It seems that as you get older, you've got a bigger metaphorical mountain to climb. Not just in the fact that everything appears to be heading south, such as your exposure to illnesses and bugs, but your responsibilities and stress levels increase, as your mind seems to dull (seriously my memory is nonexistent these days). While this may sound like the rantings of someone entering the latter stages of their life, the fact is even when you turn 18, this is the beginning of everything going downhill. Now, this isn't to say that you have to be negative about the rest of your life, but it's about taking control of your attitudes of your existence, taking more things seriously (like skincare and self care), and growing up. What can we all do to make sure that we have a positive state of mind as we enter key milestones in our life, from our early 20s, to the big 3-0, and beyond?
We spent a lot of time preoccupied with things that don't necessarily matter in the long run. Can you remember being in high school and sweating the small stuff? Ugh, how exhausting! And while there are so many different things for us to consider as we get older, we sometimes choose to follow the herd rather than remain the fiercely independent versions of ourselves from our youth. Look at a toddler, they have their own mind, blissfully happy and independent, and they know what to do with themselves marching to their own innocent beats. Somehow as we get older, however, we learn to fall into line: societal norms, expectations, etc. As a result, we don't think as independently or freely as we used to. As we get older, we feel we need to tow the line. And, to an extent, this is true. But remember the old adage, rules were meant to be broken. This is something that we should carry with us! Challenge the old rules, introduce new ideas and concepts, spark an evolution of thinking or doing! It's so easy to look at someone else and feel the need or want to copy them, for whatever reason. And yes, there are many issues we struggle with in our late teens and early twenties, such as fashion trends, what's popular, peer pressure, and what is considered hip and now. And to an extent, these things aren't always essential, but it's vital that you think for yourself and retain a sense of individuality. I don't know about you but the happiest version of myself arrived when I started embracing who I was, not who everyone else wanted me to be!
This goes hand in hand with wanting to be popular, we all worry about what other people think of us. But as you get older, you start to care less – or at least I hope so. In our late teens and early twenties, we have more superficial concerns, and popularity is a vital currency. Insert the ever-growing social media world and the need to validate yourself through numbers of likes/comments/followers/etc. It's gross and unhealthy. And while it's easy to say we should'nt care about what other people think of you, we can't help it – even I get caught up in it until I snap myself out of it. But what you should remember is that when it comes to making decisions about your life, you should do what is best for you. Now, this isn't to say you should be supremely selfish, but the important things in life are about your state of mind and what benefits you. I always hear in the back of my mind (like my own little Jiminy Cricket) if I've done something to please someone else, or to please me. When I first started walking my path of ownership and decisions, I felt somewhat self-conscious. I almost felt showy or overly confident. This, however, is normal. You'll begin to develop a sense of confidence along with your new approach to life and in turn, doing what you want to do in life won't evoke fear of being made fun of, displeasing someone, or falling short of popularity. Let go of FOMO and become your own fearless leader.
Don't please everybody, and don't leave yourself last. I was the worst about this! Always tending to the needs of anyone and everyone around me while forgetting how to care for myself. It's basically creating your own boundaries – which at first can weigh heavily on your mind. Saying no sometimes makes you feel guilty, right? Forget that pish posh – saying no is healthy and good for you otherwise you'll find yourself feeling trampled. Don't be that person everyone walks all over. Sometimes we need to do what makes us happy, and we know when we've done something that compromises our happiness. Very simply (and obviously), you won't feel happy. Whether this is in relationships where you put the other person first, or you help others who end up stepping all over you, life can be a very difficult machine indeed. But if you go through life prioritising your happiness, this will certainly benefit your state of mind and overall state of health. In life we pass up opportunities, and we carry the regrets throughout the rest of our days, like anchors on a ship. Fortunately, missed opportunities give us chance to assess what does and doesn't make us happy. The future and all possibilities within is ever-changing. We now have the ability to explore various careers throughout our adulthood instead of saddling into one preordained career for life. This is why so many people go travelling, or people try different careers. It's these basic things that contribute to a sense of stability and happiness in life. And as bombastic as these ideas sound, it's vital when approaching your key milestones in life, that you have no regrets.
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I couldn't agree more. Women, well men too, need to own their joy. Make decisions toward that best life. Also not in your post but, it is healthy heart month. Take care of the health they have. Exercise, eat right, visit your physician when you think you need to. Preventative health, I failed myself and I want everyone to learn from my mistakes.
I do think for myself. I am learning to worry less about what others thing about me and doing what makes me happy. I sometimes fall of the wagon for it is a journey .
I have my Birthday soon and your post reflects how I feel. I should think less of others and more of myself. There are no real limits.
Time really goes by so fast! With age I have become more wiser in thinking for myself and not worrying about what other think of me. I am a strong, independent and smart woman. I try to surround myself with positive people and to be kind and not pass judgement Doing what makes you happy with passion and purpose is what it is all about.
I agree with all of this! As I've matured, my f*cks and worries of people's perception of me has diminished greatly.
i totally agree! thank you for sharing these because it's totally true and definitely something i'm going through right now as I'm heading to my mid-20's! especially the part about other's perception of you!
your earrings are FAB in those photos!! I'm obsessed!
Really love that dress. For me its seems like the older that I get, the more stressed out that I get. I am slowly working on it to take a step back and take a breather.
These are such good points! I've been working hard lately on not caring what other people think as much. It's been difficult, but rewarding.
I agree and wrote a similar post a couple of months ago. Also, I have the feeling the older I get, the less I care about what others think of me 🙂 One perk of getting older haha.
This is such a great post – really inspiring. You're so true though, it's inportant to be happy in life and take control. You offer great advice on how to do that too!
This is something I really started "living" in 2017 so I absolutely LOVE this post! I am 42 years old and my first 41 years were basically lived for other people…or at least lived to garner their approval. It is super important and freeing for us to begin to live our own lives, create our own joy and happiness and just do whatever our hearts lead us to do! Thanks for such a great post!
This is a great point of view. I totally agree with you. Just a post that I really need.
Couldn't agree more!! I've really been trying hard to focus much less on what other people think of me and to focus more on doing what's right for me!
I am approaching the big 5-0! I can definitely attest to the line about taking care of your skin. (Don't forget your neck! lol) I was nodding my head as I read your post. You're right about not sweating the small stuff in our youth and not being afraid to show people who you really are. After all, who wants to be loved for someone they are not?
I love that the older I get, the less I care about people's perceptions of me. While I do desire to be well-liked, I am becoming more confident in the skin I'm in!
I loved your message in this post, you definitely made some really valid points. I also love your dress it's so fun!
This is such a great post and honestly so inspiring. It really made me think about all the different things in life and what I've learned too. I love this.
This is great advice. I can't imagine living your entire life trying to please others and not do what you want.
I can really resonate with this as I approach the big 3-0! I have been focusing so much on just doing what makes me happy rather than just doing what has to get done even if it makes me miserable. There is always a loophole!
I couldn't agree any more. It is so important to focus on what makes us happy and not worry about what people think of us, although that can be hard to overcome. I always used to be someone who would care about what other people think but now I am learning to be happy. On another note you are beautiful and I love this outfit on you!
Love this post! I'll be turning the big 3-0 next year, and I've been trying not to dread it because seriously, there's so much to look forward to!
I think for me turning 30 was a big eye-opener. This might sound odd but learning to do what makes me happy and worry less about what others think is not something that I did until I became a mom.
This is amazing advice! I am in my mid-twenties and it so essential to grow out of the mindset of trying to please everyone else instead of yourself. At this point in your life, you are living for yourself (and maybe your child, if you have one) and no one else. So it is necessary to start making decisions based on how you want YOUR life to go.
This is such a good reminder! Sometimes it's hard to remember these things when you go through every day life!
Such great advice!! I'm still trying to learn how to let other people's perceptions of me go and just focus on myself! Difficult, but so important!
Could not agree more. It's so hard to not worry about what others think but I swear if you can NOT care it's the key to happiness.
Yes, totally agree with all of this! I definitely think you're a happier person if you stop caring so much what others think.
First off – you are GORGEOUS!
Secondly, I totally agree. I have struggled with taking the time to worry about myself and only about others. Not that it is a bad thing, but when it directly affects my happiness, state of mind, and self-love, then it became an issue for me!
I totally agree with these. Doing what makes you happy is extremely important. I find that I make decisions based on whether I'll be happy with the outcome in the long run.
I am so thankful that my life wasn't all downhill once I turned 18. In fact, I've found it to be the opposite.
It is so important to take care of ourselves before taking care of others. You can't pour from an empty glass!
This is such great advice! Also love your bag!


There are two accounts of David's mighty men in the Old Testament: one is found in 2 Samuel 23:8–39 and the other is found in 1 Chronicles 11:10–47. If we read both of these accounts we will have a complete picture of the valiant men who fought at David's side.
1 Chronicles 11:10–47 begins by telling us that these mighty men, together with all Israel, gave David's kingship strong support to extend it over the whole land.
We, as Christians, also have a king—King Jesus—and we are to give his kingship strong support to extend his kingdom throughout the world. God gave Israel a limited territory they were to occupy. Jesus said that we are to make disciples of all nations (Matthew 28:18–20): our territory is the whole world!
Any man who could kill eight hundred men in a single battle was a mighty warrior, but Christians don't wage war as the world does. Christians fight spiritual battles with spiritual weapons and Paul tells us that the weapons of our warfare are mighty: they have power in God to demolish (spiritual) strongholds (2 Corinthians 10:3–4). A Christian's most important spiritual weapons are prayer (including praying in tongues), fasting, praise (Acts 16:25–26), and the Word of God.
Josheb-Basshebeth was a Tahkemonite and was chief of the Three. That means he was their top man, but what made him so powerful? In Hebrew 'Tahkemonite' means 'one who possesses insight and practical wisdom'1.
If you wage war against an enemy—whether seen or unseen—you need to know what to do and when to do it. Imagine an army fighting a battle without a leader. A few enemy troops might be killed, but it would not be a successful campaign. Our commander knows everything and sees everything. We need the Spirit of Jesus to lead us in spiritual warfare if we are to be successful.
As the enemy advanced, Eleazar stood his ground and struck them down until his hand grew tired and froze to the sword. The Bible tells us that the sword of the Spirit is the Word of God (Ephesians 6:17). The Word is one of the most powerful spiritual weapons God has given us. When Satan came to Jesus in the desert he was defeated with the words: 'It is written…' (Luke 4:8). Satan cannot defeat a believer who knows and cleaves to the Word of God.
Eleazar was victorious that day, but what was his secret? Eleazar means 'the Lord is my helper'. We cannot fight spiritual battles in our own strength, or with our own power. Success in spiritual warfare comes only from allowing God to work through us.
The Bible also tells us that he was a son of Dodai (Authorized: Dodo), who was an Ahohite. The Hebrew word 'Dodo' means 'loving'2 and 'Ahohite' comes from a Hebrew word meaning 'brotherhood'3. The spiritual picture is of a man who loved his brothers.
As the Philistine army advanced, the Israelites retreated leaving Eleazar by himself. The men of Israel had deserted him; he could have been killed. Nevertheless there was no unforgiveness in his heart. He held no grudge against his brothers. This man loved the brotherhood of believers and his love was unconditional. In the same way, no matter what our brothers and sisters do to us, we should always love them from our heart (John 15:17; Ephesians 4:32).
The Bible says that the Lord brought about a great victory that day. It was God's victory. The rest of the troops returned, but only to strip the dead.
Sometimes warfare is defensive. Perhaps that field was Shammah's own inheritance from the Lord. The devil is a robber (John 10:10); he tries to rob us of our inheritance in Christ. We should always be ready to defend what the Lord our God has given us.
The Hebrew meanings of the names in this passage are interesting. The word 'Shammah', used by itself, means 'ruin, or desolation', so the spiritual picture is of a man who was a wreck in his natural self. However, the word 'Agee' is similar to a word meaning 'flame'4 and 'Hararite' means 'mountaineer'5.
Three days after our Lord's crucifixion, the disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the Jews (John 20:19). In their own strength they were far from being an army. They had just seen their leader killed and must have had a paralysing sense of calamity in their hearts. But when the Spirit of God came upon them in tongues (flames) of fire at Pentecost, they went out and did great exploits under that power. God gets his glory by using weak vessels.
A mountaineer is one who climbs to great heights, and Psalm 18:32–35 shows us what we can achieve in God.
He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze. You give me your shield of victory, and your right hand sustains me; you stoop down to make me great.
2 Samuel 23:13–17 tells us that three of David's chief men came to him at the cave of Adullam while a band of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim. David longed for a drink of water from the well near the gate of his home town of Bethlehem, so the three mighty men broke through the Philistine lines, drew water from the well and brought it back to David. David, however, wouldn't drink it because he knew they had gone at the risk of their lives.
The word 'Rephaim' means 'giant'6. Such was the dedication of these mighty men that they were prepared to risk their lives in the Valley of Giants to fulfil a fleshly desire of their master. Are we prepared to risk our lives to fulfil the desires of David's greater Son?
We should ask the Lord for the burden of his heart. Lord, what is your desire? What do you want me to do for you? And if it means shedding our blood for Jesus (Revelation 13:5–10) it will not be wasted: the blood of martyrs is precious in the sight of the Lord (Ps 116:15).
Unlike some of the other mighty men, Benaiah didn't kill great numbers of David's enemies, but he killed two of Moab's best men. That was strategic warfare and it's very important.
We may not be called to preach the gospel and see hundreds saved through our preaching, but the Lord can use us in prayer to bind the 'strong man' in our area (Luke 11:21–22) which can bring revival to our city. Removing key men is vitally important in spiritual battles.
When some Christians read the Bible, they skim over lists of names and genealogies thinking they are unimportant. But God has included them in his Word for a purpose, and one thing it shows us is that God is interested in individuals. Each individual is important to God.
2 Samuel 23:24–39 gives a list of David's chief men, which were known as 'The Thirty'. The passage begins by saying: 'Among the Thirty were…', but ends by saying there were thirty-seven in all. How can that be? How can 'The Thirty' consist of thirty-seven?
Remember Eleazar in 2 Samuel 23:9? His name in Hebrew means 'God is my helper'. When any Israelite called to that man it would remind him of who his helper was. Let us never forget that the Christian life is not about doing things for God, but allowing God to do things through us. Paul said that he worked harder than all of the other apostles, but it wasn't him, it was God who was working through him (1 Corinthians 15:10).
Every Christian begins life as an enemy of Jesus Christ (Matthew 12:30) but ends up fighting for him. In the same way Paul (who wrote those words) began by persecuting the Church, but became one of its greatest advocates. There is no other way to explain that except by the grace of God.
None of David's men were conscripts—each one had volunteered to fight for the cause. Neither does Jesus force his way into our lives (Revelation 3:20), or commandeer us for his service. Instead, he waits for our hearts to respond to his call.
Jesus said that he would build his Church (Matthew 16:18), but to do that he needs our help. Paul said that we are God's fellow-workers in this wonderful building project (1 Corinthians 3:9), but that will mean effort and dedication on our part.
1–6 Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible. MacDonald Publishing Company.


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Q: How to setup a development enviroment for working with docker here is my question, consider the following scenario:
a ubuntu machine, running a dockerized nodejs app.
Dockerfile has
RUN instruction to pull the source code from a git repo and
run all necessary nodejs/npm command to install the app.
CMD instruction starts the app.
Now what I'd need is the possibility to develop via netbeans, in the same way I would do if the source code was in the ubuntu machine (instead of container).
So, how can I develop on ubuntu with netbeans and edit and try code stored inside a container?
I know what docker volume (also mount) is, but it allows to share data from(onto) the host machine. I've already tried to map the local container folder with a host folder, but of course the result was that this mount overide the local container content.

A: I don't have too much experience at software development.
But I think for development(before send to the customer), you should build a docker image which base on an official  ubuntu baseimage, and add netbeans installations in your dockerfile.
I don't know if you already read this official doc Get Started,Part2:Containers, maybe it will help you to get start with building your own docker image.
There are lots of different great dockers made by other developers, like this
docker-netbeans image. I just google, not sure for your case is good, suggest you keep google and do some comparation due to your own case.
After  finish the development, you can build another docker image just for sending to customer.
And about mount, for example
docker run [other options] -v /local_dir:/image_root_dir/mount_dir image_name

is the way I suggest you to mount your directory, /image_root is created when you build the image, and mount your local directory to a new directory in your new container like here call mount_dir, that will make you able to visit local data or "light-software" on host machine when you are in the docker container.

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Those who have read the Art of War by Sun Tzu will remember that he spoke of winning wars before they are fought. Today I'm going to show you one of the ways to win an election before a political campaign is waged, and how you can do it even if you have never run for office before.
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I'll start with this truth. Even times of turmoil, upheaval and shifting political winds, most of those elected win by comfortable or lopsided margins. Even in big wave election years like 1994, 2008, 2010 and 2018 when the party controlling Congress switched, fewer than 15% of the seats changed hands. Of the thousands of elections held every year, only a small fraction of the primary and general election contests are truly competitive. In fact, the outcome of most elections is a foregone conclusion before a single vote is cast. So how do candidates win an election before they're waged?
They develop a strong network of stout supporters before their campaign begins, people in their jurisdiction who are influencers, opinion leaders, political party leaders, those in their jurisdiction with a large following who influence the way rank and file voters think and the way rank and file voters vote. These influencers and opinion leaders come from places where you should look for support if you hope to gain traction in your campaign.
The place to start is with people you already know. What I'll call your network. It is easy for you to find them.
Start by looking at the people in the contact list on your cell phone. People you know to be respected and influential in your state or community. There are also other places you should look for the names of people you know. LinkedIn Connections, Facebook Friends, high school and college yearbooks, people you know from places you've worked or served with in civic and community organizations, your customers, suppliers or church membership list.
Your network is the first place you should look for support. It's a source of volunteers, contributors, endorsements, plus people you know who may be able to connect you with important you don't know.
Once you have inventoried the people you know, construct a list of people you need to know but don't. These influencers will come from five very distinct communities. Political party leaders. Elected officials of your party. Leaders of important interest groups, civic and community leaders, and those who lead important ethnic groups.
I'll go through each group and explain why they are important, starting with political party leaders.
If you are seeking the nomination of a political party, you should seek the support of those who lead it. You may not get it, especially if you are challenging an incumbent of the same party in the primary, but you should at least have a courtesy call the with the chairperson, those who have influence over the endorsement the party makes or which candidate the organization decides to support.
What do you get out of doing it? In some cases you may actually win the support of party leaders. Better to have it than not.
Even if the party organization decides to support your opponent, you may be able to establish strong relationships with some of the party leaders who regard you the better candidate – – people who may of help to you even if you don't get the party endorsement.
If you ignore them, if you are a stranger to them, or proclaim at the outset that leaders of your party are the enemy, they will make you the enemy. Many candidates have learned the hard way that those who control the levers of power inside political parties have ways of making life very difficult for candidates who scorn or ignore them. In some states, party organizations have the power to prevent people they don't like from getting on the ballot.
I'll share one story that helps illustrate the point. It's the story of Steve, who decided he wanted to challenge an entrenched incumbent for his party's nomination in a race for County Executive.
The nomination was to be decided by 200 delegates at his party's convention. When the chairperson of the party refused to meet with him, Steve embarked on a different strategy. Over a period of seven months, he met with, dined with, had coffee with more than 150 of the rank and file delegates who were eligible to vote at the party convention. In each meeting he made his case, articulated his agenda, and explained why he would be a better candidate than the incumbent.
His efforts paid off. A week before the convention it became apparent that when the votes were counted that the rank and file delegates were going to overrule the wishes of the party chairman, and that Steve was going to receive a majority of the delegates. Rather than face the humiliation of losing the convention vote of his own party, the incumbent announced that he was dropping out of the race and would not seek reelection.
Steve won the convention before the votes were counted because he quietly courted the influencers and opinion leaders who mattered. He became the nominee of his party, and was easily elected County Executive in the November election.
The second community of influencers you should speak with are elected officials of your party.
They too are worthy of a courtesy call to win an election, and the really important ones a personal visit. I recently spoke with a young candidate in the mid-west and helped him make his list. On it were members of the city council, the Mayor, the Sheriff, the state representative, state senator and a Member of Congress. On his very first visit, one of the office holders put him in touch with other influential people in his own network, and offered to help mentor the candidate during his campaign.
There are other reasons to visit with the elected officials of your party. Some may want to endorse you. Many will have great suggestions on putting together your campaign, because they've done it before. If they are willing to open up, you learn important information about who you can trust and who you can't, who has power and who doesn't, and minefields to avoid. And even if they are not willing to endorse you, you may find they are willing to help you behind the scenes.
There is another truth I should mention about why this is important. Lack of familiarity breeds suspicion. If none of the elected officials of your party know you, have never met you, never heard of you, they are not going to take you or your campaign seriously. If you have been a stranger to them, they will be a stranger to you.
The third community of influencers you should seek to court of the leaders of important interest Groups.
What are they? They are organized groups that get involved in campaigns by promoting certain candidates to their members, making campaign contributions, and in some cases making independent expenditures on behalf of their chosen candidates.
Some are extraordinarily powerful. Teachers' unions, Civil service employees, health care workers' unions, trial lawyers, right-to-life and pro-choice groups, the NRA, the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, anti-tax groups, Tax fairness organizations identity groups, in some states the farm bureau and the chamber of commerce.
This is not an exhaustive list. Nor can I give you one for your community. Nor can I tell you which ones you court without knowing more about your campaign. The larger point is that interest groups are a very important source of support to win an election, and whose support is often very important in both primary and general elections.
As you talk to party leaders and elected officials, they'll be able to tell you which ones have real influence in your jurisdiction, and which ones you should be courting.
At the start, I mention there are five communities of influence that you should court before your campaign begins. So far I've talked about party leaders, elected officials and interest groups. There are two others important to you. Civic and community leaders, and those who lead important ethnic groups.
Who are Civic and Community Leaders?
In your community it could be prominent ministers, the head of United Way or the Salvation Army, the President of the Chamber of Commerce, people who lead the Rotary or Kiwanis Club, or those who lead important community service organizations, civic institutions, or ones that promote popular causes like Mothers against drunk driving. Often these organizations are run or headed by pillars of a community, people who have enormous influence, and people who know a lot of other people you don't.
You'll find your campaign easier to wage, and your efforts to network with important people easier if you take the time to meet important civic and community leaders in your jurisdiction. And even if they can't endorse you, they will know people who might be able to help you . Furthermore, they are likely to know those in your community who are people of means. You'll find it hard to raise money and win an election if you don't know anyone who has it.
How do you find these organizations and their leaders?
Party officials and office holders will be able to tell you.
There is another way as well. Go to Google. In the search bar type Civic and Community organizations in your community. You'll be surprised what shows up, and chances are you'll easily spot those which are prominent in your jurisdiction.
I'll illustrate why this is important with a story about Mike. Mike woke up one day and decided he wanted to be Mayor of a city in southern Illinois. Because he was running against the incumbent Mayor, he knew that he would not get much support from party leaders. But what he did have that the Mayor didn't was a strong relationship with many of the city's civic and community leaders, thanks to his years of service in many charitable causes. He spent hours on the phone and in meetings seeking the support of these influential people. When he announced his candidacy, more than 400 attended his announcement speech. Nearly all of them volunteered in his campaign, shared information about him to their network, and connected Mike to other influential people they knew.
Mike used his support from this influential group of civic and community leaders to get his campaign off the ground. They proved a far more potent force than the political party establishment. On election day, he defeated the incumbent Mayor in a landslide.
The fifth and final group of influencers I shall mention are those who lead ethnic groups.
They are especially important in urban areas. America is a tribal nation. We tend to live in neighborhoods where others look like us, think like us, talk like us. And we have a habit of voting for candidates that fit that description. That is especially true in urban areas. Each ethnic group has its set of support organizations, leaders who advocate on their behalf, celebrate their history, or help members of their tribe with special needs, whether they be housing, health care, jobs, or economic support. It is the support of these ethnic group leaders that you need to court if they have a sizable population in your jurisdiction to win an election. Often you'll find their tribal bonds are stronger than their bonds to a political party.
These are the five distinct community of leaders that can make or break your campaign.
Must you have support from all of them? No. In fact I've helped many candidates overcome recalcitrant party organizations, corrupt party leaders, or the opposition of special interest groups. I can also say it is imperative that you look for early support from at least one of the groups I have mentioned. They are your source of early funding for your campaign, the infrastructure that you need to get your campaign off the ground, and an important means of influencing the behavior of rank and file voters, and the decision they make in the voting booth.
The more time you devote to this task in the early stages of the campaign, the more likely it is that you'll win an election and be smiling on election night.
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T·O·S (Terminate on Sight) est le deuxième album studio du G-Unit, sorti le  aux États-Unis.

Le titre de l'album était à l'origine Shoot to Kill, puis Lock & Load.

L'album s'est classé  au Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums et  au Billboard 200. 240 700 exemplaires ont été vendus aux États-Unis.

Liste des titres

Notes et références

Album de hip-hop américain
Album musical sorti en 2008
Album produit par Ron Browz
Album produit par Hit-Boy
Album produit par Swizz Beatz
Album publié par Interscope Records

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Samuel Lowry is our youngest leader, eager to learn and ready to serve. Acting as our Office Manager, Samuel provides administrative support to office operations, including some or all of the following tasks: Data entry, conferences and trainings coordination, and training material preparation. Samuel also attends local meetings with leadership assisting in drafting meeting notes. He coordinates, creates, or updates project communications including updating and compiling printing materials for events. Finally, Samuel assists our translation and editing teams due to his bilingual background. Since young age, Samuel developed a passion for cultures and loves to travel to gather more experience in this regard. He already counts in his traveling, visits to countries such as: Colombia, Argentina, Chile, the Caribbean Islands, Mexico, and European countries such as France, Germany, Switzerland, and England.


On Wednesday, April 10, 2019, age 90, of Wilkinsburg. Loving father of Lorraine Dahar (Richard), Christopher O'Leary, Maureen Smith, Marilyn O'Shea (Thomas), Diane Fehl (Richard), Brian O'Leary, and Marie Bordogna. Also survived by 15 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by his beloved wife of 68 years, Corrine M. O'Leary. Bernie was a US Army Veteran and worked as a masonry pointer. He was an avid antique collector and talented stained glass artist who created over 30 Tiffany-style lampshades throughout his life.
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Wayside Chapel is a chapel in Rosamond, California. It was built in the 1940s, funded largely by George Hummel, who sold off Mission land in lots to pay for it. Thomas Irvin Bailey was a pastor here from 1968.

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Churches in Kern County, California
Rosamond, California


What a week! Last week was easily one of the most exhilarating weeks I have ever experienced. I can definitely say that this has been one of those times which will be seared in my memory for a long time to come. We launched Creative Virtual in India, started our new office, had a number of exciting meetings with prospects, and are gearing up to increase our development and support team – many activities culminating and packed in one week.
Reflecting upon the run up to the launch in India, and the event itself, I feel it could not have come at a better time. Having recently taken our first implementation live in India for Citibank, it seemed like the right time to let people know what we are doing and our commitment to the region. We teamed up with UKTI, whom we have worked with in other parts of the world as well, for organizing the launch. Their wonderful team left no stone unturned to ensure a successful event.
In an emerging market like India, and similar economies, the adaption of technologies and newer practices spreads fast. This is mainly attributable to the sheer volume of people that these are exposed to, and also the fact that these economies have setup their modern infrastructure in the past couple of decades, so the latest and the best is often the way to go. The quick adaption also leads to more demands from the customers, and soon the core services are not enough. This presents great opportunities to put in mechanisms that will go beyond the binary systems and add the human element.
During the launch, there was a lot of excitement from the industry representatives about our solutions. It was extremely satisfying to see multiple 'This is what I was looking for!' responses from folks in the room and to be there to discuss how we can help them through the journey. It is an interesting proposition to work with an audience who has quickly adapted to changes in technology and is now at a point where consolidation is important and key.
A common thread we noticed throughout our discussions with key stakeholders is the presence of information silos within the organizations and the need to consolidate and present a unified customer experience. Nearly each and every person in attendance echoed that it is not only when there is a need to improve the customer experience that innovative technologies can come to assistance, but also to enhance the existing customer experience presented to the user.
Citibank India played a key role in creating a lot of buzz for us. They stood by us in the event and gave a very truthful and factual tribute to the work that we have done which was very important to the local industry representatives – a perfect example of enhanced customer experience! Not surprising, a number of folks in the room were very keen on understanding how we are helping Citibank in their journey. I can't thank them enough for taking the time out of their busy schedules to share their experience with Creative Virtual and our technology.
Rajkumar and Avinash, important members of our India-based R&D team, also ensured that all the attendees were well engaged with our company vision. Their presence made a big difference in the event, and I thank them for being with us that evening.
All of this was enhanced by a wonderful dinner with the team. Unlimited drinks and kebabs seemed to be the magic food to get us through the barrage of prospect meetings and the famous Mumbai traffic. Why, Mr. E. (as Creative Virtual Founder & CEO, Chris Ezekiel is known to us) even offered to drive! Well, I suggested and he had accepted – but then Rohit (CEO of Creative Virtual India) got a bit edgy…!
If last week felt a bit too hectic, then we can only imagine how the coming weeks will be as innumerable follow ups and demos await us in a short span of time. Lots of excitement, lots of possibilities…and as Mr. E. would say – Onwards!
Check out some of the photos from our successful launch event in our Facebook Photo Album.


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The must-read summary of Nathan Furr and Jeff Dyer's book: "The Innovator's Method: Bringing the Lean Start-up into Your Organization".This complete summary of the ideas from Nathan Furr and Jeff Dyer's book "The Innovator's Method" tells you how successful innovators work and why. According to Furr and Dyer, it's all about looking for a problem, developing prototypes and establishing a...


The world was well into year 1995. Fast Food and Nouvelle Cuisine had taken Coffee Shops and Trattorie by storm. In the name of modern life commandments, the great pleasure of dining was caught between plain efficiency and formal aesthetic.
Meanwhile a few friends were busy cooking up good old fried rice the traditional way.
It wasn't long before the similarities between what was happening to cooking and the film industry start dawning on them.
Believing that both good film production and good cooking rely on similar values, our friends start looking for the right recipe to create a film company that would be firmly anchored in the traditional values and yet capable of coping swiftly with the new challenges of the fast food era.
Which is when someone cried: 'Guys, we've run out of carrots'.


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Kfarhouna, (), also known as Kfar Houneh or Kfar Houné, is a town in the Jezzine District of the South Governorate, of Lebanon. Its incumbent mayor is Sami Issa.

Geography and Location
Located 80 kilometres away from the capital Beirut in the predominantly Christian district of Jezzine, the population of Kfarhouna mainly consists of Melkite Greek Catholics and Shiite Muslims. The town's altitude ranges between 1100 and 1400 metres above sea level

History
In 1838, Eli Smith noted  Kefr Huneh  as a village by Jezzin, "East of et-Tuffa".

Etymology
The name of this town comes from the Aramaic  'Kfar Ahoneh', which means "young brothers' village" according to local legend.

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Populated places in Jezzine District
Melkite Christian communities in Lebanon
Shia Muslim communities in Lebanon


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Major investment in power generation at the Leuna chemical complex
Kraftanlagen Gruppe » Major investment in power generation at the Leuna chemical complex
Groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion and modernisation of InfraLeuna's CCGT2 power plant: (from left to right) Dr. Christof Günther, Managing Director of InfraLeuna GmbH, Prime Minister of Saxony-Anhalt Dr. Reiner Haseloff and Stéphane Stoll, CEO of Kraftanlagen München GmbH
Groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion of the GuD2 power plant of InfraLeuna
Leuna, 01.07.2020. "Today's groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion and modernisation of our GuD2 power plant shows that we are continuing to strengthen the leading position of our Leuna chemical complex with regard to the flexibility and competitiveness of our energy system. The construction of the power plant is also the single biggest investment of InfraLeuna since the chemical complex was restructured", emphasised Dr. Christof Günther, managing director of the InfraLeuna GmbH at the construction site of the GuD2 gas and steam turbine power plant.
Together with Dr. Reiner Haseloff, the Minister President of the state of Saxony-Anhalt, and Stéphane Stoll, Chairman of the General Management of Kraftanlagen München GmbH, he ceremoniously broke ground on 1 July 2020 for the construction of another gas turbine, a steam turbine, a heat recovery steam generator and the necessary peripheral installations at the GuD2.
Minister President Dr. Reiner Haseloff welcomed the investment: "Secure and affordable power generation is essential for a continued successful site development. That is why this investment instils trust in the existing companies and increases the chances that the complex will attract additional businesses. The project is further evidence of the forward-looking planning of InfraLeuna GmbH".
The modernisation of the existing power plant creates a cutting-edge gas and steam turbine plant with an improved capacity, and it raises the bar with regard to efficiency and flexibility. This investment of InfraLeuna, which totals approx. €145 million, not only secures the existing jobs at the Leuna chemical complex but also lays the groundwork for future growth.
Kraftanlagen München GmbH was commissioned with the project engineering, construction and commissioning. Kraftanlagen CEO Stéphane Stoll emphasised: "The InfraLeuna order is another milestone for the Kraftanlagen Group and the energy transition. It allows us to apply our know-how to the engineering and construction of efficient, readily controllable power plants with combined heat and power generation as well as their integration into existing power plants".
The GuD2 modernisation allows InfraLeuna to improve and supplement its comprehensive energy concept once again in order to supply the local companies in Leuna with competitively priced electricity and steam in a manner that is efficient and environmentally friendly.
Technical data of the new combined-cycle power plant
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Cahill Receives Top Rankings for Capital Markets in Legal Advisory League Tables in Q3 2014
#1 Legal Advisor to High Yield Debt Underwriters and #3 Legal Advisor to Equity Offerings Underwriters
Cahill's Capital Markets practice has again earned top rankings in various debt and equity categories in the Bloomberg Q3 2014 Global Legal Advisor League Tables, reflecting the Cahill's prominence as legal advisors to underwriters of debt and equity securities.
Cahill ranked as the number one legal advisor to U.S. high yield bond underwriters, advising on 96 deals that generated over $50 billion in aggregate gross proceeds in the first three quarters of 2014. Cahill has been the number one ranked legal advisor to U.S. high yield underwriters in the legal advisory league tables since 2005. Cahill ranked third by deal count as legal advisors to U.S. underwriters in Bloomberg's overall corporate debt securities category, and ranked among the most active legal advisors to underwriters of U.S. investment grade debt offerings, European high yield bond offerings, European bond offerings and global bond offerings.
On the equity side, Cahill ranked third as legal advisors to U.S. underwriters of equity offerings, advising on 27 deals that generated nearly $13 billion in aggregate gross proceeds, and ranked among the most active legal advisors to underwriters of U.S. IPOs, equity linked offerings and to global underwriters of equity offerings.
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Jill Stanton is a muralist and artist from Edmonton, Alberta.
Jill's work has been featured in the 2017 Vancouver Mural Festival, Toronto's Underpass Park, the 2017 Wall-to-Wall Mural Festival in Winnipeg, the 2015 Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art, as well as several private and public mural commissions across Canada. She was shortlisted for the 2017 and 2015 Eldon & Anne Foote Visual Arts Prize.
Jill paints murals with a balance between careful planning and site-sensitive improvisation, resulting in pieces that are tailor-made for their environments. She is inspired by a variety of subject matter; many of her murals feature abstract shapes mixed with familiar forms (such as plants and hands) to manipulate the viewer's feeling of scale. Currently, Jill is experimenting with using murals to guide the viewer's eye around the composition on the wall to suggest open narratives.


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Slim-Fast Recalled for Bacterial Contamination
Unilever United States, Inc., in cooperation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is conducting a nationwide voluntary recall of all Slim-Fast® ready-to-drink (RTD) products in cans, due to the possibility of contamination with Bacillus cereus, a microorganism which may cause diarrhea and possibly nausea and/or vomiting. The probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote. The products were sold in stores nationwide.
The products are packaged in paperboard cartons and contain four, six or 12 steel cans that are 11 FL OZ (325 mL) each. Individual cans are also sold in certain retail outlets. The recall involves all Slim-Fast® RTD products in cans, regardless of flavor, Best-By date, lot code or UPC number. A listing of all RTD recalled products is attached to this press release.
No other Slim-Fast® products are affected by this recall. No Slim-Fast® powdered shakes, meal bars or snack bars are affected by this recall.
The recall was initiated after the company conducted quality testing on Slim-Fast® RTD products in cans. Out of an abundance of caution, the company is recalling all RTD products in cans that are currently in distribution centers, on-shelf or in back rooms in retail outlets or in consumers' homes. The company is in the process of identifying and correcting the production issue, and will resume production and shipment of the product when the issue has been addressed and corrected.
Consumers who have purchased Slim-Fast® RTD products in cans are urged to discard them immediately and contact the company at (800) 896-9479 for a full refund. The Consumer Services Center is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET. A recorded message is available 24/7.


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I had planned a much bigger day, spending the night at the Kilpacker TH with hopes of climbing both El Diente and Mt. Wilson, two 14ers in the San Miguel Mtns of Colorado. It rained lightly but steadily most of the night and when I got up in the morning it was heavily overcast and the high peaks were socked in. The forecast had been for 70-80% of rain during the day which is about what was delivered, my hopes that they might be wrong, dashed. I had more than a week left in Colorado so I figured I'd wait for better weather. Looking for an alternate plan to do on such a day, I drove back down to SR145 and then up to Lizard Head Pass for a hike in the Lizard Head Wilderness to two easy peaks, totaling about 2,500ft of gain over 8mi. I had hiked from this TH two years earlier with my pal Eric, on that occasion climbing Black Face and Cross Mtn. Today's hike would share the first several miles of that one before striking off into new territory.
Not an early start, I was heading up the trail around 8:45a. The initial part of the trail crosses green, flowering meadows with plants thigh-high, laden with rainwater. I put my rain pants on to avoid the soaking my pants would get, my boots fairly waterproof and able to keep my feet dry for the whole hike. The trail heads northeast, traversing the eastern slopes of Black Face for about a mile and a half before turning abruptly left to switchback up the drainage between Black Face and Peak 11,302ft. After climbing about 700ft, a trail junction is reached. The left fork heads up to Black Face while the right fork, which I followed, heads to Wilson Meadows. Shortly after this junction I turned right to head cross-country up to Peak 11,302ft, about 1/3mi from the trail. The going is easy and pleasant, through meadow initially and then up through forest to the summit. A small cairn marks the highpoint, views non-existent due to the trees. I left a register here and headed back to the trail.
Another half mile along the trail brings one to another signed junction. The sign indicates the trail heading down to the left while a use trail heads right, up towards San Bernardo Mtn. This good trail only gets you about 1/3 of the way to the summit which is a mile from the trail. After the trail ends, the going continues to be fairly easy up grassy slopes and through trees until reaching a rocky cliff face on the south side. San Bernardo has two summits, the west one being the highpoint. The easier route is to the east summit first, then following use trails to the west summit along the connecting ridgeline. I took a more direct route to the west summit that involved some minor class 3 scrambling up somewhat loose rock. I watched helplessly as a large handhold broke loose and dropped towards my left foot for which I had no other position to move it to. The layered rock broke into a hundred pieces leaving my foot unscathed, but not before it had scratched up my left forearm. A little blood-letting isn't a big deal, luckily. Above the cliff face I found the intermittent use trail connecting the two summits and followed it to the highpoint. Gerry and Jennifer Roach had left a register here around 2004 (hard to tell since the page was pretty faded). There were a few other names I recognized, including John & Alyson Kirk and Theresa Gergen among the 15-20 entries contained therein. Having been kept in a glass jar, the paper was crisp without a hint of dampness. Glass good, PVC bad. The views are open in all directions and quite nice, though the higher summits of Lizard Head, Wilson and Sunshine to the west were all hidden in the clouds. Wilson Meadows to the southwest looked luxuriently green.
Good old monsoon season... If you get another clear day, you should do Dallas, a 5.easy scramble just outside Telluride. And if you are looking to kill time on a rainy day, there are some nice hot springs right off the highway just north of Rico.


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Q: shouldPerformSegueWithIdentifier always executed first I have a function called "openButtonPressed" which gets executed when a button on the ui gets pressed. Now I would like to show a loading view at first and then execute the segue. For some reason, the segue always gets called first.
Does somebody have a clue?
Thank you!
- (void)openButtonPressed:(id)sender
{
    NSDebug(@"Open Button");
    [self showLoadingView];
    static NSString* segueToContinue = kSegueToContinue;

    if ([self shouldPerformSegueWithIdentifier:segueToContinue sender:self]) {
        [self performSegueWithIdentifier:segueToContinue sender:self];
    }
}

- (void)showLoadingView
{
    if(!self.loadingView) {
        self.loadingView = [[LoadingView alloc] init];
        [self.view addSubview:self.loadingView];
    }
    [self.loadingView show];
}

A: It looks like LoadingView is being initialized without a size.
It also may be executing the segue very quickly and you don't have any time to see the loading view.
You can set a breakpoint at the performSegue call and use the view debugger in Xcode to confirm if the view was loaded and what size the view was initialized to.

A: Maybe the view is not in the right place or in the right size. But even if you fix that you need to add a delay so the user can see the loading... I replicated your scenario here and after giving the view a initWithFrame it appears, but cannot be seen because is too fast...
If you want to show the loading for a period of time before the performSegue, you could use the performSelector:withObject:afterDelay.
If you need to wait an action from the loadingView, create a completionHandler in the loadingView initializer...

A: The hints below were very helpful to me and totally a better solution but I ended up using [CATransaction flush]; to force the refresh.
- (void)openButtonPressed:(id)sender
{
    NSDebug(@"Open Button");
    [self showLoadingView];
    [CATransaction flush];
    static NSString* segueToContinue = kSegueToContinue;
    if ([self shouldPerformSegueWithIdentifier:segueToContinue sender:self]) {
        [self performSegueWithIdentifier:segueToContinue sender:self];
    }
}


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Siskel and Ebert Movie Reviews
Original movie reviews untainted by time!
Public Television Years
Opening Soon at a Theater Near You – 1975
Sneak Previews – 1978
Tribune Years
The Tribune Years – 1982
Disney Years
The Disney Years – 1986
Ebert & Roeper
Roger Ebert & the Movies – 2000
Ebert & Roeper and the Movies – 2000
Ebert & Roeper – 2002
At the Movies – 2009
Ebert Presents: At the Movies – 2011
As Guests
Gary Collins Hour Magazine, 1986
Bob Costas, 1989 (NOW WITH TWO EPISODES)
Bob Costas, 1992
Johnny Carson, 1986
Johnny Carson and Chevy Chase Along with Roger and Gene, 1986
Phil Donahue
Thomas Guback 1995
Ted Koppel
Siskel & Ebert Collection on Letterman, Part 1 of 6: 1982-89
Siskel & Ebert Collection on Letterman, Part 4 of 6: 1994
Siskel & Ebert Collection on Letterman, Part 6 of 6: 1997-2000
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Testing, testing, testing: why patient experience holds the key to scaling digital healthcare
Professor Mike Trenell, Chief Scientific Officer & Co-founder of Changing Health says that developing digital health devices without engaging patients is sheer madness
With 'virtual care' and telehealth set to transform the way we manage our health in the UK, the potential to improve outcomes at scale is huge. People with long term conditions – Type 2 diabetes, cancer, COPD and mental health difficulties, for example – can now access immediate support to manage with those conditions through apps, wearables, video consultations, voice-assistant therapies and other innovations – all facilitated by a cost-efficient infrastructure that most of us already carry around in our pockets.
This technology gives us the opportunity to play a greater role in our own health and care, and it's a role that many of us have embraced; clinicians can expect a large proportion of patients with long term conditions to have at least some understanding of their condition and how it's impacting their health at any one time.
This revolution in digital health looks unlikely to lose momentum any time soon. The NHS Long Term Plan claims that by 2021 'every patient will have access to online and video consultations if they choose it'. The new NHS WaitLess app has been described by some healthcare professionals as a 'game changer' by empowering patients with real-time data on A&E waiting times. In a recent report, endorsed by the Secretary of State for Health and Care Matt Hancock, The Taxpayer's Alliance suggested that 10 per cent of the NHS budget could be saved through automation, for example the use of AI to analyse and filter emergency calls.
Horse before cart?
With ever greater integration of technology and health and wellbeing, however, comes a risk of losing sight of the wants and needs of those who use it. Smartphone proliferation has reached record levels in the UK; 78 per cent of us now use such a device. But that still leaves several million people who don't, and scaling health-tech innovations too quickly leaves them at risk of digital exclusion.
Our apps and wearables, meanwhile, have empowered us with deeper insights into our own health than ever before – in real time – but some users fear that sharing these insights with their healthcare professional exposes them to data privacy risks. And with an estimated 97 per cent of NHS staff having shared confidential patient information with each other via non secure social messaging apps, according to one survey, it's easy to see why.
Similarly easy to overlook is the need for human contact at the right moments. Automated health predictions, for example, may well improve efficiencies and free up healthcare professionals' time, but the patient on the receiving end of some emotional news deserves to hear it from a person, not a chatbot.
So how can we develop digital health to its full potential while ensuring nobody gets left behind? The answer lies in putting patient-centricity, or patient experience, at the heart of innovation. Patient-centricity can be defined, according to the BMJ, as 'putting the patient first in an open and sustained engagement of the patient to respectfully and compassionately achieve the best experience and outcome for that person and their family'.
At Changing Health, we've spent years identifying our service users' needs and pain points to ensure our personalised, digital programmes for Type 2 diabetes management, Type 2 diabetes prevention and weight management are as accessible, engaging and meaningful as can be for every individual.
Mike Trenell
Personalised help
By stratifying patients using AI, we can provide an entirely bespoke user journey based on the information they provide at a series of data points, tailoring content they're shown in seconds. What's more, digital health innovators can capitalise on an ever-growing supply of user data to constantly improve the product on offer; in monthly user experience audits we can see who's using the Changing Health platform and how, when and for how long, then tweak the user experience based on these insights.
But patient-centricity in the digital world isn't just about the tech; essential, too, is creating content with the user in mind from the outset. POWeR, the Southampton University developed, randomised control trial on which Changing Health's behaviour-change programme is based, is recognised as one of the world's leading RCTs on person-centred support. In collaboration with Professor Lucy Yardley, Professor of Health Psychology at Southampton University, and her team, over 150 pieces of POWeR content have undergone a customer centricity review at Changing Health to make the programme fit for scale. This covers three key areas:
Readability: Ensuring all content is person-centred, easy to understand and free from judgement or blame.
Psychology: Ensuring all content reflects the latest research on goal setting, action planning and behaviour change theory (on which more can be found here).
Nutrition: Ensuring all education reflects the latest published research and/or nutritional guidance on diet, carbohydrates, fats and portion control.
For digital health innovators, ensuring patient centricity lies at the heart of everything we do requires an investment of time and effort – perhaps even a complete shift in mindset. The benefits, though, are clear to be seen: people who experience healthcare interventions positively become more engaged in managing their own health effectively. That, in turn, reduces strain on health economies and improves general wellbeing both for patients and healthcare providers. Delivered at scale, patient centricity will unlock the true potential for digital health as a panacea.
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