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*In my binding.gyp file, how can I check which of those options were used? Some build options need to change for it to work properly with electron.

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The McCarthys is an American sitcom television series created by Brian Gallivan, who also shares executive producer credits with Mike Sikowitz, Will Gluck, Richard Schwartz, and Andy Ackerman for CBS Television Studios and Sony Pictures Television. The series debuted on CBS during the 2014–15 television season, airing Thursdays at 9:30 pm (ET/PT)/8:30 pm (CT). It aired from October 30, 2014, to July 11, 2015.

On February 3, 2015, CBS pulled The McCarthys from the schedule after 11 episodes, with 4 unaired episodes left.

On May 8, 2015, CBS officially canceled the series after only one season. On June 12, 2015, it was announced that the remaining episodes would burn off on Saturday evenings, with two episodes per night beginning July 4, 2015. The series concluded on July 11, 2015, after one season and 15 episodes.

The entire series was released on DVD on March 16, 2017.

Premise
The series revolves around the McCarthys, a close-knit working class Boston clan whose sports legacy runs deep. When outspoken father Arthur, a dedicated basketball coach for the fictional Cardinal Hennigan High School, decides to take his athletically challenged — and openly gay — son Ronny under his wing as his new assistant, the other siblings (who are more passionate about sports) start crying foul over their dad's choice.

Cast

Main
 Tyler Ritter as Ronny McCarthy, a 29-year-old openly gay man and guidance counselor who must choose between a great opportunity to move to Rhode Island and an offer to work under his father as an assistant high school basketball coach
 Laurie Metcalf as Marjorie McCarthy, a mother of four children. Her favorite is Ronny, with whom she watches The Good Wife.
 Jack McGee as Arthur McCarthy, Marjorie's husband and father of four. He is the head basketball coach at a Catholic high school and wants to hire Ronny as his assistant.
 Jimmy Dunn as Sean McCarthy, Arthur and Marjorie's son and the fraternal twin brother of Gerard
 Joey McIntyre as Gerard McCarthy, Arthur and Marjorie's son and the fraternal twin brother of Sean
 Kelen Coleman as Jackie McCarthy, Arthur and Marjorie's only daughter, who is single and pregnant

Recurring
 Jessica St. Clair as Katrina, Gerard's annoying on-off girlfriend (later fiancée) whom Marjorie completely dislikes
 Kenny Ridwan as Jared

Notable guest stars
 Alyson Hannigan as Pam, Arthur & Marjorie's neighbor who rents their third floor
 John Ratzenberger as Charlie Ellis, the athletic director at the high school where Arthur works
 Jane Kaczmarek as Eileen, Marjorie's sister
 Brent Morin as Tommy, Jackie's former high school fling who comes out as gay
 Rick Fox as himself
 Jean Smart as Lydia, Katrina's mother
 David Alan Grier as Dr. Hugh Morris, Ronny's therapist

Episodes

Production
Jacki Weaver was set to play Marjorie, but later dropped out due to her work on Gracepoint and Patrick Stewart's Starz comedy Blunt Talk. On December 1, 2014, CBS increased the series' first season order from 13 to 15 episodes.

Reception
The pilot of The McCarthys has received mixed reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the show holds a rating of 57%, based on 40 reviews, with an average rating of 5.3/10. The site's consensus reads, "The McCarthys is a semi-successful attempt at a throwback sitcom with above-par performances, but its broad stereotypes and lack of a unique point of view also make it semi-forgettable." On Metacritic, the show has a score of 53 out of 100, based on 22 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

Syndication
Despite its cancellation, the series still has syndicated reruns on various networks, such as Universal HD. This has been supported by high syndication ratings.

References

External links

 Origin of the photo of the twins when they were little featured in the first episode which remained visible during the series in the background on a table near the front door of the family home

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2014 American television series debuts
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On her fourth studio album, "The Element of Freedom" (RCA), Alicia Keys revisits "Empire State of Mind," the hit single on which she collaborated with Jay-Z earlier this year.
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Ours is a time of turbulence, but now on a planetary scale. Many in the western world, Australia included, are anxious about the future, unsure where to turn for guidance or inspiration. Some seek to exploit these anxieties, offering black and white explanations of our predicament. For some, the problem is immigration, for others Islamic fundamentalism, or simply Islam. For others still, it is the conspiracy about global warming, or the forces driving globalisation, or the Russian or Chinese threat. And so, for them the cure for all our ills is just as simple: cut immigration, or ban Muslims, or keep the coal industry going, or find security in the barrel of a gun. Hence, Trump's catch cry 'make America great again' and Marine Le Pen's promise of a revolution of 'patriots'. In Australia, equivalent voices are less prominent but no less shrill, and the mainstream political discourse almost wholly irrelevant.
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#MeToo and Recovering after Sexual Trauma
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The #MeToo hashtag and movement, started ten years ago by activist Tarana Burke, was made viral in a tweet by actress Alyssa Milano last month, where she invited survivors of sexual assault to retweet it with #MeToo. In the wake of the exposure of Harvey Weinstein's alleged abuse of women in the entertainment industry, the Internet and social media have been flooded with stories of sexual trauma. The continuing conversation about sexual violence has reached beyond Hollywood as allegations against figures ranging journalist Mark Halperin to former President George H.W. Bush have come to light, spawning more survivor stories.
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Whether you are a survivor of sexual violence or a support person or loved one to a survivor, here are some resources to help you navigate the ongoing #MeToo movement in a way that feels supportive and healing.
What to Know If Seeing 'Me Too' on Your Facebook Feed Is Hard For You (The Mighty)
What to say to someone who shares a sexual assault story with you(Chicago Tribune)
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package fpinscala.datastructures

sealed trait Tree[+A]
case class Leaf[A](value: A) extends Tree[A]
case class Branch[A](left: Tree[A], right: Tree[A]) extends Tree[A]

object Tree {
  def size[A](t: Tree[A]): Int = t match {
    case Leaf(_) => 1
    case Branch(left, right) => 1 + size(left) + size(right)
  }

  def maximum(t: Tree[Int]): Int = t match {
    case Leaf(value) => value
    case Branch(left, right) => (maximum(left)).max(maximum(right))
  }

  def depth[A](t: Tree[Int]): Int = t match {
    case Leaf(_) => 1
    case Branch(left, right) => 1 + (depth(left)).max(depth(right))
  }

  def map[A,B](t: Tree[A])(f: A => B): Tree[B] = t match {
    case Leaf(value) => Leaf(f(value))
    case Branch(left, right) => Branch(map(left)(f), map(right)(f))
  }

  /*
   A branch contains no A element to operate on; f is only called on leaves
   */
  // def fold[A,B](t: Tree[A], z: B)(f: (A,B) => B): B = t match {
  //   case Leaf(value) => f(value, z)
  //   case Branch(left, right) => {
  //     val leftZ = fold(left, z)(f)
  //     val rightZ = fold(right, leftZ)(f)
  //     rightZ
  //   }
  // }
  // def fold[A,B](t: Tree[A], z: B)(f: (Tree[A],B) => B): B = t match {
  //   case leaf: Leaf[A] => f(leaf, z) // returns B
  //   case branch: Branch[A] => { // returns B
  //     val thisB =
  //     val leftB = fold(left, z)(f)
  //     val rightB = fold(right, leftZ)(f)
  //     rightZ
  //   }
  // }

  // def _size[A](t: Tree[A]): Int = fold(t, 0){
  //   (a: A, b: Int) => b + 1  // how to count parent Branch?
  // }
  // // how to get rid of sentinel value?
  // def _maximum(t: Tree[Int]):Int = fold(t, -1000){
  //   (a: Int, b: Int) => a.max(b)
  // }
  // def _depth[A](t: Tree[A]): Int = fold(t, 0){
  //   (a: A, maxDepth: Int) =>

  /*
  Like `foldRight` for lists, `fold` receives a "handler" for each of the data constructors of the type, and recursively accumulates some value using these handlers. As with `foldRight`, `fold(t)(Leaf(_))(Branch(_,_)) == t`, and we can use this function to implement just about any recursive function that would otherwise be defined by pattern matching.
  */
  def fold[A,B](t: Tree[A])(f: A => B)(g: (B,B) => B): B = t match {
    case Leaf(a) => f(a)
    case Branch(l,r) => g(fold(l)(f)(g), fold(r)(f)(g))
  }

  def sizeViaFold[A](t: Tree[A]): Int =
    fold(t)(a => 1)(1 + _ + _)

  def maximumViaFold(t: Tree[Int]): Int =
    fold(t)(a => a)(_ max _)

  def depthViaFold[A](t: Tree[A]): Int =
    fold(t)(a => 0)((d1,d2) => 1 + (d1 max d2))
  /*
  Note the type annotation required on the expression `Leaf(f(a))`. Without this annotation, we get an error like this:

  type mismatch;
    found   : fpinscala.datastructures.Branch[B]
    required: fpinscala.datastructures.Leaf[B]
       fold(t)(a => Leaf(f(a)))(Branch(_,_))
                                      ^

  This error is an unfortunate consequence of Scala using subtyping to encode algebraic data types. Without the annotation, the result type of the fold gets inferred as `Leaf[B]` and it is then expected that the second argument to `fold` will return `Leaf[B]`, which it doesn't (it returns `Branch[B]`). Really, we'd prefer Scala to infer `Tree[B]` as the result type in both cases. When working with algebraic data types in Scala, it's somewhat common to define helper functions that simply call the corresponding data constructors but give the less specific result type:

   ****   Similar to Stream constructors in next chapter ****

    def leaf[A](a: A): Tree[A] = Leaf(a)
    def branch[A](l: Tree[A], r: Tree[A]): Tree[A] = Branch(l, r)
  */
  def mapViaFold[A,B](t: Tree[A])(f: A => B): Tree[B] =
    fold(t)(a => Leaf(f(a)): Tree[B])(Branch(_,_))

  // watch out for an endless loop here
  // def flatMapViaFold[A,B](t: Tree[A])(f: A => Tree[B]): Tree[B] =
  //   fold(t)(a => f(a): Tree[B])(Branch(_,_))

}

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Terese McDonald, Candyality
Terese McDonald, owner of Candyality, Chicago.
Drawing on childhood memories like the penny candy counter at the local Five & Dime, the creation of the "Jelly Belly," or the irresistible "magic" of the sweetest commodity known to man, Chicago entrepreneur Terese McDonald aims to uncover personality connections of customers shopping at her Lakeview neighborhood candy emporium.
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A politician.
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Tom Hanks - he knows a thing or two about survival.
What's your pet peeve?
Customers who eat candy out of their bags prior to paying for it. And we thought Augustus Gloop was just a character in a movie. [Editor's note: Augustus Gloop was the gluttonous overeater in Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory novel.]
I'd give anything to meet:
Marc Summers from "Unwrapped."
The best piece of advice that I've gotten:
"It's not what you say; it's how you look when you say it."
What excites you most about your job?
To see the magic that unfolds when a customer connects with their candy. Their excitement, their enthusiasm…their energy…it is priceless!
One-Man Chocolate Creator
Packing Plenty of Punch at 80
May the Love begin


The naming conventions of this island were quite complex. Originally the whole island was called Hispaniola and was one of the first base of operations for the Spanish under Columbus. Later the island would be split into the French side on the west and the Spanish side on the east. The French side was called Saint Domingue at the time but is more commonly known by its modern name of Haiti. The Eastern side is now known as the Dominican Republic although just to complicate things, sometimes Dominica was used to describe the whole island. The French colony of Saint Domingue would grow to be one of the most profitable colonies in the Caribeean in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
The English, Spanish and French would sparred with one another throughout the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and the profitable colony would attract buccaneers, privateers and pirates to the area. However, the English first came to be involved in colonisation on the island of Tortuga just to the North of the main island. The Providence Island Company sent settlers to the area in 1625. The colony was known as Association Island. However the French would claim and take control of the island in the 1640s. The English would attempt to resurrect their colony in the 1650s once more but the French influence was too much in the ascendent by this time. The French were awarded Saint Domingue as part of the Treaty of Ryswick in 1697 - it would go on to become one of the most greatest producers of sugar in the World.
It was to be over a century and half later that the British became involved on the main part of the island itself. Politics would become very complicated for Saint Domingue thanks to the French Revolution. The spirit of liberty that this event inspired would cause major changes in the French colony. Freed slaves and mixed race descendents pushed for equality of rights with the Europeans. These limited requests in turn led the slaves themselves to demand greater rights. When these were not forthcoming, they broke out in revolt. This started in the north but quickly spread throughout the entire French colony. The slaves organised themselves into an unofficial army and defeated the French garrisons on the island. The chaos provided cover and an excuse to the British to sail into Port au Prince in 1794 taking control of the capital.
This change of ruler was at first welcomed but in 1794, the Revolutionary Councils back in France abolished slavery. This would change everything. Now, the freed slave army would join back up with their former colonial masters and fight against the British forces and invading Spanish forces coming from Dominica. This complicated political position would lead to the British withdrawing in 1798 and letting the island fall into an effective Civil War as Napoleon and the slaves would fall out again over the French trying to reassert control over their lost colony. The island would actually obtain its own independence in 1804 becoming the first example of a successful slave rebellion.


Using GE's Water & Process Technologies' asset performance management solution, the Region of Peel, Ontario, Canada, optimized the timing of its system upgrade with new membranes to ensure continued drinking water safety and reliability for its residents. At the same time, a unique membrane cassette refurbishment program will ultimately save the Lakeview Water Treatment Plant over $1.5 million while minimizing environmental impact.
Working together, Water & Process Technologies and the Region of Peel determined the optimal replacement timing for membranes in each section of the plant using the InSight* asset performance management (APM) platform. Armed with the data generated from InSight, which identified the remaining useful life of its membranes plantwide, the Region of Peel decided to upgrade the Lakeview plant to the latest ZeeWeed* 1000 ultrafiltration membrane technology in two phases and will subsequently improve membrane permeability and generate additional energy savings, both of which enable the plant to meet its expected life cycle costs and performance targets.
"Water quality is one of our highest priorities, and we look forward to continuing to provide a clean, reliable drinking water supply for our residents thanks to GE's technology and partnership," said Andrew Farr, executive director, water and wastewater, Region of Peel. "Water & Process Technologies has been a constant partner for us at the Lakeview Water Treatment Plant and throughout its subsequent expansions, as well as other projects throughout the region."
InSight's analytical capabilities were a key factor in helping to determine the optimal replacement program. By monitoring and trending key performance indicators, InSight showed which trains were nearing replacement. Using this data, Water & Process Technologies helped the Region of Peel maximize the lifespan of its membranes by ensuring they were not replaced too earlyavoiding unnecessary spending or too late risking water quality and the safety of its residents.
"Water & Process Technologies is constantly looking to maximize value for our customers through our innovative membrane technologies and lifecycle services programs. Our digital solutions, including the InSight APM tool, allow us to take that one step further by shifting to a more proactive approach," said Kevin Cassidy, global leader, engineered systemsGE's Water & Process Technologies. "We look forward to a continued partnership with the Region of Peel and helping to meet their ongoing needs."
The membrane replacement also includes several environmental benefits and cost savings opportunities for the region. The Region of Peel chose Water & Process Technologies' cassette refurbishment program, which reuses the existing cassette frame rather than replacing it, to reduce the amount of waste from stainless steel components and save additional water and energy that would have been used to manufacture new frames. A further environmental impact was generated by taking advantage of rented membrane shipping frames from Water & Process Technologies, which reduces not only shipping costs and the associated carbon footprint by almost 70 percent, but also the amount of plastic and cardboard needed in the shipping process, eliminating up to 7,000 plastic bags and cardboard boxes. These innovative programs will save the Region of Peel more than $1.5 million while minimizing the overall impact to the environment.
The Lakeview Water Treatment Plant produces up to 436 million liters per day (96 million gallons per day) of treated drinking water. Water is taken from nearby Lake Ontario and treated for distribution to more than 800,000 people. Installation of its new ZeeWeed 1000 membranes will take place in two stages with the first phase being completed in the fourth quarter of 2016 and the second phase toward the end of 2017, resulting in an average life cycle of greater than 10 years.


Pearls have adorned both men and women throughout the ages, loved by some and avoided by others, who associate them with sadness and regard them as an unlucky omen. Whatever your view on the pearl is, items of pearl jewellery always have a special aura about them and used in some magnificent settings of a variety of items. As gifts, they are an ideal choice and on a more personal level used as jewellery for own.
A pearl is a thick lustrous concretion formed inside the shell of certain molluscs and then used as a gemstone. The finest pearls come from oysters, found and cultivated in the Orient and the South Sea Islands. Prisms of calcite or of aragonite secreted by the mantle of the mollusc are then deposited as nacre in very thin layers, usually around a grain of sand, which has attached itself to the shell. This is a natural pearl. A cultivated pearl works on the same system, where a tiny piece of foreign matter is manually inserted for the nacre to form and grow around.
The use of Mussels for freshwater pearls is ideal but they are of an inferior quality to those of an oyster pearl. These pearl are manually created. Their shells are perfect mother-of-pearl items, particularly for quantities of buttons and for items of less expensive jewellery. When smoking was the fashion, the use of mother-of-pearl cigarette cases and for calling card cases, was highly sought after.
The wearing of a string of pearls is always an accessory to any women's outfit, whether as a single strand, a double strand, all evenly matched or else as a graduated strand. Long or short, the look becomes classical and elegant. They can improve a look for the day and enhance by giving a new air for evening wear. A necklace of good quality evenly matched round pearls, of a colour that is well matched with your skin colouring, does justice to both you and the pearls that you are wearing. Coronets and tiaras usually have pearls set in them together with other gemstones.
A pearl for a ring is merely set into the ring, mainly in high carat gold. Pearl rings are also set with silver and therefore less expensive to buy. Many men like to wear a ring with a little pearl inset, particularly as a dress ring on their little finger with a tie-pin and matching cufflinks set in gold or silver, offsetting their attire. Mourning jewellery rings often have a seed pearl set into them.
a pearls on their own or offset by diamonds or cubic zirconia.
Wearing a pearl bracelet adds to your pearl look. The usual wearing of a pearl bracelet is as a single, or as a double strand, or even as a trio of strands, putting a complete and elegant look to any outfit.
If you can't afford diamonds, pearls are a gorgeous alternative.


Coffee growing is really a serious business—more than eight million tons created every year, using the conveying alone worth over $20 billion—but rising global temperatures have coffee producers worried their crop soon will not have the ability to handle heat.
Coffee is nearly solely grown in hot climates—the top producing countries have been in South Usa, Southeast Asia, and East Africa. Coffee needs individuals warm temperatures, but it is also sensitive, which has growers concerned.
An eight-year study from South america might have develop a solution. About 90% of coffee is currently grown inside a monocropping system, meaning it's the only crop grown inside a given area. But intercropping—staggering coffee along with other crops—could possess some incredible benefits. The coffee plant is really a plant, fairly low down of all farms, so interspersing a taller plant or tree could provide some shade to help relieve the coffee through hotter days. When done smartly, intercropping can recharge the soil as well as protect against unwanted pests by employed in tandem.
The brand new study arrived on a single tree that appears to reply to all individuals questions and more: the noble macadamia, along with a specific Hawaiian variety appears to suit the bill perfectly. It's smaller sized canopy, compared with other macadamia varietals, provides the perfect quantity of shade to assist the coffee with the heat during the day, although not enough to possibly impede its growth.


How we handle our finances is important, and it reflects where our hearts and priorities are at. Here are seven Scriptural principles to guide us as we seek to honor God's command to give of what we have been given.
First of all, our giving should be free. Jesus said in Matthew 10:8, "freely ye have received, freely give." All that we have is from God, and He commands us to give freely. We ought not to expect something in return as if we are looking for approval or honor before men, but simply because we have the privilege of being able to give. And giving is a privilege before God, so we ought to take care that we live in financial balance so that we are able to give as God gives to us. To give freely is to give not expecting or even desiring some temporal personal benefit in return. The joy comes from the act of giving in Jesus' name, period, because of the joy and glory it brings to Him. The by-product of this selfless attitude is joy and eternal blessing.
Second, giving is to be in secret. Matthew 6:3-4 says, "But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly." We will have had our reward in full if we are seeking to give for the sake of looking good to others. Those who give to be seen by men have forfeited their eternal reward and their joy in exchange for temporal recognition and renown by mere people. Giving in secret keeps others from having a chance to judge us, envy us, compare with us, or applaud us, and we them. Others have no business knowing what we give as a family unit to Christ's work, and we have a responsibility not to showcase or flaunt what we give. Neither should we feel embarrassed or worry about being put to shame. There are few joys on earth as being able to freely give to others without anybody else knowing.
Fourth, there are times that God will move us to give above what we feel able to do (2 Corinthians 8:3).
This is not the rule or the norm (see point #3), but there are instances where God will call us to give in such a way that really requires faith on our parts. This is one of God's ways to cause us to experience growth in Christ through an increasing need to rely upon Him in faith. If this is the case, God will make it clear.
Fifth, we will reap in proportion to that which we sow. 2 Corinthians 9:6 says, "But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully." In other words, those who give generously will themselves be given back to generously by God. No one can say exactly how God will repay a person's generosity or exactly when it will happen, so we must beware of any who claim to know the mind of God in regard to our finances. God honors those who give to His work bountifully, abundantly, and generously. Generosity within our ability is a sacrifice that leads to great joy and reward.
Sixth, we are not to give out of duty and against our will but cheerfully. 2 Corinthians 9:7 says that our giving is not to be done "grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver." God wants giving to be a happy experience, not a drudgery or mere requirement. The giver is not trying to satisfy the harsh expectations of a deity, nor is he supposed to be giving begrudgingly and against his will. Giving is a "want to" thing. God moves in a person to give joyfully and cheerfully. The word for cheerful could also mean "prompt or ready to act." In other words, a cheerful giver is both a joyful giver and an eager giver, ready, willing, desiring, and prepared to give.
Seventh, we give as the Lord leads us individually. 2 Corinthians 9:7 says, "Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give;" We are not to give so that we can get God off our backs or to earn His favor. Rather, we are to give because we want to give and because we believe that God would be honored by our giving. If we are not purposing in our hearts to give or if we find that we have no desire to give, we had better ask the Lord why these things are the case. It is one thing to be unsure about a ministry and be hesitant to give to it. It is another thing to be hesitant to give altogether. The important thing is that we are faithful and willing to give where and to the extent that God leads us to give.
Giving is an indescribable gift in and of itself (2 Corinthians 9:15).
The world cannot understand this as they do not enjoy giving for the most part; they enjoy getting. The Christian's way is backwards, getting much more joy out of giving than receiving. Jesus Himself said, "It is more blessed to give than to receive" (Acts 20:35). Thus, in giving we truly receive.


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from django.contrib import admin
from django.conf.urls import patterns
from django.contrib import admin, messages
from django.core.paginator import Paginator, EmptyPage, PageNotAnInteger
from django.http import HttpResponseRedirect, HttpResponse
from django.shortcuts import render
from django.template import RequestContext, loader
from website.models import *
from event_counter.admin import *
from website.forms import *
import logging

# Get logger instance
logger = logging.getLogger('django.request')

class PromotionalCodeAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):

        # fileds in add/modify form
        fields = ('code', 'code_types', 'code_contents', 'expiring_date')

        # table list fields
        list_display = ('code', 'code_types', 'code_contents', 'already_used', 'creation_date', 'expiring_date', 'redeem_date')

        # URLs overwriting to add new admin views (with auth check and without cache)
        def get_urls(self):
                urls = super(PromotionalCodeAdmin, self).get_urls()
                my_urls = patterns('',
                        (r'^code_validator$', self.admin_site.admin_view(self.code_validator)),
                )

                # return custom URLs with default URLs
                return my_urls + urls

        def save_model(self, request, obj, form, change):
                """
                Overriding of "save_model" to generate a campaign code after
                promotion saving (only if not exists yet)
                """

                # generating a random promo code, only if not exists
                if (not obj.code):
                    promotionalcode_obj = PromotionalCode()
                    promo_code = promotionalcode_obj.generate_random_code()

                    # setting custom promo code
                    obj.code = promo_code

                obj.save()

        def code_validator(self, request):
                """
                Function to validate a coupon code
                """

                can_redeem = False
                promotion_details = {}

                if request.method == 'POST':
                        form = ValidateCodeForm(request.POST)

                        # cancel operation
                        if (request.POST.get("cancel", "")):
                                messages.add_message(request, messages.WARNING, 'Operazione annullata.')
                                return HttpResponseRedirect('/admin/website/promotionalcode/code_validator') # Redirect after POST

                        if form.is_valid():
                                post_code = request.POST.get("promo_code")

                                # retrieving promotion details
                                promotionalcode_obj = PromotionalCode()

                                # checking if code exists
                                if (not promotionalcode_obj.check_code_validity(code=post_code, validity_check="exists")):
                                        messages.add_message(request, messages.ERROR, 'Codice promozionale non esistente.')
                                        return HttpResponseRedirect('/admin/website/promotionalcode/code_validator') # Redirect after POST

                                # checking if code is not already validated
                                if (not promotionalcode_obj.check_code_validity(code=post_code, validity_check="not_used")):
                                        messages.add_message(request, messages.ERROR, 'Codice promozionale già validato.')
                                        return HttpResponseRedirect('/admin/website/promotionalcode/code_validator') # Redirect after POST

                                # checking if campaign is not expired
                                if (not promotionalcode_obj.check_code_validity(code=post_code, validity_check="not_expired")):
                                        messages.add_message(request, messages.ERROR, 'Codice promozionale scaduto.')
                                        return HttpResponseRedirect('/admin/website/promotionalcode/code_validator') # Redirect after POST

                                # user can redeem the code
                                can_redeem = True

                                # show promotion details
                                promotion_details = promotionalcode_obj.get_promo_details(code=post_code)

                                if (request.POST.get("redeem_code", "")):
                                        # redeem code and redirect to success page
                                        promotionalcode_obj.redeem_code(post_code)
                                        messages.add_message(request, messages.SUCCESS, 'Codice promozionale validato!')
                                        return HttpResponseRedirect('/admin/website/promotionalcode/code_validator') # Redirect after POST
                else:
                        form = ValidateCodeForm() # An unbound form

                context = {
                        'form' : form,
                        'redeem_code' : can_redeem,
                        'promotion_details' : promotion_details,
                        'title': "Validatore di codici",
                        'opts': self.model._meta,
                        'app_label': self.model._meta.app_label,
                }

                return render(request, 'admin/custom_view/code_validator.html', context)

class CodeTypeAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):

        # table list fields
        list_display = ('code_type', 'description')

class CodeContentAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
        class Media:
                """
                js = (
                        '//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.9.1/jquery.min.js',
                        '/static/website/js/tiny_mce/tinymce.min.js',
                        '/static/website/js/tiny_mce/tinymce_settings.js',
                )*/
                """
        # table list fields
        list_display = ('description',)

admin.site.register(PromotionalCode, PromotionalCodeAdmin)
admin.site.register(CodeType, CodeTypeAdmin)
admin.site.register(CodeContent, CodeContentAdmin)
admin.site.register(Event, EventCounterAdmin)


A DAY centre in Ore is celebrating National Carers Week this year (June 9 to June 15) by sharing the success story of one its young apprentices.
The Crossroads Hastings Day Centre in Ore, which provides activities, such as arts and crafts, painting, and cooking, to older people, first employed Alice Hildreth, 18, two years ago.
It was her first job when Alice finishrf school and two years after starting the apprenticeship at Crossroads, the teenager is due to start a nursing course in September.
When Alice first started at Crossroads, she was 'very nervous,' but since working at the day centre, she says her confidence has really grown.


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class CreateProducts < ActiveRecord::Migration
  def change
    create_table :products do |t|
      t.string :name
      t.string :pid
      t.string :url
      t.integer :store_id
      t.string :isbn
      t.string :isbn10
      t.boolean :active

      t.timestamps
    end
  end
end


The Lotus Love Beauty Kalava Soy Candle is wonderful in so many ways. This artistically crafted candle is hand poured into recyclable glass and then packaged in a beautiful craft box. The beloved Lotus Love signature scents fill any space with their soothing transcendental fragrance, made popular with their oils, lotions, salts and soaps.
Each box is accented with a kalava and a gold bell, Kalava is the sanskrit term for a sacred red thread tied around the wrist during Vedic prayer. The knot is said to hold protection, love and goodwill for the person who wears it.
Nice candle however the scent is not very strong.


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Sign petition to stop "witchhunt" against Professor Tim Noakes
May 22 2017 by Dr. Andreas Eenfeldt, MD
in Professor Tim Noakes
Professor Tim Noakes was recently found innocent after a three-year-long trial, about a low-carb tweet. But even that was not the end, as the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) has appealed the not guilty verdict.
To make things worse, the HPCSA also gets to appoint the committee hearing the case. Effectively they get to judge their own appeal.
This doesn't look like justice. It looks like a witchhunt against a respected scientist who dares to question nutritional dogma. If you want to protest against this, you can sign a new petition. It went live a week ago and now has over 7,000 signatures:
Avaaz.org: Health Professions Council of South Africa: Prof Tim Noakes: Stop the Witchhunt Against Him
More background and comments from Professor Noakes:
Health24: Stop the madness and back Noakes, begs online petition
Top videos with Professor Noakes
A world-wide nutrition revolution: what is next?
There is a nutrition revolution going on in the world – but what's going to happen next? Professor Noakes at the LCHF Convention 2015.
Why I supported high carb
Why did Professor Noakes support high carb earlier? And why did he change his mind completely?
Professor Noakes on Winning His Trial
Professor Tim Noakes Found Innocent!
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Signed petition already. I hope many of your members do to. It really is a witch hunt against Prof Noakes and LCHF or any alternate nutritional view and against scientific evidence. People can make their own food choices however they want but need to have the evidence available to them before making that choice.
Petition signed. This appeal would be a total farce. I have watched all of Prof Noakes testimony that is available and this case is a milestone in my opinion. The right verdict was reached. You cannot, in my opinion, keep re-trying a case if you are unhappy with the verdict...especially when you are wrong. As a scientist I have lost fail in nutritionalists. When will they stop defending failed policy and help people. They could turn a negative into a huge positive if only they had the foresight and came at it from a place of support and not fear.
Jennifer Bowerman
Signed the petition and put it on my Facebook page. What a shocking miscarriage of justice. Using money and power to manipulate the law to get the decision that you want!
Some lobbies are frustrated.
So much money is at stake, particularly drugs for illness caused by junk food.
Just signed the petition.
I believe the HPCSA is no longer fit for purpose and its members should vote to dismiss the current incumbents in favour of those who have no vested interests and who represent their fellow humans with integrity and scientific rigour.
Just signed petition! Dr Noakes is a highly ethical man and a wonderful person who is a great example of what a doctor should be. Have been sharing with many people about him. As a medical professional, I applaud his courage. We need to support him.
Signed the petition!
petition signed!!!!!


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The Governance Guys
What we have learned
About Paul and Andrew
Why Governance Guys
July 21, 2020 July 21, 2020 pwilton3 What we have learned
Episode 5: The Imperfect Board Member
"Pobody's Nerfect" says a popular bumper sticker; apply that wisdom to how we govern. The beauty of boards is that none of us has absolute knowledge, so we rely on each other to balance and complete our ideas. Recognizing our limitations is critical to building an effective board culture.
This week Jim Brown who wrote The Imperfect Board Member joined us for a conversation to build on our earlier episodes about the board's role. The Imperfect board member follows David a corporate CEO who struggles in his interactions with his company's board. Additionally, David recently joined a community organization's board hoping to offer his skills to improve his neighbourhood. The book follows David's governance challenges as a new friend Trevor offers insights on how David can be a better CEO and board member.
A key takeaway from the book is to avoid being a lone ranger. As a corporate executive, David has built his career on his ability to get things done. Frustration is his corporate role leads David to charge ahead with planning an initiative for his community organization. After hours of preparation, David presents his plans to his community organization only to find the reception is not what he expected. Trevor helps David understand that he got out ahead of the rest of the team. The community board had not prioritized the issue David was trying to address and did not expect his presentation. Plus, David started putting in place a concrete plan before the board had an opportunity to discuss options. Trevor quips "recommendations are decisions in disguise". It is essential to ensure there is board buy-in and approval for major new initiatives.
Andrew and I have discussed whether David or Trevor are based on Jim. At first, we thought that Jim was David, a highly competent executive who had learned through trial and error how to govern. After speaking with Jim, based on his kindness, generosity with his time and clear way of explaining governance we think he may be Trevor. Perhaps like Soloveitchik's (1965) Adam I and Adam II, all board members have a little bit of a struggle between David and Trevor within us that we need to manage.
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Episode 6: Guidance for Boards during a global pandemic
Reflections on Episode 6: Board work during a pandemic – what to do when there is no playbook
Exploring the art and science of governance
Paul and Andrew break down the art and science of governance to help increase your expertise as a Board Director and to encourage, motivate, and inspire you to join a Board. We believe that when Boards are informed by good governance principles, they are invaluable vehicles for citizens to engage in meaningful ways that make a positive difference for our communities. Most of all, we really love governance and we can't wait to interview experts, tell some great governance stories from organizations around the world, hash out our own ideas, and hear from you throughout this little adventure. Come join us!


Dallas 40 Passenger Shuttle Bus Rentals are pretty big Buses. These can also be considered a Charter Bus just solely based on the size. These large and in charge vehicles are requested for shuttling to and from Weddings, city events, Airport transfers and just general city travel. Because of the wide variety and availability, Shuttle Buses are usually always available and very affordable. Save money and reserve a Shuttle Bus for your next Transportation Event in Dallas. Prices can vary from bus to bus but we aim to get you the bus you want with the price you will be happy with. Fill out a quote and don't hesitate to ask us which will work best for you and your group.
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Backed by the vast resources of the Baughan Group, Swasap has a long term commitment to the industries which it serves and provides products of a high quality standard with exceptional customer support.
Swasap manufactures and supplies railway axles for railway administrations,rolling stock builders and refurbishment workshops worldwide.
The company has over 60 years of manufacturing experience and conforms to every recognized international quality standard.
Our axles are monitored at every stage of manufacture and inspection procedures are carried out at every key stage of operation.
Swasap is the first company in South Africa to acquire a 250 ton double cylinder wheel set assembly press from Germany.
This revolutionary wheel set assembly press is capable of assembling wheel sets from 500 to 1220 millimetres in diameter as well as assembling wheel sets to various standards including European standard EN 13260.
With much excitement, this wheel set press will arrive on our door step at the end of 2012 and will be ready for production in February 2013.
The first in South Africa wheel set assembly press will make Swasap the leading edge above its competitors.


On January 10, FBLA competed in the Area Conference. Even though only a small group of students attended the conference, Red Bud brought home five awards. Paul Cowsert placed 1st in Computer Problem Solving, Owen Fahey placed 1st in Political Science, and Alex Sievers placed 1st in Computer Game & Simulation Programming. Caitlin Dehne placed 2nd in Accounting I and Caleb Langrehr placed 3rd in Organizational Leadership. Students will be continuing their competition at the State Level on April 4-5 in Springfield, Illinois.


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Real Madrid is ready to pay €50M for three players!
The club is ready for the transfer of Ronaldo, Bale and Lewandowski. The club is already in the middle of the transfer campaign and the transfer will be completed in the next few months.
The transfer of the Portuguese player is one of the most anticipated transfers of the summer. The player is in good shape and has already won a lot of trophies. The Madrid club also wants to get the best from the player, so the club will pay €40M for the acquisition of the player.
Bale is a player who is loved by the fans and the club. The Englishman is a great scorer and a good defender. The price of the acquisition is also quite reasonable, so Madrid will get a good player for a good price.
The Madrid club is also interested in signing Lewandowski, but the player is not in the best shape. The Polish player has already scored a lot, but he needs to get used to the team and the style of playing. The cost of the signing is also not that high, so we can expect the transfer to be completed soon.
You can always follow the latest news on the transfer market on the website of sports statistics. The information here is updated in real time and is available to users in any device.
Will the club get a new goalkeeper?
The summer transfer campaign has brought a lot to the club and the fans. The goalkeeper position is one position that the club needs to strengthen. The position is also one of those positions that the team is quite weak in.
In the last season, the club has only two goalkeepers, which is a serious problem. The team has a lot more to do in the position, so now the club is trying to find a good goalkeeper.
There are a lot reasons for the club to get a goalkeeper, but they are not the only ones. The main reason is that the position is very important for the team. The fans are quite demanding, so they want to see a good performance from the club in the goalkeeper position.
However, the team has not been able to show their best game in the last campaign, so it is quite possible that the goalkeeper will not be the only transfer that the Madrid club will make this summer.
Who will join the club?
Of course, the fans are expecting the arrival of a lot players, but it is also possible that a few players will join other clubs. The most likely candidates for the new arrivals are:
* Eden Hazard;
* Sergio Ramos;
* Marcelo.
It is also worth noting that the arrival will not only be a goalkeeper. The new arrivals will also help to strengthen the defense, so this will be another positive for the fans of the club, who are always looking for new players.
Thanks to the website, you can always learn about the latest transfers and other news from the world of football.
Madrid's chances of winning La Liga again
The season of the Spanish championship is almost over, and the team of Julen Lopetegui has already managed to win the title. The previous season, Madrid won the title for the third time in a row, but this time the club did not lose to Barcelona.
This year, the Catalans have a lot in common with the Madrid team. For example, the following players of the team have already won the Spanish champion title:
1. Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese player has won the Golden Ball and the Silver Ball. The latter award is given to the best player of the year. The Golden Ball is given for the best individual performance of the season.
2. Sergio Ramos. The Spaniard has won two Champions League trophies, the Golden Shoe and the Ballon d'Or.
3. Pepe. The Spanish goalkeeper has won three Champions League titles, the Silver and the Golden Balls.
4. Ramos.
5. Lopete.
6. Marcelo, who has already become a legend of the Madrid.
7. Benzema.
8. Bale.
9. Isco.
10. Ramos.
In addition to the above, the players of Barcelona have won the Champions League for the fourth time in the past five years.
Now, the Madrid players have an excellent opportunity to win La Liga once again. The Catalans are not going to give up and will try to win all the trophies that they have won so far.
All the latest results of the Champions' League
The Champions" League is one tournament that the fans always look forward to. Now, the tournament is very interesting, because there are a large number of strong teams in it.
Of the teams that have already qualified for the group stage, the favorites of the tournament are: Liverpool, Manchester City, Chelsea and Arsenal. Of course, it is difficult to predict the fate of the outsiders, but there is a good chance that they will not make it to the group stages.
Also, it has to be mentioned that the Champions' League is not the best tournament in the world. The following teams are the favorites:
· Liverpool;
· Manchester United;
· Real Madrid;
· Bayern Munich.
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Q: Referencing a sheet based on cell value I have an excel workbook with sheet tabs for data collected each month like "Nov 2016", "Dec 2016" and so on.
I have "Report" sheet tab that analyzes the data from the data sheet Nov 2016 with formulas referencing "Nov 2016" and the cells therein for data.
I would like to be able to analyze data from "Dec 2016" if I change the cell A1 on "Report" to "Dec 2016".
What formula can I use to do this and to reference the data based on the month selected in "Report"? eg ='Nov 2016'!AN19 should change to ='Dec 2016'!AN19 if Dec 2016 is typed in cell A1.
Thankyou.

A: Put your sheet name in cell A1 and in B1 enter:
=INDIRECT("'" & A1 & "'!A1" )


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St Pancras International is one of London's most impressive building structures and public spaces. But what makes it really stand out is the unique intersection between travel, retail, community and heritage that it embodies.
It hosts two major seasonal advertising campaigns each year, as well as many partner and event based campaigns. Around recent festive and summer campaigns, Handstand has crafted a series of designs that capture the spirit the season with strong retail and consumer calls to action.
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Q: How to split string token and group by count them in mysql? How to split the string and grouping them by splited token?
I want to get that grouping splited token's each count.
I have a varchar column and it store a string which can split by ',' .
below is the row data of the column. (column name is LogData)
[LogData]
1,2,3,4

1,3,1,9

2,1,3

6,2

And then i want to show(select) like below.
[token] [count]
  1    : 4
  2    : 3
  3    : 3
  4    : 1
  6    : 1
  9    : 1

If possible, then may i have a answer about this with some explanation? (I'm not skilled in db)

A: Using the and adapting the comment from undefined_variable the correct query looks like this:
SELECT value,COUNT(*) FROM
(SELECT SUBSTRING_INDEX(SUBSTRING_INDEX(t0.logdata, ',', n.n), ',', -1) value
  FROM t0 CROSS JOIN
  (
   SELECT a.N + b.N * 10 + 1 n
     FROM
    (SELECT 0 AS N UNION ALL SELECT 1 UNION ALL SELECT 2 UNION ALL SELECT 3 UNION ALL SELECT 4 UNION ALL SELECT 5 UNION ALL SELECT 6 UNION ALL SELECT 7 UNION ALL SELECT 8 UNION ALL SELECT 9) a
   ,(SELECT 0 AS N UNION ALL SELECT 1 UNION ALL SELECT 2 UNION ALL SELECT 3 UNION ALL SELECT 4 UNION ALL SELECT 5 UNION ALL SELECT 6 UNION ALL SELECT 7 UNION ALL SELECT 8 UNION ALL SELECT 9) b
    ORDER BY n
   ) n
 WHERE n.n <= 1 + (LENGTH(t0.logdata) - LENGTH(REPLACE(t0.logdata, ',', '')))
 ORDER BY value) nt0 GROUP BY value


Increasingly, organizations are looking for ways to use technology to document and share information in order to increase effectiveness and foster a sense of community [1, 3]. As one example of a "community of practice" [4, 10], the eBay User Experience & Design group recently created a knowledge management system known as the Playbook to enable the eBay design community to share design best practices and other information.
This paper describes the considerations that went into creating the Playbook and how the working team enabled the rest of the eBay design community throughout the world to contribute their best practices. We also discuss how the group as a whole has benefited from this system as well as lessons learned during this process which may help other design communities outside of eBay.
eBay is an online, worldwide marketplace that enables people to buy and sell goods and services. eBay's User Experience & Design (UED) group is responsible for researching and designing the user experience for the various eBay sites around the world. Over the last several years, the UED group has experienced dramatic growth and now has over 125 people in ten offices around the world (including Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America) working on the user experience for sites in over 30 countries.
To enable and support this growth rate, over the years the group has evaluated and sought to improve its processes and communication. For example, in early 2004 we heard from UED members in offices outside the US who wanted greater visibly into existing best practices and who wanted to share their best practices with group members in other countries. In general, we found that best practices, including project processes, were not being shared effectively within design offices or between offices.
The process for sharing best practices was inefficient for the person looking for information as well as the person who had the information. Since the best practices were often hard to find, we heard several cases where a designer would document best practices, assuming it had never been done before, only to discover later that in fact someone else had done so previously.
Also, as the group grew it was increasingly likely that multi-disciplinary product design teams would be made up of several people who were new to eBay and/or who did not have experience working together. As a result, teams needed clearer definitions of each role at each stage of the process.
Enable the group to document and communicate best practices for how the group works, address problems, and takes advantage of opportunities.
Enable everyone in the group to contribute to this information so that it always reflects our most current best practices.
Ensure that best practices would be communicated more quickly so that others could benefit from lessons learned.
Enable new group members to become productive faster and more easily.
Enable existing members to share their experience with the entire group quickly and easily.
Foster a sense of community among our growing set of UED members located throughout the world .
The team's objectives were to create the Playbook within three months so that the rest of UED could start benefiting from it and to prove the benefits of knowledge management for the eBay design community.
The team started by applying a user-centered design process and considering user needs for such a system, including understanding each user segment, creating use cases, determining what content people needed, how they wanted to access it, how they would look for it, and how they would add, edit, and delete content. We also interviewed colleagues at eBay who had experience using knowledge management systems at previous companies to gain insight into what worked and what didn't in these instances.
Be easy of find information.
Be easy to share information.
Be scalable for the future, both from a user experience point of view and technical point of view.
Be engaging. To be successful, we needed to cause a voluntary change in people's habits. Therefore, the system needed to be sufficiently useful and dynamic to draw users back on a regular basis .
Fit with eBay's culture [5, 9]. eBay's corporate and community values included two statements that influenced our requirements for the Playbook: "We believe everyone has something to contribute" and "We believe that an honest, open environment can bring out the best in people". As a result, we decided that the Playbook needed to enable everyone in the group to contribute content without prior review or approval. It also had to enable anyone in the group to edit any content at any time.
There was one additional requirement we placed upon the initial system: as a practical matter it had to be cost-effective. Since we considered this initial system to be a test, the initial budget we requested was relatively small. We saw the initial version as the way to measure the benefits of the Playbook and to warrant future investment in what we thought would be an expanding enterprise .
Next, we investigated software solutions that would enable us to meet these requirements. UED's Prototyping group, made up of several software engineers, provided the necessary expertise to consider a range of technical solutions, including whether to build the software ourselves, buy it from a third-party, or whether to adapt an existing open-source content management solution.
After considering a number of technical solutions, we found that Plone , an open source solution, met our user needs and requirements. It came with a user interface that enabled people to easily search for, add, edit, and delete information. The team also created modules to search for information in a variety of common file formats (e.g. PowerPoint and Word). In addition, the team made the system more dynamic by adding a module to automatically highlight information that had been added since the user's most recent visit.
The working team also created the high-level information architecture for the Playbook. A recently created binder for new group members was a helpful guide as to what members needed to know. In addition, we interviewed people who had recently joined the group to determine their most common questions, what information they found useful, and what information they had difficulty finding. We also interviewed more experienced members of the group to determine what questions they were most frequently asked and what information they thought would be most useful to others.
Design principles, guidelines, and frameworks. For example, it's important for a designer to know the design principles that are applicable across the eBay user experience as well as the design framework that applies to the specific area of user experience they are focusing.
Business process , including how UED members can initiate proposals for new projects to benefit the eBay community and the business.
Product process, including an explanation of each stage of the process, as well as the role and expectations for each job discipline.
Administration information, e.g. how to order business cards, how to make travel arrangements.
Member Profiles and Fun. To enable the Playbook to foster a sense of community, this section enables each person to create their own profile, including their photo, job role, areas of expertise, and their interests outside of work .
It was important to launch the Playbook with basic content so that, at launch, it would already be useful to group members. The working team identified content experts in each area and enabled them to add their content to the Playbook before we launched it to the wider group. Much of the information, such as the design principles, already existed so it was relatively easy to add this to the Playbook so everyone in each design office would have easy access to it.
The team launched the Playbook on schedule to the entire UED group. In order to ensure that the Playbook grew beyond the initial set of content, we raised awareness of the Playbook by giving presentations, sending email announcements to group, and announcing week-to-week growth rates of the number of users and contributions. In addition, the Creative Design group within UED created a series of posters that advertised the benefits of using the Playbook.
Six weeks after launch, the team (led by members of the User Experience Research group within UED) conducted an online survey to gain a better understanding of how the Playbook was serving needs and where further improvements were needed. The results of this survey informed our decisions on what to improve and we plan to repeat the survey at regular intervals.
Brainstorm best practices they would like to share.
Foster a sense of community with counterparts from offices around the world.
Build awareness of how the Playbook would enable them to continue sharing best practices beyond the annually held summit.
To date, we have focused on understanding and addressing user needs, launching the initial version, adding content, and raising awareness of the Playbook to ensure it is used. As the Playbook is gaining acceptance and maturing, our next challenge includes finding a way to recognize not just quantity of contributions but also quality .
Understanding user needs via upfront research and following a user-centered design process.
Leveraging the skills from each discipline in the group and the willingness of the entire community to contribute content.
Ensuring that those who are responsible for the success of the Playbook are the same people who will benefit from an effective system to share information [6, 7].
Building and maintaining momentum by recognizing and rewarding people who are adding the most content to the Playbook.
Creating a solution that is in synch with the existing culture.
We recognize that the Playbook will continue to be successful only if we ensure that the group works together to keep the information up-to-date and that those who need information are aware of the Playbook and find it easy and effective to use. Finally, we believe the lessons learned and summarized above are not unique to the success of the Playbook at eBay. We believe that other communities who follow a process with similar attributes will increase the chances that their system will be adopted by everyone involved and leveraged to serve the entire community.
The initial UED Playbook working team was composed of the authors as well as Ketan Barbaria, Elaine Fung, John Giang, Frank Gruger, Scott Joaquim, Yathish Sarathy, Steve Tse, and Craig Villamor. The following people also provided significant contributions and support: Kate Aronowitz, Kelly Braun, Larry Cornett, Nancy Dickenson, Andre Haddad, Beth Leber, Ishantha Lokuge, Justin Miller, Suja Raju, Lynn Reedy, John Sanborn, Luke Wroblewski, and everyone in eBay's User Experience & Design group.
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Conferencing continued to expand and explore new facets this week, and we have all the details.
For example, TrueConf recently concluded its round of annual video conferencing research, as expressed by the Video+Conference 2014 event, and what the research had to say was something most of us had suspected all along: video conferencing is a technology that's clearly becoming more accepted. The study, which included responses from over 100 separate information technology specialists as well as CEOs and IT leaders across the Russian Federation, showed that 60 percent of the respondents had had some kind of video conference on currently-operating PCs. What's more, the overall popularity of video conferencing had, based on the study, doubled since just 2013. The study offered up other insights as well, noting that there was increased interest in cloud-based video conferencing solutions over the on-premises equivalent, and the numbers of those willing to own a video conferencing system were actually down over previous years and represented a clear trend. In 2012, for example, 70 percent of respondents were interested in owning such a system, but that number dropped to 49 percent a year later. Now, only 44 percent are interested, showing interest on the rise again.
Elsewhere, it was noted that when it comes to the business travel industry, there are a number of people who think the industry might just need to figure out a way to reinvent itself. Luckily for this particular industry, the same people who want the airlines to change themselves are offering up ways to actually accomplish this reinvention. While costs for air travel are only going up, the Fiscal Times points out that solutions like video conferencing become a service that at some point is almost no cost. There are some, like Google (News – Alert) and Skype, which are completely free of charge. One way companies have taken advantage of this is by also embracing a BYOD policy that allowed their workers to use their own mobile devices.
On the technical side, TMC's (News – Alert) Steve Anderson noted that not all video conferencing services are created equal, so there are some key points to consider when planning to make the move to video conferencing and take advantage of the developments therein. For instance, will the service be used just as a video conferencing tool, or will it ultimately be the primary method of communication both within and without the business' normal operations? Knowing that can impact what choices are made, so be sure to understand just what this system will be used for so the best fit can be found. Those planning to use it for everything, for example, need to understand that the purchased system needs to work well in the background so as to be available at all times. Steve's full insights can be accessed HERE.
As this industry is constantly evolving, be sure to check back often for updates.


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movie storyline is about WAR on china..
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and of course with some some small little Love story during her War..
how is the rating of this movie ?
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Packers have better odds to win Super Bowl 53 than Vikings
Only if Aaron Rodgers' collarbone doesn't break again.
Joe Nelson
It was a heck of a season for the Vikings. They won the NFC North, had a Coach of the Year finalist in Mike Zimmer, the NFL's No. 1 rated defense and finished one win away from playing in and hosting the Super Bowl.
All of that, among other qualities, is why the Vikings have 12-to-1 odds to win next year's Super Bowl, according to Bovada. That's tied for the third-best odds overall, trailing only the Patriots (5/1), Eagles (9/1) and Packers (9/1).
Yes, the Packers have better odds to win the Super Bowl than the Vikings.
Sure, Green Bay gets Aaron Rodgers back from the broken collarbone he suffered in one of the Packers' two losses to the Vikings, but this is grossly surprising.
Minnesota returns pretty much every key player on the roster and they'll get running back Dalvin Cook back from the torn ACL that ended his promising rookie season.
Minnesota's only glaring need right now is at quarterback. Will it be Case Keenum, Teddy Bridgewater, Sam Bradford or someone else? But one has to be confident that someone at least as qualified as Keenum will be under center next season.
– Report: Vikings are Cousins' top preference if money is right
The Vikings also have nearly $60 million in salary cap space to use in free agency.
But, you know, like... whatever.
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