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Blogger Success Bulletin – Winter 2017
This is the Winter 2017 Edition of the Blogger Success Bulletin
Time flies when you're blogging fun.
I've been creating lots of exciting content the past several months as another season has flown by!
For those who are new to this blog, the Blogger Success Bulletin normally comes out four times per year.
The BSB is where we feature real bloggers who have started new websites using the Build Your Own Blog setup guide.
This lets you go behind the curtain to see examples of customers who are launching new blogs.
These are blogs that are off to strong starts. They have a design theme. They have content already up. They are making things happen beyond the actual blog setup.
These are bloggers who are continuing on through steps 4 through 8, putting what they're learning into action.
I like to feature as many of these folks as I can, but I don't have time to keep up with the progress of every blogger who uses the Build Your Own Blog setup guide.
For example, last month alone, 360 people started a blog using this site.
So if you would like to be featured in the Blogger Success Bulletin and you meet these three criteria, please shoot me an email with a link to your blog.
3 Criteria to be featured in the Blogger Success Bulletin
1. Started your blog using the Build Your Own Blog setup guide
2. Have a WordPress theme up. (Some type of website design that's not just the default theme)
3. Have a least 8 posts up ready for people to check out (which is just one post per week for two months.)
What I'll do is send you the four questions you see the bloggers below answering. Once I get your reply, that's it.
Just send email inquiries to [email protected]
Alright, so let's now check out this issue's featured bloggers…
Blog: Shakespeare for Our Children
Blogger: Janice Salzberg
1] How did you find Build Your Own Blog and why did you decide to follow Matt's setup guide?
We discovered Build Your Own Blog via an internet search; and with a bit of research and advice from knowledgeable friends, readily concluded it was the best way to go to further develop "Shakespeare For Our Children."
2] What do you like about the setup guide?
The setup guide is cleverly designed for easy-to-use, and makes readily understandable the key questions which new and aspiring bloggers usually find confusing or daunting.
3] What else do you like about Build Your Own Blog?
Key among the benefits of Build Your Own Blog is a valuable intangible: its positive character. Matthew's follow-up communications and continually reassuring presence are always encouraging and informative.
4] What are your plans for Shakespeare For Our Children?
After 400 years, it is clear that Shakespeare's work is "for the ages," and it is our commitment to continue to share the Bard's stories, characters, and poetry with youngsters and educators (along with many others). The new "Shakespeare For Our Children" blog is an exciting way to accomplish that. We see "the Theatre" as the key to entering Shakespeare's world. "Theatre is a collective art, a communal endeavor which teaches us to aspire to achieve our personal best within the context of a rewarding group effort."
Blog: The Balancing Soul
Blogger: Kirstine
1] How did you find Build Your Own Blog and why did you decide to follow Matt's setup guide?
When I found Matt´s Build your own Blog I had been trying to set up my own blog for some time, determined that I had to do this by myself J. I was looking around reading different guides, but seriously, when you know nothing about coding or even the basic vocabulary these guides use, it did not help me much, and to be honest I felt quite stupid.
However, when asking Google to help me find an EASY step-by-step WordPress guide Build your own Blog popped up. When I browsed the site, I quickly realized that this could work for me, so I decided to follow Matt´s guide because the process of setting up a blog site was broken down, which made it super easy to follow.
2] What do you like about the setup guide?
I mentioned it before, but the fact that Matt has broken down all the steps and made it easy to follow them. Also, the short videos in addition to the written guide is great. Had Matt chosen to make one long set-up video instead I most definitely think he would have lost me.
This guide did not make me feel frustrated or stupid when following it. Matt has really simplified and deepened understanding for the process of setting up and getting started creating my Blog in an easy way. It is incredible simple – everyone can follow it!
Matt promised that it would be a simple guide and, most importantly, that it would only take 15 minutes. He kept his word. J
3] What else do you like about Build Your Own Blog?
I have to mention the swift support I received. I´ve now had The Balancing Soul for a few months, and some weeks ago I ran into some problems. So I headed back to Build your own Blog to see if I missed something in my setup. However, I couldn´t find an answer, so I used Matts live support service. He literally got back to me within 5 minutes and helped me solve my problem on the spot (Thank you!)
I have been running The Balancing Soul for a while now and feel I am ready to make some improvements to the site. Build your own Blog will be the place for me to continue learning.
4] What are your plans for The Balancing Soul?
With The Balancing Soul, I want to encourage and inspire a healthy and balanced lifestyle – body, mind and soul! I believe in healing and health through movement, laughing, loving, stillness, nutrition, and spirituality.
When I started the blog in August 2016 my main goal was to out and process, in a mostly positive way, my Burnout and share my own steps of getting back on track, and how to maintain a healthy and balanced lifestyle.
Workwise I was in a limbo for a long period, and while working with my blog I discovered a "new" passion –writing about ways of healthy living.
Right now, I am in the start-up of a new company communicating ways of healthy living and personal growth through yoga, meditation, compassion, nutrition and body treatments in Malmö, Sweden. My aim is for the blog The Balancing Soul to be an inspirational compliment to my business.
In the beginning, I kept my blog a secret. It was difficult, and at the time shameful, for me to share my condition and Burnout, but I needed to write it off! The Balancing Soul has helped me to grow and to realize that it is not shameful to have and experienced a Burnout – I want to embrace this and turn it into an experience!
I am now taking steps to reach out to a broader audience with the blog. Part of this is to become better in planning my content to be able to provide continuous and meaningful value to my readers.
Blog: The Dynamics of Healing Concepts
Blogger: Malcolm Sniher
1] How did you find Build Your Own Blog and why did you decide to follow Matt's setup guide?
I had been searching a lot of resources lately (meaning the past year) for how to become an author, as well as getting into publishing online. I came across Build Your Own Blog via Facebook or LinkedIn and I would have to say, a big plus was – SIMPLICITY. Early into exploring the first steps of the setup guide, the simple lay out combined with cost effectiveness (cheap to start), had my alarm bells going off saying, "We finally need to start writing, and this is the way". CLICK, and away I went. Also, Matt's commitment to providing assistance whenever you need it – that's a huge plus in taking the first steps.
2] What do you like about the setup guide?
The set-up guide is again simple and easy to follow. You don't have to be a computer whiz, to get things up and running FAST. I own an average quality HP lap top. The written manual is not only well put together, but for me, the videos are a huge plus. The vids literally walk you through the exact process you need to follow, right while you are working with the platform – as if Matthew is sitting there with you to help you navigate through things. Even though things are easy to use, there are lots of options available, to help you create original and eye catching themes.
3] What else do you like about Build Your Own Blog?
It's obvious Matthew has been doing this for some time and he loves what he does. Worked into Build Your Own Blog are tips and tricks to not only help you save time, but better your chances of success regardless of what ever you want to write about. It's motivating. Matthew encouraged me to get my blog up and running ASAP. Being able to learn as you go – really takes any kind of pressure off, that might have kept you from not starting other writing projects or systems sooner. I would also agree with Matthew – WordPress is a great writing tool and easy to use.
4] What are your plans for The Dynamics of Healing Concepts website?
I am very excited to monetize Healers Welcome.com, and incorporate Google Adsense as a first step to doing so. There are some basic things to have set up before you can get this rolling, but it makes sense. You can't put on icing until you have a cake baked. The potential for affiliate marketing is just TOO intriguing to ignore. I am also looking for ways to have auto updates to any of my other social media websites, to promote the blog and increase traffic. I found out quickly, I already have all these social media friends lists (like most people do) – so part of my blog audience is ALREADY THERE. When the time is right, I hope to reach out to my audience with video posts, and I am looking at creating my own YouTube channel to do so. I am also looking into upgrading my theme package. I already had a proposal from a friend and successful entrepreneur in the psychic industry, asking about writing a guest post.
Early into the blogging world, I've found out that other bloggers are really neat people. There's a sense of freedom that comes along with immediately being able to publish something you are passionate about !
Thank you Matthew !
Any Questions for These Bloggers?
I encourage you to leave a comment below if you want to learn more about these bloggers and connect with them.
And remember, if you want YOUR blog to be featured in the next Blogger Success Bulletin, let me know: [email protected]
Author Bio:
Matthew Kaboomis Loomis is the owner of Build Your Own Blog. Follow him on Facebook and Twitter
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- Ryan Biddulph says: • 3 years
Hi Matthew,
You have an incredibly valuable guide here and these awesome bloggers are using it effectively, to rock it out.
I am happy you and Zac Johnson are always #1 and #2 for a "blogging" search on Google because you are doing the niche right. Fab tutorials, spreading the love, leading with value and helping people succeed with their blogs. Wonderful stuff. Yeah I check every few days because Blogging Tips (where I have 110 guest posts) is creeping up on the same search LOL.
Good to see heart felt entrepreneurs connecting with folks who can use our products and services.
- Malcolm says: • 3 years
Thank you Matthew and I am honored to be featured along with two other very talented bloggers
Thanks also Ryan, for your positive encouragement
- Ravi Chahar says: • 3 years
Hey Matthew,
Just read about you on Zac's blog.
Ryan has mentioned so many things about you and your achievements.It's good to know that people have a guide to follow.
Just like Kirstine and all other bloggers, your guide can help many.
I wish I could find it three years back. It's always hard to start when no one is around to teach.
Glad to read this blogger success bulletin.


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Apply for distinctions in the Society of International Travel & Tourism Photographers
This is a terrific opportunity to have your work appraised and gain the recognition for your creative skills.
As a member take the first step towards gaining your distinction be submitting your images for mentoring – full Professional member are entitled to unlimited mentoring, Enthusiast members may have two mentoring submissions per annum, and all membership levels can also apply though each application incurs a fee.
The Society of International Travel & Tourism Photographers - SITTP Subject
matter: Continents, countries, cities, towns, street photography, national parks
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Licentiate and Associate submissions can be made electronically while Fellow panels are required as a printed submission.
Assessment for Licentiate and Associate is continuous throughout the year, with Fellow submissions being assessed annually at the Convention.
Reciprocal Qualifications
In some instances the Societies recognise qualifications and distinctions awarded by other photographic associations and societies.
If you can supply: A copy of your certificate and the images originally submitted for assessment our appraisal team will be more than happy to give due consideration to recognising the award.
The general public tend to regard this, our lowest level of qualification as a "Licensed" photographer and in many ways this is not an unreasonable analogy. As far as 'The Society' is concerned, we draw our judges for all levels of qualification from amongst the most skilful practitioners in the World. They are trained to look at this level for a consistent standard of imaging that a client could reasonably not take issue with. If you like, a base level of professional competence or in the terminology of Trading Standards departments, "items of merchantable quality". Of course we also look at aesthetics and imagination but at this level they are not crucial factors.
At this standard, we are viewing images that not only display a high degree of technical ability, but also portray imagination and creativity in execution and presentation. These are important factors that often go hand in hand with higher prices as this qualification is held by the top 10% of practitioners, who coincidentally are often impressive image-makers and astute businessmen.
Our ultimate accolade and is held by the top 1% of the memberships of most of the UK's representative bodies. These select few have achieved the highest professional standards in imaging, creativity, presentation and behaviour. As with the judging criteria for 'Associateship', never bestowed lightly but only after constant submission of work to their mentors, rigorous examinations and many years in professional practice. So, to our members, we encourage you to achieve qualifications that benchmark you and your work within the photographic industry.
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Well, it's officially summer here and those who garden should be busy tending their gardens and harvesting their bounty, marveling at the rewards of their hard work. For a few years now, my husband and I have attempted a garden, learning as we go and are still very much beginners! We have had some successes and some failures and this year is no exception. We started out strong with high hopes and good intentions, but slowly started slacking and now our garden is lacking.:( Except for a few jars of tomatoes I canned and a couple of handfuls of squash, carrots, and blueberries in the freezer, that looks to be the extent of our harvest this year.
In a way, this can be compared to how our 'spiritual garden' can either grow and flourish or wither and die. Do you start out strong-prepping the soul/soil, sowing the seed and watering it daily only then to begin the slow fade, finding excuses why you can't take the heat, do the work and get dirty to clear those weeds that are beginning to take over? I have been guilty of this not only with my garden but in the spiritual sense as well and I constantly tell myself-you only get out of it what you put into it. So, here's some encouragement (for myself and you!)-get in the Word, dig deep, water your soul and your spiritual garden will flourish. Happy Harvesting!
♥ Brandi
"Sow your seed in the morning and do not be idle in the evening, for you do not know whether morning or evening sowing will succeed, or whether both of them alike will be good."-Ecclesiastes 11:6


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You're on your way to getting married!!!
Modern ceremonies are typically more informal and require a celebrant with a flexible, open minded and light-hearted approach and that's exactly what you will get from me.
The outcome of your wedding ceremony (and the memories that result) rest a lot upon your choice of celebrant so it's one of the more important decisions you will make along the way.
So, if you're looking for an experienced Celebrant who:
is down to earth & easy-going
employs modern techniques
adopts a consultative approach
is open to new ideas with a 'can do' attitude
embraces diversity
is reliable, thorough & resourceful
and one who will:
listen to your wishes
support you through every step
invest attention to detail
offer guidance/resources where required
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make the ceremony all about YOU
and one who won't:
apply pressure
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then look no further. I'm right here!
The recipe for great memories =
your ideas and wishes combined with my experience and resources!
Life is a fantastic opportunity - a journey to be savoured with many twists and turns. It's about exploring our unique selves and discovering that special someone to share it with. We all have a contribution to make to this world and to the lives of others so finding your life partner and one true soul mate is definitely a reason to celebrate!
It is a privilege for me to be invited into people's lives and to be entrusted to help them celebrate a major milestone in their own personal journey.
as a Civil Celebrant is that in years to come, you will look back upon your special day and be forever delighted by the memory that unfolded. One way to achieve this is to ensure that your ceremony incorporates all of those aspects that are important to you and they are delivered in the manner you desire.
Your journey is worth celebrating and I love helping people celebrate life milestones
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PCEF Grants
The Park City Education Foundation awards over $1,000,000 each year in grants. Our grant awards impact every student in the district by funding classroom and school programs.
PCEF granting opportunities are only open to Park City School District faculty, administration, and staff. If you are interested in applying for a grant, please review the information below.
Express Grants
Considering applying for an Express Grant? Please review the Express Grant Guidelines to make sure you are eligible and understand expectations.
Apply for an Express Grant *Note that Express Grant application is closed. Applicants are encouraged to apply for a Teacher Grant - see below. If funding is needed immedietly, please contact Kara Cody x1805.*
The Express Grant application is open until funds are gone. Applications are considered on a rolling basis. Be aware the maximum award is $1,000.
Teacher Grants
Considering applying for a Teacher Grant? Please review the guidelines and other information before applying. The maximum award amount is $15,000:
Teacher Grant Timeline & Process
Grant Application Checklist, includes sample applications!
The application deadline for Teacher Grants is 5:00 pm on October 15, 2019.
**IMPORTANT** This year, the 2019-20 School Year (SY), is the last year Teacher Grants will be due in the fall. For 2020-21 SY, PCEF will implement our "Classroom Grant" program with the application deadline in spring 2020. This will be the ONLY grant program for 2020-21 SY! All Teacher and School Grants will now be under one grant program: Classroom Grants.
Thank you to Deer Valley Resort for their support of the Teacher Grant program!
Thank you to the Thomas and Carolyn Fey Family Foundation for their gift to the Teacher Grant program!


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AUTHOR: Marie Lu
GENRE: science fiction
PLOT SUMMARY: Warcross is a virtual reality game that, over the past decade, has become the most popular form of entertainment in the world. Some people play it competitively, or to make money, while others simply want to escape from real life. Emika is a hacker and bounty hunter who's about to be evicted from her apartment. Desperate and willing to try anything, Em decides to try and hack Warcross' airtight security system during the opening ceremonies of the yearly championships. Instead, she manages to hack herself into the game, on international TV. Em is sure she's going to be arrested, but instead, she gets the shock of her life when the creator of Warcross, Hideo Tanaka, instead offers her a job. Acting as a spy for Hideo, Emika is tasked with figuring out who's been trying to hack Warcross' system for the past few months, and what, exactly, it is that they want.
FIRST THOUGHTS: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH. I just finished reading this book and my mind is REELING. I haven't read any really good sci-fi for a while, so this was a breath of fresh air... until it punched me in the gut. (In the best way possible.) This book is the first in a series and, honestly, thank God, because that ending made me feel so many things. I need to read more about this world and these characters! I've never read anything by Marie Lu before, but now, I see what all the hype around her is about. If you're looking for a new, exciting sci-fi story that makes great use of the technology the characters have access to, read Warcross. You won't regret it.
THOUGHTS ON PLOT: Okay, so the ending of this book personally came into my home, punched me in the face, lit me on fire, and left. At least, that's how it felt. Right from the first page, I was sucked into the world and the story of Warcross, and that ending has me craving the next book. (Which doesn't have a release date yet... or even a title... AAAAAAAAAGH.) If you like the anime Sword Art Online, you'll probably like Warcross. The element of competition and the espionage plot with Emika being Hideo's spy kept the stakes almost unbearably high for this one, and I honestly didn't see the ending coming. Like, at all. Go into it blind; trust me on that.
8 / 10
THOUGHTS ON CHARACTERS: Emika is a great heroine for this new series. I've seen her compared to Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games, and that comparison is an apt one, but Em is definitely her own person. She has an edge to her, but she's incredibly noble and her struggles are so relatable that it's near-impossible not to root for her. I had a feeling from the summary that I'd like Hideo, and for the most part, I was right. But what really surprised me was this book's villain. I can't give too much away right now, but I genuinely love them, in that horrified, exhilarating way you love a really great bad guy. I can't wait to see them in action in the next book, now that the groundwork for their plan has been laid.
9 / 10
THOUGHTS ON WRITING STYLE: This novel has some really great worldbuilding, which is good because the way Warcross works is a bit confusing at first, at least for me. (Then again, I do have an unparalleled talent for missing the painfully obvious, so you'll probably be fine.) While there are some spots that feel a bit infodumpy, these are few and far between. I really loved Emika's voice as she takes us through the story, and introduces us to this world that is so unlike our own, but could be our own in the not-so-distant future. And my... er... emotional reaction to the ending, as detailed above, is a testament to how good Marie Lu is at metaphorically sucker-punching her audience.
8 / 10
THOUGHTS ON POLITICAL STUFF: There's been a cry for more diversity in fiction, especially in fantasy and sci-fi. Where contemporary YA has steadily been getting more inclusive, a lot of the more outlandish stories have remained straight and white. Warcross is a very welcome exception. There are two Asian leads, multiple POC side characters, and some characters who are implied to be queer. (Hopefully this'll be expanded on in the sequels.) There's also a character that's in a wheelchair, and I thought it was interesting how he's able to perform incredible physical feats in Warcross that would be impossible in real life. I also thought that the debate the book presents about technology is interesting, though I can't really comment on it without totally spoiling it. I'm curious to see how the sequels will handle it.
9 / 10
FINAL THOUGHTS: This is gonna be a series that takes over my life for awhile, I can tell. I could totally see this as a TV show, or a blockbuster movie -- it's action-packed, full of amazing descriptions that would make really cool visuals, and it has a very timely message about technology and the anonymity of the internet. And holy crap... that ending. I can't wait for the sequel. I've heard rumors it's due out in 2019, but I'm not holding my breath until the author or publisher officially announces it. Here's hoping we get word soon!
Thank you so much for reading this review. If you liked it and would like to support my work, click on either of the buttons below to donate -- Buy Me a Coffee is a small, one-time donation, but becoming a Patron has several benefits and rewards. Either way, it's a huge help to me. A special thanks to those of you that choose to contribute! Even if you can't donate, you can feel free to follow me on social media; the links are in the top-right corner.
If you've read Title, I'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments below!
I am currently running a giveaway! I'm giving away a free copy of The Cruel Prince by Holly Black. It closes January 29, 2018, so enter now!


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Learning PACS and RIS with Novarad: Training at Headquarters
If you've ever used any of our products, you are sure to know about certain training we offer to any of our users who want it; you're invited to come visit us for a couple days in (sometimes) sunny Utah at our headquarters, and participate in a few intense training sessions to learn the ins and outs of Novarad software.
This week we've had the pleasure of spending time with members from two of our sites: Mark Kach of Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District (Tehachapi, CA); Tim Gregorich and Stacy Ziells, both of the Orthopedic Associates of Duluth (Duluth, MN).
We'd like to thank you all for coming to visit, and we hope you had an excellent time here in Utah, learning the software and partaking of Utah cuisine! Stay tuned for the next training sessions at Novarad.
And if you come to Utah, make sure to try fry sauce. It's one of those things that embodies Utah, along with Moab or the Great Salt Lake.


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Trading Strategies Involving Options - Exploring Options with Stocks
Trading Strategies Involving Options
Financial Risk Manager (FRM®), Part 1 of the FRM Exam covers the fundamental tools and techniques used in risk management and the theories that underlie their use.
Trading Strategies Involving Options
Welcome to the 32nd session in your preparation for FRM Part 1 exam. In the previous session, we have learned the properties of stock options, their upper and lower bounds, and their values at expiration. Options give us the flexibility to have different kinds of payoffs under different market scenarios. We can use options to trade strategically and to devise our own payoffs. In this session, we will learn how to combine different options and create some interesting payoffs. These strategies can be customized to suit different market expectations. Let us begin this interesting session.
The main agenda of the session will be to learn how to combine options with stocks, or how to combine two or three different options to devise a trading strategy. We will learn some popular trading strategies, such as covered calls and protective puts, that combine options with stocks. We will then learn about spread strategies, in which we buy or sell options at different strike prices or expiry prices to create the desired payoff. Finally, we will learn about some combination strategies that combine two or more strategies such as straddle, strangle, strips and straps.
Let us analyze the payoff from a covered call strategy. In this strategy, we long a stock and short a call at the same time, which reduces our initial outlay. If the price decreases, the call expires as worthless, and some of the loss from the stock is compensated by the gain from the call premium. When the price rises, the increase in price of the stock is equal to the loss from call and payoff is constant.
In case of a protective put, we purchase a put along with the stock. When the price of the stock decreases, it is compensated by the gain from the put, and loss is limited to a constant amount. When the price increases, the put expires as worthless, and there is a gain from the stock, which becomes positive after sufficient movement to cover up the initial outlay in buying the put.
In a spread strategy, we purchase or sell options at different strike prices or expiry dates. In a bull call spread, we long a call at a lower strike price and short a call at a higher stock price. The initial cost of the strategy will be negative. If the price falls below the lower strike price, both calls are worthless and the loss is constant. If the price increases, the lower strike price call will result in gain until the price reaches the higher strike price, after which any gain is equal to the loss from the call at the higher strike price.


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172 – Title of Marquis
Why was this crowd of people treating him like the enemy?
Ye Qingyu was somewhat bewildered.
He could see the military warfare officer that had been the person holding the bow, clasping his hands at Ye Qingyu from far away: "Patrolling envoy Ye, your military seal has already been erased. Because you have not came back to Youyan pass for over a month, the military department thought you have already died in duty, so……"
Ye Qingyu understood.
So Mister Liu and the others, seeing that he had not returned, thought he had already died.
From the current situation, it seemed like the military of Youyan Pass had already made a public announcement.
Who would have thought that he would return alive. Naturally this needed a reconfirmation of his identity.
Ye Qingyu silently floated in the air, waiting for eventual development of the situation.
Very quickly, a formation airship broke through the air, flying from far away. The person at the lead had a long blade at his waist. It was an expert with a burly and muscular figure. If it was not Liu Zongyuan , then who was it?
"Brother Ye, you've really returned?" Liu Zongyuan shouted from far away.
The people who were familiar with this officer that was normally like a boulder could not help but be surprised after witnessing this scene. How was it that this fellow who spoke so little, would suddenly become so animated? They had never heard before of any sort of relationship between the boulder Liu Zongyuan and the sword patrolling envoy Ye Qingyu.
"Officer Liu, we meet again." Ye Qingyu had a faint smile.
"So it was really you. Haha, this is good, this is too good. I through you had already…..to be able to come back alive, this is too good." Liu Zongyuan could hardly contain his excited mood, repeating the words 'too good' three times. Excitedly he patted Ye Qingyu on the shoulders, saying: "If Mister Liu knows of this matter, he will definitely be overcome with joy. So will Xinger…..Also, that rash fellow Wen Wan. That fellow is still furious with me until now……."
Liu Zongyuan was really overjoyed.
In these days, he did not know how to face Wen Wan.
Every time he saw the gaze of Wen Wan that wanted to kill someone, Liu Zongyuan felt both guilty and regretful. He resented the fact that it was not he himself who had stayed behind.
With Liu Zongyuan appearing, the process to confirm Ye Qingyu's identity was completed very quickly. The formation airships from all around began to be dispersed, disappearing in the clouds far off. The military officer who had held the bow at the start, clasped his hands in apology and ordered the soldiers under his command to activate the formation airship and depart. Liu Zongyuan brought Ye Qingyu along, and flew towards the inner area of Youyan Pass.
"Let's first go see Mister Liu and retract the announcement of your death. Haha, did you know, everyone thought you had already died in the hands of Yan Buhui. For you, Mister Liu personally went in search of Lord Lu Zhaoge and requested for the conferment of a title and reward for you. In these days, the documents of the imperial military department has been passed down already. They have bestowed upon you a fourth class righteous heroic Marquis* as your title………" Liu Zongyuan endlessly jabbered on.
Even the soldiers under his command were surprised.
The fact that patrolling envoy Ye had returned had caused their leading officer's mood to really turn for the better. In the past half a year he did not say much, but in this hour, he had completely filled this period with unending speech.
"What? Fourth class righteous heroic military marquis? I've been given a title of duke?" This was completely out of his expectations.
The position of marquis, was it not obtained far too easily?
The titles of the empire could largely be divided into people who had inherited titles of feudality and ministers who had provided outstanding service. The former were people who possessed the bloodline of the imperial family, or perhaps they were nobles who had inherited a title of feudality. The latter were ministers who were bestowed upon titles through their outstanding contributions. Both of these cases were split into classes of 'King', 'Grand', 'Great', 'Duke' and 'Marquis', going from high to low. And every classification was split into first class, second class, three class and fourth class. The classifications were extremely strict, and the distinction between positions were utterly clear. The status of the nobles of the empire were divided very clearly.
Inherited feudal titles were very easily obtained, but the conditions for a title gained through outstanding service were extremely strict.
Since the Empire had been founded a hundred years ago, the number of people who had obtained a title would absolutely not exceed five hundred. And as for those people who managed to obtain titles because of their bloodline and inheritance, there were near ten thousand people.
A fourth class marquis, although it was the lowest class of the classifications amongst the Empire's nobility, but Ye Qingyu had only enrolled in the army for less than half a year. For a young person without any sort of background, this could be counted as ascending to heaven in one step. From a commoner to a noble, Ye Qingyu used three months of time to finish walking the path other people would walk for their entire life.
After hearing of his title, Ye Qingyu was not overjoyed, but instead bewildered.
This matter, was far too out of the ordinary.
Liu Zongyuan immediately began laughing uproariously. "That's right, in the document Mister Liu passed on, he did his utmost to describe the situation. he greatly complimented you on the fact that you risked yourself to protect those maps, sacrificing yourself and allowing us to return. Such bravery and loyalness, is something that every soldier should learn from. Even Lord Lu kept praising brother Ye you endlessly. Afterwards through discussions with the military of the Empire, they decided to bestow a title to you. We only knew once the documents of conferment were passed down. The leaders of the military was really generous this time round. To directly bestowing you a title of Marquis, haha, brother Ye, congratulations!"
Ye Qingyu only bitterly smiled.
This time the bestowing of the title, was a bestowal given for the bereaved.。
In other words, they gave him a title because they thought he was a dead person. Such a title, would it still be effective if he came back alive?
This time, most likely the military had caused a great joke to be born.
In the blink of an eye, the airship directly entered into the pass, entering into the city of Youyan Pass.
The two switched their vehicles, heading straight for the Pass Lord's residence.
When they reached the gates of the outer courtyard of the Pass Lord's residence, Xinger had already been waiting at the entrance for quite a while.
Evidently, he had long received news.
When he saw Ye Qingyu, this little student could not wait to rush over and give Ye Qingyu a large hug. Then he punched Ye Qingyu, excitedly saying: "Good fellow, you've finally returned. I've already said, good people do not live long, but villains cause trouble for thousands of years. For a person like you, how can you die so easily……"
Ye Qingyu: "…."
The words were supposed to be positive, but the way he said it was not that pleasing to the ears.
Are you complimenting me or are you insulting me.
"There's a strange odour on your body." Ye Qingyu sniffed. "It seems to be the fragrance of petals, are you recently learning flower arrangement or the like?"
"Ai, your nose is sensitive. Are you a dog!" Xinger chattered in front of them, leading the way. He turned his head back, insulting Ye Qingyu.
"Woof woof!" Little Nine barked in dissatisfaction, indicating that they should not casually insult dogs.
Xinger instantly began laughing loudly.
Liu Zongyuan also shut his mouth.
Ye Qingyu's sudden appearance, caused the shadows in their hearts in this period of time to be completely swept away. Their mood were unprecedentedly high.
Very quickly, they came to the front of the military council pavilion.
Liu Zongyuan slapped Ye qingyu on the shoulder: "Fine, brother Ye, I'll take you to here. What follows after, Mister Liu will discuss with you…….When you have time, come to the Vanguard to find me to drink. A brother like you, I Liu Zongyuan, will definitely make."
"As you say." Ye Qingyu replied with a laugh.
For such a righteous and silent military officer like Liu Zongyuan, Ye Qingyu had a very good impression of.
Liu Zongyuan left with a large smile.
Xinger brought Ye Qingyu within the military council pavilion.
Second floor.
Pushing the door and entering into the room.
The Mister Liu in front of the table, was currently lifting his brush and painting. He wore a white robe, elegant and graceful.
"You've come, Sit, Marquis Ye."
He pointed to the roughly woven prayer mat in front of him.
The [Painting Saint] was the only person who saw Ye Qingyu, and still remained as calm as he was on their first meeting.
Ye Qingyu could not laugh or cry at this title, 'Marquis Ye'. After sitting down, he quickly asked: "Mister Liu, just what is this? The bestowal of this title by the military, is it not a bit too rash?"
An hour later.
Ye Qingyu left the Pass Lord's residence.
Walking in the familiar streets, he watched the people coming and going. The atmosphere of the world, made him feel especially close to such a place after being away for over a month.
Eating something from the stands by the street, he headed towards White Horse tower.
Not returning for a month, just how was Bai Yuanxing and Mother Wu doing.
Ye Qingyu right now did not want to think about anything, he only wanted to go home to wash and sleep.
Fifteen minutes later.
White Horse tower could be seen vaguely off in the distance.
The crowd in front become more and more clustered.
"En? There seems to be something that has happened? Why is there so many people next to the White Horse tower?" Ye Qingyu suddenly discovered, in the surroundings of White Horse tower, there really was quite a significant number of people gathered. The outside of the tower was completely jam packed. Vaguely, there was the sound of crying emitting, and also screams and shouts.
Just what was happening?
Ye Qingyu rushed forward, pushing through the crowd.
He could hear a cry, emitting from the centre——-
"Master Bai, you must right this injustice. My man really did not steal the soldiers' pay. These silver are the wages Master Bai gave us. Master Bai, you can definitely prove this to them……." This voice was extremely terrified, somewhat crying. But Ye Qingyu could very quickly determine, if she was not the servant that he had hired, Mother Wu who else could it be?
What exactly was going on?
He pushed towards the front of the crowd, not showing himself, remaining silent and observing.
He could see at the entrance of White Horse tower, Mother Wu was on the ground. Tears filled her face in bitter pain, her hands tightly clenching the leg of the sword slave Bai Yuanxing. She was currently bitterly begging.
On the other side, the soldiers of the supply department, had completely surrounded Mother Wu, Bai Yuanxing and also a man around the age of forty five. His body was covered with traces of blood, and he had already been beaten senseless. A metal hook had pierced through his shoulder, and he had fallen to the ground. Scarlet red streamed from the wound, dyeing the ground red. The situation was incomparably tragic. Most likely he only had half his life left……
From the cries of Mother Wu, this half dead man, should be her husband.
There was rage on Bai Yuanxing's face. "How could you go around arresting people without determining right or wrong? This silver I really did give to Mother Wu, you've arrested the wrong people……"
"Arrested the wrong people?" The leading solder had a cold smile. "These silver has the imprint of the military supply department. Evidently it is the soldier's pay that we have allocated to the Vanguard. To have appeared in the hands of such lowly people." He used his whip to point at the man being dragged on the ground. Casually he flicked his whip, but the senseless man did not even let out a grunt. Another whip scar appeared on his body. Mother Wu let out a howl of pain, falling on the body of this man wanting to block the strike of the whip. Immediately she was kicked rolling away by an armoured soldier. The armoured soldier laughingly said: "For the soldier's pay that has not been yet been distributed to land in her hands. If she did not steal it, just where did it come from?"
"You…..you haven't even made things clear, how could you be so merciless?" Bai Yuanxing was both shocked and angry. "These are silver I've obtained from the military supply department today, and I instantly paid the wages to Mother Wu . There are records that you can check, you guys…."
"Records we can check?" The armoured soldier grunted, and coldly sneered. "The military supply department has not distributed any silver today. I have to ask you, just where did you obtain the silver? My superior was namely about to go investigate to where the lost soldiers' pay were, who would have thought you would stand out of your own initiative. So a sword slave like you, was the lead conspirator. Very well, since you have admitted by yourself, that these silver is given by you to this mad shrew, then obediently follow me to explain yourself!"
Bai Yuanxing was taken aback, then instantly realised.
A scheme.
He had fallen into their trap.
"You….Bai Yuanxing;s body quivered, pointing at the soldier. "You intentionally schemed against us, you….."
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I enjoy a good TV series or film; however, I'm often drawn to published novels even more. Most recently I've discovered a Norwegian author named Vidar Sundstøl, who was interviewed [May 2015] by Barbara Fishter, a self described 'Librarian, Writer, and Friendly Curmudgeon', who writes a blog titled: Scandinavian Crime Fiction • in English Translation.
The Land of Dreams (2014)
Only the Dead (2015)
The Ravens (2016)
The series, translated into English by Tiina Nunnally, centers around a U.S. Forest Service officer whose happy, unassuming life on Lake Superior is turned upside down by the grisly murder of a Norwegian tourist. The Land of Dreams won Sundstøl the Riverton Prize for Best Norwegian Crime Story in 2008; popular newspaper Dagbladet recently praised it as one of the twenty-five best Norwegian mystery novels of all time.
The person who first introduced me to the series, however, was Norwegian blogger Martin Roe Eidhammer, whose blog 'Norwegian Genealogy and Then Some' has a weekly feature titled Books on Monday. He shares with his readers different books that may be of interest. I was intrigued to learn about the Minnesota Trilogy, which he wrote about in September 2016. I immediately went online and purchased the first book in the series, The Land of Dreams. I quickly devoured the 284 page book and went on to purchase the next two books in the series.
The series 'ticks-off' several 'boxes' of interest for me:
- Norwegians
- Norwegian-Americans
- northern Minnesota (BWCA - Boundary Waters Canoe Area)
- genealogy / family history
- county archives
- nature / adventure
- Native Americans
- crime / mystery
- social history
The audio recording is just over an hour long, but well worth the 64 minutes. At 7:12 -10:12 the author reads from pages 91-92. I highlighly recommend listening to the entire podcast. The author shares some fascinating insights about the trilogy, his writing process, and his most recent publication.
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There's a saying "If you fall, get back up. That's what life is about" and I'll be honest, this video reminded me of that. This dog seems to be having a whale of a time getting on with things.
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So what does he teach us? Live life on your own terms. Have fun. Get back up and do it all over again.
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Austin nonprofit Grounded In Music held their 10 Year Anniversary Benefit Wednesday evening at the Gibson Brands Showroom on S. Congress. The evening was hosted by Austin Music Hall of Fame inductee Kathy Valentine and featured spectacular performances by several GIM students, soulful urban folktress Suzanna Choffel and Bastrop blues prodigies The Peterson Brothers Band. Track Rambler photographer J. Alan Love was on hand to capture the evening's neon-lit highlights.
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A plan has been set that is cold and evil,
The dark one has put his eyes to you,
To separate what God has put together,
To tear down the work you have to do.
You rejoice at the accomplishments,
You see God's guiding hand,
You spend all your time side by side,
Pouring all of yourself into the land.
But the snake is sneaky and sly,
He waits for every chance to move,
Looking for opportunities to jump,
A crack to place a wedge into.
I see the doors he offers me,
"Something better for my life,"
He tries to offer substitutes,
To fulfill the desires I have for my wife.
I see him at work in you too,
Trying to distract you with other charms,
"An easier place, a few 'what-ifs'," Taunting
"If he pulled the hair on your arm?"
I know he is just there to tear,
Lie, separate, and destroy are his heist,
But if there is one thing I know for sure,
It is the same offer he made to Christ.
I see you now and am calling you out,
Your plans are cold and hateful too,
Your snares will crumble and bare no fruit,
Cause I know, "The Lord Rebuke You!"
I rejoice in what The Lord has made me,
I desire His plans and gifts as well,
Rebellion comes to try to change them,
But that is a path that leads to Hell.
The Lord took this once broken man,
He dusted me off and gave me a gift,
Of love and peace, and a sound mind,
Of a plan spoken from His own lips.
The Lord, gave me a wife to help,
A place for me to build and work,
He restored to me health and strength,
Relationship and eternal life as a perk.
No, Satan I see your plans,
And I am calling you out,
Jesus has given me all I need,
So just go home and pout…
Thank You Heavenly Father for love,
Thank You Lord Jesus for life,
Thank You Sweet Holy Spirit for liberty,
Thank You my God for my wife.


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text: TrustArc Events Check out our upcoming events. Join TrustArc at one of the following live or online events to learn about today's privacy hot topics. Learn more about our Privacy Workshops › « All Events This event has passed. Building a Privacy Governance Program October 21, 2016 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am PDT Event Navigation TRUSTe is hosting this webinar. The proliferation of networked devices is bringing tremendous opportunity to business and consumers alike. Many organizations are struggling with where to start with securing their enterprise — so some don't, or worse yet, take expensive action that has little impact. Consumers freely share their personal information with businesses, governments, individuals and on social media platforms expecting progressive, personalized services while demanding and deserving privacy and control of their personal information. In this webinar, you will learn how to: Put security and privacy into the context of your operations – despite their natural tensions Integrate them into an effective data protection program focused on trust, transparency and accountability Examine case studies from two companies from very diverse sectors Join this webinar to explore the essential common elements of an effective data protection program and some tips for getting your program up and running quickly. This webinar is part of the TRUSTe Privacy Insight Series. *Can't make it? Register anyway! We'll send you the slides and recording!* Register Now + Google Calendar+ iCal Export Details Date: October 21, 2016 Time: 9:00 am - 10:00 am Event Category: Webinar Website: https://info.trustarc.com/building-privacy-governance-program-webinar.html Venue Webinar Organizer TRUSTe Phone: 1-888-878-7830 Website: https://www.truste.com Event Navigation « Privacy Shield – The Transfer Mechanism of Choice? Privacy + Security Forum »


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A puppet show, an animated movie about sharks and a coloring contest are part of a brand new collaboration with Silver Ant animation house aimed at teaching kids about sharks by Shark Savers Malaysia.
The puppet show stars an Oceanic White Tip shark named Julius (from the animated movie Seefood), who appears on stage shouting in pain because a fish hook is stuck to his mouth. He explains that fishermen tried to catch him for shark fin soup, but he would miss his family if he was caught and would die without his fins.
The puppet show is paired with a coloring contest and Silver Ant's new animated movie Seefoodtravelling throughout Kuala Lumpur for events promoting the film and shark conservation.
Julius was a huge hit with children, who were very receptive to the message to stop eating shark fin soup. Children were shocked and surprised to learn that there are already no more sharks in many parts of the ocean. One very young girl, about 7 years old, shook her head, eyes wide open and whispered "That is terrible…"
Silver Ant reached out to us after seeing our first children's event at One Utama Shopping Mall, a popular shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur. They asked us to join their roadshow promoting the Malaysian-made Seefood movie to educate kids about shark conservation.
Our first event took place in the upscale Pavilion shopping mall in the busiest part of Kuala Lumpur, with over 300 people including many VIPs, local celebrities, press and media there to hear our message about protecting sharks and saying no to shark fin soup!
Along with these four events in Kuala Lumpur, we were thrilled to reach out to kids with two events in Penang, two in the southern city of Johor Bahru as well as two more children's events with Voila Publishing throughout Kuala Lumpur.
See more Seefood Gala night photos here.
Watch a video summary of the Seefood event
Chronology of events mentioned on this blog:
21 December 2011 – First children event at One Utama Shopping Mall with Voila Pte Ltd. See photos.
1 March 2012 –Gala Night launching of animation movie Seefood – First show with Silver Ant
3 March 2012 – Seefood event at Queensbay Mall, Penang
4 March 2012 – Seefood event at Megamall, Penang
10 March 2012 – Seefood event at Berjaya Times Square & Voila event at Cheras Leisure Mall, Kuala Lumpur
11 March 2012 – Seefood event at Sunway Pyramid, Kuala Lumpur
16 March 2012 – Seefood event at Tropicana City Mall, Kuala Lumpur
17 March 2012 – Seefood event at City Square mall, Johor Bahru
18 March 2012 – Seefood event at Plaza Pelangi, Johor Bahru
24 March 2012 – Voila event at Ikano Power Centre, Kuala Lumpur


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Do you have what it takes to be a Marine?
The Marine Corps is a strong brotherhood with a deep history, formed by men and women like you. But none of them simply woke up one day and was a Marine.
Should you decide to become a Marine, you must be prepared for the rough times ahead. Train hard, not just physically, but mentally.
What follows are ways that you can start preparing.
The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)
To join the Corps, you are required to score a minimum of 31 on the ASVAB (though you could possibly get a waiver, if your recruiter can figure out a way). However, there's no reason to score low on the test, because you can easily prepare for it.
Most bookstores sell ASVAB test prep books, and if you can't find one, order it online. These books tell you what's in the test, offer advice on how to take these types of tests, and provide practice versions.
Do three to five practice tests, actually looking at your mistakes along the way, and study to make improvements before taking the next one.
Study hard, regardless of whether you want to be a grunt or a translator -- because you have pride in being a Marine, but also because it's always better to have your options open.
The Physical Fitness Test
You should already be running, doing pull-ups, push-ups and sit-ups. There are plenty of articles on Military.com about how to prepare for the physical fitness test (PFT), and they cover more details. What you need to know for now are the minimums and what your goal should be.
Requirements vary depending on your age and gender, so let's look at the age range of 17-26 for men and women.
Men are required to do three pull-ups, while women are required to do a flexed-arm hang for 15 seconds. Both are required to do 50 crunches in two minutes, while men are required to run three miles in 28 minutes or less, and women are required to do it in 31 minutes or less. However, you should always aim for a perfect score. Train with the idea of getting 20 pull-ups, 100 sit-ups and three miles in 18 minutes. You are joining the Marines, after all.
It should be noted that, starting in 2017, Marines will be allowed to do push-ups instead of pull-ups. Check the score charts for more information on PFT requirements.
Physical training (PT) programs used to train for the Marine Corps PFT can be found here:
For many Marines, the PFT was never the hard part of boot camp. It was "getting drilled" in a sand pit (seemingly endless push-ups, jumping jacks and more), or keeping up in the constant runs or marches.
You might feel comfortable with the idea of the PFT, but don't forget to train for actual boot camp and all of the rigors that come with it.
USMC Weight Charts
You will have to meet certain height and weight requirements when entering boot camp and during your time in the Corps. Check the USMC Weight Charts to see if you make the cut.
What does it mean if you are on the heavier side? Remedial PT, and most likely eating smaller portions in boot camp. They won't even let the heavier-set Marines eat the skin on chicken, so be prepared.
Marine Corps Martial Arts Training
Some people wonder if they should prepare for Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) training. The answer is yes. You should be as fully prepared as you can possibly be for every aspect of the Marine Corps.
Jiu-jitsu and kickboxing will probably be your best bets, as these two martial arts have the most similarities.
But don't feel like you have to go to Brazil to study jiu-jitsu with the greats, or Thailand for kickboxing, because a lot of the MCMAP form is specific to the Corps.
Having the basics down will be enough to help you hold your own when they throw you in the ring for grappling or boxing.
You can also find out a lot about MCMAP by watching YouTube videos.
Be Prepared for Culture Shock
However much you prepare, you will likely face some degree of culture shock.
This is especially true if you're coming from high school. Imagine going from attending classes and working out or studying every day, with the occasional hour or two of video games and hanging with your friends, to suddenly being yelled at all day, standing in formation and having no time to make new friends.
Even if you join with your best buddy, don't be surprised if you lose track of each other in boot camp.
Boot camp is about becoming a Marine, and that's all you'll have time for. It's a big adjustment.
Do Your Research
Sift through all the information and decide for yourself if joining the Corps is the right path for you.
Ask other Marines about their experiences. Read articles on Military.com, and go to forums where people discuss their time in the service. There are numerous Marine Corps books out there about how to prepare for boot camp, or what it is like to be a Marine, so read up and know what you're getting yourself into.
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Staying up-to-date with the latest revisions of the libraries and existing frameworks in your Rails deployment can be challenging. Here at Indiegogo, we've been using Rails 3.2 for quite some time, and have been looking to upgrade to version 4. Upgrading our version of Rails would give us numerous improvements, but several API changes (including security upgrades) were necessary to make the switch. And with these additions came the potential to introduce breaking changes to our web app. How could we make the changes that we wanted, while minimizing the risk of delivering a broken experience?
When doing any kind of development work, whether releasing a new feature or upgrading a library version, finding ways to mitigate risk is always beneficial. With a large complex change such as this, a great strategy is to break a problem down into smaller portions that can be released independently. This gives several advantages; work can be paralyzed across multiple teams and can be paused more easily if something more pressing occurs. Additionally, bugs can be more easily correlated to the code that introduced them.
A large difference between Rails 3 and 4 was the way that parameters are whitelisted when making database calls (also known as mass assignment protection). In controllers, it is very common to see a line like this:
But what if we received a request that tried to inject their own parameters? Such as
:campaign => {
:name => "Nefarious Intent",
:balance => 10000000
We need a way to ensure not just any field can be written into a database field, but only the ones we specify. Rails 3 would handle this by stating what fields were allowed in the Campaign model, and it was up to us to whitelist what was OK, and what wasn't.
In Rails 4, more of this protection is handled at the controller level, delegating less responsibility to the model. Doing this work in isolation would be a great step before our final version upgrade. Luckily, the Rails development team made this easy for us. The mass assignment protection was wrapped in its own separate gem that we could use, appropriately named Strong Parameters. All we needed to do was whitelist the parameters passed in to the controller.
Our first problem arose when we realized we'd need to make these changes to every one of our controllers at once. At the time we had over 30, and some were not so simple. We'd need a way to break this problem down even further. Upon further inspection we found how the gem was loading itself into all the controllers:
ActiveSupport.on_load(:action_controller) do
include ActionController::StrongParameters
Therefore, if we could remove this line we could then just
include ActionController::StrongParameters
on each controller on a case by case basis. Then we could change one at a time and slowly roll our changes out. We then forked the gem and commented out the line. Our teams were able to slowly protect our controllers over the course of several weeks.
As we started pushing our changes we ran into another issue. Some of our controllers were very large and were taking requests from various areas across the site. It wasn't always clear what places these requests would come from and what parameters they could contain. As careful as we were, sometimes we wouldn't include a parameter in the white list and cause an exception to be (erroneously) raised. Our teams were quick to fix these issues, but it was breaking functionality. How could we avoid this?
What if we didn't raise an error, and instead logged when these events happened? The user wouldn't see any difference in the experience and we could learn what parameters we had missed. Our team went to work on overriding methods on the fork of our gem and sending a signal to our favorite service, Airbrake. After pushing our changes to a new set of controllers we patiently waited. Lo and behold, we received an airbrake error in the first day. Requests were coming in from a new feature that we hadn't anticipated, yet the feature still worked. Our team could easily log it a bug and continue with their current development work without interruption. Smooth sailing.
It is our assumption that this feature would be useful for other Rails developers as well. Therefore we took our modifications to the StrongParameters gem and made it into our own gem, ParamsPatrol. Please feel free to share with others and make a merge request if you'd like to add any features. Happy upgrading.


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Hello world!
Hello World! is the default message for the first post on WordPress, and I intend to leave it. Also, "Hello World" is the first message many programmers create after learning how to script a small program. When I studied Architecture, my "Hello World" -and very first- exercise was to identify and analyze some important event on my city. I still remember we chose the trip people was doing every day to commute from home to work and viceversa, and how it's linked with the city's geography.
When I started my first research project, it came my second academic "Hello World": the quest for funding. I was not involved on my PhD research yet, but we could somehow go for a final dissertation research project to get our BSc degrees. I applied for undergraduate research funding from a private company, and I got it. Scheduling, reports and 6 (6!!) interim assessments was the price to pay for my first funded project: €1200. I got a laptop and some books 🙂
Now, I am working my PhD research. I'm working on mixed (digital/physical) modelling tools and its impact on architectural education. After some experience in research, my new "Hello world" is to become a productive writer. I am currently following some advices from #acwri (academic writing, Twitter) and #phdchat, but I will leave that experience for other post. Enough introduction so far!
And by the way English is not my first language, so this blog is also an exercise for my writing skills 🙂


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Someone Else's Life.
I have often been accused of over sharing. Spilling to my off my life in public, not holding back enough. The truth is, that's not a lie. I do over … Continue reading
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The Traveler
I've written poems before on what it is like to have most of your memories gone because of PTSD. Lately I have been feeling very worn down with not being able to remember. It is heart wrenching at times to have friends tell you of the things you did together and have absolutely no clue that it ever happened. This is just another way of trying to express what it feels like sometimes.
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by Kathryn Lockwood
As I put my 5 year old daughter to bed, with Perlman playing Kreisler softly on her stereo, I'm transported back to my childhood. I recall the time when I listened to music in bed and I'm reminded of that fantastic feeling of falling in love with music.
What a privilege it is to be able to listen to music filled with lyricism, virtuosity and pure beauty. Who wouldn't want to be part of that life? Music makes us feel things and transports us to a realm of completeness. It elicits a huge range of responses and in doing so, keeps itself alive. As a young child falling in love with this kind of music, you can't ever imagine a life without it.
Even when listening to Perlman playing Kreisler today, I still aspire to be able to play great music and to enjoy it for the rest of my life. This makes me wonder if those nights falling asleep to the old cassette player was my turning point and what led me to a career in music. Perhaps it is a series of nudges that turn us gently but with certainty.
I decided to ask the Lark girls some personal questions about their turning points and how they fell under the spell of music...
1. When were you first aware and exposed to the string family?
Deborah Buck
Deborah Buck
"My father was a violinist so I grew up hearing him play many different pieces on the violin, especially Bach's Solo Sonata in G Minor. I used to roll my eyes because he played it so much!"
Basia Danilow
"Hard to say. My family is from Poland and I grew up listening to all kinds of music in addition to classical. I remember loving Polish & Russian folk music and especially, gypsy tunes. Some pretty awesome fiddle playing! In elementary school, my friend played the violin and her mother happened to be a violin teacher who became my first private teacher."
Kathryn Lockwood
"My older sisters played the violin so probably aware of the string family since one becomes "aware" of anything. Music was always going on in our house between their practice and my parents teaching oboe and clarinet in the music room (which was right next to the living room)."
Caroline Stinson
"It's farther back than I really remember distinctly, but I was 2 when my sister began playing violin. Given that I wanted to do anything and everything she did, my parents finally built me a cardboard violin and when she moved up a size, I got her hand-me-down. I know that even from a very young age, our family went to hear the Edmonton Symphony, and the ballet when it was on. My sister and I would move through the crowded lobby in winter having a contest to see who could touch the most fur coats. Really soft ones or white fur counted for more!"
2. When and how did you start?
Basia Danilow
Deborah Buck
"I started what is considered on the late side at eight with a student of my father's. I quickly moved on to Michael and Irina Tseitlin and was truly steeped in the Russian school method of violin training. I stayed with them from nine-seventeen years of age."
Basia Danilow
"I began piano at 3 and violin quite a bit later, at 10. I preferred the sound of the violin as it is so close to the human voice and also the size. It was great to be able to play an instrument that felt like an extension of one's own body."
Kathryn Lockwood
"I didn't start the violin until I was 9. Mum really wanted this particular teacher (Elizabeth Morgan) who had a long waiting list. Ms Morgan felt it was ok to wait since I had been exposed to the violin for so long. My older sister (older by 8 years) practiced with me every day when I did start lessons as she wanted to practice teaching on me. "
Caroline Stinson
"I finally began cello at 3.5 or 4 through the Talent Education Society, a Suzuki organisation, in Edmonton with Diana Nuttal. In addition to teaching the Suzuki books, Diana made many of her own music reading and compilation books; I still have those and use them with younger students. I studied with Diana until I was 8, the same year I attended the International Suzuki conference in Japan, where I met Mr. Suzuki."
3. Was there an experience, a turning point that, in hindsight, led you to a career in classical music?
Caroline Stinson
Deborah Buck
"I always wanted to be a great concert violinist and never even questioned that this was my life's main mission. I loved it then as I do now. Funny thing is, I never thought that I would ever be in a string quartet and never thought I would be so passionate about my teaching career and directorship of a major summer music school program."
Basia Danilow
"My sister and I both seemed to be arts inclined. We took all sorts of lessons, ballet, piano, violin, art etc. I became fairly proficient at all of these but loved violin best. My high school was full of talent and quite a few violinists and violists went on to professional careers. I remember thinking, "If they can do it, I can do it!" Plus the very practical observation that strings occupy the largest number of chairs in an orchestra so... better chances for a job!"
Kathryn Lockwood
"That's hard to say as these things happen gradually. I always just expected to be a musician as the rest of my family was, but there was a period of time when I rebelled. That was actually a really important step as it made me realize that I would miss music. I then became serious about my viola."
Caroline Stinson
"My teacher in high school's playing was my greatest inspiration - Tanya Prochazka. And her stories of moving to Paris as a teenager captivated me.
For me, breaking out of the age-based hierarchy of my youth orchestra, auditioning and winning the principal spot at the Interlochen Arts Camp was the moment I realised I could really do this - and well! I never thrived in (or practiced enough for) the Canadian competition scene (too busy doing theatre and musical theatre) so my first tangibly strong support came when I moved to the States."
So now that we have some personal answers from the Lark girls, it leads me to wonder: What will be the turning point of some of our future musicians? Will something that I do, whether it's a formal or an outreach concert, or even a CD be some young string players turning point? I sure hope so.
Lark performs outreach concerts as part of Lark About Town whenever we can and I run an annual String Day at UMass/Amherst where I teach. My hope is that these outreach events actually reach out, influencing a future musician or an avid future audience member. Perhaps Lark About Town or String Day will be "the" turning point for someone?
I want to share my love of music. I want others to experience the indescribable sensations that music evokes, to experience the musical essence that helps one fall under the spell of great music. Even if just one or two of the 80+ String Day participants, aged between 8-18, fall under the spell and go home inspired to practice, I will be happy.


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You do not need a referral or prior authorization from your doctor to access services. You can contact providers directly to access services. For help choosing a provider please contact WVP Health Authority at (503) 371-7701. For more information about providers, please see below. Interpreter services are available free of charge.
Outpatient Alcohol & Drug Service Providers
|Provider Agency
|Children, Youth & Families
|Mental Health Services
|Medication Assisted Treatment
|Bilingual Providers
|Bridgeway Recovery Services
|13 and older
|Polk County Behavioral Health
|Clear Paths Inc.
|Renaissance Recovery Resources Inc.
|Suboxone Only
|Amazing Treatment
|14 and older
|Suboxone Only
|Center for Addiction and Counseling Services
|14 and older
|Creekside Counseling
|13 and older
|Marion County Health Department
|12 and older
|18+ Only Suboxone & Methadone
|Odyssey Complete
|Suboxone Only
|Willamette Valley Treatment Center
|18+ Only Suboxone & Methadone
Detox Providers
|Agency Name
|Intake Phone Number
|Addictions Recovery Center, Inc. (ARC)-
|Medford, OR
|Rogue Valley Fresh Start Detox
|Medford, OR
|Best Care- Klamath Basin Recovery Center
|Klamath Falls, OR
|Bridgeway Recovery Services
|Salem, OR
|Central City Concern- Hooper Detox
|Portland, OR
|CODA- Tigard Recovery Center
|Tigard, OR
|DePaul Treatment Center
|Portland, OR
|Eastern Oregon Alcoholism Foundation
|Pendleton, OR
|Lifeways, Inc.
|Ontario, OR
|New Directions NW, Inc.
|Baker City, OR
|Willamette Family Treatment Services- Buckley Detox
|Eugene, OR
Inpatient or Residential Treatment Programs
Inpatient or Residential Treatment Services: Please contact WVP Health Authority at (503) 371-7701 for more information.
Prior Authorization
Prior Authorization: If you're interested in seeing an outpatient or detox provider who is not on the list above you will need prior authorization. You will also need prior authorization before starting inpatient or residential treatment services. WVP Health Authority can help you navigate this process; call them today at (503) 371-7701.
ASAM Assessment
Assessment usually begins during program admission and continues throughout treatment. It includes substance abuse history, urinalysis, and determining if criteria are met for a SUD diagnosis. Assessment also may involve determining patient motivation and readiness for change. The ASAM Assessment is used to determine which Level of Care you will need.
Urinalysis (UA)
This is done to see what kind of substances are in your system. This is done at the beginning of treatment, several times while in treatment and a final UA before completion of treatment.
A person's recovery doesn't stop as soon as they have completed a treatment program. It is important to continue to work on your relapse prevention. This can include attending recovery groups, continuing with counseling, learning new skills, and mentoring others in recovery.
Dual Diagnosis/Co-occurring
People who have substance use disorders as well as mental health disorders are diagnosed as having co-occurring disorders. This is also sometimes called dual diagnosis.
Individual Therapy
This is one-on-one counseling with your treatment provider. Individual sessions also mean that your counselor has more time to work with you in a more private setting.
Group Therapy
Meeting with other people who are facing the same struggles that you are can offer a "big picture" giving you a different perspective. Group sessions add the benefit of encouragement and accountability. You will build new relationships with others who are in the same challenging position as you, the participants can keep an eye out on one another and provide strength and support when needed.
Family Involved Therapy
Education of families about how the substance use can affect families. Actual Family Therapy is done by a licensed therapist and, if needed, a referral can be done. Also, family and friends are highly encouraged to attend Al Anon or Nar Anon meetings. These free programs are held around the nation and are dedicated to providing group support to drug and alcohol addicted individuals' family and friends.
Relapse Prevention
The best way to prevent sudden relapse is to understand warning signs of addiction and factors that commonly lead to relapse. Factors vary for each person and situation, but relapse causes include emotional triggers, social situations and physical changes.
Case Management
This includes services that help in applying for, or referrals to, needed medical, social, education or other services. This can include help finding drug and alcohol free housing.
Peer Recovery Support Services
A person who has been successful in the recovery process and can assist with tasks such as setting recovery goals, developing recovery action plans, and solving problems directly related to recovery, including finding sober housing, making new friends, finding new uses of spare time, and improving one's job skills. They may also help with issues such as criminal record or physical or mental challenges.
Residential (inpatient)
These programs require you to stay at a chemical dependency facility for 24 hours a day for approximately 30 days, although that can vary based on need. In order to be admitted to a residential facility, you must first have an alcohol and drug assessment. This is usually done by an outpatient agency. The outpatient agency can help get you into a residential facility, although it may take some time (usually 1-3 months). It is best to attend outpatient services while you are waiting for a residential bed to open.
Detoxification is considered the first step in addiction recovery. It is important because it's the process that allows drugs and alcohol to leave your body. The length of your detox is determined by your specific needs, usually no longer than 7 days.
Medication Assisted Treatment (Methadone and Suboxone)
The use of medications during addiction recovery helps with reducing the painful withdrawal symptoms and reduces cravings. It is expected that the patient will participate in counseling and therapy in order to address the underlying issues. The most popular medication assisted therapies are used to treat addiction to opiates and alcohol.


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The weather across the country has been cold, cold these past few days! Hopefully we are all staying warm and safe in our homes. Below freezing temperatures means an increased risk of slipping on the ice and injuries. Many people slip and fall every year on the snow and ice, and come away unharmed. But there are those who aren't so lucky; 16,000 Americans die each year from falls, according to the National Safety Council (NSC). So, if you do have to go out in the freezing temperatures here are some tips to help you stay safe, and avoid injury:
Wear the right shoes: Sprained ankles are very common with all the snow and ice, so, make sure the shoes you wear have good traction, and a flat bottom. No high heels!
Wear bright clothing and sunglasses: It's easy to forget our sunglasses in the winter, but when it's sunny and there is snow on the ground it can be very hard to see. Also, wear clothes that others (drivers especially) can see you in if you are out walking.
Plan ahead: Make sure you give yourself ample time before leaving your house. Add an extra 5-10 minutes to your schedule so that you can walk slow and take your time on icy spots.
Avoid music and phones: When you are walking on ice and snowy areas take your headphones out and avoid talking on the phone. They can distract you from concentrating while walking on the ice and can lead to slipping.
Enter buildings slowly: Most business and buildings lay down salt to melt the ice away, but there can still be hidden patches of ice.
De-Ice your walkway: Sprinkle salt down around your home to make your mornings less slippery and dangerous.
Be cautious: Avoid running. Ice can come out of no where and can be hard to see. Make sure you always look ahead, and take your time!
Although all these steps can help decrease your chances of falling, there are no guarantees. A slip and fall can happen in just a couple seconds. Make sure to protect your head. Tuck and roll and try to avoid using your hand when falling.
If you do happen to slip this winter season, and need the help of a podiatrist, make sure to call the office of Dr. Evan Merrill. At Southern Oregon Foot & Ankle, we understand your foot health needs. Make an appointment by calling 541-776-3338, or request an appointment online.


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Karatbars Training Information For Affiliates
*It includes vital training and information so please read it in full. *Get a coffee 🙂
There is a complete Karatbars Marketing suite available.
It costs $29 per month and the first 7 days are free if you want to check it out. Banners, extra landing pages, solo ads, capture pages and much more.
Click HERE for seven days free trial.
Guarantee your Karatbars success by following these steps….
1. Know your numbers! Sales is just about ratios.
I have shown my link to hundreds of people in the past 5 weeks, 40 of these people have registered and 12 have bought packages.
10 per day is 300 per month… its about consistency.
If you have registered 1-10 people you may have sold 1 or 2 packages.
About 1 in 10 will actually purchase in the first week. If you keep in touch and show these people your success over a few weeks that will increase to 2 in 10.
MY RESULT – 12 packages sold from 40 registrations is 1 in 4 over 5 weeks.
The other 30 may never buy…. that's OK…. That's just the numbers!
100 customers enter a shop… not all of them buy… Your landing page is your shop… not everyone will buy… that's ok.
2. Finding Registrations
If you are having trouble getting registrations you are simply not asking enough people to click your link.
ANYONE can be a customer, EVERONE would like to own gold. YOUR target market is ENORMOUS!
I have never seen such a high click to registration ratio in any online business before.
This is my link… http://www.karatbars.com/landing/?s=premierteam
EVERYONE I speak to, email, skype, meet on the street gets it…
It should be saved on your desktop/smartphone etc…
3. Do you find the landing page link hard to remember… shorten it….
Use Bit.ly… its a free URL shortener… https://bitly.com/
eg ive chosen bmggold If i'm speaking to someone on the street or phone I can remember www.bit.ly/bmggold
http://bit.ly/bmggold The great thing about Bitly is you can track how many clicks it gets too 🙂
I give everyone the chance to say no.
Remember… You do not have to do any selling! The video on the landing page does the work.
4. I have also found a FREE place with 1000's of warm leads for you…
IBO Toolbox has tens of thousands of people looking for an opportunity like Karatbars..
Have you registered yet? Have you logged in every day and asked at least 10 people to look at your page? Have you written a short press release?
Don't forget 90% of people will say not interested… that's ok… 10% will like Karatbars and register.
**This week I have tried Facebook ads, £20 – zero result, Adhitprofits banner ads $50 spent.. zero results. adclickexpress $10 zero.
If I find something better than IBO I will be the first to let you know. 🙂
IBO Toolbox is FREE and gets me results every week. Why look anywhere else online.
5. Remember your product! You are selling 24karat Currency Grade gold and at the best price I can find anywhere. It is stored free or delivered for €13.50 / €18.50
You have a brilliant unique product so don't loose sight of that fact. How big is your market size?
1 Gram is €49
2.5 grams is 108 or €43 per gram
5gram card is €194.55 or €38.91 per gram
Put an advert on Ebay, Gumtree… You have a brilliant product and once people become customers they WILL become affiliates by default… Customers will tell their friends. And you earn from all your customers purchases.
100 Customers saving 1 gram each per week will earn you over €700 per month!
Karatbars Training
3. Daily Checklist – What should you do every day. (Print this off and stick it to your laptop)
1. Have I logged in and know my gold prices for the day.
2. Have I checked www.onlinecompanyreview.com for any updates, banners, links, training.
3. Have I asked 5-10 people to click my link. online/offline
4. Have I called (not emailed) anyone who has registered in my team and introduced myself. (if your referrals have questions I am happy to speak to them for you too) **Use skype for free / cheap calls.
5. Have I placed 1 advert per day on Gumtree/Ebay/Loot/local paper
Affiliate advert: "Distributors Wanted – Proven Profitable Franchise – Low cost and includes full support & training. Please call 07511 650 427
Customer advert: "24 Karat Currency Grade Gold For Sale. 1 Gram €49 , 2.5 Gram €43 , 5 Gram €39 etc… Please contact 07511 650 427"
(No mention of Karatbars and no emailing… you want to actually speak to people)
6. Have I watched at least 1 webinar this week? www.karatbarswebinar.com 5pm UK time.
7. If stuck have I called/emailed Brian and asked for help?
The most important things of all are….
*Have you made the decision to actually do this?
*Have you committed yourself to the 12 week plan?
*Have you dedicated 30 minutes per day to make this work?
*Have you decided that… Yes… I will find two people per week for 12 weeks…
I'm on week 5 and I have made over €800 so far… 🙂 Just because I made the decision 5 weeks ago.
If you start today you will have completed your task by 5th December.
There is nothing in this email that will cost you any money to do, (except maybe an ebay/paper advert and an optional marketing suite)
The only think you need to do is set aside 30 minutes per day to complete your checklist.
That's all for this update…. If you need so extra inspiration please have a look at these 5 short videos… They are from a trainer called Eric Worre….
I've followed him for years and he knows how to get you in the right frame of mind…
Until next week….
Brian McGinty
Email: email@example.com
Tel: 0044 75 11 650 427
Freephone: 0800 0488 131


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Filmmakers Rejoice: Kodak's 'Super 8' Camera Returns
Put down the Polaroid camera and hold onto that ironic manbun you've been growing for the past year, because everything retro is new again. Fresh off another reboot of a cult 90s show (what's good Fuller House?), famed camera maker Kodak is bringing the charm of its vintage Super 8 cameras to the future with the help of Swiss designer Yves Béhar. This reboot of the iconic camera is retaining a lot of the retro design elements, but updating it with a few modern flares—just don't call it old school.
"This is not a retro design job. I was not interested in being directly inspired in what was done back then," Béhar explained. "The reason it looks retro is the size and the mechanical restraint of using a [film] cartridge."
In addition to steel and metal building materials, the biggest change is a LCD screen that'll let you watch the footage as it's being recorded, instead of hours later like an '80s plebian. The Kodak Super 8 Revival Initiative may sound like a plan concocted by superheroes, but it's being called a fresh new "ecosystem" for film—and we can see why. Super 8 is one of the most iconic film cameras of all time– it's had an on-and-off love affair with Hollywood's directorial elite for so long it would make Nicholas Sparks blush.
First introduced in 1965 and then reintroduced with the ability to record sound in '73, the Super 8 is the camera responsible for some of today's biggest directors. Everyone from Steven Spielberg and JJ Abrams to David Fincher and Christopher Nolan owe their origins to the homemade movies they created as kids with their Super 8s. It was actually the films made by Steven Spielberg on his camera that inspired JJ Abrams to wow audiences with his own film at only 15 years old. Yes, you can now thank Super 8 cameras for giving the director of the biggest movie in the world a platform to explore filmmaking.
This same camera format led Michael Bay to light his room on fire filming a scene for a movie, gave Tim Burton the inspiration to create one of his first short films, called The Stalk of the Celery Monster, and won Peter Jackson a filmmaking prize when he was 15. To put it lightly, it's been around more than that relative in your family who has a new child every year.
The Kodak reboot just debuted at CES, so it's not going to be hitting shelves until September, when it'll sell for around $400. That gives you enough time to start saving up those dollars you were going to spend on pizza slices, and write the script to your dream short film.
Stay tuned to Milk for more camera coverage.
Images and video via Paramount Pictures, Kodak, and YouTube.