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Crikey! Our favourite popstars' CVs sure do put ours to shame, don't they?
Not only are they winning awards left, right and centre for their absolute pop belters, but they're also delving into the worlds of acting, modelling, writing and, even, activism – what bosses!
Recently we've been thinking about which popstars would star in a film adaption of a summer read that we've been talking about non-stop on the site.
The book's called 'After The Fire' and if you only pick-up one novel this year, make sure it's this one.
'After The Fire' is written by the thrill-master himself, Will Hill. It's an absolute page-turner and we think it needs to be turned into a film pronto.
The story follows Moonbeam and her life in a fenced-off community that's led by a corrupted leader called Father John – it's as dark and sinister as it sounds and is loosely based on the massacre that took place during The Waco siege in 1995.
But who would star in an on-screen adaption of the book? Well, we decided to ask Will, himself. After all he knows these characters better than anyone.
Oh and spoiler alert: his dream cast includes one of our fave singers. She's not like 'Most Girls' and, has teached us the importance of loving yourself… You know who we're talking about.
This is Will Hill's dream cast for an 'After The Fire' movie.
Moonbeam – Hailee Steinfeld
Will: Moonbeam is the heart of 'After The Fire'. The entire novel is told from her POV, and we see the world of the story exclusively through her eyes – so whoever played her would be in almost every scene.
She's the character I'm most proud of – she's brave, and smart, and more resilient than she realises, even after everything that has happened to her – and I'm fiercely protective of her.
It would take someone amazing to do her justice. Luckily, Hailee Steinfeld was brilliant in 'True Grit', brilliant in 'Pitch Perfect 2', and even more brilliant in 'The Edge Of Seventeen'.
Honey – Amandla Stenberg
Will: Honey needs to radiate intelligence and self-sufficiency, despite the terrible things she's seen and endured throughout her childhood at the Base (the compound where the story is set). She's cleverer than even Moonbeam realises, and more than capable of looking after herself and the people she cares about.
Amandla Stenberg was scene-stealingly good in the first 'Hunger Games', and if the rumours about her starring in the adaptation of 'The Hate U Give' are true, I'll be there on opening day.
Luke – Ansel Elgort
Will: Maybe the most difficult character in the novel to play – broken almost beyond repair, and full of zealous faith in the cult he was raised in. Ansel Elgort was fantastic in 'The Fault In Our Stars', and it would be great to see him take on something darker (the amazing-looking 'Baby Driver' looks like it's going to be a departure for him, if the trailer is anything to go by) – I'm sure he would be amazing as Luke, who often shifts from calm and seemingly in control to terrifyingly unhinged in the space of a single scene.
Nate – Chris Hemsworth
Will: Arguably Moonbeam's closest friend inside the cult she has grown up in, and the subject of a crush that she knows is destined to go unrequited. Hemsworth is (undeniably, objectively) hot, has shown huge charm and humour in the 'Thor' and 'The Avengers' movies, and has tackled more serious parts in 'In The Heart Of the Sea' and 'Blackhat'. He would be perfect as Nate.
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Father John – Matthew McConaughey
Will: Possibly the most vital part in the whole movie. As the leader of the cult that is central to 'After The Fire', whoever played Father John would need to have enormous charisma as well as the cruelty and the arrogance to use his followers' faith in him to his advantage – if you didn't believe in him, the whole movie would fall apart.
Matthew McConaughey always had the charm, but his performances in 'Magic Mike' and 'Killer Joe' demonstrated that he's more than capable of going dark. And – as an extra bonus – he's from Texas, where 'After The Fire' is set.
Moonbeam's Mother – Amy Adams
Will: This is a complicated, difficult character – a woman struggling with her own decisions and terrified of a future she can't control, as much as she wants to – and it would take a fantastic actress to portray her.
Amy Adams has basically been brilliant in everything (especially 'Enchanted' and 'Arrival') and has already played the wife of a cult leader in 'The Master' – it would be great to see her take on the other side of the coin.
Agent Carlyle – Idris Elba
Will: Firstly, there are very few things that wouldn't be better if they had Idris Elba in them. Secondly, I can't think of anyone who Moonbeam would feel better about having on her side as she tries to make it through the days and weeks after the fire that burns down her whole world.
Agent Carlyle is intimidating and no-nonsense, but also kind and generous, with emotions that are never far below the surface. I can't think of anyone better to play him.
Doctor Hernandez – Diego Luna
Will: I loved Diego Luna in 'Rogue One', and he was who I was picturing as I wrote Doctor Hernandez. He might be a tiny bit too handsome, but this is the movies, so I'm going with it. More importantly, he's a fantastic actor, and he'd need to be – Doctor Hernandez is vital to Moonbeam's story, acting as both her guide through the trauma she has suffered and her protector against the authorities who want to know what really happened during the fire…
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V-locity® customers may wonder, "How many VMs do I need to install V-locity on for optimal results? What kind of benefits will I see with V-locity on one or two VMs versus all the VMs on a host?"
As a refresher…
It is true that V-locity will likely provide significant benefit on that one VM. It may even be extraordinary. But loading V-locity on just one VM on a host with sometimes dozens of VMs won't give you the biggest bang for your buck. V-locity includes many technologies that address storage performance issues in an extremely intelligent manner. Part of the underlying design is to learn about the specific loads your system has and intelligently adapt to each specific environment presented to it. That's why we created V-locity especially for virtual environments in the first place.
As you have experienced, the beauty of V-locity is its ability to deal with the I/O Blender Effect. When there are multiple VMs on a host, or multiple hosts with VMs that use the same back-end storage system (e.g., a SAN) a "blender" effect occurs when all these VMs are sending I/O requests up and down the stack. As you can guess, it can create huge performance bottlenecks. In fact, perhaps the most significant issue that virtualized environments face is the fact that there are MANY performance chokepoints in the ecosystem, especially the storage subsystem. These chokepoints are robbing 30-50% of your throughput. This is the dark side of virtualized systems.
Look at it this way. VM "A" may have different resource requirements than VM "B" and so on. Besides performing different tasks with different workloads, they may have different peak usage periods. What happens when those peaks overlap? Worse yet, what happens if several of your VMs have very similar resource requirements and workloads that constantly overlap?
The answer is that the I/O Blender Effect takes over and now VM "A" is competing directly with VM "B" and VM "C" and so on. The blender pours all those resource desires into a funnel, creating bottlenecks with unpredictable performance results. What is predictable is that performance will suffer, and likely a LOT.
V-locity was designed from the ground up to intelligently deal with these core issues. The guiding question in front of us as it was being designed and engineered, was:
Given your workload and resources, how can V-locity help you overcome the I/O Blender Effect?
By making sure that V-locity will adapt to your specific workload and having studied what kinds of I/Os amplify the I/O Blender Effect, we were able to add intelligence to specifically go after those I/Os. We take a global view. We aren't limited to a specific application or workload. While we do have technologies that shine under certain workloads, such as transactional SQL applications, our goal is to optimize the entire ecosystem. That's the only way to overcome the I/O Blender Effect.
So, while we can indeed give you great gains on a single VM, V-locity truly gets to shine and show off its purpose when it can intelligently deal with the chokepoints that create the I/O Blender Effect. That means you should add V-locity to ALL your VMs. With our no-reboot installation and a V-locity Management Console, it's fast and easy to cover and manage your environment.
If you have V-locity on all the VMs on your host(s), let us know how it is going! If you don't yet, contact your account manager who can get you set up!
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We just completed our 5th annual I/O Performance Survey that was conducted with 906 IT Professionals. This is the industry's largest study of its kind and the research highlights the latest trends in applications that are driving performance demands and how IT Professionals are responding.
I/O Growth Continues to Outpace Expectations
The results show that organizations are struggling to get the full lifecycle from their backend storage as the growth of I/O continues to outpace expectations. The research also shows that IT Pros continue to struggle with user complaints related to sluggish performance from their I/O intensive applications, especially citing MS-SQL applications.
Comprehensive Research Data
The survey consists of 27 detailed questions designed to identify the impact of I/O growth in the modern IT environment. In addition to multiple choice questions, the survey included optional open responses, allowing a respondent to provide commentary on why they selected a particular answer. All the individual responses have been included to help readers dive deeply on any question. The full report is available at https://learn.condusiv.com/2019-IO-Performance-Study.html
Summary of Key Findings
1. I/O Performance is important to IT Pros: The vast majority of IT Pros consider I/O Performance an important part of their job responsibilities. Over a third of these note that growth of I/O from applications is outpacing the useful lifecycle they expect from their underlying storage.
2. Application performance is suffering: Half of the IT Pros responsible for I/O performance cite they currently have applications that are tough to support from a systems performance standpoint. The toughest applications stated were: SQL, SAP, Custom/Proprietary apps, Oracle, ERP, Exchange, Database, Data Warehouse, Dynamics, SharePoint, and EMR/EHR. See page 20 for a word cloud graphic.
3. SQL is the top troublesome application: The survey confirms that SQL databases are the top business critical application platform and is also the environment that generates the most storage I/O traffic. Nearly a third of the IT Pros responsible for I/O performance state that they are currently experiencing staff/customer complaints due to sluggish applications running on SQL.
4. Buying hardware has not solved the performance problems: Nearly three-fourths of IT Pros have added new hardware to improve I/O performance. They have purchased new servers with more cores, new all-flash arrays, new hybrid arrays, server-side SSDs, etc. and yet they still have concerns. In fact, a third have performance concerns that are preventing them from scaling their virtualized infrastructures.
5. Still planning to buy hardware: About three-fourths of IT Pros are still planning to continue to invest in hardware to improve I/O performance.
6. Lack of awareness: Over half of respondents were unaware of the fact that Windows write inefficiencies generate increasingly smaller writes and reads that dampen performance and that this is a software problem that is not solved by adding new hardware.
7. Improve performance via software to avoid expensive hardware purchase: The vast majority of respondents felt it would be urgent/important to improve the performance of their applications via an inexpensive I/O reduction software and avoid an expensive forklift upgrade to their compute, network or storage layers.
Most Difficult to Support Applications
Below is a word cloud representing hundreds of answers to visually show the application environments IT Pros are having the most trouble to support from a performance standpoint. I think you can see the big ones that pop out!
The full report is available at https://learn.condusiv.com/2019-IO-Performance-Study.html
The Simple Software Answer
As much as organizations continue to reactively respond to performance challenges by purchasing expensive new server and storage hardware, our V-locity® I/O reduction software offers a far more efficient path by guaranteeing to solve the toughest application performance challenges on I/O intensive systems like MS-SQL. This means organizations are able to offload 50% of I/O traffic from storage that is nothing but mere noise chewing up IOPS and dampening performance. As soon as we open up 50% of that bandwidth to storage, sluggish performance disappears and now there's far more storage IOPS to be used for other things.
In just 2 minutes, learn more about how V-locity I/O reduction software eliminates the two big I/O inefficiencies in a virtual environment 2-min Video: Condusiv® I/O Reduction Software Overview
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When the New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority decided to better support their users by moving away from using physical PCs and migrating to a virtual desktop infrastructure, the challenge was to ensure the fastest possible user experience from their Horizon View VDI implementation.
"Anytime an organization starts talking about VDI, the immediate concern in the IT shop is how well we will be able to support it from a performance standpoint to ensure a pristine end user experience. Although supported by EMC VNXe flash storage with high IOPS, one of our primary concerns had to do with Windows write inefficiencies that chews up a large percentage of flash IOPS unnecessarily. When you're rolling out a VDI initiative, the one thing you can't afford to waste is IOPS," said Joseph Navarrete, CIO, MFA.
After Joseph turned to Condusiv's "Set-It-and-Forget-It®" V-locity® I/O reduction software and bumped up the memory allocation for his VDI instances, V-locity was able to offload 40% of I/O from storage resulting in a much faster VDI experience to his users. When he demo'd V-locity on his MS-SQL server instances, V-locity eliminated 39% of his read I/O traffic from storage due to DRAM read caching and another 40% of write I/O operations by solving Windows write inefficiencies at the source.
After seeing the performance boost and increased efficiency to his hardware stack, Joseph ensured V-locity was running across all his systems like MS-Exchange, SharePoint, and more.
"With V-locity I/O reduction software running on our VDI instances, users no longer have to wait extra time. The same is now true for our other mission critical applications like MS-SQL. The dashboard within the V-locity UI provides all the necessary analytics about our environment and view into what the software is actually doing for us. The fact that all of this runs quietly in the background with near-zero overhead impact and no longer requires a reboot to install or upgrade makes the software truly "set and forget," said Navarrete.
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Condusiv V-locity Introduction
Whether running SQL in a physical or virtualized environment, most SQL DBAs would welcome faster storage at a reasonable price.
The V-locity® software from Condusiv® Technologies is designed to provide exactly that, but using the storage hardware that you already own. It doesn't matter if you have direct attached disks, if you're running a tiered SAN, have a tray of SSD storage or are fortunate enough to have an all-flash array; that storage layer can be a limiting factor to your SQL Server database productivity.
The V-locity software reduces the amount of storage I/O traffic that has to go out and be processed by the disk storage layer, and streamlines or optimizes the data which does have to still go out to disk.
The net result is that SQL can typically get more transactions completed in the same amount of time, quite simply because on average, it's not having to wait so much on the storage before being able to get on with its next transaction.
V-locity can be downloaded and installed without any disruption to live SQL servers. No SQL code changes are required and no reboots. Just install and typically you'll start seeing results in just a few minutes.
Before we take a more in-depth look at that, I would like to briefly mention that last year, the V-locity software was awarded the Microsoft SQL Server I/O Reliability Certification. This means that whilst providing faster storage access, V-locity didn't adversely affect the required and recommended behaviors that an I/O subsystem must provide for SQL Server, as defined by Microsoft themselves.
Microsoft ran tests for this in Azure, with SQL 2016, and used HammerDB to generate an online transaction processing type workload. Not only was V-locity able to jump through all the hoops necessary to achieve the certification, but it was also able to show an increase of about 30% more SQL transactions in the same amount of time.
In this test, that meant roughly 30% more orders processed.
They probably could have processed more too, if they had allowed V-locity a slightly larger RAM cache size.
To get more information, including best practise for running V-locity on MS SQL servers, easy ways to validate results, customer case studies and more, click here for the full article on LinkedIn.
If you simply want to try V-locity, click here for a free trial.
Use the V-locity software to not only identify those servers that cause storage I/O issues, but fix those issues at the same time.
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Before discovering Diskeeper®, Cultech Limited experienced sluggish ERP and SQL performance, unnecessary downtime, and lost valuable hours each day troubleshooting issues related to Windows write inefficiencies.
As an internationally recognized innovator and premium quality manufacturer within the nutritional supplement industry, the usual troubleshooting approaches just weren't cutting it. "We were running a very demanding ERP system on legacy servers and network. A hardware refresh was the first step in troubleshooting our issues. As much as we did see some improvement, it did not solve the daily breakdowns associated with our Sage ERP," said Rob, IT Manager, Cultech Limited.
After upgrading the network and replacing ERP and SQL servers and not seeing much improvement, Rob further dug into troubleshooting approaches and SQL optimizations. With months of troubleshooting and SQL optimizations and no relief, Rob continued to research and find a way to improve performance issues, knowing that Cultech could not continue to interrupt productivity multiple times a day to fix corrupted records. As Rob explains, "I was on support calls with Sage literally day and night to solve issues that occurred daily. Files would not write properly to the database, and I would have to go through the tedious process of getting all users to logout of Sage then manually correct the problem – a 25-min exercise. That might not be a big deal every so often, but I found myself doing this 3-4 times a day at times."
In doing his research, Rob found Condusiv's® Diskeeper Server and decided to give it a try after reading customer testimonials on how it had solved similar performance issues. To Cultech's surprise, after just 24-hours of being installed, they were no longer calling Sage support. "I installed Diskeeper and crossed my fingers, hoping it would solve at least some of our problems. It didn't just solve some problems, it solved all of our problems. I was calling Sage support daily then suddenly I wasn't calling them at all," said Rob. Problems that Rob was having to fix outside of production hours had been solved thanks to Diskeeper's ability to prevent fragmentation from occurring. And in addition to recouping hours a day of downtime during production hours, Cultech was now able to focus this time and energy on innovation and producing quality products.
"Now that we have Diskeeper optimizing our Sage servers and SQL servers, we have it running on our other key systems to ensure peak performance and optimum reliability. Instead of considering Windows write inefficiencies as a culprit after trying all else, I would encourage administrators to think of it first," said Rob.
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As painful as it can be, sometimes you need to say no to a placement. Believe me, you're going to bargain with yourself, try to convince yourself that you can do it all. You can rearrange the bedrooms. You can get your sister-in-law to come over after work to help you while you're figuring out the new routine. You can convince the oldest of your kids that they really want to do those extra chores so you have more time to focus on the new baby (yeah, okay). But you can't. As much as you think you can do all those things, sometimes you just can't.
Trying to make all of these things work just isn't good for anyone. Everyone has a limit, and yours might be three, five, or seven kids. Sometimes your limit is put in place by D.S.S. because you can only fit so many beds in your house. Sometimes your limit is put in place by you, because really, no one is perfect, and no one can handle it all. Why would you want to take in another child and try to make things work, when it would be better for everyone if you just said no? If you really step back from the situation and think about it, isn't it better for the child in question if they go to a foster home where they will have more time and attention focused on them, instead of being placed in a house where it's just too crazy already? It definitely hurts when you have to say no to a placement, but sometimes you have no other choice.
If you need to say no to a placement, you'll probably end up thinking about the child nonstop for a while. Are they okay in the home in which they were eventually placed? Could you have done anything differently in order to accommodate them in your own home? It's alright to think about them, and to wonder where they've ended up. But no, you couldn't have done anything differently. Sometimes you just need to turn down a placement. Sometimes the situation is just out of your control, and you need to remember to do what's best for the child and your family. Being a foster parent means making the difficult choices, no matter what those choices may be.
Thank you so much for your continued support! I look forward to sharing more stories about my experience with foster care, and hopefully hearing from readers who have questions or similar stories to share. I'm always willing to answer questions and hear about other experiences! Please don't forget to like and share my Facebook author page as well!
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My family has been doing foster care since I was three years old. I'm the only biological child in my family, though I now have five permanent siblings. Having nineteen siblings over the course of my lifetime has been an incredible experience, and I'm hoping that by sharing some of the ups and downs of being the only bio kid in a foster family, other foster families or people looking into doing foster care will be able to learn a bit of what life can be like. I also like to share what life is like on my journey to becoming a published author, as well as where my schooling and career choice are taking me.
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I had a fun session with this family of four. They are new to the Atlanta area and saw my work in the Shoppe of Vinings. The boys are a true delight – and the youngest is the master of silly faces. Mom and Dad were great – and have been married for 14 years! I love that!
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One of the TV shows I'm following this year is the dystopian drama The 100. Recently the death of a queer character on the show prompted members of the LGBTQ+ community to launch a campaign to influence TV producers to create better representations of LGBTQ+ folks. Today I discovered a great article about why media portrayals of members of minority communities matter. Among other things, the author argues:
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12th Street LTC FAQ
How do we register?
Register participants, families, and volunteers online @ www.12thstreetchurchofchrist.com/ltc. You'll receive a copy of your registration and balance via email.
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- Family rooms, with two queen beds and a sleeper sofa, are $110 per night. Max occupancy is 5.
- With parent permission and supervision, high school students may stay together on Friday & Saturday nights for $55 per student.
- Van riders must bring money for meals while traveling to and from Dallas.
- Optional family t-shirts ($10 each) are not included.
- Your balance will be emailed to you prior to the due date.
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- Youth group members who sign up for the van during participant registration are guaranteed a seat. Remaining seats are available on a first-come first-served basis.
- Be sure to take money to eat while traveling to and from Dallas.
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Can we get the discounted LTC rate for Thursday night, too?
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Where is the LTC convention held?
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Where is 12th Street's hospitality room?
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What are 12th Street's plans for Saturday night?
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Get directions to the Grapevine Church of Christ below.
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Where can I find the event rules?
See links to event rules @ www.12thstreetchurchofchrist.com/ltc.
How can I receive official 12th Street LTC communications?
Join the Remind group by texting @12thltc to 81010 or go to rmd.at/12thltc
Does LTC offer college scholarships?
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This year's NFL draft was one to remember. The players were the ones who were drawn by thirty-two NFL teams. The NFL draft drafts players from colleges and universities all over the United States. The draft began at 6:00 pm in Arlington, Texas at AT&T Stadium on Thursday, April 26 through Saturday, April 28, 2018. This year's draft was the 83rd annual draft with 256 players who were drafted.
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|Restaurants have been busy at Disney Springs this summer and restaurants will be busy again over Christmas. But what happens next month when high season ends and there are all these new restaurant tables that weren't there a year or so ago?
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We invite prospective students to come and spend the day on campus with one of our current students. Shadow visits give students a chance to see what a typical school day is like as they sit in on classes and interact with our students and teachers. We offer these visits on most Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays throughout the school year. Schedule your Shadow Visit below.
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Saint John's hosts an open houses each fall for prospective student families.
You are invited to attend an open house at Saint John's Catholic Prep on in November 2020. The open house is a wonderful way for prospective students and their families to experience the school's community, meet students, faculty, and staff and learn more about a faith-based, college prep education. There will be student-led tours of the campus as well as admissions and financial assistance information available. Saint John's is a Catholic, coeducational, college preparatory high school located at 3989 Buckeystown Pike in Buckeystown, Maryland.
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Tri Color LED
A Tri Color LED is an LED that can light up into two different colors depending on where current flows to on the LED. A typical LED can only light up to one color. For example, a red LED can emit only a red light. A green LED can emit only a green light. However, with a tri color LED, two different colors can be lit with the same LED.
Tri color LEDs come in either 2 or 3 pins or terminals.
Below is the schematic for a 2 terminal tri color LED:
2 Terminal Tri Color LED
In the 2 terminal type, the LEDs are connected anode to cathode. Which LED lights depends on which terminal is made positive. If positive voltage is supplied to the green anode, the LED lights green. If positive voltage is supplied to the red anode, the LED lights red.
The other type is the 3 terminal tri color LED. Below is a schematic for it:
3 Terminal Tri Color LED
In the 3 terminal tri color LEDs, the LEDs have a common ground or cathode. A positive voltage applied to either of the other two wires is used to light the corresponding LED. In order to light the green LED, current from the circuit (a few milliamperes) must be made to flow into the green anode. In this setup, the circuit will light green light. In order to light the red LED, current from the circuit (a few milliamperes) must be made to flow into the red anode. While lighting one anode, the other anode should be kept open, meaning no current should go into it.
A tri color LED is useful as an indicator. It can indicate the mode in which an electronic device is operating. For example, on a digital camera, a tri color LED may glow red when it is in recording mode and green when it is in play mode.


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text: Literacy and numeracy strategy Page ContentSupporting the work you do in the classroom, and at your school, to improve literacy and numeracy. On this page The strategy Middle years literacy and numeracy support initiative Explicit reporting of literacy and numeracy About literacy and numeracy in Victoria Literacy and numeracy strategy background The strategyLiteracy and numeracy strategy Literacy and numeracy strategy pdf 3.02mbLiteracy and numeracy strategy docx 3.82mbThe Literacy and Numeracy Strategy Phase 2: Achieving Excellence and Equity in Literacy and Numeracy was released in June 2018. It includes:key actions for schools and regions to improve teaching and learning of literacy and numeracyinformation about new resourcesinformation about professional learning for primary and secondary schools.The strategy was developed and will be implemented in collaboration with school leaders and teachers, literacy and numeracy experts and other key stakeholders.Middle years literacy and numeracy support initiativeThe government is investing $183 million in the middle years literacy and numeracy support initiative. The initiative gives intensive teaching support to secondary students in years 8 to 10 who are at risk of finishing school without the literacy and numeracy skills they need for future work or study.This initiative will give students additional teaching support to improve their literacy and numeracy, building on the hard work that schools are already doing to improve literacy and numeracy outcomes for all students. This additional teaching support will be provided by:literacy or numeracy improvement teachers. These are existing teachers who will be provided time-release to support students in their school and to work with other teachers to improve the literacy and numeracy of all students at their schoolnetwork literacy or numeracy teachers. These are a new workforce of teachers that will support students across a cluster of government secondary schools. More information about the middle years literacy and numeracy support initiative (docx - 117.22kb). Middle years literacy and numeracy support initiative case study resources for teachers and school leaders. Explicit reporting of literacy and numeracyExplicit reporting of literacy and numeracy attainment will be introduced from 2021. It will give school leavers clear information about their literacy and numeracy attainment.Students completing the Victoria Certificate of Education (VCE) or Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) will receive information about whether they have demonstrated or exceeded literacy and numeracy standards. The standards are what is typically expected of those entering the workforce from school. This information will be given as part of their senior secondary qualifications.In order to report more clearly on school leavers' literacy and numeracy attainment levels, the existing general achievement test (GAT) will be modified. It will enable clear, explicit information about the standard of both literacy and numeracy attainment. From 2021, all VCE and VCAL students will be expected to sit the modified GAT. More information about explicit reporting of literacy and numeracy (docx - 110.63kb).Revised school leaders' guideA school leaders' guide to improving literacy and numeracy outcomes was released in August 2018. The guide uses the FISO improvement cycle to suggest a series of approaches that school leaders can take to implement each of the key actions identified in the literacy and numeracy strategy phase 2. These include approaches for all primary, secondary and specialist schools, plus additional approaches specifically for secondary schools (Years 7-10).School leaders are encouraged to adapt and tailor the approaches depending on the context of their schools, students and communities.The revised guide also identifies resources that for school leaders can draw on in implementing these approaches.A school leaders' guide to improving literacy and numeracy outcomes A school leaders' guide to improving literacy and numeracy outcomes pdf 968kbA school leaders' guide to improving literacy and numeracy outcomes docx 1.16mbAbout literacy and numeracy in VictoriaThe Victorian Government has committed to making Victoria the Education State. The literacy and numeracy strategy is a framework to bring together existing and new resources to achieve excellence and equity in literacy and numeracy outcomes for all students.Literacy and numeracy are the foundational skills that our children and young people will require to be flourishing lifelong participants in education, employment and the community.This is why excellence in literacy and numeracy is at the forefront of the Education State targets, to improve outcomes for every student, in every classroom, in every school, regardless of their starting point. Education State targets:By 2020 for Year 5 and 2025 for Year 9, 25 per cent more students will be reaching the highest levels of achievement in reading and maths.By 2025, there will be a 15% reduction in the size of the gap in average achievement between disadvantaged and other students in Year 5 and Year 9.Excellence in reading and numeracy is measured using the National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN).To ensure Victoria meets the ambitious Education State Targets, the Victorian Government has committed over $22.1 million in the 2018-19 Budget to support our teachers and schools to improve the teaching and learning of literacy and numeracy.For younger children, literacy and numeracy are embedded across several outcomes in the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework (VEYLDF ). The VEYLDF supports all early childhood professionals to work with families to advance children's learning, from birth to eight years. For Victorian schools, literacy and numeracy are a fundamental part of the Victorian Curriculum F-10 – across all learning areas, and through skills such as problem solving, logical thinking and creativity.Literacy and numeracy strategy backgroundBuilding on the foundations of the Education State – including record levels of equity funding, new regional support, and programs to address disadvantage and disengagement, the strategy sets out to support system-wide excellence and equity in literacy and numeracy. We will achieve this through: a deeper understanding of individual student capabilities and needsthe provision of evidence-based guides and professional development extra tailored support for schools.This work recognises the excellent work already being done across Victoria's government school system, and provides more support for the people who do it – our hardworking and professional teachers and principals.For more information, see: Victorian literacy portal Victorian numeracy portal At a glance literacy and numeracy teaching resources (pdf - 241kb) At a glance literacy and numeracy teaching resources (docx - 577kb)


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Jim Milford, whose demotion last year prompted a small uproar among his fans in the community, has his old job back.
Officer Milford is once again Sgt. Milford - his position before police administrators took away his stripes in May 1994.
Police ruled that Milford acted improperly when he arrested a 16-year-old who had a fight with Milford's teen-age son. Police investigators said Milford orchestrated a mission to carry out retribution against the teen, violating a department policy that forbids officers from getting professionally involved in cases involving family members.
Milford said the arrest was unrelated to the fight with his son.
Milford's demotion sparked an outpouring from residents who described Milford as a dedicated officer who spent his free time coaching youth sports leagues and counseling wayward teens.
In July 1994, another parent filed an unrelated complaint against Milford, claiming he used unnecessary force and profanity during the arrest of 21-year-old and a 19-year-old at a house party.
Police by law cannot confirm the existence of an internal complaint until it is over, and so far no such complaint has been completed by internal investigators, Sgt. Richard Smith said.
Whether Milford's history was considered in his promotion is a question that can be answered only by Chief Roy Arigo, said department spokesman Sgt. Jeff Maslan. Arigo did not return calls to his office.
Milford said on Monday that he was pleased to be back on the job as sergeant.


text: Catherine Kirwan grew up on a farm in the parish of Fews, County Waterford. She studied law at UCC and lives in Cork where she works as a solicitor. Darkest Truth is her first novel. Like Catherine Kirwan, the protagonist of her first novel, Darkest Truth, is a solicitor working in Cork. This crime novel focuses on the investigation of the mysterious death of a young woman, linking back to the most famous film director in Ireland.


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FOUR parents with children at St David's Bonda High School in Manicaland, have approached the High Court seeking an order compelling the Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) to release the 2017 Ordinary Level results, which were withdrawn over cheating allegations.
In their application — filed on Friday, the parents Mike Velah, Albert Nyamuronda, Joseph Kurai Pedzayi and Brenda Hatinahama — argued that their children required the results to enrol for A-Level.
They cited Primary and Secondary Education minister Paul Mavima and Zimsec as respondents.
The matter is yet to be set down for hearing.
The parents said the decision by Zimsec to cancel their children's results over an alleged leaked Maths Paper 1 question paper, was in violation of the country's Constitution, adding the authorities had no evidence to substantiate their claims.
"The applicants are due for enrolment to A-Level classes by March 7, 2018 and their results are a pre-requisite for their selection. The continuous holding of their results by the second respondent would mean a missed opportunity for enrolment for advanced level."
One of the affected parents, Velah, said he was informed that the results had been withheld when he went to collect them.
"I was informed that the results had been withheld for examination fraud and malpractices. I was handed over a document titled: Re: Examination malpractice dated November 8, 2017 which had details of the allegations. The allegations on the document referred are that the applicant (his daughter) with second to fourth applicants (minors) had been caught by the teachers on October 17, 2017 with questions and pre-written answers of the actual 2017 mathematics examination paper 4030/01," he said.
"It further alleges that she and second to fourth applicants had premature access to the examination questions via social media platforms and did not deny the allegations.
The results of the first to the fourth applicants were, therefore, all withheld for allegedly cheating the mathematics exam paper."
Velah said upon probing his daughter over the allegations she said she was never caught cheating in any of her examinations and was never found in possession of any examination question and – answers to the mathematics examination.
She further highlighted to him that the questions she revised with her colleagues as per the norm were past exam papers and external question papers and questions of all types they anticipated would come in any examination.
"She did not at any point admit that she had cheated in any examination and the child had no cellphone all her entire school term and also during this examination period. No cellphone was recovered from her and no questions and prewritten answers were found on her person," Velah said.
The other parents said they associated themselves with Velah's submissions.


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I am entering a fun time with this project. I say this because with the completion of the face frame comes a better understanding of what this built-in will look like.
The interior of the visible part of the built-in; the top section is made from red oak plywood. I selected this material for a few reasons, but chief among them is the cost savings. I could get all the wood I needed for about $50.00.
Using red oak plywood for the interior of the top was not my first choice. I had envisioned plain sawn red oak for this, because the grain would look better, enough material to do this was going to be more than double what the oak plywood cost. And, much of the interior of the upper box would be hidden by towels and other stuff. I did decided to utilize quarter-sawn red oak for the face frame as well as the drawer fronts. And I went to Woodcraft to buy this.
I picked out a nice piece of quarter-sawn red oak with a lot of rays in it. The board came surfaced on the two faces, but the edges were rough, so the first thing to do was to rough cut it to length and then to joint one edge straight.
It is critical at this point for me to get organized on exactly where the cross pieces will go. Remember that the plans are drawn full size on the bathroom wall where this built-in will reside. So, I take the left pieces and mark the location of each cross piece then transfer these marks to the right side. I then measure how far apart they need to be, marking this on the upper and lower boxes. I then ran out of time. I plan to add beads to the inside of the face frame, so the burn marks you see will be covered up. I am having major issues with my jointer right now.
We'll see how much of this I can get completed during the week. I hope to have the face frame completed and attached by this time next week.
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Delta Air Lines Becomes Launch Operator of ATMOSPHÈRE Cabin with New Order for 20 Bombardier CRJ900
20 June 2018
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced today that Delta Air Lines, Inc. of Atlanta, Georgia (Delta Air Lines) has signed a firm purchase agreement for 20 CRJ900 aircraft – becoming the launch operator of the new ATMOSPHÈRE cabin for CRJ Series regional jets.
Based on the list price for the CRJ900 aircraft, the firm order is valued at approximately US$961 million.
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There's also a smaller room for youngsters that are still crawling. A form of playground referred to as a playscape can offer children with the required feeling of ownership that Moore describes above. Many parents, actually, think of our indoor playground for a mini-vacation of sorts.
Each Rainbow Swing Set has a selection of accessories and an adventure with each step. Families can either pay-per attraction or purchase an unlimited ride pass. To start with, it's fun to visit us.
Certain inflatables may have height restrictions, so make sure to call ahead for particular information. Your children will be able to find a space shuttle, and hundreds of different airplanes. Each climbing gym is one of the largest in the nation, with a lot of climbing for every age and ability level.
Safety efforts sometimes paradoxically boost the likelihood and seriousness of injuries because of how people decide to use playground equipment. There's a lot to consider about when creating your indoor child care atmosphere! Soft Play indoor playground equipment is intended to be low maintenance so you are able to concentrate on your priorities, and not be worried about constant repairs.
There's an open play area which has been specially made for children 2 decades and younger. Or you've got to act in such an irresponsible way you could foresee an injury happening," Sutton states. You're charged only in the event you purchase something or in the event the kids wants to take their creation home.


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Custom furniture maker Matthew Powell Hlavinka gives junk, and himself, a fresh start
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When Matthew Hlavinka is seeking creative inspiration, he doesn't go to an art museum or even for a stroll through a leafy park. Instead, he goes to gritty spots where he's certain to find, for lack of a better word, trash—places like Great Northwest Recycling, or Alamo Hardwoods, a great repository of materials from early 20th century homes.
It is in these somewhat unlikely places that Hlavinka, a Texas native who was a Lego-obsessed kid, discovers the building blocks for the tables, chairs and other pieces of furniture that he methodically handcrafts. "There's hardly any need to use new materials when you can drive down to the dump and use your imagination," says Hlavinka, who last spring launched his custom design firm, studioMPH. "You can look at things and tell they've had a long life and experiences and wear and tear, and, to me, you just have to find a way to let it keep on existing."
Hlavinka had just such an epiphany, for instance, when he was visiting an uncle southwest of Houston and saw some old cedar barn rafters just lying around. "I thought they were gorgeous," he recalls. "I didn't sand or refinish them and used them as they were." The result was a coffee table with the rafters as the top combined with some steel that Hlavinka salvaged. Put together, it gives the impression of the wood floating above a bed of white gravel.
The piece, called "Wayward Drift," was one of 10 submissions selected by the Furniture Society to be shown at last year's International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York.
Hlavinka's journey to making the kind of artistic furniture that is worthy to be named was roundabout, albeit completely understandable in hindsight. After graduating from the University of Texas at Austin, where he majored in Spanish and minored in English, Hlavinka took a year off to travel. While he was living the nomadic life, he panicked about what he was going to do with his life.
Ultimately, he ended up studying architecture at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Even then, there were hints about the direction Hlavinka would ultimately be headed in his career. "It bothered me in architecture that you design a building and figure out everything and then say, 'What do I want this to be made out of?'" says Hlavinka, who did his graduate thesis on component-driven design. "I flipped that around. Here is my material palette, what can I build from this?"
After he graduated Hlavinka had a stint working at an architecture firm run by one of his professors in Boston, but that gig ended when the recession forced the business to close in 2011. Unable to find a job in New England, he moved in with his parents in San Antonio and continued, unsuccessfully, to look for work in the design field. Finally he decided to take matters into his own hands.
"I sold my car and used the money to buy a table saw and tools and equipment," he says. "I set up shop in the garage and lived out there for six months."
At least in part, the decision to spend half a year building furniture was inspired by Hlavinka's actual experience working as an architect. "A lot of the time it's not immediate enough for me," he says. "With furniture, you can design it and think about materials and then draw it up and make it happen with your own two hands. You don't have to go get permits."
Still, one lesson from architecture school has remained a driving force in Hlavinka's choice to make furniture from materials that already have had one life. Indeed, it's not just that they have more character, there's also a societal benefit. "We talked a lot about sustainability and carbon footprints, and to me it evolved to something that was self-evident," he says. "There's a huge stock of slightly used or heavily used materials that will be shipped off to landfills for no reason."
Which is not to say that Hlavinka regards his furniture either as works of art or environmental activism.
"It's furniture first," he says. "At the end of the day, you want a chair to support humans or a table with seats."
So the next time you see someone combing around the dump with a big smile on their face after finding an old piece of wood (great for spanning distances) or steel (excellent compressive strength) it just might be Hlavinka out searching for a little inspiration.


text: You can see Fred on "Predator Nation", "The Outfitters" and "Easton Bowhunting TV" all on Sportsman Channel. This week Fred joins The Revolution for an extended two-part interview and kicks it all off with a discussion about a close encounter and charge from an Alaskan brown bear, and how the quick thinking from a guide diffused the situation. Fred will then talk electronic game calls and the advantages they give to the hunter. In particular, he'll discuss calling bobcats and explain how the sound library of his FOXPRO, in combination with its decoy, are essential for bringing in these very visual hunters. Finally, tune in as Fred dives into his predator hunting setup – a Rock River AR with suppressor. His .223 and carefully selected choice of ammunition are more than enough to dispatch predators without ruining their pelt at the same time. Don't miss The Revolution and Fred Eichler this week for a fun and super informative interview.


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The 18-hole "Indian Pond" course at the Indian Pond Country Club facility in Kingston, Massachusetts features 6,600 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 72. Designed by Damian V. Pascuzzo, ASGCA, the Indian Pond golf course opened in 2001. Deborah Saulnier manages the course as the General Manager.
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Tuesday May 29, 2012I don't care what they say about the owner. He has a top notch facility. I was fortunate enough thanks to the MGA to test this track out. The course also offered me a Bounce Back Day, so I plan on taking 3 of my golfing buddies back to this wonderful layout. Normally, I am critical of courses with too many doglegs, but these doglegs are not so severe that you can not see the flag location after you hit your tee shot. The greens are superb and they are rolled and putt true. The course has a lot of elevation, so there are sidehill, downhill, and uphill lies. Two of my favorite holes are #5 and #12., both water holes. #5 is a 202 yard downhill par 3 and you have to carry the water or else. There is no baleout area. Then there is #12, a short 340 yard par 4 with an elevated tee, and it appears to be an island fairway; however, there is quite a bit of real estate for a landing area. You perception on the 2nd shot makes this an exceptional hole. I'm returning for another chance at this great layout.
Wonderful course.. private.. owner is difficult and goes through employees like the front door of a super market the day before thanksgiving.. no new members in 3 years.. hopefully this place will become semi-private!
If you get the opportunity - play it!This is a beautiful course, well taken care of and lots of fun to play. Multiple elevations and a good balance of hazards and traps will challenge golfers at ever level. The greens are fast and never flat, so bring your best putter. Nice facility for both members and guests.
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Daniel Brocklebank has assured Coronation Street fans that there are some loving and happy scenes ahead for new couple Billy Mayhew and Paul Foreman (Peter Ash), which will no doubt be thrilling to hear for those already shipping the cute new pairing.
Diamond in the rough Paul – sister to Gemma Winter (Dolly-Rose Campbell) appears to have stolen the heart of complex vicar Billy and yesterday, fans were overjoyed when they sealed their romance and made it official with a kiss.
And it seems like it's for keeps as Daniel told Loose Women that the couple may well have a bright future. For now anyway – this IS soap after all.
He smiled: 'It's been a rough ride for him. I do hope he will find love, there's some lovely stuff coming up between Paul and Billy. I sort of know what's coming up, and it's going to be really nice and fun.
'It's a soap there's going to be conflict somewhere, but I do hope he's found happiness for a little while.'
After the breakdown of his relationship with Todd Grimshaw followed by a drug addiction and a nasty plunge off a cliff, Billy certainly is due some more light hearted scenes. And the new coupling is going down a storm, with followers already praising the Billy and Paul as 'adorable'.
The positive comments far outweigh the homophobic trolling that persists on social media but Dan admitted that as a gay man, he feels he has a responsibility to address it and call it out when it happens.
He said: 'Especially on social media, it's unbelievable. I do highlight it, not all of it actually, but I think it's important to let people know it's still going on. The UK at large is a very accepting country, we're very lucky here, when you consider what's happening in Brunei today, but then of course we have arguments recently about whether LGBT should be discussed in schools.'
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