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Q: Set Filter Values Based on Excel Cells I am trying to set filter values based on values stored in a few cells as opposed to entering it in the dialog box that appears when I select the down arrow under the field I wish to filter.
This is a number filter for the between function (custom auto filter)
Any help would be much appreciated.

A: Try this (dummy cells used because you did not post any specifics):
Sub CustomNoFilterBetween()
With ActiveSheet
    LowerCrt = .Range("B2").Value
    UpperCrt = .Range("B3").Value

    .Range("$C$6:$C$16").AutoFilter Field:=1, Criteria1:=">=" & LowerCrt, _
    Operator:=xlAnd, Criteria2:="<=" & UpperCrt
End With
End Sub

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Hopefully ! These turbo's should last forever.
I'm gonna bump this, maybe for my own log. I bought mine with 156k, and just started a 100mi/day commute this week. Miles are going to rack up quickly, so we'll see how this thing will last.
Well I bought the OP's car at ~33k and now have 113k on it. It's still kicking just fine. I would plan on major repairs around 200k-225k (clutch, engine, wheel bearings, etc). The turbo if it hasn't been replaced may need replacing before, not sure how long most peoples KO4 have been lasting.
I hope you don't mean the entire engine is going to be replaced at 200k!
Clutch and turbo was done at 100k according to the previous owner (single family car). I just did one bad wheel bearing, and will be doing spark plugs and sway bar bushings this weekend. I'm gonna keep this stock to make it reliable, but part of me wants to get a set of tires for it for track days/autocross.
I have 110k on mine now. Last fall I replaced the timing chains. Just after that I lost 5th gear on the trans, so I swapped in a used 5 speed and did the clutch while I was in there. I've owned my car since new, been tuned since 40k miles and the car has seen a fair amount of track usage (road courses and drag) and the clutch looked worn but I would have guessed another 40-50k left in it. Also around that time I walnut blasted my intake ports to clean them up. Shortly after that I replaced the rear shocks and front struts (completely shot) and new LCAs and tie rod ends. My fuel and evap purge lines resembled the barrel of an old cannon and ended up bursting, so I had to replace those as well. There was also the upper and lower O2 sensors and my turn signal stalk died. That's about everything on the car that needed replacing. Most of those are just wear items from a rough life. The transmission is my fault. I have a bad habit of not downshifting on the highway and just pushing boost in 5th.
I said plan on, not need to. A few people have managed to get north of 250k, but it's always better to plan for it (zzp sells long blocks for $2,000 so not a huge expense).
Even if I started driving mine daily it still wouldn't rack up the miles to get it to 100,000 for about another 6 yrs.
I was seriously looking at C63's and E90 M3's to replace the Cobalt before I started my 100mi/day commute. Now doing that mileage, I'm happy with the Cobalt. I'd love to be in the financial position to have one of those gas guzzlers, but I'd want another vehicle (2019 Ranger or diesel Colorado) in case one of the German cars break.
I thought you had a long commute each day. Did you change jobs or move?
125k, owned since 96k, stock then GMS1 for about 12k miles now. timing chain tensioner because i heard rattles. I think the balance chain tensioner is going cause I get rattle in lower rpms when cold, and the turbo has 0 shaft play.
AFAIK turbo is OEM 125k mile unit. I did clutch around 113k, new oem axles and timken hubs at that time too. glad I did because axles are nationally backordered. New TPMS when I did tires because 1 was going bad. I haven't even done a front brake job yet, pads and rotors were replaced at 82k dealership. I have the stuff but lazy & miata taking funds so cobalt waits till it hits squealers I guess. I have stainless lines too.
Oh it's a daily driver. 0 degrees 100 degrees foot of snow or torrential downpours, I drive this car. Nothing major to report from me. Getting my hands on HPT for a better 20psi tune (23psi is accelerated death level so I'm staying conservative). Pic of my head for whatever it's worth. A very reputable man said it was in very good condition, best he's ever seen for mileage, so I think it may have been replaced but who knows. Mobil 1 5W-30 every 3ish thousand miles 5 quarts in 5 quarts out. it's 2 pictures just so we're clear. my dumb self didn't take a full picture of the top end so i grabbed some pictures from a video which were pretty clear.
I just passed 160k yesterday. TPMS sensor on the RF is going in and out. Otherwise, no other problems have sprung up.
1.5 weeks later, I've passed 161k. Looks like I do closer to 3k/mi a month and that's kinda scary.
Thanks to the guy above for sending me a notification reminding me of this thread.
I just did my front brakes the other day, well, I tried to do them.
Brembo pistons are coated with something (like a metallic coating). All of the pistons were flaking off around the outside of the boot, expected, but one piston got moisture in and got messed up internally (inside the bore). So the piston is toast. I bought new pistons, seals, and boots and I'm rebuilding them ASAP. Also doing stainless lines since I have to pull the brake lines off to rebuild them. The fronts had over 40k miles on them. The one that got stuck wore the pad down to the chirper and then was squealing bad. No fluid leaked out of them though.
I've been told rebuilding is cake. And they'll be good for a while (doing all new brake fluid). Necessary evil of age I guess. To my surprise, the brake fluid was still clear/greenish. Not black/brown.
^ rebuilding these brembos is super easy. I would recommend painting and cleaning them up really well when they are off. When I did them on my sedan all the pistons had the coating peeling off.
G2 caliper paint? I thought about it.
I used that on my old G5 but for my sedan I used aerosol caliper paint. I think you car would look great with silver brembos with black brembo stick.
I also would clear them it helps them clean up easier and last longer.
I got a hhr ss with 173k still running good.
What went boom in it?
He hasn't tore into it yet. But he NLS and then it started pouring smoke. He thinks a injector got stuck open and kept dumping fuel. He borescope and saw fuel in the cylinder. Compression is still good. LDK time for another sedan!!


I also had a few requests for a "sticky out thingy" so as a result I have these for sale if anyone is interested they replace the backing plate that I supplied. you know the one that falls behind the exhaust when fitting!!! They are powder coated black and should help to prevent the exhaust from melting your number plate!
I'll have a sticky out thing please. Payment sent.
Edited by Lou_m, 18 July 2016 - 12:17 PM.
I'll take one also please, I've sent payment. I've sent £18 because I already have the original one and would just like the sticky out thing. If I don't hear from you I'll assume this is correct.
Edited by gaffer1986, 18 July 2016 - 12:45 PM.
I'll take one with the heat shield too please. Could you let me know payment details please. Thanks.
Edited by cressey, 18 July 2016 - 12:43 PM.
I'll also take the heat shield option too please. If you could PM the payment details.
I'll take a sticky-out-thingy please!!
Where does payment need to go to?
Any chance you can do me one without the screw holes in the front? I think it would look better having pins welded to the back and secured from behind.
Good job, i would like both parts.
I take it you invested the "sticky out thing" as without it, you melted your number plate ...never seen that happen before!
Edited by Ormes, 18 July 2016 - 06:00 PM.
The original sticky out thing is also a sticky in thing. In fact it extends backwards over the exhaust by some 2 inches, proving a heatsheld for the exhaust rearwards inside the clam.
I'm interested but is it possible to have speedster written instead of vx220?
unfortunately not only have them with the holes! I think it would look better without the screws too! but wouldnt be as easy to manufacture so the price would of been a lot more and also would be a pig to fit!!
Yeah I did a bit of research and found that out but I couldn't make them cheap enough to go in and out! thats why they are called the sticky out thing!!


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State Police Solve 31 Car Thefts and Dismantle Multi-County Auto Theft Ring
Detectives Charge Six Suspects during Operation "Bust a Move"
Woodbridge Township, N.J. - The New Jersey State Police have arrested 6 suspects and dismantled an alleged multi-county theft ring linked to more than 30 stolen vehicles, 2 motor vehicle pursuits, and various other crimes after a 13-month operation dubbed "Bust a Move."
On October 31, 2019, troopers from Troop "D" Holmdel Station began investigating a motor vehicle crash involving an overturned Honda Civic on the Garden State Parkway in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County. As a result of the investigation at the scene, troopers seized a stolen 9mm handgun and discovered that the vehicle was wanted by the Sayreville Borough Police Department for fleeing a motor vehicle stop just prior to the crash.
Detectives from the Troop "D" Criminal Investigation Office later discovered that the vehicle was stolen from Sayreville Borough on October 20, 2019 by Chris Rosado, 24, of Newark, N.J. and Kelsey Acosta, 26, of Perth Amboy, N.J. Through various investigative means, investigators determined that Melvin Martinez, 22, and Julian Ferreira, 22, both of Newark, N.J. were in the Honda at the time of the crash, fled the scene, and were later picked up by Kelsey Acosta and Chris Rosado in Woodbridge Township.
On December 17, 2019, detectives arrested Rosado at his residence and charged him with hindering and joyriding. On December 23, 2019, Acosta turned herself into detectives at Holmdel Station and was charged with hindering and possession of marijuana. Based on the information uncovered during the investigation, detectives discovered that Rosado and Acosta were allegedly operating a vehicle-theft ring that targeted Hondas and Acuras in Hudson, Middlesex, and Union Counties. Detectives also identified Collins Kusi, 30, of Roselle, N.J. as a ringleader of the network and Melvin Martinez and Lazaro Ramos, 27, of Keasbey, N.J. as associates within the network.
Detectives also determined that Acosta and Rosado were using a storage facility in Linden, N.J. to store and sell stolen auto parts. On February 21, 2020, State Police detectives executed a search warrant and seized a Honda Civic, a stolen transmission, a stolen engine, fictitious plates, various auto parts, and tools. The following were charged:
Chris Rosado was charged on December 22, 2020 with the following charges. He is lodged at the Essex County Jail.
Conspiracy to commit theft
Conspiracy to lead an auto theft network
Conspiracy to operate a facility for sale of stolen auto parts
Leader of auto theft network
Operation of facility for sale of stolen auto parts
Receiving stolen property
Altering a vehicle identification number
Unlawful possession of a handgun
Possession of hollow point ammunition
Eluding
Possession of fraudulent insurance card
On December 22, 2020, detectives arrested Kelsey Acosta at her residence. She was charged with the following and lodged at Middlesex County Jail:
Production of fraudulent insurance card
Collins Kusi was charged on December 22, 2020 with the following charges. He is lodged at the Middlesex County Jail.
On December 4, 2020, detectives arrested Melvin Martinez at his residence. He was charged with the following and lodged at Middlesex County Jail:
Burglary of residence
Theft from residence
On December 22, 2020, detectives arrested Julian Ferreira at his residence. He was charged with the following and lodged at Essex County Jail:
Joyriding
Certain persons not to possess a firearm
On November 30, 2020, detectives arrested Lazaro Ramos at a business in Linden, N.J. He was charged with the following and lodged at Middlesex County Jail:
The case is being prosecuted by the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office.
Charges are mere accusations, and the accused are considered innocent until proven guilty.
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Part of Arnold & Son's Royal Collection, the new Nebula timepiece has been so called because its bridges radiate from the perimeter of the dial toward the centre, its sculptural movement looks like an inverted, exploded star.
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As well as being visible and decorated, the movement is, according to the brand, the wearer can see from the dial side all of the most technically interesting and animated mechanisms, including the barrels, gear train, balance and escapement, and winding mechanism without having to turn the timepiece over.
The view through the display back reveals even more of the movement, with its skeletonised and chamfered main plate with polished edges, solid 18ct gold chatons and gears featuring polished chamfers.
The Nebula is available in a 41.50 mm, 5N red gold or stainless steel case, with a sapphire crystal display back.


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Verizon and AT&T Exit From Cloud Business Applauded by Analysts — Enterprises want carrier-agnostic solutions.
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What if a Service Provider Snagged Brocade's Virtual Router? — That could take a bite out of the router business.
Red Hat released its OpenStack Platform 11, which includes new networking capabilities and improved integration with Red Hat CloudForms for cloud management.
Verizon signed a $300 million deal with Italian cable specialist Prysmian, which will supply Verizon with more than 17 km of cable.
Netcracker launched Netcracker 12, focusing on the back office needs of service providers as they move to digital systems.
Oracle enhanced its cloud platform to make it easier for organizations to move enterprise database applications to the cloud.
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165 Defiant
85 Defiant
70 Defiant Fire Rescue
64 Defiant Pilot
Typical Specifications
LOA: 75'
BOA: 21'
For detailed specifications, contact us today.
The Metal Shark 75 Defiant is a welded aluminum pilothouse vessel designed for use in law enforcement, tactical fire fighting, pilot operations, or other missions where fast response, all-weather capability, large capacity, and extended range are key considerations. Like all Metal Sharks, the 75 Defiant may be fully customized to meet virtually any mission requirement. The 75 Defiant sets a new industry standard for tactical firefighting vessel technology.
Hull Design & Construction
The 75 Defiant features a proven Metal Shark hull design that has been engineered and built to precise tolerances. To achieve its superior hull life rating of 30+ years, the vessel's hull, deck, and pilothouse structure are composed entirely of heavy, welded plates of premium-grade 5086 aluminum alloy. Thanks to its wide 21' beam, the 75 Defiant is extremely stable yet surprisingly fast, and its stout welded aluminum hull crushes waves to deliver a smooth and stable ride.
At the heart of the 75 Defiant's crew-friendly design is its spacious, clutter-free deck arrangement and expansive, open work spaces that allow for easy, surefooted passage from bow to stern. Wide, non-skid walkways feature low-level LED lighting for night missions, and careful consideration has been given to the placement of all rails and grab handles. Crew members may safely traverse the vessel, day or night, even in adverse weather conditions. A durable foam-filled collar provides impact resistance during alongside maneuvers; while port and starboard dive recesses and the full-width swim platform provide easy access to and from the water.
The most immediately apparent advancement in Metal Shark's Defiant pilothouse design is the use of pillarless glass to substantially enhance visibility. The result is a near elimination of the dangerous blind spots which are an unfortunate drawback of conventional pilothouse vessels. Large spotter windows allow the crew to see overhead aircraft. Further, the 75 Defiant's quickly opening side and aft pilothouse windows offer added flexibility and greatly facilitate communication when docking or maneuvering alongside another vessel. The pilothouse is shown here with a full galley, dinette, and crew station. Other configurations are available.
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Below-decks, the 75 Defiant's ample beam allows for a wide range of available configurations, which can be custom-tailored to suit specific mission requirements. In various configurations, the vessel can easily sleep between two and eight crew, with the potential for increased capacity. There's also an enclosed head compartment with fresh water sink and hot water shower, with multiple galley options available.
Available power includes twin Cat, Cummins, Volvo, and MTU options. Propulsion can be in the form of conventional shaft drive, waterjet, or pod propulsion systems. While waterjet propulsion offers speed and maneuverability advantages, the conventional straight shaft configuration offers lower acquisition costs, maintenance costs, and is serviceable anywhere in the world with basic tools and training.
Firefighting & Emergency Response
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يشكل Metro Hotel Ipswich International بموقعه الممتاز في إيبسويش نقطة انطلاق جيدة لاستكشاف هذه المدينة النابضة بالحياة. يقع الفندق على بعد 0 km من مركز المدينة، ويؤمن الوصول إلى أهم مراكز المدينة. يوفر الفندق بفضل موقعة الجيد وصولاً سهلاً إلى أهم معالم المدينة.
. إن Metro Hotel Ipswich International حريص على توفير الراحة للنزلاء، فلا يوفر الموظفون جهداً في تقديم أفضل الخدمات وضمان حسن الاستقبال. تتضمن الميزات الرئيسية في هذا الفندق: خدمة الغرف على مدار الساعة, واي فاي مجاني في جميع الغرف, خدمة التنظيف يوميًا, خدمة سيارات الأجرة, مرافق مخصصة لذوي الاحتياجات الخاصة. في Metro Hotel Ipswich International غرف نوم يزيد عددها عن 97 صممت بذوق وعناية لتوفر لك كل وسائل الراحة . بعضها يحتوي أضاً على تلفزيون بشاشة مسطحة, اتصال لاسلكي بشبكة الإنترنت (مجاني), غرف لغير المدخنين, مكيف هواء, تدفئة. كما أن مجموعة الخدمات الواسعة الموجودة في الفندق لضمان راحتك تترك لك الكثير من الخيارات لقضاء وقتك أثناء فترة إقامتك. استمتع بخدمات لا يعلى عليها وعنوان ذو اعتبار في Metro Hotel Ipswich International .
Good and in excellent position for what I needed. Staff are always lovely and super helpful.
Shower was terrible. Fine mist spray that goes all over the place. One toilet role was so wedged into the holder that you couldn't use it. The cleaners would just refold it & never replace it. Aircon was pretty crap, didnt seem to work properly. There is no sound proofing so you can hear all the hallway noise plus the loved up couple next door. Just a bit old & needs updating. The staff were lovely & helpful and the location was good.
Fail. Chose the metro based on online pictures and information. No spa or 24/7 room service as advertised. When discusssed with staff they were kind enough to provide free breakfast. However, quality of food was below average. Also, in-house movies translates to "pick a DVD from reception"! Will not return.
Nice room though smelly drain in the bath tub I smelt it as soon as I walked into the room. I told reception and they said to run some hot water down the drain though this didn't help so we just shut the door to keep the smell out. The breakfast was ok hot and cold options and the parking was free though not a secure parking as anyone could have walked into the car park to steal any of the cars during the night. Also the room key should also give you access to the parking area door as that was wide open too, again anyone could have come up the lift.
The standard of the room was very good.
We stayed 4 nights in the Metro and enjoyed our time very much. The staff were friendly and helpful. The breakfast package was tasty and fresh. The room was comfortable and roomy. We didn't eat at the restaurant but the hotel is a 2 minute walk from many eating places. A good stay and we would be happy to return.
The room was comfortable although the air conditioner was noisy, (you couldn't sleep with it on) and they could do with sunblock blinds to keep the light out in the morning. Restaurant was freezing cold and the food was ok not great, menue was basic, no surprises.
Well maintained hotel with large rooms and near the centre of town.
I have stayed here many times and the standard of the rooms is always very good.
As I was attending a function nearby, the hotel was convenient to the location for an overnight stay however I didn't make use of the dining facilities as dinner was provided at the function and I departed early next morning.
It was perfectly fine, easy check in, parking was good, room was really clean and comfortable. I was not in the room much, as I stayed there because of a concert in the city, to avoid a long drive home, but I am very particular about cleanliness and comfort and I would happily stay here again without hesitation.


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TAJ up for modernisation this fiscal year
The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service hopes to modernise the Tax Administration of Jamaica (TAJ) during the fiscal year 2019/20.
During his budget presentation last Thursday, Minister of Finance Dr Nigel Clarke said the Ministry intends to improve the physical infrastructure of the tax office, and in doing so, will increase the cadre of cashiers, expand its queue management system and implement additional e-service solutions to improve customer service delivery and experience.
TAJ will also develop a mobile app to accommodate payment of certain tax types including property tax and traffic ticket fines.
"There are many efforts to improve service delivery in the public sector," Clarke said.
In 2017, the Government implemented a Traffic Ticket Amnesty to allow motorists with unpaid traffic ticket fines to make payments without incurring a penalty or interest.
As with previous amnesties, the objectives were to enhance revenue administration and collection; allow persons to clear their driving record; improve the efficiency of the courts; and reduce the number of traffic cases before the courts.
Since then the Government has conducted two traffic tickets amnesties, raking in over $360 million in back payments. It's not clear if the development of the mobile app will eliminate the need for amnesties going forward.
In addition to the mobile app, the upcoming fiscal year will also see the Government undertaking the designing and planning process for new tax offices to replace those at Portmore, Cross Roads, Christiana, Santa Cruz, St Ann's Bay, Brown's Town, Buff Bay, as well as for the retrofitting and reorganisation of tax offices in Mandeville and Montego Bay.
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Q: How to create array of class object inside the same class in Swift I have a query in Swift 3.0. I am calling a web service and getting an array of contacts from the server. I am creating a class Contacts:
Class Contacts: NSObject {
    var address : String?
    var email : String?
    var gender : String?
    var name : String?
    var id : String?
    var phone : String?

//var array to store class object

     var arrayOfContacts = [Contacts]()

        override init() {
            super.init()
        }
    }

I need to access all the objects store in arrayOfContacts from somewhere in my code.
How should I create such a functionality or I am on the wrong way?

A: Two ways
way 1:
Declare your arrayOfContacts as static
class Contacts: NSObject {
    var address : String?
    var email : String?
    var gender : String?
    var name : String?
    var id : String?
    var phone : String?

    //var array to store class object

    static var arrayOfContacts = [Contacts]()
    override init() {
        super.init()
    }
}

And access it as
print(Contacts.arrayOfContacts)

Way 2:
If you want your contacts to be singleton  use
class Contacts: NSObject {
    var address : String?
    var email : String?
    var gender : String?
    var name : String?
    var id : String?
    var phone : String?
    var arrayOfContacts = [Contacts]()
    static var sharedInstance = Contacts()

    private override init() {
        super.init()
    }
}

Then access it as
Contacts.sharedInstance.arrayOfContacts

Hope it helps

A: actually you can create an array of objects in same class but you must not it in same class, so I provide code how to do it
        Class Contacts: NSObject {
            var address : String?
            var email : String?
            var gender : String?
            var name : String?
            var id : String?
            var phone : String?

            override init() {
                super.init()
            }

           static func arrayOfObject(_ array: NSArray)-> [Contacts] {
             var contactsArr: [Contacts] = []
             for data in array {
                let cont = Contacts(...)//init all properties
                contactsArr.append(cont)
            }
            return contactsArr
           }

        }

and call this method where you get your data
Contacts.arrayOfObject(<array of data>)

A: You can use Singleton pattern for this.
Play with it in playground.
import Foundation

class Contacts: NSObject {
    var address : String?
    var email : String?
    var gender : String?
    var name : String?
    var id : String?
    var phone : String?

    override init() {
        super.init()
        ContactSingleton.shared.arrayOfContacts.append(self)
    }
}

final class ContactSingleton {

    // MARK: Properties
    internal static let shared = ContactSingleton()
    internal var arrayOfContacts: [Contacts] = []

    // MARK: - Initializer
    private init() { }

}

let contact1 = Contacts()
print(ContactSingleton.shared.arrayOfContacts.count) // 1

let contact2 = Contacts()
let contact3 = Contacts()
print(ContactSingleton.shared.arrayOfContacts.count) // 3


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The United States and Malaysia engage closely on trade and investment issues, including under our 2004 Trade and Investment Framework Agreement. For information on upcoming U.S. meetings with Malaysia, see the Calendar of Events page.
Over the past decade, U.S. goods exports to Malaysia grew 2 percent while services exports grew 94 percent. U.S. goods exports to Malaysia in 2016 were $11.9 billion, with the top export categories including electrical machinery, machinery, aircraft, optical and medical instruments, and plastics. U.S. exports of agricultural products to Malaysia totaled $814 million in 2016 with leading categories including soybeans, dairy products, prepared food, processed vegetables, and fresh fruit. U.S. exports of services to Malaysia were an estimated $2.9 billion in 2015 (latest data available). The stock of U.S. foreign direct investment (FDI) in Malaysia was $14.0 billion in 2015 (latest data available and the stock of Malaysia's FDI in the United States was $1.3 billion in 2015 (latest data available. In 2016, Malaysia was our 18th largest overall trading partner. The United States is Malaysia's third largest goods trading partner, after China and Singapore.
Malaysia has bilateral and regional FTAs with many countries across the Asia Pacific, including China, Japan, Korea, Australia, New Zealand, India, Chile, Pakistan, and ASEAN, among others. Malaysia also is participating in the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the 16-member Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership negotiations. It launched negotiations with the EU in 2010, but the negotiations are on hold.


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With so many people in the world telling us we can't succeed, we need to hear people telling us we can. I remember my high school English teacher telling me not to apply to Cornell University because they wouldn't accept me and even if they did I wouldn't be able to do the work. (It's funny that I'm a writer now). I almost didn't apply but a few days later I saw Ivan Goldfarb, a former teacher, in the hallway and asked him about Cornell. He said, "If you get in, then you go. You can do it." His words made all the difference. I applied, was accepted and majored in Lacrosse :).
Too often we think it's our role to inject a dose of "reality" into someone's life. We think it's our job to protect people from the pain of failure and defeat. We think we must point out how bad the economy is and how horrible the job market is and how the sky is falling. We think that dreams were meant for others.
When it comes to encouragement I know that everyone of us loves working for and with people who bring out the best in us. We love being around people who uplift us and make us feel great. And while we'll always remember the negative people who told us we couldn't accomplish something, we will always cherish and hold a special place in our heart for those who encouraged us.
Today I want to encourage you to be an encourager. So often the difference between success and failure is belief. And so often that belief is instilled in us by someone who encouraged us. Leadership, after all, is a transfer of belief.
Today decide to be that person who instills a positive belief in someone who needs to hear your encouraging words. Uplift someone who is feeling down. Fuel your team with your positive energy. Rally others to focus on what is possible rather than what seems impossible. Share encouragement. It matters and we all need it.
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Jon Gordon is a speaker, consultant and author of several books including the recently released "The No Complaining Rule: Positive Ways to Deal with Negativity at Work". Read more about Jon Gordon at: www.jongordon.com.


FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Tim Wakefield looked like he lost his favorite playmate.
The knuckleballer was "shocked, very shocked" when the Red Sox released Doug Mirabelli, his personal catcher and close friend after seven seasons as teammates. "I don't know what else to say about it."
Wakefield said Saturday that the 37-year-old catcher also was surprised when Boston cut him Thursday because it felt 30-year-old Kevin Cash was better defensively and could handle the unpredictable path of the knuckler just as well. Both are weak hitters.
"I think he was caught off guard, too," Wakefield said. "But by no means do I want to take anything away from Kevin Cash. I think he did a great job with me last year and I think he can handle the job."
Cash caught four of Wakefield's starts late last season while Mirabelli was sidelined with calf and hamstring injuries.
The Red Sox had let Mirabelli go in December 2005 in a trade with San Diego. Josh Bard won the job catching Wakefield but when he struggled with the knuckler, Boston reacquired Mirabelli the following May.
"It's worse now, knowing that more than likely he won't be back, which is sad," said Wakefield, entering his 14th season with the Red Sox. "Dougie was a great teammate. Not only was he just my personal catcher and my friend, but a lot of the guys in that clubhouse respected his opinion."
In the end, his bat speed slowed and his throws to second base to catch base stealers took too long. Cash, who has played just 126 games with Toronto, Tampa Bay and Boston, got the job.
"I was very happy, but at the same time, it was a rough day for everybody, because of the relationships Doug has with a lot of these players," he said. "He's very well-liked, very well-respected. That goes from my standpoint, too. At the same time, it is a business and it's a career opportunity for me."
Wakefield learned of the release while on the field before Thursday's game in which Mirabelli was in the original starting lineup before being replaced by Dusty Brown.
"I went 'what?' " Wakefield said. "I'm saddened by the whole situation but it's a business decision. ... My feelings for Doug are very strong. When you lose a friend like that, it takes a while to get over it. But from a professional standpoint, I have to move on.
"I have to compete, so I can't dwell on it too much. But when I'm not competing, it's something I think about. It was weird coming into the clubhouse and him not being there."


See that giant ring in the photo above? It's 57 feet in diameter, the same size as the tunnel boring machine that will dig the state Route 99 tunnel beneath downtown.
Constructed of PVC pipe, this Stargate-like visual was on display Wednesday during a groundbreaking ceremony for the tunneling project just west of the sports stadiums. The machine won't arrive until next year, but it's already hard to imagine something that big drilling its way beneath downtown.
When the tunnel is built, two decks of highway will squeeze into that circle to carry northbound and southbound traffic.
For another rough size comparison, imagine taking one of the state's largest ferries and burying it underneath the city. The ferries you see on the waterfront every day are about the same size as the tunnel boring machine.
The $80 million drill will be 300 feet long and weigh 5,500 tons. Crews soon will start digging a pit from which the machine will worm its way 1.7 miles from Pioneer Square to a north portal in South Lake Union.
The machine is under construction now in Osaka, Japan, and will be delivered to Seattle in early 2013. The tunnel is scheduled to open in 2015. After it's finished, the rest of the Alaskan Way Viaduct will be demolished.
The tunnel project will sustain about 3,900 jobs, according to the state.


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Temporary security credentials in IAM - AWS Identity and Access Management
AWSDocumentationAWS Identity and Access ManagementUser Guide
AWS STS and AWS regionsCommon scenarios for temporary credentials
Temporary security credentials in IAM
You can use the AWS Security Token Service (AWS STS) to create and provide trusted users with temporary security credentials that can control access to your AWS resources. Temporary security credentials work almost identically to long-term access key credentials, with the following differences:
Temporary security credentials are short-term, as the name implies. They can be configured to last for anywhere from a few minutes to several hours. After the credentials expire, AWS no longer recognizes them or allows any kind of access from API requests made with them.
Temporary security credentials are not stored with the user but are generated dynamically and provided to the user when requested. When (or even before) the temporary security credentials expire, the user can request new credentials, as long as the user requesting them still has permissions to do so.
As a result, temporary credentials have the following advantages over long-term credentials:
You do not have to distribute or embed long-term AWS security credentials with an application.
You can provide access to your AWS resources to users without having to define an AWS identity for them. Temporary credentials are the basis for roles and identity federation.
The temporary security credentials have a limited lifetime, so you do not have to rotate them or explicitly revoke them when they're no longer needed. After temporary security credentials expire, they cannot be reused. You can specify how long the credentials are valid, up to a maximum limit.
AWS STS and AWS regions
Temporary security credentials are generated by AWS STS. By default, AWS STS is a global service with a single endpoint at https://sts.amazonaws.com. However, you can also choose to make AWS STS API calls to endpoints in any other supported Region. This can reduce latency (server lag) by sending the requests to servers in a Region that is geographically closer to you. No matter which Region your credentials come from, they work globally. For more information, see Managing AWS STS in an AWS Region.
Common scenarios for temporary credentials
Temporary credentials are useful in scenarios that involve identity federation, delegation, cross-account access, and IAM roles.
Identity federation
You can manage your user identities in an external system outside of AWS and grant users who sign in from those systems access to perform AWS tasks and access your AWS resources. IAM supports two types of identity federation. In both cases, the identities are stored outside of AWS. The distinction is where the external system resides—in your data center or an external third party on the web. For more information about external identity providers, see Identity providers and federation.
Enterprise identity federation – You can authenticate users in your organization's network, and then provide those users access to AWS without creating new AWS identities for them and requiring them to sign in with different sign-in credentials. This is known as the single sign-on approach to temporary access. AWS STS supports open standards like Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) 2.0, with which you can use Microsoft AD FS to leverage your Microsoft Active Directory. You can also use SAML 2.0 to manage your own solution for federating user identities. For more information, see About SAML 2.0-based federation.
Custom federation broker – You can use your organization's authentication system to grant access to AWS resources. For an example scenario, see Enabling custom identity broker access to the AWS console.
Federation using SAML 2.0 – You can use your organization's authentication system and SAML to grant access to AWS resources. For more information and an example scenario, see About SAML 2.0-based federation.
Web identity federation – You can let users sign in using a well-known third party identity provider such as Login with Amazon, Facebook, Google, or any OpenID Connect (OIDC) 2.0 compatible provider. You can exchange the credentials from that provider for temporary permissions to use resources in your AWS account. This is known as the web identity federation approach to temporary access. When you use web identity federation for your mobile or web application, you don't need to create custom sign-in code or manage your own user identities. Using web identity federation helps you keep your AWS account secure, because you don't have to distribute long-term security credentials, such as IAM user access keys, with your application. For more information, see About web identity federation.
AWS STS web identity federation supports Login with Amazon, Facebook, Google, and any OpenID Connect (OIDC)-compatible identity provider.
For mobile applications, we recommend that you use Amazon Cognito. You can use this service with AWS SDKs for mobile development to create unique identities for users and authenticate them for secure access to your AWS resources. Amazon Cognito supports the same identity providers as AWS STS, and also supports unauthenticated (guest) access and lets you migrate user data when a user signs in. Amazon Cognito also provides API operations for synchronizing user data so that it is preserved as users move between devices. For more information, see Authentication with Amplify in the Amplify Documentation.
Roles for cross-account access
Many organizations maintain more than one AWS account. Using roles and cross-account access, you can define user identities in one account, and use those identities to access AWS resources in other accounts that belong to your organization. This is known as the delegation approach to temporary access. For more information about creating cross-account roles, see Creating a role to delegate permissions to an IAM user. To learn whether principals in accounts outside of your zone of trust (trusted organization or account) have access to assume your roles, see What is IAM Access Analyzer?.
Roles for Amazon EC2
If you run applications on Amazon EC2 instances and those applications need access to AWS resources, you can provide temporary security credentials to your instances when you launch them. These temporary security credentials are available to all applications that run on the instance, so you don't need to store any long-term credentials on the instance. For more information, see Using an IAM role to grant permissions to applications running on Amazon EC2 instances.
Other AWS services
You can use temporary security credentials to access most AWS services. For a list of the services that accept temporary security credentials, see AWS services that work with IAM.
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7. 7. Cody Simpson
16 year-old Australian pop sensation Cody Simpson has an incredible following on sites like YouTube and Twitter, so maybe it's not surprise that he's managed by none other than Scooter Braun, Justin Bieber's manager. He first gathered a following on YouTube back in 2009 by posting videos of covers from artists such as Jason Mraz, Justin Timberlake and The Jackson 5.
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I thought the ST: Enterprise figures (with sculpts by Art Asylum, IIRC) actually looked fairly good. I wasn't into the show at the time, so didn't collect the figures. However, years later I saw the entire series on DVD (around 2006/2007-ish) & really appreciated this - it's the only Trek series I've seen in it's entirety.
Speaking of Star Trek, what was the intended market for these figures of the Turtles cosplaying as the Enterprise crew?
Star Trek got really big again around the 25th anniversary. Ordinary people were discussing Next Gen episodes the way they do Game of Thrones now, and, subsequently, there was a ton of licensed Trek tie-ins. I remember Barbie dolls in Trek uniforms, as well as a ton of TV guide Trek "collectible" covers.
I think I found the inspiration for this figure.
That makes a certain amount of sense.
However, what was the logic behind these figures? "You know what kids love more than ninjas? Farming!"
Tractors are hugely popular toys anywhere between the two coasts.
A Bela Lugosi figure in 1931? Priceless. In 1997? Not so much. A terrible likeness, but I'll give them props for a nice card.
Were Cling or Clang anybody's favorites of the Krofft pantheon? Doubt it. Where's my Dr. Shrinker or Captain Kool figure? Fail.
I had to include the infamous Kotter figures produced by Mattel via the Uncanny Valley. This was an impulse buy made while grieving for Ron "Horshack" Palillo five years ago. Nostalgia quickly soured into regret.
This may not be a figure that no one wanted (I want one!), but it does fit with the oddball toys in this thread: Marvel Superheroes Punisher. Look at how happy he is!
I almost bought it at Toys R Us at one time out of curiosity and did not do it.
And, when they repackaged him in a trench coat, he looked like he was about to flash someone.
"Hey ladies, check out my full weapons arsenal!"


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Boy, 13, Graduating From College, Loves Learning And Video Games
Good morning. I'm David Greene. Today in California, Jack Rico will graduate from Fullerton College. Over the past two years, he has earned four associate degrees from the school. And soon, Jack will head to the University of Nevada on a full scholarship. While he's not studying, Jack likes to play video games, which is understandable because he is 13. He told KABC-TV, I don't want to rush everything. I just want to focus on learning right now. That's what I love to do. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.
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Dyer's MazegillThis week participants made their own way to our meeting point at Esholt for our planned exploration of Jerrison and Spring Woods.
Alice and Maddy led us on our walk through the ancient woodland which is managed jointly by Natural England, Yorkshire Water and the Forestry Commission.There is a variety of habitats; where dense shade is created by the growth of beech and conifers there is little undergrowth but more undergrowth is seen in the mixed woodland wher some felling has taken place. Alice noted tall, old narrow oaks suggesting previous competiton for light. We were struck by the beautiful array of subtle colours on display in the trunks of the trees as well as the foliage. This will no doubt become more splendid as autumn's inexorable march continues.
The walk took us on a roughly oval route with an offshoot path down to the stream where we had lunch. Our botanists recorded 48 species of plant in flower/fruit including Narrow-leaved Ragwort, Red Campion, and Knotgrass and good crops of Holly, Rowan and Hawthorn Fruits. Unfortunately Himalayan Balsam and Japanese Knotweed are evident.
The weather was kind to us. Although we felt the chill of autumn especially in the cover of the wood, we did experience some warmth in the more open areas later in the day. This produced the sighting of one dragonfly; a Common Darter and three butterfly species; Green-veined White, Speckled Wood and pristine Red Admiral, probably newly emerged.
There were few birds. Jays and Nuthatch were heard and a Treecreeper made an appearance whilst we were having lunch.
Most surprising was the number of fungi on show including Clustered Bonnet, Horsehair Parachute, Blusher, Chicken of The Woods, Red Cracking Bolete, Peppery Bolete, Common Stump Brittlestem, Honey Fungus and Beech Woodwart. The highlight of the day was also the largest seen; Dyers Mazegill seen growing from the root of a conifer. As its name suggests it has been used for dying yarn in shades of yellow, orange or brown.
The woods are well used by cyclists, horse riders and walkers. We passed a number of dog walkers, many of them with several dogs. Towards the end of our walk we counted 5 parked vans owned by dog walking businesses!! Most of our group finished the day at the Woolpack in Esholt village to use the facilities and buy refreshmnets mostly in the form of hot drinks.
This was a very enjoyable day and I think even our walk leaders were surpised at the number of interesting things we saw. Many thanks to Maddy and Alice. See the photos here.


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Home Dispatches A Standing Rock on the Border?
A Standing Rock on the Border?
by Tim Vanderpool
Tim Vanderpool
Ofelia Rivas has said of the increasing fortification of the U.S.-Mexico border cutting through Tohono O'odham homelands: "It's like somebody put a knife in your mother…and you can't pull it out."
Tohono O'odham activist Ofelia Rivas has a reputation for clashing with U.S. Border Patrol. On her tribe's 4,500-square-mile reservation, which straddles the U.S.-Mexico border, that can be a stressful vocation. But she doesn't show it, sharing conversational snippets and a slight, quick grin. Her skin is the color of stained clay, and she cuts a stylish figure: narrow glasses and a red-flecked scarf trailing in the slight breeze. Her black sneakers are gray with dust.
We meet on a flatland in the far-southwestern corner of the Tohono O'odham Nation, a windblown place marked by metal posts marching off to the mountains. The posts are vehicle barriers, set in concrete with a steel cable between them. If President Donald Trump has his way, these posts will be replaced by a massive border wall. But that won't happen without a fight, and Rivas, organizer of the O'odham Solidarity Project, is helping lead it.
It's part of a battle that she has been fighting for years. In 2005, National Guardsman ripped open a burial site when they arrived with backhoes and cement trucks to install the vehicle barriers. Rivas gathered a small group of villagers to protest, blocking the only paved road through her village with their bodies and with a car. The military convoy simply rumbled around them, dragging its heavy equipment through the desert. Upon reaching the border, the Guardsmen commenced planting steel posts.
The border construction unearthed human remains, some dating back to the 12th century.
The construction unearthed human remains, some dating back to the 12th century. The skeletons, which included at least two children, were shipped off to Northern Arizona University for lab analysis. It took months for the lab results to come back. "We were told they couldn't be the remains of our people, because they were too old," she said, with a sarcastic laugh. "How could they be too old? We've been here forever."
The Tohono O'odham tribe has repeatedly cited the wall's potential impacts upon sacred sites, burial grounds, and the natural environment. But the roots of tribal opposition date back to the 1854 Gadsden Purchase, when the United States took 30,000 square miles from Mexico for a paltry sum, tugged the border north, and split the O'odham homeland down the middle. Today, thousands of enrolled tribal members still live in villages south of the line. A wall would make their isolation complete.
The U.S.-Mexico border severs traditional O'odham homelands.
Already, an increasing federal presence here has wreaked havoc. The Tohono O'odham reservation shares sixty-two miles of border with Mexico, and that stretch of territory has become a battleground, bristling with Border Patrol agents, checkpoints, and military-style command posts.
The flats where we stand were once home to a busy open-air market, drawing O'odham from both sides of the line to trade food crops and gossip. In 2006, the U.S. Border Patrol sealed an informal, international gate there, ending the flow of people that sustained the market. It also made what had been quick trips to Mexico, to visit relatives or attend ceremonies, into day-long ordeals.
Many O'odham villages in Mexico are just a few miles south of the hamlet of Ali Jegk, on the Arizona side where Rivas lives. To reach them now, Rivas must drive seventy miles to the U.S. Port of Entry in Lukeville, cross into Mexico, and then drive seventy miles back on the other side of the line.
According to the Office of National Drug Control Policy, nearly two dozen separate federal agencies currently operate on the O'odham Nation, including the FBI, DEA, and ICE. But the most common face belongs to the Border Patrol.
The North American Congress on Latin America has dubbed the Tohono O'odham homeland a "ground zero" for human rights abuses. Everyone on the reservation knows somebody who's been rousted, harassed, or manhandled by agents. There are steady complaints about Border Patrol agents running vehicles roughshod over O'odham lands, tearing down fences, ripping up roadways, plowing through ancient burial sites. Those who complain, the tribe says, are ignored.
Many tribal members have reluctantly accepted the federal presence as necessary to protect them against illegal immigration and narcotics smuggling. Yet opposition to the wall is nearly universal among tribal members. In fact, resistance to the proposed wall has become something of a rallying point for other Native Americans, who see it as a threat to their sovereignty. Rivas met many of those from other tribes while protesting the oil pipeline near North and South Dakota's Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in 2016.
"I think something is going to be happening when they start pushing that wall," she says. "After Standing Rock, a lot of people are willing to come down to the border and support us."
Indeed, when Trump signed an executive order authorizing the wall's construction soon after taking office, "our phones rang off the hook," says Tohono O'odham Vice Chairman Verlon Jose. "We got calls from Europe and New Zealand, and from people who were at Standing Rock, saying, 'Hey, we're ready to go.'"
Whether it will come down to a physical standoff remains to be seen. Hopes for avoiding confrontation were buoyed in March, when Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke toured the O'odham-Mexico borderland with tribal leaders. Earlier, Zinke "had indicated that a wall would be built," says Jose. "But that's before he came to the Nation. When he was on the Nation, after talking to the chairman and other tribal council members, he was left with a different sense. He said, 'I understand your feelings for your land.'
"Now, let's wait and see," says Jose. "Our words will not change. We do not support a wall."
Tim Vanderpool is freelance writer based in Tucson, Arizona.
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Сен-Сюльпі́с-де-Фалера́н () — муніципалітет у Франції, у регіоні Нова Аквітанія, департамент Жиронда. Населення —  осіб (2011).

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import absl.testing
import numpy
import test_util

model_path = "https://tfhub.dev/google/lite-model/movenet/singlepose/lightning/tflite/float16/4?lite-format=tflite"

# Currently failing further in the linalg stack:
#   Bug related to linalg fusion. Collapsing dimension despite linalg index.
class LightningFp16Test(test_util.TFLiteModelTest):
  def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
    super(LightningFp16Test, self).__init__(model_path, *args, **kwargs)

  def test_compile_tflite(self):
    self.compile_and_execute()

if __name__ == '__main__':
  absl.testing.absltest.main()


Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp has downplayed any talk of a return to Liverpool for Philippe Coutinho just over a year after his departure to Barcelona.
However, after a promising start last season which saw him feature in a Barca side that took home the Liga crown and Copa del Rey title, Coutinho has fallen on more difficult times this season with his place coming under threat from Ousmane Dembele.
However, Klopp moved to rule out the latter, saying it is not a likely move for the Reds.
Speaking at a pre-match press conference for the crucial game against Crystal Palace on Saturday, Klopp told reporters: "That (Coutinho's return) is something I don't want to talk about. I would not say it is a potential transfer or a likely one.


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    That was a creative and most exellent article. I really enjoyed the read and can't wait to check out some of your previous and upcomming posts! I plan on linking your blog to my site....
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Wow...Microsoft is involved in a class action lawsuit over their "Vista Capable"  logo. Machines labeled "Vista Capable" are not Vista Compatible...it means that  you can run the BASIC version of Vista (there's like 7 versions) but the Basic  version doesn't include many of the highly touted features of the Vista OS, the biggest one being the new shiny Aero Glass interface.

Talk about fucked up. Days like these, I'm glad I'm a Mac user.  My G5 is capable of running ALL the versions of Leopard including the "Ultimate Super Bundle Pack" version, which is also only $129.

But you gotta admit..Aero Glass is kinda cool looking :)

Microsoft criticizes "Vista Capable" plaintiffs for focus on tiny sticker

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Does U.S. Cook The Books On GDP Reporting?
The Economist this week explores how the U.S. reports certain economic stats, including whether the U.S. over-reports GDP only to revise it down later. It's a short, worthwhile read—graph, excerpt on GDP, and story link below. The first of three 1Q2010 GDP readings came out last week at 1.8%, down from 3.1% in 4Q2010. The second reading for Q1 is May 26.
A third cosmetic treatment is the way quarterly GDP figures are published. European press releases give the increase in GDP during the latest quarter—a rise of 0.9%, say. But Americans annualise quarterly growth, so an identical increase would be announced as a more impressive-sounding growth rate of 3.6%. Much more important, European economies' initial estimates of GDP growth tend to be more cautious than those in America. Kevin Daly, an economist at Goldman Sachs, estimates that during the ten years to 2008, America's quarterly GDP growth rate was, on average, revised down between the first and final published estimates by an annualised 0.5 percentage points. In contrast, GDP figures in the euro area were revised up by an average of 0.3 points. This matters because financial markets and the media focus heavily on the first estimate, but largely ignore revisions several years later.
A more controversial issue is the extent to which different methods of measurement distort international comparisons of GDP growth. A decade ago some studies suggested that if America compiled its national accounts in the same way as European countries did, its real growth rate might be reduced by between a quarter and half a percentage point.


At first I came with my friend. Really, I was going back to Bangladesh from Bulgaria where I'd completed my MSc degree. When I came here, they gave me a six-month visa. I stayed in a friend's house. He went to work - he had a full time job from 9.00am to 5.00pm. We would sleep all day. When he came back at night there would be a party: cooking, laughing and making noise – we were all bachelors. One day, he suggested that, since we were staying for six months, we should try to get a job. We'd be able to earn some money and our time would pass more easily – it wouldn't be so boring and we wouldn't have to sleep the whole day. So I applied for two jobs and I got one.
Britain was very friendly. I used to come every year as a student… I used to work for 15 to 20 days. Doing this work I could earn money for a return airfare. Also, my friends were there, I could enjoy myself with them, walk around. There was Bengali community there. So I could experience a Bengali environment for very little expense.
At that time, my main skill was in interpreting, and there were good opportunities in London. Outside of London there was nowhere where research was done on Bengalis, on the problems of Bengalis. There were more Bengalis living in London than in other places. London was the centre for Bengalis… So, I chose to stay in London. No other reason. It was mainly for work.
At that time they needed researchers on [social] care. I told them my visa was only valid for four months. They said to try anyway. I got the job and immediately after joining, I applied for another job in Tower Hamlets. The Council was recruiting for a similar post. They considered my application… They needed a multi-linguist. They could not get anyone who could communicate in Bangla, Sylheti and English… So I applied and got the job… I told them my visa was going to expire... They said to me to give them my passport. I gave them my passport. Two, three months passed. Suddenly they gave me back my passport and told me my visa was extended for another six months. My job was for one year – I had to submit my project before my visa expired. That was 12 years ago.
I told them I had no status, but they said not to worry and to give them my passport. After three or four months, I got my passport back with 'leave to remain'. I was not prepared for that. Every day I expected to have to go back… When I realised I'd got 'leave to remain' I thought I shouldn't neglect the opportunity and should be attentive to my work… A few days after gaining the 'leave to remain' status, I applied for citizenship and got it very quickly, within two or three months. Generally it takes 12, 13, 14 months. Their logic was that I was working for a local authority and my service was good… So that's how it started.
Living in the UK was an accident. They kept me because they were satisfied with my work. I didn't come here to stay – I was passing through, I was going back to Bangladesh. When I got a visa I stayed here.


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For a Price, You Can Now Invite Your Favorite Top Chef Into Your Home, If That's What You're Into
Kitchit
by Tess Lynch
Top Chef, recently declared too "serious" for the Grantland Reality TV Fantasy League (because, as David Jacoby wrote, it didn't contain enough "concealed erections or denied coitus" — a solid argument), has added another territory to its vast empire: your house. The show has joined forces with Kitchit, a goop-endorsed rent-a-chef service that allows you to choose a chef (Top or not) from its roster, with whom you can then create a customized menu for your party or event. The menu is priced per head and, according to Kitchit's website, "the chef can play whatever role you'd like (hmmm) — whether it's staying behind the scenes, introducing each dish as it's served, or sharing insider stories from restaurant kitchens." That means you can now hire CJ Jacobson, Richie Farina, Ilan Hall, or Jamie Lauren to do what you want to your pad thai if you live in one of Kitchit's current markets (Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York).
Top Chef premiered in 2006 and has since spawned several international versions as well as a handful of spinoffs (Masters; Just Desserts; the Healthy Showdown web series; Life After Top Chef, in which the most memorable scene featured Fabio Viviani accidentally eating the wrapper of his In-N-Out burger; and the mysterious case of the disappearing Top Chef Junior, which was announced but never aired). It boasts an online culinary school, Top Chef University, a video game, a Food & Wine magazine tie-in, charity and holiday specials, and a line of cookbooks. It has inspired TV dinners labeled unfortunately as "Café Steamers," which sounds like an Urban Dictionary term for an unmentionable act. But despite its reach, Top Chef is getting a little tired after 11 seasons.
What's my evidence? Well, despite the declining general energy level of the judges, the New Orleans cheftestants were recently given a cream cheese challenge, and there was a poll asking viewers to rate guest judge John Besh's hair (they found it to be just OK). There's more: The chefs are being sucked into the Bravolebrity void. Season 5's Jeff McInnis (who is not a sex object; he just worked at a place called DiLido Beach) is currently embroiled in a hot and salty argument with his ex-wife after allegedly "abandon[ing]" her and their daughter to romp around the N.Y. restaurant scene with this season's Janine Booth. Top Chef has had its share of oddballs (John Tesar and his eccentric glasses-placement) and contestant rivalries (oh, that infamous pea puree), but even in its most personal incarnation, Life After Top Chef, the series was careful not to exploit its cast too much onscreen. It's always about the food, and that brand of celebrity — cheflebrity? — seems like it's a cut above the regular Bravo fare.
In a way, Top Chef has always seemed too highbrow for Bravo, a network that ironically found its footing as the most highbrow station of all. In the '80s, Bravo was known for broadcasting international films, jazz concerts, and "documentaries about Latin America," but after an early-aughts rebranding effort it became what we now know it to be: a knockoff purse that spills over with breast implants and appetizer trays, imprinting the assertation in its trademark sneer that it's all ONLY BY BRAVO when you open it. I love Bravo for what it is — luxe trash — but the Top Chef contestants aren't generally the types to risk damaging their reputations for the sake of the show. Its fans are loyal (some of them rabid food enthusiasts), and if the chefs compete well they can expect to enjoy a marked signal boost to drive fans to their restaurants. Maybe the Kitchit deal is what the show deserves: like appearance fees commanded by other reality stars for showing up to parties and events, but without the cringiness. There is an actual product — a premium product costing, in CJ's case, $175 per person and involving "fresh market strawberry coulis" — to be sold, and 11 seasons worth of watering mouths to feed. It's an enticingly intimate encounter with a TV personality and their creations, and a situation that seems like it could go horribly awry, like The King of Comedy with scallops. But I suppose that's a risk you take when you can charge what you want. I hope none of the Kitchit customers try to pry out the "insider stories from restaurant kitchens" from their guest chefs, but if they were given willingly, that would be as satisfying as hearing your favorite protagonist read you fan fiction aloud while you slurp risotto. Sign me up when Tesar's available. He's got all the dirt. B:)
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The company has three production units in three different states. These are Unit I near Kodanad in Kerala, Unit II near Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu and Unit III near Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh. The scattered units help to reach a larger number of customers and facilitate the timely delivery of goods.
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So, they are looking for a new Head Coach, and you're very excited about the job.
Maybe it is the "dream job" or maybe just a great job to get. Maybe it is closer to "home" or maybe you just need a change. No matter the case, you have turned in your resume, your portfolio, the application, and now you wait.
So, you contact the AD to see how things are going, and he never bothers to get back to you.
This is a question I get at least two times per week during the hiring season, sometimes up to one time daily for a week!
Here are the top 3 reasons the Athletic Director isn't getting back to you.
Athletic Directors are BUSY people. At many schools they are being pulled in 1,000 different directions. They are teaching 4 periods a day, maybe coaching a sport, meeting with Booster Clubs, meeting with Administrators, scheduling busses, calling officials, emailing parents, mopping up a mess in the gym, chalking the field, consoling an agitated athlete, negotiating the eligibility of a transfer student, and that's just a normal TUESDAY MORNING!!
You get the picture though, they are busy people. And nothing will go on the back burner like a coaching search when it is "open" for a month. If the job is being flown for a month, meaning that they are accepting applications for a month, everything else in the day will come before returning your phone call.
I've been in the Athletic Director "chair" for 6 years here in So Cal. Forget about scheduling out a day. Much of your day is moving from "putting out one fire" to "putting out the next." So, they just don't have the luxury of returning your call to confirm they have received your package, or to answer your email about the job itself.
Hate to say it, hate to be harsh. BUT, another reason you might not be getting a call back is because you're not his guy. I've hired about 25 head coaches in just 6 years as an AD. Just over four per year, which is just over one per season. So, I've basically been searching to fill at least one head coach position most of my career as an AD.
If you're not getting a call back, or a returned email, it might be because the AD has his sights on someone else, and he is just trying to avoid you. I've been there before. I've had my final four candidates picked out a week before the job closed. "Here are my top 4." And it might change in the last week, but it usually doesn't.
Most of the applications come in the first half of the job being open. If you're on my "top 4 list" and you call, I'm going to keep you engaged, I'm going to call you back. But if you aren't on that list, I'm probably not going to just call to chat! If you're asking something specific about the interview process that I haven't outlined in the job flyer, I will probably get back to you, or more than likely, have my secretary get back to you.
What really annoys me during a search is that coach who keeps calling, keeps emailing, 2-3 times a week. Dude, if I'm not calling you back, stop contacting me!
Athletic Directors don't like to "give updates" on the job search process to anyone but their bosses. Coaches have called me over the years saying "I am a candidate for your job, and I'm just calling to get an update on the process." Usually, to be very honest, there is nothing to say. I like to be very explicit on my job flyer. I'm going to outline the process on there so that everyone is on the same page, and so that the candidates know the timeline. Unfortunately, not everyone rolls like that.
Between January 1 and February 1, I am not going to have anything to tell you. So, stop contacting me! If you haven't heard anything by February 10th about an interview, then go ahead and give me a call, but I've probably already dropped a denial letter in to the mail.
For more wisdom and guidance on your job search process, check out my book AN INSIDER'S GUIDE TO SCORING YOUR NEXT COACHING JOB.