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namespace gpu {
class TextureOwner;
class TextureBase;

// This class is a specialized GLImage that lets SharedImageVideo draw video
// frames.
class GPU_GLES2_EXPORT StreamTextureSharedImageInterface
    : public gles2::GLStreamTextureImage {
 public:
  enum class BindingsMode {
    // Ensures that the TextureOwner's texture is bound to the latest image, if
    // it requires explicit binding.
    kEnsureTexImageBound,

    // Updates the current image but does not bind it. If updating the image
    // implicitly binds the texture, the current bindings will be restored.
    kRestoreIfBound,

    // Updates the current image but does not bind it. If updating the image
    // implicitly binds the texture, the current bindings will not be restored.
    kDontRestoreIfBound
  };

  // Release the underlying resources. This should be called when the image is
  // not longer valid or the context is lost.
  virtual void ReleaseResources() = 0;

  // Whether the StreamTextureSharedImageInterface is accounting for gpu memory
  // or not.
  virtual bool IsUsingGpuMemory() const = 0;

  // Update the texture image to the most recent frame and bind it to the
  // texture.
  virtual void UpdateAndBindTexImage() = 0;
  virtual bool HasTextureOwner() const = 0;
  virtual TextureBase* GetTextureBase() const = 0;

  // Notify the texture of overlay decision, When overlay promotion is true,
  // this also sets the bounds of where the overlay is.
  virtual void NotifyOverlayPromotion(bool promotion,
                                      const gfx::Rect& bounds) = 0;
  // Render the video frame into an overlay plane. Should only be called after
  // the overlay promotion. Return true if it could render to overlay correctly.
  virtual bool RenderToOverlay() = 0;

 protected:
  ~StreamTextureSharedImageInterface() override = default;
};

}  // namespace gpu

#endif  // GPU_COMMAND_BUFFER_SERVICE_STREAM_TEXTURE_SHARED_IMAGE_INTERFACE_H_

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Q: SQL Query -Automation Studio select a.Email,
    case
    when l.ListName = 'Business other marketing communications'
    then
        case
        when l.Status='Active'
        then '1'
        else '0'
        end
        as [Business_other_marketing_communications]
    else
    when l.ListName = 'Business content and insights'
    then
        case
        when l.Status='Active'
        then '1'
        else '0'
        end
        as [Business_content_and_insights]
    else
    when l.ListName = 'Business products and services'
    then
        case
        when l.Status='Active'
        then '1'
        else '0'
        end
        as [Business_products_and_services]
    end

FROM [Publication List Checker] a
inner join [_ListSubscribers] l on a.Email=l.EmailAddress
WHERE l.ListName = 'Business other marketing communications' or l.ListName = 'Business content and insights'
or  l.ListName ='Business products and services'

A: Setting a value for all 3 fields would look something like this (keep in mind I haven't tested this query). This will set each field to either be 1 or 0...if you want it to potentially be NULL as well if the ListName doesn't match at all let me know. Also keep in mind you're not setting true/false here that might work in a Boolean field - you are creating a string with the value 0 or 1
SELECT a.[Email],
CASE
  WHEN l.[ListName] = 'Business other marketing communications' AND l.[Status] = 'Active' THEN '1'
  ELSE '0'
END AS [Business_other_marketing_communications],
CASE
  WHEN l.[ListName] = 'Business content and insights' AND l.[Status] = 'Active' THEN '1'
  ELSE '0'
END AS [Business_content_and_insights],
CASE
  WHEN l.[ListName] = 'Business products and services' AND l.[Status] = 'Active' THEN '1'
  ELSE '0'
END AS [Business_products_and_services]
FROM [Publication List Checker] a
INNER JOIN [_ListSubscribers] l on a.[Email] = l.[EmailAddress]
WHERE l.[ListName] IN ('Business other marketing communications', 'Business content and insights', l.ListName ='Business products and services')

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This asserter validates if the given data is of type [callable](http://php.net/manual/en/language.types.callable.php).

You can use the callable asserter as `To::beCallable()`.


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Q: Is there a way for pg_dump not to use search_path for schema Question:
Is there a way for pg_dump commands not to use search_path to set a schema, and instead define the schema with the table name
My general context is that I'm trying to dump and restore a postgis database which contains many schemas (this is to migrate my database into an Amazon RDS). In each schema I have tables that have a geography column. The generated SQL from the dump is something like:
CREATE SCHEMA aaaa;
SET search_path = aaaa, pg_catalog;

SET default_tablespace = '';
SET default_with_oids = false;
--
-- TOC entry 346 (class 1259 OID 1135099)
-- Name: main; Type: TABLE; Schema: aaaa; Owner: -
--
CREATE TABLE main (
    pk bigint NOT NULL,
    geometry public.geography(Geometry,4283),
    batch bigint NOT NULL,
    json jsonb NOT NULL,
    cache jsonb NOT NULL,
    active bigint DEFAULT date_part('epoch'::text, now()) NOT NULL,
    inactive bigint DEFAULT '8640000000000000'::bigint NOT NULL );

However, when restoring, I get the following error:

pg_restore: [archiver (db)] Error from TOC entry 346; 1259 1135099
  TABLE main mapworks pg_restore: [archiver (db)] could not execute
  query: ERROR:  relation "spatial_ref_sys" does not exist LINE 3:
  geometry public.geography(Geometry,4283),
                       ^ QUERY:  SELECT proj4text FROM spatial_ref_sys WHERE srid = 4283 LIMIT 1
      Command was: CREATE TABLE main (
      pk bigint NOT NULL,
      geometry public.geography(Geometry,4283),
      batch bigint NOT NULL,
      jso...

Then things just go pear shaped from there.
What I've deduced so far is that because the 'public' schema is not included in the search path, the operation cant find the 'spatial_ref_sys' table.
Oddly enough, this works fine if the EPSG code is 4326.
So ... what can I do about this? Is there a way to tell pg_dump not to use search_path?
The server I'm dumping from:
PostgreSQL 9.6.1 on x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, compiled by gcc (Debian 4.9.2-10) 4.9.2, 64-bit
POSTGIS="2.3.1 r15264" GEOS="3.4.2-CAPI-1.8.2 r3921" PROJ="Rel. 4.8.0, 6 March 2012" GDAL="GDAL 1.10.1, released 2013/08/26" LIBXML="2.9.1" LIBJSON="0.11.99" (core procs from "2.3.0 r15146" need upgrade) TOPOLOGY (topology procs from "2.3.0 r15146" need upgrade) RASTER (raster procs from "2.3.0 r15146" need upgrade)
The server I'm restoring to:
PostgreSQL 9.6.1 on x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, compiled by gcc (GCC) 4.8.2 20140120 (Red Hat 4.8.2-16), 64-bit
POSTGIS="2.3.0 r15146" GEOS="3.5.0-CAPI-1.9.0 r4084" PROJ="Rel. 4.9.2, 08 September 2015" GDAL="GDAL 2.1.1, released 2016/07/07" LIBXML="2.9.1" LIBJSON="0.12" TOPOLOGY RASTER


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Han Solo Film Directors Fired = I Got A Bad Feeling About This
The movie world, not to mention Star Wars fans, are still in absolute shock over yesterday's stunning news that the directors of next year's Han Solo film, Phil Lord and Chris Miller, were fired from the film. What made the announcement so jaw dropping is that most of the film has been completed with only three weeks of principle photography remaining. That is just unheard of and feels unprofessional on the part of Disney and Lucasfilm to just let two talented filmmakers go when their film is nearly complete. On top of this, Lucasfilm is still standing by the film's planned release date of May 2018. That is probably not going to happen.
So what happened? The truth is we may never really know. All we do know, based on trade reports, is that Phil Lord and Chris Miller clashed repeatedly with Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy and the film's executive producer and co-writer Lawrence Kasdan. Much of that had to do with the improvisational directing style of the two directors that made the old guard executives uncomfortable with their take on a Star Wars film and the iconic character. Kasdan, who wrote the book on Han Solo in the original Star Wars film and Episode VII, has a distinct viewpoint of the space pirate. He saw Han as selfish and cynical, and wanted him portrayed in that manner. Meanwhile, the two young directors wanted to present Solo in a lighter, more comedic light. This would have complemented their humorous directing style as seen in the 21 Jump Street films, The Lego Movie and Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs. Face it, Lord and Miller are more known for their comedic films so it was a surprise that they were chosen to direct Solo: A Star Wars Story (if that is indeed the final title).
The problem here is that they had been hired to direct the Star Wars spinoff film for quite some time. They were involved with Solo: A Star Wars Story from the beginning and started shooting it earlier this year in January. Shouldn't the executives have known that these two would not fit into the world of Star Wars? Why let them go on for so long? Why didn't someone at Lucasfilm had the foresight to nip the problem in the bud and replace them much earlier? Kennedy, Kasdan and other executives had to have worked closely with the two directors and had meetings with them. They must have stressed that the film was to be a certain way. They had to have picked up the notion that Lord and Miller may have wanted to try a different approach and be defiant. Whether Lucasfilm wants to admit this or not, Phil Lord and Chris Miller have genuine film creds. They have delivered well done films that pleased critics and audiences. Why not just have some faith in them and let them finish the film? The film studio could have then just taken over post-production like they did with Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and edit it into the kind of Star Wars film they wanted.
We get that Disney and Lucasfilm are protective of their IP, after all, they spent billions to acquire it. With that mentality they are entitled to keep it safe and the best way to do that is to play it safe. So why go to the trouble of hiring these two to direct the film headlining the franchise's most beloved hero? The reason to recruit new blood into the Star Wars franchise is to bring in fresh ideas and different outlooks into the Star Wars films. Firing Phil Lord and Chris Miller this far into production just shows a lack of confidence in this approach. Consider that director Garth Edwards was pushed aside in post-production of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story because Lucasfilm felt the film wasn't quite a Star Wars film. Now this happens. Lucasfilm might as well just hire workhorses and yes-people to direct future films and give up this idea of bringing in new talent because clearly they are not welcome.
Now, Lucasfilm has to shut down production and find someone willing to come in at this late hour to complete Solo: A Star Wars Story. Will Lucasfilm pull a Salkind and have most of the film re-shot as what happened with Superman II? If so, kiss May 2018 goodbye. Can Ron Howard (the currently rumored frontrunner to take over UPDATE: Howard has officially been hired to finish the film) or Joe Johnston or someone safe come in and finish the film, while imparting their own vision? Finishing it is doable, but trying to leave their own mark is impossible with so much already filmed and with so little time. Who would want this burden?
In any event, the message is clear to other would-be Star Wars directors, especially those foolish enough to think they will have some measure of control: You can play with the Star Wars toys but at the end of the day, you have to give them back in the shape you found them.
Post Script: After Ron Howard was picked to complete the film, Lucasfilm has been in full-scale PR damage control. Stories are circulating that the film's star, young Han Solo himself, Alden Ehrenreich, was the first one to voice concerns about the direction of Solo: A Star Wars Story. Reportedly, the film was too comedic and slapsticky for the execs' taste. On the one hand, Star Wars needs to branch out creatively, but on the other hand, a Han Solo film may not be the best venue to go full-scale comedy. If all this is true, the question still stands as to why Kennedy, Kasdan and the other higher ups let this go on for so long? The few bright spots coming out of this debacle are that Phil Lord and Chris Miller are now free to jump onboard the stalled Flash movie, which fits their style anyway, plus Howard has already shown that he has a lot of class with his recent praise of Lord and Miller's work on the film. Given his close ties to Lucas and his solid directing background, he is the best choice to come in and salvage the film.
By Starloggers • Posted in Entertainment, Everything Under the Sun, Movies, Sci-Fi, Speculation & Analysis	• Tagged Han Solo, Lucasfilm, Phil Lord and Chris Miller, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Ron Howard, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars
5 comments on "Han Solo Film Directors Fired = I Got A Bad Feeling About This"
Luckily Ron Howard is now a lock, apparently Lucasfilm felt that Lord and Miller were trying to make Han Solo too jokey and humorous in a way that the character isn't really.
June 24, 2017 @ 10:26 pm
Although Lucasfilm have a right to decide how Han should be, they have to be faulted for letting this go on so long. Hopefully Howard can right the ship. He may not be the most intersting director, but he certainly has a solid resume and can inject a more serious tone to the film.
Shadow Squadron
This movie smells of a cash-grab. I don't think a Han Solo solo movie is a good idea. Han is Harrison Ford, and a recast might ruin his character. The movie basically has to be perfect to not ruin Han. And if it does…then there goes one of the best characters so far.
Anyway, all we can do is hope for the best.
Indeed, let's hope for the best. At least Ron Howard's tweets seem interesting and are doing their best to drum up interest. How well the film does will determine the direction of the spinoffs.
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Lawsuit Argues Iowa's Unemployment Benefit Cuts Are Illegal
By Ryan J. Foley for the Associated Press
Paul Sakuma
AP File
Reynolds announced in May that Iowa would end participation in federal programs that provided an extra $300 per week to normal unemployment benefits and expanded eligibility criteria. She cited a "severe workforce shortage," saying the move would encourage those affected to return to work.
A proposed class-action lawsuit claims that Gov. Kim Reynolds' decision to cut off enhanced unemployment benefits for tens of thousands of residents violated state law and asks a court to reinstate their eligibility.
The lawsuit, filed this week in Polk County, seeks to make claimants eligible for potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in unemployment aid they have been denied since Iowa dropped federal pandemic benefit programs June 12.
Reynolds, a Republican, announced in May that Iowa would end participation in federal programs that provided an extra $300 per week to normal unemployment benefits and expanded eligibility criteria. She cited a "severe workforce shortage," saying the move would encourage those affected to return to work.
The lawsuit claims the decision violated a law that says Iowa's workforce agency "shall cooperate with the United States Department of Labor to the fullest extent" necessary in order "to secure to this state and its citizens all advantages available" under federal unemployment programs.
Several Des Moines attorneys, including B.J. Stoltze, Jr. and Jeff Carter, filed the lawsuit, which notes that the Iowa law calls economic insecurity caused by unemployment "a serious menace to the health, morals and welfare" of residents.
"The Legislature decided it was a serious menace. Unfortunately, the governor appears to be treating it like it's an inconvenience to big business," Stoltze said.
Carter said attorneys have heard from dozens of Iowans suffering economic hardships after having been initially promised by the state they would be eligible for the aid through early September.
Reynolds spokesman Pat Garrett said the governor believes "we cannot continue to pay able-bodied people to stay home." He said the number of people looking for jobs at unemployment offices and participating in the state's labor force has increased since May.
"This was not only the right decision, but also in accordance with the law and this lawsuit has no merit," he said.
Reynolds is one of 26 governors, mostly Republicans, who have taken similar steps, ahead of the Sept. 6 date that the federal aid will expire.
Lawsuits have been filed in about half of those states, including Ohio, Texas and Florida, on behalf of those affected. They have had mixed success so far.
The lawsuit names three plaintiffs but estimates the class could involve up to 55,000 who have been illegally deprived "life-sustaining benefits."
They include claimants who were receiving the $300 weekly supplement; who were eligible for unemployment after exhausting 26 weeks of state benefits; and others who were made eligible if they'd been unable to work due to COVID-19.
Iowa was paying out $33 million through the programs per week when Iowa Workforce Development Director Beth Townsend recommended ending them in May, according to a memo from Townsend. The lawsuit names Reynolds and Townsend as defendants.
The Century Foundation, a progressive think tank, has estimated that $337 million in benefits are at stake for Iowa claimants during the 12-week cutoff.
The lawsuit describes how the pandemic affected the plaintiffs' employment prospects before the cut hurt their finances.
Crystal Marciniak of Garner took time off from her job as a pig care manager to undergo carpal tunnel surgery in March 2020 as Iowa saw its first COVID-19 cases, and her return to work was subsequently delayed. She had been using benefits to pay for food, housing and items for her two children, and has depleted her savings since June.
Brian Wisch of Ankeny was laid off by Collins Aerospace in May 2020 due to lack of demand caused by the pandemic. The company told him he might be rehired when the business rebounded, but he's unsure that will happen and had used his benefits for basic expenses while looking for a job.
Karla Smith had been working at a Casey's convenience store in retirement to make ends meet but quit in March 2020 after a doctor advised that her preexisting lung condition made it dangerous for her to work in retail. The cut left her "without a critical income source" as the Delta variant has caused a new wave of hospitalizations and deaths in the state.
The lawsuit seeks a temporary restraining order requiring the state to resume participation in the programs, and an order for the state to pay back benefits that are owed with interest.
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2014/FPSC also has double standards in giving information
FPSC also has double standards in giving information
ISLAMABAD: It is not just the bureaucracy that practices doublespeak; the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) too resorts to this practice, depending on who is seeking the information.
In March this year, The News filed a Right to Information (RTI) request with the FPSC, seeking – among other questions – a district-wise breakdown of candidates appearing for the CSS examinations between 2003 and 2013 and those who qualified. However, after a passage of eight months as well as prodding by the Federal Ombudsman, the FPSC point blank denied having the required information and claimed that the organisation maintained no such records.
Interestingly enough, when the same question was posed to the FPSC in 2009 by PML-N MNA Baligh-ur-Rehman (now a minister of state) for the period between 2004 and 2008, the FPSC had no qualms sharing the information. Rehman was accordingly provided with the names of each candidate, their district and the year they appeared for the exams or qualified for service.
However, this is not an isolated case. In an earlier RTI request filed on behalf of The News, the Privatisation Commission was asked whether the government had a mechanism for monitoring the implementation of terms and conditions agreed to with buyers of Public Sector Enterprises post 1991. Much like the FPSC, the Privatisation Commission didn't respond till the Federal Ombudsman intervened and then too, refused to release the information since it was "secret".
However, when Senator Saeed Ghani sought similar information in 2012 through the Senate secretariat, the Privatisation Commission promptly informed him that there was no such mechanism to monitor the implementation process.
The cavalier attitude of governments' towards their citizens' right to know can also be judged by the interesting example offered by the Punjab information department. Responding to an RTI request by The News asking for the address and contact information of the provincial information commission secretariat, a reply sent on behalf of the secretary information listed an address that turned out to be fabricated. The chief information commissioner for the Punjab himself admitted that he had to work from home due to the non-availability of an office space for him.
The problem of withholding information, however, has less to do with the law and everything to do with the people concerned. While the Freedom of Information Ordinance of 2002 implemented at the federal level looks good on paper, it is weak in terms of enforcement mechanisms. According to the law, the Federal Ombudsman is an appellant authority vested with only the power to make recommendations and lacks the power to either enforce the recommendations or hold accountable the departments concealing or denying information. Accordingly, any department facing adverse recommendations can appeal to the President of Pakistan for permission to retain the classified tag on the information sought. (Significantly, even the president refused to answer an RTI request inquiring about the expenses incurred on the Hajj performed by him, his family and staff.)
Comparatively, while the Punjab's RTI law is very strong, it faces organised resistance from the bureaucracy, which leads to the same result: no information.
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Q: Data Binding in ListBox WP7 error, platform C# I try to use data binding to add to ListBox in WP7, using C#. But it seems not working and I totally don't know why. Just only row's border is drawn and text's content doesn't display.
Here is a class i want to add to
 public class ResultTemplate
    {
        public string Mealname;
        public string CanteenID;
        public DateTime Date;
    }

public class View
{
    List<ResultTemplate> result;
   //....
    void Load()
    {
       this.listbox.ItemSource = result;
    }
}

My XAML code :
<Grid x:Name="ContentPanel" Grid.Row="1" Margin="12,0,12,0">
            <ListBox x:Name="searchlist" ItemsSource="{Binding}" SelectionChanged="searchlist_SelectionChanged" >
                <ListBox.ItemTemplate>
                    <DataTemplate>
                        <Border BorderThickness="1" BorderBrush="#FF807C7C" Width="500" HorizontalAlignment="Center">
                            <StackPanel MinHeight="60" Width="450" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="25,0,0,0">
                                <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
                                    <TextBlock Name="textblock1" Text="{Binding Mealname}" HorizontalAlignment="Left" TextWrapping="Wrap" FontSize="25" Width="385" />
                                    <!--<Image Source="{Binding Image}" Stretch="None" Margin="10,0,0,0" Height="50" Width="50"/>-->
                                </StackPanel>
                                <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
                                    <TextBlock Name="textblock2" Text="{Binding CanteenID}" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Width="150" FontSize="20" Foreground="#FF004AFF"/>
                                    <TextBlock Name="textblock3" Text="{Binding Date,StringFormat=dddd.dd/MM/yyyy}" HorizontalAlignment="Left" FontSize="20" Foreground="#FF00AB00"/>
                                </StackPanel>
                            </StackPanel>
                        </Border>
                    </DataTemplate>
                </ListBox.ItemTemplate>
            </ListBox>
        </Grid>

A: You should be using Property ObservableCollection for the binding resource not List OR implement INotifyPropertyChanged.


Live examples may sound like a great idea, but they too often lead to the Dead Demo antipattern. Instead of demonstrating a tool or technique live, record your interaction with the tool beforehand as video and play it back during your presentation.
You can edit for time, speeding up necessary but boring sections or compressing the length of long-running processes.
Instead of concentrating on getting a persnickety example to work, you can talk over the top of the running demonstration with full concentration.
You can pause or replay confusing parts or purposefully come back to a branching point. Frequently when showing tools, presenters need to show variations in workflow based on contingencies such as errors. Lipsync demos give you full control over the tool in the preparation stage and enable short snippets of video to explain small nuances. Using the demonstration itself as a Context Keeper works well because it automatically contextualizes the point you've returned to.
Because the recorded demonstration is running inside a presentation tool, you can overlay all the animations, transitions, and decorations you could ever want atop the video, adding even more context.
In your lab, you can construct and capture complex scenarios that you can't predictably produce live (such as specific but rare error conditions) and then dissect them for your audience.
Live Demo is one of the most difficult presentation patterns to implement well.
Recording the demo reduces stress dramatically; if you make a mistake, start over or edit the recording. Although some attendees genuinely appreciate watching a presenter "get out of the ditch," that adds pressure to an already stressful situation, especially if you never intended demonstrating ditch-escaping tricks in your presentation.
Lipsync reduces any dependencies your talk has on technology such as Wi-Fi, a troublesome piece of software, or complex multiapplication or machine requirements. The more moving parts a demonstration needs, the more parts that will break in front of a crowd.
Lipsync works especially well when you want to want to show technology that frequently changes. You can expose features without worrying about the technology's stability.
It's a mistake to use Lipsync to fake a live demonstration because doing so will destroy your credibility if the audience catches on. Instead, use it as an advantage. The audience can see that communication channels are available when the presenter doesn't have to concentrate on talking and coping with a live demo simultaneously.
One possible negative consequence of Lipsync versus the Live Demo pattern is the inability to improvise your demonstration based on audience requests. If this is an important requirement, it might lead you toward Live Demo. However, we suggest an alternative that requires a bit more setup work but gives you the stability and stress reduction of Lipsync with the improvisation of Live Demo, especially for easily versionable things like source code.
The goal is to save the state of the tool being demonstrated at various checkpoints along the way. The tool and what it's used for will determine how these snapshots manifest. For example, for a written document, you can create numbered folders with saved versions. If you are writing source code, use the same version-control tools you use for projects to save tagged versions of your demonstration. If the audience asks for some variations in the recorded demonstration, check out tagged version of the code that corresponds to that demo and turn the presentation into a demonstration. This technique gives you the best of both worlds because you're free to wander as far as you would like to satisfy the audience yet can resume the presentation at the point where the digression started.
If the tool or technique you're showing is computer-based, screen-capture software might be built into it. Otherwise, it's available for all platforms either for free or at a low cost. The only requirement is that it be able to record some or all of the screen as video; the fancier screen-capture applications allow you to choose whether to include audio, the cursor, highlighting, and so on.
Once you've recorded your demonstration, it's trivial to add it to a slide in your presentation tool; all modern tools support embedded videos, along with a variety of animations for appearance, disappearance, and effects. For showing a software tool, we prefer a full-screen capture that completely fills the slide. While the demonstration is running, it would appear to a casual observer that the application itself—not a recording of the application—is running full-screen.
Make sure you know the capabilities of the presentation computer or tablet and the projector(s). Running video can tax hardware heavily and sometimes reduce a beautiful demo into a flickering mess.
When you "shoot" the screen capture, turn off all notifications and close distracting applications. Irrelevant pop-up notifications and the like make a video look slipshod. You should also hide the "lint" from your desktop, such as the task tray on Windows or menu-bar services in OS X. If you don't, audience members will start wondering which applications you have that they don't. It's a needless distraction.
If something distracting does occur and you can't get rid of it, use the duct tape of presentation tools: the borderless white box. A carefully placed box can hide all sorts of things, either temporarily or permanently.
The Dead Demo antipattern is the motivation for this pattern.
Neal, Matthew, and Nate live in a world in which Dead Demo talks are quite common. Some speakers at software events even seem to feel that it's a sign of weakness not to slog through all the accidental complexity of writing code live. It's so pervasive that Neal had to convince Matthew that Lipsync isn't a crazy idea.
On a drive to the airport in a memorable spring downpour after a conference in Des Moines, Neal and Matthew started talking about the benefits and hazards of writing code live in front of a group. Matthew was dumbfounded that he would make such an argument; live coding is a staple of talks at technical conferences. But Neal kept countering Matthews point against Matthew's increasingly fraying objections. By the end of the trip, Matthew agreed to try it and has since become a huge advocate.
The meetings have met, the accountants have counted, and the analysts have analyzed. Months of effort culminate in the big evaluation: which parts of the company stay and which go. Barb's team was the lucky winner chosen to put together the analysis. The slide template and most of the other content was dictated by the consultants; Barb was just building a few individual slides.
The problem came down to the big summary slide, which shows the sums and summaries from all the raw data, which is maintained in a spreadsheet. As is always the case, the numbers in the spreadsheet fluctuated up until the day of the meeting. The presentation went well, but Barb got a cold feeling down her spine about an hour into the presentation. She'd spent the last hour of slide-preparation time translating numbers from the spreadsheets into the tables on the slides. What if she'd missed some? Do the numbers all add up?


DAMASCUS (Sputnik) - Syrian President Bashar Assad said that the liberation of the Damascus outskirts would have proved to be unattainable without Russia's help, the coordinator of the Russian State Duma group on relations with the Syrian parliament, Dmitry Sablin, told Sputnik on Sunday.
A Russian delegation led by Sablin arrived in Syria for an official visit on Wednesday.
"Assad said that if it were not for Russia's help, it would have been impossible [to liberate the Damascus suburbs]," Sablin pointed out.
Sablin noted that Assad had stressed the need to boost bilateral ties and people-to-people contacts.
"We should develop ties between our nations at a political and cultural level. We insufficiently know each other. We need a dialogue, especially among young people. Over the past 20 years, many young people [in Syria] used to be under the Western influence, sometimes knowing more about America rather than about their own country," Sablin said, citing the president.
Since September 2015, Russia has been conducting an anti-terror campaign in Syria, a nation that has been engulfed in a civil war for over six years. The mission is being carried out at the request of the Syrian president.
In late May, the Syrian army confirmed full liberation of the Damascus suburbs after militants of the Islamic State terrorist group (banned in Russia), which operated in eastern part of the Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk near the Syrian capital, had been destroyed.


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Examines the technologies available and their application in the analysis of wild plant populations, germplasm collections and plant breeding. Special attention has been paid to microsatellite analysis, single nucleotide polymorphism markers and new technologies, such as microarrays and non-gel based analysis of markers.
Molecular markers available for use in plant genotyping; genotyping plant genetic resource collections; genotyping cultivated and wild germplasm; development of molecular markers for use in plant genotyping; technical developments and issues in plant genotyping. (Part contents).


Home energy costs, the costs Ontarians pay to heat and cool their homes and power their appliances, are a pocket-book issue for Ontarians and a frequent topic of debate in Ontario's Legislative Assembly. While changing prices are an important driver of home energy costs, changes in energy efficiency and substitution between energy sources also matter. Some Ontarians, but certainly not all, have the opportunity to respond to rising prices for a particular energy source like gas or electricity by either using energy more efficiently or by switching energy sources. Looking at how much households actually spend on energy in the home, rather than at prices alone, provides a clearer picture of how energy costs affect the cost of living of Ontarians.
This commentary answers two questions: 1) on average how do home energy costs in Ontario compare with those in other provinces? and 2) on average how have home energy costs in Ontario changed over time?
How do home energy costs in Ontario compare with those in other provinces?
On average, Ontarians have lower home energy costs than Atlantic Canadians but higher costs than our neighbours in Quebec and Manitoba (Figure 1). Albertans spend more on home energy than Ontarians. British Columbians enjoy the lowest home energy costs in Canada. Differences across Canada in part reflect the availability and adoption of different energy sources such as electricity, natural gas and other fuels, which include heating oil.
Source: FAO analysis of data from the Statistics Canada Survey of Household Spending.
*Note: Most recent year for which these data are available.
But how meaningful is this comparison given differences in after-tax income among provinces? When home energy cost is viewed as a share of after-tax income, a somewhat different picture emerges (Figure 2). While home energy costs in Ontario are higher than in Quebec or Manitoba, Ontarians also have higher average after-tax incomes, so home energy cost as a share of after-tax income is similar. Indeed, the differences in home energy cost as a share of after-tax income are small between provinces from Quebec to Saskatchewan, yet large between Atlantic Canada and the rest of the country. Albertans and British Columbians spend less on average on home energy relative to after-tax income than do Ontarians.
How have home energy costs in Ontario changed over time?
Energy prices are often volatile, with large changes from year to year. These ups and downs in prices also affect home energy costs, but overall, costs have tended to rise in recent years. From 2010 to 2014 Ontarians experienced moderate increases in home energy costs relative to residents of other provinces (Figure 3). The average household in Ontario spent $295 more on home energy in 2014 than in 2010, an increase of 14%. However, since after-tax incomes also rose in this period, the share of after-tax income spent on home energy rose only slightly from 3.0% to 3.2%. The Atlantic provinces, except New Brunswick, saw the greatest increases in home energy costs, while Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and British Columbia saw smaller increases. Quebec and Alberta saw increases similar to those experienced in Ontario.
Ontario home energy costs are higher than in Quebec, Manitoba, and British Columbia, but lower than in Atlantic Canada and Alberta.
The share of after-tax income spent by Ontarians on home energy costs is similar to shares in Quebec and Manitoba, significantly less than in Atlantic Canada, but higher than in Alberta and British Columbia.
From 2010 to 2014, Ontarians experienced average increases in home energy costs relative to residents of other provinces.
 Home energy cost is the cost of energy used in the home. This commentary does not address household energy costs incurred outside of the home, such as gasoline or diesel fuel for vehicles or energy costs incurred at secondary residences such as cottages. Also excluded from this analysis, due to an absence of data, are home energy costs paid by property owners on behalf of tenants.
 After-tax income is estimated by the FAO as average household income before tax less average household personal income tax, both from the Statistics Canada Survey of Household Spending.
 Statistics Canada estimates of household energy spending for years before 2010 were produced using a different methodology. Therefore, Statistics Canada does not view estimates from before 2010 as comparable with estimates for 2010 and later years.
Figure 1: Average Household Home Energy Cost, 2014 - This bar chart shows average household home energy cost in 2014 in all 10 provinces as follows: Newfoundland and Labrador $3,121; Prince Edward Island $3,553; Nova Scotia $2,903; New Brunswick $2,660; Quebec $1,894; Ontario $2,358; Manitoba $1,927; Saskatchewan $2,351; Alberta $2,540; British Columbia $1,708.
Figure 2: Average Household Home Energy Cost as a Share of Average After-Tax Income, 2014 - This bar chart shows average household home energy cost as a share of average after-tax income in 2014 in all 10 provinces as follows: Newfoundland and Labrador 4.5%; Prince Edward Island 5.8%; Nova Scotia 4.8%; New Brunswick 4.4%; Quebec 3.1%; Ontario 3.2%; Manitoba 2.9%; Saskatchewan 3.2%; Alberta 2.6%; British Columbia 2.4%.
Figure 3: Change in Average Household Home Energy Cost, 2010-2014 - This column and line chart shows the change in average household home energy costs in dollars and in percent from 2010 to 2014 in all 10 provinces as follows: Newfoundland and Labrador $550, 21%; Prince Edward Island $684, 24%; Nova Scotia $496, 21%; New Brunswick $172, 7%; Quebec $288, 18%; Ontario $295, 14%; Manitoba $178, 10%; Saskatchewan $36, 2%; Alberta $265, 12%; British Columbia $97, 6%.


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Authorities said on Saturday that more than 200 individuals have died in Iran's anti-regime demonstrations since Mahsa Amini's death while in police detention in mid-September.
According to a statement broadcast by state news agency IRNA, the death toll was issued by the state security council of the interior ministry and comprised security personnel, regular residents, "rioters," and armed anti-regime terrorists.
It has been days since a senior commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) estimated that more than 300 people had died in the protests, which the government refers to as "riots," but this is Iran's first official death toll.
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Do you live in a huge house that's built complete with a front lawn and backyard? Or do you live alone in a small apartment in the city? No matter which of these two you consider as your current dwelling, it makes perfect sense to dabble in organic gardening. This is especially useful for families who would like to grow their own food. Not only is it cheaper, but it's healthier as well.
If lack of space is your excuse, there are actually vertical gardens that you can grow on rooftops or even windowsills. There's practically no reason why you should skip a hobby such as organic gardening, and that is what we will learn more about here.
First, let's have a quick definition of the term. Organic gardening has been synonymous with chemical-free gardening, natural gardening or eco-friendly gardening.
It's quite confusing to use these, terms, however, because of the term chemical-free. When you say that something is free of chemicals, it means that you would not use anything to fertilize the soil. Both organic and synthetic fertilizers are chemicals – so you cannot really say that organic gardening is free or chemicals.
Eco-friendly gardening or natural gardening works much better, because it implies that the way you grow the plants do not harm the environment. Perhaps the best way to define what organic gardening really is would be to enumerate its three main components: first if feeding the soil with organic soil addends like manure, compost, chopped leaves, mulch, etc.
If you're familiar with doing a soil test, you can determine which elements or minerals are lacking in your organic soil, and remedy the situation. When your soil is organic, you are then automatically into organic gardening.
The second part of organic gardening is focusing on prevention. As you may already know, traditional gardening consists of spraying chemicals to prevent pests or insects from harming the plants.
With organic gardening, you will focus on preventative steps such as matching the plant to the right site so the light, moisture and soil health are all compatible. Planting disease-resistant variants in the first place also works, along with maintaining a clean and healthy garden.
The third part is all about using simple solutions whenever you encounter problems with your organic garden. Rather than buying chemicals to kill aphids, for example, you can simply use the traditional method of hosing them down. If that is not enough, a homemade instead of a chemical spray should work wonders.
How Much Can I Save with Organic Gardening?
With organic gardening, you can fertilize plants using compost; the cost of buying insecticidal soaps is lower, and you can use manual weeding so weed control is practically free. Just remember that there are known downsides to organic gardening as well.
If you don't have the time and patience to attend to your organic garden, you might find it too labor-intensive and time consuming. Lower yields are also a problem with organic gardening, along with pest control.
Fortunately, there are many upsides to it. With organic gardening, you will not be using any chemicals so you're basically doing your share in helping save the environment. Another benefit to organic gardening is that studies do show that organically grown food items are richer in nutrients than traditionally grown crops.
The main element of any good organic garden is the soil. Which type of garden do you have in the first place? Is it a traditional garden, a raised bed, a landscape garden or do you have plants in containers?
A traditional garden is in the ground but if you have plenty of space, it can take a lot of your time and energy. Other types of gardens can take minimal effort, although you still have to stick to the rules of organic gardening.
For the soil – whether it's organic or conventional gardening – the key is to make it as loose and as rich as possible. The bad news is that the soil in most residential areas is not rich in nutrients at all.
When the topsoil on the ground is removed to build a house, the land is flattened and all the nutrients of the soil are eliminated as well. This is especially true if the land was flattened. This means that you cannot really use the existing soil around your home for your organic garden – unless you have neighbors who know that the soil in your area is rich to begin with.
If it's your first time to tend to a garden in your backyard or front lawn, don't lose hope if you fail to get spectacular results during your first try. As you continue tilling the soil and filling it with Earth-friendly nutrients such as compost.
Compost includes food scraps from fruits and vegetables used in the kitchen. Grass clippings, leaves and animal manure can also be included in the compost. Since kitchen waste is practically free, you would not have to spend any money for enriching the soil on your organic garden. The only exception is if you've had to buy the garden soil in the first place.
Organic gardeners do not really use chemicals-based fertilizers on their crops. Instead, they add earthworms to loosen and enrich the soil. Packing on the compost also helps a lot. If there are bugs and worms in your garden, the ecosystem in the area will soon thrive – so keep these living things in your garden.
Unless you have a huge garden where you need to hire an expert gardener to maintain the ground, you can do the tilling of the soil yourself. Simply till the soil in rows until the ground is loose. If you're looking for a cost-free way for weed control, put down the weed barriers between the rows of your organic garden.
Between two garden rows, you can place old carpet, dark plastic or roof shingles. This will prevent weed from growing so the quality of soil will be maintained. Manual weeding is necessary if you want to grow your garden the organic way. When combined with mulch that includes grass clippings and stones, weeding and mulching will do the trick in keeping your plants healthy.
Conventional gardening requires spraying pesticides on the plants to keep off the harmful insects and bugs. The chemicals from these sprays can expose the fruits of the crops to toxic fumes, however, so organic gardening really is better. To prevent pests from ruining your organic garden, buy cheap insecticidal soaps which are made from all-natural ingredients.
There are also other homemade strong herb brews that help ward off infestation. Yet another cost-free way of controlling diseases in your organic garden is to plant certain flowers which encourage certain animals to watch over your garden by consuming any bugs that might destroy it. That's the classic food chain for you.
The aforementioned factors are the general elements of organic gardening that you can save money on. It takes very little money to grow an organic garden, although a lot of planning and maintenance tasks are involved.
In maintaining the quality of the soil, for example, you can use manures and waste plant materials as filler for the soil to keep it in tiptop shape. You can improve soil drainage or even go as far as adjusting the pH level of the soil to make sure that the plants will grow healthy and plentiful.
After having a successful organic gardening season, you need to rotate the crops. Know which fruits and vegetables thrive during a particular season, which is when you should start planting them.
You can also use organic fertilizers like N-Nitrogen, P-Phosphorous, K-Potassium, compound fertilizers, minor minerals, liming materials and trace elements. For pest and disease management, prevention is key so it pays to make sure that you are doing your best in keeping the garden healthy in an all-natural manner.
As you can see, there are many ways for you to save money while raising an organic garden. Once you have successfully tilled the soil and grown your plants, you can enjoy the fruits of your labor in the kitchen. Not only can you enjoy organic food items straight from your very own backyard when you're into organic gardening – but you are also doing your share in helping save the environment. What could be better than that?
Definitely some solid ideas to use over the summer, and great for the family to get involved in together too.
If you are planning a garden for next year, start a compost pile now! There are plenty of good guides on the internet, and it's a low-cost, eco-friendly way to get incredibly rich and healthy soil.
Also look into square foot gardening. It takes very little space, is super easy to plant and take care of, and produces a lot of veggies in a small area.
Going back to check out some older articles. This is pretty useful, but unfortunately, I live in a city where the climate is just not that applicable for growing food. It's often very cold and we barely get any sun. However, I'm sure a lot of other people will find this article useful, so thanks for writing!
Composting does so much good, I wonder why some people resort to burning their refuse or their dried leaves. It's absolutely much better for the soil to keep the nutrients IN the soil by composting. I have seen a very obvious difference between composted gardens and non-composted gardens. It's practically incomparable.
I didn't plant any vegetables or herbs this year, but have an eye to next year, so am using natural methods of weed control. I try to use as few unnatural chemicals as possible, since the end products will be eaten, and I like the idea of attracting the right types of critters to the yard, in order to manage the pests.
Great text! But don't use cheap unnamed weed barrier for your garden.


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Glenn Roger Mickens (July 26, 1930 – July 9, 2019) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched in four games (two of which were starts) for the 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers. He also played for five years in Japan, from 1959 until 1963 for the Kintetsu Buffaloes. There, he compiled a record of 45–53 with a 2.54 ERA.

After his playing career, Mickens became a baseball coach at UCLA for many years.

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The Chaco Wash is an arroyo (a periodic stream) cutting through Chaco Canyon, which is located in northwestern New Mexico on the Colorado Plateau. Another arroyo known as Escavada Wash is a tributary that feeds in from the northeast, near the western end of Chaco Canyon. Chaco Wash flows northwest to become the intermittent Chaco River.  It is a tributary of the San Juan River.

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New online service to track remediation of high risk buildings
Under the Leaseholder and Resident Service, those living in tower blocks will have access to updates on the status of their building's application to the government's Building Safety Fund.
New service will allow leaseholders to track Building Safety Fund applications
Online updates will expose building owners who are failing to take action to fix their properties
Measures are part of government action to protect leaseholders and force developers to make their buildings safe
A new government service to hold building owners to account for remediation works was yesterday launched.
Under the new Leaseholder and Resident Service, those living in tower blocks will have access to updates on the status of their building's application to the government's Building Safety Fund. This will help leaseholders to understand where their building is in the process.
The tailored service is designed to speed up the process of removing unsafe non-ACM cladding from the highest risk buildings, forcing building owners to be more transparent, and exposing those who have failed to take action to make their buildings safe.
This is just one of a number of steps announced by the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities this month to apply pressure on industry and protect leaseholders from unnecessary costs and delays.
Minister of State for Building Safety and Fire, Lord Greenhalgh yesterday said:
It is unacceptable that four years after the Grenfell tragedy innocent leaseholders are still living in buildings with unsafe cladding.
Building owners are responsible for making their building's safe, and we will no longer allow them to shirk from their duties and hide behind processes and corporate loopholes.
Everyone – including leaseholders – has a right to know what is happening with their building and to live safely. Today's launch is a key step in providing them with both the service and the peace of mind that they deserve.
In his landmark Building Safety reset on 10 January, the Secretary of State announced that leaseholders would no longer pay for the fixing of unsafe cladding, with building owners and industry footing the bill instead.
While the majority of building owners are already engaged with the Building Safety Fund, a £5.1 billion fund targeted at remediating unsafe non-ACM cladding on residential buildings 18m and over, a minority have yet to come forward and provide building information, leading to unnecessary delays and costs for innocent leaseholders.
Under this new service, a unique code will enable leaseholders and residents to track the progress of their building's application through an online service, with information updated monthly. This will enable leaseholders to keep track of their building's application and help apply pressure on their building owners if action is needed.
Leaseholders will receive a unique code from their building owners and are encouraged to contact owners if they do not receive their code, or if they have any further queries on the status of their building's application. Many residents will also receive their codes directly from government.
To maintain the pace of building remediation and ensure the Building Safety Fund is further targeted at the highest risk buildings, the Secretary of State is currently reviewing the wider programme ahead of the next phase of funding, expected early this year.
Geeta Nanda OBE, G15 Chair and Chief Executive of MTVH, yesterday said:
Ensuring residents affected by building safety issues are kept up to date with information, including with regards to Building Safety Fund applications, is essential. G15 members have set up dedicated teams to support residents affected by building safety issues and provide regular updates on progress being made. We welcome the new Building Safety Fund online portal, which will help ensure that the information being provided to residents on this critical funding support is as accurate and up to date as possible.
Kate Henderson, Chief Executive of the National Housing Federation, yesterday said:
Greater transparency over the progress of Building Safety Fund applications is a positive move, providing welcome information to residents in buildings across the country who have been living with uncertainty about their safety and their future.
Housing associations are committed to working with the government to tackle the building safety crisis and support all efforts to protect leaseholders from costs.
See more information on the Building Safety Fund Leaseholder and Resident Service
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Levelling Up Secretary in North East England to sign historic £1.4 billion devolution deal
A landmark devolution deal has been signed in North East England today by Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove and eight local leaders in the region.
UK Government signs Islands Growth Deal worth £393m
Minister Malcolm Offord signed the full deal, which includes £50m investment by UK Government, at a joint event in Orkney.
Local communities to get £750,000 for Windrush celebrations
Applications for the Windrush Day Grant Scheme have been opened by the Department for Levelling Up
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A total of 11 projects receive grants from round two of flagship Levelling Up Fund
Landmark Levelling Up Fund to spark transformational change across the UK
More than 100 projects awarded share of £2.1 billion from Round 2 of government's flagship Levelling Up Fund to create jobs and boost the economy
Thousands of new homes to be built on regenerated brownfield land
£60 million available to councils to revive brownfield sites and make way for high quality new homes.
Jobs and investment boost for Liverpool and East Anglia as Freeports given green light
Freeports in Liverpool and East Anglia have received final government approval meaning the majority of English Freeports are now fully up and running.
Housing Secretary shames three more failing social landlords
Orbit Housing, Lambeth Council and Birmingham City Council latest of 14 providers to be criticised publicly by Michael Gove this year.
Historic £1.4 billion devolution deal for North East
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Update Number 1: Binance announces unscheduled system maintenance; rumors were swirling all over the internet of and exploitation of Syscoin (SYS) API, resulting in 7,000 Bitcoin (BTC) theft.
Binance, one of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges, has announced unplanned system maintenance, which has sparked rumors. And for good reason, seeing how often this has been happening over the last year or so.
The CEO also Tweeted "Working on it.": But he was not clear as to what they were "working" on.
Binance's Syscoin (SYS) API hacked?
Some Twitter users are speculating that some hackers abused a vulnerability in Syscoin (SYS) API at Binance.
Twitter users took to the Twitterverse and began making speculations towards hackers taking advantage of a vulnerability in Syscoin (SYS) at Binance.
This Tweet led to some abnormal trading behavior for a while as seen below.
Further, according to @crypto_briefing, three large Bitcoin transactions totaling 7,000 BTC (approximately USD 45M went out shortly before the halt in trading.
Users even took to YouTube in an attempt to give their opinions on what was going on.
Other people on Twitter pointed the extraordinary numbers behind SYS earlier in the day.
Here is a screenshot from someone else. You can see that 13,152 SYS coins were sold at 1.1 BTC/SYS, while 11 sold for 96 BTC/SYS.
Binance has issued an 'Incident Recap' on their blog regarding abnormalities in Syscoin (SYS) trading.
Although the report gives little to no detail on what actually happened, the statement mostly elaborates on its previous update regarding API keys. Users negatively affected by the event can submit a support ticket.
Binance announced that its "system maintenance" is now complete and that TRADING WILL RESUME AT 08:00 AM (UTC). But headlines all over the internet aren't painting a pretty picture for the future trading of Syscoin. Furthermore, it may raise some questions about how this can happen.
We will keep you posted as more developments come through the wire.
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Most PR pros social media can't be ignored any longer, but it's also important to know the right ways to use it as it evolves.
Most PR pros know social media is well past the point of being an optional, add-on service. Most of us have been helping our clients navigate the digital waters for years. We're familiar and comfortable with social media. And that can be a problem.
When we become comfortable, we often fall into routines. We let auto-pilot take over. It makes our jobs easier, but in doing so, we can take for granted some of the most fundamental principles of social media.
1. Align your social media tactics with your clients' business objectives. Many businesses are eager to get involved in social media simply because they don't want to fall behind their competitors. Don't let your clients' fear of missing out drive your online efforts. That results in social media operations that are obligatory rather than strategic. Social media is an extension of your client's broader efforts. Ask your client what he or she hopes to accomplish, and identify platforms and tactics that can support those objectives.
2. Give your audience what it wants. Deliver engaging content that can spur people to action. Before you make content public, ask yourself, "Would I click/respond to/share this if my client wasn't paying me to do so?" You don't have to answer yes every time, but it should be the answer pretty often. That means you must know your audience. Social media is not one-size-fits-all.
3. Be human. We hear the term "social media" so often, most of us probably don't think much about it. When it comes to business, it's especially easy to forget the social aspect of it.
4. Evolve. If your clients have been active in social media for several years, good for you. They were ahead of the curve. The question now is: What have you done to help them stay there?
Facebook and Twitter may have been the only tools your client really needed when they got started, but chances are, they're not the only ones you should be using today. Talk to your clients, colleagues and friends regularly about what social platforms they're using, and keep an eye out for emerging or niche platforms that haven't yet hit the mainstream.
5. Listen. Social media isn't a soapbox. It's a dialogue. If you're not engaging with people, you're doing it wrong. How can you engage if you're not listening? At best, you will miss out on valuable feedback and insights from your target audience. At worst, you risk overlooking or ignoring important information and posting content that makes you appear insensitive and tone-deaf. It's one of the major risks of using admittedly convenient social media automation software that lets you set it and forget it. Besides, people can tell when you're listening.


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In the golden age of classic murder mysteries, the Detection Club, whose founders included Dorothy L. Sayers and Agatha Christie, drew up a list of rules for crime fiction that included the following: "No clue that is important to the solution of the puzzle may be concealed from the reader." What are the clues to the murders in A Fatal Grace, and how does Louise Penny hide them in plain sight?
Consider the lines (from "A Sad Child," by Margaret Atwood"): "Well, all children are sad / but some get over it." A number of the people in the novel have had damaging childhoods. What helps or hinders them in moving beyond those childhoods?
Discuss the different meanings in the book of "Be Calm" (and B KLM).
Beauvoir regards Gamache as having saved him. Is Gamache trying to do the same for Nichol, and what do you think his chances are for success? What do you think it takes to get on what Beauvoir calls Gamache's legendary, albeit well hidden, "bad side"?
Why does Gamache laugh with joy when Ruth Zardo says that CC de Poitiers "wasn't very good, but she wasn't so bad either. I mean really…who isn't cruel and selfish?" Do you think Gamache agrees with this idea? Do you agree?
Three Pines is described as enchanted and magical, a fairy-tale world—but it's also a world where Dr. Frankenstein creates a monster. How do you view the village and the people who live there?
Clara says, "At two in the afternoon my art is brilliant, at two in the morning it's crap." Peter doesn't understand her art, but Gamache calls it marvelous. What do you think this says about her art and about her marriage? Why does Gamache tell Clara that she has "an instinct for crime"?
What impression do you get of Reine-Marie from her relatively brief appearances in the story? What do you think of her marriage to Gamache?
Both Clara and Gamache believe they see God in the course of this story. How do you view their experiences (and why lemon meringue pie)?
Printable Version: A Fatal Grace Reading Group Guide [PDF]
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Postcards from Three Pines: A Fatal Grace


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Inmarsat's GX Aviation inflight broadband now live on Indonesian low-cost carrier Citilink's first aircraft
Milestone achieved only six months after contract signed with Mahata Aero Teknologi (MAT) to implement award-winning connectivity solution across the airline's Airbus A320 fleet
Inmarsat, the world leader in global mobile satellite communications, announced today that its award-winning GX Aviation inflight broadband solution is now available to passengers onboard Indonesian low-cost airline Citilink's first aircraft.
The milestone was achieved only six months after Inmarsat signed a contract with Mahata Aero Teknologi (MAT), an Indonesia wireless technology provider, to deploy GX Aviation across Citilink's fleet of Airbus A320 aircraft, in partnership with Lufthansa Systems, Lufthansa Technik and GMF AeroAsia.
GX Aviation is the world's only global, high-speed inflight internet service, allowing Citilink passengers to browse the internet, stream content, check social media and more during flights free-of-charge using personal devices. Citilink will continue to rollout the service on their aircraft during 2019.
The fast-paced introduction of onboard connectivity is part of the airline's efforts to offer passengers a modern, world-class onboard experience. Citilink, a subsidiary of Indonesian national airline Garuda, was named Asia's Best LCC at the TripAdvisor Travellers Choice Awards 2018 and has a four-star rating by Skytrax.
Philip Balaam, President of Inmarsat Aviation, said: "It's remarkable that GX Aviation is available on the first Citilink aircraft only six months after our contract was signed. This is easily one of the fastest connectivity implementations in aviation history and highlights Citilink's focus on providing a world-class offering to passengers, as well as their unwavering confidence in our solution. It could not have been achieved without the outstanding support of our partners MAT, Lufthansa Systems, Lufthansa Technik and GMF AeroAsia."
Juliandra Nurtjahjo, President and CEO of Citilink, said: "We are delighted that GX Aviation is now live and being enjoyed by passengers on our first aircraft. This makes Citilink the first low-cost carrier in the Asia Pacific region to offer this next generation inflight wi-fi solution. We look forward to continuing the rollout at full pace in 2019, working alongside MAT, Inmarsat, Lufthansa Systems, Lufthansa Technik and GMF AeroAsia."
Iwan Setiawan, Managing Director of PT Mahata Aero Teknologi (MAT), said: "The launch of GX Aviation onboard Citilink's first aircraft is a major achievement in our efforts to pioneer a digital technology revolution in Indonesia. We are extremely proud that our ambitious vision is now becoming a reality, in the interest of our nation, and we are thankful for the vital support and expertise that our partners Inmarsat, Lufthansa Technik, Lufthansa Systems and GMF AeroAsia – all global leaders in this field – have consistently provided."
Inmarsat and Mahata executives, with Citilink cabin crew, celebrate the go-live of GX Aviation inflight broadband on the Indonesian low-cost carrier's first aircraft.
About Inmarsat
Inmarsat is the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications. It owns and operates the world's best global portfolio of satellite networks, specifically designed for customer mobility, and holds a multi-layered, global spectrum portfolio, covering L-band, Ka-band and S-band, enabling unparalleled breadth and diversity in the solutions it provides. Inmarsat's long established global distribution network includes not only the world's leading channel partners but also its own strong direct retail capabilities, enabling end to end customer service assurance. The company has an unrivalled track record of operating the world's most reliable global mobile satellite networks, sustaining business and mission critical safety & operational applications for almost 40 years. It is also a major driving force behind technological innovation in mobile satellite communications, sustaining its leadership through a substantial investment and a powerful network of technology and manufacturing partners. Inmarsat operates across a diversified portfolio of sectors with the financial resources to fund its business strategy and holds leading positions in the Maritime, Government and Aviation satcoms markets, operating consistently as a trusted, responsive and high quality partner to its customers across the globe.
For further information, visit Inmarsat.com or follow us on LinkedIn or on Twitter @InmarsatGlobal.
Jonathan Sinnatt
Director of Corporate Communications
Robeel Haq
Senior PR Manager and Social Media, Aviation