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Q: Removing stopwords,but should return as a line My question may appear silly. But as I am a rookie in Python , help me out.
I have to pass a line to a stopword removal function. It works fine. But my problem is return of the function is appending the words. I want it as like follows:
line = " I am feeling good , but I cant talk"

Let "I,but,cant" are stopwords.
After passing to the function , my output should be as "am feeling good , talk".
What I a getting now is [['am','feeling','good','talk']].
Help me.

A: To get that list as a string, you can do:
>>> out = [['am','feeling','good','talk']]
>>> " ".join(out[0])
'am feeling good talk'
>>>

However, I think this is more what you want:
>>> line = " I am feeling good , but I cant talk"
>>> [word for word in line.split() if word not in ("I", "but", "cant")]
['am', 'feeling', 'good', ',', 'talk']
>>> lst = [word for word in line.split() if word not in ("I", "but", "cant")]
>>> " ".join(lst)
'am feeling good , talk'
>>>

Important parts here are str.join, str.split, and a list comprehension.

A: line = " I am feeling good , but I cant talk"
stop_words={'I','but','cant'}
li=[word for word in line.split() if word not in stop_words]
print li
# prints ['am', 'feeling', 'good', ',', 'talk']
print ' '.join(li)
# prints 'am feeling good , talk'

A: You can achieve this by using list comprehension:
def my_function(line, stopwords):
    return [word for word in line.split() if word not in stopwords]

stopwords = ['i', 'but', 'cant']
line = " I am feeling good , but I cant talk"
my_function(line, stopwords)

Which is roughly equal to this piece of code below:
def my_function(line, stopwords):
        result = []
        for i in line.split(): #loop through the lines
        if i not in stopwords: #Check if the words are included in stopwords
            result.append(i)

Result:
['am', 'feeling', 'good,', 'talk']

Hope this helps!

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Q: Chrome DevTools "disable cache": what does it actually do apart from nothing (for service worker scripts)? I'm trying to test the behaviour of my site on the assumption that the local disk cache is empty.  I know that there are ways of clearing the cache and doing Ctrl-F5 etc each time, but there is also a "Disable Cache" checkbox in the Network tab that seems like it should do what I'm after... i.e. disable the cache.
But, when I clear the cache, enable that option, and F5-reload my site a couple of times, this is what I see:

The resource has been cached, and is being served from cache, despite "disable cache" being enabled!  So what does this option actually do?
EDIT
Maybe this behaviour I'm seeing relates only to caching of service worker scripts?  If you load this page (an example linked from this guide to service workers), at least for me the sw.js file is fetched from disk cache even with "disable cache" enabled.

A: Interesting question!
In the screenshot you've provided, the Name column is cut off, so I can't tell what resource is still being served from disk cache. I'll assume that it's a service worker script, based on the description in your "EDIT".
The question I'll answer, then, is "how does the browser cache service worker (SW) scripts?"

*

*When a SW gets registered, the browser stores the SW script in a separate database in the disk cache. I'll just call this the SW database, but note this isn't an official term. Note that if the service worker calls importScripts(), those scripts are also stored in the SW database. Also note that when a service worker script gets updated, the browser overwrites the currently-stored script in the SW database with the new script. This is the Chrome implementation, other browsers may do it differently. 1

*Every time you load the page, the browser makes an invisible request (i.e. you can't see this in DevTools) to see if there are any updates to the service worker script. IMO, DevTools should expose this request, so that developers get a better idea of the SW lifecycle.

*

*If one byte of the script is different, then the browser updates the SW script in the SW database.

*If the SW script hasn't changed, the browser just serves the script from the SW database. This is the request that you're seeing in DevTools. IMO it's misleading that DevTools describes this request as (from disk cache). Ideally, it should have some other name to indicate that this cache isn't affected by the Disable Cache checkbox.

So, in this case, you're right: the Disable cache checkbox does nothing. If you want to ensure that your cache is completely cleared (including service worker stuff):

*

*Go to the Clear Storage pane, make sure that all the checkboxes are enabled, and then click Clear Site Data.

*While DevTools is still open, long-press Chrome's Reload button, and select Empty Cache and Hard Reload. See https://stackoverflow.com/a/14969509/1669860 for an explanation of these different options.

1 I got this info from Alex Russell, Chrome engineer and co-author of the service worker spec

A: In addition to the disable cache option, on the network pane of the developer tools you can now right click and choose "Clear Cache" from the popup menu.
Also, you can use this plugin if you need to clear the cache frequently:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/jpfbieopdmepaolggioebjmedmclkbap


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Liberation of Alsace
Last French province to be free
The liberation of the Alsace happened in stages. Logistical difficulties, broken terrain, stubborn German resistance, and differences among Allied commanders meant that fighting to liberate the region took many weeks.
Allied victory in Normandy and the success of Operation Dragoon sent German armies in headlong retreat. The rapid pursuit, however, consumed inordinate amount of petrol and other supplies, which all had to be transported from the beaches of Normandy or from ports in Provence. In early September logistical difficulties forced general Eisenhower to prioritize, and he chose to target the Ruhr industrial area.
Meanwhile, American and French forces met determined German resistance around Metz and in the Belfort Gap; the Allies were stopped short of their objectives in the Alsace. Only in mid-November 1944 did the Allies manage to break through the enemy lines. In the South the French liberated Belfort and reached the Rhine; in the North, the 7th U.S. Army penetrated German defences in the Vosges; the 2nd French Armoured Division exploited this success, liberating Strasbourg on 23rd November.
Despite this success, general Eisenhower forbade general Patch's 7th Army to cross the Rhine and attempt to outflank German West Wall defences. To the south of Strasbourg, around Colmar, the Germans managed to hold on to a large pocket on the western bank of the Rhine. Again, a stalemate ensued.
On New Year's Eve, 1944, German units began Operation Nordwind, the final German attempt to turn the tide in the West. After three weeks of bloody fighting, the German forces were stopped. From 20th January to 9th February the French 1st Army, reinforced by U.S. troops, cleared the Colmar Pocket, thus liberating the last large section of French land still under German occupation.
U.S. Troops at Raon-L'Etape
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Colmar Pocket
The American and French offensive in mid-November 1944 was a success, resulting in liberation of most of Alsace. However, the Germans retained a large bridgehead on the western bank of the Rhine around the city of Colmar, a thorn the side of Allied 6th Army Group.
Alexander M. Patch
After driving the Japanese out of Guadalcanal in 1943, General Patch commanded US Seventh Army from the landings of Operation Dragoon in August 1944 to the surrender of German 19th Army on May 5, 1945. He liberated the Alsace region with French general De Lattre and the Dachau concentration camp near Munich.
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The Welsh Guards to be granted the Freedom of the County of Ceredigion
THE WELSH GUARDS will be granted the Freedom of the County of Ceredigion in a ceremony in Cardigan on 24 June 2020.
The decision to grant the freedom was taken by Ceredigion County Council in a special meeting on 19 December 2019.
The Colonel Tom Bonas of the Welsh Guards wrote to the council's Armed Forces Champion to ask that the council consider granting the Freedom of the County to the regiment.
In his letter, Colonel Bonas wrote, "We have Freedoms of other Counties in Wales as well as Cities and Towns, but Ceredigion is a notable exception. It is such a beautiful County with a rich heritage and one we would be greatly honoured to be formally associated with. Thus, I would ask the County Chairman and Council whether they would consider offering Her Majesty's Fifth Regiment of Foot Guards, and Wales' only Foot Guards Regiment, the Freedom of the County."
The council also confirmed the date of the reaffirmation the Freedom of the County of Ceredigion to the Royal Welsh Regiment. This will be held in Aberaeron on 27 June 2020.
Councillor Paul Hinge is Ceredigion County Council's Champion for the Armed Forces. He said, "It is an honour and a privilege to be able to offer the Freedom of the County to the Welsh Guards. They have a long and intertwined history with Ceredigion. Many of our citizens are armed forces veterans, many of whom have served in the Welsh Guards.
"This relationship was cemented recently when the council and its partners arranged to place the names of three fallen soldiers on the War Memorial in Cardigan, two of whom were Welsh Guardsman, who lost their lives in the Falkland's and Afghanistan. Our relationship is equally strong with the Royal Welsh Regiment. Although an entirely different regiment, they will be marching in Aberaeron to reaffirm their already established rights to the Freedom of the County.
"I am delighted that my council colleagues supported this request as we can now provide two spectacular events for the public and visitors to Ceredigion in the month of June, whilst honouring those who defend the nation."
The decisions honour commitments made by the council in the Armed Forces Community Covenant. The council has previously signed the covenant to support the Armed Forces, their families and veterans.
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Reality Through Play. Marni Resort 2023
December 5, 2022 | Design & Culture by Ed
Please pardon my blog absence – first had a very busy schedule, and then, just like that, Miss 'Rona hit me. Slowly, but steadily, after a couple of days living in another dimension, I'm returning to reality. The Marni resort 2023 collection feels like a sweet thing to look at first. In keeping with his increasingly radical practice, with its implicit critique of today's fashion system, Francesco Risso is taking the concept of collaboration to the next level at the Italian brand. He's doing so not just by testing the perimeter between fashion and art, but also by questioning the boundaries of authorship. Risk-taking is obviously included in such a journey, but Risso seems to enjoy meeting the challenges head-on. And what's more fearless than luring into Marni's inner sanctum not a fellow designer, as other brands are doing, but a true artist – and a painter, no less? This see-now, buy-now resort collection marked the inception of this new direction, with Flaminia Veronesi taking up a long term role at the label. Risso introduced Veronesi, a longtime friend whose imaginative allegorical drawings have true affinity with the sensibility he has introduced at Marni. "We are connected by a similar way of dealing creatively with reality through play," she explained, "a play which happens through tactility, is activated by the touch of the hand, and which is expressive of a feminine, no-gender ingenuity bringing us back to our instinctual, creatural side." Risso chimed in: "In the path towards the definition of Marni, the backbone for me has always been the concept of play, so it seemed natural that Flaminia's vision opened doors onto landscapes where we share the same delight in exploring the simple, childlike playfulness I believe is crucial to shaping Marni's aesthetic." Risso and Veronesi's interaction feels as smooth as one of her swirling, fluid drawings of aquatic creatures, which have been transposed for resort onto bias-cut dresses, oversized cargos, low-slung trousers, and jumpers. But beyond the obvious visual appeal of their 'creatures,' what Risso wanted to highlight is how the new integrated practice serves to add integrity to the items they're creating. "I did not invite Flaminia to just make a couple of drawings to print on a series of disposable hoodies," he explained. "There's too much fake creativity around, plastered surreptitiously onto zillions of products. What I want to achieve is an authentic, generative artistic partnership which makes us both grow, and which adds intrinsic value even to the less visually conspicuous items of a collection. All the hyper-branded, status-driven logoed products out there reveal such poverty of thought, it's an appalling way of depleting our work as creatives of any meaning." The collaboration with Veronesi has triggered a counterintuitive stripping-down approach to the hybridized flamboyance of previous Marni collections. For resort, silhouettes had a clarity and purity that only enhanced by contrast the poetic intensity of the prints based on Veronesi's drawings. Even the clashing-striped knitwear looks had a more streamlined energy to them. For now, Risso is keen on keeping shapes, volumes, and decorations from overwhelming the personality of the wearer. Maximizing self-expressive potential through reworked classics is what he's after. That said, "I'm not a minimalist in the least," he concluded. "Quite the contrary."
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Sunlight. Marni SS23
The appearance of Italian brands on the New York Fashion Week schedule brought major action to the city. First Fendi kicked off the fashion marathon. Then, Marni's Francesco Risso delivered one of his finest collections for the brand to date. Making Marni's NYC debut on a Brooklyn street nestled under a bridge, the trains audibly rumbling overhead, was a natural step for Risso, who has appreciated the city's creative spirit for years. Everyone from Paloma Elsesser to Tyler Mitchell to Lara Stone appeared on the runway; a cast of models and friends walked to a live soundtrack written by Dev Hynes and performed by the String Orchestra of Brooklyn. Gorgeous, hallucinogenic, searingly bright colors; distressed mohair; papery leathers; mystical cobwebs of beads; and psychedelic panne velvets, the pieces punctuated every now and then by enormous and the chicest-ever squashy courier bags, their no-nonsense utilitarian shape turned off-kilter by their puffy aeration. The collection was a signature Marni line-up, but also felt very new-gen New York. "I've been wanting to explore for a while," Risso said. "It means understanding things from a different perspective, connecting with different people. It feels refreshing. There's a lot of learning as well, and I'm up for that every fucking second. Ever since America opened its borders last December I've been here, I don't know, maybe 20 times. Still," he went on, "it's not really news, because everyone is out in some other realm in some way or other."
Risso's arrival stateside feels like it comes from a place of curiosity, of challenge, of risk: how can we get out of the moribund, straight-back-to-business way of doing things? The answer: maybe destabilize and decentralize it all, stop putting the designer on a pedestal, start to rethink all the relationships between brand, creator, audience, and those actually buying the stuff. Come together, join forces. "It's not the '90s anymore," he said, "when brands spoke in very defined ways. Now you have to talk universally." In regard to that last assertion, with his spring 2023 collection, Risso put his clothes where his mouth is. With a color palette inspired by the changing light over the course of a day in the Italian countryside (something he observed while holidaying in his homeland), he offered up a strong lineup that felt more streamlined and minimalistic than those he has done lately, despite the intense colorations and textures going on. Filmy rib knits contoured close to the body, some with "sleeves" trailing from the waistband or extra neckholes, which created circular décolleté cutouts, regardless of the gender wearing them. "The body is completely the protagonist in this collection," Risso said. "Everything is built in jerseys, knitwear, things that, actually, go with the body rather than against it. Even the leather is the softest leather that exists." The collection had other conceits based on the circle, be it the swooping looped trains on the dresses or the groovy abstract sunrises rendered on satin tees and minidresses. As for Risso, he is already thinking about where on earth the sun might rise on his next Marni collection. He's in no rush to go back to Milan, not until the brand's 30th anniversary in 2024 at least. Travel does more than just broaden the mind, in his view. "I can't wait to be on the other side of the planet," he said, "but, also, to see how it can burst the bubbles that we like to create in fashion."
Where Do We Go? Marni AW22
March 1, 2022 | Design & Culture by Ed
Francesco Risso's Marni show for his autumn-winter 2022 collection, an ode to the handmade, the mended, the crafted and the tailored, was somehow fitting in the current, violent circumstances. The show's guests definitely felt a feeling of anxiety once they saw the venue: barely lit cavernous space, fit for a rave, the entrance shrouded in foliage, enormous concrete breeze blocks where a runway would usually be, and yet more foliage framing this picture of dystopian revelry. Last season's show, set to a soundtrack by the genius Dev Hynes and art directed by the equally genius Babak Radboy (both Dev and Babak were involved in this season's proceedings too) was a joyful, cathartic gathering, bringing people together as physical shows returned. Then Risso offered a moving and sincere treatise on events in the fashion world an captured the moment beautifully. This time round, Risso was questioning what's next, according to the emailed show notes. "The future came and went, leaving us alone, but together in the dark, but lighter than before," Risso wrote. "Where do we go after? Where are we bound, beyond what binds us to each other?"
It's become a thing for fashion to speak of community, but with Risso's casting, it was a disparate and unconnected band of individuals who made their way via flashlight around the venue; nothing slickly and self-consciously unified about this group, wearing looks from autumn 2022 that suggested communality: anyone could be wearing anything – and who cares? They might be in dresses in washed mottled pastels which had then been patched or cut into strands or glistened with beads; long shearling coats wrapped on the bias across the body, as much naive gesture as practical fastening; irregularly checked (and snappily cut) pantsuits; full skirted deb dresses, overdyed, as if tried at home and then gone a bit wrong, but in a good way; and raggedy sweater sleeves trailing to the floor from under the cuffs of trad Crombie coats. Almost everyone was bearing some kind of crown of twine and twigs, or elaborate head wraps, which were actually jackets folded and twisted, as if in preparation for some magical, arcane ceremony (you can always on Julien d'Ys to deliver amazing headwear). Risso himself appeared in the show, his now dirty platinum hair surmounted by a fine pair of tiny horns. That he walked speaks volumes; a denial of the idea that designers have some divinely ordained remove from the same shit and the same joy that the rest of us are going through. His Marni has increasingly shifted – and now, with this show and the last, decisively so – into a world less of fanciful fashion remove, but instead reflective of all the ecstasy and confusion and disillusionment and love and kinship that we can all recognize and empathize with. It's a pretty brave step, to not want to just keep offering up a familiar and reassuring idea of what a high-end brand can do, retreading the same ground, especially at a time when the fashion industry, despite proclaiming the need for change, has snapped back to business as usual pretty darn quick. In the end of the show, those wandering around in the dark eventually found the light. They came out blinking into the bright and glorious Milanese sunlight to an Alice in Wonderland Mad Hatter's tea party, long tables set up in the rough hewn industrial courtyard, their tops groaning with fruit tarts and elaborate cakes and jello in hallucinogenic shades. Risso's cast milled around, ate, laughed, chatted and hung out. Hopefully, our future will look as carefree as this moment.
Happening. Marni SS22
Francesco Risso's spring-summer 2022 fashion show for Marni was actually a happening – which in art terms is defined as an theatrical event, often with elements of dada and surrealism. The name was first used by the American artist Allan Kaprow in the title of his 1959 work 18 Happenings in 6 Parts which took place in 1959 in New York. Happenings typically took place in an environment created within the gallery and involved light, sound, a multitude of sensations and the audience's participation. To an extent, Risso checked all the points, redefining and expanding the concept with, of course, fashion. In the days leading up to the show, the designer and his team conducted fittings for 400 people. The models got the new spring collection, while the show's performers and guests wore upcycled cotton separates hand-painted with colorful stripes. Risso grew discouraged by the digital focus of the job during the lockdowns. His idea, he explained, "was about going back to the practice of what we do, which is making clothes for people, one to one." He said the process was just as significant to him as the final result. But, oh, what a final result. All season, we've been waiting for a designer who was up for the hard but necessary work of addressing the last year-and-a-half of pandemic and racial justice reckoning. Who acknowledged the changes the world has gone through in our mutual isolation, and, in turn, changed the way they do things. For the "fashion happening", Risso invited Dev Hynes for the music; the poet Mykki Blanco did a spoken word performance; the singer Zsela was joined by a heavenly sounding choir. On the program notes, Babak Radboy, who's known for his work with Telfar Clemens, shared creative direction. The cast had the racial diversity, body inclusivity, and gender fluidity.
The spring collection's two main motifs were stripes and daisies. Sometimes, the simplest ideas are the most effective. "Stripes are strongly associated with direction, where daisies are new beginnings and resilience; they're banal concepts," Risso said. But in a palette of blues and yellows, they weren't boring. Navigating a spiral seating arrangement before reversing the circle on a central stage, the models wore slinky bias dresses in graphic rugby stripes, color-blocked blazers, Breton stripe ponchos, easy woven caftans, and shaggy cardigans and shawls, one of which was modeled by Risso himself: everyday clothes with a feeling of the hand. And then came the daisies, which felt more eccentric: naively embroidered on signature Marni shapes, intarsia'd on trompe l'oeil knits, and on the striking final look, hand-painted on a floor-length T-shirt dress. "I kept thinking about sports, not because the collection has references to sports in its details, but because of how teams work – that union," said Risso. "At the end of the day, who is our trainer? It's our heartbeat, it synchronizes everyone." As the models circled the crowd at the finale and Szela sang Dev Hynes's moving original composition "Guide You Home," the audience erupted in applause. It went on for some time.
Real Clothes, Real Feelings. Marni AW21
February 27, 2021 | Design & Culture by Ed
Really, who didn't play bed-sheets-couture dress-up, even once during the year of endless lockdowns? Those fabulous, voluminous duvet garments Francesco Risso offered in his Marni autumn-winter 2021 surely had this sort of stay-at-home-laziness origin. But this collection isn't another mumbling about "fancy" home-wear. When fashion weeks went digital and wardrobes turned domestic, designers faced new pressures from the marketing machine. "People came to me saying, 'It has to be digital savvy; it has to be digital friendly; it has to go through the screen,'" Francesco Risso recalled. "Fuck that."Posed with designing his second Marni collection in Italian lockdown, he asked himself: how do we respond to times of continued separation? Do we surrender to a digital overthrow, or do we fight back with all the things cyberspace could never give us: the human hand, tactility, and the chemistry of nature? "To me, it's been revelatory," Risso told Vogue. Developed almost entirely by hand, the collection became a quest for understanding what triggers a romantic state of mind. He found his answer: "Life! Life is romantic. A life that allows for laughs, for positive thinking, and definitely not for abandoning the feeling of the hand that makes things."His search materialized in the tongue-in-cheek transformation of the sportswear and loungewear codes of lockdown into real dressmaking, expressed in silhouettes informed by the classic silhouettes of haute couture. Inevitably, it generated a ladylike romanticism conveyed through Risso's countercultural lens: a chic wrap was abstracted into a puffer cape, but retained its neat little plume trim; a mermaid skirt morphed with sweatpants; and tennis trainers sharpened into evening shoes. Paradoxically, Risso had started his search for romanticism by dyeing everything black. Wanting to witness the power of nature, he placed his all-black garments in the Marni courtyard, embellished them with real flowers, and watched the sun do its magic. "The corrosion made our prints," he explained. Then, he took his tricks to the factories, girding himself with the patience needed to watch age-old dyeing techniques do their thing through the soak-dry-wait, soak-dry-wait ceremonies necessary. "It's cathartic," Risso said. "This patience has been romantic…not forcing it because it 'has to be digital.'" Screened on Zoom, the presentation portrayed a familiar lockdown situation shot in Risso's Milanese apartment. It turned into a salon show and culminated in the kind of lunch we are all looking forward to – with a performance by Mykki Blanco. "I hope we're not going to forget all we've learned," Risso said about the still abstract-sounding 'reemergence' that will sooner or later come. "It's about narrowing things down and not wasting time and not making bullshit clothes. It's about being more focused."


Career and Technical Education (CTE) creates Pathways to lifelong career success for every secondary student by providing him or her with the technical skills and academic knowledge needed to prepare for future employment and/or a successful transition to postsecondary education.
CTE provides courses and Pathways consistent with industry standards. Exploratory courses begin in the seventh grade, and subsequent courses teach students specific job readiness and job skills, which can lead to employment and postsecondary education.
Provide Career and Technical Education in the state's K-12 system of public education.
Introduce students to career options.
Assist in development of career goals.
Prepare students for further education and training.
Utah's College and Career Awareness program provides junior high students with the direction, decision making, and planning needed in order to select their career path.
Expand their opportunities and set personal education and career goals.
CTE provides skill certificates in courses and programs in grades 9-12. The Skill Certificate exams verify skill attainment and, where available, industry exams are offered. This accountability system assures that all courses and programs in the state are consistently teaching to the standards established by experts in that occupational area.
Utah's Work-Based Learning program narrows the gap between theory and practice. Students have opportunities to see how classroom instruction connects to the world of work and future career opportunities through these activities.
Career and Technical Education (CTE) creates Pathways for all secondary students by providing them with the technical skills and academic knowledge needed to prepare for future employment and/or a successful transition to postsecondary education.
Career and Technical Education encompasses a variety of programs structured to equip students with work and life skills. In Utah, over 137,000 students (grades 9-12) participate in CTE courses annually that help them explore career options and develop occupational skills. The curriculum of CTE gives students the practical experience they need to succeed through a combination of classroom instruction, hands-on laboratory work, and on-the-job training. CTE is offered in all 141 public high schools, including public charter schools, and in 171 public middle/junior high schools.
Career and Technical Education jump-starts students' careers by preparing them for postsecondary education and training for high-skill, high-wage, and high-demand occupations while they are still in high school. By following a CTE Pathway, students become college and career ready. Pathways give students many kinds of opportunities to acquire job skills and to get a head start in selected college programs. In Utah, all graduating students have taken a CTE course in high school, and approximately 30 percent of all high school career and technical graduates enter some form of postsecondary program.
Preparing students for meaningful work is an important goal of career and technical education because of the widening skills gap in the nation's workforce.
Career and Technical Education prepares students for tomorrow's workplace. Career and Technical Education educators work closely with the Department of Workforce Services (DWS) and Utah employers to make sure students have the skills the labor market demands.
Encompasses agricultural business and management, agricultural engineering, animal science, and horticulture.
Encompasses core business and marketing classes such as: accounting, banking and finance, business computer technology, communications, entrepreneurship, social media marketing, and Web page design.
Encompasses child development/child care, food and nutrition, food services/ culinary arts, hospitality, interior design, and fashion design.
Encompasses biotechnology, dental assisting, emergency medical technician, medical assisting, nurse assisting, and pharmacy technician.
Encompasses a wide range of trades including auto mechanics, carpentry, commercial art and photography, commercial aviation, cosmetology and barbering, drafting, fire science, law enforcement, and welding.
Encompasses materials, processes, and technologies used in manufacturing, construction, transportation, communication, and engineering-related technologies.
Allows students, through activity-centered lessons, to utilize technology, develop beginning skills, and explore careers. This course provides information regarding additional courses and training related to each student's career field of interest.
Assists students through specific self-appraisal and self-improvement activities to enable effective planning to meet their personal education and career goals.
Provides statewide competency-based student assessments. Student skill attainment is measured by core standards and competencies needed to be successful in the workforce.
Gives students the opportunity to learn a variety of skills by expanding the walls of classroom learning to include the community. By narrowing the gap between theory and practice, Work-Based Learning creates meaning for students.
In 2013, Utah high schools graduated 81 percent of their students.
In 2013, the Utah high school dropout rate decreased by 3 percent.
The more CTE courses students take, the less likely they are to suffer periods of unemployment.
High school students who graduate with a Career and Technical Education concentration are 2.5 times more likely to be employed while pursuing postsecondary education.
There are many high-tech jobs in Utah that students can perform as a result of taking CTE courses while in high school.
Career and Technical Education enables students to acquire the skills necessary for entry into postsecondary training and careers with high potential for rapid financial growth, increased levels of responsibility, and a high degree of personal satisfaction.
Today's labor market requires that workers have more advanced training and post-secondary education. As a result, CTE graduates are more employable and have higher earnings.
Career and Technical Education in the high schools closes the workforce gap by giving students a jump-start in obtaining essential life skills and certified occupational skills.
Last year, 20,266 secondary CTE students participated in CTE concurrent enrollment courses, earning 53,411 CTE concurrent enrollment credit hours.
Since 1973, jobs that require at least some college have exploded, while opportunities for those with just a high school education have shrunk dramatically.5 Through hands-on training, CTE prepares students for college and careers by helping them obtain the technical skills to advance in the highly competitive workforce of the 21st century.
There are nine postsecondary institutions in Utah that offer technical programs, including community colleges, technical institutes, skill centers, and other public and private two-year and four-year colleges.
In Utah, there are over 202,000 secondary and postsecondary Career and Technical Education students.
According to the United States Department of Education's Office of Vocational and Adult Education, approximately 12 million secondary and postsecondary students participate in Career and Technical Education.
Career and Technical Education uses a hands-on approach that teaching experts believe is more effective with many students than reading or listening to lectures alone.
Through Work-Based Learning activities, approximately 138,000 students participate in internships, job shadowing, field studies, and career fairs annually. Through these activities students have the opportunity to see how classroom instruction connects to the world of work and future career opportunities.
Students without a strong math, science, and computer background will find about 80 percent of future jobs beyond their reach.
Career and Technical Education programs can be either general or occupation-specific. General programs provide basic employability skills and introduce various occupational fields. Occupation-specific programs teach the same basic skills, but also prepare students for a particular career.
Over 137,000 Utah students (grades 9-12) participate in CTE courses annually.
Last year 20,266 secondary CTE students participated in CTE concurrent enrollment courses, earning 53,411 CTE concurrent enrollment credit hours.
CTSOs help students develop leadership skills and positive work values, while reinforcing the Career and Technical Education curriculum.
Seven student organizations include: DECA, FCCLA, FBLA, FFA, HOSA, SkillsUSA, and TSA.
In Utah, over 20,000 secondary students participate in student leadership organizations.
Harvard Graduate School of Education Pathways to Prosperity Project, 2011.
What Is the Purpose of Career and Technical Education (CTE)?
CTE provides students with technical training to prepare for a successful career. The structured training each student receives gives him or her the tools needed to be successful in a career after high school and/or further his or her postsecondary education, whether technical school, two-year college, or four-year college. Each student is encouraged to explore various CTE Areas of Study and to develop the essential skills to feel competent in entering today's competitive job market.
What Subject Areas Are Covered by CTE?
CTE has over 50 Career Pathways within seven Areas of Study. A Pathway is a sequence of courses within a student's area of interest. A CTE Pathway connects from high school to college for a specific degree and/or career.
CTE funding is based on regular Weighted Pupil Unit (WPU), including incentives to provide Career and Technical Education in schools throughout the state. CTE funding is also supplemented with a federal appropriation through the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act.
CTE courses and programs are offered in 47 public school districts and charter schools. Most Utah colleges and universities offer postsecondary CTE programs.
Students have the opportunity to see how classroom instruction connects to the world of work and future career opportunities. Through the Core Curriculum, students see connections to the real world; through guest speakers and field studies, students gain understanding of the world of work and how learning today connects with careers of the future.
Through the CTE Introduction program, typically taught in the seventh grade, every student is involved in activity-centered lessons which utilize technology, develop skills, and explore careers. Students are provided with the direction, decision making, and planning needed in order to select their career path. Additional courses offered at the middle/junior high level provide students with rich experience in computer technology and business, family and consumer sciences, information technology, and pre-engineering, with more programs being developed.
Students begin to acquire specific job training skills as they continue to take courses that meet their interests and abilities. A rich offering of courses lead students to employment, further education, or training offered in all high schools. Students have opportunities to take concurrent enrollment courses, which provide them with college credit while in high school. The CTE Skill Certificate program provides certification of specific occupational skills that students can take to employers or to postsecondary institutions.
What Other Support and Opportunities Are Available to Students?
Assists students, through specific self-appraisal and self-improvement activities, in the development of a College and Career Plan to effectively meet educational goals.
Gives students opportunities to see how classroom instruction connects to the world of work and future careers.
How Many CTE Students Are in Utah?
There are over 202,000 secondary and postsecondary CTE students in Utah.
Over 137,000 students (grades 9-12) participate in CTE courses annually.
Nationally 12 million secondary and postsecondary students participate in Career and Technical Education.
How Many CTE Programs Are in Utah?
In Utah, CTE programs are offered in all public high schools, middle/jr. high schools, and some charter schools. There are nine postsecondary institutions in Utah that offer technical programs, including community colleges, technical colleges, technical education centers, and other public and private two-year and four-year colleges.
How Does CTE Prepare Students for College and Career?
Students participate in a CTE Pathway.
Students complete appropriate academic and skill development courses.
Students participate in concurrent enrollment courses that meet degree requirements.
Students complete related state or industry skill assessments.
Students earn industry certification, where available.
High school CTE programs prepare students for the many high paying, high-tech jobs requiring less than a bachelor's degree.
Talk to your high school counselor or contact the Utah State Board of Education (USBE).
A Pathway is a sequence of courses within a student's area of interest. A Pathway connects from high school to college for a certificate, a degree and/or career.
How Are Pathways Beneficial to Students?
Many Pathways offer concurrent enrollment credit. A Pathway will save students time and money towards training and/or a college degree.
Why Should Students Participate in CTE Career Pathways?
To acquire technical skills training.
To participate in hands-on learning.
To jump-start their future career.
To earn college credit while in high school.
How Do CTE Pathways Connect to Postsecondary Education?
CTE Pathways help match education and workplace needs through partnerships with postsecondary institutions, the school districts, business, and industry.
Postsecondary options most relevant to their chosen career destination.
What Are the Opportunities for Students Who Participate in a CTE Pathway?
Increase student awareness of careers and education and training.
Strengthen the planning process using a College and Career Ready Plan.
How Do CTE Pathways Prepare Students for College and Career?
Are Concurrent Enrollment Classes Included in a CTE Pathway?
Yes! CTE Pathways include concurrent enrollment courses, and credits earned can be transferred to a college or university.
In Utah, What Number of Students Are Enrolled in CTE Courses?
What Do CTE Pathways Prepare Students For?
Postsecondary education. High school students enrolled in CTE Pathways receive advanced occupational training to pursue postsecondary certificates and degrees.
What Does Postsecondary Education Mean?
Postsecondary education means a one-year certificate, a two-year associate or technical degree or a four-year bachelor's degree.
What Does a CTE Pathway Look Like?
A CTE Pathway includes both foundation and elective courses within a students area of interest. Students are required to earn a specific number of foundation and elective credits in order to be considered a CTE Pathway completer.
How Many Credits Does a Student Need to Be a CTE Pathway Completer?
A student needs 3.00 graduation credits to be a CTE Pathway completer.
What Percentage of Jobs Require Additional Training Beyond High School?
According to the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, 35 percent of job openings will require at least a bachelor's degree and 30 percent of the job openings will require some college or and associate degree.
How Many CTE Pathways Are There in Utah?
Utah recognizes over 50 Career Pathways within seven Areas of Study.
What Are the CTE Areas of Study?
What Pathways Are Offered Through CTE?
For a complete listing of CTE Pathways offered, talk to your high school counselor or access UtahCTE.org.
Are CTE Pathways Different from the National Career Clusters?
No. Each CTE Pathway is based on national skills standards and the national career clusters preparing students with academic and hands-on learning in order to successfully transition from high school to postsecondary education.
Are Students Recognized for Completing the Secondary Portion of the CTE Pathways?
Yes. An award program recognizes students who successfully complete a CTE Pathway while in high school. This award is called the Secondary Pathway Completer Recognition Award. Students should talk to their school counselor about applying for this award.
How Can I Learn More About CTE and CTE Pathways?
Talk to your school counselor or contact the Utah State Board of Education (USBE).
Our vision is to see that every student has the opportunity to explore a variety of career areas throughout high school that will equip him or her with the academic knowledge, technical and employment skills vital for entry into the evolving workforce of the 21st century.


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James Patterson on Alex Cross and Bringing Him to the Silver Screen
Posted on September 8 by The Ultimate Rabbit
WRITER'S NOTE: This article is in regards to a press day which took place in 2012.
It has been over ten years since the last Alex Cross movie, "Along Came a Spider," made it to the big screen. But now director Rob Cohen, who directed "The Fast and The Furious," has brought the heroic detective and psychologist back in a reboot which is simply entitled "Alex Cross." No one appears to be happier about Cross' return to the world of film than the man who created him, James Patterson. The writer was recently at a press junket for "Alex Cross" at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, and he shared his thoughts on the new movie and the character he created.
James Patterson: I think it turned out great. Summit Entertainment (which is distributing it) has been fabulous to work with and they didn't get in the way. They were helpful and supportive in every aspect. I think Rob did a terrific job especially given the budget ($24 million) which was not enormous and about a quarter of what he's used to.
There was also the talk of Tyler Perry taking over the role of Alex Cross from Morgan Freeman who portrayed the character in both "Kiss the Girls" and "Along Came a Spider." Many were baffled as to why Perry was cast, and they were also intrigued as to what Patterson thought about him in the role instead of Freeman.
JP: Morgan is Morgan, but Tyler is much closer to the character in the books. The character in the books is bigger, he's physical and he's bright and I think Tyler did a great job. I think he's going to blow people's minds with this. When I went to Atlanta to meet with him, he said to me "James, I wouldn't do this if I wasn't sure that I could pull it off. And I'm going to give myself over to Rob. I'm not going to be the director." And I think that's what he did, and he took off some weight and bulked up as well.
As for Freeman, Patterson said the actor was never contacted about this movie. Like everyone else, he thinks Freeman is a wonderful actor but remarked how he is now 77 years old, and having him play a detective at that age was not going to work this time as Cross is around the age of 40 in the books.
Patterson was actually involved in the production of "Alex Cross" and even wrote the first draft of the screenplay. He had a lot of input as he owns 40% of the movie, but he was also able to step back and stay out of the way which he said is "the most useful thing that you can do sometimes." The script did change a lot from what he originally wrote, and Patterson said he was perfectly alright with that.
When asked how he created Alex Cross, Patterson said he grew up in a town which eventually became known as "the murder capital of New York State," and it was half black and half white. His experiences in this town enforced his reaction to the way blacks were treated in the media.
JP: I felt for a long time that the way movies were portraying African Americans was kind of stupid. I wanted to create a hero who really was a hero; an African American guy who is bright and anti all the stereotypes. Here's a guy who's taking care of his family, and this movie gets more into family than the first two did. He's taking care of his kids, he's cool with their grandmother, he's well educated and a graduate of John Hopkins University, etc. So, I just wanted to go against the stereotypes, and I think that has worked and that's what I'm happy about.
Returning to the movie, Patterson said one of the things which makes "Alex Cross" especially good is it has moments that are "really emotional," and you don't always have those moments in a film like this.
JP: Film crews can sort of not really be into the movie they're working on that much, but there were times where they were watching the monitor and they were crying. It was very very emotional stuff and I think that's unusual in a movie like this.
In talking about Matthew Fox who plays Michael "Picasso" Sullivan, Patterson described him as terrific and that his performance is one of the best and most original things about the movie.
JP: I think Matthew wanted to show everyone that he had this tremendous range which he does, and he wanted to be a bad guy. Once he got the part, he really pushed it. He took off a lot of weight because he wanted to have a certain look, and he was the madman.
Patterson believes what makes "Alex Cross" work so well as a movie was everyone went into it with a real hunger to do it. Cohen wanted a hit, Perry wanted to do something different and to show he had different skills than people thought he had, QED International (one of companies producing the movie) wanted to do something which would be a break out hit, and Patterson himself wanted another movie made about this character.
JP: Everyone was hungry and I always think that's great. That does tend to produce a pretty good product."
This was certainly the case here as "Alex Cross" proved to be a riveting action thriller with great performances from the entire cast and a lot of real emotion which never feels faked. Here's hoping it finds the audience it deserves when it is released on October 19, 2012.
Click on the links below to check out the exclusive interviews I did with two people involved with the making of "Alex Cross." These are interviews I conducted on behalf of the website We Got This Covered.


Press Release: The third edition of Dojima River Biennale, organized by Taiwanese curator Rudy Tseng as its Artistic Director, draws inspiration from the beauty of Dojima River, and focuses on water's importance to the everyday life of the local population. The title, Little Water, attends to many of this element's concepts, tracing its importance not only as a natural resource, but also as a symbol, as it exists in different states, whether as ice, liquid, or vapor, and morphs itself into whatever form it is poured into. While people who reside near a water source may have certain memories and experiences of this proximity, the role water plays in rituals and religions, and its properties in cleansing and purification are equally pertinent. Though rivers and oceans may serve as geo-political boundaries, they not only separate, but also bond humans, families, and communities. Little Water re-examines water's many meanings and explores its roles in agriculture, ecology, literature, and human sensibility, inviting works that embrace the complexity, diversity, and poetic beauty of this most basic element of nature.
Participating artists: Doug Aitken, Yukio Fujimoto, Gade, NS Harsha, Naoya Hatakeyama, Takashi Ishida, Teppei Kaneuji, William Kentridge, Wolfgang Laib, Lee Mingwei, Charles Lim, Aditya Novali, Pak Sheung Chuen, Sopheap Pich, Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook, Taro Shinoda, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Tadasu Takamine, teamLab, Teng Chao-Ming, Charwei Tsai, Su-Mei Tse, Wang Yuping, Meg Webster, Lawrence Weiner, Andro Wekua, Lyota Yagi and Yuan Goang-Ming.


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Northrop Grumman cargo ship concludes three-month stay at space station
A Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo freighter departed the International Space Station Wednesday after delivering more than 7,800 pounds of equipment and experiments, heading for an extended mission with payloads to study fire behavior in microgravity and test a next-generation radio system.
NASA names 18 astronauts for Artemis moon missions
Eighteen astronauts have been selected — nine men and nine women — to begin training for upcoming Artemis missions to the moon, NASA announced Wednesday. The list includes the as-yet-unnamed next man and first woman who will set foot on the lunar surface later this decade.
International Space Station offers 'blueprint' for exploration, first crew says
Bill Shepherd, a former Navy SEAL-turned astronaut who arrived at the International Space Station 20 years ago Monday to begin the continuous occupancy of the orbiting research outpost, says the experience gained by NASA and its global partners over the last two decades provides a blueprint for missions to the moon, Mars, and beyond.
Photos: Soyuz launches new station crew with spectacular autumn blastoff
Photos released by Russia's space agency show the launch of a Soyuz booster Wednesday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan with two Russian cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut heading for the International Space Station.
Soyuz crew docks with International Space Station
In a mission marking the end of an era, NASA astronaut and former virus hunter Kate Rubins, using NASA's last currently contracted seat on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft, rocketed into orbit Wednesday with two cosmonaut crewmates on a record-setting flight to the International Space Station.
Live coverage: Soyuz crew arrives at International Space Station
A Soyuz rocket carrying Russian commander Sergey Ryzhikov, flight engineer Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, and veteran NASA astronaut Kate Rubins blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 1:45 a.m. EDT (0545 GMT) Wednesday. The Soyuz crew took off on a three-hour express trip to the International Space Station that culminated in a docking at 4:48 a.m. EDT (0848 GMT).
NASA uses final purchased Soyuz seat for Wednesday flight to station
In a mission marking the end of an era, NASA astronaut and former virus hunter Kate Rubins, using NASA's last currently contracted seat on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft, blasts off Wednesday with two cosmonaut crewmates on a flight to the International Space Station.
Russian rocket for next space station crew transferred to launch pad
A Russian Soyuz booster arrived at its launch pad on the Kazakh steppe Sunday, the last stop before liftoff Wednesday with a three-person crew bound for the International Space Station.
President Trump calls International Space Station
President Trump called the International Space Station Monday for a videochat watched by thousands of school kids, congratulating commander Peggy Whitson on becoming America's most experienced astronaut and jokingly promising to get Americans to Mars "during my first term or, at worst, during my second term."
Photos: Soyuz lands in Kazakhstan with U.S.-Russian-Japanese crew
An on-target touchdown in Kazakhstan punctuated a 115-day space mission for Russian cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin, Japanese flight engineer Takuya Onishi and NASA astronaut Kate Rubins this weekend. Photographers recorded the moment with these vivid photos.


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I have just tried the official Apple upgrade path to El Capitan. This stopped with an error message saying I have no GUID partition table on my drive. It told me to use Disk Utility to set this up. I was worried this was going to reformat the disk, although I haven't got much personal data on it. I have only installed a few programs which wouldn't take long to reinstall. The error message told me where to look in Disk Utility to set up the GUID partition table, starting with the Permissions tab, then something about Options and Volumes. Unfortunately, there is no Partitions tab in the version of Disk Utility that is supplied with Niresh Mavericks 10.9. I looked around for Options, found some, but there was no mention of GUID. Perhaps I need a later version of Disk Utility or some other software which this OSX version can run.
How can I upgrade from Niresh Mavericks 10.9?


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Grant and I first met when we exchanged some messages over a dating site. Our mutual love for caffeine sparked the first flames as we dated, and we would seek out the best spots for a brew, and of course a chat. Only weeks later after I deleted my account - And not because of Grant may I add - Did we bump into one another at the church group I was running.
Dylan and I met ten years ago through our younger sisters who are best friends. Dylan Facebook messaged me and we started dating around the age of 13, but I ended it a few months later because I thought we were to young. At 16 I moved in with his family to board with them so I could be closer to my work as I worked with Dylan's mum and grandmother. Throughout the years he stayed my best friend.
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Gallais To Oversee EMG France's Restructure.
Europe's leading broadcast service provider, EMG Group, today announced the promotion of Bruno Gallais to Managing Director of EMG France.
Gallais joins the EMG Group Leaders Team and reports directly to EMG Group CEO, Shaun Gregory. Following the recent sale of EMG France's outside broadcast operation, Gallais has been briefed to reorganise EMG France's operations around its RF business. He will focus on building the core competencies of EMG France's RF subsidiaries, diversifying the RF offering, identifying new commercial opportunities in the market, and restructuring EMG France's leadership team with the necessary recruits.
Gallais will also work closely with Dirk Theunis, MD at EMG Belgium, who is leading the overarching initiative to integrate all RF activities of EMG subsidiaries, develop a new RF proposition and coordinate commercial activity. Gallais will continue to manage EMG France's R&D subsidiary, Livetools, and is responsible for the commercial side of all Olympic events through Olympic Broadcast Services (OBS).
After graduating from the University of Brest, Gallais started his professional career as a sound engineer. He then moved on to be a production director at SFP, before becoming Sales Director in 2001. In 2012 he became Commercial Director of Euromedia in charge of RF operations and international operations. Bruno oversaw some of the biggest sporting events in the world, such as the Olympic Games and the Tour de France.
Building on these successes he was appointed director of the RF department. Since then, Gallais has been working in collaboration with BRF and Eurolinx to build EMG Group offers for the ISE, notably for EURO 2021, the Tokyo Olympic Games and, moving forward, the Beijing Olympic Games and the Qatar FIFA World Cup.
Shaun Gregory, CEO of EMG Group, said: "We are delighted Bruno has stepped up to lead EMG France. He has forged an exceptional career in broadcast, based on his robust technical knowledge and extensive experience of onsite operations. He has used this experience as a base to build excellent commercial and management skills, which have led him to this new stage in his career. We wish him enormous success."
Bruno Gallais, MD of EMG France said: "I am excited to take over as MD of EMG France and energised by the opportunity to reorganise our business around RF. This is an area of broadcast that I am very familiar with, both on the technical and commercial side. I will leverage my experience to ensure that the reorganisation is a success, but also to identify new opportunities for the business to help us develop and grow."
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How To Buy The Right Piano For You
A comprehensive guide by KOVA ED
Deciding on what would work best for YOU can be really challenging task and a time consuming process considering the variety of options available. Our comprehensive guide will make your job easier and help you decide on the keyboard instrument that would suit your needs best.
What are the currently available options on the market?
The most traditional type of keyboard instrument that you will come across in most schools, practice rooms and households is an upright 88-keys piano with three pedals.
Being more compact (can be only 109cm in height) compared to grand pianos it's designed for modern day living. Mechanics - small hammers striking the strings. Popular among professionals as allows to work on various technical aspects and produce variety of tones and colours which are not possible to produce on a digital instrument.
If you are restricted in your budget but don't want to compromise the great authentic sound and touch, then this is the option to go for. The starting price is generally from £1500 (new). This can also be rented at about £40 per month.
TransAcoustic and Silent piano
Silent piano: the traditional acoustic piano and new technology comes together in one.
One of the fundamental benefits of so called 'Silent' (Yamaha) and 'Anytime' (Kawai) piano is the one of being able to practice whenever with headphones but without compromising the acoustic sound of the traditional upright piano.
Yamaha Silent series: when silent function (control box pictured on the right) is activated, the hammers no longer hit the stings, "a highly sophisticated sensor-technology captures all movements of the keys and sends them to the digital tone module. Play a real acoustic piano with headphones at any time, day or night without being disturbed or disturbing others". Starting price - £4,999.
TransAcoustic piano (pictured on the right): uses the mechanism of the Silent piano series. Unlike the Silent system where you do need the headphones, with TransAcoustic instrument the sound can come out thought the soundboard of the instrument; so, no headphones are required. Additionally, you can control the volume and select voices (.e.g harpsichord). Starting price - £12,132.00.
Hybrid piano: upper range of digital pianos with a real acoustic piano action inside. One of its kind - it blurs the lines between the digital and acoustic instruments. Starting price: £4,031.00
Digital instrument of 88 keys (mostly) with either an external plug-in pedal box or the standard three piano pedals already installed.
These are generally the next best thing (after Hybrid pianos) to an acoustic piano as it imitates the sound and the real feel.
Allows to control volume and voice (harpsichord, organ etc), record your performances, practice with headphones, takes less space and does not require tuning or costly moving service.
Despite a considerable number of benefits, there are several disadvantages to digital pianos compared to acoustic:
works only when plugged to the electricity
'plasticky' feel of the keys which is often heard when played percussively
often required less effort (compared to acoustic) to produce smoother and even sounding
the acoustics don't correspond to the room you are playing in - these need to be adjusted manually
mechanically disadvantageous when working on technically challenging passages (e.g. fast repeated notes)
Price: varies between £220 - £6000.
Generally, electronic keyboard is not the best option for classical piano lessons. It is an instrument that should rather to be explored as an instrument in its own right; because of its own special qualities such as playing with a backing track, using various styles and voices. Popular choice among composers.
However, if necessary, keyboards with weighted key and touch sensitivity can provide cost effective solution for the first year of classical piano lessons.
These tend to come in a smaller size of only 61 keys.
Price: these can be purchased new from £40.
Questions to ask yourself before buying:
What is my budget?
Is this investment going to be justified long-term?
Do I have enough space?
Can I get a better deal if I simply rent one out?
How easy is this instrument to maintain?
Do I want new or will I be fine with used or refurbished instrument?
Let us help you answer some of these questions!
Some of the questions go hand-in-hand. Generally, your budgeting decisions should be guided by your musical aims, level of musicianship, artistry and skill. Acoustic instruments will require a significant delivery charge and more maintenance and care (tuning services, careful at home setting e.g. controlling humidity levels) - you should plan and budget for this too.
Ultimately, there is no digital piano and no modern technology out there that can replace or replicate the real sound of the acoustic instrument, but do download our guide for more information.
Where to rent a piano? (UK)
Markson Pianos
Jaques Samuel Pianos
Millers Music
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About four or so years ago, I started to notice that Target was really upping their game in the home and garden section. Every time I browsed online or went into a store I was smitten with the options and, in turn, bought a lot of superfluous accent tables that I really had no place for. As time has passed, I hear myself saying to clients "you know Target is really killing it these days" more and more. But it's not just these days, it's ALL the days. With new product lines and brand partnerships coming down the assembly line like boom boom boom, Target has become a top resource for me to find good looking furniture at about as low a price point as you can get. Below is my current top ten list of furniture pieces that are available exclusively at Target.
When you are looking for a dramatic punch in your room but don't want to spend a lot or get a lot, I suggest solid metal pieces like this drum coffee table. It's basically a work of art all its own, but really functional in shape and size. It's also surprisingly lightweight, so hardly cumbersome to move around.
You may have seen this chair before, and I am not the first to sing its praises. A beautiful replica of a classic mid-century style, this chair in my opinion comes at an insanely low price for the quality and design you are getting in return. Don't believe me? I OWN THIS CHAIR. It's in my living room - I love it, I gaze at it, I've never regretted it.
Here are the two things I love about this console. One: the storage is better than most. Yes, the drawers are clearly helpful, but for me the raised lower shelf is what is KEY. The defined nook for baskets or bins or whatever you put down there will look SO MUCH better in a defined and contained space than plop on the ground. Two: the style sits in that sweet spot for me between mid-century and Scandinavian style with its light oak finish and horizontal lines.
I use this table a lot - just used it the other day, in fact, as a nightstand. But sometimes I use it as a side table, sometimes I use it as office storage, and sometimes I even use it as a small entry table. How can this be? Yes, it's an accent table, but it's also oddly tall at 24" high, which gives it more flexibility than other similar pieces. The second shelf also provides a lot of function for places in your home that aren't purely decorative.
You know how some people hate cilantro and think it tastes like literal poison, while others love it? I think that same brain chemistry diversity applies to rattan furniture. Some folks are all in, while others would prefer to live the rest of their lives on a cement slab. I happen to LOVE it, like really LOVE it. Every time I take on a client I throw a rattan piece their way and see how the cookie crumbles on that one. This bar cart is about as charming as they get in my book.
A word of advice I give to friends and clients when they are feeling like their homes are a little "meh" is to survey the amount of texture you have in your space. No surprise here, but when shopping, people often go for what the like over and over over, leaving themselves with a room full of a lot of the same thing… or texture. Pieces like this woven headboard can switch up a space really fast with its not so normal design and shape. Also, it's just dang cool.
Hello, it's the Rattan Ranger (aka me) checking in and confirming that I put caned furniture in this same category of obsession. A few things I think are killer about this chair: the whitewashed coloring in combo with the light upholstery makes the chair's style really transformative and flexible. This piece could easily be used in a traditional space, a mid-century space, a Scandinavian space, and certainly in an eclectic space. The other thing that is a ding ding ding winner on this chair is the curved back. You guys, round chairs are SO helpful because they fit anywhere. I promise you.
This is super sharp piece of furniture that comes at a bonkers low price for what it is, but why I like it more than most is that the more of them you use the better they get. Because the sleek metal frame is on the outside of the shelves vs. slightly inset, you can line these suckers up for miles creating a really fantastic set of shelving that will give the illusion of something built in and far more expensive.
When I was in college I would fall asleep holding my Rachel Ashwell design books, weeping myself into sweet dreams of ruffled pillow cases and busted chests of drawers. For those of you who don't know, Rachel is the Goddess of a style called Shabby Chic, which really was the first thing that sparked my life of interior design. I carry with me today some basic shabby chic principles, the slip cover being the preamble to my design bill of rights. This chair is a classic, can't go wrong.
I mean…do I even need to say it? Love.
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As a designer more often than not I'm faced with the challenge of filling my clients homes with pieces that prove both stylish and with purpose. Should be easy right? Well not always, but through my journeys over the years in interior design I have come across pieces that nail it across the board in form and function. The ideal space is an extension of the people who live in it, it's specific, it's inspiring, and more than anything it works. Below are my top ten design items that will transform your home from boring to beautiful and icky to organized.
With its simple color block palette and sturdy low maintenance materials, the sharp design of this bench hits on all cylinders. Its lower shelf allows for extra storage of any old thing, while keeping quite clean with its perforated metal material.
One? Two? Three? Stack away! However much or little storage you may need these stackable trays let you customize your table top to whatever your needs may be. The sleek teak finish is flexible to suit a variety of rooms and styles.
Let's face it, a kitchen with everything out of sight looks great…on the pages of a magazine, but in real life you just need a spatula on the ready now and again. This simple yet solid kitchen rack does the job three times over with its combo of shelving, hooks, and rods to house all your cooking go to's in one spot!
Did you know that part of living an organized life is eliminating how many steps it takes to complete any sort of process? This mirror proves that life is better when you can grab, use, and go (your hairspray of course), rather than digging around under the sink for 4 minutes spilling an entire box of q-tips along the way. Me? I've never done that.
The first thing I ask my design newbie clients is "have you ever tried a sconce?", the second thing being "did you know they can plug into the wall?" The often forgotten or dismissed wall sconce is the quickest way to up your design strategy and improve your environment leaving you with ambient light and ample space on your table top.
Moving over to your table can get old, so let this table move to you. With it's classic C shape and four caster wheels this table can roll from bed side to seat side or wherever you may need it.
Is it a console? A bar cart? A nightstand? Try all of them. Small "case goods" as we like to call them are the most versatile piece of furniture them all, with closed storage and a slim silhouette they can fit most anywhere and hold most anything, all while looking darn cute.
In these dividing times, I stand strong that there is one thing we can all agree on…stacks of paper are a nightmare! I've yet to come across a soul who is happy to see an unruly stack of mail and magazines hanging out by the front door or on the coffee table. This wall mounted box with a lid puts a closed system in place so NO one has to look as the piles.
Meet my favorite variety of furniture, the accent stool. I could shop for stools the live long day. Used as seating, or tables, or plant stands alike, this versatile little piece come at a very affordable rate and can help you out in every room in nearly every way. Consider a ceramic stool for flexible indoor/outdoor use as well.
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I'm Megan and as most of you know the human behind Megan Hopp Design. As an interior designer I spend day after day looking at all things home decor old and new, and as result my brain is the equivalent of one of those vintage library catalogues, only this time filled with accent tables at the start and wool rugs at the end.
This blog will explore a lot of things in realm of design, style, NYC, and how to make it all happen and get you inspired. The biggest question I will be answering over here however is "WHERE'S IT FROM?!" Day by day I will be sharing all of my favorite things from all of my favorite places, pieces that are tried and true, and ready to be shopped by you!
I believe that if you change your space, you can change your life, and if you do that…well just about anything could happen next.
So with that, let's get cracking.


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Congratulations to William Sadler and his family. He announced yesterday, that he is a proud new grandpa!