As the leaves start to change colour outside, it is only fitting that the interior of your home transforms to reflect the cooler months to come.
Of course, bedrooms are always a cosy escape, but during autumn and winter that warm atmosphere really shines.
Luckily, it is easy to make over your bedroom on a budget. With a few small additions, you will be looking forward to cuddling up inside all through the cooler months.
According to Dulux, the colours to watch this autumn include terracotta, russet, soft grey-greens, neutrals and vibrant red. These colours can easily be incorporated into a bedroom space with a new cushion cover, vase, blanket or bedspread, and they perfectly complement the current trend for natural materials like timber and stone.
Rugs are a beautiful and functional addition to the bedroom, keeping your toes warm on those cold winter mornings. A pale sheepskin, flokati or shag rug will make the room seem welcoming but classy, and can even add the impression of light to a dim interior.
Experiment with warm lighting to create a nurturing atmosphere. Depending on the space, you can use lamps, downlights and candles to make the room glow. Candles not only create a calm atmosphere, but the scents can also help you relax.
Fur and knits are the key textures for the cooler seasons; both functionally and aesthetically they are the ideal material for any bedroom. Throw a chunky knit or fur blanket over a bed or chair for a sophisticated touch that doesn't sacrifice comfort.
Layering up is a great way to add warmth and depth a room. Throwing some extra pillows on your bed can create a new aesthetic, so think new colours, shapes, fabrics and designs. Doubling up on blankets is another great way to make a room cosier – and keep you warm when the nights get cool!


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package org.coursera.androidcapstone.symptom.service;

import java.util.Arrays;

import org.coursera.androidcapstone.symptom.domain.Medicine;
import org.coursera.androidcapstone.symptom.repo.MedicineRepository;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
import org.springframework.util.Assert;

@Service
public class MedicineInitializer {

	@Autowired
	MedicineInitializer(MedicineRepository medicines) {
		Assert.notNull(medicines, "Medicine repository should not be null");

		medicines.deleteAll();

		medicines.save(Arrays.asList(
			new Medicine("Fentanyl", "Actiq, Duragesic , Fentora , Lazanda, Sublimaze", 2),
			new Medicine("Hydrocodone", "Norco, Vicodin", 2),
			new Medicine("Hydromorphone", "Dilaudid, Exalgo", 2),
			new Medicine("Morphine", "Astramorph, Avinza", 2),
			new Medicine("Oxycodone", "OxyContin, Percocet, Vicodin", 2),
			new Medicine("Methadone", "Dolophine, Methadose", 2),
			new Medicine("Tramadol", "Ultram", 4),
			new Medicine("Carbamazepine", "Tegretol", 0),
			new Medicine("Gabapentin", "Neurontin", 0),
			new Medicine("Levetiracetam", "Keppra", 0),
			new Medicine("Oxcarbazepine", "Trileptal", 0),
			new Medicine("Phenytoin", "Dilantin", 0),
			new Medicine("Pregabalin", "Lyrica", 5),
			new Medicine("Topiramate", "Topamax", 0),
			new Medicine("Zonisamide", "Zonegran", 0)
		));
	}
}

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Building Storm-Resistant Structures in the Aftermath of Hurricane Michael - Lanier Upshaw, Inc.Lanier Upshaw, Inc.
Hurricane Michael ravaged the Florida panhandle and caused havoc in several Southern states that were battered by powerful winds and inundated with flooding. Estimates vary wildly on the number of people left homeless, but local authorities reported 10,000 – 20,000 homes devastated by the storm.
As of October 29th, 48,665 households have requested aid through FEMA; $17.5 billion has been paid out to homeowners for repairs or replacement of their wind-battered homes. For those who must seek temporary alternate housing, so many buildings were damaged that there are very few apartments left to rent.
Stronger nails than are typically used in housing construction today.
Amazingly, five of the houses that were standing after the storm blew through were built by Habitat for Humanity, a non-profit organization that permits future homeowners to invest sweat equity into the building of their affordable home. Habitat for Humanity has invested into storm-resistant structures in hurricane-prone areas since Hurricane Andrew struck the Bahamas, Florida and Louisiana in August 1992.
Modeling after the success of the Habitat for Humanity homes that survived Hurricane Michael, homeowners need to insist that rebuilding efforts are completed in a manner that meet or exceed a voluntary set of building standards that go above and beyond current building codes. These "gold" standard codes will go a long way toward protecting their homes from future storms. The building standards are referred to as "Fortified Gold" and are endorsed by the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS), a nonprofit organization that works closely with roofers, builders and organizations to build homes that protect against the wind, have strong roofs and stronger windows and doors. They maintain that it is essential that the edge of the roof be reinforced so that it will withstand the wind and the roof won't blow off.
Special nails and metal attachments between the roof and walls will go a long way toward building a resilient structure. These types of reinforcements do not cost tens of thousands of dollars; the cost of fortification is affordable for most homeowners. One nonprofit organization that launched after Hurricane Ivan in 2004, places the cost of bringing a house up to these standards at $9,200.
However, it is vitally important that homeowners ask their contractors the right questions and insist that their house is hardened, the roof, windows and doors are fortified, and the house is tied together tightly from top to bottom. This type of fortification will also protect buildings from flying objects, which can break windows and doors as well as create upward pressure on the roof. There are many scam artists that follow major storms and will take advantage of storm victims, which is why it is important for consumers to be well-informed.
When built to IBHS standards, a home will be safer, eligible for insurance premium discounts as well as make it less likely that inhabitants will be displaced following a major storm. Some homeowners calculate they will break even for the additional investment required to meet the "gold" standard after six years due to lower insurance rates and utility bills.
Contact the experts at Lanier Upshaw for more information on how you can protect yourself, your family and your property from future hurricanes and other natural disasters.


When it comes to planning a wedding, there are no shortage of seemingly infinite details to consider. From paring down the guest list to building up a song list, the process is never truly over until the bride and groom wake up on a beach somewhere in a different time zone in a daze from all that just transpired. I can only imagine that on wedding day + 1, the bride and the groom begin to discover and focus on the details of their lives that they have postponed during the engagement process, and begin to imagine the new details of how their lives will look together.
Around the time Whitney contacted me to shoot their wedding video, Gina Whittington from CLINK Events assured me that this wedding would be "epic," and that the details would be so exquisite that there was a good chance that the wedding would be featured in Grace Ormonde Wedding Style or Martha Stewart Weddings.
I kept Gina's input in mind and instructed the team to get as many eye-candy detail shots as possible. Establish the rustic wedding location decor, film Whitney's unique wedding dress in the sunlight, create smooth tracking shots across the wedding rings and the table settings, etc.
Kourtney and Chad got plenty of that which I requested, but also documented this wedding paying particular attention to the fleeting emotional details that come without plan or procedure - the moments that cannot be purchased and aren't carried within the pages of a magazine.
I could hint at some of those details, but I'd rather you enjoy the film and find them for yourselves. Here's a segment where Geoff wowed the guests by dancing to one of his favorite childhood songs.
Whitney and Geoff, when it came time to pick the detail of who would be your wedding videography team, thank you for choosing Mason Jar Films. Enjoy!


AsianFilmFestivals present a list of 80 Asian Films, Docs & Shorts you cannot miss. In this post we finish with the short films.
AsianFilmFestivals present a list of 80 Asian Films, Docs & Shorts you cannot miss. In this post we continue with the list of short films.
AsianFilmFestivals present a list of 80 Asian Films, Docs & Shorts you cannot miss. In this first publication we explain how the list was made and we present the first short films.
We present the winners of the Bali International Film Festival 2016 (Balinale) that took place from September 24th – 30th, in Bali, Indonesia.
We present the winners of the 7th SeoulMetro International Subway Film Festival that took place from September 29th – 30th, in Seoul (South Korea) and Barcelona (Spain).
We present the list of winners of the 8th DMZ Korean International Documentary Film Festival (DMZ Docs) that took place from September 22th – 29th in South Korea.


It's not just your body that can feel all partied out, dry as a coconut husk and in need of rehab after the festive season. Chances are your hair is pretty worn out, too. Time to give it a new lease of life, so here are the commandments to live by in 2018.
If you're still heat styling without using a protective spray, you're in the fast lane to frazzled, my friend. Add TREsemmé Keratin Smooth Heat Protect Spray to your New Year haul and you'll get a whopping five benefits from the very first use. They are as follows: up to 72 hours of frizz control, detangled hair, a silky shine, soft feel and no more flyways. Instant win.
Get back to basics and become reacquainted with your strands. Ask yourself, 'Do I actually know my hair type?' Hair can change depending on the season, your diet and even your hormones, so when buying new products, don't just reach for what you've always used. After washing and letting hair dry naturally (and without using any styling products), look at it in the mirror. Has it gone flat or frizzy, has it sprung into coils, waves or curls? Get back to basics and only use what you really need to get the look you want, instead of grabbing your styling tools. Your hair will thank you.
Got a class A straightener addiction? Won't leave the house without tonging your ends? Then be kind to your mane attraction and use the best hot tools to minimise damage. The Remington Air Plates Straightener, with its unique suspended plates system, moves freely with your hair to provide maximum contact at every stroke. So you don't need to go over each section more than once, which reduces needless heat damage. Clever.
Yes, it's a great time of year for a new look, but permanent colour penetrates deep into your hair and can leave it feeling dry, fragile and a bit blah. But with L'Oreal Hair Expertise Pure Dye Moisture Shampoo you don't need to compromise on colour or condition. It contains nourishing rosemary and juniper oils and is a non-sulphate cleanser, which won't strip hair of its new hue.
Fan of a Sunday night face mask? Your hair wants in, too. Try a new twist on multi-masking – doing your face and hair at the same time. Bleach London Reincarnation Mask is a mask made in heaven. Even though it's especially good for bleached blondes and coloured hair, it's a real multitasker. Leave on for 10 to 20 minutes (why not get all indulgent and wrap in a towel, to enhance the conditioning effects?) and say hello to softer, happier hair for the week ahead.
It might make you go 'say what?' but crimping is a surprisingly chic 2018 hair trend. Yes, the 80s retro style is back – but with a twist. Bring the look up to date by avoiding crimping all of your hair. Instead, experiment with different sections for a dual-texture effect. Add extra interest to up-dos by crimping your hair before putting it in a braid or bun, or crimp under sections but leave top layers straight, for an instant volume boost.
The hottest hue of 2018? It's metallic grey. Forget images of your nan, though – the look is shiny and multi-tonal. If you're not ready to commit to a permanent grey do, try Colour Freedom's Storm Grey, for a semi-perm look. Get ready for a brave new 2018.


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Gwen Livesay Kennedy November 1, 1937-February 3, 2010
By Editor | February 10, 2010 | 0
Gwen Livesay Kennedy, 72, passed away peacefully at Mercy Hospice in Johnston, Iowa on February 3, 2010. Gwen was born in Ringgold county to Richard and Margaret Livesay on November 1, 1937.
On August 16, 1957, Gwen married the love of her life, Dennis Kennedy, and to this union were born three daughters, Kim, Tammy and Kelly. Besides her love for her husband, Gwen's greatest loves were her children, grandchildren and great-granddaughter.
She will be missed by her husband, Dennis; her daughters, Kim (Jeff) McKelvey; Tammy (Willis) Jones, and Kelly (Joe) Tollari; six grandchildren, Angela (Chase King) Owens, Staci (Tony) Miller, Lauren Jones, Shane Jones, Joey (Amanda) Tollari and Jason Tollari; a great-granddaughter, Chantae King; two sisters, Margaret Miller and Georgia Scadden, and many nieces and nephews.
Gwen was preceded in death by her parents; parents-in-law, Reed and Sylvia Kennedy; three sisters, and three brothers.
Visitation was held at the Sunset Funeral Chapel in Des Moines on Saturday afternoon, February 6, with the memorial service following. Her wishes were to be cremated with the burial of remains at Sunset Memorial Gardens at a later date.
Memorial contributions can be made to Mercy Hospice in Johnston, Iowa.

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Vegan heaven at PS & Co
By Orly Margulis | May 1, 2019 | 0
PS & Co 706 Locust St, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Rating: 4/5. Ideal for: Family Gathering, Outing with Friends. Price: Mid-Price. One of the many things I love about Philadelphia is its vegan scene, even if I am no vegan myself. I love that Philly has so many vegan restaurants because as a kosher gal, my…
Pizza, pizza, and more pizza at Pizzeria Stella
By Orly Margulis | March 23, 2019 | 0
Pizzeria Stella 420 S 2nd St, Philadelphia, PA 19147 Rating: 5/5. Ideal for: Family Gathering, Outing with friends, Celebration. Price: Mid-Price. Am I the only one who screams "Stella" like Stanley Kowalski did on A Streetcar Named Desire when reading this restaurant's name? I seriously doubt it. In all seriousness, Stella is one of those…
Brunch at Mixto
By Orly Margulis | February 21, 2019 | 0
Mixto 1141 Pine St, Philadelphia, PA 19107 Rating: 4.5/5. Ideal for: Family Gathering, Outing with Friends. Price: Mid-Price. Mixto is a heaven for any Latino in Philadelphia. Its menu features typical plates from Mexico, Cuba, Costa Rica and more. When deciding where to go for brunch, Mixto became the obvious option for a family from…
Hokka Hokka is a sushi heaven
By Orly Margulis | January 22, 2019 | 0
Hokka Hokka 7830 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19118 Rating: 5/5. Ideal for: Family Gathering, Outing with Friends, Celebration. Price: Mid-Price. Once upon a time, my family wandered around the Philadelphian's surroundings while I was learning about the importance of the AP Style. When we met at night, my brother mentioned how he just ate the…
Best cheese curds in 215
By Orly Margulis | November 6, 2018 | 0
I believe fried cheese is the best thing since sliced bread. It is crunchy and gooey and filled with happiness. I can assure you that no one you know likes fried cheese more than I do, and because of that, I decided to create a list of my favorite places that serve cheese curds. Without…
Ashkenazi Food in Philly
Abe Fisher 1623 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, Pa 19103 Rating: 5/5. Ideal for: Family Gathering, Celebration. Price: High-Price. There are certain names any Philadelphian knows well, like Nick Foles, Gritty, Steven Cook and Mike Solomonov. The last two are known chefs that own some of the most prominent restaurants in the area like Zahav and Abe…
Handmade pasta at Aunt Jake's
By Orly Margulis | October 30, 2018 | 0
Aunt Jake's 47 West 8th Street, NYC 10011 Rating: 5/5. Ideal for: Family Gathering, Celebration. Price: Mid-Price. After a long day of running errands, running to catch a train (twice) and spending the afternoon at the beach, I was exhausted. I wanted a place not too far from my friends house, but also a good…
The-not-so-public Public Kitchen
Public Kitchen 215 Crysie Street, NY NY 10002 Rating: 4.5/5. Ideal for: Family Gathering, Celebration. Price: High-Price. See, the restaurant is just like the hotel. Extremely hip – do people still use this word? Anyhow, the restaurant has all dimmed lights, small tables and cool white chairs. The ones that you only see at these fancy…
Fried Avocado at Asuka
Asuka Sushi 300 W 23rd St, New York, NY 10011 Rating: 4.5/5. Ideal for: Family Gathering, Friends Gathering, Celebration. Price: Mid-Price. My brother always told me how good avocado tempura is. Yes, apparently frying avocado is a thing. And yes, I was not aware of it. The truth is, I started to eat sushi a…
Is it really World's Best Cookie Dough?
By Orly Margulis | September 27, 2018 | 0
World's Best Cookie Dough 164 Bleecker St, New York, NY 10012 Rating: 3.5/5. Ideal for: Quick Snack, Celebration . Price: Mid to High-Price. You know I spend half of my time looking at other food accounts on Instagram, so I naturally stumbled upon World's Best Cookie Dough's page. The pictures are mouthwatering, all of them…
Born and raised in a Jewish household in Venezuela, Orly learned about the importance of food from an early age. From an extremely picky eater to a food enthusiast, Orly is always trying to find a new hub to try different styles of food while keeping kosher of course. When not eating or writing, you can find Orly reading a book, binge-watching One Tree Hill for the fifth (or 10th) time, or simply enjoying some down time with friends and family. Oy, that always includes food, doesn't it?
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If you are looking for a relaxing night out that is not fancy or expensive but really fun and enjoyable, then a trip to a bowling alley might be your cup of tea. In reality, bowling is a past time that is favored by people of all ages and nationalities. The sport is fun while still giving an air to competition. Now, like all sports, bowling requires certain manners and decorum. So, the next time you go bowling, make sure that you are familiar with these appropriate behaviors while inside the establishment and as you engage in the sport.
Reservations. Bowling alleys typically offer alleys to walk in customers however, it is always recommended to call the establishment and reserve yourself a spot to play in. If the establishment is packed with people and you come in without a reservation, you may find yourself waiting for hours to get a lane to play on. Some people don't like waiting and may get irritated and frustrated with the situation. To avoid this, make sure to call up the bowling alley to reserve a lane for your party or simple to check if the place is full.
Order. As soon as you enter the bowling alley, mosey on down to the counter and request for a lane. If you have a reservation, then they should have it on your system and direct you to the lane shortly. If you are a walk in, you may need to wait awhile until they can assign you a lane. On the other hand, if the place is full and you still want to get your fill of the sport, ask the attendant to put you on the waiting list in order to get a lane. Be patient and respectful with the attendant.
Shoes. Bowling alleys normally require a player to wear a specific type of shoe when playing in their lanes. They will never let a player take a lane wearing sneakers or leather shoes as this can damage the lane and may even be the cause of you getting an ankle injury. So, once a lane is assigned to you, make sure to rent a pair of bowling shoes for yourself from the counter. Tell the clerk your size and wait for him to find you a pair. Don't worry; most bowling alleys disinfect their bowling shoes regularly. You may bring your own pair as well but make sure to let the clerk or attendant know that you have your own.
Ball. If you brought your own ball, then you no longer need to search the racks for a ball you can use. If you didn't choose a good sized ball from the racks and quietly bring it with you to your lane.
Bowl. When bowling, always make sure that the lane beside you will have no one about to roll the ball down his or her respective lane. This is a traditional courtesy and a safety rule. If the lane beside you has a person about to roll his ball, wait for him to finish before doing your thing.
After your bowling session, return the shoes and the ball from where you got them and pay for the time you used at the counter. Make sure that you remove all your stuff from the lane you used so that the next party that will use it will have no trouble bowling.


The 12th International Conference on Language, Education, and Innovation (ICLEI) 2018 is a multi-disciplinary forum that will bring together leading scholars, researchers and practitioners from around the world to present and discuss new advancements and findings in the fields of covered by the conference themes. With the slogan "Innovation in Education: Unlocking Potentials", the 12th ICLEI organizing committee is calling for research articles or academic papers to be presented in the event.
Registrations and submission of papers for the 12th ICLEI must be performed online via the event's web-based system.
Full papers presented at 12th ICLEI 2018 will be published in the conference proceedings and shall be distributed to participants during the event. The volume will come with ISBN and will also be available online on the ICSAI.org proceedings archive.


One of the fun things about living at an airpark is that there is usually something aeronautical going on. This weekend, our neighbor down the taxiway reached the momentous point (after years of building) of a first engine start on his Thorp S-18 project. For those of you building modern, prepunched or quick-build kits, the Thorp is a lot more "old school", and getting to the point of starting the engine is quite an accomplishment. This design is from the days when more projects got sold (and re-sold) rather than completed.
A small crowd built up to help and watch as we chained the airplane's tailwheel to a tie-down hook, chocked the mains, and had four or five sets of experienced eyes go over the engine compartment one more time. We'd looked things over the night before of course, yet a different set of eyes spotted one more interesting bobble that was easily addressed. A quick safety brief ("everyone stay out of the arc of the prop, and if you need a fire extinguisher, use it!!"), and the owner (John) climbed aboard, looking a little childlike, low in the cockpit, since his cushions are out being upholstered.
After the typical discussion on how best to crank up the fuel-injected Lycoming (three pilots, four opinions...), we gave the all-clear, and off she went, purring like a kitten after a few short seconds of snorts and a belch of black smoke. That new-engine smell of cooking paint soon filled the air as hand signals were exchanged and all observers were happy. Instrumentation was checked, data recorded, no limits exceeded, and we had a clean shut down. Hand shakes all around and only one tiny drop of oil on the temperature sensor that needed one more "flat" of tightening.
Of such days are legends made - the beast comes to life, the proud builder practices taming the butterflies that will visit their stomach on first flight day. The smile on John's face was enough reward for those standing around in the growing heat of the day - one more step on the road to another flying homebuilt.


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This is part 2 of a 2 chapter series, whose goal is to capture the "full life cycle" of analytics, and take a close look at ROI (return on investment). The goal is to shed light on an elusive quarry – when you are spending money on ads, how can analytics help you know how much money you are making? And the exciting thing is that Adwords provides a way to do this. Shopify provides a foundation for ecommerce, and Adwords provides a way to advertise a site, and then track conversion. If you haven't read chapter 5 yet, I highly recommend it. If you haven't ready chapters 1-4, I recommend starting at the beginning.
eCommerce and Adwords are entire billion dollar industries, but with the right approach, anyone can explore this world in a microcosm, and as part of learning analytics, and Google Analytics, I think it's worth the effort.
So how does Adwords relate to Google Analytics? When you're in an ecommerce situation, you can use Google Analytics to track behavior on your shopping site, just like you can track any other kind of site, in terms of visits, how much time people are spending on the site, etc. And platforms like Shopify can connect directly to analytics, for this kind of information. But what Adwords brings to the table is the ability to track conversions – that is, being able to trace things all the way from an ad, to a purchase. This is a reason why Adwords is so important in generating information for analytics, and why search engine marketing is a desired skill, and important for online marketers to know about.
To get started with Adwords, you can just follow along in this chapter, if you want to dive right in – I've tried to cover the bases as best I can, in a way that allows you to move along and try it directly.
If you'd like some background information, there's also some resources you can review, which are also included at the end of the chapter in the Learning More section.
http://tinyurl.com/adwords-bk - a free ebook on Adwords I wrote a couple years ago, with info on basic concepts. The interface has changed a bit, but the fundamentals are the same.
So to get going, the first step will be to start an account. Woohoo!
TIP - Free Adwords Credit – if you've been following along and made a Shopify site, there are ways to get free Adwords credit – basically free money. Or free ad budget at least.
NOTE: You may want to write down the toll free support number. 1-800-919-9922 – it's in Google's best interest to help you succeed, and they have pretty good support.
This process is setting up a connection between Adwords and your eCommerce site. It results in a bit of code that you can bring into Shopify, etc., and it's what allows Adwords to track what's going on in your site.
For example, the scenario you are setting up is that a person sees your ad – they click on it, then they reach your site, and ideally buy something. This "conversion code" you're creating allows Google to make a connection between the ad, and your site. Basically when the visitor hits the order confirmation page, or "Thank You" page, the code is there, and Google can say, ok, this specific ad was clicked on and resulted in a purchase.
And this is basically what allows you to know that for spending x $ on Google, it resulted in making x $ in revenue on your eCommerce site. Adwords does not magically sell things for you – there's an art and science to it, but the fundamental opportunity is significant for any business, and it's very solid, compared to traditional forms of advertising.
And click Save and Continue.
Then click "The value of this conversion action may vary". This allows for you to set different prices.
And click the Done button.
So I guess what I'd say is that if you are just approaching this as a learning experience, I wouldn't worry about it – just remember that when you try the ad out and get someone to click on it and buy your test product (Even if it's a friend) – you'll get a conversion value, but it will be $1.00. If you actually want it to represent the price of the products, you'll want to replace the code.
Don't be alarmed about code, just think about it as if it was a recipe.
But the relevant part of the recipe is in red.
All code is doing is having one computer speak to another, or one program to another, etc. It's basically just a set of directions to do something.
So given the fact that you have the article, Google Support, and Shopify Support, I think you can do it. And the advantage would be – then it's real. And that could be exciting, to know you've done it. And to be able to say you've done it.
But don't feel bad if it seems like too much – at least you've learned about the concept, and you can always come back later and try it for "real".
Even if you don't "modify the code", you'll still end up being able to test the connection between Adwords and Shopify, and all your wildest analytics dreams will come true.
So to come back to earth from the galactic analytics kitchen, we can just consider the order confirmation page. That code that Google gives you, a "snippet" of code, which you can either use as is or tweak – Shopify ends up putting it on the Thank You page.
So when someone 1) clicks on your ad, 2) purchases something, 3) checks out, they end up on the Thank You page, and when it displays, it says "Hey Google! There was a purchase!".
FUN: If you don't believe me, you might like to test the shopping cart process out (after you've added the conversion code), and then right-click on the page (Windows) or CTRL+click (Mac), and choose "View Source". And pretend you're looking at a recipe book, and see if you can find something that looks like the conversion code that Google gave you. And then you'll win a prize! Um – the prize is the knowledge that you've discovered the code you planted there.
Now that you've connected Shopify and Adwords, you'll probably want to want to create an ad, so that you can try it in real life. Remember that there are sample files to play with, and if you want to actually sell the PDF of the social media book – be my guest – even if it's just to get a friend or two to find the ad, click on it and buy it. The money will go to you, and you can give it back to them. Or you could try and sell it "for real" – be my guest. Just touch base with me, ok? Tekelsey [@] gmail [dot] com.
Alternatively, you might enjoy getting something a friend wrote and selling it as a digital product, or finding a physical product. But to keep the momentum going, all I'm saying is there's options.
In short, the world's your oyster!
What you'll find very shortly is that Adwords ads do cost money – surprise! But that's fair. In order to make money, you have to spend money. And analytics is what allows you to see if you're spending money effectively. Did my ad work? If people clicked on it, did they buy anything?
So to be clear, Google charges you when people click on their ad – this provides you visitors, and they leave it up to you about getting them to actually buy something.
And there's competition – so when you're paying Google for the clicks, it's like a kind of eBay auction. If you are a basketball company and there's another basketball company, and you both want to get people to click on your ads, when they type in "basketball" on google – then there's a bidding situation.
But if you want to try things out, and limit your "Ad spend", you can always bid very low, and make your product price very low, and just get some friends to find the ad, click, buy the product, so you can test things out. Then you can always come back and try the finer points by experimenting with different prices and bidding, to get "real" customers. And that can be exciting. Think of that – an exciting analytics learning experience.
Yes, it can take money – but it can be exciting. Especially if you're doing it for a client, a friend, or for an employer. At that point, I'd definitely recommend getting Adwords Qualified, so that you can increase your chances of selling effectively.
And for the moment, click Search Network only.
Next you will be given a chance to set a budget – ignore everything else for the moment.
I'd suggest $5.00 a day for learning. It doesn't mean you'll necessarily spend $5.00/day – it's only if people actually click on the ad. But you can limit a budget, and change it, and that's the important thing to remember.
But just for learning purposes, you can copy that link from your browser and bring it back into Adwords.
Next you can give your Ad group a name if you like.
What Adwords is doing is giving you an opportunity (by scanning your "landing page"), to get some ideas on keywords.
When doing an ad, ultimately you have to try and "go for" a particular keyword or set of keywords, related to your product. You can just ask yourself, what would someone type in google if they were interested in my product?
My advice is, especially if your head is swimming – is just try making an ad, don't worry about the particulars or keywords too much – just for the learning experience. Then delete or cancel the ad as soon as you like. And then come back and try again. It may be more important to try the "full life cycle" of making an ad, without worrying about getting it exactly right the first time.
So this is the core of making the ad in Google, whether you follow the initial "wizard", or create a campaign first, and then an ad group, and then an ad.
The Destination URL is the link to your ecommerce shopping page.
Remember you can click on the little question mark icons.
So try experimenting a bit with headlines, and the text for the ad. Try to think of something that would get someone to click.
And the fact is my example has it's limits. My hope was to have a cheap/free way to try things out that could result in you actually selling something (woohoo!) even if you used the free social media marketing book as an example.
But for better or worse, especially in social media, there's . . . .
So there happen to be a lot of trainers, schools, consultancies, etc., who are all interested in people who want to learn more about social media marketing. And the prices of their products and services are much higher than a little social media marketing book, so they can afford to bid more on the keywords.
So that you end up in competition with someone who is selling social media marketing as a service, and charging a lot more money, and bidding higher, than someone who is selling a service to learn about social media marketing – or a book.
This is just a little taste of how eBay – I mean Adwords, works.
.And the way it relates to analytics is that there's data around the competition for keywords, their average bidding price, and so on. So there are analytics within Adwords, in addition to the information that Adwords generations. And at the end of the day, it can help your career and business.
And ultimately to play the game a bit better, you can use a tool called the Keyword Planner.
To try the Keyword Planner, go into Adwords > Tools > Keyword Planner.
This is the toy you can play with to figure out keywords.
I mean, this is the tool you can utilize to attain clarity on keyword potential.
.So I played around with it, and found that the competition is pretty high.
And I dug a little deeper, and found that the average "CPC" (cost per click) of "social media marketing training" was $7.00. So I thought, ok, I'll try an ad where the bid is $7.00, and I'll set the price of the product to $7.00 in Shopify.
And all this is to say that you can experiment, and leverage analytics, try things out, and see what works.
The other really important thing to remember when playing with Adwords is to keep track of when a campaign starts and ends. For whatever reason, Google has made a couple extra steps for actually ending a campaign. You could say that it is because many campaigns are ongoing. Or you could say that they are doing this because they are apt to make more money.
In my opinion "All Features" should be enabled by default, or there should be an easier, more apparent way to set the schedule (Start and End Date). But until that happens, these are the steps to take to make sure Google doesn't drain your bank account every day, if you are just learning.
So click the Edit button and set an end date.
.Ah! Much better. Just be aware of this.
So yes, I've covered a lot of ground, but I think it's worth trying things out, to get a sense of how tracking conversion works.
And yes, it's not as simple as that. Because clicks don't necessarily mean conversion. Someone might click on the ad, but not actually buy something.
So the art and science of Adwords involves working with a variety of analytics. But in theory, if someone buys something, you can track ad budget against revenue, and that is the primary basis for 40-50 billion dollars of Google's revenue each year, representing a very large amount of revenue made by businesses.
And where oh where was my ad?
Eventually I did find it, on the 2nd or 3rd page of results. And I had a friend click on it, to test things out.
So depending on what your goal is – to learn or to actually sell something, you might want to give yourself the freedom of not worrying too much about the keyword, not worrying too much about the bid, but just setting things up live, and getting a friend or two to search on google for your keyword, until they find the ad – then buy your product (at a low price!), and then give yourself 24 hours to look back in Adwords to see the results.
And that is the magic of Shopify and Adwords, and pretty much at the core of 50 billion dollars of Google revenue each year, and maybe a trillion dollars of ecommerce revenue around the world.
And you don't have to be a big company to do it.
You, could in fact, as an analyst or online marketer, help people to explore this kind of thing, even if you hire an Adwords specialist and just review the information.
In short, it's a technique that millions of businesses use, large and small, and it's a really solid approach, which can be fun as well.
My apologies if your head is swimming. Here are some of the links that were mentioned, in this chapter and the next, which you'll probably want to review.


We spotted Mr Nico and their fantastic products while at Renegade Craft fair this weekend. This Necklace is Laser cut, hand painted and assembled by their very own crafty hands.Made with responsibly farmed birch wood treated with water-based clear satin varnish. Beautiful!


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Q: best practive rest api method get with many parameters i have question similar to this article ( Multiple optional query string parameters REST API GET ) but the given answers have 3 different opinion/answer and i dont know which one is the best practice to use, ive searched everywhere but cant find the definite answer.can someone please help me which answer is the right one and has a prove(trusted source that backing it up) that it is a best practice, sorry for bad english i hope you can understand what im saying,

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Best practice for filtering results from a RESTful API call?
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September is a good time to prepare for the cold and flu season. One of my favorite herbs is elderberry. It has two compounds that are active against flu viruses. It also prevents the virus from invading our respiratory tract and from penetrating our cell membranes. At the health food store, there is an elderberry syrup product called Sambucol. Sambucol was put to the test after a flu outbreak at a kibbutz in Israel. Many showed relief from flu symptoms after 24 hours and 73% felt better after the second day. In three days, 90% were reported completely cured. I am never without this elderberry syrup in the cold and flu season. It is delicious and easy to make.
and it will extract all the beneficial compounds from the herbs.
Simmer gently and reduce water to 1 to 1-1/4 cups.
Add 3/4 cup to 1 cup of honey to the elderberry juice.
Add 1/2 cup of fruit concentrate. I like blackberry or cherry.
Bottle and label your elderberry syrup. Use when you feel a cold coming on. Keep refrigerated. It is so good that I take a tablespoon even when I am feeling great.


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For-Hire Vehicles Get Hit With More Restrictions In NYC
Filed Under:Alice Gainer, For-Hire Vehicles, Local TV, Lyft, New York, New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission, New York Taxi Workers Alliance, Uber
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Plans for a double cap on for-hire vehicles in the city was announced Wednesday.
One extends an already existing cap on the number of vehicle licenses and the other limits how long those cars can cruise around without passengers.
But, as CBS2's Alice Gainer found out, not everyone is on board with the idea.
MORE: Uber Announces Plan To Ban Riders With Low Ratings From Their Cars
Some app-based drivers were among those standing behind the announcement that the city would continue to cap the number of for-hire vehicle licenses.
An UBER application (Credit: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images)
"Whatever driver you asked, compared to last year, every driver will tell you he's making more and more today. This is because of the cap. It really help us a lot, and we hope it's going to continue," driver Saidou Sidive said.
But one Uber driver who has been with the company from the beginning disagreed, saying he sees no difference in the number of passengers he picks up.
"It's about the same, honestly. It's about the same. I haven't seen a decrease in traffic, either. It's about the same," Brady Guerrero said.
MORE: Suspect Surrenders In Shocking Attack On Lyft Driver Caught On Video
Another kind of cap was announced Wednesday, too, one on how long for-hire companies can let the vehicles cruise without passengers below 96th Street. It would require companies reduce cruising to just 31 percent of the time vehicles are on the road.
Mayor Bill de Blasio said he believes this will speed up traffic below 60th Street by about 10 percent.
"If a trip took you 10 minutes before, it'll take you nine minutes," de Blasio said. "As we said, people might wait a little bit longer to get that for-hire vehicle, a certain number of seconds."
Meanwhile, many yellow taxi drivers have suffered financial crisis over the past few years.
"We have had nine driver suicides," said Bhairavi Desai, the executive director of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance. "In January 2019 there were more foreclosures of individual medallions than the entire years of 2015, '16 and '17. The poverty has been choking this workforce."
MORE: De Blasio Orders Investigation Into 'Predatory Practices' By Taxi Medallion Brokers
Desai said the cap is the first step in stabilizing an over-saturated market.
However, Uber released a statement that reads in part, "Not only is the mayor's policy hurting app drivers by forcing them to pay exorbitant fees to rent a car, but he has proposed nothing to fix the current medallion system that only benefits lenders and taxi insiders."
So how will the city enforce the cruising cap? Officials said by tracking movement through GPS and imposing stiff penalties.
MORE NEWS: Yonkers Police Officer Injured After Altercation With Armed Suspect
The cap on licenses will exclude wheelchair-accessible vehicles and all-electric vehicles. The city said the Taxi and Limousine Commission will watch closely to see if companies increase lease rates to drivers, and if they do the city will just increase the minimum wage.


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Corruption saturation
Is glen beck "Grifting" in Using a Veterans Organization
By jimstaro
(9AM EST – promoted by Nightprowlkitty)
The beck is having a get together with many of the grifters, a very patriotic? affair, on the so called right and those in this country easily feeding into their meme's, as they offer nothing of real policy or idea's but seem to really hate the country they and their's before them especially grew up in. I say their's before them because it was them who built the once middle class and helped everyone as well as the upper class and all investors etc. to prosper, up until some thirty years back when it all started changing and we're now living in the wake of the destruction.
In this get together he's blatantly stating that proceeds of will be donated to the Special Operations Warrior Foundation which seems to be embracing this gathering of grifters, none I'll bet are speaking for free, they just don't, unlike real grassroots rallies, they charge handsomely for their few minutes of 'talking points' or 'bumper sticker' quotes. There's a caveat as to this funding for the SOWF and is written out in the very small print well hidden at the bottom of the becks website page for the gathering of the patriotic? flag wavers.
Restoring Honor Rally
The purchase of Restoring Honor Rally merchandise is not a donation to SOWF, but all net proceeds from the sale of Restoring Honor Rally merchandise is being donated to the Special Operations Warrior Foundation. All contributions made to the Special Operations Warrior Foundation (SOWF) will first be applied to the costs of the Restoring Honor Rally taking place on August 28, 2010. All contributions in excess of these costs will then be retained by the SOWF. Tax ID 52-1183585.
That first highlight means folks, You Can't Write Off The Costs You 'Contribute' As A Donation as you would in giving to a group helping others, a charity of need, if you were to want to. So you flag wavers and teabaggers attending please spend and spend, beck and company will get happier and happier with you!
Now notice the second highlight and read very carefully, like I said the speakers attending don't do so for Free and they get paid really handsomely for their fifteen or so minutes of empty talk while cutting down the country and it's long established once proud and envied history!
But there's more apparently the grifter beck DOESN'T HAVE A DC PARK PERMIT for his gathering of the 'second coming', yet, where he feeds the crowds gathered loaves of stale bread and rotten fish with those hidden smiles from him and the rest as they silently count the 'contributions' given all the way to the bank or off shore tax haven!!
This explains the above abit clearer:
It should be interesting to research out the public disclosures as to not only this gather, as to the IRS filings, but what this Veterans group will actually get that's left over, If Anything! And all those attending will have the responsibility of the contributions, if any, to this Veterans org.
We've had the reports of some well known Veterans orgs and how much those that lead them are paid and what actually gets to the recipients, the Veterans. We've, Veterans, have been following the news recently of a so called Veterans Group that seems to be nothing more then a Political Slush fund for Campaign Contributions with extremely little given to Veterans needs if anything at all.
Here's some recent news on that:
Attorney general: Group bilked Ohioans for $1.9 million
30 June 2010 Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray has filed suit against a national nonprofit that has collected $1.9 million in donations from Ohioans in the name of helping military veterans.
During a press conference near the Statehouse June 24, Cordray called the U.S. Navy Veterans Association "a phony outfit that is simply using the good name of our armed forces … to cheat Ohioans and other patriotic Americans."
The state has requested temporary restraining orders to stop the Florida-based group from collecting donations in Ohio, with hopes of confiscating new donations for future return to donors.
With the action, Ohio joins a number of other states investigating the association and its activities. The issue came to light following an investigation by the St. Petersburg Times newspaper, which questioned whether the group was using donations to assist veterans or if some of the donations went instead to political candidates. Continued
U.S. Navy Vets director's political donations result in boon for Virginia charities
30 June 2010 The public exposure that has come to the U.S. Navy Veterans Association in Virginia after their founder Bobby Thompson made contributions to various elected officials has not worked out so well for the group. However, the group's loss has turned into various other charities' gain in the Commonwealth.
The group is now under investigation by the Virginia's Office of Consumer Affairs, which regulates charities. Two state delegates yesterday asked the governor to direct the Virginia State Police to investigate as well, though a spokeswoman for the department said no such inquiry has so far been opened.
After questions were raised about the group's activities–authorities have been unable to locate many of the officers and staffers listed on various official documents–several Virginia politicians who had received donations from Thompson pledged to contribute money in equal amounts to his donation to other charities.
We've now got a listing of who gave where.
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli (R) was the recipient of Thompson's most generous gifts–two checks totaling $55,500. After resisting, Cuccinelli has said he would put an equivalent amount in a restricted bank account and donate it to charity if Thompson is convicted of misappropriating the group's funds. Continued
Notice that last, the State Attorney General, part of that job is investigating corruption, has instead of donating the already tainted monies, which others have quickly done, will hold onto it, now notice the political party letter after the name!
More on this so called Veterans org as it first came out and other recent use of the Military and Veterans, suspected:
U.S. Navy Veterans Association. {If you visit that link be prepared, patriotic music, and looks like an real early style website produced by someone who is a lousy pitchman, or grifter, as it screams at you.}
Another scam charity by those who use our military personal and veterans for their own personal wealth and comfort? The cut and links below are the first of two reports on this charity{?} or extension of political PAC{!}. The second part and links follow that.
U.S. Navy Veterans Association: Under the radar
Is the U.S. Navy Veterans a helpful charity or an illusion? Try finding the leaders and following the money. –>–>–>
* Under the radar
Is the U.S. Navy Veterans a helpful charity or an illusion? Try finding the leaders and following the money.
* About the USNVA
Many names, many claims … many dead ends.
* Letters: The U.S. Navy Veterans Association responds
Answering questions from the St. Petersburg Times, the group sent hundreds of pages of e-mails that veered into attacks on the reporter, the newspaper and the nonprofit that owns it, the Poynter Institute. Here are nine key responses. –>–>–>
Multimillion-dollar nonprofit charity for Navy veterans steeped in secrecy
Bobby Thompson, left, poses with Hillsborough County Sheriff David Gee, as Gee accepts a Navy Veterans Association donation to the Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches. With them are association volunteers Blanca Contreras, left, and Karmika Rubin, since named special counsel.
Suppertime on a Sunday evening, a phone rings in suburban Tampa. Some 1,200 miles away, in a call center in Michigan, a cheerful telemarketer starts his pitch for a donation to the U.S. Navy Veterans Association.
Our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan need your help, he says. Any donation, even $20, would help pay for care packages.
He says the Navy Vets group has a long history. "They have a main office right there in Tampa. They really are on the up and up."
How much of the donation gets to the Navy veterans, the homeowner asks, and how much goes to the telemarketer?
"That's a good question, I'm glad you asked. Hold the line and I'll get a supervisor."
The supervisor says 20 percent goes to the charity. When the homeowner presses for more details, the line goes dead.
Other questions about the nonprofit went unanswered as well. In a six-month investigation, the St. Petersburg Times could find only one officer in the entire organization, and the nonprofit declined to reveal where its millions of dollars of income went. –>–>–>
Second part of this investigative journalist report:
* Money and politics
Bobby Thompson mixed his nonprofit with his personal politics, which are passionately held and backed with cash.
* Dear Sen. Miller
Les Miller says the charity's message was clear: Drop out of the Hillsborough County Commission race.
* 'News to me'
Records lead to a California professor and a phantom voter in Hillsborough County.
* Political contributions by Bobby C. Thompson (PDF)
* NAVPAC contributions (PDF)
* Letter to Les Miller (PDF)
Charity leader's sideline: politics
The Ybor duplex: Thompson lived in the left side. The right side doubled as offices for the nonprofit Navy Veterans Association and for NAVPAC, a political action committee. After the Times started asking questions, the PAC shut down and Thompson cleared out. His landlord said he left no forwarding address.
It's an important rule of thumb for organizations the IRS has certified as tax-exempt nonprofits: They should be nonpartisan and refrain from interfering in political contests.
Bobby Thompson, the voice of the IRS-certified, nonprofit U.S. Navy Veterans Association, made clear he knows it: "It's simple," he said in an interview. "We do not make endorsements or political contributions."
But Thompson has mixed his nonprofit with his personal politics, which are passionately held and backed by cash.
More than 10 years ago, Thompson helped organize U.S. Navy Veterans for Good Government, later called NAVPAC. That group contributed to dozens of politicians around the country.
The Navy Veterans Association said Thompson has met personally with political figures from Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio to Gov. Charlie Crist to President George W. Bush. Two Christmases ago, he sent friends pictures of himself next to Bush.
A photo of Thompson with Iorio was tacked to the front of the unpretentious duplex in Ybor City where Thompson lived and worked. Half of the duplex was his home, the other half was an office that did double-duty for NAVPAC and for the Navy Veterans nonprofit. Thompson helped found both organizations. –>–>–>
Many names, many claims … many dead ends
The roster at the U.S. Navy Veterans Association's Washington headquarters includes CEO Jack L. Nimitz, secretary Brian Reagan and compliance officer Patsy Mii. State officers include Saul Sena of Delaware, Gaither Longfellow of Alabama and, from Alaska, Bob "Boats" Rankles.
Their names are among the 85 included in documents the association filed with the IRS.
Is Nimitz a descendant of Adm. Chester W. Nimitz, commander of Allied forces in the Pacific during World War II? The Navy Veterans Association would not say and provided no help locating him or any of the other officers.
The St. Petersburg Times conducted hundreds of searches of directories, online public records databases and newspaper and broadcast stories going back more than 25 years. In six months searching, the Times could not find any of them. –>–>–>
And this from last year, found while looking for a few other links on the above:
Firm must halt its charity fraud
A telemarketing company has been tagged for deceptive fundraising practices
Community Support Inc. solicited contributions for numerous charities, including the U.S. Navy Veterans Association, the Association for Firefighters and Paramedics Inc., the American Foundation for Disabled Children and the Reserve Police Officers Association.
The telemarketing firm told residents that 100 percent of their donations would go to charitable programs, and the money would be used in Hawaii. In fact, 85 percent to 90 percent of the money collected went to the fundraisers themselves and none supported charities in Hawaii, according to the suit. –>–>–>
The directly above, with not only two occupations ongoing and soliciting for a Veterans Group but also following the attacks on 9/11 doing same as to a Firefighters and Paramedics group then a heart pulling for Disabled Children, tells much about the lengths some will go to not only enrich themselves, as well as networking for political connections looking to reap even more, but use the sacrifices and physical troubles of others, in this country, not caring at all nor having any compassion about those they use!
This is also what this countries economy has developed into, instead of using those highly touted 'free market' ideologies of pushing the money to the top thus supposedly creating a 'trickle down' of prosperity for All, it's collecting at the top, not creating or sustaining jobs nor growth, and much being directed towards political policy control by business and personal ideologies and not for the better of this country and it's citizens!
Add To The Above
The posts by angelajean on Beck as well as the very recent report Sean Hannity's charity alleged to be a scam – is anyone surprised?
Team up a carnival barker like Sean Hannity with an illegal arms merchant like Oliver North, give them a "charity" with a patriotic hook, and entrust them with your money – good plan, right?
When allegations came out this week – from another conservative, no less – that Hannity's charity didn't really meet what a person would consider a reputable level when it comes to how much they actually give, the first question might be – is anyone surprised? –>–>–>
And the long running pattern becomes clearer and clearer!! Though for many of us we've watched this over these decades and the growth of!
We all know what a so called political party already really thinks about those that serve, or at least those of us who served in Vietnam as well as recipients of, they had a real good time and allot of laughs over their funny!
Wonder if they've resupplied to sell for 'contributions' to the gather so they can 'donate', which will be a write off, what's left to the Veterans org. SOWF, after of course they once again have a Reall Good time laughing and joking about!
Glen Beck, Grifting, I've Got A Dream, Lincoln Memorial, Martin Luther King, restoring honor rally, Scams, SOWF, Special Operations Warrior Foundation, veterans, veterans charities, Veterans Org
jimstaro on July 1, 2010 at 6:37 pm
The subject title Is Not a Question, I already know the answer!!
The Breakfast Club (The Last Day) January 19, 2021


The results are in from the 2011 IMO in Amsterdam.
Lisa Sauermann, of Germany, returned for a 5th time to win her 5th medal and 4th gold with a perfect score!
Terence Tao used question number 2 from the 2011 IMO to test the group problem solving on the Polymath blog.


The Solomon Islands is made up of a group of more than 990 islands that covers in total over 1.35 million square kilometres. Now that's a lot of islands! Vision Divers chose just one of those islands as their diving and resting haven for ten days in October 2007. Uepi Island - an idyllic "postcard picture" island that offered us a secluded tropical paradise, awesome diving, and much appreciated break from the rat race of our city life back home.
As we crossed the "Welcome Jetty" on our arrival to Uepi Island, we were in awe of the countless numbers of fish life (reef sharks included) hanging about right there on show for us. To have someone tell you that you can watch the reef sharks as you are eating breakfast on the deck of the restaurant area, or whilst lazing in the hammock on the deck of our private bungalow, just doesn't prepare you for the extraordinary sights you see when doing exactly that!
To watch the sharks swimming by in the morning, and the endless parade of colour and activity as the prolific fish life go about their business, was an amazing start to our day every morning. All this on the surface! Seeing these each morning just made us even more eager to hit the water as we pondered what was in store for us when we ventured below the surface. And we were not disappointed.
It's amazing to think that literally a few metres from the shore the ocean floor depth plummeted to 2 kilometres depth in many places. Needless to say this also afforded us some very pleasant swim-throughs and underwater caves as well.
And the visibility, I hear you ask? Well - a minimum of over 20 metres visibility - more often than not, 30 to 40 metres visibility.
From day one we were treated to sights and marine life that took our breath away, and had us surfacing with lots of excitement and plenty to talk about. The snorkeling was equally as awesome.
The marine life we saw is just too countless to mention in one article, but to name a few that you don't always have the privilege of enjoying while diving let's start with turtles, schools of great barracuda, humpy headed wrasse of unbelievable size and numbers. Black Tip and Grey Reef Sharks just about everywhere we went.
Giant clams and Christmas worms of various bright colours, massive fans, sponges, various corals and marine plant life all did their part to offer us an amazing display of colour during all of our dives.
And as a first for some, we were even treated to a couple of pygmy seahorses - wow these creatures really are tiny. It's quite fascinating to watch the dive guide looking for the pygmy sea horse. Because they are so tiny, the guide takes a magnifying glass with him, and ever so gently brushes his hand over a particular type of fan just enough so that he might see the seahorse sway with the movement in order to find one to show us. Unfortunately, we did not get a photo of these tiny critters to share with you.
We must not forget our ever-entertaining friends - the anemone fish! These feisty little creatures are very hard to photograph, unless of course you catch them asleep at night, but then they are tucked away in the safety of their host anemone, so that is not particularly easy either. Oh well, all in a day's fun. And they are a lot of fun to watch.
On our third day of diving we were treated to a day trip in which we headed out to the Seghi Island area. The first dive on the menu was Taiyo Fishing Boat Wreck that is sitting vertically in the water. The stern lies at around 40 metres, and the bow at maybe 2-3 metres. When we arrived at the sight, our guide for the day, Pita, told us to look over the side of our boat, which we did, and from the surface we could see the bow of the boat near the top of the water, all the way down to the bottom - 40 metres below us. Oh yeah - we were excited!
This was a great wreck to explore with plenty of growth and life on it. We could have spent hours down there if we could. The boat rests between two pieces of reef, at a 90� angle.
Next stop was Penguin Reef. This was a nice "cruisy" wall dive to use up the rest of our air from the previous dive and we sat around 15m where we were still treated to what we had come to expect (in just a couple of days) of prolific marine life.
After Penguin Reef, we headed out to the Babata Sinkhole site, hopped out for a nice lunch break and rest for an hour or so. As we arrived we had looked down into the water of our next dive, so we were again excited and keen to hit the water. Babata Sinkhole did not let us down. This dive started with some caves and swim-throughs where we were introduced to the "Disco Scallops". They were so cool. When we shone our torches into the cavities in the wall the scallops would light up like a disco. It was like a filament from a light bulb was running between the "mouth" of the scallop and a nice electric show was put on for us. We thought these were very cool.
Our last dive for the day was at the end of the Seghi runway where two warplanes (the P38 & the Dauntless) collided during the Second World War and they lay in 14 metres of water. The water here was quite murky, but still a nice dive to finish off the day. It was at this site that we saw a Manta Ray in the far distance, in murky water swimming away from us. Hmmm, this was the only one we saw for the whole trip - literally "the one that got away" as far as photographers were concerned. These two anemone fish were "standing guard" at the wrecks, protecting our maritime history.
Our last day of diving was one of excitement as well. Kevin & Deb dived the Bottom Of The Channel, otherwise known as "B.O.T.C.H" which was a shore dive off the dive shop jetty, straight down to 36 metres where we were met by what can only be described as an underwater sand dune that rose about 5 metres from the bottom. It was quite amazing to sit there and admire this topography for a little while, and then to peer over the edge as the depth dropped suddenly to about 2000 metres depth. After this it was a nice swim along the wall for the rest of the dive. I was very disappointed that I couldn't take a photo of the "Sand Dune" as I had not put the camera on the proper setting before hitting the water. Grrrrr!
When we arrived back, we were treated to a Shark Feed at the Welcome Jetty. From behind the safety of the jetty pylons we watched the amazing show as the reef sharks came in to collect their feed. This is not a regular feed for the sharks; they only do this when they get a collection of fish scraps from the restaurant. It was great fun to watch.
After the feed, and a rest for a couple of hours it was time for our long-awaited night dive. We dived at Uepi Point which was a site that we had dived during the day a few days earlier. It was here that we found some very large crayfish, and witnessed the sleeping beauties (fish) snoring away as we explored their world at night time. As well as very huge crayfish, we also witnessed the feather stars walking along the rocks under the cover of darkness, which I have to say, was quite amusing to watch. Some small lionfish and a cowrie shell also "lit up" our dive as we enjoyed the nice cruisy dive at around 15 metres for about an hour.
And so ended our diving for our trip. After 16 dives for the trip we were all quite well dived, well fed, and well looked after.
Now as for the food and the service, both excellent. For breakfast we had a full complement of cereals, fruit, and other items on order such as baked beans, pancakes, hash browns, eggs (just about any way you could possibly like them) and fruit juice. Lunch was served at our rooms every day, so we could sit around and relax, and tell stories about our dives.
Dinner each night started with the soup of the day, followed by a delicious variety of exquisite dishes including seafood such as crayfish, crab, fish, sashimi, as well as vegetable stir fries, curries, chicken dishes, rice dishes, pasta - the list goes on and on. We were very satisfied by the end of each meal, and never went hungry. Oh and for those "in between" dive munchies - there was always the packet of "Scotch Finger Biscuits" in the fridges in our rooms.
On our last day (non-dive day) we went for our final snorkel in the morning for a good couple of hours, around from the dive shop jetty, around the point and back again. We saw a few large schools of very large hump headed wrasse, a large family of black and white spotted anemone fish, thousands of Christmas Worms "lighting up" the sponges they inhabited, and of course our friends who we had come to know so well, the reef sharks.
In the afternoon, one of our dive guides, Pita, took us to a waterfall on another island and for a tour of the village where his father and two sisters lived, which was a great education and a great way to spend the rest of our day.
A couple of our group went fishing and came back with some very respectable sized tuna and mackerel to show for their efforts.
We would like to say a very big "Thanks" to Jill, Gail and Ian who were our hosts at the resort and of course to our dive guides Dilly, Pita, "Robert A", "Robert B" and all the other crew and staff for looking after us so well.
Uepi Island is definitely a dive destination we will recommend to all of our friends. Awesome diving, fantastic location and great staff!


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Q: how to skip test step in test case in robot framework plese click to see screen short image
this popup (comment code) is avalible some time
but i don't want to comment code every time when pop up not avalible
how to skip this step when pop up not avalible
plese help me find the way to exit this problem

A: The "Run keyword and Ignore Error" will run every time and check element is visible and on visible, it will execute the Handle_popup
Add these two line in your test case and add the below keyword in your keywords section.
${PopupVisible}=     Run Keyword And Ignore Error    Wait_20s_And_Ensure_Visibilty           ${XPATH_CLOSE_POPUP_EXPIRE}
Run Keyword If    "${PopupVisible}[0]" == "PASS"    Handle_Popup    ${XPATH_CLOSE_POPUP}

*** Keywords ***
Wait_20s_And_Ensure_Visibilty
    [Arguments]    ${Element}
    Wait Until Element Is Visible    ${Element}    timeout=20s
    Capture Page Screenshot

Handle_Popup
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New book published on the music of "My Neighbor Totoro"
Kunio Hara writes about the music of Joe Hisaishi
Ask any group of students or faculty and staff with young children on campus about Totoro and you are bound to get some reaction. You might even hear some people chant a cheerful little song, "Totoro Totoro, Totoro Totoro."
Associate professor of music history Kunio Hara writes about this and other songs in his first book "Joe Hisaishi's Soundtrack for My Neighbor Totoro" that came out earlier this year in February. In this book, Hara reconstructs the collaborative process between the composer Hisaishi and the legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki in their creation of the beloved Japanese animated film "My Neighbor Totoro" (1988). A crucial step in this partnership was the making of the concept album, "My Neighbor Totoro: Image Song Collection," which provided the musical backbone for the film soundtrack. Hara proposes that knowing more about the songs in this album will help us have a deeper connection with the film and enhance our enjoyment of it.
Hara's book on Totoro is part of Bloomsbury's popular 33 1/3 series. Each book in the series is dedicated to an iconic album or a soundtrack. The subseries Hara's book is part of, 33 1/3 Japan, specializes in the music from that country and has titles on the soundtrack for the classic anime series "Cowboy Bebop," J-pop trio Perfume's album "GAME," punk rock band Shonen Knife's "Happy Hour," and many more.
As a long-time fan of Miyazaki animation, Hara also shares his fond memories about the film from earlier in his life. E. Taylor Atkins, the distinguished teaching professor and assistant chair of history at Northern Illinois University writes "Many fans of Japanese anime love their musical soundtracks, but few scholars have studied their appeal. Kunio Hara explains in clear, soulful language how Joe Hisaishi and Miyazaki Hayao collaborated to create the sonic environment for the beloved My Neighbor Totoro, balancing a scholars' sophisticated musical analysis and a fan's emotional engagement."


Here in Louga, at the tip of Senegal's "peanut basin", the livelihood of small-scale farmers is increasingly threatened by drought and flooding. Food insecurity leads to malnutrition in thousands of children, and the detrimental effects on their physical development are often irreversible, causing problems in later life.
The SOS Kindergarten gives children a good start in life (photo: C. Ladavicius).
Louga is a city of approximately 83,000 inhabitants in northern Senegal. The area is predominantly agricultural, but the climate is very hot and dry. The expansion of the Sahara, as well as rising global food prices, has put an increasing number of families in a situation of severe food insecurity. In years of drought or flooding, many families go hungry.
The overall literacy rate in Senegal is about 50 per cent, though it is higher in urban areas, and lower in rural regions and for women. Around 85 per cent of children are enrolled in primary school, but the dropout rate is extremely high. This is usually due to the difficult situation of the child's family, meaning that the child either has to work to help support the family, or simply that the parents are unable to supervise the child and make sure he or she attends school regularly and has all the materials needed.
Sometimes parents also take their children out of school because they want them to learn their own profession. They may need the extra pair of hands, for example during harvest times, or they may believe that their children will have better chances of fending for themselves if they learn to work at a young age. Another common practice in Senegal is to entrust young boys into the care of a "marabout", or Koranic teacher. While this is a longstanding and respected tradition in Senegal, in recent years many marabouts have been accused of exploiting children, sending them out to beg in the streets for their own personal gain.
The socioeconomic factors that affect the healthy development of a child are complex. Family size is one factor: in Louga, 37 per cent of households consist of eleven people or more. This means that conditions in the home are often overcrowded, and parents find it difficult to provide for each child, both in material terms and in terms of attention and care. There are also an estimated 30,000 children who have lost both parents, in many cases due to AIDS. There are the so-called "fakhmans" – children who run away from their home or from their religious teacher, and fend for themselves on the streets. Children with disabilities are often discriminated against. In many regions of Senegal, twins are regarded with a mixture of fear and awe – sometimes they are accused of having evil powers, thus putting them at great risk of abandonment.
Thanks to the SOS Family Strengthening Programme, this mother of five has acquired skills to set up a small business from home (photo: C. Ladavicius).
SOS Children's Villages began its work in Louga in 1990. The SOS Social Centre here offers family strengthening programmes to the local community. One of the main goals is to ensure that children have access to essential material, educational, health and social services. The programmes also support families from the local community in building their capacity to care for their children, for example by providing guidance on income-generating activities and parenting skills. The SOS Social Centres also provide health services, counselling and psychological support, as well as care and assistance for families affected by HIV/AIDS.
For children from the region who can no longer live with their parents, ten SOS families can provide a loving home. In each family, the children live with their brothers and sisters, affectionately cared for by their SOS mother.
The children attend the SOS Kindergarten together with children from the neighbourhood. This ensures that children from SOS families make friends and are integrated into the local community from a young age. The children then go on to complete their primary education at the SOS Hermann Gmeiner School, which is attended by up to 600 pupils.
When young people reach an age where they are ready to move out of the family home, the SOS Youth Programme makes shared accommodation available. Qualified SOS co-workers accompany and support the young people on their journey to becoming independent adults, for example by providing guidance and support in finding employment or training opportunities.
Our SOS Vocational Training Centre here in Louga offers training courses in a number of trades. Their qualification will help the young people find employment and integrate into society and working life.


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Whyteleafe's got talent as school choir take centre stage at Dorking Halls
Pupils from Whyteleafe School had a chance to showcase the school's musical ability recently when they took part in a choral concert at the Dorking Halls, organised by Surrey Arts.
A group of 60 children from Years Three to Six teamed up with singers from eight other local schools for the annual extravaganza of young singing talent, which has become a regular feature on the local schools calendar over the past decade.
Following a two-hour pre-show rehearsal at the venue, the Whyteleafe choir sang a selection of popular hits from West End musicals, before the second half of the concert which included participation from the audience - which included many Whyteleafe families.
"I couldn't be more proud of the children and all the effort they put in," said music teacher Emma McCheyne. "Music isn't just something we focus on for big occasions like this, it's an important part of the curriculum here at Whyteleafe. The choir have already performed at the Royal Albert Hall this academic year, and at Christmas they were involved in the Carols evening and Grandparents' tea party."
It is not just about the choir, however – instrumental music is also prominent. "We have an orchestra and recorder groups, and in Year Four all children learn the clarinet for a year, then in Year Five they have a term of learning the ukulele," Mrs McCheyne explained. "It's
great for the school to have the platform of events like the Dorking Halls concert to show the work it's doing in teaching music – and it's great for the children to have that chance to show what they can do too. It makes them very proud, and rightly so."


December 23rd. My last day of work. Christmas' Eve is tomorrow, next Tuesday is New Year's Eve and then 15 days afterward, I will board my plane. Another 30 hours, give or take, will have me landing in Melbourne, Australia.
I will be counting the next few weeks in terms of appointments and milestones as I rush to put together everything I need to leave with peace of mind.
I take a few minutes now to reflect on today as it was a strange day for me. I worked a bit and I packed a bit. Even though I will come back here in a year, I have to vacate my office for now.
Now, if I look over my shoulder I can see three piles which summarize my work life of the last few years. The first box contains things that have made this office mine. Next are two full bins of paper left to be recycled after shredding what seems to be an endless stack of documents. This really made me realize just how much paper clutter had crawled into my life. Finally, the last box contains my ergonomic equipment. This will go into storage until I come back next year.
The last few weeks have been hectic and it didn't feel like Holidays at work. As I'm writing this, my day is almost over. I will close a few files and send an email to my colleagues. Then, I will log off my computer for the last time this year, grab my box of belongings and head home.
Not long ago I was mentioning how my last meeting with the board had made my traveling plans much more tangible for me. Well today if feel like I'm turning yet another page. I would say half of what I am feeling right now is exhilaration at the freedom ahead ofme and the other half is sort of a bitter sweet feeling akin tonostalgia.
I had expected my last day to be similar to when I was back in high school on the last day before summer vacation. Surprisingly, it wasn't. Don't get me wrong, I am excited for sure, but I am starting to see that I have grown comfortable in my routine. I suppose it's a sign that I am slowly heading to another stage of my life. However, I am still thankful for this opportunity to shake things up a little. I'm not quite ready to settle down yet.


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Q: Perl export/parse data from large block of text I am trying to export specific data from a large block of continuous text. I understand PERL was designed for doing such a thing.
From the examples on the internet and including here I have some clues on how to go about it, however I am unable to carry or modify something immediately across to my problem.
I believe what I am doing is quite simple.
Example raw data (rawdata.txt) appears so:
<id>0001</id><first name>John</first name><last name>Smith</last name><height>180</height><weight>95</weight><id>0002</id><first name>David</first name><last name>Jones</last
name><height>175</height><weight>120</weight><id>0003</id><first name>Jacob</first
name><last name>Fitzpatrick</last name><height>165</height><weight>105</weight>

(it is not conveniently separated by line, just one continuous block)
Goal 1 output is to output to a file (or just print to screen) the ids of all the people present in the rawdata as a comma-separated line (so scan the file for all info that is contained within id tags)
Example goal 1 output from above rawdata:
0001,0002,0003

Related but not independent, goal 2 output is to print (again on the screen or to a file, doesn't matter) the first name together with last name, and then height, on a line-by-line basis for each person
Example goal 2 output from above rawdata:
John Smith, 180
David Jones, 175
Jacob Fitzpatrick, 165

What we are really trying to do is a bit more complicated than that, but I'm sure if we can get the above outputs then we can expand and modify as necessary.
Also happy to take a look at any resources that pertain to very similar things to what we are trying to do here
Thanks and kind regards,
SK

A: Your data are similar to XML. If you fix the format (i.e. by changing <first name> to <first_name>, you can use a proper XML parser to do the hard work. For example, this is how to get the expected output in XML::XSH2, a wrapper around XML::LibXML:
open data.xml ;
echo xsh:join(',', //id) ;
for //first_name
    echo :s (.) " " following-sibling::last_name[1] ", " following-sibling::height[1] ;

A: using simple regex,
            if ( m/<id>(.*?)</)
                    {
                        push(@rrr, $1);
                    }
            my $id = join(',', @rrr);
            print $id;

This will give you the ids, a slight modification of the regex will get you the first names, last names and the height you require..
Kinda noobish because I am kinda new to Perl and somebody helped me with a similar regex. Hopefully this helps..


I just noticed that an interview I conducted a few days ago has gone up on Weecast: Interview de Douglas Edric Stanley, professeur d'art numérique.
It's in French (désolé pour ceux qui n'en parlent pas) and it handles the usual suspects (code, teaching, gaming, and on-line tutorials). As it turns out, a lot of people use my cours sur la programmation dans Processing. So Weecast wanted me to talk about them and tried to convince me to make some videos for their site which is all about online tutorials (en français, sorry). Just last week I had people from Brazil, Spain and two schools here in France describe how they use my online courses. All that's great, but the classes are kinda old and really need some updating, and most of all, should be video tutorials. The problem is of course that I only have so many hours in the day and I'm in the middle of a gazillion other projects. For me to take time out right now I need some sort of context where I can get paid for the time taken away from other projects. So at first I was very interested at Weecast's proposal: remaking my Processing tutorials into video webcasts that I can get paid for. Their model is pretty reasonable and the prices are low. But therein lies the rub, and the ethical dilemma. I personally would prefer either some sort of advertising model or some sort of sponsorship when it comes to making on-line classes on Processing, because Processing is ultimately free software (as in freedom as well as in beer). These are all old dilemmas, I know, but I still feel like they haven't been resolved. As I mention in the interview, imagine having to pay a few bucks to learn how to use sound in Processing. As we say in French, c'est un peu vache ("it's kinda cow"?). For the moment I've suggested to Weecast: hey, find some public funding or sponsorship so that we can make those specific classes free. But I'm not so sure that's really a model. Hmmm.
I dunno, a sort of ambiguous issue for me. Anyone have any other ideas?
Please Douglas, don't sell your mind to the devil !
Having online processing video courses would be awesome. I'd even say most of the people learning/using processing would be willing to pay a few bucks for them, so maybe it's the way to go. If you change your mind or find a way to make release them for free, that would be even better, but it's a great idea.


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