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Yarone's Weekend Joints – Part I
Let the young men play before us
Last game of the regular season. Most teams have a "must-win" label on their game, in one way or another. The serious pressure is on. The results can effect the destiny of a whole season. Investments of millions of Euros are on the line. Jobs, too.
You'd expect this would be the time for the veterans to step up. Those who make the big bucks need to justify it. To score 25 points in week 4 is nice, but to do it when the money is on the line, that's the big trick. Right?
Well, this week belonged to the kids. Nothing to do with Partizan, but surely that's just another good example. Take a look at the Top 5 MVPs of the week list. 60% are youngsters: 1987-born Oguz Savas, 1986-born Luca Vitali, and another '86-born kid Vladimir Golubovic.
Future teller
"As I watched the tapes, I honestly felt that this year they are better than last year. They don't have the names of last year like Pekovic and Kecman, but they have young players like Tepic and Velickovic who give them a lot of energy and talent. They are much better at penetrating and passing, while last year they were better at shooting and setting screens (but they didn't have the quickness to drive you to the basket). I knew that with this ability to penetrate and pass they could give us a lot of problems, and that's exactly what happened."
– Ettore Messina in his blog after the game between Partizan and CSKA in Beograd.
Partizan's shocking win in CSKA popped up some calls of "I told you so" from people who think there are smarter things to do than betting on the favorites when the game has no influence on their standings. "You automatically lose some intensity, no matter how much you fight it," they claim and so on.
Well, the last week of the Euroleague showed the exact opposite: There were five games in which one of the teams didn't need the win, while the opponent had to win to depend on themselves:
Tau-Joventut; Alba-Olimpija; Barcelona-Zalgiris; Olympiacos-Le Mans; CSKA-Partizan.
CSKA was the only team with nothing to fight for but the W and lost. Tau and Barcelona were already safe in their top spot. Le Mans and Olimpija were eliminated already.
You could also add the Panathinaikos and Montepaschi games to the mix, which wouldn't be 100% accurate by the definition, since there was still a small chance for Pao to pass MPS in the standings, but it was a very slim chance.
The bottom line shows a 4-1 record, if not 6-1, yet most people will probably remember the game in Moscow, because it's the biggest story.
The Spencer takes it all!
Aaaaaaaaaaaaand we have a winner! Dewarick Spencer was the big winner in the big clash of the season against his teammate David Bluthenthal. In the victory over Olympiacos, Spencer took 14 shots against just six for Bluth, and earned the eventual crown by a 6-4 score. Bluthenthal's was damaged a bit lately, as in the last two games he played less and came off the bench. Spencer also edged Bluth in the season totals with 115 against 104 field goal shots. Both players spread their shots almost equally, taking almost the same number from both ranges, and their percentages were close, but only one side can win the prize.
Motorcycle emptiness
There have been countless attacks throughout the years about the fact that France gets two tickets to the Euroleague. In nine seasons, they have never really justified this. Nobody is expecting the first French team in the Final Four since 1997, but no team recently has even challenged for a final eight finish.
What makes this season different from others is that, apart from the shocking win of Le Mans in Pireaus on the last game day with no influence on the standings anyhow, there was really no good reason to watch the French teams this season. Not even one.
Well, unless you were curious who's going to win the "Who's going to shoot more" Spencer-Bluthenthal matchup in Le Mans, or track game-by-game the march of Ricardo Greer to the unpleasant title of Most Turnovers per Game in a Regular Season.
Last year, Le Mans had Nicolas Batum while Roanne displayed the regular season MVP in Marc Salyers, for good reasons to at least take a glimpse over there. The season before, Le Mans were somewhat in the fight for a Top 16 slot, while Pau not only got that ticket but also shocked CSKA Moscow while displaying Aaron Miles to Europe.
Previous to this, even if the teams didn't perform, there was a rising Euroleague player given the chance to test his abilities. Players like Terrell Lyday and Mire Chatman showed they deserved a spot among the top competition in Europe. Heck, even Shawnta Rogers was there to make it into the record books as the shortest player to play for Jordi.
This year? Nancy didn't present any new exciting faces. Those who somehow belong on this level were players most fans already know or heard of. Maybe — maybe — one day we'll talk about "the debut season of Zaki," the 19-year-old 214cm-tall kid from Niger, but that's about it.
Le Mans relied on familiar names in Bluthenthal and Spencer. Brian Chase didn't leave his mark despite some good games, and Antoine Diot is nice, but … still not enough to buy a ticket to watch. If anything, it was somewhat of a breaking season for Alain Koffi, but that's only if you work real hard to find a bright spot.
Koffi-Koffi
Ok, let's work real hard for a second. Alain Koffi did bring one comforting title to the French side of the Euroleague. The 205 forward finished with more double-doubles than any other player. His 15+13 performance in Greece this week gave him his fourth double-double and the first place over Lior Eliyahu, Ionannis Bourousis and Ersan Ilyasova, who each reached no more than three.
You're as good as your last bottom line
They say coaches learn especially quickly in their career that they're only as good as their last game, but sometimes the correct way to put it would be is that you're as good as your last bottom line. At least, this is the case so far with Olympiacos.
Last season, the Greeks hosted Montepaschi, for sure one of the strongest teams in the league. They lost in front of their fans, dropping to a terrible 7-7 record and 5th place in the group. The outcome was showing Pini Gershon the exit door, and welcoming a local legend.
This week, once again in the regular season closing round, they lost in front of the same fans to Le Mans, surely not even close to the level of last year's Montepaschi. Still, at least at this moment, Yannakis is in the same seat. Why? The fact that his team has a positive 6-4 record and second place in the group probably helps. Not that such record brings pride to a club like Olympiacos after the offseason work they did, but … If Olympiacos was in fourth at 5-5, maybe the chair of Panagiotis would be less stable.
One small shot = One big title
This season presented the closest race ever for the Regular Season MVP title. It came down to the very last minutes, actually to the very last shot for each of the two contenders. After the final buzzer, Sani Becirovic had only two index points more than D'or Fischer and got the crown. One shot was enough to change it all. If Fischer had scored only one of the few shots he missed all season, or Sani had missed one of the many he scored, the crown was traveling to Tel Aviv.
This comes after last year, when we witnessed another close race with Marc Salyers collecting only 5 index points more than Nikola Pekovic.
Still the same Peko
The same Pekovic moved this summer from a small club where he was the main target to one of the biggest clubs around where he's another pin in the big system. At the end of the regular season it's a good time to see how Nikola is adjusting to his new role.
Last season he was the runner-up in the index rating race, close behind the prize winner, 4th in rebounds, 3rd in points and first in fouls drawn, but since we're talking about much less playing time – around 10 minutes per game, the best way to check it would be through these four categories per minute.
So last season, at the end of the regular season, Nikola was 1st in index rating per minute (0.78), 3rd in points (0.63), 9th in rebounds (0.28) and 3rd in fouls drawn (0.22).
This season he's much far behind in the averages, but when it comes to per minute he's still high in the top. 10th in index, not too far from his last season's figure (0.71), the same 3rd in points per game with a slightly better display (0.65), dropped to 84th in rebounds (0.17) but jumps to the top of drawn fouls with a much better ratio (0.30).
Considering Pao is a team with more dominating players in the paint to pull down rebounds, and in general never a team to excel in the rebounding department, Pekovic's decline to 84th is understandable. The other three categories, show he's still one of the best players in the Euroleague, even in one of the biggest teams in Europe.
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Henri Welschinger (1846–1919) was a French historian, journalist, and litterateur.

Biography
Henri Welschinger was born on February 2, 1846, in Muttersholtz, a small village located eight kilometers from Sélestat, in the Bas-Rhin, France. He was educated at the petit seminaire of Notre-Dame-des-Champs in Paris where he received a classical education (Greek, Latin, Logic, Math).  He began his career as an archivist at the National Assembly in 1867. Then, he was employed in the highest offices of the Senate. He was director of the law-drafting, the legislative printing and the cabinet minutes. He lived in the Luxembourg Palace for forty-two years. He was elected member of the Academy of Moral and Political Sciences in 1907, later holding the chair in philosophy and the history there.

Henri Welschinger died on November 3, 1919 in Viroflay, at age 73.

Works
  Le Duc d'Enghien, 1772-1804 (1888)
  Le Maréchal Ney, 1815 (1893)

References

Bibliography

1846 births
1919 deaths
20th-century French historians
19th-century French historians

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Q: Add Length Property to Select Newbie here...everyone's help and input is greatly appreciated!
30,000' view: Create Report on "stale data" that can/should be deleted from network.
Step 1. Gather list of folders that begin with either "ST_" or "EDDS1" from a group of servers that includes the FullName, Name & Length values.
$Path =
"\\server1.domain.com\b\sqlbackups",
"\\server1.domain.com\b\sqlbackups",
"\\server1.domain.com\b\sqlbackups";

$BackupFolders = @(gci $Path -filter "ST_*" | ?{ $_.PSIsContainer}) | Select FullName,Name,Length
$BackupFolders += @(gci $Path -filter "EDDS1*" | ?{ $_.PSIsContainer}) | Select-Object FullName Name, Length

$BackupFolders | Export-CSV C:\BackupFolders.csv

This pulls in a column for length but there are no values listed in that colum...
Step 2. Compare this list to SQL table. If value exists in reference doc (Step 1) & in a specific colum in SQL, then look at "status tab" in SQL. If the SQL table "status tab" indicates "inactive", output FullName, Name, Length from Step1 and Client, Project Name from SQL table into csv.
$sqlConnection = New-Object System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection
$sqlConnection.ConnectionString = "Server=sqlserver\sharename;Database=database;Integrated Security=True"
$sqlConnection.Open()

$sqlCommand = New-Object System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand
$sqlCommand.CommandText = "SELECT * FROM [Table].[dbo].[Matters] WHERE [Status] NOT LIKE 'Active%'"
$sqlCommand.Connection = $sqlConnection
$sqlAdapter = New-Object System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataAdapter
$sqlAdapter.SelectCommand = $sqlCommand
$Dataset = New-Object System.Data.DataSet
$sqlAdapter.Fill($Dataset)
$sqlConnection.Close()

$MatterStatus = @"
C:\MatterStatus.csv
"@

$Dataset.Tables[0] | Select Client,Project,MatterStatus | Export-Csv c:\MatterStatus.csv

Question1 - How do I get the Length Attribute to be listed in my csv created from Step1?
Question2 - Am I on the right track here? Same as Step1, the last value did not propagate...MatterStatus in my csv is blank.
Any suggestions/hints are much appreciated!

A: According to http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff730945.aspx, you can use gci | Measure-Object or the Scripting.FileSystemObject COM object to get the folder size.
Solution 1 (Pure Powershell):
Function Get-ItemSize($Path) {
    (Get-ChildItem -Recurse -Path:$Path | Measure-Object -Property:Length -Sum | Select -ExpandProperty:Sum) / 1MB
}

Solution 2 (COM Object):
$objFSO = New-Object -com  Scripting.FileSystemObject
Function Get-ItemSize($Path) {
    ($objFSO.GetFolder($Path).Size) / 1MB
}

Combined with calculated properties, you can replace
... | Select FullName, Name, Length

With:
... | Select FullName, Name, @{Name='Length'; @Expression= {"{0:N2} MB" -f (Get-ItemSize($_) })

They provide identical output:
PS> Get-item 'D:\Temp' | Select FullName, Name, @{ Name='Length'; Expression = { "{0:N2} MB" -f (Get-ItemSize($_)) } }

FullName                                 Name                                     Length
--------                                 ----                                     ------
D:\Temp                                  Temp                                     58.28 MB

I'm going to guess the COM object is technically faster, but I leave that as an exercise for the reader.

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Suits to be seen in in Fashion Summer 2017!
Hello, guys! I hope you all have had an awesome start to the wonderful summer season. The past few days have been amazing and although I have had some things to do, I tried to spend as much time as possible outside and in the water. We are lucky enough to have a wonderful quarry pond not far away from my house.
The bikini season 2017 has started much faster than I have expected. What are you thinking, guys? I am living in the middle of Germany and the only place you swim in most of the time is your bathtub. So Summer 2017 is here and I am still wearing my old bikini which is not as ugly as it sounds but which is really boring. Even in my last summer holidays 2016 in Barcelona it has started to get on my nerves. However, anytime I wanted to buy a new one in this wonderful city, the man at my side told me not to spend too much money (*smile*) and by the time we got home the only thing I needed was a raincoat…Yes, I am definitely living in the wrong part of the world…But that is a different subject.
Think rainbow crochet, pineapple prints, and sunset metallics. They are the suits to be seen in summer 2017. Have you already found your favorite swimsuit, guys? As the fashion minimalist, you know me, for me it has to be something clean, maybe blue or even red. I am not sure yet. That's why I have selected my favorite swimsuits 2017 for you. Which one is your favorite?


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Creating the BEST Work From Home Experience 💻
As more and more people are working from home, we wanted to share some tips about how to design the best work-from-home experience — from creating a healthy and productive workstation to perfecting an outdoor oasis to recharge.
Research from the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) shows that strategies like incorporating different ways of working (sitting vs standing, solo vs collaborative), integrating biophilic and natural elements, and encouraging movement throughout the day lead to a more productive and satisfying work experience, in addition to supporting mental and physical wellbeing.
We have solutions from Humanscale, Stylex, HBF, Room & Board Business Interiors, Spacestor and Poltrona Frau to make the home office more efficient and reinforce the benefits of getting outside. Check out more images HERE.
Room & Board's Crescent Collection
Poltrona Frau's
Zhuang Desk Accessories
Stylex's F4
HBF's Link Laptop Table for Small Spaces
Spacestor's Palisades Luxe
Humanscale's QuickStand Eco
Creating the Perfect Workstation
There are a number of key factors to look out for to ensure a workstation is functional and adaptable, as well as comfortable and healthy. In the business of making well-designed ergonomic tools for the workspace for over 35 years, Humanscale and its team of certified ergonomists has prepared a checklist to create a better workstation, fit for the home office. You'll find the Humanscale checklist with healthy tips HERE, and some product recommendations from Humanscale, Stylex, HBF, Spacestor and Poltrona Frau HERE.
Creating an Outdoor Oasis
When more and more people are staying at home in the interests of social distancing, it's important to remember to spend some time outside and soak in some vitamin D from the sun. It's proven that spending time outside can boost the immune system and reduce stress. You can find the entire new and colorful outdoor collection from Room & Board Business Interiors HERE.
Let us know if you're interested in more tips and tricks for creating the perfect work-from-home space. We'd love to connect you with Humanscale's VP of Consulting and certified ergonomist, Jonathan Puleio, who can share advice and recommendations to ensure home workstations are healthy and comfortable.
We wish you well and hope you are staying safe and healthy.
#DesignStandsTogether: Novità Launches Social Campaign to Support Italy, Raise Awareness and Inspire Solidarity
In light of the devastating global effects due to the quickly spreading novel Coronavirus, Novità PR has decided to launch an ongoing social media campaign #DesignStandsTogether and #OneWithItaly in order to bolster spirits in this pivotal global moment. With the entire country of Italy on lockdown and many countries not far behind, much of business and life as usual has been seriously disrupted, yet the design community will not be brought to a halt. As a company that was founded in the support of Italian made products, Novità has found it very difficult to see so many of its friends and colleagues under such duress, and while everyone is suffering in these uncertain times, Novità thinks it is important to leverage social media to raise awareness and cheer the design industry – while showing their solidarity and hopes for a quick return to normalcy in our business and personal lives.
Using the hashtags #DesignStandsTogether and #OneWithItaly alongside a new graphic identity designed by Novità's creative partners at Maiarelli Studio, the company hopes this initiative will encourage the design community and all design and Italy-lovers to share images of places, people, products and even lifestyle moments that make our globally connected and dynamic design industry what it is today.
See some initial posts below…
You can read the full release here and access the campaign's graphics here.
Register Online for the NY Now Retail Renaissance 2020
The NY Now Retail Renaissance is the largest market to source for design products. With over 35 product categories and a diverse range of sections, including handmade, artisan, wellness and more, NY Now guarantees you won't miss a single opportunity to find your next best sellers. The market features fun events, educational sessions, fashion runways and so much more! The market will have over 2,300+ companies with full wholesale collections and hundreds of product launches. This year it will take place between February 1 and February 5 at the Javits Center in New York City. Information on hours of operation and event schedules can be found online and product updates can be followed on their Instagram page. We included a sneak peek of some of the products you will see at this year's Winter Market.
https://www.homeworldbusiness.com/ny-now-firms-new-returning-exhibitor-list/
Ameico has been a design importer distributor for over 20 years with products from Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Scandinavia, UK, France and Japan!
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Middle Kingdom Porcelain (MK for short) takes typical Chinese porcelain traditions and artistry and expands its products for modern audiences!
@mkporcelain
Vietri is an Italian based company that celebrates the act of sharing a meal with family and friends through authentic, Italian-inspired glazes, and textures in kitchenware!
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NY Now is active on their Instagram for this year's event and be sure to follow along with the #NYNow2020, with updates from the artisans themselves and even some previews into what products that will be on display!
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5 Museum Exhibits That Should Be On Your Radar For 2020!
How often does that "productive" relaxation day you planned for yourself turn into a lazy day of doing nothing? Design-lovers, it's time to get out of the house and gain some inspiration by viewing some spectacular art. Here are five international museum exhibits that should be on your radar for 2020. Before some of these exhibits hit the road, grab your nicest lounge wear and a cup of coffee and head on over to the closest museum near you!
National Palace Museum, Taiwan – Spotlight on National Treasures
https://www.npm.gov.tw/en/Article.aspx?sNo=04011097
The National Palace Museum in Taiwan has a consistent exhibition newsletter that updates its followers on exhibits that are coming and going. Most recently, visitors have a special chance to view the Spotlight on National Treasures that will be available to visit until April 23. If you don't have time to visit don't fret, the museum only switches out two works for each cycle. The goal of this spotlight is to reinforce the importance of conserving cultural heritage for appreciation of future generations.
2. Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam – In the Picture
Vincent van Gogh, 'Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear', 1889.
Gustave Courbet, 'Man with a Pipe', 1846.
Edvard Munch, 'Self-Portrait in Hell,' 1903.
https://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en/whats-on/exhibitions/in-the-picture/creditlines-in-the-picture
At the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, In the Picture, is set to open February 21, 2020 and will remain until May 24, 2020. This exhibition uses self-portraits painted by 19th century painters as a means of interpreting stories about identity and image. The collection uses 75 portraits by artists including Van Gogh, Gustave Courbet, Edvard Munch and more!
3. The Louvre, France – Remarkable Enigmas
Eye Idol
Dwarf with Snail
Head of a female statue of the 'idol with crossed arms' type
https://www.louvre.fr/en/selections/remarkable-enigmas
The Louvre in France has been among the most renowned museums in the world for decades. The museum has its own unique collections in addition to a cycle of exhibits brought in each year. Among their permanent thematic selections of artworks, one to recommend is the collection titled Remarkable Enigmas. The pieces are located throughout the museum categorized with the time the piece is from. This series is very thought-provoking and features artworks that hold its own secrets or are enigmatic for curators. It will have you wondering, "what was the purpose of these objects?"
4. National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. – American Surreal: Arshile Gory and Nathan Lerner
Nathan Lerner, Untitled, Light Drawing
Arshile Gorky, Composition, c.1931.
https://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2019/american-surreal-arshile-gorky-nathan-lerner.html
The National Gallery of Art in Washington DC has many ongoing collections. One exhibit to keep on your radar is American Surreal: Arshile Gorky and Nathan Lerner which has been on display since July 31, 2019. Arshile Gorky, a painter, and Nathan Lerner, a photographer, never met in person but were still able to share an innate attraction towards the various styles of surrealism. This collection features rotating installations by American artists from the first half of the 20th century.
5. Museo Nacional Bellas Artes, Chile – Victor Mahana: When I Woke Up There Was No One
https://issuu.com/victormahana/docs/mahana_painting_series_ed
The last exhibit spotlight goes to Victor Mahana's series at the Museo Nacional Bellas Artes in Chile. The newer artist has had his painting series on display since its reveal in 2013. His focus on figurative painting allows him to depict places never seen before, yet familiar. He refers to this framework as "psychic" painting.
Preview of the Hundreds of Brands Set to Display Their Products at the Architectural Digest Design Show 2020!
This year's 19th annual Architectural Digest Design Show is taking place at Pier 94 in New York City from March 19 to March 22. Over 400 brands and today's top talent are coming together to present innovative and inspiring designs. Thousands of products are offered to shop and source including furniture, accessories, lighting, art, kitchen, bath and more! Featured areas of the show will include:
REFRESH, collections of kitchen, bath, luxury appliances and building products
FURNISH, collections of furniture, lighting, carpets, decorative accessories, etc.
MADE, collections of limited-edition or one-of-a-kid pieces
SHOPS, collection of gifts, decor and more for immediate purchase
And AD PENTHOUSE, which in honor of 100 years of AD, will showcase "the past, present, and the future of great design."
Here is a sneak peak of a few artists/engineers/innovators/brands that will be exhibiting this year. Look at more architectural designs and even hire an expert at https://www.archute.com.
Abby Modell (Booth 113) is a glass artist who focuses on transparencies and refracted light. She incorporates various techniques including mirroring of glass, hand application, fire polishing of glass and more. She has previously had her work exhibited at multiple fine art fairs and galleries and introduces her new "Galaxy Collection" this year at the AD Design Show. She showcases her designs and skills on her Instagram and works with custom designs as well in wall installations and sculptures.
Starburst Mirror Assemblage 6′
Moon Craters 3'x3′ sculptural art glass panels – sold individually
Pastel Turquoise Moon Mountain Sculptural Objects (@abbymodell)
Jamie Harris (Booth M321) is another glass artist in designer who lives in New York City. He works in sculpture design, custom lighting, has a studio line and more. All of his works can be found on his website and progress updates on his Instagram. Each design is unique as he adds a sense of color and a fluid organic form to his works. His main focus is color, vibrant color, along with how each material absorbs the color hues he is working with.
Fluid Cut Out Installation, 2007
Lillypad Chandelier with 5-bulbs and cube bodies
Striped Infusion Orb, 14″h (jamieharris.com)
Simon Johns (Booth M209) creates limited-edition pieces of sculptural furniture and lighting from his home in Southern Quebec, Canada. His work is the end result of his perspective of the natural world, with underlying hopes of an evocation of emotion in the viewer. His Instagram bio labels himself as a "designer of furniture and furniture-like things." Each piece has its own story explained on his website, and takes on its own personality because of it. Simon Johns' ultimate goal is to develop a connection with the consumer who purchases his products.
Core Table
Solis Mirror Tail
Missisquoi 04
Nebulae Credenza (simonjohns.com)
Fisher & Paykel (Booth 189) has been designing products since 1934, and has sold products in more than 50 countries worldwide. They began in New Zealand with Maurice Paykel and Woolf Fisher and they haven't stopped since. Their brand consists of five design categories which include: Professional, Integrated, Contemporary, Minimal and Classic. New introductions include the 48" Dual Fuel Professional Range and the 24" Integrated Wine Column. These advancements will soon be available to the public, so be on the lookout for any announcements on their website or social media accounts!
24″ Integrated Wine Column
48″ Dual Professional Range (fisherpaykel.com)
Likeminded Objects (Booth M202) is the creative studio of artist/interior designer Elise McMahon. This creative studio has collections of LMO Furniture, Lighting and Objects, all available for purchase. For more information, check out their website! Elise and her art has been mentioned in big brands including bon appetit, The New York Times and more. Alongside her affinity with creating objects and artworks to sell, McMahon also has Like-Minded Projects which are collaborative events and exhibitions that urge for inclusivity in local communities. To follow Elise's journey or to just admire her artistic progress, be sure to check out her Instagram!
Bleached Denim Chair – September 2019 Issue
Hose Lamp (@likemindedobjects)
Global Lighting (Booth 114) is a provider of internationally sourced decorative and architectural light fixtures. Global Lighting partners with big-name brands, such as Philips, and uses advanced technologies from companies like Lutron. They are a New York based company who has a long history as a purveyor and manufacturer of lighting sources from top global designers. They advocate for New Localism on their website and post frequent updates on their latest advancements, influences, and product placements on their Instagram! They feature three updated collections online including Hind Rabii, Stratos and Ethos.
The Disca T Table Lamp – designed by Alberto Nasan
The Ili Ili Nighty Night Pendant – designed by Tihana Taraba, Ivana Pavic and Filip Despot of Grupa
The Black Bird's Nest Medium – created by Ay Illuminate (globallighting.com)
True Residential (Booth 268) is a division of True Manufacturing Company. They specialize in refrigeration for the home and this series includes wine cabinets, refrigerators, beverage centers, refrigerator drawers, freezers, beer dispensers and clear ice machines. As a company, they pledge to reduce their carbon footprint in order to minimize their environmental aspect. Read the True story on their website!
36″ Refrigerator Column – Matte Black
Beverage Center – Antique White (trueresidential.com)
Zal Divecha (Booth M821) is an artist based in San Francisco who works with paper. She folds, pleats and rolls the material in order to create patterns of light and shadow. She explains on her website that she typically attempts to balance geometric and organic elements in a work and in the past few years she has decided to limit her work to an all-white color palette. Divecha explains, "I aim to create work that makes people feel centered, quiet, and focused. I want my work to feel like a respite from an overstimulating world."
Draco – Private Commission Piece
You Belong Here (@zaidivecha)
ETAMORPH (M620) is a design and fabrication company, based in New York City with a manufacturing network in Italy and the United States. On their website they back up their connection with Italy in saying that "Italy is the cradle of craftsmanship." ETAMORPH works to offer a manufacturing service based on possibility and flexibility. They feature their coffee and dining tables as well as T Shelving and a custom design project with Murray's Chelsea. Be sure to follow their progress on their Instagram where they post pictures of the quarries in Italy alongside product updates!
Modular System – T Shelving
Coffee Table – Colibri (etamorph.com)
Basalte (Booth 218), a Belgian technology specializes in design products for the intelligent home. Basalte's goal is to keep technological control in the home simple, intuitive and elegant. Coinciding with this goal, Basalte has developed the Sentido and Deseo keypads for home automation. Sentido is a reinvention of the light switch, while Deseo controls HVAC systems in the home. Both keypads come in a variety of finishes and collections, with the idea of fitting in to any style of home. Check out other concept developments and technologies on their website!
Aalto Active Speakers – fabrics by Gabriel and Kvadrat
Sentido keypad – Satin White (@basalte)
Be sure to check out all of these brands during the ADD event, or any of the other 350+ brands! Don't be too overwhelmed by the number of companies, booths, events, etc. Head over to the Architectural Digest website and keep up with them on Instagram to stay up-to-date with all of the brands exhibiting. Most importantly enjoy your time at the event and post lots of photos tagging the exhibitors, AD Design Show, and using the hashtag #ADDesignShow!
Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS) Highlights
The Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS), January 21-23, is the largest trade show in North America, where each year over 600 leading brands come together to showcase new designs and innovations. with the opportunity for both attendees and exhibitors to network, exchange ideas and build upon their businesses. Located at the Las Vegas Convention Center, KBIS is not only a learning opportunity but also a platform for both attendees and exhibitors to network, exchange ideas and build upon their businesses alongside one another. Attendees include people from all trades: architects, dealers, hardware professionals and more. In conjunction with the business advancement aspect, events and concerts add a fun flair to the schedule, with big acts like The Doobie Brothers. While all exhibitors presented spectacular products, we wanted to provide a brief spotlight on some of our favorites:
Lido | Shoreline Series
Lido | Abyss Series
Lido | Abalone Series
Lido | Beachcomber Series
These products as well as the Sorrento, Amalfi, Verona and Positano Lines are a part of their Murano Collection which will be available in March of this year.
Labelled as "The World's Most Advanced Drinking Water System," Zip Water was founded in 1947, but was just recently acquired, in 2017, by Culligan International, allowing the company to expand into the North America market. Zip Water prides themselves on the HydroTap, their filtration system that removes taste, odor, dirt, contaminants and heavy metals, as well as up to 97% of chlorine and 99.9% of microbiological cysts from tap water. The company is unrivaled in instant filtered boiling, chilled and sparkling water taps and demonstrated their success at the show this week. The HydroTap comes in four basic formats, with the Classic Style in particular having an adaptation for both the home and the office. Customers have the ability to select the type of water they would like from the faucet which could be any combination of boiling, chilled and sparkling for select models. Spotlighting a specific model, the HydroTap Cube BCS For Home (pictured below) comes in seven different finishes and even includes a child safety lock.
Two of seven available finishes for the HydroTap Cube.
Taken from Zip Water website.
Fisher & Paykel were also among the brands who showcased new styles, innovations and advancements within their company. Having been designing products since 1934, Fisher and Paykel have sold products in more than 50 countries worldwide. They began in New Zealand with Maurice Paykel and Woolf Fisher and they haven't stopped since. Their brand consists of five design categories which include: Professional, Integrated, Contemporary, Minimal and Classic. New introductions include the 48" Dual Fuel Professional Range, the 24" Integrated Wine Column, the 30" Wall Oven and the DCS Power Burner. Each new development invites its user into a new domain for cooking. Whether it is the Professional Range varying the number of burners or The Integrated Column Wine Cabinet offering a 91 bottle capacity, Fisher & Paykel are not slowing down to the increasingly industrialized world. These advancements will soon be available to the public, so be on the lookout for any announcements on their website or social media accounts!
Fisher & Paykel's 30″ Wall Oven: Minimal Style with Black Finish
Fisher & Paykel's 24″ Wine Column
Fisher & Paykel's 48″ Professional Range
Alongside new appliances and technologies, Fisher & Paykel also brought back their Social Kitchen feature at KBIS. Those who visited their booth were invited to try four signature tastes from New Zealand which included: Kawakawa tea, toasted Manuka honey marshmallows, Noble Riesling sherbert and gold kiwifruit syrup served over shaved ice.
The final shoutout in our KBIS highlights is from NATUFIA, the innovators behind the Hydroponic Home Kitchen Garden, in their effort to promote healthy and sustainable living. NATUFIA's team consists of technologists, architects, botanists and chefs, who in a united effort, advocate for families to have the the ability to grow their own produce right in their own homes. NATUFIA sells their Demeter seeds online and emphasizes the absence of pesticides, herbicides or fungicides in their products. The Hydroponic Garden holds 32 pods and is built from high-grade stainless steel and ceramics. All of their seeds are non-GMO and certified organic, ranging from basil to lemongrass and lavender to thyme. The garden waters itself and controls pH levels to ensure optimal health for the plants. NATUFIA announced at the end of last year on their Instagram that they have a new partnership with the Four Seasons Kitchens in Leeds, UK.
After spending either an hour or the entire three days at KBIS, every attendee can agree that at least one booth snagged his/her attention. Be sure to follow your favorite companies/brands/products on their social media accounts, or maybe even subscribe to a newsletter on their website. Networking connections don't need to end at the close of KBIS, in fact, that is where they begin!
The Guide to Polish Design: Retracing 100 Years of History, Design & Culture
As we get ready to dive into another decade of design achievements, innovations and trends, we wanted to take a look back at one of our favorite design launches of the past year: the groundbreaking Guide to Polish Design. Curated by design historian and critic Krystyna Łuczak-Surówka, and organized by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute, it retraces the past one hundred years of Polish design history through a meticulous selection of rare images and videos, many of which can now be seen by an international audience for the first time.
An interactive digital project, the guide is the first of its kind, allowing the online world to experience the very best that the past century of Polish design has to offer. A living archive, the guide features rare and valuable images highlighting more than 100 objects from 90 celebrated Polish designers. It represents a historic initiative for the Adam Mickiewicz Institute as it leverages for the first time an exclusively digital platform to extend its reach to new audiences eager to discover the country's rich design heritage. Having the power to gain a widespread international audience, this guide provides everyone the opportunity to embrace and interact with the stories, objects and experiences that have shaped Poland.
(From left to right: Girl Sitting Figurines designed by Henryk Jędrasiak, 1958, produced by Ćmielów Porcelain Factory; Bambino Gramophone designed by Bogdan Ciesielski, Bernard Kowalski, and Jerzy Radwański, 1963, produced by Łodz Radio Factory; CALLA LILY Vases designed by Jan Sylwester Drost, 1970s, produced by Zabkowice Glass Works; RM58 Armchairs designed by Roman Modzelewski, 1958, produced by VZÓR in 2012).
This digital compendium is divided into eight different chapters, each exploring the stories behind the designs, the biographies of their designers, and taking a closer look at selected objects, offering a glance into how past histories have permeated into everyday objects we encounter and use every single day.
(From left to right: Z-312 Mantel Clock, 1970s, produced by the Predom Metron Factory in Toruń; Feathers chair by Jan Jurzatkowski, 1936, ŁAD Artist' Co-Operative, Photo by Michał Korta, National Museum in Warsaw; Żabka (Froggy) Toy, designed by Małgorzata and Wojciech Małolepszy, 1987, produced by Studio MP; A goblet and cup, model no. 1761, designed by Michał Titkow, produced by the J. Stolle Niemen Glassworks Joint Stock Company, 1930s, Photo by Michał Korta).
Every detail and aspect of the guide was carefully and meticulously planned by Krystyna Łuczak-Surówka, the Adam Mickiewicz Institute and Bright Media, an award-winning Polish agency. As readers explore the site they are accompanied by melodic ballads composed by Wojtek Oleksiak, a Polish musician, adding yet another layer of Polish culture and excellence to an already intriguing work of art.
(Zakopane in winter- view from Gubalówka mountain. Photograph: T & S Zwoliński, 1938, courtesy of Tatra Museum in Zakopane).
The beginning of the guide reveals a moment after the first world war in which modern Polish culture and design were starting to take shape. Artists and designers sought inspiration in their new freedoms and shared experiences, transforming Polish visual identity through their crafts. The Zakopane style was one such expression that was born from this movement. Considered to be the winter capital of Poland, Zakopane appears fairytale-esque. It quickly became an escape for artists, writers and musicians from the city, who would travel to Zakopane to get a breath of fresh air, rest and ignite their new capacity for innovation. Created for the "city slickers" who fell in love with a small village-turned-sanctuary, the Zakopane style illuminated Polish culture and kindled a creative spark that would grow over the next century. Just one of many stories illustrated through this digital tour through time, the story of the emergence of the Zakopane style serves as an origin story for everything else that follows, from the runaway success of the RM58 Classic chair by Roman Modzielewski in the 1950s to the head-turning works of Oskar Zieta today.
(The Willa pod Jedlami (House under the Firs), photo by SelectStar, First model House entirely designed in the Zakopane Style- inside and out, completed in 1903).
The masterful creation of this guide brings to light aspects of Polish history that are largely undiscovered in the rest of the world. It reveals the power of design as an expression of culture. The designs featured in the Guide to Polish Design have shaped Poland's past and now its present as they live on through this trailblazing digital tome, an absolute must-scroll.
Migrant Garden
Migrant Garden is an innovative project born from the interest and concern for the delicate ecosystem that lives on De Pinedo island, on the River Po. In this wildlife site, which includes also a large area of scrub along the river, many rare species of migrant birds come to nest.
Following several invasive procedures, such as the progressive deforestation of the area, the habitat of these rare species has been put at risk even by forcing some birds to migrate to other (urban) places.
Migrant Garden will participate at Lake Como Design Fair 2019, a unique event which will bring together architecture and design lovers in Como city between September 20-22, this year dedicated to the color theme curated by Andreas Kofler and Margherita Ratti.
It will be presented a brand-new installation of eight bird houses by Beniamino Servino, Camilo Rebelo, Fala Atelier, Gonzalo del Val, Mobo Architects, Perry Kulper, Purini Thermes and Rudy Ricciotti and a gallery of works of art made by all the forty invited designers. During the three days the exposed objects, including the works of art and the exhibition catalogue, will be sold.
On October 14th Migrant Garden will launch migrantgardenshop.com, an online platform selling all the bird houses, which revenues will be donated to a charity organization.
A Night with True Residential and Vanessa Deleon
Interior designer Vanessa Deleon of Vanessa Deleon Associates, an award-winning interior design firm based in NYC, hosted a party at her NJ home in collaboration with True Residential. As an ambassador for True, Vanessa's home (including her stunning rooftop area) is decked out with an assortment of True refrigeration options—from indoor/outdoor undercounter units to 30" Dual Zone Wine Columns and more.
As coordinators for the event, the Novità team headed over to the party along with an impressive guest list of fantastic local designers, influencers, media, and other movers and shakers in the design world. Guests arriving from Manhattan were treated to a scenic ride across the Hudson river thanks to NY Waterway. Upon arriving at Vanessa's home, guests were greeted with the smooth sounds of Acute Inflections, who strategically dressed in black and copper to match the kitchen's True Residential custom refrigerator and general motif; they even prepared songs related to True refrigerators for an extra special touch! Everyone mixed and mingled before Steve Trulaske, CEO and grandson of True Residential's founder, talked a bit about what makes the company so special. A family-owned American brand since 1945, Trulaske celebrated the company's beginnings, its American-made products, and a long history of craftsmanship. Vanessa shared her positive experience with the company and its products, not only as an ambassador but as one very happy customer.
Vanessa followed up her speech with a floor-by-floor tour of her home, concluding at the fabulous rooftop where there was a sizable pool area with a mermaid lounging in the hot tub. The views from the rooftop of the city and the water made it the perfect setting for drinks and hors d'oeuvres. There were even more True appliances on the rooftop, impressing guests with two of True's Dual Zone 30" Wine Columns in stainless steel with brass hardware prominently on display. Another big hit of the night was the Matte Black True 48 Fridge with copper hardware in Vanessa's kitchen. The design of the kitchen seemed to be an extension of her matte black and copper True fridge. The unit's customized color palette was carried out throughout the rest of the kitchen.
Talent runs in the family: Vanessa's husband, Bobby Bournias, chef and owner of Brownstone Pancake Factory in Edgewater, NJ, took on the task of catering the night. Waiters passed a large selection of delicious hors d'oeuvres. Crowd favorites included a dish of braised short rib over polenta and of course, the mini apple pies! To end the night, Vanessa revealed some customized cake pops featuring an exact mini replica of her True Matte Black and Copper True 48" Fridge.
Photo courtesy of Crystal Ann Interiors
Some of the guests that attended the party with True ranged from interior designers and influencers to refrigeration industry experts and lovers. House Tipster even attended and filmed a recap of the event.
The interior designers that attended were David Santiago of Casa Santi Interior Design, Nicholas Moriarty of Nicholas Moriarty Interiors, Linda Wagner of Barrett Wagner Interior Design, John Douglas Eason of John Douglas Eason Interior Design, Holly George of Holly George Interior Design, Miriam Makram, Tim Roman of Imperial Kitchen & Bath, Diana Mosher of Diana Mosher Associates, and Crystal Ann of Crystal Ann Interiors.
Also in attendance were a variety of lifestyle and design influencers including Shauna Neely of Shauna's Stage, Kate Rumson of The Real Houses of Instagram, and Crystal Ann of Crystal Ann Interiors.
This event was, however, not exclusive to those in the interior design industry. Ricardo Monge, artist and founder of Monge Art, also attended as well as Mike Asquith, project manager at ECS Homes. LuAnn Nigara, the voice behind A Well-Designed Business podcast, was also in attendance. Thomas Wolosik and Wendy Lien of House Tipster not only filmed the event but enjoyed the company of fellow design aficionados.
8 Worldwide Design Events to Have on Your Radar This Summer
With summer in full swing, many of us are taking some much needed time off—but as we all know—the design world never sleeps! We've rounded up some of the summer's biggest design shows around the world to have on your radar. We've also included pertinent Instagram handles and hashtags so you can keep up on the latest trends from the shows!
Interior Lifestyle Tokyo (July 17-19)
In just a few short weeks, an international trade show for consumer goods called Interior Lifestyle Tokyo will take place at Tokyo Big Sight. In past years, this event has welcomed more than 30,000 visitors and more than 800 exhibitors. Inspired by the corner shops found in the UK, this year's layout mimics the flow of these stores found on street corners. There will be tables and chairs in the center to encourage meetings and conversation among visitors and exhibitors alike. This means everyone will get as much interaction out of their visit as possible.
@interiorlifestyletokyo #interiorlifestyletokyo
Decor + Design Show Melbourne (July 18-21)
Rightfully established as Australia's top interior design event, Decor + Design Show Melbourne is celebrating its 15th annual show this summer– or winter if you're in Australia. One of the event's most famous features is VIVID, Australia's longest running design competition. Categories include color, furniture design, lighting design, and concept design. In addition to some friendly competition, the design show also allows visitors to walk around the exhibit and hosts seminars for visitors looking for more information.
@decordesignshow #decordesignshow
100% Design South Africa (August 7-11)
100% Design South Africa is a contemporary interior design exhibition at the Gallagher Convention Center in Midrand, South Africa. It is Africa's largest exhibition of contemporary high-end design and South Africa's only international design show. This event is your only chance to check out designs from global brands in-person in South Africa. Since it focuses on residential, hospitality, and commercial design, there is something for everyone in all design sectors.
@100percentdesignsa #100percentdesignsa
NY NOW (August 11-14)
If you're looking for a stateside event, consider NY NOW. Visitors get the chance to see brands launch new products while fellow exhibitors can check out their competition for inspiration. Conveniently located in one of the world's design capitals, feel inspired by New York City's creativity while browsing the aisles for on-trend and innovative products. There is even a helpful app to plan out and schedule your visit to ensure you get the most out of your time at the market.
@ny_now #NYNOW
Las Vegas Market (July 28- August 1)
With an emphasis on home furnishings and gifts, Las Vegas Market features over 4,300 brands for visitors to check out. Despite the extensive amount of brands and products, Las Vegas Market prides itself on how easy it is to navigate to avoid feeling overwhelmed. There is also an app for this market that can be found in the app store to make sure you have an enjoyable and informative experience without the stress of scheduling.
@lasvegasmarket #LVMkt
Helsinki Design Week (September 5-9)
Last year's Helsinki Design Week welcomed 170,000 visitors from around the world to celebrate design and the city's culture. The events are spread out at various locations around the city giving visitors the opportunity to explore Finland's capital city while browsing designers' latest designs. This year, Children's Design Week will take place at the same time. This means you don't have to leave your kids at home. Instead, you and your kids can enjoy your respective design events. With over 200 events every year, the festival is perfect for the general public and professionals alike. It is unique for a design event of this size to also be catered to the general public.
@helsinkidesignweek #helsinkidesignweek #hdw2019
Paris Design Week (September 5-14)
For years, this design experience has created a celebration of design in the heart of Paris. This September, visitors from around the world will come together at the ninth annual Paris Design Week to discover what top designers have been busy creating the past year. A unique feature of this event is how it is complete with debates and installations for visitors who want to elevate their experience that much more.
@parisdesignweek #PDW19 #ParisDesignWeek
London Design Festival (September 14-22)
In 2018, this design festival in historic yet on-trend London was visited by over half a million design enthusiasts to celebrate its city's creativity. The most crowd-drawing aspect is its annual Landmark Project where the best designers, artists, and architects from around the world join to create something together. Designed by British designer Paul Cocksedge, this year's Landmark Project is titled Please Be Seated. This must-see large-scale piece features curves for people to sit on while they admire its architectural design.
@l_d_f_official #LDF19
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W.B. approves tentative union contracts
By MICHAEL ANDERSON manderson@thehawkeye.com
The West Burlington City Council approved tentative contract agreements with the unions representing the city's police and public works employees.
Both three-year agreements provide 3 percent wage increases in the first two years and no increase in the third year. The definition of a full-time employee also is altered to include anyone working 30 or more hours a week, knocking two hours off previous definitions.
The public works agreement converts minor sick leave to paid time off, and unused paid time off at the end of the year will be converted to vacation time for employees who have maxed out their major sick time, which has a 120-day limit.
The amount of vacation time allowed to be carried over also has been increased from 40 hours to 80 hours for public works employees.
The police contract allows additional shifts to be worked in four-hour increments.
Both contracts state the city's contribution to full-time employee life insurance policies will increase from $30,000 a year to $50,000 a year. The life insurance coverage comes at no expense to the employee.
The city also will pay an additional $25 for family dental insurance for a total of $50.
The tentative agreements were unanimously approved by the council members during Wednesday night's meeting.
The meeting also saw the emotional resignation of West Burlington police officer Angela Bonar.
After 14 1/2 years on the department, Bonar told the council she is resigning due to unspecified health reasons.
Reading from prepared notes, Bonar paused several times to reign in her tears.
"I have seen our citizens at some of the worst times of their lives, and I hope I was able to provide them with a sense of safety, security and compassion during these times," she said. "I have also met with many people whom I thought our paths would never cross. Without those meetings, I would not be the person who I am today. I've received an education about life that most people will never get to experience. I am grateful for each person who has impacted my career and life."
Bonar thanked Police Chief Frank Newberry for acting as her mentor when she started on the force.
"She did a wonderful job on the police department over the years," Newberry said. "She worked as a detective, she worked on the task force, she also represented the city of West Burlington really well on the Academy Council. She's done a great job, and we're going to miss her."
Bonar served as a board member on the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy Council for 11 years. Her resignation was unanimously approved by the city council.
In other business, the council discussed final plans to sell four vacant lots left over from the recent demolition of the old middle school at 211 Ramsey St.
The council has struggled to decide the best way sell one of the lots as a low- to moderate-income housing site. The council has made tentative plans to sell the lots to the highest bidder at auction, an arrangement that would prove problematic for low-to-moderate-income families interested in the fourth lot.
After weighing several options to keep the price low, the council members agreed it would be best if they auctioned the low- to moderate-income lot with a price ceiling of $150,000.
The city is hoping to hold an auction for all four lots some time in early May.


Photo: The West Tennessee Regional Forensic Center, shown here, is now operated by UTHSC.
UTHSC is operating the West Tennessee Regional Forensic Center and the Shelby County Medical Examiner's Office, resuming a role it had ended in 2006. UTHSC provides staffing and management of the center, consultation services and operates a forensic pathology fellowship program. The center performs autopsies for all 20 counties west of the Tennessee River. The West Tennessee Regional Forensic Center is located at 637 Poplar Ave. in a $10 million facility that opened in June 2012.
U.S. News and World Report's 2014-15 Best Children's Hospitals.
The College of Health Professions has changed its name from Allied Health Sciences. Students, faculty, staff, donors and alumni commemorated the occasion with two events in August. The college was founded in 1972 as the College of Community and Allied Health, and it was abridged to the College of Allied Health Sciences in 1985. With fall enrollment of more than 580 students, the college includes six departments: audiology and speech pathology, clinical laboratory sciences, health informatics and information management, occupational therapy, physical therapy and physician assistant studies.
The college's new name was used in a recent UTHSC billboard campaign.
The Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) has reaccredited the College of Medicine for the maximum eight-year term. Only institutions accredited by LCME may receive federal grants for education and participate in federal loan programs, and medical students must be enrolled in or have graduated from a LCME-accredited program to take national board exams or enter residency programs. Preparations for the accreditation process took nearly two years and included an extensive self-study involving more than 100 faculty members, administrators and students. The College of Medicine's excellent relationship with partner hospitals was cited as an institutional strength.
Students in the College of Medicine participate in a white-coat ceremony. The College of Medicine has been reaccredited for eight more years.


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Terrebonne Parish county
Schriever
Fletcher Technical Community College in Schriever
Schriever, LA
Public, 2-year
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Fletcher Technical Community College offers 114-degree programs and 9 via distance education. Student-to-faculty ratio is 21:1. 55.4% are women, and 44.6% are men. The average annual total cost of attendance at Fletcher Technical Community College is 9305$, that is at the level of national average. 13% of full-time Fletcher Technical Community College students completed their education in 150 percent of time: graduation rate is at the level of national average. Average salary after attending is $30,000, so if you studied 2 years, you'll get your funds back in less than 2 years.
The Fletcher Technical Community College is a public and non-academic-year institution, so it's net price represents an average of all programs and includes only undergraduates who first enrolled in the fall term and pay in-state tuition and receive Title IV aid.
Depending on the federal state, or institutional grant and available, Fletcher Technical Community College students in your income bracket may pay more of less than the overall average costs.
$0 - $30,000 $9,193
$30,001 - $48,000 $9,024
$110,001+ $8,389
1393 of Fletcher Technical Community College undergraduates were awarded with some type of financial aid, it's 78 percents of all undergraduate students. This makes Fletcher Technical Community College number 37 in the amount of financial aid awarded to students among all educational institutions in Louisiana.
Students at Fletcher Technical Community College awarded 4 types of loans or aids, the biggest percent of students received a federal, state, local or institutional grant aid.
Services and programs are not available to veterans, military servicemembers, or their families
Fletcher Technical Community College graduation rate is below the national average.
13% of full-time students enrolled for the first time to Fletcher Technical Community College completed the education program and got a degree in 150 percent of the expected time of completion.
Graduation rate is the percentage of institution's new-entering, first-time, first-year undergraduate students who complete their program within 150% of the published time for the program. Graduation rate excludes an extensive number of students. This index doesn't take into account students of nontraditional enrollments - part-time students, students who enroll mid-year, and who transfer from one institution to another. So graduation rate alone can create a misleading picture. Completion rate in the form of total number of students receiving any types of awards/degrees creates a complete picture. Combining this data with graduation rate is a better way to compare educational institutions.
The student-to-faculty ratio at Fletcher Technical Community College is 21:1, that means that for every 21 students the institution has one professor, lecturer or specialist with a degree in education. Lower student-to-faculty ratio is better - it means that professors can dedicate more time and attention to each student.
In Fletcher Technical Community College the biggest percent of students are enrolled in on-campus courses.
Here are the students enrolled exclusively in distance education courses at Fletcher Technical Community College and grouped by their location. Distance education courses are the most popular for students located in Louisiana.
Fletcher Technical Community College offers 114 programs in total: 43 are for 1-year, but less than-2-year certificate programs, 40 - for less than 1-year certificate programs, and 31 are Associate's degree.
This is one of the lowest number of programs in comparison with other 130 universities in Louisiana state. Fletcher Technical Community College is one of the few institutions in Louisiana that offers an Associate's degree program.
There are 9 distance learning programs that are offered in the Fletcher Technical Community College: 6 are for Associate's degree and 3 are 1-year, but less than-2-year certificate programs.
Note, that programs offered via distance education might be fully online as well as partially online and require on-campus meetings. So look carefully into each program to make sure you can commit.
Here you can find the data on instructional activity in measured in total credit and/or contact hours delivered by institutions during a 12-month period. Also we shown the Louisiana state average data to help you compare.
Fletcher Technical Community College provides coursework for undergraduate students оnly.
In 2014-2015 academic year estimated full-time equivalent undergraduate enrollment was 1429 students with 88011 both contact and credit hours for 12-month instructional activity period.
The most popular majors counted as percentage breakdown of degrees awarded in every single discipline in Fletcher Technical Community College
21% — Transportation and Materials Moving
21% — Marine Transportation
3% — Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies
3% — Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
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It's been revealed that the local cosmetic surgeon who performed a fatal procedure on Nigeria's first lady plans to appeal his conviction. Stella Obasanjo tragically died after undergoing a liposuction procedure in a leading Marbella clinic in 2005.
Yes, I agree. They need to control it more to avoid these sorts of situations. Marbella should develop some sort of governing body, that's if there isn't already one??


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Q: How to find a request from cron job in Google App Engine? I have a servlet running on GAE and I have a cron job that hits this servlet once in a while. Is there a way to differentiate the request coming from outside and from cron job so that I can do different action based on where the request is coming from?

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X-AppEngine-Cron: true


Cloud testing market categorizes the global market by testing tool/platform as functional testing, API testing, by service as managed services and professional services, by vertical, and by region.
(EMAILWIRE.COM, March 21, 2019 ) According to market research report "Cloud Testing Market by Component (Testing Tools/Platforms and Services), Testing Tool/Platform (Functional Testing, API Testing), Service (Managed Services and Professional Services), Vertical, and Region - Global Forecast to 2022", The cloud testing market is expected to grow from USD 5.55 Billion in 2017 to USD 10.24 Billion by 2022, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 13.01% during the forecast period.
The increasing adoption of the cloud technology across businesses, reduced cost of ownership, and the scalability and flexibility offered by cloud-based testing platforms are some of the major factors expected to drive the growth of the cloud testing market.
The functional testing tools segment is expected to have the largest market size during the forecast period.
Functional testing, being a staple of Quality Assurance (QA) management, ensures the Application Under Test (AUT) complies with the business requirements. Cloud-based functional testing tools offer several advantages, such as quick setup and tool deployment, high productivity, and shorter test cycles. They enable the test teams to test applications from anywhere in the world, thereby improving the collaboration between disparate team members.
The retail and eCommerce vertical is expected to have the largest market size during the forecast period.
The retail and eCommerce vertical includes online retailers who leverage the cloud technology to provide their offerings to their customers. The increasing competition among eCommerce giants is acting as a threat to the brick-and-mortar stores, with a rising number of online retailers operating through web and mobile apps. Thus, customer service and satisfaction are of foremost importance to these retailers which can be achieved through continuous delivery and uninterrupted functioning of the digital offerings. Cloud testing tools and services offer on-demand services to these retailers to load test their applications that are accessed by multiple users per second. This eases the load testing of the applications and scales up the tests whenever required, thereby facilitating continuous delivery.
The rapid adoption of the cloud technology, due to the scalability and flexibility offered by the cloud environment is expected to make North America the largest market, in terms of the global share.
North America consists of developed economies, such as the United States (US) and Canada. In this region, cloud-based applications are gaining traction among the QA and test teams. The region's strong financial position also enables it to invest heavily in advanced testing tools and technologies. These advantages have provided North American organizations a competitive edge in the market. Moreover, the region has the presence of several major cloud testing vendors. Therefore, there is strong competition among the players. The number of enterprises adopting cloud testing solutions and services is quite high in North America as compared to the other regions.
The major vendors who offer cloud testing solutions and services across the globe are IBM (US), Oracle (US), CA Technologies (US), Micro Focus (UK), SmartBear Software (US), SOASTA (US), Xamarin (US), Cygnet Infotech (India), Cavisson Systems (US), Tricentis (Austria), Cigniti (India), Cognizant (US), and Capgemini (France). These vendors have adopted various organic and inorganic growth strategies, such as new product launches, partnerships, and collaborations, to enhance their position in the cloud testing market.


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Tumbleweed Granted Patent for Private URLs in Secure Document Delivery and Authentication
REDWOOD CITY, CA — February 21, 2001— Tumbleweed Communications Corp.. (NASDAQ: TMWD), a leading provider of mission critical messaging solutions, today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted the company patent no. 6,192,407, which protects private, trackable URLs for directed document delivery. The private URL technology is included in Tumbleweed Integrated Messaging ExchangeTM (IMETM), a platform and set of applications for creating secure communications channels between a business and its customers, partners, and suppliers.
Tumbleweed IME generates a private URL for each secure delivery. The private URL that IME creates is unique, tied to the sender of the package or transaction, to the content being sent, and to the intended recipient. In practice, the private URL binds the recipient's e-mail identity to the content being sent, assuring that the information being sent is delivered only to the intended recipient. The private URL also binds a recipient's e-mail identity to an on-line transaction, facilitating authentication for both business-to-consumer and business-to-business online commerce.
"This private URL patent protects the foundation of Tumbleweed's secure communications products and technologies," said Jean-Christophe Bandini, chief technology officer, Tumbleweed Communications Corp. "The private URL technology enables e-mail to play the central role in secure communications and commerce by binding a recipient's identity to either content or a transaction."
The patent application was filed in April 1997.
Tumbleweed Communications Corp.
Tumbleweed Communications (NASDAQ: TMWD) is a leading provider of mission critical messaging solutions that enable organizations to manage and secure online business communications and processes. Tumbleweed's customers use the company's solutions to define secure communication networks, to centrally control and monitor the corporate communications stream and to create a foundation for automated preparation and secure Internet delivery of sensitive business information. Companies that rely on Tumbleweed Communications solutions include American Express, Chase Manhattan Bank, Chevron, Datek Online, the European Union's Joint Research Council, FDA, John Deere, Merrill Lynch, Nike, Northern Trust, NTT, Salomon Smith Barney, Travelers, United Parcel Service, and seven of the world's largest postal services. Tumbleweed Communications was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.


As Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, Dave is responsible for building and maintaining relationships with our partners. Drawing on over a decade of global recruitment and business development experience, his market knowledge is an invaluable resource to organizations of all sizes. Dave has ambitious goals to work collaboratively with current and new clients to develop cutting-edge, proactive workforce solutions. He has a proven record of exceeding clients' expectations and cultivating sustainable and mutually-beneficial partnerships.
Dave is also a specialized and consultative recruiter with a focus in Engineering, Manufacturing, Construction and Operations positions. He has a reputation among his clients for implementing unique search strategies to attract top talent and build cohesive teams. Dave has a realistic understanding of how his clients' businesses function in today's world and what they will need to thrive in the future. Moreover, he has a deep network, refined ability to spot technical talent and match it with the most suitable company culture.
A former teacher, Dave knows how best to coach and guide individuals he works with. He takes the time to fully understand their goals, encouraging them to develop and follow a career path that is unique to their skills, talents and aspirations. Working with them as their consultant, he opens doors, acting as a conduit between great candidates and high-calibre career opportunities.
Dave holds an MBA in Global Management and a BBA in Marketing. He is an enthusiastic supporter of Big Brothers of Canada, the Make-A-Wish Foundation and is a Board member for The Vancouver Society of Children's Centres. Away from the office, he is an avid traveler and sports enthusiast with a love of hockey, golf, cycling, baseball, basketball, tennis and skiing.


eTwinning Plus welcomes neighbouring countries!
eTwinning Plus offers a platform for staff (teachers, head teachers, librarians, etc.), working in a school in one of the neighbouring countries involved (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Tunisia, Ukraine, Jordan and Lebanon), to communicate, collaborate, develop projects, share and, in short, feel and be part of the most exciting learning community.
eTwinning Plus promotes school collaboration through the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) by providing support, tools and services for schools that are involved in the programme. eTwinning Plus also offers opportunities for free and continuing online Professional Development for educators.
Its Central Support Service is operated by European Schoolnet, an international partnership of 34 European Ministries of Education developing learning for schools, teachers and pupils across Europe. eTwinning is further supported at national level by 38 National Support Services and 8 Partner Support Agencies in 44 countries (36 in eTwinning and 8 in eTwinning Plus).
The eTwinning Plus portal is the entry point to the eTwinning world. Available in 3 languages, plus.eTwinning.net offers news from the eTwinning countries, professional development opportunities, information about recognition as well as examples of successful projects.
Projects – In this section, teachers find tools called "Kits" that help and support them to build their own projects. There is also a gallery of best-practice examples to inspire them when they design and run their own eTwinning project.
Recognition – In this section, teachers find out everything they need to know about the recognition that eTwinning offers: European Quality Labels, National Quality Labels, eTwinning Awards and eTwinning Schools.
Professional Development – From self-assessment tools (MeTP) to self-help materials (Self Teaching Materials) and from online seminars, to learning events and peer learning through the eTwinning featured events, teachers can find an abundance of tools to help improve their teaching methods.
Highlights - News from the eTwinning community including pedagogical methods and best eTwinning practices.
Where teachers experience eTwinning community to its full potential. Teachers can search for other registered eTwinners and schools, connect with them and follow their activities. Teachers can access all the online and on-site events created by eTwinners, and can also create their own.
Through eTwinning Live teachers can create their own projects in which they can set of activities on different topics and key competences by collaborating with two or more teachers and their students.
Teachers can find online professional development opportunities that eTwinning offers at European level. Learning Events are short, intense and enjoyable courses that introduce teachers to a topic, stimulate ideas, and help them develop their skills. Learning Events typically involve a commitment of 4-6 hours. Online Seminars are live online video sessions of one hour where teachers have the chance to learn, talk and discuss a variety of themes.
The eTwinning mobile application offers users the opportunity to access eTwinning Live services and notifications while on mobile devices. eTwinners can keep up-to date with things happening on the eTwinning Live platform, thanks to the app's pop-up notifications, and perform basic actions such as accepting a contact request.
The app is available for download on the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store; it can be used on both smartphones and tablet devices. Hurry up and join the eTwinning mobile community today!
The place where eTwinning magic really happens is the TwinSpace; a safe platform visible only to the teachers participating in a project. Students can also be invited in the TwinSpace to meet and collaborate with peers from their partner schools.
Teachers are welcomed to visit the School Education Gateway, Europe's online platform for school education - presented in 23 European languages. It is a single point of entry for teachers, school leaders, policy makers, experts and other professionals in the school education field. Join today and stay informed about European policy and action for schools.


The last couple years of my life have been riddled with incidents of my temporarily loosing control of my emotions in public spaces. While I am not necessarily proud of these moments, I can now, with time and space between us, see the humor of the situations. I have already written about two of these shining moments already (see here and here) and today, at long last, I will finish off the 'How Samara Lost her Cool' series.
So sit back, relax and enjoy this retelling.
I had been working at Chiang Mai University (CMU) for about a year and a half at this point and it was eating away at my soul. Being employed by CMU drove me crazy for a myriad of reasons, with the only solace being a mediocre salary and the end of the month.
This particular month I was preparing to leave Thailand for my three month furlough and was therefore very eager to receive my paycheck. I needed to use the paycheck, in it's entirety to prepay my bills for the three months that I would be out of the country.
The usual date for the direct deposit of my paycheck came and went without my receiving any pay. While this could (and should) be reason for alarm, at this prestigious university, employees not receiving their pay on time is common place. So I was not yet concerned.
a week passed. no paycheck.
In an attempt to keep my mounting concern at bay, I checked with my two colleagues to see if they were experiencing a similar situation. Neither were. Both had been paid.
While, still fighting to maintain my Wellbutrin induced tranquility, my unease began to grow. That Wednesday, I contacted the CMU finance department.
Upon talking with the finance department, I was told that my paycheck had indeed been deposited, to rest assured and that my money will surely show up in my account tomorrow.
Thursday. Nothing. Contacted the finance department, they said wait.
Friday. Nothing. Contacted the finance department, they said go talk to the bank.
By this point I was no longer calm. But, this is Thailand. Things like this happen. All. The. Time.
So, I went to the bank.
Not surprisingly, without having the deposit slip, the bank didn't have anything to tell me–other than there had been no recent activity in my account. The bank tells me to contact my employer.
round and round and round we go.
By this point, my mounting anxiety had begun taking over my body and rational thought was becoming harder and harder to muster up. However, it is the weekend–the finance depart is closed. There is nothing I can do, but wait.
Monday morning, I am back at the finance department. I am once again assured that my paycheck was deposited and was show the deposit slip to prove it. This was slightly comforting. I was again instructed to go to talk to the bank.
While I was incredibly irritated by the fact that it is again I that has to go to the bank and not a member of the finance staff, I concede and go.
I was able to remain semi-cool and ask to speak to a personal banker. The banker confirms what the previous banker had told me before–this deposit had never been made. However, this time, I had the deposit slip… so this answer would not suffice. A mistake had been made and it seemed very clear that the bank was at fault.
After much heeing and hawing, the bank concludes that the hour my check was deposited was the very hour that the branch in which the deposit was made, shut down; due to the closing of that branch, my paycheck was lost in the fray.
Ok. Annoying. But an answer and slightly understandable.
The personal banker fixed the problem, reassuring me that I would receive my money by Thursday morning.
If this were a story about a normal human being, story would end here. The resolution reached, the protagonist given an answer and be at ease. A conclusion should follow.
However, this is not a story about a normal human being, nor is the title of this series: "Times when Samara was Rational in Hard Situations".
This, unfortunately, is not where our story ends.
Though I had been promised that the mistake had been nullified, I was not satisfied. I was unwilling to understand why I had to wait three more business days to get my paycheck; I had already waited ten. So, I insisted that they give my money, in full, right then. For many bureaucratic reasons I wouldn't listen to, that was not possible.
So, I told them to give me a 5000baht (about $170) apology gift. I explained that this was 500baht for everyday that I had to be without my paycheck, amplifying the trouble it has caused me and my bills waiting to be paid.
I stayed seated at that bank for three hours. When no solutions were found I encouraged the employees by telling them that I had a book and all day. I was free to sit and wait for them to 'do the right thing'.
Honestly, I don't know what I was really trying to accomplish.
The bank employees–three different people–were scrambling for ideas to appease this belligerent foreigner and get me out of the bank, but I persisted.
I stayed at the bank until closing time. They were pulling down the chain links over the door as I left.
My paycheck would be assessable on Thursday morning and there was no 'customer satisfaction fund' to give me 5000baht out of.
So I left. My paycheck came on Thursday morning. And that was that.
Still to this day I have no idea what came over me in that bank or what I thought I would achieve by staying there all day. There were even times, while the situation was happening, that I could see the ridiculousness of my behavior, but it was if I was watching myself from outside of my body and couldn't do anything to stop it.
The only excuse I have for myself is that I was really needing the three month furlough that followed this outburst. Praise Jesus for that mountain in Greece.