It's all about the SAUSAGE!
First of all, quality, fresh sausage is the key to making delicious Australian Sausage Rolls. The unique blend of signature seasonings found in Jimmy Dean Premium Pork Sausage makes it the perfect sausage for this recipe. It has the best flavor! It is the only sausage I use in this recipe. For an extra kick, I sometimes use the Jimmy Dean Premium Pork Hot Sausage.
Here is a little history on how Australian Sausage Rolls came to be a favorite family recipe. My husband, Beau, lived in Australia for two years and these sausage rolls were one of his favorite things to eat. He begged me for years to make them for him. I was hesitant because I didn't want him to be disappointed if they didn't taste the same as he remembered.
Since I had never had them myself, it was a little hard to know if I was making them correctly. Many of the Australian ingredients are different than the ingredients we find here in the United States, there was no way to tell if they would end up tasting the same. I finally got up the courage to give them a shot and read several Australian recipes before adapting my own version that seemed the closest to the type that my husband loved. I am relieved to tell you that they got his high approval! He said that they tasted perfect and brought back all kinds of memories of his time there! Yay!
Sausage Rolls are REALLY popular in Australia and Europe, you can easily buy them but people make them all the time too. They are commonly served for breakfast, lunch, and as an appetizer, they are just cut a little smaller. Australians will sometimes dip them in ketchup, which is more of a tomato sauce than the ketchup we have here in the United States. Australian Sausage Rolls taste really good on their own. They are also delicious dipped in barbecue sauce, marinara sauce, alfredo sauce, country gravy, or cheese sauce.
Be sure to check out the comments from many of our readers below for more great ideas on how they make and serve their sausage rolls.
Australian Sausage Rolls are a seasoned sausage wrapped in a flaky, buttery pastry. They are delicious for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or as an appetizer.
Be sure to follow the directions on the puff pastry package so your dough is thawed properly and is ready to use.
Unfold dough onto a lightly floured surface. You should have 2 big squares. Cut each square in half to create 4 long rectangles.
Combine the Jimmy Dean Premium Pork Sausage, bread crumbs, milk, garlic, paprika, salt and pepper in a large bowl or food processor and mix until all the ingredients are thoroughly incorporated.
Divide the sausage mix evenly into 4 sections and make a long tube down each rectangle pastry (see picture below).
Roll the pastry up over the Jimmy Dean Premium Pork Sausage and pinch the seam together. Cut each roll into 4 sections.
Place the sections on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper or a baking sheet.
Mix the egg wash together and brush each roll with it. Then sprinkle on a little paprika (see picture below).
Bake at 425 for only 5 minutes. Then reduce heat to 350 and bake 30-35 more minutes. Drain excess out of the pan part way through the baking time.
The rolls should look puffed and golden and the sausage in the center should be cooked through.
Remove from pan onto some paper towels to cool.
These are traditionally eaten plain or dipped in ketchup. They are also delicious dipped in barbecue sauce, marinara, alfredo sauce, country gravy, and cheese sauce.
We eat these all the time in England, they are one of the more popular snack foods out there. Our big, national chain bakery and sandwich shop sells a lunch special of a sausage roll and a cup of tomato soup – its very good.
I make these every holiday. They are so delicious!
Pork sausage. Are we talking breakfast sausage or Italian type sausage?
I just used the ground pork sausage – not italian or breakfast. You can find it in most grocery stores in the same area as the ground beef. Thanks for asking!
These look great! You said you drained the grease…I was wondering if these would bake on a bakers rack placed on a cookie sheet? Not sure how the pastry would turn out… Thanks for your feedback!
ketchup! are you for real? country gravy yes! all that other stuff throw it in the trash! Try spicy mustard or spicy mayo or strawberry,blueberry,apple,raspberry jam or hot maple syrup with fried eggs but ketchup! really? yuk. This is from a southern in the USA try my way you will like it.
Sorry I think putting sweet Jam on a sausage roll, yuk!! Absolutely not. Mustard or Mayo maybe ok. In Australia it's sausage roll and tomato sauce and I've never heard anyone having them for breakfast. You can buy them, but homemade is better . I make mine with hidden veggies so they are a little healthier.
My recipe is sausage meat, minced beef about a 1/3rd the amount of sausage, grated carrot (not a huge amount), grated onion, mixed herbs (I use fresh but most use dried), 1egg and about 1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs. Also after you rolled them up DO NOT flatten them, keep them round – ergo sausage roll….
Agree agree agree. I'm aussie also, tomato sauce is the only way to go.or nothing . Nice recipe too. That's pretty much how I make them too.
Word, tomato sauce or die mate.
Totally agree, thats the aussie and only way! Sauce or No sauce…thats it!
ugh….this comment was from 2016 and I really wish I could get the exact Australian recipe. I lived in Perth as a kid and went to school there and one my favorite lunches of all time was the sausage rolls. Man, they were so good. I've been wishing I could have some again forever. I ate them plain, without any dipping, and they were perfect that way.
In Canada we dip them in ketchup. It's tradition.
Leave the paprika out! if anything try adding onion, bacon bits and maybe brown sugar.
Why does everything in America have to have brown sugar???
Could you possible use a roasting pan? Grease would collect in the bottom of the pan without you having to drain it.
Sure! I don't see why not! Let me know how it turns out!
I'm a kiwi (New Zealander) and make these all the time here in the USA for lunch. I have never ever had fat oozing out like you have experienced. That actually sounds disgusting. Mine have never done that. What pork sausage are you using, maybe it's not a good brand? The bottom of my sausage rolls are just as nice and light and crispy as the top.
And yes we use tomato sauce (ketchup) on them. Also, add half an onion finely chopped in yr ingredients.
Thank you, Jay. Maybe it is the sausage brand. We'll try another brand to see if it works better. We are planning on making a video of these soon.
I live in Australia and am an expat from the US. In general pork here is a lot leaner with very little fat compared to pork in the US. So you are both right.
It ain't a sausage roll without the minced onion in the meat!!!
Thanks for sharing, will have to give it a try, my brother served a mission there and so did my grandparents.
Can you please further clarify on the pork? Is it "sausage" or just "ground" pork, as they are 2 different things…thanks.
I also use pork mince,known as ground pork to Yanks.
8 ounces ground pork, 1/4 cup finely chopped onion, 1/2 t. Coarse salt, 1 t. Minced garlic, 1/2 t.dried thyme, 1/2 t.dried basil, 1/4 t.dried marjoram, 1/4 t.black pepper, 1 sheet puff pastry. Use egg wash on inside and out of pastry.makes 3 long logs. Cut each roll 4 times. Bake on parchment lined baking sheet for 25 minutes at 400* F. TOTALLY have to serve with " tomato sauce "- known as KETCHUP to Yanks. I can tell no difference. Now to find a beautiful meat pie recipe! I miss the squeezable tomato sauce packets!
Another Aussie, and I believe our sausage mince (ground) is beef with bread already mixed in! We can buy a pack of sausage mince at the supermarkets here.
Sorry I forgot, you have to add minced onion to it & some people add a little thyme!
Another Aussie here. It isn't a sausage roll without a bit of minced onion. Using Alfredo, marinara, gravy or cheese sauce would be a travesty! 😀 it's either a bit of tomato sauce or plain, if you want the true tradies smoko. (That's tradesman's morning tea).
Thanks for your comment and for sharing how you make it! I'll have to try to make it more authentic next time!
Agreed! Mate, if you ate a sausage roll with Alfredo, Marinara, cheese sauce etc, it ain't a true Aussie sausage roll. I'm kiwi, and a true sausage roll is eaten only with tomato sauce (ketchup).
My mouth has just puckered up with the very idea of using marinara, alfredo, gravy or cheese sauce with sausage rolls! Erk. They go with tomato sauce, and best with home made tomato sauce. BBQ sauce at a pinch. Not just a travesty, but also blasphemy.
Hi MaryAnne, I'm sorry we Americanized this sausage roll recipe! We love Australian Sausage Rolls, we would love for you to share your home made tomato sauce recipe that you use with your sausage rolls.
Mary Anne, agreed. Total blasphemy! A true sausage roll is only eaten with tomato sauce (ketchup) or plain. I'm kiwi.
Grated Onion, Carrot and Zucchini. Sausage Mince, Bread Crumbs and a little Curry Powder.
Us Aussies serve as a lunch or party food, never for breakfast. Would only ever serve with Tomato or Barbeque Sauce .
Another Aussie here. I always use sausage meat. You have to add onion and maybe garlic. Can also hide grated vegetables in them for your kids to eat. If you use sausage meat ( beef preferably) you don't get the problem of all the grease coming out. I make them a lot for my family as a snack or a quick tea time meal on a weekend. I have NEVER seen them served as a breakfast in Australia. Your husband might have been confused with morning tea.
Originally from Down Under I used to make these in my own cafe I once owned.
Traditionally ketchup is our tomatoe sauce not marinara !! Too funny.
adding processor grated onion , carrot and even diced up bacon then purée th pork sauce with beef sausage if you can get it , purée to a paste ! Then topped with an egg glaze and poopy seeds are a real tucker box special ???????? Aussie Aussie Aussie ????
I'm also an Aussie and I love ALL the variations on our "sausage roll". It was traditionally made with minced beef, minced onion, a slice of bread soaked in a little milk (as a filler), salt and pepper then wrapped in pastry and baked. This was for the farmers to take for their lunch out in the fields to continue on with their work without having to return to the homestead which sometimes took too much of their precious daylight hours. The sausage roll has since evolved into a more boutique snack, but one can also still certainly make the original or purchase as tradies like to purchase them for their "smoko" (morning tea). I have far too many variations of sausage roll recipes to post here, but I wish everyone the best in trying at least one recipe of "OUR" AUSSIE SAUSAGE ROLL.
Thank you so much for the comment! I would love to try the traditional roll, it sounds delicious!
I'm an Aussie and have to tell you that your sausage rolls look delicious. As others have said, typically they are served with Tomato Sauce (Ketchup), but if you want to serve them with country gravy etc., and eat them for breakfast then go for it. Nothing wrong with adapting the sausage rolls to your taste, if your husband likes them that way, and they bring back good memories for him, that's all that matters.
Have you tried pre-cooking the sausage so the meat can be drained beforehand? Just wondering if they will still be as delicious.
I haven't tried precooking the meat. I don't think the texture would turn out the same. You could try using a turkey sausage or a leaner sausage. Thank you for asking!
Sausage meat, grated or diced onions, grated carrots and thinly sliced celery.
Bake in a very hot oven 10-15 minutes. Reduce heat to moderate, cook a further 20 -30 minutes. Yummo.
I'm Scottish and we grew up having sausage rolls for lunch or dinner. I make them basically the same as you only I spread the pastry with Dijon mustard and use uncooked Jimmy Dean Sage sausage meat or their regular sausage meat on top. Roll them up and cut to any size you want then brush a little melted butter on top and bake. We serve them with HP or Daddies brown sauce which is a little spicy (can be purchased from World Market).
Another Aussie here. DO NOT USE WHAT AMERICANS KNOW TO BE SAUSAGE! When an Aussie recipe calls for sausage mince, it is literally just ground pork, ground a little smoother than ground beef.
Forget the breadcrumbs, you don't need em.
It's best with a 50/50 mix of ground beef and ground pork. Make sure you add grated onion, grated carrot and a little ketchup to the meat mix.
The only difference between Aussie ketchup and American is that we call it tomato sauce, the taste and texture are the same as American ketchup, except that some Aussie brands are a little sweeter.
Never ever eat them with any other type of sauce and we never eat them for breakfast!
Your pics do look super delicious though!
Ps. My hubby served his mission in Melbourne, Australia!
You said pork sausage near the ground meat in the store. That's just plain ground pork, not sausage, hense the grease. Some stores do sell bulk pork sausage in the meat counter.( not Italian sausage). Or try Bob Evans in a roll. Basically, pork sausage is commonly known as breakfast sausage.
I'm in American and have lived in America all my life, years ago I had an Australian teacher who used to make these when we would come to her house (using vegetarian sausage) and of course served with ketchup . I always love them . Today I had some leftover puffs pastry from another project and was looking for recipes to try and use up the pastry and I started thinking about these sausage rolls and found your recipe . Thank you for such a simple, tasty recipe . I also used vegetarian sausage ( morningStar Farms breakfast sausage links thawed in the microwave and mashed up with a fork if anyone's interested .) otherwise I followed your recipe pretty closely and they turned out great! I'm planning to make them again when my brother's family comes over for a little Christmas party at my house. (Except I'll have to use s different veggie sausage that had no onion, and plain bread crumbs, as my brother gets migraines from onion.. ugh!). Will definitely be saving your recipe it was very delicious and tasted pretty much like what my teacher had made so many years ago . even though I'm American not Australian or New Zealand or European I will always eat them with catch-up because that's how I was always served and it's perfect lol!
Thank you so much for your comment! I love how you adapted this recipe to make a vegetarian version. Great idea! We will have to try it sometime! We have onion allergies in our family too, that's a tough one to work around sometimes. That is so nice of you to accommodate!
I find our differences so funny. Back in the 60's my dad was stationed in a US Boq in Saigon, where he developed malnutrition as he just could not stomach most of the breakfast choices. He ended up buying some kind of spirit stove so he could cook for himself. One of my brothers was a pharmacist so he sent lots of vitamins. Our Aussie breakfast tends to be savoury, nothing sweet on your bacon and eggs. Must say wherever I've ever travelled overseas I always have Vegemite in my luggage. Each to their own, however as much as I loved my trips to the US, people and places the food didn't do a lot for me. Not saying it was bad, just different.
Thanks for the easy to follow directions. Made these for grandsons Australia Night at school and they turned out great!
Australia Night? How fun! I am glad they turned out so well for you!
I'm loving the comments here, especially the "poopy seed" one ???? your recipe sounds like a basic Aussie snag roll and yeah tomato sauce is definitely the proper topping for them. That being said there are no set rules about what you dip them in or for that matter what you make them out of. I've stuck grated veggies in them even spinach, they all get enjoyed just the same. Have some fun and experiment with the filling you'll be surprised at how tasty you can make them ????
they are famous in New Zealand too, sort of like the kiwi pavlova that was invented by kiwis. But you only eat sausge rolls with tomato sauce. I sometimes add a splash of Worcestshire sauce in my meat mix.hard to duplicate kiwi and Oz recipes in USA but we try.
Thank you so much for this comment. Happy to hear it turns out well with minced turkey, too. Thanks for the suggestion!
I just made your recipe for Australian Sausage Rolls and they turned out great. The only difference is, is that I omitted the garlic and paprika and I added some shredded cheddar cheese. I will serve these for breakfast. My only question is, can I freeze them and how do I reheat them???
So glad you liked them! We haven't frozen them before but I don't see why not. If it were me, I would re-heat them on a baking sheet at 350-375 for 15-20 minutes or so or until they are heated through. I am sure you could microwave them, too, you will probably want to wrap them in a paper towel and heat for a minute or so. Again, I can't tell you exact times because I haven't done it that way before– this is probably what I would do though 🙂 Hope this helps!
I haven't made them for years but with the AFL Grand Final this weekend thought I'd whip up a batch or two and thought I'd see if I could find some variations to my version.
I pretty much make mine on the fly, with 2/3 ground pork to 1/3 sausage meat. Egg, breadcrumbs, whatever herbs I have kicking around but usually make sure Oregano is one of them.
If you want to freeze them go for it – definitely cook them first. Yes they can be reheated in the microwave but like any puff pastry they will go soggy. Maybe defrost in the microwave and heat in the oven for best results.
Janice, thank you so much for sharing your insider tips on these Australian Sausage Rolls!
The best way to reheat sausage rolls is to place them frozen in an oven at 100 deg. Celsius for 1 hour and they will not turn out soggy as in a microwave. Cheers.
Hi, thank you! You have done an awesome job with this recipe! My husband is an Aussie and I had spent half my life in Australia. I came across this recipe and was hesitant when I seen the jimmy dean sausage in the recipe. But thought what the heck, Ill give it a try!
I waited, he finished and said that wah the best sausage roll he has had since being in Australia!
Please let me know what seasonings you added. I would love to include it as an option in the recipe.
This was quite tasty. The Jimmy Dean sausage tastes more like the sausage pastries you get by the register in Asian supermarkets in Australia. Next time I'll blend in beef mince and onion and a few herbs, and use a wire rack instead of the paper so the pastry will be crisper. I'd definitely use this recipe as-is for American friends.
So glad you liked this recipe! I love the idea of adding some herbs and onion– that would be delicious!
Reporting back – I had to double the recipe but 1 lb of Jimmy Dean sausage, plus putting a pound of mince, an onion, and a carrot through the food processor, then mixing it all with the garlic and herbs.
That's close enough to the real thing to bring a single tear to this expat's eye.
I left out the breadcrumbs and milk.
If I could get beef sausage meat I would, but Kroger doesn't stock it so I'll have to look elsewhere. Although it's more meat this way, it's easy to quarter it and freeze in bags, so one bag goes with one sheet of pastry.
Hi I am an Aussie and tickled pink to think the sausage roll may be getting a mention in US cuisine. Really there is no set recipe, everyone has variations, we can use beef, chicken or pork mince or ready made sausage mince found in supermakets or butchers. For the benefit of my daughter I used to hide carrot or zucchini (courgette) and some cheese in my mix. It is a fairly forgiving recipe (I dont know that many of us even have a recipe). They are delicious hot or cold but I have to agree with other Aussies, if you have any sauce it is tomato sauce.
Thank you so much for this comment! All of those varieties sound delicious– great idea hiding some veggies in there 😉 I will have to try that next time!
The recipe calls for 11 teaspoons minced garlic. I want to try this recipe but am leery of so much garlic.
Oh my goodness, this is an error on the recipe! It is just one teaspoon– you should definitely be leery of 11 teaspoons of garlic. That would be a ton. I have fixed the recipe and it is correct now.


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So you can chime in to agree with a certain player going down first, but you're not entered if a previous poster named that player. And sorry Joey, you don't get to claim deGrom because you mentioned with two other players.
deGrom is taken, too. The thread is who you think gets injured first and you specifically wrote him third-- even gave a month.
Pick somebody else and you're in.
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The "low hanging fruit" such as Lagares and Matz are off the board, but there are still some folks with an injury history unclaimed!
Familia and McNeil still unclaimed. Plus a bunch of guys on the 40 who may not make the 25.
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This is my Reshade preset!
I think it makes the game look way better, so i decided to share it!
It looks like you massively increased the saturation, it's too much on a 'colourful' monitor, perhaps something of a lessened amount so it doesn't look as cartooney??
Do you have your monitor calibrated? What gamma settings are you running? I have a good IPS panel, and i dont think its overly saturated. I will update it with less saturation, as it is probably too much due to different monitor settings (I have a calibrated monitor with low saturation) Wait a minute or 2 and i will update it for you.
If you downloaded any previous versions, check this new one out.
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The above scores are quite average but we played some graphic intensive games like Dead Trigger, Asphalt 7 and we did not faced lag in graphics and the casual games like angry bird, temple run oz and subway surfer runs fine on the device with little graphic glitch some times.
The rear camera is 5MP fixed focus and does not do a very good job in photos and videos but again its designed to give a 3D experience as you can take 2D photos and videos and convert them to 3D but the quality is not too good. Both the rear and front camera can record videos at VGA resolution no HD video record capability.
The device has 3d games, 3D video and an app called 3D Space which launches all the apps in 3d mode which are supported and its glass less 3d which is also called Stereoscopic 3D which creates the illusion of three-dimensional depth from given two-dimensional images. You can watch our quick review video or full review to see what does it look to have 3d experience on this device.
This phone is a unique as compared to other devices as it offers 3D which is till date not seen on any other phone, so we can call it the cheapest 3D smart phone again it has some compromise to make on the camera front, but the display resolution is also WVGA which is considered lower but still it's display with average viewing angles and moreover it comes with some great 3D and its cheaper at Rs. 9999 INR as compared to A116 and it looks exactly like a116.


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CDC says 14-day Covid-19 quarantine can be shortened to 7 to 10 days
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(CNN/CBS 58) -- Covid-19 quarantine periods can be as short as seven to 10 days for some people, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday, but a 14-day quarantine after coronavirus exposure remains the safest option.
In new guidance, CDC says people could leave quarantine without taking a test if they do not develop any symptoms 10 days after being exposed to someone else with coronavirus, or after seven days with a negative test result and no symptoms.
The change comes as Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths are on the rise around the United States -- and with that, more people facing quarantine.
The new quarantine guidance was based on "extensive" modeling by CDC and other agencies that showed the risk is low, Dr. John Brooks, chief medical officer for CDC's Covid-19 response, said during a telebriefing Wednesday. Many people end quarantine early because of pressure to return to work and school, CDC officials said, and some aren't willing to share names of contacts they fear will then be required to quarantine.
But if the quarantine period is reduced from 14 days, more people may be willing to stay home after exposure, the CDC said -- and that may result in fewer coronavirus infections.
"We believe that if we can reduce the burden a little bit, accepting that it comes at a small cost, we may get a greater compliance overall with people completing a full quarantine," Brooks said. "If we get more people on board to complete that overall, that will result in fewer infections."
Risk of transmission after ending quarantine early
There's still some risk a person who left quarantine before 14 days could transmit the virus to others.
"We can safely reduce the length of quarantine, but accepting there is a small residual risk that a person who is leaving quarantine early could transmit to someone else if they became infectious," Brooks said.
If a person quarantined for 10 days and had no symptoms and no test, the residual risk of transmitting coronavirus to someone else after quarantine is estimated to be about 1%, with an upper limit of about 10%, the CDC said on its website.
If a person quarantined for seven days and had no symptoms and a negative test, the risk of transmitting coronavirus is about 5%, with an upper limit of about 12%.
A PCR or antigen test should be collected within 48 hours before the end of quarantine, CDC says, but quarantine should not end before seven days, even if rest results are returned earlier.
People who have been exposed should still watch for symptoms for 14 days, especially if they end quarantine early, Dr. Henry Walke, CDC's Covid-19 incident manager, said Wednesday.
And if a person goes on to develop symptoms, they should contact their local health authorities and health care provider, seek out testing and isolate.
Local public health agencies' recommendations may differ from CDC's, too.
"Everyone should follow this specific guidance from their local public health authorities about how long they should quarantine," Walke said.
Recommended limits on travel
CDC officials also said Wednesday that people who choose to travel should limit their activities afterward -- and the safest choice over the upcoming winter holidays is to stay home.
"CDC recommends that the best way to protect yourself and others is to postpone travel and stay home," Walke said.
If people do decide to travel, "CDC recommends that travelers consider getting tested one to three days before travel," Walke said. "And then again three to five days after travel."
Testing should be combined with reducing non-essential activities for a full seven days after traveling, he said. For those who don't get tested after traveling, CDC recommends non-essential activities be reduced for 10 days.
"Testing does not eliminate all risk, but when combined with reducing non-essential activities, symptom screening and continuing with precautions like wearing masks, social distancing and hand washing, it can make travel safer," Walke said.
Before Thanksgiving, CDC made a similar recommendation, urging people to stay home and celebrate only with those in their household.
"We know it's a hard decision and that people need to have time to prepare and have discussions with family and friends and to make these decisions, and people travel for different reasons," Dr. Cindy Friedman, chief of the traveler's health branch at CDC, told the briefing. "But our recommendations are trying to help give them the tools they need to make these tough choices."
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Q: Problema con Conjunto de anuncios y conversiones personalizadas de Facebook Contextualizo:
Manejo de una tienda virtual con finalización de compra en botón de WhatsApp, dicha tienda posee subdominios, los cuales manejan el mismo producto, pero cada una de posee ellas un direccionamiento a WhatsApp distinto (números diferentes), pues tiene asesores de ventas diferentes en cada una de ellas.
Al momento de realizar las campañas para el dominio y los sub dominios, si se crea un conjunto de anuncios, se elige el pixel y como evento de conversión "compras" y si se segmenta por ejemplo a nivel Colombia y por lo menos, un anuncio por cada tienda, Facebook va a dar el mejor rendimiento a uno de los anuncios y por ende a una de las tiendas oa varias, pero esto dejaría por fuera a las otras, pues precisamente lo que esto busca es ver cual de todas da una mejor entrega...
Lo sería recomendable crear un conjunto de anuncios por cada tienda y uno o varios anuncios también por cada tienda. pero al configurar el evento de conversión y colocar en cada uno de ellos "compras" que es lo que se necesita, Facebook emite varios errores, indicando de una forma u otra que la entrega no es efectiva porque ya hay anuncios con el mismo evento de y que conversión de deben o ampliar presupuestos o mejorar la segmentación y por ende uno o varios conjuntos de anuncios, no se entregan adecuadamente, lo que se traduce en pocos clientes y pocas ventas.
Para dar solución, cree diferentes conjuntos de anuncios por cada tienda ya su vez, una segmentación diferente, principalmente en cuanto a ciudades diferentes en cada uno de ellos, para que Facebook no le de prioridad a uno en específico, pues lo lógico seria que al segmentarse diferente, llegar a públicos diferentes sin afectar el rendimiento, y además, crear unas conversiones personalizadas enfocadas en enlaces con palabras o contenido clave, como por ejemplo, los números de WhatsApp, ya que cada uno es distinto y puede ayudar a su diferenciación, para que estas se coloquen en lugar de "compras" pues de hacerlo, Facebook sigue arrojando el mismo error inicial.
No obstante ya pesar de todo esto, las conversiones personalizadas no se activan y la campaña que sigue avanzando "correctamente" es la del dominio principal, lo cual produce que los subdominios no tengan ventas y se pierdan prácticamente el dinero invertido en publicidad.
Se que el texto es largo y puede ser un poco confuso, por ello pido disculpas, pero es necesario contextualizar para poder comprender el problema de fondo...
¿Alguien ha tenido un problema similar ya sea con las conversiones personalizadas, los eventos o los conjuntos de anuncios o puede ayudarme a analizar de forma apropiada este inconveniente? ¡todos los aportes serán de gran ayuda!

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The 46th PCA General Assembly has elected Dr. Irwyn Ince as its moderator. He is the first African-American elected to the position.
Ince is a teaching elder in Potomac Presbytery and the director of the GraceDC Network Institute for Cross-Cultural Mission.
In recent years Ince has accepted increased leadership at the General Assembly. He moderated the Overtures Committee in 2016 and chaired the Study Committee on Women in Ministry from 2016 to 2017. He also preached during a 2017 General Assembly worship service.
But those who know Ince say this role is perfect for such a humble leader and skilled preacher with a fervent love for God's Word.
Born in 1968, Ince grew up in Brooklyn, New York, and earned his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from City College of New York. His family attended Hanson Place Central United Methodist Church.
After college, Ince worked for Motorola and moved to Silver Spring, Maryland, part of the urban development between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore. While attending New Bethel Baptist Church, he discovered Ligonier Ministry's "Renewing Your Mind Radio with R.C. Sproul." By 1997, Ince subscribed to Tabletalk Magazine and used it for his daily devotions.
Though Ince was climbing the corporate ladder as one of Motorola's lead engineers, God gave the ladder a good shake. As he taught Sunday school at New Bethel, Ince found himself thinking about attending seminary more than earning the MBA that would further his business career.
"I remember telling the Lord, 'I don't understand why I want to go to seminary because I know you don't want me to be a pastor,'" he laughed.
But eventually Ince lost interest in the MBA and investigated seminary. After more prayer and wrestling, Ince submitted to God changing his life trajectory. He attended Reformed Theological Seminary, Washington, for six years as a part-time student and graduated with his master of arts degree in religion in 2006.
In 2016 Ince earned his doctor of ministry degree from Covenant Theological Seminary.
Once he settled on a career change, it took more convincing for Ince to join the PCA. In 2000, he had five separate conversations with individuals urging him to meet Kevin Smith. Finally, Ince took the hint and contacted Smith, soon realizing the reason everyone wanted him to meet Smith was that Smith was the only black teaching elder in Potomac Presbytery.
Smith was accustomed to RTS black students pursuing him, but Ince stood out from the moment they met.
"This guy comes in — he's sharp, inquisitive, fit, humble, and has this great smile. It was amazing," Smith said. Immediately Smith knew he wanted Ince to join him in his denomination, and he began praying that the Lord would lead Ince to the PCA.
A few months into their friendship, Ince told Smith, "I don't know if you're looking for someone to mentor, but I'm looking for someone to mentor me, and God said you're it." This mentoring relationship brought about Ince's soft landing in the PCA.
As a second-career seminarian, Ince was older than most students who contacted Smith. The two men are only five years apart, and Smith thinks it took great humility for Ince to stick with a mentor who was so close to his age.
Ince interned under Smith at the mission church Mt. Zion Presbyterian Church in Bowie, Maryland, and when Smith moved to south Florida in 2005, Ince served as pulpit supply for Mt. Zion.
In 2007, the congregation at Mt. Zion joined with another mission church to start City of Hope PCA in Columbia, Maryland, with Ince as pastor.
For Smith, seeing a former mentee and godly man like Ince elected moderator is a very proud moment. And as a teaching elder who has invested 30 years in the PCA, Smith is encouraged to see the denomination he loves take this step in publicly valuing the gifts of its African-American members.
In a 2016 article for byFaith, Ince recounted how in 1947 his grandmother left North Carolina in search of a better life for her family in New York. She was part of what author Isabel Wilkerson called "the great migration," millions of African-Americans leaving the oppressive Jim Crow South to carve out lives with more freedom in the North and Midwest.
To Ince these ideas are fundamentally biblical, but not accidental. This kind of ministry only happens with intentional work.
"We are going to drift toward our likes and preferences, so we have to be intentional in [pursuing racial and ethnic reconciliation] because you won't drift into it, and it is hard," he said.
In January 2018, Ince entered a new phase of ministry as director of the GraceDC Network Institute for Cross-Cultural Mission. His work at ICCM includes pastoral ministry but also allows him to develop the next generation of church leaders who are committed to the work of reconciliation.
Smith sees Ince as a natural leader who is warm and respected. "[Ince] is a committed preacher of the word and a language scholar who has the discipline to keep up his skills," Smith said.
But Ince's public ministry has never eclipsed his first commitments to his wife of 26 years, Kim, and his four children.


Popular Steampunk podcast "The Tales of Sage and Savant" to expand their story into a series of full length novels.
Eddie Louise, writer of the podcast "The Tales of Sage and Savant," has signed a multi-book deal with EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing to novelize each season. By bringing the popular podcast to novel form, EDGE and Twinstar Studios hope to expand the audience with both e-books and trade paperback versions.


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Dec 10, 2020 - Politics & Policy
Dem-led committee investigating pandemic accuses CDC of deleting evidence
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Robert Redfield. Photo: Andrew Harnik-Pool/Getty Images
House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.), the chair of the oversight subcommittee tasked with looking at the coronavirus crisis, accused the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday of concealing evidence that a Trump appointee attempted to influence the agency's scientific case studies.
The big picture: A senior CDC official who heads the agency's "Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report," told Congress this week that director Robert Redfield told staff to delete an email that showed the Trump administration wanted to change language in their coronavirus findings, according to a letter from Clyburn.
The state of play: Federal employees are generally required to preserve documents under the Federal Records Act. The career employee at the CDC, Charlotte Kent, told Congress it was understood her manager's directive to delete the email came from Redfield.
The email was from Paul Alexander, a former scientific adviser within the Health and Human Services Department, where he demanded the CDC change language on a scientific report regarding coronavirus risks and children or "stop all reports immediately," Clyburn said in the letter.
What's next: The subcommittee may issue subpoenas if documents aren't provided by Dec. 15, per the letter.
The CDC has not returned Axios' request for comment.
Fauci: U.S. could achieve herd immunity by fall if vaccine rollout goes to plan
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Infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci said on Tuesday that if the coronavirus vaccine rollout by the incoming Biden administration goes as planned, the U.S. could start to see effects of herd immunity and normalcy by early-to-mid fall.
What he's saying: "If we [vaccinate] efficiently in April, May, June, July, August, we should have that degree of protection that could get us back to some form of normality. ... But we've also got to do it on a global scale," he said at a Harvard Business Review virtual event.
Andrew Slavitt is seen during congressional testimony in October 2013. Photo: Douglas Graham/CQ Roll Call
It's not just family members of President-elect Joe Biden or Vice President-elect Kamala Harris with an early optics problem.
What's happening: Andy Slavitt, an incoming White House adviser on the COVID-19 response team, has also cut ties with a major brand sponsor in anticipation of joining the Biden administration.


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Q: Partial derivative of differential equation Question
I have the following ordinary differential equation (ODE)
$\frac{du(s)}{ds}=f(s) + u(s)$
which can be written in my case as
$\frac{d}{ds}u[x(s),y(s)]=f[x(s),y(s)] + u[x(s),y(s)]$.
How do I find $\frac{\partial u}{\partial y}$?
What I tried
I take the partial derivative on both sides and I exchange the order of derivatives
$\frac{d}{ds}\left\{\frac{\partial}{\partial y}u[x(s),y(s)]\right\}=\frac{\partial}{\partial y}\left\{f[x(s),y(s)] + u[x(s),y(s)]\right\}$
now, I define
$g(s)=\frac{\partial u}{\partial y}$
which implies I can find $\frac{\partial u}{\partial y}$ by solving the following ODE for $g(s)$
$\frac{dg(s)}{ds}=\frac{\partial}{\partial y}f[x(s),y(s)] + g(s)$
Could someone confirm whether this is correct?
Counter-Example
Here is an example where my above statement is wrong. I define
$x(s)=\cos(s)\\
y(s)=s^2\\
u(x,y)=2x+y^2\\
f(x,y)=4y^{3/2}-y^2-2x-\sqrt{1-x^2}$
one can verify with some algebra that it satisfies (by design)
$\frac{du(s)}{ds}=f(s) + u(s)$
in fact, both sides are equal
$\frac{du(s)}{ds}=4s^3-2\sin(s)=f(s) + u(s)$
However
$\frac{d}{ds}\left\{\frac{\partial}{\partial y}u[x(s),y(s)]\right\}=4s$
while
$\frac{\partial}{\partial y}\left\{f[x(s),y(s)] + u[x(s),y(s)]\right\}=6s$
So my original question remains: given an ODE for $u(s)$ what ODE defines $\frac{\partial u}{\partial y}$?
Solution
Based on feedback from @lord-commander, I realized that my proposed approach was completely wrong. In fact, the unknown partial derivative $\partial u/\partial y$ that I am looking for is related to the given functions by the following partial differential equation, not by an ODE.
$\frac{\partial u}{\partial x}\frac{\partial x}{\partial s}+\frac{\partial u}{\partial y}\frac{\partial y}{\partial s}=f(s)+u(s)$
It seems to me then that my only option is to solve the original linear ODE
$\frac{du(s)}{ds}=f(s) + u(s)$
which has a general solution
$u(s) = c_1 e^s + e^s \int_1^s f(s') e^{-s'} ds'$
Then I write this as a function of $(x,y)$ and take the partial derivative.
This is the approach I was trying to avoid. In fact, my expression is complicated and the integral has to be done numerically, for many values of $s$ with $f(s)$ a computationally expensive function.

A: I have the following differential equation
$$\frac{du(t)}{dt}=f(t) + u(t)$$

I decided to use $t$ because my eyes just didn't work with $s$, but feel free to read the last equation and change the $t$-s back to $s$.

which can be written in my case as
$$\frac{d}{dt}u(x,y)=f(x,y)+ u(x,y)$$
Both $x(t)$ and $y(t)$ depend parametrically on $t$.
$$u(x(t),y(t))=u(x,y)$$
By the chain rule:
$$\frac{du}{dt}=\frac{d}{dt}u(x,y)=\frac{\partial u}{\partial x}\frac{\partial x}{\partial t}+\frac{\partial u}{\partial y}\frac{\partial y}{\partial t}$$
$d$ is the total derivative, $\partial$ is a partial derivative.
$$\frac{\partial u}{\partial x}\frac{\partial x}{\partial t}+\frac{\partial u}{\partial y}\frac{\partial y}{\partial t}=f(x,y)+u(x,y)$$
$$\frac{d}{dy}\left(\frac{\partial u}{\partial x}\frac{\partial x}{\partial t}+\frac{\partial u}{\partial y}\frac{\partial y}{\partial t}\right)=\frac{d}{dy}\left(f(x,y)+u(x,y)\right)$$
$$\frac{d\;\frac{\partial u}{\partial x}\frac{\partial x}{\partial t}}{d y}+\frac{d\;\frac{\partial u}{\partial y}\frac{\partial y}{\partial t}}{dy}=\frac{d}{dy}\left(f(x,y)+u(x,y)\right)$$
$$\frac{\partial}{\partial t}\left(\frac{\partial u}{\partial x}\frac{\partial x}{\partial t}\right)\cdot \frac{\partial t}{\partial y}+\frac{\partial}{\partial t}\left(\frac{\partial u}{\partial y}\frac{\partial y}{\partial t}\right)\cdot\frac{\partial{t}}{\partial y}=\frac{d}{dy}\left(f(x,y)+u(x,y)\right)$$
$$\frac{\partial}{\partial t}\left(\frac{\partial u}{\partial x}\frac{\partial x}{\partial t}\right)\cdot \frac{\partial t}{\partial y}+\frac{\partial}{\partial t}\left(\frac{\partial u}{\partial y}\frac{\partial y}{\partial t}\right)\cdot\frac{\partial{t}}{\partial y}=\left(\frac{\partial f}{\partial x}\frac{\partial x}{\partial y}+\frac{\partial u}{\partial y}\underbrace{\frac{\partial y}{\partial y}}_{1}\right)$$
To be completely frank i am not really sure if you can multiply out by $\frac{\partial }{\partial t}$ as the functions they are differentiating are different. I could be wrong though.


JPNSGRLS release new album 'Circulation' on Light Organ Records 6th April.
Forming in Vancouver in 2010 - JPNSGRLS (pronounced Japanese Girls) consist of singer Charlie Kerr, guitarist Oliver Mann, bassist Chris McClelland and drummer Graham Serl. Their name was inspired by the female Japanese rock band Mass of the Fermenting Dregs, with the vowels later removed. 2013's debut EP 'The Sharkweek' surrounded the band with a buzz which attracted Light Organ Records. A less-is-more approach meant their debut LP was recorded in just one week at Vancouver's Greenhouse Studios with producer Steve Bays (Hot Hot Heat) and mastered by world renowned engineer Greg Calbi (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Tame Impala, MGMT).
The band play this year's SXSW and The Great Escape Festival (to be announced soon + UK dates tbc).


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How "Affect vs. Effect" Affects Your Writing
Jan 31, 2018 in Grammar
"Affect" is normally a verb meaning to change, impact, or influence. "Effect" is usually a noun meaning the result of a change. On the surface, this seems easy enough, but English is one of those languages that always finds a way to complicate matters. In some circumstances "affect" can be a noun and "effect" a verb.
What Is the Rule of Affect and Effect about, Anyway?
Using "affect" vs. "effect" is usually straightforward. In most cases you will use "affect" as a verb and "effect" as a noun. Here are some examples of how to use each (we'll get to the exceptions in a moment).
When to Use "Affect" and "Effect"
"Affect" means to act on, to produce a change (or effect), or to move a person's feelings. For instance, you'd use "affect" instead of "effect" in the following sentences:
The early frost affected the harvest.
His mother's death affected him deeply.
The poison is deadly to rodents but does not affect humans.
Less commonly, "affect" can mean to pretend, to feign, or to assume an attitude or character. You're less likely to run into these uses of "affect," but it's helpful to know they exist:
He affected an English accent to appear more dignified.
He affected intelligence he didn't have.
She affected conservative views in public but was liberal in private.
When to Use "Effect"
Using "effect" is easy enough once you remember the word is usually a noun. "Effect" most often refers to something produced by an action, consequence, agency, or cause—or a person's or thing's ability to produce a result:
Long night shifts had a negative effect on her sleep patterns.
Shouting angrily had no effect on the football game's outcome.
The overall effect of the scandal was devastating.
"Effect" can also refer to a meaning, sense, or mental impression:
The critic hated the movie and wrote to that effect.
The lingering effect of the news story left her unsettled for days.
Finally, "effect" can refer to an impression or an artificial phenomenon:
The magician used mirrors to create a spectacular effect.
He talked loudly, pounding the table with his fist for effect.
What Is the Rule of "Affect" and "Effect" When "Effect" Is a Verb?
While using "affect" as a verb and "effect" as a noun is correct most of the time, there are situations where the rule of "affect" and "effect" reverses itself. In specific circumstances, you'll use "effect" in a sentence as a verb and use "affect" as a noun.
Is It "Effect" Change or "Affect" Change?
The rule of "affect" and "effect" becomes complicated in circumstances when "effect" is used as a verb. For instance, many people wonder, is it "effect" change or "affect" change?
When used as a verb, "effect" means to bring about, accomplish, or make happen:
The new government effected changes to many policies after the election.
In the example above, using "effected" indicates that the policy changes were created by the new government.
"Affecting" vs. "Effecting
Another example of how using "effect" instead of "affect" changes sentence meaning is in the case of "affecting" vs. "effecting."
Climate change is affecting [having an influence on or producing change in] polar bears.
Climate change is effecting [making happen or accomplishing] a shift in public policies.
"Affecting" vs. "effecting," like other examples of using "affect" and "effect" as verbs, means the difference between the sentence's subject influencing the object ("affect") or accomplishing something ("effect"). It's a subtle difference and one that can trip you up if you're not careful.
Using "Affect" as a Noun
It's unlikely you'll be using "affect" as a noun often unless you're a mental health professional. In medical terms, "affect" is used to describe a person's emotional state:
The patient displayed a flat, emotionless affect.
The man's affect was one of extreme agitation.
The young girl's affect was impossible to read.
Is It "In Effect" or "In Affect"?
"In effect" is a propositional phrase used as an adverb or adjective. The phase means "in force," "ongoing," or "operational."
The phrase "in affect," in contrast, simply doesn't exist. Once you understand this, you never again have to ask, is it "in effect" or "in affect." Below are some examples of how to use "in effect" in a sentence:
Correct: The flash flood advisory is still in effect.
Incorrect: The flash flood advisory is still in affect.
Correct: The recall of contaminated chocolate remains in effect.
Incorrect: The recall of contaminated chocolate remains in affect.
How Do You Remember "Affect" and "Effect?"
Remembering when to use "affect" vs. "effect" isn't difficult. Over time, people have come up with a couple of strategies to remember the difference. Just remember that none of these tricks account for exceptions to the rule of "affect" and "effect."
A Is for "Affect"
Here's an easy way to remember that "affect" is usually a verb. Both "affect" and "action" begin with an A. Verbs are action words, so "affect" is a verb.
Remember the RAVEN
The RAVEN mnemonic is an ideal way to remember the difference between "affect" and "effect." RAVEN stands for Remember: Affect=Verb, Effect=Noun.
Once you understand the different ways to correctly use "affect" vs. "effect," you'll have no difficulty keeping the two words straight in your head (and your writing). Remember that "affect" is usually a verb and that "effect" is normally a noun, and keep an eye out for exceptions to the rule. Then the confusion surrounding these two words will no longer affect your ability to write brilliantly!
For more information on commonly confused words, check out our article on "aid" vs. "aide."
Collaboration vs. Cooperation: Work with Me Here, Will You?
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CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. – As road conditions continue to improve in Central Virginia, VDOT officials say their crews will closely monitor conditions overnight, through the Tuesday morning commute.
"Most roads in the region are currently in clear to minor condition, meaning that icy patches are still possible on portions of the roadway," said a VDOT spokesperson.
VDOT crews will treat frozen patches with salt to melt ice and sand to give vehicles traction.
Officials are asking motorists to use caution during their commutes Monday night and Tuesday morning.


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Landscape Architecture, Meatpacking District, Policy, Urban Design
Mogul vs. mogul: Is Douglas Durst trying to stop Barry Diller's offshore park?
Posted On Tue, September 6, 2016 By Michelle Cohen In Landscape Architecture, Meatpacking District, Policy, Urban Design
Once again in the news is media mogul Barry Diller's futuristic offshore cultural pier development at Pier 55 on the Hudson River. The proposed park project, known informally as Diller Park after its main backer, who is chairman of IAC/InterActiveCorp and is married to fashion designer Diane Von Furstenburg, is helmed by the Hudson River Park Trust.
The New York Times reports that the project's main opponent, a civic group called The City Club of New York, may have an equally powerful backer. According to Diller, there is a deep-pocketed "hidden hand" funding the legal actions against the park. In a recent interview, Diller said, "The backer of all this is one Douglas Durst."
As 6sqft previously reported, opponents of the Barry Diller-funded park claimed the park hadn't gone through adequate environmental impact evaluations. The aforementioned City Club brought forth a lawsuit asserting that,
Diller and the Hudson River Park Trust had failed to thoroughly evaluate the environmental impact of the 2.7-acre park, claiming that it would wipeout local species such as the American eel and shortnose sturgeon. They also argued that the public space would be used for "non-park purposes like ticketed concerts."
At the end of June, an appellate court issued an injunction for a stop work order for the pier until least September. The hearing is still set for this month, but an appeals court lifted the stop work order shortly after it was issued and work began again.
Real estate developer Durst, whose family owns a number of important Manhattan skyscrapers, was an avid supporter and onetime chairman of the fund-raising arm of the Hudson River Trust known as Friends of Hudson River Park.
Durst wouldn't say publicly whether he's financing the lawsuits against Pier 55, but has said, "I do not like the process or the project and I am in favor of the litigation." Richard D. Emery, The City Club's lawyer, has argued that in addition to failing to conduct adequate environmental reviews, the trust should have "sought other potential developers, rather than simply handing such a valuable site over to Mr. Diller."
In 2011, when the Hudson River Trust appointed a new chief executive, Madelyn Wils, Friends of Hudson River Park was instructed to change its focus to wealthy donors rather than advocacy, and Mr. Durst and other board members were pushed out.
Mr. Diller believes–and there's evidence that he's right–that a combination of the above factors led Mr. Durst to harbor a grudge against the project and begin to fund legal action against it.
City Club filed its initial lawsuit last year in State Supreme Court. The suit was dismissed, but Mr. Emery obtained an expedited appeal and a temporary halt to construction, though as mentioned above, the court has allowed the trust to install piles for the pier before the appeal hearing this month.
[Via NYTimes]
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Hospice care is designed to provide support to you and your loved ones during the final phase of life. Hospice care focuses on your comfort and provides a better quality of life, with the goal to enable you to have an alert, pain-free life and live each day as fully as possible. Is it time? Use our self-assessment tool to find out.
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Soon after a diagnosis of a life-limiting illness, you and your family should consider all your care options so you are better able to make fully informed decisions. The earlier we become involved, the greater the benefits to you and your family.
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Since 1979, Community Hospice & Palliative Care has been focused on serving our local community with knowledgeable, compassionate hospice care. Our employees, volunteers, board members and partners live and work in the community to guide and support our mission to improve quality of life for those at end-of-life. To continue offering the highest quality of care, generous support from the community helped us build our inpatient care centers and establish administrative offices, as well as support unfunded programs to benefit the community.
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Name at birth: Mary Cathleen Collins
Bo Derek was a breakthrough star of 1979 when she played Dudley Moore's lust object in the romantic comedy 10. Bo Derek grew up in California as Mary Cathleen Collins, and her life took a twist when at age 16 she met Hollywood director John Derek. They began an affair and moved to Germany together, where John Derek cast her in a fleshy low-budget romance titled Fantasies. They married in 1976 -- she was 19, he was 49 -- and she took the new name of Bo Derek. They returned to Hollywood, and Bo landed her image-making role in 10, wearing cornrows and jogging down the beach to the intense admiration of Moore's midlife-crisis-addled composer. The film, directed by Blake Edwards, was a huge success and Bo Derek was briefly the sex symbol of the day. But only briefly. Star vehicles Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981) and Bolero (1984), both directed by John Derek, left a stink that erased the pleasant memory of 10, and Bo's career never recovered. Her marriage lasted, however, and after John Derek's death in 1998, Bo returned to television in NBC's Wind on the Water. Her other films include Woman of Desire (1994) and Tommy Boy (1995, with Chris Farley).
Bo Derek's cornrow braids in 10 sparked a short national craze… The movie also created a renaissance for the haunting tune "Bolero" by classical composer Maurice Ravel.


Amadeus and Deutsche Bahn, the German national railway company, today announced the opening of Deutsche Bahn's first agency in China, using booking technology from Amadeus to sell tickets for both Deutsche Bahn and other European railway providers. The agency, which is called Bizhub International Travel, is based in the capital Beijing and will offer the same ticket and service options for private and business customers as any Deutsche Bahn travel centre in Germany, including access to the full range of Deutsche Bahn rail content.
Madrid, Spain, 20 August, 2010: Amadeus, a leading travel technology partner and transaction processor for the global travel and tourism industry and Deutsche Bahn, the German national railway company, today announced the opening of Deutsche Bahn's first agency in China, using booking technology from Amadeus to sell tickets for both Deutsche Bahn and other European railway providers.
The agency, which is called Bizhub International Travel, is based in the capital Beijing and will offer the same ticket and service options for private and business customers as any Deutsche Bahn travel centre in Germany, including access to the full range of Deutsche Bahn rail content.
The move follows the recent decision by the China National Tourism Association (CNTA) to open up the outbound tourism market in China to foreign operators for the first time on a pilot basis and allows both Amadeus and Deutsche Bahn to finally leverage the most lucrative part of the Chinese tourism market.
Diane Bouzebiba, Head of Amadeus Rail comments: "Recent market liberalisation in the Chinese tourism industry has given European providers of travel services an opportunity to serve the Chinese traveller at travel decision time. While rail keeps gaining ground as a preference of those who travel within Europe, Deutsche Bahn continues to deliver a top-level service and is now making their offer available to more travellers worldwide. This joint initiative between Deutsche Bahn and Amadeus shows how two market leaders can build a long term business relationship, and make a travel reservation easier in a key tourism market such as China".
The new agency in Beijing is only one of many Deutsche Bahn travel agencies around the world that use technology from Amadeus.
Deutsche Bahn AG is a world leader in transport and logistics with annual sales of EUR 29.3 billion in 2009. Its Passenger Transport Division, DB Bahn, serves some 2.7 billion passengers, including 800 million bus passengers, in Europe every year. DB operates some 31,700 train runs, of which 27,000 are passenger services, daily on its ca. 34,000 kilometer-long rail network. Its fleet of high-speed ICE trains is comprised of 252 vehicles. The focus of the Passenger Transport division's global sales and marketing strategy is on addressing target groups of train travellers in their domestic markets and easing access to the entire palette of DB Bahn products and services.
To find out more about Deutsche Bahn please visit www.deutschebahn.com.
Customer groups include travel providers (e.g airlines, hotels, rail, ferries, etc.), travel sellers (travel agencies and websites), and travel buyers (corporations and individual travellers).


text:
import asyncio
import functools
import logging
import os
import ssl
import traceback
from typing import Optional

import aiomysql
import pymysql

from gear.metrics import DB_CONNECTION_QUEUE_SIZE, SQL_TRANSACTIONS, PrometheusSQLTimer
from hailtop.auth.sql_config import SQLConfig
from hailtop.utils import sleep_and_backoff

log = logging.getLogger('gear.database')

# 1040 - Too many connections
# 1213 - Deadlock found when trying to get lock; try restarting transaction
# 2003 - Can't connect to MySQL server on ...
# 2013 - Lost connection to MySQL server during query ([Errno 104] Connection reset by peer)
operational_error_retry_codes = (1040, 1213, 2003, 2013)
# 1205 - Lock wait timeout exceeded; try restarting transaction
internal_error_retry_codes = (1205,)

def retry_transient_mysql_errors(f):
    @functools.wraps(f)
    async def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
        delay = 0.1
        while True:
            try:
                return await f(*args, **kwargs)
            except pymysql.err.InternalError as e:
                if e.args[0] in internal_error_retry_codes:
                    log.warning(
                        f'encountered pymysql error, retrying {e}',
                        exc_info=True,
                        extra={'full_stacktrace': '\n'.join(traceback.format_stack())},
                    )
                else:
                    raise
            except pymysql.err.OperationalError as e:
                if e.args[0] in operational_error_retry_codes:
                    log.warning(
                        f'encountered pymysql error, retrying {e}',
                        exc_info=True,
                        extra={'full_stacktrace': '\n'.join(traceback.format_stack())},
                    )
                else:
                    raise
            delay = await sleep_and_backoff(delay)

    return wrapper

def transaction(db, **transaction_kwargs):
    def transformer(fun):
        @functools.wraps(fun)
        @retry_transient_mysql_errors
        async def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
            async with db.start(**transaction_kwargs) as tx:
                return await fun(tx, *args, **kwargs)

        return wrapper

    return transformer

async def aenter(acontext_manager):
    return await acontext_manager.__aenter__()  # pylint: disable=unnecessary-dunder-call

async def aexit(acontext_manager, exc_type=None, exc_val=None, exc_tb=None):
    return await acontext_manager.__aexit__(exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb)

def get_sql_config(maybe_config_file: Optional[str] = None) -> SQLConfig:
    if maybe_config_file is None:
        config_file = os.environ.get('HAIL_DATABASE_CONFIG_FILE', '/sql-config/sql-config.json')
    else:
        config_file = maybe_config_file
    with open(config_file, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
        sql_config = SQLConfig.from_json(f.read())
    sql_config.check()
    log.info('using tls and verifying server certificates for MySQL')
    return sql_config

database_ssl_context = None

def get_database_ssl_context(sql_config: Optional[SQLConfig] = None) -> ssl.SSLContext:
    global database_ssl_context
    if database_ssl_context is None:
        if sql_config is None:
            sql_config = get_sql_config()
        database_ssl_context = ssl.create_default_context(cafile=sql_config.ssl_ca)
        if sql_config.ssl_cert is not None and sql_config.ssl_key is not None:
            database_ssl_context.load_cert_chain(sql_config.ssl_cert, keyfile=sql_config.ssl_key, password=None)
        database_ssl_context.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_REQUIRED
        database_ssl_context.check_hostname = False
    return database_ssl_context

@retry_transient_mysql_errors
async def create_database_pool(config_file: str = None, autocommit: bool = True, maxsize: int = 10):
    sql_config = get_sql_config(config_file)
    ssl_context = get_database_ssl_context(sql_config)
    assert ssl_context is not None
    return await aiomysql.create_pool(
        maxsize=maxsize,
        # connection args
        host=sql_config.host,
        user=sql_config.user,
        password=sql_config.password,
        db=sql_config.db,
        port=sql_config.port,
        charset='utf8',
        ssl=ssl_context,
        cursorclass=aiomysql.cursors.DictCursor,
        autocommit=autocommit,
        # Discard stale connections, see https://stackoverflow.com/questions/69373128/db-connection-issue-with-encode-databases-library.
        pool_recycle=3600,
    )

class TransactionAsyncContextManager:
    def __init__(self, db_pool, read_only):
        self.db_pool = db_pool
        self.read_only = read_only
        self.tx = None

    async def __aenter__(self):
        tx = Transaction()
        await tx.async_init(self.db_pool, self.read_only)
        self.tx = tx
        return tx

    async def __aexit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb):
        await self.tx._aexit(exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb)
        self.tx = None

async def _release_connection(conn_context_manager):
    if conn_context_manager is not None:
        try:
            if conn_context_manager._conn is not None:
                await aexit(conn_context_manager)
        except:
            log.exception('while releasing database connection')

class Transaction:
    def __init__(self):
        self.conn_context_manager = None
        self.conn = None

    async def async_init(self, db_pool, read_only):
        try:
            self.conn_context_manager = db_pool.acquire()
            DB_CONNECTION_QUEUE_SIZE.inc()
            SQL_TRANSACTIONS.inc()
            self.conn = await aenter(self.conn_context_manager)
            DB_CONNECTION_QUEUE_SIZE.dec()
            async with self.conn.cursor() as cursor:
                if read_only:
                    await cursor.execute('START TRANSACTION READ ONLY;')
                else:
                    await cursor.execute('START TRANSACTION;')
        except:
            self.conn = None
            conn_context_manager = self.conn_context_manager
            self.conn_context_manager = None
            asyncio.ensure_future(_release_connection(conn_context_manager))
            raise

    async def _aexit_1(self, exc_type):
        try:
            if self.conn is not None:
                if exc_type:
                    await self.conn.rollback()
                else:
                    await self.conn.commit()
        except:
            log.info('while exiting transaction', exc_info=True)
            raise
        finally:
            self.conn = None
            conn_context_manager = self.conn_context_manager
            self.conn_context_manager = None
            asyncio.ensure_future(_release_connection(conn_context_manager))

    async def _aexit(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
        # cancelling cleanup could leak a connection
        # await shield becuase we want to wait for commit/rollback to finish
        await asyncio.shield(self._aexit_1(exc_type))

    async def just_execute(self, sql, args=None):
        assert self.conn
        async with self.conn.cursor() as cursor:
            await cursor.execute(sql, args)

    async def execute_and_fetchone(self, sql, args=None, query_name=None):
        assert self.conn
        async with self.conn.cursor() as cursor:
            if query_name is None:
                await cursor.execute(sql, args)
            else:
                async with PrometheusSQLTimer(query_name):
                    await cursor.execute(sql, args)
            return await cursor.fetchone()

    async def execute_and_fetchall(self, sql, args=None, query_name=None):
        assert self.conn
        async with self.conn.cursor() as cursor:
            if query_name is None:
                await cursor.execute(sql, args)
            else:
                async with PrometheusSQLTimer(query_name):
                    await cursor.execute(sql, args)
            while True:
                rows = await cursor.fetchmany(100)
                if not rows:
                    break
                for row in rows:
                    yield row

    async def execute_insertone(self, sql, args=None, *, query_name=None):
        assert self.conn
        async with self.conn.cursor() as cursor:
            if query_name is None:
                await cursor.execute(sql, args)
            else:
                async with PrometheusSQLTimer(query_name):
                    await cursor.execute(sql, args)
            return cursor.lastrowid

    async def execute_update(self, sql, args=None, query_name=None):
        assert self.conn
        async with self.conn.cursor() as cursor:
            if query_name is None:
                return await cursor.execute(sql, args)
            async with PrometheusSQLTimer(query_name):
                return await cursor.execute(sql, args)

    async def execute_many(self, sql, args_array, query_name=None):
        assert self.conn
        async with self.conn.cursor() as cursor:
            if query_name is None:
                res = await cursor.executemany(sql, args_array)
            else:
                async with PrometheusSQLTimer(query_name):
                    res = await cursor.executemany(sql, args_array)
            return res

class CallError(Exception):
    def __init__(self, rv):
        super().__init__(rv)
        self.rv = rv

class Database:
    def __init__(self):
        self.pool = None

    async def async_init(self, config_file=None, maxsize=10):
        self.pool = await create_database_pool(config_file=config_file, autocommit=False, maxsize=maxsize)

    def start(self, read_only=False):
        return TransactionAsyncContextManager(self.pool, read_only)

    @retry_transient_mysql_errors
    async def just_execute(self, sql, args=None):
        async with self.start() as tx:
            await tx.just_execute(sql, args)

    @retry_transient_mysql_errors
    async def execute_and_fetchone(self, sql, args=None, query_name=None):
        async with self.start() as tx:
            return await tx.execute_and_fetchone(sql, args, query_name)

    @retry_transient_mysql_errors
    async def select_and_fetchone(self, sql, args=None, query_name=None):
        async with self.start(read_only=True) as tx:
            return await tx.execute_and_fetchone(sql, args, query_name)

    async def execute_and_fetchall(self, sql, args=None, query_name=None):
        async with self.start() as tx:
            async for row in tx.execute_and_fetchall(sql, args, query_name):
                yield row

    async def select_and_fetchall(self, sql, args=None, query_name=None):
        async with self.start(read_only=True) as tx:
            async for row in tx.execute_and_fetchall(sql, args, query_name):
                yield row

    @retry_transient_mysql_errors
    async def execute_insertone(self, sql, args=None):
        async with self.start() as tx:
            return await tx.execute_insertone(sql, args)

    @retry_transient_mysql_errors
    async def execute_update(self, sql, args=None, query_name=None):
        async with self.start() as tx:
            return await tx.execute_update(sql, args, query_name)

    @retry_transient_mysql_errors
    async def execute_many(self, sql, args_array, query_name=None):
        async with self.start() as tx:
            return await tx.execute_many(sql, args_array, query_name=query_name)

    @retry_transient_mysql_errors
    async def check_call_procedure(self, sql, args=None, query_name=None):
        rv = await self.execute_and_fetchone(sql, args, query_name)
        if rv['rc'] != 0:
            raise CallError(rv)
        return rv

    async def async_close(self):
        self.pool.close()
        await self.pool.wait_closed()

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Located within 1 Hotel's Brooklyn Bridge Park location, Neighbors café brings Brooklyn's best into one location. From top-notch espresso drinks and seasonal dishes, to locally made artisanal goods such as Devocion Coffee, Kubiya Games, and Provenance Meals Granola, residents and visitors alike will leave with a slice of the borough, all while supporting local vendors that make Brooklyn the unique destination that it is. The branding of this location demanded to be approached with a DIY attitude as a nod to Brooklyn's industrial past and current entrepreneurial spirit. It was important that the materials also remain playful and approachable, this was achieved using a riso print inspired color scheme and misaligned typography.


I've seen some great football in my almost 20 years of covering games in the Kansas City Metro. There have been fantastic finishes, dominating performances and games that outlived the hype, even if that is possible.
I have seen many great games, but for every four or five great games I have seen there are one or two stinkers that bring down the curve. Games might be considered a stinker for many reasons. Sometimes a team is just overmatched, sometimes they just put the ball on the ground too much, other times it just isn't anybody's night.
One of those nights was last Wednesday in the first round of the Missouri playoffs. I covered the Pembroke Hill at Imagine Renaissance Class 3 regional game at William Chrisman High School. The Warriors are a first-year program and they finished 6-4 and earned a trip to the playoffs so I thought this would be an interesting game to catch to kick off the playoffs.
Oh it was interesting. If you were the kind of fan who just can't get enough football, this game was for you. It went on forever and seemed like it would never end. There were many reasons this contest is one I will never forget. More specifically, there were 37 reasons why I will never forget this game. The 37 reasons were the 37 penalties called in the game.
You didn't read that wrong, there were 37 penalties accepted in the game. Pembroke Hill would win the game 35 to 12 but the officials scored 37 so they were probably the real winners.
I hate to pick on officials because they probably could have called a penalty on every play. It's football, we all know you can call things like holding and pass interference on almost every play. Like the saying goesn 'if you ain't cheating, you ain't trying' but that is just part of the game.
I think the officials were probably calling what they were seeing. At least I have to assume that's what they were doing. Unlike coaches and players, officials don't have post game interview sessions even at the highest level of sports. But that is another gripe for another day.
The issue I have with the Pembroke Hill-Imagine Renaissance game was there was no pace, no flow. Football even with its pauses for huddles, timeouts and resetting of the ball is a flow game. When there are constant stops in play the game begins to bog down and the players and coaches lose a feel for what might be the next best decision or action.
It is kind of like golf. When you walk, or ride, up to your shot and just take a swing you tend to hit a better shot. The more time you spend thinking about it bad things tend to happen.
Trust me there was plenty of time to think about it last Wednesday and not much good came out of it. Hopefully with that game out of the way I will get to see several great games the rest of the playoffs. Of course I have now cursed myself and the Blue Springs-Rockhurst game will be a stinker, but I really doubt that.


1. What are the career services available to students?
The Dato' Kho Hui Meng Career Centre's holistic approach prepares students for the workplace through organisation of employability skills workshops, networking events, recruitment and industry talks, and company visits to facilitate engagement with industry. An SMU student can leverage on the university's close collaborations with industry to bring onboard a multitude of internships and job opportunities.
Tap on the myriad of career resources and profiling tools for better insights into your personality while at the same time, find out about the different career areas and various industries of your interest. The career centre has a library of career periodicals and books as well as its 'Suited for Success' wardrobe with business attire available for loan by students. Other recommended online career resources include the 'Résumé Builder' function on OnTRAC II and career development databases like Vault and Wetfeet (available for access via the Li Ka Shing Library).
Each SMU student is also assigned a Career Coach to help strategise his career goals and vision.
2. When should I start seeing my Career Coach?
Do reach out to your Career Coach when you are ready to formulate your career plan. Adequate preparation and research will enrich your coaching session. Career Coaches can help students clarify and sharpen their career plan, conduct resume reviews and facilitate mock interviews prior to the selection process for internships or full-time jobs.
Visit OnTRAC II > Shortcuts > Request a Career Coaching Appointment to arrange a meeting with your Career Coach.
3. When should undergraduates start thinking about career options?
Early research and seeking advice in your first year will not only ascertain your interest and strengths towards your career choice but also lend an edge towards successful career management.
4. What is the rationale behind the stipulated minimum duration of 10 weeks as a graduation requirement for internship?
SMU's rigorous internship programme offers all undergraduates practical exposure to the corporate world. The 10-week internship duration was established following the university's extensive discussions with practitioners across diverse industries: to provide students with the opportunity to observe, understudy, learn and contribute to the host organisations they are attached to.
5. When can I start applying for internships?
Most students are eligible to embark on their first recognised internship after completing two terms of coursework. The eligibility for law students starts after completing four terms of coursework.
The completion of the e-Internship Briefing quiz is a prerequisite for viewing and applying for internship opportunities listed on OnTRAC II. Look out for announcements from Dato' Kho Hui Meng Career Centre regarding the e-Internship Briefing.
Understanding the hiring timelines of targeted career areas and industries, requirements of internship opportunities and host organisations is key to successful internship planning and applications. Start exploring internship opportunities on OnTRAC II in line with the industry hiring timelines.
6. What is the Finishing Touch Programme?
The mandatory Finishing Touch programme is one of the distinguishing factors in the making of an SMU graduate. The programme prepares undergraduates throughout their four-year course of studies in career management skills and gears them towards career success.
The seven compulsory workshops, conducted during your first two years, give you more time to learn, assimilate and apply career-related knowledge and skills. Optional workshops are offered in your third and fourth years at the crucial job application stage.
Please refer to OASIS > Career Devt & Comm Svcs > The Finishing Touch for information on the programme.
7. Where is Dato' Kho Hui Meng Career Centre (DKHMCC) located?
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It's after one in the morning and I'm sitting alone in a living room, feet propped up on the couch, watching the candles I lit early this morning flickering in melted wax. If I had to guess what you're doing right now, I'd imagine you're either (a) stuffing wrapping paper into a plastic bag, (b) finishing lunch, or on your third or fourth cup of coffee, depending on how early the boys woke you up. I'm hoping you see this letter during a lull in your afternoon, so that it's kind of like we're sharing Christmas from across the world.
Today marks our third Christmas in Indonesia, but it was the first time that we opened our gate for neighbors to visit, which is what Indonesian Christians do on Christmas. Last year we were brand new in Tarakan and I couldn't handle the idea of hosting strangers on a day that I was already feeling so uprooted and homesick. This year I wanted to open our gate, but not for the whole day, so I printed invitations for a 1:30 – 3:00 open house. I figured we'd open gifts in the morning, I'd bake cookies and get the house ready, and then we'd relax until people showed up in the afternoon.
It's a good thing I decided to bake and get the house ready before taking any time to relax, because I severely overestimated my ability to throw together three batches of cookies and severely underestimated the chaos that was my home.
By 12:45 it was 110 degrees in my kitchen and I was swearing that I would never bake in the tropics again. Anders was asking me for the tenth time if I wanted to come play with him and his new gifts, inflaming that ugly piece inside me that still thinks the American way of doing things is the "right" way. Foreign cultures are easy to romanticize until you live in them. For example, if you thought that celebrating Christmas day with your neighbors sounded like a rich human experience that you're missing out on as a Westerner: you're not. Throw a neighborhood party on December 15, by all means, but Christmas day is for sitting around and doing nothing with your kin.
Our first wave of guests—five of Anders' neighborhood friends—showed up right away. They ate almost all of the M&Ms but didn't touch the cookies. Our second "wave" of guests (a mom and two kids) showed up shortly after. The mother ate one cookie and the kids had a couple pieces of papaya that I had cut into star shapes. On their way out she reminded us to visit them, too.
And that was it. Pete and I sat alone in the living room for another hour. I cleaned the kitchen and wrapped all the cookies onto small paper plates, which Pete and Anders delivered to the air traffic controllers on duty at the Tarakan airport. I walked across the street to visit the neighbor who had just been at my house. And it was about the time that I was looking at pictures of my neighbor's friend's friend's daughter in the hospital for an illness that I pretended to understand the name of that I felt very, very far from home and also a bit useless in this language. I politely excused myself and went back to the house, where I spent the rest of the day playing with Anders and watching movies.
Maybe the question I was hoping to answer by writing you all this was: will I do it again next year? Was it worth it? I don't think I'll get a tidy answer or lesson learned, at least not before these candles run out of wick. The truth is that some days I feel very clear and purposeful about why I live in Indonesia and other days I make three batches of cookies and no one eats them.
I shouldn't say that. I hope the air traffic controllers enjoyed them.
Merry Christmas to you and yours, Sherah. I hope it's merry and bright and wonderful. And thank you so much for the birthday letter! I had forgotten nearly all of those stories, so getting those memories back was a gift—as were your words, and as is your friendship.
Have any resolutions for the New Year? I'd love to hear them.