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My guest today is Hans Hirschi, who is currently dipping his toe into the choppy waters of published fiction for the first time. I hope it turns out to be clear and sweet and the perfect temperature rather than murky and filled with eels! His first two novels were published this month so please join me in helping him to celebrate.
Elin : Can you tell me a little about yourself? For instance, do you have to have a day job as well as being a writer?
What else is interesting to know about me? I'm rapidly approaching middle-age, refusing to acknowledge so. I enjoy traveling, meeting people and being a stereotype Gemini. I enjoy listening to music, good (vegetarian) food and new world wines.
I studied languages all my life, twelve all in all, making English my seventh one. Yet for some odd reason, I feel most comfortable expressing myself creatively in English, more so than in my mother tongue Allemanic (a language with no written grammar, forcing us to use German instead, which just doesn't work for me), or Swedish, language number nine and the one I use daily in my life here in Gothenburg. Maybe it's all the traveling I did, working for global companies, or the fact that over one million words make it the perfect writing tool?
I grew up in a small mountain village near the skiing resort of St. Moritz in Switzerland. I was bullied all through my years of school. At home, I'd often retreat into my imaginary world, writing stories, playing the Flash rescuing the world with my brother the Batman… That imagination helped me survive my childhood and youth, before the needs of corporate life and university studies drove the imagination into the back of my head for a good twenty years.
Had it not been for a job not working out last fall and three months of 'unemployment' before going on paternity leave, I may have never rekindled my love for writing. That and the purchase of my iPad mini last fall, which is always loaded with a new book to read.
Elin : When you aren't writing, is there any other creative activity you enjoy? Have you ever written about it?
Elin : Can you name any author/authors, past or present, who have been a great influence on your work?
I also love Franz Kafka for making horror and despair sound so beautiful. It's something you need to be able to do, even if it's only for a few pages, to increase the drama in your story. I'd never be able to be as dark and hopeless as Kafka, but he's a great inspiration.
Elin : What are you reading? Something to be clutched to the bosom or tossed aside with force? Fiction or non-fiction?
Elin : Are you a plotter or a pantser?
Elin : Do your characters arrive fully fledged and ready to fly or do they develop as you work with them?
Hans : I had to ask my brain about that one… Tough question. They develop as the words pour onto the pages. Some of them are very sketchy to the end, some become life-like personas with pros and cons just like you and I, and sometimes a character that's been portrayed as being e.g. a villain, becomes more lovable as new information becomes available. I do steer the process consciously in my re-writes, e.g. removing names to specifically make someone less personable or adding more background information. My beta readers often come back with valuable input in that regard.
Elin : Do you find there to be a lot of structural differences between a relationship driven story and one where the romance, if any, is a sub plot?
Hans : I don't know if I have a good answer to that. The two books I've written so far are both kind of relationship novels, both including romance in some shape or form. One book is condensed into 24 hours, the other stretches over several months. That in itself has a huge impact on the writing style and the structure of the story. My 24 hour book requires a lot of looking back, remembering instead, which is very different from being able to allow the story to unfold forward.
In my third book, which I'm working on right now, as my parenting duties allow me to, I'm experimenting again with something else, almost a diary style, yet not. Also, which is new for me, I know how this story is going to end, I have the main plot all ready. The reason why it's not pouring out as I write is that now that my son is born, I don't get to spend all day writing. However, that doesn't keep my brain from pouring out stuff and all I can do at this stage is annotate and take the odd opportunity to actually write a few pages here and there. In those instances, writing the itty gritty stuff, my brain still manages to surprise me in the details of things.
Elin : Antagonists are incredibly important in fiction since they challenge the main protagonists and give them something to contend with beyond the tension of a developing relationship. What sort of villains do you prize? A moustache-twirling nightmare or … ?
Hans : LOL My books so far are mostly about our inner growth, although I'd have to say that the 'villain' in Jonathan's Hope is quite a character. I guess, given my personal beliefs about why we act evil (I don't believe in anyone being born evil), there is hope for everybody to redeem hirself, that is also true for my villains.
But I don't think that books need villains to be interesting. Sometimes life has enough drama to last for a long time. Having said that, there are sometimes things happening to us, by people we barely know, odd encounters, that have a huge impact on our lives. My villains are often such chance encounters, not much more than a foot note.
Elin : What are you working on at the moment? Can you discuss it or do you prefer to keep it a secret until it's finished.
Elin : Could we please have an excerpt of something?
him in the morning, Sean's cooking.
opportunity, just as he had with him.
Sean always made him feel welcomed.
loner in the back of the bar, mulling quietly over his beer.
But he did and it had been the best years of his life.
cautious knocks on the door, timid, trepidatious.
trotting over to the door, barking.
tail wagging as if an old friend was waiting on the other side.
whoever was waiting outside in the cold.
not a good night at all.
opened it just enough to peer out and check on his visitor.
to protect his head, no gloves.
The poor guy must be freezing!
and grass that once had filled it.
ago lost all faith, if he ever had any.
religion had never done him any good, quite the contrary.
longer. Tears welled up inside him, and he shivered all over.
He fell to his knees and nearly tripped into the hole.
him, shook him. Tears flowed freely down his cheeks.
though, his expression was worried.
through this day, despite Mike, despite their waiting family.
Thanks, Hans, so much for being a good sport and answering my questions. Also, the very best of luck with your two new releases.
If you would like to learn more about Hans Hirschi you may follow his blog, his website or his Amazon Author Page.


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Sticholotis quadriflavomaculata  — вид жесткокрылых из семейства божьих коровок.

Распространение
Распространён во Вьетнаме.

Морфология имаго
Взрослая коровка длиной в среднем 4,1 мм и шириной — 3,7 мм. Тело почти полушаровидное. Верхняя часть тела блестящая, коричнево-черная, с четырьмя большими светло-жёлтыми пятнами на надкрыльях: два передних пятна поперечные и большие, два задних — круглые.

Голова коричнево-чёрная. Верхняя губа и наличник жёлто-коричневые. Лоб широкий, пунктировка на голове грудная и густая. Усики и ротовые органы коричневые. Усики длинные и тонкие, из 11 члеников, их последний членик длинный, почти острый на вершине. Мандибула довольно крупная, с чёрными тупыми зубцами.

Переднеспинка чёрная, выпуклая, с окаймляющим боковые края валиком, передние и задние углы закруглённые. Пунктировка на переднеспинке грубая и редкая. Щиток маленький, длинный и треугольный.

Надкрылья с тонкой точечностью, но вдоль узкого валика боковых краёв имеются линии из губных длинных точек. Эпиплевры надкрылий доходят до вершины надкрылий, с ясными глубокими ямками для колен.

Нижняя часть тела тёмно-коричневого цвета, с более тёмными боковыми краями. Голени и лапки жёлто-коричневые. Переднегрудный выступ почти квадратный с ясными валиком. Брюшко с пятью видными стернитами, из которых первый длиннее трёх следующих, вместе взятых. Последний стернит длинный, треугольной формы. Бёдра большие, слегка уплощённые; голени тонкие, лапки скрыто четырёх-члениковые, коготки простые. Генитальные пластинки удлинённые, треугольные.

Примечания

Божьи коровки

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Whenever i capture any image it is using a NRW format with image.
I can't open those images in my system.
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Jonathan received his masters in clinical psychology with a counseling specialization from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, and completed his practicum internship at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center. Since graduating, Jonathan has extensive experience in both community mental health and private practice settings conducting both individual and group therapy. Along with his clinical experience, Jonathan also has managerial expertise, and was the head of three separate residential facilities serving clients with chronic mental illness. Jonathan has also supervised practicum intern students towards the completion of their respective masters programs, and is a member of Northeastern Illinois University's Advisory Board for their department of counselor education.


All, I just wanted to report back on a little upgrade I did yesterday. My OEM 2001 kicker was sloppy and I was tearing up my boot kicking into the peg every time. I did some research and found that (supposedly all) a yz450f kicker would fit and be longer/farther from the bike. I scored a NEW take off from a 2016 yz450 and I'm happy to report it bolts right on!
I'm also running an IMS tank, and I figured because the stocker fit into a pocket in the tank, I would have to do some 'massaging' to make it fit, but NO! the '16 kicker also jogs outboard at just the right spot such that it clears everything like magic!
I've been enjoying an older 450 kicker on my 2000 but had to modify it to not touch the tank.
Just a note: All YZ400/426/450 F kick-start levers EXCEPT 2003 will fit. The 2003 had a smaller kick shaft, so the kicker has a hole that's too small to use on the pre-2002 YZ 2-strokes.


On 24th April, 1915, in the neighbourhood of Ypres, when a wounded man who was lying some 15 yards from the trench called for help, Company Serjeant-Major Hall endeavoured to reach him in the face of very heavy enfilade fire which was being poured in by the enemy. The first attempt failed, and a Non-commissioned Officer and private soldier who were attempting to give assistance were both wounded. Company Serjeant-Major Hall then made a second most gallant attempt, and was in the act of lifting up the wounded man to bring him in when he fell mortally wounded in the head.


In my last experiment, I looked at the results of offering a free eBook and how that affected my conversion rate for email signups. In that experiment, I kept the exact same Optin Form and only changed the copy – adding the eBook as an incentive.
This time, I did things a little bit different – I changed the old Optin with a new one, where I have more or less the same copy but less options (no more social sharing).
The result – a nice 115% increase in signups over the course of a 2 week period. That is less than the 625% bump I got after the last experiment, but then again I was getting almost no signups before that, so I wasn't expecting anything of that magnitude.
Notice that, besides some minor modifications, the main Call To Action copy is similar on both Optins. This is mainly so that I can clearly pinpoint any change in my signups to the new design and eliminate other possible influences as much as possible.
Next, notice that the new form is actually collecting more data than the old – I am now asking for the Name of my subscribers as well. It is a well known fact that the more information you ask for, the lower the conversion rate, because less people will actually bother to fill in everything.
But ultimately – the most important change is that the new form presents the reader with less options – the old form contains social buttons for Twitter and Google Plus, as well as a RSS feed link. The new form removes all of these so that the Call to Action is clear and there is no confusion about what I want the reader to do.
First, let's look at the data from the previous experiment: I had 29 signups over the course of 28 days.
Over the course of 13 days, there were 28 new signups to my email list.
This represents a 115% increase in signups as a result of the current experiment.
This is another good step towards the end goal – which is a high performing email signup process.
My next experiment is going to be a proper A/B test – pitting several Email Optin forms against each other to see which one performs better.
Stay tuned (by signing up the my email list – go figure).


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Published On: Thu, Jul 28th, 2016
Hometown News / Politics / US News | By Butter Bracco
Virginia's Fairfax County School Board halts transgender in locker room policy change
The Fairfax County School Board announced after a closed session that the district would hold off on implementing the controversial policy of allowing "boys" in the girls' locker rooms to accommodate the gender fluidity mandates which comes with the ever-growing transgender policies.
"We are pleased to see Fairfax County School Board take a step back, listen to the valid concerns of parents and students in the district, and delay implementing a policy that would have severe consequences for the privacy and safety of their students," Matt Sharp, legal counsel for the Alliance Defending Freedom, told LifeSiteNews.
The scheduled staff session explaining and discussing the policy was also cancelled.
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"It is these same concerns that led to 24 states and governors suing the Obama Administration over the locker room/bathroom mandate that requires every school to allow boys into girls' facilities."
It would notesworthy to point out that Fairfax was one of the first school boards to pass a non-discrimination policy, including gender self-identity, in May 2015 — a full year ahead of President Obama's announced interpretation of Title IX anti-discrimination law applying to self-designated transgender students. The subsequent Obama "mandate" on the topic has resulted in several lawsuits.
Twenty-three states have joined North Carolina challenging the Obama Administration over its threats to withhold federal funds to schools that keep gender-specific bathrooms.
Those lawsuits were cited by the Fairfax board placing their policy "temporarily on hold" until the resolution of the challenges in the courts.
"We are hopeful that Fairfax County will realize that there are better solutions, such as making available several single-stall restrooms for use by any student who desires greater privacy while also maintaining the distinct facilities for boys and girls," Sharp concluded.
According to its website, the school board is "continuing to closely evaluate and monitor the legal implications, as well as the community's questions through the start of the 2016-17 school year. Before any implementation or formal adoption of the regulation, the board will provide additional information and further opportunity for public comment on this important topic."
The Washington Post called it "a step backward," reflecting "trumped-up fears about student safety."
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A few years ago I started the self imposed tradition of running my age on my birthday. A few years have gone by where I either missed because of injury or I was unable to schedule it, but this year I felt a sense of urgency to complete the run. As most of you know I had a bi-frontal craniotomy December 2015 which served to add a semester to law school, but more importantly to take stock and appreciate the gift of health.
Since surgery I had not run double digits, i.e. no more than 10 miles. I would never suggest that anyone decide to run more than a marathon with little training and recovering from neurosurgery. But, given my experience with idiocy and penchant for suffering I gave it a go…Anaheim to Mission San Juan Capistrano in one shot.
In order to keep the run as safe as possible I checked my ego at the door on the way out. The day was going to be 90+ degrees and because I would be carrying my own supplies most of the run I promised myself to stay under 138 beats per minute during the whole trek to guarantee: (1) avoid injury, (2) be able to process nutrition and H20, (3) enjoy the experience.
Originally, I was going to start the run at midnight and avoid the heat of the day. But, running through certain areas…Anaheim, Ca and Santa Ana, Ca at night is not advisable. So I started the run when my wife went to work around and she met me a little over a marathon into the run. When we met up I swapped out my pack and used a handheld water bottle because she was monitoring my progress live through the Garmin Live Track link so all the gear was unnecessary.
Overall i think the run went really well and setting clear rules from the start was the key to success. I finished tired but not destroyed and although I was out for several hours I only lost 3 lbs which is shocking because on a normal harder 5 mile run I have lost up to 4 lbs. So here is to health and the hope that we keep doing those things that motivate us.


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Hundreds of new dog tracking device are released every year. On the one hand, it is good because you have many options to choose from. On the other hand, you have to waste a lot of time to find a really good product. Our top list of the best dog tracking device will help you to cope with this task much faster.
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Pet finder gps is super-thin and lightweight, simple modern design makes it easily fits into your wallet, purse and key rings, etc. It is a gps tracker which could alarm when your personal belonging/pets far away you 30-50m more, but not a gps tracker could let your pets go anywhere and track them. Transmission distance: about 50m outdoor.30m indoor. Key finder is a small bluetooth tracker that electronically connects with apple or android devices. When the gps tracker tag attached with your car, the app will record where your car is parked and show you the location on the built-in map. Gps locator pet tracker: you can track anything you attach the nut to with gps. Package included: 1 x key tracker & 1 x cr2032 button battery.
Two-way anti lost, a key finding things, the location information, the internet search.
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Pet diary: make use of "event note" in the mobile app, record every treasure moment with your dog and cat by taking and saving the photo. Furthermore, set up reminder and record about consultation, vaccination, debug time. App will remind you per your instructions. Virtual leash: it is not a gps tracker, no sim card or monthly fee is needed. Switch on anti-lost function in the app when go out with your dog. Assisting consultation: is your dog and cat happy today. Do they have sufficient activity time and deep sleep. 24/7 nonstop monitoring the data of activity and sleep. Integrating analysis of health condition and mood of your pet would be a huge assist for vet diagnosis when necessary. Keep your pet health: set up the optimized daily activity goal based on the breed, age and weight of your pet and track the status. You can check out the graphic data easily to monitor the status of pet, including walking, playing, light sleep and deep sleep.
Usage and method: tuokiy pet activity monitor is similar to fitbit. It is ultra thin and lightweight, weight is 0.3oz only. Matchs different kind of pet collar. Ip66 waterproof design allows your pet to play. Rest even shower along with the pet activity monitor.
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A motorcyclist died at the hospital after a crash on Buffalo Road in Riga Tuesday.
A motorcyclist killed in a crash on Buffalo Road in Riga has been identified by police.
Patrick Gaffney is a retired Monroe County Sheriff's Office deputy. He served for 22 years.
A motorcyclist killed in a two-vehicle collision Tuesday afternoon in Riga has been identified by the Monroe County Sheriff's Office.
Patrick Gaffney, 50, a retired Monroe County Sheriff's Office deputy, was killed after being struck by a vehicle while riding his motorcycle on Buffalo Road. He was transported to Strong Memorial Hospital with life-threatening injuries, deputies said. He later died from his injuries.
Deputies responded to Buffalo Road, near Percy Road, at 2:02 p.m. Tuesday for the report of a motor vehicle collision involving a motorcycle and a sedan.
Gaffney was traveling eastbound on Buffalo Road, while a sedan driven by a woman with a male passenger was traveling in the opposite direction on Buffalo Road, deputies said.
The sedan tried to make a left onto Percy Road and then struck the motorcycle.
The driver and passenger in the sedan were not injured.
"A preliminary investigation did reveal speed, alcohol, and drugs were not factors in the crash," deputies said in a release Tuesday.
Gaffney leaves behind a wife and four children, according to a Monroe County Sheriff's Office release. He was a member of the Jail Bureau, and had served with the Sheriff's Office for 22 years before his recent retirement in July. He had previously served in the military for three years.
He spent most of his career on the overnight shift inside the Monroe County Jail and was known for his calm demeanor and consistent work ethic by his peers and supervisors, according to the police release.
"As one team, we mourn the loss of one of our own," said Sheriff Todd Baxter in the release. "Our Peer Support team stands ready to assist as we try to cope with this difficult and unforeseen loss. Please join me in praying for Deputy Gaffney's family that they may find peace and comfort as they grieve this tragic and sudden loss."


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Grant Grove Big Stump Ecological Restoration Project, Phase Two (SNC #1282)
Sierra Nevada Conservancy
The Sierra Nevada Conservancy would provide funding for hazardous fuels reduction treatments on at least 2,034 acres of National Park land within Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, 60 miles east of Fresno. The goal of the project is to implement fuel reduction treatments to protect special-status species including giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) groves, enhance forest habitat resiliency, improve visitor and employee safety, and protect cultural resource values. The fuel reduction treatments would involve site preparation and thinning/clearing followed by broadcast burning. Thinning and clearing activities would be implemented by piling dead and downed woody material and clearing of 20-foot-wide paths to facilitate fire line construction. Following thinning and clearing, National Parks and U.S. Forest Service fire crews would implement broadcast burn treatments.
Shannon Ciotti
Grants & Reimbursements Manager
11521 Blocker Drive, Suite 205
shannon.ciotti@sierranevada.ca.gov
Wilsonia
Fresno, Tulare
Four treatment areas centered at approximately 36°43'9.18"N and 118°57'35.55"W; 36°43'14.95"N and 118°55'49.85"W; 36°43'45.84"N and 118°56'49.47"W; and 36°45'7.16"N and 118°56'25.51"W.
Statutory Exemption
State code number: Public Resources Code Section 4799.05(d)(1)
CEQA does not apply to prescribed fire, thinning, or fuel reduction projects undertaken on federal lands to reduce the risk of high-severity wildfire that have been reviewed under the NEPA if the primary role of a state or local agency is providing funding or staffing for those projects. The Sierra Nevada Conservancy would provide funding for fuel reduction treatments on approximately 2,169 acres of National Park land. The proposed activities were reviewed in their entirety under NEPA in the 2003 Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks Fire and Fuels Management Plan, updated annually, and the subsequent September 2020 Memo to File for the Tharps Log Prescribed Burn Project, the May 2021 Memo to File for the Hazelwood Prescribed Burn Project, and the Park Ridge Prescribed Burn Categorical Exclusion (CE), Tower Prescribed Burn CE, Big Stump East Fire Restoration CE, and the Pan Point Prescribed Burn CE, all of which were signed in September 2021.
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DULUTH, Ga. -- China Telecom has selected a voice and data portal solution based on the Mereon Media Server and Application Server from IP Unity Glenayre.
DULUTH, Ga. -- China Telecom has selected a Voice and Data Portal Solution based on the Mereon Media Server and Application Server from IP Unity Glenayre, in an innovative pilot scheme.
IP Unity Glenayre collaborated with GSTA (China Telecom Guangzhou R&D Center), to develop a voice portal solution for small to mid-sized business customers. The Voice and Data portal will be initially deployed to 30,000 China Telecom end users in three major cities: Shanghai, Beijing, and Shenzhen.
With the new service launch, subscribers will be able to manage all of their critical business communications through a single portal, including fax, audio conferencing, data collaboration, IVR, email, single number service, SMS, and Click to Conference.
"IP Unity Glenayre's carrier grade media server and its ability to partner with us made the company the perfect solution for China Telecom," states Bruce Liang Director of Technology of GSTA. "IP Unity Glenayre has enabled us to quickly develop and customize this solution to meet the needs of our customers. We evaluated many solutions that offered only some of the services we want to provide. The Mereon platform's ability to support conferencing, T.38 fax, conference and video has enabled us to meet and exceed our customer's needs."
When these initial deployments are completed, this project will be able to scale to meet the needs of the more than 200 million small to mid-sized business end users across China.


— VA faces scrutiny over IT: Congress is getting frustrated by continuing IT mishaps at the Department of Veterans Affairs, with lawmakers pressing department tech officials on the agency's plans.
— FDA mulling new tech: FDA unveiled some new ideas on artificial intelligence and discussing how to crack down on online opioids sales.
— New push on Part 2 overhaul: A bipartisan, bicameral group of legislators are offering a new legislative overhaul of 42 CFR Part 2, a federal statute governing the confidentiality of substance use treatment records.
WEDNESDAY: Your correspondent's curiosity has been piqued by all the stories on these direct-to-consumer startups connecting patients to certain prescriptions (e.g. ED drugs), sometimes on an off-label basis. What's behind the surge in interest – and any questionable practices that ought to be covered? As always suggestions go to dtahir@politico.com. Or, socially, at @arthurallen202, @dariustahir, @ravindranize, @POLITICOPro and @Morning_eHealth.
VA FACES SCRUTINY OVER IT — The Department of Veterans Affairs' tech operations got a thorough turn under the congressional eye Tuesday, with lawmakers from both sides of the aisle scrutinizing the department during a hearing of the House Veterans Affairs Committee.
Committee members are frustrated by the slow pace of government activity to set up an joint Defense-VA project office to hash out differences over the two agencies' respective EHR implementations. Legislators are circulating a draft bill to clarify how the two departments settle their differences, Jim Banks (R-Ind.) said during the hearing.
The GAO says the EHR project is "already facing serious challenges" due to unclear accountability. "If they can't agree on how to adjudicate differences, they are going to fail a fourth time at integrating their systems," a GAO official testified.
Meanwhile, a digital decision tool meant to assist clinicians in determining whether veterans are eligible to get community care won't be ready by the program's June 6 launch date. An agency official said the tool was not essential for implementing the community care program.
The hearing got off to an discordant start when the committee's members noted, to their displeasure, that the department didn't send CIO James Gferer or a deputy.
FDA MULLING NEW TECH — Elsewhere, FDA is rolling out some new tech initiatives.
— New AI white paper: The agency is trying to figure out how to regulate artificial intelligence in medicine. In a new white paper Tuesday, the agency notes that advanced AI might be able to update itself in the future.
Initial reaction was positive, with most industry sources professing they were happy the agency was beginning the process. ACT | The App Association communications director Ashley Durkin-Rixey said the organization was encouraged by the agency's announcement and was happy the institution name-checked some of its other initiatives, like the software pre-certification pilot.
In particular. he flagged inconsistencies — whether the process would require draft guidance or new legislative authority — in the agency's materials that suggested its strategy wasn't entirely clear.
— What about social media drug sales? Meanwhile, the agency held a summit focused on online opioid sales Tuesday. While the event was closed to the public, we did hear from one speaker trawling social media to learn about the methods some entrepreneurial sorts use to push illegal opioids.
University of California-San Diego researcher Timothy Mackey used machine learning to flag the sites illegally selling opioids, based on the text displayed in public social media posts. His team built an algorithm that could separate those posts out from a million or so other tweets or Instagram posts; occasionally they shared the "online pharmacy" sites they identified with the FDA and DEA.
Mackey said he's noticed posts advertising illicit drugs are becoming less overt as social media platforms remove them. Sellers now rarely publish their own posts, but they reach potential customer instead by posting coded phrases like "xanax angel" in the comments, he added.
His team also uses machine learning analysis on public posts describing drug use. He said helps them understand what substances people are using, if they find them too expensive, or if they're combining them with other substances.
NEW PUSH ON PART 2 OVERHAUL — A bipartisan, bicameral group of legislators is going to try again on a 42 CFR Part 2 overhaul. In a bill introduced Tuesday, lawmakers outline their plan to modify the federal statute requiring explicit patient consent to share substance use treatment records.
For treatment, payment, and operations purposes, patient data would be covered by HIPAA standards, but the bill would bar use of the records in civil or criminal proceedings, among other requirements.
While the bill has a long list of co-sponsoring legislators — including Reps. Earl Blumenauer and Markwayne Mullin in the House, and Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito in the Senate – it's unclear whether it'll surmount the obstacles that have blocked previous versions of the bill. Last year, the bill was blocked by concerns from Senate HELP Committee ranking member Patty Murray.
But the obstacles may be steeper now. The House flipped in 2018, which brought Rep. Frank Pallone to the top of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Pallone opposed the bill in its previous incarnation.
Joel White, the executive director of the Opioid Safety Alliance, praised the bill for its potential to let data flow more freely to providers who might need it in making treatment and prescription decisions.
$100M MORE WOULD MULTIPLY FTC PRIVACY STAFFERS ALMOST TENFOLD — Federal Trade Commission chairman Joe Simons told lawmakers the agency could hire between 160 and 360 new privacy and security staffers — that is, if given an extra $50 million to 100 million in annual funding, our POLITICO colleague Cristiano Lima reports.
Simons noted this in a response letter to House Energy and Commerce chairman Frank Pallone and consumer protection subcommittee chairwoman Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.); the FTC currently has about 40 staffers dedicated to privacy and security. The pair had previously asked the agency to discuss how such a funding boost would change the agency's work.
HHS INSPECTOR GENERAL DEPARTING — Daniel Levinson will be leaving the agency on May 31, a spokesperson told us Tuesday. The Office of Inspector General will have enforcement responsibility for information blocking violations.
The office will be led on an acting basis by Joanne Chiedi, the agency's principal deputy inspector general.
MOVEMENT ON SDOH IDENTIFIERS — UnitedHealthcare and the American Medical Association are attempting to standardize how data about the so-called "social determinants of health" are collected and processed, the two announced Tuesday.
The two groups are advocating for the establishment of ICD-10 codes related to social determinants that could trigger referrals to social or public services. Those codes are used for recording diagnoses and other patient data.
How artificial intelligence might analyze your voice for clues into health, the Wall Street Journal reports.
An overview of what's next for the DNA testing industry in Stat News.
A consideration of how we can monitor black-box software and its diagnoses in NPR.


Instead of saying "no" to enterprise travel requests, deploy a little thought and creativity to find "yes, but" solutions to almost any travel situation.
Over the past year, the Infosec Team in Cisco's Threat Response, Intelligence and Development group launched a Unified Security Metrics (USM) program as a way to make sense of volumes of network data and reduce security risk.
Supreme Court justices debated Monday how much leeway to grant airlines in reporting security threats that are eventually proven false, USA Today reports. The case involves Air Wisconsin Airlines, which argued that it deserves the same immunity from lawsuits as it granted the Transportation Security Administration, the article says. The airline had lost a $1.4 million defamation case after reporting that a pilot, William Hoeper, was "mentally unstable" and could be armed as a passenger on a flight after he failed a simulator test.
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MMA fighter Rousimar Palhares has impressed us before with his impressive physique, but he has taken it to another level, these days looking like a bodybuilder!
Do you remember Rousimar Palhares? Of course you do. This muscle-bound brute had picked up the habit of being suspended by the organisations he fought for because of not stopping his submissions in time. The MMA fighter and former UFC and WSOF welterweight champion from over two years ago has changed however.
The Brazilian was already known for his physique which was as massive as it was suspicious (he was suspended for his testosterone levels being too high in 2012 while fighting for the UFC), and he has just taken another step towards being able to participate in a look-alike contest as Jax from the Mortal Kombat video game.
A photo has just appeared on social media, and it's quite surprising, since this mountain of muscles looks nothing like his former physique. Most shocking is that Palhares fought in the welterweight category (11 stone) in March 2018. It is not a stretch to now say that he is built like a mountain!


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Entrepreneur from USA who got 10x the target goal at kickstarter shares his secrets
Today, we have Maurice Mosseri with us who is an entrepreneur based out of USA. He is very innovative and has come up with unique products that are changing the way we use technology in our everyday lives. Not just that, he has been extremely successful on the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter. 679 backers pledged $49,635 to help bring his project to life. So, let us embark on this journey
1. Please tell our readers about yourself
I am the founder of Evotechlabs. We are a company that specializes in developing tech products with a focus on simple functionality and minimal design. Our mission is to push forward the industry by offering new and advanced technology to everyday tech users. We want to set a standard for how tech products should be developed- to solve problems. We hope to inspire an Evolution in Technology so the products you interact with in the future look, feel and function as they should in the golden age of tech design.
2. There are already several Wireless chargers and power banks in the market, How did you come up with the idea of PBL Charger?
The PBL Charger is a wireless charging powerbank but what makes it most special is its ability to recharge by simply being docked on its station. The idea here was to remove the need for wires altogether. To your point, many wireless charger and powerbanks in the market advertise themselves as "wireless freedom" or "completely wireless", but in the end of the day, everything has to be recharged or plugged in eventually.
We recognized this as a reality and brainstormed a way to create a product that takes this new handy technology of wireless charging and pair it with true convenience. The important thing we focused on was this. We knew that if we were going to be develop a wireless charging powerbank, we didn't want users to have to fiddle with wires or cables ever again. We thought of the docking system as this solution. To recharge your phone simply place it on the PBL. To recharge the PBL simply place it on its dock. It's as simple as it sounds. As simple as it should be.
3. Please tell us more about PBL Charger
The PBL is super slim and light weight wireless charger and powerbank. That means you can wirelessly charge your phone on-the-go. It docks on its station to recharge itself which makes it a really convenient gadget for everyday use. Other than its design and docking system, the PBL is fully loaded with features making it a one of a kind tech solution.
The PBL is a highspeed wireless charger so it charges at double the speed of a traditional wireless charger. It features an integrated Smart Chip which can detect the device it is charging and transmit the most effective voltage based on your device's battery size.
This Smart Chip also prevents overcharging your device, so if your phone hits 100% charged, the PBL will shut off so it doesn't overcharge and damage your device. It also features a Nano-Suction pad which will help you seal the PBL to the back of your phone while on the move. The Nano-Suction pad will stick to your phone without actually being sticky or leaving any residue behind. The PBL even has an integrated USB Type-C Input / Output port so you can choose to charge using wires if you'd like or you can use it to charge two devices at once. These are just some of the PBL's long list of features, to find out more information check out our campaign on Kickstarter
4. Please also tell us about your product Opus True Wireless earbuds.
The Opus earbuds are an EVOTech Labs product released in early 2017. The Opus are a true wireless earbud set with an included charging case. This product was released when True Wireless Technology had just been discovered. We were really excited about bringing the product to market as Apple's Airpods had been released only a month earlier and we were able to offer tech and music lovers alike an alternative product using similar technology but at half the size (and at half of the price!) The buds are super lightweight and comfortable fit with Dolby Surround Pro Logic 3D sound and Noise Isolation Technology. The Opus's charging case recharges the earbuds 5 full times giving you 12 hours of music time. The earbuds also include a built-in mic for calls and are coated in waterproof and sweat-proof material which makes them perfect for working out.
5. What made you choose Kickstarter for your campaign?
When developing the PBL we knew we wanted to create a video to showcased its functionality and design. At this point, we weren't sure if we could even mass produce the PBL given the high cost of the components within it. Our factory needed a deposit to purchase the expensive Smart Chip necessary to give the PBL all it's functionality and safety related requirements. As tech lovers ourselves, we've always been huge fans of Kickstarter and some of the creative tech products we've seen come to life because of the platform (we've happily backed over 15 projects in the past). Generally, we love the idea of creating a product with its users in mind. When those same users help bring the product to life, you create a special relationship that shapes how you design products and interact as a business in a larger sense.
For these reasons, we thought of Kickstarter as the perfect place to showcase the PBL to see if techies are as excited about the product as we are. We're now happy to say that they are, as we broke our $5,000 goal in just 5 hours! Backers helped us cover the deposit for the PBL Smart Chip component and truly helped bring the PBL to life. We can't wait to bring more interesting products and ideas to Kickstarter in the future and look forward to using the platform as a stage for our capabilities as well as a way to interact with our customer base as a whole.
6. There are so many products on kickstarter, what did you do differently that help you in overachieving the target?
There is a lot of that goes into running a successful crowdfunding campaign. I think it's important and what helped us most was having a really interesting video that pulls people in. In addition, working hard to design a campaign that falls in line with your brand and product definitely helps. We did our best to offer backers a highly discounted rate at the PBL for being an early backer and I believe this was a big part of what brought so many backers to our campaign so quickly. Above all, it's about having a product that hits the mark- it's original, solves a problem and looks sexy.
7. As a hugely successful Entrepreneur on Kickstarter, what advice would you like to give other aspiring entrepreneurs on kickstarter?
Firstly, I'd say don't be afraid to create. After working on the PBL for 6 months we almost didn't produce it due to the high cost of the products smart chip component. Even after spending hours creating Kickstarter campaign assets, we almost didn't launch due to issues in production scheduling and cost of advertising. In the end we're so happy to have pushed through and launched successfully. Second, do your homework! I can't stress this enough. Crowdfunding campaigns take a lot of work- both planning and executing. Make sure you do all the research you can and if possible, speak to someone that has run a campaign before. This helped us immensely. We're paying it forward so feel free to reach out to us if you have any questions we can help with.
8. What is still your biggest challenge?
We are still doing our best to come up with stretch goals and perks that keep potential backers interested and excited about the PBL and EVOTech Labs. The time from backing to shipping is about 2 months and we hope to keep our supporters in the loop and excited about the product and brand as a whole. The goal is to ultimately keep them on board for our next product launch. Our business model is dependant on building a strong relationship with our customers so they feel a certain trust in us and in our products. As a business this is a hard thing bake into your infrastructure as it's usually not the most profitable strategy. We're okay with that as we see the growth potential in having a dedicated following.
9. What online marketing and social media marketing strategies are you implementing for your company?
For online marketing, we are running Social Media PPC Advertisements as well as social media influencer partnerships. We were featured in some tech publications and YouTube videos that highlight new and interesting gadgets. All our PR efforts are organic so we don't pay for posts or for features. We don't think this is fair to consumers who can be misguided or deceived for monetary interest. Therefore, we only ask influencers to post our products if they like them. We even encourage public feedback. Our online marketing strategies have been mostly successful and we believe our customers appreciate our transparency.
10. Looking back, what's one thing you would do differently?
I would definitely have done more research on crowdfunding campaigns and what's involved. While thankfully we had a successful campaign, we were not as prepared for the huge reaction the PBL would get and had to scramble to keep up with the demand, emails and questions related to the campaign.
I don't believe in "success secrets". There's no one secret that breeds success over another. Each situation, person and business are different and cannot accurately be used as a case study for achieving success. I do personally believe in some important principles: being prepared and informed, pushing forward despite doubts and fear, honesty and transparency as a cornerstone, good design in everything you create, and of course hoping for a considerable amount of good luck.
I hope you liked this interview. Please do share it with your friends because they might also get inspired by it!
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My husband and I loved this dessert. Super easy. Very rich and satisfying. Next time I will try making it with peanut butter instead of almost butter to see if I can get the "Reese Cup" effect.
I would think lining the bottom of the pan with parchment paper might help with getting this out of the pan easier?  Just an idea…haven't tried it, just read about this method with many other recipes.


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Bec Brideson: To Profit From A New World Order You Can't Do It From An Old World Scope
In this guest post, consultant and gender advocate, Bec Brideson (main photo), says that business' "new world order" means gender diversity which also translates to enormous opportunity for those prepared to take-up the challenge…
The world is in a state of acceleration, transformation and high-tension all at once. A loss of trust in government has fallen upon business to claim while emerging economies are thriving. The old balance of power is shifting its weight. And with that comes a deepening need for business to echo the 'new world order'. In an increasingly globalised society demanding better and better, and more and more – new business approaches have emerged to meet this need such as the Agile Method and Design Principles.
The problem with these dazzling new methodologies is that they are only as good as the culture that upholds them. While the likes of Uber, Facebook and Google are at the forefront of NWO technology and innovation; they have suffered increasingly from a lack of internal culture buy-in and female talent retention.
Recently BI reported that US Deloitte's arm diverted from their usual D&I strategy in order to address the lack of a cultural shift. Rather than continuing segregating 'outsiders' into support groups, their strategy has been to mandate 'insiders' involvement, from top to bottom, in outsider conversations. Deloitte has chosen to create councils of inclusion instead of districts of diversity.
This is new world order thinking that drives assured future success. Business cultures that mirror and move in tandem with the global zeitgeist will profit from uncovering insights and leveraging unexplored opportunities.
Gender is a water-cooler favourite presently – from sexuality to politics to culture to business. Yet gender remains a topic misunderstood, a fortuity untapped, and lacking in a surefire method for approach – until now.
It's no one's fault. Old world business thinking has dominated our new world rendering of gender. Centuries ago, men built the business environment because they worked outside the home, where traditionally women stayed in the home and cared for the family. Logic follows that business has been built upon both the hefty back and framed perspective of 'male'. The intrinsic lens still remains: from business structures and operations, to the way our hierarchies manifest and the flow on effect in its delivery to external audiences.
When anti-discrimination laws came into being it was to ensure genders were treated as 'equals'. What this well-meaning industrial law has done however is to blur another kind of focus in its reductive approach that does away with all kinds of 'difference'. The irony of such equality is that in an effort to improve our understanding and provide better service and delivery to our customers; this homogenization of what is 'male' and 'female' has stifled innovation and competitive edge.
Gender differences therefore should be seen (not stereotyped or biased); and treated as a nuanced opportunity to improve business outcomes and expand business culture. For example, does the gender of your internal culture mirror your external audience? Modern woman is now out of the home, working 'two shifts' – in the workplace and yet still responsible for the majority of the domestic roles and discretionary purchases. As a result, she's grown her economic might and financial influence. E&Y predict that women will be responsible for 75% of household discretionary spend by 2028.
Course-correction is needed; however not one that disparages or destroys the legacy of business built on the backs of men. Instead one that includes her needs, her contributions and innovations that she is now bringing to bear – her female lens.
Female-lensed vision is not to be confused with hiring more female staff nor the overthrow of the patriarchy. The distinction of a female-lens builds upon the maxim that we can create better connection and empathy when we 'walk in her/his/their shoes'. Either sex can learn to see through and utilize the lens of either gender, and should.
True gender intelligence is the ability to acknowledge, hear, and adapt gender differences and utilize them as a powerful business advantage when embedded in a company's culture. New world business demands business that reflects new economic and social realities such as that of the rise of the new female economy.
New world thinkers are smart, not discriminating, and will be keen to look through both different lenses to view the entire depth of frame. Women not only represent a massive cultural and economic shift, but one we can use to leverage new opportunities for growth that are beyond exponential.
Bec Brideson is helping businesses and brands drive exponential growth with a market opportunity estimated to be worth $28T. Through her work in gender-intelligence and innovation in 'womenomics' her first book BLIND SPOTS: How to uncover and attract the fastest emerging economy has just been published through Wiley. Her new lens on business has seen her speak both locally and globally on the subject. To find out more about Bec and how she can help you turn a pressing issue into a profitable outcome, visit her at becbrideson.com
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When companies search for new commercial vehicles they are looking for a vehicle that is not only suitable for the task at hand but is a good representation of their business. With so much choice in the commercial vehicle market it can be a daunting task knowing where to begin. Before purchasing a vehicle there are some questions that all companies should ask themselves.
Though holders of a full UK driving license can drive vans up to 3.5 tonnes companies should avoid purchasing larger vehicles – unless your drivers have previous experience in driving vans.Some employees may find the idea of driving larger vehicles intimidating and as such may be uncomfortable manoeuvring the vehicle around certain areas.
The size of the van has a great deal to do with fuel consumption as well as manoeuvrability; both of which are significant depending on where the vehicle is being driven. If the vehicle is typically to be used on motorways, you need to get the most fuel efficient vehicle possible which is still capable of carrying the loads required. Inner city vans will benefit from being smaller enabling easier parking and access.
All vans have a maximum payload placed on them by the vehicle standards agency in the UK and as such if you are caught carrying too much you can be fined. If your company is used to carrying fairly typical loads in size and weight this should be an easy question for companies to answer. However if your company's vehicles have varied loads; purchasing the right vehicle to adjust to your workload is of the utmost importance.
Also known commonly as city vans, CDVs typically have a cubic space of 1.5 – 2m for storage but are limited on payloads to an average of 500-600 KGs limiting them to smaller jobs. The size and design of CDVs mean they deliver excellent value for money and fuel economy.
Although similar in size and shape to the CDV a Hi-cube offers similar performance in terms of manoeuvrability and fuel consumption but with the functionality of larger vans. Due to design specifications your average Hi-cube is capable of carrying payloads around 750 KGs and offers up to 4m cubic space. Many Hi-cubes offer an additional side door which makes them ideal for couriers and inner city deliveries.
The small panel van is the compact vehicle that many trades use for everyday use; they offer an excellent balance between performance and functionality. Average maximum payloads vary between 1000-1200 KGs and offer an average of 7m cubic storage space.
The large panel van is the largest vehicle than can be driven on a standard UK driving license and is suitable for a company that has to deliver larger payloads. Typically available in three variant lengths of: short wheel base, medium wheel base or long wheel base as well as heights of: high roof, medium roof and low roof. Due to the varying sizes companies are able to get the van right to their requirements.


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Q: match() in javascript returns array with null strings I need to detect currency and extract digit from such strings as "10 dollars", "dollars 10", etc. I use String.prototype.match() and regex
/((dollar|usd\$)\s*(\d+)|(\d+)\s*(dollar|usd\$))/i
But match() returns me for "10 dollars"
["10 dollar", "10 dollar", undefined, undefined, "10", "dollar"]

and for "dollar 10"
["dollar 10", "dollar 10", "dollar", "10", undefined, undefined]

How I can avoid that situation and get predictable digit position ?

A: You may check which group matched and then grab the necessary value.
I suggest simplifying the structure a bit by turning alternations to non-capturing groups and removing the outer group:
/(?:dollars?|usd\$)\s*(\d+)|(\d+)\s*(?:dollars?|usd\$)/i

See this demo
A demo  test:

var re = /(?:dollars?|usd\$)\s*(\d+)|(\d+)\s*(?:dollars?|usd\$)/i;
var strs = ["10 dollars", "dollars 30"];
for(var t of strs) {
  var m = t.match(re);
  if (m && m[2])
    console.log(m[2]);
  else if (m) console.log(m[1]);

}

A: You can mark any group (things in (parentheses)) in a regex as "non-capturing" by adding ?: after the left paren, as in (?:non|capturing|group).
So if all you want is the digits, not the word "dollar" or "usd", you could do:
/(?:(?:dollar|usd\$)\s*(\d+)|(\d+)\s*(?:dollar|usd\$))/i

That will give you ["dollar 10", undefined, "10"] for "10 dollars". From there, just do:
var matches = myString.match(/(?:(?:dollar|usd\$)\s*(\d+)|(\d+)\s*(?:dollar|usd\$))/i);
var amount = matches[2] || matches[1];

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Creating a space for your new baby is super exciting until you see the high price for everything. Learn how to create a sweet nursery on a budget.
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Soon after I learned I was pregnant, I started rearranging the space in the house in my head. Yep. The office would be the nursery, the guest room would become the media room, and all extra furniture that didn't fit the plan was headed to the Goodwill. Easy peasy.
All that was left was designing and furnishing the nursery. That wasn't so easy.
I mistakenly went to one of those nursery specialty stores, you know the kind that has the matching crib, dresser, changing table, all staged beautifully and got my bubble kindly burst. Those nursery room packages started at $2k and $3k (yikes). My bank account wasn't set up for those type of prices, especially since my maternity leave was unpaid.
I had to figure out how to work it out on a budget, so I got creative, crafty, and savvy.
Creative: I turned wood pieces from Michael's into bookshelves and added a coat of white paint. Voila!
Crafty: I hacked two IKEA Rast dressers to make a single dresser. (They were short so I added legs too). Get ideas with a simple Google or Pinterest search of "IKEA Rast Hacks".
Savvy: Our first purchase was a crib that we found for $150 and we built our baby space from there. Piece-by-piece and ended up with a simple room that we loved for less than the price of just the crib of some of those pricey sets.
I share all of this to let you know, you don't need to spend lots of money decorating a nursery. When really the whole house will turn into baby land (just give it a few months).
Focus on the necessities and check out tips to create a sweet baby nursery on a budget.
Everything baby is cute, adorable and a must-have in the moment. Having a list of the items you want and need for your specific space with hopefully stop you from buying miscellaneous items with no purpose, just for the cuteness factor.
Once you've created your list, remember to only shop the list, otherwise, you can get swayed by amazing marketing (ask me how I know).
If having a paper list is with you is unrealistic, consider using a private registry or the list feature on an app, my favorite free list sharing app is Cozi. My husband and I use it for any list of shared items. Psst. It's great for groceries lists too!
If you have an amazing skill, put it to use to make your baby space unique and special. If you don't have a creative gene, recruit friends and family or it that all fails, there are pretty wall decals that can make your space look cool and custom.
Don't be afraid to do simple projects yourself. I spent months searching for the perfect dresser and never found anything that fit my budget and my taste. I ended up doing an IKEA hack of two Rast dressers. I still use that dresser today. It'd look cheesy in an adult bedroom but for a kid-friendly nursery, it's perfect. If you need art for your space, check out this easy and inexpensive way to DIY custom art.
Baby registries are great for letting people know exactly what you want and need. And people are usually pretty generous when it comes to giving for the baby. You could just add everything to the registry and wait to see what you get, or you can be strategic.
Add things that can wait until baby arrives, like sheets and blankets.
Don't add items that you want to have ready before your baby arrives.
It's easy to end up with lots of stuff and no place for it all. This can mean a closet full of stuff you forget that you have and end up re-purchasing.
Instead, think about how you will organize the space you designated for your baby.
If the baby will be in your room, plan for spacing saving furniture and organization bins that allow everything to be visible and easily accessible.
Multipurpose items. For example, your dresser (if large enough) can also be a changing table, your seating can also be storage, and your bookshelves can also hold bins and small baby items. Be resourceful.
Also remember, items that are too big or small can really make the space look cluttered.
It's so tempting to buy everything at once, but there are things you don't need right away and keeping those items around can lead to unnecessary clutter. Save money until you need to spend. For example, I didn't childproof the house until our baby got mobile, before then it was unnecessary. Now we have gates and locks everywhere.
I love shopping online so I use and highly recommend Amazon Prime to all new momma, the free 2-day shipping is everything. Start a free 30-day trial today. Even though I love Amazon, I never want to get in the habit of assuming Amazon has the least expensive price just because shopping with them is extremely easy. They don't. I know this because we usually price-check several locations before making most purchases.
A nursery or baby zone just needs to be a comfortable space where you can nurse or feed, change diapers, store clothing, and small baby items, and relax and bond. Not a lot is needed to accomplish these simple tasks, no matter what that salesperson tells you.
Something as simple as a paint job can make the room feel spacious or calming, bins can help with storage and organization, and both are expensive things that make a huge difference.
Somethings should never be secondhand, like your car seat (you have to ensure it has never been in an accident) but other furniture and clothing items are perfectly acceptable as secondhand. So, if you have a family member or friend that is just moving out of the baby stage with tons of stuff to give away, don't be shy.
If you are going second hand be sure to still watch out for recalled items and items with toxins like lead.
I strongly believe that you can design an awesome nursery without spending tons of money. Just don't go to the big retailers and try to get one of those room sets, they can be pricey.
Take your time and be intentional about each purchase and be comforted knowing your baby doesn't need very much to be a happy baby. Buying everything baby is a quick way to end up broke. We don't want that.
In fact, there are some purchases you can skip altogether. Check out a list of common baby items you don't need. While every baby is different, I hope you find it helpful. As first-time parents, we purchased lots of stuff we didn't need and I want to help you save money for the things that really matter.
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Netflix is calling upon all people named Will Smith to help promote their new original film, Bright. It may be hard to remember these days, but for the first few years of his career, Will Smith wasn't even known as Will Smith. When the sitcom-star-turned-blockbuster-movie-star got his start as a rapper in the mid-1980s, he was known as The Fresh Prince. Even when he started being credited under his real name when The Fresh Prince of Bel Air launched in 1990, Smith continued to use the Fresh Prince moniker for his music, until going by Will Smith his "Big Willie Style" album in 1997.
The actor has been all Will Smith, all the time for many years now, and he's preparing for the launch of Bright, a sci-fi crime film that's headed to Netflix in December, and reunites Smith with his Suicide Squad director David Ayer. The film is one of the most expensive and high-profile of the new generation of direct-to-Netflix feature films, and the streaming service has come up with a rather unorthodox way to promote the new film.
The Netflix US Twitter account tweeted a video Monday in which Smith asked for other people named Will Smith to help him promote Bright. The conceit of the 45-second video, which appears to have been shot while Smith walks through an airport, is that the actor is on a world tour to promote the film, but because he can't do it all himself, he needs other Will Smiths to help him. So he asks the Smiths to respond to the tweet, or comment and message Netflix.
It appears to have worked, to some degree; the top reply to the tweet is by a "William Smith" and various others who replied are named Will Smith, William Smith, or some other variation on Smith's name. Another respondent stated that her mother's name is "Wilhelmina Smith." Probably the most famous non-Fresh Prince Will Smith is the former NFL player of that name, but he sadly died in a traffic accident in April 2016.
Whether their name is Will Smith or not, can this stunt get people excited about Bright, which co-stars Joel Edgerton, Noomi Rapace, and Edgar Ramirez? Perhaps, although it's a bit strange that this stunt is launching more than six weeks before the film debuts on Netflix on December 22.
Blockbuster, star-driven movies debuting on Netflix remains a relatively new and untested phenomenon, so the jury is still out on whether traditional forms of marketing, or all new ones, are the best way to sell such movies.


Hotel Añaterve The historical building was built by a large landowner at the start of the last century. It was confiscated and used as a barrack by the government, because of its strategic location in the village and on the island. In the village it is still known as Quartel Antigua (the old barrack). Hotel Añaterve has been carefully renovated recently and offers both an authentic style and modern comfort. The spacious rooms have been designed with careful detailing and have a beautiful view.In the restaurant you can have breakfast, lunch or dinner, with a view on an old winepress from the original Casa de Vino from 1900. The hotel has a big roof terrace, a flowery garden and a library with a lot of information on the island and a good selection of books. The entire hotel is Wi-Fi available. We strive for a small-scale rural hotel with respect for nature and the environment, an accomodation fitting for what La Gomera means: nature, quiet, rough and beautiful.


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[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/modocache/state_machine_rspec.png?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/modocache/state_machine_rspec)

Custom matchers for [pluginaweek/state_machine](https://github.com/pluginaweek/state_machine).

## Matchers

### `have_state` & `reject_state`

```ruby
describe Vehicle do
  it { should have_states :parked, :idling, :stalled, :first_gear,
                          :second_gear, :third_gear }
  it { should reject_state :flying }

  it { should have_states :active, :off, on: :alarm_state }
  it { should have_state :active, on: :alarm_state, value: 1 }
  it { should reject_states :broken, :ringing, on: :alarm_state }
end
```

### `handle_event` & `reject_event`

```ruby
describe Vehicle do
  it { should handle_events :shift_down, :crash, when: :third_gear }
  it { should handle_events :enable_alarm, :disable_alarm,
                            when: :active, on: :alarm_state }
  it { should reject_events :park, :ignite, :idle, :shift_up, :repair,
                            when: :third_gear }
end
```

## Installation

Add these lines to your application's Gemfile:

```ruby
group :test do
  gem 'state_machine_rspec'
end
```

And include the matchers in `spec/spec_helper.rb`:

```ruby
RSpec.configure do |config|
  config.include StateMachineRspec::Matchers
end
```

## Contributing

1. Fork it
2. Create your feature branch (`git checkout -b my-new-feature`)
3. Commit your changes (`git commit -am 'Add some feature'`)
4. Push to the branch (`git push origin my-new-feature`)
5. Create new Pull Request

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An American private equity firm has bolstered the rise of peer-to-peer lending with a plan to invest £150 million in British small businesses.
Victory Park Capital, of Chicago, is working in partnership with the Stockport-based Assetz Capital, which directly links investors with small companies seeking loans.
Their five-year agreement is the latest example of an institutional investor following the example set by savers, who have been turning to peer-to-peer platforms for better returns than those offered by bank savings accounts. The alternative finance market, which includes crowdfunding and other online lenders, provided £1.74 billion to more than 7,000 small and medium-sized companies last year, according to Nesta, the innovation charity.


This past year has been INCREDIBLE! I turned 10 years old this year and I have truly accomplished a lot! It was so hard to choose 12 images to represent each month of the year, so I decided to choose 25 of my favorite moments and a few of the amazing people I met.
Starting from the top and going left to right, I will give you a little background on each photo and why it is special to me. You don't have to read them all, if you have a favorite, just go straight to that one!
One. This year I met Gabrielle Jordan, a 16 year old entrepreneur who owns her own jewelry company and is a keynote speaker. I was so honored to do a photoshoot for her while I was in Washington, D.C. She also interviewed me for her YouTube channel. What I love most about Gabrielle is that she is an example and a mentor to other young kidpreneurs like myself. Gabrielle created a program called ExCEL Youth Mentoring which stands for: Excellence Created Through Entrepreneurship and Leadership. If you're a kid who has been thinking about starting your own business, but you're not sure what you want to do, CLICK HERE for a copy of her eBook, "41 Business Ideas for Young Entrepreneurs".
Two. In August, I was featured on the Steve Harvey show. The Extraordinary Kids segment was chosen to be on the "Season Premiere". Meeting Mr. Harvey was amazing, definitely a highlight of my year. I am so thankful to him for gifting me with a brand new Canon EOS 80D. I am excited to see what 2017 holds!
Three. Along with photographing the President Obama and appearing on the Steve Harvey show, interviewing and taking selfies on the Red Carpet with various celebrities may have been the most exciting time in my life! This first photo is the selfie I took with John Legend. Here is a clip of our time together on the red carpet.
Four. This past summer, I sent a letter to President Obama along with the photos I took of him at the United State of Women Summit. It was hand-delivered by a friend of a friend who has breakfast with him every month to discuss really important things. In November, I was TOO EXCITED to receive a letter from him!
Five & Eight. At the United State of Women Summit, I took a photo of Ms. Oprah Winfrey. It meant a lot to me to take Ms. Oprah's picture. [Last month I sent her a WeMontage of the photos I took of her in Washington, D.C. and in Los Angeles, thanks to the CEO James Oliver for working with me to make that happen.] I hope you love it Mrs. Oprah. She's accomplished a lot of the same things that I'd like to accomplish. I never thought I'd have the chance to meet her, however thanks to Mr. Steve Harvey, I was able to not only meet her, interview her and take selfies with her, I gave her my business card! OMG! Selfies with the one and only, Ms. Oprah Winfrey! How cool is that? Photo number twenty two is a photo I took of Ms. Oprah's best friend, Ms. Gayle King. I met her as she was leaving after Ms. Oprah and First Lady Michelle Obama finished their discussion. She was kind enough to allow me to take her picture.
Six. This photo is representative of two special things! First, it was a special photoshoot for my 10th birthday. Thank you to one of my photography mentors, Sarha Rush. Second, the blazer that I am wearing was designed for me by my friends, 9 year old designers, Almond Eyez Designs.
Seven & Nine. In October, I was hired to be the keynote speaker at a girls conference in Rochester, New York. It was such an amazing experience. I spoke to about 50 girls about believing in yourself and believing that your dreams can and will come true. The most amazing part of this trip was all of the amazing people I met; two of which have become more than just friends. I met Jordan West, the 6 year old author who wrote a book that inspired me to throw a princess party for 20 little girls for my 10th birthday. I also met, my friend, Shiona "Shi" Curry, "celebrity" chef and CEO of Snac It Up. I love meeting other little girls who are kidpreneurs and making their mark on the world.
Ten. This is a photo of me on the set of my first FASHION EDITORIAL PHOTO SHOOT for KIDFASH MAGAZINE. I was so honored to be chosen by Mr. Damon Ross, the owner and publisher to take photos for the March 2017 Anti-Bullying issue. Six models travels from as far as Miami, FL to be photographed by me, a ten year old photographer! The goal of the magazine is to INSPIRE, MOTIVATE, ENCOURAGE, and HELP models and photographers in the industry. We met at Red Door No. 5 in Tampa, Florida. The owners were kind enough to allow us to use the space to meet, change and chill out! It's such a beautiful event space/gallery. I was so thankful to Mr. Jose Gomez, photography mentor and owner of Gomez Innovations for being there on site for me just in case I needed him. Also, Mrs. Jamila Anderson-Nicholson of The Hoaj Events and Design helped me to style the models. Special thanks to Izzy Be Clothing for providing the wardrobe.
Twelve. This is my Auntie TeeJ, well, not my real auntie, but I did adopt her as my Auntie because she is so awesome. She is the owner and founder of Media Mavericks. She is also my Media coach. When I went on the Steve Harvey show, she flew from Los Angeles to Chicago to be with me. I did not know she was coming, it was a surprise! She prepared me to do my very best on the show. She waited backstage for me so that my mommy could sit in the audience and watch me. If it wasn't for her, I would have just froze. She prepared me so much that I felt confident and I knew exactly what to say and how to say it. When I was nervous, we danced together! I really love her. She is so perfect for me and I like how she always helps me whenever I need help.
Thirteen. MY DREAM to PHOTOGRAPH THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES! That link will take you to my blog where you can learn more about my experience. This photo represents how working hard and never giving up pays off!
Fourteen. It was SO COOL to meet Daymond John from Shark Tank! He was so nice and seemed sincerely interested in me and my business. He took my business card, signed my POWER OF BROKE book and even took a copy of my article where I was featured in the Tampa Bay Times, Florida's largest newspaper.
Fifteen. Every year for my birthday, my mom always has a BIG birthday party for me. She's an event designer so she usually just uses things that she already owns and makes it fabulous! This year, I decided I wanted to throw a princess party for foster girls. I was inspired by my friend Jordan West who is pictured under number nine to celebrate little girls and foster girls. CLICK HERE to read more. about my experience.
Sixteen. I photographed Mikaila Ulmer, CEO of Me & the Bees when she spoke at the United State of Women Summit. She introduced President Obama to 5000 women attending the summit. I was so proud of her and inspired by her as well. I felt so good when I went to Washington, D.C. and I was able to meet her and hang out with her.
Seventeen. In August, I met, interviewed, photographed and took selfies with Parker Sawyers on the red carpet for the movie premiere Southside With You. Parker played Barack Obama and Tika Sumpter played Michelle Obama. He was so very convincing. I really loved interviewing him. He was so nice. I appreciate that he follows me on Instagram and likes my photos. That's so cool.
Eighteen. Oh my word! I had the best day in October when I spent the day at Mr. Tyler Perry's house. That was a cool surprise! Seeing him again on the red carpet for the movie premiere, BOO! A Madea Halloween, later that night was so much fun! He introduced me to Oprah and we took selfies too! I love his story and everything that he has accomplished in his life so far. I hope I get to work with him again in the future!
Nineteen. In August I attended the Tom Joyner Family Reunion so that I could meet Gabby, 9 year old CEO of Gabby Bows. What I didn't realize is that I'd also get to meet author Natalie McGriff, who wrote, The Adventures of Moxie McGriff and Miles Brown, who plays Jack on ABCs Blackish.
Twenty. Meeting and interviewing Laya Hayes of Doc McStuffins for my blog was so very AWESOME! I loved meeting her. She was so very down to earth and love all that she's accomplished. She made me feel like I could accomplish anything I put my mind to!
Twenty One & Twenty Four. I photographed Marley Dias at the United State of Women summit in June. She participated in a discussion with Sophia Bush, who I photographed as well. The way Marley spoke really inspired me. I was so proud of her. I used to be so scared to speak publically but seeing Marley do it with confidence, made me feel like I could do it too.
Twenty-Three. I met Mr. Andre Hall on the red carpet of the movie premiere for BOO! Madea Halloween! He was an actor in the movie. I enjoyed interviewing him, but what I really love is that he follows me on Instagram as well. He likes my photos, comments, shares and supports my business. It means so much to me when adults respect and support me. It's so very encouraging.
Twenty-Five. I loved photographing First Lady Michelle Obama! Although my dream was to photograph the President, I am so happy I was able to take her picture as well. I really like Mrs. Obama. She is such an inspiration to me. She is doing what I want to do, she's making a difference in the lives of girls everywhere. I also like that she makes dreams happen for other children. Mrs. Obama is kind, loving, smart, a great public speaker and she's also very beautiful.


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Percy and Bonny pack their lunch for a trip to the meadow. Percy brings his journal so he can write a poem along the way. Bonny wants to write one too, but she's not sure how. Can Percy help? Together they explore the sights, sounds, scents, and scenery that inspire their words. Share Bonny's joy as she discovers how fun it is to write a poem.
Barbara Toboni is the author of three poetry collections. THE BUNNY POETS is her first children's picture book. While attending a poetry writing class one day at her local library, Barbara noticed two bunnies lingering outside in the gardens. They must be composing a poem, she thought to herself! Thus her inspiration for this wonderful book. Barbara worked as a teacher's aide in a kindergarten while raising her two sons, so she has shared hundreds of picture books with youngsters. Now one of her own! She lives in the Napa Valley with her husband.


The Found Voice: Writers' Beginnings uses the means of literary biography and criticism to do something rarely attempted—to understand how a key creative period establishes the authoritative voice of a unique artist. The essays which explore this hidden process of the writer writing focus on some of the major writers of recent times, V.S. Naipaul, J.M. Coetzee, Alice Munro, William Trevor, and Mavis Gallant. The focus of investigation is a single work by each author, and many of them identify the book in which this turning point was reached. The writers have a somewhat different sense of what the voice is, 'a true voice', 'the voice in the mind', 'the writing voice', etc., yet all of them accept the phrase 'finding a voice' as a decisive and necessary process towards a unique style and vision, their raison d'être as artists. These essays allow each one to define his or her sense of the process of writing, and their style is exploratory. Nevertheless, certain patterns emerge, of migration and cultural displacement, of linguistic self-consciousness, of memory and a reimagining of the first home, of absorbing and rejecting mentors and models. Crucially, the essays rely not just on what led up to the moment of creation but on a sense of the career that emerged from it. Most of the writers have written retrospectively in memoirs, interviews or essays about the pivotal work and its foundational significance. They are the best witnesses to the process, although their silence or their commentary is understood in terms of the many strands of the narrative that each essay presents.
A full-page review was published in the Times Literary Supplement, August 17 & 26, 2017.
A feature article on the writing of The Found Voice was published in the Irish Times, 6 May, and it was reviewed there on 16 July.
It was chosen by The Gazette (Montreal) as one of the best books of 2016.


Stick it to your homework the passive way, with this funny pencil case! You don't even need to say anything to be the funniest kid in class when your pens and pencils are in this cream coloured zip-up case. Down with homework!


At Hub Planner we are continuously evolving our product with frequent updates and enhancements. Some of our updates can be small, but that small detail can make a big difference in the end user experience and make you working day so much more efficient. New features, deep in functionality can take time to develop and test, but rest assured we're working on them and we can assure you they are worth the wait.
Below are some new quick fixes and updates that we hope you will find helpful in your day to day Resource Management. As always, if there is something that you would really like to see Hub Planner develop and make your user experience better please do feel free to drop us a line here or suggest a feature here where you can vote for new features and requests.
Tool Tips are a helpful little pop up that synopsise your bookings when hovering over a them. Many of our users will allocate project codes to a Project, therefore we have added this field to the booking tool tip to help you identify your bookings more efficiently.
The iCal feed is proving very successful for Hub Planner users who find it a great way to pull down all your bookings and schedule to your local calendar. Always keen to make the user experience better, we've added the option to include Project Codes which will map to your Ical feed thus giving you a more detailed view of your bookings from your device.
To make it quick and easy to schedule in a new resource to a project on the fly, we have added a prominent 'Add Resource' row at the bottom of the scheduler view.
I like this one – Groups are great way to set up and split your resources into various teams or sections like "Design Team" where you can allocate resources to various groups as you need to. When scheduling resources, we have added a "Select All" function for group selection enabling you to quickly assign entire teams to projects in 1 simple click. Have you tried out the Smart Groups feature? If not, you're missing out – check out the release post here.
System groups which have no projects or resources associated with them are now automatically hidden from the scheduler sidebar. These types of groups are very useful if you take advantage of the Project Status groups for example which show Pending / Floating and Planned projects in their own respective groups. However if you don't use that functionality we now hide those groups to clean up the interface.
On the settings sidebar you will see either Manage Resources or Manage Projects depending on which you have navigated to. Here is where you will see all Resources or Projects. Now you can sort these by some new date criteria.
The request flow receives an update in the scheduler to allow for quick contextual requesting of vacation or resources. Up until now you needed to always select the project or resource first in order to request. Now if you are located in the project or on the resource, the available options are continuously displayed to you which will accelerate the process. This handy option is available in the right click and tool bar menus.
When you make a selection in the scheduler you will now have sight of the date range that you have selected when you either right click or use the toolbar menu, . This helpful usability update will assist you visually in keeping you informed of what you have selected to schedule or request.
As mentioned, we at Hub Planner are constantly striving to improve our user experiences and streamline and refine our product offering to ensure efficient effectiveness with the mindset of our users at all times.
Once again, if there is something that you would really like to see Hub Planner develop and make your user experience better please do feel free to drop us a line here or here where you can vote for new features and requests.


Francis Biddle was one of the few who escaped. While other Philadelphia patricians stayed at or very near home, Biddle migrated to Washington, D.C, where he quickly "achieved a reputation of talking little, thinking fast and acting faster." As the U. S. Attorney General during the World War II, Biddle acted way too fast when he supervised the relocation and internment of thousands of Japanese-Americans, an act he later regretted.
"Any broad based effort to sort out security risks by inquiring into loyalty will inevitably turn into 'a crusade to enforce conformity'" wrote Biddle, who first learned conformity in Philadelphia, where it came in many strands and hues.
Biddle noted as much in his 1927 novel, The Llanfear Pattern, where characters encountered rowhouse conformity high-society conformity.
And then there was the conformity of the elites (and their resigned contentment) on the 2100 block of Delancey Place, where newlyweds Carl Llanfear's and his new European wife, Francesca, would settle in.
"Francesca, warned by her mother-in-law, was prepared to find the house dirty. But such dirt! It drifted through every crack, roughening surfaces, eating into corners, blowing in particles of soft coal dust from the Baltimore and Ohio tracks along the Schuylkill River, from the coal barges, from the abattoirs and steel mills along the banks; rising in eddying whirls of dried horse manure and dust, which the municipal revolving broom occasionally swept from the centre of the street to the gutter and sidewalk. The more you scrubbed, the faster it seemed to gather. And in moments of discouragement she saw herself forever fighting it, holding it back, as the dykes held the water in Holland, to keep it from engulfing her.
"She liked the house. It was narrow and deep, dropping a story in the back, irregular and broken, three or four steps up here and down there, sudden unexpected landings. It was not a convenient house, no electric light; oil lamps and gas jets, a front basement kitchen and creaking dumb waiter, an aged and decaying brick hot air furnace, a feeble water-pressure which on the third floor occasionally produced a trickle. But it was her first house . . .
"She liked getting it ready, to superintend the cleaning and the airing, to see that the rugs were properly beaten. In the midst of her work she would sit down on the huge sofa in the little sitting-room on the second floor which overlooked the brick yard, with its latched gate and single shabby poplar, and try to picture how her things would look. She hadn't much but it was all good.
At least until the summertime swelter.
The only approved place to escape—other than the family home in Chestnut Hill? The Llanfear family summer home in Bar Harbor, Maine.
Again, more conformity. And more contentment.