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BCPS.Schoology: Grades, App & Parent Logins
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by Paolo Reyna.
Paolo Reyna - Paolo is a senior at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, majoring in International Studies with a Latin American emphasis. During the fall semester of 2012, he had the opportunity to study abroad in Peru, which piqued his interest in international growth. He learned about the disparities that impact indigenous peoples, got a taste of Peruvian culture, and improved his Spanish skills. Mitchel interned with the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, conducting research on food security in Latin America, after being inspired by his foreign experience. He wants to work in international development and for a government department, writing legislation. He loves playing intramural basketball and practicing for the Chicago marathon when he is not thinking about current events in Latin America.
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BCPS Schoology Parent Login
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How Do I Download The Schoology App?
How Do I Access Focus Portal?
Baltimore County Public Schools is the school district in Baltimore County, Maryland, that oversees all public schools. As of 2013, it was the 25th biggest school system in the United States.
The Board of Education, based in Towson, is in charge of the education system. Darryl L. Williams, the superintendent, was appointed by the School Board on June 11, 2019. It now has control over 106 elementary schools, 30 middle schools, and 25 high schools.
Their slogan is, "Stay Involved in Your Student's Education". Therefore they have created an online portal. BCPS One is Baltimore County Public Schools' online parent portal.Parents/guardians* are encouraged to sign up for a BCPS One account to view student grades, assignments, attendance information, report cards, and instructional content.
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It has two parts. First is to create the account and second step is to add the students. These are the steps to create a BCPS One Account.
Head on to the bcpsone page and create account.
Thoroughly fill up the form and clock to create an account.
An email with the activation code will be sent to the given email account.
The person will have to enter the email address and activation code on the account activation screen.
You'll have to click the "Activate Account" button.
Login to the activated One Account and proceed to the next step. Here comes the second part.
You'll have to login to your account and head to My Profile menu.
Here you can see "Add a Student" from where you can select student's school from the drop down menu and to enter the student's birthdate.
Click submit to finalize the process.
Only users who have been recognised as contacts authorised to make educational choices or who have view-only access to their student's information in the BCPS One Student Information System (SIS) will be able to access their student's information in BCPS One. To make educational choices or examine student information, the school must have an email address, first name, and last name on file and connected with each student.
Students grade report in Schoology, can be accessed through following steps.
Login to the BCPS One account.
Click on the Schoology Tab.
Click on the Grade Report located on the menu.
Here you have to click on the Download Student Report.
On the next windowselect the box showing "MP 1 2020-2021"
Click on the next button to go to next window, where you can select the courses.
Click submit in the end.
The Schoology Mobile App's primary menu gives users access to everything they need. Users may reach the main drop-down menu by clicking on the three lines in the upper lefthand corner.
Users may access messages, alerts, courses, groups, grades, and more from this location. Students that want fast access on the fly may benefit from the mobile app. Students may use the app to check messages, alerts, and course changes on the go.
Students may find the mobile app useful for submitting assignments. Students may effortlessly upload photographs from their device's camera roll to Schoology assignments if they are requested to provide a snapshot of their work.
The mobile app is especially useful for contributing media to Schoology media albums since it allows students to view and add photographs directly from their phones. Parents may use the smartphone app to easily examine and login into Schoology to view student accounts.
To gain access to their students in Schoology, parents must be connected to them in BCPS One. Using the "My Children" option on the main menu, parents can access the system.
If you already have a Schoology account, download the Schoology app from Google Play or the Amazon App Store. Tap the app icon to open it on your device. Log in through www.schoology.com
Tap CONTINUE.
Tap LOG IN to complete.
To access the Focus Student Portal:
Enter your @students.leeschools.net District Email Address in the USERNAME field.
Press TAB to open the District's Single Sign-On page.
Enter your District Network ID (e.g., SJ12345) & password on District Single Sign-On page.
Click SIGN-IN.
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Voicing Concern
Emeritus Professor Tan Sri Dato' Dzulkifli Abdul Razak
My View - The Sun Daily
THE International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) organised its first indigenous world games (i-games) at its Gombak campus last week. This was the first of its kind among Malaysian universities and possibly among universities globally. It is befitting for IIUM to initiate the i-games given that some 7,000 of its students are foreigners from 115 countries. This means celebrating an immensely rich diversity beyond the conventional cultural activities of dances and songs, in the form of recreational sports that are of indigenous significance.
What is interesting is that though some of the games are called by different names in different countries, they are essentially similar in the way they are played all over the world. This is a good reminder that what may appear different culturally could in fact be identical intrinsically in terms of values which cut across geo-political boundaries and cultures. This makes the i-games more cohesive and could bind many diverse people.
This was one of the initial "discoveries" that the organisers made when sorting through the submissions for the different games. They also found that indigenous games are almost all ecologically friendly and sustainable. By virtue of this, the games exude values of simplicity and humility as part of the attitude with which participants ought to engage one another. Unlike its modern counterparts, the i-games remain open and inclusive, and are intended for all who are interested to take part regardless of creed and colour. The i-games emphasise collaboration and focus on composure.
This enables i-games to bring back the pristine idea of what sports is all about – something that evolves from the indigenous setting of communities. It is about having "fun" and investing on building stronger relationships among humans, and between humans and nature. In other words, it is about collaboration rather than competition per se, more inclusive and participatory rather than exclusive and elitist as what modern sports have turned out to be.
This aspect becomes even more important each day as racism rears its ugly head despite the "popularity" of modern sporting events, including international football as depicted recently in Europe. Some argued that the so-called "popularity" may well be a "false" image driven mainly by advertisements and commercial interest in the name of profiteering. After all, modern sporting events are big business where corrupt practices (like doping and bribery) are clandestinely practised.
Arguably, a similar façade could be the case for electronic sports (e-sports) that is taking the world by storm especially among the so-called "digital natives". For starters, e-sports is hardly a "sport" based on the lexicon definition of the word "sports".
Even on a cursory level, the gap is awkward and huge, what more in comparison to indigenous games. Not only are the latter more available and affordable, they are more accessible too as what sports ought to be.
The same cannot be said for e-sports. The worry is that e-sports may not give the same benefits as to be expected from conventional, more so indigenous sports, in matters usually associated with good health, attitudes, and socio-cultural benefits accrued directly (face-to-face).
In contrast, it can be mired with adverse, if fatal and deadly, consequences often unknown to the participants. A case in point was the tragedy that took place in Thailand a couple of days before the IIUM i-games.
A 17-year-old student was found slumped dead on his computer after suffering a stroke. He had spent long hours on video games at home during the holidays. Allegedly, there was a pile of "takeaway" food on his desk and a bottle of fizzy soda pop at his feet attesting to the fact he was glued to the computer.
According to his father, his son used the free time to play war games throughout the day and night. The teenager was a gaming addict. "Parents need to be strict on their children's play hours otherwise they could end up like my son," the father said.
It is not just the parents who must be held accountable. Policymakers and implementers too must accept responsibility. They are often the gate-keepers who should institute behavioural changes at the macro level. What happened in Thailand is not an isolated incident since e-sports, as generally understood, could be the stage required to trigger similar tragedies globally. Unless we rein in the obsession with gaming there will be regrettable consequences. In contrast, the i-games are addiction free and need to be supported.
Prof Tan Sri Dato' Dzulkifli Abdul Razak
e-mail: dzulrazak@aiu.edu.my

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Saturday. 8/2/2020
Monocle Weekend
Edition: Saturday
OPENER / ANDREW TUCK
On my phone there are 28,749 photos. A quick dive into the search function tells me there are 1,330 of dogs (it's safe to say that at least 1,000 are of one particular fox terrier). There are 383 of Beirut, 477 of New York, 11 of the town where I was born (that's enough). Although there are some accuracy issues. It says, for example, that I have eight pictures of birds of prey but, when I just clicked on that category, it pulled up a series of images of the Monocle owl mascot, Monochan, who can be spotted at events such as the Monocle Christmas Market yet can only flap its stunted wings because there's one of our shorter colleagues sweating away inside.
Most of us end up chronicling a lot of our lives on our phones. And, yes, if I drop dead today, then people could discover that in recent years I have taken 1,600 pictures in which a chair appears (39 that, apparently, you can go swivel on). However, I only allowed bananas into my pictorial life on three occasions (and, sorry Mr Search, one of those pictures is actually of a very big – you've guessed it – corn on the cob).
Yet here's the rub. It's the overabundance of pictures that we now take and store that makes them valueless. A nuisance. You would be insane to trawl through even your dear departed partner's visual catalogue – it would be dull. Well, unless you discovered, say, a secret second family. Or that they were taking pole-dancing lessons, unbeknownst to you.
And pity the historians. We met with one of the founders of Airbnb who pointed out that they have, in effect, the world's largest photographic archive of domestic life today. But any academic would be wary of clicking through that library (pictures featuring Ikea beds: 83 million).
But I also have another set of pictures. Total closer to 500. They sit in 10 photo albums. The very first picture is dated 1987 and is taken in the Museum Ludwig in Köln. The next few are of a trip to Hungary by car with a lover who's still a friend, and a friend who's still a friend. Hungary is communist; the streets filled with Trabants. We are at the Gellért baths; now staying by Lake Balaton. They are so few in number because I went to a good printer; it was expensive, so I was mean with my order. But that parsimonious selection process became a discipline. Often I would only print a handful of images in a year and I am still just as mean.
There are some ghosts in there but the albums tell a good story that makes me happy when I look at them again. And it's a story that's richer than the hurried moments snapped on my phone. A summer trip to New York – I can feel the heat; hear the traffic. Venice in late summer with long evening shadows. You look into your own face and see yourself back then all over again. Come on, you have nothing to worry about.
And, sure, when I shuffle off perhaps someone might just hoick the whole damn lot into a skip but I hope not. A couple of years ago I took ownership of another set of albums of black and white photos, shot by an aunt during the Second World War and its aftermath. She went into Europe as a signaller as the war came to an end. There she is in Belgium – bombed buildings, makeshift encampments. Here she is with her friends swimming on a beach looking beautiful; handsome soldier colleagues stripped for the water. I look at these albums again and again; read the notes from admirers hidden on the reverse of many images. Realise that I wish I knew more. But it's because they are so scarce that they entice. If she'd left me 20,000 pictures of plates of food, I am not sure that I would be interested.
So now a new mission. Can the world of digital and print collide nicely in my personal life? Can I find a few images on my phone that deserve an appearance on paper? I have a plan; I'll report back. It's just for fun. Oh, and to make sure some relative in the future has to pause and look before they press down their foot to open the hungry mouth of the pedal bin.
THE LOOK 19 / JOE BIDEN'S AVIATORS
Rose-tinted sunglasses
Amid the hubbub of Joe Biden's caucus-night party in Des Moines, Iowa, last Monday evening, there was one image that pervaded the festivities: that of a pair of classic Aviator sunglasses. They weren't installed on the presidential candidate himself (they regularly are, as his accessory of choice) but their famous silhouette was still inescapable. The image could be seen on staffers' lapel-pins and supporters were also supplied with oversized cardboard cutouts of the sunglasses to wield in the air as Biden arrived on stage. You can buy campaign T-shirts printed with the classic profile to show your support for Biden's bid for the White House. This is the Joe Biden that his campaign wants voters to see: fun, cool, an American classic.
Aviators were conceived in 1936 and are now most-famously made by Ray-Ban. The Washington Post reported in 2016 that Biden goes through six pairs every year. This is largely due to the light fingers of his fans, for whom a pair of Biden's Aviators represent the Holy Grail of memorabilia. Imagery in politics can, arguably, be as potent as the message itself. And given that Biden's presidential campaign has wobbled, his team wants to remind voters that he, like his favourite sunglasses, is enduring, recognisable and an American icon. Whether voters buy that will be tested by New Hampshire's voters on Tuesday.
THE INTERROGATOR / EDITION 48
Alex Lavelle
Published in Melbourne since 1854, The Age is an Australian daily newspaper that's known for its independent political and economic coverage (writes Nic Monisse). Editor Alex Lavelle joined the paper in 1999 and assumed the editorship in 2017, having previously worked as deputy news director and sports editor. Since then he has helped to grow the paper's audience to more than four million monthly readers. He tells Monocle why Spotify is good for newspapers and why he likes reading about golf.
What news source do you wake up to? News alerts on my phone. In terms of overnight stories, I have alerts from The New York Times and The Washington Post, and The Times and Telegraph in the UK. I'll also check The Age website and then have a look at other Australian outlets such as the Herald Sun, The Australian, The Guardian Australia and ABC [Australian Broadcasting Corporation]. But a lot of my news now is from alerts or social media.
Coffee, tea or something pressed to go with the headlines? I actually keep it pretty simple with a coffee and a bowl of cereal or muesli.
Something from the FM dial or Spotify for your tunes? I'm a Spotify devotee. I think it's one of the best recent additions to the modern world. Not only do I love Spotify in terms of its value for money and flexibility but I also feel, from a media perspective, that Spotify, Netflix, Stan [an Australian streaming service] and other similar services have been helpful in getting people into the habit of paying for a monthly subscription; quality is something you do have to pay for and, if it's something worthwhile, you can't get it for free.
What's that you're humming in the shower? I've got a terrible voice so I'm not humming much.
Papers delivered or a trip down to the kiosk? I get The Age and the Herald Sun delivered.
Five magazines for your weekend sofa-side stack? To be honest, I read fewer hard-copy magazines now than I used to. A lot of it comes from social feeds that people send me. I'm generally reading an article on my phone on the weekend. Occasionally – in terms of hard copy – I might have a look at Golf World and, if someone tells me that a particular edition of The New Yorker is worth looking at, then I'll take a look.
Are you a subscriber or more of a newsstand browser? Subscriber. Both digital and paper.
Bookshop for a drizzly Saturday afternoon? I'll browse at the airport or pop into [Australian bookshop chain] Dymocks. I do love reading novels – I studied English literature at university and if I'm not reading a book, or haven't read one for some time, then I feel like something's missing.
Sofa or cinema for the evening? Either or. I'm certainly in front of Netflix or Stan more than the movies. I don't get to the cinema a huge amount but I always enjoy it when I do.
Sunday brunch routine? It revolves mostly around catching up on the news in the morning, maybe some exercise and then my family – I have four kids, who all play sport. I'll hopefully switch off from work if possible too.
Do you still make an appointment to watch the nightly news? A favourite newsreader perhaps? Not necessarily. I keep an eye on the news but, generally, everything on the nightly news is something that I'm aware of already. Occasionally there might be an interview or an exclusive that I want to be across.
What's on the airwaves before drifting off?
It's probably not a great habit but I'll have a final cruise through the phone to look at what's making the news before I go to sleep. I do try to read a book as well.
HOUSE NEWS / HONG KONG
Our February magazine, with its fetching salmon-pink front cover urging us all to lead a gentler life, has caused a bit of a stir in Hong Kong. Issue 130 is being sold inside a plastic bag and comes with a public-health warning about offensive material only suitable for readers aged 18 years and over. Curious Monocle regulars might be at a loss to spot the offending article. Spoiler alert: it's a photo of an erect penis. This "obscenity" is part of a male mannequin in Charles Ray's sculpture "Oh! Charley, Charley, Charley" that's in a museum in Miami. Newsstands in Hong Kong can sell lads' mags with busty babes on the front cover but an artwork on page 82 could land us in prison. Anyway, should be good for sales.
CULTURE / LISTEN / READ / WATCH
Identity parade
'Parasite', Bong Joon-Ho. In every dream home is a heartache: the Parks are a handsome family living in a spotless, modernist marvel, impeccably aided by the help. Until, that is, they meet the close-knit Kims, a savvy family who nonetheless live on stolen wi-fi – a definition of South Korean poverty. Once the Kims have ingeniously inserted themselves into the Parks' world, director Bong lets off his monstrous fireworks display. Parasite is a tense thriller, violent parable and very funny comedy that succeeds by sticking to its steely storytelling rails – and thanks to its perfect cast. This bug deserves to win best picture Oscar in Los Angeles tomorrow night.
'Texas Sun', Khruangbin and Leon Bridges. Fellow Texans Khruangbin and Leon Bridges, from Houston and Fort Worth respectively, have teamed up on this homage to the Lone Star State. Grown out of a single that the musicians worked on while on tour together, this four-track EP is a mellow, psych-tinged and funk-filled delight that just calls for a US road trip.
'Swimming in the Dark', Tomasz Jedrowski. Some might have dubbed this book, Jedrowski's debut, Poland's Call Me by Your Name but the two novels differ in more ways than their setting. Protagonists Ludwik and Janusz do meet during an idyllic, dream-like countryside summer camp in the 1980s but their story doesn't end with the season. Once back in Warsaw, it's the political context surrounding them that provides the most poignant and stark obstacle in their enthralling love story.
OUTPOST NEWS / GUERNSEY
On the island
Guernsey, a small, grassy island in the English Channel that's home to about 70,000 people, has served in many ways as a bridge between Europe and the UK. Though a crown dependency and part of the British Isles, the island is neither part of the UK nor the EU. Instead it is governed by a consensus of elected non-party representatives. Their niche status has allowed for easy fiscal rules; the financial sector accounts for almost half of the island's GDP.
When Shaun Green returned home to the island after a stint at university in the UK, his father passed the nation's only paper, The Guernsey Press, across the dinner table and suggested that he take up work as a journalist. Since then, Green has worked his way from business reporter to editor. "We regard ourselves as a critical friend of the government here," he says.
What's the big story this week?
We seem to be the first place affected by Brexit in terms of our relations with the French because the London Convention of Fisheries ended and we've had to move to a new system. Many French fishermen, due to some misinformation, were worried that they would lose their rights to fish nearby and have been threatening to blockade their harbours. Although it's a small industry, it's always a big political issue – as the UK will find in the coming months.
Can you name a favourite headline?
I have one on the wall here: "Rhodes Rage". It's ancient but it refers to a football match in the biennial Island Games – a competition between a collection of islands. Rhodes had five of their players sent off in a single match against Guernsey. We eventually had to call it off.
And a favourite picture? There was an armed incident at a hotel. We had a tip-off that police were taking action, so we sent a photographer down. We got this great sharp-focus image of a police officer's hand on a gun pointing round the wall 90 degrees – at the photographer.
What's your down-page treat? Sark [population: 500] is an island nearby, even smaller than Guernsey. As is often the case with the smaller island next door, sometimes Guernsey looks down on Sark as quaint and a little backward. Well recently, the speaker they elected to their house of commons was someone who had resigned from parliament just a year ago. This was allegedly so that he didn't have to face an inquiry into his poor conduct.
Next big event? Guernsey lived under the Nazi heel for five years of occupation. News of the war ending came to us on 9 May [1945], so that became our V-Day – "the Channel Islands free again," to paraphrase Churchill. Since then it's been a national holiday. This year marks the 75th anniversary; there'll be a cavalcade of military vehicles and a party atmosphere, where people will get together and think back, perhaps, to tougher times.
RETAIL / VISVIM
Quaking from the onslaught of online shopping, fashion retailers are trying their best to fathom what it is that customers want these days. One brand that has consistently stuck to its guns is Visvim. The 20-year-old Tokyo label has a fanatical following that pounces on every fresh drop of its beautifully made Americana-meets-Japanese-craft denim, soft T-shirts, moccasins and trainers. Nobody wears Visvim better than its founder Hiroki Nakamura, a man with a singular vision and commitment to doing things properly. (If you don't know who he is, hit up the internet immediately.)
Nakamura's latest creation is a new women's shop: WMV Visvim Tokyo. The shop, on the Meguro River, is a freestanding two-floor house from the 1970s that has been filleted to its bare wooden bones. The craftsmanship is next level: plaster walls by a craftsman who has worked on historic properties including Himeji Castle, a Japanese garden by famed designer Sadao Yasumoro, stencil-dyed screens, wooden carvings and a handmade paper pendant. It even smells good. What there isn't too much of is clothes; just a couple of rails of sparsely hung garments and the odd pair of shoes. The overall effect is much like Visvim's collections, effortless without being precious. And it works. Shoppers are intoxicated by the quality that runs through the brand and are more than happy to pay for it.
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WARDROBE UPDATE / BOTTEGA VENETA
On the streets of London and Manhattan, editors and stylists are sporting high heels and wraparound leather skirts whose square patterns recall giant blocks of chocolate. They squeeze oversized Pouch clutches in soft napa leather under their arms. The brand behind these seductively offbeat looks is, of course, Bottega Veneta. The Italian house's creative director Daniel Lee, a flame-haired Englishman, has inspired a feverish following since he took the job in 2018. His designs bring an elegant-meets-awkward aesthetic to the brand's signature intrecciato (woven-leather) products; they've proven to be just what women are after. Now even more shoppers can get their hands on the Kering-owned brand founded in Vicenza in 1966. Yesterday a Bottega Veneta pop-up shop opened at Harrods in London. It will sell its spring/summer 2020 collection and exclusive women's accessories, such as the Curve mule in ice blue. Swing by before 1 March.
MODERN ETIQUETTE / EDITION 43
Can I ask for a duvet day?
Now, of a morning, Mr Tiddly can be hard to lure from the sunny windowsill or his perch atop a plumped cushion. Even he, however, arched an eyebrow when I told him the following story. A young gentleman came to my office for an interview this week; generous terms are being offered to help take care of the website for Mr Tiddly Fine Cat Treats Inc. I had tried not to focus on the fact that he was late and seemed unsure of where he actually was (the joys of finding people via a recruiter).
But then came the big question. "Do you offer people duvet days?" Being more a sheet-and-blanket man, I was unsure what he was on about and asked him to enlighten me. "Well, at my current company you can have five duvet days a year – you know, days when you don't want to get up but don't want to waste time booking holiday or going to the effort of pretending that you are sick." Oh, dear. So the answer to the question is, "Yes", you may ask for a duvet day – and a teddy bear too. But you won't be getting the job.
Saturday 8 February 2020


Julia Griffin earned her BFA in illustration from the School of Visual Arts. She lives and works in NYC and specializes in mythology, fairytales, and meticulously rendering things in colored pencil. Most recently she self-published a retelling of "The Snow Queen" by Hans Christian Andersen. Her work can be found at www.juliagriffinart.com.
She provided art for this week's story, "Strange Waters" by Samantha Mills.
Julia Griffin: I graduated from SVA's BFA illustration program, which was a really good starting point for me. But I think I've gotten the most out of building relationships with other artists in the incredibly friendly and supportive F/SF community. Surrounding yourself with talented and determined artists and learning from them is the best thing you can do to grow and motivate yourself.
© 2018 Julia Griffin, "Black Heron"
Tory Hoke: Your art features interlocking compositions and a world of different textures. How do you go about planning a piece? What special challenges do these elements present?
Julia Griffin: I always start with a small thumbnail to get the shapes and composition right, then do a larger sketch to develop my values. I make sure I have all the reference I need before I start on the final drawing. Because I work in colored pencil, I don't have much wiggle room once I've rendered something, so I build up color and value through lots of layers.
Tory Hoke: What is it about mythology and fairy tales that inspires you?
Julia Griffin: Fairy tales and myths come from a time when we knew much less about the world, so I love the sense of mystery and wonder they have. They often feel universal; they reflect some of the deepest fears and desires we have as humans.
Julia Griffin: I hope that my art helps immerse readers more fully in the story, and leaves them wanting to know more! I want my art to have the same sense of mystery and wonder that a great story does.
© 2016 Julia Griffin, "Lissar & Ash"
Julia Griffin: The art community in NYC is amazing. Everyone is very supportive and welcoming. It's a bunch of friendly, enthusiastic nerds!
Julia Griffin: I'm inspired by Shaun Tan, Nico Delort, Rovina Cai, and so many of my artist friends.
Julia Griffin: I would like to see a wider variety of artistic voices and better representation of a diverse range of people.
© 2017 Julia Griffin, "Moonlight Weavers"
Julia Griffin: My dream project is doing a cover for Neil Gaiman.
Julia Griffin: I'm working on an original fairy tale that I hope to publish eventually. It's dark and magical and everything that I loved in stories when I was a kid.


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Construction sector continues to see strong growth despite challenges
Construction firms continued to experience strong growth in November, the latest Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing Managers Index survey shows.
The Ulster Bank Construction PMI posted a reading of 56.3 in November, down marginally from 56.9 in October but still showing a sharp monthly increase in total activity.
November also marked the seventh month of growth in a row with the latest improvement coming on the back of growing demand.
For the first time in four months, all three monitored areas of construction saw increases in activity as civil engineering returned to growth.
Ulster Bank noted that civil engineering posted the fastest expansion of the three categories while the rates of growth in housing and commercial activity remained marked.
Construction firms responded to higher workloads by expanding their staffing levels for the eighth month in a row.
But there was little respite for companies trying to buy inputs in terms of supply-chain disruption in November. Delivery times continued to grow substantially amid pressure on capacity and delays caused by Covid-19 and Brexit.
Costs also continued to rise at a "considerable" pace in November due to higher material costs, rising freight charges and Brexit, Ulster Bank noted.
Companies also said the carbon tax had contributed to higher input costs with almost 68% of companies saying their input costs had risen over the last month.
However Ulster Bank also said that companies remained optimistic that activity will continue to rise over the coming year.
Commenting on today's index, Ulster Bank's chief economist Simon Barry said it remains at elevated levels consistent with a strong pace of activity expansion, albeit one which has decelerated from the exceptional, post-lockdown snap-back growth registered earlier in the year.
"The overall sector's ongoing recovery momentum was again evident in very healthy readings in Employment and New Orders, both of which recorded accelerating growth in November which resulted in a three-month high in each case," Mr Barry said.
He noted that growth in new business was partly linked to opportunities across the housing, healthcare and renewable energy areas.
"However, the November results again make clear that the sector continues to face highly testing supply-chain challenges linked to a variety of factors which continue to result in delivery delays and marked input cost pressures, including the pandemic, Brexit, higher global and domestic prices for energy and other materials and rising freight charges," the economist said.
"And yet there was just a hint that the intensity of supply-chain disruptions may be easing a little as input price inflation and the pace of lengthening of supplier lead times eased to the weakest in six and seven months respectively," he added.
Article Source – Construction sector continues to see strong growth despite challenges – RTE


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But it wasn't the surprise part that startled most, it was the solo part.
Most people gazed at me with sympathetic eyes, ready to whip out their violins and throw me a pity party because they thought it was such a tragedy that I'd have to go somewhere by my little lonesome. Like it was automatically assumed that I must be sad and alone if I had to travel by myself.
In a world that preaches self-love and acceptance – why is it so unfathomable that one would want to spend time alone? I actually like spending time with myself and I think it's a concept that should be more widely embraced.
Let me assure you, I have friends. I have a core group of besties that I would die for. I have the best parents in the entire world, a little brother I adore more than anything, and a husband of almost 7 years – all of whom most definitely would have gone with me if I had asked them to. But I didn't.
For my 30th birthday, I wanted to go on an adventure and have an experience that was solely mine. If you've never traveled solo, I could see how this might sound crazy. But I've had some of the absolute best experiences of my life all by myself. Hear me out.
Four years ago I took my first solo trip (to LA). My travel companion was supposed to be my husband, but he found himself suddenly unable to go. Instead of canceling the trip, I had the craziest idea. What if I went by myself? And instead of doing all of the couple-focused activities I had on the itinerary… What if I went solo and did whatever the hell I wanted?
So I did. I stayed in beautiful historic downtown Pasadena where I walked everywhere to take in (and fall in love with) the scenery. I attended the IMATS for the first time. I got my makeup and hair professionally done just for the hell of it. I swam naked at a spa with a bunch of strangers. I ate what I wanted to and I drank what I wanted to and I didn't consult any other soul about where to go and what to do.
It was one of the most liberating experiences of my entire life and I will forever cherish the memory of that trip… and the fire it lit within me. That trip empowered me to be fearless. It proved to me that I can do whatever I want without anyone holding my hand or telling me how. Forever after that trip, I stood a little taller and spoke a little louder and took solace in knowing that I am in complete control of my own happiness.
Since then I've embarked on over a dozen solo trips, each one of them exciting, empowering, and enlightening in their own way. And my most recent was no different.
Throughout it all, I reflected on the 30 years of beautiful life I've been blessed to live. I normally reserve my use of the term "blessed" for sarcastic hashtagging purposes, but in this case, I truly mean it.
I'm not saying you shouldn't go on trips with people you love. Do that! I do it too. I'm just saying that if one of those people you love happens to be you and you decide to travel alone, you might just discover a new part of yourself and have the best time of your life.
Next time bring your family to Las Vegas. I give out tours free, especially to DNA matched Joan (second cousin), and to her family!


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Q: How to run a C# Winform in Azure on a Schedule? I wrote a C# Winform application that performs a task without user input and I want to run this program on a schedule (every day at 1 AM, for example). I want to set the program up on Azure so it runs on the cloud.
So far, I've successfully run C# Console applications in Azure Webjobs (a service under Azure Web Apps) and those work fine, but if I try to upload and run a Winform I get the error:
[03/03/2016 17:27:12 > 252553: ERR ] Unhandled Exception: System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException: Error HRESULT E_FAIL has been returned from a call to a COM component.
[03/03/2016 17:27:12 > 252553: ERR ]    at System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.IWebBrowser2.Navigate2(Object& URL, Object& flags, Object& targetFrameName, Object& postData, Object& headers)
[03/03/2016 17:27:12 > 252553: ERR ]    at System.Windows.Forms.WebBrowser.PerformNavigate2(Object& URL, Object& flags, Object& targetFrameName, Object& postData, Object& headers)
[03/03/2016 17:27:12 > 252553: ERR ]    at System.Windows.Forms.WebBrowser.set_Url(Uri value)
[03/03/2016 17:27:12 > 252553: ERR ]    at WebBrowserTest.Form1.InitializeComponent()
[03/03/2016 17:27:12 > 252553: ERR ]    at WebBrowserTest.Form1..ctor()
[03/03/2016 17:27:12 > 252553: ERR ]    at WebBrowserTest.MainStartup.Main()
[03/03/2016 17:27:12 > 252553: SYS INFO] Status changed to Failed

in the logs. In the code, the error is specifically on a line like where I try to call webBrowser.Navigate function.
Uri uri = new Uri("https://www.website.com");
webBrowser1.Navigate(uri);

The URL itself is absolutely correct and it works when I run it on my desktop, but I guess something about changing URLs in a C# Webbrowser doesn't work.
So my question is, what Azure service will let me run a winform on a schedule? And if not Azure, I'll take Amazon or some other service. (I don't want to have my own dedicated physical computer to have to run this program. Thanks.

A: When running a webjob your application is running in a sandbox as described here where it says amongst other interresting things:

For the sake of radical attack surface area reduction, the sandbox
  prevents almost all of the Win32k.sys APIs from being called, which
  practically means that most of User32/GDI32 system calls are blocked.
  For most applications this is not an issue since most Azure Web Apps
  do not require access to Windows UI functionality (they are web
  applications after all).

So if you want to run an UI application you will have to do it on a VM. A Cloud Service would probably be the way to go or just a plain Virtual Machine.

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Testing and Data Recovery Excavations at 11 Native American Archeological Sites Along the U.S. Highway 271 Mount Pleasant Relief Route, Titus County, Texas Volume II
Virginia L. Hatfield, Prewitt and Associates, Inc.
Damon Burdon, Prewitt and Associates, Inc.
Eloise Frances Gadus, Prewitt and Associates, Inc.
Michael C. Wilder, Prewitt and Associates, Inc.
Register of Historic Places and State Antiquities Landmark testing of 11 prehistoric sites that will be impacted by construction of the proposed U.S. Highway 271 relief route around Mount Pleasant in Titus County, Texas. The work was done in 2005 for the Texas Department of Transportation's Environmental Affairs Division under Contract No. 575XXSA006, Work Authorization No. 57501SA006. This research design provides support for a scope of work for testing, prepared as a separate document. The primary relevant historic context for future work on this project is The Development of Agriculture in Northeast Texas Before a.d. 1600 (Kenmotsu and Perttula 1993). Significant information on all nine study units defined for that context (chronology and typology, settlement systems, subsistence systems, social and political complexity, demographic change, mortuary practices, local and extralocal trade and exchange, technological change, and material culture) may be recovered. The overall project goal is to identify and explore Caddo community structure, with an emphasis on behavior and how people interacted and organized space at different spatial scales, including within single houses, on individual house lots, within villages, between one or more contemporaneous villages, and as villages and other components of the settlement system (e.g., field houses, mounds, cemeteries, agricultural fields, ceremonial centers).
Fields, Ross C.; Hatfield, Virginia L.; Burdon, Damon; Gadus, Eloise Frances; Wilder, Michael C.; and Kibler, Karl W. (2014) "Testing and Data Recovery Excavations at 11 Native American Archeological Sites Along the U.S. Highway 271 Mount Pleasant Relief Route, Titus County, Texas Volume II," Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State: Vol. 2014 , Article 65. ISSN: 2475-9333


Vinyl plank flooring : normally made of planks or tiles that can be introduced in any zone of your home. The vinyl can mirror different sorts of soil and is anything but difficult to introduce making it perfect for a DIY venture. Be that as it may, the ground underneath your vinyl materials must be legitimately arranged before establishment. This implies cleaning the floor, as well as filling the breaks that could prompt dampness development or troubles later.
In the event that you are getting ready particularly for vinyl plank flooring, changed to a fixing compound rather than wood filler. This compound is set up with an epoxy material, plastic and self-leveling pour down and let it solidify. This helps piece breaks and builds the discouraged territories. In the event that your floor concrete has a great deal of breaks, I supplant it totally. Indeed, even the fixing compound won't stop an old solid section splitting and in the long run harm the vinyl.
In the event that you are thinking about vinyl plank flooring, the floor can't be glued or nailed. Skimming floors are more tolerant to breaking than different sorts of soil, so in the event that you just have two or three little splits in a territory that generally is solid; don't stress over fixing up the whole floor. Nonetheless, you should guarantee that the substrates are level and fixed some time recently.


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Sarasota, FL–"Cockfight Play" is not the title of the terrific, tense little comedy by Mike Bartlett opening on November 12th in the Backstage At The Players space. Its real name, which is only one syllable, is not fit to be printed, and "Cockfight Play" is being used in most advertisements. The subversive nature of the title gives hint to the basic sentiment of the play—a tongue-in-cheek comedic commentary on relationships and sexuality. Although this play has attracted attention mostly for other reasons, there are moments when really beautiful language flows forth from Mike Bartlett's pen. The New York Times called it, "a feisty, hypnotic and oddly energizing exercise in emotional carnage." Staged in a primal fashion, there is no scenery, no props — just four combatants having at one another in ways both visceral and ritualized.
John has been in a stable relationship with his boyfriend for a number of years. But when he takes a break, he accidentally falls in love with a woman. Torn between the two, filled with guilt and conflicting emotions, he doesn't know which way to turn. His boyfriend is willing to wait for him to make a decision, but so is his girlfriend. And both are prepared to fight to keep him. As the pressure mounts, a dinner with both parties is arranged, and everyone wants to know: Who is John? What is he? And what will his decision be? A comic discussion of identity and sexuality, the play is specified to be performed with no props or set, so the focus is all on the drama of the situation.
Tickets are $18 for single tickets to this play. For only $45, however, patrons can subscribe to three cutting-edge, contemporary American plays in the intimate black box setting of the Backstage At The Players space. The two remaining plays in the series are "Love, Loss & What I Wore" by Nora & Delia Ephron and "Doubt: A Parable" by John Patrick Shanley.


Remember "Charlie Bit Me," arguably one of the first super huge, mega viral videos? Where that little British baby bites his older brother and can't stop laughing? And then the brother sticks his finger in the baby's mouth again? "Ouch, Charlie! OOOOOOOOOOOOUCH. Charlie, that really hurt!" It's been watched almost 3 million times and autotuned like infinity times.
And at least this baby doesn't laugh like a super villain. Mwahaha.


Tl* the contact owns a 2013 honda accord. The contact stated that while parked, the windshield wipers smeared in the line of vision on the driver side of the windshield.... Great video, this will help out a lot. My windshield wipers are running really slowly at the moment and will not change their speed or frequency even when i change the setting on the windshield wiper stalk near the steering wheel.


The M3 model from BMW has actually constantly been called an effective and handy vehicle yet points are about to transform with the schedule of 2018 BMW M3. Sure, there are a lot of things to such as regarding the M3 however with the renovations produced the 2018 model, a great deal of vehicle fanatics will be coming lining for the trip. Besides, with upgrades for the engine and styles will seriously influence the agility, rate, and course. The M3 might not be the latest version but it does not suggest that it is not stylish– like the brand-new rides.
Up until now, there hasn't already been an official launch about the release day. Individuals could just anticipate that it is very most likely that this version should be available beginning with the third quarter of 2017 but then again, it is still a prediction and there is nothing particular concerning the release.
The problem concerning the cost proceeds approximately this factor. Beemer refuses to tell the precise dimension as well as the rate array– also in the sketchiest mode. The earlier kind was sold for around $65,000 (which's for the base design only) so it is safe to assume that it ought to have the similar tag cost for the brand-new 2018 BMW M3. However do not be as well stunned if the rate boosts.
Adjustments will be happening on the exterior side so the facelift will likewise happen outside. New changes and shapes will certainly be occurring on the headlamps, front grille, and taillights. A lot of enthusiasts believe that the general building is also obtaining the update yet it is still unsure. The LED lights and front fascia will certainly likewise be brand-new, with enhancements of colors. Nevertheless, the major focus on M3's capability is about course and speed and M3 has actually done well all these years.
Besides the chrome accents, expect great natural leather as a part of updates for the brand-new 2018 BMW M3. There will be an enhanced comfort and also sportier feel to the design. You ought to additionally expect a brand-new type of luxury in the new cabin.
Once again, there is no official release concerning the power configuration so a lot of individuals can just think. The earlier models were including inline 6 3.0 litre engine providing 425 hp of power. Naturally, it is only rational to expect the brand-new 2018 BMW M3 to exceed that.


Police are investigating an incident at a flat at Ballymaglave Court, Ballynahinch, on Sunday 21st October.
A short time after the assault, four men were arrested in connection with the incident, at a house at Antrim Road in Ballynahinch. One man was later released unconditionally whilst three others were interviewed then released on bail pending further police enquiries.


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FeaturesDeep Dive
Let Yourself Be Huge – Why Success In Modern Metal Is All About Inclusivity
No band is an island. At the end of the day, music as we know it today wouldn't exist without the unique marriage between the people making the music and their fans. The relationship is often a complicated one: pre-supposing a simple, two-way street in which the artist gives the fans music and they, in turn, give them adoration, money and fame is naive. It's also highly irrelevant to metal. Beyond the few, rare names (a lot of which belong to an older and, sadly, dying generation), metal hasn't been about the megastar for decades now. The field is too saturated, too filled with great acts. Continuing to play the game and hoping to "get big" is a fool's cause; you most likely won't fill stadiums, won't sell platinum records and won't win that perfect record deal (which, by the way, doesn't exist).
So, is all hope lost? Hardly. What metal has is the propensity and furious dedication of small fan-bases, of hardcore followings which buoy their chosen artists with constant attention, fervor and support. A metal artist that manages to tap into their fan base in an intelligent and conscious way is a successful artist, one which has insured almost constant stability and strength. However, for some reason, people still keep preaching the "old models", those of record sales, PR tricks and stale, obsolete release models. Artists still rely blindly on labels, still live and die by the release date, the single premiere, the cheesy lyrical video. Even worse, all of these models and tools have the same, unfortunate by-product: distance from the fans, from other bands and the faint, cloying stink of elitism.
You see, in the old way of doing things, you had to separate yourself. You had to stand apart; people expected you to be uplifted, above the crowd. After all, not every band can make it and the game becomes zero sum: if we sell, then they don't. If they occupy the same niche as ours, we must be better and they, they must be poseurs, fakes or just plain bad. This sort of cut-throat elitism seeped back into the fans, creating almost rabid and fanatic fan groups. And so, we have the scene today, a scene often divided not only by taste but by race, gender and social standing. Bands, in the ever changing race we described above, see their only way up in pushing people down, in lashing out against the different, the downtrodden or the newcomer.
We're here to tell you that the days of that model are coming to an end. More and more, the community is reforming, gathering around the opposite propelling momentum of looking inwards, of cultivating and empowering their own fan base. Artists are beginning to realize that, especially in the metal community, a solid, well-formed, respected fan base is much more preferable than a large, detached, baited network of shaky fans. The ebb and flow of controversy/reaction/controversy is slowly dying out, and we should usher in its death as fast as possible. We have the chance, the opportunity, to forge this community anew around new ideals, those of equality, of collaboration and of self-security. But it's up to us, fans, media and artists all.
So, what does the new type of fan community look like and how can you achieve it? More importantly, the hefty and considerable weight of social justice issues aside, how exactly do these new forms of artist/fan interaction help you? Drawing on the varied insight of the Heavy Blog Is Heavy editorial body, we're here to offer you some advice, a proposed model of how to be a band and interact with your fans in the late 2010s. It's the future, so why should your band stay in the past?
Non-Traditional Models
The rhetoric that the traditional sales model doesn't work anymore is so tired at this point that even talking about first-order alternatives of it is tired. What does that really mean? It's pretty well-documented that album sales alone don't provide enough of a revenue stream for artists, and that the advent of streaming services (the so-called first-order alternatives) have necessitated that bands adapt to this new paradigm. However, it's also known that those services don't necessarily offer the best payout to artists that aren't at the top of the food chain. This has led artists to look for alternative sources of revenue to fund their musical ventures. This excellent article states that artists that want to achieve long-term stability shouldn't target the largest audience, which is fickle and will move on, but the most dedicated fans that will stick with them until the end. 1,000 true fans instead of 100,000 casual fans. How does this work in practice?
Crowdfunding is the most common way of monetizing dedicated fans, and it could ostensibly be called a second-order model. Using Kickstarter/Indiegogo/Gofundme/Pledgemusic, many bands have funded the creation of their albums. Protest the Hero and Sikth are one of the bigger examples, but smaller bands like Bloodshot Dawn, Aliases, Good Tiger and Conquering Dystopia have run successful crowdfunding campaigns as well. There is a lot of knowledge out there on what it takes to run a successful Kickstarter, but the key idea that ties it back to the 1,000 fans concept is giving the dedicated fans the option to earn cool rewards a dedicated fan would want, be it signed picks, concert access, Skype lessons or guest solos in return for pledges.
Another similar model is Patreon, which generally works on a small-donation-per-released-content model. While this isn't very prominent in the metal scene, Youtube musician Rob Scallon has a channel where he makes a song every week, and Patreon backers get exclusive access to downloads, making-of content, tabs, stems and more. This model is understandably not applicable for every band, but artists who have a more improvisational style and really want to connect with their community can definitely leverage this, and it's more popular in the indie rock scene because of this.
This is where more ambitious models come into play. These models aren't well-established yet, so there isn't a name, but they generally revolve around the notion of an exclusive fan club. Protest the Hero's recent subscription package is an example of this, where fans can subscribe to earn an exclusive song every month, and they can pay more for extra perks like a documentary. This model obviously requires a lot more planning, and there's the caveat of internet file sharing – whatever "exclusive" material exists will eventually get leaked. However, this doesn't seem to stop dedicated fans, as their intention is to support the artist regardless, whereas the pirating usually comes from the more casual fans.
Another example of a fan club is Cyclamen's exclusive fan package, where a very small amount of fans (two dozen or so) were able to pay a large fee (around $120) for a year-long exclusive package, with an EP exclusive to the package, free access to another non-exclusive EP, a unique shirt for backers only that each backer also got to pick the colors of, unique artwork drawn by Cyclamen frontman Hayato Imanishi and other minor perks. A very small package like this makes it less likely that content would leak, but it obviously requires more effort on part of the band as well.
In the end, the sky is the limit with models like these – bands can offer anything to fans, and if they have fostered a dedicated enough fanbase, the fans will sustain them. The degree of commitment required can vary based on the reward, and tier systems allow bands to target different levels of fans. Another advantage (or disadvantage) of these models is that it cuts out the publisher, giving the bands more control but also more responsibility. In fact, the common subtext of all these models is that bands are responsible for engaging their fans and leveraging that engagement to turn it into money. All of these models have their own drawbacks, and one size definitely does not fit all. But for bands where traditional sales models aren't an option and streaming services/digital sales do not offer enough compensation, these models can be very powerful.
Shaking Genre Definitions
When attempting to draw closer to your fans, you must consider the main mode of communication between you and them. Regardless of what any PR firm will tell you or what the established code of conduct on social media might be, that's still the music. The only way to foster a tight, supportive and included community is by making music that speaks to as many people as possible but still retains its impact and meaning.
This goal has two very dangerous extremes: on the one hand lies elitism and navel-gazing, a condition in which a band is so obssesed with its established image and themes that it becomes little more than an engine designed to carry those images and themes forward. On the other end of the scale lie cookie cutters and plastic, bland, corporate-produced musicians whose whole purpose is to compromise and bring together under the lowest common denominator. In an effort to appeal to the everyman, they make of themselves everymen, washing away anything that might have been unique about them.
What we would advocate is a hard to attain middle ground. It requires that you first understand deeply what makes you a band. Too many bands leave that question out of the equation, believing that this just means things like touring or being in a room together while recording. Without a strong core of who you are, a core that should revolve around the music you make and the message it sends, everything else will be for naught. Don't shy away from using non-conventional sources to define that common ground: books, art, philosophy, other musicians, geographical places and more are all acceptable and even encouraged. Don't be afraid to create lavish or in-depth representations of your message; many will say that you're overdoing it, but the power that's created by shared artwork, manifestos and band ideologies is hard to deny when push comes to shove.
Now, here comes the tricky part. Once you have that curl of the burl, you need to start chipping away at it. While standing strong on the top floor, you must carefully chisel away at the edifice below you. Challenging your message, criticizing the basics of what makes you as an artist or a group is crucial to reaching out to dedicated, passionate people who will be willing to run with you for a long time instead of a short sprint around an album or a tour. By constantly being on the move with your music, your ideas and your image, you'll be able to keep your fans on the move as well. Never knowing exactly what to look forward to from you, they'll be all the more engaged. Sure, people like stability, but you don't want people to like you; you want them to love you, and love has an element of the thrill, the rush, of being caught off-guard. If you stay in one place, many fans will grow used to you, but if you keep them guessing, many fans will grow used to following you.
A slight pause might be necessary here to make sure something is clear: all of the above is first and foremost about your music. Themes and grand gestures, art and wild imagery, serve only one purpose: enriching and expanding your musical palette. Therefore, any musician worth their name will tell you two things (among many others): write constantly and never throw away an idea. There's no such thing as "too out there," "too wild" or "too different." Sure, not every single idea will make it to an album; we're not perfect after all. But all ideas, once generated, will take you to new and interesting places. Are you a black metal guitarist and you just happened to write a melodious riff? Don't chuck it away, sneering from your throne of bones at the naivete contained in it. Are you a progressive metal drummer and what rolled off your kit today was a simple, groovy, straight-forward fill? It might not do for the Berklee College of Music finals, but it might just fit on the bridge of a future song.
All of this comes together to one truth: if you're looking to truly generate a community around you, one that can propel your band from obscurity into greatness, you need to be unchained by conventions. The time for slow moving titans has passed, if it ever even existed. The rule of the hour is simple: adapt by challenging yourself or be left on the wayside, just another band that "did its thing" or "was alright for what it was".
Inclusive Music to Inclusive Audiences
If you've read any number of think-pieces swirling around the internet about the state of metal, you will surely come away with the conclusion that metal has a lot of issues when it comes to how it projects itself to audiences that aren't straight white males. Sexism, homophobia and racism are still unfortunately deeply-entrenched parts of certain scenes and strains within the greater metal community and framework. But that isn't at all the same as saying that metal has a real diversity problem when it comes to its audience. Quite to the contrary, metal is not only diverse in the kind of people it attracts in the US, but it is one of the few truly "global" musics out there that continues to thrive and actively grow. This recent piece from the Wall Street Journal – of all places – goes into great detail on just how widespread and diverse the world of metal is, from South America to the Middle East and throughout eastern and southeastern Asia.
If you're familiar with the oft-quoted joke comments of "Please come to Brazil!" or "Come to Indonesia!" it turns out there's a pretty damn good reason they exist: there are A LOT of metal fans in those parts of the world! It's pretty easy to understand why extreme music would have such a broad appeal across so many cultures. In many regions of the world that are labeled "developing" nations – where individuals are perhaps more constrained by harsher economic or political conditions and don't have nearly the same level of freedoms and luxuries that most people of North America and western Europe take for granted – metal and heavy music are one of the few outlets people have to express their anger and frustrations or level critiques against the systems of power in their countries. Even in places where such kinds of personal expression are either judged harshly or strictly forbidden, people continue to rebel underground, creating bands and scenes that tie entire communities together (this recent example of an Iranian metal band finding themselves jailed for nothing more than playing the music they love and looking to make foreign contacts through it is just one of many who literally risk their lives for their music).
All of this is to say that the stereotype of the metal fan as the weird, anti-social straight white male that persists through much of our culture is flat-out wrong. Metal knows no bounds, be they racial, cultural, sexual, or whatever. And yet, so many bands continue to make the mistake of projecting an image that isn't nearly as welcoming or accepting. Images and vivid descriptions of rape, sexual violence, or just blatant sexualization – always directed towards a female – are still rampant in many bands' lyrics, videos, album art, etc. Countless stories of LGBT men and women feeling physically threatened (or far worse) at shows persist. And though there have been significant breakthroughs in the number of prominent metal musicians who are black, Hispanic, Middle Eastern, Asian and more in recent years, there is still a hell of a lot of work that needs to be done for more racial and ethnic minorities to feel truly welcome and accepted in the community (we're not even going to touch the mess that is Phil Anselmo, but you get the idea).
So, what is it that you can do exactly to promote an inclusive environment that will be most likely to attract as many potential fans as possible? Well, aside from the obvious stuff of not being an outwardly racist, homophobic or sexist scumbag, it mostly comes down to just not blatantly doing anything that would make anyone interested in your music feel unwelcome. This is not the same thing as being "politically correct" (a loaded and misconstrued term if there ever was one), but simply treating all people who listen or could potentially listen to your music with the respect they deserve. It means not making dumb frat boy jokes or using slurs on your social media pages or in interviews that are demeaning to women, gays or other parts of your audience. It means maybe thinking twice about what kind of imagery you use in your lyrics or your album art and whether it could potentially turn off both women and men who find such things completely distasteful. It doesn't matter how innocuous you think it is, how serious you were being at the time or how literally you think someone is taking something you said. Something that doesn't offend you personally doesn't render the things you say necessarily inoffensive.
It means not only taking responsibility for how you project your own image to your fans, but also taking responsibility for creating a safe environment for those fans in all situations, especially during concerts. If you witness or hear about any behavior that is verbally or physically threatening or abusive to fans of your music, it is your responsibility to call that out and make it 100% known that such actions will not be tolerated by the band and should not be tolerated by your fanbase. Anyone who comes out to see you play deserves to feel safe. This also extends to things like pits and crowdsurfing. There is nothing wrong in abstract with either, but when it forces people who do not wish to participate to become involved and potentially injured, then you have a responsibility to shut that down and make sure that the crowd contains it to people who want to participate.
Lastly, and perhaps most importantly, it means taking responsibility for your mistakes when you make them. No one is perfect, and, as noted above, something that might seem completely innocuous to you could in fact be incredibly offensive to others (Rob Thomas inadvertently invoking a horrible stereotype about Australian Aboriginal peoples recently is a prime example of this). The difference between making a blunder that eventually blows over to something that creates a huge and significant issue with you and potentially your fans is in how you acknowledge and take responsibility for it. Be honest, be sincere, be empathetic. And for the love of Lemmy, don't EVER say something to the effect of "I'm sorry if anyone was offended by what I said/did." That's not an apology; that's a cop-out. Just own up to it, admit you fucked up, and sincerely state that you will do better. Your fans will want to forgive you, so don't give them a reason not to by doubling down and driving more people away.
Once again, none of this should be viewed as punitive or restrictive. Nobody wants you to change what you do as a band or what you do with your music to make it "safe." That's not why people come to listen to metal and extreme music. But people do want to feel like they can belong in the communities of bands they like, and that all starts with you. At the end of the day, it is to your benefit to attract as many and as wide a population of people as possible. So why would you do anything to make that more difficult? In short: treat people with respect. Always punch upward rather than down in channeling and expressing the feelings of anger, rage and darkness that flows through so much of metal. These are the things that will attract fans of all stripes who will go to extreme lengths to support you. If you want to break the stereotypes about metal musicians and fans, don't do things that will only add to them. If you want to be huge, let yourself be huge.
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AliasesBloodshot DawnConquering DystopiaCyclamenGood TigerHayato ImanishiPhil AnselmoProtest the HeroRob ScallonRob ThomasSikth
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Q: where should I put the EF entity and data annotations in asp.net mvc + entity framework project So I have a DataEntity class generated by EntityFramework4 for my sqlexpress08 database. This data context is exposed via a WCF Data Service/Odata to silverlight and win forms clients.
Should the data entities + edmx file (generated by EF4) go in a separate class library?
The problem here then is I would specify data annotations for a few entities and then some of them would require specific MVC attributes (like CompareAttribute) so the class library would also reference mvc dlls. There also happen to be entity users which will be encapsulated or wrapped into an IIdentity in the website. So its pretty tied to the mvc website. Or Should it maybe go in a Base folder in the mvc project itself?
Mostly the website is data driven around the database, like approve users, change global settings etc. The real business happens in the silverlight and win forms apps.
Im using mvc3 rc2 with Razor.
Thanks

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Should the data entities + edmx file (generated by EF4) go in a separate class library?

IMHO all data access logic which is specific to some data access technology (in your case Entity Framework) should go into a separate assembly. There should be no MVC specific assemblies referenced there.
In your ASP.NET MVC application you would then reference this assembly and write view models. It is those view models that will contain any MVC specific attributes. Then you could map between your model classes and those view models which would be passed to the view. AutoMapper could be used to facilitate this task.


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The Marton Country Music Festival team are a group of people who have a vision for a gathering of country music enthusiasts to share a weekend listening to and enjoying country music.
We aim to provide educational opportunities and research resources for the development of knowledge, skills and practice in family history, genealogy and whakapapa for members and the wider community.
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Now that network virtualization (NV) vendors have their eye on the branch office, it's inevitable that there is some conflict with providers of software-defined wide-area networks (SD-WANs) and providers of networking gear at the network edge. The question right now is to what degree any one of these camps will supplant the others or whether industry simply enters a new phase of "coopetition" at the network edge.
To make matters even more fuzzy, it's not even clear how these technologies will actually be deployed. Traditionally, most IT organizations have opted to deploy and manage networks themselves. But it's also becoming apparent that SDN technologies are making it more economically feasible to treat the edge of the network as part of a managed service.
In the managed service space, service provider Masergy recently partnered with Silver Peak to add managed SD-WAN services to the Masergy portfolio. The basic idea is that IT organizations are looking to vendors to provide them with a white-glove service for deploying and managing SD-WANs at the network edge. The issue that arises there is to what degree an IT organization wants to rely on a vendor to manage a particular piece of hardware, as opposed to going with a more neutral managed service provider (MSP). At the same time, providers of SD-WANs – such as Aryaka, CloudGenix, Silver Peak, Viptela, VeloCloud, and Versa – are partnering with service providers to roll out SD-WAN as a service.
That doesn't mean incumbent network vendors are ignoring the trend. Major networking vendors such as Cisco and VMware have already made clear their ambitions to extend network virtualization out to the branch office. WAN optimization player Riverbed Technology has new plans for managing the remote office. Riverbed is making use of VMware virtual machine software in the data center to craft a Riverbed SteelFusion platform. It will enable IT services to be pushed out to a remote office from a local data center or a public cloud without requiring dedicated IT server infrastructure to be locally installed.
As part of that strategy, Riverbed this month moved to closely couple its SD-WAN for those remote offices to the Riverbed SteelFusion platform – thereby enabling IT services to be managed alongside WAN connections via a common SteelCentral management platform. That approach not only flattens the network architecture across the enterprise, but it eliminates the need to backhaul remote branch traffic to a data center to access cloud services such as Microsoft Office 365.
Providers of wireless networks such as Aerohive Networks are promoting the concept of software-defined LANs deployed in multiple offices that can all be managed remotely via the cloud. Without a local SD-WAN in place, all local remote office network traffic would have to be backhauled to a central data center. But there's no reason providers of SD-LANs and SD-WANs might not be able to integrate with one another's platforms to eliminate that requirement.
In general, providers of SD-WANs contend that vendors aiming to push various types of networking platforms out to the branch office are underestimating the complexities associated with trying to manage multiple types of WAN connections. Thus many of them are betting that interoperability partnerships between providers of SD-WANs and other networking vendors will soon become a lot more common. The challenge that many of the major incumbent networking vendors face today is that SD-WANs essentially replace the need for routers at the edge of the network. Obviously, router manufacturers like Cisco and Juniper Networks would rather see customers migrate to their own SD-WAN offerings than to those of what is now a host of new competitors.
Regardless of the outcome, the good news is there's now more focus than ever on the software-defined edge of the network. The challenge facing IT organizations now is, not so much determining why software-defined networking at the edge is important to them, but rather how best to go about achieving it, based on their own inevitably unique requirements.


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Q: Debugging and adding breakpoints to typescript code of Angular Web apps in Firefox How should I add breakpoints to .typescript source files of my Angular application using Firefox developer tools?
I can add breakpoints to generated javascript files, but is there a way to debug .ts source files? I'm working with the latest version of Angular.

A: Make sure your tsconfig.json file should have following line in compileroptions:
"sourceMap": true,

In browser press f12 and click on debugger tab. Now press ctrl+p a search bar will open. Search your ts file and add breakpoint.
Hope it will help.

A: Check the "Enable Source Maps" box in dev tools settings under "Advanced settings".


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Triumph over Tragedy
In times of crisis, an author who can speak to personal triumph over tragedy provides communities with a vehicle for discussion about difficult topics. Through this lens, readers inevitably discover they have much more in common than they realize. These authors inspire by tapping into our shared experiences of overcoming life's challenges.
Thunderdog: The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero
by Michael Hingson
Michael Hingson, blind since birth, found himself trapped on the 78th floor of the WTC on 9/11. Thunderdog: The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero weaves the story of his descent to safety into the backstory of his lifelong determination to achieve parity in a sighted world. His engagements are dynamic, hopeful, and a powerful way to mark 9/11's 15th anniversary in 2016.
Etched in Sand
by Regina Calcaterra
Regina Calcaterra, NYT bestselling author, inspires audiences with a powerful voice of hope. Etched in Sand: The True Story of Five Siblings Who Survived an Unspeakable Childhood on Long Island tells how Regina and her four siblings survived an abusive and painful childhood only to find themselves faced with a broken foster-care system and homelessness. A coming-of-age story of tenacity and hope.
Fives and Twenty-Fives
by Michael Pitre
Michael Pitre's debut novel, Fives and Twenty-Fives, tells the compelling story of a Marine's life in the road repair platoon, through the voices of three comrades, and the "5s and 25s" code they live by. Dispatched to fill potholes on the highways of Iraq, their mission lacks the glory of the infantry; but in a war where every pothole contains a hidden bomb, road repair brings its own danger, and consequences, for the return back home.
by Charlotte Rogan
Charlotte Rogan, author of The Lifeboat (soon to be a feature film), tells of a woman facing dire conse-quences after narrowly surviving a sinking trans-atlantic ship in 1914. Her newest, Now and Again, follows a secretary's struggle to do the right thing after discovering a high-level cover-up at a munitions plant, and returning Iraqi war veterans who expose difficult truths about the war.
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Q: Any way to reconnect adb connection without unplug usb line Is there any way to make a phone whose status is offline to online without replug the usb line?

A: Just copy an paste in notepad with a .bat extension.
Before that make sure your adb.exe is included in system path or alternatively replace the 'adb' with path to adb.exe, For example:
C:\adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-20131030\sdk\platform-tools\adb kill-server
@echo off
adb kill-server
adb start-server
adb devices
cls
echo "Android Debug Bridge Restated!!!"
pause

A: Disable and enable again USB debugging on the phone. Works most of the time. You can also try restarting the adb server on the desktop machine.

A: There's an 'adb reconnect' subcommand I hadn't noticed before today: it might only be in the newer versions of adb.
There's also a device-side version, but I don't quite see how the local machine can tell the device to do that without already being connected, so perhaps that's something you can execute in a device-side shell.


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House Trained: No accidents in the house yet.
Physical Fence Required: Preferred, but not necessary.
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While Dory continues to work on coming out of her shell, she has some hesitation towards men. Dory is not completely trusting and would do best in a home where she can learn to be herself and learning to trust others. Dory's ideal home would have another dog to play with, quiet space, and female humans while she warms up to others!
Miss Dory is finally becoming more outgoing. She is still scared, but has been coming out of her kennel to see us more each day. She has also been leaving the small fenced portion of my yard to run in the open part several times a day. She doesn't go far and just runs around my yard for a bit then she lays there. She loves other dogs and tries to encourage my dogs to play with her. Dory would do best with another dog, as she looks to them for cues on what she needs to be doing. She is also starting to come when she is called and doing better on walks, when walking behind another dog. With time and patience she is going to be a fantastic companion.
Dory is an sweet marshmallow of a dog. She been with my family for a week now and she definitely still prefers to be in her kennel or behind the fenced portion of our yard. You can tell the poor girl has spent way too much time in a kennel. Since she was a puppy mill dog it is not surprising. She will occasionally come out for a happy romp in the yard to fetch a ball, but it definitely takes a lot of coaxing. Her crate is left open during the day if someone is home, but she will not leave it on her own. I hope she becomes more adventurous as she is scared most of the time. She has a great personality when she is not being afraid. She is a funny goofy happy dog.
Medically she is doing fantastic. She was spayed, had entropion correction surgery and that helped to save her eye. Her eye looks so much better, but it is a little cloudy as she will likely have scar tissue from her ulcer. She also had her nares enlarged and they look great. She is getting medicated baths currently, twice a week and she is pretty easy to bathe.
She was doing well with house and crate training when she first got here, but now she has had multiple accidents in her crate. She gets plenty of time outside, but I guess if she has to go, she just goes. Fortunately she tries to not sit in it.
She walks on a leash, but is not very good at it yet. She walks back and forth on both sides of the leader and gets in the person's way who is walking her. With practice I'm sure she can do better. She will not come when she is called, but she seems to understand her name. She is not food motivated, which is new to me in my experiences with bulldogs. So she gets lots of scratches and verbal praise. Miss Dory is a beautiful gentle bulldog who needs someone to be patient with her to become her true self.
Just keep swimming, just keep swimming! Dory is OFFICIALLY in her foster home and best of all her eye was able to be saved! Look at how stinkin' cute she is! We will post more in Dory's bio once she has adjusted to her new foster home.
This pretty little girl just came to us. She is currently at our vet being treated for demodex mange and a severe eye ulcer. We will update as she heals!
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To foster positive relationships and develop effective links between the school, parents and the wider community.
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To create a high quality, stimulating environment which supports learning and celebrates success.
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The DfE have recently reinforced the need "to create and enforce a clear and rigorous expectation on all schools to promote the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs."
At Morton Trentside Primary School these values are reinforced regularly and in the following ways:
Democracy:
We listen to children's and parent's voice. Our school behaviour policy is clear that children are expected to contribute and co-operate, taking into account the views of others.
The Rule of Law:
We consistently reinforce our high expectations of children. Children are taught the value and reasons behind our expectations (rules), that they are there to protect us, that everyone has a responsibility and that there are consequences when rules are broken.
Individual Liberty:
Within school, children are actively encouraged to make choices, knowing that they are in a safe and supportive environment. As a school we educate and provide boundaries for young children to make choices safely, through our provision of a safe environment and empowering teaching. Children are encouraged to know, understand and exercise their rights and personal freedoms.
Mutual Respect:
Part of our school ethos and behaviour policy has revolved around Core Values such as 'Respect', and children are modelled this by caring, sharing and listening to others. Staff help children to understand how to respect by talking about how actions/words can affect others.
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We aim to enhance children's understanding of different faiths and beliefs by participating in and exploring a range of celebrations throughout the year. Children have the opportunity to meet visitors from other cultures and learn through a 'hands- on' approach wherever possible. Our work on the 'Global Learning Project' aims to challenge misconceptions that children may have about other cultures and places in the world and helps children to understand 'the bigger picture'.
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Lieberman applauded for 'courage'
CNN.com Senior Political Producer Scott J. Anderson
[cnn-photo-caption image= http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2008/images/09/02/art.lieb.gi.jpg caption="Lieberman is being applauded by GOP delegates."] ST. PAUL, Minnesota (CNN) - Republican delegates Tuesday applauded the courage of Sen. Joe Lieberman's decision to speak at the Republican National Convention on behalf of his friend, Sen. John McCain.
"It was exciting to see Joe Lieberman put his country first," Jon Woodward of St. Augustine, Florida, said.
None of the delegates appeared to be put out by the fact that a former Democrat was on stage. Lieberman, an independent senator from Connecticut, was the Democrat's vice presidential nominee in 2000.
"It was a historic night for our country… It was magnificent." Jean Peterson of Virginia said. "I think he did the country a great favor."
"I was impressed by the personal courage he showed," Jim Dicke, II, of New Bremen, Ohio, said.
Dicke said he believed Democrats who where waving between McCain and his Democratic rival, Sen. Barack Obama, would vote for McCain if they heard Lieberman's speech.
"I think he was sincere, and so well and so much from the heart that people have to consider what he said."
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