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Recently, some writers online were discussing language, particularly the use of language for an historical period such as the Regency age. I was traveling and unable to jump into the discussion, but the comments set me to reflect about my approach—which I had considered for quite a while as I began my historical fiction based on Jane Austen's life.
As for general language, I take the actor's approach when preparing to play an historical character: don't imitate the person, inhabit the person. Learn all you can, absorb the way the individual thinks, feels, and acts, then speak naturally. The voice will come to you. Afterward, with a period piece, check for anachronisms. It's not unusual for me to check five or six words a page. Trouble is, some old English words sound new, and some new English words sound old. "Ignition," for example, sounds like a modern word: We relate it to car ignitions, "ignition, liftoff," and so on. However, this word has been firing up our vocabulary since at least 1612.
The discussion covered a variety of bugaboos, mostly prohibitions that grammarians in the 19th Century tried to force on English to make it more like Latin, to rein in English's sprawling structure to become more "proper."
Among these rules, there's no law against beginning a sentence with "And" or "But" or other conjunctions; however, that usage was not typical of traditional English and it does sound modern. Austen, though, uses an opening conjunction once in a while. Here's an early example from "Mansfield Park," when Fanny is trying to settle in: "And sitting down by her, he was at great pains to overcome her shame in being so surprised, and persuade her to speak openly."
When I begin a sentence with a conjunction, it is usually to express a character's thoughts, to distinguish a character who speaks abruptly, or to mark the less formal aspect of speech. Austen does the last in the same section in "Mansfield": "And remember that, if you are ever so forward and clever yourselves, you should always be modest; for, much as you know already, there is a great deal more for you to learn."
Austen commonly uses the "semicolon-and"; perhaps fifty for every "period-and." Why should the former be seen as stately English, connecting two balanced phrases, and the latter as improper?
Split infinitives are another bogus issue. English is an accented language, and sometimes sentences split an infinitive for the rhythm: "To boldly go where no one has gone before" is a "Star Trek" phrase in almost perfect iambic. "To go boldly" or "Boldly to go" strike the English ear as wrong.
The phrase originated in a 1958 White House pamphlet on space travel; it was amended to "where no man has gone before" for the first "Star Trek" television series, then returned to "where no one has gone before" for the revival, "Star Trek: The Next Generation." The phrase is also brought out in the split-infinitive debate. I've always wondered why the phrase wasn't "to boldly go where none has gone before," because that is perfect iambic pentameter. Perhaps the author thought it sounded too lyrical. Or perhaps "none" might have been contradicted by alien species, of which there are aplenty boldly going somewhere in the "Star Trek" saga.
There are other sentences in which the only correct sense requires the infinitive to be split. How else could you construct the following: "Prices are expected to more than double by next year." The words that split the infinitive are nothing more than modifiers of the main verb; i.e., adverbs.
Split prepositions are also fine. Both Austen and Shakespeare used them. When challenged on his use of sentence-ending prepositions, Winston Churchill is reputed to have responded: "This is the kind of arrant pedantry up with which I will not put!" Though there is no definitive source of the remark that traces directly to the British Prime Minister, it sounds like the English bulldog—though he might have thrown in a "bloody" or two. Ending a sentence with a preposition is fine if it gives the sentence a punch. The same is true of keeping the preposition with its object where it technically belongs.
Among the other language issues that arose in the earlier lively discussion, I admit that it bugs me when people don't know the difference between "farther" and "further," but Jane Austen didn't. Neither did Thomas Hardy, who wrote nearly a hundred years later. They both used "further" to mean distance. "Further" has always had the broader sense, but it's a relatively recent development to separate the two so that "farther" means only "distance" and "further" means everything else. A nice distinction, but new.
Having been a copy editor, I learned and enforced all the rules. I was part of the priesthood. Over many years since, I have become more flexible. I do not believe technicalities should overcome the sense the writer is trying to convey. Some technically correct solutions are so cumbersome they break the spell by taking the reader out of the story. Usually, the best solution is to rewrite the sentence entirely, but that sometimes creates other problems.
I have a good friend and fellow writer who was never very good with spelling and punctuation. He asked me one time if the technical stuff really mattered, since the writer must focus on content. I replied that the rules were part of our box of tools and after twenty or thirty years we should be able to use them. I noticed decided technical improvements in his work after that. These changes, in turn, led to crisper writing. Sharpening his tools paid off.
There are many good style guides, from the plain and simple "AP Style Book" to the dense and complex "Chicago Manual of Style." Even when the rules seem unintelligible, you can usually find an example that matches the phrase you're concerned about. E.B. White's "Elements of Style" is another classic, more about elegant writing than technical style.
One of the problems for American writers with an English audience is the difference between English spelling and punctuation and American spelling and punctuation. Some of the differences, mostly in spelling, evolved over time ("colour" = "color", "encyclopaedia" = "encyclopedia"). A few developed independently (automobile "boot" = automobile "trunk").
The main differences, however, happened abruptly and deliberately. Have you ever wondered why American punctuation is the inverse of English? American usage begins with a double quotation mark, and any interior quote is a single quotation mark: "Jones said angrily, 'I hate quotes within quotes!' " English usage is the opposite: 'Jones said angrily, "I hate quotes within quotes!" ' Another difference is that in English usage, a noun that has a plural sense takes a plural referent: "The government/they." In American usage, the same word has a singular sense: "The government/it."
The reason is purely arbitrary. After the Revolutionary War, American printers wanted protection from the more established and cost-efficient British publishers. In a patriotic and protectionist fervor, Americans established a style just different enough to keep British printers from winning U.S. print contracts. It was the literary equivalent of driving on the other side of the road.
(Originally, most nations used the left side of the road in order to have the (right-handed) sword hand in a protective position against people coming the other way. The U.S. switch to the right side related to Napoleon's preference for the right, which shifted the continent in that direction, and to the larger freight wagons over here in the U.S., which favored a rider on the left rear horse. This person would have a whip in his right hand for the horses and would want to see oncoming traffic on his left, putting his wagon on the right.)
Back to language. In some cases, the arbitrariness of the grammatical rule frustrates sense.
Consider a mixed group of men and women asked a question, and no one knows the answer. Which should it be:
"Everyone shook his head in confusion." {grammatically correct but leaves out women}
"Everyone shook her head in confusion." {grammatically correct but leaves out men}
"Everyone shook their heads in confusion." {grammatically incorrect but correctly inclusive}
Most "singular/he" constructions can be avoided by changing the noun to plural, something like "people/they." This is one example of trying to write around the problem. Most grammarians say it is fine to use the "everyone/they" construction in informal usage, but not in formal usage. I would normally use "everyone/he" or "everyone/she" in nonfiction, depending on sense. Nonfiction wants to be rigorous. In the above example, I would use "everyone/they" in fiction. Why? Because in fiction, there's a different kind of rigor, which is maintaining the spell of the scene. There is no good substitute for the word "everyone" in English. Try recasting the above sentence to "people" and you'll see what I mean: "People shook their heads in confusion." What people? Everyone!
Also, rewriting the section might create more awkwardness than it solves; and being the way most of us speak, "everyone/they" is far less intrusive to a reader who, you hope, is caught up in your story. If the only one who objects is a grammar freak, I'm OK with that. I know I would have tried every workaround beforehand.
There's only one unbreakable grammatical rule: You can't break a rule unless you fully understand it, know why it exists, and have a good reason to break it.
As an American, I use U.S. spelling and punctuation. I know the obvious differences between U.S. and UK style, but a UK publisher will be far more capable than I of properly dealing with the nuances. English and American readers buy the opposite editions all the time, and neither has any trouble reading the other's punctuation and spelling style. The best thing is to be proper and consistent with whichever you use.
When writing from an English point of view, however, I avoid Americanisms. In writing about Austen, I have readers versed in both the Regency period and UK English review my work before I publish. I have been corrected in the American use of "fall" for "autumn," "creek" for "brook," and a few other such provincialisms. I was embarrassed to learn from an English friend that I used the American "momma" instead of the English "mama" near the end of Volume II of "The Marriage of Miss Jane Austen," my novel on Austen's life, after having used the correct form earlier. This was a late addition and suffered from the lack of vetting.
A few times, my intrepid early readers caught a few words they thought were anachronisms but were not. One flagged "administratrix" as modern technical, but it goes back to circa 1561. I follow a rule similar to that of Regina Jeffers, another Austen blogger, who will use a word if its documented use comes within ten or twenty years of the time she writes about. The rationale is that a word must have been circulating in speech for a while before it became part of the written lexicon. In my Austen trilogy, the character Ashton Dennis uses the word "stomp" in late 1802. The first known written use of the word was 1803. I decided that Ashton must have been the one to coin it.
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March 8th, the Berlin Drink takes place. The Villa will be divided in the same 2 areas as Berlin was after World War 2. Will you be a communist and pay for your drinks collectively or will you choose the capitalism side, which has the same paying system the Villa normally has? Pick a side and enjoy!


In my opinion, the identity problem for Sears started in the 1970's. I worked for them during that time. The big competitor was Pennys. They were selling fashion at a lower price during this time and Sears couldn't figure out to enter that field. Sears already had a good consumer base in clothing. They had lines that were Good, Better, Best and that worked well. Perhaps they should have held to this. However, they looked at Pennys and thought that they should do that too. It's too bad that Sears could never figure out who they were. At this point in time, I'm trying to figure out the identity I need to have.
Thank you for that insight. A lot of people want to blame Sears' demise on the last few years, but you're right. Their problems started long ago.


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Minneapolis goes ahead and enacts sweeping truck parking restrictions
After looking like it might back away from what amounted to a ban on truck parking on the streets of Minneapolis, the city's legislative body last week went ahead and did just that for bigger vehicles.
The City Council voted 12-1 to modify an existing ban on truck parking in certain residential zoning districts to a citywide ban, with some provisions to try to offset the pain it might inflict on truck drivers.
Under the ordinance, there is no exception anywhere in the city for larger trucks, defined as in excess of 26,000 pounds. Those are the trucks that generally need lengthy periods of parking to comply with hours-of-service rules, monitored by ELDs. Those trucks are not permitted to "stop, stand or park" on any street in the city.
The former law banned parking in several separate zoning districts, mostly residential, but did not specify a ban in areas such as industrial zones.
The latest law sets two categories of trucks: one weighing 10,000 pounds or more or with a gross weight of 12,000 pounds and the second any truck that is over 26,000 pounds.
Under the prior ordinance, trucks weighing more than 6,000 pounds or registered with a gross weight of 9,000 pounds were restricted from parking near six separate residential zoning areas.
The latest ordinance boosts the weight of trucks facing restrictions to 10,000 pounds or 12,000 pounds registered gross weight for trucks seeking to park in those residential areas as well as several other mixed residential districts. It does not specify restrictions on other zoning areas that can be round in the city's zoning definitions, including industrial areas.
There are exceptions in both weight categories for trucks that are loading or unloading freight or people, have been directed to park in an area by police officers or are parked in areas that are designed for parking.
In the council's request for committee action from May, the possibility of having an area designated for parking was featured. "The proposed ordinance amendment does allow for overweight trucks to park on streets that are signed to allow sizes heavier than the general weight restriction," it said. "Adjacent property owners and businesses will be able to request and pay a fee for these zones to be established. The Department of Public Works will evaluate requests for weight restriction exempt zones and establish them where appropriate."
Minnesota trucking officials had been hopeful that a rush to approve the parking restrictions was slowed by several factors, including the large number of east African residents of the city involved in the trucking sector and the acknowledgement that trucks are necessary to deliver goods.
Instead, with the council approving the parking ban, it left the state's main trucking trade group fuming.
"The Minnesota Trucking Association is extremely disappointed with the action of the Minneapolis City Council," the group said in a prepared statement. "It not only bans on-street parking for commercial trucks, but it provides no meaningful city resources to address the need for safe truck parking. We should be looking for ways to provide more safe parking for truck drivers instead of pursuing a policy that would diminish an essential industry and do real economic harm to the city."
There are provisions in the new law that appear to be trying to allow some drivers to not be penalized. For example, the ordinance says that a person wouldn't be penalized if "another person" is penalized for the violation, which would presumably mean that a driver of a company truck would not get hit if the company pays the fine. It also says the new law doesn't apply to a lessor of a vehicle if the lessor has a record of who the lessee is.
The new law also increased fines for violations to $250, up $100 to $150 from earlier provisions.
Approval of the ordinance does not end what the Minnesota Trucking Association and others had sought: The report that came out of the council's public works committee did seek further "outreach."
"Outreach should be made with commercial property owners, institutions and railroad companies to find potential sites for parking," the committee's report said. "While parking lots are not a use that is representative of the adopted Minneapolis 2040 plan, the need for this use is important enough that staff should endeavor to develop as many parking spots as is feasible in the city."
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Love & Hip Hop Atlanta: K. Michelle Talks About Abusive Relationship With Memphitz
Rucuss staffJune 20, 2012
Singer K. Michelle made some explosive allegations against Toya Wright's husband Memphitz on the premiere episode of Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta.
Although she didn't mention his name on the show, K. Michelle explained that her ex-boyfriend 'beat her ass.' K. Michelle, who has a seven-year old son, explained that she had a $2 million dollar record deal with Jive through a man she really loved but she was left with nothing. Memphitz was a Jive music executive at the time.
The 26-year old said that the man paid for her breast implants and bought jewelry for himself with her money. Her record deal eventually failed and she's now in debt to Jive. K. Michelle talked with TT Torrez of IPower 92 and confirmed that she was talking about Memphitz but didn't mention his name on the show out of respect.
K. Michelle explains that although Memphitz was abusive to her that he may be a different man with Toya, who is just celebrated his one-year anniversary with.
K. Michelle also issues a warning to Tamar Braxton who tweeted Toya during the premiere episode. The singer said Tamar 'don't want it with me.' She calls her a muppet. Check out excerpts from the interview below.
On whether she was scared to talk about her relationship with Memphitz:
I wasn't scared about that because you're only scared when you're lying and you only get scared when there aren't any facts. His family still talks to me and they know the truth. For me, it was like, I still try to do it right and not be shady out of respect for Toya and the situation. I did not even say his name. I told my story without saying his name because I did not want it to be like 'Oh K is throwing shade' or 'K is bitter' no! He probably is a different man now. Different women bring out different things in men. I wasn't the one to calm him. And I'm not mad at him or her but the one person I am mad at is Tamar Braxton, that muppet, she needs to have several seats.
On what Tamar did to upset her:
She was on Twitter last night [and] she deleted the tweets because she knows she doesn't want it with [me]. She better stay over there with Family Values. She deleted the tweets because people were tweeting me what she said. She was saying to Toya 'Oh have fun and let this girl sell her fairy tale' and all I tweeted was that 'I like Toni anyway,' because I do. You know me, I don't mess with anybody until they mess with me and I don't play them little games. I'm from Memphis, we jump gates! We don't play in them little games. So until the muppet gets it together she needs to stay away from me.
On why she did the show:
I wanted to use the show so that people can know [me]. When I was sitting with the producers, [I told them that] I wanted to focus on K as a person, K as a friend, you know throw some music in there but for my music that's for me really to go out and push. So, there are some things that I am doing to get the music out there. I've got an EP coming out July 9th and that's music that I am proud of. If I'm not writing from the inside the music isn't going to work again.
On Mimi and Stevie J's disfunctional relationship:
Honestly, that's their real story. Yeah, no joke! Like that's really their story. Honestly they do live like that. This is what they are going through and you know my heart goes out to Mimi. I've seen her hurt and I've seen her watch the first episode and be in shock. Let me tell you this about Mimi, one thing about Mimi is; she isn't a punk. Mimi has been going through things with Stevie for [a longtime] they've been together for a really long time and I can't say that I don't feel sorry for her because I know what it's like to be in love and except things and do things that you wouldn't normally accept. So she is going to get tired of it when it is time for and her time might be longer than your tolerance. (I can't even say my tolerance because I've stayed in relationships).
On how she feels about being compared to Keyshia Cole:
I like the comparison that I get to Keyshia [Cole]. That's fine because she had something to say and me and her recently talked. And me and her are going to get on the phone today. People finally connected us. We really had a woman to woman conversation and she really opened up her arms to me. [We are not going to let people put us against one another] she's telling her story and I'm telling my story.
Listen to interview below.
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Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Urijah Faber grappling match set for Quintet 3
By Dave Doyle@davedoylemma Sep 11, 2018, 12:00am EDT
LAS VEGAS -- Mixed martial arts legends and UFC Hall of Famers Kazushi Sakuraba and Urijah Faber will square off on the grappling mats.
The duo are two of the four team captains in Quintet, the grappling concept which makes its way to Sin City for an event at The Orleans Arena on Oct. 5, one night before Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor square off at T-Mobile Arena for UFC 229.
And the promotion announced that the captain's showdown is the first bout officially signed for the event, which will air live on UFC Fight Pass.
The 49-year old Sakuraba, one of MMA's original legends, has a track record like few others. Sakuraba won the UFC Japan heavyweight tournament in 1997 and from there went on to PRIDE, where his highlights included hanging Royce Gracie his first professional loss in a legendary 90-minute fight in the 2000 Openweight Grand Prix. Sakuraba, whose last MMA bout was a 2015 loss to Shinya Aoki, has also been a professional wrestler and competed in various submission grappling events.
Faber, meanwhile, was the face of the WEC during its rise to popularity, holding the WEC featherweight belt when it was the de facto world championship at 145-pounds. The Team Alpha Male founder went on to a long and distinguished MMA career before retiring following a memorable victory over Brad Pickett in his hometown of Sacramento during his farewell fight in Dec. 2016.
For his part, Faber said the matchup with Sakuraba is an honor.
"For me, Sakuraba was my favorite fighter when I first got into the sport," Faber said at a Quintet media day Monday at the UFC Performance Institue. "I had a two-hour VHS tape of Sakuraba and all his crazy stuff. He was doing crazy double flying chops with both hands and undressing the Gracie family one shoulder at a time and probably my favorite fight of all-time was when he fought in Heroes and was rocked and kind of out of it, and they stopped him and kind of shook him in bounds. The guy's incredible. I think he and I both have 19 submissions, which is close to the record in UFC, WEC, Strikeforce and PRIDE combined. So for me, this is awesome man, it's a dream come true."
Quintet also announced Monday that veteran competitor Hideo Tokoro will compete in a superfight in Las Vegas against an opponent to be named later.
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Take Verizon's FIOS offering, for example. One of my coworkers with FIOS reports that it's so slow that just about every button press takes seconds to respond. Fire up their On Demand interface, and it can take up to 30 seconds to load. And even then, the thumbnails for shows haven't popped in….
And, speaking of cable's losses, this post's pretty darned interesting as well.


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Dr. E. Michael Harrington speaks at Harvard Law School
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SAE Institute Nashville's Music Business Program Chairperson Shares His Expert Perspective on Copyright Law at Harvard Law SchoolDr. E. Michael Harrington, Music Business Program Chairperson at SAE Institute Nashville, was a featured speaker at The Harvard University Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on November 3, 2016, where he shared his insider exclusive and expertise into complex copyright litigation. The event was sponsored and organized by Harvard Law School's Recording Artists Project (RAP).
A nationally recognized expert on music copyright law, Dr. Harrington's discussion included his work in the recent appeal of the infamous "Blurred Lines" decision involving Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams, and Marvin Gaye (Pharrell Williams, et al., v. Frankie Christian Gaye, et. al). Leveraging his plethora of experience as a musicology expert witness in several high profile copyright lawsuits, Harrington discussed and demonstrated key areas of the "Blurred Lines" case including what went right and wrong in the decision.
During his exciting and informative talk, Dr. Harrington also used audio and video samples to demonstrate his use of prior musical sources to stop two music copyright infringement cases, which included Snoop Dogg to Debussy and Mozart, Alan Jackson, Michael Jackson, Faith Hill, Buena Vista Social Club, and dozens more. Harrington also discussed his current involvement as an expert witness in the "This Land Is Your Land" and "We Shall Overcome" cases.
Dr. Harrington's writings and interviews are twice used as authorities in the "The Amicus Brief" filed by 212 songwriters, composers, and musicians with the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in support of the bid by Williams, Thicke, and rapper T.I. in an effort to overturn the $5.3 million final judgment. He is one of the musicologists supporting the plaintiffs in in the appeal.
If you're not influenced by Marvin Gaye, there must be something wrong with you," says Dr. E. Michael Harrington. "He could just as well be talking about James Brown, Chuck Berry, the Beatles, or Michael Jackson – all of them a product of their own influences. Copyright law should make musical creativity flourish, not stifle." (The Amicus Brief)
Harrington's opinion on the "Blurred Lines" verdict has been sought out and shared by several media outlets including USA Today, ABC News, Daily Mail, WSMV NBC 4 Nashville, and Bloomberg Podcast.
"This is the worst decision, just crazy! If this were to become a standard, it's going to be one of the greatest growth industries of all time, suing people who sound like someone else," says Harrington. (USA Today)
Dr. E. Michael Harrington, CEO of E. Michael Music, is a musicology and copyright expert. Dr. Harrington's diverse resume also includes:
Lecturing at Harvard Law School, George Washington University Law School, Brooklyn Law, Loyola University Law School, Cardozo Law School, Boston College Law School, and more.
Acting as a consultant and expert witness in music copyright matters involving director Steven Spielberg, Mark Burnett, the Dixie Chicks, Woody Guthrie, Steve Perry, Keith Urban, HBO, Ne-Yo, T-Pain, T. I., Akon, Snoop Dogg, Collin Raye, Tupac Shakur, Lady Gaga, George Clinton, Mariah Carey, DJ Danger Mouse, Samsung, AT&T, Avril Lavigne, Britney Spears, Rascal Flatts, and many others.
Is an advisory board member, the Future of Music Coalition and the Creators Freedom Project, and member of Leadership Music.
Dr. E. Michael Harrington's perspectives and analyses on copyright legal issues have been featured in several media outlets including the New York Times, TIME Magazine, the Huffington Post, Rolling Stone Magazine, NBC's "TODAY Show," CNN, Forbes, and other leading media outlets.
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We will be closed Monday September 3rd for Labor Day. Stay tuned for open mat times for adults. Have a great weekend with your family and friends.
Both our 4pm and 5pm kids classes have reached capacity. We thank you for your continued support and referrals. We are adding a class for new families to try out jiu jitsu on Fridays at 3:15pm. This class is by appointment only , and for those kids that are currently on the wait list. There is a $20 deposit for this first time class, and this option as monthly wait list member is $100. The deposit will be applied to the membership once signed up. This 45 minute , 1x per week class will focus on the fundamentals of jiu jitsu. We will no longer have new kids trying out for the 1st time during our regularly scheduled classes. If you have any questions, please ask Coach Steph or Coach Mitch.


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Florida's Stetson University Launches New Master of Jurisprudence Programs
LLM GUIDE, Mar 28, 2018
New M.Jur aimed at non-lawyers; will start this fall
Florida's Stetson University College of Law has announced the launch of three new Master of Jurisprudence programs, aimed at non-lawyers.
The new programs include a one-year Master of Jurisprudence in International and Comparative Business Law, as well as two part-time programs: one in Healthcare Compliance and the other in Aging, Law, and Policy.
The M.Jur in International and Comparative Business Law will be a residential program, while the part-time M.Jur options will be delivered online.
All three M.Jur programs will start this fall.
Students who will need a visa should apply by April 1. The deadline for domestic applicants who do not need a visa is July 1.
Stetson University also offers a full-time LL.M. in International Law as well as Online LL.M. programs in Advocacy and Elder Law.
For more information, please see the Stetson news release announcing the new M.Jur programs.
Read more about alternatives to LL.M. degrees that do not require a background in law.
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Q: Unity IoC and Static method What is the best way to handle a situation where you're using IoC but there is a static method in it along with the other methods like the following:
public partial class ShoppingCart
{
    private IDatabaseFactory _storeDB;

    public ShoppingCart(IDatabaseFactory storeDB)
    {
        _storeDB = storeDB;
    }

    private string ShoppingCartId { get; set; }

    public static ShoppingCart GetCart(HttpContextBase context)
    {
        var cart = new ShoppingCart(WHATGOESHERE?);
        cart.ShoppingCartId = cart.GetCartId(context);
        return cart;
    }

    public int OtherMethod()
    {
        ...
    }
}

A: The static GetCart method is an Ambient Context. It's a bad idea, especially to have such a method at the level of your domain model. Try refactoring it to an abstract factory:
public interface IShoppingCartFactory
{
    ShoppingCart GetCartForCurrentUser();
}

You can inject the IShoppingCartFactory in services that need it (but not in your entities, it's better to keep your entities clean). Now you can define an implementation and register it in your IoC configuration. Here's an example of such an implementation:
public class HttpShoppingCartFactory : IShoppingCartFactory
{
    private readonly IShoppingUnitOfWorkFactory uowFactory;

    public HttpShoppingCartFactory(
        IShoppingUnitOfWorkFactory uowFactory)
    {
        this.uowFactory = uowFactory;
    }

    public ShoppingCart GetCartForCurrentUser()
    {
        int userId = (int)HttpContext.Current.Session["userId"];

        using (var unitOfWork = this.uowFactory.CreateNew())
        {
            return unitOfWork.ShoppingCards
                .FirstOrDefault(c => c.User.Id == userId);
        }
    }
}

It would be even better to separate the getting the user context from the shopping card factory. For instance, you yould inject a IUserContextFactory in the shopping card factory, making it independant on ASP.NET.

A: IMO you should refactor it, making it to look like this:
public class ShoppingCartService {
    private readonly IDatabaseFactory _storeDB;

    public ShoppingCartService(IDatabaseFactory storeDB) {
        _storeDB = storeDB
    }

    public ShoppingCart GetCart(IdType cartId)
    {
        var cart = new ShoppingCart(_storeDB);
        cart.ShoppingCartId = cartId;
        return cart;
    }
}

public partial class ShoppingCart
{
    private IDatabaseFactory _storeDB;

    public ShoppingCart(IDatabaseFactory storeDB)
    {
        _storeDB = storeDB;
    }

    private string ShoppingCartId { get; set; }

    public int OtherMethod()
    {
        ...
    }
}

This way, you are moving responsibility to get the current shopping cart from a static method to a service class you can inject in the presentation layer.

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The Wisconsin Working Lands Initiative was passed as part of the state's 2009-2011 biennial budget, under Chapter 91 of the Wisconsin State Statutes.
Development of a purchase of agriculture conservation easements program (PACE).
The goal of the new WLI is to preserve significant agricultural areas throughout the state.


On Wednesday this week we have Matt Mullenweg in Auckland for a flying visit. Matt is CEO of Automattic which is the company behind WordPress. As the co founder of WordPress Matt has also learned a huge amount about how to grow a distributed business which is global and where almost all staff work remotely as the norm.
Currently there are 240 employees around the world in something like 26 countries. In the Bay Area and SF which is the closest thing to head office there are 15 but even they don't all work in the same location.
BTW – the event the Auckland event still has seats available. Tickets are free but you do need to book.
Having heard Matt speak at various events in NZ, SF and in Australia over the years plus a few other interviews and online talks I have some idea of what the topics may cover but really for me the back story of how to build, and scale a business based on open source is very much a key part of the story.
As one of the local organisers of WordPress related events and projects I get to speak with an incredible range of businesses and media about WordPress and related topics.
It is fair to say that businesses generally don't understand how an open source business can grow to the astonishing size that it has done in the last 11 years.
1. Stay true to the community that you came out of and nourish that by providing an ecosystem that captures the core values of that community. An example of this is the WordPress.com mostly free (freemium) hosting model with the arms length – self hosted WordPress.org sites providing websites to millions of users of all kinds.
2. Develop grass roots products that are inexpensive and infinitely scalable. Examples of this might be the JetPack plugin set and VideoPress (although video hosting is much more demanding to build at scale.) I have no idea of the relative values of the "free" compared to the "paid" products but my impression is that 80% of the business is free stuff and the revenue comes from the 20% that is paid for – a kind of reverse Pareto principle.
3. Treat recruitment and hiring as an extended audition. If your application to work at Automattic is accepted you then work on a project together with one of the teams for a period of weeks for which you get paid $25/hr. Depending on how well that goes you will then get interviewed by Matt himself. He has said in interviews that he spend up to 1/3rd of his time on hiring. This has the very real value of confirming (or not) the cultural values of the organisation at a very personal level.
4. Keep all communications structured and searchable. Internally the company uses P2 which is a project based WordPress theme plus Skype and other chat based clients. Every project can be searched. This is a little bit like having a CRM tool which is purpose built for projects.Yes there are emails and phone calls but the core communications are all structured and accessible to all of the staff. Building software is very much based on process and by running the company the same way as the software is created that makes a great deal of sense.
5. Be inspiring. This quality is harder to analyse but the best leaders are those who inspire and are visionary. They also hire people with skills that they don't have and recognise diversity and the strength different perspectives to solve programming and every other business problem.
It is fashionable in business to revere the "self-made man" but really I'm picking someone in Matt's family had a real and very deep understanding of servant hood or stewardship and though it may have been an unconscious family value it is clearly there in the mix.
It also seems like a core value of Automattic is very much to do business things that make sense in the context of the company and not just because business conventions demand that.
I am reminded of a story from the Jim Collins book "Good to Great" where Jim treated himself as an experiment and started taking observations on what worked and what didn't for him personally. From where I sit it seems very much like the culture of Automattic is very much like that.
"Automattic is basically a big experiment. Can we create something that's fully open source to the core, that becomes a big Internet-scale business?
They say it can't be done but we've been proving them wrong since 2005. I look forward to continuing to do that.
FORBES: What are the main revenue drivers now?
Mullenweg: People think that WordAds and VIP are big parts of our business—they're about 10% each. They're important and for many reasons we invest in them, but the vast majority of revenue comes from subscriptions, the other 80%. So people signing up for WordPress.com to get extra features or a domain name.


Researchers show in Science Advances that the probability of extremely warm and extremely dry conditions has doubled worldwide.
They warn for the threat this poses to worldwide agricultural production. Before anthropogenic climate change chances of extreme weather in multiple agricultural key regions were slim. At the same time the global marketplace could compensate for a bad harvest in one region. The researchers see erosion of this buffer. They specifically point out that the frequency of these simultaneous extreme hot and dry conditions will increase with 20% in the next three decades.


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Educator Spotlight: Tan Nguyen
Tan Nguyen has served as the teacher in one of our SCSOS ATP Classrooms for the past eight years. "It's exciting to come to work," he said. "SCSOS is like a family."
Born in San Francisco and raised in Sacramento, Tan moved to Yuba City four years ago. He attended UC Davis and earned his bachelor's degree in Sociology. He attended National University and earned his master's degree in Special Education and his Mod/Severe Special Education Credential.
Tan began his career at SCSOS in 2015 in the ATP Classroom that used to be at Park Place North. He attributes his success to the support from his mentor, fellow SPED teacher Elizabeth Ballou. He says he uses many of her strategies that he has tailored to his students' needs.
Tan's mother lives in Sacramento and his only sister lives in San Francisco. He has one adorable nephew. Tan has been married to fellow SPED teacher Bryan Statter for the past five years.
Tan loves to cook and share the meals with his friends. He also loves going out to dinner with friends. He and Bryan love going on road trips. Their most recent trip was to Utah and Idaho where they visited Salt Lake City and the Ice Caves.
Tan thoroughly enjoys his work with his students. Each student has his or her own goals that Tan and his staff work towards achieving. Their rapport and relationships with their students provide the foundation for the learning that is so apparent in the classroom.
Tan's commitment and dedication are second to none. SCSOS is fortunate to have him as part of our team.
"You were made for the place where your real passion meets compassion, because there lies your real purpose."
-Ann Voskamp
ATP Teacher and para educators
Lavonne Jensen, Roberta Langley, Debbie McCarthy, Marilee Perez and Josephine Tabios
SCSOS Adult Transition Program: LaVonne Jensen's Class
Meeting students' needs is a trademark of our SCSOS Adult Transition Classrooms. LaVonne Jensen's classroom services eleven students who are part of our most vulnerable population of students. The students attend class in cohorts: Five students attend Cohort A: Mondays and Tuesdays. Four students attend Cohort B on Thursdays and Fridays. Two students attend Cohort C which is distance learning.
Teacher LaVonne Jensen, Para-educators Roberta Langley, Debbie McCarthy-1:1, Marilee Perez and Josephine Tabios use the county adopted "Unique" curriculum. Unique Transition Curriculum has monthly themes that focus on functional living skills, social skills, grooming, and hygiene. The component they use the most is the "Core Tasks" these are Life Skills tasks in Task Analysis form. It is a visual step-by-step, repetitive approach to helping their students develop practical life skills. There are fifteen different tasks that students are taught from sweeping floors to wiping down tables to washing windows. Mrs. Jensen's ATP class is working on prerequisite skills and practice in the classroom with hands-on-tasks. The goal is to have students master skills in independent living, social skills, training or education and pre-vocation. This is to help students become as independent as possible in their adult lives. Para Roberta is working with all three classrooms at ATP in the newly started Culinary Program, and the local Chamber of Commerce fully embraces the efforts these students are making towards independence.
Each morning when the students come in, they follow a visual schedule as most cannot read and most are not verbal. Each student works on hygiene goals as well as soft skills in the area of pre-vocation. The goal is to assist the students to become independent and contributing citizens.
The staff in this classroom has a combined total of 110 years of collective experience in special education; they are truly a dream team. The environment created by the staff in this classroom is one of inclusion and support. Students are learning to become productive citizens within their community due to the diligent efforts of the teacher and para-educators.
If you would like to learn more about our SCSOS ATP Programs, please contact Janine Hughes, Director of Special Education at (530) 822-2911 or email janineh@sutter.k12.ca.us
ATP Teacher and Para Educator
LeeAnne Martin and Dawn Patterson
SCSOS Adult Transition Program
Aiding adolescent adults to autonomy
Although most of this school year has been spent in distance learning, our nine ATP students (ages 18-22) returned to small cohort classes beginning February 22. Students now attend two days per week from 8:45 to 1:15. During this time, students have been excited to return to in person instruction in order to continue working on their goals in the areas of education, employment and independent living.
Teacher Lee Anne Martin has designed a curriculum to teach her students basic life skills such as resume writing, career exploration and mock interviews. Additionally, students learn necessary math skills to operate a class store, balance an ongoing budget, coupled with writing checks to pay bills. Students also plan meals, complete grocery lists, and navigate the community using the local transit system to purchase necessary goods and supplies.
Inspiring and Passionate: Two words that best describe SCSOS ATP Teacher Lee Anne Martin and ATP Para educator Dawn Patterson. From the moment you enter the classroom and observe the interactions between educators and students, it is obvious that supporting students to become the best that they can be is the ultimate goal. Much time and effort has been put into the classroom in order to provide an environment for students to learn practical life skills. The strong relationships that Lee Anne and Dawn have with their students are the foundation from which the learning grows.
Teacher Lee Anne Martin says the focus of her classroom is to offer these adult students the necessary life skills to experience opportunities and responsibilities of being a productive, capable and independent citizen of the community. The classroom community, referred to as "Life University" represents a mini community where students gain a better understanding of how life decisions can dynamically impact the stability of their future independence.
"Our Adult Transition program is geared to assist our students in their next step in life after they complete our program. Our goal is to support them and provide them the necessary skills that they need in order to meet their goals for adulthood," Special Education Director Janine Hughes said. "Each student is on his or her own individual path and our staff work hard at supporting each goal and providing them the instruction both in the classroom and out in the community to aid in their success!'
Educator spotlight: Anthony Hearns
If you have visited the county offices since August or work at the county offices, you have had the privilege of meeting a wonderful employee. Anthony has served as a custodian for SCSOS for one year. He started at Shady Creek, then was moved to the county offices at Klamath Lane in August. Any time you see Anthony, he greets you with a warm hello and smiling eyes.
Anthony was born and raised in Compton, California. His childhood was filled with gangs, drugs and violence. Both of his parents died violently when he was very young so his grandmother raised him for most of his young life. After graduating from Compton High School, Anthony longed for a better life. "I realized that I'm the only male in my blood line that could make a difference," Anthony said.
He visited his aunt for Thanksgiving one year in Yuba City and he thought it was the quietest city on Earth. Shortly thereafter, Anthony gathered everything he owned and moved to Yuba City. Once he was settled, he went back to Compton to retrieve his two nieces and two nephews who have lived with him ever since.
Anthony met his wife Cheryl at church and they have been married for seven years. Cheryl serves as a para-educator for SCSOS. Anthony enjoys spending time with his family and serving in his church.
Anthony considers himself a survivor. He said that in Compton a person is lucky to live past 21 years of age. Some of those who live there want to make a new life for themselves elsewhere, but they don't believe they can. Others are brainwashed to believe that they have to stay there.
Anthony says that SCSOS is one of the best places to work. "I enjoy coming to work," he said. "The employees here are my family." He takes pride in his work and sees his purpose to spread love to those around him. SCSOS is fortunate to have him as part of our team.
Educator Spotlight: Mrs. Bea
Educator Spotlight: Beatriz Caratachea (Mrs. Bea)
If you ever have the opportunity to drive by the corner of Pennington and Connecticut in Live Oak in the early morning hours on a school day, you will have the privilege of seeing her. Mrs. Caratachea, whom the students affectionately call "Mrs. Bea," is on the job helping students cross the street to get to school.
"I am the first person that the students see on their way to school," Mrs. Bea said. "It is important for me to have a positive attitude and give the students someone to look up to."
Mrs. Bea has served at Luther Elementary School in Live Oak for the past four years. She serves as a para-educator for kindergarten and second grade, front dismissal and crossing guard. She said she loves her work at Luther because it's such a positive place. "I love seeing the students every day," she said. "When I am at the corner, the parents often roll down their windows to say hi and to thank me for what I do."
Luther Elementary Principal Parveen Bains said, "Mrs. Bea is a tremendous asset to this school. Her positivity is huge. She creates a positive connection for our students." Mrs. Bains also stated that Mrs. Bea received crossing guard training and she receives monthly training for her para-educator position from Assistant Principal, Julie Crandall.
"Parents often ask me; don't you ever take a sick day?" Mrs. Bea said, "I tell them no because I love what I do." How fortunate the students of Luther Elementary are to have Mrs. Bea to greet them every day.
"Every kid is one caring adult away from being a success story."
Josh Shipp
Educator Spotlight: Paige Milgate
"We will know that Inclusive Education has really become embedded in our culture when the term becomes obsolete"
Michael F. Giangreco
Paige Milgate is a strong advocate for her students and their families. As teacher for the NC Classroom at Yuba City High School, Paige teaches students with a variety of disabilities. She embraces the students within her classroom and works with them holistically. Paige has had great success with the students under her care, both behaviorally and academically; she looks to the root of what is causing the student not to succeed and addresses that. She also credits establishing a relationship with each student and their family as key to student success.
From the time she was in the fifth grade, Paige knew that she wanted to be a teacher. When she was at the University of the Pacific, on a basketball scholarship and completing her education, her first internship was at juvenile hall educating boys behind bars. She then secured her first full time teaching position at River Oak Center for Children which is a level 14 residential treatment center for emotionally disturbed teenagers. She served there for 10 years. She moved to Highlands High School where she served as the RSP teacher for 10 years. During her tenure there, she served as a class advisor and coach as well. She served at Plumas Lake Elementary for 5 years before coming to SCSOS. She has been with us for the past 5 years.
Paige has an all or nothing approach to teaching. She works closely with the parents of her students. She feels that one of the best ways to support her students is to ensure that she is communicating with and supporting the parents. She stated that she is very fortunate to have two amazing para-educators, Sue Patterson and Christina Ladd. In her classroom, she provides an environment that's safe, secure and respectful. She models the behavior that she wants to see from her students. "We are a family," Paige said.
One of Paige's greatest success stories is that of Anthony, who came to her for his freshman year. She advocated for him to be mainstreamed and he graduated at the top of his class as one of the YCHS Salutatorians in June, 2019. To read the article, click on the link: http://www.familysoup.org/docs/uploads/2019/09/noise-2019-fall-READER-EG.pdf
"My purpose is to help kids and be there," Paige said. "My favorite compliment I receive from parents is, 'If it wasn't for you, my child wouldn't be where he/she is today.'"
Paige Milgate has found her niche and our students are benefitting from her all or nothing approach to education. SCSOS is fortunate to have an educator with her compassion and dedication to our NC students.
Educator Spotlight: Dulia Aguilar
"In my world there are no bad kids, just impressionable, conflicted young people wrestling with emotions and impulses, trying to communicate their feelings and needs the only way they know how." Janet Lansbury
Dulia Aguilar is in her fifth year of serving SCSOS students as a Behavior Assistant. She services many schools: Yuba City High School, Sutter Union High School, Barry Elementary, Luther Elementary, Tierra Buena Elementary, Browns Elementary, Nuestro Elementary, Pleasant Grove Elementary and Franklin Elementary.
So what does a Behavior Assistant do?
Behavior Assistants work closely with the Behaviorist to develop and implement a behavior intervention/support plan for a student. These plans are designed to assist the classroom staff when dealing with difficult student behaviors. The plans try to address what the student is trying to communicate with the difficult behavior and how to address it in a positive manner. The behavior assistant is a support to the classroom staff by helping to implement the behavior plan. The student with a behavior intervention/support plan has support from the behavior assistant based on the number of minutes recorded in his or her IEP. Along with providing support for the behavior plan, Dulia also supports our Spanish-speaking families by translating for parent and IEP meetings.
Dulia was born and raised in the bay area. She and her husband moved here many years ago due to the high cost of housing in San Francisco. Dulia has worked in the mental health field before joining SCSOS as a Behavior Assistant. She served for many years as a Drug and Alcohol Prevention Specialist and as a Mental Health Rehabilitation Specialist for Victor Community Services.
Dulia enjoys spending time with her family. Her two children are involved in sports, acting and cheerleading. Dulia loves going to Broadway shows and movies with her family. She often returns to the bay area to visit family and friends.
SCSOS Educator Spotlight: Julie Aguirre
Teacher Julie Aguirre often gets to see herself through her students' eyes. Former students will return to visit her classroom and say things like, "You were right Miss Julie. It's important to have a good work ethic." This makes her proud because her students are productive citizens. Julie has been a special education teacher for severely disabled young adults for the past 31 years.
Julie began her teaching journey by earning her Bachelor's degree in Speech Pathology. She was enrolled in the master's program for Speech Pathology, beginning her clinicals, when she decided that she didn't want to spend her life in this field. She saw an ad in the paper for a para professional for Virginia School in Wheatland; she was hired as a substitute para. The following school year, she was hired full time as a para for an MD class. She went back to school and completed both her multiple subject and special education credentials. In 1988, she began her teaching career at the high school SD classroom at Butte Vista. She was part of a team of three teachers who team taught. Butte Vista School then became a K-5 school and the high school age students were moved to a classroom on the Yuba City High School campus where Julie taught for 3 years. SCSOS decided in 1986 to develop a second Adult Transition Program for students who were not ready to access the Yuba College Transition Program. Julie accepted the challenge of developing this new program which was originally in a rental house across the street from YCHS on Park Avenue, hence the name Park Place. After two years at Park Place, Julie transferred to the Yuba College Adult Transition Program where she taught from 1998-2015.
In 2015, Julie returned to teach the SD class at Yuba City High School. "No day is the same. You learn to expect the unexpected," Julie says. "My love for my students and seeing the changes in them has kept me going."
Julie plans to retire at the end of the school year and spending more time with her mom and granddaughter is her highest priority. She also loves arts and crafts and plans to continue making crafts and selling them at craft fairs. She plans to travel, with a trip planned to Europe in August/September.
Julie has spent over three decades making a difference in the lives of severely disabled students. She will be greatly missed, but she plans to visit the classroom in order to keep up with her students.
"There is no greater reward than working from your heart and making a difference in the world" Carlos Santana
SCSOS Spotlight: Lisa and Alex Jimenez
"To measure the success of our societies, we should examine how well those with different abilities, including persons with autism, are integrated as full and valued members" –Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon
Lisa Jimenez, an SCSOS Para educator for 15 years, says she has seen a lot of changes within special education during her tenure, particularly in the area of autism. When her son, Alex, was diagnosed with autism at the age of 3, there was very little known about it. Back then, some in the field believed that autistic children didn't like to go outside, so recess was not an option for them during the school day. Alex, who is now 24, began his education with SCSOS in our preschool program. He continued his education through elementary, middle and high school; earning his high school diploma from Yuba City High School. Alex reported that he had two favorite teachers: LaVonne Jensen and Ernie Wilder. Currently, he works five days a week at Pride Industries and still receives respite support through Alta Regional once or twice per week.
Alex describes himself as hugely funny, shy and creative. He enjoys drawing, putting legos together and playing video games with his family. He was proud to say that he recently beat his dad at Pac Man.
Lisa is proud of the progress her son Alex has made. She is a mother of five boys and describes herself as dependable and hard working. She enjoys her work in the ASD Classroom #8 at Riverbend School. She especially enjoys watching the students grow and develop; she works diligently with each individual child to ensure that he or she receives what they need. Lisa reports that her colleagues are a great group of people. "Everyone is looking out for what is in the best interest of the student. If something isn't working, then we look for other ways to help the student."
Alex has grown into an independent, successful adult. Lisa credits early intervention and a strong educational system as key. "Alex's success is what we strive to achieve with all of our ASD students," Lisa said.
Roberta Givens
"When teaching children with autism we must be quick to adapt, follow our instinct and go off plan" Adele Devine
Passion, Persistence and Positivity: Words that describe Para-educator Roberta Givens. Roberta has served as a para-educator with SCSOS since 2015. She began her tenure at Yuba City High School in room 211 where she fell in love with the students. As of October 2019, she began serving ASD students at Riverbend in room 21. She reports that she didn't know what to expect when she made the transition, but she loves her work with these students.
Roberta has lived in Olivehurst from the age of 6 except for a two-year stint at age 19 in Eureka where she served in the California Conservation Corp. She then moved back to Olivehurst to help her mother care for her niece. She was attending Yuba College when she found out she was pregnant with her son. After giving birth, she secured her Medical Assistant Certification through Cambridge and was employed at Sutter North OB. She began her Medical Assistant Instructor Training and withdrew when her son was diagnosed with autism. It was then that her new journey began; she provided early intervention for her son: speech, in-home ABA, and pre-school. In 2010, she began serving as an In-Home ABA Provider. After a few years in this capacity, she decided that she wanted more time with the students that she served in this role.
Roberta began her tenure with SCSOS as a substitute para-educator in 2015 at Yuba City High School in room 211. "I fell in love with the students," Roberta said. She worked in room 211 until October 2019 when she made the transition to the ASD classroom at Riverbend for grades 1-5. Her personal experience with autism gives her a broader perspective when working with our ASD students. She makes it her daily goal to discover what works for each individual child.
Roberta's son is now 13 years old and thriving at school. Roberta credits advocating for her son and early intervention as key. She and her son enjoy participating in outdoor activities, Boy Scouts and road trips. Their most recent road trip was to Los Angeles and San Diego for seven days during winter break.
Passion, Persistence and Positivity: SCSOS is fortunate to have Roberta Givens as part of our educational team. Her years of personal and professional experience with autism make her an invaluable asset for our ASD students. "The work we do couldn't happen without all the moving parts. What we do makes a difference for our students and families," Roberta said.


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A Comprehensive Guide to Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Authors: Vivian Shi, Jennifer Hsiao, Michelle Lowes, Iltefat Hamzavi
Despite being a relatively straightforward clinical diagnosis, recognition of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is highly variable, and clinical management is challenging and complex. Written by the world's leading experts in HS, A Comprehensive Guide to Hidradenitis Suppurativa brings together up-to-date scientific evidence on the diagnosis, patho-mechanisms, comorbidities, and multi-faceted medical and surgical interventions for this debilitating condition—in one convenient reference.
1 Historic Perspectives
2 Epidemiology
3 Clinical Manifestations and Phenotypes
5 Histopathology
6 Imaging Modalities
7 Clinical Evaluation
8 Comorbidities and Systemic Associations
9 Disease Complications
10 Follicular Occlusion and Inflammation
11 Microbiome
12 Genetics and Epigenetics
13 Disease Evaluation & Outcome Measures
14 Overview and Comparison of Management Guidelines
15 Topical Therapeutics
16 Systemic Antibiotics
17 Non-Antibiotic Systemic Therapeutics for HS
18 Targeted Therapeutics: Biologics, Small Molecules
19 Pain and Itch Control
20 Wound Care
21 Quality of Life
22 Office-Based Non-Excision Procedures
23 Surgical Excisions for Hidradenitis Suppurativa
24 Office-based excision for hidradenitis suppurativa: a surgeon's decades-long experience
25 Laser and Light-Based Treatments
26 Other Procedural Treatments
27 Lifestyle Modifications
28 Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)
29 Pediatrics
30 Skin of Color
31 Hidradenitis Suppurativa in Women
32 HS Action Plan
32 HS Multi-Disciplinary Approach
33 HS Support Groups
34 Pipeline Therapeutics
35 The Future
Copyright: © Elsevier 2022
Vivian Shi
Dr. Vivian Shi is the Director of Clinical Trials and the Eczema Specialty Clinic at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Her research and clinical interests are in complex inflammatory skin conditions, skin barrier repair, transepidermal drug delivery, and integrative dermatology. She was an integral part of the team of researchers characterizing the pathophysiology of atopic dermatitis using a transgenic interleukin-4 mouse model of atopic dermatitis. She has published over 150 peer-reviewed articles, and is on the speaker's bureau and the steering committee for the U.S. National Eczema Association and is a faculty member of the International Eczema Council. She has served as the principal investigator for numerous industry-sponsored and investigator-initiated clinical and translational studies in eczematous conditions. She regularly speaks in national and international conferences on atopic dermatitis and inflammatory skin conditions. Additionally, she is the recipient of the several prestigious awards and grants.
Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.A.
Jennifer Hsiao
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Address: 1-39-6 Higashi ikebukuro | 1F, Toshima 170-0013, Tokyo Prefecture Hours:Mon – Sun : 11am – 10pm Tonkatsu Cutlet (Pork Cutlet) is pretty much a staple in Japanese cuisine, but Gyu Katsu (Beef Cutlet) is all the rave these days!…
Address: Japan, 〒150-0001 Tōkyō-to, Shibuya-ku, Jingūmae, 3 Chome−25−12, フジビル Opens: Mon – Sun 11:30am – 11pm Get there early! I heard of this place on my research to Tokyo and I wanted to try this much raved "mountain of beef…
150-0001, 1 Chome-9-30 Jingūmae, Shibuya-ku, Tōkyō-to 150-0001, Japan We arrived at Gram in Harajuku at around 10am, an hour before it's officially opened to line up for their premium pancakes. Apparently they only serve 20 pancakes at only 3 time…
Address: 1 Chome-27-8 Minamiikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tōkyō-to 171-0022, Japan Opens: 24 hours 7 days a week Vancouver sushi snob Coming from Vancouver where there's an abundance of fresh fish and plenty of authentic Japanese sushi restaurants, I must say I do…
Tokyo Ikebukuro Ikebukuro station is the second most busiest train station in Tokyo after Shinjuku. It accessible by the major train route JR line, Tokyo Tobu line and the Marounouchi subway line, as well as being the directly reachable via…
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Arriving at Tokyo Narita Airport Most international flights from overseas generally land at the Narita International Airport. There's also the Haneda International Airport which is mainly for domestic and short haul flights – we took that for our flight to…


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Q: Logger Instance Changing with Multiple Threads I have written below code to process requests using multi threading. Here ConnectorRunner is a runnable object-
        for (String request : requests) {
            propLog.put("log4j.appender.reqIdLog.File", request.getRequestId().concat(".log")); // Setting request fle appender to write on file named with current request id
            PropertyConfigurator.configure(propLog);
            Logger logger = Logger.getLogger("reqIdLogger");    // Creating logger for the current requst here

            ConnectorRunner connectorRunner = null;
            try {
                connectorRunner = new ConnectorRunner(request, logger);

                // setting some other fields here

            } catch (Exception e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }

            executorService.execute(connectorRunner);
        }

In ConnectorRunner class I am writing some execution logs. I want to write logs in such a way that all the logs for a particular request goes to a log file named with the request id for that request. To achieve this, I am creating a new logger instance for every request in every iteration and setting the file appender to write logs on a file named with request id and passing it to ConnectorRunner constructor.
The problem I am facing is, logs of all the threads (all the requests) are getting written to a log file that belongs to last thread(thread executed last). I am not sure what's going wrong here as I am creating a new ConnectorRunner object every time and creating a new logger instance for every thread.
Any help/guidance is much appreciated.


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Family-owned and operated American Standard General Construction, LLC is a Bothell general contractor specializing in commercial building maintenance, residential remodeling, and repair services. Services include commercial tenant improvements, carpentry, painting, fence and gate repair, electrical, plumbing, painting, additions, kitchen and bath remodels, framing, drywall, and general handyman services. American Standard General Construction, LLC has been screened and approved by HomeAdvisor and earned the distinction of an Elite Service.
AmyWorks has been serving the Greater Seattle Area since 2010. Services include home maintenance and repair services, workshops, and practical problem solving. The team at AmyWorks has more than 30 years of experience and has earned the Angie's List Super Service Award five years in a row.
Belanich Builders & Remodeling Home Services is a family-owned and operated general contracting company serving residents in the Seattle area. The team's areas of expertise include drywall installation and repair, window replacement, wall removal, additions and dormers, rental property maintenance, concrete patios and walkways, addition and alteration, and more. Belanich Builders & Remodeling Home Services has a team with more than two decades of experience and is licensed, bonded, and insured.
Bob's Fix-It is an Auburn handyman service that has served South King County for more than 30 years. Bob Hubley, the owner and operator, is a licensed contractor who specializes in repairs for homeowners, businesses, and property managers. Additional services include plumbing repairs, electrical repairs, carpentry repairs, home management, and more.
John Pierce, the owner and operator of Capitol Hill Handyman, has more than 25 years of professional experience. John specializes in small tasks such as picture hanging, furniture assembly, and wall and ceiling repair, as well as larger projects such as tile installation, window replacement, hardware installation, and demolition. Capitol Hill Handyman provides free estimates, offers online scheduling, and serves the entire Seattle Metro area.
For more than 20 years, Classic Building and Construction Inc. has provided general construction and handyman services to residents and businesses in the greater Seattle area. Services include remodels, additions, custom interior trims/mantels, decks and arbors, sunrooms, bathrooms, kitchens, and more. Classic Building and Construction Inc. has been screened and approved by HomeAdvisor.
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Handy Andy the Handyman is a family-owned and operated Kirkland handyman service with more than 30 years of experience. The team provides custom carpentry, interior and exterior painting, masonry, furniture assembly, minor electrical work, minor plumbing work, flooring, troubleshooting, countertops and cabinets, drywall repair, fencing, and more. Handy Andy the Handyman is licensed, bonded, and insured and is accredited by the Better Business Bureau.
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Home Worx is a licensed, bonded, and insured Seattle handyman services company. The team's areas of expertise include deck repair and maintenance, structural repairs, light plumbing and electrical work, kitchen and bathroom remodeling, demolition, small additions, and more. Home Worx family-owned and operated, and the owner has more than 10 years of experience in general construction.
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Queen Anne Handyman, LLC has operated in Queen Anne and the Greater Seattle Area as a handyman services provider for more than 10 years. Services include carpentry and doors, walls and sheetrock hanging, bathrooms, kitchens, office maintenance, child and pet proofing, and more. Queen Anne Handyman, LLC is licensed, bonded, and insured and family-owned and operated.
Samonte Construction and Remodel LLC is a Bothell handyman and general construction company founded in 2011. The team specializes in house painting, restoration, flooring, building safety and compliance, sheds and accessory building, demolition, residential stormwater and drainage systems, and more. Samonte Construction and Remodel LLC serves the entire Puget Sound Region, including King, Pierce, Kitsap, and Snohomish Counties.
Solutions Today, LLC is a family-owned real estate investment company and a licensed, bonded, and insured general contractor. The team buys, rehabilitates, and sells properties and has more than 30 years of investment experience. The team's handyman has worked as a carpenter, arborist, deck builder, concrete flat worker, truss builder and supervisor, lumber yard worker, new home superintendent, and home inspector. Solutions Today serves Edmonds, Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace, Everett, Bothell, South Snohomish County and North King County.
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I hate plastic items in many ways because most of them never biodegrade and litter the landscape as well as cause direct impact to wildlife. Many sea creatures for example turtles die from eating plastic bags as they look like jelly fish to them, birds get caught up in six pack holders and plastic based strings and ropes, and plastic nets caught on the bottom of the ocean and lakes kill creatures for almost ever. However plastics are also very convenient and useful. They a re simply not going away and can be used more responsibly for most of us. Here are five simple techniques to limit the environmental impact of plastics.
1) Do not use plastic grocery bags when you can avoid it! Many plastics give you a choice of plastic or paper. Even better, buy cloth bags and bring them to the stores with you. Some not only give you a discount per bag, but often sell reusable cloth bags right at the checkout counters. These cloth bags can be used over and over indefinitely, and most are attractive and fashionable as well. I have several, and always carry some in my car just in case I make an unplanned grocery store visit.
2) Reuse plastic items in your house and office. Sometimes plastic bags can be reused as can plastic boxes and jars. We have some plastic jars we have been reusing for many years for example. Many plastic items designed to be disposable can be reused many times. Even some flimsy packaging may be reusable a couple of times. A little creativity can go a long way here. A lot of plastics that are normally thrown away can be reused.
3) Try to get others to reuse plastics you cannot. A prime example is plastic packaging peanuts that you may receive with mail order items but have no use for. Most packaging stores are very happy to take them off your hands! I also give all my empty milk jugs to a friend who reuses them for the beer he brews. This is much better than letting all this stuff fill up landfills or litter the side of the road!
4) You may be able to reuse plastic items others have no use for. We regularly get 5 gallon plastic pickle jars from a local restaurant that they have no use for and reuse them for many purposes, including storing bird seed, sand and gravel, fishing bait, and much more.
5) Do not buy items that come with too much packaging, and if you must, write or otherwise contact the manufacturer or distributor and let them know. They usually aim to please their customer base and may be able to make more environmentally friendly choices.
Of course the final choice, and the least carbon friendly one, is traditional recycling. I sort and recycle all items possible in my house, plastic included. Not all of them are recyclable, but a great majority are and recycling is convenient in most areas, often with home pickup.


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After fleeing an abusive husband with her six-year-old son, Tommie, Beverly is attempting to create a new life for them in a small town off the beaten track. Despite their newfound freedom, Beverly is constantly on guard: she creates a fake backstory, wears a disguise around town, and buries herself in DIY projects to stave off anxiety. But her stress only rises when Tommie insists he'd been hearing someone walking on the roof and calling his name late at night. With money running out and danger seemingly around every corner, she makes a desperate decision that will rewrite everything she knows to be true. . . .
Meanwhile, Colby Mills is on a heart-pounding journey of another kind. A failed musician, he now heads a small family farm in North Carolina. Seeking a rare break from his duties at home, he spontaneously takes a gig playing in a bar in St. Pete Beach, Florida, where he meets Morgan Lee—and his whole life is turned upside-down.
The daughter of affluent Chicago doctors, Morgan has graduated from a prestigious college music program with the ambition to move to Nashville and become a star. Romantically and musically, she and Colby complete each other in a way that neither has ever known.
In the course of a single unforgettable week, two young people will navigate the exhilarating heights and heartbreak of first love. Hundreds of miles away, Beverly will put her love for her young son to the test. And fate will draw all three people together in a web of life-altering connections . . . forcing each to wonder whether the dream of a better life can ever survive the weight of the past.


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With the passage of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, two strategies to potentially maximize Social Security benefit payments were eliminated.
Prior to the budget's passage, married couples had two strategies to help maximize their Social Security benefits: "file-and-suspend" and "restricted applications."¹
Under file-and-suspend, the higher-earning spouse filed for benefits and then suspended them, allowing the lower-earning spouse to claim a spousal benefit. This also let the higher-earning spouse accrue delayed retirement credits. Upon attaining age 70, the couple then could switch to each taking their own individual benefit to receive the highest possible amount.
Restricted Application
A restricted application allowed an individual, upon attaining full retirement age, to file only for a spousal benefit, based on his or her spouse's work record, delaying personal benefits until age 70. Upon reaching age 70, the individual would then convert to his or her own personal benefit.
Married couples also could combine the above strategies with one spouse filing and suspending a worker benefit, while the other spouse filed a restricted application to receive the spousal benefit only.
Divorced Recipients
These strategies could be used by divorced recipients, too. A divorced spouse was permitted to file a restricted application for a spousal benefit at full retirement age, as long as the former spouse was 62 or older. At age 70, the divorced spouse then switched over to his or her own worker benefit, assuming it was a higher amount.
The Policy Behind the Elimination
The elimination of file-and-suspend claims became effective on May 1, 2016. It prohibited restricted applications for anyone who had not reached age 62 by the end of 2015. Since file-and-suspend was only available to those who had reached full retirement age, it remained available to individuals who were age 66 by April 30, 2016. (Couples who had already executed such claims are unaffected by the new law.)²
The reason that Congress acted, and the President signed into law this change, was to save money and close perceived loopholes in the Social Security program.
Overall savings will be small compared to the larger financial challenges that Social Security faces. These changes will save about 0.02 percent of the taxable wages and self-employment income subject to Social Security taxes over the next 75 years, according to the Social Security Administration — a fraction of the program's long-term deficit of 2.65 percent of taxable payroll.3 ³
According to one study, these changes will impact just 0.1 percent of all Social Security participants.⁴
Strategy & Choices
There was one other change not yet widely discussed that may have implications for you.
For someone who exercised a file-and-suspend strategy, the rules provided the ability to receive a retroactive lump sum payment if an individual changed his or her mind and lifted the suspension. (They did lose any bump up in payment amount that came with delaying benefit payments, however.) This flexibility is also being eliminated under the budget act.
This ability to lift the suspension was a particularly important planning strategy because it allowed an individual who may have come down with a life-threatening illness or undergone a change in financial status to retroactively go back to their original filing date and receive a lump sum for the benefit amount not paid during the suspension period.
Keep in mind that Social Security has undergone a number of substantive changes since its inception. While the elimination of these strategies may be disappointing, these changes do not undercut the central promise of this critical social contract. In fact, they were implemented to strengthen it.
Social Security Administration, 2016.
The New York Times, October 30, 2015.
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Set in the beautiful piney woods and rolling hills of East Texas, Little Woman Home for Animals is a non-profit organization committed to providing lifetime care to abandoned, unwanted animals while actively seeking homes for their placement. Each day, we meet the needs of those in our care, providing shelter and nourishment for the healthy, and on-site medical care for the ill or aged. We have never practiced euthanasia.
In addition to a commitment to the animals in direct care at our haven here in Huntsville, we support public education and outreach regarding the critical need for lessening animal adoptions through spay/neuter regimens for cats and dogs. We support the value of Trap/Neuter/Return (TNR) programs for feral animals who are not candidates for adoption but can be safely returned to their familiar environment and yet not reproduce. We currently are involved in determining the usefulness of orally delivered birth control for feral cats by way of regular feedings.
Now in our 19th year of service, we are grateful for so many others who help us brighten the lives of these pets through their support. We invite you to join us in our efforts to bring hope to the adoptable animals here, support for those beyond our gate who will not be cared for, a tranquil place to thrive for those who remain with us until the end of their life...and an honored resting place when they cross the Rainbow Bridge.
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I am a solitary Wiccan elder.
Skill/Service Details: I teach skills for conserving and developing personal magical energy. I also offer counseling for witches' life problems. I only speak English, that is, fliuently. I live about an hour south of Oslo, Norway.
Rates: I do not charge for my services. I follow Craft rules.