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The house that I am to build will be great, for our God is greater than all gods. But who is able to build him a house, since heaven, even highest heaven, cannot contain him? Who am I to build a house for him, except as a place to make offerings before him? So now send me a man skilled to work in gold, silver, bronze, and iron, and in purple, crimson, and blue fabrics, trained also in engraving, to be with the skilled workers who are with me in Judah and Jerusalem, whom David my father provided. Scripture Verse Wall Art
Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that her warfare is ended, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she has received from the Lord's hand double for all her sins. A voice cries: "In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a plain. And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together, for the mouth of the Lord has spoken." ... Christian Gifts
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Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that her warfare is ended, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she has received from the Lord's hand double for all her sins. A voice cries: "In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a plain. And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together, for the mouth of the Lord has spoken." ... Christian Canvas Art
This verse is a reminder for me that all I need is Christ. When I feel helpless or weak, I don't primarily need a practical solution or answer. I need God's grace. God's grace is sufficient. It is all I need. His strength shines brightly when I am weak and depending on Him. I don't need my life to be in perfect order or all to be going well in the world around me. All I need is Christ.
The Bible is full of encouraging scriptures that are such a blessing to read and memorize. Here are ten of my favorite scripture quotes for encouragement. Feel free to share these with others as these encouraging Bible verses will brighten anyone's day. The Scriptures used are filled with hope, comfort and inspiration. These famous Bible quotes are from the Old and New Testament. Christian Canvas Art
"You shall make an altar on which to burn incense; you shall make it of acacia wood. A cubit shall be its length, and a cubit its breadth. It shall be square, and two cubits shall be its height. Its horns shall be of one piece with it. You shall overlay it with pure gold, its top and around its sides and its horns. And you shall make a molding of gold around it. And you shall make two golden rings for it. Under its molding on two opposite sides of it you shall make them, and they shall be holders for poles with which to carry it. You shall make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold. ...
He also made two capitals of molten bronze to set on the tops of the pillars; the height of the one capital was five cubits and the height of the other capital was five cubits. There were nets of network and twisted threads of chainwork for the capitals which were on the top of the pillars; seven for the one capital and seven for the other capital. So he made the pillars, and two rows around on the one network to cover the capitals which were on the top of the pomegranates; and so he did for the other capital. The capitals which were on the top of the pillars in the porch were of lily design, four cubits. There were capitals on the two pillars, even above and close to the rounded projection which was beside the network; and the pomegranates numbered two hundred in rows around both capitals. Thus he set up the pillars at the porch of the nave; and he set up the right pillar and named it Jachin, and he set up the left pillar and named it Boaz. On the top of the pillars was lily design. So the work of the pillars was finished. Now he made the sea of cast metal ten cubits from brim to brim, circular in form, and its height was five cubits, and thirty cubits in circumference. Under its brim gourds went around encircling it ten to a cubit, completely surrounding the sea; the gourds were in two rows, cast with the rest. It stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east; and the sea was set on top of them, and all their rear parts turned inward. It was a handbreadth thick, and its brim was made like the brim of a cup, as a lily blossom; it could hold two thousand baths. Then he made the ten stands of bronze; the length of each stand was four cubits and its width four cubits and its height three cubits. This was the design of the stands: they had borders, even borders between the frames, and on the borders which were between the frames were lions, oxen and cherubim; and on the frames there was a pedestal above, and beneath the lions and oxen were wreaths of hanging work. Now each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles, and its four feet had supports; beneath the basin were cast supports with wreaths at each side. Its opening inside the crown at the top was a cubit, and its opening was round like the design of a pedestal, a cubit and a half; and also on its opening there were engravings, and their borders were square, not round. The four wheels were underneath the borders, and the axles of the wheels were on the stand. And the height of a wheel was a cubit and a half. The workmanship of the wheels was like the workmanship of a chariot wheel. Their axles, their rims, their spokes, and their hubs were all cast. Now there were four supports at the four corners of each stand; its supports were part of the stand itself. On the top of the stand there was a circular form half a cubit high, and on the top of the stand its stays and its borders were part of it. He engraved on the plates of its stays and on its borders, cherubim, lions and palm trees, according to the clear space on each, with wreaths all around. He made the ten stands like this: all of them had one casting, one measure and one form. He made ten basins of bronze, one basin held forty baths; each basin was four cubits, and on each of the ten stands was one basin. Then he set the stands, five on the right side of the house and five on the left side of the house; and he set the sea of cast metal on the right side of the house eastward toward the south. Now Hiram made the basins and the shovels and the bowls. So Hiram finished doing all the work which he performed for King Solomon in the house of the LORD: the two pillars and the two bowls of the capitals which were on the top of the two pillars, and the two networks to cover the two bowls of the capitals which were on the top of the pillars; and the four hundred pomegranates for the two networks, two rows of pomegranates for each network to cover the two bowls of the capitals which were on the tops of the pillars; and the ten stands with the ten basins on the stands; and the one sea and the twelve oxen under the sea; and the pails and the shovels and the bowls; even all these utensils which Hiram made for King Solomon in the house of the LORD were of polished bronze. In the plain of the Jordan the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarethan. Solomon left all the utensils unweighed, because they were too many; the weight of the bronze could not be ascertained. Solomon made all the furniture which was in the house of the LORD: the golden altar and the golden table on which was the bread of the Presence; and the lampstands, five on the right side and five on the left, in front of the inner sanctuary, of pure gold; and the flowers and the lamps and the tongs, of gold; and the cups and the snuffers and the bowls and the spoons and the firepans, of pure gold; and the hinges both for the doors of the inner house, the most holy place, and for the doors of the house, that is, of the nave, of gold. Thus all the work that King Solomon performed in the house of the LORD was finished And Solomon brought in the things dedicated by his father David, the silver and the gold and the utensils, and he put them in the treasuries of the house of the LORD. Share Your Faith Products
Scripture art, otherwise known as Bible verse art, is found in the households of Christian followers all over the world. This form of art has been embraced by contemporary artists of faith with an enthusiasm rarely seen in other categories of art. Unlike traditional artists, these artists aren't trying to depict stories of the Bible, although some may use biblical images that are associated with the work's theme, but they are trying to provide easily accessible inspiration for the everyday believer.
1 Then the LORD said to Moses, 2 "See, I have chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, 3 and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills— 4 to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze, 5 to cut and set stones, to work in wood, and to engage in all kinds of crafts. 6 Moreover, I have appointed Oholiab son of Ahisamak, of the tribe of Dan, to help him. Also I have given ability to all the skilled workers to make everything I have commanded you:
Much of the art surviving from Europe after the fall of the Western Roman Empire is Christian art, although this in large part because the continuity of church ownership has preserved church art better than secular works. While the Western Roman Empire's political structure essentially collapsed after the fall of Rome, its religious hierarchy, what is today the modern-day Roman Catholic Church commissioned and funded production of religious art imagery. Christian Gifts
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He also made two capitals of molten bronze to set on the tops of the pillars; the height of the one capital was five cubits and the height of the other capital was five cubits. There were nets of network and twisted threads of chainwork for the capitals which were on the top of the pillars; seven for the one capital and seven for the other capital. So he made the pillars, and two rows around on the one network to cover the capitals which were on the top of the pomegranates; and so he did for the other capital. The capitals which were on the top of the pillars in the porch were of lily design, four cubits. There were capitals on the two pillars, even above and close to the rounded projection which was beside the network; and the pomegranates numbered two hundred in rows around both capitals. Thus he set up the pillars at the porch of the nave; and he set up the right pillar and named it Jachin, and he set up the left pillar and named it Boaz. On the top of the pillars was lily design. So the work of the pillars was finished. Scripture Verse Wall Art

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THE BLOCKBUSTER HIT—A New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Publishers Weekly Bestseller
For readers of Orphan Train and The Nightingale comes a "thought-provoking [and] complex tale about two families, two generations apart . . . based on a notorious true-life scandal."*
Memphis, 1939. Twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her four younger siblings live a magical life aboard their family's Mississippi River shantyboat. But when their father must rush their mother to the hospital one stormy night, Rill is left in charge—until strangers arrive in force. Wrenched from all that is familiar and thrown into a Tennessee Children's Home Society orphanage, the Foss children are assured that they will soon be returned to their parents—but they quickly realize the dark truth. At the mercy of the facility's cruel director, Rill fights to keep her sisters and brother together in a world of danger and uncertainty.
Aiken, South Carolina, present day. Born into wealth and privilege, Avery Stafford seems to have it all: a successful career as a federal prosecutor, a handsome fiancé, and a lavish wedding on the horizon. But when Avery returns home to help her father weather a health crisis, a chance encounter leaves her with uncomfortable questions and compels her to take a journey through her family's long-hidden history, on a path that will ultimately lead either to devastation or to redemption.
Based on one of America's most notorious real-life scandals—in which Georgia Tann, director of a Memphis-based adoption organization, kidnapped and sold poor children to wealthy families all over the country—Lisa Wingate's riveting, wrenching, and ultimately uplifting tale reminds us how, even though the paths we take can lead to many places, the heart never forgets where we belong.
*Library Journal
Publishers Weekly's #3 Longest-Running Bestseller of 2017 • Winner of the Southern Book Prize • If All Arkansas Read the Same Book Selection
"A [story] of a family lost and found . . . a poignant, engrossing tale about sibling love and the toll of secrets."—People
"Sure to be one of the most compelling books you pick up this year. . . . Wingate is a master-storyteller, and you'll find yourself pulled along as she reveals the wake of terror and heartache that is Georgia Tann's legacy."—Parade
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Lisa Wingate is a former journalist, an inspirational speaker, and the bestselling author of more than twenty novels. Her work has won or been nominated for many awards, including the Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize, the Oklahoma Book Award, the Carol Award, the Christy Award, and the RT Reviewers' Choice Award. Wingate lives in the Ouachita Mountains of southwest Arkansas.
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1. Before We Were Yours alternates between the historical story of the Foss Children and the modern-day story of Avery Stafford. Did you have a favorite between these storylines? Which one and why?
2. Many families have been touched in some way by adoption and foster care. Is adoption or foster care in your family history? If so, how did that affect your thoughts about the journey of the Foss children and about Avery's excavation of her family history?
3. When the sisters were initially reunited, they decided to keep their history to themselves rather than telling their families. Do you agree or disagree with this decision? What do you think the implications would have been if they had gone public? Do you think family secrets should remain secret, particularly after the people who kept those secrets have passed away? Or do family secrets belong to the next generation, as well? Have you ever discovered a secret in your family history? If so, what was it (if you care to share it, that is)?
4. "There was a little girl who had a little curl . . ." is a touchstone between Avery and her Grandma Judy. Is there a song or saying that reminds you of someone special in your childhood? Where does your mind travel when you hear it or repeat it?
5. Avery laments that the busy schedule expected of a Stafford has prevented her from spending time on Edisto Island with her sisters or Elliot. "Who chooses the schedules we keep? We do, I guess," she tells herself but excuses this with, "the good life demands a lot of maintenance." In our modern age are we too busy? Too preoccupied with accumulating things to actually enjoy what we have? Too dialed into media and social media? What are your thoughts on this? What would you like to change about your own schedule? Anything? What might you gain if you did?
6. While Rill sees her life on the Arcadia through the idyllic eyes of childhood, May in her old age seems to acknowledge that she wouldn't have traded the life she lived for a different one. Do you think she wonders whether Queenie and Briny's unconventional existence on the Arcadia could have been sustainable as times changed or more children were added to the family? Were Queenie and Briny responsible or careless in their choices?
7. May says, "A woman's past need not predict her future. She can dance to her own music if she chooses." How has your past made you who you are? What do you want to leave behind? Anything? What is the true "music" of your own soul? Are you in step with it or out of step? What helps you hear your own music and find balance in your life?
8. When fear of being caught threatens to prevent her from escaping Miss Murphy's house, Rill tells herself, "I shush my mind because your mind can ruin you if you let it." Does your mind ever ruin you? In what way? On what issues? May comments, "We're always trying to persuade ourselves of things." Are women particularly guilty of this? What do we tell ourselves that we shouldn't?
9. Child trafficking, abuse, and economic disadvantage still imperil the lives and futures of children today. What can we as ordinary citizens do to prevent children from being robbed of safe, happy childhoods? What can society do to prevent people like Georgia Tann from taking advantage of the most helpless and vulnerable among us?
10. Did you search for more information about Georgia Tann and the Tenessee Children's Home Society after reading Before We Were Yours? What did you learn? Based on what you learned, what do you think motivated Georgia Tann? Why were so many people willing to be complicit in her schemes when they knew children were suffering? Was Georgia's network a creature of the political corruption and societal attitudes of its time or could something like this happen today?
11. Avery feels the pressure of being in a high-profile political family. Do you think famous families are held to a higher standard than others? Should they be? Has this changed in recent years or is it just harder to keep secrets in today's media-crazed world?
12. How did Avery grow as a result of her discoveries about the family's past? How did it change her view of herself and her family's expectations for her? Did your family have expectations for you that you didn't agree with? Who in Avery's family might struggle most to accept her decision to change her life plans?
13. Do you think there will be a happily-ever-after ending for Avery and Trent? In your view, what might that look like?
14. How would you describe Rill as she struggles through the abduction, the orphanage, and her decision to return to her adoptive family? Did you admire her? What changes did you see in her as a result of the experience? How is she different when she gets to the Sevier's house?
15. Avery struggles to come to terms with Grandma Judy's dementia. Her family wrestles with difficult choices about Grandma Judy's care. Has memory loss and elder care affected your family? In what way? What issues did it cause and how did you deal with them? Have you imagined what it would be like to be a victim of memory loss?
16. The Seviers seem to have adopted the Foss girls with good intentions. Do you think they were aware of or at all suspicious of Georgia Tann's methods? Should they have been?
17. What symbolism do you see in the picture of the sisters on the wall? How do you think the sisters felt during their Sisters Days? Do you have sisters you are close to or sister-friends you spend time with? What does that bond mean to you?
18. Did you wish all seven of the Foss siblings could have found one another in the end? In your opinion, would that have been realistic or unrealistic? Why do you think the author chose not to bring all of the siblings back together?
19. This novel has garnered worldwide interest in the publishing industry and is being translated for publication in at least fourteen countries. Why do you think the story drew international attention? What themes in it are universal?
20. Was the cover a factor in your bookclub's decision to read Before We Were Yours? What reaction did you have to the cover and title?
21. Will you be passing the book on to someone else? Will it remain on your bookshelf? Will you give a copy to someone you know?
Wingate's tightly written latest (after 2015's The Sea Keeper's Daughters) follows the interwoven story lines of Avery Stafford, a lawyer from a prominent South Carolina family, and Rill Foss, the eldest of five children who were taken from their parents' boat by an unscrupulous children's home in the 1930s. With her father's health ailing, duty-driven Avery is back in present-day Aiken, S.C., to look after him. She's being groomed to step into his senate seat and is engaged to her childhood friend, Elliot, though not particularly excited about either. Though her dad is a virtuous man, his political enemies hope to spin the fact that the family just checked his mother, Judy, into an upscale nursing home while other elder facilities in the state suffer. At an event, Avery encounters elderly May Crandall and becomes fascinated by a photo in her room and a possible connection to Judy. While following a trail that Judy left behind, Avery joins forces with single dad Trent Turner, with whom she feels a spark. This story line is seamlessly interwoven with that of the abuse and separation that the Foss siblings suffer at the hands of the Tennessee Children's Home Society, a real-life orphanage that profited from essentially kidnapping children from poor families and placing them with prominent people. Twelve-year-old Rill bears the guilt of not having been able to protect her siblings while also trying her best to get them home. Wingate is a compelling storyteller, steeping her narrative with a forward momentum that keeps the reader as engaged and curious as Avery in her quest. The feel-good ending can be seen from miles away, but does nothing to detract from this fantastic novel. (June)
"Before We Were Yours is sure to be one of the most compelling books you pick up this year. . . . [Lisa] Wingate is a master-storyteller, and you'll find yourself pulled along as she reveals the wake of terror and heartache that is Georgia Tann's legacy."—Parade
"One of the year's best books . . . It is almost a cliché to say a book is 'lovingly written' but that phrase applies clearly to Lisa Wingate's latest novel, Before We Were Yours. This story about children taken from their parents through kidnapping or subterfuge and then placed for adoption, for a price, clearly pours out of Wingate's heart. . . . It is impossible not to get swept up in this near-perfect novel. It invades your heart from the very first pages and stays there long after the book is finished. Few novelists could strike the balance this story requires but Wingate does it with assurance. There are a lot of books that will catch your eye this summer, some from our best storytellers. Make sure this one is on your radar. It should not be missed."—The Huffington Post
"[An] affecting new novel."—The New York Post
"Every now and then a novel comes along that sweeps me off my reading feet. Before We Were Yours, by Lisa Wingate, is such a book. . . . It's a great book-club read, one of those books that teaches you something, gives you lots to discuss and even more to think about. . . . Take note: This may be the best book of the year."—Shreveport Times
"This story is heartfelt and genuine, especially as Wingate explores the idea of home and family from a youngster's point of view."—Historical Novels Review
"Lisa Wingate takes an almost unthinkable chapter in our nation's history and weaves a tale of enduring power. That Georgia Tann and her Memphis Tennessee Children's Home Society could actually exist, unraveling the lives of countless children, stealing their pasts and changing their futures, will give you chills. But the real feat of this stirring novel is how deeply Wingate plunges us into the heart and mind of twelve-year-old river gypsy Rill Foss. Rill's utterly singular voice will stay with you long after the last page is turned, as will Wingate's courage to follow her anywhere. . . . Vivid and affecting."—Paula McLain, New York Times bestselling author of Circling the Sun
"A powerful tale of family, of sisters, of secrets kept and secrets shared. I absolutely loved this book. I'm still basking in the afterglow, in shock at the true-crime elements, in awe at the journey of these characters who seem to have immortal souls."—Jamie Ford, New York Times bestselling author of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
Christy and Carol Award-winning Wingate (The Story Keeper; The Sea Glass Sisters) weaves a complex tale about two families, two generations apart, linked by an injustice, based on a notorious true-life scandal. The story begins in 1939 when Rill Foss and her four younger siblings, who had been happily living on their parents' shantyboat on the Mississippi, are seized by strangers and taken to a Memphis orphanage. In present-day South Carolina, the Staffords, a wealthy and prestigious family deeply immersed in the political realm, takes center stage when Avery returns home to help her father recuperate from a health crisis. There she experiences a chance encounter with a resident at the nursing home, which leads to her investigating her family's history. As secrets are exposed, the question is raised: Are some things better left hidden in the past, or is it best to have everything out in the open? VERDICT Fans of Ann H. Gabhart and Tracie Peterson will be drawn to this quietly strong novel. The thought-provoking subject matter makes this at times a difficult read; although not graphic in content, molestation and abuse are two of the tough topics handled.—Shondra Brown, Wakarusa P.L., IN
Based upon the infamous Tennessee Children's Home Society child trafficking racket, this is a heartrending tale of two girls, two generations, and the power of family love. Twelve-year-old Rill is snatched from her riverboat home and forced into the institution, along with her four siblings, in 1939. Collusion between orphanage officials and the police in Memphis, from 1920 to 1950, enabled the forcible taking of poor children, who were adopted by wealthy families. Avery Stafford, born two generations later to an influential South Carolina family, with a U.S. senator for a father, is a successful lawyer and her father's presumptive heir to the Senate. When an elderly woman in Avery's grandmother's nursing home mistakes her for someone else, her curiosity is aroused. Avery explores the older woman's history only to find that her family may harbor a shameful secret. Teens will identify with Rill as she navigates a cruel, abusive, adult world and cheer her desperate yet doomed efforts to keep her siblings safe. Avery is a sympathetic character as she grapples with often suffocating family expectations and an emerging attraction for a man who is not her fiancé. The narrative moves between characters and eras, heightening emotions and suspense and leading to a satisfying redemption. VERDICT A poignant work that will appeal to fans of fact-based historical fiction, such as Anne Blankman's Prisoner of Night and Fog or Philip Kerr's The Winter Horses, and lovers of classic orphan stories.—Gretchen Crowley, formerly at Alexandria City Public Library, VA
Avery Stafford, a lawyer, descendant of two prominent Southern families and daughter of a distinguished senator, discovers a family secret that alters her perspective on heritage.Wingate (Sisters, 2016, etc.) shifts the story in her latest novel between present and past as Avery uncovers evidence that her Grandma Judy was a victim of the Tennessee Children's Home Society and is related to a woman Avery and her father meet when he visits a nursing home. Although Avery is living at home to help her parents through her father's cancer treatment, she is also being groomed for her own political career. Readers learn that investigating her family's past is not part of Avery's scripted existence, but Wingate's attempts to make her seem torn about this are never fully developed, and descriptions of her chemistry with a man she meets as she's searching are also unconvincing. Sections describing the real-life orphanage director Georgia Tann, who stole poor children, mistreated them, and placed them for adoption with wealthy clients—including Joan Crawford and June Allyson—are more vivid, as are passages about Grandma Judy and her siblings. Wingate's fans and readers who enjoy family dramas will find enough to entertain them, and book clubs may enjoy dissecting the relationship and historical issues in the book. Wingate sheds light on a shameful true story of child exploitation but is less successful in engaging readers in her fictional characters' lives.
Before We Were Yours 4.8 out of 5 based on 0 ratings. 315 reviews.
This is one of the best books I have ever read? It is a fictional story of an incident in history that I was unaware of, and clutched my heart with the agony these children went through. I got angry, I cried and I cheered. This book has it all, without the sex and bad language.
One of my favorite books this summer! I love fiction based on fact. Well written. Won't disappoint.
Being from Memphis, I have always been interested in the story of Georgia Tann and the children adopted through the Tennessee Children's Home Society. The author took this very real backdrop and created characters who were based on the many real stories of adoptees and thier families. Loved all of the characters, amazing story. Loved this book!!!
Enlightenment to the world of adopted children during the depression
WOW!!! Hard to put down, excellent writing and very moving.
One of the best stories I've read. Wonderfully written and so easy to become a part of.
Great book easy read.
Ingeniously woven together stories, one from the past and one from the present. Curiosity keeps one reading to discover how they relate.
Loved this Book. I couldn't put it down
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Fits quite well into society today. Sadly enough. Thank you.
As stated, the historical portion of the story was phenominal. The characters came to life quickly, and compelled me to keep reading. Sadly, much of the current day tale is written quite poorly and reads like a tired beach novel. It was hard to believe in the current day cast. Many times I fought with myself to read on, despite the sheer stupidity of the characters. It was almost too much to skip back and forth between a histrorical novel which was so well written and compelling and a cheap novel which was anything but. I give a four star review because overall the book is fascinating and well worth reading. Just got to get through the parts that are not.
It wasn't so long ago...unbelieveable, awful period of time for our children... Glad for the sweet ending! Our seniors deserve so much more
I could not put this book down. Horrifying and inspiring at the same time.
Well written. Easy, absorbing read about a tragic and so sad chapter in American history.
I am a full time student with two jobs, five children, and a new husband. I rarely have time to read for leisure anymore but I could not put this book down. I read it in 24 hours and was sad when I was finished with it.
So well written, could put it down!
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Interesting book. Been telling all my friends to read it.
This is a stay up all night reading, don't forget the kleenex, bittersweet story expertly told! Tugs at the heartstrings, breaks your heart and warms the soul. Simply a wonderful read!
Beautifully told tale of the fallout from an historical scandal.
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Could Lil Uzi Vert become the first person to own a planet?
According to tweets from Grimes, the rapper has his sights set on WASP-127b, a planet situated 520 lightyears away from Earth.
Words: Jade Wickes 23rd July 2021
Over the last few weeks, the world's best-known billionaires have been falling over themselves in a bid to further explore the Earth's galaxy. Sir Richard Branson has successfully completed his flight to the edge of space, while Jeff Bezos made his ascent in a dildo-shaped rocket. Meanwhile Elon Musk has been hard at work on his own rocket-producing company, SpaceX, which seeks to revolutionise space travel altogether.
And it seems rapper Lil Uzi Vert wanted a slice of the action. So naturally, he announced last night via Twitter that he'd be purchasing a planet, just to show everyone else up.
More specifically, Grimes – Musk's wife – initially tweeted a picture of planet WASP-127b, the planet Lil Uzi has his eye on. "Apparently @LILUZIVERT owns this planet — just a heads up", the post read, followed by "Documentation almost complete for @LILUZIVERT to legally claim wasp-127b — this is huge! First human to legally own a planet".
This is the second in a series of strange moves for the American rapper, who recently made headlines for embedding a huge, glistening 10-carat diamond worth $24 million into his forehead, having since been removed, mysteriously. How can you possibly top that? By purchasing a planet, apparently.
In response to Grimes' tweets, Lil Uzi – whose real name is Symere Bisil Woods – confirmed his plan, even though he was trying to keep the whole operation a secret: "I tried 2 surprise everyone. Still working on it," he tweeted.
The WASP-127b, Lil Uzi's planet of choice, was discovered in 2016 and is 1.4 times larger than Jupiter. Fellow Twitter users were quick to point out that it would take the rapper some time to get there, though – 520 light-years, to be precise. For context, it would take around 37,200 years to go one light year, even if you were travelling five miles per second.
Time isn't the only thing standing in the way of Lil Uzi's planet-owning dreams. According to Wealthy Gorilla, his net worth is estimated to be around $16 million (£11.6m), and although there's no concrete data around how much a planet usually costs, it's probably going to be more than that. Last month, an anonymous bidder paid $28 million (£20.4m) for a spare seat on Jeff Bezos' dildo-rocket alone.
Whatever happens next, let's hope we're invited to the WASP-warming. See you in, er, 4.92e+18 years.
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Difference Between SQL and TSQL
SQL and TSQL are both computer languages required for database systems. These languages help to retrieve information or data from the database. SQL is used for a relational database.
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SQL vs TSQL
What is SQL?
What is TSQL?
Main Differences Between SQL and TSQL
It helps to insert data or delete any data not required, further making some space for new data. It is also used to revoke the data.
The difference between SQL and TSQL is SQL means Structured Query Language, but TSQL means Transact Structured Query Language. SQL does every operation with the data, such as insertion, deletion, update and retrieve the data, but TSQL is mainly used for making applications. SQL puts the data into TSQL, but TSQL puts the data in SQL.
SQL is a Structured Query language. It is used to communicate with the database server.
It uses a relational database management system. It does all the operations on the server.
It is used to insert, update, delete, and retrieve data in the server. It adds its data to the TSQL server.
Many servers use SQL as it is easier to maintain the data.
TSQL means Transact Structured Query Language. There is no interaction with the database of TSQL.
It is a program or block of codes that are written and run within the server, but it cannot do operations like SQL. It has a function that is written.
Numerous functions are used for the implementation.
TSQL
Full form Structured Query Language Transact Structured Query Language
Deliver data TSQL SQL
Storage RDBMS(Relational Database Management System) MS SQL server
Operation DML, DDL Functions
Function Data storage Applications
Interaction with database Yes No
The full form of SQL is Structured Query Language. It is a computer language through which there can be interaction with the server.
The relational database system is the server that SQL uses to store, insert, update or delete any data. It also helps to retrieve the data from the table whenever required.
MySQL oracle Informix uses SQL as the computer language for the database system. There are commands through which all operations are done in the system.
It has data definition language, data manipulation language, data control language, transactional control language, and data query language. These commands have a different role in the SQL language.
The operation to create, alter or drop is done using data definition language. Insertion and deletion in the database are done using data manipulation language.
Updation in the database is also done using data manipulation language. Revoke the data is necessary, which is done by data control language.
Data control language also grants the data. Rollback and commit the data are done by transaction control language. The selection of data is made by the data query language.
The data of SQL is inserted into the TSQL database. It uses a relational database management system.
TSQL is Transact Structure Query Language. It is the upgraded version of the SQL language.
It has no control of the database. It has no interaction with the operations of the database.
It is used to write the entire program in blocks. It helps in sending transact queries to the server.
The program is executed using the block of codes, and it is the extension of the SQL. There are types of functions in the TSQL.
There are mainly four types. They are scalar function, Rowset function, aggregate function, and ranking function.
It inserts the code in the SQL. The block of code is the function procedure.
It is majorly used with Microsoft SQL Server. Some companies provide extensions of their own with the SQL server.
It adds uniqueness to their work. The databases only use an extension to the SQL server.
Many other databases support T-SQL. This helps the database to work efficiently.
TSQL adds an easier management system with the databases. It has all the functions SQL has and has extra more benefits which makes it highly efficient.
It can run the function within the server. This has no interaction with the databases as SQL server has.
SQL refers to Structured Query Language, but TSQL refers to Transact Structured Query Language.
SQL is used to look after the data, but TSQL is used for making applications.
SQL is inserted in TSQL, but TSQL is inserted into SQL.
SQL uses RDBMS for storing the data, but TSQL uses MS SQL server.
SQL has only DML and DDL operations, but TSQL has a block of codes that uses various functions and procedures.
SQL has interaction with its server, but TSQL has no interaction with the server.
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Local Area Plan 5th Meeting Report
by MPCA | Nov 24, 2015 | Local Area Plan | 0 comments
Fifth Local Area Plan (LAP) Meeting – Montgomery Place
19 November 2015 – St. David's Trinity United Church lower hall
Attendance – A large and vocal group attended the 5th Montgomery Place LAP consultation directed by City of Saskatoon planners. For official minutes of this meeting online, go to saskatoon.ca/lap .
Agenda – Agenda topics included:
1. Vision Statement
2. Land Use and Zoning
3. Infill including Garden and Garage suites
City of Saskatoon – Representing the City of Saskatoon were Konrad André, Paula Kotasek-Toth, Melissa Austin, and Paul Whitenect.
MP Vision Statement – Konrad André read the ninth version of the MP Vision Statement, arrived at in consultation with MPCA executive, as follows:
Montgomery Place – Historic Roots and Rural Charm in an Urban Setting
Trees grow tall and roots run deep in Montgomery Place.
Settled by veterans after the Second World War, built on a strong agrarian base, for almost a decade Montgomery Place thrived apart from the City of Saskatoon – a country setting on the urban fringe. Veterans planted trees where no trees grew before. Self-sufficiency, community cooperation, respect and "Let's get it done!" attitudes prevailed. Our neighbourhood is known for its large lots, mature trees, and small town atmosphere that encourage lifelong friendships and lasting connections.
In the future, we will value, strengthen, and preserve the heritage of our Veterans Land Act community. We honour those who have served our country – peacekeepers and armed forces – past, present and future. Our welcoming and inclusive neighbourhood will be a quiet place where people can enjoy green spaces and a country feel – a place where children come back to.
We will be a desired area of the city: an easily accessible, safe community with engaged and involved residents. Our parks and open spaces are inviting and beautiful. We co-exist with wildlife in clean and green spaces, leaving a gentle footprint, respecting the environment and eco-systems in the community and nearby countryside. Poppies bloom, honouring our roots, committing to a future where Montgomery Place continues to be a special place to live for all generations.
Land Use and Zoning – Paula Kotasek told the gathering that the Planning and Development Act of the Province of Saskatchewan, as well as the Cities Act, govern land use and zoning. In 1963 the City passed the Official Community Plan, used to define growth and evaluate development. There are six zoning categories: 1. Residential; 2. Institutional; 3. Commercial; 4. Industrialized; 5. Specialized; 6. Discretionary. There are four categories of building: 1. Permitted; 2. Discretionary; 3. Prohibited; 4. Accessory.
Montgomery Place is classified as an R2 neighbourhood. The CN Curling Club is M3. Viterra is 1H. The 11th Street apartments are R4. There are two commercial properties at either end of Montgomery Place. In 2003, a minimum size lot for subdividing in Montgomery Place was passed at 18.25 metres (60 ft) by 39.6 metres (130 ft).
Land use applications fall under six categories: 1. Discretionary such as day cares or care homes; 2. Rezoning when zoning changes are requested; 3. Official Community Plan Amendments; 4. Subdivisions; 5. Development Appeals which go to the Development Appeals Court; 6. Development Permits.
Infill – The City has a study applying to all established neighbourhoods within the Circle Drive radius, plus Sutherland and Montgomery Place. This study was endorsed by City Council in December 2013. City officials say there is not a "big push" for infill in Montgomery Place. "Why then does it feel like you're trying to double the population of Montgomery Place?" someone asked.
In the past, rules for infill renovations and infill new builds have not been stringent, so now many Montgomery Place original homes are dwarfed by the new homes beside them. Sunlight was cut off from original garden spaces. Backyard privacy was lost as new windows towered high above their neighbour's fence. Drainage was altered as driveways were built without mandatory culverts and ditches were filled in and paved over for extra parking. Trees were cut down. The low water pressure in Montgomery Place got lower. Many new builds and renovations were undertaken without regard for the impact on neighbouring properties.
There is a drainage study currently underway that should be complete by the end of November 2015.
Another infill concern is the four-plexes that are allowed to be built on corner lots. This type of housing does not reflect our community roots in the 1940s and 1950s. The community cautioned that the vacant land on Dundonald Avenue should not be rezoned for multiple dwellings. The commercial space at the corner of 11th Street and Dundonald Avenue is probably polluted from the garage station that was once there. It should remain greenspace.
Discussion – Densificiation – the new buzz word which is probably not even a real word – will alter the fabric of our community. Preserving our heritage and character is important to us. Low density, large lots and their corresponding privacy, mature trees – these are the things that attract people to Montgomery Place. We have something very special out here. Greenspace is important. Not every blade of grass has to be covered with concrete.
Infill including Garden and Garage Suites – Montgomery Place is a Category 2 neighbourhood for garden and garage infill. At first we were exempt, but against Planning recommendations and Pat Lorje's support, City Council was persuaded to include us. The comment was made that this is "subdivision by the back door." We should seek to reinstate the exemption through the LAP – Local Area Planning process.
Discussion – Garden and garage suites don't make sense in Montgomery Place. Alleys are not cleared over the winter. More people mean more cars and more parking problems and road safety issues. Narrow roads mean that on-street parking is hazardous both to vehicles and pedestrians. One MP resident suggested "infill with garden or garage suites doesn't fit with our vision for our community."
"What –If?" Exercise – We ended with a "hypothetical exercise" asking the pros and cons if two parcels were rezoned.
What if the vacant triangle plot of land at the 3300 block of 11th Street, west of new townhouses, was rezoned to allow for a complex with both commercial and residential spaces? Would Montgomery Place residents want to see a strip mall with businesses at the ground level and living spaces overtop? If so, what businesses?
What if the vacant land on Dundonald Avenue was rezoned for 40 units of row housing?
Currently, both of these parcels are zoned R2 like the rest of our community.
Discussion – Reaction was similar to both hypothetical scenarios. What is so wrong with leaving these places as greenspace? The first area, the triangle in the 3300 block of 11th Street West is home to deer, other animals and birds, native plants and shrubs. The first choice was to leave it green. If development went ahead (commercial on the ground floor of an apartment structure) the commercial places that would seem okay would be things such as a doctor's office, beauty parlour or barber shop, neighbourhood coffee shop – nothing that would stay open past 9 pm.
For the Dundonald scenario, people said again, greenspace for wildlife and native prairie is not a bad thing. Anyone buying such a proposed row house would be inundated with Circle Drive South traffic noise and rail noise from the line across the street. Why would anybody want to live under such relentless bombardment? The first choice is to preserve the greenspace.
Wrap-Up – Thanks were extended for the active participation of all. Konrad André announced his resignation and introduced the new planner who will complete the Montgomery Place LAP – Melissa Austin.
Next meetings are:
December 2, 2015 – Come-and-go at Bethlehem High School, 6-8:30 pm, to discuss the options for routes to connect Highway 7 with Circle Drive South and the south bridge.
December 8, 2015 – St. Dominic School auditorium, 7 pm – Second Montgomery Place LAP traffic meeting.


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Appreciate the process of the development of outcome measurement tools in clinical and epidemiological research.
Select appropriate tools for the measurement of patients outcomes in clinical and epidemiological research.
Apply measurement theory to the critical assessment of clinical measurement tools used in published literature.
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The course will address fundamental principles cellular phenomena in eukaryotic cells including the organization of cells and their organelles, signal transduction, cytoskeletal systems, cell movement and cellular communication. This course is recommended for biology majors interested in careers in biomedical science. Pre-requisite(s): BIOL 196, CHEM 121, CHEM 122, and MATH 126Lecture/ Lab/ Studio Hours: 3+0+0. Enrollment Requirements: PR: BIOL 196, CHEM 121, CHEM 122, MATH 126.


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Q: panic: Last argument needs to be of type http.HandlerFunc I have this helper function, which is compiling fine:
func Middleware(adapters ...interface{}) http.HandlerFunc {

    log.Info("length of adapters:", len(adapters))

    if len(adapters) < 1 {
        panic("Adapters need to have length > 0.");
    }

    h, ok := (adapters[len(adapters)-1]).(http.HandlerFunc)

    if ok == false {
        panic("Last argument needs to be of type http.HandlerFunc") // ERROR HERE
    }

    adapters = adapters[:len(adapters)-1]

    for _, adapt := range adapters {
        h = (adapt.(AdapterFunc))(h)
    }

    return h

}

I am calling it like so:
router.HandleFunc("/share", h.makeGetMany(v)).Methods("GET")

func (h Handler) makeGetMany(v Injection) http.HandlerFunc {
    return mw.Middleware(
        mw.Allow("admin"),
        func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
            log.Println("now we are sending response.");
            json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(v.Share)
        },
    )
}

the problem is that I am getting this error and I cannot figure out why:

    panic: Last argument needs to be of type http.HandlerFunc

    goroutine 1 [running]:
    huru/mw.Middleware(0xc420083d40, 0x2, 0x2, 0xc42011f3c0)
            /home/oleg/codes/huru/api/src/huru/mw/middleware.go:301 +0x187
    huru/routes/share.Handler.makeGetMany(0xc4200ae1e0, 0x10)
            /home/oleg/codes/huru/api/src/huru/routes/share/share.go:62 +0x108

it does confirm that the length of the adapters slice is 2:
 length of adapters:2

anyone know why that type assertion would fail in this case? Makes no sense. Maybe I am not actually retrieving the last argument of the slice or something? Is there a better way to pop the last argument off the slice?

A: You need to wrap the 2nd argument of mw.Middleware() statement into http.Handler type by using http.HandlerFunc().
func (h Handler) makeGetMany(v Injection) http.HandlerFunc {
    return mw.Middleware(
        mw.Allow("admin"),
        http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
            log.Println("now we are sending response.");
            json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(v.Share)
        }),
    )
}

A: In the http package,
ListenAndServe has the following signiture
func ListenAndServe(addr string, handler Handler) error

where the Handler (i.e., http.Handler) is an interface
type Handler interface {
    ServeHTTP(ResponseWriter, *Request)
}

For one web application, there is only one ListenAndServe call, thus only onehandler, which needs to deal with all the access points such as /url1, /url2, etc. If we write the handler from scratch, the implementation could be a custom struct that wraps around a database handle. Its ServeHTTP method checks the access point, and writes the corresponding content to the ResponseWriter, which is quite tedious and  mingled.
That's the motivation of ServeMux, which is the router in your code. It has a ServeHTTP method so it satisfies the http.Handler interface and can be used for ListenAndServe. In addition, it has the HandleFunc method to deal with the individual access point
func (mux *ServeMux) HandleFunc(pattern string,
                                handler func(ResponseWriter, *Request))

Note here the handler is not a http.Handler, i.e., it doesn't have ServeHTTP method. It doesn't have to because the mux already has ServeHTTP and its ServeHTTP method  can dispatch the individual access point request to the corresponding handlers.
Note it also has a Handle method, which requires the argument to satisfy the http.Handler interface. It's slightly less convenient to use compared to the HandleFunc method.
func (mux *ServeMux) Handle(pattern string, handler Handler)

Now back to your question, since you call router.HandleFunc, its input doesn't have to be http.Handler. So an alternative solution is to use func(ResponseWriter, *Request) as the return type for your middleware and makeGetMany method. (the type assertion in the middleware also needs to be updated, probably a lot more code needs to be updated as well)
@xpare's solution is to do type conversion so that all the function signatures match up, i.e., convert func(ResponseWriter, *Request) to http.HandlerFunc. It is also interesting to see how it works. From the implementation
// The HandlerFunc type is an adapter to allow the use of
// ordinary functions as HTTP handlers. If f is a function
// with the appropriate signature, HandlerFunc(f) is a
// Handler that calls f.
type HandlerFunc func(ResponseWriter, *Request)

// ServeHTTP calls f(w, r).
func (f HandlerFunc) ServeHTTP(w ResponseWriter, r *Request) {
    f(w, r)
}

you can see that it basically defines a ServeHTTP method to call itself.

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Home | Blog | Q&A with Evan Kline: How is technology changing the future of law?
Rarely do you find a typewriter sitting on a lawyer's desk anymore today. Computers have changed the way we communicate, research and even present, and eliminated stacks of paperwork sitting around the office.
Yet this evolving technology comes with its own set of challenges. How do you retain client privacy and promise cybersecurity when you involve the World Wide Web?
Personal injury and wrongful death attorney Evan Kline, who has spoken at numerous technology conferences in the past few years, shares his thoughts on what to expect in the future of law.
First, let's talk a little bit about you and how you've come to know so much about technology and the future of law.
Technology is just something that has always been an interest of mine. I have long believed that technology can be used to better communicate and persuade, and I use it, when appropriate, to get the best results for my legal clients.
I will also be presenting in October at the Mactrack Legal conference (formerly MILOfest) at Disney's Yacht & Beach Club in Orlando, Florida. I started speaking there in 2015 and have done so every year since.
Earlier this year in March, I led two sessions at the American Bar Association's TECHSHOW in Chicago.
Additionally, I have been featured in Central Penn Business Journal for my use of technology in the courtroom and using an Apple Watch to improve workflow efficiency. Earlier this year, I was spotlighted as a Featured Pro by LIT SOFTWARE.
So technology is definitely something I'm passionate about, constantly researching it and testing new methods for use in the courtroom and in the office.
What have been some of the biggest changes to case work and preparing for a trial in the past few years, thanks to technology?
I think we view research and preparation so differently today than in years past. In the past, most law firms had extensive law libraries filled with books that lawyers and paralegals used for research. Those days are gone. Now everyone uses online tools for research and investigation.
We still scout locations for photos and details where an injury or death occurred, but often we can find just as much information about the details of a location or accident through online tools. Our processes could range from something as simple as getting familiar with a site through satellite images or Google Street View, to getting critical information from online databases and government repositories.
So in general I see lawyers, paralegals and other staff spending more time in the office with the ability to do more from their computers or other devices. When you look at the bottom line, that creates more efficiencies because there is less time involved in travel.
Additionally, it's so much faster to communicate today. We can text or email a client or another lawyer, or communicate through a secure channel, instead of sending a letter in the mail that could take days to receive and then days to hear back.
Trials in the courtroom are much more efficient and visual than in years past. Instead of lugging bankers boxes full of files and documents into the courtroom, an entire case can fit on a laptop or iPad. Instead of carrying several poster boards into the courtroom, and hoping our jurors can see them, we can present compelling visual evidence digitally, on a large screen.
With the use of technology, we've created faster, more streamlined processes across the board, from the moment we first talk with you to the moment your case is settled or taken to trial.
What are some challenges moving forward with technology?
Generally, there are always concerns about cybersecurity, and rightly so. At KBG, we use programs that are equipped to maintain confidentiality. I shudder when I hear of other firms sending confidential client documents via email, which by its nature is not secure – once you hit "Send," your email is crossing several third-party servers to reach its destination.
At KBG, we have the ability to send documents securely through our document management system, Netdocuments. We send recipients a link, and they can only access a document if we provide them with a password. Without the password, the document never leaves the server.
While we still use email and texting when appropriate for less sensitive communications, we have the ability to set up a secure communication channel with our clients via our case management system, Filevine. And if we do use texting, we can send and receive texts through Filevine rather than using our own mobile phones.
We also employ encryption and strong passwords on all our mobile devices, from phones, to iPads, to laptops. This encryption guarantees the data would be inaccessible even if the device fell into someone else's hands. As a failsafe, we have the ability to remotely wipe any mobile device.
The biggest challenge with technology moving forward is staying abreast of it. For example, the next great advance in legal technology may involve augmented reality. Imagine being able to present lifelike demonstrations to jurors, allowing them to feel as if they are at the scene of an accident. When and if that comes, I have no doubt that KBG will be ready for it.
While you should never use technology just for the sake of it, technology has been a part of KBG's success over the years. Technology allows us not only to be more efficient, but more effective. From having all our case details at our fingertips, to presenting our cases persuasively in the courtroom, KBG attorneys have an edge that most firms lack.
How does KBG use technology to its advantage when it takes on a case?
When we take on a case, for legal research, we use a variety of online tools, from CaseMaker for caselaw, to numerous online databases and government repositories for other types of information.
For case management, we use Filevine, which allows us to keep the details about each case and client at our fingertips. Filevine allows us to monitor tasks and deadlines, take notes, track the flow of cases, and plan strategies in cases. The end result is that we're on top of our cases, and get the best results for our clients.
Additionally, we use Netdocuments, and its industry-leading security, to manage documents. We are a paperless firm in the sense that all documents are scanned or otherwise digitized, making them searchable and easily accessible. This means we always have the documents or evidence we need, in the courtroom and elsewhere.
When we are giving presentations, whether in the courtroom or even at the office, we use TrialPad by LIT SOFTWARE. TrialPad is an excellent presentation and advocacy tool. It provides most of the features offered by the dinosaurs of the trial software industry, but with an ease of use that makes courtroom presentation much smoother. For the review of deposition transcripts, we use TranscriptPad, also by LIT SOFTWARE. TranscriptPad makes it very easy to review and organize deposition transcripts.
What makes the use of all of this software seamless is that, in addition to our desktop computers, each KBG attorney has a MacBook Pro and an iPad. Coupled with our case management and document management systems, this setup allows us to be just as effective outside the office as when we're sitting at our desks.


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Two-thirds of the Chieftain staff journeyed to Utica, IL for the Illinois Community College Journalism Association (ICCJA) Spring Conference on April 9th. A 90 minute drive seemed to go quickly as the back seat was filled with the singing of songs – Disney and otherwise – much to the "joking" annoyance of the front seat. The last ten minutes of the drive was a bit frantic with the torrential rain that would not be cleared by the faulty windshield wipers on our rented vehicle. However, the staff was able to arrive at the Grizzly Jack's Starved Rock Resort in one piece, though the same could not be said for the hotel.
Before the Chieftain staff arrived, there were two tornadoes in the Illinois Valley. A bolt of lightning struck a cell tower near the hotel resulting in no signal for the entire two-day stay.
The staff reported to their workshops, glancing at the TV in the lobby between classes and watching the horror of tornadoes appearing throughout Illinois. Phone calls were made to the reporters' homes, making sure that all were safe on the western front. The hotel's three Wi-Fi networks were also down leading to some hair-pulling and grumbling by all.
The voyage home from the conference was just as eventful as the journey there, more music emanating from the backseat. However, the digital Djs stayed away from soundtracks that day and instead broke out some classic club songs. The Fall Out Boy songs were on the device with terrible speakers, so the driver was a bit out of luck.
Even with a bit of a novel-twist, I did enjoy my time at the ICCJA Conference. Being able to get off-campus but still improve my journalism skills was a good experience, and one I'll always remember. Having to share a room with three other girls brought back memories of sleep-overs as a child, but no make-overs or games of "Truth-or-Dare" were present this time.
The workshops were very informative and kept my interest even with the stuffy rooms where the lectures were held. My favorite workshop was "Awesomeness of Social Media in Sports Journalism," presented by Brandon LaChance. LaChance had some interesting stories to share about his experiences in sports journalism, and lots of good tips on how to handle social media when reporting sports.
All in all, I truly want to go to the next ICCJA Conference in order to learn more about journalism and to hang out with the staff. Because if there's no technology yet again, I know at least I'll have fun with them.
Oh, and remember, beware the Death Boggle.


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7 Best Dads on TV
Posted by Simply HE on Jun 12, 2017
Father's day is here so what better time to celebrate some of our favourite Dads on TV. They're not perfect and most are often annoying but they're all lovable – and completely unforgettable. Here's why…
Ben Harper – My Family
Dentist dad Ben Harper (Robert Lindsay) may not be the most patient or kindest father, but he's someone we can all see a little bit of our own dads in. He yearns to escape with a newspaper and a cold beer – but his family rarely allow him that pleasure!
Often cynical and irritated when having to deal with his three difficult children, Ben Harper's sarcastic and despairing remarks are one of the greatest sources of the show's humour, and his character has made My Family one of our all-time favourite TV sitcoms. Despite his grumpy exterior, he really does love his family, and puts up with being bossed around by his wife and constant money demands from his children.
Pete Brockman – Outnumbered
Pete Brockman (Hugh Dennis) teaches history at a London school and tries his best to manage both his job (where he despairs about his students' unwillingness to learn about anything) and his family. He finds himself "outnumbered" by his three labour-intensive children (morose smart-arse Jake, deadpan and probing Karen and mendacious Ben) and his harried wife; and his inability to keep his private jokes and insensitive comments to himself has landed him in trouble over and over again.
Never really getting the hang of parenting and confused by the life he finds himself living, he's somewhat clueless when dealing with his children's never-ending issues and questions. All parents will sympathise with Pete as he finds himself becoming enslaved by his family's needs and demands.
Albert Steptoe – Steptoe and Son
"Dirty old man" Albert Steptoe (Wilfred Brambell) does not have the easiest of relationships with his son Harold. The elderly rag-and-bone man is extremely set in his ways and content with where life has put him. Harold, on the other hand, is completely disgusted by his father and aspires to better himself, and blames Albert for his failures.
Albert is stubborn, lazy, unambitious, selfish and foul-mouthed, however there's a solemn sweetness to his character. Albert loves his son and does not want him leave him, so continually sets out to thwart any of Harold's attempts to make a new life for himself. In Albert's favour, he's unpretentious (unlike his son) and resourceful, and able to get both of them out of any predicaments they find themselves in, in ingenious ways.
Robert Crawley (The Earl of Grantham) – Downton Abbey
Bringing up three daughters while maintaining his reputation as the Earl of Grantham (Hugh Bonneville) at the dawn of the 20th century, and the beginning of the aristocracy's decline, was never going to be easy. But Robert Crawley manages his household and family with dignity throughout the series.
Consistently kind to his household staff, loving and appreciative of his doting wife, and supportive of his daughters through an endless number of controversial dilemmas and the occasional scandal, Robert proves himself to be one of the most compassionate and loveable fathers on our TV screens.
Jim Royle – The Royle Family
Patriarch of the Royle family, Jim Royle (Ricky Tomlinson) is a shamless slob. He's ill-tempered, cynical and full of hate, and that's why we love him! Not afraid to rearrange his nether regions or pick his nose in company, workshy Jim spends all day sitting in his armchair watching TV and slags off celebrities. The complete opposite of our own fathers, of course!
Mocking his own family in a vulgar and disparaging fashion is what Jim does best. Although he does occasionally show his caring side when family members find themselves in serious trouble. Perhaps he does truly care after all.
Patrick Glover – Father, Dear Father
Divorced novelist of popular crime thrillers Patrick Glover (Patrick Cargill) is an admirable single dad. He struggles with bringing up his two lively and lippy teenage daughters Karen and Anna, who prove to be more than he can handle. It's the 1970s and single fathers are a novelty. Patrick's patience is further tested by his ex-wife Barbara and her current husband Bill. Where will he find the time for his own romantic pursuits?
His brother, ageing mother, a Nanny and a humongous St. Bernard dog called 'H.G. Wells' all add further complications to his family situation. His desire to be a respected father-figure in his daughters' eyes is to be applauded, even if it sometimes leaves him facing a series of terribly awkward misunderstandings and embarrassment as he tries to control their exploits.
Dudley Rush – Keep it in the Family
Fun-loving, likable and mischievous cartoonist Dudley Rush (Robert Gillespie) is a character that will resonate with many fathers struggling with the idea of their daughters leaving home. When their tenant (living in the ground floor flat of the family home) suddenly dies, Dudley gives in to his two daughter's pleas to move in (and escape from their father's prying eyes!).
However, Dudley remains suspicious of his wayward daughters and continues to track the young men visiting his daughters downstairs, something we are sure many dads will empathise with!
Unfortunatley, Dudley's spying leads him into trouble. Not only with his wife and daughters, but with his boss as he constantly misses his deadlines!
by Hannah Page
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Q: Error invalid conversion from 'int*' to 'int' -fpermissive The below is the code, but I dont know how to debuy it. Can someone help me?
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#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

class CSample
{

    int *x;
    int N;

public:

    //dafualt constructor
    CSample(): x(NULL)
    {}
    void AllocateX(int N)
    {
        this->N = N;
        x = new int[this->N];
    }
    int GetX()
    {
        return x;
    }
    ~CSample()
    {
        delete []x;
    }
};

int main()
{
    CSample ob1; //Default constructor is called.
    ob1.AllocateX(10);

    //problem with this line
    CSample ob2 = ob1; //default copy constructor called.

    CSample ob3; //Default constructor called.

    //problem with this line
    ob3 = ob1; //default overloaded = operator function called.
}

A: This method has the wrong signature
int GetX()
{
    return x;
}

it should be
int* GetX()
{
    return x;
}

As far as your assignment, you'd need a copy assignment operator to say ob3 = ob1 which would look like
CSample& operator=(CSample& other)
{
    N = other.N;
    x = new int[N];
    std::copy(other.x, other.x + other.N, x);
    return *this;
}


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Aug. 19, 2008, Bend, OR—Epic Aircraft is reporting record year- to-date sales activity for 2008, despite a sluggish U.S. economy.
Aug. 19, 2008, Bend, OR—Epic Aircraft is reporting record year- to-date sales activity for 2008, despite a sluggish U.S. economy. The company says their Oregon-based customer build center is at capacity with 22 customer aircraft currently in production, and more than 50 airplanes on the waiting list.
Schrameck has been asked to join an industry panel presentation at the upcoming National Business Aircraft Association convention scheduled for October 6-8, 2008 in Orlando, FL. Epic Aircraft has also committed to displaying its Epic LT and the Victory jet for the more than 35,000 attendees from around the world who attend the NBAA event. Schrameck added that his company will release significant new product information at a press conference during the same show.
Epic will also have a strong presence at the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Expo the following month, November 6-8 in San Jose, CA. "AOPA Expo is the venue for active pilots and that's great for us. We make the kind of airplanes that pilots have always dreamed of flying!" Epic will display the LT and Victory jet.
The Epic LT is a pressurized, all composite 1200 horsepower turboprop that made its debut at AirVenture in Oshkosh, WI in 2004. The single-engine six-seater cruises at 340 KTAS, and will ultimately be certified as the Epic Dynasty.
The Victory jet is a 320 KTAS single-engine VLJ which made its public debut at Oshkosh in 2007. The 4-5 seat jet was nominated for the Collier Award the same year.
For more information on the growing family of Epic Aircraft, visit the company's website, at www.EpicAircraft.com, or call 1-888-FLY-EPIC.


The latest release of Oracle (12.2) includes support for Property Graph, previously available only as part of the Big Data Spatial and Graph tool. Unlike the latter, in which data is held in a NoSQL store (Oracle NoSQL, or Apache HBase), it is now possible to use the Oracle Database itself for holding graph definitions and analysing them.
Here we'll see this in action, using the same dataset as I've previously used - the "Panama Papers".
My starting point is the Oracle Developer Day VM, which at under 8GB is a tenth of the size of the beast that is the BigDataLite VM. BDL is great for exploring the vast Big Data ecosystem, both within and external to the Oracle world. However the Developer Day VM serves our needs perfectly here, having been recently updated for the 12.2 release of Oracle. You can also use DB 12.2 in Oracle Cloud, as well as the Docker image.
The steps below are based on Zhe Wu's blog "Graph Database Says Hello from the Cloud (Part III)", modified slightly for the differing SIDs etc on Developer Day VM.
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Now you need to do a bit of work to update the database to hold larger string sizes, following the following steps.
First off, let's create the Property Graph object in Oracle itself. Under the covers, this will set up the necessary database objects that will store the data.
Now let's load the data. I'm using the Oracle Flat File format here, having converted it from the original CSV format using R. For more details of why and how, see my article here.
At the moment Property Graph in the Oracle DB doesn't support PGQL - but I'd expect to see it in the future.
As well as working with the Property Graph in SQL and Gremlin, we can use the Python API. This is shipped with Oracle 12.2. I'd strongly recommend using it through a Notebook, and this provides an excellent environment in which to prototype code and explore the results. Here I'll use Jupyter, but Apache Zeppelin is also very good.
Launch Jupyter, telling it to listen on any NIC (not just localhost). If you installed anaconda in a different path from the default you'll need to amend the /home/oracle/ bit of the path.
If you're using the VM headless you'll now want to fire up your own web browser and go to http://<ip>:8888 use the token given in the startup log of Jupyter to login.
Either way, you should now have a functioning Jupyter notebook environment.
Now you can use the Python interface to property graph (pyopg) from within Jupyter, as seen below. I've put the notebook on gist.github.com meaning that you can download it from there and run it yourself in Jupyter.


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Rollin' with Wheelock
Me with the new RTR Tour Director, and all-round great lady, Renee Wheelock.
Grand Tours have begun, one-week tours and the Spring Classics have come and gone. For mere mortals, like me, the cycling season has just begun. Without a doubt, the biggest of the multi-day rides in Colorado is Ride the Rockies. I had the pleasure of speaking with the tour's new director last week.
Renee Wheelock was the Ride the Rockies tour intern when I first met her in Gunnison, the start of the 2012 RTR. In the intervening years, Renee has climbed to the position of Tour Director.
"It's pretty exciting," she said about her promotion. "It's a unique perspective that allows me to provide some leadership."
Wheelock started in March of 2012 with RTR as an intern, helping out where ever she was needed. It was just a single season before she moved into the role of Community Relations Manager, and three more before landing on the big saddle. But change is nothing new for Wheelock.
"I'm from all over," she says."I was born in California, lived in Tucson, moved to Australia for a while and went to college in North Carolina."
After earning a degree in Elementary Education, Wheelock took a bike trip across the country when she first discovered Colorado. After finding energy bars in the convenient stores, she decided Coloradans enjoyed the lifestyle she wanted. But spearheading Colorado's premier tour is not all sunscreen and wind through your helmet.
"We are already gathering ideas (for the 2018 RTR). Usually, we start up again between August and October, talking with the communities, taking trips to meet with them. In December we start working out the details of the route, organize the Route Announcement Party (which happens in early February). As a team, we all have different projects, but it's all a small team."
She adds, "I think it surprises people when I tell them there are only three people working full-time. This is a full-time job and it takes all year to put an event like this together."
Wheelock pointed out that her degree has been helpful in running RTR.
"When you look at teaching, it's planning and adjusting on the fly. Teachers also tend to be pretty detail oriented," she says. "When I was teaching abroad, I also discovered my passion for the outdoors and fitness."
Adjusting on the fly has been a hallmark of Wheelock's time with RTR. In 2012, the route was detoured on the last day to avoid smoke from wildfires around Horsetooth Reservoir, west of Fort Collins. In 2013, the route detoured again, creating the longest RTR route in its history. This time, the Royal Gorge park was in flames. Then, in 2014, the first day saw snow on Berthoud Pass, a closure by the State Patrol, and a huge sag with help from the Winter Park ski busses.
"We always have contingency plans," Wheelock points out. "The beauty of the event, with such long-term partners, makes it special and rewarding when we see all hands on deck to make it work."
Wheelock plans no major changes with RTR this season, though, one new thing will be a mobile app, which should promote even more of a community spirit within the tour. Wheelock acknowledges that at 32 years in, it's getting hard to create new routes. In fact, riders have seen much of this year's route before, but not all at once.
The 2017 route visits many of the towns and cities that Wheelock saw in her first year. Alamos, Pagosa Springs, Durango, Gunnison and Salida were all on the route in 2012 and 2017, though not in the same order or direction. Riders will travel over the east ascent of Wolf Creek Pass, this time. Riders can enjoy a short ride through the Southern Ute Reservation on the third day, then head north from Durango on Day Four over the picturesque Million Dollar Highway through Silverton and Ouray toward Ridgeway. The next day, riders head a short way into Montrose, with an optional "Challenge Loop."
"Each day gets better and better," says Wheelock. "Some riders might take the day in Durango off, but (the route through the Ute reservation) is beautiful."
Wheelock continues, "The day into Montrose is quick and downhill, and the challenge loop, there's not much traffic. The towns have all really come together."
The last day between Gunnison and Salida includes the ascent of Monarch Pass.
"You never know how you will feel from one day to the next," says the director. "Monarch is a slow, steady climb. Climbers might feel dog-tired, or they might feel really strong after six days of riding."
One way or another, riders will likely enjoy the first Ride the Rockies under Wheelock. Her passion and that of her staff and army of volunteers, should create yet another beautiful tour, and years-worth of memories and stories. Hopefully, we will have Renee to thank for years to come.
Have fun, be safe. I'm going trainer . . . for Ride the Rockies.
May 24, 2017 | Categories: Cycling photography/photography while cycling | Tags: bicycling in Colorado, freedom of bicycling, Ride the Rockie, road cycling, summer | Leave a comment


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3RD DISTRICT: Amy Soyez
Love of the county bolstered by conversations and research led Amy Soyez, 37, Marion, to run for commission to be a "voice for the people, advocating for their concerns, ideas, and solutions.
"There are changes that can be made and growth opportunities to better the county," she said. "I have had many conversations with neighboring counties and there are things they are doing to be successful that we can do in Marion County."
Soyez has a degree in integrated communications and business marketing from Wichita State. She and her husband, Jeff, have cattle, horses, and working dogs, and she also works for a pharmaceutical company selling products for companion animals.
While Soyez doesn't have government experience, she said that "some of the current commissioners have been in those positions for a long time and we need a change."
Soyez said budget and inventory practices would be priorities. A businesslike approach could mean selling vehicles that aren't being utilized, and she would ask constituents for their suggestions.
If commissioners decided to hire a county administrator, Soyez said she would agree to it if they had at least a one-year contract and had "experience in writing grants and finding appropriate grants for every aspect of our county."
Employee pay raises should be linked to evaluations in a pay-for-performance system that encourages retention for growth, Soyez said.
"Your evaluation is a reflection on your bonus and merit increase," she said.
County support is essential to attract new businesses. "We need to ask people for ideas and support those ideas," Soyez said.
Soyez advocates cross-training emergency personnel as a possible solution for volunteer shortages, as would consider raising on-call pay for EMTs.
"Think of the county in quadrants; have every EMT cross-trained in fire as well," she said.
Soyez would prioritize highly traveled gravel roads for repairs first, then work down.
"Fix them instead of rocking over pot holes," she said. "We know that based on the last four years of repairing the roads the 'Band-Aid' effect isn't working."
Soyez suggested providing training in "best practices" to ensure road and bridge personnel have knowledge and skills to improve roads.
Increased jail staffing and filling the jail with out-of-county inmates to produce revenue would be items Soyez would consider putting to voters .
Soyez said she has time, not to just fulfill the job requirements, but to do more.
"I also would like to start incorporating the county townships to get more involved, we could have meetings and have suggestion boxes set up for people to write in concerns and help me come up with great solutions," she said.
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Herman Armour Webster original etching "La place de l'hopital a Strasbourg"
Medium: original etching. Published in Paris in 1920 for Gazette des Beaux-Arts. This is a fine impression on laid paper. Plate size: 6 1/2 x 5 7/8 inches (165 x 149 mm). Signed by Herman Armour Webster in the plate (not by hand).


New court documents for the City National Bank lawsuit uncover that the former 'Beverly Hills, 90210' star may be facing arrest and punishment if she backs out of the examination hearing.
AceShowbiz - Tori Spelling and her husband, Dean McDermott, have been served legal papers in their ongoing spat with City National Bank bosses.
Both Tori and Dean were officially ordered to appear in court for an examination of their finances at their Woodland Hills home within two days of each other earlier this month, according to The Blast.
City National Bank officials are keen to conduct the investigation into the pair's cash reserves after suing the couple in 2016 over a $205,000 (£154,000) debt they refused to pay.
Actress Spelling blew off that lawsuit and was hit with a default judgment of over $219,000 (£164,000), according to the outlet.
The examination will determine how City Bank bosses can collect their money.
According to the new documents, if Tori blows off the hearing, she may be subject to arrest and punishment for contempt of court.
The news of the latest legal spat comes just hours after Tori was named among the cast of a planned "Beverly Hills, 90210" reboot alongside former co-stars and friends like Jason Priestley and Jennie Garth.