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The Manual Model
The user must manually enter the data in each application within the workflow. The user is fully responsible for ensuring that the data are accurate and consistent across all applications.
In the manual model, shown in Figure 2, no integration exists between applications. In such cases, the user cannot take even such rudimentary actions as pushing or sending data to connected applications; instead, the user must manually enter the data in each application within the workflow. The user is fully responsible for ensuring that the data are accurate and consistent across all applications. This results in additional work for the user and increases the likelihood that he may introduce errors or inconsistencies into the data. To compensate for this problem, users often bookmark each application and use multiple tabs or monitors to ease the copying and pasting of data from one application to another.
Figure 2—The manual model
The Hybrid Model
The user must manually enter data into one or more applications, only some of which permit the user to push data to some other peripheral applications.
The hybrid model, shown in Figure 3, combines features of the manual and push models into a single workflow. Some applications in the workflow may require manual data entry, while other applications may be able to push data to peripheral applications in the ecosystem. Thus, the user must manually enter data into one or more applications, only some of which permit the user to push data to some other peripheral applications.
Figure 3—The hybrid model
The Shared Model
Sharing data does not require the user to push or send data from one application to another; nor does it depend on user-initiated, manual data entry across multiple, disparate applications.
Finally, in the shared model, shown in Figure 4, a single database on the back end contains shared data. Sharing data does not require the user to push or send data from one application to another; nor does it depend on user-initiated, manual data entry across multiple, disparate applications. Once the user enters data manually into a single application, the data automatically propagate across all integrated applications. Adding or modifying data in any integrated application causes that data to update automatically in all of the integrated applications throughout the user's entire ecosystem.
Figure 4—The shared model
Note—While Figure 4 depicts the data as originating in Application A, the user could actually enter data in any of the applications and that data would automatically appear in all of the applications.
While the shared model eliminates the need for redundant data entry by the user and ensures the consistency of shared data across all integrated applications, users have raised a concern about sharing data across applications: if the data are wrong in one place, they're wrong everywhere. Therefore, it's critical to ensure the accuracy of data entry—both where the user initially introduces the data and wherever editing occurs. In a shared-data model, adding and modifying data can influence data quality because the system shares the data across all integrated applications.
Summary of the Data Models
Table 1 provides a summary of the characteristics of each of these data models, as well as their expected impacts on user behavior.
Table 1—Comparison of manual, push, hybrid, and shared data models
Manual Model
Push Model
Hybrid Model
Shared Model
How do users make additions, modifications, and deletions? Users must enter data manually in each separate application. Users enter data manually in one application, but must explicitly push or send that data for it to populate integrated applications. Combines the manual and push models, so some applications require manual data entry, while others let users push updates to peripheral applications. Users can enter data manually in a single application and changes update automatically in all integrated applications, with no additional effort by the user.
Are updates automatic? No No No Yes
What back-end databases are necessary? Each application has its own separate database, which cannot accept data from other applications. Each application has its own separate database that can accept pushed data from other applications. Each application has its own separate database, but only some of the applications can accept pushed data from other applications. There is a single database for all applications in the users' ecosystem.
What is the likelihood that the data in a record's fields are consistent across applications? There is a lower likelihood of consistency. There is a lower likelihood of consistency. There is a lower likelihood of consistency. There is a higher likelihood of consistency.
What factors affect data accuracy? The risk of human error is highest when there is redundant data entry. Factors include human error, inappropriate mapping of fields on the back end, and the need for users to check the accuracy of pushed data. Factors include human error, inappropriate mapping of fields on the back end, and the need for users to check the accuracy of pushed data. The main factor is human error.
What is users' perception of the effort that updating data requires? Redundant, manual, data entry requires significant effort.
Pushing data to integrated applications requires less effort than in the manual model.
Pushing data to integrated applications requires less effort than in the manual model, but some applications require manual data entry.
This model requires the least effort because users must enter or update data in only one application, and the data populates all integrated applications automatically.
What is users' perception of the risk inherent in updating data? Moderate risk because of increased opportunities for error during multiple rounds of redundant data entry. Lower risk because of users' entering data manually in one application, then explicitly pushing it to peripheral applications.
Moderate risk because of increased opportunities for error because some applications require redundant data entry.
High perceived risk results because, if the user enters data incorrectly in one place, the data are wrong everywhere.
In general, there appears to be an inverse relationship between perceived risk and perceived effort. Therefore, as users' effort increases, they often perceive less risk and vice versa. This is especially true for the shared model: even though the user's effort is extremely low, there is an increased perception of risk. David Ropeik and George Gray's research indirectly supports this perceived relationship between user effort and risk. The research shows that users' perceptions of risk tend to increase when they perceive a lack of control.
Assessing Users' Mental Models of Shared Data
To elicit users' understanding of how data in one application relates to the same data in other applications, UX researchers must often use indirect ways of questioning them to surface their behaviors, attitudes, or motivations.
Users are not generally aware of their own mental representations of the way data propagate across the applications they use. Many are unaware of the rules that govern their own role in adding, updating, and distributing data across their applications. Getting users to articulate these beliefs explicitly can be challenging. To elicit users' understanding of how data in one application relates to the same data in other applications, UX researchers must often use indirect ways of questioning them to surface their behaviors, attitudes, or motivations.
Contextual inquiry is a superior research method for investigating users' mental models because it permits an open-ended, participant-led exploration and lets researchers ask follow-up questions and probe more deeply to understand the mechanisms behind users' behaviors and attitudes.
Defining the Current Workflow
When evaluating integration opportunities across applications, it is critical that you first establish how your users are currently engaging with their applications to complete their work. In defining workflows, you should document answers to the following questions:
In what sequence do users engage in their tasks, including the order in which they transition from one application to another?
How do users transition from one application to another? Be sure to document whether users have bookmarked their applications or have applications open in different tabs, browsers, or windows or on different monitors. If possible, document the way users have arranged these applications on their screens.
If users routinely set up different applications on separate monitors, what purpose does this serve? Is there a difference in the types of information on one screen versus another? Do users group applications on different monitors because of the conceptual relationships between them? For example, are all communication tools on one monitor, while everything else is on another monitor?
Do users close an application after completing their work in it? If users keep an application open with the intent of returning to it later, what would be the purpose of returning to the application? Do users need to return to the application to double-check data at a later time?
Where do users enter information manually? Can they push data from one application to another? When users enter data manually, are they copying it from a physical document? Are users copying and pasting data from another application? Are the applications open side by side on a screen to facilitate duplicate data entry?
Do applications push data completely and accurately to other applications? If not, what does not transfer over properly?
Do users need to employ any sort of data-verification checks? Do users need to compare the same set of data across multiple applications for completeness and accuracy? If so, what has prompted them to incorporate this check into their process? How do users accomplish these checks?
Do multiple users share certain workflows? Do multiple users need to enter the same data into separate applications? How do users relay work to other users? How do users ensure the consistency of the data they have entered independently?
Do users sometimes enter data incorrectly or inconsistently? How do they identify their errors? What impacts do these errors have? How do users correct their errors?
Gathering all of this information lets UX researchers construct detailed workflow diagrams that depict the sequence of events in a workflow, who was responsible for each part of the workflow, where users entered data manually, whether an application required users to return to it later, and whether users included data-verification checks as a component of their workflow.
Figure 5 shows two examples of such workflow diagrams. They show the sequence in which users must update information in applications, whether they update data manually or push it to peripheral applications, and which users are responsible for specific parts of each workflow. Workflow #1 depicts a manual model, while workflow #2 depicts a hybrid model.
Figure 5—Two example workflow diagrams
It is important to ask users why they do the things they do. This provides insights into the compensatory mechanisms users may have developed in attempting to deal with suboptimal workflows that fail to support their needs adequately. For example, asking a user why he keeps Application A open after entering customer information into it might reveal that the user needs to return to the application later to compare the information in Application A with that in Application C for accuracy. However, users rarely offer such details without some prompting because they don't seem significant to them. So ask targeted follow-up questions to surface such details.
In addition to asking why, it is also crucial to ask users to describe any impacts of incorrect or inconsistent data across their applications. This provides insights into the downstream effects of incorrect and inconsistent data. When you state that users have problems with inconsistent data, you're merely stating the primary issue. To gain a more comprehensive perspective on the impacts of inconsistent data, you must dive deeper. How does the user discover data inconsistencies? What does the user have to do to correct them? Did the inconsistencies have any impact on the process the user was trying to complete? What happened next? And then what? And how did the user resolve the issues? Think about how the introduction of inconsistent data can cause a long sequence of consequences that you must unearth and document.
Characterizing the Ideal Workflow
Don't ask users to design a solution during an interview.
Once you have defined the users' current workflow, it is important to spend time characterizing how users might prefer to accomplish their work differently. However, it is not fruitful to ask users, "How would you prefer to do this work?" Don't ask users to design a solution during an interview. Instead, consider exploring the following questions:
Do users believe they could accomplish their work in fewer steps? Which steps do they think could be eliminated? Why? What would be the value of being able to accomplish their work in fewer steps?
Should users enter data from just one place, or should they be able to enter data into the system from multiple places? Why? What is the primary place in which users would want to do this work? Do they conceive of adding new records as a task they should accomplish in a different application from editing existing records? Are there applications in which users should be able to view certain data, but not modify it?
Do users ever open an application in another tab solely for the purpose of adding, editing, or verifying data across applications? If duplicative data entry were no longer necessary—for example, when using a shared model—what impacts would this have on the workflow?
When users update data in one application, do they value that data automatically populating other applications? If so, what is the timeframe in which users expect the data to appear in integrated applications that share a common back end?
If, after adding or editing data, users expect the data to be available immediately in integrated applications, but the data are not available immediately, what messaging should appear to inform users of this?
Do users have the expectation that they'll be able to view changes they've made to shared data? Do users ever want to revert data back to a previous state? What is the value of this capability?
Are there specific cases in which users would prefer making manual updates to the data rather than the data updating automatically?
Gathering this information from users gives UX, product, and technical teams a good idea of how best to support users' needs as an organization pursues an integrated platform. Everything you have discovered by asking these questions provides the basis of your change-management strategy for UX integration.
If you haven't documented the user experience before an integration, it won't be possible to measure UX improvements that are attributable to that integration.
Once you've documented the users' current and ideal workflows, you'll have a solid understanding of what issues you need to address to best support users' needs. You might be wondering why you should bother to define the current workflow rather then just skipping ahead and documenting only the preferred workflow. One important reason for defining the current workflow is to identify a pre-integration baseline. If you haven't documented the user experience before an integration, it won't be possible to measure UX improvements that are attributable to that integration.
This baseline also clearly illustrates to your entire organization the problems that you need to address. Based on the results of your discussions with users, you can construct a measurement plan that articulates the relationships between user problems, product goals, and the KPIs that you'll use to measure the success of your integration efforts. Having such a measurement plan is critical for integration efforts. Table 2 provides an example of such a measurement plan.
Table 2—Example plan for measuring the UX impact of shared data
Pre-integration User Problems
Goals and Expected Outcomes for Integration
How to Measure Outcomes
Redundant data entry across applications Reducing duplicate data entry Using Google Analytics, count the number of users entering the same data across multiple applications, before and after integration.
Multiple data-verification processes Decreasing the need for multiple data-verification processes Determine whether users need to verify data multiple times during a task, before and after integration.
Fragmentation of data across applications, potentially resulting in inconsistent data Eliminating the need to modify data in individual applications Assess users' perception of data quality and their need to correct data, before and after integration.
Lengthy task-completion times Reducing task-completion times Assess users' perception of the time it takes to complete tasks, before and after integration.
Documenting the current workflow, the ideal workflow, and well-defined success metrics ensures that product teams collectively consider business goals, user needs, and technical constraints when making decisions. Best of all, you'll have a story to tell that shows where the users started, where they ended up, and how well-defined success criteria enabled clear measurement of the users' integration journey.
Ropeik, David, and George Gray. Risk: A Practical Guide for Deciding What's Really Safe and What's Dangerous in the World Around You. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2002.
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Stoffel Vandoorne (born 26 March 1992) is a Belgian professional racing driver who is currently racing for DS Penske in Formula E. He had previously competed in Formula One for McLaren from 2016 to 2018. He is currently a test driver for the Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant Formula One Team and Oracle Red Bull Racing. He was champion of the 2015 GP2 Series and the 2021–22 Formula E World Championship. He currently resides in both Monte Carlo (Monaco) and Roeselare (Belgium).

Early life
Stoffel Vandoorne was born in Kortrijk, West Flanders. Vandoorne was introduced to motorsport at the age of six during a visit to the kart track of World Karts in Kortrijk in Flanders, Belgium, with his father. Vandoorne started karting after the owner of the track gave him a mini-kart.

Early career

Karting
Initially, lack of funding restricted Vandoorne to race 3 to 4 races per year. By age 16 he was Belgian KF2 Champion. In 2009 he finished as runner-up in the CIK-FIA World Cup in the KF2 category. The same year he won the 'steering wheel' competition held by the Royal Automobile Club of Belgium. The prize money of 45,000 euros helped him start his car racing career in F4 Eurocup 1.6.

Formula Renault

2010

In 2010, Vandoorne moved up to single-seater racing, joining the F4 Eurocup 1.6 series. He went on to win the series on his first attempt, finishing the season with six wins and three further podium finishes. The prize from winning the series helped him to move up to the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 the following year. He also earned a place in the FIA Driver Academy.

2011
In 2011, he graduated to competing in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 with Kurt Mollekens' KTR team. He finished fifth overall, with one podium at the Hungaroring and another eight-point-scoring finishes throughout the season. He also participated in Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup, where he finished third in the series' standings with eight podiums.

2012
For the 2012 season Vandoorne remained in the Eurocup, but left KTR to join Josef Kaufmann Racing. He won the championship by ten points after a tight battle between himself and Red Bull-backed Daniil Kvyat. Between them they won 11 of the 14 races and finished over 100 points ahead of their nearest challenger. Vandoorne finished the season with four wins and six podiums to his name. He also contested selected events in the Northern European Cup, where he won five of the seven races that he started, and finished on the podium in a sixth race.

2013
In 2013, Vandoorne raced in Formula Renault 3.5, where he replaced 2012 champion Robin Frijns at Fortec Motorsport. He finished runner-up to Kevin Magnussen with four wins and 10 podiums, including a victory at his home track of Spa-Francorchamps.

GP2 Series

2014

In January 2014, it was confirmed that Vandoorne would make his debut in GP2, racing with ART. In the opening race at Bahrain, Vandoorne claimed his first victory of the season in the feature race. He followed this up with four consecutive pole positions, three more wins at the Hungaroring, Monza and Yas Marina and six additional podiums. Despite being a rookie, he finished runner-up to 2014 champion Jolyon Palmer.

2015
Vandoorne reunited with ART for 2015, as well as was considered the main title contender. He was partnered by 2014 Japanese Formula Three champion Nobuharu Matsushita. After five feature race wins, twelve podiums and four pole positions, Vandoorne took the title in Sochi, 108 points over his nearest rival Alexander Rossi.

Vandoorne holds the record for all-time most wins, most feature race wins, most pole positions and most consecutive pole positions, most podiums, most podiums in a season, most points and most points in a single season in GP2 history, with the series being rebranded as the FIA Formula 2 Championship at the end of the following year.

Super Formula
On 12 February 2016, it was announced that Vandoorne would race a Honda in Super Formula for Dandelion Racing. He finished fourth overall, the highest ranking among Honda engine users, with two wins and one pole position at Fuji Speedway in wet conditions throughout the season.

Formula One career
In February 2013, Vandoorne joined McLaren's Young Driver Programme, under the tutelage of his then manager Richard Goddard, in collaboration with the team's sporting director Sam Michael and its head of communications Matt Bishop, to whom Vandoorne had been introduced in 2011 by Alex Wurz.

In January 2014, he was announced as a third driver for McLaren F1 also taking up driving duties in the GP2 Series for ART Grand Prix.

McLaren (2016–2018, 2020–2022)

2016 season

On 31 March 2016, it was announced Vandoorne would be replacing regular driver Fernando Alonso at the Bahrain Grand Prix after the Spaniard was ruled unfit to drive following a major accident in the previous round. After qualifying 12th ahead of Jenson Button, Vandoorne finished 10th and became the first reserve driver to score points on debut since Sebastian Vettel at the 2007 United States Grand Prix.

On 3 September 2016, ahead of the Italian Grand Prix, it was announced by McLaren that Jenson Button would not be racing in 2017, and that Vandoorne would be replacing him to partner Alonso for the  season.

2017 season

In his debut full season at McLaren, Vandoorne established himself as a considerable rookie next to veteran F1 Champion, Fernando Alonso. With the uncompetitive McLaren, Vandoorne racked up 13 points compared to Alonso's 17. The key issues lay in the reliability and performance of the car which resulted in 1 DNS and 5 DNFs throughout the 20 race season. Nevertheless, he managed to crack into the top 10 in Hungary, Malaysia and Singapore.

On 23 August 2017, it was announced that Vandoorne would be retained for the  season.

2018 season

In the new McLaren Renault partnership, Vandoorne enjoyed a good start to the season with 3 points finishes in the first 4 races. However, as the season progressed, he struggled to maintain this momentum which left him with 8 points by the Japanese Grand Prix. Moreover, the lack of a competitive package in the McLaren resulted in a long drought in points finishes between the 2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix and the 2018 Mexican Grand Prix. Vandoorne ended the season in 16th ahead of 4 other drivers in the drivers' championship. However, the last few Grands Prix saw Vandoorne in some impressive battles, particularly in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with Esteban Ocon and Romain Grosjean, which led him to finish 8th on the Formula 1 Power Rankings.

It was announced on 3 September 2018 that Vandoorne would leave McLaren at the end of the 2018 season.

Reserve driver (2020–2022)
Vandoorne was the simulator driver for the McLaren team in 2020 and was named as one of the team's reserve drivers in 2021, but in 2022 was not chosen as the driver for the final pre-season test Bahrain after Daniel Ricciardo tested positive for COVID-19.

Mercedes (2019–2022)

Vandoorne was the simulator driver for the Mercedes team in 2019 and was named as one of the team's reserve drivers in 2020, but in the end was not chosen as the driver for the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix after Hamilton tested positive for COVID-19. Vandoorne drove for Mercedes in the season-ending 2020 Abu Dhabi Young Drivers Test alongside Formula E teammate Nyck de Vries.

Vandoorne was also made available as reserve driver for Racing Point in 2020 and McLaren from 2020 to 2022, as part of an agreement between Mercedes and both teams.

Aston Martin (2023–)
Vandoorne is announced to be joining Aston Martin for the 2023 Formula One World Championship as a reserve and simulator driver, sharing duties with 2022 Formula 2 champion Felipe Drugovich. Additionally, he was also made a reserve driver for McLaren.

Formula E

HWA Racelab (2018–2019)

2018–19 season

It was confirmed on 15 October 2018 that Vandoorne would drive for HWA Racelab for the 2018–19 Formula E season. He would be joining Britain's Gary Paffett to complete the driver lineup for HWA Racelab. Vandoorne would go on and start his Formula E debut just 3 weeks after leaving Formula 1 and would come 17th in his first race. He has also achieved his first qualifying pole position in Formula E at a wet 2019 Hong Kong ePrix. However, he retired from the race after having a driveshaft issue.He came third in the 2019 Rome ePrix and booked his first podium in Formula E. Vandoorne finished his debut season in 16th position in the driver's standings with 35 points.

Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team (2019–2022)

2019–20 season
In the 2019–20 season, Vandoorne drove for Mercedes-Benz EQ with 2019 Formula 2 Champion, Nyck de Vries. Vandoorne took 2 consecutive podiums in the two first races. The E-Prix of Mexico and Marrakesh saw a series of poor finishes, and at the time of the season's suspension due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, he sat 29 points below the championship leader, António Félix da Costa. Following the resumption of the season for six races in Berlin, he finished in the points in four of the six races, including his first win in the season finale. He ultimately finished 2nd in the standings, though behind Félix da Costa by 71 points.

2020–21 season
Vandoorne continued to drive for the renamed Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team for the 2020–21 season, again partnering Nyck de Vries. Vandoorne achieved one win at the second race of 2021 Rome ePrix, and two third place finishes at 2021 Valencia ePrix and 2021 Berlin ePrix. de Vries secured his first Drivers' Championship, as Vandoorne finished ninth in the standings. Vandoorne and de Vries' total points haul allowed Mercedes to achieve their first Teams' Championship that season. Vandoorne and de Vries' partnership will continue for the 2021-22 season.

2021–22 season
Vandoorne continued to race with the Mercedes-EQ team for the 2021-22 Season in Mercedes' final season in Formula E. With a win in the 2022 Monaco ePrix and seven other podiums, Vandoorne clinched the 2021–22 Formula E World Championship ahead of the New Zealand driver Mitch Evans by 33 points.

DS Penske (2023)

2022–23 season
In October 2022, it was announced that Vandoorne would be joining the newly formed DS Penske outfit alongside fellow champion Jean-Éric Vergne for the 2023 season.

FIA World Endurance Championship

In April 2019, it was announced that Stoffel Vandoorne would compete for two races in the WEC for 2018-2019 for SMP Racing. He will drive the Russian BR1 No.11 prototype along with Vitaly Petrov and Mikhail Aleshin in the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. In the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, Vandoorne, alongside Petrov and Aleshin, finished 3rd place in the LMP1 Class. Vandoorne drove the first stint during weather conditions of snow, hail and rain. At the 24 hour of Le Mans he finished 3rd place.

Vandoorne was set to test the 2023 Peugeot Hypercar at the Bahrain International Circuit during November 2022, but was not able to take part in it after contracting appendicitis. For 2023, Vandoorne was appointed as the reserve driver for the Peugeot Sport in the Hypercar category.

IndyCar Series
On 17 November 2021, it was announced that Vandoorne will take part in an IndyCar Series test with Arrow McLaren SP at Sebring International Raceway on 6 December 2021.

Racing record

Karting career summary

Racing career summary

† As Vandoorne was a guest driver he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.

Complete F4 Eurocup 1.6 results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete GP2 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Super Formula results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Formula One results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

† Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Complete Formula E results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

References

External links

1992 births
Living people
Belgian racing drivers
Belgian Formula One drivers
McLaren Formula One drivers
Super Formula drivers
GP2 Series drivers
GP2 Series Champions
World Series Formula V8 3.5 drivers
French F4 Championship drivers
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC drivers
Formula Renault Eurocup drivers
FIA Institute Young Driver Excellence Academy drivers
Sportspeople from Kortrijk
Formula E drivers
24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
FIA World Endurance Championship drivers
Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Monaco
KTR drivers
Josef Kaufmann Racing drivers
Fortec Motorsport drivers
ART Grand Prix drivers
Dandelion Racing drivers
Mercedes-AMG Motorsport drivers
Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team drivers
Jota Sport drivers
Asian Le Mans Series drivers
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers
Auto Sport Academy drivers
SMP Racing drivers
HWA Team drivers
Meyer Shank Racing drivers
Karting World Championship drivers
Formula E Champions

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In order to protect our members during the COVID-19 pandemic, Peninsula Shotokan is holding all practices online. Practices are held at the following times:
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If three of your coronary arteries or your left main coronary artery are diseased, you're better off with bypass surgery than angioplasty with stenting.
That's what a 2017 study of participants in the 2013 SYNTAX trial reveals.
The new study shows that long-term quality of life for these patients, who had either three-vessel or left main coronary artery disease, was also better after bypass surgery.
The new research shores up support for CABG as the preferred treatment for complex coronary artery disease.
The study followed 1,800 SYNTAX participants for five years after they had bypass surgery or angioplasty with stenting.
Researchers evaluated their health status at the start of the study and then one, six, 12, 36 and 60 months after treatment, using questionnaires and surveys.
After five years, CABG patients fared significantly better than patients who had angioplasty with stenting in terms of angina frequency, physical function and other measures. The more complex the disease, the less angioplasty and stenting were able to relieve their symptoms.
"This reinforces the recommendation that CABG should be strongly preferred for patients with high severity scores," notes Dr. Abdallah.
Bypass surgery yielded significantly greater benefits in heart and general health measures at both one and five years.
CABG was better at relieving angina even when age, diabetes and type of complex coronary disease (three-vessel or left main) were considered.
Relief from angina occurred as early as one month after surgery or angioplasty with stenting, and largely endured throughout the five years.
Patients' health status was restored faster after angioplasty with stenting than after CABG.
"These long-term health status differences were comparable to what we found in the 2013 FREEDOM trial, which compared outcomes in patients with diabetes and multivessel heart disease after either CABG or angioplasty with a drug-eluting stent," says Dr. Abdallah.
This evidence clearly makes CABG the treatment of choice for high-risk patients, he notes.
However, for patients whose heart disease is less complex, angioplasty with a drug-eluting stent remains an option.
Dr. Abdallah and other SYNTAX investigators call for future trials to explore whether treatment with newer drug-eluting stents might yield benefits comparable to CABG for patients with complex heart disease.


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is JTA's correspondent in Toronto. He was a reporter for the Canadian Jewish News for 20 years. He is currently a freelance writer for the Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, and Religion News Service in Washington. He has a journalism degree from Concordia University in Montreal and has been awarded both a Lilly and Gralla fellowship in religious journalism.


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Don't sell. Quit selling. Instead, show and tell.
A tip of the hat to the old Don Alm type advertising game, although he was a master salesman...many of his advertising programs were more along the lines of show and tell.
When I did demo work, that was more akin to showing, and telling although some of my early demo days were selling from a script (at fairs, kitchen utensils and in stores, cutlery) and you had to draw a crowd around and demonstrate in DRAMATIC fashion and get the crowed enthused.
A lot of valuable lessons come from doing that (if you are successful). But I took to selling at a very young age and liked testing MAGIC WORDS and routines on people knowing that "the selling begins when the customer says NO!"...
Still a great Biz-Op for those overt oriented people, big personality types, and a ton of money to be made.
But for the majority of people, especially professionals like Realtors for example, as opposed to Car salespeople, who bring sort of a rep with them...the Real Estate game is a lot of show and tell. Any given day there are a slew of OPEN HOUSES where they show and tell about the house.
Maybe when they find a qualified prospect, more selling takes place of the traditional kind, but I believe mostly homes are bought rather than being sold and as a former GRI Realtor, I think I could easily support that claim.
But my point today is for anyone looking for a Biz-Op, or a side hustle, a few gigs to bring in the moolah, to earn some pin money, to have more income to use for whatever they want...
choose a business opportunity where you can make fast profits with little to no selling involved.
Choose a product or service where you can SHOW AND TELL and not try to sell.
It is much easier on your nerves, better for your wallets, takes less time and you make more money.
Sure, if you have the chops or the brass, go and sell baby sell.
But for most of us, I really think the best thing we can do is to choose a product that you only need to show to people, and even then, the TELLING part can be done on a flyer or HOTSHEET, and you could be home bingeing Netflix.
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Adrian Botan is Global Executive Creative Director at McCann Worldgroup. Before that, he was Creative Director at McCann Erickson Romania, which was named one of the top 50 creative agencies in 2007 by the Gunn Report.
Since 2006, Adrian has also served as Regional Creative Director for Central Eastern Europe at McCann Erickson. He is also Deputy Managing Director and Executive Creative Director of McCann Erickson Bucharest, founding member and Vice President of the Romanian Art Directors Club and Vice President of the Romanian Advertising Agencies Association.


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Poffy The Cucumber March 7, 2017
… because a black mind is a terrible thing to waste.
You know what they say: You'll always remember your first time – with a black man.
In a startling writer-director debut, Jordan Peele's arm-gripping thriller GET OUT is a renaissance for the horror genre. But it won't do shit for race relations.
Chris is about to meet his girlfriend Rose's parents for the first time. And she hasn't told them he's black. Midnight-dark Daniel Kaluuya is Chris, paired with the angular, porcelain-white Allison Williams as Rose (like a young Jennifer Connelly), so we immediately recognize the trope. Ah, we say, it's an update of 1967's GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER.
But the familiarity of black-boy-meeting-white-parents-uncomfortably is merely a starting point. GET OUT will take fresh blistering turns that propel it into the ranks of modern classic: exploring race relations comedically (whites being overly sensitive and pandering), and in disturbing ways (all the blacks at Rose's party speaking like Richard Pryor speaking like Whitey), nudging thematically near THE STEPFORD WIVES (1975), ultimately landing in the virgin science territory explored in THE MACHINE (2013), SELF/LESS (2015), and Kevin Costner's CRIMINAL (2016).
This racially-charged horror-comedy actually puts another spin on how Whitey wants to get into the black person's head.
GET OUT opens with a young black man searching for an address in an antiseptic tree-lined suburb. The streets are bare, the lawns are spotless; he is on the phone to a friend, detailing his unease as the LEAVE IT TO BEAVER suburban night closes in. We only slowly come to the realization that he feels fear on this whitest of Whitey streets. Jordan Peele immediately grabs our attention with his canny handling of this role-reversal; we have been conditioned to believe clean = pure, but this young man has been displaced, and the unfamiliar darkness has teeth.
This unease will continue to throb at our temples throughout this suspenseful film, the surprises and reveals will stagger us, and the payoffs in this storyteller's story will be mighty. Unbound by the constraints of PG-13, GET OUT can also delve deep into disturbing themes, graphic gore, and adult swearing; seemingly insignificant elements that allow a movie to soar above the morass of Young Adult slashers-disguised-as-horror.
Bradley Whitford is Rose's surgeon dad, Dean Armitage, overplaying his friendliness toward Chris (as, I believe, every father overplays their brah quotient to the man who is fucking their daughter). The running gag, "I would've voted for Obama for a third term," becomes even more funny and damning in this age of a white supremacist president. Catherine Keener is mother Missy, a professional hypno-therapist, also with a very fake smile for her daughter's sex mate, always with a cup of tea, spoon ominously stirring. Caleb Landry Jones is Rose's brother (not looking like his usual redneck hillbilly axe-murderer, but just as ominous in his big boy suit).
Chris meets the black maid (Betty Gabriel) and black groundskeeper (Marcus Henderson), both with decidedly Pryor-Whitey accents. Something is very awry, and at first blush, we think there is some kind of brainwashing going on. The maid meets Chris in his room and furtively tells him, "The Armitages are so good to us," with a wide fake smile cracking her face, "They treat us like family," as a single tear runs down her cheek at the same time. It is like she is bursting to tell him something joyous, but can't bring herself to because he is not indoctrinated enough to see its joyousness. OR she is fighting to tell him something horrifying, but knows the consequences should she succumb. When we discover the secret behind this performance, it is doubly astounding. All the performances (from Kaluuya and Williams, to the bit players) are this brilliant and nuanced and guarded. GET OUT is one of those movies you have to watch twice, to see what everyone in the movie knew, that you didn't at the time.
With her stirring spoon, Missy hypnotizes Chris out of craving cigarettes – and into something much more sinister, revealed only in the climax… Extracting a damning confession from Chris about the night his mother died, Missy sends Chris into "the sunken place" – where he can see the outside world as if on a faraway TV, but is paralyzed into inaction… Like ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND, Peele captures that ineffable dream state of flailing limbs, silent screaming and drowning in quicksand slow motion.
Like every great director, we sense Peele's attention to the little things: the GPS readout that seems to actually be leading to the parents' house; the sound of the stirring spoon under dialogue, the creak on the floor as the maid steps closer to Chris, the evocative soundtrack by Michael Abels, the fact that Rose and Chris hit a stag on their journey (the stag, a metaphor for black masculinity); there is also a trophy stag head mounted in the game room, and later, a character is stabbed on the horns of a stag. Metaphor overload!
At the Armitage party, it seems every rich white redneck relative of Rose's has been invited to eye the curiosity that is Rose's black boyfriend, each of them adding their 2-cents of inadvertent racism to the Awkward Stew. "I know Tiger." "Black is in fashion." "Is he good in bed?"
Chris meets a lone brother at the party (LaKeith Stanfield) who looks like Dave Chappelle, and speaks like Dave Chappelle's version of a white man. He is married to a much older white woman. And when Chris puts out his fist in familiarity, Chappelle wraps his hand around the fist, like a person who doesn't know what a fist bump is. There's something mighty whitey going on around here.
The only party guest resembling a well-adjusted human is a blind art dealer named Hudson (ever-compelling Stephen Root, who funnily also played a blind racist in O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU?), who, ironically, admires Chris's "eye" as a photographer. He would be involved in the movie's scientifically-disturbing climax.
Comedian Lil Rel Howery is TSA agent Rod, Chris's best friend, tasked to care for Chris's dog, but also offering unsolicited conspiracy theories to Chris about his trip to Whiteyville; Chris tells him all the black people at the house "missed the movement." Classic! With the movie's R-rating, Rod can go apeshit on lurid descriptions of white people making black people their sex slaves. He's the voice of the audience, the comic relief, and he's overdosing on Hannibal Buress.
The slogan lures us, "From the mind of Jordan Peele." A certain quirkiness and quality implied. Peele is, of course, one half of the breakout comedy duo KEY & PEELE, which took the ball from CHAPELLE'S SHOW and ran with it. How does this admittedly gifted comedic actor break out with such a mustered directorial debut? If we recall, many of the sketches in KEY & PEELE rivaled cinematic production values (Post-Apocalyptic Hunt, Retired Military Specialist Decker, PC Pirates), so Peele learned well from watching the most gifted production crews at work.
I saw a comment wondering how white people and black people would be looking at each other after GET OUT, when the lights came on in the theater.
Luckily, I got out on my big black stag.
GET OUT (Feb 2017) R
Director, Writer: Jordan Peele.
Music: Michael Abels.
Producers: Jason Blum, Jordan Peele, Sean McKittrick.
Starring: Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Catherine Keener, Bradley Whitford, Caleb Landry Jones, Marcus Henderson, Betty Gabriel, LaKeith Stanfield, Stephen Root, Lil Rel Howery.
Tags:2017, Allison Williams, Alpha-G, Betty Gabriel, Bradley Whitford, Caleb Landry Jones, Catherine Keener, Daniel Kaluuya, GET OUT, Horror, Jason Blum, Jordan Peele, Lakeith Stanfield, Lil Rel Howery, Marcus Henderson, Michael Abels, Poffy Mentions Trump, Rating-9, Sean McKittrick, Stephen Root, Thriller


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Mosquitoes are more than just a nuisance; they can be a legitimate health hazard when they carry viruses and diseases into your backyard. It's in the best interests of you, your family and your pets to get rid of mosquitoes as soon as you can. Here are just five ways to make it happen.
Stagnant water is the preferred breeding ground of mosquitoes, so the first step of mosquito control is to get rid of any water or liquid-holding containers in your backyard. Cover up the bird baths; empty out the flowerpots and wheelbarrows; fix the leaky hose that creates puddles. Make your backyard a desert so that mosquitoes have nowhere to go.
Not only are messes more likely to attract mosquitoes in general, but they'll also provide camouflage as they land and breed. The easiest way to eliminate mosquitoes is to kill them on sight, and you can't do that if you can't see them. Make a habit of cleaning out your gutters and trash-bagging your leaf piles.
Mosquitoes aren't fond of the smell of lavender, so while this measure won't kill them, it will make your home a less attractive place for them to land. Both the plant and the oil will do the trick, so if you can't plant real lavender in your garden, sprinkle lavender oil around your doors and windows.
Speaking of gardens, now is the time to start digging. You won't need an elaborate greenhouse to discourage mosquitoes; all you have to do is plant a few particular flowers like citronella and marigolds. Once you have their scents spreading throughout your backyard, the mosquitoes will take one sniff and turn right back around.
Mosquito tablets can be dropped into any amount of standing water to poison it against larvae development. Best of all, the water will remain safe for humans and plants, so you won't have to worry about your kids accidentally making contact with it. If the local mosquito population has gotten out of control, use mosquito water tablets to curb their numbers.
These are just a few ways to eliminate mosquitoes from your house and yard. Remember, this is about more than bug bites and itchiness; it's about protecting your family from disease. Use these tips to become mosquito-free for good.


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Pope Francis and the Crisis of Confusion: Bishop Gracida
CULTURE OF LIFE: Film Showcases Wages of Sexual Revolution — and Prophesy of Humanae Vitae
Founder's Quote
By Patrick Coffin, Catholic Stand, July 15, AD2018
The Patrick Coffin Show podcast features weekly interviews with A-list influencers and outliers in the effort to recover the Judeo-Christian roots of the culture. Patrick is the Canadian-born former host of Catholic Answers Live, and he has raving fans around the world. He injects these fascinating interviews with his own distinctive blend of depth and levity. If you're tired of politically correct mediaspeak, you want to see God back in the public square, and you're not allergic to having a laugh, this is the place to be.
Bishop Gracida
A few minutes into my conversation with Bishop Gracida, bishop emeritus of Corpus Christi, TX, it becomes obvious that he is direct and to the point, evidently allergic to beating around the bush. Yet, he's kindly and thoughtful. At 95, he is hale and hearty and is one of the very few bishops who regularly blog. His remarks, sometimes trenchant, always readable, are found at www.abyssum.org Abyssus Abyssum Invocat, Latin for "deep calls to deep" (from Psalm 42:7).
If you feel somewhat disoriented by some of the utterances and writings of Pope Francis, you're not alone. If the thought of criticizing the Pope makes you uncomfortable (there are plenty of nasty professional Francis Haters online), that's a good sign of filial devotion to the Holy Father and to the Church, he visibly leads. Sometimes, though, the faithful have "the right and even at times the duty to manifest to the sacred pastors their opinion on matters which pertain to the good of the Church and to make their opinion known to the rest of the Christian faithful" (Canon 212.3).
In this regards, Bishop Gracida has some questions that fearlessly "go there." What do I mean? The authorized biography of disgraced Godfried Cardinal Daneels of Belgium describes activities between and among cardinal electors, such as Cardinal Carlo Martini, Cardinal Achille Silvestrini, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, and Cardinals Karl Lehmann and Walter Kasper—dubbed the St. Galen Mafia. These activities, verified by Austin Ivereigh in his hagiographic biography of Pope Francis, The Great Reformer: Francis and the Making Of a Radical Pope involve canvassing other electors to elect Jorge Cardinal Bergoglio.
Bishop Rene Gracida believes, as do others, that this activity is canonically illegal under the promulgated laws in the 1996 Apostolic Constitution Universi Dominici Gregis, by St. John Paul II. If this is true, then the validity of the papal election may be in doubt. You read that right.
To state the obvious, I am not a canonist nor was I at the Conclave. What I know is that know that the reaction of most Catholic pundits to the notion that the 2013 election may have been invalid is met with a guffaw or a "that's crazy talk." It's a gorilla in the room whose existence needs to be acknowledged before it can be dismissed as harmless.
In this interview you will:
Have a sense of appreciation for what Ordinaries are called to as shepherds of souls Understand the difference between true episcopal authority as it resides in the individual bishop and the largely administrative authority of a national bishops' conference Get a clear picture of a self-described "one crisis after another" life lived to the full See more reasons to renew your prayers for the life and health of the Church Understand why the sacraments must never be politicized no matter who does it Maybe be shaken up.
Resources recommended in this episode: An Ordinary's Not So Ordinary Life by Bishop Rene Henry Gracida Follow Bishop Gracida on his blog here: www.abbysum.org
Website: www.patrickcoffin.media
Speaking: www.patrickcoffin.media/speaking
http://www.catholicstand.com/pope-francis-and-the-crisis-of-confusion-bishop-gracida/
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Saint of the Day for January 17: St. Anthony of Egypt (251 – 356)
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Lock in a great price for Hacienda Hato Verde – rated 8.7 by recent guests!
In a truly historic setting, on a beautifully kept, clean and secluded home, we found ourselves hosted by a truly remarkable family and their staff. The answer to every question was "yes", the food was clean and delicious, honoring our dietary restrictions with ease and care. Our hostess is a wonderful, warm, caring woman, who saw to our every need, in every way, every day!
There were great fireplaces in some rooms of the hotel. A glass of red win and an old style interior supported the romantic atmosphere. The people in the hotel were really friendly and we felt like being part of the family.
Beautiful place and incredible hospitality. Very comfortable, warmer & clean room, great coffe and comfy bed. Amazing location (very close to Quito) to enjoy Ecuador's traditions, landscapes and food.
The hacienda provided a true homestay experience with freedom to make use of the house as if our own home. The owners are very friendly and speak good English. We had good home made food every night. It is best to book this as part of a half board package, a pricey otherwise. The property provides a great base from which to explore the avenue of volcanoes.
The house is very nice, with a very homely atmosphere. There are stoves in the bedrooms so they can be very cosy. The beds were very comfortable. Plenty of hot water. The meals - we had half board - were good. Nice breakfast and a substantial dinner.
The chef was the best!!!! You can't ask more for their services.The house, the pasture, the cows and the horses provided a fabulous hacienda stay experience!
Die Hacienda Hato Verde wird von einer entzückenden, sehr gastfreundlichen Familie geführt. Das Essen ist hervorragend und die Zimmer sind kuschelig - mit Holzofen ausgestattet. Der Ofen ist schon ziemlich in die Jahre gekommen und war leicht defekt (Scheibe fehlte). Aber er ging trotzdem. Wäre die Farm eine Bio-Farm, wäre sie wirklich sehr empfehlenswert.
Le charme de la bâtisse, le calme et la proximité du Cotopaxi. Excellent service pour le dîner.
Hacienda Hato Verde This rating is a reflection of how the property compares to the industry standard when it comes to price, facilities and services available. It's based on a self-evaluation by the property. Use this rating to help choose your stay!
The rooms in Hacienda Hato Verde feature a private bathroom and a garden view.
Guests can enjoy a variety of activities in the area, such as horse riding, biking or simply walk around the farm. Hacienda Hato Verde offers bicycle rentals, laundry services, and massage sessions. Free Wi-Fi is available in public areas.
Hacienda Hato Verde is 5 mi from Cotopaxi National Park, and a 1-hour drive from Quilotoa volcano. Saquisili indigenous market is a 15-minute drive away. Free private parking is possible on site.
This property also has one of the top-rated locations in Mulaló! Guests are happier about it compared to other properties in the area.
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This room features a private bathroom, 1 double bed, a fireplace and internal views.
This room features twin beds, a private bathroom, a fireplace, and a garden view.
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The location is quite far away from any city and quite close to the highway (but you cannot hear it).
The location is a working farm and is in a quiet rural location. No alternative facilities nearby for eating out etc.
The house was quite cold so we needed to dress warmly indoors. Very limited space in our room to put clothes and no hanging space. However our companions had plenty of space in their room.


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Les Hunslet Hawks sont une équipe anglaise de rugby à XIII, basé à Hunslet, Yorkshire de l'Ouest et qui dispute actuellement la League 1. Le club, créé en 1883, fait partie des membres fondateurs de la Northern Rugby Union en 1895. Durant la saison 1907-1908, Hunslet remporte les quatre principales compétitions du rugby à XIII, le All Four Cups (Challenge Cup, Rugby Football League Championship, County league (Lancashire League or Yorkshire League) et County cup (Lancashire Cup or Yorkshire Cup)). Leur plus récent résultat de marque est le titre de champion 2010 du troisième niveau britannique, la League 1, qui leur a valu une promotion en Championship.

Palmarès

Club de rugby à XIII en Angleterre
Club sportif fondé en 1883


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Florida College Allegedly Forces Students to Have [email protected] Exams in Front of Peers
By Krystle Crossman on	 May 19, 2015 Latest Posts
By: Krystle Crossman
Valencia College in Florida is under deep scrutiny after a claim was filed by two medical students. The female students alleged that their instructors forced them to have [email protected] probes in the classroom in front of all of their peers. They stated that the instructors threatened that they would blacklist them from any future employment and that their grades would drop if they did not submit to the exams. Three instructors are now under investigation.
During the sonography class the students were forced to change into draping in a bathroom and then had to walk back into the classroom while their peers watched. There was no anonymity at all. They were told to lie on the table and put their feet in the stirrups while the other students prepared to conduct a very invasive exam on them. A [email protected] sonogram probe had a c0ndom placed over it, lubricant was applied, and then the exam began. If the probe would not go in without force one of the students claimed that the instructors told the other students to s*xually stimulate them to make it a little easier. A second-year student claimed that the faculty believed that ever student who wanted to pass the sonogram class needed to go through one of these exams. Every female student that is.
Barbara Ball, who is one of the instructors under investigation, made comments during one of these forced probing session that were inappropriate and lead prosecutors to believe that she was not interested in the clinical aspect of the instruction. She stated that the girl should be an "escort girl" and called the student "s*xy". Ball and the other two defendants, Maureen Bugnacki and Linda Shaheen, all declined comments about the incident.
The case will be handled in a federal court as it is a lawsuit against a college which is partially federally funded. The attorney for the two students, Chris Dillingham, states that their Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights were violated as they should have been allowed to say no to this procedure without the fear of retribution. The public relations director for the college released a statement that said that the students who participate in this class submit to exams on a volunteer basis and the faculty conducts themselves in a professional and respectful manner. She declined to comment on the lawsuit.
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Team Norway produced the perfect going away gift for out-going head coach Roy Johansen - a 3-1 victory over Latvia to wrap up his 15th and final season.
Legendary Norwegian coach Roy Johansen signed off with a victory at the end of his 15th and final World Championship campaign.
His last time behind the bench for the national team ended in a 3-1 win over Latvia, securing fifth place in Group A after a game that had no bearing on play-off or relegation issues.
And after the hooter he got a special presentation from his team, who nominated him as Norway's player of the game and also handed over a special team jersey to commemorate his time in charge.
Captain Ole-Kristian Tollefsen made the presentation. "We didn't know what to do, but we figured out a little gift from the boys with the number of years he's been the coach," he said. "A little thank you. But then we said to each other we have to step up and win the game."
A fairly low-key encounter in Moscow was settled when Norway scored twice in 16 seconds at the start of the second period, opening up a lead that Latvia never seriously threatened.
The teams traded first period goals. Miks Indrasis gave Latvia the lead in the 12th minute, finding space at the top of the circle and firing over Steffen Soberg's glove to convert the Latvians' first power play of the game.
But it didn't take long for Norway to tie it up through Ken Andre Olimb. Mats Rosseli Olsen was the architect, forcing a turnover in centre ice and feeding Olimb for a close-range finish.
Johansen, however, was not impressed with his send-off, and demanded better during the intermission.
"Before the game he was just being himself," Tollefsen added. "He came in after the first period and was mad because we played bad. But he's been preparing for this for a while, so it's nice to end it with a win. Overall, we're happy."
Then came Norway's swift start to the middle frame. Jonas Holos fired the Scandinavians in front on 20:40, flipping a wrist shot from the point in off the bar to snap a 1-1 tie. And if Latvian goalie Elvis Merzlikins was disappointed with that, he was left cursing his luck seconds later when Johannes Johannesen claimed Norway's third. The defenceman had little to do with the goal: his shot from the point was comfortably blocked but when the goalie tried to swat the puck away from danger he could only watch in horror as it pinballed off the skate of Aleksandrs Jerofejevs and into the net.
That proved to be the end of Merzlikins' tournament, an unhappy conclusion to an impressive international debut for the 22-year-old from HC Lugano. He was replaced by Edgars Masalskis and the veteran stopper played a calm game as the pace from both teams steadily dropped as the evening went on.
But the result was all about coach Johansen and a victory was a fitting end to a hugely successful era in which Norway has redefined itself on the international stage. When the stalwart Valerenga and Norway forward stepped behind the bench for his country in 2002 the team was languishing in the second tier of world hockey. In 2016, as Johansen hands on the reins to Petter Thoresen, it is firmly established as a top flight nation.
"It's nice to remain in Pool A for him," the captain concluded. "He's been such an important part of hockey in Norway."
For Latvia, a roster in transition proved strong enough to stave off the threat of relegation and, had three overtime verdicts gone the other way, might have launched a serious challenge for a play-off spot. With Merzlikins and Roberts Bukarts catching the eye in Moscow there are signs that the roster has the potential to mature in the coming years.


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Ethic is not a brand coming out of nowhere, even though it's all new, it already has a past, a story, objectives, some wishes, and a certain legitimacy. In an environment ruled by money, they made the choice of reducing margins, betting on the development, respecting their sport's spirit. They want high quality parts to be accessible to anyone. The objective is to make everyone realize that something else is possible, to make the riders independent, and allow them to make the choices that will give the good image of scootering.


If there is any date that can be tagged as the most important one in a married man's life, it has got to be the birthday of his wife, his better half. If he forgets to get birthday gifts for wife, it can spell doom. Remembering the date is just the start, you will have to get birthday gifts for wife that pleases her well. Men are known to have a bad memory, and of course sometimes are accused of having a bad taste in choosing things. So, this guide should help you choose the best birthday gifts for wife and bring you a lot of applause.
The business of ring does not end with wedding. It is still considered one of the best birthday gifts for wife. It serves to relive the moment when you proposed to her or your engagement or even the wedding. Be sure to keep this a surprise and pop it up at the most opportune moment, when she least expects it. Be sure that when you pop-it up, you stay the same romantic guy that you were when you asked her hand in marriage or when you pronounced those wedding or prenuptial vows. Look straight into her eyes and wish her birthday reminding her about how special she has been all these years. This simple gesture of yours would stir her thoughts and make her birthday even more special. Don't get emotional on seeing a drop or two of tear on her face. Those are just tears of joy. You can get one similar to this at http://amzn.to/29fXobg.
Women love jewelry of any kind. They have an eye for detail that looks for aesthetic value in any jewel. It would be a good idea to consider a necklace as one of the birthday gifts for wife. She should fall in love with it the moment she sees it and a note saying that it is "for the most beautiful women in your life" will make it even more special. You can visit any jewelry store and choose from the numerous designs that they have on display. Just be sure that you do not get a design that your wife already has. If you are having trouble choosing the right one (as most men have) you can look for some exquisite designs online.
This is jewelry kit that includes a Silver Watch, a silver Necklace, ring and a pair of ear rings well-crafted to a high quality finishing. The material is hypoallergenic and the entire set is packed in a glossy Glittering Gift Box. I am sure if you are going to spend some time looking for a good jewelry kit, you will easily find a similar one.
This would be one of the most romantic birthday gifts for wife. Find a picture (photo) frame that includes a romantic and touchy poem (of course addressed to a wife). I found one online and ordered it immediately. In fact, this frame has a very romantic poem and a provision to include your photo (both of you together). The design is pretty well done and the quality of the frame is also top notch. I am sure your wife is going to love it.
Get a beautiful dress that she would love to wear and remember it for a long time. Take her out and as in a surprise lead her to a boutique and make her choose the dress that she had longed for quite some time.
This would be the best birthday gift for wife, if she has a penchant for reading. Go to the book store and find a romantic novel that she would appreciate and wrap it in a gift cover. Do leave a note – "To the most romantic person".


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Q: "set session" in a SQLAlchemy session object I'm using SQLAlchemy for a project, and need to be able to specify a session variable/setting for one specific call for performance reasons:
set session max_heap_table_size = 1024 * 1024 * 64;

I can of course do this in MySQL directly (on the shell), but how do I set this session variable in a SQLAlchemy session?

A: Use a session event to execute an arbitrary SQL statement on each new transaction. You can also use events on the connection level, it depends on your use case.
Here is how I would do it on the session level:
Session = sessionmaker()
@event.listens_for(Session, 'before_flush')
def set_max_heap_table_size(session, transaction, connection):
    session.execute('SET max_heap_table_size = 1024 * 1024 * 64')

If you are unsure which way works for you, just try them, write some test cases and find out if that works for you.
There may be one caveat (unsure): Since the connection is not dropped but returned to the pool, the setting might persist. In this case you might also want to attach something to restore the default, e.g. on the after_flush event. I am not entirely sure on this one, you might want to experiment. If this is unnecessary, you could also use the after_begin event, but there is no real before_close event that wraps it, so it could create issues.

A: I finally ended up doing this to get it working:
Session = sessionmaker()
...
session.connection().execute('SET max_heap_table_size = 1024 * 1024 * 64');

The SQLAlchemy event didn't seem to work, but then again, its possible I wasn't doing it exactly right.

A: None of the above worked for me.
but this worked:
engine_type: str = 'mysql+mysqlconnector'
db_user_name: str = '<some-user-name>'
db_user_password: str = '<some-user-psswd>'
db_server: str = '<db-server>'
db_name: str = '<database>'
engine: sqlalchemy.engine.Engine = create_engine(
   f'{engine_type}://{db_user_name}:{db_user_password}@{db_server}:3306/{db_name}'
)
engine.execute("SHOW VARIABLES like 'group_concat_max_len'").fetchone()
('group_concat_max_len', '1024')
engine.execute("SET SESSION group_concat_max_len=10240")
engine.execute("SHOW VARIABLES like 'group_concat_max_len'").fetchone()
('group_concat_max_len', '10240')

this must happen right before the query is performed.


Why are you reading this? The 12-day, 552-episode FXX marathon of "The Simpsons" is going on! (Full schedule here.) If you weren't lucky enough to arrange vacation (D'oh!) around this Vital Television Event, we hope you have your DVR set.
In honor of this VTE — which truly does include every episode, from No. 1, "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire," to No. 552, "The Yellow Badge of Cowardge" — we're doing a celebration of our own. Today we launch The 12 Days of Simpsons, during which we'll share our own "Simpsons" high points, and invite you to chime in with yours on the comment thread. Need prompting? Here's one critic's Top 10 list. Cowabunga!


To guarantee your dream job, you need to think like a decision maker. What comes from the head of the manager when choosing candidates? What characteristics are they looking for in their ideal employee? Here are the 7 most common reasons for renting. Use it wisely now and let me know if you have any questions for any of the reasons.
Sometimes an average candidate can be recruited with a brilliant resume. Your resume is your first impression and you have only one chance. Choose an industry standard, check out other users' biographies, ask them to watch yours, get expert help, and more. Before sending anything. Remember that your resume must be constantly updated and is a live document.
My personal brand is my personal preference. Social networks have quickly become the preferred means of communication, and you will be on the Internet with your new potential employer. By changing the available information, you can positively use the social networks when looking for a new job.
Make sure your public profiles are comfortable and up to date. Put yourself as a starting point on the Internet by starting a blog, setting up a forum or acting, for example, on the Linkedin team. Get recommendations about your life, and they will serve you as reports of the old school. Social networks and online branding will take a lot of time and effort, but you have no choice, so my best advice is to start now.
In this economy, you will have trouble finding the person who wants to hire a candidate who needs education. Think about it, do you want someone to shadiw your work and ask questions about the first six months? Or would you like us to know the score and make a commitment to help you achieve your goals from day one? Having the right skills and experience is more important than ever, and, unfortunately, you cannot work overnight.
This is important because employers want people to stay in their business and work at the company level. This makes it useful (and useful means hard work). Employers are looking for people with many-sided personalities, which mean that they can work in different departments, projects, or even workplaces. Your durability with professional and personal characteristics will be the deciding factor here.
This is important because the employer will want to take advantage of your working time so that you do not mind a random / weekly / daily night. Having a sense of belonging to someone at work is likely to be more pleasant and less susceptible to other job opportunities. And in general, our ability to work with many different people is the key to your success over time in any business.
A classic case of WIIFM where you can make money or save money on a business. Every manager has his own budget, and he needs a way to increase sales or reduce costs. You can make one of them there will be music in their ears. If you can prove and see how much you have invested in its total amount, it will tell them a lot to hire you. Thus, your work will present your exact plan to do this and leave it to them. Finally, you will do them a favor, and you will help them reach their goal.
The business world is full of complainers, and the last thing a leasing manager wants is another Union card that serves his team. If you manage to cheer up the moods of the interviewers using charisma, humor or any other magic that you have, you are more likely to be considered in the next round. Everyone is attracted to happy and positive people.
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Senior Engineering Manager, Developer Experience Interfaces
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Because you belong at Twilio
The Who, What, Why and Where
Twilio's developer interfaces including the Console, helper libs and CLI are critical tools for our customers. When leveraged well, they serve as our primary touchpoint for communicating with customers and enabling them to easily build their Twilio applications. By crafting delightful developer interfaces, your work will empower and simplify the lives of our customers and form a critical part of our continued success.
The manager of the Developer Experience Interfaces teams will be a dynamic and inspiring engineering leader with a passion for delivering world-class solutions through management, mentorship, and influential leadership. Your teams will take a central role in imagining and delivering the next generation of the Twilio Console, creating experiences that are used by tens of thousands of customers on a daily basis.
You will grow and lead talented engineers with backgrounds in front end software development, quality engineering, and production operations.
You are a firm believer in the benefits of working through Agile and lean methodologies delivering small incremental customer value frequently.
Your passions include delivering top quality services with amazing reliability and operability, holding your team accountable to this high standard, and leveraging automation throughout the delivery lifecycle.
You believe in Servant Leadership and prioritize your responsibilities to hire great people, mentor through candid, caring, and timely feedback, and lead the teams to consistently deliver; you are also able to dig in and support your teams to solve hard technical problems and provide technical guidance as we scale.
You are an influencer and drive collaboration across the company, and you ensure the departmental strategy is set around supporting the needs of our customers.
You might be a fit if you have:
10+ years of relevant experience
3+ years of engineering management experience
Track record in building and sustaining high-performance teams
Deep understanding of web technologies like JavaScript, HTML, and CSS, and at least one JavaScript framework
Experience building and evolving developer-centric application interfaces
Fanatically customer-centered, and take a systems-level mindset to build consistent and usable interfaces across Twilio's Developer product suite
Success at participating in cross-functional teams; naturally collaborative but decisive when needed
Experience working in a distributed working environment
As a Senior Engineering Manager of Developer Experience Interfaces teams we expect you will:
Manage and lead the Console & Dev Interfaces teams working collaboratively with peers across disciplines to meet business commitments.
Lead your teams through the design, development, testing, operability, code reviews, and deployment of features and components
Hire, manage, and mentor front end software engineers to foster their career growth and progression
Drive quality, predictability, and velocity on your teams with continuous improvement mindset
Collaborate with Product Management to define roadmap, priorities and User Stories
Live by and champion our cultural values of the Twilio Magic
Twilio believes in the power of Platforms to create leverage and empower developers. Our internal platforms enable our own small teams of developers to stand on the shoulders of giants, enabling them to focus on making world-class services that delight our customers.
Twilio is a company that is empowering the world's developers with modern communication in order to build better applications. Twilio is truly unique; we are a company committed to your growth, your learning, your development, and your entire employee experience. We only win when our employees succeed and we're dedicated to helping you develop your strengths. We invest in weeks dedicated to tackling hard problems and creating your own ideas. We have a cultural foundation built on diversity, inclusion, and innovation and we want you and your ideas to thrive at Twilio.
This position will be located in our office at 1801 California St in Denver, CO. You will enjoy our office perks: catered meals, snacks, game room, ergonomic desks, bi-weekly All Hands and more. What you will also get to experience is a company that believes in small teams for maximum impact; seeks well-rounded talent to ensure a full perspective on our customers' experience, understands that this is a marathon, not a sprint; that continuously and purposefully builds an inclusive culture where everyone is able to do and be the best version of themselves.
Founded in 2008, Twilio has over 2,000 employees, with headquarters in San Francisco and other offices in Bogotá, Dublin, Hong Kong, London, Madrid, Mountain View, Munich, New York City, Prague, Singapore, Sydney, and Tallinn.
Millions of developers around the world have used Twilio to unlock the magic of communications to improve any human experience. Twilio has democratized communications channels like voice, text, chat, video and email by virtualizing the world's communications infrastructure through APIs that are simple enough for any developer to use, yet robust enough to power the world's most demanding applications. By making communications a part of every software developer's toolkit, Twilio is enabling innovators across every industry — from emerging leaders to the world's largest organizations — to reinvent how companies engage with their customers.
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