Vitamin deficiencies in your diet often manifest on your skin, so it stands to reason that vitamins play a vital role in your skin health. Important year-around, they can be even more important for nourishment in the winter months.
Vitamin D, otherwise known as the "sunshine vitamin," can be lacking during winter months and your skin can have a harder time fighting infections and healing. Consider replacing the winter sun's vitamin D with more mushrooms, fish and eggs in your diet.
Vitamin K is the superhero of circulation. Dark circles? Capillaries? Tackle from the inside out by bringing more vitamin K into your diet! Drink milk and enjoy more kale, edamame and asparagus.
Vitamin E is the oil-soluble nutrient that works beautifully with other vitamins (such as A) and brings out the skin's glow like none other. Nuts, seeds, fruits and vegetables such as greens and broccoli are powerhouse resources for this wonderful nutrient.
Vitamin C is your overall health vitamin and is found is citrus, bell peppers, strawberries, broccoli and many of your greens. Why is it important for your skin? First, it's an antioxidant and does a great job protecting your skin from damage by free radicals. And -boom- it helps create collagen, helping keep you skin firm and plump.
Vitamin Bs are the family of nutrients that work the whole body – assisting in maintaining hydration and circulation as well has helping your brain, metabolic and nervous systems operate at their best. Where to find them in your diet? Whole grains, meats, eggs, legumes, seeds and nuts, as well as your fruits and vegetables.
Drink your water! Lack of hydration makes skin look dry, flakey and dull. Always keep your water bottle handy and make it your number one habit.
Topical Vitamin Serums are also a wonderful way to pamper your skin as well and add nutrients on the outside and protective barriers. Some of our favorites? Arcona Advance "A" Serum, iS CLINICAL Pro-Heal Serum Advance+, and In Fiore Complexe De Fleur.
Your takeaway? Your skin is a complex organ. Good nutrition shows in your skin, so check off those boxes each day as you're getting the nutrients you need. At International Orange, we're not nutritionists, but we do know great skin when we see it, and love to share our ideas on how to achieve it. A balanced diet year-around is important, and even more so when you skin is stressed. Dive into your fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds. Adding them to your diet will help your body do everything from improve circulation, create collagen, battle free radicals, battle circulatory issues, and even help your skin retain moisture.


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Q: Ajax Pagination Using jQuery, PHP And MySQL for Wordpress $wpdb->get_results I have created a Leaderboard for my quiz and have a custom Wordpress table where I use $wpdb->get_results.
In the leaderboard I want to display the "score", "medal" and "display_name".
I'm trying to use AJAX to loop through the arrays and display it into the leaderboard like pagination to show users results(scores).
Below is what I have so far.
Leaderboard(with script:)

Weekly Leaderboard

                                    <?php for ($i = 0; $i <= count($display_result); $i++) { ?>

                                                    <?= $display_result[$i]['display_name']; ?>

<?= $display_result[$i]['score'] ?>%

                                                <?= $display_result[$i]['medal'] ?>

                                    <?php } ?>

                                        <?php
                                        for ($i = 1; $i <= $currentPage; $i++) {
                                            echo "<input type='button' value='" . $i . "' onclick='get_data(" . $i . ")'>";
                                        }
                                        ?>

        <?php endif; ?>

Insert and request from DB
//Insert into database
    global $wpdb, $current_user;
    wp_get_current_user();

    if (isset($_POST['submit'])) {
        $data_total = array(
            'score' => $_POST['totalscore'],
            'finish_time' => $_POST['countdown'],
            'medal' => $_POST['medal'],
            'insert_date' => date('Y-m-d'),
            'display_name' => $current_user->display_name
        );
        $table_name = 'wp_quiz';

        $wpdb->insert($table_name, $data_total, $format = NULL);
    }

    //set pages for pagination
    if (isset($_GET["page"])) {
        $page  = $_GET["page"];
    } else {
        $page = 1;
    };
    $limit = 4;

    $start = ($page - 1) * $limit;

    //Request from database
    $get_result = $wpdb->get_results(
        "select *
            from
                wp_quiz
        order by
                score desc
           limit $start, $limit
           "
    );
    $get_result1 = $wpdb->get_results(
        "select
                count(id)
             as
                id
           from
                wp_quiz
           "
    );

    //change object into array
    $display_result = json_decode(json_encode($get_result), true);
    $display_result1 = json_decode(json_encode($get_result1), true);

    $total_result = $display_result1[0]['id'];
    $currentPage = ceil($total_result / $limit);

All the questions in the quiz are on the same page and the result page shows at the end with all the user's scores.
I just can't get this to work.
Any help will be much appreciated. Let me know if you need more information.

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Posted on June 20, 2003 by Submitted Content
Memorable year for Memorial, with three Tigers leading All-Area Fernandez wins Player of the Year; St. Mary's Laguerre tabbed as Coach of Year
In years past, veteran Memorial baseball coach Tony Ferrainolo liked to have his players specialized. His pitchers pitched and his hitters hit. The two never mixed. His pitchers had to concentrate solely on pitching, guys like Luis Garcia, Scott Morrison, Danny Marroquin and Danny Cainas, all former Memorial All-County performers who did one thing – threw the baseball.
But as the 2003 season approached, Ferrainolo was forced to change his philosophies a bit. His best first baseman, Steve Schlitzer, was also a fine pitcher. And his best overall fielder, shortstop Luis Fernandez, was also his best pitcher.
So if Ferrainolo wanted to win with this team, he had to use Schlitzer and Fernandez in roles that were never used before with his prior teams.
Well, the moves more than worked, because both Schlitzer and Fernandez thrived in their dual roles and along with teammate Jose Maldonado, they headline the 2003 Hudson Reporter All-Area High School Baseball Team.
The Tigers were the area's best team this season, winning the HCIAA Coviello championship and posting a remarkable 24-2 record.
Because of his versatility as well as his ability, Fernandez has been selected as the Player of the Year. Fernandez had an 8-0 record, a 1.93 earned run average and three saves on the mound, including a big victory over Hudson Catholic to clinch the HCIAA title.
Fernandez also batted .441 with six doubles, four triples, one homer, 31 runs scored and 18 RBI from the leadoff slot, stealing 22 bases, while displaying the best infield defense the Tigers have seen since Santiago Chi roamed shortstop there before heading off to Seton Hall.
In Ferrainolo's eyes, Fernandez's accomplishments are outstanding, because his talents had to be developed. He wasn't an instant star. It took time.
"He understood what he had to do and worked hard at it, lifting, getting stronger," Ferrainolo said. "When Luis first started with us, a good hit ball might have broken him in half. But he got better and better and developed into a player. He knows the game, plays it all year round, even umpires at Babe Ruth games when he's not playing. He's just a great kid who deserves everything he gets."
Fernandez, who is also a good student, will play college baseball at Bloomfield College in the fall.
In all, six players are repeat honorees, namely catcher Izzy Cuadra of Ferris, utility men Chris Jodice of Weehawken and Chris Lugo of Hudson Catholic, third baseman Gil Zayas of St. Joseph of the Palisades and outfielders Danny Lopez of Weehawken and Willy Morel of Emerson.
For leading his team to the HCIAA Seglio regular season title and the NJSIAA Parochial B North title game, St. Mary's head coach Pat Laguerre earns the nod as the Hudson Reporter Coach of the Year.
–Jim Hague
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Tesla Lags In Race To Produce Mass Market Electric Cars The Model 3 is supposed to take Tesla mainstream and bring it to profitability. But CEO Elon Musk's company has missed production goals, and analysts wonder whether he's spreading himself too thin.
Tesla Going At 'Warp Speed,' But Lags In Race To Produce Mass Market Electric Cars
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The new Tesla Model 3 is displayed at the 2017 LA Auto Show. The company has struggled to meet its goal of producing thousands of the vehicles per week. Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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The new Tesla Model 3 is displayed at the 2017 LA Auto Show. The company has struggled to meet its goal of producing thousands of the vehicles per week.
You can see how different Tesla is from the rest of the car companies at a place like the LA Auto Show. At the Tesla booth, there's no glitz, or models leaning seductively. But it's swamped during a showing for journalists.
One of three Tesla car models on display at the show is the Model 3, aimed at the mass market. It's not only the car that's supposed to take Tesla mainstream but also the one to bring it to profitability.
But CEO Elon Musk's company has missed its production goals, and analysts wonder whether he's spreading himself too thin.
Rebecca Lindland, a senior analyst with Kelly Blue Book who is an admitted fan of Tesla and Musk, says the company's marketing plan is its bold vision.
Tesla Unveils Its Electric 'Semi' Truck, And Adds A Roadster
"Nothing Tesla does is normal," she says. That's part of the appeal of the company. "[Musk] pushes people to think further and faster, and we need people like that."
Musk and Tesla have innovated many aspects of making cars and batteries. And its Model S is considered one of the best cars of the century.
But the Model 3, the new car Tesla is trying to build, is the company's make-or-break product: It's the company's promise of an affordable electric car.
Yet, the Model 3 has fallen far short of production targets, and Tesla's battery factory has been having trouble with production.
So is it possible for one man to: revolutionize the auto industry and commercial trucking, send people to Mars, create a Hyperloop and innovate the solar panel industry?
Out Of The Gate, Tesla Stumbles On Its Mass-Market Car
"Well, for a normal company the answer would probably be no," says Jeremy Anwyl with Trucks.com. But, he adds, "Tesla is anything but normal, largely because of just the force of personality."
He says Musk is able to take his various companies into places others just couldn't venture. The cult of personality around Musk allows him to raise capital easily and excite investors in a way that other CEOs can't.
The ability to so quickly get money from capital markets comes with risk. "If the market ever lost just a little bit of confidence ... the ability to continue to finance the operations of the organization could get a lot, lot harder," Anwyl says.
Musk predicted this summer that the Model 3 would put Tesla through "production hell." But other car companies like Toyota, General Motors and Volkswagen don't face such difficulties.
Jeffrey Osborne, a stock analyst with Cowen, says the big automakers don't just build cars and trucks efficiently, they build assembly lines and car plants efficiently.
For Osborne, one of the analysts who's been bearish on Tesla, now is the worst time for Tesla to be having rudimentary assembly line problems.
He points to the turnover rate of top managers. Musk is "a tough guy to work for and you know it's a company that's going warp speed. I just wish he'd pause and pay attention to the Model 3," Osborne says.
All Tech Considered
Rollout Of Chevy Bolt May Mark Turning Point For Electric Car Market
So You Want To Buy An Electric Car? It Requires Some Planning
Correction Dec. 1, 2017
In the audio, as in a previous Web version, we say Tesla had only one car on display at the LA Auto Show. In fact, the automaker is showing three car models at the show.


Join a 1-3 year wholeness immersion retreat experience for pastors, leaders, and spouses. We call it SHIFT, which stands for SOULeader Holistic Immersion in Formation and Theology. It includes three 3-day/2-night immersions per year for 1-3 years depending on your schedule and needs. The content and tone of each immersion experience is unique, focusing on different aspects of our holistic formation. Learn more (PDF download).
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    List<PermissionBase> getAppPermissions(Long appId);

    List<PermissionBase> getCompanyPermissions(Long appId, Long companyId);

    List<PermissionBase> getUserAllPermissions(Long appId, Long userId);

    List<RoleBase> getUserAllRoles(Long userId);
}

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Austin Stacks Membership/Lotto Package for €10 a Month: We are asking existing members, players, former players, supporters, parents of juvenile players both boys & girls clubs, business owners and friends of Austin Stacks (living abroad or at home) to consider becoming a Member of the Club and also entry to the Austin Stacks Weekly lotto. The total cost for this dual package is by direct debit €10 a month. 2018 Direct Debit Mandate membership/lotto forms are now available from all Executive Officers or can be posted out to anyone who wishes to join – email Secretary.austinstacks.kerry@gaa.ie or text your name & address to Club Secretary on 086 1053300. Please sign up and play your part in guaranteeing the financial future of the greatest GAA club ever!
Special Adult/Juvenile offer for 2018: Receive One free Boys Juvenile Membership (worth €50) with any new Adult Direct Debit €10 membership purchased.
Club Rockies Family Membership: Membership for 2 adults & all Juveniles (both boys & girls) includes weekly lotto ticket, gym membership and free admission to all Co. League games in Connolly Park. Cost €320 per annum – payable monthly by Direct Debit €25.76. Please contact Secretary on 086 1053300 for a mandate form or purchase online on the link below. Our Club Rockies membership scheme has been the foundation for all developments in Connolly Park and we are sincerely grateful for the support of all our Club Rockie Members.


I had an interesting experience yesterday. I had the most incredible day ever and Slacklined in the most beautiful setting. It was completely surreal and a few tourists walked past us an genuinely thought we were crazy.


Posted on June 28, 2017 at 5:29 am.
Malta Gaming Authority recently suspended an online gambling site due to links to the mafia, but Italian authorities are claiming the regulator is delaying the case.
CenturionBet Ltd had its license suspended earlier this month after it was alleged its online casino, Bet1128, is linked to the Italian mafia.
Italian authorities are investigating due to evidence indicating the casino is associated to the 'Ndrangheta – an organised crime group located in Southwest Italy.
While the MGA acted fast in suspending the license it is reportedly taking a very long time to respond to letters of request from Italian authorities.
MaltaToday has reported the Italian authorities specifically want to talk to a former MGA official and a trust lawyer.
One Italian prosecutor on the case, Nicola Gratteri, has complained Maltese authorities are not cooperating with the investigation known as "Jonny".
The Antimafia prosecutor of the Catanzaro Tribunal told the media the case was awaiting results from the international rogatory – letters of request – from Malta, "but there has been no reply".
Mr Gratteri added he was stumped as to why Malta had not yet replied.
The rogatory involves a formal request from an Italian court to a Maltese court to gain judicial assistance.
Mr Gratteri believes Bet1128's online gambling operations including the casino, sportsbook, and poker room was owned by 'Ndrangheta.
Italian police recently arrested 68 suspected 'Ndrangheta members for syphoning tens of millions of euros meant for migrant reception centres in Italy.
CenturionBet "de-facto" owner, Francesco Martiradonna, has reportedly supplied enough evidence to link the powerful crime syndicate to the online gambling brand but denies any ties to the mafia.
"The company CenturionBet has never been the subject of a criminal investigation," Mr Martiradonna's lawyer, Giancarlo Chiarello, said.
As a result, the Italian prosecutor is pushing for a timely response.
"If Malta decides not to collaborate with Italy, or replies six months or a year after I conclude my investigation, it will be useless," Mr Gratteri said.
The MGA is a popular licensing jurisdiction due to the low tax rate requirement. A number of top online gambling providers and operators are licensed in Malta including Net Entertainment, Microgaming and PokerStars.
But a recent report by the journalistic network European Investigative Collaborations (EIC) revealed Malta is a target for operations associated with the Italian mafia – as well as the Turkish elite and Russian loan swindlers.
The journalists reviewed around 150,000 documents which revealed how the firms were using Malta for tax avoidance in the EU.
Mr Gratteri said the "high" number of gambling operators and providers licensed in Malta was "very suspicious".
"There is something that doesn't add up on the legislative level or at the level of controls… we need to look further into the matter, not only at a judicial level but also at administrative and political levels," he said.
Maltese Attorney General, Peter Grech, refuted claims Malta was refusing to answer.
"I cannot comment on the merits or the specifics of the case but it is not correct to state that Malta is refusing to answer. The police are handling the matter," Mr Grech said.


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Q: What is a pre-allocated buffer, and how should you use one? I am studying FreeRTOS, and in their tutorial book they talk about using "a pool of pre-allocated buffers" for holding pointers to char[] arrays (to pass between tasks via a queue).
In the example found in Chapter 4.5 Working with Large or Variable Sized Data, they reference this sudo function called prvGetBuffer() and state "The implementation of prvGetBuffer() is not shown – it might obtain the buffer from a pool of pre-allocated buffers, or just allocate the buffer dynamically.". This seems like a funciton I would like to take a look at, but its nowhere to be found in their docs / examples.
What exactly is "a pool of pre-allocated buffers", and what does an implementation look like in C/C++? I can't find much on the internets about this.
I want to assume it is perhaps a 2-dimensional array that is "statically" allocated prior to run-time. Maybe it gets declared like char strBuffer[5][50]; or something - idk.

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What exactly is "a pool of pre-allocated buffers",

A memory buffer is region of memory where objects can potentially be created. Allocation is the act of acquiring a resource and in this case the resource is a memory buffer.
"Pre" prefix implies that the allocation will have happened before prvGetBuffer is called. A "pool" is an abstract description of a collection of things, such as a data structure.

A: A pool is a collection of shared items such as a secretarial pool or motorpool.
A pool of pre-allocated buffers is a pool of chunks of memory.  Typically all the chunks in the pool are the same size.  The application can allocate a chunk from the pool, use the memory as needed, and then return the chunk to the pool when it is no longer needed.  "Pre-allocated" means that the chunks are not dynamically allocated from the heap repeatedly over the life of the program.  Typically, the chunks are statically allocated and assigned to the pool during initialization.
A memory pool is usually implemented as a FIFO queue, often using a linked list data structure.  Allocation from the pool is getting the next chunk from the beginning of the queue.  Returning a chunk to the pool is adding the chunk to the end of the queue.  A linked list is nice because the order of the items in the queue can change over the life of the program because items are not necessarily returned to the queue in the same order that they were allocated from the queue.
Using a pool of pre-allocated buffers is a great way to avoid dynamic memory allocation, which is undesirable in embedded systems.


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Ropes course rising on outskirts of local golf club
Michael Schwartz July 19, 2019
Co-founder Alex Van Ness in the woods where the course is being built. (Photos by Michael Schwartz)
Tucked away off the cart path at Independence Golf Club, hidden among the trees, a small construction crew is busy erecting the region's newest recreational venue.
Work began this week on Canopy Adventure Park, a high-flying ropes course that will send visitors up and across a 300-by-200-foot swath of Powhatan County on excess land owned by the neighboring public golf course.
Behind the ropes course is Alex Van Ness, a local entrepreneur who also owns used auto parts company AV Auto Parts. He and an unnamed friend and business partner had the idea for the venture last fall, when their wives took them to a ropes course in Rice, Virginia, near Farmville.
"We hadn't been to one in a long time and we absolutely loved it," Van Ness said. "On the way home, we jokingly said, 'We should start one of these in Richmond. It would be awesome.'"
They ran with the idea and began looking for land, focusing on Powhatan.
"We wanted to be in proximity to Richmond but didn't want it to be in a built-up area," Van Ness said. "We wanted it to be out in nature."
An employee in the county planning office recommended they meet Independence owner Giff Breed, who's known for being creative in his pushing of the boundaries of typical golf club offerings at Independence.
Van Ness says the heavily wooded area of the golf course is ideal for a ropes course.
It turned out Independence owned excess acreage outside of the course's main playing boundaries. While the heavily wooded and tree-lined area is unusable for golf, Van Ness said it was ideal for a ropes course.
"It's unusable for (Breed) and usable for us," Van Ness said.
The two sides met and Breed said he immediately jumped at the idea, seeing it as another non-golf offering to add to laser tag, art classes and other activities Independence sells in its effort to make the club a destination for more than just golfers.
"They have a lot of energy and excitement, and they immediately got what we're trying to do here," Breed said.
Van Ness and his partner then hired Vestals Gap Ventures, a contractor from Purcellville that specializes in building ropes courses, and that helped them visualize the setup in the woods at Independence.
Construction began this week and is expected to last about six weeks, weather permitting.
Construction is expected to last about six weeks.
The finished product will house four courses – two sets stacked atop one another – varying in difficulty.
The ropes will be strung upon existing trees and newly installed poles, allowing users to climb as high as 45 feet to work their way across the woods, eventually crossing over and above a quiet creek, before reaching the end and riding a 250-foot zip line back to the start. They'll scale 38 elements along the way, such as bridges, ladders, floating platforms and tightropes.
Their deal with Independence includes use of a nearby office space for registration and staging.
Users will buy two-hour time slots for $45. The park will have enough gear initially to accommodate 20 people at a time and the course eventually will be big enough to accommodate 30 at a time.
In addition to individuals, Van Ness said they'll aim to market to corporate team-building outings, parties and to take advantage of the groups that come through Independence for golf and other activities.
Van Ness said the goal is to open in September, with weekend-only hours to start. He and his partner will keep their day jobs to start and will hire a few employees leading up to the opening.
They also have excess land to work with, giving them plenty of room to expand the course over time. Van Ness said they have access to an 800-by-1,000-foot area.
"It's a huge piece of land. We're going to start by only using a small portion of it. We have plans in our minds to do several additions," he said.
They declined to say how much they're investing in the venture, but said they are financing it themselves.
Van Ness said they're confident in the demand for recreation in the area, particularly given that there's not a glut of ropes courses in the region. The Richmond Zoo has its Treetop Zoofari in Chesterfield and there's GoApe in Williamsburg, in addition to the course Van Ness visited in Rice.
And Breed is making a bet on their success as well, by forgoing a traditional lease and instead setting up a revenue sharing agreement with the park.
"It's a big risk, but we're confident the demand is there," Van Ness said.


What type of home is right for you? In La Plata County, we are blessed with choices that are wide and varied, and they are influenced by your desired lifestyle.
There are opportunities to own homes in many settings, including world-class resorts like Glacier Club or Durango Mountain Resort, or you can choose to live on small acreage, a ranch or in town. The topography could be mountains, near desert or irrigated fields.
We have to remind ourselves of the spectrum of amenities offered as well. These include the millions of acres of national forest, the mountain parks around Durango for world-class mountain biking and hiking and the rivers and streams, including the newly designated Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Area, the Animas River and Animas River Trail, the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, Durango Mountain Resort and the city Recreation Center. And soon, Lake Nighthorse, will be added to this list.
Other components play a significant role in providing education and services and enhancing our lives; these include Mercy Regional Medical Center, Fort Lewis College, historic downtown Durango, the lively arts and music community, airport services, exceptional restaurants in town and high-quality K-12 schools.
After the lifestyle and location decisions, buyers should consider the different choices of properties available: condominiums, townhomes and single-family homes.
In general, condominium owners own property in common. While the owner owns the actual building unit; the property under and around the land is owned in common.
Many owners prefer to own a condo when they want specific amenities or desire to live in a more urban area. Condos in some locations are more affordable and may be a choice for a first-time homebuyer or for investors.
In a townhome, a person typically owns the land under the property, although there may be some common property shared in the project. Townhomes are similar to condos; they both have the "lock and leave" amenity, and for homeowners who desire to travel often or for long amounts of time, these are a great fit.
Single-family homes offer the most freedom in terms of how to use a property. There is typically more land that is included with a single-family home.
Typically, townhomes and single-family homes are the easiest to finance; sometimes it is more difficult to finance condos on 30-year financing. For affordability, this consideration may make a difference.
Homeowner association fees are a key factor in considering the type of purchase to make. HOAs vary per property, but typically the HOA will enforce certain covenants, conditions and restrictions, and homeowners will pay a fee for specific upkeep and maintenance. The provisions, requirements and fees vary.
When buyers combine the lifestyle choices, their desired locations and the type of home that best suits their lifestyle, they will have made the critical decisions that can provide years of enjoyment.


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By Mariam Ottimofiore
Home › Community › Magnificent Moments in New Zealand
It's best to be honest at the outset here – I was not exactly too convinced if New Zealand would be entirely my cup of tea. After all, under no circumstances do I bungy jump, no matter how spectacular the scenery. I'm not a trekker or a hiker or into white water rafting, kayaking or jetting – or any other type of self-confessed adrenaline-junkie. I watched Lord of the Rings under great duress (after about 5 years of marriage my husband simply insisted I set the record straight), and hiring a campervan and driving through the country which most tourists do, with no blow dryer on hand was pretty much my idea of "roughing it". Besides, just the mere thought of the almost 11 hour direct flight from Singapore to Auckland with our feisty 16 month old made me less-than-excited.
It turns out I could not have been more wrong. After all, there is a reason why New Zealand consistently ranks as amongst the top 10 places to visit.
I knew we were on a pretty special trip of a lifetime, when almost every other day brought forward a magnificent, magical moment – one that truly made me close my eyes, savor the moment and think wow. Wow. Vibrant city life, coupled with volcanoes and geothermal hot springs? The North Island has you covered. Majestic mountains, rugged nature and beautiful breathtaking fjords? The South Island is your choice. North or south, New Zealand's magnificent and diverse scenery, the fascinating native Maori culture, the beautiful beaches, the bustling harbors, the cosmopolitan cities, the utterly fantastic locally produced food, and the friendly people – all had us floored. As it turns out, whether you're a nature lover, an intrepid traveler, an ardent Lord of the Rings fan, an adventure seeker or just a family of 3 like us looking for some rest and relaxation – New Zealand will blow you away with all it has to offer.
Its urban, its scenic, its bustling, its relaxed and its very very cool indeed. Contemporary Auckland is vibrant and multi-faceted and your one regret will be not being able to sample all it has to offer. This is a place where the people cross wide roads in four directions at once in a slow motion balletic show of pedestrian efficiency. Aim to spend at least 3 days here to fully appreciate Auckland and soak in the beautiful sunsets by the waterfront, explore its many hidden boutiques and coffee shops in beautifully refurbished harbor buildings, and enjoy the sheer ubiquity of water. Situated on a narrow isthmus of land between two grand natural harbors, and built on dozens of extinct volcanoes, Auckland is a city that truly embraces the elements and forces of nature.
From the moment visitors enter Rotorua, they know they are somewhere like nowhere else. Lazy drifts of steam escape from cracks and crevices in thermal parks, among manicured gardens and even via gratings. The distinctive tang of sulphur lets people know they are in New Zealand's only geothermal city.
Rotorua boasts a stunning natural environment, awe-inspiring earth forces, a sense of adventure and the spirit of the Maori people and culture. The picturesque cobbled streets, beautifully laid-out gardens and striking Tudor architecture celebrate the city's colonial past, while an impressive array of cafes, restaurants, bars and clubs celebrate its contemporary lifestyle. The city is laid out on the southern shore of Lake Rotorua, which is only one of dozens of volcanic lakes dotting the hilly landscape covered with pristine redwood forests.
Rotorua is the ideal base for a couple of enticing day trips: within an hour's drive, the town of Matamata hosts the sheep farm which served as the location of 'Hobbiton' in Peter Jackson's adoptions of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. Amidst impossibly green rolling hills, which appear to be a transplant of idyllic rural England, the hobbit holes created for the film have been preserved for tourists to visit. South of Rotorua, the grandest volcanic lake of them all, Taupo, lures visitors with its quaint watersides eateries, dramatic cliffs and scenic drives, as well as Tongariro National Park, which boasts no less than three volcanoes towering over a volcanic desert.
STOPOVER: WELLINGTON
While crossing from the North to the South Island, Wellington was our perfect 1 day stop in between. Nestled around yet another impressive natural harbor, and built in terraces on the slopes, New Zealand's capital has a relaxed, yet vibrant Euro-centric feel to it. Whether due to its character as a student city, or due to the notorious wind whistling down its steep allies, Windy Welly as its known by the locals is one of the undeclared coffee capitals of the world, and the choice in coffee shops is mind boggling indeed. In order to truly enjoy the city's geography, take the cable car up Mount Kelburn to enjoy the panorama of Lambton Harbor, before enjoying a walk in the adjacent Botanic gardens.
Make sure to also pay a visit to the Te Papa National Museum right on the bustling harborfront, which not only features an interesting anthropological exhibition on Maori culture and European settlement of New Zealand, but also hosts a number of children's activities to keep the little ones busy. And the best thing: admission is free!
QUEENSTOWN & SURROUNDING AREAS
They always tell you to the save the best for last, and we made sure to cross over to the South Island at the end of our trip. If you have watched Lord of the Rings, you will understand that there is a reason why the majority of shooting locations are concentrated in the southern half of the South Island. Magnificent is the only way to describe the nature and scenery, transporting you right to the breathtaking landscapes of Middle-earth. Rugged mountains, unspoiled forests, majestic lakes, crystal clean air and a sense of truly raw wilderness blend together into a glimpse of a pure, fantastic world.
Nestled on the shores of beautiful Lake Wakatipu, the mountain resort of Queenstown is framed by the imposing Remarkables mountain range, and serves as the perfect launching pad to explore the region. Make sure, however, to not spend too much time in the town, which has developed into a highly commercialized tourist trap. Taking the lakeside road to Glenorchy, the scenery is truly stunning, but what is truly remarkable (just like the mountain range) is the fact that only a few miles out of Queenstown one is driving in pristine nature, bare of any trace of human settlement. It is the closeness of the amenities of Queenstown and pristine nature that makes the place so easy and family friendly.
General Practicalities:
New Zealand Visa: A visa for New Zealand is easily available via the New Zealand Visa Application Center at 20 Cecil Street, # 11-02, Equity Plaza, Singapore.
Transportation and hiring a car: While one doesn't need a car in the major cities like Auckland and Wellington, it is a good idea to hire a car to explore areas such as Rotorua and Queenstown.
Hotel Recommendations: Choose the well-known Heritage Hotels/City Life for a comfortable stay in New Zealand, for further information visit www.heritagehotels.co.nz.
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Mariam Navaid Ottimofiore was one of Fuchsia's founding members, its first content editor and a regular writer and contributer for the magazine. Mariam holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Mount Holyoke College in the United States, and has 7+ years of experience in the finance and corporate world. She is also the Co-author of the book "Export Success and Industrial Linkages in South Asia" published in 2008. She is a travel enthusiast and a long-term expat, having lived in 7 countries in the past 12 years, but is still hopeless at packing suitcases and an expert at getting lost in every new city she calls home. She currently resides in Dubai with her husband and two children. To follow her expat adventures, you can read more on her blog "www.andthenwemovedto.com".


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School Principles: School Lunch
By The Takeaway | Published September 15, 2022
Listen to the full episode here, or on your favorite podcast platform by searching for "The Takeaway."
During the pandemic, the federal government granted schools lunch waivers which allowed them to provide free school lunch to every student, regardless of income. This meant families could access "to-go" lunch pick-ups or meal deliveries by bus. These waivers continued in 2021, but Republicans blocked further extension for the start of this school year.
As we continue our back-to-school, School Principles, series we speak with:
Jennifer Gaddis, associate professor of Civil Society and Community Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and author of The Labor of Lunch: Why We Need Real Food and Real Jobs in American Public Schools, about seeing school lunch and nutrition as part of education, the history of school lunch, and how school lunch policy should change.
Then, we hear from Monifa Bandele, Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer at MomsRising, about how the history and legacy of The Black Panthers' own free school meal program, and the importance of equitable food access in schools for all kids.
Then we hear from a current New York City high schooler, Savannah, who has done work with Teen Justice For Food and shares her own experience with school lunch, and how it could be improved. And we hear from listeners, who reflect on their memories of school lunch and share how it differs from the lunch at their children's schools.
Produced by Ryan Andrew Wilde and Mary Steffenhagen
Hosted by Dr. Melissa Harris-Perry
Produced by GBH, PRX and WNYC Studios
Visit the permanent webpage for the segment here.
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Seawell brings her strategy and development expertise to the board. New York, NY (January 10, 2023) — Today, Teens for Food Justice (TFFJ) welcomed Katie
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If you have plans to travel to Biloxi this summer you won't see the Mississippi state flag flying at places you expect.
Biloxi Mayor Andrew "FoFo" Gillich has ordered the state flag pulled from display at all municipal buildings.
The Mississippi flag was being removed Monday as the state celebrated Confederate Memorial Day.
Although state government offices and some county offices were closed for the holiday, those in Biloxi remained open.
Mississippi is the last state with a flag that includes the Confederate battle emblem — a red field topped by a blue tilted cross with 13 white stars.
The state has used the same flag since 1894. Voters chose to keep it in a 2001 election, but it remains a topic of debate in a state.
All eight state funded public universities and several counties and cities, have stopped flying the state flag because of the rebel symbol.
But the battle may not be over as most of the city council members of Biloxi said they disagreed with the mayors decision.
Councilman Robert Deming III said, he will introduce a resolution at the next council meeting in May to require the city to fly the state flag.
Mayor Gillich is now up for re-election and faces an opponent in the May 2 Republican primary.


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Q: Distinct error java.lang.Integer cannot be cast to model class I want to make distinct query in hibernate
here is my DaoImpl
   @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public List<ModelNilai> getListNilaiAwal(Integer page, Integer id, Integer idm) {
        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
        List<ModelNilai> list = new ArrayList<ModelNilai>();
        Disjunction dis = Restrictions.disjunction();

        dis.add(Restrictions.eq("mahasiswa.id", id));

        Criteria c = getCurrentSession().createCriteria(ModelNilai.class);

        c.createAlias("makul","m");

        c.setProjection(Projections.property("id"));
        c.setProjection(Projections.distinct(Projections.property("m.id")));
        c.add(dis);

        if(page!=null){
            c.setFirstResult((page-1)*LISTSIZE);
        }

        /*Mengurutkan data yang dipilih berdasar id secara Descending*/
        c.addOrder(Order.desc("id"));

        /*Menentukan jumlah baris data dari tabel yang di pilih*/
        c.setMaxResults(LISTSIZE);

        list.addAll(c.list());

        if(page==null){
            setTotalPage(c);
        }
        return list;
    }

here my ModelNilai
@ManyToOne
    @JoinColumn(name="id_makul")
    private ModelMakul makul;

ModelMakul
 @OneToMany(mappedBy="makul",cascade=CascadeType.ALL)
        @JsonIgnore
        private Set<ModelNilai> nilai;

When i run,,,
it make this query
    Hibernate: select distinct m1_.id_makul as y0_ from tbl_nilai this_ inner join tbl_makul m1_ on this_.id_makul=m1_.id_makul where (this_.id_mhs=?) order by this_.id_nilai desc limit ?
Hibernate: select count(*) as y0_ from tbl_nilai this_ inner join tbl_makul m1_ on this_.id_makul=m1_.id_makul where (this_.id_mhs=?) order by this_.id_nilai desc limit ?

and error happen
java.lang.ClassCastException: java.lang.Integer cannot be cast to id.ac.undip.mlearning.model.ModelNilai
where i go wrong? I think the query is right, but why it always give me that error?
please help,,

A: c.setProjection(Projections.distinct(Projections.property("m.id")));

tells hibernate to return a list of ids which will be List<Integer>. You are trying to add the result to a List<ModelNilai>.


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Women in Science: Ana Maldonado-Contreras pivots gut microbiome studies to tackle COVID-19
Venezuela native inspired by family and academic mentors to pursue research career
By Susan E.W. Spencer and Kylee M. Denesha
The Women in Science video series on UMassMed News highlights the many areas of research conducted by women at UMass Medical School.
Ana Maldonado-Contreras, PhD, assistant professor of microbiology & physiological systems, has been fascinated by the relationship between diet, bacteria in the gut and health throughout her career.
"My first clinical trials were with my siblings," she recalled of her childhood interest in medicine, in her native Venezuela. "I thought I could cure them somehow by making concoctions of tea, putting some cream in, and that would cure their boo-boos."
Dr. Maldonado-Contreras's research is focused on the gut microbiome and chronic disease, in particular inflammatory bowel disease, which is believed to result from unbalanced gut bacteria and a misfiring immune system.
Since the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 arrived on the scene early in 2020, causing the respiratory illness COVID-19, which can also involve an overreactive immune response known as a cytokine storm, Maldonado-Contreras has pivoted to trying to understand how gut microbes can predispose patients to severe COVID complications.
The alarm bell first rang for Maldonado-Contreras when she returned to the UMass Medical School campus after the lockdown began, to retrieve her computer and other work items. "Just entering the school and seeing nobody was there, I felt very defeated," she said. "We're all raised to be smart and to be solving problems. And then this little microorganism is defeating us. So, I felt a responsibility as a scientist to do something about it."
Maldonado-Contreras said early research showed that diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular diseases were high predictors of severe COVID-19 infection, chronic diseases that she has been passionate about understanding through microbiome research.
"I started thinking about how the microbes in our gut can predispose us to have these underlying conditions and contribute to the cytokine storm that affects patients with severe COVID," she said.
Calling on colleagues treating patients in the clinical system, Maldonado-Contreras began collecting samples for patients hospitalized with COVID-19, building a biorepository through which to analyze gut bacteria and presentation of disease.
She had already been involved in another trial working with doctors in the OB/GYN clinic, collecting samples from mothers and babies to investigate effects of perinatal diet on the babies' microbiome. That research evolved too, to focus on mothers with a COVID diagnosis.
"We were interested in looking at consequences at the time of delivery and long-term consequences on the babies. These things tied back to how the microbes can facilitate or turn on immune response to pathogens or to an unbalanced microbiome," Maldonado-Contreras said.
"We now know that the gut microbiome has an impact in systemic immune response, even in tuberculosis, and there was a recent study looking at how metabolites produced by the microbiome can impede the entrance of the same family of coronaviruses into the cell," she continued. "So, there is a very tight interaction that we're trying to understand in patients with severe COVID disease."
Maldonado-Contreras's journey to conducting cutting-edge research on one of the most urgent health problems of our time was inspired by her family and her academic mentors. She said she initially wanted to be a doctor, but her parents did not have the means to send her to medical school. Her grandmother was a teacher and urged Maldonado-Contreras to go into teaching, which would allow time to care for children at home. So, she pursued university studies in education and biology.
Biology grabbed her interest, though, nurtured through volunteering in professors' labs. "I loved what they were doing. I loved the questions they were asking. It was fascinating that you could do things to answer questions," she said.
Encouraged by her professors to pursue graduate studies in science, with support from a government scholarship, Maldonado-Contreras said the turning point in her career was a field trip to the Amazon to study how microbes in native communities helped people be healthy.
"I forgot about medicine altogether," said Maldonado-Contreras. She saw herself "caring for patients by bringing knowledge to clinicians so they can apply it to patients."
She said it's not always easy for women as they climb the science career ladder. "The first challenge is when you're a kid, right?" she said. "They say it's not for you, you will never do math; you should get a job where you can take care of your kids."
A supportive team of colleagues and mentors in her graduate programs and now at UMMS helped Maldonado-Contreras focus on work she wanted to do.
Still, she makes sure in faculty meetings that she puts "Doctor" before a woman's name and acknowledges ideas raised by female colleagues, affording them respect that sometimes is implicitly overlooked.
She said, as a woman, "You have to make sure your voice is heard."
Related stories on UMassMed News:
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Over at my Food Ethics Blog, I've got a new (short) posting about cloning animals for food: Milk and Meat from the Offspring of Clones.
All I've got to add here is this: it's interesting (worrisome, to some) that "cloned foods" (loosely speaking) are entering the food chain by stealth. So, fodder for discussion: is this a good or bad thing for biotech, generally?


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CHICAGO – Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot today signed an executive order explicitly ensuring that all benefits, opportunities, and services provided or administered by the City of Chicago are accessible to all residents, regardless of birth country or current citizenship status.
"This order is more than just an official decree, it is a statement of our values as a city and as Americans," said Mayor Lightfoot. "Since COVID-19 first reached our city's doorstep, we have been working around the clock to ensure all our residents are secure and supported, including our immigrant and refugee communities, who are among the most vulnerable to the impact of this pandemic. Here in Chicago, saying 'we are all in this together' means that during this crisis, no one gets left out and no one gets left behind."
The City of Chicago faces a severe and unprecedented threat to its residents in COVID-19. While this disease is presenting challenges of historic proportions to the lives of residents, this order will ensure that all Chicagoans have fair and equal access to benefits, opportunities, and services provided by the City, including anything provided as disaster relief to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Not all of Chicago's residents qualify for federal stimulus checks, state unemployment insurance or other economic assistance due to their documentation status," said 22nd Ward Alderman Michael D. Rodriguez. "These Chicagoans are vital community members who work in various industries and help our great city to thrive every day. These Chicagoans are our family members, co-workers, neighbors and friends. I applaud the Mayor for standing with undocumented individuals and families to ensure their eligibility for any economic assistance offered by the City of Chicago during this global pandemic."
To address the challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic poses to Chicago's communities, including its immigrant community, the City of Chicago has implemented numerous programs to aid all residents during this extraordinarily challenging time, including:
Establishing the COVID-19 Housing Assistance Grant program, which provides disaster relief aid for the housing costs faced by individuals and families impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic;
Offering online Enrichment Learning Resources through Chicago Public Schools for all students at all levels, so that each student, regardless of immigration status, can continue to pursue a top-notch education; and
Starting a $100 million Chicago Small Business Resiliency Fund to provide small businesses with disaster relief cash flow during the COVID-19 pandemic, which is available to any entrepreneur, including immigrant business owners.
"Most individuals in our immigrant community labor in industries pummeled by the COVID-19 crisis, such as restaurants and hotels. Although many of these workers collectively pay billions of dollars in taxes, they are excluded from the federal aid package signed by Congress. We must meet this moment together; no one should be excluded. I thank Mayor Lightfoot for ensuring that everyone in Chicago has somewhere to turn to for support," said 12th Ward Alderman George Cardenas.
Since taking office, Mayor Lightfoot has made intentional efforts to protect the immigrant community and is committed to continuing that support. She has:
Visited multiple immigrant and refugee communities throughout Chicago during the summer and fall months when the federal government was threatening raids to personally share "Know Your Rights" information with businesses and community members;
Invested an additional $250,000 into Chicago's Legal Protection Fund, increasing its funding by nearly 20%;
Passed the Accountability on Communication and Transparency (ACT) Ordinance, which officially terminates ICE's access to Chicago Police Department databases related to civil immigration enforcement activities and reaffirms the City's commitment not to cooperate with or facilitate any ICE effort to target Chicago's immigrant families;
Committed $2.7 million to the 2020 census, with a focus on hard-to-count communities, which includes immigrants; and
Hosted the administration's first citizenship ceremony at City Hall.


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package com.asakusafw.spark.runtime.fragment
package user.join

import com.asakusafw.runtime.flow.{ ArrayListBuffer, ListBuffer }
import com.asakusafw.runtime.model.DataModel

trait MasterCheck[M <: DataModel[M], T <: DataModel[T]] extends Join[M, T] {

  def missed: Fragment[T]

  def found: Fragment[T]

  override def join(master: M, tx: T): Unit = {
    (if (master != null) found else missed).add(tx) // scalastyle:ignore
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}


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The debate over baseball's unwritten rules has reignited after a squabble and a sick burn between Madison Bumgarner and Max Muncy
The Los Angeles Dodgers' Max Muncy hit a deep home run off of Madison Bumgarner on Sunday, then took a little too long watching the ball for Bumgarner, as the two exchanged words.
After the game, Muncy said he told Bumgarner to get the ball out of San Francisco Bay if Bumgarner didn't like it.
Bumgarner said he was just trying to "express" himself, raising a debate about baseball's unwritten rule about player celebrations and expression.
The debate over baseball's culture and unwritten rules has once again heated up after a squabble between the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday.
In the top of the first inning, Muncy crushed the first pitch against Bumgarner, sending the ball over the right-field wall and into San Francisco Bay behind Oracle Park.
Bumgarner took exception to how Muncy watched the ball sail out of the stadium and had some words for Muncy as he rounded first base. Muncy seemed to gesture back at Bumgarner as he rounded the bases, but umpires kept them separated.
After the game, Muncy told reporters that Bumgarner told him to run instead of watching the ball. Muncy responded with a sick burn.
"I told him: 'If you don't want me to watch the ball you can go in the ocean and get it,'" Muncy said.
Muncy said he didn't think he celebrated all that much.
"Honestly, I thought it was probably one of my tamer bat-flips that I've ever done. I didn't actually think it was anything outrageous. I took one or two steps out of the box, started jogging, and that was really all it was."
"He just struck a pose and walked further than I liked," Bumgarner said.
In an era when many baseball players feel they should be able to express themselves more – and not face retaliation in the form of a beanball – Bumgarner said he was just expressing himself.
"They want to let everybody be themselves. Let me be myself," Bumgarner said. "I just as soon fight than walk or whatever. Just do your thing, I'll do mine."
The debate seems one-sided, with more people agreeing with Muncy, particularly since Muncy's "celebration" was relatively tame.
I am so tired of everyone making excuses for Madison Bumgarner. If anyone hits a HR against him somehow it's an insult. His behavior is completely inappropriate. MadBum got mad at Max Muncy because he took him deep. Muncy didn't show him up at all. Bumgarner needs to zip it.
— Steve Phillips (@StevePhillipsGM) June 9, 2019
Max Muncy telling Madison Bumgarner to 'go get it out of the ocean' is the MLB quote of the year ????https://t.co/93gwAz3das
— SB Nation (@SBNation) June 9, 2019
Madison Bumgarner picks more pointless fights with opposing players (and umpires) than anyone in the league, but somehow just gets covered as a "tough competitor." https://t.co/mNxZzqcBCR
— Ben Pershing (@benpershing) June 10, 2019
"Madison Bumgarner is going to continue to sit there and be the old man shouting from the porch."
–@JeffPassan on Bumgarner being a "hardo" pic.twitter.com/Dfvme7oqCI
— Keyshawn, JWill & Zubin (@KeyJayandZ) June 10, 2019
Of course, there are still groups of fans who love that Bumgarner is competitive and fiery.
The Dodgers won the game, 1-0.
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CCL and Agility Consulting Partner to Help Organizations Manage Gig Economy Challenges
GREENSBORO, N.C. — The Center for Creative Leadership and Agility Consulting have partnered to help companies better manage talent in a rapidly changing world where employment trends and technology are upending traditional workforce and leadership strategies.
The two organizations call this new approach Talent Portfolio Agility™.
"Organizations are grappling with how to optimize their mix of traditional employees and gig economy workers so they can stay competitive and achieve their goals," said Nick Horney, founder of Agility Consulting. "Rapid advances in technology, including new digital talent platforms, robotics, and artificial intelligence are creating new threats and new opportunities for all companies."
Agility Consulting has been helping global leaders and organizations adapt and thrive in a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous world since 2001. CCL is a top provider of leadership development training, serving nonprofits and NGOs, government agencies, and corporations around the world.
"The companies that will be most successful in the next few years will be the ones that view their mix of traditional workers and freelancers as a portfolio that can be optimized to meet their strategic business needs," said George Hallenbeck, director of commercialization for the Americas at CCL. "But doing so requires new approaches to recruiting, managing, and developing talent at all levels."
Under this new partnership, CCL and Agility Consulting will help companies:
Identify what constitutes talent for your organization and what mix of long-term and short-term talent will serve you best.
Assess how well you leverage your available talent and what you could do to maximize the value that talent provides.
Develop strategies to strengthen your employer brand, engage a larger talent pool, and recruit the right talent.
Leverage your talent portfolio for strategic culture change.
Train leaders in how to maintain productive teams that harness a mix of short- and long-term talent amidst technological and market disruptions.
Many organizations continue to view "talent" as their full-time employees, even though freelancers and independent contractors are an increasing component of their real talent pool. Technological advancement, a shift to more project-based work, and globalization require companies to take more strategic, sophisticated approaches to recruiting, managing, engaging, and retaining long-term and short-term talent.
Learn more about the Talent Portfolio Agility™ now.
About Agility Consulting
Agility Consulting and Training, LLC has been exclusively focused and dedicated to building a deep body of knowledge and collection of practical tools for the field of leadership, team, and organizational agility since its inception in 2001. It is considered by many to be the world's premier consulting firm specializing in helping global leaders and organizations anticipate change and respond appropriately to the increasing uncertainty in our world. With unparalleled expertise, insight, proprietary tools, and a talented network of affiliates, we help businesses become more focused, fast, and flexible at the enterprise, team, and individual leader levels.
About the Center for Creative Leadership
The Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®) is a top-ranked, global provider of leadership development. By leveraging the power of leadership to drive results that matter most to clients, CCL transforms individual leaders, teams, organizations, and society. Our array of cutting-edge solutions is steeped in extensive research and experience gained from working with hundreds of thousands of leaders at all levels. Ranked among the world's top providers of executive education, CCL has locations in countries worldwide.
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Book Review: 'Paper Lantern' By Stuart Dybek | Love Stories The stories in Stuart Dybek's latest collection concern themselves with strong feelings, and sometimes with crazed longings. Reviewer Meg Wolitzer finds them "a little alarming, a little wonderful."
Strange And Beautiful Love Stories Light Up 'Paper Lantern'
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Like Alice Munro and her small towns of Ontario, Stuart Dybek is a short story writer whose work is often closely associated with a specific place: the working-class neighborhoods of Chicago. But in both cases, referring to the geographical connection doesn't begin to get at the expansiveness of the work. I'd hardly read much Dybek before, and so my understanding of the kind of writing that interests him was limited. I imagined stories that were beautifully written, but beyond that, I didn't know about the strangeness, beauty and engagement with memory that are central to his work. Chicago often does figure in his stories, but here, instead of being the windy city, it's a slippery one. Everything changes, becomes something else, or at least refers to something else, usually something from the past.
Take the title story, in which a group of scientists are in a laboratory creating a time machine. They go out to a Chinese restaurant, which serves pine-nut porridge, cassia-blossom buns, fish-fragrance-sauced pigeon, and nest of predigested seaweed from the beaks of swifts, among many other dishes. At the end of the meal, a fortune cookie is cracked open, revealing the words, "Fuel alone will not light a fire," and someone asks, "Say, did anyone turn off the Bunsen burner when we left?" When they head back to the lab, they see that the place has gone up in flames.
The fire itself serves as a memory accelerant, dredging up all kinds of thoughts and images, including, for the narrator, those from previous fires: "I remember how, in what now seems another life, I watched fires as a kid — sometimes fires that a gang of us, calling ourselves the Matchheads, had set."
He continues, "I remember how, later, in another time, if not another life, I once snapped a photograph of a woman I was with as she watched a fire blaze out of control along a river in Chicago. She was still married then."
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This last bit, with the reference to the woman being married, quickly takes the story into another place. Those sudden swerves are what Dybek does best. Soon we're in a car with this woman, driving back to Iowa at night, and the relationship between her and the narrator gets explored further and further, and finally she observes, "The backseat of a car at night, on a country road –– adultery has a disconcerting way of turning adults back into teenagers."
Dybek has a way of turning adults back into previous versions of themselves, too. No one feels fixed or permanent. The first story in the collection, "Tosca," opens with an execution, at which the victim is backed up against a full-length mirror, in which the reflection of a woman, "all the more beautiful for being ghostly" appears. Dybek writes, "The mirror is unblemished as if it, too, is young." And from there we go into story upon story, entering the past, but never staying too long in any one place. Which is, I suppose, according to this writer, what it's like to live. You move through experience, memory, stories.
The nine included in this volume are love stories all, according to the book's subtitle. And each one concerns itself with strong feelings, and sometimes with crazed longings, such as the haunting story "The Caller," in which a telephone in the home of a man named Rafael (who isn't home) just keeps ringing and ringing. It could be virtually anyone who needs to speak to him, and Dybek gives us a feel for the owner of that phone.
But what I will remember about these stories isn't what happens in them, necessarily, or who it happens to. Instead I think I'll remember sudden moments that rise up out of a conversation or out of the surface of a mirror, or which suddenly appear, as shocking as being served an entree of predigested seaweed from the beaks of swifts: a little alarming, a little wonderful.
The stories are all ambitious and complicated; some more successful than others. I just couldn't get into the overlong "Four Deuces," whereas the story "Waiting," with its hilarious send-up of the Men's Movement, made me laugh, and was simultaneously oddly moving.
If you want to see how Dybek works on a more micro level, his publisher is simultaneously releasing a volume called Ecstatic Cahoots, which includes 50 stories, most of them very short, some of them extremely short. In fact, the first one, "Misterioso," which is in the form of dialogue between two people, is so short that I can quote it now in its entirety:
"You're going to leave your watch on?"
"You're leaving on your cross?"
Meg Wolitzer is the author of The Interestings. Her next novel, Belzhar, will be published in September.
Read an excerpt of Paper Lantern


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Exploring Time & Space: Explore paleontology in the US by state and time period.
Fossil Gallery: A collection of fossil images searchable by taxon and time.
Famous Flora & Fauna: An exploration of famous fossil localities and assemblages.
Media Resources: Links of interest to media professionals.
K-12 Resources: Links of interest to students and teachers. Careers: Becoming a paleontologist, degree and certification programs, links to jobs.
Resources: A variety of resources including courses, field guides, legalities, methods, maps and publications.
Calendar: Paleo meetings and events.
Collections: Search for fossil specimens held in participating museum collections.
Add to the Site: Suggest links or add images to the portal.
Search the Site: Search the site for specific resources.
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Depending on your grow zone, late winter prep to-dos will vary. Nevertheless, it's a great time to take inventory and organize your seeds, tools and containers that you'll need once warmer weather arrives. Here are a few things you can do now to ensure a successful spring.
Browse gardening resources and places of inspiration for refreshing ideas in the upcoming season. After you've been inspired, reflect on the successes of last year and take note of what went well, what did not and why. Use the insights from previous years to help inform your decisions on what you would like to grow this year.
If this is your first gardening season, assess your space (soil, sun exposure, growing zones, etc.), what your growing options are and remember to be realistic with the time and energy you can invest in your garden to set yourself up for the most success. It's okay to start small.
Take inventory of the tools and seeds you currently have and what you will need to add to your supplies. Now is also the time to sharpen and oil your tools, as well as begin placing your seed and plant orders for spring.
Be sure to prune your trees and bushes before they break dormancy. Start by pruning out the dead and diseased branches and finish by removing the overgrown and smaller branches. The goal of pruning is to develop and maintain the plant's structural line to promote proper growth and enhance its health. Before pruning, remember to research best pruning techniques for each plant to ensure optimal growth and health.


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Sandra Oh leads dark comedy 'The Chair' - watch the trailer now
This actress is going for world domination and we love it
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For many, Sandra Oh will always be Christina Yang from 'Grey's Anatomy'. But the actress has made it clear she's moved away from the medical drama and onto bigger things. Aside from starring in the hit black comedy 'Killing Eve' - and winning a Primetime Emmy for her role, becoming the first Asian woman to win the award - Oh also loaned her voice to the phenomenal animated superhero series 'Invincible' and Disney's 'Raya and the Last Dragon', with more exciting projects on the way. Now she headlines another series, this time for Netflix, titled 'The Chair'.
According to the official plot synopsis from the streaming service: "'The Chair' follows Dr. Ji-Yoon Kim (Sandra Oh) as she navigates her new role as the Chair of the English department at prestigious Pembroke University.
"Ji-Yoon is faced with a unique set of challenges as the first woman to chair the department, and as one of the few staff members of color at the university."
'The Chair' also stars Jay Duplass as Professor Bill Dobson; Holland Taylor as Professor Joan Hambling; Bob Balaban as Professor Elliot Rentz; Nana Mensah as Professor Yaz McKay; David Morse as Dean Paul Larson; Everly Carganilla as Ju-Hee "Ju Ju" Kim; among others.
Actress Amanda Peet ('Dirty John') is the show's writer, showrunner and exec producer.
Other exec producers include Oh, as well as David Benioff and D.B. Weiss of 'Game of Thrones' fame.
Daniel Gray Longino directed all six 30-minute-long episodes.
'The Chair' debuts on Netflix on August 20th.


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Kostabi's works are in the permanent collections of Guggenheim Museum, Whitney Museum, Museion Museum (Italy) and many more!
His paintings have been featured in Architectural Digest and have been exhibited in the CBGB Festival in 2014 alongside renowned photographers such as Bob Gruen, Michael Lavine and Chris Stein. He also painted live in Times Square while Devo and Jane's Addiction performed.
Kostabi is credited with naming the painting Use Your Illusion by his brother Mark Kostabi which became the title for Guns N' Roses studio albums volume 1 and 2.
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MINOT, N.D. - Parts of the Souris River Flood Control Plan are running behind schedule as we head into the winter months.
Phase MI-1 is reported to be six-months behind schedule, which includes the pump station near Broadway and levee construction on 3rd St. A water line that needed to be moved is the primary cause for the delay.
Levee construction on phases two and three, however, are six-months ahead of schedule.
As the temperatures get colder, the public should expect less outdoor construction, but for work on the two water pumps in Minot to continue.
"Broadway pump station, of course, that's about a $20 million piece of infrastructure. There will be activity there all winter long. Likewise, the Perkett pump station that is near Perkett School, that is part of phase two of the project. That will be progressing through the winter as well," said Ryan Ackerman, Ackerman-Estvold.
Ackerman also reported that 16th St. will have significant traffic interruptions come spring time due to flood control construction.


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Posted on August 19, 2019 by Dave Partridge
Tags: Oracle, Oracle Database, Cloud Computing, Mythics Consulting, 19c, Oracle 19c, Autonomous
Oracle has adopted a new version numbering scheme. In addition, they have begun offering a new set of Autonomous Database services. With all the changes that have happened, it makes sense to step back and look at the offerings to determine what may be suitable for your Oracle database deployment.
In this article, we'll demystify the version numbering changes, explore the Autonomous database solutions and differentiate between the two.
Oracle Database Version Numbering and Release Cycle
Starting in 2018, Oracle has introduced a new version numbering schema that coincides with the year of the database software release. Oracle Database 18c was released in February 2018. In January of 2019, the Oracle 19c database was released.
It would be easy to be concerned that 18c and 19c represent major upgrades. However, this is not the case. 18c and 19c are both 12.2 releases of the Oracle database. Oracle Database 18c is Oracle 12c Release 2 (12.2.0.2). Oracle Database 19c is the long-term support release, with premier support planned through March 2023 and extended support through March 2026. Oracle 19c is essentially Oracle 12c Release 2 (12.2.0.3). Therefore, if you are considering an Oracle 12.2 Database deployment, you should consider an upgrade to the latest 12.2 release, which turns out to be Oracle 19c.
The new version numbering scheme utilizes a 3-tier designation and carries 2 digits for other purposes.
The first number in the version string designates the major release
The second a release update (RU)
The third a release update revision (RUR)
The fourth a release increment version
The fifth is reserved for future use
Major releases occur annually, corresponding to the year of release. The release update happens quarterly, numbered sequentially. Finally, the release update revision happens on as needed basis. An example version number, 19.3.0, would signify 19c as the major release, 3 as a third RU and 0 indicates the absence of an RUR. Oracle 18.6.0 is the 5th quarterly release and the 6th release overall.
Oracle Database Version Upgrade Matrix
The matrix below details the upgrade path from legacy database releases to 19c. For the reader who is interested in upgrading directly to 19c, or plans an intermediate stop prior, this matrix is meant to provide information for planning.
The rows of the chart represent the major / point database release levels and communicate the GA release date. The columns contain release levels, represented as time moves forward.
The black arrow provides the minimum release level required to perform a direct upgrade to the next release level in relation to the initial release on the row. Then, any following green arrow shows the minimum release required to get to its direct upgrade version.
For example, a database at major release 11.2 at 11.2.0.2 or higher to upgrade to release 12.1. After upgrading to 12.1, that database would have to be 12.1.0.1 or higher to have the possibility of being directly upgraded to a higher version and release levels. Alternatively, the 11.2.0.2 database could be upgraded to 11.2.0.3 or higher and directly upgraded to any higher version 12.1 up to 19c.
Coinciding with the 18c release in 2018, Oracle introduced the Autonomous Database. Autonomous is a self-driving database, self-securing, and self-repairing database.
The Autonomous Database is consumed through 2 database offerings. Introduced first, in March 2018, Autonomous Data Warehouse is a data warehouse implementation that supports business intelligence and analytics use cases. Next, in August 2018, the Autonomous Transaction Processing database was introduced. It is a purpose-built OLTP database implementation that supports mixed workloads, including 3rd-party and custom applications.
At the time of the Autonomous announcement from Oracle, 18c was advertised as the database that would power it. Time flies and now that we are in 2019. The 19c database has been released and provides the foundation for Autonomous Database services. Given that 19c database that powers ATP and ADW, this may raise the question - will my 19c database be Autonomous? And conversely, can I provision a 19c database that is not Autonomous?
Autonomous Database is a Choice
Autonomous database may be 19c-based, but that doesn't mean that all 19c databases are Autonomous. 19c is GA in OCI for Autonomous and non-Autonomous databases. To deploy an Autonomous Database, it must be explicitly selected as the deployment option.
This becomes evident when looking at the list of services available within your OCI tenancy. To deploy an Autonomous DB, one must explicitly choose either the Autonomous Data Warehouse or and Autonomous Transaction Processing service. This graphic is from my tenancy - the green rectangle from the hamburger dropdown shows ADW and ATP.
As previously mentioned, 19c is a GA release and can be deployed as non-Autonomous by choosing a DBS service – Bare Metal, VM, or Exadata. These choices are highlighted by the red rectangle.
Choosing the Autonomous Data Warehouse or Autonomous Transaction Processing service will lead to the Autonomous Database service console where an Autonomous Database can be created, and the list of existing ones will appear. The following graphic is displayed from my tenancy and can be used as a comparison reference.
As we see, the choice to deploy an Autonomous Database is intentional and must be selected at service creation time.
With many changes afoot in terms of database deployment options and a recent change in the Oracle version number scheme, this may lead to confusion over which option is right for your deployment. Without a doubt, 19c is strongly recommended since it provides the latest features and will future proof the database architecture being the final 12.2 release. The underpinning of 19c is 12.2 Oracle database, so there is a clear upgrade path without impact to applications.
Autonomous database is Oracle's next-generation self-driving, self-securing, and self-repairing database. If you're interested in achieving Autonomous database success quickly, consider one of Mythics' Autonomous Database Rapid Success Solutions. We'll work with your team to rapidly deploy an Autonomous Database using our Cloud Database methodology and best practices.
Key points to remember are:
19c is the final 12.2 release (equivalent to 12.2.0.3)
19c can be deployed as a BM, VM or Exadata database, or as Autonomous
Deploying currently uses on 19c by default
To benefit from Autonomous Database features, it must be specifically selected during DBS creation
For more information, please contact us, and consider taking a look at take a look at the Mythics Oracle Autonomous Database (ATP) Rapid Success Solutions as a proven framework to help accelerate your cloud database migration and adoption.
Dave Partridge, Cloud Solution Consultant, Mythics, Inc.
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In 2018 we rebooted Macbeth. Watch the highlights here.
14th, 16th November 2018
Writing: Jack Webb (Year 12)
Editing: Ollie Ensor (Year 11)
Last week A Level Chemistry and Physics students set off for the Piccadilly Theatre in London to quench their collective thirst to discover some of science's greatest breakthroughs, as well as its emerging fields of research.
Wednesday brought a series of excellent lectures from acclaimed physicists including theoretical physicist and broadcaster Professor Jim Al-Khalili, who spoke on the highly specialised field of quantum biology - the subject of his latest book Life on the Edge. One particularly fascinating theory was that the phenomenon of quantum tunnelling (where an electron appears to jump from A to B and bypass the space in between) could be the reason for our ability to smell.
This was complemented by a lecture from Dr Suzie Sheehy, an Australian particle physicist, who combined some useful careers advice with an explanation of her work on creating new particle accelerators for use in medical applications, such as treating cancer. The advantage of using light ions and protons over traditional X-ray radiotherapy is that the exposure to the body is more localised with the charged particles generated by the accelerator.
However, the day was not only focused on the microscopic scale; Dr Helen Czerski talked about her career as a physicist and oceanographer, researching the influence of ocean bubbles on the atmosphere from an icebreaker in the Arctic circle.
Dr Michael Brooks gave a detailed oversight of the developments in our understanding of gravity, from Newtonian equations to the general theory of relativity and gravitational waves. It was slightly discomforting to learn that the gravitational constant is as finely tuned as 1 part in 1034 to form a universe suitable for life.
On Friday it was the turn of the chemists, who were treated to an entertaining talk by Oxford Professor Peter Atkins on thermodynamics, rounded off with an explanation of how everything in the universe is becoming increasingly disordered over time, or as he phrased it, 'things get worse'. He was preceded by nanochemist Dr Suze Kundu who spoke on her research of functional nanomaterials (matter between 1 and 100 nm) and how nanoscience will become increasingly exciting when we get to the point where we can manipulate individual atoms themselves.
For those who prefer to deal with the more tangible elements that form the periodic table, Professor Andrea Sella gave his lecture on the significance of just one of these elements - mercury - showing how it has been integral to hundreds of years of scientific discoveries.
Both days also featured snippets of pertinent exam and revision advice from a chief examiner, which was welcomed by Sixth Form students, who will be embarking on their preparation for exams, making for an inspiring and informative two days of physical science.