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#RNA60 Birthday Special Feature with Karen King @karen_king @bookouture #RomanceReadingMonth @RNAtweets
By Kelly Lacey	in #LoveBooks, Book Blog, RNA60 Special Feature	on February 4, 2020
💫 Welcome
Day four on my month-long Romantic Novelists Association feature. Each day in February I will have a different author on the blog, talking to me about their books. It is to help celebrate the sixtieth birthday of the RNA and to raise awareness of how it might be a great fit for you if you are an author. I hope you enjoy the features over the next few weeks. Be sure to give the authors a follow on social media and add the books you fancy from the selection of great authors to your own TBR.
💫Romantic Novelists Association
The Romantic Novelists' Association was founded in 1960 to both celebrate, and demand respect for, romantic fiction. Founder members included Denise Robins, Barbara Cartland, Elizabeth Goudge, Netta Muskett, Catherine Cookson and Rosamunde Pilcher. The first President of the Association, Denise Robins, noted that although romantic fiction gave great pleasure to many readers, the writers almost felt they had to apologise for what they did. The RNA was going to put a stop to those apologies and, instead, celebrate and promote romantic authorship.
Since 1960 has RNA has awarded prizes to the best in romantic fiction, and has nurtured new writing through the New Writers' Scheme.
In 1966, an early Vice President of the association, Elizabeth Goudge, commented that 'As this world becomes increasingly ugly, callous and materialistic it needs to be reminded that the old fairy stories are rooted in truth, that imagination is of value, that happy endings do, in fact, occur, and that the blue spring mist that makes and ugly street look beautiful is just as real a thing as the street itself.'
Today, the RNA continues to support and champion the authorship of romantic fiction that shows the value of imagination and the possibility of a happy ending and also celebrates the broader spectrum of romantic fiction that explores the more challenging aspects of relationships and human experience.
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💫 Single All the Way
Snow is falling, bells are ringing… and my heart is broken. I pick up the phone to tell my mother about Oliver and me. Then right after I explain, she says, 'I don't exactly know how to tell you this, but you're not the only one who is single again.'
Single together for the first time, 34-year-old Meg and her warm-hearted mother Sally decide to cancel Christmas, and run away to a tiny cottage on the Cornish coast. For Meg, it is the perfect place to heal, away from all the mistletoe, while for her mother it has a special, and secret, place in her heart – from a love story that seems a lifetime ago…
Meg and Sally find they're getting to know themselves, and each other, better than ever before. But as they are unable to resist getting involved in the village Christmas celebrations, they encounter two handsome local strangers.
Sometimes, it's being away from home that helps you realise where your heart is. What neither woman knows is that, by the time the new year rolls around, one woman will have fallen in love with their ex all over again, and one relationship will be over for good…
An escapist, romantic and heart-warming novel for fans of One Day in December and No One Cancels Christmas.
💫Karen King
Karen King is a multi-published bestselling author of romance novels, YA and children's books. She has had eight romantic novels, two YA books and 120 children's books published. She has also written several short stories for women's magazines.
Currently published by Bookouture, Karen's latest title, Single All The Way, is out now.
💫Feature
Can you tell us a little about your publishing journey, please?
I started my writing career freelancing for Jackie magazine and children's comics such as Postman Pat and Winnie the Pooh, then children's books before moving onto YA and romance. I've had 120 children's books published, two young adult novels, eight romantic novels and several short stories for women's magazines. My latest three romance novels, Single All The Way, The Year of Starting Over and Snowy Nights at the Lonely Hearts Hotel, are all published by Bookouture.
Can you tell us how you became involved with the Romantic Novelists Association and what it means for you to be part of it?
I love being part of the RNA, it's such a supportive organisation, there's always someone ready and willing to answer any question you have, to jolly you along when the writing isn't going well, congratulate you when it is and to offer advice. There are also lots of useful workshops run by RNA members and an annual conference where you can meet other members and Industry Professionals. I joined the RNA about ten years ago when I had my first romance novel published. I've been a member ever since and am delighted to now be the RNA blog co-ordinator.
What was the inspiration behind your latest release?
My latest release is a Christmas novel titled Single All The Way. The seeds of this story were sown when I read an article about the number of older women who felt trapped because they were no longer in love with their husbands, that they were living their lives on autopilot, going through the motions, doing what was expected of them but not what they wanted to do, how they were screaming inside to be free but that they didn't have a good enough reason to leave because their husbands hadn't really done anything wrong. It was this, and the many women's comments supporting and identifying with the piece, that inspired the character of Sally. Meg and Oliver's story was inspired by a piece I read about a man who had never felt loved as a child so was scared to be a father himself, and he had chosen to have a vasectomy to make sure he never had children.
Do you find it hard to let your characters go when you finish writing the book?
Not at all, I've usually moved on to writing another book so have a different set of characters in my head.
What was your favourite read of 2019?
Becoming by Michelle Obama. Such an inspiring woman and inspirational read.
Do you read other romance authors and who would you recommend?
Yes, lots of them. There are so many good authors out there that it's difficult to choose, but Sophie Kinsella, Sue Moorcroft, Mandy Baggot and Heidi Swain are all among my favourites
Was there a point in your life that a book helped you get through, if so which one?
Yes, when I was going through a pretty awful divorce after a long and difficult marriage I read the book Change Your Life in 7 Days by Paul McKenna and it helped pull me through.
Is there anyone that you would like to mention and thank for their support of your writing?
I would like to thank Beth Jones, a former editor of Accent Press, who discovered 'I Do – Or Do I?' in the slush pile and loved it enough to champion it which resulted in Accent Press giving me a three book contract and taking on my backlist. I would also like to thank Mandy Baggot, who kindly gave me a quote for the cover of my romance novel The Cornish Hotel by the Sea, which became an international best-seller.
If you had the power to give everyone in the world one book, what would it be and why?
I couldn't choose one. I think different books help depending on the circumstances you're in.
I'm working on a novel in a completely different genre to my usual romance novels. And that's all I can say about it right now.
Lastly, do you have any questions for your readers?
Yes, I'd like to know if there is a story that they haven't come across that they would like to read. What sort of characters and plot would the story involve?
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💫 Final Thoughts
Thank you to Karen for taking part in my special feature.
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My first ice cream recipe for the summer and it won't be the last.
So we are strolling through one of the markets in Provence and a lady tells my friend about her "ginger beer". My friend loved the taste and then came and found me and convinced me to buy some also. My first thought was "now I can make that green apple ginger martini that I had once in Austin". So I bought it and I have used it on a few things and plan on freezing the remaining liquid before it goes bad.
My friend has used the ginger juice on fish with great results. I sprinkled some on some grilled steelhead trout the other night and thought it was pretty darn good.
To me there's nothing better in the summer than a ripe cantaloupe sprinkled with a little salt. I started thinking about cantaloupe ice cream and sprinkling the top with a little of my fleur de sel (sea salt) I brought back, and why not add some of the ginger juice to the mix as well. Well, why not make it, I have all the time in the world so why not mess up my spotless kitchen that it took me all morning to get clean.
So this is my first ice cream post for the summer months. I will probably have many more to come. There's nothing better on a hot sweltering day than a cup (or bowl) of some kind of creamy ice cream or sherbet. And, if you make it yourself, it's even better.
Puree ingredients in food processor.
Freeze in your favorite ice cream maker for 20-25 minutes.
Put the cantaloupe in your food processor and process until smooth. Add in the evaporated milk, whipping cream and sweetened condensed milk along with the ginger juice, lime juice and salt. Process for a few seconds. Pour into your ice cream maker and freeze until firm then put in freezer containers and freeze for 1-2 hours before serving.
Sprinkle with a little sea salt if you like salt on your cantaloupe.


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Nissan Silvia Review Australia | Features, Specification, Price
In many parts of the World, including Australia, drifting is a popular activity. And for that, there is no car better than the Nissan Silvia. There have been various variants and generations throughout the years, but we will be discussing the Silvia S15 to be exact. Or better, the Spec-R S15, which is the ultimate variant. Lightweight, robust engine and high performance are some of the features that are associated with the Nissan Silvia. Read on to find out more about this iconic car.
The name Silvia has been given to Nissan's long-running line of sports cars. Spanning several generations now, the car is based on the Nissan S platform. Hence the name. The car has been around to compete with other competitors like the Honda Integra, Isuzu Impulse, and the Toyota Celica.
The Nissan Silvia has been produced from 1964 to 2002, in various shapes and models. The car has competed in many motorsport competitions. It has also featured in many movies, pulp fiction, and popular culture. Much and more has been revolving around the car, including a culture of modification and drifting. Let's briefly take a look at the history of the Nissan Silvia.
It all started in 1964 when Nissan unveiled its new line of sports cars. It was known as the Datsun coupe 1600 or the CSP311. It featured a 1.6-liter inline-four, which produced 96 HP of power. It uses a four-speed manual transmission and the most surprising thing was the weight. Only less than 600 pieces were manufactured of this lightweight beast, which means that this is an exceedingly rare car. Some of the later generations are described below:
Nissan Silvia S13:
This car was immensely popular and does not need any introduction. It was cheap in price and offered many customization options. It was favored by car enthusiasts and drifters. It was also named as the car of the year in Japan of the year 1988.
The S13 was available in three body trims. Namely, a coupe version, hatchback, and a convertible. The hatchback featured the famous pop up headlights that were carried on to later generations. The car was the first to be powered by the S12 engine, with an uprated intercooler for added performance. It came equipped with a four-speed automatic transmission or the optional five-speed manual. Production of the Silvia S13 started in 1988 and ended in 1994 when the S14 was introduced.
The S14 is another iconic variant of the series. It has a more aggressive exterior, with a body that is lower and wider. The overall aerodynamics improved due to the new body kit. That also meant that the handling was better. Surprisingly, the initial sales for the Silvia S14 were little less than impressive. It was in the later years that it became popular among car racers and drifters. The Nissan Silvia S14 came equipped with a naturally aspirated 2.0-liter turbo engine. And another 2.4-liter base engine.
The final version of the Silvia line up is the S15. It was produced in 1999. The base engine boasted a turbo mounted engine which outputs 250 BHP of power. Due to a modern sports car look, sales for the Silvia S15 were better than the S14. It came in a four-speed automatic and a five-speed manual transmission. This time, Nissan also features a six-speed manual transmission as well. The Silvia S15 most popular variants were the Spec-S and the Spec-R. These models came with skirts/valances and a large rear wing.
Engine Specifications:
The Nissan Silvia S15 Spec-R is powered by a 2.0-liter engine. It also features 86.5mm pistons plus forged Eagle connecting rods. Some additional features for the engine are listed below:
✓ Cosmetic head gasket
✓ Airflow meter
✓ HKS air filter
✓ Expreme header
✓ 3 inches downpipe with gaskets
✓ Nismo engine mounts
✓ Greddy sandwich adapter
✓ Koyo radiator
✓ Walbro fuel pump
The drivetrain was a standard six-speed manual gearbox, with a Carbontech clutch and flywheel. The engine is managed by a Greddy boost controller, along with adjustable front/rear strut bars. The brakes are K-Sport 8-piston calipers with a slotted disc. The brake pads are endless and a hydraulic hand brake for extreme drifting.
Driving Experience:
Without a doubt, the Nissan Silvia is an alleviation to find that the six-speed manual was simple and exact to work. With 250 BHP to push around 2900 pounds, the Silvia dispatches with decent however not overpowering power. The equipment's short so wait a second before the acceleration kicks in. This vehicle had never sold one next to the other with the 350Z, yet it would not have undermined the more costly car in any proportion of straight-line execution.
Where the S15 scores over the Z is in the moderately low, wide hood line and remarkable perceivability. The Silvia, then again, is a wonderful and lively inclination. It is a little vehicle by present-day principles. However, it feels much more comfortable to drive, something like an E36 car. It hustles through the generally tight doors easily and uncovers exact, snappy controlling.
Final Verdict and Price:
The production for the Nissan Silvia S15 ended in 2002. And with that, the era of the Nissan Silvia came to an end. It has one of the richest histories and has managed to find a place in history. The price of the car depends on the make and model. The prices are also on the rise, as more and more time passes, and Silvia receives its cult following. Sadly, it is difficult to find a car today in its genuine condition. Since most of the cars that you will find will be modified and customized. Nevertheless, there is much and more in this car that makes it lovable.

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How Science Is Used to Design the Perfect Shoe
Nike's research lab has sensors under the running track, a gym in a freezer, and elite lab rats.
By Fast Company Staff 2 minute Read
The Innovation Kitchen shares the Mia Hamm Building with the Nike Sports Research Lab, a place where biomechanics experts test people and products to better understand what athletes need to enhance performance and prevent injuries. This is also where elite athletes come to be studied for their specialty shoes. What the experts learn here trickles down to the rest of us. The lab was run, until recently, by Mario Lafortune. As a Penn State grad student, he helped conduct the first big biomechanical study of running in the 1970s. Both Mark Parker and his future wife, Kathy, also a champion runner, were test subjects — an experience that led Parker to help establish Nike's first sports research lab in 1980.
For senior reseacher Jeff Pisciotta, the lab is a biomechanist's playground with a running track and basketball courts. "Hollywood borrowed our technology," he says of the elaborate motion-analysis systems that capture an athlete's movements 240 times a second, 10 times faster than the human eye. "The capture part is easy. No one cares if a computer-generated character like Gollum turns his ankle. The analysis is the hard part." The perimeter of the lab is a track with sensors that measure ground reaction forces. A 16-camera system and ceiling grid allows for full-body studies, and a high-speed video system captures motion to be turned into super-slo-mo videos for the design team and data for the scientists. A walk-in freezer with a gym where shoes and apparel are tested completes the lab.
When Pisciotta heard that designers Eric Avar and Toby Hatfield (Tinker's brother) had seen the Stanford University track team work out barefoot, he wanted to find out why no shoes were preferable to free ones. "Their coach told me, 'I can't prove it, but I think that the athletes who run barefoot have fewer injuries and perform better,' " Pisciotta says. He wired up 20 runners and set them loose on the company's Ronaldo soccer field. "I was able to pick out five pressure and four motion variables — a very significant difference on grass." One year and 12 prototypes later, those insights helped Hatfield design a very light shoe with flex grooves cut throughout the midsole, allowing the shoe to bend freely in all the ways a foot would if it were touching nothing but grass. It was the birth of the Free, a shoe line that mimics the benefits of barefoot training.
The lab occasionally creates shoes for a different kind of consumer. "Sometimes Phil [Knight] or Mark would ask us to work with amputees, or kids with really strange syndromes and giant feet or something," says Pisciotta. "We call a couple of people from the Kitchen over and look into it." Technically, all insights are valuable to a scientist. But Pisciotta recognizes the unique value of a fan base of one. "I still have a picture on my desk of a 13-year-old girl who couldn't wear shoes," he says. "Well, she's got Nikes now, just like the cool kids."


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Study: Format wars won't hinder DVD sales
Sales of published DVD products are set to rise to $76.5 billion by 2009, new study says.
By Dinesh C. Sharma | March 23, 2005 -- 02:40 GMT (18:40 PST) | Topic: Hardware
Published DVD products should rake in about US$33 billion worldwide in 2004, and grow to US$76.5 billion by 2009, In-Stat said on Tuesday.
That means the battle over next-generation DVD formats won't slow sales, the market researcher said.
The HD DVD format, high-definition discs that hold up to 30GB of data and are backward-compatible with current DVDs, will lead in the near future, but Blu-Ray products will start gaining in 2006, spreading from Asia to Europe and the rest of the world in 2007, the market researcher said.
Blu-Ray discs can store large amounts of data, up to 50GB, compared to current DVDs, which can store up to 9GB for dual-sided discs, roughly 4.5GB per side.
In North America, consumers will start replacing their libraries of old VHS tapes and DVDs with high-definition versions of entertainment content, fueling HD DVD growth. Elsewhere, Blu-Ray discs will become the dominant high-definition format due to backing by leading gear makers, In-Stat said.
"High-definition DVDs will appear later this year to take advantage of the growing installed base of HDTV sets in the U.S.," Gerry Kaufhold, an analyst at In-Stat, said in a statement. "Music videos, DualDisc products and locally produced DVDs will account for 20 percent of the market value by 2009."
In-Stat said point-of-sale offerings such as those by Rimage will facilitate "burning" DVD discs from kiosks, making it possible for book stores, airport shops and other retailers to sell DVDs without keeping inventories.
Storage PCs Servers Networking Data Centers
More from Dinesh C. Sharma
Wipro buys payment software firm
PC sales expected to slow in 2006


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Understanding the Client and the Position: We work closely with each client to attain an in-depth understanding of their unique business processes, practices, and needs. In collaboration with the client, we create a detailed job description for the position to be filled, which clearly defines the responsibilities of the job as well as the required skills and qualifications a prospective candidate must possess.
Utilizing our Network: We utilize our global, professional network to find and identify the best candidates for the position.
Selecting the Right Candidate: Working in close collaboration with the client, we evaluate and assess the prospective candidates, and select the right candidate for the position.
Before undertaking an executive search assignment, we confer with the client and mutually agree upon a fair fee for the services to be rendered. Unlike many other executive search firms, we do not have a pre-set fee structure and do not base our fee on the candidate's income level.
Rather, we determine our fee on a case-by-case basis, depending on complexity, time, and effort required to complete a given assignment and the importance and influence of the position to be filled within the client's organization.
This customized approach to fee determination ensures the transparency, efficiency, and quality of our services.


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Cassette-shaped Interface inserts into your car's tape deck. Mini-plug inserts into your iPod/CD Player/Minidisk Player headphone jack.
40 cord so you can rest your Player/iPod where you want it. Adapter: 3.5mm audio adapter. Color: Black.
Suggested Applications: iPhone 3Gs 16GB/32GB decks that make you insert the cassette with the tape opening facing the side/Apple iPhone 4 16GB/32GB.


Bombardier has appointed Wendy McMillan its new Head of Australia and South East Asia. She is also to become Managing Director Bombardier Transportation Australia. She will start in the role on 1 February 2019.
In this role Ms. McMillan will oversee business development and sales all the way through to project execution and the delivery of services in Bombardier's new 'Australia and South East Asia' region.
Wendy McMillan has nearly 30 years of experience in executive roles. In particular, she has worked in a variety of different sectors, including government, rail and infrastructure. Prior to her appointment at Bombardier Ms McMillan was Chief Executive Officer of the Rolling Stock Development Division at the Victoria State Government. In that position she was responsible for trains and trams, developing business cases and delivering capital projects among other things.
Wendy McMillan will also take over as managing director for the region. She will replace Paul Brown, who has held the position on an interim basis since August 2018. He will return to his position of Project Director for the Queensland New Generation Rollingstock project.


The beautiful lady behind all of your favorite current hits is also a style icon in the making – are you surprised?
That's right – British songstress Dua Lipa is unstoppable when it comes to creating the most memorable looks that are equal parts creative and covetable. She's clearly in tune with who she is, which is a dynamic person, as you can see throughout her style choices.
Dua inspires us to really listen to ourselves and wear what speaks to the core of our soul. Erase any notions of what society thinks is fashion – when you let yourself be inspired by Dua Lipa, you define what fashion is.
But seriously, Dua Lipa seems to never have a fashion mishap because she totally owns whatever she wears. She knows how to mix casual pieces, modern pieces, vintage pieces, and patterns and colors to create a look that's all her own.
Dua Lipa is also a huge proponent of lingerie dressing, making it such an accessible aesthetic to pull off. She's not afraid to show off her bra – and she loves all styles. We've seen her rock sports bras, basic bras, revealing bras, and lacy bras throughout creatively styled outfits.
What's the biggest style lesson we can learn from Dua Lipa? It's to color outsides of the fashion lines and create your own rules. We think that's a totally awesome fashion goal to strive for!
What's YOUR favorite celebrity style star right now?
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Leading Educational Systems and Schools in Times of Disruption and Exponential Change: A Call for Courage, Commitment and Collaboration
Patrick Duignan
Professor Emeritus, Australian Catholic University, Australia
Administration & Policy In Education »
Schools and school systems are increasingly impacted by global disruptions and rapid changes that create unprecedented challenges and opportunities for their leaders and educators. School leaders need to prepare students for faster changes than ever before, to learn for jobs that have not yet been created and use pedagogically-informed technologies to transform the ways in which teachers, students. and parents relate and collaborate. Current and future technological transformations provide opportunities for transformative change through the potential for connectivity and networking for educators locally, nationally and internationally.
This book provides an analysis of the impact of disruptive environments on education. It closely examines and synthesizes international literature on how educational systems in a number of countries are successfully transforming educational delivery processes to better prepare students for an increasingly disrupted world.
This invaluable text will prove indispensable for educational professionals and researchers engaged in informing and transforming policy making, leadership training and development, and quality learning and pedagogy in schools.
Chapter 1. Disruptive environments: leadership challenges and opportunities
Chapter 2. Disruptive environments impact people's lives and works
Chapter 3. Traditional leadership approaches can be a liability in times of disruption.
Chapter 4. Societal support for ethical, moral and authentic leadership
Chapter 5. Successful Leadership within Technologically Smart Environments
Chapter 6. Schools as vital communities of learning
Chapter 7. Shaping the future of education
Chapter 8. Re-energising education: re-energising teachers' professional judgements
Chapter 9. Lessons from successful international educational transformations
Chapter 10. Preparing today's students for tomorrow's world
Chapter 11. Navigating the future of learning: the role of smart technologies
Chapter 12. Transforming education and schooling: where to from here?
Patrick Duignan is Emeritus Professor at Australian Catholic University, Australia. He has been involved in education for over 50 years as a teacher, as a deputy principal and principal, and in a number of positions from lecturer to professor and Dean in tertiary education institutions.
Leading educational systems and schools in times of disruption and exponential change offers deep insight into the complex, metrics-dominated and radically evolving contexts in which leaders are currently immersed. Professor Duignan cautions us about pursuing old solutions to new challenges and constructs a compelling case for how leaders might adopt radically new approaches to their work. While the scale of this challenge can seem overwhelming, Patrick Duignan reveals the breakthrough opportunities it presents. He draws on the wisdom of authentic leadership research to guide contemporary leaders towards human-centred and values-guided clarity, when their moral compass might otherwise be spinning wildly in these times of unparalleled change. Professor Duignan's insights apply to leadership generically but he applies them in depth to educational contexts. This is a ground-breaking work of hope, purpose, progress and inspiration for all educational leaders. - Dr Greg Morgan, Allora Consulting – Leadership and Coaching, West Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
In this book Patrick Duignan provides a comprehensively-researched account of the need for change in the way we approach educational leadership. His challenge is for us to act with urgency despite complexity and ambiguity, and to withstand the pull of gravity dragging us back to a safer, more orderly version of schooling. What education systems do, how they do it, and the way in which they are led, must change or else those education systems will become irrelevant. His firm belief in the role of ethics, human-centred learning, leadership that is authentic, and positive cultures provides the stability that will help us to navigate the unknown. Duignan provides an essential resource for educational leaders that is designed not to spook or preach but to stimulate and motivate. - Trent Moy, Management Consulting Director of Halide Ethics and Leadership Consultancy, Sydney, Australia
Education has always been a dynamic enterprise within which the challenges of change have been a constant. However, in this deeply considered, thoroughly researched and finely nuanced work, Patrick Duignan applies considerable voltage to our understanding of the dynamism urging educational leaders to positively and urgently embrace the new narratives brought about by disruption and exponential change.
He describes a world of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity and poses questions about the relevance of a model of schooling in which flexibility, agility and adaptability struggle to find a place. More than ever educational leaders are called upon as reformers and people of authenticity to collectively and collaboratively inspire in others new ways of working and responding to the unknowns of the future. Such leadership involves all those engaged in the educational enterprise – teachers, principals, and system leaders and this book will challenge each. It is timely, comprehensive, provocative and essential reading as we each build up "the basket of goods" required in pursuing educational excellence. As an educational leader engaged in substantial reform initiatives in our system and schools, I recommend this book to other educators and educational leaders contemplating reform as collectively we strive to prepare our students for the future. - Pam Betts, Executive Director of Education, Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane
Patrick Duignan is renowned for his contribution to the field of authentic and ethical leadership. In this new book he takes a monumental leap, skilfully connecting the timeless character qualities of great leadership with the contemporary VUCA world of constant disruption and exponential change, including rapid technological advances in and into every sphere of life. Well researched across a wide range of areas, the book itself models the multi- and inter-disciplinary approach needed to lead contemporary schools, systems, and organisations. This leadership needs to be human-centred, authentic and values-based, agile and open to learning, 'ecologically' collaborative and connected, and future-focused. Models of schooling and approaches to learning also need to change radically and the book presents many examples of how this might be.
Participants in our leadership programs at the Association of Independent Schools (AIS) Leadership Centre are profoundly influenced by the concepts advanced in Duignan's earlier works. This new book will doubtless become a staple in our future programs. - Dr Leoni Degenhardt, Emeritus Dean, AIS Leadership Centre, The Association of Independent Schools of New South Wales, Australia
"This book provides important insights into what we as leaders confront as we work to steer our schools positively through the tangled and unpredictable landscape toward into what we know will be disrupted futures. Drawing on his wealth of personal experience and scholarship Duignan pulls together and applies cutting-edge research and thought from business and education to suggest new and exciting ways through which leaders can challenge orthodoxy, avoid obsolescence and create positive order even within uncertainly. I've been a fan of Duignan's books for years – they inevitably challenge us to take a different angle, but while staying absolutely morally anchored. In my opinion, Leading educational systems and schools in times of disruption and exponential change is his best yet and should be required reading for any school leader seriously interested in shaping a better future for their students and our societies." - Allan Walker, Joseph Lau Chair Professor of International Educational Leadership, The Education University of Hong Kong
Education Policy as a Roadmap for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
Alison Taysum
Teacher Preparation in Northern Ireland
Séan Farren
Education, Immigration and Migration
Khalid Arar
Formalise, Prioritise and Mobilise
Turbulence, Empowerment and Marginalisation in International Education Governance Systems
International Aspects of Organizational Ethics in Educational Systems
Orly Shapira-Lishchinsky
Cross-nationally Comparative, Evidence-based Educational Policymaking and Reform Vol: 35
Alexander W. Wiseman
Teacher Leadership in Professional Development Schools
Jana Hunzicker
Achieving Evidence-Informed Policy and Practice in Education


You are cordially invited to attend a multiple author book signing from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.on April 26 – 27 on the main (3rd) floor of Spiva Library at Missouri Southern State University.
The signing will include over ten MSSU alumni, faculty and staff authors who write across multiple genres, from historical to children's literature to science fiction to romance. The event is part of "Southern Spree" activities.
Ron Bay, Jr. – Little Heathens, a humorous roman à clef.
Jason Begey – Innermost Demons, a debut novel.
John Jeffries – The Disappearance: A Journalist Searches for Answers After Millions Vanish page-turner.
Gary Neece – Cold Blue, and Sins of our Fathers thrillers.
Charles Nodler – Bracing the Cornerpost, The Mean Green , Field of Teams and Joplin Keepsake Album guest author.
Because the setting is casual, readers will have a chance to meet and talk to authors. Each author's titles will be available for purchase. Prices range from $7 to $22 (cash or check only), or readers may bring a copy to be autographed. The authors will not all be available both days.
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Jäger cap: short visor, leather tape around the head, the characteristic brown buttons. The cap is made of thick cloth, has ventilation holes on sides, and has stamp of the manufacturer and size inside on the cupola.
Inside of the visor is cardboard. The cap shouldn't be washed in the washing machine. You should apply a liquid cleaner on the contaminated areas, rub these with a brush or sponge and rinse with a stream of water. Dry expanded.
The material of the lining, buttons and stamps may differ from that in the photo, but will be within the historical compliance.
T-form insignia was usually sewn on the front. You can buy it from us and sew on your own, or choose a cap with already sewn insignia, made by a scilled tailor.
The cap is considered a part of the field uniform (all-season). However, it is more convenient to wear it in the winter. The cap was used by mountain troops and by field Jäger units from the end of the 1930s until the introduction of the Einheitsfeldmütze (all-branches cap) in 1943. After 1943, the cap was not produced, but used. Eagle and cockade on a single piece in the shape of the letter T was usually sewn on the front.


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Polaris Deadline Extended
The General Services Administration (GSA) extended the proposal deadline for its new IT Services contract, Polaris. Proposals for the Small Business (SB) and Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) competition categories are now due September 9 no later than 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET).
Bidders must submit their proposals electronically via the Polaris Submission Portal. Some bidders have reported difficulties with part of this process involving validating their entity information in SAM.gov. Bidders experiencing SAM.gov delays must notify the Polaris CO no later than Friday, August 19, 2022 via email to Polaris@gsa.gov.
In Amendment 4 to the Polaris Request for Proposals (RFP), GSA updated the scorecard for bidders wanting to claim additional points for Demonstrating Experience with Multiple Federal Government Customers. GSA clarified that Task orders placed against a Multiple Award Blanket Purchase Agreement or a Multiple Award Basic Ordering Agreement are eligible for scoring for this element.
There will be additional ways to bid on Polaris beyond the September deadline. GSA has yet to issue final RFPs for the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) competition pool and the Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) pool. Bidders can compete in multiple pools, and a single project can be used more than once if it's used in different pools (i.e., WOSB, HUBZone, SB, SDVOSB). However, if a project appears in more than one proposal in the same pool, GSA will reject that project in every proposal where it appears.
Polaris is a Government-Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) with no contract ceiling. GSA's goal for Polaris is to build on the success of 8(a) STARS III and VETS 2 with a greater emphasis on "emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, automated technology, distributed ledger technology, edge computing, and immersive technology while furthering Administration efforts on diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility."
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Toxoproctis flavolimbata är en fjärilsart som beskrevs av Aurivillius 1894. Toxoproctis flavolimbata ingår i släktet Toxoproctis och familjen tofsspinnare. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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As I am disassembling all parts of the suspension for cleaning and painting, the rear axle was next: removing the drums, brakes, bearings and check the spicer gears.
As the axle is loose from the car and sometimes extreme forces are necessary to remove the drums, it's a bit difficult to counter the force to tighten the drum puller. But, I bought a almost 100% copy of the original Volvo puller which I thought would have to do the trick. .
Then, as I allready wrecked the drum, I used a large Kukko puller and this did the trick. Installed the puller again, Heated it up again, and threw a bucket of cool water over the thing. A minute later there was a big BANG like a gunshot and finally it was loose! Victory was mine! Until I realized that this was only the right side………….
BUT, the left hand side came of in like a half an hour of pulling. That was a big relief. It suggests that the RH side really was friggin stuck on the axle. But now I finally can continue with disassembling of the rear axle.
And out comes an almost new fuel tank!
I also did another small fun job, I cleaned up the oil pressure transmitter.
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Q: Handling button clicks in dynamically generated table <%foreach (var indication in Model.FindAll(m => m.Model != null && m.Model.Trx != null).OrderBy(m => m.Model.Trx.PrimarySponsor.Company))
              { %>

              <%= indication.DisplayUser %>
              <%= indication.ActiveIndicationUsers[0].FullName %>
              <%= string.IsNullOrEmpty(indication.Model.Trx.PrimarySponsor.Company) ? "Not Yet Saved" : indication.Model.Trx.PrimarySponsor.Company %>
              <%= indication.TimeOpened.ToString(Chatham.Web.Data.Constants.Format.DateTimeSecondsFormatString) %>
              <%= indication.Model.Trx.ProductCollection[0].ProductTypeFriendlyName %>
              <%= (!indication.Model.Trx.ID.HasValue) ? "Not Yet Saved" : indication.Model.Trx.ID.Value.ToString() %>
              <input type="button" value="Open" name="<%= (!indication.Model.Trx.ID.HasValue) ? "Not Yet Saved" : indication.Model.Trx.ID.Value.ToString() %>" />

            <%} %>

So that above table, as you can see, is dynamically generated. How do I handle the button click? I also want to pass the name attribute of the button into whatever method handles the button click.
Thanks!

A: You can use the live function of jQuery.
Try this:
$(function(){
    $("td input[type=button][value=Open]").live("click", function(e){
        var btn = $(this);
        alert(btn.attr("name"));
    });
})

A: The same way you would handle a regular button click. Dynamically create the code to handle regular button clicks in the http code you're generating.

A: That code is tragic and screaming for refactoring. Just looking at it my eyes hurt. You are not encoding strings thus making this code vulnerable to XSS attacks.
So as always in ASP.NET MVC you start with a view model:
public class MyViewModel
{
    public string DisplayUser { get; set; }
    public string ActiveIndicationsUserFullname { get; set; }
    public string Company { get; set; }
    [DisplayFormat(DataFormatString = "{0:dd-MM-yyyy}")]
    public DateTime TimeOpened { get; set; }
    public string TrxId { get; set; }
}

then you will have a controller action which will fetch the model from the repository and map it to the view model. You could use AutoMapper to simplify this mapping. It's in the mapping layer that you will transform everything to be ready to be directly used by the view so that this views doesn't resemble to a horrible tag soup:
public ActionResult Foo()
{
    // it's here that you should do the LINQ queries, etc ...
    // not in the view. Views are not supposed to fetch any data
    // and to be intelligent. Views should be dumb and only render
    // the preformatted data that they have been fed by the controller action
    IEnumerable<SomeModel> model = ...

    IEnumerable<MyViewModel> viewModel = Mapper.Map<IEnumerable<SomeModel>, IEnumerable<MyViewModel>>(model);
    return View(viewModel);
}

next we get to the strongly typed view where we will be using Display Templates:

            DisplayUser
            ActiveIndicationsUserFullname
            Company
            TimeOpened
            TrxId

        <%= Html.DisplayForModel()

and in the corresponding display template (~/Views/Shared/DisplayTemplates/MyViewModel.ascx):
<%@ Control
    Language="C#"
    Inherits="System.Web.Mvc.ViewUserControl<AppName.Models.MyViewModel>" %>

    <%= Html.DisplayFor(x => x.DisplayUser) %>
    <%= Html.DisplayFor(x => x.ActiveIndicationsUserFullname) %>
    <%= Html.DisplayFor(x => x.Company) %>
    <%= Html.DisplayFor(x => x.TimeOpened) %>
    <%= Html.DisplayFor(x => x.TrxId) %>

        <input type="button" value="Open" name="<%= Model.TrxId %>" />

and finally you could use jquery to attach to the click of this button and fetch the name:
$(function() {
    $('#myTable button').click(function() {
        var btn = $(this);
        alert(btn.attr('name'));
    });
});

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After a sold out edition in Berlin, CICLOPE Festival gets back with an international tour across the main markets in the world, showcasing the winning works and providing a unique platform for professionals working in broadcast production to learn, be inspired and network.
With the support of Curious Film and AltVFX, CICLOPE Tokyo will take place on 27th May, and will be an opportunity to take a glimpse of the future of craft and creativity. Since many companies all over the world are exploring new horizons, and new questions and challenges are raised each day, we will take a look at the upcoming scene from different points of view. Later, we'll have time for some drinks.
– Seiichi Saito (Director, Rhizomatiks).
CICLOPE Festival 2014 was a stimulating experience with more than 800 entries from all over the world. The shortlist included very diverse works, counting films by renowned directors such as Wes Anderson, as well as low budget commercials by new talents. The international jury –formed by top producers and creatives from Partizan, Station Film, Mother, Pulse Films, Droga5, Rattling Stick, BBH London and many more– awarded more than 50 entries to prestigious companies such as Iconoclast, Somesuch & Co., Blink Productions, Hornet Inc., The Director's Bureau, MJZ, Stink or The Mill. CICLOPE Festival On Tour is a perfect opportunity to go over the most inspiring works of the year and find out the latest trends in advertising.
Please note that due to a space restriction, the access to the event will be exclusively by invitation. Tickets are not for sale.


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Q: Is this an old school copy protection device? Is this a parallel port dongle that's required to run certain old software (w/out modification)?  If so, how do I determine for what software or publisher it is for, assuming it is possible to do so?

A:
Is this a parallel port dongle that's required to run certain old software (w/out modification)?

That's certainly what it looks like. The use of potting epoxy (in the third picture) is a strong indicator that the manufacturer of this device was trying to prevent reverse engineering -- I wouldn't expect to see that in a simple  adapter, for instance.

If so, how do I determine for what software or publisher it is for, assuming it is possible to do so?

This is unlikely to be feasible. The way that these dongles operated was (intentionally!) nonstandard and obscure. If you were able to identify how this specific one operated and read data from it, it's possible that it might contain data identifying the software which it applied to -- but this would be a significant hardware reverse-engineering effort, and might still turn up nothing if the dongle doesn't contain any stored data, or if the manufacturer didn't embed any obvious identifiers in that data.

A: I seriously doubt you could figure out what it's for.  I've written for such things before--we did not manufacture them, we bought them from the companies that do.  There was absolutely nothing about the outside that indicated they were ours.  We were small enough we didn't print special labeling for them.
The only way to figure out what they were was to try to talk to them.  Provide the right key and they would answer.  Our name didn't even appear internally, the only way to figure out whose they were would be the company that made them--they would know the contact information associated with the ID burned into the key.

A: I've got something identical to this knocking about somewhere, but it was for, ahem, circumventing copyright protection back in the day. It worked with software called Synchro Express (version 2 point Zero, Copyright Coast To Coast Technology, All Rights Reserved) on the Amiga.
You plugged a second floppy drive into it and it allegedly enabled the user to copy copy-protected games from DF0: to DF1: by duplicating byte-for-byte. I'm not sure it was ever that successful in reality though.

A: Rainbow Sentinel Pro and KeyLok were Parallel Port Key dongles I worked with in the 80's.  I think there was one called DESLock too but it was a long time ago.  These all required you to communicate to them using some sample code provided by the dongle provider (in my case it was some C code which was compiled to .OBJ and linked into a Clipper application).
Without the code, the device is pretty  much useless.

A: Well, I know this device, it's called HARD-LOCK,I'm a designer civil engineer and I used this in 90's to unlock a concrete software calculation and design. It was plugged on parallel port of a PC, I think it works sending some information from the software installed in a PC into hard-lock then hard-lock sends back doing a confirmation that the software has permission to run, different way for Autocad which uses KEYS like Windows to unlock the software.

A: I used one of these in the 90s on simulation software.  The manufacturer was one of the hot-shot crypto companies (don't remember the name).  The software would query the dongle once in a while and, if the response was accepted, the software would continue running normally.  If the dongle was missing or didn't respond in time, the software would, IIRC, stop or switch to demo mode (deliberately crippled).  A line printer could be hooked up to the dongle.

A: Looks a lot like a DB25 null modem, but I don't think that it is based on the resistors inside


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The Hound of the Deep is a 1926 British–Australian silent drama film directed by Frank Hurley and starring Eric Bransby Williams, Lilian Douglas and Jameson Thomas. Unlike many Australian silent films, a copy of it survives today.

It was one of the first Australian films set on Thursday Island.

Plot
Under the terms of his uncle's will, John Strong (Eric Bransby Williams) must go to Thursday Island and find a pearl within two years or the Reuben Strong pearling station and his great wealth will revert to another, Black Darley (Jameson Thomas). Eventually Strong finds the pearl, defeats Darley and discovers romance with the daughter (Lillian Douglas) of an island trader (W.G. Saunders).

Cast
Eric Bransby Williams as John Strong
Lilian Douglas as Marjorie Jones
Jameson Thomas as 'Black' Darley
W. G. Saunders as 'Cockeye' Jones
Molly Johnson as Lady Cynthia
Dallas Cairns as Mr. Bullyer

Production
After the disappointing reception to his documentaries in America, Hurley decided to go into dramatic feature films. He succeed in persuading the Australian-born British theatre magnate Sir Oswald Stoll to provide £10,000 and several actors and technicians to make two films in Papua and Thursday Island, this and Jungle Woman.

Hurley and his crew left Sydney in August 1925 and travelled to Thursday Island where they shot The Hound of the Deep.

Release
Reviews generally praised the photography but had reservations about the story.

The film was released in Britain as Pearl of the South Seas.

References

External links
The Hound of the Deep in the Internet Movie Database
Pearl of the South Sea at National Film and Sound Archive
Clip of cast members of the film being driven around Thursday Island at Australian Screen Online

1926 films
1926 drama films
Stoll Pictures films
British drama films
British black-and-white films
Australian silent feature films
British silent feature films
Australian black-and-white films
1920s British films
Silent drama films


Third by Wendy Wasserstein | The Drama Book Shop, Inc.
Or that's how the title character in Wasserstein's last, and possibly most mature play, sees it. The play follows Professor Laurie Jameson as she is forced to deal with an acidic political environment, oncoming menopause, her personal relationships, and most of all the aforementioned Third, a wrestler at a very liberal college. Third not only turns Laurie's world upside down but becomes the lens with which we view all of the themes in the play.
How much do we accept people based on their perceived worth or judge them based on stereotypes that we choose to believe? Third makes us ask that same question, depicting liberals as closed-minded rather than reinforcing the conventional belief that conservatives hold the title for intolerance. He delivers a timely speech that gives a voice to disenfranchised young voters in today's politically charged climate, addressing how liberals lost the vote during the Bush administration's years in office.
Young people are often seen as liberal and active; in the past 8 years, the opposite was true. Though many don't know why, Third takes a step toward explaining it.
Scenes/Monologues: Laurie has 4 speeches, 2 of which aggressively comment on the middle east conflict, morality, accountability, conservative vs. liberal, and old vs. new. Great scenes between all characters.


The Renault Clio drives exceptionally well with light direct steering with a sporty short throw gearshift. First in the range is the 1.2 litre engine at 74bhp but the turbo charged 99 bhp version is strong smooth and responsive. The 1.6 126bhp version is reportedly gutless at low revs and the 108bhp version is available only with an automatic gearbox. There are also two Renault Clio diesels with either 85bhp or 105bhp which are both smooth and flexible.
The new Renault Clio interior styling has a dashboard with soft touch finish and incorporates clear easy to read instruments. Practical controls have been made even more user friendly including the short steering. The new Renault Clio boasts a class leading overall cabin space with generous head and leg room.
The Renault Clio GT is the new sporty version, the suspension is stiffer and lower compared to the regular Renault Clio with a lower grille and twin exhaust pipes. Inside the seats have the GT status and there are drilled aluminum pedal covers. The whole Renault Clio range will come with the option of the cut price in built sat nav thanks to a deal arranged with TomTom the fixed system can be updated online via a removable SD card.
New interior trims will be offered, but any owners of the current car looking to swap will be hoping Renault has cured the misting problem highlighted by several Renault Clio III drivers.


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2014 Fantasy BaseballFantasy BaseballFront Office
2014 Fantasy Baseball: Carlos Gomez Is Who Some Thought He Was
Landon Jones 2014-09-26
Landon Jones · September 26, 2014
Note: All stats are as of Tuesday, September 23, 2014.
Carlos Gomez was an interesting name during Draft Season. There were two camps, basically. One camp, of which I was a member, believed he was legitimate, and would more or less repeat; if his batting average faltered a little, his power/speed should pick him up. The other side believed his batting average wouldn't hold up, thanks to his free swinging ways, ultimately making him the option he was in 2012; a year in which he was still good, but not a borderline first round talent.
The former group won out. Gomez's batting average held, his on-base percentage improved, his power stayed basically the same, and his speed dipped a little. The weirdest part, though: no one has really talked about him unless they're talking about his "antics" on the field. Hell, I'm not even sure I've seen a Gomez highlight unless you count him yelling at Gerrit Cole. That's somewhat offensive, considering that outside of Chris Davis, who flopped miserably, he was the most questionable early round pick in the eyes of many. So, let's recap.
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As I mentioned, his batting average has stayed roughly the same – .284 in 2013 versus .281 this season. And his on-base percentage has risen a little: .338 versus .351, thanks to a few more walks, and being plunked nearly ten more times. (Maybe those antics matter after all?) Reaching base more often has enabled him to score more runs, nearly reaching 100 for the first time in his career.
He has managed to swipe 33 bags so far, but he's been caught 11 times, a success rate of 75%; his numbers last season were: 40, 7, and 85%, respectively. You can make the case he's lost a step, but he's still fast enough to be plenty valuable on the bases. His ISO (isolated power) has fallen a little, thanks to fewer home runs and triples, but it's still pretty solidly above the .180 mark. After hitting 24 dingers last season, he's swatted 21 this year, which is probably in line with what you were expecting if you drafted him.
All in all, the pieces above add up to this: Carlos Gomez has been the 11th best player (8th best offensive player) this season, outpacing his second-round (ADP of 23.4) draft price by quite a bit. The following players were taken in front of Gomez, on average: Chris Davis (6th overall), Carlos Gonzalez (7th), Prince Fielder (13th), Hanley Ramirez (14th), Ryan Braun (15th), Bryce Harper (20th), Joey Votto (21st), and Evan Longoria (22nd). CarGo is defensible. He's a phenomenal talent with a long track record. Davis, Fielder, Hanley, Harper, and Braun, on the other hand, had just as many, if not more, questions than Gomez. This is just a reminder that fantasy sports are cruel, but that we have to do better about not pumping up certain players with questions while downgrading others. I'm guilty of it, too. I have to do better.
Gomez's 2014 hasn't been that different on a component level either. He's hit the same pitches well to varying degrees. But his work versus fastballs may be the most encouraging part of his evolution, though.
Over the course of his career, Gomez hasn't fared very well versus fastballs, posting a -13.5 pitch value. And that number would be a lot worse if he didn't put up a fantastic 14.1 mark this season.
Hitting fastballs is a must, and improvement is always a good development. Gomez's work versus fastballs this season has paired very well with the approach he began to utilize in 2012. That approach is: swing hard in case you hit the ball.
As always, though, with that type of approach, contact is important. And in that regard, Gomez is still pretty safe. He still chases often – an aspect that will never change based on his approach – and he doesn't make a a lot of contact on pitches outside of the zone. He does, however, have a contact rate above average on pitches he swings at in the strike zone. When you pair that with his well above average swing rate at pitches in the zone, it's somewhat easy to understand how he keeps his strikeout rate in check despite his free swinging ways.
Gomez is likely going to be a top-15 pick next year, and it's hard to find a reason for him not to be. Sure, he swings and misses a good deal, but he's also very good at putting bat-to-ball on the pitches that should be put into play.
Since 2012, Mike Trout, our resident Demigod, has hit 92 home runs while swiping 97 bags, giving him a league best HR+SB total of 189. Carlos Gomez's HR+SB total in that span is 174 (64 HR and 110 SB). Trout has done so with a .313 AVG and .405 OBP; Gomez, .276 and .334, respectively.
Outside of Trout, Andrew McCutchen, and maybe Giancarlo Stanton, if he swipes nearly 15 bags again, there might not be a more well rounded fantasy player than Carlos Gomez, especially if Miguel Cabrera's power doesn't bounce back to its normal levels.
Rejoice. Gomez has done things his way. And it's worked out beautifully. Chalk up a win for players that perform better when they aren't forced to fit a mold. And, lastly, no Gomez piece is complete without a gif.
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Le  (de l'anglais, littéralement « casse de chameau ») est une notation consistant à écrire un ensemble de mots en les liant sans espace ni ponctuation, et en mettant en capitale la première lettre de chaque mot. La première lettre du premier mot peut être en bas ou haut de casse, selon la convention. Ce terme fait référence aux creux et bosses d'un dos de chameau que représente l'alternance de capitales et de bas-de-casse.

Cette notation est très utilisée en programmation informatique où il est souvent nécessaire de nommer lisiblement des concepts compliqués avec une suite de lettres sans espace ni ponctuation. Cette façon d'écrire est aussi devenue une mode, le marketing ayant généré de nombreuses marques de cette forme, comme MasterCard, PlayStation, iPhone, etc.

Origine

La notation camel case semble avoir été pratiquée en premier par les Écossais pour écrire leurs noms de famille comme le clan MacLeod. Au , elle a été utilisée par des marques ou entreprises, par exemple CinemaScope dans les années 1950.

Utilisations
Dans les années 1970 cette notation est adoptée pour écrire les noms des variables, et fonctions dans de nombreux langages de programmation informatique. Ces noms doivent en effet être constitués de lettres et de chiffres sans espace.

Exemple en Javascript :
const body = document.getElementsByTagName("body");
const myFirstParagraph = document.createElement("p");
const helloWorld = document.createTextNode("Hello, world!");
myFirstParagraph.appendChild(helloWorld);
body.item(0).appendChild(myFirstParagraph);

Une alternative au camel case possible dans de nombreux langages informatiques est l'utilisation du tiret bas « _ », comme dans my_first_paragraph, appelé le snake case.

Le camel case a également été utilisé par les premiers moteurs de wiki pour faciliter la création de liens internes : un mot en camel case est relativement facile à reconnaître par le logiciel, qui peut le remplacer automatiquement par un lien vers la page portant le même nom que le terme rencontré. Un tel mot est alors aussi appelé tag (c'est-à-dire une balise sémantique ou syntaxique) ou camel case link.

Variations et synonymes
La casse de la première lettre d'un terme camel case peut changer selon les types d'écritures : en  ou , la première lettre est en majuscule ; en , elle est en minuscule.

Ce terme d'origine anglaise a beaucoup de synonymes, moins utilisés que camel case :

En français, plusieurs mots ont aussi été créés pour désigner cette notation : mot wiki, wiki mot, chat mot. L'OQLF recommande notation chameau, casse (de) chameau ou casse mixte.

La langue anglaise est plus propice à l'emploi de camel case que la langue française où l'adjonction de particules (de, à…) rend ces mots plus longs.

Notes et références

Articles connexes
Wikitexte
Casse
Notation hongroise
Snake case

Typographie
Culture informatique
Terminologie du logiciel
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title: "How to Write Tests in Deno"
description: "This post aims to show you how to begin to write tests in Deno, and provides an honest appraisal of Deno's test tools so you are aware of current pitfalls."
tags: [deno, javascript, tests, unit tests]
published: true
---
Deno is a new JavaScript / Typescript runtime which aims to supercede Node.js, and with the   the release of [Deno 1.0](https://deno.land/v1) it is gaining more traction with developers. Personally I'm a big fan of [Deno](https://deno.land/), I think it's a step forward for the JavaScript community, and I hope it succeeds.

I'm also a big fan of tests and Test Driven Development principles, as such I am pleased to see Deno like Rust and other languages has tests built in. With this post I aim to show you how to begin to write tests in Deno, and provide an honest appraisal of Deno's test tools so you are aware of the current pitfalls.

To begin you need to [install Deno](https://deno.land/manual/getting_started/installation). Once this is done just run `deno test` in the command line and any test files you have will execute. You can also run specific test files by referencing them after the `deno test` command.

```sh
deno test tests/example.test.ts
```

And you can run individual tests or groups of tests by using the `--filter` option which will run tests where the test name matches the filter pattern.

```sh
deno test --filter "test name" tests/
```

Take a look at the [documentation](https://deno.land/manual/testing) to learn more on how to run tests in Deno.

Another great feature of Deno is it comes with TypeScript built in, so you get type checking out of the box. This also means Deno files can just be TypeScript files, and we can create test files by appending files with `.test.ts`. For example, `person.test.ts` will contain tests for our person module `person.ts`.

To write a test in Deno import the assertion you wish to use from the [asserts module](https://deno.land/std/testing/asserts.ts) and then write the test in the required Deno format.

```js
import {
  assert,
} from "https://deno.land/std/testing/asserts.ts";

Deno.test("Test Assert Second", () => {
  assert("Hello");
});
```

The assertions will throw an error if they fail, this will be caught and the error message will be outputted to the CLI.

There is no concept of NPM, Node Modules or package.json in Deno, which is a good thing. Instead you import modules directly from local or remote locations within files. In this case we import the `assert()` method from the remote asserts module located at `https://deno.land/std/testing/asserts.ts`.

But this is where things become a little hazy, and developers need to be careful. All of Deno's core features, including the asserts module, are held under the `std` namespace. And this namespace is currently unstable, as of writing we're on version 0.56. This means the test modules like the asserts module are not feature complete, will have bugs and are subject to change at short notice. My personal view is it is possible to write stable tests in Deno but there is more work to do in this area and developers should consider the lack stability before they write their tests.

The [asserts module](https://deno.land/std/testing/asserts.ts) makes nine assertion methods available for use:

- `assert(expr: unknown, msg = ""): asserts expr`
- `assertEquals(actual: unknown, expected: unknown, msg?: string): void`
- `assertNotEquals(actual: unknown, expected: unknown, msg?: string): void`
- `assertStrictEquals(actual: unknown, expected: unknown, msg?: string): void` *
- `assertStringContains(actual: string, expected: string, msg?: string): void` *
- `assertArrayContains(actual: unknown[], expected: unknown[], msg?: string): void`
- `assertMatch(actual: string, expected: RegExp, msg?: string): void`
- `assertThrows(fn: () => void, ErrorClass?: Constructor, msgIncludes = "", msg?: string): Error` *
- `assertThrowsAsync(fn: () => Promise<void>, ErrorClass?: Constructor, msgIncludes = "", msg?: string): Promise<Error>` *

## Assert

The assert method is a simple 'truthy' assertion and it's value is limited because numerous values will assert. This is not great if you're trying to write explicit and precise tests, but should be fine if you're writing something simple and generic.

```js
Deno.test("Test Assert Second", () => {
  assert(1);
  assert("Hello");
  assert(true);
});
```

## Assert Equal vs Strict Equal

There are three equality assertions available, `assertEquals()`, `assertNotEquals()` and `assertStrictEquals()`.

The `assertEquals()` and `assertNotEquals()` methods are based on an internal [equal method](https://github.com/denoland/deno/blob/master/std/testing/asserts.ts#L76). This is a complicated method, it's [cyclomatic complexity](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclomatic_complexity) is 30, and it tries to provide a general equality check for JavaScript, which is no mean feat.

As the examples show it will assert numerous types, including objects.
```js
Deno.test("Test Assert Equals", () => {
  assertEquals(1, 1);
  assertEquals("Hello", "Hello");
  assertEquals(true, true);
  assertEquals(undefined, undefined);
  assertEquals(null, null);
  assertEquals(new Date(), new Date());
  assertEquals(new RegExp("abc"), new RegExp("abc"));

  class Foo{};
  const foo1 = new Foo();
  const foo2 = new Foo();

  assertEquals(foo1, foo2);
});

Deno.test("Test Assert Not Equals", () => {
  assertNotEquals(1, 2);
  assertNotEquals("Hello", "World");
  assertNotEquals(true, false);
  assertNotEquals(undefined, "");
  assertNotEquals(new Date(), Date.now());
  assertNotEquals(new RegExp("abc"), new RegExp("def"));
});
```

The difference to `assertStrictEquals()` is the strict equality check will not assert two instances of identical objects as they won't be referentially the same.

Under the hood strict equals does a simple `===` check, there is no reference to the `equal()` method. This limits the scope of what `assertStrictEquals()` defines as equal, which is simpler, and makes things more precise and stable.

```js
Deno.test("Test Assert Strict Equals", () => {
  assertStrictEquals(1, 1);
  assertStrictEquals("Hello", "Hello");
  assertStrictEquals(true, true);
  assertStrictEquals(undefined, undefined);
});
```

It should be noted neither assertion will handle the JavaScript float problem, both of these assertions will fail:

```js
Deno.test("Test Floats", () => {
  assertEquals(0.1 + 0.2, 0.3);
});

Deno.test("Test Floats Strict", () => {
  assertStrictEquals(0.1 + 0.2, 0.3);
});
```

My overall feeling is the `assertEquals()` and `assertNotEquals()` assertions are focussed towards integration and functional tests. Also they need to be handled with care as they are based on complicated functionality, which has the potential to be buggy. If you are writing unit tests focused on pure business logic I would stick with `assertStrictEquals()` as it is a more precise and stable assertion.

## Assert Contains

There are two methods available to assert a thing contains a thing in Deno, `assertStringContains()` and `assertArrayContains()`.

The `assertStringContains()` assertion does what it says on the tin. It does a simple includes check on a string to see if it contains the expected string. It's not complicated and so will be stable and useable.

```js
Deno.test("Test Assert String Contains", () => {
  assertStrContains("Hello World", "Hello");
});
```

The `assertArrayContains()` assertion again does what you'd expect, it finds a value in an array. But in contrast to the `assertStringContains()` assertion it is quite complicated and contains [nested loops](https://github.com/denoland/deno/blob/master/std/testing/asserts.ts#L278) which is concerning. I've noticed some bugs in the assertion, so you may experience unexpected behavior with this assertion.

```js
Deno.test("Test Assert Array Contains", () => {
  assertArrayContains([1, 2, 3], [1]);
  assertArrayContains([1, 2, 3], [1, 2]);
  assertArrayContains(Array.from("Hello World"), Array.from("Hello"));
});
```

## Assert Regex

You can assert regular expressions in Deno tests using the `assertMatch()` assertion. It is a simple assertion which does a basic RegExp test on a string. It's not complicated and does what you'd expect it to, so it will be stable and usable.

```js
Deno.test("Test Assert Match", () => {
  assertMatch("abcdefghi", new RegExp("def"));

  const basicUrl = new RegExp("^https?:\/\/[a-z\.]+\.com$");
  assertMatch("https://www.google.com", basicUrl);
  assertMatch("http://facebook.com", basicUrl);
});
```

## Assert Throws

There are two ways to assert whether something throws an error in Deno, `assertThrows()` and `assertAsyncThrows()`. Both assertions allow you to check an error has been thrown, the type of error thrown and what the message was. This is pretty standard functionality available in most assertion libraries.

The difference between the two assertions is `assertThrows()` accepts a standard function and `assertAsyncThrows()` accepts a function which returns a [Promise](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Promise).

The `assertThrows()` assertion is relatively straight forward, the only complexity exists around how it handles the message checks.

```js
Deno.test("Test Assert Throws", () => {
  assertThrows((): void => {
    assertStrictEquals(2, 3);
  });

  // assertStrictEquals will throw an AssertionError with the message "Values Don't Match!"
  assertThrows((): void => {
    assertStrictEquals(2, 3, "Values Don't Match!");
  }, AssertionError, "Values Don't Match!");
});
```

The `assertAsyncThrows()` is a little more complicated, mainly because it deals with Promises. But basically it will catch thrown errors or rejections in Promises. And again most of the complexity exists around the message checks.

```js
Deno.test("Test Assert Throws Async", () => {
  assertThrowsAsync((): Promise<void> => {
    return new Promise((): void => {
      throw new Error("Panic! Threw Error");
    });
  }, Error, "Panic! Threw Error");

  assertThrowsAsync((): Promise<void> => {
    return new Promise((resolve, reject): void => {
      reject("Panic! Promise Rejected");
    });
  });
});
```

It should be noted recent changes have been made to both these assertions to genericise them which will make them more usable but may result in some stability issues in the near future.

## Custom Messages

Each of Deno's built in assertions allow you to overwrite the standard CLI message if you want to. For instance this example will output "Values Don't Match!" rather than the standard CLI message.

```js
Deno.test("Test Assert Equal Fail Custom Message", () => {
  assertEquals(1, 2, "Values Don't Match!");
});
```

## Overview

Overall Deno tests are relatively straight forward to set up and begin using, which is a massive benefit compared to the config hell of Node and NPM test libraries.

There is though some work to be done in this area for Deno. It's fair to say some of the assertions are complicated and stability may be an issue in the near future. But overall it is a great start and a big step forward for testing within the JavaScript community.

My advice is if you are writing unit tests stick to the following assertions as they are precise and stable:

- `assertStrictEquals(actual: unknown, expected: unknown, msg?: string): void`
- `assertStringContains(actual: string, expected: string, msg?: string): void`
- `assertMatch(actual: string, expected: RegExp, msg?: string): void`
- `assertThrows(fn: () => void, ErrorClass?: Constructor, msgIncludes = "", msg?: string): Error`

Use the remaining assertions if you are writing more general tests like integration and functional tests.

## Beyond Deno Core Assertions

If you want more than the Deno standard assertions module has to offer I have begun work on an assertion library called [explicitly](https://deno.land/x/explicitly). The library extends the standard Deno assertions with a collection of simple but explicit assertions. These assertions are geared towards developers who wish to write clear and precise unit tests in Deno.

- `assertTrue(actual: unknown): void`
- `assertFalse(actual: unknown): void`
- `assertSame(actual: unknown, expected: unknown): void`
- `assertGreater(actual: unknown, expected: unknown): void`
- `assertGreaterOrEqual(actual: unknown, expected: unknown): void`
- `assertLess(actual: unknown, expected: unknown): void`
- `assertLessOrEqual(actual: unknown, expected: unknown): void`
- `assertInstanceOf(actual: unknown, expected: any): void`
- `assertTypeOf(actual: unknown, expected: string): void`
- `assertDate(actual: Date, expected: Date | string): void`
- `assertDateTime(actual: Date, expected: Date | string): void`

* Recent changes have been made to these Deno assertion methods in terms of naming and implementation, please see the [version history](https://deno.land/std/testing/asserts.ts) for more details.

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