Opportunities are a key object in the sales cycle when you're using Salesforce as your CRM. It would make sense that you should be able to require your sales reps to relate a contact record to an opportunity at some point, wouldn't it? Some connected apps, such as Marketo, rely on an opportunity having a contact with an email address. Unfortunately, addressing these requirements isn't as easy as it ideally should be.
Contact records are related to an opportunity by way of a junction object known as Opportunity Contact Role. That creates the option to have many contacts related to an opportunity but prevents the option to accomplish the desire here by simply making a field required. Also, Opportunity Contact Role isn't a first-class object, which makes it unavailable for standard roll-up summaries or Declarative Lookup Rollup Summaries.
What's a dev to do with all of these challenges? There's an Opportunity Contact Roles Validation app but it's not bulkified, doesn't account for deletes in its calculations, and can only be installed in sandboxes. I found a free Opportunity Primary Contact Required app from Salesforce Labs, customized it, and added some auto-add Opportunity Contact Role logic inspired by my colleague Tena Wolver. Below are the results.


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The Serial number and Callenge code will be displayed.
For some reasons it could happen that no PC Serial No. and Challenge Code will displayed instead of "Not Certified" appears.
In this case remove the AC-adapter and the battery for a short time and try it again some time.
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Contact Center Software Market Driven By Surging Adoption Of Cloud-Based Contact Centers Till 2025: Grand View Research Inc.
According to report published by Grand View Research,The global contact center software market size is expected to reach USD 47.77 billion by 2025.Increasing adoption of cloud-based services, social media, and mobile analytics along with growing consumer base is projected to boost the market expansion.
The global contact center software market size is expected to reach USD 47.77 billion by 2025, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. The market is estimated to grow at a rate of 15.6% during the forecast years. Increasing adoption of cloud-based services, social media, and mobile analytics along with growing consumer base is projected to boost the market expansion.
Major companies operating in the contact center software market include Avaya, Inc.; SAP SE; Enghouse Interactive; Five9, Inc.; Mitel Corporation; Alcatel Lucent Enterprise; Cisco Systems; and Unify, Inc.


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Q: How to show "is an associate of" is an equivalence relation Let R be a commutative ring with identity.
Show that the relation "is an associate of" is an equivalence relation on R.
I know that if R is a commutative ring with identity, then b is an associate of a if b = au for some unit u $\in$ R and for some a, b $\in$ R.
To show something is an equivalence relation is to show transitivity, symmetry, and reflexivity.
Reflexivity: As R is a commutative ring with identity, suppose a, b $\in$ R. Then (1) a = b and b = a. Hence, for some unit u $\in$ R, by the definition of an associate, b = au and so a = bu by (1).
I am stuck on both transitivity and associativity. Any feedback would be much appreciated!

A: Symmetrty: if $b=au$ for some unit $u$, then $a=bu^{-1}$ and $u^{-1}$ is a unit.
Transitivity: if $b=au$ and $c=bv$ for some units $u,v$, then $c=bv=auv=aw,$ where $w=uv$ is a unit.

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Tag Archives: Jose Enrique
92 clubs favourite players – Liverpool – Jose Enrique
Posted on November 1, 2013 by patto1992
Liverpool have had a great start to the season and they will be hoping this is the year that they begin to challenge for a place in the Champions League.
They have one of the best strikeforces ever seen in the Premier League with both Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge playing some brilliant stuff and looking like a better partnership every time they play together. Add this to some exciting midfielders like Coutinho and Victor Moses they really do look like they will score goals in every game. They still have the main man in midfield Steven Gerrard who has had to change his game in recent seasons and I think he will be even more determined to do well after recent comments made by Sir Alex Ferguson.
But my favourite player for Liverpool is someone that I feel has been largely underrated and that is their left back Jose Enrique. For me he is one of the best left backs in Europe and a lot of people are saying that Leighton Baines, Patrice Evra and Ashley Cole are better than him. In my opinion this is very harsh as I believe on his day (which is most games) he is better than all of them, none of them are as strong as him and he very rarely makes a mistake or is caught out of position. Going forward Baines does have a better final ball but sometimes his gung ho tactics leave his team in danger. As well as Baines played for England it was not a surprise that with him in the team they were getting caught on the counter attack quite a lot.
Back to Enrique and I think he gained a lot of praise from a lot of football people because he could have left Newcastle United when they were relegated and went back abroad but he held his hands up and realised he wasn't good enough and helped them get back into the Premier League. This is what made him a better player and has given him the opportunity to play for a club that will be challenging at the right end of the table and for Liverpool he has rarely put in a bad performance. Out of all the Kenny Dalglish signings he was by far the best and one that they paid a good price for and he lived up to it. But it is under Brendan Rodgers that he has improved even further sometimes playing as a left back and other times as a left wing back he was contributed eight assists in 43 games which isn't a bad record at all.
It a shame that he has never even been given the opportunity to play at international level for Spain especially when you consider that before Jordi Alba came on the scene it was one of the few weak spots the team had. Unfortunately I do not think he will get the chance but I do not understand that at all. He has proven himself as a brilliant left back in England and could have been their number three for many years to come.
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Papiss Cisse to sign for Newcastle
Posted on January 17, 2012 by patto1992
Newcastle United have once again shocked fans but this time somewhat surprisingly it is in a positive way. Papiss Demba Cisse is close to joining the club from German side Freiburg. The Senegalese striker is expected to sign before he goes away for the Africa Cup of Nations to join up with current Newcastle striker Demba Ba.
This may come as a surprise to the Toon faithful as they were not expecting to sign a striker this January because their manager Alan Pardew said it was unlikely they were going to sign one after Modibo Maiga failed a medical. There were rumours that they were in the market for other strikers and in particular Andy Carroll who left the club at this stage last season.
Mike Ashley will be hoping this will at least get the fans off his back for a short period of time after he controversially renamed St James' Park, The Sports Direct Arena which caused a backlash not only from fans but also from pundits who categorically said they will always call the ground St James' Park. Adding this to the many other things he has done such as sell the club's best players such as Carroll, Kevin Nolan, Jose Enrique and Joey Barton and then not spending a great deal of this money on replacements. All you have to look at is the fact that they sold for Carroll for £35 million and replaced him with Demba Ba who was a free transfer. Although, with Ba already hitting 15 goals for the club and Carroll struggling at Liverpool this seems to be a good decision.
But back to Cisse who has been on fire this year scoring nine goals in 15 games and last season scoring 24 goals in 34 games. He is the type of striker you need in your team because he is a great finisher and seems to put away a lot of chances as his goals to game ratio suggests. He likes to play on the last man and never panics when running through on goal in a one on one situation with the goalkeeper. A major plus for Newcastle is that he has played with Ba before with Senegal where he also has a good record scoring seven goals in 12 games. He is a goal scorer and the Newcastle fans will be hoping if and when he does sign that he can adapt to the Premier League quickly and aid them in their quest to finish in the top six this season.
However, there will be a few cynical Newcastle fans who will be thinking that they are only trying to sing Cisse because they have already accepted a bid from someone for their leading marksman Demba Ba. Therefore Mike Ashley has only signed Cisse as a replacement for Ba rather than to pair the two together, but in my opinion this seems unlikely as the two will be together with the Senegal squad and surely Ba will have a major influence on whether he signs. If he is leaving why would he tell another player to join the club?
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KOSLOSKY, J. L. (2001). Happiness, How Our Environment Affects Our Well Being and Performance. National Undergraduate Research Clearinghouse, 4. Available online at http://www.webclearinghouse.net/volume/. Retrieved January 18, 2020 .
Happiness, How Our Environment Affects Our Well Being and Performance
JENNIFER L. KOSLOSKY
The purpose of this study was to show how a person�s environment could effect their happiness, which in turn could effect one�s performance. To show this, four different psychology 101 and 200 classes were used. The students had to watch a short ten-minute video and then take a math test. There were two different videos used, one a cartoon and the other an account of September 11th. Two of the classes were told their test scores would count toward their grade in the class, and the other two were told the test scores did not count for anything. The results of the study showed that students who watched the cartoon tended to answer more questions correct than the students who watched the video of September 11th. There was no significance of whether or not the test counted or the interaction between the two independent variables.
INTRODUCTION Happiness, How our Environment Affects Our Well Being and Performance.	"When you`re smiling, the whole world smiles with you. When you`re frowning, the whole world smiles without you (Beckman, 2001)." For millions of people, achieving professional success, acquiring wealth, and finding the right partner are all means to be happy. It seems as though psychology has focused mostly on negative emotions rather than on positive ones. There was a 21 to one ratio of negative to positive emotions studied between the years of 1967 through 1995. There is now a change, and researchers are beginning to research and study who is happy and why? (Myers, 1997a)	Sometimes we are so consumed with our daily lives that we forget to look at the larger picture of who we are and what we need to be happy (Reiss, 2001). Mental health professionals also teach us that happiness is akin to a sudsy, oily bar of soap because it can slip out of your hands. People who demand happiness end up keeping it out of their own reach. Sometimes we doom ourselves with misery when we confuse happiness with pleasure. We can achieve happiness by clarifying our values and then live according to those values. (Epstein, 2001) Which attitudes, activities, and priorities provide a sense of well-being? Are people of a certain age, race, sex, or income level happier than other? �There is no fool who is happy, and no wise man who is not,� wrote Cicero, the Roman philosopher. In history, people believed that happiness comes from living a virtuous life or indulging pleasures. (Myers, 1997b) Some people believe that most people are unhappy most of the time. Dennis Wholey found that the experts said that they believed that only 20% of Americans are happy, one-third of all Americans wake up depressed every day, and 10% to 15% of Americans think of themselves as truly happy. (Myers, 1997b)	Happiness is a goal that people commonly strive for. Sometimes it seems as though for many, it is out of reach. There has been a lot of research done recently on how to achieve happiness. Most of the research involves questioning millions of people about their happiness or unhappiness. These studies usually involve surveys that include questions such as, �Would you say that you are very happy, pretty happy, happy, or not too happy?�, �How satisfied are you with your life as a whole these days?�, �In most ways, my life is close to my ideal.� (Myers, 1997b) The results of these types of surveys show that people are generally pretty happy. Three out of ten Americans say they are very happy, one in ten say they are not too happy, and the rest say they are pretty happy. Eight in ten rate themselves as being satisfied or very satisfied with their lives, and in general the spirit of today is positive (Myers, 1997b). Results of a 10-year study showed that given the right disposition, in the face of difficulty, people can still find renewed happiness (Myers, 1992). What exactly predicts happiness? Scientists have an idea of what makes a person happy. Strong marriages, family ties, friendships, spirituality, and self-esteem all help to determine happiness (Morris, 20001). In study after study, four different traits seem to characterize happy people. First of all, they have a high self-esteem. These people believe themselves to be more ethical, more intelligent, less prejudiced, better able to get along with others, and healthier. Secondly, people who are happy usually feel personal control. People with an internal locus of control, usually achieve more in school, cope better with stress, and live more happily. Third, happy people are usually optimistic. These people believe that with enough faith, you can do almost anything. Being a pessimist only makes people more vulnerable to illness (Myers, 1992). Fourth, most happy people are extroverted. Social, outgoing people report greater happiness and satisfaction with life. (Myers, 1997c) Close relationships also mark happy lives. Even though there are some stresses with close relationships, the benefits of relationships with friends and family usually outweigh the strains. A supportive, intimate, committed relationship is one of life�s greatest satisfactions. (Myers, 1997a) If a person isn�t happy, how do they become happy? It is easy to say that happiness comes with having positive self-esteem, feeling control over our own lives, and being optimistic, but how do we achieve these if we don�t already have them? Some scientists believe that happiness can be learned. If you practice it day in and day out you can achieve it. Increasing your happiness may not always be easy. A person may be working against their own innate personality traits, learned thinking habits, and the environment. �If you want to keep your happiness at the higher end of the set range,� says Sonja Lyubomirsky, a psychologist, �you have to commit yourself every day to doing things to make you happy.� (Morris, 2001)	Some of the things that predict people�s happiness with life include: aerobically fit and healthy bodies, realistic goals, and expectations, supportive friendships, an intimate, sexually warm, marriage, and a faith that provides support, purpose, and acceptance (Myers, 1992). People need to find goals for themselves that reflect their interests and values. When the goals are achieved, the person�s well-being is lifted. People need to find the things that make themselves happy. Laughter is always a key issue of happiness. People need to smile and laugh more and more throughout their lives. Getting rid of all of the bad things and replacing them with good things will always help in the destination to happiness (Morris, 2001). With all of the tragic events that were caused by terrorism, it�s hard to say whether people will sustain their happiness. In crisis situations, people who are generally very happy, tend to bounce back quicker during crisis situations. Everyone, no matter how happy they are, is affected during a crisis. It is the people who are not happy, and even in some cases depressed before a tragedy, that take a long time to come out of the depression of the event. If a person has a generally positive disposition, they can usually return to their positive, upbeat lives fairly quickly. (Morris, 2001)	The purpose of this research is to show that if a person is happy then they will perform better. I believe that a person does better in all life situations when they are happy and healthy. The independent variable in this study is the type of environment the class is subjected to, whether it be happy or sad video, and whether or not the test scores count against their grade. The dependent variable in this study is the test scores, because I believe they will be contingent upon the environment the students receive.
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For this study, there were four different psychology 101 and 200 classes used. The total number of participants were 134. The classes were a general studies course and an intermediate course, so there is a potential for all different types of students with different majors. All of the participants were Missouri Western State College students.
There were two different video tapes used for the study. Each of the tapes were approximately ten minutes long. One of the tapes dealt with the September 11 plane crashes/bombings, and the other was a Charli Brown Holloween cartoon. The tapes were used to set the mood for the students of either happiness (cartoon), or sadness (bombings). The other item used in this experiment was a test to assess the participants performance. The test included ten different math problems with multiple choice answers. The math problems were taken from a practice graduate record examination booklet.
Each of the four different classes were subjected to different environments. The first class of students was shown the video of the cartoon and then took the math test. These students were told that the test did not count towards their grade. The second class was also shown the tape of the cartoon, but they were told that the test counted towards their grade. The third class was shown the video from September 11, and told that the test score did not count toward their grade. Finally, the fourth class was shown the video from September 11, and told that their test scores counted toward their grade. There was a ten to fifteen-minute time limit for the students to answer the test questions. Once all of the participants were finished taking the test, they were debriefed. I explained to the students what my study was about, and told all of the participants that their test scores did not count at all towards their grade in the class. I also explained to the students that I was the only one who saw the results of the test, that everything was completely confidential, and if they had any questions or concerns they were welcome to come and speek with me.
RESULTS	A 2 (video type) x 2 (told whether it counted) between subject factorial ANOVA was calculated comparing which video the subjects watched and whether or not the subjects were told the test counted toward their grade. A non-significant trend was found for the main effect for the video (F(1,130) = 2.95, p = .08). Students who watched the cartoon video answered more questions correct (m = 4.27, se = .278) than the students who watched the September 11th video (m = 3.65, se = .234). The main effect for whether or not the test counted towards the students grade was not significant (F(1,130) = 1.31, p = .25). The interaction between the two was also not significant (F(1,130) = .49, p = .48). Thus, it appears that neither the video not whether or not the students were told the scores counted towards their grade had any statistically significant effect on the number of questions answered correctly, but subjects who saw the cartoon tended to get more correct (refer to figure).
DISCUSSIONStatement of Results In this study I found that there was a non-significant trend between the two videos, but no siginificant results between whether or not the test counted or the interaction between them. My hypothesis was somewhat correct in thinking that the students would do better on the test after being shown the happy video, but nothing was statistically significant enough to prove anything. Limitations Some of the limitations in this study may have included the type of assessment test used and the sampling size. The math test may not have been the best type of test to use to for the purpose of this study, because some students are just not good at math or may even get math anxiety. This may tend to mess up the results. The number of participants could have been larger to show more significance also. Generality I think I may have received better results if I had more students to participate in the study. I also think if I had used a different test, the results may have been a little more significant. Directions for Future Studies In the future, I may want to use more participants so there is more data to compare and look at. I may also want to change the assessment test to maybe a memory test or something. I believe this is definitely a good bases to start the new study.
REFERENCESBeckman, M. (2001). No satisfaction? Here`s why. Science Now. 1, 2-4.Epstein, R. (2001). Happiness reexamined. Psychology Today. 34, 7-11. Morris, H. J. (2001). Happiness explained. U.S. News & World Report. 131, 46-56.Myers, D. G. (1997a). The new scientific pursuit of happiness. Harvard Mental Health Letter. 14, 4-8. Myers, D. G. (1997b). The pursuit of happiness. Scientific American. 7, 44-47. Myers, D. G. (1997c). The science of happiness. Futurist. 31, 1-8.Myers, D. G. (1992). The secrets of happiness. Psychology Today. 25, 38-46.Reiss, S. (2001). Secrets of happiness. Psychology Today. 34, 50-55.
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Airborne mineral dust is an important component of the Earth system (e.g. radiation balance, cloud microphysics). It is also relevant for many forecast applications (e.g. air quality) and is increasingly being predicted prognostically in weather and climate models. The recent development of data assimilation for remotely sensed aerosol optical depths (AODs) into models offers a new opportunity to better understand the characteristics and sources of model error. Here we examine data assimilation increments (DAI) from MODIS AODs over northern Africa in the Met Office global forecast model. Comparisons with unassimilated AERONET data from the region show that assimilation improves dust forecasts. We find that the model underestimates dust AOD under light winds and overestimates under strong winds. This is consistent with (sub-) mesoscale processes lifting dust in reality, but being missed by the model. Dust is over-predicted in the Sahara and under-predicted in the Sahel, which is potentially linked to the model's land surface. Using satellite observations of lighting and rainfall as a proxy for moist convection, we show that haboobs ( ... mehrcold pool outflows from moist convection) are an important dust source in reality, but the associated dust is missing in the model, since the parameterized convection in the model fails to represent haboobs. Results suggest that dust from haboobs may make 10-30 % of the summer time western Saharan-Sahelian dust emission. The approach shows promise to serve as a systematic framework for future model evaluation and development and highlights the importance of either parameterizing haboobs or resolving moist convection.


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Former Molina Healthcare CEO named KGI medical…
Former Molina Healthcare CEO named KGI medical school founding dean
J. Mario Molina served 20 years as the CEO of the Long Beach-based health insurance company
Mario Molina has been named founding dean of the KGI School of Medicine. (Courtesy Keck Graduate Institute)
By Liset Márquez | lmarquez@scng.com | Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
PUBLISHED: August 27, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. | UPDATED: August 27, 2019 at 6:13 p.m.
Keck Graduate Institute has appointed the former chief executive officer for Molina Healthcare as founding dean for its new medical school.
J. Mario Molina, who served 20 years as CEO of the Long Beach-based health insurance company his father founded, said in an interview Monday, Aug. 26, the KGI School of Medicine will offer a next-generation program that provides students with the tools to not only be compassionate physicians, but advocates for the well-being of the communities they serve.
"This is a really unique opportunity because we are starting the medical school with a blank slate," he said Monday by phone in his new office.
Molina started at KGI on Aug. 21, more than two years after the Molina Healthcare board fired him and his brother, former chief financial officer John Molina, without cause.
That experience, Molina said Wednesday morning, has been invaluable. After leaving the health care industry, Molina said, he realized how insulated he had been.
"You're surrounded by people who think the way you do," he explained.
During his time away, Molina said, he attended town hall meetings about the Affordable Care Act where he heard from patients about their most pressing need – a doctor who is compassionate, who can empathize and effectively communicate.
Currently, Molina said, he is focused on recruiting key staff and developing a long-term strategic plan for the medical school, which will offer a doctor of medicine degree, once the program is established.
According to Molina, the process to open the medical school will take several years, as well as tens of millions of dollars.
Unlike other medical schools which own hospitals and research labs, Molina said, KGI School of Medicine will focus on curriculum that teaches multicultural competency, population health research, as well as the importance of the economics and policymaking in the health care industry.
"What we want to create is a new paradigm of medical education to prepare clinicians for the 21st century," said Molina.
He said the demands on future doctors will be different than in previous generations. For example, he said, most doctors today know nothing about the economics of medicine. For "a long time," he added, "we thought it wasn't important for them to know."
But as more and more of the burden of sorting through medical costs is shifted to patients, Molina said, doctors need to understand their actions can either drive up or bring down those costs.
In the past, physicians have also stayed out of policymaking decisions, but Molina said he thinks doctors need to play a greater role in that process.
"Dean Molina is highly regarded by his colleagues for his vision, passion, expertise, and leadership," KGI President Sheldon Schuster said in a statement. "He has an immense amount of experience in serving Southern California communities and we are confident in his ability to develop an innovative medical school for the 21st century."
KGI announced plans for the School of Medicine in July 2018, making it one of several institutions regionally working to address the demand for primary care physicians.
This summer, Claremont Graduate University and Western University of Health Sciences announced they would offer joint programming starting this fall. The collaboration focuses on health sciences and health management programming, meaning students can take existing courses on both campuses, as well as facilitate joint research initiatives between faculty and students.
Earlier this year, Kaiser Permanente announced it plans to open a school of medicine in Pasadena. The Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine expects to admit its first class in summer 2020.
In August 2018, San Bernardino-based California University of Science and Medicine welcomed its first incoming medical school class, and the UC Riverside medical school graduated its first class in 2017 and has plans to expand.
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According to Molina, the expansion of medical training locally is vital to the well-being of Californians and staving off a looming crisis in the health care industry.
About one-third of doctors today are over age 60 and nearing retirement, he said, and the demand for health care grows along with the population. Physician supply just hasn't kept up, he said.
"California is the largest state, in terms of population, and for many years there were only eight (medical) schools in the state. If (potential doctors) wanted an education a lot of them had to go somewhere," he said.
He recalled his own educational path. Molina said he was set to go to school in Atlanta, but then a slot opened at USC and he stayed in California.
Molina received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Cal State Long Beach in 1980 and then earned his medical degree from the USC in 1984. He performed his residency in internal medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital followed by a fellowship in endocrinology at the UC San Diego.
He also received a certificate in management from the Anderson School of Business at UCLA.
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Harris and Cox were arrested about 12:15 p.m. Monday in Atlantic Beach.
The victim told police the couple pulled him from the car and forced him to go into a nearby wooded area, according to a release from Lt. Richard Shoe. As the victim was walking into the wooded area, the suspects shot at him.
The victim was not hurt, Knipes said.
The victim said the suspects took personal items from his vehicle and took his car, Shoe said.
About 12:15 p.m., police were able to track the vehicle to 30th Avenue South in Atlantic Beach and Horry County police took the suspect into custody, authorities said.
Through an investigation, police learned the suspects were involved in a strong armed robbery of the General Store at 210 S. Ocean Blvd., on Thursday, Shoe said.
In that incident, a man and woman went into the store at 3 p.m. Thursday and waited for other customers to leave until they were alone with the clerk, police said.
The clerk told police that the woman attempted to purchase a drink and when the clerk opened the cash register the man jumped behind the counter, pushed him into the wall and punched him several times, according to the report. The clerk said the woman took the cash register drawer and the couple ran out of the store.


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Break down of Machinarium's $4 million revenue
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Amanita Studios, a Czech indie studio known for beautiful artistic games such as Machinarium and Botanicula, have released some pretty interesting stats on their hit game Machinarium.
Machinarium was one of the earlier heavy hitters, being released back in 2009 for the iPad and was heralded as game of the year. Since then it has made its way to pretty much every platform you can throw money at, including: PS3, PS Vita, iOS and Android, with a PS4 port currently in the works.
The game has reportedly made $4 million across the mentioned platform, making it a pretty big commercial success. Amanita have been generous enough to share an infographic detailing how that revenue breaks down across the various platforms. Check it out.
It's a great story which shows how a great indie game can continue to be profitable close to a decade after release.
Fun fact, the original game (and possibly some ports) was made with Adobe Air!
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Here we take a look at managing a dislocated wrist, including common causes and treatments, and some simple excercises you can do at home.
A dislocated wrist occurs from a fall or high impact traumatic event. There are 8 small bones in the wrist called the scaphoid, lunate, triquetrum, pisiform, trapezium, trapezoid, capitate and hamate. An easy way to remember them is by using the acronym: Some Lover's Try Positions That They Can't Handle.
Dislocating one of these bones implies ligament damage.
Dislocations usually need surgical intervention. Left alone may lead to permanent damage so ensure you seek medical attention straight away if you suspect you have dislocated your wrist and if you are experiencing any numbness, pain or if there is obvious deformity.
After surgery, your hand therapist can apply a splint or cast to allow the bones and soft tissue structures to heal.
Once the cast/splint is removed exercises can be commenced. This is an important part of the recovery process as your wrist is likely to be stiff from the trauma of injury and immobilisation period. The focus will be on range of motion and then building proprioception and stability.
If you have any questions regarding a wrist dislocation and how you can help manage your injury, or wish to book an appointment, feel free to contact us here. We'd be more than happy to help!


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Should they stay or should they go: Brits clash over Brexit
By Tyler Eyre on	 March 23, 2016 Europe, Political Analysis
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On June 23, Britons will have to take a stand on the United Kingdom's potential exit from the EU. Just over three months from now, a referendum will be held in London. Less than one year after the bailout referendum in Greece, the integrity of the EU will be called into question again.
The consequences of a British exit, or Brexit, are widely worried over but nowhere thoroughly canvassed; the 'Remain' campaign has it that leaving the EU is a "leap into the dark," riddled with uncertainty, while the 'Leaves' play up the psychological appeal of a totally independent and sovereign Britain, free of messy continental entanglements. What started as a re-election ploy has begun to sour, and if Prime Minister David Cameron's Britain does decide to leave the EU, Parliament may be forced into compromises with Brussels that prove bittersweet.
On March 10, Cameron, who firmly believes in staying in, delivered a speech outlining the severe repercussions of a potential Brexit. Yet, two years prior, it was his speech on a failing union that pandered to the discontent that brings us to today's "Leave" campaign.
In 2013, Cameron wondered whether Britain was better off outside the EU, addressing a widely held belief that the regulation and red tape of the European Union held the country back more than it helped. If his party were to remain in power through the 2015 election, the Prime Minister promised to seek European reforms and to hold a referendum on EU membership by the end of 2017. It was a campaign promise that hit home with voters, and Cameron's Tory party capitalized on it, winning an unexpected majority.
Following through on his pledge, Cameron attempted to float his demands at the European summit that December, but failed to reach an agreement with the other heads of state. A second meeting in February garnered several minor concessions from the EU, none substantial enough to appease the electorate. The referendum date now decided for June 23 of this year, Cameron is left only to protest and hope that his fellow Britons don't follow through with an actual Brexit.
The 'Leaves' argue Britain is more influential on its own and will be able to negotiate independent trade deals with countries like China and India, while leaving behind the headache of the EU's regulations on employment, safety and health. A separation from the Union would also ease the country's immigration problem and temper concerns about incoming migrants. Lastly, Britain's annual $13 billion EU contribution would come to an end.
The 'Remains' point to statistics like Britain's total exports, 45 percent of which go to EU members. If Britain leaves, the country would be forced to re-negotiate trade deals with those members and with the EU as a whole, a process that could take years. Britain would also have tariffs on goods shipped to the continent. In order to persuade other dissenters to stay, the Union might impose overly harsh trade terms to de-incentivize other members from making a similar choice.
Most importantly, Britain would still need access to the EU's Single Market. This is the 'Remain' campaign's ace. Any Brexit deal that takes Britain out of the Union would have to give on this point, but getting that to happen will be tricky. Global fund manager BlackRock believes there are four options for such an agreement. There are already three non-EU countries with access to the Single Market—Norway, Switzerland and Turkey. Britain could push for a similar arrangement or strike out on its own.
A Norway-style deal would allow Britain access to the Single Market, but would require Britain to accept the EU's 'Four Freedoms:' free movement of people, goods, capital, and services; as well as submitting to regulations on working hours, banking and climate change. Some of these conditions are exactly why Britain is considering leaving the EU, and thus the deal has been characterized as a non-starter.
An agreement based on Switzerland would give Britain access to parts of the Single Market, but exclude financial services, a sector that has been highly profitable for Britain. Financial services accounts for more than 10 percent of the United Kingdom's GDP, and over 30 percent of their exports – nearly double that of the next closest nation, the United States. Without financial services on the table, Britain would walk from this deal.
Similarly, a trade deal like Turkey's allows access to the Single Market but leaves out the services sector and agriculture. Given Britain's large surplus in financial services, this too would not be a viable option.
Finally, a deal tailor-made for Britain is unlikely. This would require trade agreements with countries in the EU, but no (or relaxed) regulation policies and contributions to the EU budget. Why the EU would grant such concessions to Britain is unclear, and points to why this option is not really a possibility.
In short, the first two options would require a reversal on the issues that triggered the Brexit conversation in the first place, and probably won't be considered. The others fail to provide an incentive for the EU to grant still more exceptions to the European black sheep known as the United Kingdom. None of these deals seem likely; both parties are better off in the current state.
An exit from the European Union will certainly have consequences, and the referendum in June is only the start. Any of the deals mentioned above would leave Britain worse off, and the EU is likely to punish the country for leaving the Union to dissuade other countries from doing the same. Whether the Brits vote "Remain" or "Leave," what comes next is likely to be a basket of bad options.
Tyler Eyre
Tyler Eyre is currently pursuing his M.A. in Journalism at NYU, specializing in Business and Economic Reporting. He works at and writes for CNBC. He's a staff writer at JPI and a contributor for NYU's independent student newspaper, Washington Square News.
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Field hockey loses in semis
By Joyce Novacek
The Bison field hockey season came to an end Friday when the team lost to second-seeded Lafayette 3-2 in the Patriot League Tournament semi-finals in Washington, D.C. Despite the loss, Kelly Bruvik '11 and Corinne Raczek '11 were named to the Patriot League Field Hockey All-Tournament team.
About eight minutes into Friday's game, Bruvik assisted Mallory Smith '12 score her first goal of the season, giving the Bison an initial lead of 1-0. The Leopards responded two minutes later with an unassisted goal and, after deflecting a shot after a penalty corner, pulled ahead with a 2-1 lead. Bruvik tied the score for the Bison before halftime with a goal assisted by Rachel Misko '14.
Despite an evenly matched second half, the Leopards executed on a penalty corner, and that made all the difference. A score of 3-2 sent the victorious Leopards into the Patriot League Final, where they ultimately lost to the American Eagles 6-2. The Bison finished the 2010 season 7-12.
Goalkeeper Sarah Zargarpour '12 made eight saves.
"It was a hard loss to take because, as a team, we work so hard throughout the year, and then it all comes down to 70 minutes of play. For them to score with only four minutes left was really hard. Also, we really wanted to get to the finals for our seniors, as it would be the last time they would have a chance to play," Zargarpour said.
"Playing Lafayette is always a battle and unfortunately, it didn't end in our favor this time," Christine Weiss '11 said. "We played some great hockey and had some fantastic opportunities that just didn't go in."
In addition to Bruvik and Raczek receiving all-tournament team picks, five members of the Bison field hockey team made All-Patriot League teams. Bruvik and Weiss were selected for first-team and Morgan Kauffman '11, Misko and Tayler Siegrist '13 were selected for second-team.
Misko also received the Patriot League Rookie of the Year honor, and Weiss was named the Patriot League Field Hockey Scholar-Athlete of the Year.


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Q: Shrink Log File without breaking Log Chain What is the best way to shrink a log file without breaking the log chain?  I realize you can do something like:
alter database yourDb
set recovery simple
go

dbcc shrinkfile(LogFileName, 0)
go

alter database yourDb
set recovery full
go

But I really don't want to break the log chain.  Is there any way to accomplish this?

A: I vaguely recall you have to do something like this, since the SQL Server log file is written cyclically.

*

*Make a log backup. This marks the active log space for reuse.

*Shrink the log file. This will shrink it down to the end of the last virtual log file in use (which will probably leave it larger than what you wanted to shrink it to).

*Since the end of the log file will now be in use, given that's where it stopped shrinking due to a VLF being in use, SQL Server will wrap back to the beginning of the log file for further log writes.

*CHECKPOINT to make sure dirty pages for active transactions are flushed, then make a backup again. (The CHECKPOINT might not be necessary - you can try without first.)

*Shrink the log file again. You should be able to bring it down to where you want.

If that still doesn't work, check DBCC OPENTRAN, and the log_reuse_wait column in master.sys.databases.

A: According to the comment on this answer "Shrinking databases makes God kill kittens" :-). So I'd advise you not do it.
Anyway, I don't have another solution to your problem except to backup the log, then shrink it. Switching to simple recovery model will break the chain. There isn't a best way to shrink the log file. Except not use FULL RECOVERY if it's not necessary, so shrinking of log won't be needed.
Edit: Have you seen what's using your transaction log? Maybe there's a long running open transaction. Or the need for a backup..a checkpoint.. Check this article for some ideas why your log file might be so big.


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To Dylan Michael Rueff.

Enough said.

Introduction

If you were given the chance to write a guidebook on life for your child, to put together a small volume of important reminders gleaned from your own experience on Earth, how would you go about it? What would you say?

Those were the questions I found myself pondering awhile back when, in the midst of some difficult times, a small, clear voice inside me turned its attention toward my son, Dylan, who had recently turned six. What advice could I offer him concerning the matter of how to live—how to succeed in his goals and relationships and remain human while doing so?

This book is my answer.

Basically, it happened this way.

A few years ago I found myself embroiled in a number of coincident crises, including joblessness, a career change, and the beginnings of what proved to be a long and difficult divorce. One afternoon while I was out on an errand, a small, inspirational thought occurred to me in the form of a poetic proverb. It was nothing earthshaking, just a brief, significant reminder to myself—something to keep in mind as I struggled to hold things together from one day to the next. As a writer, I'm accustomed to paying attention to things like that, so I pulled into a gas station parking lot, stopped the car, and jotted down the proverb on some handy piece of scrap paper—probably a cash register receipt or a napkin from a fast-food restaurant.

The next day, something similar occurred. Another proverb came to mind and again I wrote it down. The following week it happened again—and again sometime after that. It was as though some deep, resonant voice inside me was trying to make itself heard, and my job was simply to let it. So I did.

Over the course of the next year or so, two things happened. One, I got used to thinking in terms of the proverbs—they provided a handy context for couching my observations about life. And, two, it gradually dawned on me that I wasn't recording the proverbs for myself, I was writing them for Dylan. The voice inside me was putting together a collection of things I wanted him to know and understand as he got older. It was piecing together a small, personal handbook on how to live.

It was answering the question, What would you say?

When the crises subsided, I returned to the collection of proverbs to see what I had. Some I threw out; others I kept and worked on—pruning, rephrasing, and rearranging until, at last, I arrived at what I considered to be a satisfying form of the collection. Fifty proverbs made the final cut—hence the title, which suggested itself early on: Fifty Things I Want My Son to Know.

So here it is. The book I wrote for Dylan—and for anyone else who, like me, can benefit from a gentle reminder now and then that things are not as dire as they seem, that we exist apart from the world we inhabit and can shed our attachment to the things that bring us grief if we try. That grief, too, has its purpose. That we can be virtuous, strong, wise, and happy—all the tools are inside us already; we have only to use them. That life is complex and simple all at once (not to mention an enigma sometimes). That what matters is here and now.

My hope is that Dylan will keep this book with him as he grows older. And that he'll return to it from time to time in the years ahead—for encouragement and support or simply out of curiosity, each time gleaning more from the proverbs and seeing them in the richer light that shines from experience. And who knows? When he's old enough, maybe something inside him will pose the same sort of question that spawned this book: If I were to write a handbook for my children, what would I say?

I can't wait to read his reply.

Thing One

That he is God.

* * *

That Divinity wakes when he opens his eyes,
touches Itself with his fingers,
inhales Itself with his lungs.

That through him, God admires all that is.

That the sidelong glance of the Godhead
falls upon him every hour
through the eyes of those
who, too, are God

without knowing.

That to say he is not God
is to say that God does not exist in him,
is to say that God does not exist.

Which is blasphemy.
Thing Two

That he must sow what he seeks to grow what he wants to find.

* * *

That life is a soil ready
to nourish the potent deed.
That all good seeds are sown for their own sake;
the harvest takes care of itself.

That if he wants love and affection,

he must become its source

for others.

That if he wants enlightenment,

he must be willing to teach.

That if he wants wealth,

he must learn not to hoard

what Nature has given to him.
Thing Three

That each meeting is an exchange.

* * *

That everyone who crosses his path

bears a gift.
A bit of magic

torn from the cloth of life.

One missing piece to the puzzle

of how to live.

That inside the gift
hides a genie
who grants one wish.
That to lure it into the open,

he must beckon it with his own—
the genie that hides in the gift

he offers in return.

The thoughtful word.
The willing ear.
The timely smile.

That the genies are
our unseen media of exchange.
Thing Four

That each of us is home to a thousand genies.

* * *

That they nap inside us,

each awaiting its turn.

That to summon the genie groomed
for the circumstance at hand,
he must squeeze into the moment,
whisper its name,
rouse it,

and invite it to play.
Thing Five

That it hurts to stretch a metaphor too far.

* * *
Thing Six

That he was born in the woods.

* * *

With an ax,
a compass,
a handful of nuts and berries.

That he can chop his way through the underbrush,

or follow the needle where it leads,
or open his palm

and come to terms with the fauna.
Thing Seven

That inside him lives a great oracle.

* * *

Whose throne he may approach,
or not,
when he finds himself wanting

to know.

Who knows what he seeks
before he seeks it.

And why.

That it is deaf

to the angry voices that gather at the temple gates,

seeking its crucifixion.

That sometimes it will turn him away
for his own sake
and whisper in his ear
before he goes,

"Come back when you know one more thing."
Thing Eight

That not everything is a lesson.

* * *

That inside him lives a pupil
forever jotting notes.
That sometimes he must put down the pen
to hear what's being said
or, better yet, the bell that rings
for recess.
Thing Nine

That Truth is a pretty girl.

* * *

On the far side of the room.
He may approach her by half every hour

but never kiss.
Thing Ten

That the high road has no guardrails.

* * *

And a couple of really nasty hairpin turns.
Thing Eleven

That Life prefers beauty.

* * *

That the fittest survive,

but only what is lovely moves Life forward.

That weeds endure by defense,
succeed by being tenacious

and hard to kill.

That flowers last by luring what they need.

That some great thing wants them.

Otherwise, the world would be nothing but weeds.
Thing Twelve

That there are no weeds.

* * *

Or flowers.

Only plants.
Thing Thirteen

That doing and being weigh the same.

* * *

That everyone who is must do.
That all who do are.
That Nature purges those who are and do not
and those who do without being.

One by starvation—

the other by accident.

That doing makes it possible to be.
That being makes the doing worth the fuss.

That doing and being
are the handshake of greeting
for a man at peace with himself.
Thing Fourteen

That God is deaf.

* * *

That the soul shouts loud and long—
entreating God for favors,
decrying the injustices of fate,
pleading until it is hoarse
and even after.

That God hears none of this.

That in the soul's most quiet corner,
something meek, with nimble fingers, stands
signing the true prayer.

That God is a lover of nuance.
Thing Fifteen

That he exists outside the spotlight.

* * *

That those without fame live also.
That even when the camera stops rolling,
life goes on.
Thing Sixteen

That he need not fear what he wants.

* * *

That no wicked Other has planted his desires
like traps along the way
to who he is.

That he need not tiptoe
on the path

to know himself.

That his heart is not a minefield.
That only what is dead desires not.
Thing Seventeen

That inside him is a marketplace.

* * *

Crowded with buyers and sellers,
the face of every one of which
is his.

That here sits a beggar,
there a prince

borne on pillows from his birth.

A girl selling flowers

picked this morning.

A man with rugs

he swears were sewn by hand.

A thief who waits in the alley

to steal his purse.
Thing Eighteen

That his soul does not want to be found.

* * *

That he will not discover it

but must never abandon the search.

That once or twice he will glimpse it
like a shadow
cast by a shooting star.
That each time he thinks he has found it,

grabbed it,

made it his at last—

he will find in his hands an echo.

Nothing more.

Nothing more.

Nothing.

More.

That what he seeks will laugh at him
from across a great canyon.
That its footprints
and campfires—
the twigs it breaks in flight—
are all he will ever,
can ever,
know.

That it throws its voice.
Thing Nineteen

That the goal of the game is to play.

* * *

That conquest demands elation—

defeat, the deepest sense that all is lost.
That joy and sorrow feed both sides of the soul.

That a soul too full of either

will not fly.
Thing Twenty

That he may, at any time, become the Adult.

* * *

That no barrier stands
between his heart and right action.
There is no rushing river to cross.

The Adult stands at the stove, fixing dinner,
or sits on the patio, reading—
a keen ear tuned to the cry for help,
the shriek of discovery,
the quiet tap on its shoulder
for a moment of its time.

That sometimes he must watch the hands
stirring the pot

or listen

as each page turns.

That if he dares to read over his shoulder,
he may be surprised
how many big words he knows.
Thing Twenty-one

That the Child inside him is always up for a game.

* * *

That while he dashes from bow to stern,
setting the sails of life,
cursing the high seas,
and the calms—
the Child waits below,
reading a comic book,
shuffling a fresh deck of cards,
thinking up stories to tell.

That while he works on the house he was given,
mending the woodwork,
tending the garden,
grooming a showcase home—
the Child sits in a playground swing
two blocks away,
staring down at the sand,
making figure eights with its toes,
hoping the chores will end soon,
so he can come out and play.
Thing Twenty-two

That sorry does do it.

* * *
Thing Twenty-three

That a flower is a pattern ongoing.

* * *

That what survives through the seasons

and years

is merely the flower idea.

Whispered from one generation to the next.

Passed on like a secret—

the Fellowship of Flowers'

sacred pact.

That all things living play out a code.

A sentence spoken under God's breath.

An aside in a language we barely understand—

its grammar

pure intent.
Thing Twenty-four

That darkness fears the tongue.

* * *

That despair thrives in silence—

grows toward it

like a burgeoning shoot seeks the sun.

Drawing for its sustenance

the unnamed fear,

the unshared heartache,

the anger held within.

That it basks in the rays
of something true unsaid.
Thing Twenty-five

That the only safe place is this moment.

* * *

That Guilt and Fear are ogres who feed on the soul—

one mottled with ancient running sores,
the other flecked with scars

from wounds not yet made.

That this moment has no room for them;
he is always protected

Now.

That this moment seems impossibly thin,
a safe house with paper walls,

but opens to a greater world beyond.

That the greater world is larger
than all other worlds combined,
because it reveals itself wholly
all at once.

That the greater world of this moment
possesses no borders;

it simply is.
Thing Twenty-six

That he must become a man he can trust.

* * *

Or spend his life
keeping very close watch
on himself.
Thing Twenty-seven

That God has buried a plan for his life inside him.

* * *

Surrounded it with chests
full of opulent treasure.

There is no map saying: "X marks the spot."
Only a tale passed down
by word of mouth.
That to find the riches, he must ask himself,
"If I were God, where would I hide such a thing?"

"But wait! I am!

I must have put it . . .

there."
Thing Twenty-eight

That he need not be the sheep nor the wolf.

* * *

Nor the shepherd
watching over his flock.

That he can be the poet lying
on the hill across the way

brewing some new potion

made out of words.

Soothed by the bleating.
Amused by the stalker and the stalked.

Drunk with the thoughts of a girl

and how nothing else matters.
Thing Twenty-nine

That the day may come when he looks down his nose at himself.

* * *

That the proper response involves his middle finger.

Thing Thirty

That inside him is a yardstick.

* * *

He stood it on end
and pulled himself upright
to walk.

Uses it now
to trace straight lines
and dream of swatting
the occasional inside curve.

Will one day show his children
where the numbers have worn off

from use.

May rap them
when they stretch too far
in reaching for their own.

And then repent.

Will use it as a walking stick
and, finally, a cane.
That it will be the first thing
swallowed up by the flames
of his pyre.
Thing Thirty-one

That the world is a phone booth.

* * *

Crammed with those eager
to fit in.

That if he turns his back on the hubbub
and follows the poles till they end,
he may find himself

on the other end of the line.
Thing Thirty-two

That he needs no one's approval.

* * *

Not even mine.
Thing Thirty-three

That he is not immune from tribulation.

* * *

That peril walks beside him, chatting—
kicking stones,
its hands in its pockets,
feeling for something there.

That he must learn to laugh at its jokes
but never to share his secrets

or invite it home for a beer.

That someday he will have to run
as far and as fast as he can.

That trouble will stumble behind,

hanging on to his scarf.
Thing Thirty-four

That good pitching beats good hitting.

* * *

And life rewards the man in control of his stuff.
Thing Thirty-five

That opinions are to talent what pocket change is to wealth.

* * *

Easy to carry around and show friends

but wanting

when it comes to the important exchange.
Thing Thirty-six

That God is an echo.

* * *

That God may be found in that canyon
or cave
where the penitent go
to beckon themselves
alone.

Give me wisdom!

Be wise.

Give me peace!

Stop striving.

Bring love to me!

Love.

The voice to trust is that which never speaks.
Thing Thirty-seven

That before him hangs a thick, black veil.

* * *

He holds it aloft,
gripped in his fists,
braced to keep the light
from hurting his eyes.

That someday his arms will grow weak
or stiffen
and, at the end, collapse
to let him see

the him that lives forever
staring back

with a playful grin.
Thing Thirty-eight

That his mind is a party.

* * *

Teeming with chattering guests.

That he cannot hide in the kitchen,
hoping they'll leave.
That when he most yearns for silence,
they will turn up the volume

a notch.

That they'll offer jokes and compliments,

adoration,

consolation—

anything for his ear.

That they'll worry him with their stories
even as he shows them the door,
and stand on the porch singing bawdy songs

while he dreams.
Thing Thirty-nine

That the island he lives on is shrinking.

* * *

And has been
from the moment he was born.

That, one day, he will find himself surrounded
on the beach—
the waves pressing in from all sides.

That it will be his day

to go to sea.

That how he fares from that moment on
will depend upon the temper of his boat.

That I cannot build the boat for him;

I can only hand him the hammer,
a saw,
and a rough sketch
of my own.
Thing Forty

That the fighting will never stop.

* * *

That we are all like little children
on a long trip in the car—

beating each other up in the backseat
and every once in a while asking,

"Are we there yet?"
Thing Forty-one

That he is what he is—not what he does.

* * *

The do-er who denies his task to seek a state of mind,
the be-er who forsakes his heart to do . . .
commit the same sin.
Thing Forty-two

That he is what he does—not what he is.

* * *

That karmic law pays no attention to titles.
Thing Forty-three

That regret is a pair of kid sisters.

* * *

Who follow him always,
tugging at his sleeves.

That one keeps a journal,
jotting what he could have done
and did not.

The other talks of a pleasant life
he might someday live
but won't.

That to save himself
from the nagging,
he must lead them to the center of the bridge
this moment is

and leap from the edge.
Thing Forty-four

That he lives alone.

* * *

That something stands
in the room where he dwells—

one hand on the cord

that opens and closes the blinds.

Observing the kids
on the other side of the courtyard,

who stand behind their own blinds

looking out.

That each of the windows
is made

of unbreakable glass.

Thing Forty-five

That the past and the future are phantoms.

* * *

That Was and Will Be are restless ghosts,
wandering the halls of a mansion—

rattling chains,

calling out in the night,
haunting us all as we sleep.

Who obscure but never intrigue,
unsettle but never upset—
couching every mystery
in doubt.

That to send them away
he must rise from the bed

and be forever waking from the dream.
Thing Forty-six

That the world is a goddess full of stories.

* * *

That she craves his attention—
is loathe to exist unheard.
That if he denies her long enough,
she'll take him aside
and give him a tale of his own,
then invite him into the circle to tell it

and thereby become part of her.

That she has a lovely sister full of songs.
Thing Forty-seven

That the Song of Life is a dirge.

* * *

Because everything that lives
marches
slowly toward its ruin.
Thing Forty-eight

That the Song of Life is a victory dance.

* * *

Because Death wins all the battles
but never the war.
Thing Forty-nine

That good religion hangs its hat on Nothing.

* * *

Its disciples kneel
only to offer a hand to someone fallen.
Never tithe
or hoard.

That their God plays hide-and-seek with them
to help them learn how to find.
And weeps for those
whom doctrine
puts to the leash.

That their liturgy reads only "Thank you."
Their only hymn—
an idle tune unsung.

That their names are not written in the Book of Life,
except in the dedication.
That they are eternal
as only the unnamed can be.
That every step of life
is their procession.

And since they worship everywhere,
their temple cannot be destroyed.
Thing Fifty

That my love for him is beyond words.

* * *
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Instead of having a unique hardcoded value for the submodule URL, is it possible to have a certain submodule URL depending on what the main repository's URL is? If the main repository has a HTTPS protocol URL, then use an HTTPS URL for the submodule, and if the main repository has a SSH URL, then use a SSH URL for the submodule too?


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Home / News / P700-M Mindanao Media Hub Infra To Rise
P700-M Mindanao Media Hub Infra To Rise
by The News Feeder on 12:42 PM in News
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Just as the World Press Freedom day was celebrated globally on May 3, the hard hat and ground breaking ceremony for the P700 million Mindanao Media Hub in Davao City had also taken place as headed by SAP Christopher "Bong" Go and PCOO Secretary Martin Andanar.
The four-storey, state-of-the-art, government-owned media hub will serve as the main broadcast hub in Regions 10 to 13 and it will house the People's Television, Radyo ng Pilipinas, News and Information Bureau, Philippine News Agency, the Philippine Information Agency, National Printing Office, Apo Production Unit and other agencies linked to PCOO.
Pres. Rodrigo Duterte with Sec. Bong Go | Photo CTTO
In an interview, Go was quoted saying that the hub will be the first in the country to hold different types of media in one place.
Go said that the expansion and improvement of state-run media agencies by the PCOO is a reflection of President Rodrigo Duterte's commitment to serve the Filipino people, especially the Mindanaoans.
"We will now have a full and rightful information and coverage we deserve," Go said.
Aside from being the house to government-run media platforms, the facility will also serve as a platform for the public to inform the government of their needs and at the same time, report any unlawful activity and complaints against government officials.
Go said that the two-way exchange between the government and the people will help hasten nation-building. "Press Freedom plays a vital role in creating an informed and enlightened citizenry by providing individuals with a chance to gain and impart knowledge. You've helped foster public discourse and bring meaningful and lasting change in our society," he expressed.
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Meanwhile, PCOO Secretary Andanar also said that the building construction is expected to be completed by the end of this year or by January 2019. It will be also eyed to be operational by the second quarter of 2019.
The government also intends to build the same facility for the people of Visayas. The facility is aimed at disseminating development news or information that is not just Manila-centric but also the goings-on in other parts of the country.
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Refugee turned inner-city principal wants to make an impact on next generation of students
Forty years after landing in Canada as a refugee, Vinh Huynh is in a position to impact the lives of inner-city children who were once in his shoes.
Nearly 30 percent of the 700 students at Gordon Bell High School are newcomers
Ahmar Khan · CBC · Posted: Sep 05, 2019 5:00 AM CT | Last Updated: September 5, 2019
Vinh Huynh is a former refugee who is now the principal of Gordon Bell High School in Winnipeg. (Ahmar Khan/CBC)
Huynh, now the principal of his alma mater, Gordon Bell High School in Winnipeg, hopes to change students' lives for the better — the same way his old teachers helped him, beginning with the principal of his elementary school in Birtle, Man.
The principal was Bob Marshall, and the school was Birtle Elementary School. The small town was the first place the Huynh family called home in Manitoba. It was there, Huynh says, that Marshall's kindness put him on his career path to become an educator.
"My brother and me spent three days in the principal's office, and he really knew what we needed was that sense of safety and security," said Huynh.
"He wanted to make sure that my brother and I were welcome and that we were basically protected and that our learning was important."
Back to school through the eyes of a first-time teacher
The Huynh family came to Manitoba as refugees from Vietnam, after spending time in refugee camps in Malaysia. After a transitional camp in Montreal, the family was flown to Winnipeg for a day before moving with other refugee families to Birtle.
Back then, Huynh says Marshall took extra steps to interact with Huynh as often as he could, ensuring he was not lost in a whirlwind of schoolwork and social divisions.
The Huynh family came to Winnipeg as Vietnamese refugees after spending time in Malaysia in refugee camps. (Ahmar Khan/CBC)
"His actions, the decision that underlined it and the ways in which he interacted with us — I keep that in my heart, in my mind, as being crucial to how should I then be in the system to all the students that come through these doors," Huynh said.
Decades later, as a new school year was about to begin, Huynh said he was looking forward to imparting that wisdom to his staff.
A sense of welcome, belonging
Of the more than 700 kids attending Gordon Bell High School this year, Huynh says at least 30 per cent are newcomers to Canada. He recognizes the instant challenges they could face in trying to fit in, not knowing the language and other struggles, but using his own story of success, he knows their opportunities are truly unlimited.
"Children, regardless of, you know, your economic or cultural background [or] where you come from — I think the key thing is that the idea that all students can learn, if they're given the kind of support and encouragement that they need," he said.
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Huynh says his own experiences as a student have helped shape his outlook as an educator. He attended the high school himself, after his family moved to Winnipeg from Birtle in his youth.
"My ties with this school are deeply ingrained and I know what the students need. I can help them, because I was them at one point," he said.
"[We need to be] offering students … the opportunities that they need so that they can feel welcome, giving them a sense of belonging. Those are the essential needs of a human being."
Compassion, respect the key
Going into this school year, Huynh says he'll be following a similar game plan to the one exemplified by his former principal Marshall: be on the frontlines, in the classrooms and roaming the halls, to talk to students instead of waiting for them to seek help.
"I still remember a Christmas coming up and he brought my brother and I our first pair of skates … I'm a skater [now] and I love to skate since then," he said.
Vinh Huynh credits his principal at Birtle Elementary School, Bob Marshall, for inspiring him to become an educator. (Ahmar Khan/CBC)
"It's about being both compassionate, but also being respectful — understanding that you know young people need both love, but that love needs to be put it within the context of the structures and boundaries and expectations."
He said leaders in schools need to show initiative and not expect students to come to them.
"If you actually look at my office here, I actually don't have a sitting desk. I have a standing desk — that's symbolic for me," he said. "I don't … sit in my office, I am out and about."
Although the challenges facing students now are different from those in his time, Huynh says the pressure to succeed is still relevant. He added trying to navigate the growth of technology is a challenge for all educators.
'You are a superhero': Winnipeg inner-city teacher brings powerful message to students heading back to class
"There's a range of mental health issues that we need to address, there's the sense of disconnection that comes with not connecting within the schools and the wider community. … There's also a risk factor that comes with … living in this new world," he said.
"We need to be there for them, even when they struggle, and face tough times. Compassion and support will always work."
Forty years after landing in Canada as a refugee, Vinh Huynh is in a position to impact the lives of inner-city children who were once in his shoes. 2:20
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Covert threat detection technology with Patriot One
Harry Lye 19 September 2019	(Last Updated January 30th, 2020 08:51)
Can surveillance become smart enough to detect threats without endlessly scanning everything in sight? Patriot One CEO Martin Cronin and senior vice president Phillip Lancaster tell Harry Lye about how threat detection technology is evolving.
Patriot One offers a range of covert threat detection systems. Credits: Patriot One.
What do Wembley stadium on a match day, a school in West Virginia and a checkpoint in Jerusalem have in common? The answer is a need for security.
From manpower to cameras, metal detectors, facial recognition systems and everything in between, Canadian company Patriot One, in partnership with Cisco, IBM and Raytheon, is looking to change the way these systems detect, interpret and notify us of threats.
Using a combination of video recognition systems, cognitive microwave radar, targeted magnetic sensors and airborne trace chemicals sensors, their systems perceive threats in a covert manner, unlike existing, intrusive infrastructure. The goal is to have each system filling in the gaps left by others to paint a full picture of the threats in a given space.
Systems detect threats, people respond
The video recognition system uses existing camera systems along with software powered by AI and machine learning for object recognition.
Cronin explains: "You take a feed from a camera system, run it through our servers, and the algorithms have been taught to recognise a weapon in an open view. So somebody pulls out a gun or a knife, the algorithms instantly recognise it and generate an alert."
Machine learning can replace human operators sat watching a bank of screens and camera feeds. Reducing the margin for human error or oversight, software that automatically scans every frame of video can allow for faster, more appropriate responses to potential threats.
What a machine will lack, however, is the human operator's ability to rely on intuition and make a judgement call. If a student brings a toy gun to school, for instance, the automated system will flag it as a weapon and the resulting response could easily end in disaster.
One solution to eliminating this margin of error is to apply targeted magnetic sensors and cognitive microwave radar. Cronin explains that while the video recognition software may wrongly identify an object as a threat, the analysis from the concealed weapon detection systems will further evaluate that result by checking the object's signature based on material composition.
This reduces the margin of error by having additional layers of threat analysis and verification.
Military camouflage technology: countering thermal imaging
From officer safety to backpack bombs?
One of the company's most recent development is the Patscan STS sensor, designed in cooperation with a former Navy Seal, which can detect explosive material at a distance from airborne trace chemicals.
Cronin explains: "It's a sniffing device with very, very high sensitivity. So it will detect the vaporisation of explosives in close proximity. The system is designed to detect car bombs or people carrying IEDs when they travel near a sensor."
The concept behind these systems was born out of both Cronin and Lancaster's long experience working in the security and diplomatic fields, at the Foreign Office and with the police, respectively. Their work has helped them gain first-hand insights into the challenges security services deal with.
Lancaster explains one of the company's current focuses: "We've got a couple of initiatives we're starting around officer safety using the same kind of technology. That's mainly US-focused, using on-board cameras, to identify potential threats that the officers may be facing."
After a spate of police officers being killed in their cars, Patriot One's technology presented a possible solution. Most police cars in the US carry a 360-degree camera on-board. Patriot One envisions a world in which that camera can see the gun before the officer sees it, giving them vital time to stay safe.
Patriot One also wants to apply this technology to military vehicles, so that the system can automatically alert soldiers to the presence of small arms or bombs in the vicinity of a Humvee or tank, in a bid to improve survivability in hostile environments.
Shifting environments require a new approach to security
As security environments evolve, the need for less invasive ways of keeping people safe is growing. However, security needs to be balanced against civil liberties.
UK police forces have recently come under fire for trialling facial recognition technology in public spaces, with privacy groups arguing that it is too intrusive. Technologies which can detect and identify objects based on scans and sensors could help address these privacy questions by reducing the need for large-scale video surveillance and scanning.
Facial recognition still has a place in the security environment, but additional detection systems allow it to be more targeted. By detecting weapons or patterns of behaviour the systems can then decide whether to run a facial recognition scan allowing security professionals to know who and what they are dealing with, while limiting, as much as possible, the impact on individuals' right to privacy.
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'Judge Parker' Comic Strip Writer Explores Realities Of Prison Life NPR's Michel Martin speaks to the writer of the comic strip "Judge Parker," Francesco Marciuliano, about highlighting criminal justice issues in his story lines.
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'Judge Parker' Comic Strip Writer Explores Realities Of Prison Life
The hit Netflix show "Orange Is The New Black" just wrapped its final season. It was a critical and fan favorite for its dark comedy and sharply-drawn characters but also because it was one of a number of shows, like "Oz," that have tried to shine a light on prison conditions. And that story is also being told in an unusual place - a comic strip.
Fans of "Judge Parker," a serial created in 1952 that follows the life of small-town judge Alan Parker and his family, will have noticed that Judge Parker's storyline has taken a hard turn. He is in prison and, as of the last strip, recovering from a brutal beating at the hands of other inmates when they found out that he was a judge. It's the latest twist in a plot that's turned the comic strip into a platform for educating readers about the troubling realities of prison life. It's a lot to take on in a few illustrated panels, so we've called up the writer of "Judge Parker," Francesco Marciuliano. He took over the strip in 2016, and he's also the writer of "Sally Forth," another popular syndicated comic.
Francesco Marciuliano, thanks so much for joining us.
FRANCESCO MARCIULIANO: Oh, thank you very much.
MARTIN: So we've spoken to you before. And I'm not going to get into all the details about why Judge Parker is in prison because it's a little crazy. But I'm just going to kind of summarize to say that he was, in a way, trapped. He thought he was doing the right thing, and this is what happened. And I just have to ask - you know, where did this come from? Where did you get the idea to follow this storyline?
MARCIULIANO: Well, I will say he's not so much trapped. He did do the wrong thing, and he knowingly did the wrong thing for what he believed were for the right reasons. But he still did break the law. So there was going to be some sort of comeuppance in regard because I didn't want to do it where he does something illegal, and it's, like, but it's the main character. Let it slide. On the other hand, the idea was to show that once he's there, exactly where he's sending people.
MARTIN: And one of the reasons I found this interesting is there are comics like "Doonesbury," for example, that are known for taking on topical issues, but that has always been the flavor of "Doonesbury." As I said before, this is a legacy comic. I mean, it started in 1952. The people who've been reading this comic aren't necessarily used to this. And I'm wondering how people - or how are your fans, how are the readers of the comic are taking it?
MARCIULIANO: I - we'll use the word fans.
MARCIULIANO: This is a legacy strip. And I'm not trying to go, OK, now I'm just going to make it so now, and it's going to be thing. But on the other hand, you never want any strip or anything to be caught in amber, and you do want it to always be moving and feel like it's alive. So - now, granted, we do have the fantastic elements. Assassins appear regularly in this strip...
MARTIN: (Laughter).
MARCIULIANO: ...So I'm not...
MARTIN: Yes.
MARCIULIANO: By no means am I going, you know, this is frontline. But it's a thing that - I want the strip to feel like it's happening somewhere in this country as opposed to just on the paper.
MARTIN: What's inspiring you to take on this issue of - I don't want to make it sound sort of dry, but, like, this issue of mass incarceration, this issue of what actually happens in prison? What is it that got you interested in this?
MARCIULIANO: I know someone whose father has been incarcerated a few times, and I - and someone who has worked with social programs with prisoners. And I like comic strips where there is a gray area. I like it where you don't go, that's the good guy, which is why I wanted him to make a mistake and have him make - he made a choice - and have to make that choice, and then the consequences of that. Because if you write a strip where it's, like, these are the good guys, and that's the one twirling their mustache, at least for my sake, I get bored.
So it was like, OK. I want to do something. This is a legal strip. We almost never handle legal issues. It's always a soap opera strip. So it was a matter of, like, let's do a legal thing. I know we're not going to do a court case because that's visually dull. But if we do a prison, that, at least - I'm not saying it hasn't been done in a strip. That would probably be a lie. But I haven't seen that recently.
MARTIN: Are you hoping that perhaps you might reach people who aren't going to watch "Orange Is The New Black?" I mean, are you hoping in a way that you'll connect with people who just aren't interested any other way?
MARCIULIANO: I hope so. I'm not going to make the grand statement like, I'm the one who's going to turn them around on this. That's not how it works. But I think it's interesting for someone to see something that they normally wouldn't see and just look at it. Like, I don't mean to go sideways, but when I did "Sally Forth," I had Ted's dad pass away because my dad had passed away the year before. And I did the whole aspect of what that meant - doing the funeral arrangements, the after-effect of everything. And there were people who wrote to me thanking me very much for it.
There were also a lot of people wrote to me - it's, like, I go to a comic strip for laughs - which is not something I agree with. They certainly are welcome to their opinion, and that's perfectly fine. But strips like this work best if there is at least a little - at least is a foot on the ground in reality. And so that's what drives some of these stories. Again - I know, this is a comic strip that regularly has assassins - but I like that, at least, you feel that sometimes the strip is touching actual soil.
MARTIN: That is Francesco Marciuliano. He writes the "Judge Parker" and "Sally Forth" comic strips. Francesco, thanks so much for talking to us once again.
MARCIULIANO: Thank you.
MARTIN: I can't wait to see what happens.
MARCIULIANO: (Laughter).
MARTIN: Do you want to tell me, hint?
MARCIULIANO: You know what? I wrote that three months ago, so I'm kind of forgetting.
MARTIN: OK. All right.
MARTIN: All right.
MARCIULIANO: We'll find out together tomorrow.
MARTIN: OK. Thanks a lot. Bye-bye.


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The Wates Group, the leading privately-owned construction, property services and development company has announced the appointment of Emily Westcott as new Chief of Staff.
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