With a background in management as a real estate executive, Mike wanted to escape the corporate life and find something more fulfilling. He first became a franchise broker, helping others find business opportunities right for them.
Mike opened his own Groutsmith franchise in 2011 after getting to know the business and seeing others succeed as franchisees.
Since buying the franchise in 2011, Mike has expanded into a second territory and expects to do $1 million in sales by the end of 2018.
Read the full story, packed with Mike's own words below.
Like many of us, Mike worked several jobs before landing in his role as a franchise owner. After spending years in the corporate world, he turned to franchising as a way to work for himself doing something more fulfilling and without having to start a business from scratch.
Mike first connected with The Groutsmith as a franchise broker. After learning the business model and value proposition inside and out by helping others start their own franchises, he bought one himself, turning all of his attention to growing his grout and tile business in Orlando, Florida.
When thinking back on the first steps of becoming an owner with The Groutsmith, Mike calls out two important factors that helped him succeed early on: accurate start-up costs and a solid business model with processes he followed closely––even without any prior grout and tile experience.
With a simple model to follow, Mike quickly hired a small staff, got them trained, and saw positive cash flow with sustained growth year over year.
Diving deeper into the quality of training, especially given no prior direct experience, Mike says a big chunk of his success comes from following the model that was clearly laid out for him.
The simple, "no-surprises" model of The Groutsmith, is what Mike says makes it perfect for someone looking to jump into a low-cost franchise with a clear pathway for success. In his experience, the value of the brand and service do a lot of the heavy-lifting when it comes to closing new business. It's just up to the owner and their teams to get there.
Mike is one of the first people to own a Groutsmith franchise and also one of the most successful in terms of growth. His story offers a unique look at what's possible when The Groutsmith model is followed in a lucrative market and earnings are smartly invested to achieve even more.
While every small business (even franchises) demand a lot from their owners and the teams they surround themselves with, Mike's story is a testament to the lifestyle and freedom that success with a grout and tile franchise can bring––all while enjoying the level of work being done.
For Mike, that's the freedom to spend much of his day doing what he wants at 58 years old, whether it's a project around the house, a dip in the pool, or just relaxing for a chunk of the day.
Surrounding himself with a reliable team is also important to Mike. This has given him the ability to reshape his lifestyle as a franchise owner.
While Mike says many customers value the fact that they simply can't get the kinds of "cadillac"quality products The Groutsmith uses, he says the value proposition is even more important. That goes for both customers and his team.
Looking back on his years as a Groutsmith franchise owner, Mike says he not only would have done it all again, but he would have done it even earlier if he could have.
It's rare that people who find success in business ever saw themselves where they ended up early on. That's something Mike feels everyone should keep in mind. Passions can develop over time––something he wishes anyone considering a franchise should keep in mind if they have the drive to be successful with the right plan in front of them.


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The scent is astonishing - and at 2 bunches for £5 makes a lot more sense to me than one of those plug-in air fresheners! Gorgeous!
And, of course, I'm not allowed to take a picture of Miss E and not take one of Miss D too!
Here she is - she's proudly caught Miss E's latest toy!
Really, it's not been a very good week... a lot of things just seem to be going wrong (mostly it's my fault for not writing things down properly, and trying to do too much at once!).
Lesson learned: Slow down and make proper notes!!
Some beautiful colours in this blog post. Those stocks are gorgeous, purple is one of my favourite colours. That yarn is just yummy as well.


"I don't even know how such a frantic day has passed by. It's only when I lay down in freshly-washed sheets that I feel like the day's come to an end. My voice is hoarse, and my head and legs feel dull. My emotions are all floaty, and I feel like I'm laying down on clouds. Every single day, I'm running on a hamster wheel, and sometimes I think to myself, 'What am I running for?' The result and answer are there, but I don't know what it is. I think the right answer is to go on without knowing."
"...Thank you, everyone... My eyes look sad... Maybe it's because the weather is cold. Seeing myself, I'm also anxious about me. And it's not like I'm at puberty..."
Fighting Leeteuk! Take your rest and do whatever is best for YOU.
I was wondering what he said in those posts 😞 Got me all worried and stuff!
Hearing this really does bring one down to earth when it comes to the life of a pop star. The life looks all glamorous, but in reality it's a lot of work and the days can get repetitive. Like running on a hamster wheel. In a way everyone will experience these feelings because truthfully life is just a whole bunch of repetitive events that blur into one another. One way out of this hamster wheel type of view is to find a new passion, or something that motivates you. I hope he finds his own passion or motivation. It's hard but I hope you can find the strength to push through whatever comes your way! Fighting!!
I hope he feels better soon. its really sad to hear when someone u care about is hurting. 😢😢😢 I wish that I could help him 😔. but all I can do is hope and pray that he'll find the answer(s) or someone can lead him to the answer(s).


Driven by a life-long love of working with fiber, my work has evolved from making garments at age eight to quilt making starting about 20 years ago. I soon left the traditional constraints of quilting behind and began exploring more contemporary construction and design concepts.
Inspiration for my work often comes from my photos. These may be used for selecting my color palette for a piece or printing the photo directly on fabric. I often use free cut curves and either machine piecing or raw-edge applique. More color and texture with threads are added by free motion machine stitching.
Much of my art reflects my travels and years spent living overseas. I hope that people will view it with an eye for the story that each piece tells.


I was in a very dark place in my life. My heart was completely broken, my relationships were failing, my life felt like shattered glass. It was useless picking up the pieces. I had given up…on everything, including my faith. Then an Angel in the form of my sister-in-grace reached out to me. She said she had a word for me from God.
"I want you to praise Him." I remembered thinking, its official, she's crazy! It's time to hang up the phone now.
"I know that sounds crazy," Is what she said. Whoa, did she read my mind? "But I want you to trust me in this." She pleaded.
As I mentioned earlier faith had left the building for me, so this idea of having hope when all hope was lost and trusting God again seemed insane to me. But there was something about her faith and her confidence in this promise that encouraged me to at least try.
There I was lying on the bathroom floor. The cool tile felt good against my tear-stained cheek. The hurt raged within me like a vicious storm.
What felt like the weakest moment in my life became the most powerful and most defining moment of my life. The weight I was carrying suddenly lifted. I didn't realize how hard I was fighting to keep myself together. I felt this presence that laid beside me and wrapped strong arms around me. Then came the peace that stole in like a gentle wind. It dried my tears and eased my mind. The headache I had that felt like an atomic bomb had gone off in my head, quickly faded away. My heart, though broken, somehow felt…cared for. I don't know how else to explain it except to say that Hope came in. Now this hope was not a feeling I felt, but a presence. Not a human being, someone far more divine. I believe Christ Himself showed up in that bathroom. I left that bathroom with Hope by my side. I walked away feeling like I can try this faith thing one more time.
Things didn't change in my life right away. I spent many more days crying and praying on that bathroom floor. Somehow I was able to hold on to God's promise. Probably because everywhere I went I kept seeing or hearing His promise. I needed a new key chain and there it was, a key chain about having Hope amongst a bunch of goofy, non-Christian key chains. I'd turn on the TV or the radio and I'd hear Jeremiah 29:11. The word "hope" or the phrase, "hope for the future", would pop up on my favorite TV shows, a commercial, a poster, or in a movie I'm watching. I didn't have to fight to hold on to Hope because it was all around me. It kept chasing me down. It was as if Hope was fighting for me. Then one day I began to feel it on the inside and soon it began to manifest itself in every area of my life.
I asked God to explain the, "not harm me" part of His promise because what I went through really hurt me. He explained that He would never allow anything to come my way that would irrevocably damage me. Any pain in this life would only be temporary. He would never take me to a place beyond His repair.
I want you to know and grab a hold of this, God loves you child of God with an Unfailing Love. His plans and hopes for you are real and it's going to touch every area of your life. You may be down and out right now but it's not for long. It may feel like you can't but believe me when I say that you can have Hope For The Future. For Christ is your HOPE! It's an unshakeable, unbreakable promise from God. Signed and sealed by His beloved Son Jesus when He shed His righteous blood on the cross for you. Today I'm living that promise.
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What happens if you're accused of federal crimes?
by Hymel Davis & Petersen – Attorneys and Counselors at Law | Oct 17, 2014 | Firm News |
Federal laws have been enacted by federal laws to protect the nation's citizens. While state criminal procedures may vary, the prosecution of federal crimes remains consistent.
The criminal process can be very confusing. Finding yourself under arrest or facing federal charges is a scary position to be in and familiarity with the overall process may help ease some of the stress. Though some alternatives may be available throughout the process, most federal crime prosecutions follow a similar pattern.
Police officers obtain a warrant to arrest the suspect based on probable cause. Probable cause is generally built upon a foundation of affidavits, or sworn statements by officers. Following the arrest, there is an initial appearance. As soon as possible following an arrest, the suspect is granted an appearance before a magistrate judge to be informed of his or her rights and determine the type of counsel a defendant will receive.
If a defendant is held, a hearing must be given within three days to determine whether or not the alleged offender must be detained pending trial. Within 10 days of arrest, the defendant has the right to a hearing where the prosecutor must give enough evidence to show probable cause exists.
A grand jury, consisting of 23 randomly chosen citizens in the district, makes the final decision to prosecute the case. The government presents its case to the grand jury to establish probable cause. If the grand jury determines that the evidence establishes probable cause, an indictment is issued against the defendant.
Within 10 days from the indictment filing, an arraignment is held to advise the accused of his or her rights and to allow a defendant to plead guilty or not guilty. Defendants may admit their guilt by pleading; otherwise a trial will take place. A trial is given before a jury where the elements of the crime must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
After a guilty plea or unanimous guilty verdict by the jury, the U.S. Probation Office provides a Pre-Sentence Investigation Report to the Judge based on a defendant's crime and victims. Approximately eight weeks after a finding of guilt, the judge imposes a sentence. The defendant has the right to appeal the verdict as well as the sentence by filing a notice within 10 days of the sentencing.
Barring certain procedural exceptions, any timeline not allowing these steps violates the defendant's rights.
Source: United States Attorney's Office — Minnesota, "Criminal Procedures," accessed Oct. 13, 2014

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(Washington, D.C.) Women represent nearly half of the labor force, but hold only 2.6 percent of construction jobs, according to a comprehensive report released today by the National Women's Law Center (NWLC). The miniscule share of women in construction, a relatively highly paid industry, has barely budged in the past 35 years and is due in large part to the discrimination that blocks women from entering and staying in this nontraditional field. There are more than 7,600,000 male construction workers in the U.S. but only about 206,000 women. In sharp contrast, the share of women in many other male-dominated jobs — such as correctional officers and firefighters — has grown dramatically during this same period.
Women in Construction: Still Breaking Ground examines the data on women's participation in construction and how sexual harassment, gender stereotypes and lack of training drive the low percentage of women in the industry and offers practical solutions to increase their opportunities to enter the field. A U.S. Department of Labor study reported that 88 percent of women construction workers experienced sexual harassment on the job. Patricia Valoy of New York City quit her construction apprenticeship after facing constant harassment by coworkers. "Men would stop their work to stare and wolf whistle," she said. "On a few occasions I got called a 'bitch' for refusing to reply to inappropriate remarks. Some men felt the need to give me 'how to get fit' advice and make comments about my body. Once I was alone in the middle of a storage room when a construction worker blocked the doorway and refused to let me leave unless I accepted his request for a date. I worked on the site for a year until the stress of constantly being harassed, belittled and intimidated was not worth the effort."
Gender stereotypes that start in school and continue into employment restrict the numbers of women in nontraditional careers and keep women disproportionately clustered in jobs with lower pay and fewer benefits. Data show that women are rarely in the information pipeline to hear about construction apprenticeship opportunities. And when women participate in construction apprenticeships, they are less likely to complete their apprenticeships than men due to pervasive harassment, among other hurdles. Between 2006 and 2007, 51 percent of women left apprenticeship programs.
"It's not surprising that the construction trades are sometimes called 'the industry that time forgot,' said NWLC Vice-President for Education and Employment Fatima Goss Graves. "Thousands of women are already proving their mettle on construction sites across the country. But many of these high paid jobs remain out of reach for women. And for the few who do get hired, their careers are often short-lived as a result of widespread sexual harassment. It's time for this industry to enter the modern era — to expand apprenticeships and training opportunities for women, hire qualified female workers and enforce a zero tolerance policy against sexual harassment. This would be a win-win strategy for the industry — and for women."
The report highlights the economic consequences of lack of access to a field that typically offers women an opportunity to earn higher wages. The median hourly wage for construction occupations was $19.55 in 2013, which is roughly double the median hourly wage for female-dominated occupations such as home health aides, maids, housekeepers and child care workers. Thirty-five years after the federal government created diversity goals, women are still extremely underrepresented in construction jobs.
The report highlights several recommendations aimed at federal policymakers to increase women's participation in the construction field, including:
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, which oversees one-fifth of the civilian workforce, should strengthen its oversight of contractors and requirements to recruit and increase access for women in construction;
The Department of Labor's Office of Apprenticeship, which registers apprenticeship programs in all 50 states, should revise its affirmative action regulations to increase the numbers of women and minorities in these programs;
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which enforces federal laws that prohibit discrimination against job applicants and employees on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability and genetic information, should increase its enforcement of sexual harassment protections.
Reporters interested in interviewing NWLC experts on this issue or contacting women in the construction field, should contact NWLC Media Director Maria Patrick at 202-588-5180.
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But when You roll away Your stone, I also find a hole, but it's an emptiness that satisfies. Behind Your stone is an empty grave, the tomb You walked out of on that day You conquered death forever.
I want to fill this void in my soul with things REAL, with life and truth, with Your victory and promise. I don't want to waste time and energy trying to fill myself up with what does not satisfy. I don't want my character to be stolen. I want Your character. I want to be more like the child You made me to be.
Roll away my stone. I know at first it will be difficult and unpleasant. The stone is large and heavy, and it's been locking in dead things for so long that it's probably going to smell pretty putrid.
But You can say, "Lazarus, come out!" You can bring LIFE to these dry bones and RESURRECTION to my soul.
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Q: Showing that the sum $\sum_{k=1}^n \frac1{k^2}$ is bounded by a constant How can I shows that the summation of $1/k^2$ from k=1 to n is bounded above by a constant?
I could bind it by the geometric series from k=0 to n and add 1 to $(1/k^2)$ to get the ratio, r, and get $A_0 (1/(1-r)) $. So is that going to be summation k=0 to n of $2/(k^2+1)$? And the ratio r, is $(2/(k^2+1))/(1/k^2)$?

A: You can't "bind" the series $\sum_{k=1}^{\infty}1/k^2$ with any geometric series because for any $r$ between $0$ and $1$ and any $a$, there will always be some $k$ such that $ar^k<1/k^2$ (that is, the ratio test fails for this series).
You can, however, say that (for $k>1$)
$$\frac1{k^2}<\frac2{k(k+1)}= 2\left(\frac{1}{k}-\frac{1}{k+1}\right)$$
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\sum_{k=1}^n\left(\frac{1}{k}-\frac{1}{k+1}\right)?
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We had 23 keen players last Sunday, enjoying the large upstairs space. A full report is here. The last round of the Rookies for 2011 in on 4 Sept. How are your cumulative Rookies points going for 2011 ?? – see here for details.
Round 4 Rookies this Sunday – roll up, roll up!
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Armchair quarterbacks don't matter at all
I saw a post today. One of my Facebook "friends" was complaining about how people who swear are the worst. Low class. No vocabulary to speak of. Vulgar as fuck.
And on that post were at least 28 other people commenting about the death of politeness and how people who swear are the devil incarnate. It made me think about a flock of chickens all gathering around to peck peck peck.
Maybe the thing they're pecking offends them. (Golly, someone swearing online! Oh boy!) Maybe they think it shouldn't be doing what it is doing so they're fixing it. (Remember the olden days when things were good?) Maybe they're bored. (Netflix can fix that.)
This is what happens to artists who get visible. When they step up on the online stage and tell people to pay attention to them and their work.
Peck! Your art isn't true art.
Peck! Who do you think you are?
Peck! You're doing it wrong.
And so on. Pick a complaint, anyone who has any kind of online visibility has seen it or experienced it directed at them. These people sit around and think that their work is to ensure that the world acts the way they think it should.
Your job as an artist is to focus on your work.
Your job is to make your art.
Your job is to share your art.
The people who complain, judge, comment and more do not deserve your time and energy. In fact, what they say about you is none of your business.
Yes, it can be easier said than done. I've been on the receiving end of people who "tell it like it is" and how it is, according to them, isn't how I am. Often, they are less than polite while decrying the death of politeness. Usually the complaints surround my excessive use of the vernacular and then they call me a fucking bitch.
At these moments, you have to make a decision. Are you living YOUR life or THEIR life? In the big picture, do they really matter at all?
Hint: the answer is no.
People who have work to do, and actually do it, don't tend to spend a lot of time spreading hate or trolling. People who aren't doing their work, and yet want to feel better about themselves regardless, are trolls.
Really embrace this: YOU are doing YOUR WORK. Your work is to make your art. Your work is to share or sell it. You work is to make more art. Your work includes showing up authentically as yourself. Only you can decide what that means.
When you do your work, you ought to feel pretty good about it. You're not looking around seeking validation from other people, or you shouldn't be, because you're in a bubble of making art and selling it and making it and selling it.
If anyone tries to burst that bubble, they don't belong in your world. Block. Remove. Ignore. And then don't think about them again.
If they are not focused on their work, whatever it may be, they do not deserve an ounce of your time and energy.
Just picture them as a flock of chickens pecking at stones on the ground. Pointless work. Fluffing their feathers. Making noise. Accomplishing nothing.
They don't matter. Go, do what you were born to do. Go make your art.
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Paula Mould is a fine artist, published author and business coach for Leigh & Paula.
She also swears, mostly on purpose.
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The award, which recognizes the research achievements of young tenured faculty, is made possible through a generous donation from Lenovo chairman and CEO Yuanqing Yang with additional financial support from Mr. To Hing Wu. This year's recipients are Yen-Yu Ian Shih, Louise Henderson, and Jon Juliano.
click to enlarge Louise Henderson, PhD; Yen-Yu Ian Shih, PhD; and Jonathan Juliano, MD
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CHAPEL HILL, NC – The UNC School of Medicine has named three researchers as recipients of the third annual Yang Family Biomedical Scholars Award. They are: Yen-Yu Ian Shih, PhD, associate professor of neurology, Louise Henderson, PhD, MSPH, associate professor of radiology, and Jonathan Juliano, MD, MSPH, associate professor of medicine.
Each faculty member will receive a generous grant to be used at their discretion for biomedical research projects at the UNC School of Medicine. The researchers are now members of the Yang Family Society of Biomedical Scholars. The third annual seminar to highlight their work will be held later this year. The awards were made possible through donations from Yuanqing Yang, chair and CEO of Lenovo with additional financial support from Mr. To Hing Wu, an associate to Mr. Yang.
"We are incredibly appreciative of Mr. Yang's continued support of our most accomplished biomedical researchers," said William L. Roper, MD, MPH, dean of the UNC School of Medicine and CEO of UNC Health Care. "Drs. Shih, Henderson, and Juliano represent the top tier of innovative research in the UNC School of Medicine and we are proud to include them as our newest Yang Family Biomedical Scholars. Mr. Yang's generous support allows these young faculty members to pursue novel directions in their research programs at this critical juncture in their careers as they continue to develop national recognition for their contributions."
With the Yang Scholars program, the UNC School of Medicine aims to establish a community of its brightest and most promising young tenured faculty. The award recognizes faculty that have made significant scholarly contributions to their field while also receiving national recognition for their research.
"I am very proud to support the UNC School of Medicine and its researchers selected for this year's grant," Yang said. "I believe their dedication to research and progress in their chosen fields will lead the way towards future biomedical breakthroughs to improve human health, and I am excited that UNC-Chapel Hill continues its tradition as a great supporter of such work."
Shih, who has been at the UNC School of Medicine since 2012, is the director of the Center for Animal MRI and director of the Small Animal MRI Core Facility at the Biomedical Research Imaging Center (BRIC); is a member of the UNC McAllister Heart Institute, the UNC Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies, and the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center; and is an adjunct faculty member in the UNC-NC State Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering and faculty member of UNC-Chapel Hill's Neurobiology Curriculum.
Shih's laboratory carries out a diversified program of cutting-edge biomedical research in two main areas: understanding the link between brain activity and blood flow, including this link's relation to stroke progression and understanding the role of stimulating a small population of neurons in the rodent brain. The physiology of such "neurovascular coupling" remains one of the most puzzling questions in both basic and human neuroscience and is at the foundation of the widespread use of function MRI (fMRI) to study the human brain.
His research accomplishments have garnered him a revered national and international reputation. Among his honors are the Ellen Schapiro & Gerald Axelbaum Investigator and Young Investigator Awards from the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation.
Henderson, who joined the UNC School of Medicine in 2009, is a member of BRIC and the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, and is an adjunct associate professor of epidemiology at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health.
Henderson's research focuses on the epidemiologic study of imaging-based screening programs, particularly breast cancer screening and lung cancer screening. She is interested in the performance of imaging technologies, comparative effectiveness research, and disparities in cancer screening and treatment. Henderson leads the UNC Carolina Mammography Registry (CMR) and is a key member of the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium (BCSC), a nationally recognized and acclaimed resource for understanding the delivery, performance, and outcomes of screening mammography. Henderson has made significant contributions to the field of breast cancer screening and the comparative effectiveness of emerging imaging modalities.
Juliano, who came to the UNC School of Medicine as a resident in 2005 and started as an assistant professor in 2011, is a member of the UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, director of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Team at UNC Hospitals, and is an adjunct associate professor of epidemiology at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health.
Juliano is widely regarded as a pioneer in the use of next-generation sequencing technologies to study malaria. His use of advanced genetic methodologies to explore the epidemiological and evolutionary factors that shape parasite populations, drive parasite genetic diversity, and allow the parasite to escape control measures has garnered international acclaim.
Prior to Juliano's work, the diversity of malaria infections was not appreciated. He was the first to use molecular methods to demonstrate that traditional genotyping methods were unable to detect small numbers of co-existing drug-resistant strains of malaria, which could ultimately lead to drug failure. This work had direct impacts on public health policy in Africa, specifically influencing decisions about the re-introduction of chloroquine. When next-generation sequencing tools became available, his group was the first to use targeted next-generation sequencing approaches to characterize the diversity of parasites within individual human hosts and its potential impact on the development of drug resistance and vaccine escape. His work resulted in the development of new, best-in-class bioinformatics pipelines to support analysis of deep sequencing data and policy-relevant insights into drug resistance evolution and the effect of malaria control interventions in Southeast Asia.
Read more about the inaugural class of Yang Family Scholars here and the second class here.
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Here it is, two weeks down since I began with Fitness Together, since I cut out sugar, dairy and grains, two weeks in to a better me.
I feel better even after two weeks, I feel more awake, I walk into work at 6:00 AM ready to start the day, annoyingly awake and happy. I feel stronger already and I am down 7 pounds. I don't know how many inches; we are going to do full measurements, weight and fat measurements at the one-month mark.
I have never looked forward to being measured in my entire life! How crazy is that?! I will tell you this, Friday I wore jeans that I could not even get into two weeks ago, that is my litmus, how my clothes fit.
I am eating better, no more junk food, sodas I gave up a long time ago, well over a year, no more Cheetos. I miss those, dark chocolate I can have, which is why I think I am sticking to this eating plan, if I can have chocolate once in a while I am good to go.
The new season has begun on television, and on the majority of my shows, it is a total wow factor, can hardly wait for Castle tomorrow night. I need to see how they are going to get out of this one, how will Rick have lived through the fireball that his car became.
Bones just about broke my heart; I will not go into details in case some people are catching up on their DVR viewing. S.H.I.E.L.D. did not disappoint, Joss was on point as usual, no surprise there. I have too many shows to name, so I will stop there, television is my hobby, that and reading, I could be happy living in a cave as long as I had television and books. Oh and the Internet, must have Internet.
There is so much going on in the world today, and rarely is it good, I am saddened by the reports of child slavery, of killings and the talk of war. If things keep going the way they are, I have to ask is WWIII inevitable? Will the U.S.A. be victorious as they were in the past? It seems everyone in power is really looking out for themselves, not the people they were sworn in to protect. This is a sad state of affairs indeed; hopefully we can all work together to change this woeful happening.
We should all be concerned with others before ourselves, always reaching out, even if it is with a kind word or smile. You never know what that will mean to the person you smile at, even a stranger. You could be the only human contact they have that day, so smile; it costs you nothing and could mean the world.
I know that is a simplistic way to look at things, I'm not stupid, I do not think a smile will save the world or stop a war. However, it starts with us, kindness and happiness is infectious, and for Christians you cannot share Christ with someone if you have been mean and nasty to them. Jesus fed the body then the mind, take care of physical needs and spiritual will follow.
Must go for now, have television to watch, checking out How to get away with Murder on demand, seeing if it deserves a spot on my DVR.


It's been three months since Roman Reigns shocked the sports entertainment world by revealing that his leukemia had returned after it being in remission. That news sent shockwaves throughout the pro wrestling industry and affected many of , including Braun Strowman.
Shortly after Reigns' announcement, Strowman posted a heartful message of support and he's stayed in touch with Reigns ever since. Strowman was asked by wrestlingnews.co about his friend and gave an update on Reigns' status and whereabouts.
"[Roman's] doing really well," said Strowman. "I think he's in Hawaii right now on vacation seeing some of his family so everything is going good with him."
When asked about a timetable for Reigns' return to WWE, Strowman didn't have any information regarding that but said Reigns sounds like he's doing okay.
"It's just a day by day thing," Strowman said of when Reigns would return. "I know he's doing his treatments and stuff at home. When I speak to him, he sounds well and says he feels well. I trust him with everything he's ever told me."
Although they are often opponents in the ring, Strowman and Reigns are two peas in a pod in real life. Strowman once talked about how similar he and Reigns are when it comes to their approach to performing.


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Q: Access Violation Error after DeviceIoControl I am trying to send INOUT_PARAM to my kernel driver, and it seems that I had succeeded. As I am trying to edit it and send it back to the application I am getting the following error:

Here is the Application code:
typedef struct _INOUT_PARAM {
    ULONG PID;
    ULONG Addr;
    PCHAR Str;
    ULONG RAddr;
    PCHAR RStr;
} INOUT_PARAM, *PINOUTPARAM;

INOUT_PARAM TellDriver(DWORD IOCTL, INOUT_PARAM rtmp)
{
    INOUT_PARAM tmp = rtmp;
    HANDLE          h;
    DWORD           bytesIO;

    h = CreateFile(TEXT("\\\\.\\KJPA"), GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE,
        0, NULL, OPEN_EXISTING, 0, NULL);
    if (h != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {

        DeviceIoControl(h, IOCTL,
            &tmp, sizeof(tmp), &tmp,
            sizeof(tmp), &bytesIO, NULL);
        CloseHandle(h);
    }
    return tmp;
}

int __cdecl main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
    echo("Input some text for IOCTL_Entry");
    gecho();

    INOUT_PARAM parms;
    initParms(&parms);

    INOUT_PARAM n = TellDriver(IOCTL_ENTRY, parms);
    echo(n.RStr);

    gecho();
    return 0;
}

And here is the driver IOCTL function:
NTSTATUS Function_IRP_DEVICE_CONTROL(PDEVICE_OBJECT pDeviceObject, PIRP Irp)
{
    NTSTATUS                status = STATUS_SUCCESS;
    ULONG                   bytesIO = 0;
    PIO_STACK_LOCATION      stack;
    BOOLEAN                 condition = FALSE;

    PINOUTPARAM             wp;

    UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER(pDeviceObject);

    stack = IoGetCurrentIrpStackLocation(Irp);

    if (stack == NULL) {
        status = STATUS_INTERNAL_ERROR;
    }

    wp = (PINOUTPARAM)Irp->AssociatedIrp.SystemBuffer;

    wp->RStr = "Test";

    Irp->IoStatus.Status = status;
    Irp->IoStatus.Information = sizeof(INOUT_PARAM);

    IoCompleteRequest(Irp, IO_NO_INCREMENT);

    return status;
}

I cannot seem to find where the issue resides, any help would be appreciated.
Thank you in advance.
Note: When I send the INOUT_PARAM without the wp->RStr = "Test"; it successfully echoes the initial value, meaning that editing or reading the edited memory by the driver is not working properly.
Note 2: Error shows up only when I echo/cout the n.RStr PCHAR value.
IMPORTANT NOTE: If I have wp->PID = 6969; in the driver and then echo(n.PID); it actually works... I have no idea why PCHAR is causing issues, but this is most likely it. Any ideas how to fix that?

A: I found a solution to make it work.
I've used the following:
typedef struct _INOUT_PARAM {
    ULONG PID;
    ULONG Addr;
    CHAR Str[1024];
    ULONG RAddr;
    CHAR RStr[1024];
} INOUT_PARAM, *PINOUTPARAM;

By changing PCHAR to Char[] actually did the job - I've used strcpy() on my strings. But I do not understand why, any explanation please? I will not mark this as the answer as if the explanation is more important than the answer for me.


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Classical Christian Education and Public Witness
By Stephen Turley|2017-04-16T22:05:19-05:00September 5th, 2013|Categories: Liberal Learning, Secularism|
The emergence of classical Christian education over the last few decades has thrown into relief the question of the relationship between public education and Christian witness. With ninety-percent of children in the U.S. attending public schools, the modern pulpit appears generally indifferent on the issue of private vs. public education for its parishioners; indeed, one might say pastors are generally supportive of public education. Perhaps the most common rationale for such support is that Christian students have the opportunity–indeed, the obligation–to be "salt and light", to be "in but not of' the world". But what does a faithful Christian witness in public life demand of us when it comes to schooling?
It is essential to understand that the public-private school dichotomy which prevails in our social arrangements and discourse is extremely misleading. This is because all education is public: all education seeks to cultivate within students an appreciation of shared values that constitute the common good of a community. There is simply no such thing as an education that is entirely private. There is, however, education that is coercively funded and non-coercively funded; an education system that depends on the compulsory nature of the state versus one that depends on the voluntary tuition paid by willing participants. The real question, then, that emerges is not whether we are going to support public education, but whether we are going to support the kind of public promoted by state-financed education.
In a word, the defining attribute of that public order perpetuated by state-funded education is secular. It is claimed that a secular society is one that neither favors not discriminates against any particular religion. Religion and politics simply do not mix in a modern secular society. While variant religions remain highly significant for people, this significance is maintained and expressed in the private sphere of life. By privatizing faith, it is suggested that all peoples are able to participate equally in economic, political, and sociological life without religious discrimination. And tax-funded schools, as an extension of this vision of the public, have carved out neutral space so as to allow people of all religions to come together and learn facts and data common to everyone.
Now, this certainly sounds reasonable. The public promoted and perpetuated by the secular state neither favors nor discriminates against any particular religion. But what if it turns out that it was in fact the secular state that redefined religion this way? What if our understanding of faith and religion as that which belongs in one's private life rather than in the public square is itself the social invention of the secular state? What if religion has been redefined by the very institution that claims to "protect" it?
In contrast to our modern religious sensibilities, classical Christianity understood the church as offering to the world an alternative public distinct from that offered by the Jewish and Greco-Roman worlds. The church was a civilization, the city-state of the New Jerusalem. In fact, Augustine goes so far as to call the church a 'republic' in his City of God. Indeed, the term ekklesia, the Greek word for 'church', was not what we would call today a 'religious term' such as thiasos (worship of a particular deity); ekklesia was in fact a political term that designated the assembly of adult citizen males who had the ultimate decision making power in a city-state. Hence, the gospel was not a promise of personal and private salvation; the gospel was instead a declaration announcing that the entire cosmos has been incorporated into Christ's transformative life, death, and resurrection, which was expressed in shared life: mutuality, self-giving, and fellowship. As such, the 'truth of the gospel' was considered a thoroughly public truth. Truth was not merely personal persuasion; truth was in fact a revelation of reality which was socially recognized as absolute and unquestionable.
By the third-century, educational institutions were considered integral to this public witness of the church. In cities such as Alexandria and Antioch, Christian education adopted the frames of reference of classical education which sought to cultivate within the student a sense of what classical scholars call 'cosmic piety': every person born into the world is born into a world of divine obligation. Classical education thus sought to instill within students the transcendent values embedded in the created order, namely, the True, the Good, and the Beautiful as they configured around Christ the Logos. It was believed that by embodying these cosmic values, students cultivated a virtuous soul. Classical Christian education was therefore a project by which the student was initiated into a public order that materialized or substantiated a cosmic piety, which in turn enabled the student to fulfill his or her divine purpose and thereby become truly human. This vision of education remained normative up to the end of the nineteenth-century.
However, by the beginning of the twentieth-century, things had changed rather dramatically. A few centuries earlier, the Treaty of Westphalia in effect consigned the church to an organ of the state, which concentrated unprecedented power around local regents. As nation-states started to emerge in Europe, the burden on universities was to produce more civil servants than clergy, a process that Perry Glanzer has labeled the "nationalization of the universities". This transformation of the university into a servant of the nation-state led to a redefinition of knowledge that privileged science at the exclusion of the church. Consequently, there emerged a whole new definition of religion: religion was no longer a public expression of cosmic piety and social obligation. Instead, religion was simply something that one personally believed but could not know; it was that by which one cultivated a sense of private meaning and existential satisfaction, but religion had no public, that is objective, value at all.
With the advent of the industrial revolution in the nineteenth-century and social democracies throughout Europe after World War I, there is in effect a massive recalibration of the totality of social and economic life around the state. And it is here that secularism plays a key role, for it is through secularization that the state is able to perpetuate and protect its monopolization over the public square. And the primary mechanism by which such monopolization is maintained is the redefinition of religion and the consequent marginalization of the church to the private sphere of life. The state effectively marginalizes the church (or any other competing vision of the public) by re-inventing our conception of faith and religion in accordance with secular norms: faith and religion are little more than instrumental means by which individuals find personal meaning and purpose for their lives.
Hence, the role of education in a public defined by secular norms is to maintain the state's monopolization over the public square by perpetuating a dichotomy between the public and the private, science and religion, fact and faith, knowledge and belief; in short, state-funded education perpetuates and promotes the secularization of society. It is this public-private dichotomy that is profoundly detrimental to the witness of the church, for it in effect denies the church its distinctly public witness. The church's unique vision for a humane society is reduced to merely one of innumerable options for private recreation: yoga class on Saturday, youth group on Sunday. Because the church has been consigned to private belief rather than public knowledge, it has been stripped of the distinctly public frames of reference by which its truth claims are demonstrated to be more trustworthy than any other competing private belief. Consequentially, objective Christian commitments embodied in the shared life of the church collapse, and the integrity of the gospel is inexorably compromised. Hence, the practice of being "salt and light" is reduced to little more than anecdotes of personal persuasion.
Moreover, by insisting upon this dichotomy between science and religion, modern education must by definition turn students away from the classical vision of cosmic piety, cutting them off from encountering the cosmic values of the True, Good, and Beautiful. Indeed, today, both in our schools and wider society, the True, Good, and Beautiful are now whatever one wants them to be. There is simply no divine obligation apart from that which each person chooses to impose upon himself.
If Christians are to remain faithful to the biblical gospel, we must once again affirm the public witness of the church, particularly in the field of education. For such an affirmation not only awakens the soul to the True, the Good, and the Beautiful, but in embodying the Truth, it exposes the state-financed educational system which denies Truth as what it is: a lie. We cannot teach our students that Truth is relative and expect our politicians to be honest; we can't claim that the Good has been replaced by situational ethics and expect Wall Street executives to ground their business decisions in anything other than profit, greed, and expediency; and we cannot relegate Beauty to personal preference and then feign shock when we encounter a urinal as part of an art exhibit.
Christians will never expose this lie as long as they support and fund it. Classical Christian education offers nothing less than a parallel public, a revelation of Truth that in its social splendor awakens wonder and awe in teacher and student alike, as together they fellowship in Him who is the divine renewal of all things.
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About the Author: Stephen Turley
Stephen Turley is an internationally recognized scholar, speaker, and blogger at TurleyTalks.com; furthermore, he is the author of Awakening Wonder: A Classical Guide to Truth, Goodness, and Beauty. Dr. Turley is a teacher of Theology, Greek, and Rhetoric at Tall Oaks Classical School in New Castle, Delaware, and professor of Fine Arts at Eastern University.
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Fay Voshell Sep 5, 2013 at 12:18 pm - Reply
A wonderful article: succinct, yet broad in its implications for Christian education. Kudos.
Howard Ahmanson Jan 8, 2014 at 10:27 pm - Reply
What would Turley think of vouchers? That's "state financed" faith education, and lots of countries have it.


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Schneider sets 2035 net-zero-emissions goal for facilities
Sustainability objectives include doubling intermodal size by 2030
Alyssa Sporrer
· Thursday, March 04, 2021
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Trucking, intermodal and logistics provider Schneider has set a goal for all company-owned facilities to achieve net-zero-emissions status by 2035.
The Wisconsin-based company, in a Wednesday news release, announced additional sustainability goals that focus on greenhouse gas emissions, energy sources and intermodal services.
"Schneider has been a champion of sustainability for over 40 years. These goals are another step in the company's continued commitment to achieving a more sustainable future for all," a spokesperson at Schneider told FreightWaves.
The spokesperson said the company plans to meet the net-zero-emissions goal by reducing energy consumption at facilities through efficiency improvements such as transitioning to LED lighting. Designing for energy efficiency and leveraging sustainable energy sources will help the company reach this goal as well, according to the spokesperson.
Schneider also is looking at its operations to increase sustainability. The company committed to doubling the size of its intermodal services by 2030. Schneider did not disclose how it will shift its transportation methods but said the shift is expected to reduce carbon emissions by 700 million pounds per year.
The company aims to reduce carbon emissions 60% per mile by 2035, with the first 7.5% decrease occurring by 2025. Schneider plans to reduce emissions per mile by improving its diesel fleet and expanding its electric vehicle fleet, the spokesperson said.
The building blocks and necessary short- and long-term investments are being put in place for fleet electrification, according to Schneider. The company is testing electrified powertrains, building relationships with potential industry partners and stakeholders, and creating zero-emission-vehicle adoption plans.
An electric eCascadia Freightliner truck is currently being tested in a pilot project in California. The truck is performing deliveries and pickups locally and regionally, according to a release.
"Sustainability has been and will continue to be embedded into everything we do," Mark Rourke, president and CEO at Schneider, said in a statement. "We are committed to operating one of the most fuel-efficient and sustainably-minded fleets on the road. It is our responsibility."
Out of about 3,700 SmartWay transportation partners, Schneider made it in the top 1%-2% of companies and received the SmartWay Excellence Award for the 11th time in 2020, according to Schneider's website. The EPA SmartWay program is designed to help supply chain and freight companies improve energy efficiency and reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, contributing to a more sustainable freight industry.
Schneider said it will share more plans for reaching these environmental goals in its first sustainability report, which will be released later this year.
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Migrants entering British waters via the Canal to have dinghies blocked by nets
Britain is said to use nets to deactivate dinghies and send migrants back across the canal
Dan O & # 39; Mahoney has been named Clandestine Channel Threat Commander
He has put in place his four-step plan to curb illegal crossings
It turns out that more than 7,100 migrants have come to the UK this year
By Raven Saunt for Mailonline
Released: 9:00 p.m. EDT, October 10, 2020 | Updated: 9:26 PM EDT, Oct 10, 2020
Migrants entering British waters via the Channel have their dinghies "deactivated by nets" before being sent back to France.
Dan O & # 39; Mahoney, the new Clandestine Channel Threat Commander, has put in place his four-step plan to curb illegal crossings.
The former Navy has reportedly confirmed the willingness of the UK authorities to use a "safe return tactic".
The move came after it was found that more than 7,100 migrants have come to the UK this year alone.
Migrants entering British waters via the Canal will have their dinghies deactivated by nets before being sent back to France. Pictured: A group of people are brought to Dover, Kent, by Border Force on the Channel on Friday
The four-step plan to curb illegal crossings
Attempt to stop the flow of migrants from Africa and the Middle East to northern France;
Reducing the number of people leaving the region for the UK, including through the dismantling of camps;
Physically prevent entry into the UK;
Reform of the country's asylum system to reduce the UK pull factor.
In an interview with The Sunday Telegraph, Mr O & # 39; Mahoney said staff would disable migrant boats before British ships were used to bring occupants back to France.
The method is similar to the method tested by the Royal Navy to clog boat propellers and force an immediate stop.
Mr. O & # 39; Mahoney, who appointed Home Secretary Priti Patel in August, said: & # 39; We are investigating tactics to make safe interventions to bring migrants back to France …
"We are definitely very, very close to implementing a secure return tactic where we intervene safely on a migrant ship, take migrants on board our ship, and then bring them back to France."
He added that this tactic was just one of many "which we can use in the next few months".
The number of clandestine arrivals currently tops 300 a day – the highest number ever recorded – after a sharp drop in air and rail travel by air amid the coronavirus pandemic.
However, the implementation of the new method is likely to be delayed as France is currently refusing to take back migrants.
Mr O & # 39; Mahoney told the publication that the government has used social media campaigns and officials posted abroad to urge potential migrants from Africa and the Middle East to seek asylum in the first safe country to arrive to apply.
Hopefully this will prevent them from risking their lives on an "incredibly dangerous voyage" on the world's busiest shipping lane to illegally enter the UK.
Mr. O & # 39; Mahoney insisted that his team's first priority is still to save the lives of those at risk by trying to make the crossing.
However, that objective was closely followed with an emphasis on securing the British border and building public confidence in the operations.
Dan O & # 39; Mahoney, the new Clandestine Channel Threat Commander, has been hired by Home Secretary Priti Patel, who was appointed in August
The number of clandestine arrivals currently tops 300 a day – the highest number ever recorded – after a sharp drop in air and rail travel by air amid the coronavirus pandemic. Pictured: dinghies believed to have been used by migrants have been stored in a port authority yard in Dover
The interview comes just days after the Home Office made proposals that migrants attempting to cross the canal could be detained on disused ferries.
Government sources had insisted that the ideas – leaked last week – were only part of a brainstorming session.
But a source told The Sun, "There is a real determination to address this issue and things are moving forward now. The ferry schedule is running. It happens. & # 39;
Officials were told to start discussions about buying two unused boats to make processing centers and staying off the Portsmouth coast.
About £ 6 million could buy the Home Office a 40-year-old ferry that could accommodate 1,400 asylum seekers, The Times reported.
Permission to accommodate migrants on ferries has not been granted, said a Interior Ministry spokesman.
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For the case shown below, and assuming that the plant will cost and produce as expected, determine how much the City of Laredo will have to charge for a gallon of water to amortize the initial investment (operating costs excluded). Assume that the plant will last 20 years, that customers pay their bills monthly, and that the interest rate is 6% per year.
LAREDO CITY COUNCIL APPROVES BUILDING OF PILOT PLANT THAT WILL USE HOLTZAPPLE'S DESALINATION METHOD
Providing enough fresh water for residents is an issue for Laredo, Texas, a city of 200,000 on the Texas-Mexico border. Laredo is almost at the limit of water it can draw from the Rio Grande River, and groundwater in the area is brackish, or salty.
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As a result, the Laredo city council has agreed to spend $1.6 million to build a pilot plant that will field test a new method of desalinating brackish water developed by a Texas A&M University researcher and commercialized by Terrabon L.L.C.
"This is one step in securing and providing water in the future for not only Laredo, but the entire state, with the development of this pilot project," said Laredo city council member Gene Belmares.
The desalination plant, which will produce 50,000 gallons of water a day, will test water desalination technology developed by Mark Holtzapple, a professor in Texas A&M's Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering.
"We desalinate using vapor compression, a method first employed on ships in World War II," Holtzapple said. "We have updated this old approach using advanced technology such as high-capacity, non-fouling heat exchanger and a low-cost, high-efficiency StarRotor compressor.
"In addition we operated at higher pressures than is traditionally employed. Compared to traditional technology, these innovations lower both the capital cost and operating cost."
The Texas Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) and The Center for Applied Technology (TCAT), a center within TEES, will act as the technology integrator and analyst for the project.
Additionally, Terrabon, L.L.C., of Houston, an energy and water treatment technology company, will design and construct the advanced vapor demonstration plant. The American Water's Applied Water Management Inc., acting as a subcontractor for Terrabon will operate and monitor the demonstration plant.
The project will demonstrate the commercial viability of AdVeTM, a new technology that could reduce the capital and operating costs of water purification and provide a low-cost solution to Texas' water problems. AdVeTM (advanced vapor-compression evaporation) uses low-cost, high-efficiency StarRotor compressors developed, by Holtzapple's team and non-fouling heat exchangers to desalinate brackish and salty water at a cost that is significantly less expensive than desalination by reverse osmosis.
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Info needed on what happens when daimonds are heated at high temperature?
Remarkably, nothing. The very high Debye temperature of single crystal white diamond makes it the worst possible blackbody radiator. A diamond at 900 C does not glow.
Around 1000 C in air oxidation will catalyze diamond to graphite phase transition. The increase in volume almost explosively transforms the crystal. In inert or especially reducing atmospheres, diamond is stable to about 1500 C under an atmosphere of pressure. The activation energy to reconstruct the lattice is almost equal to the binding energy.
Basically a diamond will glow. Basically you would have to heat a diamond to very high temperatures(not sure what it is) to melt it. This is due to the very organized tetrahedral network structure of a diamond which makes it very stable.
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I write old style arcade games as a hobby but I'd like to try selling them on steam (you have to dream). I like to use low resolutions (800x600) because this matches the styles of the games. At the moment I use basic java for everything but I find it isn't very reliable when it comes to producing a full screen application and that's my big issue. I use the standard full screen stuff but on my own PC I need to set the run time flag nodraw=true else I just get a black screen while it runs fine on my son's PC. On my moderately widescreen laptop it just runs in a small window. I thought Java would be naturally suited to this but ...
I wondered about JavaFX but obviously I'd have the issue of learning a new library (I'm a bit slow witted when it comes to other peoples code). All I need is the ability to draw an image and write text, certainly nothing special. Does anyone else have this issue and did they find a solution? Any suggestions or simple examples?
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depending on the graphics framework you use you have to make sure to run code that modifies the output is only run in the correct thread
if you're using swing for example you have to make sure all gui code runs in the EDT - otherwise you may encounter unpredictable behaviour
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EDT == Event Dispatch Thread.
In Java's GUI subsystems, you don't draw directly to the screen. You set up a "drawing program" that is then executed independently by a separate rendering thread. Roughly speaking, since the actual drawing these days is likely to be done via a GPU running dozens of hundreds of parallel threads.
The reason for this disconnect is that it makes it possible for graphics to render more smoothly and likewise the user interface (which is handled by the EDT). If you click a mouse button and that is supposed to make a square pop up in the game window, the EDT thread dispatches the mouse event to your click handler code which obtains whatever data it requires (presumably the mouse co-ordinates so you can draw a square there). The handler then adds a "draw a square" command to the graphics program, and invalidates the section of the display where the square will be drawn so that the rendering thread will then do the actual drawing. By setting a "clipping area" (usually one or more rectangles) you can save the overhead and flicker of re-drawing the unchanged parts of the display. This is also how the system handles overlapping windows and other stacked artefacts, where you don't need to draw something if something else is sitting on top of it.
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