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MAMA OF THE MONTH: KYLLA LANIER
Earlier this year, co-founder, Erika Wright, attended a community event hosted by the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics where she learned about a fantastic organization called Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT) based out of Colorado. Erika met up with TAT's co-founder, Kylla Lanier, over breakfast and knew immediately that she's our kind of people. We are so excited to introduce Kylla Lanier, the September Mama of the Month, to the Somebody's Mama community.
Kylla with her family
Truckers Against Trafficking is a 501(c)3 that exists to educate, equip, empower, and mobilize members of the trucking and travel plaza industry to combat domestic sex trafficking. Aside from managing the administration of the non-profit, Kylla spends her time building a coalition between law enforcement, anti-trafficking groups, and members of the trucking industry, as well as speaking nationwide to educate people on preventing and combatting sex trafficking with the help of truckers. You can see what they do and how they do it in this short video:
Before Kylla started TAT, she chronicled her time working with gangs in El Salvador in the mid-90s in a book called My Life Crazy. She also taught US History to sophomores in Broken Arrow, OK and was named District Teacher of the Year in 2011. We asked Kylla to tell us a little bit about how TAT began and why she feels drawn to fighting against human trafficking. From Kylla:
"In 2007, my mom sent me and my sisters the book, Not for Sale by David Batstone and told us to read it. And, you don't know my mom, but when she tells you to do something, you do it. So we all read the book, and we were horrified. I don't think any of us knew that slavery still existed, and that book gave us a really solid overview of what was happening globally and domestically, and we knew we had to respond. We had a conference call: my mom, three other sisters and a family friend and launched our first non-profit, Chapter 61 Ministries. Our goal was simple and easy--to end human exploitation worldwide. 😀 "
Quickly, Kylla and her mother began work on building a coalition in OK while one of her sisters and a neighbor organized a human trafficking awareness conference in CO, including prominent anti-trafficking organizations like Polaris, IJM, Love146, and Transitions Global. At the conference, Kylla attended a session with a speaker who talked about training gas station attendants about the signs of trafficking. Kylla's mother had read the FBI's Innocence Lost reports about girls as young as 13 being rescued from truck stops where they had been prostituted. Kylla's grandparents had owned a motel for many years with truckers as clientele. They knew that most truckers are good, solid people who would be ready to act if they knew something like this was happening. All of this combined to form the basis for TAT's vision. TAT launched as an initiative of Chapter 61 in March 2009, and then in 2011, TAT became its own 501(c)3.
Kylla with her mom and sisters
We asked Kylla to share about the lessons she has learned from her own mother and from motherhood. She had this to say:
"I've learned tenaciousness, determination, toughness, drive, and a strong work ethic from her. She raised four young daughters on her own after my dad died, ran a farm, fought and defeated breast cancer, excelled professionally, pushed all of us to be excellent in everything we did, and never seemed to take a break. She gives of herself to things she believes in passionately, and I learned to do that as well.
Motherhood has taught me that the world doesn't revolve around me. It has taught me to see, in an even more real way, that everyone's child is precious and beautiful and worth the effort to make this world safer and better. It has taught me to be more patient and to show grace. It has also taught me humility and helped me reflect on areas of my life that were ugly or raw. I was motivated to change those things to be a better role model and parent to my kids. Motherhood has taught me that I have a lot to learn, a lot to do, and a lot to give. It is the best job in the world."
Kylla handing out wallet cards at the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas
When we asked Kylla what the challenges and joys of working for TAT, this is what she had to say:
"It is a challenge to keep repeating the message again and again, but I have to remind myself that everyone is coming to the issue of human trafficking and TAT as an organization at different times, so some need the beginner information while others need more hard hitting, in-depth material. It is that challenge of educating/motivating/challenging our audience with what we are presenting through our social media and website platforms as well as in our presentations while always maintaining our focus.
The joys are endless. I love talking with and learning from survivor leaders from around the country and world. I love making a difference in the world. I love speaking to people around the country about human trafficking, but also about what the trucking industry is doing to combat it. I love trucking shows. That's right, I love them! I love working with my family members and the rest of our incredible team. I love going to work and being passionate about it. I love the creativity side of it. I get to dream it and then do it. It is pretty amazing. So the joys far outweigh the challenges."
We are so honored to know Kylla and to see the work she and her team are doing at TAT. We love that the organization began as a labor of love among family and friends and birthed out of common sense and experience. Thanks, Kylla, for allowing us to feature you and your amazing organization!
If you live in or around the Oklahoma City area, stand by for more information on an upcoming Love Club where Kylla will be speaking about the work she does domestically while we raise money for our current project combatting sex trafficking in Kolkata, India.
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If you have a fancy for the sea and fishing you may wish to watch this video to learn how to cast a fishing net. 1. Grab the main line of the nylon fishing net and put it on your wrist. 2. Wrap the excess line around your hand, until you reach the net. At this point grab the crown of the net and pull it up. 3. While doing so check the net for any tangles. 4. Pull up the net part by part and then use your other hand to grab the bottom part of the net. At this point throw the net over your shoulder by snatching it from the bottom sections. Then grasp it in your other hand and rock it back and forth until you throw it into the sea. 5. If you do this correctly the net should spread and cover a large area in the sea, ensuring a better and bigger catch of fish. Pull the net back towards you after some time by pulling at the rope and bringing it to land while shaking the water away from it. 6. Spread the net smoothly on the ground and check out that there are no tangles.


In Jackson Hole, the home of our new showroom for our new business, (future blog), before having dinner and fun with the Bar J Wranglers. For those of you who don't know of them, shame on you!
Gotta love it when Grandma decides to water the lawn. Who needs a swimsuit!
Apparently these are Guido's accomplices.


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A Clockwork Orange - Anthony Burgess (Used)
A vicious fifteen-year-old "droog" is the central character of this 1963 classic, whose stark terror was captured in Stanley Kubrick's magnificent film of the same title.
In Anthony Burgess's nightmare vision of the future, where criminals take over after dark, the story is told by the central character, Alex, who talks in a brutal invented slang that brilliantly renders his and his friends' social pathology. A Clockwork Orange is a frightening fable about good and evil, and the meaning of human freedom. When the state undertakes to reform Alex—to "redeem" him—the novel asks, "At what cost?"
This edition includes the controversial last chapter not published in the first edition and Burgess's introduction "A Clockwork Orange Resucked".
This is a used copy in good condition with some minor general wear to page edges and the front and back cover.
By Anthony Burgess. Paperback, 192 pages. Published by W. W. Norton & Company, 1989.

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A beret is, well, it's a beret. They're useful for a variety of fashion and theatrical situations, and more modern periods of historical re-enactment. This is one method for making them, though certainly not the only one.


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Q: Sort MapReduce WordCount output by value I am currently writing a Hadoop program that outputs the top 100 most tweeted hastags given a data set of tweets. I was able to output all the hashtags with the WordCount program. So the output looks like this, ignore the quotation marks:
"#USA 2"

"#Holy 5"

"#SOS 3"

"#Love 66"

However, I ran into trouble when I attempt to sort them by their word frequencies (the value) with the code from here.
I noticed that the key are integers instead of strings for the program input provided in the link above. I try changing a few parameters in the code to fit my usage but it didn't work out so well, as I don't understand them so well. Please help me!

A: You need a second mapReduce job, Where the input is the output of your first job.
I have tweaked the code to make it work as per your wish.
For Input
#USA 2

#Holy 5

#SOS 3

#Love 66

The output should be
66 #Love

5 #Holy

3 #SOS

2 #USA

I have assumed that tab is delimited between hashtag and count. If it is something else, please change that. The code is not tested, please let me know if it works.
package com.my.cert.example;

import java.nio.ByteBuffer;

import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
import org.apache.hadoop.fs.Path;
import org.apache.hadoop.io.IntWritable;
import org.apache.hadoop.io.IntWritable.Comparator;
import org.apache.hadoop.io.LongWritable;
import org.apache.hadoop.io.Text;
import org.apache.hadoop.io.WritableComparator;
import org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.Job;
import org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.Mapper;
import org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.Reducer;
import org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.lib.input.FileInputFormat;
import org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.lib.input.TextInputFormat;
import org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.lib.output.FileOutputFormat;
import org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.lib.output.TextOutputFormat;

public class ValueSortExp {
 public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {

  Path inputPath = new Path("C:\\hadoop\\test\\test.txt");
  Path outputDir = new Path("C:\\hadoop\\test\\test1");

  // Path inputPath = new Path(args[0]);
  // Path outputDir = new Path(args[1]);

  // Create configuration
  Configuration conf = new Configuration(true);

  // Create job
  Job job = new Job(conf, "Test HIVE commond");
  job.setJarByClass(ValueSortExp.class);

  // Setup MapReduce
  job.setMapperClass(ValueSortExp.MapTask.class);
  job.setReducerClass(ValueSortExp.ReduceTask.class);
  job.setNumReduceTasks(1);

  // Specify key / value
  job.setMapOutputKeyClass(IntWritable.class);
  job.setMapOutputValueClass(Text.class);
  job.setOutputKeyClass(IntWritable.class);
  job.setOutputValueClass(Text.class);
  job.setSortComparatorClass(IntComparator.class);
  // Input
  FileInputFormat.addInputPath(job, inputPath);
  job.setInputFormatClass(TextInputFormat.class);

  // Output
  FileOutputFormat.setOutputPath(job, outputDir);
  job.setOutputFormatClass(TextOutputFormat.class);

  /*
   * // Delete output if exists FileSystem hdfs = FileSystem.get(conf); if
   * (hdfs.exists(outputDir)) hdfs.delete(outputDir, true);
   *
   * // Execute job int code = job.waitForCompletion(true) ? 0 : 1;
   * System.exit(code);
   */

  // Execute job
  int code = job.waitForCompletion(true) ? 0 : 1;
  System.exit(code);

 }

 public static class IntComparator extends WritableComparator {

     public IntComparator() {
         super(IntWritable.class);
     }

     @Override
     public int compare(byte[] b1, int s1, int l1,
             byte[] b2, int s2, int l2) {

         Integer v1 = ByteBuffer.wrap(b1, s1, l1).getInt();
         Integer v2 = ByteBuffer.wrap(b2, s2, l2).getInt();

         return v1.compareTo(v2) * (-1);
     }
 }

 public static class MapTask extends
   Mapper<LongWritable, Text, IntWritable, IntWritable> {
  public void map(LongWritable key, Text value, Context context)
    throws java.io.IOException, InterruptedException {
   String line = value.toString();
   String[] tokens = line.split("\t"); // This is the delimiter between Key and Value
   int valuePart = Integer.parseInt(tokens[1]);
   context.write(new IntWritable(valuePart), new Text(tokens[0]));
  }
 }

 public static class ReduceTask extends
   Reducer<IntWritable, Text, Text, IntWritable> {
  public void reduce(IntWritable key, Iterable<Text> list, Context context)
    throws java.io.IOException, InterruptedException {

   for (Text value : list) {

    context.write(value,key);

   }

  }
 }

}

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Are you interested in owning a piece of a Broadway show?
We're not talking about investing; we mean a real piece of a Broadway show. If so, go to www.broadwaydesignexchange.com where a treasure trove awaits. You can purchase Christine Jones's set model for American Idiot or a set sketch by Raoul Pene Du Bois for the Ethel Merman vehicle Call Me Madam. Maybe you'd like to own Zack Brown's costume sketch for Al Pacino, as Herod, in Salome, or a drawing by Alvin Colt for one of Liza Minnelli's television specials. Much, much more is available, including sheet music from The Ziegfeld Follies of 1922 and its 1923 successor; a topiary depicting a bird from the Pulitzer Prize–winning Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo; a framed original painting by Boris Aronson, the genius who designed sets for the original productions of Company, Follies, and Pacific Overtures; and a limited-edition print of an original sketch by actor-playwright Charles Busch.
"It's an idea I've had for years in one form or another," Louizos says. "So many designers create so much stuff in the process of working on a show, but a lot of it ends up not making it on stage and we're reluctant to throw it away. And not every museum will want every designer's work." This way, she adds, designers can find good homes for their past work and make a little money in the process.
Louizos also feels strongly that there is an untapped market for these items. "I know that many people appreciate this stuff and, until now, they haven't had access to it. It's the perfect marriage of people in the audience and people backstage. And, hopefully, it will also create a greater awareness of what it takes to put on a show." Buyers include "people who were involved in a particular show or those who loved a show and want a piece of it. Or perhaps a friend loves a certain show; this would make a very special gift." Given the intense interest of some show fans, is there evidence of repeat business? "There are definitely those people," she confirms.
Recently sold items on the website include Paloma Young's costume sketches from Peter and the Starcatcher and a prototype for Princeton, one of the lead puppet characters in Avenue Q. The Broadway Design Exchange also takes customer requests. Currently, Louizos has fans looking for Carol Channing and Neil Simon memorabilia, as well as any items from the musicals Seesaw and Stop the World, I Want to Get Off.
In a way, Broadway Design Exchange is Louizos's way of giving back. To be a working Broadway designer, she says, "you're in such a small club that you feel so special." Now she can share that excitement with a much wider audience.
Watercolor and gouache costume sketch for Thoroughly Modern Millie by Robert Perdziola.
1/4″ Off-Broadway model of In the Heights by Anna Louizos.


Senator Stephen Conroy has announced his resignation from parliament in a speech tabled last night that named the NBN has his 'greatest contribution'.
The Australian Federal Police will conduct a raid of offices at Parliament House today as part of an investigation into leaked NBN Co documents, senior Labor shadow minister Stephen Conroy has revealed.
Senator Stephen Conroy demanded an on air apology from Senator Mitch Fifield last night for the AFP's raids on his office. The AFP searched Conroy's office in May in search of the source of a number of internal NBN documents that have been released by Labor.
Shadow Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said confidence in the independence of the police had been undermined following a raid last night on the Melbourne office of Labor Senator Stephen Conroy.
Australian Federal Police have raided two addresses in Melbourne as part of an investigation into NBN leaks.
Telstra has acknowledged wider telecommunications industry concerns about the need for greater equivalence and transparency in its submission to the National Broadband Network: Regulatory Reform for 21st Century Broadband discussion paper.


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F1 | Schumacher could replace Grosjean in Abu Dhabi
Mick Schumacher could make his Formula 1 debut earlier than expected
Haas on Wednesday finally announced the highly-anticipated news about Michael Schumacher's 21-year-old son being signed up for 2021 and beyond.
The team promptly released images of Schumacher having a seat fitted in Haas' 2020 car, ahead of his planned Friday practice outing next week in Abu Dhabi.
But rumours immediately emerged that the young German might in fact substitute for the injured Romain Grosjean in the 2021 season finale.
Schumacher plays it down.
"The practice session in Abu Dhabi was decided long before Romain had his accident," he is quoted by L'Equipe.
However, he said he would be ready to race.
"Whatever the car, I just want to race. I would have the three practice sessions, but it would still be a challenge," said Schumacher.
Grosjean, however, left hospital on Wednesday and is determined to race in Abu Dhabi for what will almost certainly be his last ever grand prix.
"If the doctors tell me it's not possible, then it's not possible," he told French media. "But I told (partner) Marion that I must try. I must be selfish and try to do it."
The Frenchman, who is being replaced by Pietro Fittipaldi in Bahrain this weekend, says he has a "little sprain" in his ankle.
"The left hand is quite damaged while the right is better, then there is the left ankle and the left knee is swollen too, but that's not a big concern," he said.
"The pain is very bearable – I'm on painkillers. Now the priority is to take care of my hands to try to be on the grid in Abu Dhabi, but also because I have 50 or 55 years left on the planet, thank God," Grosjean, 34, smiled.
Ultimi di English
F1 | Red Bull may have chosen Vettel over Perez
F1 | Bottas won't take Rosberg's approach to beat Hamilton
F1 | Hamilton contract drama 'all for show' – Ecclestone
F1 | Scheduled China GP race date 'highly unlikely'
F1 | Verstappen predicts big Mick Schumacher 'hype'
F1 | Ferrari academy drivers 'all had money' – Villeneuve
F1 | 'No reason to question' Bottas performance
F1 | 'No doubts' about Ferrari move – Sainz
F1 | Covid era changed little for Raikkonen
Alonso can win third F1 title – de la Rosa


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Academic Support for Athletics
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Our mission in the Office of Academic Support for Athletics is to provide supplemental academic support for all varsity student-athletes at Villanova University in a manner that addresses their unique academic needs.
Each student-athlete receives primary academic advising from the assigned faculty advisor in his or her home college. Academic progress will be monitored constantly to ensure that NCAA and University rules and regulations are met and progress is being made towards graduation. The Office of Academic Support for Atheltics reports to the Office of the Provost and acts as a liaison between the campus community and the Department of Athletics.
The Tutorial Assistance Program and the Mentoring Program are services provided by the Office of Academic Support for Athletics to promote the academic success of all student-athletes.
Student-Athlete of the Month Presented by Rothman Institute
Congratulations to all of the 2018-2019 Student-Athletes of the Month!
September: Lydia Sydnor, Field Hockey
October: Casey Comber, Men's Cross Country
January:
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Villanova University provides students with a range of campus resources to ensure an outstanding educational environment.
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"Deeply concerned" – Raab protests against EU headscarf campaign
Women's and Integration Minister Susanne Raab (ÖVP) has expressed sharp criticism of a campaign by the Council of Europe for the acceptance of the Islamic headscarf. "I am deeply concerned and shocked by the content of this campaign," said the English-language letter that Raab's ministry published on Friday.
"Wearing a headscarf at a young age leads to sexualization and stigmatization, reduces girls to their gender and harms their integration into European host societies. Encouraging girls to wear a headscarf does not correspond to the idea of emancipation and empowerment for women, "the letter continues.
Raab further points out that the cooperation partners of the Council of Europe in the campaign – the Forum of European Muslim Youth and Student Organizations (FEMSYO) and the European Forum of Muslim Women (EFOMW) – are influenced by the ideology of the Muslim Brotherhood.
"Influence migrants for their goals"
"Organizations like the Muslim Brotherhood try to influence associations and / or migrants in Europe for their own ends. They work with a strict 'us versus them' dichotomy, which hinders the successful integration of migrants and drives a wedge into our societies, "said the minister.
"Freedom lies in the hijab"
On Wednesday, after protests, particularly from France, the Council of Europe temporarily suspended a campaign in which the wearing of the Islamic headscarf appears in a positive light. The campaign video showed young women, once unveiled, once veiled, with the slogan: "Beauty lies in diversity, just as freedom lies in the hijab (Islamic headscarf, note)."
According to the Council of Europe, the project aims to promote diversity and integration and combat hatred and agitation. The French youth state secretary Sarah El Hairy was "shocked": She sees it as an encouragement to wear a headscarf as part of identity politics, which is directed against the republican values of France, as she said.
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Shawnee Mission Post's State of the Site 2020: Subscription success leads to growing staff, coming site improvements
Jay Senter - January 14, 2020 11:55 am
The Shawnee Mission Post helped moderate a forum on legislative issues put on by the city of Prairie Village last week. In 2020, we plan to hold more in person events focused on community issues.
Folks: It's hard to believe, but June will mark a full decade in operation for this plucky little community news site we call the Shawnee Mission Post. And as we head in to this milestone year, we wanted to give our readers an update on some of the highlights from the past 12 months, and a preview of what you can expect from us in 2020.
Prepare yourself…for our 2020 State of the Site post.
Subscription revenue growth has allowed expanded coverage, more reporters
SM North and KU graduate Juliana Garcia joined our reporting staff full time this month. Growth in subscriptions has allowed us to expand our reporting resources. We plan to add additional staff in 2020.
The biggest development for the health and sustainability of the organization was the continued growth in subscribers. We started 2019 with a little more than 2,000 subscribers. As of Dec. 31, we had 2,758 on the rolls. With that growth, subscriptions accounted for 53% of our total revenue in 2019, marking the first time in site history reader revenue surpassed advertising. In recent months Harvard's Nieman Lab and NPR's Morning Edition have featured our business model in part because the growth in subscription revenue has allowed us to add reporting resources — most recently Juliana Garcia, who started with us full time on Jan. 1.
Garcia is a northeast Johnson County native who graduated from SM North before heading to Lawrence to study journalism at KU. She was an intern at the Kansas City Business Journal before joining us at the Post, where she is covering northeast Johnson County city government, business and school news. If you've got a tip or story idea related to Merriam, Mission, Roeland Park, Fairway, Westwood, Westwood Hills or Mission Woods, hit her up at [email protected].
With the continued growth in subscribers, we're planning to hire additional staff later this year to provide even fuller coverage of Johnson County. Stay tuned for job announcements in the coming months.
Growth in traffic leads to reduction in ads, shift in design
Traffic growth saw us hit 1,000,000 users for the first time in site history in 2019.
We continued to see healthy growth in traffic and expanded reach in the Shawnee Mission area in 2019. In fact, we recorded more than 1 million users for the first time in site history, and set new records for total sessions and page views.
With the expanded reach, we were able to reconfigure our advertising packages on the site for 2020. We've reduced the number of display ads that appear on a given page by more than 50 percent, and are instead featuring a handful of advertisers who have more prominent placement across the site.
In February, we'll be relaunching the site with an updated design. You won't notice a ton of changes, but it should be slightly cleaner and load faster than the present version.
The goal with this shift was two-fold: 1.) to improve reader experience by reducing clutter on the page; 2.) to provide our advertisers with more prominence. (So, if you appreciate the decluttered look, thank the good people at the Taylor Made Team, AdventHealth Shawnee Mission, Lenexa Parks and Rec, Johnson County Park and Recreation District and First National Bank).
The reduction in ad slots has also prompted us to rebuild the site from the ground up, taking advantage of the reduction in assets that have to load on each page. In February, we'll be relaunching the site with a new framework that should improve load times, particularly on mobile devices. Although you won't notice a whole lot of difference on the design front — though there will be some minor changes — we're hoping the rebuilt site delivers a slightly cleaner and faster experience.
Coming change in subscription system will allow social sign-in, better newsletter management
Later this month, we'll be moving our subscription system over to a provider called Pico. One of the primary motivators for the move is the way that Pico recognizes users as they visit the site from different devices, and allows them to log in to their Shawnee Mission Post account using a Google or Facebook ID (though you can still use a Shawnee Mission Post account ID if you prefer not to use the other options). We're hoping this reduces the frustration some users have had with being asked to log in to their account when visiting from a new device or browser. The new system will also make it easier for subscribers to manage which of our email newsletters they receive. Subscribers, you'll be getting more information about the transition in the coming days — but please note that the move won't require any action on your part. (However, since Pico only handles full-dollar transactions, our monthly subscription price will increase $.05 from $5.95 a month to $6 a month. Annual subscriptions will move from $64.95 a year to $65 a year. Sorry).
If you'd like to get a sense of how the new system will look and feel, you can check out the Colorado Sun, which uses it for its membership program.
Looking to strengthen channels for community input, engagement
In 2019, the Shawnee Mission Post hosted more a dozen candidate forums ahead of the local elections. We'll continue that trend in 2020, hosting forums for the statehouse and county commission candidates running in this year's cycle.
You'll hear more about our approach on this front in the coming weeks, but suffice it to say you can expect to see us hosting more in person events, and collaborating with other news outlets and community organizations in 2020. The goal is to strengthen the channels we have in place to get input and feedback from the community — both on topics we should be covering, and on how we're doing our job.
Have thoughts on topics we should be covering more? Site issues you'd like to see tweaked? Unadulterated praise? Spiteful criticism? We want to hear it all. Email us at [email protected].
We'll also be sending out our second annual subscriber satisfaction survey in February to get a sense of how the people who make our work possible perceive the value they're getting from the site.
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Now is the time for you to dive into the PADI Open Water Diver course and begin your world of exploration underwater! Whether you want to dive with colorful fish, whale sharks, or manta rays, as a PADI Open Water Diver you have the freedom to dive with a buddy anywhere in the world! You also may be able to earn college credits by taking this course.
Throughout the course, you'll learn fundamentals of scuba diving, including dive equipment and techniques. You earn this rating by completing five pool dives and knowledge development sessions and by making four open water (ocean or lake) dives. However many students choose to upgrade their dive experience with a dive trip and qualify in Sodwana Bay, KZN.
PADI programs are performance based. You proceed as you demonstrate mastery of the course skills. This allows you to work at a pace that is comfortable for you. Urban Dive Centre has a variety of schedules to meet most individuals' needs. The classes are from two weekends to three weeks with evening session twice a week. We offer private courses for those who want a more personal experience in learning to dive.
Urban Dive Center will provide the scuba equipment for the pool and ocean sessions. There is small extra charge for use of the rental equipment. You are responsible for your mask, snorkel, fins, wet suit boots and gloves. We have a large selection to choose from, and offer many student specials.
*Open Water Crew-Pak and Open Water DVD must be purchased if non-eLearner. Everyone will need a log book.


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Groups release competing ads on Massachusetts transgender ballot question
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Supporters and opponents of Massachusetts' transgender anti-discrimination law have released competing ads in the leadup to the November ballot question that would repeal the law.
The law prohibits discrimination against transgender people in public places and allows a transgender person to use the bathroom or locker room that conforms with their gender identity.
Yes on 3, the coalition that supports upholding the law, released three videos on Friday.
One features a transgender boy and his father. The boy is shown walking his dog, spending time with friends and going into a coffee shop.
"I love my kids, and I'd do anything to protect them," the father says in the ad. "For me, that includes taking care of my transgender son, Ian. I want him to be protected from discrimination in public places, like restaurants."
Two other ads feature Democratic state representative and former Salem police chief Paul Tucker. Tucker says upholding the law will protect public safety. He says laws already exist to prevent assault, and he cites a study showing that there is no evidence that the transgender anti-discrimination law increases crime. "Ensuring dignity and respect for everyone is not a threat to public safety," Tucker says.
Study finds no correlation between transgender laws and bathroom crimes
There is no correlation between laws allowing transgender people to use the restroom of their choice and bathroom-related crime rates, according to a new study conducted in Massachusetts by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law.
One of those ads also features Debra Robbin, executive director of the Massachusetts Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence, saying similarly that the law does not threaten public safety.
Top donors to the ads supporting the transgender law are: Seth Klarman, Freedom for All Americans, Human Rights Campaign, ACLU and Jan and Richard Cohen.
The ads are a response to ads being run by the coalition that opposes the law, which say that the law threatens public safety by letting someone born male into a women's bathroom or locker room.
One ad features a man peeping in a women's locker room.
New ad against transgender law involves peeping man in women's bathroom
The ballot committee seeking to repeal Massachusetts' transgender anti-discrimination law released its first campaign ad, a video featuring a sinister scene involving a man in a women's locker room.
The second ad, released this week, features a mother talking about a boy who came to change in the locker room where her daughter was changing. "Our children deserve the right to privacy," she said.
Top donors to the repeal effort are: Renew Massachusetts Coalition, Ray Ruddy, Tom Breuer, Massachusetts Family Institute and Wally Weld.


If the Western Union had to choose the most popular dish in Asia, most of the people would pick Japanese food after a short while of thinking. Although the neat flavor was a bit weak to be the favorite dish, it was the most suitable as food that everyone liked more than everywhere.
Jo Minjoon basically liked noodles, so obviously liked ramen. Honestly, just looking at the elasticity, udon was more charming. But there weren't many udon stores where they properly melted the flavor of the stock to the noodles.
Actually, it was an unavoidable part. The noodles of udon were much thicker compared to ramen, and it was difficult to make the stock sip in the noodles if you weren't skilled. Of course, if you cooked it for long it was unavoidable for the stock to sip in it, but the elasticity would suffer. Although the story would change a little based on the ratio of the ingredients with the dough and fermentation time, but even if that was the case it could only be weaker than ramen.
That's why he liked ramen more than udon. It was important to be simple, but what he liked the most was that several flavors of ingredients fitted in like a puzzle, and the result was the simplicity of it. He thought that when ingredients, such as stock and fragrant grasses, char siu and green bean sprouts, green onions, etc. met together with noodles, there was nothing that could follow that.
But even while liking ramen that much, what was in Jo Minjoon's head right now was sushi. Precisely speaking, dishes related to fish. The reason was simple.
This earthquake, which was called the 3.11 Great East Japan Earthquake, hadn't passed for more than half a year. After that, several ingredients that came from Japan that was exposed to radioactivity could only make you doubt about the ingredients. After some years, the Japanese government said that it didn't affect your body at all, but honestly speaking it was difficult to believe those words.
The last opportunity to eat the founding sushi in the freshest state. After a bit of time passed, even if you had money and power, you wouldn't be able to have this meal if not for now.
Saliva gathered in his mouth. Grilled Atka mackerel, hard-boiled codfish in soy sauce, sushi, etc. It also comforted him that he would be able to eat food with proper white rice in a while. After Grand Chef ended, he stayed in Korea for a while, but after that, he hadn't been able to eat a proper meal that had white rice and side dishes.
Morning. Anderson looked at him while leaving Tokyo Airport as if it was amazing. Jo Minjoon smiled and said.
While leaving Tokyo Airport, Anderson looked at him as if it was amazing.
Jo Minjoon answered with a bitter voice. He felt regret that there was nothing he could do even while knowing that the great earthquake was going to happen. But even so, if he said 'In March of next year, a great earthquake is going to occur, so evacuate.' how many crazy people would take his words for granted?
He didn't return to the past to become a hero or an oracle. Although it hurt his heart, it was now time to focus on cooking and the broadcast. Jo Minjoon turned to look at Martin and asked.
At Martin's words, Jo Minjoon glanced at his surroundings. Looking at the road filled with cars, perhaps because it was working time, he couldn't agree to Martin's words. Martin continued saying with a calm face.
Right after Martin finished speaking, Jo Minjoon's head and Anderson's head turned. It was Rachel. Next, to her, Jeremy grumbled with a depressed face.
Emily smiled brightly and crossed arms with Jeremy. Sera looked at that Emily and smirked.
Alan was about to reply instinctively but then glared at her. Sera shrugged her shoulders and turned to look at Jo Minjoon and Anderson. She extended her arms and said with a playful voice.
Rachel looked at Anderson and Jo Minjoon with a careful face. But she didn't think for long. She looked at Anderson with a sorry look.
Anderson looked a bit sad, but he didn't say unnecessary remarks and nodded immediately. Rebelling against Rachel's words was something unimaginable for him. Sera crossed her arms and raised the corner of her mouth.
As Anderson's and Emily's team disappeared, naturally only Jo Minjoon and Rachel and the cameramen in charge of them along with some staff remained. Jo Minjoon looked at Rachel and asked.
At Rachel's smile that was like she knew everything, Jo Minjoon put on an embarrassed smile and nodded.
Listening to it like that, it seemed acceptable. But he couldn't think that the method of grasping the rice and slicing the fish is an amazing variable to change the cooking score.
It seemed like those thoughts showed up on his face. Rachel looked at Jo Minjoon with soft eyes and then slightly pinched his cheeks. Jo Minjoon didn't evade her hand. Rachel seemed like her real grandmother but also aside of that, he felt flustered by whatever Rachel did. Just like his role model and friend Kaya became his comrade, Rachel was a person that was enough for his admiration that lost direction to go to head towards to.
The place they headed to was a residential street a bit away from the main streets. There were some restaurants that entered your eyes among the streets, and Martin opened his mouth quite some times and told them about old restaurants. There were places that were standing for 50 years and some that boasted its history of 100 years.
While looking that, Jo Minjoon couldn't hide his envy. Because it was difficult to find a 100-year-old restaurant in Korea. After the war of 6.25, several restaurants cut off their history, but there were also many cases of restaurants that closed their doors because there was no one to follow its legacy. Jo Minjoon opened his mouth.
Rachel spoke like that and looked at Jo Minjoon with a very meaningful face. As the weight in that eyes was too heavy, Jo Minjoon unconsciously ended up turning his eyes away. Rachel laughed softly and asked.
It was a really blunt answer. Rachel looked at Jo Minjoon with harsh eyes as if reproving him for his lack of confidence. Jo Minjoon spoke carefully.
Rachel laughed freshly and said. And Jo Minjoon stopped his steps. Even while speaking, he was looking at the small signs placed in the restaurants. Even if he didn't go in, he could see the cooking score of the dishes.
In the cases of sushi stores, even if they were good most of them were at a limit of 6. It wasn't because they lacked the ability, but because the sushi was basically a simple dish. Then, the guide whispered something in Martin's ear. Martin soon pointed at the store and said.
At those words, Jo Minjoon turned his head and then put on a strange expression. Looking at the walls built with windowpanes, and the overall composition it was hard to see that it was 170 years old.
Jo Minjoon let out a moan. It didn't matter how the building was. But the system window he saw beyond the windows was incomprehensible. There were many dishes that stopped at a cooking score of 5 and he barely saw 7-point dishes, but just like it said, it was bare. Even if sushi was simple, it was a really low score for it to come from a 170-year-old store. Most of all.
Intermediate. He couldn't see high. All of the qualities of the sushis were intermediate. Jo Minjoon looked at the expressions of the people and opened his mouth.
Martin put a surprised face and then started to talk with the guide. The guide put on a confused face and tilted his head and then grabbed his cell phone and started to search. And then opened his mouth with a surprised expression.
At those words, Martin, the staff, and the cameramen all looked at Jo Minjoon with surprised faces. Rachel nodded with a proud face.
Rachel looked at Jo Minjoon and put on a smile that wasn't enough being commendable but also lovely. Jo Minjoon saw that face and ended up laughing unconsciously. Although there was a bit of a misunderstanding in the situation, there was no way he couldn't feel good when she showed that much of goodwill. Rachel opened her mouth.
Jo Minjoon smiled faintly and slightly lifted his elbow. Rachel placed her hand on that arm and slowly moved. If only they weren't from different races, they would have been seen as mother and son with quite a good relationship. They were friendly to that point.
He checked the insides of the kitchen through the window one by one. Of course, there were cases that he couldn't see the score over the dishes because there were no customers, but in the first place, there was no way a restaurant with no customers would be a delicious one.
It was then. Jo Minjoon, that walked for a bit, stopped in front of a store. There were quite a lot of customers, but there were many like this among the ones they passed over. However, Jo Minjoon's sight was precisely fixed over the dishes. Most were 7 points. On top of that, there was also one sushi with a score of 8. Jo Minjoon unconsciously burst out of laughter.
Honestly speaking, the last words were just to moderately praise. Because he couldn't say 'the cooking score is high. Let's enter.'. But at that moment, the guide whispered something to Martin with a surprised face.
The guide looked at Jo Minjoon as if scrutinizing him. Martin and the guide looked at Jo Minjoon, and Martin mumbled enjoyingly.
TL: Sponsored by cool guy Cody B. Thanks cody!
Thanks for the chapter Subak, Saihikawa, and Cody B.! Can't wait for the author to expound on the skill that goes into sushi. Every time I see it in an interview it's amazing.
Well minjoon is indeed martin's lucky star.


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Royal Scots Dragoon Guards launch £1m appeal to raise cash for injured comrades
The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards is establishing the Caring For Courage Fund to raise money for injured soldiers and the families of those wounded or killed in action.
A new charitable appeal is to be launched by the Army's most senior Scottish regiment, with organisers hoping to raise £1 million in the first year.
The charity will be officially launched on October 20 at a fundraising dinner in London.
Alexa Jago, vice-chair of Caring For Courage, said: "In an uncertain world, these young soldiers are risking their lives in the name of their country, reminding us what honour, tradition and loyalty means.
"There is no greater sacrifice someone can make and I feel privileged to help them and their families cope with any difficulties that lie ahead."
The dinner at the Royal Hospital in Chelsea, for which a few tickets are still available, will be attended by the Duke of Kent, the regiment's deputy colonel-in-chief and patron of the appeal.
Speaking before the launch, the Duke said: "We owe our soldiers the very best care if they become casualties, their families too."
News of the launch comes on the day a behind-the-scenes TV documentary is set to shed new light on life in the regiment. Regimental Stories: The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards will be shown on BBC4 at 8.30pm tonight.
Programme makers are said to have been granted "unprecedented access" to the regiment, currently deployed in southern Afghanistan on its fifth operational tour since 2001.
The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards is Scotland's most senior regiment and its only regular cavalry.
The regiment, based in north Germany and which long ago exchanged its horses for tanks and armoured cars, deployed to Afghanistan as part of Operation Herrick earlier this year.
Over the last two decades soldiers from the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards have also been involved in operations in Kuwait and Iraq, as well as Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo.


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Q: Single/double quotes in ng-init Let's say we are passing initial data from php to Angular' view by Mustache, and the data is some string  that contain quotes, like "Can't delete item".
Mustache by default translates the single quote to the ' like:
 ng-init="message='Can't delete item'"

but that causes some kind of Angular parsing problem:

Lexer Error: Unterminated quote at columns ... ['] in expression [message='Can't delete item']

I can't use Mustache' triple curlies because then it will be like:
 ng-init="message='Can't delete item'"

with the same error in output.
Plunk: http://plnkr.co/edit/GCq4gLrD1NxxCvAsjHy9?p=preview
How can we elegantly solve it on Mustache stage?

A: I created a directive to place your content in, It will assign the body of directive to scope.message variable.
app.directive('myMessageVar',function(){
  return{
            restrict :'A',
            scope:{
              message:'=myMessageVar'
            },
            link: function (scope, iElement, iAttrs) {
               scope.message=iElement.text();
               iElement.text('');
          }
   }

})

In HTML
 Can't delete item

Plunkr:
http://plnkr.co/edit/QRtXLX1IiGS6VV0Rc78I?p=preview

A: Just escape the quote :
ng-init="message='Can\'t delete item'"

A: Escape the single quote with the backslash \ like this:
ng-init="message='Can\'t delete item'"

A: Try switching the double quotes and the single quotes.
so instead of
ng-init="message='{{delete_message}}'"

try
ng-init='message="{{delete_message}}"'

A: I came across with this problem today and I did not find much of an answer. But this piece of code works for me.
<?php $data_slashed = htmlentities(addslashes(html_entity_decode($data,ENT_QUOTES)),ENT_QUOTES); ?>

Where $data is some data that were encoded using htmlentities.
Then you can now do this
<p ng-bind-html= "data" ng-init="data='<?php echo $data_slashed; ?>'" />

I have not tried mustache but this works for my php template. Hope this help someone else.

A: I believe you're using init incorrectly. From ngInit docs:

The only appropriate use of ngInit is for aliasing special properties of ngRepeat, as seen in the demo below. Besides this case, you should use controllers rather than ngInit to initialize values on a scope.

For passing values from your server-side I think you should either use $http (AJAX) or Module.constant/Module.value from angular.Module.
For example:
// define a value
app.value('message','Can't delete item');

// define a constant
app.constant('constMessage', 'Can't delete item');

You can then inject them into services or controllers. e.g, for a controller:
// use it in a controller
app.controller('someController', ['$scope', 'message', 'constMessage',
function($scope, message, constMessage) {
    $scope.message = message;
    $scope.constMessage = constMessage;
});

A: This may work if your problem is limited to single quotes
ng-init='message="Can't delete item"'

A: Try  below code it should work.

Message: {{message}}


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2017 Kia Cadenza marks second generation of the luxury sedan | Kia photos
The name an automaker gives to a new vehicle can project an image for the vehicle — or of the person who would buy such a vehicle. Case in point: The Kia Cadenza.
Note that its Cadenza, not credenza, which is a piece of furniture you might have found in your grandmother's dining room. A cadenza is a piece of music designed to be played by the virtuoso soloist. My dictionary even uses the phrases "exceptionally brilliant" and "technically brilliant" in its definition.
Interior has quilted leather on its seats
I'm sure Kia designers, engineers and marketing personnel would be pleased to read "exceptionally brilliant" and "technically brilliant" as part of any paragraph describing the new and second-generation 2017 Cadenza.
Though it wasn't available in North America until the 2015 model year, Kia launched the Cadenza sedan in 2010 in South Korea, where it was a home market, full-size luxury sedan designed to carry corporate executive to and from the office.
Now comes the second-generation version with a new, stronger but lighter and more rigid, wider and lower body, styled at Kia's design studio in California and built in South Korea, with a new eight-speed transmission as part of an enhanced powertrain, with a luxurious interior, and with all the latest in technology.
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We found the 2017 Cadenza Limited to be perhaps the most luxurious vehicle we've experienced in the sub-$45K price bracket. Everything inside the cabin looks and feels just right, smooth and comfortable.
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But we had no significant complains about the car, which would seem a luxurious but economical way to go back and forth to work, or across the country. And with a sizable trunk, even though you might be a virtuoso soloist, you wouldn't have to travel alone.
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Steven Parker (born December 14, 1995) is an American football strong safety who is a free agent. He played college football at Oklahoma.

Early years
Parker grew up in Jenks, Oklahoma, and attended Jenks High School. In football, Parker played both safety and wide receiver.

As a senior, he had 34 receptions for 622 yards and 9 touchdowns on offense and 44 tackles and 4 interceptions on defense. He was named Oklahoma State Player of the Year by Tulsa World.

Parker also played basketball and ran track. He committed to play college football at the University of Oklahoma over offers from Oklahoma State University, Auburn University, and Texas A&M University.

College career
As a freshman, he appeared in all 13 games with four at the nickleback position, tallying 31 tackles, a sack and six pass breakups.

As a sophomore, he became the Sooners starting free safety and was named second-team All-Big, 12 after making 60 total tackles with 1.5 sacks and four pass breakups, including a deflection of a pass on a two-point conversion attempt in the final moments of a 30-29 win over TCU.

As a junior, he was named honorable-mention All-Big 12, after recording 63 tackles, two interceptions and four pass breakups.

As a senior, he finished fourth on the team with 63 tackles and third with six pass breakups and received second-team All-Big 12 honors. He finished his collegiate career with 217 tackles (11 for loss), 3.5 sacks, 20 pass breakups, two interceptions, four fumble recoveries and a forced fumble.

Professional career

Los Angeles Rams
Parker was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Los Angeles Rams after the 2018 NFL Draft on April 28. He was waived by the Rams at the end of training camp, but was subsequently re-signed to the team's practice squad. He was waived again at the end of the Rams preseason on August 31, 2019.

Miami Dolphins
Parker was claimed off waivers by the Miami Dolphins on September 1, 2019. He made his NFL debut on September 8, 2019 against the Baltimore Ravens. Parker made his first career start on September 22, 2019 against the Dallas Cowboys, making three tackles and defending a pass in a 6-31 loss. He recorded his first career interception on November 10, 2019 against the Indianapolis Colts, picking off a pass from Brian Hoyer in the end zone in the Dolphins' 16–12 win.
In week 14 against the New York Jets, Parker intercepted his second pass of the season off a pass thrown by Sam Darnold during the 22–21 loss. He finished his rookie season with 20 tackles, three passes defended and two interceptions in 14 games with four starts.

On August 13, 2020, Parker was waived by the Dolphins.

Minnesota Vikings
Parker was claimed off waivers by the Minnesota Vikings on August 14, 2020. He was waived by the Vikings during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020.

Dallas Cowboys
On September 15, 2020, Parker was signed to the Dallas Cowboys practice squad. He was elevated to the active roster on October 10 and October 19 for the team's weeks 5 and 6 games against the New York Giants and Arizona Cardinals, and reverted to the practice squad following each game. He was promoted to the active roster on October 22. He was placed on injured reserve on December 7, 2020. On January 2, 2021, Parker was activated off of injured reserve. He appeared in 8 games as a reserve and played mostly on special teams, while collecting 8 tackles.

On August 31, 2021, Parker was waived by the Cowboys.

New York Giants
On September 21, 2021, Parker signed with the New York Giants' practice squad. On November 1, 2021 Parker was signed to the active roster. On November 2, 2021, Parker was waived from the active roster and re-signed to the practice squad. On November 22, 2021, Parker was elevated from the practice squad for the game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. On November 28,2021, Parker was elevated from the practice squad for the second time this season for the game against the Philadelphia Eagles. On December 4, 2021, Parker was promoted to the active roster.

Washington Commanders
On August 7, 2022, Parker signed with the Washington Commanders. He was released on August 30.

Arizona Cardinals
On September 1, 2022, Parker was signed to the Arizona Cardinals practice squad. He was released off the practice squad on September 20, 2022.

Tennessee Titans
On October 18, 2022, Parker was signed to the Titans practice squad. He was released on October 31.

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RIMS foundation day
IMPHAL, Sep 13: Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) will celebrate its 45th foundation day tomorrow.
Established as Regional Medical College, Imphal in 1972 and renamed as Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, the institute caters to the healthcare needs of the country particularly the North East region.
The institute also imparts undergraduate (MBBS) and Post Graduate (MD/MS/MCh) education to the medical students, said a statement.
RIMS trains personnel in all the important branches of medical specialities and Dental and Nursing. The institute is affiliated to Manipur University, Canchipur and is an autonomous institute under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.
The institute has produced 3117 MBBS doctors and 1339 MD/MS postgraduate doctors as on March 31, 2016 in different specialities including super speciality (MCh), Departments of Urology and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
A total of 45 M Phil scholars in Clinical Psychology have been produced. A total of 29 gold medals and 75 institutional awards are conferred to meritorious students every year.
The institute undertakes various research activities and projects in different specialities. The institute also organizes seminars, conferences, workshops and CMEs in various departments from time to time.
The outpatient department (OPD) and inpatient department of the institute have been rendering yeomen service to the patients of the region in its 1074 bedded hospital.
Moreover, the institute has medline access from WHO, Telemedicine centre, Regional Medical Library and Advanced Hospital Management System, the statement added.
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The Famous Grouse – marka szkockiej whisky blended, po raz pierwszy wyprodukowanej przez Matthew Gloag & Son Ltd. w 1897, obecnie zaś rozlewanej przez The Edrington Group. Whisky kupażowana jest głównie z następujących single malt whisky: The Glenrothes, Highland Park i The Macallan. Jej godłem jest pardwa szkocka.

W latach 1986-1989 i 1991-1998 The Famous Grouse była głównym sponsorem drużyny piłkarskiej St. Johnstone. Była także sponsorem męskiej reprezentacji Szkocji w rugby od 1990 do 2007.

Od maja 2009 firma Brown-Forman Polska stała się właścicielem marki The Famous Grouse.

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Szkocka whisky


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