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Q and A with former Towson football player Stephen Venanzi
The first installment of a weekly article interviewing experts on Wake Forest opponents
By Cameron Lemons Debro@CamLemons_ Sep 7, 2018, 11:00am EDT
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For the 1st installment of this series I got to sit down Stephen Venanzi, a former member of the Towson football team. He gave us some insight on the Towson that otherwise we would not have been able to have. He's also a great guy, so without further ado lets jump right into it!
BSD: What's your affiliation with the team?
Stephen Venanzi: My affiliation with the team is that I played for the Towson Tigers as a Punter/Holder/Safety from 2012-2015. I was a member of the team that played against Carson Wentz and North Dakota State in 2013 in the FCS National Title game.
BSD: I've been doing some research on this team but obviously the coverage for FCS teams isn't always that great, what sort of expectations have been placed on Towson?
SV: Well Cameron, Towson plays in what has been referred to as the "SEC" of FCS football. The CAA conference is and will continue to be the best conference for FCS football. Each year, this conference sends four to five teams to the FCS playoffs and continually has members winning national titles. Teams in this conference consist of: James Madison, William & Mary, Richmond, Delaware, New Hampshire, Maine, Villanova, and so on. As you can see these teams are not to be taken lightly and have shown success not only in their conference but on a national stage as well. Teams in this conference, including Towson, have played in the FCS National Title game and will continue to for years to come.
BSD: Who are two players (one on each side of the ball) that really stand out head and shoulders above the rest and really stand to make a difference on Saturday?
SV: Three young men that look to make an impact for the Tigers come Saturday will be RB Shane Simpson, DB Monty Fenner, and Kicker Aidan O'Neill. Each of these guys have been very consistent and leaders on their prospective sides of the ball for the Tigers year-in and year-out over the years. This year they have combined to be effective and look for them to have a major impact against Wake Forest. Had to throw in a special teams player because I myself was a Punter/Holder and have to show the kickers some love!
BSD: Towson wins on Saturday if they do what?
SV: Towson will win on Saturday if they come out firing from the start. If they come out aggressive and make plays, as I know they will, I feel that will allow them to be successful. I feel confident in this teams ability to get the offense going and I know defense will come out strong as they always do
BSD: On the other side, what can Towson not do if they want to be competitive?
SV: Towson cannot afford to turnover the ball! If they do, and allow Sam Hartman and Wake Forest's offense to get the ball in their hands, it could be a long day for my Tigers. Hoping they can avoid the turnovers and make good decisions both offensively and defensively.
BSD: Lastly and most importantly, who wins, why, and what's the score?
SV: Towson wins on Saturday in a 20-17 victory, with a game winning field goal from Aidan O'Neill. Should be a great game regardless of the score, and I am happy to see these two teams meet come Saturday. Go Tigers!


July 17 (Reuters) - Australian shares fell on Tuesday, as an overnight slump in oil prices and weaker commodities squeezed energy and mining stocks.
The S&P/ASX 200 index fell 0.6 percent to 6,203.6 at the close of trade. The benchmark fell 0.4 percent on Monday.
The Australian energy index closed over 2 percent lower to its lowest level in nearly a month, after oil prices tumbled over 4 percent overnight as Libyan ports reopened and traders eyed supply increases by Russia and other producers.
Oil prices attempted a slight recovery in early Asian trade, but not enough to sway investors as prices took a dip soon after, furthering losses among energy stocks.
Woodside Petroleum was the biggest drag on the energy index, while Origin Energy and Oil Search fell 2.1 percent and 2.8 percent, respectively.
Oil Search investors were doubly hit on Tuesday with both the oil price slump and a reported 18 percent decline in first half revenue hitting the stock.
Weaker commodity prices added to market woes, and hit miners, with the main mining index down 1.4 percent.
Global miner Rio Tinto slipped 0.3 percent, as prices overshadowed a jump in iron ore output shipments from Australia and expectations of a stronger 2018 performance.
"The Rio result wasn't too bad, but when you see copper and lead prices down they get a wash down from those negative price moves," said James McGlew, executive director of corporate stockbroking at Argonaut.
New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index ended the session flat, at 8,978.89.


Four days before this past Christmas, Life delivered a kick to my gut that sent me reeling -on many levels- and drove me so hard to my knees, I struggled for two weeks before I could remotely regain my footing.
During this time, I was shaken to my very core. Unable to eat or sleep, or find my way in the bleak blackness of it all, I began noticing a very strange phenomenon.
I'm a very private person, so these compliments came from folks who knew nothing about my loss, or the ensuing grief that threatened to consume me.
I recalled a picture of my Mom that had been taken approximately 2 months after the death of her first husband, when she was all of nineteen or twenty years old.
They had been married just three months when he was killed tragically in an Air Force jet crash.
That loss, and the disasters that followed for my Mom were horrific- yet captured in that one particular photo- there on film for all the world to see- the Truest picture she has ever taken in her life. Raw with unimaginable emotion and humanness, wrapped in an overcoat in the heart of winter, she stands, eyes swollen from the endless tears – a brave smile gently curving her lips everso slightly upward, looking at the camera—looking Life in the eye, her Spirit exposed.
In this photo, she stands undaunted though handicapped, raw but full—very, very REAL. And there it is: the Light pouring forth from her wound.
An ethereal, not- of- this- world beam. And it was spilling out of me, thru the cracks in my carefully crafted mask, the veneer I've created to encase me as I make my rounds in this world. That very same veneer that now was smashed to bits. Light- everywhere.
For those of you who read my articles regularly, or know of my career background, you know I lived and worked in Hollywood, and as such provided makeup services to film and TV celebrities. You also know about my work providing reconstructive and restorative makeup services to burn and scar patients.
My idea of True Beauty is far from the superficial and I've always known that as human beings, we have scars- both the visible, external type- there for all the world to see, and the deeper, invisible type that so often haunts us without mercy- nonexistent to those people around us.
It can be debated which type causes the most pain. But there is a new level of understanding for me now.
Technically, scars are made of fibrous tissue that replaces damaged skin after an injury. The formation of a scar is a biological process of repair and as such is a natural part of the healing process.
Throughout my career, I've helped women- and men- cover their outer scars, and I've also worked with others in an attempt to help them balm their inner scars. Both types bring horrific pain and anguish, and both offer a gift.
In the years I've worked with women, I've dealt with scars from Domestic Violence, scars from cancer surgeries, scars from births by Ceasarean Section, scars from plane crashes and resulting fires, scars from car wrecks, scars from deforming acne … and scars from crippling grief and despair.
I've known women who hated themselves because of their scars. I've seen women unable to touch their mastectomy scars -and I've done everything within my power to help them learn to-at the very least- make peace with these fibrous reminders—and at the very best, embrace them as gifts.
Some are more willing to do this than others. For each it is a journey of many emotions, many layers- many miles.
Be they physical scars or emotional, TLC is needed, and self acceptance and self love the only balm that will work to ease the pain, the tightness, the rawness.
Where we are the most broken, we are the most beautiful. I believe this with all my heart and soul and I know this to be true. Where we have been broken, we've been made pliable, where we've been burned, we've been laid bare, much like a forest after a raging fire…and from the ashes the hefty and fragrant regrowth comes- with time.
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Inside the secret campaign to take out thousands of Taliban and Al Qaeda fighters, and the strike that killed Osama bin Laden. A six-month investigation by FRONTLINE has gone inside the military's "kill/capture" operations to discover new evidence of the program's impact, and its costs.
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Behind the strike that killed Osama bin Laden last week was one of the U.S. military's best-kept secrets: a covert campaign that officials have credited with taking out thousands of Taliban and Al Qaeda fighters. A six-month investigation by FRONTLINE has gone inside the military's ""kill/capture"" operations to discover new evidence of the program's impact, and its costs. Under the command of Gen. David Petraeus, U.S. forces are carrying out an unprecedented number of targeted raids using highly classified intelligence, aerial drones and Special Operations Forces. But is the tactic working? In interviews with Gen. Petraeus, his senior commanders and in rare footage with Taliban leaders and fighters, FRONTLINE producers Dan Edge (The Wounded Platoon) and Stephen Grey (Extraordinary Rendition) explore the logic behind the kill/capture policy and its consequences. Traveling into the lawless border regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan, FRONTLINE tells the story from the perspective of Afghan civilians, U.S. troops and the Taliban militants they are pursuing. After almost 10 years of fighting, this film examines the question: Will kill/capture help end the war in Afghanistan?
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The Mission of Harlem4Kids is to support an inclusive network of Harlem families and to further enrich the lives of our children through fun and creative programs that celebrate cultural diversity.
Our core values as an organization are based on the vision that we, the Harlem4Kids team members, share for our own children. This vision is for families of all socioeconomic, racial, ethnic, and religious backgrounds to be united through mutual respect and understanding, and to work together toward the betterment of our children and the Harlem community as a whole.
Harlem4Kids is a parent-run organization made up of 10 board members who serve the organization on a volunteer basis. The board members include mothers with deep roots in Harlem and with backgrounds in law, business, public relations, fundraising and the arts.
The H4K board consists of Lisa Jones Brown, Satrina Boyce, Cynthia Eytina, Remeise Chandler, Tiffany Dufu, Sabrina Tann-Harris, Zurn Porter, Wanjiro Gethaiga, Amanda Fuller, and Melita Greenleaf.
Harlem4Kids co-founder, Christine Kang-Hui, was an inspiration to many. Her unwaivering dedication and commitment to helping others was a driving force, not just to Harlem4Kids, but to many in the Harlem community and beyond.
Harlem4Kids is a parent-run, non-profit that was established in 2006. The organization was founded by five neighborhood parents and is still run exclusively by a board of parent volunteers.
The history of Harlem4Kids began in January of 2006 with the formation of the Harlem Parents Co-op. The group met every Saturday to attend a class offered by Miss Mellie Rainbow. With few activities for very young children being offered in the neighborhood at that time, members of the group teamed up to create the blueprint for an inclusive, cooperative storytime program. The group reached out to the Harlem community, handing out flyers and by word-of-mouth, inviting anyone with a young child to participate in the program. In June of 2006, the group's name was changed to Harlem4Kids and the Board was established.
In August of 2006, the board founded the Harlem4Kids listserv, which provides an open forum for members of the community to exchange dialogue on topics of interest and serves to support an inclusive network of Harlem families.
Another cornerstone of Harlem4Kids is giving back to the community. Harlem4Kids, along with the families that have participated in its programs, has supported charities in the community through clothing swap events and coat drives.
Through its creative storytime program, lively seasonal events and active listserv, Harlem4Kids has become well-known in the Harlem community. The activities of Harlem4Kids have brought many families together and allowed Harlem4Kids to partner with other local groups such as the Harlem Chapter of Mocha Moms, Friends of Morningside Park, the Police Athletic League of Harlem and others.


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Q: Is there an Object Oriented programming language without procedural programming? As we have pure procedural programming languages, are there programming languages that are pure OOPS?

A: Some functional languages have Object Oriented features.
Some of these languages are purely functional:

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*Timber (extension of Haskell)

Some can be used as purely functional, but support also procedural style:

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*OCaml (extension of Caml and Caml light)

*CLOS (extension of Lisp)

A: William Cook, in On Understanding Data Abstraction, Revisited, said: "One of the most pure object-oriented programming models yet defined is the Component Object Model" (Microsoft COM) since there is no way to inspect the representation of objects, no built-in notion of equality, and no way to determine if an object is an instance of a given class.

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Longmead stands next to the British Queen in the High Street. The house was part of the Manor of Sheene. We know that at one time this house was called The Limes and was later changed to Longmead.
In 1804 Elizabeth Clements became the owner and the 1820 enclosure maps show that the house still belonged to Elizabeth then.
In May 1879 the trustees of William Stockbridge sold the house by auction, which took place at The British Queen. The auction sale notice descibed the house as having two sitting rooms, three bedrooms, a kitchen and the usual offices together with detached chaise-house stables and long range of outbuildings with granary over.
The 'estate' was bought for £550 in 1879.
In the 1910 Land Values Duties return, the house is shown as belonging to Mrs Wallis of South Norwood. In the census return of the following year, Mr & Mrs Hope are shown to be living in the house, which had eight rooms. They had three nurses and two servants living with them. Mrs Hope was known to be an invalid.
The house was rented for many years and several families lived there including a retired vicar and his wife.
"I remember the house had a small ornamental garden at the back and the rest of the land was orchards right down to the river. Then all the trees were taken out and the gardens were created. Lots of people lived at Longmead, which was owned by someone in Cambridge.
During the war Mrs Bruce lived there. Her husband worked away in London. Mrs Bruce entertained airmen at the house, giving large parties that were very noisy. One night two American airman had a fight and one jumped out of an upstairs window and the police were called."
In the late 1950's the house was owned by the Jackson family of Fowlmere and otter hounds were kept in kennels at the bottom of the garden.
Mr and Mrs Barret bought the house in the early 1960's and there was an incident when the police were called, this time after a family argument when a shotgun was discharged.
"We were sitting in the car outside our house (63 High Street) when we saw a policeman, Chris Ginn, come out of Longmead with blood all over his shirt. It was very scary but luckily we heard later that no-one had been seriously hurt."
The Heywood family lived in the house during the early 1970's and it was sold again to Mr and Mrs Braggins who lived there for over 30 years. During this time the walled vegetable garden was sold and a house built on the site.
The house was sold in 2010, with Mr and Mrs Braggins building a bungalow in the grounds. This bungalow is now called Longmead and in 2015 the larger house was named The Limes once again.
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Nancy Lieberman has been officially hired by the Sacramento Kings as assistant coach.
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While it was a forgone conclusion, today the Sacramento Kings announced Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman as one of their new assistants. Lieberman, who is one of the greatest women's basketball players in history, has been a significant figure in not only women's basketball, but in basketball circles in general.
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Word began to leak out earlier this week that this was a mere formality, but now it's official. The Kings are the second NBA team to hire a woman as a full-time assistant, as the Spurs, most notably, hired Becky Hammon as an assistant last year. Hammon went on to coach their D-League team and won the D-League Championship.
With Hammon and now Lieberman as full-time assistants, one can see that the pendulum is swinging towards not only more women assistant coaches, but also an NBA team hiring a woman as head coach.


Mr. Ley, 46, was killed at about 9am while reading a newspaper at the coffee shop in the gas station on the corner of Monivong Boulevard and Mao Tse Tung Boulevard in Phnom Penh's Chamkar Morn district.
Mr. Ley was shot twice, once in the back and once in the left side of his temple.
Police later chased down and shot at a man wearing a dark blue uniform covered in spots of blood, eventually arresting him near the Svay Pope Pagoda in Chamkar Morn district's Tonle Bassac commune.
The alleged gunman told police his name was Choub Samlab, which means "meet to kill" in Khmer. The 38-year-old said he killed Mr. Ley because he owed him money.
"He borrowed my money for more than a year without paying and I bought the gun from Thailand. He [Mr. Ley] borrowed my money to help the people," the man told police.
Phnom Penh Municipal police chief Chuon Sovann said the gunman used a Glock pistol to shoot Mr. Ley and told reporters police were convinced he was the shooter after interrogating him. After further investigation, he said, police found more clues tying "Mr. Samlab" to the shooting.
The Ministry of Interior later released a statement saying the man was from Banteay Meanchey province's Svay Chek district and worked as a crop farmer in Sa Kaeo province, Thailand.
"Police are not allowed to report anything while they are still investigating, but we have enough evidence. The name of the perpetrator is difficult to believe. We have never met someone named Choub Samlab," Mr. Sovann said.
Some eyewitnesses who worked at the gas station were brought in for questioning, but all were released.
Srey Nuch, a Star Mart employee, told Khmer Times yesterday that Mr. Ley came to the cafe at 9am as he usually does. He drove his white Lexus to the mini-mart alone and bought a coffee and a newspaper. He had been sitting down for five minutes when the shooting occurred.
"I did not look at the killer because he wore a cap and shot him from behind so he fell down at the scene," she said.
A cleaner who worked at the gas station said she was standing about one meter away from Mr. Ley when the shooting happened. Neither man spoke to each other beforehand, she said.
"I stayed near him. I just heard the sound like 'bang' two times and then I shouted and cried. No one dared to help him," she told Khmer Times.
A man who spoke on condition of anonymity said he was sitting behind Mr. Ley when the shooting took place. He said the man walked into the cafe, shot Mr. Ley from behind, turned him and shot him again in the head while facing him.
A security guard at the gas station said he saw the gunman walk out of the cafe carrying a gun as witnesses nearby yelled "thief, thief" at him. Police near the traffic lights then chased the man down.
One attendant said Mr. Ley frequented the gas station and often drank coffee there.
"I noticed that every Sunday, there are lots of guests. But today was strange because not many guests came. Some people said electricity at the station was cut, but that was wrong. The power was on and the security camera was on," he said.
After the incident, police took the security camera footage from the gas station to "investigate it." More than 300 supporters who knew and loved Mr. Ley gathered at the gas station.
His body was taken from the scene, put into his own car at 3pm and the car moved slowly up Monivong Boulevard, followed by thousands of people. The car eventually made its way to Wat Chas pagoda in Chroy Changva commune.
Civil society organizations, political parties and government leaders released statements expressing remorse and regret about Mr. Ley's death. Many called for an independent investigation into the shooting.
Mr. Ley was a frequent critic of Mr. Hun Sen and the government, often taking them to task for a variety of issues, most recently the Global Witness report tying the prime minister's family to many of the country's biggest corporations.
Sam Rainsy, the President the opposition Cambodian National Rescue Party, posted on his Facebook page that the crime was politically motivated.
Suon Bunsak, chief secretariat of the Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee, expressed his sadness at the loss of Mr. Ley.
"I dare not the say the case involved politics, but he is a public figure and analyst who dared to criticize politicians. I admit that this made me scared, but I will keep on doing my job. I will comment on any public issue that I have enough evidence to support," he said.
Last week, Mr. Ley appeared in a roundtable discussion on two radio programs, RFA and VOA, to discuss the Global Witness' report called "Hostile Takeover." The report alleges Prime Minister Hun Sen and his family had acquired massive personal fortunes over the years.
"Cambodia has a long history of political, human rights and labor activists being killed, with murderers rarely brought to justice," the NGO wrote.
Mr. Ley was born on October 19, 1970, in Takeo province's Tram Kak district. He graduated with a medical degree in 1992 and studied for a master's degree in research from Chulalongkorn University in Thailand from 1996 to 1997. In 2008, he graduated with a doctoral degree in social science from Malaya University in Malaysia, according to his Facebook page.
He leaves behind a wife, Bou Rachna, and four sons. His wife, who is now pregnant with their fifth child, said her husband could not have owed anyone money and did not want revenge against anyone.
"He was a good person. I never worried that such problems would happen to him. I do not know why it happened to him like this. I am really sad," said Mrs. Rachna.
Mr. Ley knew the dangers of speaking out against the government and often spoke of what might happen to him because of his criticism.


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What are "flash crowds" and how do we recruit them?
By Vanessa Pineda
Our bread and butter working with clients is organizing their employees to participate in crowdsourcing exercises. Recently we have been approached more to help get forecasts from external crowds, either to support research projects, or to better understand what outside experts or customers think.
A traditional approach for finding external people to participate in a study is to simply pay for them, either through a research sourcing firm like ResearchNow, or through a crowdsourcing task aggregator like Amazon's Mechanical Turk.
While this approach is good for market research style "one off" exercises, what if you want rich, real-time insights from your crowd for a few weeks or months? You probably need what we've been fondly calling a "flash crowd." A group of people that comes together, does what you ask of them (e.g., a specific business challenge), then disperses after a period of time.
Given others may be trying to build these kinds of flash crowds for one reason or another, we wanted to share 5 key lessons we learned for online recruitment efforts.
Specifically, we've been building our crowds using two techniques:
Direct email campaign to identified networks (e.g., university groups or professional organizations), and
Social media marketing (e.g., buying ads on Facebook).
Example 1: LG Display's direct email marketing to build a flash crowd for a 6 month forecasting tournament
LG Display wanted to get a flash crowd to predict future industry performance, including TV sales and product cost trends, in advance of key marketing decisions. We agreed to run a 6-month forecasting tournament, where we would recruit and engage a crowd of at least 100 technology savvy enthusiasts.
Our plan was to reach out to different networks through a direct email campaign. We wanted people with some technology industry experience, but immediately felt that targeting professional societies would be a non-starter. We had to offer a real benefit for the specific audience, and given our budget for incentives and time commitments, we understood it would be a hard sell to professionals.
First lesson: Identify a specific audience with whom you can create a mutual value proposition.
Here's what we could offer, and therefore, needed people for whom this would resonate: Some monetary incentive each month or chance for a grand prize, and the opportunity to win a forecasting competition in their field that leveraged the LG brand.
This made us look to undergraduate and graduate student groups at universities. Specifically engineering, technology, or business groups within professional programs (e.g., The Chinese Business Group at Kellogg, the Engineering Group at University of Wisconsin). We compiled a list of about 100 names of group leaders with some internet research of existing student groups at top universities.
Second lesson: Create an incentives structure upfront to attract people to your effort, but be flexible with ad-hoc rewards to encourage behaviors along the way.
The incentive structure we created and announced for the tournament included three tiered grand prizes of up to $1,500 for overall accuracy and participation, as well as monthly rewards of $50-$200 for accuracy. The idea was that the grand prize would help to generate buzz and attract participants, while the monthly rewards provided smaller, more achievable milestones to keep people coming back.
Reward psychology tells us that the greater the distance for a prize, the more it loses its desirability and people's expectation to qualify -- so it was no surprise that after the initial excitement of launch, the appeal of the grand prize lost some of its luster. Participation significantly declined after a month, which we expected, but we'd hoped the monthly rewards would be smaller carrots to bring people back. However, we learned that in rewarding only accuracy each month, it was actually dis-incentivizing people who didn't rank well in the first few questions that got judged. And really, what we wanted was more participation from everyone to generate greater accuracy together (not individually).
Luckily, we'd left budget for ad-hoc rewards, so we introduced new categories, including most useful comments and most active forecaster. We announced rewards in a newsletter, which had a 50% open rate among participants and increased participation on the tournament site by 30% each time it was released.
Sometimes, we had questions on the site that got little participation because they may have been harder to predict. To promote specific content, we sent out "flash drawings" (we like the term "flash") by email - where people who made a forecast in a given question during an announced period of time were entered into a lottery for a gift card reward. Forecasts doubled (at the very least) for each "flash drawing."
Third lesson: Reinforce the value proposition. Put in the work for good design and branding of your flash crowd experience.
Prizes aren't enough to draw people to your effort. A flash crowd challenge of any kind should have a compelling value proposition you showcase somewhere and continue to reinforce. People like to feel they're part of a mission or a group with similar interests. That means you want to create a brand identity and tell your story.
This is typically done in the form of a project microsite or landing page that speaks to your audience and has a clear call to action (registration/sign in). For the LG tournament, we designed a landing page that matched LG's brand identity, and outlined the value of the challenge for participants and to the company. It was where we directed people in our email outreach, and where they could refer other people.
Final flash crowd stats: Within six weeks prior to the tournament, dedicating only a few hours per week, we recruited 250+ people (exceeding our goal of 100).
Example 2: U.S. Government flash crowd for a 9 month forecasting experiment
Another client of ours within the U.S. Government wanted to test buying ads online to recruit participants for a 9-month crowdsourced forecasting study.
The study had already run a first round and used another company to execute the initial recruitment campaign. However, the campaign had been costly and there was high attrition over the duration of the study, so the client wanted to run an experiment to see if a high "cost per acquisition" was inevitable, or if it could be improved to lower recruiting costs.
Our challenge: we had two weeks to buy ads and recruit a greater number of engaged participants (~600) for less money.
Fourth lesson: Avoid large, mass marketing when you can highly target people in more cost effective ways.
People often assume that if you can spend money on high visibility ad channels, that's the way to go. When we analyzed performance from the last marketing campaign, it was clear that the recruitment strategy had been to buy expensive ad space on prominent podcasts and pour six figures into Facebook ads to appeal to as many people as possible.
But with so much targeting available at our fingertips, we knew there was a better answer. Though our client was heavily biased against using Facebook again, our research showed that social media marketing (compared to Pay Per Click, display, or other online marketing channels) was the best strategy for us to both create awareness for the study and do greater audience targeting. And, of course, as the largest social platform in the world, Facebook came out superior in those capabilities compared to any other. We did work with Reddit too, but their management tools and approval process were subpar, and we ended up simply not having the time to experiment as much with the platform.
To avoid the same mistakes on Facebook from the last campaign, we knew we needed people who would be motivated by the "brand" of the agency we were working with, and who'd be eager to contribute their expertise to forecast geopolitical events. We set up distinct audience segments by profession, interests, age, and even behaviors, and tested their uniqueness with Facebook's audience overlap tool to help prevent ad fatigue. Our main audiences were people who worked in or were retired from government, U.S. Veterans, students in political science, and "news junkies."
Fifth lesson: Don't just let online ads run themselves; you can only improve performance through optimization.
Coming in as a novice to Facebook, you can't select audiences, run some ads, and hope for the best. While Facebook does some optimization for you, it's still not enough, and results can decline fast.
We started with 3-4 ads per audience segment, so that we could quickly see what imagery, headlines, and copy were performing better. After a few days, we compared our best and worst ads, stopped running the worst, and replaced them with new ads.
One key discovery we quickly reacted to was ads that gave meaning to an audience's skill ("we need your unique XYZ skills to help advance U.S. forecasting intelligence") performed better across most audiences than ads with an extrinsic motivator ("you could win up to $300 for completing the study"). This informed the design and copy for subsequent ads.
With all of the ways to optimize, we had to get familiar with Facebook's tools and diagnostics. We also focused heavily on one main metric to evaluate ad performance. For us, performance was based on cost per acquisition (also Cost Per Action). The less it cost for an ad to convert a registered study participant, the better. On individual ads, our CPA on Facebook reached as low as $2.80 and as high as $11. Our average CPA was $5, compared to an average of $9 in the prior campaign.
Final flash crowd stats: During two weeks of running ads, we recruited 1,100 participants (exceeding our goal of 600) and decreased advertising costs by 50%.
We consider these 5 lessons to be applicable across the board for any effort. And though we take a more organic approach to enable cost savings in the recruitment stage, it's still important to consider that you need a dedicated budget for ad buys and for ongoing incentives that is commensurate with the size and time commitment of your initiative.
We'd be curious to hear what business challenge you'd pose to a flash crowd. Send us a note!
If you're interested in the forecasting application that supports these efforts, visit the Cultivate Forecasts page.
Vanessa is the Director of Professional Services at Cultivate Labs.
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Slumping outfielder Dexter Fowler hit his fourth career grand slam, All-Star Miles Mikolas tossed six innings of three-hit ball and the St. Louis Cardinals routed the Chicago White Sox 14-2 on Tuesday night.
Dexter Fowler hit a two-run home run with two outs in the bottom of the 14th inning to help the St. Louis Cardinals finish a weekend sweep of the Chicago Cubs with a 4-3 win on Sunday night.
Dexter Fowler's 13th-inning single capped a comeback from a pair of deficits Thursday and gave the St. Louis Cardinals a 4-3 victory over the New York Mets.
Dexter Fowler hit a tying homer in the eighth inning and a go-ahead double in the 10th, helping the St. Louis Cardinals knock off the Cincinnati Reds 8-7 on Tuesday night.
Dexter Fowler hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high five runs to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to an 8-6 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night.
Dexter Fowler hit a three-run homer and Adam Wainwright tossed five solid innings, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to a 6-5 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday.
Dexter Fowler hit tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning to back Carlos Martinez and give the St. Louis Cardinals a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers Wednesday night.
Pinch hitter Dexter Fowler singled home the tiebreaking run with one out in the ninth inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied from a late four-run deficit for their fifth consecutive victory by beating the Miami Marlins 6-5 Tuesday.
Dexter Fowler hit his first two home runs for the St. Louis Cardinals, who swept the Pirates on Wednesday with their third straight 2-1 victory over Pittsburgh.


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Friday Five — October 20, 2017
20 ottobre 2017Red Hat Corporate Communications Team
Tags:Community, Consulting, Customer success, Friday Five, Training
CUSTOMER SUCCESS:
Red Hat Ambassadors Program's success with Red Hat Open Innovation Labs
Red Hat Open Innovation Labs is Red Hat's flexible and adaptable approach to help customers solve their business problems. In partnership with Red Hat IT and the Red Hat People team, Open Innovation Labs helped the teams come together to overcome their challenges in an 8-week residency. Watch the video to learn more.
Red Hat Open Innovation Labs: Fostering innovation in Boston
At Red Hat Open Innovation Labs, we look to deliver the best of Red Hat in every engagement. Red Hat now has an Open Innovation Labs space in Boston. Check out how the space is fostering collaboration between customers and Red Hat experts.
ComputerWeekly.com - Red Hat opens innovation lab in Singapore
Red Hat has opened the doors to its Open Innovation Lab in Singapore, underscoring the open source software giant's focus on the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region in its growth strategy. Red Hat said its APAC Open Innovation Lab, which comes on the heels of similar facilities in Boston and London, will help let enterprises test and use Red Hat's technology including containers and microservices to develop applications and solve business problems through a one- to three-month residency program. Participants will also have the chance to be immersed in Red Hat's culture and get immediate and direct experience with the principles and open culture that underlie many open source communities.
Red Hat Blog - The business value of Red Hat Training
When looking to invest in training, it can often come down to two questions; what is the business value of training? Why should IT team training be prioritized now? Red Hat recently commissioned a study with IDC to determine just that, "The Business Value of Red Hat Training." Red Hat Training was shown to improve IT operations and support business requirements and new technologies, with a 20% efficiency improvement in infrastructure management. Organizations that use Red Hat Training experienced 71% less unplanned downtime, 36% more efficient help desk response time, and a three year ROI of 389%.
Red Hat Blog - Red Hat takes CO.LAB on the road to teach girls coding, collaboration, and the open source way
In April, we asked the question, "What happens when 25 middle school girls get together?" The answer was CO.LAB. Red Hat hosted 25 Latina-American and African-American girls from underserved areas of Boston for an immersive experience, introducing them to the principles of open source — and to a world of technology and collaboration. This fall we're taking the experience on the road to teach girls about the interconnectivity of arts and technology. CO.LAB, presented by Open Source Stories, will be making stops in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Raleigh, NC in an effort to empower young girls with collaborative problem solving skills that can help them succeed in their pursuit of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) careers.
Friday Five — January 27, 2023


Tenaya Lodge – The Best Place to Stay at Yosemite with Kids in Tow!
If you are planning a family trip to the Yosemite Valley in the near future, you may want to consider a kid-friendly place to rest your head and enjoy the few hours that your away from the park. After our recent stay at the Tenaya Lodge, we are certain that we stumbled upon an amazing little secret, and we think it's the best place to stay at Yosemite with Kids!
This 298 room lodge sits just outside the south gate and features a main hotel, surrounded by personal cottages. Tenaya offers Yosemite Park lodging, with all-season recreation ranging from hiking, biking, swimming, skating and skiing, to the alpine serenity of the new Ascent Spa at Tenaya Lodge. Great dining options at our classic hotel range from casual to candlelit.
What Makes the Tenaya Lodge the Best Family Hotel in Yosemite?
For starters, you'll find a kids check-in area where they can climb up a small flight of stairs and find themselves standing face to face with the friendly front desk staff. Here, kids will be able to get an activity sheet and crayons to keep them busy while mom and dad check in.
There's also the indoor heated swimming pool, deemed by our girls as their "most favorite memory". However, the arcade came in at second place, while the Tenaya's 3 on-site restaurants and pizzeria played a close third. Then there's the ice skating rink located right on the property, and although we were not quite brave enough to jump in a pair of skates and zoom around, we certainly noticed a number of smiling grins that were enjoying their first time on ice skates.
There's also an amazing list of on-site activities (see list below) that are sure to keep every member of your family happy, whether big or small.
The Tenaya Lodge features a very warm atmosphere that immediately makes you feel at home. You can even bring your four-legged best friend along – yes, pets are welcome too! The guest rooms are beautifully decorated with lodge-themed decor throughout, granite countertops, and additional amenities that ensure your time there will be spent comfortably.
The housekeeping staff works night and day to ensure that the hotel and guest rooms stay tip top, even featuring a nightly turn down service with truffles! All of the rooms at Tenaya Lodge feature individual climate control, high-speed wireless Internet access, luxurious down bedding, direct-dial telephones with message alert and voice mail, coffee makers, irons and ironing boards, remote-control cable television with Nintendo® and movies to order, and in-room safes. Bath amenities include all-natural ingredients and eco-friendly packaging.
Babysitting is also available upon request, among other activities such as the Kids Adventure Camp that keeps little ones busy while mom and dad take a break or enjoy a nice activity/meal together. The Tenaya Lodge knows that every parent wants to ensure their children's safety, so each employee goes through a thorough screen process and background check, and each employee is fingerprinted.
There are many features that sets the Tenaya Lodge apart from its hotel neighbors, however the one that certainly stands out is the amazing staff. We encountered a large number of employees during our four night stay and I was very surprised to see that each and every staff member was not only kind, attentive, and polite, but they were willing to go out of their way to make us feel at home. Even accommodating requests to heat up the pool a bit more, or provide a few extra bags of coffee.
This upscale 10,000 square foot spa features an array of treatments rooms and an extensive menu for those who seek a little relaxation, including dry saunas, steam rooms and an enhanced wellness center featuring cardio stations and strength training equipment.
The Ascent Spa is located on the lower level of the lodge and once the elevator doors open, guest are immersed in waterfalls and zen-inspired decor. The Ascent Spa is a relaxing place to treat yourself to an end of the day "treat", but make sure to book your appointment in advance as the spa does fill up rather quickly.
We give the Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite a five star rating and two thumbs up! It's by far the best place to stay at Yosemite with kids and we encourage you to treat your family to a stay at the Tenaya Lodge the next time you visit Yosemite!
Truffles?? Archery?? A spa?? I totally want to take a vacation there now!!
I love luxurious places that are kid-friendly. It makes me feel so much more relaxed about having a little one in two.
Wow! This place looks amazing. The hotel in itself is so nice but to have so much for you to do while your there. Love it! I wish we were closer.
This looks like a place I would enjoy going on vacation as much as my kids would. Thanks for sharing.
We've been coming to the Tenaya for 15 years, since the kids were less than a year old, and every year we go back. Winter is the most amazing (and less crowded) time – although summer is heavenly. The food is good, and kid-friendly, and I do like places that can see a kid is hungry and bring food to that starving child first. I love sledding or ice skating or snow shoe-ing onsite, and then heading in to the heated pool. Guarantee your kids will sleep after days like that! We keep bringing friends back and everybody loves it. Nice staff, nice place, games at the front desk if you're really snowed in, good food, family friendly.
This place looks amazing, and for it to be kid friendly too is a major bonus!


In a snap shot I am passionate about life and living it! I am that creative, flamboyant, disciplined type that loves to achieve the best possible outcome, and this is reflected in my company.
Sundance Enterprise is a creative and innovative promotional company based in Brisbane and extending services to the Gold & Sunshine Coasts. The company focus is to provide exceptional and memorable staff for all wine events, food and beverage tastings and functions. At Sundance it is personal. I take pride in the product I am presenting including the select group of staff I have working alongside me. We go to extra lengths to ensure both client and customer are happy.
I like to push the boundaries exploring the endless possibilities of marketing products in an extremely competitive marketplace. I draw from 25 years of working in the performing arts and apply this vibrant background to getting your product seen and sold! I cross pollinate the genres of performance and promotion to create a truly unique event.
If you have an event up and coming, no matter how big or small, call me to discuss the possibilities of making it truly memorable.


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About Antarctica
Seasons & Climate
Eva Westerholm | Program Coordinator
Eva was born in Sweden and has always travelled more than most. As a young girl, her parents took her all over Europe in the smallest caravan you can imagine, and as soon as the opportunity was there to travel on her own she took it. After high school a Swiss football club contracted her and what could be better than to start your working career as a professional soccer player? Since then, travelling, studying and working in different countries has resulted in a degree in Social Anthropology and International Development, various language skills, lots of time for the outdoors: hiking, camping, skiing and kayaking and lots of friends spread all over the world. Working in hotels and running a restaurant has given her plenty of experience in the hospitality business and when a job on board a ship that would take her to the Arctic appeared she could not say no. After that season, over seven years ago, she has been bipolar, full time and still loving it. As skilled as she is beautiful ;) you will find her tackling most things on and off the ship. Whatever that might be, you can be sure that she is trying to find out how she and One Ocean can make your trip even more memorable. See you around the ship!
Brian Keating | Naturalist & Guide
Brian's polar interests started at age 21, where he was employed for 4 months at a remote weather station 1000 KM south of the North Pole. For his work there, he cleaned urinals, emptied ashtrays and did the dishes, not necessarily in that order. Since then, he has ventured on about a dozen multi-week expeditions into the Canadian High Arctic, exploring by kayak, foot, lodge-based, and ship some of the most remarkable areas that our north has to offer. And each year for the previous dozen years, his polar interests have taken him on many Antarctic voyages, where he thrives on the sheer beauty and abundance of life that this remote environment offers. Brian's a keen naturalist, having started his career at the young age of 12. Recently, he headed up the Conservation Outreach Department at the Calgary Zoo, where he raised money and spent it on habitat protection and conservation projects around the world. He is presently an Adjunct Professor of Anthropology at the University of Calgary, and the owner of www.goingwild.org. Brian started the Zoo's eco-tour program nearly 30 years ago, allowing both he and his wife, Dee, the opportunity to feed their global natural history desires. He's travelled on all seven continents, including nearly 50 excursions into 17 African countries. He's written several books for children, all celebrating nature, and he's in his 3rd decade of conducting a weekly nature column on CBC radio. For seven years, he hosted a bi-weekly TV segment for the Canadian Discovery Channel. He's a pilot of over 20 years, a keen naturalist, scuba diver, and mountaineer.
Boris Wise | Expedition Leader
Boris is a passionate wilderness guide and an accomplished photographer. He worked in South East Alaska as a guide for 10 years before he first set foot on a polar expedition cruise ship. Wildlife and remote regions excite him to keep exploring. Boris spent his early childhood in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia before his family moved back to the US where he attended high school and university. At Texas A&M he studied horticulture. After a few years working in the horticulture industry in the lower 48, the opportunity to work in Alaska presented itself and he moved north and became a hiking and rafting guide. While based out of Skagway and Haines he guided on the Alsek-Tatshenshini River in Glacier Bay and Kluane National Park. Boris spent six years off the grid at Glacier Point, outside of Haines, working on the Davidson Glacier. After becoming a US Coast guard licensed Captain he ran a fishing charter business out of Haines. Like many guides living in Alaska he was looking for work in the winter season. Antarctica and the Arctic are in many ways similar to Alaska and the environment he was used to, wilderness, icy cold waters, icebergs, glaciers and in the north, bears. As an Expedition Leader, Boris has numerous trips to Antarctica, South Georgia and the Falklands under his belt. In the north he has specialized in the Canadian Arctic, this has taken him through the North West Passage, through Fury and Hecla Straight, around Baffin Island and many places in Greenland. Boris is an avid sportsman as long as it involves boards, bikes, or skis. All these activities he includes in his time off work when he travels the world in a '91 Volkswagen Westfalia Syncro, which has turned into a mobile adventure home base.
Ari Friedlaender | Associate Professor
Ari Friedlaender is an Associate Professor at Oregon State University's Marine Mammal Institute. Ari received his Master's degree in Marine Biology from UNC Wilmington, and his PhD in Ecology from Duke University. Ari's research focuses on understanding the underwater behavior and ecological linkages between marine mammals and their environments. Specifically, Ari has worked to develop new tagging and visualization tools to quantify the underwater behaviors of marine mammals. By linking tag-derived data with concurrent measurements of prey and other environmental variables, we can learn significantly more about how these ocean predators interact with their environment. Ari's work is also geared towards understanding how the ecology of marine mammals is being affected by climate change and other anthropogenic disturbances. Ari works around the world with active research programs in Alaska, California, North Carolina, the Arctic and Antarctica. Ari has a special interest in Antarctica, having made over 20 research trips to study marine mammals in this unique habitat. Along with his scientific contributions, Ari actively engages with the non-science public through collaborations with the National Geographic Society, Smithsonian Institute, BBC, and other foundations to share information and promote ocean conservation.


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Seebo is a pioneer in process-based Industrial AI, with solutions to predict and prevent process inefficiencies that damage production yield and quality.
HOW to avoid them - using predictive simulation.
Using the Seebo Industrial IoT Platform, we model the customer's production line processes and knowhow, together with data from OT and IT systems, into machine learning - without requiring the customer to master data science. This enables us to deliver solutions for Predictive Quality, Predictive Waste, and Production Optimization - with unmatched accuracy and simplicity.
Manufacturers across industries – including Nestle, Grundfos, Stanley, Procter & Gamble, Hovis, and many more – use Seebo to increase throughput while continually improving quality.
using SEEBO platform i was able to create a proof of concept for a connected product in 4 months!
the SEEBO platform help you develop concepts for connected products. the platform helps in communicating the concepts at the beginning of the development, as well as going further into the product development and testing. it smoothly integrates all the info in one platform, so all partners can view, comment and develop points if needed - to create a smooth integration of all aspects into a new product. agreat tool to any project mangerThe platform helps you to explore your product possibilities, step-by-step in a structured manner, this results in a well thought concept proposition, as well as a detailed brief for R&D partners, to smoothly exchange information to cut development time & costs, as well as to avoid mistakes. SEEBO team is highly evaluated, helping in addressing critical points, and finding the right partners for your project overall, SEEBO team and platform help in reducing timing, costs and risks for any given project.
The platform helps you to explore your product possibilities, step-by-step in a structured manner, this results in a well thought concept proposition, as well as a detailed brief for R&D partners, to smoothly exchange information to cut development time & costs, as well as to avoid mistakes. SEEBO team is highly evaluated, helping in addressing critical points, and finding the right partners for your project overall, SEEBO team and platform help in reducing timing, costs and risks for any given project.
project development encompasses all aspects of IIoT project development and carries business case and metrics throughout. Multiple workstations can be opened and the project updated and saved simultaneously. Great personnel support with an internal marketplace of validated/endorsed vendors to help with prototyping and app development.
encompasses all aspects of IIoT project development and carries business case and metrics throughout. Multiple workstations can be opened and the project updated and saved simultaneously. Great personnel support with an internal marketplace of validated/endorsed vendors to help with prototyping and app development.
Has limited ability to sort and organize components and use cases based on users criteria. Version 2 has improved capacity with greater sorting abilities promised.
Book demo, start a free trial and request pricing quote via the website.
Seebo is a cloud-based platform dedicated to the design and delivery of IoT (Internet of Things) with drag and drop capabilities for visually modeling connected products and processes.
The solution automatically generates the specs, simulations, and the necessary analytics needed to develop these IoT ideas as much as possible before investing in a proof of concept stage.
Promising a more agile approach to concept development, faster technical validation and therefore quicker time-to-market, Seebo's use cases span predictive maintenance, remote monitoring, product innovation and recurring revenue streams etc.
Factory 4.0 Design features also enable physical venues and locations to be modeled virtually and simulated in terms of the required IoT communications, while Seebo's IoT Marketplace brings together pre-screened, expert partners available for collaboration on IoT development.
The platform promises seamless integration with third-party IoT Clouds including MS Azure, SAP Leonardo, IBM Bluemix, AWS (Amazon Web Services) and others.
Below are some frequently asked questions for Seebo.
Q. What type of pricing plans does Seebo offer?
Q. Who are the typical users of Seebo?
Q. What languages does Seebo support?
Q. Does Seebo support mobile devices?
Q. Does Seebo offer an API?
No, Seebo does not have an API available.
Q. What other apps does Seebo integrate with?
Q. What level of support does Seebo offer?


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Colectica Releases Open Source Blaise to DDI Metadata Converter
Press Release | Colectica®, Metadata Technology North America Inc. | June 29, 2012
Colectica is proud to announce the launch of new open source metadata converter project hosted on GitHub. The first released component of the project is a Blaise survey system to Data Documentation Initiative (DDI-Lifecycle) converter. The Blaise to DDI utlity can produce standardized metadata documentation about the questions, codelists, and survey flow contained in a Blaise survey. This standardized metadata allows for greater transparency, harmonization, and discovery of the questions and codelists contained in the survey. Blaise is a computer-assisted interviewing system that is popular amongst national statistical institutes, market research companies, and university research centers. DDI is an open metadata standard supported by a consortium of national statistical institutes, universities, and data archives.
"Allowing open standards based access to the resources stored in survey systems can dramatically increase the expressiveness of an organization's data." said Dan Smith, a Partner at Colectica. He added "Providing an Open Source software converter will allow these organizations to transform their survey information into more accessible formats, such as the DDI 3 xml standard".
Funding for the Blaise to DDI research project was provided by a grant from the U.S. National Institute on Aging. Funding for enhancements and the open source publication of the project was provided by the Canadian Foundation for Innovation through the Canadian Research Data Centre Network (CRDCN) Metadata Project. The CRDCN project is a collaboration between Algenta Colectica, Metadata Technology North America, BreckenHill, and Ideas2Evidence to establish a metadata driven environment and document the surveys and statistical data of Statistics Canada for use by researchers in university based data centers across the country.
The Blaise to DDI 3 metadata converter is available with source code under the LGPL license and can be found at http://www.colectica.com/opensource/
Launched in 2010, Colectica® is the fastest way to design, document, and publish statistical research using open data standards. The Colectica Platform is an ideal solution for statistical agencies, survey research groups, public opinion research, data archivists, and other data centric collection operations that are looking to increase the expressiveness and longevity of the data collected through standards based metadata documentation. The company offers a range of highly specific products and services designed to give power to people through easy integration and access to data. http://www.colectica.com
Metadata Technology North America Inc. is a privately owned eGovernment data management and information technology solution provider. The Company's mission is to facilitate production, open access, and improve the quality and use of statistical and scientific data. It specializes in products and services leveraging XML technology, metadata standards, and related best practices. Its key personnel include globally recognized experts in the area of the Statistical Data and Metadata Exchange (SDMX) standard, the Data Documentation Initiative (DDI), and the management of socio-economic data, health data, and official statistics.
The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the Company and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of other agencies and individuals.
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    Column.prototype.removeEventListener = function (eventType, listener) {
        this.eventService.removeEventListener(eventType, listener);
    };
    Column.prototype.setMoving = function (moving) {
        this.moving = moving;
        this.eventService.dispatchEvent(Column.EVENT_MOVING_CHANGED);
    };
    Column.prototype.isMoving = function () {
        return this.moving;
    };
    Column.prototype.getSort = function () {
        return this.sort;
    };
    Column.prototype.setSort = function (sort) {
        this.sort = sort;
    };
    Column.prototype.getSortedAt = function () {
        return this.sortedAt;
    };
    Column.prototype.setSortedAt = function (sortedAt) {
        this.sortedAt = sortedAt;
    };
    Column.prototype.setAggFunc = function (aggFunc) {
        this.aggFunc = aggFunc;
    };
    Column.prototype.getAggFunc = function () {
        return this.aggFunc;
    };
    Column.prototype.getLeft = function () {
        return this.left;
    };
    Column.prototype.setLeft = function (left) {
        if (this.left !== left) {
            this.left = left;
            this.eventService.dispatchEvent(Column.EVENT_LEFT_CHANGED);
        }
    };
    Column.prototype.setPinned = function (pinned) {
        if (pinned === true || pinned === Column.PINNED_LEFT) {
            this.pinned = Column.PINNED_LEFT;
        }
        else if (pinned === Column.PINNED_RIGHT) {
            this.pinned = Column.PINNED_RIGHT;
        }
        else {
            this.pinned = null;
        }
    };
    Column.prototype.isPinned = function () {
        return this.pinned === Column.PINNED_LEFT || this.pinned === Column.PINNED_RIGHT;
    };
    Column.prototype.getPinned = function () {
        return this.pinned;
    };
    Column.prototype.setVisible = function (visible) {
        this.visible = visible === true;
    };
    Column.prototype.isVisible = function () {
        return this.visible;
    };
    Column.prototype.getColDef = function () {
        return this.colDef;
    };
    Column.prototype.getColumnGroupShow = function () {
        return this.colDef.columnGroupShow;
    };
    Column.prototype.getColId = function () {
        return this.colId;
    };
    Column.prototype.getDefinition = function () {
        return this.colDef;
    };
    Column.prototype.getActualWidth = function () {
        return this.actualWidth;
    };
    Column.prototype.setActualWidth = function (actualWidth) {
        if (this.actualWidth !== actualWidth) {
            this.actualWidth = actualWidth;
            this.eventService.dispatchEvent(Column.EVENT_WIDTH_CHANGED);
        }
    };
    Column.prototype.isGreaterThanMax = function (width) {
        if (this.maxWidth) {
            return width > this.maxWidth;
        }
        else {
            return false;
        }
    };
    Column.prototype.getMinWidth = function () {
        return this.minWidth;
    };
    Column.prototype.getMaxWidth = function () {
        return this.maxWidth;
    };
    Column.prototype.setMinimum = function () {
        this.setActualWidth(this.minWidth);
    };
    Column.PINNED_RIGHT = 'right';
    Column.PINNED_LEFT = 'left';
    Column.AGG_SUM = 'sum';
    Column.AGG_MIN = 'min';
    Column.AGG_MAX = 'max';
    Column.SORT_ASC = 'asc';
    Column.SORT_DESC = 'desc';
    Column.EVENT_MOVING_CHANGED = 'movingChanged';
    Column.EVENT_LEFT_CHANGED = 'leftChanged';
    Column.EVENT_WIDTH_CHANGED = 'widthChanged';
    return Column;
})();
Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
exports.default = Column;


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Жан Бюро (; ок. 1390 — , Париж) — французский военачальник времён Столетней войны, главный магистр артиллерии Франции. Командовал французскими силами в сражении при Кастийоне, которое считается последней битвой Столетней войны. Был одним из первых европейских полководцев, полагавшихся на активное использование артиллерии.

Биография
Жан Бюро был вторым сыном жителя Парижа Симона Бюро и его жены Элен. Он родился городке Семуан в Шампани, а затем изучал право в Париже. Во время оккупации севера Франции англичанами занимал должность комиссара в Шатле.

В 1434 году Бюро покинул Париж и перешёл на службу к королю Карлу VII, сперва в качестве сборщика налогов в Париже, затем, после осады Мо в 1439 году, был назначен командующим артиллерии Франции. Вместе со своим младшим братом Гаспаром реорганизовал французскую артиллерию, начав применение бронзовых пушек лёгкого и среднего калибра, вместо огромных по размерам и крайне низкоскорострельных кованых железных бомбард. Во многом благодаря усилием братьев Бюро, Франция к середине XV века обладала самой передовой артиллерий в мире.

Бюро принял участие в осадах Понтуаза и Афлёра, во взятии Байё и Кана. Участвовал в военных действиях в Гиене: в битвах при Бержераке, Монгионе и Блайе. Осуществил осаду и взятие Либурна.

В 1440 году был назначен казначеем севера Франции (Trésorier de France pour la langue d'oil). В 1444 стал бальи в Мо. В 1450 — 1452 годах возглавлял парижскую купеческую гильдию ().

После завершения кампании в Гиени Бюро был назначен бессрочным бургомистром Бордо, однако в 1452 году местная знать и горожане подняли антифранцузское восстание, что позволило англичанам вернуть утраченные позиции в регионе.

В следующем году, в ходе второй Гиенской кампании, войска под руководством Жана Бюро одержали решительную победу на англичанами при Кастийоне. В ходе битвы решающую роль сыграла артиллерия. Сам командующий силами англичан, лорд Талбот, оказался придавлен собственным конём, убитым ядром, лишившись, таким образом возможности командовать войском. Сражение при Кастийоне стало последней битвой в Столетней войне и ознаменовало окончательную победу французов.

По случаю своей коронации в 1461 году Людовик XI произвёл Бюро в рыцарское достоинство. Жан Бюро умер в Париже в возрасте около 70 лет 5 июля 1463 года.

Дети
 Пьер, (1421 — июль 1456), апостольский протонотарий, архидиакон Реймский, епископ Орлеана (1447), епископ Безье (1451)
 Жан, (ум. 2 мая 1490 года) архидиакон Парижа, епископ Безье (1457), аббат Мориньи
 Дочь замужем за Николя де ля Балю, братом кардинала Жана де ла Балю
 Дочь замужем за Жоффруа, сыном Жака Кёра,

Примечания

Деятели Столетней войны
Великие магистры артиллерии

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	xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
	xmlns:context="http://www.springframework.org/schema/context"
	xmlns:mvc="http://www.springframework.org/schema/mvc"
	xmlns:jdbc="http://www.springframework.org/schema/jdbc"
	xmlns:aop="http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop"
	xmlns:tx="http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx"
	xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.springframework.org/schema/mvc
	http://www.springframework.org/schema/mvc/spring-mvc-3.1.xsd
	http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans
	http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans-3.1.xsd
	http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop
	http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop/spring-aop-3.1.xsd
	http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx
	http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx/spring-tx-3.1.xsd
	http://www.springframework.org/schema/jdbc
	http://www.springframework.org/schema/jdbc/spring-jdbc-3.1.xsd
	http://www.springframework.org/schema/context
	http://www.springframework.org/schema/context/spring-context-3.1.xsd">

	<context:annotation-config/>

	<context:property-placeholder location="classpath:jdbc.properties"/>

	<context:component-scan base-package="org.hibernate.search.hibernate.example">
		<context:exclude-filter type="annotation" expression="org.springframework.stereotype.Controller"/>
	</context:component-scan>

    <!-- 阿里 Druid数据源 -->
	<!-- https://github.com/alibaba/druid/wiki/%E5%B8%B8%E8%A7%81%E9%97%AE%E9%A2%98 -->
	<bean id="hibernate4DataSource" class="com.alibaba.druid.pool.DruidDataSource" init-method="init" destroy-method="close">
		<property name="username" value="${username}"></property>
		<property name="password" value="${password}"></property>
		<property name="url" value="${log4jdbc.url}"></property>
		<property name="driverClassName" value="${log4jdbc.driverClassName}"></property>
		<property name="initialSize" value="1" />
		<property name="minIdle" value="1" />
		<property name="maxActive" value="20" />
		<property name="maxWait" value="60000" />
		<property name="timeBetweenEvictionRunsMillis" value="60000" />
		<property name="minEvictableIdleTimeMillis" value="300000" />
		<property name="testWhileIdle" value="true" />
		<property name="testOnBorrow" value="false" />
		<property name="testOnReturn" value="false" />
		<property name="poolPreparedStatements" value="true" />
		<property name="maxPoolPreparedStatementPerConnectionSize" value="20" />
		<property name="filters" value="stat,log4j" />
	</bean>

    <!-- 数据初始化导入 -->

	<jdbc:initialize-database data-source="hibernate4DataSource">
 		<jdbc:script location="classpath:hibernate_search.sql" encoding="utf-8"/>
 	</jdbc:initialize-database>

	<bean id="hibernate4sessionFactory" class="org.springframework.orm.hibernate4.LocalSessionFactoryBean">
		<property name="dataSource" ref="hibernate4DataSource"></property>
		<property name="hibernateProperties">
			<props>
				<prop key="hibernate.dialect">org.hibernate.dialect.MySQL5InnoDBDialect</prop>
				<!-- <prop key="hibernate.show_sql">true</prop> -->
				<!-- <prop key="hibernate.hbm2ddl.auto">update</prop> -->
				<prop key="hibernate.jdbc.batch_size">20</prop>
				<!-- hibernate cache -->
				<prop key="hibernate.cache.use_query_cache">true</prop>
				<prop key="hibernate.cache.use_second_level_cache">true</prop>
				<prop key="hibernate.cache.provider_class">org.hibernate.cache.EhCacheProvider</prop>
				<prop key="hibernate.cache.region.factory_class">org.hibernate.cache.ehcache.EhCacheRegionFactory</prop>
				<prop key="net.sf.ehcache.configurationResourceName">ehcache.xml</prop>
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				<prop key="hibernate.search.lucene_version">LUCENE_36</prop>
				<prop key="hibernate.search.default.directory_provider">filesystem</prop>
				<prop key="hibernate.search.default.indexBase">target/lucene/indexes</prop>
				<!-- hibernate search Index Optimization -->
				<prop key="hibernate.search.default.optimizer.operation_limit.max">1000</prop>
				<prop key="hibernate.search.default.optimizer.transaction_limit.max">100</prop>
			</props>
		</property>

		<property name="packagesToScan">
			<list>
				<value>org.hibernate.search.hibernate.example.model</value>
			</list>
		</property>

		<!--
		<property name="annotatedClasses">
			<list>
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				<value>org.hibernate.search.hibernate.example.model.Book</value>
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					<value>org/hibernate/search/hibernate/example/model/Book.hbm.xml</value>
				</list>
			</property>
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	<bean class="org.hibernate.search.hibernate.example.IndexManger" depends-on="hibernate4sessionFactory"/>

	<bean id="hibernate4TransactionManager" class="org.springframework.orm.hibernate4.HibernateTransactionManager">
		<property name="sessionFactory" ref="hibernate4sessionFactory"></property>
	</bean>

	<aop:aspectj-autoproxy expose-proxy="true"/>
	<tx:annotation-driven transaction-manager="hibernate4TransactionManager"/>

	<tx:advice id="txAdvice" transaction-manager="hibernate4TransactionManager">
		<tx:attributes>
			<tx:method name="save*" propagation="REQUIRED" />
	        <tx:method name="add*" propagation="REQUIRED" />
	        <tx:method name="create*" propagation="REQUIRED" />
	        <tx:method name="insert*" propagation="REQUIRED" />
	        <tx:method name="update*" propagation="REQUIRED" />
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	        <tx:method name="remove*" propagation="REQUIRED" />
	        <tx:method name="put*" propagation="REQUIRED" />
	        <tx:method name="use*" propagation="REQUIRED"/>
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	        <tx:method name="count*" propagation="REQUIRED" read-only="true" />
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	        <tx:method name="load*" propagation="REQUIRED" read-only="true" />
	        <tx:method name="*" read-only="true" />
		</tx:attributes>
	</tx:advice>

	<aop:config expose-proxy="true">
		<aop:pointcut expression="execution(* org.hibernate.search.hibernate.example.service.*.*(..))" id="pointcut"/>
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Q: PHP fputs "waits" until the end of the script Currently I am trying to develop a PHP script used as a publicly available part of a client/server application. The php script should be used to authenticate users with a one-time token.
The other part of the application is a java program, which offers a telnet socket for other applications to connect to. Authentication is done through this telnet connection.
The java part is already working - but I still have a huge problem with the PHP part.
In php, I have opened a connection to the telnet port of the java program, which works so far. After the connection is initialized, the java program waits for input from the PHP script in order to authenticate the user.
After the authentication process has been finished, it returns a String to the PHP script (or any other program connected to its telnet server) which the PHP script should output.
Before I explain my problem, this is the part of the PHP script where the actual communication happens:
$tnconn = fsockopen("localhost", 53135, $errno, $errstr, 2);

if(!$tnconn) {
    echo "SERVER_UNAVAILABLE";
    die();
} else {
    $data = $p_ip." ".$p_name." ".$p_token;
    fputs($tnconn, $data);

    while (true) {
        if(($telnet_response = fgets($tnconn)) == false) {
            break;
        }
    }
}

echo $telnet_response;

It seems like the fputs() statement is executed after the loop even tho it should happen before it starts - else the java application couldn't get the data that is passed to the php script, but it is needed to authenticate users.
Right after the data was received, the telnet server would output the String to indicate whether authentication was successful or not.
I tried temporarily removing the loop and the data was successfully passed with fputs() so I assume php waits until the whole script is finished and then executes the function.
How can I make it send the data before the loop?
Thank you in advance.

A: The issue is probably that you need to send a \n at the end of your data string so the telnet server knows you have sent a full sequence of data.  Otherwise it is most likely sitting there waiting for more input.
Try:
$data = $p_ip." ".$p_name." ".$p_token . "\n";


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As the year 2008 draws to a close one more Lombardi Blueprint release has just just gone live.
The release, code-named "Quiet Riot" (in keeping with the official Blueprint code-naming schema) is characterized by a bunch of cool new features (you can read about them in detail or see the short overview video on Dave's Blog) designed to make this process mapping tool more collaborative, more powerful and even easier to use.
File Attachments: These are powered behind the scenes by Mosso's Cloud Files and allow you to attach screenshots, word docs, spreadsheets etc. Additionally, your files are conveniently added to the same place you collect other information regarding a particular process step.
Easy Invites: Looking to give the gift of Blueprint this holiday season? Well it just got easier. We've cleaned up the homepage and now to invite someone all you need to do is to type in their email address in the space prominently located at the top of the page.
Password Rules: Password strength can be set at one of three different levels (high, medium or minimum) using a handy slider bar.
Enterprise 2.0 features like collaboration via wiki-like functionality and IM are at the center of Blueprint. Now in this latest release we've added a Twitter feed which powers the "What's New" section on the login page (see the screenshot at the top of the page).
If the thought of Twitter sounds a bit intimidating, don't worry, the feed on the login page is transparent to you, all you will notice are postings that are updated from time to time.
If you do want to follow the Twitter feed directly along with your other feeds, click on the little Twitter icon (in the bottom right corner of the yellow sticky) and you'll be taken to the actual Blueprint Update Twitter page where you can see all the posts. Obviously Twitter works both ways so we're looking forward to collecting feedback from you as well.
Check out the Blueprint Twitter feed directly at: twitter.com/BlueprintUpdate.
Hope you enjoy Quiet Riot. As always the 6-7 week release beat goes on. Who's up next? R.E.O Speedwagon.
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Q: How to select distinct values from a table Hi I have a sql table which has the following entries.
Child_Name    Attempt_Number  Concept_ID   IsCompleted

 Class          NULL                C5         NULL

 Function       3                 C6           No

Function        4               C6           Yes

I want to get the result with the enties having distinct child_Name and maximum attempt_Number. The expected outcome is
Child_Name    Attempt_Number  Concept_ID   IsCompleted

Class           NULL                 C5         NULL

Function        4                C6            Yes

The entry of function with lower attempt_Number is removed..
Can anybody help?

A: you need to use max() function:
select * from yourTable where (child_name, attempt_number) in (
  select child_name, max(attempt_number) from yourTable group by child_name)
)

explanation: the inner table will give you the maximum attempt_number per child_name. since you want all columns and not only these two, you need the outer query to get them

A: You can try with -
select * from
(select * from your_table order by attempt_Number DESC) tbl
group by child_name

A: Use a sub-query to find each child's max Attempt_Number. Join with that sub-query:
select t1.Child_Name, t1.Attempt_Number, t1.Concept_ID, t1.IsCompleted
from tablename t1
  join (select Child_Name, max(Attempt_Number) as Max_Attempt_Number
        from tablename
        group by Child_Name) t2
    on t1.Child_Name = t2.Child_Name and t1.Attempt_Number = t2.Max_Attempt_Number

Will show both rows if there's a tie (same max in two rows for a child.)