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Q: Ract and force redirect on not allowed route I'm trying to redirect a user which is trying to access a route which is not accessible based on a role.
I thought that <Redirect> component will do that:
{appRoutes.map((prop, key) => {
    if(prop.roles.includes("appuser")) {
        return (
            <Route
                exact
                path={prop.path}
                component={prop.component}
                key={key}
            />
        );
    }
    else {
        return (
            <Redirect to={"/home"} />
        )
    }
})}

Any tips on that?

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Department of Arts Education and Physical Education
Arts Education & Physical Education (Peer-reviewed publications)
Pupils' and teachers' perceptions of a culminating festival within a sport education season in Irish primary schools
Kinchin, G., MacPhail, A. & Ni Chróinín, D. (2009). Pupils' and teachers' perceptions of a culminating festival within a sport education season in Irish primary schools. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 14 (4) 391-406.
Kinchin, G., MacPhail, A. & Ni Chróinín, D. (2009). Pupils' and teachers' perceptions of a culminating festival within a sport education season in Irish primary schools(Pre -Published version).pdf (124.5Kb)
Ní Chróinín, Déirdre
Kinchin, Gary
MacPhail, Ann
Background: Whilst there is considerable literature on Sport Education [SE] little attention has been afforded to an investigation into the use of a specific festival as a culmination to a season. Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine primary school pupils' and teachers' perceptions of an inter-school festival. Participants and Setting: Pupils from eight classes in four Irish primary schools participated in a three-month season employing the Sport Education Curriculum Model [SECM]. A modified invasion game provided the activity focus. Data Collection: Interview data were collected from pupils and teachers prior to, during and after the festival. Findings: Results indicated prior to the festival, pupils were, while excited and looking forward to the festival, not certain about what the day would entail. During the festival pupils reported how their team was performing and discussed elements of the festival they enjoyed most. Post-festival, pupils focused on their team's performance and spoke positively about their memories of the day. Teachers reported the success of the festival in maintaining pupils' interest with pupils keen to prepare their teams to play against other schools.
Sport Education
Routledge Taylor and Francis
Copyright © Routledge Taylor and Francis,Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, the full journal can be found at http://www.tandfonline.com

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Q: Execute PySpark code from a Java/Scala application Is there a way to execute PySpark code from a Java/Scala application on an existing SparkSession?
Specifically, given a PySpark code that receives and returns pyspark dataframe, is there a way to submit it to Java/Scala SparkSession and get back the output dataframe:
String pySparkCode = "def my_func(input_df):\n" +
    "    from pyspark.sql.functions import *\n" +
    "    return input_df.selectExpr(...)\n" +
    "            .drop(...)\n" +
    "            .withColumn(...)\n"

SparkSession spark = SparkSession.builder().master("local").getOrCreate()

Dataset inputDF = spark.sql("SELECT * from my_table")

outputDf = spark.<SUBMIT_PYSPARK_METHOD>(pySparkCode, inputDF)


Enjoy Pokemon-inspired battles in the Rick and Morty universe.
Help Steven and the Gems defeat the malicious creatures of the light.
Ever played a slot machine slash stage magic slash alien invasion game?
But Day of the Viking is not another Clash of Clans clone, thank you very much.
A freemium edition of Castle Doombad has just been released on the App Store.
With its first ever update, Castle Doombad is inviting you to go on a Summer Slaycation.
It's your chance to finally be the villain and prevent the heroes from rescuing the princess in this challenging reverse tower defense game from adult swim.
Sometimes, it's good to be bad. And that's exactly the case in the newly released Castle Doombad.
It's been a big year for apps, so come find out what our top 10 picks for free apps on the iPhone were for 2013.
Get ready for a destruction filled weekend with our top game picks for the week!
They see that giant boulder rollin', and they hatin' in the latest game from adult swim.
Adult Swim is at it again. And by "it" I mean coming out with a humorously quirky games on iOS.
Spend this weekend dashing as a majestic unicorn and wreck the city in our top game picks of the week!
The robot unicorn is back with a ton of new goodies.
Super Mole Escape has just dug up its first major update, which contains a new mode and a bunch of other new stuff.
Can You Keep Everyone Happy In Girls Like Robots?
Keep the girls, the nerds, and the robots satisfied in this fun puzzle game.
Get ready for some addictive fun this weekend with our top game picks!
Like Jenga And Match-Three? Then You'll Love The Frantic Action In Super Monsters Ate My Condo!
Have some fun this weekend with our top game picks of the week!
Adult Swim really knows how to make some fun and addictive games for your iDevice. The latest is another entry in the endless runner genre, but with some fun new twists.
Not all dinosaurs go to heaven.


Come enjoy some awesome music in Stanwood on Thursday, February 21st, 2019 at 8:00 pm! Ireland Woods and Richard Williams will be playing LIVE at Loco Billy's Wild Moon Saloon! Doors open at 6:30 pm, and the music starts at 8:00 pm. Enjoy a night of fun, dancing and FREE POOL!


celebrate being a whole hand old.
Happy birthday to Isabella and her family!!!
Thanks for hosting a lovely party! Have a glorious day.
Thanks for hosting, one of my favorites and since I'm finally back to blogging, I finally get to link up again!
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Brenda's Blog – New Human, via Brenda Hoffman, January 1st, 2023
Leave a Comment / Brenda's Blog (channeled messages) / By Per Staffan / January 5, 2023 January 5, 2023
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Even though most years, changing the calendar year does not ensure a new life, this year is different. Throughout 2023, you will sense dramatic shifts within your being, resulting in new interactions in your outer world.
Until the recent global energy shifts and your inner work, you addressed most issues with a 3D consciousness. "Because this worked before, it will work now." Instead of your new life stance, "This action seems unusual, but it feels right."
For what was is no more including outer world problem-solving. The past few days, you let go of eons of shoulds, have tos, and guilt resulting in new ways of interacting with others and yourself.
Your 3D being was an accumulation of activities you wished to eliminate in this life – and so you have.
You are now almost a clean slate. Even though pieces of your current 3D life remain, those pieces are so minimal as not to be included in your current self-assessment. So some relationships you might continue are not necessarily as loving as they once were because you ended the karmic ties that bound you to that person.
You are addressing your interactions with fresh eyes and new needs.
You are new, and the earth is new. Yet many of you are surprised you no longer respond as you once did. Those differences will increase throughout this year, for you are quickly shifting in ways you cannot yet envision.
Many of you have heard of walk-ins – beings who contend they entered earth via a human body previously inhabited by another being. In truth, those walk-ins were test projects created en masse by those of you who wished to transition beyond 3D. Just as is true for experiments or most creations, you wanted to ensure that the new you being you contemplated was possible. You questioned whether you could shift quickly in this lifetime and yet remain of the earth.
Walk-in beings are newer versions of themselves without the burdens of past lives – just as is now true for you. If someone were to measure your thoughts, beliefs, and reactions before you initiated your transition in this lifetime, they would find you different enough to not be recognizable – or a walk-in.
You are no longer the 3D you others were once familiar with.
Those not transitioning find you confusing and probably aggravating. While those who are transitioning are as confused about their new being as you are with yours.
Even though you have been informed by many universal messages, including ours, the end product of your transition evolves almost daily. Resulting in a confusing mish-mash of words and actions. You feel this way one day and completely different the next. Of course, something similar was true in 3D, but through eons of earth life and fear consistencies, you seemingly had justifications for this fear or that feeling. "It's raining and cold, so I feel down." "I might be fired, so I better work longer hours." "I'm in love, so I'm floating in joy."
Your actions are no longer consistent with your expectations. So you might be tired, even though you had a good night's sleep. Or filled with joy even though the actions in your outer world would have previously made you sad.
You no longer have emotional or interactional givens. You are truly new with new thoughts, actions, and speech patterns.
Allow yourself to feel and respond as your new life happens instead of stuffing yourself into your 3D boxes of fear or socially right actions.
You have no right actions now because you are discovering yourself. Just as the walk-ins had to shift their thinking and actions to fit their new being, the same is true for you. The difference is you are surrounded by millions of others moving through the same doubts and, at times, fear. What once made you comfortable is no more. Your current and future beings are changing by the minute.
Please know that you will often question yourself throughout your ongoing shift into new earth maturity. Not because you are wrong but because you are new. So be it. Amen.
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Q: Validating with DTD - connection forcibly closed I'm validating a document with the DTD in the document which is not on my machine, it is stored on the internet.
I am currently getting the following exception
System.Xml.XmlException: An error has occurred while opening external DTD 'http://xml.cxml.org/schemas/cXML/1.2.020/cXML.dtd': Unable to connect to the remote server --->
System.Net.WebException: Unable to connect to the remote server --->
System.Net.Sockets.SocketException: An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host 216.109.104.11:80

at System.Net.Sockets.Socket.DoConnect(EndPoint endPointSnapshot, SocketAddress socketAddress)

at System.Net.Sockets.Socket.InternalConnect(EndPoint remoteEP)
   at System.Net.ServicePoint.ConnectSocketInternal(Boolean connectFailure, Socket s4, Socket s6, Socket& socket, IPAddress& address, ConnectSocketState state, IAsyncResult asyncResult, Int32 timeout, Exception& exception)
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at System.Xml.XmlDownloadManager.GetNonFileStream(Uri uri, ICredentials credentials)

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at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.OpenStream(Uri uri)

at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.DtdParserProxy_PushExternalSubset(String systemId, String publicId)
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at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Throw(Exception e)

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at System.Xml.DtdParser.Parse(Boolean saveInternalSubset)

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at System.Xml.XmlValidatingReaderImpl.Read()

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at cXML.ResponseFactory..ctor(HttpRequest request) :: System.Net.WebException: Unable to connect to the remote server ---> System.Net.Sockets.SocketException: An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host 216.109.104.11:80

at System.Net.Sockets.Socket.DoConnect(EndPoint endPointSnapshot, SocketAddress socketAddress)

at System.Net.Sockets.Socket.InternalConnect(EndPoint remoteEP)
   at System.Net.ServicePoint.ConnectSocketInternal(Boolean connectFailure, Socket s4, Socket s6, Socket& socket, IPAddress& address, ConnectSocketState state, IAsyncResult asyncResult, Int32 timeout, Exception& exception)
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at System.Net.HttpWebRequest.GetResponse()

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at System.Net.Sockets.Socket.DoConnect(EndPoint endPointSnapshot, SocketAddress socketAddress)

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I know the file is accessible as I can browse to it. But why cannot .NET access it?!
Thanks in advance.

A: I got following exception when i browse the  [http://xml.cxml.org/schemas/cXML/1.2.020/cXML.dtd ] dtd file.
XML Parsing Error: syntax error
Location: http://xml.cxml.org/schemas/cXML/1.2.020/cXML.dtd
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Just download the dtd file and try to access the dtd locally. You can narrow down your problem.


An invitation only roundtable of leading international companies on Thursday 8 November 2018 hosted by Citi at their HQ in TriBeCa, NY.
Global mobility programs are designed to satisfy the needs of a number of stakeholders – including, of course, the employee herself. Despite our function's focus on meeting her needs, in truth the needs of the company will almost always take priority.
How do we weigh up the conflicting needs and interests of our key assignment stakeholders and then ensure that our program balances these interests fairly and effectively? During this roundtable, we will examine in depth the needs of each of the key assignment stakeholders and consider the role of the global mobility function in meeting these needs.
A deep understanding of stakeholder experience, especially needed outcomes, is one of the keys to enabling our program to break free from the confines of the assignment lifecycle, and extend its governance beyond practical relocation assistance to embrace stakeholder needs during pre-assignment initiation and their expectations post-assignment. We will seek to demonstrate again the importance of measuring outcomes as the key to balancing the needs of each of the stakeholders.
For more information or to discuss your interest in participating in a subsequent roundtable, email michael_elia@traqs.com or call on +44 1344 898001.


We are OPEN during Spring Break! Practice follows its regular schedule!
Admission: $5.00 per person, age 5+ CASH ONLY Spectators will not be admitted until 10 minutes prior to open stretch times, so please keep in mind when you plan your arrival time, especially since the parking lot may still be full from the previous session.
Parking: on-site, street parking, adjacent building secondary lot. Do not park in front of other tenant with posted assigned parking, as your vehicle will be towed! Overflow lot available at 8042 S. Grant Way.
Spectators will be allowed in at time of warm up. Please do not arrive more than 10 minutes prior to your open stretch time! We are running many sessions with close times, parking will not be available until after a session finishes!
GATE FEES = CASH ONLY!
Admission is FREE! Bring all your friends!
Overflow parking available in the gravel lot to the east of the building, and in the business lots to the west of Airborne.
March 8-10 @ Evergreen - LOCATION CHANGE!


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Geoffroy de Masure (* 1969) ist ein französischer Jazzmusiker (Posaune, Komposition).

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De Masure begann im Alter von vierzehn Jahren mit dem Posaunen- und Klavierspiel. Von 1985 bis 1989 studierte er am Konservatorium in Avignon klassische Posaune bei Bernard Buffet und Jazz bei André Jaume. Mit 18 Jahren begann er professionell in Rock- und Funkbands zu spielen und bekam erste Jazz-Engagements mit eigenen Bands. 1989 tourte er acht Monate lang mit Harald Juhnke und Georg Preuße durch Deutschland.

Für weitere Studien zog er 1990 nach New York, wo er Unterricht bei Robin Eubanks nahm; zudem partizipierte er am Jazz-Programm des kanadischen Banff Center for the Arts. Zurück in Frankreich spielte er 1991 in der Medium Band von Manu Pekar, die später mit Dave Liebman aufnahm, und begann, Kompositionen für seine eigene Band Quadrature zu schreiben. Denis Badault holte ihn für drei Jahre als Mitglied ins französische Orchestre National de Jazz, mit dem er bis 1994 drei Alben vorlegte. Auf Festivals trat er u. a. mit Joe Lovano, Charlie Haden, Lee Konitz, Greg Osby, Albert Mangelsdorff, Fred Hersch und Nguyên Lê auf.

De Masure war an interkulturellen Projekten mit traditioneller Musik aus Kambodscha (mit Jean-Marc Padovani), Indien (mit Aka Moon) und Marokko (Laurent Blondiau Al Majima) beteiligt; er reiste mehrfach nach Turkmenistan, um mit seiner Band Tribu und dortigen traditionellen Musikern zusammenzuarbeiten. Er ist auf Alben von Jean-Marc Padovani, Steve Coleman, Kris Defoort, Simon Kanzler sowie Toufic Farroukh und Aka Moon zu hören.

De Masure lehrte u. a. an der École Nationale de Musique de Bobigny und gab zahlreiche Workshops in Belgien und Frankreich sowie an der Royal Academy of Music in London. Zum Sommersemester 2014 wurde er als Professor im Fachgebiet Posaune an das Jazz-Institut Berlin berufen, wo er bereits seit dem Sommersemester 2012 als Gastdozent und anschließend als Gastprofessor tätig war; zudem lehrt er an der Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar.

Diskographische Hinweise
 Tribu (Musivi 2001, mit Bo Van Der Werf, Chander Sardjoe, Jean-Luc Lehr, Pierre Van Dormael)
 Anne Mette Iversen, Silke Eberhard, Geoffroy De Masure, Roland Schneider: Ternion Quartet (BJUR 2105)

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 Biographie

Einzelnachweise

Jazz-Posaunist
Komponist (Jazz)
Hochschullehrer (Jazz-Institut Berlin)
Franzose
Geboren 1969
Mann

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Aug. 26 - The ABCs of delta; urban tree campaigns
Anteater Time Machine: A 1983 view of the main campus from the San Joaquin Marsh.
In this two-minute video, Dr. Susan Huang, director of epidemiology and infection prevention at UCI Health, gives an easy-to-understand overview of the delta variant and how to protect against it.
Beall Applied Innovation names new chief
Errol Arkilic, a private investment firm co-founder with an extensive background in startups, teaching and entrepreneurship, takes the helm Oct. 1 as chief innovation officer and executive director at UCI Beall Applied Innovation.
The underappreciated role of Latina doctors
Although small in number – less than 2% of all U.S. doctors – Latina physicians face mental, physical and career exhaustion for their indispensable but often undervalued role in American healthcare, according to Glenda Flores, associate professor of Chicano/Latino studies.
Comparing L.A. vs. NYC tree campaigns
Between 2007 and 2014, officials in Los Angeles and New York City tried to plant a million trees in each of their respective metropolises. MillionTreesNYC was heralded for reaching the goal ahead of schedule, while its L.A. counterpart fell far short. But L.A. may have succeeded where New York didn't, according to a report by Jessica Debats Garrison, assistant professor of teaching of urban planning and public policy.
Return-to-campus reminder for employees
UC's Records Management Committee issued 10 important tips about office records for employees returning to work at on-campus locations.
What is Integrative Medicine?
Friday, noon (sponsored by UCI Health)
You asked: Should I cancel my kids' end-of-summer trip?
The Washington Post, Aug. 26
Cited: Karen Edwards, professor and chair of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
CIOs: Apply These Lessons From The Pandemic To Win The Recovery
Forbes, Aug. 25
Cited: Vijay Gurbaxani, faculty director of the Center for Digital Transformation and professor of Information Systems and Computer Science
Vaccinations helped drive down deaths in OC, but may be trending back up due to delta variant
City News Service via Spectrum 1 News, Aug. 25
Cited: Andrew Noymer, associate professor of population health and disease prevention
No new campus cases
No on-campus employees or on-campus students tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday. For more information, visit the UCI COVID-19 dashboard.
Vaccination is a critical step toward our campus's fall return. Help our community by uploading your vaccine record.


After the success of her new single 'Take It Easy', Janella Salvador is getting back to the big screen. On April 10, Regal Films announced their upcoming film entitled 'The Heiress' starring Maricel Soriano and Janella Salvador.
The movie will be directed by Frasco Mortiz. Janella and Maricel have also done their story conference for the upcoming movie.
As of writing, there are no updates yet on the date of release of the movie.
We can't wait to see Janella on the big screen again!


Soundgarden drummer Matt Cameron has become the first member of the band to pay tribute to their late frontman, Chris Cornell.
The singer passed away on Wednesday evening (May 17) after a gig in Detroit, having been found dead in his hotel room. He was 52.
Numerous tributes from the music world have poured in for Cornell following the tragic news, which included a poem written by the frontman's Audioslave bandmate and Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello.
Cornell's bandmate in Temple of The Dog, Mike McCready, also paid tribute to the late musician this weekend.


Olay is known for a few different things in the personal care products community. For starters, the company has established a rock-solid reputation as a developer of quality skin care products. This means that they're a step above many of the other big-name brands in the market who insist on pushing mass produced treatments of an inferior stock onto their consumers.
Unfortunately, these kinds of practices are all too commonplace in the beauty industry: big-name brands filling their products with artificial ingredients, preservatives, and fillers in the name of saving a buck, all at the expense of the consumer.
Facial Cleansers: Cleansing Brushes, Cream Cleansers, Exfoliating Scrubs & Cleansers, Facial Wipes & Towelettes, Facial Toners, Foaming Cleansers, Makeup Removing Cloths, Microdermabrasion Brushes.
Facial Moisturizers: BB & CC Creams, Daily Moisturizers, Lightweight Lotions, Night Creams, Serums, SPF Protection Moisturizers.
Facial & Eye Treatments: Eye Treatments, Facial Hair Removal, Facial Oils, Masks, Microdermabrasion, Pore Treatments, Acne Treatments, Skin Tone Treatments.
Body Care: Beauty Bars, Body Lotions, Body Washes, In-Shower Body Lotions.
This is not to mention the number of different products in development at Olay, which provides seasonal catalogue updates and releases for its consumers. With a relentless research and development team that works seemingly around-the-clock in order to provide the most advanced skin care possible, there's no telling what the company might come up with next. For now, however, we've compiled a list of our favorite Olay skin care products 2018! Be aware, however, that this list could be time-sensitive: you never know what Olay might come up with next!
With enough strength in the formula that Olay boasts it can delay the need for a cosmetic procedure, you'd be hard pressed to find a more effective sculpting cream than Olay Regenerist. Intended to visibly reduce the appearance of wrinkles, Olay Regenerist Micro-Sculpting Cream Face Moisturizer (yes, the name is a bit of a mouthful) uses hyaluronic acid, amino-peptides, and vitamin-B3 to hydrate, lift, and firm skin.
Use of the cream has immediate tangible benefits, but you'll really start to take advantage of its effectiveness when using it over time – try a daily regimen for a few weeks and you'll really start to see those wrinkles fade.
It should be noted, however, that you don't need to be suffering from aging effects in order to enjoy the effects of Olay Regenerist. Personally, I suffer from dry skin as much as I do from wrinkles or aging spots, and Olay Regenerist has been a miracle worker in that regard – my skin has never felt more consistently moisturized!
Total effects 7 in one.
If you thought Olay Regenerist was something in terms of reducing the appearance of aging and moisturizing skin, you ain't seen nothing yet! Olay's 'Total Effects 7' branding boasts products with the ability to diminish the effects of the 7 age-related skin issues that Olay has identified.
These benefits are: to reduce the appearance of age spots, provide nourishing moisturization to the skin, reduce the appearance of facial lines and wrinkles, balance and even skin tone, balance and even skin texture, provide a healthy looking glow to skin, and to reduce the appearance and size of pores.
I haven't given Total Effects 7 In One Anti Aging Moisturizer an extended look (I used the moisturizer daily over the course of one week), so can't speak to its benefits with long term use, but I definitely experienced firming of my skin after a few days of use. The SPF 15 inclusion is a nice bonus – the moisturizer did give me protection from the sun, which is not something you'd expect from an anti-aging product intended for reducing wrinkles and pore size! It did so without turning me orange, to boot, which is always nice from a sun protector!
Regenerist luminous tone perfecting treatment.
Skin problems are many and varied, and although the prior two products are best for wrinkles, it's time to tackle another skin-related sign of aging. For those who most primarily struggle with skin tone and dark spots, Regenerist Luminous Tone Perfecting Treatment is, well, perfect.
I've struggled with dark spots for my entire life, and I have had some stubborn ones that didn't fade or diminish over the course of dozens of different treatments ranging from over-the-counter, to prescription, to procedural. This tonal treatment from Olay did what all of those others could not; it successfully faded some of the most stubborn dark spots anyone could ever encounter!
Yes, I did keep up with a daily regimen of treatments for some time, and though the dark spots did not entirely clear, the results were more than I ever could have realistically hoped for. Simply put, I could not recommend this treatment enough – although please stick with a consistent regimen and give it a real chance if you want real results! Stubborn spots are not going to be eliminated in a single day with any one treatment.
Are bath and body products Olay's "specialty" ? No, not necessarily. However, therein lies one of the many not-so-secret elements of Olay's success – when Olay develops a product, they make sure they do it properly. Most people who think of Olay think of facial skin treatments or out-of-the-shower applications, but it's time for people to become familiar with Olay body washes, and in particular, their Ultra Moisture Moisturizing Body Wash with Shea Butter.
While my facial skin problems are generally related to aging, or perhaps acne, the skin on my body at large most primarily suffers from a lack of moisture and nourishment. Boy, did Olay's shea butter-containing body washes turn things around for me! After showering in the morning and using this body wash, I could tell a difference in the feel of my skin on day one! It's hard to describe exactly, but I felt softer and more relaxed with my skin than I could ever remember feeling, and the moisturizing effect lasted all day long – an equally impressive feat! It goes without saying that Olay became my go-to body wash rather quickly.
ProX microdermabrasion plus advanced cleansing system.
Pro X and Microdermabrasion are two terms you'll see fairly often when browsing Olay's website or product line, and they may serve to confuse or turn off consumers who find them intimidating. Don't worry! Olay's Pro X series is simply dermatologist designed, and consists of treatments that are powerful enough to stand a step above creams, oils, and other Olay formulas. Microdermabrasion, on the other hand, involves non-invasive spraying of micro-crystals to remove the top layer of dry, dead skin in order to reveal the healthier, more youthful looking skin layer underneath.
Together, the two from an effective cleansing system in the ProX Microdermabrasion Plus Advanced. Included is a battery-operated polisher, as well as a renewal cleanser for application before cleaning. Together, the application of the cleanser and the microdermabrasion combine to form a treatment that is effective in eliminating dead, dry skin and nourishing the healthy skin underneath. Give this a try and you're sure to find results, regardless of how stubborn your skin problems seem to be!
Pro x advanced cleansing system with facial brush.
Like the Pro X Dermabrasion kit, the Olay Pro X Advanced Cleansing System with Facial Brush isn't just a treatment or a topical application – it's a full-on, skin-changing system! Again like the microdermabrasion kit, the Olay cleansing system included a tool – in this instance, a cleansing brush – in order to get the job done.
Unlike the microdermabrasion kit, however, the main goal behind the advanced cleansing system is not to scrub away the top layer of dead, dull skin, but rather to cleanse the skin. Using the Pro X Exfoliating Renewal Cleanser included in combination with the effective cleansing brush makes for a thorough and effective cleansing experience. The bottom line is, if you're looking for cleaner skin, the advanced cleansing system will do the job for you!
Regenerist eye lifting eye serum.
Ready for yet another one of Olay's "specialty" items? When it comes to skin specialization, no one has Olay topped. Eyes are yet another area in which Olay's skin game is on point, as is apparent in the case of their Regenerist Eye Lifting Serum. Using a hydrating formula with amino-peptide and vitamin complex exfoliates, the eye lifting serum promotes skin surface turnover and works at the surface cellular skin cell level to visibly improve the appearance of the eyes.
Olay boasts that eye lines and wrinkles can be diminished in just two weeks, and I can back up this claim: although I haven't used the product, I did purchase it as a gift for my mother, who has used to it astonishing results! Her eyes seem brighter, smoother, and more vibrant than I can remember seeing them in years, and this was achieved after using less than a full tube of the 0.5 oz Olay serum.
4-in-1 daily facial deep clean cloths.
Cleaning facial cloths are a staple in the kit of any self-respecting skin care aficionado. It seems like virtually every beauty care company produces them, in addition to the abundance of generic brand cleaning cloths available from pharmacy and department stores. I can safely say, without a shadow of a doubt, that my personal favorite cleaning cloths come from Olay – in particular their 4-in-1 Daily Facial Deep Clean Cloths.
I should clarify that I use a different sort cleaning cloths from Olay for makeup removal, while I use the 4-in-1 for the recommended daily cleaning. Before discovering these, I used a cleaning scrub produced by another company, and these cloths do a better job of cleaning my skin with much less hassle – no rinsing or lathering needed!
Fresh effects clear skin acne hater deep scrub.
We've come all this way and we haven't even discussed any of Olay's excellent line of acne-related products – astonishing! Well, it must be noted that Olay's acne line is just as excellent and effective as any of their anti-aging, cleansing, or moisturizing products, if not more so! Olay Fresh Effects products like their Clear Skin Acne Hater Deep Scrub or Clear Skin 1-2-3 Acne Solution System are designed to not only eliminate existing acne, but to restore the skin underneath in a way that reduces the chance for acne rearing its ugly head once again.
The solution system comes with the Acne Hater Deep Scrub (step 1), Spot Zinger! (step 2), and Swirled Mattifier (step 3) to provide with a full 3-step skin program to target the most unfortunate acne victims. The Acne Hater Deep Scrub is sold on its own as well, for the sake of providing a general acne scrub for those who are looking for general maintenance and repairs – nothing too extreme!
Thanks for reading our new feature – check back for more on great brands like Covergirl, Olay or Urban Decay, right here at Maple Holistics!
That does it for our top-10 list! It needs to be said again, however – Olay's entire product line and catalogue are huge! Although we're glad to have highlighted these ten different products for our consumers, this is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Olay skin care. Your best bet for finding the Olay skin care products that work for you is identifying your needs, and searching through Olay's products accordingly – they're sure to have something for everyone!


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Beech Hill ist der Name folgender Orte:

in den Vereinigten Staaten:
 Beech Hill (Delaware), im New Castle County
 Beech Hill (Georgia), im Wilkinson County
 Beech Hill (New York), im Westchester County
 Beech Hill (Franklin County, Tennessee)
 Beech Hill (Giles County, Tennessee)
 Beech Hill (Jackson County, Tennessee)
 Beech Hill (Macon County, Tennessee)
 Beech Hill (West Virginia), im Mason County

in Kanada:
 Beech Hill (Nova Scotia)

im Vereinigten Königreich:
 Beech Hill (England)

Erhebungen in den Vereinigten Staaten:
 Beech Hill (Colorado)
 Beech Hill (Litchfield County, Connecticut, 429 m)
 Beech Hill (Litchfield County, Connecticut, 454 m)
 Beech Hill (Aroostook County, Maine, 147 m)
 Beech Hill (Aroostook County, Maine, 187 m)
 Beech Hill (Franklin County, Maine)
 Beech Hill (Hancock County, Maine)
 Beech Hill (Kennebec County, Maine)
 Beech Hill (Knox County, Maine)
 Beech Hill (Lincoln County, Maine)
 Beech Hill (Oxford County, Maine)
 Beech Hill (Somerset County, Maine)
 Beech Hill (Waldo County, Maine, 108 m)
 Beech Hill (Waldo County, Maine, 210 m)
 Beech Hill (Washington County, Maine)
 Beech Hill (Essex County, Massachusetts)
 Beech Hill (Franklin County, Massachusetts, 287 m)
 Beech Hill (Franklin County, Massachusetts, 340 m)
 Beech Hill (Hampden County, Massachusetts)
 Beech Hill (Plymouth County, Massachusetts)
 Beech Hill (Worcester County, Massachusetts)
 Beech Hill (Belknap County, New Hampshire)
 Beech Hill (Cheshire County, New Hampshire, 314 m)
 Beech Hill (Cheshire County, New Hampshire, 532 m)
 Beech Hill (Coos County, New Hampshire, 425 m)
 Beech Hill (Coos County, New Hampshire, 688 m)
 Beech Hill (Grafton County, New Hampshire)
 Beech Hill (Hillsborough County, New Hampshire)
 Beech Hill (Merrimack County, New Hampshire, 238 m)
 Beech Hill (Merrimack County, New Hampshire, 429 m)
 Beech Hill (Rockingham County, New Hampshire)
 Beech Hill (Strafford County, New Hampshire)
 Beech Hill (Allegany County, New York)
 Beech Hill (Delaware County, New York)
 Beech Hill (Essex County, New York, 336 m)
 Beech Hill (Essex County, New York, 500 m)
 Beech Hill (Essex County, New York, 664 m)
 Beech Hill (Herkimer County, New York)
 Beech Hill (Lewis County, New York)
 Beech Hill (Tompkins County, New York)
 Beech Hill (Westchester County, New York)
 Beech Hill (Pennsylvania)
 Beech Hill (South Carolina)

Sonstiges:
 Beech Hill Pond, See im Hancock County, Maine
 Beech Hill Preserve, Park im Cheshire County, New Hampshire

Siehe auch:
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 Beach Hill


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El obstáculo es el camino: el arte atemporal de convertir las pruebas en triunfo es el tercer libro del autor Ryan Holiday y se publicó en 2014. Está vagamente basado en la filosofía helénica del estoicismo. Ha vendido más de 100.000 copias desde su lanzamiento y ha sido traducido a 17 idiomas.

Resumen
El título del libro se extrae de una cita de Meditaciones, una serie de escritos personales del emperador romano Marcus Aurelius: " El impedimento para la acción hace avanzar la acción. Lo que se interpone en el camino se convierte en el camino  ". Holiday se basa en "Meditaciones", Aurelius y la filosofía del estoicismo para expandir la idea de que cómo respondemos a los obstáculos es lo que nos define. Holiday sostiene que los obstáculos no inhiben el éxito, crean el éxito y que los lectores deben ver "a través de lo negativo, más allá de su parte inferior y en su corolario: lo positivo".

 El obstáculo es el camino  se estructura en tres disciplinas: percepción, acción y voluntad. Cada sección utiliza anécdotas históricas y figuras de la política, el comercio, los deportes y la historia, incluidos Theodore Roosevelt, Demóstenes, John D Rockefeller, Amelia Earhart, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Ulysses S. Grant, Barack Obama, Steve Jobs, entre otros.

En mayo de 2014, Holiday se tatuó el título del libro en el antebrazo. El libro se incluyó en los "10 mejores libros del verano" de Gear Patrol, y fue nombrado uno de los libros de lectura obligatoria de Entrepreneur Magazine.

El audiolibro de "El obstáculo es el camino" fue publicado más tarde por Tim Ferriss.

Recepción e influencia
Después del lanzamiento del libro, se abrió paso lentamente a través de la comunidad de deportes profesionales, luego de ser leído por varios atletas y entrenadores en jefe prominentes, incluido Joe Maddon de los Chicago Cubs, entrenador de baloncesto de Marquette Shaka Smart, tenista profesional  James McGee, liniero de la NFL Garrett Gilkey, medallista de oro olímpico Chandra Crawford, y otros. En el camino a su victoria en el Super Bowl 2014,  Michael Lombardi y Bill Belichick de los Patriots de Nueva Inglaterra distribuyeron copias de "El obstáculo es el camino" 'a su personal y jugadores. En la  temporada 2015, Seattle Seahawks GM  John Schneider y Pete Carroll pasaron el libro por el vestuario del equipo.

Referencias

Enlaces externos
TEDxUofChicago 'Stoic Optimism' by Ryan Holiday
Stephen McGinty: Romans to the rescue The Scotsman June 2014

Estoicismo
Obras filosóficas
Libros de no ficción de Estados Unidos


In 1993, an E W Charlesworth became a life member - I asked quite a few sturt admin people at the recent book launch for his/her christian name but no-one could remember this person.
If anyone can it would be John Lysikatos. You would probably know him Mark.
Otherwise Sue Dewing (the GM) might be able to point you in the right direction.
I haven't heard of him.
I am not much help otherwise I am afraid.
John Halbert can recall his face but not his name so I am leaning towards it being a male member based on his recollection.
He doesn't get a mention at all in the True Blue book.
There is a period of Sturt annual reports which were almost devoid of any content with regards to players or life-members. Thankfully this years annual report from sturt remedied this. Even is you look at the 2013 annual report, initials or new recipients were given. In 20 years time, possible that we would struggle to work out these chaps. Hence my aim to record all new life members every year on the database as fully as possible.


This summer in theaters, you will see the continuation of the series "X-Men" entitled "Dark Phoenix", in which the main role was played by Sophie Turner. The actress once again brought to the screens a mutant born with telepathic and telekinetic powers. Sophie told about the reason of participation in the project and love for the counterpart.
After reading the script of "Dark Phoenix", Sophie began to feel an attraction. 2019 at WonderCon in Anaheim, California, the star revealed what drew her to the story. "From the female point of view, I liked the fact that the most powerful characters in the film are women," says the actress. "The main character is a woman. It combines simultaneously a protagonist and an antagonist. I really liked this concept".
Also the star told about his "love" to That. Sheridan, the actor who played her lover in the film of Scott summers (Cyclops). "Like we're in love!". Colleague "Dark Phoenix" has not become puzzled and has joined the star: "I'm in love with Sof".
Jokes aside. Sophie still had to give a serious answer: "He is a very cool friend. I always tell him that he is the best "on-screen" boyfriend I've ever had! So cool to have a great relationship with those with whom you're playing intimate scenes. It is important to have this connection".
The actress now having a hard time, because she needs to juggle two upcoming premieres — the Dark Phoenix and final season of Game of Thrones. Turner continues to tell interesting details connected with the imminent release of the final season of Game of Thrones. In a revealing interview for Harper's Bazzar actress who played Sansa stark, said that someone from the caste of the series have received three times more fees than she is. You know who this is!


We have received so much feedback from our Spy Who Loved Key(words) blog post, and many requests to dig a little deeper into Keyword Research. So now that we've excited you with great advice on finding niche-specific keywords, let's take a step back and discuss the factors that must work together to create those beautiful golden keywords that will drive organic traffic.
Before you can begin optimizing your website, you need to know the online behaviors of your ideal customers. How would they describe your products or services? What do they type into a Google search? The more you know about your customers, the better chance you have of making your website appear in their search results – at the very top of the page where they are 33% more likely to click.
You may already have a few words in mind that you assume your customers are searching for. After all, you know your customers better than anyone else!
Even so, Keyword Research is still a necessary first step in Search Engine Optimization for your direct sales business. It is a calculated, methodological process that eliminates conjecture and guessing games and helps you pinpoint the specific words your customers are using – the words that find the balanced sweet spot between high relevancy and low competition.
A keyword is popular when it is frequently searched. The more popular a keyword is, the more traffic it will bring to your site (if you rank highly for that keyword). So all you need to do is analyze the popularity of keywords and choose the most popular, right?
If you are just now getting into the SEO game, and you have any competition whatsoever, you will have a very hard time ranking for the most popular keywords. For instance, if you own a hardware store, your popular keywords might be "tools", "hardware", and "repair". It could take you years and years of daily dedicated SEO efforts to ever start climbing up the search engine results with such competitive words!
You want to see a return on your time investment within weeks or months – not years! Obviously, the perfect keywords need to be highly relevant to your business. They need to be words your local customers are searching for. But they have to be words that you can logically rank for in a timely manner.
Thankfully, your local customers are not going to search for "tools" if they want to find a hardware store in their hometown. Instead, they will most likely search for something like "Sacramento hardware store" or "where to buy hacksaw Sacramento". This is called a long-tail keyword – 2 or more keywords that are less popular, less competitive, have a less search volume, and more specific to a niche market than a singular popular keyword.
Location long-tail keywords (city name + keyword) are a great option for a small local business, but that's only the beginning!
Obviously, there is only 1 person on that list you want to attract. This is why long-tail keywords are so important! "Where to buy a POS System" or even "How much POS systems cost" are long-tail keywords that will bring you much higher quality traffic.
In conclusion: Long-tail keywords are vital to your Search Engine Optimization because they are much easier to rank for AND they filter out the non-relevant traffic.
The more specific your keywords are, the easier it will be to convert those visitors to customers. You want all of your visitors to experience the "search and reward cycle" – an instant gratification to what they were seeking.
Target the right customers, hone in on their long search words, and you're off to a great start!
Now you know what makes the perfect keywords. The next step is learning how to find them, which we have explained here.
We love your feedback! Let us know what you want to learn more about in the comments below.


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The Pawn & Pint Post: The Many Layers of Jaeger
The Pawn & Pint Post is a series of articles dedicated to the table top role playing adventures taking place at Pawn & Pint. "The Many Layers of Jaeger" is the first of the series and is written to mimic a news article. The following information is intended for entertainment purposes.
Five adventurers encountered what they thought to be a gargoyle shadow monk on one fateful evening at the Pawn and Pint tavern. The adventurers gladly accepted the help of the strange gargoyle as they prepared for potential epic battles. After encounters with a Chaos God and the usual undead horde the group was starting to get used to their new companion. They continued to travel with him even after a weird situation involving the Chaos God and the gargoyle's hand falling off, regrowing, and then the dismembered hands becoming animated as they continued to help in the battle. The mighty group of adventurers pressed on to go fight a large dragon. Their new gargoyle friend was no match for the dragon and he fell quickly.
Sources then say that the strangest thing happened, Ben rises from the dead as a doppelganger! For those of you unfamiliar, a doppelganger is a creature that can take the form of any humanoid. Sources then confirmed the doppelganger took flight using a cloak of flying and began wailing on the dragon from the air. The party continued to fight valiantly, eventually overwhelming the beast. Reports say the beast then resorted to flopping over with enough force to kill the entire party instantly.
But the doppelganger pulls himself out from the recumbent dragon, yet again as he shed this form to reveal a new one. Ben Jaeger is now an awakened skeleton. Upon crawling out from under the dragon he proclaimed, "I really liked that body." The original five members and the dragon share a moment of confusion and the party discussed the possibility of ignoring the dragon and focusing their energies on seeing how many forms Ben Jaeger had.
Upon hearing the plan Ben begged the party to only do non-lethal damage. However, the dragon was tired of these shenanigans and decided to use his tale to make bone meal out of this awakened menace. To no one's' surprise, but to the dragon's chagrin, the crumbles reassembled into the form of an intellect devourer; think a brain with 4 beast like legs. These gross creatures are known to feed on the intelligence of sentient creatures.
The intellect devourer then used his abilities to take down the dragon. Upon vanquishing the dragon, Mr. Jaeger then possessed the lifeless dragon and proceeded to transform into a human. Ben then thanked the party for their assistance. This brought a sudden realization to the party. They had helped a potentially dangerous man gain the resources of a powerful dragon. The group immediately interrogated the human/dragon/intellect devourer/awakened skeleton/doppelganger/gargoyle thing. "Can we trust you? Did we win? WTF?" To which our shifty character responded,"Yes, don't worry about it, and don't worry about it."
With that Ben Jaeger gathered up his magical items and with superhuman speed ran into the horizon. Reports have come in claiming they have seen Ben Jaeger selling timeshares and attempting to build pyramid schemes in the region. The Pawn and Pint Post would like to remind everyone that we do not condone possession without consent, timeshares, or pyramid schemes.
The adventure happened in Pawn and Pint.
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MAC Divisional Rankings (Week 5)
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This week's rankings include a new leader atop the West Division. Among the surprises were the Ball State and Akron losses and the UMass near upset. Not so surprising was Western Michigan struggling with a new starter under center and NIU and Bowling Green taking care of business at home.
DIVISIONAL RANKINGS (Week 5)
NIU: The Huskies roll for 622 total yards including 407 on the ground all while scoring the last 21 points of the game and shutting out the Chips in the 4th quarter to avenge their only loss in Conference play from last season.
Ball State: Cards had their mighty running game shut down but Wenning went off for 445 passing yards and 5 TDs. Unfortunately, the Special Teams gave up some big returns including a TD and the Defense gave up almost 300 passing yards to go along with 4.6 yards per rush.
Toledo: Rockets defeated a depleted Broncos squad in Kalamazoo.
Central: The last time the Chips gave up more points than they did this past game was way back on 11/28/2008 when they gave up 56 to the Mighty Eagles of Ypsilanti.
Western: This team is not the same without Carder.
EMU: Showed improvement by avoiding a loss this week, something the Eagles had failed to do previously.
Ohio: The Bobcats got a good scare at Foxsboro, trailing by a TD going into the final quarter but managed to win the penalty battle, turnover battle, and most importantly the battle on the scoreboard.
Kent State: The stout Kent Defense kept Ball State's potent running game to 2.9 ypc but still gave up 43 points. Fortunately for the Flashes, somebody invited the Offense to play this week.
Miami U.: You have to go back to 11/28/2003 to find the last time the Redhawks scored at least 56 points to when a #15 ranked Miami team, led by Ben Roethlisberger and his 327 passing yards and 5 TDs, defeated Central Florida in Orlando.
Bowling Green: Falcons took care of business against an FCS squad at home.
Akron: The Zips scored 40+ points vs. an FBS opponent for the first time since 11/28/2008, when they ran off four straight 40+ point games, going 2-2 in that stretch.
Buffalo: Buffalo probably gave UConn a closer game than it expected, but Zordich will have to improve upon his 43.3% completion percentage (48.5% for the season) for the Bulls to actually start pulling out wins.
UMass: The Minutemen actually held the advantage over the Bobcats in T.O.P., passing yards, total yards, first downs, and 3rd down efficiency.
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HC: we expect the CBE to keep interest rates unchanged
HC Securities & Investment shared their expectations on the likely outcome of the MPC meeting scheduled June 23rd and based on Egypt's current situation, they expect the CBE to keep interest rates unchanged
Head of macro and financials at HC, Monette Doss commented: "The May inflation figure came in lower than our estimate of 14.0% y-o-y, and we expect it to average 14.4% over the rest of the year, however, well above the CBE's inflation target of 7% (+/-2% for 4Q22). We believe inflation is largely imported and reflects some product shortages due to less domestic manufacturing and lower importation. Egypt's PMI came in at 47.0 in May, with the data pointing to low consumer spending, falling new order volumes at the quickest pace since 2020, and reduced business input purchases and staffing. We believe that consumer and business spending is largely subdued, with much of the liquidity directed to high-yield banking deposits. As of April 2022, local currency deposits increased to c66% of GDP from the pre-pandemic level of c49% in April 2019. However, domestic credit to the private business sector remained subdued at c20% of GDP in April 2022, slightly up from c16% in April 2019, and below its pre-revolution level of c26% in April 2010. Given the current economic dynamics, we believe that further interest rate hikes will not prove effective in combating inflation and could prove self-defeating by suppressing business activity, leading to more supply shortages. We still believe that carry trade is essential for supporting Egypt's net international reserves (NIR) given its recent decline to USD35.5bn in May from USD40.9bn in February, the drop in foreign currency deposits not included in official reserves to USD1.04bn in May from USD9.2bn in February, and the widening net foreign liability position of the banking sector to USD12.7bn in April from USD3.29bn in February. However, an overvalued EGP, as indicated by the JP Morgan real effective exchange rate index at 108 bps, the change in outlook on the Egyptian economy to negative from stable by Moody's, the emerging markets sell-off , and subdued increase in 12M T-bills are hindering carry-trade and diluting the benefit of an interest rate hike, in our view. We note that the yield on 12M T-bills increased by only 90 bps following the 300 bps policy rate hikes, while the yield on 3M T-bills increased by 370 bps. This resulted in low coverage of the longer-term T-bill auctions, reducing the weighted average duration of issued T-bills from 22 March to 16 June to 5.5 months, from 9.8 months (from 1 January to 15 March). Given Egypt's current 1-year USD credit default swap at 808 bps, and given the Egypt-US inflation differential, we believe interest on 12M T-bill rates should increase to the north of 16.0% to reflect the 300 bps rate hike undertaken so far, to translate to a real interest of 0.27% from -1.73% currently, before resorting to hiking rates further. That said, we expect the MPC to keep rates unchanged in its upcoming meeting."
It is worth mentioning that, in its last meeting on 19 May, the Central Bank of Egypt's (CBE) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to increase key policy rates by 200 bps after increasing it by 100 bps in March and following the Federal Reserve Bank's (Fed) decisions to increase the interest rate by 25 bps in March and by 50 bps in May. The Fed also said that it is likely to increase interest rate by 50-75 bps in its next meeting in July. Egypt's annual headline inflation accelerated to 13.5% in May from 13.1% in the previous month, with monthly inflation increasing 1.1% m-o-m, compared to an increase of 3.3% m-o-m in April, according to data published by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS).
HC believes that the CBE is expected to hike policy rates by 200bps
HC's take on the CBE's interest and exchange rates decisions


It is not bad. It could be better and go into more depth I feel. If you are curious, here are some things I found.
I know what you are saying, most of these are in Japanese. But the code is not. And rather easy to look at the code and see what they are doing. Anyhow, live dangerous I say. Not many books in English explain this stuff it seems. However, if anyone has nice C related info in any language, I would be appreciative.


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Behind the Scenes of Launching a Podcast
March 25, 2015 4 Comments AUTHOR: Justin McGill CATEGORIES: Behind the Scenes
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For anyone who has followed along with my various startup projects and posts here on justinmcgill.net, you'll be in for a treat.
I'm happy to announce that I am launching a podcast alongside Greg Hickman where we discuss taking a startup idea and growing it into a scalable business.
I'd like to officially announce, Zero to Scale (head over here to sign-up for the list to be notified of the launch, giveaways, and more)! Site looks a little empty as we just have the one announcement post up currently, but more audio clips and posts are coming so check it out.
As a standalone logo, this may look a little strange. However, when you look at it in iTunes (or a podcast player) and are looking at various podcasts to listen to, this logo definitely pops and it signifies the struggles you face. Many might have you believe you just take a startup and grow it right from the beginning (I've been fortunate with LeadFuze as it has done that so far), however there are quite a few challenges you face (hence the down bars in the logo).
Helps Us Form a "Thunderclap"
It would be super awesome if you helped us form a "Thunderclap" by showing support with Twitter or Facebook on this link. Here is a screen shot:
If you click the "Support with Twitter" or "Support with Facebook" it will take that pre-created message you see and post it to your timeline on the designated date/time. That date/time is when the podcast should be available in iTunes and on other networks like Stitcher.
Here is What You'll Learn
We are taking you behind the scenes as we scale our businesses. You will hear us talk about the challenges we are facing, growth strategies we implement, the successes, the failures, and all the lessons learned along the way.
You can think of this almost like a mastermind, but it will be shared with you in the open. We are planning on two episodes per week (Monday and Thursday), with bonus interview episodes from time to time.
What I've Learned About Launching a Podcast
Thankfully my co-host has over 100 episodes under his belt and knows the ins and outs of podcasting. He was able to guide me through the equipment purchases and the processes he's used. I don't know that I would have ever gotten around to doing this without a co-host. I realized I prefer podcasts with two people and so I wanted to have this format with the right person.
I also learned quite a bit about what goes into a professional podcast. Aside from equipment, there's a lot of episode planning, content/questions to create for within the episode, editing, and on and on. I also want to offer content upgrades within the show notes to help build our list so we need to map those things out as well. I decided to go all-in and even got a custom mic flag with our logo on it from ImpactPBS.
The challenge almost every podcast faces is getting the listener back to the website. Most people are listening while they are doing something else and can't just pull up the website right then and there so I am thinking of how we can be creative with this ourselves.
Why I am Launching this Podcast
There are a few bootstrapping/startup related podcasts already out there. Some of them are amazing and I listen to them religiously. I feel that since I really discovered podcasts last summer, I have grown as an entrepreneur by leaps and bounds.
However, no one is taking you INTO their business. Not like this.
My goal for wanting to start a podcast was two-fold. I wanted to be able to give back to the podcasting community as much as I have gotten from it. I could talk startups all day, in fact a couple of weeks ago I did just that with subscribers of this blog! Having these conversations in a podcast format for more people to benefit (versus one on one conversations) makes a lot of sense. Secondly, I want to expand my own personal brand in this arena. I really don't know why yet, but I enjoy the discussions I have with other startup founders.
In addition, I feel like no one actually puts the energy into marketing their podcast. Obviously, with my background being in digital marketing, I want to try and do something a little different with marketing this podcast.
The Inspiration Behind the Podcast
I always wanted to document a startup journey from the very beginning. One of my first inspirations in making this move was the Groove blog by Alex Turnball as they started documenting everything after eclipsing $28k/mo in revenue. Followed by some other transparent blogs like Buffer. It is quite another thing to be open about things when you are first starting out though.
For one, you could look like a fool if things don't progress. Secondly, you are paving a way for competitors very early in the process. That said, I still feel there is so much value in sharing the experience.
When I discovered podcasts last summer, they made a dramatic impact on the way I approach business. There are so many inspirations that we will be pulling from including:
Startups for the Rest of Us
Bootstrapped Web
Bootstrapped with Kids
The New Business Podcast
Entrepreneur on Fire
The Tropical MBA
Smart Passive Income
The Rocketship Podcast
Coders' Startup
This is Your Life with Michael Hyatt
Bootstrap Duel
Product People
Build and Launch
Super Fast Business
Sales Marketing Profit
Fizzle
The Gently Mad
Zen Founder
And several more that I'm leaving out. Check those podcasts out if you haven't already! They all provide some great roadmaps and business lessons. Ours is going to be different in that we'll be going deep behind the scenes of our two startups and sharing the stories, challenges, and lessons as we go through them.
Startup Bundle Giveaway
Part of the marketing plan for the podcast is a pre-launch campaign. We are working on an impressive bundle of startup tools which we are going to give away to a lucky bootstrapper. We are still working out the details, but the idea is to giveaway some awesome tools (more on which tools will be announced later once we have finalized the participants) which cater to startup founders.
In exchange for us promoting their tool so heavily, we are asking the tools to help promote our podcast as well which obviously exposes our podcast to their audience. Have a tool that you'd like us to include and promote? Let me know!
Be sure to signup at www.ZerotoScale.com to be alerted once this giveaway starts as well as when the podcast itself launches! In addition, you can check out some audio clips of things we've already recorded just about our launch and some episode ideas. Check out the posts to go behind the scenes as we prepare to launch the podcast.
What We Are Working on Next
We are still putting the finishing touches on some pre-launch action items. Greg has been blogging about his journey to $20k/mo in recurring revenue and has a Facebook group with some members of his blogging community already in it. We renamed the group and are going to look at continuing to build that community.
There are some final things to work out with our giveaway and finding the right contributors for that.
We plan on recording more episodes so we have a backlog. Did you know that 90% of podcasts don't make it past episode seven? For that reason alone I want to at least have eight episodes ready to go!
I joined Podcasters Paradise, but have not yet dug into this community. This is something I want to really dive into before we launch as well.
Join us in our Facebook group where we will be going further into discussions. Request an invite here. There are already lots of great discussions happening as this was originally Greg's community with his blog where he discusses ramping up to $20k/mo in MRR. So since the audience is ideal for the podcast, we are just changing the group to be a community around the podcast and bootstrapping/startups in general.
In addition, please be sure to share the Thunderclap by clicking here and supporting it with Twitter or Facebook. Again, this will share a post from your account on April 2nd about our podcast launch.
Lastly, head over to the website and sign up with your email to be alerted when our giveaway launches, get episode release notices, and more behind the scenes details.
What are you looking forward to most? Do you have questions you'd like for us to answer? We will be taking questions from our two communities and discussing them live on the podcast from time to time.
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Thanks Joseph! It's the Heil PR40.
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Sweet setup, Justin.
I am also a fan of the 3-monitor setup, though after upgrading mine to a 4k display, I got four of them 🙂 I've put the left and right ones in vertical orientation – works wonders.
I'm wondering, why did you go for the mic + amp configuration vs just an USB mic?
That's interesting. I'd love to see a pic of how you have it setup Boris.
I decided to go with the Heil PR40 Microphone, which is what the big boys use. Decided by going that route it meant I was going to be taking this pretty serious! 🙂
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Q: Safari 7 Developer Tools Bug? Ran into some peculiar behavior in the midst of my developing antics. I have my developer tools set to appear in a separate window - I noticed if I right-click and inspect an element, close the developer tools window, then inspect another element, the first element remains targeted in the DOM inspector.
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The fan-shaped city
Karlsruhe is called by citizens the fan-shaped city – Fächerstadt. The name originates from regular, radiative design of streets, stretching out from a palace of a margrave of Baden-Durlach, Charles III William.
The Charles' retreat
The city was founded by a margrave of Baden-Durlah, Charles III William and was supposed to be his retreat from everyday life. That's where the city's name comes from, as it literally means the Charles' retreat.
Access to the city
The closest airport, Baden Airpark, is located 40 kilometres from the city. During week, you can get from it to the centre of Karlsruhe by bus, but it is good to know that it doesn't run on weekends.
What's interesting to see in Karlsruhe?
Karlsruhe is a city located in southwest Germany, around 20 kilometres from the border with France. It belongs to the state Baden-Württemberg. One of the most recognisable building of the city is the Palace Karlsruhe. Erected in 1715, nowadays it serves as headquarters of two most important courts in the country – the Federal Constitutional Court and the Federal Court of Justice.
Karlsruhe had its most difficult time at the end of the Second World War, when as a result of allies' operations, most of the old town's buildings were destroyed. After the war, the city was rebuilt, and today it is famous for its academic facilities. It has the oldest technical university in Germany, currently named Karlsruher Institut für Technologie. In the city there is also situated the smallest German university – the Academy of Fine Arts, which is considered to be one of the most prestigious schools of this type in the whole country.
While in Karlsruhe, go to the main square, where there is a pyramid with a tomb of a founder of the city, Charles III William, inside. In the city centre, you will find plenty of restaurants, among others the one specializing in German cuisine - EigenArt (Hebelstrasse 17), considered to be one of the best in the city according to tourists. If you are more into grilled dishes, go to Bratar at Erbprinzenstrasse 27. Also lovers of Asian cuisine will find something for them in the city centre – at Kaiserstrasse 114 there is a restaurant called Yangda, which additional trump is the fact it has vegetarian dishes in the menu.
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The Fortress Builders – Fortification Interpretation Centre (FIC) is an interpretation centre about the fortifications of Malta. It is housed in a late 16th-century warehouse located near the St. Andrew's Bastion in Valletta, Malta. The centre was opened in 2013, and it aims at communicating Malta's military architecture in an interactive way.

The building was formerly known as the Biagio Steps Examination Centre.

History
The idea to establish a museum about Malta's military architecture goes back to the 1960s, when British architect Quentin Hughes proposed to set up such a museum in Fort San Lucian. Military historian Stephen C. Spiteri also made plans to establish a military architecture museum, and he proposed setting it up at the Ospizio in Floriana. In November 2008, the Ministry for Resources and Rural Affairs under Minister George Pullicino took the initiative of setting up the museum at the former Biagio Steps Examination Centre in Valletta. The project was led by Spiteri.

Works to convert the former examination hall began in 2010 under the direction of the architect Norbert Gatt, and the completion date was set to be sometime in 2011. The project was originally expected to cost €436,000, but it eventually amounted to €1.7 million. 85% of the funds were provided by the European Regional Development Fund.

The centre was opened by Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi on 16 February 2013. It is run by the Restoration Directorate of the Ministry for Resources and Rural Affairs, and its curator is Stephen C. Spiteri.

The conversion of the dilapidated warehouse into the centre won the Din l-Art Ħelwa Silver Medal Award in 2012, and the centre was awarded a Certificate of Excellence by TripAdvisor in 2015.

The building

The FIC is housed in a large 16th-century building located at St. Mark's Street in Valletta, close to St. Andrew's Bastion and the now-demolished Marsamxett Gate. It has a plain façade adorned with the coat of arms of Grand Master Hugues Loubenx de Verdalle, suggesting that the building was built sometime between 1582 and 1595. The building's original purpose is not known, but it might have been a bombproof magazine or warehouse. The upper floor was used as an artillery school ().

The upper floor of the building was damaged by aerial bombardment in World War II and its roof was subsequently demolished. The rest of the structure was later used as an examination hall known as the Biagio Steps Examination Centre. At some points it was also used as a rehearsal space.

The building was chosen to house the FIC because of its large interior spaces and its location adjoining the fortifications of Valletta. Between 2010 and 2013, the building was restored and its upper floor was rebuilt, while an annexe was constructed. The new parts of the building were built in line with sustainable principles.
It has been re constructed due to fails in the rocks.

Display and exhibits

The Fortifications Interpretation Centre contains exhibits relating to both military architecture in general as well as the various fortifications of Malta, starting from the Bronze Age walls at Borġ in-Nadur to the pillboxes built by the British in World War II. Exhibits include a number of detailed scale models, which are presented along with audio-visual presentations and informative charts. A few artifacts, such as a 17th-century drawbridge that was probably originally installed at Valletta's Porta Reale, are also displayed. The bridge is scheduled with a status of Class B.

The centre also contains a lecture hall and a reference library, which are intended for researchers. Another section is dedicated to children. The centre occasionally houses art exhibitions.

The centre is open everyday except for Sundays and public holidays. As from 2020, visiting costs €2 per person.

See also
Wignacourt Tower, another museum about Malta's fortifications

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Official website

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A UN-sponsored truth commission found that 93 per cent of those killings were carried out by state forces and paramilitary groups during a war in which leftist rebels fought various military dictatorships and the economic elite.
Perez Molina, 60, was a military general during the fighting, but he also played a role in negotiating the 1996 peace accords that ended the conflict.
"What we have to do is to re-gain control of our national territory and our institutions and confront these criminal organisations that generate more than 45 per cent of violence. Security and justice are my priorities," Perez Molina told Al Jazeera in an interview.
Molina leads his nearest rival, populist businessman Manuel Baldizon, by about 20 per cent in pre-election polls. Baldizon has promised to carry out more executions, possibly in public, and said Guatemala's national football team would make the World Cup if he was elected.
A candidate needs to win 50 per cent of the vote to avoid a November run-off, an unlikely total given the crowded field. The new president will take office in January.
The three leading candidates are all conservatives. The only candidate on the ballot considered a leftist is Rigoberta Menchu, an indigenous activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate who looks set to win about two per cent of the vote.
About half of all Guatemalans live in poverty, and the indigenous and rural poor are disproportionately affected by current trends of violence.
Alvaro Colom, the current president, is not vying for another term. His wife, Sandra Torres, divorced Colom in an attempt to circumvent a law banning close relatives from running for the presidency, but a court ruled that she was still ineligible.
The next president will face massive challenges in a country unable to create well-paying legal jobs for its young population, Al Jazeera' Newman said.
Newman added that unless the new leader could reduce crime, inequality and other social problems then "central America's most populous country could inch even closer to what some are calling a failed state".


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