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Unit Plan (Adaptation for Special Education) part 2
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Unit Plan 2
Unit Plan Part 1
This is a fifth-grade class with 12 students in total. There are six female students and six male ones. The class makes use of a co-teaching approach and there are reading specialists who assist with the students. There is a female student who has Asperger's and is also ADHD. Another of the female students reads on a 3rd grade level and is LD. There is a boy who wears glasses as a result of a visual impairment. The students in the class cooperate with one another and are always excited to assist when necessary. The others in the class are at the writing and reading level of fifth grade or higher. There are visuals used in the music and reading class. There is movement in the class every 30 minutes which helps the girl with ADHD. There are several group activities like reading in pairs to help students develop social skills. The book that will be used for the class is Rosa by E. Cunninham.
Unit Plan Part 1 Form
Subject Area: ___Rhythm_______________________ Name of Unit: __Reading_____________________ SOL/s: ________________
Dayy Objective Teacher Instructs Guided Practice Independent Practice Evaluation Adaptation/s
1 The students will get to see the similarities that are there between different words. Which words are similar and can you identify which one's rhyme? Picking out words that rhyme. Every student needs to pick out 5 words and identify 5 others that rhyme and read them out loud. Every student will identify 10 sets of rhyming words. The female student with LD will be assisted in reading out rhyming words by the co-teacher.
2 Selection of words patterns Reading of a chapter of the book. Select a single page in the book and identify any rhyming words. Every student will fill out a worksheet. Every student will be required to orally recite all rhyming words that they picked out. The male student who is visually impaired will be given additional 10 minutes to pick out the rhyming words.
3 Identification of any items in the room that may rhyme. Close observation and naming of items in the class environment. Writing down names of all the items. Selection of any words that rhyme and putting them next to each other. Selection of words that rhyme with those of class items. There will be moving about the class in an organized manner to accommodate the student with ADHD.
4 Ability to determine any other similarities that are there between words. Identify the words which have similar beginnings or middle parts. Determine why the words sound the same and add on to them. Identify which words are just similar and which one's rhyme. Explain why they rhyme. Selection of similar sounding words in the course text. There will be a projection of the chapter of the book to be used to accommodate the visually impaired student. The student who is LD will be assisted by the co-teacher.
5 Creation of a PowerPoint Presentation General instructions on creation of presentations. Help when required in making the presentation. Selection of the words to be used. Group assignment presentation to the class. Student's work in groups to help the Asperger's student socialize and to help the LD girl.
Third Grade Level
A New Friend
Graciela had finished her dinner and requested the Mom to give them chance to play a little before going to bed. The mom granted her permission to play with Rosa but it was to be for just a little time because of school the following day. Rosa disliked school and with a frown on her face took Graciela and Juan and out they went to play. A dog came outside with them to play. Rosa pets the dog's nose and sighs "Lucky Dog"; there's no school for you tomorrow. Graciela went ahead and Rosa went around the corner and saw a girl on the swing. The girl was the same size as Rosa. The girl was think and with long blonde hair. They stared at each other for a while and then the girl spoke, "Hi, I am Betty". Rosa told her name and the dog was introduced as Lady. Rosa told the new friend that the dog had followed them to the cabin and asked who she belonged to. Betty said that the dog belonged to the owner of the orchard. Betty told Rosa that she was the daughter of the pastor and that the orchard owner goes to their church. Rosa went on to tell Betty that they live in one of the cabins and that their dad is helping to pick apples. Betty asked Rosa where she goes to school and she responded saying that they had just arrived the previous day. "Maybe you can come to my school," Betty said. Betty said that she went to a Christian school at the church happily. Betty went on to tell Rosa that school was fun and she had many new friends. Rosa began to feel like maybe if she went to school with her new friend things would be better for her. Rosa asked her new friend" Does it cost money to go?" Her friend said, "Yes but maybe I could ask Daddy about a scholarship for you. I know some kids get them if they cannot pay." Rosa was unsure if her Dad would let her since the bus was coming for her in the morning. "How would she get to the school?" she asked. Betty told her not to worry, "They would come get her in the van. We pick up a few other students too." Rosa stared into the hills next to the valley and watched while the sun was setting and the still manner that they apple trees lay. She thought about how exciting it would be if she was in school with her new friend. She thought of another question to ask her friend. "I do not have nice clothes to wear." She noticed that Betty had play clothes on and that for school she probably had pretty clothes. Betty told Rosa "that it did not matter what you wear as long as it was neat and clean." "That skirt and shirt you have on is fine." Betty took Rosa's hand. "Come on; let's go ask my Dad to talk to your Dad. Rosa was not sure of how her Dad would react to this. Betty said that she would want Rosa to teach her Spanish. "Let's go talk to my Dad now" and Betty pulled Rosa along. Rosa told her," I'll have to take my brother and sister back so Mom does not worry." Betty told her, "just bring them along; we will only be gone a few minutes." Rosa remembered that she had found a good friend in the new place. She promised herself to remember Betty even if the parents did not want to take her to this school. Rosa was not afraid anymore and the four children went down the path to the residence of the Joneses. The sun was shining through the trees brightly as it was late in the afternoon. Rosa looked at Betty and thought maybe they could share things at school and things she had not shared with anyone. From the orchard came a song from the robin like the one playing in her heart. Betty warned of the fact that there could be snakes in the orchard. Rosa held her brother and sister hands closer to her. Betty said, "I did not mean to scare you, I just wanted you to know." She told Rosa that she has little brother that she has to keep an eye on sometimes too. They were no nearing the house and the dog ran ahead racing to the men who were talking outside. One of the men was tall and the other man was older. "There's my Dad now," Betty said. "I will tell him about you and see if he can come with us to talk to your Mom and Dad." Betty went over to the tall man and he put his arm around her shoulder and looked at the other children coming toward him. "Daddy, this is Rosa and her brother and sister, "Betty said. "Can you come talk to her dad and mom about her coming to our school?" Rosa made circles in the grass with her toe as she stood with her head down, not daring to look up at the two men. Her little brother's hand was hot as she held it tight and her sister stood beside her. Betty's Dad said, "let us introduce your friends to Mr. Jones too." "I'm sorry, Mr. Jones, Betty said. "This is Rosa. Her Daddy works for you and they live in one your cabins." Mr. Jones smiled and said, "You must be the Gomez children. I'm happy to meet you. Your dad is a good worker." Rosa looked up. Mr. Jones liked her dad. And he must have fixed the play area for the worker's children. He is a good man, she decided. He said, "I see you have met Lady," he said. "She loves kids." He bent down to Juan. "And what is your name, young man?" Juan hid his face in Rosa's skirt. Rosa said "this is Juan and Graciela" as she pulled her sister from behind her. Betty was pacing around her father. "Can we go ask Rosa's dad if she can go to our school?" "I suppose I can drop by later. Let me finish talking to Mr. Jones. Mr. Jones told Betty's dad which cabin and the children went on to Rosa's house. "I'm scared," Rosa said. "I do not think dad will let me go to your school." "Let's pray and ask Jesus to help him," Betty said. They girls stopped and the children got in a circle and prayed. Rosa was puzzled after wards about how they could just pray right there in the middle of the orchard. She had only prayed once in church, one of the few times they had gone. She remembered her prayer and how the light came through the stained- glass windows. She had asked for a friend but she had never been anywhere long enough to have a friend. She hoped they would get to the house before Dad came looking for them at the playground. Betty said another quick prayer about Rosa's Dad letting her comes to school with Betty and they were on their way to the cabin. When they came to the cabin Rosa was relieved that no one was out looking for them. Rosa motioned for Betty to come in. Rosa's dad had the radio on and was listening to the news in Spanish. Her Mom was nowhere in sight. "Dad, this is Betty", Rosa said. "Where is Mom?" "Hola, Betty, hello," said Dad as he turned down the radio. "Your Mom went to the washroom to get water for doing the dishes." "What fun", Betty said. "It's sort of like camping, isn't it?" She asked Rosa, "Where do you sleep?" Rosa said, "We sleep on the floor with quilts under us." Betty read the name on the stove. "Midget. What a cute stove," she said. "Do you cook everything on this?" "Yes," Rosa said. I made tortillas on top of the stove this afternoon. And Mom cooked the tomatoes and beans on it, too." "How did you learn to make tortillas?" Rosa had to smile. What a silly question, she thought. "I've made tortillas since I was a little girl. I just watch how my Mom does it. A person can learn anything if they want to." Betty said, "You're lucky you get to cook." "My mother only lets me bake cookies sometimes, but that's about all." The door opened and Mom walked inside with a bucket of hot water. She looked surprised when she saw Betty. Rosa saw the surprised look in Mom's eyes and quickly explained. "This is Betty. Her Dad is a minister and he want to talk to you and Dad about me going to their school." I hope you will say yes when my daddy asks, "Betty said. "Rosa is my friend and I want her to come to my school." "Where is your school?" Dad said. "Is it the same one Rosa will go to?" "It is in our church", Betty said. "In the church?" "Well we use the Sunday school rooms for school classes during the week. Then on Sunday we have Sunday school classes in them." Rosa looked at her Dad. She could not tell if he was pleased or angry. Betty did not seem to be afraid to talk to Rosa's Dad. She talked to him as if she had known him all her life. Suddenly there was a knock at the door. Dad went to answer. Betty's father stood at the door. He stuck out his hand to Mr. Gomez." Hello, I'm Pastor Baker. I see you have met my daughter." "Come in," Dad said. "Buenas noches." "Good evening," Mr. Baker said. "Betty tells me that your daughter would like to come to our school." He glanced at Betty. "Or maybe it's my daughter who wants her to come." Rosa's Dad waited. "I just heard about it. I need to know more about this school. Sit down, please." He pulled out a chair for the pastor. Betty stood next to Rosa and told her to pray. Mr. Baker cleared his throat. "We believe that the Bible is the word of God and that all truth is God's truth. So, we base our teaching on the words and truths in the Bible. We have smaller classes and the teachers can work closely with the children." Rosa's Dad was quiet and seemed to be thinking. He spoke: "Do you teach reading and math?" "Oh yes," Mr. Baker said. "We teach all the subjects along with Bible. The goal of a Christian school is to put God first in all that we do." "Does it cost any money? We don't have much money." "Yes," the pastor said. Most parents pay. But we do have scholarships." Betty could not keep still anymore. "Please let Rosa come," she pleaded." She's my friend now. I will help her with English, and she is going to help me to learn Spanish." Rosa's eyes lit up. Her dad would be happy about that but Mr. Gomez was not convinced. "Where does the money come from for the scholarships?' he said. "Some of them are paid for by Christian people who have a concern for children. Some money is raised through fundraisers put on by the school." Rosa could hardly breathe through all the talking. She looked at her mom. Her mom was letting Dad do all the talking. She sat on the side of the bed holding Juan on her lap. Rosa wished that her mom would speak up and tell her dad how much Rosa wanted a friend. Rosa started to pray silently," Dear God, please help Dad to let me go to Betty's school." Her Dad stood up and looked at Rosa. "Do you want to go to this Christian school?" His voice sounded rough. . "Yes, Dad." Rosa took a deep breathe." I would like to go with my friend Betty." "How far away is the school?" asked Rosa's Dad. "Could she walk?" "We could pick her up, couldn't we, Daddy?" Betty said. "If her parents say yes we will see to it that she has transportation." Rosa's Dad said "If she wants to go and it does not cost anything and there is a ride", she can go." Betty grabbed Rosa and swung her around the room. "Rosa, you are coming with me to school tomorrow." "Manana," Rosa said. "Manana," Betty echoed. "That means tomorrow doesn't it?' Once again, the girls danced around the room. Rosa looked out the window the sky was alive with color and it reminded Rosa of the stain –glass window in the church where she had prayed for a friend. Maybe there really is a God who listens to children. For some reason Rosa's Dad had agreed to let her go. Was it the answer to Betty's prayer? Or hers? Either way it was a miracle. "We had better be going home, Betty", Mr. Baker said. "Your mother will wonder what happened to us." Betty gave Rosa one last hug. "I'll see you mananna. What is the Spanish word for friend?" "Amiga." "Adios, amiga," said Betty. "Adios, amiga," Rosa replied. Betty and her father left. "Thank you, Dad," Rosa said. She felt the water in the bucket. "This is cold. I'll go and get another bucket and help with the dishes." She quickly filled the bucket from the faucet in the washroom, careful not to spill any of the hot water. She had better hurry and get the dishes done, so she could take a shower. She needed to wash her blouse and skirt too, so they would be ready for school. On the way back to the cabin, Rosa saw the last soft pink and purple streaks fading in the sky. Dark shadows were being made on the hills but light touched the tops making it look like golden fingers. It looked as if giant hands had molded the hills, leaving finger prints where they worked the clay. "The hand of God moves over all the earth." Some where she had heard this. Could it be that God made everything and He cared for her? Did He know about a little girl who was afraid to go to school by herself? Was it too much to hope that He, too could be her friend?
Cunninham, E. (2013). Rosa (2nd Edition). Pensacola,FL.City Name:A Beka Book.
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In its recent survey (2017), the Aga Khan University, East Africa Institute (EAI) interviewed 618 urban food vendors in 18 food markets in Nairobi and found that 69% of the market outlets had poor water and sanitation conditions, 83% had poor drainage. Only 22% had concrete floors- the rest had earth floors. The average food sourcing distance is 175 KM and food is sourced from 49 destinations. The survey further showed that Nairobi's food system is fragile, based on a narrow base of food items sourced from a narrow geographic range but with growing distance from the city making the cost of distribution to urban households high.
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According to Dr. Awiti, the pace of urbanization is quickening – and currently estimated at about 4.3% compared to an annual rate of national population growth of 2.6%. Based on these findings, Dr. Awiti is certain that the future is urban and it will demand more food resources for a growing urban population.
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The overarching aim of all this effort is to provide evidence for advocating for integrated planning and governance, which recognizes the need for a systems approach to feeding Nairobi, with the larger policy goal of building resilient urban food systems. The urban agriculture study seeks to characterize existing urban farms, determine their resource capacity, production, access to markets and challenges.
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At the core of the urbanization challenge and opportunity therefore lies the big question; what is the future of food in the urban space?
This looming crisis on food and the urban space is the reason EAI brought together researchers, policy makers, farmers, Nairobi residents and members of the business community to discuss the current and future challenges of feeding Nairobi and other urban populations earlier today.


During the summer program, we went through alot of water bottles.
So we decided to get creative with our recycling and turn some of them into "fishes".
We cut the top part off ant the bottom into a triangle shape for the tail.
We also cut the top and bottom hale way to make the top and bottom fins.
By crushing the middle and stapling it together , that gave us the fish like shape.
We also used another bottle for the base and glued our fish onto the base and embellish them with seashell and glitter.
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New Delhi: The best way to preserve the memory of Somnath Chatterjee is to "stand firm in defence" of constitutional democratic values, former prime minister Manmohan Singh said on Tuesday at an event here to pay tribute to the Communist veteran who passed away earlier this month.
Singh hailed Chatterjee as "a great son of India, a great parliamentarian, a great jurist and above all a person who was deeply steeped in preserving and protecting the constitutional democratic values in our times".
"For me, he was a father figure, a scholar, a great son of India, a great parliamentarian, a great jurist, whose memory needs to be preserved, protected. And the best way we can protect this is to stand firm in defence of the constitutional democratic values which are enshrined in our Constitution," the former prime minister told the gathering.
He also remembered the stand Chatterjee took when the UPA-I "got into difficulties" with the Left, which withdrew support and joined hands with the BJP to move a no-confidence motion against the government. "That was a very difficult time, when Somnath ji rose to the occasion to the highest constitutional values and he said 'I will protect the Constitution, I will protect the role of the Speaker. I love the party, but the party is not above these constitutional values'," Singh recalled.
Former vice president Hamid Ansari, speaking at the event, said the values of parliamentary democracy seemed to be under threat and the best tribute to the former Lok Sabha speaker would be to "dedicate ourselves to guarding the values he cherished". Describing Chatterjee as a "great son of Kolkata", Ansari said he was a man dedicated to the Constitution and constitutional values. "Dedicated not only to Parliament and parliamentary democracy in words, but in actual practice. These are values, as previous speakers have mentioned, (that) seem to be under threat. The principles of the Constitution, all summed up in one page, the first page, are subscribed to as a ritual rather than as something to be taken on as agenda of work to be implemented," Ansari spoke.
He further added,"The very idea of India tends to be questioned somewhat lightheartedly. I think the best tribute we can pay to him, is to dedicate ourselves to guarding the values he cherished, guarding the values of parliamentary democracy, in fact, not in words, parliamentary democracy as a guarantee to our freedoms, and the whole structure of constitutional values and constitutional institutions that have been put in place, which he cherished and served to the best of his abilities."
Singh said he has always believed that India needs strong growth to raise resources, which can then be redistributed, but that does not mean that social justice does not matter. "Inequalities in our country if they grow...they can be a disruptive force," he said, emphasising the need for a two-forked strategy of growth and social justice. He said his association with Chatterjee began in 1991, when he became the finance minister, but added that his association with Chatterjee's family started much before that.
Singh also narrated an anecdote about his time as a student at Hindu College in Amritsar when N C Chatterjee, father of Somnath Chatterjee, had came to deliver the convocation address. "He (N C Chatterjee) noticed that at the prize distribution function, I grabbed all the important prizes and he said, 'Young man I see a very bright career for you'.
Singh further added, "In 1991, when I became the finance minister, we had a fierce opposition from the CPI(M) in Parliament and Somnath ji was the leader of the parliamentary party at that time. He vehemently criticised the economic policies and the direction we were taking the country and I had the privilege of listening to him with great respect."
Singh said he had a number of discussions with Chatterjee and got the feeling that although the Communist veteran was under pressure from party hierarchy, he did recognise the compulsions under which he was working to take the country to a "somewhat different direction" than the Left wanted. "He (Chatterjee) conducted himself with great dignity and in any way that he could, he sought to strengthen the constitutional norm and the constitutional values," he narrated.
Congress leader and former Union minister S Jaipal Reddy said Chatterjee had seen the "threat from fascism" long time ago and there was a need to derive inspiration from his values of liberalism.
Tapan Kumar Sen of the CPI(M) and All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) general secretary Amarjit Kaur stated that the best tribute to Chatterjee would be to fight for the liberal democratic values that he espoused.
Several others associated with Chatterjee also paid their tributes to him at the event.
Chatterjee passed away at a private hospital in Kolkata following multiple organ failure on 13 August. He was 89.


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2014 Kia Soul Exclaim Long-Term Verdict Review
Not So Square After All
By Karla Sanchez | Photos By Guy Hermann, Motor Trend Staff | August 06, 2015 |
Well, that went by fast. After a year of manning the 2014 Kia Soul long-termer, the hamster-mobile has warmed my heart in more ways than one. I never would've thought I'd be sad to see the Shrek-colored boxcar go, but after living with it for a full year, I can understand why the Soul has continued to dominate sales charts.
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In the year I had it, I've moved twice and stuffed the Soul to the max. I wasn't the only one to take advantage of the Soul's spacious interior, as it was requested as a support vehicle for photography purposes on multiple occasions. Other staffers found themselves loading it with their snow gear and skis, as well as party tables and chairs.
Although it looks funky on the outside, the Soul is surprisingly refined inside with leather-wrapped elements and just enough shiny black and aluminum plastic trim to make it look nice, not cheap. The dash is covered in soft-touch material, and the black stitching on the perforated black leather is tight and nicely constructed. The interior survived the year unscathed except for minor scuffs left by snowboards on the back of the passenger seat and on the black shiny plastic trim on the right rear passenger's door panel. Some other (more expensive) cars have just a mesh lining covering the panoramic sunroof, but the Soul's was thick enough to completely keep out the sun. Even though its interior proved to be very much grown up, the Soul still stayed true to its funky roots with unique elements such as the tweeters mounted on top of the HVAC vents.
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Reactions from almost everyone who first stepped inside the Soul went a little something like this: "Whoa. It's actually really nice in here." It never failed. Not once did anyone ever complain about legroom or headroom, and I personally appreciated the easy ingress and egress. Even though I don't have any little ones yet, I'd image the Soul would be a stylish alternative for small families. That's because over the past year, I watched my puppy grow from a little 8-pound thing to a 46-pound beast in the Soul, and strapping his doggie seatbelt into the back seat was always a breeze thanks to the easy entry and exit. He also enjoyed himself back there, as the seats had a good seatback-to-seat-cushion ratio, allowing him to sit upright in a comfortable position. He seemed to think overall visibility of the Soul was great, too, especially because he could easily see out the large windows and rest his head on the low sill.
Baden proves the Soul is a dog-friendly vehicle
While I drove the Soul, the hatch proved relatively inexpensive to maintain. Aside from a piece of loose, black liftgate trim, we had no issues with the car, and spent just $127.32 in maintenance costs. Our long-term Mazda3 S GT, which carried an as-tested price of less than $1,000 more than our $26,635 Soul, cost $162.55 to maintain. Our all-wheel-drive 2012 Subaru Impreza Sport Limited cost $315.01 and our long-term 2013 Kia Rio SX, which traveled about 16,000 miles more than our Soul and visited the dealer for maintenance more often, cost $215.55.
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So what will I miss the most? Well, let's see: heated front seats, heated rear seats, cooled front seats, the massive panoramic sunroof, and the 18 radio station presets. It seems like I'll just miss the premium features more than the actual car, but that's not entirely true. The Soul did surprise me with its capable performance, which I really became familiar with on a new route home from work. Instead of driving on the traffic-choked 405 freeway over the notorious Sepulveda Pass, I started taking a detour through the canyon, and the Soul was able to hang through every quick turn. I underestimated the top-heavy Soul, thinking it was going to exhibit tons of body roll through the curves, but it stayed level and planted with each flick of the steering wheel. It may not handle like our long-term Subaru WRX STI, but it's still more than stable enough to keep the average driver feeling confident on winding roads. If the Soul Exclaim's 164-hp, 2.0-liter four-banger left me wanting a bit more, I can't imagine what it'd be like driving the base model, which makes an anemic 130 hp by way of a 1.6-liter I-4. But if engine performance isn't a big priority, the Soul's blend of refinement, value, and fun styling should be more than enough to win consumers over. Although the models come standard with plenty of niceties, I highly suggest opting for some of the packages offered if you've got some extra cash lying around, because the premium features definitely helped the Soul earn some very high marks.
Of course, it wasn't all perfect. Although the UVO infotainment system was super easy to use with a very responsive touchscreen, I wish it had more smartphone-like capabilities for things such as viewing the map. It's hard trying to zoom in by pushing buttons on a touchscreen, so it'd be cool to just use the same gestures one would use to zoom in and out on a smartphone. Either way, the screen is good quality, which becomes apparent when the sun hits it. There's no reflection, and it does a good job of hiding fingertip smudges. Back to the downfalls. The voice-control system is not the best, requiring me to repeat myself several times in certain instances. There was just the one aforementioned fit and finish issue with the black plastic trim on the tailgate was starting to lift. After a year behind the wheel, I grew to appreciate what the Soul was good at, realizing that it has more pros than cons. I never would have considered the Soul before my time in it, so it definitely proved me wrong.
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I surfed around a little bit trying to find the answer and most people who solved their issue had some problem in their main.cf file, typically related to the SASL options. This makes sense of course, the error message makes it look like SASL has something to do with it. However, this didn't seem to be my problem. I checked and double checked every directive and it still didn't work.
A coywolf caught on the trail cam last night.


A burgeoning digital economy and buzz around IoT means business must innovate faster than ever before. Stepping up to personalized support is now a necessity.
With today's rapid pace of business, windows of opportunity close rapidly. To meet complex customer demands, consistent innovation is essential. The burden is on IT to uncover every advantage to expedite the delivery of new processes, apps, and services. IT may only need to look to an established fixture: their trusted support partner.
IT support services have come a long way. Many identify the technical support with a first-line help desk to resolve specific issues and have necessarily evolved with the advent of the cloud, digital, IoT, among other trends. While resolving technology issues via a call center remains an important piece of the support picture, by far, it is no longer the only service. With today's dynamic business environments, IT is critical to business success and must handle more complex technologies from more vendors, and at hyperspeeds. Relationship-based support is a service that IT and business are finding valuable.
This kind of support offers personalized and tailored services tailored to a customer's environment. It's designed to help achieve the speed, agility, and performance needed for faster innovation. Support that offers such attributes is one that can flexibly handle both ongoing tactical data center activities as well as help IT transform to meet future business requirements and transformation.


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The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/2009/03/26/economy-panel-question-no-1-what-hell-happened/)
Economy Panel Question No. 1: What the Hell Happened?
By Dmitri Koustas | March 26, 2009
Economy Panel: What is Going on in the Financial Sector?
By Dmitri Koustas March 28, 2009
Fighting Evil … and Bad Filmmaking
By Naushad Kabir March 27, 2009
Reasons to go see Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li:
1. Plot: The Legend of Chun-Li centers around a classically-trained, millionaire pianist who receives mysterious scrolls in another language by mail and decides to give up everything to aimlessly wander through a far-off, quite dangerous city for weeks searching for the scroll's owner, knowing only their first (or possibly last) name.
2. Believability: The Legend of Chun-Li is the kind of movie where said classical pianist looks like Kristin Kreuk, with hair and makeup still fresh after two weeks of living on the street with almost no money and just the clothes on her back.


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package org.apache.synapse.deployers;

import org.apache.axiom.om.OMElement;
import org.apache.axis2.deployment.DeploymentException;
import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
import org.apache.synapse.commons.jmx.MBeanRegistrar;
import org.apache.synapse.config.xml.MessageStoreFactory;
import org.apache.synapse.config.xml.MessageStoreSerializer;
import org.apache.synapse.config.xml.MultiXMLConfigurationBuilder;
import org.apache.synapse.config.xml.endpoints.EndpointFactory;
import org.apache.synapse.config.xml.endpoints.EndpointSerializer;
import org.apache.synapse.endpoints.Endpoint;
import org.apache.synapse.message.store.MessageStore;

import java.io.File;
import java.util.Properties;

public class MessageStoreDeployer extends AbstractSynapseArtifactDeployer{

    private static Log log = LogFactory.getLog(MessageStoreDeployer.class);

    @Override
    public String deploySynapseArtifact(OMElement artifactConfig, String fileName, Properties properties) {
        if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
            log.debug("Message Store Deployment from file : " + fileName + " : Started");
        }

        try{

            MessageStore ms = MessageStoreFactory.createMessageStore(artifactConfig,properties);
            if(ms != null) {
                ms.setFileName((new File(fileName)).getName());
                 if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
                    log.debug("Message Store named '" + ms.getName()
                            + "' has been built from the file " + fileName);
                }
                ms.init(getSynapseEnvironment());
                if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
                    log.debug("Initialized the Message Store : " + ms.getName());
                }
                getSynapseConfiguration().addMessageStore(ms.getName(), ms);
                if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
                    log.debug("Message Store Deployment from file : " + fileName + " : Completed");
                }
                log.info("Message Store named '" + ms.getName()
                        + "' has been deployed from file : " + fileName);
                return ms.getName();
            } else {
                handleSynapseArtifactDeploymentError("Message Store Deployment from the file : "
                    + fileName + " : Failed. The artifact " +
                        "described in the file  is not a Message Store");
            }

        } catch (Exception e) {
            handleSynapseArtifactDeploymentError("Message Store Deployment from the file : "
                    + fileName + " : Failed.", e);
        }

        return null;
    }

    @Override
    public String updateSynapseArtifact(OMElement artifactConfig, String fileName, String existingArtifactName, Properties properties) {
        if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
            log.debug("Message Store update from file : " + fileName + " has started");
        }

        try {
            MessageStore ms = MessageStoreFactory.createMessageStore(artifactConfig, properties);
            if (ms == null) {
                handleSynapseArtifactDeploymentError("Message Store update failed. The artifact " +
                        "defined in the file: " + fileName + " is not valid");
                return null;
            }
            ms.setFileName(new File(fileName).getName());

            if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
                log.debug("MessageStore: " + ms.getName() + " has been built from the file: "
                        + fileName);
            }

            ms.init(getSynapseEnvironment());
            MessageStore existingMs = getSynapseConfiguration().getMessageStore(existingArtifactName);

            // We should add the updated MessageStore as a new MessageStore and remove the old one
            getSynapseConfiguration().removeMessageStore(existingArtifactName);
            getSynapseConfiguration().addMessageStore(ms.getName(), ms);
            log.info("MessageStore: " + existingArtifactName + " has been undeployed");

            log.info("MessageStore: " + ms.getName() + " has been updated from the file: " + fileName);

            waitForCompletion();
            existingMs.destroy();
            return ms.getName();

        } catch (DeploymentException e) {
            handleSynapseArtifactDeploymentError("Error while updating the MessageStore from the " +
                    "file: " + fileName);
        }

        return null;
    }

    @Override
    public void undeploySynapseArtifact(String artifactName) {
          if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
            log.debug("MessageStore Undeployment of the MessageStore named : "
                    + artifactName + " : Started");
        }

        try {
            MessageStore ms = getSynapseConfiguration().getMessageStore(artifactName);
            if (ms != null) {
                getSynapseConfiguration().removeMessageStore(artifactName);
                if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
                    log.debug("Destroying the MessageStore named : " + artifactName);
                }
                ms.destroy();
                if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
                    log.debug("MessageStore Undeployment of the endpoint named : "
                            + artifactName + " : Completed");
                }
                log.info("MessageStore named '" + ms.getName() + "' has been undeployed");
            } else if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
                log.debug("MessageStore " + artifactName + " has already been undeployed");
            }
        } catch (Exception e) {
            handleSynapseArtifactDeploymentError("MessageStore Undeployement of MessageStore named : "
                    + artifactName + " : Failed", e);
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void restoreSynapseArtifact(String artifactName) {

        if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
            log.debug("Restoring the MessageStore with name : " + artifactName + " : Started");
        }

        try {
            MessageStore ms
                    = getSynapseConfiguration().getMessageStore(artifactName);
            OMElement msElem = MessageStoreSerializer.serializeMessageStore(null,ms);
            if (ms.getFileName() != null) {
                String fileName = getServerConfigurationInformation().getSynapseXMLLocation()
                        + File.separator + MultiXMLConfigurationBuilder.MESSAGE_STORE_DIR
                        + File.separator + ms.getFileName();
                writeToFile(msElem, fileName);
                if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
                    log.debug("Restoring the MessageStore with name : "
                            + artifactName + " : Completed");
                }
                log.info("MessageStore named '" + artifactName + "' has been restored");
            } else {
                handleSynapseArtifactDeploymentError("Couldn't restore the MessageStore named '"
                        + artifactName + "', filename cannot be found");
            }
        } catch (Exception e) {
            handleSynapseArtifactDeploymentError(
                    "Restoring of the MessageStore named '" + artifactName + "' has failed", e);
        }
    }
}

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KP govt unveils Rs1,332bn 'balanced' budget for year 2022-23.
PESHAWAR -- The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has presented a Rs1,332 billion "balanced budget" for the financial year 2022-23, including an allocation of Rs1108.9 billion for settled districts and Rs223.1 billion for merged tribal districts.
Presenting the incumbent government's fourth budget on the floor of the Khyber Pakthunkhwa Assembly, Finance Minister Taimur Salim Jhagra announced an increase of 15% in salaries and a 16% rise in the pension of government employees.
The finance minister maintained that the government has decided to introduce the "Contributory Contributory Pension Scheme" for new government employees.
The minister said that 10% of the basic salary of the new government employees would be added to the pension fund on a monthly basis, adding that the total development budget of KP was Rs418.2 billion - including Rs319.2 billion for settled districts and Rs99 billion for merged tribal districts.
Regarding revenue and receipts collection, the minister said that total receipts were estimated at Rs1,332 billion, of which Rs750.9 billion will be collected from federal taxes receipts.
The finance minister said Rs31 billion would be collected through oil and gas royalty and surcharge and Rs61.9 billion through net hydel power.
He added that Rs85 billion would be collected through provincial tax and non-tax revenue, Rs4.3 billion under the head of foreign programme assistance (FPA) for settled districts and Rs208.7 billion grants for merged tribal districts, besides Rs212.7 billion receipts through other resources.
Jhagra said that Rs447.9 billion would be spent on salaries, including Rs372.1 billion in settled districts and Rs75.8 billion in merged tribal districts, while Rs107 billion on pension, including Rs106 billion in settled districts and Rs1 billion in merged tribal districts.
Besides salaries, he said Rs247.4billion would be spent on O and M, emergency, and district expenditures, and Rs111.4 billion on other current expenditures.
He said that the volume of provincial development programmes, including the accelerated development programme budget was Rs241 billion - including Rs185 billion for settled districts and Rs56 billion for merged tribal districts.