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Guest Post: In Defense of New Adult by Sarah Harian
Today we welcome author Sarah Harian, whose New Adult debut, THE WICKED WE HAVE DONE, was released today by Penguin/Intermix Books!
New Adult is one of those strange topics in fiction where its existence is unknown and simultaneously beaten to death. Some people call it the love child of St. Martin's Press and Fifty Shades of Grey. St. Martin's Press coined it, but Fifty Shades of Grey brought it life.
Honestly, I don't know if this assumption is true. I started writing New Adult five years ago when I knew nothing about categories or the way the publishing industry worked. I knew I wanted to write an urban fantasy story set in the point-of-view of an eighteen-year-old college kid. Unfortunately, there was no market for college-aged protagonists, so I started aging all of my characters down in order to fit the Young Adult mold.
To me, New Adult finally made a scene when readers started talking about Jamie McGuire's book, Beautiful Disaster. It was a college romance making a splash, which hadn't really happened before. I began hearing of a few more books that were New Adult and piquing reader's interests, such as Easy by Tammara Webber and Thoughtless by S.C. Stephens. Suddenly, New Adult was a thing. It wasn't anything I was really interested in (I'm a scifi/fantasy and super edgy contemporary lover at heart). But it was still a thing. And that's what mattered.
I'm not going to talk about what New Adult isn't, mostly because people are sick of hearing that New Adult isn't sexed-up Young Adult conversation. I'm going to talk about what it is.
To me, New Adult is for us kids who grew up during the boom of YA. We read Harry Potter right when it was published. And we read Twilight in our late teens. We've become addicted to the style of YA, the immediacy of it.
YA did something amazing for literature. It made it accessible to all readers. We didn't need an education to adore and understand literary fiction (The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks) or a million pages of backstory or world building to establish a science fiction universe (Feed) or a fat fantasy to be, like, 1500-pages-fat (each of the Lumatere Chronicles sits around a humble 500). But the thing is, this kind of accessible fiction isn't just for teen readers. Adult readers found a love for Young Adult as well. And we want more. We want the style of YA to translate over to adult situations. I feel like this is where NA can plant its flag into the ground.
But it's difficult for those of us who write NA. New Adult has grown from the ground up, establishing its necessity through self-publishers who proved they were wanted. The original New Adult writers didn't have to deal with agents or publishers telling them that their novels weren't suited for the current market. They wrote, published, and saw if the market wanted their novels for themselves. But just because our success is linked directly to the readers who purchase our books doesn't mean that NA doesn't experience trends. In fact, we experience them at extreme levels. Currently, New Adult is withstanding a polar-vortex of contemporary romance.
Many people, including some publishing professionals, think that New Adult will never be anything more than books about college romance, but I think that's a silly assumption. That would be like saying Young Adult is nothing more than paranormal romance with vampires or werewolves or angels. Yes, those books have merit, but that's not all young adult is. The same goes for New Adult.
To be honest, I don't know what New Adult is for the whole of society, and I don't know how long it is going to last, but I'll tell you what it is for me. I started reading Harry Potter when I was eleven and The Hunger Games when I was nineteen. I grew up parallel to the boom of young adult, and I crave the immediacy it brings. I will read YA until the day I die, but now, being in my twenties, I want something that represents fresh adulthood with the same immediacy as YA. I crave that.
New Adult can establish itself as the vessel between YA and adult fiction in all genres. It has that potential. I don't know what the category is going to do—I can't predict that. But I hope, for the sake of my reading wishes, that future books released in the New Adult category will be The Mortal Instruments and Shatter Me and Speak and A Fault in Our Stars geared for the newly minted adult, because we still need literature speaking directly to us, and we're not ready to completely let go of YA—our first love—the books that drew us to read in the first place.
About Sarah:
Sarah Harian grew up in the foothills of Yosemite and received her B.A. and M.F.A. from Fresno State University. When not writing, she is usually hiking some mountain or another in the Sierras, playing video games with her husband, or rough-housing with her dog. You can follow Sarah on Goodreads, Twitter or her blog.
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Bonus: here's Sarah's book trailer for THE WICKED WE HAVE DONE!
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Dahlia Adler March 18, 2014 at 9:23 AM
Love love love this post. I think it really perfectly encapsulates why people lump YA and NA together so often, even though you wouldn't think of them as necessarily having the same audience - NA is so perfect for those readers who want the fantastic facets of YA but don't actively read it for the age of the characters. YA brings so much to the table in terms of writing style, pacing, and plotting, and I think NA is a great way to take those elements and apply them to older characters in a way that contemporary adult fiction rarely does. And nothing against contemporary adult fiction, of course, but there's a reason I and so many others primarily read YA!
Julie Sondra Decker March 18, 2014 at 7:18 PM
I agree with your points, and also, twinsies on the "writing this stuff five years ago" thing. I was querying with a NA manuscript labeled YA because of the then-no-man's-land of college books, and I was literally told to rewrite it in a boarding school a couple times just to get around the publishing industry's preconceived notions about books set in college. I ended up having to get signed with a different book. Maybe today there will be a place for this baby. ;)
Also, very much yes on the way older people who have aged out of the target demographic still wanting books with similar feel to them. NA also doesn't have to work inside the same "*gasp* what are you saying to Our Children??" pearl-clutching format. It can include some early adult experiences without the stigma of corrupting the young (well, mostly).
I keep going around in my head about New Adult is NA=YA+ sex... it is a demographic 18-25, female... hot chick lit for those who aren't yet in the working world... I read some of Beautiful and found it a lot of fun... I think college is a defining period in so many of our lives but does that make a marketing segment for publishers? A terrific, thought-provoking post...
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Daily News - Thursday 30 October 2014
Posted 30 October 2014 8:05am
National Disability Insurance Agency 'saves' money by not spending
Rachel Browne, The Canberra Times
The National Disability Insurance Agency underspent its budget by $18 million in the 2013-14 financial year, driving savings by reducing formal support in favour of "informal support" provided by family and community members.
According to the NDIA annual report, tabled in federal parliament on Wednesday, only $130.9 million of an allocated $148.8 million was spent on supporting people with disabilities in 2013-14.
Calls to give NDIS spending buffer
Rick Morton, The Australian ($)
The national disability insurance scheme will become unsustainable if it expands faster than the market that is meant to service it, leading to significant inflationary pressure on prices, the scheme's actuary says.
The report from the actuary, contained in the first annual report for the NDIS released yesterday, was backed by Australian Government Actuary Peter Martin, who wrote to chairman Bruce Bonyhady earlier this month.
"The scheme actuary has identified a number of issues which have implications for the financial sustainability of the scheme and which, in my view, warrant careful consideration," he said.
"I draw your attention particularly to her comments around the ICT system, the pace at which the scheme ramps up following the end of the trials and the importance of adopting a long-term view when considering spending decisions."
Foster parents need more support to care for vulnerable children
Morag McArthur, The Conversation
When children are deemed at risk of abuse or neglect and are removed from the family home, they are placed in out-of-home care, either with foster parents, relatives or in residential facilities. The latter is the least preferred model and is often seen as a last resort.
As the number of children in out-of-home care increases, it is concerning that the number of foster care families available to support them has not followed suit. Instead, every year, 14% of foster carers cease their caring roles.
ACOSS Push for Welfare Funding
Welfare peak body ACOSS has called for a 6 months rollover of funding for any Not for Profits facing an end or reduction to their funding after the Abbott Government was forced to extend its application processing last week.
ACOSS CEO Dr Cassandra Goldie said more time is needed to ensure Not for Profits protect the clients and workers from the crises they will otherwise face if their social services are forced to close or reduce service levels in the face of changes to Government funding.
Last week the Federal Government was forced to extend the current funding arrangements for more than 5000 welfare charities for up to four months as it tries to respond to an "avalanche" of applications - but the charities are yet to be officially informed.
NSW Government faces roadblocks to homelessness reform
Lucia Osborne-Crowley, City News
The NSW Upper House has ordered the state government to release all documents relating to its controversial reforms to homelessness services.
The reform package, called Going Home Staying Home, introduced competitive tendering to homelessness services across NSW. The tender process resulted in the takeover of all of NSW's women's only refuges and women's specific services, causing a backlash from the community.
Many inner city women's services were taken over by large organisations in late August after these organisations won control of the services through the competitive tendering process.
Given that staff at these services had been providing specialised care for several decades, the fact that they were not successful in winning tenders for funding confused many members of the community.
Centacare Ballarat says housing scheme 'open to rorting'
William Vallely, The Courier
A local welfare organisation involved in the government housing scheme under police investigation for alleged fraud says the program was "open to rorting".
Centacare Ballarat successfully built 39 units with incentives from the New South Wales-based property-broker accused of extortion under the National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS), but Centacare chief executive David Beaver said the system was poorly designed.
"Developers saw it (NRAS) as a way of making money.
"It should have been restricted to community housing groups," he said.
Government to consider housing and homelessness in federation white paper
Community Affairs Legislation Committee, Thursday 23 October
In Senate Estimates last week Senator Jan McLucas asked Department of Social Security (DSS) officers about the department's planned review of housing and homelessness. Deputy Secretary Felicity Hand responded:
The government's primary vehicle for considering housing and homelessness is being done through the reform of Federation—the white paper process—which has a particular focus, amongst other things, on housing. There will be an issues paper on housing and homelessness coming out, we expect, by the end of this calendar year. The reform of Federation review is considered the right process to really look deeply at housing and homelessness issues because, as you know, the service delivery for housing and homelessness is done almost exclusively by the states. The Commonwealth is involved in terms of its funding role through agreements through the NAHA and the National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness, and so it is considered that, to really look deeply at the issue, it is appropriate to do it through the review of Federation process. Having said that, the minister and government continue to meet weekly with stakeholders and on issues of housing and homelessness, and will continue to do so. Concurrently, the minister intends in the very near future to host roundtable discussions with representatives, stakeholders and service providers on housing and homelessness matters. From those ongoing consultations and roundtables, relevant issues will feed into the review of Federation process to inform that deep review.
Calls for vouchers for grandparent carers
Grandparents who take primary care of their grandchildren should get vouchers to cover school expenses and computer training, the government has been told.
A Senate committee looking at grandparent carers also wants them granted the same financial allowances as foster carers.
Report -- Grandparents who take primary responsibility for raising their grandchildren
Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs
This inquiry focuses on the unmet support needs of grandparents who raise their grandchildren and how to address those needs.
Wollongong CatholicCare takes out Norma Parker Award
Lisa Wachsmuth, Illawarra Mercury
A unique parenting program that caters for those whose kids have been placed in care has netted CatholicCare Wollongong a national award.
The seven-week program, My Kids and Me, won the Norma Parker Award for the Most Innovative Program at the Catholic Social Services Australia annual awards this month.
Academic perspectives on The Forrest review: creating parity
Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, ANU
This CAEPR Topical Issue contains the collected works of academics engaged in the examination of The Forrest review: creating parity which was commissioned by the Prime Minister Tony Abbott to examine Indigenous training and employment in Australia. Each work represents the author's considered specialist disciplinary perspective informed by on-the-ground experience. Consequently, this paper provides an overview of the issues and challenges identified by academics as needing to be addressed when thinking about the recommendations of the Forrest Review and the impact they could have on people's lives if implemented.
Birth-to-primary school offers 'blueprint to tackle inequity'
Patricia Karvelas, The Australian ($)
An innovative school in one of Western Australia's most impoverished communities has been hailed for providing a blueprint for tackling disadvantage that should be rolled out across the nation.
A report to be published today has found the Challis Parenting and Early Learning Centre has significantly improved the performance of its students by offering integrated support services to families and children from birth onwards.
Mining billionaire Andrew Forrest and his wife Nicola have funded the centre in Armadale, an outer suburb of Perth, and believe the model must be adopted across the rest of the country.
The integrated support services include child health nurse sessions for new mothers, playgroups, kindergarten for three-year-olds, parenting programs and access to specialist services such as speech therapy and occupational therapy. Children attend the school from birth through primary school.
Minderoo Foundation submission: Response to the draft report of the Productivity Commission's inquiry into child care and early childhood learning (pdf).
Jobs Australia slams work for dole plan in remote communities
The peak group representing non-profit job agencies has attacked a plan to introduce 25 hours a week of work for the dole in 60 remote communities, arguing that it will be expensive and will not generate real and ongoing remote area jobs.
Jobs Australia chief executive David Thompson said the current system is showing improved results and must be given a chance to work.
It follows a report that unemployed Aborigines in remote communities will be forced into work for the dole five days a week, with tough new sanctions for failing to participate, under changes that have in-principle cabinet agreement.
Warren Mundine backs new work-for-the-dole scheme
Indigenous Advisory Council chief Warren Mundine said he had told the Prime Minister that anything less than five days a week of work for the dole was not preparing people for work.
"The problem we had in the past with the CDEP program was that people would work one or two days a week and that was it,'' he said of the Community Development Employment Projects.
"If we are going to get people back into that working mentality we need them to get up every day — you know five days in the week — go to work and then come back home to work so they are starting to get that work ethic back.''
'Welfare card key to stemming drug funds' as ice threat grows
The drug ice is becoming an issue in indigenous Australia, but alcohol and cannabis are still the dominant problems, the Northern Territory Chief Minister says.
Adam Giles told The Australian that methamphetamine use was increasing nationally, and the Northern Territory was not exempt. "There is strong evidence of indigenous people in urban areas that are heavily involved in the supply and use of ice,'' he said.
... His comments came after mining magnate Andrew Forrest said drug syndicates were targeting vulnerable Australians, black and white. Mr Forrest has offered to meet Northern Territory indigenous MP Alison Anderson, who has denied hard drugs are being used in remote communities.
Ms Anderson said claims of an ice epidemic were merely a cynical attempt by outsiders to build support for Mr Forrest's "ill-considered" review of the welfare system. She challenged University of Melbourne professor Marcia Langton to prove that ice was being widely used in remote communities, accusing her trying to stir up "moral panic".
Switzerland: Car ban considered for benefits recipients
A Swiss canton is considering banning cars for people on state benefits, it's been reported.
Zurich's regional parliament has passed the first reading of a bill which would stop welfare payments being used to fund cars, unless a disability, illness or professional reasons could be proved, Le Matin website reports. The idea, proposed by the right-wing Swiss People's Party (SVP) and centre-right Liberals, caused a "lively debate" in the region's parliament, but passed by 87 votes to 84, the website says. Left-wing parties oppose the move.
Supporters of the proposal say people on welfare can't afford to pay for a car, and if they want one then their benefits payments should be reduced. "If someone can afford a car, it can be assumed that he has other sources of money," Jean-Philippe Pinto of the Christian Democratic People's Party, which supports the measure, is quoted as saying in Neue Zurcher Zeitung.
UK - Inequality and class prejudice in an age of austerity
Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute
A new SPERI brief published today shows that welfare reform reinforces growing class prejudice reminiscent of Victorian era.
... One of the key themes which emerged from the interviews was that poverty is a matter of choice and not of bad luck, social disadvantage or structural inequality. This was characteristically accompanied by a lack of empathy amongst the respondents for disadvantaged groups – including the physically disabled and mentally ill – who were dependent upon benefit receipt for their livelihoods.
Number of billionaires doubled since financial crisis as inequality spirals out of control – Oxfam
Sarah Dransfield, Oxfam UK
Rising inequality could set the fight against poverty back by decades, Oxfam warned today as it published a new report showing that the number of billionaires worldwide has more than doubled since the financial crisis.
The report, Even it Up: Time to End Extreme Inequality, details how the richest people in the world have more money than they could spend in several lifetimes while hundreds of millions live in abject poverty. The richest 85 people - who Oxfam revealed in January have the same wealth as the poorest half of the world's population - saw their collective wealth increase by $668 million every day over the last year. That's almost half a million dollars every minute.
Oxfam is calling on governments around the world to Even it Up by taking action to level the playing field by implementing policies that redistribute money and power to ensure the poor benefit more directly. Governments should follow a seven point plan to stem the rising tide of inequality - including clamping down on tax dodging and investing in universal, free health and education.
Pope urges activists to struggle against 'structural causes' of poverty
Francis X. Rocca, Catholic News Service
Pope Francis urged an international gathering of grassroots social activists to struggle against the "structural causes" of poverty and inequality, with a "revolutionary" program drawn from the Gospels.
"The poor no longer wait, they seek to be protagonists, they organize, study, work, demand and, above all, practice that special solidarity that exists among those who suffer, among the poor," the pope said Tuesday to a Vatican-sponsored World Meeting of Popular Movements.
The pope said solidarity entails struggling "against the structural causes of poverty, inequality, the lack of work, land and shelter, the denial of social and labor rights," and confronting what he called the "empire of money."
Statement of World Meeting of Popular Movements at Beginning of Rome Meeting
As long as the problems of the poor are not radically resolved by rejecting the absolute autonomy of markets and financial speculation and by attacking the structural causes of inequality, no solution will be found for the world's problems or, for that matter, to any problems. Inequality (inequidad) is the root of social ills

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Martha has been at the California Energy Commission (CEC) for over two decades; there she has become a highly respected expert in long term energy demand forecasting, building energy efficiency standards, and research and development of energy efficient technologies for residential and commercial buildings. Martha is currently the technical advisor to Commissioner Andrew McAllister, where she provides support on all areas of building and appliance energy efficiency, as well as energy data collection, organization, analysis and publication.
Martha has a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Resources Engineering from California State University, Humboldt and is a California Professional Mechanical Engineer.


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Marco Colantonio Joins the Bennion Deville Homes Palm Springs Office
August 9, 2022 | AGENTS, NEWS
Marco Colantonio, REALTOR, joins the Palm Springs office of Bennion Deville Homes.
Welcome Home, Marco Colantonio
Bennion Deville Homes proudly welcomes REALTOR® Marco Colantonio to the Palm Springs office, located at 201 North Palm Canyon Drive, Suite 120, along the main artery of the Downtown Palm Springs village. Marco began his real estate career in 2008 and helps his clients purchase and sell properties across the Coachella Valley, serving Palm Springs and the surrounding areas.
The emotional connection we make with our homes captivates Marco and is a key factor in his passion for the industry. Marco cites observing his grandfather burning the loan documents for his family's home to celebrate paying off his mortgage as a defining moment in his life. "My grandfather, an Italian immigrant, worked hard for 30 years to make the dream of home ownership come true," Marco says. "The security, memories, and celebration of family, friends, and loved ones at my grandparents' house have always motivated me to be in real estate. A home is the nucleus of life. Whether it's handing my clients keys to their new home or hearing that my seller received their funds from escrow, I appreciate the opportunity to make a positive difference in people's lives."
An empathetic and compassionate professional, Marco provides a high level of care and attention to each client. "My real estate experience in West Hollywood helped me perfect the art of developing relationships with my clients, my fellow real estate professionals, and with the community. My clients know that to me, it's all about them. Listening and understanding people's needs and showing respect for others are essential qualities to creating lasting relationships and happy clients. In turn, customer satisfaction leads to retention and referrals," Marco adds. He also cites his prowess negotiating on his clients' behalf as important to creating the most beneficial outcome for his clients. "I aspire to be the best at what I do," he says.
Prior to entering the real estate industry, Marco enjoyed a prominent career in the restaurant industry. He held many roles, from owning and operating multiple restaurants in New York City to opening high-profile eateries for a celebrity chef across the country. Although he enjoyed his time as a restaurateur, real estate has always been Marco's first love. "Restaurants were fun and a lot of hard work, and I was able to hone many of the skills I use as a real estate professional today," he continues.
A native New Yorker, the allure and exoticism of Palm Springs is romantic to Marco. From the first time he visited our desert oasis in 1997 he has been drawn to the Coachella Valley's natural splendor, magnetic atmosphere, and unique lifestyle. He is also an expert in midcentury architecture and appreciates the iconic aesthetic that is planted throughout the local community. "Palm Springs is the most beautiful, majestic place in Southern California. We get to enjoy an ever-changing landscape that is like seeing a new painting every day. It is easy to devote time to helping others find happiness in a place you love," Marco gushes. "Palm Springs offers all the amenities of a big city without the bustle, including world-class restaurants and nightlife, opportunities to enjoy live entertainment and culture, and more. Palm Springs has its swagger back and is sparkling brighter than ever, as trendsetters, vacationers, and transplants discover its exuberant modernist aesthetic and experience sun-filled days in paradise. Somewhere between living and dreaming, there's Palm Springs."
Marco decided to join Bennion Deville Homes because of his longstanding relationships with several Bennion Deville Homes agents and their positive reviews. "I have many friends who are agents with Bennion Deville Homes, and they all rave about the support, marketing programs, resources, and opportunities to grow their careers. Bennion Deville Homes' expansion in the real estate market is unparalleled and enticing. I am drawn to talented professionals who are passionate for real estate, respect the business, and operate with style and elegance. Nobody else compares to the level of agent support provided, which allows us to offer bespoke service to our clients," Marco concludes.
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Bennion Deville Homes agents serve in the primary markets of the Greater Palm Springs Area (Coachella Valley) and surrounding mountain communities of Riverside County. Coachella Valley offices include locations in Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage, Palm Desert, Indian Wells, and La Quinta. Bennion Deville Homes also has offices in Garner Valley in Riverside County.
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Folate is one of the B Vitamins found in green leafy vegetables such as peas, broccoli, and spinach. It is also sourced from bananas, mushroom, melons, and shellfish. It has been widely known that folate is an essential nutrient among pregnant women. And while it is recommended that pregnant women should bank on folate, it is also necessary for adults to take in folate. The Danish Health Authority noted that pregnant women and those who are trying to conceive should bank on this vitamin for the healthy development of babies. One of the most significant issues is folate deficiency is irreversible.
Associate Professor Ying Liu from the Center for Chromosome Stability in the University of Copenhagen noted that deficiency of folate could lead to devastating and irreversible consequences. Lack of this vitamin can affect the way the chromosomes maintain health. Once there is something wrong with the cell division, it can no longer be fixed thus irreversible. Many studies have noted that folate deficiency can lead to age-related dementia, mental illness, and deformation of the brain during fetal development. These brain development anomalies are called neural tube defects, and they include spina bifida and anencephaly to name a few.
Professor Liu also noted that the general public needs to know the adequate level of folate that we need to consume. He said that once the public has such knowledge, it is easier to see if one has sufficient levels of folate in their blood for successful DNA replication. To tell whether an individual has adequate amounts of folate in his or her blood, blood samples may be taken.
To detect folate deficiency, researchers are looking at the potential of using lymphocytes–a type of white blood cell–to determine the levels of folate. Researchers analyzed part of the genome called FRAXA that contains a genetic sequence CGG. This genetic sequence is associated with mitosis, cell division, and abnormalities in the chromosomes. The study noted that the entire X chromosome becomes unstable after depriving folate.
The study demonstrates that deficiency in folate can lead to abnormalities in the chromosomes. Once there are abnormalities in the chromosome, the daughter cells can inherit the mutation following cell division. This is the reason why the lack of folate in the body can lead to many diseases such as infertility, cancer, and mental health disorders.
This study is remarkable because the researchers are closer to determining the pathway that associates folate deficiency to chromosomal damage. While the research is still in its initial stage, the proponents of the study noted that other parts of the genome contain CGG sequences that can be further studied. Thus, the next step of the researchers is to map the area of the human genome where folate deficiency can influence the most. By doing so, it will be easier for the researchers and even the general public to understand folate deficiency. It can also be used to develop a tool on possibly reversing or halting the damaging effects of folate deficiency.


Browse: Home / MalRecon – Basic Malware Reconnaissance and Analysis Tool.
MalRecon is just a simple tool used to automate some of the more mundane tasks when obtaining malware. The final action is to compress/encrypt all of the files in a 7z for portability and analysis. It is designed to work out-of-the-box with Kali Linux, but should work with most 'nix distros with no problem.
Simply run the update script from within the malrecon directory.
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Ahh – summer. I am going to be honest, I'm not a summer person. In my past life I probably was the Wicked Witch of the West who melted to death. Her rage was an accurate representation of my snippy mood when it gets to 40 degrees in Perth. Give me cold weather and miserable skies any day (which actually make me feel cheerful) – I am a winter person through and through.
What I DO like about summer in Perth is all the entertaining; the dinner parties; the barbecues. People seem more relaxed and more willing to get out and about and make the most of the beautiful evening weather. I have been so looking forward to entertaining here this summer, because as you guys know we recently wrapped up our Scyon cladding makeover which has made our house look so much nicer – and after many years of dreaming about doing this project, we also got a new patio and deck in our back garden.
The deck has COMPLETELY changed our house and the way we live here. It is like having a huge extra room. But it also doesn't make us feel restricted to staying inside the house, the way we used to feel when it was either very hot or when it was raining.
It has been so lovely I kind of wish we had prioritised doing it earlier, because I had underestimated how much it would change the house. We've been out here almost every single day since the decking was finished (thank you ).
You might have seen my Instagram or Facebook post where I deliberated whether to cut back the trumpet vine hedge around the dragon tree – as you can see, I did it and we love it! The chairs are the Saffron one-seaters from Early Settler and the side table is the Cooper.
It's been really nice – and with the cladding and decking done, we've since turned our attention to rejuvenating the gardens, as we'll be hosting Christmas lunch this year on the deck. And the gardens have been in need of some love. A necessary hazard of putting up cladding on an existing house, unfortunately, is that your garden is probably going to cop it a little! I love gardening, and honestly I could happily garden (and write) all day every day and I'd be happy as a pig in mud. But add to our ongoing renovations a pregnancy, a newborn baby and the start of summer, and our garden was starting to look a little worn around the edges.
Babies! The ultimate gardening disruptors.
When reached out to see if they could work with me on some blog content for their range, I was stoked – I have been buying their products for seven years and the garden nerd in me was excited. I am a huge believer in spending a little bit of time putting nutrients into the soil if you really want your plants to do well.
Where we live, the soil is terrible; really nutrient poor and sandy. I am by far a gardening expert but I think there is not much point spending a fortune on plants if they are not going to thrive – they need food almost as much as they need water! We've used a compost bin for a long time, we put all our coffee grounds into the garden beds, water with a liquid fertiliser every season and when we trim our trees back, Mr Nerd makes it into mulch and we mulch all the garden beds.
As a result the soil has improved so much since those dry, dusty days we bought the place – check out these photos of our garden when we bought the house. I remember looking at the gardens at the home open and being excited about them – they were neglected but I thought they had tons of potential. We were lucky enough to have some beautiful established trees, but the garden has come such a long way since those dustbowl days.
The soil has improved, too. Now in most places, you dig down a few inches and find handfuls of fat, happy worms.
We have been using two products to give our plants a nice dose of nutrients and to get them strong for the harsh summer ahead – for all plant types (including natives) (which you can also put on other trees and shrubs) which has extra magnesium to help keep leaves greener for longer.
The fertilisers are very easy to use – you attach the bottle to your hose and away you go (and you can also still turn the spray to water-only, if you don't want to liquid-fertilise). I've been giving my old fiddle leaf fig (outdoors) a nice drink every so often and it has been looking better than ever. And so has my little 'fence garden' (which I'll tell you more about in a second. I know, right. What a cliffhanger).
Recently we visited the 'new' (old, but new to them) home of friends of ours, Dave and Meghan, and Mr Nerd and I came back home so inspired. In such a short time, Meghan and Dave managed to transform what was once a dusty, scrubby yard into a perfect green paradise (complete with thriving vegetable garden, chickens, ducks, greenhouse, frog pond and a Flow hive for their bees) and with thriving beds of trees and plants everywhere. Sure, Dave is a horticulturalist and a natural green thumb, but I'd figured they must have spent a fortune putting in entirely new soil – not the case. Their technique? "I just throw things in and see what grows," shrugs Dave. Some things absolutely thrive in their soil, some don't. They just add compost and fertiliser.
I came home so motivated, determined to also 'throw things in and see what grows' and decided to tackle this part of our backyard by the fence. This sad-looking fence was always what you would see when you sit at our dining table, and I knew it would also backdrop our future deck, so I wanted it to look nice – I decided to make a 'fence garden'. I unpotted a whole bunch of my potted plants and put them in this empty patch of soil – palms, mother-in-law tongues, succulents and a sad-looking fiddle leaf fig. The plastic edging I picked up from Melville markets for a dollar is not the trendiest, but it keeps the soil tidy. There's no retic along here, so I just water this part of the garden by hand. I know it's nothing amazing – but it's green and I love looking at this little patch of garden (rather than just old, stained fence) now.
Our garden is never going to win any landscaping awards. It's very much a backyard, not a styled, modern outdoor space with every detail and plant carefully considered for a cohesive effect. But it's green and it's a nice place to relax and that's all I want in a garden – greenery (and lots of plants and birds, and the odd native creature). We will eventually put some bamboo in this garden bed too, to screen out the evening sun from the deck and to hide the old corrugated fence.
I love gardens with beds spilling over with plants – but when you have a lot of garden like ours, filling it in with plants from large nurseries can get expensive. So I continually look for plants at markets (like Melville markets, Clontarf Farmers Markets, Kardinya markets) and on . But the best tip I ever got for finding affordable (and sometimes free!) plants was from a Modaokon reader who told me to join garden and plant groups on Facebook – try Like any sizeable Facebook group, you will find the usual number of requisite idiots but there are also a lot of gems – I've scored my big fiddle leaf fig and a kiwiberry plant through this page.
Sometimes I also find plants on the side of the road (no, in an honest way, I promise! Via green waste collection, or people giving away cuttings from their garden) and I've taken these home and planted them too. My personal theory about garden beds is that plants love being surrounded by other plants. If something gets 'too big' for its place, you can always trim it.
Here are some of my fave plants that can usually be found affordably if you spend a little time looking (and that won't be fickle and die on you if it gets one degree hotter than they'd like).
Jade / Chinese jade – these grow from pieces very easily.
Friendship plants – also grow from cuttings.
Century plants or agaves – they're massively back in fashion too and need very little love.
Mother in laws tongues – unkillable. Enough said.
Banskias – are beautiful as cut flowers for the house and their nectar is a food source for birds.
Native hibiscus – If you give them a little bit of love, these grow quickly and they have beautiful foliage and flowers. You can also clip them into your preferred style, whether that be bushes, hedges or trees.
Blue chalk sticks – a lovely and hardy groundcover.
Kalanchoe – my aunty brought over a box of these leaves from her garden for us once. You literally can just snap off leaves and fling the leaves around like confetti (but better yet, plant them) and you'll have baby kalanchoe plants. They are amazing.
Spider plants – they might remind you of your nonna's house in the 80s – but these plants are hardy and spread easily.
Aeonium Sunburst – I love these striking succulents and people always comment on them. I started off with just a tiny little one and it's grown to the size of my head now (and has babies).
Cactus – love em or hate em, there is no denying that a wall of cactus is a showstopper – and they thrive on neglect. All you have to do is cut off a piece or pad, let it dry out a little to callous up, and plant.
Aloe vera – I frequently find aloe vera cuttings dumped on the side of the road for green waste pick up, and if you do, grab them! All you have to do is stick a piece in the ground and keep watering and you'll be rewarded with spectacular huge plants. I found some TINY pieces of aloe vera on a verge years ago and planted them in my parents yard – when I moved out of home to here, I cut some pieces of theirs and popped them in my garden too. They grow fast and they have stunning orange-red flowers.
Geraldton wax – these are usually affordable (I picked up a couple from Big W not long ago for $10 each) they grow quickly once their roots are established and bees love their beautiful flowers.
Pepino – if you can get a pepino going, you can grow 50 more plants of it in the next year! These guys love being cut and grow quickly from cuttings – and I think they look nice, with pretty dark green leaves and small purple flowers – and you can eat the fruit.
Fig trees – I love fig trees. They remind me of backpacking in the Greek Island with my bestie way back when. I'm not exaggerating, I think I planted seven here in the couple of years after we moved here, scraping my freelance writer pennies together to buy little fig trees while other cooler 24-year-olds were buying festival tickets and nice shoes. Only one of those fig trees has died, prob cos I never watered that one (who knew plants need water?!) One of the things I love about fig trees is that they transplant well – we had to move one over from the front of the house to make way for the new driveway and have stuck it out the back, and now he's happier than ever.
Frangipanis – another great one to grow from cuttings.
Sweet potato vine – it's so hardy and it makes a pretty groundcover with dark green/purple leaves (depending on variety) and they're great for places where other plants might not normally grow – sandy soils, dark spots, underneath large trees etc. You can grow sweet potato from cuttings or just by burying actual sweet potatoes.
I am still having bouts of envy when I look at your gorgeoys porch (the floor planks! the doggo! the Shibori cushions! the bench! the dragon tree!). Of course, it is rather convenient to ignore the fact that there are hours and hours of elbow grease that are required to make everything so arrestingly beatiful.
Add a Little Goblin Girl with the funny face and I can't peel myself off.
I was stunned to see that you have sansvieria and fiddle leaf figs growing in the gardens – something we northern people can only dream of. Though I noticed – in the photo with Goblin – are those opuntias growing close by? Those are my mortal enemies – you may find it hard to believe but those suckers actually survive Canadian winters and come up the next year unscathed – and I removed the one in my garden very unceremoniously. The ungrateful thing fought me every step of the way and its spines, although quite soft, penetrated my leather garden gloves.
My darling little goblin girl. Currently having a nice nap out on the deck! A small bonus is now I can sit at my desk and watch them both out on the deck through the window. Ahh the garden is a lot of work, but we do love it! And yes – opuntias/prickly pear! They are technically a pest here, but we do think they are beautiful. They were a gift from a friend who collects desert plants, and I learned how painful those little spikes were as I planted them! I am absolutely shocked they survive Canadian winters. I wouldn't have thought they'd like the snow at all.
We are going to look at a house in four hours (we already stalked it on the weekend but actually seeing it today with the agent) that has the most neglected, saddest garden – dead apples on a tree, empty concrete planters, a terrace covered in leaf slime). I haven't been able to sleep, I want to get my hands on that garden again so badly! My favourite Australian plants are my old dark pink Geraldton wax, grevilleas for their silver grey leaves, kangaroo paws (especially red and lime-green flowered ones), that ground cover with the little purple and white flowers, banksia and the white climber – hardebergia? – is stunning. And grasses. Also love sprinkling rocket seeds everywhere as they are grow so fast. And rosemary, curry leaves and kaffir lime leaves. Sigghhhhhhh…..
Ahhh – how exciting!!! 🙂 That does sound like a sad garden but with so much enthusiasm I'm sure you'll be able to turn it right around! Don't you love it when grand plans keep you so excited you can't sleep haha. I love all the plants you mentioned – LOVE Geraldton wax (remember snatching up a few of the dark pink ones at Big W once when they were super-cheap) – and curry leaves! My parents have a huge curry leaf tree taller than their roof line (my dad is Sri Lankan, my mum German – they cook curries ALL the time). Love the smell. Have never tried growing rocket from seed – I'm going to grab a packet next time I go to Bunnings and give that a go.
It was the greyest, saddest day possible here today (Berlin) and it's a divorce sale so the house looked abandoned, but definite potential. Yes try rocket! It bolts very easily in the heat like coriander but the flowers are pretty so it doesn't matter. Oh wow, you must have grown up with the best food in your house with German and Sri Lankan parents. Your garden looks beautiful by the way, forgot to say that amid all my 5am excitement!


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Cloud Security Is a Global Priority: How Can IT Leaders Protect Our Future?
IT leaders better protect people — and their own company — when they unify against cyber threats.
Jenna Philpott
Editorial Lead, Platform
There is a need for more global collaboration to address cloud security. [ALTO IMAGES / Stocksy]
Whether or not we recognize cloud security's presence on our wristwatch, our car, our kids' online homework assignment, or even our thermostat — cybersecurity is woven into the very fiber of everything we do.
Technology without security is like a home without a lock. So how do we protect something so important? Influential management consultant Peter Drucker said, "Culture eats strategy for breakfast." With so much at stake, we have to examine the culture of cybersecurity on both large-scale and intimate levels. The global marketplace depends on it.
We interviewed four top representatives in cloud security to share their insights.
Cybersecurity begins in the schools
"What could I do right now to make our country more secure?" said Ed Amoroso, CEO and founder of TAG Cyber Security, "I say go get your sixth grader and help her with her calculus homework. That's the best thing you can do to help us with cybersecurity in our country."
We look at things from a product perspective, but Amoroso encourages tech executives to think more broad-scale.
By advancing an emphasis on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) from an academic level, we raise up leaders to help offset talent shortages and be innovators of the future. Amoroso is thinking long-term, generationally. And because digital transformation is the direction of our shared narrative, this focus on the micro (like math homework) helps the greater global picture overall.
The right incentives fuel focus on cloud security
Casey Ellis, founder and CTO at BugCrowd, has a different take. He believes the most effective way to change a cybersecurity culture is by creating different incentive programs at the development level.
Right now, there is no immediate consequence to developers if a minimum viable product goes to market without airtight security. Security teams are often looped in after the fact, or worse: once a problem is discovered six months later.
"You can kind of gloss over these inconvenient truths," he said. "That's the root cause of a lot of the problems that we actually see."
Minimum viable product is going to get you maximum security exposure.
Malcolm harkins, Chief Security and trust officer at Epiphany systems
Malcolm Harkins agrees. He's chief security and trust officer at Epiphany Systems, formerly in development, and said, "There's no penalty as an engineer for the security flaws. You don't get demoted by creating a product that has a security flaw; you get promoted by having the functionality that can sell." He adds, "Minimum viable product is going to get you maximum security exposure."
Ellis advises that incentives need to begin from the ground up. "Builders don't think like breakers. They're not incentivized to do the same things. And that's just a fact." He believes that the gap can be reconciled by having economic pull at a macro level. "I think legal changes are an aspect of it; they're not a silver bullet … I feel the security industry at large has made it all about the stick. It should also be about the carrot."
He urges people to consider the human aspect of when security goes wrong. If we don't keep in mind that there are other people at the end of our development consequences, it makes our actions far more removed from the event.
For example, Harkins asked the CTO of a cement company how he was dealing with security for their product. Security in cement? Yes, the sensors are used for regular road maintenance and traffic routing. However, in the hands of the wrong people data can be used for malicious intent. Something seemingly irrelevant is actually a loophole in design. "I could utilize flaws in the logic or technology and move traffic toward something rather than what it's intended for — if I knew how to manipulate," said Harkins. "We've got to start putting human stories on it and looking at the fact that people's lives are at stake."
Global leaders can work together for cloud security change
Taher Elgamal, CTO for security at Salesforce, is in cloud security for the long haul. "I've been involved in security before the word 'cyber' was even invented," he said. "The world does need to get proactive."
We do need to simplify things. We're all connected to each other.
Taher elgamal, CTO for security at Salesforce
Elgamal and Amoroso discussed how so much of working together in security is reactive. We come together in big times of crises — 9-11, the worldwide coronavirus pandemic, times that shake our nations — and show our solidarity. But what is really needed is solidarity en masse to protect people as a whole. "Detect and protect," Elgamal said. "We do need to simplify things. We're all connected to each other."
One way Elgamal recommended simplifying is through automation. He recommended creating some kind of "neighborhood watch" program where companies, even competitors, can look out for each other. "Participating kind of feeds into itself," he said, because you can protect each other in real time.
Amoroso saw this happen two decades ago after the 9-11 attacks. "I remember being in a conference room where my boss was saying, 'Hey listen, what's ours is yours'" to another company's president. "It was clear that all of the telecommunications providers were going to work together — it was a proud moment."
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He also believes it doesn't take a catastrophe to unite a nation together in cybersecurity. "I think the first thing we need is more young people going into computer science, trained in something technical and exposed to computing. That period of time [after high school] should be a period of national service. A really scalable CyberCorps program, something meaningful."
Cloud security is a global priority.
Amoroso goes on to explain how treating cybersecurity threats is similar to treating climate change: "Long-term. Generational." Cloud security is a global priority.
It's time to advocate for cooperation
Ellis is thinking even more long-term than that. "The idea of someone leaving the front door open and another person taking advantage of that predates the internet by a couple thousand years," he said. "So this is not an internet thing. It's really the nature of crime, the opportunity."
Because of that, security is here to stay. Whether or not we work together as nations is up to us. Our global teamwork is imperative for protection against bad actors. Each nation has a choice to pursue solidarity, automate securely for mutual benefit, and educate young people to help us all be stronger leaders for future generations.
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Jolly Roger Mahjong is one of our most popular games in this genre. Follow the map and find the treasure of the Pirates in this mahjong web game which takes place on an exotic island. You will be challenged to match tiles featuring treasures, skulls, and liquor. Combine 2 of the same stones to remove them from the playing field. You can only remove free tiles from the top layer. Race against the clock to eliminate every pair of matching tiles. Have Fun!
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Do you like pirates and treasure maps, and do you also enjoy to solve an online mahjong puzzle? If you are in the same mood as us today, then you probably would like to play our free online Jolly Roger Mahjong game.
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According to WikiPedia Jolly Roger is the traditional English name for the skull flags flown to identify a pirate ship about to attack. The name Jolly Roger is thought to have come from joli rouge (pretty red), a wry French description of the bloody banner flown by early privateers. The flags were meant to strike mortal terror in the hearts of the pirate's intended victims. They often featured skeletons, daggers, cuttlasses, or bleeding hearts on white, red, or black fields.
Fun Facts About Mahjong
According to WikiPedia and Mahjong.com there are many fun facts about Mahjong. It is one of the best strategy games of all time. The game originated in China, but, is now enjoyed all over the world. The goal of Mahjong is to eliminate all of the tiles from the board by finding their pairs. Not only is it fun to play Mahjong, but, it is also great for your brain. Studies by doctors have also shown in Hong Kong that the game is beneficial for individuals suffering from dementia or cognitive memory difficulties, leading to the development of mahjong therapy. It is a classic Chinese board game discovered by the world in 1920, fast becoming one of the most played puzzles ever.
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My name is Decima Joseph. I live in the beautiful village of Marquis, St. Andrew, but originally from Mt. Carmel, St. Andrew. I am a past student of the Holy Cross R. C School, Munich, The St. Joseph's Convent, Grenville, The T. A Marryshow Community College and The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad.
Presently, I am a Mathematics and Agricultural Science teacher at my alma mater, the St. Joseph's Convent. I've been a teacher for almost 7 years, for the first three years I was at The Anglican High School then at The St. Joseph's Convent after completing my studies at UWI.
I grew up as an ordinary average Grenadian girl. My parents, Cyril Joseph and Marva Harford, both teachers at the time, raised my siblings and I in the simplest way possible, teaching us to appreciate everything in life, work hard to earn our life's desires and placed much emphasis on education being of paramount importance to our existence. I am the first of four very active children, who were never encouraged to be lazy. As a child, I was exposed to farming, fishing, hunting, boat building, construction and furniture making at my father's workshop which were key in molding the person I am today.
After I earned my degree in Environmental & Natural Resource Management and Agricultural Science (double major) from UWI in 2011, I was unemployed for almost a year, so I started sewing. During that year, I did most of my sewing by hand. Several of my close friends and family members were so impressed with what I was doing they encouraged me to keep at it. I took their advice and started working towards improving my skills. YouTube was my greatest teacher and one of my main sources for improving my skills, together with my friends who were seamstresses. The following year I received a sewing machine as a gift, and the rest was history.
Since then I have grown tremendously within the fashion industry. I have been designing pieces for several persons both locally and abroad. Now, I am the proud owner of DeciStyles, an upcoming brand created to provide clients with fashionable clothing designed and sewn to suit their individual tastes, needs and wants. It is something I am growing to enjoy and love more and more every day. There are days when I just have to make something new, it is an addiction!
It is my firm belief that we are placed on this earth not just to exist but to be the best we can be. We are responsible for what or who we become, but it is only through God's grace, mercy and direction that are we able to be EXCEPTIONAL! We were all blessed with some kind of ability within our natural capacity as human beings, it is on you to embrace your destiny, ask God's direction and be a shining star.


The Golden Milos Beach 4-star Hotel is the ultimate destination for those seeking to enjoy an unforgettable stay in Milos.
It is situated on the marvelous sandy beach at Provata , was fully renovated in 2009 and 2012 , while from 2012 two outdoor swimming pools and a Jacuzzi are at client's disposal.
The Cycladic style prevails, its dazzling white and wonderful blue enchanting the visitor.
The unique atmosphere of discreet luxury is everywhere, in the trendy beach bar, the pool bar, the comfortable rooms overlooking the sea, the restaurant with its imaginative culinary proposals and the hotel's elegant main bar.
This ideal environment, ensuring comfort during your stay and efficient service, just 10 minutes from the harbour and 5 minutes from Milos airport, welcomes you to the Cycladic side of luxury.
Extra pillows, linen quilts, bathrobes and slippers.
Individual air-conditioning (heating – cooling).
Desk ,wireless Internet access (free of charge),flat screen television with satellite channels, DVD player ,films on demand, Hi-Fi radio/CD player, alarm clock, direct dial telephone.
Mini-bar /fridge, kettle for coffee/tea.
Full-length mirror, magnifying mirror, bath toiletries, hairdryer.
The hotel's main restaurant is open from 08.00 until 10.30 serving a richly-varied American buffet breakfast.
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Nate Diana Stevenson, beruflich abgekürzt als ND Stevenson (geb. 31. Dezember 1991 in Columbia als Noelle Diana Stevenson), ist ein nichtbinärer US-amerikanischer Comiczeichner, Drehbuchautor und Zeichentrickproduzent. Stevenson wurde als Co-Autor der Comicreihe Lumberjanes und Erfinder des Webcomics Nimona bekannt, für die er mit dem Eisner Award ausgezeichnet wurde. Von 2018 bis 2020 fungierte er zudem für die auf Netflix ausgestrahlte DreamWorks-Animation-Serie She-Ra und die Rebellen-Prinzessinnen, die er auch erdachte, als Drehbuchautor, Sprecher, Showrunner und ausführender Produzent.

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Stevenson wuchs in Columbia im US-Bundesstaat South Carolina mit jeweils zwei älteren und jüngeren Brüdern und Schwestern in einem laut eigener Aussage religiös-konservativem Haushalt auf. Er erhielt bis zu seinem 15. Lebensjahr Hausunterricht und besuchte anschließend die öffentliche A.C. Flora High School in Forest Acres. In seinem letzten Schuljahr dort fertigte Stevenson mehrere Bilderbücher an und gewann bei einem Literaturfestival im Richland County eine Auszeichnung in der Kategorie Visuelle Literatur.

Stevenson studierte nach seinem High-School-Abschluss am Maryland Institute College of Art Illustration. Während seines ersten Jahres erdachte er für eine Hausarbeit die Figur Nimona, die er später als Protagonistin in einem gleichnamigen Science-Fantasy-Webcomic verwendete. Zudem war eine Abenteuer-Geschichte mit Nimona auch Stevensons Abschlussarbeit im Jahr 2012.

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Stevenson ist seit 2019 mit der Comic-Zeichnerin und -autorin Molly Ostertag verheiratet, mit der er in Los Angeles lebt.

Im Juli 2020 erklärte Stevenson anlässlich des Internationalen Tags der nichtbinären Menschen auf seinem offiziellen Twitter-Account sein Coming-out als nichtbinäre Person, beanspruchte damals aber nicht unbedingt das geschlechtsneutrale Pronomen they, wie es bei nichtbinären Personen im englischsprachigen Raum üblich ist, sondern verwendete laut eigener Aussage alle Pronomen, ohne eine Präferenz zu haben. Im November veröffentlichte Stevenson den Webcomic The weight of them über seine geschlechtsangleichende Operation am Oberkörper.

Im März 2021 gab Stevenson anlässlich des Internationalen Tags für trans* Sichtbarkeit auf Twitter bekannt, sowohl bigender (steter Wechsel zwischen männlich und weiblich) als auch transmaskulin (Personen mit nicht-männlichem Geburtsgeschlecht, die sich eher maskulin als feminin identifizieren) zu sein. Ab August verwendeten Comic- und LGBT-Publikationen erstmals im Bezug auf Stevenson den Vornamen ND. Stevenson selbst bestätigte den Namenswechsel im Oktober in einem Webcomic. Er benutze aufgrund seiner Geschlechtsidentität nicht mehr seinen Geburtsnamen, sondern bevorzuge den geschlechtsneutralen ND. In Medienberichten über Stevenson wird seitdem vermehrt dieser neue Name verwendet.

Im Juni 2022 gab Stevenson in einem weiteren Webcomic bekannt, bereits seit einem Jahr privat den Namen Nate zu benutzen. Er identifiziere sich weiterhin als nichtbinär, habe sich jedoch entschieden, für die Interaktion mit der Gesellschaft, in der ein binäres Verständnis von Geschlecht vorherrsche, einen typisch männlichen Namen und die maskulinen Pronomen he/him ("er/ihm") zu benutzen. Als Hommage an seine Geschlechtsidentität und die Namen seiner Geschwister werde er auch weiterhin seinen zweiten, weiblichen Vornamen Diana tragen. Beruflich verwendet Stevenson immer noch die Initialen ND.

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Während seines Studiums begann Stevenson, unter dem Pseudonym gingerhaze auf seinem Tumblr-Blog Fan-Art von Charakteren aus Doctor Who und Der Herr der Ringe im Hipster-Stil zu veröffentlichen, die sich im Internet zu einer recht großen Beliebtheit verbreitete. Zu dieser Zeit entwarf er auch den Einband des Romans Fangirl der Kinderbuch-Autorin Rainbow Rowell. Im Sommer 2012 machte Stevenson ein Praktikum bei BOOM! Studios, einem Comic-Verlag in Los Angeles. Nach seinem Abschluss 2013 kehrte Stevenson zu BOOM! Studios zurück und half bei der Entwicklung der Comicreihe Lumberjanes mit, in der es um fünf Mädchen geht, die im Sommer in einem Pfadfinderinnen-Camp mit übernatürlichen Ereignissen und Kreaturen konfrontiert werden. Stevenson verfasste auch gemeinsam mit drei Kolleginnen die Texte der Reihe, die seit 2014 erfolgreich veröffentlicht wird, zog sich allerdings 2015 von der Arbeit an dieser zurück, nachdem er zusammen mit seinen Kolleginnen für die Reihe zwei Eisner Awards in den Kategorien Beste neue Reihe und Beste Veröffentlichung für Jugendliche erhalten hatte.

2015 veröffentlichte HarperCollins Nimona als Graphic Novel. Stevenson hatte bereits 2012 erstmals Geschichten über die Figur als Webcomic veröffentlicht. Nimona ist eine junge, ungestüme Gestaltenwandlerin und Sidekick des Schurken Lord Ballister Blackheart, einem verrückten Wissenschaftler. Kurz nach der Veröffentlichung der ersten Geschichten wurde ein Literatur-Agent auf Stevensons Werk aufmerksam, der ihn unter Vertrag nahm. Für Nimona erhielt Stevenson unter anderem erneut einen Eisner Award in der Sparte Beste Graphic Novel: Nachdruck. Für die Graphic Novel-Version war Stevenson 2015 zudem der bisher jüngste Finalist beim National Book Award.

Neben seiner Arbeit an Lumberjanes und Nimona war Stevenson auch freier Illustrator für die Verlage Random House und St. Martin's Press sowie der Zeitschrift Label Magazine. Zudem entwarf er das Cover des durch Kickstarter finanzierten Projekt To Be or Not to Be des Künstlers Ryan North. Bei diesem handelt es sich um ein auf Hamlet basierendes Spielbuch. 2015 war er auch als Autor bei einigen Ausgaben von Thor, Runaways und Wonder Woman tätig. Des Weiteren war er seit demselben Jahr beziehungsweise der zweiten Staffel der Disney-XD-Serie Sie nannten ihn Wander Mitglied des Autorenstabs.

Im Jahr 2016 bot Stevenson Netflix seine Idee zu einem Reboot der Filmation-Serie She-Ra aus den 1980er Jahren mit dem Titel She-Ra und die Rebellen-Prinzessinnen an, die ihre Premiere am 13. November 2018 feierte. Eigentlich war zunächst nur eine Staffel geplant, allerdings hatte der Autorenstab laut Stevenson im Jahr 2018 vier Handlungs-Narrative fertig gestellt. Die fünfte und letzte Staffel der 52 Folgen umfassenden Produktion wurde am 15. Mai 2020 erstausgestrahlt. Die Serie handelt von der jungen, etwas weltfremden und naiven Adora, die feststellt, dass sie in der Horde, dem Militär des Tyrannen Hordak, aufwuchs, weswegen sie dieser den Rücken kehrt und der unter anderem aus Prinzessinnen bestehenden Rebellion beitritt, die gegen die Horde kämpft. Zwar wurden das Grundkonzept, die Charaktere und einige Elemente wie Adoras Satz For the honor of Grayskull! von der alten Serie übernommen, allerdings wurden ihre Hintergrundgeschichten und Charaktereigenschaften zum großen Teil verändert. Stevenson war neben seiner Tätigkeit als Autor auch als Showrunner und Executive Producer an der Produktion der Serie beteiligt, zudem leiht er der Figur Spinnerella seine Stimme.

Im März 2020 erschien Stevensons Autobiografie The Fire Never Goes Out, in der er mittels Zeichnungen und Tagebucheinträgen die schulischen, beruflichen und privaten Erfahrungen sowie Eindrücke seiner späten Teenager-Jahren bis zur Gegenwart schilderte. Am 11. Oktober desselben Jahres wurde in einer Ausgabe des O, The Oprah Magazine, das zur Hearst Corporation gehört und von Oprah Winfrey gegründet wurde, anlässlich des Coming Out Day ein von Stevenson gezeichneter Comic veröffentlicht. In diesem beschrieb er den Weg zur persönlichen Akzeptanz seiner sexuellen Orientierung und Geschlechtsidentität sowie seinen Versuch, die ihm durch sein evangelikales Umfeld zugewiesenen, stereotypen Geschlechterrollen zu durchbrechen.

Seit Oktober 2021 veröffentlicht Stevenson per Substack die Comic-Serie I'm Fine I'm Fine Just Understand. Die einzelnen Geschichten handeln dabei meistens von Stevensons persönlichen Erfahrungen mit den Themen Geschlechtsidentität und psychische Gesundheit. Im Februar 2022 veröffentlichte Stevenson auf seinem offiziellen Twitter-Account einen auf Star Wars: Episode II – Angriff der Klonkrieger und Das Buch von Boba Fett basierenden Fan-Comic mit dem Titel This Place Was Home.

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 Adventure Time with Fionna & Cake #1. BOOM! Studios, Los Angeles 2013, ISBN 978-1-60886-338-9 (Geschichte The Sweater Bandit).
 Lumberjanes Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy. BOOM! Studios, Los Angeles 2015, ISBN 978-1-60886-687-8.
 Lumberjanes Vol. 2: Friendship to the Max. BOOM! Studios, Los Angeles 2015, ISBN 978-1-60886-737-0.
 Runaways Vol. 1–4. Marvel, New York 2015, ISBN 978-1-302-48371-5 (Autor).
 Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman Vol. 2. DC, New York 2015, ISBN 978-1-4012-5862-7 (Zeichner Geschichte Wonder World, zusammen mit James Tynion IV).
 Sleepy Hollow Vol. 1–4. BOOM! Studios, Los Angeles 2015, ISBN 978-1-60886-734-9.
 Thor. Vol. 2: Who Holds the Hammer? Marvel, New York 2015, ISBN 978-0-7851-9785-0 (Autor Geschichte Thor, zusammen mit Marguerite Sauvage).
 Lumberjanes Vol. 3: A Terrible Plan. BOOM! Studios, Los Angeles 2016, ISBN 978-1-60886-803-2.
 Lumberjanes Vol. 4: Out of Time. BOOM! Studios, Los Angeles 2016, ISBN 978-1-60886-860-5.
 Lumberjanes Vol 5: Band Together. BOOM! Studios, Los Angeles 2016, ISBN 978-1-60886-919-0.
 Nimona. Splitter, Bielefeld 2016, ISBN 978-3-95839-960-0 (aus dem Englischen von Gerlinde Althoff, Original HarperCollins, 2015).
 The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures. HarperCollins, New York 2020, ISBN 978-0-06-227827-2.

Filmografie

 2014: Bravest Warriors (Fernsehserie, Drehbuch, Folge 2x09)
 2015: Sie nannten ihn Wander (Wander Over Yonder, Fernsehserie, Drehbuch, 22 Folgen, 6 Kurzfolgen)
 2017: Rapunzel – Die Serie (Tangled: The Series, Fernsehserie, Drehbuch, Folge 1x02)
 2017: Lego Star Wars: Die Abenteuer der Freemaker (Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures, Fernsehserie, Drehbuch, Folge 2x04)
 2017: DuckTales (Fernsehserie, Drehbuch, 2 Folgen)
 2017–2022: Critical Role (Webserie, Teilnehmer, 5 Folgen)
 2018: Baymax – Robowabohu in Serie (Big Hero 6: The Series, Fernsehserie, Drehbuch, Folge 1x05)
 2018–2020: She-Ra und die Rebellen-Prinzessinnen (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Fernsehserie, Idee, Drehbuch, Sprecher)

Auszeichnungen und Nominierungen

 2015, National Book Award: Finalist im Bereich Jugendliteratur, für Nimona
 2015, Andre Norton Award: Nominierung in der Kategorie Bestes Jugendbuch im Bereich Science Fiction / Fantasy, für Nimona
 2021, Annie Award: Nominierung in der Kategorie Bestes Drehbuch einer Kinder-Fernsehserie, für She-Ra und die Rebellen-Prinzessinnen
 2012, Cartoonist Studio Prize: Auszeichnung in der Kategorie Bester Webcomic des Jahres, für Nimona
 2016, GLAAD Media Award: Auszeichnung in der Kategorie Bester Comic, für Lumberjanes (zusammen mit Shannon Waters und Kat Leyh)
 2016, Harvey Award: Auszeichnung in der Kategorie Beste Publikation für junge Leser, für Lumberjanes (zusammen mit Shannon Waters und Grace Ellis)
 2021, Hugo Award: Nominierung in der Kategorie Beste Episode einer Drama-Fernsehserie, für She-Ra und die Rebellen-Prinzessinnen

Eisner Award:
 2015: Auszeichnung in der Kategorie Beste neue Reihe, für Lumberjanes (zusammen mit Shannon Waters, Grace Ellis und Brooklyn A. Allen)
 2015: Auszeichnung in der Kategorie Beste Veröffentlichung für Jugendliche, für Lumberjanes (zusammen mit Shannon Waters, Grace Ellis und Brooklyn A. Allen)
 2015: Nominierung in der Kategorie Bester Webcomic, für Nimona
 2016: Auszeichnung in der Kategorie Bester Nachdruck einer Graphic Novel, für Nimona

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Keolis renews its contract to operate the PAM 75 transport service for persons with reduced mobility in Paris
On 13 December 2021, the City of Paris renewed its contract with Keolis to operate its PAM 75 transport service for persons with reduced mobility, which the Keolis Group has been providing since 2003.
Keolis sells its activities in Germany
Keolis, three public transport authorities from North Rhein-Westphalia (1) in Germany and the province of Overijssel in the Netherlands (2) signed an agreement, on 15 December 2021, to make certain contractual adjustments and authorise the sale by Keolis of its German rail activities to a new shareholder, TEAM Treuhand GmbH (Groupe Noerr).
Keolis inaugurates three new Keolis Mobilities Campus classes in the Paris region
Launched in February 2021 in the Bordeaux region with three classes, the Keolis Group's Apprentice Training Centre (CFA), Keolis Mobilities Campus, is intended for candidates aged between 20 and 29 who want to become bus and coach drivers in one of the 80 transport networks operated by Keolis in France.
Keolis strengthens its mid-sized city footprint with the renewal of the public transport contract in Auch
On 29 September 2021, the conurbation authority of Grand Auch Coeur de Gascogne, in the French department of Gers, renewed its contract with Keolis to operate and maintain the whole of its public transport network, Alliance.
This new public service delegation contract begins on 3 January 2022 and is valid for a period of eight years.
France: Keolis wins two major contracts for the suburban transport network in the Alpes-Maritimes
09/027/2021
Région Sud has awarded Keolis public service delegation contracts to operate and maintain two sections of its regional public transport network covering the Alpes-Maritimes coastline and the Grasse inland area in southeast France. The two sections feature a fleet of 120 buses and coaches and include 17 lines: three high-frequency lines, two airport services, and 12 regular services.
Keolis to continue as operator of the Bergen light rail network in Norway
Keolis will continue operating the light rail network of Bergen for another eight years and will now also manage the maintenance of the trams. Passenger numbers have doubled on the network since Keolis started the operations in 2010. This new contract award illustrates the strong partnership between Keolis and Bybanen AS – the new transport authority - over the past eight years. The new contract also reaffirms Keolis' position as a world leader in light rail operations
On 29 June 2018, Keolis' Norwegian subsidiary, Keolis Norge, was awarded a contract by Bybanen AS, the local transport authority, to continue operating the Bergen light rail network for another eight years and to also manage the maintenance of the trams . The renewed contract which is subject to a statutory 10-day standstill period will be effective from July 2019.
Press release - Keolis to continue as operator of the Bergen light rail network in Norway (pdf) (60.06 Ko)
Bergen is Norway's second largest city with a population of over 280,000 inhabitants. The project for the tram network was initiated by Skyss SA with the operation of the network awarded to Keolis in 2009. Since its launch in 2010, the Bergen tramway network has undergone rapid expansion. Initially 9.6 km long, linking the city centre to Nesttun, it has been extended twice, once in 2013 to Lagunen and once in 2017 to Flesland airport, and is now 20 km long. The Bergen tram network has 28 trams manufactured by Stadler, capable of carrying up to 280 passengers. The service is currently used by 12 million passengers every year. Service frequency is once every five minutes during peak hours, with an extended service on Friday and Saturday nights.
The tram network has brought economic and employment benefits to the city and the surrounding region. Since the opening of the network, the number of operational employees has increased by 80% with current staff numbers at 140 overall. Improvements to the service have caused passenger satisfaction rates to remain consistently between 95% and 99%.
With the success of the light rail network, Bybanen AS now plans to extend the network to the north and to the west, delivering an additional 10 km by 2022. This extension will also include a new depot and 12 to 14 additional new trams.
Keolis is the world leader in tram operations, operating on 930 km of tracks and 22 networks worldwide.
We are very pleased by the trust that Bybanen AS has placed in us to continue managing the Bergen light rail network. At their side, we have successfully delivered continuous performance while meeting the demands of a growing network. We are looking forward to eight more years of collaboration with Bybanen AS, and we are more committed than ever to providing the residents and visitors of the city of Bergen with a sustainable, comfortable and safe service.
Bernard Tabary, CEO International Keolis


As The Canary reported on 20 January, many people were furious about the BBC's 'apology' to Labour's Diane Abbott. Now, she has also hit back. And her response is both accurate and fierce.
Abbott appeared on BBC Question Time on 17 January. As The Canary reported, audience members claimed Abbott met with a "hostile atmosphere" ahead of the show. This was not the only issue. Because the show's new host Fiona Bruce joined right-wing columnist Isabel Oakeshott in wrongly attacking the shadow home secretary's polling data.
Since then, tens of thousands of people have called for the state broadcaster to issue an apology.
Fiona Bruce was clearly repeating Tory propaganda that Labour were behind in the polls. If she had said behind in one poll, that would have been different matter.
The Canary contacted the BBC for comment but received no response.
Another audience member said that, although they didn't want to comment about their experience to journalists, they had complained to the BBC. They also intend to give "any evidence Diane thinks is necessary".
This episode shocked and outraged thousands of people. Because it showed the full extent of BBC bias against the left. It was also yet another example of shocking and continued abuse against Abbott. But her response was fierce and direct. And thousands of people agree. This time, the BBC really did choose the wrong person to mess with.
Sign the petition to support Diane Abbott.
We have to be careful in criticising the BBC. It's been publicly known that the Murdoch family has been wanting to tear it down for more than 10 years, but a backlash from the left prevented it.
Now since it's fully infiltrated by Cameron's appointees, they might be purposely running it to the ground or scuttling its own relevance, while propping the party in its fall. Tory win all round.


31 research institutes are involved in the HALO project.
HALO flies during a research flight on 28 May 2018 over the area of Sodankylä in Finland conducting measurements on ground stations, balloon probes and satellite overflights as part of the CoMet mission.
The HALO (High Altitude and LOng Range) research aircraft is based on the ultra-long-range G 550 business jet produced by Gulfstream Aerospace. With a range of more than 8000 kilometres, measurements on the scale of continents are possible; the research aircraft can reach all regions, from the poles to the tropics and remote areas of the Pacific Ocean. Its maximum flight altitude of about 15 kilometres also allows for measurements in the lower stratosphere, outside the tropics.
The DLR Do-228 D-CFFU carries spectrometers and radar instruments for Earth observation.
The DLR Cessna Grand Caravan D FDLR carries various instruments for atmospheric research and Earth observation. In addition, it is regularly used as a 'flying auditorium'. In this image, the aircraft is parked at its home base in Oberpfaffenhofen.
Data is being acquired over the whole of Europe and as far away as North Africa.
Using independent measurements to obtain detailed understanding of the sources and sinks of greenhouse gases.
Methane emissions may originate from coal production, the oil and natural gas industry, landfill sites, livestock farming or rice cultivation. In addition, there are also natural sources such as wetlands and permafrost.
Effective monitoring of greenhouse gases is required to achieve ambitious targets for limiting greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, the sources and sinks of greenhouse gases must be understood as precisely as possible to produce reliable climate forecasts. From mid-May to mid-June 2018, a flight test campaign led by the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) is contributing to this international effort. The High Altitude and Long Range Research Aircraft (HALO) is concentrating on the two most important anthropogenic greenhouse gases – carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4). It is testing innovative instruments for measuring greenhouse gas concentrations; data is being acquired over the whole of Europe and as far away as North Africa. A Cessna owned by DLR and another owned by the Free University of Berlin (Freie Universität Berlin; FUB), each equipped with high-precision instruments from the University of Bremen, are also being used in the 'Carbon dioxide and methane mission for HALO (CoMet) mission. In addition DLR's Dornier Do 228-212 (D CFFU) and a Falcon 20 research aircraft operated by the mission's French partners, the national facility for airborne research (Service des avions français instrumentés pour la recherche en environnement; SAFIRE), the National Center for Scientific Research (Centre national de la recherche scientifique; CNRS) and the national space agency (Centre national d'études spatiales; CNES) are participating in the campaign. Flights are taking place over Berlin, the coal-mining region of Lusatia on the German-Polish border and the mining regions of Poland, among other locations.
"At least 63 flight hours are planned for the HALO missions over European urban areas, ground-based monitoring stations and coal mines by mid-June," says project leader Andreas Fix from the DLR Institute of Atmospheric Physics. The three smaller aircraft will contribute an additional 80 flight hours. The HALO research aircraft is equipped with a total of seven instruments for the detection of greenhouse gases and measurement of other meteorological parameters, as well as to collect air samples. "We want to obtain a detailed understanding of the sources and sinks of greenhouse gases using independent measurements. Methane emissions may originate from coal production, the oil and natural gas industry, landfill sites, livestock farming or rice cultivation. In addition, there are also natural sources such as wetlands and permafrost," continues Fix. "In order to quantify the influences of anthropogenic methane on climate change, both the man-made and natural sources of the gas must be investigated and the underlying processes understood." At present, there is a major dearth of research in this area.
"Carrying out these kinds of missions, especially in the busy airspace over Europe, requires a lot of coordination with the various air traffic controllers in the countries that we fly over," says research pilot Marc Puskeiler. "Agreements have to be made with air traffic control several days in advance. This places heavy demands on weather forecasting and flight planning, because the researchers need cloud-free measurement conditions as far as possible," adds Frank Probst of the DLR Flight Experiments facility, which is managing the operation of the DLR aircraft during the CoMet mission.
While HALO is primarily conducting measurements at altitudes of up to 15 kilometres, the two Cessna aircraft from DLR and FUB are investigating the distribution of greenhouse gases in the lower part of the atmosphere, up to an altitude of three kilometres. In doing so, they sometimes spiral upwards in order to obtain measurements at the planned maximum altitude. The joint HALO flights with the Cessna aircraft are focussing on two areas that are particularly interesting from a scientific perspective. The first is the Upper Silesian coal-mining area, which is one of Europe's largest sources of methane due to the mine gases emitted by the many anthracite mines. The second is the Berlin area, which is interesting by virtue of its 'island status', surrounded as it is by sparsely populated regions, which makes it a good location for researching the greenhouse gas flows from a major city. The project is supported by Polish partners from AGH University (Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza) in Kraków. During an experimental flight to Poland, a fourth aircraft, the DLR Do-228, will take part in the CoMet mission. It is equipped with a hyperspectral sensor. The researchers are testing whether this remote-sensing instrument, which is usually used for imaging Earth's surface, is also capable of visualising strong sources of methane.
Carbon dioxide is widely known to be the most important greenhouse gas in the atmosphere caused by human activities. "What is less well known is that despite the fact that its concentration in the atmosphere is 200 times lower than that of carbon dioxide, methane also has a major impact as a greenhouse gas. According to a report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in 2013, over the first 20 years, the climatic effect of an emitted methane molecule is 86 times greater than that of a carbon dioxide molecule. At 100 years, this figure reduces to a 28-fold climate impact, which is still considerable, because methane breaks down faster in the atmosphere," explains Fix. Overall, the share of global warming caused by carbon dioxide has been approximately 65 percent since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, while methane makes up around 18 percent of all anthropogenic greenhouse gases. "Since 1750, the concentration of methane in the atmosphere has more than doubled, while carbon dioxide has increased by around 44 percent over the same period," adds Fix. "A better understanding of methane concentrations in the atmosphere and strategies for reducing future methane emissions could make a significant contribution towards achieving the two-degree target."
The CoMet mission, initiated by DLR, the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry and the Universities of Bremen and Heidelberg, will be the first to include, among other instruments, the CHARM-F (CH4 Atmospheric Remote Monitoring) lidar measuring device, which offers high-resolution methane detection. "The new technology allows us to measure methane and carbon dioxide concentrations from a great distance, regardless of the amount of sunlight, and with a high accuracy," explains Fix. Beginning in 2023, a similar instrument will monitor regional and global emissions of methane from space, on board the Franco-German 'Methane Remote Sensing Lidar Mission' (MERLIN) satellite. This will be an ideal complement to the Copernicus Sentinel 5P (precursor) and Sentinel 5 missions. The French Falcon 20 research aircraft will take part in one of the measurement flights to test the MERLIN technology. It carries a built in greenhouse gas instrument for taking comparative measurements while researchers on board HALO are testing the lidar technology that will later be used for MERLIN. The joint measurement flight is coordinated with ground stations and balloon ascents, and requires clear skies over most of France.
The HALO research aircraft is a joint initiative of German environmental and climate research institutions. HALO was procured with funds provided by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), the Helmholtz Association and the Max Planck Society (Max-Planck-Gesellschaft; MPG). HALO is operated by the German Research Foundation (DFG), the Max Planck Society (MPG), the Jülich Research Center (Forschungszentrum Jülich; FZJ), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), the German Research Centre for Geosciences (Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum; GFZ) in Potsdam and the Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research in Leipzig (TROPOS). DLR both owns and operates the aircraft.


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Q: How to combine the same id and mrege the data into one record? I have a database structure like so:
Car
 - id
 - carname
 - image
 - category
 - status

Parts
 - partid
 - partname

CarParts
 - carpartid
 - carid(fk)
 - partid(fk)
 - amountid(fk)

Category
 - id
 - categoryname

Amount
 - amountid
 - amountvalue

Right now this is what I am working on:
SELECT * FROM carparts
INNER JOIN car on carparts.carpartid = car.id

INNER JOIN parts on parts.partid = carparts.carpartid

INNER JOIN amount on amount.amountid = carparts.amountid where status = 1

This returns duplicate records when there is more than one carpart in the carparts table. How can I combine the carparts.id and car.id to one row but still have multiple partname for that one record?

A: Try this.
SELECT * FROM car left join  carparts on car.id = carparts.carpartid
left join  parts on parts.partid = carparts.carpartid
left join amount on amount.amountid = carparts.amountid where status = 1
group by car.id

Thank you.

A: You can use :
SELECT group_concat(parts.partname) as parts FROM car left join  carparts on car.id = carparts.carpartid
left join  parts on parts.partid = carparts.carpartid
left join amount on amount.amountid = carparts.amountid where status = 1
group by car.id

Since we need to combine records, we are doing it via group by clause. Also since we need multiple records in one row, we are using group_concat to concatenate multiple results.
P.S : There is some limitation on number of values returned by group_concat ?

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