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SAN DIEGO — A jury has found Petco is not to blame for the death of a 10-year-old boy who died after contracting an infectious disease from a pet rat purchased at the store.
In closing arguments Tuesday, an attorney for plaintiff Andrew Pankey said he should be awarded $20 million for the loss of his son, Aidan, who died June 12, 2013, just two days after his grandmother bought the pet rat from a Petco store in Carmel Mountain Ranch.
Plaintiff attorney John H. Gomez told the jury that Petco knows the rats it sells are likely to carry "rat-bite fever" and buries information about RBF on the back of a companion animal card. Gomez said there was no way to predict if a consumer was going to get an infected rat from Petco, which he said could have tested each rat before sale or stopped selling the rodents altogether.
Gomez also claimed Petco hid its data on testing rats for RBF from the federal government. He told the jury that Petco makes millions of dollars from rat sales and doesn't want the federal government to tell it to stop.
She said the plaintiff had not proven there is a substantial risk of getting RBF by purchasing a pet rat and scoffed at the $20 million in damages suggested by Gomez, saying the plaintiff should not get even $1 million.


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Romans Contributions To Western Civilization ? Ancient Rome: Legacy Of Rome
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The ideas and culture of ancient Rome influence the art, architecture, science, technology, literature, language, and law of today.
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Ancient Rome had a large influence on the modern world. Though it has been thousands of years since the Roman Empire flourished, we can still see evidence of it in our art, architecture, technology, literature, language, and law. From bridges and stadiums to books and the words we hear every day, the ancient Romans have left their mark on our world.
Ancient Romans have had a tremendous impact on art and architecture. We can find traces of Roman influence in forms and structures throughout the development of Western culture.
Although the Romans were heavily influenced by ancient Greece, they were able to make improvements to certain borrowed Greek designs and inventions. For example, they continued the use of columns, but the form became more decorative and less structural in Roman buildings. Ancient Romans created curved roofs and large-scale arches, which were able to support more weight than the post-and-beam construction the Greeks used. These arches served as the foundation for the massive bridges and aqueducts the Romans created. The game-loving ancients also built large amphitheaters, including the Colosseum. The sports stadiums we see today, with their oval shapes and tiered seating, derive from the basic idea the Romans developed.
The arches of the Colosseum are made out of cement, a remarkably strong building material the Romans made with what they had at hand: volcanic ash and volcanic rock. Modern scientists believe that the use of this ash is the reason that structures like the Colosseum still stand today. Roman underwater structures proved to be even sturdier. Seawater reacting with the volcanic ash created crystals that filled in the cracks in the concrete. To make a concrete this durable, modern builders must reinforce it with steel. So today, scientists study Roman concrete, hoping to match the success of the ancient master builders.
Sculptural art of the period has proven to be fairly durable, too. Romans made their statues out of marble, fashioning monuments to great human achievements and achievers. You can still see thousands of Roman artifacts today in museums all over the world.
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Ancient Romans pioneered advances in many areas of science and technology, establishing tools and methods that have ultimately shaped the way the world does certain things.
The Romans were extremely adept engineers. They understood the laws of physics well enough to develop aqueducts and better ways to aid water flow. They harnessed water as energy for powering mines and mills. They also built an expansive road network, a great achievement at the time. Their roads were built by laying gravel and then paving with rock slabs. The Roman road system was so large, it was said that "all roads lead to Rome."
Along with large-scale engineering projects, the Romans also developed tools and methods for use in agriculture. The Romans became successful farmers due to their knowledge of climate, soil, and other planting-related subjects. They developed or refined ways to effectively plant crops and to irrigate and drain fields. Their techniques are still used by modern farmers, such as crop rotation, pruning, grafting, seed selection, and manuring. The Romans also used mills to process their grains from farming, which improved their efficiency and employed many people.
Much of the literature of the world has been greatly influenced by the literature of the ancient Romans. During what is considered the "Golden Age of Roman Poetry," poets such as Virgil, Horace, and Ovid produced works that have had an everlasting impact. Ovid's Metamorphoses, for example, inspired authors such as Chaucer, Milton, Dante, and Shakespeare. Shakespeare, in particular, was fascinated by the ancient Romans, who served as the inspiration for some of his plays, including Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra.
While Roman literature had a deep impact on the rest of the world, it is important to note the impact that the Roman language has had on the Western world. Ancient Romans spoke Latin, which spread throughout the world with the increase of Roman political power. Latin became the basis for a group of languages referred to as the "Romance languages." These include French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, and Catalan. Many Latin root words are also the foundation for many English words. The English alphabet is based on the Latin alphabet. Along with that, a lot of Latin is still used in the present-day justice system.
The use of Latin words is not the only way the ancient Romans have influenced the Western justice system. Although the Roman justice system was extremely harsh in its punishments, it did serve as a rough outline of how court proceedings happen today. For example, there was a preliminary hearing, much like there is today, where the magistrate decided whether or not there was actually a case. If there were grounds for a case, a prominent Roman citizen would try the case, and witnesses and evidence would be presented. Roman laws and their court system have served as the foundation for many countries' justice systems, such as the United States and much of Europe.
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The ancient Romans helped lay the groundwork for many aspects of the modern world. It is no surprise that a once-booming empire was able to impact the world in so many ways and leave a lasting legacy behind.

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A Library of Lemons, Jo Cotterill - not to be too hasty but I think this will end up being my favourite read of the whole year, I haven't felt this strongly about a book since last year's One love affair! It's a gorgeous, sensitive story about grief and the difficulties young carers faced and it's packed with book love and literary references. This book deserves to win all of the prizes out there.
A Boy Made of Blocks, Keith Stuart - Fascinating story drawn from the author's own experiences of connecting with his autistic son through the medium of video games, specifically Minecraft in the book. A few touching scenes will have you reaching for the tissues but it is ultimately a very hopeful story and I really enjoyed it.
Bad Apple, Matt Whyman - Set in a world where 'trolls' are real, being almost human, under the earth dwellers, this book has a lot to say about overcoming preconceptions and accepting our differences, a theme that seems particularly pertinent at the moment. Very valid points about not judging books by their covers and violence not being the answer are conveyed with a light touch and it's a damn good read.
Ink and Bone, Rachel Caine - Librarians, books, adventure, love and pain - what's not to love?! A rewrite of history where the Great Library of Alexandria not only still exists but is a powerful force in society. There is a thriving black market in books and main protagonist Jess comes from a family of dealers but wants to become 'legit'. Thrills spills and adventure abound, I will definitely be reading on in this series.
Introducing Teddy, Jessica Walton - This delightful picture book introduces us to Errol and his teddy friend, Thomas. When Thomas is sad one day Errol is nonplussed to realise this is because Thomas feels he should be a girl teddy not a boy teddy. This doesn't bother Errol at all - "What matters is you're my friend" Just lovely with beautiful illustrations.
Starve Volume 1, Brian Wood - Excellent graphic novel for older readers set in a dystopian future when global warming is out of hand and man has been the reason many animals & fish are extinct. Main protagonist is a chef, creator of a cooking show called Starve. He dropped off the radar years ago due to deserting his marriage when he came out as homosexual but now he's been brought back to compete in the show. The images are so powerful and striking and the story gripped me to such an extent that I can't wait for the next volume.
Happy reading summer all, please do leave your must reads in the comments section.
Anthony Doerr.. All The Light We Cannot See.. Is my must read so far this year..


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Al vuelo es una frase hecha para significar algún logro obtenido sin larga preparación previa, espontáneamente.

Se utiliza en computación para la creación de archivos en el momento en que se necesitan, ya sean imágenes, formularios, listas, etc. También cuando se copia un CD a otro sin escribir su contenido en la memoria de trabajo del computador, sino directamente en el otro CD.

En mecánica automotriz se aplica a cambios que se pueden hacer cuando una máquina esta funcionando, como movimientos en la caja de cambios,

Véase también

 Captura al paso, una movida de ajedrez que puede capturar un peón adversario que se adelanta dos espacios solo en la movida siguiente.

Referencias

 On the fly, en wordreference.com
 Al vuelo en RAE

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Shared Territory: Understanding Children's Writing
reviewed by Randy Bomer - 1993
Title: Shared Territory: Understanding Children's Writing
Author(s): Margaret Himley
Publisher: John Wiley, New York
ISBN: 0195061896, Pages: , Year:
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The shared territory of Margaret Himley's title is language itself, which in the case of writing means, for her, the text, the product. It is Himley's thesis that researchers learn the most about children's writing when they limit their attention to the thing written. Such a notion may sound sensible enough until one realizes what is deliberately overlooked: the language children use to discuss what they have written, their description of how they wrote this, the oral language in the midst of writing, the ways the piece of writing fits into the writer's life, the physical actions of a writer writing, the social context of the writing event. All of these aspects of writing, which have been central to the work of prominent researchers like Donald Graves, Ann Haas Dyson, Lucy McCormick Calkins, and others, Himley dismisses as behavioristic and unworkably complex. In discussions of student works, even those of her own son, Himley erects a stubborn barrier between the writer and the writing, asserting that she more deeply understands the writer through the writing. Building on the work of Patricia Carini, director of the Prospect School in North Bennington, Vermont, Himley believes that children's texts, or "works" as she calls them, "bear the imprint of the unique hand and mind that made them" (p. 19), and that, by concentrating on the works themselves, particularly a large number accumulated across time, a researcher or teacher can come to understand the child's deep dispositions as writer, learner, and person.
Himley's respect for children's writing as worthy of attention and meaningful interpretation is laudable, and her criticism of many researchers as seeming interested in children's texts only as data is accurate and challenging. However, the book's project is to remove children's writing from children's writing processes, so ultimately what looks like a respect for children as authors turns out to be a high regard for what adults can do with children's texts. Consequently, the voices and faces of children are chillingly absent from this book.
Though I disagree with the book's main premise, there is material here that may be of interest to some readers. Teachers, teacher leaders, and teacher educators may benefit from the descriptions of what Himley (after Carini) calls "deep talk," a heuristic for discussions among groups of teachers, which centers on pieces of student work and begins with people describing what they see in the work and then proceeds through successive "rounds" of reflection. As teachers around the country fight to be treated like professionals for opportunities to talk to each other and collaborate, it will be helpful for them to have images in mind of how truly professional collaborative inquiry might look, and Himley here provides one model. Moreover, conversations that focus on children's writing can help teachers to develop authentic language for talking to their students about writing and provide an experiential model for the conversations they are fostering in their classrooms. The book also provides a rare glimpse into some of the methods of the Prospect School, which many people know only by reputation. Carini and her colleagues have published little about their work, so Himley's account, which includes Carini as a co-author of one chapter, offers an introduction. Himley's other theoretical wellspring is Bakhtin, and her chapter about his work explicates some facets of his theory with clarity, if with a harsh slant.
More than one third of the book, mistitled "A Child Writing" when it should have been titled "A Child's Writing," is dedicated to Himley's study of texts her son made from when he was five until he was ten. Aside from the icy bizarreness of a researcher writing about her son as if he were a student in a correspondence course, the main thought I was left with was that, though I now knew all the possible meanings Himley and her colleagues could make in response to Matt's writing, that very particular knowledge does not add significantly to my understanding of children's writing in general, as it might have done if the study had considered how Matt wrote and thought about his writing. The research seems to have no future life, since Himley has rejected inquiry into composition in favor of analysis of compositions. Are we to read the discussions of his works aesthetically, like literary criticism, or can we expect to carry away some contribution to our thinking about writing? Himley argues that having done this much work around one child's writing would inform our teaching of him, but how this might happen remains a mystery, since she does not discuss it and provides not one scene of anyone teaching a child. Her main purpose seems to be to persuade other researchers to engage in a similar kind of inquiry, but the question is, why? Near the end of the book, Himley writes, "you can't expect just these pieces of writing to tell us more than they can tell us" (p. 219). Exactly.
Cite This Article as: Teachers College Record Volume 95 Number 1, 1993, p. 137-138
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Camila will take the journey of how to progress into a leadership position. If you are wondering how to start, of even if you are close to taking that next step, this talk is for you.
I'm Camila Kill. I joined Hotels.com as Technology Director, and I'm really passionate about helping people realise their full potential by going to leadership positions if that's what they want to do. So hopefully, I'm gonna share with you today a little bit about my experience and how you can also do that, basically. So, how does the journey begin? I guess the first thing that people go through when they want to kind of go into leadership is looking at what does it actually mean and how do I get there, and it can be really overwhelming, or people potentially don't believe in themselves or think that it's something too far away from it. So, I'm gonna share with you seven steps that will make it a little bit less daunting and easier for you to kind of take that road as well. So, how do I know it's for me? I guess the first thing that I'd like to bring is that it might not be for you. So it doesn't mean if you are in a technical industry or if you are working, the way is not always up. You can always improve your career and go into more kind of niche markets or looking at how you can contribute in different ways, but you don't necessarily need to go into a management position or a leadership position. It's not all that you can do. But if you feel like it is for you or if you would like to get help trying to understand whether or not it's for you, then look at the signs. So normally, you are already someone that is comfortable where you are with the role you're in, you understand the bigger picture, you ask the right questions, people come to you for help, you can translate the business needs into the technology that can be answering those questions. So you can listen to those signs and actually realise that you're probably a little bit further than you expected you to be anyway. The other thing that is really natural is when people come to you for answers or to make tough decisions for them. So they trust that you've got that capability to kind of go that step further from them, so you can then realise oh actually, I've got that potential to be in that leadership position because other people already demonstrate they trust me. So it's one of the kind of key signs that you can have as well. From my experience, and I'll be sharing a little bit of my experience throughout the presentation, that's how it happened to me. I felt a lot of ownership from what I was trying to deliver back when I was a software developer, and it was really important to me to always know the reasons why we were doing something and actually understand what impact we would be making. And people did come to me for those tough decisions: what can we do, if something goes wrong and the systems go down, how can we fix it, how do we organise ourselves to try and find out what the problem is. So, I then realised that I had that potential in me. I guess ultimately as well, if you are thinking about leadership, try and understand if you care about the other people in the team, you know, would you be interested in improving their careers as well, because once you go into a leadership position you have that sense of caring and sharing with your team, with your peers, so that everybody grows with you and that's something really important when you are looking to be in a leadership position. Okay, so you've made that decision and you think that that's for you, so it's time to get ready basically. There are several ways of doing that, and some people are really lucky and they have managers that really get it and they really try and improve and kind of show the path to the direct reports. But sometimes we are not so lucky and we actually need to take control and be proactive about your own career and how do you get your own, how do you make it happen instead of just waiting for a manager or someone that is already up there to try and help you out. This has happened in my career where I was ready for more, I didn't know what to do, and if it wasn't for me, for my proactiveness, I wouldn't have kind of developed as fast as I probably wanted to at the time. So it's really important to take control and be proactive, so if there is anything from this presentation that hopefully you take away today, it's about being proactive and actually taking control. It's your career, it's what you want, and you can ask for help, but actually if you are really ready for it, then you can take control and you can make it happen basically. So that you can get ready, the first thing that you need to do is look at your strengths and weaknesses. So what you basically could be doing is okay, so where do I want to get to right now? As a stepping stone, for example, you want to manage a small team or you want to kind of just progress one step into your career. So, do some research. Try and understand what is it that that next role needs. There will be things that you already know but there will be extra things that you haven't been exposed to or you don't even realise that it's needed. What I have done in the past is I looked at job specs of roles, similar roles that I would be focusing on, looking at what the requirements were there, or people that I already knew from my network that were doing that job, then I wanted to know a little bit about their career and how they got there and what is really important for you and what do you do on a daily basis that is really challenging. Talk to your manager. Come to your manager and say look, I've been thinking about what I want to do and I'd like to brainstorm with you some options. It still doesn't seem too clear for me what my possibilities are, so it would be really interesting to try and do some brainstorming with you and try and understand, because you know my strengths, you could potentially help me find what I should be focusing on. And once you've got a little bit more of an understanding of what is required for this next step, then you can do some self-reflecting and try and understand what it is that you already have in the bag, I don't need to worry about this, I can do this with my eyes closed, or what is it that you know that potentially you struggle or you sometimes come across quite confident on this particular topic, but actually behind the scenes you're really nervous and you could do with some more practising or anything like that. So, it's really important. Again, because you took control of your career and you know where you want to get to, you are the best person to also have that very sincere kind of talk to yourself to understand where is it that I know I have to work on before I can even consider trying to put myself out there. A lot of you will be able to tell. But, without also asking other people and getting feedback sometimes we have blind spots where we don't really realise that we need something and only feedback will help us. So feedback is a very powerful tool, and it also should be with you throughout your career, not only for leadership positions, but actually for any career, really any work that you do. With feedback though it's important for you to explain to people what is it you're trying to achieve because one thing is to say how did I do today with that meeting, the other thing is to say look, I'm looking into my next step and this is what I've been thinking about and doing this time of role, and it would be really helpful if you could tell me what you think that potentially could be my blind spots if I actually am in that role. And it's very important to kind of make the feedback process something really relaxed and comfortable for that person to actually be able to give you the feedback. If they think you're gonna be offended or you're not gonna understand what they mean or anything like that, then they are more likely to just say oh no, you're fine, you can do it with your eyes closed. But actually what you want is you want those people to actually be telling you what you need to hear so that you can then concentrate on improving those things. What has worked for me was trying to go for a coffee with someone and just explaining where I was at and trying to get some feedback. You can make it as relaxed or as formal as possible. I mean it depends on how you prefer things. Or you can even ask your manager to ask feedback to other people because then they are more likely to tell your manager what they think you should be improving on. It's really important to be humble and try and not take it personally but actually take advantage of those feedback and working on it. So, you've then got all this feedback, you've done your self discover, you know where you want to get to, now you just need to understand how you can bridge that gap, and bridging that gap can be quite straightforward or it can be complicated. But what I would suggest to do is you collect everything that you know you need to be ready for, put aside the things that you already have a grasp on, or things that you really kind of already have control of, and then look at your weaknesses, and try and prioritise your weaknesses as to what potentially something that is damaging my career right now, do I need to fix that even for the current role? Because sometimes we are looking at the next step, but actually other people will go well, hang on a minute, before you do that, you've got to go back a little bit and just fix this couple of things here. So, you have to then just kind of get a good understanding of your priorities and then try and focus on what you should be improving first. What I would suggest as well is that you focus on quick wins. Sometimes when you want to get to that next step, there are simple things that potentially you weren't focusing on before, but now suddenly you've realised that you've got this feedback and you actually understood that you need to be able to demonstrate that straightaway. So things like being more organised, arriving on time, setting expectations. If you've got something to do and it's gonna take you three days, but you're only gonna start next week, then set the expectation with the person that is gonna wait for that piece of work and say look, this is my schedule, so I've got to do all of these other things first, so this will be ready for you but only next week, if you need it prioritised then we can discuss. Or things like starting to ask about the bigger picture and trying to understand why you are doing something. Okay, you've got to fix this problem on the website, but why is that? Is it really important? And if you know the reasons why you are doing something, sometimes it becomes even kind of more interesting, or you're even more passionate about making that change and fixing that problem or bringing other people with you to be able to do that faster. The other thing that is important there is we might be trying to fix too many things at the same time, but it's important for you to try and fix things in the pace that you believe you're gonna be able to achieve them. There's no point trying to change 10 things on your daily activities, because you'll be very stressed and you'll be then letting go of some other good practises that you've done before. So try and find the pace that is right for you. And then there'll be other weaknesses that you actually need more help or you need a little bit more time to work on, they're a little bit more complex, it's not from one day to another that you'll be able to do it. The important thing here, and I phrase it kind of that is really important is because you know your pace, you know how you like to learn things, you know what works for you. For example for me, I google things first, I watch YouTube videos on any topic that I've got difficulties on, and then I find people within my network that I can get some coaching or get explanation, and then it suddenly becomes a topic that is not as daunting to me anymore. And then further from there I get some feedback on what's the best way for me to learn anything else, do I know enough of what I should have the knowledge of these topic, or do I need to go and do a course. Some companies do kind of learning and development courses in leadership and things like that. So, it's always important to expose yourself to those because then you start realising oh, okay, so I think I need to actually research these other things a little bit more. Taking to your manager, trying to see how you could kind of bridge that gap. Once you've gone through that process of getting yourself ready on those topics that weren't necessarily as natural to you, then the next step is to try and get out of your comfort zone. Trying to get out of your comfort zone is really difficult sometimes because you're stepping to the unknown and you don't know how well or how badly you're gonna get out of it. But it's really important and you can do it in a very safe way or you can do it in a more kind of bold way as well. So, why is this important? This is important because that's how you would demonstrate to other leaders in your organisation or where you are that you are becoming ready for the next step. Also, sometimes it may feel like you are potentially doing more work than you should be doing, but actually what you are doing is you're taking advantage of the opportunities and you're learning it with a little bit more practise, and actually that's only gonna be positive for you as an outcome in the long run. So some examples of how you would do it is being proactive, adding value, trying to champion initiatives that potentially you wouldn't have done before, offer help to other people, expose yourself to new things, and build key relationships with other people in other teams or things that you would potentially need to trust on when you get to that next level. While you're in that stage it's also important to try and realise whether or not this was actually the right decision. Is this really what I want? If you feel like now that you're doing all these other things you miss actually being in your old job and doing your old tasks, then potentially maybe now is not the time, you could wait a little bit, another couple of years or anything. But try and understand if you're just afraid or if you're just kind of not feeling confident, or if it's because you really didn't enjoy it. And then you start creating the opportunities. Again, you can be very lucky where you're just kind of coming to work one day and suddenly the opportunity is there, or you can take control, you can be proactive, and you can start having those conversations, and really bringing the opportunity to you. So talking to your manager, try and explain, look, I now feel ready, can we find something that I would then be exposing myself a little bit more formally into that role, even if it's just a secondment or anything like that. And then hopefully those opportunities will be coming up. The other thing that is also important is trying to understand what are your responsibilities right now, how can you share them so that potentially, because you are such an important and single point of failure in terms of knowledge for your team, potentially that might slow you down into getting the new opportunity as well. If your company feels like they really need you for that particular role, it might become more difficult for you to step out into another role, if people feel that they'll be really having this big gap left behind if you're not there. The other thing that is important is sometimes there isn't an opportunity where you are in the company you are, and it might be a time when you have to then think okay, so I know I now need to make a decision about my career, and it could be that you actually need to move on and look for opportunities outside. And it would be a good opportunity to actually look at the industry you are in and really try and find an industry that you really care about and you're passionate about, and then hopefully, that will make your leadership position even easier because you care so much about the subject you are trying to work on. So, congratulations, you made it! Now what? The first three months of your new job can be really difficult and daunting, so what you have to do is just make sure you prepare yourself and kind of make sure you understand that the first three months will be really uncomfortable because you've got to learn so many things and everything is part of your responsibility now. But setting key kind of expectations and objectives with your manager are really gonna help you understand if you are succeeding or not. Sometimes our managers are new as well or they've not done that role before so they won't be able to come and tell you one by one what is there to be done. But you can always go back to them and offer yourself: look, this is what I think my role is, I'm gonna try and achieve that, if you ever change your mind about that, then let's discuss and see. And very important, delegate your old job as quickly as possible because you don't want to have all this extra responsibility now but still be spending time doing your old job. So make sure you find safe ways of delegating what your old job was so that that doesn't come and bite you. And celebrate, relax. But ultimately it's just the beginning, you have to, you know, to be a good leader, it's always about trying to improve yourself on and on and really, you know, I like to think that, if I've been inspired by any manager I had before, then I try and apply those things that I felt were really impactful in my career, and I try and incorporate that into my leadership style as well, and, to be honest, it's a really fun place to be and really rewarding as well. So I'd like to thank you but before I do, I just wanted to present Captain Obvious, which is out Hotels.com representative, and say that Hotels.com is not only passionate about travel, it's also passionate about tech. We have a big team of 150 technologists in the London office and an even bigger team in our partners in Eastern European. So, if you are looking for a leadership position or looking for the next step in your career, then come and have a look at the opportunities at Hotels.com, and I hope to see you soon. Thank you! - [Audience Member] Hi, Camila. Could you tell us where you ask for feedback? Did you find it useful to get feedback from peers as well as manager? I know you talked about getting feedback from manager. But which did you find most useful: from your peers or from the manager? - Yes, I found it really useful to get feedback from peers because it also helped me understand what they thought about me, did they see that I was that leader that could potentially be someone they wanted to report to, or even to find things that I needed to improve for my current role before I would even consider to go next, so it was really useful. - [Audience Member] Hi! Did you find it difficult sometimes as a woman to be a leader in a male environment? How did you cope with any conflicts because of your gender? - Yes, definitely. Really difficult, especially because in technology you have that sense that if you don't know enough about the subject, then potentially you shouldn't speak up, and I, yeah, I came across many occasions where I was even mistaken by someone just organising an event instead of being one participating in the event, so definitely. But what I've done is I tried to play the, oh, I'm not sure what you meant there, type of style, and spoke my mind and I was confident about what I knew, and just kind of took it on. I'm also from Brazil so in the early part of my career I had to not only change the way I dress to be a little bit more kind of in line with my other colleagues and try and not be so girly at work and things like that, but it paid off. And that's one of the reasons why I'm here because I'm really passionate about trying to bring that kind of leadership from females into the technical industry, and I don't want to just kind of impact the generation we have now but also the generations that are being formed right now and actually for them not to have that same kind of limitations and problems that I had when I began. - [Audience Member] When you get responsibility, of course you get stressed and overwhelmed with a lot of tasks, so how do you stay calm and focus and manage to do everything on time? - I think with problems or with big kind of workload I always try and break that big problem down into smaller problems and then suddenly it's not as big anymore because there are things that you know exactly what to do and you know they are really quick and you can do them quickly. There are things that you can delegate to others and you can, yeah, even allow other people to be learning as they go, because you are sharing some of your responsibility with them. And just really trying to think about that kind of moment that you are in and say you know what, I'm safe, I'm fine, there's nothing wrong here, I can just organise myself. And then pick the low hanging apples from the tree, do those, and focus on the things that are really important. So there is always like 20% of your tasks that are really important, they need to be done, and the other things you can set the expectations to people and say I'll get back to you in a week's time, but right now this is my focus, and it's always setting the expectation. And even at home you can always prepare people in your family and other people around you and say look, my next three months will be really manic because I've just kind of got myself into this new role, it's really gonna push me so if you can step in and help out in the house while I can rest. Or make sure you exercise, make sure you eat and drink water, because then you feel like your best and you can tackle those challenges. Okay? - [Moderator] Great! Thanks very much, Camila. - Cool, thank you. - [Moderator] Thank you!
Camila Kill moved to London from Sao Paulo, Brazil. She studied Engineering and proceeded to work in software development.


Ben White says adding a leadership role to his responsibilities at Leicester Tigers has given him a big boost in confidence.
The 20-year-old scrum-half led out Tigers in the Premiership Rugby Cup and has also taken over on-field captaincy during recent games despite his inexperience in top-flight rugby.
"It's nice to have a leadership role and be trusted with that," said White, who has been chosen by supporters as the Lumbers Player of the Month.
"It is a massive thing to be asked by Geordan and it is something I enjoy doing. I enjoy the responsibility.
White has made nine first-team appearances this season after playing a major part in England's run to the Final of the World Under-20s Championships in the summer.
He has played a part in each of the last six fixtures and, after topping the voting for the Lumbers award, White said: "It's nice to have the opportunities. The Premiership Cup gives you a couple of weeks together and a chance to show what you can do.


Since plans were made to ship WiX v3 in the box for Visual Studio 2010, the WiX working group has been working on fixing all outstanding bugs in the WiX v3 code base. Bob Arnson uploaded packages last week as a test on SourceForge and this week the following installation packages were uploaded on the v3 Beta release page.
Please download and install WiX v3 and report any bugs you find. We're working hard to stabilize WiX v3 for production environments inside Visual Studio 2005, 2008, and 2010 as well as outside of Visual Studio using MSBuild or just the command line tools directly.


These are the details everyone wants to know. Its well and good to hear about wonderful holidays and wish and dream to do them, but most people then think about the expense and its too overwhelming so the holiday ideas are ditched. So I'm giving you a quick low down, that will hopefully help some of you realise you CAN make your wishes a reality. Click HERE to read my in depth experience in India if you missed it.
Flights. Our flights from Brisbane to Delhi cost $900aud return for one person. This was a standard price, not some freak sale and we flew with Cathay Pacific, a reputable airline. There were cheaper ones but with cheaper airlines, the choice is yours, or should I say the risk is yours? haha. Also make note Cairns people that for a bit more money you can go Cairns to Delhi with only one stop, in Hong Kong.
Indian Visa's. YOU MUST HAVE AN INDIAN VISA TO ENTER INDIA. This must be arranged weeks before you leave so it has time to be sent to you (10 days). If its all overwhelming go to a travel agent and get them to fill it out for you. There is a new system up where you can do it online and get it within a few days without sending your passport away, its also a lot cheaper. Maybe look in to it but I just went with the old system and sent our passports away, cost $200aud each. Annoying but essential.
Accommodation. The choice is yours, you can go cheap or expensive that's the beauty of India, you have a huge price range to choose from. More expensive does not always mean better, our favourite hotel was a $40aud per night one! It was wonderful, authentic, spacious and the rooftop restaurant was cheap and delicious. The most we spend was $150aud per night BUT that was only because it was at the Ranthambore National Park (tourist area) and it included three amazing buffet meals a day for the two of us… And I wanted a luxury tent. Use Trip Advisor to search hotels and bnb's, pick the cheapest one in the top 5-10 and you'll be satisfied 🙂 Having a restaurant at your hotel is essential if you want safe, clean food, you will probably eat most of your meals there. The more expensive your hotel is the more expensive the restaurant will be, and it doesn't always mean the foods any better than the $40aud per night hotel! Looking back I loved all our hotels and it really didn't cost much BUT I could of done it a bit cheaper in some places. So you can really get fantastic accom at any price just make sure you read reviews and do your homework. All I want is clean rooms, friendly staff and good food, fancy stuff is really not needed.
Food. As I mentioned before you'll most likely be eating at you hotel the majority of the time. The more expensive your hotel the more expensive the food. At out cool $40 per night hotel in Jaipur at Sunder Palace Guest House it cost $15aud for both of us to eat curry, rice, naan, and drinks and it was all fresh and delish. On the other hand when we were at more expensive places we were charged up to $40aud for the same type of meal for the two of us! Eating at a market etc is even cheaper, you can get a meal for one for about $2-$5aud. We did this twice and no we didn't get sick but I did extra trips to the toilet haha A good rule is as long as its cooked and hot then its reasonably safe. Avoid ALL cut up fruit, juices, and milky drinks made on the street, very likely to be washed with or contain unclean water. Watch out for ice cubes also. Hotels are usually fine its only on the streets you have to resist some things. Bottled water is everywhere so don't stress about the water.
Travel. Tuk Tuks are the cheapest way to get around the city at around $2-$4aud (100-200inr) to get from A to B. But you have to deal with the drivers! They can be annoying and rude, but its cheap. Bargain hard with them! Having your own driver with car or a taxi is more relaxing in a way, you are in a nice quiet car with air con. These drivers are better but they will still try and get extra money out of you by taking you to shops, here they get money from the shop owner by bringing you here, or commission on what you buy. Just say no you don't want to go, be firm. If you want to go or feel you must, then go, you don't have to buy anything, if you do bargain hard. A driver for 4 hrs costs around $20aud (1000inr). You can have a driver for your entire trip also, he will take you anywhere you want, as far away as you want, he is at you beck and call. They drive all over India. Prices vary but I know someone who had a driver for 5 days and it cost $400aud. We had a Driver for two days and it cost $200aud. Trains are cheaper to do big distances and sometimes faster. A five hour train trip cost us $15aud for two people. I loved it cause we didn't have to deal with any drivers or bargaining.
Okay so what was the total of all the essentials for us personally, for two people, flights + accom for 12 nights + train + visa's = $3500 aud. Umm, this is cheaper than a couple of weeks living it up in Sydney or Melbourne for us Aussies. Obviously for one person it would be a lot less and even more less if you do what I recommend and stick with good quality budget accommodation. You don't need a lot of spending money per day, breakfast is usually included with your hotel so you only need another 1-2 meals. If you don't want to do much "shopping" $30 – $50 per day will be plenty for your food, travel and sightseeing. If you want to go shopping you can spend to your hearts content!
What I'd do differently if I could do it again? Get out of the cities more, our favourite part was when we were at the national park doing safari's, cause it was beautiful there, actually pretty, which is a hard thing to find in Indian cities. Go north of Delhi, see the mountains capped in snow or experience snow in the winter months from December. Yeah you can do a white Christmas here! You can trek the Himalayas here and experience small village life. We didn't do this, we chose the tiger safari's instead, we didn't have enough time to do both.
Is it safe? Its as safe as anywhere, and actually felt safer here than Europe. You can find danger anywhere in the world and don't we realise that now after the horrible things just past in Paris. Don't be silly here and your safe, don't flash your money around don't go walking in deserted filthy parks, its obvious. Yes you can walk around at night, it's super fun and busy.
Can you travel alone here? Yes we saw many people, even women traveling on there own. Again just be smart. I recommend taking someone to share the ups and downs with, it makes it more enjoyable.
Can you take children? Yes, now that we have been we feel confident you could take kids. Use a driver though for the entire trip, this would make things so easy. No train times to stress about, tuk tuks to deal with, or walking around on crazy roads. I think having a driver would be worth it if you are bringing children. North Indian food is not really spicy either so they will love it, especially the lassie drinks!
So there you go! I hope this has made India less mysterious for you and a possible holiday destination for some people. Happy holiday dreaming! Namaste!
Sounds like a great trip and very reasonable.


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LAFAYETTE, Ind. – August 13, 2021 – Wabash National Corporation (NYSE: WNC) today announced it has been honored with two 2020 Plant Safety Awards from the Truck Trailer Manufacturers Association (TTMA) for its operations in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and San José Iturbide, Guanajuato, Mexico, which manufacture Brenner and Bulk brand tank trailers for the chemical and energy markets.
"We're thrilled to be recognized by TTMA once again for exemplary safety performance. Safety is a top priority at Wabash National, and this recognition is a testament to the operational excellence our employees deliver every day," said Vice President Dave Nick. "I congratulate our entire team for a job well done."
This is the 14th year Wabash National's Tank Trailer business has received a plant safety award from TTMA. The award was presented to Wabash National at TTMA's 79th Annual Convention in April.
Award determinations are based on direct comparison of injury data from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Annual Summary Form 300A, the same data used by the National Safety Council and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Awards are given to tank and trailer manufacturers based on the number of man-hours worked. The company's operation in San José Iturbide, Guanajuato, Mexico, won in Tank Category A for plants that reported over 750,000 man-hours. The company's operation in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, won in Tank Category B for plants that reported between 300,000 and 750,000 man-hours.
TTMA is a member-based organization established to build confidence between manufacturers of truck trailers, cargo tanks, intermodal containers and their suppliers to bring about a mutual understanding of the problems confronting all manufacturers.
As the innovation leader of engineered solutions for the transportation, logistics and distribution industries, Wabash National Corporation (NYSE:WNC) is Changing How the World Reaches You™. Headquartered in Lafayette, Indiana, the company's mission is to enable customers to succeed with breakthrough ideas and solutions that help them move everything from first to final mile. Wabash National designs and manufactures a diverse range of products, including: dry freight and refrigerated trailers, platform trailers, liquid tank trailers, dry and refrigerated truck bodies, structural composite panels and products, trailer aerodynamic solutions, and specialty food grade and pharmaceutical processing equipment. Its innovative products are sold under the following brand names: Wabash National®, Benson®, Brenner® Tank, Bulk Tank International, DuraPlate®, Supreme®, Transcraft®, Walker Engineered Products, and Walker Transport. Learn more at www.wabashnational.com.


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During the Autumn Term Class 4 looked at the Tudors. The children went to the Maritime Museum and found out about what the explorers were looking for and life aboard the ships during this period.
Also during our Tudor topic the children studied the lives of the rich and poor. They then made their own Tudor houses and street.
Our second topic was The Victorians. As a class we visited Lanhydrock House. The children got the chance to see what life would have been like for both the rich family upstairs, and the poor servants downstairs!


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Pro-Family PAC Rescinds Endorsement of State Assembly Candidate
Aug 4, 2016 | News, Press Releases
Wisconsin Family Action PAC responds to insinuation of "religious extremist"
Madison – Today, the Wisconsin Family Action PAC (WFA PAC) rescinded its endorsement of Steve Whittow, candidate for the 83rd Assembly District. WFA PAC director Julaine Appling issued the following statement:
"Wisconsin Family Action PAC vets as thoroughly as possible the candidates we endorse. In this instance, new information has very recently come to light. Steve Whittow used the term 'religious extremists' on his official campaign Facebook page (posted August 2; recently deleted). In context he was referring to various people who have come into the district to help one of his primary opponents, Chuck Wichgers. Steve wrote, 'I'll be loyal TO YOU, NOT SPECIAL INTERESTS and religious extremists.' (Emphasis in original)
"We have learned that those coming into the district or giving money to help Chuck Wichgers, another WFA PAC-endorsed candidate, are State Representatives Joe Sanfellipo, Janel Brandtjen, André Jacque and Pro-Life Wisconsin. In an email to Steve, WFA PAC sought to clarify just who he was referring to but received only a statement that he was saying anything about WFA PAC. However, all 3 of the state representatives are WFA PAC-endorsed candidates; and Pro-Life Wisconsin is a front-line partner for us on pro-life issues. We would by association be included in that term—a term we categorically reject in reference to these staunchly pro-family, pro-life, pro-liberty elected officials and our friends at Pro-Life Wisconsin.
"Steve also seems to be disparaging of our core issues of marriage, family, life and religious liberty. In another Facebook post (dated July 29), he touts the endorsement of Wisconsin Realtors and says, 'A candidate supported by them [WRA] must understand the plethora of issues facing state government not just the emotional ones.' We asked Steve to clarify what issues he was referring to as "'emotional ones.' We assume, based on context, he must be referring to the issues of life, marriage, family and even religious freedom. Steve did not respond to our request for clarification. As we categorically reject and condemn the term 'religious extremists' as applied to those supporting the pro-life, pro-family position, we also categorically reject the idea that the foundational issues of marriage, family, life and religious freedom are 'emotional.' In the context in which Steve used this term, it is disparaging.
"We do not endorse lightly and we definitely do not take the drastic action of rescinding an endorsement lightly. But in this instance we believe reconsidering and ultimately rescinding our endorsement of this candidate is the right thing to do. We will never knowingly endorse a candidate who holds and publicly states these opinions about pro-life champions and about the critical issues of marriage, family, life and religious freedom.
"WFA PAC urges voters in the 83rd Assembly District to vote for Chuck Wichgers in the primary election this coming Tuesday, August 9. If a candidate is known by the company he keeps and those who support him, then we are doubly proud to have endorsed Chuck in this race."
Authorized and paid for by Wisconsin Family Action PAC and Wisconsin Family Action Federal PAC, Leslie Harrison, Treasurer. Not authorized by any candidate or by any candidate's agent or committee.
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IKinectPointerDevice Interface
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Represents a Kinect pointer device.

Syntax
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<colgroup>
<col width="100%" />
</colgroup>

C++

interface IKinectPointerDevice : public IUnknown

Members
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**IKinectPointerDevice** has the following members.

Methods
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<colgroup>
<col width="30%" />
<col width="60%" />
</colgroup>

Name
Description

get_PointerDeviceType
Gets the device type of the Kinect pointer device.

Requirements
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**Header:** kinect.h
**Library:** TBD

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


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