Kudos to everyone who represented the team so well at the Fifth Avenue Mile on Sunday morning, and thanks to everyone to came out to support! For those whose fall focus was the mile, the week ahead is an easy one.
For everyone training for something longer this fall, you can benefit from one of this upcoming weekend's events — either the Dashing Whippets Metric Marathon (16.3M) on Saturday September 19 or the NYRR Marathon Tune-up (18M) on Sunday September 20.
Whether you pick the Saturday or the Sunday event, we recommend that fall marathoners do most or all of it at marathon pace, though it's OK to start a little slower or get extra miles by doing a long easy warm-up. Non-marathoners should also aim to run at marathon pace rather than something faster, and you will still make great aerobic gains even if you only complete 50-75% of the event distance.
Sunday's Marathon Tune-up is sold out — if you registered, have a great run! If you didn't register, please respect NYRR's policies — do not jump in without a bib, and do not run under someone else's bib.
This is week 12 of an NYC Marathon training program, and week 7 of a late summer short race training plan 5K-half marathoners (9 weeks).
Fall marathoners and Short distance (5K-half marathon) specialists: 60-75 minutes at marathon pace (marathoners should aim for the 70-75 minute time frame), followed by 2 easy miles to cool down.
Fifth Avenue Mile specialists (for whom the mile was their fall goal race) and Runners who are building a base (not much recent speedwork): 30-40 minutes at marathon pace, followed by 10 minutes of easy running.
Fall marathoners and Short distance (5K-half marathon) specialists (with solid base of speedwork): 5-6 repeats of 1600m at 15K pace, with 1:30 of easy running between each to recover. Finish with 15 minutes of jogging to cool down.
Fifth Avenue Mile specialists, and runners who are building a base (not much recent speedwork): 4-6 repeats of 800m at 15K pace, with 400m jog recovery between each. Finish with a 15-minute cooldown.
NYC Marathoners: Do either the Dashing Whippets Metric Marathon (16.2 miles) on Saturday or the NYRR Marathon Tune-up (18 miles) on Sunday. Maintain marathon pace for as much as possible, and if you want extra mileage, do a very long easy warmup before the event.
Short distance (5K-half marathon) specialists (with a solid base): 11-13 miles at estimated marathon pace, plus 1-2 miles of easy running.
Runners who are building a base: 1:15–1:30 of running at easy or long run pace (45-60 seconds per mile slower than marathon pace).


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Q: How to create a convertion mask based on numbers and charecter in Excel I need to create a mask formula in excel to convert what is NUMBER to "Y" and what is the character "." to "N". The origin data will be no more than seven characters in length.

Example:
1.34567 to YNYYYYY
1.34..7 to YNYYNNY

Any recommendations? :-)

A: =IF(LEN($A$1)>=1,IF(AND(CODE(MID($A$1,1,1))>47,CODE(MID($A$1,1,1))<58),"Y","N"),"")&IF(LEN($A$1)>=2,IF(AND(CODE(MID($A$1,2,1))>47,CODE(MID($A$1,2,1))<58),"Y","N"),"")&IF(LEN($A$1)>=3,IF(AND(CODE(MID($A$1,3,1))>47,CODE(MID($A$1,3,1))<58),"Y","N"),"")&IF(LEN($A$1)>=4,IF(AND(CODE(MID($A$1,4,1))>47,CODE(MID($A$1,4,1))<58),"Y","N"),"")&IF(LEN($A$1)>=5,IF(AND(CODE(MID($A$1,5,1))>47,CODE(MID($A$1,5,1))<58),"Y","N"),"")&IF(LEN($A$1)>=6,IF(AND(CODE(MID($A$1,6,1))>47,CODE(MID($A$1,6,1))<58),"Y","N"),"")&IF(LEN($A$1)>=7,IF(AND(CODE(MID($A$1,7,1))>47,CODE(MID($A$1,7,1))<58),"Y","N"),"")

TLDR : filter using code() & mid().
A bit of brute force there.. but that should work. Assuming your test cell is A1. and the code for 0-9 was identified manually.
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The oldest place to stay in what is probably Suffolk's most historic town, Lavenham Priory is frankly like nowhere you have ever stayed in before. At its core a 13th-century timbered building whose most recent wing was added in the 16th century, it's an ancient building and feels like one, lovingly and sensitively preserved over the years, not least by by the current owners Jonathan and Ruby, who have lavished a lot of attention on what clearly is a project close to their hearts. The building is special, no question – a timbered gem in a town full of such places, and it's full of fascinating details: check out the candle burns on the doors left from medieval prayer sessions, and ask Jonathan and Ruby for a peek into their magnificent living room, complete with vast fireplace and mummified rat to ward off evil spirits.
As for the accommodation, it's very flexible, with three three en-suite double bedrooms on the first floor, the Priory Chamber on two levels, which has its own entrance and ground floor kitchenette and sitting area plus a cosy upstairs bedroom with four-poster. One of the rooms can connect to the Priory Chamber to make the 'Priory Wing' – a good option for a family or 2 couples. Finally there is also the Dairy Wing on the far side of the building, which is basically a self-contained three-bedroom cottage. All of the rooms make the most of the historic building while also being very comfortable and up-to-date – quite a feat in a house like this; they all have Freeview TVs, tea-and coffee-making facilities and White Company toiletries; the two rooms at the front have walk-in-showers and separate baths, while the room at the back, which has a lovely view of the garden, just has a shower. They provide a complimentary welcome hamper which includes water, tea, coffee, sugar, milk, bread, butter, preserves, breakfast cereals and fresh fruit, or they will give you a voucher for breakfast at one of the cafés on the high street if you want a hot breakfast – plus of course in the Priory Chamber and Dairy Wing you can make your own. There's also the excellent and very well-priced Number 10 Wine Bar & Kitchen across the road, an equally historic building which effectively serves as the Lavenham Priory bar and dining room – and its overflow accommodation when necessary (their Crown Post Suite is lovely).
Basically Lavenham Priory is a luxury B&B, but with the Priory Chamber and Dairy Wing it can be a viable self-catering option too, for families as well as for couples, and they even accept well-behaved dogs. It's got a lovely garden, so is a lovely and a very secluded place to spend some time while still being bang in the centre of Lavenham; Jonathan and Ruby are keen share the delights of the town if you so wish, but just as ready to leave you alone if that's what you prefer. All in all it's perhaps the perfect place for tired Londoners to escape their cares for a weekend, do a country, amble about this historic town, do a country walk or two and eat some good food. Tempted?
The 3 en-suite double rooms cost £195 for 1 night, £325 for 2 nights. The 1-bedroom Priory Chamber costs £375 for 2 nights, 2-bedroom Priory Wing £575 for 2 nights; 3-bedroom Dairy Wing costs £565 for 2 nights. There's a minimum two-night stay most of the time but worth asking.
Contact Website Lavenham Priory, Water St, Lavenham, Suffolk CO10 9RW
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Хасау́кинское сражение (Би́тва на перева́ле Хасау́ка, бой у горы Хасау́ка,карач-балк.-Хасаука уруш) — сражение в ходе Кавказской войны между русскими императорскими войсками и карачаевским ополчением, произошедшее  года вблизи аула Карт-Джурт. Завершилось поражением горцев и формальным, до 1834 года, присоединением Карачая к Российской империи.

Предыстория
Высокогорный Карачай находился у истоков реки Кубань, и его географическое положение, позволяло карачаевцам периодически вмешиваться в ход Кавказской войны. В 1826 году, между представителями Карачая и царской администрации была достигнута договорённость о нейтралитете Карачая в Кавказской войне. Однако она более не устраивала русскую администрацию, настроенную на полное присоединение региона, через который происходило сообщение Западного и Восточного Кавказа. Исламский фактор сопротивления карачаевцев, единоверных туркам, также представлял угрозу для стабильности имперского присутствия в регионе. Кроме того, карачаевцы в 1826 году, ещё до прибытия генерала Эммануеля на Кавказ, «присягнули Турции и дали туда аманатов в противность мирному договору между Россиею и Портою…».

Сознавая важность зависимости карачаевцев от Османской империи, анапский паша прилагал все усилия к тому, чтобы карачаевцы состояли в «подданстве Турецкой империи», и одна из таких пропаганд произвела на карачаевцев сильное впечатление, и они «проявили особенно живую деятельность в набегах на нашу линию во время войны с Персией…».

После покорения Кабарды, присоединения Балкарии к Российской империи, ряд ущелий в Балкарии и Карачае остались убежищами для кабардинских, карачаевских, балкарских и других горских отрядов, продолжающих сопротивление русской администрации.

В 1826 году из Карачая бежал Магомет (Амантиш) Дудов, который впоследствии, накануне похода Эммануэля в Карачай, находился в Нальчике. Из-за разногласий с олием Исламом Крымшамхаловым, Дудов согласился сотрудничать с русскими и дал важные сведения о подходах к Карачаю и выступил проводником русских войск.

 года балкарско-дигорская депутация прибыла в Ставрополь и в январе сложила присягу перед командующим русскими войсками на Северном Кавказе генералом сербского происхождения Георгием Эммануэлем, в результате чего балкарцы и дигорцы были приняты в подданство России. С этого времени наибольшую опасность для некоторых российских владений на Кавказе стали представлять карачаевцы, проживающие в неприступных ущельях.Воинственное население Карачая, опираясь на свои природные твердыни, всегда могло бы представлять собой для нас грозную силу, но недостаток удобных мест для хлебопашества и отсутствие удобных пастбищ заставляли их вступать в торговые сношения с поселёнными на кавказской линии казаками. Своим географическим положением Карачай отделял закубанские горские народы от кабардинцев и других племён, живших в центре кавказской линии, не допуская их подавать помощь друг другу и действовать против нас совокупными силами…В журнале военных действий за июнь месяц 1827 года, есть данные, что карачаевцы, образовав «партию» из 300 человек, угнали казачий скот с реки Баксана и других мест. В том же журнале за ноябрь месяц отмечен случай переписки русских властей с анапским пашой. Извещая его о том, что карачаевцы, как живущие на правой стороне Кубани, считаются, согласно трактату России с Турцией, «русскими подданными», российские власти просили турецкого пашу удержать «беглых кабардинцев», живших в Карачае, от подговаривания карачаевцев против русских и от набегов их на российские владения.

Пользуясь неприступной местностью, карачаевцы не только сами производили «дерзкие набеги», но в июне 1828 года они «принимали участие в разгроме сел. Незлобного», а в их аулах долгое время имели пребывание партии абреков и прочих черкесов, боровшихся с Россией. В то же время набега черкесов на станицу Незлобную, другой «отряд хищников», состоящий из кабардинцев и карачаевцев, числом около трёх тысяч, был замечен в полосе между Урупом и Б. Зеленчуком, и наступал по направлению к Баталпашинску. С утра 8 июня 1828 года и до наступления сумерек, имела место перестрелка этого отряда с российскими войсками.

Во «всеподданнейшем рапорте» графа Ивана Паскевича от 16 ноября 1828 г. о причинах похода против карачаевцев впоследствии отмечено следующее:
Ген. Эмануэль доносит, что для обеспечения спокойствия на линии он счёл нужным предпринять экспедицию против карачаевцев — народа, живущего на снежных высотах Кавказа, в вершинах Кубани, который в надежде на неприступность земель своих безбоязненно давал убежище и помощь всем закубанским хищникам, через его земли проходившим для произведения набегов в пространстве между Кубанью и Тереком.Поэтому, осенью 1828 года под руководством генерала Эммануэля был предпринят военный поход против карачаевского народа. В составе русского отряда, в числе других офицеров, был командир Горского казачьего полка, майор П. С. Верзилин.

Силы сторон
Армия Российской Империй:

У полковника Луковкина: 250 казака Хоперского полка, 120 донских казаков, 433 человек пехоты, 2 батарейные орудия, 2 конные орудия , общие силы колонны: 803 боевых единиц при 4-ех орудиях.

У генерал-майора Турчанинова: 550 человек пехоты, 300 казака разных полков, 4 орудия и 2 мортиры , общие силы колонны: 850 боевых единиц при 4-ех орудиях и 2-ух мортирах.

У майора Ромашева: сотня казаков Хоперского полка, 2 роты пехоты, 2 орудия , общие силы колонны: около 610 боевых единиц при 2-ух орудиях.

У генерал-майора Андропова: 2 роты егерей, 250 казака, 3 орудия   общие силы колонны: около 730 боевых единиц при 3-ех орудиях

Общая сила четырех отрядов: около 3000 боевых единиц при 13-ти орудиях и 2-ух мортирах

Войско Карачая:

По словам военного историка В.А.Потто силы карачаевцев сосредоточенных в Хасауке было "всего 500 человек", также к концу сражения подоспела "новая партия, человек в двести", скорее всего, это были те, кто оборонялся у  Каменного моста(КЧР)

Ход сражения
Военная кампания началась  года. Для похода были составлены две колонны: первая, под начальством полковника Луковкина, собранная у станицы Боргустанской, состояла из 250-ти казаков Хопёрского полка, 120 донских казаков, 443-ех человек пехоты, 2 батарейных и 2 конных орудий. Вторая сосредоточилась у р. Малки, у «Каменного моста», под начальством генерал-майора Турчанинова, в числе 550-ти человек пехоты, 300 казаков линейных и донских разных полков, 4-ех орудий и 2-ух ручных мортирок.

Сам генерал Эммануэль находился при первой колонне. Кроме того,  генерал-майору Антропову приказано было с небольшим отрядом, выделенным из прикубанских резервов, идти к другому «Каменному мосту», на Кубани, и прикрыть колонны; другому отряду из сотни хопёрцев, 2-ух рот пехоты, и 2-ух орудий, находившемуся в укр. Усть-Джегутинском, под командою майора Ромашева, приказывалось следовать на соединение с колонною Луковкина и принять участие в походе на карачаевцев.

Маршрут следования был выбран благодаря проводникам Эммануэля - Магомету Дудову и ассимилированного кабардинцами ,абазинского узденя Атажуко Абукову, последнего часто, но ошибочно отождествляли с кабардинским князем Атажуко Атажукиным.

 года русские войска начали подходить к перевалу у горы Хасаука вблизи аула Карт-Джурт, где у подножия горы они были встречены войсками карачаевского народного ополчения. В авангарде россиян под командой майора Верзилина следовала сотня хопёрских казаков, 80 человек волжских казаков, рота Навагинцев и 100 стрелков Тенгинского полка, одно конное орудие и две кегорновые мортиры, за авангардом двигалась остальная пехота, имея в хвосте казаков; в арьергарде следовало 30 пехотинца и 30 казака . При подъёме на гору Хотцекой карачаевцы сильным огнём встретили авангард, стараясь задержать его движение. После полуторачасового штыкового боя гора была захвачена. В полдень войска спустились к реке Худес, перешли речку, и, с трудом установив одно орудие и обе мортирки, огнём их обстреляли впереди лежащий лес, откуда карачаевцы сильно беспокоили противника. Далее предстояло преодолеть последнюю преграду — перевал в Карачай, гору под названием «Ослиное седло». За сильным каменным завалом, преграждавшим путь на гору, отряд в 50 карачаевцев поливал наступающий авангард градом пуль, но после выстрелов из орудия карачаевцы были вынуждены покинуть передовой завал.

Усилив авангард, генерал Эммануэль двинул все войска на перевал; в тылу шли 100 казаков-коноводов. Пользуясь выгодами позиции, карачаевцы встретили войска «убийственным огнём и массою камней», 6 часов продолжался этот упорный бой, где приходилось на протяжении 2—3 вёрст преодолевать семь горных кряжей, чтобы овладеть последней высотой. Наконец карачаевцы принуждены были оставить последний перевал и отходить через леса и скалы, на противоположную сторону ущелья к Кубани.

В семь утра завязался бой, который продолжался на протяжении 12 часов и завершился в семь часов вечера. Численность войск генерала Эммануэля в Хасаукинском перевале  — 1653 солдата и офицера, при 8 орудиях и 2 кегорновых мортирах, кроме этого, ещё один отряд, под начальством майора Ромашева, с около 610 солдатами и офицерами при 2 орудиях - прибыл к Хасаукинскому перевалу к концу сражения,в это же время действовал другой отряд генерал-майора Андропова у Каменного моста на Кубани, около 730 солдата и офицера при 3-ех орудиях. Отряд  которого Потто ошибочно путает с отрядом генерал-майора Турчанинова из-за схожих названий опорных пунктов на Кубани и на Малке - "Каменный мост". Численность карачаевцев во главе с Исламом Крымшамхаловым точно неизвестно, предпологаемое количество около 500 - 700 человек.

У. Алиев утверждает, что: "Карачаевцы, окутанные темнотой наступившей ночи, отступали по такой местности, где бы войска легко могли потерять  плоды дорого доставшейся победы, если бы горцы, опомнившись, сделали ночное нападение (предание говорит, что и в  этом виноваты горские князья, гнусно спровоцировавшие борющихся карачаевцев якобы решением правителя Карачая — князя «Ислама» сложить оружием...)".

В результате боя горские формирования были оттеснены за перевал. Русские войска на следующий день двинулись вглубь территории Карачая к аулу Карт-Джурт.  к генералу вышли карачаевские парламентёры, 22-го лагерь Эммануэля посетил олий Крымшамхалов, «со всеми старшинами и подал прошение при сем прилагаемое именем всего народа», и 23-го числа «весь карачаевский народ, присягал на верность подданства государю императору» с представлением как от Ислама Крымшамхалова, так и от ещё трёх «первейших фамилий» аманатов, то есть почётных заложников.

Согласно карачаевским преданиям.

Потери
По данным военного историка А. Л. Гизетти, потери за все время экспедиции составили с  (29 октября) по  69 убитых и 193 раненых. Биограф Эммануеля Н. Б. Голицын, указывает о потере 44 убитых и 120 раненых непосредственно в сражении . Находившаяся в авангарде сотня стрелков Тенгинского полка, потеряла 6 убитыми и 26 ранеными. По оценкам Гизетти на сражение при Хасаука приходится около четверти всех потерь российских сил на Кавказе за 1828 г. Потери горцев не подсчитывались, известна лишь их приблизительная численность в сражении: около 500 человек.

Результаты
 карачаевская депутация во главе с олием Исламом Крымшамхаловым подписала с приблизившимся к аулу Карт-Джурт войсками генерала Эммануэля «Прошение карачаевцев командующему Кавказской линии Г. А. Емануелю о принятии их в русское подданство и оказании покровительства.» — документ, согласно которому Карачай входил в состав Российской империи.

Некоторыми авторами отмечается, что карачаевцы безукоризненно соблюдали условия договора и не нарушали его положений на протяжении всего дальнейшего периода Кавказской войны.

Генерал Эммануэль писал в Санкт-Петербург о результатах сражения:

В петербургской газете «Северная пчела»  года было написано о данном сражении
Блистательный успех пролагает путь к успокоению всего края Кавказского… Пример покорения сего народа, почитавшегося у всех горских жителей самым непобедимым, даст прочим подумать о возможности повторить с ними таковое же происшествие.
Окончательное присоединение Карачая произошло в 1834 году, о чём докладывал 24 сентября в своём рапорте из Тифлиса, командир отдельного Кавказского корпуса Г. В. Розен военному министру А. И. Чернышеву, о переговорах князя И. В. Шаховского с карачаевцами, «о возобновлении присяги на верноподданство России»:
По положению своему карачаевцы весьма много могут содействовать к обеспечению спокойствия окрестностей Минеральных Вод и Кабарды, дабы успеть убедить их к сему, я разрешил штабс-капитану князю Шаховскому обещать им, что прежние аманаты их будут возвращены, если они изъявят вновь покорность на выгодных для нас условиях…Во время продолжавшихся переговоров между князем Шаховским и старшинами, карачаевский народ сей доказал на опыте своё усердие и пользу, которую можно ожидать от искренней их преданности. Партия хищников, переправясь через Кубань, угнала из Кабарды 6 баранов и 60 штук рогатого скота и увлекла в плен трёх мальчиков; почётнейших из старшин карачаевских семидесятилетний старик Крым Шамхалов с 30 своих людей бросился в погоню, нагнал хищников и невзирая на то, что их было 140 человек, остановил и удерживал до того времени, пока не получил подкрепление от народа, потом, отбив у них всю добычу, возвратил кабардинцам по принадлежности.

Фольклор
Покорению Карачая генералом Эммануелем в 1828 г. народ посвятил знаменитые песни «Хасаука», «Песнь об Умаре», которые являются одними из самых популярных в Карачае и Балкарии (Рахаев 2002: 59). Являясь выдающимися образцами карачаево-балкарского фольклора и своеобразной устной летописью народа, эти песни наиболее полно отражают беззаветный героизм свободолюбивого народа. В этом сражении погиб один из храбрейших сынов Карачая — герой Хасаукинского сражения Умар. Его имя упоминается в «Хасауке», но, очевидно, позднее народ создал произведение, целиком посвященное ему. Исторические песни карачаевцев не знают героя без боевого скакуна (тулпар ат). Герой разговаривает с конем, как с товарищем, поверяет ему свою судьбу, наделяет его превосходными эпитетами, холит и лелеет его. В бою конь не только способствует совершению подвигов героем, но и сам становится участником боя. В большинстве карачаевобалкарских героико-исторических песен высокий, гнедой (тору, хора), или серый (боз алаша), тонконогий (къошунаякълы) конь обгоняет ветер, топчет копытами врагов, подставляет во время боя свой бок под свинцовый дождь вражеских пуль, превосходит хозяина в даре предвидения, быстроте реакций в сложных ситуациях. Конь до конца разделяет судьбу своего хозяина. Если сраженный герой падает с коня, то верный конь скорбит об убитом хозяине (Малкондуев 2000: 182). Этот художественный приём, характерный для нартского эпоса, применяется и здесь: Акъджал атынг кючлю тукъум эснеди, Твой конь соловый (белогри- вый) глубоко вздохнул, Ачы кишнеб "Болур болду" дегенди, Горестно заржал: «Все кончено!» — сказав. (Антология 1965: 85). Предчувствуя близкую смерть лежащего без движения Умара, его верный Чубар оставил поле брани, помчался к дому Айшат и сообщил о близкой кончине своего хозяина. «Вместе с Айшат плачут горы, деревья и камни», а «черные сакральные камни Карачая сегодня растают подобно глыбе соли, увидев как их славный сын распрощался с жизнью». Так народ увековечил героизм, самоотверженность и патриотизм героя Хасаукинского сражения — Умара.

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Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) has potential upside of 32.8% based on a current price of $46.08 and analysts' consensus price target of $61.21. Morgan Stanley shares have support at the 200-day moving average (MA) of $44.91 and additional support at the 50-day MA of $42.65.
In the past 52 weeks, shares of Morgan Stanley have traded between a low of $36.74 and a high of $55.64 and closed yesterday at $46.08, which is 25% above that low price. In the last five trading sessions, the 50-day moving average (MA) has climbed 0.5% while the 200-day MA has remained constant.
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Since the turn of the new year Weather in South India was on the whole moderate with winter conditions present. With the advent of the Uttarayan period indicating the transit of Sun back into the Northern Hemisphere the warmer days are not very far away.
The last few days has seen dry weather prevail over most parts of the country except for extreme North India which has been seeing some precipitation on account of the incoming Western Disturbance. This week has seen the day time temperatures rise over most parts of Peninsular India. Today we could see the start of the first spell of Hot Weather in South India with most parts of the region seeing temperatures around 35°C as the maximum during the day.
As one can see from the expected Max temperature chart a few places in the West Coast particularly around Maharashtra & Konkan could see the temperatures touch around 38°C while almost all places right across the West Coast see day time temperatures peaking above 35°C. Similarly parts of Telengana will also see temperatures in excess of 35°C. This spell of Hot Weather in South India is expected to continue for the next few days as things stand. Interior places of Tamil Nadu will see a fairly hot day with one or two places inching beyond the 35°C mark.
Night time temperatures in the region is expected to remain fairly moderate with most parts of Peninsular India seeing normal temperatures during the night. Coastal Tamil Nadu could see minimum temperatures settle around the 22°C mark while few interior places in West Tamil Nadu could see night time temperatures drop to around 17°C.
Chennai will see a fairly warm day with maximum temperatures around 31 / 32°C which is a couple of degrees higher than normal. Early mornings will continue to be pleasant and nippy with minimum temperature expected to be around 22° in the city area while the suburbs could see a degree or so cooler mornings.


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Related Expertise: Public Sector
Getting Smart as a New US Agency Leader
December 16, 2020 By Sharon Marcil, Meldon Wolfgang, Danny Werfel, Brooke Bollyky, Troy Thomas, and Catherine Manfre
This article is the first in a three-part series providing insight on how new government leaders can hit the ground running. The second article will explore how leaders can get organized by preparing a plan for the first 100 days, and the third will cover how they can quickly get going, putting their plan into action with a proven change management approach.
Change is coming. In the next several months, thousands of new leaders will take the helm at agencies and departments throughout the US federal government. Taking over any organization can be difficult, but the size and complexity of many federal agencies, as well as the critical role they play for citizens, magnifies the task at hand.
Incoming leaders can use a diagnostic approach—think Meyers-Briggs—to gain the all-important deep understanding of their organization's DNA.
In order to create momentum early in their tenure, incoming appointees must quickly get smart about the organizations they are leading. This exercise should kick off with a study of the broad, foundational information about their agency or department, including its mission, personnel, and budget. But while such information is a critical starting point, incoming leaders should push to gain a deeper understanding of the DNA of their organization—one that illuminates its culture and capabilities and illustrates how those elements drive its performance. On the basis of extensive experience in transitions at the presidential, agency, state, and local government levels, as well as at leading companies, BCG has developed a diagnostic approach—think Meyers-Briggs for organizations—that will enable incoming leaders to gain the appropriate level of insight. This diagnostic has four dimensions:
Talent: the distinguishing factors of an organization's workforce, including any prevalent specialized skills and the geographic distribution of the staff, that impact how a leader engages and motivates the workforce to support change
Autonomy: the various external stakeholders (such as Congress, the White House, or the citizen groups the agency serves) and relevant federal laws that may guide or constrain agency operations and the degree of change permissible within an agency
Execution: the ways of working in various offices, bureaus, and other subunits throughout the agency that will be tasked with executing different aspects of the administration's and new leaders' agendas
Management: the leadership styles of the management teams in the offices, bureaus, and other subunits that will be charged with advancing priorities and potential reforms
This initial work to get smart about the organization is critical for several reasons. First, in the near term, such insight will allow an incoming leader to understand the risks or issues that they will have to address immediately, including those related to national security, economic recovery, and the pandemic response. Second, appointees need a solid comprehension of the agency to get organized and craft an effective 100-day plan. Third, deep insight into the agency will allow appointees to tailor their engagement and change management strategies to the organization's unique practices, behaviors, people, and culture.
How Agency Heads Can Make the First 100 Days Count
How Purpose Can Empower Those in Public Service
Gearing Up for Day One of the New Term
A Challenge of Scale and Complexity
Even appointees that have led other large organizations may not fully appreciate the scale and complexity of the federal agency or department they are tasked with leading. Consider, for example, that the fiscal year 2020 budget of $712.6 billion for the US Department of Defense (DoD) dwarfs the $503.4 billion in total costs and expenses for Walmart—the largest company in the world. (See Exhibit 1.) Similarly, the DoD's workforce of civil and military personnel in 2020 was more than 33% greater than Walmart's global workforce. Meanwhile, the US Commerce Department, the US Department of Veterans Affairs, and the US Department of Homeland Security have a combined workforce topping 1 million. And even agencies that are relatively small by federal government standards can be quite large compared with many private-sector or nonfederal public institutions.
Certainly, well-established mechanisms—most notably, the formal agency transition process—can provide incoming government leaders with detailed, foundational information about their organizations. (See "The Ins and Outs of the Agency Transition Process.") Through briefing materials and meetings with career transition officials, new leaders can get the lay of the land at the agency and gain insights into the actions they can take to advance their budgetary, policy, and other priorities. The formal transition will also help new leaders identify important stakeholders, including decision makers within the organization, individuals who lead critical programs or processes, and those who will be impacted by the change efforts, such as the citizens the organization serves. And it will give incoming leaders insight into the current state of an agency and the policies and issues that should be integrated into plans for the first 100 days and beyond. But while such information is invaluable, new appointees must complement that material with a deeper analysis of the organization if they want to generate early momentum and get lasting results during their tenure.
The Ins and Outs of the Agency Transition Process
The formal transition process lays the groundwork for new agency leaders. Every four years, by law, more than 140 federal agencies must each select a career civil servant to lead transition-planning efforts. Beginning in May of a presidential election year, these agency transition directors, backed up by teams of civil servants, work quietly behind the scenes to prepare for the potential arrival of new political appointees.
These transition teams must develop briefing materials for incoming leaders by November 1 of the same year. These briefing materials, essentially a type of owner's manual for the agency, contain such information as:
An organizational chart, including biographies of career or political staff in key leadership positions
The top issues currently facing the agency, whether they be managerial, technological, legal, media-related, or congressional matters
A recent budget history and the current budget proposal, highlighting areas of flexibility and cost-cutting opportunities
An overview of congressional relations, including the relevant House and Senate oversight committees and any current inquiries from them
Historically, the transition teams in some agencies—such as the US Environmental Protection Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the US Department of Defense—have additionally prepared brief, issue-specific papers that described the backgrounds of major issues at the agency and any upcoming milestones or decisions needed concerning the matters.
Of course, there is often a lag between when an appointee is selected and when they have access to official briefing material. In that period, the appointee can do some homework on their own, including through public research or in conversations with former leaders of the agency. An incoming leader who does that sort of legwork—for example, learning the acronyms for the various offices, programs, and policies within an agency—can establish immediate credibility with career staff and begin building enhanced engagement among them.
Understanding the Organization's DNA
In reality, the task of gaining that deeper understanding, in order to fully develop their plans and create change management strategies tailored to the organization's culture and capacity for change, is rarely clear or intuitive. Incoming leaders can be overwhelmed with data, briefings, and policy backgrounders; how can they assess that information to better understand how things really get done? What's more, the work, culture, and practices within different areas of the organization also vary significantly. How does a new leader factor those differences into their approach?
The diagnostic tool we've developed can help leaders quickly gain the deeper understanding of their organization that they need. It identifies four critical dimensions that should be assessed for the agency as a whole, as well as the factors that should be evaluated for specific offices or bureaus that are particularly impacted by, and will have responsibility for, executing elements of the new administration's agenda.
Each of the dimensions can be assessed by answering a series of questions (see Exhibit 2):
Talent. A leader should start at an agency-wide level and learn about the nature of their organization's talent base. Career transition officials will likely provide information on the size and demographic breakdown of the workforce. But it's also critical for leaders to gain insight into any niche complexities within the workforce—factors that may impact, among other things, how a leader chooses to communicate with their staff. The workforce at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, for example, has a highly technical culture with employees from unique and diverse backgrounds. Digital engineers, climate scientists, and satellite operators all collaborate to deliver accurate, well-researched information on the climate, weather, oceans, and coasts. A new leader for the organization would want to understand the makeup of that workforce in order to get a handle on the mindset and culture of the agency and determine the best ways to engage employees. In some instances, such as where the workforce contains clusters of distinct talent, leaders may want to appoint liaisons to lead communication efforts with each group.
Autonomy. A new leader should also evaluate the independence of the organization at an agency-wide level. Federal agencies are subject to a variety of constraints imposed by Congress, the White House, federal laws and regulations, and the citizens they serve. New leaders must be acutely aware of the limitations that these constraints impose on the organization and calibrate their agendas accordingly. At the United States Patent and Trademark Office, for example, examiners must follow extensive rules and statutes when reviewing applications for patents or trademarks. A new director of the organization who seeks to expedite the patent and trademark review process would thus need to ensure that any new approach or reform does not run afoul of these rules.
Execution. At the office, bureau, and other subunit level, new leaders should start by assessing how things get done. Doing so can help leaders understand which parts of the organization are best suited to handle different initiatives. If a time of crisis were to arise, for example, a leader would want to know which offices in their organization are particularly agile—able to act quickly and take a learn-as-you-go approach. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, for instance, has a global rapid response team (RRT) that is deployed to address critical global health concerns both in the US and around the world. With more than 350 staffers available for mobilization in times of crisis, the RRT has been activated some 1,200 times, including during outbreaks of coronavirus, Ebola, and cholera. The well-developed muscle memory for quick and effective action of such teams can potentially be leveraged for other important initiatives that require such skills.
Management. Leaders should also assess the management style employed in offices that are likely to be affected by, or have a role in, the incoming administration's agenda. That insight can help the incoming team effectively frame and implement change initiatives within those offices. For example, a risk-averse management team of an office impacted by a new leader's priority may well be reluctant to pursue large degrees of change for fear of introducing risk into day-to-day operations. Consider a leader taking the helm at NASA, for instance. That individual will need to understand the management style of each of the mission control center leaders who set the tone for risk management in their respective programs—including manned spaceflights, where the stakes are exceptionally high.
Given their extensive work on agency briefing materials, career transition officials are the best resource for new leaders. Leaders should be prepared to ask these officials the questions about each of the four dimensions in their onboarding briefings. They should also speak with former agency leaders to get their input. And they should canvass the broad civil servant corps, conducting thoughtful conversations and listening carefully to gain perspectives that can further inform the agency assessment. Ultimately, the insight gleaned through this process can help incoming leaders get organized for the new term, including by building their teams and identifying a clear set of priorities, and then successfully drive and execute on those priorities to deliver change in their agencies.
As leaders for the incoming administration take their new positions throughout the US federal government, they will be hoping to hit the ground running with ambitious policy changes. Those that push change without fully understanding the culture, roots, and unique characteristics of their organizations will face an uphill battle. But leaders who take the time and energy to understand the organization they will be leading are likely to have greater success at positioning and building support for their agenda from day one.
Sharon Marcil
Managing Director & Senior Partner;
Chair, North America
Meldon Wolfgang
Danny Werfel
Brooke Bollyky
Troy Thomas
Catherine Manfre
Alumna
Presidential Transitions


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Q: blueprint equivalent of util:list from Spring I tried to look through the websites and documents but I cannot find blueprint equivalent of util:list from Spring? Did I overlook something? if is not there, what would be the alternative? In either case, I need a list of beans injected into another bean - was planning to use util:list but..

A: Did you try this?
<bean id="myList" class="java.util.ArrayList">
    <argument>
        <list value-type="com.example.MyType">
            <ref component-id="mycomponent1"/>
            <ref component-id="mycomponent2"/>
            <ref component-id="mycomponent3"/>
            <bean class="com.example.MySubType"/>
        </list>
    </argument>
</bean>

ArrayList takes a Collection as constructor argument (as does LinkedList btw.). So you just create a bean of type List and provide the list of bean references or beans in the constructor.

A: There should be a list-element in the http://www.osgi.org/xmlns/blueprint/v1.0.0/blueprint.xsd namespace.

The set of "value" types that can be used in any place a value
                  can be specified.  This set includes the < ref > and < idref > elements, any of the
                  component types (< bean >, < service >, etc.) as inline components, the
                  generic  element for types sourced from string values, any of the
                  collection types (< set >, < list >, < array >, < map >, < props >), and the
                  < null > type to inject a null value.

Also, you can find an example here: http://grepcode.com/file/repo1.maven.org/maven2/org.apache.aries.blueprint/org.apache.aries.blueprint.sample/0.4/OSGI-INF/blueprint/config.xml


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The 2017 NLA/NSLA Conference entitled, "Providing Access to the Good Life for All" was held in Kearney and was an extremely successful event! I want to thank the conference planning committee and the many, many volunteers who spent countless hours preparing an outstanding conference experience. A very special thank you to all of the session presenters for not only taking the time to prepare a quality presentation but for sharing their incredible thoughts and ideas with others in our profession. Thank you, also, to the gracious partners, donors, and exhibitors who made the NLA/NSLA Conference possible. And finally, thank you for YOUR passion! I know that there were many, many professional and personal sacrifices that were made to attend conference.
Mark your calendars… the 2018 NLA/NSLA Conference will be held in Lincoln Thursday, October 4th through Saturday, October 6th. Yes… you read that correctly... one of the days will be a SATURDAY! Golden Sower sessions and the NSLA Keynote will be on Saturday. NSLA's keynote will be Michelle Luhtala. Michelle is the library department chair at New Canaan High School in Connecticut, which won AASL's National School Library Program of the year in 2010. Michelle was named a Library Journal Mover & Shaker in 2015, and won the New York Times I Love My School Librarian award in 2012. Michelle also facilitates monthly webinars at edWeb.net.
It is so important that we continue to grow as learners, as well as network with each other, in order to provide access to the good life… for all! As we witness continued budget cuts and other workplace challenges, I am reminded of a quote by Doug Wilhelm, "A library is a house of hope. It's a place where we all, whatever our situation, can feed our ideas and develop our dreams." Let us ALL continue to keep the door of hope wide hope for everyone.


St James Lutheran College was a design and construct project located in Hervey Bay.
The project included construction of a 480m2 library, an information technology area serviced with flushed floor power data boxes, interactive whiteboards, a tearoom, reading room and washroom facilities.
The team also completed a 438m2 classroom, constructed on timber bearers and joists floor frame, with light weight wall frames and a Bondor sandwich panel roof structure.
External works included a new 150mm fire service with hydrant booster and diesel powered fire pump, in addition to a new water main and stormwater system, reticulated though the college.
The project also included construction of new car parking and driveway areas, new pathways (some with covered walkway links) and a structural steel bus shelter.
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"Keep the faith. Keep hope alive," Ed Smart told Kate McCann a year after Madeleine had vanished from a resort town in Portugal.
The parents of Madeleine McCann have advocated for their daughter's safe return for more than 10 years, and have attracted the support of other high profile child safety advocates, like Elizabeth Smart, in the process.
Kate and Gerry McCann's story is chronicled in Netflix's recently released true crime docu-series, "The Disappearance Of Madeleine McCann." Madeleine, then only 3 years old, went missing on May 3, 2007, during a family vacation to Portugal. The McCanns were staying at a resort in Praia da Luz with family friends who had also brought their children along for the trip, and on the night of Madeleine's disappearance, the adults were dining at a restaurant 50 yards away from the apartments where the children were sleeping. When Kate went to check on the children that night, Madeleine's siblings, two-year-old twins, were sleeping, but Madeleine was nowhere to be found.
The investigation that followed captured global attention, as local Portuguese authorities and investigators from the McCann's native U.K. got involved in the case. What happened to Madeleine remains a mystery to this day, but her family has the support of others who have been in their shoes.
During an interview one year after Madeleine's disappearance that was included in the new Netflix documentary, Ed Smart, whose daughter Elizabeth was kidnapped from her home in Utah in 2002 and found the following year, said that he'd been in contact with Kate and offered her words of encouragement.
"As I spoke with Kate, she said to me that she'd had some dreams recently and that, you know, she felt that Madeleine was there and that she was gonna come back and I told her that's what I had thought about Elizabeth," he said.
"Keep the faith. Keep hope alive," he said.
Elizabeth Smart commented on Madeleine's disappearance years later, during a 2012 interview with Anderson Cooper, according to The Daily Mail.
"With her being as young as what she was, I think there is a great chance of her still being alive and being out there whether she's been sold or whether someone's trying to take her or raise her as their own," she said.
Months into the Portuguese police's investigation into Madeleine's disappearance, they officially named Kate and Gerry as suspects in the case, or "arguido." Portuguese authorities offered Kate a plea deal of two years in jail if she admitted to accidentally poisoning the child and then disposing of her body, according to the documentary.
Police cleared the couple 10 months later.
"It's hard to describe how utterly despairing it was for us to be named arguido and to subsequently portrayed in the media as suspects in our own daughter's disappearance," the couple said in a statement in 2008 after being cleared.
Just as with the McCann's, Ed Smart was also a suspect in his daughter's disappearance before she was found. In footage of the interview not included in the Netflix doc, Smart discussed how it felt to be in the McCann's position.
Kate and Gerry continue to search for Madeleine, and said in a recent update on their website that the police investigation into their daughter's disappearance is still active.


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The Rock (1996)
15 factual errors
Directed by: Michael Bay
Starring: Ed Harris, Nicolas Cage, Sean Connery, William Forsythe, David Morse, John Spencer, Michael Biehn, Tony Todd
Genres: Action, Adventure, Thriller
All mistakes 41 continuity mistakes1 deliberate mistake15 factual errors3 other mistakes1 plot hole5 revealing mistakes5 visible crew/equipment mistakes Order by popularity Order chronologically Suggested corrections Add a plot summary Significant dates Titles starting with R
Factual error: Atropine is on two occasions in the movie stated to offer some kind of protection against corrosive gasses. First, against the nerve agent/gas Goodspeed encounters in the beginning of the movie, which is corrosive enough to eat through a protective suit. Secondly, near the end of the movie against the cloud of VX gas; here Goodspeed injects Atropine into his heart and survives without a scratch even though it is stated that VX will melt your skin. While Atropine is used to counter the effect of nerve agents, Atropine (or any other drug invented by man) wouldn't do anything against a gas that can eat through a protective suit or dissolve skin. In this case the muscle contractions created by the nerve agent would be the least of your worries.
Andreas[DK]
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Suggested correction: He is outside and the gas is not in an enclosed space like in the beginning of the movie.
I think the error refers to the general effect of the gas versus the protection the Atropine gives. It can't protect from the corrosive effects.
Factual error: VX is a real nerve agent and it is considered one of the most deadly. But VX does not melt away your skin. In reality, VX gas causes involuntary muscle contractions that result in death by asphyxiation. Apparently this wasn't dramatic enough for Hollywood. It's also amber, not green.
Factual error: Alcatraz does not have large underground caverns as shown in the movie. The Rock is just that, solid rock. The laundry is above ground and the only structures that could be considered underground are a few small cells.
Factual error: When Cage gets into the Ferrari, the camera changes for a few seconds showing the gearbox. In slow motion it is obvious that Cage shifts into 3rd gear instead of 1st, however the car makes a very impressive tyre-burning start. The F355 is indeed a very powerful car, but this would be simply impossible to do in 3rd gear. (00:44:14)
Suggested correction: He was not doing a stationary burnout. He was moving forward the entire time, and is completely possible especially if the car isn't stock.
Factual error: At the end there are F-18s that have United States Air Force painted on the side of them. There are not, nor have there ever been F-18s in the Air Force.
Factual error: In the scene where Frye and Darrow confront Hummel after he sent the rocket off-course, Major Baxter barks at Darrow: "You're talking to a general, soldier. Maintain discipline." We've been told that all the men are Marines, and that even though they are committing treason, they view themselves as Marines. No Marine, particularly a career officer, would address another Marine as "soldier."
Factual error: When the F-18s are about to bomb The Rock, and fly low beneath the bridge - why aren't there trails on the water surface? A squadron of fighters with JET engines would do that at that altitude.
Factual error: When the Seals team swim towards the rock they are aided by microsubs, which all have headlights that are on. The light would be reflected at the surface and would be detected in the blackness that is all around. They do not need lights, all they need is modern technology to direct the subs, which they have. Details like this would have been determined during the planning of this operation, and fully trained Navy SEALS would know better either way.
Factual error: When Goodspeed first gets into the Ferrari he puts the shifter into 3rd gear, and thus would not have been able to set off quickly with the tires smoking in the shot that follows immediately after.
Suggested correction: The f355 revs extremely fast putting the car I 3rd gear would allow getting up to speed faster as long as the car was reved up hard as seen in the film this act was correct but it shouldn't have been 3rd but second gear chosen.
Factual error: During the Humvee/Ferrari chase scene, Goodspeed slides to a stop in a 180 degree spin, and then the driver's airbag inflates. There was no impact that would've caused the inflators to get the signal to fire, they don't just inflate because the car spun out of control.
Factual error: When the pilots are being briefed about the mission to bomb Alcatraz, they are in the front of the hangar, and an F/A-18 is between them and the camera. There is an AIM-9 missile on the left wingtip of the jet, but no dome cover. AIM-9s always have a protective cover over the seeker head of the missile to keep the eye from drooping when power is off the jet.
Factual error: During the car chase scene the cable car used was not from the California line (despite the signage on the trolley saying it was) as it had open seats and a driver area at only one end. This type of trolley is used on the Powell Mason line where there are turntables at the end of the line. California line has open seats and driving levers at both ends, so it can change direction without a turntable.
Factual error: When Goodspeed crashes the Ferrari, his airbag deploys and he must shoot it to get out of the car. In reality, airbags inflate and deflate again in less than a second - the gas escapes through vents or the material itself, so there's no way for one to stay inflated.
Factual error: Navy SEALs are highly trained operatives with a wide variety of technical skills, including training on 'special' weapons of which VX is a part. At least two of the team members, if not all, would have training on these weapons and would know at a minimum how to render them safe. This would eliminate the need for Goodspeed to accompany the team, despite his FBI HRT training rotation during training at Quantico. In this light, the team would not allow Goodspeed to accompany the team as he does not have their training, nor knowledge of how they operate and thereby put the entire team at risk. Were the SEALs to need a specialist, the team leader would have selected and flown in a military member(s) with first hand, and hands on expertise in that exact weapon system and versed in military operations as opposed to a civilian, even an FBI agent.
Factual error: When Goodspeed fires the rocket at Captain Darrow, the rocket back blast would've killed Goodspeed. Despite the fact that he ducks to try and avoid it, the flames would've completely enveloped the room, killing if not serious injuring anything inside.
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Revealing mistake: When Mason is having his hair cut, after finishing up, he is talking to Womack and turns his back on him. If you look at the back of Mason's neck, it is clear that he's not just been freshly shorn; there are whorls of hair just above his collar. (Either that, or the barber was terrible at his job).
Suggested correction: Not all barbers do neck hairs. The barber probably didn't want agitate anyone by taking too long.
More mistakes in The Rock
General Hummel: Do you know who I am? Did they tell you why I am doing this? Why I am out here? Or are they using you like they did everyobdy else?
John Mason: All I know is that you were big in Vietnam. I saw the highlights on television.
General Hummel: Then you probably have got no fucking idea what it means to lead some of the finest gentlemen on God's earth into combat, and then watch their memories get betrayed by their own damn government.
John Mason: I don't quite see how you can cherish the memory of the dead by killing another million. This is not combat, it's an act of lunacy, General Sir. Personally, I think you're a fucking idiot.
General Hummel: "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." Thomas Jefferson.
John Mason: "Patriotism is a virtue of the vicious," according to Oscar Wilde.
[Hummel knocks him to the ground.]
John Mason: Thank you for making my point.
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Trivia: The line "I'll take pleasure in guttin' you, boy" is from another Alcatraz-related film, "Escape From Alcatraz" starring Clint Eastwood.
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Question: What is the purpose of the special gear given to Mason? He uses them to kill the bad guy later in the movie but he was just there to lead the way and wasn't meant to take part in any action, so is there any other reason why he was given them?
killin_kellit
Chosen answer: He wasn't meant to be involved in any action, but being SAS-trained he could defend himself if needed. He was given the equipment just in case.
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When Mason is having his hair cut, after finishing up, he is talking to Womack and turns his back on him. If you look at the back of Mason's neck, it is clear that he's not just been freshly shorn; there are whorls of hair just above his collar. (Either that, or the barber was terrible at his job).
Stanley Goodspeed: I'll do my best. John Mason: Your "best"! Losers always whine about their "best"! Winners go home and fuck the prom queen.Stanley Goodspeed: Carla was the prom queen. John Mason: Really? [Goodpseed cocks his gun.]Stanley Goodspeed: Yeah.
When Stanley introduces himself, Mason replies with "but of course you are". James Bond said the same thing to Plenty O'Toole in Diamonds are Forever, and both Bond and Mason were played by Sean Connery.


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Q: SQL Statement help required UPDATE
Finally managed to work it out! Thanks for all the help from everyone. If you spot any potential errors or scope for improvement in my query please let me know.
SELECT *
FROM TBL_CAMPAIGNS C
INNER JOIN TBL_MEMBERS M
    ON C.campaign_MemberId = M.members_Id
INNER JOIN TBL_CAMPAIGNS_CHARITIES CC
    ON C.campaign_Key = CC.camchar_CampaignID
INNER JOIN TBL_CHARITIES CH
    ON CC.camchar_CharityID = CH.cha_Key
LEFT OUTER JOIN (
    select recip_Chosen, count(recip_CampaignId) as ChosenCount
    from TBL_CAMPAIGNRECIPIENTS
    WHERE recip_CampaignId =  @campaign
    group by recip_Chosen
) CRC
on CH.cha_Key = CRC.recip_Chosen
WHERE C.campaign_Key = @campaign

Thanks!!!
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After some really useful advice i decided to implement orbMan' suggestion as follows;
SELECT *
FROM TBL_CAMPAIGNS C
INNER JOIN TBL_MEMBERS M
    ON C.campaign_MemberId = M.members_Id
INNER JOIN TBL_CAMPAIGNS_CHARITIES CC
    ON C.campaign_Key = CC.camchar_CampaignID
INNER JOIN TBL_CHARITIES CH
    ON CC.camchar_CharityID = CH.cha_Key
WHERE C.campaign_Key = @campaign

This returns 1 row for each charity associated with a given campaign (as associated via TBL_Campaigns_Charities). However, i also have another table(TBL_CAMPAIGNRECIPIENTS CR) which details each person invited to take part in the campaign. On visiting the campaign page they can select one of the charities linked to the campaign.
Now i need to know how many people have chosen each of the associated charities(CR.recip_Chosen). Their details arent important. I just need to know how many people have selected each of the associated charities.
So something like;
COUNT CH.cha_Key, FROM CR WHERE CR.recip_Chosen = CH.cha_Key

but integrated into the statement above.
Thanks in advance.
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Hi,
I need to gain data from across 3 tables. The first two are straight forward and are currently grabbed as;
 SELECT * FROM TBL_CAMPAIGNS C
 JOIN TBL_MEMBERS M
 ON C.campaign_MemberId = M.members_Id
 WHERE C.campaign_Key = @campaign

The table 'TBL_CAMPAIGNS' contains various columns, five of which hold an int. This int refers to the key of the 3rd table 'TBL_CHARITIES'. How do i return the data of the third table in combination with the above?
Ive created the following so far;
 SELECT * FROM TBL_CAMPAIGNS C
 JOIN TBL_MEMBERS M
 ON C.campaign_MemberId = M.members_Id
 JOIN TBL_CHARITIES CH
 ON CH.cha_Key = C.campaign_Char1
 WHERE C.campaign_Key = @campaign

But, as you can tell, that only returns C.campaign_Char1. What about C.campaign_Char2, C.campaign_Char3, C.campaign_Char4, C.campaign_Char5 ?????
I did try this;
 SELECT * FROM TBL_CAMPAIGNS C
 JOIN TBL_MEMBERS M
 ON C.campaign_MemberId = M.members_Id
 JOIN TBL_CHARITIES CH
 ON CH.cha_Key = C.campaign_Char1
 AND CH.cha_Key = C.campaign_Char2
 AND CH.cha_Key = C.campaign_Char3
 .......
 WHERE C.campaign_Key = @campaign

But, of course this doesnt work!
Any suggestions / help?
Thanks in advance.

A: This is a denormalized design and that is why you are having difficulty querying it. It would be easier if (instead of columns campaign_Char1 through 5) you had a many-to-many table between TBL_CAMPAIGNS and TBL_CHARITIES. E.g., TBL_CAMPAIGNS_CHARITIES. This would contain a Campaign ID and a CharityID.
Then your query would be:
SELECT *
FROM TBL_CAMPAIGNS C
INNER JOIN TBL_MEMBERS M
    ON C.campaign_MemberId = M.members_Id
INNER JOIN TBL_CAMPAIGNS_CHARITIES CC
    ON C.campaign_Key = CC.CampaignID
INNER JOIN TBL_CHARITIES CH
    ON CC.CharityID = CH.cha_Key
WHERE C.campaign_Key = @campaign

Update:
SELECT *
FROM TBL_CAMPAIGNS C
INNER JOIN TBL_MEMBERS M
    ON C.campaign_MemberId = M.members_Id
INNER JOIN TBL_CAMPAIGNS_CHARITIES CC
    ON C.campaign_Key = CC.camchar_CampaignID
INNER JOIN TBL_CHARITIES CH
    ON CC.camchar_CharityID = CH.cha_Key
LEFT OUTER JOIN (
    select recip_Chosen, count(*) as ChosenCount
    from TBL_CAMPAIGNRECIPIENTS
    group by recip_Chosen
) CRC
on CH.cha_Key = CRC.recip_Chosen
WHERE C.campaign_Key = @campaign

A: First thought is that you'll have to join the TBL_CHARITIES table again for each reference you want to give.
SELECT * FROM TBL_CAMPAIGNS C
 JOIN TBL_MEMBERS M
 ON C.campaign_MemberId = M.members_Id
 JOIN TBL_CHARITIES CH1
 ON CH1.cha_Key = C.campaign_Char1
 JOIN TBL_CHARITIES CH2
 ON CH2.cha_Key = C.campaign_Char2
 JOIN TBL_CHARITIES CH3
 ON CH3.cha_Key = C.campaign_Char3
 JOIN TBL_CHARITIES CH4
 ON CH4.cha_Key = C.campaign_Char4
 JOIN TBL_CHARITIES CH5
 ON CH5.cha_Key = C.campaign_Char5
 WHERE C.campaign_Key = @campaign

I'm sure someone has a better solution though.

A: Expanding a bit on @OrbMan, run the following SQL to demonstrate how this plays out. It should show you what the tables look like, including the many-to-many @camp2char table.
set nocount on
DECLARE @camp TABLE (
    ID int,
    ID2 int,
    primary key (id)
)
DECLARE @memb table (
ID int NOT NULL,
primary key (id)
)
DECLARE @chars table (
ID int NOT NULL,
primary key (id)
)
DECLARE @camp2char table (
ID1 int NOT NULL,
ID3 int NOT NULL
)
insert into @memb (id) values(100);
insert into @memb (id) values(200);
insert into @memb (id) values(300);
insert into @chars (id) VALUES(1000);
insert into @chars (id) VALUES(2000);
insert into @chars (id) VALUES(3000);
insert into @chars (id) VALUES(4000);
insert into @chars (id) VALUES(5000);
insert into @camp (ID,ID2) VALUES(1,100);
insert into @camp (ID,ID2) VALUES(2,300);
insert into @camp2char (ID1,ID3) VALUES(1,1000);
insert into @camp2char (ID1,ID3) VALUES(1,2000);
insert into @camp2char (ID1,ID3) VALUES(1,3000);
insert into @camp2char (ID1,ID3) VALUES(1,5000);
insert into @camp2char (ID1,ID3) VALUES(2,2000);

PRINT '@camp';
select * from @camp;
PRINT '@memb';
select * from @memb;
PRINT '@chars';
select * from @chars;
PRINT '@camp2char';
select * from @camp2char;

select c.ID 'camp.id', m.ID 'memb.id', ch.id 'char.id' from @camp c
inner join @memb m
on c.id2 = m.id
inner join @camp2char c2ch
on c.id = c2ch.id1
inner join @chars ch
on c2ch.id3 = ch.id
where c.id=1

One effect of this approach is that, instead of one resultant row, your result row count will be equal to the number of matching charity rows that match the target campaign.
The benefit is that you can have any number of charities associated with any number of campaigns.
Also, if you ever have more than one member per campaign, you'll want to normalize it the same way (with a camp2memb table, for example).
Output from script run on SQL SVR 2005
@camp
ID          ID2
----------- -----------
1           100
2           300

@memb
ID
-----------
100
200
300

@chars
ID
-----------
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000

@camp2char
ID1         ID3
----------- -----------
1           1000
1           2000
1           3000
1           5000
2           2000

camp.id     memb.id     char.id
----------- ----------- -----------
1           100         1000
1           100         2000
1           100         3000
1           100         5000


How did we ever stay warm?
Frigid winds howl around the house, burying everything in a blanket of snow. As I turn up the thermostat and step into an instant flow of steaming water in my shower, I wonder how we ever kept warm when I was a child. We didn't have electric blankets to welcome us into a toasty bed. In fact, we didn't even have electricity!
But I don't remember ever feeling cold as a child. Have I forgotten, or did other sources keep me warm in those long ago days?
The farm house in which I grew up was a typical wooden frame house of the era with a kitchen and dining room/parlor on the first floor and two bedrooms upstairs. It had no insulation in the outer walls. I'm sure the windows were drafty.
A big iron cook stove, fueled with corn cobs, warmed the kitchen during the day. Heat radiated up through a register in the ceiling to the bedroom above it where I shared a bed with my two sisters. I suppose we kept each other warm on cold nights.
Mom told me the water in the tea kettle she kept on the stove was often frozen in the morning, so I imagine what little heat we felt when we went to bed was long gone by the time we got up. I remember grabbing my clothes and running downstairs to dress in front of the open oven door on the cook stove.
In the other downstairs room, which was the "company" space, a kerosene-burning stove provided heat when the room was in use. That room also had a register in its ceiling. However, if the stove wasn't lit, there wasn't any heat to rise up to my parents' bedroom above it. Good thing that room was on the south side of the house.
We dressed for the cold, whether we were inside or outdoors. Although it was still the style for little girls to wear dresses to school, in really cold weather we pulled on a pair of slacks under our skirts.
For outside activities, we bundled up in warm coats, thick mittens, and head shawls. Mom made the shawls from large squares of flannel cloth. We folded them into triangles, covered our foreheads with the straight edge, and crossed the ends under our chins before tying them snugly at the back of our necks. Admittedly, you could hardly breathe, but you kept your head and neck warm.
Looking back, I realize we must have had cold toes and fingers once in a while, even indoors. But all I remember is playing rousing games of Parcheesi with Dad and my siblings on cold winter evenings, the aroma of Mom's freshly-baked homemade bread, and making paper dolls with my sisters when school was called off because of snow. Maybe the warmth generated by growing up in a loving family erased any feeling of being cold.


As I've gotten older, my answer to that question has changed. I'm not disappointed by clothes anymore. Money is always nice. Sometimes going out to dinner with a friend is a gift in and of itself.
But 2012 has been a rough year. I've had medical issues, along with academic struggles, work/life balance, all on top of some scary and tragic family events. About mid-September I started seeing a therapist, but I still haven't found the magic wand to get my life back on track.
So this year, when I was talking with a few of my friends about what we wanted for Christmas, the only thing that really came to mind for me was "Hope." It's a good Christmas word, isn't it? Jesus was born, bringing hope to humanity, right?
Ironically, if you re-read the words the angel shares with the shepherds, you will see that the word "hope" is nowhere to be found. We see "joy" "glory" "peace" but no "hope." In fact "hope" is not used once in the biblical narrative of Christmas. I searched Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. "Hope" is never mentioned to Mary, Joseph, the shepherd, the kings, or anyone else associated with Christ's birth.
And yet there is hope in the story. The angel tells the shepherd's that Christ's birth is "a sign" and that that will bring them "great joy." But this begs the questions: what was it a sign of?
Of course, we—here in 2012—know that it was a sign that God had come to save humanity. That the word had become flesh, the prophecy was being fulfilled, the greatest story ever told was moving into one of its most powerful chapters. But the angel isn't that specific. All that is said is that it is a sign. To me, this implies that the shepherds knew more than we are lead to believe.
So when the angel tells the shepherds that Christ's birth is a sign, that message is only hopeful, because it confirms what they believed. Faith has to exist in order to have hope.
Another revelation I've come to reading this story is that I would make a very lousy shepherd. I am not a patient person (this too is something I am praying about this Christmas season.) I like to look at situations, find the problems, and rush in with a solution. If I saw an angel, I would not have been content with just "go to Bethlehem." I would have wanted to know what to do when I got there? What should I do after I'd been there? What was the goal and how was this fitting into the new strategic plan and what committee could I be the chairmen of and do we get t-shirts?
I bring this impatience up because I've come to conclusion that faith alone isn't enough. I can't handle just sitting around waiting for a sign in the heavens. And there's a lot of stuff that shakes faith. Mortgage payment. Medical results. Relationship issues. Final exams (not to make this about me.) Sitting on faith and just waiting seems like a waste. Faith gives us a connection to God, and that connection brings so much energy and life, shouldn't we be out there doing something with it?
In my mind, there is the rub. Not only does faith give hope, but hope leads to love. The great, selfless acts of love that are done in Jesus' name—from Paris Elementary, to The Gathering Place, to Open Door, to Nicaragua, to Haiti, to Habitat for Humanity, to Salvation Army, to Doctors without Boarders—all come not from us, but from a deeply felt connection to God. In many ways, love is the only solution worth rushing in with.
So not to be greedy, but if I could name three things I want for Christmas this year, I would go with Faith, Hope, and Love. I'm not sure you can have one without the other two (like forgetting to install batteries before you've wrapped the gift.) And luckily, this advent story of Christ's birth has them all. Mary and Joseph show us a couple with great faith. Shepherds, kings, and angels remind us of hope. And a baby Christ is a symbol of a God whose love is mighty, powerful, and eternal.
"And now these three remain: faith, hope and love…" (1 Corinthians 13:13). They might be just the thing to get life back on track.


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package br.com.uol.runas.service;

import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
import java.util.concurrent.ThreadFactory;

import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;

import br.com.uol.runas.classloader.ClassLoaderGC;
import br.com.uol.runas.classloader.JarClassLoader;
import br.com.uol.runas.concurrent.JUnitTask;
import br.com.uol.runas.concurrent.ThreadFactoryImpl;
import br.com.uol.runas.service.response.JUnitServiceResponse;

@Service
public class JUnitService {

    @Autowired
    private ClassLoaderGC classLoaderGC;

    public JUnitServiceResponse runTests(String path, final String[] suites) throws Exception {
        try (final JarClassLoader classLoader = new JarClassLoader(path, classLoaderGC)) {
            final ThreadFactory threadFactory = new ThreadFactoryImpl(classLoader);

            final ExecutorService service = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor(threadFactory);

            try {
                return service.submit(new JUnitTask(suites)).get();
            } finally {
                service.shutdownNow();
            }
        }
    }
}

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Posts Tagged 'United Arab Emirates'
The U.S. ranks 24th in foreign born
According to Pew, 14% of the population of the United States was born outside of the United States. That is enough to make the United States tied for twenty-fourth (with Latvia, Spain, and Norway) out of one hundred fifty-five countries ranked in that category. The United Arab Emirates ranked first, with 84% of its population being foreign born.
Categories: Political and Social Life, Ranking of 21 to 50 Tags: immigration, Latvia, Norway, Pew, Spain, United Arab Emirates
The U.S. ranks 96th in death
12 June 2010 Mark	Leave a comment
According to the CIA World Factbook's 2010 estimate, the annual death rate in the United States is 8.38 out of every 1,000 people, which makes the United States rank ninety-sixth out of 222 ranked countries. Angola ranks first, with a death rate of 23.74 per 1,000. The country with the lowest death rate is the United Arab Emirates.
Categories: Health and Welfare, Ranking of 51 to 100 Tags: Angola, CIA World Factbook, death, United Arab Emirates
The U.S. ranks 18th in net migration
According to the CIA World Factbook's 2010 estimate, there are 4.25 migrants for every 1000 people in the U.S., which makes the United States rank eighteenth out of 180 countries ranked in that category. The United Arab Emirates ranks first, with 21.71 migrants for every 1000 people.
Categories: Law and Justice, Political and Social Life, Ranking of 11 to 20 Tags: CIA World Factbook, migration, United Arab Emirates
The U.S. ranks 2nd in consumption footprint
According to the Global Footprint Network, the United States has consumption footprint of 9.42 global hectares per person, which makes the United States rank second in that category. The United Arab Emirates ranks first, at 9.46 global hectares per person.
Categories: economy, Environment and Natural Resources, Ranking of 2 Tags: consumption, Global Footprint Network, United Arab Emirates
The U.S. ranks 151st in child mortality
24 July 2009 Mark	4 comments
According to UNICEF, the United States has an under-5 mortality rate of 8 per 1,000 live births, which makes the United States tied for one-hundred-and-fifty-first in that category with Lithuania, Serbia, Slovakia, and the United Arab Emirates. Sierra Leone ranks first, with an under-5 mortality rate of 262 per 1,000 live births.
Categories: Health and Welfare, Ranking of 101 and above Tags: Lithuania, Serbia, Slovakia, UNICEF, United Arab Emirates
The U.S. ranks 122nd in population growth
According to the World Health Organization, between 1996 and 2006 the United States had annual population growth rate of 1.0%, which made the United States tied for one hundred twenty second with Argentina, Canada, Iceland, Mauritius, Myanmar, Saint Lucia and Zimbabwe. The United Arab Emirates rank first, with an annual population growth rate of 5.0%.
Categories: Health and Welfare, Political and Social Life, Ranking of 101 and above Tags: Argentina, Canada, demographics, Iceland, Mauritius, Myanmar, population growth, Saint Lucia, United Arab Emirates, World Health Organization, Zimbabwe
The U.S. ranks 39th in migration
6 May 2009 Mark	Leave a comment
According to the United Nations' publication, International Migration, 2006, the United States has an average annual net migration rate (i.e., people moving into and out of the United States) of 3.98 people per 1,000 population, a rate that makes the United States rank thirty-ninth in that category. The United Arab Emirates ranks first, with a net migration rate of 49.59 per 1,000.
Categories: Political and Social Life, Ranking of 21 to 50 Tags: migration, United Arab Emirates, United Nations
The U.S. ranks 2nd in ecological footprint
According to the Global Footprint Network, the total ecological footprint of the United States is 9.4 global hectares per capita, which makes it rank second in that category. The United Arab Emirates ranks first, with an ecological footprint of 9.5 global hectares per capita.
Categories: Environment and Natural Resources, Health and Welfare, Ranking of 2 Tags: ecological footprint, environment, United Arab Emirates


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