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Its great that someone is point these out, link building is ever changing it's hard to know what is effective anymore.
Great blog posts are usual, seo is getting more and more competitive and difficult but i think the root stays the same. You videos are always on point and very easy to understand. I don't except you to answer my question but if you do, what consists of a trade publication? A press release or like a niche online association? Thanks as always!
Great video tutorial Mike, i think everyone is still look for as many links ask they can instead of concentrating on the content. Its hard to keep a nice design and have that much content right?
James, thank you for this post, it is really easy to understand as well as really informative.
Im launching a new website this week and I'm kind of nervous about it, this is a good checklist, thank you as always.
Having a mobile responsive site is a must these days, it seems like every site i visit if they are not mobile ready I'm gone. Another thing I've noticed is some mobile site give a shorted version of their website, don't you think it should be the whole thing?
Awesome blog, It's sometimes hard to differentiate the difference between a good and bad link, this blog has great tips and pointers, thank you.
Wow, What a great idea, thanks Ran.
Great Post, i build websites and put my link on the bottom of each site i build. Lately my rankings have fluctuated and i think it can be cause i have thousands of links not related to web design linking to me. Im now putting no follows on them. Hoping that helps.
As always, great tips and great advice.
Thank you for the information, i always have trouble blogging and driving visitors to my blog.
You hit this right on the head, i often slow down my link building process and focus my efforts on my website. I want to make sure it's perfect for my visitors.
That was very hard, very informative as well. Thank you.
Great Video!!! I never used to add pictures and titles on my blogs and now i do and i just looks more official lol, as well is it helps my viewers.
Great article Rory, when writing content i always have the key phrases that I'm trying to rank the client for but ultimately i like to keep the visitor intrigued by the site and keep them there.
That's so funny, I'm a web designer and i stand behind all the sites that i design and build. We alway get compliments on our site and the least site that I'm proud of is mine lol. I takes so much out of me to rebuild it and I'm never happy with the outcome.


I am now about to wade into the muck of an issue I have avoided, but feel I can do so no longer. The subject of this post has been on my mind for a long time now. As I write, let me state that this post is not about whether the UMC should continue to reject or change its position and endorse gay marriage. If you want to engage in that discussion, as important as it is, there are plenty of other blogs in which you can participate. The purpose of this post, and let me be clear, is to make what I think has become the obvious case that the United Methodist Church is definitely moving toward a split... a schism and it is unavoidable. (I have to say that the Protestant use of the term "schism" amuses me. For five hundred years Protestants have multiplied by dividing and now we are treating "schism" as some great sin... well... that's another post for another time.) I am not interested in this post in the virtues, or the lack thereof, of gay marriage. Rather, I want to focus on what I think is the obvious truth-- the days of the current United Methodist Church are numbered. I am very sad about that, but I think it is the coming reality.
Consider this scenario: a couple whose marriage is in deep trouble decide to go to a counselor to save their marriage. Both husband and wife want their marriage to continue. The problem is that he continues to physically and verbally abuse her while she continues to have affairs with other men. In counseling it is very clear that each person believes the problem is the behavior of the other alone, and that the solution to saving the marriage is for the other spouse to cease their egregious behavior while the other one keeps on keeping on. One side wants the other to stop church trials for violating the Discipline while the other wants the opposition to cease violating the Discipline.
In this parallel with the UMC, the husband symbolizes the traditionalists who believe that the progressives (the wife) is breaking the covenant by not keeping the vows they made. The wife, the progressives, are charging the traditionalists (the husband) with abusing the lgbtq community by their continued opposition to full inclusion. One side believes the other is alone at fault. Both sides want to save the United Methodist marriage, but both sides believe only the other is responsible for the very rocky relationship; and each side is accusing the other of being the schismatics.
Now, would any marriage counselor have any hope for a marriage to continue in such a situation? To be sure, God can work miracles in any troubled marriage, and it can be so in a deeply fractured church, but all the talk about unity in Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit has not changed the clear truth that the subject of human sexuality for both progressives and traditionalists in the UMC is a non-negotiable and that will not change.
And let add a word about the local option. When it was first put forward I read the proposal with interest and spent some time in reflection. The progressives see the local option as their attempt at compromise, but here is the problem as I see it. First, for the traditionalists approval of gay marriage, even in the local UM setting is still a bridge too far. Second, a change toward the local option will not be sufficient for progressives because their view of human sexuality is also a non-negotiable. The local option will be a first step toward a global church that is fully inclusive as they understand it. Again, for both sides we are dealing with non-negotiables. Moreover, letting individual Annual Conferences decide the matter will not solve the problem. Instead of having a big fight every four years, it will happen every year at many Annual Conferences because whatever is decided at the AC level will not be acceptable to the other side. It was quite clear at the most recent General Conference that neither side trusts each other. Accusations of dishonesty to under-handedness abounded from both sides. Now that it has come to this can we seriously believe the marriage can be saved? Vital unity needs diversity, but diversity for its own sake unifies no one.
Only two matters remain: first, how long will we deny that the divorce is coming; for the longer we deny it, the more painful the breakup will be. Second, what will be the terms of the divorce? It's time to admit that our differences are irreconcilable and no amount of theological and moral argument will bridge the impasse. As a theologian it is difficult for me to admit that, but I believe it is true.
The problem with non-negotiables is that they are non-negotiable... and non-negotiables make differences irreconcilable.
My husband (also a United Methodist Pastor) and I feel the same. We've debated leaving the denomination. We are among the traditionalists (although I hate any sort of "label"), and we feel as though remaining "yoked" to people who are openly defying the Word of God is unhealthy for our Christian walk and puts us in the position of less blessed. Through much prayer we've decided it's not yet time for us to jump ship. We believe it is inevitable, but for the time being Christ has called us to make a stand, a loving, grace-filled stand. Our leadership team voted to withhold our Fund II, III & IV apportionments with a letter to the council of Bishops requesting that they be leaders and stand on the Word of God. So, while our church will be leaving as soon as Christ releases us, we are choosing to be vocal about the truth before we leave.
I posted the following material on my Facebook timeline.
I believe this article succinctly and correctly assesses the situation concerning a schism in the United Methodist Church regarding (1) full inclusion of LGBTQ persons into our fellowship and (2) more fundamentally, the inviolability of clergy vows to uphold the Book of Discipline.
The probability of a schism is not yet certain but is extremely high (i.e., approaching 1.0 or 100%). As I mentioned in a previous post, the idea of a schism does not necessarily mean a disaster for the denomination but may provide a mechanism for creative destruction out of which something stronger may arise. Even so, humans are a creative species and I advocate a schism only when no truly creative solutions can be found.
Accordingly, for those among us who wish to avoid a schism, I suggest a thought experiment: Put forth a mechanism that will avoid the schism and thereby allow the great majority of progressives and traditionalists to remain in the current iteration—possibly modified—of the United Methodist Church. In presenting such solutions, we don't need further presentations of the pros and cons for full inclusion of LGBTQ persons or the inviolability of clergy vows. We've had a sufficiency of these discussions, which have all too often been uncompromising and full of theological invective. What I'm requesting are well-reasoned proposals to avoid a schism. I also ask that anyone who engages in this thought experiment to refrain from statements such as "treat everyone with love and respect" or "allow the Holy Spirit to provide a solution." We can, of course, engage in and express Christian love for our LGBTQ and heterosexual brothers and sisters while a schism takes place. I suggest we follow St. Augustine's dictum: "God provides the wind (Holy Spirit); man (we) must raise the sails (tangible proposals)."


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La liste des maires de Fleurance présente la liste des maires de la commune française de Fleurance, située dans le département du Gers en région Occitanie.

Histoire

L'hôtel de ville

Liste des maires

Sous l'Ancien Régime

Entre 1788 et 1944

Depuis 1944
Depuis la Libération, onze maires se sont succédé à la tête de la commune.

Conseil municipal actuel
Les  composant le conseil municipal ont été pourvus le  à l'issue du second tour. Actuellement, il est réparti comme suit :

Résultats des élections municipales

Élection municipale de 2020

Élection municipale de 2014

Élection municipale de 2008

Élection municipale de 1989

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
 Conseil municipal
 Fleurance
 Élections municipales en France
 Histoire des maires de France
 Maire

Liens externes
 Les maires de Fleurance sur le site de FranceGenWeb
 Site internet de la mairie de Fleurance

Bibliographie
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It's easy to be drawn under Hoi An's spell with its peaceful way of life and beautiful surroundings, but this city is more than just a pretty face. Quite a lot of history lives here, too, and if you're interested in digging into it, one of the best things you can do is purchase an entrance ticket into Hoi An's Ancient Town and do a little exploring.
Tickets into the Ancient Town of Hoi An cost 120,000 VND (around $5 USD, children under 16 are free) and can be purchased from official ticket booths located at most major entrances into town. The booth at the intersection of Tran Phu and Le Loi is a particularly convenient spot to buy tickets, as is the booth on Tran Phu and Bach Dang near the Japanese Bridge.
Your ticket may state that it's only good for 24 hours, but as of writing, this isn't enforced. You can use one ticket for the entire duration of your trip, assuming you don't want to go in more than five sights. Be sure to grab a free map when you purchase your ticket, and always keep your ticket on you just in case you need it.
Deciding which historical sights are worthy of your five ticket stubs can be a bit of a task. There isn't a lot of information provided about each location on the map you're given, and so it's a bit of a guessing game as to which places you might enjoy most. General consensus, however, is that the museums aren't currently all that impressive, and you're better off using your ticket stubs to visit a few of the old houses, temples, and pagodas instead.
With this in mind, we visited six different historical sights in the Ancient Town (one didn't require a ticket) and we weren't disappointed with a single one of our choices. If you're feeling stumped about where to use your ticket in Hoi An's Ancient Town, you can't go wrong with the following locations.
Built in 1885 by Chinese merchants from the Guangdong province, Quang Trieu Cantonese Assembly Hall was designed as a place where Chinese fishermen and traders could come together to exchange goods or simply relax and socialize for a while before returning to work. Quang Trieu (like the other assembly halls in Hoi An) also contained an alter room where Cantonese traders could worship their gods and goddesses.
Finding Quang Trieu isn't difficult – you can't miss the colorful grand entrance gate dominating the sidewalk on this portion of Tran Phu street. Once inside, you'll want to look out for the famous dragon fountain made of broken bits of pottery, as well as several statues depicting scenes from Cantonese operas.
In the rooms off to the side of the main assembly hall, you can view the ancestral tablets of some of the oldest generations of Chinese merchants in Hoi An. The large gardens behind the assembly hall are a quiet, tranquil place to have a wander as well.
Located on the same street as Quang Trieu, Phuc Kien Fujian Assembly Hall is the largest and most famous of the assembly halls in Hoi An's Ancient Town.
Originally the site of a Vietnamese pagoda dedicated to Buddha, the land was later sold in the mid-1700s to the largest group of Chinese traders in Hoi An, the Fujian, and Phuc Kien Fujian Assembly Hall was built in its place. Phuc Kien honors three different goddesses, all with extraordinary talents in relation to the sea, from being able to spot ships from thousands of miles away to protecting fishermen out at sea.
With its spacious courtyards and gardens and immaculate attention to detail in each room of the assembly hall, Phuc Kien is definitely a historic sight you won't want to skip. The lush greenery, quiet setting, and gentle aroma of burning incense make for a relaxing visit, and there are countless opportunities for interesting photos here as well. The assembly hall features an impressive alter room and you'll find exquisite artwork and statues, many with an obvious nautical theme, throughout the whole complex.
One of the most well-preserved homes in the Ancient Town, the Old House of Tan Ky has been in the same family for seven generations. Built in the 18th century when Hoi An was still a thriving commercial port town, the Old House of Tan Ky is a beautiful representation of all the different groups of people who resided in the city at that time. Chinese, Japanese, and Vietnamese influences can be seen in everything from the architecture of the home to the design details in the furniture.
Although a little cramped and quite dark inside (making pictures somewhat difficult), the Old House of Tan Ky is a great sight to visit if you're interested in seeing and hearing about how wealthy people lived in Hoi An back when the town was at its peak. A guided tour of the house is included with your ticket, as is a cup of tea while you listen to an introduction to the house's history as told by one of the family members of the home.
Connected and thus considered a single sight as far as ticket stubs go, Quan Cong Temple and Quan Am Pagoda are both relatively small places of worship, especially in comparison to the size of the first two assembly halls on this list.
Quan Cong Temple was built in 1653 in honor of Quan Cong, a prominent Chinese general known for his courage, loyalty, and integrity. His likeness has been preserved here in statue-form, and if you make an offering to him, the same person who takes your ticket will ring a bronze bell for you. The adjoining Quan Am Pagoda, dedicated to the Chinese goddess of mercy and compassion, can be accessed by following the passage behind the temple.
Because we wanted to see as many different types of places in the Ancient Town as we could on a single ticket, we included these two sights on our agenda. We enjoyed walking through the silent temple, admiring the water garden and bonsai trees, as well as the understated beauty of the pagoda. However, if you're looking to visit the biggest or most ornate sights in Hoi An, you might ought to choose something else.
Though Duc An House in its current state wasn't built until 1850, the same family has lived on this property for over 400 years. The current owners still live here, and if you're lucky, they might even come out to tell stories of the house's past during your visit.
Once a successful bookshop selling both Chinese and Vietnamese books, Duc An House also became a traditional Chinese medicine dispensary in the 20th century. Evidence of this can still be seen in the walls of drawers at the front of the house where the medicines used to be stocked.
Duc An House was my favorite of the two houses we visited. Full of antique furniture and interesting artwork and photographs, we spent almost as much time exploring all the nooks and crannies of this house as we did the assembly halls. The beautiful garden at the back of the house is a bonus, as is the fact that no souvenir vendors are allowed to set up inside, making it feel more like you're actually visiting someone's home.
These days, the Japanese Bridge has become somewhat of an icon in Hoi An, but back when it was built in the early 17th century, the bridge simply served as a way for the Japanese community who lived on the other side of the stream to reach the Chinese quarter.
The Japanese Bridge has been restored many times over the years, but has mostly stayed true to the original whose simple design stands in contrast to the generously embellished Chinese temples nearby. Within the bridge's covered pathway is a small temple honoring Tran Vo Bac De, the god of weather.
Visiting the Japanese Bridge won't require you to use one of your ticket stubs…unless you want to cross it. Bizarrely, crossing the bridge will count as one of your five sights, so I suggest simply coming to see it, but saving your ticket stubs for the other locations on this list where it makes sense to charge an entrance fee.
Nighttime is the best time to take photos here, but definitely visit during the day as well when you can watch all the activity that happens around the bridge. It's definitely one of the most popular attractions in Hoi An.
This part of town isn't just full of ancient sights. There's so much more to do and see here after you've had your fill of history.
First off, you must visit the Central Market. It's the biggest market in Hoi An, and even if you don't plan on purchasing anything, it's an experience just to watch all the bustling business that happens here.
While you're unlikely to find anything sold in the Night Market that you couldn't also buy during the day, the real reason for coming to this one is the lanterns. They're beautiful during the day, but nothing short of magical at night casting their glow over the streets and hanging by the hundreds in shops.
Hoi An has become somewhat of a foodie destination, so you'll find no shortage of trendy and delicious cafes to eat at. For a list of foods to try and where to eat them, check out our Hoi An food guide!
If it's good deals you're after, you'll enjoy shopping in Hoi An. Besides the usual clothing, souvenirs, and handicrafts you can find everywhere in Vietnam, Hoi An is also well-known for their silk products and tailor-made clothes. If you're looking to have a dress or suit made, Ancient Town is the place to go.
Many of the streets in the Ancient Town are car-free zones, making bicycling here far more pleasant than on the roads elsewhere in Hoi An. If your hotel doesn't offer bicycle rental, there are shops in town which offer rentals for just $1/day.
And finally, you'd be hard-pressed to find a more photogenic city in Vietnam than this one. If you're into photography, you'll be one happy camper walking through the streets of Ancient Town as there's something beautiful to photograph nearly every step of the way!
Ah, you're bringing back so many wonderful memories of my trips to Hoi An! I love this beautiful little town.
The artistry and colors are amazing there. I find it interesting that some cultures have a much more vibrant and colorful aesthetic than others and I wonder what someone from Hoi An would think of a more subdued city. It would be really cool to study architectural anthropology or something and learn about how different cultures developed.
Hoi An's is especially interesting since it was influenced by so many different cultures – it's like an architectural melting pot!
One thing that's hard to miss now that we're living back in the US again is how much more functional our architecture is in comparison to most other countries. Maybe it's just where I'm living – I'm sure some US cities do pay more attention to aesthetics than others – but when you mentioned someone from Hoi An visiting a more subdued city, that's exactly what came to mind. I think we could use a little more color and creativity in our cities!


The fifth rescue dog in our rehoming series with Dogs Trust, is the beautiful Shep, a two-year-old collie cross who is hoping to find a new family this Christmas.
Extremely intelligent as well as a very good looking boy, Sheo is looking for owners who are experienced with the working breed and can keep his brain occupied.
He loves toys and one of his favourite pastimes is a good game of fetch, so ideally Shep is after a home in a rural location where he can spend time out and about.
Shep would need an adult-only home and, although a loving pet, he is a little worried at first so would need a bit of time to settle in.
If Shep could be the dog for you, get in touch with Dogs Trust Basildon on 0300 303 0292 or visit the website www.dogstrust.org.uk. The Dogs Trust has a large number of dogs looking for a home this Christmas – if you think you might be able to offer a homeless dog a place to live do get in touch with the Dogs Trust, who match dogs to suitable owners, and have such a diverse collection of breeds and characters to choose from.


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Q: log4net log4net.Appender.AzureBlobAppender creating blog container but not logging records I have an issue where I am using log4net to attempt to log to blog storage.
I have log4net debugging enabled and can see there are no errors:

log4net: Loading Appender [BlobAppender] type:  [log4net.Appender.AzureBlobAppender, log4net.Appender.Azure]
  log4net: Setting Property [ContainerName] to String value [testloggingblob]
  log4net: Setting Property [DirectoryName] to String value [logs]
  log4net: Setting Property [ConnectionString] to String value [UseDevelopmentStorage=true]
  log4net: Created Appender [BlobAppender]
  log4net: Adding appender named [BlobAppender] to logger [ProductionLogger].

I am logging to:
UseDevelopmentStorage=true

The container gets created but nothing gets logged:
Here is my config:

Here is my container that was created when I ran my code:

Any help would be great.
thanks

A: Make sure your bufferSize is small enough that you can force it to write to the blob trivially while developing. By default it's 512 so 512 logging events would have to occur before being written to the blob.
You can change the setting to a much smaller amount to make it write more often. Something like
<bufferSize value="5" />

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Trying to find studies on longer fasts 3+ days and how it relates to gut bacteria. Anyone help me find some science?
Specifically bad bacteria die-off, preservation of good bacteria, etc.
I apologize, my intent was to encourage elaboration of source rather than defense.
hence why that was a comment and not an answer.
Gluconeogenesis happens in the liver primarily, and secondarily in the kidneys. The glucose will enter circulation, and some of that, presumably, will get to the GI tract, but not on the lumen side where the bacteria would be colonizing.
Umm, most bacteria do not make spores. Only some gram positive species, typically soil dwellers like Bacillus or Streptomyces. Or some bugs like Clostridium. Most of your probiotic species don't make spores. Now bacteria have all sorts of other strategies for coping with starvation, but spore forming is only found in a few genera. Also, we really don't know squat about the microbial ecology of the gut. 2-4 member microbial communities in homogeneous environments in test tubes are ridiculously complex. The gut is another beast altogether.
Looking for more than theory.
According to Natasha Campbell-McBride, bad bacteria is more dependent on high carb inputs so theoretically it should skew it in favor of good bacteria.
and I may misunderstand, but does gluconeogenesis feed through the gut? that sounds odd.
links to what youre reading?
After a longer term fast, my initial foods are solely fermented ones for the next day or two.
Not exactly what you are looking for, but somewhat pertinent: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19700553.
And I agree with Bill, that some of the population 'might' die off. You won't be eating any soluble fiber for them to chow down on. Though bacteria are resourceful little beings that I'm sure could survive for a good amount of time (while you fast) without dying (Source: Microbiology course*). From an adaption standpoint of early human beings, it wouldn't seem right for a good amount of the beneficial gut flora to die during an extended period without food ... would it? Just speculation from me though.
the 'fasting' mentioned in the study was merely a reduced calorie diet consisting of fruit juice and vegetable soup. This would be very unlikely to significantly change the gut flora over an eight day period.
However from personal experience a 10 day extended fast (non-nutritive fluids and vitamins only) almost completely stops feces production. This indicates that bacteria numbers are massively reduced.
If you look up 'bacterial sporulation' you will find that many bacteria, when they have run out of food, will 'select' a few of their numbers to undergo sporulation (colony sporulation factor), and these spores are very stable over time and in varying acidities, 'waiting' for the right conditions to come back. Sporulation is used by some probiotics as a way to make sure that the desired strains make it through the stomach acid so that they might better colonize the intestines.
as RG73 points out, only some bacteria do this, but there are many ways for bacteria to survive for extended periods. DIG INTO http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gut_flora for more details on huge variety.
Spore germination is a dependable means of delivering healthy flora to the intestine in less than ideal conditions. Most bacteria are susceptible to any acidic pH range, mainly thriving in the more alkaline lower GI, but spores are able to withstand a broader range of variables in regards to pH and temperature ranges. This improves the chances that the probiotic strain will properly germinate and begin the process of restoring intestinal balance.
First, a 2009 to set the stage-- http://aem.asm.org/content/75/20/6451.full#content-block discusses the impact of fasting (on hamsters) on proportions of gut-bacteria. Of interest is the fact that Akkermansia muciniphila survives fasting at a proportionally higher rate than other bacteria.
Second, the new stuff-- http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2013/05/08/1219451110 suggests that that same bacterial strain has a tendency to be present in greater concentrations in people who are not overweight.
Questions I have that were not clarified in the first article is what is considered to be a "fast." Hamsters are not people; their metabolisms are capable of going through hibernation, but unlike humins, they don't have a huge amount of body-mass to burn through. So the translation, if any, to humin feeding patterns is unclear. I do not know if there was follow-up to that question in a future study.
In Jared Diamond's latest book, "The World Before Yesterday," he makes the observation that wild / traditional humin beings did not tend to have frequent, small meals--they were often forced to fast every few days, when hunting or harvesting fell short. Other information I've read talks about the impact of antibiotics on increasing the bacteria that facilitate carbohydrate digestion in feedlot animals. My conclusion--sorry, the two articles I offered are all I have the umph to collect!--is that the near-continuous exposure to antibiotics that I experienced as a child are likely related to a die-off of those bacteria most likely to maintain a lean body, and also that a weekly fasting day may be beneficial in encouraging an increase in the gut-bacteria which are more common in those humins without excess body fat.
I have read that they pretty much stay the same, you might have a little bit of die off in population but the specific species and their proportions generally stay the same and will feed off the glucose you create from your own protein.


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I created a Map and used a custom background image. When I upload a new image, it doesn't take the update and I am stuck with the orginal file I uploaded.
To avoid any hassle you should always use a new, unique filename for each uploaded map background!
Check if the file ending of the image in case is written in capital letters (e.g. *.JPG). If so, rename the file so that the file ending is in miniscule letters (*.jpg). This should work.
Most likely your image is too big.
The maximum file size for backgrounds is 500Kb.
I tracked it down to a browser cache issue. Even though the file had a newer date/time, the browser on the client didn't reconize it. I think that PRTG isn't properly passing the file's header information over in the webserver. But clearing the browser cache did the trick.
I'm running of trial and also ran into this problem. Added a map background. Decided to use a different background (10KB .png file with a different name). The background didn't change. Tried a few different ones but the background would never change. I worked around the problem by selecting no background. I then cloned the map and put the background I wanted into the cloned map. Delete old map.
can you tell us which exact version you are trying? Build number should be on the bottom left of the web interface.


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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Threading;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CodeActions;
using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Host;
using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.SymbolSearch;
using Roslyn.Utilities;

namespace Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CodeFixes.AddImport
{
    internal abstract partial class AbstractAddImportCodeFixProvider<TSimpleNameSyntax>
    {
        private class AssemblyReference : Reference
        {
            private readonly ReferenceAssemblyWithTypeResult _referenceAssemblyWithType;

            public AssemblyReference(
                AbstractAddImportCodeFixProvider<TSimpleNameSyntax> provider,
                SearchResult searchResult,
                ReferenceAssemblyWithTypeResult referenceAssemblyWithType)
                : base(provider, searchResult)
            {
                _referenceAssemblyWithType = referenceAssemblyWithType;
            }

            public override Task<CodeAction> CreateCodeActionAsync(
                Document document, SyntaxNode node, bool placeSystemNamespaceFirst, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
            {
                return Task.FromResult<CodeAction>(new AssemblyReferenceCodeAction(
                    this, document, node, placeSystemNamespaceFirst));
            }

            public override bool Equals(object obj)
            {
                var reference = obj as AssemblyReference;
                return base.Equals(obj) &&
                    _referenceAssemblyWithType.AssemblyName == reference._referenceAssemblyWithType.AssemblyName;
            }

            public override int GetHashCode()
            {
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            }

            private class AssemblyReferenceCodeAction : CodeAction
            {
                private readonly AssemblyReference _reference;
                private readonly string _title;
                private readonly Document _document;
                private readonly SyntaxNode _node;
                private readonly bool _placeSystemNamespaceFirst;

                public override string Title => _title;

                internal override int? Glyph => (int)CodeAnalysis.Glyph.AddReference;

                private readonly Lazy<string> _lazyResolvedPath;

                public AssemblyReferenceCodeAction(
                    AssemblyReference reference,
                    Document document,
                    SyntaxNode node,
                    bool placeSystemNamespaceFirst)
                {
                    _reference = reference;
                    _document = document;
                    _node = node;
                    _placeSystemNamespaceFirst = placeSystemNamespaceFirst;

                    _title = $"{reference.provider.GetDescription(reference.SearchResult.NameParts)} ({string.Format(FeaturesResources.from_0, reference._referenceAssemblyWithType.AssemblyName)})";
                    _lazyResolvedPath = new Lazy<string>(ResolvePath);
                }

                // Adding a reference is always low priority.
                internal override CodeActionPriority Priority => CodeActionPriority.Low;

                private string ResolvePath()
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Q: How do I find the amount of hours worked for each employee from this table? I am trying to figure out how to count the hours worked for each employee on each day but the numbers returned are way off. The part I need is taken from one table that is show in this picture. Table
It shows one employee's activity for a single day (there are many more records, I just chose to show one day). Most employees will take a lunch and that is why they have 2 punch ins and 2 punch outs.
Another table is joined with it but isn't important for now.
The InOut column shows whether they were punching in or out. In = 1 and Out = 0.
I have tried the code below. The datediff just doesn't seem to return the right number.
select sr_name,
cast(punchintime as date) as workdate,
ROUND(sum(cast(datediff(minute,punchintime, punchouttime) as real)/60),2) as hoursworked
from
(
select sr_name,
punchintime = punchdatetime,
punchouttime = ISNULL((select top 1 pc2.punchdatetime
from punchclock pc2 where pc2.punchdatetime > pc.punchdatetime and pc.servrepid = pc2.servrepid and pc2.inout = 0 order by pc2.punchdatetime), getdate())

from punchclock pc
join servicereps sr on pc.servrepid = sr.servrepid
where cast(pc.punchdatetime as date) >= '2019-01-01'
group by sr_name, punchdatetime, pc.ServRepID
) x

group by sr_name, cast(punchintime as date), cast(punchouttime - punchintime as time)
The results should be around 8 hours instead of the 20-30 hours this query returns.

A: Your are always picking the last punchout time of the day with your query.
You should join TABLE punchclock (AS punchin where inout = 1) to itself (AS punchout on  punchout.row_number = punchin.row_number + 1) with row_number added in a CTE, using
row_number() over (partition by repID, year, month, day order by punchdatetime asc)

Check this post for more details about row_number()
Then the remaining will be just
SUM(datediff(punchin.punchdatetime, punchout.punchdatetime))


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Muriel Mayette (born 2 May 1964) is a French actress.

Life and career
At the age of 14, Mayette followed the lectures of Marcel Tassencourt in Versailles. From 1980 to 1982, she studied at the National School of Arts and Theatre Technique (ENSATT) in Lyon, then from 1982 until 1985, at the French National Academy of Dramatic Arts, studying under Michel Bouquet, Claude Régy, and Bernard Dort.

From March 2008, Mayette was part of the commission led by Hugues Gall initiated by Minister of Culture Christine Albanel, to provide the post of director of the Villa Medici in  Rome.

Mayette is an Officier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

Mayette joined the Comédie-Française on 15 September 1985, at the age of 20, and she became a sociétaire on 1 January 1988. She worked with Antoine Vitez, Jacques Lassalle and Alain Françon.

A teacher at the French National Academy of Dramatic Arts, she also directed eight productions, of which the last was the play "Le Retour au désert" (Return to the Desert) by Bernard-Marie Koltès.

Mayette was appointed administrateur général of Comédie-Française from 4 August 2006, replacing Marcel Bozonnet. She is the first woman to occupy the post in the 300-year history of the Comédie-Française.

Selected filmography

External links
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1964 births
Living people
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The Trust is very grateful to have such a committed and diverse group of volunteers including residents and members of our local community. Our Volunteering Team has also been delighted at the growing interest from local organisations and companies in supporting our charity – with three sending teams of staff to work on various projects in the Village during July, including 35 officers from Surrey Police.
In mid-July a group visited from local company SHL (here in the green t-shirts) whose staff helped to give residents' new sheds their first coat of paint. Last week staff from Surrey County Council's Adult Social Services Team visited to help the Village Fayre Committee set up for Saturday's Fayre and at the end of the week, we also welcomed officers from Runnymede, Spelthorne and Elmbridge Neighbourhood Policing Team, who worked on various projects and then spent time meeting and getting to know some of our residents.
Volunteer Coordinator, Laura Cole said: "Following the closure of our nursing home, Whiteley House, there was a lot of old and unwanted equipment that had to be removed and so during the morning the officers helped to remove a lot of this into an enormous skip.
"Despite the drizzly weather, the volunteers didn't let the rain get in the way of hard work and groups worked to paint residents' sheds and to weed, trim and plant flowers in the Village Remembrance Garden. The sun finally showed up in the afternoon and groups of volunteers were then able to enjoy games of golf, putting and bowls with our residents and share a well-earned lunch!
"We are hugely grateful to all the organisations and individuals who support us by giving their time, energy and enthusiasm. It really makes all the difference to our residents and to our charity."
If you, or your company would like to explore how you could support the work of The Whiteley Homes Trust by volunteering at Whiteley Village, please contact our Volunteering Team at volunteers@whiteleyvillage.org.uk or call 01932 825847.

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The thing that really brought him firmly to my attention was the release of his new EP as part of the 'Silverado Signature Songwriter Series'. Released on January 13th the EP holds four tracks, each co-written by Zack and is certainly a strong introduction to him as both a singer and song-writer.
Whilst the EP as a whole is very impressive, the strongest track is certainly Heartland. The laid-back musical vibe sits soundly within Zack's range and definitely suits his tone. Definitely one I have listened to a multitude of times already, Heartland merges hints of both Kip Moore and Jake Owen to create a unique and distinctly appealing overall sound. With the main beat of the song coming courtesy of a solid drum beat, the song has an undeniably catchy production and everything comes together in a way that is sure to draw listeners in and keep them coming back for more.
Another impressive moment is EP closer Wishful Drinking. With an intriguing title, the poignant track leaves nowhere to hide vocally and Zack rises to the challenge. With the overall instrumentalisation providing a depth to the song that compliments the emotive lyrics, Wishful Drinking comfortably blends delicate vocal emotion and musical strength to create a very strong track that has already been embraced by a lot of listeners.
EP opener All American is Zack's take on a love song. Channelling a 'poppier' overall sound, the track holds one of the heaviest productions on the EP but, thankfully, this is smartly kept from overpowering Zack's vocals. As the EP opener this is the first song most new listeners will hear from Zack and is sure to intrigue listeners and encourage them to listen to the rest of the EP. One that I imagine gets a strong response from a live audience, All American is a track that merges an upbeat poppy instrumentalisation with sweetly touching lyrics and does it well.
Even though this release only has four tracks, Silverado Signature Songwriter Series, Vol. 1 is undoubtedly a very impressive EP. I'm certainly interested to hear how Zack develops as both a singer and song-writer and would definitely like to hear a full album from him in the future. I would urge everyone to listen to this EP from a distinctly promising artist.


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Asunder by Chloe Aridjis
Revision as of 14:08, 3 November 2014 by Sue (talk | contribs)
Buy Asunder by Chloe Aridjis at Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.com
Category: Literary Fiction
Reviewer: Rebecca Foster
Summary: This is one of those very beautiful novels where very little seems to happen. Marie is a National Gallery guard, following in the footsteps of her great-grandfather, who was on duty in 1914 when a suffragette vandalised a painting. Aridjis ponders art, decay and the traces ordinary people leave behind.
Buy? Yes Borrow? Yes
Pages: 208 Date: November 2014
External links: Author's website
Marie, the narrator of Chloe Aridjis's second novel, Asunder, is a guard at the National Gallery in London. It is a simple, subdued life she leads in this 'tiny kingdom', but it suits her: 'I had always sought quiet in the world and there were few movements quieter, I realised, than paint cracking over time.' Most would find her work tedious, but over her nine years at the museum she has adjusted to the routine; 'unlike some of the new guards, I do not suffer from boredom or listlessness.'
Few events disturb the rhythm of Marie's days. Even the death by heart attack of a sixty-something colleague induces little unrest. Soon the only vestige of him is a name engraved on a plaque commemorating those who died in service. Likewise, a climactic event from 1914, when Marie's great-grandfather Ted was a guard, has faded to the smallest trace. One day suffragette Mary Richardson took a hatchet to Velázquez's Rokeby Venus; if only Ted had not slipped whilst running over to her, he might have prevented the act of vandalism. Nearly a century later, though, the damage is a barely visible hairline crack.
Like the protagonist of Ben Lerner's Leaving the Atocha Station, Marie is an almost anonymous wanderer. She curates other people's stories, but barely seems to have her own. Instead, she is a spectator, surrounded by more vibrant secondary characters. 'I did what I had always done best,' she notes. 'I stood back and observed, withdrew into the quiet, neutral zone that felt comfortably familiar, registering voices and movements without interfering.' Her flatmate, Jane (such deliberately plain names), is a record label talent scout. Marie's best friend, Daniel, a former colleague who now works at the Tate Britain, is an aspiring writer and keeps up a correspondence with an international cadre of poets.
Character and atmosphere are much more important than incident here, but there are a few important plot points. When Jane wins a weekend break up north, Marie accompanies her, only to have the trip cut short when they find an intruder on their balcony, escaped from the asylum next door. Later Marie joins Daniel for two weeks in a borrowed flat in Paris, where he tries to get some concerted writing done and a romantic overture comes to nothing.
Everywhere Marie goes, she meets ghosts. The National Gallery is full of the shades of former guards and patrons, as well as the legacy of the artists themselves. The ghostly image of the patient on the other side of the B&B glass finds an echo in the book of photographs of female hysterics that graces Daniel's desk, and she feels the melancholy presence of the divorcing Slovenian owners in the Paris flat. At the book's climax, she meets a living ghost, the penniless heir of a Burgundy chateau they visit on the train. The chatelain, Marc Cointe, burned the furnishings for firewood; now a half-feral creature, he lives between his car and a charred fireplace. He leaves a deep scratch on Marie's cheek, a physical sign of a surreal encounter. Like the Roqueby Venus, her face, too, has now been split asunder.
There are clever symbolic connections throughout the novel. Marie becomes fascinated by the process of craquelure (paint crackling), a metaphor for general entropy. Hidden impulses to violence are everywhere, from Mary Richardson's concealed cleaver to Marc Cointe's animal-like claws. It struck me as a key irony that Marie works in security but seems to have little confidence against personal threats. Strangely, she almost wishes a violent rupture would disrupt the homogeneity of her days; when she was younger, her pen pal escaped from prison, and she both feared and hoped that he would come after her.
Deploying a wonderful artistic vocabulary and style, Aridjis makes many a setting resemble a still life or landscape study, as in 'The sky that Sunday was marine blue in its upper regions, crossed by boatmen in white, and an empty waveless grey further down.' Even ordinary things are described with precise, striking metaphors, such as 'a ring of miserable carbonised pigeons' and 'the building's concrete intestine'.
I wonder how similar Asunder might be to Howard Norman's The Museum Guard, about an uncle and nephew who are both guards. Perhaps the novels share a theme of the minute traces an ordinary life leaves behind. Obsessed with the comet depicted in an eighteenth-century painting, Marie laments to Daniel: 'No matter how greatly you shine, it's all over before you know it. And what's left? A white brushstroke, only visible if you really look.'"
Further reading suggestion: Pictures at an Exhibition by Camilla Macpherson is also set amongst the pictures at the National Gallery. For non-fiction about the suffrage movement, try Sylvia Pankhurst: The Rebellious Suffragette by Shirley Harrison.
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Happiness and gratitude are two of the most important factors in life. People who live longer and more fulfilling lives are not people who have perfect lives, but who have focused on the positive, bounced back from setbacks and cultivated happiness and gratitude as one of the most precious elements of their lives.
Happiness is sometimes viewed as a state that can be reached by achieving some goal or acquiring possessions (e.g., "I would be happy if _____"), however, from psychological research we now know that happiness is more related to being grateful for what we already have.
Awesome things are happening to us, all the time, everyday, even in between all the bad and stressful things that happen. Events we may perceive as negative, such as obstacles, challenges or bumpy relationships, are actually things to be grateful for, because they help us grow and become what we will be.
We are all on a road to find our purpose in life and to make our dreams come true. The road is full of beautiful moments alternated with bumpy periods and challenging situations. It's easy to ruminate on the things that didn't go well during the bumpy periods; we tend to lack practice in remembering and savoring the beautiful moments we encounter along the journey.
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New Bill Would Clarify Who Is a Medical Doctor and Who Isn't
Marcia Frellick
Sponsors of a bill recently introduced in the House of Representatives aim to eliminate consumers' confusion over who is considered a medical doctor.
Rep. Larry Bucshon, MD, (R-In.) and Rep. David Scott, (D-Ga.) are cosponsors of the bill, called the "Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013," (HR 1427), which was introduced on April 9 and referred to the Energy & Commerce committee.
The bill would make it illegal for any healthcare professional to make false or deceptive claims in advertisements and marketing materials regarding their training, degree, license, or clinical expertise. Anyone marketing a health provider's services also must clearly state the license the provider holds.
The bill charges the Federal Trade Commission with identifying specific acts and practices that make deceptive claims and instances when harm or injury resulted from them. Violations would be treated the same as other unfair or deceptive acts under guidelines already established under the Federal Trade Commission Act.
Fully Informed
Matt Sturm, deputy director of government relations for the American Psychiatric Association (APA), told Medscape Medical News in an email that this bill is necessary to make sure health professionals, including physicians, are fully informing consumers of their credentials.
He noted that amid the myriad credentialed providers in mental health services are many who work in collaboration with psychiatrists and other physicians. Credential acronyms may not be readily understood, and providers may add professional association acronyms as well.
"There is clear data that patients are confused about the level of training for health professionals. We simply think proper display of credentials in marketing and advertising, making licensure misrepresentation clearly illegal, and beefing up enforcement makes logical sense. If you were looking for mental health treatment for yourself or a family member, services that are potentially sensitive and need to be carefully managed, wouldn't you like to know a provider's qualifications?" Sturm said.
The APA and the American Medical Association (AMA) are among several major players in organized medicine who support the bill. In an April 17 letter to the bill's sponsors, they and 13 other organizations applauded the measure and wrote, "Patients…are understandably confused by the increasing ambiguity of healthcare provider-related advertisements and marketing. Because of this uncertainty, patient-centered care and decision-making have been compromised."
Confusion is Common
The bill references 2 surveys, completed on behalf of the AMA, that demonstrate patient confusion. Global Strategy Group conducted a telephone survey in August 2008 and Baselice & Associates conducted a telephone survey in November 2010. Both polled 850 adults nationwide and had margins of error of +/-3.4%.
Only 46% of the respondents in 2008 and 51% in 2010 agreed with this statement: "It is easy to identify who is a licensed [medical doctor] and who is not by reading what services they offer, their title and other licensing credentials in advertising or other marketing materials."
Respondents were also asked whether certain professionals listed were medical doctors. The answers showed widespread confusion. Asked whether chiropractors were medical doctors, 38% in the 2008 survey said yes; 53% said no; and 9% were uncertain. Regarding psychologists, 49% said yes; 44% said no; and 8% were uncertain.
In a press release announcing the legislation, Rep. Bucshon said, "It is imperative that healthcare consumers have adequate information, including the education and training level of the healthcare professionals treating them, so that they are able to make wise healthcare choices. Ultimately, this bill will protect patient autonomy and decision-making and improve our healthcare system."
Cite this: New Bill Would Clarify Who Is a Medical Doctor and Who Isn't - Medscape - Apr 24, 2013.
Marcia Frellick is a freelance writer for Medscape.
Marcia Frellick has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
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You Can't Handle the Truth – action has lost its traction
Photo: Universal Pictures
Written on 14th October 2014 . Posted in Film
Action has become the least compelling film genre of the lot; by definition, action movies must include dynamic sequences and a resourceful protagonist of sorts. However, more recently we witness a string of fast-paced scenes fused into a film by the inclusion of unrealistic fights and excessive explosions. We are then told repeatedly that it is a 'must-see'.
The Fast and the Furious, for example, was an enjoyable film which included the thrill of numerous racing scenes but retained an emotional authenticity that was obliterated by the fourth film—with the seventh on the way, I have less than great expectations. Many action pictures are granted insanely large budgets that appear to be doing more harm than good and there is a worrying correlation emerging that begs the question: the larger the budget, the worse the film? Unwarranted explosions, brawling or special effects leave you with the feeling you have entered a false, Hollywood generated whirlwind of what they think the audience wants. The overuse of CGI has contributed to this; when we notice its presence it destroys the credibility of scenes that could have more often than not been performed with authenticity.
The genre's saving grace could be the recently rising number of heroines (The Hunger Games, Divergent) as the majority of action films are led by a male while a woman is sidelined and present only to add a romantic element to the story. Unfortunately, flawed female characters are not exclusive to the genre of action, but I'll save that rant for another time.
Remakes of perfectly good action films are leaving the genre in despair. The past few years have witnessed premature remakes of the perfectly good Spider-Man films in the form of The (far from) Amazing Spider-Man; though they generated masses they failed to deliver anything interesting or inspiring. Point Break is next on the remake agenda. While the original is greatly enjoyable and achieved a fine balance of surf culture and bank robbing action, I have no such expectations for the remake. Action films seem to be pumped out incessantly and almost always fail to be clever—long gone are the days of The Terminator and Die Hard. We have seen it all before and so we are left with over-hyped generic films that lack a real plot line or any depth of emotion.
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For state party officials, many of whom continue to harbor resentment over the DNC's diminishment during the Barack Obama administration, the selection of Harrison came as a relief.
About 70 state party chairs and vice chairs sent a letter to Biden's transition team in November that, while not naming him, listed a series of qualities that all "matched Jaime's resume and experience," as one of them put it.
Those party chiefs view Harrison as one of their own, a former state committee chair who will lead a decentralized DNC and advocate for plowing money into organizing at the state level — a departure, they hope, from how the party was managed under former President Barack Obama.
Harrison's pick was something of a foregone conclusion, with DNC members viewing him as the frontrunner for months and no viable challenger emerging. POLITICO reported Wednesday that he was expected to assume the role.
His ascension to the top of the DNC is a sign of the growing clout of the South in the Democratic Party, which is likely to expand further after the Georgia elections of Sens.-elect Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff.
But it's also a sign of the influence wielded by Clyburn, a South Carolina congressman and top Biden ally who helped revive the president-elect's 2020 campaign by endorsing him before his state's primary.
Clyburn pushed for Harrison both publicly and behind the scenes, including by speaking to Biden about the position. Harrison previously was a staffer for Clyburn.
Biden and his team were exceedingly close with the DNC during his presidential run, with staffers in both operations joining each other's conference calls and their respective leadership frequently coordinating on field troops and messaging. Harrison's pick was something of a foregone conclusion, with DNC members viewing him as the frontrunner for months and no viable challenger emerging.
"Jaime will ensure all 57 state parties and territories have the funding we need to not only win elections but to also build up the infrastructure we need to organize year-round," said Jane Kleeb, chair of the Nebraska Democratic Party. "We cannot afford to be a party that parachutes in resources at the last minute."
Tina Podlodowski, chair of the Washington Democratic Party, said "all of us are excited" about Harrison and as "a former state party chair, he obviously understands the issues that we need to deal with."
DNC members will vote for their chair and the other positions between Jan. 18 and Jan. 21 on an electronic ballot due to concerns about Covid-19. When Democrats win the White House, this vote is typically a formality that ratifies the president-elect's choices.
One of the challenges facing the party in the years ahead will be raising money without President Donald Trump in office to mobilize donors. Harrison, who unsuccessfully challenged Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) last year, has shown a knack for fundraising. During his Senate run, he brought in $131 million, a record for a candidate for the chamber.
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I was once told a very interesting thing and I didn't know whether to laugh or be angry, "You're not having a good time because you don't want to." Luckily for me the person who told me this was an honest friend, so when I was told this I didn't get angry. It made me think though. Having a good time is overrated. Everyone wants to have a good time and in the process, they build it up so much that even if reality tries really hard it will always fall short of their expectations.
I used to think there was a standard for having a good time. I thought I had to have a good time doing things others have a good time doing just because the people I knew enjoyed it. When I really started to appreciate my own kind of fun, and nobody got why I enjoyed it, I treated it like a secret. Then at one point, I was told the above line when I had the guts to tell someone that I wasn't really enjoying myself. It made me feel like I wasn't trying hard enough to enjoy the event. But no matter how much I tried I still didn't find the event fun.
Ultimately, I went home wondering whether having a good time is about the attitude you carry. Today when I am comfortable in my own skin and when I am too far ahead to be able to change myself I know that attitude is only one part of it. I still feel like I only have a good time when I am doing things that genuinely make me happy and sometimes that means another person might not get it. Now when I am older I am ok with that. That wasn't the case a while back.
Nowadays I see a lot of comic strips, movies and books all talking about how being different is cool and I think to myself, being different should have always been cool. I remember at school and college I met some people who wear glasses because they like the "nerd" or the "hipster" look. The same "nerd" look, complete with braces and pimples was my only look as a teenager and back then it wasn't cool at all.
It's the same way with fun, comic strips talk about being introverted as a cool thing, cancelling plans and social anxiety. Things that should have always been normal now need to be "normalised". Oh, how I hate that word. What I always did which was not go out, play video games, read books, binge-watch movies alone and stand in a corner at parties is suddenly a trope. Guys in books fall for the "weird" girls, girls at the end notice the "weird" guy, the guy or girl who has been there all along like in Taylor Swift's hit, 'You belong with me'.
What took the world so long? Why did I spend my years as a teenager trying to change my attitude towards fun when what I already found fun would become cool someday? Yes, I don't have fun when I don't want to. I don't think loud music and blinding lights are fun, I probably will never find it fun. I don't like being up till two partying, that's just me. Honestly, I don't think I want to try and make that fun for myself. I'd much rather sleep wrapped in my blanket with teddy bears on it, and wake up early so I can go roller-blading in the morning. The only thing I'll stay up till two for is to watch a horror movie with really close friends.
I don't like dressing up to go eat at an expensive restaurant, I'd much rather cook up a storm at home and watch a serial on Netflix in my oversized t-shirt and pyjamas. I don't enjoy spending time in malls and five-star hotels on trips, I like to backpack to places people wouldn't usually go to and trek or bike through the hills, soak in the culture, talk to the people who live there and explore the history of the place.
I now don't care for being cool, this is who I am. I don't look into the mirror thinking of ways to reduce my flaws but now I wear my flaws on my sleeves. I know that one day the flaws will turn into wings, every human is different. If we have to try so hard to enjoy something then it's probably not that fun. If doing something brings a smile to your face without you having to force yourself then it's fun and it's worth it. I don't want to spend my time trying to have a good time. I'm old enough to know I like certain things and dislike others and it's ok. I don't think it's impossible for a group of people to find one thing they all enjoy doing.
Before I was worried about being left out, now that I know who my friends are I'm not so afraid of saying no. If it's that important that I be there, then they would change the plans if that's not the case then they can do without me. I only make an allowance on people's birthdays but otherwise, it's very hard to convince me to do something I don't want to do. I might agree if you pay me but then that's really sad if you have to do that. The past few days doing things I like doing has really made me happy. Whether it's my job or education, I have one philosophy if you don't like doing it, don't do it. The world will be ok.
I'm not going to spend my time standing in the corner talking to the plants, I'd rather be in the centre of my bedroom dancing to songs in languages I don't understand looking my worst with the volume turned up and singing at the top of my voice. While you go around trying to fit in tight spaces I'll be comfortable in the wide radius people give me. I won't be found at your usual spots, I'll be found where you don't care enough about to look.
Life is the best toy ever for us to play with. The best way to use such a toy, perhaps, is to make it touch our hearts and a million others in small ways. Keep writing and thinking. You are a very fine and sensitive person. Such thinking will help you bring out the best in you.


Russell has been representing the interests of insurers and employers in the defense of workers' compensation and liability matters in Florida for nearly 30 years. His varied experience also includes serving as senior staff counsel for a Medicare compliance company, general counsel for an insurance company focusing on the professional employer organization market, and as a title insurance company attorney.
Russell was designated as a Certified Medicare Set Aside Consultant in 2012. He has lectured throughout the country on Medicare set aside issues, Medicare Secondary Payer legislation and compliance, discovery, ethics, liability and workers' compensation law.
When not working, he enjoys spending time with his wife and their three children, golfing, traveling and watching Boston sports.
Russell is a member of the American Bar Association, the Workers' Compensation Section of the Florida Bar and the American Association for Justice.


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Instagram becomes the fastest growing social network
General, Marketing, Social Media Marketing
Instagram is coming up in the world. This week the social network revealed it has reached more than 1 billion monthly active users, jumping from 800 million in September of last year.
The extra 200 million users also make the site the fastest growing social network around right now by a fair amount.
For context, while Facebook remains the biggest social network overall, its growth in monthly users has fallen to just 3.14%. Snapchat, trapped by its own niche market of younger users, is growing even slower at 2.13%.
Instagram, however, continues to grow by almost 5% from quarter-to-quarter.
There is certainly some irony in the latest numbers. While Snapchat continues to stall, Instagram is largely making its gains on the back of similar features like Stories and image stickers.
Stories, in particular, have taken off to surprising popularity. According to the latest numbers, there are more people posting Stories on Instagram than Snapchat's entire userbase.
The continued growth of Instagram also hints at Facebook's gradual disconnect with younger users. Teens and other young social media users are adopting Instagram, rather than signing into Facebook.
The social network still has plenty of hurdles in its path, but their user growth shows it may be worthwhile to establish a business presence on the platform sooner rather than later.
Tags: Instagram, Instagram marketing, Instagram Stories, social media advertising, Social Media Marketing
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Sheffield United agree biggest sponsorship deal in club's history
Sheffield United will be back in the Premier League next season (Danny Lawson/PA).
Sheffield United have announced financial broker Union Standard Group as the club's new shirt sponsor ahead of their return to the Premier League.
The exact value of the partnership has not been disclosed, but it represents the biggest sponsorship deal in the club's history and will run for three years.
The financial boost for the Blades has been described by the club as "significant".
Representatives of USG, whose headquarters are in Sydney, Australia, met with United co-chairman Kevin McCabe in Hong Kong last week to help finalise the agreement.
The deal, which will see USG have their logo on both the club's shirt front and sleeves, was announced at a press conference at Bramall Lane on Monday afternoon, attended by McCabe, chief executive Stephen Bettis, manager Chris Wilder and captain Billy Sharp.
"We are really excited to have USG on board as we begin our journey back in the Premier League. Having an international sponsor on board shows just how far the club has come, both on and off the pitch," said Bettis.
The Blades are back in the Premier League for the first time since their controversial relegation from the top flight in 2007 following the Carlos Tevez affair involving West Ham.
McCabe admitted the road back had been long but said he now feels Sheffield United are "an international club in the making".
He added: "This takes us to another area of the world and as a partnership we will make huge growth.
"It is bigger than the club, it is the whole city of Sheffield. Sheffield is now the only Yorkshire club in the Premier League – it's a bigger football city than Leeds.
"It was a horrible day in 2007 when we got relegated and it's taken 12 bloody long years to get us back. For that I thank Chris Wilder and his leadership and drive."
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Beginners / 10k Group 6:15 to 7:00 min/km pace. This group is those runners who are looking for a slightly shorter distance, and who want to get a feel for Club running with DCS.
DUBAI CREEK STRIDERS – DUBAI'S LARGEST AND FASTEST GROWING RUNNING CLUB WELCOMES ALL TO JOIN US REGARDLESS OF RACE, NATIONALITY OR RUNNING ABILITY. ALL WE ASK IS THAT YOU CAN RUN 10K WITHOUT STOPPING AT ANY PACE YOU WISH.
Our groups run on Friday mornings and we have various pace groups to cater for all abilities from competitive athletes to social runners looking to keep fit and enjoy their exercise. The aim is for everyone to feel part of the club and most importantly enjoy running. Each Friday at 6am (times may change during the year – keep updated weekly on our web site or sign up for our Weekly Newsletter), the Dubai Creek Striders meet in the car park on the opposite side of the road to the Novotel Hotel at Dubai World Trade Centre area (exhibition area).
The club has over 800 members in total and we have up to 200 runners joining each Friday. Why not join us and become part of a great team and train to meet your goals whatever they may be. After an initial safety briefing, the runners split into various pace groups. Each group is led by a pace leader whose job is to keep the group on pace and also ensure an appropriate distance is covered for the week. We encourage new members to start with a group slower than they think they can keep up for the first week. Its more encouraging to move to a faster group the following week if they see fit.
We welcome new comers of all abilities because completing the entire Friday run is not mandatory as one can easily jump into a taxi at any stage of the run. Just make sure you tell the group leader you are leaving. A useful tip when you do jump into a taxi is to place the foot mat on the seat of the cab before you sit inside so as to not unnecessarily 'wet' the seat due to any perspiration you may be experiencing. It will keep the taxi drivers happy and keep the reputation of our club as caring.
Depending on the time of year there might be runners leaving even earlier to get a few additional K in before the official start. Again, details will be posted in on our Facebook page and Weekly Newsletter.
AED 10 will be collected from each runner to pay for drinks during the run at shops and petrol stations.
Join the Striders and subscribe to our emails to receive more details about our training runs.
Good luck and we look forward to welcoming you to our Friday Runs.
By the way, we run all year round, expect two Fridays which is the Johnson Arabia DCS Half Marathon in December and The Dubai Marathon in January.


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New Orleans City Council passes Crown Act to end hair discrimination
by: Anna McAllister
NEW ORLEANS, LA. (12/18/2020) — Her fingers move quickly, as she braids her client's hair.
Amber Ward is the owner of NolaBraider Natural Hair Salon. She pursued her dreams of being a stylist after working in corporate America, where she says her own hair was a topic of conversation.
"People would have comments about the way I wore my hair, saying 'maybe you should wear your hair it this way or that way,' and that's really not right," said Ward.
Ward says her clients often come to her to change their hair because of work or school orders.
"We've had so many clients that have had to come back and get their braids taken out because their job had a problem with it," said Ward.
It's not just African American women dealing with this. Stylist Morgan Dillon says her nephew was ordered to cut his dreads off because of work.
"He actually cried because he didn't want to cut his locks," said Dillon.
Now, Dillon is holding onto them for her nephew in case one day he can have them.
"Hair has a lot of energy, a lot of love, a lot of spiritual meaning to it," said Dillon.
This week, the New Orleans City Council made a monumental move, passing the Crown Act, which prevents discrimination from cultural hairstyles. For the women at NolaBraider, it means a lot to them.
"To hear that they're really working hard to do something about that, is really, really a good thing and a big step for us," said Ward.
More importantly….
"I'm just happy that the world is finally letting us be free," said Dillon.
The Crown Act stands for "Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural hair". The act was created last year, but New Orleans is one of the first cities in the country to officially adopt it. The act will prevent hair discrimination in both the workplace and at school. For more information on the Crown Act, check out www.thecrownact.com.
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Who are the Parents of Alvin KNICKERBOCKER 1816 - 1878?
Dave Knickerbocker and George Walker have been on the hunt for Alvin's parents for over 20 years. Recent DNA matches have pointed to Solomon Knickerbocker (1754) as an ancestor. This genealogy contains Alvin and his descendants as well as the Solomon Knickerbocker family. Dutch naming conventions would have one of Solomon's sons name his child to commemorate his brother Alvin (1799).
This is a modern query looking for new information. Source references are links at the bottom of the individual page.


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Postins' Postcards: A Life On the Sports Road
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AFCA Regional Coach of the Year winners selected
By Matthew Postins December 7, 2016 AFCA Regional Coach of the Year
WACO, TEX. — Alabama's Nick Saban and Mary Hardin-Baylor's Pete Fredenburg highlight today's announcement of the American Football Coaches Association's 2016 Regional Coach of the Year winners. The 2016 FBS and FCS Regional Coach of the Year winners will be recognized at the inaugural American Football Coaches Awards, televised live on CBS Sports Network on Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at 9 p.m. EST. The 2016 Division II, Division III and NAIA Regional winners will be honored at the AFCA Victory Luncheon at the 2017 AFCA Convention in Nashville, Tennessee, also on January 10 at 11:30 a.m.
The AFCA recognizes five regional Coach of the Year winners in each of the Association's five divisions: Football Bowl Subdivision, Football Championship Subdivision, Division II, Division III and NAIA. The winners are selected by Active members of the Association who vote for coaches in their respective regions and divisions.
Saban earned his second AFCA Regional Coach of the Year honor by guiding the Crimson Tide to a 13-0 overall record, the Southeastern Conference title and an appearance in the College Football Playoff. In his 21 seasons as a head coach, Saban has an overall record of 204-60-1 and a 113-18 mark at Alabama with four national titles in the past seven years. Fredenburg earned his ninth AFCA Regional honor, which places him fourth on the all-time list. He has guided Mary Hardin-Baylor to a 13-0 record, a 14th American Southwest Conference title and a trip to the NCAA Division III semifinals. Fredenburg is 194-38 in 19 seasons at UMHB.
2016 AFCA Regional Coach of the Year Winners
Region 1: Ken Niumatalolo, U.S. Naval Academy
Region 2: Nick Saban, University of Alabama
Region 3: P.J. Fleck, Western Michigan University
Region 4: Dana Holgorsen, West Virginia University
Region 5: Mike MacIntyre, University of Colorado
Football Championship Subdivision
Region 1: Mike Houston, James Madison University*
Region 2: Rod Broadway, North Carolina A&T University & Jerry Mack, North Carolina Central University (tie)
Region 3: John Grass, Jacksonville State University*
Region 4: John Stiegelmeier, South Dakota State University
Region 5: Kyle Schweigert, University of North Dakota
Region 1: Gary Dunn, California University of Pennsylvania
Region 2: Bobby Wallace, University of North Alabama
Region 3: Adam Dorrel, Northwest Missouri State University
Region 4: Ronnie Huckeba, Harding University
Region 5: Jed Stugart, University of Sioux Falls
Region 1: Bob Rankl, Alfred University
Region 2: Jim Margraff, Johns Hopkins University
Region 3: Pete Fredenburg, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
Region 4: Jeff Thorne, North Central College
Region 5: Tyler Staker, Coe College
Region 1: Chris Oliver, Lindsey Wilson College & Drew Cronic, Reinhardt University* (tie)
Region 2: Kevin Donley, University of Saint Francis (Ind.)*
Region 3: Mike Grossner, Baker University*
Region 4: Steve Ryan, Morningside College*
Region 5: Chuck Morrell, Montana Tech
*-2015 winner
AFCA National Coach of the Year: The AFCA will announce the 2016 FBS and FCS National Coaches of the Year winners at the inaugural American Football Coaches Awards, televised on CBS Sports Network on Tuesday, January 10 at 9 p.m. EST, during the 2017 AFCA Convention in Nashville, Tennessee. The Division II, Division III and NAIA National Cocahes of the Year will be announced at the AFCA Victory Luncheon, also on Tuesday, January 10. The Regional winners in each division will be the finalists for National Coach of the Year.
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DAVID PHILLIPS was elected to the Georgetown ISD Board of Trustees in May 2017 and currently serves as Board Member, Place 4.
A graduate of Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, David earned a bachelor's degree in education. He also completed additional undergraduate and graduate work in public administration and emergency management at the University of North Texas. David has been involved in public safety and health, as a firefighter and paramedic, for over 30 years. More recently, David has served as the managing partner for a post-acute care company and a physician practice that specializes in home care and clinic supervision. David is an active GISD volunteer, committed to supporting administrators, teachers and students.
David has lived in Georgetown for 15 years with his wife, Amy. David and Amy have two children, both of whom have attended GISD schools.


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UK First World Number One
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My Journey by Mark Eccleston
From SCI to World Number 1
In 1986, at the age of 16, I left school having completed my O-levels. I was looking forward to a successful Rugby League Career. However, in the summer of 1986, my life changed forever. I was involved in an accident that severed my spinal cord.
My spinal cord injury (SPI), rendered me tetraplegic. Sport has always been important to me, so when I left the hospital, I went back to what I loved. I adapted to my new way of life, and went on to win a Gold medal in table tennis. That was at the 1987 National Wheelchair Games.
It was during this time that I was first introduced to Wheelchair Rugby.
I was Captain of GB's Wheelchair Rugby squad by 1992. Whilst competing at the International Wheelchair Games at Stoke Mandeville, I was asked to watch a demonstration of American wheelchair tennis players. A year later, I started to enter competitions and won 7 national titles.
After a huge success nationally, I received sponsorship's which enabled me to go to the Japan Open, where all the top players were competing. In Japan, I beat the then world number 1 in the final. As a result, I received funding to enter tournaments worldwide and went on to win tournaments in Australia (including winning the Australian Open twice), all over America, Japan and all over Europe.
In 1998, I was selected to represent Great Britain at the World Team Cup (the Davis cup of Wheelchair tennis), unfortunately losing out to USA in the final. However, in 2002, my team became the first Great British team ever to win the World Team Cup, beating Japan in the final. We went on to defend the title again, after beating USA in the final. I became the first British player ever, at any level, to be World Number 1 in Singles, and the first British player ever to be World Number 1 in Doubles.
Paralympian
I competed at the 2004 Paralympics in Athens, where he went on to win a silver medal in Doubles Wheelchair Tennis. After Athens, I decided to retire from competing and took my LTA Tennis coaching qualification. I became the first tetraplegic to qualify as a tennis coach. With my qualification, I became the Disability Sport Development Officer for Halton. I also taught P.E. to a group of children with complex physical and medical needs.
Cyclone Mobility sponsored me from the very beginning and throughout my tennis career. I am now a full time Mobility Advisor, giving advice to disabled people all over the North of the UK.
Mark with the rest of "The Journey" gu
Written by Mark Eccleston Mobility Advisor (North)
Mark Eccleston became a Mobility Adviser for Cyclone Mobility in 2014, but has been part of Cyclone for many years prior to that. Cyclone sponsored Mark during his sports career.
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