The frontier of cutting-edge technology is the birthplace of many striking innovations businessmen and managers need to keep an eye on.
As the challenges of managing HR become more complex, the tools for overcoming them evolve into more sophisticated ones.
In order to step up the game, one must develop a deeper understanding of emerging trends and figure out how to reap maximum benefits from them. So, keep up the pace with dynamic tech novelties and use them as to gain competitive advantage.
Artificial intelligence is seen as the next big thing in HR, although the AI capable of performing intellectual tasks is still light years away. Then again, remarkable achievements have been made in the areas of problem-solving, natural language processing, social intelligence, creative tasks, and planning. This has been made possible by other tech accomplishments, such as the surge in big data and analytical software tools. Possible applications involve predictions about the performance of potential candidates, identification of productivity issues, or assessing the work done by current employees.
Until AI inevitably enters the spotlight, we have various other tech tools to take advantage of. First off, we come across performance appraisal tools, as well as gamified performance appraisal platforms that Millennials seem to adore. These platforms allow us to set up a tracking framework, conduct reviews on an ongoing basis, and make them an integral part of managing HR. That way, good work is rightfully recognized and praised, while errors are identified early on. This boosts productivity across the board and ultimately impacts the bottom line.
Furthermore, technology offers a helping hand in the hiring department. It enables us to anticipate how well the candidates will fit into company culture and meet job requirements. What is more, it empowers entrepreneurs to evaluate the way company-wide changes and small-scale tweaks will affect the collective. This can be pulled off with a survey and advanced business intelligence software. Namely, the first step is to ask the right questions and gather the related data. The next stage revolves around making sense of it and conducting a thorough analysis. This is as close to a crystal ball as one can get.
The importance of digital transformation cannot be stressed enough. It is reflected in the company culture and the employee experience, which is expected to increasingly mirror swell consumer experience. So, although technology has infused every aspect of modern business, the human-centered approach is perceived as the best way to embrace the winds of change. Financial perks and material benefits wane in the dazzling presence of a personal and compelling work experience. It is marked by creative tech utilization, one which transforms the methods of workers' engagement and motivation.
Social platforms in the league of Facebook and Twitter are widely used in the hiring process, either to scout for candidates, handle background checks, or advertise open positions. It has never been more important for businessmen to embrace social media as a powerful business tool. A bulk of top talent, especially younger candidates, spends a great deal of time on these digital highways and leaves trace that can be analyzed. In this day and age, everything is going digital, even though that does not mean face-to-face communication has become completely obsolete.
The rise of HR tech is the defining trait of the business times we live in. The name of the game is constant improvement, learning and change. If you really mean business, you have to utilize technology to keep track of your employees, as well as to attract and retain talent. Beyond everything else, one should strive to nurture an extraordinary, meaningful job experience in order to harness the full power of your HR. That way, a businessman is in a position to make the company future-proof and get ahead of the curve.


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Boston Red Sox predicted to win World Series, according to OOTP 19
October 19, 2018 by OOTP Staff
The Major League Baseball Postseason is underway, with the Houston Astros seeking to defend their first World Series championship. Many of the teams have returned from the 2017 MLB Postseason, with the exception of the Atlanta Braves (last appearance: 2013), the Oakland Athletics (last appeared in 2014), and Milwaukee Brewers (last berth: 2011).
Like last year, when Out of the Park Baseball 19 correctly forecast the Houston Astros winning the World Series in seven games, OOTP 19 has offered a glimpse into the 2018 MLB Postseason. Our friends at MLB Network offered a look at what could be in store this month, courtesy of OOTP 19's robust simulation engine.
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The Yakker explores the OOTP multiverse
July 8, 2018 by OOTP Staff
"Exploring the Out of the Park Baseball multiverse," it says on the homepage of The Yakker, the new blog from sportswriter David Carducci, who has covered multiple World Series and spent six years as a beat writer focused on the Cleveland Browns, among many other media roles.
True to its tagline, The Yakker indulges in the "What if?" scenarios that make OOTP's historical option so much fun. There's "Save our Expos," a series in which Carducci takes over Montreal in 1995 and tries to keep the team competitive so they don't leave town. And then there's "Beyond the Sixth Game 1976," where the Boston Red Sox attempt to avoid the real life letdown they had after that classic 1975 World Series.
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Tales from the OOTP Multiverse: A different path for the 2017 MLB playoffs
Major League Baseball's playoff history is full of thrilling comebacks and crushing defeats. Unheralded players have risen to the occasion and become heroes and great players have stumbled and revealed that they, too, are mere mortals.
Out of the Park Baseball 18 lets you tell your own October stories, and this year we decided to set up a 2017 MLB game as the American and National Leagues stood at the end of the season. Then we let 'er rip and saw what the playoffs might have had in store for us.
We even got MLB Network to kindly feature our forecast, as shown in this YouTube clip. Read on to find out what happened, and note that our sim deviated from what's really happening, but that's part of the fun, isn't it?
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Chris Calciano: Translating Real World Scouting Into the Digital One
August 18, 2015 by Brad Cook
Chris Calciano, an area scout for the Boston Red Sox since 2007, remembers it well: "I took a college catcher with a big arm and absolutely no bat in the back of the top 10 rounds and converted him to a reliever," he says. "After three or four minor league seasons, he made his debut and he pitched to a sub 3.00 ERA for parts of five major league seasons. He peaked as a 7th inning guy for a year or so."
He recalls another story that didn't end so well: "I had a young phenomenal center fielder who flew through the system and was hitting in the three hole as a 21-year-old. He played for three weeks and was leading the team in every key offensive category until he collided with my right fielder … career-ending injury!"
Wondering who those players were and why their stories aren't immediately familiar? That's because Calciano is relating the highs and lows of managing a virtual team in Out of the Park Baseball, which has had him hooked since 2008, despite his day job for an MLB club. Like many OOTP players, he cut his teeth on Micro League Baseball during the 80s and later moved on to Pursue the Pennant before finally diving headfirst into a pair of online OOTP leagues, Pioneers of the Diamond and Major League Baseball Dreams.
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PSU authors to be recognized at reception
Staff Reportsnews@morningsun.net
Pittsburg State University faculty and staff who are also published authors will be honored at a reception Thursday.
The 36th Annual University Authors Reception will take place at 3 p.m. on Nov. 14 at the newly renovated first floor of Leonard H. Axe Library. The event is open to the public.
Authors who will be recognized include eight PSU faculty and staff who have published books in the past year, along with numerous others who have been published in other ways.
Those who have published books in 2019 include Professor Donald Baack (Kelce College of Business), co-author of Integrated Advertising, Promotion, and Marketing Communications; Lecturer Allison Blevins (History, Philosophy and Social Sciences Department), author of Letters to Joan; Professor Becky Brannock (Psychology and Counseling), author of The Essential Guide to Effective School Counseling Programs; and Dean Paul Grimes (Kelce College of Business), author of Teaching College Economics.
Others include Library Assistant Linda Grotheer, author of B & E Ever After: A Hansel and Gretel Story; Professor Casie Hermansson (English and Modern Languages), author of Filming the Children's Book: Adapting Metafiction and co-author with Associate Professor Janet Zepernick (English and Modern Languages) of The Palgrave Handbook of Children's Film and Television; and Mark Johnson, author of Powerful Presentations that Connect.
Besides these authors of recent books, others who will be recognized at the reception include Theresa Presley, Gail L. Yarick, Christine C. Rega-Brodsky, Neil Snow, Andrew D. George, Fang Lin, Christine Fogliasso, Stephen V. Horner, Choong Y. Lee, Susan Dellasega, Cynthia Allan, Alicia M. Mason, Megan Westhoff, Jae J. Choi, Michael Davidsson, Eric A. Mayer, Yaping Liu, David Miller, Jessica Jorgenson Borchert, Laura Lee Washburn, John Daley, Dory E. Quinn, M. K. Thompson, Donald Wayne Viney, Jian Hong, Dragana Radojčić, and Xianmei Wan.
These faculty and staff members have all published journal articles, chapters or sections of longer written works, or other forms of writing. Other faculty and staff members in this category include Zoran S. Petrović, Mihail Ionescu, Morgan O. H. McCune, Barbara M. Pope, Cynthia J. Huffman, Ananda Jayawardhana, Deborah Fischer, Cheryl Giefer, Kourtney Yantis, Jennifer Harris, Amy Hite, Barbara McClaskey, Mary Carol Pomatto, Karen Johnson, Serif Uran, Marcus Daczewitz, Michelle Hudiburg, Liz Mascher, Alice Sagehorn, Brian Sims, Jon Jones, Kelley Manley, Judy B. Smetana, Tatiana Goris and Krissy Lewis.
"Displays set up throughout the lobby and first floor of Axe Library will recognize and honor those authors and other creators of scholarly and creative works during the 2018-19 academic year at PSU, including editors, composers, and recording artists," according to a news release about the reception. "A bibliography listing the creative works will be available at the reception, and copies of the books and other works will be on display."


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84:1 «To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.» How amiable [are] thy tabernacles, O a LORD of hosts!
(a) David complains that he cannot have access to the Church of God to make profession of his faith, and to profit in religion.
84:2 My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the b courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.
(b) For only the priests could enter the sanctuary and the rest of the people into the courts.
84:3 Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, [even] thine c altars, O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God.
(c) So that the poor birds have more freedom than I.
84:5 Blessed [is] the man whose d strength [is] in thee; in whose heart [are] the ways [of them].
(d) Who trusts nothing in himself but in you only, and learns from you to rule his life.
84:6 [Who] passing through the valley of c Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools.
84:7 They go from f strength to strength, [every one of them] in Zion appeareth before God.
(f) They are never weary but increase in strength and courage till they come to God's house.
84:9 Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine g anointed.
(g) That is, for Christ's sake, whose figure I represent.
84:10 For h a day in thy courts [is] better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
(h) He would rather live one day in God's Church than a thousand in the world.
84:11 For the LORD God [is] a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no i good [thing] will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
(i) But will from time to time increase his blessings toward his more and more.
Beza, Theodore. "Commentary on Psalm 84". "The 1599 Geneva Study Bible". <http://classic.studylight.org/com/gsb/view.cgi?book=ps&chapter=084>. 1599-1645.


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Q: Roslyn, MSBuildWorkspace compiling a .NetStandard project referencing a .NetStandard project throws "No value for RuntimeMetadataVersion found." Create a solution with the following projects.
A .NetStandard2.0 project, name it "1"
A .NetStandard2.0 project, name it "2"
Add a reference of project 1 in 2
A .Net4.6.1 console project name it "3" and add the nuget Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp.Workspaces v2.7.0
Paste in the follwing code into project 3
static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        string dir = Path.Combine(Environment.CurrentDirectory, "..\\..\\..\\");

        string solutionPath = Directory.GetFiles(dir, "*.sln").First();
        var msWorkspace = MSBuildWorkspace.Create();

        Solution solution = msWorkspace.OpenSolutionAsync(solutionPath).Result;

        DateTime date = DateTime.UtcNow;
        foreach (var project in solution.Projects.Take(2))
        {
            Compilation compilation = project.GetCompilationAsync().Result;

            using (var dllStream = new MemoryStream())
            {
                var emitResult = compilation.Emit(dllStream);
                if (emitResult.Success)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("Success");
                }
                else
                {
                    foreach (var err in emitResult.Diagnostics)
                    {
                        Console.WriteLine($"{err.ToString()}");
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        Console.Read();
    }

executing project 3 throws the following errors for project 2, but not for project 1.
warning CS8021: No value for RuntimeMetadataVersion found. No assembly containing System.Object was found nor was a value for RuntimeMetadataVersion specified through options.
d:\test\roslyntest\2\Class1.cs(1,7): error CS0246: The type or namespace name 'System' could not be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)
d:\test\roslyntest\2\Class1.cs(5,18): error CS0518: Predefined type 'System.Object' is not defined or imported
d:\test\roslyntest\2\Class1.cs(5,18): error CS1729: 'object' does not contain a constructor that takes 0 arguments
My question.
Why is it not finding the basic classes in project 2 but in project 1?
The only difference is that project 2 references another project.
What am i missing/doing wrong?

A: To address this, here are the steps you need to take:

*

*Reference the Microsoft.Build.Locator NuGet package.

*Call MSBuildLocator.RegisterDefaults(); before creating the MSBuildWorkspace

*Make sure that there aren't any Microsoft.Build.* assemblies in your app bin folder (see below).

With those steps I was able to correctly build the 2 projects.
This is how you can remove the files from the output folder (add this to your .csproj or use the Post Build steps in Visual Studio).
  <PropertyGroup>
    <PostBuildEvent>del "$(TargetDir)\Microsoft.Build.dll"
del "$(TargetDir)\Microsoft.Build.Framework.dll"
del "$(TargetDir)\Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Core.dll"
del "$(TargetDir)\Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core.dll"
    </PostBuildEvent>
  </PropertyGroup>

For additional information please see: https://github.com/dotnet/roslyn/issues/26029

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Pastor Brandon is married to Monique since 2011. They have two children, Natalie (3 years) and Miles (8 months).
Pastor Brandon and Monique are huge NDSU Bison fans (and also alumni)! Pastor Brandon is also a New England Patriots fan, and loves running and exercising. Pastor Brandon can often be found reading a book too – anything from crime fiction to Christian living to biographies!


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Q: How do you share a mutex among different instances of a class? I was wondering how to share a mutex in one class amongst different instances of another class.
Right now, I have a class, Indexer, that has a Boost mutex and condition_variable as private member variables. I create an auto_ptr of the Indexer class in my main and pass a pointer of Indexer to instances of another class, Robot.
I do that like the following:
std::auto_ptr<Indexer> index_service(new Indexer());
Robot a(*index_service.get());
Robot b(*index_service.get());
Robot c(*index_service.get());

Robot's constructor is:
Robot(Indexer &index_service)
{
  this->index_service = index_service;
}

Robot's header looks like:
class Robot
{
   public:
     Robot(Indexer &index_service);
   private:
     Indexer index_service;
};

However, since mutexes are noncopyable, I get an error.
I was thinking of making the mutex and condition_variable shared_ptrs but I read that this could result in unexpected behaviour.
Can someone please show me the proper/correct way to do this?
Thank you!

A: I'm not a C++ guru, but it seems like the unholy mix of pass by reference and pointers is trouble here.
Specifically you do this: this->index_service = index_service;
But the value is passed in as Indexer &index_service
And since the local index_service is type Indexer index_service;
I believe that the assignment implies copy.
I assume you only want one instance of the Indexer, so you are really meaning to store a reference to it in your Robot class. To do that you would want to have your constructer take a pointer (which is what the *index_service.get() call is getting you anyway). Further you want your class variable to be a pointer type.

A: Declare a static boost::mutex in your class. Remember to define it in your .cpp file.
Check here:
Using static mutex in a class

A: Just as another option you can use std::shared_ptr in place of std::auto_ptr and in your Robot class change Indexer tostd::shared_ptr`.
class Robot
{
public:
    Robot( std::shared_ptr<Indexer> const &index_service)
    {
        this->index_service = index_service;
}
private:
   std::shared_ptr<Indexer> index_service;
};

std::shared_ptr<Indexer> index_service(new Indexer());
Robot a(*index_service.get());
Robot b(*index_service.get());
Robot c(*index_service.get());


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Scientists Create Powerful New HIV Blocking Protein
By Heather Ross — Updated on August 20, 2018
Researchers in Florida have crafted a new protein that protects monkeys from HIV — and could perhaps flush the virus out of an existing host.
Scientists at the Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) in Florida announced today they've developed an artificial molecule that can block HIV infection in monkeys for up to 40 weeks.
They published their findings in the journal Nature.
The new protein, called eCD4-Ig is similar in shape to antibodies the body produces naturally to fight off infection. It stops HIV from infecting healthy cells by blocking the virus at the two sites where it normally binds to cell receptors.
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By blocking both receptor sites at once, the protein is effective against every strain of HIV and SIV (the monkey version of the virus) researchers tested.
The technique researchers used is similar to other kinds of cutting-edge genetic engineering. They injected a small strand of DNA into four rhesus monkeys that caused their cells to produce the new HIV blocking protein.
"Our compound is the broadest and most potent entry inhibitor described so far," said Michael Farzan, the TSRI professor who led the effort, in a press statement. "Unlike antibodies, which fail to neutralize a large fraction of HIV-1 strains, our protein has been effective against all strains tested, raising the possibility it could offer an effective HIV vaccine alternative."
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The technique has not yet been tested for safety or effectiveness in humans. Farzan told the Wall Street Journal he hopes to begin human testing within a year, after further animal studies.
The protein is so powerful and the protection it offers is so long-lasting — blocking infection for 8 to 10 months — that scientists speculate it may also someday be used to keep the virus in check in the bodies of people who are already infected.
For the time being, the most promising avenue for the new research may be the development of a vaccine to protect high-risk populations, such as men who have sex with men without using a condom.
The study authors conclude that eCD4-Ig "could provide effective, long-term, and near universal protection from HIV-1."
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For the adventure loving, Pasighat has a great scope for adventure sports such as river rafting and trekking in the deep forests.
River Rafting: Siang River is ideal for river rafting, both for the amateurs and the seasoned. The veterans can start from gelling at the Indo - China border and raft down to Pasighat through rapids of 4 and 5 degree, whereas the amateurs can raft down from Yambung or Sirki to Pasighat through rapids of 2 and 3 degree.
Trekking: Trekking through the dense woods and forests from Pasighat to Yinkiong to Komsing - the historic sight where Neol Willimson was buried after being killed by the Adis - is unforgettable experience for the trekkers. One can have the pleasure of seeing a variety of beautiful birds and a variety of vegetation unfound in other parts.
It is indeed a privilege to see the cane bridges built across river Siang that are a marvel of native engineering. R. Wilcox who visited the area in 1825, remarked about these cane bridges: "We are quite astonished at the skill and labour shown in the construction of cane suspension bridges thrown over at this point: it was such as would do no discredit to the department for similar worked in Calcutta.
Fishing & Angling: Besides, a lot of places like Yingkiong, Bodak, Siom, etc., provide good spots for Fishing and Angling. The Mahseer is legendary and catches of 20-30 kg are not uncommon. The colder waters of the higher reaches have the golden and the rainbow trout. One can have a sight of traditional but effective methods of fishing while trekking in the jungles.


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A primer on sexism in the tech industry
Designer and developer Faruk Ateş, the man behind Modernizr, says that sexism is hurting our industry in more significant ways than most people realise. Here he explains what it's all about and what we can do to address this issue
The topic of sexism and its role in the technology industry has seen a huge resurgence over the past 12 to18 months. Yet despite being discussed and examined with increasing frequency, a lot of the subject remains unclear and under-explained, making it difficult for those who care deeply about our industry to partake in these discussions. This is, in part, because the problems are incredibly complex, nuanced and difficult to explain, making it impossible for any one article to address them sufficiently (lest that article becomes a book). Nevertheless, today we're going to try and see how much of the basics we can clear up.
Overview of terms
Not everyone is always on the same page when it comes to the terms we use in these debates, so let's start there.
Feminism: the simple belief that women deserve to have the same social, economical and political rights as men, be treated equally and fairly, and given equal opportunities. Modern (third-wave) feminists make it even simpler: fair and actual equality for all, regardless of gender, race/ethnicity, religion, age, and sexuality.
Privilege: Receiving benefits in life, however subtle or invisible they may seem to you, simply for belonging to a group you didn't work hard for to get in. In today's Western society, being male, white and straight gives you three huge privileges over everyone else. More on that in a bit.
Positive action: Often incorrectly labelled 'positive discrimination', positive action is a measure imposed (usually by government) to enforce a change in the ratio of certain groups in systems. This act is the acknowledgment of the scientific and historical evidence that natural social progress moves too slowly, requiring overseeing entities to intervene (temporarily) as a way of speeding up this progress – so that we may actually enjoy the improvements in our lifetimes.
Discrimination: Prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex.
Prejudice: Preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience. Since positive action is based on both reason and actual experience, the label 'positive discrimination' (and the subsequent cries of "it's still discrimination!") is inaccurate and deceitful.
Meritocracy: A culture or society in which power is given to people based on their proven abilities, as opposed to wealth, background, privilege, and so forth.
Rape culture: The assessment of how today's society makes light of rape - a physically and emotionally painful, and often traumatic and violent crime - which significantly contributes to the mistreatment of women by making their mistreatment a seemingly accepted practice. Rape jokes and their ilk contribute heavily to this.
What is the problem?
The problem is a culmination of many separate, 'smaller' problems that are endemic in our industry, and society at large. We suffer from women leaving the field citing sexism and "hostile, macho cultures" as primary reasons. The rape culture that, frighteningly, is perpetuated even by the highest level of our judicial system. The systemic dismissal of women complaining about the harassment they experience on an often-daily basis. The excessive vitriol, hatred and harassment sent towards any woman bold and courageous enough to try and tackle the problem. Those may all seem obvious, but just as big a problem is the widely-held belief (primarily among young, straight white men) that we live or work in a meritocracy.
If I'd have to sum it up as one problem, it's that many groups, but women especially, are still discriminated against heavily, while those with privilege don't want to be seen as culpable and even like to argue that these problems don't exist altogether. Women, in particular, suffer from tremendous social and professional challenges and pressures, as well as threats to their physical well-being, as a result of these problems.
We're not a meritocracy?
Those that believe we live or work in a meritocracy will argue, "but I don't care whether someone is male or female, I only care about how good their work is!" This inaccurate belief that their personal perspective is how the industry at large functions is an anecdotal logical fallacy and part of the problem. We should care whether a job applicant or potential conference speaker is male or female, because our industry is heavily skewed towards the male gender, and it makes it less appealing to women from the outset. However long it takes for us to achieve a demographically-representative mix of race and gender, that's how long we should continue to pay attention to these things a little bit, just to make sure we don't let our unconscious biases favour a continuation of white men everywhere. Because, and this is important: letting things just 'happen on their own' by not paying attention to this will only work to produce equality on a timeframe we won't even live long enough for to benefit from.
It is a very understandable argument that we should just 'let people be people' and not focus on their attributes, favouring their abilities instead, but the problem with this, as science and history have shown us over and over again, is that societies, cultures and communities all strongly favour their dominant group (straight white men, in our case) and only glacially permits change to happen. And I really do mean glacially, as in: 400 years by 'natural' means versus 20 years with an active involvement to improve certain ratios.
Socio-cultural etiquette
A subtle but illustrative example of how imbalanced our society behaves is the way in which debate on this topic takes place. A man writing sharp, incisive criticism of sexist patterns, behaviours or attitudes, may well provoke disagreement, but the tone of the disagreement (likely coming from other men) is often respectful and civil. Yet if a woman had written the exact same thing, the level of debate would quickly devolve into personal attacks on the woman, featuring little respect and a lot of vitriol.
For example, when men disagree with other men about things they said or wrote on this subject, the disagreement is typically prefaced with "I really respect you [/your work], but ...", yet even women who are notably smarter, more eloquent, more successful and more incisive rarely get to enjoy such respectful commentary from the men who disagree with their points.
The tone of our debates - which often get quite heated - is frequently different based on the gender of the author(s). This fact alone reveals a gender-bias that contributes to a culture that disadvantages women and favours men.
Objectification-oriented programming
Society programs us – men and women alike – to measure a woman's worth by her appearance: weight, height, hair, clothing, skin (quality), makeup, breast and waist size, and so forth. This starts with our idolatry of "the ideal woman: thin, tall, beautiful, and of course, large breasts" but is exacerbated by countless ways in which we talk with, to, or about women. Anti-idolatry commentary like "but I prefer small breasts!" doesn't actually help, as it continues to validate the wrongful notion that appearance is what we should judge a woman by.
The list of ways in which society programs us with gender-specific norms (boys like cars and sports, girls like clothes and shopping) is so long, this article couldn't even begin to cover even a fraction of it. There are literally countless tiny influences that we are subjected to every single day, most of them completely subliminally, which frame and steer the way we think about men and women.
Only when we become more aware of and attentive to these influences do we start to realise how incredibly skewed society is. And that, in turn, can help us see how skewed our ideas of tech professionals are: we often picture a big white guy with a beard and poor hygiene as the quintessential 'hacker', despite the fact that hacking skills have absolutely nothing to do with gender, hair, hygiene or weight. But every time we depict a hacker as being that, it sends the message that you have to 'be like that' to be a great hacker, which deters anyone who isn't, cannot be, or does not want to be like that.
Our media culture today is overwhelmingly dominated by movies and TV shows that tell men 'this is what you want' and tell women 'this is what you should be'. You probably haven't picked up on this consciously, yet your brain will have picked up on it subconsciously. But take note next time you look at a tech conference's website: do its promotional photos and videos show many female attendees? Are there many female speakers? If not (and they frequently don't), how do you think that comes across to women? What message might that send to them? Conference organisers themselves are starting to notice the impact and value of them actively reaching out to find more female speakers, resulting in greater satisfaction all around.
True == false equivalence
One common counter-argument against the objectification of women is that 'men are sexualised and objectified, too!' but this is what is known as false equivalence; what matters isn't whether men and women are portrayed in an idealised way, but whose ideals they are portrayed by. Women are portrayed by men's norms and men's fantasy ideals, and men are portrayed by – men's norms and men's fantasy ideals. The incredibly muscular, well-toned man may be appreciated by (some) women, but he is largely a male power fantasy. Women, in our culture, are also depicted under male power fantasies.
Nothing sums up the disconnect better than this excellent comic on False Equivalency by David Willis (see main image above), but I highly recommend checking out these three examinations too: Sexism in Games Bingo, Fallacy of False Equivalence and What Sexually Objectified Male Video Game Characters Look Like.
That privilege thing
Which brings us back to privilege. You, dear reader, are you male? Then no matter how disenfranchised your specific, personal life might have been, no matter how unfair the world may have treated you, you still enjoyed all the privileged benefits that society gives to the male gender. Society has, from the moment you were born, tried its damned hardest to make sure all your desires were catered to. And if you are also straight and white, you're playing life on the lowest difficulty setting.
You have my sympathy for whatever unfairness you may have experienced – I'm sure we all have some examples of our own – but denying that being male or being white has given you a lot of privileges actually contributes to the problem. Feminists don't want you to apologise, or to feel bad for having privilege, nothing like that; we just want you to acknowledge it, and maybe not try to shout down women when they bring up examples of unfair treatment that they personally experienced.
Women are just not as interested in X
One common argument for low ratios of women in professional sectors is that 'women are just not as interested in X' where in our industry X typically means programming. But this is another fallacy, which we know because in societies where female developers are welcomed and prominently feature among the best, young women are as interested in programming as young men are.
While the phrase 'image is everything' is cliche, it also holds true when it comes to industries, communities and groups, and their perception to outsiders. A group of all men just doesn't seem as welcoming to women, no matter how welcoming they actually are. Some of the women who were interested in participating will be deterred by how they perceive the industry to be, which is partly why event speaker lineups are so important.
Victim-blaming
When all else fails, many men get defensive, and sometimes they disgrace themselves further by blaming the woman for whatever bad things happened to her. In fact, victim-blaming is so common that it can be really depressing doing research on it. I'll spare you the countless cases of rape victims being told by the legal system that they were to blame for some guy not understanding the meaning of the words 'no' or 'stop' or that it is "the fault of the world and society" when a young boy rapes a young girl.
I wrote "when all else fails" but what I really meant was 'when they don't get their way'. That may seem like a snide remark, but for more than a few of these men it rings quite true – however much they may deny it. They're so used to society working in their favour, to getting what they want, that any hint of resistance can serve as a rude wake-up call. To some, that wake-up call is a refreshing moment of enlightenment; to others, it seems to mean decency and civil discourse are no longer options (illustrated nicely in this comic). Our industry suffers from this a lot as well, where – especially in the startup scene – men constantly praise the efforts of other men, even when those efforts are of demonstrably less significance than the efforts of certain women.
Women themselves can fall prey to victim-blaming, too; many who are strong-willed, highly capable and independent, may suggest that other women simply need to present themselves more strongly and fiercely, to discourage men from harassing, assaulting or raping them. While a fierce attitude will help – tremendously, in many cases – the underlying accusation of who's to blame remains, wrongly, in the camp of the victims.
Death by a million paper cuts
All of these issues may seem like little things, and not worth making such a fuss over. They may seem to lead to a 'political correctness gone wild' kind of culture. But therein lies the crux of the matter: our society today is far from politically correct, if by that we mean respectful to all people regardless of their attributes. Even the most militant of us, who fight daily for improvements on these matters, would not want some overly-PC culture as a result.
What we are arguing is that maybe that joke you made, which some people complained about, isn't quite so harmless as you thought it was. And that maybe using the terms 'bitch' and 'rape' in entirely inappropriate contexts – gaming, for example – is only innocent to you because you never have, and never will, face the daily threat of real life, actual rape happening to you.
People sometimes worry that if we take all of these issues so seriously, we'll never be able to make a raunchy joke. But that is a false assumption: the problem with certain jokes is less specifically the joke content, and more about the context in which the joke exists. A rape joke is almost certainly not funny to anyone who's been raped violently, and on the internet, nothing exists in a vacuum. Your comedic timing is inherently without comedic context, and your 'funny remark' will invariably be seen by people out of context, as well as by an audience much larger than you intended it for.
Making a racial joke as a person in power (white, male, and straight are all positions of power in Western society) is indirectly threatening to any people not belonging to your race. However, making a racial joke about the vast majority of people, while you yourself are the extreme minority in the group, has a very different effect. Again, though, on the internet, this is simply impossible – your joke will exist everywhere and anywhere. As will your commentary, and your tone of voice (or vitriol) when debating on issues in public.
And if the death by a thousand paper cuts-aspect of this wasn't readily evident enough for you yet, consider that our world has a history, spanning thousands of years, of violence as a means to silence and control women. This is simply not the case for men, and never has been. Every woman carries that historical weight with her wherever she goes, whereas very few men even have an understanding of how heavy that weight is.
Equality and justice for all
The structural inequalities in our society are so complex that they are under constant debate (and scrutiny). Even focusing just on the confines of our industry, we may never attain the idealistic meritocracy we claim to crave. However, I will leave you with a parting quote to inspire you to help make a change and be part of the solution:
"We don't begin by asking what a perfectly just society would look like, but asking what remediable injustices could be seen on the removal of which there would be a reasoned agreement." – Nobel prize-winning Indian economist and philosopher Amartya Sen.
The debate starts by acknowledging the many problems, and hearing one another out over the details of – and proposed solutions for! – these problems that plague our industry, society and culture.
For our industry, many proposed solutions are emerging:
Actively reaching out to women for submitting talk proposals
Having clearly listed anti-harassment policies for events
Policing our peers against behaviour that should not be deemed acceptable
Raising awareness of these issues
Making STEM-field education more welcoming to young women
And many more will come into focus as time passes
Our industry is quickly becoming one of the biggest and most widely influential ones in the world, but to serve the needs of people everywhere most effectively, we must exhibit great inclusivity within our own ranks. That, perhaps, could be our proudest moment.
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State Comptroller Lets Netanyahu Borrow $567,000 From Millionaire Friend to Pay Defense Fees
U.S. businessman Spencer Partrich is a longtime Netanyahu acquaintance who testified in Case 1000, in which the PM is suspected of receiving gifts from tycoons
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Israel's State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman approved on Wednesday Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's request to borrow up to two million shekel ($567,000) from American businessman Spencer Partrich, to help fund the premier's legal defense in a corruption case against the premier.
Partrich is known as a Netanyahu associate and has testified in Case 1000, in which Netanyahu is suspected of receiving lavish gifts from wealthy acquaintances.
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By so doing Netanyahu bypasses the permits committee at the Comptroller's office which banned him from raising funds from Partrich to help offset his legal expenses.
The loan from Partrich is supposed to be granted on market terms.
The State Comptroller's Office said that Yosef Shapira, the previous comptroller with whom the request was originally filed, had approved the loan from Partrich on condition that it was given on market terms and the prime minister makes a conflict of interest arrangement.
There were reports recently that Netanyahu's lawyers had provided the comptroller with the loan agreement.
"The State Comptroller's Office has thoroughly examined the agreements, and upon concluding the examination the comptroller is satisfied that the loan that has been requested meets acceptable market terms," the office said.
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Netanyahu will have to report the loan as part of his capital gains file.
After the request was originally submitted, sources at the Comptroller's Office told Haaretz it wasn't clear to them why Netanyahu hadn't taken a bank loan, since the loan from Partrich was, in any case, supposed to be given on market conditions.
Netanyahu told the comptroller that were he to receive such a loan from the bank it could create an impression of dependency and a conflict of interests. But, he said, that if he borrows from Partrich, who doesn't live in Israel and has no business ties with the country, such a situation could be avoided.
The permits committee rejected Netanyahu's request to accept contributions from Partrich and Matan Milikowsky, the premier's cousin.
The committee ordered Netanyahu to return $300,000 that he received from Milikowsky without a permit and paid to his wife's attorneys. Netanyahu said in a letter to the comptroller that he could only return a small portion of the money Melkowsky gave him because most of the money was used to pay for Sara Netanyahu's legal expenses.
According to the comptroller's statement, "the prime minister's attorneys said the loan was intended to cover the premier's legal expenses and the sums he was supposed to return to Mr. Milikowsky."
Partrich and Netanyahu have known one another for 20 years. Partrich's name appears in Raviv Drucker's "Bibi-Tours" investigation from 2011, where he was dubbed Netanyahu's "flying taxi" in the United States.
In 2016, Partrich purchased half of the Jerusalem home that belonged to Netanyahu's late parents from the prime minister's brother, Ido. He and the prime minister share ownership of the property.
Partrich was called to testify in the perks case, and told police investigators he had purchased suits for the prime minister, which the permits committee also made Netanyahu return to the businessman.
Earlier this month, Englman named new members for his office's permits committee, with some nominations raising concerns over the committee's impartiality.
The committee was expanded from three lawyers to eight people, most of whom have ties with Likud and other political parties and no legal expertise.
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We're gearing up for the Thankfully long weekend holiday. Our family is heading to Chattanooga where we have big plans to run the Turkey Gobbler race on Thanksgiving morning and drink whiskey slushies in the evening. I spent yesterday cooking my contributions to the weekend: French chocolate granola, the various components for two apple crumb pies (to be assembled and baked there), plain granola, and caramel popcorn. By evening I felt sickish from too many tastes.
What's delightful about this topping is that the crumbs don't melt into a lid of slimy sog. Perhaps this is because the topping calls for lots of nuts which help the topping hold up against the satiny apples and crispy-golden pastry. At first, some of my kids turned up their noses about the nuts, but I kept making the pies (I think I've made about six so far) and eventually they got over their silly hang-ups.
I never thought I would say this about a pie, but I actually think this one is better after it sits for a day or so. It gets deeper, or something. More luscious, but in a comforting sort of way. In other words, make two. Apple pie makes an excellent breakfast.
I always make two pies at time, so I double the crumb topping. Even if you're only making one pie, I recommend doubling the crumbs. They freeze well, and then your next pie is that much closer to becoming a reality.
To measure your apples, slice them into the empty pie plate. The apples will cook down in the oven, so the raw apples ought to mound up high above the plate. Once you have enough apples, dump the slices into a bowl, rinse and dry the pie plate, and proceed with the recipe.
Line a 9 or 10-inch pie plate with the pastry and crimp the edges. Place the lined pie plate in the fridge while readying the remaining components.
Stir together the flour, sugar, and spices before tossing with the apples. Arrange the apples into the pastry-lined pie plate. Pack them in—you want to eliminate air pockets and mound the apples high.
Using your fingers, cut the butter into the other ingredients. Distribute the crumbs over the apples (don't pack them).
Bake the pie on the lowest oven rack (to make sure the bottom crust browns) at 375 degrees for about 20 minutes before reducing the temperature to 350 degrees and baking for another 20-30 minutes. If the crust starts to get too brown, cover the top with foil. The pie is done when it is golden brown all over and the juices are bubbling merrily. (Merrily bubbling juices are important. If the juices don't bubble, then the flour in the filling won't cook and the pie will taste floury.) When you first pull the pie from the oven, it will be puffy high, but as it cools, the apples will settle and sink.
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That's exactly how I measure my apples for pie too. I've been on an apple crisp kick here lately - no crust, just crumble on top. And yes, it's an excellent breakfast!
Nuts in the crumb topping, huh? I dunno. You might have to send me a piece before I'm convinced . . .
what a clever way to measure the amount of filling! I always eyeball it but I'm not always right.
Also, I like that sog on top of the apple crumb pie! Funny how tastes are different. I use the Mennonite Community apple crumb pie recipe. So simple and yet legendary in my extended family.
Looks yummy! Welcome to Chattanooga too, hope you had fun in the gobbler race!
I made two of these today and can't wait to serve them tomorrow!!! Merry Merry.


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"Schemas versus modes: is it really a contest?"
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We know that from its inception the concept of the Schema, a deeply entrenched pattern that is experienced cognitively, emotionally, and somatically, has been central to the Schema Therapy Model. But as the Model has evolved, the status of the Early Maladaptive Schema has changed, and some would suggest, diminished, as Mode work has become a more dominant aspect of Schema Therapy. This panel discussion will consider the history of the model and the Early Maladaptive Schemas (EMS), as well as the development of Modes and the interaction of EMS and Modes. It is widely believed and accepted in the Schema Therapy Community that Modes have become the best way to understand and treat someone with a characterological disorder. In fact, Mode work has promoted meaningful breakthroughs with very challenging cases. But it has left some to wonder about the value and usefulness of EMS in the treatment room. The question remains: Is it therefore still necessary to consider the Schemas when treating someone, or in fact, have Schemas become "out-Moded"? This panel intends to grapple with this question. One side of the debate contends that EMS remain an essential part of the therapeutic collaboration for schema healing. The other side of the debate will contend that EMS are not as essential as they once were and therefore should be limited to the assessment phase, while the most important work lies in identifying and addressing Mode shifts and Mode adaptations.
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Wlaeed
Found 0 hits.
Enter the Search Query (q=quit):
Ahmad
Found 1 hits.

*

*D:\Studies\Universities-Punjab University-\Notes\Final Year Project\Appache Lucene\Result 3\file.txt score=0.0390625

Enter the Search Query (q=quit):
train
Found 1 hits.

*

*D:\Studies\Universities-Punjab University-\Notes\Final Year Project\Appache Lucene\Result 3\lab 1.txt score=0.17900687

Enter the Search Query (q=quit):
q
Code for Indexing:-
    Reader fr = null;
    try {
        Document doc = new Document();

        fr = new FileReader(f);
        doc.add(new StringField("path", f.getPath(), Field.Store.YES));
        doc.add(new StringField("filename", f.getName(),Field.Store.YES));
        doc.add(new TextField("contents", fr));

        writer.addDocument(doc);
        enhanceList(f, helper);

    } catch (Exception e) {
        System.out.println("Could Not Add: " + f);
    } finally {
        fr.close();
    }

Code for Searching/Querying:-
void searching() throws IOException {
    String s = "";
    BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));

    IndexReader reader = DirectoryReader.open(FSDirectory.open(new File(directory)));
    IndexSearcher searcher = new IndexSearcher(reader);

    while (!s.equalsIgnoreCase("q")) {
        try {
            System.out.println("Enter the Search Query (q=quit):");
            s = br.readLine();
            if (s.equalsIgnoreCase("q")) {
                break;
            }

            Query q = new QueryParser(Version.LUCENE_44, "contents", analyzer).parse(s);

            ScoreDoc[] hits = searcher.search(q, 1000).scoreDocs;

            System.out.println("Found " + hits.length + " hits.");
            for (int i = 0; i < hits.length; i++) {
                int docId = hits[i].doc;
                Document d = searcher.doc(docId);
                System.out.println((i + 1) + ". " + d.get("path") + " score=" + hits[i].score);
            }

        } catch (Exception e) {
            System.out.println("Error Searching " + s + " : " + e.getMessage());
        }
    }
}

Please any body help me out in finding out the solution..