SOMETIMES EVEN THE RICHEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD THINK THEY ARE POOR AND THE POOREST BELIEVE THEY ARE RICH.
It's amazing how all walks of life whether they come from a rich family or poor family have different perspectives about money and how to live their lives without outside influence. Sadly money IS a huge influence in relationships for many people and with good reason, no one wants to struggle financially.
Growing up in a poor family means that you struggle to provide the necessities of life and have little to no savings. At least that was my understanding growing up in the UK when some of my mates would tell me that they couldn't afford to attend certain events that cost money because their parents couldn't afford it. This wasn't just once, it was almost always.
We weren't rich nor were we poor, JUST HAPPY.
I received an email from a CBB reader who wasn't sure whether she should continue to date her boyfriend because she comes from what he would consider a rich family. She's finding it increasingly difficult to come up with conversations that they can both relate to since he comes from a poor family. He leads a frugal lifestyle which she is not used to and wonders if the two of them could possibly love each other and be on the same page financially.
Perhaps it's easier to just read her email.
My boyfriend and I have dated for 2 months now and over the short course of our relationship I've found out that he comes from a poor family. We are both in our 20's and have since moved to Toronto for work. Although money is a concern it doesn't matter so much, but what does matter is that he respects it, earns it and understands how to manage it.
He doesn't have to be rich to date me just secure enough to understand that I'm not in this for the money. I'm working as an interior designer for big name clients in the Toronto area and he is still in college finishing up a trade. When he is done he will be an electrician which is perfectly fine as he's incredibly talented.
Growing up his mother was on social assistance most of his life and he doesn't know who is father is. They have never lived in a house before since renting an apartment was all they could afford.
I otherwise have lived in very large homes with staff that helps around the house inside and out because both my parents run a successful business and my dad is a doctor. In the summer I enjoy swimming in our pool and hanging out in the hot-tub with my friends when I go home to visit.
I'm used to strict parents who enforced rules for daily living however they rewarded me with trips, clothes and just about anything I've ever wanted. I was far from spoiled though, at least I thought so.
My boyfriend on the other hand had no curfew, no chores besides closing his bedroom door and hasn't seen much of anywhere in Canada. I don't know what it is like to come from a poor family but the more he tells me the less interested I believe he will be in my life.
You're probably wondering what we have in common and what attracts me to him. Well, I can for certain say it's not money, it's his passion for helping people, nature and photography which is what brought us together in the first place.
I have yet to tell him where my parents live nor have I brought him home to meet them. I feel like I am living a lie not telling him my parents are wealthy. I do understand that their wealth has nothing to do with my bank account but it's more about the lifestyle shock that worries me. He talks so deeply about his upbringing and financial struggles that I tend to dance around mine.
I was wondering if anyone else was in this position and was hoping for some help. I don't know how to tell him about my upbringing and worried that it will scare him away. I hate to see money that isn't mine get in the middle of our relationship but most of all having him feel as if he won't be enough for me.
Thanks for your submission. I'll try to touch on it as much as I can and possibly another reader will have more to add in the comments below.
My family was not rich by any stretch of the imagination although I had what many would consider a wealthy grandmother who lived in a mansion that she sold for peanuts and with current market value would sell for millions. We're talking many, many years ago though. I was too young to understand what a rich family was let alone a poor family but I did notice the grandeur of her home and lifestyle when I would visit.
It was a bit awkward at first because at home it would be fine with my parents to sit in front of the television to eat a bag of crisps but not at my grandmother's house. Things were different and although I thought they were being mean to me they were enforcing the house rules. That was a bit much for me to understand back then but now that I'm older I think I get it now.
There were only two types of families to me when I was growing up, the rich family and the poor family. This is how children or at least myself relate to the concept of rich and poor. There was no in-between until maturity sets in and we learn more about financial status.
Coming from a single-income family where only my dad worked we were likely considered a poor family to someone I knew but that never mattered much to me. Apart from the family business which wasn't bringing in riches we lived a very frugal lifestyle. My parents still do today but thankfully due to their frugal ways they will be fine financially during their retirement years.
One of the most important things I learned growing up is that money doesn't grow on trees which meant I was a money-saver from a young age. I understood what it meant to come from an ultra rich family as I learned more about the Royal Family and Buckingham Palace but have never known anyone to be of that stature.
A rich family meant you weren't struggling to pay the bills, huge savings accounts/investments and the ability to go on holidays when the urge came about. That wasn't my family but I wished it were. Growing up in what some would consider a poor family based on what their status was in the community meant that everyone was either rich or poor to someone else. Even those from a rich family may envy an even wealthier family. The circle of rich and poor that keeps on going and going until YOU stop it.
My point is everyone lives in a financial situation for a reason but for many of us we struggle to see the significance of what we have compared to someone less fortunate. In most cases those that are ultra rich were born into it, inherited it, have gotten a break in the industry, opened a successful business with a need or won the lottery. Being at the right place at the right time also leads to either luck or misfortune so it's important to be aware of your surroundings.
They often say that love is blind and in many ways it is especially if we get involved with someone without understanding more about that person. In the case above she is dating this young man and slowly learning about his upbringing which doesn't seem to bother her but she believes may bother him.
This might seem obvious to everyone else but the person concerned or who is falling in love but if you don't tell him he will eventually find out your family is rich. It shouldn't matter to him either way, in fact I believe that you both would have lots to chat about. There's nothing wrong with learning about what it was like growing up in each others shoes. What a journey of discovery that would be. This is what a relationship is all about.
If you're worried that he won't fit in or would call the relationship off just remember what will be, will be. You can't make someone love you or jump head first into a life they are not used to. The same would hold true if you were the one with the problem that he was from a poor family and you're not. Put yourself in his shoes and ask yourself how you would handle the situation if the tables turn.
Ultimately you don't have to say anything because you don't live at home and it's none of his business if your parents are rich or not. Giving him a heads up about your lifestyle growing up is perfectly fine that way he knows what to expect if you were to ever bring him to meet your parents. I think he should do the same for you which it sounds like he has done since you know about his upbringing.
If you believe in each other than you can make it work but if you have any doubts it's best to put them on the table at the beginning rather than deal with heartbreak down the road.
The way each of you were raised doesn't mean that you still can't fall in love and lead happy lives.
Discussion Question: What other advice would you offer to this young lady about her new relationship? Have you ever dated someone who came from a rich family or a poor family in comparison to your upbringing?
You may have noticed I haven't been present much the last little while and there are two good reasons for that. The first one is that I'm swamped with renovations in the basement as I mentioned the last week.
The other major issue is dealing with the in-laws who need our help desperately because they have no one else to turn to financially. More on this to come. Although this has caused a huge stress for us both we can't imagine just sitting back and doing nothing.
Halloween was a bust as the little guy wanted nothing to do with it when it came time to go out. I think next year given the amount of kids that received tainted candy that we'll just go to the mall. I'm guessing we will see more traffic at all the malls across Canada for Halloween due to the weather getting cold for the little one's and candy control.
This week we got our flu shots done and it went down without a tear which meant pizza for the family.
Exciting week, I know but you can't expect every week to be a party, right?
Let me know if you have any topic ideas that you think I should investigate for the blog.
What an honor, to be featured on Canadian Budget Binder. October 2017 is off to a great start! I'm Christine, Founder and Chief Money Nerd over at Her Money Moves, a blog that serves to inspire military families with personal finance and career knowledge needed to enhance their quality of life.
I'm a wife to a United States Army Officer, mom to a 3 year-old son, and full time Budget Manager for a public University. In the last eight years, the Army has moved us to six locations we're getting ready to find out about our next move this month. I'd also like to plug my Canadian street cred…I have a brother and sister-in-law who are both Canadian!
I blog a lot about topics as they relate to military spouses and the military community. However, about 65% of the United States Military falls within the millennial age range. So, I try to focus a lot of my content on topics that both millennial men and women would find relevant, not just the military.
I'm 33, so I'm at the top of the millennial range. Think of me as your (super cool) older sister who's been there and done that when it comes to buying and selling houses, landlording, investing in the market, paying off student loans, saving for retirement, buying cars, switching jobs, asking for pay raises and even raising kids.
Although I have a degree in Finance and have worked in the industry for over 10 years, I want to make personal finance accessible and enjoyable for the average Joe or Jane. My philosophy is that personal finance is well, personal. You won't find me scolding you for buying a new car or enjoying a nice bottle of Scotch – if it's in your budget and you're meeting your savings goals. I want to show you how you can do more with your money.
I invite you to come and join the conversation and find out how to do more with your money and live the life you want!
Over at A Journey We Love I learned about The Happiness Fund which is for you to spend in moderation on things that make you happy.
Yes, we can all be frugal, while still enjoying the comforts of life because of conscious spending!
Those were some great deals Jen!! Thanks for sharing with all of us.
Try not to put yourself in a position where you are putting your life on hold for someone else. Do what you want to do today, love can wait if it's true love. Follow your dreams, not theirs.
This week I stumbled upon the website Instrupix and a recipe called Baked Cream Cheese Rangoon Rolls. The name sounded cool and I like cream cheese so I thought I'd check it out. I was amazed to see that it was egg roll wrappers filled with cream cheese and herbs then baked. You can dip them after in marinara, jams, chocolate spread and so on. (leave out the herbs though).
Now my mouth is watering. I'm making these for sure!! Who's with me?
I keep seeing posts on Facebook groups about Bath Bombs and how awesome of a gift they would make for the holidays or even birthday's and so on. I've seen similar items at LUSH although you will pay quite a bit of money. If you know a small shop that makes them in town you likely could get a better deal and support small businesses at the same time.
If you're the DIY type like we are you might even try making them yourself. I always wondered how they were made and today for those of you curious I've found this tutorial from the Do It Yourself Better Club on How to make Milky Way Galaxy Bath Bombs.
MPAC came to my house: I hope you offered them tea and biscuits.
Does my job pay me on jury duty: Ha, if only. Some do though.
Can I take a pregnancy test at Dollarama?– You might want to wait until you get home.


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Međugorje is een bergdorp in het zuiden van Bosnië en Herzegovina. Het werd bekend door een reeks verschijningen van Maria die er sinds 1981 zouden plaatsvinden. Het is sindsdien een bedevaartsoord geworden. De Rooms-Katholieke Kerk heeft kerkelijke bedevaarten naar Medjugorje vanaf 2019 toegestaan, met de opmerking dat dit geen erkenning van de verschijningen inhoudt. Sinds het begin van de verschijningen hebben meer dan 25 miljoen bedevaarders Međugorje bezocht. Met meer dan 1 miljoen bezoekers per jaar is Međugorje het grootste rooms-katholieke bedevaartsoord in Zuidoost-Europa.

Geschiedenis

De beweerde verschijningen in Međugorje, het aantal wordt sinds het begin in 1981 op 35.000 geschat, zijn onderwerp van Romeinse controverses geworden.
In 2006 wilde paus Benedictus XVI de vermeende verschijningsplaats in het zuiden van de Bosnische regio Herzegovina niet als officieel katholiek bedevaartsoord erkennen. Dat verklaarde de bisschop van Mostar-Duvno, Ratko Peric, in het Kroatische dagblad Jutarnji list. Op de directe vraag naar de erkenning van de Mariaverschijningen in Međugorje zou de paus slechts 'verwonderd hebben gelachen', aldus de bisschop, die een onderhoud met Benedictus XVI had. "Voor de Katholieke Kerk geldt, dat er geen bewijzen bestaan dat de verschijningen in Međugorje bovennatuurlijk zijn", aldus Peric. Daarom is het volgens hem geen erkende bedevaartsplaats, en zijn er ook geen officiële bedevaarten toegestaan.

Op 26 juni 2006 berichtte de redactie van CNS dat er een nieuw kerkelijk onderzoek naar de vermeende Mariaverschijningen zou komen. Ditmaal kwam het nieuws van kardinaal Vinko Puljic van Sarajevo.

Twee jaar later, op 4 september 2008, werd door de bisschop van Mostar-Duvno meegedeeld dat de franciscaan Tomislav Vlašić, een van de promotors van de Mariaverschijningen, door de Congregatie voor de Geloofsleer was geschorst. Vlašić had enige tijd daarvoor met het bedevaartsoord gebroken en was een eigen religieuze gemeenschap begonnen. Het Vaticaan motiveerde de schorsing vanwege "flagrante schending van de kerkelijke discipline" en op "verdenking van ketterij en schisma, alsmede scandaleus gedrag contra sextum [tegen het kuisheidsgebod – red.], verergerd door mystieke motivaties".

Op 9 januari 2009 kondigde papanews.it aan dat de Vaticaanse Congregatie voor de Geloofsleer op korte termijn een document met nieuwe en stringentere richtlijnen voor diocesane onderzoeken naar de authenticiteit van beweerde Mariaverschijningen zal publiceren.

Op 17 maart 2010 maakt het Vaticaan officieel de oprichting van een nieuwe Internationale Commissie openbaar, die het fenomeen Međugorje zal onderzoeken. De Commissie zal worden voorgezeten door kardinaal Camillo Ruini. Bisschop Ratko Peric van Mostar, bevoegd voor Međugorje, wordt niet opgenomen in deze Commissie. Na drie eerder opgerichte commissies, legt het Vaticaan de resultaten ervan naast zich neer, en wil een eigen onderzoek starten, met een twintigtal deskundigen van over de hele wereld. Op 20 maart 2010 geeft de apostolische nuntius in Bosnië en Herzegovina, aartsbisschop Alessandro D'Errico, verdere informatie over de motivering van de paus voor de oprichting van de nieuwe Commissie.

In 2014 beëindigt de commissie haar werk. In 2014 wordt een nieuwe snelweg van Split naar Medjugorje geopend. Ook in 2014 wint Marin Cilic, geboren in Medjugorje, het US Open tennistoernooi. In 2015 noemt Paus Franciscus in een pauselijke vliegreis van Sarajewo naar Rome het Ruini rapport "goed, erg goed". In 2017 benoemt de paus aartsbisschop Hoser van Warschau als speciale gezant van het Vaticaan voor Medjugorje, om de pastorale noden van de pelgrims te onderzoeken, niet om de verschijningen te onderzoeken. In mei 2017 blijkt het Ruini rapport positief over de eerste 7 dagen van de verschijningen te zijn en veel meer twijfels te hebben over de periode daarna tot nu. Mgr. Hoser heeft veel positieve uitspraken over de vruchten van Medjugorje gedaan.

Joachim Bouflet, een adviseur en postulator voor verscheidene zaken van heiligverklaring, zegt dat er van 1917-2017 wel elk jaar een nieuwe Mariaverschijning gemeld is, maar dat er een netto toename is sinds de verschijningen in Medjugorje. Op 31 mei 2018 benoemt het Vaticaan mgr. Hoser als Apostolisch Visitator van Medjugorje, voor een onbepaalde tijd en at nutum Sanctae Sedis (ter beschikking van de Heilige Stoel). Op 12 mei 2019 staat de Paus kerkelijke bedevaarten naar Medjugorje toe, met de opmerking dat de goedkeuring niet moet worden opgevat als een goedkeuring van de verschijningen.

Op 18 maart 2020 kondigde de Mariaverschijning aan dat er geen verschijningen op de 2e van de maand meer zouden volgen. Dat wil zeggen dat de verschijning op 2 maart 2020 de laatste verschijning op de 2e van de maand was. De boodschap toen was o.a.:Apostelen van mijn liefde, het is de tijd van wake en van jullie vraag ik liefde, dat jullie niet oordelen - wie dan ook, omdat de hemelse Vader iedereen zal oordelen.11 september 2020 opent Bosnië-Herzegovina haar grenzen voor alle buitenlanders met een negatieve PCR-test, niet ouder dan 48 uur. 11 juli 2020 wordt bekendgemaakt dat Mostar een nieuwe bisschop heeft, Petar Palic, als opvolger van Ratko Peric. Deze viert op 9 december 2020 de H.Mis in Medjugorje en maakt meteen duidelijk dat Medjugorje buiten zijn jurisdictie valt: "Mijn komst naar Medjugorje is de komst van een bisschop, een herder van de parochie, in het bisdom dat aan mij is toevertrouwd, ongeacht het feit dat deze parochie momenteel onder de jurisdictie van de Apostolische Visitator valt." Op vrijdag 13 augustus 2021 sterft Apostolisch Visitator mgr. Hoser.

Geboren
 Ivan Dodig (1985), tennisser
 Marin Čilić (1988), tennisser

Externe links
 Heiligdomwebsite
 Presentatie Međugorje
 Alle 1300 boodschappen op een pagina
 Bedevaart.net - Alle boodschappen en reisinformatie in het Nederlands

Mariabedevaart
Plaats in Bosnië en Herzegovina

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Do you ever feel like you're not making the progress you should be? Perhaps you've been writing away for months, even years, on your blog – and you still don't have more than a handful of readers.
Maybe you never get comments. Maybe it's rare that you even get a retweet.
It might seem like your blogging dream (earning money, building a big audience, getting a book deal, whatever it might be) is very far away.
When I talk to bloggers and writers, this one problem is often their biggest. They know what they want to do with their blog, they just don't have the time.
Streamline your blogging. Post less frequently, but write higher-impact posts. Ditch some of the non-essential tasks (like checking your stats for the third time today).
Develop better time-management habits. Try working for short, focused spells (e.g. 30 minutes) on your blog rather than fiddling around for two hours and not getting far.
Maybe you know the next step in your blogging life – like starting a newsletter list, creating a free ebook, or launching an ecourse – but you're not sure how to take it. Or perhaps you don't know enough about your niche.
Write down three (small) things you want to learn this week. Search for resources on these topics. Start with blogs you know and trust, rather than searching the whole of Google.
Get help. Find a blogging peer who's been there and done that, and ask them what they wish they'd known before they began.
You might know what to do – like write a call to action – but you might not have the skills you need.
Practice. The more you write, the better you'll get at it. The same goes for creating audio or video content.
Get feedback. Ask readers which of your posts they enjoyed the most. Ask fellow bloggers for constructive criticism.
Maybe you're doing everything right, but almost no-one is reading your blog. This can be really discouraging, but it's not a reason to give up.
Guest post on other blogs. This is a great way to get your work in front of a big audience, and some of those readers will come back over to your blog (tip: link to one of your best posts in your bio).
Support other smaller blogs. Comment on, tweet and share posts from other bloggers who are at a similar stage to you. The A-listers might not notice you, but your peers definitely will – and they'll often return the favor.
If you're struggling with several of these problems (and many bloggers are), pick your most pressing one to focus on this week. Try the solutions we've suggested, and let us know how you get on!
If there's something else holding you back, or if you've got a question we could help with, just drop a comment below.
#4 is probably what most bloggers have problem with. But i believe if you just keep creating quality content, then you will eventually get readers. Just a little tip! Make sure you content is easy to share!
@Hodor — Hodor. 😉 *ahem* I mean, I think laziness probably affects us all at times. Do you feel like it's procrastination getting the better of you?
@Ajith — good luck juggling things. I think that for many bloggers, it's a real balancing act.
I think there's one missing: Lack of Patience!
I also suggest to anyone writing a blog to seek out becoming an expert of the niche. The best way to do this is to connect with other experts and befriend them. Learn from them! Learn from others as well, especially the fans and followers of your niche. The niche fans and followers are who were are trying to serve right? They have all the questions then and you should be finding the answers for them. Do that and you will be seen as an expert in your niche and your blog will likely be better off, too!
For me laziness is a big factor. It is the main reason and I am trying to work on it.


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Search - Roger Whittaker: Prime Concerts - In Concert with Edmonton Symphony on DVD
Roger Whittaker Prime Concerts - In Concert with Edmonton Symphony
Genres: Music Video & Concerts, Musicals & Performing Arts
Sub-Genres: Pop, Rock & Roll, Classical
Studio: Amalgamated
Edition: Import
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Roger Whittaker Live in Berlin
An engaging concert from one of the finest singers of our ge
P. S. Gifford- Horror author | California | 11/19/2008
"From the very first note to the last this DVD will entertain and move you. There is a uniqueness to Roger's voice that is very captivating. The arrangements for orchestra are incredible. This is a great DVD!"
Classic Roger Whittaker at his best!
D Wetterer | 09/29/2009
"A superb concert that catches Roger Whittaker in his prime... the mid 70's. He sings some of his "standards" like "The Last Farewell" and "New World In The Morning", as well as touching on the popular music of the time with James Taylor's "Fire and Rain" and Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now". A wonderful addition to the library of anyone who loves and appreciates his music!"
Great Concert From a Uniquely Talented Artist
Henry C. Willette | Nashville, Tennessee | 06/04/2010
"This is one of my favorite concerts of all time. I was extremely happy to find it available on DVD. Roger Whittaker's smooth delivery and British African charm make this a must have addition to any concert collection. The concert begins with his 70's hit, "The Last Farewell", and features some original works, as well as his rendition of a number of the hits of that time. Included are a couple of Whittaker performances that are difficult to find elsewhere. Image and sound quality is actually quite good, much better than my old TV taped version from years ago, and without the long PBS breaks. All in all, a fantastic value. Highly recommended."

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Q: How can I extract the headers from multiple HTML tables using C# HTMLAgilityPack? I'm trying to iterate through each table, and extract the headers of each table separately. This is what I've got so far, but whenever I run this it seems to be extracting the header of all tables per loop (headerCount goes up to 61 on each iteration).
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            //Extracting the tables from the HTML
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What am I doing wrong? Thanks in advance!

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using SelectNodes("//th") will search through the entire web document again instead of searching through the selected htmlnode. and its weird.
Try using ".//th"
Placing a dot at the start will tell it to search trough the active node and not the entire htmldocument again.
Hope it helps.

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The first local entrepreneurs to participate in Window Dressing's Creative Enterprise program.
After putting out the call earlier this summer for local, creatively-minded entrepreneurs who have a great idea but aren't quite ready (or able) to test out their venture in a storefront space, the Spokane nonprofit Window Dressing recently introduced the inaugural class of its new Creative Enterprise program.
After brightening dozens of otherwise rundown, unused downtown storefronts with local art installations over the past few years, the creative vitality-focused nonprofit is reaching further with its next venture — placing emerging local businesses in un-leased, empty storefronts, allowing them to test their business models before making a big investment in a permanent location.
"It gives creative entrepreneurs an opportunity to test their idea with little risk, and that aspect really appealed to us because it builds infrastructure for young and creative people within the city to succeed," Window Dressing co-founder Ginger Ewing told the Inlander back in July.
It's a win-win for both parties, including the downtown property owners agreeing to let program participants use their spaces at little to no cost, for at least six months, or until a permanent paying tenant signs a new lease.
A selection panel recently reviewed applications from local entrepreneurs interested in joining the Creative Enterprise program's first cohort, and 14 startups were selected. Before they're able to move into an available space (which may take time to find, as Ewing says careful consideration will be taken to place each business in an appropriate location) the business' owners will take a month-long business development course offered by Spokane Community Colleges to prepare for the move from the basement —where such ideas often start out — to street-level.
Read more about the Creative Enterprise program, including its benefits on the local economy and what inspired its creation, in this Inlander blog published when the program first sought participants.
Old Hat Workshop | A custom woodworking shop; you've seen its owner Jon Tettleton's creations locally at Wollnick's, Casper Fry and The Lantern Tap House.
The quirky Burgleteens studio makes fun, handmade accessories like this retro radio throw pillow.
Burgleteens Art Lab | A local design studio and maker of hand-crafted toys and accessories, the creative enterprise of Zach Grassi.
KJ Pottery | A venture by Spokane-based pottery artist Kelsey Jo Flatoff, whose work you've likely seen for sale not just on Etsy, but also at the Kendall Yards Night Market, and Terrain's one-day arts market Bazaar.
Spokanerrific | A retail shop that would sell locally-made art, crafts, designs and more, owned by Lulu Weiland, who currently produces a local blog highlighting the art, people, places and culture of Spokane. The Inlander featured her earlier this year in a story about another creative local project she's involved in, Spokane Artist Trading Cards.
Koko & Lou | Handcrafted stamped jewelry by Lindsey O'Brien.
Anemone Paper Florist | The familiar Spokane-based paper florist Mary Eberle is teaming up with Window Dressing to develop a new business plan, but won't be placed in a storefront.
Unifest Co. | Organizers of local events and collaborations involving music, the arts and entertainment. Run by Matt and Stephanie Bogue, Unifest's recent festivals include its titular May event, Unifest, this year's Steam Plant summer block party series, and the recent Borracho Fest.
Moon Rabbit Kombucha Co. | Owner Kailene Tupper hopes to brew, bottle and distribute raw, probiotic fermented kombucha to local eateries and markets, along with opening her own taproom/cafe.
F-Stop | A photography studio and gallery by established Spokane artists and photographers Bill and Kathy Kostelec.
Teddi Cripps makes this tote bag and many other designs at her home studio.
Hustle & Hide Co. | The fast-growing venture of Teddi Cripps, who produces handmade leather goods in her Spokane home studio. Cripps currently sells her popular wares online and at local artisan markets, like Bazaar.
Art Salvage Spokane | Founded by Katie Patterson Larson two years ago, this local nonprofit collects, organizes and redistributes unused/unwanted materials and supplies that can be used to create arts and craft projects. Art Salvage has resold these goods at ultra-low prices through pop-up shops and at a space at Madelia Mercantile for the past year or so, but is now looking for a home of its own.
Mimosa Floral Design | A full-service floral design studio by Erica Williamson.
MattSlote Video Productions | A studio for the Spokane-based videographer and editor Matt Slotemaker, who produces interview, travel and documentary projects.


A Little Loopy is a fun, casual and comfortable way to learn the skills of knitting and crocheting. Our instructors love to craft (like you!) and invite you to join them.
The Freedom Community Centre is so excited to offer Introduction to Knitting and Crocheting this Fall.
This course is designed for participants who have no previous knitting or crochet experience. At the end of the term, students will be able to complete the basic stitches in knitting and crochet. Each week students will complete a 15-centimetre/six-inch square using the stitch pattern taught that week. At the end of the term students will sew their pieces together to create a bag or a small blanket. Students may also donate one or two squares each that can be sewn together into a blanket to donate to charity.
Registration includes the cost of all materials needed to complete this course.


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Borealis Fermentery is known for its small-batch Belgian style ales made in a small timber frame strawbale brewery in Knife River just north of Duluth. Borealis is also known because owner and brewer Ken Thiemann has been kicking out high-quality beers for a while, and one to consider as the crisp air returns and brings us toward that cold winter nip is Rood, a tart red ale. Once a winter seasonal, the popularity of this tart, but not-too-sour ale, led Ken to produce it year-round. Grab one today.
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Optimization of peritoneal dialysis services through research activities
Tan SY
Perit Dial Int, 2008 Jun;28 Suppl 3:S49-52.
Although peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an effective alternative to hemodialysis (HD) and indeed, in terms of survival, superior to HD in first year of dialysis, the utilization rate for PD remains low. Although the utilization rate of PD varies considerably, the worldwide penetration rate appears to be falling. Still, in rapidly developing countries such as China, the PD penetration rate is rising-an encouraging sign. Clearly, considerable room for improvement remains, particularly with the take-on rate of PD, and one of the potentially influential factors is the role of research activities in improving both the quantity and quality of life of patients on PD.
FcgammaRIIa polymorphism in systemic lupus erythematosus
Kidney Blood Press. Res., 2000;23(2):138-42.
PMID: 10765117 DOI: 10.1159/000025967
FcgammaRIIs are the most widely distributed of the Fcgamma receptor family and play an important role in the clearance of immune complexes. Evidence that the FcgammaRIIa-R131 allotype is less able to process and clear immune complexes effectively suggests that this may be a disease susceptibility factor for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Data from studies published thus far do not agree on the potential role of FcgammaRIIa polymorphism in the genetics of SLE. Most studies in fact show no evidence for any correlation between polymorphism of FcgammaRIIa and risk for SLE. However, it remains to be determined whether FcgammaRIIa polymorphism may play a critical role in certain groups of patients, especially in those of differing ethnic background. Polymorphism of FcgammaRIIa may also be important in determining disease phenotype, and identification of this influence may have important implications in patient care and in identifying patients for more aggressive therapy.
Fulltext The complexities of modern medicine
JUMMEC, 2010;13(2):70-71.
MyJurnal
The current issue of JUMMEC touches on many diverse topics and in many ways reflects the evolution of modern medicine from the practice of acupuncture to epidemics facilitated by modern travel to the subject of ethics including controversies surrounding financial incentives given in promoting organ donation.(Copied from article).
The patient who had a picnic at a waterfall and presented with haemoptysis and renal failure
Thiruventhiran T, Tan SY
Nephrol Dial Transplant, 2000 May;15(5):727-8.
Knowledge, attitudes, practices, and barriers related to research utilization: a survey among pharmacists in Malaysia
Tan SY, Hatah E
Int J Clin Pharm, 2017 Apr;39(2):450-458.
PMID: 28108846 DOI: 10.1007/s11096-017-0425-7
Background Research utilization is part of evidence-based practice referring to the process of reviewing and critiquing scientific research and applying the findings to one's own clinical practice. Many studies on research utilization have been conducted with doctors and nurses, but to our knowledge, none have been investigated amongst pharmacists. Objective To assess research utilization and its barriers among pharmacists and identify potential influencing factors. Setting Malaysia. Methods This cross-sectional survey was administered online and by mail to a convenient sample of pharmacists working in hospitals, health clinics, and retail pharmacies in rural and urban areas. Main outcome measure Pharmacists' research utilization knowledge, attitudes, and practices. Results Six hundred surveys were mailed to potential respondents, and 466 were returned (77.7% response rate). Twenty-eight respondents completed the survey online. The respondents' research utilization knowledge, attitudes, and practices were found to be moderate. Research utilization was associated with respondents' knowledge and attitude scores (P
FK506 "rescue" therapy complicated by renal tubular acidosis in renal allograft recipients
Goh BL, Tan SY
Transplant Proc, 1998 Nov;30(7):3594-5.
Fulltext High dose intravenous immunoglobulin for systemic lupus erythematosus with lupus nephritis and associated studies - case report
Lim SK, Tan SY
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is one of the commonest systemic autoimmune diseases that can present with variable clinical manifestations. Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG) has been used as a salvage therapy for severe lupus with encouraging results though there is yet randomised trial to support the usage. This report highlights the efficacy and safety of high dose IVIG in SLE patients with multi-organ involvement particularly lupus nephritis. We also reviewed the literature on the usage of IVIG for lupus nephritis. However, more studies are needed to further clarify the optimal therapeutic dosage and regime for IVIG and to identify the group of patients who might benefit the most from this expensive therapy.
Fulltext Distinctive accuracy measurement of binary descriptors in mobile augmented reality
Tan SY, Arshad H, Abdullah A
PLoS One, 2019;14(1):e0207191.
PMID: 30605474 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0207191
Mobile Augmented Reality (MAR) requires a descriptor that is robust to changes in viewing conditions in real time application. Many different descriptors had been proposed in the literature for example floating-point descriptors (SIFT and SURF) and binary descriptors (BRIEF, ORB, BRISK and FREAK). According to literature, floating-point descriptors are not suitable for real-time application because its operating speed does not satisfy real-time constraints. Binary descriptors have been developed with compact sizes and lower computation requirements. However, it is unclear which binary descriptors are more appropriate for MAR. Hence, a distinctive and efficient accuracy measurement of four state-of-the-art binary descriptors, namely, BRIEF, ORB, BRISK and FREAK were performed using the Mikolajczyk dataset and ALOI dataset to identify the most appropriate descriptor for MAR in terms of computation time and robustness to brightness, scale and rotation changes. The obtained results showed that FREAK is the most appropriate descriptor for MAR application as it able to produce an application that are efficient (shortest computation time) and robust towards scale, rotation and brightness changes.
Fulltext Twin-Schnorr: a security upgrade for the Schnorr identity-based identification scheme
Chin JJ, Tan SY, Heng SH, Phan RC
ScientificWorldJournal, 2015;2015:237514.
PMID: 25692179 DOI: 10.1155/2015/237514
Most identity-based identification (IBI) schemes proposed in recent literature are built using pairing operations. This decreases efficiency due to the high operation costs of pairings. Furthermore, most of these IBI schemes are proven to be secure against impersonation under active and concurrent attacks using interactive assumptions such as the one-more RSA inversion assumption or the one-more discrete logarithm assumption, translating to weaker security guarantees due to the interactive nature of these assumptions. The Schnorr-IBI scheme was first proposed through the Kurosawa-Heng transformation from the Schnorr signature. It remains one of the fastest yet most secure IBI schemes under impersonation against passive attacks due to its pairing-free design. However, when required to be secure against impersonators under active and concurrent attacks, it deteriorates greatly in terms of efficiency due to the protocol having to be repeated multiple times. In this paper, we upgrade the Schnorr-IBI scheme to be secure against impersonation under active and concurrent attacks using only the classical discrete logarithm assumption. This translates to a higher degree of security guarantee with only some minor increments in operational costs. Furthermore, because the scheme operates without pairings, it still retains its efficiency and superiority when compared to other pairing-based IBI schemes.
Fulltext Efficient and provable secure pairing-free security-mediated identity-based identification schemes
Security-mediated cryptography was first introduced by Boneh et al. in 2001. The main motivation behind security-mediated cryptography was the capability to allow instant revocation of a user's secret key by necessitating the cooperation of a security mediator in any given transaction. Subsequently in 2003, Boneh et al. showed how to convert a RSA-based security-mediated encryption scheme from a traditional public key setting to an identity-based one, where certificates would no longer be required. Following these two pioneering papers, other cryptographic primitives that utilize a security-mediated approach began to surface. However, the security-mediated identity-based identification scheme (SM-IBI) was not introduced until Chin et al. in 2013 with a scheme built on bilinear pairings. In this paper, we improve on the efficiency results for SM-IBI schemes by proposing two schemes that are pairing-free and are based on well-studied complexity assumptions: the RSA and discrete logarithm assumptions.
Fulltext Interleukin-6 promoter polymorphisms (-174 G/C) in Malaysian patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
Chua KH, Kee BP, Tan SY, Lian LH
Braz. J. Med. Biol. Res., 2009 Jun;42(6):551-5.
PMID: 19448905 DOI: 10.1590/s0100-879x2009000600012
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease that involves the inflammation of various organs upon deposition of immune complexes and is characterized by uncontrolled B cell hyperactivity. Despite intensive research on the etiology of the disease, the exact cause of the onset of SLE is unknown. The pathogenesis of the disease has been proposed to be associated with the imbalance of T helper type 1 (Th1) and Th2 cytokine activities. Elevated serum levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6), a Th2 cytokine with various functions in the regulation of human biological systems, are observed in SLE patients. In the present study, 100 Malaysian SLE patients and 100 controls were evaluated in order to determine the association of polymorphisms existing in the promoter region of the IL-6 gene with the onset of SLE. The homozygous G genotype was found to be significant in SLE patients (chi(2) = 33.754; P = 0.00000000625), whereas the heterozygous G/C genotype was significant in the controls (chi(2)= 25.087; P = 0.000000548). We suggest that the C allele might have a masking effect on the G allele when both alleles are present in heterozygous individuals. However, we did not observe any significant association of the homozygous C allele with the onset of SLE or with protection from the disease (chi(2) = 1.684; P = 0.194366).
Diabetes mellitus exacerbates advanced glycation end product accumulation in the veins of end-stage renal failure patients
Nazratun N, Mahmood AA, Kuppusamy UR, Ahmad TS, Tan SY
Vasc Med, 2006 Nov;11(4):245-50.
The excess accumulation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) contributes to the chronic complications of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) and renal failure. Biopsy specimens (n = 184) of arterial (n = 92) and venous (n = 92) tissues were obtained (radial artery and cephalic vein) from end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients with or without DM and normal healthy subjects (n = 12) requiring surgery (trauma patients). Immunohistochemical assessment of the blood vessels revealed the presence of pentosidine (AGE marker) in both veins and arteries in 72% of the ESRD patients. The percentage of arteries and veins that showed positive pentosidine staining in ESRD patients with type 2 DM alone was 100% and 92% respectively, in the non-diabetic ESRD patients it was < 70% (for arteries and veins), and in the ESRD patients with hypertension as an additional co-morbidity to type 2 DM it was 70% and 82%, respectively. The veins of ESRD patients with DM showed a strong (+++) positive staining and very strong (++++) positive staining was observed in the patients with DM and hypertension. Only mild (+) or moderate (++) pentosidine staining intensity was observed in the arteries of ESRD patients without or with comorbidities, respectively. The accumulation of AGE in the vein rather than the artery may be a better reflection of the extent of complications of ESRD.
Human Fc gamma receptor IIA (FcgammaRIIA) genotyping and association with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in Chinese and Malays in Malaysia
Yap SN, Phipps ME, Manivasagar M, Tan SY, Bosco JJ
Lupus, 1999;8(4):305-10.
PMID: 10413210 DOI: 10.1191/096120399678847876
SLE is an autoimmune and polygenic disorder characterized by an accumulation and deposition of immune complexes. Several studies have indicated differential impact of FcgammaR polymorphism genotypes in different ethnic groups studied. The Fc receptor for IgG class IIA gene (FcgammaRIIA) occurs in two allelic forms. The allele FcgammaRIIA-H131 encodes a receptor with a histidine at the 131 amino acid position; the other allele FcgammaRIIA-R131 encodes an arginine. This polymorphism is believed to determine the affinity of the receptor for hIgG2 in immune complexes. FcgammaRIIA-H131 has a higher capacity for hIgG2 compared to FcgammaRIIA-R131 as measured by in vitro studies of insoluble immune complex clearance. We have investigated the polymorphism for FcgammaRIIA using a novel polymerase chain reaction-allele specific primer (PCR-ASP) method designed specifically to distinguish the two allelic forms. Our studies were based on 175 Chinese and 50 Malays SLE patients as well as 108 and 50 ethnically matched healthy controls for the respective groups. Analysis of the data (chi2 test with Yates correction factors and odds ratios) revealed that there were no significant differences between SLE patients and controls. We have not found evidence of a protective effect conferred by FcgammaRIIA-H131 in the ethnic groups studied.
Conversion from Sandimmune to Neoral in patients with stable renal allograft function: UHKL experience
Goh BL, Jalil R, Koh SN, Chua CT, Tan SY
FK506 rescue therapy for acute renal allograft rejection
Goh BL, Morad Z, Cheah PL, Chua CT, Tan SY
Views and experiences of Malaysian family medicine trainees of female sexual dysfunction
Lai PS, Tan SY, Liew SM
Arch Sex Behav, 2016 Nov;45(8):2081-2089.
Sociocultural factors have been shown to be important influencers of sexual health and sexuality. Hence, the aim of our study was to explore the views and experiences of family medicine trainees regarding female sexual dysfunction (FSD) with a focus on the barriers and facilitators towards the initiation of conversation on this topic. A qualitative study design involving semi-structured focus group discussions (FGDs) was conducted with 19 family medicine trainees in Malaysia. The conceptual framework used was based on the Theory of Planned Behavior. Thematic approach was used to analyze the data. Participants perceived FSD as being uncommon and unimportant. According to our participants, patients often presented with indirect complaints, and doctors were not proactive in asking about FSD. Three main barriers were identified: doctor factors, perceived patient factors, and system factors. Lack of confidence, knowledge, experience, time, and embarrassment were the key barriers identified at the doctors' level. Lack of awareness, among patients regarding FSD, and local cultural and religious norms were the perceived patient barriers. System barriers were lack of time and privacy. Various facilitators, such as continuous medical education and public forums, were suggested as means to encourage family medicine trainees to initiate discussion on sexual matters during consultations. In conclusion, family medicine trainees found it difficult to initiate conversation on FSD with patients. Interventions to encourage conversation on FSD should target this and other identified barriers.
Fulltext Prevalence of falls among community-dwelling elderly and its associated factors: A cross-sectional study in Perak, Malaysia
Yeong UY, Tan SY, Yap JF, Choo WY
Malays Fam Physician, 2016;11(1):7-14.
PMID: 28461842 MyJurnal
INTRODUCTION: Fall is a major cause of injuries and can increase the risk of early mortality among elderly. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of falls among community-dwelling elderly in rural Malaysia and its associated factors.
METHODS: Data were obtained from a cross-sectional survey in five randomly selected districts in the state of Perak, Malaysia. A total of 250 households were randomly selected. A total of 811 individuals aged 60 years or more were recruited and interviewed using a structured questionnaire. Information about socio-demographic, history of falls in the past 1 year, medical history, drug history and physical activity level were enquired.
RESULTS: The prevalence of falls in the past 1 year among community-dwelling elderly was reported to be 4.07%. Indigenous elderly (Adjusted odd ratio, AOR = 6.06, 95% CI = 1.10-33.55, p = 0.039) and living alone (AOR = 2.60, 95% CI = 1.04-6.50, p = 0.042) were shown to be factors associated with falls. Physical activity level, number of co-morbidities and number of medications used were not associated with falls.
CONCLUSION: Elderly of indigenous ethnicity and living alone are the main factors associated with falls in this population. Indigenous people may be at higher risk, which warrant further investigation with a larger sample to improve the precision of estimates.
Heavy metal quantification of classroom dust in school environment and its impacts on children health from Rawang (Malaysia)
Tan SY, Praveena SM, Abidin EZ, Cheema MS
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int, 2018 Dec;25(34):34623-34635.
PMID: 30315534 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-3396-x
This study aimed to determine bioavailable heavy metal concentrations (As, Cd, Co, Cu, Cr, Ni, Pb, Zn) and their potential sources in classroom dust collected from children's hand palms in Rawang (Malaysia). This study also aimed to determine the association between bioavailable heavy metal concentration in classroom dust and children's respiratory symptoms. Health risk assessment (HRA) was applied to evaluate health risks (non-carcinogenic and carcinogenic) due to heavy metals in classroom dust. The mean of bioavailable heavy metal concentrations in classroom dust found on children's hand palms was shown in the following order: Zn (1.25E + 01 μg/g) > Cu (9.59E-01 μg/g) > Ni (5.34E-01 μg/g) > Cr (4.72E-02 μg/g) > Co (2.34E-02 μg/g) > As (1.77E-02 μg/g) > Cd (9.60E-03 μg/g) > Pb (5.00E-03 μg/g). Hierarchical cluster analysis has clustered 17 sampling locations into three clusters, whereby cluster 1 (S3, S4, S6, S15) located in residential areas and near to roads exposed to vehicle emissions, cluster 2 (S10, S12, S9, S7) located near Rawang town and cluster 3 (S13, S16, S1, S2, S8, S14, S11, S17, S5) located near industrial, residential and plantation areas. Emissions from vehicles, plantations and industrial activities were found as the main sources of heavy metals in classroom dust in Rawang. There is no association found between bioavailable heavy metal concentrations and respiratory symptoms, except for Cu (OR = 0.03). Health risks (non-carcinogenic and carcinogenic risks) indicated that there are no potential non-carcinogenic and carcinogenic risks of heavy metals in classroom dust toward children health.
Dengue maculopathy: a case report
Tan SY, Kumar G, Surrun SK, Ong YY
Travel Med Infect Dis, 2007 Jan;5(1):62-3.
Dengue fever is endemic in many countries of South East Asia. In spite of the occasional epidemics, dengue maculopathy remains a rare entity.
Fulltext A Cost-Effective Alternative for Lateral Femoral Wall Perforation in Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction: A Case Report
Tan SY, Leong WH, Ong LH, Mohd-Amin MZ
Malays Orthop J, 2020 Jul;14(2):138-140.
PMID: 32983390 DOI: 10.5704/MOJ.2007.023
Lateral femoral wall perforation is a rare intra-operative complication in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction surgery. However, it can be challenging to manage if it occurs. We share our experience on lateral femoral wall perforation managed by a large fragment washer. A 25-year-old man with right ACL injury presented with knee instability despite physiotherapy. Anterior drawer test (ADT) and Lachman test were grade 3, glide on pivot shift was positive. During ACL reconstruction, the lateral femoral wall was perforated. Due to unavailability of the rescue endobutton and budget constraint, we passed the endobutton through a washer and allowed it to sit on the washer over the lateral femoral wall. ADT and Lachman test on post-operative 6, 12 and 24 weeks were grade 1, with a negative pivot shift test. Lysholm knee score improved from 69 pre-operatively to 98 post-operatively. Conventionally, lateral femoral wall perforation can be managed by rescue endobutton, or screw and washer post technique. As this complication is rare, the rescue endobutton may not be available at all times, and the cost of the implant is also another important factor to consider. A washer can be used as an alternative technique to manage lateral femoral wall perforation in ACL reconstruction as it is not only cost-effective but also provides stable fixation with good functional outcome.
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Start-up stories: Zaptic
Zaptic: Collaborative improvement for frontline operations
Zaptic is a business intelligence company committed to closing the gap in supply chain analytics.
Originally launched as Juliand Digital in 2013 by CEO Richard Milne and his team, the company aims to address a "billion dollar problem". With a background in game design and app design, Zaptic is radically changing the way the business world deals with supply chain issues.
Zaptic's business intelligence platform Hive bridges the gap between front line sales and back room office staff, providing real-time store intelligence and minimising any 'blind spots' in the supply chain.
Its team of 30 is based in Manchester, London and Stockholm, and the business is set to achieve sales of over £20m in 2016, with several house hold names already adopting the software.
Hive is the first action-based app for supply chain data collection. The mobile app empowers people at the ground level of the supply chain to identify, report and fix issues where and when they happen by providing industry best practices and recommended fixes. This gives companies real-time visibility of losses that would otherwise have gone unnoticed.
Zaptic won the Manchester award in TechCityinsider's 2015 TechCities Awards for its Hive app, and is based in the city's Northern Quarter, where innovation and entrepreneurship thrive.
"Manchester has been our home for the last year and has inspired and supported us as part of the digital community," says founder, CEO Richard Milnes.
Its Manchester base may have proved an obstacle to finding investors, yet Zaptic has received six figure funding from some of the biggest investors in Silicon Valley.
Manchester Tech Trust's Chief Executive Peter Lusty has already helped the company to make vital connections. Peter championed the Manchester branch of the national Silicon Valley Comes to the UK (SVC2UK) event in collaboration with Manchester University and several other local sponsors at which Richard and his team met Charles Songhurst. Charles is now a Zaptic investor and advisor.
When asked about the ambition of Manchester Tech Trust, Richard says: "What MTT is aiming to do is worthwhile but not without its challenges. It would be good if they were able to bring investors to the table but the focus should be on building the community and the ambition in to Manchester. MTT can contribute to the start-up community and help to promote Manchester for what it is, the powerhouse of innovation and industry. Manchester Start-ups should have the confidence to go for the billion dollar investment, not just the million."
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Ukrainian Defense Ministry: Ukraine may launch a new mobilization in January 2023
December 14, 2022 December 14, 2022 Avis Krane
Vyacheslav Yakovenko © Rossa Primavera News Agency
14.12.2022, Athens.
The Ukrainian Defense Ministry intends to start a new wave of mobilization in January 2023, the deputy head of the ministry Anna Malyar said on December 14 on the air of the 1+1 TV channel.
Malyar explained that the new mobilization is required to make up for current losses and rotation of personnel. "There is a need to restore the military who were wounded in the war. These things are difficult to predict because mobilization depends on the needs of the war. And, in addition, there are losses and the need for recovery, even those people who are currently fighting must be replaced," she noted.
The head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said in November about the large losses of the Ukrainian armed units, reporting that Ukraine has already lost more than 100 thousand people killed. The previous mobilization in Ukraine took place in the summer of 2022.
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Q: How to access fields from the inner join I need to access the fields from the nested Select statement.  Here is the code
Select Name, id, (SELECT id FROM Account.Contacts)
       from Account where id = '0011a000004eVlYAAU'

How do I access the "id" from "Account.Contacts".  I found an answer but I am not able to make it work.
For(string b : [Select Name, id, (SELECT id FROM Account.Contacts)
       from Account where id = '0011a000004eVlYAAU'])
        {

            system.debug(b.Account.Contacts);
        }

A: Inner query always return list of child records. So for each record retrieved by the outer query, a list of child records are available through the inner query.
To access the records returned by the inner query, you can assign them to a list and iterate over it.
for(Account acc : [Select Name, id, (SELECT id FROM Account.Contacts) from Account]){
    List<Contact> lstContact = acc.Contacts;
    for(Contact con : lstContact){
        System.debug(con.Id);
    }
}

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Meet the new rule, worse than the old rule
Oh, now I get it. The 7th Report & Order is out, and I'm still working my way through it, and I think I finally understand what they mean when they say you have a 5-year budget for "Category 2" (née Priority 2) expenses. I thought you'd apply in 2015, get your $150/student, then spend it any time in the next 5 years. I was wrong.
If I'm reading the order right, if you apply for any C2 funding in FY 2015 or 2016, then you have a total of $150/student (or $2.30/sq.ft. for libraries) to spend over the next 5 years. Whenever you need some C2 equipment, you apply, and if you're approved, the cost of that equipment is deducted from your $150/student budget, and if there's money left, you can apply for C2 again next year. There's a good example at the end of paragraph 105. And you're exempt from the 2-in-5 Rule, at least for the next 5 years. Let's call the new rule "the $150-in-5 Rule" (sorry, libraries).
Rationing C2 money is just bad thinking. If your incentive is encouraging applicants to spend too much, cut your incentive. But you know what? $150-in-5 could be better than 2-in-5. Except for the bookkeeping nightmare. And applying the cap to individual schools makes the bookkeeping much worse. Instead of keeping track of whether a particular location has gotten funding in the last 5 years, you have to keep of how much money that location has gotten. And I guess consortia have to keep track of every location of every member. That's not simplifying the process.
But it gets worse. Much worse.
First of all, what about the district's WLAN controller? You're not going to put a controller in each building; you'll get one or two for the whole district. Let's say you decide to buy a new WLAN controller and a new Internet router for the district. So you plunk down $48,000 for the WLAN controller and $12,000 for the router to cover your 10 schools, the district office and a maintenance garage. Well, it looks like you're supposed to divide the cost of the locations, so you allocate $5,000/location; the schools' cost is eligible for E-Rate funding. If you're a 90% district, you'll get 85% of that $5,000, or $4,250/school, for a total of $42,500. And then for each school you'll have to keep track of that number to see how much you have left on your $150/student allotment. And if one of your schools has fewer than 29 students, or has used some of its cap elsewhere, then you wouldn't get the full discount for that school.
But wait a minute, the maintenance garage has one computer connected to the Internet, but doesn't have a wireless access point, so now we allocate the $48,000 across 11 locations since the WLAN controller doesn't serve the garage, but the $12,000 router covers 12 locations, so now the pre-discount amount allotted to each school is $48,000/11+$12,000/12=$5,363.64. And then after 2 years, the maintenance crews get tablets [yes, they will] and they need Wi-Fi in the garage, so you install an access point. Oh, crap, now you have to give money back because the schools got funding based on a 1/11 share, and now they're only using a 1/12 share. If you're head's not ready to explode yet, think about the math when your statewide network upgrades equipment at the core. Suddenly the budget calculations of every district in the state are affected by whether I connect my maintenance garage to the Internet.
Second, what about changing enrollments? OK, paragraph 115 covers that. The good news: if enrollment at a school drops, you don't have to give the money back. [Got a school closing in the next couple of years? Think of it as a Wi-Fi equipment factory.] More good news: students that split time between districts (think vo-tech) can be double-counted. The bad news is for new charter schools. A new charter high school will frequently start up with just the 9th-grade class, then the next year accept a new 9th-grade class, and so on. It takes 4 years to reach full enrollment. Under this plan, they'd have to install their Wi-Fi infrastructure in 4 stages. That's costly and disruptive. And they have to make a guess about the availability of C2 funding in 4 years when they're planning the network. What if I have a school with 500 kids and I get my $75,000 in FY 2015, and then my enrollment climbs to 600 by FY 2017. Am I eligible for another $15,000? Not screwy enough for you? How about this: a district is opening a new school in FY 2017. The district is allowed to estimate how many kids will be transferred into the new school, but those kids were already counted in in calculating the cap for the existing schools they were crowded into in FY 2015. If it's a replacement school, the district will get $150 for each student for both the new school and the old school, and then just tear the equipment out of the closing school and distribute it around the district as needed.
Third, not every school's needs are the same.
How much Wi-Fi does a pre-school with 200 kids need? Just pay your cable company $200/month and they'll throw in a wireless access point; whatever district resources they need, they can get over the Web. Maybe you need to put a second WAP at the far end of the building; splurge and buy 802.11n, though 802.11g would be more than enough. Total cost? $125 for the WAP, $200 for the cable run.
How much Wi-Fi does a 200-student technology charter high school need? Each kid will have a school-supplied device and a BYOD, so you'd better have at least 10 WAPs, and you're going to need some other drops in each classroom, so you're looking at a 48-port switch (and since you'll want 802.11ac WAPs, you'll need 10 Gbps ports on that switch), and those kids change classrooms every 40 minutes, so you'll need a WLAN controller. And you'll need access to the district WAN, so you'll have to install a router. With cabling and installation, we're over $40,000. And we haven't yet installed a lab for these kids to work on technology yet.
How much will E-Rate support in those locations? $30,000 over 5 years.
Why would they do all this? Why? Actually the order tells us why, starting in paragraph 108:
"greater predictability"
"this approach maintains the E-rate program's priority for the highest poverty schools and libraries... At the same time, this approach guarantees a broader distribution of funding for internal connections..."
" promotes cost-effective purchasing"
To which I say:
What predictability? I am pretty confident that all 90% applicants (or should I call them 85% applicants or 90%/85% applicants, or 90%/85%/70%-50%-30%-10%-0% applicants to include their voice discount) who choose to apply in the next 2 years will receive C2 funding. I'm not so confident for 80% (80%/80%/60%-40%-20%-0%?) applicants. 40% (40%/40%/...forget it) applicants? Don't waste your time. And even for 90% applicants, there is confidence of funding for the next 2 years, but after that, it's dicey. C2 is still a lower priority than C1, and once we've spent this one-time $2 billion leverage, where will the funding come from? Savings? Spare me.
I don't feel like I need to rebut this; the two sentences I quoted rebut each other.
My favorite part of the order so far. The text says that setting a budget for C2 funding will keep applicants from choosing more expensive C1 options, and then the footnote has comments which all say that limiting C2 funding causes applicants to choose more expensive C1 options. Setting a 5-year budget of $150/student, but then not providing enough funding to support that, is worse than the 2-in-5 Rule: applicants will overbuy right now, then try to shove as much functionality as possible into C1 in the future.
The $150-in-5 Rule would be a little better than the 2-in-5 Rule if the Commission made 2 changes:
Guarantee at least $5.5 billion for C2 over the next 5 years.
Make the $150/student-$2.30/sq.ft. budget apply to organizations (billed entities), not locations. Take total enrollment per district and total square feet per library system. It drastically simplifies things, and removes the stupid idea that a pre-school needs as much Wi-Fi coverage as a high school. And stops student-transfer shenanigans. Also, with the per-district discount, there is now no reason for the complicated equipment transfer rules.
Note I said "better than the 2-in-5 Rule." Not good, just better than one of the worst rules in the program. As it stands now, $150-in-5 is worse than 2-in-5. Astounding.
Posted by On-Tech at 10:38 AM
I smell a pro-rata
It's getting wilder and wilder
That doesn't look like 20% per year
My growing bag of tricks
Vaporware
Where have all the dollars gone?
Popping a cap in competitive bidding
Still too close to free
Cap ↦ Law?
I'm not shouting GOOOOOOOAL
Please, don't strike our schools
Laws v Rules
Who'll get C2?
Who's doing the letting?
7R&O bits
Which states win?
Bipartisan agreement on one thing
This Pai sticks in the Chairman's craw
Pai in your face
Tech plan smackdown
How do libraries make out?
The Chimera takes shape
Putting the math to work
With supporters like this...
Modernizing the Facts
That's not what I was asking
2-in-5 meets 1-in-5


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Round 3 Snooker & Billiards Match Report – 3rd & 4th Nov
Round 3 Match Report – Snooker & Billiards (Handicap) Team Leagues
3rd & 4th Nov 2020
Biggest Winners: 7 v 1 – St Lawrence Miniature Rifle Club v Tower Pocket Rockets
Highest Break: 41 – Karl Le Fevre (St. Brelade Steelers)
Biggest Winners: 17 v 13 – Tower T'ree v Tower Royals
Highest Break: 31 – Richard de la Haye (St Aubin)
Team League Snooker
Services Short Cue Wonders 4 v 4 Tower Beans
Ryan Swann and Stephen Rive shared the opening frames of the night, both taking comfortable wins. In a tale of two halves, some loose play was punished by Ryan in the first and likewise Stephen capitalised on good scoring opportunities in the second to each win by margins of more than 40 points in two very one-sided frames.
Dave Ferre must have polished off his shooting boots before stepping out on Tuesday evening. Accordingly, he used them to full effect in taking both frames to Robbie Kilpatrick with some hard matchplay. A hallmark of the first frame saw Dave sinking a plethora of long opening reds and nicking colours thereafter. Never getting greedy when faced with awkward half chances to continue his breaks he kept things tight and awaited better chances, opting for tough safety play rather than tough pots. Such chances were often forthcoming, having forced Robbie into conceding a number of openings, particularly in the first frame. Robust displays in both frames saw Dave win his two by 59 and 60 points, respectively. Limiting Robbie to just 9 points scored in the second.
Darren Malzard took on Simon Wade in the penultimate match-up, and from a position of relative control in the first frame Darren fell foul of a bad kick on an easy last red which Simon duly potted and followed up with a very tricky snooker. A three cushion escape to the yellow, pinned to the baulk cushion by the green, looked most likely. After many narrow misses each leading to free-balls being awarded, the foul-and-a-miss rule stung Darren for over 20 points and turned the frame into an even contest. Darren made headway with the baulk colours to get back into the frame but momentum was sharply halted when Simon managed consecutive flukes on the pink and the black, a double followed by a triple, to nick the frame in his favour right at the death. Their second frame also ended up a tight contest. Again, Darren ran afoul of the foul-and-a-miss rule, conceding a string of points at the beginning to leave a frame long battle to make up the deficit, which was only complete when Darren knocked in the final black to square things at one a-piece, amidst better play and potting from both.
With it all to do to salvage a draw, in what always had the potential to be and indeed were by far the highest quality and quickest frames of the evening, an in form Lee Travers matched up against an out of form Andy Richardson on the night. A very solid potting display form Lee throughout including a well taken 27, saw him run out a clear 2-0 victor, playing his best and most fluent snooker of the season so far. In contrast to and amidst some uncharacteristic misses from Andy who just couldn't get it going.
St Aubin B 5 v 3 Mechanics B
This top of the table clash had both teams in a joint share of the lead before this round of fixtures began. The reigning champions, St Aubin, squaring up with Mechanics B, a team who have had a great start to the league in their own right.
Not for the first time this season a wily Bob Rondel potted balls well beyond that which his handicap would suggest in his 1-1 clash with Martyn Le Gallais. A fluked blue in the first frame however, left Martyn needing snookers, an endeavour in which he was unsuccessful. In the second frame the scores were tighter with the final three colours remaining, Martyn taking the advantage after Bob went in-off the pink, which Martyn duly potted at the next visit to take the frame.
Following good results from Robert Le Moel and Paul Bullock this season, both with 3 frames from 4 at the start of the night, Robert ran out a comfortable winner in both frames playing against Paul (together on matching handicaps) who seemed to struggled with his game.
Chris Blampied was rather impenetrable in his first frame against Richard de la Haye beginning red hot with a 28 break on his first visit to the table following the break-off to wipe out the 21 handicap conceded. Chris went on to win the frame with ample breathing space and limited Richard to only 4 points scored during the course of the frame. Substitute, Richard responded in the second however, lifting himself to take the frame and get off the mark in his firsts snooker match this league season.
Aaron Canavan was unable to establish a foothold in a scrappy first frame against Bob Proper. Again giving away the maximum handicap of 84, awkward reds and tied-up colours left Aaron unable to score enough points during the frame to makeup the deficit and consequently conceded with the colours remaining after Bob cannily escaped from a number of snookers laid by Aaron. Digging deeper in the second, Aaron took advantage of a free-ball with a single red remaining to see out the frame with a classy 38 clearance to win on the black ball.
All in all, St Aubin keep rolling on after this result, becoming the only team to begin the season with three consecutive wins, and finding themselves in familiar territory near the upper placings of the league table.
St Brelade Steelers 4 v 4 St Thomas' Tower
St Brelade find themselves no strangers to a draw this season, managing honours even for the third time in as many weeks, up against St Thomas' Tower who have had an unexpected low scoring start to the season.
Bob Denison got off the mark at the third attempt after having his handicap reduced by 7 points at the beginning of the season. It was a solid performance from Bob in beating Gary Boschat by two comfortable score-lines in the opening two frames of this encounter.
A mouthwatering contest was always to ensue with Karl Le Fevre taking on Connor Davies, both playing off handicaps of -21, in this the first heavyweight clash of the season. A break of 40 in the first saw Connor establish a healthy lead only for Karl to answer with a 27 clearance of the colours, including an outrageous pot on the blue, to steal the frame on the black. Such are the narrow margins at the sharp end of the game. In the second, Karl looked to be cruising to victory with a nicely taken 41 break of his own. Connor's response was to come back fighting. Having hung in there he'd managed to carve out for himself an opportunity to snatch the frame back, even looking the favourite but for a costly miss on the green. Karl Le Fevre called upon all of his experience to hold his nerve in taking green to pink to come out a worthy winner, just nullifying the ever present threat of Connor Davies in a meeting that lived up to the billing both names would suggest.
With the match level at 2-2 St Brelade's talismanic captain Sean McDonald stepped up to face Andrew Vibert. Sean set-off with a comfortable win in the first, but in a tighter second frame both players had sights at winning the frame. Sean's experience telling in the end to take the win and see St Thomas' Tower's 0-2 lead evaporate into a 4-2 deficit.
Substitute Craig Jones, standing in for Steve Thomas took to the baize for the first time this season, and lost his two frames to Herbie Bruggraber who before the evening had had a mixed start to the season with one win and one defeat. A much need win in the last two saw Herbie earn a draw for St Thomas' Tower, sealing their best result of the season so far to slot just above Services at the foot of the league table.
Tower Pirates 5 v 3 Mechanics A
Ryan Shaw stepped in as a substitute for Tower Pirates and was ineffective in making up the large handicap difference of 49 points conceded to Paul Bradbury. Paul Bradbury ran out a comfortable 2-0 winner in what ended up being to very low scoring frames, with Ryan only scoring two points in the second frame.
Steve Wilson and Robert Salkeld were each other's equal in their match-up both winning a comfortable frame each.
After winning last week, Stephen Morgan continued his good form scoring over 80 points in both frames, including a 37 break in the first, to win both against LLoyd Letherbarrow. In doing so Stephen levelled the match at 3-3 and climbed up the averages to take a share of the lead on 5 out of 6 frames, along with a good few others.
With the scores tied, in the final head-to-head of the evening both captains took to the stage with the win on the line. Ben Garnier came out the victor against Ernie Bird, who also dusted off his cue for the first time this season. The first frame was won on the black ball followed by a second that was a more comfortable scoreline for Ben, who also like team mate Stephen Morgan sits at the top of the averages with 5 frames from 6, after a commendable start to the season so far.
Tower Pocket Rockets 1 v 7 St Lawrence Miniature Rifle Club
St Lawrence handed the Pocket Rockets their first defeat of the season, doing so with some style, in what is so far the biggest win of the season. Taking this hard working team right to the top of the table.
Daniel Cavey did his best to claw back the 35 handicap conceded – on both occasions drawing level with Jordan Proctor only for Jordan to kicked on by capitalising on the crucial last reds to pull away and leave Daniel requiring snookers on the colours in both frames. Positional play was a bug bare for Daniel in the two frames finding himself out of place by small margins and in the end didn't have enough to overturn Jordan.
With both Nathan Piziura and David Proctor on equal handicaps a tight contest ensued. Nathan was made to pay for missing blacks off the spot. Not one to need a second invitation when left in the balls, David made the most of his chances with back-to back breaks of 27 & 30 in addition to a 27 clearance in the second frame. Although Dave was off his usual reliable long game he never the less has been the most prolific break builder in the league so far, in doing so securing a 2-0 win against Nathan for the second season in a row.
The first frame between James Martin and Andre Bonjour came down to the black ball which Andre dispatched with authority to go 5-0 up on the night. The second frame was won more comfortably by Andre to confirm an already solid victory for St Lawrence with two frames still to play.
Again, the first frame between Pat Patterson and Alistair Simon was decided on the black ball in a scrappy frame with neither player able to find their groove. Never the less this made it 7-0 on the night setting up a tense last frame. Good nerve from Alistair saw him claim the last frame in yet another black ball decider, and ensured the Pocket Rockets were to avoid the dreaded whitewash. This was a well deserved win for St Lawrence, but with three frames going to the wire the play perhaps indicated a closer contest than the final scoreline suggests.
Team League Billiards
After one complete round of fixtures (in which all teams have played each other once), a strange occurrence sees all teams tied on 44 points for an unprecedented four way share of the lead.
St Aubin 15 v 15 Services
With Robbie Kilpatrick well in the lead in the first frame, Richard de la Haye made a late dash with some strong scoring including 4 breaks over 20, the highest a 31, all in quick succession only to be piped to the frame win with a late break of 28 from Robbie Kilpatrick. Robbie managed 6 points to Richards 5, and was not to be outdone in the scoring department with breaks of 28 and 29 for himself, in what was a high scoring frame all round.
Guy Heys was consistent again, making more than 250 points for the third straight week, scoring 5 points in the process and taking the frame win against Paul Destro, who managed 4, in what is becoming a see-saw start to the season for the Services player.
Robert Le Moel scored 5 points but was beaten by Malcolm Malzard who scored 200 points on the nose, to hit his target of 5 points exactly.
Tower Royals 13 v 17 Tower T'ree
Daniel Cavey stepped in to the billiards arena for the first time this season becoming the sixth of a carousel of players to make an appearance for the Royals. Unfortunately he came up against Martyn Le Gallais who becomes the first player this season to blaze past 300 points scored in a single frame. Martyn racked up a total of 317 points in his match to bag himself 7 points for the team and rise right to the top of the averages, out scoring his target by just shy of 100 points. Over the course of three matches Martyn has averaged 280 points per frame, meaning he's the player who has scored most heavily this season, just shading Guy Heys for the honour. Confined to less table time than would be expected and not having transitioned to billiards for sometime, Daniel only managed 3 points on the night, which is not a reflection of his true abilities.
Peter Allen picked up the pace after a tough first run out last week, scoring solidly to win the frame and make five points in contrast to a struggling Howard Smith who managed just 4 points for the third consecutive week to see his handicap dive down to just 34. He'll be hoping some better form is just around the corner.
Stephen Rive remains in the ascendency with a solid 5 this week, staying top of the averages for points scored, but now sharing his lead with Martyn Le Gallais (at 17 points). Stephen was up against Peter Robinson who played well to score 250 points on the nose and earn him self a well deserved six points.
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Western Alliance Finalizes $9 Million Investment in FVLCRUM Fund
- Aimed at closing U.S. racial wealth gap, FVLCRUM Fund invests in lower middle market, minority-owned companies-
August 26, 2021 03:18 PM Eastern Daylight Time
PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Western Alliance Bancorporation (NYSE: WAL), today announced a $9 million investment in FVLCRUM Fund. Developed by Clearinghouse CDFI, the fund targets raising $250 million to invest as a combination of equity and debt capital into proven, high-growth minority-owned enterprises.
"FVLCRUM's powerful mission of fostering wealth creation by helping minority-owned businesses succeed makes great sense to us at Western Alliance Bank," said Dale Gibbons, Chief Financial Officer, Western Alliance Bank. "This investment aligns with our commitment to serving our communities and our ESG goals. We're proud to partner with FVLCRUM Fund."
The new private equity fund was established in 2020 to invest in lower middle market, minority-owned companies in the United States, principally in government contracting, healthcare and franchising sectors. FVLCRUM will provide a range of financial structures, including equity financing, mezzanine and venture capital as well as debt, to support selected enterprises.
A key goal for FVLCRUM is to create $10 million of new net worth for the minority owners of a business following the fund's investment.
Developed in concert with the Minority Wealth Commission, FVLCRUM is endorsed by the Aspen Institute, U.S. Minority Chambers of Commerce, National Urban League and the National Minority Supplier Development Council, among others.
Western Alliance Bank received regulatory approval from the Federal Reserve for its investment in FVLCRUM Fund as a public welfare investment.
About FVLCRUM Fund and Clearinghouse Community Development Financial Institution
FVLCRUM is an off-balance sheet private equity fund affiliated with Clearinghouse CDFI, a 24-year-old institution that has invested nearly $2 billion into minority and underserved communities. As a CDFI Private Equity fund, FVLCRUM focuses on both social impact and investor returns in the execution of the mission. More information is available at: www.ccdfi.com.
About Western Alliance Bank
With approximately $50 billion in assets, Western Alliance Bancorporation (NYSE: WAL) is one of the country's top-performing banking companies. The company is again #1 best-performing of the 50 largest public U.S. banks in the new S&P Global Market Intelligence listing for 2020 and ranks high on the Forbes "Best Banks in America" list year after year. Its primary subsidiary, Western Alliance Bank, Member FDIC, helps business clients realize their ambitions with teams of experienced bankers who deliver superior service and a full spectrum of customized loan, deposit and treasury management capabilities. Business clients also benefit from a powerful array of specialized financial services that provide strong expertise and tailored solutions for a wide variety of industries and sectors. Most recently, the bank added to these capabilities with the acquisition of AmeriHome Mortgage, a leading national business-to-business mortgage platform. Serving clients across the country wherever business happens, Western Alliance Bank operates individual, full-service banking brands and has offices in key markets nationwide. For more information, visit westernalliancebank.com.
ryoung@westernalliancebank.com
FVLCRUM Fund August 2021