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While Baltimore teacher Sean McComb was swept out of a Washington conference Wednesday morning to give interviews after being named the National Teacher of the Year, his fellow State Teachers of the Year tucked in for something almost as exciting: A panel discussion! As the old saying goes, nothing pairs with fresh croissants quite like new survey results.
The report, led by the National Network of State Teachers of the Year and the Center on Great Teachers & Leaders at the American Institutes for Research, surveyed former national and state teachers of the year on their attitudes about many aspects of the profession, including professional development, mentorship, effectiveness, and school administration.
Of the 755 distinguished teachers invited to participate, 311 completed the survey. The survey includes teachers who started back in the 1970s, so there's a fairly broad range of experience represented.
One thing the survey asks is about the most vital supports new teachers can get. New teachers continually draw interest, in no small part because of a statistic with which most everyone in education hears repeatedly: Within five years of entering the teaching profession, 40-50 percent of teachers will leave it.
That statistic derives, by the way, form the University of Pennsylvania professor Richard M. Ingersoll, among others. The number doesn't include the fact that all professions have some level of attrition, and that many teachers return to the fold, and there are other nuances, too.
But nuances or not, that statistic hangs over many new teachers. So what can help them? According to the NNSTOY/CGTL study, among those respondents who had such supports, they prioritized access to a mentor (formally or informally); school placement aligned with talents, training, or certification; common planning time with peers; and working with a supportive principal.
"I'm blessed to have an administrative support, whereas some of us are the opposite," Kathy Assini, the 2014 New Jersey Teacher of the Year, said in an interview after the panel. "Some of us struggle with our administrators and have ground-level support. Mine is more the opposite. The administration we have—teacher-driven professional development in the district. We are ahead of the curve on a lot of things."
The report also emphasizes the power of mentors, although some experts warn against putting blind faith in mentorship. In a (rather fantastic) webinar about teacher retention that I moderaged on Tuesday with Susan Moore Johnson, director of Harvard University's Project on the Next Generation of Teachers, Johnson noted that other teachers may be hesitant to help a new teacher who has an assigned mentor, feeling that it's the mentor's place to help, and not their own. Instead, Johnson said, schools might consider such things as team mentorships.
"Rather than have teachers be dependent on one person, I'm a big proponent of engaging every teacher with a range of colleagues and have it be a real collaborative work," Johnson said. "We have some research to suggest that actually, having a mentor can be good, it can be kind of useless, but working in the context of a supportive, collaborative professional culture is really what you want."
Both Johnson and the panel members yesterday noted one important caveat about teacher retention, though: Schools can't expect to be hiring career teachers anymore; new generations, they say, have greater career restlessness than in the past.
"We're beyond the time when people will enter teaching and stay for 30 years," Johnson said.


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A testament to the power of the human spirit, Kath Koschel is a survivor who has overcome incredible odds and unimaginable tragedy to inspire ordinary people to do extraordinary things. Koschel is formerly an elite cricketer and Ironman competitor whose world came crashing down when she broke her back twice in the span of five years and was told she'd never walk again. Instead, she faced the challenges head-on and defied all medical prognoses by teaching herself to walk again on three separate occasions. Driven by a passion to spread gratitude in the world, she founded Kindness Factory with the goal of encouraging one million acts of kindness and helping people find the light during dark times — just as she has done so many times.
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With a master-level understanding of what it takes to survive and thrive in the workplace and how organizations can create more equitable spaces for all, Carice Anderson is a workplace development and success engineer who empowers individuals to strategically navigate their careers and advises some of the world's top companies on aligning their talent strategies to their business objectives. As a director in leadership and manager development for a leading, multinational asset management firm, her work sits at the intersection of talent and leadership development, workplace evolution, and diversity, equity, and inclusion — helping individuals, teams, and organizations unlock the potential within and consistently perform at the highest levels.
Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author, Future of Work Expert, Advisor on Team Connection, Belonging, and Generational Dynamics
An internationally recognized thought-leader on leadership, mindset, and generational dynamics in the workplace, Ryan Jenkins is a trusted advisor helping organizations of all sizes in any industry build mission-led, high-performance teams through connection, communication, and purpose. Jenkins' insights have played a vital role in reshaping the DNA of some of the world's most admired companies and kickstarting future-focused workplace transformations designed to enhance individual achievement in support of collective success. In his uniquely memorable presentations, he draws from his own research and analysis of emerging workplace trends to provide audiences with actionable and customized strategies for working, communicating, and leading across generations; attracting, retaining, and engaging top talent with diversity and inclusion in mind; and strengthening team connection and workplace happiness to inspire industry leading teams and equip them for the future of work.
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Molly Fletcher is a trailblazer in every sense of the word. She is a rare talent of business wisdom, relationship brilliance and unwavering optimism. As a CEO, she shares her unconventional and unique techniques that made her one of the first female sports agents in the high stakes, big ego world of professional sports and now a successful entrepreneur. As president of client representation for sports and entertainment agency CSE, Molly spent two decades as one of the world's only female sports agents.
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Afterburner Inc is a team of elite fighter pilots who help your team pursue flawless execution and take performance to the next level. The combination of sound organizational development and combat-proven methodologies has made Afterburner Inc one of the fastest growing training and consulting organizations in the country. The Flawless Execution Model is a proven process used by elite military professionals around the world to execute missions when the stakes are high and failure is not an option. Corporate success, like success in combat, depends on execution.
Jim Murphy
F-15 Fighter Pilot, Founder & Chairman of Afterburner, Inc.
Murph, the Founder and CEO of Afterburner, Inc., has a unique and powerful mix of leadership skills in both the military and business worlds. After years in the military, Murph returned to his love of business. Prior to his service in the U.S. Air Force, Murph had a successful career in imaging equipment sales, where he helped increase his company's sales by 500%.
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People are inspired by great adventure and the name Hillary is synonymous with adventure. Peter Hillary ably connects such dramatic achievements to the challenges faced by individuals and teams striving for excellence, coping with change, and overcoming obstacles in their own fieldsPresentations combine humor and heart-stopping excitement with practical applications and are supported by superb video footage & Peter Hillary ably connects such dramatic achievements to the challenges faced by individuals and teams striving for excellence, coping with change, and overcoming obstacles in their own fields.
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Dr. Adam Fraser is a human performance researcher and consultant who studies how organisations adopt a high performance culture to thrive in this challenging and evolving business landscape.
Travis Mills
Retired U.S. Army Staff Sergeant, Quadruple Amputee, N.Y. Times Best Selling Author, Founder – Travis Mills Foundation
If you're looking for a sob story you've come to the wrong place, and Travis himself will be the first to tell you so. But if you're looking for an inspiring speaker who epitomizes resilience and who will leave an indelible mark on your audience then Travis is your man. Be prepared to laugh, to reflect, to laugh again, and to stand up and cheer as Travis shares the astonishing story of how he, and his wife Kelsey, live their motto "Never Give Up - Never Quit."
Candace Doby
Courage Coach and Author
Candace Doby is an Atlanta-based speaker, author and coach who works with universities and organizations to help young leaders build courage in themselves to have hard conversations, navigate through uncertainty and lead with authenticity. Candace combines a decade of research on courage with her experiences leading marketing teams at Chipotle Mexican Grill and solo traveling to more than 20 countries. This unique combination equips her with the implementable strategies she shares with audiences to help them understand, develop and activate personal courage.
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Global Leadership Burnout Expert, Strategist, Author and host of the Leadership Antidote Podcast
Dr. Kim Hires is an international Keynote Speaker, Strategic Consultant, and Coach who is dedicated to leadership development and helping leaders achieve their highest potential. Her work focuses on burnout prevention and cultivating cultures of well-being which she has been doing for over a decade. Her client portfolio includes individuals and organizations across a variety of industries and sectors that generate over $1 billion in annual revenue. Dr. Kim is also the host of the Leadership Antidote Podcast and author of The Leadership Innovation Manifesto. When not working with leaders, Dr. Kim enjoys spending time with her husband and son in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

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NewsOTG » Latest News » Trump paid no income tax in 2020, reported losses in office, records show
Trump paid no income tax in 2020, reported losses in office, records show
The records cut against the Republican's long-cultivated image as a successful businessman as he mounts another White House bid.
Donald Trump paid no income tax during the final full year of his presidency as he reported a loss from his sprawling business interests, according to tax figures released by a congressional panel.
The records, released late on Tuesday by the Democratic-led House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee after a years-long fight, show that Trump's income, and his tax liability, fluctuated dramatically during his four years in the White House.
The records cut against the Republican's long-cultivated image as a successful businessman as he mounts another White House bid.
Trump and his wife, Melania, paid some form of tax during all four years, the documents showed, but were able to minimize their income taxes in several years as income from Trump's businesses was more than offset by deductions and losses.
The committee questioned the legitimacy of some of those deductions, including one for $916 million, and members said on Tuesday the tax returns were short on details. The panel is expected to release redacted versions of his full returns in coming days.
This report's information was first seen on REUTERS; to read more, click this link.
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Twist and Shout in Praise of Georgian Drinking Glasses
By Elizabeth Talbot
There are many intrigues in life, such as how do ships find their way into bottles, how were Japanese wood and ivory puzzle balls made, and how can tiny Oriental quartz snuff bottles possibly be painted on the inside with intricate scenes to be enjoyed from the exterior? The answers lie in the pure skill and ingenuity of dedicated crafts people, artists who contrived an idea and perfected it, long before the scope of computers and technology intervened to map out designs and determine solutions, which we mostly rely on these days.
There are many such conundrums relating to the production techniques and decorative elements found in glass objects, centuries old and from all around the world: whole books are written on the subject. However, the arrival of an extensive private collection of Georgian glass has prompted my current focus on the fashion for "cotton twist stems" on drinking glasses in the English Georgian period of the late 18th Century.
Today, filigree glass is mostly associated with Venice, where it was first used in the second quarter of the 16th Century. The Venetians perfected the use of slender opaque glass rods, delicately encased in clear glass, to fashion intricate net-like patterns of astonishing complexity; but whilst wares are most recognisable as coming from this part of the world since the 1500's, the technique was used by the Romans, and examples survive from many other countries throughout the centuries, including Germany, France, and Britain.
In Britain, filigree canes are most often found worked into the stems of delicate, beautiful, wine, cordial and liqueur glasses, and the actual making of the canes themselves demanded a high degree of craftsmanship on the part of the glass workers. They are known as opaque twist or enamel twist, and when entirely white, they are known as white twist or cotton twist. They became highly fashionable from about 1745 (having succeeded the air twist stem, the very English invention which appeared around 1730) and had reached their height of production by 1780. If they are found with the rare inclusion of a colour, such as red or blue, or a combination of opaque twists with air twists, it dates the piece to c.1765 or later.
The opaque white enamel used consisted materially of glass, and tin oxide such as was used in the glazing of Delftware. It was delivered to the glass makers in the form of bricks which were melted and drawn out into long threads of various thickness called "canes". These canes were cut and placed in moulds, encased in clear molten glass, cooled, removed from the mould, re-heated and recoated within a larger mould. It was this intricate mass which was then drawn out and twisted until it was reduced to the required thickness; short lengths cut from the resulting rod formed the stems for glasses.
Over 100 varieties of opaque twist stems have been recorded, some of them highly complicated. The more technical they are, the rarer they are and therefore they are highly prized by collectors. The simpler single-series twists may pre-date the more elaborate double-series twists, or they may have co-existed for much of the time (experts are not sure), but by 1780 the cotton twist was out-moded.
By the end of the 18th Century, tastes had changed in line with the progressive capabilities of the British glass industry, and most decoration on stemmed glasses was then focussed on fine cutting and engraving. However, its end was quickened by the passing of an Act of Parliament in 1777, which not only doubled the existing duty introduced by the Glass Excise Act of 1745 (expressly passed to help raise money for Continental wars), but also imposed a tax on the enamel which was the raw material for the white or coloured canes used for the twists.
Opaque twist glasses produced much later than the Georgian period can often be found, and with values of original examples having grown sufficiently enough during the late 20th Century to encourage copying, circumspection is encouraged. Some examples are legitimate continuations of production skills which would otherwise be lost, but be wary of deliberate fakes and forgeries on the market, especially if spuriously aged.
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Don't Do Me Any Favors
As the rapidly-passing summer is now more or less in the past, many of us have started to reorient to our young-uns being back in school. So I thought now might be an opportune time to tell you about an interesting conversation that I had a while back.
The general theory that a lot of us operate on – me included – is that the cost of getting a kid ready to go live his/her life is a cost that Mom and Dad (perhaps with some assistance from the Grandparents) should be picking up. Or to say it another way, it is not the ideal situation for a young person to have to pick up the tab for his/her own education. They need to be focused on getting the education, not finding the means to pay for it.
Up to a point, by the way. My kids have been told quite clearly that they can have all the extra majors and Master's degrees they want. But Daddy ain't payin' for 'em. You get one Bachelor's degree on your package deal of being raised. After that, it's on you.
But as I alluded to earlier, a year or two ago I had a conversation with a fellow which I thought was particularly interesting, because it offered some perspective on the down-side of this philosophy.
Essentially this guy had gone to college and his parents had paid for it so he wouldn't have to work or end up with a bunch of student loans putting drag on his ability to start building wealth once he got out. Which he appreciated.
But they did so at the expense of saving enough for their own retirement. Then, due to medical reasons, one of his parents had to stop working at a younger age than had been originally planned. The net result was that he was pretty sure that at some point in the next few years he would have to start helping them to keep the bills paid. Because the balance of the retirement accounts never grew to the heights they had hoped for, it wasn't going to last as long as it needed to. And although it wasn't the only factor, the prime factor was the reduced amount of principal which was added in the first place. Principal that paid for his education, instead of endowing their retirement portfolio.
The person who was telling me this story seemed genuinely grateful for the fact that his parents wanted him to have smooth sailing, and that they cared enough about him to put their money where their mouths (hearts?) were. But he also pointed out that from the very start of his college years he was on track to enter a well-paying field; and that while he acknowledged that not having to pay off student loans was nice, it was something that he reasonably could have done. Significantly, he said that the cost of doing so would have ended up being less than what he felt like he was in store for, in terms of having to supplement his parents' income.
The whole situation had naturally put strain into the relationship, and was causing him to rethink what he would do when his own young children got to the point in their lives that this set of issues would resurface. He did not want to propagate the problem into the next generation.
Frankly, the whole thing was not a lot of fun for me to listen to, either. Even though I know how important it is to properly fund the retirement need, and needed neither an example nor a reminder to make the point, hearing about a real world cases of not doing so still bummed me out. I felt bad for the guy, and I felt bad for his parents. But what could you do? Which was sort of the whole point. The actions were in the past, and all that was left now was the future effects; which unfortunately didn't seem reversible. He concluded by saying, "Sometimes I wish they hadn't done me any favor."


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Fred Anderson (born 1 April 1994) is a New Zealand cricketer. He played in four first-class and four List A matches for Canterbury in 2014/15.

See also
 List of Canterbury representative cricketers

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1994 births
Living people
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Cricketers from Christchurch

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It is natural to be nervous when you are faced with the need for surgery. Questions race through your mind about the procedure and how it is going to impact your life, both short-term and long-term.
Most people know that choosing their surgeon is one of the most critical decisions they will have to make when faced with surgery. While that is certainly a huge component, it is important to know that there is a competent and caring team working alongside your surgeon.
Surgeons do not operate in a vacuum. Whether in their office or the operating room, there is an entire team that makes sure patients and their families are cared for and supported every step of the way. At Brattleboro General Surgery that process starts every morning with a staff meeting before opening to discuss the patients who have appointments that day.
The administrative staff and nurses make sure they have all the documentation and test results from the referring physician and prepare for any special needs the patients may have. Our providers and staff provide that personal touch which can go a long way toward making you feel more reassured throughout your surgical experience.
During your consultation, the surgeon will discuss the nature of your problem, describe the procedure, answer any questions, and obtain your consent for the procedure. Some procedures require an assistant during the operation. At Brattleboro General Surgery our surgeons assist each other when necessary. Once you finish your consultation, you will meet with one of the nurses who complete the paperwork, help choose a date for surgery, educate patients on what to expect, order necessary tests, and set up an appointment or phone call with staff from the re-op assessment team. The pre-op assessment team will review your tests, medications, and medical history to make sure that you are ready for your surgery. They will answer any additional questions you may have and walk you through the sequence of events on the day of surgery so you know what to expect when you arrive.
The collaboration extends beyond the practice staff. Personnel from other hospital departments that provide patient care, such as radiology, oncology, and pathology, meet on a regular basis to discuss clinical issues and cancer cases for patients. This is geared toward providing the best possible care and outcome for patients.
Following your surgery, you will return to see your surgeon for a post-operative visit. We will assess how you are doing, and in many cases you will be released from care. Some patients will come back to see the surgeon for periodic visits over the next year for checkups. Should you need additional care, i.e. home health, ostomy care, or additional treatment from the surgeon, we will set that up for you.
General surgeons have specialized knowledge related to the diagnosis, preoperative, operative, and postoperative management, including the management of complications, in many different areas: abdominal issues – i.e. appendectomies, gallbladders; breast, skin and soft tissue; vascular (not heart related); tumors and lesions of the skin; hemorrhoids; and treatment of trauma.
The surgeons at Brattleboro General Surgery treat all of these conditions but each surgeon in the practice has a particular area of interest in which they specialize. Dr. Gregory Gadowski has a special interest in venous surgery (varicose veins) and wound care and serves as the Medical Director for the Center for Wound Healing. Dr. Joseph Rosen has a special interest in breast care. He serves as the Medical Director for the Comprehensive Breast Care Program and is a member of the American Society of Breast Surgeons. Dr. Thomas H. Lewis has a special interest in colorectal problems and is a fellow in the American Society of Colon/Rectal Surgeons. All of our surgeons are board certified and members of the American College of Surgeons.
Their specialties are greatly enhanced when the team approach expands to include other hospital services, like the Comprehensive Breast Care program, the Community Health Team or the Center for Wound Healing. The relationships and affiliations they have built with other departments in the hospital, and the primary care providers, provide for seamless integration even after you have been discharged from the hospital and are into the follow-up stages of your post-surgical recovery.
Not all patients in our practice need surgery. There are a number of illnesses which can be treated such as diverticulitis and some bowel issues. Hospitalists from Brattleboro Memorial Hospital will call on the surgeons to provide consults for their inpatients and oncology and other providers will call on the surgeons to implant chemo ports or PICC lines for their patients who are receiving chemotherapy or antibiotics. For those patients in need of colorectal cancer screening, our surgeons perform screening and diagnostic colonoscopies.
Of course, nothing provides a patient more comfort than having your loved ones nearby. We want you to have confidence in the choice you make to stay close to home for your surgery. That is why Brattleboro Memorial Hospital has invested so much into its surgical facility and related technological services. It is also why only board-certified surgeons direct and perform operations at the Brattleboro General Surgery practice. You are always welcome to contact us to learn more about the services we provide and our team approach.
Eleanor Thomas is the practice manager at Brattleboro General Surgery, a Department of Brattleboro Memorial Hosptial. She can be reached at 802-251-8650.
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Q: How to split value from one input and then calculate it I have 2 inputs.
First - input, second - output.
User number up to 200 is counted $4 per user, therefore, if I type 20 users I see 80 in the second  input.
User number from 201 up to 500 is calculated assuming first 200 are paid $4 per user and every extra one is $1. Therefore, if I type 300 users, it counts 200 x $4 then adds 100 x $1, where total is 900.
User number from 501 up to 1000 is counted $0.50 per user. Therefore, if I type in 555 users, it counts 200 x $4 plus 300 x $1 plus 55 x $0.50. Total is 1127.50.
All the numbers above 1000 users are calculated at $0,25 rate.

$(document).ready(function() {
  function updatePrice() {
    var price = parseFloat($('#users-count').val());
    if (price <= '200') {
      var total = price * 4;
    } else if (price >= '201' && price <= '500') {
      var total = price * 1;
    } else if (price >= '501' && price <= '1000') {
      var total = price * 0.5;
    } else if (price >= '1000') {
      var total = price * 0.25;
    }
    var total = total.toFixed(0);
    $('#users-price').val(total);
  }
  $(document).on('change, keyup', '#users-count', updatePrice);
});

  <input type="number" id="users-count" class="calculator-field" value="1" min="1">users

  <input type="number" id="users-price" class="calculator-field" value="1" min="1">USD/month

This is my codepen
Thanks!!!

A: The right syntax for binding multiple events is to put space between them.
Like this:

$(document).ready(function() {
  function updatePrice() {
    var price = parseFloat($('#users-count').val());
    console.log(price);
    if (price <= '200') {
      var total = price * 4;
    } else if (price >= '201' && price <= '500') {
      var total = price * 1;
    } else if (price >= '501' && price <= '1000') {
      var total = price * 0.5;
    } else if (price >= '1000') {
      var total = price * 0.25;
    }
    var total = total.toFixed(0);
    $('#users-price').val(total);
  }
  $(document).on('change keyup', '#users-count', updatePrice);
});

  <input type="number" id="users-count" class="calculator-field" value="1" min="1">users

  <input type="number" id="users-price" class="calculator-field" value="1" min="1">USD/month

A: Calculate for each range separately. Also, you need to check whether total exists at the end in order to avoid Uncaught TypeError when the user removes the value in the input field.

$(document).ready(function() {
  function updatePrice() {
    var price = parseFloat($('#users-count').val());
    var total = 0;
    if (price <= '200') {
      total = price * 4;
    } else if (price >= '201' && price <= '500') {
      total = 800 + (price - 200) * 1;
    } else if (price >= '501' && price <= '1000') {
      total = 1000 + (price - 500) * 0.5;
    } else if (price >= '1000') {
      total = 1250 + (price - 1000) * 0.25;
    }
    total = total ? total.toFixed(0) : 0;
    $('#users-price').val(total);
  }
  $(document).on('change, keyup', '#users-count', updatePrice);
});

  <input type="number" id="users-count" class="calculator-field" value="1" min="1">users

  <input type="number" id="users-price" class="calculator-field" value="1" min="1">USD/month

A: You can calculate each value, like:
I also added/updated:
= .toFixed(2); - So that you can have decimal points. Your expected value has decimal points.
= Added a condition, if total does not exist, clear the textbox

function updatePrice() {
  var price = parseFloat($('#users-count').val());

  if (price <= '200') {
    var total = price * 4;
  } else if (price >= '201' && price <= '500') {
    var total = (200 * 4) + ((price - 200));
  } else if (price >= '501' && price <= '1000') {
    var total = (200 * 4) + (300 * 1) + ((price - 500) * .5);
  } else if (price >= '1001') {
    var total = (200 * 4) + (300 * 1) + (500 * .5) + ((price - 1000) * .25);
  }
  var total = total.toFixed(2);

  if (total) $('#users-price').val(total);
  else $('#users-price').val("");
}
$(document).on('change, keyup', '#users-count', updatePrice);

  <input type="number" id="users-count" class="calculator-field" value="1" min="1">users

  <input type="number" id="users-price" class="calculator-field" value="1" min="1">USD/month

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Devices for Diabetes Patients Spur Growth at Medical Firms
By Peter LoftusWSJ
Mon., July 29, 2019timer4 min. read
Diabetes patients are increasingly using electronic skin patches and their phones, instead of pricking their fingers, to do the complex job of managing a disease that affects more than 30 million Americans.
The transformation in blood-sugar testing suggests how harnessing technology and data may drive improvements for disease management—and profits for manufacturers.
Many patients now wear coin-sized skin patches on their arms or abdomens that test for blood-sugar levels automatically, then send the data to a patient's smartphone or even to a wearable insulin pump that delivers the medicine.
Patients in the U.S. using the devices, known as continuous-glucose monitors, numbered almost 840,000 as of March 31, more than double the 389,000 using them at the end of 2017, according to Seagrove Partners LLC, a health-care research and consulting firm.
Sales of the products are fueling growth at companies including DexCom Inc., Abbott Laboratories and Medtronic PLC. Their sales of the devices are expected to hit $3.2 billion this year, triple the 2016 total, according to JPMorgan Chase.
The market for the devices "is extremely large and growing really fast," said Mike Hill, who heads the Medtronic unit selling the sensors.
Tracking blood-sugar levels is vital for many diabetics, who must regularly check if they are within healthy levels or need to take insulin, sugar or some other medicine to avoid fainting or worse. For years, many patients have had to prick their fingers several times a day to draw blood and then insert the blood into a meter for a reading.
Use of digital blood-sugar monitors, which first hit the market in the mid-2000s, has soared in recent years partly because the devices have become more accurate and more health plans are paying for them.
"There's very few other diseases like this that put the bulk of the data in the hands of the patient," said Aaron Kowalski, chief executive of JDRF, a group that funds Type 1 diabetes research.
In Type 1 diabetes, the body doesn't produce insulin and patients rely heavily on insulin therapy. In Type 2, the more common type, the body doesn't use insulin properly.
With the connectivity linking monitors to smartphones and insulin pumps come cybersecurity risks. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned last month that certain models of Medtronic insulin pumps could allow hackers to gain access, change settings and cause patient harm.
Medtronic, which is recalling the pumps, said they were older models and has recommended patients consider switching to newer Medtronic models that have better cybersecurity protections.
The disposable sensors can be worn around the clock. They stick to a patient's abdomen or arm and insert a tiny needle into the skin to sense changes in blood sugar and transmit readings wirelessly. Some patients have the glucose data sent to a wearable insulin pump; some pumps can adjust the dose based on the glucose reading.
Some monitors sound alarms and keep track of long-term data, which patients can share with their physicians.
A DexCom-funded study published in JAMA in 2017 found that patients using its monitor had greater decreases in average blood-sugar levels than those using finger sticks and test strips.
The data deluge, however, can overwhelm some patients, especially new users. Some patients say they feel punished when the monitor shows sugar levels are out of range and have asked for more positive feedback when they stay in range, like a smiley face, DexCom CEO Kevin Sayer said in an interview.
Raynham McArthur, a 14-year-old in Hamilton, Ontario, used to wake up at midnight and 3 a.m. every night for her parents to take blood samples. The multiple finger sticks left her fingers bruised and sore.
Now, her sensor sends blood-sugar data to her parents' phones. "I probably sleep through easily four nights a week," said her mother, Joanna Wilson, a university science professor. She and her husband, Andrew McArthur, monitor Raynham's sugar levels while she is at school and text her to make sure she takes steps if the numbers go out of range.
Raynham calls it "blood-sugar stalking." But the device made it easier for her to go on a two-night school trip to Ottawa in June without her parents. "It's a lot easier for me to go out and do things with friends," she said.
The cost, however, would be unaffordable for many patients who lack insurance or whose insurer doesn't cover the devices, said Mayer Davidson, a diabetes specialist at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science in Los Angeles.
Abbott's device, called FreeStyle Libre, costs around $1,308 a year for the average patient; DexCom's system is about $3,000. With insurance, the typical patient copay for Abbott's product is about $31 a month, and $50 a month for DexCom's, said Erik Verhoef, president of Seagrove Partners.
Competition for sales among device makers has been fierce. Abbott priced its system at a significant discount to DexCom's to grab an edge. Jared Watkin, senior vice president of Abbott's diabetes-care unit, touts Libre's sensor, which lasts longer than competitors'.
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DexCom, which is working on a new version of its device with Alphabet Inc.'s Verily unit, has been hiring data-analytics workers to search for insights by pairing sugar data with exercise data collected from other wearable devices, Mr. Sayer said.
Medtronic has used data collected from devices to develop algorithms that predict when patients' blood-sugar levels will fall too low, Mr. Hill said.
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AOL Joins Corporate Partners in Computing Program
The University of Maryland and AOL, one of the world's largest producers of digital content and a leader in advertising technology have, announced a partnership to explore areas of research and innovation that will prove beneficial to both parties.
The alliance, part of the university's Corporate Partners in Computing Program, puts AOL researchers in touch with UMD faculty and students involved in social media analysis, software engineering, machine learning, mobile computing, artificial intelligence, parallel computing, visual analytics and more.
The partnership is hosted by the Department of Computer Science and the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies, where interdisciplinary teams use large-scale computing resources to tackle some of today's most pressing scientific and societal problems.
"This is a great opportunity for students and faculty to get hands-on experience interacting with an absolute giant in the digital industry," says Samir Khuller, chair of computer science at Maryland. "It gives our scientific community a front row seat in seeing what the latest trends and challenges are in the private sector," he added.
In addition to latest member AOL, the Corporate Partners in Computing Program includes other technology leaders like Appian, Booz Allen Hamilton, Palantir, Dante Consulting, Carr Astronautics, Google and Yahoo.
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The ReckoningBrexit &The Legacy of Lies
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Boris Johnson during the 2016 EU Referendum campaign. Photo: Stefan Rousseau/PA Archive/PA Images
Chris Grey explains how Britain's current 'teething problems' are only the beginning of the mounting costs of leaving the EU
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A central lie of the campaign to leave the EU was that doing so would be cost-free and, even, that it would be financially beneficial. That was the meaning of the infamous '£350 million a week for the NHS' slogan on the Vote Leave campaign's red bus.
It got called out for conflating the UK's gross and net contributions to the EU, but the bigger lie it contained was that budget contributions were the tally of the costs and benefits of EU membership.
Each and every warning was ridiculed as 'Project Fear', but the reality – as we are now seeing – is that leaving the EU entails huge costs. Those of new customs declarations alone amount to £7.5 billion per year. That would have been so even under the soft Brexit of staying in the Single Market, as some Brexiters said we would.
Following the 2016 Referendum, Brexiters insisted that the only 'true' Brexit involved leaving both the Single Market and the Customs Union. That this would have any costs was also lied about.
Brexiters frequently claimed that a 'zero tariffs' trade deal would be enough to replicate Single Market and Customs Union membership. David Davis said, not in passing but as the Brexit Secretary, standing at the despatch box of the House of Commons, that it would be possible to have a trade agreement "that will deliver the exact same benefits" as EU membership. That was a lie, because no agreement (other than membership) could ever have done so. It was also constantly said that a trade deal would yield "frictionless trade" That was a lie, for the same reason.
What then to make of the supposed "teething problems" of fish and meat rotting in ports, empty food shelves in some shops, increased prices for cars, duty payments being demanded by couriers delivering goods at doorsteps, many traders and couriers suspending or in some cases abandoning trade between the UK and the EU, and thousands of other issues small and large?
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Even as mere "teething problems", they don't just discredit the lies told but derive from them.
Businesses and individuals had been led to believe that none of these new trade barriers and costs would arise. And given that, until the 2019 General Election, there was still an outside chance that Brexit would be reversed, any Government campaign admitting what businesses would have to prepare for would inevitably have stoked the question: so why are we actually doing this?
Thus, although the decision that Brexit meant leaving the Single Market and Customs Union had been made in 2017, astonishingly it wasn't until the beginning of February 2020 that any Cabinet minister – Michael Gove – officially and publicly admitted that there would be border controls at the end of the transition period, trade deal or not. And it wasn't until July 2020 that the Government launched the major 'Check, Change, Go' campaign to prepare for what was to come.
Even then, Boris Johnson's administration was rather coy in admitting that, far from providing exciting new opportunities, these changes meant horrendously complex new restrictions.
It wasn't until the panicky 'Time is Running Out' campaign of late 2020 that the message was really rammed home. By then, it was too late. That was partly because dealing with all of the problems of the Coronavirus pandemic soaked up businesses' time and resources. But it was also because the lies had been told for too long and too successfully. Why prepare for what was just Project Fear? And once a zero-tariffs trade deal was struck, many believed that this must mean nothing would change because of all of the earlier suggestions that such a deal would replicate existing terms of trade.
Businesses and individuals had been led to believe that none of these new trade barriers and costs would arise.
The second point about these "teething problems" is that, whilst it is true that many will settle down as firms adapt, that adaptation will simply conceal a permanent deterioration of terms of trade. That is not a prediction, it is a fact – because all the new terms of trade involve the creation of new barriers to trade. So, by definition, they will have deteriorated. This in turn will mean a long-term shift in the structural organisation of trade and business supply chains.
The exact consequences of that are a matter of prediction, but some of them are fairly easy to foresee.
The overall volume of trade with the EU will decline. Those UK businesses that operate as UK redistribution hubs for Europe and which now attract tariffs because of rules of origin will decline or cease. Some trading firms, especially smaller ones, will cease to trade and perhaps cease to exist because the costs and complexities of the new processes are too much. This will have knock-on effects for their employees and suppliers. Other firms, especially the larger ones, will continue to trade but will pass the new costs on as higher prices to UK consumers of imports. Others will find ways of absorbing costs or, if not, their exports will become less competitive. All of these changes are likely to impact jobs, either because lower volumes of business are being done or because firms will look to find ways of recouping the new costs.
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It is true that there will also be some 'import substitution' – replacement of goods previously imported with those domestically produced. That seems to lie behind the recently announced decision of Nissan to continue its operations in Sunderland by producing electric car batteries there, not in Japan, and so meeting the rules of origin for tariff-free trade with the EU. However, there are limits to import substitution. Some things, especially foodstuffs, simply can't be produced domestically, or not in sufficient quantity. Others may be produced but not necessarily to the same quality or at as low a price. So consumer choice and prices will be impacted.
We are only at the beginning of the process whereby these structural changes take place. That is partly because firms will take time to adapt, but also because the new barriers to trade have not yet been fully implemented, including UK border checks on imports which will not begin until July. There are also some grace periods for some of the provisions relating to Northern Ireland, which, even so, has borne the brunt of the new reality. A little appreciated point is that, in the process of leaving the EU Single Market, the UK has also put an end to its own single market by creating the Irish Sea border.
None of this even begins to discuss the impact on services trade. Here, the immediate effects are less visible than images of unsold fish but, for a services-based economy, will be profound. This is because trade deals, even deep ones, do not provide the same level of liberalisation of services trade as exists in the Single Market. And the UK-EU deal isn't even especially deep, having quite limited coverage of services.
We are where we are as a legacy of the lies told by Brexiters. Of course, they now say that all of this damage is a price worth paying for sovereignty – though they didn't reveal that price when selling Brexit to the public. They also say that it will be more than compensated for by new trade deals with faraway countries or by some bonfire of regulatory red tape which will unleash a new era of innovation and prosperity for all.
The best response to this might be 'fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me'.
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How to read Jim Butcher's Dresden Files?
Last Updated 6 months ago.Do you remember, a few years back, there was a TV show on the Sci-Fi Channel called The Dresden Files with Paul Blackthorne. I quite like it and I'd hoped to see more, but it was canceled after a short season. It was an adaptation and the book series is much bigger than the TV show, so here we go…
What are the Dresden Files?
Urban fantasy series written by Jim Butcher, The Dresden Files follows the investigations of Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden, Chicago's first (and only) Wizard P.I. The books take pace in a universe where magic is obviously real, also are vampires, demons, spirits, faeries, werewolves and other kinds of monsters.
Harry Dresden is walking the line between humans and supernatural beings by taking jobs from both sides, including the Chicago PD's Special Investigation unit. He works to protect the general public as he faces against a large variety of creatures.
What is the Dresden Files reading order?
The easiest way to read the Dresden Files is to follow the novels. Nevertheless, there are also short stories and a few comic books that you can read in order, if you like. I made two lists, you choose the one you prefer.
I. Only the novels
Storm Front – When the police bring Harry Dresden in to consult on a grisly double murder committed with black magic, He's seeing a solution to his financial difficulties. But where there's black magic, there's a black mage behind it. And now that mage knows Harry's name…
Fool Moon – Lately, Harry hasn't been able to dredge up any kind of work – magical or mundane. But just when it looks like he can't afford his next meal, a murder comes along that requires his particular brand of supernatural expertise. A brutally mutilated corpse. Strange-looking paw prints. A full moon. Take three guesses. And the first two don't count …Magic – it can get a guy killed.
Grave Peril – All over Chicago, ghosts are causing trouble—and not just of the door-slamming, boo-shouting variety. These ghosts are tormented, violent, and deadly. Someone—or something—is purposely stirring them up to wreak unearthly havoc. But why? And why do so many of the victims have ties to Harry? If Harry doesn't figure it out soon, he could wind up a ghost himself…
Summer Knight – The Winter Queen of Faerie has an offer Harry can't refuse if he wants to free himself of the supernatural hold his faerie godmother has over him—and hopefully end his run of bad luck. All he has to do is find out who murdered the Summer Queen's right-hand man, the Summer Knight, and clear the Winter Queen's name.
Death Masks – For Harry Desden, whenever things are going good, the only way left for them to go is bad. Way bad. Recent examples: a duel with the Red Court of Vampires' champion, who must kill Harry to end the war between vampires and wizards; professional hit men using Harry for target practice; the missing Shroud of Turin (less missing than expected) and a headless corpse the Chicago police need identifying . . . Not to mention the return of Harry's ex-girlfriend Susan, still struggling with her semi-vampiric nature. And who seems to have a new man. Some days, it just doesn't pay to get out of bed. No matter how much you're charging.
Blood Rites – Harry Dresden has had worse assignments than going undercover on the set of an adult film. Still, there's something more troubling than usual about his newest case. The film's producer believes he's the target of a sinister curse—but it's the women around him who are dying, in increasingly spectacular ways. Harry's doubly frustrated because he only got involved with this bizarre mystery as a favor to Thomas—his flirtatious, self-absorbed vampire acquaintance of dubious integrity.
Dead Beat – Karrin Murphy is the head of S. I. and Harry's good friend. So when a killer vampire threatens to destroy Murphy's reputation unless Harry does her bidding, he has no choice. The vampire wants the Word of Kemmler (whatever that is) and all the power that comes with it. Now, Harry is in a race against time—and six merciless necromancers—to find the Word before Chicago experiences a Halloween night to wake the dead…
Proven Guilty – The White Council has drafted Harry as a Warden and assigned him to look into rumors of black magic in the Windy City. As he adjusts to his new role, another problem arrives in the form of the tattooed and pierced daughter of an old friend. Her boyfriend is the only suspect in what looks like a supernatural assault straight out of a horror film. Malevolent entities that feed on fear are loose in Chicago, but it's all in a day's work for a wizard, his faithful dog, and a talking skull named Bob…
White Night – Someone is targeting the members of the city's supernatural underclass—those who don't possess enough power to become full-fledged wizards. Some have vanished. Others appear to be victims of suicide. But now the culprit has left a calling card at one of the crime scenes—a message for Harry Dresden. He sets out to find the apparent serial killer, but his investigation turns up evidence pointing to the one suspect he cannot possibly believe guilty: his half-brother, Thomas.
Small Favor – The White Council's war with the vampiric Red Court is easing up, no one's tried to kill Harry lately, and his eager apprentice is starting to learn real magic. For once, the future looks fairly bright. But the past casts one hell of a long shadow. Mab, monarch of the Sidhe Winter Court, calls in an old favor from Harry he can't refuse…one that will trap Harry Dresden between a nightmarish foe and an equally deadly ally, and one that will strain his skills—and loyalties—to their very limits.
Turn Coat – None hold Harry Dresden in more disdain than Morgan, a veteran Warden with a grudge against anyone who bends the rules. But now, Morgan has been accused of cold-blooded murder. He's on the run, wanting his name cleared, and he needs someone with a knack for backing the underdog. So it's up to Harry to uncover a traitor within the Council, keep Morgan under wraps, and avoid coming under scrutiny himself. And a single mistake may cost someone his head.
Changes – Long ago, Susan Rodriguez was Harry's Dresden's lover. She disappeared to South America, where she could fight both her savage gift and those who cursed her with it. Now, she needs Harry's help more than ever. The vengeful Duchess of the Red Court has discovered a secret Susan has long kept from everyone—including Harry—and she plans to use it.
Side Jobs – a collection of short stories – see Message 34 of this post for more detail.
Ghost Story – After someone puts a bullet through his chest and leaves him to die in the waters of Lake Michigan, things really start going downhill for Harry Dresden. Trapped between life and death, he learns that his friends are in serious trouble. Only by finding his murderer can he save them and move on. Worse still are the malevolent shadows that roam Chicago, controlled by a dark entity that wants Harry to suffer even in death. Now, the late Harry Dresden will have to pull off the ultimate trick without using any magic—or face an eternity as just another lost soul…
Cold Days – Harry Dresden is now Winter Knight to Mab, the Queen of Air and Darkness. Her word is his command. And her first command is the seemingly impossible: kill an immortal. Worse still, there is a growing threat to an unfathomable source of magic that could mean the deaths of millions. Beset by enemies new and old, Harry must gather his friends and allies, prevent an apocalypse, and find a way out of his eternal subservience before his newfound infinite powers claim the only thing he has left to call his own…
Skin Game – Mab has traded Harry's skills to pay off a debt. And now he must help a group of villains led by Harry's most despised enemy, Nicodemus Archleone, to break into a high-security vault so that they can then access a vault in the Nevernever. Problem is, the vault belongs to Hades, Lord of the Underworld. And Dresden is dead certain that Nicodemus has no intention of allowing any of his crew to survive the experience.
Peace Talks – When the Supernatural nations of the world meet up to negotiate an end to ongoing hostilities, Harry Dresden, Chicago's only professional wizard, joins the White Council's security team to make sure the talks stay civil. But can he succeed, when dark political manipulations threaten the very existence of Chicago—and all he holds dear?
Battle Ground – Harry has faced terrible odds before. He has a long history of fighting enemies above his weight class. But this time it's different. A being more powerful and dangerous on an order of magnitude beyond what the world has seen in a millennium is coming. And she's bringing an army.
II. With short stories and comic books
Update, in june 2018 : A new anthology, Brief Cases, is now collecting twelve short stories.
"Restoration of Faith" – Short story in Side Jobs
Welcome to the Jungle – Graphic Novel
Ghoul, Goblin – Graphic Novel
"B is for Bigfoot" – Short story in Brief Cases
Grave Peril
Death Masks
"A Vignette" – Short story in Side Jobs
Blood Rites
Dead Beat
"I Was a Teenage Bigfoot" – Short story in Brief Cases
War Cry – Graphic Novel (contains spoiler for Turn Coat)
"Something Borrowed" – Short story in My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding
Proven Guilty
Down Town – Graphic Novel
"It's My Birthday Too" – Short story in any Bloody Returns
Wild Card – Graphic Novel
"Mike" (Micro-fiction)
"Heorot" – short story in My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon
Small Favor
"Backup" – Novella is a story from Thomas's POV, in Side Jobs
"Day Off" – Short story in Side Jobs
"The Warrior" – Short story in Side Jobs
"Curses" – Short story in Brief Cases
"AAAA Wizardry" – in Brief Cases
"Last Call" – Short story in Side Jobs
Dog Men – Graphic Novel
Turn Coat
"Bigfoot on Campus" – Short story in Brief Cases
"Job Placement" (Micro-fiction)
"Even Hand" – Short story in Brief Cases
"Love Hurts" – Short story in Side Jobs
"Aftermath" – Short story in Side Jobs
"Bombshells" – Short story in Brief Cases
"Goodbye" (Micro-fiction)
"Journal" (Micro-fiction)
Cold Days
"Cold Case" – Short story in Shadowed Souls
"Jury Duty" – Short story in Brief Cases
"Day One" – Short story in Brief Cases
"A Fistful of Warlocks" – Short story in Brief Cases
"Zoo Day" – Short story in Brief Cases
"Everything the Light Touches" (Micro-fiction)
Christmas Eve (online short story)
Did I make a mistake? Did I forget something? To help me to complete this reading guide, leave a comment!
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42 thoughts on "How to read Jim Butcher's Dresden Files?"
Alex Lambert February 3, 2021 at 1:35 am
Monsters LLC is missing.
Toimu December 16, 2021 at 8:32 am
I think you talking about this short story.
https://www.jim-butcher.com/posts/2019/monsters-at-large
Zach August 2, 2021 at 2:15 pm
I think Bombshell should come before Ghos Story
Enid Smith December 23, 2021 at 12:46 pm
According to the preface for AAAA wizardry, it should go after Proven Guilty. It needs to be moved up earlier in your list.
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What is the minimum word count for EE?
While most essays have a word count in the 3,900 range, it is perfectly acceptable to submit an essay that is 3,500 words. While there is no actual minimum word count, you would probably want to write over 3,000 words, since a short essay might imply that the topic was not investigated thoroughly enough.
What is an RPPF IB?
Completing the Reflections on planning and progress form (RPPF) is a requirement for the submission of the extended essay. It plays an important role in the assessment of the final essay and of the student's engagement with the process of independent research.
Who studies the world?
Geographer: A scientist who studies Earth's natural environment and how human society uses the natural environment. Geologist: A scientist who studies Earth, the materials of which Earth is made, the structure of those materials, and the processes acting upon them.
Can you teach with an international relations degree?
International relations career options are diverse, extending across the public and private sectors and industries. Public sector opportunities include teaching, health care and law enforcement, and these are all credible career paths for an international relations graduate.
Why is global studies important?
Global studies is important because one needs to understand the cultural background behind religion war, terrorism and etc before he/she can make a knowledgeable judgment. Ignorance does nothing but feed the soul with resistance, to other cultures and ideas.
Is global studies a good degree?
degree is highly reputable and graduates will get jobs. Because of its interdisciplinary nature and the world shrinking in so many ways, global studies provides useful preparation that can be applied to a range of jobs, he said. Twenty-five went into or are going into graduate programs.
What is the viva voce EE?
The viva voce is a short interview between the student and the supervisor, and is the mandatory conclusion to the extended essay process. The viva voce is conducted once the student has uploaded the final version of their extended essay to the IB for assessment.
How many hours does the IB recommend you spend on the EE as a whole?
What is world study?
Global studies is the interdisciplinary study of political, economic, legal, ecological and cultural interconnectedness. Predominant subjects are politics, economics and law on an international level. Global studies is often used to map global change and is both micro and macro in scope.
How do you write an extended essay for world studies?
Here's the recommended sequence for tasks required when undertaking a WSEE.
First: Choose from one of six global themes.
Second: Identify a topic in terms of a general research area.
Third: Identify the two disciplinary lenses (two IB subjects) through which to explore the topic.
Fourth: Draft possible research questions.
What is a World Studies EE?
A world studies extended essay must focus on a topic of global significance. This encourages the student to reflect on the world today in relation to issues such as the global food crisis, climate change, terrorism, energy security, migration, global health, technology and cultural exchange.
What should an EE introduction include?
Why the topic is important, interesting and worthy of study in the subject.
Why the question is significant to the subject field of study.
Some background information and an attempt to place the paper in appropriate context.
A clearly and precisely stated research question.
What jobs can help change the world?
Careers That Make a Difference in the World:
Certified nurse midwife: Certified nurse midwife (CNM) are the nurses that help women throughout their pregnancy, post pregnancy and during the childbirth.
Politicians:
Investigative journalist:
Behavior analyst:
Lobbyist:
Human right activist:
Fire captain:
Diplomat:
What kind of jobs can you get with a global studies degree?
Careers with a Global Studies degree include:
Government Official.
Business Consultant.
Public Health Expert.
Human Rights Advocate.
Nonprofit Director.
Political Analyst.
Media Consultant.
How long are EE reflections?
How do you write ee reflection?
Reflection One- Initial Stage
Your ideas regarding the topic in general.
The research question you have in mind.
Initial background reading or research you may have conducted.
Possible approaches.
Initial thoughts about the answer to your research question.
Roughly 100 words in length.
What is a university Viva?
A viva voce is an oral test, which literally translated means 'with the living voice'. It's a focused discussion giving you the opportunity to defend your PhD thesis in front of a panel of academic experts. The chair of the viva is usually the internal examiner, although it can be an independent person.
What is a global studies degree?
A global studies major is a broad, interdisciplinary social science major. Your classes will cover subjects areas like economics, statistics, political science, history and geography, focusing in on specific cultures and issues within each of these broader categories.
Why is it called dielectric?
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All of our Chef Specialties include your choice of an appetizer, salad, main course and desert.
Amazing shrimp in a cream sauce which is baked in avocado.
then baked till golden brown.
A wonderful selection of fresh seafood in a tomato broth.
Served with olives and our wonderful habanero biscuits.
Succulent lobster that is wrapped in beef tenderloin then cooked to perfection!
A marvelous cut of beef, grilled and finished with your choice from our incredible toppings of blue cheese, chipotle cream, chimmichurri or peppercorn sauce.
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Recently, we developed a novel non-fragmenting quaternary ammonium ionization tag for the mass spectrometric sensitive sequencing of peptides, based on the N-spiro proline residue (5-azoniaspiro[4.4.]nonyl-carbonyl). Herein, we present an unexpected racemization and the hydrogen–deuterium exchange (HDX) at the α-C atom of the proline derivative under basic aqueous conditions (1% water solution of triethylamine). The deuterium atom, substituted for the α-C atom, does not undergo back-exchange under acidic aqueous conditions which makes the deuterated isotopologue a promising stabile isotope-coded internal standard for quantitative analysis by mass spectrometry. The applicability of the prepared isotopologues of the quaternary ammonium salt labeled peptides for quantification experiments using the isotopic dilution method was also examined.


Element AssetHub is uniquely poised to help you build as simple or complex of a representation of your standard assets through our Asset Template design capabilities.
Before we talk about features of Asset Templates, it's important to understand our perspective of what an Asset Template represents, and how we ensure that these models can be encoded in software. Asset Templates define a common standard for like-equipment, like-instrumentation, or like-processes. These are not templates of an entire plant or facility, nor are they templates that define the structure. What they are is the smallest unit of common data representations that you want to use as a basis of comparing like-things.
Define a standard for how all like objects must be encoded. This standard must contain 00s if not 000s of identified characteristics that are consistently represented across like objects.
Asset Templates define a common standard for like-equipment, like-instrumentation, or like-processes...the smallest unit of common data representations.
The emerging concepts of digital twins are designed to support consumer technologies or singular objects like wearables, smart home devices or wind turbines. To consistently model process or discrete manufacturing operations these simpler data models will not suffice. What's needed are Asset Twins. Asset Twins target your operational challenges, acting as an information map that defines how production systems are related to each piece of instrumentation, equipment, or an entire process unit.
Element AssetHub approaches building Asset Twins from the ground up, ensuring industrial information can be encoded in standardized Asset Template models. Foundationally each template is a structured, graph-based data model. Having a graph-based data structure allows for us to create "has-a" relationships between templates (meaning that it supports nested templates), as well as "is-a" relationships between templates (meaning that it supports template inheritance).
Graph-based structures provide a lot of flexibility, but to enforce standardization it is important to have some standard schema. Within the graph resides a set of user-defined models that represent equipment, instrumentation, and processes - which is our Asset Template. These models allow for a rigid standard structure to be defined, and can also encode mathematical relationships between the collection of attributes that represent the Asset Template.
In addition to the graph model and the standardized template structure, we understand that the model keeps changing over time and that these models must be searchable. Enterprise level features like governance, version management, authorization, metadata search, standards adoption, and many other capabilities are at the core of what Element AssetHub offers in its ability to design Asset Templates.
With our approach out of the way, it makes sense to dive deeper into what Element AssetHub offers when it comes to designing the template for consistent Asset Twins. This is broken down into 4 areas below.
An upcoming blog will discuss in more detail how each area contributes to building Asset Twins.


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Ferry traffic at an all-time high for first quarter
Jon Gauthier, staff Monday, Aug. 19th, 2019
The ferry from Nanaimo to Gabriola Island is pictured on April 3rd, 2019. (Supplied by James Wood, MyComoxValleyNow.com Staff)
BC Ferries says passenger and vehicle traffic levels are the highest the company has ever seen in the first quarter.
It says the service provided over 700 more round trips compared to last year.
BC Ferries says the introduction of the Northern Sea Wolf and the re-introduction of the Spirit of Vancouver Island were a big part of the increased numbers.
The ships contributed to a 7.3 percent increase in revenue, and a 5.0 percent increase in expenses compared to the first fiscal quarter of last year.
BC Ferries also says it continues to focus on fare affordability and in April, with partial funding from the province, reduced fares on the minor and northern routes by 15 percent.
Fares on the three Metro Vancouver – Vancouver Island routes were held constant, and no fare increases are being introduced in fiscal 2020.
In this quarter, BC Ferries also invested $26 million as part of its $3.9 billion 12-Year Capital Plan that is focused on replacing ships and upgrading terminals.
The ferry service carried 5.8 million passengers and 2.4 million vehicles in the first fiscal quarter of 2019, which is an increase of 2.2 percent and 2.5 percent compared to the same quarter last year.


Convenient Bluetooth Audio Adapter for your car that lets you charge your phone!
*Note: one order includes 2 chargers and 2 bluetooth adapters.
Designed with user friendly in mind: Most Bluetooth Receivers are battery operated and need recharging and have buttons that need to be pressed for several seconds for syncing. This kit is a one-stop solution for wireless audio capability in your car! Just sync it once, and it will automatically connect to the last connected phone as soon as the car starts in a matter of seconds. You are ready to stream your favorite tunes!
On first startup, the onboard LEDs will blink indicating discovery mode. Simply plug one end of the audio cable to the adapter and the other end to the car's auxiliary audio input. Sync with your phone and you are ready to stream! Next time the car is started, the phone and adapter will automatically connect. All that's left to do is hit play on your phone!
This low-power adapter uses less than 1% of the power from the provided car charger. The rest is available for charging your phone or tablet, or powering a GPS device.
The Bluetooth adapters are designed, made, tested, and assembled in USA! (Although the car charger still is made in China).
**Demo video shows V1 kit. V2 is the exact same internally. Only the audio jack has shifted to the side.


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Q: What is the point of jQuery ajax accepts attrib? Does it actually do anything? Spent a solid hour trying to sort out why on earth this (coffeescript)
$.ajax
  accepts: "application/json; charset=utf-8"

did absolutely nothing to change the accepts header, while this
$.ajax
  dataType: "json"

properly sets the accepts header to application/json; charset=utf-8
Totally confused, am I missing something or is the accepts attrib a year-round April Fool's joke?

A: As always the documentation is your friend:

accepts
Default: depends on DataType
The content type sent in the
  request header that tells the server what kind of response it will
  accept in return. If the accepts setting needs modification, it is
  recommended to do so once in the $.ajaxSetup() method.
dataType
Default: Intelligent Guess (xml, json, script, or html)
The type of data that you're expecting back from the server. If none
  is specified, jQuery will try to infer it based on the MIME type of
  the response (an XML MIME type will yield XML, in 1.4 JSON will yield
  a JavaScript object, in 1.4 script will execute the script, and
  anything else will be returned as a string). The available types (and
  the result passed as the first argument to your success callback) are:
"xml": Returns a XML document that can be processed via jQuery.
"html": Returns HTML as plain text; included script tags are evaluated
  when inserted in the DOM.
"script": Evaluates the response as
  JavaScript and returns it as plain text. Disables caching by appending
  a query string parameter, _=[TIMESTAMP], to the URL unless the cache
  option is set to true. Note: This will turn POSTs into GETs for
  remote-domain requests.
"json": Evaluates the response as JSON and
  returns a JavaScript object. In jQuery 1.4 the JSON data is parsed in
  a strict manner; any malformed JSON is rejected and a parse error is
  thrown. (See json.org for more information on proper JSON formatting.)
"jsonp": Loads in a JSON block using JSONP. Adds an extra
  ?callback=? to the end of your URL to specify the callback. Disables
  caching by appending a query string parameter,
_=[TIMESTAMP], to the
  URL unless the cache option is set to true.
"text": A plain text
  string. multiple, space-separated values: As of jQuery 1.5, jQuery can
  convert a dataType from what it received in the Content-Type header to
  what you require. For example, if you want a text response to be
  treated as XML, use "text xml" for the dataType. You can also make a
  JSONP request, have it received as text, and interpreted by jQuery as
  XML: "jsonp text xml." Similarly, a shorthand string such as "jsonp
  xml" will first attempt to convert from jsonp to xml, and, failing
  that, convert from jsonp to text, and then from text to xml.

Now back to your problem. I am not familiar with cofeescript but contrary to dataType which is a string, the accepts parameter is a map and should be used like this:
$.ajax({
    url: ...
    dataType: 'json',
    accepts: {
        xml: 'text/xml',
        text: 'text/plain'
    }
});


Earrings made of multiple beetle wing shaped elements in hand-dyed, anodized aluminium. They are worn on a sterling silver hoop and are reversible.
Exist in red, turquoise, pink or yellow-blue as well as silver and 18ct gold. In length 52 and 70mm.
They move together as one, much like the murmuration of a flock of birds, while the overlapping structure is reminiscent of fish, feathers and plants..


As someone with a crippling caffeine addiction, I'm always on the lookout for the best new trends in coffee. I live in New York City, so there are a million coffee shops on every corner, but they're definitely not all created equal. It can be hard to find a place with the right balance of great atmosphere and even better drinks. Enter, Bluestone Lane, and their game-changing Wellness Powders and lattés. Turns out, maybe the best new trend in coffee isn't coffee at all.
If you're not familiar with Bluestone Lane, I'll break it down. Bluestone is an Australian-inspired coffee company, dedicated to bringing the laid back, health-minded Australian coffee culture to North America. Australian coffee culture is all about enjoying your drink and feeling good, rather than just chasing a caffeine high (guilty). Traditionally, Australian coffee is more centered on espresso than drip coffee, and shops like Bluestone Lane always use the highest-quality ingredients. Now, they've taken that coffee mindset and created a set of wellness powders and lattés that are 100% focused on health benefits.
Bluestone Lane's three Wellness Powders are Matcha, Beetroot, and Golden Latté. If you're reading this, you're probably no stranger to matcha. The green tea powder has been crazy popular in the US for the past few years, and it's not going anywhere. That's probably due to the fact that Matcha is packed with vitamins, fiber, and antioxidants.
You might not be as familiar with Beetroot, but it's exactly what it sounds like. It's just dehydrated beetroot ground down to a powder, but I was surprised to learn about all the health benefits. Beets get their bright color from a pigment called betacyanin, and this pigment also happens to be a powerful antioxidant. Beetroot is also purported to help reduce blood pressure and regulate your digestive system, so it's definitely worth a try.
Out of all of the Wellness Powders, I was most interested to try the Golden Latté blend. It's made up of turmeric, cinnamon, ginger, and black pepper, and it's actually pretty delicious. Turmeric is one of the buzziest health ingredients right now, mainly due to it's major anti-inflammatory properties. The Golden Latté blend is also a natural antibacterial agent, as well as a detoxifier, so you'll feel very clean after drinking it.
Are you down with the brunch crowd? Get your Saturday spread from your local BL.
All of the Wellness Powders are available for purchase online, but if you can, you should really head to one of Bluestone Lane's many locations so you can get the full Aussie experience. Of course, if you're not ready to part ways with your beloved coffee, Bluestone Lane also has bomb espresso drinks, so you're totally covered.


Always fall in love with your customers and advocate for them.
That's not just communicating as an advocate and positioning yourself as an advocate… but you truly want to BE their advocate.
That person becomes naturally likable to us.
That's the positioning that you want to include in your marketing funnel.
You're just giving it to them because you know that's what your marketplace has asked you for… You know it's what they want.
This shows them you're in their corner!
If you're not willing to be a true advocate for your prospects, you'll always feel cornered by your prospect's requests and desires.
Being a true advocate builds goodwill, taps into reciprocity, and positions you as an authority.
Human beings crave praise… and most people aren't praised enough.
When you have a chance to compliment or praise prospects, take it.
Your prospects will like you more for it. And as you know, likability is one of the pillars of effective persuasion.


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I hope Mr. Pennisi's newly acquired view will inspire him to record more stirring civics lectures for KINS radio's "Community Comments." ("Culling Bluffs," July 8). Perhaps he could voice one on how destructive to a community the arrogance of self-assumed privilege can be.


Today's card is showcasing an older stamp set from Honey Bee Stamps, but I have also included two sneak peaks from the new DEERLY LOVED Release…which will go live tomorrow!
There are 44 different images in the Country Wreath Stamp Set. With this varied selection of blooms and foliage you can make a wreath for any season or occasion.
I didn't know how many pieces I would need so I stamped three full sheets of images onto Distress Watercolor cardstock, using Ranger Black Archival Ink, to give me plenty of pieces to play around with. The wreath and bow were stamped using Wendi Vecchi Potting Soil and Red Geranium ink.
When the pages were dry I went over the images with several coats of Clear Wink of Stella. It was hard to photograph but you can see some of the sparkle in the bottom left picture and on the wreath and bow.
All the images were cut using the coordinating Country Wreath Die Set and Purple Tape. To assemble the wreath, I started by adding a small amount of ink to the center of the bow. I only put small dots of Gina K. glue on the bottom of each piece as they were added. This allowed me to slide the next piece underneath. Using wet glue also allows extra time to move things around. It had been my intention to fill the entire wreath but I liked the results so I put the tweezers down and stepped away! It's hard to stop when you have more pieces to play with. I still have one full sheet that I haven't cut yet but I will use the leftover images to build another wreath.
Because I extended the wreath out to the sides, I was going to need a wider card. I cut a piece of Simon Says Stamp Red Schoolhouse Cardstock, using the largest of the NEW Deckle Edge Square Die Set. I also cut some Desert Storm Khaki cardstock, using the next size down. The deckle edge dies will also be available in other shapes. You are going to love these sets!
To form the base, I cut two 5" x 5" pieces of #110 Neenah cardstock. The back piece was scored 1/4" from the top and folded. They were attached together with 1/4" Scor-Tape above the fold. The panels were added to the base using Kokuyo Tape. The wreath was glued on using a liberal amount of Gina K glue to all the small pieces and wreath base.
The sentiment is also NEW. It is from the Rejoice Stamp Set and coordinating Rejoice Die Set. It was stamped on the red cardstock, using Versamark Ink, and heat embossed using Hero Arts White Detail Powder. Be sure to use a Powder Tool before stamping. Stray white speckles really show up on dark cardstock. It was added to the card with a small piece of Scotch Foam Tape for dimension.
As I looked at the finished results I felt that the bow would look better if it matched the sentiment, so I stamped it on red cardstock and heat embossed it with white powder. I cut an additional red bow and glued them all together. The final bow was three layers thick and closely matched the height of the sentiment.
The card is fairly flat and should mail easily. You will need to make or buy a 5.5" or 6" square envelope. I found a few and have linked them below. The Khaki envelopes would match the card and be beautiful for the holidays.
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