part of it, to have been the person that facilitated this heart-felt gesture.
It's these things that happen, sometimes through little or no contribution on your end, that come as a breathtaking reminder of who you are and where you are. I realized I have not appreciated myself. Or maybe I have been appreciating myself over and over in the past four months. I've been repeating it, writing it, looking myself in the mirror and affirming it but myself has not been listening. She was still busy moving boulders from the driveway.
I came home today, after a walk in the park, and looked around. I'm growing here. I was grateful to have been the person who facilitated the growth of me. Just like our presenter's shaved head, I will grow back, probably in no time at all. And in Aladdin hair thickness.
Too often, your growth feels wrong, like you're missing all the steps or mixing up all the words. Something is wrong. With you. Growth actually feels like wrenches are being thrown at your head and you're not allowed to duck. You're not allowed to do the "right" thing either. You constantly feel like there's some cosmic manual out there and you're failing at every instruction. I'll tell you the truth. I don't know what I'm doing with my life right now. I really don't. I only know one constant: I am documenting it.
So, one way I'm making peace with the path I chose here in this city is this: Dubai is the land of construction. Buildings come up here so quickly, you have no time to admire the beams and the concrete before it's some magnificent thing spiraling toward the sky. I've been nothing but beams and concrete in the past few months, so raw and rigid. Things have been pounding and hurting and hammering, making way for the design to rise from the ground - or from this very sterile white ceramic floor.
When I was a student in Boston, my apartment was the landmark of coziness and lovely hospitality. If you slept over, I would practically put you to bed. If you came to watch a movie, I would have had snacks and warm creamy things for you to drink. My apartment now might not have the coziest throws or blankets. The smell of cookies is not wafting from my kitchen (although I have been wolfing down Chips Ahoy cookies like there's no tomorrow). I might not be the best hostess, right now. Because this is ground zero. We're doing some serious growing here. And if you're living and working in Dubai, maybe we can meet and swap growth stories.


Retailers may have seen a bounce in sales this Christmas. But while that is good news for many, it is less indicative of a trend and more a sign that shoppers were releasing pent up demand after an extended period of doing without. For those retailers who want to sustain and improve their recovering sales figures, they need strategies to encourage people to visit and to buy.
"Business spikes when there's a reason to shop. The most successful retailers are those that really give their shoppers a reason to go into their stores."
A 'shop that pops' is one that tantilizes the shopper with more than just products to buy. A shop that pops tempts the customer with new experiences, new ways to interact and new services to engage the shopper. My book, Shopping: Why We Love It and How Retailers Can Create the Ultimate Customer Experience, is a guidebook for retailers that explains how to make their shop pop by using a formula called the 'Pop Equation."
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Shopping is packed with real world examples of 'shops that pop!' -- Stores that create a wonderful shopping experience for their customers like Godfrey's, a specialty pet boutique, that offers its customers extraordinary customer experiences.
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Dell will soon be a public company (again)
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Dell, which went private in one of the the largest leveraged buyouts in tech circa 2013, announced today that it will once again be going public through a relatively complex mechanism that will once again bring the company back onto the public markets with founder Michael Dell and Silver Lake Partners largely in control.
Dell's leveraged buyout largely marked the final page in the company's storied history as a PC provider, going back to the old "dude, you're getting a Dell" commercials. The company rode that wave to dominance, but as computing shifted to laptops, mobile phones, and complex operations were offloaded into cloud services like Amazon Web Services, Azure and Google Cloud, Dell found itself navigating a complex environment while having to make a significant business transition beyond the PC era. That meant Dell would be beholden to the whims of public markets, perhaps laden with short-term pessimism over the company's urgent need to find a transition.
The transaction is actually an offer to buy shares that track the company's involvement in VMWare, converting that tracking stock into Dell Technologies stock that would mark its return as a publicly-traded company. Those shares will end up traded on the NYSE, around five years later after its founder took the company private with Silver Lake Partners in a deal worth roughly $ 25 billion. Silver Lake Partners owns around 24% of the company, while Dell owns 72% and will continue to serve as the chairman and CEO of the company. This move helps the company bypass the IPO process, which would remove the whole time period of potential investors scrutinizing the company (which has taken on a substantial debt load).
Dell said in its most recent quarter it recorded revenue of $ 21.4 billion, up 19% year-over-year, and over the past 12 months the company generated $ 82.4 billion of revenue with a net loss of $ 2.3 billion. The company said it has also paid down $ 13 billion of gross debt since its combination with EMC back in 2016. All this has been part of the company's transition to find new businesses beyond just selling computers, though there's clearly still demand for those computers in offices around the world. As it has expanded into a broader provider of IT services, it's potentially positioned itself as a modern enterprise tools provider, which would allow it to more securely navigate public markets while offering investors a way to correctly calibrate its value.
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Stepping out of my comfort zone with some new stamps!!!
Since I started selling my work I thought it was time to step outside my comfort zone.
by Daniel Torrente & Jill Penney.
They are different, very grunge and dark.
and so I took the plunge and bought two new stamps.
In the close up you can read the stamp from Unity by Donna Downey. It says "She remained true to herself"
I used Tim Holtz paper on white card stock. I stamped the image and colored it with copics and then added some stickles to it. I used my slingo gel pen to add the white around the outside and chalk ink for the sentiment. I added dimensionals to the image and adhered it to the card.
Again I used Tim Holt paper on white card stock. I used copics to color the image and distressed the paper with tim holtz ink. I used a gray chalk ink for the sentiment. This one says "She designed a life she loved."
I used random ribbon, added some dimensionals and there you have it.
The other project I did using this stamp was on paper adhered to canvas.
I went into my Basic Gray stash and found this great yellow paper. I stamped the image, colored it with copics and added stickels to it. I stamped the sentiment from Donna Downey's The Artist in You set.
I sooo sooo sooo LOVE her stamps!!
I distressed the edges with some brown distress ink.
Then glued the paper to the canvas using a white glue.
I thought about adding funky ribbon around the outer edge but as you can see I decided against that.
So there you have it. Some new items and new pieces of art!!! Let me know what you think. I took a step out of my comfort zone... what about you?
Yes it is Friday and that means Unity Friends are showing off their flair!!!
Here are some of the things I have been working on this week.
First if a small gift box that I painted with tim holtz distress paint. I then stamped it and gave it a shot of heat to help set it. I let it dry for a little while and then added a clear glossy coat and then the flower.
My next couple of items are ceramic times covered in paper and then stamped.
I adhered magnets to the back and bam!! you now have magnets!!!
Note: don't try to add tim holtz distress paint to ceramic, it comes right back off when dry!
Lastly are a couple of cards I made. Not my favorite but I'm sure someone will like them.
I am sorry about the quality of my photos. I was laying in bed for the night when I realized that I forgot to do this post. I have a weekly appointment with my trainer at 8:30 am so I figured I might as well get out of bed and get it done now because after my work out in the morning the last thing I am going to want to worry about is this. So I quickly grabbed some items I have been working on and snapped some photos (not the best but they will do).
I have done so much more and promise to be sharing with you before next Friday!
Well make sure to check out the rest of the talent today. You can start at the Unity blog.
I hope you have a wonderful Friday and an even better weekend!!!


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Q: ¿Se puede hacer un "git checkout" de todos los archivos con una extensión determinada? Tengo algo como lo siguiente cuando uso git status:
Su rama está actualizada con «origin/master».
Cambios para hacer commit:
  (use «git reset HEAD <archivo>...» para sacar del stage)

    modificado:    .ftpquota
    modificado:    recursos/.ftpquota
    modificado:    recursos/contenidos/archivo.Default.html
    modificado:    recursos/contenidos/archivo.PopUpView.html
    modificado:    recursos/contenidos/archivo.js
    modificado:    recursos/contenidos/archivo.php
    modificado:    recursos/contenidos/archivo2.php
    modificado:    recursos/contenidos/archivo.txt
    modificado:    recursos/contenidos/archivo3.php
    ... (muchos muchos más archivos) ....

Lo que quiero es descartar cambios de todos los archivos con extensión .php. Para ello sé que con el siguiente comando puede descartar dichos cambios:
$ git checkout -- ruta/archivo.ext

El problema viene en que son muchos archivos e ir uno por uno me lleva mucho tiempo. Se me ocurre hacer un bucle bash y uso de awk, pero imagino que debe existir otra forma para hacerlo más simple con git.

A: Usando git checkout -- *.php **/*.php al parecer funciona.
Lo que usa es la expansión de globs de bash, de forma que el comando que git recibe en realidad es:
git checkout -- a.php a/b.php ...

A: Quiza algo como esto te pueda servir
find . -name "*.php" -exec git checkout -- {} \;

Explicación

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*find: Utilidad que recorre de manera recursiva un arbol de
directorios dado, evaluando una expresión dada en este caso (-name
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*Punto (.): Representa el directorio actual dentro de la    jerarquía
de directorios unix/Linux.

*-name: Parámetro que indica un patrón de búsqueda, utilizando el nombre del archivo.

*-exec: Llama una utilidad externa (en este caso git) y le envía uno por uno el resultado de la búsqueda (el path de cada archivo que hizo match con la expresión dada en -name) utilizando {}.

*\; : expresión que finaliza la llamada la utilidad externa.

A: Crea un archivo .gitignore con el siguiente contenido:
*.php

Con esto estarás descartando u omitiendo todos los archivos con extensión .php de tu proyecto, carpeta u repositorio.
Importante: el archivo debe llamarse exactamente .gitignore, incluyendo el punto.

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Q: How do I return the ObjectId in mongoDB using mongoose and NestJs? I am programming a CRUD in NestJs and MongoDB and I am using Mongoose. When I do a Get query the _id field returns { }. Also, it brings me all the fields of "$__" and I only want to bring me the information that I have saved. I tried the .toJSON() method but this only works when I query a single object.
This is the code of the service:
import { Injectable, NotFoundException } from '@nestjs/common';
import { InjectModel } from '@nestjs/mongoose';
import { Model } from 'mongoose';

import {
  CreateInvoiceDto,
  FilterInvoicesDto,
  UpdateInvoiceDto,
} from '../dtos/invoice.dtos';

import { Invoice } from '../entities/invoice.entity';

@Injectable()
export class InvoicesService {
  constructor(
    @InjectModel(Invoice.name) private invoiceModel: Model<Invoice>,
  ) {}

  async findAll(params?: FilterInvoicesDto) {
    if (params) {
      const { limit, offset } = params;
      return await this.invoiceModel.find().skip(offset).limit(limit).exec();
    }
    return await this.invoiceModel.find().exec();
  }

  async findOne(id: string) {
    const invoice = await this.invoiceModel.findById(id).exec();
    if (!invoice) {
      throw new NotFoundException(`Invoice #${id} not found`);
    }
    return invoice.toJSON();
  }

This is the code of the DatabaseModule:
import { Module, Global } from '@nestjs/common';
import { ConfigType } from '@nestjs/config';
import { MongooseModule } from '@nestjs/mongoose';
import { MongoClient } from 'mongodb';

import config from '../config';

@Global()
@Module({
  imports: [
    MongooseModule.forRootAsync({
      useFactory: (configService: ConfigType<typeof config>) => {
        const { connection, user, password, host, port, dbName } =
          configService.mongo;
        return {
          uri: `${connection}://${host}:${port}`,
          user,
          pass: password,
          dbName,
        };
      },
      inject: [config.KEY],
    }),
  ],
  providers: [
    {
      provide: 'MONGO',
      useFactory: async (configService: ConfigType<typeof config>) => {
        const { connection, user, password, host, port, dbName } =
          configService.mongo;
        const uri = `${connection}://${user}:${password}@${host}:${port}/?authSource=admin&readPreference=secondary`;
        const client = new MongoClient(uri);
        await client.connect();
        const database = client.db(dbName);
        return database;
      },
      inject: [config.KEY],
    },
  ],
  exports: ['MONGO', MongooseModule],
})
export class DatabaseModule {}

And this is the response that i get:
[
    {
        "$__": {
            "activePaths": {
                "paths": {
                    "total": "init",
                    "currencyCode": "init",
                    "exhangeRate": "init",
                    "igtf": "init",
                    "islr": "init",
                    "iva_p": "init",
                    "iva_r": "init",
                    "iva": "init",
                    "subtotal": "init",
                    "methodId": "init",
                    "invoiceNumber": "init",
                    "clientId": "init",
                    "_id": "init",
                    "registerDate": "init",
                    "__v": "init"
                },
                "states": {
                    "require": {},
                    "init": {
                        "_id": true,
                        "clientId": true,
                        "invoiceNumber": true,
                        "methodId": true,
                        "subtotal": true,
                        "iva": true,
                        "iva_r": true,
                        "iva_p": true,
                        "islr": true,
                        "igtf": true,
                        "exhangeRate": true,
                        "currencyCode": true,
                        "total": true,
                        "registerDate": true,
                        "__v": true
                    }
                }
            },
            "skipId": true
        },
        "$isNew": false,
        "_doc": {
            "_id": {},
            "clientId": 278,
            "invoiceNumber": 278,
            "methodId": "sjbdf,jbs",
            "subtotal": 11.5,
            "iva": 11.5,
            "iva_r": 11.5,
            "iva_p": 11.5,
            "islr": 11.5,
            "igtf": 11.5,
            "exhangeRate": 25.5,
            "currencyCode": "USD",
            "total": 11.5,
            "registerDate": "2023-02-24T17:00:39.404Z",
            "__v": 0
        }
    },
]

If you look at the response there is a skipId attribute in true. How can I show the ObjectId and hide all the metadata in the response?


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SF Preview: Nadal Seeking More History Against No. 1-Chasing Zverev – SportsMediaz
Friday is men's semi-finals day at Roland Garros, with Rafael Nadal and Alexander Zverev set to open play on Court Philippe Chatrier in front of a conflict between Casper Ruud and Marin Cilic.
Playing on his 36th birthday celebration, Nadal hopes to make the following stride towards a record-expanding fourteenth Roland Garros title and 22nd Grand Slam prize. He is offering to clear the Australian Open and Roland Garros titles around the same time interestingly. In the event that he succeeds, he will end up being the most seasoned champion throughout the entire existence of the dirt court Grand Slam.
There's a ton on the line for the other semi-finalists too. Zverev can ascend to No. 2 in the Pepperstone ATP Live Rankings with a success over the Spaniard, and would position himself to become World No. 1 interestingly would it be a good idea for him he lift the Coupe des Mousquetaires on Sunday.
Ruud, playing in his most memorable Grand Slam semi-last, can ascend to No. 6 in the Pepperstone ATP Live Rankings with a success over Cilic, who is trying to turn into the nineteenth player in history to arrive at the last of every one of the four majors.
Nadal booked his tenth ATP Head2Head meeting with Zverev by dominating the game that many had circumnavigated toward the beginning of Roland Garros. He was personal after his quarter-last triumph over Novak Djokovic, yet started looking forward to the semi-last even in the quick luminosity of that Tuesday night win.
Zverev and Nadal's subsequent Grand Slam meeting comes following sensational four-set wins for the two players. Zverev battled off major areas of strength for an Alcaraz rebound to arrive at the semi-finals in Paris for a second-consecutive year, while 13-time champion Nadal improved to 8-2 at the mud court Grand Slam against World No. 1 Djokovic.
The pair's past experience at a significant was a five-set spine chiller at the 2017 Australian Open, where Nadal took the last two sets to secure a third-round rebound triumph. That success adds to the Spaniard's 6-3 ATP Head2Head series lead over Zverev, with Nadal driving 4-1 in gatherings on dirt. However the fifth seed, who holds a 110-3 match record at Roland Garros, won't be underestimating anything when he prosecutes on Friday.
"On the off chance that I am not playing great or on the other hand assuming I am losing in that semi-finals match, [it is] not going to be on the grounds that I won't be focussed," expressed Nadal subsequent to removing Djokovic. "I have insight on that. I'm not the sort of fellow and player that sincerely goes high and low. I'm entirely steady, I think, inwardly.
Regardless of showing up in Paris with waiting questions over a persistent foot injury that hampered him at the ATP Masters 1000 occasion in Rome, Nadal has thoroughly searched in fine structure in the French capital. The Spaniard facilitated past Jordan Thompson, Corentin Moutet and Botic van de Zandschulp prior to getting through a five-setter with Felix Auger-Aliassime and bringing down Djokovic to book his spot in the last four.
For third seed Zverev, the quarter-last win over Carlos Alcaraz addressed something of a leap forward. The German presented with certainty and struck the ball neatly all through to secure a lady win over a Top 10 rival at a Grand Slam, and the 19-time visit level titlist trusts the experience can assist him with moving past the line on Friday against Nadal.
"Indeed, I have not beaten them in majors, but rather I feel like I was exceptionally close," said Zverev while examining the possibility of confronting Nadal or Djokovic preceding their amazing quarter-last conflict. "I feel like I have had truly challenging and extreme matches against them… However, there is a major contrast between having an extreme match and beating them.
"Ideally I can oversee and take this success today and put it on the court on Friday."
The German's Roland Garros crusade was practically over in the second round when he saved a match point prior to edging Sebastian Baez north of five sets. Zverev managed Sebastian Ofner, Brandon Nakashima and Bernabe Zapata Miralles in a more normal style, yet is probably not going to have the option to bear the cost of any breaches if he has any desire to turn out to be only the fourth player to overcome Nadal at Roland Garros.
Australian Open hero Nadal is pursuing a subsequent Grand Slam and fourth title by and large in 2022, while Zverev is yet to lift a prize this year. However the World No. 3 has partaken in a strong European dirt season. He arrived at the semi-finals in Monte Carlo and Rome either side of a race to the title match in Madrid, and the five-time ATP Masters 1000 boss accepts he is all set as far as possible at a Grand Slam.
"By the day's end, I'm not 20 or 21 years of age any longer," expressed Zverev after his quarter-last win. "I'm 25. I'm at the stage where I need to win, I'm at the stage where I should win, too."
While he is yet to go as far as possible at the Grand Slam level, the German has done a lot of winning in his profession to date. He drives the ATP Tour in match triumphs starting around 2017, the year he turned 20.
Like Nadal, Cilic will assume the part of veteran in this semi-last. It's a position he has succeeded in to arrive at the semi-finals, bringing down Daniil Medvedev, 26, and Andrey Rublev, 24, in the past two rounds.
While the 33-year-old intends to go on for "something like three, four years" on the Tour, this could be his best an open door to come out on top for a subsequent Grand Slam championship to oblige his 2014 US Open victory. The Croatian is playing in his 6th Grand Slam semi — and first since he arrived at the 2018 Australian Open last — while Ruud had not arrived at the quarter-finals of a Slam until this week.
However, Cilic is 0-2 in his ATP Head2Head series against the Norwegian, with Ruud scoring succeeds at the ATP Masters 1000s in Rome (2019) and Montreal (2020).
"I would agree that he's perhaps the best person on the Tour, particularly on mud," Cilic said of the 23-year-old, before their matchup was affirmed. "On earth courts he's having an unbelievable a year, came out on top for such countless championships on dirt. Certainly getting a charge out of to play and feels fabulous on mud. It will be totally a troublesome match in the event that he goes through.
"For my purposes, I attempt to zero in on myself. [I have] clearly a major event, large serve, and I need to do my things well to play against these top folks all that can be expected."
Ruud has adjusted into structure splendidly lately following a 4-4 beginning to the European dirt swing. In May, he arrived at the Rome semi-finals (l. to Djokovic) and brought home the Geneva championship before Roland Garros. He takes a nine-match series of wins into the semi-finals.
The Norwegian has had productive accomplishment on earth lately. From 2020-22, he drives the Tour in game dominates (65), titles (7) and finals (8) by all accounts.
Ruud turned into the principal Norwegian man to arrive at a Grand Slam quarter-last when he beat twelfth seed Hubert Hurkacz in four sets in the fourth round. He progressed to the semis with a four-set prevail upon #NextGenATP Dane Holger Rune in the main all-Scandinavian Roland Garros quarter-last.
"These are the matches you long for playing and ideally obviously even the last, assuming it's conceivable," Ruud said after his most recent triumph. "I must be truly focussed and get my 'A' game the semi-last on the grounds that Marin has played extraordinary the entire week and being another extreme match is going."
While Cilic played the more extended quarter-last — fighting Rublev for four hours and 10 minutes in a 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 3-7, 7-6(10-2) epic — Ruud didn't take care of Rune until generally 12:45 a.m. in the extremely early times of Wednesday morning. After that three-hour-and-15-minute challenge, he has under 48 hours to plan to the greatest match of his young profession.
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Juicy Seafood now open on Lafayette St. in Houma
There is a new seafood shop in Houma, the recently opened Juicy Seafood at 1217 Lafayette St.
Owners D.J. Pednekar and John Verret offer boiled seafood at the location, which they plan to keep open 12 months a year.
Verret, who is also a police officer with the Houma Police Department, said that they are well prepeared to make it a successful, year-round enterprise.
"We have everything covered," Verret said. "We have shrimp for when the crawfish are out of season, crabs for when the shrimp start dying out, and then we have the crawfish season. We have all the seafood bases covered."
But it is not just about seafood. Verret said that their best seller so far has been their boiled turkey necks, prepared in a similar fashion to their seafood but with its own distinctive boil recipe. The turkey necks will also help with keeping the store open all year.
Pednekar said that one reason for starting the business was an altruistic one.
"We love cooking," Pednekar said. "Living in Houma, food is just the culture around here. You want to give back to society, and food is the best thing to give back to society."
One thing that sets Juicy Seafood apart from other such establishments is that their shrimp, crab and crawfish boils are low in sodium. Pednekar said that the recipes are all new, and derived from trial and error.
"I love seafood, I've loved seafood all my life, but it seemed like every time I ate it I became bloated," Pednekar said. "So, one day we came up with a recipe without salt in it, and there was no bloating. I thought it was the best seafood I ever ate."
Juicy Seafood is open seven days a week, from noon to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday.


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Distance learning at R. Roger Rowe continues to evolve
R. Roger Rowe kindergartner James Burnell performs in the virtual talent show.
(Karen Billing)
By Karen BillingStaff Writer
R. Roger Rowe School's talent show went virtual last week.
For the revamped show, originally scheduled for March, recorded performances were uploaded onto YouTube with talented youngsters singing, dancing, playing piano and doing trampoline tricks— two sisters even did a comedy routine, telling jokes while upside down in headstands.
The talent show is just one way that the school has gotten creative in trying to keep students connected during school closure.
"We didn't intend the show to be digital but we're super excited that it still gets to happen," said Walden, one of four Rowe student council leaders who organized the online show with teachers Jaqueline Cooley and Christine Callaway. "It's so sad what is happening to our world today and we know it can be scary and difficult at times, but we'll make it through it."
Distance learning in the Rancho Santa Fe School District is a work in progress and Superintendent Donna Tripi said their goal is to continue to be curious, listening to feedback from students, teachers and parents as they evolve the program.
"We get smarter with the feedback that we get," said Tripi. "I think we are much closer to getting it right than we were at the beginning of it but we've got 'miles to go before we sleep.'"
The school board's priority has been more interactive learning, a more regular daily schedule, weekly visibility of principals, addressing students' social and emotional needs, and conducting parent feedback sessions—Zoom coffee meetings last week saw nearly 30 parents attend each session to provide input. Distance learning enhancements on the way in Rancho Santa Fe include more consistent schedules, more opportunities for Zoom and more opportunities for collaboration with projects and group chats.
"I think teachers are starting to innovate even more than they had been," said Tripi at the board's April 30 virtual board meeting. "We have been building the plane while we're flying it and we have been trying a lot of different things and we're refining our work. I think we started with a really good core and we've been adding to it every week and will continue to do that through the duration of this."
At the elementary school level, teachers are combining asynchronous elements such as recorded video lessons with synchronous components including Zoom rooms, class meetings and small group instruction.
Additionally, the school is running PE/fitness and lunch clubs—last week students participated in a "Boot Camp"-style workout with Coach Julie Green and Coach Dave McClurg, crushed cans during one of the science labs and solved riddles and word problems during the Math Challenge Club.
They also hosted the first sixth-grade Zoom class meetup on May 1 with students enjoying the time to connect. Seventh and eighth-graders will have the same opportunity this week.
Middle school students are getting video/audio lessons for all core subjects and electives and the only interactive learning element they have is using live platforms for teacher office hours. Students submit assignments and receive "thorough" feedback from teachers and given a complete or incomplete. Tripi said most kids are submitting the assignments that are being asked of them and there will be mid-semester progress reports.
Assistant Principal John Gaulipalt is also now doing a daily 8 a.m. wake up call/ reveille on Zoom for middle students to motivate them to start their day early and engage them in dialogue. Galipault will take attendance and track the students who attend in the remaining six weeks of school.
"We've received lots of positive comments on the interactive learning. Parents are very excited about the Zoom interaction, they have written us saying this is the best part of their child's week. They are just loving it," Tripi said. "We have had really good attendance for elementary school class meetings. We've had lower attendance at the office hours for middle school so we're looking at ways to beef that up."
Board members Kali Kim, Tyler Seltzer and Sarah Neal all said they wanted to see more interactive, asynchronous learning in middle school.
"I don't want to diminish the importance of having some type of office hours," Seltzer said. "I think the idea of having them be five days a week and making them optional is not a long-term solution."
Neal, a parent of a middle schooler, suggested adding a discussion element to the office hours because in her experience with her own child, if a student doesn't have a question they might not feel like they need to go to office hours. Kim worried about students getting missed if they aren't required to interact—Seltzer said a middle school student could potentially go a whole week without interacting with their teacher. He suggested having a required office hour and mixing in interactive discussions or class lessons throughout the week.
"By far the most enjoyable, engaging point of my fifth grader's educational day is the Zoom meetings he's having with his math teacher and fifth-grade teacher," Seltzer said.
He encouraged the district to keep adding more interaction whenever they can—if it doesn't work, they could always dial it back but he said they should at least try for more when possible.
All of the board members said they were impressed with what has been accomplished thus far and that there's no "perfect" solution as a full school day cannot be replicated at home.
"I believe the teachers are really killing it and I believe it's a difficult situation for everyone," said Clerk Jee Manghani. "(The distance learning program) is iterative and I think we're getting to the point where everyone will be really happy with what's going on."
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Today's post, as promised, is another reference to research that shows the importance of human feelings about themselves in any situation where people are being asked to do a particular task. My argument, as it has been in my posts over the past week–and earlier in "Let Teachers Reinvent the Wheel"–is that you can't formally "teach" students grit, perseverance, or resilience, but you can motivate them to develop those behaviors on their own by consistently treating them as important, powerful people.
When the National Reading Panel began its work in 1998, one of its goals was to bring reading research up to the "Gold Standard" of medical research. Unfortunately, reaching this goal was –and still is–impossible because reading researchers, unlike medical researchers, cannot separate treatment effects from effects caused by other factors, such as classroom distractions, student hunger or illness, home culture, work habits, and personal feelings.
Medical researchers have the advantage of being able to remove or minimize outside factors by assembling very large groups of potential subjects and then forming randomly selected treatment and control groups. Just as important, they are able to use a "double blind" procedure in which neither the subjects nor the people applying the treatments know which doses are the experimental ones and which are placebos.
Rather than trying to explain how all the factors present in reading research may skew results, I have chosen to focus on the one I think is the most troublesome: the "Hawthorne Effect." This term derives from a series of studies done in the Hawthorne Works Plant of Western Electric near Chicago from 1924 to 1932. There, researchers manipulated various physical conditions, such as lighting and the number of rest breaks, to see which ones most affected worker output. What they found was that almost any change increased production, and what they concluded was that being a part of a scientific experiment created feelings of importance and belonging that were a more powerful determinant of productivity than any change in conditions.
It is hard to believe that the outcomes of much reading research are not similarly affected. In many studies both the teachers and their students know when they are part of a research plan and whether they are in the treatment group or the control group. There is no way to "double-blind" such a study when the teachers are the people applying the treatment, only one group of students has new materials, and the type of instruction given to that group is different from what is going on in the rest of the school.
Under such conditions, the feelings of the experimental teachers and students are pretty certain to be positive. After all, being chosen to implement a scientific experiment is an honor. It implies that the researchers and the school's administrators think you are intelligent, competent, and trustworthy enough to do it well. Add to this the special training for teachers and the frequent classroom visits of researchers monitoring implementation.
Just as production increased in the Hawthorne studies, we can expect that the results will be better for the experimental group in the type of reading study just described, whether or not the new program or strategy is any better than the old ones. This explains why so many studies report positive results for the treatments applied, and it should make us cautious about accepting those conclusions.
But, hold on! There is a way to do reading research that eradicates the influence of the Hawthorne Effect: have two or more treatment groups, with each one trying out a different program and receiving the benefits of being a part of an experiment. Ideally, there should be a control group also, using the old program. Actially, a few research studies do follow this two-treatment format, but not enough of them. It is more expensive and more complicated to carry out, and most researchers—being human—believe ahead of time that one type of program is superior to all others and want to prove that when they design their studies.
The lesson for us as followers of education research is to consider not only results but also how carefully those studies were carried out, especially how likely it was that the "Hawthorne Effect" came into play.


I'm Anna Smale, an authorised Marriage Celebrant based in the South Eastern suburbs of Melbourne.
I'm a relaxed, friendly, down to earth celebrant who loves to socialise, travel, and unwind with a good cheese platter and a glass of wine (or two).
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Becoming a celebrant was the best decision I ever made. I love everything about weddings and planning special events, so it was a no brainer for me to step into this role.
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Often confused with Northern Pike, Pike mesh is indeed a member of the great family of the esox where its latin name "Esox Niger." He is also known under several other names such as river Pike, pickerel, Pike of herbs, and the American, the pickerel, jack, federation pickerel, water wolf eastern and finally, the mud pickerel.
Pike mesh a species of Quebec?
It is common to catch this brave warrior in Quebec, the range of mesh Pike is very broad. It extends South from Quebec to Florida and stretches laterally to Texas. So it is possible for all the 'snow birds' Quebecers to continue that fishing once in Florida (for those who stay, you will always have the privilege to fish under the ice)!
Where to find the mesh Pike?
Summer mesh Pike like the calm and warm waters which lie between 20 and 30 degrees Celsius. You will find it there where the vegetation is abundant and where the water is not very deep. Don't be afraid to cast your line in thick cover near the shore. Mesh Pike is known to sometimes leap out of the water to attack flying insects or even decoys left near the forearm rowboat in a vacuum!
Pike mesh this fishing in the rivers, often in small grassy bays, in the Lakes, especially in the shallow areas and even in small ponds.
Winter, mesh Pike is still active however he likes more a little more deep pools located not very far from shallow bays. It goes back into the shallows to feed on the forage fish.
Pike mesh, faithful to the habits of the members of the family of the esox, Hunt by ambush. He finds refuge near a submerged structure or a grove of aquatic grass and wait for the arrival of a prey. Mesh Pike is not bad all what little pass that mouth. Bullhead, perch, panfish, crayfish, frogs, salamanders, dragonflies and other Pike mesh are all part of the diet of it.
Mesh Pike is very territorial and will not hesitate to hunt and eat any other individual of his species if they dare to enter its territory.
Interestingly, the female lays between 5000 and 10,000 eggs that once enough great for this feed other foods than plankton, it will conduct a real race for growth and will not hesitate to this eating between them.
Mesh Pike have essentially the same morphology as that of other members of the family of the esox.A long beak of the duck head and elongated body that promotes the lightning attacks.
He take their name from their dress making patterns of chain. The color of the mesh Pike varies from clear yellow to black darker through the green.
Another way to identify Pike mesh and with the sensory pores number under his jaw. Mesh Pike have 4 while 5 have the Pike and Muskie them have between 6 and 10.
Finally, you will notice that the eye of the mesh Pike is surrounded by a vertical black bar. This sign is a sign to this species of Pike.
This species is smaller than these colleagues that found in Quebec and is rarely more than 25 inches. The average is between 15 and 20 inches.
The record for the biggest sin mesh Pike is 29.5 inches and 9 pounds. This fish was caught in the United States.
As mentioned a few rather, this species is very voracious and does not hesitate to attack what's happening under his nose. The type of fishing lures on bridgat include swimmers, jig, spinner baits, spoons, buzzbait, senko, floating frogs, poppers, big streamers will soon made the attack of this powerful Warrior.
Mesh Pike takes its English name from "water wolf" due to the spirited fight that book this species of Pike. Explosive attacks are very amazing for the small size of this fish.
Be vigilant during the release of this species, as it requires more time to leave after a long struggle.
This species is very little referred to Quebec fishermen which is very surprising considering these talents of fighter. The United States, this species is often ranked second after the largemouth bass in terms of favorite game fish.
If you come to cross the railway with this small, but oh how much energetic fish, take a picture and share it on our fishing Forum!


Why You May Need Sewer Camera Inspection?
When your sewer pipes are not draining properly, or you feel that you have a leak something needs to be done quickly. However, before you spend thousands of dollars on sewer line repair, you will need to get to the root of the problem. This is where we can help. Our sewer camera inspection service will allow you to see what condition your sewer drains are in. When you know what problems you are dealing with, you can better determine the best course of action. Today we are going to learn what situations might warrant a sewer line camera inspection.
When Is A Camera Inspection Necessary?
Below you will find four situations where a camera inspection will help you solve your sewer issues. Each of these situations is very common, and many homeowners are faced with them every single year.
· You get a notice from the city: The sewer lines that run under your property are your responsibility. Sometimes those lines become disconnected to the main city sewer because of a break in the connection. If this happens, the city will issue you a notice and give you a timeframe to fix the problem. Nevertheless, in order to determine the location of the disconnection, you will need to have your lines inspected with a camera. This will help you confirm that the problem is actually on your property and not on city land.
· Your sewer is backing up into your bathroom: This can be a stinky problem that needs to be fixed quickly. Chances are somewhere down your sewer drain you have an obstruction. The location of this obstruction would be very hard to find without utilizing a camera inspection.
· Purchasing new property: If you are buying a new home, a great way to determine the condition of the sewer line is by having it inspected with a camera. This will allow you to know what you are buying. It will also give you an idea about what problems you might be faced with in the future.
· Selling a property: Want to get a higher asking price for your home? If so, you should have your sewer lines inspected with a camera. This will give buyers reassurance that the property they are about to purchase is solid and free from expensive sewer related issues. Not only will this increase the value of your home but it will allow you to make the sell much faster.
No matter what type of sewer issue you face, having our team of certified sewer professional inspect your line with our camera is a wise move. We can get to the root of your sewer issues in just one quick visit. This will save you time and a lot of money. Instead of digging up your entire yard, our inspection camera system will find the problem so that it can be fixed. So if you are facing sewer related problems, give us a call today and let us help you.


Diagnostic Imaging Category Archives — Page 2 of 2 — Health Law Attorney Blog Published by Health Care Lawyers — The Health Law Partners, P.C.
Currently, Medicare Part B pays for imaging services pursuant to the physician professional cost component, the malpractice costs, and the practice expenses. Practice expenses are resources used in furnishing the services (i.e., rent, personnel costs, equipment costs, etc.). The OIG will review whether the Medicare payments for practice expenses "reflect the expenses incurred and whether the utilization rates reflect industry practices." Furthermore, the OIG will review providers of portable x-ray services with unusual claim patterns.
On September 28, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) posted Advisory Opinion 10-20 in which it analyzed another pre-authorization arrangement. This is the OIG's third Advisory Opinion issued this year that favorably reviews the provision of free pre-authorization services to referral sources (please visit our September 9 and May 14 blogs both of which address favorable pre-authorization arrangements).
Under the Proposed Arrangement, Requestor is a physician-owned provider of professional radiology services. When a patient comes to Requestor's facility, Requestor proposes to contact the insurer to provide any necessary information to obtain preauthorization. According to the Proposed Arrangement, free preauthorization services would be made available on an equal basis to all patients and referring physicians without regard to any physician's volume or value of expected of past referrals. Further, in cases when the Requestor's contract with an insurer precludes it from performing the pre-authorization services, Requestor would not do so. Under the Proposed Arrangement, the Requestor would ensure transparency by providing each physician with a copy of the information submitted to obtain the pre-authorization services, and it would make such information available to the Secretary of health and Human Services upon request. Because Requestor, ultimately, bears the risk of not getting paid by the insurance company, it offers this service to ensure that it obtains reimbursement for the services that it furnishes.
4. Requestor has a legitimate business interest in offering pre-authorization services because its payments are at stake if pre-authorization is not obtained for the services.
Advisory Opinion 10-20, the third pre-authorization opinion in four months, continues to reinforce the OIG's prevailing view that free pre-authorization services, when carefully implemented and without regard for the value or volume of referrals, pose low, limited risks under the AKS. This opinion, in particular, has particular significance insofar as the OIG analyzed a structure consistent with the common paradigm of pre-authorization arrangements among imaging providers.
The OIG released Advisory Opinion 10-13 on August 31, 2010, concerning a proposed-arrangement where a hospital would be providing pre-authorization services for diagnostic imaging. Requestor, a non-profit hospital, provides diagnostic imaging services to patients. Because many commercial insurers have begun requiring pre-authorization prior to covering diagnostic imaging services, the hospital has proposed to provide free pre-authorization services for all patients. Under this proposed arrangement, when a patient comes to the hospital, if the patient's imaging procedure requires pre-authorization, the hospital's Pre-Access Department contacts the patient's insurer, provides it with the necessary information, and obtains the pre-authorization. The patient is not charged for this service and it is provided to all patients and referring physicians without regard to the volume or value of referrals. No physicians are paid under this arrangement.
The OIG determined that the potential remuneration generated under this arrangement did not rise to the level of sanctioning the hospital for the following reasons. First, while this service may relieve a physician's administrative duties of obtaining pre-authorization him/herself, the arrangement does "not target any particular referring physicians" and any relief of administrative duties would "occur by chance, not design." Furthermore, this service is offered to all patients and physicians, without regard to referrals. Second, the hospital will "not make payments to physicians under the…[a]rrangement, and it has no ancillary agreements with referring physicians that would otherwise reward referrals" to the hospital. Third, the hospital's Pre-Access Department is transparent with insurers and physicians. Finally, the hospital has a "legitimate business interest in offering uniform pre-authorization services" because it is the hospital's payments that are at stake if pre-authorization is not obtained.
Thus, the OIG has determined that, under this particular proposed-arrangement, a hospital providing pre-authorization for imaging services for patients seeking diagnostic imaging procedures is permissible.
This opinion is the second opinion the OIG has released regarding pre-authorization for imaging services. On May 14, 2010, we blogged on the first opinion, Opinion 10-04, in which the OIG approved a proposed-arrangement where an imaging center would provide free pre-authorization services under a similar arrangement as was proposed in Opinion 10-13.
Founding partner, Adrienne Dresevic, Esq. was quoted in Kaiser Health News on August 23, 2010 in an article on the recent regulations pertaining to physician disclosure requirements involving imaging machines. Dresevic often writes articles and speaks across the nation about the laws and policies surrounding imaging arrangements.
1. The accuracy of non-invasive vascular diagnostic studies depends on the knowledge, skill, and experience of the technologist and interpreter. Consequently, the physician performing and/or interpreting the study must be capable of demonstrating documented training and experience and maintain any applicable documentation. A vascular diagnostic study may be personally performed by a physician or a technologist.
Effective March 15, 2010, pursuant to CMS's update to the Medicare Claims Processing Manual addressing "Payment to Physician or Other Supplier for Diagnostic Tests Subject to the Anti-Markup Payment Limitation", among other actions, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS") has effectively eliminated an Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility's ("IDTF's") or radiology group's ability to bill its local carrier (the "MAC") for interpretations performed by out-of-state physicians (the "CMS Change Request"). Rather, by operation of these Medicare changes and Medicare's claims processing system, these imaging suppliers must now either take reassignment and bill the MAC in the interpreting physician's jurisdiction (if and only if they are able to establish a practice location in that MAC jurisdiction for enrollment purposes), or have the interpreting physician bill directly for such services.
Unfortunately, for a substantial number of imaging suppliers (such as radiology groups and IDTFs, which are not subject to the anti-markup rule) that rely upon out-of-state teleradiology arrangements, according to our discussions with senior officials at CMS, until the agency publishes guidance to redress this issue, the only way to ensure payment by CMS of claims associated with these out-of-state interpretation services is to have the interpreting physician bill directly for his/her service. The only other option available for imaging suppliers is to accept reassignment from the out-of-state interpreting physician; however, this will require that the imaging supplier must be eligible to enroll in the out-of-state MAC jurisdiction. Notably, the issue remains unclear whether an imaging supplier will be able to enroll in the other jurisdiction if the supplier does not have a practice location in such jurisdiction. CMS has stated that a supplier without a practice location established in the jurisdiction will not be accepted during the enrollment process. During our discussions with CMS, agency officials indicated that they intend to issue further clarification on these issues. Imaging suppliers whose business operations are adversely affected by this recent CMS Change Request should remain alert for a future guidance on this issue by CMS in the form of another Change Request.


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Alex Noble: Creatures from the Kaleidoscope, Londonewcastle Project Space
At the end of August, Londonewcastle Project Space opens an exhibition of works by Alex Noble entitled Creatures from the Kaleidoscope. Curated by Ryan Lanji and running until 8 September, Noble's work fuses fashion and art in an immersive landscape of visceral aesthetics. The exhibition began when the artist collaborated with three female musicians and performers who acted as muses for his Mannequink project, shot by photographer Joe McGorty. The results have since taken on a three-dimensional form and will act as a monochromatic introduction to Creatures from the Kaleidoscope.
Evolving from the original project, the work transgress into a spectrum of color, shape and female form; culminating into a sensory "exit". The gallery space will be made up of large mixed media works, sculpture, installation, set pieces, film, performance and photography. Through his work Noble explores pattern, colour and their relationship through refracted and carefully thought out composition. Reappearing across his practice are tropes of spirituality, science fiction, art deco and consumerism, reminding audiences of oversized stain glass windows, large mosaics and rich motifs similar to religious Hindu imagery.
Layered on top of the patterns and colours are female forms, producing works ambiguous to a specific past or future. The film Colour Therapy shot by Joost Vanderbrug will also entertain the spectators in the exhibition. An abstract performance film about the power of colour and the life it breathes into the subjects of the film. In addition to Noble's stunning installation, there will also be sets and fashion design on display, offering an insight into the artists continued interests in both fashion and contemporary art.
Alex Noble: Creatures from the Kaleidoscope, 30 August – 8 September, Londonewcastle Project Space, 28 Redchurch Street, E2 7DP.
1. Image courtesy of Londonewcastle and Alex Noble.
Rediscovering the Past: Rückblick: Reminiscence in 19th Century Photography, Daniel Blau, London.
Londonewcastle Project Space opens an exhibition of works by Alex Noble entitled Creatures from the Kaleidoscope. Noble's work fuses fashion and art in an immersive landscape of visceral aesthetics.
Jean Tinguely: Hauser & Wirth, Frieze Masters, London
Running alongside the contemporary art fair Frieze London, Frieze Masters offers a unique view of the relationship between old and new art. Visitors to Booth B5 at the fair this year will be able to enjoy a new solo presentation of works by Swiss artist Jean Tinguely, staged by Hauser & Wirth.
Marcus Coates: Proxy, Kate Macgarry Gallery, London
Marcus Coates is best known for his shamanistic performance works in which he channels and consults animal spirits. This element of his practice has already found its way into Tate Britain's Triennial.


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Brownsville Heritage House
Borough : Brooklyn
Neighborhood : Brownsville
Institution, Education
Place Matters Profile
The Brownsville Heritage House is a grassroots cultural center located in the historic Stone Avenue Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library. The Heritage House was founded by Mother Rose Gaston, a Brownsville organizer and contemporary of Dr. Carter G. Woodson (historian and founder ASLAH/Black History Month). The Stone Avenue Library was the first in the country specifically for children. Mother Gaston lived to be 96 and while hospitalized in her last days, she was given the flyer announcing the first cultural program at the center she had dedicated her life to.
NYCHA Journal "A 'Beacon of Hope' in Brownsville"
Luther S. Harris
Brownsville is now an 'inner city' community beset with the social ills of poverty and neglect. There is little in Brownsville that is exciting, positive or just plain 'pleasant'. My nomination of Heritage House was to acknowledge a cultural treasure that is as fragile and threatened.
Sista Zaraya
A little gem in the heart of Brownsville, Brooklyn, this place is the keeper and celebrator of tradition and culture. When I was a little girl, I took free African dance and art classes in this place. My younger sister reminisces about how she was first exposed to algebra at this house. We also traveled out of the neighborhood and learned of contributions that Africans throughout the diaspora made to the world. This place helped give me an esteemed sense of myself as a person and as a people, particularly as the media was telling a contrary story. This place matters! Hey, it beat TV or joining a gang, which were also options in this neighborhood. (November 2011)
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