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From Security Guard to Wine Educator: Chatting with Dana Hunter
Six years ago, Dana Hunter was a full-time security guard in downtown Lodi, a city located in California's San Joaquin County, and perhaps still best known for the eponymously-titled song by Creedence Clearwater Revival. Hunter was 25 years old at the time and had never touched wine; he and his friends preferred beer.
The headquarters of the security firm for which he worked had its office not far from the Oak Ridge Winery tasting room. One fateful Tuesday, while stopping by the office to pick up his pay check, he noticed that the tasting room manager at Oak Ridge was "freaking out", says Hunter, "because no one showed up that day to open up and she had an important meeting to attend."
She asked Hunter if he would hold down the fort for about 15 minutes until the employee scheduled to work that day showed up. After advising him to stand behind the tasting room bar, pour through a few wines and talk to people, she headed for the door. "The last thing she told me," Hunter says, "was, 'It's 10 a.m., it's Tuesday morning, no one will come anyway, so don't worry about it."
What the tasting room manager hadn't realized was that there was a convention in town, and shortly thereafter, thirsty conventioneers came through the door, bellied up at the tasting bar, and eagerly awaited Hunter's liquid affirmations. Hunter ended up pouring wine that morning for three straight hours.
"I was a Theater major in college. I studied Improv. So, I figured, I can talk about anything for 30 minutes. Why not give this a try? I chose not to talk about wine," Hunter says now. "Instead, I just asked people what they were looking for. I asked them what kinds of wines they liked, and then I just poured through the line-up. Looking back, I probably should have at least tasted the wines first, so that I had some idea of what I was pouring, but I didn't even do that. At the end of those three hours, I thought to myself, "Wow! That was fun!"
A look at Hunter's youth clockwise from top left: six months old, voted most spirited senior year of high school 2003, senior year in halloween costume, high school science class.
Hunter headed home after someone showed up to relieve him and didn't give it another thought. By the time he got home, though, there was a message on his answering machine, "Can you please return to the tasting room immediately?" Hunter's first thought was, "Okay, this is bad. What did I do wrong?" He was stumped. He thought for a moment. "Well, I don't work for them anyway. What's the worst thing that could happen? Get fired from a job I didn't have in the first place?"
Hunter immediately returned to the tasting room where they directed him to speak to John, the CFO. "John's on the phone when I get there," Hunter recalls. "When he gets off the phone he asks, 'Were you comfortable filling in today?' I said, 'Yes, it's not rocket science, I guess. I just talked to people.' John continued, 'Well, how do you know so much about our wines?'" Hunter responded that he didn't know anything about wine. "I'm a security guard," he told him. "I was just asked to take over for a while – to cover for somebody." Hunter was then informed that they'd had their best sales day in five years. "So, he offered me a tasting room position then and there, and that's how I got into the wine business."
Hunter's career in wine began at that moment and he's never looked back. "I learned about wine by drinking it and by hearing people talk about it. I guess my perspective on wine is a little different from a lot of people in the wine business because I'm not formally trained. I listened my way into the business. In a way, I learned about wine, the verbiage and all that goes with it while trying to also learn how to make it understandable for the average wine drinker, which is also what I was at the time – just learning. So I was teaching about wine in such a way that made it easier for people to learn because I was just using regular language."
That first day at Oak Ridge Winery, Hunter was sent home with six bottles of wine. Hunter says now that he didn't even understand differences in wines until about four months into the job when it suddenly started to come together for him. It happened one day when a friend brought him a Pinot Noir to taste. Up until that point, Hunter hated Pinot Noir. "I thought it was a mistake. I just didn't get it. Of course, I was drinking Lodi Pinot Noir; it gets to be 115 degrees on some days in Lodi." But his friend brought him a Pinot Noir from the Sonoma Coast, where the climate and geography are well-suited to this mercurial variety, and all of a sudden it clicked for Hunter. "This is different! Why is this different?" He began to research Pinot Noir and learned about the different regions where it grows best. He researched soil types, micro-climates, elevations, etc. That was his Aha moment in wine; learning that different varieties grow differently in different locations. Hunter is quick to defend Lodi to this day, though, and even though he remains unconvinced that Pinot Noir can grow there, he maintains that the finest Zinfandels he's ever had have been from Lodi.
Hunter stayed on at the Lodi tasting room for two years, learning what he could. By the time he was 27, facing mounting bills and wanting to establish a long-term career in an industry he was quickly falling in love with, he moved to Livermore to accept a full time position at Darcie Kent Winery. "Working at Darcie Kent Winery opened my eyes to what the industry could be – a real, full-time, legitimate business. It was run by a husband and wife team. They distributed their wine; they had a real presence in the industry there." Hunter was allowed to work in nearly every facet of operations at Darcie Kent, and especially enjoyed helping with harvest. It was at Darcie Kent Winery that he realized that this was a career he could do for a lifetime.
Hunter with friends he made while at Darcie Kent Vineyards.
Two years later, he once again wanted to challenge himself. Hunter was convinced that if he truly wanted to immerse himself in the world of fine wine, he would have to challenge himself at even more acclaimed properties in increasingly acclaimed regions. And so he began applying for jobs in the Napa Valley. "I tried to find a job in Napa for a full year. I kept receiving these letters that said, basically, thank you for applying, but we've decided upon someone who is more qualified for the position. I finally phoned up a winery that hadn't hired me, and asked the lady who had signed the letter what she meant by 'more qualified.' I guess I wanted to know what I could do to become 'more qualified.' And her response was, 'Well we've heard of Lodi and Livermore, but we've never tasted their wines, so we don't know if what they do there is comparable to what we do here.'"
Hunter pushed back a little and politely told her that he wasn't sure how it was that he could become more qualified, if he was applying for a job that he'd already been doing for four years, working in a tasting room. "She responded that if I wanted to get a position with them, then I really needed to land at least one job in the Napa Valley. So I told her, 'Okay, I'm not getting hired because I don't have experience working in a tasting room in Napa, and the solution to that problem is to get a job working at a tasting room in Napa.' It was very frustrating, but I kept applying. Everyone kept telling me I had to be in Napa, because that's the best place for wine. I did want to at least be around people working at the highest level of hospitality. I figured, if I'm around the best for long enough, then I'll become one of the best."
Hunter finally landed himself a position at the critically-acclaimed Elizabeth Spencer tasting room in Rutherford, one of Napa's most respected sub-appellations. "That was the experience that I needed. That's where I could flourish and grow. I interacted a lot with customers there. I did a lot of social media. It's something I'm very interested in." Hunter insists that while these days wine isn't necessarily sold on social media, in the next five years, "it will probably be the primary way in which brands move product." It's a prediction about which he's very confident.
Middle photo: 2010 Hunter's first Napa wine tasting four months after being hired at Oak Ridge. Other four photos: Hunter's many friends that he has made since changing his career to the wine industry and moving to Napa.
Today, Hunter is the Lead Wine Educator and Social Media Manager at Adastra Winery in Sonoma. The attractive, gallery-like tasting room, just off of Sonoma's town square, is imbued with his personality. It's an airy, cheerful environment. When I arrive on a misty spring morning, I can already see Hunter tooling around in the open, well-lighted space, even though the tasting room itself is not scheduled to be opened for another hour. Artwork by local Sonoma County artists rotates frequently through the space, which also serves as a gallery. Monthly painting classes are offered at Adastra, during which students can paint while enjoying a glass of wine.
Hunter seems to have finally landed in an environment where he can flourish. He is able to truly engage with what the bottom-line-oriented wine business types tend to call "the end user," but what wine business people who actually care about the average wine drinker, as Hunter does, call "our customers."
"I was having dinner with my girlfriend a couple of months ago, and three different couples, who had been at the tasting room during the day, came to our table and asked for help with their wine recommendations." Recalling the story now, Hunter seems truly touched to be able to interact with the public about a beverage he has clearly grown to love and study with a high level of seriousness. When Hunter visits his hometown of Patterson, California, though, his old friends don't seem to care much that he's become a bit of a wine guru. "They never ask me questions about wine. I'll bring wine home and share it with them and talk about it, but they don't seem all that interested. We drink Coors Light. It's still my favorite thing to drink when I'm not drinking wine."
Unlike many wine industry insiders these days, Hunter populates his social media feed on Instagram (@dhunter1921) not with photos of hard-to-find Burgundies or obscure imports, but with almost entirely domestic efforts. "I didn't plan to focus just on domestic wines. It just kind of happened that way. When I was working in Lodi and Livermore, there weren't a lot of shops around selling European wines, so I wasn't around it all that much. Then, moving to Napa and now Sonoma…well, while there are European wines around here to buy, there are just so many good American wines. I'm just very interested in drinking wine that most of our customers are interested in. Our customers don't really ask about European wines, but they do ask about wines from Sonoma and Napa, and they want to know how they're different from, say, wines from Monterey or Santa Barbara. They want to talk about comparisons and learn about why regions are different from one another. So I want to focus on learning about what they're interested in. Also, this is where I live. I'm proud of American wines. I think the American wine industry is awesome; it gave me a career. I mean, my job is to pour wine into a glass and talk to someone about it. And it didn't happen because of European wines, it happened because of Lodi, and Livermore and Napa and Sonoma, so I stand by the wines of America 100%."
Hunter has a vision for his involvement in the American wine industry. "My long-term goal is to someday have my own winery. I want to open a place that showcases California wines from different growing regions; where customers can come, and I can explain, through my wines, why each region is unique, and what grows best where. I want to have a line-up of wines that demonstrates for the wine drinker what they should expect and look for from each major region." Hunter then surprises me with a refreshing comment – refreshing for its utter lack of snobbery: "And I love grocery stores! There are a lot of good wines available in grocery stores. I'd like somebody to walk up to one of my wines on a grocery store shelf one day and feel confident that they're getting a good bottle of wine."
For now, Hunter enjoys living in wine country with his girlfriend, where they often host wine tasting parties for friends that are "mostly in the wine industry." Hunter's favorite grape variety is Cabernet Franc, so he will often hold Cabernet Franc-themed wine tastings for his colleagues.
What does Hunter love best about being in the wine business? "The best part of what I do is seeing someone have a moment of connection – that moment when I translate what someone says they like or want in a wine, and I pour them exactly what they were looking for. My job is to take the mystery out of wine for people. Wine drinking should be a fun thing, not intimidating."
Hunter the night before opening Adastra Wines in May of this year.
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In an increasingly interconnected world, where smartphones talk to doorbells and fridges have their own cameras, devices are collecting data like never before. But where is it all stored, and how is it processed?
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New smart technology and internet of things devices are constantly being developed. Whether it's automated thermostats or wearable technology, the collection, processing and analysis of large amounts of data help application and program developers provide internet of things services to consumers. This data comes in previously unimaginable quantities, hence the – perhaps understated – "big data".
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For example, a smart thermostat application could be regularly collecting petabytes (nine zeroes) of data on temperature, humidity, time of day, etc. A smartwatch could collect similar amounts of data on things like heart rate, location, and distance travelled. A smart fridge takes photos of its own internal contents and sends them over the internet to be accessed by a user wondering if they've run out of milk.
All of these IoT devices are dependent on data – and lots of it. But storing masses of data and performing calculations and analysis on that data puts a serious drain on server I/O, and so requires huge amounts of processing resources.
The most common solution to the recently emerged problem of storing and processing bulk-loads of data is Apache Hadoop. Hadoop combines Google's MapReduce algorithm with Hadoop's distributed file system (HDFS). By splitting data up into blocks which are distributed over multiple nodes in a cluster of machines, the processing of big data is made much more efficient. Instead of processing and analysing one large block, Hadoop processes multiple, smaller blocks in parallel. This speeds up processing times significantly.
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In February, American scientists released new research that showed that regular use of cleaning sprays has an impact on lung health comparable to smoking a pack of cigarettes a day. The chemicals in cleaning products can irritate the fragile mucous membranes that line the lungs leading to damage over time.
There are at least 300 chemicals routinely used in our homes that have little or no regulation. Because humans do not ingest them – and we go to special lengths to keep them out of our children's way – they are not deemed as harmful, but the truth is that we spread them in our environment. These chemicals end up in our food, our water and in us.
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Anatomy of a Happy Ending
Following is an anecdote from a real dissolution of marriage. It's intended to illuminate the way a mediated or collaborated case can unfold when all goes well. In the context of my last three-part article on the various approaches to mediation, what's set forth below is an essentially transformative model. All three of the approaches detailed previously – evaluative, facilitative and transformative – can be used in both mediation and collaborative settings. I have of course omitted or changed identifying details to preserve confidentiality.
This was a collaborative divorce in which I was involved some years ago when I practiced in Tucson, Arizona. I represented the husband. The parties had plenty of money and neither was particularly materialistic. The husband had been successful beyond his dreams. Even though they were well off, they could have resolved the financial issues on their own. But they had a three-year-old daughter and were on the brink of hiring the most aggressive attorneys they could find to litigate parenting time. The mother was offering the father two days a week. The father was insistent on three days a week. Any suggestion of splitting the difference would have been met with outrage. Each expressed a willingness (initially bordering on eagerness) to litigate. Each expressed a desire to be "vindicated" or essentially die trying. My client said he could live with the result so long as he knew he had given it his all. It was a challenge to help him see that such an approach was likely to end badly. I'm sure the same was true for the wife. In fact, it was probably even harder to guide her to collaboration because on the surface, she appeared to have the better case. These two were really caught in their initial positions: three days a week versus two. If they were to settle collaboratively, we would have to delve into the interests beneath those positions.
As the attorneys helped guide discussions in a series of settlement meetings, the deeper (and as yet unexamined) interests slowly emerged. The father was eventually able to articulate that when his family was still residing together, though it was difficult to come home from work given his sadness over the emotional distance within the marriage, their daughter was always thrilled to see him. Her smiling face and eagerness to jump into his arms was like a ray of sunshine. If he came home after she was asleep, it was a joy to stand in the doorway of her bedroom and watch her slow, steady breath and angelic face.
Since the separation, his weekends with their daughter were wonderful, but for the five days between visits he was coming home to an apartment that he experienced as empty, dreary and lifeless. He had waited a long time to have a child and felt it unlikely he would ever have another. He was heartsick over the sense of loss now that he saw her so much less frequently. He realized also that his daughter would, in just ten years, be a teenager, far more interested in her friends than in spending time with daddy. So he saw himself as having a short window to share this wonderful quality of relationship (something he considered of enormous value to both his daughter and himself). This is why he felt so much intensity and urgency.
He knew that his daughter never wanted their weekend visits to end and protested having to go home. He felt that a third day, inserted right in the middle of his work week, would result in he and his daughter only going two days at a time without seeing each other. And while expressing an understanding that it was difficult for both of parents to not have their daughter around every day (as they had when the family still lived together), he shared his view that this three-day proposal would be so much better for both his daughter and himself.
The mother was able to hear all of this and even appreciate the father's point of view. But she still felt that three days a week was too much. A similar excavation process revealed that, for her, the primary concern was the child's emotional wellbeing. From where she stood, the father was married only to his work. She stated her view that this was why the marriage had failed. In his spare time, he would get obsessed with this hobby or that for a short time. But then his real obsession, work, would reassert itself. She called it his one true love. She spoke of the motorcycle rusting in the garage as proof. She also spoke of the boat they were selling at a loss and other hobbies that had been his passion for a time. She expressed an opinion that he needed to grow up but, when asked about the feelings underneath her strong judgment of her husband, she admitted she was speaking from a place of hurt.
Most important, though, from her point of view, was that while true that their daughter was always eager to see daddy and to jump into his arms, there were many nights when she had fallen asleep in mom's arms, distraught, because daddy had promised to return in time to tuck her in and was not there. There were many times he would rush off in the morning without even saying goodbye. Mom felt that someone needed to protect their daughter from being continually disappointed by her loving but childlike and irresponsible father.
She felt that she was being generous, giving dad every weekend – since her attorney had explained that he was most likely to get every other weekend if the case went to court. She wanted him to have a close relationship with their child. She wanted that for their daughter too. But she felt that limiting him to two days a week kept dad focused on the importance of their time together and less likely to place his work interests ahead of the child's needs. In other words, she saw the father's sense of scarcity as a good thing. And she felt that her willingness to take all the school days and give him all the weekends ("the fun time") was a huge concession – something he ought to appreciate.
Notice how, after hearing each of them out, it's easy to stand back and think "well that makes sense." For the clients this is often the first time they've heard the other around the issues discussed in a way that resonates as having at least internal logic. They often move from seeing the other as crazy or a bully or just plain unreasonable to being able to say something along the lines of "I get where you're coming from."
When the mother had gotten to her truth, the dad was able to acknowledge much of what she had said. He responded, "I have been too focused on work. And I have submerged myself in hobbies only to later lose interest. But our daughter is not a motorcycle. She's everything to me. So much so, I've realized I need to take Wednesdays off." The mother responded, "I don't believe you. I don't trust you. But I'd love nothing more than to be wrong."
Consider for a moment what a huge step this is. Even though not a single agreement has been reached at this point, and even though they were still miles apart in terms of what would be best for the child, the character of the discussion had shifted. They saw a common landscape of reality. They both could align on a value that ideally dad would have a really close relationship with their daughter. They agreed he had been placing too much emphasis on his career at the expense of her needs and that this had at times been painful for their daughter. From this place, looking at their underlying needs as a family rather than their initial positions (three days per week versus two), they were able to see and approach the conflict in a new way – not as adversaries but as partners in figuring out what would be best for all of them as a family.
Only at this point, after all the work necessary to bring underlying needs into sharp focus, were we ready to begin looking at options for settlement. Had we tried sooner, it would have forced us to engage in an evaluative manner – slipping back into discussions over what a court might do or what a custody evaluation might reveal. Those sorts of discussions would have gone nowhere. My experience as a mediator and collaborative attorney has taught me that when discussions slip into an evaluative framework, it means we haven't done enough to fully explore underlying interests and needs.
For this family, with each parent's interests now in plain view, and with each able to see that what the other wanted was not necessarily standing in opposition to what he/she wanted, we could finally begin to have a productive conversation. This, more than anything, is the key to understanding the art and science of conflict resolution.
As we began to discuss possibilities, the parents agreed to meet with a child therapist whom the attorneys suggested – a professional for whom each attorney had great respect. Both parents would meet with him separately, and we would schedule our next settlement meeting for after that had happened.
At our next meeting, each reported a very positive experience. They both liked and trusted him to see the big picture and guide things forward in a wise manner. They chose together to engage him as the therapist for their daughter with a specific purpose in mind. They agreed he would see the child every week for a specified duration, during which dad would have two days a week parenting time. They agreed that, after this specified duration, the therapist would decide on an ongoing basis how much time dad would have within the following parameters: No less than two days and no more than three days per week.
Both parents were extremely satisfied with this agreement and the balance of their settlement quickly came together. Looking at it from the level of interests, one can see why. Dad got the opportunity to have the kind of meaningful relationship with his daughter that he wanted. He would have to place the child's needs ahead of his tendency to get compulsive around work, and he would be held accountable, but that was actually a really important benefit in his view. The mother received assurance that the emotional needs of their daughter would come first. In fact, their daughter's needs would be front and center.
Interestingly, each actually got more than he/she had initially wanted in that each also received something of importance that the other had been holding. Mom received the possibility that their daughter would get the kind of close relationship with her daddy that she, the child, had longed for. Dad received a coach in the form of the child's therapist to make sure he remained mindful of his daughter's needs.
This is a shining example of a win-win result. Notice how creative the resolution was and how far afield it fell from anything a court would have ordered had the case gone to trial. The gavel would have fallen and the result would have felt arbitrary to both parties. Even if one [most likely the mother in this case] had "won," it still wouldn't have felt good for very long because the deeper issues would have been neither touched nor resolved. There would have been resentment on the part of the "losing" party, which would have complicated their relationship going forward.
Let's stay with this case a bit longer because it represents one of the very few happy endings in the relocation context that I've encountered in almost 20 years of practice. Relocation tends to be win-lose by its very nature because the child either stays or goes. Thus, it's unusual to reach negotiated settlements that both parents can embrace fully. This case, however, proves that such a result is possible.
A couple of years after the divorce was final, the mother wanted to move to San Diego. She was in a new relationship, engaged to a man she purported to love very much. My client had met the man and thought him both stable and likeable. He just had concerns about being away from his daughter.
The law in Arizona at the time, unlike that in Washington now, permitted a non-residential parent to prevent a residential parent from relocating unless the residential parent could prove to the court's satisfaction that the move was in the child's best interest. Proving that a child would benefit when taken from the only daddy she would ever have was an almost-always losing proposition. In other words, the father almost certainly could have vetoed the move. Had the case originally been litigated, dad would have become an every-other-weekend father and, when mom wanted to leave, he would have stopped it. When practicing in Arizona, I witnessed broken engagements and relationships ended entirely because a non-custodial parent would not agree to a relocation. In this case too, it wasn't clear there was a way forward. But since the divorce had been so successfully resolved through interest-based negotiations, the parties agreed to return for more.
The child's therapist came to the settlement meeting to offer his insights. His involvement turned out to be crucial as he was able to keep the focus on the child's needs. The mother spoke of the beautiful home in which they would live, the school she would attend, the neighborhood and its resources, and also her opportunity to further her own career. She spoke also of her desire to remarry. The father, after careful deliberation, chose to agree to the move. He said something along the lines of, "You didn't roll over me when you could have. I want to reciprocate by recognizing that this could actually be great for our daughter. I will rearrange my life so that I can follow you."
He spoke of how, with their daughter in school, he felt ready to transition to something new. He could see the advantages for their daughter and didn't want to prevent his ex-wife from getting remarried. He expressed his appreciation for what she had done for him as well as gratitude for the opportunity to return the favor.
In those days, there were cheap shuttle flights between Tucson and San Diego. It was agreed he would visit every weekend he could make himself available until he could follow. His work, though intense, could be conducted in a mostly remote manner. We took a short break so the mother could make a quick call to her fiancée. She then agreed to let the father stay in the guest room of her new husband's home. She also offered to let him keep a car at their home until he had a place of his own.
For the next several years, I received an annual Christmas card from my client. He had managed to follow the mother to San Diego. Each year, he told me of how they had celebrated Thanksgiving and Christmas together. He reported on the joyousness of those occasions. One of the cards said something along the lines of, "Our daughter has a mom and two dads." The client expressed gratitude for the help of each of the professionals (by which he meant the child therapist and both attorneys). Consider for a moment the possibility that a client could see both counsel as allies to both parties.
As an attorney, the satisfaction of receiving a card like that is way more compelling in my view than even the biggest courtroom "win." Following a big litigated triumph, my ego might feel good for about twenty minutes. Then I would notice how hungry I was plus the pile of mail sitting on my desk and all the calls that had to be returned. I might enjoy thinking about the case from time to time for another day or two and maybe telling a few people who were kind enough to listen. But that's about as far as the satisfaction went. And of course one doesn't always win. I found it really hard to face my own disappointment on behalf of clients who didn't obtain favorable results, let alone theirs.
It's particularly interesting to contrast the challenges of dealing with former clients in the litigation context, who are so often unhappy, with the typical experience of dealing with former clients after a successful win-win resolution. I'm the same guy who used to get his share of disgruntled clients and the occasional bar complaint as a litigator. Now it's very rare for clients to express anything but appreciation. Clients often comment that they selected me because of the many positive online reviews they've read. Nothing about my character has changed. Only the focus of my practice. And it of course goes without saying that this type of practice is so much more personally rewarding. It truly helps people and knowing that one is making a positive difference in the world feels great.
I'm told there is well corroborated research showing that personal satisfaction, once one has adequate resources to pay basic living expenses, rises far less with additional income than with one's sense of meaning and purpose. I can attest to the anecdotal reality of such findings in my life.
Roy N Martin, Attorney
119 N Commercial St #910
roymartin@creativedivorce.com
www.creativedivorce.com


text:
package org.elasticsearch.action.termvectors;

import com.carrotsearch.hppc.IntArrayList;
import org.elasticsearch.action.ActionResponse;
import org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.StreamInput;
import org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.StreamOutput;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

public class MultiTermVectorsShardResponse extends ActionResponse {

    final IntArrayList locations;
    final List<TermVectorsResponse> responses;
    final List<MultiTermVectorsResponse.Failure> failures;

    MultiTermVectorsShardResponse() {
        locations = new IntArrayList();
        responses = new ArrayList<>();
        failures = new ArrayList<>();
    }

    MultiTermVectorsShardResponse(StreamInput in) throws IOException {
        super(in);
        int size = in.readVInt();
        locations = new IntArrayList(size);
        responses = new ArrayList<>(size);
        failures = new ArrayList<>(size);
        for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
            locations.add(in.readVInt());
            if (in.readBoolean()) {
                responses.add(new TermVectorsResponse(in));
            } else {
                responses.add(null);
            }
            if (in.readBoolean()) {
                failures.add(new MultiTermVectorsResponse.Failure(in));
            } else {
                failures.add(null);
            }
        }
    }

    public void add(int location, TermVectorsResponse response) {
        locations.add(location);
        responses.add(response);
        failures.add(null);
    }

    public void add(int location, MultiTermVectorsResponse.Failure failure) {
        locations.add(location);
        responses.add(null);
        failures.add(failure);
    }

    @Override
    public void writeTo(StreamOutput out) throws IOException {
        out.writeVInt(locations.size());
        for (int i = 0; i < locations.size(); i++) {
            out.writeVInt(locations.get(i));
            if (responses.get(i) == null) {
                out.writeBoolean(false);
            } else {
                out.writeBoolean(true);
                responses.get(i).writeTo(out);
            }
            if (failures.get(i) == null) {
                out.writeBoolean(false);
            } else {
                out.writeBoolean(true);
                failures.get(i).writeTo(out);
            }
        }
    }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


text:
'use strict';

var Q = require('q');  /* jshint ignore:line */
var _ = require('lodash');  /* jshint ignore:line */
var Page = require('../../../../../base/Page');  /* jshint ignore:line */
var deserialize = require(
    '../../../../../base/deserialize');  /* jshint ignore:line */
var values = require('../../../../../base/values');  /* jshint ignore:line */

var InviteList;
var InvitePage;
var InviteInstance;
var InviteContext;

/* jshint ignore:start */
/**
 * @constructor Twilio.IpMessaging.V1.ServiceContext.ChannelContext.InviteList
 * @description Initialize the InviteList
 *
 * @param {Twilio.IpMessaging.V1} version - Version of the resource
 * @param {string} serviceSid - The service_sid
 * @param {string} channelSid - The channel_sid
 */
/* jshint ignore:end */
InviteList = function InviteList(version, serviceSid, channelSid) {
  /* jshint ignore:start */
  /**
   * @function invites
   * @memberof Twilio.IpMessaging.V1.ServiceContext.ChannelContext
   * @instance
   *
   * @param {string} sid - sid of instance
   *
   * @returns {Twilio.IpMessaging.V1.ServiceContext.ChannelContext.InviteContext}
   */
  /* jshint ignore:end */
  function InviteListInstance(sid) {
    return InviteListInstance.get(sid);
  }

  InviteListInstance._version = version;
  // Path Solution
  InviteListInstance._solution = {
    serviceSid: serviceSid,
    channelSid: channelSid
  };
  InviteListInstance._uri = _.template(
    '/Services/<%= serviceSid %>/Channels/<%= channelSid %>/Invites' // jshint ignore:line
  )(InviteListInstance._solution);
  /* jshint ignore:start */
  /**
   * create a InviteInstance
   *
   * @function create
   * @memberof Twilio.IpMessaging.V1.ServiceContext.ChannelContext.InviteList
   * @instance
   *
   * @param {object} opts - ...
   * @param {string} opts.identity - The identity
   * @param {string} [opts.roleSid] - The role_sid
   * @param {function} [callback] - Callback to handle processed record
   *
   * @returns {Promise} Resolves to processed InviteInstance
   */
  /* jshint ignore:end */
  InviteListInstance.create = function create(opts, callback) {
    if (_.isUndefined(opts)) {
      throw new Error('Required parameter "opts" missing.');
    }
    if (_.isUndefined(opts.identity)) {
      throw new Error('Required parameter "opts.identity" missing.');
    }

    var deferred = Q.defer();
    var data = values.of({
      'Identity': _.get(opts, 'identity'),
      'RoleSid': _.get(opts, 'roleSid')
    });

    var promise = this._version.create({
      uri: this._uri,
      method: 'POST',
      data: data
    });

    promise = promise.then(function(payload) {
      deferred.resolve(new InviteInstance(
        this._version,
        payload,
        this._solution.serviceSid,
        this._solution.channelSid,
        this._solution.sid
      ));
    }.bind(this));

    promise.catch(function(error) {
      deferred.reject(error);
    });

    if (_.isFunction(callback)) {
      deferred.promise.nodeify(callback);
    }

    return deferred.promise;
  };

  /* jshint ignore:start */
  /**
   * Streams InviteInstance records from the API.
   *
   * This operation lazily loads records as efficiently as possible until the limit
   * is reached.
   *
   * The results are passed into the callback function, so this operation is memory efficient.
   *
   * If a function is passed as the first argument, it will be used as the callback function.
   *
   * @function each
   * @memberof Twilio.IpMessaging.V1.ServiceContext.ChannelContext.InviteList
   * @instance
   *
   * @param {object|function} opts - ...
   * @param {string|list} [opts.identity] - The identity
   * @param {number} [opts.limit] -
   *         Upper limit for the number of records to return.
   *         each() guarantees never to return more than limit.
   *         Default is no limit
   * @param {number} [opts.pageSize=50] -
   *         Number of records to fetch per request,
   *         when not set will use the default value of 50 records.
   *         If no pageSize is defined but a limit is defined,
   *         each() will attempt to read the limit with the most efficient
   *         page size, i.e. min(limit, 1000)
   * @param {Function} [opts.callback] -
   *         Function to process each record. If this and a positional
   * callback are passed, this one will be used
   * @param {Function} [opts.done] -
   *          Function to be called upon completion of streaming
   * @param {Function} [callback] - Function to process each record
   */
  /* jshint ignore:end */
  InviteListInstance.each = function each(opts, callback) {
    opts = opts || {};
    if (_.isFunction(opts)) {
      opts = { callback: opts };
    } else if (_.isFunction(callback) && !_.isFunction(opts.callback)) {
      opts.callback = callback;
    }

    if (_.isUndefined(opts.callback)) {
      throw new Error('Callback function must be provided');
    }

    var done = false;
    var currentPage = 1;
    var currentResource = 0;
    var limits = this._version.readLimits({
      limit: opts.limit,
      pageSize: opts.pageSize
    });

    function onComplete(error) {
      done = true;
      if (_.isFunction(opts.done)) {
        opts.done(error);
      }
    }

    function fetchNextPage(fn) {
      var promise = fn();
      if (_.isUndefined(promise)) {
        onComplete();
        return;
      }

      promise.then(function(page) {
        _.each(page.instances, function(instance) {
          if (done || (!_.isUndefined(opts.limit) && currentResource >= opts.limit)) {
            done = true;
            return false;
          }

          currentResource++;
          opts.callback(instance, onComplete);
        });

        if ((limits.pageLimit && limits.pageLimit <= currentPage)) {
          onComplete();
        } else if (!done) {
          currentPage++;
          fetchNextPage(_.bind(page.nextPage, page));
        }
      });

      promise.catch(onComplete);
    }

    fetchNextPage(_.bind(this.page, this, _.merge(opts, limits)));
  };

  /* jshint ignore:start */
  /**
   * @description Lists InviteInstance records from the API as a list.
   *
   * If a function is passed as the first argument, it will be used as the callback function.
   *
   * @function list
   * @memberof Twilio.IpMessaging.V1.ServiceContext.ChannelContext.InviteList
   * @instance
   *
   * @param {object|function} opts - ...
   * @param {string|list} [opts.identity] - The identity
   * @param {number} [opts.limit] -
   *         Upper limit for the number of records to return.
   *         list() guarantees never to return more than limit.
   *         Default is no limit
   * @param {number} [opts.pageSize] -
   *         Number of records to fetch per request,
   *         when not set will use the default value of 50 records.
   *         If no page_size is defined but a limit is defined,
   *         list() will attempt to read the limit with the most
   *         efficient page size, i.e. min(limit, 1000)
   * @param {function} [callback] - Callback to handle list of records
   *
   * @returns {Promise} Resolves to a list of records
   */
  /* jshint ignore:end */
  InviteListInstance.list = function list(opts, callback) {
    if (_.isFunction(opts)) {
      callback = opts;
      opts = {};
    }
    opts = opts || {};
    var deferred = Q.defer();
    var allResources = [];
    opts.callback = function(resource, done) {
      allResources.push(resource);

      if (!_.isUndefined(opts.limit) && allResources.length === opts.limit) {
        done();
      }
    };

    opts.done = function(error) {
      if (_.isUndefined(error)) {
        deferred.resolve(allResources);
      } else {
        deferred.reject(error);
      }
    };

    if (_.isFunction(callback)) {
      deferred.promise.nodeify(callback);
    }

    this.each(opts);
    return deferred.promise;
  };

  /* jshint ignore:start */
  /**
   * Retrieve a single page of InviteInstance records from the API.
   * Request is executed immediately
   *
   * If a function is passed as the first argument, it will be used as the callback function.
   *
   * @function page
   * @memberof Twilio.IpMessaging.V1.ServiceContext.ChannelContext.InviteList
   * @instance
   *
   * @param {object|function} opts - ...
   * @param {string|list} [opts.identity] - The identity
   * @param {string} [opts.pageToken] - PageToken provided by the API
   * @param {number} [opts.pageNumber] -
   *          Page Number, this value is simply for client state
   * @param {number} [opts.pageSize] - Number of records to return, defaults to 50
   * @param {function} [callback] - Callback to handle list of records
   *
   * @returns {Promise} Resolves to a list of records
   */
  /* jshint ignore:end */
  InviteListInstance.page = function page(opts, callback) {
    if (_.isFunction(opts)) {
      callback = opts;
      opts = {};
    }
    opts = opts || {};

    var deferred = Q.defer();
    var data = values.of({
      'Identity': _.get(opts, 'identity'),
      'PageToken': opts.pageToken,
      'Page': opts.pageNumber,
      'PageSize': opts.pageSize
    });

    var promise = this._version.page({
      uri: this._uri,
      method: 'GET',
      params: data
    });

    promise = promise.then(function(payload) {
      deferred.resolve(new InvitePage(
        this._version,
        payload,
        this._solution
      ));
    }.bind(this));

    promise.catch(function(error) {
      deferred.reject(error);
    });

    if (_.isFunction(callback)) {
      deferred.promise.nodeify(callback);
    }

    return deferred.promise;
  };

  /* jshint ignore:start */
  /**
   * Retrieve a single target page of InviteInstance records from the API.
   * Request is executed immediately
   *
   * If a function is passed as the first argument, it will be used as the callback function.
   *
   * @function getPage
   * @memberof Twilio.IpMessaging.V1.ServiceContext.ChannelContext.InviteList
   * @instance
   *
   * @param {string|list} [opts.identity] - The identity
   * @param {string} [targetUrl] - API-generated URL for the requested results page
   * @param {function} [callback] - Callback to handle list of records
   *
   * @returns {Promise} Resolves to a list of records
   */
  /* jshint ignore:end */
  InviteListInstance.getPage = function getPage(targetUrl, callback) {
    var deferred = Q.defer();

    var promise = this._version._domain.twilio.request({
      method: 'GET',
      uri: targetUrl
    });

    promise = promise.then(function(payload) {
      deferred.resolve(new InvitePage(
        this._version,
        payload,
        this._solution
      ));
    }.bind(this));

    promise.catch(function(error) {
      deferred.reject(error);
    });

    if (_.isFunction(callback)) {
      deferred.promise.nodeify(callback);
    }

    return deferred.promise;
  };

  /* jshint ignore:start */
  /**
   * Constructs a invite
   *
   * @function get
   * @memberof Twilio.IpMessaging.V1.ServiceContext.ChannelContext.InviteList
   * @instance
   *
   * @param {string} sid - The sid
   *
   * @returns {Twilio.IpMessaging.V1.ServiceContext.ChannelContext.InviteContext}
   */
  /* jshint ignore:end */
  InviteListInstance.get = function get(sid) {
    return new InviteContext(
      this._version,
      this._solution.serviceSid,
      this._solution.channelSid,
      sid
    );
  };

  return InviteListInstance;
};

/* jshint ignore:start */
/**
 * @constructor Twilio.IpMessaging.V1.ServiceContext.ChannelContext.InvitePage
 * @augments Page
 * @description Initialize the InvitePage
 *
 * @param {Twilio.IpMessaging.V1} version - Version of the resource
 * @param {object} response - Response from the API
 * @param {object} solution - Path solution
 *
 * @returns InvitePage
 */
/* jshint ignore:end */
InvitePage = function InvitePage(version, response, solution) {
  // Path Solution
  this._solution = solution;

  Page.prototype.constructor.call(this, version, response, this._solution);
};

_.extend(InvitePage.prototype, Page.prototype);
InvitePage.prototype.constructor = InvitePage;

/* jshint ignore:start */
/**
 * Build an instance of InviteInstance
 *
 * @function getInstance
 * @memberof Twilio.IpMessaging.V1.ServiceContext.ChannelContext.InvitePage
 * @instance
 *
 * @param {object} payload - Payload response from the API
 *
 * @returns InviteInstance
 */
/* jshint ignore:end */
InvitePage.prototype.getInstance = function getInstance(payload) {
  return new InviteInstance(
    this._version,
    payload,
    this._solution.serviceSid,
    this._solution.channelSid
  );
};

/* jshint ignore:start */
/**
 * @constructor Twilio.IpMessaging.V1.ServiceContext.ChannelContext.InviteInstance
 * @description Initialize the InviteContext
 *
 * @property {string} sid - The sid
 * @property {string} accountSid - The account_sid
 * @property {string} channelSid - The channel_sid
 * @property {string} serviceSid - The service_sid
 * @property {string} identity - The identity
 * @property {Date} dateCreated - The date_created
 * @property {Date} dateUpdated - The date_updated
 * @property {string} roleSid - The role_sid
 * @property {string} createdBy - The created_by
 * @property {string} url - The url
 *
 * @param {Twilio.IpMessaging.V1} version - Version of the resource
 * @param {object} payload - The instance payload
 * @param {sid} serviceSid - The service_sid
 * @param {sid_like} channelSid - The channel_sid
 * @param {sid} sid - The sid
 */
/* jshint ignore:end */
InviteInstance = function InviteInstance(version, payload, serviceSid,
                                          channelSid, sid) {
  this._version = version;

  // Marshaled Properties
  this.sid = payload.sid; // jshint ignore:line
  this.accountSid = payload.account_sid; // jshint ignore:line
  this.channelSid = payload.channel_sid; // jshint ignore:line
  this.serviceSid = payload.service_sid; // jshint ignore:line
  this.identity = payload.identity; // jshint ignore:line
  this.dateCreated = deserialize.iso8601DateTime(payload.date_created); // jshint ignore:line
  this.dateUpdated = deserialize.iso8601DateTime(payload.date_updated); // jshint ignore:line
  this.roleSid = payload.role_sid; // jshint ignore:line
  this.createdBy = payload.created_by; // jshint ignore:line
  this.url = payload.url; // jshint ignore:line

  // Context
  this._context = undefined;
  this._solution = {
    serviceSid: serviceSid,
    channelSid: channelSid,
    sid: sid || this.sid,
  };
};

Object.defineProperty(InviteInstance.prototype,
  '_proxy', {
  get: function() {
    if (!this._context) {
      this._context = new InviteContext(
        this._version,
        this._solution.serviceSid,
        this._solution.channelSid,
        this._solution.sid
      );
    }

    return this._context;
  }
});

/* jshint ignore:start */
/**
 * fetch a InviteInstance
 *
 * @function fetch
 * @memberof Twilio.IpMessaging.V1.ServiceContext.ChannelContext.InviteInstance
 * @instance
 *
 * @param {function} [callback] - Callback to handle processed record
 *
 * @returns {Promise} Resolves to processed InviteInstance
 */
/* jshint ignore:end */
InviteInstance.prototype.fetch = function fetch(callback) {
  return this._proxy.fetch(callback);
};

/* jshint ignore:start */
/**
 * remove a InviteInstance
 *
 * @function remove
 * @memberof Twilio.IpMessaging.V1.ServiceContext.ChannelContext.InviteInstance
 * @instance
 *
 * @param {function} [callback] - Callback to handle processed record
 *
 * @returns {Promise} Resolves to processed InviteInstance
 */
/* jshint ignore:end */
InviteInstance.prototype.remove = function remove(callback) {
  return this._proxy.remove(callback);
};

/* jshint ignore:start */
/**
 * @constructor Twilio.IpMessaging.V1.ServiceContext.ChannelContext.InviteContext
 * @description Initialize the InviteContext
 *
 * @param {Twilio.IpMessaging.V1} version - Version of the resource
 * @param {sid} serviceSid - The service_sid
 * @param {sid_like} channelSid - The channel_sid
 * @param {sid} sid - The sid
 */
/* jshint ignore:end */
InviteContext = function InviteContext(version, serviceSid, channelSid, sid) {
  this._version = version;

  // Path Solution
  this._solution = {
    serviceSid: serviceSid,
    channelSid: channelSid,
    sid: sid,
  };
  this._uri = _.template(
    '/Services/<%= serviceSid %>/Channels/<%= channelSid %>/Invites/<%= sid %>' // jshint ignore:line
  )(this._solution);
};

/* jshint ignore:start */
/**
 * fetch a InviteInstance
 *
 * @function fetch
 * @memberof Twilio.IpMessaging.V1.ServiceContext.ChannelContext.InviteContext
 * @instance
 *
 * @param {function} [callback] - Callback to handle processed record
 *
 * @returns {Promise} Resolves to processed InviteInstance
 */
/* jshint ignore:end */
InviteContext.prototype.fetch = function fetch(callback) {
  var deferred = Q.defer();
  var promise = this._version.fetch({
    uri: this._uri,
    method: 'GET'
  });

  promise = promise.then(function(payload) {
    deferred.resolve(new InviteInstance(
      this._version,
      payload,
      this._solution.serviceSid,
      this._solution.channelSid,
      this._solution.sid
    ));
  }.bind(this));

  promise.catch(function(error) {
    deferred.reject(error);
  });

  if (_.isFunction(callback)) {
    deferred.promise.nodeify(callback);
  }

  return deferred.promise;
};

/* jshint ignore:start */
/**
 * remove a InviteInstance
 *
 * @function remove
 * @memberof Twilio.IpMessaging.V1.ServiceContext.ChannelContext.InviteContext
 * @instance
 *
 * @param {function} [callback] - Callback to handle processed record
 *
 * @returns {Promise} Resolves to processed InviteInstance
 */
/* jshint ignore:end */
InviteContext.prototype.remove = function remove(callback) {
  var deferred = Q.defer();
  var promise = this._version.remove({
    uri: this._uri,
    method: 'DELETE'
  });

  promise = promise.then(function(payload) {
    deferred.resolve(payload);
  }.bind(this));

  promise.catch(function(error) {
    deferred.reject(error);
  });

  if (_.isFunction(callback)) {
    deferred.promise.nodeify(callback);
  }

  return deferred.promise;
};

module.exports = {
  InviteList: InviteList,
  InvitePage: InvitePage,
  InviteInstance: InviteInstance,
  InviteContext: InviteContext
};


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What is the purpose of your blog? This is your chance to define what your blog is about.
What is your brand? Whether you are a one-person show or a business blog, you will have a brand. Consider your backstory and the journey to get to where you are today. Ask yourself where you want to get to in the future. It all forms part of a brand. Decide what it is, and create the content and design accordingly.
Who is your target audience? Work out who your target audience is. This will help you set the tone of your "About Me" page.
Once you have answered those questions, you have a clear idea about the message you want to get across.
The about me page is the one place where you can outline your blog with more than just a sentence or two. However, it doesn't give you a license to simply write a long essay. The content still needs to be focused and relevant.
There is a time and place for facts. This is not one of them.
The key is to offer a window to your blog, not just a wall of text. You should set out the reasons you started your blog and what you aim to achieve.
Web designer Joseph Payton uses the page to share his story, right back from the time he was in diapers. The humorous tone has a serious message - that he has always loved designing. This in itself is a key part of Joe's brand and persona.
Where blogs are run by individuals, the personal story in the "About Me" page is a common sight. It connects the reader with the person behind the blog, helping build rapport between the blogger and the audience.
Most brands would balk at the idea of swear words but the great thing about blogs is the freedom it offers. The Middle Finger Project blog was set up by rags-to-riches entrepreneur Ash Ambirge in 2009. She shares her remarkable story in greater detail below but the top banner sums it up.
The photo is another smart addition, which adds a friendly touch.
Ash clearly portrays herself as a no-nonsense entrepreneur who endured hard times to enjoy success. Her blog is about empowering and enabling ambitious women to follow her example.
Because she sets the brand, Ash is able to get away with using colorful language that would otherwise be frowned upon.
More importantly, the language is used to underline the dramatic events in her life.
The list includes personal events and the use of humor elicits empathy from the reader. The unconventional approach has proven to be a success for Ash, who earns $1m+ a year from her blog alone.
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Having a set of values can contribute significantly to your brand. It shows the type of blog or company you aspire to be and the morals you follow.
The world's biggest micro-blogging platform, Twitter uses the "About Me" section to have a whole page dedicated to its values.
While a global brand may have the resources to pursue such lofty values, it would be a smart move to follow its approach. You may not be able to respond to every international disaster but you could provide support for your local school or hospital.
The point is to have a set of realistic values that you and your blog can work with.
While the approach from The Middle Finger Project is refreshing, it's not for everyone. You need to consider your market, and sometimes a more subtle tone is required.
The section doesn't go into great detail but it gives a good overall picture of Michael's vision and where he can help. This is enough to entice the reader to find out more.
Scroll down the page, and you will find Michael's story. Complete with a picture of him at home with his wife and their dog, you start to understand his values.
Michael also details the journey that got him to where he is today.
A successful business leader who found he was making too many sacrifices with his personal life.
So, he found a way to strike a balance and wants to share his methods with others.
Both Michael's and Ash's "About Me" pages are lengthy. That in itself doesn't matter, as long as the content is engaging, interesting, and relevant.
The last thing you want is the reader to zone out and get bored half way down.
Author Seth Godin takes a much more simplistic approach to his "About Me" page.
This short and succinct biography gives you all the information you need. By the end you know Seth is a best-selling author, a marketer, and finds unusual ways to sell his books. He also gives you his specialties, namely ideas, marketing, and "changing everything."
The little cartoon at the bottom adds an injection of personality. Though not as lengthy as other examples, all the information on the page is relevant to what the reader needs to know.
Maintaining consistency across the different pages helps to develop your brand. An inconsistent style can lead to confusion for your readers and insufficient understanding of what your blog is about.
The ultimate way you can show how your blog has helped others is to prove it with a case study or social proof.
Front-end developer and UX designer Adham Dannaway uses a portfolio to showcase his work.
With an impressive portfolio, Adham is able to showcase the breadth and quality of his work. Potential clients will have a deeper understanding of his abilities and be more comfortable to work with him.
The tweets pop up between sections through the page and help to break up the text. There's no way your eyes can avoid them but they're not overly distracting or intrusive.
Studies suggest nearly 70% of customers look for product reviews online before making a purchase. So, having social proof on your "About Me" page will boost your conversion rates.
This can easily be overlooked.
The reader knows who you are, what you do, and how you can help them, the next step is for them to contact you.
As well as having a simply fantastic "About Me" page, Ishita Gupta adds a "Work Together" section at the end.
If the reader gets to the bottom of Ishita's "About Me" page, they are definitely interested. So it makes sense to give a variety of options to find out more.
The "Work Together" link takes you through to a new page that outlines her services in greater detail.
This is an excellent example of using your "About Me" page to drive revenue to your blog.
The "About Me" page is more than just demonstrating your abilities and experience. Readers want to know the personalities behind their favorite blog.
Don't be afraid to be a little bit outrageous if it fits with your brand and target audience. Much like images, adding color to personalities can boost the level of engagement.
Nonetheless, you should ensure the content is relevant. An "About Me" page should serve as a guide to your blog, explaining its history and purpose.
If you are comfortable with having your face on your blog, then you should display it on your "About Me." It can be used to make you familiar with your readers.
Tell your personal story, and any hardships you experienced along the way. Everyone has challenges in their lives, so you will be able to connect with them by sharing yours. If you are offering advice in any way, shape, or form, your readers will need to feel reassured you understand them.
Above all, the "About Me" page is your opportunity to showcase your abilities to the world. Just be creative with it.


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The American public is aging, and 70 percent of Americans over the age of 65 will require some form of long-term care, on average for three years. In spite of this stark reality, the majority of Americans are not prepared to shoulder the costs of long-term care needs. As a result of focus groups conducted nationally by The SCAN Foundation and four years of polling at both the state and national level, the Foundation has found that people are often afraid to think about aging, and as a result, are not having important conversations or taking steps to plan for future care needs- either for themselves or their loved ones.
To help with those important conversations and to pass along actionable information on aging, this series of videos produced by The SCAN Foundation, brings to life some of the tips shared in the Foundation's popular print series,"10 Things You Should Know About Aging with Dignity and Independence."
Here's a "10 Things Checklist" to follow along as you make your way though the videos. Each video is 60-seconds long, user-friendly and includes a simple call-to-action. Please share them with family, friends, and loved ones. Take one minute today to start planning for aging with dignity and independence.
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eSSETS, an innovator among cloud based asset management software providers, announced today the most recent update to its suite of EAM and CMMS solutions, allowing users to more efficiently leverage the power of the Internet to meet their facilities' goals. Release 6.3 includes SmartQ, which is now out of beta testing and ready to deliver maximum functions in minimum time.
We've continued to improve our beta version of SmartQ and it is now ready for primetime. Changes from our beta version (released in July, 2014) encompass a more sophisticated interface and additional enhanced features. According to Paul Roberts, CEO, "system administrators can now pre-set up or define required 'requester" profiles. These individuals making a requests simply log-in, and can immediately accesses all necessary information—-a "smart" form—-showing who and where they are, and the status of prior requests. They can even re-open jobs if needed. SmartQ enables manager and dispatcher efficiency with specific and accurate incoming requests."
SmartQ provides a personalized snapshot of company-issued assets. When staff members log into the system, they are presented with a personalized list of their uniquely assigned assets. Asset managers can easily access specific information on their areas such as equipment age, history, specifications, and links to supporting documents such as manuals and technical sheets. Time spent thrashing for information is reduced and the ability to respond quickly is increased.
As a follow-on to eSSETS' successful WebQ, the SmartQ release in version 6.3 with its refinements and fixes will continue to provide the facility and asset managers in numerous industries with a cutting-edge, cloud-based asset and maintenance management tool to save time and money. To review SmartQ as an optional add-on to WebQ, or any of eSSETS latest updates, innovations, and features, please visit www.essets.com.
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UCKFIELD & URBAN HISTORY
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Uckfield will feature in a national symposium on "Urban History Outside the Academy" on Friday 25th May at Leeds Beckett University. Scholars and active citizens are demonstrating the various ways that the subject influences everyday life. Other, bigger places to be covered include the Black Country, Derby, Glasgow, Huddersfield, Hull, Leicester, Manchester and York. The roles of gardens, libraries, museums and university grounds figure in the programme. Contributors look at how it crops up in films, regeneration, tourist trails, transport planning and waste collection.
Local historian and UDPS member Brian Phillips will outline the histories of Uckfield and Bridge Cottage, saved by the Preservation Society and a venue for many historical and cultural activities. He will discuss exhibitions, publications, talks and guided walks, including his own, mostly from the last 30 years. Street names often commemorate the past. He won't forget to mention misconceptions about the town's history and aspects some people don't like to hear.
The symposium is also supported by Glasgow University and the Cambridge University Press journal, Urban History.
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A Full and Correct Report of the Trial of Sir Home Popham: Including the ...
of the British navy, it is impossible that the valour, generosity, and lofty sentiment, which form its prominent features, shall not command his admiration and applause. For of all the corps that, in the history of the world, have been formed for purposes of war, there is none to be found so eminently distinguished as the British navy for those qualities which the poet would panegyrise in the character of a warrior, which the philanthropist would desire to temper the calamities
of war.
When I call Sir Home Popham a distinguished member of such a profession--aware of the cavilling of his foes, of the active industry employed to depreciate his fame-I think it not amiss to state the grounds upon which this epithet is fairly applicable to his name. His talents as an officer stand high in the estimation of his profession--his valour is unquestionable-his skill and judgment as a naval coinmander were sufficiently exemplified, eren in the expedition which brought him to trial -- his capacity as a diplomatist was most conspicuously manifested in his negociations with the court of Russia, as appears, upon the testimony of Lord Grenville, in note M. of the appendix; while the penetration, promptitude, eloquence, and powers of reasoning, which belong to this officer, will be fully apparent to any man who reviews his con
troversies (which are literally reported in this pubę lication), who reflects upon his repeated victories over the eminent barrister appointed to conduct the prosecution against him,
In describing Mr. Jervis as an eminent barrister, I am naturally led so to consider him from the rank he holds in his profession, to which he was raised by the late administration, who thought proper to appoint him one of the " King's Counsel learned in the law;" and who could not be influ. enced in such an appointment, by the circumstance of Mr. Jervis being the nephew of Lord St. Vincent.
To the able, luminous, and comprehensive defence of Sir Home Popham there remains but little, indeed, for the ingenuity of any man to add. There is not, as I contend, one single allegation in the charge which this defence did not completely refute, at least to the satisfaction of the public judgment, and to the conviction of all reflecting men, who were capable of examining the subject without any undue prepossession.
The principal ground of accusation, relied upon by those who instituted, conducted, or advocated, the prosecution of Sir Home Popham, was this, " that, by withdrawing his forces, he left the Cape of Good Hope undefended." But will it be credited that, at the very moment this officer was on his trial at Portsmouth, the Admiralty, which put forth so prominently such an article of charge against him, had stationed only one frigate at the Cape of Good Hope for its security! And the reader of the trial will perceive that Sir Home Popham, upon proceeding to America, left behind him a frigate at the Cape; therefore, so far as regarded the naval defence of the Cape, the alledged neglect of Sir Home Popham was quite as effective as the actual vigilance of the Admiralty.
With this fact in the contemplation of the reader, how is it possible for him, if free from private pique and party prejudice, to reflect without astonishment, and something more, upon that which constitutes a main part of the charge. Sir Home Popham was placed with a large fleet in such a situation as, it appears from evidence, must have rendered it for some months incapable of action---positively useless. From this inaction that officer released the fleet, and employed it for the attainment of an object which he knew to be desirable to the Minister of the day---encouraged to think, by information obtained at the moment, that such an object was perfectly attainable. The Admiralty, however, who succeeded that Minister, prosecuted Sir Home Popham, alledging, as a principal ground for the prosecution, that he left the Cape of Good Hope
undefended, by withdrawing from it an amount of naval force such as that Admiralty itself proved, by its subsequent conduct, that it did not feel necessary to the defence of that establishment! For, mark, if they felt such a force to have been essentially necessary, they were guilty of criminal neglect in trusting, for its security, to a single frigate. The Admiralty must, indeed, either admit the fallacy of this article of impeachment against Sir Home Popham, or plead guilty to the charge of criminal neglect. Does not the simple statement of this, the most material, part of the case, preclude the necessity of comment ?
But let me suggest, for the consideration of the reader, in what a dilemma Sir Home Popham would have been placed had Mr. Pitt continued to live, and to preside in the Administration, and had this officer declined to pursue the course which rendered him obnoxious to the censure of the late Ministry. Had Sir Home Popham, in the circumstances I have mentioned, remained inactive at the Cape, what reception, I would ask, was he likely to have met with, on his return to England, from Mr. Pitt and Lord Melville?
That may be stated again which I have often heard, that Sir Home Popham was not warranted in acting apon the mere authority of Mr. Pitt. l'pon the character of this Court it is unnecessary for me to make any comments; the public seem already to have formed their judgment. It is certain that the number of Admirals upon this court-martial appears to have excited general observation and surprise; and few seem competent to decide what motive could have induced the appointment of such an increased number, still more the selection of some of the individuals of that number from stations so very distant from the scene of trial. Compared to any former court-martial, the number of admirals in this instance was nearly double. Upon Byng's trial there were four Admirals; upon Keppel's, five; upon Palliser's, four; upon Duckworth's, three; and upon Calder's, six; and it will be recollected that in each of these cases the accused was an Admiral.
There were,
In consequence of this extraordinary number of Admirals upon Sir Home Popham's trial, some have thought proper to go the length of stating that this officer was not tried by his
peers. in fact, among all the members of the court, but two who were junior to Sir Home. According to all the information I can collect, there is no case on record of a number of Admirals being collected to try a commodore. Such commanders have, as I learn, been always tried by the officers happening,


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Record Store Day 2020 Postponed Until June 20th
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Record Store Day 2020 has been moved from April 18th to June 20th due to concerns over the coronavirus.
"At the risk of stating the obvious, no one knows what things will look like in any given place over the next five weeks, but it is imperative that hard decisions for that time period need to be made right now, using current facts. There is no perfect solution. There is no easy answer," Record Store Day organizers said in a statement released on Friday.
"So, we've decided that, this year, our best possible move is to change the date of Record Store Day to Saturday, June 20th. We think that this takes into consideration the recommendations of the many doctors and scientists lending their expertise to help in the Coronavirus pandemic, as well as the many other individuals at the World Health Organization (WHO), Center for Disease Control (CDC) and other agencies tasked with the difficult job of getting us through this crisis," the statement continued.
This year's Record Store Day promises new reissues from The Cure, Robyn, Kraftwerk, Paul McCartney, and Britney Spears; rarities from David Bowie, Miles Davis, Fleetwood Mac, and Charles Mingus; a new collaboration between Black Lips and Kesha; and live albums from My Chemical Romance, Brittany Howard, Dinosaur Jr., and The Replacements, among many other exclusive releases. You can find a list of all the notable releases here.
"We're working with all of our partners and our stores to make this change as smooth as possible for everyone who participates in Record Store Day, including the customers, the record stores, the artists, labels and more," RSD organizers added.
"Record Store Day happens everywhere, every year, and we want to hold our party when everyone can gather around safely to celebrate life, art, music and the culture of the indie record store."
You can find a complete list of the cultural events impacted by the coronavirus here.
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Porto's Hero – "Duque" of Ribeira
Porto's Hero
Every city has its heroes. Not the Batman ones, the real ones, the ones who dedicated their lives helping others in the real world. Porto has known some. But this post is dedicated to Diocleciano Monteiro, the Duke of Ribeira.
Duque of Ribeira
Diocleciano Monteiro, born in 1902 and baptized as Diocleciano Monteiro, it was his own mother that shortened his name to Duque. His courageous story starts by the age of 11 when he saved from the Douro waters an older boy than him. From there he never stopped.
He was a sails man, which made him spend a lot of his time in the Douro River. He knew the river like no other – and we very well know how temperamental the river is and how many legends are associated with disaster about the river.
The "Duque" was always alert. Whoever fell in the river was saved by him. Even those who had passed deserved the saving of the "Duque" so that they would not stay in the bottom of the River.
He became famous by rescuing the bodies of those who committed suicide by jumping off the Luís I Bridge. His knowledge of the currents was so extent, that if he was told where and when the body had fallen he could immediately predict in which area would be most likely for it to be. When he was told that there was a body in the river he would not rest, would look for it night and day, until it was found. And, when that happened, he would put it in the margin of the river and give it a kiss in the forehead.
The "Duque" also taught the boys from Ribeira to swim, giving them cork-floats to avoid drowning in the Douro River.
He became the most popular person in the Ribeira of Porto and acquired several honors. Had an autograph's book where it had names such as the Queen Isabel II of England (!) and several Presidents of Portugal, and so many other celebrities.
He died when he was 94, and those who stroll through the Ribeira of Porto can see the memorial of the "Duque" near the Bridge Luís I.
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Berkeley County, W.V. Passes Smoking Ban, Narrow Exemption for Retail Stores
by Patrick Lagreid on May 7, 2014
The Berkeley County, W.V. Board of Health passed a set of strict indoor air regulations on Tuesday evening, but not before making some changes to…
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The Hancock County, W.Va. Health Department submitted a proposal that would create a widespread ban on smoking in any public place, from restaurants and bars…
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The Berkeley County (WV) Board of Health has been petitioned to expand the existing smoking ban to prohibit lighting up in bars, private clubs, parks…
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Home > News > Data & Research > HSAs Growing in Popularity, EBRI Finds
Data & Research August 25, 2015
HSAs Growing in Popularity, EBRI Finds
Balances in HSAs that leverage 401(k)-like investments are six times larger than those without them.
At the end of 2014, account balances in health savings accounts (HSAs) with investments averaged $10,261, or about six times the average $1,709 balance in HSAs without investments, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI).
In 2014, 6.4% of accounts in the EBRI HSA Database of 2.9 million HSAs had used the investment option portion of the account. Forty-seven percent of the HSAs with investments were opened between 2005 and 2008, compared with 8% of HSAs without investments. Among HSA owners with investments, the average age was 48.5 in 2014, compared with 43 among HSA owners without investments.
Individuals contributed an average of $2,636 to HSAs with investments and $1,224 to HSAs without investments. Annual distributions for health care claims from HSAs with investments averaged $1,777 in 2014, and $1,293 from HSAs without investments.
"HSAs often have an investment account option that allows account owners to invest in not just a money market account, but in mutual funds and other investment vehicles much like they would in a 401(k) plan," explains Paul Fronstein, director of EBRI's Health Research and Education Program and author of the report. "Some HSA owners may use the investment account option as a means to increase savings for retirement, while others may be using it for shorter-term investing."
In fact, EBRI issued another report on HSAs late last year that found, depending on the deferral rates and rate of return realized, an individual who saves in an HSA for 10 years could accumulate between $35,000 and $68,000, while those saving for 20 years could accumulate between $118,000 and $193,000.
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The legendary Wolverine is back on your screens. The evil ninja clan from Tokyo is going to capture the whole world. Play as the popular captain Logan in this awesome Wolverine Tokyo Fury hack and slash action game. Fight on the rooftops of Tokyo! Mission is to kill as many of enemy ninja forces as you can as you keep on running over the roofs of the city Tokyo. Run, jump, slide, climb, and slash your way to victory in three different modes. Complete all 15 levels in the story mode, see how far you can run in the endless mode, or score as many points as possible in the survival mode. Only Captain Logan can prevent them from making their cunning plan come true! As always, have fun and good luck with Wolverine tokyo fury free game, on brightestgames.com!


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Kailyn Lowry Drops a Major Baby Name Hint!
Sure, Kailyn Lowry is days away from welcoming her third child — but that doesn't mean she has it all figured out. In fact, the Teen Mom 2 star hasn't even picked out a name for her third child, despite calling on her many, many fans for assistance when it comes to picking out a moniker!
And even with all their help, she isn't any closer to picking a baby name! Check out the video to see the major hint she dropped about naming her third child — and what fans think of her pick!
This is the third child for the 25-year-old, who is also mom to seven-year-old Isaac and three-year-old Lincoln with her exes Jo Rivera and Javi Marroquin, respectively. As she did with her first two pregnancies, Kail has decided to keep the gender of the baby a secret from everyone — herself included — which means she's had to pick out names for both boys and girls, or gender-neutral names.
At one point, she detailed her struggle with picking a name — even taking a dig at her baby daddy, Chris Lopez, in the process — tweeting that she "[doesn't] need anyone to agree with [her]" and she still can't decide on a name for her little one. We can't wait to see what she comes up with — whenever she decides to pick one!
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Since the weather is so gorgeous today, the husband suggested that we should check out a local park that we had never been to. At first, I didn't want to because I have crocheting I would like to do, but he eventually convinced me to go. We really weren't prepared for a 2+ mile hike, but we did it anyway and it was beautiful. You can check out our path on the map below. Hubby brought along his tablet and let an app use GPS to map out where we were going, our altitude and speed. It was pretty cool to see all that info.
We climbed on top of hills and in low valleys. The sound of the wind blowing in the trees was incredible. Long spontaneous hikes highly recommended. More photos later.