Concentration does require a great amount of effort and lack of concentration has become a common problem nowadays. You want to top at class, but you are not being able to concentrate on studies; your deadline is just about to cross the bar and your mind is wandering off. What are you falling short at? These problems are quite normal, but can create a number of irrevocable issues. You can try for meditation any time but then, it will not be effective, in case your brain is not performing well. So, a long-term solution is needed indeed! This post is going to give you quite a few tips and tell you how to increase your concentration.
But, before I delve into a deeper discussion, you should understand what concentration actually is! When you are able to take your mind off several unnecessary things and can put it at one thing at a time, you have won the battle!
Chalk out a proper plan– This is perhaps the best possible way how you can focus on things. Nothing works well without a proper plan on board. So, whatever you are up to, make sure you have a proper plan for the same. When you sit to work without a plan, it's quite obvious that you will get snarled in activities like checking WhatsApp, scrolling through Instagram feed, browsing web and so on. Without a sole purpose, you are quite likely to fritter your time away just doing nothing. You will just find yourself in an end number of distracting thoughts instead of dedicating all your attention to one single task.
Maintain a healthy balanced diet– It might seem a bit irrelevant to you; but, it has got a direct relation with your ability to concentrate. If you really want to master the art of concentration, you have to lead a healthy lifestyle. Indulging in overeating can make you feel lethargic most of the time, thereby breaking your concentration at large. On the contrary. Eating healthy foods can help you concentrate on things better.
Yoga and meditation– As mentioned earlier, meditation can definitely not give you an instant solution. But, then, it is an age-old method of practice worldwide to improve mind power. Yoga and meditation practiced on regular basis will definitely get your brain at peace, thereby helping you perform better at your work and that's what meditation is meant for.
Get good sleep– Just like the other organs in your body, your mind also needs rest. And, nothing other than a proper course of sleep can get you this. When you have something important to achieve, you need to concentrate on the same. Getting yourself deprived of sleep at that time would not help you anyways.
Taking break makes sense– Expecting your brain to work for 24/7 is certainly wrong at the very first place. Taking small breaks between works or listening to songs would really be helpful in this regard.
Psychiatrists say that lack of concentration is now common in every other person. The above tips, I guess, may help you not join the race!
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Imagine this: you are writing on a desert island, or in a cottage with a view over mountains or forest or ocean. Words flow down your arms and out your fingers onto the page – glowing, powerful, beautiful words. Food magically appears when you're hungry. No one interrupts you. No one disapproves. No one laughs at your dreams. You are not the slave of deadlines or expectations and you have plenty of money for all you need. You can write all day long.
Now, let's take a look at reality.
Families and work and a difficult boss or unemployment and ill-health and aging parents or a child with problems. Traffic and noise and busyness and always feeling strangled by so many expectations, some of them the pressure you create for yourself. Always trying to find enough money or enough time or that other sock or the car keys or that document you need so urgently. Stress stress stress stress stress.
Now for the good news. There IS a way to realise your dream of writing a book.
Of course, the big question is how to write a book amid the swirl of daily reality.
I used to think I'd write when and if I got the Magic Writing Cottage. Until then, it was hopeless even to try. That's what I thought.
This means even more to me because it took me 20 years to finish and publish my first novel. 20 years. No, I'm not exaggerating.
I'm a slow writer. And I tend to feel bad about myself when I see others cranking out a new book every couple of months. That feeling-bad habit ends now. I'm excited for those swift writers and I admire their achievements, but I don't have to compare myself to them. I'm me. I do it my way. My way is OK.
Just in case you missed it, please note that I did the three books etc without the Magic Writing Cottage. I did it in the chaos.
Based on my observations of others, my own frequent mistakes, and my occasional triumphs, here are my ten top tips for how to write a book this year.
They are tips for me as much as for you, because I too am writing a book this year!
1. You will never have enough time. Do it when you're too busy.
I've worked with dozens of writers over the past couple of decades as an editor, publishing consultant and writing coach. Not one of those people had a Magic Writing Cottage. Every writer I know writes in the midst of the mess.
Even the ones who have reached the exalted and envied status of Full Time Writer are STILL busy and lead hectic lives with a thousand things to do.
Here's a thought: what if you had oodles of free time and the cottage by the sea, and then discovered you didn't write any faster than you do now? Or you wrote even less? Or didn't even write at all?
What if it's the act of wrestling with reality that nourishes and empowers your writing dreams? What if your creativity would falter if you got the cottage and withdrew from daily life?
It's nice to have the occasional writing retreat, but it's also good to write amid reality.
This video contains some stories about how different people overcame the problem of not having enough time. I hope there might be a useful idea in there for you.
2. Stop being embarrassed and start honouring yourself for doing this thing.
I meet a lot of writers who are secretive about the fact that they write, not for privacy reasons but because they are embarrassed. They worry that if they say they are writing a book, their friends and family will either laugh at them, or expect too much and then pressure them with questions about their progress or their success.
It's an understandable feeling, but it's not very useful.
You might find it easier if you consciously disconnected the act of writing from the idea of being a bestselling author. That's too much pressure and no one can predict it anyway. Every single bestselling author you've ever heard of, every author on the shelves of your local library… they all had to start where you are now: unsure if their writing would ever succeed.
I have friends who've hiked the Camino, restored an old car, spent hours of creativity in scrapbooking to produce beautiful family records, or redecorated their house one room at a time. They're usually quite happy to tell people they're doing these things, and their friends are interested or curious, and cheer them on. Why not? Big goals are exciting.
Wanting to write a book is a wonderful goal. It can certainly turn into a career for some, or a partial career, but you don't have to achieve that to make writing worthwhile. It's a great interest to have.
Writing helps us psychologically (one of my writer friends is engaged in serious research on this topic). It boosts our creativity and sharpens our minds.
3. If your loved ones block you (accidentally or deliberately), try negotiating. And look for segments of time.
This one often springs from the previous point. When we're embarrassed about our writing, it makes it much harder for us to set aside time to do it, or to compete for a timeslot in the busy family schedule.
It would be all very well to say, "Stand up for your rights and claim your writing time!" Some people can indeed do that. But I realise that for some it can be complicated.
Your interests, hobbies and pastimes are important too. They matter to you. They might also matter to your loved ones, if you believed in yourself and explained it to them. Maybe there could be a little give and take. Maybe they might support you. Maybe it might even strengthen your relationships. You'll never know if you don't give them the chance.
Also look for ways to shoehorn little wedges of writing time into the week. Could you write on the train to work, or in the car while you're waiting to pick up your kids from sport, or in the waiting room while a loved one has an appointment, or in the library on the way home from some other commitment, or by getting up before the rest of the household?
A time management consultant I interviewed told me about someone who wrote their book in short bursts on top of the washing machine. That's a book that got written!
4. Stop making toxic comparisons, and regain your joy.
Remember when you used to sit down and write and it was a magical adventure?
It was probably before you started comparing yourself to someone else.
Learning from the experience of others is great. Toxic I'll-never-be-good-enough comparisons are not great.
It's human nature to compare ourselves to others. Comparison has become a lot easier these days, now that every writer is blogging and tweeting and sharing inspiring pics on Instagram. We can now do it all day and even in the middle of a sleepless night. It's also become a lot more toxic, because we compare our behind-the-scenes chaos with other people's show reel.
We can't see that the writer we admire and envy is at the same time comparing themselves unfavourably to someone else. Yes, the fun never stops with comparisonitis.
The truth is, only YOU can write your book. It won't be the same as anyone else's, but that's a good thing.
Find your own voice. Enjoy your own adventure. Don't write to be as good as anyone else. Just tell yourself your own story and have fun with it.
Here's an idea: Only compare yourself to YOU. Look back in an honest and nourishing way – not a negative way – and see how far you've come.
Stop being so hard on yourself. By even getting serious about writing your book, you have achieved something special. Now build on that, piece by piece.
5. Write what you love.
I used to think I should want to write a highbrow literary masterpiece.
I was also a published writer of biblical meditations for many years, and thought that what little writing time I had should probably be devoted to producing more of those.
Either or both seemed more "worthy" than the other ideas that kept whispering in my ear.
I was embarrassed to admit that what I really wanted to write was mainstream crime novels — the type sold in airport bookstores.
Oddly enough, the fear of being low-brow began to dissipate after I joined my local writers centre (the Queensland Writers Centre). I went to a few workshops expecting to feel inadequate, and instead met other people who were also learning to write commercial novels, and having a great time doing it.
Stop trying to write what you think you *should* be writing (at least for some of your writing time), and write what you really, secretly long to write.
And stop trying to write what you think is fashionable now, if it's not what you really want to write. Those zombie romances might be out of fashion anyway by the time you've finished your manuscript and started submitting to agents. If you'd rather write paranormal westerns, just do it.
Have fun, listen to your instincts, and you'll be more likely to keep going and finish that book. Incidentally, you'll also be more likely to write a good book if it's what you love.
6. Use deadlines if they motivate you.
Perhaps test if deadlines are a helpful method for you?
Enter a contest. They have firm deadlines – no arguments or excuses are permitted. Even if you don't win or get shortlisted, you will write a lot more words!
Write a completion date or manuscript milestones on a physical calendar where you see it often.
Buddy up with another writer as an accountability partner. Tell each other your deadlines, and keep checking.
When I just get in my chair and write, it's amazing how much easier it is to do it again tomorrow and the next day.
Don't try to be amazing. Just sit down and write, and see what happens.
Stop worrying if it's worth finishing. You can't really tell till you've finished it anyway.
And the First Draft is only the beginning of the work, so you'll have plenty of time to fix it in the self-edits and rewrites.
Just keep going, one word at a time, one page at a time, one chapter at a time, and you really will get there.
A wise person once told me: a writer never finishes a book, they just stop.
As I discovered while hogtied by perfectionism while writing my first novel, even Aldous Huxley wanted to go back and change Brave New World.
If you've been writing and rewriting forever, chances are it's time to stop dithering and call it finished. Getting it out to some beta readers can help you break free of that endless circle. Or consider a coaching session to get you unstuck.
Sometimes we forget to celebrate our achievements. We just move on to the next thing and miss that opportunity for joy.
One of my psychologist friends is big on the value of celebrating milestones.
I was too pragmatic to have book launches for my first few books – launches always cost more than they earn in book sales, says Practical Belinda. But when I published the German translation of my crime novel POISON BAY, it was such a big deal for me to see my words in another language. I decided to be Impractical Belinda and have a launch. 50 people from various parts of my life turned up at short notice and celebrated with me, watched the book trailer in two languages and a video message from my lovely translator Maren Feller, and ate an enormous Black Forest cake… even though only a handful of them even speak German. They were excited for me and I overflowed with joy. It lifted me and increased my motivation to write the next one.
But you don't have to wait till the book is finished or published. Even something as simple as a tweet about reaching a mid-manuscript milestone can help inject more joy and motivation into the process. Try using a hashtag like #amwriting to help you get some reactions from other writers to help you celebrate and spur you on – like this writer.
What do you think? Are you writing a book this year? Do you have a Magic Writing Cottage, or do you write amid the mess? Tell me about it in the comments. I'd also love to hear what helps you keep writing. Let's encourage each other.
Great article and you've hit on all the points I've come across in the past two years about getting the first MS finished. Now if I could get my muse to read this things would rock.
Good points Belinda! I actually once tried writing in a version of your 'Magic Cottage'. In theory, it was the ideal creative getaway, at a secluded beach hut in a small beach community in north Queensland with no pressure and no interruptions. Yes, literally no interruptions – no phone, no internet, no visitors.
Sure, food didn't magically appear on the table but slapping together a sandwich for lunch or something simple for dinner wasn't too demanding. I had imagined long walks on the beach to stimulate my creativity but in mid-summer in the tropics that was restricted to very early morning and late afternoon and then there was the rush to get back indoors before dark or the mosquitoes would have carried me away. And with deadly stingers and sharks inhabiting the local waters, a cooling dip in the sea was not an option, at any time of the day.
I lasted almost a week before I needed to reconnect with other human beings… As for the writing I produced, I got less writing done than I did while trying to juggle writing with a demanding job in the city and a host of other weekly (over-)commitments.
Thanks, Belinda. Time goes by no matter what, whether I use it to iron sheets and wash windows or finish writing my book. But all the one-time sparkling glass in the universe cannot compensate for the missed opportunity to create, maybe entertain, and hopefully help, by putting words on a page. I remember a print advertisement for a fine brand of bone china. The tagline was … because life is not a dress rehearsal. And so I write.
That's fantastic, Catherine. We so often give up on what really matters to us, for the sake of busy-work. For me, I think sometimes it's fear that makes me resort to busy-work! (although not, in my case, usually housework! *cough*) Thanks for dropping by.
Lots of good points here Belinda. Procrastination is my major obstacle even though all it does is make me feel worse for not getting the work done. Guilt and beating up of self are not pleasant compared to the feeling of achievement however minor from just getting on with it. You'd think I would have learnt by now. Maybe one day (sigh).
I know exactly what you mean, Anne. I think that learning to get on with it is a lifelong study program!
Thank you, Belinda, for great inspirational advice. I am currently writing a biography of a very special lady. It is a very daunting project and stems from a promise I made to the lady's daughter. I have a mountain of resources including all her personal records. I started getting overwhelmed by the enormity of the story needing to be told. By breaking her life down into segments or periods I have been able to focus better and be encouraged by my progress. That, in turn, gives me the momentum to tackle the next stage of her life.
Well described, expecially point no. 5. I enjoyed reading it.
In the meantime, I do write on the commute to and from work, during lunch breaks, after everyone's asleep, etc, even if I have to live on 4-5hours of sleep some days.
In the past, I always used to wait for a better time or for a better story, but last year I had a year from hell: a death of a loved one, a stressful full-time job, a relentless toddler, crumbling family relationships, physical and mental health problems, etc. It was also the year I finally wrote a novel.
You said a friend of yours says writing helps her deal with stress, Well, it's probably the one thing that helped me make it through the year. At times, it was the only thing that kept me afloat. I'm in the editing phase now, it will probably be another year before it's final, but I know I can do it now.
You've done an amazing job to keep on writing, with all that has happened to you. I'm so glad it turned out to be a stress reliever. I also continue to work on being realistic and kind with myself, while also persevering on the projects that matter to me. I hope this year will be a better one for you, and that the writing will continue to be fulfilling!


"I may be secretly (or not so secretly) Canadian."
Hey, internet. It is time, once again, to meet the Angry Reader of the Week, spotlighting you, the very special readers of this website. Over the years, I've been able to connect with a lot of cool folks, and this is a way of showing some appreciation and attention to the people who help make this blog what it is. This week's Angry Reader is Jes Vu.
Jes Vu. And yes, that's "Jes" with one "s" (it rhymes!) I know, I know, it's unusual. Misspelling on my birth certificate maybe?
Vietnamese-American. I may be secretly (or not so secretly) Canadian. Other than that, I think I'm still trying to figure out that question myself.
On my couch in Los Angeles, catching up on some of my favorite TV shows on Hulu.
Vancouver, Canada technically. But I was raised in the land of cheesesteaks, Rocky and Wawas...also known as southeast Pennsylvania.
I dabble around, maybe a bit of a jack-of-all-trades. I organize stuff whether as an assistant or as a film producer. I wish I was better at organizing my life as I do other people's life and projects. I also help out organize events with #WeOwnThe8th, an awesome Asian-American arts collective promoting Asian mixed media every 8th of the month (come join us!) I occasionally write for Kollaboration and write recaps for Nerd Reactor.
Also, I'm a total social media junkie -- @jesthevu.
I love to connect good people together and see them soar. I'm trying to take my life not too seriously, trying to listen and grow from my mistakes. I'm constantly changing, constantly learning and hoping I become as good as a person I'm striving to be.
Also, I'm a bit of a geek. I sometimes end up rambling about TV and movies a little too much. Whoops.
Driving (I know, I know, what the hell am I doing in LA!?), moving my car in Los Angeles for early morning street cleaning days, passive aggressive people, when hipsters named banh mi dishes when there is no banh mi ("banh mi" means both "bread" and/or "sandwich" in Vietnamese), racism, sexism, among many other "-isms", lack of racial inclusion in the media...to name a few.


Dr. Carbone's research work posited and later proved that gene/environment interactions cause Malignant Mesothelioma and other types of cancers. The goal of his research is to develop effective preventive strategies for Malignant Mesothelioma and increase early diagnosis and long-term survivors among patients.
Dr. Carbone has led multi-national, interdisciplinary teams to remote areas of the United States and Europe to investigate how the presence of mineral fibers such as asbestos and erionite affect human populations. This work has demonstrated that development activities around the world have increased the incidence of Malignant Mesothelioma.
Dr. Carbone's team studies the biological mechanisms that are associated with the development of Malignant Mesothelioma so that simple, non-invasive blood and/or saliva tests can provide identification of patients in the early stages of the disease. When Malignant Mesothelioma is discovered earlier, lives can be prolonged.
An interview with Drs. Carbone and Yang about their June, 2017 publication in Nature.
National Cancer Institute Grant 1R01CA198138-01), $1,922,500.00 total cost awarded 07/01/2015, ends 06/30/2020. Role: Principal Investigator.
V Foundation, $180,000 annual direct costs, awarded 10/31/2012, ends 10/30/2016. Role: Co-investigator with H. Yang.
DoD Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program Idea Award with Special Focus Department of Defense. $400,000 total direct cost, awarded 10/01/2016, ends 10/31/2018. Role Co-investigator with H. Yang.
Dr. Carbone's research in mesothelioma has been continuously funded through the National Institutes of Health, the National Cancer Institute, the American Association for Cancer Research, and other private and public grants. Since 1989, he has authored or co-authored over 200 publications.
Journal of Toxicology of Environmental Health, Part B, October 5, 2016: Investigating palygorskite's role in the development of mesothelioma in southern Nevada: Insights into fiber-induced carcinogenicity.
Journal of Toxicology of Environmental Health, Part B, October 5, 2016: Environmental risk of mesothelioma in the U.S.: An emerging concern - epidemiological issues.
Trends In Cancer, September 2016: Malignant Mesothelioma: Time to Translate?
Journal of Thoracic Oncology, August 2016: Consensus Report of the 2015 Weinman International Conference on Mesothelioma.
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Negotiation Will Not Fix Sexism
By: Andrea K. SchneiderPosted on October 20, 2021 Categories Feminism, Labor & Employment Law, Negotiation, PublicLeave a comment» on Negotiation Will Not Fix Sexism
Let's start with the obvious — it pains me to realize that negotiation can't fix everything. As someone who loves to teach negotiation — and has long believed in the power of positive asking — I also need to recognize when individual action will not — and cannot — fix the ingrained biases and structural sexism that exists in the workplace. A slew of recent studies back up this point in variety of ways that also point to a more nuanced understanding of what does need to be fixed.
To give a little history — many read Lean In and/or Women Don't Ask and took these books as a call to focus on women's deficiencies in negotiation. This was despite that the fact that I and others had found no differences in perceived assertiveness among lawyers or other leaders. (More from me in TEDx talk version here and research article here.)
Caveat — this is not to deny that differences in levels of assertiveness are found among young women in competitive, one-shot negotiations with limited knowledge, nor to discount the fact that failure to negotiate a higher starting salary leads to less money down the road. It IS to say that these younger, less confident women should not be the template for advice to mature women in the workplace. Numerous workplace studies have since confirmed that women and men ask for raises and promotions at the same rate — the problem is who receives them.
Moreover, study after study in Harvard Business Review have now shown that women are perceived as better leaders by their peers in 360 degree reviews — scoring higher than men on 17 of 19 measures before the pandemic and — in the face of a crisis — outperforming men even more. Continue reading "Negotiation Will Not Fix Sexism"
Institute for Women's Leadership Releases Report on Law Firm Equity Initiative
By: Andrea K. SchneiderPosted on March 23, 2021 Categories Feminism, Labor & Employment Law, Legal Profession, Public1 Comment on Institute for Women's Leadership Releases Report on Law Firm Equity Initiative
As part of Women's History Month, the Marquette University Institute for Women's Leadership released its first white paper, entitled Law Firm Equity Initiative, examining the status of women in the Milwaukee legal market. (This survey went out to all firms with over 10 attorneys in the metro area—more on methodology in the report itself.) I am honored to be the author of this report knowing that transparency is step one in bringing about any change.
My motivation for doing this study came from watching the remarkable progress that companies in Wisconsin have made in the last few years in terms of placing women on their boards. Inspired by what transparency and peer pressure has accomplished in the corporate world, I hope that we can hold a mirror to our legal community and also ask what we can do better.
When I graduated law school (don't ask—it was a long time ago) and did not see women in leadership roles, I was told it was a pipeline issue—just give it time and women would ascend to the heights of leadership once there were equal number of women graduating. So, has that story played out? Not so much. Continue reading "Institute for Women's Leadership Releases Report on Law Firm Equity Initiative"
The Worst Places in America
By: David R. PapkePosted on December 11, 2020 December 11, 2020 Categories Criminal Law & Process, Health Care, Human Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Poverty & Law, Prisoner Rights, PublicLeave a comment» on The Worst Places in America
Numerous social commentators have noted how the pandemic has hit the least powerful and prosperous parts of the population the hardest. Infections, hospitalizations, and deaths have been disproportionally high among the poor, people of color, recent immigrants, Native Americans, and the elderly.
The pandemic has also underscored the worst places to work and live, with the pejorative "worst" referring to the way certain places weigh heavily on the body, mind, and spirit. These places are not only individualized but also organized into types and categories. I nominate three types of places as the worst in the United States: prisons, nursing homes, and food processing plants.
Media accounts have reported at length on how COVID-19 has ravaged prison populations, but prisons were undesirable places long before the virus arrived. The nation has in general abandoned any commitment to rehabilitate inmates, and prisons have deteriorated into demeaning, dangerous warehouses. Diseases and medical problems are four to ten times as common as they are in the general population, and the Prison Policy Initiative and Wisconsin Department of Corrections estimate that 42% of the state's inmates suffer from one or more mental illnesses. According to the prominent sociologist Jonathan Simon, most of the nation considers prison inmates to be "toxic waste" of a human variety and thinks of the people who run the prisons as engaged in "waste management."
Nursing homes have been the places in which 40% of COVID-19 fatalities have occurred, and some of the most excruciating pandemic scenes have involved distraught friends and relatives saying goodbye to confused and dying residents through tightly-sealed windows. Continue reading "The Worst Places in America"
Bostock v. Clayton County: An Unexpected Victory
By: Alexa BradleyPosted on July 17, 2020 July 17, 2020 Categories Alumni Contributor, Circuit Splits, Civil Rights, Human Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Public, U.S. Supreme Court2 Comments on Bostock v. Clayton County: An Unexpected Victory
[The following is a guest post from Alexa Bradley (L'18).]
The days in which same-sex couples could marry on Sunday and be fired on Monday are no longer.
Gone, too, are the days in which a transgender employee could be fired for giving themselves the gift of living their life as the person they were always meant to be. On June 15, 2020, in Bostock v. Clayton County Board of Commissioners, the United States Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision that Title VII's prohibition of workplace "sex" discrimination clearly encompasses discrimination based on one's sexual orientation or transgender status because "homosexuality and transgender status are inextricably bound up with sex." This long-awaited decision was an unexpected victory for the LGBTQi community, of course, but also for the sanctity of Title VII.
Before I get into the weeds of the Bostock opinion, a little background may be helpful. I'll first explain Title VII and some of the early Supreme Court case law interpreting "sex." Then, before I explain the opinion itself, I'll explain how the circuit courts had interpreted "sex" when it came to claims involving sexual orientation and transgender status. Finally, after explaining the majority opinion, I'll unravel the dissenting arguments.
Title VII Background
Title VII was enacted by Congress in 1964 to address the pervasive problems of employment discrimination and to ensure that, among the other enumerated characteristics, an employee's "sex" was not relevant to their selection, evaluation, or compensation. According to Meritor Savings Bank, FSB v. Vinson, 477 U.S. 57, 64 (1986), Congress drafted Title VII in broad terms to "strike at the entire spectrum of disparate treatment between men and women." Since Title VII's passage, the Court has been tasked on a number of occasions with clarifying the scope of protection provided by Title VII's ban on "sex" discrimination.
For example, in 1971, the Court held in Phillips v. Martin Marietta Corp., 400 U.S. 542 (1971) (per curiam), that an employer who hired men with school-aged children but would not hire women with school-aged children had engaged in sex discrimination in violation of Title VII. The Court's decision in Phillips created the "sex-plus" theory of discrimination. Sex-plus discrimination is found when an employer, explicitly or in effect, classifies an employee on the basis of sex plus another characteristic, such as "women who have children." So, in Ms. Phillips's case, her employer discriminated against her because she was (A) a woman, who had (B) school aged children. Thus, her employer's decision was motivated, in part, by Ms. Phillips's sex, which violates Title VII.
In 1978, the Court considered in Los Angeles Department of Water & Power v. Manhart, 435 U.S. 702 (1978), whether Title VII permitted an employer to require women to make larger contributions to the pension fund than men. The employer argued that the policy was justified because women are likely to live longer than men, so women would receive more over time from the pension fund. However, recognizing Title VII's clear focus on the individual rather that a group, the Court rejected the employer's justification. The Court reasoned that it may be true that women, as a whole, live longer than men, but an individual woman may die as early as a man, and that the individual, therefore, is the proper focus for Title VII. Thus, the Court held that an employer engages in sex discrimination in violation of Title VII when the employer uses generalizations or assumptions about an entire class of employees that results in individual disparate treatment.
In 1986, the Court held in Meritor Savings Bank, FSB v. Vinson, 477 U.S. 57 (1986), that claims of workplace sexual harassment fall under the umbrella of "sex discrimination" claims contemplated by Title VII, and in 1989, the Court held in Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins, 490 U.S. 228 (1989), that discrimination on the basis of an employee's failure to conform to expectations of gender norms – or sex-stereotyping – constitutes "sex" discrimination in violation of Title VII.
Finally, in 1998, in Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc., 523 U.S. 75 (1998), an opinion written by the late Justice Antonin Scalia, the Court found that Title VII's prohibition on "sex" discrimination applies to cases of workplace harassment between members of the same sex. In so holding, Justice Scalia explained "male-on-male sexual harassment in the workplace was assuredly not the principal evil Congress was concerned with when it enacted Title VII. But statutory prohibitions often go beyond the principal evil to cover reasonably comparable evils, and it is ultimately the provisions of our laws rather than the principal concerns of our legislators by which we are governed." Id. at 79.
In considering the above-cited opinions, one central theme seems to ring through: "sex" must be interpreted broadly.
This theme becomes unavoidably clear when considered with Congress' abrupt response to the Court's holding in General Electric Co. v. Gilbert. 429 U.S. 125 (1976). In Gilbert, the Court found that a company plan that provided nonoccupational sickness and accident benefits to all employees but did not provide such benefits for any absence due to pregnancy did not constitute sex discrimination. In response, Congress passed the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978, which explicitly overturned Gilbert and expanded Title VII's definition of "sex" to cover "pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions." 42 U.S.C. § 2000e(k). Congress' swift action to overturn Gilbert sent a clear message to the Court – the protected characteristics enumerated in Title VII are to be afforded broad interpretations.
This is the landscape of Supreme Court decisions against which Bostock must be understood. Continue reading "Bostock v. Clayton County: An Unexpected Victory"
Don't Forget About Women Lawyers of Color
By: Kristen HardyPosted on February 26, 2020 September 12, 2021 Categories Alumni Contributor, Feminism, Labor & Employment Law, Legal Profession, Public, Race & LawLeave a comment» on Don't Forget About Women Lawyers of Color
[For Black History Month, we invited some of our alumni to provide their reflections as guest bloggers of the month. This post is from Kristen D. Hardy L'14.]
When probing and prodding at the legal profession's existential, ever-persisting diversity and inclusion (D&I) crisis, race and gender are routinely discussed in separate vacuums. Thus, inclusion efforts focusing on the improvement of gender diversity have largely come to consider only one subset of women — the majority. Similarly, inclusion efforts targeting racial diversity also tend to focus on the majority, which in most cases refers to men. Articles and conferences promising to break down barriers and unpack bias for women lawyers either completely ignore, or barely mention, the added layer of complexity for women lawyers of color. And without the voices of minority women attorneys, spaces promising to offer diverse perspectives begin to feel homogeneous and exclusive.
There is no denying that many women, regardless of race or background, share similar instances of gender bias and discrimination. But women of color must grapple with a separate set of unique challenges that remain largely disregarded. When the D&I conversation shifts to improving gender diversity, the challenges associated with women of color are frequently, perhaps unintentionally, ignored. Consequently, solutions intended to eliminate barriers for all women in the profession are falsely presented as equally effective for White, Black, Hispanic, Asian, and Indigenous women. This phenomenon is not only isolating, but arguably detrimental to the progression of minority women within the legal profession.
Double-Bind and Double-Barreled Bias
Most know, at least anecdotally, about the double-bind bias apropos to women in leadership. This type of implicit bias is a haphazard blend of gender stereotypes and ostensible leadership characteristics that gum together to form what feels like a catch-22 for women. Continue reading "Don't Forget About Women Lawyers of Color"
An Anti-Labor Secretary of Labor
By: David R. PapkePosted on October 2, 2019 Categories Labor & Employment Law, Public1 Comment on An Anti-Labor Secretary of Labor
Given the never-ending political tumult within the Washington, D.C., Beltway, it was easy to overlook the Senate confirmation on September 26, 2019, of Eugene Scalia as Secretary of Labor. The party-line confirmation vote irritated workers and their representatives, who pointed out that Scalia's claims to be a neutral advocate of his clients' interests helped obscure his long-standing anti-labor politics.
The Department of Labor was established as a Cabinet-level agency on March 4, 1913, the last day of the Taft presidency. The Department's purpose was to foster the well-being of wage earners by improving their working conditions and protecting their work-related rights. Throughout the remainder of the twentieth century, nobody doubted the Department of Labor's job was protecting working people.
Eugene Scalia's career, by contrast, has been devoted to fighting workers and their unions on behalf of big business and the rich. The son of late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Eugene Scalia was employed for twenty years in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He represented, among others, Boeing, Chevron, SeaWorld, UPS, and Walmart, not to mention assorted Wall Street banks. Continue reading "An Anti-Labor Secretary of Labor"
Implicit Bias and the Gender Leadership Gap
By: April ToyPosted on June 2, 2019 Categories Alumni Contributor, Feminism, Labor & Employment Law, Legal Practice, Legal Profession, PublicLeave a comment» on Implicit Bias and the Gender Leadership Gap
E.A. Bushnell cartoon from the New York Times, October 1920
On April 29, 2019, I moderated a panel discussion for the State Bar of Wisconsin's Diversity Counsel Program titled "Closing the Gender Leadership Gap." The following statistics were shared at the program. According to a study by the American Bar Association, "A Current Glance at Women in the Law," half of the students graduating from law school with a J.D. are women. Yet, only 22.7% of law firm partners are women, 22% of state court judges are women, and 26.4% of Fortune 500 general counsel positions are held by women. A significant barrier for women in the workplace is implicit bias. After serving on this panel, I was curious to explore how the concept of implicit bias might contribute to the gender leadership gap in the legal profession.
Implicit bias is the term that describes how the subconscious mind categorizes people. The concept was first developed by psychologists Mahzarin Banaji and Anthony Greenwald in the 1990s. Through the use of implicit association tests ("IAT") Banaji and Greenwald evaluated the time it took for a participant to categorize concepts such as family or career with gender. The quicker the applicant could categorize concepts, the stronger the implicit association. The most frightening aspect of implicit bias is that a person may be consciously opposed to gender discrimination but may unknowingly discriminate against women due to an implicit bias that exists only in the subconscious mind.
Studies suggest that implicit bias may play a role in explaining why men are systematically preferred for positions over women. For example, a Yale study demonstrated a statistically significant preference for men in the field of science. The study involved sending a fictional resume to 100 faculty members at top universities. The only difference was that 50 fictional students were named John, while the other 50 fictional students were named Jennifer. Even though the candidates had identical experience and qualifications, faculty members were more likely to find John competent and were more likely view him as a suitable candidate for lab positions. Continue reading "Implicit Bias and the Gender Leadership Gap"
The Costs of Janus v. AFSCME
By: Edward A. FallonePosted on April 15, 2019 April 15, 2019 Categories Business Regulation, Constitutional Interpretation, Constitutional Law, First Amendment, Labor & Employment Law, Legal Profession, Marquette Law School, Public, Speakers at Marquette, U.S. Supreme Court1 Comment on The Costs of Janus v. AFSCME
On April 10 I participated in a panel discussion sponsored by the Law School Chapter of the Federalist Society. The presentation was entitled "Lawyers, Plaintiffs, and Professors, Oh My!: Janus v. AFSCME." The other panelists were Adjunct Professor and Director of the Law Library Elana Olson, Alumnus Daniel Suhr from the Liberty Justice Center , and Mark Janus, the name plaintiff in the case of Janus v. AFSCME. What follows are my prepared remarks.
In June of 2018 the United States Supreme Court held, in the case of Janus v. AFSCME, that it is a violation of the First Amendment for State and public sector unions to assess mandatory agency fees to non-consenting employees. The majority of the Court held that forcing non-union workers to contribute money to support non-political activities which benefit all workers violates the Free Speech rights of non-consenting employees.
In so holding, the Court overruled a precedent of over 40 years, Abood v. Detroit Board of Education, a 1977 case that had upheld the practice against a First Amendment challenge.
Opposition to labor unions and collective bargaining rights is a policy choice held by many political conservatives today, but it was not always the position of the Republican Party. One of the early icons of the conservative political movement in the United States, Whittaker Chambers, was himself a union member at times in his career, he was supportive of the labor movement, and his wife and many of his relatives were union members.
This icon of political conservatism in the 1950s and 1960s supported collective bargaining rights so much, that when the parent of the conservative National Review Magazine gave an award named after Whittaker Chambers to our guest Mark Janus, in recognition of his participation in the Janus v. AFSCME litigation, the family of Whittaker Chambers objected to their father's name being associated with the case. Continue reading "The Costs of Janus v. AFSCME"
Congratulations to the Marquette Law Mock Trial Team
By: Rebecca K. BlembergPosted on November 9, 2018 November 9, 2018 Categories Labor & Employment Law, Marquette Law School, Public1 Comment on Congratulations to the Marquette Law Mock Trial Team
Congratulations to the Marquette Law Mock Trial Team who competed at the ABA Section of Labor and Employment Trial Advocacy Competition on November 3, 2018.
The team advanced to the Semi-final round of the competition, placing within the top four teams. Team members include Cole Altman, Katie Dvorak, Dan McCrackin, and Rohit Rangarajan. The team was coached by Katie Halopka-Ivery and Emil Ovbiagele.
Congratulations, Team! We are proud of your hard work and success.
Right-to-Work or Right-to-Free Ride?
By: Francis CapriaPosted on April 19, 2018 April 19, 2018 Categories Labor & Employment Law, Public, Student Contributor2 Comments on Right-to-Work or Right-to-Free Ride?
This semester in Professor Lisa Mazzie's Advanced Legal Writing: Writing for Law Practice seminar, students are required to write one blog post on a law- or law school-related topic of their choice. Writing blog posts as a lawyer is a great way to practice writing skills, and to do so in a way that allows the writer a little more freedom to showcase his or her own voice, and—eventually for these students—a great way to maintain visibility as a legal professional. Here is one of those blog posts, this one written by 3L Frank Capria.
Labor and employment law is an area of law that is of high importance. However, it gets little coverage or recognition. It does not get the publicity like criminal law does in hit TV shows like "Better Call Saul." But, the Supreme Court is about to decide Janus v. AFSCME, which could dramatically change the entire public sector and make it right-to-work. This case will have a serious impact on teachers, firemen, police officers, and other public employee union members. If the Supreme Court rules mandatory collection of agency fees is unconstitutional, public sector unions will be weakened.
Right-to-work is a policy that allows dissenting union members to not pay non-political dues, or agency fees, to unions. Because of the exclusivity provision in the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), unions must still represent these dissenting members when negotiating the collective bargaining agreement or when the member is in an arbitration proceeding. The NLRA permits states to have right-to-work laws. Continue reading "Right-to-Work or Right-to-Free Ride?"
Equal Pay Day, Rhetoric, and Reality
By: Lisa A. MazziePosted on April 4, 2017 April 4, 2017 Categories Civil Rights, Feminism, Labor & Employment Law, PublicLeave a comment» on Equal Pay Day, Rhetoric, and Reality
Today was Equal Pay Day, the date that indicates how much longer a woman had to work to earn what a man earned in the previous year. More than 20 years ago, the National Committee on Pay Equity started selecting one day a year—always a Tuesday in April—to highlight the continued disparity between men's and women's wages.
Now, you can quibble with me about the precise numbers or you can try to explain to me that there isn't really a gender gap (both of which have been done and probably will be done again); however, as the Pew Research Center noted last summer, though some groups of women have narrowed the gap, there in fact remains some gap in wages between white men and all groups of women.
Much of that gap in wages can be explained by differing levels of education, workforce experience, or occupation. But even when you control for all of those more concrete and measurable variables, there remains an unexplained gap that may—may not—have to do with gender discrimination. Continue reading "Equal Pay Day, Rhetoric, and Reality"
Marquette Wagner Moot Court Team–2017 Semifinalists
By: Melissa Love KoenigPosted on March 29, 2017 March 31, 2017 Categories Labor & Employment Law, Legal Education, Legal Practice, Legal Writing, Marquette Law School, Public1 Comment on Marquette Wagner Moot Court Team–2017 Semifinalists
Marquette's labor and employment moot court team had an incredibly successful performance at New York Law School's Wagner Moot Court Competition. On March 24th and 25th, Carly Gerards, Nick Sulpizio, and Corey Swinick competed and performed very well in both their oral advocacy and brief writing.
After the preliminary rounds, the team advanced to the octofinals with the 8th best score of the 40 teams competing. The team then advanced to the quarterfinals and eventually the semifinals–a Final Four team for Marquette.
In addition to advancing to the top four of the entire competition, the team took home the award for best overall Petitioner Brief. The team worked exceptionally hard on the brief and in their advocacy practices, and that hard work paid off. Great job, team!
The team is advised by Professor Paul Secunda and coached by Attorney Laurie Frey.

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Closure of GM's Oshawa plant a big blow to Canadian supply industry: Unifor, APMA
Shuttering the Oshawa plant represents a loss of about 10 per cent of Canada's auto parts industry, said APMA head Flavio Volpe.
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General Motors' decision to end production at its Oshawa, Ont. assembly plant next year is a $3 billion blow to Canada's multimillion-dollar auto supply industry, two prominent industry spokespeople say – and could even lead to its collapse.
As reported by The Canadian Press, Jerry Dias, the head of Unifor – the union representing workers at GM's Oshawa plant – said that the Detroit-based automaker "just showed the president of the United States and the prime minister of Canada their middle finger" by moving production out of Canada and the U.S. and threatening the jobs of about 2,500 Unifor workers at the Oshawa plant.
In a press conference, Dias said GM has moved production of five models of vehicle to Mexico and the U.S. in the past few years, and if the Oshawa plant closes, the company will have only one left here. Dias blamed low labour standards in Mexico, and called on Prime Minister Trudeau to work with U.S. President Donald Trump to keep manufacturing jobs from shifting south.
And Flavio Volpe, the president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association (APMA), was also critical of GM's decision. "It's not good for the workers at the Oshawa plant and it's not good for our members, and the people who work in their plants," Volpe told Automotive News Canada after GM announced it had no product planned for the Oshawa plant beyond December 2019. The plant buys about $3 billion a year in auto parts and tools from Canadian suppliers, which in turn supports about 10,000 jobs, Volpe estimated. That represents about 10 per cent of Canada's auto parts industry.
The closure of the Oshawa assembly plant is part of a larger restructuring move by GM that will cut more than 14,000 salaried staff and factory workers and close seven factories worldwide by the end of next year, as the automaker realigns to prepare for a future of electric and self-driving vehicles. Four factories in the U.S. and the Oshawa plant will be shuttered by the end of 2019 if the automaker and its unions don't come up with an agreement to allocate more work to those facilities, GM said in a statement.
GM to shutter assembly plant in Oshawa, Ont.
GM adds workers at Oshawa plant
New APMA head talks industry strengths, challenges
Industry predicts auto supplier cutbacks due to GM layoffs
Davis-Standard buys thermoforming equipment maker TSL
Covestro becomes majority stakeholder in DIC Covestro Polymer JV in Japan


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North Bon Air is a neighborhood within the city limits of Tampa, Florida, USA. As of the 2010 census the neighborhood had a population of 1,098. The ZIP Codes serving the area are 33607 and 33609.

Geography
North Bon Air boundaries are Dale Mabry Highway to the east, Westshore Palms to the west, Kennedy Boulevard Boulevard to the south, and Interstate 275 to the north.

Demographics
Source: Hillsborough County Atlas

At the 2010 census there were 1,098 people and 465 households residing in the neighborhood. The population density was 4,037/mi2. The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 78.0% White, 11.0% African American, 0.0% Native American, 2.0% Asian, 4.0% from other races, and 5.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were about 45.0%.

Of the 465 households 19% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39% were married couples living together, 16% had a female householder with no husband present, and 11% non-families. 29% of households were made up of individuals.

The age distribution was 15% under the age of 18, 23% from 18 to 34, 22% from 35 to 49, 20% from 50 to 64, and 18% 65 or older. For every 100 females, there were 99.1 males.

The per capita income for the neighborhood was $24,095. About 9% of the population were below the poverty line. Of those, 33% are under age 18.

See also
Neighborhoods in Tampa, Florida

References

External links
North Bon Air Neighborhood Association

Neighborhoods in Tampa, Florida

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Over summer I went on a River cruise down the Matakana River. The boat was named Kotiti after the meandering of the river outlets in the region. Rivers which had forged their own paths and weaved around the landscape to their own rhythm.
We can all have our plans, our dreams for our life. But life is not as structured or as rigid as the Panama canal is for example. The Canal is controlled. Clear entry and timings. Everything engineered to perfection to enable a fast and smooth transition from the waters of the Atlantic to the waters of the Pacific.
Life is no Panama Canal, it is really kotiti, a river that goes off course and deviates from the straight path. The challenge is, how do we adapt to these changes, to the unexpected that takes us seemingly off course? As we discovered during our river tour, the unexpected has treasures ready to be discovered. The delight of seeing the tree house secreted amongst the trees by the river's edge, the jumping fish. The architecture of the houses nestled on the peninsular that are unseen from the road. There was much beauty to enjoy.
When my son was born with down syndrome, my life took an unexpected and unplanned turn. In my mind kotiti had occurred in my life. But what I have found is great beauty in this path. The cuddles, his capacity for love. His empathy and concern when anyone is sad. The sweetness of his smile with his beautiful almond shaped eyes and the joy that I get to experience everyday.
When you find life has taken you in an unexpected direction, look out for the treasures to be discovered. They are there.


Benny - WiKirby: it's a wiki, about Kirby!
Benny is an enemy from Kirby's Dream Land, found only in the Bubbly Clouds stage. It is found only in Extra Game - replacing Dizzy - and behaves in much the same way.
Benny can be seen tumbling through the sky in straight lines, and moves with alarming speed. It will also rebound along walls.
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Effective advertising makes a great first impression! Think of a few companies that have really knocked your socks off with their advertising techniques. What made them stand out? What drew your attention to them?
What better way to advertise your company then on the fly! What do I mean by this? Well think about how often you drive around in your vehicle on a normal day, week or year. Then you park this vehicle somewhere, whether it is in the office parking lot, parking garages, in front of a store or your home. My point is, your vehicle is seen by hundreds and thousands of people each week. So why not use it to advertise your business!
Vehicle Wraps have many benefits and are also a "FREE" way to advertise once you purchase them.
Let's look at 6 Benefits that Vehicles Wraps have for your company!
Grabs Your Attention – Most vehicle wraps are bright colors and stand out because they are not only one color. We don't notice the "normal" color cars since they tend to blend in with the rest. However, when you see a vehicle wrap cruise by, you can't help to glance at it. Your eyes naturally glance that way.
Attracts Attention Without Disturbance – Mailers and commercials may be more interruptive. When you come home and sort through your mail, you may be frustrated if you receive a bunch of flyers. While you are listening to the radio and commercials are useful, you may just want to hear music. But vehicle wraps are easily noticed while people are going about their day. They have a more subtle approach.
Large Audience is Reached – Think of the thousands of daily impressions you will receive while driving down the road. This is also dependent on how many vehicles your company chooses to wrap. The more vehicles you have, the more impressions you will receive. Whether they are parked at the office or cruising down the road. It is one of the easiest and witty ways to advertise.
Cost Effective – Once you pay for your vehicle wrap, you have "FREE" advertising on the go. You just hop in your vehicle and the point reaches the viewer instantly. You don't have to send out mailers or pay a lot of money when advertising on a billboard, but you are reaching the same amount of people.
Protection – When you apply a vehicle wrap to your car it actually protects the paint on the areas that it is covering. It protects the vehicle from normal wear and tear that the roads or environment may throw your way as well. If you ever chose to take them off and sell your car, the car will still be in great shape with the added protection.
Local Advertising – For many of us, when we advertise we are trying to reach a local target audience. With vehicle wrap advertising, you will do just that. Think of how many local individuals will see your wrap every single day. This is a great way to get your name out there and also broadcast what you do.
These among many others are the numerous benefits that a vehicle wrap can perform for your company. Lucky for you at Eye 4 Group, we specialize in vehicle wraps for all types and styles of vehicles. Reach out to us today to get started on advertising on the fly for your company!


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Home COVID-19 A suspected coronavirus on a cruise ship in Italy quarantines 7,000 people
A suspected coronavirus on a cruise ship in Italy quarantines 7,000 people
On a cruise ship anchored in a port near Rome, the Italian authorities have quarantined about 7,000 people. Two passengers, namely Chinese nationals, show signs of infection with the new coronavirus. In China, meanwhile, a dangerous virus has claimed 38 deaths in just one day, killing 170 by now.
According to the Italian news agency ANSA, there are around 7,000 people on board, including the crew and passengers.
The brand new environmentally friendly 'Costa Smeralda' cruise ship was placed on lockdown in the port of Civitavecchia when its captain told the harbourmaster and coast guard chiefs a husband and wife from Hong Kong were being held in isolation in the on-board hospital with flu-like symptoms such as- fever and difficulty breathing.
Some people will do anything to prolong their vacation!
6000 trapped on Costa Smeralda, one of the biggest cruise ships in the world, because person who flew from Hong Kong has fever#CruiseFrom Hell#OnlyItalia#YouCannotMakeThisUp https://t.co/Io0mZfrXQ6
— Jeremy Luban 🧬🦠🔬🩺🎸🎻 (@LubanLab) January 30, 2020
The ship first stopped in France and in Barcelona and the island of Majorca before being anchored today in the seaside town of Civitavecchia, north of Rome.
"We arrived in (Civitavecchia) with the Costa Smeralda cruise ship and they are not letting us off the boat. They say it's due to a health inspection," a passenger named Gaby tweeted.
" None of the 6,000 passengers and crew are allowed to leave the ship while paramedics determine if they are infected with the new virus ," a company spokesman said. More will be known in the coming hours.
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Ask my husband and he'll tell you that when we first met I was an over packer and desperately needed carry-on packing tips. I believe his highly hyperbolic recounting of the story includes the words "steam trunk." Hardy har har.
Fast forward nine years and I can say with total confidence that I'm a completely reformed packer. No more steam trunks for me. I travel—almost always—with a carry-on only and have learned how liberating it is to travel light. Now, there's no other way for me.
But packing a carry-on—and only a carry-on—comes with a bit of forethought and a dash of sacrifice. If packing isn't your strength, here are some of my carry-on packing tips that help shed pounds from my suitcase.
Try to pack items that will serve more than one purpose. For instance, do you really need your tablet AND your e-reader? If your tablet can also act as your e-reader while you're traveling, you've just alleviated a little room in your bag. A blanket scarf is one of those great multifunctional items to always have on hand: it's perfect for staying warm on chilly airplanes but can also cover your shoulders if you're visiting a church or temple where this is required.
It's tempting to pack all kinds of "just in case" items, but be realistic about where you're going and what you'll need. Pack only clothes that you like and feel comfortable in. If something doesn't feel great, you probably won't wear it; meaning, you've wasted valuable suitcase space for nothing.
Shampoo and conditioner? No way. The hotel you're staying at might not have your favorite brand, but they'll have something that will get the job done. Travel irons and blow dryers? Again, you'll find these items in your hotel. You may not have the exact products you prefer but why weigh your luggage down with things you'll be able to find at your destination?
Get creative with things you probably already have lying around the house. For example, those tiny little plastic bags that spare buttons come in can be used to keep earrings safe and paired up. The zippered plastic packaging that many sheet sets are sold in can be used in a myriad of ways—consider using them for toiletries, accessories or shoes. Tic Tac containers can be used to hold things like bobby pins. Put straws on your necklaces to prevent them from tangling. Staying organized and following some simple carry on packing tips will help you better manage what you're packing and help you determine what you can leave at home.
Even when you think your suitcase is full, chances are you can squeeze a few more things in. Stuff socks into your shoes … that's valuable space in there! And belts can easily be rolled up and inserted into the neck of a collared shirt.
Choose a color palette. By doing so, every top will match every bottom, so you have an exponentially larger number of possible outfit combinations. Your color palette should include at least one or two neutrals and if you like, a color choice that will go with both. I'm a big fan of navy, white and emerald green so I'll pack clothes in those three colors for lots of combinations.
If you roll your clothes, you'll find that you can fit as much as 20 percent more into your suitcase. I roll all my clothing as tightly as possible and lay them in stackable rows across the bottom of my suitcase and layer up as far as I can go.
Shoes are usually the heaviest and most awkwardly shaped items you'll be packing, making them difficult to accommodate. Decide what three pairs you want to take with you. I recommend one pair of dress shoes, one pair of sandals/walking shoes and one pair of sneakers. Wear one pair to travel in and you only have to pack two pairs. Don't forget to wrap your shoes in plastic bags so you don't spread dirt and germs to your clothes.
Especially if you're headed to a warm climate, dresses are the easiest choice. Not only will they look great and keep you cool, but this one item of clothing makes up an entire outfit as opposed to a top, bottom and belt.
Scottevest jackets and vests are made with tons of hidden pockets and will provide lots of extra storage so you can carry your stuff on your person instead of squeezing it into your bag. For instance, the stylish Sterling jacket for men has 24 hidden pockets for things like your wallet, phone, sunglasses, tablet, passport, travel documents and even a water bottle, just to name a few.
Learning how to pack a carry-on isn't always easy but, in my experience, has always been worth the effort. I like traveling unencumbered, always having my things with me and not having to wait at the baggage carousel for my bag—praying that it actually made the journey. When you travel with a carry-on only, it's easier to get around and you can use public transportation more easily, which is a great way to go local! You have added flexibility if you want to change your flights when you don't check a bag, and you save on the added costs of checked luggage. It just makes sense.
And sure, it comes with a few sacrifices. You might not have the perfect shoes to complete your outfit or maybe you left some of your favorite toiletries at home. But remember: those are little things. Let them go and just immerse yourself in the beauty and wonder of travel.


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package com.nhl.link.move.runtime.csv;

import com.nhl.link.move.LmRuntimeException;
import com.nhl.link.move.RowAttribute;
import com.nhl.link.move.RowReader;
import org.apache.commons.csv.CSVParser;
import org.apache.commons.csv.CSVRecord;

import java.math.BigDecimal;
import java.util.Iterator;

public class CsvRowReader implements RowReader {

    private final RowAttribute[] header;
    private final CSVParser parser;

    private int readFrom;

    public CsvRowReader(RowAttribute[] header, CSVParser parser) {
        this.header = header;
        this.parser = parser;
    }

    private static Object getValue(Class<?> type, String value) {

        if (value == null) {
            return null;
        }

        String className = type.getName();
        switch (className) {
            case "java.lang.String": {
                return value;
            }
            case "java.lang.Boolean": {
                if (value.isEmpty()) {
                    return null;
                }
                switch (value) {
                    case "true":
                    case "1":
                    case "Y":
                    case "T": {
                        return true;
                    }
                    case "false":
                    case "0":
                    case "N":
                    case "F": {
                        return false;
                    }
                    default: {
                        throw new LmRuntimeException("Unknown boolean format: " + value);
                    }
                }
            }
            case "java.lang.Byte": {
                return value.isEmpty() ? Byte.valueOf((byte) 0) : Byte.valueOf(value);
            }
            case "java.lang.Short": {
                return value.isEmpty() ? Short.valueOf((short) 0) : Short.valueOf(value);
            }
            case "java.lang.Integer": {
                return value.isEmpty() ? Integer.valueOf(0) : Integer.valueOf(value);
            }
            case "java.lang.Long": {
                return value.isEmpty() ? Long.valueOf(0L) : Long.valueOf(value);
            }
            case "java.lang.Float": {
                return value.isEmpty() ? Float.valueOf(0f) : Float.valueOf(value);
            }
            case "java.lang.Double": {
                return value.isEmpty() ? Double.valueOf(0d) : Double.valueOf(value);
            }
            case "java.math.BigDecimal": {
                return value.isEmpty() ? BigDecimal.ZERO : BigDecimal.valueOf(Double.parseDouble(value));
            }
            case "java.util.Date":
            case "java.sql.Date":
            case "java.sql.Time":
            case "java.sql.Timestamp": {
                // format ??
                return value.isEmpty() ? null : value;
            }
            default: {
                return value;
            }
        }
    }

    @Override
    public RowAttribute[] getHeader() {
        return header;
    }

    public void setReadFrom(Integer readFrom) {
        if (readFrom <= 0) {
            throw new LmRuntimeException("Invalid line number: " + readFrom);
        }
        this.readFrom = readFrom;
    }

    @Override
    public void close() {
        // do nothing
    }

    @Override
    public Iterator<Object[]> iterator() {
        Iterator<CSVRecord> drIt = parser.iterator();

        // wind forward if needed
        int i = 0;
        while (++i < readFrom) {
            drIt.next();
        }

        return new Iterator<Object[]>() {
            @Override
            public boolean hasNext() {
                return drIt.hasNext();
            }

            @Override
            public Object[] next() {
                return fromCSV(drIt.next());
            }

            @Override
            public void remove() {
                throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
            }
        };
    }

    private Object[] fromCSV(CSVRecord record) {

        Object[] row = new Object[header.length];

        for (int i = 0; i < header.length; i++) {
            row[i] = valueFromCSVRecord(header[i], record);
        }

        return row;
    }

    private Object valueFromCSVRecord(RowAttribute attribute, CSVRecord record) {
        return getValue(attribute.type(), record.get(attribute.getOrdinal()));
    }
}

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TORONTO - Air Canada Vacations has added Cartagena, Colombia to its winter lineup, with 11 hotels and new, nonstop Toronto-Cartagena flights on Air Canada Rouge.
Departures start Dec. 18, 2017 and run every Monday through April 9, 2018. Flights will be operated on 136-seat Air Canada Rouge A319s offering two classes of service: Premium Rouge and Economy.
ACV says its 11 hotels, available across a range of price points, are located throughout the main areas of the city: Bocagrande Beach, the Old Town and the northern area. Hotels will offer a choice of meal plans, as well as the more traditional all-inclusive option.
Cartagena is known for its beaches, colonial architecture, excellent cuisine, original street art and relaxed atmosphere, he added. Main tourist attractions in the city include the Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas, the Walls of Cartagena de Indias, the Cartagena Gold Museum, the Palace of the Inquisition and the Clock Tower.
With the ACV&ME loyalty program, travel agents who book hotels, cruises and groups will receive 600 points per room for packages of 7+ nights; 400 points per room for packages of 3-6 nights; 600 points per stateroom for Air & Cruise packages; and 300 points per passenger for Group bookings. ACV&ME Points can be redeemed for Aeroplan Miles, travel vouchers or Visa gift cards.


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Review: Pacific Rim, The Black, a worthy descendant of the first film
October 26, 2021 Belec Entertaiment
The sequel to the legendary Pacific Rim film has been available as an animated series version on Netflix since March 4. If the format is original enough, it's actually quite faithful to the themes that started in the movies. We express here our take on this sequel that oscillates between science fiction and suspense.
The Black, directed by Craig Kyle and Greg Johnson, is a new Netflix animated series.Left to memory, the first feature film signed by Guillermo Del Toro has a mission to introduce Kaijus, his giant monsters that came straight from the center of the Earth, and Jarger, a giant mecha controlled by humans. In a world on the brink of apocalypse, the two sides battle mercilessly until more offenses are unlocked and the universe sinks into chaos.
Therefore The Black is set right after the events of the second film. This time, the plot takes us to Australia where we follow the adventures of a brother and sister, both left to their own devices after their parents left them to seek help in Sydney. . After successfully hiding for years with other survivors, our heroes will find themselves confronted with the real world in the Black Zone, this lonely and hostile environment.
If the second film directed by Steven S. DeKnight was a commercial failure, due to a disappointing script and production, we can already tell you that The Black series is likely to follow in the footsteps of the first, despite many of it. The power comes from the original plot and is amazing.
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Who says continuation always says it's hard to follow for the uninitiated and The Black is no exception. The series doesn't bother with introductory scenes and prefers to get straight to the serious stuff, even if that means leaving some on the floor. The post-apocalyptic universe is also at a much more advanced stage than it was in the first Pacific Rim film. Therefore, it is ideally necessary to view or re-watch the film to make sure it captures everything. By borrowing codes by Guillermo Del Toro, The Black managed to find a guide. The series focuses on a mix of genres and doesn't hesitate to offer cool moments but also a few touches of humor. If the characters are new and the medium is different, there's still a reasonable continuity.
It's a small surprise thanks to the anime format. For those unfamiliar, this kind of production can quickly become childish and therefore less serious than its live-action counterparts. But think again, because The Black manages to combine Japanese-inspired design and seriousness of big-budget production. At least there's no disappointment about the possible failed special effects or unrealistically awkward situations. In animation, anything is possible.
Without taking himself too seriously, The Black managed to push the cursor further. The series offers a much less Manichean conception of the universe than its predecessors. For example, Guillermo del Toro uses only two entities in his film: on the one hand the Kaiju, the monsters, the embodiments of evil, and on the other hand Jaeger, the heroes, those who embody the good. The Black brings another dimension that is more than just interesting by choosing to show that good and evil are ultimately just subjective and malleable notions. In the series, for example, most of the significant twists and turns are actually caused by human actions.
One of Guillermo del Toro's biggest regrets is that he wasn't able to explore the drifting process more deeply. This is why it's great to see this aspect more developed and explained in The Black. The process is even realized through the metaphor of water, memories are represented in bubbles and drift like an ocean where one can drown very easily. The Black explores the dangers, drawbacks and consequences that take the theme deeper.
The Black series brings a much deeper dimension to science fiction. Where the film ends with gigantic robots, neural links, and alien life, The Black brings something new with mysterious science experiments, new creatures, and an all-new dystopian angle. As the episodes progress, the atmosphere is very different from the atmosphere in the movies, but more captivating. Drift is again one of the most rigorous and successful elements of science fiction, even changing the viewer's perspective on the ethical issues of the practice.
The Black Zone, the title of the series and the main plot, is one of the great mysteries to be solved. But this element is not riceal from the film and completely original, showing the work of writers who took the theme to create a range of different genres with thrilling new plots. This Black Zone is truly the thread of this first season and serves to pay homage to the sci-fi genre. That alone contains aliens, giant robots, futuristic weapons, post-apocalyptic environments, artificial intelligence, and even a bit of fantasy elements.
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Q: Get mp3 total track time using either javascript or ASP.NET I am using the below jQuery plugin for playing mp3
www.happyworm.com/jquery/jplayer
However, there is a bug in Flash that the total play (track) time won't show up correctly UNTIL AFTER the whole mp3 is completed downloaded.
I wonder if there is a way to work around this to get the correct total time using either javascript / another flash / even backend library in ASP.NET. Any suggestion helps. Thanks

A: You sure that's a bug?  Looking at the header definition for the MP3 format I don't see any values for the length of the file.  Generally applications that play MP3s would have to calculate the time, and that may not be doable until the entire file is downloaded.  So the behavior you're seeing from Flash might be expected.
Theoretically if it's a fixed bitrate file (as opposed to VBR) then knowing the bitrate (gotten from the header) and the total size of the file should be enough to calculate it.  However, the server would have to report the size of the file in the response headers (and that's not guaranteed to be accurate).
My guess is you'd need some service on the server that could calculate the length and report that to you in a separate request.

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Q: php dynamic array checking Hy,
I have a multidimensional array with sub arrays and stuff like this :
 [21] => Array
        (
            [80] =>
            [83] =>
            [A4] => Array
                (
                    [80] =>
                )

            [85] =>
            [A6] => Array
                (
                    [80] =>
                )

            [87] =>
            [88] =>
            [A9] => Array
                (
                    [A0] => Array
                        (
                            [80] =>
                        )

                )

            [8B] =>
            [AC] => Array
                (
                    [30] => Array
                        (
                            [81] =>
                            [82] =>
                            [83] =>
                            [84] =>
                            [85] =>
                            [86] =>
                            [88] =>
                        )

                )

            [8D] =>
            [8E] =>
            [8F] =>
            [91] =>
            [92] =>
            [93] =>
            [94] =>
            [9B] =>
            [96] =>
            [97] =>
            [9D] =>
        )

I want to create a function to pass a level to check array_keys_exist
If the level is 0 then it should array_keys_exist($array['21']);
If the level is 1 then is should array_keys_exist($array['21'][]) but the problem is I cannot use $array[21][] and only ckech the 80,80,A0 and 30.
Is this possible ?
Thank you

A: function array_key_exists_recursive($key, $array, $levelsToCheck = 0) {
  if (array_key_exists($key, $array) {
    return true;
  }
  if($levelsToCheck > 0) {
    foreach($array as $entry) {
      if(is_array($entry) &&
         array_key_exists_recursive(
            $key,
            $entry,
            $levelsToCheck - 1
         )
      ) {
        return true;
      }
    }
  }
  return false;
}

Or, if you only want to check all arrays at a given depth:
function array_key_exists_at_depth($key, $array, $depth = 0) {
  if ($depth <= 0) {
    return array_key_exists($key, $array);
  }
  foreach($array as $entry) {
    if(is_array($entry) &&
       array_key_exists_at_depth (
          $key,
          $entry,
          $depth - 1
       )
    ) {
        return true;
    }
  }
  return false;
}