You need a website if you're a freelance writer! Or better yet, a blog.
This is the site you use to market yourself and your writing. Yes, site that markets you as a writer – yes every freelance writer needs one.
The people who will pay you for your writing are searching the web for writers.
There are exceptions, of course, but more and more editors, publishers, and people who need copywriting, speech writing, ghostwriting, ebook writing, and other kinds of both business and personal writing are looking for writers on the web. In fact, I'm not sure there really are any exceptions any more.
Here are four examples from my own experience.
A man who wanted an allegory written found my website, called me and we got it done. I was well paid.
A man who wanted to tell his story to his sons called me out of the blue and I wrote that book for him.
The personal assistant of a woman who is CEO of a large corporation contacted me to write her boss's book. I was well paid for that one twotoo.
An alternative health practitioner who speaks literally around the world has contracted with me to write his book with an eye toward both selling it to a trade publisher and also selling it from the back of the room of his talks.
One of these people is within easy driving distance, the one is half-way across the country from me, the third and fourth are literally on the other coast. I would never have met any of them them if it hadn't been for my website.
I also coach writers and all but one of my coaching clients has come to me via the web and lives far away from me.
A web host is where your web site is stored so can be found on the 'net. I use BlueHost.com; they have a one click WordPress install that makes it sooooo easy. Their customer support is great and so are their prices… and yes, I'm an affiliate there, so if you buy through that link I'll make a little money.
And there are tons of companies out there that provide similar service. Chances are you already have some web space with your Internet Service Provider; many of them, however, won't let you use your own domain name without an extra fee, so do some checking.
Buying your own domain name costs $10 or less a year these days, and it's worth every penny. You can use your own name, like I do (AnneWayman.com and take a look at my professional site), and if it's available. Or pick a phrase that's related to the kind of writing you do and is easy to remember. One writer friend of mine, reversed her first and last name – millercathy.com. It works.
I search for domain names and buy them through BlueHost.com to keep everything in one place.
Those samples, by the way, can usually be used instead of snail-mailing clips – just point the editor to your web site and you're done.
It's totally okay to write some samples to show your ability off… just don't pretend they've been published yet.
And don't forget to include contact information on your site! In every one of the four examples, the contact started out as a phone call.
If I were starting from scratch today, I'd make even my most static and unchanging website a blog. I'd use WordPress, which is free and although it takes me more than the promised 5 minutes to install, it's relatively easy to do even if you have minimal technical skills. If I were hiring a web designer I'd insist they use WordPress.
Why? Because WordPress is really a content management system that makes it easy to update your site almost on the the fly. Once WordPress blog is installed, you simply log into it's dashboard and you can add a page or edit a page without having to wait for your original designer to do it. You can change the look and feel as well with a couple of mouse clicks.
It's also easy to find WordPress tutorials on line with a google or two.
Plus there are roughly a gillion free themes or designs out there – the real problem is narrowing your selection down.
Once your site is up, make sure your web address shows up on all your email, business cards, letterhead and anyplace else you can think of. This post about 5 Essential Blog Foundations for Strong SEO will give you what you need to know about this seemingly arcane but necessary topic.
You know you need a website.You really don't have any excuse not to get your pro site up, do you?
Finally, done. You won't believe how many times I've come back to this post for inspiration! Thanks so much for all the knowledge and tips you share.
and it looks great! If you want to do a guest post on how you got it done shoot me an email.
I enjoy your writing so much. It is very informative. I am looking to up my game in freelancing and want to step it up to writing for magazines. I have done web writing and have written for several personal blogs that had over 10,000 daily visitors when live, so I am looking for a new challenge.
Good luck, Brandon. Your goal is certainly doable.
Why are you so rude? People make mistakes and you are not above making one! Must be jealousy I'm smelling.
Any who, Thank you Anne for taking the time out to write such an informative article. God knows I need it!
I found your article quite informative. I do have a question though. You mentioned it's a good idea to start blogging. Does it matter if the blog is on the website or by itself (like Wordpress). Also does it matter what topics you are blogging about (if a blog is on a website)?
Mary, in that article I'm suggesting using a blog platform like wordpress to do your professional website… look at annewayman.com… that's actually a blog… but it's super easy to update.
The most important thing to realize about blogging is – Blogging builds REPUTATION!!!
…and as a writer, you need that before anything!
Could you point me to a website or resource where I can find an affordable web designer for my baby books blog and freelance writing website? I don't really want to use bidding sites and would prefer something like the equivalent of your site or Deb Ng's FWJ that posts gigs for freelance designers. Ideally, I want to find someone in my city. Besides craigslist and doing a google search, is there any other way you recommend?
Do you know what I can expect to pay for a fairly simple design ( nothing fancy, just using basic wordpress templates, adding a few banners and a logo, maybe)? I once approached a freelance designer who quoted $3000 which is waaaay over my budget. So, I'm wary of approaching web designers I find through search…I'd prefer to advertise and find someone who matches my needs.
.-= Rupa´s last blog ..When you read to baby, is the author in the picture? =-.
Podbean.com is 10 bucks a month, or less, and you do your own design. Screencast.com is an interesting take on websites; 2G for free, and post through HTML your writings on any other site. Find a reasonable ISP and build your site yourself. An example of podbean.com is my website (I've been there 4 years), and I have posted several videos on this site from Screencast.com. You can build a very nice website (AP spelling changed this year) yourself, and pay your ISP $20 per month – shop around, a little, and you'll find several to choose from. My landing page begins with a story about Jazz, its origination.
David, I use bluehost and have my own domain names – BH is something like $65 annually – just over $5 a month but I had to pay annually. I think it would be no problem to host podcasts there but I've never tried it. Love your site btw.
This is an old thread, but one thing I wanted to point out to the critics of "blog versus website" is that the area is now very gray.
All corporate sites who rely on the internet as a critical part of their online strategy have twigged to this.
Your web site needs to be both informational and engaging. Static content is generally not engaging, where as a blog of both opinion and examples tends to be.
Blogs also get your web site noticed by search engines. They also build a readership if well crafted, and one day, one of those readers "may" have a problem you can solve.
I'm aware that I'm responding to an old posting, but I am curious about the differences between blogs and Web sites in terms of "visibility" on the Web. I've had a blog for ages but only my friends have read it, and I would assume that if I had a Web site with its own domain name (and a way to search for it via Google, Yahoo, et al.), it would get more hits. Also, has anyone out there used Yahoo as a Web host and if so, what was your experience with them? Thanks!
I'm sorry I don't understand what you mine by making my website a blog and having a category for credits to link my samples. Please explain ?
Karen, you can blog about anything you want… which means you can show off your talents well. I'd make your website a blog and have a category for credits where you link to your sample. Make sense?
As one new to blogging, I was wondering what I should blog about if I want to show potential employers, I'm able to write about more than one topic?
Also, when creating my website, what are somethings I should consider having on the website?
I just started a website a couple of days ago, and I have to say that godaddy.com has a great set up. They even have a five page template for authors. If you purchase your domain through them you can get a free site with ad banners or for a very nominal fee you can get a site without the banner ads. For those of us just starting out with professional websites and very little technical knowledge, it really is a good way to go.
I totally agree with you there. To my eyes, Copyblogger and Problogger look 1o0% pro and not like a typical blog at all. It is more the sites that stick with the traditional Wordpress structure (like mine!) that I think need changing. I believe both Copyblogger and Problogger use a custom Wordpress template, which makes all the difference. These can be expensive to purchase, but given the built-in CMS that you get with Wordpress their value ends up being more than that of a traditional site build. In fact, I may start looking into designing them now that you've got my mind wandering down that road. Thanks a lot for your insightful articles as always Ann!!
Angela… interesting perspective… I'd agree about some blogs, like blogspot and wordpress blogs that haven't made use of a good looking theme… but when I look at http://www.copyblogger.com and http://www.problogger.net and even this blog as I get it together… well, they look quite professional to me. But we're really talking about taste aren't we… hard to argue, but I appreciate your thoughts.
I totally agree with everything but one point – making your professional site a blog. I think that the general public can tell the difference between a website and a blog and they think that a blog looks cheaper. Most will be willing to forgive this if you are a writer, but I think a static website that is well designed looks better and more professional. I'm actually going the other way with mine (blog –> static website) when I get a chance. Mind you I am also a web designer so this is easier said and done for me, I don't have to pay anyone to update my site. I just thought I'd throw in my two cents for what it is worth.
Patti, I make no pretense that I'm a copy editor and make that clear to every contract. That said, the error you mentioned is one I should have seen and didn't.
Hah, I wrote a very similar post this summer. Good to see others saying the same thing though.
If you want to be a serious writer, you really need your own domain and your own site hosted on a paid hosting server. There's nothing like a blog on LiveJournal or Blogger to steal throw some cracks into your facade of professionalism.
Even putting professionalism aside, it's worth the $5 a month to know that you control the site. There are no limitations to what you can do and, down the line, if you want to add a shopping cart for your book, or a forum for your fans, or whatever, you can easily add that to your own domain (not so with a blog hosted elsewhere).
While I agree that a web presence is important, so too is the quality of what a writer puts up.


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Poland's Populist Government Targets LGBT Community Ahead of Elections
The far-right populist government has manufactured a new enemy: the LGBT community. But as polls show increasing support for same-sex couples, will the government's scapegoating translate into success at the ballot box?
by LibertiesEU
Earlier this year, Rafał Trzaskowski, the mayor of Warsaw, issued a 12-point declaration promising to improve the security, education, culture, sport, administration and employment of his city's LGBT community.
The declaration was seen by many as much-needed progress towards protecting a group long persecuted in the ultra-Catholic country. Estimates say nearly 70% of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Poland have experienced some form of violence over the last two years.
Notably, it's also the first official document in Polish history to recognize the rights of LGBT people.
The government takes aim
But this sort of history making has not been warmly welcomed by others in the country. The far-right populist government has seized on it, making the LGBT community the centerpiece of its campaign ahead of two elections this year: EU elections in May and national elections in the fall.
There's nothing particularly novel about the government's campaign strategy. The ruling Law and Justice Party, led by Jarosław Kaczyński, returned to power in 2015 using a campaign that promised to protect the country from the imaginary threats posed by Muslim refugees.
It worked, as it has elsewhere in Europe, especially Hungary. But migration to the EU continues to fall, and politics is very much a 'what have you done for me lately?' business.
So Kaczyński needed to manufacture a new threat to Polish people, and he found it in the LGBT community. In March, shortly after the release of the LGBT declaration, Kaczyński told supporters, "It comes down to, as we know today, sexualization of children from the earliest childhood. We need to fight this. We need to defend the Polish family. We need to defend it furiously because it's a threat to civilization, not just for Poland but for the entire Europe, for the entire civilization that is based on Christianity."
His acolytes, both from his party and the Church, have kept up his message. Elzbieta Kruk, an MEP candidate from the Law and Justice Party, said she hopes that soon "Poland will be a region free from LGBT." And a well-known Catholic priest in the country said during a recent radio interview that the plus in "LGBT+" stood for "pedophiles, zoophiles, necrophiles."
And at the end of last month, during a lecture on patriotism, Kaczyński called homosexuality a "foreign import" and said that everyone in the LGBT community must learn to "accept Christianity." (Freedom of religion is protected under the Polish Constitution.)
Is a brighter future on the horizon?
The saying power of anti-LGBT politics in Poland is unclear. Support for same-sex couples is on the rise in the country, and an Ipsos poll for the news outlet OKO.Press, conducted earlier this year, found that 56 percent of Polish people do not oppose civil partnerships, up four percent from just two years ago (after Law and Justice's return to power).
Indeed, Mayor Trzaskowski doesn't believe the government's attacks on gay people will prove to be as effective as the campaign against migrants. "The majority of the Polish people will not buy the idea that homosexuals endanger our culture or values," he told The New York Times earlier this year.
There are also more visible signs of progress. Robert Biedron, an openly gay politician, has formed a new liberal party that has received strong support. And more and more cities are holding LGBT pride parades, despite the often violent counter-protests.
Will the government's campaign translate into success at the ballot box in May and later in the year? Polls do continue to show a slim but consistent lead for Law and Justice. But with support for same-sex couples ticking up, there is reason to voters will reject the government's campaign of fearmongering and scapegoating.
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The exclusive pen manufacturing firm is all set to bring you a writing instrument that is manufactured from rare Meteorite! Yup, you heard that right! As part of its first edition collection, B. Smith & Co will produce custom-made Meteorite pens for those interested in owning a small slice of the universe. The high-quality black titanium plated hardware pens are made from actual Campo del Cielo meteorite that had traversed the cosmos and reached the earth approximately 4,000-6,000 years ago. The meteorite was then discovered around 400 years ago and preserved to form part of an exclusive pen that you can now own for $449.99 – $1,099.99 only!
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In his book Capitol Punishment: The Hard Truth about Washington Corruption from America's Most Notorious Lobbyist, Jack Abramoff notes that while serving his sentence for mail fraud and conspiracy in a federal prison in Cumberland, Md., he was fortunate that "some intrepid public officials [made] the trek to Cumberland, including Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, his wife Rhonda, and their adorable triplets…"
In an interview with The Hill, Abramoff was cagey on the subject of whether other members of Congress made similar treks: "I'm not saying they have or they haven't," he told the publication, adding that Rohrabacher is the "only one who said I could mention him… I want to respect the requests of people who would prefer I not talk about it."
We figured it was worth the effort to use the Bureau of Prisons' online Freedom of Information Act request form to see if we could get visitor logs for the former lobbyist who now bills himself as being interested in reforming the nexus of money, influence and power in Washington.
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Apple WWDC, the Apple accelerates its revolution and focuses on power and usability
At WWDC, the world conference of Apple developers, as always we were able to see what the next versions of the operating systems will do, and some expected hardware news. But above all we saw the idea of the hi-tech future of the company founded by Steve Jobs. And it is a future made of processing power in close symbiosis with the integration of hardware and software technologies, with the user as the absolute central point of the entire ecosystem made up of technologies and applications.
In this WWDC the most classic idea of Apple was staged, that of an inseparable link between the devices it produces – iPhone, iPad, Mac, Watch and TV – and the operating systems that animate them. But as anticipated, the real content of the keynote directed by CEO Tim Cook, was overcome by the power of the union between the interpretation of what technology is today and the power of the new "silicon" once again unveiled by Apple on the stage of the Steve Jobs Theater. And so certainly yes, important evolutions for iOS, the "heart" of the iPhone (and no longer of the iPod, which has recently been discontinued), which increasingly becomes a personal "digital companion" rather than an electronic device. Then a revolutionized iPadOS almost with a real desktop (finally!) And with advanced production features, but above all, an abbreviation: M2. That is, the second generation of Apple Silicon chips, ready for the new generation of Mac and in the near future, of the iPad Pro. But in practice, what does M2 mean?
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The question can be solved in several answers. First of all with M2 Apple gives the chip market a further jolt after that date with M1 in 2020 and with descendants from M1 Pro, M1 Max and M1 Ultra. These are chips called "Soc", System on chip, meticulously integrated technology to reduce processing times on all computing fronts. And if M1 in its most powerful versions already competed substantially on equal terms with more structured and decidedly more energy-intensive PC architectures, M2 makes an almost double generational leap in the intentions of the Apple. Powers that, according to what has been declared, bring the possibilities of the new Macs into territories of excellence for ultra-portable machines. And that in the future they will go beyond the predictable, especially if combined with low energy demands as in this case, if the data declared by the company will be verified.
M2 means computing power never seen before in this form factor (by the way, the new models are colorful as widely expected). And we will see it above all in the new generation of Mac Pro, the computer dedicated to professional users, which has not been seen at this WWDC but which if M2 follows the evolutionary scheme of M1, it already lets imagine extreme performance. In short, M2 is an acceleration towards Apple's increasingly unified ecosystem and is not just an evolution of M1 but represents a new departure. It is no coincidence that it is introduced in an entry level MacBook, with a Soc that will then experience performance evolutions for the next models.
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This was an edition of the WWDC that together consolidates what Apple has done so far and relaunches the vector of innovation, but here lies the key element, not an end in itself but with the user and above all his current needs – of communication, professional, entertainment – at the heart of the Apple ecosystem. Sure, at the usual Apple prices. Unique, just like the technological proposal of the giant led by Tim Cook.
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The enzymes are like "knives and forks," cutting up the bad germs into little pieces for the microbes to digest, in the same way that food is broken down in our stomachs: into harmless fatty acids.
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Chemical-Free cleaning has been trending within the commercial sector. For example, Randy Reed, assistant director of housekeeping at North Carolina State University, has replaced the traditional cleaners used by the university to clean floors, surfaces and even urinals, with split stream water technology.
This solution, and others like it, including steam vapour systems, spray and vacuum systems, and ozonated and electrolyzed systems, use electricity to turn water into a cleaning agent. However, some, like Stephen Atkins, executive director of The Green Cleaning Network, have rejected the term "chemical-free" cleaning because they suggest that no cleaning product or device can completely avoid the use of chemicals.
The other problem with these so-called chemical-free cleaners is that they indiscriminately kill the good germs that protect us
The Green Age
In Africa, our lack of industrial standards means that so-called "natural" or "green" cleaners can simply designate themselves as such based on their own guidelines. Because these products are essentially unregulated, they may tend to mislead consumers into believing they are safe and effective.
For example, some of the most popular cleaning brands contain preservatives that are toxic and known to cause allergies, asthma and skin irritations.
The Disinfectant Age
By law, on their labels disinfectants must list the pathogens [bad germs like flu and E.coli] that they have been tested for, and which have been found to be effective. Thus, we can see for ourselves that some of the most popular disinfectants are effective on only a small number of pathogens.
Disinfectant products also make marketing statements to the effect that they kill 99.9% of germs within 30 seconds. However, this is somewhat inaccurate. Only some organisms are killed in 30 seconds; the remainder may take a full five or ten minutes during which time the disinfectant must remain moist on the cleaned surface before being wiped up.
The Bleach Age
In the later part of the 19th Century, strong evidence suggested that germs caused disease, kicking off a 100-year war against all germs after Clorox "weaponized" bleach in 1913. However, the war against germs has come at a cost.
We have turned our immune systems against germs not only through bleach but with drugs like penicillin that have destroyed them, and we have expunged germs from our water, food and homes. Human death from infectious diseases has subsequently fallen by more than 90%, contributing to the transformation of society.
Nonetheless, every year, roughly 25,000 Americans die from antibiotic-resistance infections. Gestation, infancy and early childhood are especially vulnerable times because the young body is growing and developing rapidly. In short, we need most of the germs we are eliminating.
Ever wonder how Mrs. Hughes kept Downton Abbey spic and span without so much as a splash of bleach or disinfectant? She cleaned with eggshells, gin, potatoes, tea leaves, rhubarb, bread crumbs and other natural foodstuffs.
Unfortunately, the natural cleaners Mrs. Hughes and other 19th Century housekeepers used have now been replaced with toxic chemicals that harm us and the environment (Germ Warfare, New Scientist, January 14, 2017).


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    title: `We can't connect to ${cloudService}`,
    message,
  });
}

function notifyNoSearchResults(): void {
  chrome.notifications.create('notify-search', {
    type: 'basic',
    iconUrl: chrome.extension.getURL('icons/48.png'),
    title: 'No images match your search',
    message: 'Try different or more general keywords',
  });
}

function notifySearchError(message: string) {
  chrome.notifications.create('notify-search', {
    type: 'basic',
    iconUrl: chrome.extension.getURL('icons/48.png'),
    title: 'Stellar Photos',
    message,
  });
}

export {
  notifyCloudAuthenticationSuccessful,
  notifyCloudConnectionFailed,
  notifySaveToCloudSuccessful,
  notifyUnableToUpload,
  notifyNoSearchResults,
  notifySearchError,
};

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How do you define your level of professionalism? Is it based on your patience, performance under pressure, manners, personal charisma, beliefs, or is it a deeper sense of awareness and commitment to take the high road in all you do? Certainly how you physically and emotionally handle yourself under stress and pressure, and how you effectively communicate in the midst of any stress and pressure contributes to an understanding of how emotionally patient, and how professional you are. To exude professionalism is to display a personal pride in yourself with an understanding that being humble is also part of the process. A person exemplifying genuine professionalism is never arrogant and understands that their professional behavior can have a positive, calming, and educational impact on those around them.
Professionalism is defined as, "professional character, spirit or methods." I believe all three of those elements relate to the behavioral component of professionalism as much as the occupational component. A doctor may be exceptional in his or her specific field of practice, but if they lack professionalism it will have a detrimental impact on the doctor-patient relationship. If a coach knows his or her sport, but displays a lack of professionalism, it will ultimately negatively impact team morale and performance. Professionalism is not the job you do, it is how you do your job. As German philosopher Goethe said, "Behavior is a mirror in which everyone displays his own image."As it relates to character, you do not respect someone who cannot maintain their level of professionalism in demanding situations, and they lose credibility. Who wants to associate with, or respects, an unprofessional individual? In respect to those in public service, it is completely evident how a lack of professionalism can destroy a career in an instant.
The development of one's professionalism is significantly influenced by one's past, upbringing and family relationships because of possible dysfunctional and codependent behavior patterns that were established growing up. When there is a history of emotional turmoil a defense mechanism is established to avoid any further similar emotional turmoil in the future. As an adult, this defense mechanism rears its ugly head when a situation may exist that triggers those past harmful emotions. For example, if you are vulnerable to a feeling of inadequacy because of how you were parented, and a situation or dialogue presents itself where you feel inadequate, you are less likely to maintain your professionalism. As a child, if you perceived others not valuing who you were and developed a need to be appreciated, when a situation or dialogue presents itself where you feel unappreciated you are less likely to maintain your professionalism. As a result in both instances, you become emotionally impatient as evidenced by potentially abusive verbal and physical behavior.
In evaluating your professionalism ask yourself, "In what situations am I, or have I, been the most emotionally impatient or unprofessional? What are the roots of that emotional impatience? Do I, and have I, taken ownership for the aftermath of my behavior where I have been emotionally impatient? Taking personal accountability, and implementing the core vales that reflect the positive characteristics you believe in, is key to enhancing and maintaining your professionalism. The more those beliefs are virtuous, to include decency and respect, the greater level of professionalism you will display.
Professionalism is also an educational process. There are certain behavioral characteristics that can be taught which contribute to a greater level of individual professionalism. Manners, proper etiquette, appropriate attire, effective communication, respectful behavior, and consideration of others are all areas that can be taught in the process of becoming more professional. An individual's level of professionalism is a culmination of putting into practice the values, experiences, successes and failures of one's life. Be that professional, and positive example every day in all you do. It is an example that is sorely needed and will be respected by those you parent, manage, lead and love.


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The Hilletjesbrug in Amsterdam's Jordaan district.
For more information, see the Amsterdam Destination Guide.
The Amstel River, with the Carré Theater in the background.
Leidseplein, heart of the music scene.
Looking onto Nieuwe Spiegelstraat's antiques row.
The Westerkerk ("western church") contains Rembrandt's tomb. Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus also held their 1966 nuptials at this church located on the bank of the Prinsengracht canal near Amsterdam's Jordaan district.
Inside De Kas, one of Amsterdam's freshest and best dining experiences.
The Anaconda footbridge, in the Eastern Harbor area.


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Q: Rails | I want to show only somes articles I have 2 tables :
-user_activity : that contains ID activities and ID user
-activity : contains Id, Id user etc ...
I want to display only the activities that are in the 2 tables
there is my code :
-activities contain ALL the activities of the user
-usersactivities_id contain ALL the user_activity of the user in one tab (ex : 10 , 2 , 3)
  def fetch_maj_activities
    user = current_user
    activities = []
    user.groups.each do |group|
      activities << Activity.where(group: group)
    end

    usersactivities_id = current_user.user_activities.select('activity_id').map(&:activity_id).uniq

    activities.each do |activity|
      if usersactivities_id.include? activity.id
      else
        activities = activities.flatten.reject {|a| a.id == activity.id}
      end
    end
    @all_activities = activities.flatten.sort_by(&:updated_at).reverse
    respond_to do |format|
      format.js
    end
  end

log :
  CACHE Activity Load (0.0ms)  SELECT  "activities".* FROM "activities" WHERE "activities"."group_id" = $1 LIMIT $2  [["group_id", 1], ["LIMIT", 11]]
  ↳ /home/benjamin/.rbenv/versions/2.5.0/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/activerecord-5.2.0.rc1/lib/active_record/log_subscriber.rb:98
NoMethodError (undefined method `id' for #<ActiveRecord::Relation []>
Did you mean?  ids):

app/controllers/activities_controller.rb:65:in `block in fetch_maj_activities'
app/controllers/activities_controller.rb:64:in `each'
app/controllers/activities_controller.rb:64:in `fetch_maj_activities'

A: There is the Answer, working for me :)
  def fetch_maj_activities

    user = current_user
    activities = []
    usersactivities_id = current_user.user_activities.select('activity_id').map(&:activity_id).uniq

    user.groups.each do |group|
      activities << Activity.where(group: group)
    end

    usersactivities_id.each do |useractid|
      activities.flatten.each do |act|
        if act.id == useractid
          activities = activities.reject {|a|a}

        end
      end
    end

    @all_activities = activities.flatten.sort_by(&:updated_at).reverse
    respond_to do |format|
      format.js {render :action => "fetch_activities"}
    end
  end

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I put my cell phone down with exasperation. It had been mom, and for the umpteenth time I had to reassure her that I would return home early. Mom had been reluctant to even send me to office today, but then she did, just to humor me, lest I change my decision again. A decision, which had required months of persuasions by both mom and dad, heated arguments and tears shed at nights, before it was finally taken. Decision, to get married.
I looked at the monitor. I had just compiled a code and now was running a job for testing it. What was I feeling now? What was I supposed to feel now? Happy? Ecstatic? No, I didn't feel a thing. My mind was now expressionless to the point of numbness. I looked at my watch. 11.00 AM. It struck me that I better complete this code today before going. Then my team would be good to deliver this next week. With this thought, I put all other thoughts into the back burner and got to work.
"Uh! How utterly unromantic! If only this had been for me, I would have spent my half day dreaming about that guy and the other half in beauty parlor, getting ready!" Kris was always like this. Die hard romantic.
It was 3.30 PM now. Finally I had caught the culprit variable that had been causing the S0C7 abend for the larger part of the last 2 hours. I finally decided it was time to wind up and started for the food court to grab a sandwich, to compensate for the forgotten lunch.
Half an hour later I settled comfortably near the window behind the driver. He had started to rev the engine. I remembered Kris's accusation in the morning. Me, an unromantic. A wry smile spread on my lips, as my thoughts flew backwards, 2 years behind.
One of my friends had introduced me to him. At that time I didn't know that this face was going to be carved in my very existence, forever. From acquaintances, to friends, to something more than that, we grew close quite fast. I used to be overawed by his personality. Those eyes, their piercing quality! I didn't want anything else in my life except to keep seeing them forever.
Advait. Even his name is fascinating. He used to be a quiet personality, but a man of substance. Everything he did, he did with style. And the more time I spent with him, the more I got attracted to him.
How he sensed my thoughts, I do not know till today. May be it was too conspicuous. He asked me one day about it, and I could not deny. I had never been able to lie to him. It still remains so. I told him all that I felt for him. It sure took a lot of courage from my side to do that. I had never been so bold until that point in my life. He didn't say anything for a while, and then slowly confessed that he felt the same for me too. Did this love spring up from my confession, just as reciprocation? I asked him. He told that was partly true. But for the most part, it was his attraction towards me too.
I was as happy as I had ever been in my life. And the days and months that followed were heavenly, to say the least. There was nothing unsaid, unshared between us. I was glad, almost proud to be the one to whom this secretive personality opened up. I am now too.
Days passed, it soon it was time to think of the next step. What were we going to do with our relationship? Surely we could not go on like this forever. All this while, it had been just the two of us. Now it was time to think of the wider picture. Parents. Would they agree to this relationship? We both knew we would have a hard time convincing them. Even if they did get convinced in the end, they would still be hurt at our decision. We asked ourselves, do we want to hurt them? What were our priorities?
Though our outlook on life was very different from each other, one thing we both agreed upon was that come what may, we would never be the cause of even a minutest agony to our parents. And that principle obviously was the biggest obstacle for the continuance of our relationship. We both knew that, but we also knew we could not do anything about it. Coming to think of it now, maybe we could have given ourselves at least a chance. But no, back then we knew that there was no way we could be together without making our parents shed even a single tear.
And so, one day, we decided to end it all. We might remain friends, but we had to drift apart from each other. Forcefully, if need be. We both promised to each other to get married, have children, and write to each other occasionally, meet up with our families sometimes.
I remembered the day when my dreams had died. And suddenly I realized, with a stab in my heart, that it was the same day, last year.
My dreams had died, but it took a long time for me to bury them. When my parents started looking out for a suitable match for me, I tried putting them off. Many offers were rejected on various accounts. It was not that I still believed I could reunite with Advait. But I felt I was not ready for marriage yet. I needed time.
One full year had passed this way, and here I was today, finally relenting to the inevitable.
As I stepping into the house I could sense the excitement. Seeing my mom's face, lit with expectation, tense and happy at the same time, I knew that our decision was cent percent correct. I forced Advait out of my mind and quickly went off to my room to shower and get ready.
The guests arrived promptly at 7. Pleasantries were exchanged, introductions were made and everyone was seated. I was inside my room, touching up my make up. I looked at my mirror and said, "Goodbye, Advait." And forced a smile into my lips, and a tear, into my eyes. Something seemed strange, but I could not figure what.
I had been instructed to walk with my eyes down. I walked so till I neared them and then looked up at the sari clad woman, expecting to see my prospective mother-in-law.
It was Lakshmi Aunty! Advait's mother! I did not understand. Puzzled, I looked around. Mani Uncle, Advait's dad was smiling at me. My eyes looked around quickly as my heart beats quickened a trillion times. But they didn't find what they were looking for. Were Advait's parents, friends or relatives of the boy? Had they come on behalf of his parents? Or…? Now I understood why I had felt that strange feeling. It was the familiar voice of Aunty. I was about to turn to my mom for an explanation, when my brain beeped the 'object found' signal! My heart really skipped a beat! It was Advait, walking into the room, completing a call on his cell phone!
Now how can I describe how I felt then! I was still unsure if this was real, and turned towards my mom. She came near me and put her arms around my shoulders. "Mini, it's alright! We are your parents, child, not strangers. We would always want the best for you. Maybe that is why we are a bit overcautious. We need to be so sometimes. But we know Advait is just perfect for you! We are happy for you. Not hurt in the least. We could not have found a better match for you," she said with a smile.
This post was written for Project 365 program at We Post Daily. The prompt for today was "And they lived happily ever after".
Super script nalla irruku…Innum konjam betterah eluthunga..Chummaaaaaaaaa!!!!!
You had me hooked from the word go. This was wonderfully woven, and even more wonderfully telling about you as a person (I don't mean just the Romantic part). Even though it's like a 'real fiction', while describing what you felt for Advait you were imagining someone close to you. Is it not?
I actually did not realise this is fiction. Very well written.
Well that's true. Inspiration drawn from people around me 🙂 glad you liked it!
Don't we all 🙂 However, this is one of the few stories I have written that have a happy ending. I somehow tend to gravitate towards tragedy quite often.
I think some of the more grasping stories comes from incidents in the author's life.. I hope some of the better ones of this were part of yours as well.
Very true Santulan. I have experienced that a lot, and sometimes faced trouble because of that too. But yes, I always find my writing flowing smooth when I write about things that have touched my life rather than completely unknown subjects.
Thanks Ruchira 🙂 I am a sucker for romance.
Wow, a look back into the past is usually (if not always) beautiful, isn't it? Even if the past was not so rosy or dreamy as this story. This story is quite special to me for the way it poured out all in one go all those years ago.
that was so cute, beautifully written.. esp the last Rang De Basanti dialogue!


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This one of a kind piece has a spectacular Type 3, low domed Motor Agate cabochon; color on color layers with metallics.
Setting Dimensions: 21.5 x 17.3mm oval.


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Q&A Should We Disclose the Affair and Resulting Triggers to Family Members?
My husband's step sister closely resembles his affair partner and I am get triggered being around her especially when we are swimming. His mom married his stepdad when he was 18 and he has 3 daughters. there is a 5 year difference between him and his stepsister that is triggering me so back then they didn't really have much interaction but the last couple years we've gotten closer to her and his other 2 stepsisters. This particular step sister is the only one he has made an effort to talk to and hang out with outside family functions. She doesn't know about the affair or that she is triggering me. He said he will tell her about the affair and that she is triggering me but I'm concerned he wants to tell her so she will have sympathy and reach out to check on him more. They do text occasionally now and I have told him that makes me uncomfortable but he says I shouldn't be worried. His affair started with a childhood friend texting him to see how he's been so I think he's at a high risk for falling back into another one with her and I fear he is subconsciously wanting his AP through her because she looks and acts like her. My question is if he tells her about the affair should he tell her that I am getting triggered by her? I don't want to feel like I am the problem. I am carrying a lot of guilt that this is an issue for me But I don't feel safe.
Q&A Would This Level of Detail Hurt Our Recovery Process?
Q&A Is It Normal to Feel Heartbroken on the D-Day Anniversary?
Q&A What Safe Questions Can I Ask to Regain Our Openness but without Causing Me Pain?
Q&A How Do I Erase the Intrusive Thoughts?
Q&A Why Do I Want to Know More?


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Q: Mobilenet SSD Input Image Size I would like to train a Mobilenet SSD Model on a custom dataset.
I have looked into the workflow of retraining a model and noticed the image_resizer{} block in the config file:
https://github.com/tensorflow/models/blob/d6d0868209833e014074d6cb4f32558e7acf2a6d/research/object_detection/samples/configs/ssd_mobilenet_v1_pets.config#L43
Does the aspect ratio here have to be 1:1 like 300x300 or can I specify a custom ratio?
All my dataset images are 960x256 - so could I just input this size for height and width? Or do I need to resize all the images to have an aspect ratio of 1:1?

A: Choose the height and width, in the model file (as per your link), to be the shape of the input image at which you want your model to train and operate. The model will resize input images to the specified size, if it has to.
So this could be the size of your input images (if your hardware can train and operate a model at that size):
image_resizer {
    fixed_shape_resizer {
        height: 256
        width: 960
    }
}

The choice will depend on the size of the training images and the resources required to train (and use) that size of model.
I typically use 512x288 as this size model runs happily on a Raspberry Pi. I prepare training images, at a variety of scales, at exactly this size. So the image resizer does no work during training.
For inference, I input images at 1920x1080, so the image resizer scales them to 512x288 before they pass into the Mobilenet, maintaining the aspect ratio.
However, the aspect ratio is not important in my domain since such distortions occur naturally.
So yes, just use your training image dimensions.

A: If you keep is as it is the network will resize your input images to 300x300 regardless the actual size of your images. An other thing you can try is replace the image_resizer block with the below change:
image_resizer
{
  keep_aspect_ratio_resizer
  {
    min_dimension: 600
    max_dimension: 1024
  }
}

,which will feed the network with your input images unshaped, in the range [min_dim, max_dim]. I dont know though if this will work cause i believe the ssd detector requires the input images to be resized as squares, meaning having same height and width e.g 224x224 or 128x128. You dont have to make any manual changes to your hard images.


We provide Internet services such as web development, and domain hosting including this bloguru.com. We are located just outside of Seattle, Washington. Tiny & Nano are also the member of PSP in the office. Tiny, born in Nagano, Japan, is 10 years old, and Nano is 5, born here in Seattle.
I always thought US Patent Law is to prevent the original idea but Amazon just got granted a patent for the milkman delivery system. Deliveries like milk and others have been around such a long time in our history - we just now use online to order today instead. How original this idea is???
It is becoming our tradition to have donuts and coffee for our annual kickoff meeting. There are those who could not make it because of the data center hours but most of my 50 employees were present along with PSP dogs.
We got a ambitious year ahead of us, but I got the team to build it.
We have to beat 731 million others! Newsmail.com is a free email marketing service for anyone to use!
One of our new challenge is to get one of our services, newsmail.com to be on top of the google search. We first figured out that we would like to own a part in the first page the search result with the key phrase "free Email marketing."
So we checked it out - there are 731 million others in Google database and we have not shown up near the first few pages. So here it is - one of PSP's new challenges for Year 2013 - beat the internet search engines and be on top!
http://www.newsmail.com. Yes it is a FREE email broadcasting service you can sign up!
I bought green beans at Costco this weekend but they were bad.
I thought about returning it back to the store but that will at least waste my time for 1 hour if not more. So instead, I decided to write online to their customer support.
Here is what I got - they said they were sorry but basically they told me to check online for the telephone number for the store if I want to get a refund and call the store directly. Really?
Was I looking for a refund or something else?
I was looking for more sorry attitude and that they take more time about this issue but from this Email it does not look like they did anything over the ordinary about this. To tell me to find the telephone number online myself, that was worse.
My lesson of the day - customers often want the willingness of the stores or providers of the services to correct the issues shown so they feel confident about us. For PSP, we better take that extra step and show our customers that we care.
Only in LA, there are English and Spanish catalogs at IKEA.
So sushi does not have to be rolls. Here is sashimi, raw fish, over sushi rice called Chirashi Sushi.
So I took a chance playing golf on Sunday and yes, it was a dry and nice day for a round.
As in many things I life, we have to take chances to win a luck!
I had an opportunity to be a part of panel to talk about Social Media last night at UW Foster Business School, which was put together by Japan American Society, Japan Business Association and University of Washington.
It was at the brand new UW Foster School of Business building - it was really fancy. In the lobby, kids were studying with their drinks from the espresso bar in the lobby, where there is a fancy fire place. WOW, is all I can say about this place.
We had a bit early our annual Halloween Luncheon today. Tiny and Nano were comic super heroes, and Pom Pom was pumpkin!
It has been hot in LA - it was over 90 degree yesterday in Costa Mesa!!!
But now I am back at LAX, heading back to cold and rainy but beautiful Seattle this evening. Looking forward to seeing the kids!


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Daniel Ting Chong — keep making & failing #DesignIndaba2019
by Herman Manson (@marklives) Daniel Ting Chong, a graduate of Design Indaba's Emerging Creatives platform, is behind the event's creative campaign this year. We chat to him about the campaign, his design process and the best advice he would give a young designer today.
Daniel Ting Chong
Explain the concept behind the Design Indaba 2019 campaign?
Daniel Ting Chong: I intended to stay true to the overarching conference theme of "What can AI do for you?" by creating a brand identity that was also created by a rudimentary approach to mimic AI. I felt that the concept was strong but also fun in its approach. We created a system: a set of rules that would apply to us and computers. A way for us to combine, to try something new and practise creativity together. There are 13 created shapes in four colours that the computer selects through a script. We add physics to the shapes and have no idea on what the final composition will be as it depends on environmental parameters around the shapes and where it may bounce and fall on the layout.
Each execution is completely different, which extends the identity into something unexpected and modular. The organic nature of the falling shapes leaning on one another is intended to communicate the concept of a support structure. Each shape represents us as humans relying on each other and highlights the fact that, across all disciplines of design, we can help each other to create the unimaginable. The computer also assigns a sound for every shape it selects, resulting in an intriguing play of notes distinct to each layout. The more shapes there are, the more intricate the sound design. The copy for the identity is also selected by the computer. I worked with Paul White to develop a document of words from which the script selects, which is utilised for banners, social media posts and print executions.
You've talked about the campaign being simple by design. Is it what happens when you take human emotion out of the design equation and leave it all to AI?
DTC: The campaign is simple in its appearance by utilising geometric shapes and a singular typographic family but by no means simple in thought and the mechanics that put it together. I have noticed various visual interpretations of what the 'future of design' looks like or if AI had an identity and it always feels similar, by most approaches having an arrangement of gradient colours and delicate typography. There's nothing wrong with this approach at all; however, I wanted the campaign to appear simple as the concept would be easier to communicate. Each shape represents us as humans relying on each other and highlights the fact that, across all disciplines of design, we can help each other to create the unimaginable.
Do you think as a tool that AI, in its current phase of development, has been overhyped?
DTC: AI has been tipped as the fourth industrial revolution and being in this unknown phase does lend itself to people having numerous conversations about where it's going, and what can and can't be done ethically with it. I don't think it has been overhyped but is rather on the tip of everyone's tongue.
L-R: Design Indaba 2019 poster and exterior shape
How will you bring the campaign into Design Indaba's physical space at Artscape?
DTC: For the different signage executions, we are using recycled materials like Xanita board and producing them at monumental scales to make an impact but to also work fundamentally for legibility purposes. Artscape is incredibly big and we're looking at smart ways to communicate the campaign concept but be able to reuse the elements after the conference is complete for other purposes.
This is the most-important phase for me as, when design lives outside of a computer screen, it has this tangibility that can make and break a campaign. We want to immerse the delegates in this concept but also bring a sense of fun and taking the concept home with them.
You have a long history with Design Indaba. Tell us about your experience as part of Design Indaba's Emerging Creatives programme back in 2008.
DTC: The Emerging Creatives platform is prolific for networking and is one of the biggest platforms whereby upcoming designers can get noticed. One of the most-valuable things I took from the programme was that it validated what I do and that I could create a business out of my career. It confirmed my belief that what I was doing felt right and made me feel excited about design.
How do you usually approach new projects? What is the process?
DTC: I have a few meetings with the client to discuss the deliverables of the project so I can put together an accurate cost-estimate. Once everything has been agreed upon, I meet up with the client and find out a bit more information about them and what they want to achieve from the project and the reason for it existing, too. This helps distil their thoughts, motivations and what story they would want to communicate. In my approach, I always research into categories that will build a strong foundation for ideas to lean on. Then do I only approach the visual side of the project.
I put my head down and get to work for a few weeks to develop a cohesive presentation and present one direction (if it's brand-identity based). After the presentation, I wait for the client's feedback and make changes, if need be. Thereafter I can move forward with the next phase of the project, which is generally brand rollout and converting the presentation deliverables into tangible items.
Something many designers would want to know is how do you drum up new paid projects and commissions?
DTC: I don't really partake in exhibitions anymore. I used to collaborate with my studio mate, Jordan Metcalf, where we would take interest in new production methods and apply that in an exhibition context, yet I now spend most of my time doing client-based work and making the time to do self-motivated experiments week to week, which then influences prospective paid projects. I also don't think there is much of difference between paid projects and commissions, as you're being requested to apply your skill and mind to answer a specific deliverable.
The best advice you could give a young designer today would be?
DTC: Don't worry about finding your style or having the fear that you might not ever have one. Keep making and failing without hesitation; it's the best thing you can do. Explore and fun by using different tools, learn how to use design software but also work with your hands to experiment making things outside of a digital space. All these elements help contribute to your knowledge as a designer and definitely don't be quick to Google Search or go onto Pinterest to find a resolved idea; that's too easy and you won't grow as a designer as you need to solve it yourself. Take the time to understand basic fundamentals of design and then choose whether you want to use them or break them completely.
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Carpenter, John & Alan Howarth
Exclusively re-mastered for this vinyl release including six tracks that never made it into the original film. JOHN CARPENTER not only directed Escape From New York but also composed and recorded all of its music too. This score sounds as fresh today as it did when it was first released. Laden with brooding electronic pulses, flashes of Krautrock and healthy dose of nu disco ensures that this soundtrack sounds as happy on the dance floor as it is in your headphones. Exclusive cover art by JAY SHAW (aka IRON JAIDEN) one of the most in demand poster artists working today, his recent work has been selling out in minutes creating a huge demand on the aftermarket. Jay is heavily influenced by the abstract posters of the polish film industry and is not afraid to experiment with his work. Sleeve Notes from ALAN HOWARTH. Packaged with an A2 poster.
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2. Toss chickpeas with olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika, salt and pepper and spread out on a lined baking sheet.
3. Roast for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally until golden and crispy.
4. While chickpeas roast, prepare the salmon salad by combining the salmon, cottage cheese, cucumbers, capers, dijon, lemon juice, dill, remaining 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika, and salt and pepper to taste in a large bowl.
5. Mix until well combined.
6. Add chickpeas to the mixture before serving and gently stir to combine.
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NASA Administrator Jim Bridentina testifies to lawmakers on Wednesday on the Capitol. NASA Administrator Jim Bridgestin told the Senate panel on Wednesday that the budget deadlock and the subsequent freeze of costs later this year would be "devastating" for the agency's purpose to send the first woman and the next man of the moon by the end of 2024.
Speaking to the Senate Committee on Trade, Science and Transport, Bridentina said that if Congress did not reach a budget consensus for the fiscal year 2020, it would instead continue to implement a resolution, freezing funding for 2019, The new moon will be stopped in his tracks.
Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Said that Bridgetin earlier indicated that Artemis's program "may cost $ 20 billion to $ 30 billion over the next five years. Mathematics, which calls on Congress to attract an extra $ 4 billion for an extra $ 6 billion each year. "
" There is talk of not getting a Defense and Defense Budget (Cost) to get to October 1 and move to the CR, maybe a short-term two-week CR, a month long or even a year long – Wicker. "This would be the opposite for you when you have to go where you have to go, right?"
"Yes, sir," said Bridental, "it will be devastating, what we lack at the moment is a plane, the United States has not had a moon landing since 1972, the last time we landed on the Moon "If we eventually come to the CoR, this collector does not continue to develop, and we do not have the money in the budget to develop land now … If we are done, sir, in the Czech Republic for a period of one year or even more, it would be devastating to try to achieve the goal of landing the two-man man and the first woman on the south pole
Earlier this year, Trump's administration ordered NASA to speed up its plans to return astronauts to the moon by moving from 2028 to 2024. The administration has asked $ 1.6 billion of additional funding for NASA's fiscal 2020 budget to help develop the new launch system for space launch systems and other necessary systems.
Bridenstine said NASA is working to improve program spending and plans to include Artemis budget estimates for 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 in the budget request of the Agency for 2021, which will be
Illustration of the artist the main stage of the Space Launch System and two solid rocket boosters. Credit: NASA
Last week, Brixton removed Bill Gerstenmeyer from his role as head of space operations at NASA's headquarters, along with another key manager who watched the development of the SLS rocket and the Orion capsule under heavy management. In NASA, safety is our highest priority, "wrote in a letter to agency staff. – Costs and timing are also important. It is important that we all remain focused on working forward to land on the Moon successfully in 2024.
In order to get here, NASA plans to release the first SLS missile and an unrigged Orion capsule on a moon flight in 2021. The mission is known as Artemis 1.
"When we travel the moon, we can move around the moon, to be able to change orbits, to test all the systems we need to test with Orion's crew cabin and the European service module, "said Brixtristina on Wednesday.
In the period 2022-23, NASA plans to launch Artemis 2, the first flight of the spacecraft SLS and Orion with crew on board. Astronauts will initially test Orion's systems in Earth's orbit before heading for a trajectory that will take them along a "free-lane" around the moon and back to the ocean's trigger.
On the way, NASA plans to build a remotely small space station – a Portal – in orbit around the moon, along with a commercially available but still designed landing ship.
With built-in lunar infrastructure, Artemida 3's mission will be clear for take-off in 2024. Upon arrival at the station, crew members will board the landing ship and descend to the surface. The ascent of the earth will bring them back to the Portal and Orion to return to Earth.
Planners currently provide a flight to the Moon per year with a weekly stay on the surface, Brientinna said in prepared remarks. "Extensive portal and surface possibilities later in the decade could help surface studies that last for weeks or months and test the technologies and systems needed for missions further into the solar system, including Mars," he said . to support the agency's plans for sustainable moon exploration. "
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Plea: Divert surplus water from dams
This story is from August 23, 2018
TNN | Updated: Aug 23, 2018, 12:02 IST
MADURAI: A petition has been filed before the Madurai bench of the Madras high court seeking the court intervention to divert surplus water from Maruthur and Srivaikuntam dams to the dry regions of Saathankulam, Tiruchendur and other regions in Tuticorin district.
According to the petitioner, several petitions from farmer associations were sent to the concerned authorities to address the issue as the excess water from these dams are being wasted into the sea rather than filling up the bone dry regions in the district.
The two dams are filled with water from Thamirabarani river, the only perennial river in the state, originating in Tirunelveli district and confluences into sea at Punnakayal in Tuticorin district. "The Thamirabarani irrigation system consists of eight dams - six of which are in Tirunelveli and the remaining two in Tuticorin district," the petition stated.
According to the petition, water from the Maruthur and Srivaikuntam dams are diverted through channels into tanks below the dam and are used for irrigation at Arumugapalayam, Palayakayal, Kulayankarisal, Korampallam and several other villages in Tuticorin and Srivaikuntam taluks.
However, 90% of irrigation tanks in Tiruchendur, Srivaikuntam, Eral have not been filled as of date and tanks in Nalloor, Thilukankulam, Nalumavadi, Nalaiyarmudaliayar and several others have not been filled. "Several farmer associations have petitioned to open shutters to divert surplus water to dry regions of Nazareth, Sattankulam and Udankudi. However, the officials have been indifferent," the petition stated.


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Stosur is projected to meet Kim Clijsters in the quarter-finals who is set to play her first tournament since retiring in Montreal. Clijsters will play the Romanian, Simona Halep in round 1. If she wins her opener, she could play Ana Ivanovic in a storming second round encounter. I have never doubted Kim's game, but I started to question her motivation and her fitness in 2011. If her body holds up, I think her superior head-to-head record over Ivanovic will be a telling factor.
In the second quarter, Serena Williams is projected to meet Dominika Cibulkova in the quarter-finals. Serena will play Chanelle Scheepers in the first round and will feel confident of progressing through the first two rounds without few problems. Cibulkova, on the other hand will have to overcome the challenge of her compatriot, Daniela Hantuchova in a tasty first round encounter. Hantuchova has won all three of their previous encounters, but i'm going in favour of Cibulkova (who won her first title at the end of 2011 in Moscow) to prevail in a tight three set match.
The bottom half is considerably weaker than the top half. The number 6 seed, Jelena Jankovic will play Carla Suarez Navarro in the first round. This is a tricky opener for the Serb, but I think she will pull this one through in 3 sets. Both players prefer a slower court, but I think Jankovic is more versatile than Suarez Navarro. Jankovic has a good draw, but i'm not convinced that she will take full advantage of it if she displays the form that she showed in 2011.
Francesca Schiavone is also in this section and she opens her tournament against the rising, Ksenia Pervak. Pervak has switched her nationality from Russia to Kazakhstan - obviously this is all to do with the money as Kazakhstan have taken Yaroslava Shvedova and Galina Voskoboeva under their wing in previous years. Personally, I disagree strongly with this and think you should feel pride in playing for your home country. Pervak looks to be a dangerous opponent for Schiavone on paper, but after watching her play at the end of 2011, I think Schiavone will have few problems in dismantling her rather lacklustre game... Yes, you may have noticed I don't have much time for Pervak!!!
Petkovic is projected to meet Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the quarter-finals. Pav should stroll past her first round opponent, the clay court specialist, Polona Hercog. However she potentially faces a much tougher match in the second round against Kaia Kanepi, who has a good record over the Russian. However I think Pavlyuchenkova and Petkovic will face off in the quarter-finals. I predict big things for Pavlyuchenkova this year, but I don't think she will progress any further in this tournament. I do not expect her year to properly take off until we hit the clay court season.
S Williams def. Petkovic... I feel like i'm going for the obvious with Serena, but sometimes you just have too! I think she will start 2012 in fighting form and bludgeon her way through the draw. Petkovic has a very good draw and I think she will continue to build after an excellent 2011 so she seems a safe bet to reach the final.
I wasn't brave enough to plump for Suarez Navarro to beat Jankovic, but if you are, she is the best bet in first round matches. 7/2 (with Stan James) looks to be good odds for someone who has caused her fair share of upsets in the past and against a player who was lacking in mental strength to finish off opponents in 2011.


Caesar salad is a type of salad that was originally invented in 1924 by Caesar Cardini, a chef who lived in San Diego.
Today there are many varations of the salad that have been produced. For example, Caesar Cardini's original recipe did not include anchovies (instead a flavor of anchovies came from Worcester sauce). let alone grilled chicken or capers - however, these are now common, and popular elements in Caesar salad. Additionally, many recipes for Caesar salad use raw, lightly cooked, or coddled eggs - but other recipes (including the one on ths page) avoid them because of the risk of salmonella.
If you are using homemade croutons, prepare them first (garlic crouton recipe), and allow to cool to room temperature.
Rinse, dry and then roughly chop or tear the Romaine lettuce (Romaine lettuce can be chopped without browning, other types of leafy vegetable may need to be torn).
Prepare the dressing by mixing its ingredients together in a bowl, then toss the salad with it.
You can if you want add additional items, such as anchovy fillets (note: the original recipe did not include them however), cooked grilled chicken breast cut into strips, capers, or roughly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese.


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VGP – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern have agreed to lift up Viet Nam-New Zealand relationship to "new height" in 2020.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern meet on the sidelines of the 35th ASEAN Summit and related summits in Bangkok, Thailand on November 4, 2019. Photo: VGP
The agreement was reached during their meeting on the sidelines of the 35th ASEAN Summit and related summits in Bangkok, Thailand on Monday.
Both sides discussed ways to beef up bilateral cooperation across various fields like trade, agriculture, finance-banking, education, climate change adaptation.
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They also underlined the need to ensure peace, security, and freedom of navigation and aviation in the East Sea and to settle differences through peaceful measures with respect for international law and the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea./.
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I created a template for the tea cups and the kindergarten students do their cup design with crayon and complete the piece with water color. The number one challenge on this project was to remind the students not to color the entire cup in with crayon.
2) I gave my students four tea cups on one page to work on. I figured I needed to increase my chances on success.
3) After they colored patterns with crayons, I passed out the palettes of water color paint. I needed to remind them that they could work with multiple colors on their cup, but not to mix their watercolors in the palettes.
I'm not a hundred percent happy with the end results. I'm going to repeat the project this week and eliminate the crayon step and see what the students do with more freedom. This time, I'll ask them to simply explore watercolor and play with the color.
Luckily, I have a couple of months to mount and cut out their cups for the final art auction pieces. Five students will be mounted on each piece. They have three other cups that they completed and can keep those to give to their parents. I recognize the children have a hard giving up their artwork, understandably.
Teaching young children that more isn't always best is hard. When they are learning about what they can do in art they want to do it all. Piet Mondrian and his minimalism approach to his art is truly inspiring. Introducing this to my first grade class has been interesting. I used a worksheet I found on Pinterest from a blog called Once Upon an Art Room. It helped the kids think about the shapes in a Mondrian painting.
Last week I had the kids do a practice run using markers and crayons. They drew their lines with rulers and went over them with black and then filled in some of the shapes with primary colored crayons. The biggest thing for a good number of kids to overcome was drawing so many lines on the page that it became similar to a checkerboard. Limiting them to 10 lines would have helped.
This week we will put pre-cut painters tape down on 6"x 6" pieces of tagboard paper. They only have 6 pieces of tape to work with, so that will eliminate their desire to add too many lines. If we have time we will start painting some of the pieces in with acrylic primary colors. I will require them to at least leave two white squares to balance their use of color.
Next week to finish up. We will remove all of the painters tape, color in the white lines left behind with marker and then touching that up with black acrylic paint.
I will mount three student pieces on one black mounting board, ready for the art auction!


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However, occasionally, the platform can experience downtime due to planned maintenance and unplanned systems issues.
Most cases of downtime on the platform occur due to scheduled maintenance. When there is a planned outage, a scheduled notification is sent.
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This method will give ample warning time such that you can react programatically.
Additionally, a notification in the UI will pop up to notify users of this, including a popup which makes clear to the user there is downtime coming.
There are other times when perhaps there are connectivity issues or downtime in the network that cause your application to no longer be able to make requests.
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This will not always be employed. For example, if there has only been a brief 1-2 minute downtime for a hotfix, and the prices of traded contracts have not moved, then an Order Management Period would not be necessary.
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