In the present business environment, every brand is required to create and maintain a positive image among its consumers and prospective customers so as to ensure long-term stability and attracting a loyal customer base (Keller, 2003). There are four major elements of brand equity which are brand awareness, perceived quality, brand association, brand loyalty contributing towards the creation of the brand image (Lee and Yao, 2015). It is necessary to consider these four elements and to keep them at the centre of any short or long term marketing strategic plans of the organization (Percy and Pervan, 2011). Studying these four elements and consumer behaviour in relation to these elements can help the brand owners to achieve long-term stability in the concerned industry (Gupta, 2013).
How brand image have a significant impact on the behaviour of consumers in relation to purchase decision?
Although the consumer purchase behaviour is a well-researched phenomenon, the study in the field of the beer industry has remained under-explored. Hence, it is necessary to understand how the basic facts and theories associated with the phenomenon of consumer purchase behaviour plays in the industry of beer and that too in a country like Thailand. Therefore, the study will help in understanding the attributes of the beer industry and beer brands and the way these brands satisfy the expectations of consumers by creating a brand awareness and brand associations.
Although ample amount of literature and previous studies are available clarifying the impact of brand image on purchase behaviour of consumers, there is a lack of study on beer industry of Thailand and the way consumers perceive beer brands in relation to their brand image. Therefore, the proposed study will fill the gap by providing an enriched research based on Thailand's beer market and the popular brands in the country. The study will be helpful for brand owners to understand the factors that need to be focused while operating in the beer industry of Thailand so as to ensure long-term loyalty from the customers.
The purpose of the proposed study is to identify the key factors associated with brand awareness and brand image that can influence the behaviour of consumers while making a final purchase decision in relation to branded products.
To identify the impact of brand awareness and brand associations on consumer purchase behaviour.
To explore the key factors ensuring positive consumer behaviour about a branded product like Change Beer.
How perceived quality affect consumer purchasing behaviour in relation to Change beer?
What is the impact of brand awareness on consumer purchasing behaviour?
What is the impact of brand association and loyalty on consumer purchasing behaviour?
The topic of research is about brand image, consumer behaviour in relation to the beer industry. Therefore, at first step it is necessary to define and understand the concepts of brand image, and consumer behaviour while making a purchase decision. Firstly, it is to be understood that in alcohol industry creating brand image is the focus of all marketing and advertising efforts as the aim of advertising in this industry cannot be to increase the overall number of drinkers.
Then the first term to be explained is the brand image. The image of a brand is the fast takeaway or the impression associated with a brand depending on the visual terms (Azoulay and Kapferer, 2003).
The second term to be explained here is the consumer behaviour. This term refers to the attitudes, preferences and intentions of consumers in relation to a product or service that they purchase in the marketplace (Nepalia, 2011). In other words, the perception of consumers that form their final purchase decision is termed as consumer behaviour (Mohammad, 2012). The major attention of this terms is on ultimate consumers, i.e. those individuals who purchase for the purpose of individual or household consumption (Price, 2010).
Now, in next section we will describe how these two concepts of brand image and consumer behaviour are related and the impact of the brand image on the actual purchase behaviour of the ultimate consumer.
The attributes that people consider while making a purchase result in a perspective towards the brand and creates an overview of the product. As per the view of Schiffman and Kanuk (2010) a stage prior to purchase decisions is the purchase behaviour and it is possible to use attitudes for predicting the behaviour of consumers in relation to their interest in a product or service (Azoulay and Kapferer, 2003). As discussed by Hem and Iversen (2002), the elements of the marketing mix are regularly tested by marketers to understand the factors influencing the behaviour of consumers while making a purchase decision. Individuals with a positive perception towards a product or service are expected to have a positive (Assael, 2004). It has been mentioned by Schiffman and Knauk (2010); Helgeson and Supphellen (2004) that purchase decisions made by consumers are influenced by several measurements and include those associated with their culture, society, personality and psychology.
The definition of the brand says that it is an image that people can memorize or remember over a long period of time (Aaker, 1997). In the words of Malhotra (2010) brand image is also defined as "the consumers' perception associated with the reason or based on a rational basis or through more emotions towards a specific brand". The basic focus of a brand is on saliency, the ability of differentiability, intensity and trust that are associated with a strong brand image (Tam, 2007).
A strong brand image can make a marketing program successful and capable of producing associations to the brand that is always remembered by people (Rubini, 2010). It has been explained by Pujadi (2010) that brand associations are the major factors describing the attributes of trust and benefits associated with a brand. Here it is to be noted there is a high dependency of this trust in the manner brands survive the information as part of the brand image (Alserhan, 2010). Thus, it is necessary that unique brand associations are developed and maintained that can easily be differentiated from the attributes of the products, its functional benefits or perceived image (Mohammad, 2012). Brand image has the power of creating a perception in consumers' mind influencing their decisions associated with final purchases at the store (Malik and Ghafoor, 2013). This is so as the image of a brand is a psychological concept or aspect of impression built on the subconscious of consumers (Gobe, 2001). Therefore, the brand image creates a perception in the minds of customers that influence their purchase decisions in the marketplace (Bendapudi and Leone, 2002). In case a brand is capable of providing a unique advantage, good reputation and trust, it will acquire a goof impression or image in the mind of consumers (Keller and Kotler, 2012).
Brand trust is a major concept associated with the brand image and refers to the consumers perception related to the brand quality that has been created by informational cues associated with the brand (Schiffman and Kanuk, 2010). There can be intrinsic, or an extrinsic gesture that can be seen in the brand and that becomes a key point forming a perception about the quality (Da Silva et al., 2006). Often it is the display of external cues that defines the quality of the brand and customers take a decision on the basis of price, image of brand, image of the corporate and the image of the showroom. As per the arguments presented by Khraim (2010) the perceived value in relation to a brand is reflected in the quality perception and at the same time it is influenced by the price perception of the product.
The image of the brand is capable of providing a sustainable competitive advantage that can further influence the purchase decisions of consumers by moderating the effect of price and other attributes of the product (Fianto, 2014). The importance of brand image in relation to various products and services lies in the influence it has on the preferences and purchase intentions of people and also their willingness to pay a premium price and making brand recommendations in their group (Zhang, 2015). Apart from this the definition of brand awareness says that it is the extent to which people can remember the brand while making a purchase decision. It is essential that the brand has an image that is positive as well as strong that will result in the creation of brand awareness in the target market (Jamal and Goode, 2001). In the case where a brand is recommended strongly by the consumers, a unique relation is developed by them with the brand resulting in unique attitudes of people towards that particular brand that is generally positive in nature (Achouri and Bouslama, 2010). Brand image is considered as a key element deciding the success and long-term stability of the product in the market (Graeff, 1997). Also, the image that a brand carries has a great influence on the future behaviour of consumers and contributes towards brand equity in a significant manner (Lau and Lee, 1999). Additionally, the core brand attitude of consumers will have an impact on their purchase intentions of extended products too and therefore it is a critical factor playing a critical role in the process of consumer behaviour as a whole (Kotler and Armstrong, 2008).
The above-discussed concepts and relation between the purchase decision and brand image provides the conceptual framework of the factors influencing the buying behaviour of consumers in relation to a beer company in Thailand. This theoretical framework will form the basis of the study where the determinants of consumer behaviour are focused and comprise of the major factors of brand image and brand trust.
In this section, the relevant knowledge associated with Brand image and purchase behaviour were discussed. Therefore, it provides an overview of the topic and the related antecedents for selecting the proper methods of conducting this study. In other words the focus of this study will be on examining the way brand image have an impact on purchase behaviour of consumers of a beer company in Thailand while focusing on the concepts of brand trust, perception, awareness as the major determinant of perception of value and quality of the brand. Hence, this particular section provides a detailed knowledge of various facts and factors influencing the creation of a brand image and perception of people about its value and quality. Additionally, the conceptual model forming the basis of the study have also been provided in this section.
As per the views of Kothari (2004) positivism refers to the philosophy of focusing on the reality that is objective and argues that it is possible to examine real life issues through observations. The aim of this philosophy is to generate hypothesis that can be analysed in a research study and it is possible here to achieve knowledge, reliability and validity of data through the phenomenon of observation (Saunders et al., 2012).
It is proposed under this philosophy that there are multiple interpretation that creates a social reality and results out of on the process of constructing meaning of social actions through expectations and perceptions of people (Flowers, 2009).
Under the present study, the focus is on studying a real life situation about the consumers' behaviour of people in relation to the purchase of beer in a real life market of Thailand. Therefore, the philosophy of positivism have been selected to reach the research objectives and find answers to research questions.
There are two major approaches to research work and specifically to research analysis, namely, deductive reasoning and inductive reasoning.
Deductive reasoning refers to the approach where theory is already available and it is considered as the basis for conducting the study and driving collection of data much before real experimentation or observations are undertaken (Gray, 2004).
The inductive approach to data analysis the focus is on collecting the data first and then deriving conclusions from the experiments or observations made and reaching a theory associated with the concerned issue (Walliman, 2011).
Under the present study, the inductive approach to reasoning will be implemented while analysing the collected data. This is so as ample literature is available in relation to the phenomenon of consumer behaviour and factors influencing it. However, the need is to apply this available theoretical knowledge to the practical field of beer industry in markets of Thailand and therefore the research is to be conducted for reaching some theory and conclusions related to impact of brand awareness, perceived quality, brand associations and brand loyalty on consumer purchasing behaviour of Change beer in Thailand.
Research design refers to the creation of a structure to collect and analyse the data (Bryman and Bell, 2004). There are different types of research designs namely experimental design, case study design, action research design, and surveys.
Under this research design the study is conducted through allocating participants in a random manner and forming two diverse groups named as control group and treatment group.
Under this design of research work, the specific case studies are considered for conducting empirical analysis and reaching conclusions.
Under this research design, a series of imbrication cycles are performed in order to select a suitable system to design and build an empirical system of study (Bennison, 2006).
Here the research is conducted through collection of quantitative data through various types of surveys like cross-sectional survey, longitudinal survey and comparative survey. Various sources or cases are used to collect data in cross-sectional survey while a sequenced set of social study is conducted under longitudinal survey while more than one opposing cases is studied under comparative survey (Bennison, 2006).
Under the present study, the selection of cross section surveys has been made as it make it possible to explore the relationship between the behaviour of consumers and the concerned dimensions or factors. This particular research design will help in covering a large sample as the focus of this design is on collecting data from more than one case or participant (Saunders et al., 2012).
There can be two major sources of data collection and includes the primary source and secondary source of collecting data. Primary data refers to the data form where information is collected through observations and experience and comprise of the first-hand information directly collected from the people experiences the issue. On the other hand, secondary data refers to a collection of data through secondary sources of information available in recorded documentary format in written or non-written manner (Walliman, 2011).
There are merits and demerits of both the data sources and a selection needs to be made as per the nature of research study and its research objectives and questions. It is often said that primary data helps in collecting information directly from the specific target population of the study but carries the demerit of being time consuming and expensive as well as holds the difficulty of control (Walliman, 2011).
In comparison to primary sources of data, secondary sources of data collection provides information from magazines, articles, previous studies, documentaries, etc. and it is easy to access this information. It is also considered that these data sources offer reliable information but at the same time secondary data fails to provide information directly from the population experiencing the issue.
Considering the aims and objectives of the present study, it is necessary that people directly involved as consumers of beer in Thailand are involved to understand their consumer behaviour while making a purchase decision. Therefore, the present study will prefer the primary source of data to collect the information required to reach research objectives and finding answers to research questions.
The methods of data collection can take the form of the qualitative route of collecting data or quantitative route and even further a combination of both these methods to collect the required data for analysis. In the view of Saunders et al., (2012) the focus of qualitative methods of data collection is on the usage of data in the form of statements and views while quantitative data is focused on collecting data in the form of numerical information.
The method of qualitative data collection involves four major categories namely focus group, participant observation, semi-structured interviews and open-ended questionnaires. The focus group method is where participants are interviews within a group that has been selected for the study. Here the members are clearly explained the objectives of the study and the focus is on recording the interactions among members of the group (Saunders et al., 2012).
The method of participant observation required the researcher to get involved in the study completely and become part of the target group as well. Here the focus is on experiencing the issue along with the participants and feel about the research issue (Gill and Johnson, 2002).
Then there is the method of semi-structured interviews where the researcher prepares himself with a series of questions to conduct the interview of the selected participants and these questions are flexible to discuss any other concepts or focus elements arising during the conversation (Bennison, 2006). Finally, there are questionnaires with open-ended questions that provide the participants an opportunity to provide their perception or experience or views in the manner of statements where they can express themselves fully (Bryman and Bell, 2007).
The collection of quantitative data can be done in a structured observation method, structured interview method or structured questionnaire method. The method of structured observation requires recording of behaviour and actions of participants by observing them over a period of time (Bryman and Bell, 2007). The method of structured interview involves collection of data by presenting some specific standardized questions in front of the respondents while structured questionnaire method required a series of fixed open ended and closed ended questions that participants have to fill as per their perception, understanding and experience about the concerned issue.
Under the present study, the method of the structured questionnaire will be used to collect the require data for analysis. The focus is on collecting the quantitative as well as qualitative data and, therefore, the questionnaire will comprise of closed ended as well as open-ended questions. This particular method has been preferred because of its benefits of avoiding the bias of participants as well as the researcher along with the capacity of covering a large sample size ensuring the generalization of results to the whole population. At the same time, a combined approach will help in getting an enriched data as the behaviour of consumers cannot be limited to numerical formats.
There are different methods of sampling where small number of participants are selected from the target population of the research work. The method of random sampling will be used in the present study where the data will be collected by presenting the questionnaire to the participants short listed in a random manner from the target population.
As already discussed the research study will follow the route of a primary method to reach the research objectives. Therefore, the required data will be collected with the help of a structured questionnaire, and the collected data will be analysed with the help of SPSS program. Some key statistical tests will be conducted for the collected data in order to find the required results. Among these, the first one will be the descriptive statistics comprising of descriptive ad frequencies associated with demographics part of the data. Further, the bivariate descriptive statistical analysis will be performed in order to identify the correlation between variables. It is also proposed to perform a regression analysis in order to ensure analysis of the conceptual model.
There are several issues associated with the ethical conduct of the study that needs to be considered while conducting the research work. As per the views of Kumar (2014) ethical consideration calls for avoiding any deception for respondents, maintaining anonymity and confidentiality of any personal information. Also, ethical conduct requires that the participants are well informed about the need and objectives of the research work so that an informed consent is available in relation to their participation in the research study. As the present study is following the primary data collection method it becomes important to ensure avoidance of researcher bias, researcher's interpretation of collected information so as to present the collected data in its original form without any modifications.
Under the present study, a questionnaire will be used for collecting the required information directly from the participants in a primary study format. Therefore, an informed consent will be taken from every participant ensuring that the data collected from the survey is of unbiased nature. The participants will be informed about the objectives of the research and importance of their responses to the questionnaire and also that the survey will be used only for academic purposes. Also, it will be ensured that any personal information regarding the participants is not disclosed in the research report to maintain the confidentiality of participants.
In the research work, the concept of reliability is associated with maintaining consistent and solidity of the research instrument. Thus, stability, internal reliability and internal consistency of the observer are some of the key factors ensuring research reliability (Bryman and Bell, 2007). Under the present study, the Cronbach's Alpha will be conducted for the sacks for evaluating the study's reliability through the coefficient result.
Further, it is necessary to ensure the validity of results under any research work and refers to the capability of a research instrument to find answers as intended. Such validity of results will also ensure in increasing the generalizability of results making them valid in most of the associated situations. Under the present study, a structured questionnaire will be used to collect the data related to four major elements of brand equity and their impact on consumer behaviour in relation to Change beer in Thailand. Thus, the instrument to be used for collecting the data is valid in nature, and the conceptual model designed to guide through the study will help in ensuring the validity of the study.
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The day Jana Lynch and her husband moved into their home in Ruidoso, she was in business. And this Halloween, she's reaching out to aspiring artists of any age to join her for a party.
From 2p.m. to 8 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 31, celebrate Halloween at the Painted Artist Art Cave and Interactive Garden, 204 Porr Drive. Best costumes will be selected throughout the event for prizes. While children are there, they will be invited to paint for free a butterfly "in honor of" or "in memory of" a beloved one. The butterfly will be part of an art installation in a Peace Garden being created at the cave. Kids movie will be playing on the television and there will be music.
Then from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., Friday, Nov. 2, a live model sketch party is scheduled for artists 15 and older. "Get Your Art On," will offer life drawing, scary movies, music and a costume contest. Drawing materials will be supplied. Models will be striking timed poses for the artists to draw. Snacks and sodas will be provided.
"We transferred here from Las Vegas, Nev., for my husband, Kevin Stepp, to be the new store manager of Albertson's," Lynch said during a recent interview. "I was on the trek to become world champion in American Taekwondo and I owned an art gallery called Jana's RedRoom. I represented over 230 emerging local Las Vegas artists. My gallery was at the tip of the Las Vegas strip heading into downtown. I could see the Stratosphere from my gallery's front door.
She also briefly hosted a reality art television show, Lynch said.
She quickly learned that Ruidoso was already blessed with many fine quality art galleries and didn't really need another.
She envisions the panted cave to be a place where artists can create collaborative works for the interactive garden and a place to teach people about sweat equity and residual income through the production of art products that will sell at the art cave.
Lynch plunged into the community quickly, painting rocks at Sacred Grounds, meeting people and volunteering for a hospital art class, and at the age of 56, frequently is seen dancing down the street, something she jokes she does because at her age, she needs to keep all the parts moving..
Lynch was born in Albuquerque. Her father founded Mister Doyce formal wear in Texas, where she moved to Lubbock at the age of two. She was severely dyslexic, but a creatively gifted child, she said.
In 1980 at the age of 17, she studied graphic design before computers did most of the work. Out of a class of 250, only 13 graduated and she was at the bottom of the pile, but the only one who pursued graphic art as a career.
She wanted to be near her mother and they moved to Las Vegas, Nev., where she fulfilled that wish, spending five years together before her mother died, Lynch said. After that seven years ago, Lynch went back to fine art school and was a straight student seven years ago.
When she stopped smoking after 32 years, she gained weight, but lost it all earning a black belt before they were transferred to Ruidoso. Lynch said she hopes to pursue pickleball in the Senior Olympics.
Her first installation art piece, a butterfly tree, is underway in the Peace Garden.
"Anybody who wants to honor a loved one paints a butterfly with their name," she said. The pieces are varnished and put up on a tree. She also used the project as a fund raiser.
"We collected $900 for the Humane Society, which is a huge deal and all those butterflies are on my tree," she said.
For more information, call 702-524-4527, attend the sketching session or just stop by from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.


Homentmen Antelias (Division I) strengthened their roster with addition of 31-year old American international small forward Angel McCoughtry (187-73kg-86, college: Louisville). She moved there from Dynamo Kursk in Russian PBL league where she played the last season. McCoughtry managed to play in four leagues in four countries this year (!!!). In 24 PBL games she was third best scorer with 12.3ppg and had 4.0rpg, 3.0apg and 2.5spg (in top 4). The last season she played at Mersin BSB in Turkish KBSL. In 29 games she recorded very impressive stats: 24.7ppg, 7.3rpg, 3.4apg and 2.4spg. McCoughtry helped them to make it to the semifinals. Great season indeed as she was selected Eurobasket.com All-Turkish KBSL Player of the Year, Import Player of the Year and Eurobasket.com All-Turkish KBSL Defensive Player of the Year.
In 2009 she was drafted by Atlanta Dream (WNBA) as #1 pick overall.
McCoughtry attended University of Louisville and it is her eighth season in pro basketball.
The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others she received Eurobasket.com All-Turkish TKBL Player of the Year award back in 2012 and 2014.
McCoughtry also represented USA at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) last year. Her team won Gold but her stats at that event were not that remarkable as she did not score anything.
McCoughtry has played also professionally in Hungary (UNIQA Sopron), Slovakia (Good Angels) and Turkey (Fenerbahce).


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While many of our audio engineering students have dreams of running the board full-time for other clients (either as a staff engineer at a studio or in their very own studio), a lot of our students have other plans. They don't just want to be behind the board: they want to be the main event. They want to produce and record their own music.
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Let's be clear: the Recording Connection externship program is NOT simply an excuse to get free time in the studio to record your stuff. As a Recording Connection student, you'll still need to do the work, pay attention, help out around the studio and earn your mentor's respect. Remember—this business is all about relationships and connections. If you're willing to put in the effort and build a relationship with your mentor, he/she will usually be happy to allow your personal projects to be part of your homework and practice.
Part of the Recording Connection enrollment process is to interview you at length, to learn about your personal desires and goals for breaking into the music industry, so we can pair you with the right mentor and adapt your course curriculum to fit your needs. If you want to record and produce your own music as part of your course, let us know, and we'll work toward helping you achieve your goals!


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Research & Performance Topics in Black Music
The Scholarly Journal of NANM, Inc.
Founded in 2019, EMERGENCE: Research & Performance Topics in Black Music is the scholarly publication of the National Association of Negro Musicians, Inc. (NANM). Its purpose is to offer research, commentary, and insight on matters related to Black music in areas of performance, composition, special topics, and education. Articles will be anonymously peer-reviewed by a review board composed of acclaimed and accomplished pedagogues and performers of national and international acclaim.
Submissions to EMERGENCE will be welcomed by members and non-members of NANM. Released in July of each year, each publication will include up to two articles on each major content area (performance, composition, special topics, and education), editorials from members of the advisory board, a spotlight on a major figure in Black music and reviews of performance or literature related to the Black experience.
Articles should be between 4,000 and 10,000 words. (These approximate values are a suggestion.)
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Single spacing should be used in all instances after periods, colons, and semicolons.
Use gender neutral language and pronouns wherever possible. Do not use the generic "he."
All images, tables, graphs, charts, musical examples, etc. included in the document with an appropriate label. Low-resolution is acceptable for submission.
Use a music notation software such as Finale or Sibelius for musical examples.
Abstract of no more than 200 words. Include 4-5 keywords below.
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To maintain anonymity, the author's name is not to appear in the article submission. Authors should cite their own works in the third person and should not include acknowledgments or personal notes in the text.
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CHIEF ADVISORY BOARD
Prof. Vinroy D. Brown, Jr.
Founder, Chief Editor & Chair
Department of Conducting, Organ & Sacred Music
Westminster Choir College
Dr. Felicia Barber
Director of Choral Activities & Associate Professor of Music
Dr. Jason Max Ferdinand
Professor, Chair of Music Department & Director of Choral Activities
Oakwood University
Dr. T. André Feagin
Assistant Professor of Music | Bands & Conducting
Dr. Marques L. A. Garrett
Assistant Professor of Music in Choral Activities
EDITORIAL BOARD: PERFORMANCE
Dr. Wesley Broadnax
Director of Bands & Associate Professor of Music
Dr. Marcía Porter
Professor of Voice
Prof. Damien L. Sneed
College Division of Manhattan School of Music
EDITORIAL BOARD: EDUCATION
Dr. A. Jan Taylor
Director of Choral Activities & Associate Professor
Prairie View A&M University
Dr. Lynnel Joy Jenkins
Westrick Music Academy
Choral Teacher
Dr. Frances Fonza Smith
Director of Worship & Arts
Mt. Ennon Baptist Church
EDITORIAL BOARD: COMPOSITION & THEORY
Rev. Dr. Braxton Shelley
Stanley A. Marks and William H. Marks Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor of Music
Dr. Mark A. Lomax, II
President & Artistic Director
CFG Multimedia
EDITORIAL BOARD: SPECIAL TOPICS
Dr. Brandon Boyd
Assistant Director of Choral Activities & Assistant Professor of Music Education
Dr. Sylvia Turner Hollifield
Retired Assistant Professor of Teacher Education
Dr. Zanaida Robles
Neighborhood Church
Director of Choirs
Harvard-Westlake School


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Q: Printing Rows to Excel File in a For Loop - Python I have a for loop that loops through a set of students in a dataframe and gets back their ID and Attendance:
for i in FinalDataset.index:
    student = FinalDataset.loc[i,'students']
    AttendanceSoFar = FinalDataset.loc[i,'OverallAttCurrent']

    data = [[student, AttendanceSoFar]]
    InsertionData = pd.DataFrame(data, columns=['student', 'AttendanceSoFar'])
    InsertionData.to_excel("Result.xlsx")

I then put these details in a dataframe called InsertionData and create an excel spreadsheet with that data in. However currently it creates multiple spreadsheets. I just want to add a new row each time it loops. Does anyone know how to do this?
P.S - In my actual code I am also performing multiple calculations and adding new variables, which is why I can't just delete columns in the current dataframe and use that.

A: The problem is well explained in this tutorial: How to add rows in a DataFrame using dataframe.append() & loc[] , iloc[] or Add one row to pandas DataFrame
Here is a simple example from your snippet:
# Create output dataframe
OutputData = pd.DataFrame(columns=['student', 'AttendanceSoFar'])
for i in FinalDataset.index:
    # computations ...
    # Select student and OverallAttCurrent
    student = FinalDataset.loc[i, 'students']
    AttendanceSoFar = FinalDataset.loc[i, 'OverallAttCurrent']

    # Add the data in the output
    OutputData = OutputData.append(
        {"student": student, "AttendanceSoFar": AttendanceSoFar}, ignore_index=True)

# Export to excel
OutputData.to_excel("Result.xlsx")

Hope that helps!

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50 Timer er en film instrueret af Mariella Harpelunde Jensen.

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50 TIMER er en dokumentarfilm, der sætter fokus på børn med et overdrevent spilforbrug og lægger op til debat og drøftelse. Hvordan håndterer Kristoffer, der spiller computer 50 timer om ugen, at holde pause i flere dage?

Referencer

Eksterne henvisninger

Computerspil
Danske film fra 2004
Film fra Danmark (administrationskategori)
Dokumentarfilm fra Danmark

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Q: Calling static functions from a thread in java? Lets say I have a class like this in Java:
public class Function {
    public static int foo(int n) {
        return n+1;
    }
}

What happens if I call the foo method like this from a thread?
x = Function.foo(y);

Can I do that with two threads, without them waiting for each other? Let's say that foo takes a while, and that it gets called a lot, so that each thread would would likely be trying to use foo at the same time. Can they do that, or do I have to make all the methods in Function instance methods and give each thread it's own Function object?

A: As long as foo() uses just parameters and local variables, any number of threads can call it at once (and if you have multiple cores, they might even execute it at the same time).
The problem with calling the same method from multiple threads appears when that method accesses shared state. For example, if Functions also declared a static map:
private static Map<String,Object> myObjects;

In this case, two threads could attempt to update the map at the same time. Since most map implementations aren't internally synchronized, the two threads could change the same internal structures, and corrupt the map data.
Synchronizing on shared state, while easy in theory, is not so easy in practice. For example, you could simply use a ConcurrentHashMap, which can be accessed by multiple threads simultaneously. However, it makes no guarantees about preservation of state between calls, so you could put something into the map at time X, and some other thread could remove it at time Y, before your first thread tries to access it again at time Z.

A: You should be aware that each thread has its own stack, and n (the only variable here) lives on the stack; so those threads do not interfere.

A: The code you are calling does not store any state, and thus will return deterministically whether called from one thread or many - and its not like the "lines of code" needs to be guarded (as you seem to imply by your question), because its ok to run the "same lines of code" from multiple threads, provided they dont share data (which in this case, doesnt).
Problem comes if you had code like
public class Function {
    private static int last = 0;
    public static int foo(int n) {
        last += n;
        return last;
    }
}

this is when you start to need to worry about different threads clobbering the static last.


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Monday 5th August
There's no forgetting your first love.
It's been twelve years since the boy next door disappeared from Steven Neeson's life, but he's never been able to forget the promise they made to each other. Since then, Steven has been lost on his path through life, suffering through stagnation and the inability to follow his desire to become a writer. When he learns that his old neighbor grew up to become a famous movie star, Steven decides to risk everything and leave his life behind. Screenplay in hand, it's off to LA for a chance at the big time—and to reunite with his childhood sweetheart.
"I moved on. I had to move on."
Kalvin Hinderbrook is Hollywood's hottest new leading man and most eligible bachelor. He's spent his entire career avoiding romance in order to keep his orientation hidden, afraid that coming out of the closet would kill his chances to reach the A-List. It's been easy for him to sacrifice love for acting, but that all changes when he shows up in town.
I could still bring it all back as if it were yesterday.
In just one passionate night, their reunion breaks every wall Kalvin set up to protect himself, but he can't afford to fall for Steven again. He's about to take on the biggest role of his career, and he's sacrificed too much to let it all crumble now—so why can't he control these feelings he thought were long gone? They once believed they would be together forever. Can old love be strong enough to transcend the challenge of time?
My Leading Man is a 40,000 word steamy MM contemporary romance. This page turner has has no cliffhangers, no cheating, and a guaranteed happily ever after.
When he agreed to take the fall for his pack leader's failed attempts to help the Rebellion, Jace knew he wouldn't live long enough to regret it. However, instead of the noble end he envisioned for himself, the werewolf finds himself at the mercy of a witch and his depraved games. How long can he cling to his pride and conviction that he can withstand anything his controlling new master can dish out?
Now that supernatural beings have seized control of the world, life has become a struggle for the humans who once held power. Witches, vampires, and werewolves determine the fate of every single human, but their moral compasses have long since been shattered. Rebels, free humans, and slaves all share dreams of hope, mercy, love, and more. But with their fate so uncertain, survival isn't enough… and they may have to sacrifice what is nearest and dearest to them if they want to change their lives.
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A Hearts Entwined Novel
As a stunningly attractive man and the owner of a successful chain of auto repair garages, Trevor is used to attention, adoration, and getting what he wants. What he wants tends to be passionate, no-strings-attached flings with men he meets in clubs. He doesn't expect anything different when he sets his sights on James. Imagine his surprise when the charm that normally brings men to their knees fails to impress. Trevor will need to drop the routine and connect with James on a meaningful level. He starts by offering to take James home instead of James riding home with his intoxicated friend.
For James, losing his sight at a young age meant limited opportunities for social interaction. Spending most of his time working at a school for the blind has left him unfamiliar with Trevor's world, but James has fought hard for his independence, and he knows what he wants. Right now, that means stepping outside his comfort zone and into Trevor's heart.
Trevor is also open to exploring real love and commitment for a change, but before he can be the man James needs him to be, he'll have to deal with the pain of his past.
Whoever thought achieving career goals could be boring? Not Duncan Witten, but here he is at forty-one, in his dream job… and hating it. Throw it all away for a challenge? Yes, please!
If only Dunc had known his challenging new job came with Paul Hanks, a man who redefines "stubborn." They need to work together to meet targets, but thanks to Dunc's idiot predecessor, Paul won't take his calls or reply to emails.
There's only one solution: travel across the country and confront Paul face-to-face. It's time to take things out of the office.
This is an 18,000 word stand-alone novella with a HFN ending.
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Tuesday 9th July
Sometimes you have to get dirty to come clean.
When muscle-bound Denver Rogers effortlessly dispatches the frat boys harassing grad student Adam Ellery at the Tucker Springs laundromat, Adam's thank-you turns into impromptu sex over the laundry table. The problem comes when they exchange numbers. What if Adam wants to meet again and discovers Denver is a high-school dropout with a learning disability who works as a bouncer at a local gay bar? Or what if Denver calls Adam only to learn while he might be brilliant in the lab, outside of it he has crippling social anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder?
Either way, neither of them can shake the memory of their laundromat encounter. Despite their fears of what the other might think, they can only remember how good the other one feels. The more they get together, the kinkier things become. They're both a little bent, but in just the right ways.
Maybe the secret to staying together isn't to keep things clean and proper. Maybe it's best to keep their laundry just a little bit dirty.
What if the woman you loved was more than a century away?
Dara, a computer programmer from Chicago, is visiting London when she opens a door in an Edwardian house and slips into Edwardian England. Agnes, a beautiful London shop girl, takes in the bewildered 21st century American lesbian, but, as Dara begins to accept that she is stuck in 1908, she also begins to accept that she has feelings for Agnes that go beyond gratitude. And the longer Dara stays, the harder Agnes finds it to hide her growing love for the accidental time traveller from the future.
Will they overcome grief and prejudice to acknowledge their true feelings for one another? Or will Dara be snatched back to the 21st century before they can express their love?
Adam Johnson's the heart, soul, and songwriter behind his band's greatest hits … if the term can be applied when they aren't even famous yet. He's never been a good front man or stage presence, though; he leaves that to Lee, who sings Adam's words as if they're poetry.
The problem is, they are. Every word Adam's written is a love letter for his lead singer, though he's never had the courage to say so.
But when a famous — or infamous — legendary rock star and scandalous sex demon drop by one of their shows, Adam's forced to confront the possibility he just might get everything he wants — the record deal and Lee's heart — if he can only find the words to ask.
What happens when you call your rival opponent Daddy?
Erik's whole life is indoor volleyball. He wasn't born a talented player, but through hard work he has honed himself into a great one. With a competitive streak a mile wide, he'll go to any length to win—even flirt with his opponents to rile them up.
After losing the chance to compete in nationals, Erik enters college with a stronger drive, throwing himself into his passion for the sport. Head back in the game, he will follow his dreams all the way. He trains harder than he ever has before, pushes himself to the limit, and spares no time for distractions.
But summer break from college brings a surprise run-in with his old rival, Sam. Seeing him forces every bitter feeling about losing to Sam's team to the surface and Erik can't resist the opportunity to get some revenge. It's only meant to be a joke, something to get under Sam's skin and fluster him. Erik doesn't expect interest to reflect in his rival's eyes, or for the flirtatious prank to stir a serious need inside of him. It would be one thing if it happened once, but Erik and Sam's paths keep crossing, making it impossible for Erik to ignore these urges.
Erik has no idea they are both playing with fire and if he isn't careful, it may get him burned.
Riling Up the Rival is a steamy and fast-paced MM college sports romance featuring accidental kink discovery, flirting gone wrong (or very right), rivals to friends to lovers, a soft Dom, light daddy role play, a hot locker room encounter, and a HEA. This 22,000 word standalone short story contains explicit sex and strong language intended for 18+ readers only.
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Monday 8th July
A new town, a new neighbor, and a new chance to build a forever.
Charlie King is doing fine. Sure, he's a widower raising a teenage daughter who just got her first boyfriend, his book series isn't writing itself, and he has a crush on his new neighbor—the guy next door. But everything's just fine.
Simon Lynley is doing better. He moved to Bethlehem to fall out of love and rebuild his career. An affair with his neighbor isn't part of the plan, but the attraction between them is too hard to ignore.
But when Simon's ex follows him to Pennsylvania to reconcile, and Charlie's life starts to feel like a video on repeat, everything comes apart. Charlie fears that he's failing as a father, and Simon is a distraction he can't afford. Meanwhile Simon doesn't know if he could survive being left again, and he hasn't come all this way to make the same mistakes. Despite their fears, it's only together that they'll find the strength to slay old foes and build the forever they've been waiting for.
Sasha Michaels is a psychic with an affinity for houses. And he's homeless. Go figure. After months of sleeping rough, he stumbles upon an abandoned house, and the lonely place beckons him inside. He's finally safe . . . until someone comes blundering in to his hideaway.
House-flipper Nick Cooper lost everything in the recession. Desperate to revive his business, he turns to a loan shark to fund his comeback project: flipping an abandoned house full of potential. But it turns out the house has an unexpected occupant.
Nick and Sasha make a deal: Sasha can stay in exchange for helping with the renovation. To both of their surprise, the closer they get to the loan shark's due date, the stronger their feelings for each other grow. Problem is, Nick isn't the only one with feelings for Sasha, and now the house doesn't want to let Sasha go.
Neighborhood men getting together for a game of night basketball expect just another friendly competition. Nude modeling is the furthest thing from their minds.
But amidst all of the bravado and trash talking, one player proposes raising the stakes. His dare is simple. The winning team splits a cooler full of beer, while the losing teammates pose in the buff for his "Masculinity and Tenderness" fine art painting series.
Three men, convinced they will triumph, are not expecting any shocking adventures. Vance is a confident young police officer with a robust libido. Mike is a 30-year-old businessman with an athlete's body and a private jacuzzi. Weston, the manager of an electronics store, considers himself homely and sees nothing special in his unique facial features.
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Caleb:
Nobody's better at being alone than me. I've perfected the art of isolation: I go to work at Luna's Diner, come home, and I definitely don't go on dates anymore.
But then Beck walked into my diner looking like the textbook definition of a hot, single dad–tall, bearded, and the kindest eyes this side of the Rockies.
And I let my guard down for the first time in years.
He's straight, but soon he wants to keep me close. In-bed-together close. I'd forgotten just how good it could feel. But I have no room in my life for a crush, let alone a relationship. My past broke me into pieces, and I'm only now starting to pick them back up.
I'm not going to let myself fall for him.
Even though he's the first person I've been comfortable with in years.
Even though he wants me, too, on lonely nights.
Even though his touch makes me ache.
Beck:
Since moving to Kinley Island, I've been living like a shadow. I'm divorced and single for the first time in fifteen years, and my days have been as drab and routine as the rainy weather outside.
And then one late night at my regular diner, everything changed. The mysterious, tattooed man behind the counter opened up to me–flirted with me–and I flirted back. I've never been into men, but I can't keep my eyes off Caleb–he's beautiful, intense, and broken, and now I feel a desperate urge to fix him.
But I also just got a phone call I never expected: my sixteen-year-old daughter is coming to stay with me for the summer. After living like a bachelor all year, I have no clue how to be a single parent. Caleb offers to help me, and of course I say yes.
But now I'm starting to feel addicted to him.
His body. His lips. His touch.
Is it possible to like a friend too much?
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Monday 1st July
This HEA sizzling hot bundle of four sensual erotic gay romance stories contains explicit sexual content with kinks for matured adults. When the Boys with Toys get together it's not just to talk about their fast cars, fast motorcycles, but their hot men and how they met them but most of all how to keep them especially the ones who were straight.
Maxwell Gold never thought he would fall in love with a gay man, and especially one who is Trans with two ex-lovers who hold the secret to why they can't let Jami walk away.
Straight men were never Jami Caulfield's style and especially one with a wife who uses her babies by another man like a pawn in a chess game—book two, "Boys with Toys," Jami's story.
Taylor Knox never cared who he fell in love with as long as he was in love.
It could have been a woman or a man. He just needed to feel his heart skip a beat when he met that special someone, but that special someone was a man and there lies the problem.
"Does falling in love have to be so hard?" Noah St. John questioned and then answered with a few words, "F**k yes if you're a gay man in love with a straight dude."
It is an important game. And my final one. Because I'll get what I want at last."
My dominant, powerful, handsome boss Mr. Kevin Kingston
is about to take me on a business trip
where I will be waiting on him hand and foot,
and catering to his every need.
It's a lot of work to please my boss.
But if there's anything I know,
it's that I'm a very hard worker
and I don't quit until the job is done.
No matter what it takes.
This is the stuff of my fantasies.
But the reality, I've learned,
can be a whole different game.
And it's a game I have to win.
We're friends, teammates–and we hook up. Often.
Shaw: He's intense and the heat of his stare is hot enough to set fires.
The first time we got together, it was a spontaneous earth-shattering moment. I wanted more. So, of course I popped the question.
"Yours or mine for round two?" That's where the trouble began. We agreed on an exclusive, no strings arrangement. When one of us is ready to walk away, we'll still be friends. Perfect, right?
He's not exactly a people person–understatement of the year–but I've seen the real him and he's so much more than the broody loner others see him as.
But the brilliant plan backfired. I accidentally caught feelings.
Bishop: He could be my game-changer but there's a problem.
He put a dent in my armor when he decided I needed a friend. Then he managed to crawl under my skin–and between my sheets.
He's the one person in the world I trust, and he's mine, for as long as this lasts. But I think I messed up and likely lost him for good.
The role in my family's company I've been groomed for my entire life competes with my growing feelings for him. Turns out I can't have them both.
What a terrible time to realize he means more to me than just a friend and convenient hookup.
Being friends with benefits is the perfect arrangement until someone falls in love.
I've been taken. The alpha, Jack, who's holding me captive seems to hate me, even as he sends me lusty glances. My dad will pay the ransom. There's no question of that. I'll be fine. I should be fine.
It's been days and Jack keeps promising me I'll be going home soon. But now another alpha just showed up because something has gone wrong. This other alpha wants me dead.
Strangely enough, Jack is arguing with him. Jack is trying to protect me. But I barely know Jack, and he's not going to die for me. I have one chance of survival, and that's to run.
I sneak out the bathroom window, and I bolt for the trees as if my life depends on it.
This darker romance is a non-shifter story set in an Alpha/Omega world and contains mpreg (male pregnancy). This is a standalone fated-mate, gay for you story and Book One in the: Bad Guys and Babies mpreg series.
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Dr. Llewellyn Lewis leads a double life, as both an awkward but distinguished history professor and the more flamboyant Ramon Rondell, infamous writer of sensational historical theories. It's Ramon who first sets eyes on a gorgeous young man dancing in a club, but Llewellyn who meets teaching assistant Blaise Arthur formally at an event held for wealthy socialite Anne de Vere, descendant of Edward de Vere, seventeenth Earl of Oxford—who some believe was the real Shakespeare. Anne wants Llewellyn to prove that claim, even though many have tried and failed. And she's willing to offer a hefty donation to the university if he succeeds.
It also means a chance for Llewellyn to get to know Blaise much better.
Not everyone thinks Llewellyn should take the case—or the money. Between feuding siblings, rival patrons, jealous colleagues, and greedy administrators, almost anyone could be trying to thwart his work… and one of them is willing to kill to do it.
When Anne de Vere turns up dead, the police believe Blaise is the murderer. Only the shy, stuttering professor who has won his heart can prove otherwise….
When one man gets caught up in his career goals, causing his relationship with the man he loves to falter, it takes more than a conversation to make things right. A short story that highlights how easy it is to let your priorities go awry and what it takes to make it right.
A super short, super sweet read.
Mistakes aren't supposed to feel this good…
I learned early on that pretty much everything in life is a scam, and love's at the top of the list. Easy to fake, maximum payout, and people just never stop falling for it. Watching my mom break hearts and empty bank accounts as we bounced from house to house taught me just how dangerous feelings could be. That's a whole lot of hassle I don't need.
These days, I stick to three basic rules. I don't take something just because I want it. I don't ask for help, even if I need it. And I never look twice at a guy who has a bigger bank account than I do. I know where those things can get you, and it's not anywhere I need to go. I'm perfectly happy being a dive bar rock star who can barely pay his rent, chasing the dream until my time or my sanity runs out. At least, I thought I was.
Until Brett showed up.
Another thing I don't do is think about the past. All the people I can never look in the eye again. Who know just how ugly I really am deep down. The last person I need to get mixed up with is someone on that list. The last person I need to go breaking all my rules for is the cocky, spoiled brat who used to sleep in the room across the hall.
No matter how gorgeous he is now.
No matter how filthy he is in bed.
No matter how good it feels when he says all he wants in the world is me.
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Greyson Fox, the man, the myth, the legend. The highly sought after, self-proclaimed permanent bachelor. Or so the rumor mill goes. Sure, I've heard it all – but the one that stung the most was being called a heartless bastard. Love 'em and leave 'em, that one in particular I found to be the most humorous since only one man had ever shared my bed more than once, and he'd long since passed away.
I wasn't the heartless bastard they all proclaimed me to be, but life had a way of kicking me in the teeth…Repeatedly, so I shut my heart off.
For years I thrived, building my empire and living by my own rules. Until one day, the walls came crashing down around me.
From the author of the best-selling titles Secrets, and Indiscretions, comes a vigilante justice thriller…
Joanna's career ends after she kills a murderer and fails to cover her tracks. After serving a prison sentence, she struggles to pick up the pieces. The only person from her old life still keeping in touch is Vanessa, the Internal Affairs Inspector who was the lead investigator in Joanna's case. Guilt and open questions define their tentative friendship.
When there's a new development in one of Joanna's old cases, she can't stay away, even at the cost of losing everything…including Rue, the woman she's been falling for…
"Obsessed" – A best-selling Gay Erotic Romance
All Meik cares about is lust, not love.
An eager boy toy, that's what he's looking for. Someone who worships the ground he walks on. The very second he lays eyes on the enigmatic, street musician Sebastian, he believes he found his new playmate. Obsessed with the young man, Meik introduces him to a world full of sins and desire until the man's presence threatens to reveal dark memories he had locked away tightly.
This is the first book of the Gay Erotic Romance "Obsessed". It features explicit adult m/m content. The book ends on a cliffhanger but can be read as a standalone. This part does not entail any romantic elements.
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Lance Packet just got a contract to shoot an erotic BDSM deck of cards; the only problem is finding models. So far everyone he's interviewed thinks he's looking for sex for hire. Then in walk three perfect examples of men: Tide and his friends, Tyrone and Bran.
Tide Germaine is a model and a Dom. He and his best friend Tyrone opened The Iron Eagle Gym as a place for gay men in the lifestyle to work out, do scenes, and congregate with like-minded men. The modeling is just another job for Tide, but it soon turns into a grand seduction as Tide falls for the shy, self-conscious photographer. The problem is Lance doesn't believe he's in Tide's league, and he's not at all sure about the Dom and sub thing.
It's not going to be easy, but Tide's going to have to convince Lance he belongs at Tide's side as both lover and sub.
Everyone knows magic users and werewolves are intrinsically diametrically opposed…
Seattle Police Detective Ethan Ellison, born into a long line of Quebecois magicians, leads a fairly unassuming life working Theft and consulting on magical misdemeanors. He's spent eight years building a life for himself in Seattle, far from his father's shadow. He works hard, lives under the radar, and fucks whoever catches his eye.
Detective Patrick Clanahan, beta-heir to Pack McClanahan, is a tightly wired bundle of rage and guilt, still trying to come to terms with the murder of his last partner.
When a human woman is murdered in werewolf territory under suspicious circumstances, Ethan is reassigned to worked the case with Clanahan in the hopes that he'll be able to balance out the wolf's rougher edges.
Too bad they mostly just rub each other the wrong way.
Follow Ethan and Pat's relationship through rocky starts, murder, and assassination attempts in the BLOOD & BONE TRILOGY.
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When Carly Rosen is jilted on the eve of her wedding, she embarks on a startling journey of self-discovery. This gender-bending risqué retelling of the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, set in sizzling West Hollywood, echoes the ancient story of the lovers in the Underworld.
What do you do when the love of your life has eloped with another woman on the eve of your wedding? The other woman is a famous beauty named Anna Garibaldi, and their love story is splashed all over the tabloids, making you die inside. To add insult to injury, the one who has abandoned you dies unexpectedly, having left you a cryptic text message suggesting that you were always the one and only. Where do you go from here for solace, for justice?
If you are Carly Rosen, a portrait artist with huge imagination, you use your art to charm your way into the life and inner circle of the alluring Anna Garibaldi, whose seductive and secretive underworld is nothing you could have expected. You say goodbye to life as you know it and take a breathless ride down to the depths of the Land of the Dead, to where passions and dangers await you and nothing is as it seems. Don't forget a coin for the ferryman. Bon Voyage!
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I was my own worst enemy. For as much as I depended on order and a structured life to easier manage my bipolar disorder, fire was irresistible and indisputably my favorite toy to play with. On the ice, it turned me into a hotheaded hockey player. In the bedroom, my attitude was my last defense, a front I wanted to see tumbling down. But lately, all I got was burned.
Love sucked. Correction: it sucked when you were in love with your parents' closest friend and he didn't feel the same. I admitted my feelings for Madigan Monroe over a year ago, and I was still waiting for a response. Now my balance was gone. My anxiety was all over the place, my fits of rage had just earned me a suspension from the team, I questioned myself at every turn, and being home for two weeks was gonna make it impossible to avoid Madigan.
I used to be his Abel, his sweetheart, his trouble. It'd been the two of us against the world since I was a kid. I'd even discovered we had kink in common! On paper, I was seemingly perfect for him. Maybe that was why his nonverbal rejection hurt so much. Or maybe it was because, recently, he seemed hell-bent on us "being friends" again.
Whatever. I was a loser, and I couldn't resist him for crap.
Will a makeover bring his fantasy to life or lead him to a love he never saw coming?
As a professional X-ray tech, Ridley has come a long way from the geeky kid Jace took under his wing in high school. Not that his best friend has noticed. Tired of pining, Ridley decides to show Jace what he's missing. And what better way than with a newer, more sophisticated look?
Cole's clients at the salon where he works love him dearly. Men? Not so much. He has dated one mistake after the next, and he's beginning to wonder if a guy exists who can handle his fabulousness. Then Ridley lands in his chair.
Cole agrees to be Ridley's makeover guru, and they click effortlessly. But when Cole offers to help Ridley with his sexual confidence, passion flares and boundaries blur.
Ridley's had his heart set on Jace a long time, but when he's with Cole it feels too real to deny. Now he has a choice to make: the friend he's always wanted or the man who's given him a whole new lease on life.
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In Book 1, More Than Friends, Ryan is struggling to get over the break up from his long-term girlfriend. When he finally decides a fling might be exactly what he needs to move on, he expects to find it in a woman. But when he meets Drea's hot cousin, he feels an attraction that he's never felt before. But Drea's cousin is a guy…and Ryan isn't gay.
In Book 2, Drunk In Love, Ryan and Zach have been together for eight blissful months. Just as they are about to take their relationship to the next level, a visit with Zach's ex changes everything. They each make mistakes that could destroy everything they've built together.
In Book 3, Choosing Happy, Steve lives his life in a cycle of work, hookups and regret. He's ruined every relationship he's been a part of and knows he's not cut out for love. The highlight of each day is seeing the hot college kid that walks by his waffle truck every evening. When Steve suspects abuse, he steps in and makes the situation even worse. He has to fix what he's screwed up, and maybe he can fix himself in the process.
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This unique penthouse is found in exclusive secure complex with a nice communal swimming pool, green areas as well as paddle and tennis courts.
Incredible property in excellent location!


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Martin Mubiru (ur. 25 grudnia 1984) − samoański bokser, brązowy medalista igrzysk Wspólnoty Narodów (2006).

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W marcu 2006 był uczestnikiem igrzysk Wspólnoty Narodów w Melbourne. Rywalizację rozpoczął od 1/8 finału pokonując przed czasem w drugiej rundzie reprezentanta Wysp Salomona Bendicta Telovae. W ćwierćfinale pokonał na punkty (26:16) Duncana Kurię, awansując do półfinału. W półfinale przegrał minimalnie na punkty z Jacksonem Chauke, zdobywając brązowy medal w kategorii muszej.

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How to use a sales script the right way!
LIVE: Susan Says! Ep.29 – How to use a sales script the right way!
You're using a sales script from that course or book or program, only to not be able to close sales and help more people?
I still write out my scripts when I try new phrasing, or adjust my tempo.
Today come and join the conversation about the right and wrong way to using your trusted sales scripts to close more sales with ease!
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Using Veracity and Providence to Ensure Software Libraries Do Not Cause More Problems Than What They Are Worth
In Article | By Sevatec
For some in the software world, there is this idea that most the software you need has already been written. As much as that might be true when you consider the more than 200,000 open source software projects that are available for use, along with the multitude of commercial tools and COTS products, it doesn't mean the software available is actually any good. There are numerous times with development teams download and use a resource library or component only to find it has a hard coded issue or extensibility problems that result in having to write your own resource from scratch. The issue is knowing when a resource is actually worth using and how well it will work with the infrastructure and technology you use to build your solutions.
There is a way to determine if a library resource is the right choice: you measure each resource available for its commitment to Veracity and Providence within the codebase. This is obviously not a solution anyone can reasonably undertake due to the sheer size of the pool of resources to pull from. So, there has to be automated ways to perform this assessment. At Sevatec, we make use of services like Nexus from Sonatype and open source tools such as Artifactory and Cloudsmith to support our goal on ensuring resource veracity and providence. Each of these tools allow the massive list of available resources to be down selected to a set of quality players from which to choose capabilities for your next project.
These tools allow use to define which resource meet our standards. Veracity is the measure of how well a product is maintained with regard to security updates and remediations, while providence is the rate at which the product is sustained over the long term. For example, it's possible a library has a high degree of veracity as the maintainers of the resource are continuously updating the library to ensure it has all up-to-date security controls in place. But at the same time, this same resource could have very low Providence. Just because the library is constantly being updated for security flaws, doesn't mean the primary functionality of the library is being improved. If the last update to the resource with regard to new functionality was 5 years ago, it's likely the feature set available and code base are going to be too antiquated to be of any use in a cloud-native modern software development environment.
So truly useful resources are ones that have both veracity and providence. Using the tools above helps to get to a small set of resources that can be managed using dependency service, but that's not the whole picture, especially within the Federal Government enterprise. Government security requirements are such that resources having not been verified for their providence and veracity will likely lead to failed deployments and denial of ATO authorizations for mission critical system. For this reason, Sevatec employs our Governed Managed Resource Repositories to develop a platform from which only approved and verified components can be used with a development effort. Approved whitelisted resources are inspected and hardened to government policy standards prior to being made available through the repository. Then, using Identity Management services, only resource components authorized to be available to the developer's assign program can be used in their software engineering work. This controls the use of resources and proves to security management that the initial components used to instantiate a new development effort are verifiable from the very beginning of the effort. By using this service and method for protection resources, Sevatec is able to deliver on the promise of Continuous Assurance and Continuous ATO authorizations for our customers.
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It isn't uncommon for kids to have illogical fears about the toilet. Perhaps they watched Jaws and are now scared of a shark coming to attack them, or if they watched It, they could be afraid of a clown crawling up the pipes. Even though it might be ridiculous for a shark or clown to be dwelling in your toilet, it isn't unheard of for other creepy crawlies to find their way in there. Our Bartlett plumbers share some real, frightening creatures that could be hiding in your toilet right now.
Snakes are notorious for finding ways to slither up piping. Just recently in Thailand, a man was bitten by a snake while using the toilet.
These amphibious creatures enjoy damp, warm environments. They can easily slip into some piping to avoid the heat or cold. Most lizards are harmless and can be caught pretty easily.
Frogs, like lizards and other amphibians, love the damp, warm environment of a toilet. Frogs aren't normally frightening, but finding one splashing in your plumbing would give anyone a start.
Rats are notorious nuisances for any home. They can get into walls, under floorboards, and into your plumbing. Finding a rat in your plumbing is much more common than most might suspect.
We recently shared a blog about "4 Crazy Things Found Inside Pipes." One thing found was a live badger. Though it might seem impossible, there have been instances where badgers, possums, and other critters have made their way into plumbing systems. Contact a plumber or pest control specialist for help if you find yourself with one of these creatures where they shouldn't be.
Hopefully, this blog hasn't scared you into never using your toilet again; but maybe checking what's inside before using it is a good idea. At Smith's Plumbing Services, our Bartlett plumbers can help you if you find a creature in your plumbing. Call our office today!


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Q: fetch records from two tables relating to each other - symfony I have two table in symfony. The images table has a foreign key to the users table. I want to retrieve records where user id is equal to the argument passed. Here is my attempt
private function serializeUsers(Users $usr) {
        return array(
            'username' => $usr->getUsername(),
            'email' => $usr->getEmail(),
            'id' => $usr->getId(),
//I have tried using getter method to retrieve image value here but I cannot because image is related to users
            );
        }

Here is the controller codes
$restresults = $this->getDoctrine()
                ->getRepository('xxxBundle:Users')
                    ->findBy(['id' => $id]);

            array_push($data, $this->serializeUsers($restresult));

As you can see from my above attempts, I am unable to retrieve data for the image table having a foreign key to the users table. Is my design wrong or I have not yet figured out the logic or a better way to approach this

A: EDIT:
You could use the entity Repository:
Add
* @ORM\Entity(repositoryClass=UsersRepository::class)
* @ORM\Table(name="Users")"

On your Users entity annotation And you'll be able to use it, it's way cleaner than writing the needed query in your controller
$restresults = $this->getDoctrine()
            ->getRepository('xxxBundle:Users')
                ->findBy(['id' => $id]);

Write instead:
$restresults = $this->getDoctrine()
            ->getRepository('xxxBundle:Users')
                ->findWithImages($id);

And in your UsersRepository wirte a function getting the images:
public function findWithImages($id)
{
    $queryBuilder = $this->createQueryBuilder('u')
        ->join('u.images', 'i')
        ->where('u.id = :id')
        ->setParameter('id', $id);
    return $queryBuilder->getQuery()->getResult();
}

END OF EDIT
Have you reversed your relation ?
$user->images should be an private ArrayCollection initialized in your class constructor and accessible via a $user->getImages();
This variable does not correspond to a database column but allow you to access the image even from the user side (not being the owner side in the case).
Also you might want to have a look at What is the difference between fetch="EAGER" and fetch="LAZY" in doctrine
For some more details on how your data are accessed.
Also check this: http://docs.doctrine-project.org/projects/doctrine-orm/en/latest/reference/association-mapping.html#one-to-many-bidirectional
Right here you are normalizing your data more than serializing it.
Have a look at: https://symfony.com/doc/current/components/serializer.html