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Azercosmos and SatADSL Sign Partnership Agreement to Provide Internet Services Across Central Asia
Baku, Azerbaijan and Brussels, Belgium, January 11, 2021 – Azercosmos, operator of the Azerspace-1 & Azerspace-2 satellites together with Belgian satellite service provider SatADSL, are pleased to announce a new partnership agreement. Under the new agreement, SatADSL, thanks to its Cloud-based Service Delivery Platform (C-SDP), will provide accessible and reliable internet access using the Central Asian beam of the Azerspace-1 satellite. SatADSL's ready-to-use internet packages offering will be made easily accessible to its Central Asian customers through Azerspace-1, but also to all the 14 teleports already connected to the C-SDP around the globe.
SatADSL now provides satellite connectivity across five continents, including Central & South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Central Asia. SatADSL's platform has been deployed in over 45 countries.
"Our partnership with SatADSL demonstrates the high- quality service that Azercosmos provides to its customers and partners. We are pleased to collaborate with SatADSL and believe that this will open up new opportunities and projects that will be mutually beneficial in the upcoming years." noted Mark Guthrie, Chief Commercial Officer at Azercosmos.
Thierry Eltges, co-Founder & CEO at SatADSL said today, "This exciting new strategic alliance creates a wealth of opportunities for bringing enhanced connectivity services to East Europe & Russia. Partnering with Azercosmos will bring high-performance, reliable IP access services to parts of the continent where reliable connectivity remains a big challenge."
About Azercosmos
Azercosmos is the premier satellite operator in the South Caucasus. Azerspace-1, the telecommunication satellite operated by Azercosmos, provides highly-reliable broadband and broadcast solutions to its customers in Europe, Africa, Middle East, the Caucasus, and Central Asia. The satellite was launched in February 2013 and is equipped with 24 C-band transponders and 12 Ku-band transponders and is located at 46° East longitude. In December 2014, Azercosmos took over the rights to operate and commercialize Azersky, a high resolution (1.5m imagery products) optical Earth observation satellite and entered into the commercial business of Earth observation services, including Geo-Information services. The strategic development plans of the company included enhancing the coverage area and spectrum of satellite services. For this purpose, in 2018, Azercosmos launched its second telecommunications satellite Azerspace-2 in a geostationary orbit 45° East longitude. For more information, visit: www.azercosmos.az
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Note to anglers: New striped bass regulations in effect
June 30, 2015 Fishing, Outdoor RecreationPenobscot River stripers, striped bass in Maine, stripers
Late last week I told you about the welcome return of striped bass to the Penobscot River — a development that has lured anglers back to a river that has been largely striper-free for the past several years.
Adam Martins fishes for Striped Bass at Fisherman's Park at the Penobscot River in Brewer on Tuesday, June 30. Dominique Hessert | BDN
But over the weekend, a couple of readers checked in to point out that this year's striper season isn't like those of the past in a very important way: The regulations have changed.
Those readers — both conservationists with the health of fish stocks in mind — also took the time to urge anglers to reduce their impact on stripers.
Jeremy Antworth passed along a link to new striper regulations that went into effect in May, and which outlaw some of the techniques that were previously used.
"Mainers targeting stripers must now remove one of the treble hooks from all their lures, if using a plug with three trebles, for example," Antworth wrote. "I recommend removing the middle hook, as they typically hit the head of the lure."
Both Antworth and Fred Kircheis — a fisheries biologist who served as executive director of the Maine Atlantic Salmon Commission — stressed that a returning run of fish in the Penobscot doesn't mean the species is thriving.
Instead, they say stripers still need our help. To that end, another new state regulation has protected more fish.
"It is nice to see stripers back in the Penobscot and that anglers are beginning to be attracted to them," Kircheis wrote in an email. "You should perhaps have mentioned that the new [Maine Department of Marine Resources] regulations on stripers required a 28-inch minimum length, which is a departure from the slot limit that we used to operate under."
Under the new rule, an angler can keep one fish per day, provided that the fish is longer than 28 inches.
Another major rule change: Anglers using live bait, like blood worms, are no longer allowed to use treble hooks at all. Instead, they are required to use a non-offset circle hook when using live bait.
That circle-hook regulation — which is designed to reduce the number of fish that are deeply hooked and injured or killed — is particularly important to Antworth.
"I am praying they enforce this and [that] you help to get word out to protect these great fish," Antworth wrote. "I consider them a true heritage fish and obviously I love them so much more than a fish meal."
Kircheis also said anglers could do more to avoid injuring fish by adjusting their fishing methods.
"You might also mention that angling for sub-legal fish (which the vast majority of stripers in the Penobscot are) with live bait, including worms, has the potential of injuring, and perhaps killing, a significant number of fish being handled," Kircheis wrote. "Fishing with lures carries a much lower mortality rate among released fish."
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A Nightmare on Hilyard Street
UO Greek Life has partied on despite COVID-19
News by Joseph CappellettiPosted on 12/03/2020
Screenshot of campus party via the @covid.campus Instagram allegedly posted to Snapchat by a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon
On Nov. 7, as Oregon prepared to play their first game of the football season against Stanford, another pregame preparation was happening just a few miles from Autzen Stadium.
More than 200 students gathered at two popular party houses located near 14th and Hilyard, less than a block from where COVID positive patients lay recovering at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center. Photos and videos posted on social media show the students in close proximity without masks.
While the university has refused to attribute the party to the University of Oregon Greek system, multiple reports on social media and even from the Greek system have conflicted with university statements.
Jack Plew, the vice president of the Sigma Chi Alpha fraternity, says that a lot of the people at the party were a part of the Greek Life community and that his fraternity is aware that multiple Sigma Chi members were at the party.
"Some of the older members of our house did actually go to the tailgate, a poor decision but an individual one, nonetheless. We made it clear that we are against that and brought those people in to talk to," Plew says. "We told them moving forward we don't want to see anything like this again."
A Sigma Chi member posted a since-deleted video of the party on TikTok that shows multiple other members from Sigma Chi at the party as well. The Sigma Chi member who posted the video declined to comment.
While 35 percent of all current outbreak-related cases in Lane County are attributed to the UO Greek system, according to Lane County Public Health, university officials have continuously cautioned against blaming just one group.
In a written statement, Dean of Students Kris Winter says, "We are working to gather information about the incident, which appears to have occurred at privately owned residences off-campus. We do not know that the event was associated with any specific student group and caution anyone from assigning responsibility to fraternities, sororities or any other campus groups."
The party took place about midway on the 600 block of E. 14th Avenue at two off-campus houses known as "The Orchard" and "The Hills." The houses are popular for day parties because of their large backyards. Multiple sources close to Greek Life confirmed that while The Orchard isn't affiliated with a Greek house this year, The Hills is a Lambda Chi Alpha "live-out."
Live-outs are privately-owned off-campus homes that are rented by Greek members no longer living in chapter houses. While the inhabitants are often in the Greek community, the houses are privately-owned, which allows fraternities and sororities to throw parties without it being connected or affiliated with a certain chapter.
One fraternity member that attended the party, who wished to remain anonymous because being identified "could jeopardize both friendships and my business," says he first found out about the party from videos posted on Snapchat. He says The Hills seemed to be predominantly Greek Life, as is a Lambda Chi Alpha live-out, but that he wasn't sure about The Orchard, as it is unaffiliated. The fraternity member says The Orchard is a "notoriously large tailgate location," and many people show up without any invitation.
While the university has warned the Greek Life community about consequences for parties or large gatherings, Plew says it hasn't followed through on punishments.
"For the fraternities that have been involved with throwing parties there haven't been many consequences," Plew says. "From my perspective, it's almost a double-edged sword. While I am a part of Greek Life and don't want to see other organizations deal with sanctions, I also think it's important for people to realize that not only will their actions have consequences with the school but also the community as a whole."
According to Eugene Police Department spokesperson Melinda McLaughlin, EPD officers responded "to a loud party of approximately 200-plus college-aged individuals at two adjacent residences" at 5:47 pm. The report states that almost none of the partygoers were wearing masks or social distancing and that a resident asked for police to help disperse attendees in the backyard area. One attendee, who is a former Sigma Chi member, refused to leave and was subsequently arrested.
University of Oregon Police Department spokesperson Saul Hubbard says that a UOPD sergeant visited both addresses last week to warn residents about their behavior and caution them about hosting additional gatherings.
In a written statement, Mayor Lucy Vinis says, "I didn't know about the party and am deeply saddened and frustrated that people would disregard public health advice and hold large gatherings. This not only puts the people at the party at risk, but those they come in contact with."
On Nov. 7, the day of the 200-plus person gathering, Oregon's weekly case average was 667. As of Nov. 30, the weekly case average is 1,312. A two-week coronavirus freeze went into effect on Nov. 18 that limits all social gatherings to six people or less. New regulations that go into effect on Dec. 2 will continue to limit gatherings to six people or less.
Per the request of a resident of one of the homes that hosted the 200 person party during a global pandemic who said listing the addresses of The Orchard and The Hills made them "very uncomfortable," EW has removed the addresses.
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There Is No Quest Without Questions. The crooked punctuation mark at the end of a sentence speaks of curiosity, interest, and perhaps doubt. A question is an invitation to vulnerability, to intimacy. The Bible does not shy away from such an invite. Over and over we see the people of God asking questions of their Creator. We also see the God of the universe asking questions of His creation. The Quest is a challenge to accept the invitation. In this six-week excursion with Jesus, Beth Moore uses questions from Scripture to lead you into intimacy with the One who knows you best. Learn to dig into the Word, to respond to the questions of God, and to bring your questions before Him. Let the crooked punctuation mark be the map that points you into a closer relationship with the Father.


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WHO INVENTED SOCCER? A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SPORT
There are a number of conflicting beliefs concerning the question of who invented soccer. Known as football in most of the world, it is undeniable that this is one of the most popular sports today. Let's explore how soccer developed và spread over the years.
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Soccer in Ancient Times
Some suggest that the history of soccer dates back as far as 2500 B.C. During this time, the Greeks, Egyptians, & Chinese all appear to lớn have sầu partaken in games involving a ball và feet.
Most of these games included the use of hands, feet, & even sticks to lớn control a ball. The Roman game of Harpastum was a possession-based ball game in which each side would attempt to retain possession of a small ball for as long as possible. The Ancient Greeks competed in a similar game entitled Episkyros. Both of these pursuits reflected rules closer lớn rugby than modern day soccer.
The most relevant of these ancient games to our modern day "Association Football" is the Chinese game of Tsu"Chu (Tsu-Chu or Cuju, meaning "kicking the ball"). Records of the game began during the Han Dynasty (206 B.C.–220 A.D.) & it may have been a training exercise for soldiers.
The Chinese game of Tsu-Chu or Cuju is recognized as an ancient size of football.Public Domain/Wikitruyền thông Commons
Tsu'Chu involved kicking a small leather ball into a net strung between two bamboo poles. The use of hands was not permitted, but a player could use his feet & other parts of his body. The main difference between Tsu'Chu và soccer was the height of the goal, which hung about 30 feet from the ground.
From the introduction of Tsu'Chu onwards, soccer-like games spread throughout the world. Many cultures had activities that centered on the use of their feet, including Japan's Kemari which is still played today. The Native Americans had Pahsaherman, the Indigenous Australians played Marn Grook, & the Moari's had Ki-o-rahi, to name a few.
Britain Is the trang chủ of Soccer
Soccer began to lớn evolve sầu in modern Europe from the medieval period onwards. Somewhere around the 9th century, entire towns in England would kichồng a pig's bladder from one landmark lớn another. The game was often seen as a nuisance & was even banned during some periods of Britain's history.
Various forms of what is now known as "folk football" were played. Some of the British games pitted two massive & rather mob-like teams against one another. These could stretch from one over of a town khổng lồ the other, with both teams trying to get the ball into their opponent's goal.
It"s said that the games were often low scoring. Standard rules were not enforced, so almost anything was allowed and play often became quite violent. Shrove sầu Tuesday often saw the biggest games of the year and most matches were a big social sự kiện.
As the country industrialized, the space limitations of the cities và less leisure time for workers saw a decline in folk football. This was partially attributed khổng lồ legal concerns over the violence, as well.
The Emergence of Modern Soccer
The codification of soccer began in the public schools of Britain at the beginning of the 19th century. Within the private school system "football" was a game in which the hands were used during periods of play and grappling allowed, but otherwise, the modern shape of soccer was being formed.
Two barless goals were placed at each kết thúc, goalkeepers và tactics were introduced, and high tackles outlawed. Yet, the rules varied greatly: some resembled the play of rugby, while others preferred kicking and dribbling. Space restraints did cool the game down from its violent origins, however.
The rules và regulations continued lớn evolve sầu in Britain and by the 1800s dedicated soccer clubs at schools began khổng lồ emerge. Again, even in its semi-organized khung, the rules stretched from rugby to lớn modern soccer. Players often tripped each other & kicking an opponent in the shins was only frowned upon when he was being held.
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Over the years, schools began playing matches against one another. During this time players were still allowed to use their hands và were only permitted khổng lồ pass the ball backward, as in rugby.
In 1848, the "Cambridge Rules" were established at Cambridge University. While this allowed students khổng lồ move up in the ranks as they graduated và adult football clubs became more comtháng, players could continue to handle the ball. There was still quite some way lớn go in producing the modern game of soccer we see today.
The Creation of the Football Association
The word soccer was derived from an abbreviation from the word association. The -er suffix was popular slang at the Rugby School và Oxford University & used for all sorts of nouns the young men shortened. The association came from the formation of the Football Association (FA) on October 26, 1863.
During this meeting, the FA attempted to bring together the different codes and systems used across Britain khổng lồ size one accepted set of soccer rules. Carrying the ball was banned, as were the practices of shin-kicking & tripping. This led to the departure of the Blackheath club who preferred the rougher rugby style of play.
Eleven clubs remained & the rules were agreed upon. However, even in the 1870s, a number of regions in Britain continued to lớn play by their own rules.
Soccer Goes Pro
Over the years, more clubs joined the FA until the number reached 128 by 1887. The country finally had a nearly uniform rule structure in place.
In 1872, the first Football Association Cup was played. Other divisions were formed, including the Football League in 1888 in the north and midlands of the country, & the firstchampionship league games were played.
According lớn FA rules, players must remain amateurs and not receive sầu pay. This became an issue in the 1870s when a few clubs charged admission to lớn spectators. Players were obviously not happy và demanded compensation for their training and game time. As the popularity of the sport grew, so did spectators và revenue. Eventually, clubs decided lớn begin paying and soccer turned into lớn a professional sport.
Soccer Spreads Worldwide
It did not take long for other European countries to adopt the British love for soccer. Leagues began popping up throughout the world: the Netherlands & Denmark in 1889, Argentimãng cầu in 1893, Chile in 1895, Switzerland & Belgium in 1895, Italy in 1898, Germany và Uruguay in 1900, Hungary in 1901, & Finland in 1907. It was not until 1903 that France formed their league, even though they had adopted the British sport long before.
The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA)was formed in Paris in 1904 with seven members. This included Belgium, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland. Germany announced its intention to lớn join the same day.
In 1930, the first-ever FIFA World Cup was held in Uruguay. There were 41 members of FIFA at the time và it has remained the pinnacle of the soccer world ever since. Today it boasts over 200 members and the World Cup is one of the biggest events of the year.
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May 3rd, 2010 Lowertown Reading Jam: "Celebrating Local Cultural Workers" with Deborah Torraine
The Saint Paul Almanac's popular monthly Lowertown Reading Jam series continues in May with an evening showcasing what it means to be a Cultural Worker and the power of using the arts to heal, create and build community.
Hosted by Deborah A. Torraine, the Monday, May 3 Lowertown Reading Jam takes place from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Black Dog Café, 308 Prince Street, located across the street from the Saint Paul Farmer's Market. Joining Torraine for a lively and inspiring event will be several local writers, poets, storytellers, playwrights, a gospel singer and spoken word artists.
Deborah A. Torraine has worked as a theater artist in the San Francisco Bay Area, Washington, DC, and Minnesota. She is an award-winning short story writer, has written five plays produced locally, and is a member of the 2010 Givens Griots. Torraine describes herself as a "nosy, curious, and meddling organizer – a healing warrior for the people."
Louis Alemayehu, a Minnesota poet, is a product of the Chicago Black Arts Movement. He became rooted in Minnesota to connect with his Anishinabe roots. Alemayehu is the director of the poetry-jazz ensemble Ancestor Energy and the winner of an Urban Griot Award in 2009.
Lisa Brimmer, is also a 2010 Griot, a program of the Givens' Foundation for African American Literature. She has been writing in the Saint Paul area for the last six years. She is a poet and experimenting playwright. Brimmer is currently in collaboration with local jazz musicians.
Claire DeCoster is part of Playback Theater which uses a community process to create a healing space where audience stories are played back by a performance ensemble through improvisational storytelling. Born and raised in Saint Paul, DeCoster lived many years away doing theater and drama therapy in big northern cities before returning to Minnesota in 1995.
Lenora Harris, a native of Minnesota, is 19 and has been writing since the age of 11.
Lynette Harris began signing in church at the age of 9, and she has signed professionally for the last 15 years. She runs a food shelf called Moms on the East Side of Saint Paul.
Michael Haynes is an experienced corporate manager, consultant, environmentalist, and fledgling writer. As the son of a civil rights activist and community leader, he struggles with a society that departmentalizes, classifies, sorts and labels its humanity. It is written and spoken word that Haynes uses to reach inward to re-claim quiet simplicity.
Q was born in Chicago and raised on the north side of Minneapolis. He is also a 2010 Givens' Griot and he began writing in 6th grade and was published in 7th grade for a poem entitled "Questions about Love." Moore graduated from the University of St. Thomas in 2009 with a B.A. in advertising and a minor in sociology.
Leonard Wilkes, a native of the Twin Cities, is committed to creating healthier communities and supporting pathways out of poverty. He believes that a healthy body, mind and soul come from eating healthy whole foods, and he encourages people to make healthier choices. Wilkes is committed to helping rebuild the shattered lives of youth and minorities.
The Lowertown Reading Jam Series continues at the Black Dog Café on the first Monday of the month through July. Each session is hosted by a well-known writer or spoken word artist, and Saint Paul artist Lara Hanson interprets the readings through drawings using Japanese ink brushes. Free hors d'oeuvres are served, and the Black Dog Café offers its "Monday Madness" special featuring a large pizza and bottle of wine or a large pizza and four Summit beer taps for just $20. All Reading Jams are American Sign Language (ASL) interpreted.


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Twitter API Statuses class for the Joomla Platform.
Method to delete the status specified by the required ID parameter.
booleanWhen set to true, each tweet returned in a timeline will include a user object including only the status author's numerical ID.
Method to retrieve the most recent mentions for the authenticating user.
booleanWhen set to true, the timeline will contain native retweets in addition to the standard stream of tweets.
stringThis parameter enhances the contributors element of the status response to include the screen_name of the contributor.
Method to get information allowing the creation of an embedded representation of a Tweet on third party sites.
Note: either the id or url parameters must be specified in a request. It is not necessary to include both.
integerThe Tweet/status ID to return embed code for.
stringThe URL of the Tweet/status to be embedded.
integerThe maximum width in pixels that the embed should be rendered at. This value is constrained to be between 250 and 550 pixels.
booleanSpecifies whether the embedded Tweet should automatically expand images which were uploaded via POST statuses/update_with_media.
booleanSpecifies whether the embedded Tweet should automatically show the original message in the case that the embedded Tweet is a reply.
booleanSpecifies whether the embedded Tweet HTML should include a <script> element pointing to widgets.js. In cases where a page already includes widgets.js, setting this value to true will prevent a redundant script element from being included.
stringSpecifies whether the embedded Tweet should be left aligned, right aligned, or centered in the page. Valid values are left, right, center, and none.
stringA value for the TWT related parameter, as described in Web Intents. This value will be forwarded to all Web Intents calls.
stringLanguage code for the rendered embed. This will affect the text and localization of the rendered HTML.
Method to show user objects of up to 100 members who retweeted the status.
integerSpecifies the number of retweets to try and retrieve, up to a maximum of 100.
integerCauses the list of IDs to be broken into pages of no more than 100 IDs at a time. The number of IDs returned is not guaranteed to be 100 as suspended users are filtered out after connections are queried. If no cursor is provided, a value of -1 will be assumed, which is the first "page."
Method to get up to 100 of the first retweets of a given tweet.
Method to get the most recent tweets of the authenticated user that have been retweeted by others.
booleanThe user entities node will be disincluded when set to false.
Method to get a single tweet with the given ID.
integerThe ID of the tweet to retrieve.
booleanWhen set to either true, t or 1, any statuses returned that have been retweeted by the authenticating user will include an additional current_user_retweet node, containing the ID of the source status for the retweet.
Method to retrieve the latest statuses from the specified user timeline.
booleanThis parameter will prevent replies from appearing in the returned timeline. This parameter is only supported for JSON and XML responses.
booleanThis parameter enhances the contributors element of the status response to include the screen_name of the contributor. By default only the user_id of the contributor is included.
Method to retweet a tweet.
Method to post a tweet.
stringThe text of the tweet.
integerThe ID of an existing status that the update is in reply to.
floatThe latitude of the location this tweet refers to.
floatThe longitude of the location this tweet refers to.
stringA place in the world.
booleanWhether or not to put a pin on the exact coordinates a tweet has been sent from.
Method to post a tweet with media.
booleanSet to true for content which may not be suitable for every audience.


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Overwhelmed Moms & the Gender Gap at Home
In a group of moms I admitted ignorance, "Oh, I don't know. My husband's in charge of all kids' emails this year," in reference to a school field trip question.
"WAIT. HOW. DID YOU DO. THAT?"
Four gaping-mouthed women stared back at me in the midst of the Kindergarten Moms' Night Out.
"I just did."
In my practice working with couples I hear all day every day stories that support the recent research findings: the degree to which household tasks are shared is now one of the two most important predictors of a woman's marital satisfaction.
I've realized since standing in that group of women I probably really minimized the monumental task that has been the distributing of labor equally in our family system.
To be completely honest, it took us years after having children to get to a place where division of tasks felt equitable.
For me, it felt like we were on completely even playing field until we were engaged. During wedding planning I was beyond frustrated I was doing the bulk of the work and couldn't seem to get my now husband to see picking out tablecloths and working on seat assignments as a priority.
During that time I attended one of my graduate school classes. The professor handed out decks of note cards with varying roles written on each. In groups, we were instructed to flip a card over, read it, and then say out loud which gender we most associated with that role.
Until this moment I really hadn't considered being too impacted by gender roles. I grew up playing sports, despised Barbie, my Mom and Grandmother worked, and I spent many summer evenings hanging at the softball fields while my mom played on leagues with her friends. I thought it was a pretty "girls can do anything boys can do better" world.
Card 1: Is president
Card 2: Takes out the trash
Card 3: Plans kids' birthday parties
(it went on and on and on like this...)
When that "Plans kids' birthday parties" card flipped over I realized that the wedding planning scenario wouldn't end when the wedding was over...and that I was buying into some "socially constructed roles, behaviors, activities and attributes that a given society considers appropriate for men and women" - i.e., gender roles.
Wedding planning has never been, and will never be, my thing. Same goes for my husband.
But who would be judged more for a crappy wedding? The bride or the groom?
To avoid this perceived future judgment, I really unconsciously made the decision to plan every aspect of our wedding. I designed our invitations, programs, made decisions on no less than 100 details, spent at least 40 hours of my life creating a video montage of pictures of ourselves as kids, and spent the rest of my time wanting to scratch my fiance's eyes out for not saving me from wedding planning hell. I felt all the pressure.
What's that saying? "The shit rolls down hill"?
Yep, I think that's it. I bought into the pressure coming from an entire culture and he got all the overflow. I'm pretty sure this is when the expert-level nagging began.
I felt like I was drowning in school, work, and wedding planning and he was up on the boat watching me sink. His lack of motivation and interest was really hard not to take incredibly personally.
And sometimes I would hear things like "I'm doing the best I CAN!" paired with what seemed like minimal effort. I almost divorced him right before walking down the aisle when I realized the ONE task he was charged with (getting the video montage to the people who'd volunteered to set it up) didn't happen.
I felt like I didn't matter. It made me question everything. Did he even love me?
Some bridesmaids talked me off the ledge of bolting from the ceremony in the bathroom.
Over the years, I've realized he's not on the boat. It's more like I'm drowning off the coast of California and he's a strange breed of person who's never left land-locked Missouri and doesn't believe in oceans and I'm calling him for help on the phone. From his gender-based perspective, and with much of my to-do list being invisible, it looks to him like I'm afflicting much of this suffering on myself or am just making it up.
I've had to become hyper-aware of the 2 totally different set of cultural norms we have internalized. While counseling couples over the years I've convinced many wives that *perhaps* her husband isn't intentionally trying to drown her...and that swimming to shore is absolutely an option.
Fast-forward in our personal story to becoming parents; any semblance of my former life is gone, and I am now a baby feeding, bouncing, and slinging machine. I have body parts that facilitate me taking more of a driver's-seat kind of role in baby care which, by default, sets Dad in the passenger seat in parenting department, but in the driver's seat in the providing department.
Who would you judge more if a couple lost their house?
When my daughter was a year old I was working and earning less, and felt like I had to make up for that with more childcare (a self-imposed belief). I was seeing clients 3 days per week and teaching 2 nights per week (essentially full-time work), but squeezed as much out of my flexible schedule as possible and only used childcare 3 days per week.
I assumed the bulk of the mental load as well: the planning and coordinating of tasks (what the baby eats, research on when the baby eats what, figuring out how often the baby should bathe, creating the bathing schedule, scheduling doctors appointments, etc.): the invisible work.
DO NOT GET ME WRONG, my husband is an amazing and involved dad. He changed LOTS of diapers. At this time in our lives, however, I believe we had both unconsciously slidden into roles we didn't necessarily want. It was so insidious.
Before we had kids we had really clear conversations about how we wanted to be as parents. One of his biggest fears was that I would take over, and he wouldn't have a say in or be able to be as involved as he wanted to be. One of my biggest fears as a Ph.D. student with big aspirations was that the bulk of the child-rearing would fall on me.
Nevertheless, I found myself uttering the same 2 questions I've heard uttered by moms in my practice no less than 784,000 times, "WHY DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU WHAT TO DO?? WHY CAN'T YOU JUST KNOW!!!????"
He was a champ at taking orders, but would often defer to me on what to do, when to do it, and how to do it.
Managing him felt like one more thing I had to frappin' do on my already over-full plate.
The resentment was palpable.
He felt like he couldn't win: like he couldn't do it right, and he couldn't do enough.
I didn't want to feel like the only driver of this ship, and had no idea how we'd gotten here or how to get somewhere else. I didn't know how to be any more clear about what I needed from him.
While in session with a client dealing with an alcoholic relative, I had an epiphany about my own relationship. I think a lot of people are clear about the role of enabling when it comes to being in relationship with someone struggling with addiction. The psychological Family Systems Theory term associated with this is underfunctioning/overfunctioning reciprocity.
In systems where overfunctioning and underfunctioning exist, the power to create change lies with the overfunctioner. Overfunctioners inadvertently play a part in the problem by enabling or allowing the other person to underfunction.
Shit. I had been overfunctioning. And I know that an overfunctioner nagging, yelling, stewing, and blowing at an underfunctioner in a system rarely, if ever, creates change.
The communication didn't need to be clearer, the paradigm had to shift.
As women we're taught we shouldn't take up too much space, that we shouldn't be a burden, that we shouldn't speak up for ourselves, that motherhood should come with far more expectations (many unrealistic) than fatherhood, and that we should be doing it all...and liking it.
We should feel guilt for staying at home, for working, for not working enough, for working too much, for helicopter parenting, for giving the kids too much freedom, for raising entitled brats, for giving them too much responsibility, for feeding them gluten, for not serving up enough whole grains, for not giving them enough dairy, for letting them consume cow's milk at all, and for never measuring up to the mom with 2 more kids than you who always seems to have her shit together despite her husband traveling for work 2 weeks per month...and she rarely utters a complaint.
The degree to which we buy into and internalize these shoulds is the degree to which we are part of the problem.
In order to have happier and healthier relationships I had to start giving everything I wanted from others to myself first. I want him to honor and respect me? Then I have to honor and respect me first. What does that even look like?
I had to stop putting other's needs before my own, I had to stop kicking my own ass, I had to get clear about my enoughness, I had to stop being afraid of conflict, I had to quit being so goddamn accommodating, and I had to learn to draw firm boundaries and to say "NO" more.
According to Brené Brown the most boundaried people are the most compassionate. We cannot give to others, what we don't first give to ourselves.
Deep down, under my anger and resentment were a lot of hurt feelings. I thought his underfunctioning meant I wasn't important, that he didn't care, and...maybe...he didn't love me. How else could you sit on a boat and watch your wife drown?
I had to stop taking personally these roles that we had unconsciously slidden into, get really conscious about where they came from so that I could emotionally detach, and start focusing on solutions and MY PART in the problem.
Neither of us had great examples of how to create an equal partnership, but we both knew we wanted one.
And it turns out my husband isn't an emotionally unintelligent nincompoop who's incompetent and incapable ONLY in terms of household and family-related tasks. The problem was that I consistently got in the way of letting him rise to the occasion.
This realization came when I was pregnant with our second child. Perfect timing. Instead of compiling evidence for my case of "I DO MORE AND THEREFORE YOU SUCK" I got really clear about a task that could be all his. I looked at him one day and said, "You are now in charge of all nails."
He said, "What?"
I clarified, "All kids' finger and toenails. I need them to be all yours."
He said, "I...I...I can't. I'll cut the baby."
"Yes, I had that fear too. And I even cut her...maybe more than once. But you'll figure it out."
Did he slide into nail cutting duty doing things all my way and operating within the timelines I would have operated in? NO.
When he dropped the ball did I pick it up so that he didn't have to feel the natural consequence? Nope.
Did this mean that the baby scratched his own face off? Yes.
I might say something like, "Ooooohhhh. 😬 It looks like the baby has a scratch. Huh." But I refused to take the task over. I refused to remain in the monitoring role that played a part in him not feeling ownership.
I know this seems so small and ridiculous...nail clipping. But my husband is now the nail nazi in our house. In charge of 30 nails (40 if you include his own)! I don't even SEE the nails anymore. They aren't MINE.
It turns out the research shows that couples who share a clear understanding of which duties are whose are less likely to participate in monitoring and criticizing the other's behavior. These couples were also more likely to spontaneously help with the other's responsibilities when the partner was away, sick, or otherwise unable to carry out a task.
This sets up the system for the ABSENCE of communication (negative especially) regarding duties and is correlated with a healthy and efficient partnership that's high in mutual respect.
There are so many tips and tricks I have to doing this well, I could probably write an entire book on the subject - instead I'm creating an online course (deets below). Here are 3 great ones:
1. Say what you want/need instead of what you don't want/need. Resist criticism, it pinches you off from the resources you're trying to tap into.
2. Assume competence. When dealing with your partner assume competence. If you treat someone like a nincompoop, they'll act like one.
3. KNOW that negotiating equitable roles is an ongoing process and not a one time talk. Choose discomfort over resentment over and over again. Don't give up.
And I'm THIIIIISSSS close to launching the online, yet-to-be-named course on this VERY subject so you can feel more like partners and less like frenemies! If you want to be first in line to receive all the details and early bird pricing just be sure you've signed up for my FREE Training for Busy Couples and you'll receive an email notification as soon as the yet-to-be-named course is available.
You deserve happy relationships,


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var config = require("../config");
var nodemailer = require('nodemailer');
const { google } = require('googleapis');

exports.sendEmail = async function(mailOptions) {
    const OAuth2Client = new google.auth.OAuth2(
        config.email.clientId,
        config.email.clientSecret,
        config.email.redirectUri,
    );
    OAuth2Client.setCredentials({ refresh_token: config.email.refreshToken });

    // Generate the accessToken on the fly
    const accessToken = await OAuth2Client.getAccessToken();

   // Create the email envelope (transport)
    const transport = nodemailer.createTransport({
      service: 'gmail',
      auth: {
        type: 'OAuth2',
        user: config.email.address,
        clientId: config.email.clientId,
        clientSecret: config.email.clientSecret,
        refreshToken: config.email.refreshToken,
        accessToken: accessToken,
      },
    });

    // Set up the email options and delivering it
    const result = await transport.sendMail(mailOptions);
    return result;
}

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179-Two Vanished Young Writers
Everett Ruess and Barbara Newhall Follett were born in March 1914 at opposite ends of the U.S. Both followed distinctly unusual lives as they pursued a love of writing. And both disappeared in their 20s, leaving no trace of their whereabouts. In this week's episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll describe the...
178-Lateral Thinking Puzzles
Here are six new lateral thinking puzzles to test your wits and stump your friends -- play along with us as we try to untangle some perplexing situations using yes-or-no questions.
Here are the sources for this week's puzzles. In a few places we've included links to further information -- these contain spoilers, so...
177-Averting a Catastrophe in Manhattan
New York's Citicorp Tower was an architectural sensation when it opened in 1977. But then engineer William LeMessurier realized that its unique design left it dangerously vulnerable to high winds. In this week's episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll describe the drama that followed as a small group of decision...
176-The Bear That Inspired Winnie-the-Pooh
In 1914, Canadian Army veterinarian Harry Colebourn was traveling to the Western Front when he met an orphaned bear cub in an Ontario railway station. In this week's episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll follow the adventures of Winnie the bear, including her fateful meeting with A.A. Milne and his...


The communications satellite that carries India's GPS-Aided Geo Augmented Navigation (GAGAN) system has been positioned, according to major news sources in India.
"The initial phase is now over. The satellite is now in position," Airports Authority of India chairman V.P. Agarwal said at a New Delhi workshop on aviation safety.
"We are now going through the certification stage of the Satellite-Based Augmentation System (SBAS) and we will have certification of the system by June 2013." he said, according to reports.
India's first GAGAN navigation payload on the GSAT-8 communications satellite was launched successfully from the European space center in Korou, French Guiana last May 21.
It was the first successful launch for India's SBAS, which will be used for air traffic navigation over the Indian subcontinent and surrounding region.


After 9 years in Silvermills Court, we have relocated to Exchange Place, Semple Street.
People were invited to join us in celebrating our new office with our hosts Tomás Neeson, Tony Centola and Neil Dely along with a special guest, international Rugby Legend Chris Paterson. Chris officially opened our office at 6.00pm followed by a Q&A session.
If you would like further information, please contact Beth on b.rachlis@cundall.com or call 0191 213 4534.
This project has delivered a new-build three stream primary school with community facilities including flexible accommodation for up to 651 primary pupils and 160 nursery children provided over 2-storeys, an 11-a-side grass pitch, a 7-a-side pitch and replacement children's play park.


Guys, this past weekend was fun. So much fun that I was recuperating all day Sunday and through most of the Superbowl. And, yes, I do realize that I should have posted about my weekend on Monday, but this is me, and I hardly ever make any sense. Welcome to my world.
It started with a phone call Saturday at 4:30pm and my husband asking me if I wanted to go out dancing that night. I'll be honest–my gut reaction was a big, fat NO. Not because I didn't want to go out, per se, but because my clothes are shrinking. They shrink every time I eat badly and don't exercise. Every time. Darn clothes!
We enjoyed a little fire with the neighbors in the evening. They put in these sticks to make the flames turn colors. Guys, these pictures don't do the colors justice. They were beautiful!
I enjoyed my beautiful bracelet from GroopDealz. Just. In. Love with it!
I had my signature Cosmopolitan, plus what seemed like an endless supply of vodka + cranberry.
I think I looked even scarier in person. Haha. What "famous" people have YOU met?
I love this! A picture with Tupac -you lucky girl! Vodka/Cran is my drink of choice!
cute story! it reminds me of this guy that works at the gym I used to go to. his name tag said "Iluvya" and I was like is your name really I luv ya? He said it's pronounced I-loov-ya. So not the same thing as meeting Tupac, but it made me laugh!
You are a riot! We could have so much fun if we lived closer!! Like the new design BTW!!! Cute, cute!! Loving the sparkles!
You are something else! I'm a fairly new follower and absolutely love your blog!
You are too funny! I met "Michael Jackson" at a hotel in Chicago this summer… he was working at the front desk! Hahaha. He kept trying to tell my friend and I that he was famous, to which we said "uh-huh…" and then he showed us his ID!
hahaha love it. and love tupac. how awesome.
Hahaha,…oh Tupac. "Tori Amos" was on teen jeopardy last night. Love the bracelet!


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YBike, the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, and NOW Hunters Point are teaming up to offer a special Family Learn to Ride Workshop.
All ages are welcome! Adults who would like to participate in the Learn to Ride Class should register here.
Youth Learn to Ride is on a drop-in basis — no need to register.
YBike can provide helmets to any participant who needs one (while supplies last) and will have youth-sized bikes available to use. Please feel free to bring your own, too!
*Note: All youth must be accompanied by an adult.


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What's the meaning of the The UPS Logo »
The UPS Logo
This page is about the meaning, origin and characteristic of the symbol, emblem, seal, sign, logo or flag: The UPS Logo.
Yigal Ben Efraim
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The original logo first saw use in 1919 when the company was American Messenger Company.
In 1961, Paul Rand created the company's third logo, a shield meant to represent stability and integrity; the bow on the box represented the package service.
On March 25, 2003, UPS unveiled a new logo, the fourth the company has used, replacing the package and shield design which had been used for 42 years.
Asymmetric, Closed shape, Colorful, Contains both straight and curved lines, Has no crossing lines.
Category: Corporate Brands.
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Regardless of whether you are a professional working in one of the fields of Earth and planetary science or an enthusiastic amateur, if you support the Japan Geoscience Union's aims and activities you are eligible to become a JpGU member.
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Q: Fail to override JPA persistence.xml I have a persistence.xml file like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
<persistence xmlns="http://xmlns.jcp.org/xml/ns/persistence" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" version="2.1" xsi:schemaLocation="http://xmlns.jcp.org/xml/ns/persistence http://xmlns.jcp.org/xml/ns/persistence/persistence_2_1.xsd">
  <persistence-unit name="AppPU" transaction-type="RESOURCE_LOCAL">
    <provider>org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.PersistenceProvider</provider>
    <class>util.Pazienti</class>
    <class>util.Trattamenti</class>
    <class>util.Pagamenti</class>
    <class>util.Configurazioni</class>
    <class>util.Modpagamenti</class>
    <class>ent.Modpagamenti</class>
    <class>ent.Configurazioni</class>
    <class>ent.Trattamenti</class>
    <class>ent.Pagamenti</class>
    <class>ent.Pazienti</class>
    <properties>
      <property name="javax.persistence.jdbc.url" value="jdbc:sqlite:/Users/Alice/Library/Application Support/AppName/DB.SQLite"/>
      <property name="javax.persistence.jdbc.user" value=""/>
      <property name="javax.persistence.jdbc.password" value=""/>
      <property name="javax.persistence.jdbc.driver" value="org.sqlite.JDBC"/>
    </properties>
  </persistence-unit>
</persistence>

And I'd like to change url path with replacing my username with the correct username (the one which is using the application).
I wrote an "Init" function which should override jdbc:url property
Map<String, String> persistenceMap = new HashMap<>();
persistenceMap.put("javax.persistence.jdbc.url", "jdbc:sqlite:"+DB_FILE_PATH);
EntityManagerFactory emf = Persistence.createEntityManagerFactory("AppPU", persistenceMap);
emf.createEntityManager(persistenceMap);

where
DB_FILE_PATH = System.getProperty("user.home") + File.separator + "Library" + File.separator + "Application Support" + File.separator + "AppName" + File.separator + DB.SQLite;

but it doesn't work raising (long story short): /User/Dave folder not present, e.g. to simulate an installation in a pc with a user name  different from mine I changed jdbc:url replacing "Dave" with (a random name) "Alice".
So, System.getProperty("user.home") = "/Users/Dave" (which is the current user is running the application, but Hibernate is still looking for "/Users/Alice" ignoring override and raising:
Exception [EclipseLink-4002] (Eclipse Persistence Services - 2.5.2.v20140319-9ad6abd): org.eclipse.persistence.exceptions.DatabaseException
Internal Exception: java.sql.SQLException: path to '/Users/Alice/Library/Application Support/AppName/DB.SQLite': '/Users/Alice' does not exist
Error Code: 0
Java Result: 255

Am I missing something? Any suggestion will be appreciate!

A: Isn't javax.persistence.jdbc.url the correct property name?

A: I really don't know why, but swapping the second and third lines makes this code works!
I wrongly supposed that the third line overwrite the persistanceMap entries with the entries and value in persistence.xml tagged as property, but in debug mode doesn't seem so!
Here is the corrected code:
Map<String, String> persistenceMap = new HashMap<>();
EntityManagerFactory emf = Persistence.createEntityManagerFactory("AppPU", persistenceMap);
persistenceMap.put("javax.persistence.jdbc.url", "jdbc:sqlite:"+DB_FILE_PATH);
emf.createEntityManager(persistenceMap);

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In Defense of Complex Mechanics in TTRPGs
by Xander Orenstein | Jul 15, 2019 | Opinion, Tabletop Games | 0 comments
Narrative-driven tabletop RPGs are awesome. Being able to tell a story with your friends is one of the best things that has come out of human civilization, full stop. Of late, there has been a trend among narrative-focused game groups to look for systems that cater specifically to narrative games. Thus, more and more systems are looking to streamline gameplay by removing mechanics to increase time spent weaving narrative. This has gone from a good idea to make gameplay more fluid to a potentially stifling aversion to number or dice-based mechanics in general.
Let's jump into the climactic scene near the end of a 2-session long game of Dialect. Dialect, for those unfamiliar with it, is a TTRPG by Thorny Games about language and how it dies. It is a game with few mechanics, most of which revolve around coming up with the new words a culture develops and giving them meaning. It is an elegant and beautiful game driven by the stories surrounding the death of a language the players themselves develop. At the end of this particular game, a society of artificial intelligences was falling apart due to the introduction of alien artifacts that could add new code, and therefore experiences, to the society. Some AI embraced the new technology while others tried to destroy it. The different factions were headed by different players, and at the end, the ones who considered the technology dangerous—myself included—built a doomsday device to prevent the spread of corruption just as the other side broke through a wall in order to stop them.
Then, the flow of the game halted abruptly and jarringly. Our characters had said all they were going to say, and it was time for someone to do something. As the player who had made the doomsday device, I could have just said "and then I pressed the button," but that would have felt cheap. Similarly, the other side could have said they incapacitated my character through a MacGuffin they had developed earlier, but that would have been equally unsatisfying.
The problem here was a lack of hard mechanics. While it is possible that the characters still could have talked it out, it is unlikely that we would have changed any minds or developed any arguments that had not been brought up before. Mechanic-less storytelling could only get us so far at this point, and while we were good at telling stories together, we needed an extra push to give the story an ending that it deserved.
Collaborative storytelling is one of my favorite parts of playing tabletop RPGs. Getting to craft something new, interesting, and extremely personal with the other players is one of the most beautiful parts of gaming. However, many designers and players have started to see story-driven and mechanics-driven games as being on opposite ends of a sliding scale. While this is definitely not the case (Fantasy Flight's Genesys system is a prime example), I've begun to see groups who want a strong narrative lean away from systems with more mechanics than Apocalypse World.
Mechanically light games can make for really great stories, both as an introduction for new players to RPGs, and for veteran players who are looking for a streamlined experience. Bearing that in mind, there is still a place for mechanics-heavy systems even in highly story-driven groups for two main reasons: Conflict resolution and The Big Damn Hero (or Idiot) moment.
There are two types of conflict in TTRPGs: conflicts between PCs and PCs, and conflicts between PCs and literally anything else. Conflicts in the second category comprise most of the conflict in games, and almost every system has a way of overcoming it in a way that's meant to be reasonable and satisfying to players. The more interesting conflict is when the PCs are at odds. Assuming none of the players is being a jerk, each PC will have similarly compelling motivations for being on their side of the issue. Having mechanics built into the game to resolve conflicts not only validates players' decisions to engage with the story they're telling, but also allows players to connect with characters who have strengths and weaknesses they themselves might not have. Without the restraints imposed by mechanics, players technically have greater control over what their characters can do, but those restraints can also force players to come up with more creative and compelling solutions.
Conflict, of course, eventually leads to the most climactic moment of a player character's game: the Big Damn Hero (or Idiot) moment. Good stories give their principle characters moments where it's all about them. The preparations players make—from character creation to amassing resources or experience—come to a head, and the character has a chance to either flare brilliantly or burn out catastrophically, and no one knows which will happen until the die falls. Whichever way the roll goes, it defines the character's Big Damn Moment, and the more a player has invested in the moment, the more everyone will get out of it. Intricate mechanics can help players by providing a solid framework upon which to tailor their character's actions in a concrete way, but more importantly, they introduce risk and sacrifice related to your character's actions, which make them more meaningful.
The way systems can introduce risk is easy to understand: there is an element of luck in most more intricate mechanical systems, and the uncertainty makes critical moments more exciting. Sacrifice is a bit more subtle, but it is no less important or present.
Character builds have opportunity cost: when building a character or committing to an action, each decision a player makes cuts off the possibility of doing anything but the thing they have done. While opportunity cost is present in all roleplaying games regardless of mechanics, having mechanical consequences imbues players' choices with meaning. The combination of in-the-moment risk, and the sacrifices that led up to it, makes the Big Damn Something Moment glorious. It does not matter whether the character is a hero or an idiot at the end of it; what matters is that it is going to be the moment you will remember most of all.
This is not to say all games need 30 rulebooks and each session should be at least half math; storytelling, narrative, and interaction are crucial for a good game. But having mechanics that players can work with to allow the players more meaningful control over how their personal story arc is oriented is not a bad thing either. The important thing with RPGs is to have a good time, and tricky mechanics can make your time great by making you the Big Damn Hero. Or Idiot.
Xander Orenstein
Xander is currently spending skillpoints wildly and irresponsibly due to their complete and total lack of self control when it comes to picking up new hobbies. Someone should probably have stopped them before they picked up swords and literal witchcraft. You can find them @xanderthesane on twitter and in various scientific journals, various conventions (they are the very pretty one), and in long dead cities buried under the surface of the moon.


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Along my professional career as a lawyer mainly in the renewable energies sector, the following issues affected me quite intensely and drew out some of my questions. To summarise them, one of them was the small margin left for creativity in the daily exercise of my profession which triggered a sort of stiffness in many of my natural capacities. Another issue was that as a lawyer my job was to behave as a defensive weapon against potential threats that the company might suffer. Yet another issue was the terrible patriarchal environment in which the practice of the legal profession is embedded. Finally, the fact that I felt quite insignificant as a citizen when I witnessed how the legal framework regarding renewable energies was modified in Spain and also how that sector was destroyed, causing the unemployment of all the people who were working within it all over Spain. This was followed by the approval of a law which taxes the sun hindering the expansion of the use of renewable energies.
Isn't there a way through which I could offer my qualities and capacities to society?
Am I so insignificant that I cannot influence the legal framework which shapes our daily life?
Isn't it possible to understand legal professional as peacemakers and as agents of change?
Is it possible to figure out a way to turn the patriarchal structures flexible again and ready for transformation towards a society which includes us all?
All these questions led me to take the decision to go back to University and study Fine Arts. My purpose was to wake up those faculties that had been discarded because they were not productive from an economical point of view. How many qualities are being ignored for that reason?
While studying Fine Arts and specifically the expanded concept of art or social sculpture (please find more information about this concept under Warm Law), I understood how I could add my creative faculties to my initial profession of law. With this hope I moved to Oxford to pursuet an MA in Social Sculpture which I finished with an artistic process called 'Conversations with the Planet'. Through this process I confront the natural order to the legal system by means of a sensorial observation. The satisfaction gained by this work and the interest shown by the participants who saw how they could have a voice and a personal opinion to change the legal frame, took me to apply with this work for a PhD at Westminster University. The PhD proposal has been accepted by the School of Law and the School of Media, Arts and Design. I will begin the PhD in January 2017 if I am lucky.
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Both Urban Turtle and TFS (since version 2012.2) has made it possible to add custom columns to a board. The problem is that TFS and UT store this custom column information is different ways, UT in the FastTrack field and TFS in some other way. So if I create two identical boards in UT and TFS the moved workitems won't be moved in the other board.
Is there any merge of these planned, eg. so UT would store the the state in the TFS field?
The Fast Track uses a custom field to save the information on the column. However, the Sprint Backlog uses solely the state of the work item to determine which column a work item is assigned to. My suggestion would be to configure the Sprint Backlog to be identical to your TFS board. This should keep both boards in sync.
You can add, edit and map columns to states by modifying the configuration mapping file for your working process template. The documentation on the configuration mapping file can be found here.