The Rebel Sweetheart.: Seoul Searching | My Winter Travel Essentials.
Seoul Searching | My Winter Travel Essentials.
Two more weeks and we're finally flying to Korea! Hooray!
To say that I am excited would be an understatement. I'm super psyched for this trip that I actually spent a good part of the day taking out luggage bags from the storage, sorting clothes, preparing the stuff that we need to bring, and listing down the items that I still need to buy. If I were more OC than this, I would have actually started packing a month ago. Haha!
Now as we all know, it's already winter in Korea and temperature has dropped to as low as 4 degrees Celsius. It has also snowed twice since winter started, with last Wednesday's snowfall heavier than the first. And while I am very eager to see, feel, and experience snow for the first time in my life, I'm also a tad worried because of my (and my son's) asthma. Hence, I've listed down our winter travel essentials - stuff that we're bringing (and/or buying) to brave the harsh Korean winter.
Otherwise known as thermal undershirts/underpants, these are pieces of clothing that are designed in such a way to help retain body heat.
Thermals for the little man.
2) Coats, Jackets, Scarves, and Beanies.
They say the key to keeping yourself warm and toasty in the dead of winter is to layer clothes effectively. Coats, jackets, and scarves are key items in layering. Beanies, ear muffs, and gloves are options, too.
Because winter means boots, I'm trading my good old Onitsuka Tigers (for the meantime) for this pair of Dorothy Perkins ankle boots that I have not worn in a long, long time.
Perhaps you've seen these in Kdramas - those small sachets that give off warmth and are usually stuffed inside pockets. I bet I'll be buying a handful of these during our stay in Korea.
Whether it's an overnight stay at the beach or a week-long trip to somewhere, I always make sure we have our medical supplies in tow. That includes our good ol' nebulizer and Duavent nebules (as prescribed by my son's pediatrician), Alnix Plus for my son's colds and allergies, and Ceelin Plus for his daily dose of Vitamin C. Also included in our stash are medicines for fever, cough, and upset stomach, pain killers, and my Salbutamol inhaler.
Some of our medical essentials from Unilab.
I guess I've got all my bases covered with this list. Hopefully, my son and I will be able to survive the unfamiliar season that is winter and have a blast while we're at it.
My daughter is from Korea. We have hopes that we will be able to take her there one day when she's older. I love the boots you've picked out though!
Looks like you're all set for the trip! I hope you have fun and make the best out of it. I really like the boots and the sweaters!
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2019 CONSTELLATION CUP AUS v NZ TEST 4 (Perth)
2019 CONSTELLATION CUP AUS v NZ TEST 4 (Perth)Ian Harkin2019-10-26T22:05:23+10:00
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minkie
Diamonds got offered a chance to have the Umpires at there training which they took up on
Ferns weren't given same option and found out after game
That is digusting, does money speak that far? 30 million.
Netballcrazy1
Post count: 2253
Agree, not right, not happy with that or the appointment of a very underwhelming umpire. Happy NT is putting in a formal complaint though
Luvpav
Two of Mes's penalties were when the aussies back played it to Bruce. Two correct calls by the umpire.
And the other 3 penalties?
Ian Harkin
Post count: 16233
Statement from the International Netball Federation regarding officiating of the Constellation Cuphttps://t.co/apIGljJgJU
— International Netball Federation (@IntNetball) October 28, 2019
Netfan212
Whilst I DONT appreciate the direct approach of targeting that "one" umpire, it was a messy game with messy calls. The umpiring as a COLLECTIVE deserves scrutiny.
Would it have changed the result? No. Australia played better. But it could have been a BETTER contest.
The Diamonds having access to these officials before the match, should have down right not have happened, and I'd be saying the same thing if it were the Ferns…..
I'd have surprised but pleasantly if the Ferns had won. Winning by 1 point in past games is always dicey. But yes it would've been a better fairer game if umpires were different. When you hear the opposition's commentators querying alot of calls that says alot. It's not going to change outcome but doesn't leave a pleasant feeling against LA and Diamonds. God imagine if the Ferns did that.
Havingalook
Firstly,
I think quite a few of the offensive contacts called against Mes in particular were correct.
Soft…yes. But probably correct.
NZ style is to stand in front and have their arms out to hold the player behind.
A lot of international umpires call NZ players for this exact play. Usually over the course of a series or tournament they have time to adjust to this though.
I find a lot of international umpires tend to penalise more static movements like arms out or holding compared to a physical momentary body on body contest.
So internationally as a whole, umpires do need to try and get more consistent across the board as to what is a contact and what is just holding your space.
I think it was a result of it being the first game the new umpire umpired in the series. THAT part I think was wrong. The players had played 3 games already under umpires who they had a chance to adjust to. I do not think the umpire should have been bought in for the last game and such a big game and not have the players have a chance to "get a feel" for what was going to be called.
Basset also got called for a few offensive contacts. They just weren't all in a space of 3 minutes.
For the record, I do think that umpire in particular was a bit out of her element, her calls were often a second or 2 late, and she was a little hot on the held balls. But for both teams.
For the record, I think umpires should be selected from the top 5 best umpires. No matter where they are from. But again, we would have some variances in interpretation of the rules to deal with. But also, much more experienced umpires who can alter the way they umpire to suit international netball and all styles.
Additionally I don't under stand the big drama about the umpiring in the last game versus the umpiring in previous games.
Yes it was game 4 I understand this.
But what about game 1 where Ekenasio went 2 metres offside to get a tip right at the end that effectively won the game for them.
Burger also knocked the ball out of Thwaites hand in the last few minutes. Awful umpire calls or non calls that won or lost the game for a team.
I didn't see LA in the media calling for heads.
I didn't see NT in the media saying it was awful umpiring.
I think it would have been addressed behind closed doors. As this should have been.
Can you imagine this poor umpires head space right now reading all this. It would be crushing
I do agree the umpiring as a whole was substandard to the skill level of the players. But you cant pick and choose when you are going to complain depending on whether you got the win or not via bad umpiring.
NT also needs to take a lot of responsibility for the shooting combo she started the game with. This definitely did not work and resulted in a loss of timing for NZ. Not saying Mes shouldn't have played, just saying why change a starting combo that has delivered every time so far.
A little too convenient for my liking that the inexperienced umpires efforts mask the fact that NT made a really bad coaching decision. That first qtr decision effectively set up the win for Aus.
Netfan, I agree with your first two points, but not the final one – umpires attending training before matches is standard practice and has been for years (as is meeting with coaches after a match, which was raised earlier in the thread).
Umpires need practice too, and the transistion from a tournament of teams ranked in the 20s to a 1v2 match without any exposure to the faster pace at that level to prepare would be madness. Neither umpire would put Sunday's game in their highlights package, but both Yuliani and Stevenson impressed me at the world cup, in factI thought Yuliani deserved a higher ranked play-off game than she eventually got. One clear learning from this series (and the world cup) is that INF needs somehow to find the resources to invest in umpire development. Getting Yuliani and other Singapore-based internaitonal qualified umpires onto the SSN roster would be a good start.
If you're worried about umpires feelings, try putting yourself in Bailey's. She's always getting crucified. Umpires calls either make or break a game. Whether it was right or wrong putting Bailey on it was Nolenes decision.
This reply was modified 3 years, 3 months ago by minkie.
I'm pretty sure that all Ferns players know that if they are not present in training the week prior to the game then they don't get the start. Doesn't matter why. Bruce played in a way that she knew Bailey would be penalised – thats just the team doing their homework on the squad.
My only criticism of the umpires is that they need to be in a position to see what is going on – how can they make a call when they are standing behind the players – it wasn't just this game.
The Ferns were outplayed on the day – Australia started better, NZ finished better but it wasn't 'better' enough. I'm not thinking NZ lost the series, the reality is that 2 all is a draw.
Jenny Sinclair
At the press conference NT was very quick to congratulate Aust and said that they were amazing and it was the best they'd played. She commented that the offensive penalties in the first quarter changed the tempo of the game, which they did. She also accepted that NZ were guilty of too many turnovers. She noted that Yuliani had only flown in the night before and hadn't worked with any of the players so no one had time to adjust to her particular interpretation of the umpiring. She questioned the governing bodies decision to do this, rather than make her a reserve. She also questioned the number of penalties given to NZ – and I totally agree on this one, having analysed the SFs/Aust penalties over the last few years. See the article I wrote about it if you haven't, but usually Australia are consistently higher, and deservedly so given the different style of game they play.
NT's biggest beef is that the athletes deserved better, and they did. It was a totally confusing match to everyone – players, coaches, fans and commentators. She was clearly emotional about it, and I congratulate her for speaking out. People have to or nothing will change.
Minkie – regarding the umps before the game. It's my understanding that it's up to the teams to invite the umpires along to training, and most teams take advantage of the chance to catch up and learn the individual interpretations. The umpires usually have a coach along with them who discusses decisions, and helps to upskill the umps. This can't happen if the ump in question only flew in the night before.
This was an amazing game and it was a privilege to be at. Wonderful atmosphere, heartfelt speeches, some amazing milestones, a sense of closure to the year, tears, laughter, hugs. And yes, the quality of the umpiring really tarnished it.
This reply was modified 3 years, 3 months ago by Jenny Sinclair.
Thanks Jenny, great writeup
My understand was the umpire had games in Singapore right up until the last minute then quickly caught a plane to land in Perth just in time for the Diamonds training session. Either the offer wasn't extended or it was too late in the day for the same to happen with Ferns. Roles reversed Diamonds wouldn't be happy if Ferns did this, Diamonds got the rough end of umpire and lost. Fair call?
You don't mind loosing if your crap but you do mind loosing with all the inconsistency.
So we are agreeing then ?
NT made the call to start Bailey
It didn't work
This reply was modified 3 years, 3 months ago by Havingalook.
Nettylife
Thanks Jenny that was great, gives real context to NT's comments and clarity re umpires attending training sessions. I know that it happens regularly in SSN but wasn't sure if the same applied to int'l but it looks like it does.
Would have loved to have been at the game, atmosphere sounds amazing!
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It is common to see whales in the waters off Mackay and the Whitsundays during winter months.
Tourists blown away by first whale sighting of the season
by Rainee Shepperson
14th Jun 2019 5:46 PM | Updated: 7:03 PM
WHALES have returned to the region, putting on a show for a Whitsundays charter boat.
As they make their annual migration journey north, it is common to see whales off the coast of Mackay during winter months.
Guests on a recent Freight Train Whitsundays experience were lucky enough to see a group swimming not far from their boat.
Deckhand Izaak Bradley was on board at the time of the sighting.
He said the whales put on a fantastic show for their passengers.
"I've recently moved to the Whitsundays so this was my first-time seeing whales in the region," he said.
"It was just as amazing as I thought it would be. The whales put on a great show for the passengers, we saw a few whales together and even got to see one of them do a full breach out of the water, it was incredible."
Tourism Whitsundays CEO Tash Wheeler said the Whitsundays tour was the perfect opportunity for tourists to spot a whale.
"The whale migration season is such a special time in the Whitsundays," she said.
"So many of our tourists come back from their day on the water having witnessed these majestic creatures playing in the warm turquoise waters. Every trip on a boat during this season could be a whale watching tour."
The Whitsundays waters are ideal for whales as the waters are protected, shallow and warm. It makes the perfect setting for whales to birth their calves.
"It also makes a fantastic nursery as the little ones wait for their blubber to grow before moving back down to the freezing Antarctic waters," Ms Wheeler said.
This year a dedicated whale watching tour operated by Whitsunday Paradise Explorer will leave straight out of Bowen.
Sales and Marketing Coordinator of Bowen Tourism and Business Mary Gallagher said the tour was a great addition to the Bowen tourism product offering.
"John from Whitsunday Paradise Explorer has been operating in these waters for years and knows some of the great spots to go for the opportunity to see whales," she said.
"I'm sure passengers on board his tour will not be disappointed."
For more information about the Whitsunday Paradise Explorer whale watching tour visit www.whitsundayparadiseexplorer.com
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VMAs: Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Beyonce Lead Nominees
Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran and Beyonce lead this year's nominees for the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards. The award show announced its list of nominations Tuesday on the Beats 1 Chart show. Beginning immediately, fans can vote for their favorites in a handful of categories, including video of the year, best male video and best female video.
This year, voting for the artist to watch award will run through the celebration's pre-show coverage, at which time the top two artists will be revealed and compete over a live hashtag vote. Voting is available here. Nominees for the socially voted category, best song of summer, will be announced at a later date.
The 2015 VMAs will air live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Aug. 30 at 9 p.m. It was revealed Monday that Miley Cyrus will host the show.
See below for a full list of nominees.
Video of the Year:
Beyoncé – "7/11"
Ed Sheeran – "Thinking Out Loud"
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – "Bad Blood"
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – "Uptown Funk"
Kendrick Lamar – "Alright"
Best Male Video:
The Weeknd – "Earned It"
Nick Jonas – "Chains"
Best Female Video:
Taylor Swift – "Blank Space"
Nicki Minaj – "Anaconda"
Sia – "Elastic Heart"
Ellie Goulding – "Love Me Like You Do"
Best Hip Hop Video:
Fetty Wap – "Trap Queen"
Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth – "See You Again"
Big Sean ft. E-40 – "IDFWU"
Best Pop Video:
Maroon 5 – "Sugar"
Best Rock Video:
Hozier – "Take Me To Church"
Fall Out Boy – "Uma Thurman"
Florence + the Machine – "Ship To Wreck"
Walk the Moon – "Shut Up and Dance"
Arctic Monkeys – "Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?"
Artist to Watch:
Vance Joy – "Riptide"
George Ezra – "Budapest"
James Bay – "Hold Back The River"
FKA Twigs – "Pendulum"
Best Collaboration:
Ariana Grande & The Weeknd – "Love Me Harder"
Jessie J, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj – "Bang Bang"
Video With a Social Message:
Jennifer Hudson – "I Still Love You"
Colbie Caillat – "Try"
Big Sean ft. Kanye West and John Legend – "One Man Can Change the World"
Rihanna – "American Oxygen"
Wale – "The White Shoes"
Best Art Direction:
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – "Bad Blood" (Charles Infante)
Snoop Dogg – "So Many Pros" (Jason Fijal)
Jack White – "Would You Fight For My Love" (Jeff Peterson)
The Chemical Brothers – "Go" (Michel Gondry)
Skrillex & Diplo – "Where Are U Now" with Justin Bieber (Brewer)
Best Choreography:
Beyoncé – "7/11" (Beyoncé, Chris Grant, Additional choreography: Gabriel Valenciano)
OK Go – "I Won't Let You Down" (OK Go, air:man and Mori Harano)
Chet Faker – "Gold" (Ryan Heffington)
Ed Sheeran – "Don't" (Nappy Tabs)
Flying Lotus ft. Kendrick Lamar – "Never Catch Me" (Keone and Mari Madrid)
Best Cinematography:
Flying Lotus ft. Kendrick Lamar – "Never Catch Me" (Larkin Sieple)
Ed Sheeran – "Thinking Out Loud" (Daniel Pearl)
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – "Bad Blood" (Christopher Probst)
FKA Twigs – "Two Weeks" (Justin Brown)
Alt-J – "Left Hand Free" (Mike Simpson)
Best Direction:
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – "Bad Blood" (Joseph Kahn)
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – "Uptown Funk" (Bruno Mars and Cameron Duddy)
Kendrick Lamar – "Alright" (Colin Tilley & The Little Homies)
Hozier – "Take Me To Church" (Brendan Canty, Conal Thomson)
Childish Gambino – "Sober" (Hiro Murai)
Best Editing:
Beyoncé – "7/11" (Beyoncé, Ed Burke, Jonathan Wing)
Ed Sheeran – "Don't" (Jacquelyn London)
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – "Bad Blood" (Chancler Haynes at Cosmo Street)
A$AP Rocky – "L$D" (Dexter Navy)
Best Visual Effects:
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – "Bad Blood" (Ingenuity Studios)
FKA Twigs – "Two Weeks" (Gloria FX, Tomash Kuzmytskyi, and Max Chyzhevskyy)
Childish Gambino – "Telegraph Ave." (Gloria FX)
Tyler, The Creator – "F****** Young/Death Camp" (Gloria FX)
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The marine environment provides significant resource for high value compounds across a range of sectors. Ireland's marine resources are significant; our seabed territory is 10 times our landmass and our coastline is longer than most European countries.
This valuable resource requires proper management and in 2012 'Harnessing our Ocean Wealth – An Integrated Marine Plan for Ireland' was published. The Plan is an initiative of the Inter-Departmental Marine Coordination Group, which is comprised of senior representatives of Departments with an involvement in maritime/marine affairs to discuss and coordinate issues that require inter-departmental action. Emerging marine industries are growing much faster than established marine industries and these include high-tech marine products and services, marine biotechnology, bio-products and marine renewable energy.
One of Ireland's most prominent marine resources is seaweed. With a long history in Ireland, for the last decade seaweed has been strongly promoted as an emerging opportunity for Ireland, from nutritional source and overlooked vegetable to protection against Brexit.
At present Ascophyllum nodosum represents almost 95% of all harvested seaweed, however many companies are looking at alternate species to expand their raw material base and commercial opportunities. Shannon ABC has worked with Irish seaweed companies for over 10 years applying seaweed and seaweed extracts to Food, Feed, Cosmetics, Agriculture, Healthcare and Biotechnology applications.
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Q: Neo4j regex string matching not returning expected results I'm trying to use the Neo4j 2.1.5 regex matching in Cypher and running into problems.
I need to implement a full text search on specific fields that a user has access to. The access requirement is key and is what prevents me from just dumping everything into a Lucene instance and querying that way.  The access system is dynamic and so I need to query for the set of nodes that a particular user has access to and then within those nodes perform the search.  I would really like to match the set of nodes against a Lucene query, but I can't figure out how to do that so I'm just using basic regex matching for now.  My problem is that Neo4j doesn't always return the expected results.
For example, I have about 200 nodes with one of them being the following:
( i:node {name: "Linear Glass Mosaic Tiles", description: "Introducing our new Rip Curl linear glass mosaic tiles. This Caribbean color combination of greens and blues brings a warm inviting feeling to a kitchen backsplash or bathroom. The colors work very well with white cabinetry or larger tiles. We also carry this product in a small subway mosaic to give you some options! SOLD OUT: Back in stock end of August. Call us to pre-order and save 10%!"})

This query produces one result:
MATCH (p)-->(:group)-->(i:node)
  WHERE (i.name =~ "(?i).*mosaic.*")
  RETURN i

> Returned 1 row in 569 ms

But this query produces zero results even though the description property matches the expression:
MATCH (p)-->(:group)-->(i:node)
  WHERE (i.description=~ "(?i).*mosaic.*")
  RETURN i

> Returned 0 rows in 601 ms

And this query also produces zero results even though it includes the name property which returned results previously:
MATCH (p)-->(:group)-->(i:node)
  WITH i, (p.name + i.name + COALESCE(i.description, "")) AS searchText
  WHERE (searchText =~ "(?i).*mosaic.*")
  RETURN i

> Returned 0 rows in 487 ms

MATCH (p)-->(:group)-->(i:node)
  WITH i, (p.name + i.name + COALESCE(i.description, "")) AS searchText
  RETURN searchText

>
...
SotoLinear Glass Mosaic Tiles Introducing our new Rip Curl linear glass mosaic tiles. This Caribbean color combination of greens and blues brings a warm inviting feeling to a kitchen backsplash or bathroom. The colors work very well with white cabinetry or larger tiles. We also carry this product in a small subway mosaic to give you some options! SOLD OUT: Back in stock end of August. Call us to pre-order and save 10%!
...

Even more odd, if I search for a different term, it returns all of the expected results without a problem.
MATCH (p)-->(:group)-->(i:node)
  WITH i, (p.name + i.name + COALESCE(i.description, "")) AS searchText
  WHERE (searchText =~ "(?i).*plumbing.*")
  RETURN i

> Returned 8 rows in 522 ms

I then tried to cache the search text on the nodes and I added an index to see if that would change anything, but it still didn't produce any results.
CREATE INDEX ON :node(searchText)

MATCH (p)-->(:group)-->(i:node)
  WHERE (i.searchText =~ "(?i).*mosaic.*")
  RETURN i

> Returned 0 rows in 3182 ms

I then tried to simplify the data to reproduce the problem, but in this simple case it works as expected:
MERGE (i:node {name: "Linear Glass Mosaic Tiles", description: "Introducing our new Rip Curl linear glass mosaic tiles. This Caribbean color combination of greens and blues brings a warm inviting feeling to a kitchen backsplash or bathroom. The colors work very well with white cabinetry or larger tiles. We also carry this product in a small subway mosaic to give you some options! SOLD OUT: Back in stock end of August. Call us to pre-order and save 10%!"})

WITH i, (
  i.name + " " + COALESCE(i.description, "")
) AS searchText

WHERE searchText =~ "(?i).*mosaic.*"
RETURN i

> Returned 1 rows in 630 ms

I tried using the CYPHER 2.1.EXPERIMENTAL tag as well but that didn't change any of the results. Am I making incorrect assumptions on how the regex support works? Is there something else I should try or some other way to debug the problem?
Additional information
Here is a sample call that I make to the Cypher Transactional Rest API when creating my nodes. This is the actual plain text that is sent (other than some formatting for easier reading) when adding nodes to the database. Any string encoding is just standard URL encoding that is performed by Go when creating a new HTTP request.
{"statements":[
    {
    "parameters":
        {
        "p01":"lsF30nP7TsyFh",
        "p02":
            {
            "description":"Introducing our new Rip Curl linear glass mosaic tiles. This Caribbean color combination of greens and blues brings a warm inviting feeling to a kitchen backsplash or bathroom. The colors work very well with white cabinetry or larger tiles. We also carry this product in a small subway mosaic to give you some options! SOLD OUT: Back in stock end of August. Call us to pre-order and save 10%!",
            "id":"lsF3BxzFdn0kj",
            "name":"Linear Glass Mosaic Tiles",
            "object":"material"
            }
        },
    "resultDataContents":["row"],
    "statement":
        "MATCH (p:project { id: { p01 } })
        WITH p

        CREATE UNIQUE (p)-[:MATERIAL]->(:materials:group {name: \"Materials\"})-[:MATERIAL]->(m:material  { p02 })"
    }
]}

If it is an encoding issue, why does a search on name work, description not work, and name + description not work?  Is there any way to examine the database to see if/how the data was encoded. When I perform searches, the text returned appears correct.

A: just a few notes:

*

*probably replace create unique with merge (which works a bit differently)

*for your fulltext search I would go with the lucene legacy index for performance, if your group restriction is not limiting enough to keep the response below a few ms

I just tried your exact json statement, and it works perfectly.
inserted with
curl -H accept:application/json -H content-type:application/json -d @insert.json \
     -XPOST http://localhost:7474/db/data/transaction/commit

json:
{"statements":[
    {
    "parameters":
        {
        "p01":"lsF30nP7TsyFh",
        "p02":
            {
            "description":"Introducing our new Rip Curl linear glass mosaic tiles. This Caribbean color combination of greens and blues brings a warm inviting feeling to a kitchen backsplash or bathroom. The colors work very well with white cabinetry or larger tiles. We also carry this product in a small subway mosaic to give you some options! SOLD OUT: Back in stock end of August. Call us to pre-order and save 10%!",
            "id":"lsF3BxzFdn0kj",
            "name":"Linear Glass Mosaic Tiles",
            "object":"material"
            }
        },
    "resultDataContents":["row"],
    "statement":
        "MERGE (p:project { id: { p01 } })
        WITH p

        CREATE UNIQUE (p)-[:MATERIAL]->(:materials:group {name: \"Materials\"})-[:MATERIAL]->(m:material  { p02 }) RETURN m"
    }
]}

queried:
MATCH (p)-->(:group)-->(i:material)
 WHERE (i.description=~ "(?i).*mosaic.*")
 RETURN i

returns:
name:   Linear Glass Mosaic Tiles
id: lsF3BxzFdn0kj
description:    Introducing our new Rip Curl linear glass mosaic tiles. This Caribbean color combination of greens and blues brings a warm inviting feeling to a kitchen backsplash or bathroom. The colors work very well with white cabinetry or larger tiles. We also carry this product in a small subway mosaic to give you some options! SOLD OUT: Back in stock end of August. Call us to pre-order and save 10%!
object: material

What you can try to check your data is to look at the json or csv dumps that the browser offers (little download icons on the result and table-result)
Or you use neo4j-shell with my shell-import-tools to actually output csv or graphml and check those files.
Or use a bit of java (or groovy) code to check your data.
There is also the consistency-checker that comes with the neo4j-enterprise download. Here is a blog post on how to run it.
java -cp 'lib/*:system/lib/*' org.neo4j.consistency.ConsistencyCheckTool /tmp/foo

I added a groovy test script here: https://gist.github.com/jexp/5a183c3501869ee63d30
One more idea: regexp flags
Sometimes there is a multiline thing going on, there are two more flags:

*

*multiline (?m) which also matches across multiple lines and

*dotall (?s) which allows the dot also to match special chars like newlines

So could you try (?ism).*mosaic.*

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The topic hardly matters. You have the facts to prove you are right. As the great English novelist Jane Austen put it: "How quick come the reasons for approving what we like!" Modern psychologists chalk it up to "confirmation bias." When there is a conflict, it is easy to think you are justified in giving an ultimatum.
People who get things done take time to win support for their ideas. They know the facts never "speak for themselves." They avoid my-way-or-the-highway tactics.
On a recent visit to New York's Museum of Modern Art, I came across good example of the pointlessness of ultimatums. In 1952, a board member resigned in protest over the proposed purchase of Mark Rothko's abstract work "No. 10." The result? The painting today hangs prominently in the museum, while the board member is forgotten. His dramatic action did nothing to forestall the purchase, and cost him the opportunity to remain in the discussion about it.
It takes time to change others' minds. Dramatic, grandstanding actions rarely work. Be practical: if you are interested in results, avoid ultimatums and keep talking.


New doc JAZZ NIGHTS: A CONFIDENTIAL JOURNEY's sax player and composer extraordinaire, Geoff "Double G" Gallegos and JAZZ NIGHTS' director Hal Masonberg were this week's guests on Chet Hanley's 3-hour TV show JAZZ IN THE MODERN ERA from April 5, 2016.
There's a lot of music and extraordinary archival video to listen and watch on this episode. And weaving in and out of those, Chet Hanley interviews Double G and Hal Masonberg about both JAZZ NIGHTS and Gee about the saxophone and his lifelong influences.


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import pytest
import datefinder
import copy
import sys, logging

from datefinder.constants import REPLACEMENTS

logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG, stream=sys.stdout)
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

@pytest.mark.parametrize('date_string, expected_replaced_string, captures, expected_tz_string', [
    ('due on Tuesday Jul 22, 2014 eastern standard time',
    ' tuesday jul 22, 2014 eastern ',
     {'timezones':['EST']},
     'EST',
    )
])
def test_find_and_replace(date_string, expected_replaced_string, captures, expected_tz_string):
    dt = datefinder.DateFinder()
    expected_replacements = copy.copy(REPLACEMENTS)
    actual_date_string, actual_tz_string = dt._find_and_replace(date_string, captures)

    # assert that dt._find_and_replace did not mutate dt.REPLACEMENTS
    assert REPLACEMENTS == expected_replacements

    # assert the return values of dt._find_and_replace
    assert actual_date_string == expected_replaced_string
    assert actual_tz_string == expected_tz_string


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Why Is The CIA After A Teenager In This Show?
Why The CIA Is After The 16-Year-Old Protagonist Of Amazon Prime's Hanna
Elena Nicolaou
Photo: Courtesy of Amazon.
Warning: Hanna spoilers follow.
Until the day it all falls apart, 16-year-old Hanna Heller (Esme Cree Miles), the titular character in the Amazon Prime show Hanna, leads a predictable, if strange, life. She wakes up each day in an isolated cave in Poland where she lives with her ex-CIA operative father, Erik (Altered Carbon's Joel Kinnaman). She ventures outside to hunt deer, shoot targets, and fend off sneak attacks from her father. She speaks multiple languages fluently. She recites her intricate backstory in case she and her father ever get separated.
While pop culture would lead us to believe that all teenage girls are vicious, none are potentially more so than Hanna. Since she could walk, Erik has trained his daughter to survive — because when the CIA eventually catches up to her, she'll need those skills. Hanna may have a killer's instinct, but she has no idea why the CIA would be pursuing her.
Hanna's identity is one of the central mysteries in both the eight-episode TV series, which drops in its entirety on Amazon Prime on March 29, and the 2011 film. While the two take different approaches to David Farr's original script, this remains consistent: Erik keeps Hanna ignorant of certain facts of her existence.
The Curious Case Of The Two Hannas
The Hottest Movies Streaming On Amazon Prime
The Best Amazon Prime Horror Movies
Luckily, we know a bit more about Hanna than Hanna does. Unlike the movie, which plunges right into 16-year-old Hanna's daily life, Hanna the Amazon Prime show opens with a sequence that answers the lingering question: How the heck did Hanna get into this situation?
Open, flashback: Erik is working for Marissa Wiegler (Mireille Enos), a CIA operative in charge of a mysterious experiment. Disobeying his boss, Erik breaks into the government facility and steals an infant. He and his wife, Joanna, intend to live off the grid with the baby girl, but they never make it. While they're driving their beat-up Audi to the forest, the CIA catches up with them. Helicopter gunfire causes Erik to crash the car. Joanna dies, but he and the baby escape.
And so, her training begins. As Erik knows, the CIA will always be after Hanna – she's living proof of one of their darkest turns. Hanna, you see, is not a normal child. She's genetically modified to be stronger and faster than other humans. She's a super-soldier.
But in Erik and Joanna's eyes, she was just a baby girl. Erik fell in love with Joanna, Hanna's surrogate mother (he's not Hanna's biological father). When they saw the infant Hanna, they saw a child who deserves a life off the battlefield. However, after Joanna died, Erik failed to fulfill their mission.
Sure, Erik rescues Hanna from the facility and whatever fate Marissa planned. But, instead of allowing Hanna to be a normal kid, he trains her to be an assassin. Essentially, he relies on the very DNA modifications that he found abhorrent.
As for Hanna? She'll spend the entirety of the Amazon Prime series running up against the reality that she is different. For one, she was raised in a highly unusual manner. Regular society is a parade of newness, which she watches with open-eyed wonder.
But she's also stronger, smarter, and faster than everyone else she meets. She may be out of the forest, but she'll remain isolated in her superiority.
Who is Hanna & Why Is The CIA Following Her? Backstory
Entertainment • Pop Culture • TV Shows
written by Elena Nicolaou


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namespace ApiGen\Templating\Filters;

use ApiGen\Configuration\Configuration;
use ApiGen\Configuration\ConfigurationOptions as CO;
use ApiGen\Reflection\ReflectionClass;
use ApiGen\Reflection\ReflectionConstant;
use ApiGen\Reflection\ReflectionElement;
use ApiGen\Reflection\ReflectionFunction;

class SourceFilters extends Filters
{

	/**
	 * @var Configuration
	 */
	private $configuration;

	public function __construct(Configuration $configuration)
	{
		$this->configuration = $configuration;
	}

	/**
	 * @param string $name
	 * @return string
	 */
	public function staticFile($name)
	{
		$filename = $this->configuration->getOption(CO::DESTINATION) . '/' . $name;
		if (is_file($filename)) {
			$name .= '?' . sha1_file($filename);
		}
		return $name;
	}

	/**
	 * @param ReflectionElement|ReflectionConstant $element
	 * @param bool $withLine Include file line number into the link
	 * @return string
	 */
	public function sourceUrl(ReflectionElement $element, $withLine = TRUE)
	{
		$file = '';
		if ($this->isDirectUrl($element)) {
			$elementName = $element->getName();
			if ($element instanceof ReflectionClass) {
				$file = 'class-';

			} elseif ($element instanceof ReflectionConstant) {
				$file = 'constant-';

			} elseif ($element instanceof ReflectionFunction) {
				$file = 'function-';
			}

		} else {
			$elementName = $element->getDeclaringClassName();
			$file = 'class-';
		}

		$file .= $this->urlize($elementName);

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Robert de Vere, 5. Earl of Oxford (* um 1240; † vor 7. September 1296) war ein englischer Magnat.

Herkunft
Robert de Vere entstammte der anglonormannischen Familie de Vere, die ihren Stammsitz in Hedingham in Essex hatte. Er war der älteste Sohn von Hugh de Vere, 4. Earl of Oxford und dessen Frau Hawise de Quincy. Nach dem Tod seines Vaters 1263 erbte er dessen Besitzungen, den Titel Earl of Oxford und das Erbamt des Chamberlain. Trotz des Titels und des Amtes war er jedoch ein eher unbedeutender Adliger mit recht geringen Besitzungen, die seinem Stand nicht entsprachen. Das Amt des Chamberlain war zwar eines der höchsten Staatsämter, doch hatte es im Jahrhundert zuvor seine Verwaltungsfunktionen verloren und war im 13. Jahrhundert auf rein zeremonielle Aufgaben beschränkt. Allerdings hatte der Amtsinhaber immer noch Vorrang am Königshof.

Rolle während des Zweiten Kriegs der Barone
Bereits de Veres Vater hatte die Adelsopposition gegen König Heinrich III. unterstützt. Nachdem Robert de Vere Ende 1263 sein Erbe übernommen hatte, unterstützte er auch während des offenen Zweiten Krieg der Barone die Rebellen unter Simon de Montfort, 6. Earl of Leicester. Im Mai 1264 wurde er vor der Schlacht von Lewes von Montfort zum Ritter geschlagen. De Vere gehörte der Armee von Simon de Montfort dem Jüngeren an, die am 1. August 1265 vor Kenilworth Castle von der Armee des Thronfolgers Eduard überrascht und geschlagen wurde. Nach dem entscheidenden Sieg der königlichen Partei wenige Tage später in der Schlacht von Evesham wurde ihm das Amt des Chamberlain und der Titel Earl of Oxford entzogen, dazu verlor er umfangreiche Besitzungen wie die Honour von Oxford an Roger Mortimer. Andere Ländereien fielen an Gilbert de Clare, 6. Earl of Gloucester Nach den Bedingungen des 1266 erlassenen Dictum of Kenilworth konnte er den Großteil seiner Besitzungen zurück erwerben und wurde wieder als Earl anerkannt. Er musste eine Strafe in Höhe von 2500 Mark an Mortimer für die Rückgabe der Honour of Oxford zahlen. Diese wurde mit einem Heiratsvertrag verbunden, nach dem eine von Mortimers Töchtern de Veres ältesten Sohn heiraten sollte. Das Amt des Chamberlain erlangte erst sein Enkel John de Vere, 7. Earl of Oxford wieder erlangen.

Späteres Leben
De Vere nahm von 1282 bis 1283 am Feldzug von König Eduard I. zur Eroberung von Wales teil. Während des Französisch-Englischen Kriegs ab 1294 weigerte er sich zusammen mit dem Earl of Arundel und anderen Magnaten, 1294 am Feldzug in die Gascogne teilzunehmen. Nach seinem Tod 1296 wurde er im Familienpriorat von Earls Colne in Essex beigesetzt. Nach der Reformation wurde sein Grabdenkmal in die St Stephen's Chapel in Bures St Mary in Suffolk überführt.

Ehe und Nachkommen
De Vere hatte Alice de Sandford († vor 1312), eine Tochter und Miterbin von Gilbert de Sandford und dessen Frau Lorette geheiratet. Mit ihr hatte er mehrere Kinder, darunter:
 Robert de Vere, 6. Earl of Oxford (1257–1331) ∞ Margaret Mortimer († 1297)
 Hugh de Vere, 1. Baron Vere (1257/8–1319)
 Sir Alfonso de Vere († 1328) ⚭ Jane Foliot
 Gilbert de Vere (um 1264–1289)
 Joan de Vere († 1293) ⚭ William de Warenne († 1286)
 Hawise de Vere († nach 1297)

Weblinks
 Cracroft's Peerage: Oxford, Earl of (E, 1142 - 1703)

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Earl of Oxford
Lord Great Chamberlain
Mitglied des Englischen Parlaments
Knight Bachelor
Robert, 05 Earl Of Oxford
Geboren im 13. Jahrhundert
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Paralyzed man proposes to girlfriend using exoskeleton
[July 23, 2021: Desiree Montilla]
CREDIT: Chris Velasquez
A paralyzed Richmond man is showing nothing is impossible, even when it comes to his marriage proposal.
In 2014, Josh Smith got into an accident during a trip to Virginia Beach.
"I dove into a wave like I've done in the past many times. This time, there was a sandbar," he said. "My head immediately hit the sandbar, and I was instantly paralyzed from the neck down."
Several years later, Josh regained his independence. Last February, he met Grace Thompson through Bumble.
"When I first saw her profile, her pictures immediately stood out," he said. "Her whole personality through the pictures really came through."
Their dates turned into memories with visions of a future full of love.
"I do!!!" CREDIT: Josh Smith
"Any little girl when they think about getting married and stuff, you'll always picture the guy on one knee," said Thompson. "I just had to kind of change my vision."
With help from his family, friends and therapists, Josh came up with a plan to surprise Grace with her dream proposal using an exoskeleton he uses during his therapy sessions.
"I knew I wanted to do something special for her and surprise her," he said. "I had used the exoskeleton that I used during the proposal a few times during therapy. I knew about the device, but I had never seen anyone use it to get on one knee."
Tears of joy! CREDIT: Josh Smith
On June 25, Josh broke this barrier by getting down on one knee with a ring with a diamond that belonged to Grace's grandmother.
As the couple celebrates the next chapter of their lives, they're also showing that love conquers all.
"I love her so much, so I want to be able to give her everything that I can," he said. "Sometimes I can't do that, but when I find areas where I can do that, I strive to my hardest to do that."
The couple plans to get married in a small ceremony and then plan to hold a bigger wedding ceremony next year.
For more good news stories check out our Good News section at The Brighter Side of News.
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You'll want to choose an aircraft that can accommodate the number of people in your party. But also, be aware of passenger comfort. Older or larger passengers may require more space or might feel cramped in a smaller plane. For instance, light jets and turboprops may have cabin heights under 5 feet, whereas larger private jets have taller cabin heights and also wider seats. Don't make the mistake of thinking that you can easily squeeze one more person in if need be. As an example, at SherpaReport we recently talked to an older couple who only use mid-size or larger jets, just because health issues made it harder, and more uncomfortable to be in a smaller plane.
The age of the plane will often determine what amenities are available. Some older and very small planes may not have a bathroom and so are suitable only for very short hops. Other amenities to consider, include wifi and onboard entertainment which may not be available in older aircraft. For longer flights, kitchen and galley facilities become more important, as do bigger, reclinable chairs or even beds. Meanwhile, a business traveler might need a desk, even on a shorter flight. Be sure to find out what is available on different aircraft to best suit your needs.
Another factor on older planes is refurbishment. Don't automatically discount an older aircraft. If it has been refurbished, it may feel much newer and more comfortable than expected.
In addition to the number of passengers, be mindful of how much luggage each person will be carrying so that there is enough storage space for everything. Larger items such as skis or golf bags may require additional space. As a rule of thumb, the larger the plane, the larger the space for baggage. However, it might be affected by the number of passengers and the overall weight. How easy is it to access bags once in flight? When booking, be sure to mention any specific luggage needs so that boarding can go smoothly.
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Your destination airport may require special planning or a particular aircraft. Is the takeoff or landing runway shorter than usual? Is the landing strip in the mountains? Again, these may be a factor in determining the best aircraft for the job.
There are specialist charters for larger groups. In the entertainment industry, touring musicians and bands may require both comfort and extra luggage space for the equipment needed on stage. Sports teams who charter aircraft will want comfort and potentially more cargo space. At the same time, both of these particular groups may have extra needs such as space for recuperation, entertaining, catering and so on.
Some travelers may be happy to sit back and enjoy the flight, but in other cases, time may be of the essence. If this is the case, the speed of the plane will be an essential factor. For other travelers, keeping costs in check may be more critical. A turbo-prop will be slower than a jet but can cost significantly less and so may be more suitable for a small group's needs. Some jets, such as the Citation X, are faster than others and can get you to your destination in a shorter time.
Once a list of options regarding size, distance, baggage, and so on has been drawn up, the final decision may come down to cost. Usually, chartered aircraft are billed by the hour, and costs can range from $1,000 an hour for an older turbo-prop to $10,000 or more for a newer, heavy large jet. A variety of other factors will add to the bill. Expect to see additional charges for landing fees (will vary by airport and aircraft size), ramp fees (if parked at the airport for any length of time), fuel, segment fees, and Federal Excise Tax (currently 7.5%). After that, there could be a variety of extra fees for the crew (including any overnight costs), repositioning of the aircraft, de-icing, catering, and any international permits. When booking, be sure to request a comprehensive breakdown of projected expenses, using the list of charter charges here as a guideline.
You might choose to work with an air charter broker, who will have access to a wide range of operators. A good broker will work with you to consider all of the above factors and to help you find the best match at the best price. The broker can also take care of every last detail, from paperwork to special meal requirements. This article details how a charter broker can help you and provides advice on how to find one.
Alternatively, you may be working directly with a charter operator. Perhaps you had worked with a particular local operator before and liked their service, or maybe one has been highly recommended by a friend or colleague. Before signing any contracts, be sure to ask lots of questions about everything from experience to insurance and crew. This earlier article provides a list of suggested items to ask your charter operator.
So in summary, there are a few steps to chartering the right aircraft, but with a bit of proper planning, you can relax knowing that your travel arrangements are in the best possible hands.


Pelvic Floor Therapy an answer to prayer!
Imagine dreaming of taking the gospel to all the nations. Imagine life being busy and the dream being put on hold. Finally, you get the opportunity and call to go and minister in another nation. The excitement is palpable and you are sure this is God's time for you, but then you experience lower back pain while sitting. Pain so intense and excruciating that your heart breaks as you realize you will not be able to even make it through the long flight. Your heartbroken as you say "NO".
For one of our patients this was a reality until a couple weeks ago. After only two physical therapy sessions this patient reports feeling 75% better already! We are blessed to be able to turn this patient's "NO" into "Yes"! Our prayers will be with you as you minister to the nations.
18 And Jesus came and spoke unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.


Crossmap.com announced today the launch of its new Christian business directory, an online listing of Christian businesses ordered by category. The new section, accessible at biz.crossmap.com, fills a marketing need for the burgeoning Christian business sector.
Crossmap.com announced today the launch of its new Christian business directory, an online listing of Christian businesses ordered by category. The new section, accessible at http://biz.crossmap.com, fills a marketing need for the burgeoning Christian business sector.
Christian businesses have been booming the past several years. In America alone, there are over 88 million Christians who call themselves born-again. Christian-owned businesses that once operated non-religiously are re-branding themselves as Christian companies.
These days, Christian businesses can be found in almost every sector traditionally dominated by non-religious corporations. Education, insurance, banking, mortgages, and credit card processing are examples of secular industries that today have Christian counterparts.
Michael Zigarelli, the dean of the School of Business at Regent University, a Christian school operating out of Virginia, estimates that there are 500,000 to 600,000 "Christian owned and operated" businesses in America today. This accounts for approximately 10% of all corporations.
The new Crossmap business directory is designed to organize the hundreds of thousands of companies run by Christians, allowing other Christians to find companies that share their values. Other listing services, such as the Shepherd's Guide, have had success building Christian business directories that are distributed in a print form.
Crossmap is taking steps to ensure that all business listings are submitted by Christians. As a requirement for having a listing in the business section, the company owner must acknowledge that he/she agrees with a basic Christian statement of faith. This will help build a sense of trust among those who list in or browse the directory.
Both free and paid listings are available in the business directory. Free listings will allow company owners to list their company name, description, and a link back to their website in the appropriate category. Paid listings come with a banner image at the top of the category, a phone number, and form that allows potential clients to email the company. Paid listings are also displayed before the free listings. Paid listings cost $20/month, and can be paid on a monthly basis or as a 6-month prepay.
According to Crossmap spokesperson, Rick Li, the new service "offers targeted exposure at very reasonable rates for Christian businesses. We believe that the Crossmap business directory will be the first stop for any Christian company that wants to begin a marketing campaign."
Crossmap.com has been operating in California since 2000, and operates over 15 Crossmap web portals in 7 languages worldwide. Crossmap serves millions of Christian visitors each month, and has grown to be one of the largest Christian websites on the internet. Alexa.com, the website ranking service, ranks Crossmap as the 2nd most visited Christian website, and among the top 2,000 websites in the world. Popular sections on Crossmap include our Clip Art, Backgrounds, Pastoral Resources, and Web Site Directory.


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Xuerong (Kyra) Zhao
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"She is a born performer… with brilliant techniques and poeticism"
– The New York Concert Review
" A Mighty Force with Magic Hands"
– The San Juan Daily Star
"Xuerong Zhao, brilliant pianist, crossed the world for piano…"
– The Berkshire Eagle
Despite her youth, Dr. (Kyra) Xuerong Zhao has already staked her claim as an internationally renowned performing artist. Her performances draw wide attention for their combination of technique, power, and lyricism held together by an undeniable sense of music. Ms. Zhao has received praise from famous critics and musicians alike, including legendary artist, Martha Argerich.
An active concert pianist, Ms. Zhao has performed as a soloist in many acclaimed concert halls and artistic centers around the world, including her debut solo recital in New York City's Carnegie Hall presented by Columbia Promotions alongside the New York Eastern Chamber Orchestra. Other highlights include performing in Lincoln Center, Seiji Ozawa Hall, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Koussevitzky Music Shed at Tanglewood, Natick Center for the Arts, Steinway Concert Halls of New York and Beijing, Horvitz Auditorium in Florida, Benaroya Hall in Seattle, the German and Polish Consulates of New York, Sprague Hall at Yale University, the Algonquin Club in Boston, the Tsai Performance Center in Boston, and the National Concert Halls of Beijing and Guangzhou. She has been invited to be a guest artist at the Music & More Festival, the Atlantic Music Festival, the Mannes Year-Long Festival, and the Lancaster International Piano Festival, among others. In 2018, she was designated a Young Steinway Artist by the Steinway Society of San Juan, Puerto Rico, an honor she greatly treasures.
Ms. Zhao has collaborated with some of the finest orchestras. Her concerto appearances include New York Claremont Chamber Symphony, Boston Orchestra Appassionata, Boston University Tanglewood Wind Ensembles, and Yale Symphony Orchestra.
Her dazzling performances in world and international competitions from an early age to the present reveal the persistence of Ms. Zhao's talent. Her list of prestigious awards includes top prizes at: "the 14th International Chopin Piano Competition" in Rome; "Five Towns International Piano Competition" in New York; Winner of the Mannes College School of Music Concerto Competition (after which she performed the Concerto No.2 in f minor, by Fryderyk Chopin); Bronze Medalist and Special Recognition for the "Best Performance of Chopin" at the "Third Seattle International Piano Competition"; and Grand Prize Winner at "The Richmond International Piano Competition" in Boston. Following her success at "the 14th International Chopin Piano Competition" in Rome, a DVD of her live recital concert was released by Tiantin Arts Publishing House in China.
As an educator, Ms. Zhao is passionate about teaching. She believes strongly in developing the next generation of young musicians and feels it is essential for students, regardless of age or level, to get pleasure from their musical training and that discipline must be combined with enjoyment and motivation. Ms. Zhao has worked as a teaching assistant both at Yale University School of Music and Boston University College of Fine Arts. She is currently a piano faculty member at New England Conservatory's Preparatory School and School of Continuing Education. She is also on the faculty at Powers Music School. Besides teaching, her work with students involves lecturing, masterclasses, judging competitions, and mentoring her own students to prepare them for the rigors of a career in music.
Ms. Zhao holds a BM and MM in Piano Performance from Mannes College of Music, an Artist Diploma in Piano from Yale University School of Music, and a D.M.A in Piano Performance from Boston University College of Fine Arts.


A little twist on the usual WCF service: using named pipes. This blog post is the first of a series on them. It's useful when you want to connect a client to a service on the same box, without using HTTP. UPDATE: I discovered a catch. If you want to connect to a WCF service hosted in IIS using named pipes, you must use IIS 7 or later. Otherwise, using named pipes requires building a Windows Service shell.


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Editorial: State must pass Women's Equality Act
Especially because they were so close last year, state lawmakers must see the imperative of passing the Women's Equal...
Editorial: State must pass Women's Equality Act Especially because they were so close last year, state lawmakers must see the imperative of passing the Women's Equal... Check out this story on poughkeepsiejournal.com: http://pojonews.co/1bF4W0q
POU Published 12:00 a.m. ET Jan. 31, 2014 | Updated 12:09 a.m. ET Jan. 31, 2014
Especially because they were so close last year, state lawmakers must see the imperative of passing the Women's Equality Act — an initiative that would address workplace issues and help victims of domestic violence, among other worthy and pressing goals.
As the legislative session was winding down last year, the Assembly passed the 10-point plan, something Gov. Andrew Cuomo had deemed a priority. But the state Senate, working under a cumbersome power-sharing arrangement, couldn't agree to vote on the entire bill. Instead, the Senate passed nine points of the measure but refused to affirm a woman's right to choose to have an abortion. The Senate must vote on this matter. For starters, the measure would codify existing federal abortion rights as affirmed in Roe v. Wade and other court rulings. For another, it would put lawmakers on record as to whether they believe Roe. v. Wade should stay the law of the land, as it should. The public should have an expectation that lawmakers won't back away from showing their true beliefs about such controversial issues. Pressure should continue on the Senate to take up the whole package but, if such a strategy fails, the rest of the provisions in this bill must find a way forward.
The Women's Equality Act would toughen sex trafficking laws, strengthen housing discrimination against women and expand the ban on sexual harassment to include smaller businesses. What's more, the act would expressly forbid employers from basing salaries on the gender of an employee or deny work or promotions to workers because they have children.
Regarding domestic violence — an issue that has particularly plagued Dutchess County over the last few years — the act would prohibit landlords from discriminating against victims needing public assistance to rent a safe place. And it would launch a pilot program to allow domestic-violence victims to seek temporary orders of protection electronically.
Cuomo introduced the notion of the Women's Equality Act in his 2013 State of the State address. More than a year has passed. The Senate should heed the call. This issue should have been resolved last year; it must not linger for long this year.
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Home Americas U.S U.S. blacklists Russian-linked 'disinformation network' over alleged interference in 2020 polls
U.S. blacklists Russian-linked 'disinformation network' over alleged interference in 2020 polls
New York, Jan. 11, 2021 The United States has sanctioned seven former and current Ukrainian officials, and four media organisations over alleged attempt to influence the 2020 presidential elections.
Announcing the action in a statement on Monday, Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo, said the affected persons and entities were part of a Russia-linked foreign influence network associated with Andrii Derkach.
Derkach, a Ukrainian lawmaker, who admitted to President Donald Trump's personal lawyer in 2018 that he was a Russian spy, is under U.S. sanction over the same issue.
Pompeo identified the four Ukrainians affected in the latest action as Konstantin Kulyk, Oleksandr Onyshchenko, Andriy Telizhenko and Oleksandr Dubinsky, a current member of the Ukrainian parliament.
He alleged that they had publicly identified with Derkach through "coordinated dissemination and promotion of fraudulent or unsubstantiated allegations involving a U.S. political candidate."
Pompeo said: "Derkach, a member of the Ukrainian parliament, has been an active Russian agent for more than a decade, maintaining close connections with Russian intelligence services.
"They (new targets) have made repeated public statements advancing malicious narratives that U.S. government officials have engaged in corrupt dealings in Ukraine.
"These efforts and narratives are consistent with or in support of Derkach's objectives to influence the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
"As such, these individuals have been designated for having directly or indirectly engaged in, sponsored, concealed, or otherwise been complicit in foreign influence in an attempt to undermine the 2020 U.S. elections."
The Secretary of State named the three other individuals as Petro Zhuravel, Dmytro Kovalchuk and Anton Simonenko.
He accused them of having "materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of Derkach."
According to him, the four media companies: NabuLeaks, Era-Media, Only News, and Skeptik TOV, are involved in the dissemination of "false narratives" at instance of Derkach and his associates in Ukraine.
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