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The new owners of CJLS, one of Canada's oldest radio stations, are from left, Chris Perry, Ray Zinck, and Gerry Boudreau. They bought the station just this summer.
THE NEW OWNERS of local radio station CJLS call it a mom-and-pop operation.
It's rare these days to find the owners of a station involved in its daily operation, say Gerry Boudreau, Chris Perry and Ray Zinck. The trio has a combined 80 years' experience in programming, advertising sales, production, news and current events.
Much of that experience has been gained at CJLS, which has been on the air since 1934 and is one of Canada's oldest stations.
When CJLS was recently put on the market, the three longtime associates became partners. "I think timing and opportunity is everything in life and when the opportunity came along to guide your own fate ... in an industry that we're very familiar with, it would be a natural progression of anyone's career," Mr. Zinck said. "We don't see this as unusual at all.
"The station, which began broadcasting from atop the original Grand Hotel in Yarmouth, was the brainchild of Laurie Smith. He had heard signals from the United States on a crystal radio set he'd built and wanted to put his own station on the air.
The station was later purchased by the late Leland Trask, a Yarmouth businessman. CJLS remained in the Trask family until this year.
"What may be different is the fact that with so many broadcasting undertakings ... being taken over by conglomerates, we indeed are bucking the national trend," Mr. Perry said. "It's important that you be there in the community, to touch the community, to reflect back its values, it qualities, its pride. ... I don't see that happening with these large ownership and large management takeover procedures."Large media corporations with a multistation operation streamline management when they can, Mr. Boudreau said."They save on accounting, they save on administration. ... Basically the philosophy is to save ... until the bottom line looks good."
But it's different when the managers are the owners. They see firsthand, every day, how they're doing financially and where they may have to cut back or should perhaps forge ahead where some potential revenue might be.
"It's very difficult to keep a close eye on any business if you're running it from a distance. ... The mom-and-pop operation is hands on," Mr. Boudreau said. "You do a business plan based on assumptions and you forecast, hopefully, the expenses and revenues to be reasonably near accuracy," he said."We've been in the business long enough, we believed when we decided to buy it , to be able to forecast all those things." "I think clients and the people we deal with prefer to deal with people who actually own the radio station," said Mr. Zinck, who continues as head of the news department. "They know the buck stops with us. "A lot of people ... feel about the radio station as if it is a community resource," he said.
At least one large media group expressed interest in buying CJLS. "Whenever they think something may be available they almost automatically make an offer," said Mr. Boudreau of the ever-expanding conglomerates wanting to augment their family of stations. The new owners of CJLS describe their venture as a million-dollar company in terms of fixed assets and revenue-generating abilities. They wouldn't comment on what they paid for it - or on revenue projections - but they said a growth in sales is definitely needed."This company has to grow in order to meet our expectations and to meet the results of our business plans as well," Mr. Zinck said. "That's our challenge, to drive sales, the revenues up, obviously to cut costs."
The station employs 15 people, including the owners, and there are no plans in the works for any layoffs. "We are completely digital. There are no turntables, there are no CDs in our control room," Mr. Perry said. "Everything comes out of a computer. "Granted, there are a few CDs and a couple of players to use in the event of a system failure, but few stations are completely digital."They all seem to be on the way," Mr. Boudreau said.
The owners have already added a couple of specialty programs to the weekly fare of adult contemporary music with a little crossover country thrown in. A live dance party Saturday nights from 9 p.m. to midnight is aimed at those listeners with a taste for today's dance-club music. Our Music, which airs Saturdays at 4 p.m., features an hour of traditional music by local artists.
"ON THE AIR" has special permission to post the following article, that first appeared in Halifax's COAST WEEKLY (Vol 6, No. 18). Written by ALISON GOODWIN.
The day is not far off when most people will be able to compile their own mix of tunes on CDs so that they have a quality recording of exactly the songs they want to hear at the smooth press of an Alpine key. People with ten-disc CD players in their trunks are already there. And with the concentrated ownership of most of Halifax's commercial stations, not to mention digital DJs, rather than real live people selecting the music that goes out over the airwaves, why bother with radio?
Radio is not just about playing songs. Radio is a form of entertainment but also a medium for information, says Terry Williams, Director of programming for the Metro Radio Group. People want to know the temperature and where they can get a good deal on a car. Some people look at advertising as junk mail but really itís information,says Williams. He also points to what he describes as the remarkable success of CJCHís all talk radio, which shows listeners are keen to connect with each other and with issues.
The Metro Radio group was created in March of this year when Chum formed a partnership with the Newfoundland Capital Corporation and Sun Radio Ltd. causing Q104, C100, Sun FM, CFDR, CJCH to be all under the same management. Although each has maintained its own programming department, their play lists must be approved by Williams. There is a master plan of how this will all unfold. I am more of an internal consultant than a dictator of play lists. Each station has itís own mandate.
The radio indusrty competes with television, newspapers and magazines for advertising dollars and ends up with "roughly ten percent of the advertising pie. When asked why radio takes up so little, Williams says, people have ignored the viability of radio in the constant quest for the next buzz. Although itís not seen as being cutting edge, its efficiency canít be denied. He comments that Now that thestations have formed the partnership they no longer have to be beating each other up over advertising. He says the individual stations all have definitive listeners and are now serving them better.
Does the health of the local music scene have an impact on local radio culture? To a degree. But if a radio station went on and played nothing," says Williams. " But if a radio station went on and played nothing but local and Maritime artists it would die on the vine. There just isnít enough people who only want to listen to this music to make it a viable option. We are not in the business of selling records. He adds though, that in the years he worked as a programmer for C100, the local music scene did influence the station. We have a moral responsibility to promote local talent, says Williams. He qualifies this with the the bottom line: Radio is a business. "We donít have the luxury to rely on tax dollars to survive...We have to appeal to a mainstream swath in our chosen niche.
CHNS and CHFX offer the cityís only oldies and contemporary country stations respectively. Songs played on Oldies 96 are tested over time, says Operations Manager Troy Michaels. Approximately fifteen-hundred songs have been tested in markets in the US and Canada. To compile playlists for the country show Micheals says CHNS consults Billboard and other industry magazines and that the hook of the vocal, hook of the song are key to choosing whether or not it gets played.
As for supporting local talent Michaels says that, the Maritime Broadcasting System (owner and operator of CHNS and CHFX) has spent millions of dollars on Star Track, an initiative to promote local talent and to give new artists a chance to record. He describes involvement in Star Track as being part of fulfilling its committment to the CRTC which requires all stations to include Canadian content material in 30 percent of daytime programming. It makes good business sense; if stations have to sell advertisements it is not in their interests to have listeners switch stations whenever a Canadian performer comes on, CHNS has been noted as broadcasting news with a high percentage of regional content. Still the source of much the music played on these stations is playlists decided upon through sources outside of Metro.
So what about hip hop, jazz, classical, Celtic and Ladakhi tunes, local sounds and the music formerly known as alternative? Gone are the days when Q104 had the Blues Related Incident on Sunday nights. Weíve moved away from block programming because weíve found that it doesnít really work, says Terry Williams, Again itís a question of minorities versus majorities. A one-hour blues program may turn off as many people as it turns on. Apparently Sun FMís Sunday evening rogram of Christian music works in the minorities versus majorities game.
It is left up to Metroís three publicly-funded stations - CBC Radio One, CBC Radio Two and CKDU - to pick up where the comercial stations leave off. One of the unique things about CBC Radio is that we support, develop and encourage local artists, says Susan Mitton, Director of CBC radio. Mitton says that the CBC local programming favours Maritime music and plays material that would otherwise have a hard time fitting into a particular genre of playlist. She uses the example of Laura Smith whose smooth guitar and vocals crosses traditional format lines.
Mitton points to content on performance shows as containing roughly eighty percent maritime content and that the CBC often records local classical concerts, Our mandate is to inform and to entertain. To reflect this region to itself and to the rest of the country. The caveat, is that there is no grunge played on Mainstreet.
Where the other stations rely on automated programming CKDU is the only station in Metro that has real live people playing music here in Halifax for listeners twenty-four hours per day. CKDU offers the community an alternative to whatís being put out by commercial radio stations, says CKDUís Program Director, Shane MacKinnon. We try to provide news and music not provided by other outlets --to keep more of a community aspect to whatís going on. Itís an alternative to what everyone else is doing,Ē Unlike some university and college radio stations, CKDU FM can be heard off campus and serves also as a community access station. It is funded by student union levees and membership fees which are sold to members of the community interested in volunteering with the station. The station hosts ninety-three shows per week which range in programming from ethnic music to childrenís shows.
I put new releases out and itís up to the individual programmers to decide what their going to play,Ē says MacKinnon who describes his job at this campus/community station as being a bit different from what it might be at a public station. It can go from sounding like a country station to a jazz station to a hip hop station, to a rock station, depending on the mood of the DJ.Ē Although CKDU must conform to CRTC regulations, MacKinnon says that, (The music) doesnít have that same programmed feeling-- that same twenty-five songs played over and over again. The music is a bit more fresh.
MacKinnon describes Metroís commercial stations as singles driven entities, and says that, they stick to the stuff thatís tried and true. For the most part the formats are very comfortable and they donít have to take a lot of risk -- thatís already been done for them. He says stations rely on the labels to take risks in choosing who they sign. MacKinnon acknowledges that these stations rely on advertising to pay the bills. (The stations) know the number of people who are listening, and what the peak times are. They say to the advertisers Ďthis is our formatí and sell this to them. While Metroís commercial stations remain with formats that are deemed safe, MacKinnon suggests that not all commercial radio stations take this route. He points to K-ROCK, the American station that first broke music from bands including No Doubt and Green Day.
The fact that radio accounts for only ten percent of the advertising pie, begs the question might it be worth taking some risks? Currently the ice cream shop of metro commercial radio offers three flavours of rock -classic, light, and soft- two flavours of country -current and classic-, and a mixed bowl of oldies. The selection amounts to what sometimes seems like an ad-infested swamp of past and present, top-forty, lullabies. In addition to promoting radio as a source of infomation, it might be worth it to capitalize on the shortcomings of individualsí CD collections. Commercial stations might consider providing more concerts, music which listeners normally have to order away for and tracks from groups that have yet to record full length discs.
Publicly funded, CBC and CKDU are sheltered from the prevailing forces of the almighty advertising buck. This freedom allows them to take risks by playing lesser-known artists and presenting fewer popular music forms. However, the development of local music scenes could also be crucial in strengthening commercial radio as a truly viable advertising option.
If people hear (a band) on the radio, they are more likely to go and check it out, says Shane MacKinnon. Checking it out means dropping by a Metro venue which benefits artists and other parts of the community. If listeners remain an active part of the process they may be more likely to tune into local stations that support this.
Written by ALISON GOODWIN OF HALIFAX'S "COAST WEEKLY"
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This blog, and its sister blog, both made a name for themselves and garnered some attention out of the gate by issuing a steady stream of lists: things to do, subjects to master, resources to turn to.
There's just so much great and useful information that comes across my desk that I just have to share.
This post is one of my – what Architect Magazine generously described as – service pieces such as last year's 55 Ways to Help You Evolve as an Architect.
Now, there are a number of ways architects can have influence: through political power, by building and maintaining a large platform (think tribe, constituency and audience, not soap box,) by title, wealth or celebrity status.
My focus in this post is how we as AEC industry professionals can have our voice heard – right now – and do so in a way that is well within most everybody's reach.
Due to the blunt force, and slow recovery, of the recession many architects feel ignored, marginalized, disempowered and disenfranchised. Some architects equate having little work with having little leverage.
We all know that there are many things we can be doing to increase our pull – and push – but are already overwhelmed by all we have on our plate.
For that reason I have only included suggestions that can be undertaken, acted upon or addressed during your downtime – assuming you allow yourself some – or in the short intervals between two work-related activities, such as on your commute. Enjoy!
1. Sit in on a design jury at your local architecture school. A great way to see current thinking in action while critiquing student design work. But as importantly, you'll be sitting shoulder to shoulder with your peers and hear what they have to say, how they see things, while you provide your input. Design studio instructors are always looking to bring in fresh faces and voices into the school. Mid-term reviews are coming up or do so by time of year end reviews. Cost: Your time, transportation and parking.
5. Volunteer to give design studio desk crits at your local architecture school. You're essentially serving as a roving consultant to fledgling professionals. They'll appreciate the insights you share and will remember you when they enter the field. In doing so you'll be giving something back and your generosity of time and advice will go a long way to help others out. Cost: Your time.
6. If you attend one event this year make it KA Connect 2011, a knowledge and information management conference for the AEC industry. Thought leaders from all over the world will come together in San Francisco on April 27th and 28th to share best practices, stories, and ideas about how they organize information and manage knowledge in their firms. If anything like last year's event, it will be a fun, dynamic event filled with blue sky and Pecha Kucha talks, panel discussions and breakouts that provide ample opportunities to connect with fellow AEC professionals and affiliates. Cost: Visit here or email to inquire.
7. Invite a select group of students back to your office for a walk-through, to get a feel for a professional office and to build a stronger bon with the design community. Introduce them to a couple key players and sit them down to thumb through a drawing set or two. Cost: Your time. $6.50 for a box of donuts.
10. Get Power. Yes, power means the strength, ability or capacity to perform or act effectively. Here I mean the well-written book, Power: Why Some People Have It and Others Don't by Jeffrey Pfeffer. Cost: The best $17.55 you will spend this year. $14.99 on the Kindle in under 60 seconds here.
13. Nudge and Sway. Say again? Design professionals no longer believe that they can influence society by the architecture they design (or do they?) Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness by Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein shows, among other lessons, how we influence decisions through design. In the influential book Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior by Brafman brothers Ori Brafman and Rom Brafman, several stories are told where decisions were influenced by location and placement of various items – one thing that architects know something about and can have some say in influencing. Cost: $7.50 new. $7 on the Kindle. $4 used.
14. Keep your good ideas from getting ignored or rejected in meetings and presentations by reading Buy-In: Saving Your Good Idea from Getting Shot Down by author and Harvard Business School professor emeritus John P. Kotter. Learn some effective tactics such as letting the attackers into the discussion; keeping your responses clear, simple, crisp and full of common sense; showing respect all the time; not fighting, collapsing or becoming defensive; and perhaps the most important, prepare. "The bigger the presentation, the more preparation is needed." Cost: $15 new. $10 on the Kindle.
16. Form a Tribe. In his influential book Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us, Seth Godin defines a tribe as a group of people who are connected to one another, a leader and an idea. Godin – as I described in my previous post – encourages readers to find their community, step up and lead. Cost: At the start, your time. Goes up from there. Learn more here.
18. Review your favorite professional books on Amazon.com. It's a fast and free way to be read, heard and seen by fellow colleagues and professionals as a topic expert. And if the review you write is positive, your support will go a long way to help out the book's author and publisher. Start here and get writing. Cost: Your time.
22. Start a blog. Give yourself a platform to express your views or to share information with likeminded individuals and fellow AEC professionals. Cost: Initially free (though blog widgets can be as compelling to collect as apps.) Doesn't cost anything to browse.
24. Prefer your socializing and networking and information sharing face to face? Start a local Meetup Group on a topic of choice. To learn more about what happens when you start a Meetup Group look here. To create a Meetup group, look here. To find an already existing group in your community look here. Cost: Nothing to start. Organizer dues are explained here.
26. Volunteer to serve on your local AIA board. Be the change you want to see. See my previous post for more on this. Cost: Your time.
29. Become a compelling communicator. Architects are conceptual ideators and problem solvers. The problem is, they aren't always effective at communicating their ideas and solutions. To be a more effective influencer, work on your communication skills – more specifically, on your rhetoric skills. I minored in the study of rhetoric – or persuasive speechmaking – in grad school and while it may have seemed like an odd choice at the time there is no question that what I learned about rhetoric has come in handy throughout my career as a senior designer. An entertaining and exceptionally educational place to start is by reading Thank You for Arguing Thank You for Arguing: What Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson Can Teach Us About the Art of Persuasion by the brilliant (and very funny) Jay Heinrichs. Cost: $11 new. $8 on your Kindle. $6 used.
31. Want to work on becoming a more articulate rhetorician? I didn't think so. But for an amazingly comprehensive overview of Western rhetoric from Plato through today, read THE RHETORIC OF WESTERN THOUGHT: FROM THE MEDITERRANEAN WORLD TO THE GLOBAL SETTING. Cost: $145 new. $24 used.
32. Believe in yourself. It all starts with you. You cannot influence others if you don't believe in the veracity of your own voice, the importance of your own views and the need to have them heard by a wider audience. With so many voices out there struggling to be heard, this is no time to be a shrinking violet, to be coy, unassuming, fade into the background or melt into the scenery. To be heard by others you have to believe that you have to say, the product of your thinking and feeling, is of ultimate value to others. You don't even have to believe it. If you so much as act as though this were so, you will find others doing the same, substantiating, validating and reinforcing your beliefs in no time. Try it.
34. Read about change. Because influence is basically about changing the status quo, the way things are. A great place to start is the book Influencer: The Power to Change Anything by Kerry Patterson et al, authors of the excellent Crucial Conversations. Watch a trailer for Influencer here and find the book here. Cost: $16 new. $10 used.
35. Start a conversation. Literally, over coffee. To discover a simple, but powerful approach for thinking together, check out The World Cafe: Shaping Our Futures Through Conversations That Matter by the World Cafe Community with an insightful afterward by Peter Senge and foreward by Margaret J. Wheatley.
36. Practice architecture as advocacy. When you get an email urging you to write to your congressman, representative or senator, don't ignore it. Use your voice to help the government make sound choices that will help the profession. Get your voice heard. To not do so is a missed opportunity. Learn about it here.
37. Learn how architecture can advocate on behalf of a cause. See page 12 of this document.
38. Help someone out right when they ask you to do it. I get requests all the time to chime in on online discussions. "There's a hot discussion going on my site. The subject is right up your alley. Check it out. I know everyone would benefit from hearing your input on the subject." Unless the room you are in is on fire or you are experiencing symptoms associated with a heart attack – act immediately. Drop what you are doing and put in your two cents. Why? Because you are being recognized as someone with a voice that needs to be heard – and there is no better way to exercise your influencer muscles, build your reputation, and continue to be seen as the go-to-guy for information than to share your thoughts the moment you are asked.
39. Monitor your attitude and how it is being expressed and how you and your message is coming across to others. To be an influencer, watch your speech for language that betrays your better intentions by coming across as cynical or sarcastic. A healthy skepticism is just that – healthy. Venturing much further into negativity can undermine the positive impact you can have on your community and built and un-built environment.
41. Walk the talk. There's no greater way to defuse your message by saying one thing an doing another. Especially today, most won't tolerate such duplicity in their leaders nor in their colleagues. One important lesson about influence is to practice what you preach. As Gandhi said, Be the change you want to see in the world.
42. Make the undesirable desirable. To influence others to make the changes you want to see, make change palatable. The book Influencer: The Power to Change Anything contains chapters with titles illustrating this simple principle such as "Make the Undesirable Desirable" and "Design Rewards and Demand Accountability." Read it!
43. Start Small. Check out this life changing – and lifesaving – book about how everything great and influential starts with one small step. Here's another that you can apply directly to our industry (and others.) Build up from there.
44. Start locally. Former U.S. Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill famously coined the phrase, All politics is local. Today, through access to social media within the privacy of one's home (consider the impact of Facebook on the current Middle East uprisings,) one can say All influence is local. But you can also truly start locally – in your own neighborhood or community.
45. Once you find your footing, seek out a national or international platform. But today, there's really no reason to hem yourself in by geographic boundaries. With the internet location is almost beside the point.
46. Prepare an elevator speech. What is it that you do and how do you distinguish yourself from the thousands of others who profess to do the same thing? A brief summary is often much more influential than a longwinded retelling of one's resume. Start here.
47. What is your brand? These are still the best 3886 words on the subject.
48. Be consistent. Make sure that the things you are doing, the choices you make, are consistent with your personal brand, the message you want to get across.
49. OK now it's your turn! Don't see something here you feel belongs on this list? Here's your chance to influence me – and each other – by adding your own favorites to this list by leaving a comment below! Looking forward to hearing what you have to say.
A "nudge" is anything that influences our choices, a little coercion, a little push toward one outcome or another. The person who instigates the nudge is called a choice architect. A choice architect is anyone who influences decisions or choices.
Nudge, written by Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein, is based on the simple idea that behavior can be greatly influenced by small changes we make in context. The example that the book opens with shows how, by simply rearranging the location of food items in a cafeteria, the consumption of many items increases or decreases.
The paperback edition was just released at Amazon and can be had for about $10. Daniel Kahneman of Princeton University, Nobel Laureate in Economics says that reading Nudge "will improve your decisions and it will make the world a better place." Steven Levitt, co-author of Freakonomics, writes "I love this book. It is one of the few books I've read recently that fundamentally changes the way I think about the world." My telling you this is a nudge.
What does this have to do with architecture? Actually a great deal. Besides having the potential to make the world a better place, architecture manipulates and coerces people to use or not use, react to or avoid buildings and places. There's nothing new about that or how buildings nudge. The interesting idea here is how architects nudge clients, community and various other stakeholders to decide one way or another.
In this time of global economic turmoil when the race toward a new commission is exceedingly competitive and the opportunity to design buildings hard to come by, perhaps – until things free up a bit – we should consider not becoming better design architects or Revit architects but work on becoming better decision architects? Choice architects.
I say this because one of the movements anticipated to take center stage when credit and the market returns is Integrated Practice or IPD (Integrated Project Delivery.) One of the hallmarks of this new way of practicing is having everybody – client, contractor, architect, consultants, attorneys, everyone – at the table day one, working collaboratively toward a common outcome. In ideal circumstances suggestions are offered, ideas vetted and decisions made right from the start. But currently there are many clients that architects can think of who would be hard-pressed to make the quick decisions necessary to make IPD function optimally, working to the benefit of all.
Architects are starting to make great strides in performance-based and evidence-based architecture, where metrics and other measurable means help determine the client's course of action. But these methods – inspired by health design and applied to other building types – still only represent a small slice of the decisions that need to be made at project's commencement. This is where architects – and nudge – come in. What better time than now – when things are slow or looking to slow down – for architects to focus on the skills, attitudes and aptitudes required to help clients make informed, responsible decisions? Especially now, when construction costs are rising, owners fed-up with construction waste, demanding faster schedules, lower costs, and higher quality, while architects are pushing their green agendas?
The question we ought to be asking ourselves now, coming out of all of this, is this: How can we improve the upfront decisions our clients need to make so that we don't sacrifice inspiration in preference for efficiency and expediency? How we answer this will determine how we rate and relate as choice architects.


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This page discusses the 1973 Canadian television series. For the posthumous book of Robert Louis Stevenson titled In the South Seas, see Robert Louis Stevenson.

In the South Seas is a Canadian travel documentary television series which aired on CBC Television in 1973.

Premise
George Woodcock wrote and hosted this series featuring the life and culture of various Pacific Ocean nations such as British Solomon Islands, Fiji, Gilbert Islands, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Tonga and Western Samoa.

Woodcock published the 1976 book South Sea Journey which included research seen on this series.

Scheduling
This half-hour series was broadcast on Mondays at 10:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 10 September to 19 November 1973.

References

External links

 History of Canadian Broadcasting

CBC Television original programming
1973 Canadian television series debuts
1973 Canadian television series endings

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– in the House of Lords at 4:57 pm on 24th April 2017.
My Lords, I am delighted today that we have time for this debate. Britain has been an extraordinary place to live and grow up since I arrived aged two as part of a Muslim Asian family, but that is not to say that I did not face my fair share of challenges to achieve what I have in business because of the colour of my skin and my gender. Sadly, I am still considered the exception to the rule, rather than the norm. I find it appalling that, even today, some of these prejudices still exist, holding people from BME backgrounds back from reaching their full potential in the workplace, as my review clearly shows.
With the current environment of Brexit, we need all the man- and womanpower we can muster. There remains much too much evidence of underachievement from black and ethnic minorities throughout school, into apprenticeships and sometimes at university. Therefore, if we are to be competitive and fill jobs when migration is more difficult, we have an obligation as a country more than ever before to ensure that every individual is trained and developed to the maximum of their ability. It is still not right that there are so many more exclusions from black and ethnic minorities than there are from white children and that 6% of black school leavers attend a Russell group university, compared with 11% of white school leavers and 12% of mixed or Asian school leavers. As my noble friend said, race and ethnicity are sensitive subjects and much more complex than discussing women's issues. Different racial groups have different experiences, cultures and backgrounds and are often treated in different ways or survive better in different ways throughout our welfare and national life.
"only about 1.5% of all FTSE 100 Board directors" are from black or minority ethnic groups. Again, we can look at the issues behind the process of recruitment—I declare an interest as somebody who has been involved in recruitment for many years. When we recruit, we tend to look in the mirror and not through the window. Inevitably, people recruit people who they know, like and trust. Many years ago, I kept appointing people to run NHS trusts who used to work for ICI. They were very good people; I did not even know that they had worked for ICI, but I kept doing it. Somebody said, "You know they are all from ICI, Secretary of State", and I said, "My father worked for ICI in the early part of his career". We appoint people from our university, from McKinsey, from BP—wherever your stable was, it is inevitable. Therefore, we have to go the extra mile to ensure that we have proper training to remove unconscious bias and ensure that people can genuinely fulfil their potential.
I have some responsibility for a secondary school for girls in east London, where 85% are from a Muslim background, mainly Bangladeshi, and wear the hijab to school. Only one girl from the whole of the sixth form ended up in a university that was not in London. Of course, they want to be at home in London and they will do brilliantly in those universities—nobody has anything against that—but somehow the limitation does not seem right: the community we are talking is itself setting these targets and narrowing its vision, resulting in only one girl from the sixth form applying to a university outside London.
I will take as another example a young man with good A-levels who decided not to go to university. I took him out for a drink and asked him to tell me why. He said, "You will tell me that I could become a journalist or a lawyer or a teacher, that I could build my career and go places and be anybody I wish. I know that discourse—I have heard it. But where I come from there are quicker ways to make money". He is a rather interesting young man who lives on the streets and he was absolutely serious; he was talking about drugs, crime, football, fame and music. I was totally astonished. I promise your Lordships that although that may be an aberrant example, and perhaps you might think I could have chosen a better one, it is nearer the bone that you would dare think.
The lack of meaningful data, as outlined, in many companies that disclosed data— when they could provide them—indicates to me that these companies rarely think that they will be called to account for the treatment of recruits and employees on the grounds of racial discrimination. Speaking as a former personal injury lawyer, companies knew that prosecutions and civil claims by employees could be defended properly only if they had good systems, such as risk assessments, and kept good data and paperwork. The powerful role of the employment tribunal in assessing claims for unfair dismissal has driven effective change within organisations. Can my noble friend the Minister please outline whether the Government will investigate whether the employment tribunal is being accessed by people who are subject to illegal behaviour of this nature and if not, why not? Further legislation may be needed to bring change in this area, but Her Majesty's Government should look first into whether current legislation is effective.
"It is clear from your report that you have examined the issues around race in the workplace … The findings are stark … it is clear that more has to be done"— so the rhetoric is good so far. The recommendations are then dealt with, but it is quite clear that the Government have taken the strategic view that the only impact this can have is on employment in the Civil Service. They completely ignore the points made by my noble friend Lady Royall and others about the impact that the Government's procurement system could have in changing the whole way in which people regard race, gender and other aspects relating to ethnic minority issues in relation to the world that we have to inhabit—and I suspect it will get worse after Brexit.
Ministers are always taught when they first step into their department that legislation is probably the last resort. I am sure the noble Lord, Lord Prior, will have had that lesson when he first stepped into the Department of Health, his first appointment when he appeared in front of this House. He will have been told, "You can do far more by changing culture and attitudes". At the end of the day, though, legislation is necessary. I am sure that the noble Baroness, Lady Berridge, would be able to exemplify what she said about the way in which the courts dealing with employment and other things have really changed how the culture operates because there is a standard to which employers will be judged.
I want to pick up issues relating to supply chains, which have also been picked up by other noble Lords. It is the case that organisations, particularly in the public sector but not only there, have been able to change attitudes and approaches all through their supply chains by specifying in contractual terms what they will and will not tolerate. Why is it so obvious in the Government's response that they do not see this as an opportunity? We have found in other areas of government policy over the past few years examples of where the Government could use their power to effect change. I am thinking particularly of a debate that I had with the Minister only recently about how to improve payment practices for small businesses, where the exemplary, voluntary approach does not work, with something like £64 billion worth of outstanding cash sitting around in big companies' pockets that should be paid over to small companies but there is no power that can get that to happen. This has a devastating effect on the economy, on small companies and on the whole process. The Government could do something to sort that out but have chosen not to do so, simply providing someone who will be a postbox for those who wish to complain about it.
These facts have been revealed only recently, in a paper called The "Snowy White Peaks" of the NHS, by Roger Kline. From that, we have developed nine standards—the workforce race equality standards, or WRES. My noble friend Lady McGregor-Smith talked about transparency; every trust has to produce nine standards, in public, going from board representation, training opportunities, promotion, levels of discrimination and the like. They will be published every year, and they have been incorporated not just into the NHS standard contract, which my noble friend Lady Bottomley mentioned, but into the regulatory system in CQC's well-led domain.
We know that black and other minority ethnic people suffer in other ways, not just in the workforce. They die younger. Research done by Professor David Williams, now of Harvard University, estimates that 200 adult black people die prematurely each day in the USA because they are black not white. It is not just about poor housing or less healthcare, because it is true also of college-educated black people in the USA, because they have to try that much harder and have to be overqualified and put up with all those subconscious slights of day-to-day living: a look of fear in the face of a single white woman; the look of surprise at a moment of success; not getting a good table or good service in a restaurant; and lack of courtesy from other people—all those small slights.
This is my personal view—but it is not just mine. Despite what we have heard from other noble Lords, we have made more progress in removing discrimination against disabled people, women and people with a different sexual orientation. The crucial question is: why has race been so difficult? In part it may be because the roots of the issue are not just cultural but evolutionary. Xenophobia has deep evolutionary roots; suspicion or aggression to outsiders has been an effective strategy for human beings and, more importantly, our forebears for millions of years. Today, interview, selection and promotion processes in the workplace are the modern setting where intrinsic, subconscious bias now most evidently—but, as I have argued, by no means exclusively—plays out. We pick people "like us"; people who will "fit in"; people who will be part of our team: in other words, white, male and people who want to play rugby at the weekends.


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Q: Extract integers from a string How can I find some integers from a string. And store them in a list.
Here is my example strings:

--- +++ @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@  identified track: "10" System check @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Quit the server with  @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Starting development : 526 server at ---@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ file changes with StatReloader

The integers which I want to extract will be in from of @@ -X,7 +X,7 @@ where X is the integer that is to be extracted.
So the output will be :
[8, 17, 31, 41]

A: Using Regex.
Ex:
import re

s = """--- +++ @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ identified track: "10" System check @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Quit the server with @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Starting development : 526 server at ---@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ file changes with StatReloader"""
print(re.findall(r"@@ -(\d+)", s))
# --> ['8', '17', '31', '41']

A: You can user regular expressions for this:
import re
result = re.findall(r'(\d+),')

In case if you don't need duplicates:
result = set(result)

Read more about Python re module here.

A: import re
print(re.findall(r"(\-\d+)|(\+\d+)", "[string you want]"))

Change [string you want] to your string...

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>All That Could Go Wrong When Jihadists Return Home — to China
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by Colin P. Clarke and Paul Rexton Kan
Most of the foreign fighters that flooded into in Syria during the past few years came from the West, but some jihadists also arrived from the Far East, including as many as 300 of Western China's Uighurs, the Sunni Muslim indigenous ethnic minority. Now that the Islamic State's caliphate is collapsing, it seems inevitable that some will return to China, bringing with them more of the jihadist ideology and influence that has leaders in Beijing worried.
The Uighurs come from China's western province of Xinjiang that borders Afghanistan and Pakistan. China cannot afford further instability in Xinjiang. With its abundant natural resources, and rampant arms smuggling, Beijing has begun shoring up its border patrol there.
Since Uighur fighters joined jihadists in Iraq and Syria, militant propaganda directed at China's leadership, which already has figured prominently in jihadi propaganda strategy for the past decade, has increased. In March, a video featured Uighur militants threatening China, with an image of Chinese President Xi Jinping imposed on a burning Chinese flag. Some videos appear to have been produced in China, with Uighur foreign fighters expressing their intention to return to China to wage jihad. ISIS and al-Qaida leaders have commented on the situation through various media platforms, criticizing China for policies discriminating against Muslims. One ISIS magazine published a feature article with ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi alleging that Muslim rights in China have been "forcibly seized" and advocating revenge....
The remainder of this commentary is available on defenseone.com.
Colin P. Clarke is a political scientist at the nonprofit, nonpartisan RAND Corporation and an associate fellow at the International Centre for Counter Terrorism-The Hague. Paul Rexton Kan is professor of National Security Studies and former Henry L. Stimson Chair of Military Studies at the US Army War College.
This commentary originally appeared on Defense One on September 28, 2017. Commentary gives RAND researchers a platform to convey insights based on their professional expertise and often on their peer-reviewed research and analysis.
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TN E Pass Registration Process – The Latest Update
If you have any emergency or you work for an essential service, you can apply for the Tamil Nadu E Pass.
You can only get the Tamil Nadu E Pass if the Tamil Nadu government authority confirms your application.
If they reject your Tamil Nadu E Pass application, you won't get the E pass. At that time, maybe you can apply for the second time for the Tamil Nadu E Pass by providing valid reasons.
Tamil Nadu E Pass Registration
Due to the increase of coronavirus cases in Tamil Nadu, the government has announced the new travel guidelines. It was announced on 4th March 2021.
At this time, to travel in the Tamil Nadu state, you will require the Tamil Nadu E Pass. It is compulsory to travel in Tamil Nadu.
If you want to go to Tamil Nadu, you will have to first get the Tamil Nadu E Pass, and then you can enter into Tamil Nadu.
You can see more details about the Tamil Nadu E Pass on www.eregister.tnega.org. Recently, the chief minister of the Tamil Nadu state has announced that the individual can get the Tamil Nadu E Pass within 24 hours.
The Tamil Nadu E Pass is necessary for inter-district travel. The government of Tamil Nadu is also issuing passes for various activities such as medical emergency, government tender bidding, marriage, ongoing government work, relative's death, etc.
If you stuck in another state or district and you want to go home, you will need the Tamil Nadu E Pass. The Tamil Nadu E Pass is also necessary for private vehicles.
If you work in the following department or sectors, you can apply for the Tamil Nadu covid-19 pass.
Government Duties
Essential Goods Supplier
Movement – Loading and Unloading Goods
Plantations Sector
Let's talk about the process to apply for the Tamil Nadu E Pass.
Tamil Nadu E Pass Registration Process:
Follow the below steps to register for the Tamil Nadu E Pass.
Open the official website of the Tamil Nadu E Pass, www.eregister.tnega.org/#/user/pass.
Select from the list – if you are an Indian citizen or travel from the other states, or you are traveling from a foreign country.
After selecting from that, the next page will appear.
Enter the mobile number and enter the captcha code and click on the Send OTP button.
You will receive an OTP on your mobile number.
Enter the OTP and click on submit button to verify your mobile number.
There are many types of Tamil Nadu E Pass.
After the selection, the form will appear.
Enter all the essential information such as full name, age, gender, address, etc.
After filling the form, upload the necessary documents such as medical report, marriage invitation card, etc.
After the successful submission, you will receive the application number.
After the approval of the Tamil Nadu E Pass, you will have to provide valid identity proof such as a PAN card, Aadhar card, passport, driving license, etc.
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Follow the process to check the status of your application for the Tamil Nadu E Pass.
Open the official website of Tamil Nadu E Pass, www.eregister.org/#/user/pass.
Enter the mobile number which you entered at the time of registration.
Enter the captcha code and you will receive an OTP on your registered mobile number.
Click on your application number and you will find the status of your application for the Tamil Nadu E Pass.
It will be accepted to rejected. If your application accepts, you will be able to download the Tamil Nadu E Pass on that page.
Many documents will be required to apply for the Tamil Nadu E Pass. It includes an Aadhar card, passport-sized photo, valid identity card like PAN card, driving license, electronic card, etc, and the document to prove the visit.
Only apply for the Tamil Nadu E Pass in case of any emergency. Do not misuse the Tamil Nadu E Pass.
If you enter the wrong information or misuse the Tamil Nadu E Pass, legal actions will be taken. So, while applying for the Tamil Nadu E Pass, enter only the right information and read all the instructions carefully before applying.
The authority can reject your application if they do not find a genuine reason. After the travel with the Tamil Nadu E Pass, the person will have to stay in the home isolation for days.
It is a compulsory process. Let's talk about the process to apply for the Tamil Nadu E Pass for Vehicle.
How to Apply for the Tamil Nadu Vehicle E Pass:
Open the official website – www.serviceonline.gov.in.
On the homepage, click on the newly launched services.
Click on the Tamil Nadu state option and after that, click on the ePass_TN.
The application form will appear.
Read all the instructions carefully and go on to the next step.
Tick on the declaration box and click on the submit button.
After the approval by the respective authority, you will receive an E pass.
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It is the complete process to get the Tamil Nadu Vehicle E pass. Carry the Tamil Nadu E Pass while traveling and also carry one valid government Identity proof.
Show it to the respective authority if asked. If we get any latest updates, we will add them here. It is a Tamil Nadu Covid-19 ePass.
You will get the status of your application within 24 hours of applying. Either it will be approved or rejected. It is a very simple procedure to apply for the Tamil Nadu E Pass. We have mentioned all the steps to register for the Tamil Nadu E Pass.
If you are coming from any foreign country then you have to register for the TN E pass. It is necessary for travelers.
Also, if you want to travel inter-district, inter-state travel, self-employed professionals, and industrialists require the TN E pass.
No official announcement has been made about the penalty for traveling without a TN E pass. But you will not be able to travel within Tamil Nadu, you have to go back if you do not have a TN E pass.
Visit the official website – www.eregister.tnega.org in order to complete the process of e-registration. If we get any update about it, we will add it here.
The complete process of registration for the TN E-Pass. Anyone who has an emergency or needs to travel can apply to get the TN E-Pass.
TN E-Pass is necessary to roam in Tamil Nadu. On 5th July, the government has canceled the TN E-Pass as well as e-permits required for inter-district travel and also for visiting hill stations.
After this cancellation of the TN E-Pass, many tourists came to visit Hill stations in Tamil Nadu. Malls and lodges are permitted to open from 6 AM to 8 PM with 50 Percent of Capacity.
If we get any other update about TN E-Pass, we will add it here. So, make sure you visit this website regularly.
Visit this website daily to read the latest news and updates, and do not forget to add a bookmark to this website. Stay tuned for the next update.
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2015 William Hill King George VI Chase Betting Preview
With just a few weeks to go until the runners and riders are in their stalls ready for the off, bookmakers are beginning to speculate on which pairing will come away victorious in this year's King George VI Chase presented by William Hill. Although it's set to take place after the turkey has been carved, the 2015 Chase at Kempton Park looks to have all the makings of a Christmas cracker. As ever, the Boxing Day event will be littered with talent; currently heading the pack as the clear favourite is Vautour.
Vautour Riding High
Coming off the back of a highly impressive novice season, Vautour looks to be the horse to beat this year. Many bookmakers, including the headline sponsor William Hill Sports, are currently pricing the in-form runner at 5/2 to win. Fuelling the fire beneath Vautour heading into the Kempton showdown are his powerful performances at Cheltenham and Ascot.
As well as showing he's a strong front runner by demolishing the field by 15 lengths in the JLT Novice Chase, Vautour then went on to prove he can grind out a convincing win under pressure in the Stella Artois 1965 Chase. Yet, if the chasing pack gets anywhere close to Vautour like Ptit Zig at Ascot, then the outcome might be different and punters may want to look elsewhere for a safe bet.
The Don of 2015
Despite being a strong horse, Ptit Zig isn't set to match up to Don Cossack, who will enter the race in fine form. For this season's tipsters there have been few better horses in England or Ireland than Don Cossack. The Gordon Elliot-trained eight-year-old was awarded the top-rated National Hunt chaser in 2015 thanks to wins in eight out of nine starts.
This pedigree has pushed William Hill Sports to offer odds of 4/1 on Don Cossack, a sentiment that's been echoed across the industry by the likes of Ladbrokes Sports and Coral Sports. However, despite jockey Brian Cooper suggesting that Don Cossack will "set the standard" in the Chase, there are concerns that his last two outings weren't enough of a test.
Comfortable wins against soft fields at Punchestown and Down Royal could cause the German-born chaser to take his foot off the gas heading into the King George. Although unlikely to be the case, this outcome would be nothing short of a disaster for his confident team. Indeed, aside from Vautour as a legitimate contender, Cue Card appears to be a different horse following a successful operation on a trapped epiglottis.
Cue a Victory
According to trainer Colin Tizzard, Cue Card looks to be back to his best this year. A comfortable win at Haydock in the Betfair Chase has seen many bookmakers, including William Hill Sports, slash the runner's odds from 10/1 to 5/1. On top of his current form, history also seems to be on the side of Cue Card. In the last eight years, four of the previous winners of the Betfair Chase have gone on to win the King George.
However, if Cue Card is going to take the Chase crown on Boxing Day, he'll have to do it by seeing off one of his old rivals and the defending champion: Silviniaco Conti. It's well known that Silviniaco Conti loves the ground at Kempton and another strong performance in the Betfair Chase showed that he's close to his best form.
In the Silviniaco Conti/Cue Card head-to-head stakes, it's the latter who now leads by four wins to three. That slight edge could weigh heavy on Silviniaco Conti's mind heading into the race; however, at 12/1 with most bookmakers, including Ladbrokes Sports and William Hill Sports, there's certainly a lot of value in the current champion.
Best of the Rest
As for the rest of the field, there is of course always the chance of an upset. However, outside of the four top picks, it looks as though the rest will struggle to steal a win. Coneygree (6/1), Ptit Zig (12/1) and Saphir Du Rheu (12/1) could all push the pace, but it would certainly be a surprise if any of these three storm to victory in the 2015 William Hill King George VI Chase.
If you're confident you can back this year's Boxing Day winner, visit William Hill Sports today.
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On Friday, the Sejm unanimously approved The Constitutional Law on petitions prepared by the Ministry of Justice. The decision expands the possibilities of the realization of constitutional law on petitions.
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PhD Tomasz Balbus from the Wrocław branch of the Institute of National Remembrance gave a lecture "Vilnius of Józef Mackiewicz" | picture taken by organizers.
On Friday, December 16, the last of this year's events dedicated to Józef Mackiewicz took place at the Polish Embassy in Vilnius. PhD Tomasz Balbus from the Wrocław branch of
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Another failed approach to the legalization of diacritics in documents. Deputies returned the project to the authors for refinement. However, the favourable attitude of the leaders of the ruling parties
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In the subject rankings of the "Reitingai" magazine, John Paul II Middle School in Vilnius, whose students had good results in several final exams | photo. Marian Paluszkiewicz
"Reitingai": Polish schools among the 50 best in Lithuania
On Wednesday, the magazine "Reitingai" presented the latest rankings of schools in Lithuania for the 9th time. 50 out of over 360 middle schools were awarded, whose graduates passed the
Changes in the external assessment of students' achievements, which will be implemented next year, were presented to the Polish educational community by the National Agency for Education | photo. Marian Paluszkiewicz
The state exam in Polish language and literature will be preceded by an intermediate test
In 2024, students will be able to take the final exam in Polish language and literature at the state level. This novelty is especially valid for today's students of the
Changes in the "Matura" exam in Polish language
Changes in the "Matura" exam in Polish language
Poles are being promoted, as well as the Polish language in Lithuania. In 2024, the Polish language is expected to return to the matura exam at the state level. This
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The new information boards on the Old Part of Rasos Cemetery are controversial
In the second half of last year, the Social Committee for the Care of the Old Part of Rasos Cemetery (Społeczny Komitet Opieki nad Starą Rossą) alerted that there were
"Optimization" in the Trakai region. Students forced to terminate their contracts with the school, photo: twitter/@MEIN_GOV_PL
"Optimization" in the Trakai district. Students forced to terminate their contracts with the school
Shock. Bitterness. To have a beautiful school and not being able to teach there is incomprehensible – stated the headmaster of the Longin Komołowski Middle School in Połuknie Renata Krasowska.
The conference "Deeper Learning. Modern didactic solutions" / photo. ore.edu.pl
Polish-Lithuanian discussions about education
On October 14, a conference titled "Deeper Learning. Modern didactic solutions" was held in Vilnius. During the conference, experts from Poland and Lithuania discussed the challenges faced by the education
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A Parade of Thousands of Poles in the Heart of Vilnius
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Q: What is the best way to generate/trigger child events when using AWS Eventbridge and Step Functions? It's quite a common requirement in business processing for one step to trigger a number of child processes (which often need some high-level oversight).  For example, a request trigger comes in to distribute a report;  Step 1 identifies who the report should be distributed to and triggers a separate process to generate and distribute the report for each recipient; and once all the reports have been distributed the parent process responds to the original request with a delivery report.
What is the best way to handle this using AWS Eventbridge and Step Functions?  Are there recognised best practices?


Here's my story in a short and a long version.
oh and a short dutch version at the bottom!
and coördinator of the jazz vocal department at the Conservatory of Amsterdam.
She sings and writes music rooted in the Jazz and Soul tradition.
on it mainly originals in a contemporary jazz style.
The music was adventurous and intellectual and full of energy.
touring clubs, theatres and festivals.
and how do you share that passion with your audience.
of writing, singing and performing.
As you can hear on her album that was released in 2010: 'the SOULSILLY Xperience'.
And the new album is in the make, a mix of Soul and Folk: SOULSILLY TALES.
great memories of my childhood, of the club ran by my parents.
There and then I breathed in and out the live atmosphere of music and theatre.
at the Conservatory of Amsterdam.
It was fertile soil for my musical and personal growth.
well known musical structures. Free spirited so to say.
Here I also started writing music: my inner need to create and express.
My very first band was, YES, a soulband.
From then on I sang jazz, soul, pop and blues.
festivals such as the North Sea Jazz Festival; throughout Europe.
I worked with well known producers in studios, singing leaders for TV.
to work with and be inspired by.
I feel the absolute urge to sing and perform.
that's what I call the SOULSILLY Xperience!
teach Jazz singing at that very same school.
Since 2012 I also became coördinator of the vocal department.
of Haarlem and absolutely loved it!
Jazz and Pop for vocalists as well as for bands.
With a.o. Michiel Borstlap-keys, Anton Drukker- double bass, Joost Lijbaart-drums.
released in '95. Lyrics, not so much about romantic love but more about personal insights.
In 2010 I released my second album 'the SOULSILLY Xperience'.
On this album all my original compositions are a mix of Soul and Jazz.
Soul and Folk: Songs from the soul.
This album will be released 2018!
Zij zingt en schrijft muziek rooted in de jazz en soul traditie.
de 'In the palm of my hand-tour' langs theaters, clubs, North Sea Jazz Festival .
Deze eerste CD 'In the palm of my hand' was haar contemporary Jazz- periode.
De muziek was avontuurlijk en intellectueel en vol energie.
van duo tot bigband; in clubs, in theater, op festivals.
en geeft zij workshops en masterclasses in binnen- en buitenland.
En de nieuwe plaat is in de maak, een mix van Soul en Folk: SOULSILLY TALES.


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New The Last Of Us Part II Trophies Tease Grounded Mode, Permadeath [Update: Naughty Dog Explains]
Prepare for even more sneaking around.
Screenshot: Naughty Dog
The Last of Us Part II has a couple new trophies that indicate the impending arrival of both Grounded mode and a permadeath option, both of which should make the game exponentially harder.
Grounded mode first appeared in 2013's The Last of Us as a heightened difficulty level made available post-release. Although Naughty Dog hasn't explained what Grounded mode will look like in the sequel, it's probably safe to expect a few of the same challenges from the first game, like sparse supplies, the lack of a HUD and listen mode, and increased enemy damage, to make a return.
With the way gamers complete challenges, I just assumed someone would have done these already.
Screenshot: PlayStation / Kotaku
That might sound hard enough, but if the new trophies are correct, The Last of Us Part II will also receive a permadeath option at some point. Again, we don't have any information on what permadeath will entail, but if it's like other games, taking one too many potshots from a sniper or letting a Clicker get too close will mean the end of your game. Combine that with Grounded (if they're in fact separate things) and you're going to have a tough time guiding Ellie and Abby through Seattle.
The Last of Us Part II is already a pretty tough game—well, for me at least—but I'm sure there's more than a few people out there who are just salivating over using these options for their next playthrough. All I'm saying is: where's my extra easy mode where Ellie, Dina, Abby, and Lev get to live happy lives?
Update: August 11, 2020, 11:25 am: In a post on the PlayStation Blog, Naughty Dog systems designer Matthew Gallant explained that the sequel's Grounded mode "raises the stakes by not only making enemies deadlier and ammo, upgrade, and crafting materials incredibly scarce, but also removing invaluable tools for survival, such as disabling Listen mode, deactivating elements of the HUD, and more."
The new permadeath mode can be applied to the whole game or just in a "per-chapter or per-act" basis.
Both modes will be added to the game via a patch on August 13, which will also bring new gameplay modifiers as well as graphical and audio filters to the game.
Staff Writer, Kotaku
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I can't help but laugh at the concept that Grounded is the mode where Ellie is never allowed to leave her room.


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import io.crnk.core.repository.response.JsonApiResponse;

import java.util.Map;

/**
 * Manages the chain of repository filters to perform a bulk request.
 *
 * @param <K> key type used to distinguish bulk request items.
 */
public interface RepositoryBulkRequestFilterChain<K> {

	/**
	 * Invokes the next filter in the chain or the actual repository once all filters
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Q: Update Active Directory User Password using LDAP and SQL Server I'm using LDAP with SQL Server to retrieve some records from Active Directory.
Here's my SQL:
SELECT
    sAMAccountName,
    givenname,
    displayName,
    telephonenumber,
    mobile,
    userAccountControl,
    userPassword, unicodePwd, dBCSPwd,
    accountExpires,
FROM
    OPENQUERY (ADSI, 'SELECT sAMAccountName
                            , givenname
                            , displayName
                            , telephonenumber
                            , mobile
                            , userAccountControl
                            , userPassword
                            , unicodePwd
                            , dBCSPwd
                            , accountExpires
                       FROM  ''LDAP://myserver.com''
                       WHERE objectCategory = ''Person''
                       AND objectClass = ''user''
                       AND givenname = ''username''
') AS tblADSI

First strange thing I noted, that all password columns (userPassword, unicodePwd, dBCSPwd) are returning NULL, but all users have passwords.
But what I really need is to change Active Directory users password using a SQL Server command with LDAP. How do I do that?


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