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Michael Penn talks lyrical inspiration, four-track recording, and his debut album March
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, JULY 5, 1990
By Steve Newton
As long as you keep the channel-changer handy for the first frightening sign of Michael Williams, Kim Clarke Champniss, or Rap City, flicking on MuchMusic is sometimes worth the trouble. Once in a while you come across a heavily rotated video that catches your eye and makes you think: "Now that's different!" or even "What the hell is going on here?"
Michael Penn has a couple of such weirdly wonderful clips in "No Myth" and "This & That", the first two video/singles from his debut album March. In those videos we see a spaced-out Hari Krishna-type guy glumly beating a drum to his own imaginary rhythm; a woman in a dressing gown suspended at an unreal angle off her porch railing; a fat lady with one hand-painted toenail throwing things around under a kitchen sink; and Penn being covered by snowflakes in his room while he sings: "I'll do this, I'll do that, I'll be burning canyons for you." What the hell is going on in these songs?
"The subject matter varies," says Penn, on the line from Pittsburgh. "Relationships between people, the human condition—these are things that are on my mind a lot, just trying to make sense of things. Some of the things may have a pessimistic slant, but I think there's a shred of optimism in most of them, or at least a shred of humour."
While his flighty visual creations and obscure lyrics may be a little hard to grasp, Penn's Beatlesque music—with its gracefully arcing melodies and pop hooks—definitely grows on you. His tunes have a simple, unpolished quality that makes them immediately endearing. It's not surprising that he wrote most of March using a four-track recorder.
"There's this thing that happens with four-track, something to do with the way that all the sounds coalesce in that small space. It integrates them in a cool way. We tried to recreate it using 24-track digital. I really wanted to make a record that utilized the benefits of technology but still retain a real warmth and earthiness."
Like many folks his age, the 30-year-old Penn grew up listening to "the seminal Beatles/Stones/Dylan thing", but was also heavily influenced by acts like the Buffalo Springfield, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and Van Morrison. "I just kept buying records through the '70s and kept exploring music and different people," says Penn, who started off playing guitar in a high school band, then found himself that four-track and began writing his own tunes.
In '81 he formed Doll Congress with his current keyboardist Patrick Morrow—the worried-looking fellow you see alongside Penn in those wacky videos—and played around Los Angeles for the next six years.
"That was really the place that I started writing seriously. There was a conscious effort in the group not to sound like anybody else, so we put a lot of work into the arrangements. Doll Congress came about at this really sort of gross period, when everywhere you turned you saw 'new wave' written in funny type, and there was so little out there that I liked that for me it was a way to experiment, just playing with forms."
When Doll Congress packed it in in '87, Penn went back to his four-track and began to fashion the songs that would lead to March, an album which features appearances by former Eric Clapton drummer Jim Keltner, John Cougar Mellencamp drummer Kenny Aronoff, and guitarist Charlie Sexton.
When Penn makes his debut Vancouver appearance at the 86 Street Music Hall on Wednesday (July 13), he'll be joined by former X drummer D.J. Bonebrake, second guitarist Gurf Morlix (recently with Lucinda Williams), and bassist Alan Kamai (formerly with Wendy & Lisa). Penn will be sharing the bill with Lloyd Cole, from Lloyd Cole & the Commotions, but wasn't willing to help out when asked what sort of music his tour-mate will be performing on the bill.
"I don't know—why don't you call him and find out?" answered Penn flippantly, sounding a bit like his touchy brother Sean.
Gee, it wasn't like I was trying to take his picture or anything.
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Q: Update UI widget from onPostExecute() of AsyncTask in another project So, I want to display an image in an ImageView that is downloaded from a website and saved on the device's file system. The downloading of the image is done by calling a method in another class (in one of my separate library projects). This method, in turn, calls an AsyncTask to do the downloading in another thread. On the post execute of this AsyncTask, I want to set the image for the ImageView. Keep in mind that this separate library is independent of my main app and knows nothing about my UI (and I wish to keep it this way).
I have a method in the UI portion of my code (in a fragment) that sets the image for this ImageView. I'm thinking it would be nice to pass this method to the library method that retrieves the image. That way, when the download is complete, onPostExecute() could call this UI method that I have. The dilemma I'm facing is I don't want any compile-time dependencies for my library that references my UI/ImageView.
Finally, not every time when this AsyncTask is called do I want to do anything in the post execute. In other words, any post execute logic is completely optional.
General Flow:
1) Code in my fragment calls MyLib.saveRemoteFile(url, destinationFilename)
2) MyLib.saveRemoteFile() downloads the image and saves it to a file by way of a thread (via an AsyncTask)
3) As soon as the image is downloaded and saved, I want to set the ImageView.setImageBitmap() using the bitmap from the saved file
I've looked at the Command pattern, but am stuck on how to implement it in this particular scenario. Any tips on this?
Maybe there is another approach that can be used? (without MyLib.saveRemoteFile() having compile-time dependencies to the UI)?
UI Fragment code snippet:
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boolean wasSaved = MyLib.saveRemoteFile(url, destinationFilename, true)
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Library code snippet (in a different library project):
public static boolean saveRemoteFile(String url, String filename, boolean overwriteExistingFile)
{
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    // code to check if directory exist and creates it if needed, etc, etc...
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    new AsyncTask<String, Void, Boolean>() {
        @Override
        protected Boolean doInBackground(String... params)
        {
            // code to download and save image file...
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        }

        @Override
        protected void onPostExecute(Boolean result)
        {
            // *** this is where I want to take the ImageView and set its bitmap image.
        }
    }.execute(new String[] {url, filename});

    return retVal;
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Command pattern

You should be rather implementing Observer pattern and your download library should allow other code to attach listeners and be notified about when certain action is completed/started/whatever. And since you are just being informed that something happened you can have your code that reacts on that notification completely different in every part of your app if you need so.

A: Design is flawed, library should have provided you Observer design pattern, using which you would have submitted  listener reference along with downloading details.
Upon finishing downloading, library using your provided listener would have notified back to you over download process result, reading which you could have taken action easily with UI.
Moreover in your library code saveRemoteFile() spawns a asynctask, return value is irrelevant here as method wont wait until asynctask is executed.
Possible implementation as per above mentioned info.
    // Interface for bserving
    public interface DownloadListsner{
        public void onSuccess(String uri);
        public void onError(String uri);
    }
    // API for submitting download request
    public void saveRemoteFile(String url, String filename,DownloadListsner listener... ){

        ...
    }

    AsyncTask{
        // Upon finish execution
        onPostExecute(){

// Take action
            listener.onSuccess

            or

            listener.onError
        }
    }

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The Trial of the Sixteen () was a staged trial of 16 leaders of the Polish Underground State held by the Soviet authorities in Moscow in 1945. All captives were kidnapped by the NKVD secret service and falsely accused of various forms of 'illegal activity' against the Red Army.

History
The Government Delegate, together with most members of the Council of National Unity and the Commander-in-chief of the Armia Krajowa, were invited by Soviet general Ivan Serov (with agreement of Joseph Stalin) to a conference on their eventual entry to the Soviet-backed Provisional Government. Some historical accounts say approaches were made in February, with others saying March 1945. The Polish politicians were presented with a warrant of safety, but were instead arrested in Pruszków and brutally beaten by the NKVD on 27 and 28 March. Leopold Okulicki, Jan Stanisław Jankowski and Kazimierz Pużak were arrested on the 27th with 12 others the following day. Alexander Zwierzyński had been arrested earlier. They were brought to Moscow for interrogation in the Lubyanka.

After several months of brutal interrogation and torture they were presented with trumped up accusations of:
Collaboration with Nazi Germany
Carrying-out intelligence gathering and sabotage at the rear of the Red Army
State terrorism
Planning a military alliance with Nazi Germany
Owning a radio transmitter, printing machines and weapons
Propaganda against the Soviet Union
Membership in underground organisations.

The trial took place between 18 and 21 June 1945 with foreign press and observers from the United Kingdom and United States present. The date was chosen carefully to be at the same time as a conference on the creation of the Soviet-backed Polish puppet government was organized. The verdict was issued on 21 June, with most of the defendants coerced into pleading guilty by the NKVD. General Okulicki's witnesses for the defense were declared unreachable "owing to bad atmospheric conditions", and no evidence was offered during the trial. Of the sixteen defendants, twelve were sentenced to prison terms ranging from four months to ten years, while charges against the four others were dropped by the prosecution.

Immediately after the arrest of all the leaders, the Polish government in exile sent a protest note to Washington and London demanding their release. At first the Soviets declared that the whole case was a bluff by the "Fascist Polish government". When they finally admitted that the leaders had been arrested (on 5 May), the American envoy of Harry S. Truman, Harry Lloyd Hopkins, was told by Joseph Stalin that "there is no point in linking the case of the Trial of the Sixteen with the support for the Soviet-backed government of Poland because the sentences will not be high." Both British and American governments shared this view.

People involved
 Lt. General Vasili Ulrikh, notable for playing a major role in the Great Purge trials, served as the main judge and issued the following sentences:
Commander in Chief of the Armia Krajowa, Leopold Okulicki (Niedźwiadek) – 10 years in prison, may have been murdered on Christmas Eve of 1946 but may have died due to complications caused by hunger strike.
Deputy Prime Minister of Poland and the Government Delegate, Jan Stanisław Jankowski – 8 years in prison, never released, died in a Soviet prison on 13 March 1953, two weeks before the end of his sentence; probably murdered.
Minister of Internal Affairs, Adam Bień – 5 years
Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, Stanislaw Jasiukowicz – 5 years
Head of the Council of National Unity and PPS-WRN socialist party – Kazimierz Pużak – 1.5 years, released in November 1945 and returned to Poland. Refused to emigrate, Pużak was again arrested by the Urząd Bezpieczeństwa in 1947 and sentenced to 10 years in prison; died 30 April 1950
Deputy head of the Council of National Unity and head of the Labor Party, Aleksander Zwierzyński – 8 months
Member of the Council of National Unity, Kazimierz Bagiński – 1 year, later released and forced to emigrate to the United States
Member of the Council of National Unity, Head of Zjednoczenie Demokratyczne, Eugeniusz Czarnowski – 6 months
Member of the Council of National Unity, Head of the Labor Party, Józef Chaciński – 4 months
Member of the Council of National Unity, Stanisław Mierzwa – 4 months
Member of the Council of National Unity, Zbigniew Stypułkowski – 4 months, later released and forced to emigrate to the United Kingdom
Member of the Council of National Unity, Franciszek Urbański – 4 months
Member of the Council of National Unity, Stanisław Michałowski – acquitted of all the charges
Member of the Council of National Unity, Kazimierz Kobylański – acquitted of all the charges
Member of the Council of National Unity, interpreter for the group, Józef Stemler – acquitted of all the charges
Deputy Government Delegate – Antoni Pajdak was sentenced to 5 years in prison in a secret trial in November; he was not released until 1955.

Aftermath

In his book, Europe at War, Norman Davies described it as "obscene", that there was no official protest abroad. As a result of the trial, the Polish Secret State was deprived of most of its leaders. Its structures were soon rebuilt, but were never able to fully recover. On 6 July 1945 the United Kingdom and the United States withdrew support for the legitimate Polish government in exile, and all its agendas in Poland. Soviet and Polish Communist repressions aimed at former members of the Polish Secret State and the Armia Krajowa lasted well into the 1960s, corporal Józef Franczak being killed in a shootout with paramilitary-police in 1963.

See also
 Anti-Polonism
 Western betrayal

References

Further reading

English language
 Norman Davies, Rising '44: The Battle for Warsaw. Viking Books, 2004. . Hardcover, 784 pages.
 Jan Karski, Story of a Secret State. Simon Publications, 2001. . Paperback, 391 pages.
 Edward Raczynski, In allied London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1962 pp. 284–285, 295
 Zbigniew Stypulkowski, "Invitation to Moscow", 1950, 1951.

Polish language
 Waldemar Strzałkowski, Andrzej Krzysztof Kunert, Andrzej Chmielarz, Proces Szesnastu. Dokumenty NKWD. Oficyna Wydawnicza RYTM, Warsaw, 1995. . Paperback, 543 pages.
 Eugeniusz Duraczyński, Generał Iwanow zaprasza. Przywódcy podziemnego państwa polskiego przed sądem moskiewskim. Warsaw, Wydawnictwo ALFA, 1989.

External links
The Moscow Trial of the 16 Polish Leaders. Liberty Publications, London, 1945, 24 pages, 2 ill. Electronic version, via Internet Archive.
 Michael Sayers and Albert E. Kahn, "The Case of the Sixteen". Chapter 24 of The Great Conspiracy: The Secret War Against Soviet Union, a pro-Soviet view of the trial. Excerpt archived 4 January 2013.

1945 in the Soviet Union
Political repression in the Soviet Union
1945 in Poland
Political and cultural purges
Poland–Soviet Union relations
Soviet show trials
Soviet military occupations
Stalinism in Poland
1945 in international relations
1945 in case law
Anti-communism in Poland

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SolTech Energy > News > SolTech Energy and SVEA Solar enter a cooperation agreement
SolTech Energy and SVEA Solar enter a cooperation agreement
SolTech Energy has signed a cooperation agreement with SVEA Solar covering the sale and periodic installation of SolTech's new building-integrated product ShingEl. The market for esthetic solar energy is in its embryonic stage, but nonetheless deemed to capture large market shares over the coming years.
SolTech Energy's core strategy is to be an innovator, producer and supplier of unique, integrated solar energy solutions that fulfill several functions in the same product. SolTech ShingEl is just such a product with the private market as its target group, and therefore the need of a strong partner within sales and installation. SVEA Solar sells and installs solar cells throughout the country and is one of the leading actors in the Swedish solar cell market.
SolTech Energy's CEO Frederic Telander comments:
In order to meet the ever increasing interest from private individuals and bostadsrättföreningar (roughly: Co-op apartment building associations) and similar interested parties, we can now direct these customers to SVEA Solar, which is a nation-wide solar energy installer. As earlier announced, we have sealed a contract with Rexel – one of the world's leading electric wholesalers. With this contract with Rexel, we secure distribution and the product support that solar energy requires, as well as a widespread launching of ShingEl to building contractors and real estate firms. Through our cooperation agreement with SVEA, we now have a complete distribution strategy for the Swedish market, and thereby, have become significantly more effective. SVEA Solar has, over a short expanse of time, built up an impressive company, and we feel safe in projecting that they will serve all ShingEl customers in an exemplary way.
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Esthetic and building-integrated solar energy is the future. Within 4 – 5 years it is our conviction that this form of solar energy will come to completely dominate the market. We have evaluated the few similar products found in the market and concluded that ShingEl is the best, and we are therefor very pleased that SolTech has signed this cooperation agreement with us.
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DIY - Outlaw Hunt fundraiser!
The Meade County Historical Society organized an outlaw hunt in to help support repairs, upkeep and promotion of historical facilities including the Dalton Gang Hideout. Since the nefarious deeds of the infamous Dalton Gang are the key stimulant to nationwide interest in Meade County and since the gang's lawlessness was furthered by their ability to come and go unseen and unsuspected by way of the tunnel that still exists at the Hideout, the Historical Society saw it as their civil duty to call up a "posse." As a member of the posse, people from around the world participated in secret maps, clues to unfound treasure, and exciting interactive adventures as they "chased" the Dalton Gang across the country.
Membership cards provided free or substantial discounts to a variety of attractions, retailers and eateries. Newsletters provided clues to finding "hidden treasures" left along the trails and prizes were awarded to those whose clever investigation pays off.


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Q: Why does backprop algorithm store the inputs to the non-linearity of the hidden layers? I have been reading the Deep Learning book by Ian Goodfellow and it mentions in Section 6.5.7 that

The main memory cost of the algorithm is that we need to store the input to the nonlinearity of the hidden layer.

I understand that backprop stores the gradients in a similar fashion to dynamic programming so not to recompute them. But I am confused as to why it stores the input as well?

A: Backpropagation is a special case of reverse mode automatic differentiation (AD).
In contrast to the forward mode, the reverse mode has the major advantage that you can compute the derivative of an output w.r.t. all inputs of a computation in one pass.
However, the downside is that you need to store all intermediate results of the algorithm you want to differentiate in a suitable data structure (like a graph or a Wengert tape) for as long as you are computing its Jacobian with reverse mode AD, because you're basically "working your way backwards" through the algorithm.
Forward mode AD does not have this disadvantage, but you need to repeat its calculation for every input, so it only makes sense if your algorithm has a lot more output variables than input variables.


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Educational Choice Prevails: North Carolina state Supreme Court lifts injunction blocking voucher program
Washington, DC (May 14, 2014) – The American Federation for Children, the nation's voice for educational choice, today celebrated a ruling from the Supreme Court of North Carolina, which lifted an injunction that had barred parents from accessing North Carolina's Opportunity Scholarship Program.
"Educational choice is a fundamental right and we applaud the Supreme Court of North Carolina for lifting this injunction and restoring this vital program," said Kevin P. Chavous, executive counsel to the American Federation for Children. "Today's decision serves as a victory for 4,500 children who qualified, applied and should not be denied access to educational choice."
The Supreme Court of North Carolina issued an order today allowing children to access the educational choice program while the program is in litigation. In December 2013, North Carolina's largest teachers union and other organizations aligned with the traditional public education system filed a lawsuit to block and prevent the program from continuing.
Signed into law in 2013, within 25 days more than 5,500 students applied for one of the $4,200 scholarships. To qualify, children must reside in a household that qualifies for federal Free and Reduced Lunch (about $43,568 for a family of four). Despite the overwhelming demand, the program is currently capped at 2,400 spots.
Parents for an Educated North Carolina (PEFNC), a state ally of the American Federation for Children, reached families with an aggressive parental empowerment campaign. Click here to watch firsthand accounts from parents impacted by the lawsuit or engage on social media using the hashtag: #ONEof4500.
The American Federation for Children is the nation's leading school choice advocacy organization and works in states across the country to help secure additional, high-quality educational options for families.
Kevin P. Chavous is a noted attorney, author, and national school reform leader. A former member of the Council of the District of Columbia and a former chairman of D.C.'s Education Committee, Chavous was responsible for enacting numerous education reforms in D.C. Chavous also presides as board chair for Democrats for Education Reform and is a former chair of the Black Alliance for Educational Options.
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Q: Create a object initialization loop using Stream API I have a set of constant values that are available as a list. Using these values I have to create a key value pair object and this object has to be added to a list. I would like to achieve this using Stream API in JAVA 8. Below is the sample implementation using a for loop
for (int i=0; i<length; i+=2){
    list.add(new sampleObject(constant[i],constant[i+1]);
}

Can this be implemented using Stream reduction operations?

A: Of course it can!
IntStream.iterate(0, i -> i < length, i -> i + 2)
         .mapToObj(i -> new sampleObject(constant[i], constant[i+1]))
         .collect(Collectors.toList());

I'm not sure off the top of my head, but constant may have to be final or effectively final for this to compile.
Note: I just realized, this overloaded iterate method was added in Java 9.  Please see davidxxx's answer for a Java 8 solution!

A: Chain IntStream.iterate() that produces a infinite IntStream with IntStream.limit() to make it finite :
List<sampleObject> list =
    IntStream.iterate(0, i -> i + 2)
              .limit(Math.ceil(length / 2D))
              .mapToObj(i -> new sampleObject(constant[i], constant[i+1]))
              .collect(Collectors.toList());


Growing up in North Carolina, Farrah admired lawyers for the integral role they play in all aspects of society. It was this admiration, coupled with her desire to be involved in policy changes and developments, that led her to enroll in law school. She enjoys learning about her clients, their businesses, and the industries in which they operate, tailoring her legal representation to their unique needs. She has a particular interest in health care law, having served as a legal intern at the Centers for Disease Control, Duke University Health System, and IQVIA.
As an undergraduate at UNC-Chapel Hill, Farrah was inducted into the Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society. While in law school at UNC, she was a member of Holderness Moot Court, served as a staff writer and Articles Editor on the North Carolina Journal of Law & Technology, and served as a client coordinator for the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program. Farrah was recognized for completing 110.5 hours of pro bono work during law school, a passion she looks forward to continuing as an attorney.
Farrah is fluent in Urdu and Hindi, and has familiarity with Spanish and Arabic.
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LSU vs. Texas A&M prediction
LAS VEGAS — Two years after winning a national championship, LSU head coach Ed Orgeron is headed for the unemployment line. His job in Baton Rouge is not done, however, and how he will go out is still to be determined.
Orgeron was not fired, technically, when the school and the barrel-chested, folksy 60-year-old coach reached a separation agreement in mid-October. He's coaching to the end of the season and will receive a $17 million buyout, so shed no tears for the rich guy. But Orgeron's home finale Saturday will be an emotional occasion.
The Tigers (5-6) hope to avoid their first losing season since 1999 while sending Orgeron out with a win against Texas A&M, which has not defeated a quality opponent on the road all season. The stage is set for an upset, or at least a dramatic game that goes to the wire.
LSU's defense has improved in November, and quarterback Max Johnson appears healthy and ready to fire. The Tigers' past two SEC games resulted in an overtime loss to Arkansas and a six-point loss at Alabama. Expect a low-scoring, tight game on a memorable night in Baton Rouge.
The pick: LSU +6.5
Ed Orgeron
Penn State (-3) over MICHIGAN STATE
Remember the Heisman Trophy campaign for Spartans running back Kenneth Walker? It was fun while it lasted. Walker had six carries for 25 yards last week in a 56-7 loss at Ohio State and now is limited by an ankle injury.
The Nittany Lions have the better defense and a veteran quarterback, Sean Clifford, who can exploit Michigan State's pass defense, which ranks as the worst in college football.
Each head coach just received a mind-boggling new contract — Penn State signed James Franklin for 10 more years and $75 million and Michigan State handed Mel Tucker a 10-year, $95 million deal. Franklin's team is healthier and he should win this duel of overpaid coaches.
NORTH TEXAS (+10) over Texas-San Antonio
The Mean Green (5-6) will be motivated by the opportunity to attain bowl eligibility. North Texas has won and covered four straight games behind quarterback Austin Aune and running back DeAndre Torrey. The Roadrunners (11-0) peaked early in the season and should be on upset alert.
Notre Dame (-20.5) over STANFORD
Fighting Irish coach Brian Kelly should be thinking about style points as his team sneaks into the College Football Playoff picture. Notre Dame's defense allowed a total of nine points in the past three games, and the Cardinal offense has been anemic.
Stanford, 0-6 straight up and ATS since upsetting Oregon on Oct. 2, just got crushed 41-11 by a pedestrian California team. Notre Dame has 41 consecutive wins against unranked opponents and 39 straight wins as a favorite.
Last week: 3-1 Utah (W), Wake Forest (L), UCLA (W), Hawaii (W)
Season: 23-19-2
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Regis University English Professor David Hicks has been named a Fulbright Scholar, a prestigious honor that will enable him to teach American literature at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic.
Hicks, who is the co-director of Regis' Mile-High MFA program, also will lead community writing workshops in Prague when his term begins in January. The author of "White Plains," Hicks has taught at Regis for 18 years.
Hicks wanted to teach in a city he already knew and admired. Charles University, founded in 1348, is one of the oldest universities in the world.
Teaching is different in Europe than in the United States, said Hicks, noting his classes will be lecture based rather than small-group discussions and he won't have office hours for students at Charles University.
Hicks is the 13th overall Fulbright Scholar from Regis University and the fifth in three years.
The Fulbright Scholar Program is for students, scholars, teachers, professionals, scientists and artists. Under the program, those selected receive grants to study, do research and teach. Each year 8,000 grants are awarded.


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PUBLIC INFORMATION DAY: Willingdon and Jevington Parish Council are holding a Public Information Day on Saturday September 22, 10am to 2pm at Trinity Church Hall, Coppice Avenue, Willingdon. Free entry and refreshments will be available. Many organisations will be attending to give help and advice of what is available in the area. Some members of the local council will also be attending so a great way to meet them and ask any questions you may have.


The Arizona Cardinals signed six-year cornerback Robert Alford to a three-year contract.
In his six years with the Atlanta Falcons, Alford started 77 games with 291 tackles, 10 interceptions, 85 passes defensed, four tackles for loss, two fumble recoveries and a forced fumble.
Alford was released on Tuesday by the Falcons.
In 2017, Pro Football Focus quantified Alford gave up an 80.7 passer rating and broke up 17 passes. He was not able to sustain that in 2018, giving up a passer rating of 138.9 and 849 yards.
Alford will suit up opposite perennial Pro Bowler Patrick Peterson in the starting lineup.


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Q: How to provide a custom deserializer with Jackson and Spring Boot I have the following three applications:

Project 1 holds

*

*Business logic (Spring Cloud Function)

*An interface IDemoEntity

Project 2

*

*AWS-specific handler

*One implementation of IDemoEntity, with DynamoDB-specific annotations

*The project is based on Spring Boot

Project 3

*

*One implementation of IDemoEntity, with CosmosDB annotation

*Azure-specific handler

The classes of project 1 look like this:
public interface IDemoEntity {
    String getName();
    void setName(String name);
}

@Component
public class StoreFunction implements Consumer<Message<IDemoEntity>> {

    @Override
    public void accept(Message<IDemoEntity> t) {

        System.out.println("Stored entity " + t.getPayload().getName());
        return;
    }
}

For project 2, the implementation of IDemoEntity looks like this:
@DynamoDBTable(tableName = "DemoEntity")
public class DynamoDemoEntity implements IDemoEntity {

    private String name;
    @Override
    @DynamoDBHashKey
    public String getName() {

        return name;
    }

    @Override
    public void setName(String name) {

        this.name = name;
    }
}

For project 3, the implementation of IDemoEntity would look similar to DynamoDemoEntity, but with CosmosDB annotations.
The structure might look a bit complicated, but the idea is the following:

*

*Implement business logic and data model one time (in project 1) (leveraging Spring Cloud Function)

*Implement just a wrapper project for each platform (I'm starting with AWS Lambda in project 2, but project 3 for Azure would look similar), as well as platform-specific things (like entity implementation, which needs DB-specific annotations)

*Compile the platform-specific project (e. g. project 2 for AWS Lambda) with project 1 as dependency

I've tried it, and the setup works basically.
However, there is one big problem:
When calling the StoreFunction above, Jackson throws the following exception:
Caused by: com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.exc.InvalidDefinitionException: Cannot construct instance of `de.margul.awstutorials.springcloudfunction.logic.IDemoEntity` (no Creators, like default construct, exist): abstract types either need to be mapped to concrete types, have custom deserializer, or contain additional type information
 at [Source: (String)"{"name": "Detlef"}"; line: 1, column: 1]
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.exc.InvalidDefinitionException.from(InvalidDefinitionException.java:67)
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.DeserializationContext.reportBadDefinition(DeserializationContext.java:1452)
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.DeserializationContext.handleMissingInstantiator(DeserializationContext.java:1028)
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser.AbstractDeserializer.deserialize(AbstractDeserializer.java:265)
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper._readMapAndClose(ObjectMapper.java:4013)
    at com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper.readValue(ObjectMapper.java:3004)
    at de.margul.awstutorials.springcloudfunction.aws.handler.RestSpringBootApiGatewayRequestHandler.deserializeBody(RestSpringBootApiGatewayRequestHandler.java:57)
    ... 3 more

That makes sense, because Jackson does not know, to which implementation if IDemoEntity it shall deserialize the received JSON.
The easiest way now would be to place a @JsonDeserialize(as = DynamoDemoEntity.class) on IDemoEntity.
However, that would break my complete structure: Project 1 shall have no information, which platform-specific project it is compiled with.
Any ideas, how I could provide a custom deserializer (e. g. as Spring bean), but without making platform-specific modifications in project 1?

A: Firstly, you need to create your custom DynamoDemoEntityDeserializer like below:
class DynamoDemoEntityDeserializer extends JsonDeserializer<DynamoDemoEntity> {
    @Override
    public DynamoDemoEntity deserialize(JsonParser p, DeserializationContext ctxt)
                throws IOException, JsonProcessingException {
       // return DynamoDemoEntity instance;
    }
}

Then you can create bean of com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.Module like below:
@Bean
public Module dynamoDemoEntityDeserializer() {
    SimpleModule module = new SimpleModule();
    module.addDeserializer(IDemoEntity.class, new DynamoDemoEntityDeserializer());
    return module;
}

Any beans of type com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.Module are automatically registered with the auto-configured Jackson2ObjectMapperBuilder and are applied to any ObjectMapper instances that it creates. This provides a global mechanism for contributing custom modules when you add new features to your application.

Source: howto-customize-the-jackson-objectmapper

A: If you want to deserialize your given object to any entity then you need to write your own custom method for that.
Here is an example that I have used for the same and it works fine for any Entity. Please have a look and try.
@Service
public class ObjectSerializer {
    private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ObjectSerializer.class);

    private static ObjectMapper objectMapper;

    @Autowired
    private ObjectSerializer(ObjectMapper objectMapper) {
        ObjectSerializer.objectMapper = objectMapper;
    }

    public static <T> T getObject(Object obj, Class<T> class1) {
        String jsonObj = "";
        T objectDto = null;
        try {
            jsonObj = objectMapper.writeValueAsString(obj);
            objectDto =  objectMapper.readValue(jsonObj, class1);
        }catch (IOException e) {
            logger.error("Exception Occured in ObjectSerializer :    |   {}",e.getMessage());
        }
        return objectDto;
    }

I hope this helps.


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Fernand Dansereau est un réalisateur, producteur, scénariste, monteur et directeur de la photographie québécois né le  à Montréal (Canada). Il est le frère du producteur et réalisateur Jean Dansereau, le cousin de l'écologiste Pierre Dansereau et le père du réalisateur Bernard Dansereau.

Biographie
Il étudie au Collège Saint-Charles-Garnier de Québec, puis au Collège de Lévis et, enfin, à Montréal aux collèges Sainte-Croix et Sainte-Marie. En 1950, après avoir complété son cours classique, il devient journaliste à La Tribune puis au Devoir, où il est chargé des questions de relations de travail et où il est congédié pour avoir refusé de franchir la ligne de piquetage pendant la grève des typographes.

Débuts à l'Office national du film du Canada
À l'invitation de Pierre Juneau, Fernand Dansereau entre à l'Office national du film du Canada en 1955. Il y exerce tour à tour les diverses fonctions du cinéma : animateur à l'écran, scénariste, réalisateur, producteur et finalement responsable de la production française.

C'est d'abord à titre de scénariste qu'il se fait remarquer, signant d'abord pour le réalisateur Bernard Devlin la fiction didactique Alfred J..., dans laquelle Dansereau met à profit sa connaissance du milieu du travail pour raconter de manière précise le processus de syndicalisation dans une usine. En 1958, il signe le scénario du long métrage Les mains nettes, réalisé par Claude Jutra, nouvelle incursion dans le milieu du travail.

Ses premières réalisations (Pays neuf; Le maître du Pérou) n'attirent guère l'attention de la critique. C'est toutefois à titre de producteur qu'il se distingue, puisqu'il participe à plusieurs œuvres marquantes de l'âge d'or du cinéma direct: Golden Gloves de Gilles Groulx, Bûcherons de la Manouane d'Arthur Lamothe, Pour la suite du monde de Michel Brault et Pierre Perrault, etc.

En 1965, il termine un premier long métrage historique, Le festin des morts, inspiré des Relations des Jésuites. Le film est accueilli avec sévérité par la critique malgré d'évidentes qualités. L'échec du Festin des morts mène Dansereau vers la porte de sortie de l'ONF. On lui offre alors de réaliser un court métrage avant de quitter l'organisme fédéral. Ce sera Ça n'est pas le temps des romans (1967), récit de l'introspection d'une mère de famille de 35 ans. Ironique, le cinéaste indique au générique qu'il s'agit d'un tiers de film.

L'intervention sociale
Les récents déboires de Dansereau avec la direction de l'ONF ne l'empêchent toutefois pas d'accepter d'y réaliser un film de commande pour le Ministère fédéral du travail. Ce documentaire, tournée dans la ville de Saint-Jérôme, doit documenter les comportements «en période de changements socio-économiques accélérés». Le tournage de Saint-Jérôme contribue à la création du Groupe de recherches sociales de l'ONF, dont les principaux instigateurs sont, à part Dansereau, le producteur Robert Forget, les cinéastes Maurice Bulbulian et Michel Régnier, ainsi que la spécialiste du travail communautaire Hortense Roy. En proposant une analyse de l'impact des mutations économiques sur les ouvriers, Saint-Jérôme annonce le programme Société nouvelle de l'ONF, qui défendra une conception du cinéma comme facteur de transformation sociale. Terminé en 1968, Saint-Jérôme est accompagné de 27 courts métrages satellites.

Dansereau enchaîne avec Tout le temps, tout le temps, tout le temps...? (1969), aussi réalisé dans le cadre du Groupe de recherches sociales. Cette fois-ci, le cinéaste travaille avec treize citoyens de l'Est de Montréal qui sont à la fois les scénaristes et les interprètes d'une fiction créée collectivement. En 1970, avec Pierre Maheu et Michel Maletto, il est l'un des fondateurs de la société In-Média. C'est dans le cadre de cette dont les activités sont axées sur l'animation culturelle qu'il réalise Faut aller parmi le monde pour l'savoir, documentaire commandité par la Société Saint-Jean-Baptiste et la Société nationale des Québécois. En prenant pour matière les propos de citoyens issus des classes populaires, le film élabore un discours sur le nationalisme québécois.

En compagnie de Iolande Cadrin-Rossignol, Dansereau poursuit dans la voie de l'action populaire et de l'intervention sociale en coréalisant la série L'Amour quotidien, dont les scénarios sont le résultat d'une démarche de création collective. Sa quête d'un cinéma d'intervention sociale se poursuit avec Simple histoire d'amours (1973), projet élaboré avec des Acadiens de la région de Bathurst, au Nouveau-Brunswick, qu'il tourne sur support vidéo.

Toujours avec Cadrin-Rossignol et avec la collaboration de France Pilon et de Gaston Cousineau, il coréalise la série Un pays, un goût, une manière (1976-1977), qui aborde la culture populaire sous l'angle patrimonial. Ce travail de commande constitue toutefois une sorte d'intermède dans son parcours.

Le long métrage Thetford, au milieu de notre vie (1978), dont l'action présente une famille ouvrière de Thetford Mines, est écrit à la suite d'ateliers avec des comédiens amateurs et vient clore cette période dans la production du cinéaste. Dansereau qualifiera lui-même cette fiction sociale de «film maudit» et de «cul-de-sac». Doux aveux (1982), long métrage mettant en vedettes Marcel Sabourin et Hélène Loiselle, est toutefois une sorte d'épilogue à ce cycle, puisque le scénario est issu d'exercices d'écriture impliquant notamment Bernard Dansereau, Florence Bolté et Dominique Lévesque.

La télévision
Au cours de la décennie 1980, Fernand Dansereau se consacre essentiellement à l'écriture pour la télévision. C'est d'abord le téléroman Le Parc des Braves (1984-1988) dans lequel il raconte la vie quotidienne d'une famille de la haute ville de Québec pendant la Deuxième Guerre mondiale, puisant dans ses souvenirs (en 1939 sa famille habitait rue des Braves, à Québec) pour traduire l'intensité dramatique de la période. Il adapte ensuite le premier tome de la saga historique d'Arlette Cousture, Les filles de Caleb (1990-1991). Réalisée par Jean Beaudin, cette série devient l'un des plus grands succès de l'histoire de la télévision québécoise. Toujours avec Beaudin à la réalisation et avec Marina Orsini comme interprète principale, Dansereau scénarise la série Shehaweh (1993), qui raconte l'histoire d'une jeune Autochtone arrachée à son peuple au . Il réalise dans cette foulée le documentaire L'Autre Côté de la lune (1994) qui présente cinq Autochtones appartenant à cinq nations dans la tension qu'ils vivent entre leur mode de vie traditionnel et la modernité. Le cinéaste participe ensuite à l'écriture de la série Caserne 24 (1998-2001) qui raconte la vie d'un groupe de pompiers.

Ces années d'écriture télévisuelles sont aussi des années d'engagement pour Dansereau qui préside l'Institut québécois du cinéma (1984-1985) et l'Institut National de l'Image et du Son (1990-1993).

Retour à la réalisation
L'arrivée du  correspond à une nouvelle période dans la carrière de Fernand Dansereau. C'est d'abord le long métrage documentaire Quelques raisons d'espérer (2001), dans lequel il donne la parole à son cousin, l'écologiste Pierre Dansereau. Ce premier documentaire en inspire un autre, Les porteurs d'espoir (2010), tourné dans une classe de  année de McMasterville pendant toute une année scolaire.

Entre ces deux documentaires, le cinéaste tourne le long métrage La Brunante, où il aborde le thème de la maladie d'Alzheimer. La comédienne Monique Mercure y reprend, à 40 ans d'intervalle, le rôle qu'elle tenait dans Ça n'est pas le temps des romans. Ayant été produit après de longues batailles pour en assurer le financement, le film est en général bien reçu par la critique qui parle d'une mise en scène sobre et d'un récit émouvant

La décennie 2000 marque aussi le temps des honneurs pour le cinéaste qui reçoit le prix Albert-Tessier remis par le Gouvernement du Québec en 2005, le prix Hommage du Festival des films du monde de Montréal (FFM) en 2007 et le prix Jutra-hommage en 2009.

La trilogie du vieil âge
En 2012, alors âgé de 84 ans, Dansereau termine un documentaire intitulé Le vieil âge et le rire. Le film, qui propose une réflexion sur la sagesse, la spiritualité et l'humour, remporte un succès estimable en salles et reçoit le prix du public lors des Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois. Le cinéaste enchaîne cinq ans plus tard avec L'érotisme et le vieil âge, où il aborde, avec le même succès, le sujet tabou de la sexualité chez les personnes âgées, donnant notamment la parole à son complice Jean Beaudin. En 2019, il termine cette trilogie en signant Le vieil âge et l'espérance, où il est question de la manière dont on peut encore appréhender la vie lorsque le corps et l'esprit déclinent. Encore une fois, Dansereau fait une place à Jean Beaudin, ici accompagné de trois autres camarades de cinéma : Denys Arcand, Jean-Claude Labrecque et Marcel Sabourin.

Le fonds d'archives de Fernand Dansereau est conservé au centre d'archives de Montréal de la Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec.

Filmographie sélective

En tant que scénariste
 1956 : Quartier Chinois (court métrage) de Bernard Devlin
 1956 : Alfred J . ( partie) : (moyen métrage) de Bernard Devlin
 1956 : Les Suspects (court métrage) de lui-même
 1957 : La communauté juive de Montréal (court métrage) de lui-même
 1958 : Le Maître du Pérou (mini-série en 3 épisodes) de lui-même
 1958 : Les Mains nettes de Claude Jutra
 1959 : Pierre Beaulieu, agriculteur (court métrage) de lui-même
 1959 : John Lyman, peintre (court métrage) de lui-même
 1960 : Congrès (court métrage) de lui-même (également directeur de la photographie)
 1961 : Les administrateurs (moyen métrage) de lui-même
 1967 : Ça n'est pas le temps des romans (court métrage) de lui-même
 1967 : Saint-Jérôme de lui-même
 1969 : Tout le temps, tout le temps, tout le temps...? de lui-même
 1970 : Jonquière (court métrage) de lui-même
 1970 : Ski (court métrage) de lui-même
 1971 : Faut aller parmi le monde pour le savoir de lui-même
 1972 : Vivre entre les mots (long métrage inédit) de lui-même
 1973 : Simple histoire d'amours (long métrage collectif)
 1975 : L'Amour quotidien (série télévisée en 13 épisodes) de Iolande Rossignol et lui-même
 1976-1977 : Un pays, un goût, une manière (série en 9 épisodes) de lui-même
 1978 : Thetford au milieu de notre vie de Iolande Rossignol et lui-même (également monteur)
 1982 : Les Doux aveux de lui-même
 1984-1988 : Le Parc des braves (série télévisée en 126 épisodes) de Rolland Guay, Hélène Roberge, André Tousignant, René Verne et Michel Greco
 1990-1991 : Les Filles de Caleb (série télévisée en  20 épisodes) de Jean Beaudin
 1993 : Shehaweh (série télévisée en  5 épisodes) de Jean Beaudin
 1995 : L'Autre Côté de la lune de lui-même
 1998-2001 : Caserne 24 (série télévisée en  78 épisodes) de Jean Bourbonnais et François Côté
 2001 : Quelques raisons d'espérer de lui-même
 2007 : La Brunante de lui-même
 2010 : Les porteurs d'espoir de lui-même
 2012 : Le vieil âge et le rire de lui-même
 2017 : L'érotisme et le vieil âge de lui-même
 2019 : Le vieil âge et l'espérance de lui-même

En tant que réalisateur
 1956 : Les Suspects (court métrage)
 1957 : La communauté juive de Montréal (court métrage)
 1958 : Pays neuf (mini-série en 2 épisodes)
 1958 : Le Maître du Pérou (mini-série en 3 épisodes)
 1959 : Pierre Beaulieu, agriculteur (court métrage)
 1959 : John Lyman, peintre (court métrage)
 1959 : La canne à pêche (court métrage)
 1960 : Congrès (court métrage) (également directeur de la photographie)
 1961 : Les administrateurs (moyen métrage)
 1965 : Astataïon ou Le festin des morts (également monteur)
 1967 : Ça n'est pas le temps des romans
 1967 : Saint-Jérôme
 1969 : Tout le temps, tout le temps, tout le temps...?
 1970 : Jonquière (court métrage)
 1970 : Ski (court métrage)
 1971 : Faut aller parmi le monde pour le savoir
 1972 : Vivre entre les mots
 1973 : Simple histoire d'amours
 1975 : L'Amour quotidien (série télévisée en 13 épisodes), coréalisée avec  Iolande Rossignol
 1976-1977 : Un pays, un goût, une manière (série télévisée)
 1978 : Thetford au milieu de notre vie, coréalisé avec Iolande Rossignol (également monteur)
 1982 : Les Doux aveux
 1995 : L'Autre Côté de la lune
 2001 : Quelques raisons d'espérer
 2007 : La Brunante
 2010 : Les porteurs d'espoir
 2012 : Le vieil âge et le rire
 2017 : L'érotisme et le vieil âge
 2019 : Le vieil âge et l'espérance

En tant que producteur
 1958-1959 : Temps présent (série télévisée d'une trentaine d'épisodes) de Claude Jutra, Pierre Patry, Réal Benoît et autres
 1961 : Golden Gloves (court métrage) de Gilles Groulx
 1961 : Les Dieux (moyen métrage) de Jacques Godbout
 1962 : Jour après jour (moyen métrage) de Clément Perron
 1962 : Québec-U.S.A. ou l'invasion pacifique (moyen métrage) de Michel Brault et Claude Jutra
 1962 : Les Enfants du silence (moyen métrage) de Michel Brault
 1962 : À Saint-Henri le cinq septembre (court métrage) de Hubert Aquin
 1962 : Paul-Émile Borduas (1905-1960) (moyen métrage) de Jacques Godbout
 1963 : Bûcherons de la Manouane d'Arthur Lamothe
 1963 : Un air de famille (moyen métrage) de Gilles Carle
 1963 : Voir Miami... (moyen métrage) de Gilles Groulx
 1963 : La France revisité (moyen métrage) de Jean Le Moyne
 1963 : Rose et Landry (moyen métrage) de Jean Rouch et Jacques Godbout
 1963 : Rencontres à Mitzic (moyen métrage) de Marcel Carrière et Georges Dufaux
 1963 : Petit discours de la méthode (moyen métrage) de Claude Jutra et Pierre Patry
 1963 : De Montréal à Manicouagan (moyen métrage) de Arthur Lamothe
 1963 : Pour la suite du monde de Pierre Perrault et Michel Brault
 1963 : Terra Nova (moyen métrage) de Roger Blais
 1964 : Champlain (moyen métrage) de Denys Arcand
 1969 : L'opération lune (court métrage) de Pascal Gélinas
 1972 : C'est pas l'argent qui manque (moyen métrage) de Robert Favreau
 1974 : La question que je me pose (série télévisée en 13 épisodes) de Iolande Rossignol
 1974 : Le Bras de levier et la Rivière (moyen métrage) de Michel Brault
 1981 : C'est pas le pays des merveilles de Helen Doyle et Nicole Giguère

Distinctions

Récompenses
 Festival international du film de Vienne 1957 : Meilleur film pour Alfred J. de Bernard Devlin
 Festival International du Film de Monaco 1959 : Premier prix pour La canne à pêche
 Gala des Splendeurs de Montréal 1960 : trophée Frignon pour Les mains nettes de Claude Jutra
 Palmarès du film canadien 1964 : Meilleur film de l'année pour Pour la suite du monde de Pierre Perrault et Michel Brault
 Palmarès du film canadien 1966 : Meilleur long métrage pour Astataïon ou Le festin des morts
 Journées internationales du film de court-métrage de Tours 1968 : Meilleur film pour Ça n'est pas le temps des romans
 Palmarès du film canadien 1977 : Prix John-Grierson pour son exceptionnelle contribution au cinéma canadien, en tant que metteur en scène et producteur
 Prix Gémeaux 1986 : Meilleur texte pour une émission ou série dramatique pour Le Parc des braves
 Prix Gémeaux 1991 : Meilleure texte pour une série dramatique pour Les Filles de Caleb
 Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie 2007 : Meilleur long métrage de fiction canadien pour La Brunante
 2003 – Prix Lumière pour l'ampleur de sa carrière de réalisateur, sa contribution au métier et son implication au sein de L'Association des Réalisateurs et Réalisatrices du Québec (ARRQ)
 2005 – Prix Albert-Tessier, dans la catégorie culturelle, remis par le Gouvernement du Québec
 Festival des films du monde de Montréal 2007 : Prix Hommage pour souligner une carrière hors norme de plus d'un demi-siècle
 Prix Jutra 2009 : Prix Jutra-Hommage pour honorer l'ensemble d'une œuvre pionnière au sein du cinéma québécois
 Festival international du film d'éducation d'Évreux 2010 : Mention du Jury Jeunes pour Les porteurs d'espoir
 2018 – Compagnon de l'Ordre des arts et des lettres du Québec, dans la catégorie cinéma et télévision
 Festival international de cinéma et d'art de Percé 2019 : Prix Hommage pour le documentaire Le vieil âge et l'espérance

Nominations et sélections
 Festival de Cannes 1963 : Sélection officielle pour Pour la suite du monde de Pierre Perrault et Michel Brault
 Festival de Cannes 1971 : Sélection « Quinzaine des réalisateurs » pour Faut aller parmi le monde pour le savoir
 Prix Génie 1983 : Meilleure chanson originale pour Doux aveux, co-écrite avec Réjean Marois
 Prix Jutra 2008 :
 Meilleur film pour La Brunante
 Meilleure réalisation pour Fernand Dansereau avec La Brunante

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Can Physical Therapy Improve Incontinence?
If you suffer from incontinence and Kegels just haven't helped reduce or resolve your symptoms, here's another idea: Try working with a physical therapist. Physical therapists can help many women who suffer from certain types of incontinence develop stronger pelvic floor muscles to help them retain urine and prevent leakage. In fact, several studies have shown that working with a physical therapist can be a very effective way to reduce or even eliminate many types of incontinence symptoms.
Learning to do Kegels the correct way as well as how to incorporate them into daily living are critical to getting the maximum benefits from these exercises so you can avoid or reduce your use of other products including pads and even some medications. Plus, a physical therapist can work in conjunction with your regular doctor to ensure your condition is properly monitored and treated from all perspectives to maximize your chances of controlling your symptoms.
In most physical therapy practices, the therapist will evaluate you first, reviewing your medical records and performing an evaluation of the strength, motor control and endurance of your pelvic floor muscles, as well as a screening to check for the presence of other musculoskeletal problems or issues. Then, the therapist will work with you to design an exercise and strengthening routine individualized for your needs, educating you about your role in developing control of your incontinence symptoms.
Most therapists will also help you learn how to perform the exercises throughout the day, and they can also provide tips for those whose muscles are very weak and who may feel discouraged when beginning the Kegel exercise routine. Additionally, they can provide guidance on how to perform daily tasks so you minimize your risk of leaks.
If you're experiencing the symptoms of incontinence, there's no reason to suffer in silence. Today, there are lots of options for treating the condition and reducing symptoms or eliminating them altogether. The first step in feeling better again is to call the Incontinence Institute at (800) 771-1953 to schedule an appointment so you can be evaluated and begin your journey to a healthier, more confident future.


Long gone are the head shots of the past. Well, ok...they're still around but let's ignore them enough that they're shamed into disappearing forever. Who's with me? I have said before that we women are storytellers at heart and that's how we reach each other (that and starting a phone chain when there's a good sale at Nordstrom). We bond by becoming personal with one another. Ever have that "friend" that you just can't break that barrier with? They don't share, they don't let their guard down and they just won't let you past their cozy exterior, simply brick-walling you from ever getting to know them, truly. On the other side of that, ever been out doing something and strike up a random conversation with a random woman and before you know it, you're sitting at a coffee shop trading tears about something you have in common that you just had to share with each other? You've been there, I know it. And maybe not this story exactly, but some version of it.
It's because we crave personal, intimate, deep conversation about one another. Why? Because inherently we women want to know we are not alone. Our struggles are completely different than men's and that's why, even if your husband is your absolute most bestestestestest friend, he can't be everyone and everything to you...hence your gal pals.
This goes for purchasing material goods, vacations, experiences...you name it. Women are more likely to buy something or an experience if there is a story they can relate to when searching for that purchase. We want to feel something, and that is a really really good thing...it's what makes us women.
So, it's no surprise that "head shots" have now morphed into what we now know as "personal branding". Did you notice I didn't call it "professional branding"? We know that's what it really is, but "personal" is the key term here. If you read any of what I wrote above, you know exactly why.
And you know what? I'm good at it. I'm really good at bringing a personal touch to my photography. Funny, happy, sultry, powerful, seductive. For personal branding, it's a matter of catching someone's true personality and (hopefully) emanating a sense of trust when you see the person in the photo.
Even if you don't know this woman in these photos, she looks fun, down to earth, professional yet personable. She looks like you and me, and that makes her real to you. If you're trying to sell something or trying to get people to buy whatever experience you're offering, this is so important.
And can I tell you, I love this. When I buy a major purchase (or even little purchases at times) or an experience, I want to know the person on the other end not only understands me, but is going to care about my purchase from them and take care of me.
I'd like to think when women come to me, this is how they feel about me. It's a little easier for me to get this across to women because my job is visual and, for my blog, written. For most folks, you get one shot when someone sees your photograph and is deciding on whether to choose you or the woman/guy in the photo next to you.
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Opinion vs. News
What's the difference between an opinion piece and a news story?
An opinion piece gives you information from the point of view of the writer, or presenter. It may include facts, and reporting, but it differs from a news story in that it lays out an individual's ideas and often their biases. Opinion is, essentially, someone's argument for a certain point of view about a specific topic.
When we read newspaper editorial pages, we see two types of opinion. We get the collective opinion of the editors and we also read, on the OpEd page — the page opposite the editorials — what individual columnists have to say in their byline pieces.
A news story reports the facts without the opinion of the reporter, writer, producer or presenter. It can contain attributed or quoted opinions of people interviewed. So a news story can contain opinion and tell a compelling story. But it should not include the opinion of the newsgatherer or the news organization.
A Pew Research Center poll, in 2018, found that younger people were better than older people at figuring out what's factual and what's opinion.
Pew said, "About a third of 18- to 49-year-olds (32 percent) correctly identified all five of the factual statements as factual, compared with two-in-ten among those ages 50 and older. A similar pattern emerges for the opinion statements. Among 18- to 49-year-olds, 44 percent correctly identified all five opinion statements as opinions, compared with 26 percent among those ages 50 and older."
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Why one of the most unpredictable leagues in the world doesn't receive enough appreciation
When talking of the best leagues in Europe, the usual mentions often include The Premier League, La Liga and the Bundesliga. Don't get me wrong these are all fantastic divisions in their own right, but one league which has been building in drama and passion for years now is regularly forgotten about.
The Championship, England's second tier, is a division in which anything can happen. A prime example of this being the final day of the elongated 2019–20 campaign. Two of the three teams which started the last round of matches (21 July) in the drop zone went down, but amazingly none of the teams who made up the bottom 5 on 2 July were relegated. As Hull City, Wigan Athletic and Charlton Athletic went down, Middlesbrough, Luton, Barnsley, Huddersfield and Stoke all hit form at just the right time.
Even with no fans in the stadiums, the drama was unbelievable in the final run of matches. Not many leagues could this unpredictability reign supreme in such a thrilling way.
It wasn't just the relegation scrap which provided final day drama. The tussle for a playoff place brought about one of the unlikeliest comebacks in recent history. Needing a six-goal swing to make the playoffs ahead of Nottingham Forest, Swansea did their part by thumping Stoke City 4–1. All Forest needed to do was not lose by three or more and they would seal their place, however they don't call the Championship one of the most competitive leagues in the world for nothing.
Nottingham Forest crumbled at home to Stoke, also losing 4–1 and handing Swansea their own playoff place on a silver platter. The psychological impact of this could well still be playing with Forest players, as they sit on zero points four games into the new campaign. We may never see a goal swing like it again, but it made for some incredible viewing.
The Championship, to so many teams, is the promised land. In recent years, smaller clubs such as Yeovil Town and Burton Albion have graced the division and given it all they have on the shoestring budgets under which they operate. The former of these teams may have only lasted one year, but they would hold future Premier League Champions Leicester City to a draw.
It is a division in which everyone can beat anyone. Another fine example of this would be Peterborough United's 2012–13 campaign. 'The Posh', as they are nicknamed, came into the Championship with a hugely positive mentality, and they would go on to record the record number of points in which a team has been relegated fro the Championship with. They beat champions Cardiff City as well as Watford and Wolverhampton, who would go on to have successful Premier League campaigns in the following years, on their way to 54 points. They won on 15 occasions, few teams are relegated after winning a third of their games in the Championship.
To call it bonkers would frankly not give the Championship enough credit. The most important point for newly relegated teams from the Premier League to understand is this; don't underestimate it. Numerous teams have dropped into the Championship with an air of overconfidence and for so many it has been their downfall.
Sunderland finished bottom of the Premier League in 2017 only to finish bottom of the pile in the Championship just a year later. Others have more recently struggled in the second tier, Huddersfield and Stoke have both failed to acclimatise to the more physical nature of the Championship and have only narrowly avoided Sunderland's fate. Underestimating the Championship is one of the most dangerous things a club can do
The Premier League may be the most lucrative and attractive of the English divisions, but the Championship has the style, grit and unpredictability that most leagues can only dream of. If your team is in the Championship it can be nerve wracking but as a neutral, there's nothing quite like it in the sporting world.
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##Things To Do

For those arriving on Saturday, or attending the evening reception, we recommend spending some time in Cambridge city itself. There's plenty to see and do; these are our personal sugggestions.

###Walk Around the City Centre

As featured in many films and television series such as 'The Theory of Everything' and 'Grantchester', Cambridge is a really pretty place just to take a stroll around. Here is a nice little walk that we usually take friends and family on, and typically takes about 25 minutes. It features the beautiful King's College, with its iconic gothic chapel; 'The Backs', with all the pretty bridges over the river Cam; and a few tiny alleys running through Trinity College.

###Punting

Of course no trip to Cambridge would be complete without a punt! You can either hire your own punt, or take a guided punt tour. Having tried and tested both, we would definitely reccommend the tour option - it's much less effort, you can relax with a glass of Pimm's or Champagne, and learn interesting (often questionable) facts about the city and university.

[Scudamore's](http://www.scudamores.com/) is the largest company, running punting trips from [Granta Place](https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Scudamore's+Boatyard/@52.201057,0.116182,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x47d870a34a1b9acd:0xf4ca551a0da78cb7) and [Magdalene Street](https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Scudamore's+Punting+Company/@52.209809,0.116729,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x47d870a34a1b9acd:0xf9c5d731f202f46a). You also won't be able to escape the student 'touts' offering guided tours and punts near the Market Square and King's. Personally we'd avoid them.

###Picnic

If the weather is nice, a picnic by the river is lovely. Our favourite spots are on [Jesus Green](https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Jesus+Green/@52.211508,0.122904,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x47d870952ddb593f:0x6c0a770654764ce1) and [Coe Fen](https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Coe+Fen/@52.1991153,0.1182741,16z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0000000000000000:0x90c3ffe5c4ef640e).

###Shopping
Cambridge is a great place for shopping, with pretty much all of the high street chains. There are also some lovely little shops in the back streets that we (Charlotte) particularly like:

* [Ness](http://www.ness.co.uk/ness-stores) for Scottish-inspired fashion
* [Nord](http://www.nordesign.co.uk/) for Scandi design
* [Chocolat Chocolat](http://www.chocolatchocolat.co.uk) for, er.... chocolate!
* And [Cambridge Market](http://www.visitcambridge.org/shopping/cambridge-market-p528371) for a bit of everything (including a hair cut!)

###Colleges and Museums

You should definitely go check out [King's](https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/King's+College/@52.204278,0.116594,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x47d870bb7b0a70af:0x9011546d14b61613), [John's](https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/St+John's+College/@52.207738,0.117867,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x47d870bdc55d733f:0x9e62883a7cfce8f) and [Trinity](https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/King's+College/@52.204278,0.116594,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x47d870bb7b0a70af:0x9011546d14b61613) colleges, as well as [Trinity Hall](https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Trinity+Hall+Cambridge/@52.205739,0.115133,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x47d870be90940b35:0xffdd76b080e062f9) - if only to poke your head through the sally port.

The [Fitzwilliam Museum](http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/) is free to enter and houses a 'world-class collection of art and antiques spanning centuries'.

[Kettle's Yard](http://www.kettlesyard.co.uk/) is a free admission art gallery with 20th century, contemporary and modern art exhibitions (we're not sure if those are three different genres!).

###Cycling

Cambridge is *very* flat, so easy going on a bike. It's also very safe and great fun to pootle around the city and explore. If you fancy more of a challenge, there's a guided bus way and cycle path that runs all the way to St Ives (Cambridgeshire, not Cornwall!). You could also ride to the [Science Park](https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Cambridge+Science+Park/@52.2321914,0.1468919,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0000000000000000:0xf354e69dd347f41a) and check out all the companies based in 'Silicon Fen'.

You can hire bikes from [City Cycle Hire](http://www.citycyclehire.com/), [Station Cycles](http://stationcycles.co.uk/) and [Cambridge Bike Tours](http://www.cambridgebiketours.co.uk/). Sorry no 'Boris (Ken!) bikes'. I suggest you bring your own bike, and bring a lock!

###Botanic Gardens
Apparently these are very nice. (Charlotte did visit once on a year 7 school trip!) Click [here](http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/Home.aspx) to find out more.

###American Cemetery and Memorial

If you fancy a trip out of Cambridge, the [Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge_American_Cemetery_and_Memorial) is very moving and worth a [visit](https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Cambridge+American+Cemetery+and+Memorial/@52.216113,0.053794,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0xba32f7383418c747).

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The objective of our project is to design a book scanner at an accessible price. There are applications for which it is not worth spending a fortune getting a very high tech device to scan books, but a cheaper one could be considered. This mainly concerns situations in which book scanning is not essential but would make life easier. People have been seen spending hours copying someone's notebook page by page with a traditional scanner, or trying to take an acceptable picture of their mum's old recipes. Even unconditional book lovers who do not want to give up the feeling of holding a real book in their hands have faced the awful dilemma of which book they should bring on holidays because they can not carry them all. For all these situations and many others, a cheap even do-it-yourself and easy to use book scanning device would bring a good solution, allowing the user to always carry his favourite books and recipes with him on his portable devices. Besides, the scanner could also be used to numerize important book collections without having to invest too much.
We first considered the option of filming the book while turning its pages in order to make it easier for the user and more fluid. Though the first tests had shown that it was possible to get readable images using this technique further investigations showed that the loss of quality between a picture and filming with the same device was too important and it was decided to use pictures. The other advantage of it is that it makes the software part of the project much simpler and therefore more fluid, letting less possibility to eventual bugs.
Figure 1: Images of a book taken with the same camera taking a picture (right) and from a video (left).
The most expensive part of the scanner being the camera we thought that a good way to reduce the cost would be to simply use the camera mostly everyone nowadays has: the camera of a smartphone. Recent smartphones have quite good resolution, the pictures in figure 1 were actually taken using a smartphone camera. The scanner would then consist of an adjustable support for the smartphone, a support for the book and a pedal connected to the smartphone which the user would use to take the pictures of each page. This configuration lets the user's hands free so he can use them to turn the pages and hold the book flat.
For the book support our first idea was to use a "V" shape but after some tests we figured out it was easier and more efficient to simply hold the book completely opened. We are therefore using a flat support with a gap in the middle for the bookbinding to keep the book from moving. This position of the book allows to take both pages at once with a single camera while keeping the central part of the book readable which was not really achieved with the "V" shape.
The next steps of the project will be to develop a first prototype of the scanner and an app for the smartphone which would work with the pedal, take the pictures, reshape them and store them in the format we want.


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Starting your own business is a steep learning curve, and if you are going to survive, you need to learn a lot of new skills very quickly. Finance is the one area that people struggle with most because it's entirely different to managing your personal finances. Here, we share some tips to help you keep on top of things, even when they feel like they are spiralling out of control.
Even if you know the basics of accounting, keeping track of all of your spending and income is an enormous task. Fortunately, there are plenty of great pieces of cloud accounting software out there that make life a lot more straightforward. Organization is key when you're managing your money, especially when it comes to doing taxes. You don't want to spend hours searching for invoices that are saved all over the place on various computers and devices, so look for one that can keep all of this vital information together and keep track of your income and spending.
The easiest way to lose control of finances is to spend more than is coming in. Eventually, cash reserves will run out, you'll no longer be able to cover your overheads, and before you know it, your business has gone down the drain. The obvious solution is to bring in more revenue, but that won't happen overnight. Cutting your spending is something that isn't always easy, but essential if your cash reserve is running low. Wherever you look, you can reduce some expenses, even by a small amount. Look at all the programs and subscriptions you use – can any of them be abandoned? Are you paying for any equipment that no longer benefits your business? If so, get rid!
It is vital to keep your personal money separate from your business money. Not doing this is a prevalent mistake that can lead to all sorts of errors happening in terms of cash flow and staying on top of things. Before you know it, you're spending your businesses money on personal things and vice versa, and end up getting into a mess. It also makes bookkeeping and organising your tax return a lot more straightforward.
Unfortunately, many businesses have to spend a significant amount of time chasing up unpaid invoices. If you have made a lot of sales, but the money isn't in your account, it's more than likely down to customer not paying their invoices on time. While the majority of them will (hopefully!) pay on time, there are always some that will do anything that they can to avoid it. Keep on top of invoices by making the amount they owe and the date they need to be paid by clear and chase up as soon as they become overdue. Don't be afraid of adding on late payment charges if appropriate.
By following these basic steps, you can learn to manage your finances properly and make sure that your business survives in the long term.


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Frank Sinatra's Radical Past
On the occaision of Frank Sinatra's centennial, we look into his radical past.
Frank Sinatra was arrested when he was 19 years old for the crime of "seduction" in New Jersey.
By: Matthew Wills
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Start spreading the news: Frank Sinatra was a commie (or so some thought during the height of the Cold War). Although associated with Richard Nixon in the 1970s and Ronald and Nancy Reagan in the 1980s, Sinatra actually began his political career with the New Deal and Popular Front liberal/left side of the political spectrum in the 1940s.
Born 100 years ago today, Sinatra, the son of Italian immigrants, became a giant of popular music. His FBI file was opened in 1943 and kept open for four decades. The majority of the file concerned ties to the Mafia; about a quarter of it dealt with his support of various causes, including refugees, anti-lynching, and the "Hollywood Ten," a group of screenwriters and directors who were blacklisted for refusing to comment on their involvement with the Communist Party.
Gerald Meyer details Sinatra's Popular Front activities, the most notable being his performance in The House I Live In, a short film produced in 1945. In it, Young Blue Eyes preaches against anti-Semitism and sings the title song.
Today, the film seems like a reasonable, if schmaltzy, plea for tolerance (although not for the "Japs"). At the time, the film received an honorary Oscar. But the film's screenwriter, Albert Maltz, was a communist, and within two years, Sinatra was being attacked in the press and the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) for this and other associations.
Red-baiting by both private groups and federal and state governments was an effective strategy in the growing climate of the domestic Cold War. Progressives of every stripe felt the chill. Sinatra's career nose-dived in the early 1950s (the rumors of mob connections didn't help). He became more cautious about what he supported and even helped with U.S. propaganda efforts against communist influence in Italy.
But in 1954, he was denied security clearance to perform for soldiers in Korea. Then his passport application was the subject of a major investigation that ultimately found no evidence of membership to the Communist Party.
In 1960, he tried to hire Albert Maltz, who had served time in jail for refusing to testify before Congress, for a film project. The outcry, however, was too much and Sinatra backed out (meanwhile, others helped break the blacklist). He still sang for civil rights benefits at Carnegie Hall in 1961 and 1963 and donated to John F. Kennedy, but by the 1970s he was supporting one of the Red Scare's principal geniuses, Richard Nixon.
Meyer argues that Sinatra's political transformation was symbolized in his shift in theme song, from "The House I Live In," a celebration of what we would now call multicultural America, to "I Did It My Way," a manifesto of individualism.
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Bernard Malik Set to Launch Tv Asia Australia Channel in Brisbane Australia
Innovative media agency, Tv Asia Australia, announce the launch of their service in Brisbane Australia to cater to the Asian Australian population
Tv Asia Australia has reiterated their goal of helping Asians connect to their roots with the recent launch of their operations in Brisbane, Australia. The television station will be headquartered in Brisbane, Australia, with offices in different parts of the world, including Punjab in India, Lahore in Pakistan, and the United States of America.
"The role of alternate media is particularly critical as the trust in mainstream media has been compromised," Dr. Malik, founder, and CEO of Tv Asia Australia, said. "Therefore, sources like Tv Asia will fill in the gap."
The media industry has evolved over the years to become a multi-billion-dollar market, thanks to the influx of different stakeholders offering solutions to meet the diverse needs of the audience. However, mainstream media seem to have lost its prestige, particularly with the increasing level of distrust in recent times, as more people embrace alternate media. However, Dr. Bernard Malik and his team at Tv Asia Australia are looking to change this narrative by offering quality content to the audience, with a focus on the Asian population.
Tv Asia Australia is part of an education group based in Brisbane that owns vocational education colleges and higher education colleges as well as the International Open University in India and the Kingdom of Tonga King's International University. The television station will air diverse programs on Current Affairs, Migration Matters, News Desk, Recipe Queen, Human Rights, and Peace, and other routine programs on IPTV.
Tv Asia Australia has an eminent team at the helm of affairs, with directors having over a century of combined experience in journalism and media. Mr. Satinder Teenu is the Managing Director for Australia, while Dalvir Halvari, who served various vernacular media outlets in Britain, is the Program Director. Other team members are Mr. Sarbjit Sohi, an eminent journalist and award-winning poet who doubles as the Director of Punjabi, and Mr. Shoiab Zaidi, an international TV personality in Urdu, a member of the Board of Directors and the director of the Urdu program.
Dr. Bernard Malik, the founder, and CEO of Tv Asia Australia, currently serves as PNG's Prime Minister's Special Envoy for Trade, Investment, and Education. Dr. Malik's philanthropic drive encompasses feeding the hungry in Brisbane, adopting orphan girl children in Pakistan, building houses for the destitute in India, subsidizing education for Muslim girls in Kashmir, India, and donating money to the government to assist with Queensland floods and Australian fires. He also assisted international students with groceries, accommodation, and tuition fee suspension during the COVID-19 crisis.
For more information about Tv Asia Australia and their range of educating and entertaining programs, please visit – www.TvAsiaAustralia.com.au and YouTube.
Company Name: Tv Asia Australia Pty Ltd
Contact Person: Bernard Malik
Address:180 Logan Road
City: Woolloongabba
State: Brisbane 4102
Website: www.TvAsiaAustralia.com.au
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