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package gov.nih.nci.cacore.workbench.portal.panel;

import gov.nih.nci.cacore.workbench.common.LookAndFeel;
import gov.nih.nci.cacore.workbench.common.OptionsMapManager;
import gov.nih.nci.cacore.workbench.common.ResourceManager;
import gov.nih.nci.cacore.workbench.common.WorkbenchPropertiesManager;
import gov.nih.nci.cacore.workbench.portal.validation.PanelValidator;
import gov.nih.nci.cacore.workbench.portal.validation.TabbedPanePropertiesValidator;
import gov.nih.nci.cacore.workbench.portal.viewer.CodegenPropertiesViewer;
import gov.nih.nci.cagrid.common.portal.PortalLookAndFeel;

import java.awt.GridBagConstraints;
import java.awt.GridBagLayout;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.awt.event.FocusEvent;
import java.awt.event.FocusListener;
import java.io.File;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.Map;

import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JComboBox;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JTextField;
import javax.swing.event.DocumentEvent;
import javax.swing.event.DocumentListener;

import org.apache.log4j.Logger;

import com.jgoodies.validation.Severity;
import com.jgoodies.validation.ValidationResult;
import com.jgoodies.validation.message.SimpleValidationMessage;
import com.jgoodies.validation.util.ValidationUtils;
import com.jgoodies.validation.view.ValidationComponentUtils;

public final class ProjectDirSettingsPanel implements Panel, PanelValidator {

	private static final Logger log = Logger.getLogger(OptionsMapManager.class);

	private TabbedPanePropertiesValidator mainPanelValidator = null;
	private CodegenPropertiesViewer parentContainer = null;

	// Validation Message Constants
	private static final String PROJECT_GEN_DIR = "Project Generation Directory";

	public ProjectDirSettingsPanel(CodegenPropertiesViewer parentContainer,
			TabbedPanePropertiesValidator mainPanelValidator) {
		this.parentContainer=parentContainer;
		this.mainPanelValidator = mainPanelValidator;
	}

	//Deploy Settings Panel
	private JPanel projectDirSettingsPanel = null;
	private JPanel projectDirSettingsReviewPanel = null;

	//Deploy Settings Panel Component Definitions
	private JTextField projectGenDirField = null;

    //Buttons
    private JButton projectDirButton = null;
    private JButton loadPropertiesButton = null;

    /**
     * This method initializes jTextField
     *
     * @return javax.swing.JTextField
     */
    private JTextField getProjectGenDirField() {
        if (projectGenDirField == null) {
        	projectGenDirField = new JTextField();

        	//projectGenDirField.setText(propsMgr.getDeployPropertyValue("PROJECT_GEN_DIR"));
        	projectGenDirField.setToolTipText("Enter the directory where the project will be generated");
        	projectGenDirField.getDocument().addDocumentListener(new DocumentListener() {
                public void changedUpdate(DocumentEvent e) {
                	toggleLoadPropertiesButton();
//                	mainPanelValidator.setDirty(true);
                    mainPanelValidator.validateInput();
                }

                public void removeUpdate(DocumentEvent e) {
                	toggleLoadPropertiesButton();
//                	mainPanelValidator.setDirty(true);
                    mainPanelValidator.validateInput();
                }

                public void insertUpdate(DocumentEvent e) {
                	toggleLoadPropertiesButton();
//                	mainPanelValidator.setDirty(true);
                    mainPanelValidator.validateInput();
                }
            });
        	projectGenDirField.addFocusListener(new FocusChangeHandler());
        }
        return projectGenDirField;
    }

    private final class FocusChangeHandler implements FocusListener {

        public void focusGained(FocusEvent e) {
            update();
        }

        public void focusLost(FocusEvent e) {
            update();
        }

        private void update() {
        	mainPanelValidator.validateInput();
        }
    }

    public void setProjectDir(String projectDir){
    	getProjectGenDirField().setText(projectDir);
    }

    public void setProjectDirValue(String projectDirFieldValue){
    	this.getProjectGenDirField().setText(projectDirFieldValue.replace('\\', '/'));
    }

    public String getProjectDir(){
    	return getProjectGenDirField().getText().replace('\\', '/');
    }

    /**
     * This method initializes jButton
     *
     * @return javax.swing.JButton
     */
    private JButton getProjectDirButton() {
        if (projectDirButton == null) {
        	projectDirButton = new JButton();
        	projectDirButton.setText("Browse");
        	projectDirButton.setIcon(LookAndFeel.getBrowseIcon());
        	projectDirButton.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
                public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent e) {
                    try {
                        String previous = getProjectGenDirField().getText();
                        String location = ResourceManager.promptDir(previous);
                        if (location != null && location.length() > 0) {
                        	getProjectGenDirField().setText(location);
                        } else {
                        	getProjectGenDirField().setText(previous);
                        }
                        validateInput();
                    } catch (Exception ex) {
                        ex.printStackTrace();
                    }

                }
            });
        }
        return projectDirButton;
    }

    /**
     * This method initializes jButton
     *
     * @return javax.swing.JButton
     */
    private JButton getLoadPropertiesButton() {
        if (loadPropertiesButton == null) {
            loadPropertiesButton = new JButton();
            loadPropertiesButton.setText("Load/Create Configuration");
            loadPropertiesButton.setToolTipText("Click to load the specified Codegen configuration properties to the Workbench.");
            loadPropertiesButton.setIcon(LookAndFeel.getGenerateApplicationIcon());
            loadPropertiesButton.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
                public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent e) {
                	parentContainer.setProjectDir(getProjectDir());
                	parentContainer.loadCodegenProperties();
                    mainPanelValidator.validateInput();
                }
            });
        }

        return loadPropertiesButton;
    }

    public void toggleLoadPropertiesButton() {

    	if (ValidationUtils.isBlank(this.getProjectGenDirField().getText()) ||
    			!(new File(this.getProjectGenDirField().getText()).exists()) ) {
    		this.getLoadPropertiesButton().setEnabled(false);
    		return;
    	}

    	this.getLoadPropertiesButton().setEnabled(true);

    }

	/**
	 * This method initializes projectDirSettingsPanel
	 *
	 * @return javax.swing.JPanel
	 */
    public JPanel getSettingsPanel() {
		if (projectDirSettingsPanel == null) {

		    //Security Settings Panel Label Definitions
			JLabel projectDirLabel = null;

            GridBagConstraints gridBagConstraints10 = new GridBagConstraints();
            gridBagConstraints10.anchor = java.awt.GridBagConstraints.WEST;
            gridBagConstraints10.gridy = 1;
            gridBagConstraints10.insets = new java.awt.Insets(2, 2, 2, 2);
            gridBagConstraints10.gridx = 0;

            GridBagConstraints gridBagConstraints11 = new GridBagConstraints();
            gridBagConstraints11.fill = java.awt.GridBagConstraints.HORIZONTAL;
            gridBagConstraints11.anchor = java.awt.GridBagConstraints.WEST;
            gridBagConstraints11.gridx = 1;
            gridBagConstraints11.insets = new java.awt.Insets(2, 2, 2, 2);
            gridBagConstraints11.gridy = 1;
//            gridBagConstraints11.weighty = 1.0D;
            gridBagConstraints11.weightx = 1.0;

            GridBagConstraints gridBagConstraints12 = new GridBagConstraints();
            gridBagConstraints12.anchor = java.awt.GridBagConstraints.WEST;
            gridBagConstraints12.gridy = 1;
            gridBagConstraints12.gridx = 2;
            gridBagConstraints12.insets = new java.awt.Insets(2, 2, 2, 2);
            gridBagConstraints12.gridwidth = 1;

			GridBagConstraints gridBagConstraints20 = new GridBagConstraints();
			//gridBagConstraints20.fill = java.awt.GridBagConstraints.HORIZONTAL;
			gridBagConstraints20.anchor = java.awt.GridBagConstraints.CENTER;
			gridBagConstraints20.gridy = 5;
			gridBagConstraints20.gridx = 0;
			gridBagConstraints20.insets = new java.awt.Insets(2, 2, 2, 2);
			gridBagConstraints20.gridwidth = 3;
			//gridBagConstraints20.weighty = 1.0D;
			gridBagConstraints20.weightx = 1.0D;

            projectDirLabel = new JLabel();
            projectDirLabel.setText("Project Generation Directory:");
            projectDirLabel.setName("Project Directory");

		    projectDirSettingsPanel = new JPanel();
		    projectDirSettingsPanel.setLayout(new GridBagLayout());
		    projectDirSettingsPanel.setBorder(javax.swing.BorderFactory.createTitledBorder(null, "Define the Project Generation Directory",
					javax.swing.border.TitledBorder.DEFAULT_JUSTIFICATION,
					javax.swing.border.TitledBorder.DEFAULT_POSITION, null, PortalLookAndFeel.getPanelLabelColor()));

		    projectDirSettingsPanel.add(projectDirLabel, gridBagConstraints10);
		    projectDirSettingsPanel.add(getProjectGenDirField(), gridBagConstraints11);
		    projectDirSettingsPanel.add(getProjectDirButton(), gridBagConstraints12);
		    projectDirSettingsPanel.add(getLoadPropertiesButton(), gridBagConstraints20);

		    projectDirSettingsPanel.validate();
		}
		return projectDirSettingsPanel;
    }

    /**
     * This method initializes the Project Settings jPanel
     */
    public JPanel getSummaryPanel() {
        //if (projectDirSettingsReviewPanel == null) {

		    //Deploy Settings Panel Label Definitions
	    	JLabel deployTypeLabel = null;
	    	JLabel deployTypeValueLabel = null;

            GridBagConstraints gridBagConstraints10 = new GridBagConstraints();
            gridBagConstraints10.anchor = java.awt.GridBagConstraints.WEST;
            gridBagConstraints10.gridy = 1;
            gridBagConstraints10.insets = new java.awt.Insets(2, 2, 2, 2);
            gridBagConstraints10.gridx = 0;

            GridBagConstraints gridBagConstraints11 = new GridBagConstraints();
            gridBagConstraints11.fill = java.awt.GridBagConstraints.HORIZONTAL;
            gridBagConstraints11.anchor = java.awt.GridBagConstraints.WEST;
            gridBagConstraints11.gridy = 1;
            gridBagConstraints11.gridx = 1;
            gridBagConstraints11.insets = new java.awt.Insets(2, 2, 2, 2);
            gridBagConstraints11.weighty = 1.0D;
            gridBagConstraints11.weightx = 1.0;

		    deployTypeLabel = new JLabel();
		    deployTypeLabel.setText("Project Directory:");
		    deployTypeValueLabel = new JLabel();
		    deployTypeValueLabel.setText(getProjectDir());

		    projectDirSettingsReviewPanel = new JPanel();
		    projectDirSettingsReviewPanel.setLayout(new GridBagLayout());
		    projectDirSettingsReviewPanel.setBorder(javax.swing.BorderFactory.createTitledBorder(null, "Project Directory Properties",
                javax.swing.border.TitledBorder.DEFAULT_JUSTIFICATION,
                javax.swing.border.TitledBorder.DEFAULT_POSITION, null, PortalLookAndFeel.getPanelLabelColor()));

		    projectDirSettingsReviewPanel.add(deployTypeLabel, gridBagConstraints10);
		    projectDirSettingsReviewPanel.add(deployTypeValueLabel, gridBagConstraints11);

		    projectDirSettingsReviewPanel.validate();
        //}
        return projectDirSettingsReviewPanel;
    }

    public ValidationResult validateInput() {

    	ValidationResult result = new ValidationResult();

    	//Project Directory Setting Validation
    	if (ValidationUtils.isBlank(this.getProjectGenDirField().getText())) {
    		result.add(new SimpleValidationMessage(PROJECT_GEN_DIR + " must not be blank", Severity.ERROR, PROJECT_GEN_DIR));
    	} else {
    		File file = new File(this.getProjectGenDirField().getText());
    		if(file.exists()){
    			result.add(new SimpleValidationMessage(PROJECT_GEN_DIR + " already exists.  The output directory will be overwritten.", Severity.WARNING, PROJECT_GEN_DIR));
    		} else {
    			result.add(new SimpleValidationMessage(PROJECT_GEN_DIR + " does not exist.  Please select the Home directory of an existing directory.", Severity.ERROR, PROJECT_GEN_DIR));
    		}
    	}

    	return result;
    }

    public void initValidation() {
        // Deploy Type Validation
        ValidationComponentUtils.setMessageKey(getProjectGenDirField(), PROJECT_GEN_DIR);
        ValidationComponentUtils.setMandatory(getProjectGenDirField(), true);

        toggleLoadPropertiesButton();
    }

    public Map<String,String> getPropsMap(){
    	Map<String,String> propsMap = new HashMap<String,String>();

    	//Project Dir property gets saved on the Project Settings Panel, so we don't need to save here

    	return propsMap;
    }
}


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FASB must not 'cave in' on employee stock options treatment, says S&P index chief
John Ferry
"I am a big proponent that stock options are an expense and should be treated as such," said Blitzer, a key-note speaker at a risk management conference in San Antonio, Texas.
FASB is considering issuing new guidelines that will make companies treat their employee stock options as an expense and account for them in the income statement. Many companies that issue employee stock options, particularly technology companies, argue that it is technically impossible to assign a fair value to their options. They also argue that forcing companies to treat stock options as an expense would act as an incentive for companies not to issue them, and that this would reduce economic growth. Investors argue that any more information on stock options, even if it is only an estimate, would prove beneficial.
The Board proposed that companies be required to recognise stock-based compensation in the income statement using a fair-value method in the mid-1990s. But it backed down in the face of strong opposition and allowed the continued use of the 'intrinsic' approach to valuation, which is considered something of an irrelevance as it generally gives a compensation cost of zero.
"If FASB caves in like in 1995, then most investors will not have confidence in corporate reporting," added Blitzer.
The San Antonio Risk Management Conference – an End-User's Forum, is being hosted jointly by the Chicago Board Options Exchange, the Chicago Board of Trade and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

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Kentucky Conference to Explore Issues of Family Alienation and Shared Child Custody
February 20, 2019 03:38 PM Eastern Standard Time
FRANKFURT, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A conference coming to Kentucky in October will bring alienated parents, grandparents and experts in the field together for presentations and discussions on the growing issue of parental and family alienation. The Parental / Grandparent Alienation and Equal Shared Parenting Symposium, hosted by Family Access – Fighting for Children's Rights, will be held Saturday, Oct. 5th, 2019 at the Capital Plaza Hotel in Frankfort, Kentucky. An opportunity to meet the experts who will be speaking during the event will take place the evening before, Oct. 4th, at a buffet dinner.
Alienation affects thousands of children, their parents and grandparents. Too often children are the silent victims of bitter divorces and broken family dynamics. Making matters worse are the lack of laws and court systems that result in family cases being handled more like a financial lawsuit than one with the best interest of the child and overall family. Children are sadly, in many cases, treated as win-or-lose objects.
While children are obvious victims, the others are parents and grandparents who are alienated in the process due to bitterness or revenge. Often, absentee parents are treated more as an ATM than a parent deserving of rights to have a real, contributing relationship with their children. Grandparents are very frequently ignored in family court, with very little rights in most states.
"We hope to educate families, the courts and the media on how devastating alienation is for everyone involved," Elaine Cobb, founder and president of Family Access – Fighting for Children's Rights and course coordinator for the event, said. "I know firsthand the pain of being alienated from family members you love."
Speakers at the conference include William Bernet, M.D., a well-respected expert in the fields of child psychiatry and forensic psychiatry. In 2013, he and his colleagues published Parental Alienation: The Handbook for Mental Health and Legal Professionals. He is also the founder of the Parental Alienation Study Group and served as its first president. Another presenter is Steven Miller, M.D., an internationally-respected expert in alienation and estrangement. Other speakers include Amy J.L. Baker, Ph.D., Linda Gottlieb, attorney Brian Ludmer, Rev. Dr. John Killinger and Jill Egizii as a moderator who is founder and president of the Parental Alienation Awareness Organization USA.
"We're happy to provide underlying financial support to this important conference to make attendance affordable for all - parents, educators and law makers," said Warren Lichtenstein, founder of Steel Partners Foundation. "We hope the conference will help to raise awareness of parental alienation and the damaging effects it can have on children, parents and their extended families."
Details on the symposium, as well as registration information, can be found at www.familyaccessfightingforchildrensrights.org or by sending an email to familyaccessinnc@aol.com.
About Family Access – Fighting for Children's Rights
Family Access – Fighting for Children's Rights was founded in 2012. The organization works to raise awareness of alienation and the effects it has on children, grandchildren and their families. Family Access offers support, tools and educational resources to alienated family members to help stop this growing problem.
Elaine Cobb, 910-508-5495
Founder and President of Family Access – Fighting for Children's Rights
familyaccessinnc@aol.com
Parental/Grandparent Alienation and Equal Shared Parenting Symposium hosted by Family Access – Fighting for Children's Rights, will be held 10/5/19
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An opinionated tour of the past, present, and future of pro basketball, written by ESPN's "Sports Guy" columnist, shares insights on everything from major NBA events and underrated players to how Hall of Famers should be selected.
Robert Candell is devastated when his close friend and mentor, Jack Marsel, suddenly dies. Robert is soon hired by a mysterious organization known only as "the group" and learns that his friend Jack had secretly worked for this mysterious group. Robert and the group work to stop the corporate greed that is destroying our environment and hope to provide a better world for our future generations. When disaster strikes, due to corporate greed, Robert and the group must work to make those corporate executives who they hold responsible for the disaster pay for their actions and send a message to other corporate executives that the destruction of the planet and our ecosystems will no longer be tolerated. Twist and turns take the reader through secret groups, clandestine meetings, international intrigue and adventure, corporate greed, political corruption, earth changes, and global climate change. Who is this mysterious group that has the ablility and the determination to take on the government, corporations, and the global elite? What is the Fourth Star?
The author of ESPN's "Sports Guy" column describes the long years leading up to the Boston Red Sox World Series win in 2004, reexamining the events and personalities of the historic season and reflecting on what it means to the ultimate Red Sox fan in 2009.
Grantland Quarterly is a collaboration between McSweeney's and Bill Simmons's new web magazine Grantland. It will feature the best sports writing from the website, delivered in a full-color book featuring original artwork and a host of print exclusives—including original fiction, new writing from editor-in-chief Bill Simmons, posters and pull-out sections, old-school baseball cards and mini-booklets, and a cover that looks and feels like you're holding a basketball. Like its namesake website, Grantland Quarterly will regularly include some of the most exciting and form-pushing sports writers currently plying the trade, including Chuck Klosterman, Malcolm Gladwell, Tom Bissell, Harris Wittels, John Brandon, Anna Clark, Chris Jones, Colson Whitehead, and many more.
Publisher: William T. Simmons and Joseph J. Vallee Jr.
When Muhammad Ali met Joe Frazier in Manila for their third fight, their rivalry had spun out of control. The Ali-Frazier matchup had become a madness, inflamed by the media and the politics of race. When the "Thrilla in Manila" was over, one man was left with a ruin of a life; the other was battered to his soul. Mark Kram covered that fight for Sports Illustrated in an award-winning article. Now his riveting book reappraises the boxers -- who they are and who they were. And in a voice as powerful as a heavyweight punch, Kram explodes the myths surrounding each fighter, particularly Ali. A controversial, no-holds-barred account, Ghosts of Manila ranks with the finest boxing books ever written.
It began, in 1979, as a mad idea of starting a cable channel to televise local sporting events throughout the state of Connecticut. Today, ESPN is arguably the most successful network in modern television history, spanning eight channels in the Unites States and around the world. But the inside story of its rise has never been fully told-until now. Drawing upon over 500 interviews with the greatest names in ESPN's history and an All-Star collection of some of the world's finest athletes, bestselling authors James Miller and Tom Shales take us behind the cameras. Now, in their own words, the men and women who made ESPN great reveal the secrets behind its success-as well as the many scandals, rivalries, off-screen battles and triumphs that have accompanied that ascent. From the unknown producers and business visionaries to the most famous faces on television, it's all here.


Complete Campsite have just secured a deal with an large international petroleum company for an on-going supply of customised Kakadu's and storage trailers. The trailers are required to provide accommodation and living facilities for the companies security force in extremely remote areas of Papua New Guinea.
A shipment of the first trailers, 1 x Kakadu and 1 x storage trailer left Australia bound for Papua New Guinea early April, and the first complete order of 5 Kakadu's and 2 storage trailers are due for shipment mid-may.
The fact that these trailers are heading for remote areas of such a wilderness country is testament to the fact that they are extremely off-road capable yet provide comfortable housing for long periods of time.


My godparents have "adopted" me on June 16th 2009.
And since then, I am living along with them in the nice town of Böblingen (in Germany ).
My family tree consists out of 7 offsprings, also counting me.
I have already given away 5 of my own offsprings (offsprings 1st degree).
My 5th offspring has been named Elly of Elly. This nice name has been chosen by my godparents and me.
From now on, Elly of Elly will be living in the town of (in Germany ), and certainly she will enjoy it there very much.
My 4th offspring has been named Elinore of Elly. This nice name has been chosen by my godparents and me.
From now on, Elinore of Elly will be living in the town of (in Germany ), and certainly she will enjoy it there very much.
My 3rd offspring has been named Cherie of Elly. This nice name has been chosen by my godparents and me.
Her new godparents will be taking care of Cherie of Elly from now on, they have already taken my little offspring to her new home at (in Germany ).
My 2nd offspring has been named Jette of Elly. This nice name has been chosen by my godparents and me.
From now on, Jette of Elly will be living in the town of (in Germany ), and certainly she will enjoy it there very much.
My first offspring has been named Jeanne of Elly. This nice name has been chosen by my godparents and me.
From now on, Jeanne of Elly will be living in the town of Karlsruhe (in Germany ), and certainly she will enjoy it there very much.
What a wonderful day! June 16th 2009 will always remain a very special date to me, my godparents have "adopted" me today.
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Stack Overflow: Diversity Week
Books Comic Books Reviews Stack Overflow
February 16, 2015 Jonathan H. Liu
I do a lot of reading late at night, after the rest of my family has gone to bed and I've decided to stop staring at my screen. I go to the den, glance around at the huge piles of books I have everywhere, and pick something to read. Sometimes I pick something from an author I know I like; sometimes I just go for the low-hanging fruit ("Hey, this looks like something I could finish quickly!"); sometimes I feel like I should find something that's going to teach me something I didn't know.
This week's pulled-from-the-pile surprise was How to Lose Everything by Philipp Mattheis. The subtitle is "A Mostly True Story," so it was one that I wasn't sure how to categorize. Is it a memoir? A novel? I guess something in between.
In 1994, four teenagers (names have been changed–I assume the narrator "Jonathan" is based on Philipp himself) in Munich broke into an abandoned house and found some cash. A lot of cash. What happens when you give a couple of teenage boys more money than they've ever seen? At first they blow a lot of it on pizza, beer, and cigarettes. Eric, who dabbles in dealing weed, wants to get into big time drug dealing. Schulz is out to impress his girlfriend. Sam gradually starts acting more and more strangely. Jonathan himself gets very uncomfortable with the pile of bills hidden in his desk. It's a terrible, devastating story, but I couldn't put it down. I found myself wondering how any of them even survived the experience.
The book is marketed to teens, and I think it certainly serves as a cautionary tale, though the amount of alcohol and drug use may be a bit shocking. As Mattheis explains, the drinking age in Germany was sixteen during the time of this story, so general attitudes about kids and alcohol were different than what we'd expect in the U.S.
Slight digression from books, but stay with me: I started watching ABC's Fresh Off the Boat this week because, hey, I'm a Chinese-American and I was curious about a TV show with a Chinese-American family front and center. I've only watched the first two episodes so far and have enjoyed them, but noticed a couple of things. First, maybe it's been a while since I've watched network TV (well, on ABC.com, but you know what I mean), but I didn't realize that "Hell, no!" was allowed. Huh. Also: why are the commercials so much louder than the show, even watching online? Really? More to the point, though, I recognized that although I had immigrant parents, my story has a lot of differences–perhaps foremost that my dad was an engineer and my parents didn't run a restaurant, and we weren't just scraping by all the time. But that's another story.
The central character on the show, Eddie Huang (whose memoir inspired the show), is played (delightfully) by Hudson Yang, who is the son of Jeff Yang, who has been writing about Asian American culture for some time now. Watching Fresh Off the Boat reminded me that I never did get around to reading my copy of Secret Identities: The Asian American Superhero Anthology , which Jeff Yang edited along with Parry Shen, Keith Chow, and Jerry Ma. I bought a copy a while back and flipped through it before, but this past week I decided to sit down and read the whole thing. The book is a bit of a mixed bag (like many anthologies); I felt some of the stories worked better than others. There's a mix of stories that are funny and play with stereotypes and those that are more straight comic-book superhero tales that just happen to have Asians in the lead roles.
Throughout the book are also comics-format interviews with various Asian American creators: comic book writers, filmmakers, and so on. These interviews spell out more explicitly the implications of things like Kato, the Green Hornet's chauffeur/sidekick, and the lack of Asian superheroes. How does that affect Asian readers? Non-Asian readers? Things have changed somewhat since 2009 but not significantly, so most of the conversation is still relevant now. In particular, I think about the fact that Fresh Off the Boat , as the only TV show centered on an Asian-American family, has an extremely tough role to fill. Even though it's based on one particular Chinese family, for now it's going to serve as a window into Asian-American culture for a whole population of people who may not know any Asians at all. For better or for worse, this single show becomes a public picture of who we are. Whereas if somebody wanted to see what a white American family looked like by watching TV shows, they'd have countless choices, and they'd see all sorts of different families: perfect TV families from the '50s, dysfunctional families, blended families, and so on. But maybe it's a step in the right direction. The more diversity there is on the air overall, the less of a burden each show has to carry.
Anyway, back to the books. I happened to see the second anthology, Shattered , at the library this weekend, so I picked that up, too, and will be reading it soon.
And now for something completely different. DreamWorks has an upcoming movie, Home , about a girl named Tip, an alien named Oh, and a journey across the world in a crazy flying car. It's based on a book by Adam Rex, The True Meaning of Smekday –more on that in a minute. I got a copy of The Art of Home from Insight Editions (also available on Amazon), and had fun flipping through the whole thing. As you know, I love "art of" books, and since I'm excited about seeing Home , I was really interested to see some of the art that went into it.
The book does include some spoilers (which I'll avoid here), but I was okay with that because I have read the book it's based on. But if you're new to the story, you may want to wait until after you've seen the movie. The book includes character sketches, landscape paintings, and some fun facts about the way DreamWorks used various shapes to inform the design of the world. For instance, the Boov alien world is really designed around circles–they use bubbles and spheres and everything is very round, even their alphabet. The humans have a more rectangular world–we love straight lines, and our world is full of them.
It was also interesting to me to see what changed from the book and why: there are lots of short interviews with various people who worked on the film, and it's fun to see the reasons why some things were changed (the Boov now have these tentacle things on their heads) and some things weren't (there's still a flying car named Slushious). One change that disappointed me was Oh's name: in the original story, his name–at least the English name he chooses–is J.Lo. And in fact Jennifer Lopez is in the movie, providing the voice of Tip's mom. It's a random, silly thing, but you get attached to names, and it just seemed odd to me. The other significant change that I just don't really understand is the title. Home ? Aside from the fact that The True Meaning of Smekday just is a much more interesting title, "Home" is also terrible for search engines. Go ahead: do a search for "The Art of Home" and see how long it takes you to find this book. I'm amazed that they've managed to get "Home" such good search results for the movie, but "Smekday" would have been so much easier.
But after looking through this fantastic art book, I just really wanted to read the original book again, so I got out my old copy of The True Meaning of Smekday and dove in. I, uh, stayed up too late reading it, but it was a blast. Here's the basic premise: the Boov took over Earth two years ago, on Christmas–which they renamed Smekday in honor of their leader Captain Smek. (Earth has also been renamed Smekland.) They decided to move all the humans into a Human Preserve in Orlando, but Tip decided she'd drive herself rather than take the Boov-provided rocketpods. And along the way, she encounters J.Lo (a Boov) and has all sorts of crazy adventures, which she then writes up for the "True Meaning of Smekday" essay contest. That's about all I can tell you without revealing too much more, but it's a fantastic story that includes a great send-up of Disney World (also probably not in the movie version) and lots of really wacky alien technology. (Note to parents: there is a little bit of PG language in the book–Tip is an eighth-grader at the time she's writing the essay, and every so often uses a word and then says "pardon my language." But not too often, and nothing too extreme.) It's definitely a book I'd recommend, even just for yourself. I may read it aloud to my kids after we finish our current book.
And I just discovered that Adam Rex just published a sequel last week: Smek for President . What!? I know what I'm reading next. (Note to Mr. Rex: please tell your publicist to keep me updated on all of your upcoming books, because I want to know about these things. Thanks!)
I've got two other books that I read this week that were really pretty amazing but I'm out of time now, so you'll have something to look forward to next week!
Disclosure: GeekDad received review copies of How to Lose Everything and The Art of Home.
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Big U.S. airlines sell lots of add-ons. Business travelers crave several of them. They get some from status or their company's travel program. Bundles and fare families can deliver them, too. Ascribing dollar values to these value-adds can be challenging. Reports from the Big Three airlines help make the case about the usefulness of their corporate relationships. Delta last month began providing such new reporting to corporate accounts. American and United have been offering that for a few years . . .


If the headlights do not work on your Ford Galaxy, you may have a faulty headlight switch. This switch allows you to turn the low- and high-beam headlights on and off, as well as dim or brighten them. The headlight switch on the Ford Galaxy resides below the leftmost air vent on the driver's side of the vehicle. No special tools are needed to replace the headlight switch. Expect to spend about 30 minutes on the entire job.
Turn off your Ford Galaxy and prop open the bonnet.
Disconnect the negative battery cable from inside the engine compartment.
Remove the lower dashboard trim by popping it out of its slide-in tabs. Go around the perimeter of the lower dashboard trim, pulling on the edges to pop it entirely out of its housing.
Remove the headlight switch mounting screw from the headlight switch mounting bracket.
Pry the headlight switch from the headlight switch trim, using the screwdriver as a wedge.
Disconnect the two wiring harnesses from the rear of the headlight switch and connect them to the replacement headlight switch. Follow the previous steps in reverse to install the replacement headlight switch.


Why buy a house in Australia?
What is the difference when obtaining a home loan in Australia in comparison to Indonesia?
Who is best to help me with my home loan?
What documents do I need to bring when applying for a home loan?
How long will it take to process?
Can I sign the real estate contract before I get the loan approval if I'm quite sure that I'll get it?
What steps are involved in buying a house?
What role does IFS play in my buying a house?
In Australia, borrowers have the option to prepay the loan at any time they wish. For instance, if the borrowers initially indicated the bank that they will borrow the money over 30 years, they can decrease the loan term by increasing the repayments or simply prepay the entire loan. However, please note that some banks will charge a deferred establishment or penalty fees for early prepayments within 3 years. The fee ranges from AUD 700 to few thousands dollar depending on the bank and loan products.
Account Keeping Fee $8 - $20 p.m.
Accreditation - If in doubt, ask to see their accreditation. Accreditations are given to brokers by the banks after the brokers have taken an exam to prove that they understand the bank's products. The broker with the more accreditation is most probably better.
ABN / A.C.N - To operate legally, any company in Australia must show their ABN. ABN and A.C.N means the company has registered with proper authorities. Be suspicious of companies that do not show their ABN or A.C.N.
MIAA accredited members. All members are bound by a strict code of ethics to ensure the highest levels of service, integrity and professionalism. IFS is an accredited full member of MIAA, our membership number is 400 916.
Savings proof - both local and overseas accounts.
It can vary from 24 hours to 1 week. It all depends on the banks. Sometimes the bank may be very busy.
No. Unforeseen problems may come up. The best and safest way is to only exchange contract after your loan has been approved.


Javier Celaya is the CEO and founder of Dosdoce.com, member of the Executive Board of the Digital Economy Association of Spain, as well as Head of the Institutional Relations Area at the Spanish Digital Publishing Association (ASELID).
Dosdoce.com was launched in March 2004 for the purpose of analyzing the use of new technologies in the cultural sector and publishes annual studies related to trends in the creative industries.
Throughout the years we have compiled close to 100 studies and reports on the use of new technologies in different areas of the cultural sector.
He has also provided strategic counselling services to Telos de Fundación Telefónica, eLiburutegia-Basque Governmnet, Anuario de Cultural Digital de AC/E, Spanish Ministry of Culture, ALT Autores, Tekstum, Seebook, The Spanish Bookstage, Vivlios, Komilibro, among others.
Javier is author of several books ("Corporate blogging", "Corporate strategies in the web 2.0", "Business Communication 2.0", etc.).
Javier teaches Digital Publishing courses at several universities in Spain: Máster de Edición de la Universidad Autónoma (UAM); Máster online en Crítica y comunicación cultural de la Universidad de Alcalá; Máster de Gestión Cultural de la Universidad Carlos III, and Máster de Edición de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid. For more than 5 years, we has also is the co-director and adjunct professor of the Digital Publishing Master at the University of Alcala in Madrid.
Since 2016, Javier is the Academic Director of the annual Digital Publishing Congress held in Barbastro (Huesca), the leading profesional digital event organized in Spain Javier holds a Master's Degree in International Relations from Columbia University in New York and Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from Boston College.


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public:
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        : public Mode,
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British royals are providing support and commitment to a wealth of life-enhancing initiatives.
When Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, made a surprise appearance at the Fashion Awards 2018 to present an accolade to her favourite designer – Clare Waight-Keller of Givenchy – it was yet another signal that British royals are back in fashion. Not since Princess Diana became a style icon a quarter of a century ago has there been such a commitment by the Royal Family to the panoply of style.
It was no coincidence that the British Emerging Talent Womenswear Award went to Richard Quinn, who had Queen Elizabeth ll sitting on the front row at his Autumn/Winter 2018 show – the first time the 92-year-old sovereign had ever been to a fashion presentation. In February, the Duchess of Cambridge, whose husband William is second in line to the throne, supported fashion from the Commonwealth, a cluster of former colonial nations dear to Her Majesty's heart. Fifty-three different countries showcased designers and artisans who participated in the inaugural Commonwealth Fashion Exchange. Also present was another British royal - the Countess of Wessex, married to Edward, Prince Charles's younger brother.
The Duchess of Cambridge and the Countess of Wessex tour the Commonwealth Fashion Exchange exhibition.
For the last five years Sophie Wessex has been quietly working as patron of the London College of Fashion, and at the end of November she hosted a celebration at Buckingham Palace to mark 10 years of "Better Lives" – a visionary attempt to drive change within the college.
The idea of current Head of the London College of Fashion, Professor Frances Corner, has been to present a fashion degree as so much more than needle and thread – although those tools were used to commemorate a very special historic event. Students were asked to hand-embroider handkerchiefs to mark 100 years since the Suffragettes were imprisoned for demanding equal voting rights to men – and used their needlework to make a statement for their cause.
Sophie, Countess of Wessex, welcomes guests at a Buckingham Palace reception to celebrate 10 years of the London College of Fashion's "Better Lives" project.
Sophie Wessex brought that story up to date. "The London College of Fashion is outward facing, and it takes its responsibilities very seriously," she said. "For those of you who are looking for seamstresses, we create an opportunity in women's prisons to give the inmates the chance to come out with a genuine job opportunity, having trained in prison."
"And that's just one example," she continued. "Sustainable fashion as a subject is becoming more prevalent and the college is taking it very seriously, making sure that the students are aware and understand it."
Professor Corner explained that the London College of Fashion has a raft of programmes that enrich the basic teaching typical to modern schools. By supporting an initiative to develop the traditions, skills, and knowledge of the residents of the Za'atari refugee camp in Jordan – in order for them to create a livelihood from art and fashion – the scheme not only supports the largest camp for Syrian refugees in the Middle East, but also teaches its students more about global economic challenges.
Professor Helen Storey, the social artist and designer who is Za'atari's first Artist in Residence, said of the camp: "Working in equality with the Syrian people and the organisations on the ground has given a new purpose to the way I work and live my life. In a displaced life, everything changes. It summons the previously unimaginable out of people – forms of courage and creativity that I have never witnessed before."
Sophie, Countess of Wessex, with Professor Frances Corner, Artist in Residence at the Za'atari Refugee Camp in Jordan, which the London College of Fashion is supporting with a programme to help its residents develop and market their design and fabrication skills.
For the Countess of Wessex and Frances Corner, the excitement is to bring the "Better Lives" initiative to the new building for the London College of Fashion, which was established in 1906 as a University of the Arts – before women gained the right to vote. Now the college, whose student body is 85 per cent female, will move from its current six sites to one new educational and cultural destination in The Queen Elizabeth Park in Stratford, East London, next to the new Victoria and Albert Museum.
"We have demonstrated the power and positivity of fashion in tackling and addressing equality, social mobility, diversity and sustainability," Professor Corner said. "Through our 'Better Lives' agenda, we have redefined the purpose of fashion, putting sustainability and social responsibility at the heart of what we do."
This idea of changing the fashion industry from the inside out is not too dissimilar to the way the British monarchy has developed over the last 25 years. From observer to participant and from royalty to reality, through the British royals, a whole new world has developed in the British fashion industry.


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Славко Кватерник (25. август 1878 — 13. јун 1947) је био маршал (војсковођа) оружаних снага Независне Државе Хрватске. Осуђен је на смрт због ратних злочина.

Биографија
Славко Кватерник рођен је 1878. године у Коморске Моравице у породици Људевита Кватерника и Марије рођ. Франк, родом из католичке Немачке.

Славко Кватерник је био ожењен Олгом Франк, пореклом из јеврејске покатоличене породице, кћерком Јосипа Франка. Њихов син Еуген Дидо Кватерник, ће постати припадник усташа и биће један од организатора атентата на краља Александра.

Током Првог светског рата, Кватерник је служио као ађутант фелдмаршала Светозара Боројевића и био је награђен Гвозденим крстом 1. реда. Кватерник се 1918. придружио новоформираном Народном вијећу Словенаца, Хрвата и Срба поставши начелник генералштаба. Крајем те године, Кватерник је командовао хрватским трупама против мађарске армије у Међумурју.

Међуратни период
Политички се ангажовао 1921. након пензионисања, прво у Хрватској странци права, а потом у усташком покрету. Био је један од првих сарадника Анте Павелића у земљи. На позив Павелића у октобру 1932. у Бреши учествовао је на састанку о стварању и јачању усташких војних јединица. Након атентата у Марсељу, који је организовао Кватерников син Дидо, Кватерник је од 1934. до 1935. био интерниран у Пљевља. Од 1936. до 1941. био је један од главних функционера задруге "Хрватског радише", изабран залагањем Влатка Мачека. Након што је ХСС основао Грађанску заштиту и Сељачку заштиту, Кватерник је био један од писаца приручника за обуку.

На челу је водства усташког покрета у Југославији повратка у земљу Мила Будака. Тада је Будак преузео на себе политички рад, а док се Кватерник бавио организационим питањима.  Био је сарадник новина Хрватски народ од 1939. Године 1939. учествовао је у оснивању и водио је друштво "Узданица", чији су огранци и повереници постали носитељи усташког покрета у Бановини Хрватској, успоставља везу с хрватским официрима у Војсци Краљевине Југославије.

Други светски рат

Априлски рат и успостава НДХ
Након војног пуча у Београду, Немачка је решила да нападне Југославију. Након што је Мачек одбио немачке предлоге да не уђе у Симовићеву владу и прогласи независност Хрватске, Немци су сву подршку усмерили према усташама. Иако су знали за Павелићеве проиталијанске ставове, ослонили су се на пронемачке ставове многих других водећих припадника усташког покрета, а нарочито Кватерника, најистакнутијег њиховог члана у земљи. Уз његову помоћ, Немци су почели изнутра да поткопавају Југославију.

Када су се немачке снаге 10. априла приближиле Загребу, Везенмајер је кренуо да организује проглашење НДХ. Ујутро је посетио Кватерника, а затим је Мачека убедио да се одрекне челне позиције и сарађује на преносу власти. Затим су Везенмајер и Кватерник заједно посетили Мачека и убедили га да сарађује у састављању и потписивању декларација које ће у његово име бити прочитана на Радио-Загребу. После тога Везенмајер и Кватерник су отишли у Радио-Загреб где је Кватерник у 17:45. прочитао свој проглас о успостављању НДХ. Кватерник је 11. априла основао специјални штаб за организовање војске НДХ,, искључивши из њеног чланства Србе и Јевреје, осим оних који су раније служили у аустроугарској војсци. Специјалним декретом од 13. априла 1941. Кватерник је у циљу одржавања реда и мира основао нову жандармерију у чијем саставу су били искључиво Хрвати и муслимани и наредио прикупљању оружја, муниције
и осталог материјала од поражене југословенске војске.

Неколико дана касније усташе су основале своју владу на челу са Антом Павелићем. У исто време, на Кватерников захтев, Влатко Мачек (вођа Хрватске сељачке странке који је одбио да сарађује са Немцима када су затражили да предводи нову државу) је рекао народу да сарађују са новим режимом.

Кватерников положај у то време је било место маршала хрватских оружаних снага и министра домобранства. Домобранске снаге су успостављене 11. априла. Остао је на овом месту до смене 1943. Славко Кватерник је био и члан хрватског Сабора и то један од његових најистакнутијих чланова.

Кватерник је био изразито пронемачки и антииталијански настројен.

За време НДХ, као члан Павелићеве владе, наређивао је масовне покоље Срба и Јевреја, као и свих слободољубивих Хрвата. Организовао усташке-домобранске казнене експедиције, које су вршиле покоље, интернације, пљачке, палеже и мучења грађанских лица. Организовао је тзв. добровољачке пукове и легије, које је слао на Источни фронт у борбу против Совјета. 16. јула 1941. лично је испратио "добровољце" на источно бојиште из Вараждина и држао им ватрени говор.

Смена и изгнанство

Након завршетка Другог светског рата, осуђен је на смрт од стране нових југословенских власти. Стрељан је 13. јуна 1947.

Славко Кватерник је био одликован Гвозденим тролистом 1. реда током своје службе НДХ. Ово одликовање му је дало титулу витеза, које је понекад укључено у његово име.

Злочини

За време док је Славко Кватерник био један од основних стубова Павелићеве владе, у читавој Независној Држави Хрватској провођена је политика која је имала циљ решавања питања 2.000.000 староседелачког српског становништва и неколико десетина хиљада Јевреја, такође, од давнина настањених на територији коју је обухватала НДХ.

У неколико казнених експедиција, Кватерник се није само ограничио на борачке јединице партизанског покрета, већ је по примеру италијанског генерала Роате слао казнене експедиције кроз Босну, Херцеговину, Далмацију, Лику, Кордун, Банију и друге крајеве, те масовно убијао недужно становништво, палећи и уништавајући читава села и крајеве.

Један део српског народа успео се спасити бекством преко границе у Србију, а други део одбранио се сам оружаним устанком. Ипак, побијено је око пола милиона Срба, понајвише стараца, жена и деце и скоро 30.000 Јевреја. Имовина жртава усташа конфискована је у корист НДХ, а добрим делом, нарочито покретности, опљачкана од стране усташа без икаквог реда и подељена међу високе усташке функционере, међу које је спадао и Кватерник.

Масовном уништавању Срба, Јевреја и Рома и Хрвата-антифашиста, служили су бројни усташки концентрациони логори, који су основани по узору на нацистичке логоре, између којих се издваја Јасеновац. Славко Кватерник је лично прописао наредбу о постављању и организацији усташког надзорног стожера.

Када су јула 1941. отпочела масовна убијања Срба од стране усташа и домобрана, Славко Кватерник је обилазио усташке јединице, које су вршиле акције и похвалама их подстрекавао да убијају невини народ. У јулу 1941. посетио је усташе, које су од 24. јула вршила масовна убиства у селима Доња Бачуга, Храстовица и Лушћани. Тих дана усташе су побили из споменутих села 171 човека, које су претходно тукли кундацима, боли бајонетама у трбух, а затим их у групама од по 20 до 30 људи одводили до јама изнад општине у Грабовцу и пострељали их с леђа.

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Colbert, Fallon, Kimmel, and Desus & Mero Make the Best of Audience-Free Episodes Amid Coronavirus
ByTrace William Cowen
Trace William Cowen is a writer based in Los Angeles. He tweets with dramatic irregularity here.
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Among the more dystopian impacts of the ongoing coronavirus fuckery is the fact that the nation's assortment of late night talk shows spent Thursday evening in a suspended state of peculiarity, most noticeable in the lack of in-studio audiences.
For Stephen Colbert and the Late Show team, who were originally scheduled to begin audienceless proceedings on Monday, this shifted Thursday's show to a whisky-assisted endeavor that included a conversation with Dr. Sanjay Gupta. Colbert asked his guest about the seemingly "blurry" line between caution and panic regarding the coronavirus, a question to which Gupta gave a measured and comforting response.
"I think it feels different for different people and it changes," he said. "It's changed a lot over the last two months . . . I don't think it should ever cross into panic because panic doesn't serve any purposes, certainly from a medical standpoint."
Gupta added that people should hopefully be "concerned enough" to simply take protective, preventive measures. Additionally, Gupta doubled down on his no panic stance by reminding viewers that most people will likely be able to get through the coronavirus era without serious health effects.
"For the majority of people, this is not going to be something thats' going to make them tremendously ill," he said.
Over on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Pete Buttigieg served as guest host for the no-studio-audience episode, though "a few kind staffers and some friends" were in the crowd.
Jimmy Fallon, meanwhile, also kept things audience-free. "When we're there for each other, we're at our best," he said in his desk-set monologue. "And I am here for you. We are here for you."
And over on Showtime, hosts of the No. 1 show in late night—Desus & Mero—carried on with their own all-staff audience experience.
Production has since been suspended outright for a number of these shows, with current plans aiming for a return to normalcy for the end of the month.
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Rosa 'Honey Perfume',  (aka JACarque), is an apricot yellow floribunda rose cultivar, bred by Dr. Keith Zary in 1993, and introduced into the United States by Jackson & Perkins in 2004. The rose was named an All-America Rose Selections winner in 2004.

Description
'Honey Perfume' is a medium compact upright shrub, 4 to 5 ft (121—151 cm) in height with a 2 to 3 ft (60—90 cm) spread. Blooms are medium-large,  4—5 in (10—12 cm) in diameter, with a ruffled, double bloom form, and a petal count of 26 to 40. The flowers are a yellow-apricot blend, that fades to almost white as blooms age.
The rose has a strong, spicy fragrance and  large, glossy, dark green foliage. 'Honey Perfume' is disease resistant. It blooms continuously from spring through fall. The plants does well in USDA zone 6 and warmer.

Awards
 All-America Rose Selections (AARS) winner, USA, (2004)

See also
Garden roses
Rose Hall of Fame
List of Award of Garden Merit roses

References

Honey Perfume


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Taking a "walk" with friends... Rosie (on left) never quits.
Or should we say instead... "Taking a sleddog pull."
Rosie is quite the "digger"... as a good sledog grows to be.
Note the differences: head down, digging feet in, working, not distracted.
"Who did that?" "Whose tail is up?" "Who let the dogs out?"
Sabot pulls... but is easily, ummm, distracted??!??


Emerging major-league teams look for the window of opportunity to make a step-jump with their roster to put them in a position to contend for division titles, league championships, and ultimately a World Series ring.
Following the 2017 season, one of those teams was the Milwaukee Brewers. They had been contenders for the NL Central Division title for a good part of the season, only to succumb to the Chicago Cubs who had a fantastic September that ultimately separated the two teams by six games at the end of the season.
Then before the 2018 season began, the Brewers realized that window of opportunity for a post-season berth was staring them square in the face. They pulled the trigger with two key acquisitions that indeed put them on a path for another successful regular season. In fact, the Brewers came within a game of advancing to the World Series last year for the first time since 1982.
The Brewers aggressively pursued outfielder Christian Yelich, who was part of the fire-sale the new Miami Marlins' ownership undertook to dramatically lower its payroll. Yelich had been an under-valued player at Miami, on the cusp of a breakout season. The Brewers got Yelich at a bargain-basement price, giving up four minor-league prospects and none of the players on their active roster.
Brewers GM David Stearns didn't stop there. The Brewers signed free-agent outfielder Lorenzo Cain, a veteran outfielder with the Kansas City Royals who had been a member of their two World Series teams in 2014 and 2015.
Yelich wound up having the breakout season the Brewers were hoping for. He was the American League's MVP, as he posted career highs in practically every offensive category. Cain brought speed and defense to the team, and he finished the season seventh in the MVP Award voting.
Furthermore, Jesus Aguilar was elevated to the starting first-baseman role in 2018, and he responded with an all-star season that included 35 home runs and 108 RBIs.
The Brewers' newfound offense was complemented by a pitching staff that featured one of the best bullpens in baseball. Josh Hader, Corey Knebel, and Jeremy Jeffress were dominant against the opposition's best hitters with their high strikeout rates and low WHIP rates. Rookie reliever Corbin Burnes was promoted to the team after the All-Star break, and he provided yet another set of strong performances out of the pen.
If the Brewers had a weakness in 2018, it was their starting rotation. The Brewers best pitcher, Jimmy Nelson, missed the entire 2018 season due to injury. They lacked a true ace on the staff, although Chase Anderson and Jhoulys Chacin turned in credible seasons. Wade Miley, a free-agent starter who signed before the 2018 season, didn't come into the rotation until after the All-Star break. Brandon Woodruff and Freddy Peralta were up-and-coming starters, but are still unproven in an entire season.
The Brewers have been relatively quiet during the off-season, particularly with respect to upgrading their starting rotation. It seems the window of opportunity is still open for the Brewers to repeat as division winners and challenge for the World Series in 2019. So, why aren't the Brewers waiting to pull the trigger again?
It's understandable they weren't a contender for the top free-agent hurlers available over the winter, due to the club's financial limitations as a mid-market team. However, others they might be able to afford include Miley and Gio Gonzalez, both of whom spent time with the Brewers last year. Marco Estrada and Drew Pomeranz are two other free-agents still available.
The San Francisco Giants are reportedly interested in parting with its ace Madison Bumgardner in a trade for the right package of playes. The cost would be high for the Brewers, possibly including a combination of one of their top three bullpen guys and young pitchers Burnes, Woodruff, and Peralta. Furthermore, Bumgardner would be a short-term rental for the Brewers, since he would be eligible for free agency after 2019.
However, MadBum would be just the type of pitcher that could put the Brewers over the top. He's certainly got a World Series pedigree, as he's pitched the Giants to three world championships since 2010.
The Brewers can't afford to be complacent though. Competition in the NL Central Division will be tough again in 2019. The St. Louis Cardinals would have to be favored due to the addition of all-star first-baseman Paul Goldschmidt and bullpen ace Andrew Miller. And then you can never count out the Cubs, even though the seemed to have fallen off a bit since they captured the World Series in 2016. Cincinnati was extremely active during the off-season, but they won't contend just yet.
The Brewers helped themselves last week by upgrading their catcher position with the addition of Yasmani Grandal. Reportedly they are in the market for a second baseman, too. It seems like the time is now for the Brewers to also take some action to solidify their starting pitching. It's been an awfully long time since that last World Series appearance.


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Case Study: A Community-Led Approach to Reintegration in Nepal
This case study presents the story of Kamala and Mohan, two people living in Dhankuta, Nepal whose lives have been affected by migration and who want to open small businesses. Mohan has just returned after years living and working abroad, and Kamala's husband is still working in another country. How do the local government and community organizations create...
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The study was undertaken in 2022 by the KMH with the financial support of the EU, in collaboration with Samuel Hall, the African Centre for Migration and Society at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa.
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Research Study #3 - Health and Reintegration. Returning to Space but not to Time: A Life Course Approach to Migrants' Health, Continuity of Care and Impact on Reintegration Outcomes
This study was the result of a collaboration between the EU-IOM Knowledge Management Hub (KMH), with the financial support of the European Union (EU), in collaboration with Samuel Hall and the African Centre for Migration and Society at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. The main aim of this research was to explore the links between health...
Final Evaluation of the EU-IOM Knowledge Management Hub (KMH)
The EU-IOM KMH is the only support and resource hub on return and reintegration that is available to support practitioners and policymakers worldwide. The KMH is part of the larger Pilot Action on Voluntary Return and Sustainable, Community-Based Reintegration. By design, it is intended to transcend the Pilot Action and play a more global role in support to...
Building evidence and harmonizing approaches on reintegration: lessons from KMH.
The EU-IOM Knowledge Management Hub (KMH) hosted the public event "Building evidence and harmonizing approaches on reintegration: lessons from KMH", bringing together experts, practitioners and policymakers.
IOM Holds a Regional Workshop on the Integrated Approach to Reintegration
The West and Central Africa Regional office of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the EU-IOM Knowledge Management Hub organized a workshop on the integrated approach to reintegration in the West and Central Africa region on November 14-15.
INVITATION | 8 December | Building evidence and harmonizing approaches on reintegration: lessons from KMH
Invitation to the public event "Building evidence and harmonizing approaches on reintegration: lessons from KMH", which will examine the lessons from the KMH's work and reflect on its contribution to policy and programming on the subject.
Reintegration of victims of trafficking: new findings and lessons from practitioners. A new cross-regional seminar by the KMH
The EU-IOM Knowledge Management Hub (KMH), in collaboration with the IOM's COMPASS programme, held its 5th virtual cross-regional seminar on Reintegration of victims of trafficking: new findings and lessons from practitioners.
Regional Final Evaluation Report the Sahel and Lake Chad Region
The Joint Initiative broke new ground in migration governance by engaging with countries on the sensitive topic of return and reintegration of returnees, setting the stage for effective voluntary return processes – even amid COVID-19 border restrictions. The multi-faceted approach of capacity building, material support and engagement of national and local...
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The world is watching a full-fledged attack on human rights in Afghanistan – from mobility rights to women's rights. The response has largely been to "wait and see", which the Afghan population is feeling. The chaos of the last two weeks of August 2021, when the world's attention was focused on evacuations at Kabul International Airport, the last point of...
INVITATION | 17 November | Reintegration of victims of trafficking: new findings and lessons from practitioners
The EU-IOM Knowledge Management Hub (KMH) invites you to join the fifth cross-regional seminar on "Reintegration of victims of trafficking: new findings and lessons from practitioners", on Thursday, 17 November 2022, from 11am to 1pm CET (Geneva time).
PISTE - Pilot Study and Assistance to Enhance the Reintegration Sustainability of Returnees in Algeria
IOM Algeria has been providing reception and reintegration assistance for Algerian returnees, mainly coming from Europe. Over time, IOM has noted several challenges to achieving sustainable reintegration. Firstly, migrants returning to Algeria may find themselves in difficult situations despite the reintegration assistance received, such as having...
Return Migration and Various Reintegration Programs for Low-Skilled Migrant Workers in Indonesia
The link between migration and development is largely considered to be limited to remittances. This is reflected in the Indonesian analogy of migrant workers as "remittance heroes," emphasizing the financial capital sent by workers back home. This paper tries to enlarge the conceptualization of migrant workers to include all forms of human, financial and...
Deutsche Rückkehrpolitik und Abschiebungen
Die deutsche Rückkehrpolitik steckt tief in der Krise. Scheiternde Abschiebungen, überhöhte Erwartungen an die freiwillige Rückkehr, komplexe Strukturen und eine vergiftete und emotionale Diskussionskultur – all diese Probleme muss Deutschland angehen, um seine Rückkehrpolitik effektiver, menschlicher und ehrlicher zu machen. Die Herausforderungen der...
Rückkehr: Sieben Thesen auf dem Prüfstand
Sind Abschiebungen rechtsstaatlich notwendige Instrumente oder Maßnahmen, die der Willkür Tür und Tor öffnen? Schickt Deutschland zu viele Menschen zurück oder zu wenige? Und wie funktioniert die Kooperation mit den Herkunftsländern? Die Debatte um Rückkehr und Reintegration erhitzt die Gemüter in Deutschland und Europa. Ein Versuch, Nüchternheit in die...
Making the return of migrant workers work for Viet Nam: an issue in brief
The process of return and reintegration must be managed effectively to enhance the positive impacts of migration on development, and to protect the rights and interests of migrants who experienced negative outcomes. This policy brief outlines specific policies and programmes to effectively manage the return and reintegration of Vietnamese migrant workers...
Joint ILO-UN Women Regional workshop on effective social and economic reintegration of women migrant workers
The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), under the generous support of the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFTAD) and the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC), respectively, jointly organized a regional workshop on Effective...
FORAS approach: Enhancing Reintegration Opportunities. A webinar organized by the KMH
The event opened up a space for government representatives, partners, returnees and IOM staff to share their experiences and lessons learned from the FORAS approach.
Counselling Victims of Trafficking and People Vulnerable to Trafficking and Exploitation. Blueprint for Return Counsellors
The 2021 European Union (EU) Strategy on Return and Reintegration promotes voluntary return and reintegration as an integral part of a common EU system for returns, however, it does not specifically address the return and reintegration of victims of trafficking and people vulnerable to trafficking and exploitation. The Commission Staff Working Document on...
IOM launches Return Counselling Toolkit
The Return Counselling Toolkit builds upon IOM standards and the Organization's longstanding experience in providing return and reintegration counselling to thousands of migrants every year, in a multiplicity of countries and operational contexts.


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City Winery is the brainchild of Michael Dorf, founder of the iconic Knitting Factory, who wanted to create a space in Manhattan where he could combine his shared passions for wine and music.
After making his first barrel of wine in California with his brother Josh and wine maker David Tate, formally of Ridge Winery and now at Barnett Vineyards, Michael caught the bug: "For a long time I'd been enjoying wine as a fan-drinking it, taking classes, attending wine dinners-but it was not until I actually started participating in the process of working with the grape, turning it into wine, putting it into a bottle, and watching it develop over time, that I really started to understand wine. And when I would give my friends a bottle of wine with my name on it, most would respond by saying: 'I wanna do that too!'" It was this experience that led Michael to conceptualize and start working on the City Winery business plan in 2006.
The core target audience of City Winery-urban wine enthusiasts who desire the experience of making their own wine, but who are not going to leave their comfortable Manhattan lifestyle to decamp to a vineyard-immediately became clear. But Michael wanted to create more than just a custom crush facility. Beyond making wine, Michael also wanted to focus on the enjoyment and satisfaction that comes from sharing wine with friends, and to capture the unique social bond that occurs when communities of like-minded people gather over a bottle of quality Cabernet, while dining on a freshly-prepared meal and listening to their favorite artists perform.
That is what City Winery is about: community, creativity and culture. A vibrant, interactive space in New York where folks can not only make wine, but also meet friends new and old while indulging their passion for quality food, music, art and life. To all who enter, L'Chaim.


Since 1 November 2000 the procedure set out below has been used for fixing the dates of oral proceedings before the boards of appeal. This procedure has been approved in co-operation with former DG 2 (now DG 1) and after discussion in the Standing Advisory Committee before the EPO (SACEPO).
1. The boards of appeal fix one single date for oral proceedings. A pre-announcement of the date is not made.
2. Oral proceedings appointed by the EPO will be cancelled and another date fixed at the request of a party only if the party concerned can advance serious reasons which justify the fixing of a new date. The request to fix another date shall be filed as soon as possible after the grounds preventing the party concerned from attending the oral proceedings have arisen. The request shall be accompanied by a sufficiently substantiated written statement indicating these reasons.
- holidays which have already been firmly booked before the notification of the summons to oral proceedings.
2.3 Every request for fixing another date for oral proceedings should contain a statement why another representative within the meaning of Articles 133(3) or 134 EPC cannot substitute the representative prevented from attending the oral proceedings.


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Q: How to show that the unitary group $U(n)$ is not isomorphic to the semidirect product $U^n(1)\rtimes S_n$? I came to this problem when doing the exercise that the polydisc $\Delta(0,1)^n=\prod\limits_{n}\Delta(0,1)$ in $\mathbb{C}^n$ is not biholomorphic to the unit ball $\mathbb{B}^n$ in $\mathbb{C}^n$.We can show that the group of automorphisms of $\Delta(0,1)^n$ preserving the origin is the semidirect of $U^n(1)=\prod\limits_{n}U(1)$ and the permutation group $S_n$(the semidirect product here means that $U^n(1)$ si a normal subgroup of $U^n(1)\rtimes S_n$), while that of $\mathbb{B}^n$ is $U(n)$.
Then I do not know how to show that the above two groups are not isomorphic.Intuitively, topologically the (real) dimension of $U^n(1)\rtimes S_n$ is $n$ , while that of $U(n)$ is $\frac{n(n-1)}{2}$ (is it right?), so they are not isomrphic.
Clearly it is not a rigorous proof.
Will someone be kind enough to give me some hints for this problem?Thank you very much!

A: One simple enough way is to count the square roots of the identity. The $n=2$ case is illustrative. The equation $((z_1,z_2),\sigma)^2 = ((z_1^2,z_2^2),\sigma^2) = ((1,1),e)$ gives  us 8 square roots of the identity in $U^2(1)\rtimes S_2$, while it is easily verified that there are only 6 square roots of the identity matrix in $U(2)$. Generalizing to all $n>1$ shouldn't be too hard.
Alternatively, you could set up a map $U^n(1)\rightarrow U(n)$ and look at where tuples with all but one entry equal to $1$ are sent, then verify that this cannot be a normal subgroup. This may require more creativity (I haven't worked it out), but would also be prettier.

A: You can use the natural $n \times n$ matrix representation of $U(n).$ Sketch: This is clearly irreducible. By Clifford's theorem, every Abelian normal subgroup is still completely reducible, so diagonalizable via a unitary matrix. Hence we may suppose that $U(1)^n$ is embedded as a normal subgroup consisting of diagonal matrices. In fact, it must then be the group of all diagonal matrices in $U(n).$ The normalizer in $U(n)$ of the group of diagonal matrices permutes the weight spaces (simultaneous eigenspaces of all diagonal matrices), and there are $n$ of these. Hence the normalizer of $U(1)^n$ consists of monomial matrices (that is, matrices with one non-zero entry in each row and column). When $n > 1,$ there are clearly unitary matrices which are not monomial.

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Technopark-Technology Business Incubator (T-TBI) is a organization which help the technology business start-ups in the state of Kerala, India.
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Somehow I Manage
Three MMA Managers, Three Different Approaches
It's Friday night after weigh-ins, and I'm sitting at the lobby bar at the Sheraton Harbour Castle in downtown Toronto at UFC 152: Jones vs. Belfort, when Jon Jones's manager Malki Kawa walks in. As soon as he's noticed, a man calls him over and the two start talking business. The man, a Canadian restaurateur, wants one of Kawa's clients to open a franchise across the border. Before the meeting is over, Kawa notices the man's watch, a Breitling that I would estimate costs $25,000.
"That's a nice watch—I really like it," says Kawa, in his trademark machine-gun patter. Without a thought, the man rips it off his wrist and hands it to Malki. "It's yours," he says.
Welcome to Malki Kawa's world. Kawa, an MMA manager, who counts three current UFC champions among his clients (Jones, Carlos Condit, and Benson Henderson), is in constant deal-making mode. But his approach has certainly rubbed some people the wrong way. Is he misunderstood?
"I don't know what's to misunderstand," says Kawa. "Nobody works harder than me in this business, and everybody knows that. I get the best deals done on paper, that's for sure. If somebody thinks I'm a bad person, there's nothing I can do about that. They obviously don't know me. If other fighters misunderstand me, they should pick up the phone and talk to my fighters, because while they're sitting at home trying to figure out how to pay rent, my guys are buying homes in cash. I'm not trying to brag, but that's the reality of it."
More than 1,200 miles away, Scott Karp sits in his office on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood. He's perusing TV scripts for one of his clients, Gina Carano, who is currently in London filming Fast and Furious 6. Karp takes a different approach to choosing his roster, which also includes Cung Le and ring card beauty Brittany Palmer.
"There's money in MMA for a few fighters," says Karp, "but only for a few people who can crossover. If you're only a fighter, I don't know where you make money anymore. The sponsors who used to offer $5,000 or $10,000 for a patch on shorts are offering $500 or $1,000 these days. The money's dried up in purely MMA. Or when a card falls apart, suddenly your fighter has no fight and no sponsorships. It's a tough world for MMA-only clients these days, that's why I try to represent people who have crossover appeal and can make a lot more money in other endeavors."
Indeed, Carano is fielding offers from Hollywood daily, and Cung Le, who is coming near the end of his fight career, will jump fulltime into his movie-making career, which has already seen Fighting and Dragon Eyes break through into the mainstream consciousness.
Alchemist's Lex McMahon is in Montreal at Tristar Gym when I catch up with him. He's watching client Rory MacDonald train for his upcoming bout with BJ Penn.
"As a manager, the key to success in MMA is differentiating yourself from the others," he says. "I'm the only manager with both an MBA and a law degree. MC Hammer is our CEO, and nobody has the Silicon Valley venture capital connections he has. Our chairman has been voted 40 Under 40 several times and has run one $100-million business after another. We have Ivy League lawyers on staff, and we provide excellent service."
McMahon, who counts MacDonald, Brendan Schaub, and Nate Marquardt as clients, feels every client is unique and deserves a customized experience from him.
"The most challenging part of working as a manager is understanding the nuances of each individual athlete," he says. "It's not a formula-based business. You have to help build each athlete's brand in their respective promotions. Tailoring athletes' careers is the most challenging part. You can't do the same thing for every guy—that would be a disservice."
Karp says having the right manager is integral in making a successful career.
"There are so many avenues to success that you need someone who knows which ones to take and which ones exist," says Karp. "My whole background is in entertainment. I worked at William Morris, I worked at Warner Brothers, I worked with Will Smith. I was Cung's manager long before I ever met Gina. If Gina were coming up now—as opposed to a few years ago—with her talent and her looks, the exposure is so much bigger than just two years ago that she would be even more successful."
Kawa seems to be an anomaly in the business. He started as an NFL agent in 2005 and transitioned to MMA after meeting Thiago Alves in 2008. He's a single
father of a seven-year-old daughter. He doesn't drink alcohol, and he is always on. This year, he made news by signing his star client Jon Jones to a global sponsorship deal with Nike, the granddaddy of sports marketers.
"When I first signed on with Jon, he had an idea of what he wanted to be, who he wanted to sponsor him, including Nike and all that," Kawa says. "And it worked out. If you look at the guys who dress well, take the time to educate people about the sport—Georges St-Pierre, Jon Jones—those are the guys who have the best sponsors in this sport."
Ari Emanuel, the chairman of William Morris Endeavor and the man who represented UFC in their FOX Sports deal, was instrumental in helping Jones sign with Nike. "He picked up the phone and called Phil Knight," says Kawa. "He made it happen. He's got a Rolodex of who's who in any category—sports, movies, music, business. I look up to him. He's the man."
Kawa also looks up to NFL agent Drew Rosenhaus, another man who is universally disliked because of his success. "The guy was handling a billion dollars worth of NFL contracts at one time. He started from nothing," says Kawa, who admits UFC president Dana White won't be inviting him over for Thanksgiving dinner any time soon.
"Dana White doesn't like me, but why would he?" he says. "I'm a manager. I'm his opposition. I negotiate for three of his champions. He doesn't have to like me, but I do need to maintain a good relationship with the UFC. Some fighters think, I did this and won that, but they have to understand that no matter what they've done, the UFC has done more, and they continue to do more for the sport."
And while Karp and McMahon are driven by the competition of business and breaking down walls for their clients, Kawa is driven by something a little more personal.
"My father died four years ago and left us nothing, so we have to take care of my mother," he says. "I don't want to be on my deathbed and look at my daughter and know I left her nothing."
For Karp, MMA has helped him in the entertainment world because Hollywood is looking for more realism in one of its biggest categories—action films.
"For Gina, it was the right place and the right time," he says. "An A-list director [Steven Soderbergh] wanted to show audiences what a real fighter could do in a big budget fight scene, and he cast her as the star in Haywire. Audiences can turn on the TV every night and see real action by watching UFC fights, so when they go to the movies, they get frustrated with quick cuts. You don't even see the actor's face during fi ght scenes. Now, with Gina and Cung, they do. In Dragon Eyes, Cung helped cast real fighters— Gil Melendez and Josh Thomson—in the fight scenes. There's real opportunity for fighters with crossover appeal."
McMahon was a venture capitalist and says that the lack of qualified managers in mixed martial arts is what compelled him to enter the space.
"I looked at the MMA landscape and saw a dearth of talent in the management ranks," he says. "When I put my business hat on, I saw a need for quality representation, and on the business side, I saw tremendous growth globally. I saw it as a great opportunity to distinguish myself and make partnerships. There is a lot of money in MMA."
Kawa agrees that managers can sometimes hurt not only their own clients but also an entire industry.
"I hate when I call a sponsor and they say they're going to go with my guy's opponent because he's cheaper," says an animated Kawa. "Why do my guys suffer and deals get passed because other managers are just taking deals without negotiating at all? Why do the numbers go down across the board because managers don't know what their fighters are worth? It's frustrating. These guys are leaving a lot of money on the table, not just for their fighter, but for everybody's fighters."
As MMA continues to grow globally and more and more opportunity for fighters presents itself, the need for the right manager will become even more imperative. But how will a fighter know if they've made the right decision?
"Look at your bank account," says Kawa. "If you don't see that number grow over time, then you should probably give me a call."
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