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PC might leave juvenile rehab agreement
By Kelsey Kimbler - kkimbler@registerherald.com
PREBLE COUNTY — Preble County Juvenile Court recently filed necessary paperwork with the Preble County Board of Commissioners noting its intent to terminate and withdraw from a West Central Juvenile Rehab Governance Agreement.
According to Judge Jenifer Overmyer, this is a last resort and the county hopes to be able to withdraw its letter and stay within the agreement. If the agreement is terminated, however, it will become necessary for the court to find an alternative facility for juvenile rehabilitation, at potentially higher cost to the county.
Preble County is one of five Ohio counties who recently submitted documentation to withdraw from the agreement. This means all counties involved in the agreement, minus Miami County, have made their intent to leave the agreement known.
Judge Overmyer explained, the West Central Juvenile Rehab Center has always been housed in Miami County. The first kids were accepted into the facility in 1993 and — at that time — they were overseen by an advisory board. The Ohio Department of Youth Services (DYS) is the funder for the facility. There is an administrative code that covers these facilities called CCF (Community Corrections Facility). According to Overmyer, that code puts the operation of the facility in the hands of the board.
In 2007, DYS suggested they change from an advisory board to a governance board. The current governance agreement dates back to 2007.
The following counties have representatives on the board: Miami, Preble, Auglaize, Shelby, Darke, and Mercer. Each county has their juvenile judge as a member of the board and a non-judicial member. The board meets quarterly. Overmyer herself has been a member of this board for approximately 10 years.
"Frankly, we never really had issues the board had to deal with. We never had disagreements. Our quarterly meetings went very smoothly and we took care of business," she said.
However, the board started hearing "grumbling" from employees within the facilities. There is a new judge in Miami County who fired the Executive Director of the West Central Juvenile Rehab Center. The other five judges were unhappy, as they were never notified of this decision until it was already made. They were not consulted as a board.
"We had not been made aware of any problems. The Ohio Administrative Code pretty clearly says the director works for the board, so, we had a difference in opinion," Overmyer said.
She added, all counties except Miami County believe legally the board should have been consulted before the decision to fire the Executive Director was made. However, the Governance Agreement and Bylaws do state the employees of the facility are employed by Miami County.
"It has said that since 2007, and we have not had an issue with that since 2007. I think, what the others thought and what I think, that meant for fiscal and administrative purposes. Of course, the six counties were not going to pay one sixth of the salary. We were not going to issue every employee six paychecks. Again, it has never been a problem until we had a new judge. I hope the new judge is not just trying to be difficult, I think he truly believes he is in charge and has to fire [the Executive Director]," she said.
"He has fired another person since then. We are at the point now — we have to give one year notice to leave the agreement and that ends in about September of 2020. All five of us have given our notice. Nobody wants [to leave the agreement], but we feel like [we had to] to protect our counties. I want to protect Preble County. I don't want to subject myself or the county to liability for wrongful termination, or God knows what.
"We gave our notice to withdraw from the agreement. [The letter] made it very clear to Miami County and the other judges, we don't want to get out, we just can't operate under this current agreement. Sadly, we did for many years, but some of [the agreement] has been taken very literally. We need to clarify what the board's role is, what Miami County's role is, but we want to continue."
West Central Juvenile Rehab Center now has an Interim Director who has been appointed. Overmyer added, the person who was fired does not intend to file a lawsuit at this time.
For Overmyer, the problem is the board does not have the authority they thought they did. Now, the agreement has to be clarified so all six counties involved know what is expected of them and what their role is. If the situation is resolved, Preble County would simply have to revoke their intent to leave the agreement.
However, the board would have to make changes to how they operate first.
"We need some specificity to who are making the decisions. We are concerned – because the idea is, of course, could Miami County just run it and we send kids there — the concern is DYS would not allow Miami County to have it solely. One, because Miami County is not big enough to be a single county facility. Two, there are other CCFs nearby that would eat us up and dissolve West Central," she said.
"There are concerns that we can't legally give Miami County sole control. Legally, the board has to be more active than that, we don't think we can delegate that kind of authority. We can't ignore our duties. We don't think that can happen and if that can't happen or if we choose we don't want that to happen, the idea is we have to be very specific about what duties are going to be performed by Miami County and the board.
"Bottom line: we have to have specification regarding how this is going to work. We cannot have decisions made as a board that are then ignored by one county, or things that are happening that are not brought to the board."
With the letter already noted by the Board of Commissioners, Preble County will be out of the West Central Juvenile Rehab Governance Agreement in September of 2020, unless it is decided to revoke that decision. Removing themselves from this agreement could have financial ramifications on Preble County.
"We will have to find another place to send kids and it will probably be farther away and not as good for our kids. We have a proven track record with West Central — not saying there aren't other good facilities, but we will have to start from track with the new facility," she said. "[Costs] could very well go up. My gut is they're not going to go down. If anything, we're talking about a farther distance, which is going to be more money and more time."
Ultimately, Overmyer believes it was necessary to file the necessary paperwork and potentially remove themselves from the agreement in order to protect Preble County from any legal proceedings.
"We want to keep the facility, but we also want to watch the liability that might be associated with it being run the way a couple things have happened the last six months," she said.
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Alistair20000
Looking for Guy Fawkes to finish the job
elginCity said:
The aptly named Steve Bray, from Port Talbot. A right noisy pain in the arse, who should be muzzled and shackled.
Counter productive to the cause IMO.
Muzzled and shackled ? Oh dear. I though you might have believed in the right to free speech Elgy.
Yes, but how? Interesting piece stolen from Mr Murdoch which certainly rings true. Just like Mrs May, Johnson's government is riven with factions:
Inside No 10 a split and bruised government is divided over how to escape the quagmire it has marched into. By now Boris Johnson and his team had intended to be in the middle of an election campaign, giving him a new mandate for Brexit. Their mismanagement of parliament, party and the public has stymied all that. The government has only six weeks left before its own deadline to leave the EU, do or die. It is struggling not to die.
"They are riven," says a senior Tory. "There are two schools of thought competing in No 10. The first faction is determined to double down on every legal and political trick, however constitutionally questionable. The second thinks the game is up, and they have to get a deal."
The diehards are being led by Dominic Cummings and Dominic Raab and the pragmatists by Michael Gove. "Boris is listening to both. He's undecided which way to go."
Cummings and Raab think their strategy is the winning one. They know all campaigns stumble and their goal remains unchanged: keep positioning Johnson as the fearless defender of the Brexit cause and he will swing Brexit voters behind him.
Proroguing parliament, being booed in Luxembourg, fighting for the prime minister's freedom of action in the Supreme Court; in the diehards' view these are not embarrassments but vital signals to Brexiteers that Johnson is of the true faith. They are gambling that constitutional niceties look bafflingly irrelevant to voters in Middlesbrough or Grimsby who just want Brexit done. And they are prepared to push Johnson's defiance much further.
The Cummings team are letting rumours swirl that Johnson might refuse to implement the extension law at all if he has no deal in place by October 19, leaving the Supreme Court to order someone else in his government to request it instead. That would allow Johnson to keep his promise of never asking for an extension. It would keep him pure.
If we aren't out by October 31 and Johnson has refused to concede or co-operate in any way, he can weaponise that by telling the electorate that the malign forces of courts and parliament have boxed him in, and that only the people can set him free. His appeal in the next election, Cummings believes, has to be that he is prepared to fight every kind of establishment — legal, parliamentary and European — in the Brexit cause.
Inside the pragmatists' team, led by Gove, there is nervousness about pinning the government's every hope of survival on a policy of relentless defiance. As one anxious insider told me, after October the public might well see a trapped Johnson as a weak and diminished figure rather than a noble one. "If we don't leave we get a rerun of Theresa May's problem — a drop in the Tory vote and a big rise in the Brexit one. The only way to be sure we leave is to get a deal, and the quicker the better."
There is a new and intense focus from the Gove team on finding rapid solutions to all the familiar obstacles; freeing the UK from European control while avoiding hard borders in Ireland and keeping the Union together. Under orders, Whitehall is frantically scrabbling around for proposals but, as one insider pointed out, if Theresa May, a dreary but diligent prime minister, couldn't find those solutions over years, how likely is it they can be unearthed in days? Even insiders place the chances of a deal by the October deadline at 25 per cent.
The pragmatists' preferred deal is to pass the withdrawal agreement, including a form of Northern Ireland-only backstop, with a whole muddle of untried ways to avoid a hard border and to prevent smuggling. The rest of the UK would leave the customs union and the single market, and negotiate with the EU for Canada-style free trade. This is a hard Brexit. The key problem, even supposing Europe were to bend its red lines by agreeing it, is that this too is unlikely to pass the Commons.
Lacking a majority, Johnson would need rebel Labour MPs behind him but they wouldn't back a hard Brexit. Tory rebels would be torn; some would abstain. The DUP could balk at seeing its own red line trampled. Some ERG hardliners now oppose anything but no-deal. The risk Johnson runs in proposing a deal which might fail is both that he looks like a loser and that the purity of his message — I will deliver a good deal or no-deal — is lost.
Every option for Johnson now looks hazardous. Even supposing the public back him on either defiance or a deal, he can't choose to go to the country; the power to decide that is now in Labour's hands. Labour might choose, says one senior Tory, to keep him in office but not in power for weeks to come, dangling and looking weaker by the day.
The greatest criticism of him is said to be coming from the election strategist who won so many victories for the Tories and Johnson over the past decade. A furious Sir Lynton Crosby is reported to be "out of the game" after losing the fight with Cummings for strategic control.
Crosby thinks that mimicking the Brexit Party will prove a terrible error, damaging the brand and losing vital seats which won't be compensated for by northern gains. But if Britain is still in the EU come November, he believes that the prime minister's best hope is to avoid an election until Brexiteer anger dies down.
Whichever route Johnson chooses, this is now, as a former cabinet minister tells me, "a hell of a gamble" — with the party's future, the country, our lives. But this is a trap he wilfully constructed. He has always thought details didn't matter and that vim and vigour were the answer to any problems; tough reality may be about to find him out.
From the outside that all seems a very plausible assessment
If you have a problem with no viable solution it's going to be a headache. And the problem is skirted around and not faced.
The problem of course is unenviable options. The simple option which cures the headache is to remain in the EU so we can get back to being a normal, sensible nation again and cut out all this nonsense. Yes, a few elitists will throw a wobbly, some loony right wingers will hiss and spit, and some of the rest of the population will be peed off. C'est la vie.
Your proposed solution is unlikely to upset the elitists as they will be delirious with joy if Brexit is halted. That is what they have been assiduously doing and plotting to do for the past 3+ years.
"Some" of the rest of the population will be peed off. How do you define "some" ? Would the pitifully small figure of 17.4 million fit ?
The simple option which cures the headache is to remain in the EU so we can get back to being a normal, sensible nation again and cut out all this nonsense.
The simple option is it? Deluded.
Mr Jinx
One poll this weekend showing a 15 point lead for the Tories. Clearly BJ's 'Parliament vs the People' message has real resonance, not least because it's true.
I don't think Boris even needs Farage now. Especially after Corbyn's interview on Marr this morning.
Mike, 17.4 million voted to leave, If like you say we just remain in the EU those 17.4m will not just accept it and go away, There would be so much more political upheavel that would make the last 3.5 years a teddy's bears picnic, All faith in politics would evaporate and that would open the door to even more extremes than we have now. People wouldn't be just peeved off they will be angry and i think more angry than the UK has seen in a long time, No much as I'm concerned about leaving and Brexit as a policy, Just ignoring it won't make it go away as Ms Swinson will find out on the doorstep at any future election
Your BREXIT isn't working out too well though, is it? The Brexiters even forgot about Ireland. Not only deluded, but you must agree, pretty stupid too your BREXIT representatives.
Alistair20000 said:
There are elitists and elitists. The right wing press barons, the hedge fund managers, rich and well connected Brexiter individuals (Banks, Rees Mogg, Cummings, Farage etc etc) constitute a powerful Brexit elite which has the money and influence to rival the traditional elite of which you speak.
And yes, people wil be upset if Brexit doesn't happen. And a large number of people will be upset if it does. It depends how the situation is handled.
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You think there's not gonna be upheaval with NO DEAL. No practical, social, political and economic upheaval?
You have to make your mind up, DHS. You want to remain or leave? I want to remain, with no messing. What do you want?
As has been pointed out more than a few times on this thread Ireland is in the habit of holding more than one Euro referendum if the answer to the first one is not what was wanted/expected.
Can anyone explain to me how they manage to do this without it being termed a democratic outrage, a betrayal or spitting in the face of all those who voted No? Despite the reversal of referendum results the country appears reasonably at ease with itself


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Midwest Musical Imports is looking for full-time woodwind repair technician. Applicants should be experienced in all aspects of woodwind repair, preferably with a focus on oboe and bassoon repairs. We pride ourselves on quality repairs over quantity. Instruments we repair include: oboes, English horns, bassoons, contrabassoons, clarinets, flutes and saxophones. Our clientele includes beginning players, schools, college professors, and symphonic professionals.
Qualified candidates should be a graduate of a band instrument repair course and have a basic knowledge/skill to different types of padding, adhesion, key fitting, dent and tenon work. Preferred skills include body cracks and tenon replacement, but on-site training for these is available. Other necessary skills include: machine tool operations, soldering/brazing, and understanding of levers, spring, hinges and threaded adjustments. Candidate will regularly work with customers and must be customer service orientated with good people skills.
Pay is commensurate with experience. This is an hourly position. Current store hours are: Monday and Thursday 9-7, Tuesday, Wednesday, & Friday 9-5, and Saturday from 9-3. Schedule may be flexible. Location is in Minneapolis, MN, in a brand new, light-filled repair shop.
Please send a resume and cover letter via email to: Jessica@mmimports.com Position is open until filled. Must be eligible to work in the United States. Qualified applicants will be contacted to schedule a bench test.
Summer is that time of year when humidity increases and the wood body of instruments begins to expand. This happens along the width and length of the wood grain affecting both the fit of keys, levers, and tenons. When the wood expands in the summer months, woodwind instruments often don't fit together without a struggle, if they even fit together at all! We find that this issue is most prevalent during the first year of a new instrument's life, and especially prevalent in newer clarinets.
If this happens with your instrument to the point where abnormal force is required to take it apart, it's best to have an experienced repair technician take care of it. A technician will be able to adjust the fit of the tenon cork, the exposed wood on the tenon, or sometimes both. Ignoring the problem and blowing warm, humid air down your instrument will only make it worse!
The humidity will also make keys fit looser, but don't worry! We never fit keys too tightly in the summertime because they will most likely expand in the fall/winter and potentially bind once the humidity drops. Loose key fittings won't harm your instrument, they only cause them to be slightly noisier. If you can live with the loose key fitting in the summer, great! It should return to normal in the fall/winter. If it is an issue for you, we can certainly fix it, and if we do, don't forget to come back to get the fit readjusted after the humidity changes.
If you ever experience issues with your instrument and don't know what to do, remember we are only a phone call away and are happy to help!!
Introducing our newest repair technician, Brian!
We are happy to announce that we have a new team member! Brian DeGayner has joined MMI in the repair department. He graduated from Southeast Technical in Red Wing with a diploma in band instrument repair in 2016. Prior to joining the repair team at MMI, Brian worked for Twin Cities Instrument Repair in Edina, focusing on flute and double reeds. He is a member of the National Association of Professional Band Instrument Repair Technicians, and attends state and regional conferences. Brian spends most of his free time outdoors, or playing in local orchestras.
We asked Brian a few questions to get to know him better!
What got you started in repair?
"After a few years of playing horn, I realized my love for working with my hands could be applicable to the industry. After talking with Greg Beckwith, I dropped everything and went to Southeast Tech in Red Wing."
What groups were you playing in prior to going to school for repair?
"I have played for several orchestras around Minnesota. Mankato Symphony, St. Andrew's, Bloomington Symphony, Minneapolis Civic, Wayzata Symphony, and currently St. Paul Civic."
"I love Mahler's symphonies, especially 3, 4, and 5. Ein Heldenleben, Holst's Jupiter, Sibelius....basically anything horn-heavy. Otherwise, I'm usually partial to playing in small ensembles, such as Daniel Baldwin's Landscapes for Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon and Piano, Martinu's Quartet for Clarinet, Horn, Cello and Snare Drum, or Barber's Summer Music."
What is your favorite repair to do?
I love a challenge. My favorite work to do is overhauling instruments: breathing new life into an instrument is very rewarding, and hearing an instrument I fixed on stage always makes me smile.
I go hiking and camping as much as I can, year round. I am an Eagle Scout (Troop 494, White Bear Lake, 2009), so I basically grew up outdoors. My family moves a lot of timber every year, and I hunt and fish whenever I can.
Please join us in welcoming Brian to MMI! We are so happy to have him part of our team!
We will have special end of year hours for our physical location in Minneapolis. As usual, our online store is ALWAYS open!
Sun., Dec. 31st through Wed. Jan 3rd--CLOSED for New Year's and our annual inventory.
Thurs. Jan 4th--Normal business hours resume. Normal business hours are Monday to Friday 9-5 and Saturday 9-3.
Thank you for you understanding and we wish you much peace, joy and success in 2018!!
Happy holidays from all of us at MMI!
Our tree is up, the decorations are hung and we're celebrating the holidays! From now until December 25th, 2017, we are offering special in-store and online savings.
IN-STORE - Select an ornament from our tree (pictured above) and reveal special savings on accessory purchases and new instruments!
ONLINE - All orders of $75 or more will receive free standard shipping! Purchase a new instrument from us and we'll refund your shipping charges and give you a $100 off!
Thank you for your business and we wish you a very happy holiday season!
To celebrate the start of the holiday season, we would like to offer all of our customers free shipping! Any online order placed from Thursday, Nov. 23rd through Monday, Nov. 27th and shipped in the US will receive free shipping!
Shop small with us!! Saturday, November 25, 2017 is Small Business Saturday! We will be offering 10% off on all accessory for IN-STORE purchases. If you are not able to come in to the store, we will be offering free shipping within the US on all online accessory orders! Thank you for supporting your small woodwind shop, we greatly appreciate you, our customers!!!
Our physical store will be closed on Friday, but our online store will be open!!
Shop online and receive 10% off your accessory order, and get free shipping within the US!!! Valid only on Friday, Nov. 24, 2017!
Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at MMI!!! We will be closed on Thursday and Friday to celebrate the holiday with our families. We will reopen on Saturday, from 9-3!
Our online store will remain open during this time. Please shop www.mmimports.com We will have a special online only deal on Black Friday (10% off all accessories!) and we will be offering free shipping the entire weekend for orders shipped within the US!
Have a wonderful holiday and happy music-making!
Emily Brebach joined the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra playing English horn and oboe in the fall of 2012.
Ms. Brebach, a Philadelphia native, has performed with several orchestras throughout the United States, including the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Minnesota Orchestra, the Kansas City Symphony, and the Houston Symphony. In past summers, she has performed at the Grand Teton Music Festival, the Des Moines Metro Opera, Tanglewood Music Center, and the Aspen Music Festival. Prior to joining the ASO, Ms. Brebach held the position of English horn and oboe with the Sarasota Orchestra.
Ms. Brebach holds degrees from Oberlin Conservatory and Rice University's Shepherd School of Music, and studied with Louis Rosenblatt, James Caldwell, Robert Atherholt, and Robert Walters. She is an Artist Affiliate Instructor of Oboe at Emory University, a faculty member of the Atlanta Symphony's Talent Development Program and maintains an active private studio in her home. Ms. Brebach has also given masterclasses and reedmaking seminars at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Florida State University, the University of Minnesota, the University of South Carolina, and the North Carolina School for the Arts. She spends her summers in residence at the Brevard Music Center in Brevard, NC, as English horn and oboe as well as artist faculty.
We look forward to seeing you at this great, FREE event!! RSVP here!
Ginny and Jessica with Ginny's going away doughnuts.
I'd like to personally let you know that as of July 1st, I will no longer be repairing at Midwest Musical Imports. I will be moving to the Detroit, MI area to be with my fiancé and begin our next step of life together. I would like to impress that my time working for Midwest has been some of the best years of my life to date! That is due largely in part to the amazing community of woodwind players that we serve through the store. From double reed days to the annual IDRS conference to our in-store interactions, it has been an honor and a privilege to offer service to your instruments. If you'd like to keep in touch or let me know of your performances in Michigan, I would love to continue supporting your art in any way I can! My email is virginiardodge@gmail.com or you can reach me via phone at 585.245.4305. In the mean time, I'll be saving my pennies to see you all in Grenada at next year's IDRS conference! Be well and keep up the amazing artistry. We're lucky to have all of you in our lives here at MMI!
We will miss you, Ginny!!! Best of luck!!!
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Ryan Locker of Aylmer seeks national bowling title
By Ben Forrest
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Published on: March 9, 2015 | Last Updated: March 9, 2015 6:28 PM EDT
Some athletes will tell you a personal best is good enough.
Some say a podium finish is all they hope for.
But some act like it's crazy to ask how high they'll set the bar heading into a major competition.
They want to win, and nothing less is acceptable.
That's how it is for Ryan Locker of Aylmer, who heads to Toronto May 1-4 for his first national 10-pin bowling competition.
"To win," he said when asked about his goals for the tournament.
"You don't go there to lose, right?"
Locker, 20, brought the same mentality to the 4-Steps to Stardom provincial championship in Burlington last month, where he captured first place in the senior boys singles division.
He recalled texting an old coach the morning of the provincial tourney.
The coach said to get his mind right, according to Locker.
"And I frankly told him," Locker said.
"I said, 'I'm going there to win. That is all.' "
Locker raised his game to a new level for the provincial tournament, averaging 242 points over five games.
His highest average in league play this season is 192, and he attributes the jump in his game to the level of competition at provincials.
"I knew what I needed to bowl to win and I went in knowing what I needed to do," he said.
"And I realize my time is running out too, right? I only have one more year left to do what I want to do in youth bowling."
Locker has been bowling basically since he could walk, he said. But he'd never won a provincial title until now, despite four previous attempts.
"I was excited I won," he said. "But it was also the fact that I'd basically finally won. I'd been bowling for so long."
Locker stepped up his game in the last two years, working with new coaches, learning new skills and getting the right equipment, he said.
He also competed against elite bowlers this season at World Cup qualifiers, finishing ninth at the provincial level.
"I proved I can compete with these guys," he said.
Locker bowls in two leagues a week at Heritage Lanes in St. Thomas and is usually out practicing one or two more times a week, he said.
He also takes lessons every Monday night with a coach in London, bringing his weekly alley time to roughly 12 to 15 hours.
He anticipates a similar practice regimen leading up to nationals in May.
"I basically don't want to change what's not broken," he said.
There is nothing ambiguous about Locker's goal for the national tournament.
And his confidence appears high.
"If I bowl like I did at provincials, there's no question," he said.
"I will win."
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Q: First used cell above address I'm creating a budget in Excel and therefore I have some categories and subcategories. Subcategories are intended by 1 cell compared to their respective parent category. Subcategories of course can have subcategories on their own.
In the column next to my "category tree" I want to print the "category path".
Let's say I have the following tree of categories:

I now want the "category path" to be printed next to it like this:

I thought I could compose the category path with the category path of the parent category (if any) and the category name on the current row.
As subcategories can have subcategories on their own, I don't know in which column the category name on the current row is stored. To get the category name on the current row I'm using the following formula (found on this site (German)):
{=INDEX(A7:F7;MATCH(TRUE;A7:F7<>"";0))}

I know there's no category more than five levels deep, therefore I can savely "hard code" e.g. the range A7:F7 for row 7 and receive "Side job" as result of the above formula.
Now comes the tricky part (at least for me) and the reason I'm asking this question:
I need to get the line of the parent category so I can then use the parent's category path to compose the category path of the subcategory.
In this case it would be
{=H4&" > "&INDEX(A7:F7;MATCH(TRUE;A7:F7<>"";0))}

I don't know how to dynamically calculate the address of the parent's category path. From another German site I've got a formula which goes into the right direction and would return the row of the parent category "Wage & Salary":
{=MAX((A1:A7<>"")*ROW(A1:A7))}

But only if the matrix in the formula is constant. It doesn't work with a dynamically calculated matrix. The dynamic matrix should range from A1 to A7 in case of "Side job" as A is the column left to the category name, 1 is the very first row (and the row I want to search up to) and 7 is the current row. The dynamic part of this matrix is A and 7.
In order to compose the matrix (the DYNAMIC_MATRIX) I'm using this formula:
{=INDIRECT(ADDRESS(1;CATEGORY_COLUMN-1)&":"&ADDRESS(ROW();CATEGORY_COLUMN-1))}

where CATEGORY_COLUMN is my first formula wrapped in COLUMN():
{=COLUMN(INDEX(A7:F7;MATCH(TRUE;A7:F7<>"";0)))}

Unfortunately, the MAX(... formula returns an error when using it with the DYNAMIC_MATRIX:
{=MAX((DYNAMIC_MATRIX<>"")*ROW(DYNAMIC_MATRIX))}

To bypass the error I replaced DYNAMIC_MATRIX<>"" with NOT(ISBLANK(DYNAMIC_MATRIX)):
{=MAX(NOT(ISBLANK(DYNAMIC_MATRIX))*ROW(DYNAMIC_MATRIX))}

Now, that's how the formula looks like without the placeholders:
{=MAX(NOT(ISBLANK(INDIRECT(ADDRESS(1;COLUMN(INDEX(A7:F7;MATCH(TRUE;A7:F7<>"";0)))-1)&":"&ADDRESS(ROW();COLUMN(INDEX(A7:F7;MATCH(TRUE;A7:F7<>"";0)))-1))))*ROW(INDIRECT(ADDRESS(1;COLUMN(INDEX(A7:F7;MATCH(TRUE;A7:F7<>"";0)))-1)&":"&ADDRESS(ROW();COLUMN(INDEX(A7:F7;MATCH(TRUE;A7:F7<>"";0)))-1))))}

My formula is returning the current row instead of the parent category's row (that is, e.g. for "Side job" it returns 7 instead of 4).
I don't know why :(
Short, the whole formula should do the following:
If it's an subcategory on the current row, print parent category's path > subcategory name. The parent category's path should be Income > category name if the parent category is stored in column A (and therefore has no parent category on their own (except the "Income" group heading)).
It's absolutely sufficient for me if someone who wants to answer my questions only focuses on the "get parent category's path" part :)
Thanks,
Marcel

A: Here is an answer that will go out the 5 levels asked for in the question.
Based on a formula Here.
=LOOKUP(2,1/($A$2:A2<>""),$A$2:A2) &
IF(COUNTA($B2:$D2)>0,">" & LOOKUP(2,1/($B$2:B2<>""),$B$2:B2)  &
IF(COUNTA($C2:$D2)>0,">" & LOOKUP(2,1/($C$2:C2<>""),$C$2:C2)  &
IF(COUNTA($D2:$D2)>0,">" & LOOKUP(2,1/($D$2:D2<>""),$D$2:D2)  &
IF(COUNTA($E2:$E2)>0,">" & LOOKUP(2,1/($F$2:F2<>""),$F$2:F2),""),""),""),"")

Notice I put income in it's own column, as soon as you make exceptions about when you indent in and when you don't its trouble for data management (and this data storage format is already not great).

A better structure In my opinion is to have All the catagories filled down (more like a database) and then if you want you can use pivot tables and such to analyse the data easier.

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What Are The Financial Statement Requirements of Form S-1?
The financial statements requirements of a Form S-1 registration statement depend upon the company's size and revenues. If the company is not a smaller reporting company as defined by Rules 3-01 and 3-02 of SEC Regulation S-X, it must provide:
Audited balance sheets (consolidated if you have subsidiaries) as of the end of each of the two most recent fiscal years. If your company been in existence for less than one fiscal year, an audited balance sheet as of a date within 135 days of the date of filing the registration statement.
Audited statements of income and cash flows for each of the three fiscal years preceding the date of the most recent audited balance sheet being filed or such shorter period as your company has been in existence.
Interim reviewed financial statements for the current period if the filing is more than 135 days after the end of your fiscal year.
Date of financial statements: Each amendment must include updated interim or audited financial statements if the financial statements in the prior filing are more than 135 days old.
Rule 8-01 of Regulation S-X specifies the periods an issuer's financial statements must cover if it is a smaller reporting company, as follows:
Audited balance sheet as of the end of each of the most recent two fiscal years, or as of a date within 135 days if the issuer has existed for a period of less than one fiscal year.
Audited statements of income, cash flows and changes in stockholders' equity for each of the two fiscal years preceding the date of the most recent audited balance sheet (or such shorter period as the registrant has been in business).
The Form S-1 Balance Sheet
The balance sheet in Form S-1 registration statements includes detailed information about the issuer's assets, liabilities and shareholders' equity.
The information balance sheet of a private company in a going public transaction and an existing public companies contain the same information. The Form S-1 balance sheet is a snapshot of a company's assets, liabilities and shareholders' equity at the end of a specific reporting period.
Assets are the things that a company owns that have a recognized value. Generally, this means something can either be sold or used by the issuer to make products or provide services that can be sold. Assets include physical property, such as real estate, trucks, equipment and inventory. It also includes things that can't be touched such as trademarks and patents. Cash as well as investments a company makes are included as assets on its balance sheet.
Generally, assets are reflected based upon how quickly they will be converted into cash. Current assets are assets a company expects to convert to cash within one year such as inventory a company expects to sell within one year. Noncurrent assets are assets that a company does not expect to sell or convert to cash within one year or that would take longer than one year for the company to sell. Noncurrent assets include fixed assets. Fixed assets are assets used to operate the business but that are not available for sale, such as trucks, office furniture and other property.
Liabilities are the amounts of money that a company owes to third parties. Liabilities include all kinds of obligations, like money borrowed, rent for use of a building, money owed to suppliers or vendors, payroll, environmental cleanup costs, or taxes. Liabilities also include obligations to provide goods or services to customers in the future.
Liabilities are generally listed based on their due dates. Liabilities are said to be either current or long-term. Current liabilities are obligations a company expects to pay off within the year. Long-term liabilities are obligations due more than one year away.
Shareholders Equity in the Form S-1 Registration Statement
Capital or net worth in financial statements in Form S-1 registration statements is reflected as Shareholders' equity. Shareholders' equity is the money that would be left if a company sold all of its assets and paid off all of its liabilities. Shareholders' equity is the amount owners invested in the company plus or minus the company's earnings or losses since inception.
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Income statements also report earnings per share. Earnings per share are the amount of money shareholders would receive if the company decided to distribute all of the net earnings for the period.
The top line of the Incorme Statement is often referred to as gross revenues or sales because expenses have not been deducted from the figures presented.
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There are several entries in the Form S-1 Income Statement that represent various kinds of operating expenses. Although these items can be reported in various order, the typically the costs of the sales is reflected after revenues. This figure reflects the sums spent to produce the goods or services the issuer sold during the accounting period.
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Obeticholic acid (OCA), sold under the brand name Ocaliva, is a semi-synthetic bile acid analogue which has the chemical structure 6α-ethyl-chenodeoxycholic acid.  It is used as a medication used to treat primary biliary cholangitis. Intercept Pharmaceuticals Inc. hold the worldwide rights to develop OCA outside Japan and China, where it is licensed to Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma.

Invention and development
The natural bile acid chenodeoxycholic acid was identified in 1999 as the most active physiological ligand for the farnesoid X receptor (FXR), which is involved in many physiological and pathological processes.  A series of alkylated bile acid analogues were designed, studied and patented by Roberto Pellicciari and colleagues at the University of Perugia, with 6α-ethyl-chenodeoxycholic acid emerging as the most highly potent FXR agonist.  FXR-dependent processes in liver and intestine were proposed as therapeutic targets in human diseases.  Obeticholic acid is the first FXR agonist to be used in human drug studies.

Clinical studies
Obeticholic acid is undergoing development in phase II and III studies for specific liver and gastrointestinal conditions. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved obeticholic acid on May 27, 2016, for the treatment of primary biliary cholangitis. It was approved as an orphan drug based on its reduction in the level of the biomarker alkaline phosphatase as a surrogate endpoint for clinical benefit. It is indicated for the treatment of primary biliary cholangitis in combination with ursodeoxycholic acid in adults with an inadequate response to UDCA, or as monotherapy in adults unable to tolerate UDCA. Additional studies are being required to prove its clinical benefit.

Primary biliary cholangitis
Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), also known as primary biliary cirrhosis, is an auto-immune, inflammatory liver disease which produces bile duct injury, fibrosis, cholestasis and eventual cirrhosis. It is much more common in women than men and can cause jaundice, itching (pruritus) and fatigue. Ursodeoxycholic acid therapy is beneficial, but the disease often progresses and may require liver transplantation. Animal studies suggested that treatment with FXR agonists should be beneficial in cholestatic diseases such as PBC. OCA at doses between 10 mg and 50 mg was shown to provide significant biochemical benefit, but pruritus was more frequent with higher doses.  The results of a randomized, double-blind phase III study of OCA, 5 mg or 10 mg, compared to placebo (POISE) were presented in April 2014, and showed that the drug met the trial's primary endpoint of a significant reduction in serum alkaline phosphatase, a biomarker predictive of disease progression, liver transplantation or death.

Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)
Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis is a common cause of abnormal liver function with histological features of fatty liver,  inflammation and fibrosis. It may progress to cirrhosis and is becoming an increasing indication for liver transplantation. It is increasing in prevalence. OCA is proposed to treat NASH. A phase II trial published in 2013, showed that administration of OCA at 25 mg or 50 mg daily for six weeks reduced markers of liver inflammation and fibrosis and increased insulin sensitivity.

The Farnesoid X Receptor Ligand Obeticholic Acid in Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Treatment (FLINT) trial, sponsored by NIDDK, was halted early in January 2014, after about half of the 283 subjects had completed the study, when a planned interim analysis showed that a) the primary endpoint had been met and b) lipid abnormalities were detected and arose safety concerns. Treatment with OCA (25 mg/day for 72 weeks) resulted in a highly statistically significant improvement in the primary histological endpoint, defined as a decrease in the NAFLD Activity Score of at least two points, with no worsening of fibrosis. 45% (50 of 110) of the treated group had this improvement compared with 21% (23 of 109) of the placebo-treated controls. However concerns about longterm safety issues such as increased cholesterol and adverse cardiovascular events may warrant the concomitant use of statins in OCA-treated patients.

Portal hypertension
Animal studies suggest that OCA improves intrahepatic vascular resistance and so may be of therapeutic benefit in portal hypertension. An open label phase IIa clinical study is under way.

Bile acid diarrhea
Bile acid diarrhea (also called bile acid malabsorption) can be secondary to Crohn's disease or be a primary condition.  Reduced median levels of FGF19, an ileal hormone that regulates increased hepatic bile acid synthesis, have been found in this condition. FGF19 is potently stimulated by bile acids and especially by OCA. A proof of concept study of OCA (25 mg/d) has shown clinical and biochemical benefit.

FDA label update
On February 1, 2018, the FDA updated label warnings for obeticholic acid to better explain recommended dosing. According to the agency, a misunderstanding led some health care professionals to improperly dose the drug on a daily basis rather than weekly, which can increase the risk of liver damage.

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Q: I need to access ALL keys and ALL values in a dictionary So I've got this dictionary which sorts a text file. This text file is a list delimited by equal signs (i.e. Packagename = versionnumber).
After parsing the file:
mydict = {}
with open('security-updates.txt') as f:
    for line in f.readlines():
        mykey, sep, myval = line.partition('=')
        mydict[mykey] = mykey
        mydict[myval] = myval

When I try to access mydict[mykey] it only returns the last key in the list. When I try to access mydict[myval] it only returns the last value in the list.  I need to be able to say "ALL 'mykey's" or "ALL 'myval's" in the dictionary. Is there a way to do this?
UPDATED CODE
mydict = {}
with open('chef-security-updates.txt') as f:
    for line in f.readlines():
        mykey,sep,ver_val = line.partition('=')
        mydict[mykey] = myval

mydict.keys()

This is the entire block. I've figured out that I can't print(mydict.keys()) for some reason, but when I set mykeys = mydict.keys() I can then print mykeys.  The print function was throwing a type error.  All seems to work now.  Cheers, everyone for helping me.

A: You are creating the dictionary wrong. It should be like:
mydict = {}
with open('security-updates.txt') as f:
    for line in f.readlines():
        mykey, sep, myval = line.partition('=')
        mydict[mykey] = myval
mydict.keys()           # all the keys of the dict
mydict.values()         # all the values of the dict


I don't know what show Anonymous above saw, but I saw THE FARTISTE last night and thought it was not only very funny but poignant and touching and had an absolutely terrific score; better than most Broadway musicals out now. The seven person cast handles twice that many characters and the sound effects guy, Steven Scott, is a highlight of the show. The book told the story very well and the directors used the room at Sofia's Downstairs Theater in a very creative way. Not only could this musical have a long Off-Broadway run, but it should have a chance to move to a bigger theater. Highly recommend it.
Delightful and surprisingly tasteful. The cast is first rate but Broadway veteran Nick Wyman is a standout. Seeing the show is a visit to turn of the century Moulin Rouge and the atmosphere is established before the show starts with waitstaff can-can ladies and subtle lighting. The show runs at a clip...90 minutes without intermission and not a boring moment.
I found The Fartiste to be an enjoyable, light entertainment, with excellent performances, pleasing music, and lots of laughs. It works well in the cabaret-like atmosphere of Sofia's, and delivers a lot in its 90 minutes. A show to put you in a good mood!
I saw this show on opening night and it was packed with a fun loving audience. The performances are outstanding. Nick Wyman (the narator) who is a seasoned Broadway pro brings his many gifts to the piece and the other performers keep up with him wonderfully!! The music and lyrics fit the period perfectly and my personal favorite was More which really well be a cabaret standard as soon as the public get wind of it. (pardon the pun).
I saw The Fartiste this weekend and agree with the positive reviews here. The story (as told in both the music and the book) is fun, a little crude, and sweet--characteristics that put me in mind of a good Judd Apatow movie. The music is phenomenal. Nick Wyman as the narrator/Aristide and Herndon Lackey as Zidler/Toulouse Lautrec stole every scene they were in, and their spectacular duet in "We Live for Art" is still running through my head. I disagree with the reviewer who panned the book -- I liked the fact that we can both love a character and smile at his foibles. Highly recommended.
This show should be called Much Ado About Farting. It is a one joke musical that blows it laughter wind away within the first 5 minutes and its all downhill from there.
While the subject matter is indeed quite interesting, the way the authors have developed the show is not. Are we supposed to care for the Fartiste? Are we supposed to laugh at the Fartiste?Are we supposed to route for the Fartiste? Is it a literal telling? Is it a pastiche? The book of the musical is all over the place and never answers these questions and seems to have explored all of the above without ever deciding on a through line.
In spite of the mess of a book, there really are some fine performances by the entire cast who deserve much much better and the music and lyrics are not bad; they are just saddled with that awful book. I sat there wishing they were all in a revival of Irma La Douce instead of this mess of a musical.
Very engaging. Well worth the price of admission. Cleverly staged, with the cast performing in the midst of a cozy cabaret atmosphere. Had no idea that the Fartiste was a real historical character until I went to Wikipedia after the show.
The story is not particularly dramatic, so there's little suspense — "what's going to happen next?" — which makes the dynamics a bit too much "more of the same thing."
But it's still very well done, with all around excellent performances, and it's very funny. Light entertainment, but unique and quite a hoot.


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Kwasman, who gained national notoriety this summer for confusing a bus of YMCA campers for child migrants during an immigration protest, was diagnosed a year ago with a slow-growing blood cancer called chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
The 31-year-old state lawmaker did not tell voters, he said, because the condition was caught early, presented no symptoms and likely will require no treatment for at least a decade. Kwasman said he recently completed a punishing Spartan Race and is in good health.
Kwasman said he revealed the cancer because voters at events recently told him they had heard he was sick. A handful of family and friends, including some fellow state lawmakers, knew of the diagnosis, he said.
He rejected the idea that voters had a right to know about a serious medical condition.
"I didn't want this to get out at all," he said. "Unless it was affecting me and my health, I would never have wanted this to be public."
Shortly before the diagnosis, a close family friend died of cancer, he said. Anna Greenberg, who was close in age to Kwasman, became a local icon for cancer patients.
Kwasman would have faced criticism no matter when he revealed the cancer, he said. At the beginning of the race, the cancer might have overshadowed his campaign, he said. After the election, he might have been criticized for waiting to tell voters.
"Where's the good time to do this?" he asked.


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Bharti Airtel Africa has launched a new campaign it tagged It is Now in a bid to inspire its customers realise their full potential.
Chief Executive Officer of the telco, Segun Ogunsanya who spoke during the launch at the firm's Banana Island, Ikoyi, Lagos headquarters, said the new campaign is anchored on three pillars of "being alive", "being impressive", and "respect", said Africa is a continent with potentials, adding that Nigeria, as the giant of the continent has enormous potentials too.
He announced Yaya Touré as the new African face for its upcoming continental campaign.
Airtel's partnership with the Cote d'Ivoire's captain and Manchester City's midfield will launch the brand's campaign which seeks to nurture and grow talent in Africa through various consumer touchpoints such as sports, lifestyle and music while providing customers with access to connectivity and technological solutions that will enable them explore opportunities around them.
Airtel Africa Chief Executive Officer, Christian de Faria, said the campaign reiterates the telco's commitment to support the youth in Africa as well as drive economic growth by unlocking people's potential.
"We are excited to be signing the pact with Mr. Touré who is respected in Africa and beyond. As the first player to win African Player of the Year four consecutive times, Touré is an inspiration to everyone working to achieve their potential and striving to be their best every day," said Mr. de Faria.
The partnership will see Mr. Touré support Airtel's corporate social responsibility particularly in youth empowerment for development.
Having entered the African market in 2010, Airtel Africa has steadily increased its customer base in Africa to reach over 70 million people. Airtel currently has Africa's widest 3G footprint across 17 countries, coupled with the widest mobile commerce footprint in Africa with Airtel Money.


The original Okuma Convector Reels revolutionized the fishing tackle industry, offering a powerful gearing and drag system platform previously unattainable at the Convector's value-oriented price. Today, the Convector Reels have grown to a position as a staple in salmon fisheries from Alaska to the Great Lakes, and everywhere in between. The Convector's no-nonsense design features aluminum and stainless steel components at all critical stress points, along with Okuma's patented Mechanical Stabilization System that maintains parts alignment over the long term. Line counter models are available in both right and left hand retrieve to serve all anglers.
We offer the Okuma Convector Reels in two models: CV30L - RH & CV30LX - LH. See specs below for more information.
The SLG technology incorporates a dual-step pinion gear system on star drag reels that allows positive engaging at extreme high speeds. The SLG system allows for instant gear engagement when engaging from freespool to strike at speeds in excess of 50 MPH.
The self-lubricating gear system is a feature found on Okuma's higher-end star drag reels. The main gear on this system incorporates a heat-sensitive oil-impregnated brass bushing that is mounted in the center of the gear. This system releases oil if friction increases to keep the main gear and drive shaft running smoothly in all conditions. Okuma is the first company to adopt this technology which originated in the large machine industry where this function has been time tested for many years.
This heavy-duty, stainless steel levelwind is Titanium coated and built to withstand the punishment of braided and wire lines. The guide has been designed with an increased opening to insure proper knot clearance when fishing with double lines. This wide space allows for Albright or similar connection knots, as well as swivels and copper line to pass through the guide easier and be wound directly on the spool.
Ergo Grip handle knob is an extremely comfortable oversized handle-knob design for both speed and power. This soft-touch knob has been ergonomically designed to fit in the palm of your hand and will be found on certain Okuma lever drag reels, star drag reels and some spinning reel models.
The XL gearing design found on both lever drag and star drag reels incorporates an oversized gear box that features an enlarged gearing system and enlarged drag system. The drag surface areas on this system are more than 50% larger than a standard gear-box design. For the gear system, the major advantage is that the gear teeth are substantially larger, allowing more strength and cranking power. This is how we are able to offer a high-speed gear ratio reel without sacrificing cranking power. Our XL gearing system essentially turns your reel into a winch.


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The Why: The first time the cover for Since You've Been Gone started roaming the blogosphere, I just knew I had to get my hands on the book ASAP. The cover is simply gorgeous and it definitely caught my eye from day one. But the cover wasn't the only factor to get me excited about this book. When I saw it was a YA contemporary romance about a girl who must complete an out of comfort zone list left behind by her best friend, it just screamed READ ME NOW! I've begun to realize exactly how much I love contemporaries, especially when I can relate to them on a wide scale, and Since You've Been Gone was nothing but what I needed in my life right now.
The What: Throughout my reading, I could tell right away just how much Morgan put into Emily's world to make the developing emotions and events authentic. I didn't need it to be pointed out to see how much Emily grew as a character and it was great to see the ending results of a very confident and honest girl. Emily's journey was to grow as a person and find her best friend, but what she least saw coming made the story a lot more fun to read and it was great to see how Emily would handle new experiences. Since Sloane was nowhere nearby to help Emily make decisions and determine what she wanted, seeing how Emily went through those hurdles alone showed the advancement of someone who had always been self-conscious to ever try something new before. It was definitely something I could relate to.
When Frank entered the story as someone Emily thought she knew because of what others knew him as, it was hard for me to see how he would fit into the story. Frank definitely has a knack for solving—and creating—puzzles, but not until he put his skills to test and showed his real charm that I felt Morgan made a great decision in creating a character such as him. The small yet growing feelings throughout the story between Emily and Frank was adorable to read about when they both tried to stay oblivious to the fact that there was any type of feelings. It made it a lot more realistic to know that these characters were falling for each other deeply, yet truly, hard for each other knowing it wasn't exactly right and called for. It just came naturally to them the way their budding friendship did. The answers that Emily longed and searched for throughout the entire story of why Sloane left made those answers a lot more believable. It twisted things into something not even I expected, but left no room for me to doubt that Sloane was after all a good person, just lacking confidence.
The Character(s): As much fun as it was to read from Emily's POV and see how she developed as a character, I always found myself hoping every chapter would involve Frank in some way just so I could read about him more. Even when people—including Emily and Sloane—had a preconceived notion of who Frank was, there was still a lot left to learn about him. Frank was not just the smart guy who could speak and act intelligently, he was also kind, honest, and a gentleman. If he were my neighbor or lived close by I wouldn't mind going running with him either.
The Scene(s): If I had to choose one scene from Since You've Been Gone to love the most, I honestly wouldn't be able to choose because there was just so many to like! Instead I'll choose three that I can remember super clearly and that I definitely wouldn't mind rereading over and over again. When Frank invites Emily and two of their other friends over to an empty home for his own spin on camping, let's just say that things ended pretty adorable and it's also when Emily puts into place her confused feelings. The chapter about skinny-dipping had to be the funniest! I couldn't stop laughing like a crazy person for a while, especially when their friend Collins did something that marked him even more as a trouble-maker. Last and not least would have to be where Frank and Emily dance together at a party she thought she was crashing. That chapter showed me as a reader how much Emily was truly developing into her own person and not caring about how ridiculous she might have looked. All that she cared about was having fun, which she hadn't experienced since Sloane went MIA. This chapter marked just how much Emily had grown and it all happened because she was finally letting herself be who she should have always been. Emily thought being defined by others was the best way to go, but ultimately what mattered most was defining herself into the person she wanted to be.
Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson was overall an amazing read. I loved, loved it and I know I wouldn't mind rereading the book again whenever I feel I'm starting to miss the characters. Although I'm sure I'll be missing Frank the most in all his swooning glory. I'm also sure that this story will stay on my mind for weeks, if not months, just because it has become a constant thought of mine since I finished it. There's always that nagging thought of what might have happened afterwards when things were finally figured out. I admire how Morgan showcased her MC and made her into a brave character by the end of the book. There were many obstacles for Emily to go through, but ultimately she learned to be a better version of herself. The romance in this story was also super adorable and I hope most readers enjoy the story for what I feel it showcases: a relatable, cute, funny, and perfect summer read!
For Since You've Been Gone it was somewhat difficult finding people to fit Emily, Frank, and Sloane. What do you think of my choices? Would you agree or choose someone different for some or all of the characters? What did you think of the story and/or characters?