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Q: GeoServer 2.21 WPS request with output format application/json throws error Since I upgraded GeoServer from 2.20.5 to 2.21.1 I get an error with WPS requests if I use application/json as output format:
Request:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<wps:Execute version="1.0.0" service="WPS"
    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
    xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/wps/1.0.0"
    xmlns:wfs="http://www.opengis.net/wfs"
    xmlns:wps="http://www.opengis.net/wps/1.0.0"
    xmlns:ows="http://www.opengis.net/ows/1.1"
    xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml"
    xmlns:ogc="http://www.opengis.net/ogc"
    xmlns:wcs="http://www.opengis.net/wcs/1.1.1"
    xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.opengis.net/wps/1.0.0 http://schemas.opengis.net/wps/1.0.0/wpsAll.xsd">
    <ows:Identifier>gs:Unique</ows:Identifier>
    <wps:DataInputs>
        <wps:Input>
            <ows:Identifier>features</ows:Identifier>
            <wps:Reference mimeType="text/xml" xlink:href="http://geoserver/wfs" method="POST">
                <wps:Body>
                    <wfs:GetFeature service="WFS" version="1.0.0" outputFormat="GML2"
                        xmlns:training="http://localhost:8180/trainingserver/">
                        <wfs:Query typeName="training:openbaar_fruit"/>
                    </wfs:GetFeature>
                </wps:Body>
            </wps:Reference>
        </wps:Input>
        <wps:Input>
            <ows:Identifier>attribute</ows:Identifier>
            <wps:Data>
                <wps:LiteralData>a_lat_naam</wps:LiteralData>
            </wps:Data>
        </wps:Input>
    </wps:DataInputs>
    <wps:ResponseForm>
        <wps:RawDataOutput mimeType="application/json">
            <ows:Identifier>result</ows:Identifier>
        </wps:RawDataOutput>
    </wps:ResponseForm>
</wps:Execute>

Response:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><ows:ExceptionReport xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:ows="http://www.opengis.net/ows/1.1" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" version="1.1.0" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.opengis.net/ows/1.1 https://versie4.kaartviewer.nl/trainingserver/schemas/ows/1.1.0/owsAll.xsd">
  <ows:Exception exceptionCode="NoApplicableCode">
    <ows:ExceptionText>An error occurred while encoding the results of the process</ows:ExceptionText>
  </ows:Exception>
</ows:ExceptionReport>

Error logging:
    10 022 09:22:20 INFO   [geoserver.wps] -
2Request: getServiceInfo
310 022 09:22:20 INFO   [geoserver.wps] -
4Request: execute
5    service = WPS
6    version = 1.0.0
7    baseUrl = http://localhost:8180/trainingserver/
8    identifier:
9        value = gs:Unique
10    dataInputs:
11        input[0]:
12            identifier = net.opengis.ows11.impl.CodeTypeImpl@1440efa4 (value: features, codeSpace: null)
13            reference = net.opengis.wps10.impl.InputReferenceTypeImpl@18695864 (body: net.opengis.wfs.impl.GetFeatureTypeImpl@29feae64 (handle: null, service: WFS, version: 1.0.0, baseUrl: null, providedVersion: null, extendedProperties: {}) (maxFeatures: null, outputFormat: GML2, resultType: <unset>, traverseXlinkDepth: null, traverseXlinkExpiry: null, formatOptions: null, metadata: null, startIndex: null, viewParams: null), encoding: null, href: http://geoserver/wfs, method: POST, mimeType: text/xml, schema: null)input[0]:
14            identifier = net.opengis.ows11.impl.CodeTypeImpl@4e5bb590 (value: attribute, codeSpace: null)
15            data = net.opengis.wps10.impl.DataTypeImpl@5df55e30
16    responseForm:
17        rawDataOutput:
18            identifier = net.opengis.ows11.impl.CodeTypeImpl@f8d8792 (value: result, codeSpace: null)
19            mimeType = application/json
2010 022 09:22:20 WARN   [geoserver.servlets] - OutputStream could not be aborted in time. An error has occurred and could not be sent to the user.
2110 022 09:22:20 ERROR  [geoserver.ows] -
22org.geoserver.wps.WPSException: An error occurred while encoding the results of the process
23  at org.geoserver.wps.response.ExecuteProcessResponse.writeComplex(ExecuteProcessResponse.java:227)
24  at org.geoserver.wps.response.ExecuteProcessResponse.write(ExecuteProcessResponse.java:190)
25  at org.geoserver.ows.Dispatcher.response(Dispatcher.java:1006)
26  at org.geoserver.ows.Dispatcher.handleRequestInternal(Dispatcher.java:272)
27  at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.AbstractController.handleRequest(AbstractController.java:177)
28  at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.SimpleControllerHandlerAdapter.handle(SimpleControllerHandlerAdapter.java:52)
29  at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doDispatch(DispatcherServlet.java:1043)
30  at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doService(DispatcherServlet.java:943)
31  at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.processRequest(FrameworkServlet.java:1006)
32  at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.doPost(FrameworkServlet.java:909)
33  at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:696)
34  at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.service(FrameworkServlet.java:883)
35  at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:779)
36  at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:227)
37  at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162)
38  at org.apache.tomcat.websocket.server.WsFilter.doFilter(WsFilter.java:53)
39  at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:189)
40  at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162)
41  at org.apache.catalina.filters.CorsFilter.handleNonCORS(CorsFilter.java:357)
42  at org.apache.catalina.filters.CorsFilter.doFilter(CorsFilter.java:176)
43  at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:189)
44  at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162)
45  at org.geoserver.filters.ThreadLocalsCleanupFilter.doFilter(ThreadLocalsCleanupFilter.java:28)
46  at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:189)
47  at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162)
48  at org.geoserver.filters.SpringDelegatingFilter$Chain.doFilter(SpringDelegatingFilter.java:73)
49  at org.geoserver.monitor.MonitorFilter.doFilter(MonitorFilter.java:144)
50  at org.geoserver.filters.SpringDelegatingFilter$Chain.doFilter(SpringDelegatingFilter.java:70)
51  at org.geoserver.ows.HTTPHeadersCollector.doFilter(HTTPHeadersCollector.java:48)
52  at org.geoserver.filters.SpringDelegatingFilter$Chain.doFilter(SpringDelegatingFilter.java:70)
53  at org.geoserver.filters.LoggingFilter.doFilter(LoggingFilter.java:194)
54  at org.geoserver.filters.SpringDelegatingFilter$Chain.doFilter(SpringDelegatingFilter.java:70)
55  at org.geoserver.filters.SpringDelegatingFilter.doFilter(SpringDelegatingFilter.java:43)
56  at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:189)
57  at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162)
58  at org.geoserver.platform.AdvancedDispatchFilter.doFilter(AdvancedDispatchFilter.java:39)
59  at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:189)
60  at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162)
61  at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:320)
62  at org.geoserver.security.filter.GeoServerCompositeFilter$NestedFilterChain.doFilter(GeoServerCompositeFilter.java:71)
63  at org.springframework.security.web.access.intercept.FilterSecurityInterceptor.invoke(FilterSecurityInterceptor.java:127)
64  at org.springframework.security.web.access.intercept.FilterSecurityInterceptor.doFilter(FilterSecurityInterceptor.java:91)
65  at org.geoserver.security.filter.GeoServerCompositeFilter$NestedFilterChain.doFilter(GeoServerCompositeFilter.java:75)
66  at org.geoserver.security.filter.GeoServerCompositeFilter.doFilter(GeoServerCompositeFilter.java:92)
67  at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:334)
68  at org.geoserver.security.filter.GeoServerCompositeFilter$NestedFilterChain.doFilter(GeoServerCompositeFilter.java:71)
69  at org.springframework.security.web.access.ExceptionTranslationFilter.doFilter(ExceptionTranslationFilter.java:119)
70  at org.geoserver.security.filter.GeoServerCompositeFilter$NestedFilterChain.doFilter(GeoServerCompositeFilter.java:75)
71  at org.geoserver.security.filter.GeoServerCompositeFilter.doFilter(GeoServerCompositeFilter.java:92)
72  at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:334)
73  at org.geoserver.security.filter.GeoServerAnonymousAuthenticationFilter.doFilter(GeoServerAnonymousAuthenticationFilter.java:53)
74  at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:334)
75  at org.geoserver.security.filter.GeoServerCompositeFilter$NestedFilterChain.doFilter(GeoServerCompositeFilter.java:71)
76  at org.springframework.security.web.authentication.www.BasicAuthenticationFilter.doFilterInternal(BasicAuthenticationFilter.java:215)
77  at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:119)
78  at org.geoserver.security.filter.GeoServerCompositeFilter$NestedFilterChain.doFilter(GeoServerCompositeFilter.java:75)
79  at org.geoserver.security.filter.GeoServerCompositeFilter.doFilter(GeoServerCompositeFilter.java:92)
80  at org.geoserver.security.filter.GeoServerBasicAuthenticationFilter.doFilter(GeoServerBasicAuthenticationFilter.java:81)
81  at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:334)
82  at org.geoserver.security.filter.GeoServerCompositeFilter$NestedFilterChain.doFilter(GeoServerCompositeFilter.java:71)
83  at org.springframework.security.web.context.SecurityContextPersistenceFilter.doFilter(SecurityContextPersistenceFilter.java:105)
84  at org.geoserver.security.filter.GeoServerSecurityContextPersistenceFilter$1.doFilter(GeoServerSecurityContextPersistenceFilter.java:52)
85  at org.geoserver.security.filter.GeoServerCompositeFilter$NestedFilterChain.doFilter(GeoServerCompositeFilter.java:75)
86  at org.geoserver.security.filter.GeoServerCompositeFilter.doFilter(GeoServerCompositeFilter.java:92)
87  at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:334)
88  at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy.doFilterInternal(FilterChainProxy.java:215)
89  at org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:178)
90  at org.geoserver.security.GeoServerSecurityFilterChainProxy.doFilter(GeoServerSecurityFilterChainProxy.java:142)
91  at org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.invokeDelegate(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:358)
92  at org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.doFilter(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:271)
93  at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:189)
94  at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162)
95  at org.geoserver.filters.XFrameOptionsFilter.doFilter(XFrameOptionsFilter.java:77)
96  at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:189)
97  at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162)
98  at org.geoserver.filters.GZIPFilter.doFilter(GZIPFilter.java:54)
99  at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:189)
100 at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162)
101 at org.geoserver.filters.SessionDebugFilter.doFilter(SessionDebugFilter.java:49)
102 at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:189)
103 at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162)
104 at org.geoserver.filters.FlushSafeFilter.doFilter(FlushSafeFilter.java:42)
105 at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:189)
106 at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162)
107 at org.springframework.web.filter.CharacterEncodingFilter.doFilterInternal(CharacterEncodingFilter.java:201)
108 at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:119)
109 at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:189)
110 at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:162)
111 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:197)
112 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:97)
113 at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:541)
114 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:135)
115 at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:92)
116 at org.apache.catalina.valves.AbstractAccessLogValve.invoke(AbstractAccessLogValve.java:687)
117 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:78)
118 at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:360)
119 at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.service(Http11Processor.java:399)
120 at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProcessorLight.process(AbstractProcessorLight.java:65)
121 at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$ConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:893)
122 at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.NioEndpoint$SocketProcessor.doRun(NioEndpoint.java:1789)
123 at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.SocketProcessorBase.run(SocketProcessorBase.java:49)
124 at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1191)
125 at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:659)
126 at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.TaskThread$WrappingRunnable.run(TaskThread.java:61)
127 at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
128Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
129 at org.geotools.data.geojson.GeoJSONWriter.reprojectGeometry(GeoJSONWriter.java:300)
130 at org.geotools.data.geojson.GeoJSONWriter.writeFeature(GeoJSONWriter.java:230)
131 at org.geotools.data.geojson.GeoJSONWriter.write(GeoJSONWriter.java:186)
132 at org.geotools.data.geojson.GeoJSONWriter.writeFeatureCollection(GeoJSONWriter.java:453)
133 at org.geoserver.wps.ppio.GeoJSONPPIO$FeatureCollections.encode(GeoJSONPPIO.java:79)
134 at org.geoserver.wps.CDataEncoderDelegate.encode(CDataEncoderDelegate.java:45)
135 at org.geoserver.wps.response.ExecuteProcessResponse.writeComplex(ExecuteProcessResponse.java:225)
136 ... 104 more
137 Suppressed: com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonGenerationException: Current context not Array but Object
138     at com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonGenerator._reportError(JsonGenerator.java:2710)
139     at com.fasterxml.jackson.core.json.UTF8JsonGenerator.writeEndArray(UTF8JsonGenerator.java:358)
140     at org.geotools.data.geojson.GeoJSONWriter.close(GeoJSONWriter.java:344)
141     at org.geoserver.wps.ppio.GeoJSONPPIO$FeatureCollections.encode(GeoJSONPPIO.java:80)
142     ... 106 more

If I do this with output format 'text/xml; subtype=wfs-collection/1.1' I get a good response back:
Request:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><wps:Execute version="1.0.0" service="WPS" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/wps/1.0.0" xmlns:wfs="http://www.opengis.net/wfs" xmlns:wps="http://www.opengis.net/wps/1.0.0" xmlns:ows="http://www.opengis.net/ows/1.1" xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" xmlns:ogc="http://www.opengis.net/ogc" xmlns:wcs="http://www.opengis.net/wcs/1.1.1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.opengis.net/wps/1.0.0 http://schemas.opengis.net/wps/1.0.0/wpsAll.xsd">
  <ows:Identifier>gs:Unique</ows:Identifier>
  <wps:DataInputs>
    <wps:Input>
      <ows:Identifier>features</ows:Identifier>
      <wps:Reference mimeType="text/xml" xlink:href="http://geoserver/wfs" method="POST">
        <wps:Body>
          <wfs:GetFeature service="WFS" version="1.0.0" outputFormat="GML2" xmlns:training="https://versie4.kaartviewer.nl/trainingserver/">
            <wfs:Query typeName="training:openbaar_fruit"/>
          </wfs:GetFeature>
        </wps:Body>
      </wps:Reference>
    </wps:Input>
    <wps:Input>
      <ows:Identifier>attribute</ows:Identifier>
      <wps:Data>
        <wps:LiteralData>a_lat_naam</wps:LiteralData>
      </wps:Data>
    </wps:Input>
  </wps:DataInputs>
  <wps:ResponseForm>
    <wps:RawDataOutput mimeType="text/xml; subtype=wfs-collection/1.1">
      <ows:Identifier>result</ows:Identifier>
    </wps:RawDataOutput>
  </wps:ResponseForm>
</wps:Execute>

Response:
<wfs:FeatureCollection>
    <feature:boundedBy>
        <feature:Null>unknown</feature:Null>
    </feature:boundedBy>
    <feature:featureMember>
        <feature:UniqueValue feature:id="fid--78cd413f_183e4f9f885_-7fad"/>
    </feature:featureMember>
    <feature:featureMember>
        <feature:UniqueValue feature:id="fid--78cd413f_183e4f9f885_-7fac">
            <feature:value>Pyrus communis</feature:value>
        </feature:UniqueValue>
    </feature:featureMember>
    <feature:featureMember>
        <feature:UniqueValue feature:id="fid--78cd413f_183e4f9f885_-7fab">
            <feature:value>Prunus domestica</feature:value>
        </feature:UniqueValue>
    </feature:featureMember>
    <feature:featureMember>
        <feature:UniqueValue feature:id="fid--78cd413f_183e4f9f885_-7faa">
            <feature:value>Prunus avium</feature:value>
        </feature:UniqueValue>
    </feature:featureMember>
    <feature:featureMember>
        <feature:UniqueValue feature:id="fid--78cd413f_183e4f9f885_-7fa9">
            <feature:value>Malus domestica</feature:value>
        </feature:UniqueValue>
    </feature:featureMember>
    <feature:featureMember>
        <feature:UniqueValue feature:id="fid--78cd413f_183e4f9f885_-7fa8">
            <feature:value>Juglans regia</feature:value>
        </feature:UniqueValue>
    </feature:featureMember>
</wfs:FeatureCollection>

Is there something new for WPS in this version or am I doing something wrong?

A: There was an issue with writing out GeoJSON without a geometry in the underlying GeoTools library. This is now fixed so your process should work in all builds of GeoServer produced after 2022-10-21.


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Good morning! It's been a long time since I have sat down to write about my favorite thing, farmhouse decor. I love to create but I don't always find the time to blog about it. I'm constantly adding new decor to my home or rearranging but today I wanted to tell you about my most recent big project. First I want to give you a little before and after teaser...who doesn't love anticipation?!
I liked it but a change was needed. My boys are teenagers now so I had time for a large project! Packing up and taking everything down was a project in itself! Phew! It was time to channel my inner HGTV Goddess!
I decided the wall color was the first thing to change, lighten up a bit. Off to Sherwin Williams to find the perfect greige paint color! Did you know there are about 1000 shades of greige?! I had done my homework on Pinterest and choose between Agreeable Gray and Anew Gray. I decided to go with Agreeable Gray as it has slightly more of a taupe/brown feel and Anew has a gray/brown tone. Agreeable felt the most "farmhouse" to me.
While my husband was painting away I was planning in my head where to put things and what new accessories to buy! I hit Overstock for curtains and Target for a hanging produce scale clock that I had been eyeing for a while.
I love to collaborate with friends to get a project done! Christi at Three Little Birds painted the hutch. While Christi was painting the hutch I painted the dining table legs and washstand using Amy Howard Ballet White chalk paint.
Once the walls were painted, and the furniture was back the fun began! I filled the hutch with my white dish collection, some is Ironstone and other pieces I have collected throughout the years as thrift store finds! I love a good thrift shop!! I hung tobacco baskets, cotton decor, and a boxwood wreath.
And now for the full grand reveal! What do you think? I'm in love!
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Dreamstate SF 2017 || Abisola's Event Review
Photo Credit: Insomniac Events
It was once again time for trance families to unite under the roof of San Francisco's Bill Graham Theater last month for Dreamstate SF 2017.
Dreamstate San Francisco continues to hold a special place in my heart as it was the first Dreamstate event I attended. I was beyond excited to once again link up with friends and trance families from all over the world last month. Dreamstate SF 2017 certainly did not disappoint and was an amazing experience full of class acts, amazing production, and good vibes.
The Ambiance
The ambiance was perfect for the two-day affair. My friends and I happened to stay at a hotel a short walking distance from the venue. At the hotel and on the surrounding streets, it was easy to tell that an amazing event was taking place. There were trance family shirts and kandi-lined arms everywhere you turned. It was a beautiful sight which added to my enthusiasm each night!
Something I loved about the event was how quick and easy it was to get in! Once the gates opened, attendees took a few steps to ID check, then they had baggage check right. Even when I brought my camelback and had pockets, I spent less than 5 minutes at each station. I appreciated being able to cruise through fairly quickly.
On that note, I do, however, wish that Insomniac would allow for gates to open before artists begin playing.
On night two, my friends and I were really looking forward to hearing Binary Finary's classic set in its entirety. Despite being in line about 1 hour before the opening act, we still missed some of the duo's set. It would be nice if gates opened 30 minutes before the first set. However, a positive that came out of this situation was that Stuart Matheson of BF came outside to thank fans, take pictures with them and sign vinyls!
I was transported onto an intergalactic space ship fully charged by trance once inside. The theme of the stage appeared to tie directly with the Dreamstate SoCal 2016 trailer. The Dreamstate SF 2017 spaceship-shaped stage was flanked by the usual Dreamstate dancer wearing white/silver, knee highs, bodysuits and bob wigs. These dancers alternated with acrobats in all white/silver, and performance artists wearing illuminated outfits jumping on trampolines.
One interesting thing I also noticed, was the lack of totems at Dreamstate SF 2017.
I was looking forward to seeing some of the mainstay Dreamstate totems such as the Martian in the spaceship. However, I was surprised that none of them were there. Multiple attendees that showed up with totems were turned away as it turns out. Apparently, the totem rules Insomniac posted did not match the extremely strict venue rules. Interestingly enough, this was not an issue at the previous SF event. I will say, it was nice to have a clear view of the stages. However, the ambiance lacked a bit of flair without the totems. I especially feel bad for attendees that put a lot of hard work into the totems and who were blind sighted at the entrance.
Overall the ambiance on the dance floor was very positive. There were multiple shufflers, glovers and other flow artists lighting up the dance floor. It was fairly easy to move around and most people were respectful when floating through the crowd. The majority of the two nights the floor was never packed. The one time it occurred Vini Vici played and it seemed like everyone decided to storm the floor. Even then, it was still an overwhelmingly positive atmosphere.
The music was on fire and I wouldn't have expected anything less. I was most looking forward to sets and artists I had never experienced such as Ferry Corsten's producer set, PureNRG and Markus Schulz presents Dakota. Overall, there was just so much great music to look forward to!.
Day 1 had some sets that were not my favorite and some that did not resonate well with the audience. Though Schulz's Dakota set was one of my highly anticipated of the night, I did not enjoy the set as much as I thought I would. I found it overwhelming with the narrations and dark imagery. The set also seemed rushed as Schulz only went through about 6 of the 9 skies. For these reasons, I feel as though I may have missed some of the overarching messages. At EDC, Schulz played a 90 min "The Nine Skies" set, therefore, attendees were able to view his entire message.
Overall, I would say that my favorite set of night one was Solarstone and Giuseppe Ottaviani's PureNRG. The two burst on the stage with synchronized drumming while holding LED drumsticks! They played in beautiful synchronicity while incorporating their own musical personalities. It was pure magical energy during that set and I'm happy I finally was able to see the collaboration.
Between the two days, I would have to say that Day 2 was my overall favorite. There was something about the overall energy of the second that was absolutely alive the entire time.
Binary Finary had an amazing opening and they were followed by the always dynamic Fleming and Lawence. Christopher Lawrence and John 00 Fleming stayed true to those underground club feels and ended their act with a classy remix of Robert Miles's Children. Another personal favorite of mine was Ferry Corsten's producers set.Though I don't think it was advertised quite right as it felt more like a Blueprint set with a sprinkle of Gouryella and a dab of his other aliases. As I had been obsessively listening to the Blueprint album I loved being able to see the tracks come alive on stage. Lastly, as a Gareth Emery fan, I was happy that he closed out the night with an amazing set! However, I do agree with Lisa that it would have been more dynamic to have someone other than Emery close out yet another Dreamstate SF event.
Dreamstate SF 2017 proved to be another solid addition to the books for trance fans.
Dreamstate SF 2017 is another one for the books. This Dreamstate event will never be as massive as the flagship SoCal event, but it has so many perks associated with it. What the SF iteration of the festival lacks in size it makes up in intimacy. Over 5,000 trance fans came together to enjoy one line up. There were no set conflicts, no issues with weather and with one stage, everyone felt the same love and enjoyed the same sights and sounds. I love that we all had a shared experience and I look forward to attending for my third time. Until then, I'll keep listening to the livesets on repeat!
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Can You Survive Podcasting's Chaotic Era?
With technical problems and goofy business practices plaguing big podcast tech, the whole of podcasting is feeling more than growing pains. It's resembling an identity crisis. Your job? Survive it.
The podosphere is experiencing some rather weird weather as of late. No, not just from the punctuated-panic nature of the pandemic that never seems to end. Nor is it just the massive wave of consolidation sweeping through podcasting's upper echelons. Those are parts, sure. But it's more than that.
I think podcasting has entered a chaotic era.
Change—near-constant change—is nothing new to podcasting. But not all change means upheaval. The fabric that underpins all of podcasting is quite flexible and resilient, allowing the podcasting community to live in a relatively stable period for the last two decades.
Yes, we've had significant inflection points that have changed the course of podcasting. But those prior inflection points have all been similar and have been brought about by large companies entering and advancing the podcasting ecosystem. Often that large company was Apple. But we've also seen waves caused by large publishing companies. And even a music streaming giant.
With few exceptions, the tectonic shifts that followed have tended to better podcasting overall.
At least, for most of podcasting.
Without a doubt, those inflection points left localized disruption and destruction in their wake. iTunes 4.9 single-handedly decimated—if not outright destroyed—our nascent podcast listening app and directory marketplace. Today, fortunes are won and lost when popular shows are swallowed up by large entities that either lock the once-free content behind paywalls or force listeners down an exclusive path. So it's not all roses.
But for the most part, each of those big moves either directly benefited podcasting as a whole or at least had silver linings that grew larger than the dark cloud.
That Was Then. This Is Now. And Now Is Weird.
But all of that has changed in recent months. In this new era, the dominant forces in podcasting—yes, I mean Apple and Spotify—seem to be moving away from podcasting, if not being actively hostile toward it. Not just podcasting as we know it today. But the entire ethos of podcasting.
It's been four months since Apple broke the fundamental on-ramp to the entire podcasting ecosystem. More recently, they've exposed the hidden underbelly of podcast ad measurement and negatively impacted podcasters' income from impression-based ad campaigns. Rather than fixing the problem or even offering up an apology, they're staying mostly silent. It seems Apple is running on little more than momentum at the moment, with several prominent high-level persons exiting the company.
Spotify vis-à-vis Anchor is laying bare its plans to completely disintermediate every part of podcasting that they Spotify do not own. That's as chilling as it is not surprising.
Social audio or drop-in audio platforms that started with Clubhouse and are now spreading at Plurk-like infection rates to become Greenhouse or a Firehouse or whatever the next house, room, or side will be named are seducing podcasters away from timeless, on-demand content with an easy way to create more ephemeral and much lower-quality audio content.
I don't begrudge anyone or any company their ability to make shifts, even drastic ones. And I fully understand the never-constant nature of things and do not pine for the past. Heck, I don't even want companies to leave well enough alone, because podcasting must continue to evolve, else it stagnates and becomes irrelevant.
But we're still in a very weird time. A chaotic era, even.
All This Chaos Is Clouding Up My Magic 8-Ball
This show is ostensibly about the future of podcasting and helping working podcasters ask questions to get them through the future. And I'll admit: I'm a bit flummoxed at the moment.
Predicting the future with any sort of accuracy is always hard. But identifying the directionality of podcasting and extrapolating possible outcomes is fairly straightforward, given enough inputs and correlation capabilities.
Unless you're living in a chaotic era. Like we are right now.
So anyone talking about the future of podcasting without acknowledging that we're in uncharted waters is guessing more than they normally do. History can only get us so far when things are this weird. And I assure you, things are very weird right now.
The question is really what can you, the working podcaster, can do about it. How can you ride out this chaotic era until we reach stability—or some semblance of stability—on the other side. For as long as the chaos lasts.
I suggest you approach the chaos we're all in with these three guiding principles:
1. Realize there's no one coming to save us.
Cake had it right. The time of big organizations advancing all of podcasting is either behind us or on pause. They're clearly tending to their own interests, looking inward and pulling the best parts of podcasting out of podcasting and into their own closed orbits and ecosystems.
Whether you identify as an indie podcaster or not, you're on your own. Like the rest of us. We can't wait around for another big organization to come and lift us out of the chaos. There's just not enough upside for them right now.
2. Diversify your podcast's assets and footprint
Leaning into the reality of that first principle means you probably shouldn't put your eggs in a single basket. Unless, of course, the owner of that basket wants to compensate you extremely well for your eggs. As you know, I think there's no such thing as selling out; only the prospect of selling too cheaply. So if the giant bags of money are gigantic enough, then cash out and live the good life!
But if you're not getting a seriously fat paycheck, then don't pay fealty to the big podcasting players that are responsible for the chaos we find ourselves in today. By all means, try out new things that seem like they may have some tangential benefit to your podcast. But don't get sucked in by the glitz and glamor of a fast-burning fad.
Take a hard look at the apps and services you either promote or endorse through your default behaviors, like sharing links to your episodes and growing your audience. Generally speaking, I'm not a fan of boycotts, as slopes tend to be slippery. But I see no value—to you or to podcasting—in continuing to promote the usage of apps and services that are contributing to the problem. Especially when there are other apps and services that accomplish the same goal who aren't trying to end podcasting as we know it.
3. Hold on for dear life!
The chaotic era will end. And luckily, with over 4 million podcasts available, podcasting has enough "genetic diversity" to survive a near-extinction-level event. So whatever happens, even if the majority of shows get wiped out, absorbed into a megacorp, or fade away to pursue other creative outlets; podcasting will survive. And probably be the richer for it.
Every Little Bit Helps
It's up to us to keep podcasting going. Continuing to make episodes. Continuing to launch new shows. Continuing to push the boundaries of what podcasting can be. It's up to us.
As is continuing to show your support for those who are working hard to make podcasting better as a whole. If you get value out of the content I provide to you, you can show me your support by buying me a coffee. But don't stop with me. Support all the people in podcasting who are doing their part to make podcasting better.
Diversify, then hold on. We'll make it through to the other side of this chaotic era in podcasting. Whatever it looks like.
With technical problems and goofy business practices plaguing big podcast tech, the whole of podcasting is feeling more than growing pains. It's starting to resemble an identity crisis. Your job? Survive it.
It's weird out there in the podisphere. And I'm not just talking about the pandemic or even the massive wave of consolidation that's happening amongst podcasting companies. I think we're actually in a chaotic era of podcasting. Allow me to explain.
Podcasting has gone through a series of mostly stable periods for the last seventeen or twenty years, depending on how you count, where really nothing significant - well, I won't say nothing significant. I'll say nothing much happened.
Now, please, I understand we certainly have had our inflection points. But those inflection points of podcasting have tended to center around advances made by big podcast tech. Mostly Apple, but by no means always Apple. Sometimes big publishers have done really big things and even sometimes music streaming services, oddly enough. But with few exceptions, the tectonic shifts we've seen in podcasting over the last nearly, or has been, two decades have tended to better podcasting overall.
Now, of course, yes, there were certainly localized areas of both disruption and destruction. I'm thinking the early days of podcasting when iTunes entered the market space and literally decimated, if not outright destroyed, indie podcast listening apps. That entire market collapsed almost overnight.
I'm also thinking of when popular shows have been getting swallowed up by some of these big podcast companies, either locking them behind paywalls or just simply made exclusive. But overall, when these things happen, you might be disrupted, your world might be disrupted, but overall, podcasting in total tended to benefit, or at least stay mostly constant.
But all that changed recently. Now the dominant forces of podcasting, I'm talking about specifically Apple and Spotify, seem to both be moving away from, if not actively being hostile toward, podcasting.
It's been four months since Apple broke the entire podcasting ecosystem for themselves, and that means all of us. Apple right now seems to be running on little more than momentum. Rather than fixing it, or even offering up an "Our bad" apology, they're staying silent. And if you watch the news, you're seeing their talent pool get siphoned away.
Spotify vis-a-vis Anchor is laying bare its plans to completely disintermediate every part of podcasting that they, Spotify, do not own. That's a little chilling.
We have social audio or these drop-in audio platforms, starting with Clubhouse, but now spreading out with Plurk-like infection to Greenhouse or Firehouse or whatever the next house or room or side may look like or sound like. These platforms are seducing podcasters to create this much more ephemeral, and much more lower quality, content instead of their podcasts - or as they may think, in conjunction with their podcast, as some are doing.
That's all weird. Makes you ask the question, "What's next?" Which I get asked quite a lot. What's the future of podcasting? Well, as I try to answer it, it's always hard to answer that question. But with this much chaos that we're all swimming in right now, everybody who tells you what the future of podcasting is, is guessing more than they normally do. History can only get us so far when things are this weird. And I assure you, they are very weird right now.
The question is really what can you, the working podcaster, do about it? So you can ride this chaotic era all the way out until we reach stability or some semblance of stability, whatever that looks like, or for however long it lasts because there will be another side to this chaos. It won't always be this chaotic. I think there are three things that you should do.
Number one: realize that there is no one coming to save us. The big companies that did all those shifting previously for us, they're now looking inwards. They're trying to pull the best parts of podcasting out of podcasting and into their own closed orbit and ecosystem.
So what we do as podcasters, whether you consider yourself an indie podcaster or not, it's on us either collectively or individually to take care of ourselves. We can't wait around to be rescued by some big tech as has happened before. This is where we live today.
Number two: diversify your assets. Leaning into the first reality that there is no big company coming to save us, don't put your eggs in a single basket. Unless, of course, that is you are extremely, really well-compensated for putting your eggs in any given basket. Hey, as you know, I think there's no such thing as selling out, only the prospect of selling too cheaply. So if that works for you, great.
But if you're not getting fully compensated from these platforms, then it's up to you to kind of do the opposite of what they're doing, maybe? Like first thing, stop spreading links and promoting apps that really only benefit these mega-corps that really helped usher in our chaotic era.
Try out new things that look interesting. By all means, try out new things that look interesting to you, but don't get enamored by the quick "results" that you might see there.
Evaluate everything that you do for the long haul. Will I still be doing this six months, six years from now? And how will this help this thing I have created? Diversify. Play.
Number three: hold on for dear life, baby. Look, we have over four million podcasts out there right now. That's enough. That's enough diversity to survive an extinction level event or a near-extinction level event. 'Cause whatever happens during this chaos, it's not going to be good for a lot. But we can make it. We can make it through and whatever comes on the other side, we can, I don't want to say rebuild because that's the wrong way to think about it, but we can certainly survive and figure out what the future looks like after this chaos is over. Or, at least has shifted into a way to where it's a little more stable for us.
Every little bit of things you can do as an indie podcaster can help. Like for example, if you get value out of the content I'm providing to you, you can show me your support by buying me a coffee. Yes, BuyMeACoffee.com/evoterra.
Support all the things that people in podcasting are doing that make podcasting great. Make sure you're supporting only the companies and only the services and only apps that really are there making podcasting great. And then, as I said before, hold on, diversify your assets, and realize no one's coming to get you. We'll make it on the other side.


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EIA-485 (původně RS-485 nebo RS485) je standard sériové komunikace definovaný v roce 1983 sdružením EIA. Používá se především v průmyslovém prostředí. Standard RS-485 je navržen tak, aby umožňoval vytvoření dvouvodičového poloduplexního vícebodového sériového spoje.  Má stejný základ jako standard RS-232, od kterého se liší především jinou definicí napěťových úrovní, nepřítomností modemových signálů, možností vytváření sítí (též sběrnice) sestávající z až 32 zařízení a možností komunikace na vzdálenost až 1 200 m (proti 20 m u RS-232). Výhodou rovněž je, že linku RS-485 je možné vytvořit z široce rozšířeného standardu RS-232 pomocí jednoduchých převodníků úrovně.

Technické parametry
RS-485 (stejně tak RS-422) se vyznačuje dvouvodičovým propojením jednotek. Tyto vodiče se označují písmeny A a B, někdy se používá označení "−" a "+". V klidovém stavu by na vodiči A (neboli "−") mělo být menší napětí než na vodiči B (neboli "+"). Maximální délka sběrnice je až 1 200 m, maximální počet uzlů (tj. zařízení vysílajících a přijímajících po lince data) je 32. Při použití opakovačů může být počet uzlů vyšší. Maximální přenosová rychlost je nepřímo úměrná délce vedení. Přenosová rychlost u krátkých spojů (do 10 m) může být až 10 Mib/s. Při komunikaci na vyšší vzdálenosti musí být vedení na obou stranách zakončeno zakončovacími odpory, neboli terminátory. Smyslem "terminátorů" je zabránit odrazům signálu od konců vedení, rovněž pomáhají zvýšit odolnost linky proti rušivým signálům. Terminátor by měl mít v ideálním případě hodnotu 110 Ω (tzv. obrazová impedance), výsledná impedance linky je pak 55 Ω (110 Ω || 110 Ω).

Používané logické úrovně
Logické úrovně (nebo stavy) jsou reprezentovány rozdílovým napětím mezi oběma vodiči. Je to rozdíl oproti RS-232, kde se úrovně stavů vztahují k referenční zemi (značené GND nebo G). Detekce logického stavu založená na rozdílovém napětí mezi oběma vodiči je výhodná zejména kvůli eliminaci indukovaného rušivého signálu, který se většinou přičítá k oběma vodičům stejně. Přijímač rozlišuje logický stav "1" (také označovaný jako "Mark") při rozdílu napětí A − B < −200 mV. Logický stav "0" označovaný jako "Space" při rozdílu napětí A − B > +200 mV. Vysílač by měl na výstupu při logické 1 (klidový stav linky) generovat na vodiči A napětí −2 V, na vodiči B +2 V, při logické 0 by měl na vodiči A generovat +2 V, na vodiči B −2 V.

I když se pracuje s rozdílovým napětím, při spojení na delší vzdálenosti se musí kromě signálových vodičů (RxTx+ a RxTx−) propojit i země (GND, G) komunikujících zařízení (viz např. specifikace Modbusu). Příčinou je, že ve vzdálených místech mohou existovat značné rozdíly v potenciálu "země". Proto je často "dvouvodičová" RS-485 ve skutečnosti spíše třívodičová a "čtyřvodičová" RS-422 spíše pětivodičová.

Přenos dat

Přenos dat se uskutečňuje pomocí 7- nebo 8bitových rámců se startbitem, 1 nebo více stopbity a případně i paritním bitem. Startbit je reprezentován logickou nulou, stopbit a neaktivní stav logickou jedničkou. Na úrovni logických signálů je tedy způsob přenosu znaku stejný jako u linky RS-232.

Dvouvodičová verze RS-485
Pojmem RS-485 je nejčastěji myšlena právě "dvouvodičová" verze RS-485. Přenos je poloduplexní, a proto se vyžaduje řízení přenosu dat (směru komunikace). Pomocí dvouvodičové linky RS-485 je možné vytvořit komunikační sběrnici, na kterou může být připojeno bez opakovače až 32 zařízení. Aby v jednom okamžiku vysílalo nanejvýš jedno zařízení, musí zajistit komunikační protokol, který však není součástí standardu RS-485. Nejjednodušší variantou je konfigurace s jedním trvale připnutým vysílačem a až 31 přijímači. V obvyklé topologii se zařízení ve vysílání střídají.

Čtyřvodičová verze RS-485
V některých aplikacích se používá čtyřvodičová verze RS-485, která poskytuje plně duplexní (obousměrnou) komunikaci a odpadá tak nutnost řízení směru přenosu dat. V podstatě jde o dvě dvouvodičové linky. Výhodou je logická kompatibilita se základními signály linky RS-232. Nevýhodou je, že uskutečňované spojení je typu 1:1 (stejně jako u RS-232). V praxi se u čtyřvodičové linky používá i spojení 1:N, což předpokládá, že slave zařízení mají schopnost odpojovat svůj vysílací kanál. Na takové lince je většinou jedno zařízení typu master, které posílá po vysílací lince příkazy a N zařízení typu slave, které přijímají příkazy a vysílají odpovědi. Výhodou je, že master nepotřebuje přepínat směr linky a také u zařízení typu slave jsou časové požadavky na přepínání linky a na vyhodnocování příchozích zpráv mírnější. Současně nehrozí, že by slave zařízení např. v důsledku chyby software mohlo zablokovat "příkazový kanál" celé sběrnice.

Praxe vs. standard
Určitou "dírou" ve standardu RS-485 je, že na rozdíl od RS-232 nebyly definovány standardní konektory (a tedy ani standardní zapojení konektorů). Vzhledem k aplikaci v průmyslu, kde se mohou používat v závislosti na prostředí různé systémy konektorů by to bylo pravděpodobně nepraktické. Absence standardizace konektorů pravděpodobně přispěla k tomu, že někteří výrobci chybně přehazují signály A a B.

Dalším problémem je, že označení RS-485 a RS-422 bývají kvůli své podobnosti nesprávně používána.

Problémy se značením signálů
V praxi se u mnoha zařízení setkáme s přehozením značení datových vodičů A a B, které jsou pak opačně než je definuje norma. Je to pravděpodobně dané nesprávným označováním těchto signálů na obvodech budičů sběrnice RS-485, které používají významní výrobci jako Texas Instruments, MAXIM nebo Intersil.

Některá zařízení proto raději místo značení A/B používají jednoznačnější (avšak nenormalizované) značení obsahující "−" pro vodič se zápornou klidovou úrovní a "+" pro vodič s kladnou klidovou úrovní, např. RxTx−/RxTx+, atp.

RS-485 a RS-422
Velká podobnost RS-485 a RS-422 vede k tomu, že jsou tyto termíny používány jako synonyma, v lepším případě se na RS-422 pohlíží jako na podmnožinu RS-485. Kompatibilita těchto standardů však není stoprocentní. Komponenty vyhovující RS-485 mohou být většinou bez problémů používány v sítích založených na RS-422, naopak to však neplatí.

 komponenty RS-422 nemají signál pro odpojení výstupu. V sítích RS-422 může být tedy použit pouze jediný vysílač, komponenty RS-422 nejsou odolné vůči konfliktu na sběrnici.
 komponenty RS-422 počítají s jednosměrnou linkou, proto mají slabší budiče, které "neutáhnou" síť se dvěma terminátory.
 komponenty RS-422 mají nižší odolnost proti indukovanému napětí, nebo offsetům projevujícím se u sítí s více vysílači

V sítích RS-485 lze používat komponenty RS-422 pouze jako přijímače, avšak je třeba vzít v úvahu, že při vstupním odporu 4 kΩ musíme 1 jednotku RS-422 počítat za 3 jednotky RS-485.

Prakticky se většinou používají součástky RS-485 kompatibilní s oběma standardy. Čtyřvodičové linky implementující obousměrnou komunikaci bez vypínání výstupního kanálu bývají označovány jako RS-422, i když mohou vyhovovat současně standardu RS-485. Označení RS-422 se pak nesprávně používá také u čtyřvodičových sběrnic RS-485, používajících v jednom páru vodičů odpojování výstupního kanálu.

Související články
 RS-232
 RS-422
 Profibus
 Modbus

Externí odkazy

 https://web.archive.org/web/20090717044449/http://hw.cz/
 Jan Staněk, Jan Řehák: RS 485 & 422
 Pavel Poucha: Přenos dat po linkách RS485 a RS422 (stejný článek jinde: , )
 Antonín Vojáček: Základní informace o RS-485 a RS-422 pro každého

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I want to talk about one of the problems that I see in the area of self-motivation or hustle. In the first part, I just want to talk little bit about the quandary of motivation; the difficulties people have who have much more opportunity than what you might have. If it is difficult for them, how much more difficult it might be for you. In the end, I am going to give you four points tell keep yourself relatively motivated.
To be successful you must hustle. For long term business success, hustle needs to be sustained.
I often look, study, and see: How do people motivate themselves, how do you learn, how do you succeed, how do you make progress?
Recently, take a look, the most prominent example, of course, is Johnny Manziel. He had a life that was guaranteed to be wonderful for him. Now, maybe because his parents are well off or something, he doesn't think he'll ever have to worry about that. Whatever it is that's going on, whatever that constant decision to make himself look bad on everything from TV, to selfies, the constant ongoing mistakes that he seems to make. But he's not the only one; there's lots of them. There's been lots of people in the football world or other sports world, where they have done things that are just ruining their career.
Just the other day we had the NFL draft, a few days ago, and during that draft, here was this video that pops up, and this guy lost somewhere between 7 and 12 million dollars because that video showed him smoking from a bong with a gasmask on. It's not just those in those situations. There was somebody who was guaranteed a ton of money, and he knew it, even though that was a couple years old, he knew it well back then because he was that much of a star player; expected to be the top draft pick, other than a quarterback.
Let me go a little bit adrift, then, from just football players or other sports figures. I use those as an example, because these people are guaranteed a great income that's going to be provided for them, or they're already under contract and they screw up. What happens to the person who's trying to work their way up, going to college or other things? Take a look at some things. It turns out 30% of people being interviewed lose the interview not because of what goes on in the interview, but because then when the research is done on Facebook or some other social media, they don't want that person or that person of character coming into the office. In discussion with some younger people, I've had them say things like: "Well, that's not anybody else's business, or that's self-expression," etc. Fine, it's self-expression, but somebody who was going to give you a job just found out things about you that they feel uncomfortable with, bringing you in, having you go out, and be "their employee." How do you stop that kind of behavior besides just giving knowledge and information? How does somebody motivate themselves, or just to follow certain guidelines of their own as when they represent or put themselves out? Everything you do in social media today or out in public, which may be recorded, in a sense, may be something that will have a positive or negative influence on your future.
A lot of people say: "Everybody makes mistakes. Shouldn't we just forgive?" That's an interesting thought. Let's look at it from the employer standpoint for a second. It's one thing, they turn around, take a look at it, and it's very well-exposed when you talk about professional athletes, because you take a look at them and you see that many of these people tend to then repeat, and do the same things over and over again. So they are at least risky to start paying millions of dollars to and have under contract. "What do they do to the team?" etc. Those are all publicly displayed, and they're kind of interesting. It is a good microcosm, in a sense of the rest of society.
When you're an employer, you're looking at somebody and you're saying: "Do I want to take the chance?" You buy insurance because you might have an accident, so that accident means that you have to have something in case something happens. For your car, for your house, etc., you buy insurance. For your life, you buy insurance so that if something happens to you, you're able to cover the loss, cover the problems. What happens with hiring an employee? You don't really have an insurance policy, but you have to make sure that there's a very low risk, just like there's a low risk of a fire or an accident for your car, or somebody dying. You have to make sure that you have a greater degree of risk taken out of the equation when you hire an employee. You don't want to hire somebody that you have questions about certain things that may affect their job or may affect how they show up in the morning, if they show up in the morning. All of those things end up being decision factors for an employer.
Really, it gets back to how an individual motivates themselves or how we motivate, and basically inform individuals to behave certain ways. Interestingly, I have found this in a variety of different ways just recently. There was a video that was put out, an interview between Gary Vaynerchuk and Daymond John, and they were talking about their kids, and: How do they get their kids motivated? Because they've been so successful, those kids are born already into something that's going to be a great deal of wealth, so how do they do that? The same thing with others and how we do it ourselves.
How do you motivate that? Some of it I've discussed in earlier episodes. Episode on ensuring goal success where we talked about how you ensure success. That would be a good episode to come back for, and see how you paint your own picture for success. When you paint your own picture, why do you want to leave and how do you motivate yourself from leaving from your current situation to something that you would desire more?
Now here, let me give you what I consider for key factors to keep yourself motivated. You are going to have tough times, low times and mainly fighting against stress. These are not in any order, not in any order of priority. Just take them all and use them.
First motivational, keep yourself surrounded by motivational things and read those motivational quotes, things that are inspirational and make you feel like you want to do something.
Second, when you get up in the morning and are languishing around, turn on some upbeat music. By that I mean, nothing depressing but rather things that will want to make you play. Think of ideas like it football games or sporting events the kind of music that pumps up the crowd. Think of conferences the kind of music they play before it starts like 'Jump,' etc.
Number three, exercise regularly. Now, three days a week, non-consecutively, such as Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday or Monday, Wednesday, Friday. You may have to start slowly and it may take several weeks before you can really push yourself. You really want to put in an effort into this exercise not just sitting on a bike reading a magazine.
Now, last number four and probably most important, stay away from negative people. Find positive people, get that positive people into your life and get rid of the negative people. Now, one of the things you do for this because you know the person and you've probably been around in a long time, have a half dozen excuses in your pocket, so to speak, so that wherever you are if you feel like you have to you can leave. So you are ready to say, for example, I have to stop by the store to pick up something for 'whatever.' It doesn't matter, just do it.


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Local business leaders pay it forward at Fresno State
By Amanda Venegas
Business leaders pay it forward at Fresno State
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- At Fresno State, students are getting a closer look at what business life is like for Valley leaders.
"I wanted to create a place where they could regularly come, meet with community members, and get comfortable. That's why we started it. We had 30 community members in the beginning and now we're at 250 plus," said Mendy Laval, found of Pay It Forward.
Laval, a former business owner, started the Pay it Forward Luncheon Series in 2016.
Student Joshua Gragnani owns his own business and comes to learn.
"A lot of the real-life lessons, the behind the scenes stuff. How do you become a manager, how do you lead people, how to be successful in non-monetary terms," said Fresno State student, Joshua Gragnani.
Leaders in a variety of professions, from manufacturing to engineering and more, are a part of the interactive session.
"I'm a Fresno State grad. I wished I had talked with business people before I graduated and did whatever lunacy I did," said Rudy Newfield, retired adviser.
Owner of Brown Bear's Hot Dog, Benjerman Raya, spoke about how to make your dreams come true.
"Never give up on life. Life has an opportunity to give you a chance to be somebody in this world. And you have a chance this time," Raya said.
As for students, they're already learning lessons.
"I've gotten help with my hemp product line, humble hemp products, so I'm appreciate of it," said Fresno State student, Alicia Porras.
Organizers believe efforts like this help strengthen our future workforce.
The next Pay It Forward luncheon will be March 10 here at the Satellite Student Union. Leaders and students will be discussing leadership, life and legacy.
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Remember making an apron in Home Economics? Maybe you didnt but your Grandparents probably did. This makes interesting reading.
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(HealthDay)—Prime charges of frame dissatisfaction and disordered consuming behaviors (DEB) are reported through young people with sort 1 diabetes, in particular ladies, in line with a learn about revealed on-line Aug. 30 within the World Magazine of Consuming Issues.
Emanuala Araia, from Deakin College in Australia, and co-workers used information from a countrywide on-line survey (Diabetes Consuming Drawback Survey-Revised [DEPS-R]) of 477 young people (elderly 13 to 19 years) with sort 1 diabetes for no less than twelve months. 400 thirty-one members additionally finished the Frame Mass Index Silhouette Matching Take a look at (BMI-SMT).
The researchers discovered that the DEPS-R general rating was once upper for ladies than men and that ladies' ratings greater with age. There was once a reasonable affiliation between BMI, HbA1C, insulin omission, and binge consuming frequency and DEPS-R ratings for each genders. 80-eight p.c of ladies sought after to be thinner at the BMI-SMT, whilst 76 p.c of men reported frame dissatisfaction—although simply 43 p.c of them expressed a want for thinness. DEPS-R was once definitely related to the discrepancy between perceived exact and perfect frame dimension for each genders.
"Given the top ranges of self-reported DEB and gender-based patterns of frame dissatisfaction, long run analysis wishes to inspect the effectiveness of regimen screening of DEB and believe implementation of stepped care approaches," conclude the authors.


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How Marijuana Legalization Will Affect Your Ability To Enter The U.S.
Unfortunately, the legalization of marijuana will have a significant impact on the ability of Canadians to enter the United States.
Henry Chang Partner at Dentons Canada LLP. Expert in cross-border legal issues.
On April 13, 2017, the Canadian government introduced Bill C-45 (the Cannabis Act) in the House of Commons. Once enacted, it will legalize marijuana and establish a framework to control its production, distribution, sale and possession across Canada.
The Cannabis Act is expected to become law sometime this summer. Unfortunately, the legalization of marijuana in Canada will have a significant impact on the ability of Canadians (and other foreign nationals) to enter the United States.
Here are answers to some of the questions you may have.
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Vehicles make their way across the Blue Water Bridge in Sarnia, Canada, on June 11, 2017.
Will I be barred for using/possessing marijuana in Canada after it becomes legal?
Under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), individuals who have been convicted of, or who admit to having committed the essential elements of, a controlled substance offence are inadmissible.
Fortunately, for an act to result in inadmissibility, it must be considered a crime in the jurisdiction where it was committed. Once the Cannabis Act becomes law, marijuana use will no longer be a criminal offence in Canada.
Unfortunately, even legal use/possession of marijuana in accordance with the Cannabis Act could still result in a bar under one of the following grounds:
An individual is inadmissible if they have been determined to have (or previously had) a physical or mental disorder and a history of behaviour associated with the disorder that may pose (or has posed) a threat to the property, safety or welfare of themselves or others. As alcoholism can result in a bar under this ground of inadmissibility, marijuana use could also result in a finding of inadmissibility, provided that associated harmful behaviour also exists. For example, driving a vehicle while under the influence of marijuana could be considered evidence of associated harmful behaviour.
A person is inadmissible if they're determined to be a drug abuser or addict. Harmful behaviour is not a relevant factor in rendering a determination of ineligibility under this ground. There is also no requirement that the use of a particular controlled substance actually be illegal in the jurisdiction where it occurs. However, use of controlled substances for medical purposes is not considered substance abuse.
Of course, for the above grounds to apply, a United States Customs and Border Protection (USCBP) officer will need to refer the individual to an approved Panel Physician, who will make a medical determination regarding these factors.
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Will I be barred for a marijuana possession conviction or an admission of prior use that occurred before the Cannabis Act came into force?
Although the Cannabis Act will legalize marijuana use/possession once it comes into force, it will not affect prior criminal convictions for marijuana possession. Therefore, such convictions will likely still prevent you from entering.
Admitting to marijuana use prior to the enactment of the Cannabis Act will also likely prevent you from entering.
I'm employed in the marijuana industry in Canada. Can I be denied admission to the U.S. because of my occupation?
An individual is inadmissible if a consular or immigration officer has "reason to believe" they are, or have been, an illicit trafficker in a controlled substance (or a knowing assister, abettor, conspirator or colluder). The spouse or child of such a person is also inadmissible under this ground of inadmissibility.
An individual who is employed in the marijuana industry in Canada could theoretically be denied admission based on a USCBP officer's "reasonable belief" that they're an illicit trafficker (or a knowing aider, abettor, assister, conspirator or colluder) of a controlled substance.
It becomes more likely that such an individual will be denied admission as a controlled substance trafficker if they're travelling to the U.S. on business, as a representative of the Canadian employer. In such cases, at least a part of that individual's marijuana-related activities will be taking place in the U.S.
Will I be barred if I smoked marijuana during my trip to Colorado?
Recreational marijuana use is legal in the State of Colorado. However, such conduct continues to be a violation of U.S. federal law even in states where it has been legalized.
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Although this fact may not be relevant to a U.S. citizen, the implications for a non-citizen can be quite devastating. Canadian citizens (and other foreign nationals) who admit to marijuana use in a U.S. state that has legalized it will still be barred from the U.S.
I'm a Canadian citizen who has been hired by a U.S.-based company involved in the marijuana industry, to work in a U.S. state that has legalized the substance. Will I have problems when I apply for my work permit?
A Canadian citizen (and any other foreign national) who intends to work for a U.S.-based company involved in the marijuana industry, even in a U.S. state that has legalized it, is likely to be denied entry as a controlled substance trafficker. This can result in a permanent bar to the U.S.
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A foreign national could be accused of trafficking regardless of whether or not they have any direct contact with the company's marijuana operations. For example, a Canadian citizen seeking a work permit as an accountant for a U.S. employer involved in a state-licensed marijuana business could still be denied admission as a trafficker.
Clearly, the legalization of marijuana has created considerable uncertainty for Canadian citizens (and other foreign nationals). Until detailed guidelines are provided by U.S. government agencies, precautions should be taken in order to avoid a permanent bar from the country.
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Posh Spice, we never would have thought.
The former singer-turned-businesswoman posted a photo to Twitter yesterday with the caption "Love hiking with my babies!" in which she's seen in workout gear and sneakers, holding the hand of her adorable 2-year-old daughter, Harper.


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As for Buscemi's own future, that's not in doubt but doesn't want to reveal more, but one thing for sure, it will be interesting.
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Many people think that e-mail newsletters have been superseded by social media. This Monday, we will highlight some points that prove otherwise.
Social media has not replaced electronic marketing; in fact, they are complementary. What do we do when we find an article, post, video, or tweet that we really enjoy or that contains important information? We re-post or re-tweet it to our friends. An e-newsletter lets you do the same thing for content about your business.
According to the Direct Marketing Association (DMA), an e-newsletter can yield up to 4300% of ROI (return on investment). If it is designed correctly and includes a strong call to action, it can help you keep current customers up to date, attract new ones, create revenue, and raise awareness about your brand.
The most important function of an e-newsletter is to maintain contact with your subscribers. Why stay connected with your client base? It is easier to generate sales from past customers than from new ones. Every time your previous clients receive an e-newsletter, they are reminded of the great experience they had with your business and that you are around if they need you.
A Concise Subject Line: Remember that this is the very first thing your readers will see when they receive your newsletter. It must be short and to the point if you want to raise your opening rate.
Design: This is probably the second most important component. Once they open your e-mail and see that it is designed beautifully, people will be curious about the content. You should also make sure that your e-newsletter is mobile friendly, since 64% of people read their e-mail on their smart phones.
Images: Most people are visual, so it is no surprise that they love seeing images with content. A study developed by Hub Spot found that e-newsletters with images had a higher click-through rate than those that did not, so use them to make your point.
Call to Action: You have to tell the end users what to do immediately after they finish reading the newsletter. Use words like "click here," displayed in a way that is hard to miss. This will get you more clicks and traffic.
Why Are They Getting It? People are busy. Especially if your target is B2B, make sure you remind readers how they were added to your list.
We hope that you found this week's tip useful. If you need assistance, feel free to contact us. Now go and try this; you can thank us later.