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Q: What is the best way to instantiate a class using Reflection with the polymorphism?
I'm trying to use Reflection in java to
  instantiate a Player with a Command Pattern likes below :

There is only one 'execute' method in a Command class,
And the InitiatePlayerCommand as its name , it will instantiate a
subclass of Player according to the playerClass passed in the constructor.

I have two kind of subclass of Player class : HumanPlayer and AiPlayer
  for polymorphism.

I expect it will instantiate one of them subclass and add into the playerList
but I have no idea what is the best way to reach this with Reflection. It always occurs a typecast error .
public class InitiatePlayerCommand implements Command{
private List<Player> playerList;
private String name;
private WarMode warMode;
private Class<?> playerClass;
public <T extends Player> InitiatePlayerCommand(String name, WarMode mode ,List<Player> list
        ,Class<T> playerClass){
    this.name = name;
    this.warMode = mode;
    this.playerList = list;
    this.playerClass = playerClass;
}

@Override
public void execute() throws InstantiationException, IllegalAccessException, IllegalArgumentException, NoSuchFieldException, SecurityException {
    Player player = (Player) playerClass.newInstance();
    player.setName(name);
    player.setWarMode(warMode);
    playerList.add(player);
}

public static void main(String[] argv){
    List<Player> playerList = new ArrayList<Player>();
    new InitiatePlayerCommand("Johnny",WarMode.MILITARY,playerList,HumanPlayer.class)
            .execute();  // this line get an error HumanPlayer.class isn't compatible to Class<T extends Player> playerClass
    System.out.println(playerList);

}

}
Is there any way to reach this without using Class<?>

A: You should consider using a Supplier<T>, which is a no-arg function that returns an object.
In this case, your Supplier might be defined like this:
Supplier<Player> playerSupplier = () -> new HumanPlayer();

You can then use it like this:
public void execute() {
    Player player = playerSupplier.get();
    player.setName(name);
    player.setWarMode(warMode);
    playerList.add(player);
}

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Q: Operator overloading by value results in use of moved value Compiling the following Rust code that uses operator overloading
use std::ops::{Add};

#[derive(Show)]
struct Point {
    x: int,
    y: int
}

impl Add for Point {
    type Output = Point;

    fn add(self, other: Point) -> Point {
        Point {x: self.x + other.x, y: self.y + other.y}
    }
}

fn main() {
    let p: Point = Point {x: 1, y: 0};
    let pp = p + p;
}

Results in compiler errors due to ownership of p:
<anon>:21:18: 21:19 error: use of moved value: `p`
<anon>:21     let pp = p + p;
                           ^
<anon>:21:14: 21:15 note: `p` moved here because it has type `Point`, which is non-copyable
<anon>:21     let pp = p + p;
                       ^

The rationale behind it is explained here and led to an RFC that was not accepted (part of due to reasons of the above example). However, later the following RFC still introduced the by-value type signatures for operators.
While I understand the rationale behind the decision. Due to my lack of experience in rust, I'm not sure what the "proper" way would be to allow the above code to work (a) if I do not want to copy or (b) how to make the struct copyable?

A: If you don't want to copy then, as far as my newbie understanding goes, you need to implement Add on references to Point.
This would be supported by the RFC:

Fortunately, there is no loss in expressiveness, since you can always implement the trait on reference types. However, for types that do need to be taken by reference, there is a slight loss in ergonomics since you may need to explicitly borrow the operands with &. The upside is that the ownership semantics become clearer: they more closely resemble normal function arguments.

And indeed it seems to work:
use std::ops::{Add};

#[derive(Show)]
struct Point {
    x: i32,
    y: i32
}

impl<'a> Add for &'a Point {
    type Output = Point;

    fn add(self, other: &'a Point) -> Point { //'
        Point {x: self.x + other.x, y: self.y + other.y}
    }
}

fn main() {
    let p: Point = Point {x: 1, y: 0};
    let pp = &p + &p;
    println!("{:?}", pp);
}

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To make Point copyable instead, just replace #[derive(Show)] with #[derive(Show,Copy)]. Such structs used to be copyable by default, but it changed.

A: If your structure can't be copied (e.g. it has Drop implementation, either itself or for one of its fields), then it may make sense to create several implementations: value+value, value+reference, reference+value and reference+reference. The first three can reuse the storage of one of the operands, and the last one can clone one of the operands and then just delegate to the already existing implementations. This way the user of your library can easily decide whether they want to reuse existing values for optimization or not.
In fact, that's how e.g. BigInt or Complex types are handled.
Your Point, however, can just be made Copy as it is cheap to copy it.


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The Proliferation of General Studies Degrees
March 22, 2016 By Joshua Wright Leave a Comment
We recently produced an infographic on the fastest-growing academic programs that aren't meeting employer demand. During our research, we noticed another program (general studies) growing wildly—but it's impossible to tie this program to specific careers, and thus it didn't make our original list. Nonetheless, it merits further investigation.
Looking at Emsi data, which comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS), general studies degree completions jumped 79% from 2009 to 2014—handily beating the average 19% growth for all programs with at least 10,000 completions. Completions rose from 43,756 in 2009 to over 100,000 in 2014. While 79% growth isn't spectacular compared to some other programs, it's impressive that general studies has grown so much in terms of percent when it already has a large completions base. Most other quick-growing programs are tiny by comparison.
More students are choosing general studies degrees than in the past. The growth alone is interesting, but what explains that growth? Why are more students choosing a general studies major?
Surge in General Studies Fueled by Associate Degrees
We can begin to understand why this program has grown so much by looking at the award-level breakdown. Associate degrees made up nearly 80% of all general studies degrees completed in 2014, up from 75% in 2003. In that same time frame, completions for associate-level degrees grew 165%, while bachelor's-level completions saw only 65% growth.
Bachelor's degrees made up 14% of all general studies awards in 2014. That number has fallen 7.6 percentage points from 2003-2015, meaning fewer students with general studies majors are choosing bachelor's degrees.
General Studies Bachelor's Programs on the Decline
From 2004 to 2009, year-over-year growth of general studies degrees at the bachelor's level kept pace with associate degree growth. However, since 2010, the growth of bachelor's-level general studies programs has stayed relatively flat while associate-level degrees are booming.
In 2009-10, associate degree completions grew 11.4%, followed by 18.5% growth in 2010-11. In the same time frame, bachelor's degree completions in general studies only managed 7.9% and .1% growth, respectively.
The rising cost of tuition likely shares part of the blame for the low growth. A slowly recovering job market and uncompetitive wages also likely play a role. Students know that their degree needs to have a strong return on investment. A bachelor's in general studies doesn't have the clear career path that you would find with more specialized degrees, and that's hard to digest with a pile of student loans to pay off.
Why Get an Associate Degree in General Studies?
Why are fewer students choosing general studies as a major for bachelor's degrees? What appeals to students about a degree that doesn't have a clear career path? The high percentage of degrees awarded at the associate level is our first major clue.
It's possible that these students truly don't know what they want to do after college–they're just going to college because it seems like the best thing to do. In this case, colleges and universities need to work harder to help students understand their career options. (Something Emsi helps high schoolers do with Find Your Calling and higher ed institutions do with Career Coach.)
However, the more likely scenario is that students are opting to attend community colleges to save money, then transferring to four-year universities to finish their education. Earning an associate degree at a local community college is much more cost-effective than paying for four years of tuition at local or out-of-state universities.
Recent data from the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) Research Center shows that the number of transfer students is growing. Compared to the 2014-15 academic year, "the number of graduates who had earned prior awards grew by 12.4 percent" in the 2014-15 academic year. What's more, students with prior awards made up 21.8% of all undergraduate degree earners in 2014-15.
Another benefit of having an associate degree before applying to a university is that students don't have to worry much about their high school grades or test scores. With associate degree in hand, most students will find admission to their ideal university easier.
Despite minimal growth in bachelor's degrees, general studies programs are exploding thanks to associate-level degrees. Many students likely use the general studies program as a springboard into a full, specialized, bachelor's degree at a four-year university.
If you have insight on the rapid growth of general studies degrees, please feel free to comment below. For more information on this analysis or how you can use Emsi's labor market data, please contact us. Follow Emsi on Twitter (@DesktopEcon) or check us out on LinkedIn and Facebook.

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from lxml import etree

from healthvaultlib.utils.xmlutils import XmlUtils
from healthvaultlib.itemtypes.healthrecorditem import HealthRecordItem

class WebLink(HealthRecordItem):

    def __init__(self, thing_xml=None):
        super(WebLink, self).__init__()
        self.type_id = 'd4b48e6b-50fa-4ba8-ac73-7d64a68dc328'
        if thing_xml is not None:
            self.thing_xml = thing_xml
            self.parse_thing()

    def __str__(self):
        return 'WebLink'

    def parse_thing(self):
        super(WebLink, self).parse_thing()
        xmlutils = XmlUtils(self.thing_xml)

    def write_xml(self):
        thing = super(WebLink, self).write_xml()
        data_xml = etree.Element('data-xml')
        weblink = etree.Element('weblink')

        data_xml.append(weblink)
        thing.append(data_xml)
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If this doesn't come to America, I will break someone's face
With every new bit of information that slips out about Solatorobo, I find myself more and more annoyed that no U.S. release has been announced yet. The box art, excerpted above, was the final straw for me. They got Nobuteru Yuuki to do the art, which means this is definitively a sequel (or at least successor) to long-forgotten PlayStation gem Tail Concerto. Tail Concerto, of course, was an Atlus-published game that was pretty much the closest anyone ever came to capturing the essence of Mega Man Legends (and to an even bigger degree, The Misadventures of Tron Bonne).
By the Transitive Property of Totally Sweet Niche Games, this means Solatorobo is the closest we're going to see to a new Legends game until Keiji Inafune commits to actually making the real thing rather than offering up empty promises and insincere platitudes. Obviously, this means it needs to come to America. Post-haste.
So, I'm thinking about taking out a business loan to license and localize and publish this game in the U.S. A couple thousand dollars should do the trick, right?
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32 thoughts on "If this doesn't come to America, I will break someone's face"
Calorie Mate says:
I'll pitch in $1.
Kid Fenris says:
Even if it never shows up here, you can always just import the Australian version.
http://www.siliconera.com/2010/07/26/solarobo-heading-to-the-land-down-under/
Did you deliberately misspell Inafune's name as "In-Fun," as in "Not Fun"? That's a low blow.
brownkidd says:
I remember the old PlayStation Underground demo discs back in the day and each one had an import demo. I definitely played the crap out of the Tail Concerto, but never got the chance to play the full game. A retro gaming shop in my area has it. Might pick it up.
Tomm says:
tch… furries
It was not a deliberate misspelling, but I regret nothing.
RedSwirl says:
So how badly do I need to investigate Tail Concerto? Never heard of it until now.
Nicola Nomali says:
It's always a pleasure to see Nobuteru Yûki doing something.
Ryonin says:
I wish I could get over the furries.
Merus says:
oh the OFLC has rated it. Well, that's hardly conclusive.
Sarge says:
Completely agreed. I saw the announcement for this, and was like "Sweet!". Even with the furries.
Everyone that played the original knows that it's all innocent fun, and it was undeniably the closest thing to Mega Man Legends outside of… well… Mega Man Legends. And Tron Bonne.
It's a short but fun little romp, and is still one of the better platformers for the PSX.
Moran says:
took the words right out of my mouth. Back in Tail Concerto's time, the man-animal stuff was rather innocent, but in this day and age its no different than fap material. The only way it could be worse is if that were Sonic Hedgehog instead of a fox.
Yeah, I feel pretty bad for anyone who sees this and says OMG FURRIEZ. The first game was nothing of the sort, drawing from the classic cartoon tradition of innocent, funny, talking animals a la Warner Bros., and this looks to do likewise. I swear, some of you people probably read Spiegelman's Maus and can only think of OMG NAZI CATSUITZ. Kitty-Goebels yiffing with kitty-Hitler or some such.
pimento says:
[I'm in Australia] Heh.. usually with niche games the only way we get them is if someone imports them somewhere. Hell, that was how I got A Boy and His Blob. I tell you what Parish, if you want this game and it doesn't get a US release I'll volunteer to pre-order it for you and send it over. More than happy to.
what do you mean by 'you people'? lol
If I never had the misfortune of being exposed to an internet full of really screwed up people corrupting and perverting these innocent, funny, talking animals into their ideal sexual partners, I wouldn't have the sickening feeling most of the people buying Solatorobo will get it because it has a fox on the cover and they want to shove the game into their boxers so he can be closer to their dangly parts.
the "OMG FURRIEZ >:O" reflex is the product of just how out of control this has become. Think less Spiegelman, more Sodom and Gamorrah.
Refa says:
Insulting the game just because there are screwed up people on the internet is stupidly retarded. It's like me not breathing because hey, murderers breathe the same air. Worst. argument. ever.
BTW, what other games has this artist worked on? Didn't he work on SkyGunner?
Tail Concerto's art style was amazing. So, so far away from furry.
I didn't know about this game, but that piece of art made me smile.
Nobuteru Yuuki designed the characters for an obscure indie game called "Chrono Cross."
I said "you people" because I was in a good mood and "you kneejerk buttheads" seemed inappropriately harsh at the time.
Ah, I see; I'll have to play Chrono Cross in the future. BTW, what platform is this game on? PSP?
alexb says:
Chrono Cross! That's what the human in the picture reminded me of. He's got Serge's jawline.
Is this going to be an RPG?
p4g4n3l3m3nt5 says:
We'll all be thinking back to this post in 10 years time, when GameSpite has become an established and (mostly) respectable game publishing studio, that seems to most to have begun with the very odd but well-meaning publishing of Solatorobo.
Yûki also designed the characters for Seiken Densetsu 3 (and Legend of Mana, I guess).
I was about to comment that the artwork reminded me of Serge and Lynx… had no idea it was the same character designer. Guess the resemblance is more than just a coincidence.
Kirin says:
Chrono Cross, SD3, Legend of Mana, and this? Man, why didn't someone tell me earlier that Nobuteru Yuuki is one of my favorite designers? I clearly spend too much time looking at directors and musicians in my game credits and not enough at the artists.
Eh? SD3 was Yuuki, but Legend of Mana? I don't think that's right. The game's official art looks nothing like his style.
Er, yeah, I was just repeating what Nicola said, but now that I think about it… Okay, yeah, looking it up, the Legend of Mana designs were Shinichi Kameoka (who also does stuff at Brownie Brown, and worked on Sword of Mana, which makes a lot more sense).
Now that I'm poking around online I also see that Yuuki did the animation character designs for Lodoss War, Megazone 23, Alita, Paradise Kiss, and Escaflowne. Not bad. (Though most of those are adaptations of existing manga designs, of course.)
Legend of Mana didn't seem right to me, either; I was taking Wikipedia's word for it. My bad!
And yeah, I originally got to know him through Escaflowne.
Ujn Hunter says:
I remember playing the Tail Concerto demo over and over but never had the game. The limited edition of this game looks nice. Make it happen! I'll buy a copy.
Neo Yi says:
I absolutely adored Tail Concerto. I, too will be peeved if this doesn't come over to these shores.
What's so good about Tail Concerto? I've barely ever heard of it until now. All I know is that it's a platformer (2d or 3D) with Mega Man Legends esque art style.
ArnoldRimmer83 says:
This coming from the guy that brought back Rocket Knight?
kilometers says:
This game is so freaking hot. I'll be importing it and buying the US version when Namco Bandai pulls its head out of its arse and announces a North American release.


Calling all seafood lovers! Enjoy fresh seafood and heavenly crab dinner buffet at Novotel Bangkok Ploenchit Sukhumvit.
Highlights include a wide range of seafood on ice such as Alaskan king crab, delicate blue crab, white prawns and New Zealand mussel. There will also be a selection of grilled delights, from giant river prawn and areola Babylon shellfish to fresh squid and salmon wrapped in banana leaves.
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Bonner, J. M. & Walker Jr., O.C. (2004). Selecting Influential Business-to-Business Customers in New Product Development: Relational Embeddedness and Knowledge Heterogeneity Considerations. Journal of Product Innovation Management, 21(3), 155-169.
Annotation: This article relates findings from a survey of 137 new product development projects conducted by large U.S. firms. Results indicate that the level of innovativeness of a new product project has an impact on short term product success in the marketplace resulting from working closely with business-to-business customers. Specific findings state that less innovative products have better competitive performance when customers with strong past ties are involved in development work than projects involving customers with few or no past ties. Input from a diverse mix of influential customers leads to higher competitive performance for highly innovative products. However, gathering input from homogeneous groups of customers is more likely to yield successful products when developing less innovative, incremental products.
Involvement of customers with strong past ties will result in the development of products with higher competitive performance than those that involve customers with no or few past ties. However, this practice is most effective when developing incremental products, rather than highly innovative products.
Survey of 137 new product development projects.
To improve short-term competitive performance of products in the marketplace, projects to develop incremental new products should involve homogeneous groups of customers.
Survey of 137 product development projects.


Looks like white is one of the more popular colors when it comes to dressing in Cannes. Bella Hadid and Kristin Stewart rocked their all white looks on the red carpet and other events, during the chic film festival.
Stay tuned for more MIA recaps!


When we moved into the house, the garden was partially new (fence, astroturf, elevated back) and partially still overgrown wilderness (bottlebrush, palm and bougainvillea competing with weeds).
For about a year we didn't change much and grew tomatoes and herbs in pots spread out everywhere. But eventually we came up with a plan to transform the wilderness into a veggie patch.
That involved getting rid of the two bougainvillea, the ponytail palm and the bottlebrush tree. The first two we dug up and gave away via freecycle.org. But to remove the two trees, we required council approval. Since this seemed initially like a difficult and uncertain process, nothing happened for quite some time.
Eventually we picked up the plans again in September last year, got the approval from council and started by removing the ponytail palm which we also dug up and gave away.
That cleared up enough space to start with the first part of the veggie patch. And for about a year we happily planted in those two first beds while trying to find a replacement tree for the bottlebrush.
The council approval required us to plant another tree, if we remove the bottlebrush. So we did our research, bought 6 different trees and also nearly a chestnut tree and realised that none of them were suitable as replacement tree. Either because they were too small and would not reach the required height in the year we had to cut down the tree or because they were not grown in the right way.
So again nothing happened for quite some time till we eventually drove up to Wirreanda Nursery in June and settled on a Lemon Myrtle tree. The tree was due to be delivered in September which gave us just enough time for the tree removal (the permit was only valid till then).
And this afternoon we finally finished the rest of the garden bed. The lemon myrtle is growing happily behind the shed at the back of the property and the bottlebrush – which we couldn't bring ourselves to have poisoned and killed – has also started sprouting again (something we hoped it would do).
Now all that's need are a few more seedlings to grow strong enough to be planted in the new areas.


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Q: Div not producing scrollbar when page width narrows A link to the jfiddle here:
https://jsfiddle.net/obanc/vqabukvj/

This is a more detailed version of an earlier unsolved question. I am not sure why parts of the page are rendered unseen when the page width becomes narrower. From my knowledge, the min-width tag is supposed to make a scrollbar produce when the #bodywrapper width of 1000px is compromised and becomes less than 1000px. Instead, parts of the divs are being hidden from the page when it narrows less than 1000px. Any help is appreciated, been stuck on this problem for a while.

A: You already have the width set as 20% and 80% respectively.  If you remove "min-width" for both div elements you will get what you want.  I also added float for both.  Here is the code:

Here is a link to the fiddle: https://jsfiddle.net/john_h/vqabukvj/2/
Hope that helps.

A: It is helpful to think through what you actually want. Since the overall container is set to overflow x and y, ie: overflow:auto, and it has a min-width of 1000px, you next have to pick whether you want the width to be 20%/80% for the panels, OR if you want them to be min-width:200px/min-width:800px. Generally for liquid type layouts I'd go with the percent widths, since it's already given that the min width of two panels in a container that is 1000px wide minimum are going to be 200px/800px already if their widths are 20%/80%.

Note however that if you set overflow:auto on the main container div, it will overflow y, ie, vertical, if the page is taller than the browser display window height. My guess is you actually want: overflow-x:auto; ie, overflow horizontally but not vertically.
It's actually hard to know exactly what you intend here however, do you want the display to scroll x and y? do you want the two columns to occupy the entire screen height, but no more ever? Floats in that case will create issues, as will absolute positioning. It's hard to say without any actual description of the desired end layout result.

A: You just need is to give float left to the left panel  as it takes 20% so after 20% of width it should give space to other and stay on left so by that other 80% will also seen in the same frame
you can try this code


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Our National Colloquia bring the sector together
LCNAU's next national colloquium will take place at the University of Melbourne, on 28-30 November 2022, as part of the Congress being planned by the Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS).
The Call for Papers is now closed.
For information about the 2022 Colloquium, please follow the link below.
Discover our past colloquia
Decentring and Diversifying Languages and Cultures
The sixth colloquium was held at The University of Queensland, 24-26 November 2021.
Exchanges: People, Knowledge and Cultures
The fifth colloquium was held at The University of Western Australia, 27-29 November 2019.
Intersections: Collaboration and the Future of Languages and Cultures
The fourth colloquium was held at The University of Adelaide, 27-29 November 2017, and was followed, on 29 November, by the Adelaide Languages Festival
Tertiary Language and Culture programs: Directions in Research, Teaching and Policy
The third biennial colloquium was held at Macquarie University, 25-27 November 2015.
Policies, Practices And Research In University Language And Culture Programs
The second biennial colloquium was held at the ANU, 3-5 July, 2013.
LCNAU's inaugural Colloquium
The inaugural colloquium was held at the University of Melbourne, 26-28 September 2011.


Do you attend conferences? If so, I'm sure you have experienced a number of barriers like traveling to a distant location, struggling with your schedule and managing your budget. Is there a way to avoid these difficulties? Yes, go online! Attend an online conference!
Professionals go to conferences to present new ideas, to exchange information and to keep pace with the latest developments of the field. Although conferences are an important forum for professional development, there are barriers to attending conferences, for example, distance, time and cost. However, the Internet, one of the greatest human inventions, brings another type of conference to our desktop: the online conference. Online in cyberspace, busy professionals can attend conferences without having to endure those common barriers.
Recently, I participated in an online conference entitled "Trends and Issues in Online Instruction." Here I will share my experience and offer some insights about online conferences from a participant's perspective.
The online conference or virtual conference is "a professional education conference - with some changes in the technology that supports interaction and communication" (Anderson 1996). To be more specific, I would define the online conference as one organized and attended exclusively through the Internet.
The online conference has a rather brief history. Consequently, there is scarcely any literature documenting this topic. The International Council for Distance Education (ICDE) organized the first international online conference in 1992. The results of this experimental project were encouraging. "This project showed that electronic networking can provide cost-effective, yet meaningful, interaction among distance education professionals" (Anderson 1993, 15). Since then, other organizations have sponsored numerous online conferences. Nevertheless, these conferences have rarely been documented in print.
Earlier online conferences were entirely e-mail based because of the limitation of network capabilities. Anderson and Mason (1993) described the technical set-up of the first international online conference as follows: "A central mail distribution list was established at the University of Calgary in Canada. All conference messages were posted to this central list, from which they were fed to approximately twenty-five different networks or mail discussion lists for further distribution" (p. 6).
The rapid development of computer network technology has since offered online conferences a larger pool of delivery tools. For instance, the ICDE 95 online conference used MOOs (Multi-User Dimension/Dungeon Object Oriented) to provide participants real time interaction. Later conferences included real time audio, video broadcasting and the World Wide Web.
The online conference I attended was hosted in Hawaii, with perhaps as many as 1,700 participants and 60 presenters from all over the world. The presentations covered a variety of topics: "Planning For Online Instruction," "Facilitating Online Instruction," "Evaluating Online Instruction," "Internet Across the Discipline," "Internet and Distance Education," "Conducting Online Research" and "Online Rhetoric." All the papers were posted on a Web site, together with presenters' photos and brief biographies. E-mail, mailing lists, archives and MOOs were utilized to facilitate interaction between presenters and audience.
Besides attending the conference, participants could experience a virtual tour of Hawaii by going sightseeing, visiting museums, listening to Hawaiian music, shopping or wandering on the campuses of universities and colleges in Hawaii. If their spirit moved them, participants could send electronic postcards to their loved ones. There were a variety of beautiful postcards for them to choose.
Before the conference started, participants could access conference papers through Web sites. All the papers were downloadable. Participants could print the papers out and read them where and when convenient to them without being constrained to computer screens. In contrast, most face-to-face conferences do not have proceedings available until two or three months after the conference. All the information participants can read is a brief description of each presentation in conference programs. Easy and early access to conference papers allows participants time to read and reflect on the content of the papers, thus preparing them for more meaningful interaction with presenters.
Participants of a face-to-face conference always wonder what he/she missed in concurrent presentations since one cannot physically be in two presentation rooms at the same time. We managed to handle the situation by asking somebody we know (if you are lucky to have one available) to "grab a handout for me because I cannot be there." Worse, if you find the presentation d'es not meet your expectations, it is embarrassing to leave. Even if you decide to leave to attend another presentation, you already have lost 5-10 minutes of that presentation. Usually, conference presentations last from 20 to 25 minutes. How much could you still hope to learn from a 10-15 minute presentation?
Participants have more freedom and control at online conferences. They can attend as many presentations as they want without worrying about missing other presentations. They can leave a presentation at any time or for any reasons; run an errand, visit the bathroom and get a beverage. They can always come back to catch up from where they left.
Presenters at face-to-face conferences are usually given 20-25 minutes to present their papers with just about 5 minutes for the audience to ask questions, thus severely limiting the interaction between presenters and the audience. Online conferences utilize a variety of communication modes to promote interaction between presenters and participants. Participants can interact directly with individual presenters by sending comments via e-mail. The interaction also occurs between the members of the audience. Participants can interact with each other by joining in mailing lists or attending MOO sessions.
It is also possible to catch up with group interaction, since all the e-mail messages, mailing list discussions and MOO communication are archived. If one did not join in a mailing list early enough or misses a MOO session, one can trace group interaction by accessing the archives. Interaction between presenters and participants can also extend beyond conference time. Even after the conference is officially closed, participants can continue their discussions over the network.
Since interaction at online conferences takes the form of written communication, participants can take more time to compose responses. English-as-a-Second-Language and shy members of the audience can especially benefit from this type of interaction.
Think of all the time and trouble we take to attend a face-to-face conference: the time we spend traveling to a distant conference location (I have to spend 20 hours in a plane to attend a conference in the mainland U. S.), taking shuttle buses, finding a restaurant and rushing from one presentation room to another; the trouble we go through purchasing a plane ticket, booking a hotel room, and packing and unpacking our luggage.
For instance, two years ago, I attended a face-to-face conference that coincided with Valentine's day. All the restaurants were crowded and I waited three hours to get my dinner served. Online conferences eliminate these problems. Everything is available at our fingertips. While browsing conference presentations to my heart's content, I felt quite cozy sitting at home comfortably in my armchair with a cup of tea in my hand.
Generally, it is expensive to go to a conference. Participants have to pay for transportation, hotel, meals, registration fees and conference proceedings. Lucky ones can get financial support from their universities and institutions to cover expenses. Unlucky ones are left on their own to pay the cost. My university covers 75% of the cost for only one conference per academic year. You have to pay out of your own pocket to go to more conferences. Cost is one of the factors that prohibit most professionals from attending as many conferences as they need.
On the contrary, I did not pay a penny for the online conference I attended. Registration was free, although there might be a $10-30 registration fee next year. Even so, the cost of an online conference is nearly nothing compared with that of a face-to-face conference.
While away attending a face-to-face conference, I have to find somebody to cover my classes. I offer three different courses each semester and need to find more than one substitute teacher. This is always difficult since my colleagues all have full work loads. Even when somebody agrees to substitute for me, I cannot help feeling guilty to have burdened my colleagues and left my students behind. Face-to-face conferences always put me behind my schedule. I need to work twice as hard to catch up.
An online conference d'es not pull participants physically away from their work. It d'es not interrupt one's routine working schedule. Actually, while participating in this online conference, I was teaching and attending another local conference at the same time.
The online conference I attended lasted three days. This was too short. Some participants complained that they did not have enough time to read papers or respond to e-mail messages. Participants were working full time while attending the conference. With busy working schedules, it was impossible for participants to devote all of their time to attending the conference as they would at a face-to-face one. One solution is to extend conference time. Future online conferences should include weekends when most faculty are not teaching. Since participants do not need to worry about paying a large hotel bill, they will lose nothing if they linger in cyberspace. They will only gain.
All the papers were published on the Web sites three days before this conference started. However, it takes time to review papers. So many wonderful and high quality papers were available that participants needed time to do them justice. It is crucial to have papers ready on Web sites even earlier (perhaps a week or more earlier) to better prepare participants for the conference.
Participants need to be educated on how to interact with each other in cyberspace. Since online conferences are deprived of physical cues so essentially attached to face-to-face conferences, participants need to provide a context for their interactions and responses.
I found it difficult to follow discussions if an e-mailer did not specify the topic of the paper he/she commented on because there existed numerous discussions on different topics at the same time. Future online conferences should require participants to make it clear in their responses to whose papers they are reacting.
In MOO sessions, several questions were usually thrown out simultaneously, cutting through each other and leaving no time for presenters to provide answers. To keep the discussion focused, audiences need to allow enough time for one question to be addressed before throwing in new questions. Irrelevant questions and remarks are distracting. Participants should visit a chat room where they can talk freely if they wish to conduct private conversations.
Online conferences, like other academic endeavors, require commitment in terms of time and effort. Although online conferences allow flexible and adjustable schedules, you have to make your time available. Online conferences will not generate time for you. Arrange your schedule so that you can "sit" at the conference for a certain amount of time per day. Web sites provide easy access to conference papers, but you have to be the one to read papers, or you will not be able to participate effectively. Even if you decide to just lurk (watch without participating), you will find it difficult to follow comments and debates. Take notes while reading papers, which can be handy when you post questions.
Before the conference starts, spend some time familiarizing yourself with the "virtual" environment. Attend pre-conference workshops if needed. I benefited from the MOO workshop I attended. Keep e-mail addresses of conference staff in case you need to contact them for assistance. Check conference schedules and pay attention to conference announcements. Preparation ensures you the maximum gain from conferences.
It is understandable that participants want to gain as much as possible from a conference. Nevertheless, within the limited time, it is impossible to read every paper and be present in every discussion group. At the online conference I attended, some participants subscribed to a dozen discussion groups and complained that they received too many messages. They were not able to catch up and fell behind. Remember that a conference only lasts for several days. So weigh your time and focus on the topics you are most interested in.
Participants can contribute to the quality of online conferences. Participants tend to be self-centered since physical presence is lacking at online conferences. Be aware of each other's existence and be responsible for your behavior. When you e-mail, check to see whether you include necessary information such as the title or the author of the paper so that other participants can follow your comments. Write concisely and clearly. When you MOO, remember anything you type appears on everybody's screen, even though you may think you are only talking privately to one participant. It takes everybody's time to read. Always fill in an evaluation form to give your input, and don't forget to send a thank-you note to conference staff. They deserve a credit for creating an opportunity for your professional development.
The online conference adds a new dimension to professional development and provides a truly international forum for scholarly presentations and discussions. The online conference collapses distance, tears down social and cultural barriers, offers more flexible scheduling and significantly reduces costs.
Online conferences will not obliterate face-to-face conferences. The relationship between the two are complementary rather than competitive. A face-to-face conference can run an online conference in addition to facilitate pre-conference, conference and post-conference activities. The Bangkok project (Anderson 1993, 7) presented a good example of the union of the two: "The electronic conference was designed to provide an introduction to issues that could be further explored in the face-to-face sessions and as a forum for reflection and comment once face-to-face delegates returned home."
An online conference d'es not have to be exclusively online. Online conferences can include some of the features of face-to-face conferences. For example, online conferences can have proceedings published in paper format or CD format, which would be a more reliable resource for scholars and researchers to cite references in a world of constantly changing Web sites.
The online conference has expanded the horizon of the traditional face-to-face conference. Any institution with an Internet infrastructure can sponsor an online conference with practically no cost. Any individual, anywhere in the world with Internet access, can participate in an online conference. I am already considering attending another online conference, not only as a participant, but also as a presenter. It will be another exciting professional experience, and you are invited!


Bottom Line/Health: Everyone thinks that exercise is good no matter what, and that any movement is good movement. But you and I were talking; the truth of the matter is, if you have Hashimoto's disease, you could actually be exercising wrong. Can you explain that?
Dr. Brooke Kalanick, ND: There's a couple of things to think about with all autoimmune diseases, but particularly with Hashimoto's because you've also got a thyroid condition. What you're really after is lean metabolic mass. Many women are just not strength training – and I don't mean with like a 5-pound weight. We're talking doing some squats, getting under some weight, deadlifts – of course, at your fitness level and, hopefully, with some coaching. Bigger movements like that with heavier weights, it's not the thing most women gravitate towards.
So the goal is getting more lean mass with larger muscle groups involved through full body exercise. A good template is doing that three times a week. But moving towards a point here you're using heavier weights is very important for your metabolism. Leave the lighter stuff and leave the excessive cardio behind and trade that for some weights if you want to get a jump on the fat loss.
Now, that said, if someone is strength training with Hashimoto's and with a thyroid condition and they're doing a lot of high repetition – so let's say their trainer or their workout routine has got them doing 20 of something with a light weight – people with thyroid conditions have a really hard time recovering; their metabolism just does not respond and does not recover as fast. So those constant repetitions, they get really bad tendonitis. You'll see almost everyone with Hashimoto's has a shoulder problem or Achilles tendonitis. This high repetition, high volume strength training can really exacerbate that for them.
Then the other thing is overtraining. When you've got someone with Hashimoto's, you've got a lot of inflammation and they have a really difficult time recovering from anything. I've got patients that can't walk more than 20 minutes or they spend two days in bed, or I've got someone maybe training for a powerlifting competition. So these are very unique situations, and you've got to just build yourself up.
If you're someone with Hashimoto's trying to get more exercise and you're falling apart, dial it back. Rather than dialing back the frequency – so let's say you're committed to going three times a week – just dial back the time or the intensity a little bit, and get yourself to a place where you can recover from those workouts before you start adding more on.
Bottom Line: Define recovery for me. What is it that needs to recover? I always understand I sprint and then my heart needs to recover and come back to baseline. With regard to Hashimoto's, what is it that you're looking for the body to recover from?
Dr. Kalanick: Some soreness is normal from strength training and exercising, but what I'm talking about when I say recovery is that next day when you feel just wiped out. Someone may have gone for a 30-minute strength training session or someone else may have just gone for a 40-minute walk, and the next day they can barely get out of bed or they're really, really dreading just the thought of working out again. That's how you know that you're overtraining and you're not getting adequate recovery.
So look for how fatigued you are, how achy, how swollen, how difficult it is to get up and get going the next day, and then how much dread you have about the next workout session.
Bottom Line: When it comes to Hashimoto's, they may not be able to go as long as they used to or as intense as they used to, so they need to dial it back and then get increased weight in that time, because you can't do as many reps?
Dr. Kalanick: Yeah, you want to stay away from the higher reps and go towards heavier weights. But again, you've got to work yourself into that. So just gauge yourself, and if your trainer or your particular regimen is that you work out five days a week and you're falling apart after two days, you know you have to take down the volume or the intensity. Just listen to your body.
Bottom Line: All right. Thank you, Dr. Brooke.


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Patrick Stewart Talks About The Picard Show, Revealing It Is "Up For Possibly Three Years"
Posted February 5th, 2019 by Tony Schaab - Senior Editor
As Star Trek fans know by now, Patrick Stewart has returned to the Trek fold by agreeing to star in a new series that will focus on his iconic character of Captain Picard. The show will air on CBS All Access and will be set after the events shown in 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' and the associated feature films.
Now, in a recent interview, Stewart has elaborated on a few aspects of the show. First and foremost, when asked if there was a possibility of the series progressing into a feature film at any time in the future, Stewart, jovially dropped this little nugget:
"Oh lord, we are set up for possibly three years of this show, so if there is a film, it's a long way off."
This is not to say, of course, that the show is guaranteed to get three seasons in, but certainly if the creative team and writer's room are preparing as such, it seems that CBS would also look in that direction as well.
One of the much-discussed aspects of the show is that of how it will address how both Picard and the universe he inhabits has progressed chronologically. On that subject, Stewart said:
"In returning to Star Trek later in the year, the one thing that will be different about this version of Star Trek is that we have simply moved the whole narrative 20 years from when I last wore Jean-Luc's uniform [Star Trek: Nemesis]. So, everything has aged. When the series gets released you will see things are very different from what they were."
Lastly, we were given a little bit of "fan appreciation" on Stewart's behalf, as he spoke about Trek fans sharing with him their experiences with Picard on-screen:
"It gives me profound satisfaction to hear from people what an impact my role and the series had on their lives. I have heard truly extraordinary stories about how people were affected by it. That makes me very proud for all of us who were in it, because they were a great company – are a great company!"
Expectations are certainly high for the show, which will likely premiere on streaming service CBS All Access either later this year or early 2020. Watch the video of Stewart's interview below.
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This week I've started into the final lace section of my Shades of Green shawl. While I started into this section with the correct number of stitches, I still managed to bungle the first row of lace pattern – unraveled back, reknit and still had issues. But, onward with the knitting! I ran out of color #2 midway through the final section that used it – so we'll see if I have enough of color #3 for the full lace as written.
On the library reads front, I've just finished Dead Line – the fourth installment of the Liz Carlyle thriller series that I discovered in June. This continues to be a cup of tea that I'm enjoying working through as books are available. Over the weekend I was transported to Atlanta 1962 as I read Visible Empire, set in the aftermath of a true story – the Paris airplane crash that claimed the lives of 103 Atlanta arts patrons. Now I'm started into The Atomic Weight of Love – not far enough into the book for any comments on it yet.
What is on your needles these days? What good reads are filling your time?
Ah, summertime reading! June was filled with an eclectic assortment of reading. Some NetGalley reads…recent releases…some continuations of favorite series and more.
Love and Ruin by Paula McClain – As I previously shared…This recent release returns to Hemingway's Women – this time, the focus is on Martha Gellhorn. Martha became his third wife and their stormy relationship plays out in the pages. But more than just "a Mrs. Hemingway" we see Gellhorn as a writer in her own right – someone who jumps overseas to be in the midst of the global turmoil unfolding; someone who struggles to find her voice in the stories she tells – both news reporting and fiction storytelling. As I finished this tale, I was definitely interested to learn more about Martha and appreciated the afternote that the author included in the book – and am also intrigued to track down some of her own works.
A Storied Life by Leigh Kramer – The debut novel from a blogger who I follow…in recent years, it has been fun to see Leigh's journey to finish this novel and the path to publication in June. I saw someone compare this book to Amy E. Reichert novels and that is an apt comparison, especially having the locale be as much of a character in the story as the people (although, sidenote…why do we we always have to compare one author/book to another?!?!). Leigh tells a compelling story of love of self, love of family, finding love and romance all set against a family matriarch's decline with a terminal cancer diagnosis. Drawing on her experience in hospice social work, her love of Chicagoland and the Chicago White Sox, art, and romance novels Leigh paints a complete and engaging tale that radiates such hope in the midst of a seemingly grim season in family life.
Not That I Could Tell by Jessica Stawser – A recent release that falls squarely into the "woman suddenly vanishes and those left behind are left to unravel a life that isn't what it seems." This time, a woman and her preschool twins disappear without a trace from their home in a small Ohio town. This tale didn't draw me in as much as some – I think it might be time for me to give this genre a rest for a bit.
NetGalley continues to be an interesting source of books. These are recent good fiction reads from my NetGalley bookshelf.
The House at Saltwater Point by Colleen Coble – Set against the backdrop of a picturesque harbor and surrounding lavender fields and forests, The House at Saltwater Point is a rich tale of suspense, mystery, drama, family and love. Families shattered, families trying to come together, a possible terrorist plot, a stolen cache of drugs, a missing (and presumed dead) sister – all of these threads come together in a story that pulls you in and keeps you interested in how it resolves. The characters in the story are filled with depth and emotion beyond what you typically find in a suspense/thriller – Colleen Coble writes so that you are pulled into the characters and their stories…not just rushing to solve the mystery. This is the second book in the Lavender Tides series – while I believe you could read this as a standalone book, I'm glad I sought out the first book in the series before diving into this one – it was probably a richer reading experience with that background. I look forward to what the third book in this series will hold. I received a complimentary copy of this book from Thomas Nelson through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. Book is available July 3rd.
Sold on a Monday by Kristina McMorris – Sold on a Monday transports you back to the Great Depression and takes you on a journey that starts when a struggling Philadelphia reporter sees two children on a porch in front of "kids for sale" sign and snaps a picture. From that simple click of the camera, lives as changed forever – when an editor sees the picture and asks for the story behind the photo wheels are put into motion that are difficult to stop. Along the way you are drawn into the stories of the struggling reporter and the ethics & conscience he experience with the choices he makes; the newspaper secretary with dreams of being a journalist while also raising the son that she has "hidden" from her Philly existence; a widow struggling with her health while raising 2 young children; a banker trying to bring his wife back from the abyss after the tragic death of their young daughter; a New York mobster and glimpses of the NY underworld and more. Reading the description of the photo that Ellis captures on a Sunday afternoon to set this story in motion, I immediately thought of the Depression era images of mothers and children captured by Dorthea Lange. Kristina McMorris does a masterful job of building characters and a construct against the backdrop of the Great Depression and delivers a compelling story that has you engaged to the final pages to see how it resolves and who is able to find happiness. This was my first book by this author and I will definitely look to read more from her.
An e-ARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This book is available on August 28th.
In June, I also enjoyed a variety of cookbooks via NetGalley and am queuing up some food related posts to highlight them – some sneak peaks have been popping up in my Instagram feed.
The Dark Vineyard by Martin Walker – The next investigation to solve with Bruno, the Chief of Police in St. Denis, France. This time, a local vineyard and barn are set on fire and as the fire is extinguished the unmistakable scent of petrol make this an arson investigation. As Bruno solves the case, GMO crops and ecological terror and hippie communes and local wineries vs. international conglomerates weave throughout the tale. Another pleasant visit to St. Denis.
At Risk & Secret Asset by Stella Rimington – As I previously shared, I'm not sure how this thriller series wasn't even on my radar. As a fan of the show MI-5/Spooks as well as Alias and several others in that vein, this series is definitely my cup of tea! I'm working my way through this series and enjoying every tale, so far.
The Nature of the Beast by Louise Penny – Another great mystery for Inspector Gamanche to solve in Three Pines. This time the tale includes a young boy with a vivid imagination, a seemingly mythical war machine hidden in the woods, intrigue and national intelligence and crimes from long ago. This book continues my view that time in Three Pines is time well spent.
Linking up with Show Us Your Books, hosted by Stephanie & Jana.
Spicing…placing a good size order with our favorite The Spice House from Chicago…we had been talking about needing to make an order when there was a campaign to buy spices to send to Sailors and Marines…that was the nudge we needed to get an order placed and also share some seasonings with those aboard the USS Truman…Yes, the "California Seasoned Pepper" is a favorite so we didn't mess around & ordered a pound of it – it's frequently used in place of black pepper around here. The "Gateway to the North" has maple sugar from Marinette County so it is apropos to have – & is delicious on pork. Excited to try their "Everyone's Everything Bagel Blend" – I'm looking at you, hard boiled eggs & fresh tomatoes. The "Lakeshore Seasoning" is a favorite way to accentuate farmers market produce. A good Garlic Salt is a pantry staple. And finally going to give a try to making our own vanilla extract.
Watching…Mom & I have had some eclectic viewing between Netflix and checking out library DVDs…a bit of a British series streak: Home Fires, Rosemary & Thyme…starting into A Place Called Home in Australia…movies including The Founder, the delightful Ethel & Ernest, A Monster Calls….
What filled your JUNE days?
Connecting up with Leigh's What I'm Into link-up and Kristen's What's New with You? link-up.
Indeed, Anne of Green Gables was the catalyst for our trip to PEI. Rebecca is a huge Anne book fan (and is proud of never seeing the onscreen adaptations). Our goal was to see some of the Anne sites but also find the right balance with just enjoying the island for its own charm.
On Tuesday evening, we headed towards Charlottetown to enjoy a preview performance of Anne of Green Gables – The Musical a clever and fun send-up of Anne in a classic musical format. This production was in its 53rd season. For dinner before the show, we enjoyed patio dining at a farm to table restaurant, Terre Rouge Craft Kitchen – the clouds looked ominous as we were seated but the rain managed to hold off until the last bites of our meal. It was a packed theater for the performance and it was fun to see the multi-generation family groups partaking in their annual tradition of the show and also see the varied audience there to enjoy some classic fun. The laughter and reactions of a gentleman across the aisle from us can only be described as pure joy & added to our enjoyment of the evening.
Our PEI home was essentially across the street from the Lucy Maud Montgomery Birthplace – so our first stop on Wednesday morning was this house. We were the first visitors of the day – after an introduction presentation, we wandered through the rooms of the house on our own. I picked up a couple of non-Anne books & was treated to them being stamped by a special museum stamp.
Our next Anne destination had us driving over the Lake of Shining Waters and to the Anne of Green Gables Museum. Descendants of LMM still own this house and it is filled with family heirlooms – some of which inspired elements of Lucy's stories. Rebecca also enjoyed the Silver Bush novels and said it was very evident that this house was Silver Bush.
From the museum, we headed towards Cavendish and the Green Gable Heritage Place. This was the "most crowded" place we visited and even that crowding was minimal. We wandered through the house that has been decorated as Green Gables is described in the novels. In Anne's room, we smiled at the brown puff sleeve dress hanging on the closet door. After touring the house, we ventured a bit down the 2 paths on the property: Lovers Lane and the Haunted Trail.
After a morning and early afternoon with Anne, we decided it was time to get lunch. When our first choice restaurant option had a full parking lot and people waiting outside we went with plan B – look for nearby restaurants via the map search feature on the phone. In just a few minutes, we were at By the River Bakery & Café. We each opted for a soup and sandwich combo: for me, the seafood chowder & roast beef sandwich were the perfect choice; for Rebecca, the corn chowder and a ham & cheese sandwich. On our way out the door, we picked up some scones for future breakfasts (& boy were they delicious…even as they aged).
After lunch, we were in the mood to just drive and explore so we headed toward the town of Summerside. While it no longer evokes the charm Rebecca read about with Anne, we did enjoy a walk along their recently refurbished boardwalk/shoreline park. Then, a quick stop at a grocery store for some breakfast basics and some island honey to bring home. On our way out of town we spotted a cute coffee shack so we treated ourselves to iced coffees from Jo Momma's Coffee Hut.
Since May was such a prolific reading month, I've split the reading lists across a couple of posts. For this edition of QuickLit, I'm highlighting three fiction finds that made for enjoyable May reading.
Summer Hours at the Robbers Library by Sue Halpern – I picked this up while browsing the new releases at the local library. This is a quiet and character driven story set in a Carnegie Library in a small New Hampshire town that is sputtering along in spite of local manufacturing drying up. Over the course of a summer, a librarian fleeing her past, a home-schooled teen girl forced to work in the library when caught stealing a dictionary and a former wall street banker are drawn together as they each are recovering from their own trauma and looking for new life and opportunity. I'll admit that the first chapter had me wondering if I was going to continue reading because it didn't seem to be tied to the book jacket description – but continuing on revealed a worthwhile read.
I Was Anastasia by Ariel Lawhon – It's safe to say that I have thoroughly enjoyed each book by this author. She has a great way with taking historical stories and creating an engaging and complete fictional tale around the facts. In this new release, the heart of the story is how Anna Anderson spent 50 years battling to be recognized as the Russian Grand Duchess, Anastasia Romanov. This well crafted story was told in a most unique format – chapters from Anastasia (pre-Romanov execution) are told in 1st person chronological order and chapters from Anna are told in 3rd person reverse chronology. Well worth the time to dive into this Romanov read.
Carnegie's Maid by Marie Benedict – An engaging story of a young Irish woman who assumes a different identity enroute to the US and end up being placed as the lady's maid for Andrew Carnegie's mother. As Clara navigates learning the ways of being a lady's maid she realizes that Mrs. Carnegie is still figuring out her place in society as the family has ascended from working class into the upper echelons of Pittsburgh society. Clara and Andrew form a forbidden friendship over a shared love of books and reading – as their relationship turns into more, Clara vanishes. As Andrew Carnegie hunts for her, the foundations for his charitable legacy & Carnegie Libraries are being established in his thinking and planning. An engaging "what if" story set against a well know figure of American industry whose philanthropy continues to this day.
More May reading is found in my "Show Us Your Books" post and these 3 food reads.
Linking up with Modern Mrs. Darcy's QuickLit. Also, joining in with Three on Thursday, hosted by Carole.


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'Slippery Pete' takes the chair
By Tony Wright
September 29, 2010 — 2.14pm
Speaker quits
This first appeared on the National Times site on September 29 last year.
He's known around Parliament as ''Slippery Pete''.
It concerns Peter Slipper's ability to survive political embarrassment, though some mistakenly think it relates to his habit of slipping around Canberra's late-night bars.
Sometimes, the social and political embarrassment blur - three years ago, a patron of the national capital's well-known drinking hole The Holy Grail dumped Slipper on his behind at 3.30am, apparently because he'd failed to butt his cigarette before sauntering inside.
Questions, questions ... Peter Slipper and Tony Abbott in parliament this week. Credit:Alex Ellinghausen
Whatever the genesis, Slippery Pete is a sobriquet Slipper is unlikely to shake now that he has ratted on the Liberal Party and got the support of Labor to become Deputy Speaker.
Slipper has been the Liberal Member for Fisher on the Queensland Sunshine Coast since 1993. What is less remembered is that he served an earlier term - 1984-1987 - as a National Party MP. He was an enthusiastic supporter of the weird Joh for Canberra campaign in 1987, which blew away John Howard's chances of winning the election that year. Slipper was also blown away by the voters of Fisher, only to rat on the Nationals and re-emerge six years later as a Liberal. Slippery indeed.
Not slippery enough to find his way out of a parliamentary dunny, however. In December 2002 Slipper felt the need to visit a toilet during a parliamentary sitting. Somehow, he found himself in the disabled toilet - and when he had completed his business, he couldn't get out. He pushed and pulled at the door before hitting the panic button. Four parliamentary attendants hurried to his aid. Disabled toilets, it was gently explained to him, have sliding doors. When reporters sought comment, his office responded, apparently straight-faced: ''He can't talk to you because he is in the House on chamber duty."
The following year, he couldn't get on a plane. Qantas flight attendants refused him permission to board a plane in Darwin, claiming his behaviour wasn't acceptable. It was all down to dental medication, a couple of drinks and ''a flight attendant's bad day'', he later explained to the Sunshine Coast Daily, which has compiled an amusing file of stories on Mr Slipper's varied adventures. ''I wasn't in any way, shape or form drunk,'' he declared.
Liberals MP Peter Slipper is elected Deputy Speak of the lower house. Credit:Stefan Postles
The Sunshine Coast Daily earlier this year was the recipient of a photograph that was to make Slipper nationally famous. The picture showed him, ahem, resting his eyes during a speech in the House of Representatives by the visiting President of Indonesia. He swore he wasn't asleep, though the image suggested otherwise, but it was the identity of the photographer that elevated the matter to high farce. The picture was taken on a phone camera by a fellow Liberal MP, who then prime minister Kevin Rudd revealed was Alex Somlyay.
Somlyay's electorate is next door to Slipper's, and relations between the two are said to be about as warm as the legendary Hatfields and McCoys. Somlyay, of course, was the subject of the Labor Party's attentions for the deputy speakership before he was forced by fellow Liberals to can the idea . . . only to watch Slipper snatch the prize this week.
Political watchers can hardly wait for Slipper to take the chair and enforce the rules of the House.
Old-timers remember Slipper's past efforts to change the words he had spoken in parliament in the Hansard record. Way back in March, 1986, he was bitterly critical of a decision by the Hawke government to increase aid to the Philippines. It was, he told the parliament, ''to the detriment of the Australian taxpayer''.
Later he apparently thought better of this rush of blood to the head and persuaded Hansard to expunge the words. When it was revealed that a tape-recording indeed had him saying these precise words and the Labor Party tried to have him investigated by the privileges committee for contempt, he swiftly asked that Hansard correct the record.
The extra $30,000 he'll get as deputy speaker is a snip compared with his regular upkeep costs. Last year his phone bill alone was $14,764 - larger even than then prime minister Rudd's. Then there was $16,000 in cabs, $3000 on chauffeur driven cars and $8600 on private-plate cars - for the six months between July and December, 2009. All up, his six-month bill - including keeping his electorate office running - was $640,562 - which was rather more than fellow Queenslander Treasurer Wayne Swan's $491,236.
Worth every cent, Labor clearly believes.
Tony Wright is The Age's national affairs editor.


The classification continued at ROOM yesterday, where Farieda and I performed the second phase of our performance, Right of Admission. Sitting outside ROOM, we are plaited with length upon length of extensions. Passersby stop, often taking pictures or filming us without permission. We invite them to stop and encourage them to talk with us, rather than just making us into objects. Some people are curious about the project and ask us what is going on. One mixed couple stop and the lady, who is black and wears her hair in extensions, entreats her white German partner to look and see what is happening, to gain knowledge of the process, so when they are back in Germany he can answer the constant questions about why or how she has her hair styled with extensions.
During the process, people were often surprised that Farieda and I were choosing to have our hair plaited with extensions. Our hair, given our mixed heritage seems to be considered something that should not be hidden.
Eventually we were finished. Our hair had been plaited with long extensions until they reached our hips. They swished and moved like they had never moved before. The whole process took over 11 hours. By the time we had completed this process, Farieda, myself and the plaiters were exhausted.


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Mndsgn is pronounced mind design. The law calls him Ringgo. His album 'Yawn Zen' will be released August 26 on Stones Throw Records. He's carved himself an unusually calm-sounding place in the Los Angeles beat scene. Songs on Yawn Zen were recorded "in a state of bliss," as the producer explains.


Samsung unveiled the new flagship Galaxy S4 smartphone last night in New York. As the successor to the extremely successful Samsung Galaxy S3 it has a lot to live up to. The South Korean electronics giant didn't mess with the formula too much in the looks department, as you can see below. However it reinforced its flagship in almost every department, including those most important for smartphone users; a better screen, faster processing and enhanced camera functions. There's a very long list of software features included in the update too, to round off the whole package.
Let's look at the hardware first, because that's the kind of people we are. How better to do so than with a list of specs I've compiled for the new Samsung Galaxy S4, below.
Samsung's 1.6GHz Octa-Core processor choice powers the entire world's Samsung Galaxy S4 handsets except for those in the USA, which are going to be packing a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro 1.9GHz chip.
Samsung has provided a balanced set of upgrades and innovations in the software and features department to compliment the new Galaxy S4 core hardware. It's difficult to know which of these features will prove gimmicky rather than useful without a week or two of hands-on time with the unit. Also it depends on the user; horses for courses.
I'll list the Samsung Galaxy S4 feature enhancements in the order Samsung does on its Galaxy S4 promotional webpage.
Fun features are quite camera-centric: cameras are a very important aspect of a good smartphone and Samsung offers a large set of new camera software. Most notably Dual Camera allows users to take pictures/video with both front and rear cameras at the same time for "I was there" moments. Drama Shot is used to fire a fast burst of photos to make a collage from the action you are recording. Group Play allows you and your Galaxy S4 toting buddies to play the same music track together and "create a powerful sound system that enhances the sound quality and keeps the party going".
Next moving on to "relationship" features, Samsung is including a handy translator feature in the Galaxy S4 which can do speech to text or text to speech translation in a number of popular world languages.
Looking at Samsung's "life task" features we have Smart Pause and Smart Scroll which control the smartphone UI to some degree via eye motion tracking. The Smart Pause feature pauses videos when you look away. S Voice Drive is a better car mode for the new smartphone with more features helping you keep your eyes on the road while navigating. Air View and Air Gesture are, as you may expect, motion controls for the new Galaxy S4; especially useful when you are wearing gloves in the cold weather.
Finally in the software features we have what Samsung call "life care" features. You could also describe these as a personal training app (S Health) and accessibility features for people with vision and/or hearing difficulties.
What do readers think are the best features of Samsung's new flagship?
5" pushes the size just past the limit IMO. I still find the 4.7" of my one X a little too big. If i was upgrading this year i think i would actually stick to HTC, as much as it pains me to admit given their poor attitude to software updates.
The Galaxy S4 link ( in the article and directly from the Samsung home page at http://www.samsung.com/uk/#latest-home ) appears to be down at this time.
Same size as S3, not bad…..I will upgrade if any good deals come around, speacial offers (free tab) or trade in on my S3 is high otherwise no rush to get it.


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Cymbalaria muralis, comúnmente llamada cimbalaria, es una especie de la familia Plantaginaceae, aunque en el pasado el género Cymbalaria se encontraba clasificado en la familia Scrophulariaceae. Es nativa de la Europa mediterránea y se encuentra ampliamente naturalizada en muchos otros lugares.

Descripción
Es una hierba perenne, rastrera (llega a tener unos 5 cm de altura) de rápido crecimiento que habita en muros (preferentemente húmedos), rocas, paredes e incluso aceras, raramente en suelos. Presenta hojas redondas o en forma de corazón, con tres a siete lóbulos de 2,5 a 5 cm de largo y ancho, situados de forma alterna sobre el tallo.  Los delgados tallos pueden alcanzar hasta 70 cm de largo; sin pubescencia. Las flores solitarias, de no más de 1 cm, con corola lila o violeta, surgen de forma axilar (el pedúnculo sale entre la hoja y el tallo).

Esta especie posee un método de propagación poco habitual. El tallo floral tiene inicialmente un fototropismo positivo, moviéndose hacia la luz; tras la fecundación, este fototropismo se vuelve negativo (se aleja de la luz), lo que facilita que las semillas caigan en el interior de las grietas de la pared o la roca donde vegeta para poder germinar.

Usos
Se ha llegado a utilizar las flores en infusión como antiescorbútico y diurético, pero se entiende que casos meramente esporádicos, a mediados de siglo ya se desaconseja su uso. Es  considerada como mala hierba por los jardineros, a pesar de que algunas variedades sean utilizadas en jardinería.

Taxonomía
Cymbalaria muralis fue descrito por G. Gaertn., B. Mey. & Scherb. y publicado en Oekonomisch-Technische Flora der Wetterau 2: 397. 1800.  (referencia: https://tropicos.org/name/29204499)
Variedades
Existen en jardinería cultivares de C. muralis, aunque al ser una planta invasora, y dado su tamaño, es mayoritariamente empleado en composiciones de rocalla y jardineras.

 Cymbalaria muralis 'Globosa':  de flores color pálido purpúreo
 Cymbalaria muralis 'Globosa Rosea' color rosado.
 Cymbalaria muralis 'Nana alba' de color blanco.

Sinonimia
 Antirrhinum cymbalaria L.
 Elatine cymbalaria (L.) Moench
 Linaria cymbalaria (L.) Mill.
 Linaria acutangula Ten.
 Antirrhinum cimbalaria Neck
 Antirrhinum acutangulum Ten.
 Antirrhinum hederaceum Lam.
 Antirrhinum hederifolium Salisb.
 Antirrhinum quinquelobum Stokes
 Cymbalaria cymbalaria (L.) Wettst.
 Cymbalaria flabellifer A.Chev.
 Cymbalaria gerbaultii A.Chev.
 Cymbalaria glechomifolia A.Chev.
 Cymbalaria globosa (Gerbault) A.Chev.
 Cymbalaria hederacea Gray
 Cymbalaria toutoni A.Chev.
 Cymbalaria vulgaris Raf.
 Linaria hederifolia Steud.
 Tursitis cymbalaria (L.) Raf.

Nombre común
Cimbalaria, corrihuela, enredadera de muros, hierba del campanario, hierba trepadora, juntapulpa, manto de la Virgen, melena, palomilla de muro, picardía, ruina, sierpecilla del Manzanares, velo de la Virgen o yerba de la cascadura.

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 Más fotos y detalles

Plantaginaceae
Plantas venenosas
Trepadoras
Flora de la cuenca mediterránea
Plantas medicinales
Plantas descritas en 1759
Plantas descritas por  Gaertner
Plantas descritas por C.A.Mey.
Plantas descritas por Scherbius

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Welcome to Sandylands
We worship every Sunday at 10:30am. All are welcome to join us as we learn together, share together and worship God.
Cornerstone is a friendly welcoming place where people can meet, relax and be refreshed.
It is home to Sandylands Methodist Church an inclusive friendly community with people of different ages and backgrounds. We are a group of individuals who are journeying together.
– We journey towards a closer relationship with God, enjoying relevant worship, and to commitment to prayer and sharing together.
– We journey in our love for one another, being there in both the challenging and the positive experiences in life, offering support and encouragement.
– We journey out in our community and world, committed to reaching out to those in need and sharing God's love in practical ways.
Cornerstone is also home to a wide variety of activities and events for the whole community, these include youth activities, a craft group, friendship group, over 60s group.
The name Cornerstone was chosen as reminder that Jesus Christ is at the centre of all that goes on here and for his love to be the foundation of this place.
Everyone who uses the building is part of Cornerstone. It is a place where all are valued and welcomed and where each person has a part to play. Cornerstone is a place for our whole community to feel at home, offering a place of rest and relaxation, fun and laughter, food and hospitality.
Our MP Tim Farron officially opened Cornerstone in January 2012 after the existing buildings were extended and refurbished.
If you would like to know more about our church contact Rev Melanie Greenall on 01539 720513.
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"The Orensanz Portfolio"- Digital video portrait of Orensanz.
Incorporates recordings of Orensanz art on his site locations worldwide.
-Shown: Selection for exhibition in the 51st Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy.
tribute to Henri Matisse, supported by a MacDowell Fellowship.
"Thunderbolt: A Dialogue with Dr. Vivienne Thaul Wechter..."
1996 • With Fred Kaufman, Composer, Director, School of Music, Florida Int'l U.
"Meditation for a Lonely Flute"
Live music & video collaboration, Disney Enterprises a sponsor.
-Shown: Festival of the Performing Arts, Florida Int'l University, Miami, Nov.
"OF WATER & CLOUDS"-Live music & video collaboration.
1995 "A Horse Named Dancer" *Dance/film collaboration.
Illustrates the short shelf life of the career of a dancer.
"Mothers Prayer" *Dance video documentary.
"NYC/Joshua Tree" * 16mm film.
Chicago, Georges Pompidou Centre, Paris, MoMA, NY more.
Winner, Juror's Choice Award, 1993 Black Maria Film Festival.
1994 "Felice" Jazz piano/35mm slide piece illustrating career of late painter Felice.
1999 "Spring Fever" Digital video/ live performance.
1991 • With Mike Kuchar, Film/video maker.
"Films on Filmmakers & Filmmaking", MoMA Circulating Film Library.
childhood. Used Amiga Toaster Computer.
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The Canadian production of COME FROM AWAY, a "Best Musical" Award winner across North America, and now on stage at its new home, the Elgin Theatre, continues to play to sold out houses and thrill Toronto audiences, demanding yet another extension. Twelve more weeks of performances - 99,000 tickets, will be added from July 2 through September 29, 2019 at the Elgin Theatre, 189 Yonge Street.
The new block of tickets is now on sale - Monday March 18, 2019.
Please note: due to fraudulent tickets from online resellers, we reiterate that mirvish.com is the only official ticket source for legitimate tickets. Be careful when purchasing tickets for all sources. You will be charged exorbitant prices and your tickets may not be valid.
The Toronto company of COME FROM AWAY features Saccha Dennis, Steffi DiDomenicantonio, Barbara Fulton, Lisa Horner, James Kall, Jeff Madden, George Masswohl, Ali Momen, Cory O'Brien, Kristen Peace, Eliza-Jane Scott, Kevin Vidal, Clint Butler, Kate Etienne, Amir Haidar, Lori Nancy Kalamanski, David Silvestri and Cailin Stadnyk.
COME FROM AWAY features a book, music and lyrics by two-time Tony Award nominees and Outer Critics Circle Award and Drama Desk Award winners Irene Sankoff & David Hein, direction by Tony Award winner and Outer Critics Circle Award winner Christopher Ashley (Memphis), musical staging by two-time Tony Award nominee Kelly Devine (Rocky), and music supervision by Ian Eisendrath (A Christmas Story).
COME FROM AWAY features scenic design by Tony Award winner Beowulf Boritt, costume design by Tony Award nominee Toni-Leslie James, lighting design by two-time Tony Award winner Howell Binkley, sound design by Tony Award nominee and Outer Critics Circle Award winner Gareth Owen, orchestrations by two-time Tony Award nominee August Eriksmoen, and music arrangements by Ian Eisendrath.


Scientists have figured out a noninvasive way to screen for diseases that can jump from monkeys to humans. The key ingredients? Rope and a dollop of strawberry jam.
Global disease surveillance has been performed for years, but the logistics of screening primates for zoonotic pathogens— diseases that can be passed from animals to humans—have often presented a challenge because invasive sampling techniques, such as collecting blood or using oral swabs, require anesthesia in the field.
The new method opens new doors for the study of primates as sources of diseases that could affect humans in remote tropical settings, says Christine Kreuder Johnson, professor and surveillance lead for the PREDICT project and senior author of the study in the journal PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases.
The simple and affordable method involves a six-inch piece of weaved rope made from nylon or cotton that is dipped into an attractant such as strawberry jam. The ropes are tossed near the animals being targeted for sampling, which pick up the ropes, chew on them, and later drop them. Researchers can then collect saliva from the discarded ropes.
In this study, oral samples were collected from multiple species, including rhesus macaques in Nepal and olive baboons, red-tailed guenons, and L'hoest's monkeys in Uganda. A variety of viruses, including herpesviruses and simian foamy viruses, were detected in those samples.
These kinds of human-animal interactions need monitoring most, the researchers say, because they lend themselves to the spillover of pathogens that can cause a pandemic.
Viruses that originate in wild animals account for more than 70 percent of emerging zoonotic diseases in humans, including viruses that have caused pandemics such as HIV/AIDS, epidemics such as Ebola, and smaller outbreaks like Marburg hemorrhagic fever.
The USAID Emerging Pandemic Threats Program and a William J. Fulbright Fellowship provided to Smiley Evans funded the work.


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Australian National Anthem
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The Australian National Anthem identifies Australia at home and overseas and is used at official and public ceremonies and sporting and community events.
History of the Australian National Anthem
The original composition of 'Advance Australia Fair' was written by Peter Dodds McCormick in 1878 and was four verses long.
In 1973 the Australia Council for the Arts held the Australian National Anthem Quest competition to find the lyrics and music for a new Australian national anthem.
The competition received more than 1400 entries for lyrics and 1200 entries for music, but the judges decided the entries did not meet the high standards of Australia's traditional songs 'Advance Australia Fair', 'Waltzing Matilda' and 'Song of Australia'.
As a result, the Australia Council for the Arts recommended the final choice for the national anthem should be made from these three songs.
The Bureau of Statistics then ran a national poll of 60 000 people, which found 'Advance Australia Fair' was favoured by 51.4 per cent of people, followed by 'Waltzing Matilda' (19.6 per cent).
In 1974 'Advance Australia Fair' was adopted as the Australian National Anthem, but in 1976 'God Save The Queen' was reinstated.
In 1977 the Australian Electoral Office conducted another poll, which again found 'Advance Australia Fair' was the preferred anthem (43.6 per cent), followed by 'Waltzing Matilda (28.45 percent).
In 1981 the National Australia Day Council recommended the Australian National Anthem consist of verses one and two of 'Advance Australia Fair' with some modification.
On 19 April 1984 the then Governor-General, the Rt Hon Sir Ninian M Stephen KG AK GCMG GCVO KBE, proclaimed the Australian National Anthem the tune of 'Advance Australia Fair' and the verses drafted by the National Australia Day Council.
Other anthems
The Royal Anthem
'God Save the Queen' was proclaimed as the Royal Anthem in 1984.
At official and ceremonial occasions, the Royal Anthem is used when Her Majesty The Queen or a member of the Royal Family is present.
When The Queen is in Australia, the Royal Anthem is played at the beginning of an official engagement and the Australian National Anthem is played at the end. On some occasions it may be appropriate to play both anthems at the beginning of the engagement.
There are no restrictions on singing or using the Royal Anthem at a community event irrespective of any member of the Royal Family being present.
When the Royal Anthem is played at a ceremony or public event it is customary to stand.
The Vice-Regal salute
The Vice-Regal salute was proclaimed in 1984. It is the first four bars and last four bars of the Australian National Anthem and is used in the presence of the Governor-General.
It is customary to stand when the Vice-Regal salute is played at a ceremony or public event.
The Australian National Anthem DVD and CD
You can get a free copy of the Australian National Anthem DVD and CD through the Nationhood Material Program, by contacting the electorate office of your Senator or Member of the House of Representatives.
About the DVD
The Australian National Anthem DVD features performances of the Australian National Anthem as arranged by composer Christopher Gordon.
This multipurpose DVD offers the song in a variety of formats, including four soundtrack versions—orchestral, choir, soloist or military band. Either one or two verses can be played, with or without the words of the Anthem displayed on the screen.
About the CD
The CD features the same soundtrack as the DVD, along with performances by Julie Anthony and the Royal Military College Duntroon Band.
Australian National Anthem files for download
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Australian National Anthem - brass band in parts - PDF 615KB
Australian National Anthem - audio track - solo - MP3 2MB
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Australian National Anthem - audio track - instrumental two verse - MP3 3MB
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The Australian National Anthem is an important national symbol of Australia and should be treated with respect and dignity. All Australians are encouraged to sing the Australian National Anthem and these protocols are to assist you when singing or performing the Anthem at a ceremony or public event.
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