A novel that blends love, thought, and - above all - music.
El hombre de humo is the story of Juan Trevijano, a pianist who is marked by his difficult personal history. After playing in third-rate orchestras, he obtains a position in the most renowned music hall in his city. When the music hall closes down, Juan continues to study piano on his own for years, with a tenacity worthy of Beethoven himself. One night, a wealthy and influential man, who is a great lover of music and who knows of Juan's singular passion, hears him play. They become friends and after numerous fruitless attempts to find a scholarship that would enable Juan to study music, the man decides to pay for his studies in Vienna.
It is there that Juan's fortunes change - he falls into the hands of Gretl Breker, a world-famous pianist, now retired. Not only does she provide him with the lessons he needs, but a passionate love grows between them, despite the difference in their ages. Gretl encourages him to enter a piano competition that offers its winner a worldwide launch.
After winning the competition, Juan suffers a serious nervous breakdown that leads him to rethink his whole life. In connection with this narrative thread, this novel blends love, thought, and - above all - music. In the author's hands, this last element is one and the same with his protagonist; he expresses all of its key interpretations in literary form.


Non-Photo Realistic Rendering typically mimics traditional architectural rendering styles. However, there are many approaches to NPR, there are many post production techniques applied to renderings and photos that mimic traditonal styles. In the world of architectural design the leading design modeling software is probably SketchUp, which natively outputs imagery that is NPR.


2328Enter Octavius, Antony, and their army.
Now, Antony, our hopes are answerèd.
5.1.32331But keep the hills and upper regions.
5.1.42332It proves not so: their battles are at hand.
5.1.62334Answering before we do demand of them.
5.1.112339To fasten in our thoughts that they have courage.
But 'tis not so. Prepare you, generals!
5.1.132343The enemy comes on in gallant show.
5.1.152345And something to be done immediately.
5.1.172347Upon the left hand of the even field.
Upon the right hand, I; keep thou the left.
I do not cross you, but I will do so.
5.1.20.1March. 2351Drum. Enter Brutus, Cassius, and their army[: Lucilius, Titinnius, Messala, and others].
They stand and would have parley.
Stand fast, Titinius, we must out and talk.
5.1.252356Make forth! The generals would have some words.
Words before blows. Is it so, countrymen?
In your bad strokes, Brutus, you give good words.
And leave them honeyless. Not stingless too?
Oh yes, and soundless too.
5.1.382371And very wisely threat before you sting.
5.1.402373Hacked one another in the sides of Caesar.
5.1.442378Struck Caesar on the neck. Oh, you flatterers!
Flatterers? Now, Brutus, thank yourself!
5.1.472381If Cassius might have ruled.
5.1.492383The proof of it will turn to redder drops.
5.1.502384Look, I draw a sword against conspirators!
5.1.512385When think you that the sword goes up again?
5.1.542388Have added slaughter to the sword of traitors.
5.1.562390Unless thou bring'st them with thee.
Unless thou bring'st them with thee. So I hope.
5.1.572392I was not born to die on Brutus' sword.
5.1.592394Young man, thou couldst not die more honorable.
5.1.612396Joined with a masker and a reveler.
Old Cassius still. Come, Antony! Away!
5.1.632399Defiance, traitors, hurl we in your teeth!
5.1.652401If not, when you have stomachs!
5.1.65.12402Exeunt Octavius, Antony, and army.
Why, now blow wind! Swell billow! 2404And swim bark!
5.1.672405The storm is up, and all is on the hazard!
Messala. What says my general?
5.1.752415Upon one battle all our liberties.
5.1.782418And partly credit things that do presage.
5.1.822422Who to Philippi here consorted us.
5.1.882428Our army lies ready to give up the ghost.
5.1.912432To meet all perils very constantly.
5.1.942436Lovers in peace, lead on our days to age.
5.1.962438Let's reason with the worst that may befall.
5.1.982440The very last time we shall speak together.
5.1.992441What are you then determinèd to do?
5.1.1092452Thorough the streets of Rome?
5.1.1142458And whether we shall meet again I know not.
5.1.1152459Therefore our everlasting farewell take.
5.1.1162460Forever and forever, farewell Cassius!
5.1.1182462If not, why then this parting was well made.
Forever and forever, farewell Brutus!
5.1.1212465If not, 'tis true, this parting was well made.
5.1.1232467The end of this day's business ere it come!
5.1.1252469And then the end is known. Come ho, away!


Events provide insight on what is happening in your app, such as user actions, system events, or errors.
Google Analytics for Firebase automatically logs some events for you; you don't need to add any code to receive them. If your app needs to collect additional data, you can log up to 500 different Analytics event types in your app. There is no limit on the total volume of events your app logs. Note that event names are case-sensitive and that logging two events whose names differ only in case will result in two distinct events.
Make sure that you've set up your project and can access Analytics as described in Get Started with Analytics for C++.
After you have initialized the firebase::analytics module, you can use it to log events with the LogEvent() method.
To help you get started, the Analytics SDK defines a number of suggested events that are common among different types of apps, including retail and ecommerce, travel, and gaming apps. To learn more about these events and when to use them, browse the Events and properties articles in the Firebase Help Center.
Note: To get the maximum detail in reports, log the suggested Analytics Events that make sense for your app and their prescribed parameters. This also ensures that you benefit from the latest Google Analytics for Firebase features as they become available.
Suggested events: see the list of Event constants.
Prescribed parameters: see the list of Parameters constants.
Custom parameters: Custom parameters are not represented directly in your Analytics reports, but they can be used as filters in Audience definitions that can be applied to every report. Custom parameters are also included in data exported to BigQuery if your app is linked to a BigQuery project.
VALUE Parameter: VALUE is a general purpose parameter that is useful for accumulating a key metric that pertains to an Analytics Event. Examples include revenue, distance, time and points.
You can view aggregrated statistics about your Analytics Events in the Firebase console dashboards. These dashboards update periodically throughout the day. For immediate testing, use the logcat output as described in the previous section.
The Events tab shows the event reports that are automatically created for each distinct type of Analytics Event logged by your app. Read more about the Analytics reporting dashboard in the Firebase Help Center.


Blog Tour Wrap-up and thank you! | AUSTRALIAN FABRIC DESIGNER, ILLUSTRATOR & SURFACE PATTERN DESIGNER.
Wow, what a wonderful and very successful first blog tour for Taking Flight and Bush Gum Blossoms! I am so grateful to all the talented sewists and makers who participated.
Having 2 collections launch was quite a treat because it meant I had a lovely variety projects on the blog tour. Each project has the details of the patterns and also tutorials on how to make it yourself.
Let's jump in to the re-cap the 16 amazing projects!
was a wonderful kick-off with the very talented Sarah from Piccolo Studio making the official Quilt for the Taking Flight fabrics called Taking Flight (of course!). It is the perfect quilt to knock over in a weekend and also suitable for beginners. Sarah is also selling quilt kits on her website that include the fabric and pattern 🙂 *hot tip: it is discounted during the blog tour!*.
Sarah went and did her photo shoot for the quilt at Magpie Springs (ummm could you get any more perfect!?). Australian birds, quilts and wine.... what a perfect setting!
Kylie from Wombat and Poss made some divine burp cloths and bibs for little ones. She took these along to the Canberra Handmade market and they were a huge hit, which was no surprise 🙂 She has a zero waste policy with her fabrics, so she cleverly used the leftovers to make very sweet button covered hair ties and a hair bow. I was also super thrilled to meet Kylie (and the fam) at the Kennard & Kennard warehouse this week - it was so cool to meet her, and I am excited to follow along with her beautiful business.
and we took a change in gears to Taking Flight fabrics, with Sew Mimi.K making the most beautiful maxi dress and obi belt I have ever seen! I think her daughter-in-law does the dress justice indeed. And I love that both our Dad's have an affinity for the Aussie wildlife too 🙂 Check out the Kookaburra friends on Kellie's blog page.
and next up Robyn from Bumblebee Boutique made the first Australiana themed cake smash outfit in the world (well I believe so!?) 🙂 It is so adorable with it's little frill, and hat and it even comes with a little shower cap to keep cake out of the bubs hair. It is such a sweet set and I hope it is the first of many lovely cake smash outfits in Australiana theme!
and Ange from A Little Patchwork had us in awe of THAT magpie Wee Braw drawstring pouch, plus her lovely accessories for her friends beautiful children's vintage outdoor setting. She made chair pads, a cushion, and a garden bunting. I must point out those gorgeous little fussy cut magpies on her cushion.. love love. I call Ange the colour master... for a good reason.. Check out how she paired that bright pink with the magpies on the bag, and it works SO well.
and next up Wendy from Wehago Designs made a carpenters wheel quilt with Taking Flight fabrics. Wendy has a gift with intricate quilting and made me fall in love with my least loved print in the collection (if I am allowed to say that :D). The magpie mirrors print. I just saw it in a whole new light after seeing Wendy's beautiful Feathered Friends quilt. I actually happened to be online when Wendy was quilting on Facebook LIVE.. it was awesome to watch 🙂 So talented Wendy!
and Elise from Elise & Emilie created the most exquisite little quilted bag from Bush Gum Blossoms, as well as a little pouch. I love her pink stitching and she even appliquéd an EPP panel to the pocket. So much attention to detail and it really shows in the finished product. And given that Elise did not receive the pink fabric (so sorry!) she did SO well to find that lovely soft pink to tie it all together. Elise also gave me a new love for the green gum-leaf fabric.. so soft and pretty!
Next up Sharon from Lilabelle Lane Creations made a stunning quilt in Bush Gum Blossoms. Sharon used the fabrics to release her brand new pattern called "Summer", which I was super delighted about. The pattern is available here through Creative Abundance. With nine beautiful big blocks this quilt finishes at 66" square - it is just beautiful! I love the perfect blend of whitespace and pattern. The yellow pops are my favourite thing.. they really set off the pretty softer tones. in the larger motifs. There are lots more gorgeous pics on Sharon's blog page, so head over to check them out.
Rose at Threadbare Creations used Bush Gum Blossoms to make some very pretty Lamp Mats for her sunroom. Well what a lucky sunroom...! The quilting on these is so detailed and divine, so I made the executive decision that they are far too pretty to hide under a lamp, so perhaps you may just find them hanging in Rose's sunroom :)). I love the choice of binding colours on them too, soft and pretty.
and we were in for a treat! Jess from Two of a Kind whizzed up some magnificent toddler overalls in the green magpies fabric from Taking Flight. These are the most modern Australian but Vintie looking overalls you will ever see - such a gorgeous combo.
They have been a huge hit in sewing groups with lots of green magpie fabric walking out the door, and I can see why. I love the those little wooden buttons!
and the final day..... it was a bitter-sweet ending because these were very special projects by Raylee of Sunflower Stitcheries, because I got to see it in REAL life, on Monday at the Kennard & Kennard annual warehouse sale!
I was so happy to meet Raylee there and super lucky to see her quilt and skirt from Taking Flight fabrics in person. I just love the yoked skirt pattern she has used because it has a lovely flat waist and then a pretty swishy skirt. She made it in the blue floral print in the collection. You can actually get the pattern here FREE for a short while.
Raylee also made a superb mini quilt called Full Flock that used a play on the flying geese block. The triangular quilting gives it such a modern Australiana feel. We gave it it's own photoshoot in the front yard of the K&K warehouse (yay for old gates in the countryside!). It looked perfect amongst the backdrop of the Aussie countryside in Young, NSW.
And thank you to Kennard & Kennard for believing in my designs and being the MOST lovely fabric company to work with. I love my fabric family!


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Broken Age Review (PS4/PS Vita)
Lucas Arts' point and click adventures are undoubtedly some of the finest game you will ever have the pleasure of playing. Unfortunately, the adventure game has (or at least had) fallen out of favour for a long time. There's been a slight resurgence in the genre recently with output like the Walking Dead and other episodic games. But Broken Age is a return the classic point and click roots of 2D graphics and logic puzzles to solve.
We played the first part of Broken Age some time ago and it's testament to it that starting from scratch in the now complete version didn't bother us one bit. You follow the story of a young boy named Shay who is trapped on a space ship and a young girl named Vela who is set to be sacrificed to a big monster. You need take control of each of them as their fates become strangely intertwined.
The first thing to say is that the interface on both the PS4 and Vita works very well so moving from mouse to controller is certainly not the issue it used to be with games like Discworld on the PS1. You can use the analogue sticks to move the cursor or the touch pad/screen. Buttons are used as shortcuts and it all works very well. There are a few puzzles that require good timing but the windows are large enough for either controller to be perfectly up to the job.
The graphics are beautifully drawn 2D art that have a certain charm to them. Shay's space ship and Vela's island are wonderfully brought to life in a sort of illustrated kid's fantasy story kind of way that looks gorgeous and sets the scene wonderfully. Environments are imaginative and unique and it'll certainly be a change from most of the lands you've been adventuring through in video game form.
The dialogue and writing is also excellent throughout the game. Even minor characters have interesting things to say and the script is always sharp and often both touching and funny. There are a couple of puzzles that could do with a bit more of a pointer towards their solutions but on the whole the voicing and dialogue do a great job.
Adventure games live and die by their puzzles and Broken Age is a bit of a mixed bag when it comes to this. The first part of the game is quite straight forward with small logical leaps needed to get through. You also don't need to switch characters to solve anything and so it acts as two separate adventures that become interlinked as you move into act 2. It should be noted as well that unless you start with Shay there could be some serious spoilers going on in Vela's story.
Once you get into the second act it all ramps up a bit. The puzzles become tougher but are for the most part still the right side of lunacy. We also didn't descend into trying every object we had on everything more than about twice throughout the game. Some kind of sign posting about needing to change characters for certain things would also have been greatly appreciated.
There are, however, some insane puzzles that need solving which could have done with a lot better explanation about how they are meant to be beaten. There are a couple of occasions that require you to rewire things which will have you throwing controllers across the room unless you stumble upon how to do it. This is a throwback to the past we really could have done without.
It's difficult to talk about the story as almost any information will spoil the experience for players but we can say that by the end there are a series of serious payoffs that make the adventure well worth undertaking. There are a few big twists and turns along the way and we really enjoyed unravelling the mystery and seeing how it all fitted together once we had the big picture.
Overall, Broken Age is a strong return for the classic 2D point and click genre. It's funny and heartfelt and the story is both original and interesting. There weren't many moments that we found we were completely stuck and even then we were almost always enjoying it. It's certainly getting up there with some of the best in the genre. Ok, so the start might be a bit easy and the end might be a bit hard but it's just a big ball of invention with a dash of lunacy and there isn't enough of that around. It's an original title with imagination and fantastical story telling at its heart and any adventure fan should thoroughly enjoy it.
Overall 8/10
Labels: Broken Age, Double Fine, Playstation 4, Playstation Vita, point and click, PS Vita, PS4, Retro 101, Retro Gaming, Retro101uk, Sony

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Due to inflation and unemployment a lot of people started using credit cards in order to fulfill their basic necessities of life. After using credit cards of certain months they realized that they are getting under more and more loan with every passing day and thus started looking for solutions to get out of credit card loan.
Some people did not even have that much cash with them with the use of which they can pay off their credit card bill thus they started taking loan from various different institutions without even thinking that how will they be able to pay the off the loan when the time for paying installment comes. A time came when they got under so much debt from so many different institutions that they couldn't find any solution to their problems and thus they had to opt for a government grant in order to help them live a stress and debt free life.
Debt relief grant was a service provided by the government to help the citizens of the country get out of severe debt conditions and live a debt free life. In order to get people this grant various debt settlement companies were established to help people in negotiating with the creditors and getting the borrowers the best debt relief program. With the help of these companies debtors were able to pay off their debt in the easiest manner possible.
These companies make a debt relief program for the debtors which are made according to the convenience of the borrower of the loan. There are two ways with the help of which the debt settlement company can release the pressure of debt on the debtors.
Debt consolidation is a technique which can be used for those debtors only who owe more than one debt to various different kinds of institutions. In this technique your debt consolidator will pay off all your debts by taking one big debt and thus you will only have to concentrate on one single debt.
After all your debts are paid with one debt then your consolidator will make an entire program keeping in mind your ability to pay off the amount per installment. This technique is very helpful as your concentration is solely on one debt and there is also no chance of you forgetting to pay the installment of it.
As compared to the situation where you had 3 to 4 different types of loans this situation of having only one loan is much better, convenient and easy.
Debt relief is a situation in which certain amount of loan owed by the debtor is forgiven by the creditors on the request of the debt settlement company. Since the credit card company or other loan providing institutions also wants to get back their money as soon as possible therefore they do not mind reducing certain amount of the loan owed by the debtor.
This technique also includes the reduction of interest rate by the company in order to decrease the pressure of high interest rate on the borrower.


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I would like to be able to copy the definition of a table or its creation script to the clipboard. I have tried this by opening the Tables node in VistaDB Data Builder, right clicking one of my tables, selecting "Copy Table Schema". After doing this I am presented with a dialog box titled "Copy Table Schema - My Table Name. This window does not show me how to get the schema into the clipboard or saved to a file name of my choosing. At the very least I would have thought it would show a script which could be used to create the table in a memo edit box but I see no such data. I see a "Save Table Structure" icon at the top but all that does is close the window giving me no clue as to whether a copy of the table structure was placed somewhere.
The Copy Table Schema feature copies the schema from an existing table and allows you to create a new table (by changing the table name at the top) with the same schema, optionally after making changes. You'll recognize that same table/column creation GUI is used by the NewTable, Alter Table, and Add New Column menu actions. The floppy-disc icon for Save Table Structure saves (applies) the changes.
Current support for generating creation scripts from existing tables is limited--although that's an area we are looking at improving in the future. There is a feature under SQL Script --> Generate SQL Script which will generate a schema creation script for all tables in the database and save it to a file. You can then open the file with File --> Open SQL Query or with the corresponding toolbar icon (or in another editor) and select the portion you want and copy it into the clipboard--for example, in order to paste it into SSMS to create a matching schema in a SQL Server database.


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Problem
The request body is showing up empty when I send data via fetch. However, I can send and see the body data if I use Postman.
I've added a console.log(req.body) and it's printing out {} to the console.
Parse and Send Data to Endpoint
  const changeHandler = (event) => {
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      complete: function (results) {
        results.data.forEach(entry => {
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          let keys = ['Date', 'Description', 'Debit Amount'];
          for (let key in entry) {
            if (keys.includes(key)) {
              data[key.toLowerCase().replaceAll(' ', '_')] = entry[key];
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            method: 'POST',
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Save Data to MySql
app.use(express.json());

const crypto = require('crypto');

app.post("/api/create_transactions", (req, res) => {
  console.log(req.body);
  /*
  let hash = crypto.createHash('md5').update(req.body['date'] + req.body['description'] + req.body['debit_amount']).digest('hex');

  let data = [
    hash,
    req.body['date'],
    req.body['description'],
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  db.query('insert into transactions (`hash`, `date`, `description`, `debit_amount`) values (?, ?, ?, ?)', data, (err, result, fields) => {
    if (err) {
      console.log(err);
    } else {
      console.log(result);
      res.send(JSON.stringify({"status": 200, "error": null, "response": result}))
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A: According to this post Fetch: post json data, application/json change to text/plain you can not change the Content-Type to application/json if you are using no-cors. So I will have to enable cors if I want to use fetch.
Using this tutorial https://www.section.io/engineering-education/how-to-use-cors-in-nodejs-with-express/ I was able to enable cors on my nodejs server and receive the proper headers.

A: Try to use express's bodyParser app.use(express.bodyParser());

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…and voilà! We have a closing bathroom door. Our guests can now have some privacy! "Some" being the keyword as the closing door doesn't mean a locking door. Right now we're trying to decide whether or not to buy a new mortise lock set. None of our doors came with a key, so it would be kind of nice to at least be able to lock the bathroom. We've been eyeing some that have the thumbturn on the inside and a key for the outside. In the meanwhile I've been in the process of scrubbing away at the old glass door knob and mortise set to get the paint off with the help of some Goof Off 2. So at least while we decide we can have some nicer looking (unpainted) handles.
Step 1: Remove X layers of paint and sand it down.
Step 2: Put on fresh paint.
Step 3: Attach pulls and put drawers back in built-in – ahhhhh, isn't it beautiful!
I won't show the rest of the built-in because we really haven't made any other progress on it. As other old house homeowners will know these little project go one itty bitty step at a time. Next up should be the bottom doors. We've already removed paint a little while ago and sanded one of them the other day. We'll see when we get them done and back on the built-in!
Our beautiful satin nickel bin pulls, as well as handles previously installed by the contractors.
I think we're going to have to get used to not pulling the drawers out by the side. We've both caught ourselves doing it the old way several times since the pulls have been put on, haha.
I feel like we finally made far enough progress with the bathroom to be able to show it. It's been a slow process with all the prep work, but we're very happy with how our results look.
Part of the prep work consisted of taking the paint off the detail work from the medicine cabinet mirror. (When we relocated the medicine cabinet the only original piece we kept was the actual mirror, hence why it needed the most prep work.) It took me a good 3 days to try and get in those grooves and everything. I was able to take the paint in the grooves off to a point that felt satisfying enough – it is a 90 year-old mirror after all, so if it shows a little sign of age it isn't necessarily a bad thing.
The inside of the medicine cabinet all painted….
The other painting job we had worked on was the base molding. And finally after 4.5 months of living in the house we have a toilet paper holder and the hand and body towel bars! The body towel bar was tricky because the only space it would actually fit was above the toilet. Not the best place in the world, but pretty much our only option. Every now and then I still catch myself reaching for the toilet paper on the windowsill…only to realize that it's not located there anymore!
Unfortunately the other view is not quite as finished. We haven't painted the door molding or the base molding because we want to finish removing the paint from the built-in before we get to putting it back on.
I feel like I haven't posted in a while, but we've still been busy working on things around the house. We've been working on the bathroom bit by bit, but I think I'll wait to post the photos until I feel like we're done to the point where they're worth showing. We've been painting the base board and medicine cabinet. I guess the medicine cabinet mirror alone took 3-4 days to prep…but more on that when it's time to show.
Otherwise I guess we've done a little bit more garden work. We planted more vegetables in our "vegetable garden": squash, another tomato, green pepper and a honeydew melon….
In the meanwhile the neighbors kudzu is doing fabulous. I keep trying to fling the growing vines back into their yard when they come onto our driveway. Then I try to go along the fence to tear the ones that are creeping through to our side. What do you do in a situation where your neighbors kudzu is out of control and you care more about it than your neighbor? We bought some weed killer that I've utilized a little bit on the neighbors kudzu, but there's only so much I can reach. It's a weird situation.
The last few days I've been working on prepping a flower bed against the back house wall. I discovered a pack of sunflower seeds and a pack of phlox that we hadn't used, so since we're probably already past the point of being able to plant seeds I figured I'd at least give it a try. Before we just dug a hole and planted plants. Now that I have the proper tool ("cultivator"?) I've been prepping the bed, loosening all the soil, etc. We should have been doing that stuff all along, but since we're not only first time homeowners, but also first time gardeners we're still picking up new stuff. On that note, it's amazing what all I've found while digging up the dirt! I feel like an archaeologist with the items I find. It mainly seems to be tons and tons of rusted nails, and tons of broken glass. Definitely a "WTF, what were these people doing??" moment! In the picture you can also see that we need to repoint our bricks. The mortar is crumbling and disappearing, but through our research we've discovered that it's not as easy as putting new mortar in. Due to the age of the house the mortar and bricks used to be made of softer materials than today, and if the incorrect (modern) mortar is used it can damage the brick and therefore the foundation. They offer mortar testing for something insane like $500 – so we're kind of at a point where we're not sure how to proceed.
And as I'm typing this it is finally raining. I don't think it's rained since my last blog shows the picture of the "drowning" plants. I mentioned the drought and rain deficit we're having…and it's only gotten worse. As a matter of fact, before today our deficit was greater than the rain we've had for the entire year! I'm sure after this rainfall we'll have made up for some of it. Every day the news reports about watering bans or show trees whose leaves are crumbling because they're dry and brown as though it was fall. Since our grass consists of weeds anyway we're not too worried about our lawn (still trying to decide which type of grass we'd eventually like to get). It's funny how much I never cared about rain until owning this house and garden. Before I was sad when it was a rainy day – now I know what it feels like when people are hoping for rain for the garden!
Enough for today. Like I said, I'll post some pictures soon of our progress in the bathroom. I'm sure it won't seem like much, but it's been taking enough damn time!


How much does a Director of Public Relations make in North Bay, ON?
The average salary for a Director of Public Relations is $36.17 per hour in North Bay, ON, which is 40% above the national average. Salary estimates are based on 18 salaries submitted anonymously to Indeed by Director of Public Relations employees, users, and collected from past and present job advertisements on Indeed in the past 36 months. The typical tenure for a Director of Public Relations is 1-3 years.


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A lot has been said about our education system - some good, some bad.
However, despite what people are saying, there's a group of people who continued doing their job and apparently, they have been crushing it!
A worldwide survey recently found that Malaysian teachers are among the most dedicated in the world in ensuring that their students excel in school.
According to the Global Education Census 2018, 70 per cent of Malaysian teachers love what they do and felt that teaching was a rewarding career.
On top of that, the survey also found that 75 per cent of the local teachers who took part in the census provided extra lessons and classes outside of school to help students catch up on their studies.
The percentage, according to the survey, is the highest among the countries surveyed.
When asked how they rate their own performance, 84 per cent of the teachers (also highest in the world) revealed that they used exam results as a barometer of their success.
See, boys and girls, when your teacher rotan-ed you last time, he did it for your own good.
The Global Education Census 2018 was conducted by Cambridge Assessment International Education (Cambridge International), an arm of Cambridge University, to show how life is for students and teachers around the world.
More than 20,000 teachers and students took part in the survey, which quizzed them on topics such as classroom practices, the use of teaching aids, student aspirations and teacher motivation, among other things.


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PROMOTION!
April 28, 2018 Jaaber	241 Comments
COME ON, JACK!
(photos courtesy of The Sun Sentinel's Taimy Alvarez)
2:00 P.M. – Currently a roomful of national and international media, together with a full contingency of top lawyers, are waiting for a court reporter to show up for Nikolas Cruz's 1:30 P.M. hearing.
Liz Scherer came out at 1:35 P.M. and apologized to everyone in attendance, explaining a court reporter couldn't be located. Cruz was then taken down, after the judge left. At 1:45 P.M., with Cruz in the holding cell, Scherer announced it would be a minimum of thirty minutes until a court reporter could appear, and proceedings were recessed until 2:15 P.M.
After leaving the courtroom, we saw a court reporter on the seventh floor where Scherer's courtroom is located, steno machine in hand, waiting for the elevator to take her to Bernie Bober's courtroom on the 5th floor, also apparently in wait mode while a reporter could be located.
We'll check back at 2:15 P.M. to see if the Cruz hearing will be held today. In the meantime, it's about time judicial administration kicks it up a notch. As previously reported on JAABLOG, the court reporter staffing mess has been ongoing for far too long, and the 17th Circuit can hardly afford another embarrassment following so closely on the heels of Ehrlich's star turn …
UPDATE 2:16 P.M. – the hearing has started, with speedy trial waived on the record …
Anyone looking to Jack Tuter as a beacon of change for the ailing Broward judiciary had better look elsewhere. Putting it another way, it's best not to forget he cut his chief judge chops as an administrator under Vic Tobin and Peter Weinstein. The never-ending, in a class by themselves embarrassments that have been a fixture of the 17th Circuit for as long as anyone cares to remember will inevitably continue to recur, if what's known of today's roughly twenty-minute judicial summit is any indication.
First, what wasn't discussed, according to multiple sources:
Ms. Sandra Twiggs. There wasn't even a moment of silence.
A judicial rotation plan to conform with the Rules of Judicial Administration,* and to stem burn-out.
Professionalism panels for judges to cut down on JQC complaints, contested elections, and the far too common meltdowns and ethical lapses that distinguish the Broward judiciary in terms of scope and volume from judicial circuits across Florida and the nation.
Recent incidents involving Bobby Diaz and Barbara McCarthy.
Tuter's perceived preference of using transfer to the Criminal Division as "punishment detail".
Tuter's perceived role in sparking Ehrlich's resignation and corresponding inexcusable and cruel meltdown at First Appearances by notifying her of his intention to transfer her to the Criminal Division.
Next, what was discussed, according to multiple sources:
High fives all around for the great job the majority of hard-working judges are doing, and a message of approval from the Chief Justice to same.
An implied warning for judicial "leakers" to a blog that only wants to make them look bad, and a confirmation that the Chief Justice cancelled his trip to avoid a circus after the announcement appeared on the blog.
The overall strong condition of the circuit, despite a handful of blog malcontents.
Unspecified plans to improve things in the future and avoid pitfalls provided by a few bad apples.
A focus on the large number of new young, talented judges who will be taking the circuit forward.
The great strides in reducing the jail population, and in electronic scheduling for both civil and criminal.
Tuter's close working relationship with Howard Finkelstein.
Multiple sources agree this meeting was a morale booster, and not a forum to point fingers. Whether or not Tuter was simply playing to his base and not showing his cards shall be seen, but for now it seems his strongest public admonition for greater judicial accountability remains the April 23rd letter that's posted below.
We've copied this entire post and emailed it to Tuter for review, in case we've gotten anything wrong or missed any important discussion points. If he writes back, we'll update …
* The Rules of Judicial Administration encourage circuits to assign judges to different divisions over time in order to allow them to become generally familiar with all types of cases and fully develop their capabilities. (referencing Rule 2.215(b)(3), Florida Rules of Judicial Administration)
Deputy union says it has 'no confidence' in Broward Sheriff Scott Israel
12:15 MEETING SOON
PIO WATERS: The chief justice will be unable to attend … The chief justice has no plans to visit Broward at this time.
*It's unknown at this time if the meeting is still scheduled, however based upon the emails above, it's apparent the Chief Justice will not be in attendance …
Thursday's judicial meeting with the Chief Justice is not set in stone. The following email exchanges were between JAABLOG and Craig Waters, PIO for the Supreme Court, earlier today:
JAABLOG: Please advise what the agenda will entail and if public comment will be permitted.
WATERS: The chief justice had only tentatively put this on his schedule. His travel itinerary is very tight right now and it still is not clear that he will be able to go … No agenda on our end. The chief justice has made a habit of visiting courthouses around the state as he travels.
JAABLOG: Also, is the Chief Justice available to be interviewed pertaining to some of the ongoing problems with the 17th Circuit, and in particular, the need for mandatory judicial rotation to stem burn-out?
WATERS: We are very aware of what is happening there. You can be assured that the Florida Supreme Court is looking into the matter in its administrative capacity, but its role is complicated by the fact that judicial ethics cases are legal matters that it must review in its judicial capacity, if a JQC case is brought against any judge in Broward.
Developing …
YOU MAKE THE CALL!
The transcript featuring the pumping issue before Barbara McCarthy is in. Read it here. The issue: should a lawyer have had to absent herself from an ongoing trial to pump, or should the judge have allowed a break in the proceedings?
From an email to Jack Tuter this morning, arguing our position that breaks should have been given:
The fact remains that a young and dedicated attorney, whether lead counsel or not, should not have to make a choice between absenting herself from a trial where a man is facing a fifteen year maximum sentence or attending to her maternal obligations. I can tell you this matter has engendered a very angry response from those familiar with the situation long before I posted it, and the fact that a young lawyer may have acquiesced to the wishes and authority of an exacting judge does not, in my opinion, make it a positive for the judiciary. Having a second pair of trained eyes and ears in a fast moving and stressful trial setting is invaluable, and could make all the difference in the end, without even discussing the added stress and burden possibly placed on the lawyer's performance who had to run about during the trial to express …
AGREE OR DISAGREE – YOU MAKE THE CALL!
2:36 pm – Television media is all over the Barbra McCarthy pumping story. Requests for comment by the judge were reportedly met by the JA with a message along the lines that the transcript would be available later today to help explain the full picture.
We had a very brief chance to review a few pages of the computerized transcript over the court reporter's shoulder, and it seems to indicate a discussion during which it was clear that the lawyer in question would have to exit the courtroom to express her breast milk. A request to take a screen shot was denied. Whether or not the word "recess" was used wasn't readily apparent, and McCarthy did offer some supportive words of understanding while seemingly making it clear that the trial shouldn't stop.
Again, it was a very quick review of the record, we don't have a copy, and since it's not audio as in other courtrooms, the tone of the conversation is not discernible. Ultimately we're told the lawyer did leave the courtroom on two occasions to pump during different days of the trial, so at some point during the proceedings the Defendant would have been without the eyes and ears of one of his lawyers. As stated before, whether it's an appeal issue would depend on the full circumstances and a full reading of the entire trial transcript.
The case is State v. Anthony Searcy, 14-011944-CF10A. A verdict was reached on April 13, 2018, not last week as previously reported. The State failed to prove the charge of Burglary Dwelling, finding Mr. Searcy guilty of the lesser included offense of Trespass …
EHRLICH GONE – Merrilee Ehrlich is not staying until June 30th, notifying Jack Tuter via email today that her retirement is effective as of 5:00 PM today …
ENTER McCARTHY …
In one of the worst weeks for the 17th Circuit in years, details are emerging concerning a trial with Barbara McCarthy featuring a pair of female defense attorneys. One of the attorneys has a newborn, and requested time during the trial for a pump break.
Apparently, the attorney was told there wouldn't be any recesses for pumping, resulting in the Defendant having to endure periods of the proceedings when one of his lawyers had to absent herself. Depending on the full circumstances, it could be an appeal issue.
Whether or not McCarthy was aware of the dangers to Mom and supply concerns associated with interrupting the pumping schedule before denying the request for a recess is unknown at this time. We'll be sure to update when the picture gets clearer. (CLARIFICATION – McCarthy had no problem with the lawyer exiting the ongoing trial to accommodate pumping, but made it clear the trial would not be paused)
All in all a terrible few days for the Broward judiciary. Bobby Diaz, Merrilee Ehrlich, and now concerns over McCarthy acting very imprudently indeed. Morale in Criminal is at an all-time low, and with little oversight by the mainstream press, no end in sight …
Washington Post: Workplaces must give moms space to pump breast milk
Florida Bar Journal: Emerging Protections for Nursing Mothers in the Workplace
Coming Soon – Does Jack Tuter look down on the Criminal Division?; Court reporter mayhem!
Channel 7 reports Ehrlich resignation is finally official as of June 30th …


Alternative therapies to treat infant colic don't all work, but acupuncture may help. Babies who received acupuncture treatments, twice a week for a period of six weeks, cried for a shorter period of time and with less intensity than the group of babies who did not receive acupuncture treatments. Finally, new research is giving battle-worn parents something to smile about. Being a new parent is a wonderful thing, and a stressful reality. The stress can be confounded if your new bundle of joy has colic, an attack of ongoing crying, estimated to affect 20 percent of babies.
So what is colic exactly? It's usually diagnosed by the following threes: crying for more than three hours a day, at least three days a week and for more than three weeks. Colic usually stops after three or four months. And while researchers have long studied the causes of colic, none have been pinpointed. Some blame allergies or inflammation in the digestive tract, and others have even looked to a stressful prenatal experience as a cause. Just as importantly, researchers have tried to discover ways to treat colic, and a cure has not yet been found.
Kids don't like needles. How come acupuncture needles don't hurt babies? Acupuncture, a part of traditional Chinese medicine, involves the insertion of very thin, solid stainless steel needles in to strategic points on the body. The needles are so fine, as fine as a piece of hair, they cause little to minimal pain. Interestingly, as seen in this video, some babies do not even notice the needles at all. In this study, the needles were inserted in to the soft, fleshy part of the hand between the baby's thumb and forefinger. This area is thought to be connected to the behavior of the large intestine.
Is acupuncture covered by insurance? Acupuncture treatments may not be covered by your insurance plan but check with your carrier. In addition, your pediatrician should be able to assist you with more information, including a referral to a local acupuncturist. Always check with your babies pediatrician first.
With the near-constant fussing, weary moms and dads may find themselves at their wits' end, but maybe acupuncture could help. Who knew that this ancient Chinese treatment may just be the key to a peaceful day for you and your baby? Hallelujah!
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CURRENTLY WE HAVE A TEMP OF 0 TO -5 DEGREES WITH GUSTING WINDS. NO NEW SNOW BUT THE REPORTS FROM LAST WEEKEND WERE GREAT!!! THE RIDING WAS REPORTED TO BE OUTSTANDING AT MILE 196, CHULITINA, HURRICANE, IGLOO, AND OUT THE DENALI. WE HAVEN'T HEARD FROM ANYONE THAT WENT UP TO CARIBOU LAKE (I'M SURE SOMEONE MUST HAVE).
THE FORECAST IS FOR WARMING TEMPS INTO THE TEENS AND 20'S TOMORROW AND FOR THIS WEEKEND. THE WIND IS SUPPOSED TO TAPER OFF TODAY. THIS IS THE MAKING OF A VERY GREAT WEEKEND, AGAIN.


1: Hinduism is India's primary religion. | India's Modern Religion | India is about 81% Hindu, 13% Muslim, 3% Christian, and only about 1% Buddhist and 1% Jain.
2: To the right is Aum, and ancient Hindu symbol. | To the left is Brahman, the Hindu deity.
3: India's Ancient Religion | This is Buddha!
4: Ancient Cities | Harappa | Mohenjo-Daro | These river cities were the first to be invaded by the Aryans.
5: Modern Cities | Some modern cities are New Dehli and Varanasi.
6: The caste system was the ancient social ranking system. | The caste system was very cruel and strict. you were born into your caste and could not get out. The system went from Sudras--untouchables--up to Brahmins, who were priests.
7: Nowadays, the caste system has been outlawed.
8: Ancient India was an empire, ruled by kings and emperors. There were several dynasties, including the Gupta dynasty, when India was at its peak.
10: Kshatriyas--fierce warriors. | Vaisyas--skilled artisans and traders. | In ancient India, your caste determined what your job was. If you were a Kshatriya, you were a warrior, if you were a Pariah, you had the worst jobs no one else wanted,.
11: Most Indians today are farmers.In urban areas, however, there are many different types of jobs that make up everyday life. | A priest. | Some examples are priest, politician, food vendor, etc. | A farmer in his fields.
12: A tall Buddha statue. | Henna is an ancient art. | The Art and Architecture of Ancient India. | Today, much of India's art focuses on dancing and henna.
13: Dancing, bright colors, and cheerful tombs.
14: The ancient Indians mostly wrote and spoke in Sanskrit.
15: You can see how Hindi evolved from Sanskrit. | Today, most Indians speak and write in Hindi.


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Citrus peel and green apple, baked pear and hazelnut praline, with a creamy texture and a long, elegant dry finish.


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I had applied for a partner visa last year and I'm currently on a bridging visa, waiting for a response on an 820. I've completed attaching all my supporting documents, as has my husband; I've also provided a health assessment and my husband has provided a police check as requested. As far as we know, we have nothing pending to submit for our application and are simply waiting for a case officer to be assigned to us.
My husband has recently started a new job that requires his to move to France for a few years as part of a larger Australian government strategy. We're not sure how this impacts our partner visa application or what we should do. Should I apply for a bridging visa to allow me to accompany him? Will they award a bridging visa for a few years? Is there some way for us to let Home Affairs know that there is a potential change in our situation and get their advice? We do not want to withdraw our application as this secondment is temporary. We intend to return to Australia and make our life here once this stint is over. Unfortunately, all of this has happened quite suddenly and we have to be in France at the end of this month. Please advise.
Lately, the Department have been very lenient when it comes to changing the status of a Bridging Visa A (BVA) to that of a Bridging Visa B (BVB) with at least a 1 year travel facility for people who find themselves in similar situations as you. You can apply for the BVB through your ImmiAccount portal, you will find the option within the 820 application. Essentially though, you will probably only need a 3 month BVB because if your husband provided a police clearance as a result of a specific request from the Department then that means your application is in the final stages of assessment. This is an important point because the 820 visa may only be granted while you are in Australia. It means that if you go to France now, you will need to return to Australia as soon as the Department indicates that they are ready to grant the visa - which could be within weeks of you arriving in France- but as long as you are okay with the financial aspect of a sudden return to Australia then that's fine.
The way you update the Department about your circumstances is through the BVB application. You should provide evidence of the job offer and everything relating to your need for travel. It would also be a good idea to provide the Department updated relationship documents for your 820 application through your ImmiAccount Portal which identify that you are living together with your husband in France.
Do not withdraw your application. Living in France with your husband will have absolutely no effect on the case officer's decision to grant your visa.


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Q: Spark Structured streaming: multiple sinks
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*We are consuming from  Kafka using  structured streaming and  writing the processed data set to s3.
We also want to write the processed data to Kafka moving forward, is it possible to do it from the same streaming query ? (spark  version 2.1.1)

*In the logs, I see the streaming  query progress output and I have a sample duration JSON from the log, can some one please provide more clarity on what  the difference is between addBatch and getBatch?

*TriggerExecution - is it the time take  to both process the fetched data and writing to the sink?
"durationMs" : {
    "addBatch" : 2263426,
    "getBatch" : 12,
    "getOffset" : 273,
   "queryPlanning" : 13,
    "triggerExecution" : 2264288,
    "walCommit" : 552
},

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*Yes.
In Spark 2.1.1, you can use writeStream.foreach to write your data into Kafka. There is an example in this blog: https://databricks.com/blog/2017/04/04/real-time-end-to-end-integration-with-apache-kafka-in-apache-sparks-structured-streaming.html
Or you can use Spark 2.2.0 which adds Kafka sink to support writing to Kafka officially.

*getBatch measures how long to create a DataFrame from source. This is usually pretty fast. addBatch measures how long to run the DataFrame in a sink.

*triggerExecution measures how long to run a trigger execution, is usually almost the same as getOffset + getBatch + addBatch.


Common ABA Work Settings - I Love ABA!
This post will generalize greatly because there is so much job variability in this field even in the same state, and especially from work setting to work setting.
Although many people just think of ABA therapy as being home based, there are multiple work settings ABA professionals can work in. Each work setting has its own pros and cons, and unique work cultures, that will be better suited to certain individuals than others.
Do you want to wear jeans to work, or your nice slacks with a pair of boots? Are you able to handle a work environment where telephones ring, the family is cooking dinner a few feet away, and baby siblings chew on your car keys? Do you prefer working with a team of professionals, rather than solo? Do you need office space, or are you fine having a "mobile office"?-- (that's a really PC term for having a car that looks like an aisle at Office Depot) Do you need a salaried position with benefits? Or would you prefer a high hourly rate that may require you pay your own taxes, and deduct expenses? Would you be uncomfortable working in a setting that may be hostile towards ABA, or where you're the only one who understands ABA? Do you need a set schedule (8-4), or are you ok working random hours that change from day to day? Do you want to supervise only, or would you prefer a mix of direct clients and supervision clients?
All of these are important issues to consider when deciding what work setting is best for you as an ABA professional, and what work setting will bring you the greatest job satisfaction.
Many BCBAs expect to get certified and immediately become "The Boss", complete with a FT salaried position and a nice cushy office. That may, or may not, be realistic depending upon your work setting.
Often times salaried positions come with billable hour requirements that do not take into consideration circumstances outside the ABA professionals control (clients who habitually cancel sessions, client suddenly goes out of town for 2 weeks, etc.). For this field FT is closer to 30 hrs vs the standard 40 hour work week. Kids are only available certain hours of the day, and younger clients may still nap which deducts from possible therapy hours.
As you come into your own as an ABA professional you will develop your own preferences of work setting, and will learn the pros and cons of applying ABA treatment across settings. I personally have the most experience with home based treatment, but my preference would be clinic settings.
I recommend researching actual job postings across settings, to get an idea of how pay, responsibilities, and job requirements can vary as the work setting varies.
Home Based – Can work directly for families or for a company, work in the clients home, involves lots of driving around to specific clients which can be very taxing, less instructional control in this environment, low to moderate pay range, few to no benefits offered, varying hours and a jam packed schedule that will be more evening heavy, may have empty gaps in your schedule where you need to "kill time" in between clients, easiest environment for generalizing skills, parents can easily be incorporated into treatment, kind of a "lone wolf" and isolated from colleagues, can include direct therapy or supervision model, may be difficult to implement behavior plans due to parent dissatisfaction with strategies (parents may not allow interventions where the child cries for extended periods of time), admin/paperwork time is usually unpaid and done outside of working hours, may be difficult or not possible to target social interaction goals or group instruction goals, supplies/materials may be provided by the company or you have to purchase/make them, program goals are often more adaptive in nature (skills important to the family like self help, feeding, bathing, etc), your car is your office!
Clinic Based – May be self-employed (open your own clinic) or work for a clinic/center, much less driving as you go to the same place daily, more typical work hours (e.g. 8-4), in between clients can do admin tasks/paperwork, moderate to high pay range, some benefits may be offered, best instructional control, generalization is harder, team environment so its easier to collaborate with other BCBA's and ABA staff, more difficult to include parents into training/teaching, more likely to include direct therapy as well as supervision duties, supplies/materials provided by the clinic owner, program goals may lack adaptive skills, best environment for implementing behavior plans, advantage of multiple peers for social, play, and group instruction opportunities, often have opportunities for cross collaboration with non ABA providers (SLP's, OT's,etc.) typically provided with a shared "office space" that all employees use.
School Setting – These types of positions may be harder to find depending on where you live, moderate pay range, benefits are very likely, may be self-employed (private consultant) or a school employee, may work for 1 school (minimal driving) or several schools (tons of driving), schools often hire "Behavior Specialists" which is a position that may not require a BCBA, typical work hours (e.g. 8-4) unless you travel between multiple schools, opportunities for cross collaboration with non ABA providers (SLP's, teachers, OT's, etc.), program goals are typically heavily academic, more of a consultation model and less of a direct or supervision model, may be difficult to involve parents in training/teaching, generalization is harder, interventions are more classwide than individual, minimal to moderate instructional control, can be difficult to implement behavior plans in a classroom environment, admin/paperwork time is usually unpaid and done outside of working hours, supplies/materials might be provided by the school, advantage of multiple peers for social, play, and group instruction opportunities, usually do not have an on-site office.
Thanks so much for this blog post! I'm currently doing my Masters in ECSE and I really really want to work in the ABA field but I don't know where to start! I don't want to be in a leadership position and I want to work directly with kids for the most part. I don't know if I should go for the BCBA or not.


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Students at Emory business orientation asked to put race next to Zoom names
The event, hosted by Emory's Goizueta Business School, included a performance by a progressive theater group and opportunities intended for students to discuss racial issues.
Students attending a virtual orientation event via Zoom were asked by facilitators to put their racial identity next to their Zoom name.
Monday, September 14, 2020 6:00 AM
Newly admitted students attending a virtual orientation event hosted by Emory University's Goizueta Business School were asked by facilitators to put their racial identity next to their names on a Zoom call.
According to a statement made to Campus Reform by a Goizueta spokesperson, the orientation event was titled "Building and Maintaining an Inclusive Community" and featured "Out of Hand Theater," an Atlanta based theater group that was recently featured by the New York Times for its work in addressing "racial inequity."
The statement said that the theater group "provide[d] introductory equity and diversity training using the tools of theater" to the new business students. Their presentation "was followed by group conversations around diversity and racial equity" where students and staff "were asked to voluntarily self-identify their race if they felt comfortable doing so."
The Goizueta spokesperson told Campus Reform that facilitators asked those attending to put their race next to their name "to better facilitate effective group conversations" and that the purpose of the event was to "increase understanding and empathy for the experience of people of different identities and backgrounds."
[RELATED: Emory approves new 'race and ethnicity' course requirement]
At one point, students were assigned to breakout groups, smaller video calls meant to make discussion easier, to talk about issues of race and inclusion. The groups themselves were monitored by "more than 20 professional facilitators," according to the Goizueta statement.
According to an anonymous student, the event itself lasted around two hours and had to do entirely with race and diversity.
[RELATED: This workshop teaches 'white-identifying students' 'what it means to be anti-racist']
Elena Castro, another student who attended the virtual orientation component, also told Campus Reform that students were "were asked by the main facilitator of the event" to include their race in their Zoom names.
She said that students "were asked by our facilitators in breakout rooms a number of questions" but that "unfortunately not all students answered," going on to state that it was primarily her and one other student "who led the conversations as the other students were not engaging that much."
Castro stated that the room's facilitator "could tell [it] was a bit awkward as students were not engaging in the conversation [as] she had hoped." She went on to say that she "thought it was a good attempt at trying to help students think about racial equity in the workplace" though "some students weren't into it."
In her statement, Castro told Campus Reform that the event's main facilitator "wasn't anyone from the CMC or the [business school's] staff."
The anonymous student mentioned earlier said that the breakout room also had very little discussion occurring, which they say prompted their moderator to accuse participants of something to the effect of not caring about black lives.


How do I parse simpleforecast period 1 conditions using python?
It's great that you figured it out and thanks for sharing the code with the community.
Can someone tell me why I'm getting KeyError: 'location'?
I'm using urllib3 to get the html.
fixed. The problem is not having the correct url.


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Book Review - For the Sake of the Game: Stories Inspired by the Sherlock Holmes Canon, by Laurie R. King
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Los Angeles was the sort of town that, if you aren't watching television, you might not even know it was Christmas. What's Christmas to a movie star who has a three-picture deal and graces every red carpet at the Kodak Theater? What's Christmas to a homeless guy who just wants his next meal? What's Christmas to a surfer other than a bullshit story about a red and white fat man whose entire gig was to be a mythical creature who gives children toys they don't need? No, Christmas might be important to some, but to the denizens of Los Angeles, especially those of us working the docks down in L.A. Harbor, Christmas meant only two things: you weren't with your family and you were getting time and a half.
I've never sought out any of the Sherlock Holmes stories to read, so I was pleasantly surprised when I enjoyed these stories as much as I did. From a graphic story, to a song, and several mysteries based on logic and deduction, the stories were entertaining and fun to read.
For the Sake of the Game is the latest volume in the award-winning series from New York Times bestselling editors Laurie R. King and Leslie S. Klinger, with stories of Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, and friends in a variety of eras and forms. King and Klinger have a simple formula: ask some of the world's greatest writers—regardless of genre—to be inspired by the stories of Arthur Conan Doyle.
The results are surprising and joyous. Some tales are pastiches, featuring the recognizable figures of Holmes and Watson; others step away in time or place to describe characters and stories influenced by the Holmes world. Some of the authors spin whimsical tales of fancy; others tell hard-core thrillers or puzzling mysteries. One beloved author writes a song; two others craft a melancholy graphic tale of insectoid analysis.
This is not a volume for readers who crave a steady diet of stories about Holmes and Watson on Baker Street. Rather, it is for the generations of readers who were themselves inspired by the classic tales, and who are prepared to let their imaginations roam freely.
Featuring Stories by: Peter S. Beagle, Rhys Bowen, Reed Farrel Coleman, Jamie Freveletti, Alan Gordon, Gregg Hurwitz, Toni L. P. Kelner, William Kotzwinkle and Joe Servello, Harley Jane Kozak, D. P. Lyle, Weston Ochse, Zoe Sharp, Duane Swierczynski, and F. Paul Wilson.
I enjoyed For the Sake of the Game way more than I expected to. Short stories are not generally my jam, and I'd never purposely read any Sherlock Holmes stories before. I may have to reconsider my opinion on short stories—I've enjoyed the last couple collections I've read.
One of my favorites in this collection was The Girl in the Key of C, which the opening excerpt in this review is from. It is by Weston Ochse, the author of more than 20 books, mostly science-fiction and horror novels. With just a few characters, the story is unexpected and thought-provoking.
I also especially liked The Adventure of the Six Sherlocks by Toni L.P. Kelner (a murder mystery at a Baker Street fan convention) and Tough Guy Ballet by Duane Swierczynski (a decidedly sci-fi mystery and police drama).
Overall, I would give For the Sake of the Game 4 out of 5 stars. Since it was written with inspiration from the Sherlock Holmes canon, I'm sure those who enjoy Sherlock Holmes stories would like it, as well as those like me with minimal Sherlock Homes exposure. The stories were fun, engaging, and varied, with just their inspiration tying them together.
Becki Bayley is an avid reader, school employee, and blogger at SweetlyBSquared.com.
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Excelling when a situation demands an immediate leader
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Following the March 30, 1981, attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan, history found the White House lacking its top two leaders, the other being Vice President George H.W. Bush. The situation necessitated that then-Secretary of State Alexander Haig direct crisis management.
Being the highest ranking official there, reporters pressed Haig for details on the unfolding situation. Haig made a statement outlining the presidential line of succession and, while noting that no official transfer of power had been made, added "…as of now, I am in control here, in the White House, pending return of the Vice President…"
Later, Haig emphasized that he was expressing nothing more than the reality of the moment, being that a leader was needed right then and he was the one.
"I was talking about the executive branch, who is running the government. That was the question asked. It was not, 'who is in line should the president die?'" Haig later said.
In recognition of Haig's bold statement, the Internet designated March 30 as "I am in Control Day." Although Haig's command lasted a short time, there's no reason to limit the idea of taking control to one day. To properly recognize the fact that solid leadership is always needed, be it in a single moment, over the course of several days – or even plotting out a plan for success over several years, we asked women leaders to share a time they had leadership unexpectedly demanded of – or thrust upon – them.
Surviving a firefight
2015 ATHENA Award recipient Melissa Sanderson, VP of international affairs for Freeport-McMoRan Inc., had just finished lunch when circumstance called her to lead, via the sound of two bombs exploding.
The year was 2006 and Sanderson was serving as a political counselor with the U.S. Embassy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). She was at a restaurant in the DRC capital Kinshasa with the second-in-command of one of the more violent groups, trying to help pave the way for the first democratic elections in 50 years.
As her position came under heavy fire, she recalls eyeballs looking to her for guidance. She projected her voice, not only directing the 35 other diners to head for the kitchen – because it was the most fortified area and had food – but she also conferred with the other politicians there on placing their seven armed guards to fend off the attack.
Nine hours later, Sanderson used a break in the fighting to take a calculated risk and make a run for her vehicle. She urged, but did not force, others to do the same, since experience told her that the break would probably last about an hour. Some took her advice, and some didn't. Those that declined remained pinned down in the restaurant for three days.
The situation taught her not to panic in a crisis, which allows a person to help themselves and others; to think fast and provide reassuring alternatives; use available resources wisely; don't force others to take actions; do take reasonable risks and finally, don't forget to let your mom (and other loved ones) know that you are OK.
Saving the day for ASA
Opportunity called on Leah Fregulia back in 2007, when the founder and executive director of Arizona School for the Arts (ASA) retired unexpectedly. Fregulia, who was already a well-seasoned educator serving as the school's principal, had limited experience in running a business.
She accepted the position as head of school and CEO that year in the face of a failing economy, decreasing funding, low-cost facilities' leases expiring, pressure to grow the student body to meet demand and financial pressures.
"I knew that the board was investing their trust in my ability to quickly adapt and take the lead," said Fregulia, a 2015 ATHENA Award recipient. "I was actually terrified that I would let down those who were looking to me for confidence and strength during a very tenuous point."
Sharing leadership and providing a pathway to advancement for motivated colleagues, allowed ASA to tackle major challenges, including building stability into the institution. Fregulia's efforts paid off. During a four-year period, the board acquired, designed and built a permanent campus; added grade levels, doubled enrollment and hired highly qualified professionals in finance, technology, facilities management and fundraising.
"My primary motivation to accept the challenge was a commitment to the faculty, students and parents and the unique institution we had worked so hard to create," she said.
Her advice to other professionals when faced with an unexpected opportunity to lead:
"Surround yourself with those who know more than you and those who seek new learning. Invest in aspiring leaders who show initiative, flexible thinking and consistency of character in words and actions," she added. "Ask questions, listen deeply, accept criticism with an open mind and evaluate information carefully."
90 minutes of time, 45 minutes of material
For Nancy Padberg, vice president of client relations for BIG YAM, speaking to panel-discussion and conference audiences is commonplace. But getting called on short notice to deliver a 90-minute keynote presentation sent Padberg into overdrive researching her audience, writing her speech, practicing and booking a red-eye flight across three time zones.
"Do you know how much focus it takes to talk to the person in the back of a large ball room for 90 minutes?" Padberg said. "No…I didn't ether. I have a new level of respect for keynote speakers."
Padberg buzzed through her first 45 minutes of the address, but felt the audience start to slip. She devised a quick plan.
"I needed to get off the stage and into the audience. I realized I needed to reconnect," she recalls. "And what's more important than the keynote speaker talking? The audience talking."
Padberg went through the audience to get them talking out loud to the group about their business challenges and how they solved them, opening up the conversation to all. She turned a keynote running out of steam into a productive town hall conversation.
"It was terrific; the energy surged and they were learning," she said. "And that's the No. 1 reason to be at a conference."
Padberg's courage to go off script and flexibility to leave the stage combined with her commitment to not let down her colleagues led her to delivering successfully a memorable keynote address.
So next time you find yourself in a tough situation, business-related or otherwise, remember to be courageous, take control, don't panic, and most importantly….be the leader you were meant to be!
– Written by Josh Coddington, marketing and communications manager, Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce. This article is part of the Chamber's Business Buzz newsletter.
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In this lesson you will learn how to do half jumps. That's when the rope goes around once and you do 2 jumps. The first jump is a small hop and the second jumps goes over the rope. The half jump is for beginners who find it difficult to start with single jumps. Once you can do 200 jumps in a row, (the rope goes around 100 times) you can try single jumps. For more rope skipping skills go to rope skipping main.
Stand on the balls of your feet and keep your legs in a vertical line with your upper body. Look straight forward. The handles are close to the thighs. The knees remain pretty straight. Keep your core are (abdominals) tight during the entire exercise.
Swing the rope backwards up and make a small hop. The rope moves slowly and only makes half a rotation. You just hop and don't actually jump over the rope. Keep your knees as straight as possible. Jump from the balls of your feet.
Keep swinging the rope (slowly) and then jump over it. Keep in mind that you should keep your legs and your upper body aligned vertically and don't ever let your heels touch the floor.
Never lift your knees - Keep your legs as straight as possible and bounce off the balls of your feet.
Half jumps can also be done with light textile ropes. Single, double and triple jumps on the other hand, work better with heavy ropes. For example leather, plastic or wire ropes.
Once you can do 200 jumps in a row, (the rope goes around 100 times) you can try single jumps. Single jumps: One jump - Rope goes around once.
Keep the handles of the rope close to your thighs.
The heels never touch the floor.
Jump on an even surface and wear shoes. However, if you do half jumps with a light textile rope, you can also do them barefoot.


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Rising fuel prices squeeze budgets
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Family, Family Financial Management
MISSISSIPPI STATE – As local gas prices keep rising, many Mississippians are struggling to find the money to keep both the car and the family budget running smoothly.
According to the tracking service Mississippigasprices.com, fuel cost between $3.32 and $3.55 a gallon as of March 16, with a state average of $3.45 a gallon. Gas prices just three months ago were about $2.81 a gallon.
Bobbie Shaffett, family resource management specialist with the Mississippi State University Extension Service, said conventional wisdom limits transportation spending to 15 percent of the family's total budget. Last year, Americans spent more than 17 percent of their budgets on transportation.
"This includes your car payment, gas, oil changes, insurance and all vehicle expenses," Shaffett said. "With gas prices near $3.50 a gallon, it can be very difficult for a middle-class person with a car note to meet that goal. For those with two notes, it's almost impossible."
Shaffett said housing should be 30 percent or less of the budget. When transportation is added in, nearly half the budget is spent before any money goes to food, consumer debt, utilities, clothing or charitable giving.
"It's very difficult to maintain a budget when something like high fuel costs starts to encroach on your spending money," Shaffett said.
Susan Cosgrove, area Extension family resource management agent in Newton County, said Mississippi feels the strain of increased gas costs more than any other state.
"Families in Mississippi are the lowest paid in the country, and yet they spend the highest portion of their income on gas," Cosgrove said.
She said Mississippians spend about 13 percent of their income on gas, compared to the national average of less than 8 percent. Few have public transportation options, so the rising fuel costs are hitting average Mississippians hard.
When filling up the gas tank leaves a lot less money for everything else, Cosgrove said it is important to separate needs from wants.
"Shelter and food needs should come first. Basic groceries are a need, but eating out every day is a want," Cosgrove said. "Keeping a roof over the family's head and meeting basic nutritional needs come first."
Next up, the individual or family must find a way to get to work, and this may include gasoline purchases. While a second job may sound like the solution, it can mean additional fuel costs and child-care expenses. Avoid making unnecessary trips in the car by doing errands while already out for other business, and use a list to get food and other needed items in one outing.
"Evaluate your spending habits, and make flexible expenses such as entertainment or clothing the first cut," Cosgrove said. "Some families may need to dip into savings to supplement a monthly budget in the short-run, but don't make this a habit."
Operating the budget on a cash basis can help keep spending under control.
"When the money in the gasoline envelope is gone, you may have to take some from clothing or personal care envelopes," Cosgrove said. "Do not use a credit card without a plan for paying it off, and don't use your debit cards when the purchase would trigger an overdraft. Over-the-limit fees on credit cards and debit overdraft fees can make the situation much worse."
Cosgrove will address this topic in an April 28 Quick Bites videoconference on "$avings for $ummer: Plans, Trips and Tips for Making the Most With Your Money." Quick Bites are one-hour educational sessions that are offered free to the public each Thursday at noon at county Extension offices. Contact the local Extension office for more information.
Dr. Rebecca Campbell Smith
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A key aspect of BAE Systems' approach to the F-35's structural testing regime was the need to develop improved methods of managing test information. The company wanted to streamline its approach by adopting a new mind-set that challenged previous methods.
"Our challenge was to find a solution that addressed the analysis needs of our different service sectors and did not require programming knowledge, nCode Automation, with its user-friendly interface, allows the five sectors of our Developmental Testing Services to collaborate and analyze the constant stream of data generated by the 28 test cells at our test center."
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"The ability to evaluate design options and if necessary change the design in the early stages of the design process increases confidence, reduces risk and helps get products to market faster."
Product Development, Advanced Engineering for BOA.
"Analysis is the simplest task when using GlyphWorks and you begin to enjoy performing complex tasks. The ability to have all design and test data in one single environment makes GlyphWorks a unique and valuable tool."
"Time at Level flows will help us to save the data analysis time by 90% by using Glyphwork software."
".. engineers are using nCode DesignLife, for instance, to analyze hood slams. After gathering data from three slam velocities, the engineers can run the stress time history through nCode DesignLife to determine the number of cycles required to induce cracking. With this process, nCode DesignLife saves both cost and time in the testing."
Valeo has pioneered a new approach that transforms road load data acquired from the vehicle on which the components will be used into a test signal that realistically represents the fatigue loads seen by the component during its life on the actual vehicle.
"My work is related to education and research in the field of fatigue and fracture of structures, with a focus on life design and analysis of gas turbine and aero engine. My research team has been using the nCode software to analyze the fatigue life of gas turbine rotors and to undertake research in high temperature damage tolerant design. Currently, the software has been successfully applied to the life analysis of ultra-supercritical turbines and cylinders, and the damage tolerant design of a new type of welded rotor. The software has a friendly interface and allows for my PhD students to develop new analysis methods. The analysis results obtained by the software are also in agreement with measurements. We like the software. It is a powerful analysis platform for research indeed."
"ENSTA Bretagne is a French national graduate engineering institute which offers three year engineering programs to both civilian and military students. The courses are of high quality and are designed to ensure that students have an excellent level of expertise in their chosen field of Engineering. ENSTA Bretagne graduates are able to design, build and manage complex electronic and mechanical systems. ENSTA Bretagne was founded in 1971 and is a multidisciplinary engineering institute under the auspices of the French Defense Ministry (DGAC).
ENSTA Bretagne prepares engineers for many different industries such as electronics, computer sciences, telecommunications, automotive engineering, naval construction, offshore engineering, land-based vehicles, mechanical engineering, structural calculations, energetic materials and underwater detection systems. In Marine and Offshore Engineering Option, students are especially trained on fatigue and material science.
nCode software provides very graphical interface where we can easily demonstrate to our students how to perform fatigue analysis considering all parameters. We will benefit from the current material database and also the possibility to add material data coming from our Laboratory call LBMS. Over the last 10 years, we have developed a new technique to derive fatigue curves from our specific quick method based on thermometry."
"The Turbocharger Research Institute (TRI) at the University of Huddersfield has been established to develop training to support companies at the forefront of this technology and to conduct research relating to the use of turbochargers. The program is part of a UK Government Regional Growth Fund project and has links with leading firms in the field.
Prior to being appointed Professor of Automotive Engineering and Director of the TRI, I became familiar with nCode software in the commercial world. It is important for our MSc students to have exposure to the sort of commercial fatigue software that they are likely to encounter during their career.
nCode delivers lectures focused on fatigue and creep-fatigue at high temperatures as part of the Advanced Materials module in our Turbocharger Engineering MSc degree. We find that their expertise in fatigue and durability is particularly useful as turbochargers present engineers with many complex fatigue challenges. For example; aluminium impeller durability is driven by high speed centrifugal forces, creep is an issue for aluminium compressor housings, and thermo-mechanical fatigue is an issue for turbine housings."
"I teach Computer Aided Fatigue Analysis on the MSc Mechanical Engineering course at the Manchester Metropolitan University. We follow nCode 5-box trick process and use a suite of CAE software in an integrated manner including MBS(ADAMS or equivalent) to generate fatigue load, FEA(ANSYS) to determine the stress distribution and FE-based fatigue software(nCode DesignLife) to determine the 'hot spot' areas and calculate fatigue damage. The assignments are usually based on physical vibrating systems or mechanisms in the lab and require the students to carry out virtual fatigue design to achieve target fatigue life through iterations. At each stage, verification using theoretical solution or validation using measured data is carried out.
nCode is an excellent software for teaching and learning fatigue theories since the students can see how the loading scenarios, the stress concentrations and the cyclic material data as well as other parameters result in the fatigue behaviour of the component as they learned in the lectures and from textbooks. nCode software makes the study and practice of CAE-based fatigue design close to real-world applications since it can deal with complex loading and geometry and provides a variety of fatigue analysis options. In general, our students feel motivated to learn nCode software since they see the wide ranging industrial applications that their future engineering jobs may encounter. nCode software has also been used in several PhD and MSc projects involving automotive and wind turbine applications."
"I taught an advanced fatigue class on Vibration Fatigue Theories and Applications (ME 795) at the Oakland University in 2011 and 2012, respectively. In this class, my graduate students learned the theories and the procedures to develop fatigue validation test specifications for random vibrations and swept-sine vibrations.
Since the nCode software has the analytical tools developed for the emerging frequency-based fatigue theories I covered in class, it then became the best application software for use in class. I was so grateful for the kind support from Jeremy Durrant and Jon Aldred so that my students can use the software for filtering data, comparing sine and random vibration inputs in terms of fatigue damage, calculating rainflow cycle counts, performing FFT on time histories and inverse FFT on power spectral densities, waterfall analysis, and developing automated test specifications. Through the use of Glyphs and Process development the learning process is sped up. The alternatives can be very tedious and time consuming. In the end my students learn more in a shorter amount of time with a tool like this. I would very much welcome access to use nCode as a learning tool and for research purposes"
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"I am currently using nCode for my EngD research whilst studying at the University of Warwick. In this research, I am working within a team of doctoral students to assess the current suite of vibration test standards available to Electric Vehicle (EV) manufacturers for the robustness and durability testing of their battery packs and cells. Prior to this research I gained experience with nCode in the commercial world and have read several academic papers on how other engineers and academics had applied the different functions within nCode GlyphWorks to evaluate the suitability of test profiles, etc. We have found nCode to be a valuable partner of WMG, offering support and a wealth of knowledge for us to draw upon as we research the effects of vibration of electric vehicles."
"We wanted software that was easy to use, offered powerful processing and that featured good reporting functionality since the purpose of the tests is to produce results that are easy to analyze without having to spend time converting and processing the data. nCode GlyphWorks offers all of these features."


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