At the end of the first decade of the 21st century, the world is facing stark choices ? choices which will determine future well-being and generational equity, choices which will lay the ground for long-term sustainability and human development. In the middle of the deepest economic downturn since World War II, and confronted with formidable and unchartered challenges, such as global warming and demographic change, it will be human ingenuity, collective innovation and the ability to re-direct our economic and social systems to meet these modern challenges that will lead the way back to prosperity and security for all.
To be sure, the current crisis is as much a crisis of values and a crisis of ethics as it is a crisis of financial markets. It can only be overcome with a new ethical compass, which will change behaviour and ultimately our societies by creating a modern, contemporary foundation for talent ? talent that is dedicated to ethics, sustainability and shared value creation. Against this backdrop, we call on the world in general and Europe in particular to see the current crisis as an historic opportunity to place human development ? and the fostering of an ethical, responsible and talented workforce ? at the centre of economic and social policy making.
We call on governments, businesses, institutions of learning and individuals to commit to developing and nurturing talent ? their own talent and the talent of others ? as an urgent priority. We ? supporters of Ágora Talentia, The World Forum on Talent in the Knowledge Age, which convened in Pamplona, Spain on 11-12 February 2009 ? pledge to be inspirational role models, dedicated mentors and forceful advocates for greater, more consistent and more inclusive investment in human capital, ethical development, talent and skills. And we call on European leaders ? who will gather in Brussels for the European Council summit on 19-20 March 2009 ? to hear our appeal and take decisive measures to make Europe a global centre for world-class talent and a role model for human development, sustainability, innovation and creativity.
We welcome important and timely European initiatives that have been taken to mark the onset ? and support the development ? of this new era of knowledge and talent. First and foremost, the European Year of Creativity and Innovation, under whose auspices Ágora Talentia convenes, is a crucial milestone for raising popular awareness and celebrating diversity and ingenuity, openness and tolerance towards new ideas and individual dynamism. Moreover, policy initiatives, such as the European Commission?s recently enacted New Skills for New Jobs programme, have the potential to turn abstract goals into concrete deliverables, placing investment in individual talent at the forefront of political objectives and societal values, demonstrating that active social policy is not only beneficial to the individual in question, but to society at large. And finally, the recently launched reflection on the Post-2010 Lisbon Agenda, Europe?s growth and jobs programme, could not come at a more crucial moment. Now is the time to shift the political emphasis to the citizens of Europe, and increase investment in their talent and potential. The convening of Ágora Talentia is a concrete step the region of Navarra has taken to contribute to the advancement of these important EU initiatives. The outcomes of our gathering, such as the Navarra Declaration you are reading, and the concomitant commitment by its signatories, will feed into these Europe-wide policy processes, helping to generate broad buy-in, interest and support.
Technical talent, such as numerical and linguistic intelligence and problem-solving abilities..
Innovative talent, such as creative and collaborative abilities.
Entrepreneurial talent, such as the propensity to assume and manage risk.
Civic and ethical talent, such as espousing humanistic values and being tolerant of other cultures.
Social and humanistic talent, such as possessing the ability to integrate into society and interact and socialise with fellow citizens.
Emotional talent, such as the ability to manage personal emotions and those of fellow human beings, while maintaining appropriate behaviour that respects the rule of law.
Perhaps most important, the ultimate talent of the future is the ability to ?learn how to learn?, meaning that individuals will need to acquire new talents and skills throughout their lifetimes. Talent and skills acquisition is not static and can never be considered completed. It is a holistic, enduring and virtuous circle driven and empowered by stakeholders across the spectrum, from the individual and family, to educational institutions and businesses, to governments and policy makers.
We believe there are four goals around which all stakeholders must unite if we want to foster and promote a talent-driven society. We call these goals ?the four deliverables? for a talent-based society. It is vital that countries, regions and cities not only make progress in one or two of these areas, but that they do so in all four of them. Success in only three of the four areas is a recipe for failure; success in all four is a roadmap for success.
A successful society must be able to create and develop enough talent to meet its needs, and not only among its native population. This means first and foremost, its educational institutions must be strong; they must provide excellent education to the widest range of people; they must be centres of excellence and talent themselves; they must have enough resources at their disposal to perform their core educational mission; they should guarantee the development of students? basic competences as a base for permanent learning; and they must be open to more than just students who fit the traditional education-age cohort, for example through world-class programmes of lifelong learning.
Countries, regions, cities ? not to mention companies and academic institutions ? must be able to attract the best and brightest from all over the world. This involves multiple steps ? ranging from a progressive migration and immigration policy (with education and opportunity available to all) ? to educational, administrative and business institutions that reward talent through meritocracy-based hiring and merit-based promotion. Nothing is more discouraging to a talented person than an unlevel playing field, where opportunity has been blocked through protectionism, corruption or cronyism. To attract talent, we need policies in our institutions that promote fair competition, meritocracy and a level playing field for all. This is as true for companies and public administrations as it is for educational institutions.
Talent is attracted by a multitude of factors in addition to excellent educational institutions. To be sure, educational institutions of excellence are an important part of the talent profile of any region or city. But to put it simply, it is not enough just to train talented people; a successful region, city or company must also be able to keep the talent it develops. This means several things: first and foremost, regions, cities and countries must have a strong economy with plenty of good, well-paying jobs for the people they educate. And companies must reward talent with opportunity, remuneration and merit-based promotion for similar reasons. Failure to retain talent inevitably leads to a dangerous brain drain from which it is difficult to recover.
It is not enough to have a pool of talent; one must also be able to activate that talent pool and deploy it in productive ways. In that light, the scourge of high unemployment ? a social tragedy for too many around the globe ? is an even worse, more nefarious curse on many countries than is often realised. Extensive academic research has demonstrated that the vast majority of people learn most of their skills on the job. In other words, a person without a job is a person who is probably not learning new skills, leading to a vicious spiral where persistent lack of new skill acquisition leads to continued unemployment. This has important implications ? not just for the long-term unemployed, but also for so-called ?mature workers? [people over the age of 45] whose vital contribution will become more and more important as the European population ages. Effective immediately, we must commit ourselves to a policy of full employment for people of all ages and eliminate incentives that discriminate against so-called mature workers.
We believe the challenges we face today hold open the prospect of a much brighter tomorrow ? especially if the world seizes the current crisis as an opportunity to redouble our investment in human development and talent. But this will require commitment from all of us: national and regional governments, companies, educational institutions and individuals.
We, supporters of Ágora Talentia, believe that Europe and the world are on the cusp of a new era ? an era marked by the transition from an economy based on land, labour and capital to a global, networked, inter-connected and fast-moving knowledge-based society. To be sure, such a profound transition requires above all new talent and new skills. It calls for a holistic approach that promotes the integration of family, education, employers and markets. And it necessitates an urgent stock-taking of personal and societal values, which will subsequently allow us to adapt our institutions and organizations to the new challenges and opportunities we face. Now is a time for leadership; a time for creating the fruitful framework conditions which allow talent to flow and prosper in our organisations and communities; a time to celebrate our cultural diversity and to optimise and elevate our existing talent base through a greater commitment to human-capital development.
We are prepared to take on a higher level of personal responsibility for our own training and education than ever before. Rather than exclusively relying on formal, organised means of education, we will seek out new, innovative ways of aligning our skills base with the demands of the future.
We are prepared to move towards a system that treats education as a continuous process of development that lasts a lifetime, rather than a series of discrete and often misaligned processes that end when someone leaves the formal education system. Towards that end, we understand that as the world changes, we as educational institutions must change and not only adapt to new realities but also pro-actively advance innovation and creativity. We are committed to ensuring accessibility of education to all, as well as fostering talent and capabilities so that everyone has the opportunity to make the utmost of their potential.
We as business have a significant role to play in moving towards a demand-led system of talent development, whereby skills requirements are clearly articulated and education and training programmes re-oriented to fit with that demand. Developing comprehensive systems for developing and nurturing talent allow us to optimise the use of existing human capital and achieve improved performance and greater competitiveness. Our management models must encourage an environment that fosters creativity, commitment, relationships and innovation, allowing talent to develop and thrive at every organisational level.
We as leaders of government realise that policy has a key role to play in supporting and stimulating the transition to a knowledge- and talent-based society. As much as we can, we will use policy to incentivise sustained investment in creating and fostering talent, particularly in the areas of research and technology. After all, it is talent that creates and applies technology. And technology itself is only a means, a tool at the service of humanity. As the global economy emerges from the crisis with a revamped system based on more solid ethical foundations, we will require new talent to help bring about new behaviour and new control systems that guarantee transparency in the market. That is why we will pro-actively promote new talent profiles, which will be necessary to develop a sustainable societal model, one that is creative, intellectual and social. And we will do our best to ensure that this talent policy will be stable and durable, built on a broad consensus, and not subject to changes in politics or government.
Going forward, nothing will be more important than the fruitful and seamless collaboration of all agents in articulating and implementing cooperative policies and concrete actions, strengthening our innovation systems and providing the tools for talent to develop.
Every human being deserves to develop and nurture his or her talent, throughout his or her life and irrespective of socio-economic background, and to make the utmost of the opportunities life has to offer.
That is why we as stakeholders pledge our commitment to help every individual become all that she or he can be, in the aspiration to create a stronger, more prosperous and more socially cohesive society, where all talent is appreciated and empowered.
The road ahead is one of recovery and renewal, a road of sacrifice and solidarity. Globalisation requires a new ethic, a new approach to dealing with this new era of challenges that are so unprecedented in their scope and sophistication. Talent is the ultimate solution and the ?raw material? society will use to build a new prosperity, based perhaps on less individualism but on more support ? and greater respect ? for individuals and citizens themselves.
We, the undersigned, are committed to reigning in a new era of talent, a new era of responsibility, a new era of sustainable development. That is why we will hold ourselves accountable to our own pledges and will keep track of our own progress. We will live the values we espouse. Specifically, we advocate a decentralised, coordinated approach involving European, national and regional institutions, companies, educational institutions, social partners and civil society.
We vow to reach the commitments undertaken here actively and publicly. And we will reconvene at the Ágora Talentia 2011 to share our milestones and our experiences, to demonstrate how we made a difference since the signing of this Declaration, and to showcase best practices and celebrate role models. Together, we can and will make a difference.
This Declaration was issued at Ágora Talentia, the World Forum on Talent in the Knowledge Age, which convened in Pamplona, Spain on 11-12 February 2009.


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A year ago, local educators feared new school-choice rules could lead to enrollment swings and influxes of out-of-county students.
So far, however, the effect of statewide open enrollment have been limited on the Treasure Coast — except in Indian River County.
Thirty students this year took advantage of the new state policy, which allows students to transfer outside their home counties, according to Treasure Coast school officials.
Almost all of these students enrolled in Indian River County schools.
"At this point, (open enrollment) doesn't seem to be a big deal," said Vern Crawford, a legislative consultant for the St. Lucie County district. "Most everybody is pretty much at capacity."
Lawmakers in 2016 blurred school-district boundaries by allowing parents to enroll children in any public school, in any district, beginning this year.
Still, there are a few stipulations among the open-enrollment rules. School districts must accept most students if the school they want to attend has room.
This kept many Treasure Coast schools off-limits.
No students transferred into the Martin County district, which only had one school available, while St. Lucie County accepted three students. At the same time, however, Indian River County enrolled 27 transfers, according to school officials.
Martin County essentially closed its doors to transfers this school year by leaving only one campus — Indiantown Middle School — open for incoming students.
Two of the five St. Lucie high schools — Port St. Lucie and Fort Pierce Westwood — had space available for open-enrollment transfers, according to the district.
Eight of St. Lucie County's 17 elementary campuses had space for out-of-county transfers in 2017-18; only one of four middle schools — Southern Oaks — was too full to take school-choice transfers, according to the district.
Of these options, two students enrolled in Fort Pierce Westwood's Marine and Oceanographic Academy, school officials said. Fort Pierce Magnet School of the Arts, although not on the district's open-enrollment list, accepted a hardship transfer.
In Indian River County, 23 students from three districts transferred to eight elementary schools, according to school officials. Four students from two other districts enrolled at three secondary schools.
Citing student-privacy laws, school officials declined to release any information on these incoming students, including their previous districts.
Shawn Frost, an Indian River County School Board member and outspoken advocate of school choice, said he's proud of the district opening its doors to more students.
The district could do more to expand in the future, such as hosting choice expos to showcase schools with room to grow, Frost said.
Transportation, which is not paid for if a student leaves his or her home county, is the major hindrance against open enrollment, Frost said.
"If there's a seat that's a good fit for a student, we need to be filling it," Frost said.
By law, districts must re-evaluate capacities each year, so there is a chance open enrollment could be available at more schools in 2018-19.
School officials in Martin and Indian River counties say those decisions are coming early in 2018.
The Martin County School Board last year toiled over setting capacities, ultimately restricting outside school choice at campuses that were 75 percent full instead of 85 percent.
St. Lucie County, meanwhile, is finalizing details for high school open enrollment, which begins in January, school officials said. Elementary and middle school decisions will come later in 2018.
Although the impact was stunted this year, some parents still are wary of the young rule's potential future implications.
Parents move to areas such as Palm City specifically for high-performing neighborhood schools, said Carol Paprotna, a member of the Martin County Parent Legislative Action Group.
It's unfair students from outside the area could attend those schools when residents of the receiving district may pay higher taxes to support their schools, Paprotna said.
To make matters worse, schools losing students are losing their state funding, Paprotna said.
"This could cause a tumbling effect that won't help anyone in the long run," Paprotna said.

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Energy efficiency to drive European growth | Energy 3.0 : the webmagazine about energy efficiency.
The European Council met on 23 and 24 October to lay down the priorities of the 2030 Climate and Energy Package. Member States struck a compromise by committing to increasing energy efficiency by at least 27%, which should boost investment in this sector. According to a study from the International Energy Agency, the energy efficiency market is worth between 310 and 360 billion euros.
The directive adopted on 4 December 2012 set an indicative target of 20% more energy efficiency by 2020. In order to monitor progress, Member States had to submit their respective energy efficiency action plans to the European Commission. Last April, the Coalition for energy savings stressed the limits of current measures. In order to increase the energy performance of European economies, the Climate and Energy Package adopted on 23 and 24 October 2014 raised its energy savings target to 27%.
As Vice President of Fieec Luc Remont put it, "there is no energy transition without energy efficiency. Mature technology and solutions are available and ready for use: now the time is ripe to put them at the core of our policies." Within the new climate and energy policy framework adopted in Brussels, "the European Council therefore invites the Commission to further examine instruments and measures for a comprehensive and technology neutral approach for the promotion of emissions reduction and energy efficiency".
On the environmental front, European institutions welcomed the positive results of these negotiations, which bode well for the upcoming conference of the parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which will take place in Paris in December 2015. Besides, on the economic front, a new Europe-wide mechanism known as NER 400 was created, i.e. a fund managed by Member States in co-operation with the European Investment Bank.
Shortly thereafter, Terra Nova, a French progressive think tank, insisted that "as of today, energy efficiency represents the largest pool of profitable and beneficial investments." According to Terra Nova, energy efficiency can both create new jobs and help reduce public spending. Not only will these new activities generate additional tax revenue, but the government also expects direct savings to be achieved on public service such as public lighting.
Besides, a number of economic indicators suggest that this strategy is adequate. According to Eurostat, 53.4% of gross domestic energy consumption in the EU was covered by imports. Furthermore, the EU's Joint Research Centre found that "a third of total energy consumption is wasted for want of efficiency". For all these reasons, the International Energy Agency (IEA) support s initiatives towards more energy efficiency.
In its 2014 Energy Efficiency Market Report, the IEA argues that energy efficiency is no longer a niche market. The German investment bank indeed spent 16 billion euros on energy efficiency technologies, while the French Caisse des Dépôts spent 453 million euros. As IEA Executive Director Maria van der Hoeven puts it, "energy efficiency is the "hidden" fuel that will improve our energy security, cut our bills and help us meet our climate goals".


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Fraud Prevention: Top 10 Tech Requirements to Evaluate
Tim Bedard , Will LaSala • October 31, 2018
Combating fraud is an ever-escalating arms race. If your organization is investigating anti-fraud solutions to stop fraud losses, lower false positives, or reduce manual workload, join this webinar. Our fraud experts will explain the top 10 technology requirements to consider - as well as their business impact, so you...
Understanding How Digital Technology Influences Fraud Risk
As account opening continues to transition from physical to digital channels, financial institutions and other organizations must optimize the digital experience of applicants in order to compete while simultaneously mitigating fraud risk that is on the rise thanks to some of the same digital channel benefits enjoyed...
The Vulnerabilities of Traditional Identity Verification
As account opening continues to transition from physical to digital channels, financial institutions and other organizations must optimize the digital experience of applicants in order to compete. At the same time, fraud is on the rise thanks to some of the same digital channel benefits enjoyed by consumers:...
The Role of Applicant Behavior in Identity Proofing
Omni-Channel Authentication: A Unified Approach to a Multi-Authenticator World
Authentication innovation is still in its infancy, and most companies are still combining more traditional passwords and PINs with cutting edge biometrics or contextual decisioning methods. The combination brings new capabilities to multi-factor authentication, but doesn't necessarily produce the best possible...
The Sound of Secure Transactions: Voice Biometrics and PSD2 Compliance
The digital shift is increasing the need for more sophisticated privacy and data protection measures. Several major institutions have seen their information security compromised in recent years as cyberattacks and fraudulent activity show no sign of slowing down. With PSD2 regulations now in effect, companies are in...
Forward Facing Fraud Prevention
True cybersecurity is about looking for what the new threats are and staying on top of those. And when it comes to fraud prevention, staying focused on the cybercriminal and the fraudster is what protects your customers and organisation. Download this whitepaper and learn about: The most prevalent fraud types and...
Kaspersky Lab's New Focus on Fraud Prevention
As the global threat landscape shifts, so does Kaspersky Lab. Whereas Kaspersky Lab traditionally has been known for its cutting-edge research on threat trends and malware evolution, now the focus is expanding to encompass the new types and vectors of fraud impacting enterprises, says Emma Mohan-Satta, a Fraud...
Ignoring Risks from Same-day ACH Will Cost You Big
Same-day Automated Clearing House (ACH) payment processing became a reality. While this represents a terrific opportunity for banks to be responsive to their customer's requirements for faster ACH payments, plus the ability to attract new customers from banks who choose not to offer the same level of responsiveness,...
Expanding Banking Security Programs - How One Bank Did It Right
What if we could stop financial fraud before it took place? That was the question that Webster Bank executives asked in 2011. The bank had numerous security layers, including a sophisticated risk engine that flagged any anomalies with Wire or Automated Clearing House (ACH) transfers. Download this case study to...
Readers on Fraud: 'ABA Has Head in Sand'
Tracy Kitten • February 2, 2016
Who's responsible for the 12 percent uptick in financial fraud losses absorbed by U.S. banks? The American Bankers Association points to retail breaches. But one observer thinks "the ABA has its head in the sand." Read other reactions to the ABA's fraud report.
ABA: Fraud Losses Are Up - But Don't Blame Banks
Tracy Kitten • January 29, 2016
Financial losses tied to fraud against bank accounts increased about 12 percent from 2012 to 2014, but banks are not to blame. To the contrary, the ABA argues that banks are actually making significant strides in their fraud prevention efforts.
Phishing: How to Counter Targeted Attacks
Sophisticated phishing campaigns, increasingly targeted because of social media, are fueling business email compromises - a growing wire fraud scheme that is attacking businesses worldwide, says Jim Hansen of PhishMe.
How the FBI Helped Recover Millions from Wire Fraud
Tracy Kitten • September 15, 2015
FBI Special Agent Charles Gunther says collaboration with FinCEN, international law enforcement and U.S. banks has helped the FBI recover millions of funds stolen from customers via emerging wire fraud schemes.
Wire Fraud Just Got More Challenging
Tracy Kitten • August 11, 2015
A $46.7 million fraud scheme that hit Ubiquiti Networks Inc. shows the new & improved face of wire fraud - and just how easy it is for cybercriminals to fool employees into helping to pilfer their own enterprises.


Nottingham Rugby travelled to Bedford Blues on Saturday 5 November, and a thrilling double comeback secured a bonus-point win for the green and whites.
Nottingham Trent University sports scholars David Williams and Jack Spittle made their Championship debuts at right wing and full-back respectively. Also in the team were fellow scholars Will Sutton and Josh Poullet, who started the game on the bench.
A poor start saw Bedford storm to a 22-0 lead, but a rejuvenated Nottingham side clawed back the scoreline to within 12 points at half time, courtesy of two unconverted tries.
Just after half time, David Williams scored his first try for the club to get Nottingham back to within five points, and a fourth try saw Nottingham take the lead and secure their bonus point. This was followed by another debut try, this time for Jack Spittle, taking the lead to seven points after 61 minutes.
Bedford were not ready to lie down, and a comeback of their own was on as they scored two tries to regain the lead with only a few minutes to go. The game looked to be ending in disappointment for Nottingham, but a late try at the death drew the scores level with the conversion to come. Fly half Daryl Veenendaal stepped up and secured the win, 36-34.
Nottingham's next fixture is on Friday 18 November against Ealing Trailfinders. Kick-off is at 7.45pm at Lady Bay.


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Why Women Kill è una serie televisiva statunitense ideata da Marc Cherry e distribuita da Paramount+.

La serie viene pubblicata dal 15 agosto 2019.

Trama

Prima stagione
La serie segue tre donne di diversi decenni che sono collegate per aver vissuto tutte nella stessa dimora di Pasadena e per sperimentare l'infedeltà nei loro matrimoni:

 1963: Beth Ann Stanton si trasferisce in un nuovo quartiere con suo marito Rob. Ne è completamente soggetta: cucina, pulisce la casa e obbedisce al marito per qualsiasi cosa. Pensa che sia del tutto normale e che sia una "sposa perfetta". Ma un giorno, la sua vicina le dice che Rob la tradisce con una cameriera, April. Decide di fare amicizia con April per saperne di più sulla sua relazione con suo marito. Tutto inizierà quindi a cambiare per Beth Ann.
 1984: Simone Grove, una favolosa socialite, organizza una serata a casa sua che condivide con il suo terzo marito, Karl. Durante la sera, trova una busta che contiene una foto di suo marito che bacia un uomo: Karl la usa per nascondere la sua omosessualità. Tradita, Simone inizia a ricevere delle avances da Tommy Harte, figlio della sua amica Naomi.
 2019: Taylor Harding è un'avvocata e una donna a tutto tondo che si assume la piena responsabilità di se stessa. È sposata con Eli Cohen, uno scrittore senza ispirazione. Ma la particolarità della coppia di Taylor ed Eli è che sono in una relazione libera. Tuttavia, una sera, Taylor infrange una delle sacre regole della loro coppia: chiede a Eli il permesso di ospitare Jade. Ma Eli inizia ad essere attratto da Jade, così le dinamiche del loro matrimonio cambiano.

Seconda stagione
La seconda stagione della serie è ambientata nella Los Angeles del 1949 e racconta invece la storia della casalinga Alma Fillcott e della sua famiglia, composta dall'amorevole marito nonché noto veterinario Bertram (che nasconde un terribile segreto alla moglie e a chiunque) e dalla figlia ormai adulta Dee, ovvero una normalissima famiglia non altolocata della città degli angeli. Tutto cambia quando però Alma inizia a desiderare  e a invidiare la vita della donna più ricca e popolare di Los Angeles, Rita Castillo. Rita è sposata con un uomo ricchissimo e a ormai un passo dalla tomba. Lei non sopporta il marito e rimane con lui solo per i suoi soldi, infatti ha una relazione extraconiugale con l'aspirante e incapace attore Scooter Polarsky, un ragazzo tanto giovane e affascinante quanto ottuso e ingenuo. Rita è inoltre la presidentessa del club di giardinaggio più popolare di tutta Los Angeles ed è per questo motivo che Alma inizierà la sua scalata alla fama cercando di arrivare allo stesso di livello di notorietà di Rita, senza contare i vari colpi di scena che verranno scoperti e i tantissimi segreti e omicidi che Alma si lascerà alle spalle.

Episodi

Personaggi e interpreti

Principali prima stagione

 Simone Grove (stagione 1), interpretata da Lucy Liu. Una socialite divorziata due volte e sposata con Karl.
 Beth Ann Stanton (stagione 1), interpretata da Ginnifer Goodwin. Una casalinga servizievole e accondiscendente nei confronti del marito Rob.
 Taylor Harding (stagione 1), interpretata da Kirby Howell-Baptiste. Un' avvocatessa femminista e bisessuale, sposata con Eli.
 Jade (stagione 1), interpretata da Alexandra Daddario. Una ragazza bisessuale da cui sia Taylor che Eli sono attratti.
 Rob Stanton (stagione 1), interpretato da Sam Jaeger. Un ingegnere aerospaziale sposato con Beth Ann.
 April (stagione 1), interpretata da Sadie Calvano. Una cameriera che ha una relazione con Rob.
 Karl Grove (stagione 1), interpretato da Jack Davenport. Il terzo marito di Simone che sta usando la loro relazione per nascondere la sua omosessualità.
 Eli Cohen (stagione 1), interpretato da Reid Scott. Uno sceneggiatore sposato con Taylor.

Principali seconda stagione

Alma Fillcott (stagione 2), interpretata da Allison Tolman. Una comune casalinga e moglie di Bertram che sogna di diventare popolare e farà qualsiasi cosa per diventarlo.
Rita Castillo (stagione 2), interpretata da Lana Parrilla. Moglie di uno dei più ricchi uomini di Los Angeles e presidentessa del club di giardinaggio.
Dee Fillcott (stagione 2), interpretata da B.K. Cannon. Figlia di Alma e Bertram che lavora come cameriera in un diner.
Vern Loomis (stagione 2), interpretato da Jordane Christie. Un investigatore privato che all'inizio verrà assunto da Rita.
Scooter Polarsky (stagione 2), interpretato da Matthew Daddario. Un aspirante attore e amante di Rita.
Bertram Fillcott (stagione 2), interpretato da Nick Frost. Un noto veterinario e fedele marito di Alma.

Ricorrenti
 Naomi Harte (stagione 1), interpretata da Katie Finneran. L'amica ricca di Simone e madre di Tommy.
 Sheila Mosconi (stagione 1), interpretata da Alicia Coppola. La vicina femminista degli Stanton e la moglie di Leo.
 Tommy Harte (stagione 1), interpretato da Leo Howard. Il figlio di Naomi che nutre sentimenti romantici per Simone.
 Lamar (stagione 1), interpretato da Kevin Daniels. L'amico di Eli.
 Leo Mosconi (stagione 1), interpretato da Adam Ferrara. Il marito di Sheila e un vicino degli Stanton.
 Amy (stagione 1), interpretata da Li Jun Li. La figlia di Simone, prossima alle nozze.
Catherine Castillo (stagione 2), interpretata da Veronica Falcón. La figlia di Carlo Castillo quindi anche figliastra di Rita con cui ha un pessimo rapporto.
Carlo Castillo (stagione 2), interpretato da Daniel Zacapa. Anziano ma ricchissimo marito di Rita con cui ormai non va più d'accordo.
Grace (stagione 2), interpretata da Virginia Wlliams. Una dei facoltosi membri del club di giardinaggio che però diventerà amica di Alma.
Isabel (stagione 2), interpretata da Eileen Galindo. Cameriera di casa Castillo e molto vicina a Rita poiché le due condividono dei segreti.
Joan (stagione 2), interpretata da Jessica Phillips. Una dei membri del club di giardinaggio.
Mavis (stagione 2), interpretata da Kerry O'Malley. Una dei membri del club di giardinaggio.
Brenda (stagione 2), interpretata da Cynthia Quiles. Una dei membri del club di giardinaggio.

Produzione

Sviluppo
Il 24 settembre 2018, venne annunciato che CBS All Access aveva ordinato la serie, ideata da Marc Cherry e prodotta da Cherry stesso insieme a Brian Grazer, Francie Calfo, Michael Hanel e Mindy Schultheis.

l 10 dicembre 2018, venne riferito che la serie avrebbe ricevuto $8,4 milioni in crediti d'imposta dallo stato della California.

Casting
Nel febbraio 2019, è stato annunciato che Ginnifer Goodwin e Lucy Liu erano entrate nel cast. Il 27 febbraio 2019, è stato riferito che Reid Scott si era unito al cast. Il 4 marzo 2019, è stato annunciato che Sam Jaeger era entrato nel cast. Il 7 marzo 2019 è stato annunciato che Alexandra Daddario si era unita al cast. L'11 marzo 2019, Kirby Howell-Baptiste era stata scelta per il ruolo di Taylor Harding. Il 19 marzo 2019, Sadie Calvano si unì al cast. Il 5 aprile 2019, Katie Finneran entrò nel cast ricorrente. Il 17 aprile 2019, Adam Ferrara si è unito al cast. Il 7 agosto 2019, Li Jun Li si unì al cast ricorrente.

Promozione
Il 24 luglio 2019, è stato pubblicato il trailer ufficiale della serie.

Accoglienza

Critica
La serie è stata accolta positivamente dalla critica. Sull'aggregatore di recensioni Rotten Tomatoes ha un indice di gradimento del 68% con un voto medio di 7,75 su 10, basato su 19 recensioni, mentre su Metacritic ha un punteggio di 61 su 100, basato su 13 recensioni.

Note

Collegamenti esterni

Serie televisive di CBS Studios

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Ultimate HELI, a well respected operator that flies fixed wing aircraft and helicopters out of Grand Central Airport. Grand Central Airport which is just up the road from the heli- port, located near the Alan dale off ramp in Midrand.
Sunday the 9th December 2018 saw the official opening of the heli port with conjunction with National Airways Corporation (NAC).The gloomy Sunday morning saw invited guests and media being shown around the world class facility.
A number of helicopters visited the facility during the course of the day, while others have now taken up as residents at the heli port. Some of the helicopters that one could see was a number of Robinson R44s,Bell206 Jet Ranger, a Airbus H125, an Agusta A109,A119,Bell 430 and a Huey belonging to airshow performer Menno Parsons.
The heliport will have space for about 30 choppers and, since Ultimate HELI currently has 12 of its own, that leaves plenty of room for those that are corporately or privately owned. Roseveare knows that at least six or seven property owners within Waterfall own a helicopter, so they can now negotiate convenient storage space with the company.
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The 2018 Botswana International Airshow held at the Matsieng Airfield a few kilometers outside of Gaborone. We arrived the Friday afternoon an allocated to our tents,all thanks to the Matsieng Flying Club, The theme this year was 'Wings of fire and wheels of fury' held over the weekend of the 26th May.
Wesbank Botswana international airshow + Fly-in and camping was a sell-out event this year. 311 guys and gals flew in to Matsieng aerodrome for the weekend. They made use of 128 rented tents and 41 provided own tents for the weekend, this brining a record 169 tents. Some people made use of the Town Lodge in Gaborone.
The Friday and Saturday evening was festive with an excellent band proving entertainment both evenings, Fly in pilots, Display Pilots and crew all braai'ing or getting a burger / steak from the mobile spur that was setup. We can recommend those that can fly in or drive in to attend the 2018 event and social with all other pilots and display pilots plus attend an amazing and adrenaline packed airshow.
With this airshows,some things were abit different,one had the option to camp over at the airfield where the show was to take place. Not many shows on the African contitnent you can camp over at an Airshow but Matsieng you can. The show at Matsieng Airfield has now been goping since the first show started at the field back in 2012. The Matsieng Flying Club really went all out for this year show, making sure all the pilots and other visitors were looked after and made sure their stay was comfortable in every way. We were treated to a live band on both Friday and Saturday night with the many bond fires that kept us warm during the average winter evening.We were then welcomed the next morning with perfect airshow weather and some of the crowds eagerly wanting to get a front row seat. The two safety directors for the day was Chris Briers and Col.Francois 'Hosepipe' Hanekom which made the show flow smoothly during the course of the day.
The show opened by a free fall of skydivers,with their jump-ship a PAC750 flown by Darius Briers,followed after that a two-ship display by the Goodyear Eagles in their Pitts S2Bs flown by Dennis Spence and Larry Beamish. Glen 'Gringo' Warden flew the L29 Delphin in its stricking Tiger scheme.Andrew Blackwood Murray flew his Nashua Extra 300LP and Neville Ferreria flew his Kitty Hawk based Slick 540 in his high energy aerobatic sequence.Later in the day Neville and Andrew joined up for a formation pass both in the Extra and in the Slick. Matthew Zalewski put two different Magni Gyros through their paces during the course of the day.The Bathawk flew a great display and showed why its a great asset to combating poaching in Southern Africa.The Raptors Rvs made a welcome return flying RV7s flown by Pierre Gouws,Larry Beamish and Ryan Beaton.
The welcome appersnce of ex Presidnet Ian Khama and memebrs of the Matsieng Flying Club handed over Charity Cheques to the lady Khama Trust,The Motswedi Rehabilitation Centre,The Masire Foundation and the Movhudi Centre for the Blind.Brian Emmenis from Capital Sounds provided the long speaker line so spectators coyuld get all thr information about aircraft and pilots displaying on the day,assisted by the Capitals sound crew and Leon Du Plessis and Keith Fryer adding to the commentary team for the day!
Menno Parsons made a great appearance with his Bell 407 and his Pilatus PC12,which made up for the absence of the P51 Mustang.The mighty Bell 430 flown by Alister Brown really gave a real thump on his passes and showed the VIP helicopter to its full capability.Other helicopter action saw the Brakpan Airfield based Alouette II and III flown by Rob Osner and Juba Jourbert. True North Aviation saw a three-ship of Citabria aircraft flying gentle aerobatics,the Matsieng Flying Club preformed a formation flypast from two Cessna 210s,a Cirrus SR22 and King Air C90.A solo display from both the Cessna 210 and King Air was a real delight.The Air tractor also part of True North Aviation also did a display of low level passes while dropping water in front of the crowds.
The An2 'Little Annie' was displayed by Jon-Marc Hill and South African Air force Airshow Air Boss Col.Keith 'Fulcrum' Fryer.The day before they treated some pupil from some schools around the vicinity of Botswana in a flight in Little Annie,and did they enjoy it!
Cliff Lotter flew in his Klerksdorp based Rv7,he then joined up with Marin Venn in his RV7.Neville Ferreira flew Jonty Essers Kitty Hawk based Yak 52 adding some russian flavour of aircraft to the program.
The Puma flying Lions led by Captain Scully Levin performed their usual display routine and taking part in a fly-by with a big wall of fire,having most of the crowd on their feet and heart beats been raised.
The Puma Flying Lions then closed the show off with their spectacular night display,once again another successful airshow from the Matsieng Flying club,well done to all involved and we look forward to seeing the team again next year!


Hundreds dot the Costa Rican jungle, as baffling as the monuments of Stonehenge.
The balls were almost all carved from the local lava, and they varied in size and workmanship. Even the poorer ones, however, were extraordinarily well made, and our measurements showed that the ones that had apparently been shaped by the Epstein of that time were nearly perfect spheres.
On the morning we started work, I was surprised to see that Sam's equipment consisted of a tape measure and a fishing line with a lead sinker hanging from the end of it.
"Where's your hook?" I asked, wondering if he had decided to have a day's fishing on the near-by river.
"Of course," I said at once, although I didn't see at all.
I still don't see, although for many days I watched Sam performing incredible gyrations with plumb line dangling from one hand and tape measure clutched in the other, while I ran around blindly jotting down figures.
The first site we tackled contained three enormous stone balls, and after several hours of mysterious computations, Sam pronounced all three to be six feet in diameter and practically perfect spheres.
"Why?" I asked, which is the word I use most frequently on archaeological trips.
This time I swallowed the "why" because I recognized that no explanation would make a mathematician of me. So we enlisted the aid of two workmen to help hold the tape.


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Q: Transparent Image not working in Shape Script Trying to add an image to the shape script while defining MDG technology profile.Transparent images which i add becomes opaque when adding inside MDG like below ( Tranparent is replaced with black background)

Is there any work around for it ..? Am adding .PNG image
Any work around for it.?

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Renowned international recording artist and The Voice of the Philippines' coach, Apl.de.Ap had crossed out one of the items on his bucket list. He had just added another feather on his cap as he takes the langhap-sarap goodness of Jollibee to his fellow kabalens--he formally opened his very own Jollibee franchise store in Dau, Mabalacat, Pampanga.
Allan Pineda a.k.a. Apl.de.Ap of the popular group, Black Eyed Peas, had always dreamed of owning a Jollibee franchise. "I'm still sort of pinching myself. I still couldn't believe I'd be having a Jollibee branch of my own. It had always been at the back of my mind. I could still recall those days when my Mama and I would pass by at a Jollibee store. Back then, I was still very young and I would often ask my Mom if we could buy something to eat at Jollibee. She would always answer me with, "Sa susunod na lang, anak," recalls Apl.de.Ap.
"When I was finally given the chance to dine at Jollibee, I remember it was pure bliss! It felt like I was in food heaven," Apl.de.Ap quips. "Now that I'm blessed, I aim for employment among my fellow kabalens (the locals). I've decided to open my own Jollibee franchise store to bring joy to everyone in Pampanga," says Apl.de.Ap whose favorite Jollibee products are Spicy Chickenjoy and Fiesta Palabok.
"Before I even left (my hometown), I knew I'd be coming back home. That's why I'm very excited to open my very own Jollibee store, right in my home province. It's the kind of product I grew up with. Partnership is very important to me and Jollibee has always had the heart for family and communities." Apl.de.Ap sees his franchise not just as a business opportunity but also his way to help create employment opportunities for his fellowmen.
"We are proud to welcome Apl.de.Ap into the Jollibee family as a franchise partner who not only shares in our commitme to reach more Filipino families and bring them together over great-tasting langhap-sarap food but also believes in helping other people through philanthropy works," said Jollibee Philippines President Joseph Tanbuntiong who led the ribbon cutting and store blessing ceremonies along with Apl.de.Ap and Jollibee Regional Business Unit Head for North Luzon, Kay So.
The Jollibee Dau Mabalacat store blessing program started off with a simple thanksgiving mass. It was followed by the ribbon cutting ceremony and the highlight of the program were Apl's live 3-song performance to the delight of the guests. Of course, a Jollibee store won't be complete without the mascot, yes, Jollibee himself, who also graced the said store blessing. Guests were also treated to their signature langhap-sarap favorites to cap off the special occasion.
Purple Plum Fairy finds this transparent glass decorated with colorful shadows of Jollibee cute.
Your Purple Plum Fairy did a selfie as Apl.de.Ap was interviewed by the media.
Jollibee Dau Mabalacat is the 33rd outlet in Pampanga. It features the latest store concept designed to make family's bonding experience more enjoyable. It stands on almost 1,100 square meters with 185 seater andh as a drive-thru service. The opening of the new store is in line with the brand's goal to reach out to more families across the country, with Jollibee stores having more than 850 branches nationwide.


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Q: What is the correct way to install the delta module in python? What is the correct way to install the delta module in python??
In the example they import the module
from delta.tables import *
but i did not find the correct way to install the module in my virtual env
Currently i am using this spark param -
"spark.jars.packages": "io.delta:delta-core_2.11:0.5.0"

A: As the correct answer is hidden in the comments of the accepted solution, I thought I'd add it here.
You need to create your spark context with some extra settings and then you can import delta:
spark_session = SparkSession.builder \
    .master("local") \
    .config("spark.jars.packages", "io.delta:delta-core_2.12:0.8.0") \
    .config("spark.sql.extensions", "io.delta.sql.DeltaSparkSessionExtension") \
    .config("spark.sql.catalog.spark_catalog", "org.apache.spark.sql.delta.catalog.DeltaCatalog") \
    .getOrCreate()

from delta.tables import *

Annoyingly, your IDE will of course shout at you about this as the package isn't installed and you will also be operating without autocomplete and type hints. I'm sure there's a work around and I will update if I come accross it.
The package itself is on their github here and the readme suggests you can pip install but that doesn't work. In theory you could clone it and install manually.

A: Because Delta's Python codes are stored inside a jar and loaded by Spark, delta module cannot be imported until SparkSession/SparkContext is created.

A: To run Delta locally with PySpark, you need to follow the official documentation.
This works for me but only when executing directly the script (python <script_file>), not with pytest or unittest.
To solve this problem, you need to add this environment variable:
PYSPARK_SUBMIT_ARGS='--packages io.delta:delta-core_2.12:1.0.0 pyspark-shell'

Use Scala and Delta version that match your case. With this environment variable, I can run pytest or unittest via cli without any problem
from unittest import TestCase

from delta import configure_spark_with_delta_pip
from pyspark.sql import SparkSession

class TestClass(TestCase):

    builder = SparkSession.builder.appName("MyApp") \
        .master("local[*]")
        .config("spark.sql.extensions", "io.delta.sql.DeltaSparkSessionExtension") \
        .config("spark.sql.catalog.spark_catalog", "org.apache.spark.sql.delta.catalog.DeltaCatalog")

    spark = configure_spark_with_delta_pip(builder).getOrCreate()

    def test_create_delta_table(self):
            self.spark.sql("""CREATE IF NOT EXISTS TABLE <tableName> (
                              <field1> <type1>)
                              USING DELTA""")

The function configure_spark_with_delta_pip appends a config option in builder object
.config("io.delta:delta-core_<scala_version>:<delta_version>")

A: Here's how you can install Delta Lake & PySpark with conda.

*

*Make sure you have Java installed (I use SDKMAN to manage multiple Java versions)

*Install Miniconda

*Pick Delta Lake & PySpark versions that are compatible.  For example, Delta Lake 1.2 is compatible with PySpark 3.2.

*Create a YAML file with the required dependencies, here is an example from the delta-examples repo I created.

*Create the environment with a command like conda env create envs/mr-delta.yml

*Activate the conda environment with conda activate mr-delta

*Here is an example notebook.  Note that it starts with the following code:

import pyspark
from delta import *

builder = pyspark.sql.SparkSession.builder.appName("MyApp") \
    .config("spark.sql.extensions", "io.delta.sql.DeltaSparkSessionExtension") \
    .config("spark.sql.catalog.spark_catalog", "org.apache.spark.sql.delta.catalog.DeltaCatalog")

spark = configure_spark_with_delta_pip(builder).getOrCreate()

A: In my case the issue was I had a Cluster running on a Databricks Runtime lower than 6.1
https://docs.databricks.com/delta/delta-update.html

The Python API is available in Databricks Runtime 6.1 and above.

After changing the Databricks Runtime to 6.4 problem disappeared.
To do that: Click clusters -> Pick the one you are using -> Edit -> Pick Databricks Runtime 6.1 and above


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Her New Clematis
March 31, 2013 at 11:28 pm	(Flowers, Recommended, Sundays)
Tags: flower photography, Gardens, happiness, indulgences, Sundays
Here's my newest clematis: an anemone clematis called "Freda." There were about 10 left over in the parking lot of Wegmans, last week.
Self's newest indulgence: a Clematis montana "Freda"
Self has decided she'll take a chance and grow it in a pot, so that she can fill up her front porch:
These little suckers are going to burst into bloom ANY DAY NOW!
A very fulfilling end to self's Easter. Happiness, happiness.
Thoughts on the Hitchcock Festival Ending Next Week at the Stanford Theater (Downtown Palo Alto)
March 31, 2013 at 8:06 pm	(Lists, Movies, Recommended, Sundays, Surprises)
Tags: classic movies, discoveries, fashion, humor, inspirations, lists, Palo Alto, performances, Sundays
Ever wondered what driving while loopy might be like? Watch "North by Northwest." (BTW, ever wondered what the fine for "driving under the influence" was, way back when? Two dollars! Seriously!)
Ever wondered how Cary Grant might do comedy? Watch "North by Northwest."
Want to find the anti-ScarJo ScarJo? Watch Eva-Marie Saint in "North by Northwest."
Want to know where the Coen brothers might have gotten that idea for the first "Fargo" chase scene, along that lonely stretch of highway? Watch "North by Northwest."
Want to know why Grace Kelly became Princess of Monaco? Watch the audition: "To Catch a Thief."
Want to know what a sweater girl is? Watch "Young and Innocent" and "To Catch a Thief."
Want to know why blondes and noir go together like white on rice? Watch "To Catch a Thief," "Vertigo," and "North by Northwest."
Want to know who did the orange dress first? Watch "North by Northwest."
Want to know how to wear a backless dress with ultimate panaché? First, lose 20 lbs. Then watch "North by Northwest." Shailene Woodley could probably do it, nach, if she's still the same weight she was in during filming "The Descendants."
Ever wondered what Martin Landau looked like when young? What he looked like playing a thug? Watch "North by Northwest." (He was so magnetic! He and James Mason, both! They almost oudid Cary Grant! CARY GRANT!)
Cary Grant is stoop-shouldered and very very very thin.
The double entendré/ sex foreplay pillow talk between Cary Grant and Eva-Marie Saint in "North by Northwest" would have been shocking back then. It is extremely exhilarating to listen to. Not once is explicit reference made to a body part.
Self loved, loved, loved Eva-Marie Saint's vulnerability. She is the né plus ultra of vulnerable sex kittens. An early Kim Basinger.
Over the course of two months, self has seen many, many Hitchcock movies (What a name for a famous director, come to think of it). Her favorites are "Vertigo" and "North by Northwest."
More Flowers! As Well as Another Passage from DON QUIJOTE
March 31, 2013 at 5:20 pm	(Books, Flowers, Recommended, Sundays)
Tags: flower photography, Gardens, novel, Sundays
More Irises Blooming Today!
Happy Easter, All.
Self is about a third of the way through Don Quijote (the translation by Burton Raffels). It is epic. Going from Anna Karenina to this (bypassing War and Peace) was the right decision, after all.
Here's a passage self read this morning, from Volume 1, Chapter 38. It happens to be about war and about Don Quijote's reflections on gunpowder — an infernal invention that forever killed nobility and knighthood. Self finds it very moving:
Those were indeed blessed times which knew nothing of demoniacal cannonading 's ghastly fury, the inventor of which must be in Hell, receiving his due reward for so fiendish an invention, which allows a vile, cowardly arm to pluck the life out of a brave knight, who without knowing how it happens, or from whence it comes, and in the full sway of that courage and energy which burn in brave hearts, is struck by a wandering bullet, fired, perhaps, by someone who fled in panic at the roar and glare when he touched off his cursed machine, thus cutting short and forever ending every thought, and indeed the very life, of one who deserved to live all through the long ages. And when I think of this I must say that my heart is heavy, having taken on this profession of knight errantry, in an age as loathsome as that in which we now live, because although I am myself afraid of nothing, nevertheless it makes me regretful to think that gunpowder and tin may deprive me of the chance to acquire fame and great reputation, across the known world, for the courage of my arm and the keenness of my sword.
Polka is about to bloom!
Happy Easter/ Call for Submissions
March 31, 2013 at 1:23 pm	(Links, Memoirs, Movies, Recommended, Sundays)
Tags: contests, deadlines, Literary Magazines, memoir, Sundays
Watched "North by Northwest" yesterday afternoon, thought Cary Grant was absolutely fabulous. As was Eva-Marie Saint. Of note: Ms. Saint reminded self a little of Scarlett Johansson. She is, so far, self's favorite Hitchcock actress. So much more alive and vibrant than the rather static Grace Kelly.
A friend invited self to the San Mateo Gem Show (No idea what that is, really) and self kept saying she would go, she would go, and in the end she did not go, she watched the Hitchcock movie. Self wonders if she did the right thing — it's the morning after, self feeling the usual insecurities, blah blah blah
She's waiting for a decent hour to call son and wish him a Happy Easter.
In the meantime, there's a Call for Submissions from Memoir Journal for a special issue on the theme of GUNS. (Guns and Easter seem to go perfectly together, don't ask self why). Essays must be previously unpublished and may not exceed 6,000 words. To be considered for a contest prize of $1,000, there is a $20 entry fee. However, submitters who desire publication in the issue but do not want to be considered for the money prize do not have to pay a submission fee. Deadline for submissions: June 5, 2013.
Camila, Anselmo, Lothario and the Bold Servant-Girl Leonela (A Fable from DON QUIJOTE, by Miguel Cervantes)
March 30, 2013 at 8:56 pm	(Books)
Tags: advice, humor, novel, reading lists, Saturdays, translation
Self is currently on Volume 1, Chapter 34 of Don Quijote (the translation by Burton Raffel):
It so happened that a very stupid man named Anselmo wanted to test his wife Camila's modesty and virtue by asking his friend (Lothario) to woo her and see if she would submit to temptation.
So Lothario did woo Camila, and she did fall in love with him, and then she had second thoughts, wondering if perhaps she hadn't submitted too quickly, but her maid Leonela hastens to assure Her Ladyship:
" . . . don't let all these misgivings and finicky notions trouble your mind, but be confident that Lothario values you as you value him, and be happy and well satisfied that, having been caught in love's noose, it's one distinctly worthy of having snared you. Not only do you have the four S's that all good lovers are supposed to have (solo, solicito, sabio, secreto: "unattached, attentive, sensible, secret"), but you have a whole alphabet: just listen, and you'll see how I can recite it by heart. Your lover — as far as I can tell — is
Grateful (Agadecido)
Good (Bueno)
A Gentleman (Caballero)
Generous (Dadivoso)
In Love (Enamorado)
Steadfast (Firme)
Gallant (Gallardo)
Honest (Honrado)
Distinguished (Ilustre)
Loyal (Leal)
Young (Mozo)
Noble (Noble)
Modest (Onesto)
Renowned (Principal)
Solid (Quantioso)
Rich (Rico)
— and all the S's I've said already — and then
Close-mouthed (Tacito)
True (Verdadero)
— and X isn't right for him, because it's a harsh letter —
— and we've already said Y (that is, I)
and Z, Zealous for your honor (Zelador)
What a very astute servant girl Leonela is! Knows just the right words to calm her Mistress's fears. And so learned: look how quickly she came up with that Abecedario (ABC)!
More Irises!
March 30, 2013 at 5:52 pm	(Flowers, Recommended, Surprises)
Tags: flower photography, Gardens, photography, Saturdays
Self ordered about 15 iris bulbs from Dutch Gardens last year. A dozen were Powder-Blue Crested Irises, and three were "Purple Rain" irises.
She started to think the bulbs were a dud, but suddenly about half a dozen blue irises popped up in the side yard, where self forgot she planted them!
Powder Blue Crested Iris, suddenly presenting in backyard!
(Behind, on the fence, is a wooden angel)
Hilarious: Pham Thi Hoa's "Nine Down Makes Ten," in a Translation by Peter Zimoman
March 30, 2013 at 5:26 am	(anthologies, Books, Links, Recommended, Women Writers)
Tags: discoveries, humor, short story
Self is reading — in between her regular reading, that is — Another Kind of Paradise: Short Stories from the New Asia-Pacific, edited by Trevor Carolan (Cheng & Tsui, 2010). At the present time, self is reading about five different books simultaneously.
The first two short stories in Another Kind of Paradise were by Japanese writers. The third story, "Nine Down Makes Ten," is by the Vietnamese writer Pham Thi Hoai. It is simply hilarious.
The paragraphs are very, very long — if not quite as long as a Jose Saramago paragraph. The unnamed narrator proceeds to dissect the personalities of all her various lovers. The woman is absolutely merciless. What keeps the narrative from being out-and-out funny is the fact that the reader becomes acutely aware of how much time the narrator has sacrificed to be with each man, and how futile all her effort turns out to be. Another thing that occurs to self is: what kind of parents did these men have, and how did they manage to get away with cultivating this array of eccentric — even bizarre — behavior?
Here's the passage about Lover # 2:
The second man was frivolous and merry, an urban child who had yet to go through the period of spiritual crisis characteristic of civilized society. He was crazy about music, from Beethoven to the Beatles, and possessed a good singing voice, but couldn't bear to practice. He also loved soccer and had a decent kicking foot but no concentration for workouts. Generally speaking, he had no concentration for anything, not even love. It's difficult to trust such a man, since it's never clear where the vectors of his personality are going. He seemed on first impression someone tremendously frivolous, one who possessed rare and peculiar notions of life, often puzzling to those who met him. His face was so natural it provoked suspicion, and I believed that under that wonderful skin lay hidden an extraordinary nature. How else to explain the perfect harmony existing between him and his environment, a final symbol of his capacity to live so deeply and so freely? But after only three sentences had been uttered from his lovely, smiling mouth, this first impression quickly evaporated. He was one of a countless number of fortunate young men who live an unexamined life, not because of some conscious principle, but simply owing to circumstance — frivolity as a habit, as a way of life. He was frivolous in all details, and only details concerned him. His frivolity manifested itself in the care he took in striking a relaxed pose, and in the attention he devoted to celebrations, to feasting and to appearing knowledgeable; this all in the context of a larger existence that was not at all frivolous, but serious and substantial. At a certain age, those as extroverted and unaffected as he sink into the cloudy chaos of life's problems . . .
Do you see what self means, dear blog readers? She's only halfway into the story: there is much more hilarity to come!
Last Friday of March (2013): The Garry Winogrand Exhibit at SFMOMA
March 30, 2013 at 1:43 am	(Artists and Writers, Links, Places, Recommended, Weather)
Tags: art, exhibits, Fridays, museums, photography, San Francisco, Stella Kalaw
Ever since Stella K told self about the Garry Winogrand exhibit at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, self has ached to go.
She was about to go yesterday, but then she got hung up with gardening.
She went today, though. What a gorgeous day it was in the City!
On 101, approaching the Seventh Street exit (The exit for SFMOMA is the one following, on Fourth Street)
It will be clear from the above snapshot that self was doing the dangerous thing again: snapping photos while driving. But she just couldn't give up the chance to document the day, the excellent weather, the freeway signs, the San Francisco skyline, and of course the traffic!
The Garry Winogrand exhibit was fascinating. Thank you for telling self about it, Stella K! She was fascinated by Winogrand, his "anti-journalistic" stance, his perceptivity about crowds, his alive-ness to facial expressions of people he passed on the street. On the audio tour, his son is quoted as saying that when Winogrand would take his children on outings, he was constantly taking pictures of people they passed, and so it took a very very long time to get from Point A to Point B. But Winogrand's son said that he was so accustomed to his father's behavior that he regarded it as entirely normal.
As self was leaving the 4th floor, where the Winogrand exhibit was, she decided to snap a picture of the stairs:
Woman Ascending the Stairs in the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Afterwards, as self was walking back to the 5th and Mission Garage, she decided to walk through the Metreon. She would have made it out without damage if she hadn't been attracted by a colorful sign saying Cako. When she went up close to investigate, she saw tubs of ice cream! And she decided to try the vanilla salt with caramel swirls. She brought her ice cream outside, to the Yerba Buena gardens, and luxuriated in the sunshine and the pigeons. It was such a gorgeous day! Self reflected that she is so lucky to be alive, and living where she does, with pretty easy access to the gorgeousness of San Francisco.
The Story "Thing" (New Orleans Review, Vol. 38.1, 2012) and the Photography of Stella Kalaw
March 29, 2013 at 3:44 am	(Artists and Writers, Links, Writing)
Tags: art, inspirations, photography, science fiction, short story, Stella Kalaw, writing process
Stella K has a pair of photographs on her site that seem to embody the ineffable. They're landscape photographs, but — it's hard to tell what's below the horizon in the first photograph. Could that be a city? The ruins of a city?
The second photograph has branches — sticks, really — rising out of what could be a marsh, a swamp, mist.
Stella's photographs always lead self to imagine a story. That must be because, even though self's medium is language, stories come to her in images, flashes, fragments.
There is something really powerful that happens — emotionally — to self when she ponders Stella's work.
So here's a story, "Thing," which is set After the Apocalypse, in Outlier Rehabiliation Center Sector V:
Caesar tells stories late at night if we can't sleep. He is old. Old enough to remember a time when there were factories and pigs were processed night and day, when the smell of pig blood lingered over everything. He remembers a time when people ate every part of the pigs: ears, eyes, even entrails. Pork fat was used in cakes, and in bread. I try to imagine a cake.
The factories still cry out. When we hear the keening sound, we know it is the herd of ghost pigs, running into walls and crying because they can never find their way out. They are inside people's heads, like the memories of old ways. And when people's heads get too full of the memories, the first ones to tumble out are the pigs, running every which way and squealing.
"The Jeselnik Offensive" on Comedy Central
March 27, 2013 at 5:34 pm	(television)
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My dears, pretty soon self will be wearing her traveling hat again — it's been so long, she can scarcely remember where she placed her passport.
In the meantime, she is watching as much American TV as possible, as she always discovers things by watching American TV. Yesterday afternoon, for instance, The Man came home and immediately began watching something called "The Transit of Venus" on the National Geographic Channel. The scientific consultants were three luscious babes, which self began to suspect was a set-up, because it is statistically impossible to find, anywhere in the world, three women who look like pin-ups, all of whom are interested in devoting their lives to the study of the planets.
And then, for some reason, self began watching something called "The Jeselnik Offensive" on Comedy Central. At first she thought: Yawn. Just another Daniel Tosh.
But then came a segment in which Jeselnik asked guests to identify "Which kind of Asian is this?"
Super. Self sat up and began to focus.
The first guest was a young-ish American white guy. A picture of an Asian was flashed on a screen. The guy hazarded a guess. (She thinks he said, "Chinese.") Wrong! It was xxxxx.
Next guest was a young-ish African-American woman wearing hip-nerd glasses and a purple top. A picture of a young Asian woman was flashed on a screen. Self almost said, "Filipino." The woman said something (Self thinks she said, "Chinese.") Wrong! The young woman on the screen was Laotian! (After hearing the correct answer, self thought: "Of course! She does look very Laotian!")
The final guest was a young-ish Asian American man. "What do you do?" Jeselnik asked (He asked this of the two previous guests, but self forgot their answers). The man replied, "I'm a movie critic." Without skipping a beat, Jeselnik then said, "What's the name of your blog?" (BWAH. HA. HA. HA!) The man said, "I'm on radio. And I also review movies for the Huffington Post."
A face of a buck-toothed, widely grinning Asian man, with a bandana tied around his head, was flashed on the screen. "That's Mickey Rooney," the movie critic said. "Yes! But what kind of Asian is he playing?" Jeselnik asked. "Japanese!" the man said. Wrong! The right answer flashed on the screen: ORIENTAL.
Self laughed.


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5 Activities to Help Boost Your Teen's Self-Confidence Now!
Does your teen need a boost of self-worth? Even if you answered no, it's always good to immerse teens in activities that help raise their self-confidence levels. The teenage years can be difficult to get through. But a healthy dose of self-esteem can play a vital role in helping them get through all the ups and downs of hormones and life itself. Self esteem isn't always something that comes naturally for everyone and even when it does, it's still great to nurture it. By consistently taking advantage of naturally occurring events and activities, your teens' self-esteem can shine.
Teach your teen a new dance or let them show you. Learning and conquering a new skill is a great confidence booster. You may think your teen is embarrassed to dance with you. But the truth is, most teens look up to their parents and want to please them. Showing you the dance techniques can be mastered is a simple and fun way for your teen to feel accomplished. Practice this often for optimal results. Dancing isn't really my thing. But one of my teens loves it. So I frequently watch her perform all the great new moves she learns and invents. Since I am not much of a dancer, I don't usually dance along. But she knows myself and the entire family love watching her perform.
Let your teen help with a meaningful task. Trusting your teen with something that you normally do can be good for enhancing self worth. It's a great feeling knowing someone trusts you with an important task. Think about how you would feel if your boss put you in charge of something normally done by a person in a higher position than you. That's exactly how your teen will feel. It might be a little overwhelming at first. But imagine how great your teen will feel when the task is accomplished.
Give your teen more responsibility and make trust obvious. Teens need preparation for when they become adults. This is the perfect age to give them more responsibility. Teach them about employment and how to apply for jobs. Summer and after-school positions are great for this stage. Even if your family does not need the extra money, this can be an important life lesson. Other responsibilities may include work around the house, grocery shopping, helping figure out the family budget, and other household responsibilities. Self worth often comes from successfully performing both simple and complex tasks.
Compliment your teen when it's warranted. If you notice that your teen has a cute outfit on or a nice hairstyle, don't be afraid to say so. You may think it sounds cheesy. But truthful compliments can help your teen feel good about self image. Pay attention to not only your teen's appearance but also any completed tasks. Whenever any of my kids does something nice without me asking, I make sure I thank them and let them know how much it means to me. Be sure not to to overdo it or your compliments won't be taken seriously. Always be genuine and honest with your words.
Let your teen work or volunteer. Serving others is an excellent way to help your teen feel good inside. There is no other feeling like the one found inside when giving to others. Aside from that, each goal or task your teen completes will help give a sense of accomplishment. My teen daughter is looking forward to the day when she can become an official volunteer at a local shelter. Until then, we spend a great deal of our own time visiting the animals and giving them affection. The kids feel so great knowing they have touched the lives of so many animals.
*I originally published this via Yahoo Contributor Network
Boosting the Self-Esteem of Children: What the Errors of the Self-Esteem Movement Have Taught the Next Generation of Parents
by Kel McCollum, Health News Expert
For the past couple of decades, an erroneous psychological theory has dominated the way that not only schools and teachers, but also parents and family members, approach children. The "Self-Esteem Movement" dates back to 1969, but it wasn't until 1999 that psychologists and researchers began to realize one critical flaw in the kind of thinking perpetuated by the movement itself: it did not work.
While self-esteem has always been a crucial element of the success of any child, the movement that sought to increase self-esteem in the next generation of adults by showering them with praise and telling them that they were "little princesses," "geniuses," and "winners" did little to nothing in terms of making children feel more comfortable and confident about themselves. In fact, this kind of excessive outward praise proved to be more debilitating for many students than the lack of self-esteem itself.
2010 Ohio State University study found that today's college students crave this kind of praise above all else, even more than sex or money. The study was published in the Journal of Personality, and the results indicated that many of today's young adults have a greater sense of entitlement than ever before. Jean Twenge, a fellow psychologist at San Diego State University, expands upon the results of similar studies and what it means to society in the book "Generation Me." "What you really see is . . . it's this kind of empty self-esteem where you're supposed to feel special just for being you, that everyone's a winner and we should all feel good about ourselves all the time, which kind of ignores that self-esteem is usually based on something," Twenge says.
All of this information begs the question of exactly how parents can actually help boost their child's self-esteem. While praise does not actually help add to a child's sense of self-worth, accomplishing things and achieving personal goals does. Achievement and goals are defined differently for each child, and for each age group, but there are two main things that parents can do to help: finding activities that offer the opportunity for achievement, and providing guidance and encouragement.
For younger kids, a sense of accomplishment could be derived from the completion of a craft, a coloring page, or even a board game. Sports offer greater self-confidence for children of all ages, and self-esteem is could also be derived from a good grade or exceptional performance in school for school-aged children. But goals should not all be centered around one type of activity. Psychologists emphasize that social activities, settling disagreements, and making friends are equally important. Children must learn effective social and relationship skills as well as intellectual and athletic skills.
Roy F. Baumeister, "Does High Self-Esteem Cause Better Performance, Interpersonal Success, Happiness, or Healthier Lifestyles?" Journal of the Association for Psychological Science. http://psi.sagepub.com/content/4/1/1.abstract
Maureen Salamon, "For College Students, Praise May Trump Sex and Money," Business Week.
Richard Lee Colvin, "Losing Faith in the Self-Esteem Movement," Los Angeles Times.
http://articles.latimes.com/1999/jan/25/news/mn-1505
Michael Hurd, "The Error of the Self-Esteem Movement," Capitalism Magazine.
Kel McCollum is a full-time freelance writer with over five years of experience in writing for the web and search engine optimization best practices. She also has extensive experience as a working journalist and has produced numerous articles for print publications in the area of health, travel, self-improvement, and business topics.
Ms. McCollum works to help small business owners and internet marketers make the most of the Internet by using keyword-optimized content that drives traffic and increases conversions. She also provides information, resources, and mentoring to other freelancers and aspiring writers through the Writer Reality website.
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A condo is really not much different than an apartment with the basic difference being that you own it rather than rent it. Because of the special situation of a condominium, the fact that you own the dwelling within a building but do not own the actual building, a good condo insurance policy works slightly differently from traditional homeowners insurance.
Condo insurance coverage is a kind of a property and casualty insurance policy that safeguards your personal belongings that live within your condo, and, with certain policies, will also cover the repair or replacement of belongings like appliances, fixtures, and so on.
Condo policies are for those who live in a condo unit that the person owns. Individuals who live in rented condos or who own a condo but then have tenants living in it will need to purchase different kinds of coverage.
Condo policies function like most other kinds of property and casualty insurance. Should you wish to file a claim, you would need to first contact your insurance professional and arrange for an adjuster to come by and view the damage. Once a claim has been approved, your insurance provider will provide a settlement offer. In some cases where one loses the use of their condo due to damages, the policy can often cover living expenses until the time one can move back into the unit.
There are basically two kinds of condo insurance coverage. Which type you choose will depend on what type of policy coverage the HOA carries. If the home owners association has an "all-in" policy that would indicate that it protects that which is fixed within your condo, like walls, floors and even appliances. In this case one would need only to obtain coverage for his or her personal belongings. If the owner has "bare walls" coverage, then the condo owner must have insurance protect those aforementioned fixed items in addition to the personal possessions. It will serve one well to check with the HOA to ascertain which kind of policy is held.


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Q: #N/A in all fields I'm trying to display my data in a dashboard from a cube. However the data displays as #N/A in all fields.

However in VS I'm able to actually see the data.

I'm sure this is probably a settings issue I need to find. But I'm not finding it. Any help will be appreciated. thanks.

A: Solved by deleting the cube and re creating it.


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India poised for 8% growth: Montek
By agencies | Thursday, 21 April 2005, 07:00 Hrs
NEW DELHI:India is poised to achieve an annual growth of around eight percent in the near future even as it grapples with the challenges posed by globalization, Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia has said.
"India is getting better day by day. There is huge amount of optimism about India. I have no doubt that the country is well positioned to accelerate from its present 6.5 percent growth to around 8 percent in the near future," he said.
"India's growth record during the period of globalization has been much better than it was in the 1960s and 1970s, when economic growth slowed down to 3.5 percent per year. Growth accelerated to around 5.7 percent per year in the 1980s and 1990s and the economy is currently growing at about 6.5 percent," he said.
"The present government has targeted a growth rate of between 7 and 8 percent for the near future. Since population growth has slowed down from 2 percent prior to 1990 to around 1.6 percent at present, the acceleration in the growth of per capita incomes is obviously much better," Ahluwalia said.
The Planning Commission Deputy Chairman said India could emerge within ten years as an economy well on the way to achieving middle income status with a much broader middle class directly linked to the benefit of growth than is the case today. "In Nehru's memorable phrase, we will have brought about India's second tryst with destiny," he said.
He pointed out that international agencies and independent scholars agreed that India could aspire to achieve growth rates of eight percent or so provided supportive steps were taken. "A much quoted recent study by Goldman Sachs identified India, Brazil, Russia and China as the set of large emerging market countries projected to grow rapidly over the next thirty years within the group, India's potential growth rate was projected to be the fastest - around 8 percent per year - faster even than China which is currently, and has been for many years, the fastest growing economy but is expected to slow down in future," he said.
"According to this study, by 2040 India will become the third largest economy after the U.S. and China. This projection has been adopted by the U.S. National Intelligence Council's 2020 report 'Mapping the Global Future'."


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A deck is riffle shuffled. Spectator cuts off a portion and performer can tell by the weight of the packet how many cards were cut. Performer quickly glances through the deck. Spectator calls out a number and performer knows immediately the card at that position in the deck. Then a poker hand is dealt with the magician dealing himself a straight flush. And the routine ends with a game of bridge where the performer receives all 13 spades, the best hand you can have in a game of bridge.
This is an all time classic routine first published in Stars of Magic developed by Dai Vernon. A card is selected, lost in the deck, and then cards are shuffled together face-up and face-down mixing them into a big mess. Magically all cards turn back face-down except the one chosen by the spectator which is found to be face-up in the center of the deck.
This is a nice opening effect for a routine where you need aces and kings. Performer shuffles and cuts to produce two kings. He does that another time to produce the other two kings and repeats the sequence to produce the four aces.
Face-up and face-down cards are shuffled together and then dealt for a five handed game of poker. Some cards will be face-up and some will be face-down. However, the performer is able to deal himself mostly face-down cards whereas everybody else receives all face-up cards. The four face-down cards the magician received turn out to be the four aces. On top of it the backs of these four aces have a different color than the rest of the cards.
This is a routine by Carmen D'Amico. The effect is exactly what the title says. The performer passes a freely selected and ungimmicked card three times right through the table.
This is a fun routine that first appeared in Allan's Magic Mafia book. It is based on a Dai Vernon plot from the 60s. However, a typical 'all backs' routine requires many moves - half passes and double lifts. Here Allan has engineered a routine with a lot less moves. You could even do this routine while maintaining a stacked deck.
You show a deck that consists of cards that have backs printed on the front and back. This changes then to faces on both sides of the cards until everything goes back to normal.
This is a Roy Walton's effect where Allan has slightly changed the method. A spectator selected card ends up between the two red kings.
A spectator peeks at a card and performer knows which card was peeked at. This is done twice in a row and both times the performer is correct.
This is a neat ambitious type card routine where it appears that the deck consists of all the same cards because the same card can be found on the top, center and bottom.
It is assumed that you know the Ultra Move , Double Deal and a double lift.
This is a routine Roger Klause and Allan Ackerman worked out in the 70s. The effect is the classic find the black lady. The classic effect is to throw three cards on the table face-down. Here the cards are simply displayed and counted to the table to achieve the same basic effect: the spectator never finds the black lady. The three card monte is expanded to a four card monte and the climax is that the cards change to the four aces.
This trick can be found in Charlie Miller's book An Evening with Charlie Miller. The performer deals cards face-up on the table until a spectator says stop. The deck is ribbon spread face-down and one card has a different colored back. It turns out the only one card with the differently colored back is the one card the spectator stopped at.
This is Jack Merlin's Order trick from And a Pack of Cards. The performer and spectator each give the deck a legitimate riffle shuffle. Then all the Spades are removed from the deck, shown in a ribbon spread, counted to be 13, and magically end up in order from ace to king.
This is a neat little ace revelation using three bottom deals. Performer deals cards to the table until spectator says: "Stop." Another packet is dealt until spectator says: "Stop." This is done for another two times until a total of four packets are on the table. The bottom most card of all those four packets is an ace.
Spectator selects and remembers a card which is lost back into the deck. Another spectator deals cards into the performers hand and stops anytime they want. The card stopped at is the first spectator's chosen card.
This version uses the Havana Bottom Deal . This video does not include a detailed explanation of the Havana bottom deal.
The roles are reversed. The performer selects a card and the spectator finds the card by selecting a number, dealing to the number and indeed finding the selected card there.
You will need to know the Pip Bottom Deal to perform this effect.
This was a favorite effect of Ed Marlo. The performer looks through the cards and selects four random cards which he puts face-down in front of the spectator. However, once the spectator turns those cards over they are now all aces.
This is an idea by Steve Mayhew. He turns the classic Triumph effect into something entirely different. A face up half of a deck is shuffled into the other face down half. The performer then demonstrates center dealing only the face up cards. The last face-up cards coming out of the deck are the four aces leaving the performer with only face down cards.


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Another day, another 4,600 lines of Linux kernel code
Posted by Katherine Noyes
on August 22 2016
The Linux kernel is improving faster than ever, gaining 7.8 patches per hour and 4,600 lines of new code every day.
That's according to a new report published Monday by the Linux Foundation and focusing on the state of kernel development. Entitled "Linux kernel development -- how fast it is going, who is doing it, what they are doing, and who is sponsoring it," the report is the seventh the nonprofit has published on the topic in roughly as many years.
This year's paper covers work completed through Linux kernel 4.7, with an emphasis on releases 3.19 to 4.7. The last report was released March 2015 and focused on versions 3.11 to 3.18.
Among the findings this year is that more than 13,500 developers from more than 1,300 companies have contributed to the Linux kernel since the adoption of Git made detailed tracking possible back in 2005. Just since the last report, nearly 5,000 developers from 400 companies have contributed to the kernel, and almost half of them were doing so for the first time.
Things are clearly getting faster, too. This year's rate of 7.8 changes accepted into the kernel per hour on average is up from 7.71 in the last report. A new kernel comes out every nine to 10 weeks.
Intel, Red Hat, Linaro, Samsung, SUSE, IBM, Renesas, Google, AMD, Texas Instruments, and ARM were among the top organizational sponsors of Linux kernel development in this analysis. The Outreachy program -- which provides open source internships to underrepresented groups -- ranked at No. 13.
On the whole, however, the volume of contributions from unpaid developers fell from 11.8 percent in 2014 to just 7.7 percent in this report.
The Linux kernel was launched 25 years ago this Thursday. It now includes 22 million lines of code.
"The Linux kernel continues to be one of the most visible and prolific examples of open source software development," said Stephen Hendrick, a principal analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group.
The growing proportion of work being done by paid developers "demonstrates the strategic importance of Linux to the IT vendor community that largely drives its development," Hendrick said.
The fact that the Linux kernel is now celebrating its 25th anniversary, meanwhile, is a testament to the project's ability to embrace change, he added.
"This change has made it easier for developers to participate and provides a more streamlined and efficient method to leverage contributions," Hendrick said. "Overall, there are lessons to be learned here on how to consistently keep important technologies relevant."
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This article features Ibrahim Musa, student and founder and Executive Director of the Cuts for Kids Foundation, for his accomplishments since coming to Canada as a refugee from Iraq (Ottawa Sun)
Linda Cardinal, Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault, Martin Normand and François Rocher, discuss the importance of official languages in the federal government (Le Droit) *in French
Sarah Crosby, student, was sworn in as the deputy chief page for the Senate chamber (The Charlottetown Guardian)
M'hammed Kilito, who holds a master's degree in political science, is a Moroccan photographer who is about to unveil his new series of photos, presented as part of an exhibition at the French Institute in Rabat (Huffpost Maroc) *in French
Two researchers, including Ariane Blais-Lacombe, are preparing to publish an article that looks at all the by-elections held in Quebec since 1970. (Le Devoir) *in French
Laura Grosman, alumna, is the driving force behind the making of the National Holocaust Monument in Ottawa (Ottawa Life Magazine)
Pascale Devette's doctoral thesis questions the tension between the universality of human dignity and the plurality of human beings and cultures (France Culture) *in French
Bibi Hakim (undergraduate student) achieved The Duke of Edinburgh's International Gold Award and met Prince Harry, whose grandfather Philip founded the award in 1956 (Inside Toronto)
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The LifeSaver Cube provides micro-biologically safe drinking water as per independent test results (an adaptation of NSF P231). It is designed for short to medium term usage by a small group such as a family for up to 5000 litres.
Raw water is stored in the vessel. The hand pump is used to raise the pressure which drives water through the ultra filtration core. Safe is delivered at a rate that is immediately usable. Secondary storage is not required mitigating the risk from secondary contamination.
The Cube should be kept at the home and raw water collected in any available container.
The filter stays in the Cube, it is not removed or 'cleaned'. The Cube should be rinsed with cleaner water regularly to prolong the filter life.
Experience has shown that the success of all distributed household water level filter and chemical options is highly dependant on the level of demonstration, training, and ongoing monitoring that is given.
Note: A newly introduced method or technology is likely to be less successful than a known and familiar one.
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