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Updated January, 2023
Buy Now Pay Later services have become increasingly popular over recent years which is great for consumers because more shops are jumping on board.
Services like Afterpay, ZipPay, Clearpay and Openpay have made it easy for consumers to pay for various products in smaller installments.
We've provided a list of the most recommended retailers based on a number of factors, including Support, Shipping & Range of products.
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What Is Google Home
Google Home is a smart assistant that makes life a little bit easier. You can speak to Google Home with voice commands, and Google will answer. The speaker allows you to listen to music, check the weather, get the latest local news, or integrate other home automation devices.
With a Google Home, you can control your thermostat, lights, appliances, or anything else that you've connected. You can program your Google Home to wake you up in the morning with news, weather, or the radio. As long as you schedule your Google Home with your home address and work address, it can keep you updated on your morning traffic.
A Brief History of Google Home
Google Home wasn't the first wireless speaker to come to market. Google developed the Google Home speaker to compete with the Amazon Echo, and in March 2016, Google announced it would release its first smart speaker that would run on your Google Assistant. It was designed to integrate with other products so you could control everything from a single device.
Shortly after the announcement, in October of 2016, the Google Home was released in the United States. Google finally released it in 2017 in Japan, Germany, France, Canada, Australia, and Italy.
In late 2017, Google announced and released both the Google Home Mini and the Google Home Max. As you can imagine, the Google Home Mini was smaller and less expensive, while the Google Home Max was more extensive and expensive.
In early 2019, Google announced that all of their smart home products would continue to be marketed as Nest brand products.
Practical Uses for Google Home
There are hundreds of ways to use Google Home. It can answer questions, help around the house, and play music. But there are some other powerful things it can do that you may not have even thought of yet.
Lock the doors and turn the lights off. If you've already gone to bed, but you have a sneaking suspicion that you may have forgotten to lock the front door or switch off the kitchen light, tell your Google Home to do it for you. Your trusty companion will make sure everything is safe and tucked in tight for bedtime.
Order a pizza. Google Home can ring up the Domino's down the street and place your Easy Order, or get Domino's on the phone so you can tell them what you want yourself. If you're not using your Google Home to fill your home with pizza, we're not sure what you're doing with your life.
Go shopping. If you're out of shampoo or you need more bread, set up your preferred method of payment and then have Google Home do all the shopping for you at places like Walmart, Petsmart, Target, Ulta, and more.
Improve your smile. If you're guilty of rushing through brushing your teeth, you can have Google Home time you. It's the perfect way to get your teeth cleaner and happier. You can set the timer for all kinds of things, or you can set up custom commands for timers like, "OK Google, brush my teeth," and it'll know just what to do.
Watch some television. Don't bother with the remote. Just tell Google Home to turn on the TV and search for your favorite shows. You can start where you left off or play movies on HBO and videos on YouTube. Playback commands like "start from the beginning," "stop," and "pause."
Change Google Home's voice. If you get tired of the default voice, play with eight distinct voices to find your favorite. You may even find a celebrity voice on there if you look hard enough. Hint: it's John Legend.
Google Home has four different models: the original Google Home, the Google Home Mini, the Google Home Max, and the Google Home Hub. The unique Google Home is an upright device that has two microphones, voice activation, and far-field voice recognition. It's the first Google Home device.
The Google Home Mini is smaller than the original and can fit virtually anywhere. It has voice recognition, but only one microphone, so it won't be able to hear you from very far away. The Google Home Max is larger and more robust. With six microphones, it has enhanced hearing and boasts loud volumes.
The Google Home Hub has an integrated display to help you understand more about what's going on behind the scenes. Commands, statuses, and search results will display on the screen for enhanced interaction with the device.
All Google Home devices can be connected for synchronized playback throughout your home or a surround sound effect in a single room.
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If you want the latest Google Home technology without the high price tag, try ZipPay or Oxipay to purchase and ship your device now while paying for it in easy monthly installments.
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Ulysses S. Grant, our Civil War general turned president, was passionate about horses and about riding.
The Grant family did, however, bring a big, furry friend to the White House in 1869.
True to the Newfoundland breed, Faithful was happiest when performing tasks at the White House. Known for their easy-going demeanor and calm temperament, Newfies are great family companions, so Faithful probably enjoyed romping with Jesse and his three older siblings on the White House grounds.
Then, three presidents later came Grant and his Faithful.


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AFTER ENCOUNTERING HIRING issues last year, Conor O'Flaherty's Galway-based influencer ads agency Centus is plotting a move to US so it can be closer to its social-savvy clients.
Set up in 2016 by O'Flaherty when he was a teenager, Centus acts as a broker in advertising deals between social media 'influencers' and brands.
The business has worked with some leading influencers over the past three years, including YouTuber stars Claudia Sulewski, Ellen Fisher, Jon Olsson and Shane Dawson – with the latter sitting on a bank of 20 million subscribers on the video-sharing platform.
Through its links with millennial-whispering influencers, Centus has brokered advertising deals for a collection of well-funded startups, such as popular website creator tool Squarespace.
It has also lined up marketing campaigns for coupon startup Honey and dental care outfit Quip, which each have raised $40 million.
According to O'Flaherty, the campaigns his agency organised last year drove $5 million in sales for Centus's clients.
"The thing people need to understand is we're not selling a partnership with a creator with 300,000 followers or three million views a video – we're selling sales," O'Flaherty told Fora.
"We're selling the fact a thousand people will buy your product because, let's say, Rob Lipsett tells his followers to do so, for example."
The Galway agency generates revenue by taking a small commission of these sales. O'Flaherty would not reveal the exact cut his firm takes.
While O'Flaherty is clearly ambitious, finding the right staff to help Centus grow has proven tricky.
"When I look back at 2018, it was a crazy year. A huge focus was on hiring people and it has been quite difficult. We have two new people starting and that will bring it to nine of us."
Centus has worked with popular YouTuber Shane Dawson
It took several attempts to cobble together the current team of nine staff, with some hires not working out, O'Flaherty said.
"It has been tough. In Galway, from a talent perspective, it's hard to get people in the door with experience. What we have now is great and the goal is to hire two people a month consistently in 2019.
"We will be moving into a new space in April or May and that will fit about 25 people easily."
The plans to add nearly two dozen staff to the roster is part of a bigger play to set the business up for the launch of a US office later this year.
O'Flaherty said he would have liked to open an American base already, but this would leave the business spread too thin.
"We need to get over to the US more, we need to be meeting our clients a lot more often. If you asked me six months ago, I was considering setting up a base there in the first half of this year. We could have set up an office in New York five months ago if we wanted to.
"I spoke with visa attorneys and immigration and it's possible, it's just what makes most sense for the business right now. To spread people across two offices and run two bases is probably not the wisest decision now."
Conor O'Flaherty
O'Flaherty previously explored an influencer talent management agency concept in 2016 when he was one of two Irish entrepreneurs to secure a licence from Google to operate such a business for its YouTube stars.
The other entrepreneur to secure the licence was Creative Nation founder Shane Corry, who closed down his business focused on this idea after losing over €400,000.
O'Flaherty also abandoned this talent manager concept and pivoted his business towards working with brands with an advertising budget and then connecting them with social media stars.
The most recent accounts for the firm behind O'Flaherty's business, which has been bootstrapped to date, show it made a profit of nearly €87,000 in 2017.
O'Flaherty said Centus is only at "10% to 15%" of its current potential and the goal is to generate three-times as much revenue for clients in 2019 compared to last year.
"Again, 2018 was a bit crazy in my opinion, there were lots of ups and downs, it was quite stressful in a lot of parts. How I want 2019 to be different is, we get a level of consistency across all elements of the business.
"The goal for this year is to have 12 solid months and not one huge month followed by a really quiet month. To get that, we need to bring on two people a month, move to a bigger office and acquire a lot more clients."
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Last weekend I finally got organized and went to visit a friend at his beach hideaway in Anna Bay on NSW North Coast. Part of Port Stephens shire, Anna Bay is a popular destination for beach holidays about a 3-hour drive from Sydney. And with Australia's famously sunny weather, even the beginning of winter is a good time for a beach holiday.
The getaway to the North Coast is the city of Newcastle. I stopped for a quick visit to Nobby's beach to see if the elephant seal that was spotted there the day before was still around. Elephant seals rarely make it to Australian coastline, so a chance to see one was not to be missed.
The seal, however, did not wait for me, but what I got instead was gusty wind that threw sand and sea spray around at 40 km/hr. It was a miracle I didn't get blown away into the sea.
Some creative local artists planted a dead tree in the sand, making an Australian beach look like a Namibian desert.
There was a White-bellied sea eagle soaring above and at the end of the northern end of the beach, some Crested terns were rocking a bad hair day.
Later in the day, the wind blew in a biblical storm. Coming from Newcastle, my friend and I drove through a solid wall of rain for about 20 minutes. By the time we got to Birubi Point at Stockton beach, the sky looked like the world was about to end.
The beach is epic even for Australian standards. It stretches for 32km (20 miles) from Newcastle to Anna Bay. It is as wide as 1km across in some areas and has sand dunes that tower to up to 30 meters high. Of course, I couldn't see much of it – it was concealed beyond the dramatic veil of an angry storm.
The best thing about storms and cyclones is their striking beauty in the brief periods of calm between their fury. And this particular storm was hanging over the vast expanse of a sandy beach and looked more like a dust storm then a rainstorm.
For lunchtime entertainment we were offered the view of the dramatically changing sky as the storm crept over the ocean, dragging the tail of distant rain.
We were quite happy to go with the program and spend the rest of the day chasing the storm across the various lookouts along the beach.
Anna Bay has a rugged rocky coastline and the angry weather was making it look more like the Scottish Highlands than an Australian beach town.
Throughout the day, I hoped that one of those calm periods would fall around sunset and we might see an epic sunset, but by late afternoon the sky turned very dark and slowly turned into the night.
The next morning, I spent exploring on my own. I followed various paths along the rocky coastline and even found some wildlife to entertain myself. It's been raining on and off since I got here, but the coastal birds seemed to be taking it in their stride.
I watched a group of cormorants chilling out on the rocks while being constantly rained on and hit with the spray from the surf.
Nearby a few sooty oystercatchers were snoozing on the rocks and a Heron hunched up behind a large boulder. A White-bellied Sea eagle soared overhead as Australian garnets dove for fish like winged arrows.
There are quite a few trails running along the cliffs in Tomaree National Parks. If you are surefooted enough, you can walk from cliff top to cliff top, but take care not to slip, there are no guard rails here.
If you are not sure which walk to take, head for the Tomaree Head Summit walk. It's an easy hike you'll be rewarded with panoramic views over Port Stephens, Broughton, Cabbage Tree and Boondelbah islands nature reserves.
There's no shortage of beaches in Anna Bay to laze away the day. The one-mile beach is the most popular for swimmers and surfers alike.
Explore the rugged coastline of Anna Bay by walking the trails of Tomaree National Park.
The sand dunes of Stockton beach are the largest mobile sand dunes in the Southern Hemisphere. Each year, the dunes shift north by approximately 4 meters. There are a number of activities available in Anna Bay to explore the dunes.
Ride a camel across the sand dunes and along the Stockton beach. You can do a 20 min ride at any time of the day for $30 ($25 for kids) or opt for an hour-long sunset ride. The rides start at Birubi Point public carpark.
You can take an organized tour from Sydney to spend the day exploring Stockton sand dunes and Whale watching. See the options below.


As harsh as those words sound, I actually wasn't offended, because I don't think Hope would exist anything short of a miracle. Moreover, many have reiterated the high stakes of church planting at various times over the year. I'm well aware of the dire statistics when it comes to churches that survive, let alone thrive.
I was surprised though, when my friend mentioned statistics for Asian Americans. I didn't even know they kept statistics (and I didn't bother to ask where the statistics came from).
As I've been reflecting on the past year where God has graciously allowed us to make it through year one (with plans to help start another church on Roosevelt Island led by a remarkable guy named Dan Sadlier in 2014 – shameless plug for your support), I realize there have been many Asian-American church planters who have paved the way for people like myself.
I'd like to highlight some of these folks here as a way of recognizing their influence on me, as well as to encourage other Asian Americans who may be considering a call into church planting, or many who are just starting out.
This is not an exhaustive list by any means – these are just friends of mine OR people whom I've met through different connections in the city or in other cities.
Caveat #1: This list is woefully narrow as these planters are all Far East Asian and male, mostly because these are the folks I've connected with (and many of whom are in the Evangelical Covenant Church, the denomination I am proud to be part of). I'm certain there are many SouthEast Asian and South Asian brothers and sisters and Far East sisters I'm missing because of my limited social network. Feel free to comment with other great Asian American church planters you know or have heard of.
Caveat #2: Language of "success" and "failure" when it comes to church planting can sometimes be disturbing, and really worth another blog post. Usually success is associated with size and longevity, and for what it's worth, I don't know the size of most of these churches listed and I personally don't like calling churches that have closed a failure because I know Hope is benefitting from the immense spiritual investment of church plants that have since closed. These churches are listed because they're people I know about or because there has been sustained fruitfulness (I can define in another blog post what fruitfulness might look like, although I'd just be stealing from Keller's Center Church) that has allowed me to follow them from across the country for a few years.
Caveat #3: I'm sure all the planters would admit that these congregations have been fruitful despite their shortcomings. It's easy to learn this as a church planter.
Moreover, it also becomes obvious to a church planter how so much of what happens is due to great leaders aside from the planter, another easy lesson I've learned as so much of Hope's "success" is due to so many others.
1) Dave Choi – Dave planted and pastors Church of the Beloved in Chicago. They're just about as young/old as we are, and God has done amazing things in birthing this mulit-ethnic church that's already in two locations. I remember different phone conversations we had as we were both about to embark on starting churches, and it's amazing to see what God has done a few months later. I love Dave and he actually preached an awesome message at Hope a couple of Sundays ago.
2) Peter Ong – Peter planted and pastors King's Cross Church in nearby Flushing, NY. They're just about as young/old as we are (a few weeks after us), and Peter is one of the best leaders/communicators I know. We both made it through one year, and it's been a privilege to share ups and downs with a brother so close to us regionally. Along with Dave, I also remember different meetups when we talked about the dream of starting churches, and I'm so excited for him and the King's Cross community.
3) Peter Ahn – Peter planted and pastors Metro Community Church in Fort Lee, NJ. Peter was one of the early encouragers for me to give church planting a go (over a Korean soondooboo lunch), and I couldn't be more grateful for his counsel those pre-church planting days. Peter and Metro are some of the godfathers of ECC (our denomination) church planting in the NYC area, and although it's funny to call such a young church "godfather", they've really established themselves as a large, growing church that's making a significant impact in NJ, NYC, and beyond.
4) Ryan Kwon – I've never personally met Ryan, but I had a chance to connect with him over the phone a couple of years ago and he planted and pastors Resonate Church, a church that's absolutely blowing up in Fremont, CA. They're a multicultural church that continues to serve Fremont and reach many for Christ, and Ryan's story of planting the church is pretty cool to hear.
5) Kevin Haah – I briefly met Kevin once after visiting New City, the church he planted in downtown LA. New City is one of the most ethnically and socio-economically diverse churches I've ever visited, and I love that my friends love being part of that community.
6) Eugene Cho – I briefly met Eugene earlier this year, but I've followed him online for awhile and he's been such a pioneer in planting Quest, founding One Day's Wages, and writing a great blog and twitter feed. He's really inspired me and many others from afar, and on top of it all, his love for Seattle sports is awesome. Awesome and misguided.
7) Dave Gibbons – What can I say about Dave? He planted Newsong in the 90s and they've been a church that's influenced so many other churches throughout the years. Dave's been a great model of church leadership and championing the dreams of others. Dave's half Korean and I'll count him as Asian American because the brotha looks Korean as heck.
8) Peter Sung – Peter planted Highrock in Boston (Dave Swaim is now the pastor and I have mad respect for this man) and Queenswest in Long Island City back in the day, and now he pastors a church in the Seattle area. Peter has helped plant many other churches in his prior role with the ECC as Director of Church Planting. I actually got approved for church planting at an assessment that Peter led, and his wisdom and counsel are words that I still refer to from time to time.
9) Daniel Lee – I met Daniel through different functions in New York City, and he planted Compass Fellowship in the Upper Westside. I've loved the interactions I've had with Daniel and I admire his leadership and wisdom.
10) John Teter – John is the new Church Planting Team Leader for the ECC, and he planted and pastors Fountain of Life Covenant Church in Long Beach, CA. I've heard awesome things about the church, which is remarkably diverse and has been a real model for urban ministry for me. I'm not sure if John is Asian but the brotha looks Asian.
11) James Yim – James planted and pastors Living Way Community Church of Los Angeles, and he's one of my earliest mentors. I love this man and much of my formation as a teenager came through him. Love this man.
12) Soong-Chan Rah – Soong-Chan is now a scholar/writer/professor, but he also planted and pastored Cambridge Community Fellowship Church, a church that I've loved following through the years (Larry Kim is now the pastor and someone I greatly respect). Soong-Chan really paved the way in creating a church community that valued social justice and multiethnic ministry. Ever since attending seminary in the Boston area and hearing of Soong-Chan, I've learned so much from him.
13) Ted Law – Ted planted Access in Houston, and Tina and I had a chance to visit once a couple of years ago. One of Tina's college friends goes there, and we really loved the vibe when we visited. It's been cool to run into Ted at various ECC functions.
14) Dan Hyun – Dan and I have only corresponded over social media, but I'm really excited for him and Village Church in Baltimore as they just celebrated 5 years. They're a multi-cultural church and I've heard so many great things about Dan, and although we're not related, I wish we were.
15) Duke Kwon – I knew Duke from seminary, and he's an extremely bright, winsome, and thoughtful pastor/preacher. I have great respect for him and I remember when he was starting out in planting Grace Meridian Hill. I hope to visit sometime I'm in the DC area!
I'm sure there are countless others to add to this list (Dj Chuang could probably add a few, I imagine), but I wanted to say thanks to these folks for paving the way. And if you have a chance to check out any of these churches, do so!
Feel free to add more Asian American Planters in the comments below. Some of the people that I've never met personally but hear good things about through different channels include Peter Hong in Chicago, Bruce Yi in the Upper Westside, Gideon Tsang in Austin, & Stephen Um in Boston.


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We have sold, installed and commissioned more than 10,000 pedestrian and vehicle barriers throughout India since our subsidiary was founded. We are particularly proud of our access control at India's Parliament House and in numerous computing and IT centres, as well as of the automated fare collection systems in Delhi's Metro and the country's Bus Rapid Transit Systems. We are also market leaders in the toll station segment, and have equipped the world's second-largest road network with toll barriers from Magnetic.
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You can get by on very little in the bathroom, but adding accessories keeps your space organized with the items you need easily accessible. Decorative bathroom items add a customized look to the space and make it cozy, energizing or whatever other ambiance you want to create. Referring to a list of bathroom items helps you decide what you need in your space.
The sink is often the center of activity in the bathroom, especially in the morning when you're getting ready. Adding organizational sink accessories keeps the space looking tidy and makes it easier to find what you need. Vanity accessory sets often include soap dispensers, soap dishes, cups, toothbrush holders and similar items, but you can also get creative with the items you use.
A tiered rack on your vanity top offers multiple levels of storage to keep items organized. Mason jars and similar containers also work well either on the tiered rack or sitting on your countertop. They keep similar items together, making everything easy to find. Small items are contained easily so you don't have to worry about spills or messes.
Heading into the shower, a simple accessory is a shower organizer. If you have a fixed shower head, you can slip a hanging organizer over the pipe to keep shampoo, soap and other shower essentials close. Another option is a corner organizer that uses tension between the ceiling and the edge of the tub to stay in place. These accessories keep your shower area organized and prevent bottles from falling into the tub every time you shower.
Another way to accessorize your shower is with a decorative shower curtain and hooks. It's a simple change that can make a big difference in how your bathroom looks. A bold color or a thematic design sets the tone for the bathroom, and it's easy to install.
Attaching fixtures to your bathroom walls adds to the overall look while adding functionality to the space. Towel rings work well for hanging hand towels near the sink. For bath towels, install towel bars or towel hooks near the shower to have easy access. Another common fixture is a wall-mounted toilet paper holder within reach of the toilet.
Lighting is important in the bathroom. You likely already have a light bar above your vanity and an overhead light, but adding extra lighting can add a cozier feeling. If your bathroom is large enough, add a lamp to add soft, warm light. Other lighting accessory options include a chandelier, wall sconces, string lights and faux candles with LED flames.
Not everything on the bathroom accessories list has to have a functional use. Adding decorative accessories to your bathroom lets you customize the space and create a desired look or theme. When choosing decorative pieces, consider how well they'll hold up in a warm, humid environment.
Space is often at a premium in bathrooms, so adding organizational and storage accessories helps you maximize that space. Shelving takes advantage of the vertical wall space in the bathroom. Glass shelves hold up well in humid bathrooms, and they're easy to clean. If you have enough floor space, consider adding a freestanding shelf for towels, extra toiletries and decorative accessories.
If you need seating and storage, you can add a storage bench or stool to the bathroom. A small storage stool can slide under a vanity to work as both seating and storage. Larger benches might have a lift top for storing towels inside or an open bottom with baskets to store a variety of bathroom items.


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Parkinson's disease is a rare, chronic, degenerative neurological disorder that affects the brain's central nervous system and results in loss of muscle movement and coordination.
While the exact cause of Parkinson's remains unknown, research suggests a combination of genetic and environmental factors may contribute to diagnosis.
Parkinson's is most common among people age 65 and older, but about 10%-20% of those diagnosed with Parkinson's disease are under age 50. Since PD is a progressive disease, symptoms worsen over time and the disease advances. Onset can happen slowly over the period of several years and it can take over two decades for the disease to advance.
Motor symptoms, including resting tremor, slowness of movement (bradykinesia) and rigidity are the cardinal symptoms of Parkinsonism and can be accompanied by secondary symptoms ranging from depression to urinary incontinence.
While the progression of PD is different for everyone, 5 main stages have been identified. The Hoehn and Yahr Scale helps define the various stages of Parkinson's disease.
Stage I: Early stage Parkinson's Disease
During the first stage of PD, symptoms are mild and confined to one side of the body. Most commonly, a tremor is seen in only one limb. Symptoms are inconvenient, interfering with a person's ability to complete day-to-day tasks but are not disabling. Family members and friends may begin to notice subtle changes in posture, balance, and facial expressions.
Symptoms become bilateral, affecting both sides of the body in Stage II of Parkinson's Disease. The condition begins to impact posture and gait to the extent of detracting from the person's ability to complete activities of daily living.
Stage III: Moderate Parkinson's Disease
Stage III is marked by the development of significant disability as a result of Parkinson's. Patients have encounter impairment walking straight or standing. There is noticeable slowing of movement and generalized dysfunction.
Stage IV: Advanced Parkinson's Disease
During this stage, patients' symptoms worsen in severity, rendering them unable to alone. While tremors may lessen, rigidity and bradykinesia are visible.
The final stage of Parkinson's is referred to as the "cachectic stage", because as the disease takes over patients lose control of their movements and is completely invalid. The person cannot stand, walk or take care of him or herself. Round-the-clock nursing care is required.
In recent times, new research methods have opted to utilize a different scale, The United Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) which is more complicated yet evaluates non-motor symptoms as well. The UPDRS is subdivided into three scales including cognitive and mood aspects, motor aspects, and activities of daily living (ADL). The UPDRS is available at: http://www.mdvu.org/library/ratingscales/pd/
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This past weekend was the 5th annual Iowa Code Camp and I wanted to share my thoughts from the attendee point of view. But before I get into the details I must say this event was by far the best one yet! I had a blast and wanted to thank everyone involved!
Some would argue the best part about a code camp is that you can geek out with other people who are passionate about the craft. But this time around I personally found more value in the presentations. Each speaker was able to pack in great content and present it in such a way that I kept wanting more.
The first session I attended was 'A primer in object oriented concepts using examples' with Nate Adams. This session was of interest to me because I think the best thing a software developer can do is get a rock solid understanding of the fundamentals. And these core OOP concepts are exactly what the presentation was all about.
Nate started with the question 'why did we switch to OOP, what does it do for developers anyway?' He showed a set of numbers and asked everyone to memorize them. We couldn't of course because he only showed this set of integers for a few seconds. Next he asked if we could memorize another set of numbers that fell into a pattern of sorts. The idea behind this was that computers are solving much larger problems today and we needed a way to reduce complexity.
The first concept that he went into detail about was encapsulation and how we can use this concept to reduce the amount of things we keep in our head at one time. From my experience this is also good because we never expose how something is implemented, instead we name it something that reveals the intent.
He then got into inheritance with the usual 'is a' analogy to help people understand that we are trying to model things in the real world. The examples here were great because he talked about not only base classes but interfaces and how the interface represents more of a 'can do' relationship when compared to an abstract base class.
The last part of the presentation covered everyone's favorite topic, polymorphism. The explanation was a little different than I typically view it (different things to different people), but I went with it anyway. My only feedback for Nate specifically was around the examples shown during this part of the talk because it was a little complex for someone new to the topic. But aside from this small issue, the talk was an amazing wealth of knowledge about the core object oriented concepts!
The next session I attended was the LINQtroduction with Dustin Thostenson. To be fair I'm good friends with Dustin and couldn't say a negative thing about the guy if I tried. I went into this talk with the expectation that I would learn something new about LINQ, and it turns out I did!
I found his presentation to be above and beyond any LINQ intro talk. He started with the high level view describing what LINQ is and what it's trying to accomplish. Next he got rolling with a very basic example showing how you might enumerate over a collection with a for/foreach loop. This was then followed by the LINQ equivalent and I thought this was a great way to introduce people to the new technology. He explained in great detail how LINQ worked by talking about the basic compiler tricks that were introduced to build it into the framework. The only point not covered in extreme detail was the concept of expression trees, but to be honest this isn't a very 'intro' concept for anyone (heck I don't even understand what they are). My favorite part was the excitement around extension methods from the audience.
Along with the great presentation, Dustin offered the entire source code via CD so you could take it home and hack a bit more. The only real improvement I can comment on was related to the projector refreshing with each switch of the slides. For some reason the resolution or age of this projector was causing a delay between slides/sample code.
After lunch I attended a very interesting session with Dru Sellers labeled 'It's chess, not checkers'. To be clear I wasn't sure what to expect when I got into the room and found a fish bowl like arrangement. I knew the discussion would be around architecture in some form or another because Dru and I spoke briefly the night before. But nothing would prepare me for the next hour of mind blowing discussion.
It started with a brief introduction to what Dru does and this alone was eye opening. I honestly felt that the 'small' role I played a few years back as a 'Solution Architect' was nothing at all like what Dru does from day to day. This guy is providing business value on a level that I can't even describe. Working with the business to ensure quality and direction can't be easy but he made it sound like he was living the dream.
The talk was very informal and he was determined to get everyone involved in the discussion. The group centered around how to grow as an architect inside your organization and what you should do to better align the business with your technology platforms.
Although I don't play this role inside my company any more, I learned a great deal about the value a real solution architect can add when it's done right. I always enjoy speaking with Dru, but this group discussion was by far the most fun I've had in a fish bowl setting!
The last session I attended was WPF with MVVM from the trenches with Brent Edwards. I don't have any 'real' experience with WPF / Silverlight but I wanted to hear how someone from a large project was doing such work. I learned a great deal of information about how to keep your code behind to a minimum when doing XAML development. I already downloaded the source code from his presentation to play with it a bit more.
I also enjoyed the focus Brent put on testability during his talk. Most presentation technology talks are only concerned with the user experience, but you could tell Brent was building software that would be maintained for some time. My only regret is that I didn't sit through the entire presentation because I was busy getting ready for my talk that was in the next time slot.
I can't comment on my presentation from the view point as an attendee, but I can say that the talk went well. I found myself not keeping to the notes I had for the session and instead ranting about the things that have really changed the way I write software. This isn't always bad, but the next time around I'll practice a bit more to help keep me on task.
Next fall code camp will be back on the west side of the state and I plan to do another test driven development talk of some kind. This time I hope to do a bit more live coding!


This humorous ceramic mug features a cute illustration of two bottles, one gin and one tonic and the words 'You complete me'. If chocolates and roses aren't your thing, this gin mug would make an inspired Valentines gift for a gin enthusiast. The gin mug is sure to be appreciated by any gin lover who receives it - whether it's used for tea or gin!


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Corporate Challenge leaves a mark on Delaware Park
"We're actually looking at this as an opportunity"
Posted: 11:42 PM, Jun 18, 2019
By: Nikki DeMentri
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — After a soggy spring, crowds flocked to Delaware Park to enjoy the sunshine. Longtime friends Molly Ferguson and Justine Duquette spent the evening in the park chatting, but it was the mess left behind from the Corporate Challenge that caught their attention.
"I'm a little surprised to see it's a little torn up on the grass. It's muddy and not what you would normally see when you're sitting here for a view," Duquette said. The damage left by the thousands that attended the JP Morgan Corporate challenge is still an eye sore on the golf course inside Delaware Park.
Ferguson added: "When you combine all that rain and I feel like half of Buffalo comes out for the corporate challenge, that really does create a situation where you're going to end up with all this mud."
Executive Director of Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy, Stephanie Crockatt, says patience is key as crews wait for an estimated 60,000 square feet of damaged park to dry out. Then those crews can go in and fix the damage.
"We're actually looking at this as an opportunity to plant a better fescue that would have deeper roots, which then should be able to sustain this type of activity in the future," Crockatt said. It's estimated that the damage will cost around $20,000 dollars. That estimate is hoped to be finalized by the end of the week. JP Morgan Chase and other local businesses are pitching in to help offset those costs.
"We keep being asked if the park has seen it's last day of the corporate Challenge, but that's not the solution. The solution for us is to have better management over the areas of the parks," Crockatt said.


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Birmingham is one of the founding members of the ALICE collaboration at CERN. The ALICE experiment has been optimised to study collisions of heavy nuclei at the LHC. By re-creating the conditions of the early universe, nuclear matter is momentarily transformed into a strongly-coupled plasma of quarks and gluons. One of the striking features of this novel state of matter is its opacity to jets. Experimental techniques have recently been developed to reconstruct jets in the high multiplicity environment of heavy-ion collisions. This project is aimed at performing a detailed study of the structure of jets to explore the properties of the quark-gluon plasma and shed light upon the suppression mechanism in hot QCD matter. This project will also involve contributing to the upgrade of the central trigger system of the ALICE detector for Run 3, for which Birmingham is the lead institute. Travel to CERN, possibly involving an extended stay, will be necessary to make a full contribution to the project.
This project will be undertaken within the Nuclear Physics group at the University of Birmingham. For details of the group and to find out more about studying for a PhD here, please refer to http://www.np.ph.bham.ac.uk. More generic aspects of PhD study at the University of Birmingham, including the Doctoral Research Prospectus, can be found at http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/drp.


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Vladimir Putin's meddling in Bosnia is latest sign of his grand strategy against the West – Bernard Jenkin MP
Anger over ageing Police Scotland fleet as force uses vehicles dating back to 1980s
Downing Street Christmas party: Why Tory MPs could turn on Boris Johnson over leaked video scandal
The Christmas party debacle has shown a contempt for the public that could turn Boris Johnson's own MPs against him.
By Alexander Brown
Thursday, 9th December 2021, 12:22 am
Tories stood by the Prime Minister when he defended the Matt Hancock affair, ignored the Priti Patel report and insisted the Barnard Castle trip by former aide Dominic Cummings was all above board.
But the mood is changing in Westminster. Tory MPs are now worried, embarrassed and unsure of what they have to say.
Having been asked about the leaked video of Mr Johnson's former press secretary Allegra Stratton laughing about a Christmas party, MPs simply have no answers.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson gives a press conference at 10 Downing Street. Picture: Adrian Dennis-WPA Pool/Getty Images
All week we were told by various figures the party had not happened, despite multiple sources confirming the party had taken place.
Speaking to backbenchers yesterday morning, the universal feeling was not shame, but relief they did not have to go out to bat for the Government.
Others instead chose to simply ignore journalists, with those the quickest to ring about a story of no substance now having nothing to say.
It is clear the scandal over the Christmas party has hurt Boris Johnson, not only with the public, but with his own MPs.
Previously the Prime Minister has managed to shrug off scandal after scandal.
Mr Johnson will tell Prime Minister's Questions what is and isn't a story, dismissing concerns raised by Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer.
But in the Commons yesterday, the jeers and cheers from the seats behind him were a little quieter.
Downing Street Christmas party: Boris Johnson's senior aide Allegra Stratton res...
For all the misery, there seems little Tory MPs are minded to do about it.
Only a few stuck their head above the parapet, and even then it was with the usual caveats.
Sir Roger Gale told the BBC if the Prime Minister has misled Parliament, then the Tory backbench 1922 committee would have to tell him his "time is up", but even that would require convincing them.
This was echoed by Douglas Ross, with the Scottish Tory leader saying the Prime Minister should outright quit if he misled Parliament.
Among Labour MPs the mood was euphoric, with smiles in the chamber barely hidden behind face masks.
One Labour MP told The Scotsman they'd never seen the Tory MPs as angry as they were yesterday, and these were figures around for former prime minister Theresa May's Brexit votes.
Not only that, they suggested it was a real opening for the Labour leader as it would make his differences to Mr Johnson clearer than ever.
They said: "Tory backbenchers are as furious and more out for revenge on the Prime Minister than I've ever seen them. It was palpable.
"It is getting cut through, but voters know Boris Johnson is a liar.
"So who knows if it will make a difference, but Keir is a grown-up who can win."
After witnessing PMQs, it is clear Sir Keir has made space to catch Mr Johnson out with a blow that could prove significant going forward.
In a heated confrontation, the Labour leader demanded Mr Johnson hand over "everything the government knows about parties in Downing Street to the Metropolitan Police", to which the Prime Minister replied: "Of course we will do that."
This agreement came on a day Westminster Magistrates' Court was dealing with several cases of alleged lockdown breaches committed the previous year.
It also allowed the Labour leader to use his legal background and ridicule senior minister Dominic Raab for saying police would not investigate a crime that happened a year ago, labelling it "total nonsense".
However, later the Metropolitan Police said it would not investigate allegations of a Christmas Party in No. 10 at this time due to a lack of evidence.
Given the promise to provide them with more information, however, this could still change.
It only took one unhappy person to leak the first video, others could follow.
Among Lib Dems the feeling was more cautious, with MP Christine Jardine claiming an inquiry was not enough.
She said: "Even amongst Tory MPs, there seems to be a great deal of unhappiness.
"There's going to be an inquiry, but what has to be done has to come from the Conservative party, and MPs need to think about whether or not they are happy with the leadership of their party at the moment."
SNP MPs labelled the situation an "unedifying spectacle" and urged the Tories to act.
The party's foreign affairs spokesperson Alyn Smith said: "The Tories have a choice – keep this charlatan in power and act as apologists for the continuing litany of appalling behaviour by his coterie or step up, get real and get rid of him.
"For my part I'll keep plugging away doing the best I can for the people I serve."
Across the house, MPs main concern seems to be compliance.
Whatever the future for Mr Johnson, MPs from multiple parties now worry the new measures in England will just be perceived as a dead cat and the public won't comply.
The situation has seen Ms Stratton resign, quitting for joking about a party Downing Street continues to insist didn't happen.
Mr Johnson expressed his sadness at her departure, but will no doubt know nobody resigns over a party that did not happen.
Her departure is a smoking gun, and Mr Johnson's new threat to take action against officials if rules were broken will not win him friends among those already inclined to leak.
And now the tide appears to be turning.
A snap poll from Opinium found 53 per cent of those asked believed the Prime Minister should resign from his position, with just 28 per cent saying he should remain as leader of the country.
He is even being made fun of by Ant and Dec. This is cutting through.
It is unclear if any of this will spring Tory MPs to act, but with an inquiry now starting, Mr Johnson's tenure has never looked less secure.
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The city's mayor and firefighters warned people to stay away from the area.
A French Interior Ministry official had previously said firefighters may not be able to save the cathedral.
The official estimated it could up to seven hours from the initial outbreak to contain the fire, French24 television reported, but the official said the two towers have now been saved. That news come as a sign of relief after one of the towers caught fire earlier in the evening. Earlier, a French Interior Ministry official had said that firefighters might not be able to save the cathedral.
Residents living close to the cathedral were evacuated in case the building collapses, said Paris Mayor Anne Hildago. The area surrounding the cathedral, Paris' Ile de la Cite, was also evacuated, according to Reuters.
One fireman was "seriously injured," an official said.
The Paris prosecutor's office opened an investigation into the fire soon after the damage begun. Late Monday, prosecutors said their preliminary findings suggested the huge fire was started accidentally.
A firefighter uses a hose to douse flames and smoke billowing from the roof at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on April 15, 2019.
It was not immediately clear what had caused the fire, though local media reported that police in the city were treating it as an accident.
Video and photos of the fire showed scaffolding climbing around the main structure and spire.
Video showed people gathering near the cathedral as the fire continued to rage on.
President Emmanuel Macron arrived at the scene of the fire and headed into a meeting with Paris police. He mourned the landmark in a tweet and canceled an address to the nation that he had been due to give later on Monday evening.
I -like most of you- are watching from a world away. But if you're interested in some profession specific things I'd note/be concerned of, you can follow this thread.
#NotreDame: 'The roof has entirely collapsed, there are flames coming out the back of the cathedral as if it was a torch'@charli, Journalist at France 24, at the scene of the fire.
Prime Minister Theresa May also tweeted her support for the people of France.
Notre Dame was in the midst of renovations, with some sections under scaffolding. Famed bronze statues were removed last week for works.
King Louis IX, aka St Louis Roi, bought one of the the most famous relics of Christendom, Jesus' Crown of Thorns and it was located in the Notre Dame. Of course, perhaps it was not the real Crown of Thorns, but then again, perhaps it was. One hopes it was removed while the renovation was taking place.
Just tragic. The only good thing if that no one died (that they know of).


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20155 scores higher than the Virginia average of 78.
20155 scores higher than the national average of 72.
There are 7 senior living facilities in the area, including Gainesville Health and Rehab Center, Arbor Terrace Sudley Manor, and Manassas Health and Rehab Center.
There are 40 golf courses nearby, including Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, Virginia Oaks Golf Club, and Stonewall Golf Club.
There are 4 parks nearby, including Hillwood Camping Park, Conway Robinson Memorial State Forest, and Manassas National Battlefield.
There are 19 churches nearby, including Grace Church of Gainesville, Gainesville Presbyterian Chr, and Grace Church of Gainesville.
The area has an average household income of $134,241, which is in the top 3% of all incomes in the US.
The area has a median household income of $120,326, which is in the top 2% of all incomes in the US.
The area has a per capita income of $44,442, which is in the top 6% of all per capita incomes in the US.
The unemployment rate is about 3.88%, which is very low compared to national statistics.
20155 has an average population density of 1,016.3 people per square mile.
This area has a high education attainment of 92.94%.


It will be our 3rd time this one.
For our second LD. It's going to be so much fun!
I have been playing the game with my friends for a highscore challenge, since we completed our jam entry. So I thought it would be great to bring more people to our challenge.
Let's find out the highest score.
My friend and I will be busy this weekend. This will be our first game jam!
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We are teaming up with Dorset Blind Association to offer you a unique 'dining in the dark' dining experience. Guests will be testing their senses as they indulge in a surprise 6 course meal - completely in the dark! To really test the senses of our diners, they will have the opportunity to be blindfolded throughout their stay.
Tickets are £37.50 (+ booking fee) per person and should be purchased in advance. Please let us know your dietary requirements upon booking. For alternative payment options call 01202 712864.
Guests to arrive at 6:30pm and be seated by 7:00pm.


Are Public Libraries still used?
If I had a quarter for every time someone has asked me that question, well, I would give them to the library to help funding.
Yes, people still use public libraries, and yes, books printed on paper still exist and people read them.
The perception that libraries aren't used anymore started with the development of the Internet and the fact that all information can now be found there.
The introduction of eBooks and online technology makes the assumption that all information can now be found online.
The reality is that our library system checked out 800,000 items last year, and saw 30,000 downloads of eBooks, a number that is increasing by ten percent each year as our collection grows and people become aware that the library has eBooks available.
So, in 2014, how many books published are in eBook format? Publishers estimate that 80 percent of the "new" published product is now available as an eBook.
Some things are available only in paper print, some only as an electronic product; and it is unknown what percentage of older publications have been converted.
Recently, "To Kill a Mockingbird" was released by the copyright publisher as an eBook, but "The Catcher in the Rye" remains unavailable. It was time to replace some of our copies of "Catcher" as some had more than a hundred checkouts and were worn out.
eBooks amount to 23 percent of the publishing market today, and number that has grown rapidly since 2009, but appeared to level off in 2013. Downloadable audiobooks, paperbacks, and children's books in traditional paper all are continuing to increase in sales.
Another survey found that 46 percent of people today will only ready paper published books, and as you can guess, the older the individual, the more likely they responded that they prefer paper.
Our eBook collection is a shared system with libraries all across Ohio purchasing new titles to be downloaded. There are more than 150,000 titles currently available online for downloading into your device for 3 weeks.
Actually, our eBook collection is much larger than the now-famous Bibliotech in San Antonio, the first library in the U.S. that has no paper books.
Yes, libraries have to purchase eBooks, and some publishers aren't bashful about charging higher costs for popular titles.
There are lots of free eBooks out there, and we take advantage when possible, but often the free eBooks are the same as free paper books. There is a reason they are free.
Looking at our own library system, we own over 10,000 books on CD and nearly 20,000 DVDs in our collections. Our book collections total 198,552 within our 8 locations.
All of our collections, as well as the eBooks, are on a shared online system with 90 public library systems around Ohio making nearly 8 million items available for searching and borrowing/downloading.
Our library web page contains links to online databases that can be utilized with your library card.
Things in public libraries have changed dramatically over the years, but what has changed are the "tools" that we have to use to provide information to the public.
In addition, the services that a public library provides have expanded as we have become "the last public service desk" with the closure of local, state, and federal offices and agencies.
Andrew Carnegie would recognize his public libraries today, but he might be a bit surprised by what is on the shelves.