The reconciliation of long-estranged brothers is hard won and tenderly felt in Rams (Hrutar), an accomplished, original work from Summerland (2010) director Grimur Hakonarson. Filled with wintry melancholy and captivating charm, it is a smaller festival delight that should also have commercial legs. Recent tiles like Of Horses And Men and Life In A Fishbowl (not to mention the upcoming Tribeca winner Virgin Mountain) have shown that there is an appetite for Icelandic cinema and the humour and humanity in Rams should ensure that it reaches an international arthouse audience.
Hakonarson's background in documentaries is felt in a pitch perfect evocation of an isolated rural community largely populated by men in Santa Claus beards and baggy, well-worn woolly jumpers. Cinematographer Sturla Brandth Grovlen captures images of rugged, snow-covered landscapes and ferocious weather conditions to emphasise that this is no country for the fainthearted. It is a lonely life for the stoical Gummi (Sigurdur Sigurjonsson) even although his brother Kiddi (Theodor Juliusson) shares their family land and lives in a neighbouring farmhouse. The two men have not spoken in forty years and Gummi considers his flock of sheep more like family than his brother. Any communication between the two men takes the form of handwritten messages carried by trusty sheepdog Somi.
Publication information: Article title: Rams': Review. Contributors: Hunter, Allan - Author. Magazine title: Screen International. Publication date: May 15, 2015. Page number: Not available. © Media Business Insight. Provided by ProQuest LLC. All Rights Reserved.


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Wadjda – review
4 / 5 stars 4 out of 5 stars.
A bittersweet film about a 10-year-old girl finding her feet in Riyadh society that cannot fail to win you over
Xan Brooks
@XanBrooks
Thu 18 Jul 2013 17.50 EDT First published on Thu 18 Jul 2013 17.50 EDT
You'd need a heart of stone not to be won over by Wadjda, a rebel yell with a spoonful of sugar and a pungent sense of a Riyadh society split between the home, the madrasa and the shopping mall. Waad Mohammed plays the 10-year-old heroine who enters a Qur'an-reading competition to raise the funds to buy a bike – much to the horror of her imperiled mother and imperious teacher. In conservative Riyadh, we are told, girls do not ride bikes and are barely even permitted to laugh out of doors.
As the first woman to shoot a Saudi Arabian feature film, writer-director Haifaa Al Mansour has already assured herself of a small place in history. And yet Wadjda stands on its own merits. The road through is dusty, bumpy and fraught with danger. But up ahead lies a bittersweet party and the scent of a happy ending. Wadjda knows it is there and she bears down on the pedals.
In praise of … Wadjda
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Published: 3 Oct 2013
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A monitor system includes an outdoor doorbell module integrated with video and audio transmission, an indoor remote receiver and a signal transmission interface. The doorbell module includes a depressible button and a micro-camera and a sound detector actuated by the button to obtain visual image and sounds of the visitor. The remote receiver includes a signal receiver circuit to receive the doorbell actuation signal and the visual image and sounds from the doorbell module, an alarm generator activated by the doorbell actuation signal to ring, and a driver circuit generating control signals to control a monitoring device and a recording device. When the button is actuated by the visitor, the remote receiver receives the doorbell actuation signal and generates the ring. At the same time, the doorbell module activates the micro-camera and the sound detector to obtain visual image and sounds of the visitor. The visual image and sounds are transmitted to the remote receiver and then displayed by the monitoring device and selectively recorded by the recording device.
To achieve the above objects, in accordance with the present invention, there is provided a security monitor system comprising an outdoor doorbell module integrated with video and audio transmission, an indoor remote receiver and a signal transmission interface coupled between the doorbell module and the remote receiver. The doorbell module comprises a depressible button accessible and operable by a visitor and a micro-camera and a sound detector actuated by the button to obtain visual image and sounds of the visitor. The remote receiver comprises a signal receiving circuit coupled to the signal transmission interface to receive the doorbell actuation signal and the visual image and sounds from the doorbell module, a ring generator activated by the doorbell actuation signal to ring, and a driver circuit generating control signals to control a monitoring device and a recording device. When the button is actuated by the visitor, the remote receiver receives the doorbell actuation signal via the signal transmission interface and generates the ring. At the same time, the doorbell module activates the micro-camera and the sound detector to obtain visual image and sounds of the visitor. The visual image and sounds are transmitted through the signal transmission interface to the remote receiver and then displayed by the monitoring device and selectively recorded by the recording device.
With reference to the drawings and in particular to FIG. 1, a monitor system constructed in accordance with the present invention comprises an outdoor unit comprising a doorbell module  1 integrated with video and audio transmission and an indoor unit comprising a remote receiver 6, a recording device 7, and a monitoring device 8. The doorbell module 1 of the outdoor unit is coupled to the remote receiver 6 of the indoor unit by means of the signal transmission interface 9. Preferably, the signal transmission interface 9 comprises a wireless transmission interface for transmission of signal in a wireless manner.
The doorbell module  1 is located outdoors and mounted to a fixture outside a house, such as a wall, while the remote receiver 6 is located indoors at a location within an effective signal receiving distance of the wireless signal transmission. FIGS. 2 and 3 show an example of the doorbell module 1 mounted to an outdoor wall 2. Preferably, the doorbell module 1 is received in a box 21 that is fixed in the wall 2. Alternatively, the doorbell module 1 is positioned in a recess or cavity (not shown) formed in the wall 2.
Also referring to FIG. 4, the doorbell module  1 comprises a case 3 defining an interior space (not labeled) in which a circuit board 4 is fixed. A depressible actuation button 41 is mounted on the circuit board 4 and extends outside the case 3 through an opening 31 defined in the case 3 for the access of a visitor.
A micro-camera  42 is mounted to the circuit board 4 and is positioned in alignment with a hole 32 defined in the case 3 for photographing the visitor. A sound detector 43, such as a microphone, is mounted on the circuit board 4 for detecting sounds of the visitor and outside.
A plurality of infrared light emitting diodes (LEDs)  44 are mounted on the circuit board 4 and arranged in alignment with holes 33 defined in the case 3 for projecting infrared light through the holes 33 toward an object in front of the case 3 or the visitor. The infrared light illuminates the object or the visitor and provides required luminance for the micro-camera 42 to take picture in a dark condition. An indicator 45 is provided on the circuit board 4 for indication of operation condition of a power unit 46, such as a rechargeable battery cell.
Also referring to FIG. 5, the circuit board  4 comprises a control circuit 5 comprised of a power supply circuit 51, a triggering circuit 52, a timer circuit 53 and a transmission control circuit 54.
The power supply circuit  51 comprises a first power supply circuitry for supplying a first voltage V1 to the triggering circuit 52 and the timer circuit 53. The first voltage V1 is supplied from the battery cell 46 via a power switch 511 and is continuously and constantly applied to power terminals Vac of the triggering circuit 52 and the timer circuit 53.
The power supply circuit  51 further comprises a second power supply circuitry for supplying a second voltage V2 to the transmission control circuit 54, the micro-camera 42 and sound detector 43. The second voltage V2 is supplied from the battery cell 46 via the power switch 511 and is further transmitted through a switching element 512, such as a transistor, and a DC-to-DC converter 513 that are connected in series to the power switch 511 for application to power terminals Vcc of the transmission control circuit 54, the micro-camera 42 and the sound detector 43.
The triggering circuit  52 comprises an encoder 521 having an input terminal connected to the actuation button 41 for receiving an actuation signal SI from the actuation button 41 when the button 41 is actuated. The actuation signal S1 is encoded by the encoder 521 to form an encoded triggering signal S2, which is then applied to a triggering terminal Trig of the transmission control circuit 54.
The timer circuit  53 has a starting terminal ST connected to the button 41. Thus, when the button 41 is actuated and the actuation signal S1 is generated and transmitted to the timer circuit 53, the timer 53 starts a timing operation and generates a timing control signal S3 to the switching element 512 to turn on the switching element 512. The second voltage V2 is thus allowed to apply to the transmission control circuit 54, the micro-camera 42 and the sound detector 43. The timer circuit 53 maintains the switching element 512 on until the timing operation reaches a predetermined period of time, such as one minute, and at that moment the timer circuit 53 turns off the switching element 512. The supply of the second voltage V2 to the transmission control circuit 54, the micro-camera 42 and the sound detector 43 is thus cut off.
The micro-camera  42 and the sound detector 43 are connected to the transmission control circuit 54 for applying video signal Sv and audio signal Sa captured by the micro-camera 42 and the sound detector 43 to the transmission control circuit 54. The audio signal Sa from the sound detector 43 is processed by an amplifier 431 before being applied to the transmission control circuit 54. The transmission control circuit 54 comprises an antenna 541. The triggering signal S2 from the encoder 521, the video signal Sv of the micro-camera 42 and the audio signal Sa of the sound detector 43 that are applied to the transmission control circuit 54 are processed by the transmission control circuit 54 and transmitted through the antenna 541.
Thus, when the actuation button  41 is actuated to generate the actuation signal S1, the timer circuit 53 starts a timing operation for a predetermined period of time which allows for the supply of the second voltage V2 to the transmission control circuit 54, the micro-camera 42 and the sound detector 43 for that period of time. The signals Sv and Sa from the micro-camera 42 and the sound detector 43 are applied to the transmission control circuit 54 and transmitted to the indoor unit via the antenna 541.
The remote receiver  6 of the indoor unit receives the video signal Sv, the audio signal Sa and the triggering signal S2 from the antenna 541 and supply these signals that are indicated by reference numerals Sv′, Sa′ and S2′ for distinction to the recording device 7 and a decoder 63. Thus, besides buzzing sound that is provided by the conventional doorbell, visual image and sounds of the visitor can also be obtained through the outdoor unit.
When the surrounding illumination around the outdoor unit is dimming off and getting lower than a predetermined threshold level, the infrared light given off by the infrared LEDs  44 enhances picturing an object in front of the outdoor unit, such as a visitor, by the micro-camera 42.
Also referring to FIG. 6, the remote receiver  6 comprises a signal receiving circuit 60 having an antenna 61 for receiving the signals from the antenna 541 of the transmission control circuit 54 of the outdoor doorbell module 1. The signal receiving circuit 60 processes the received signals and provides corresponding video and audio signals Sv′ and Sa′ via a cable (not shown) to the recording device 7 that makes chronic records of the signals received. A monitoring device 8, such as a television set, is coupled to the recording device 7 for displaying and broadcasting the received signals Sv′ and Sa′.
The triggering signal that is received and processed by the signal receiving circuit  60 is indicated by reference numeral S2′ and is applied to an amplifier 62. The output of the amplifier 62 is transmitted to the decoder 63 for decoding and identification of the signal S2′. If the received signal S2′ is not transmitted from the doorbell module 1, then the signal is simply neglected. If the signal S2′ is identified to be a proper signal from the doorbell module 1, then a sound generator, such as speaker and a buzzer, is actuated to give off a ring, for example a rhythm of music or buzzing, to indicate of the arrival of the visitor. At the same time, the decoder 63 sends a driver signal S4 to a driver circuit 65 that drives first and second infrared light emitting elements 661, 662 to generate remote control signals. Such remote control signals are received by the infrared remote control signal receivers 71, 81 of the recording device 7 and the monitoring device 8 for starting up and shutting off the recording device 7 and the monitoring device 8.
The remote receiver  6 is powered by a working voltage that is supplied from a power supply device 67. The power supply device 67 can be a battery cell or an adapter connected to an electric power source.
FIG. 7 shows the connection between the remote receiver  6, the recording device 7 and the monitoring device 8. The first infrared light-emitting element 661 is located close to the infrared remote control signal receiver 71 of the recording device 7 for effectively controlling the operation of the recording device 7. The second light-emitting element 662 is located close to the infrared remote control signal receiver 81 of the monitoring device 8 for effectively controlling the operation of the monitoring device 8.
By means of integration of the doorbell module  1 that is capable to capture video and audio signals with the remote receiver 6, the doorbell system is capable of more than ringing representing the actuation of the doorbell by providing visual image and sounds of a visitor actuating the doorbell to an indoor monitoring device. The capturing and transmission of the visual image and sounds are automatically activated by the actuation of the doorbell button. In addition, the visual image and sounds can be selectively recorded for later reviewing.
video/audio means receiving the video and audio signals from the signal receiving circuit and operable by the control signal to display the video and audio signals.
2. The monitor system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the signal transmission interface comprises a wireless transmission between the first and second portions.
wherein the transmission control circuit is coupled to the first portion of the transmission interface for transmitting the video and audio signals and the triggering signal in response to the triggering signal, and when the actuator is actuated to generate a triggering signal to the transmission control circuit, the transmission control circuit processes and transmits the triggering signal, the video signal of the micro-camera and the audio signal of the sound detector to the signal transmission interface.
4. The monitor system as claimed in claim 3, wherein the power supply circuit comprises a first voltage supply circuitry for supplying a first voltage continuously and constantly to the triggering circuit and a second voltage supply circuitry comprised of a switching element for selectively supplying a second voltage to the transmission control circuit, the camera and the sound detector.
5. The monitor system as claimed in claim 4, wherein the switching element is controlled by a timer circuit to selectively supply the second voltage to the transmission control circuit, the camera and the sound detector, the timer circuit being coupled to the actuator and controlled thereby to close the switching element for a predetermined period of time in response to the operation of the actuator.
6. The monitor system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the doorbell module further comprises a plurality of infrared light emitting diodes for generating an infrared light to enhance picturing of the camera.
7. The monitor system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the video/audio means comprises a recording device connected to the remote receiver for recording the video and audio signals.
8. The monitor system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the video/audio means comprises a monitoring device for displaying the video and audio signals.
9. The monitor system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the driver of the remote receiver comprises an infrared light-emitting element for giving off an infrared light as the control signal.
a control circuit formed on the circuit board and connected to the actuator for receiving the actuation signal and in response to the actuation signal, activating the camera and the sound detector and receiving and transmitting the video and audio signals.
11. The doorbell module as claimed in claim 10 further comprising illuminating elements mounted on the circuit board and controlled by the control circuit to give off light for enhancing picturing operation of the camera.
12. The doorbell module as claimed in claim 11, wherein the illuminating elements comprise infrared light emitting diodes.


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HomeFor Beloiters Why the Why Bother Wisconsin? campaign matters
Why the Why Bother Wisconsin? campaign matters
Beloit College is leading the effort to encourage college students across Wisconsin to vote.
Over the past several months, Beloit College has spearheaded the launch of "Why Bother, Wisconsin?", a campaign to raise awareness among students across Wisconsin (and elsewhere) of the critical and lifelong importance of voting.
Our campus kickoff for the campaign is Tuesday, Sept. 20 (National Voter Registration Day). With access to voting under direct threat in this state and across the country, Beloit College is reaching out to other private colleges in Wisconsin and the Associated Colleges of the Midwest to encourage campuses to take action.
We are sponsoring activities and events to highlight why voting matters, and are asking participating institutions to join Beloit College in signaling the importance of voting and removing barriers for students by not holding classes on Election Day (Nov. 8 for this year's midterm elections).
As we look ahead to this academic year and the November elections, we invite all of you to take every reasonable opportunity in your courses, worksites and personal interactions to impress upon students why they should vote. At the same time, we hope that you will direct and incentivize students to participate in civic activity, as well as any and all of the "Why Bother, Wisconsin?" campus events planned in the run-up to Nov. 8
Turnout in midterm elections is traditionally quite low, especially among young people. But given the issues at stake today, from the loss of previously held rights and action on climate change, to the healthy functioning of American democracy itself, the stakes of not participating through the basic act of voting are simply too high to ignore.
Thank you for your help in bringing this campaign to life on campus, and here's to doing all that is within our power to do to keep American democracy alive and strong for decades to come.
Ron Watson
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Kawasaki unveils its ultra-premium quarter-liter motorcycle at Tokyo Motor Show
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Japanese automaker Kawasaki has unveiled its much-awaited motorcycle, the Ninja ZX-25R, at the Tokyo Motor Show 2019. The sports tourer comes with a four-cylinder engine, which is rarely seen on 250-300cc bikes. Apart from that, it also gets a bunch of electronic aids as well as premium underpinnings that are generally present on liter-class motorcycles. Here's everything about it.
First, a look at the Ninja ZX-25R
The Ninja ZX-25R looks pretty similar to its elder sibling, the Ninja 400, and sits on a trellis frame made from high tensile steel. The motorcycle sports a semi-faired design with the brand logo and 'KRT' decals on the fairings along with a tall windshield and a stepped-up seat. Moreover, it runs on blacked-out alloy wheels that are wrapped with Dunlop Sportmax tires.
The Kawasaki Ninja ZX-25R is powered by a 249cc four-cylinder, liquid-cooled engine which is mated to a 6-speed manual gearbox. The company has not revealed the power figures as of now. However, it is expected to churn out around 60PS of power.
The motorcycle also comes equipped with advanced riding aids
The Kawasaki Ninja ZX-25R comes equipped with disc brakes on both wheels along with dual-channel ABS as standard. The sports tourer also gets a couple of electronic riding aids, including Power Mode, Kawasaki Quick Shifter, and Kawasaki Traction Control (KTRC). For handling suspension duties, it houses Showa's SFF-BP forks on the front and a mono-shock unit on the rear.
And, will it come to India?
Understandably, with its sporty design, premium underpinnings, and advanced electronic aids, the Ninja ZX-25R would be positioned above Ninja 300, which costs Rs. 3.64 lakh in India. Kawasaki India is also planning to launch a BS6-compliant of the latter. Hence, the new quarter-liter Ninja won't be a fit in the company's line-up, and Japanese automaker is unlikely to bring it to our shores.
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The IgA is one of the kidney disease, which is caused by immune system disorders. When the patents are diagnosed with IgA, they will become so weaker and there will accompany some painful symptoms, the LgA patients feel gout is one of the symptoms. now I will introduce a natural treatment for LgA patients with gout.
With the kidney function of LgA patients declining, a lot of trioxypurine will be detained in the blood. And as time goes on, the trioxypurine will become crystal, which can exist in the bone. That is the main factor to lead to the gout.
This therapy is a creation of our hospital to treat LgA, which is the combination of the traditional Chinese medial herbs and western medicines.
This is the basic of the six step. Through the immune diagnosis, our doctors can find out the type, amount and locations of the immune complexes.
The mainly purpose of this step is preventing the recurrences of kidney disease. As we all know, the attack of immune complex deposition is the direct causes of the kidney disease, so blocking the attack is necessary to treat LgA.
Cleaning away these immune complexes is the fundamental of other steps. However, it is impossible to remove all of these immune complexes in a short time. In view of this, immune tolerance is needed to make our kidney live together with these complexes for a period of time.
In this step, our doctor will apply different blood purification equipments, the main function of that is eliminating waste , toxin and extra water out of the body.
It is focus on normalizing patients' immune system and enhance patients' immunity, so as to control patients' disease fundamentally.
After immune regulation, patients are supposed to pay more attention to regular check, appropriate diets and healthy lifestyle, which aim to protect the infection of patients.
The fact proves that our immunotherapy has help so many LgA patients get rid of the gout and improve their kidney functions. If you are interested in the immunotherapy, you can send emails to kidneyhospitalabroad@hotmail.com.


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| 2016-01-26 | [Robert Foss](https://github.com/robertfoss)| [Robert Foss](https://github.com/robertfoss)| [apa102.c](../../app/modules/apa102.c)|

This module provides Lua access to [APA102 RGB LEDs](https://youtu.be/UYvC-hukz-0) which are similar in function to the common [WS2812](ws2812) addressable LEDs.

> DotStar LEDs are 5050-sized LEDs with an embedded micro controller inside the LED. You can set the color/brightness of each LED to 24-bit color (8 bits each red green and blue). Each LED acts like a shift register, reading incoming color data on the input pins, and then shifting the previous color data out on the output pin. By sending a long string of data, you can control an infinite number of LEDs, just tack on more or cut off unwanted LEDs at the end.

source: [Adafruit](https://www.adafruit.com/products/2343)

## apa102.write()
Send ABGR data in 8 bits to a APA102 chain.

#### Syntax
`apa102.write(data_pin, clock_pin, string)`

#### Parameters
- `data_pin` any GPIO pin 0, 1, 2, ...
- `clock_pin` any GPIO pin 0, 1, 2, ...
- `string` payload to be sent to one or more APA102 LEDs.

  It may be a [pixbuf](pixbuf) with four channels or a string,
  composed from a ABGR quadruplet per element:

    - `A1` the first pixel's Intensity channel (0-31)
    - `B1` the first pixel's Blue channel (0-255)<br />
    - `G1` the first pixel's Green channel (0-255)
    - `R1` the first pixel's Red channel (0-255)
    ... You can connect a lot of APA102 ...
    - `A2`, `B2`, `G2`, `R2` are the next APA102s Intensity, Blue, Green and Red channel parameters

#### Returns
`nil`

#### Example 1
```lua
a = 31
b = 0
g = 0
r = 255
leds_abgr = string.char(a, b, g, r, a, b, g, r)
apa102.write(2, 3, leds_abgr) -- turn two APA102s to red, connected to data_pin 2 and clock_pin 3
```

#### Example 2
```lua
-- set the first 30 leds to red
apa102.write(2, 3, string.char(31, 255, 0, 0):rep(30))
```

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The morning began with donuts and chocolate milk (as every Saturday with the kids does), after which we hooked up the trailer to the Yukon and proceeded to the local farm to pick up the 22 bales of straw. Gratitude to Jodi and Russ for letting us borrow the covered horse trailer for transport.
Many hand made light work, and in less than an hour, the straw bales were laid out in our desired formation. It is important to get them laid out how you want them before the conditioning process begins, because once they get saturated with water, they will be very difficult to move.
We chose a simple square formation with rows that went north to south.
Another important step to the process is to make sure that the 'cut side' of the straw bale is up. You'll know what this looks like when you see it. In a couple of weeks, we will be planting seeds into these bales, and the 'cut side' up is going to provide the path of least resistance for the roots to find their way down.
Our research uncovered that their are many different variations to the same process of conditioning the bales. Some folks go the organic route in choosing their source of Nitrogen… others grab a bag of 24-0-2 fertilizer from their local store… Some folks only water the bales for three days before adding Nitrogen… others get the Nitrogen on right away.
Day 1: Add 1/2 cup of fertilizer to each bale, and soak it with water.
Day 2: Only water the bale.
Day 3: Add 1/2 cup of fertilizer to each bale, and soak it with water.
Day 4: Only water the bale.
Day 5: Add 1/2 cup of fertilizer to each bale, and soak it with water.
Day 6: Only water the bale.
Days 7-10: Add 1/4 cup of fertilizer to each bale, and soak it with water.
Days 11-14: Only water the bale until it is ready to plant.
At this point, we are going to just need to see what happens… time, and fertilizer, and water will tell. We will keep documenting and updating what we see in the conditioning and break down process of the bales.


The Pre-Incarnate Second Person of the Trinity! We read about God the Father in Scripture that 'No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him' (John 1:18 KJV).
This explains those occasions when – in the Old Testament – the Lord God revealed Himself. It was not the Father who was being made visible, but the Son, who is eternally with Him.
Sometimes this Figure appears and speaks as 'The Angel of the Lord' (that is, 'the Sent One'). As contrasted with AN angel of the Lord (who would be a created heavenly being), THE Angel of the Lord speaks and acts as only God can! Among the many references, check Genesis 22:11,12; Genesis 32;30; Exodus 3:2-6; Numbers 12:4-8; Judges 2:1-3; Judges 13:22.
Have we taken it in? Jesus did not begin half-way through history. He is from the Beginning.


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Q: Can you choose a specific position in an array from a function? Not sure what to ask about this one exactly. But, the code I have is below. What I would like to do is use listPlanets(); in the if statement to return the array item that the user types into the prompt.
Any help would be nice.
var planets = [
    {planet: 'Mercury', position: '1', orbit_time: '0.24', nat_satellites: '0'},
    {planet: 'Venus', position: '2', orbit_time: '0.62', nat_satellites: '0'},
    {planet: 'Earth', position: '3', orbit_time: '1', nat_satellites: '1'},
    {planet: 'Mars', position: '4', orbit_time: '1.88', nat_satellites: '2'},
    {planet: 'Jupiter', position: '5', orbit_time: '11.86', nat_satellites: '67'},
    {planet: 'Saturn', position: '6', orbit_time: '29.46', nat_satellites: '62'},
    {planet: 'Uranus', position: '7', orbit_time: '84.32', nat_satellites: '27'},
    {planet: 'Neptune', position: '8', orbit_time: '164.79', nat_satellites: '14'}
];

var listPlanets = function () {
    for (var i = 0; i < planets.length; i++) {
        document.write(planets[i].planet + ' is planet #' + planets[i].position +
            ' from the Sun. Time to complete its orbit is ' + planets[i].orbit_time + ' earth year(s). It has ' + planets[i].nat_satellites + ' natural satellite(s).
' );
    }
}

// listPlanets();

var num = window.prompt("Please enter a number between 1 and 8");

if (1 <= num && num <= 8) {
    listPlanets();
} else {
    alert("The value you entered is not within range. Please reload the page and enter a value thatis within 1 and 8, inclusive.");
    window.location.reload();
}

A: @dgeare's answer works because the array indices match the position property values. You can also accomplish this by adding a simple if statement in your listPlanets function to check for a match from the function's parameter and the position property.

var planets = [
    {planet: 'Mercury', position: '1', orbit_time: '0.24', nat_satellites: '0'},
    {planet: 'Venus', position: '2', orbit_time: '0.62', nat_satellites: '0'},
    {planet: 'Earth', position: '3', orbit_time: '1', nat_satellites: '1'},
    {planet: 'Mars', position: '4', orbit_time: '1.88', nat_satellites: '2'},
    {planet: 'Jupiter', position: '5', orbit_time: '11.86', nat_satellites: '67'},
    {planet: 'Saturn', position: '6', orbit_time: '29.46', nat_satellites: '62'},
    {planet: 'Uranus', position: '7', orbit_time: '84.32', nat_satellites: '27'},
    {planet: 'Neptune', position: '8', orbit_time: '164.79', nat_satellites: '14'}
];

var listPlanets = function (userInput) {
   for (var i = 0; i < planets.length; i++) {
       if (planets[i].position == userInput) {
          document.write(planets[i].planet + ' is planet #' + planets[i].position +
              ' from the Sun. Time to complete its orbit is ' + planets[i].orbit_time + ' earth year(s). It has ' + planets[i].nat_satellites + ' natural satellite(s).
' );
       }
   }
}

// listPlanets();

var num = window.prompt("Please enter a number between 1 and 8");

if (1 <= num && num <= 8) {
    listPlanets(num);
} else {
    alert("The value you entered is not within range. Please reload the page and enter a value thatis within 1 and 8, inclusive.");
    window.location.reload();
}

A: I think you mean to be passing the entered value into the listPlanets function as an argument?

var planets = [
    {planet: 'Mercury', position: '1', orbit_time: '0.24', nat_satellites: '0'},
    {planet: 'Venus', position: '2', orbit_time: '0.62', nat_satellites: '0'},
    {planet: 'Earth', position: '3', orbit_time: '1', nat_satellites: '1'},
    {planet: 'Mars', position: '4', orbit_time: '1.88', nat_satellites: '2'},
    {planet: 'Jupiter', position: '5', orbit_time: '11.86', nat_satellites: '67'},
    {planet: 'Saturn', position: '6', orbit_time: '29.46', nat_satellites: '62'},
    {planet: 'Uranus', position: '7', orbit_time: '84.32', nat_satellites: '27'},
    {planet: 'Neptune', position: '8', orbit_time: '164.79', nat_satellites: '14'}
];

var listPlanets = function (i) { //i is a parameter that will be passed into the function at the time it is called
   i -= 1;//the user entered a value between 1 and 8, but our array indexes are from 0 - 7. decrease input by one
   document.write(planets[i].planet + ' is planet #' + planets[i].position +
            ' from the Sun. Time to complete its orbit is ' + planets[i].orbit_time + ' earth year(s). It has ' + planets[i].nat_satellites + ' natural satellite(s).
' );

}

// listPlanets();

var num = window.prompt("Please enter a number between 1 and 8");

if (1 <= num && num <= 8) {
    listPlanets(num); //pass num into listPlanets function as argument
} else {
    alert("The value you entered is not within range. Please reload the page and enter a value thatis within 1 and 8, inclusive.");
    window.location.reload();
}

In the above code, I removed the loop because we already know the user's selection. There's no need to do the work of walking over every item in the array because we can access that item directly. Since arrays are 0 based in javascript, we need to account for that by reducing the user input by 1.
As pointed out in some of the comments, you might prefer to reflect your data to the DOM instead of document.write which will overwrite the existing page and is generally considered a bad practice. If you were to do this in the DOM instead, it could look something like this:

var planets = [
    {planet: 'Mercury', position: '1', orbit_time: '0.24', nat_satellites: '0'},
    {planet: 'Venus', position: '2', orbit_time: '0.62', nat_satellites: '0'},
    {planet: 'Earth', position: '3', orbit_time: '1', nat_satellites: '1'},
    {planet: 'Mars', position: '4', orbit_time: '1.88', nat_satellites: '2'},
    {planet: 'Jupiter', position: '5', orbit_time: '11.86', nat_satellites: '67'},
    {planet: 'Saturn', position: '6', orbit_time: '29.46', nat_satellites: '62'},
    {planet: 'Uranus', position: '7', orbit_time: '84.32', nat_satellites: '27'},
    {planet: 'Neptune', position: '8', orbit_time: '164.79', nat_satellites: '14'}
];

var listPlanets = function (i) {
   i -= 1;
   document.getElementById('planet_name').innerHTML = planets[i].planet;
   document.getElementById('planet_info').innerHTML = planets[i].planet + ' is planet #' + planets[i].position +
            ' from the Sun. Time to complete its orbit is ' + planets[i].orbit_time + ' earth year(s). It has ' + planets[i].nat_satellites + ' natural satellite(s).
';

}

// listPlanets();

document.getElementById('info_button').addEventListener('click', function(evt){
  var num = document.getElementById('planet_input').value;
  if (1 <= num && num <= 8) {
      listPlanets(num);
  } else {
      alert("The value you entered is not within range. Please reload the page and enter a value thatis within 1 and 8, inclusive.");

  }
});
Pick a planet between 1 and 8 <input id='planet_input' type='number' /><button id='info_button'>View Info</button>

A: You should pass the index entered in the prompt as a function argument and use it to get the given item in the array:
var planets = [...];

var listPlanets = function (num) {
    var planet = planets[num];

    var thingToWrite = planet.planet + ' is planet #' + planet.position + ' from the Sun. Time to complete its orbit is ' + planet.orbit_time ' +  earth year(s). It has ' + planet.nat_satellites + ' natural satellite(s).
'

    document.write(thingToWrite);
}

var num = window.prompt("Please enter a number between 1 and 8");

if (1 <= num && num <= 8) {
    listPlanets(num);
} else {
    alert("The value you entered is not within range. Please reload the page and enter a value thatis within 1 and 8, inclusive.");
    window.location.reload();
}

Best Regards,
Ivo

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Microsoft SQL Server is Coming to Linux.
Licensing, SQL Server
Two things: SQL Server is coming to Linux, and no, this isn't April 1st, although the meeting minutes kinda read that way.
Let's zoom back for a second: if you want to expand an existing business, you have two good options:
Sell a new product to your existing customers
Sell your existing product to new customers
For years, Microsoft focused on option 1 by adding new features in higher-edition boxes to encourage customers to step up their licensing fees. SSIS, SSRS, SSAS, PDW/APS, Always On Availability Groups, System Center Advisor (aka Atlanta), PDW, Utility Control Point, DACpacks, the consolidation appliance, Hekaton, etc. In SQL Server 2016, that effort continues with R and PolyBase.
I haven't shied away from calling these efforts as I see 'em. That's why you're here, dear reader – I give you my honest feedback, and I don't polish turds.
So it's time for option 2: selling SQL Server to new customers.
A few years back, Microsoft unveiled a cloud-based version of SQL Server that's known today as Azure SQL DB.
That worked. New customers used it. It was a cheaper way to get in the door.
In 2016, the way you get your existing product in front of new customers fast is to put it in a Docker container. It's like a virtual machine, but it's lighter weight – it includes just your app and its dependencies. However, the Docker ecosystem is all about Linux-based applications.
That means SQL Server has to run on Linux.
Right now, it's basically a thought exercise.
There are a whole lot of questions that Microsoft has to answer before people will even consider this as a valid deployment option, like:
How will it be priced? The open-source market is notoriously fickle about paying for closed-source products, although they're more open to paying for support and services.
How will it perform? The Docker audience will tolerate the performance overhead of containers, but people who want to run it directly on Linux will be comparing this directly to PostgreSQL.
What features will it have? The press release uses careful wording of "core relational database capabilities…in mid-2017", which means the first version will suffer from the same feature limitation challenges Azure SQL DB had at first.
How will it be supported? If we're honest, the SQL Server support experience has been tough even with just a single OS. The Linux community won't embrace "have you rebooted?"
How will improvements be handled? The open source community is super-interactive, and they simply won't tolerate the Microsoft Connect bug reporting experience.
How will deployments and updates work? Linux users want to see apt-get mssql, but traditionally the SQL Server installation and patching process has been much more challenging.
Will it be open source? Before you say this is unthinkable, remember that .NET has gone open source.
None of these answers exist today.
None of them.
What we have right now is a press release with vague wording. It makes for a really fun thought exercise, though.
Will it succeed?
I believe Microsoft can get the engineering right. If we were talking about the consumer devices group that produced the Surface RT, I'd say absolutely not. However, this is the SQL Server team, and I bet they're going to nail it. I'm excited to see what they produce, and I bet it's going to lead to a better experience for SQL Server on Windows too.
However, I think this is going to be too little, too late for the mid-2017 Docker and Linux database market, especially if Microsoft takes the same $2k-$7k per core pricing approach. I know what Microsoft is thinking: this is still cheaper than Oracle. But we're talking mid-2017 before the first version ships – so it's a race between a very mature PostgreSQL (which has the hearts and minds of the open source database community) vs a brand spankin' new SQL Server (which has one hell of an uphill battle).
I'm really excited to see the race take shape.
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Great Pointers Brent!
My guess…Yes, it will succeed provided Microsoft can provide proper support. "How will it be supported" is my biggest concern, at least for first few years. We, SQL DBAs are sooo used to Windows Servers and Linux will be a new animal for most of us. It's going to be a huge learning curve for a SQL DBA (at least for me). Bring it Microsoft bring it…
Linux admins, developers and users are looking at the high SQL Server license costs and going, "Meh, nice try…"
Most Linux shops have a variety of OSS database engines and tools to choose from. Many smaller Windows shops are exploring alternatives to SQL Server due to costs. (Yum, more contracts for me!)
The only place this makes sense is on Azure, corporate clouds or very large enterprise deployments of just the core engine in a huge cluster. It may be a reaction to Oracle funding MySQL as an alternative RDBMS. (Or a shot across the bow of Microsoft's OS group.)
Microsoft can't possibly port all the tooling, VS and additional Servers and services that make up the SQL Server infrastructure and environment on Windows to Linux. They don't even fix the issues that you and the other MVP have begged for years on Connect. And .NET and Skype on Linux are treated like a red-headed step child.
Color me amused. Or should I use the Southern US phrase: "Bless their heart."
Gluebert
March 8, 2016 11:40 am
While I've always been a big Unix/Linux fan I am not convinced that given Microsofts pricing model that they will be successful at this. At the very least it will be interesting to see if they can pull this off, and if they can make it run on a Linux box will they then try to make it run on OS-X?
> SQL Server support experience
Can you elaborate on that? I assume you are seeing quite a few cases as a consultant.
Robin H.
March 8, 2016 12:37 pm
After running Sybase on Unix for years, SQL on Linux sounds great!
I was at a company that was trying to consolidate on one RDBMS to improve support, and in comparing technical capabilities of Oracle to SQL Server there was no clear overwhelming superiority of one over the other. What it came down to was SQL Server couldn't run on Linux/Unix host. There was an overwhelming option that security and uptime capability of Linux/Unix hosts were better, and that's what tip the scales to Oracle.
I've been at several companies making the same sort of decisions. Neither was vastly superior to the other (though Oracle would like us to think otherwise). It always came down to cost and what OS you want to support.
One company went to DB2/UDB based on cost. Another went to MySQL. My current company went to SQL Server. The 1st too stuck with unix/linux because it was already entrenched and they had lots of experience supporting it. The third chose SQL for the same reasons. Lower costs and they had plenty of experience supporting Windows.
I used to feel that Oracle was superior because it ran on linux which was more scalable and reliable, but that was 10 years ago. Today I think both are just as reliable and scalable.
Matthew Blott
Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't Oracle offer 24/7 support which you don't get with Microsoft? That certainly used to be the case and in an enterprise environment it's a deal breaker (and why Oracle has dominated Fortune 500 companies).
Matthew – uh, you are seriously, wildly, amazingly, jaw-droppingly wrong.
It stuns me that someone would even think Microsoft doesn't offer 24/7 support. I've been working with their stuff for 20 years now, and it's had 24/7 support the entire time. I can't even comprehend where you would come up with something like that.
I remember an Oracle DBA saying this to me a few years back. He was referring to 24/7 SQL Server support specifically.
Seriously, you should know better than that. Anyone even remotely involved in the tech industry knows better than that, let alone a "full stack" developer with MS stuff all over his site. C'mon man.
Thanks for this post, Brent. I can always count on you adding a healthy dose of perspective to news like this. It's definitely fun to ponder the possibilities, isn't it?
I think it's 10 years too late, but very nice try for Microsoft. On the cloud nobody cares about server OS. I think docker movement is the driving force here.
MSSQL on linux will be as popular as Oracle on Windows 🙂
Christoph Wegener
One could say that it might even become more popular than Oracle on VMware! 😛
Ba-dum-tss!
Oracle on Windows is more popular than you might think. I found myself out of a job 5 years ago when my company outsourced all of IT to India. As an Oracle DBA at the time I was surprised to find that most of the companies I interviewed with were running Oracle on Windows. I ended up with a company running Oracle RAC on Windows, as well as SQL Server. (Boy was I glad I'd taken those SQL Server classes thinking someday it might come in handy). I support both at my current company and between the two I'd have to say I prefer working on SQL.
That's because years ago Oracle on Linux wasn't that good at start afair (too young to have any experience with that). Not to mention support for Linux started with which version? 9? 8?
Jiping Wang
I also met clients running Oracle on Windows Server, because their IT team are experienced with MS server but not Linux server.
Alex G.
As this is just core functionality, I am expecting something like SQL Server Express Edition for Linux, maybe with a simplified agent, but probably not. This will get around the cost problem, and allow the upselling of advanced features later.
With Windows Server going to a per-core pricing model this could be a balancing act that stops SQL Server being priced out of the market.
But what I really want to know is "Will it run on Raspbian?"
There's no point in having an Express Edition for Linux, unless incoming folks that would use .NET on Linux are so fragile they can't handle SQLite, MySQL or PostgreSQL.
Raspberry Pi's don't have the I/O bandwidth to handle more than a modest database. SQLite is currently the best solution I've found for smallish embedded projects.
Suhail Ali
What will be interesting is how they price SQL Server 2016 for windows. They have to be competitive on the Linux side to be viable but that means they will need to provide the similar pricing on the windows side. I predict the core database engine on both Linux and Windows will be free or close to free. This means enterprise features is how they make money. This is never been good for the users since critical features that everyone needs haven't been adopted due to vendors coding for standard edition. Microsoft will make the lion share of money long term via Azure and support so giving away SQL Server licenses a few years from now won't been an issue but in the short term they need a pricing model that keeps making them money selling SQL Server licenses while at the same time adjusting to market forces.
recent announcements and releases from Microsoft show everything they care about going to open source and Linux – witness – .NET C#, Linux distribution, membership in Eclipse.org, SQL Server on Linux and buying Xamarin. I am sure there is much more to come. As I see it, this is a quiet message to the market that Windows OS has peaked and on a slow and steady way out. The replacement for Windows OS is in fact Azure Cloud, which will be run by Windows but on top of all that Microsoft will run everything that people want to run. I think most important products from Microsoft will be ported to Linux inside next 2 years.
Unless Microsoft has been actively porting applications for the last decade, they will have a tough time porting major core applications to Linux. There's so much dependence on the Windows infrastructure, it's like leveling a mountain range.
Sai Phanindra
I am sure SQL Server @ Linux would be very beneficial.
Considering the fact – restructuring the "Windows Components" that SQL Server uses like WMI , Windows Fibres and the like… – demands a complete restructure of the code should not impact the Execution Plans / features of SQL Server and I hope Engineers @ Microsoft would surely win to make this happen in a way it has to be.
How long to you think it will be before they post some blazingly fast stats showing how well SQL Server performs on Oracle's linux. };-)
Interesting Topic,
I would like to see if Microsoft would implement LDAP authentication on Linux OS.
How Load Balancing options for MSSQL on Linux vs MySQL (Horizontally vs Vertical Scalability ).
MSSQL on Linux with SQL Authentication ( multi master ) peer – peer replication where we need Index on tables.
MySQL has 10 different Storage engines and has already proved Horizontal scalability a cake walk to implement and manage.
Hi, Brent,
I am developing a "lightweight" clone of SQL Server, running on Linux (but it compiles on Windows too).
So far, it is 90% finished. It successfully runs a subset of TSQL, like the little example below.
Many things are still lacking, but it can already be downloaded and played with to get a first glimpse:
http://www.rsql.ch
All functions, statements and examples on the site are implemented and working.
I'm just curious to have your opinion on such a project.
—- small example of TSQL it can execute —
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[t] (
[id] INT IDENTITY(1, 1) NOT NULL,
[name] VARCHAR(20) NULL,
CONSTRAINT [$sysidx$0] PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED ([id])
INSERT INTO t VALUES ('Fred'), ('Maria'), ('Omer');
DECLARE @i INT = 0;
BEGIN TRAN;
WHILE @i<10
INSERT t(name) VALUES ('Row_' + CAST(@i AS VARCHAR));
SET @i += 1;
SELECT * FROM t;
Nicolas – interesting! I would actually make a decision on the licensing right away, though, and consider posting it on Github if you go the open source route. There just isn't much interest in using a closed source database that isn't feature-compatible with its competitor. The kinds of folks who would want to use this would be very impacted if you changed the licensing later down the road.


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by Jared Wynne | Jul 2, 2019
The Counter Strike: Global Offensive community has been desperate for anti-cheating improvements since the dawn of the franchise 20 years ago. Valve has now issued 500,000 account bans in May alone to help combat the prevalence of cheating in the game.
The Valve Anti-Cheat system that has been present on the platform for years, and was recently made able to recognise a few popular free-to-use cheating softwares that have led to an increase in bans. Since January 2019, the system has issued nearly four million individual bans.
Cheaters have long been common in CSGO. With the game going free-to-play in December 2018, it has become easier for players to make throwaway accounts and this has likely contributed to the increasing scale of the problem, and by extension, the number of bans being distributed. Avoiding hackers is one of the main theoretical incentives in players signing up for third party services like ESEA and Faceit.
Cheating in CSGO can include the use of aim assistance, wall hacking, and other popular but unfair tactics.
VAC detects the presence of familiar cheating programs on a player's device, whether they are actively in use or not. This means that simply signing into Steam from a cheating friend's PC could result in a permanent and non-negotiable account ban, and this has become one of the most frequent excuses for players who are banned but deny any wrongdoing. VAC is not only present in Counter Strike, but also in other notable games that utilize the system, including Dota 2, Left for Dead, Rust, and other major titles.
CSGO has never seen an influx of bans like this one and 2019 is already on its way to be a record year for Steam bans, potentially beating a 2018 year in which a single month saw over 1.5 million game bans were issued across the platform.
While the problem is far from fixed, the continuing bans do show that Valve remains dedicated to persistently combating it cheating in its games.
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Seleta Griffin is Of Counsel in the Litigation Practice in the firm's Atlanta office. She counsels clients in areas of criminal, and personal injury law. Her government experience includes representing clients and the State in legal proceedings including trials, suppression and preliminary hearings, various motions hearings, and probation revocation hearings.
Zulema Laurent Green
Regional Managing Attorney
Zulema Laurent Green was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA, and is the youngest of four girls. She graduated from Westchester High School in Los Angeles, CA.
In May 2001, Zulema graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Preventive Medicine from the University of Southern California. After graduation, Zulema attended Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles, CA. In May 2005, Zulema graduated with her Juris Doctorate from Southwestern University School of Law. In December 2018, Zulema obtained her Master's in Health Administration from the University of Southern California.
In June 2006, Zulema moved to Atlanta, GA. Two months later, Zulema began working as a Public Defender in Fulton County. Zulema worked as a public defender for 2 years before joining the firm of Wolpoff and Abramson as an Associate Counsel. Soon thereafter, Zulema became an Associate Counsel for Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC, which is a publicly traded corporation headquartered in Virginia. Currently, Zulema serves as Portfolio Recovery Associates' Regional Managing Attorney with a team of over twenty attorneys across 9 states directly reporting to her and numerous law firms of which she offers legal strategy on company-involved litigation.
In 2013, Zulema was recognized by the National Bar Association and IMPACT as a top 40 Lawyer under 40. This is an honor reserved for attorneys with high achievement in their field. In 2017, Zulema presented on State Court Legal Theories in Collection cases at the National Association of Retail Credit Attorney's conference in Orlando, FL.
Zulema is married with two children and resides in the metro Atlanta area.
Barbara Dorsey Miller
Vice President and Associate General Counsel
Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta
Barbara Dorsey Miller is Vice President and Associate General Counsel of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (FHLBank Atlanta), which is a U.S. government-sponsored enterprise that provides funding to financial institutions to support housing finance and community investment. Ms. Miller advises FHLBank Atlanta on a variety of complex transactional, regulatory, compliance, and policy matters, including capital markets and securities transactions, secured lending, custodial arrangements, government relations, and corporate governance matters. Ms. Miller is a member of FHLBank Atlanta's Diversity and Inclusion Council and Development Advisory Council. She joined FHLBank Atlanta in 2010 after previously practicing corporate transactional law at large law firms in New York, California and Atlanta. Ms. Miller earned a J.D. from Columbia University School of Law and a B.A. in History and Science from Harvard University.
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She is a frequent speaker to industry groups and human resources professionals on such topics as avoiding harassment in the workplace, maintaining a union free workplace, avoiding discrimination claims, proper interviewing, and effective discipline and discharge techniques.
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Vice President - Legal & Corporate Secretary
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Drew, Eckl & Farnham
Jennifer Parrott focuses her practice in civil litigation and represents individuals, corporations, and insurance companies in state and federal courts. Her practice includes an emphasis on general liability and insurance litigation, transportation/trucking law, personal injury, products liability, and commercial litigation. She has extensive experience in managing files, interviewing witnesses, preparing discovery, writing and responding to motions and appeals, and taking depositions.
In 2017, the American Bar Association, Tort Trial & Insurance section, appointed Mrs. Parrott to Vice-Chair for both the Cyber Security Data Privacy General Committee and the Commercial Transportation Litigation General Committee and as a member of the Outreach to Young Lawyers Standing Committee. The ABA TIPS Technology section also appointed Mrs. Parrott to Vice-Chair for the Self-Insurers and Risk Managers Committee.
Prior to joining Drew, Eckl & Farnham, Mrs. Parrott served as law clerk to the Honorable Judge Irma B. Glover in Cobb County State Court and as an Assistant Solicitor in the Fayette County Solicitor's Office. Interestingly, Mrs. Parrott formerly raced cars, competing throughout the United States and in the first women only professional road race (Inaugural Women's Global GT 1999). Though she still enjoys fast cars she no longer races, her interests outside the office now consisting of hiking and travel with her family. Additionally, Mrs. Parrott also dedicates time to raising funds for cancer research and from 2011-2015, she served on the Board of Trustees for the Ainsley Paige Higgins' Dare to Hope Foundation, an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of children with rare diseases and complex medical conditions.
Njeri Nginyo
Vice President, Assistant General Counsel
Lauren Tashma
EVP, General Counsel and Secretary
Graphic Packaging International, LLC
Seletha Butler
First Vice President and Senior Counsel
Seletha Butler is First Vice President and Senior Counsel with SunTrust Banks, Inc. where she supports the wholesale unit on strategic commercial matters and the founder of and advisor at srButlerCo through which she consults with organizations on governance matters, including business ethics and diversity. She is a former co-chair of the Public Sector Initiatives Committee of the Thirty Percent Coalition. Previously, Ms. Butler was a member of the Board of Trustees of the Georgia Tech Athletic Association, an Assistant Professor of Business Law and Ethics at Georgia Tech's Scheller College of Business, a Fellow with the Harvard Kennedy School, Women and Public Policy Program, and a Network Fellow with the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University.
Ms. Butler has a J.D., Harvard Law School, M.B.A. (global focus), Georgia Institute of Technology graduating with a 4.0/4.0, and B.S. (summa cum laude), Corporate Finance, The University of Alabama where she ranked 3rd in class of 236. While at The University of Alabama, Ms. Butler was an Academic Tutor for The University of Alabama's Athletic Department and The Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration.
At Georgia Tech, Ms. Butler taught courses involving the intersection of business, law, ethics, and policy, including developing a Corporate Governance course for undergraduate students for which she received the Scheller Professor of the Year Award—Elective Business Courses (2013) on her first semester teaching the course. This is an award selected solely by students. Ms. Butler also received other honors recognizing her work at Georgia Tech, including Professor Appreciation recognition from the various programs with the Georgia Tech Athletic Association, and Thank-a-Teacher recognitions from students through the Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning.
Ms. Butler's research addresses corporate governance and related business ethics issues. Such research includes the structure, obligations, and activities of boards of directors, including (i) the ethical aspects of legislation and regulation around board diversity and regulatory disclosure and (ii) business decision-making with her developed ethic of care and justice framework. Her four articles touching on corporate governance and business ethics include: (1) "All on Board! Strategies for Constructing Diverse Boards of Directors" published in Virginia Law and Business Review; (2) "'Financial Expert': A Subtle Blow to the Pool and Current Pipeline of Women on Corporate Boards" published as the lead article in The Georgetown Journal of Gender and the Law; (3) "Business Ethics: Conceptualize Governing with the Ethic of Care and Justice" published in NYU Journal of Law & Business; and (4) "Higher Education Governance: Proposals for Model Child Protection Governance Policy" published as lead article in Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal. Ms. Butler is the co-author of a book chapter—"Using Power and Influence to Create Gender Diverse Boardrooms: the Role of Public Policy"—in the book, More Women on Boards of Directors: An International Perspective. Ms. Butler frequently engaged undergraduate and graduate students to assist her on her research projects, and she sometimes works with industry experts on her research projects.
Ms. Butler is the recipient of the 2015 Leaders and Legends Faculty Award from the Georgia Tech Black Alumni Organization and 2014 Women Out Front Award. In 2011, she was a recipient of the Nation's Best Advocates: 40 Lawyers Under 40, an honor by the National Bar Association and IMPACT to recognize a cross-section of legal professionals age 40 and under within the African-American legal community who have achieved prominence and distinction in their career.
Prior to joining Scheller, Ms. Butler spent fourteen years, collectively, with global law firms in Atlanta (DLA Piper LLP, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, and Hunton & Williams LLP) and Chicago (Altheimer & Gray) and one of the nation's largest commercial banking organizations. During her tenure in private law practice and corporate America, Ms. Butler's legal practice focused on complex domestic and global commercial transactions, including acquisitions and divestitures, joint ventures, strategic alliances, technology licensing, and outsourcing, and corporate governance matters. She retains close industry relationships and included industry speakers in all of her classes. Ms. Butler also connected students with some of the industry contacts as they seek career advice.
Ms. Butler is a speaker on organizational governance, diversity, professional responsibility, ethics in business, and career development and advancement strategies for corporations, education institutions, professional associations, governmental organizations, and not-for-profit organizations. Among Ms. Butler's professional and community activities, she is on the Board of Trustees of MedShare International, Inc. (and its Executive Committee (Secretary) and chairs its Nominating and Governance Committee), and co-chair of the Public Sector Initiatives Committee of the Thirty Percent Coalition. She is a former member of the Board of Governors of Tech High School, Inc. Ms. Butler served as a Faculty Associate for the Georgia Tech Grand Challenges Program and the Faculty Advisor for the Scheller Society of Entrepreneurs and the Scheller College of Business Graduate Minorities in Business. She also is an active member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, and a member of the Georgia Tech Leadership Roundtable, Fall 2011 and the 2005 Class of Leadership Georgia.
Currently, Ms. Butler also is working on The Hayden, Butler and Lovett Family Foundation and the Judge Willie Lovett "IGB" Scholarship (honoring her late husband The Honorable Willie J. Lovett, Jr.) and a book project.
D'Asia Hailey
Senior Counsel-Commercial
GE Power
Tashwanda Pinchback Dixon
Balch & Bingham, LLP
Tashwanda Pinchback Dixon is a trial lawyer with over 11 years of experience of successfully resolving a wide variety of labor and employment disputes as well as providing employment counseling. Tashwanda represents management in both union and nonunion settings in the litigation of federal and state employment and labor law claims, with a particular focus on workplace safety and health (OSHA).
Stacey Wolf
Vice President of Business Affairs
CNN Worldwide
Stacey Wolf is the Vice President of Business Affairs for CNN Worldwide. In this role, she negotiates all development, production, license and distribution deals for CNN Original Series, CNN Films, and HLN Original Series.
Stacey launched the Business Affairs team in 2014 and since then has negotiated deals to acquire or commission more than 20 CNN Original Series, including the critically-acclaimed and Peabody award-winning Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown, produced by ZPZ Production; This is Life with Lisa Ling, produced by Part 2 Pictures, the Primetime Emmy® Award-nominated The Sixties, The Seventies, The Eighties and The Nineties, executive produced by Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman and Mark Herzog; and The History of Comedy, executive produced by Sean Hayes, Todd Milliner, Mark Herzog and Christopher Cowen. Stacey and her team have also negotiated deals with Cineflix, Endemol Shine International, Fremantle Media and Kew Media for the global distribution of select CNN Original Series.
Since 2014, Stacey has negotiated deals to acquire, co-produce, or commission more than 30 feature and short documentary films for CNN Films - many of which have screened at the Sundance Film Festival, SXSW Film Festival and the Tribeca Film Festival and went on to have successful theatrical exhibitions. Under her leadership, CNN has partnered with companies including Magnolia Pictures, Paramount, Participant Media, NEON and Universal Pictures for the worldwide distribution of CNN Films.
Before starting the CNN Business Affairs department in 2014, Stacey was in the CNN Legal Department for 15 years, ultimately as Assistant General Counsel, and provided legal advice on newsgathering, production, and copyright issues for CNN. Stacey also created and ran the CNN Rights and Clearances team which handles the licensing and tracking of all third-party material used on CNN networks worldwide.
A graduate of the University of Michigan with a B.A., with distinction, in English, Stacey also holds a law degree from Emory Law School. She was a staff member of the Emory Law Review and graduated in the top 10% of her class. She began her career as a product liability litigation associate at King & Spalding in Atlanta. Stacey is a Turner's KEYS program graduate and a Turner Volunteer Day Site Leader. She and her husband, Barry, co-run the Wolf household. They are parents to three active kids, Sawyer, Alana and Zachary, and two dogs. Stacey also volunteers on the Board of the Lakeside PTSA and as a committee head and Parent Association Member at The Galloway School.
Kimyatta McClary
Senior Counsel, Regulatory Investigations & Head of Global Investigations Program
Kimyatta is Regulatory Investigations Counsel & Head of the Global Investigations Program at McKesson Corporation, where she oversees McKesson's enterprise-wide internal Investigations Program and provides strategic counseling on a variety of regulatory and compliance matters, as well as risk mitigation activities. Kimyatta sits in the General Counsel Organization—a centralized team of attorneys and compliance professionals who support the entire family of McKesson businesses. Kimyatta is Certified in Healthcare Compliance (CHC).
Kimyatta developed her expertise as a healthcare litigation, compliance, and regulatory attorney representing a variety of plan, payor, and provider clients at Alston & Bird LLP, where she practiced prior to joining McKesson. In private practice, she represented clients in the defense of False Claims Act litigation, whistleblower actions, and government investigations related to alleged fraud and abuse violations of federal and state health care laws. She also assisted clients in conducting internal compliance investigations, as well as with developing and implementing effective compliance programs.
Shiriki Jones
Legility
Lisa H. Lemke is the National Director of Talent Development for Counsel On Call. She has been with the company since 2004, and has held numerous positions in both talent and business development. She is based in the company's Atlanta office. Previously, Lisa practiced labor and employment law with Troutman Sanders, LLP in Atlanta. She also practiced labor and employment law with Jackson, Lewis, Schnitzler & Krupman also in Atlanta. She is a cum laude graduate from the University of Georgia School of Law and received her undergraduate degree, magna cum laude, from the Honors Program at the University of Georgia. Lisa is licensed to practice law in Georgia and is a member of the State Bar of Georgia, the Atlanta Bar Association, and the Georgia Association for Women Lawyers.
Leigh Tyson
Constangy Brooks, Smith & Prophete LLP
For over fifteen years, Leigh Tyson has practiced in all areas of labor and employment law, with an emphasis on National Labor Relations Board issues. Leigh is co-chair of Constangy's Labor Relations Practice Group.
The focus of Leigh's practice includes:
Handling unfair labor practice charge investigations and hearings;
Union campaign issues, including representation hearings, management campaigning, and elections;
Collective bargaining and arbitration hearings;Employment discrimination claims, including mediation, investigations, and litigation;
Investigations into all workplace matters, including wage/hour, OSHA, and ADA compliance; and
Supervisory training in all areas relating to labor and employment law.
In addition to representing clients across the country in a wide range of industries, Leigh is also the host of Constangy's first video series, "Close Up on Workplace Law," where she interviews other Constangy attorneys about current issues affecting employers. She is also a frequent author and speaker on legal issues of interest to employers.
Janna Nugent
Janna S. Nugent, Co-Chair of the Atlanta Business Litigation Group, is an experienced litigator, focusing her practice on complex commercial litigation and business disputes, products liability, employment matters, and tort defense. Her experience extends to both state and federal courts in Florida and Georgia, and includes representing pharmaceutical companies and medical device manufacturers in products liability cases and multi-district litigation. In addition, she represents government entities in various administrative hearings and related litigation.
Ariel Zion
Insight Global
Ariel Zion serves as Deputy General Counsel to Insight Global, a national staffing and servicing company that specializes in sourcing information technology, government, accounting, finance and engineering professionals and delivering service-based solutions to Fortune 1000 clients. Insight Global completes more than 41,000 placements annually in short-term, long-term, contract-to-hire, and direct placement positions through its network of more than 49 regional offices across the United States and Canada. Insight Global has been ranked one of the fastest growing staffing firms for the past 11 years, and named the 3rd largest IT staffing firm in America by Staffing Industry Analysts for four consecutive years.
In her role as Deputy General Counsel, Ariel is responsible for all conflict and litigation-related matters, ranging from contract disputes, employment claims, class action lawsuits, and restrictive covenant enforcement. A litigator at her core, Ariel handles matters as lead trial counsel, appearing in court on behalf of the company all over the United States; as well as managing outside counsel and legal vendors.
Ariel joined Insight Global in 2017 after spending the first ten years of her legal career in private practice, specializing in commercial and real estate litigation, and handling complex matters in both federal and state courts. Ariel practiced in both a large Atlanta law firm and a litigation boutique. It was Ariel's hands-on trial experience that made her uniquely suited for her current role with Insight Global.
Outside of Insight Global, Ariel is actively involved in Leadership Buckhead and the Anti-Defamation League. She is a wife and mother of two young children.
Ariel received B.A. degrees in Government and History from the University of Texas at Austin. She received her J.D. from Samford University's Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham, Alabama. She is a member in good standing of the State Bar of Georgia.
Lisa Sims
Director, Patent Operations
Rachel Weitz
Senior Corporate Counsel
Natasha L. Wilson is Co-Chair of the firm's Labor & Employment Practice's Complex Employment Litigation & Trials group and Co-Chair of the Atlanta Labor & Employment Practice. She focuses her practice on labor and employment law, and devotes her legal practice to representing management in all aspects of employment law, from prevention and compliance issues to arbitration and litigation. She has litigated a wide variety of employment issues on the federal, state and local levels before courts and administrative agencies. Natasha works closely with her clients to provide counseling and consultation on employee matters, policy revisions, litigation prevention and the implementation of sound employment practices.
Prior to joining the firm, Natasha was an associate with one of the largest law firms in the Southeast. Her prior litigation experience includes representation of clients in environmental and toxic tort defense and general business litigation. She also has experience in white collar criminal defense and corporate investigations, electronic discovery and digital information. Before entering law school, Natasha worked as a television journalist for seven years.
Trenika Fields
Trenika L. Fields is In-House Counsel of Flashpoint based in New York. In her role as head counsel, she provides innovative leadership on legal matters as well as act as a strategist business partner to the organization. Trenika is responsible for overseeing documents in legal review, contract negotiations, intellectual property matters, cybersecurity and privacy, and corporate governance.
Prior to joining Flashpoint, Ms. Fields advised and counseled on commercial agreements for Verint Systems Inc., a $1.3B+ publicly traded technology company where she was the primary lead negotiator for software and services agreements for the Northeast region. Prior to that, she served as Corporate Counsel where she also held numerous positions including director of business and legal affairs. She established the company's legal department and successfully negotiated an annual revenue of $40M which led to merger and acquisition by a billion dollar publicly-traded organization.
She began her career succeeding in several operational roles within in-house legal departments for corporations across the country, including 21st Century Insurance Company, International Coffee & Tealeaf, Hot Topic, Inc. and a stint at B.E.T. Networks during her law school career. Ms. Fields has had extensive experience in corporate governance, compliance, cybersecurity, data and privacy, franchise, entertainment and insurance law.
Ms. Fields is a Board of Trustee of Hammonds House Museum. She is a member of several professional, including but not limited to, the Corporate Counsel Women of Color, Louisiana Bar Association, Gate City Bar Association, American Bar Association, and Women in Technology.
Ms. Fields received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from California State University, Long Beach and earned a Juris Doctor from Southern University Law Center. She is authorized to practice law in Louisiana. Ms. Fields is from Berkeley, California and currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia.
Wilma Beaty
General Counsel, Americas
allnex
Michelle Ruff
Associate Corporate Counsel
Amrock
Michelle Ruff's practice presently centers around licensing and compliance. Since 2012 she has served as a legal advisor to corporate counsel and leaders at Amrock, a title and technology company located in Detroit, Michigan. She is heavily relied upon for matters in Texas and is an expert in all matters pertaining to title, curative, real estate and settlement services for the State of Georgia.
Prior to working for Amrock, Michelle was in private practice handling real estate, family, criminal, unemployment appeals, social security appeals and immigration matters. She is a seasoned family law litigator and believes that her civil litigation practice has helped her to skillfully find creative legal solutions to meet complex compliance issues.
She graduated with her B.A. in Communications from Oakwood University, Huntsville, AL in 1996 and with a M.A. in Communications from Morehead State University, Morehead, KY in 1998. A 2001 graduate of the Louis D. Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville, Michelle participated in the Immigration Clinic as a student; received an award for her public service work; and, was an active member of the Diversity Committee. After graduation, she begin her career working with Farmworker Legal Services in Michigan and proudly continued her non-profit service with Cobb County Legal Aid, a division of Atlanta Legal Aid and the Latin American Association before going into private practice. She is a member of the Kentucky, Michigan and Georgia Bar Associations.
Michelle has put together training materials on cultural sensitivity for guardian ad litems and spoken on the impact of natural disasters on immigrants for young lawyers assisting Hurricane Katrina victims.
Most importantly, Michelle has two adult children, who endured college, graduate and law school with her as a single mother. She is an avid fitness enthusiast who volunteers to teach a workout class to senior citizens in Atlanta, Georgia, where she lives.
Jennifer Marino
Litchfield Cavo LLP
Jennifer Marino is a partner in the Tampa office of Litchfield Cavo LLP. She focuses her practice in all areas of civil litigation, including personal injury defense, premises liability, motor vehicle negligence, retail and hospitality defense, general liability claims, first party claims and construction defect disputes. She practiced in New York for five years before bringing her practice to Florida.
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Q: Xcode9.3 unit tests are getting stuck or behaving erratically I've got some asynchronous Core Data tests that were previously on previous versions of Xcode but after I updated to Xcode9.3 they started behaving erratically. Sometimes they seem to get stuck right after the test "begins", at other times it crashes with strange errors like:
NSInvalidArgumentException: Unacceptable type of value for to-one relationship property = "log"; desired type = DiveLog; given type = DiveLog // WTF?
I've already flagged a bug report with apple. Has anyone else experienced this issue and have you found a workaround?
Cheers,
Danny


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Q: get values from query string for input box and drop down menu Hi I have the following page with a query string:
http://userpages.umbc.edu/~andrade1/querystring/querystring/example1%20-%20Copy.html
when I click show and go to the receiving page which is here:
http://userpages.umbc.edu/~andrade1/querystring/querystring/example123.html?name=Duck%2C%20Donald&spouse=Daisy
How can I retrieve the query string so that the drop down menu will display the name which is donald duck or mickey depending which button was clicked and the input box will display either minnie or daisy depending which button was clicked?
For example when the show button for mickey mouse is clicked I want mickey mouse to display in the drop down menu but still be able to select other options after the page is loaded and I would like minnie to display in the input box but be able to also type in another value.
Currently the javascript that I am using is:
<script type="text/javascript">
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which does not work for a drop down menu or input box

A: use location.search
JavaScript query string


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West Allis police investigating the 'possible' stabbing death of a 6-year-old boy
Drake Bentley
The West Allis Police Department is investigating the homicide of a 6-year-old boy in the 1500 block of South 73rd Street, the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office and West Allis police have confirmed.
West Allis police issued a news release Monday evening stating they received a 911 call around 3 p.m. reporting that a child had a "possible knife wound to his stomach."
The West Allis Fire Department rendered aid. The child was taken to a hospital where he later died.
The medical examiner identified the 6-year-old victim as Hank F. Brown-Rockow. West Allis police said that an adult female is in custody.
The medical examiner's office told the Journal Sentinel that an autopsy would be conducted Wednesday.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the West Allis Police Department at 414-302-8000.
Contact Drake Bentley at (414) 391-5647 or DBentley1@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @DrakeBentleyMJS.


Geoffrey Mock is Egypt country specialist and chair of the Middle East County Specialists for AIUSA. He has worked on the Middle East for Amnesty for 17 years. Among other work, he has assisted Amnesty's efforts to support human rights defenders, end unfair trials and torture in Egypt and to promote Egypt's traditionally vigorous civil society against harassment and legal attacks from both the government and non-governmental sources. His particular interest, at a time of diminishing space in which Egyptian human rights activists can act, is developing avenues outside of the U.S. government in which American activists can best connect and support the human rights work being done on the ground in Egypt. He works as an editor and manager of communications at Duke University.
In 2014, Amnesty International USA gave one of its highest awards for human rights activism to a collection of women who for more than two decades ignored governmental harassment and ran a torture and domestic violence rehabilitation center in Cairo, Egypt.
This week, the Egyptian government gave an order to shut them down.
Since 2011, more than half of the Syrian population has been on the run, fleeing their homes to escape war crimes and human rights abuses by both the Assad regime and armed opposition groups such as the Islamic State.
What happens when a crisis so prolongs that the world tires of it?
You get 3.7 million Syrian refugees.
Artwork by Shirmeen, aged 16, niece of disappeared Faisal Faraz, who was apprehended during a bus journey to Peshawar in Pakistan in July 2005. Several other persons who had been subjected to enforced disappearances testified to seeing them in detention but state officials denied their detention and any knowledge about their whereabouts.


Meetings with high school guidance counselors during the next few weeks will assist Ottumwa High School students in developing their schedule for the next school year.
Wendy Maas, an OHS associate principal, hopes more families will look at the expanded opportunities offered by Indian Hills Community College. Career Discovery Academies, a new program started last year, provides an opportunity for students to explore career technical and health care programs. "Students are on campus for multiple periods to take a couple of classes to see if they like the program" said Maas. Students have the option to complete a diploma or certificate while still in high school through the academies.
Sessions will be scheduled through February 15. Parents are encouraged to view the OHS Program of Studies link on the district website. For additional information on Discovery Academies and other Indian Hills opportunities, go to Ottumwa High School, Program of Studies and search for Indian Hills Opportunities.


We always treat our customers and their homes with the utmost respect, but one thing you can do to help is remove any valuables or breakable items from the hearth area prior to our appointment. We need about 7 feet of clearance in front of the fireplace in order to quickly set up our equipment and provide you with prompt and stress-free, mess-free service.
The safety of our customers and our team is of the highest importance to us. That's why we ask that you discontinue use of the appliance being serviced for a full 24 hours before your scheduled appointment time. This will allow the fireplace or stove to cool so that no one is put in harm's way during the service appointment.
If necessary, please remove any ash from your fireplace or stove prior to the appointment.
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