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API vs SDK and which is better for you?
Discover the difference between them ... Finally!
Haidar Omais
Making sense of API and SDK
Is it better to use an API or an SDK? The distinction should be obvious, but it isn't. Tech newbies, veteran developers, and everyone in between use the two terms interchangeably.
Fortunately for you, I'm going to make the distinction perfectly clear today. So, if that's what you're looking for, join me as I dissect the SDK vs API debate in such a way that you'll know which to use when by the end.
SDK stands for Software Development Kit and API is for Application Programmable Interface. You probably already knew that, but I promised to be completely transparent. In that vein, let me add this: APIs are the gateways that allow apps to communicate with one another. They're similar to the screen on your smartphone that offers you access to everything on the device. SDKs, on the other hand, are a more comprehensive collection of tools for a platform that may contain an API, documentation, examples, and anything else you'll need to create something. Interfacing with another program and expanding on it is possible with both an API and an SDK.
API vs SKD
Handbook vs Folder
Let's take a look at it from a different angle if that wasn't obvious enough. Remember the components of an effective cover letter: a greeting, an opening, a hook, abilities, and a closing. It's a straightforward but effective structure for effective writing. Consider a folder on your computer that contains papers with 10 samples of each of the previously listed categories.
The first is a handbook that explains how to properly compose a cover letter. It's similar to an API. Our job application kit, which consists of a folder containing dozens of documents, is similar to an SDK.
A Good API's Characteristics
A naming convention for resources and endpoints that is straightforward, consistent, and precise.
Clear and straightforward semantics
All necessary features are included.
A Good SDK's Characteristics
Easy to use and expand upon
Well-defined functionality that is well arranged
Documentation of how the code works in its entirety.
Compatibility with other software development kits (SDKs)
Doesn't use a lot of CPU, battery, or data.
"SDK Is Tooling; API Is Specification."
Which to use when?
In any software development cycle, design and code implementation choices are critical. That's probably why you're here, looking for solutions on the Internet—which, believe me, you'll find. We'll compare the following aspects to keep things as simple as possible: flexibility, convenience of use, time, integration, and robustness. These will ensure that you have a firm grasp on the fundamentals in order to fully comprehend APIs and SDKs.
An API works in a similar way to a cover letter outline in that it allows for some creativity. Because of its bare-bones nature, you have the freedom to experiment and create highly customized functions to meet your needs. SDKs are inadequate in this aspect, especially since each one must be tailored to a certain language.
SDKs are meant to make using the platform for which they were created as simple as possible. This is why they cater to a specific market. Kitcod's SDK is available in Python, PHP, Ruby, Java, Node, Go, and.NET, for example. This implies that, unlike a comprehensive API, even teams of developers with average to low platform knowledge may quickly learn to utilize an extensive SDK.
Quick Go-to-Market
As a result of their simplicity of use, SDKs allow for faster development timelines. It may be pretty straightforward to get the ball rolling sooner with components like authentication and security addressed to some extent in the SDK.
SDK vs API Integration
Integrating an SDK is often easier since the platform developer handles all of the grunt work for you. Because the SDK is likely to contain standard coding techniques, this typically implies that the quality of your project code improves. If your application is sensitive to third-party packages and their size, you may still want to use an API.
All SDKs are APIs, but not all APIs are SDKs. As a result, platforms with a SDK are inherently more resilient, simply because the API was developed twice. When it comes to making a decision, this suggests that the SDK is more likely to be reliable because more hours have been invested in it. You won't have to be concerned as much about minor changes that may need regular upgrades or corrections.
Keep in mind that APIs provide more flexibility and customization, whilst SDKs provide a more integrated approach that can help you get started faster and save time and money.
An SDK is a collection of APIs that enable you to perform the majority, if not all, of the tasks required to build your application. An SDK may also include other tools for developing on the platform for which it was created. An API, on the other hand, is nothing more than a set of specifications.
There is clearly a connection between APIs and SDKs. However, based on your application's goal, qualities, and use cases, you may prefer one over the other.
Now that you're more aware of the distinctions, I'm confident that you'll make better decisions that will move your project along in the proper path. Keep in mind that APIs provide more flexibility and customization, whilst SDKs provide a more integrated approach that can help you get started faster and save time and money.
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Q&A: Heidemann Balances Interests in Business & Art
By Heidi Opdyke
Kathryn Heidemann (HNZ'04) was recently named to Pittsburgh's 40 under 40 list. But for the director of the Master of Arts Management (MAM) Program, 25 is the number of interest.
With MAM celebrating its silver anniversary this year, Heidemann sat down with the Piper to discuss growing up abroad, the MAM Program and her passion for arts management.
What made you interested in the arts?
I was always interested in the arts, but I was always interested in the sciences.
I started taking dance when I was very little, and I picked it back up in high school. My mom made me take piano lessons starting when I was 8.
What really made me interested in the arts and culture was living in places where there were language barriers. My dad worked in the auto industry and we lived in Australia, Venezuela, Germany and Detroit. Because there was so much diversity in my schools, we often looked at the arts, culture, and local folklore to understand more about the communities where we were living.
In Venezuela, there were some Americans there, but there were also probably 30 other nationalities in my class. There was so much diversity that we all bonded in a lot of ways, and exposed each other to our respective cultures. Both food and art were essential "universal languages" that I loved to explore, in particular.
I always loved to learn about where I was living. I think that's what fed my utopian view of the role of the arts as a tool for diplomacy and how we can create peace and change through these exchanges.
Did you ever consider being an artist?
I didn't want to be a practicing artist for my career. I love to still play bass guitar in bands and take dance classes, but I need to have that left brain/right brain balance and also love analyzing budgets and dissecting data.
When I found the field of arts management, I thought, "Perfect, I can have both."
How has MAM changed since you were a student in the program?
Ten years ago, it was fairly different. Back then there wasn't quite the diversity of the student body. Thirty-five percent of our students are now international, and we're seeing a lot more diversity of disciplines with students' backgrounds balanced between the performing and visual arts.
The curriculum has grown, with more electives and classes being introduced. Recently we added a new faculty member to the program, and there are lots of great synergies across the university.
The partnership between the College of Fine Arts (CFA) and the Heinz College has certainly strengthened. Dan Martin, the dean of CFA, was the MAM program director for 15 years and still serves as the faculty chair.
Now we also have some great international exchange programs and a double degree program with the University of Bologna in Italy.
Where do you see the program going in the next 25 years?
The world has changed, and social media has changed. The field of arts management has responded as a result, and our program is at the forefront of developing the "new" best practice in the field. A patron now has multiple portals of entry to experience art now, and be engaged 24/7. It's not merely about just going to a performance or through a museum anymore. It's my goal that we are always relevant and that we are ahead of the trends happening in the field. Through the faculty and the alumni, we are very keyed into what is happening.
MAM alumni serve as our "army" and our eyes and ears in the field. We do regular curriculum reviews with our advisory board. So I ask myself where I see the field going. I want to see us going there first because we're training the next generation of arts managers who need to be prepared for the field's evolution - or even better, be the ones inventing it.
How is arts management changing?
The field is continuing to blur the line of how people experience the arts.
We're seeing more people experiencing the arts without leaving their homes through mobile apps. They're attending screenings from remote locations, and they're engaging before, during and after an experience.
With Carnegie Mellon being at the center of innovation and technology we want to make sure we understand how that market works and help the arts organizations understand those synergies. My goal is to help students and alumni to think outside the box and bring the arts management field to a more sustainable place.
What brought you to Pittsburgh?
Grad school. I studied arts management and dance as an undergrad. I had never been here before, and I came for admitted students weekend and I fell in love with CMU and Pittsburgh. I really got a sense of a thriving cultural scene here, and it seemed like the perfect laboratory for school - it was small enough that it was accessible and large enough that there were plenty of opportunities.
I ended up staying and working for the Cultural Trust for eight years before working at Carnegie Mellon in the School of Music and then the MAM Program.
What makes Pittsburgh a cultural destination?
It has anything you could want. It has the big multimillion-dollar organizations such as the Cultural Trust, the opera, the symphony but also plenty of wonderful midsize arts organizations.
What I really love are the small owner-operated entrepreneurial arts organizations that have popped up. From quirky spaces in Braddock to the Penn Avenue Arts District and all of the arts organizations in Lawrenceville - they create a really diverse cultural landscape. Pittsburgh's affordability has really helped foster those cultural entrepreneurs. There's a lot of collaboration happening here.
Each year 40 people under the age of 40 are recognized as being committed to shaping the Pittsburgh region and making it a better place. This year there are seven people with CMU connections on the list:
Nina Barbuto (A'06)
Sonika Bhatnagar, (S'95)
Julie Butcher Pezzino, (HNZ'09)
Cory Cope, (A'03)
Kathryn Heidemann, (HNZ'04) Staff
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Allison Sanders, (HNZ'04)
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The Han-Modular Flexbox is a novel interface in the modular plastic housing system from HARTING.
The interface has been developed so longer, moving cable runs for machines and machine modules are easier to install and maintain.
The Han-Modular Flexbox makes it possible to sub-divide energy chains into flexibly manageable and easily replaceable segments. The modular housing concept replaces the previous implementation consisting of multiple individual connections and offers a single plug-in and disconnection point as a compact overall solution. This reduces the associated construction and connection effort, and less space is needed. Fastening elements can be used to join the housings together in different configurations. As a result, the height and width of the interface can be flexibly designed. The Han-Modular Flexbox thus fits the requirement profile of a wide variety of applications. The Han-Modular Flexbox was developed in a co-engineering process with our partner igus.
The Flexbox's housing and other components are made of high-performance plastic and comply with the applicable standards in terms of fire protection and resistance to environmental influences. The seals on the cable glands are designed for easy handling and are available for cable diameters from 4 to 24 mm. The system is rounded out by integrated strain relief that can withstand forces in excess of 150 Newton. The Flexbox is a stand-alone solution that boasts all the features of housing for industrial connectors.
HARTING has succeeded in continuing the modularity inside the housing as well. Nearly all the Han-Modular portfolio - which features more than 100 modules for transmitting currents, signals and data, as well as compressed air and fibre-optic signals - can be used in the Flexbox. This results in almost endless combination possibilities when it comes to implementing the right interface for every application. A plastic frame enables integration of the Han-Modular modules in the Flexbox. Currently, a maximum of four modules can fit in one frame.
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From the unique city attractions to the people themselves, there is something very special about living in Philly. No other city can match the magic that Philadelphia offers to its residents and visitors. There are so many elements that make Philadelphia such a special city, but there are only a handful that really set Philly apart from other cities.
Over the years, The Residences at Dockside has earned the reputation as one of Philadelphia's most unique residential experiences. Many may wonder why Dockside is considered one of the best places to live in Philadelphia, but it's quite simple. Abounding with luxury and resort-style amenities, our luxury condos are set on the river and are close to everywhere you want to be. The Residences at Dockside offer an abundance of space inside and breathtaking views outside.
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Email @ttack: Why Identity Deception is Your #1 Threat
John Wilson August 1, 2019 Email Security
Want to know how email became the number one attack vector for cybercriminals?
Look no further than this phishing test at a major financial services firm in which more than one executive clicked through to a fraudulent link. Making matters worse, the email read: "This is a phishing test. Clicking the link below will cause harm to your computer."
Don't laugh. In a 2017 employee survey, 46% of respondents suggest they might very well do the same, believing that, "opening any email on my work computer is safe." Which means that while CISOs have been busy constructing every manner of perimeter defense you can imagine to protect their businesses from cybercriminals, a gaping security hole has remained firmly in place.
Indeed, even as secure email gateways and other solutions have been erected to safeguard this critically important communications channel, a new generation of email attacks now blow past these systems undetected.
No wonder 83% of organizations suffered email attacks last year, with more than 94% of successful data breaches now starting with email. And when you factor in the over four billion active email accounts in operation around the world today, the attack surface becomes enormous. But it wasn't supposed to be this way.
The Devil is in the Emails
Think about it. Commercial email has changed little since it was first introduced in the 1980s. For that matter, little has changed since it was first conceived at MIT in the 1960s.
We still use the "@" addressing system ARPANET had developed in 1971. And email remains an open standards-based, store-and-forward tool for communicating and collaborating between just about kind of computer, across both public and private networks. Its sheer simplicity and profound utility have led to its universal adoption as the most important communications and collaboration tool across the globe.
Yet while these attributes make email a simple way to share a spreadsheet with the CFO or plan a night out with friends, it also makes it the ideal conduit for deploying ransomware to unsuspecting businesses, or hoodwinking employees into transferring money or sensitive information to criminals. And despite the rise of secure messaging services such as Slack and Microsoft Teams, employees still turn to email to send sensitive data.
At first, email attacks meant to exploit email's ubiquity were scattershot, launched from compromised servers, and had content signatures that were distinct from legitimate email. In time, secure email gateways, advanced threat protection, and other technologies were deployed to analyze content for suspicious words or phrases, assess the reputation of the infrastructure from which an email is sent, and sniff out viruses, worms, and polymorphic malware. And they still work quite well.
Yet the volume and effectiveness of attacks continue to grow more devastating by the day, circumventing safeguards with frightening ease. So what is actually happening?
The Rise of Identity Deception
The fact is, email has a fatal security flaw—the ability for anyone to send an email claiming to be someone else. And the tactics with which that's done are rapidly growing more sophisticated and ingenious.
Unlike the poorly-crafted, mass attacks of the late 2000s, cybercriminals now leverage security gaps in underlying email protocols and the user interface constraints of email clients to imbue messages with an incredible level of verisimilitude. Look-alike domains, domain spoofing, display-name tricks and messages sent from compromised sender accounts make attacks virtually indistinguishable from authentic messages from trusted sources.
Meanwhile, messages sent from G Suite, Office 365 and other web services fly past filters due to the reputation and pervasiveness of these platforms. And the messages themselves are often flawlessly researched and exquisitely targeted to specific individuals.
They even leverage seasonality or time of day. Simple, early-morning queries from an important executive asking "Are you at your desk?" or "Can you pay help me pay this bill?" use social engineering ploys to put targets on the defensive, making them more eager to please and less careful in their actions.
After a typical attack is launched, its first target will bite in 82 seconds and be compromised in under 4 minutes. Like the executives in that phishing test so clearly demonstrated, human beings have become the last, weakest link in your cybersecurity defenses.
From Here to Secure Email
In response to this growing threat, many organizations allocate a portion of their budgets to workforce security awareness training to help employees spot malicious email attacks. But even the best training cannot keep up with ever-morphing attack tools and techniques.
Many have also started implementing Domain-based Messaging Authentication, Reporting and Conformance (DMARC), an email validation system. However, DMARC is only effective against domain spoofing, which is but one of the four forms of identity deception in email.
The fact is, identity deception attacks require a different approach, one that is based on a protection model that focuses less on email content and infrastructure reputation, and more on assessing people, relationships, and behaviors to detect and disrupt attacks before they ever reach their target.
Piece of cake, right? Unfortunately, few organizations recognize that identity has become the new perimeter for defending against cybercrime, and even fewer have taken the necessary steps to protect against it.
With email attacks expected to contribute to billions of dollars lost over the next few years, we'd all better seek out effective solutions before "killer app" takes on a whole new meaning.
To learn more about how advanced email attacks have moved from deceiving systems, and how you can stop it, download From SEG to SEC: The Rise of the Secure Email Cloud.
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EU Anti Competition Investigation
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Text of letter to Mrs. Margrethe Vestager, EU Competition Commissioner:
I write on behalf of the Bhopal Medical Appeal, a UK registered charity which works closely with grassroots organisations in India representing survivors of the Bhopal Gas Disaster and which funds two innovative, free clinics in Bhopal helping the long-term injured, along with second and third generation sufferers. The purpose of this letter is to express our grave concern over issues concerning the proposed merger between Dow Chemical and DuPont.
Antitrust laws, and investigations thereunder, are fundamental in market economies as they serve to promote and maintain fair competition whilst preventing firms from distorting competition in a way that is detrimental to markets. Although we understand that in considering merger proposals the EU, much like the SEC in the US, focuses on competition issues and there is no obvious mechanism for examining a merger deal on human rights or international law grounds, we believe that certain human rights issues should be recognised as likely to engender unfair competition and, on that basis, accepted as integral to any anti-trust investigation.
It has become evident that both Dow and DuPont are attempting to conceal and/ or evade material liabilities which are of a potentially vast scale for each company, as a stand-alone entity, and there is good reason to believe that both companies hope to further evade these liabilities in the event of a successful merger. Though these liabilities have human & environmental rights implications, they are of sufficient scale that they would undoubtedly, when imposed, represent a significant portion of the combined value of the merged companies. To offset such a financial burden, or even just to appear to have done so, must represent a major competitive advantage for both companies and for the later merged entity, an advantage that will have been unfairly – or, quite possibly, illegally – gained.
Competitive advantage can be gleaned merely from concealing liabilities from potential investors. According to the Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment, in a 2014 report on U.S. sustainable, responsible, and impact investing (SRI) trends, the total US-domiciled assets under management using SRI strategies expanded from $3.74 trillion at the start of 2012 to $6.57 trillion at the start of 2014 and accounted for more than one out of every six dollars under professional management in the United States. The report also noted that the number and proportion of shareholder proposals on social and environmental issues that receive high levels of support has been trending upward and, on this basis, to conceal information of material concern to all investors, but of critical importance to those wishing to invest in a socially responsible manner and who control over 15% of the overall market, must be seen as gaining an unfair competitive advantage.
Prior to the July 20, 2016, special shareholder meetings for stockholders of Dow Chemical and DuPont, inadequate or misleading disclosures were made in the companies' joint-merger proxy materials. Dow appears not to have respected its fiduciary duties to shareholders, including disclosure of all facts material to the stockholders' consideration, with undisclosed items including material liabilities facing Dow as the sole shareholder of Union Carbide which is still embroiled in civil, criminal and environmental litigation regarding the legacy of the Bhopal Disaster.
Three court cases remain outstanding against Dow/ Union Carbide in India, with claims amounting to billions of dollars in potential damages:
Dow maintains that the 1989 civil settlement negotiated between Union Carbide and the Government of India (GoI) is 'full and final' but, in 2010, the GoI filed a Curative Petition in the Delhi Supreme Court seeking to remedy its inadequacies. Curative petition no. 345-347, of 2011, states that: "The present Curative Petition is an attempt by the Union of India to cure gross miscarriage of justice and perpetration of irremediable injustice being suffered by the victims of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy. It is submitted that the settlement compensation amount determined by this Hon'ble Court was based on certain factual assumptions which have been found to be completely incorrect and far removed from reality…" India seeks an additional amount in excess of $1 billion, whereas additional filings in support of the petition by impleaded parties request an additional $8.1 billion to address the original shortfall.
A criminal case against Union Carbide Corporation remains unresolved over three decades after the disaster and involves several serious charges including 'culpable homicide not amounting to murder'. As a consequence of its refusal to attend court, Union Carbide has been proclaimed an 'absconder' by the Indian courts. Parent company Dow, which has not compelled its wholly-owned subsidiary's appearance at trial, has itself ignored four notices to appear before the Bhopal criminal proceedings to explain the actions of that subsidiary. On July 13th, 2016, the court was moved to consider ex parte proceedings against Union Carbide. Under Indian law, criminal courts have the power to impose fines with no upper limit.
The unresolved issue of toxic ground and water contamination at the former Union Carbide plant site in Bhopal is still subject to litigation in the Madhya Pradesh High Court and Dow has been asked to provide a $15 million advance payment prior to determination of liability.
The reputational impact of the Bhopal legacy upon Dow, which identified India as "a key component of Dow's global business strategy and a significant potential contributor to Dow's corporate growth and profitability" (Dow in India "Facts and Figures", 2008) can also be seen as having a material impact with its Indian divisions suffering numerous setbacks in their efforts to invest as a result of public protest and political engagement on Bhopal. Financial analysts have estimated the total business loss in India, from 2008 to 2016, to be as much as $300 million and, as Motley Fool observed in 2012, "Dow's refusal to take responsibility for Bhopal has hit the company's bottom line well beyond the associated legal costs. The unaddressed liability has hurt its reputation, resulted in protests and media backlash, and even limited its ability to invest overseas"
For its part, DuPont would seem to be attempting to evade liabilities relating to the contamination of drinking water with ammonium perfluorooctanoate, a carcinogenic chemical otherwise known as C-8 or PFOA, used in the production of Teflon.
Adjudication of injury cases resulting from C8 contamination has only just begun and a test-case last October, in which a woman who developed kidney cancer was awarded $1.5 million in compensation, was the first result of a class action involving over 3,500 plaintiffs. In July of this year DuPont was ordered to pay more than $5.5 million to a man who developed testicular cancer after drinking water polluted with the chemical. The jury imposed a further $500,000 in punitive damages after finding DuPont guilty of malice.
According to Bloomberg Intelligence, potential payments related to health claims from exposure to C8 could reach $1.9 billion whilst clean-up at the 174 polluted sites already disclosed could total $900 million. A further 19 sites are under review.
DuPont may face additional C8 lawsuits in the Netherlands after The Dutch Inspectorate for Social Affairs and Employment announced in June that the Public Prosecutor is officially investigating the use of hazardous chemicals at DuPont's facility in Dordrecht, after testing revealed C-8 at levels as high as several thousand parts per billion in the blood of residents and workers in the region, a figure enormously beyond the US EPA limits.
Yet, just over a year ago, DuPont spun-off its 'Performance Chemicals' division into a separate company named Chemours, which took with it 62% of environmental claims ongoing against DuPont, including those deriving from C-8, along with $4 billion of existing debt. Chemours debt is only 20% less than that of DuPont, a company with 35x the market capitalisation and a 6x more favourable ratio of debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, leading financial website Citron Research to describe the company, in a report from June 2nd, 2016, as "a bankruptcy waiting to happen".
Though DuPont agreed to cover some of Chemours' liabilities, the company admitted in regulatory filings that this may not be sufficient to cover them all. DuPont has claimed that Chemours is required to pay damages whilst, in July this year, Chemours indicated that it may fight efforts to force payment, saying it "retains legal defenses" to DuPont's claims of indemnification. Suggesting that any bankruptcy would be held off until after the DowDuPont merger, Citron concluded Chemours to be "the most morally and financially bankrupt company that we have ever witnessed."
Neither Dow nor DuPont have offered clarity to involuntary creditors on what will happen to existing liabilities in the aftermath of a merger that will also see DowDuPont split into three different entities within 18 months of the deal going through. It is inconceivable that this obfuscation, or evasion, of liability is not a matter of material consideration within the merger agreement discussions.
In conclusion, we accept that the issues we describe may be interpreted, by some, to be outside of the normal EU antitrust investigation remit but humbly request that their validity as issues material to a complete antitrust investigation is given proper consideration.


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David Carkeet, né le  à Sonora en Californie, est un romancier et essayiste américain. Trois de ses romans ont été distingués dans les pages livres du New York Times en tant que livres les plus remarquables de l'année.

Biographie

David Carkeet a grandi dans la petite ville californienne qui l'a vu naître et a étudié à l'université de Californie à Davis et à l'université de Californie à Berkeley. Il a obtenu sa maîtrise d'allemand à Davis en 1968, avant d'obtenir un DESS de littérature anglaise à l'université du Wisconsin en 1970 puis un doctorat de linguistique anglaise à l'université de l'Indiana en 1973. Entre 1973 et 2002, il enseigne l'écriture et la linguistique à l'. Il a épousé Barbara Lubin (née à Elmira, dans l'État de New York) en 1975, avec qui il a eu trois filles, Anne, Laurie et Molly. Depuis 2003, il vit dans le Vermont.

Romans

Carkeet a écrit six romans, deux romans pour jeunes adultes, et une autobiographie.  Il est considéré comme un écrivain comique, dans la lignée de Kingsley Amis, de David Lodge et de . Ses trois romans les plus connus mettent en scène un linguiste du nom de Jeremy Cook :

 Le linguiste était presque parfait (éditions Monsieur Toussaint Louverture, 2013, traduit par Nicolas Richard) – Double Negative (Dial, 1980) dans lequel Cook essaie de résoudre une affaire de meurtre tout en étudiant l'acquisition du langage par les nourrissons à l'Institut Wabash, un centre de recherche/garderie du sud de l'Indiana.
 Dans Une putain de catastrophe (éditions Monsieur Toussaint Louverture, 2014, traduit par Marie Chabin) - The Full Catastrophe (éditions Simon and Schuster, 1990), (Jeremy Cook travaille pour une agence matrimoniale ("L'Agence de l'oreiller") et s'installe chez un couple à Saint-Louis afin d'étudier leurs problèmes de communication.
 Des erreurs ont été commises (éditions Monsieur Toussaint Louverture, 2017, traduit par Marie Chabin) - The Error of Our Ways (éditions Holt, 1997) voit Cook s'attaquer aux erreurs qui ont rythmé sa vie jusqu'alors et en triompher.

Les autres romans de Carkeet traitent de sujets variés :

 The Greatest Slump of All Time (éditions Harper and Row, 1984), est un roman comique à propos d'une équipe de baseball dont les joueurs sont dépressifs.
 I Been There Before (éditions Harper and Row, 1985) voit Mark Twain revenir à la vie à lors du passage de la Comète de Halley de 1985.
 La peau de l'autre (éditions Le Seuil, 2012, traduit par Jean Esch) – From Away (éditions Overlook, 2010), met en scène un imposteur qui usurpe l'identité d'un habitant du Vermont porté disparu, sans être lui-même originaire de cet état (il vient "d'ailleurs" selon le parler local).

Deux de ces romans (Le linguiste était presque parfait et La peau de l'autre) sont des romans policiers. The Silent Treatment et Quiver River (Harper and Row, 1988, 1991), les deux romans pour jeunes adultes qu'il a écrit, accordent eux aussi une place importante aux énigmes policières et se déroulent dans les contreforts de la Sierra de sa jeunesse.

Son autobiographie

Son autobiographie, intitulée Campus Sexpot (University of Georgia Press, 2005), emprunte son titre à un roman dont il relate l'impact sur sa vie. Le premier Campus Sexpot est l'œuvre de Dale Koby, un ancien professeur de lycée de Carkeet. Il traite d'une étudiante à forte poitrine et aux mœurs légères qui séduit son professeur d'anglais. S'ensuivent une grossesse, un viol en réunion, la démission du professeur et une demande en mariage. Le Campus Sexpot de Carkeet détaille également l'effet qu'a eu le livre de Koby à Sonora dans sa jeunesse. La bourgade fictive de Wattsville, qui sert de cadre à l'intrigue du roman, ressemble beaucoup à Sonora — et certains des personnages portent le même nom que de véritables habitants de la ville.
Campus Sexpot a valu à Carkeet de recevoir le Creative Nonfiction Award de l'Association des écrivains et des Ateliers d'écriture en 2004. Son livre a toutefois suscité des controverses : deux des enfants de Koby ont critiqué la façon dont Carkeet y dépeint leur père.

Nouvelles et articles

Carkeet a écrit une quarantaine d'articles d'intérêt général pour les journaux The Village Voice, le New York Times Magazine, Poets & Writers, The Oxford American, et pour les webzines Salon et The Morning News. Dans les années 1990, il fut un chroniqueur régulier du St. Louis magazine.  Ses nouvelles ont été publiées dans la North American Review, le Kansas Quarterly, et le Carolina Quarterly. Ses écrits critiques et universitaires quant à eux, incluent une analyse souvent citée des dialectes employés dans Les aventures de Huckleberry Finn de Mark Twain.

Récompenses

En 1981, Le linguiste était presque parfait a valu à David Carkeet d'être nominé par l'Association Américaine des Écrivains de littérature policière pour le Edgar Award du meilleur premier roman. Il a reçu le Prix O. Henry en 1982 pour The Greatest Slump of All Time, une nouvelle originellement publiée dans le Carolina Quarterly, qu'il a par la suite enrichie pour en faire un roman .  Il a par la suite reçu en 1983 une bourse d'écriture de fiction de la part de la Dotation Nationale pour les Arts en 1983, et remporté le Creative Nonfiction Award décerné par l'Association des écrivains et des Ateliers d'écriture en 2004.

Références

Liens externes

  Site officiel de David Carkeet

Naissance en novembre 1946
Naissance dans le comté de Tuolumne
Romancier américain du XXe siècle
Romancier américain du XXIe siècle
Essayiste américain du XXe siècle
Essayiste américain du XXIe siècle
Étudiant de l'université de Californie à Davis
Étudiant de l'université de Californie à Berkeley
Étudiant de l'université de l'Indiana
Étudiant de l'université du Wisconsin à Madison

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iPads to improve learning experience in Incident Command Train-the-Trainer course
COLLEGE STATION - The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) is leveraging technology and changing the way trainers learn to teach the Incident Command System (ICS) to responders in cities and departments nationwide. By early summer, TEEX will be using iPads to deliver the FEMA Train-the-Trainer course in the Incident Command System (ICS) Curricula (MGT906).
"We're leveraging technology to benefit the students and to make the course more efficient," said. Jason Moats, Program Director with TEEX Emergency Services Training Institute. "Typically, we use up to 14 books for this class. Students will now use iPads to view the textbooks and create the lessons. Instead of relying on participants to bring their own computers, we looked for a better way to do this. By using iPads, we expect to reduce the course cost by 20 to 25 percent."
The curriculum, originally developed by FEMA's Emergency Management Institute (EMI), was already compatible with the iPad platform, Moats added. "The curriculum was jointly revised by TEEX and EMI in 2012 and restructured specifically to meet the needs of the instructors who will be teaching the course when they return to their home department or jurisdiction."
Course participants, who are already well-versed in the ICS, discuss the primary teaching points and the pitfalls and best practices of teaching the ICS to others. During the 32-hour class, they must create a lesson, build a PowerPoint presentation, and present the lesson to the class.
Previously, students had to bring their own computers, but now they will use the iPad provided, Moats said. After the class, they will receive the course information on a CD or thumb drive to take with them, and have access to the FEMA curriculum online.
The course is offered at no charge across the U.S. through TEEX's National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center (NERRTC), and funded by DHS/FEMA under the Homeland Security National Training Program (HSNTP) Cooperative Agreement. TEEX/NERRTC also purchased the iPads as part of a "leveraging technology initiative."
"We're doing this to be more efficient in the course delivery, but we are integrating the iPads in such a way that it benefits the students as well," Moats said.
Kathy Fraser
Email: media@teex.tamu.edu


In the attachment there is more information about iDP Connect for OutSystems applications.
Mika, thank you for sharing this in the forge. How do I generate the SP metadata? Is there an endpoint in this connector that when hit will output the SP metadata dynamically? I see that in the resources there's a certificate where I can put my own for signing the requests but I don't see the metadata xml file.
Hi, did you tried to use this connector wirh Ping Federate?
I have not tried, but the SAML 2.0 standard supports all products. I know very well Ping Federate product and implementation of the connector it is not difficult.
Hi Mika, thanks for your reply. Do you know what are the main diferences from Ping one and what we need to have In consideration for the connector?
SingleLogoutService and other urls to my own pages?
I have to provide a signed metadata.xml for the IdentityProvider as an url.
We are trying to integrate OKTA with Outsystems and are stuck with one thing. We have added the necessary parameters in the configuration page of the IdP but it does not hit the OKTA sign in page but goes straight to the Outsystems sign in page.
I have attached the current config page screenshot. I would really appreciate if anyone can tell me what is wrong here or if you can tell me some example of the values that goes in the fields that will help as well.


A bit of new and a bit of old highlighted international financial regulatory developments this past week. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission brought its first action invoking a new prohibition under its business conduct standards for swap dealers, while Peregrine Financial Group made news when a US federal court permitted two lawsuits to proceed against one of the banks that held the firm's customer segregated funds. Meanwhile a new CFTC commissioner invoked Smoot-Hawley to implore cooperation among international regulators regarding the oversight of swaps. Smoot-Hawley? Talk about a great Final Jeopardy™ answer!
Important Reminders Resonate From Recent CME Group and ICE Futures U.S. Disciplinary Actions (includes Compliance Weeds); and more.
A US federal court in Illinois authorized two lawsuits arising from the collapse of Peregrine Financial Group to proceed against U.S. Bank, N.A., rejecting requests from the bank to dismiss the proceedings. Peregrine customers brought one lawsuit, while Fintec Group, Inc., a former introducing broker to Peregrine, commenced the other. Both cases were brought as potential class action lawsuits.
Peregrine was a futures commission merchant registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission until July 2012 when it filed bankruptcy following the revelation that Russell Wasendorf, Sr., its principal owner and chief executive officer, had committed fraud by using customer funds for his own purposes. Initial estimates were that Peregrine customers' cash shortfall might exceed US $200 million or more.
U.S. Bank was the principal bank where Peregrine maintained customer funds.
In the customer lawsuit, plaintiffs claimed that U.S. Bank was liable for funds misappropriated by Mr. Wasendorf that had been deposited with it by Peregrine on the basis of a number of legal theories. The court rejected plaintiffs' claims that U.S. Bank aided and abetted Peregrine's and Mr. Wasendorf's own violations, on the grounds that U.S. Bank had no actual knowledge of Mr. Wasendorf's fraud. The court also rejected a claim of negligence against U.S. Bank because the plaintiffs were not direct customers of the bank, and thus the bank had no duty of care towards them. However, the court allowed plaintiffs' lawsuit to proceed based on their claims of U.S. Bank's breach of fiduciary duty, fraud by omission and a violation of an Illinois law dealing with the obligations of fiduciaries.
Although taken individually, [these facts] are not sufficient to establish bad faith, when considered together, they suffice at this state to allow Plaintiffs to move forward with their claims.
Fintec made similar factual claims in its lawsuit, as did the customers. The court dismissed the majority of Fintec's legal theories. However, the court permitted Fintec's lawsuit to proceed based on alleged violations of relevant federal law dealing with the bank's obligations in connection with holding customer funds. The court reasoned that, because U.S. Bank apparently held funds in the customer segregated account that Fintec had deposited with Peregrine to guarantee the trades of its customers, Fintec's funds were "in connection" with making futures contracts. The court found this nexus sufficient to permit Fintec to proceed on its claims that U.S. Bank violated federal law directly, as well as that it aided and abetted a federal law breach by Peregrine.
New CFTC Commissioner J. Christopher Giancarlo used the occasion of a derivatives industry conference in Geneva, Switzerland to plea for better cooperation among international regulators in implementing over-the-counter derivatives clearing and trading mandates initially proposed at a G-20 summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 2009.
Invoking the damaging consequences of the US unilaterally implementing trade protection measures following the US stock market crash of 1929—through passage of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930—Mr. Giancarlo argued against unilateral action by regulators—including the CFTC—that could lead to "[a] trade war over swaps market clearing and execution that will be harmful for the US." He claimed such a trade war would also hurt Europe.
Smoot-Hawley was interpreted as a declaration of trade war at a critical time in the world economy. Smoot-Hawley made the US a special target of discriminatory trade retaliation from some of the US' largest and most important trade partners. It led other countries to form preferential trading blocs that discriminated against the United States, diverting world trade and delaying economic recovery on both sides of the Atlantic.
I sincerely hope that we can fulfill the important goals that the G-20 set for us in Pittsburgh and avoid falling into a misguided global trade war over regulation of derivative financial products. A global economy that is just starting to show signs of recovering from the "Great Recession" cannot bear the reduction in trade and fragmented financial markets that is a looming possibility.
Two Barclays entities on different sides of the Atlantic Ocean settled regulatory matters resulting in sanctions of over US $75 million.
In one action, Barclays Bank plc settled charges with the UK Financial Conduct Authority that alleged it failed adequately to follow requirements related to the protection of client assets. For this, Barclays agreed to pay a financial penalty of GBP 37,745,000 (US $61.3 million).
In the other action, Barclays Capital Inc. agreed to pay a fine of US $15 million to the US Securities and Exchange Commission and implement certain remedial measures for allegedly failing to maintain an adequate compliance system in connection with its wealth management business.
According to the FCA, from November 1, 2007, through January 24, 2012, Barclays Bank failed to maintain "adequate and effective organizational, control and risk management systems" regarding 95 external accounts where client custody assets were held with sub-custodians outside the Barclays Group, and did not "arrange adequate protection for, maintain its own books and records and perform its own reconciliations" related to approximately GBP 16.5 billion (US $26.8 billion) of client custody assets for which it was responsible.
FCA made clear that Barclays Bank's failings were solely within its investment banking division. No other bank customers or operations were impacted.
Separately, the SEC found that Barclays Capital did not adequately enhance the compliance system of its wealth management business after it acquired the private investment management business of Lehman Brothers in 2008. The SEC also claimed that the firm did not put in place adequate policies and procedures to prevent violations of relevant law and to keep certain required books and records.
Among other things, said the SEC, Barclays Capital engaged in certain principal transactions from January 2009 to December 2011 without making written disclosures and obtaining client consent, as required by law; charged commissions and fees and earned revenue from September 2008 through December 2011 that were not in accordance with client disclosures; and did not ensure that client funds and securities over which it had custody were subject to surprise examinations by an independent public account, as required by an SEC rule.
In agreeing to the settlement, the SEC acknowledged Barclays Capital's cooperation and the prompt remedial actions it took after learning of its issues, as well as the reimbursement to customers of approximately US $3.8 million, including interest.
In addition to paying a fine, Barclays Capital agreed to retain an independent compliance consultant to review discrete aspects of the firm's advisory business and issue recommendations, which the firm has committed to adopt unless unreasonable.
CFTC Sues Trader for Fraud and Unauthorized Swap Trades: Gregory Evans, a former employee of an unnamed futures commission merchant and provisionally registered swap dealer, was sued by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for executing 30 unauthorized bilateral swap transactions opposite a customer in order to hide trading losses from his customers and his employer. The unauthorized trades are alleged to have occurred from January through July 2013 and resulted in approximately US $1.2 million of trading losses for the aggrieved customer that were later reimbursed by the firm. According to the CFTC's complaint, filed with a US federal court in Missouri, Mr. Evans embarked on his unauthorized actions after he engaged in authorized but losing transactions for one customer, and sought to hide these losses and increase his compensation by trading without authority for another customer. The CFTC charged Mr. Evans with general fraud, fraud by deceptive devices or contrivances (under the CFTC's new anti-fraud based manipulation authority), fraud in violation of business conduct standards for swap dealers and unauthorized transactions.
Ontario Securities Commission Issues Guidance Regarding Unsolicited Trade and Hedger Exemption for Unregistered Foreign Dealers Facilitating Futures Transactions With Ontario-Based Customers: The Ontario Securities Commission issued a staff notice that appears to restrict, if not eliminate, certain exemptions under applicable law potentially relied on by non-OSC registered foreign brokers (including US futures commission merchants) for trading futures and options on behalf of Ontario-based persons. Under relevant futures law in Ontario, registration of a dealer (what is known as a broker or FCM in the US) is not required in respect of "a trade in a contract by a hedger through a dealer" or a "trade in a contract executed on an exchange [outside Ontario] … from an order placed with a dealer who does not carry on business in Ontario, not involving any solicitation by or on behalf of the dealer." In connection with the so-called "unsolicited trade" exemption, the staff notice claims this was meant solely to apply to "occasional, isolated trades" for Ontario-based customers that are not solicited by a foreign broker. It was not intended "to permit the operation of unsolicited order-execution accounts," says the staff notice, because "this would constitute trading with regularity" or trades introduced by third parties (for example, by introducing brokers or finders) for which commissions are paid. The staff notice also claims that foreign brokers that regularly conduct business with a client under another exemption—for example a securities exemption—cannot rely on the unsolicited trade exemption to conduct futures transactions with the same customer. In addition, the staff notice claims that the "hedger" exemption is flat out "not available to an unregistered foreign [broker] that wishes to trade with [a] hedger" even if the proposed transactions are bona fide hedges. OSC will continue to consider specific requests for registration exemptions from foreign brokers wishing to do futures business with certain qualified Ontario-based persons modeled under the exemptive regime for international firms in the securities industry.
The Other Shoe Drops: After Previously Fining FirstRand Bank for Unlawful Pre-Execution Discussions, CFTC Now Fines the Counterparty, Absa Bank: A few weeks ago, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission commenced and settled an enforcement action against South African-based FirstRand Bank, Ltd. for engaging in noncompetitive corn and soybean futures trades on the Chicago Board of Trade from January 2009 to August 2011. The respondent had engaged in pre-trade phone conversations with its counterparty, believing such conversations were legal. This is because the CBOT transactions were done in conjunction with contracts traded on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange's SAFEX Commodity Derivatives Market where certain prearranged trades between market makers are permitted. (Click here for more on this action in the article "CFTC Fines FirstRand Bank for Unlawful Pre-Execution Discussions Related to Soybean Futures Trades" in the August 18 to 29 and September 2 edition of Bridging the Weeks .) Last week FirstRand's counterparty in these transactions, Absa Bank Ltd, also settled an enforcement action brought by the CFTC based on the same facts and rule breach allegation for payment of a US $150,000 penalty.
Father and Son Sanctioned by CFTC for Position Limit Violations: Kennith Wayne Thrasher and Kennith Luke Thrasher, father and son, respectively, were the subject of a CFTC enforcement action over alleged violations of the spot month speculative position limit established by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange for live cattle futures contracts. The violations were alleged to have occurred on 12 trading days in February 2013, and to have involved at least 190 to 390 contracts over the limit. According to the CFTC, the violative positions were maintained in accounts of two companies where the father owned limited partnership interests and had power of attorney to trade both companies' accounts. The son, during the relevant time, is alleged to have placed orders for both companies' accounts. The CFTC claimed the father and son "directly or indirectly controlled the trading" in both accounts, and thus the positions of the accounts had to be aggregated for purposes of applying the CME's limits. Only on a combined basis did the accounts exceed the limits. To resolve this matter, the father and son agreed to pay a fine of US $525,000.
Important Reminders Resonate From Recent CME Group and ICE Futures U.S. Disciplinary Actions: CME Group and ICE Futures U.S. brought and resolved a number of disciplinary actions last week, which involved a plethora of different rules. CME settled three unrelated actions that, had the underlying facts occurred beginning September 15, would likely have been charged as violations of its new disruptive trading practices prohibition (Rule 575; click here for more information on the CME's new rule in an article "CME Issues Amended FAQs on Effective Date of New Trade Disruption Rule in the September 15 to 19 and 22 edition of Bridging the Week). The three actions, involving John Brogran, Danny Giamalis and Anuj Singhal, all centered on trading activities that were alleged not to be intended for bona fide purposes. Each respondent was charged with violating the CME's general prohibition against committing acts detrimental to the interest or welfare of the exchange and engaging in dishonorable or uncommercial conduct. Another respondent, Jilin Grain Group Import and Export Co., Ltd. was charged with failing to supervise traders who executed 13 wash trades for 1,360 soybean and corn futures contracts purportedly to move positions among accounts. The firm was also charged with not assigning unique identifications (so-called "Tag50 user IDs") to each of its Globex traders. Towers Research Capital Investments, LLC likewise was sanctioned by the CME for not assigning unique identifications to separate algorithms it used, but additionally for entering an excessive number of order messages in the March 2011 corn futures contract on October 18, 2010, because of a technical issue, and unintentionally self-matching through different trading groups a number of transactions on multiple dates in December 2011. Finally, Aster Commodities DMCC was charged by CME with wash trades and prearranged transactions for not waiting the requisite time to place one party's order, after the party and a counterparty engaged in pre-execution communications, while ADM Investor Service, Inc. was subject to multiple actions by CME for making trade adjustments to various futures contracts that resulted in an overstatement of open interest. ICAP Energy LLC settled a disciplinary proceeding with ICE Futures U.S. for submitting block trades below the applicable threshold and outside the applicable reporting period, while Merrill Lynch Commodities, Inc. was sanctioned by ICE Futures U.S. for violating spot month position limits on four days. MLC also was alleged on one occasion to have failed to supervise an employee whose violation of position limits was a repeat offense.
Compliance Weeds: Reports of exchange disciplinary actions provide an excellent source of material to include in internal training of staff as they address a diverse set of day-to-day requirements and topics relevant to a number of internal departments (for example: sales, operations, information technology). Most regulatory organizations provide the ability to receive notices of these actions automatically (for example, click here for link to subscribe to CME Group advisories, and here for the link to subscribe to ICE Futures U.S. advisories).
EUREX to Introduce New Margining System—Prisma: Eurex Clearing AG announced its schedule to stop using its current risk-based margin methodology—RBM—and migrate exclusively to its new margin system, Prisma. Prisma is a portfolio-based risk methodology. RBM and Prisma are currently running parallel and will continue to do so until the end of 2015, when all exchange-traded derivatives will be removed from RBM. RBM will be fully decommissioned by the end of 2016 when all remaining Eurex Clearing products are removed.
LME Launches LME Clear: The London Metal Exchange announced the successful launch of LME Clear, the new LME clearinghouse. On September 22, LME migrated all positions of its members from LCH.Clearnet Ltd to LME Clear.
Shanghai Gold Exchange Opens to International Clients: The International Board of the Shanghai Free Trade Zone was launched by the Shanghai Gold Exchange on September 18, providing international investors access to China's gold exchange. The International Board trades both spot and forward gold and is accessible to international investors through international members who qualify under SGE requirements.
BIS Reports on Collateral Management: The Bank for International Settlements Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures issued a report examining evolving services provided by collateral management service providers to meet increasing collateral demands in light of global financial reforms following the 2008 financial crisis.
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UConn Health and the Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center are committed to the community we serve. Every year, our medical experts participate in countless lectures and screenings to help educate people about new advances in cancer prevention, early detection, and state-of-the-art treatments.
We proudly participate in events to raise both awareness and vital funds for research and patient care. Other events that the Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center participates in every year include:
Annual Cancer Survivor's Day
Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network
Coast to Coast for a Cure, to benefit the Lea's Foundation for Leukemia Research
Connecticut Race in the Park, to benefit the Connecticut Breast Health Initiative, Inc
Susan G. Komen Race for Cure, Greater Hartford
Partnering with Volunteers
Working with the UConn Foundation and our tireless, dedicated volunteers, the Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center receives strong philanthropic support from the UConn Cancer Research Golf Tournament as well as hundreds of donations from other events and individuals every year.
Hair Salon Collaborative to Improve Breast Health
UConn Health's Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center will collaborate with hair salons to conduct a breast education class every month in the towns of West Hartford, Hartford, East Hartford, and Bristol to reach minority women 35 years and older. During the one-hour education session, a UConn Health Cancer Center Community Health Specialist will educate women about factors that may increase and decrease the risk of developing breast cancer, the importance of mammography screening and early detection, and facilities that provide screening services. Women will also have the opportunity to ask questions related to breast health and breast cancer and provide their contact information to the Community Health Specialist to receive assistance with scheduling a mammogram through UConn Health's Community Breast Navigation Program or to contact the Breast Nurse Navigator.
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I had heard plenty of enthusiastic words about Chinatown BBQ from many, including some of the most popular food critics and bloggers in the city. It could get sentimental when it comes down to retaining a tradition. But is it just the nostalgia to the eyes that makes this place special? I was eager to find out how the food tastes at this critically acclaimed spot.
*Remark: This post is based on 3 visits to the restaurants. It has a certified "picky diner" rating.
Barbecue has been one of the most important regional specialties as delicious and affordable meals for Cantonese folks, which I grew up eating in Guangzhou and Hong Kong. After I moved to North America, I came to it for a taste of home and a piece of comfort. Having had so much of it and tried most of the BBQ spots in Vancouver and Richmond all these years, I have a pretty high standard on good Cantonese BBQ.
The first impression was the storefront display of BBQ meats behind the window – two full racks of roasted pork hanging high, half of a dozen BBQ ducks perfectly lined up, and the shiny glow on those rose-colored soy sauce chickens and honey-glazed BBQ pork. It's a truly delicious blessing to visit a Cantonese BBQ shop when it first opens in the morning, with everything fresh out of the oven and the scent was absolutely incredible.
The tastefully nostalgic interior was designed by Craig Stanghetta and it gave us a piece of the old Canton – the green wood frame, the red chairs, and the checkered tile floor, typical colors for traditional diners in the old towns of Guangzhou or Hong Kong. Black and white photos from the neighborhood were on the walls, taking us down the memory lane.
The menu featured the traditional Cantonese BBQ meats, prepared fresh daily by the BBQ master who used to run Daisy Garden, a Chinatown landmark for decades that unfortunately was burnt down not too long ago. They also inherited the curry dishes from the old restaurant.
I decided to try two BBQ items. The double features of BBQ Duck and BBQ Pork on Rice ($12.25) is my usual go-to when I'm craving for some roasted goodness. This is above the average price of the BBQ restaurants in the Lower Mainland. Something like this would usually cost around 10 bucks in Richmond.
The pork was fantastic, with the flavour balanced with sweet and savory, and the texture soft but slightly crunchy. I usually don't like my BBQ pork too fatty. But this one has hidden the right amount of fat in the meat, make it so incredibly juicy.
The duck was very fresh, with the skin nicely rendered and crispy, and the meat moist and succulent. However, I found the duck a little saltier than expected. I always like to eat BBQ duck as it is, with no dipping sauce. But in this case, the plum sauce worked the magic into the duck, making it taste absolutely perfect. The meat was slightly saltier because it was part of the breast that was soaked in the juice that filled up the rib cage from the roasting. If you order a whole duck, like what did, (see below), you would likely to find this part of the meat a little saltier. But yes, the fix is the plum sauce!
The food was so good that a couple days later, I decided to share a whole duck from Chinatown BBQ with my roommate and his visiting friend. The whole BBQ Duck ($29) had a lot of meat and it easily fed 3 of us. Actually, I paid and claimed a whole half because I love having the duck with just some light red, something like Gamay or Pinot Noir. But for a quick meal, get half of a duck, a couple of steamed rice bowls and a handful of blanched greens, there goes a traditional Cantonese dinner for two!
After trying quite a few kinds of wine, I highly recommend a Beajoulais, young, fruity, but slightly dry, like a dark berry sauce that complements the savory but slightly sweet taste fabulously.
For a born Cantonese who had lived in Guangzhou and Hong Kong, the BBQ meats here at Chinatown BBQ are among some of the best I have had. Although slightly more expensive, it is still quite affordable for something authentic and traditionally prepared. The rice plates were absolutely delicious. If I have to nitpick, it would be perfect if they add a few greens on the plate. Nevertheless, this is a true Chinatown gem that represents the collective history of Chinese culture in Vancouver, and a spot worth visiting if you are seeking authentic Cantonese food in the city.


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Essays on applied econometrics
Cheng, Tzu-Chang
CHENG-DISSERTATION-2015.pdf (1MB) (no description provided) PDF
Title: Essays on applied econometrics
Author(s): Cheng, Tzu-Chang
Director of Research: Powers, Elizabeth T.
Doctoral Committee Chair(s): Powers, Elizabeth T.
Doctoral Committee Member(s): Giertz, J.F.; Koenker, Roger W.; Perry, Martin K.
Department / Program: Economics
Discipline: Economics
Subject(s): Applied Econometrics
Abstract: This dissertation consists of three independent essays on applied econometrics. The first chapter extends the model averaging estimator (Hansen, 2007) to the time series scenario. To this end, I propose a Mallows model averaging autocorrelation corrected (MAC) estimator, in which the tapered estimator (McMurry and Politis, 2010) is employed as the working covariance matrix. The optimality of the proposed criterion for MAC is proved under mild regularity conditions. Furthermore, the estimator works for a general family of covariance matrix estimators. Monte Carlo simulations demonstrate the effectiveness of MAC in comparison with the existing counterparts. A significantly improved paper based on this chapter (Cheng, Ing, Yu, 2015) has been accepted for publication, where model averaging weights residing in a discrete set are extended to continuous ones. Additionally, the published paper proposes the use of a modified Cholesky decomposition method, instead of the tapered estimator, for the inverse autocovariance matrix. The second chapter examines the causality between the odds of winning an election and vote-buying. In Taiwan in 2010, eight cities and counties accounting for 60% of the entire population were merged and upgraded to five special municipalities. Along with the merger event, the number of district seats was changed, exogenously shifting the winning chances of candidates in the 2010 municipal elections. This policy intervention allows us to investigate whether a candidate is incentivized to buy votes when winning odds deteriorate. For every additional seat cut in a district, the difference-in-differences estimate suggests that approximately 4% additional incumbents seeking reelection decided to buy votes. The third chapter estimates determinants of adolescent romantic matching using a maximum score estimator. Sorting patterns are suggested from the results. Findings are consistent with the literature, but more detailed results are revealed. In line with the literature, I find evidence of positive assortative matching along physical traits and grade. In addition, race is suggested to be the most important determinant of match value in the context of teen romantic relationships. Finally, adolescent matching seems pleasure-driven, in that past sexual experience plays an active role.
Rights Information: Copyright 2015 Tzu-Chang Forrest Cheng
Date Deposited: August 201
Dissertations and Theses - Economics


Our next meeting is on Monday 18th February at 7.30pm in Church House, Bathwell Lane. Alan Stone will be giving a talk dealing with Somerset Cider. He is an experienced speaker with a good sense of humor and his talks are always enjoyed.
The following talk should be of great interest to the village. It takes place on Monday 18th March at 7.30pm in Church House, Bathwell Lane.
Denny Robbins will be discussing the history of Church Houses. These were the mediaeval equivalent of church halls. Their chief purpose was to house festivals and church ales which raised funds for the parish church. They also provided a secular meeting place for mediaeval parishioners, as well as a religious one. A surviving example has been recently discovered in our village by The Somerset Vernacular Building Research Group. John Rickard who led the SVBRG survey team will talk about the survey and show photographs and also the research findings.
We would encourage anyone in the village who has an interesting historical house to come to the meeting as we hope this survey might be extended to other buildings in our village.
A full program of talks has been arranged for this year and we are in the process of organising visits for our members. Information leaflets will be available at our next meeting. We hope that existing members will renew their membership and we welcome anyone who would like to join this year. See also the heritage pages on this website.


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The presidential candidates almost killed my cats last night. Grievances and morality aside, it was a fair experiment in semantics and responsive electroshock suggested by several Desk members and carried out beneath the angry protests of my wife, who, despite being a woman of science, could not fathom its goals. But it is a presidential election year, and there will be causalities, and I could not be expected to sit through 90 minutes of the rich white Yalies yammering on about how they plan on carving up the planet and restructuring cultures under the guise of "protecting" the United States without some sort of interaction.
It should be noted that I asked neighboring parents for human volunteers, but instead of allowing their children a chance to escape video games and pouting to be part of an educational endeavor many chose to call the cops. It was an obvious indictment on our community's stunted evolution in thought that needs to be dissected in future columns, but, alas, this is a state that mocked Thomas Edison and then named towns and counties after him.
The experiment, headed by noted scientist and close friend, Doctor Cunliffe Merriwether, author of the exciting new book, "Quitting Science", was two-pronged. Firstly, any candidate merely using the exercise of debate to spew the usual campaign rhetoric would send a mild shock to the ears of each cat. Our female cat, Mazzy was hooked up to the Kerry Meter. The male cat, Gueem was attached to wires under the Bush Battery. Both were dialed into hardware carefully designed by the hard working kids at Fairleigh Dickinson University (the Teaneck campus). The second penalty was for an error in facts while advancing an argument. This was a lethal component and nearly led to divorce, but luckily, as you will see, stretching the truth and playing with numbers did not get the felines fully singed, only slightly so.
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It should also be noted that these college kids consider themselves "dog people" and are not planning on voting, or voting for Ralph Nader, which many consider the same thing. I do not concur with this defeatist attitude, but then again I was torturing my pets merely to compile material for a column, so who knows?
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When discussing his expensive and questionable strategies in this ever-popular War on Terror, Bush used the words Threat and/or Protect American people 16 times, Free or Freedom a whopping 35 times, Strong 12 times, Hard Work seven times, and Progress five times. John Kerry, driving home this fantasy that any country not already involved in this Iraq mess would be willing to follow his pitch, used the words Alliance 12 times, Plan 17 times, Change Direction seven times, and Safer five times.
P.S. For those slow on the take, the above is satire. No cats, especially my spoiled felines, were harmed for this column. However, its liberal pushing of the deadline might piss off my copy editor, Terry.
P.P.S. Unfortunately the bluster and lying by candidates is no joke.


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