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Book Blitz + Giveaway: Ondine by Emma Raveling
Series: Ondine Quartet #0.5
"I shouldn't get involved."
Rebellious and headstrong, sixteen-year-old Kendra Irisavie doesn't have much respect for authority. An ondine with the powerful gift of Virtue, she uses her tough attitude and Empath magic to navigate through high school and keep others away.
Because being an ondine also means keeping secrets.
Kendra and her mother are Rogue water elementals in the middle of an ancient war. They hide among humans, their survival constantly threatened by monstrous Aquidae demons.
Along with a rigorous training regimen to mold Kendra into a lethal fighter, her mother has instituted four rules to keep her safe.
Trust no one. Relationships are weaknesses. Emotional attachments are dangerous. Be responsible only for yourself.
But when Kendra witnesses a classmate in trouble, she intervenes and her decision to break the rules comes at a price.
Sometimes, humans could be more dangerous than demons.
Ondine is a short prequel novella for the young adult urban / paranormal fantasy series, the Ondine Quartet.
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I have a weird love of spreadsheets and organizational tools because they give me the illusion that I am somehow in control of the chaos that is my life. I adore beautiful art such as painting and sculpture, classical music, lyrical writing, and great graphic design. My all-time favorite books (as of this writing) are Immortality by Milan Kundera, 100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Beloved by Toni Morrison, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka.
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Afternoon sunlight drenched the wood, heat seeping through my jeans and warming the back of my legs.
Rui's icy voice sliced through the delicate spring air. "I need you to get the money from him."
Potheads occupied the narrow recess beside the stairs while the cheerleaders and athletes took the table farthest from the building door.
They weren't getting involved.
Neither was the Student Council group gathered along the west side.
I'd managed to follow her rules for the four months we'd been in L.A. The championship tournament was in two hours and she'd be seriously pissed if my performance wasn't better than the last one.
I needed to concentrate on my own shit, not get involved in anyone else's.
Troy's fear ratcheted up another notch and the hot spike of emotion raked against my insides.
"I—I don't know him that w-well…"
"That's a problem." Rui adopted an expression of mock concern and pulled out a cigarette. "'Cause your dad owes mine a lot of money."
Empath magic reached inside him, sensing clumps of frustration and rage, hardened over the years.
"It's just me and my mom," Troy said in a desperate voice. "I don't see him that often —"
Mistake one.
"Often?" Rui's voice rumbled with the dark glee of a predator who'd spotted its prey. "So you do see him."
"N..no." Troy's eyes darted around the courtyard.
Don't, don't…
Wide eyes locked on to me. Great.
"What do you mean, no?"
"I m-m-mean…" He stumbled over the words. "S-sometimes I do, but…"
Mistake two.
"Then you can get the money from him, right?" Rui lit his cigarette. Troy flinched at the click of the lighter. "I don't think your old man would like it if my father got his hands on you."
Troy swallowed, his gaze flickering toward me again.
Sasha followed his line of sight. "You thinkin' a chick's gonna help you?"
Rui slowly turned. Black hair, dark eyes set against olive skin. Cold, grim awareness etched into his face, creating an impression of severe superiority.
The things he'd seen and experienced exceeded your worst nightmares and he wanted you to know it.
Rui flicked his cigarette, ash landing a foot away from me.
"She's not bad, Troy. Don't think she's your type, though."
I suppressed a sigh and stood. Might as well get this over with.
"You don't know my type, Vergara."
A flicker of surprise in those dead eyes. "You know my name. I'm flattered."
"Don't be." I strode over and leaned against the metal railing of the stairs. "You just have a rep of being an asshole."
Kane stepped forward, body tense. Rui's arm shot out and stopped him.
"You're that junior." A ring of smoke gently swirled around his face. "Transferred here a few months ago. Kendra, right?"
Empath detected a quick shift. Irritation and anger smoothly transformed to calculating curiosity. The unusual degree of control set off my internal alarms.
I shouldn't underestimate him.
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The Program by Suzanne Young
Reading Level: Ages 13 and up
Narration: First Person: Sloane
Genre: Dystopian
Challenge: Dystopian
The Program Series:
Book One: The Program
Book Two: The Treatment (4/29/14)
Book Three: Unknown
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In Sloane's world, true feelings are forbidden,
teen suicide is an epidemic, and the only solution is The Program.
Sloane knows better than to cry in front of anyone. With suicide now an international epidemic, one outburst could land her in The Program, the only proven course of treatment. Sloane's parents have already lost one child; Sloane knows they'll do anything to keep her alive. She also knows that everyone who's been through The Program returns as a blank slate. Because their depression is gone—but so are their memories.
Under constant surveillance at home and at school, Sloane puts on a brave face and keeps her feelings buried as deep as she can. The only person Sloane can be herself with is James. He's promised to keep them both safe and out of treatment, and Sloane knows their love is strong enough to withstand anything. But despite the promises they made to each other, it's getting harder to hide the truth.
They are both growing weaker.
Depression is setting in.
And The Program is coming for them.
In this world, the teenage-suicide rate has skyrocketed. So much so that adults have labeled it as an out-of-control epidemic, a contagious disease that spreads from teenager to teenager. Bringing literal meaning to, "If your friend jumps off a bridge, would you do it too?" In order to control the epidemic, adults have developed and begun utilizing something called "The Program." So far, it's only in its beginning stages, which is why it only takes place in certain school districts. The teenagers who have the misfortune of going to those schools are sent to the Program if they show any signs of suicide, self-harm, or depression. All it takes, is one outbreak, one escaped tear, to get someone flagged and sent in for treatments.
Since The Program boasts a 100% success rate in turning kids back into "normal, happy" teens who can live "normal, happy" lives, parents have become desperate enough to send their troubled teens in, no questions asked about what The Program really does. Despite the fact that government keeps any information about it under lock and key and that no visitors are permitted in the facilities, parents still ignore their misgivings and believe the best about it. Teens in this society live in constant fear of exposing their emotions. There not allowed to grieve or cry for their many lost loved ones, which makes them all the more suicidal. Many teens who are flagged choose death over the Program anyways, because they see what happens to those who enter it. They're wiped clean of memories of their friends, relationships, and anything else worth remembering. A clean slate.
The characters themselves were strong independently. Sloane and James weren't one of those couples who were nothing without the other. Although Sloane did panic a bit in the beginning from having to make decisions by herself, she got over that initial shock, put on her big girl pants, and did her best to remedy the situation. She was truly a strong heroine. Not in the physical sense, but in the mental sense. You would have to be if you wanted to stay sane in a society like this. Never showing your genuine emotions? Even in front of your parents? That's a complete nightmare. Her strained conversations with her parents tore my heart into pieces. I mean, I understand why they would feel so protective of her after losing their first child, but I was still pleading, begging really, for them to listen to their daughter for a change.
Although I really felt for her, there were still a couple of times when her naivete made me cringe. She trusted too easily at times, and when she did have the sense to be paranoid, she did what she was told anyways. Instead of trying to concoct a plan to get out of what she didn't want to do, she decided to live in the here and now, expressing a tiny act of defiance that would've never gotten her anywhere. James was a refreshing love interest. I really loved his personality and how he always tried his best to look after Sloane. But as all people do in reality, he had his faults and made mistakes along the way. This made him feel tangible, relatable in the everyday sense. Plus, he had a hilarious sense of humor, something that was definitely needed to temper out the dark, haunting setting these characters live in.
The relationship between Sloane and James was a refreshing and unique one! By now, I'm used to reading books where the main character falls in love with a character that she meets later on in the novel or with someone she never knew she had feelings for. In The Program, she was already madly in love. The way they interacted with each other was absolutely adorable.
Overall, I'm super happy for picking this up as an impulse read. Usually, I tend to stay away from books that don't involve a lot of action scenes, but this one, was a definite heart-jerker. The writing style was average. Something that I didn't notice too much, but also something that I didn't get irritated at. The theme was absolutely amazing, and I definitely give Young props for that. In a quickly overpopulating dystopian genre, Young manages to weave a chilling, eerie world that distinctly stands out above the rest. The Program makes you feel like a world as dark as this one can actually happen to us one day. A scary thought. In the next novel, I'm hoping that we'll find out more about the reason for the skyrocket in teenage suicides. There were a couple theories tossed around here and there, but nothing concrete. Can't wait!
Heroine- 4/5
Mentally strong, a bit naive.
Writing- 4/5 Nothing special.
Romance- 5/5
Loved the dialogue between these two!
Action- 4.5/5
Not your typical physical action, but
enough to keep me thoroughly engaged.
Sequel? Yes
Recommend? Definitely, although you probably have to be in a certain mood to read it.
Overall- 4.5/5
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Character Quiz: Spellbound Series by Sherry Soule
"Which Spellbound Character Would YOU Most Likely Be?"
Today bestselling author, Sherry Soule has some exciting news to share with us! All the previously published books in the Spellbound series have been rewritten and republished with more epic romance and suspenseful thrills. The new versions also include exclusive bonus material and brand new scenes. Even additional scenes from charming, bad-boy, Trent Donovan's point-of-view! To help promote the new editions, she is doing this awesome book promo to share the update with fellow booklovers.
The Spellbound series is a great mix of
Pretty Little Lairs meets Buffy, the Vampire Slayer!
This giveaway is open internationally! So let's tell the blogging world!
Take this quiz to see which character in the Spellbound universe you'd most likely be similar to, and score an eBook version of the first book in this unforgettable YA series, BEAUTIFULLY BROKEN!
Answer this quiz, then post your results in the comments. Be sure to check the bottom of the post for the details regarding this random giveaway.
1. What's your favorite season?
a) Winter - Cloudy, Chilly, Rainy, Stormy
b) Fall - Windy, Misty, Foggy, Mild
c) Summer - Hot, Dry, No Wind, Sunny
d) Spring – Warm, Breezy, Greenery, Brisk
2. I detest using labels, but what would others call you at school?
a) Normal or Jock/ Cheerleader
b) Preppy/ Student Counsel
c) Amateur Fashionista
d) Girlish tomboy
3. Which of the following best describes your personality?
a) Snobbish, Eccentric, Perky
b) Haughty, Moody, Smart
c) Tough, Snarky, Weird
d) Playful, Vivacious, Straightforward
4. Which genre do you read most often?
a) Urban Fantasy
b) Horror / Dark YA
c) Paranormal Romance
d) Dystopia
5. You are at school and witness a student bullying someone. What do you do?
a) Run in the opposite direction before they pick on you
b) Laugh and join in on the fun
c) Stop and tell the bully to knock it off or else!
d) Go tell a teacher what's going on
6. What's your hairstyle?
a) Short and sassy
b) Long and straight
c) Medium with highlights
d) Curly or wavy
7. What's your typical breakfast?
a) Eggs and bacon
b) Oatmeal and orange juice
c) Coffee and a Pop tart
d) Heaping bowl of my fav cereal
8. What type of pet would you like to have or do you own?
a) Hamster
b) Small Dog
c) Shade
d) Cat
9. How often do you shop or hit the mall?
a) Only on sale days
b) Once or twice a month
c) Every week—duh
d) Hardly ever
If you answered...
Mostly a's: You and Kayla are a lot alike! You both love a good sale on shoes, and you're energetic and sassy.
Mostly b's: Ashley and you could be sisters. You each enjoy autumn days, hanging at the mall, and you're more of a leader than a follower.
Mostly c's: Shiloh and you could be besties! You both love to shop for the newest trends, enjoy reading paranormal romance novels, and you even have a snarky-side.
Mostly d's: Sounds like you and Ariana have a lot in common. You each love to read YA books, adore cats, and can often be straightforward and super fun.
Random winner will be picked on December 21st . Please check back on that day to find out if you're the lucky winner. Your eBook will be delivered via email to download to your e-Reader. (If you're unsure how to, let Sherry know, she'll help you.)
Those who enter must have an eReader to redeem this prize. All prizes will be electronically delivered. Please review all terms & conditions before entering.
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Deadly Witchcraft. Ghostly Threats. Doomed Romance.
They say every town has its secrets, but that doesn't even begin to describe Fallen Oaks. The townsfolk are a superstitious lot and the mystical disappearance of a local teen has everyone murmuring about a centuries old witch's curse.
When sixteen-year-old Shiloh Trudell takes a summer job at Craven Manor, she discovers a ghost with an agenda. That's where she meets the new town hottie, Trent Donovan, and immediately becomes enchanted by his charms.
Finally, Shiloh's met someone who is supercute and totally into her, but Trent is immersed in the cunning deception that surrounds the mysterious Craven Manor. So much so that he may lose sight of what is truly important to him. And she can't decide whether she wants to shake him or kiss him. Yet neither one of them can deny the immediate, passionate connection growing between them.
But underlying everything is the fear that Trent may be the next victim on a supernatural hit list, and Shiloh is the only person with the power to save him…
With cryptic messages from a pesky wraith, Shiloh will finally begin to understand the mysterious significance of the strange mark branded on her wrist and decide how much she's willing to sacrifice to protect the other teenagers in town.
Unfortunately, for Shiloh, not all ghosts want help crossing over.
Some want vengeance.
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Q: problem during compilation I am learning how to compile using your CompilingEasyHowTo guide. But as soon as I run the command shown below in the terminal, it shows the following error:
tejas@tejas-AU909AA-ACJ-CQ3120IX:~$ sudo chown $tejas /usr/local/src
chown: missing operand after '/usr/local/src'

Any idea how to overcome this problem?

A: You don't need to replace $USER by your own session login name (tejas) as this variable already contains "tejas".
So the right command to use is:
sudo chown $USER /usr/local/src

The variables $ENV, $LOGNAME, $MAIL, $TERM, $USER, and $USERNAME are not Bash builtins. These are, however, often set as environmental variables in one of the Bash or login startup files.
Source: http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/internalvariables.html

A: While you don't have to manually substitute your username for $USER, you can if you like. You just have to put it in place of the whole "word" $USER, not just USER. That is, leave off the $ in what you write:
sudo chown tejas /usr/local/src

This is because $ before a "name" signifies it is the name of a variable and that the variable should be dereferenced--that is, replaced by the value stored in it. USER is an environment variable that holds your username.
In contrast, tejas is (probably) not defined (in the sense of being a variable that has been assigned some value). In a shell, a variable that is not defined is treated, in most ways, like it is empty--i.e., holding the empty (i.e., zero-length) string of text. So $tejas is replaced by nothing and the command that actually gets run is sudo chown /usr/local/src, which cannot work.

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Q: Converting from org.apache.spark.sql.Dataset to CoordinateMatrix I have a spark SQL dataset whose schema defined as follows,
User_id <String> | Item_id <String> | Bought_Status <Boolean>

I would like to convert this to a Sparse matrix to apply recommender systems algorithms. This is very huge RDD datasets so I read that CoordinateMatrix is the right way to create a sparse matrix out of this.
However I got stuck at a point where the API doc says that RDD[MatrixEntry] is mandatory to create a CoordinateMatrix. Also MatrixEntry needs a format of int,int, long.
I am not able to convert my data scheme to this format. Can you please help me on how to convert this data to a sparse matrix in spark? I am currently programming using scala

A: Please note that matrix entity is of type long, long, double
Reference: https://spark.apache.org/docs/2.1.0/api/scala/index.html#org.apache.spark.mllib.linalg.distributed.MatrixEntry
Also, as user/ item columns are string, those need to be indexed before processing. Here is how you can create coordinatematrix with scala:
//Imports needed
scala> import org.apache.spark.mllib.linalg.distributed.CoordinateMatrix
import org.apache.spark.mllib.linalg.distributed.CoordinateMatrix

scala> import org.apache.spark.mllib.linalg.distributed.MatrixEntry
import org.apache.spark.mllib.linalg.distributed.MatrixEntry

scala> import org.apache.spark.ml.feature.StringIndexer
import org.apache.spark.ml.feature.StringIndexer

//Let's create a dummy dataframe
scala> val df = spark.sparkContext.parallelize(List(
     | ("u1","i1" ,true),
     | ("u1","i2" ,true),
     | ("u2","i3" ,false),
     | ("u2","i4" ,false),
     | ("u3","i1" ,true),
     | ("u3","i3" ,true),
     | ("u4","i3" ,false),
     | ("u4","i4" ,false))).toDF("user","item","bought")
df: org.apache.spark.sql.DataFrame = [user: string, item: string ... 1 more field]

scala> df.show
+----+----+------+
|user|item|bought|
+----+----+------+
|  u1|  i1|  true|
|  u1|  i2|  true|
|  u2|  i3| false|
|  u2|  i4| false|
|  u3|  i1|  true|
|  u3|  i3|  true|
|  u4|  i3| false|
|  u4|  i4| false|
+----+----+------+

//Index user/ item columns
scala> val indexer1 = new StringIndexer().setInputCol("user").setOutputCol("userIndex")
indexer1: org.apache.spark.ml.feature.StringIndexer = strIdx_2de8d35b8301

scala> val indexed1 = indexer1.fit(df).transform(df)
indexed1: org.apache.spark.sql.DataFrame = [user: string, item: string ... 2 more fields]

scala> val indexer2 = new StringIndexer().setInputCol("item").setOutputCol("itemIndex")
indexer2: org.apache.spark.ml.feature.StringIndexer = strIdx_493ce45dbec3

scala> val indexed2 = indexer2.fit(indexed1).transform(indexed1)
indexed2: org.apache.spark.sql.DataFrame = [user: string, item: string ... 3 more fields]

scala> val tempDF = indexed2.withColumn("userIndex",indexed2("userIndex").cast("long")).withColumn("itemIndex",indexed2("itemIndex").cast("long")).withColumn("bought",indexed2("bought").cast("double")).select("userIndex","itemIndex","bought")
tempDF: org.apache.spark.sql.DataFrame = [userIndex: bigint, itemIndex: bigint ... 1 more field]

scala> tempDF.show
+---------+---------+------+
|userIndex|itemIndex|bought|
+---------+---------+------+
|        0|        1|   1.0|
|        0|        3|   1.0|
|        1|        0|   0.0|
|        1|        2|   0.0|
|        2|        1|   1.0|
|        2|        0|   1.0|
|        3|        0|   0.0|
|        3|        2|   0.0|
+---------+---------+------+

//Create coordinate matrix of size 4*4
scala> val corMat = new CoordinateMatrix(tempDF.rdd.map(m => MatrixEntry(m.getLong(0),m.getLong(1),m.getDouble(2))), 4, 4)
corMat: org.apache.spark.mllib.linalg.distributed.CoordinateMatrix = org.apache.spark.mllib.linalg.distributed.CoordinateMatrix@16be6b36

//Check the content of coordinate matrix
scala> corMat.entries.collect
res2: Array[org.apache.spark.mllib.linalg.distributed.MatrixEntry] = Array(MatrixEntry(0,1,1.0), MatrixEntry(0,3,1.0), MatrixEntry(1,0,0.0), MatrixEntry(1,2,0.0), MatrixEntry(2,1,1.0), MatrixEntry(2,0,1.0), MatrixEntry(3,0,0.0), MatrixEntry(3,2,0.0))

Hope, this helps!


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Celtic boss Neil Lennon says writing off Scott Brown is 'ageism'
· September 11, 2019 ·
Neil Lennon has described as "ageism" attempts earlier this season to portray Scott Brown as on the wane. And the Celtic manager believes that, at 34, the club captain has the physiology to allow him to perform as he did when he was younger.
There was a Brown-shaped hole in the Scotland midfield for the chastening defeats by Russia and Belgium during the Euro 2020 fortnight – his retirement from international duty acknowledged as gravely diminishing the national team in various post-mortems conducted after qualification for the finals via the group phase became a virtual impossibility.
Yet, prior to Brown's outstanding showing in Celtic's recent derby win at Ibrox, he was being talked about as on the way down, an assessment which Lennon rails against.
"It's ageism, ageism," said the 48-year-old. "He's a man for all seasons, I think. When he's right – and in the main he's always right – he's still a helluva player. It's difficult to play without him at times, but the derby was one of his finest games that I've seen from him, and I've been here for a long, long time.
"It is so dangerous to write off Broony. He's got that personality. There was a time at Ibrox when he went on a run at Ibrox and it looked like Scott Brown of 21. It was awesome, absolutely awesome. He was like a 400m runner. He started in his own half and it's fantastic that, at 34, he still has that in the locker. He ran 40, 50 yards in the 70 something minute.
"I thought he was superb in that first half.
"He has the desire and fire, but it's controlled. His reading of the game, his tackling, which is still a fine art, and I would know a bit about that, is perfect. He was so impressive."
And the lungs that allowed for Brown, pictured, to make that Ibrox run, will allow him to run games in his quarter-back berth for more than the foreseeable future, according to Lennon.
"He's just got that natural cardio-vascular," he said. "He's blessed with that, really. When you see him running in training behind the scenes, he's still at the forefront of it all, and very powerful. He had a ligament injury in the toe, and that's sort-of curtailed him a little bit in some of the games – where he was getting injected – and that needs to settle eventually. But looking at him at Ibrox, he looked back to his very, very best.
"Obviously, he's evolved his game to be that No 6 now, where he reads the game and he still covers the ground, tackles, and recycles the ball brilliantly. When you really need him, he's there and that's really important. He's a big-game player."
Rumours circulated a month ago that there had been a major fall-out between Lennon and his captain, whom he moulded as his on-field general in leaning on him in that role throughout his four-year first spell in charge from 2010. The Irishman rejects out of hand any suggestion there has been a cooling in their alliance.
"I don't know where that's come from at all. It's complete nonsense, honestly. I can't control the rumours," Lennon said.
"I love him and, you know, we have a great relationship; a very strong bond with a huge amount of respect and it goes back a long, long way. And I trust him; and he trusts me. It would take a lot for anything to come between that."
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"It's actually something that's not a major worry for me," he said. "Going to Hamilton is a totally different environment from the Rangers game. But in Scotland you have got that here and there – but you have to win. There is a disparity between some games in Scotland.
"There is no point in winning at Ibrox and then slipping up at Hamilton. Going from [one to the other] is where you are looking to Brown, [Callum] McGregor, [James] Forrest, the lads who have been here for a while and know what it's all about. And the consistent performers as well, like Ryan Christie. But for the new ones this will be new challenge."
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Q: Inconsistent distance between matrix columns when the first row is missing cells and the `between origins` matrix option is specified Could you please explain the column positioning in the following matrix?
\documentclass[tikz]{standalone}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
  \matrix[nodes=draw,column sep={1cm,between origins}]
  {
    \node {1}; \\
    \node {4}; & \node {5}; & \node {6}; \\
  };
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}

A: You have to specify the cells, even if empty.
\documentclass[tikz]{standalone}
\usetikzlibrary{matrix}

\begin{document}

\begin{tikzpicture}
  \matrix[nodes=draw,column sep={1cm,between origins}]
  {
    \node {1}; \\
    \node {4}; & \node {5}; & \node {6}; \\
  };
\end{tikzpicture}

\begin{tikzpicture}
  \matrix[nodes=draw,column sep={1cm,between origins}]
  {
    \node {1}; & & \\
    \node {4}; & \node {5}; & \node {6}; \\
  };
\end{tikzpicture}

\end{document}

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Again Meditational tour will be at Idar from 31st Dec to 1st Jan, 2017. Meditation keeps stress away and connects us with mother nature.
Deposit Rs. 1500/- before 27th Dec's evening (before 5 p.m.) and send it us in any form, the amount is non refundable.
You have to send your name on 07874744676 for registration.
Actually, we are going to connect with mother nature; meditation is an excuse..!
God bless you, have a stress-free and real life which is already divine. Mukesh Patel, Managing Trustee, Nihar Charitable Trust, Ahmedabad, India.


An international panel of judges has shortlisted Aston University as a finalist for the Higher Education Academy's (HEA) first Global Teaching Excellence Awards (GTEA).
The award, in partnership with Times Higher Education, is open to all providers of higher education and GTEA 2017 included entries from around the world.
GTEA is awarded to an institution as a whole in recognition of institution-wide approaches to teaching excellence.
An overall winner will be announced at a ceremony in London, Monday 4 September.
Svava Bjarnason, chair of the GTEA judging panel and a former member of the World Bank Education Sector Board, said: "There were some fantastic entries for GTEA. Our panel was looking for robust evidence of excellence in three areas: leadership, teaching and in student support.
Professor Stephanie Marshall, HEA Chief Executive Officer, said: "We are delighted by the response to the inaugural GTEA and I add my congratulations to all the finalists. I thank the judges for their detailed work.
Entries for GTEA 2018 open immediately after this year's London award ceremony.


Barker Ryan Stewart was engaged by Lifen Pty Ltd to provide development application and construction certificate design documentation, water quality modelling, and a traffic impact assessment for the approval of 'Saratoga Rise'. The 164-lot residential subdivision is located at the northwestern corner of the Box Hill release area, forming part of the greater North West Growth Centre.
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Click to view a map and get driving directions to and from McGhee Tyson Airport.


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Surgery News
Drew M. Diaz named Chief Executive Officer of Bone Solutions Inc. (BSI)
Bone Solutions Inc. (BSI) has named Drew Diaz, a twenty seven year professional in the health care industry and current company President, as the new Chief Executive Officer and President.
Dallas, TX (1888PressRelease) January 30, 2015 - Mr. Diaz has worked in the health care field for over twenty seven years. Mr. Diaz served 5 years as the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Heart Test Laboratories Inc., a US based cardiology device company. Prior to Heart Test Laboratories, Mr. Diaz was the Senior Vice President of Global Sales for Criticare Systems, Inc., a US manufacturer of anesthesia, cardiac and patient monitoring equipment. Mr. Diaz and has held positions with various Fortune 500 companies, including IBM, Pfizer, and DeRoyal Industries throughout his career.
His knowledge in opening new markets and driving revenue via distribution networks and direct organizations in a global economy has been critical in the growth of these companies. Well versed in international trade and management, Mr. Diaz has managed offices in Brazil, China, Germany, India, and the United States. As the Managing Director and President of Medical Logistics GMbH, a medical device company in Bad Homburg Germany. He is a graduate of Texas A&M University and has attended Harvard University Business School for Executive Training.
For the past 14 months Mr. Diaz served as the President of Bone Solutions, and will oversee this year's launch of their innovative adhesive bone void filler, OsteoCrete, into the global market. Manufacturing has been contracted with the Wisconsin based company, Preservation Solutions (PreservationSolutions.com).
About Bone Solutions, Inc
Bone Solutions Inc. ('BSI') (www.bonesolutionsinc.com) intends to establish its magnesium based platform as the 'one stop bone, tendon and ligament injectable, biodegradable adhesive technology' for surgeries in hospitals, clinics and other private surgical centers within the orthopedic industry. The Company believes it is revolutionizing a new solution for orthopedic surgeons for human uses with a magnesium based platform that may attach for the first time in orthopedic medical history bone to bone, as well as ligaments and tendons to bone.
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Drew M. Diaz named Chief Executive Officer of Bone Solutions Inc. (BSI) by Bone Solutions, Inc
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While we wish we could advocate on every issue, some issues are not feasible for widespread advocacy so we can't guarantee that every issue sent through an AAF will be selected for an advocacy campaign.
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Q: timeoutMsgs no clue what is this in the Logs We are having for the third time the problem of not being able to visualize the data from our devices in our dashboard. The data is being transmitted to the "Data converter", but from there it does not arrive to "Device groups". This is not good for our project, as we need data without gaps. Our IT has identified the following "timeoutMsgs" and we have no clue what does it mean, and what to do to solve the issue. Please see below what he identified in the Logs:
2021-03-31 11:16:26,811 [TB-Scheduling-3] INFO o.t.s.s.queue.TbCoreConsumerStats - Core Stats: totalMsgs = [42] sessionEvents = [0] getAttr = [0] subToAttr = [0] subToRpc = [0] toDevRpc = [0] subInfo = [42] claimDevice = [0] deviceState = [0] subMsgs = [0] coreNfs = [0] scheduler = [0]
2021-03-31 11:16:26,902 [TB-Scheduling-8] INFO o.t.s.s.q.TbRuleEngineConsumerStats - [Main] Stats: totalMsgs = [53] successfulMsgs = [32] timeoutMsgs = [21] failedMsgs = [0] tmpTimeout = [0] tmpFailed = [0] successfulIterations = [13] failedIterations = [6]

Any help will be appreciated. Thank you in advance!


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package net.bull.javamelody;

import java.io.Serializable;

import org.aopalliance.intercept.MethodInterceptor;
import org.aopalliance.intercept.MethodInvocation;
import org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils;

import net.bull.javamelody.internal.common.LOG;
import net.bull.javamelody.internal.common.Parameters;
import net.bull.javamelody.internal.model.Counter;

/**
 * Method interceptor that measures the duration of the intercepted call.
 *
 * Inspired by Erik van Oosten (Java Simon, Licence LGPL)
 * @author Emeric Vernat
 */
public class MonitoringSpringInterceptor implements MethodInterceptor, Serializable {
	private static final long serialVersionUID = -6594338383847482623L;
	private static final Counter SPRING_COUNTER = MonitoringProxy.getSpringCounter();
	private static final boolean COUNTER_HIDDEN = Parameters
			.isCounterHidden(SPRING_COUNTER.getName());
	private static final boolean DISABLED = Parameter.DISABLED.getValueAsBoolean();

	/**
	 * Constructeur.
	 */
	public MonitoringSpringInterceptor() {
		super();
		// quand cet intercepteur est utilisé, le compteur est affiché
		// sauf si le paramètre displayed-counters dit le contraire
		SPRING_COUNTER.setDisplayed(!COUNTER_HIDDEN);
		// setUsed(true) nécessaire ici si le contexte spring est initialisé avant FilterContext
		// sinon les statistiques spring ne sont pas affichées
		SPRING_COUNTER.setUsed(true);
		LOG.debug("spring interceptor initialized");
	}

	/**
	 * Performs method invocation.
	 *
	 * @param invocation method invocation
	 * @return return object from the method
	 * @throws Throwable anything thrown by the method
	 */
	@Override
	public Object invoke(MethodInvocation invocation) throws Throwable {
		// cette méthode est appelée par spring aop
		if (DISABLED || !SPRING_COUNTER.isDisplayed()) {
			return invocation.proceed();
		}
		// nom identifiant la requête
		final String requestName = getRequestName(invocation);

		boolean systemError = false;
		try {
			SPRING_COUNTER.bindContextIncludingCpu(requestName);
			return invocation.proceed();
		} catch (final Error e) {
			// on catche Error pour avoir les erreurs systèmes
			// mais pas Exception qui sont fonctionnelles en général
			systemError = true;
			throw e;
		} finally {
			// on enregistre la requête dans les statistiques
			SPRING_COUNTER.addRequestForCurrentContext(systemError);
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Determine request name for a method invocation.
	 *
	 * @param invocation the method invocation (not null)
	 * @return the request name for this invocation
	 */
	protected String getRequestName(MethodInvocation invocation) {
		final String classPart = getClassPart(invocation);
		final String methodPart = getMethodPart(invocation);
		return classPart + '.' + methodPart;
	}

	private static String getClassPart(MethodInvocation invocation) {
		// si guice et pas Spring, alors remplacer AopUtils.getTargetClass() par getMethod().getDeclaringClass()
		// http://ninomartinez.wordpress.com/2010/05/14/guice-caching-interceptors/
		// (faire exemple avec un interceptor static)
		final Class<?> targetClass = AopUtils.getTargetClass(invocation.getThis());
		final MonitoredWithSpring classAnnotation = targetClass
				.getAnnotation(MonitoredWithSpring.class);
		if (classAnnotation == null || classAnnotation.name() == null
				|| classAnnotation.name().isEmpty()) {
			final Class<?> declaringClass = invocation.getMethod().getDeclaringClass();
			final MonitoredWithSpring declaringClassAnnotation = declaringClass
					.getAnnotation(MonitoredWithSpring.class);
			if (declaringClassAnnotation == null || declaringClassAnnotation.name() == null
					|| declaringClassAnnotation.name().isEmpty()) {
				return targetClass.getSimpleName();
			}
			return declaringClassAnnotation.name();
		}
		return classAnnotation.name();
	}

	private static String getMethodPart(MethodInvocation invocation) {
		final MonitoredWithSpring methodAnnotation = invocation.getMethod()
				.getAnnotation(MonitoredWithSpring.class);
		if (methodAnnotation == null || methodAnnotation.name() == null
				|| methodAnnotation.name().isEmpty()) {
			return invocation.getMethod().getName();
		}
		return methodAnnotation.name();
	}
}

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It is a historical ildir who is host to Diyarbakir, one of the oldest cities in the world, located in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. There are 17 counties along with the central district. It is the most populous metropolis in the east of the country. Geography It lies to the north of Elcezire (Mesopotamia) in the middle part of the Southeastern Anatolia Region. Siirt and Mus in the east; Şanlıurfa, Adıyaman, Malatya in the west; Elazığ and Bingöl in the north; And Mardin in the south. The surface of the earth is generally surrounded by mountains in the middle, a slightly hollowed outlook and surrounded by the arms of the Southeast Taurus. The highest mountain is Anduk Mountain (2830m) near the border of Mus. Climate It is dominated by a hard, dry climate. The summers are very hot and arid, and the winters are cold and rainy. Temperatures in winter are rarely -20 degrees. Since the Southeastern Taurus cuts off the cold winds coming from the north, the winters are colder than Eastern Anatolia. The annual precipitation is 496 millimeters. The temperature is between +46.2 ° C and -24.2 ° C. Flora 33% of the Diyarbakir soil is covered with forest and shrubbery, 40% with cultivated land and 22% with grassland and meralar. Everywhere in the spring, it's green. In the summer months, everywhere except the edges of the creek is steppe, and the herbs are completely dried up. Willows, plane trees, walnut and poplar trees in the valleys, oak, juniper and wild fruit trees in the highlands. Although the forest area is 33% visible, the regular forest area is very small. Demography According to Turkstat data, the population of the province is 1.528.958 as of 2010, along with all the villages and districts  and is one of the largest provinces of eastern and southeastern Anatolia with its population. The average population of people in Kilometers per square meter is 88 while in Diyarbakir this number is 95. [Source must be indicated] In the period of 1990-2000, the annual population growth rate is 21.73 per person and it is above the average of 18.3 in Turkey. The population of Diyarbakir city center is 834,854. Gastronomy Diyarbakır, which is famous for its watermelon, serves as main dish; liver kebab, içli köfte, çiğ köfte, bulgur pilaf, rib, keşkek, lebeni; And from the desserts it is also rich in burma, kadayıf and nuriye and food culture. culture State Theater and Metropolitan Municipal Theater are located in the city center of Diyarbakir. museums Diyarbakir (Archeology) Museum, Ziya Gökalp Museum House, Gazi Mausoleum museum house, Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı Museum House are today the active museums of Diyarbakir. A museum will soon be opened in the name of Diyarbakirli El Cezeri, the father of robotic science . [Source must be specified] Museum Dicle University will take place in Dicle Teknokent. Diyarbakir Museum: The first museum in Diyarbakir was opened in 1934 in the Senceriye (Chain) Medres, the continuation of the Grand Mosque. In 1985 it was moved to the new building on Elazığ Avenue. The works belonging to the periods of Old Bronze, Urartu, Assyrian, Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, Seljuk, Akkoyunlu and Ottoman periods are exhibited chronologically from the Neolithic Period. Numerous coins from the Artukid period and local, ethnographic artifacts are exhibited in the museum. Ziya Gökalp Museum House: Ziya Gökalp's native house is turned into a museum and personal items are exhibited. Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı Museum House: The house where Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı, one of the famous poets of the Republican period, was born became a museum in 1973. At the same time, the famous poet's personal belongings are exhibited in the museum which has all the features of Diyarbakır architecture. Important Locations Diyarbakir Castle: The length of the walls is 5,5 km, the height is 10-12 meters, the thickness is 3-5 meters. It is the largest wall after the Great Wall of China. It was built on a wide plain about 100 meters high from the Dicle valley. Outside there are 82 sharks. There is a wide path between the bushes, these walls are 70 centimeters thick. The bushes are mostly round, but there are also four and six angles. Malabadi Bridge: This bridge is a historical bridge from the time of Akkoyunlular. Silvan is located in the province. Bridges Dicle Bridge: The bridge was built by Nizamüddevle Nasr, the ruler of Diyarbakır, in 1065, during the time of the Mervans. Haburman Bridge: It is learned that it was built in 1179 by Zübeyde Hatun from Köprünün's five-line book. Zübeyde Hatun Artuklu is daughter of Necmüddin Albi (1152-1176) and built this bridge with her own money. Mosques Diyarbakır Grand Mosque: Diyarbakır Grand Mosque, the mosque on the west side of the axis connecting the Harput Gate and the Mardin Gate on the walls of Diyarbakır Castle. The Diyarbakır Grand Mosque is considered to be the 5th Harem-i Sharif of Islam. Behram Pasha Mosque: Built between 1564-72 by Behram Pasha. Mimar Sinan period is among the buildings. Mukarnasları is quite skillful. The Chinese who are in the Mihrapt are remarkable. Sheikh Mutahhar (Four-Footed Minaret) Mosque: It is also called the November sultan in the fishermen's neighborhood. Mosque Sheikh Mutahhar received this name because it was built on a plot of land. It is written in the book of Minaresin that the mosque was built at the time of the Akkoyunlu Sultan Kasım Bey in 1500. It is the only example in the Anatolian mosques with its four square columns and the square architecture sitting on the headings. Safa Mosque: It was built by Uzun Hasan in the 15th century, Akkoyunlular period and it is the architectural masterpieces of the period. Especially the stone workmanship of the minarets is remarkable. It is known that the minaret's sheath was removed only in the Friday hut until recently, as the mineral sparrow was mixed with the fragrant plants growing around Diyarbakir. Kale Mosque (Hz. Süleyman-Nazıriye Mosque): Hz. Süleyman Mosque was built by Nisanoğlu Ebul Kasım between 1155-1169. Süleyman the son of Khalid bin Walid, who was built during the Ottoman period, and Mashhad, the other sahabel martyr who died during the capture of Diyarbakir by Arabs. During the conquest of Diyarbakir, 27 companions, including Suleiman the son of Khalid bin Walid, died in this area and 13 companions were martyred in different parts of the walls. The injured Sultan Sasa was martyred after 6 months and a total of 41 sahaba were buried in the region. In Diyarbakir, the tombs of 27 of the 30 sahaben known as the exact locations of the tombs of this camîdir. The graves of the martyrs of 27 are under the influx of visitors from all over Turkey. Churches Meryem Main Syriac Kadim Church: A church belonging to the Orthodox Syriacs. The structure, which is estimated to have been built in the 3rd century, has been burnt down, demolished, renovated several times, repaired repeatedly. Patriarch 2. Jacob, who came from Deyr-ül Zafaran in Mardin, lived here until his death in 1871 and served as the Patriarchate Center at that time. Saint Georgi Church: Saint Georges Church, also known as Kırkdamaltı Church, is the highest church in Diyarbakır Belisırma District in the 3rd century and was built by Amirarzes Basileios and his wife Tamara. It was decorated between 1283-1295. In the frescoes found in the church, which is a coarse-grained basilical plan, all the subjects the bible tells and the Seljuk Sultan II. Masud's picture has been portrayed. The part of the rock that formed the entrance section was destroyed as a result. Mar Petyun Church: It is in Yeni Street, Ozdemir District. The church, which was not known exactly when it was built and dated to the 17th century, is still being used by the Chaldeans of the Catholic sect. Khans and Caravanserai Among the important buildings of Diyarbakir, inns have an important place. At the beginning of these are Deliller Han, Hasan Pasha Han, Çifte Han and Yeni Han. Diyarbakir, İpek on the road because of the specific routes were built inns and caravanserais. This order that Anatolian Seljuks applied also continued in the Ottomans. Hüsrev Paşa Han was built by the same person in 1527. The cause of the people called the Deliller Inn is that every year the proofs that will lead the pilgrim candidates gathered in this handicap to go to Islamic countries every year remain here. The building is two storeys. It has been restored and opened as a modern hotel with 120 beds. It is opposite the Grand Mosque. It was built by the Ottoman governors Vezirzade Hasan Pasha in 1572-1573. [Citation needed] Today, cafes, restaurants, bookshops and antiquities are home to.