"One of my prevailing principles has been to take calculated risks," said Rabbi Laemmle, dean of USC's Office of Religious Life.
Eight times a year, a USC faculty member gulps, faces a crowd of students and colleagues, and bares his or her soul. They do so at the request of a student committee for "What Matters to Me and Why," a program brought to the campus five years ago by Rabbi Susan Laemmle, dean of USC's Office of Religious Life. The idea began at Princeton, and variations are running at Stanford, the University of Chicago, the University of Pennsylvania and elsewhere. On April 5, a retrospective celebration will be held at noon at the Ground Zero Coffeehouse, featuring most of the speakers from the past five years. The time seemed right for a chat with the program's founder.
AE: First things first. Are you related to the owner of the movie theaters?
SL: (Laughs.) Carl Laemmle, who started Universal Studios, brought many relatives over from Germany. My father and my uncle came in the early 1930s and sold film for him. When he sold Universal, they opened the first Laemmle theater, which was just a little podunk theater in Eagle Rock. I grew up working at the Los Feliz theater on Vermont, selling popcorn and candy and working as a cashier. My first cousin Robert now runs the theaters with his son, Greg. My husband and I have a pass, which is worth its weight in gold.
AE: In the five years of "What Matters to Me and Why," have students always selected the speakers?
SL: Yes, but I don't know where I got the idea that a student committee was so important. Episcopal Bishop Frederick Borsch, who started the program at Princeton in 1982 when he was the Dean of the Chapel, never told me anything about a committee. But it was clear to me that I should have a student committee. I could fill the lineup of presenters by myself, but it wouldn't be as good. The way we do it at USC, "What Matters to Me and Why" is a leadership program for the students, and they bring in people I wouldn't have thought to.
AE: During those five years, is there anyone the students have chosen who declined to speak?
AE: On the poster, it states that speakers talk about "choices made, difficulties encountered and commitments solidified." Are there any remarkable admissions that have come out?
SL: President Sample's was amazing. President Sample said that his parents divorced and that's why his marriage was so important to him. Eliz Senezarian [political science] spent most of her time talking about what it had been like to come to the United States from Iran and difficult things she had experienced. Tara McPherson [cinema-television] talked about how having a child changed her life. When a faculty person asks me for advice, I say 'be as personal as you are comfortable being.' But it's not just what people say. It's the fact that they are willing to stand in front of others and reflect in public. I think there's something about faculty presenting themselves in that way that is important and moving, especially to students.
AE: Speakers are free to choose any topic. Do you have a few favorite or unexpected topic choices?
SL: They're not supposed to just give a lecture about the content of their courses. It's interesting to see how people approach the challenge. Dallas Willard is a good example. He is a distinguished professor of philosophy, but he has a whole second aspect to his life, as a very important Christian teacher and lecturer. Hundreds of Christian students came to hear Dallas Willard, their hero. Dallas Willard not only didn't say 'Jesus Christ,' he didn't even say 'God.' He talked about cardinal philosophical values that mattered to him. I felt that some of the students may have been disappointed. But I think that was part of his point. It wouldn't have been as good of a program if he couldn't have done what he wanted. I like the programs being idiosyncratic and risky. When I was entertaining the idea of being a candidate for my position 10 years ago, the thing I was most worried about was that it would be boring, because interfaith stuff can be really boring, and la-de-dah. And so, one of my prevailing principles has been to take calculated risks.
AE: What will be the format of the April 5 retrospective?


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Self-Isolating Is a Privilege Many Queer Hourly Workers Don't Have
LGBTQ+ restaurant and hourly employees explain the danger of working during the coronavirus pandemic, and the fears those who have lost work now face.
By Isiah Magsino
Cocktails are for sale to go at Dudley's bar and restaurant in Manhattan as the Coronavirus, COVID19, outbreak continued unabated on March 19, 2020 in New York City.Victor J. Blue/Getty Images
At the moment, the words felt venomous: "We just couldn't stand staying at home. Who wants to do that?"
I work part-time at a public-facing job in New York City, and they were spoken by a customer last Sunday afternoon — a seeming eternity ago by now, and a day before the city's schools were officially shut down. Suddenly, the schism between us became clear: One was able to choose to risk heading out, and the other had no choice but to put their health on the line.
Despite this, I'm still one of the luckier ones. My workplace has since closed and I was eventually granted the privilege to self-isolate; I also have a strong support system back home. But this isn't the reality for many.
As the phrase "social distancing" becomes as common as air and people stockpile on toilet paper, service workers are making ends meet by facilitating commerce and services that are necessary for our survival. Yet cashiers, delivery workers, and other people working public-facing jobs face increased risk of catching the coronavirus due to on-the-job exposure to others — and they often lack sick pay benefits from their employers and are paid low wages, too.
According to the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law, about 27% of LGBT people are food insecure and 25% make less than $24,000 a year, compared to 15% and 18% of their non-LGBT peers, respectively. For queer service workers especially, times of crisis compound the socioeconomic inequalities they already face, and many are forced to choose between risking infection or risking eviction.
Below, we talked to LGBTQ+ hourly workers from across the country about how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting them, and the danger, fear, and hard choices they're confronting.
"Even if it's only 26 hours a week, I still have to stick my neck out, hoping that the people coughing up on my drive through window won't send me to the hospital."
Eli Forbes, food service worker and freelance artist, Michigan
Working in the foodservice industry is not most workers' first choice. I've mentioned to friends how I'm floored that I'm required to put my life on the line for $10.30 an hour, no paid leave, and no health insurance. I have to make rent somehow, while my landlord is sending me "friendly reminders" to renew my lease and pay on time. Even if it's only 26 hours a week, I still have to stick my neck out, hoping that the people coughing up on my drive through window won't send me to the hospital.
As a transmasculine, two-spirited Odawa person, I've had the opportunity to take advantage of free healthcare. Not all tribes are like this, but mine is. Since October, I've been on an extremely long waiting list to receive testosterone from one of three endocrinologists in this state covered under tribal healthcare. I was due to start in April. Regardless of how life-saving hormones are for transgender people, they aren't considered "necessary" healthcare, and the coronavirus places a blanket of unknowing over the seemingly everlasting process. I'm now unsure if my appointment in April will even happen. Bloodwork isn't something I can exactly do remotely.
Transgender people are the bone and marrow of the LGBTQ+ movement, and yet we're waiting. I think that when people look at the horrible mess that this virus has caused and they see transgender folks like myself worried about whether or not we'll be able to access medical care in this climate, or have our appointments canceled, or be left in the dust to forcibly medically de-transition, they see people asking for too much.
"It's unfair that I didn't have the option to take care of my health while others could simply stay within the safety of their homes."
Blake Taylor, customer service industry and songwriter, New York
While I pursue my dreams as a songwriter and model, the customer service industry has been covering most of my rent. I'm a queer person of color with a face tattoo who isn't white collar, so I wasn't lucky enough to be able to immediately self-isolate and protect myself from the virus. Eventually, I had no choice — I was let go from my job. In a few short days, I saw my primary income source vanish, and now I'm worried about not being able to pay for rent and other living expenses.
Before I was laid off, I had to put my health in jeopardy at my job, because it was simply the only option I had. I felt that my life's value was being put into question as I exposed myself to the virus from people that I dealt with at work. It's unfair that I didn't have the option to take care of my health while others could simply stay within the safety of their homes.
Now that I've lost most of my income, I currently rely on any modeling gigs I can land — but obviously those are scarce today. COVID-19 has caused an enormous amount of uncertainty in my life; saying that I was hit hard is an understatement. I can only hope that the LGBTQ+ community can come together and support one another during these trying times.
"While I'm hopeful that my limited savings will sustain me through this pandemic, I cannot say the same about a lot of my trans brothers and sisters."
MOON, luxury retail salesperson, New York
I feel very vulnerable commuting from Brooklyn to Manhattan five days out of the week. I have three roommates who are self-quarantining, so I put them at risk if I do contract it. I'm a trans woman who's been on HRT for three months now, and I fear this pandemic will result in a shortage of testosterone blockers and estrogen because people will buy prescriptions in bulk. Mass hysteria has cleaned out grocery store aisles and it may slowly creep into the pharmacies.
Since my transition is in its early stage, I get concerned with not having a supply of my medication and slowly having to revert back to producing more testosterone than estrogen. The thought gives me major anxiety and dysphoria. Like a lot of people in the retail industry, I got let go due to the loss of business as a result of the coronavirus. Without a continuous supply of income, the thought of medical bills and being able to afford basic necessities or paying rent becomes a mental strain.
While I'm hopeful that my limited savings will sustain me through this pandemic, I cannot say the same about a lot of my trans brothers and sisters. I fear we will lose access to our clinics. Prescriptions may increase in price due to high demand, and the labs that monitor our organ functions, blood levels, and hormone levels may not be readily available.
Although a lot of these worries may be theoretical, we as a community have this instinct to survive and be prepared for the worst — it's just in our DNA.
"It's a very dark and scary time for all QTPOCs in particular, and some of us are certainly in life or death situations."
Hazel Brown Christie, freelance make-up artist and waiter, New York
I work at a restaurant in NYC. Obviously, my income at the restaurant has come to the halt, but COVID-19 also affected my freelance projects as well — my work for the month of April is postponed as cities have shut down, and clients have been forced to cancel as a result. If this goes on for three or six more months, how am I meant to make ends meet?
COVID-19 has created a bigger sense of uncertainty and anxiety that a lot of us are unfamiliar with. As QTPOC creatives, we live our lives on a day-to-day basis trying to book gigs. This virus has impacted our mental health and housing stability while potentially causing a shortage of medication like hormones and PrEP. It's a very dark and scary time for all QTPOCs in particular, and some of us are certainly in life or death situations.
"So many of my friends in other professions have been in self-isolation for nearly a week now, and I wonder if I should be too."
Kallen Justice, restaurant cook, Kentucky
As a queer, trans chef at a family-owned farm-to-table restaurant, my biggest concern is the economic realities now faced by unemployed servers and bartenders, as well as by farmers who are entering the growing season with few clients left to serve. I'm also worried about my own job security, considering that it's dependent on our functioning as a carry-out establishment. If my state were to prevent us from operating I would be officially out of work, and the restaurant I so love cooking in would be in jeopardy of shuttering for good. Suddenly all of my friends and coworkers are even less economically secure than they were before with no sign of relief, and it's terrifying.
What's equally terrifying is the public health risk of showing up to work at all. While I know my team is working hard to stay clean and safe and my exposure to others is limited, it can still be nerve-wracking to consider the risk. So many of my friends in other professions have been in self-isolation for nearly a week now and I wonder if I should be too, but I feel both the pressure of squeezing one last paycheck in and a deep personal desire to help carry my coworkers through this, as we're a very tight-knit group. While our executive chef and owner was very clear that working during this time was voluntary, it is hard to determine the right course of action when being forced to choose between another week of financial stability or health in a global crisis.
Interviews have been condensed and edited for clarity.
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When is it appropriate to use aspect oriented architecture? I think the only honest answer to this question is that it depends on the context for which the question is being asked. There really are no hard and fast rules regarding the selection of an architectural model(s) for a project because each model provides good and bad benefits. Every system is built with a unique requirements and constraints. This context will dictate when to use one type of architecture over another or in conjunction with others.
To me aspect oriented architecture models should be a sub-phase in the architectural modeling and design process especially when creating enterprise level models. Personally, I like to use this approach to create a base architectural model that is defined by non-functional requirements and system quality attributes. This general model can then be used as a starting point for additional models because it is targets all of the business key quality attributes required by the system.
Aspect oriented architecture is a method for modeling non-functional requirements and quality attributes of a system known as aspects. These models do not deal directly with specific functionality. They do categorize functionality of the system. This approach allows a system to be created with a strong emphasis on separating system concerns into individual components.
These cross cutting components enables a systems to create with compartmentalization in regards to non-functional requirements or quality attributes. This allows for the reduction in code because an each component maintains an aspect of a system that can be called by other aspects. This approach also allows for a much cleaner and smaller code base during the implementation and support of a system. Additionally, enabling developers to develop systems based on aspect-oriented design projects will be completed faster and will be more reliable because existing components can be shared across a system; thus, the time needed to create and test the functionality is reduced.
In my experiences, aspect oriented architecture can be very effective with large or more complex systems. Typically, these types of systems have a large number of concerns so the act of defining them is very beneficial for reducing the system's complexity because components can be developed to address each concern while exposing functionality to the other system components. The benefits to using the aspect oriented approach as the starting point for a system is that it promotes communication between IT and the business due to the fact that the aspect oriented models are quality attributes focused so not much technical understanding is needed to understand the model.
An example of this can be in developing a new intranet website.
Again in my experiences, aspect oriented architecture is not as effective with small or less complex systems in comparison. There is no need to model concerns for a system that has a limited amount of them because the added overhead would not be justified for the actual benefits of creating the aspect oriented architecture model. Furthermore, these types of projects typically have a reduced time schedule and a limited budget. The creation of the Aspect oriented models would increase the overhead of a project and thus increase the time needed to implement the system.
An example of this is seen by creating a small application to poll a network share for new files and then FTP them to a new location. The two primary concerns for this project is to monitor a network drive and FTP files to a new location. There is no need to create an aspect model for this system because there will never be a need to share functionality amongst either of these concerns. To add to my point, this system is so small that it could be created with just a few classes so the added layer of componentizing the concerns would be complete overkill for this situation.


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 *         <element name="description" type="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}string" minOccurs="0"/>
 *         <element name="mobileClientCallingOption" type="{http://www.cisco.com/AXL/API/8.5}XDialViaOffice" minOccurs="0"/>
 *         <element name="dvofServiceAccessNumber" type="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}string" minOccurs="0"/>
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    protected String name;
    protected String description;
    protected String mobileClientCallingOption;
    protected String dvofServiceAccessNumber;
    protected RDirn dirn;
    protected String dvorCallerId;
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 Is Freon An Element And If Not What Is It?
Freon is a patented trade name for refrigerants produced by the DuPont Corporation, all of which are "fluorocarbons" or "hydro fluorocarbons" belonging to the class of compounds known as "haloalkenes". It contains the "halogen" elements Chlorine (Cl), Fluorine (F), as well as the element Carbon (C).
What are the isomers of heptane? What is the atomic number and what does it tell you about the number of protons in an atom?


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title: Empirische Forschungsmethoden
modulverantwortlich: mbluemm
modulniveau: bachelor
kuerzel: EF
untertitel:
studiensemester: 4
kategorie:
sprache: deutsch
kreditpunkte: 5
voraussetzungenNachPruefungsordnung: keine
empfohleneVoraussetzungen: Einführung in die Medieninformatik, Algorithmen und Programmierung, Paradigmen der Programmierung, Mensch-Computer Interaktion, Screendesign, Audiovisuelles Medienprojekt
published: true
layout: modulbeschreibung
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  Einzelleistung:
    art: Lernportfolio
    erstpruefer: mbluemm
    zweitpruefer: ck, uwm, simonschulte
  Teamleistung:
    art: Projekt- und Projektpräsentationsprüfung
    erstpruefer: mbluemm
    zweitpruefer: ck, uwm, simonschulte
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## Lehrform/SWS
50h Vorlesung, Seminar; 100h Selbstlernphase

## Angestrebte Lernergebnisse
Die Studierenden sollen die unterschiedlichen Herangehensweisen quantitativer und qualitativer Forschungsmethoden verstehen. Darüber hinaus sollen ausgewählte quantitative und qualitative Methoden angewendet werden können. Die Studierenden sollen in der Lage sein, einfache Forschungsdesigns zu entwickeln und nach wissenschaftlichen Standards durchzuführen.

## Inhalt
* Wissenschaftstheoretische Grundlagen
* Induktion, Deduktion
* Unterschied zwischen quantitativer und qualitativer Forschung
* Interviews gestalten, durchführen und auswerten
* Beobachtungsmethoden
* Ethnographische Methoden
* Hypothesengewinnung und Theoriebildung
* Statistische Verfahren für quantitative Forschung
* Aussagekraft der Ergebnisse (statistische Signifikanz, interne und externe Valididät)

## Medienformen
*	Beamer-gestützte Vorlesungen (Folien in elektronischer Form)
*	Screencasts und Handouts
* Beispielmedien

## Literatur
* DeKoven, B., & MIT Press. (2013). The well-played game: A player's philosophy. Cambridge: The MIT Press.
* Döring, N. & Bortz, J. (2015). Forschungsmethoden und Evaluation: Für Human- und Sozialwissenschaftler. Berlin [u.a.]: Springer.
* Flick, U. (2011). Qualitative Sozialforschung: Eine Einführung. Reinbek bei Hamburg: Rowohlt-Taschenbuch-Verl.
* Fullerton, T., Swain, C., & Hoffman, S. (2008). Game design workshop: A playcentric approach to creating innovative games. Amsterdam: Elsevier Morgan Kaufmann.
* Kienle, A., Kunau, G.  (2014). Informatik und Gesellschaft. Eine sozio-technische Perspektive. München: Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag.
* Koster, R. (2013). Theory of Fun for Game Design. Sebastopol: O'Reilly.
* Popper, K. R. (1972). The logic of scientific discovery. London: Hutchinson.
* Salen, K., & Zimmerman, E. (2007). Rules of play: Game design fundamentals. Cambridge, Mass. [u.a.: The MIT Press.
* Schnädelbach, H. (2002). Erkenntnistheorie zur Einführung. Zur Einführung, 268. Hamburg: Junius.
* Westermann, R. (2000). Wissenschaftstheorie und Experimentalmethodik: Ein Lehrbuch zur psychologischen Methodenlehre. Göttingen [u.a.]: Hogrefe, Verl. für Psychologie.
* Zweig, K. A., In Neuser, W., In Pipek, V., In Rohde, M., & In Scholtes, I. (2014). Socioinformatics: The social impact of interactions between humans and IT.


We did almost all our trips in Cuba with Viazul buses which were air conditioned and pretty good.
If you are looking for wifi you can buy cards with internet codes in Etecsa stores, and access the web with your phone/laptop in the vicinity of the store, as well as many of the more upscale hotels (they also often sell them over there).
Check out the "Sleep" section of this post for the hotels. A lot of people sleep in casas particulares (as did we in Vinales and Trinidad) but I personally think the Hotels in Havana can be worth splurging on.
It's important to keep in mind that because of Cuba's particular situation, 5 stars doesn't always mean what we expect it to in other countries. I didn't mind at all, because in return you get a whole lot of authentic charm.
The food in Cuba… well, not the greatest. Expect to eat a lot of Chicken, beans & rice. But again, the location more than makes up for it!
Cine La Rampa – Every time we're in another country we love to check out a movie. It's always such a different experience. In Cuba there were a lot of people going in and out of the theatre during the movie and making noise. A bit weird for us, but entertaining nonetheless.
Museo de Artes Decorativas – This beautiful museum is like a time capsule from the glory days of pre-revolution Havana. The building was commissioned by the wealthy Gomez family in 1924 and remains more or less intact to this day.
Edificio Bacardi – The former Bacardi HQ turned office building has a stunning art deco lobby and also one of the best viewpoints in town! Slip the doorman 1 CuC and you can take the elevator up to the tower for a beautiful view over old Havana.
Museo de la Revolucion – A Classic Havana stop, and for a reason. You can just imagine the opulent banquets and parties hosted in the Salon de los Espejos, modeled to resemble the Mirror room of Versailles. At the same time you can still see the bullet holes from a failed attempt to take President Batista's life in 1957 and a tank used by Fidel Castro in 1961's bay of pigs battle. So it's safe to say the many faces of Cuba are well represented.
Johnson Drugstore –This building was opened in 1914 and offered medicine, perfumes, disinfectants, and chemicals. After the revolution the pharmacy was nationalized, and was an important pharmacy until the end of the 20th century. In 2005 it caught fire but has since been restored and reopened.
Jardin Botanico – The botanical garden is located in the outskirts of Havana and is quite a drive but well worth it.
Russian Embassy – This constructivist building from the eighties reminds me a bit of a robot, and is worth driving by if you're exploring that side of town.
Polinesio – Awesome tiki tiki vibes from another era.
Sia Kara Cafe – One of my favorites in Centro Havana, right behind the Capitolio.
Cafe Bohemia – We went to his cute restaurant for lunch and did not regret it.
El Atelier – Outdoor dining has never been this lovely, and the interior of this place was my favorite of all the restaurants in Havana where we've been.
El Pedregal – I'd only recommend this restaurant if you have some time to spare because it's quite a drive, but we had a lovely lunch at this place.
Madrigal – The perfect place for sipping cocktails on a boiling hot Havana summer evening.
La Divina Pastora – Ask for a table on the terrace overlooking the city.
Hotel Saratoga – This hotel is everything you imagine and more when you think of the glamour of Old Havana. Even if you are not a guest you can have a drink on the rooftop terrace.
Hotel Raquel -This hotel was built in 1905 and has a very elegant interior with only 25 rooms, and a Kosher restaurant!
Habana Libre – This icon is located in Vedado and built in the 1950s, and served as Fidel Castro's HQ for three months during the revolution.
Habana Riviera – The midcentury details in this place are droolworthy, and if you're a designlover this hotel overlooking the Malecon is definitely a must visit!
So, there you have it, a trip down memory lane for me, maybe a trip in the future for you?


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 * Dynamic linked library for the olsr.org olsr daemon
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#ifndef _OLSRD_PLUGIN_MINI
#define _OLSRD_PLUGIN_MINI

/****************************************************************************
 *                Functions that the plugin MUST provide                    *
 ****************************************************************************/

/* Initialization function */
int olsrd_plugin_init(void);

int olsrd_plugin_interface_version(void);

#endif

/*
 * Local Variables:
 * c-basic-offset: 2
 * indent-tabs-mode: nil
 * End:
 */


I know a lot of people who were laid off this week, especially in the news and media world. If you are one, know that you much loved and that perhaps now is the time to spread your wings and do things you never could have done before. I am sorry for your pain and loss so close to the holidays, and wish I could bake a dozen snicker doodles for all of you. Please accept my internet hugs.


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From Nadir to Giza
March 29, 2016 /in General /by NadirMetal
GIZA PYRAMIDS
It is believed that the Giza Pyramids were built during old kingdom period approximately in 3000 BC. These are Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure pyramids, and they were named after the pharaohs who had them built.
Pyramids of Giza are the world's largest pyramids; and the construction of them still remains a mystery. Assuming that the workers superimposed 10 cubic meters of stone per day with an extraordinary effort, 2.5 million cubic meters of stone located in Khufu Pyramid could be placed in 250.000 days – namely 664 years. However, the pyramids had been completed in a period of 20-30 years.
Also called the Great Pyramid, Khufu Pyramid is the tomb of Khufu – one of the 4th dynasty era rulers – who reigned in about 2800 BC. When it comes to the seven wonders of the world, the only artifact that reached the present day is the Pyramid of Khufu in Egypt.
The second largest pyramid Khafre belongs to emperor Khafre who had become pharaoh after the death of his brother Khufu. The pyramid of Khafre is referred to as the second pyramid. It was built after the Pyramid of Khufu.
And the small pyramid of Menkaure belongs to Menkaure who reigned in about 2500 BC. Menkaure Pyramid is the smallest pyramid of Giza. It was completed after the death of Menkaure by his son Shepseskaf.
For those of us who brought many innovations in the previous meetings under the guidance of history by protecting the history, it is essential to carry on fulfilling the necessities of our customer standarts and historical mission. That being said, at the CNR EXPO 2106 March Fair which was held this year for the 42nd time, we are joyous and proud of presenting the Egyptian Pyramids to our domestic and foreign customers' taste.
For the production of Nadir Metal's Giza Pyramids which made from 157 kilograms of gold, 1408 pieces of 100 grams of gold and 160 pieces of 100 grams of corner mould were used. After a 45 day period of planning and construction phase accompanied by a team of 25 professional craftsman, it had become presentable to our visitors' taste.
This service of demonstrating the historic process of the pyramids we are offering to our people with micro-opportunities is an indication that the agelong mystery of the pyramids is enough to excite Nadir as well as the mankind. As such in everything that comes to light, this mystery will also attract the curiosity of human history forever and ever.
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"""
Example usage of the TriggerDagRunOperator. This example holds 2 DAGs:
1. 1st DAG (example_trigger_controller_dag) holds a TriggerDagRunOperator, which will trigger the 2nd DAG
2. 2nd DAG (example_trigger_target_dag) which will be triggered by the TriggerDagRunOperator in the 1st DAG
"""

from airflow.models import DAG
from airflow.operators.bash import BashOperator
from airflow.operators.python import PythonOperator
from airflow.utils.dates import days_ago

dag = DAG(
    dag_id="example_trigger_target_dag",
    default_args={"start_date": days_ago(2), "owner": "airflow"},
    schedule_interval=None,
    tags=['example']
)

def run_this_func(**context):
    """
    Print the payload "message" passed to the DagRun conf attribute.

    :param context: The execution context
    :type context: dict
    """
    print("Remotely received value of {} for key=message".format(context["dag_run"].conf["message"]))

run_this = PythonOperator(task_id="run_this", python_callable=run_this_func, dag=dag)

bash_task = BashOperator(
    task_id="bash_task",
    bash_command='echo "Here is the message: \'{{ dag_run.conf["message"] if dag_run else "" }}\'"',
    dag=dag,
)


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Q: Attemp to index nil with 'Value' im going to make a switcher. It means when you equip that tool, the switcher(serverscript) will turn on the body system inside a folder and in the ServerScriptService i disabled them all, . Here is the Switcher code.
local Tool = script.Parent
local SSS = game.ServerScriptService:WaitForChild("CombatFolder")

function onEquippedLocal()
    SSS:WaitForChild("CanAttack").Disabled = false
    SSS:FindFirstChild("M1").Disabled = false

    SSS:FindFirstChild("M2").Disabled = false

end

function onUnequippedLocal()
    SSS:WaitForChild("CanAttack").Disabled = true
    SSS:FindFirstChild("M1").Disabled = true

    SSS:FindFirstChild("M2").Disabled = true

end

Tool.Equipped:connect(onEquippedLocal)
Tool.Unequipped:connect(onUnequippedLocal)

and this is the output when i equip the tool
  10:50:22.732  Players.TeemoHoang_2008.Backpack.SwordCombat.M2:15: attempt to index nil with 'Value'  -  Client - M2:15
  10:50:22.732  Stack Begin  -  Studio
  10:50:22.732  Script 'Players.TeemoHoang_2008.Backpack.SwordCombat.M2', Line 15  -  Studio - M2:15
  10:50:22.732  Stack End  -  Studio
  10:50:24.099  Players.TeemoHoang_2008.Backpack.SwordCombat.newCombat:54: attempt to index nil with 'Value'  -  Client - newCombat:54
  10:50:24.099  Stack Begin  -  Studio
  10:50:24.099  Script 'Players.TeemoHoang_2008.Backpack.SwordCombat.newCombat', Line 54  -  Studio - newCombat:54
  10:50:24.099  Stack End  -  Studio

here is the function when the error start in the M2(local script) in the tool
script.Parent.Equipped:Connect(function()
    uis.InputBegan:Connect(function(input)
        if input.UserInputType == Enum.UserInputType.MouseButton2  then
            if debounce == false and char:FindFirstChild("CanAttack").Value == true and char:FindFirstChild("Stun") == nil and char:FindFirstChild("eStun") == nil and char:FindFirstChild("BlockBreak") == nil and char:FindFirstChild("IsBlocking") == nil then
                if  char:FindFirstChild("SwordCombat") then
                    local tool =  char:FindFirstChild("SwordCombat")
                    if tool:IsA("Tool")then
                        debounce = true

                        remote:FireServer()
                    end
                end
            end
        end
    end)
end)

and this is the error line of the newCombat(localscript) inside the tool
script.Parent.Activated:Connect(function()
    if char:FindFirstChild("CanAttack").Value == true and char:FindFirstChild("Stun") == nil and char:FindFirstChild("eStun") == nil and char:FindFirstChild("IsBlocking") == nil and char:FindFirstChild("BlockBreak") == nil then

i have tried to disabled the newCombat and M2 and enable it when equip the tool same time as the body system but when i do that. M2 only shows error but everything still doesn't work. Pls help!

A: The error is pretty obvious. You're trying to index a nil value with Value so char:FindFirstChild("CanAttack") returns nil.
Instance:FindFirstChilde(name) returns nil if there is no child with the given name.
Find out why there is no such child or check wether there is actually a child befor you try to index it.

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I've read a lot of books that are kind of similar to this one, but more in the sense that there is a multiple personality disorder, not one sister pretending to be the other. I thought it was an interesting take and fairly well done.
I am back with another book review, today it is The Secrets We Keep by Trisha Leaver.
The story follows twin sisters Maddy and Ella. After having to pick up her sister at a party in the middle of the night, Ella isn't too pleased. She's still angry with her sister up until the minute she loses control of the car in the rain and hail. Next thing she knows, she's being pried out of the car by a paramedic and crying out for her sister. She wakes up in the hospital and initially remembers very little. But when her sister's boyfriend shows up, she knows they've made a mistake. She's not Maddy, she's Ella. But everyone is so happy to see her, to see Maddy, that she plays along.
Going into this book, my biggest concern was wondering if Leaver was going to get the whole pretending to be Maddy thing to be realistic. Was she just going to wake up and decide, hey, my sister's life seemed pretty good, let's just switch? Or was there going to be an unconscious/made for her choice where she's Maddy because they say she is and everyone's favourite plot device amnesia does the rest? What actually happened was somewhere in between, and I would say fairly believable.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again, I think I'm getting too old for this high school drama. The last couple books I've read have been in high schools so I think I've just reached my threshold. Life goes on beyond being an irritating jerk in high school. Some of the things Maddy and her 'friends' said and did were just terrible.
That being said, not much really happened outside of the high school drama and the whole Ella-is-Maddy thing. Her parents were, as expected, fairly absent from the story, occasionally popping in to spread some grief and talk about how Maddy/Ella should go to therapy. They couldn't even tell who was who. I suppose, if we give them the fog of grief benefit of the doubt, I could see it, but after a month, you couldn't see differences in mannerisms? They're twins, not the same person.
I know everyone grieves differently, but I just feel like Ella's decision was kinda dumb. Her whole thought was that she (Ella) should have died in order for Maddy to live, not Ella should live and Maddy should die. It's kind of confusing and a little backward. I think we didn't see enough of how perfect Maddy was to warrant readers being fully on board with the switch. It's not like their lives were that different, and Ella didn't really seem all that jealous of Maddy's friends. I get trying to make your sister come alive again, but in the end, one of you is still dead.
I think the end kinda wrecked this for me. We kind of skip the part where everyone gets mad about Ella pretending and nobody makes a big deal about it. I was expecting some yelling, some anger, even some sadness that they buried the "wrong" sister. But we got nothing.
Overall, I wanted to like this book more than I actually did.


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February 1, 2017 Tree of the Month
California Pepper Tree
Santa Barbara Beautiful's Tree of the Month — February 2017
California Pepper Tree - Santa Barbara Mission
The California Pepper Tree has the lushest appearance – its gracefully pendulous branches resemble those of a traditional weeping willow. However, it requires only a fraction of the water required for the willow to survive. In fact, once established, a California Pepper can live entirely on Santa Barbara's natural (and often limited) rainfall!
It was probably one of the first trees introduced in town, since it was originally brought here by the Mission Padres. Though native to the arid Andean Mountains of Peru, Argentina and Chile, it is now found in most of the milder climates of the world.
It is commonly called a "California" tree, because it is found in most of California, and a "pepper", because of its fruit, which is sometimes mixed with the regular black or white peppercorns in commercial culinary pepper blends. Its botanical name is Schinus molle – "Schinus" is from the Greek word schinos (the name of the pistache tree that it resembles) and "molle" is its Peruvian name.
It is a fast-growing tree when young and can reach a height and spread of 40'. It doesn't like too much water, since it is susceptible to root rot. Therefore, it makes a perfect tree to include in xeriscape gardens along with other drought-tolerant plants, like succulents, aloes, and cactus.
Its small, white flowers that bloom in February are rather inconspicuous, but the red and pink peppercorns that hang in clusters are certainly noticeable later in the year. The slender leaves push out as a shiny yellow-green, then turn to a darker green, and are retained all year. The gnarled, gray-brown bark peels in thick flacks with age.
California Peppers can be seen throughout the City, from the beaches to the upper Riviera and the foothills, as both a street tree and as a home garden tree. The most mature specimen is probably the grand one in front of the Mission; it is over 100 years old! The magnificent tree right in front of City Hall is also over 100 years old. You can see younger ones planted as street trees in the 700 block of Santa Barbara Street, the 200 Block of East Pueblo Street, and the 2200 Block of Garden Street.
Tree-of-the-Month articles are sponsored by Santa Barbara Beautiful, whose many missions include the increase of public awareness and appreciation of Santa Barbara's many outstanding trees and, in a long-time partnership with the City Parks & Recreation Department, the funding and planting of trees along the City's streets – a project which has resulted in the planting, to date, of more than 13,000 street trees!
The Evergreen Pear


One Sky has been working on energy conservation and sustainability issues for some time. You may have noticed the solar panels on the roof and our attempts to develop regional programming toward energy conservation (Energy Smart Smithers, Energy plans for Smithers and Burns Lake, Energetic Olympics, Canadian Renewable Energy Alliance, U.N. meetings on energy). When we completed the Energetic Olympics program we realized that the region has no overall strategy to deal with energy conservation and many of the active energy conservation promoters were working in isolation from each other. People had enjoyed hearing from each other and there was a strong desire to continue to communicate with each other more often. Since then, the Enbridge pipeline project has catalyzed a lot of local opposition in the Northwest and the price of gasoline is on everyone's mind. Energy is increasing a key issue in the North given the transport issues here, the challenges of "energy poverty", the changing climate, and the overall need to invest in our community's resilience.
One Sky has been attending meetings that BC Hydro has been organizing in Vancouver regarding the provincial idea of a "conservation community of practice". We received a small amount of funding to organize a couple of meetings this summer.
Through these meetings, we are looking for a regional approach to energy conservation and to examine the subject of adaptation and resilience in light of peak oil, climate change, and globalization. There are significant planning gaps and we lack an understanding of how various initiatives fit into a holistic approach to energy conservation. It is actually quite difficult to track down who is doing what and where. Despite our active involvement in energy issues, at various scales, from the local to regional to national and even international, at One Sky we still seek a comprehensive understanding of how to move forward in a way that these scales complement each other. Equally important is understanding what others are doing and how to complement or leverage initiatives. It is fine to act locally and think globally. Our problem is how to act locally in a way that complements or deals with the current global context. Indeed, it is challenging enough to make sure that local initiatives fit into regional planning.
One Sky-Canadian Institute of Sustainable Living is holding a two-day community event. The event combines community organizing with policy dialogue, and will include adaptation scenario planning, asset mapping, community conversations on resilience, and energy conservation. Come learn, discuss, strategize, and contribute to community resilience.
Hosted by One Sky in conjunction with Bulkley Valley Research Center, Northwest Community College, Office of the Wet'suwet'en, with funding support from BC Hydro.


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Adventures in Patagonia – Henry Field & Oswald Smith
Titus Coan was born in Connecticut in 1801, the child of a devotedly religious family. His mother was the aunt of Asahel Nettleton, the well-known evangelist of the Second Great Awakening in New England.
He became a Christian in 1829, during a revival in his hometown. Immediately he began to pursue opportunities to serve God.
After meeting Charles Finney in 1830 followed by two years of study at Auburn Theological Seminary and a brief missionary term in Patagonia, he become a missionary to the Sandwich Islands.
Here heaven came down to earth in Hawaii. The usual signs of revival occurred: heartfelt prayer; conviction and repentance; serious attendance to the word of God and masses of glorious conversions!
Read the story below
Taken from the introduction of Coan's book entitled ADVENTURES IN PATAGONIA
The writer of the following narrative is one of the most venerable of living missionaries, and a noble type of the "high caste" to which he belongs. With the strong religious conviction which comes from Puritan birth and training, with a faith that never doubts, and a zeal that inspires courage and devotion, he unites a practical turn of mind, a natural sagacity, and a quickness of adaptation to all vicissitudes of experience which may come to him in strange lands and among strange peoples—qualities which, combined, have made the American missionary a marked character in many parts of the world, and given him great success.
The Rev. Titus Coan is a native of New England, born in Killingworth, Conn., where his life began with the century, February 1st, 1801. He was the son of a farmer, and had no advantages but such as were afforded by the common schools. He developed a stalwart and rugged frame, and became noted for his physical strength. In manly sports he was an athlete, performing with ease the feat of lifting a barrel of flour to his shoulders. He joined a military company, in which his strength and courage gave him precedence, and he soon rose to be a captain. This military training was not lost upon him, and the endurance thus developed did him good service in the privations, hardships, and exposures of his after-life.
One could not live in Connecticut in those days without having his religious impressions and experiences. The famous evangelist, Asahel Nettleton, a native of Kiilingworth, was then setting New England aflame by his fervid eloquence. Wherever he went he was followed by crowds, to whom he preached with an earnestness and solemnity that filled them with awe. Young Coan was a cousin of Nettleton, and could not but be moved by the tide of religious feeling that swept over the country, though it was not till he had grown to manhood that lie took the decided stand implied in making a "profession" of his faith. When religion takes hold of a strong character, it takes the stamp of the man, and stands out pronounced and positive. One who had been the athlete of his native town, foremost among his comrades, was not likely to be afraid of letting them see the new stand that he had taken. Prompt and bold in everything he did, no sooner had he come out on the Lord's side, than he "wheeled into line" with the precision of a soldier, and taking Christ for his Captain, marched in the van under his great Leader.
Hardly had he taken this stand, before his thoughts turned to the profession of the ministry. He was then living in Western New York, near Rochester, and the nearness of Auburn Seminary offered him a place for theological study. Preparing himself with such opportunities as he had (without the delay of going through college), he entered the Seminary in the fall of 1831. Looking forward to his future career, he had already decided to (devote himself to the work of foreign missions, when the American Board (being assured by a sea captain lately returned from South America that a hopeful field might be found among the tribes of Patagonia) was looking around for a couple of intrepid soldiers of the Cross, to undertake an exploring expedition, and fixed upon young Coan, who had at once the physical strength and the fervent spirit. Reports were conflicting about the country and its people, and the expedition promised to be one of a good deal of adventure, if not of personal danger. It might be too much to say that the adventure and the danger were an attraction to the late captain of the militia but they certainly did not intimidate him. After due deliberation, taking counsel with his teachers, and with one whose voice might be more potent still, since she was to share his life and his fortunes in any quarter of the globe, he accepted the appointment, and with a fellow-student set out for the extreme point of the continent.
The following pages contain the narrative of his adventures in Patagonia, which were certainly full enough of excitement and of danger to satisfy the most ardent spirit. A few months' experience of the wild country and its un-tameable inhabitants showed him that the field was not so promising as he had been told, and he returned to the United States for further orders He then married, and accompanied by his bride, set sail for the Hawaiian Islands, which through the voyages of whaling ships had become somewhat known to the American public. There was then no overland route, nor short cut across the Isthmus of Panama. They took the long course around Cape Horn, and were just six months on the voyage, when they came in sight of the beautiful islands which were to be their home for the rest of their days Then began that long course of service which has few parallels in the annals of missionary life— few in the display of fidelity and devotion, "enduring hardship as a good soldier," and fewer still in its marvellous successes. Cast almost like a shipwrecked voyager on a distant shore, among a strange people, with whom at first he could only communicate through signs or by an interpreter, he set himself at once to master the language, and so quickly did he catch the words and inflections, that in three months he preached his first sermon to the natives in their own tongue. In his intercourse with this simple people, of whom he sought to gain the affection and confidence, he showed tact, which was his birthright as a son of New England. He had a great deal of mother wit and natural shrewdness and pleasant humour, which gave a charm to his conversation even with these untutored children of nature, while his overflowing kindness soon opened to him the door of every native's hut and heart. Desiring only to do them good, he tried to aid them in every way. He was a little of a doctor, knowing the remedies for the more common diseases, and, having a chest of medicines, prescribed for the poor people who were suffering. Often the natives stood in great numbers on the porch of his dwelling, with dusky arms outstretched, waiting for vaccination, or for his lancet to open a vein, that by bleeding they might be relieved of a burning fever. He even performed graver surgical operations. Those who had domestics troubles of any kind—wives who had shiftless husbands, or husbands who had termagant wives—alike sought the counsel of Father Coan, who was the general peacemaker. Thus he seemed to unite in himself the duties of preacher, pastor, and magistrate, and to be at once the teacher, guide, and friend of the whole population.
Nor were his labours confined to the spot where he lived. He made missionary tours to other parts of the island, now sailing in a canoe along the coast, and landing at the different places where he had made appointments to preach, and now climbing the slopes, which ascend in a series of ridges towards the mountains, which make the centre of the island. In these journeys he encountered every sort of hardship. The tropical rains often came down in floods, converting in a few hours a rocky gorge into a foaming torrent, which no boat could cross and no swimmer could stem. But here his ready contrivance did not desert him. Calling to the natives on the other bank to throw him a rope, such as they make of the bark of the hibiscus, he seized it with his strong hands, and tying it around his body, was dragged across.
Thus the fame of this man of God spread abroad, and wherever he went the people "thronged him."
When he could not go to them they came to him. From all parts of the island they flocked to Hilo. "Whole villages gathered from many miles away, and made their homes near the mission house. Within the radius of a mile the little cabins clustered thick as they could stand. Hilo, the village of ten hundred, saw its population suddenly swelled to ten thousand, and here was held, literally, a camp meeting of two years. At any hour of the day or night a tap of the bell would bring together a congregation of from three to six thousand. Meetings for prayer and preaching were held daily."
Congregations so vast and so long continued have not often been assembled since Apostolic times, and the Spirit came down upon them as on the day of Pentecost. The preacher himself was thrilled by the scene, and catching an inspiration from the thousands of eager eyes and listening ears, felt lifted up with a strange power. "There was a fire in his bones." Were the congregation ever so large and tumultuous, it hushed at the sound of his voice. He said: "I would rise before the restless, noisy crowd and begin. It wasn't long before I felt that I had got hold of them. There seemed to be a chord of electricity binding them to me. I knew that I had them that they would not go away. The Spirit would hush them by the truth till they would sob and cry 'What shall we do?' and the noise of the weeping would be so great that I could not go on."
As the fruit of these remarkable scenes a large part of the population abandoned heathenism, and professed to be converted to the Christian faith, insomuch, that when they came to be baptized, the good man was obliged to perform the sacred rite for them en masse. Seizing a brush like an aspersorium, and passing to and fro among the crowded rows of the candidates, he sprinkled them by scores and hundreds, pronouncing over them the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. Strange as it may seem to us, the service did not thereby lose any of its solemnity, but was rather more impressive from being done in this grand, majestic way, whereas on a smaller scale it might have lost by the endless repetition. By these immense additions the church at Hilo grew till it numbered over five thousand members, making the largest Protestant church in the world.
Mr. Coan and his wife remained on the islands thirty-five years before revisiting their native country. When they came back in 1870, they found another world than that which they had left. All things had become new. They had made their outward voyage in a small sailing vessel. They returned in a steamship. When they landed in San Francisco they had scarcely seen a railroad. Now they were whirled in fire-drawn cars up the mountains and over the plains, across the whole breadth of the continent. The fame of the missionary had gone before him, and wherever he came among the churches he was welcomed with an enthusiasm such as had not been manifested since the heroic Judson came back from Burmah, years before. When they visited New York they were guests in the house of the writer, where we were charmed alike by the intelligence, sprightliness, and animation of the veteran missionary, and the sweetness of her who had been his faithful companion during his long exile. It was then that, as we sat in the library, he talked freely, though very simply and modestly, of all the way in which God had led him. Among other things he related his early experiences in Patagonia, and it was perhaps in response to our suggestion and that of others that he prepared the narrative, which follows.
They returned the following year, and when they reached the Islands were received by the natives with great demonstrations. Here was to be their home for the rest of their days. Two years after the wife and mother died, while the father still lives in his eightieth year—a hale and hearty old man, happy in the recollection of the past, happy in the good which he has done to the people to whom he has given his life, and happy in their tender and affectionate veneration. He cannot be expected to continue long. In a few more years he will be laid beside her whom he so much loved. Though they sleep far from their native land, it is not that they should be laid to rest in the island for which they had done so much; on those beautiful shores where the waters of the Pacific come rippling and murmuring up the beach. Nor will their memory depart. As long as the generation that knew them shall remain, the simple natives will often visit their graves, and recall their virtues with tears of love and gratitude.
H.M.F. NEW YORK, March, 1880
Titus Coan and the Revival in Hawaii in 1837
(Taken from 'The Revival We Need, by Oswald J. Smith.' Chapter 2, 'The Outpouring Of The Spirit,')
In the year 1835 Titus Coan landed on the shore belt of Hawaii. On his first tour multitudes flocked to hear him they thronged him so that he had scarcely time to eat. Once he preached three times before he had a chance to take breakfast. He felt that God was strangely at work.
In 1837 the slumbering fires broke out. Nearly the whole population became an audience. He was ministering to 15,000 people. Unable to reach them, they came to him, and settled down to a two years' camp meeting. There was not an hour day or night when an audience of from 2,000 to 6,000 would not rally to the signal of the bell.
There was trembling, weeping, sobbing, and loud crying for mercy, sometimes too loud for the preacher to be heard; and in hundreds of cases his hearers fell in a swoon. Some would cry out, "The two edged sword is cutting me to pieces." The wicked scoffer who came to make sport dropped like a dog, and cried, "God has struck me!" Once while preaching in the open field to 2,000 people, a man cried out, "What must I do to be saved?" and prayed the publican's prayer, and the entire congregation took up the cry for mercy. For half an hour Mr. Coan could get no chance to speak, but had to stand still and see God work.
Quarrels were made up, drunkards reclaimed, adulterers converted, and murderers revealed and pardoned. Thieves returned stolen property. And sins of a lifetime were renounced. In one year 5,244 joined the Church. There were 1,705 baptised on one Sunday. And 2,400 sat down at the Lord's Table, once sinners of the blackest type, and now saints of God. And when Mr. Coan left he had himself received and baptized 11,960 persons.
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Titus Coan studied volcanoes but experienced a spiritual eruption!


On 27/06/2017, the final year B.Pharm students of The Dale View College of Pharmacy and Research Centre visited the Research and Development Wing of HLL Life care, Trivandrum.
The visit to the R&D Facility was under the guidance of Dr. Santosh Kumar Shukla, Scientist, Department of Histopathology & Animal Experimentation, Corporate R & D Centre, HLL Life Care Limited. The different departments visited by the students included central Instrumentation room, Polymer Lab, Calibration Lab, Library, Natural Products Lab, Biomedical Lab, Pharma Lab, Synthetic Lab and Animal House Facility of HLL Life Care Limited. The students were accompanied by faculty members, Mr. Arun J L, Department of Pharmaceutics and Ms. Sreekala K S, Department of Pharmacology.


Although the federal unemployment rate is slowly creeping downward, some cities have been weathering the storm quite nicely. Every year, Forbes puts together a list of the top cities in America for job seekers using data released by Manpower, one of the largest staffing firms in the country. Manpower asks three simple questions: are you planning to hire, to fire, or keep your payroll the same. Using that info, along with data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau, these are the best places in America to find career success as reported by Forbes.com.
The federal government is a major employer in our nation's capital city, as well as George Washington University and Georgetown. For those interested in a career in health, Washington Hospital Center and the National Children's Hospital are both located in the city. Although the cost of living is a bit higher in Washington D.C than some other cities on the list, the median income is higher as well. Healthcare and government aside, top companies to work for include Comcast and Carfax.
With a median income of $28,600 and an average monthly homeowner's cost of just $1,400, Fort Worth, Texas is a great place for unemployed professionals to start their job search. Additionally, it's a great place for entrepreneurs and small business owners to get their start. Located just thirty miles west of Dallas, the largest employers in Fort Worth are American Airlines and Lockheed Martin. As with some other cities on the list, this Texas city's rank is aided by its affordability and comparatively low rent.
Although Atlanta is one of Forbes' top places to lose jobs over the past five years, the outlook is strong. With a metro population exceeding 5.5 million and a projected economic growth of 4.5 percent a year, employment in the Georgian capital is expected to increase 2.9 percent annually through 2016. Popular companies based in the city range from Delta Airlines and Holiday Inn to The Coca-Cola Company. With a low cost of living, convenient transportation, available tech hubs and a diverse talent pool, Atlanta has quickly come to be an attractive place for entrepreneurs to launch their business.
The city of Houston, Texas is considered to be the nation's fourth largest economy, and is expected to grow at the third fastest rate of the next three years. While Houston housing prices continue to increase, the city is still among the nation's most affordable major metro areas in the country. Oil and gas are responsible for 50% of the jobs related to the export of goods and services, so if you have experience in the sectors, Houston may be a good place to look.
San Francisco is the perfect place for the well-educated to experience business success – 50 percent of the population has a college diploma and 20 percent have a graduate's degree. While the city boasts the highest median home prices in the country, job growth has been exceptional and is expected to keep growing. Since San Francisco is located only 40 miles away from Silicon Valley, it's a great place for tech start-ups and entrepreneurs to launch their careers.


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sessions. PowerPoint presentations on Floppy Disk, CD-Rom or USB virtual disks can be viewed and tested prior to presentation in the Multimedia Slide Center, but must be handed over to the technicians at least one hour before the beginning of the sessions and collected directly by the speakers immediately following their session.
It is essential for the smooth running of the sessions that all Speakers hand in their slides and PowerPoint presentation in due time.
European Accreditation with UEMS (European Union of Medical Specialists) will be requested for this programme.
A Certificate of attendance will be provided on request at the Registration desk on the last day of the Congress.
• Abstracts (8 min. presentation, 2 min. discussion), 5 papers per hour, results of properly designed studies should be preferably assigned to this section.
assigned to this section, 20 papers per hour (strict time limits, no discussion during the session). Only discussions outside of meeting time permitted.
• Posters (with mandatory discussion 3 min. by jury), will be printed by the Congress secretariat from a PowerPoint data file.
• Free papers will be presented in specific meeting rooms with according time slots organized in order for all authors to be able to present their communication efficiently.
• All oral communications will take place in the Grimaldi Forum from Monday, 31st August to Friday, 4th September 2009.
• An area will be at your disposal for poster exhibition. Posters (cm 150 height – cm 90 base) will be displayed in the Grimaldi Forum from Monday, 31st August to Friday, 4th September 2009.
During the poster sessions the assigned posters of the session should be attended by the authors for viewing and discussion.
• Abstracts are selected on the basis of scientific merit only.
• Authors presenting abstracts must be registered participants. Posters will not be displayed from un-registered authors. A corresponding/presenting author should be identified.
• Abstracts can only be submitted on-line no later than 28th February 2009.
No submission on paper material or by e-mail will be accepted. Should you not have internet access, please contact the Organizing Secretariat (+377 97 97 35 55).
• Acknowledgement of receipt of the submission will be sent to the stated E-mail address under section «Personal details».
• Notification of acceptance of the abstracts will be E-mailed by the end of February 2009.
Final acceptance will be subject to payment of the registration fees.
responsible for informing the other authors of the status of the abstract.
• Conflict of Interest/Disclosure: Work submitted for presentation must include an acknowledgement of any commercial funding sources. Authors should declare all commercial interests.
• All studies must have been approved by institutional committees on ethics of experimental and human investigations.
• The complete abstract must not exceed the box space (TBD).
• Structured abstracts are mandatory, stating clearly the Background, Aims, Methods, Results and Conclusions.
• It is the author's responsibility to submit a correct abstract. Any errors in spelling, grammar or scientific fact may be reproduced as typed by the author, if accepted.
• Changes to abstracts can only be accepted up until the deadline using your personal page.
• All accepted abstracts will be printed in a listed Phlebological journal.
• The allocated poster board space is a maximum size of 150 cm in height and 90 cm base.
• Poster material must be prepared in advance and should be large enough to be viewed at a distance of 2 m. Poster printings will be provided by the Organizing Secretariat from a ppt file. No personal poster printing will be allowed.
• Authors are asked to send a PowerPoint file of their poster to the Organizing Secretariat. The Secretariat will be responsible for printing and setting up Poster presentation. This will avoid any translation errors and problems in production quality.
• Drawings and charts should be clear and simple.
• Authors should plan to attend their Poster display during the assigned sessions.
• Posters must be set up on Sunday, 30th August (time to be confirmed) and removed at the end of the congress.
• Authors must be registered to the Congress.


Senior Emily Bentz said that since the new printers arrived, her own printer has received a lot more work.
During the first weeks after Parker Library installed its new printer system, which accepts payments through I.D. cards rather than loose change, many students were frustrated by the issues they faced.
"A lot of the inconveniences have to do with Cashnet," junior Sullivan Lynch said.
Cashnet, a third-party site, has a set minimum requirement of $20. While students may currently add as little as $5 to their accounts through the Business Office, this option will come to a close at the end of the semester.
At an SGA meeting March 20, students pointed out the difficulty of making payments through Cashnet.
Library director Jessica Olin says she understands students' frustration.
The printer system at Wesley may be new, but Olin said the purchase has been a long time coming.
Olin said students made it known that the old library printers were not working.
Sophomore Paige Barber said she avoided using the library printers.
"I'd rather just buy my own printer and print things off in my room," she said.
Olin said the old printers were used a lot, especially at the start of semesters.
Olin said she is working on a solution to minimize the stress new printers undergo while still offering students some free printing.
She said the low maintenance of the new printers helps students in more ways than one.
"I don't have to pay attention to the printer anymore, it's that smooth," she said.
Students were looking forward to new printers earlier in the semester, but one millimeter stood in the way.
Olin said the issue with the card width was devastating.
Lynch said the delays, which caused the change to take place late in the semester rather than at its beginning, are the reason students initially became frustrated.
"I think all the bugs are sorted out now, and if not, they will be next year," he said.
"I can almost guarantee that by the time we get to the next fall semester, it won't even be a blip on campus," she said.


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