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Dear Teachers, Dancers, Parents and Families,
On behalf of my family, I would like to welcome you to Tribute National Talent Competition. It seems hard to believe that it has been over eight years since I made the choice to make some changes in my life by following my heart. I have to say that looking back over the last few years the choices I have made have created memories that I will remember and cherish for a very long time. Tribute continues to grow each and every year while still at a pace that allows me to always be involved in every detail and to attend every event. I am so humbled by the overwhelming love and support my family and I have received from the beginning. As many of you know I have been involved in the dance industry now for over 27 years and it has truly been an honor and privilege. I have learned so much over all these years and continue to be open minded to learn even more with each new day. I am very proud of what Tribute stands for in an industry where competitions and conventions are plentiful, each with its own set of morals and principles which define who they are. Tribute is truly more than just a dance competition. For those that have attended our events you know one of the most important trademarks of my company is the Tribute to my Parents Award. So many times I hear others say "Oh, the competition with the essays!!" which I am very proud of for many reasons. When I present this award it is so powerful and a silence covers the entire auditorium as the essay is read out loud. At that moment the trophies and awards become less important. The emotional essay about the love and respect a dancer has for his or her parents is absolutely wonderful and provides such a positive message for us all. This award has truly made Tribute different from other events as we give a moment to share unconditional love and appreciation while providing a professional family atmosphere. Tribute has returned over $30,000.00 in entry fees to the families of the essay winners in its first seven seasons.
I hope that your visit to our website means that you are considering our event for your studio family. We appreciate you taking the time to read about Tribute and what we stand for in the industry. I also know that you have more choices now than ever before on events to attend. If you decide to attend Tribute I hope that you will feel comfortable knowing that I will greet you with a smile and a genuine appreciation that comes from my heart. My family and I are so grateful to all of the studios and families that have attended and supported our family business and allow us to do what we love. You can visit the "our supporters" page to see the studios who have attended or the "testimonial" page to see what others are saying about their experience at Tribute. In addition here are some important facts that you might want to know about Tribute:
• We do not advertise in magazines, mail flyers to dance studios or focus on aggressive marketing with phone calls. From day one, our growth has come from the kindness of others who share their firsthand experiences with those they know. For our family this means something very special since we don't market our company in the ways others might and are very grateful for the referrals. We continue to stay focused on what we believe in and what we want Tribute to stand for today and in the future.
• Dance and School are both very important and need to be considered when producing a dance competition. We know that many schools have strict attendance policies. Therefore, we want to make every effort not to interfere with school by having parents take their children out too early on a Friday. Starting a competition before school is even dismissed for the day is something that will not take place. We also understand that many parents work and it is not always easy to take time off or leave early from your place of employment. At Tribute no event will start on Friday before 4pm. I feel that the education of your children is very important and I will always make sure that this is a priority when scheduling my events.
• Limited number of acts accepted per city to allow for Friday – Sunday only events. Having an event during the week is very difficult for families and also for most teachers who hold dance classes during the week. NO competition on Wednesdays or Thursdays. In addition, I will not host an event that has multiple rooms for competition. It is very hard for teachers to be in multiple rooms and at times can miss one of their routines taking place on another stage. So at Tribute all events are in one location and on one competition stage allowing for teachers and parents to see all of routines from their studio.
• We limit the number of events per weekend to just one and we do not have multiple shows each weekend. This will ensure you receive the highest quality and standards at each of our events.
• No event will ever be held on Mother's Day or Memorial Day (family time).
• In the past, we have donated funds through our 5678 Donate Program to many large national organizations. For the future we really wanted our donation program to focus mainly on helping dance families that we see at our events. As we did this past season, we are going to continue to make donations privately at each event to families who are experiencing some hardships and need a helping hand. Studio owners and their staff will play a huge role in nominating a family from the studio who may need financial help. Just send us an email to tell us a story about this family you would like for us to consider for a donation to help them financially. With this personal approach we have met several families who really needed assistance and being able to give them a donation face to face with the studio owner present is something my wife and I will remember for years to come.
• ALL PRIZE WINNINGS WILL BE IN THE FORM OF CASH PRIZES AND NO GIFT CERTIFICATES WILL BE AWARDED. I think that a gift certificate does one thing: It gives a studio owner NO other option than to bring their studio back to an event to use it for its value. So in all honesty, I feel a gift certificate is nothing more than trying to regain business when it should be about giving the dance teacher and his or her dancers what they have earned for their hard work. I don't want anyone to ever feel obligated or forced to attend Tribute, I want teachers and families to be there as a choice that they make on their own for their studio.
• FREE PROGRAM BOOKS back when I started Tribute in 2011, I wanted to do things that were not the norm in the dance industry. So one of the things I created to help families was to make all program books FREE instead of the normal $8-$10 for a program. This has really made an impact in the industry and now many competitions and conventions have followed our example and provide program books online for free. By posting them online everyone can print a free copy days before the event. Our books also include the "Tribute to Family and Friends" giving everyone the opportunity to share personal comments of love and support with others.
• We are always trying to think of ways to help others so we created an industry first with a new category called "Just for Fun". This NEW category is for first time dancers or non competitive dancers who have NEVER attended a dance competition or performed on stage in front of judges. Each dance studio that attends a Tribute Event that has registered a minimum of 10 group routines can register ONE additional group routine (Small, Large or Line) in this category FREE OF CHARGE. This will allow for dancers to experience a dance competition to see the excitement of performing in this environment. This will also give parents who have not attended a dance competition the opportunity to see firsthand what dance competitions are all about without having to pay an entry fee for their children.
• Offering a reduced entry fee to $20.00 per dancer for groups with an average age of 4 & Under.
• Created a "Special Angels" Category for special needs children to have the opportunity to perform free of charge in a group routine.
• With the importance of family we created the "Family Category". This category allows dancers and their parents and family to perform together or just parents by themselves to perform a special number. The entry fee is reduced to $25 per dancer and parents dance for FREE. These routines are always very entertaining and special.
• Tribute proudly makes donations that help children and families with our "5678 Donate" Program. These donations are not raised by asking for donations from individuals. This is just a way for our company to give back to families who greatly need our support. Over the last 7 seasons we have donated over $50,000.00 to help others.
• FREE VIDEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY PASSES From day one at Tribute, we have not charged a MEDIA FEE and prefer to NOT make revenue from the sale of videos and photos that are being purchased by studio owners, teachers and parents. We want to allow the studio owners to decide what is best for their families to provide important keepsakes for memories that are cherished. Each studio in attendance will be given FREE OF CHARGE photographer and video passes to use during the competition. This allows the studio owner to select in advance representatives or parents to take pictures and videotape routines for all of their studio performances. All ID passes must be worn by the studio representatives at all times. Tribute reserves the right to inspect cameras brought into the theater at any time. Tribute has the right to revoke any photography or video pass at any time for any reason. We do not LIVE FEED our events in order to protect the dancers and the choreography the teachers create.
• Energetic, Enthusiastic and Knowledgeable Judges with their bios available in each program book.
• With an owner who has years of experience you can expect every detail of production to be extremely professional.
• To focus on the importance of love of family by taking the time to know our clients on a personal level.
• Superior Customer Service with a loving and caring staff always available to assist you.
As the owner of Tribute, I will always be present at every event from start to finish and available to care for our participants needs and concerns. In producing a successful event I know first-hand that it takes a staff working together as a team. My staff and I will be together at each event rather than separate teams for two or three shows at a time. I have always seen those who work with me as a part of my family and therefore I will not split my staff. Working as a family unit to make each event a wonderful experience for everyone will be my number one goal. You can be assured that all of my staff will share with you my values and a sense of family and friendship that is so important and comforting.
We look forward to seeing you very soon to share the genuine Gratitude, Respect and Admiration that you will receive when you attend Tribute National Talent Competition.
Darin Troglia
Founder & CEO


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ONE Fighting Championship™ (ONE FC) announced today that all but two fighters have made weight and are ready for ONE FC: WAR OF NATIONS which takes place tomorrow evening at Stadium Negara in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The card will be headlined by a ONE FC Welterweight World Championship bout between Brock Larson and Nobutatsu Suzuki.
Pakistani mixed martial arts legend Bashir Ahmad proved once again the fighting spirit that made him a hero in his home country, stepping up on short notice to take on Malaysia's Peter Davis. Ahmad's star pupil, Waqar Umar, was originally slated to face Davis, but visa issues meant he would not be able to arrive in time for the event. Ahmad, who was supposed to corner Umar, confidently volunteered to take his place. He will move up a weight class from Featherweight to Lightweight for this bout.
Andrew Leone weighed in at 58.7kg, exceeding the Flyweight limit of 56.7kg. His bout against Shinichi Kojima will now be a Catchweight contest. Sherilyn Lim who weighed in at 55.1kg, failed to make weight for the Strawweight bout against Ann Osman. The bout has been cancelled. ONE FC: WAR OF NATIONS is now complete with nine fights.
ONE FC Welterweight World Championship bout: Brock Larson (77.0 kg/ 170 lbs) VS Nobutatsu Suzuki (76.9 kg / 170 lbs).
Bantamweight bout: Dae Hwan Kim (61.0 kg / 134 lbs) VS Kevin Belingon (60.8 kg / 134 lbs).
Flyweight bout: Adriano Moraes (56.5 kg / 125 lbs) VS Yasuhiro Urushitani (56.6 kg / 124 lbs)
Lightweight bout: Ariel Sexton (70.2 kg / 155 lbs) VS Kamal Shalorus (70.3 kg / 155 lbs)
Catchweight bout: Shinichi Kojima (56.6 kg / 125 lbs) VS Andrew Leone (58.7 kg / 129 lbs)
Lightweight bout: Kotetsu Boku (70.3 kg / 155 lbs) VS Arnaud Lepont (69.6 kg / 154 lbs)
Lightweight bout: Bashir Ahmad (70.3 kg / 155 lbs) VS Peter Davis (70.2 kg / 155 lbs)
Featherweight bout: Harris Sarmiento (65.5 kg / 144 lbs) VS Herbert Burns (65.4 kg / 144 lbs)
Flyweight bout: Khim Dima (56.7 kg / 125 lbs) VS Saiful Merican (56.5 kg / 125 lbs)

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Wednesday, December 2, 2015
William Connell, the holder of the Joseph M. and Geraldine C. La Motta Chair in the History Department at Seton Hall, will discuss his recent book Machiavelli nel Rinascimento italiano (Machiavelli in the Italian Renaissance) in a book presentation and signing on Thursday, December 3, 2015, at 6:30 p.m., at the Italian American Museum at 155 Mulberry St. in New York City. The event is free and open to the public.
Published in October 2015 by FrancoAngeli of Milan, Machiavelli nel Rinascimento italiano explores Connell's discoveries concerning the composition of Niccolò Machiavelli's The Prince. Connell's book features 10 chapters on such topics as the relation between Republicanism and the Renaissance, a new dating of The Prince, and the letters exchanged between the Medici family and subject towns in Tuscany.
"This book has offered a great opportunity to gather the essays that over the years have been my 'greatest hits,' " said Connell. "Most have appeared in a number of formats and languages, not just in English and Italian, but also in books and journals in Spanish, French, Russian and Romanian. So it's wonderful now to have them updated, illustrated with color plates, and all in one place for people who are interested in Machiavelli and his time."
Thanks to newly discovered documents, Connell was able to gain a deeper understanding of Machiavelli and his 16th-century book The Prince. At the book presentation and signing, Connell will discuss the circumstances in which Machiavelli wrote his great works and share more about the society and culture of Italy circa the year 1500. December is an important month for Machiavelli aficionados because it was on December 10 that Machiavelli wrote a very famous and touching letter announcing that he had written his great book about princes. In the archive of an Italian aristocratic family Connell discovered the secret message that prompted this letter.
Connell, who has taught Italian and Italian American History at Seton Hall since 1998, has dedicated years to studying Machiavelli's political thought. In 2012, he won the Listener Choice Award for his Academic Minute, "Machiavelli Faces Unemployment," which was broadcast on Northeast Public Radio/WAMC. His extensive archival research on the life and career of Machiavelli resulted in a widely-praised translation of The Prince. Connell is currently co-editing the Routledge History of Italian Americans.
For more information about the book presentation and signing, please contact William Connell at email@example.com or (973) 953-6760.
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So yes. My heartwarming discoveries. Here they are:
1> The amazingness of nature
This is of course, the big one. Despite feeling the kicks and seeing the scans, I never *really* believed that a perfectly perfect human baby was really in there. But it totally, totally was. After a gruelling 27 hour labour, Nancy flew out (kinda) and was handed to me – an absolutely perfect example of a human being. I was in shock. My body is a-maz-ing. How did it know what to do to create such a thing? And then how to eject it from my body (well, it got some of that bit wrong to be fair). She had everything – fingers, toes (complete with nails), hair, a perfect pair of lungs. Incredible. I was suddenly a mother and I always would be. In that moment I realised how incredible nature is, life is, the world is. All those silly things that bothered me before, gone. Insignificant. Just like that.
2> The kindness + generosity of people
Wow. Where do I start with this one? From the day I went into labour, I was exposed to a whole new level of human kindness. Maybe it's just that ordinarily I'm immersed in a world of deadlines and pressure where people really aren't operating at their most calm, kind and caring. But wow, the midwives, the health visitors, the GP who treated me with even more care than usual post-labour – what incredible people! I know it's their job – but they gave me so much time to make me feel at ease in an alien situation, to listen to how I felt about my labour and experience as a new mother. To give me all the information and support I needed and reassure any concerns I had.
And then there's the PRESENTS! I actually got to know my Postman as packages arrived every single day for weeks! We received so many flowers that we even had to buy more vases. One of my school friends arrived at my door with two black bags full of amazing baby clothes that her little girl had grown out of. I felt quite embarrassed when I realised the number of presents we'd failed to buy for friends and relatives when they had babies. And also noticed how a large majority of the gifts were from people who'd had children – some of these people we hardly knew at all! But I guess they knew quite what a big deal this whole thing is. And quite how hard it is in those first few weeks – when the kind wishes of the people around you go such a long way.
3> The wonderful community on my doorstep
This was something I hoped I'd discover on maternity leave. Being around just in the evenings and the weekends doesn't give you the chance to *really* get to know your area. I was excited to spend some proper time here – getting to know the people, the groups, the stuff that happens in the daytime when I'd normally be on the other side of town. After I'd had Nancy I was amazed to discover so much more than this. Those first 10-12 weeks were incredibly hard. But what helped is that all these lovely people would come and visit me. The midwife came a few time, then the health visitor. Then there was the weekly baby clinic where I could go for advice and to weigh Nancy. I quickly learned that there was so much out there to help Mums deal with the many challenges of early motherhood. Here are some of the things I came across:
Breastfeeding Cafes There are two 'cafes' (not actual cafes) each week that you can go to to get guidance and support from midwives on breast feeding. How incredible! I tried to go once and well, it didn't quite happen. Turned out I'd left it too close to feeding time and so I quite quickly had a screaming Nancy in the back of the car. I then didn't know where to park near the library it was taking place in, and I also realised that I wouldn't actually have enough time to feed Nancy before it then closed. So I ended up feeding her in an actual cafe instead. But the point is that it was a huge comfort to know that it was there and lots of friends who had real trouble with breastfeeding would've given up if it hadn't been for the cafes.
Sure Start Centres These are ace. They are located all over the place (although due to cuts they are slowly disappearing 😦 ) They offer FREE classes, courses, groups that you can come to with your baby and meet other mums, learn all sorts of things or just get a change of scenery. We did a baby massage course for nuffink! Amazing. And just so lovely that it makes this kind of stuff accessible to all.
The Nappy Lady There is an actual nappy lady! Again, I didn't actually use her. But awesome to know that she exists to help you with the whole disposable vs. washable nappy dilemma.
There's also a Sling Library where you can go to to try different baby slings to find the right one for you. You can even borrow it for a week to make doubly sure. The actual library is of course awesome too. They do baby groups, singing sessions and obviously you can also join and borrow books for free.
On top of all this baby stuff there's everything else. And when you have a baby everyone talks to you!! People at the bus stop, people in the doctors, people on trains. Also when you have a baby you feel braver to just talk to anyone too! You just get to know everyone and everything. Where to get the best coffee. The best brownie. That there is even a pub near here that runs a group called Crumpets – a playgroup for babies and a breakfast club for Mums! Complete with pastries, coffee and of course, crumpets! Omm nom amazing. Anyway you get my point – you get to know where you live better and it's ace.
4> The kindness + support of other Mums
This is the sort of comment that I know now really pisses off non-Mums. But it's true – Mums are amazing. Of course, it doesn't apply to every single Mum. And many non-Mums are also amazingly understanding and supportive to new Mums. But there's something about other Mums with babies at the same stage and also those with older babies / kids. They know. They know how exhausted you are. How unsettling the dramatic change in your life is over just a few short weeks is. How hard it is to remain patient while your darling child screams in your face for hours. How you sometimes question yourself. And they listen. They empathise. They know how desperate you can become, and they offer their help. Even though they have their own things to deal with.
There was a time when Nancy would be awake at night and asleep in the day. Just to get her off to sleep would take forever and a great deal of effort. I was a mess. My kind NCT friends offered to come over and watch Nancy while I slept. These are women I'd known for just a few months! I also had other friends in the area who'd had babies too and we'd all email at all hours – 'Has anyone's baby done this'. 'Did you know that'. 'He's doing this, should I be worried' and so on. We'd all have read something or been through it already and be able to offer an answer or reassurance. Now that I'm back at work and am having worries about Nancy's childcare, my Mum friends are all offering to get together to look after Nancy if I ever need this. WOW! It's just incredible. But I think, going back to point no.1, once you've given birth and been through this you suddenly realise what is important and what isn't. Being kind, listening and offering help and support to each other – these are all important things. Normally many of us don't find enough time to focus on this stuff. Or don't prioritise it. But this is something that I really want to retain – in my personal life and at work.
5> A new, more confident, kind and patient me
I'm going to be quick here as I've written enough already. And it kinda relates to no.4. But yes. To make this point, here are some things I have dealt with in the last 11 months:
- Nancy screaming in my face for seven hours (yes SEVEN) while we try to work out why
- Singing and rocking a screaming, overtired baby to sleep for up to an hour for her to then fall asleep but then wake up 45 minutes later. An hour or so later I would then have to repeat this
- Waking up every 3 hours through the night to feed her – after a day doing the above
- Breastfeeding and cooking soup at the same time because clearly we were both so damned hungry!
- Spending precious sleeping time chopping, steaming, blending various fruits and vegetables for Nancy to then just turn her head away in disgust
I mean these are just just a few things. But the point is, I've had to find a way to deal with all these things whilst remaining patient, loving and comforting for Nancy. I've therefore learnt a whole new level of patience, tolerance and consideration. Being so out of control, vulnerable and in need of help and support has made me consider other people in my life who might be in need like this for all sorts of reasons. We're not all strong all the time. And we have to be there for each other.
So that will do, I think. It's quite a lot. And I know it's all very soppy. But that's what happens to you when you become a Mum. And I'm glad of it. I feel better, stronger, kinder and who can argue with that?


text: Hi Piotr 1. I agree with we should discuss higher level first and focus on implementation on jira/pr. As long as RecordSerializer does not maintain the BufferBuilder, it can become stateless, then it can get BufferBuilderfrom the RecordWriter at any time. And I think it is the precondition to improve serializing only once for multi channels, otherwise we have to select serializer based on target channel index. 2. I already corrected this thought in last reply, maybe you have not seen it before you reply. :) We can break the broadcast improvement into two steps: 2.1 Serialize the record into temporary byte buffer only once for multi selected channels. (currently serialize many times) 2.2 Copy the temporary byte buffer into BufferBuilder only once and create different BufferConsumers based on the same BufferBuilder for each channel. (currently copy many times) Regarding 2.1, just the same as your proposal[c], it is worth to do currently and can get good benefits I think. Regarding 2.2, considering mixed broadcast/non-broadcast writes, it has to flush/finish last broadcast BufferBuilder for current non-broadcast writes and vice versa. I agree with your proposal[2] for this issue, and we can further consider it in future, maybe there are other better ways for avoiding it. 4. My previous thought is to realize both above 2.1 and 2.2. The 2.1 is your proposal[c] which has no problem for mixed write mode, so no need additional flush. The 2.2 is just as your proposal[2] which concerns additional flush. Maybe my last reply make you misunderstand. I can submit jira for above 2.1 first if no other concerns, thanks for the helpful advice. :) Best, Zhijiang ------------------------------------------------------------------ 发件人:Piotr Nowojski <piotr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 发送时间:2018年7月18日(星期三) 20:04 收件人:Zhijiang(wangzhijiang999) <wangzhijiang999@xxxxxxxxxx>; Nico Kruber <nico@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 抄 送:dev <dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 主 题:Re: [DISCUSS] Improve broadcast serialization Hi 1. I want to define a new AbstractRecordWriter as base class which defines some abstract methods and utility codes. The current RecordWriter used for other partitioner and new BroadcastRecordWriter used only for BroadcastPartitioner will both extend AbstractRecordWriter. The fields in BroadcastPartitioner are extactly as you showed below, but for current RecordWriter it also only needs one RecordSerializer if we make the RecordSerializer has no internal state. Lets first discuss what we would like to have/implement on higher level and later focus on implementation details. Regarding making RecordSerializer stateless, there were some discussions about it previously and it was on our TODO list but I don't remember what was holding us back. Maybe Nico will remember? 2. You pointed the key problem that how to handle `randomEmit` in BroadcastRecordWriter, and I think this process may resue the `emit` logic in current RecordWriter. Then the `emit` and `broadcastEmit` logics in BroadcastRecordWriter will serialize data only once and copy to BufferBuilder only once. So this improvement is deterministic for BroadcastPartitioner. What logic to reuse do you have in mind? 4. As for 'broadcastEmit` improvement in RecordWriter for non-broadcast partitioner, we can also do as you suggested in option [2], but it has to finish/flush the previous BufferBuilder generated by common `emit` operation. So it may bring bad impacts on buffer utility which was improved well in event-driven flush feature. So I am not sure whether it is worth doing `broadcastEmit` improvement in RecordWriter. The whole point of my proposal [c] was to avoid the need to flush. Code would need a little bit more refactoring but it should look something like this: void broadcastEmit(record): serializedRecord = serializer.serialize(record) for bufferBuilder in bufferBuilders: bufferBuilder.append(serializedRecord) // if we overfilled bufferBuilder, finish it, request new one and continue writing void emit(record, channel) serializedRecord = serializer.serialize(record) bufferBuilders[channel].append(serializedRecord) // if we overfilled bufferBuilder, finish it, request new one and continue writing I do not see here a need for additional flushes and it should be strict improvement over current code base. I already realized the demo covering above 1,2,5 before. I can create jiras after we reach a final agreement, then maybe you can help review PR if have time. :) Sure :) Piotrek Best, Zhijiang ------------------------------------------------------------------ 发件人:Piotr Nowojski <piotr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 发送时间:2018年7月18日(星期三) 16:37 收件人:dev <dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Zhijiang(wangzhijiang999) <wangzhijiang999@xxxxxxxxxx> 主 题:Re: [DISCUSS] Improve broadcast serialization Hi, Couple of more thoughts a) I'm not sure if you would have to modify current RecordWriter at all. You could extract interface from current RecordWriter and just provide two implementations: current one and BroadcastRecordWriter. I'm not sure, but it doesn't seem like they would duplicate/share lots of code. BroadcastRecordWriter would have fields: private final RecordSerializer<T> serializers; private final Optional<BufferBuilder> bufferBuilder; Compared to RecordWriter's arrays. b) One thing that I noticed now are latency markers and randomEmit method. It prevents us from implementing option [1]. BroadcastRecordWriter would have to flush all channels on randomEmit (as I proposed in option [2]). c) Another option to optimise broadcast writes (or for that matter all multi channel writes), would be to serialise record only once to SpanningRecordSerializer#serializationBuffer, but copy it multiple times to separate BufferBuilders. That would save us much more then half of the overhead (serialisation is more costly compared to data copying), while we would avoid problems with uneven state of channels. There would be no problems with mixed broadcast/non broadcast writes, this option could support both of them at the same time - in other words, it would be as generic as the current one. d) Regarding StreamRecordWriter, other option is, that it could be refactored to a class implementing extracted RecordWriter interface and being a proxy/wrapper around another RecordWriter instance: Class StreamRecordWriter implements RecordWriter { private final RecordWrtier recordWriter; //either broadcast or non broadcast public void foo() { recordWriter.foo(); } } To be honest I'm not sure at the moment which one would be better [2] or [c]. In ideal world, we might want to replace current RecordWriter with [c] and after that (if that's not enough) to implement [2] on top of [c]. Piotrek > On 18 Jul 2018, at 05:36, Zhijiang(wangzhijiang999) <email@example.com> wrote: > > Hi Piotr, > > Thanks for your replies and professional suggestions! > > My initial thought is just as you said in first suggestion. The current RecordWriter will emit StreamRecord to some subpartition via ChannelSelector or broadcast events/watermark to all subpartitions directly. > If the ChannelSelector implementation is BroadcastPartitioner, then we can create a specialized BroadcastRecordWriter to handle the 'emit', 'broadcastEmit', 'broadcastEvent', etc. > To make it seems not tricky, I want to abstract the RecordWriter as a plugin, then implement a BroadcastRecordWriter and NonBroadcastRecordWriter separately to extend abstract RecordWriter. That means we divide the RecordWriter by ChannelSelector, and also we may remove current StreamRecordWriter to uniform the RecordWriter criteria in both stream and batch mode. > > Considering specific implementations, I think one RecordSerializer can work for both BroadcastRecordWriter and NonBroadcastRecordWriter, but the precondition is making the RecordSerializer has no internal state, so we have to remove the BufferBuilder variable from SpanningRecordSerializer and pass it via addRecord/continueWritingWithNextBufferBuilder > methods from RecordWriter. BroadcastRecordWriter only needs maintain one BufferBuilder for all subpartitions, and NonBroadcastRecordWriter may need maintain one BufferBuilder per subpartition. > > Another issue is whether this improvement is suitable for broadcastEmit(watermark) in NonBroadcastRecordWriter as you said in suggestion 2,3. I wonder it may decrease the buffer utilization if switch between broadcast and non-broadcast modes, even it may seem more tricky in implementation. I am still thinking of it. > > Maybe we can implement the improvement for BroadcastPartitioner in first step and make sure one RecordSerializer for all subpartitions. That can reduce the memory overhead in RecordSerializer and the time cost in broadcast serialization scenarios. > > Best, > > Zhijiang > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > 发件人:Piotr Nowojski <piotr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > 发送时间:2018年7月17日(星期二) 23:31 > 收件人:dev <dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Zhijiang(wangzhijiang999) <wangzhijiang999@xxxxxxxxxx> > 主 题:Re: [DISCUSS] Improve broadcast serialization > > Hi > > Generally speaking this would be a nice optimisation, however it might be tricky to implement. The thing to keep in mind is that currently interface allow to interleave broadcasting and normal sending, because of that at any given time some serialisers can have more data then others. For example when we have two output channels and we are looping following writes: > > Write sth to 1. Channel > Broadcast to all channels > Write sth to 1. Channel > Broadcast to all channels > Write sth to 1. Channel > Broadcast to all channels > (…) > > Thus buffers of different channels can fill out with different rates. > >> In theory every record can be serialized only once and referenced for all the subpartitions in broadcast mode. > > The problem here is that after records serialising, the only unit that can be referenced afterwards is "Buffer". So that would leave us now with couple of options: > > 1. Create a specialised BroadcastRecordWriter that supports ONLY broadcasting, guaranteeing that all channels always receive the same data. Here you could serialise records only once, to one BufferBuilder that could be shared and referenced by multiple BufferConsumers from different channels. Any non broadcast write would have to fail. > > 2. Similar as above, but specialised in MOSTLY broadcasting. Operate as in 1. for broadcasts, but for any non broadcast write: finish current broadcasting BufferBuilder, flush all data on all channels, serialise single record to single channel using newly create BufferBuilder and also immediately finish/flush it, so that any subsequent broadcasts will work again as in 1.: > > 3. Similar as 2, but lazily switch between broadcasting and non-broadcasting modes. It would have two modes of operating that could be switched back and forth: the same as currently implemented for non-broadcasted and optimised broadcast mode > > Broadcast to all channels > Broadcast to all channels > Broadcast to all channels > Broadcast to all channels > Write sth to X Channel // this flushes all channels and clears/finishes previous BufferBuilder > Write sth to Y Channel > Write sth to Y Channel > Write sth to Y Channel > Write sth to X Channel > Broadcast to all channels // this flushes all channels and clears/finishes previous BufferBuilders, > Broadcast to all channels > Broadcast to all channels > (…) > > However both in 2. and 3. there would be very big penalty for mixing broadcast with normal writes. > > Piotrek > >> On 13 Jul 2018, at 09:44, Zhijiang(wangzhijiang999) <email@example.com> wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> In current implementation, the RecordSerializer is created separately for each subpartition in RecordWriter, that means the number of serializers equals to the number of subpartitions. >> For broadcast partitioner, every record will be serialized many times in all the subpartitions, and this may bring bad performance to some extent. >> In theory every record can be serialized only once and referenced for all the subpartitions in broadcast mode. >> >> To do so, I propose the following changes: >> 1. Create and maintain only one serializer in RecordWriter, and it will serialize the record for all the subpartitions. It makes sense for any partitioners, and the memory overhead can be also decreased, because every serializer will maintain some separate byte buffers internally. >> 2. Maybe we can abstract the RecordWriter as a base class used for other partitioner mode and implement a BroadcastRecordWriter for BroadcastPartitioner. And this new implementation will add buffer references based on the number of subpartitions before adding into subpartition queue. >> 3. Maybe we can remove StreamRecordWriter by migrating flusher from it to RecordWriter, then the uniform RecordWriter can be used for both stream and batch. The above BroadcastRecordWriter can aslo uniform for both stream and batch. >> >> I am not sure whether this improvement is proposed before and what do you think of it? >> If necessary I can create JIRAs to contirbute it, and may need one commiter cooperate with me. >> >> Best, >> >> Zhijiang >


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Roll up, big man roll up, come and have a go.
A woman in a Chelsea shirt, silly cow what does she know!
Bet she's not a proper fan, bet she's only been
A follower for a year or two, plastic know what I mean?
Roll up big men, gather round and talk tactics above my head.
Pretend that I'm not in the room, ignore what I just said.
But ignore me at your peril boys, I won't just go away.
And I was there in Munich in that stadium in May.
And I was there when we were shit so you can't pin that on me.
I've seen more than you and your armchair crew as you watch it in 3D.
So have a go if you really must but get your facts straight first.
I'm here right now to see the best, but I've also seen the worst.
So now I'll have my moment and enjoy it while I can.
I'll still be there if we're crap once more.
Will you be there, big man?
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May 2012
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- Don't Be A Wannabeeeeeee
- Ray's Chelsea Story
- I was a Butch Wilkins Babe
- That Day Will Never Come
- Plastic Clearout
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- The Transfer Troll Is King
- The Night The League Was Won
- A die-hard Chelsea Woman
- Breaking News on PieGate
- Chinese Puzzle
- Older Fans Matter
- Bradley Lowery's Goal
- The Geezer That's David Luiz
- You Are Old Said The Mail
- Dear Lady Brady,
- Dear Matthew Harding,
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When representing the seller, buyer or lessee in a real estate transaction it is often very important to work with the planning department in a particular city that the property is located to investigate and understand if any issues or problems will occur after the transaction.
It is always a good idea when in doubt to verify if any permits etc. have been recorded if a seller does not have that type of records available. I have found when these questions are asked that the personnel in the city-planning department are extremely knowledgeable.
When a client goes for their business permit they should always advise that department what, how and where they will conduct their business.
A few examples that have protected my clients in the past are as follows.
On a new lease the Lessor wanted to lease to a dance company giving lessons and who had a requirement for client parking. It was important for us to advise the Lessee that they needed to check with the city planning department and in this particular situation and in fact a conditional use permit and a variance permit were required by the planning department. We then wrote the lease with the necessary time frames to get the permits.
Another situation came about while helping a client with an FHA loan and the particular property they were interested in had a garage conversion. The end result was by obtaining the permits that showed the garage had permits with approvals by the city, the property was then approved with the additional living space.
Another important part of having a client work with the city planning department was a situation where a client was purchasing a duplex and wanted to remodel and add on to the property. Before purchasing the property we checked once again with the planning department only to find out that there was a percentage of building to land restriction.
My client was able to advise the architect and make the addition within the city guidelines.
My experience is that you always want to check when in doubt to make sure the client is aware of their options and this way any issues can be addressed prior to the close of escrow.


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The History and Future of (Mostly) Higher Education MOOC (#FutureEd) has begun. We're now in week #2 (of six weeks) and, so far, it's been a real eye-opener. Cathy Davidson (Duke University, author of Now You See It) is our ring leader, instructor, coach, and provocateur. The course, like education itself, is made up of many moving parts. There are the videos – short segments featuring Cathy, so far explaining the historical context for the conversation; the readings; the online forums – lively conversation; the personal assignments – optional, depending on how you are taking the course; and, of course, the myriad other social connections made through Twitter, Facebook, Wordles, and the blogs of the enrolled students.
The goal of the course is to thoroughly explore our American education system, which was primarily designed to prepare workers and leaders for the industrial age, and strategize together, as a community, about how we can change that to fit the era we live in now – the information age.
Until today my pleasure in the course has been mostly private. I've thoroughly enjoyed the readings and the videos, done some exploration in the Forums, wrote a short entry on my favorite teacher (Mrs. Hirschfelder – chemistry) and certainly, I've done a lot of mulling and processing. But today, I was able to take that private mulling to a whole new level with a terrific group of fellow thinkers and FutureEd travelers in the virtual world. My friend and colleague Liz Dorland (Chimera Cosmos in Second Life; @ldinstl_chimera) organized a group of FutureEd study group to meet and discuss the course as avatars in Second Life.
There were nine of us to join the cozy campfire circle on the Tufts University island, many of us meeting for the first time (here are a few more pictures of the gathering). We hailed from Pennsylvania, Missouri, California, Washington, Belgium, Scotland, Brazil. Fellow travelers and adventurers in education. We talked about our experience thus far in the course, the ideas in the FutureEd videos, other MOOCs we've taken (or started, rather), connectivism, immersiveness, the advantages of small group meetings, differences in education traditions between the U.S. and other countries represented by the group, oculus rift, advantages/disadvantages of online learning….in other words, we covered a lot of ground in one hour.
It was a terrific group of smart people, looking to connect and deepen their understanding. If that sounds like something you'd like to try – join us. We plan to meet every Monday at noon SLT (Pacific time). And here is the SLurl for our starting location (we will take some field trips as well). If you have questions about setting up SL and getting in to join us, comment below and we'll figure it out together.


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The Planning Group for Psychological Warfare – Staff List
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This CIA declassified document was recovered from the internet archive. It was declassified in 2004. This document lists out all the staff of the planning group for psychological warfare.
Document details
DATE: 1943 – because Whitney Shepardson is listed as head of SI
NAMES mentioned:
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The Planning Group for Psychological Warfare – Staff List
Dr. James Rogers, Deputy Director
Lieutenant Commander Coggins
James Dunn
Brigadier General B.F. Fellers
Lieutenant Colonel O.H. Onthank
Captain H.L. Grosskopf
Major General J.P. Smith
Hugh R. Wilson
Edmund Taylor, Head of Psychological Warfare Staff
John Wiley, Head of Advisory Committee, Planning Group
Assistant Director – Colonel G. Edward Buxton
Director of Special Relations – William A. Kimbel
(has charge of foreign transportation and priorities, is liaison with all Government departments except War, Navy, and FBI)
Security Officer – Weston Howland
(has charge of all investigations of personnel, enforces security in various buildings of OSS, issues badges, and performs any other functions necessary to promote security within the organization) – also liaison officer with FBI.
Liaison with G-2 and C.O. Headquarters detachment – Colonel Paul J. McDonnell – handles all matters between this organization and G-2 – all correspondence to G-2 should be sent through his office.
G-2 is Army Intelligence
Liaison with A-2 – Major Todd – has same relationship with Air Corps.
A-2 is Air Force Intelligence
Liaison with ONI – Commander Smith – has same relationship with Office of Naval Intelligence.
ONI – Office of Naval Intelligence
Liaison with FBI – Weston Howland – has same relationship with FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
Headquarters Detachment – under supervision of Colonel McDonnell
– all matters concerning military personnel of OSS should be handled by him, including military orders, efficiency reports, assignment from Army to OSS, promotions, etc.
Head of Secretariat – Colonel Doering
– acts as a clearing house for all projects, etc. which are submitted to the joint Chiefs of Staff or on which JCS approval is unnecessary – acts as necessary clearance on matters between home office and field units.
Inspector – William A. Kimbel
– Conducts miscellaneous inquiries and investigations requested by Director or Assistant Director.
General Counsel – Lieutenant Colonel Doering – legal adviser.
Deputy Director – Colonel Preston Goodfellow – general duties.
Deputy Director – General John Magruder – in charge of intelligence services. Supervises SI, PN, and R&A.
Deputy Director – Col. Huntington – in charge of psychological warfare operations. Will supervise MO. SO.
Deputy Director – Commander Vanderbilt
– in charge of Services. Supervises branches of procurement & Supply, Budget & Finance, Special Funds, Administrative Services, Civilian personnel, Communications, and Medical Services.
Schools and Training Branch – head by Lieutenant colonel Kenneth Baker
– maintains schools for instructions in intelligence and psychological warfare, as well as in communications. Works in conjunction with MO, SO, SI, FN, and R & A.
Field Photographic Unit – under direction of Commander John Ford – photographs
MO – Morale Operations
Frederick Oechsner – Chief
Charles P. Healy – Deputy Chief
Colonel Looker – Liaison with War department Planning Board
Robert Knapp – Planning Officer
SO – Special Operations
fill-ins from other sources – note ref.
R. David Hallowell Chief
Major Garland H. Williams Deputy Chief
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- "Major Garland H. Williams, deputy chief of Special Operations…" referenced as: Maj. Garland H. Williams, "Training," memorandum,n.d. [January or February 1942], p. 6; located in OSS Records (RG 226), Entry 136, Box 161, Folder 1754, National Archives II, College Park, Md.,hereinafter, National Archives II.
FN – Foreign Nationalities
Dewitt Poole, Director
R&A – Research and Analysis
Dr. William Langer – Director
Sherman Kent, Head Europe-Africa division
Geroid T. Robinson, Head Soviet Union Division (now in london) John A. Morrison acting in his place
Dr. C.F. Remer, Head Far East Division
Major Preston James, Head Latin-American Division
Arthur H. Robinson, Head Map Division
Wilmarth S. Lewis, Head Central Information Division
Hugh Barton, Head Presentation Division
Frederick G. Kilgour, Head Interdepartmental Committee
SI – Special Intelligence
Whitney H. Shepardson, Director
James O. Murdock, Deputy director
Lieutenant Colonel James G. O'Conor, Deputy director
Robert A. Cresswell, in charge of commissions, directives, etc.
Dr. S.A. Callison, – SI liaison with G-2 *G-2 is Army Intelligence
Lieutenant Colonel W. Lane Rehm – Finance Officer (see also Special Funds)
Francis M. Barker – Administrative Officer
Major Harold A. Jones – Insurance Intelligence
F.L. Belin – Assistant Director in charge of Reporting Board
Richard Southgate – Assistant to Mr. Belin
Harold Coolidge – head of Reporting Board – SI Liaison with R & A
Mrs. Margaret Griggs, Registry
(the following are geographic desks initiated in SI but currently used by both SI and SO):
SI – Special Intelligence SO – Special Operations
Francis P. Miller – British Isles and India (A.D. Hutcheson)
F.L. Mayer – Western Europe
Colonel Duke or Lieutenant Colonel Ulius Amoss – Southeastern Europe and Turkey
Dr. Calvin Hoover – Northeastern europe, Russia and Scandinavia
Rudyerd Boulton – Africa
Earl Brennan – Italy, Corsica, Sardinia
Gordon Loud – Near East
Mr. Harson – Far East
Alan Scaife – London Desk (Liaison with London Office)
Lieutenant Commander Turner McBaine – Cairo desk (liaison with Cairo Office) soon to be replaced by Mr. Cerasole
Alfred DuPont – North African Desk – (liaison with North African Office)
[continuing with general staff list of The Planning Group]
Executive Officer – Charles M. Sears Jr.
Acting Chief Administrative Services Branch – Martin L. McHugh
Acting Chief Finance Branch Lieutenant Woodring
Acting Chief Civilian Personnel Branch – Grier Durant
Chief Communications Branch – Lieutenant Lawrence W. Lowman
Acting Chief New York Administrative Branch – William Sherwood
Acting Chief Procurement and Supply Branch – Lieutenant J.H. Rosenbaum
Finance Officer – Special Funds – Lieutenant Colonel W. Lane Rem
Acting Chief – Budget & procedures – John Stacy
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Recently I was struggling to view some of the sites that were written in Hindi and Bengali so I tried out a simple technique to make things visible.
Method 1(Recommended):
Firefox Mod for Viewing Sites:
In Firefox we have the Extension known as Padma Transcriptor for Indic fonts.
Installing this would also help you to view the Bharteya language sites.
Method 2:
These are the Steps I followed on my Windows XP SP2:
1. Open Control Panel
2. Click on the Regional Settings Icon
3. Select the Language Tab
4. Select the First Option to install the other language support file, but make sure you have a Windows XP CD inserted since they would use the CD for installing the Fonts
Hope that after this all the Bharteya Fonts would start working.


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Heat Transfer Material
I found a t'shirt supplier online that also provided heat transfer materials. They cater for the custom design t'shirt makers I think but they also accept small orders from the likes of me. So I got some t'shirts for the kids and myself and personalised them.
|Danial loves his Star Wars storm trooper Elite Squad t'shirt
|Arwen loves her Frozen's Elsa t'shirt too
I still make them. There's a bunch of them delivered to the respective owners. Thank you for your support. I hope you love receiving the pillows as much as I love making them for you. Here's one that I made recently. You can check out the others in my instagram: @madebyrozirahman.
This happened on the first of September. Arwen is representing the state of Melaka. I cannot make her nyonya kebaya and the ones I found online is ridiculously expensive. So, we settled for the traditional baju kurung. I love the cheerful and bright floral motive and the contrast of her orange sarung, don't you?
Everybody was supposed to wear a traditional costume. Arwen's baju raya isn't quite traditional so I had to whip something up only after I made her a baju kurung. This time we went for baju kurung kedah. I obviously I messed up some measurement, it came out slim fitting. The sarung is from her baju raya peplum.
DIY Laminated Fabric
I bought Legacy's Vinyl Fuse Matte during one of Spotlight's storewide sale and got it for 40% less. I've always wanted to make my own laminated fabric because one, the ready ones are expensive and two, I'm limited to the designs the store has. It isn't too difficult to make your own laminated fabric; just follow the instructions and you can make your own. I made a simple wristlet purse from one of my earlier stash of Woodland Creatures.
I've always shy away from knitting lace as I'm a sanguine when it comes to crafting. You need to be someone rather Phelgmatic and Melancholic to actually be able to follow the pattern religiously. But then, I get bored easily if it's all knit or all purl or occasionally ribbing, (that's the problem with a Sanguine) so I challenge myself to make my first lace shawl.
I got the free pattern from Ravelry. It's called ASHTON Shawlette. I could have made it with one ball of sock yarn but I made an extra row of the pattern and I had to get another ball of yarn. I was careful to use lifeline and had to frog my work several times too. Thank God for lifelines!
Air Dry Succulent
Always a sucker to pick up a new craft, I went for an air dry succulent workshop conducted by Schila Iskandar, a fellow ACG member. I love it! No issue of my plant dying if I forget to water them.
After call, I bought all the materials needed for more succulents and I made some more. For the next few days I was in succulent heaven :)
Heat Transfer Vinyl
After the successful trial and error experiment with printable heat transfer material, I ordered some heat transfer vinyl. Danial needs a new bag for school so I thought I'd give a try and make his backpack. I duplicated the storm trooper design I did for his t'shirt and cut it out with my Silhouette Portrait. I added Danial's name for the bag. Long story short, he absolutely love it!
|Spotted in Cameron Highlands
Wedding Gifts
School breaks are peak season for weddings. We had two wedding reception invitation. My go to wedding gift is embroidered couple's towels.
Henna Art Workshop
Idayu, whom I know from a planner group on Facebook and Instagram is an expert henna artist and when she announced that she'd be doing a basic workshop for henna, I quickly contacted her and signed up. I was the eldest in the group when we had the workshop but one with zero knowledge! Luckily, Dayu really went down to basics and 101 of henna art from the way to roll the cello to how to draw the henna design.
She gave each participants 2 cones of natural henna and I put them to good use and guess who is my canvas? I love the smell of natural henna and nowadays the henna artists would add essential oils into the henna mix. I love the ones Dayu made where she mixed lavendar essential oil into it. Arwen loves it too. It became a therapy for both Arwen and me. I doodle at least once a week when the henna stain clears up on my hand or Arwen. I'd do a new design.
Arwen's 3 Way Bag
OK, last but not least for the month of September. Arwen wanted another bag too after seeing how Danial loves his backpack. So I took out my old Cath Kidston stash and made her a 3 way bag. It has 2 handles which she can carry like a tote and the long strap can be attached as a crossbody bag or a backpack.


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Throwback Galaxy part 3
Whomp Silver Star Speed Run[edit]
Take this path to get all the silver stars within the 2:00 time limit:
Quickly run to the first Silver Star (1/5) is on the ramp just above the start of the level.
Grab a Cloud Flower and cross the platforms with the wall traps. Between two of these is a Silver Star (2/5) that you must drop to. Quickly spin to form a cloud to save yourself.
At the base of the stairs with first Thwomp slamming down, look for a trail of coins leading down a slope towards some distant clouds. Back-flip onto the slope and spin to create a cloud and save yourself at the bottom. Use cloud platforms and a long jump or two to reach the Silver Star (3/5) from here.
Grab the Cloud Flower around the corner from the third star. You can use this to get to the ledge above and save some time. Back-flip and create clouds to scale the wall. Run around the corner to the area with the swinging board and grab a Cloud Flower. A row of clouds leads to another Silver Star (4/5) here. You can navigate these easily with your cloud power.
The final Silver Star (5/5) is high above the top of the mountain. Jump to grab another Cloud Flower and then create a few platforms to get to the top area. Refill your clouds and jump up to the final star high above the top of the mountain.


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Klefbom Built for the NHL?by Chris Wescott / Edmonton Oilers
"Usually it just happens and you just have three or four guys having troubles but it snowballed quickly where the only guy I can remember making good plays all night, right off the top of my head, was Oscar," Eakins said after the game. "I thought Oscar was breaking the puck out great (and) making good plays but the rest of us just couldn't get two passes in a row."
Klefbom agrees that he played an okay game despite the outcome.
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Klefbom, at just 20 years-old, is 15 games into his NHL career. However, the 19th overall pick in 2011 has already shown sustained flashes that he may have what it takes to not only make Edmonton's roster out of camp next season but also become the solid NHL defenceman expected of him.
"I don't know if surprise is the word," Eakins said. "I think it's such an unknown when a guy like that comes up. I heard his name a lot in training camp and he was coming off an injury and hadn't played that much, which is usually a red flag to me quietly right away that he's probably going to struggle in camp. So he went to the American League and I wasn't sure what we were getting. He's earned his time here and he continues to improve every game. Our last game, our execution wasn't there but Oscar was one of the few guys that were going back for pucks and executing the passes that we need to be successful."
Klefbom missed almost the entire 2012-13 season with an injury. This season, he has played 45 games in the American Hockey League. Like most young players making the jump to North American professional hockey, he needed an adjustment period.
PRACTICE RAW | Klefbom | PRINCIPE: Making a D-ifference | Klefbom Bio & Stats
For him, it took until just around Christmas to get used to the smaller ice surface and North American style of game. Since then, Klefbom began making impressions on the Oklahoma City Barons coaching staff and then earned his first taste of NHL action, making his debut on March 11.
When he was first recalled, Eakins and the Oilers left the door open that Klefbom may not play the rest of the season in the NHL and could be sent back to OKC before the schedule was over. However, Klefbom has made it difficult on the Oilers to pull the trigger and has made a spot for himself on the team's blue line.
"It's been a couple of good of games I think," Klefbom said. "I'm getting into it more and more, I feel more confidence on the ice. Earlier in my NHL debut, I just wanted to play an easy game and don't make any mistakes but right now it feels like I have more confidence and can do something good with the puck."
The 6-foot-3, 213-pound rookie has settled in. Although he's still young and has to continue to develop, the signs have been encouraging in this last handful of games.
Even when Klefbom was playing in the AHL, it seemed like he may have a skill set better suited for the National Hockey League. Coming from Sweden, being accustomed to a bigger ice surface and having more time to make plays, Klefbom seems to assimilate better in the NHL.
"The play over there is obviously a bigger ice (surface), you have more time," he said. "Here, it's pretty similar somehow. The players are so smart and they create some time for me as well."
"I think it's a matter of the timing on the ice too. The players here are so smart so they know where they have to be to make the play so I don't know. I just try to enjoy the time on the ice so it's pretty good."
In contrast, the AHL has good players but they're mostly younger, less-experienced and underdeveloped and the puck may not be where it's supposed to be at the exact right time.
"Down there, it's just like dump and chase and play a straight game," Klefbom said. "Here, you can do something good with the puck as well and it helps me a lot."
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In the NHL, the players are such high hockey IQs and are so talented that they are in the right places at the right times and it makes it easier to read and make plays. Think of it as a board game, like chess, and all of the pieces are in the right places. You just have to make the right move.
"Yeah actually," Klefbom said. "It sounds pretty weird but I think it's way easier to play in the NHL actually. Like you said, my game suits the NHL better I think than in the American Hockey League somehow. The players are so smart here and they're at the right place so I just have to make the play."
Eakins, a former AHL coach, has seen that type of transition before where a player is maybe a little better suited to play in the higher league with better players.
"Well, I've seen it happen times before where maybe you have a player in the (AHL) where maybe their point totals, they're not ripping it up in that league and sometimes it's certainly a case where you look at it and if you can come to the realization that maybe this guy needs better players to play with," Eakins said. "I've seen it before, I'm not sure if that is the case with Oscar but he's certainly played very well here."
This season has been an integral piece to Klefbom's development. The time he spent in the AHL was necessary to get him up to speed with the professional game on this side of the Atlantic Ocean. This season has also given him an opportunity to experience the NHL and earn his playing time. It hasn't been handed to him.
"There's huge values both ways," Eakins said. "For me, to go play in that American League and to start learning the pro game, we've got excellent coaches there, that's the first part of it. Then to come up and basically, we wanted to see where he was at and early, I thought he was good, average. But now, these last few games, it looks like he's starting to come and I wish we had another 10 games left in the season because I'd like to see where it would go.
"But when these guys get called up anytime, I don't care if it was one game or 40 games, the time is valuable all the way around. Especially, if the guys is having some sort of success. If we would have seen a fall off with him, we would have got him back right away because you want to get him up, (give him) a good taste in his mouth and send him back but he continues to get better every night."


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CHICAGO, IL- For the past 8 years, Tiia Norsym, one of Chicago's finest child and family photographers, has been photographing hundreds of timeless stories that have been brought to life for generations. Recently, she decided to expand on her storytelling by adding adoption photography to her repertoire.
For Norsym, this latest venture is filled with much meaning. As an infant, she was adopted from Colombia, South America. Yet, Norsym did not have many photos documenting her adoption story. Compelled to find out more about who she was and where she came from, with the support of her adopted mother, Norsym hired a private investigator, who was able to track down her birth mother in Colombia. Shortly after, Norsym traveled to her homeland to meet the woman who gave her life. Although they live countries apart, the women's positive reunion led to a happy, lifelong relationship.
Though it took years for Norsym to fill in the blanks to her story, she ultimately realized many questions about her identity would have been answered sooner if her adoption was photographically documented. Therefore, as a photographer, she nationally and internationally seeks to help families similar to hers illustrate and preserve the special moments her family never captured with her. As Norsym explains, "Your child's adoption story is one of the most important stories you will ever tell him or her. That is why I plan to create a life book album for my clients, which will document the start of a child's life by including professional photographs chronicling the adoption process as well as the first moments as a family. Sharing this chapter of your child's life is critical, since it will help him or her establish a strong sense of identity and connection. From there, it's essential to add to this book by photographing all the precious milestones the family will experience through the years as they continue to grow and bond as a unit. Capturing these moments will create a more meaningful story that will certainly be celebrated and treasured for a lifetime."
Not only is Norsym reaching out to adoptive families, but she is also giving back to the adoption community by working with the nonprofit organization, Dando Amor, which helps impoverished orphans in Ecuador, Haiti and Africa. Each year, Norsym throws a Valentine's Day photo session fundraiser, where a percentage of the profit goes directly to this charity. In 2012, the fundraiser was so successful that it allowed Norsym to join them on their yearly travels to Ecuador, where she was able to photograph her journey while visiting and bringing supplies to local orphanages.
Finding her true calling as an adoption photographer has been a life-changing experience for Norsym. "In many ways, it was a blessing that I was adopted. It influenced me to use my craft as a way of helping fellow adoptees and their families piece together their life stories. To be able to help someone discover their self and their story is not only an honor, but an inspiration as well."
Additional information on Tiia Norsym Photography can be found on her website, www.tiianorsymphotography.com. She can also be contacted at (773) 610-1008 or email@example.com.


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Today the government released over 3,000 files pertaining to the assassination of John F. Kennedy. We here at CollegeHumor have done a deep dive through all of the records, photographs, sound recordings, and artifacts present in today's release, and present here what we believe are COMPELLING pieces of evidence as to who assassinated the 35th President of the United States and why.
Each of the following excerpts are presented as they appeared in "The President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection". We believe the contents presented here may have given those close to the President motive for assassinating him.
January 4th, 1962 - 12:45PM
"Read my lips. Let's. do. ISIS."
- Aide
"Sir, what?"
- JFK (pointing, laughing)
"This guy knows what I'm talkin about lol."
April 6th, 1962 - 6:30AM
- JFK (loudly, to no one)
"A pre-emptive invasion of Iraq would be a really smart move! I'm gonna write that down."
July 10th, 1962 - 6:03PM
- JFK (practicing in front of the mirror)
"Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask why NO SCIENTIST can PROVE that Flat Earth isn't real. No seriously. For more information visit theflatearthsociety.org..."
August 30th, 1962 - 4:50 PM
- Secret Service Agent
"Mr. President the United States Ambassador to China is on the lin-"
"Hey SHUT UP, everyone shut up and listen. I have a great idea for a movie character. His name is Jar Jar Binks and he's this alien..."
September 9th, 1962, 2:32PM
- Foreign Diplomat
It's a pleasure to meet you Mr. President.
"Yeah, yeah. No one's gonna say it huh? Well I will. We need to build a wall and Donald J. Trump is the only man who can do it."
January 11th, 1963 - 5:45PM
- Intern (mic'ing JFK prior to his State of the Union Address)
"Sorry let me just slip this microphone through your shirt collar here."
"I'm gonna make Four Loko."
- Intern
"Four Loko. It's gonna be an energy drink AND alcoholic so you get super fucked up."
- Intern
"Mr. President that sounds dangerous."
"It will be!"
March 2nd, 1963 - 2:00AM
"Take 'King of the Hill' off of Netflix. No one wants it there!"
May 6th, 1963 - 4:44PM
"Damn, fedoras are cool. Every red-blooded American should wear one, and always talk about it."
June 3rd, 1963 - 6:33AM
"Videogames should become a bigger thing and then Gamergate should happen."
July 30th, 1963 - 3:05PM
- Jackie O
Would you like to watch anything on television sweetheart?
Honestly I don't care. I'm just twiddling my thumbs here until Jake and Logan Paul come along and change the fucking entertainment game forever."
November 1st, 1963 - 11:00AM
"EPIC FAIL will always be a cool, funny thing to say - even in the far off year of 2017!"
November 6th, 1963 - 4:00PM
"Someone should give Seth McFarlane a sci-fi Show"
November 11th, 1963 - 8:45AM
- Member of the Press
Sir, let's talk about the ramifications of the Bay of Pigs.
"Not now nerd. I'm putting all of this great country's resources into developing the technology for a little something I like to call - THE ZUNE!!!"
November 21st, 1963 - 9:00 PM
- Aide
"Sir it's time for the Easter Egg Roll on the lawn."
"Ugh I hate working at the White House. Man, oh, man. If I could work anywhere, it'd be on the top floor of the World Trade Center in New York. I would get into work at exactly 8:45am..."


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NFL Team Valuations
#3 New England Patriots08.25.10, 06:00 PM EDT
Team Value1
$1.4 bil
|New England Patriots are owned by Robert Kraft (Net Worth: $1.5 billion), who bought them in 1994 for $172 mil.
|Player-costs-to-win ratio8
|Bill Belichick
|Metro area population
|Revenue per fan11
|Media Partners
|Preseason TV
|WBZ-FM 98.5 The Sports Hub
|National TV ratings rank9
|Valuation Breakdown
|$678 mil
|$295 mil
|$255 mil
|Brand Management
|$140 mil
The skinnyThe Patriots are one of the NFL's best run teams on- and off-the-field and have withstood the economic downturn much better than most teams. Sponsorship revenues were up in 2009 and again in 2010 and demand for tickets remains strong despite the second highest prices in the league. The Patriots have sold out every game at Gillette Stadium since it opened in 2002, but the team continues to pour money into it to keep up with the other teams opening new stadiums. The latest example is two massive video boards installed this summer with one measuring 41.5 feet high and 164 feet wide. The HD LED video boards will provide bigger, clearer pictures and enhance the overall fan experience. Now the Pats just need to lock up franchise quarterback Tom Brady who is entering the 2010 season in the final year of his contract.
Major corporate sponsors are Bank of America (nyse: BAC), American Airlines (nyse: AMR), McDonald's (nyse: MCD), Toyota Motor (nyse: TM), Anheuser-Busch InBev (nyse: BUD), Fidelity Investments.
Naming rights sponsor is Gillette.
|Dates are when valuations were published; figures for most recently completed season.
Sort list by:
Rank | Team | Current Value | 1-Yr Value Change | Debt/Value | Revenue | Operating Income
|1-Yr Value Chg.
|Ann. Value Chg.2
|$318 mil
|Operating Income5
|$66.5 mil
|Player Expenses6
|$133 mil
|Gate Receipts7
|$90 mil
Robert Kraft
Facility Information
Gillette Stadium
|Year Opened
|Cost To Build
|$325 mil
|Average Ticket Price
- Revenue and operating income are for 2009 season and net of revenue sharing and stadium debt service.
- 1Value of team based on current stadium deal (unless new stadium is pending) without deduction for debt (other than stadium debt).
- 2Current team value compared with latest transaction price.
- 3Includes stadium debt.
- 4Net of stadium revenues used for debt payments.
- 5Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.
- 6Includes benefits and bonuses.
- 7Includes club seats.
- 8Compares the number of wins per player payroll relative to the rest of the NFL. Postseason wins count twice as much as regular season wins. A score of 120 means that the team achieved 20% more victories per dollar of payroll compared with the league average.
- 9Rank based on average rating in local market for regular season games from Nielsen out of the NFL's 32 teams.
- 10Renovation
- 11Local revenues divided by metro population with populations in two-team markets divided in half.
- Valuation Breakdown:
- Sport: Portion of franchise's value attributable to revenue shared among all teams.
- Market: Portion of franchise's value attributable to its city and market size.
- Stadium: Portion of franchise's value attributable to its stadium.
- Brand Management: Portion of franchise's value attributable to the management of its brand.
- NA: Not applicable.
- Team Logos Courtesy NFL.
- Photos: AP Photo/Winslow Townson; AP Photo/ Jack Dempsey; AP Photo/Robert E. Klein


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Expert Care for your Long-Term Health
The word "periodontal" refers to the gums and supporting structures around your teeth. Periodontal disease, also called gum disease, causes inflamed gums and jawbone damage. The infection begins when the gums release toxins due to a buildup of bacteria on the teeth.
Factors like smoking or tobacco use, stress, genetics, pregnancy, poor nutrition, and diabetes make some patients more prone to gum disease, but everyone is at risk. Over half of American adults suffer from some form of gum disease.
Forms of Gum Disease
Gingivitis is the mildest form of gum disease, resulting in red and swollen gums that bleed easily. There is little to no discomfort involved with this first stage of periodontal disease, and it can usually be reversed with good hygiene.
Periodontitis is the most advanced stage of gum disease and it can be aggressive. Aggressive periodontitis results in rapid bone destruction and tooth loss. Chronic periodontitis is characterized by slow gum recession and pocket formation.
A patient may suffer from mild, moderate, or severe gum disease, but all stages require urgent care. The sooner you find relief from gum disease, the safer you are from bone degeneration and permanent tooth loss.
Gum Treatments at Expressions Dental Care
Scaling and root planing, or deep cleanings for gum disease, are a successful treatment for mild to moderate cases. We use advanced tools to gently remove plaque from the gum line and smooth out your dental roots. The procedure both removes threatening bacteria and prevents it from accumulating in the future.
For more advanced periodontitis, pocket irrigation or antibiotic treatments may become necessary. We also provide minor gum surgeries to restore your periodontal health. You can learn more about your needs through a consultation with Dr. John Han today.
We hope you will find that your time with us is pleasant and successful. Our experts take time with each patient to get to know them personally so they can better serve their needs. To schedule your exam or consultation, call Expressions Dental Care.


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The Beggarwood Surgery, Broadmere Road, Basingstoke, Hants, RG22 4AQTel: 01256 396500
If you require a chaperone to attend your appointment, please let the reception team know when booking.
Introducing Online Appointments!
The Beggarwood Surgery is now offering our patients the choice of booking routine GP appointments online.
Please note that you will need to register for this service via the links from this website.
If you are unable to attend an appointment with one of the doctors or nurses, please telephone or use the electronic booking system to cancel your appointment.
Complaints, comments and suggestions
We will always be willling to hear if there is any way you think that we can improve our service. Please find details n the right hand side of this website.
Non attendance
All non attendances are carefully recorded.
We often hear from patients that they aren't able to get an appointment when it suits them. But the lack of appointments is very closely linked to patients who fail to turn up.
Throughout January 2018 117 Doctors appointments and 77 Nurse appointments were missed across both Beggarwood and Rooksdown sites.
We understand that sometimes people have to cancel appointments, but we're just asking that people let us know. If they do cancel, even at short notice, we are nearly always able to fill that appointment.
Test results
Please contact the surgery to get the results of any test that you have had done between 2.00pm and 5pm.
Routine blood, urine and swab results usually take around 3-5 working days to be processed and reported. If you need a test done please ensure your appoinment is before 3pm, otherwise your sample will not be collected until the following day.
The results for X-rays and ultrasounds take 7 days and cervical smears take 8-10 weeks.
Your contact details
Can we contact you in an emergency? We may to contact you urgently pending the results of blood tests or investigations. You may need to be admitted as an emergency to hospital.
Please help us to help you by always notifiying us of your change of address, telephone or mobile number. If you haven't got a phone contact, a contact number of a friend, neighbour or relative would be helpful.
Off on your holidays?
Please could you help us to help you by checking you have enough medications before you go away? We do require 48 hours to process a prescription.
Your views are important to us
If you or a family member has recently visited our surgery, practice, why not share your experiences on the NHS choices website:
Sex - worth talking about
Talking about sex doesn't have to be as difficult as you think. Whether it's knowing about your contraceptive choices, explaining STIs, coping with emotions or understanding your body, you'll find straightforward information and advice to make it easier to discuss everything to do with sexual health, right here.
We would like to introduce a Patient Participation Group here at the practice. Would you like to have a say about the services we provide here at The Beggarwood Surgery?
If you are interested in joining the group, please ask at the reception for a contact form, or alternatively, print off a copy here: PPG Form
Please note that we need to ensure that our contact list is representative of our local community and therefore is represented by as many different ethnic backgrounds and age groups as possible. If you do not hear from us in due course then your application request has been unsuccessful.
Cedar Medical (Beggarwood Practice) - Travel Health Clinic
Cedar Medical are now holding their travel clinics on a Monday afternoon at Beggarwood Surgery. You can look at www.travelhealthpro.org.uk and the country(s) you intend to visit, obtaining information and guidance about vaccinations and general information for those countries. The travel health pro website will inform you of any relevant vaccinations you may require or you can simply complete the travel health risk assessment form, accessible here, and return this to either surgery. Once completed a travel health risk assessment form for each person who is travelling, please take this/these forms to reception at either surgery who will pass on to our travel nurse. Our travel nurse will then phone you to discuss your form(s) and the information given. If vaccines are recommended for your travel she will then book and appointment with you in our Monday travel clinic located at Beggarwood Surgery. All travel clinic appointments need to be booked at least 6 weeks before your travel date. If you have less than 6 weeks before you travel you will need to contact one of the private travel health services that can accommodate this.
Telephone advice – Telephone advice requests are booked on a Monday travel clinic appointment only.
Yellow Fever Vaccination – Cedar Medical do offer a Yellow Fever Vaccination service.
Private Travel Clinics
Superdrug – Basingstoke - 10 -13 Hampstead House, The Walks Shopping Centre, Basingstoke RG21 7LG - 0333 311 1007
Reading Travel clinic, Grovelands Medical Centre, 701 Oxford Road, Reading, RG301HG- 0330 100 4292
It is always a wise precaution to pack some essential items in case of illnesss on holiday.
Do choose medicines according to your needs and the country you are visiting.
If you take prescription medicines regularly remember to pack then too.
Travel sickness tablets
Rehydration solutions such as Dioralyte
Anti-diarrhoeal, eg Imodium
High factor sunscreen; calamine lotion
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