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Q: Passing different values to the SELECT NEW part of a LINQ query I am creating a result object from my query, something like this:
var result = from m in MyTable
             join r in some_more_tables
             select new ResultSummmary
             {
                  Description = m.Description,
                  start_date = r.start_dat
             };

But based on some condition before I get to this query and SELECT NEW, I want to be able to flex what I put in its Description filed, currently it is always m.Description but sometimes I want it to be a static text like "Hospital" and the rest of the times I want it to be m.Description as it is now.
How can we write it that way to be flexible?

A: Let's pretend the condition is stored in a variable called condition.  This would allow you to write the following
var result = from m in MyTable
         join r in some_more_tables
         select new ResultSummmary
         {
              Description = condition ?  m.Description : "Hospital",
              start_date = r.start_dat
         };

A:  select new ResultSummmary
             {
                  Description = someBool ? m.Description : "Hospital",
                  start_date = r.start_dat
             };


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Pasacaminos (Corrigiola litoralis) es una planta de la familia de las cariofiláceas.

Descripción
Planta verde azulada, de tallos tumbados, ramificados intrincadamente, de 10-40 cm de longitud, con hojas alternas pero aproximadas, a todo lo largo de los tallos, casi elípticas, más estrechas por el lado próximo al tallo. Flores pequeñas de 1-1,5 mm, blancas , numerosas, en grupitos terminales o axilares, que duran desde la primavera al otoño.

Distribución y hábitat
En el oeste, centro y sur de Europa.
En la península ibérica en Castilla y León. Crece frecuentemente sobre suelos arenosos húmedos, en lechos de arroyos o vasos de pantano. Sus pequeñas semillas gustan a los pájaros, como el verderillo o el jilguero.

Referencias

Enlaces externos

Corrigioleae
Flora de Europa

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Over the years, we've gotten a lot of questions about Avvo. Everything from their ratings to advertising to their platform and more.
Today, we have a question that came in via our new "Ask Uptime" Q&A. Ask Uptime is a new project where we answer reader questions about anything related to legal technology and marketing.
So, let's talk real quick about Avvo and ratings.
What Goes Into the Avvo Rating?
In case you are unfamiliar, Avvo is a website that contains, among other things, a comprehensive lawyer directory. Whether you sign up for Avvo or not, so long as you are a licensed lawyer, there is a very good chance that there is a profile for you that lists your location and attorney licenses. How do you have an Avvo profile even if you don't want one? The Avvo machine scrapes public records data to build profiles of all the lawyers it can find.
Beyond that, Avvo also rates lawyers on a scale from 1-10. The rating is based on a "mathematical formula," says Avvo. A few years ago we did a write-up about what goes into the Avvo rating. The positive components of the rating include things like years of experience, speaking engagements, awards, and peer endorsements. The negative components of the rating largely hinge on ethical violations. Client reviews do not factor into the Avvo rating. It turns out, Avvo's "mathematical formula" can also be relatively easily manipulated.
What Does "No Concern" in an Avvo Rating Mean?
If you do not claim your Avvo profile, ever, you will not get an Avvo rating.
Instead, your Avvo rating will most likely be "no concern." Here is an example of an unclaimed profile with the "no concern" rating.
"No concern" is the default. The only way you should see a lawyer with a rating other than "no concern" is if they have both been disciplined and not claimed their Avvo profile. In those cases, the rating, instead of a number, would likely be "Attention." Here is a screenshot of an "attention" profile.
If you have been disciplined and also claimed your profile, you will have a numerical rating.
I hope that gives you a little more transparency into what goes into the Avvo rating. And, if you have any more questions about anything regarding legal marketing or technology, please feel free to Ask Uptime.


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Q: Trouble installing cx_Oracle - Python? I have been trying to install cx_Oracle using PyCharm, it was installed successfully but I import and run the script I get the following error:
DPI-1047: Cannot locate a 64-bit Oracle Client library: "The specified module could not be found". See https://cx-oracle.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user_guide/installation.html for help

How do I solve this?

A: It is now referring to the instance client for oracle that you will need to point to in your code.
Please read the the docs.
The code should look something like this:
import cx_Oracle
cx_Oracle.init_oracle_client(lib_dir=r"C:\oracle\instantclient_19_6")

A: I think you need to point the client to your code so that it can connect to Oracle databases. Try this:

*

*Install the library using pip
pip install cx_Oracle

*Import the library and use its function init_oracle_client to
point to a file as the client.

import cx_Oracle as oc

oc.init_oracle_client(lib_dir=r<your path>)

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Pinalia saccifera är en orkidéart som först beskrevs av Joseph Dalton Hooker, och fick sitt nu gällande namn av Carl Ernst Otto Kuntze. Pinalia saccifera ingår i släktet Pinalia och familjen orkidéer. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

Källor

Orkidéer
saccifera


Rounding is critical to a successful healthcare organization for so many reasons. From patient satisfaction to life safety, rounds are an integral part of hospital operations and yet, many organizations do not have an automated rounding solution or are not using a robust enough solution. Listed below are 3 key signs that your organization needs a rounding application or needs to replace the rounding application.
Rounding is often still completed by pen and paper using a manual process or perhaps it has been added as a part of your CMMS process but the specific protocols are not there. This means valuable data may not be captured in a timely manner and the entire process is slow, inefficient, and data is often lost. With the proper automated solution, rounding can easily identify compliance issues, improve patient safety, reduce hospital acquired infections, improve regulatory compliance, and increase employee satisfaction.
The paper and pen method often means that the proper questions may not be asked and the proper data might not be collected. With an out-of-the-box solution, the questions may not necessarily fit your workflow or organization's needs. Questions might need to be omitted and new ones need to be entered. Ensure that your automated rounding solution offers the ability to personalize rounding questions as rounding for life safety is not the same as rounding for patient satisfaction. With Sentact, we offer healthcare organizations the ability to create their own rounding templates and questions ensuring everything is personalized to your workflows and standards.
Completing a round is only part of the process. Once a deficiency or complaint is detected it needs to be addressed and corrected so that it does not continue to be repeated and discovered as a part of the rounding process. Select a Rounding application that allows for these types of deficiencies to be identified, assigned, and tracked in real-time. With an automated workflow, an organization can optimize their resources, increase efficiency, and close the loop ensuring issues are corrected and a cycle of continuous improvement has been implemented.
If your organization struggles with any of the above criteria, then it is time to implement or replace your rounding tool. Remember, a proper rounding tool helps healthcare organization assess their processes, develop a methodology that is content driven and provides objective data.


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Elevate Your Storytelling With Rosco SoftDrop®
For an inspired, fresh approach to filmmaking, sometimes it helps to examine the latest projects coming out of film schools around the world. Paul Nungeßer, for example, is a third-year cinematography student at the internationally renowned Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg in Ludwigsburg, Germany who has several short films, a feature documentary and a series of music videos and commercials under his belt. For his recent Filmakademie project – a "cinematic poem" entitled 8'20" – Paul knew he would need the scenery in the background to help him tell the story, and he shared with us how he used a Rental Rosco SoftDrop to advance the plot of his short film.
8'20" revolves around the idea that, if the sun were to explode, it would take eight minutes and twenty seconds for that explosion to reach Earth. "Rather than relying on a doomsday storyline, we tried to find the beauty in the small moments of a world about to end and the melancholy of doing certain routine tasks for the last time before facing the inevitable end," said Paul. "With just one day of filming, it's more of a fragmentary collection of what those last eight minutes would look and feel like."
The Cinematography and Production Design departments collaborated together to "build a shared visual understanding" around the chosen concept of an old airport control tower. Paul worked with Art Director Lorena Hahn, who transformed their set into a 1970s Scandinavian architect's villa, and they co-wrote and developed an idea together for that space.
The scene was filmed inside one of the school's sound stages. When Paul first saw the draft for the set, he took notice of the design's gigantic windows and wanted to use them to tell the story. Having learned about Rosco SoftDrops at the AFC trade show in Paris, Paul worked with Rosco to find the right Scandinavian SoftDrop from the Rosco Rental Backdrops catalog. He and Lorena chose a 6x42 meter (20'x138') SoftDrop depicting a lakeside view in Stockholm, Sweden.
"Usually when shooting in the studio for student films, it's always about obscuring the outside by boarding up windows or hanging curtains because most of the time there isn't enough money or expertise to make an outside world believable in the studio," said Paul. "But for this project, I knew the whole setting depended on this stunning view outside."
The fabric Rental SoftDrop allowed for easy transport and handling on set. Paul's team only used about 25 meters of the drop based upon the available studio space. The backdrop installation took two crew members about three hours thus allowing others to divide and conquer additional on-set tasks. "A vinyl backdrop of that size would have been too much to handle for a small student production like ours," said Paul.
The film opens with a realistic setting. Paul and his crew rigged asymmetric flood lights in the air to front light the SoftDrop, and smaller (300W-1000W) tungsten fixtures to light it from behind. As the film progresses, bizarre things start happening; the elevator malfunctions, the chandelier begins to shake, and we see raindrops streak upward on the window as the sky lighting turns a vivid shade of red. The red lighting was a combination of gels and color-mixing LEDs, and their exploding sun was a 10K tungsten placed behind the SoftDrop (with some Rosco Super Heat Shield to protect the fabric drop). "I really wanted to see how far I could push the backdrop when the colors became more intense and artificial, and the SoftDrop held up really well," said Paul.
Paul had previously worked with green screen and projection technologies for creating background visuals. He shared two main advantages to working with SoftDrop. "Firstly, you can light with it rather than against it. By lighting the backdrop, you can actually light your set with it. It's like having a massive 60'x20' butterfly that you can bounce light off of."
He went on to explain that the second advantage is setting the scene. "Having a material backdrop allows us to focus on the creative aspects of the shot and makes life easier for the art director, for me as the director of photography, and even for the actors," said Paul. "In one of the final shots, a pair of glasses float through the air, and all the reflections and transparencies simply would not have been possible with a green screen or projector."
Paul's team is in post-production now and anticipates finalizing the short around summer 2019 when they hope to submit the finished film into the film festival circuit. Paul relayed how grateful he was to have Rosco's pre-production support for this project. He credits everything going so smoothly on set to having access to and assistance from Rosco's Sarah Horton prior to the shoot.
We wish Paul and his crew our best as they finalize this project - and in their future filmmaking endeavors. If you're interested in renting a Rosco Backdrop for your next project, visit the online Rental Backdrop Catalog on RoscoDigital.com
Sara Leeper May 23, 2019 Questions?
About Sara Leeper
Sara Leeper is founder & owner of Walk the Moon Media, where she serves as storytelling consultant, writer, producer and video strategist. Sara transitioned into video production after more than a decade in Public Relations working both in-house and on the agency side with a focus on content development. Her career portfolio includes strategizing for companies including Red Bull, Disney Store and Nestle Crunch. Most recently, she was a communications manager at General Motors and oversaw media relations, social media and events for the western US.
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You want to win more money playing slots. You'd like to beat the house senseless.
There is no way to beat a slot machine. There is no element of skill. And the house edge can be as high as 30 percent.
Now… you might get lucky and win a ton of money. Maybe even a jackpot. It's possible you don't end up a lifetime loser (playing slots).
Anyway, the point of this page isn't to make fun of you for trying or to nag you. In fact, I truly do want to help you have a good time playing slots. Maybe even make more money.
Both brick and mortar and online casinos have loyalty programs or comp programs. These pay you in different ways. It can be in cashback or with perks like free shows, games, hotel rooms, food and more.
Online casinos usually track how much you spend and give you points. Then you can use those points to exchange for money or to increase your VIP status so you can get things like more points, reload bonuses and the ability to earn points faster.
The Wizard of Odds says that a $1 slot player will likely get comped better than the $100 blackjack player. So a comps program isn't something you want to skimp on.
This comes with a caveat, which I'll explain in just a second.
Anyway, I suggest taking the deposit bonus because it's money you wouldn't have otherwise to play with. You can keep all the money you win, assuming you fulfill the requirements.
The caveat is if you know you'd like to cash out sometime in the near future. Play through requirements can be brutal, often requiring you to wager thousands of dollars beforehand. If you're not willing to wait then you'll want to pass on the deposit bonus.
All things being equal, a casino that pays out 95% on their slots is going to put more money in your pocket than the casino that pays out 90%. It's simple math.
I suggest avoiding the max bets (for the progressive jackpot) unless you can truly afford it. Why? Because chances are you won't win it.
What? I'm just being honest.
But skipping the jackpot means you'll have more money to play with. I like that approach more than trying to win a long-shot jackpot.
There is no way to beat a slot machine. So don't waste your money buying products from gurus that say otherwise. Unless you're reading them for entertainment, they're a rip-off.
In some games, like The Dark Knight, you'll win bonus rounds. In one of the bonus rounds you go head-to-head with the other person (Batman or The Joker) in a race. You can race right away and have a 1x multiplier at the end. Or you can save these and for each bonus round you save, you earn another multiplier. The longer you save your bonus rounds the more money you'll earn at the end of the race.
And that's only one example – there are lots more like it.
The simpler the game, the better your odds – according to the Wizard of Odds. The way to think about it is this – someone has to pay for the fancier slot machines with the big signs and video screens. Guess who that is?
That said, these games are more fun to play. So you do have to decide if you want to sacrifice fun to maybe keep more money in your pocket.
The higher the stakes you play the better your odds. For example, it is better to play a one coin per line on a 5-cent machine than to play 5 coins on a 1-cent game.
This is my best advice. I used to be the type of person who would win at slots, and then I would hit the spin button so the payout would hit my balance faster instead of waiting for the slot machine to pay me. I just wanted to spin, spin, spin, as fast I could.
Not anymore. That's the fastest way to burn through your bankroll.
Now I take my time. I wait for the machine to pay me. And, trust me; it takes patience to wait for $5 or $10 to hit your account 1-cent at a time. But your bankroll will last longer.
I take my time during bonus rounds and during cut scenes and animations too.
You don't want to play slots in places like an airport or restaurant. Those are notorious for having tighter machines than, say, the Las Vegas Strip.
If you're going to play a progressive jackpot, choose one with a smaller payout since it is more likely to pay out compared to a larger one. You have better odds of walking away a winner.
The reason why you want to stick to mechanical slots is because there's less time between spins. Compare that to a video slot machine that has tons of animation and wait time between spins.
Because of that the casino tightens up their video slot machines to make up for it.
If you're going to play slots in Las Vegas you're going to have better odds playing off The Strip rather than on it. The difference is small, but since you can't beat slots you might as well take any advantage you can.
I try to do this after I win a jackpot or large sum of money. Especially if it puts me up for the session, the day or trip. You get to walk away feeling like a winner.
And that's a hard feeling to get when you're playing a game like slots.


The latest last minute charter deals in one place. Integrated into the consumers social media newsstream for awareness and engagement. Newsletters and customer agents to enhance the customer experience. Responsive site to engage on all platforms. Available in Northern Europe.
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Get your own travel deals site !
Travolo is a franchise based travel deal site to be launched in Q1 2018. So help others find the best travel deal. With proven methods and strong ads and affiliate streams you get the best platform for starting your own travel deal business. Plug in today !
October and November is where it gets hard !
The months October and November is the months with the lowest search volume for travel related services according to Bing and Google.
October was below September with 57.000, visitors turning 260.000 pages and approx. 800.000 ads served in September. Our growth rate on social media is continuing – we now have more than 30.000 travel savvy customers following the latest travel deals on facebook and twitter.
We are a bit delayed with the launch of the next market .. but stay tuned we still cant wait for the launch of our first non Scandinavian market. At the same time we are still preparing for the next 3 markets to be added. So 4th quarter 2015 is full steam ahead as we are going to come out strong for the 2016 holiday seasons !
And finally we have started the development process towards launching travolo.net in q1 2016 ….
September lower than expected !
We was a little bit to optimistic when expecting a slight increase in activity in September compared to August. Instead we went down to 61.000 visitors, turned 340.000 pages and approx. 1 milion ads in September. In all a drop in activity of 10 %. At the same time our growth rate on social media continues as we reach 28.000 likes on facebook and keep our 2nd place in our niche in Scandinavia based on social media interaction.
The fall holidays are coming in October in Scandinavia – so we expect better numbers in October – probably at August level.
End of October will also see one new market being launched. We cant wait as we launch our first non Scandinavian market. At the same time we are preparing for the next 3 markets to be added. So 4th quarter 2015 will be full steam ahead as we wanna come out strong for the 2016 holiday seasons !
With the summer holidays coming to a close in Scandinavia the number of consumers visiting Last Minute Charter dropped to 68.000 in August 2015. This was an expected drop in unique visitors aswell as in page views, which dropped to 350.000. Add impressions performed at a little above 1 million in August.
Last Minute Charter keeps growing on facebook. We now have more than 25.000 likes in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland. Our engagement strategy on social media is still a strong driver of Traffic to the site.
We are ready to implement at least one new country – but due to other activities within LIETO we wont be completing the implementation until end of October 2015. We have now completed our implementation plan for 2015 and expect to have an additional 4 countries added during 2015, bringing the total number of markets from the existing 4 to 9 by the end of 2015.
Our email newsletters is at the moment only active in Denmark. We reach more than 6000 danish consumers every monthe with our newsletter – either direct or through our facebook promotion of the newsletter. Our experience from the Danish newsletters will in 2016 be used in our other markets.
According to the danish internet index Last Minute Charter would have been in the top 100 in July, based on unique users. But as we are a .eu domain we are not listed. But it sure feels great to be at this level after 9 months of operation !
In september we expect to see a slight increase in activity as the autumm holiday seekers start there search for vacations.
July exceeded all expectations !
With a cold and wet summer in Northern Europe it was time for lastminutecharter.eu to exceed all expectations ! In July we handed deals out to more than 150.000 travel savvy customers, served more than 750.000 pages filled with travel deals and presented more than 2 mio ads for our advertisers. In August we expect the numbers to get back to June level as the travel season comes to a halt in Northern Europe.
In July we also launched our Finnish site – so welcome to Last Minute Charter Suomi. We collate travel deals from 8 travel companies at the moment in Finland – and expect a few more to be added during August.
With a new contract with Experis for work to be carried out in August and September 2015 the management services keeps up the momentum. The contract is for consultancy and project management within technical infrastructure sourcing for a large Danish system integrator.
With more than 15.000 likes on facebook Lastminutecharter.eu continues our growth. The plugin to travel interested consumers newsstream on facebook keeps gaining us a strong market presence. We are in top 5 in Norway and Sweden and will be in top 5 in our niche industry in Denmark before the summer if the current growth continues !
40.000 travel interested consumers checked us out in April.
Last Minute Charters growth continues. We have now reached 40.000 visitors within the last month. The growth in visitors is steady and around 20%, proving the Last Minute Charter business models validity. We are looking forward to reaching the 50.000 visitors per month mark in June 2015.


Democratic control of the US House of Representatives means every House committee will have a new chair.
The new crop of committee chairs will include more women and people of color.
The new House leadership also includes several prominent foes of President Donald Trump, who will soon have the power to investigate the president and his administration.
With Democrats sweeping to power in the House, control of the chamber's 22 committees will move from Republican to Democratic hands.
While it's unclear whether House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi will secure the 218 votes she needs to become the next House Speaker in December, 22 other leadership positions are essentially secured. And the new crop of House leaders will include several of President Donald Trump's prominent foes, who will soon have the power to investigate and subpoena him and his administration.
Rep. Jerry Nadler, the likely next chair of the House Judiciary Committee, has long sparred with Trump and has already said he'll initiate probes into sexual assault and perjury allegations against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and Trump's ousting of Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
Rep. Maxine Waters, who will chair the House financial services committee, has also traded barbs with Trump, who has called her a "seriously low I.Q. person." She will likely work to reinstate consumer protection regulations eroded by the Trump administration.
And Rep. Adam Schiff, the incoming chair of the intelligence committee, has promised to open new investigations into alleged ties between the president and the Russian government.
Meanwhile, Democratic Rep. Elijah Cummings, the new chair of the oversight committee, has said he'll launch inquiries into voter suppression and alleged fraud in the Trump administration.
The new crop of committee chairs will be significantly more diverse — in gender and race — than their GOP predecessors. While Republicans boasted just two women and no people of color, among their 22 House committee chairs Democrats will have five women committee chairs, three of whom are women of color, and four men of color.


The villus is that the purposeful unit of the placenta and consists of an outer epithelial membrane layer and a stromal cell core, derived from the trophectoderm and therefore the extraembryonic mesoblast, respectively. The stromal cell core contains foetal epithelial tissue cells, mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs), Hofbauer cells amongst others. MSCs within the human placenta are reported to be fibroblast-like cells with differentiation capabilities and immunomodulatory properties. Hofbauer cells are foetal macrophages that will be concerned within the phagocytosis of cellular trash and therefore the modulation of human placental development by enhancing villous branching.
The mature human placenta is represented as having 3 main kinds of epithelial trophoblasts: cytotrophoblasts (CTBs), the syncytiotrophoblast (STB) and extravillous trophoblasts (EVTs). CTBs form one layer that lines the stromal cell core and is the supply of the refilling of the STB and EVTs. EVTs are differentiated membrane cells that migrate from the tips of the placental villi, proliferate and differentiate to make a membrane cell column. EVTs at the distal region of the column then detach from the villi and invade the interstitial compartments of the maternal female internal reproductive organ wall, thereby anchoring the foetus and transforming the female internal reproductive organ spiral artery to facilitate fetal-maternal nutrient transfer. The STB may be a multinucleated structure that covers the complete surface of the villous tree throughout maternity. It contains roughly fifty eight billion nuclei and includes a surface area of 12–14 sq. meters at term. the upkeep of a purposeful STB depends on the shedding of apoptotic nuclei and cytoplasm from the STB surface into the maternal circulation and also the continuous incorporation of latest cell elements via the fusion of CTBs from the CTB layer beneath the STB.
Although placental cells are historically classified as represented above, the extent to that it's helpful to outline subtypes of trophoblast cells and stromal cells and also the relationships between cell subtypes and functions stay unclear. Single-cell RNA-seq has been a strong tool for the identification of cell subtypes in several tissues. 2 studies have examined the human placental transcriptome from later stages: Pavlicev et al. explored eighty seven single-cell transcriptomes from the human placenta at term and investigated the cell-cell interactome between the foetal trophoblast and also the maternal mucosa stromal cells; Tsang et al. studied 24000 nonmarker chosen cells from mature traditional placentas and second trimester preeclamptic placentas and re-confirmed the differentiation relationships between the 3 better-known populations, i.e., CTBs, EVTs and also the STB. each studies used placental tissues from second and trimester pregnancies, and their endpoints weren't the identification of recent populations of cells within the placenta.
In the present study, we isolated human villous stromal cells (STRs), CTBs, the STB, and EVTs throughout the primary and second trimesters of gestation and monitored the transcriptome dynamics of 1567 cells at single-cell resolution. we known fourteen subtypes of placental cells and characterised their functions exploitation bioinformatics analyses and immunostaining verifications. Amongst our sudden findings is that 102 peptide hormone genes were expressed by numerous subtypes of placental cells. Our study builds a robust foundation for understanding however the human placenta develops and functions to keep up a healthy maternity.


Virat Kohli has been ruled out of the fourth and the final Test against Australia after he failed to recover from the shoulder injury. In Kohli's absence, Ajinkya Rahane will lead India in the series decider. This is the first time that Kohli has missed a Test match in his career due to injury.
In a pre-match conference on Friday, Kohli had said that he is not different from anyone else. There is no special treatment for anyone in the team, he will go to the field only if he is 100 percent fit. The rules apply to everyone and they are the same for everyone.
Kohli had injured his shoulder during Australia's first innings during the 3rd test match. The four-match series is currently tied 1-1. Kohli had scored his first century in a test during the Australian tour in January 2012.
In the first Test of the 2014-15, Border-Gavaskar Trophy, he made 115 and 141 runs and became the fourth Indian player to score centuries in both the innings of a Test match and was appointed as the captain of the Test team during the series and became the first player to score centuries in each of his first three Test innings as captain.


On May 15, Uranus enters Taurus and Mars enters Aquarius, after a roughly seven-year sojourn in Aries, retrograding back into Aries on November 6, 2018. Then it re-enters Taurus on March 6, 2019 for another seven-year journey that ends on April 26, 2026. Whatever events and changes Uranus in Taurus might bring, many of them will have been set in motion some time ago.
Uranus and Taurus are an interesting combination to attempt to fathom. Taurus the sign that, out of the entire zodiac, is the most resistant to change meets the planet that insists upon it. Uranus challenges the status quo and forces both the individual and society to change and, in particular, to break from the past. From the purely Uranian point of view, clinging to the past can only hinder progress. From the deliberate, enduring, and persistent Taurean viewpoint, change not only might topple the much-beloved quiet life, it also threatens the most important thing of all: security.
A dynamic square aspect between these two highly energized planets on May 16. Forecasts for the Uranus in Taurus years (May 2017 through April 2026) include financial upheaval, radical environmental changes, and a revolution in how we handle the planet's resources. Uranus last traveled through Taurus from June 1934 to May 1942; in 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Banking Act and the Social Security Act, both of which significantly altered how U.S. citizens handled their savings. It also saw the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War (1936), Japan's invasion of China (1937), the Winter War between the Soviet Union and Finland (1939), and much activity from Nazi Germany, with finally the outbreak of World War II in 1939. From a Uranus in Taurus point of view, many of these happenings changed borders; land ownership changed hands. The way in which land was used also changed in several European countries.
Uranus in Taurus might well deliver all sorts of changes to various economic systems, but perhaps more interesting will be the changes in how we use our resources; how we use, make, and spend our money and what we spend it on. With Uranus, we know to expect more technology in the making and spending of money.
The ingress of an outer planet into a new sign often coincides with major world events. The very day that Uranus entered Aries (March 11, 2011), an earthquake and tsunami struck Japan, triggering the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
Uranus in Taurus does give rise to individuals feeling that they are trapped by debt and that money is not offering them the freedom they would like, this could create tremendous growth in so-called sharing economies, or what some people call "collaborative consumerism" — the idea being that individuals can rent out their car, their bike, their apartment, their computer, almost anything, when they are not using it.


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package umbrella.generator.name;

import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
import lombok.Getter;
import lombok.NonNull;
import lombok.Setter;

/**
 * @author Johannes Donath <johannesd@evil-co.com>
 * @copyright Copyright (C) 2014 Evil-Co <http://www.evil-co.com>
 */
@AllArgsConstructor
public class MapNameGenerator implements INameGenerator {

	/**
	 * The default map generator.
	 */
	public static final MapNameGenerator DEFAULT = new MapNameGenerator ("ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ", "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz01234567890");

	/**
	 * The unicode map generator.
	 */
	public static final MapNameGenerator UNICODE;

	/**
	 * Defines the character offset.
	 */
	public static final int UNICODE_OFFSET = 9312;

	/**
	 * Static Initializer
	 */
	static {
		// create builder
		StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder ();

		// append elements
		for (int i = UNICODE_OFFSET; i < (UNICODE_OFFSET + 4096); i++) builder.append (((char) i));

		// create map
		UNICODE = new MapNameGenerator (DEFAULT.getTypeMap (), builder.toString ());
	}

	/**
	 * Stores the type map.
	 */
	@Getter
	@Setter
	@NonNull
	public String typeMap;

	/**
	 * Stores the member map.
	 */
	@Getter
	@Setter
	@NonNull
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Americans continued paying their credit card balances on time in June. With the exception of Citibank, for which data are not available, each of the other six largest U.S. credit card issuers reported lower levels of credit card defaults in their latest regulatory filings and, with the exception of Capital One, which reported a virtually unchanged delinquency rate, lower levels of late payments, setting new records in both categories in the process.
The aggregate amount of credit card balances charged off by U.S. credit card issuers fell by 0.19 percent in June from the previous month, to 7.29 percent, according to the latest data from Fitch Ratings, a credit ratings agency. Charge-offs (defaults) are unpaid credit card loans that issuers no longer expect to be collected and write off (charge off) as losses, typically 180 days after receiving the latest payment on the account.
The June default rate has fallen by 35 percent on a year-over-year basis to its lowest level since early 2008 and is 37 percent below the peak reached in September 2009.
Even more impressively than the default rate, the ratio of credit card payments late by 60 days or more — the late-stage delinquency rate — fell in June for the 17th consecutive month, to 2.57 percent from 2.75 percent in May, according to Fitch. The current level is the lowest one since?áAugust 2007.
Payments late by 30 – 59 days — the early-stage delinquency rate — also fell in June, to 3.33 percent, down 0.21 percent from May.
JPMorgan Chase's delinquency rate — payments late by 30 days or more — fell to 2.59 percent in June from 2.66 percent in May, reaching its lowest level since mid-2007. The bank's charge-off rate fell 0.73 percent for the period to 4.96 percent, after rising by 0.07 percent the previous month. The new charge-off level is Chase's lowest reported since October 2008 and more than twice below the peak of 10.91 percent measured in January of 2010.
Bank of America reported a delinquency rate of 4.16 percent in June, down from 4.28 percent in May. This is BofA's lowest delinquency rate since mid-2006. The Charlotte, N.C.-based bank's charge-off rate fell by 1.06 percent to 6.97 percent for the period, after falling by 0.22 percent the previous month. BofA's default rate is still the highest among the six largest U.S. issuers, but is now more than twice below its peak of 14.53 percent, reached in August 2009.
Citibank has not yet made its June regulatory filing. The bank's delinquency rate in May was at 3.66 percent, after 10 consecutive months of decline. Citi charged off 7.81 percent of its cardholders' credit card balances in May, down 0.04 percent from the April level. Though above the January rate of 7.49 percent, the May level was well below Citi's highest default ratio of 12.14 percent, measured in August 2009.
Capital One's 30-day delinquency rate was up a single basis point to 3.33 percent in June, which is still 2.47 percent below the January 2010 peak of 5.8 percent. The bank's charge-off rate fell by 0.43 percent to 4.41 percent for the month, the lowest level since April 2007. Capital One's default rate was at its peak in April of 2010 (10.87 percent).
Discover reported a 30-day delinquency rate of 2.71 percent, down from 2.88 percent in May, the lowest level since early 2006. Its charge-off rate for June was 4.04 percent, down from 4.82 percent in May. It is the Riverwoods, IL bank's lowest default rate since September 2007 and well below the February 2010 peak of 9.11 percent.
American Express continued to lead the field of six largest U.S. issuers in both the charge-off and delinquency categories. The New York-based company reported a delinquency rate of 1.50 percent in June, down 0.10 percent from May. American Express's charge-off rate dropped 0.50 percent to 2.70 percent. AmEx's highest charge-off rate — 10.4 percent — was measured in April 2009.
The latest Federal Reserve data show that revolving credit, mostly credit card balances, rose by 5.1 percent in May, the fastest growth rate since June 2008. Yet, after a slip in May, the rate at which U.S. cardholders are repaying the principal amount of their credit card debt rose again in June to 21.40 percent, 1.36 percent above the May level, even as borrowing is once again on the rise.
The increased credit card use may be due to the fact that credit card offers are now much better and more plentiful than they've been in a long time. Moreover, 60 percent of them are mailed to consumers with credit scores of 720 or higher. So an argument can be made that the increase in both credit card spending and repayment is the result of easier credit, extended at very attractive terms, being available to the more affluent Americans.


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One Beer at a Time
by Nate Hegyi
For years, northwestern Missoula was a declining industrial district with shuttered warehouses and empty industrial areas, lacking places to drink and socialize. Then in 2011, Draught Works, a craft brewery, arrived. For Jeff Grant and Paul Marshall, the brewery's owners, the spot was perfect. They moved into an open, industrial warehouse complete with a loading dock and commercial zoning.
Within a few short years, they turned a backwater section of Missoula into a family friendly hot spot, selling a product grown, brewed and enjoyed in Montana. It's a success story that's repeating itself across the state as craft breweries have continued to add to Montana's economy.
Since 2010, craft brewing in the state has grown by 87 percent, according to "The Continuing Economic Impact of Craft Brewing in Montana," a new report by the Bureau of Business and Economic Research. The industry isn't slowing down, either. At least seven new breweries are in development across the state.
Unlike federal statistics, which group breweries into a single category, the bureau's report, which was commissioned by the Montana Brewers Association, collected data from only Montana-based craft breweries. These data were collected via an online survey in which 61 out of 71 breweries responded. The study built on information from two previous reports completed in 2012 and 2014. They found that from 2010 to 2015, Montana craft brewing production increased by 87 percent, while sales increased by 111 percent and employment ballooned by more than 200 percent. The industry contributed around a thousand new jobs to the state and increased its population by almost 300 people.
This sector's growth has been remarkably steady and shows no signs of slowing down. Last year, Montana brewers directly accounted for $46 million in gross sales, 702 jobs and $13.2 million in employee compensation and benefits. According to the report, a total of $17.6 million in capital investment is currently being planned for 2016 and 2017 – this is up from an estimated $9 million planned for 2014 and 2015.
All this success means a lot more beer is being produced. In 2015, Montana's craft brewers produced over 163,000 barrels. Furthermore, the study found that each craft beer sold at a local brewery contributes $9 to Montana businesses and $2.95 in Montana resident personal income, and every 11,000 pints sold equals one new job in the state.
Brewers are also keeping it local when it comes to supply. In 2010, 38 percent of vendor purchases by breweries came from within the state. By 2015, that number grew to 58 percent, totaling $19.8 million in spending directly to Montana businesses. The state's agricultural sector is benefiting as well. Beer needs yeast, barley, hops and sometimes fruits and honey. In 2014 and 2015 around 36 percent of these products were purchased within the state, totaling $1.4 million and $1.6 million in expenditures respectively.
Employment in Montana has also benefitted from the rise in craft brewing, adding $35.6 billion in wages, salaries and benefits to the state's economy. And each new job in the brewing sector has an average earning of $34,111.
The new jobs created by Montana craft brewers help to attract new residents to the state or help keep existing residents here. The study found that craft brewing has increased the state's population by 278 people. While most of these new jobs were in the manufacturing sector, which include brewing, a few other sectors were supported as well. These included construction and retail trade – industries supported by the spending of workers hired by the breweries or by vendor purchases made by the brewery.
Breweries are embodying a new and exciting era in Montana. They're turning old industrial districts into exciting areas, kick-starting new development. They're providing a meeting place for locals to gather and relax, which is not just good for our sense of community, it's good for our wallets, too.


Xiaomi has unveiled two new smartphones at its global launch event in Madrid, Spain. The Mi A2 and Mi A2 Lite will be the company's latest Android One smartphones. Last year, the Mi A1 was unveiled as the first Xiaomi smartphone without its in-house MIUI. It is the second best-selling smartphone, only next to Redmi 5A. Now, the new Mi A2 and Mi A2 Lite will continue to come with stock Android instead of MIUI.
The Mi A2 and Mi A2 Lite are the same Mi 6X and Redmi 6 Pro smartphone launched earlier this year in China. Both the devices will be running on stock Android 8.1 Oreo out of the box and will receive at least two major Android updates including the upcoming Android P. First, let's talk about the Mi A2 that comes with a metal unibody design. On the front is the 5.99-inch Full HD+ (2160 × 1080 pixels) IPS display with Corning Gorilla Glass.
In terms of optics, the device sports dual rear cameras featuring 12MP Sony IMX486 sensor and a 20MP Sony IMX376 sensor with f/1.75 aperture. For selfies, there is a 20MP Sony IMX376 sensor with soft LED flash. The company is also adding the AI Selfie and AI Portrait modes for capturing better photos. Under the hood, the device comes powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 octa-core processor.
The device comes in three different storage variants- 3GB + 32GB, 4GB + 64GB, 6GB + 128GB. While there is no information about the Indian pricing, the device will start retailing from EUR 249 in Europe (approx Rs 20,000). Coming to the Mi A2 Lite, the device sports modern looking notch display. The 5.84-inch IPS display offers Full HD+ (2280×1080 pixels) resolution and 19:9 aspect ratio.
As seen in the last year's Mi A2, the new Mi A2 Lite also comes powered by the good old Snapdragon 625 octa-core. It is backed by a huge 4000mAh non-removable battery and is mentioned to give up to two-days battery life. On the rear, the device sports 12MP + 5MP dual rear cameras. The base variant of the Mi A2 Lite with 3GB and 4GB will be costing EUR 179 and EUR 229 respectively.
Stay tuned on PhoneRadar for the launch date and pricing of these devices in India.


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Untitled, 2005, by Etel Adnan (American, 1925-2021) Photo courtesy of Sfeir-Semler Gallery, Beirut and Hamburg
Three Women Who Inspire My Work
Lisa Volta December 5, 2022
Teaching artist Lisa Volta draws connections between the accomplished artists she admires and the budding ones she mentors
Etel Adnan was a Lebanese-born writer and painter who died in November 2021 at the age of 96. She came to painting late in life and is an inspiration for all older women who doubt themselves and, for one reason or another, delay things they know they want to do. Adnan grew up in Beirut with a Greek Christian mother and a Syrian Muslim father. Fluent in Arabic, Greek, French, and English, she studied at the Sorbonne and spent her adult life living between Paris and San Francisco. She saw all sides of things, and I think of her as a symbol of everything that is beautiful about overlapping cultural, religious, and societal differences.
As an artist who has taught with nonprofit art organizations for nearly two decades, I decided several years ago that my lessons would revolve almost entirely around the inspiration of contemporary artists like Etel Adnan. Since I primarily work with elementary and middle school students, I saw this as a way to make art workshops more personally engaging and memorable. Chances are, students' artworks will be lost or tossed—not just because they're made by children, but because that happens with things. They come and go unless something is immediately precious about them. But experiences are different. They become memories that settle into our consciousness.
Above: Micro Memories: Skin, Petals, Clay, Moss, Rocks, River (diptych), 2021; below: Holding My Breath Under Water, 2021, by Lisa Volta. Images courtesy of the artist
When students learn about living artists who are producing work today, their own art projects come alive. It shows them that they, too, are contemporary artists and validates their voices in unexpected ways. Their observations about works of art are more directly related to their experiences in their families, schools, and communities. Comments quickly move from "I like the colors" to "I can see those things happening here in my neighborhood." This energy inevitably guides me to research and explore more about the artists and their networks, which profoundly influences the artworks that I create.
Students in my art class create their own leporellos inspired by Etel Adnan
I once taught a lesson introducing the painter Hiba Kalache. While students painted bright, loose botanical shapes, I read from Clarice Lispector's book Água Viva, which Kalache references in her Lemonade Everything Was So Infinite (2) series. Lispector painted with words, Kalache wrote with a brush, and I settled into the layers and fragments of their work. The inspiration was meaningful without being didactic, which resonated with how I wanted to approach both teaching and my work as an artist.
38:49-54 (right) and but I also want inconsistency (left), 2017, by Hiba Kalache (Lebanese, b. 1972) Images courtesy of the artist
I had a similar experience when I first saw photographs by Eileen Neff. Her work documents observation and transition, and everything in her pictures is there in real life. In an exhibition of Neff's photos, you may find one hung at your feet or flush with the edge of a wall next to a window. Her work's careful placement, both direct and peripheral, asks us to notice how we arrange our environments and move through them.
Blue Jays Looking at Blue, 2021, by Eileen Neff (American, b. 1945) Image courtesy of the artist
Neff's work, like Etel Adnan's, holds space for me, allowing me to be present with their work, never feeling like it's too much or too little. Perhaps this is because of certain parallels in their stories. Both began with writing and transitioned to artmaking, moving fluidly between the two mediums throughout their careers. Evident in the work of both prolific creators is an understanding of history and how experience is layered.
This shift from one place, artist, or idea to the next is how inspiration travels. If I could have my students internalize one thing, it would be that our lives are woven together with those of others. And that this weaving, with its contradictions and differences, is what makes us beautiful.
Lisa Volta is a Philadelphia-based artist working in painting and photography.
This post was supported by a Re:imagining Recovery grant to the Philadelphia Museum of Art from The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.
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Links: Bob is going to Hollywood, fancy that!
I have always been a sucker for animal stories (big James Herriot fan here!) so when I spied this book at the Marion Library, I took to it immediately. Then, there was the claim that this neko saved his life, so how can I resist that?
Like James, Bob was down and out when James found him. He was hiding out in the flats he was living in and James decided to spend his very meagre cash to nurse him back to health. He named him Bob after a character, a killer, in Twin Peaks but didn't think the ginger cat would stay with him. Fortunately for James, Bob was nothing like his namesake.
He thought that Bob would leave him for the streets immediately, but instead Bob stuck by him, giving him loyalty, love and lots of laughs. James, back then a drug addict on rehab eeking out a meagre living on the streets, found himself suddenly concerned with another creature besides himself.
But having Bob had another amazing effect on his life: Suddenly, people were noticing him more when he busked and as a result, he was earning more!
But it's not all roses and daffodils - James discovered that not everyone was kind to him and Bob. Some took pleasure in bullying and tormenting him and sometimes, even Bob. And despite Bob's charm, the system and people's apathy was working hard to make life difficult for folks like James.
Still, James found himself having another motivation to exist: to give Bob a good life. And in order for him to do that, he had to straighten out his life.
What I loved: Bob's lovely character really shines through in this book. You definitely get the feeling that this kucing is one one special creature. But what I really appreciated from the book was how James highlighted the plight of the homeless, how they are ignored by society and how little help they received from people.
He mused that if a cat could give him such love, support and compassion, why couldn't his fellow human beings?
So, if you see someone trying to sell Big Issue at a street corner somewhere, buy a copy because it will help them straighten out their lives.
Final thoughts: I loved this book! Read this in two days, and that's only because I didn't have much time to read books because of my busy schedule.
James Bowen has quite a different life now. His book has hit the bestsellers' lists, have been translated into so many languages, and he even went to the United States on a book tour! His second book on Bob, The World According to Bob, was just released in July this year. Hopefully, James' success will lift him off the streets completely and provide people who are down and out the inspiration to change their lives.


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» News » College Students Team Up To Design Real-Life Geothermal Concepts
College Students Team Up To Design Real-Life Geothermal Concepts
Join the NREL-Administered Geothermal Collegiate Competition To Win $50,000 in Cash Prizes This Spring
Team Geothermal Vision, composed of students from the University of North Dakota and Reykjavik University, won first place in the Spring 2021 Geothermal Collegiate Competition.
Are you a university student or faculty member looking for a renewable-energy-focused capstone project for the spring semester? Dig into the U.S. Department of Energy Geothermal Collegiate Competition, which is accepting submissions until Feb. 17, 2022.
Real-World Renewable Energy Design Experience
In the competition, student teams assume the role of a geothermal developer, devising direct-use strategies to heat and cool buildings, campuses, or districts. The competition fosters project development, design, and communications skills while boosting public understanding of geothermal power as a direct, renewable source of energy. Team submissions include a use case, resource assessment, usage evaluation, and a plan to engage the local community.
The recently completed Spring 2021 round of the competition included geothermal concepts designed for Native American reservations, universities, mixed-use communities, and hospital campuses.
Site identification was performed by the Sooners Geothermal team from University of Oklahoma, the second-place winners in the Spring 2021 Geothermal Collegiate Competition.
Industry Expert Webinars and Trainings
Student competitors can also participate in a series of virtual trainings on geothermal site planning tools and practices. Upcoming trainings include the GEOPHIRES geothermal techno-economic simulation tool, environmental regulations and permitting for geothermal projects, the GeoRePORT Socio-Economic Assessment Tool, and reservoir modeling tips and tricks.
National Recognition and Cash Prizes
"This study was one of the most rewarding experiences of my academic endeavors."
- Nicholas Fry, team captain, University of North Dakota Geothermal Vision
Winners and finalists will be recognized in a live Department of Energy announcement and press release as well as National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) news stories. The competition also includes $50,000 in cash prizes to student teams and their universities.
First, second, and third-place winners will also plan and host live, on-site events to educate relevant stakeholders about their proposed projects during the summer of 2022.
Sign Up, Spread the Word to a Colleague, or Become a Judge!
Ready to heat up spring 2022? Sign up, create a team, and upload the first required phase of your submission by Feb. 17, 2022. If you know of an educator or students who might be interested, help NREL spread the word.
NREL competition administrators are also looking for members of the geothermal industry to serve as competition judges. To volunteer as a judge, reviewing student submissions and providing valuable feedback, email geo.competition@nrel.gov.
Learn more about NREL geothermal research.


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Opinion: Jayne Crosby Giles
Listen. Learn. Lead.
Jayne Crosby Giles
I ended a recent day of campaigning speaking with one of my former high school teachers. Her class in US Government made a lasting impression on me, even as a teenager. She taught her students how important it is to participate in government and our community. I have followed her guidance devoting time to others — so to better listen, learn and lead.
My family has lived in Belfast for nearly 100 years. We are teachers, nurses, business people and volunteers who believe in helping others. I am proud to carry on this tradition as a community banker, volunteer and state representative. Now, as a candidate for the Maine Senate, I offer a lifetime of business, banking, legislative, nonprofit and community service. My record is one of hard work and commitment. Working with others, I have:
Co-chaired the $5 million capital campaign to build the Waldo County YMCA which has over 4,000 members.
Raised over $6 million while CEO at nonprofit MaineStream Finance during the 2009-2013 Great Recession to help families facing foreclosure keep their homes and provide start up loans to small and micro business owners.
Helped thousands of entrepreneurs get loans to grow and expand during three decades as a banker and small business lender.
Volunteered countless hours with organizations such as: Belfast Rotary, Maine Association of Nonprofits (MANP), Waldo County General Hospital, Abnaki Girl Scouts, City of Belfast committees and more.
From 2006-2010, I served in the Maine House and was a member of the Appropriations & Financial Affairs Committee, an appointment few freshman legislators receive. This 13-member committee worked together to write a bipartisan budget that closed a $190 million budget shortfall during tight economic times. Collaboration was important to me so I helped organize a Moderate Caucus open to legislators of all parties. I also joined the Rural Caucus providing a stronger voice for rural Maine. I submitted or co-authored legislation that has made a difference; to name just a few –
The "Pink License Plate" bill which has raised over $3 million for cancer care in Maine.
A Wellness bill to help small business owners start health and wellness programs that benefit their employees.
A Land for Maine's Future bond that included special funding to preserve Maine's commercial working waterfronts.
A Pine Tree Zone bill to expand economic opportunities across the state.
Maine's Energy Future bill to create a stronger plan for using our energy resources.
I was present for 98% of roll call votes - always making sure to be prepared and ready to vote on the issues.
My constituents invited me and I was pleased to attend many local events: 100-year birthday celebrations, town meetings, grand openings and more. My constituent hours held in town halls were open to anyone needing help and support. Being an accessible, caring legislator is so important.
In this election, my desire to help others is still strong. While knocking on thousands of doors, many people have shared with me their personal stories. My notebook is full of constituent concerns that will be by my side in Augusta. Starting day one, my plan is to work on issues important to Waldo County residents:
More resources for small business owners and farmers – including greater access to credit and loans, internet services and business planning assistance.
Increased investment in early childhood education so that all preschool age children may begin kindergarten on the same level.
Expanded technical training and apprenticeships that inspire our next generation of Mainers to learn and live here.
Improved access to affordable housing so that more families can achieve their dream of owning their forever home.
Enhanced focus on seniors and veterans so that they may age comfortably with access to quality healthcare, housing and transportation.
Reduced property tax burdens so Maine families may keep more of their paycheck and fixed income seniors and veterans can afford to stay in their homes.
I am humbled by the many voters who already support my campaign and invite the undecided to please join me. The Maine Association of Realtors has endorsed me, plus, the Sportsman's Alliance of Maine, the lead advocate for Maine's outdoor recreation and access to public lands, gave me their highest candidate rating. Many thanks to all for your belief in my work.
In the Maine Senate, my promise to voters is to listen, learn and then, lead. My pledge is to do my very best for Waldo County and our citizens. On November 6th, please Vote Jayne for Maine!
Jayne Crosby Giles is a candidate for the Maine Senate representing Waldo County (District 11) and a former member of Maine's House of Representatives for Belfast, Belmont & Northport. Following a 30-year banking career, she now works with nonprofit and economic development organizations. Ms. Giles serves on the boards of Belfast Rotary, Maine Association of Nonprofits, Northeast Delta Dental and the Waldo County YMCA. She is the former CEO for MaineStream Finance, a Bangor-based nonprofit community bank and the 2016 recipient of the US Small Business Administration's Financial Services Champion award for New England and Maine. Jayne is married and resides in Belfast.
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Reported on for a shamefully short time in the press, the Dominican Islands suffered hugely when hit by Hurricane Maria last month, late September 2017.
A group of local mums in South and East London who have relatives in the islands or who are originally from there decided that something needed to be done. They quickly formed the charity South London Aid In Dominica (SLAID) and started collecting as much as they could in the way of supplies and aid to send to the disaster-stricken islands.
When it came to getting those supplies to the shipping yard, Fantastic Services stepped in to help.
If you don't know the full story of the hurricane, you can see some pictures which show Hurricane Maria's effects on Dominica on The Guardian's website. Or you can read about Hurricane Maria's effects on Dominican communities at BBC News.
As you can see, the effects are huge – and devastating. So when Jacqui, one of the charity's founders, got in touch with Fantastic Services CEO Rune Sovndahl, he realised that sending some local teams out in support of the charity's work was the least we could do.
South London Aid In Dominica is run by a group of local mums with relatives in the islands, or who were themselves born there. They're absolutely dedicated to raising money and awareness of the ongoing effects which Hurricane Maria is having. These include people who have lost loved ones, homes – even access to running water and basic essentials.
Fantastic Services' support for the charity was provided by our Fantastic Removals team. We've so far undertaken three journeys collecting donations, water, toiletries, food and other supplies, and transporting it all to their shipping point.
The charity will appreciate any and all assistance you can offer, from running a local event to volunteering a little time to collecting donations, or directly donating whatever you can to their relief fund. Please don't hesitate to get in touch.
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LearningCafe ran a year-end omnibus webinar covering all aspects of Learning. During this 2 hour webinar, we spoke to a panel of experienced learning practitioners who reviewed the year that was and the next one in the world of corporate learning.
Based on our survey, we found learning budgets will hit a plateau in 2018, while some predict next year will see organisations spend more on employee development. Is it time for L&D to prove their business and financial credentials, taking accountability for business performance.
Many of our respondents foresee 2018 to be the year of opportunities despite the growing threat of job losses due to automation. Is L&D being nearsighted or have they identified future capabilities to stay relevant.
With the integration of several new features and updated versions, most of our respondents feel that learning delivery via the LMS will increase as this platform has been successful in the past, particularly at a time when L&D is pursuing effective and accessible learning. But with the influx of newer technology like VR/AR and changing business models, will the LMS continue to be a sustainable solution or will it diminish.
With the onset of the fourth industrial revolution where technologies like AI, Machine Learning, IOT, robotics are gaining momentum, more than half of our respondents nearly 56% think the skill gap in L&D professionals will increase in 2018 while 33% feel it will remain the same as 2017.
49% think the Organisational Learning spend will remain the same in 2018 while 38 % feel there will an increase next year as organisations want to leverage learning to help them stay on top of their game. In this webinar we try to explore what could be the top budget priorities in 2018.
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Do the Amish have a lower rate of autism? [closed]
This 2006 article - after making conjectures about autism and vaccinations suggests that autism rates might be lower for (unvaccinated) Amish children, and offers some anecdotal evidence:
"I have not seen autism with the Amish," said Dr. Frank Noonan, a family practitioner in Lancaster County, Pa., who has treated thousands of Amish for a quarter-century.
"You'll find all the other stuff, but we don't find the autism. We're right in the heart of Amish country and seeing none, and that's just the way it is."
The article points out the conclusions of a study wouldn't prove a link between vaccination and autism, but calls for such a study.
Is there a relevant study showing that the autism is low among Amish?
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@Oddthinking: Sorry, but the post you deleted was a complete and proper answer to the original question. It still remains a partial answer to the edited question. The supposed link between vaccination and autism has been thoroughly debunked (many reputable sources can be found by a simple search), thus if there is indeed a low rate of autism among the Amish, low vaccination rates can't be the cause. – jamesqf Jan 17 '15 at 3:52
"A study wouldn't prove anything, but let's have one anyway! Why isn't there such a study? What is the Corporate/Government Vaccine Conspiracy hiding! Look for the truth!". Standard conspiracy theory ranting. – Shadur Jan 17 '15 at 11:29
See this meta-question for a discussion on what happened to this question. (It includes a response to your comment, @jamesqf.) – Oddthinking♦ Jan 17 '15 at 13:31
Keep in mind that correlation != causation. Vaccination isn't the only medical care the Amish have less of--and I recently ran into some evidence that autism stems from antibiotic use messing up gut flora. – Loren Pechtel Jan 17 '15 at 19:15
@LorenPechtel Or there might be something genetically unusual about them. – ChrisW Jan 17 '15 at 19:27
While researching this question, everything I found tied back to the Olmsted article. In Wikipedia's article about the "Amish anomaly" it mentions that these claims (of the Amish having a lower prevalence of autism) "originate primarily from columns by Dan Olmsted". Rather than simply demonstrating the claim's notability, that article is actually a source of the claim. I haven't found anything that shows whether or not autism is significantly less common among the Amish, but I have found information that gives good reason to be skeptical of Olmsted's claims.
According to "The Truth About The 'Evils' Of Vaccination", Dan Olmsted (the author of the article you linked to) was wrong in that the Amish do vaccinate their children but may be somewhat correct about autism being less prevalent among them.
Pro-disease anti-vaxers claim the Amish do not vaccinate and do not have autism. This stems from a lie by Dan Olmsted from Age of Autism. The Amish do, in fact, vaccinate, and it appears that their rates of autism may be lower than in the general population (perhaps indicating a genetic root?).
The link to the source of that particular claim is broken, but the name of the article in the broken link is "the Amish anomaly". Searching for that led me to "Olmsted Lied, People Laughed: The 'Amish Anomaly' hoax", which makes Olmsted's claims seem quite dubious:
However, by Olmsted's admission, Noonan is openly a practitioner of "alternative medicine", which makes him potentially biased. Nor is he the only source with this problem. Dick Warner, a salesman Olmsted was mocked for quoting in the June 2 article "A Glimpse of the Amish", sold "natural health" products as well as water filters. Dr. Lawrence Leichtman, reportedly instrumental in guiding Olmsted to six Amish children with autism, was featured in the April 2005 issue of Alternative Medicine. Heng Wang, another prominently cited source, may also have "alternative health" ties: The site of his DDC clinic lists nutrition and special diets as among its services, without going into details. (The site reports that the clinic was founded on the initiative of mothers who, for unspecified reasons were unsatisfied with services at Holmes Morton's Clinic for Special Children.) This preponderance of "alternative health" sources raises questions not only about the objectivity of the article, but also the extent of Olmstead's personal research. This is a good point to note a comment by Kevin A. Strauss to Autism NewsBeat: "I don't think he spent much time in Lancaster County.
But, complaining about bias will not help address Olmsted's claims. With regards to Noonan's quote, I am convinced that it is in one way or another, spurious. For one thing, the listed location of his practice is a single suite, an improbably small space for treating "thousands" Amish or otherwise. For another, Noonan's practice is not particularly accessible to the Amish. Ephrata has a well-documented Mennonite community, but I can find no reference to a directly adjacent Amish population, unless one counts the Peaceful Valley Amish Furniture store. By all indications, the Amish population is concentrated south and east, closer to Strasburg and Lancaster itself (both filming locations for Witness). Thus, it is very unlikely that Noonan ever had more than occasional contact with the Amish in a professional capacity, except possibly with a small subset of the Amish who are either relatively geographically isolated from the rest, or who prefer his practice over larger facilities closer at hand.
In any event, Olmsted's claims quickly collapsed in the eyes of science and his peers. Olmsted himself admitted that the Amish have some autistics and that at least some vaccinate. Even his strikingly qualified claims were disproved virtually as soon as others investigated. In March 2006, Drs. Kevin Strauss, Holmes Morton and others documented 9 autistic Amish children, which could raise the autism rate of the Lancaster Amish community Olmsted supposedly investigated to almost 1/5,000 all by themselves. In December 2006, a study found that 84% of Amish parents reported vaccinating their children. As criticism spread to Olmstead's journalist peers, his honesty was directly challenged. In 2007, the Columbia Journalism Review concluded "that Olmsted has made up his mind on the question and is reporting the facts that support his conclusions."
With this remarkable bit of "newspeak", Olmsted does exactly what Prometheus speculated happened in the original articles: "Mr. Olmsted found autistic children, but didn't count them – either because he either didn't feel that they had real autism or because it conflicted with his forgone conclusion."
Here's the abstract for the study that found "85% of Amish parents surveyed accept some immunizations". One clarification to note is that the 85% figure is for Amish parents who gave at least some of their children at least one vaccine.
I also found the blog post by Prometheus referred to in "Olmsted Lied...". The post links to the study by Strauss et. al.
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I will have to go through the employment based interview. Do you remember at least one question asked to you.
The questions are based on your case. If your case is legitimate you should not have any problems answering them.
And they would know if you just memorized an answer, which would indicate that the job is not legitimate.
Of course my case is legitimate. I don't need to memorize anything but just need to prepare for interview similar to job interview preparations.


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Actors: Tracy Nelson, Christopher Jacot, Bruce Boxleitner, Linden Ashby, Barry Flatman
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When a former high profile model and the wife of a wealthy businesswoman is murdered, all evidence points to high school senior Michael Nowlin (Christopher Jacot). Michael's overprotective mother (Tracy Nelson) decides to ... more »prove her son's innocence, but she begins to uncover evidence that connects him to the crime. Against all odds, Sandra will risk everything to clear his name. « less
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"If you're looking for a creepy horror flick about a woman who is terrorized by a killer in her house, like the title and the cover art of this DVD suggest, look elsewhere. This made-for-TV thriller, filmed for the "Lifetime" channel and Canadian cable-TV, is a hybrid of the murder/suspense and "woman-in-jeopardy" genres, and a pretty standard one at that. It's about a woman (Tracy Nelson) whose troubled teenage son is charged with a murder he didn't commit -- he apparently killed the married woman who was having an affair with him -- and since it appears to be such an open-and-shut case, with all evidence pointing squarely at her son, she must investigate the case herself and find the real killer at great risk of her own life.
This is the sort of movie that you might find yourself watching if it comes on the TV and you don't feel like mustering the energy to lift the remote control. It's good enough to hold your interest if you're in the right mood, but nothing worth seeking out or adding to your DVD collection. The actual killer is revealed about halfway through the movie, but if you don't figure out who is really behind the murder the instant this character walks onscreen, well..."


I hate that mantra, even more than I hate What Would Jesus Do?
What would people think if you became the Authentic You? If you stopped pleasing everyone and started pleasing yourself? Huh. Not talking masturbation, here, but you know what I mean. What if instead of taking the tiny overcooked piece of turkey on the plate, you took the most succulent, the one you'd usually save for someone else? You know what would happen? You'd have a great dinner that you didn't have to drown in gravy.
I've got lost in my own metaphor here.
I could hide behind my hair, my clothes. I could be quiet. Because, you know, what if someone saw me? What if they knew what kind of family I had? What if they saw how scared I was all the time?
In my senior year, I met a boy. He was two years younger, which seemed an impassable ocean of time. We had Spanish together. We hated each other in public. In private, I'd drive over to his house at night, sneak past his parents' window and creep up to his room. We'd make-out for hours. Every time I felt nervous and sick with the thought of "What would people think if they knew?" I also felt alive because for once, I was doing something I wanted to do.
One night, lying in his bed, he lifted the hair from my eyes, pushed it back so he could stare at me. He said nothing. I was terrified of what he was thinking. What would he think of me? "What?" I asked. It was all I could manage. I couldn't say: "What are you thinking about me?" All I could say was "What?" my voice quiet as a butterfly fluttering, as if the words themselves hurt.
It was the first time anyone had ever called me that. And I felt like it was the first time someone really saw me and told me not what they thought of me, but what I wanted to think of myself.
I've learned over the years that it doesn't really matter what people think. What matters is what you think about yourself and your actions. There are so many ways we can be controlled: by rules, by families, by our passions. It's all outside stuff. So that constant mantra in my head—I've reworded it. Now I say: "What do you think, Tanya? Are you okay with this?" And it's transformed me. It really has.


So, I had this plan to go to Australia. Actually I had a plan to go to Japan, but then the plan to go to Australia replaced it. I wanted to go for the same reason, just the location and the duration changed, oh, and the occupation.
I found out that the place I'd been hounding in Japan for a job weren't taking anyone on, then I got offered to do a PhD in Sydney, which would last 3 years. I agreed because I wanted to escape, to turn over a new leaf as it were. However, I hadn't completely sold myself on doing it. I planned on just doing it until I got bored then I'd bail out. That's not a great attitude.
I didn't actually want to do it, someone else wanted me to do it, so I said no. I really hope I don't regret it.
Then a while ago, I went to this reunion of my school. I went because there were supposed to be free burgers, and also for semi-voyeuristic reasons. Everyone (almost without exceptions) was a banker. That's everyone that went. A lot of people didn't turn up. Mostly the people I wanted to see. Oh well.
Doing jury service made me realize how many stupid people there are here in London. Not the victims and the defendants, but the jury. The jury are selected 100% at random. The only thing that everyone has in common is that they're registered to vote. Other than that they're a perfect cross section of London.
Then last week was working on this "holographic interactive installation" for Future Cinema's Watchmen preview. The party was awesome. There were strippers, roller girls, fire hydrants a 50's diner, a tank, hobos, american police cars, fake news reporters, oh and a preview of a film that wasn't out yet. Gallows played too.
Off to Amsterdam next weekend.
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Like any craft, the art of building basses takes finesse and attention to detail. Each contour is carefully considered and carved into the bass as a painter would add a stroke to his painting, so it's only fitting that Accuracy Basses named their doublecut model the Matisse Deluxe after the French artist.
Accuracy is a small bass building company based in Mahon, a city situated on the Spanish Island of Menorca. One can only assume that the Mediterranean island itself serves as an inspiration to their designs. The company is a few years old and has recently switched to a new luthier, so I was excited to check out the build quality and materials.
Since Accuracy is a custom shop, each bass is handcrafted to order and as such allows for a plethora of options at the buyers fingertips. The Matisse Deluxe we got for review featured set neck construction with a blonde theme. Its body is swamp ash with a wenge tone-block, all of which is topped with a stunning European maple burl. Even more, its five-piece maple and wenge neck is matched to a bird's eye maple fretboard. The contrast of the lighter maple and ash to the dark wenge made for a nice visual contrast while also setting the bass up for tight tonal characteristics.
Accuracy fits the Matisse Deluxe with a pair of their own custom shop split coil pickups which are handmade and wound for each bass. As a nice touch, both pickups are housed in wooden covers that match the maple burl top for a seamless flow. The preamp is also designed in house and handmade. It features a 3-band EQ with a mid-frequency switch to toggle between 500Hz and 1000Hz as well as an active/passive switch that lets you kick it into passive mode. Though passive operation mellows the tone out a bit, you don't lose much of the presence that makes this bass sing. Finally, a third mini-switch acts as a kill switch to cut all signal from the bass. It's a bit of an unusual addition, but this can come in handy for muting at the beginning of your signal chain or using it to experiment with effects.
When taking the bass out of the case for the first time, the body seemed larger than I expected, but once I got it into playing position it felt extremely comfortable with an even balance. The bass is not overly heavy, but feels solid in your hands due to the build quality. Accuracy opted for a generous 19mm string spacing that lets you get your thumb in between each string with ease for slapping. The string action was set low to give the neck that buttery kind of playability. Its body shaping also lends itself to getting around the bass. The cutaways allow for access to the very top of the register and help facilitate chordal playing at the end of the fingerboard. One minor detail that threw me was the side dot inlays, which were small silver circles that almost blended in with the neck too much. Not a big issue, but disorienting at first blush.
The pickup and preamp combination proved to be responsive with a clear tone and good note separation. When soloed, each pickup caught the best of what bassists want from the two single-coil configuration: a bridge pickup that adds rich harmonics without thinning out and a neck pickup that gets nice and round without being too tubby. Blending them together made for a pleasing, even texture no matter the blend. Even with such solid pickups, the secret weapon was the versatile preamp. It wasn't hard to dial in a tone I was looking for. Set flat, the bass's voice is deep with a nice mid growl to help cut through the mix. Simple tonal tweaking could add bite and a crisp top end to turn the bass into a slap machine. Rolling up the bass emitted a plump, lush sound suitable for hip-hop and reggae styles. Add in some mids, and the Matisse Deluxe is apt to handle just about any gig you'd want.
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This bass is just amazing, what a work of art.
I would love to play it just once.
The light colored wood makes it look like a painting, that's how I see hand crafted basses like a painting or art in its own respect.


I cook the whole Thanksgiving meal every other year. On the years I don't cook we go to the extended family's place & I bring a dish or two.
Some years I go with a theme for my Thanksgiving dinner. One year I did a Mexican theme (based on Turkey Mole, and then all the sides had a little Mexican twist, like Chipotle Mashed Sweet Potatoes and Corn Pudding with Roasted Poblanos). Last time I cooked I did a Pacific Northwest theme.
This year I decided to go traditional. All (or mostly all) dishes I've made before. I don't think I'd say simple, but certainly traditional. Here's the full menu for T-Day 2012!
Roasted Rolled Turkey, ready to be carved, served, and devoured. If you make 2 rolls like this, the turkey takes very little roasting time. Check the temperature after 45 minutes. And, you may need to cover with foil as well.
— We've done the rolled turkey a few times before. It stays a bit more moist than roasting a whole bird. It's also nice because you don't have to spend all that time carving the bird while the guests wait. Just give yourself some time to debone the bird, and understand it may not be that easy, but it's really cool in the end. We decided to do two rolls, and with 2 rolls it takes very little roasting time. Check the temperature with an instant read thermometer after 45 minutes. Also, you may need to cover the turkey with foil to keep it from browning too much. And, I glazed the rolls with 1/4 cup of maple syrup, which gave the turkey a nice sweet skin, kinda like a Honeybaked Ham.
Baked Barley… a great nutty side dish that can be made ahead. This is a photo from a prior time I made it with mushrooms. This time I used carrots instead.
When I went to the store they had purple Sweet Potatoes, so I got one for these Roasted Veggies.
That's it! (hee hee). Honestly, the one thing I missed was the cukes and onions. But, I promised my husband that he wouldn't have to smell it (it's pretty pungent!). Otherwise, the night was great. I was happy to have all dishes I'd made before. No stress!
A round up of all things Thanksgiving, with appetizers, salads, soups, breads, main dishes for vegetarians and meat eaters, all the way to dessert!
How was your Thanksgiving? I hope it was wonderful!


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Serviced office group Regus has teamed up with oil giant Shell to launch a trial network of business lounges on petrol forecourts across Europe.
Aimed at the increasing number of mobile workers, the open plan lounges will offer drivers the use of fast internet facilities, video conferencing, printing, fax and scanning services, allowing them to catch up on work tasks at the same time as filling up with fuel.
Prices are expected to start at €5 (around £4) for a drop-in visit and customers will be able to buy passes at Shell checkouts.
The first lounge has already opened at a Shell petrol station south west of Paris and more are expected to be rolled-out across Europe in the next 12 months. A Regus spokeswoman was unable to confirm a launch date for the UK but said the firm was "currently seeking opportunities" nationwide.
Forum of Private Business spokesman Robert Downes said that the lounges would appeal to small firms who couldn't afford office space as well as workers on the go.
"With wi-fi allowing users to access their emails and use the internet, even video conferencing, this is going to make life easier for staff on the move," he said.
Regus chief executive Mark Dixon called the new lounges "vibrant business hubs at the roadside" that would offer a quiet place to think and work.


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It was built in the 1880s by the Canadian Pacific Railway, for irrigation of the area between Calgary and Strathmore. It is now used mainly for recreation purposes, such as swimming, windsurfing, fishing and skating (in winter). The City of Chestermere surrounds the lake on three sides. The Trans-Canada Highway follows the northeastern shore, while the railway tracks pass by the southern shore.
The lake covers a surface of 2.65 square kilometres (1.02 square miles) and has a maximum depth of 7 metres (23 feet). It drains into two irrigation canals and is filled via a canal from the Bow River.
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