Nothing therein suggests 2018 spending would count for 2019; only that any earned nights would post after a statement closing date.
But that didn't happen either.
Count me as one of the people who (mistakenly) thought that the nights would all count for the status year that the statement posts.
Have we figured out if the spend was zeroed out on Jan 1? Or if leftover spend (under $5000) carries over? The terms say that you get 2 nights for every $5000 spent, nothing about exceptions if that $5000 is over multiple calendar years.
What do you mean? Based on various reports above, a person whose statement closed, e.g., on Dec. 5, then spent $10,000 before Dec. 31, apparently had 4 qualifying nights post for 2018 on Jan. 5 (or 6), 2019, just as would be expected. Hyatt doesn't require all 2018 activity actually post in 2018. People presumably can still make Globalist for 2018 thru late this month, as their January WoH card statements close.
When do your statements close? Perhaps there is or was an accounting issue with the $5,000 from 2018.
Per the above, it appears they post after the statement closes, but backdated to 12/31.
escape4 - do you know that you got 108 nights in 2018?
Unfortunately no, I am just making an assumption. I know I was at exactly 100 nights in late December, but I cannot confirm that exactly on December 31 my night count went up from 100 to 108 before resetting to zero on January 1. However I know my 2019 night count only includes 8 nights from the credit card whereas I expected 16 nights, so I assumed the missing 8 nights went to 2018 rather than la-la land.
Yeah - they should publish them for 2018 in our histories, just so we can actually account for them. I don't like the "if if doesn't impact you, who cares?" approach.
Well among other things, @Colin spoke to a supervisor in the first half of December who said that is how it would work. Obviously nobody can have the right answers 100% of the time, but it's easy to see how people on FT got to believe that is how it was more likely to work.
I also spoke with a supervisor at Chase who told me the same thing in December.
I called in today (to the JP Morgan Executive line) and was told the same thing again. When I told the rep that wasn't what happened in practice he didn't have an answer, that was all the information he had. He said the only thing he could do was submit a report and someone would contact me.
Thanks for the update; I think I will call as well to ask whether it was handled properly or not. It won't hurt if a few of us report it.
Sounds like Chase is telling us that what matters is the calendar year of the spending so your description above might not contradict the experience of others. Whether your $15k "completion" on Jan 9th comes mostly from spend on December 31st or January 1st would make a difference.
Sort of a related question: When people have hit the $15k spend to generate the second award night, has it posted to your account immediately? It stands to reason that it should, but part of me was wondering if you won't actually get it until your anniversary hits.
It posts just after the statement cycle in which you earn it.
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My statement closed Jan 20. I had about 2.2K dollars in spend on my WoH card since December 20th. On that Dec 20 statement, my rolling extra towards my next 2 nights was something close to 3-4K.
I got 2 EQDs posted to my account yesterday with my statement.
My guess (which matches my expectation) is that the 5K is just on a continuous roll. When you close a statement that exceeds that roll, you get credit then and there. Chase isn't going to split up spending between the years midcycle. My bet with the 15K/cat1-4 count is that it resets on your anniversary statement date.
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L'hôtel Goyet de Livron est un ancien hôtel particulier du  à Roanne (Loire) qui abrite aujourd'hui la sous-préfecture.

Historique
Des écrits indiquent que l'hôtel est construit entre 1767 et 1770 par l'architecte lyonnais  Jean-Antoine Morand (futur créateur du quartier des Brotteaux à Lyon) pour  Jacques de Flesselles qui venait de devenir intendant à Lyon et qui souhaitait avoir un hôtel pour loger lors de ses passages à Roanne. Mais il semble qu'il ait été construit en 1752 pour la famille Goyet de Livron dont il porte le nom, date du passage à Roanne de Madame l'Infante, fille de Louis XV.

Il accueille en 1771 et en 1773 les deux sœurs Marie-Joséphine et Marie-Thérèse de Savoie,  futures épouses respectivement de Louis XVIII et Charles X. Pour Marie-Thérèse est érigé dans le jardin un théâtre provisoire qui sera ensuite transféré dans la cour de la maison Gambon, sous le nom de théâtre d'Artois. Il restera en service jusqu'à l'ouverture du théâtre municipal. En 1804, le pape Pie VII y séjourne lors de son voyage vers Paris pour le sacre de Napoléon Ier puis en 1815, Marie-Thérèse de France, dite Madame Royale, fille ainée et unique survivante des enfants de Louis XVI, y séjourne à son tour.

En 1824, la famille de Livron vend l'hôtel particulier à Joseph Devillaine, homme politique et banquier local, qui en fait le siège de sa banque. Devillaine financera le canal latéral de Roanne à Digoin. Après sa faillite, il revend le bâtiment à l'État en 1850 qui le transforme en sous-préfecture.
Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte, alors président de la République, y séjourne lors de sa visite de Roanne le .

Le , l'ensemble du bâtiment, le jardin, la clôture et la parcelle d'assiette sont inscrits aux Monuments historiques.

Description

La structure et la distribution des pièces sont restées homogènes depuis sa construction. L'hôtel particulier possède un escalier d'honneur avec une remarquable rampe en fer forgé et une pièce forte. Le premier étage est recouvert d'une série de parquets de belle facture. Il abrite un salon octogonal de style Louis XV boisé avec un plancher marqueté et à chacune des quatre portes, serrure et clé représentant les signes d'un jeu de cartes. Ce salon était utilisé jusqu'en 1981, comme bureau du sous-préfet.

Le salon, ou vestibule de l'entrée ouest, est orné de peintures décoratives au trait blanc sur fond vert, réalisé à la manière de Jean-Baptiste Pillement qui diffusa ce style de « chinoiseries », au cours du XVIIIe siècle.

Le style paysager du jardin, est une réalisation du XIXe siècle. La cour est dominée par un cèdre du Liban.

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Voir aussi

Article connexe
 Liste des monuments historiques de la Loire

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Hôtel particulier monument historique dans le département de la Loire
Monument historique inscrit en 2014
Bâtiment à Roanne

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Volkswagen Transporter Bluetooth Retrofit [Bluetooth CanBus] - £499.00 : Zen Cart!
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Some features of the Volkswagen Transporter Bluetooth are that you can operate it via the touchscreen of the navigation/radio system; it displays data on the MFD/FIS-Screen (red or white display in dashboard); it is completely integrated into the cars original controls and display; it has an easy to use Menu system; it can establish, accept and end calls and mute, regulate volume and numerous setup functions. It can be controlled via steering wheel controls & or radio system (RNS510 RCD510); telephone call are sent via the audio speakers for great sound quality and no additional speakers to be used and all original functions of the vehicle remain intact.
Once the bluetooth kit is installed this then gives the ability to stream music from your phone via A2DP bluetooth music streaming.


How to watch Cold Skin (2017) on Netflix South Africa!
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In 1914, a researcher arriving for a one-year stint on an island in the Antarctic finds that he and the lighthouse keeper aren't the only inhabitants. He expected to be lonely, to be cold, to be impossibly isolated. He never expected to be terrified.
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Home In Focus Watch: Imran Khan's Let's Celebrate from Tevar!
International king of urban Punjabi music – Imran Khan is out with a brand new track, set to make his long awaited Bollywood debut with the single 'Lets Celebrate' for the movie 'Tevar'.
Imran Khan who has given us the top chartbusters like "Satisfya', 'Amplifier' and 'Bewafa' will be not only be composing but will also be singing the song. The song fetaures Arjun and Sonakshi. Directed by Amit Sharma, "Tevar" is the remake of Telugu movie "Okkadu". It also features Manoj Bajpai. It will hit the screens on January 9.


In collaboration with the new Worcester Pop-Up and the Southeast Asian Coalition, on April 20th join us for a night market of global artisan goods from our creative community.
In partnership with the Worcester Center for Crafts artist in resident Kristen Momoko Schafer and The Muse, a revealing of the New Year rang with a performance sculpture.
An 8 artist exhibition curated by artists J-Me Johnston and John Vo highlights Worcester and Providence artists long creative history.
Part installation, part performance, part showroom, artist John Vo welcomes you to his upcycling vision.
Whether you're a creative, a community leader, or an art lover, you're voice and ideas matter. Drop us a line and see how you can get involved.


Generics don't just have to be used at the class level. You can also use them to pass type information to methods.
My favourite example of this is having a generic return type so you can get strongly typed information from a generally useful method without having to cast the result. I first saw this when using ArtOfTest to write unit tests for webpages. Their API hads a nice feature where you can specify the type of element you're looking for when querying the webpage's DOM.
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I knew about the Waorani (Woadani, Huaorani, Auca) story, that their original contact with Western Christians had resulted in the spearing death of five missionaries in 1956, but I hadn't updated myself on what was currently going on with the tribe. I also knew that the son of one of those missionaries, Steve Saint, had continued the work with the Waorani and that last year an accident had left him partially paralyzed. Again, I hadn't kept up with his situation and assumed that his recovery was complete.
Following through a number of links, here is what I found: Steve Saint and Elisabeth Elliot (wife of one of the slain missionaries) living out their lives after tragedy, grabbing hold of their all-too-often idealized stories, stripping away the neatly tied bows, and letting the loose ends speak.
Our stories are part of God's story, and by adding their epilogues, Saint and Elliot show that all our stories are best told completely, fairly, and honestly.
One year ago this past June, an accident left Steve Saint partially paralyzed from the neck down. Saint, the founder of the Indigenous Peoples Technology and Education Center (I-TEC), was testing an aluminum wing when it became unmounted from its stand, striking him in the head.
Steve Saint was five years old when his father, Nate Saint, was killed by the Waorani Indians in Ecuador. The story of their deaths is told in Elisabeth Elliot's book Through Gates of Splendor and in the film End of the Spear.
Due to the continued efforts of Saint's Aunt Rachel and Elliot—wife of Jim Elliot, another of the five killed—many of the Waorani became Christians. And as teenagers, Steve and his sister, Kathy, were baptized by two of the men who had killed their father—in the Curaray River next to the beach where the killings had taken place.
After Rachel Saint's death, Steve Saint was invited by the Waorani to come live with them, which he, his wife, and children did, for a year and a half. Later, he started I-TEC to "enabl[e] indigenous churches to overcome the technological and educational hurdles that stand in the way of their independence." I-TEC's most famous invention is the Maverick, a "flying car" developed to help Christian workers reach "frontier" areas.
I think, maybe in some of the recordings we made earlier on, what I wanted to show was, you know, how wonderful things were, and I think we gave the impression that, you know, all is good now. And there is good now, but not all is good. . . . You know, stand up, and that's the worst, standing up is just agony in the morning, you know, trying to get these stilts, 'cause I can't feel from my waist on down . . . and I can't feel most of my arms, and I certainly can't feel my hands. . . .
My motto has been, "Let God write your story," and that's what I have always done. Opportunity comes in strange formats. You have a lot of people, nowadays, who want to write their own story and have God be their editor, when something goes wrong. I decided long ago to let God write my story.
It's been a long time since I read Elisabeth Elliot's Shadow of the Almighty: The Life and Testament of Jim Elliot. I remember being inspired by Jim and Elisabeth's lives, but also discouraged. It seemed that their level of faith was unattainable for someone like me. If they were the definition of missionary, then I probably shouldn't even try.
I've had trouble in the past putting missionaries on pedestals. But experience has taught me that missionaries are imperfect people, too, especially my experience living out my own far-from-perfect missionary life.
One is the sheer triumphalism which is the coin of much religious telecasting. Make it appealing. Make it cheap. Make it easy. Be a Christian and watch your difficulties dissolve. Obey God and everything you touch will turn to gold. The other is the exposé. Out of a very muddy notion of something called equality, and perhaps also out of an exaggerated fear of hero-worship or cultism, springs an urge to spy out all weaknesses and inconsistencies and thereby discredit practically all human effort, especially when its intention is an unselfish one.
To be sure, the life of a missionary—the life of a Christian—is a natural mix of victories and defeats. Elliot saw this in her team's contact with the Aucas: the highs ("the Auca Indians were finally reached") and lows ("nine children were left fatherless"), the joys ("the Aucas heard the gospel") and sorrows ("they also got polio"). And her list goes on.
How we long to point to something—anything—and say, "This works! This is sure!" But if it is something other than God Himself we are destined for disappointment. There is only one ultimate guarantee. It is the love of Christ. The love of Christ. . . .
God keep us from sitting in the seat of the scornful, concentrating solely on the mistakes, the paltriness of our efforts, the width of the gap between what we hoped for and what we got. How shall we call this "Christian" work? What are we to make of it?
[W]e are tempted to assume a simple equation here. Five men died. This will mean x-number of Waorani Christians.
Perhaps so. Perhaps not. Cause and effect are in God's hands. Is it not the part of faith simply to let them rest there? God is God. I dethrone Him in my heart if I demand that He act in ways that satisfy my idea of justice. . . .
The massacre . . . was interpreted according to the measure of one's faith or faithlessness—full of meaning or empty. . . . The beginning of a great work, a demonstration of the power of God, a sorrowful first act that would lead to a beautifully predictable third act in which all puzzles would be solved, God would vindicate Himself, Waoranis would be converted, and we could all "feel good" about our faith. Bulletins about progress were hailed with joy and a certain amount of "Ah! You see!" But the danger lies in seizing upon the immediate and hoped-for, as though God's justice is thereby verified, and glossing over as neatly as possible certain other consequences, some of them inevitable, others simply the result of a botched job. In short, in the Waorani story as in other stories, we are consoled as long as we do not examine too closely the unpalatable data. By this evasion we are willing still to call the work "ours," to arrogate to ourselves whatever there is of success, and to deny all failure. . . .
I think back to the five men themselves, remembering Pete's agony of indecision as to whether he should join the others in the venture; Ed's eagerness to go even though Marilou was eight months pregnant, his strong assurance that all would be well; Roj's depression and deep sense of failure as a missionary; Nate's extreme caution and determination; Jim's nearly reckless exuberance. . . .
[W]e are sinners. And we are buffoons. . . .
It is not the level of our spirituality that we can depend on. It is God and nothing less than God, for the work is God's and the call is God's and everything is summoned by Him and to His purposes, the whole scene, the whole mess, the whole package—our bravery and our cowardice, our love and our selfishness, our strengths and our weaknesses.
I am so moved by this piece. Thank you for sharing this…so much wisdom here.
Thanks for the reblog. Saint and Elliot are certainly wise people, and after hearing how their stories have continued to develop, I'm impressed with them even more.
Ali, thanks for this piece. I've always been interested in this story because one of the guys was a LeTourneau grad and one was a Northwestern grad. I've seen Steve Saint speak, too, and believe their daughter died young. I really appreciated the quotes from EE as I hadn't read those. The life of a follower of the Lord is not an easy one, as some would have us believe, but it is the only meaningful one, and we are never alone in it, even though sometimes it may feel as if we are.
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Michael Leonidas Dertouzos (Atenas, 5 de noviembre de 1936-Boston, 27 de agosto de 2001) fue un científico informático griego.

Hijo de un oficial de la armada griega y de una concertista de piano.

Se trasladó a Arkansas, Estados Unidos, con una beca Fulbright. Allí terminó su carrera y se doctoró en el MIT en 1964 y consiguió una plaza de residente en 1974.

En 1976 predijo que a mediados de los años 1990 habría una computadora personal en uno de cada cuatro hogares, aunque su vaticinio más sorprendente se produjo en 1980, cuando describió con detalle una red que ya anunciaba Internet.

De entre sus obras de divulgación destacan Qué será, auténtico fenómeno editorial en Estados Unidos y La revolución inacabada. Fue el principal impulsor del Consorcio de la World Wide Web, foro de empresas y organizaciones que dirigen la red de redes.

Dirigió el laboratorio informático del Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). La revista Time le citó como el informático más influyente del mundo.

Dertouzos falleció en Boston el 27 de agosto de 2001 y sus restos se encuentran en un cementerio de Atenas.

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Music Jun 3, 2022 at 11:29 am
Battlefield Jazz and Music for Plants
The Best New Music to Hit My Inbox This Week
Dave Segal
I AM: Another reason why Chicago's the avant-jazz capital of America. Tiffany Smith
I AM, "Omniscient (Mycelium)" (Division 81)
If you want more proof that we're in a boom time for adventurous jazz (primarily emanating from Chicago, New York, and London, although Seattle's no slouch in this department), then direct your ears toward I AM, the Windy City duo of woodwinds player Isaiah Collier and drummer Michael Shekwoaga Ode. You know you're in for something extraordinary with the first track on I AM's Beyond, an 11-minute ritual called "Introduction: Take Me Beyond." Featuring the fervid proclamations, gong hits, didgeridoo, and Tibetan singing bowls of poet/sound healer Jimmy Chan, the piece eventually folds in Collier's Hulusi flute and sopranino sax, adding to the incense-intensive air of shamanism.
From there, I AM engage in fiery battles of rolling and tumbling drums and upper-register sax whirlwinds, some late-era John Coltrane-esque bravado. This is bruising sparring by musicians for whom catharsis is paramount. During the craziest bits of "Bend of the Universe (Trust With All Your Heart)," I feared that Collier was going to burst a blood vessel in his forehead. I AM's high-energy interplay is exhilarating to the max, and I can imagine fans of noisy, aggressive rock embracing Beyond. It's also astounding to realize that I AM recorded this album in one night. (Division 81 releases it on June 10.)
"Omniscient (Mycelium)" is the closest I AM come to a funky groove on Beyond, but because they refuse to do anything conventionally, the beats smack with an oblique, glancing impact. Over these splayed slaps, Collier blows triumphal sax arabesques of dazzling power and cyclical mesmerism. They ratchet up the intensity as they proceed over the song's nine minutes, until you feel as if you've been in the ring with peak-era Mike Tyson. The emergence of I AM on the world stage makes the imminent breakup of Sons of Kemet a little easier to take.
Beyond by I AM
Jeff Greinke, "Of the Deep Sea" (Spotted Peccary)
Now based in Tucson, Arizona, former Seattle ambient/experimental musician Jeff Greinke continues to create engrossing electronic music, as his latest album, the digital-only Noctilucent, attests. The title accurately reflects the nature of these nine tracks, as they emit a nighttime glow that's subtly mysterious. It's also apropos that Greinke holds a degree in meteorology, because his music vividly evokes rich atmospheres that imperceptibly shift and exert a subliminal force on one's mood.
While Greinke's output mostly dwells in the ambient realm, he has ventured into more percussive idioms, as evidenced by his 1992 collaboration with Rob Angus, Crossing Ngoli. On that record, the two musicians found rich seams of enigmatic, ritualistic hypnosis in the vein of Jon Hassell's Fourth World Music and Can's Ethnological Forgery series. (I also highly recommend the releases of Greinke's defunct Seattle-based group Land, who fused world music, jazz, progressive rock, and electronic music in ingenious ways.)
Inspired by his desert walks in Tucson, Noctilucent is much more serene than Crossing Ngoli, to put it lightly. It's more of an early-morning or late-night experience—something to ease you into the day, or an aid to help you chill enough to get some shut-eye. This is not damning the record with faint praise; these two functions are among the most important to high quality-of-life standards. In these regards, Noctilucent occupies a similar role as Brian Eno and Steve Roach's deepest ambient works. That being said, much of Noctilucent could score an art-house mystery film or a documentary about the secret life of plants.
"Of the Deep Sea" stands as one of Noctilucent's most interesting pieces. Its serrated purrs, distant rumbles, and extended bell tones cohere into a richly detailed, dark-ambient masterpiece. It proves that 40 years into his musical career, Greinke is still finding rewarding ways to keep beatless music fascinating.
Jeff Greinke performs with Rob Angus at Chapel Performance Space on Sat June 4, 8 pm.
Noctilucent by Jeff Greinke
Dave Segal is a journalist and DJ living in Seattle. He has been writing about music since 1983. His stuff has appeared in Gale Research's literary criticism series of reference books, Creem (when it was in decline), Alternative Press (when it was ascendant), XLR8R, Jazz Times, and a slew of alternative weekly newspapers scattered across America. He also DJs weird, obscure records under the name Veins. He probably won't honor your requests.
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23-year-old musical maverick, Aurora, has released new single 'The Seed' today. Coinciding with the single release is the announcement of her new album, A Different Kind Of Human, which lands on June 7th.
'The Seed' is a defiant and powerful tune that pokes at the ecological crisis we find ourselves in.
"People say 'live like you don't care' or 'party like you don't care', but I like to care," she says. "I think people do, too, now more than ever, for example when Trump was elected people became more involved politically because they were frustrated. It's a time of open ears and open eyes". "The music is supposed to be fuel," she says. "Not against people but for the fire inside us".
Listen to 'The Seed' Below.
A Different Kind Of Human is out June 7th.


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Stephen Hampson
Concerns voiced over housing scheme
The Riversdale Court sheltered scheme in Birstall needs the additional funding of £792,000.
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Charnwood Borough Council offices in Southfields.
CONCERNS have been raised about a new housing scheme in Birstall funded by the borough council where an additional £762,000 is needed to carry out the works.
The Riversdale Court sheltered scheme in Birstall needs the additional funding of £792,000 to create the 29 one bedroom flats, eight of which are new builds.
The council says that the reason for the increase is due to price discrepancies given by consultants, which it says are no longer contracted by the authority. There will also be a reduction of homes from the original plans of 33 flats, 12 of which were due to be new builds.
Coun Jewel Miah said: "It is disappointing for the tenants who have waited for this development."
Coun Stephen Hampson added: "We have put the costs up but I hope they will applaud us as soon as the first brick is laid.
"I can assure you this administration is as displeased with the consultants who carried this out.
"Not a penny has been paid to them."
Jewel Miah


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Aya was born and raised in Japan and her mother and grandmother's homemade Japanese comfort food continue to influence her cooking style to this day. She believes Asian food should be approachable and wants to show others that they, too, can learn how to make everything from dumplings to noodles to sushi. Her aim is to remove the intimidation factor and show you that with the right ingredients and a little practice, these dishes can become part of your regular dinner rotation.
After graduating from college, Aya moved to NYC and absolutely loved living there for more than 10 years. While working in finance, she really enjoyed being exposed to the wonderfully food cultures that the city had to offer. She was always an adventurous eater and trying new food that is simple but delicious from all kinds of cuisines. She then realized what her grandmother and mother had been quietly teaching her throughout her childhood- no matter who you are, or where you come from, good, nourishing food brings people together.
After she had her first child in Brooklyn, she moved to Connecticut, and decided to focus on raising her children in a quiet suburb life. While raising and cooking for her children, she became interested in nutrition and wellness. Wanting to formalize her education, she earned her health coaching certificate at Institute for Integrative Nutrition. Also she took many courses at Le Cordon Bleu in Tokyo and several other courses in Tokyo, Kyoto, and NYC to polish her culinary skills. Today, she is still continuing to learn every aspect of cooking from fellow chefs at a restaurant kitchen, cookbooks, and even from students who take her cooking class. She believes cooking is always evolving and there's always a new discovery awaiting.
Her Philosophy
The foundation of Aya's food philosophy is eating seasonally and locally. She believes in keeping it simple and allowing the main components of a dish to stand on their own. She tends to veer away from overcomplicating things with layers of flavors that conceal the taste of the actual ingredients. Aya consistently looks to local farms and farmer's markets for inspiration in developing her next dish.
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Q: What is your favorite food?
A: Blue fin tuna, yuzu. Vongole. Uni. Lady M's Cake. Good fish tacos. Roberta's pizza. Passion fruit. Zucchini flower. Avocado. Matcha. Everything that my mom makes.
Q: What is your dream?
A: To build a house in Hawaii or on some tropical island, and invite all my friends who have been supportive of my business.
Q: Who are your favorite chefs?
A: Masato Miyazawa (Godan Miyazawa in Kyoto), Yotam Ottolenghi, Samin Nostrat, Alain Passard, Rene Redzepi, and Bill Taibe.
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Major Pediatric Group Throws Support Behind Emergency Contraception For Teens
Catherine Pearson (Huffington Post)
Emergency contraception is safe and effective for teenage girls, and pediatricians should push for increased access to this type of birth control, regardless of age and insurance, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. The organization issued a new policy statement on Monday.
"Emergency contraception should be available, and it should be available over the counter," Dr. Cora Collette Breuner, a professor of pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine, told HuffPost. "Education should be provided in the pediatrician's office …"
Currently, girls under the age 17 must get a prescription for emergency contraceptive pills.
Emergency contraception is the only contraceptive method that can help prevent pregnancy after intercourse, when taken within five days of unprotected sex or contraceptive failure. FDA-approved formulas of the drug, often called the "morning after pill," include Levonorgestrel, which goes by the brand names Plan B One-Step and Next Choice One Dose, and ulipristal acetate, brand name Ella.
Though the exact mechanisms differ, the pills work by preventing a woman's body from releasing eggs. Other available forms of emergency contraception include certain combinations of hormonal birth control, although this is considered an "off-label use," or implanting a copper IUD…
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/26/emergency-contraception_n_2171289.html


This step is the very important to the finished piece and requires a working knowledge of the casting process. Timing and temperature are extremely important. If the casting process is performed improperly the entire piece may be lost.
The Heating of the Mold The mold is placed within a small igloo-type house of bricks. A fire is lighted around it. The fire is very hot to burn out all the wax from the interior of the mold. During the firing you can see the wax actually burning out of the piece by a little fire at the pouring spout.
Once there is no longer a flame the wax has been completely melted out of the mold and the mold is ready for casting. All the wax must be completely melted out of the mold for a safe and successful casting.
A hole is dug in the ground for the mold to be placed into. The mold is removed from the fire and placed with the pouring spouts facing upward so that the liquid bronze can easily be poured into the mold.
The Heating of the Metal The metal must be heated in conjunction with the firing of the mold.
Bronze is a combination of copper, zinc, tin and small amounts of silver and gold resulting in what is called Panchaloha bronze. The Bronze Creative has developed a heating method using propane gas for heating the metal. Using propane allows the artist to control the exact heat of the fire. The old method was to use large amounts of wood for extended periods of time to heat the metal. This was bad for the surrounding trees as well as an inefficient and wasteful way to heat the metal. However, the new method of using propane also emits carbon into the atmosphere so neither is a perfect solution.
The metal is heated in special clay containers called crucibles from Andra Pradesh that are four different sizes depending on the size of the statue within the mold.
Weighing the metal The weight of metal that is melted is proportionate to the weight of wax model. For every 1 kg of wax the artist must melt 10 kg of bronze. Thus it is important to weigh the wax mold in the first step of the process before the earth mold is made.
The metal is heated until the metal is completely liquid. Long iron rods are used to mix the metal and to check for liquidity.
Firing process is long. During the process a lot of dirt and unwanted material enters the crucible. A large spoon or ladle attached to a long iron pole is used to scoop up the excess waste on top of the liquid metal and is then discarded into an iron bowl. Because the liquid metal is denser than the dirt the dirt is on the top of the liquid metal and is easily scooped away. This causes a safety hazard as some metal usually is dropped on the ground. For this reason castings are always performed at night when the molten metal is easily spotted on the ground and can be avoided.
Once the metal is melted, the excess dirt is removed and all the wax is burned out of the earthen mold the piece is ready to be cast.
It is very important that the metal turns to liquid and all the wax is melted from the mold at approximately the same time. This is the correct time for casting to ensure a positive result.
Depending on the size of the crucible being used for the casting 1, 2 or 2 people and pulley system are used for the pouring of the metal. The crucible is picked up out of the fire and brought over the mold placed in the ground. Moving the liquid metal is extremely dangerous. Happily the Bronze Creative has a perfect safety record with only minor burns experienced during castings.
Pouring the Metal A burlap bag is added to the top of the crucible and is ignited by the heat. The burning bag performs 2 functions for the casting process. It acts as insulation maintaining the high heat of the top layer of the metal. During pouring it also acts as a strainer, catching any extra waste materials that were not removed by the spoon.
The crucible is then tilted and the liquid metal freely pours into the pouring mouth of the mold. If all the wax was not completely melted out of the mold the mold violently regurgitates the liquid metal out of the pouring mouth making it absolutely essential that all the wax is melted out of the mold.
The pouring is completed once the metal has completely filled the pouring mouth up to the top.
The casting process is complete and the mold is allowed to cool off.


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My name is Gala Rexer and I am a feminist researcher, PhD candidate in sociology and freelance journalist, based in Berlin and Tel Aviv. In my PhD project, I am working on the biopolitical function of reproductive technologies (such as IVF or surrogacy) and reproductive justice in Germany and Israel/Palestine. I am research project coordinator in a project on body politics in Germany, Israel and Turkey at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and I furthermore write, think, talk and post about the contemporary (music, art, bodies, technologies) from a critical feminist perspective. My research interests include postcolonial/queer/feminist theories, biopolitics, reproductive technologies, (post)secularism, medical anthropology and sociology of the body.
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Knowing the basics of a programming language doesn't make you a great programmer. If you want to become an expert Java developer and stand out of the crowd, you should take a step further and gradually learn about topics like generics, collections, concurrency, design patterns, coding best practices, testing, algorithms, etc.
In this page I keep an updated collection of recommended books and other resources related to the Java language and Programming in general. They cover different knowledge areas and levels, from beginner to advanced, and they can help you reach that goal of become a better Java developer. I recommend these resources from my own experience and because I know them and truly believe they are useful.
Come back here from time to time to check what's new!
It seems that Herbert Schildt have been out there forever. I still remember learning Pascal and Turbo C with some of his books in the nineties, when I was studying my Computer Science degree. This Java guide for beginners keeps the same simple, direct and very clear style of those good books. It's probably the best book to begin with if you want to start with Java, understandable even for someone without previous programming experience.
The last available edition is updated for Java 8 and covers from the language basics (creating Java programs, keywords, syntax, constructs, etc) to the more advanced features like threads, generics, and lambda expressions. It also includes chapters for creating user interfaces with Swing and JavaFX. Every chapter is full with well commented code examples, including extra explanations that help you understand them.
If after reading this book, you're still hungry for more and want to go to the next level, take a look below at the same author's book: Java: The Complete Reference.
This book is probably the most complete and up-to-date Java resource out there. It covers the entire Java language and its most important APIs, is very comprehensive and well-organized and so very suitable as a reference manual for looking up individual subjects.
It can also be read through with ease, since as the same author's Java: A Beginner's Guide, this book is written in a clear and concise manner, and there are plenty of examples throughout each chapter for better understanding.
Definitely a must have desk reference for every programmer.
Do you use factories or builders to create objects? Do you usually override the hashCode method of your classes? Do you still use float or double when precision is required? What about using bounded wildcards in your generics? The answers to these and many other similar questions are waiting for you inside this great book, which main goal is to provide a deeper understanding of the Java language and its subtleties.
The last available edition covers up to Java 6 and while all of its contents is still highly valuable and valid, it would be great if a new version updated for Java 8 was released (sadly there are still no news of something like that being in the works). The author (Joshua Bloch, well known for his contributions to the Java Specification) has organized the content into items, which are short and standalone sections providing best practices, specific advice, and excellent code examples about specific topics similar to the questions stated above.
This book for the intermediate and advanced levels is definitely one of the most practical and useful Java books I've ever read, and a perfect complement to the two Herbert Schildt's books above.
This is another classic book that shouldn't be missing in every proud of himself Java programmer's bookshelf. Recently updated for the Java 8 version, it teaches you how to write easily maintainable unit tests using JUnit.
The book is full of helpful examples and covers from the basics (how unit testing works and how to get started) to the trickier testing aspects like code refactoring (where and how to change your code and tests to make everything more testable and maintainable), mocks (when and how to use them, including an introduction to the Mockito framework) and how to test persistence and multi-threading. It also includes a good introduction to the Test Driven Development (TDD) paradigm.
This book is undoubtedly the perfect icing on the cake for your Java training. It will give you a notable advantage over average programmers, since testing is usually a forgotten area for most of us, while at the same time testing skills are one of the most demanded skills due to the unstoppable adoption of automation tools, continuous integration processes and the DevOps paradigm.
This book from the renowned publisher O'Reilly celebrates its 10th anniversary with an updated Java 8 edition. The fact that it has been selling so successfully for an entire decade says more than enough about this fun and easy-to-read book. It's probably the best resource out there about design patterns, an area of knowledge every Java programmer should be good at.
Interested in creating better, cleaner and easier to maintain code? Then this book from the great Uncle Bob is for you. He did a great educational job here. Although this book is from 2008, all of its content it's still valid (same as the Getting Real book below), because it's focused on coding best practices more than in any specific programming language aspects.
You'll learn about the art of good software development: design principles, how to structure and comment your code better, detect bad code and transform it into good code, improve your error handling, dealing with concurrency the right way, etc.
The chapter I enjoyed most was the one about Smells and Heuristics, that lists short and to-the-point examples of real problems (code that smells) and suggests ways to fix it.
This book is a classic and definitely a must for anyone involved in the software development world. It is old (for a programming book, in this case, old means 2006) but I would say all of its content is still valid and, in most cases, eye-opening. Why? Because this book is not about any specific programming language or technical stuff, but instead about how to design, build and market successful software products using some simple and unconventional principles and approaches. The ideas you'll find in this book will sure inspire you in some way.
In case you already know the also indispensable book Rework from the same authors: Getting Real is to building software products what Rework is to building a successful business the right way.
You can get a free PDF version of the Getting Real if you subscribe to the 37signals newsletter. In case you are a collector (like me) and feel like having a real copy of this classic on your bookshelf, you can order it at Amazon by clicking the button below.
This book is a valuable asset for programmers of all levels. It contains a collection of wisdom pearls from experienced and respected practitioners in the software development world, including useful tips, practical knowledge, best practices and principles to apply to your projects, no matter the programming language.
The book doesn't provide code examples, but instead make you think deeper about how you code and how to make better choices. It's like having a mentor (or better: 97 experts guys in technology) always available: you will expand your skills and become a better professional. While it is perfect for entry-level programmers, it can also be extremely valuable for senior developers and technical managers, given the kind of discussions and debates it encourages and promotes.
John Z. Sonmez is the guy behind simpleprogrammer.com. He's a hyperproductive man on the Internet: programming podcasts, videos, courses... and he also wrote this real world book. It's a fun-to-read book for programmers, but you won't find in it anything you can expect from a programming book, and that's what makes it special. The topics are arranged as a collection of short and easy-to-read chapters speaking about productivity, personal finance, investing, fitness, relationships, etc.
The goal of this book is help you become a more rounded and so happier programmer. In Robert (uncle Bob) Martin words: «Conveys a message that every software developer (and everybody else, for that matter) ought to hear».
Looking for a Software Engineer/Developer/Programmer job at a tech company? If the answer is yes, you should really consider this book as part of your preparation. Its main value lies in all the technical and programming questions that are provided (topics ranging from data structures and algorithms to concurrency and scalability), along with their answers and very clear explanations. It also includes useful advice about the whole interview process and how to prepare for it, including the before (networking, resumes, rehearsal) and the after (negotiation and handling offers).
By reading this book I learnt a lot of new and interesting things that definitely improved my work as a Software Engineer, so it's worth reading it even if you're not looking for a new job. While I did read the 5th edition of the book in 2014, a new edition (6th edition, July 2015) is now available.
This book is meant for programmers with some Java experience who want to improve and update their knowledge of the Java language while at the same time getting it validated by obtaining the valuable and recognized Oracle Java Certification.
The book is the result of compiling and presenting in a helpful an organized way all the materials I had to create to prepare for my own Java Certification exam. I've written it like the one I'd have loved to have found back then.
Getting a Java certification doesn't happen overnight. You need motivation and you still have to study and practice with an exam simulator. It takes some hard work, but this book will help keep the process less overwhelming and much less time consuming.
This is the simulator I used to prepare for my exam so it's the one I can recommend and the perfect complement to the JCR book. There are other simulators out there (ePractize Labs, WhizLabs) in case you want to try them, but they are more expensive and probably won't match the content of the JCR book so well.
In my opinion the guys at Enthuware have done a great job. The simulator is considered to be the best Java Certification exam simulator and they even give full money back guarantee if you fail the exam!