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Q: learning react and JSX Hi guys i am currently learning the React library and JSX but im stuck bc i dont understand what they want me to do here. You guys are my last solution: here is the code ... Use .renderSortByOptions() to sort the businesses by their options (If your wondering what im doing : i am currently trying to make something like Yelp using their API).. i know this site is not for debugging and i usually never ask for stuff like this here but i wanna keep learning and beeing stuck for so long is very demotivating

import React from 'react';
import './SearchBar.css';

const sortByOptions{
  'Best Match': 'best_match',
  'Highest Rated': ' rating',
  'Most Reviewed': 'review_count'
}

class SearchBar extends React.Component{
  renderSortByOptions(){
    return Object.keys(sortByOptions).map(sortByOption =>{
      let sortByOptionValue = sortByOptions[sortByOption];
      return

;
    }
  });

  render(){
    return(

    <input placeholder="Search Businesses" />
    <input placeholder="Where?" />

    Lets Go

    );
  }
  }
}

A: They just mean to call renderSortByOptions where that comment is.
Since it is in the middle of other JSX though, you will need to wrap it with curly braces, like {this.renderSortByOptions()}

A: You need to call it like {this.renderSortByOptions()} and also correct the other syntactical errors. Check this snippet

const sortByOptions = {
  'Best Match': 'best_match',
  'Highest Rated': ' rating',
  'Most Reviewed': 'review_count'
}

class SearchBar extends React.Component{
  renderSortByOptions(){
    return Object.keys(sortByOptions).map(sortByOption =>{
      let sortByOptionValue = sortByOptions[sortByOption];
      return
sortByOptionValue
;
    })
  };

  render(){
    return(

      {this.renderSortByOptions()}

    <input placeholder="Search Businesses" />
    <input placeholder="Where?" />

    Lets Go

    );
  }
}

ReactDOM.render(<SearchBar/>, document.getElementById('app'));

A: This is the working code : you also need to bind the function and also there were few brackets extra.
const sortByOptions ={
  'Best Match': 'best_match',
  'Highest Rated': ' rating',
  'Most Reviewed': 'review_count'
}

class SearchBar extends React.Component {

  renderSortByOptions() {
    return Object.keys(sortByOptions).map(sortByOption => {
      let sortByOptionValue = sortByOptions[sortByOption];
      return

    })
  }

  render(){
    this.renderSortByOptions = this.renderSortByOptions.bind(this);
    return(

              {this.renderSortByOptions()}

            <input placeholder="Search Businesses" />
            <input placeholder="Where?" />

            Lets Go

    );
  }
  }

check snippet https://codesandbox.io/s/93xp5w1054

A: There was a lot of errors, You should check your console before asking a question to resolve the syntax issues.
Here is an optimised version where you are passing your sort options to your <SearchBar /> component to make it reusable.
The main issue you had with your question was you needed to execute your method {this.renderSortByOptions()}

// import React from 'react';
// import './SearchBar.css';

const app = document.querySelector('#app')
const sortByOptions = {
  'Best Match': 'best_match',
  'Highest Rated': ' rating',
  'Most Reviewed': 'review_count'
}

class SearchBar extends React.Component{
  renderSortByOptions(options) {
    return Object.keys(options).map(
      key =>
{options[key]}

    )
  }

  render(){
    return (

            {this.renderSortByOptions(this.props.options)}

          <input placeholder="Search Businesses" />
          <input placeholder="Where?" />

          Lets Go

    );
  }
}

ReactDOM.render(
  <SearchBar options={sortByOptions} />,
  app
)


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Book of the week: Making Reform Work: The Case for Transforming American Higher Education
Rick Trainor discovers a critique of relevance on both sides of the pond
The American higher education system looms large in debates surrounding the present condition and future direction of its British counterpart. During the last quarter of the 20th century, the westward focus of UK commentators increased markedly, with widespread assent to the proposition that US universities were the best in the world. By 2003, the belief that UK universities should model themselves on their US cousins was strong enough for the White Paper on higher education to praise, for example, California's division of labour between research universities, teaching institutions and community colleges. In the interim, calls for emulation have gained further momentum from the very strong showing of US universities in the upper echelons of league tables.
Robert Zemsky's book provides a reality check for unqualified versions of this adulation - especially as he writes with the credibility of a long-time professor and administrator at the University of Pennsylvania and a member of the Spellings Commission on the Future of Higher Education. As its title suggests, this resolutely US-focused volume devotes far less space to the merits than to the shortcomings of the US higher education system. Zemsky faults his country's universities and colleges for low undergraduate completion rates, rapid inflation of costs and fees, ethnic differentials in attainment, neglect of learning outcomes, inefficiency, money chasing and obsession with league tables. As a remedy, he suggests an ambitious programme of reform to tackle "the changing educational needs of a knowledge economy ... the impact of globalisation, rapidly evolving technologies, an increasingly diverse and ageing population, and an evolving marketplace characterised by new needs and new paradigms". This approach may be unsettling to Britons accustomed only to accounts of the successes of the best-endowed US private universities.
What can readers outside the US learn from this lively and thematically wide-ranging book? Certainly they should not conclude that the widely admired strong points of the US system are myths. Such a deduction would frustrate Zemsky, who is well aware of the many assets of US higher education. Underpinning his critical analysis is a clear recognition of important positive features of US higher education, such as its exceptional breadth (enrolling two thirds of high school graduates), great diversity of students and institutions, flexible curriculums, international research standing and prowess in private fundraising.
Indeed, the rival critiques of US higher education ably analysed by Zemsky point to a major strength of the system: its persistent search for yet higher achievement. In this respect, US calls for reform of higher education may remind UK-based readers of the suggestions increasingly voiced in Britain for bettering universities and colleges.
Yet there are important differences between these two sets of discussions. Whereas the US debates outlined by Zemsky start from the premise that a broad higher education system is a national necessity, much British discussion, especially in the press, continues to debate whether the lesser breadth of the UK system is too great. Similarly, whereas critics in the US concentrate on the advantages of securing better teaching and attainment right across the higher education system, too many British commentators focus on the secondary issue of allegedly variable standards among UK universities.
Most fundamentally, while the US debate is premised on a clear and widespread belief in the great, if imperilled, merits of the US system, British opinion often pays too little attention to the successes of UK universities, even in comparison with their US counterparts. For example, British commentators often overlook UK universities' superior completion rates, the greater rigour concerning undergraduate assessment inherent in the existence of an external examiner system, their greater ability (allowing for the much greater size of the US population and its university system) to attract overseas students and, as suggested by the Sainsbury report, their arguably superior record in commercialisation.
Of course, this is not to suggest that the UK higher education system is perfect, any more than US universities are. Nonetheless, there has been too little recognition in the UK of its high international research standing (aided by rises in public investment in recent years), despite persisting American strength and rapidly rising competition from countries such as China and India. Likewise, the UK system receives too little credit domestically for its success in protecting standards despite the huge increase in UK student numbers during the past 25 years. Similarly too few observers on this side of the Atlantic have learned one of the basic lessons propounded by Zemsky: that outstanding achievement in higher education depends on adequate resources - for teaching (which was substantially underfunded, even before the UK's public expenditure crisis began) as well as for research.
There are increasingly numerous exceptions to such myopia - notably the September 2009 report of the CBI's higher education task force (of which I was a member). Yet, despite a rapidly growing awareness in the UK of the centrality of universities to the country's economic, social and cultural welfare, a significant element of domestic undervaluation of the British higher education system persists. Far from being an antidote to supposed university "complacency" (a characterisation that is difficult to reconcile, for example, with the intense competition among UK institutions to upgrade facilities and services), such attitudes encourage defensiveness and thereby discourage effective efforts further to improve the UK sector.
Implicit in Making Reform Work, however, are many common features of the US and UK university systems - which are widely recognised, not least in world league tables, as being the two leading forces in global higher education. As outlined in Building a Global Civil Society, the report of the UK/US Study Group on Higher Education and Collaboration in Global Context, shared positive characteristics include concern for fair access, esteem for academic freedom and university autonomy, emphasis on both teaching and research, effective interaction with the private and public sectors, positive economic impact, strong international orientation and increasing concern for higher education in developing countries.
Likewise there are many common problems: inadequate preparation of school pupils, especially in socially deprived areas; rapidly rising expectations of students, families and governments; concerns about the readiness of graduates for employment; worries about student finance; and substantial dependence on uncertain government expenditures (not least in the US, where nearly four fifths of students are enrolled in public universities). In short, the two systems share enough positive and negative aspects to collaborate further with each other both in domestic reform and in international initiatives, notably in partnership with emerging countries.
Zemsky's book, although it says relatively little about research and its relationship to teaching, provides a good starting point for a balanced approach to the further improvement of higher education in both countries. Among his valuable bits of advice are that institutions should strive to be "market-smart and mission-centred", that reform efforts should be strategic, that reformers should avoid vilification and lamentations, and that university leaders themselves should play leading roles in such campaigns. Not least in these hard times, UK-based reformers should emulate Zemsky in acknowledging the merits of their country's system while outlining practical and well-resourced ways through which the strengths of British universities can be enhanced.
Robert Zemsky is a professor at the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education and was founding director of its Institute for Research on Higher Education. His research interests centre on how, in a world increasingly dominated by market forces, colleges and universities can be both mission-centred and market-aware.
He feels compelled to write regularly and often. To help him with his condition as an "addicted writer", his wife has worked to turn him into a "reasonably competent" under-gardener. "She is a Master Gardener, which is actually a formal designation in this country," he says.
In his free time, he enjoys producing pottery, although he says of his skill: "I am not spectacular but competent on the wheel. The chemistry of glazing still continues to confuse me, however."
Making Reform Work: The Case for Transforming American Higher Education
By Robert Zemsky
Rutgers University Press, 240pp, £22.50
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If you're a relative newcomer to Haught, you might not know that before I was writing immaculately worded emails to big-name dickheads and corporate galoots like Microsoft, Alan Jones, Coles and Woolworths , I became a household name (and got people asking why there wasn't a Nobel Prize for Blogging) writing to public transport companies.
Well, I've decided it's time to return to my roots.
Now, if you're familiar with what it's like to be on a Melbourne train during peak hour, or slightly before or after peak hour, or in hot weather, or in mildly warm weather, or when it's raining, or drizzling, you have my sympathies. You can also probably go straight to the email below.
If you've never had the displeasure of a Melbourne train experience, you might also want to get up to speed on just how badly our train system is operated before you read the email below. You can do that by reading my email to Metro trains from a couple of years ago, this recent Age article on continual overcrowding, or the most recent Canstar City Train Ratings.
In 2002 the Victorian State Government began to take steps towards changing to a new public transport ticketing system that would replace the distinctly unimpressive (but vaguely stable) Metcard.
The new model would introduce smartcards to Victoria for the first time and, according to those in the know, avert the problems that would come from the impending obsolescence of the previous system.
A zillion dollars and six eons later, myki was finally introduced.
Not one single element of it was inherently better than the Metcard system. It was slower in every regard, not remotely intuitive, riddled with bugs, accompanied by a public information campaign involving gross condescension, and abysmally impractical for visitors to the state.
Smart? It was as dumb as buggery – a veritable imbecile in the pantheon of ticketing systems.
And still is. Very little has changed since its first drunken, wayward, confusing steps. It would look hopelessly out of place in the early 2000s and is hilariously inadequate in the hyper-digital world of 2013.


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Fossil footprints puzzle scientists: Bear or ancient human?
"These footprints have been in the mystery category for 40 years."
This undated photo from video shows the left footprint from one of the juvenile male black bears. Prehistoric footprints that have puzzled scientists since the 1970s are getting a second look: Were they left by extinct animals or by human ancestors? Ellison McNutt/Dartmouth College via AP
By CHRISTINA LARSON, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Prehistoric footprints that have puzzled scientists since the 1970s are getting a second look: Were they left by extinct animals or by human ancestors?
When famed paleontologist Mary Leakey first uncovered the footprints in Tanzania 40 years ago, the evidence was ambiguous.
Leakey focused her attention instead on other fossil footprints that could be more clearly linked to early humans. Those footprints, found at a site called Laetoli G, are the first clear evidence of early humans walking upright.
Decades later, a new team re-excavated the confusing footprints, found at a site called Laetoli A, and made photos and 3-D scans available for other researchers to continue the debate.
The research was published Wednesday in the journal Nature.
"These footprints have been in the mystery category for 40 years," said Rick Potts, who directs the Smithsonian Institution's Human Origins Project.
"It's a really exciting idea to re-exhume them and study them again," added Potts, who was not involved in the research.
What's long perplexed scientists is that those tracks — broad footprints with enlarged fifth toes and estimated to be around 3.7 million years old — don't closely match anything scientists have elsewhere identified.
"They didn't have the right weight and foot movement to be easily identified as human, so other explanations were sought," including that they may belong to an extinct species of bears, said co-author and Dartmouth paleoanthropologist Jeremy DeSilva.
He and other researchers returned to the site in 2019 and used Leakey's original maps to locate the enigmatic prints, preserved in a layer of volcanic ash that had cooled and hardened.
Co-author Ellison McNutt of Ohio University studied the foot mechanics of black bear cubs at a wildlife rescue center in New Hampshire to see whether a small bear walking on hind legs could leave similar footprints.
She held a tray of apple sauce to lure the cubs into walking toward her. Each footstep was recorded in a track of mud, to be analyzed.
Bears walking upright first put weight on the heels of their feet, like humans, she said. "But the foot proportions aren't the same." She concluded that the fossil footprints were not left by bears.
Other factors, such as the spacing of the footprints, led the study authors to conclude that that the footprints were left by a previously unknown species of a very early human ancestor.
Not everyone is convinced.
Smithsonian's Potts said it's a toss-up between an ancient bear or an ancient human, adding that an ancient bear may have walked differently than a modern black bear.
William Harcourt-Smith, a paleoanthropologist at the American Museum of Natural History who was not involved in the research, said he was convinced that it wasn't a bear, but wasn't certain it was an early human.
"These prints could still belong to some form of non-human ape," he said.
If two different species were walking upright on the landscape at the same time, that suggests different simultaneous experiments in bipedalism — complicating the conventional view of human evolution as strictly linear.
"That's really cool to think about," said Harcourt-Smith.
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This To All the Boys I've Loved Before Reunion Is Giving People Strong Feelings
By Cady Lang
Lana Condor and Noah Centineo, the stars of last year's beloved teenage rom-com, To All the Boys I've Loved Before, has a sweet reunion at the 2019 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards on Sunday night in Los Angeles.
Condor and Centineo, who are currently working on the sequel to To All the Boys I've Loved Before, hung out on the Kids' Choice Awards red carpet, where they hugged and Centineo planted a friendly and entirely platonic kiss on the top of Condor's head.
Lest fans get any crazy ideas, although Condor and Centineo have plenty of chemistry on-screen as Lara Jean Covey and Peter Kavinsky, Condor revealed in an interview with Cosmopolitan in February that although she and Centineo can appear flirtatious because of the storyline of the film, they are just friends.
"Noah and I definitely encouraged the speculation," Condor said. "But it's because we believe in the story and the characters and we genuinely love each other. You can truly love someone in a very platonic way."
See Condor and Centineo take on the Kids' Choice red carpet below.
Write to Cady Lang at cady.lang@timemagazine.com.
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– What does a good overhead position look like?
– How is it accomplished?
– What mobility is necessary for a good position?
– What activation is necessary for a good position?
Rest 1 minute between each 5 minutes set. Repeat for a total of 5 sets.
With Jared's departure (cue violin), Tina and Sheena will rotate through coaching the HellaFit and Kettlebell Strength & Conditioning classes.
Both coaches will take turns programming each class, and with Kettlebell SC in particular, targeting specific goals in 4-week cycles.
If you've been taking these classes since we began offering them in June, you're ahead of the game as far as getting familiar with kettlebell-specific movements (bent press and windmills, anyone?). Moving forward, Sheena and Tina will bring it back to the fundamentals starting in November to refine kettlebell skills and develop strength, stamina, and stability. You can expect the same warm-ups and cooldowns for each cycle so you can get to work as soon as you arrive at the gym and class time can then be dedicated to that day's skill work and conditioning.
athletes who want to improve their CrossFit competency, specifically with Kettlebell (Girevoy) Sport concepts such as high cycling, etc.
fun party tricks like this!
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You've dialed in your single under and you're ready to try double unders, but when you go for it, all of a sudden you're donkey kicking and wildly swing that rope around again!
Remember our tips for the single under: keep that body long and beautiful, keep those arms down and relaxed, and control your tempo. First, slow the single under down a lot. For each jump, propel yourself higher and spend more time off the ground. Remember, we're not slowing down by double bouncing or spending more time on the ground; we're slowing down by giving ourselves more airtime (which means more time to pass the rope under twice). When you can consistently slow that tempo down with a higher long-body bounce, keep your bounce tempo the same and double your wrist speed to move the rope under you twice instead of once.
I'll say it again: keep that bounce beautiful. Control your tempo, keep your body long, and keep those arms relaxed. It'll take some practice to get the timing down.


and how God's timing is always the right timing.
We also discuss the difference between waiting for God and waiting too long.
At some point, you have to make your move. It's better thoweever, to make sure you exercise the power of patience.
I have found that the Only way a person can learn patience is to be made to Wait!
Another great Spiritual Podcast – Thank you both!


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/ Practical information
/ Museum and collections
The museum visit
Making ceramics
Photo library RMN
A fully renovated museum
Adrien Dubouché, an exceptional patron
The museum's architecture
Museum library and documentation centre
/ Professional area
Tourism professionnals
Premises hire
/ The tours application
/ Visits and news
The audiences
First Sunday of the month
Mondays at the Museum
Concert, Theater, Dance
Students' night
Porcelain makers' displays
/ Temporary exhibitions
/ Ticketing
/ Français
Historical gallery (Antiquity to the 18th century)
The visit carries on through the majestic rooms of the historical museum. The original display cases, designed by the architect Henri Mayeux and listed as historical monuments, show the main stages in the history of ceramics up to the 18th century. Dedicated to the history of the museum from its foundation to the most recent acquisitions, the first room is the beginning of the chronological order. The museum's original purpose was to highlight the presence of a local archaeology fund. Its encyclopaedic purpose grew over time. Like many provincial museums, it received a number of ethnographic items brought back by explorers and diplomats (pre-Columbian terracotta, Kabyle artefacts, vases from the Caucasus etc.), as well as ancient terracotta and majolica from Marquis Campana's collection.
Due to the influence it had over European faience and porcelain manufacturers, Chinese porcelain is at the heart of our historical gallery. Adrien Dubouché himself was keen to give Oriental ceramics a major place. His purchase of the collections of Albert Jacquemart (1875) and Paul Gasnault (1881) added considerable value to the Limoges museum. The historical rooms show how links between the civilisations were formed : Ming porcelain is displayed opposite Iznik ceramics as a reminder of how much the Ottoman sultans loved Oriental porcelain, and alongside Delft pottery, which itself skillfully imitates the Chinese models. In the same way, Kakiemon pieces are placed next to the soft-paste porcelain from the Chantilly manufactuers founded by the Prince of Condé, a lover of Japanese porcelain. The arrangement of these showcases therefore makes obvious the links that have existed between the Far East and the European continent since the Middle Ages.
In tribute to the donators, the showcases surrounding the bronze sculpture of Adrien Dubouché at the entrance to the museum have been devoted to a variety of collections, in particular hard porcelain bisques from the Locré manufacturer.
The second part of the historical gallery focuses on faience and porcelain from the 17th and 18th centuries. Thanks to the Paul Gasnault collection, the museum has a large collection of soft-paste porcelain (Saint-Cloud, Chantilly, Mennecy, Vincennes-Sèvres) which has grown over time. The history of hard-paste porcelain is also widely illustrated, from the first Meissen porcelain to the pieces made in Europe in the 18th century. The layout of the collections helps us to place the Limoges manufactories (the Massié faience pottery, founded in 1736, followed by the Comte d'Artois manufactory, founded in 1771) in the more general context of French and European 18th century production.
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Q: Using loop to traverse through linked list I was reading about a few basic operations on linked list and I saw two types of loops being used predominantly

struct node {
   int data;
   struct node *next;
}*start=NULL,*tmp;

The first loop was of the form
for(tmp=start;tmp->next!=NULL;tmp=tmp->next);

Using the above loop, now the tmp pointer points towards the last node in the list
The second loop was of the form
tmp=start;
while(tmp!=NULL)
{
     // do something
}

I think that both of them do the same work, but I'm not sure. Is there any difference?

A: The loops aren't identical. In fact, your for loop has a problem. Consider what happens when start==NULL before you enter the for loop.
for(tmp=start;tmp->next!=NULL;tmp=tmp->next);

You assign start to tmp and then dereference tmp, a NULL pointer. I think you want the following instead.
for(tmp=start;tmp!=NULL;tmp=tmp->next);

That change makes the for and while loops the same.

A: I suppose your while loop is something like this.
temp=start;
while(temp!=NULL)
{
     // do something
     temp= temp->next;
}

In your code of for loop, When you are out of the for loop, temp is not pointing to NULL. temp is pointing to end of the linked list. But in case of while loop, your temp is pointing to NULL after you exit the while loop and you don't have tail(Unless you assign temp to any other temporary variable to change the logic of program) with you if you want to use it in the further steps. That is the only difference. Except that there isn't much difference.
You could have checked it by writing a small program and printing the results. I recommend you do it.

A: Q: Effectively, "no".  There isn't any substantive difference; they both do the same work.
You can always code a "for()" loop with an equivalent "while()".

A: I use while loop when I need to change the linked list. For e.g.
while (root->next)
{
    if(0 == strcmp(root->data,root->next->data))
    {
        temp = root;
        root = root->next;
        free(temp)
    }
    else
    {
        root = root->next;
    }
}

I use for loop when I need a read only access to linked list.

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With a cast of characters so fun and well developed, The story will keep you captivated and intrigued right to the last page.
It was well written and I enjoyed the banter between the characters…This was a great book that kept me guessing till the very end.
Between a Rock and a Hard Place, the "Potting Shed Mysteries" as a whole….and, ok, anything written by Marty Wingate are on my list of favorites.
Pru Park is one of my favorite cozy mystery heroines.
We'd love to join this tour.
If you'd like to also have a review on one of the days where you're doing spotlights or interviews, I'd love to participate in this tour.
I am reading and enjoying this book right now.


Let me ask you a simple question: Why do some people have a great wife/husband, an amazing job, financial freedom and an overall great life, while others don't? Well, there is a lot that plays a role in how your life plays out, but many people think that all in all "you get what you deserve". Who decides though what you deserve and what not? And what does 'deserve' even mean? Well, in my opinion deserving something means nothing different than feeling entitled to something. So in this text I will teach you the importance of entitlement and how you can increase your sense of entitlement.
Entitlement is defined as "the condition of having a right to have, do, or get something". Note how entitlement is therefore not something objective, but rather something extremely subjective. What humans feel like they have a right to, aka what they feel entitled to, can vary considerably between countries, cultures, genders, generations, social classes etc. All these different groups and subgroups have a differing sense of entitlement.
So depending on the kind of group you were born into, you were raised with different values, different standards and a different sense of entitlement. You might for example feel like you deserve good health care or a good education or the right to love whoever you want. This is a level of entitlement that is quite normal in the western world nowadays, and you wouldn't even think twice about it. Do you however feel like you deserve to be promoted to CEO of your company? Do you feel like you deserve to marry the most beautiful woman in town? Do you feel like you deserve to be rich and successful, even more than others? When confronted with these kind of questions, most people will suddenly not feel so entitled anymore. Most people have a very clear idea how high their level of entitlement is, maybe not consciously, but certainly unconsciously.
What's interesting is that people tend to get exactly what they feel entitled to. They feel comfortable demanding these things because they feel like they have a right to do so. For them it is only natural that they should have what their sense of entitlement allows them to have and that they shall not have what they don't feel entitled to. They "get what they deserve", not more and not less.
Now, this is where it gets really interesting. Since we more or less tend to get what we feel entitled to, but the levels of entitlement vary greatly, shouldn't it then be normal to try to increase your sense of entitlement? Shouldn't everyone be trying to do so? Well, the thing is that most people are so stuck in their reality that they are not able to make adjustments to it or come up with new realities in which their sense of entitlement is higher.
This however is exactly what you need to do if you want to get more out of your life. You need to make a paradigm shift that allows you to leave behind your old ideas of what you 'deserve' and frees you from the misconception that there is any inherited limitation to how far you can take your life. If you feel like you deserve more than what you currently have, you are already on the right track.
If something is outside your comfort zone, you don't feel entitled to achieving it. After all, why would you feel entitled to something that you never achieved before? The secret is to ignore the fact that you have never done that before and just go for it anyways. Challenge your old you. Put your personality on the line. Push your beliefs of what is possible, expand your comfort zone and by doing that, increase your level of entitlement.
Forcing yourself outside your comfort zone is so extremely important because it leads directly to the second point. Once you see that you can achieve things that you thought were beyond your reach, you set a precedent. You create reference experiences that your mind can go back to whenever you are in a situation where you don't feel entitled to something. The more reference experiences you have of situations where get something you didn't actually feel entitled to, the more likely it is that you go after and eventually get something else that you don't feel entitled to at the moment. You will over time create a new reality for yourself where getting certain things (may it be high quality dating partners, success in your job or the long awaited salary raise) becomes just normal to you.
Yes, we are all born into a certain social surrounding. But that doesn't mean that we have to stay there. Instead, you should be looking for people with a higher sense of entitlement and start hanging out with them. You should try to incorporate their mindsets and the way they see the world as long as it helps you overcoming your own success barriers. Spending time with these more entitled people will also show you that they are just human beings like yourself and that there is absolutely no reason why you can't achieve what they achieved. The only thing separating you from them is your lower level of entitlement and this is something that over time can be overcome.
So to sum up, entitlement is a very vague concept. It is nothing that is easily pinpointed as a determining factor of success. And yet, without a strong sense of entitlement there is no way for you to succeed, in anything. You have to believe that whatever you are trying to do is not only possible for someone, but it is possible to achieve for you! You before all others have to believe in you. Once you do that, there is really no limit to what you can accomplish. That is what makes a high sense of entitlement so crucial.


Who has the time to hunt down genealogical treasures scattered across thousands of distant repositories? You do, with our 3-step guide to WorldCat.
Who has the time to hunt down all the genealogical treasures scattered across thousands of distant libraries and other repositories? You do—if you use WorldCat, a catalog of 1.4 billion items at more than 10,000 libraries worldwide.
This "union catalog" is a great tool for locating books, manuscripts, microfilms and other family history resources: Instead of poring through numerous library catalogs individually, you can search them all in WorldCat.
Although WorldCat doesn't yet cover the catalogs of the Family History Library (FHL) and some other notable genealogical collections, it does let you cover quite a bit of ground. You might discover a rare historical book or trove of family papers you never knew existed, or locate resources at repositories you never thought to check.
Unlike the FHL catalog, WorldCat isn't organized specifically for genealogy. So follow along as we teach you strategies to turn up materials most useful for family history.
Keep in mind that catalog descriptions don't usually list every name in a book or manuscript, just those of the individuals and families treated most prominently. Searching on first and last names doesn't often produce good matches, but you might get lucky.
If you're searching for a specific item, click on Advanced Search to do an Author or Title search. You can limit matches to just manuscripts by selecting Archival Material as the Format.
Search on the name of a town, county or state plus the word history to find local histories. To locate indexes, abstracts and transcriptions of local records, search on a place name along with the word genealogy or a record type: Bible, court, directories, immigration, wills. Try other terms, too, such as occupations, ethnic groups, and the names of religious, hereditary and fraternal organizations that might pertain to your family.
The results screen lists the most relevant matches first. If you get too many irrelevant matches, narrow your search by adding another search term in the Search box on this screen.
Each entry includes title, description and type, such as book, archival material (manuscript), journal, article or database. If it's an Internet resource, there will be a link to the website.
Click on the title to view more information on the item.
3. View a detailed record.
The detailed record shows that this item is held by the Minnesota Historical Society. If no holding library is shown, you'll need to go to your local library and search WorldCat via FirstSearch (a more detailed version available at libraries) to locate the resource.
Scroll down for more details, and you'll find that this item consists of 13 boxes of correspondence, legal documents and business papers. The detailed catalog description lists 35 authors of these papers and 49 subject terms. Most libraries are less diligent in cataloging their holdings; typical entries will be briefer.
Once you find promising materials, you have several options for accessing them. WorldCat automatically identifies your location and tells you the closest libraries that hold each item. If you can't visit the library, you can request an interlibrary loan or copies of specific pages through your public library.
For a book, try Google Books, Internet Archive, the Brigham Young University Family History Archive or HeritageQuest Online (accessible through a subscribing library) to see if you can view the entire tome online for free. Books—in original or reprint form—also might be for sale on Amazon, AbeBooks or Heritage Books. Check the Family History Library catalog for microfilms, which you can rent at your nearest branch Family History Center.
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Since the beginning of the school year, Northport Middle School student Alexa Valentino has been busy with schoolwork—but also with her aspiring career as a musician and actress.
At 12 years old, Valentino has already released multiple singles, and had roles in films, web series, and Off-Broadway productions. Being a member of National Honor Society, Northport's Tour Choir, as well as advocating for anti-bullying, makes juggling a growing career difficult—but she manages.
In regard to her love for music and acting, she recalled teachers within the Northport-East Northport district who inspired and encouraged her to follow her dreams. Her fourth-grade Dickinson Avenue teacher, Mrs. Fee, shared her love of Broadway, and came to see many of the Off-Broadway shows she secured roles in.
Since the end of the summer, Alexa has performed at the Labor Day Bash at Wildwood Pier, the East Northport Festival, and in front of PETCO, singing sweet tunes and raising nearly $1,000 for animals affected by Hurricane Harvey. She plans to continue following her dreams now, and in the future.


Self Portrait started out as a young group of friends who loved rap music. Through constant live shows, the trio has grown into one of the best hip-hop crews in Burlington. They are blessed with unassuming charm, which is part of their appeal. But this is a hardworking, disciplined unit. With their second album, Primal Union, SP have upped their game in a big way.
The group's 2014 debut, Always Fresh, Never Clean, felt like a hodgepodge of tracks from a crew with big potential. Fortunately, Self Portrait trained the best aspects from that record — the fun, the left-field creativity — while tightening up everything else.
The sound is more focused, but this is still very much a crew of loop-diggers. The beats, all courtesy of Rico James, adhere to a very Madlib-RZA ethos of finding the perfect half-bar groove and ... well, just making a whole song out of that. The simplicity works best with melodic, low-key loops, as on "Oak Street" and "Lost at Sea," both stand-out tracks.
Lyricist Trono, who contributes most of the verses here — though James steps in for a few — is very much a product of Burlington's rap scene. The personal and political are intertwined. Calls to unify the community are delivered alongside disses to the proverbial wack rapper. Trono's flow is loose in a Del the Funky Homosapien way — though he's less technical with the syllables.
All of which is to say that he's an ideal host for the array of local talent featured here. For all the polish and sheen, Primal Union feels a lot like the open-mic chaos that birthed Self Portrait. The album captures the energy without the chaos.
One of Self Portrait's strongest assets is turntablist DJ Kanganade. Showcase track "Corduroy Caviar & the Whiskey Pillow" makes it clear he's a major-league talent as he tears through a Western-themed scratch routine. His creativity and deft touch shines throughout the album. Kanganade works in the margins, echoing the MCs and cutting up the hooks. His work isn't ornamentation; it's central to SP's sound.
The finest moment, however, is the second track, "Ulcers." It's a beautifully produced single that features Bless the Child's organic MC Humble contemplating how to live the good life alongside Vermont's heroin epidemic and America's cultural identity crisis.
With Burlington hip-hop in a state of flux, Self Portrait are poised to be a major force here for years to come. Primal Union is proof that they earned it the hard way.
Primal Union by Self Portrait is available at selfportrait.bandcamp.com. Self Portrait appear at Higher Ground on Thursday, February 23, with Loaf Muzik, Jansport J and Vermont supergroup Cultural Chemistry.


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Most of us rack up quite a few miles behind the wheel over the course of our lifetime. Unfortunately, we also fork over a fair amount of coin to car insurance companies. To see what you might expect to pay, what percentage of income is paid for car insurance at different stages of life.
While teens take a massive hit, spending almost 25 percent of their income on car insurance, once you move into adulthood, the impact is much less severe and by the time you are considering a mid-life crisis, car insurance is actually a pretty good deal.
Car insurance offers a variety of different protections that can literally be a financial lifesaver if you are in a serious accident. Liability insurance can protect you from devastating financial losses if you injure other people or damage property while collision and comprehensive will pay to repair your car if it damaged.
In order to find out how much of your income is spent on car insurance throughout your life, Insure.com analyzed rates for 10 ZIP codes in each state from up to six major insurance companies and averaged it by age for different coverage sets.
We ran three different coverage levels, one being the state minimum, a mid-range policy with liability limits of 50/100,000/50 (50,000 per person, 100,000 per incident, $50,000 in property damage) and finally a policy with liability limits of 100/300/100, with comprehensive and collision carrying a $500 deductible.
We broke down the data into age ranges used by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, matching average car insurance prices with federal median wage figures.
The search for affordable car insurance can be frustrating when you have a teen on your policy.
Teens end up taking the biggest hit when it comes to car insurance mainly because they are inexperienced drivers.
According to a study done by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, 16 to 17 year old drivers are nine times more likely to be in a crash than adults. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data shows that while teens between 15-19 represent roughly 7 percent of the U.S. population they accounted for 11 percent of the total costs of motor vehicle injuries.
"Statistically speaking, the majority of teenage boys between 16-18 years of age will have at least one accident in that time frame, " warns Brent Thurman, President of Keystone Insurance in Utah. "Since an insurance company is virtually guaranteed that they'll be dealing with at least one claim during those years of teenager driving, it's easy to see why rates jump so incredibly high," he continues.
All of this accident data leads to very expensive insurance premiums. We ran the numbers and drivers age 16 to 19 pay an average of $2,261 per year for 50/100/50 in auto insurance. This is 10.4 percent of the annual median wage for this age group, which comes in at $21,840 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). This figure jumps to 24.5 percent if you up your coverage levels to 100/300/100, which carries an annual premium of $5,346.
While young adults do a bit better, they still pay a hefty amount for car insurance. Fortunately, premiums drop as they gain driving experience. In fact, the premium for a 20 year old ($1,261) is roughly 62 percent more than a 24 year old pays ($779) for the same coverage levels.
"What's great for drivers in this age-bracket is that they'll see the largest price drop in their lives from simply aging one year older," confirms Thurman. "At this point the driver is legally an adult. Insurance companies begin to trust you with greater responsibilities and options. You're driving to work by yourself, as opposed to driving with friends for fun, lowering distractions. Most importantly, you have a lot more experience than you did when you were green. The odds are decreasing that you'll get in a wreck."
There are ways to drive down the costs if your child is still on your policy. "Depending on the state, they can be listed as away at school if they attend school 100 miles away or more without a car," advises Myles Holley with Barnum Benefits Advisors. "This provides a small break on the auto insurance and good student discounts will apply if Junior is keeping their grade point up," Holley continues.
The drivers in this age group have a median income of $27,456 and on average spend $956 or 3.5 percent of their income on car insurance. This number jumps up to 8.8 percent if they opt for higher coverage levels.
While its unlikely that their car insurance premium is the only factor keeping them at home, according to a new analysis by the Pew Research Center, 31 percent of people between the ages of 18-34 are living with their parents.
Finally, a bit of relief when it comes to sky-high car insurance rates. As these drivers move into adulthood, their premiums start dropping and stay fairly affordable. In fact, the average premium for a 25 year old ($691) is only $64 a year more than it is for a 35 year old ($627). As an added bonus, these drivers can now rent a car.
"As we all know, with our mid-20s fleeing and our mid-30s approaching, we experience a ton of life changes," points out Thurman. "Careers become strengthened, families unite, investments and assets increase. It's logical to assume that most people in this group have ?began to get ?their ducks in a row and are behaving as consistent and mature adults, which leads to lower rates."
While insurance costs are dropping, other expenses are competing for this groups income. "Typically, in this stage of a career the highest expenses generally are rent, housing, student loan repayments, and insurance premiums", advises Ron A. Pac, a CFP with the Barnum Financial Group.
This is also the age when many people are starting to have kids. "Childcare is a huge expense for families with two working parents. For those who choose to have one parent stay home, they often have to significantly reduce their discretionary expenses. They might also be saving for their first home, along with furnishings and décor," says Leah Hadley, Senior Financial Advisor at Great Lakes Investment Management.
Drivers in this age group are earning a median income of $39,416 so they are only forking over 1.7 percent of their income for car insurance with a middle of the road policy. Pushing the coverage limits up results in an annual premium of $1,655, which still only eats up 4.4 percent of their annual income, making car insurance pretty affordable at this point.
The good news continues in this age group, as long as you have kept your driving record clean. Premiums continue to drop as your income heads up.
These drivers are only spending about 1.2 percent of their income for a middle of the road policy and 3.1 percent for a higher limit policy. This shakes out to an average premium of $612 or $1,517 for higher limits.
Drivers in this age group are often shuttling kids around town and most of us drive a bit more carefully when our offspring (and their friends) are in the backseat. Safe driving habits lead to fewer tickets and accidents, lowering premiums.
Despite all of the safe driving going on, rates often bounce up a bit in this age group according to Thurman. "This category is a little atypical, because we often see an increase in rates caused by self-rewarding behavior. Careers are in full-stride and it's at this stage many car owners buy a "nice car" with a luxury brand on the hood which will push their premiums up a bit."
It's not just luxury cars competing for a bit of the paycheck at this age. In mid-life income generally ramps up, and the largest increase in expenses typically is in housing. Most individuals are either purchasing their first home, or have outgrown their "starter" home, and are moving into a home for their family, says Pac. "We usually see families spending 20 percent of their income on their children's living expenses or extracurricular activities," Pac continues.
This group also needs to be aware of other types of insurance. As your household assets grow it is important to protect your home and family with home, life, and health insurance. An increasing need for liability coverage is also important for people in this age group as their net worth is increasing.
Very little changes for this group of drivers. Car insurance rates continue to fall with the average premium coming in at $578 for middle of the road coverage and $1,416 for higher coverage levels. This represents only 1.2 percent of their $50,024 yearly income or 2.8 percent if you opted for the higher coverage levels.
According to data from the BLS this is also the high water mark for income. Unfortunately it's all down hill income wise from here.
Car insurance rates are low for good reason; most drivers are pretty experienced by now. "Most drivers at this point have been driving for nearly thirty or forty years. That approaches or -- surpasses -- the Malcolm Gladwell rule of 10,000 hours to become an expert. While there are always exceptions to the rule, in general, accidents are far less common in this age bracket," says Thurman.
While car insurance rates are extremely affordable, they may be competing with other expenses people in this age group are experiencing. Middle-aged people often must help their parents while still supporting their own children. A 2011 study from MetLife found that nearly 10 million people age 50 and older are caring for aging parents in the U.S.
According to our data, the magic age of 55 is the low point for car insurance premiums, once you enter the 65 plus group things are headed back up, but only slightly. The average premium for a 55 year old is $560 for an average policy or $1,363 for the higher limits policy. This is the lowest premium across all age groups so enjoy it while it lasts.
Median income has dropped slightly to $49,608, which means that the middle of the road policy is eating up 1.2 percent of their yearly income and the higher limits policy grabs just 2.8 percent.
"Not much has changed between this group and the previous one, but now these drivers are approaching retirement, so the time spent on the road is shrinking, which lessens your exposure to accidents," says Thurman.
While insurance costs are at an all-time low, children and their related expenses may be back in the picture and last minute retirement savings could eat up any spare cash. "A lot of kids are returning home after college and continue to dip into the bank of mom and dad. This group is often catching up on retirement contributions, trying to max out retirement plan contribution limits," says Hadley.
Rates are headed back up once you cross the 65 plus threshold. Luckily, the increases are not too dramatic. The average premium for a 65-year is $1,402 for a higher coverage limit policy while an 85 year old can expect to pay $1,987 a year.
At this point, most people are spending about 3.6 percent of their income ($46,176) on car insurance for a higher limit policy.
While they are not as risky as teens or young adults, seniors are charged more, in part, because of the physical decline that comes with age, says Jim Whittle, assistant general counsel and chief claims counsel of the American Insurance Association. "It is important for insurance to reflect risk, to avoid situations where good drivers are underwriting folks who may have more challenges."
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Q: TSQL Update with inline, grouping and between I want to update a date from the earliest start date which occurs between the current date and the original date. The query I have is:
update TableA
set [Stop_Date] =DATA.Min_Start
FROM TableA
JOiN
    (select min(TableB.START_DTTM ) as Min_Start
            from TableB
            where
                TableB.CancelReason ='Treatment'            AND
                TableA.Start_Date>=TableB.START_DTTM        AND
                TableB.START_DTTM  '< GETDATE()
        ) DATA
            ON          TableA.Ref_No=TableB.REFRL_REFNO
            where
                [Stop_Date] is null

But TableA.Start_Date seems to cause a problem.  Can anyone help with the correct SQL?
Here is some test data:
DECLARE @TableA TABLE  (Ref_No Int, Stop_Date DateTime,Start_Dat DateTime)
DECLARE @TableB TABLE (REFRL_REFNO int, CancelReason varchar(50), START_DTTM DateTime,
    Stop_DTTM DateTime,Comments varchar(50))
insert @TableA
select 1,               '10 jan 2000',              '5 jan 2000'
insert @TableA
select 4,               NULL,                       '9 jan 2000'
insert @TableB
select 1,'Treatment','8 Jan 2000','9 Jan 2000','Shouldn''t be used'
insert @TableB
select 4,'Treatment','1 Jan 2000','2 Jan 2000','Shouldn''t be used'
insert @TableB
select 4,'Treatment','21 Jan 2000','22 Jan 2000','Shouldn''t be used'
insert @TableB
select 4,'Treatment','11 Jan 2000','12 Jan 2000','Should be used'
insert @TableB
select 4,'Other','10 Jan 2000','11 Jan 2000','Shouldn''t be used'

A: Your condition TableA.Start_Date>=TableB.START_DTTM AND TableB.START_DTTM '< GETDATE() is wrong. This restricts TableB values to those before the startdate and less than current date not those between the two.
The below appears to work.
UPDATE    TableA
SET  Stop_Date =
   (
   SELECT MIN(TableB.START_DTTM)
   FROM TableB
   WHERE
     TableA.Ref_No = TableB.REFRL_REFNO
   AND (TableB.CancelReason = 'Treatment')
   AND (TableB.START_DTTM BETWEEN TableA.[Start_Date] AND GETDATE())
   )
WHERE (TableA.Stop_Date IS NULL)


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We Black Trans People Need To Know Our Black Trans History
By Monica Roberts / October 28, 2011 April 15, 2021 / 4 minutes of reading
And I'm not just talking about our Black history, world history, or American history (although we need to be cognizant of that as well) but our Black trans history.
One of the reasons this blog is named TransGriot is because I was tired of Black trans people being unaware of the Black people who walked in our trans shoes before we arrived on this planet to pick up where they left off. I was tired of us not knowing who our pioneering transpeople were and not being told our stories. I was tired of our accomplishments and things we have done being erased.
As Chancellor Williams said in The Destruction of Black Civilization in 1975, "As long as we rely on white historians to write Black history for us, we should keep silent about what they produce."
And no, keeping silent about Black trans people being erased from trans history is not gonna happen on my watch. To ensure that doesn't happen I started this Black History Month doing a Black Trans History quiz and as long as this blog is in operation will be doing it EVERY Black History month from now on.
Diamond Stylz in my recent Ten Questions interviewwith her pointed out how important knowing our trans history is, ensuring our stories are told, and why we need to proactive in passing them down to the next generation.
"One of my favorite parts about TransGriot is when you showcase some of
our trans history. It opens my eyes to a world in the past that I can't
imagine living in. From Lady Java to Lucy Hicks Anderson, I appreciate
knowing that we didn't just pop up in the millennium. We have been here
fighting. It shows me that I have been handed a torch and I need to
continue running with the torch."
That we have. We have people like Avon Wilson, who was the first patient of the Johns Hopkins gender program. The African descended people involved in the 1965 Dewey's Lunch Counter Sit-In in Philadelphia. The people in the ballroom community which drew inspiration from the drag balls of the Harlem Renaissance and Finnie's Ball in Chicago. Trans people who were clustered in Chicago, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, New Orleans, Houston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Detroit and Atlanta just to name a few of the cities.
And oh yeah, I am one of four African-American IFGE Trinity Award winners along with Dawn Wilson, Dr. Marisa Richmond and Earline Budd
Much of the reasons we need to know our history is not only for our own knowledge and edification, but to point out we're intertwined with and share a common history and culture with cis African-Americans.
It's also to counter the haters. If somebody comes at me with 'Black transpeople haven't don't anything' or the other foul stereotypes they aim at us, I can quickly counter with the fact that we helped organize GenderPac and NTAC. We have a transwoman who was a member of the Mattachine Society. We jumped off the first trans specific protest in 1965 and the Stonewall Rebellion in 1969. A Black transwoman was the first patient in the Johns Hopkins Gender Program. We have a transwoman in Pamela Hayes who has written and published novels. We had people who modeled like Tracy Africa Norman and we had present as a delegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention Dr. Marisa Richmond..
And yes, some of the legal cases that are helping to define trans legal issues or fight discrimination against us have African American trans plaintiffs in them such as Patricia Underwood, Patti Shaw, KK Logan, Diana Taylor
We also can't forget our African Diaspora cousins like Victor Mukasa, Audrey Mbugua, Mia Nikasimo Jowelle De Souza and Skipper Mogapi just for starters or the people we've lost along the way.
We have people such as Janet Mock, Laverne Cox, Isis King, Tona Brown, Jordana and Diamond who are taking Black trans visibility to new levels. They are paving the way for the acceptance and support we'll need to aim higher and fully integrate ourselves in the African American community so we can continue to make more history. And yes, knowing our history is a vital building block to ensure we have the healthy self esteem and positive self images we'll need to deal with the slings and arrows of life that will get hurled at us.
I know we just didn't pop up in the late 90's and early 21st century. Miss Major's existence tells us that along with Cheryl's, Sharyn's, and Marsha P. Johnson's. And nope, not going to forget the transmen like Alexander John Goodrum, Marcelle Cook-Daniels, Rev. Louis Mitchell, Kylar Broadus and countless others who are doing the work to not only advance our chocolate section of the trans community, but uplift our people at the same time.
It's past time for us to get to know ourselves by getting in touch with our Black trans history.


What is the cheapest I can rent a basic 1 bedroom apartment for in Malaysia?
I'm talking basic living space I want to travel to malaysia to learn silat. But I'd like to know the cheapest way to make my money last so the cheapest hostel or room or apartment.
Are there really 950yen/month 3 bedroom apartments for rent in Tokyo?
Is this really so? Has anyone ever rented one of these places or know where I can find about them?
950yen/month is really cheap. I'd be more that willing to pay 10 times that much for a 3 bedroom apartment in Tokyo and it doesn't have to be in Asakusa.
Really? It seem too good to be true. But, then why would that person say something like that? She says she's fluent in Japanese and has a Japanese husband. Why would she make up something like 950yen/month?
Looking for a 1 bedroom Apt in the Ottawa area to rent?
Im currently going to be attending carleton university but i can only seem to find either a one bedroom in a 3-4 bedroom house or sharing an apartment. i want a ONE bedroom apartment just for myself. does anyone know of any cheap ones in the ottawa area? preferrably under $600 i'm a female and am looking for this asap as i start university in september.
A one bedroom under 600 doesn't exist in Ottawa, you would have to go across the river in Hull and commute. If you check craigslist or kijijji you'll see all the cheap apartments are over there, problem is even there prices are rising, the closer you are to ottawa the more expensive it'll get. If you want under 600 you'll need to go to Gatineau or Mont-Bleu in Hull.
In Ottawa under 600 will be a bachelor the only places I've seen at that price are around ridgewood and riverside, which is rather close to Carleton. Not sure what the neighbourhood is like. Unfortunately you may have to bite the bullet and get a roommate . . .
is rent cheap in compton as opposed to paramount?
also is rent cheap in south central?
about how much $$ for a 1 bedroom apartment in ither cities?
Both Compton and Paramount have some very nice sections, and some very bad sections. It really depends on the specific part of town you live in. Both have heavy minority populations, Compton mostly black, and Paramount mostly Hispanic. In most typical areas a 1 bedroom goes in the $1000-$1100 range.
Where can I find listings for houses for rent?
I'm 19 and Pregnant with my first child. My boyfriend and I currently live in a 1 bedroom apartment. The rent will be unafforadable after the baby is born. We would really like to rent a 2 or 3 bedroom house, though we want to get cheaper rent. we pay 750 now. If anyone has a good site or way to find the cheapest homes for rent in the Florida area it would be a big help.


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Philip C. Kendall
Philip C. Kendall, PhD, ABPP, is Distinguished University Professor and Carnell Professor of Psychology at Temple University, where he is also Director of the Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders Clinic. Dr. Kendall has been a researcher, scholar, and clinician since the 1970s. He has made seminal contributions to the treatment of anxiety disorders in youth; cognitive-behavioral theory, assessment, and treatment; research methodology; and the conceptualization and understanding of the psychopathology and treatment of children and adolescents. With more than 650 research publications and books, Dr. Kendall has been a Fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences and has received numerous awards, including the Aaron T. Beck Award for Significant and Enduring Contributions to Cognitive Therapy from the Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies, the Distinguished Scientist Award from the Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology, Distinguished Career Research Awards from the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (Division 53) and the Society of Clinical Psychology (Division 12) of the American Psychological Association, and the inaugural Research Recognition Award from the Anxiety and Depression Association of America.
All titles by Philip C. Kendall:
Child and Adolescent Therapy: Fourth Edition: Cognitive-Behavioral ProceduresEdited by Philip C. Kendall
Cognitive Therapy with Children and Adolescents: Third Edition: A Casebook for Clinical PracticeEdited by Philip C. Kendall
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Impulsive Children: Second EditionPhilip C. Kendall and Lauren Braswell


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Q: SCCM 2007 move computers between collections I have no code to provide for this because I am not familiar with SCCM 2007. I am hoping that someone maybe can help me with the whole process.
What I am trying to achieve is to get computers which are installed with windows 7 32-bit, they have their own collection and move them to the collection for windows 7 64-bit.
I prefer to do this with a script cause we´re talking about approx 2000 clients.

A: Why you don't use dynamically collection for the "windows 7 64- bit" Clients. If all Clients are imported via the dynamically query you can copy paste all clients in a your new direct collection.
A query may look like this
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/systemcenter/en-US/3591397c-157e-40ce-b3f4-9d304efa21ac/sccm-querycollection-windows-7-x64?forum=configmgrgeneral


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Q: Not able to provision IOT device under specific Device Template in Azure IoT Central Recently I saw that in IoT Central app if I create a new Device Template, we get a Interface id in the format like this "dtmi:iosIotCentralApp:DeviceTestTemplate21i;1". And if I use this for DeviceProvisioning function as cmid then I am getting below error in Azure function "Please follow the schema if you want to pass __iot:interfaces section under data. Format: '__iot:interfaces':{'CapabilityModelId': urn:companyname:template:templatename:version, 'CapabilityModel': 'The inline contents of interfaces and capability model.'}"
If I manually create cmid in format (urn:companyname:template:templatename:version) Device is provisioned but not assigned to the specific Device Template.
I am using below API for registration in an Azure function
PUT https://global.azure-devices-provisioning.net/{idScope}/registrations/{registrationId}/register?api-version=2019-03-31
Are there any changes in API for Device provisioning or am I missing anything?

A: This question is related to my answer here.
The following is a DPS payload for passing the model id:
{
  "registrationId":"yourDeviceId",
  "payload": {
     "modelId": "yourDeviceTemplateModelId"
   }
}

See more details in the IoT Plug and Play device developer guide.


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J&K Act takes care of finances of 2 UTs
August 9, 2019 Loknath Das	2, act, Care, Finances, J&K, of, takes, UTs
Now with Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh becoming Union Territories, a Presidential reference is set to be made to 15th Finance Commission to include the two as part of its terms of reference and make separate awards for the new UTs.
Keeping the special status of J&K in terms of it getting funds from Centre, the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, which was notified on Tuesday, said: "The President shall make a reference to the 15th Finance Commission to include Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in its terms of reference and make award for the successor Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir."
The Finance Commission's award would be rolled out from the next financial year, as it will present its report later this year.
Sources in the government said the move was a departure from the established norms in cases of Delhi and Puducherry, which are two other UTs with legislature. They get their share of fund as part of award given to the states, they added.
The Act has also provided for a special development package for the backward areas of Ladakh, while claiming that it recognises the special need for "adequate benefits and incentives" to the new UT carved out of the erstwhile state of J&K.
Officials in the MHA said at present it was difficult to say anything on the modalities of the said package, but there existed a broad hint that the aim was to create jobs and employment and enhance morale of people living in Ladakh.
Meanwhile, the Act has also provided for constitution of a committee to look into matters relating to the "apportionment of the assets and liabilities of the erstwhile state of J&K between the two newly carved out UTs". "The apportionment of the assets and liabilities of the existing state of J&K shall be subject to the recommendation of a committee constituted by Centre. The process… shall be completed within a period of 12 months from the appointed date," it said.
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Wu Tsang, 'Duilian' (production still), 2016. Image: Ringo Tang. Courtesy the artist, Galerie Isabella Bortolozzi, Berlin. M+, Hong Kong. Acquisition in progress
Reading between the lines with Wu Tsang
This content was prepared by M+, Hong Kong, and was originally published in English and Chinese on M+ Stories.
Filmed on a junk boat off the coast of Hong Kong island, Wu Tsang's Duilian (2016) reinterprets the life of Chinese poet and feminist martyr Qiu Jin (1875–1907). Qiu Jin was executed for revolting against the Qing Dynasty government in China. The film centres on her intimate relationship with the female calligrapher and publisher Wu Zhiying (1867–1936).
Duilian is an acquisition-in-progress for M+, and is one of the many works in which the artist, filmmaker, and 2018 MacArthur Fellowship recipient Wu Tsang explores hidden histories, community-building, and new possibilities for performance and translation. Below, Ulanda Blair, M+ Curator, Moving Image, chats with Wu about her multifaceted practice, the influence of Charles Atlas, and the story behind Duilian.
Wu will present both Duilian and Into a Space of Love (2018) during The Hidden Pulse. This five-day moving image programme, running from 29 May to 2 June, is co-presented by M+ and the Sydney Opera House as part of Vivid LIVE, an annual contemporary music festival at the Sydney Opera House. Wu will also introduce Charles Atlas's films From an Island Summer (1983–84) and Hail the New Puritan (1986) during the programme.
How do you describe your practice to those who are unfamiliar with your work?
My work is very collaborative. When I'm beginning projects, I don't necessarily have a topic or issue in mind, it's more about who I want to work with, and what kinds of relationships I want to explore. I usually start with a question, and then the project takes form through a process of exchange with others. My work is also very performance-oriented—I try to introduce performance as an element of 'play' when I'm working with people. I see my role as sort of a conductor of social circumstances, and then I translate those experiences into moving image.
What impact has the pioneering moving-image artist Charles Atlas had on your work?
I was first introduced to Charlie's work through Hail the New Puritan, a fictionalised documentary about the dancer and choreographer Michael Clark. It blew my mind. The film presents a hybrid fictional reality, in which a real situation is documented using a cinematic storytelling structure. It really captures a special moment in the late '80s London underground club scene. Charlie once told me about how he was hanging out and partying with Michael and his friends, and how they shot the film in a very short period. It sounded so fluid with his life at the time, which really spoke to me in terms of how I also work.
I'm also deeply inspired by Charlie's collaboration with Merce Cunningham and the many films that they made together. Their films evolved as they kept going and going, trying out different things. Charlie and Merce were wholly invested in this intense, cumulative experimentation, and they sought to find a unique language for their collaboration. I often think about those films in the context of my own ongoing collaboration with boychild.
Charlie is now a friend. I first met him when Stuart Comer, the Chief Curator of Media and Performance Art at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), moderated a conversation with us for Frieze Talks, in 2014. Ever since then, we've stayed in touch. Just getting to spend time with him and hear stories about his life, I feel like I learn so much.
Wu Tsang, 'Into a Space of Love' (2018, 26 min). Image: Courtesy of the artist, Frieze and GUCCI
What's the story behind Duilian, the work you made in Hong Kong?
I had been doing research about the Chinese revolutionary poet and feminist martyr Qiu Jin for around ten years. When the independent art space Spring Workshop approached me about doing a residency, it seemed like a perfect opportunity to finally make a work about her. Hong Kong became an important site for me to reflect on a set of fundamental questions—what are some of the many meanings of queerness in an Asian context, and how might I interface as an Asian-American, coming from the 'West'? Particularly in the context of Hong Kong, how is Chinese identity complicated by the political situation? What are some of the ways to express queer desire in this context?
For me, Qiu Jin's story is about what can be read between the lines of her letters and poems. Of course, it's all open to interpretation, and I wasn't interested in imposing any sort of modern framework onto her. My research was my way of learning about a hidden history, but it was also an excuse to talk to other people about their queer experiences in the present. The film is multi-layered—there's a historical research-based dimension, but also a contemporary social one.
I should also add that Spring Workshop, which closed in late 2017, was a very special place. It wasn't just a residency, it was a place that really generated the work and ideas. When we were shooting the film, my assistant director got very sick on the first day, so Christina Li, the director at Spring Workshop, had to jump into the role and of course, she turned out to be amazing at it. The film was a labour of love. We didn't have a huge budget, but we were able to create something expansive, because there was such shared investment in it and so many people involved.
Can you speak briefly about the 'sword sisters' in Duilian, and their role in the film?
The Duilian story is intercut with dynamic wushu martial-arts sequences. These sequences allude to a community of radical 'sword sisters' known as the Mutual Love Society, who Qiu Jin met and joined in 1906.
I joked quite early on in the project that I wanted to make a 'lesbian kung fu film', which is what I eventually got to do! In film and television, Qiu Jin is often envisioned as a martial artist, and there are several iconic photographs of her posing with swords. It therefore seemed appropriate to dip into that genre on this project. I ended up working with a group of young women in Shanghai that do wushu martial arts, who came to Hong Kong for the filming. I gave them Qiu Jin's poetry and they interpreted it with their own choreography and sword movements.
Finally, can you discuss your ongoing artistic interest in translation and interpretation?
I often find myself working between languages, and so many of my works involve some aspect of translation. Often there is no direct translation so we need to find the space in between, where we can understand each other.
In Duilian, I asked members of Hong Kong's LGBTQ community to narrate 'mistranslations' of the two protagonists' writings in Cantonese, Mandarin, Bahasa Indonesian, Iloco, and Tagalog. I was struck by the idea that queerness has a metaphorical relationship to translation—it's a language that you can read through the lines, or if you know the codes. Queer languages exist in so many forms, if you know what to look for. If you need it, you will find it.
Wu Tsang will present her recent short film Into a Space of Love in person, on 1 June at The Hidden Pulse at Vivid LIVE, Sydney. Duilian will also screen as part of The Hidden Pulse Free Screenings and Talks programme, that same afternoon. Wu will introduce Charles Atlas' films on 31 May.
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Jissa is responsible for managing IVI programs in the areas of awareness, education, industry development, research promotion & outreach programs, along with her team. Previously, Jissa has worked as an Optometrist at Sankara Eye Hospital, Bangalore; Lecturer at D Y Patil Institute of Optometry, Bharati Vidyapeet University, Pune; Optometry Course Coordinator, Ahalia School of Optometry, Palakkad, Kerala. She is a Graduate in Optometry from Little Flower College of Allied Health Sciences and has completed internship with Sankara Eye Hospital, Bangalore.
Having joined IVI as a student intern during its inception, Chandrashekher is now responsible for assisting in developing continuous educational programs of IVI as well as in implementing several of its community outreach and research programs nationally.
He has to his credit an MSc (5 Yrs. Integrated) in Optometry & Vision Sciences and Masters in Public Health from University of Hyderabad. Recently he has been conferred with prestigious international "Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF)" grant for Research Fellowship at Cardiff University, Wales.
Padhmanaaban is responsible for the coordination of community vision screening programs and other programs including workshops. He has a Bachelor's degree in Clinical Optometry and a Master's degree in Business Administration. Prior to joining IVI he has worked with various optical retail organizations such as GKB, LAWRENCE & MAYO, VISION EXPRESS and TITAN EYE+.
M J Sivakamsundari have joined IVI after the completion of Bachelor degree in Optometry from SRM Medical college, Chennai, She has interned at SRM Medical college, Lawrence and Mayo Optical and other places. She is primarily responsible for vision screening programs and IVI database management.
Kumudha thirunavukkrasu have joined IVI after completing her graduation in optometry from Tamilnadu Dr.MGR medical university .Has completed her internship at vasan eye care hospitals, Chennai. She is currently pursuing her Fellowship in British Dispensing Optics from Association of British Dispensing Opticians, UK at The Sankara Nethralaya Academy, Chennai. She also completed "Mastermind In-Campus" Training Program conducted by Baush and Lomb(India) Pvt. Ltd. She is responsible for providing assistance in vision screening program at IVI.
Miss. Nivetha Niksan has joined IVI after her graduation in Optometry from Tamilnadu Dr.MGR medical university, Chennai. She completed her one year internship at Vasan eye care hospital, Chennai. She is currently pursuing her Fellowship from British Dispensing Opticians - Association of British Dispensing Opticians, UK at The Sankara Nethralaya Academy, Chennai. Earlier she completed" Master mind-in Campus" training program conducted by Bausch &Lomb (India) Pvt.Ltd. She is involved in vision screening activities at IVI.
Senthil is responsible for operations at IVI Chennai. An MBA in Finance & Accounting, he has previously worked with finance departments in the manufacturing industry and audit firms.
Selva is responsible for IVI database management and providing assistance to vision screening programs. A graduate in Computer Science Engineering, Ms Selva Rani is making her career debut at IVI.
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This post will piggyback on one of my previous posts – You Do You. I felt rushed and I was unable to articulate my thoughts accurately at the time, so this post will be a clearer, more elaborate post. My inspiration this time around was actually from a picture I found on Flickr, with a very profound quote which I felt I could analyze and view from my own life's point of view.
"This too shall pass." This quote, somehow so simple yet complex, exemplifies the duality of life. No matter what situation you are in, this quote inevitably describes life's next step: up or down. Like a sin graph, the lives of most are never stagnant or constant, but always fluctuating or undulating. And that is the most perplexing, equivocal part of life.
Throughout my life, but especially since high school has started, I have had rapid waves of climbing and falling. The frequency often ranges from during a week to even during a day. I am put in a situations which give me a natural high – being able to enjoy my time with great people and friends, finding myself in the zone in any circumstance, or simply just appreciating events unfolding – and I become elated. However, life unravels and other unfortunate events – being burdened with work or responsibilities, conflicts, the regular stresses of life – pull me down into a state of melancholy or ennui. Yet, remembering that "this too shall pass" brings a balance to my seemingly bipolar swings.
Like the king, the exhilaration I experience is put into perspective: my mindset is brought from its idealism to comforting optimism, for the next situation may hit hard, unless my gloves are on and my arms squared up. Yet, my everyday pessimism is also reassured: the unfortunate position I find myself at that point in time is solely a steep slope towards my life's next peak. It is in these four words which I find my depression and anxiety, my peace of mind and my contentment.
Maybe I should just do me, for like I said before, it is making the first decision which is important, as life's hills and valleys are inevitable. Yet, now I feel that life is about appreciating the present, but always looking ahead, considering the future, the great unknown of tomorrow, for this, too, shall pass.


Scott: You know Lydia use to pretend not to be smart.
Scott: And Stiles was the only one who knew.
Scott: He paid attention. He listened to her. He remembered.
Permalink: He paid attention. He listened to her. He remembered.
I've lived in the world of the supernatural a long time, but I'm still a doctor. I'm still a man of science. Something like this happens, it rattles the foundation of everything you believe. Something like this shakes you to the core.
Kira: What do you even call that?
Deaton: Personally, I call it terrifying.
Permalink: Personally, I call it terrifying.
Kira: What are we suppose to do?
Deaton: Same thing you've always done. Protect your friends. Protect eachother.
Permalink: Same thing you've always done. Protect your friends. Protect eachother.
Scott: Who has the power to know when someone's dead but doesn't need to see the body to know what happened?
Liam: Have you guys done something like this before?
Stiles: Something dangerous or something idiotic?
Kira: The it's yes to both.
Scott: You don't have to do be part of it if you don't want to.
Stiles: Well then you're borderline idiotic.
Permalink: Well then you're borderline idiotic.
Permalink: No. I've never been in Scott's bed. Just on it. Wearing clothes.


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En sandsynlighedstæthedsfunktion (eller blot tæthedsfunktion eller tæthed) kaldes også frekvensfunktionen og er en matematisk funktion, der er brugt inden for sandsynlighedsregning og matematisk statistik til at beskrive en absolut kontinuert stokastisk variabel.

Tæthedsfunktionen, , er en integrabel funktion med egenskaberne: Den skal være positiv eller nul og den skal have en samlet areal på 1 svarende til 100 %
 .

 .
Arealet under tæthedsfunktionen, , kan tolkes som sandsynligheden for at en stokastisk variabel  findes i et interval :

Bemærk, at ikke alle intervaller altid er lige sandsynlige (det gælder kun for den jævne fordeling på et kompakt interval).

Tæthedsfunktionens  relation til den statistiske fordelingsfunktion  er

eller

  (hvor højresiden er defineret)

Tæthedsfunktionen (for den absolut kontinuerte (og kontinuerte) stokastiske variabel) behøver ikke at være kontinuert. Et eksempel er den uniforme fordeling på intervallet .

Eksempel: Tæthedsfunktionen for en central og normaliseret normalfordeling (el. standardnormalfordelingen, som den også kaldes) er

 ,
 Hvis den stokastiske variable X er normalfordelt med middelværdi lig med nul og spredning lig med 1, så er sandsynligheden for at den stokastiske variable har værdier i intervallet  er
  .
 Sandsynligheden for at  er 47,7 %.
Eksempel: Tæthedsfunktionen for en -fordeling afhænger af antallet af frihedsgrader. Her er et eksempel med antallet af frihedsgrader

Grafen for ser således ud (Se figur).

Hvis man fx chi-i-anden test har fået en observation med en -testværdi, , så kan man beregne sandsynligheden for at få et tilsvarende eller være resultat (givet nul-hypotesen er sand):

.

Dvs. der er altså en sandsynlighed på 16,48 % på at få en værre testværdi end 6,5, (givet nul-hypotesen er sand).

Sandsynlighedsfordelinger
Sandsynlighedsregning
Statistik

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There is one important sense in which physics is "harder" than education research---indeed, harder than most other sciences---which is the presence of very strong and universal theoretical constraints, guiding principles and frameworks.
For example, if your experiment violates the conservation of energy, or the conservation of angular momentum, then you know, with almost absolute certainty that you messed up somewhere. Or if you're conducting an experiment concerning microscopic entities, then surely you must use quantum mechanics. If your experiment is violating some principle of quantum mechanics (like the uncertainty principle), again you know for sure that you're missing something.
There are no such near-universal principles in education research (and indeed most social sciences) and there may never be any.
Another important sense in which sciences like physics, chemistry, biology are "harder" than social sciences is that they deal with stable ontologies: the nature of the entities under study is independent of what we say about them. But in social sciences, there is an interaction.
A concrete example: if you conduct studies and show that students good at chess do well in school and therefore you now create chess as an entrance criteria, then pretty soon students will focus on learning chess to pass the entrance exam and the correlation between chess and academic performance will go away.
Even more subtle is what Ian Hacking calls "dynamic nominalism." This is about how social categories can get created because they're named. For example, he argues that the actual (not just reported) incidence of multiple personality disorder increased enormously after the category of people with multiple personalities got created.
As a biologist currently working in curriculum development (math for life sciences majors), I wish I could agree with Wieman. But it was the stunningly low quality of much education research that really got me reading cognitive psychology.
In the higher education research literature, you often see somebody implement a multi-component "active learning" approach including quizzes in one section of a class and stay with traditional teaching in another section. But quizzes themselves improve learning, so is the pedagogical change responsible for higher scores among the active learning group or is it mostly the quizzes? Because of the lack of appropriate controls, we can't tell!
Statistical pseudoreplication is ubiquitous in this literature. When you teach one class one way and another class another way, the CLASS is the experimental unit. You cannot treat individual student scores as independent samples. Yet this is how statistical analysis is typically done in education research.
There are good ways to study complex, messy systems. (Yes, these include qualitative research!) I just wish they were used more often.


Blandat avfall, mest wellpapp/kartong men också en del annat, delvis osorterat. Finns också en dörr inkl. karm + stol.
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From Yankee magazine, this account of the effects of rising seas on the New England Coast: Rising Seas | New England Climate Change. New England was built upon the coast. Its fate will depend upon how well we adapt to a future that can no longer be ignored. How rising seas are changing the New England coastline.
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With social media now integrating latest news, there's an increasing need for journalists to make sure that they can continue to perform well online. The online world is changing continuously and journalists need to ensure their survival. In fact, journalists need to be obsessed to try to work out how their content can be featured on popular news portals, such as Google News and Yahoo News. But, with Google dominating about 90 percent of the online market, journalists need to focus on it. Today, journalists should think and act like a SEO-focused content provider. They need to make sure that their content is well-accepted by Google and ranks well. Journalists should be aware that Google isn't human and its algorithm can't understand human language.
Wordplay, jokes and funny puns don't work well with search engines, no matter how witty and smart your content is. Regardless of increased sophistication, computer still works like old-fashioned machine system. It's true that Google is implementing AI technology in search engine ranking to mimic human behaviors. But, these systems are still emotionless and if your content is written to evoke emotion, Google doesn't that. So, journalists need to integrate content quality and SEO-friendly elements. As an example, a news article needs to contain an optimum keyword density, which is favoured by search engines. If keyword density is too low, search engines won't know about the primary topic of your website. If keyword density is too high, even if it's unintentional, Google may consider it as a spammy attempt. This could cause Google to penalize you.
In order to avoid penalization, journalists also need to work with synonyms, so they don't use the same keyword over and over again. Search engines can understand the content, if you use the right keywords. As an example, you should a specific tone consistently and you shouldn't change that. Headline or the title of the news article is the most critical element. The next thing to consider is to determine an ideal length for the article. Google News requires at least 80 words for a news article, but it's a good idea to write at least 200 words for each article. Long articles may contain a lot of information, but it may not be a good thing. For regular webpages, it's quite different. In this case, Google Web Search seems to favour content at about 1,500 or 2,000 words in length.
Although longer pieces may appear to be more authoritative, anything more than 1,000 words may not be listed by Google News. Adding links in news articles can be a tricky matter, because newspapers can be really stingy when they see just one link to an external website in the content. However, in many cases, it's possible to do, if the external webpage provides valuable additional information to the reader. If content is well optimized with SEO elements, it will be accepted more easily by big established publishers. Journalists should know that SEO is common sense and it's not really a tricky thing. Most of the methods are laid out in a straightforward manner. However, journalists can reap rewards of SEO over the long term, so they shouldn't expect to get instant results.