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Robotics, computer vision, and self-driving cars are probably concepts you have heard of before.
They're all topics that confuse the majority of people, including many of those who do any kind of Software Development themselves.
All of the words above involve one important concept, one that is an art in itself:
Machine Learning. Machine Learning is a field in computer science whereby a machine is given the capability to learn from data without being explicitly programmed to do so. It's a buzzword that is popping up more and more all the time due to popular recent innovations, like self-driving cars, yet so many people don't know what it really is.
"I don't need to know about this, as I am not planning on working in such an area, at least not in the near future," you may be thinking.
Think again; although machine learning is extensively used in the field of artificial intelligence, it can also be used for web development. If you want to become a more versatile web developer, especially on the backend, machine learning might be a topic you want to familiarize yourself with.
In this article, we will talk about what machine learning is, introduce a simple algorithm you can start using today, and, finally, cover how machine learning can be used on the web.
What is Machine Learning?
As noted above, machine learning is an area of computer science where a computer learns from data without being explicitly programmed to do so.
We can divide machine learning into two main categories: supervised machine learning and unsupervised machine learning.
Supervised machine learning refers to a system where you train your model, giving it a series of inputs and corresponding outputs. This way, it will be able to learn the relationship between the two, and you could, for example, get it to make predictions for the future.
As supervised machine learning is the more commonly used method and is easier to start out with, the following section will take a look at an algorithm that falls into that category.
With unsupervised machine learning, you give your model algorithm-only inputs without their corresponding labels, which means that it needs to figure out a meaningful pattern and classify the inputs as best as it can on its own.
This is necessary when you have unlabeled data. For example, you may have images of dogs and cats and want your algorithm to identify them without having to tell it the correct labels (i.e., "dog" or "cat") for every image you give it.
Simple Linear Regression
Next, we will go over simple linear regression, which is one of the most basic supervised machine learning algorithms, which is used for many things, including making predictions.
Linear regression is a concept that applies in many other scenarios. I decided to demonstrate it to you as it's usually the first algorithm a person interested in machine learning will learn about and get their hands dirty with. Despite its simplicity, you can achieve a lot with it!
Take this dataset as an example:
This fictional dataset shows the relation between the blood pressure of tested patients and their age.
The example above is a classic simple linear regression problem. We have one independent variable, which is the age, and one dependent variable, which is the blood pressure. Now we try to figure out a way to predict the blood pressure of the patient based on his or her age.
You can clearly see an upward trend, which could be described with a straight line:
With the help of the line, we can clearly see that blood pressure increases with the age of the tested patients.
We can use this model (the line we drew through our data) to make a prediction (in this case, predicting the blood pressure based on the age).
If you want to predict the blood pressure of a 40-year-old, say, you would take x = 40 and then figure out the corresponding value on the y-axis, which is approximately 137.
We are able to do this thanks to our best fit line (shown in red). This is the line that best represents our data. As you can see, using our best fit line we managed to make a prediction. But we only were able to make a prediction because we had the location of our best fit line.
The base equation for any line is y = mx + b, where:
- m is the slope
- x is the point we want to predict a y value for
- b is the y-intercept (the point where the line crosses the y-axis)
For the sake of simplicity, let's look at an example with a very straightforward fictional dataset. This allows us to focus on our best fit line without being distracted by too many data points.
In the following example, you will learn how to draw a best fit line through a linear dataset and make a prediction using our constructed model!
Our dataset looks like this:
In this fictional dataset, you can see how much money a company has earned in x months. We're using this simple dataset to start out with, but you can replace it with any other dataset that is worth modeling in a linear way.
I will be using Python, as it's widespread and one of the go-to languages for machine learning. If you don't know Python, you can either try following along anyway, as the code examples will be quite straightforward, or challenge yourself and implement the functions without the help of an external library in any other language of your choice (I explain how the functions work in the next section).
Before we get started, make sure you have sklearn, numpy and matplotlib installed. Open your command-line and type in these three commands:
pip install sklearn pip install numpy pip install matplotlib
We want to start in a blank Python file by making our imports:
from sklearn.linear_model import LinearRegression import numpy as np import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
The first import is our linear regression algorithm from sklearn. Sklearn is a machine learning library that implements common algorithms for easier usage. Then we import numpy, which is a widely used math library for Python. Finally, we import matplotlib for visualizing our dataset.
Next up, we define our features and labels:
X = np.array([1, 2, 3, 4, 5])
y = np.array([30, 40, 60, 90, 100])
The x values are the features. In this case, our features are the months that have passed. If you were to predict a type of animal, for example, your features might be its age, height, weight, etc.
The y values are the labels. In this case, the labels are the amounts of money the companies have earned. Think of them as the output you get. Again, if we were predicting animals, possible labels could be "Dog" or "Cat" (represented by 0 and 1).
We call np.array, as Python natively comes with lists only.
X = X.reshape(len(X), 1) y = y.reshape(len(y), 1)
You don't have to worry too much about this step in the beginning. Just know that we reshape the data into a form that the regression algorithm from sklearn can understand.
classifier = LinearRegression() classifier.fit(X, y)
Now we initialize the classifier and call the "fit"-method for training our model, giving it our features and labels. In this case, training our model simply means finding the slope m and the y-intercept b.
m = classifier.coef_ b = classifier.intercept_
In order to draw the best fit line, we get the slope, which is a value between -1 and 1, and the y-intercept from the classifier, and store them inside of m and b.
plt.scatter(X, y) plt.xlabel("Months passed") plt.ylabel("Money earned in k dollars")
We now use matplotlib to draw our data points on the screen, and label the x-axis and the y-axis.
plt.plot([0, 10], [b, m*10+b], 'r')
Now we draw the best fit line our model just predicted, using the m and b we got out of the classifier. The first parameter we specify are the x-points. The first point goes from x = 0 to x = 10. Its y-coordinates are specified in the next parameter — y = b and y = m*10+b.
Therefore, the two points we connect to get our line are P(0, b) and Q(10, m*10+b).
The last parameter specifies the color 'r', which stands for red.
Finally, we display our finished plot.
This is how the code in its entirety looks like:
from sklearn.linear_model import LinearRegression import numpy as np import matplotlib.pyplot as plt X = np.array([1, 2, 3, 4, 5]) y = np.array([30, 40, 60, 90, 100]) X = X.reshape(len(X), 1) y = y.reshape(len(y), 1) classifier = LinearRegression() classifier.fit(X, y) m = classifier.coef_ b = classifier.intercept_ plt.scatter(X, y) plt.xlabel("Months passed") plt.ylabel("Money earned in k dollars") plt.plot([0, 10], [b, m*10+b], 'r') plt.show()
If we run our program, we should see something like this:
And voilà, you see our best fit line going through our data. It is important to mention that linear regression is obviously only useful when dealing with data with a linear relationship.
If you are working with a dataset which looks like this:
You will still be able to find a best fit line, but at the same time, that line will not be a good fit line, as it doesn't represent your data very well.
How Regression Really Works
We have now successfully implemented a simple linear regression algorithm and drawn the best fit line on a fictional dataset using sklearn.
For the sake of understanding, let's break down what happened behind the scenes:
As we have already said, our base equation for a line is y = mx + b.
These are the two formulas used to get m and b:
m =(mean(x) * mean(y) – mean(x*y)) / (mean(x)^2 – mean(x^2)) b = mean(y) – mean(x) * m
The mean refers to the average of a list, so basically, the mean of a list containing [-1, 1] would be 0.
To get the mean, let's say for a list 'x', you have to get the sum of all elements and divide them by the length of the list:
mean_x = sum(x)/len(x)
When multiplying two numpy arrays, like in mean(x*y), you multiply each element of the list with its corresponding element of the other list, which has the same index.
Example: [3, 5] * [2, 4] = [6, 20]
Now that we have m and b, it's easy to get the y-coordinate for any x we choose, by simply plotting them into our base formula.
In this image, you can see the squared residuals of our best fit line (determined by the best fit line). A residual is the difference between the actual value of a point, and the estimated value.
A linear regression algorithm tries to minimize the sum of the squared residuals in order to find the best fit line, which resembles our dataset as closely as possible. The closer we manage to resemble our dataset, the better it will fit our data, and, therefore, our predictions will be more accurate. Have a look at this Image:
You see the same dataset with the squared residuals to a different line drawn in. Just by looking at it, you can see that the sum of residuals will be significantly higher than it was in the first plot, which indicates that this line is not the best fit line. A good way of finding out whether the line is the best fit line is to display it on the screen (using matplotlib, for example).
In this example, the closer we move the line to the left, the better our fit will be.
This is what we refer to as the Least Squares Method, because we try to find the best fit line by as much as possible minimizing the sum of the squares.
Using Machine Learning on the Web
All of these concepts can be used as tools by machine learning engineers, which is any Software Developer who knows and can use machine learning in their applications.
My recommendation would be to take a look at the Magenta Tensorflow Project to see what types of web applications people have come up with that involve Machine Learning.
I find this AI Duet Project especially interesting, which responds to your music input by continuing the sequence.
Other types of applications which make use of machine learning include stock predictors, which analyzes previous data to predict a future value, or Youtube, which uses machine learning to recommend videos to you based on what you have already watched.
We have barely skimmed the surface of machine learning. Simple linear regression is a very basic algorithm. Despite that fact, you can start using it straight away to make simple predictions. Other algorithms/concepts you might want to now investigate include K-Nearest-Neighbors, Support Vector Machines, Clustering, or the most hyped one, Deep Learning.
Pro Tip: Before looking at the links above, make sure to look up an ELI5 (Explain Like I'm 5) explanation of the terms, as it will give you a better, high-level overview of the concept, instead of overwhelming you with formulas at the beginning.
Expand Your Toolbelt
Thank you for reading this article. I hope it gave you a good introduction to and overview of machine learning!
Machine learning offers many possibilities, which are only limited by you. So, if you are interested in expanding your toolbelt as a backend developer, I suggest you to get your hands dirty with machine learning, thereby making yourself more versatile in the industry.
And although you most likely won't be using it on a daily basis, it could give you an opportunity to work on some quite awesome projects in the future!
I would encourage you to play with it around and see if it is something that interests you.
Good luck on your path!
|Published on Web Code Geeks with permission by Gabriele Marcantonio, partner at our WCG program. See the original article here: Machine Learning for the Modern Web Developer
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Ah yes, time management for managers! A topic that can be talked about constantly. You know I think that getting a grasp on our time is hard for everyone. But particularly for new managers as everything is so brand spankin new and it's hard to know what needs your immediate attention and what can really just be handed off.
In last week's video, I talked about the 4 quadrants of time management and that we should all be aiming to spend our time in the Quadrant of Leadership! You know the one where you don't feel like you are running around like crazy all day working on every single fire that hits your desk!
I know that moving over to this quadrant can seem overwhelming, but it's actually a lot simpler than you think and it involves one word – systems.
In this week's video, I will be discussing some of the systems I've used to help me really take control of my day and spend a lot more of my time in the quadrant of leadership, rather than in constant reactionary mode.
Have you downloaded the free time tracker? If not, grab your copy here.
Would you prefer to read rather than watch? Not to worry! You can read the blog post below.
In last week's video we broke down the 4 quadrants of time and how ideally we want to be living in and spending most of our time in the quadrant of leadership or extraordinary productivity.
The reason for this is because this is the quadrant that allows you to feel like you're actually gaining speed rather than drowning which is very easy to feel when you are a manager, and particularly as a new manager.
So I still have this quadrant matrix up as a mini reminder and I want us to refer back to it as we are talking about the systems that you can create.
Now here's the deal, important and super urgent as well as not important super urgent stuff is always going to be around.
There is always going to be some sort of crisis, deadline and interruption. That's just the way it goes.
What you have to learn to do is take control by creating the machine to minimize that.
Last week I had you do a time study to determine where you are spending most of your time so that we can see how we can together create the machine or systems to get you back in control.
Using your time study I want you to keep the following in mind:
There are going to be a lot of things that you find you are doing manually that to be honest you just don't need to do manually consistently. This is just busy work. And there has to be a way to automate it.
So take a good look at what busy work you're doing that you could automate so that you can make time for the far more important things.
As a starting point, I want you to go back to your time tracker and put an A beside all the things that you can automate. You can also enlist your team's help for this. I'm sure there is a ton that they either see or are currently doing that could be automated.
Something that I did in my calendar that kept me on top of my automation game was reviewing my tasks at the end of the week.
Since I was writing down my tasks anyways, I decided to do an end of week review. I would spend about 20 minutes analyzing my activity and highlighting what tasks in the future I could automate.
So here's the thing about time, which I personally learned the hard way. It's actually a zero sum game.
Whenever you say yes to something you are saying no to something else.
So you really have to determine what is really important and cut out what isn't or just may not have room to be done now. This is arguably one of the hardest things or decisions you will have to make.
We tend to want to do all things and we tell ourselves that everything is important. But the truth is not everything is equally important and needs to be done right now. We just have to train ourselves to make the right choices and learn to say no to what doesn't make sense.
Now I personally struggled with this one a lot. I have no idea why because I had a handful of really talented and willing people that wanted to help me so why in the world I struggled to delegate is beyond me.
But delegation is an important piece of the puzzle when it comes to completing important tasks and freeing up your time to do things that really matter. Now if you have delegation issues like I did, start small.
Delegate small tasks to your team members with clear expectations of what the result is you want and then let it go.
Could they mess up? Yeah sure, but they will never learn if you don't trust them to try.
Besides you are delegating the smaller stuff anyways right?
Work your way up to the higher level stuff.
Delegation itself is a beast of a topic that I cover in my New Manager Accelerator Program, where I teach my students a process for delegation.
Batch and time block
Batching refers to doing the same type of task for a set period of time.
Our brains are funny, when we switch from task to task or activity to activity we tend to lose juice and focus.
But, if we do similar type tasks during a specific time then we tend to get far more out of it.
Time blocking is about determining the amount of time you will spend on a specific task ahead of time.
So for example let's say you have decided to do monthly one on one meetings with your team, instead of just sporadically meeting with the team you would try to block out time in the calendar when all you do is your one-on-one's.
Value your time
I'm often made fun of because I always have a calendar and I'm scheduling my time. But that's because I value it.
I recognize that I can only get a certain amount done and I want to be doing the things that make sense.
That includes scheduling time for me too!
After all, in order to take care of others you gotta take care of yourself so you do have to ensure that you are blocking out time to do things that build you up.
All of these things you can do and with practice you will get into a routine and stop feeling so overwhelmed!
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Let's be an Adventurer! ~Defeating Dungeons with a Skill Board~ 67
Let's Explore A New Floor!
— Yeah, this is weird…
After a good night's rest, Haruki found himself confused by the situation that had been thrust upon him.
An adventurer was someone who investigated dungeons and protected people from the threat of monsters.
Haruki had become an adventurer because he wanted to be someone that could save people.
Following this initial plan, Haruki became stronger.
And to some extent, he gained the power to protect people.
However, things had gotten a little too strange.
A potato monster was living together with him.
And now a Centipede was taking care of his house.
Both were monsters that he had tamed.
There was probably nothing wrong about Rhea, though.
Having her on his back had been giving Haruki a certain safety margin.
Several of the Monster Parades he had broken through would have been impossible without her help.
But Esta was a different story.
Haruki had wanted a Silver Wolf to be the kind of monster that would be protecting his house.
A Caterpillar was definitely not what he had expected.
The night before, Haruki didn't question it because he was extremely tired of hunting all night long.
In all honesty, what happened the day before happened by mere chance.
"Well, he's kinda cute, so he should be fine…"
Leaving home, Haruki said hi to Esta.
Then Esta replied by cheerfully wiggling his feet.
He was really cute.
Esta's gestures smashed Haruki's doubts.
A Silver Wolf taking care of his house?
The one to protect his house had to be that Centipede!
"Um, can I ask you something?"
Karen, who had showed up in front of Haruki's house, seemed rather troubled.
"What is it?"
"What on earth happened last night?"
Her question made sense.
There was nothing crawling on his walls the day before, and now there was a Centipede there.
"It's tame."
"I tamed this Centipede. His name is Esta. He's in charge of taking care of the house."
Karen's face showed she was having a hard time fully grasping the situation.
"You really are the type to come up with the most ridiculous things the moment I take my eyes off you, huh?"
Haruki felt as if more than "come up with", she had meant something like "have me suffer".
How rude.
All Haruki was doing was taking his adventuring life seriously.
He had always taken things seriously when it came to adventuring.
It was just that the results so far have been a bit unexpected.
The other day, after harvesting rice, Haruki activated the door to the 13th floor.
So they headed to the 13th floor and began exploring.
Since it was an odd-numbered floor, there would only be regular monsters there.
Haruki progressed through the floor with more caution than what he normally had for even floors.
Like in the 11th floor, there were Chachas on this floor as well.
But unlike the Chachas on the 11th floor, these had brown fur.
"Brown Chachas?"
They looked a lot more like brown bears.
Haruki thought of attacking one in order to see what their abilities were.
They were stronger.
As the Silver Wolves varied in the color of their fur, their strength increased little by little.
Compared to that correlation, this Chacha was something else entirely.
It was very strong.
Its attacks were quick.
And it was considerably tough.
— This is good.
— This is really good!
Haruki licked his own lips.
Wielding his short sword with notable elegance, he delivered one attack after another.
The Chacha counterattacked, relying entirely on its own brutal strength.
If that attack were to connect, even someone like Haruki would be easily blown away.
The sound the attack made in the air as the Chacha's arm went down made it easy to understand its sheer strength.
Seeing through the Chacha's movements, Haruki was able to parry its attacks.
At Karen's signal, Haruki stepped to the side.
At that moment…
A flicker.
— Vrooom!
Lightning struck and the air was shattered.
Shortly after, a white magical wave motion followed the path the lightning had gone through.
— Thud!
It exploded on the stunned Chacha.
The shock made the Chacha's eyes roll back.
Haruki did not miss that chance.
He quickly readied his blade and attacked the Chacha.
What Karen had done was to let loose a series of consecutive magical attacks.
Her first attack was meant to paralyze the opponent, to make sure that the second attack would hit.
It had been a well-executed tactic.
— This is good.
— This is really good!
Haruki got fired up after seeing Karen's new techniques.
Karen was working hard.
He couldn't let himself fall behind.
Haruki continued attacking in quick succession.
Slash, tear, thrust, and cut it down.
Though it was a Chacha with higher defense, it stood no chance before Haruki's onslaught of repeated attacks.
After his attacks were over, Haruki put away his blade and loosened up.
By that time, the Chacha had already drawn its last breath.
After taking a deep breath and turning away, he noticed that Karen was puffing up her cheeks a little.
Haruki wondered if she was holding some kind of grudge against him.
Or maybe she was just mad because her new technique seemed to go unnoticed by him?
"Those consecutive attacks were really something."
"Do you really think so?"
Karen opened her eyes wide.
She seemed to doubt Haruki's words, but there was a glimpse of a smile on her face as well.
It would appear that the latter was the correct answer.
Maybe it wasn't the right time to be giving praise, but Haruki was glad he did anyway.
Haruki really meant what he said.
"These Chachas are way harder than the ones in the 11th floor."
"Yeah. Ah, do you think they will hear our footsteps and come to us as well?"
"There's a possibility, yeah."
Haruki took out what little medicine for removing smells and sounds, and sprinkled it on Karen and on himself.
They approached the center of the floor without making any sound.
"They seem to have noticed us…"
Haruki's Detection picked up the sign of a monster approaching them.
Once again he got ready for battle, and defeated the incoming Chacha.
Haruki was ready to escape at any moment if it turned out they needed to, but the Chacha came alone and didn't call for any reinforcements during their battle.
The Chachas on the 13th floor were clearly different from the ones on the 11th floor.
Could it be that they were using their eyes to find them, rather than their noses and ears?
Also the phenomenon which linked all of the Chachas on the 11th floor together did not occur here.
Haruki used the medicine just in case, but had it been really useless?
Haruki and Karen pressed forward as they kept on defeating Chachas.
The level of the monsters on the 13th floor was getting closer to the one seen on the last Monster Parade and the Lizardman that Haruki fought recently.
However, since Haruki's ability with the short sword had improved, he had an easier time keeping up with his opponents.
He could currently defeat a single Chacha in twenty seconds.
As long as he fought them one-on-one, there wouldn't be much of a problem.
But what would happen if he was forced to fight two of them at a time?
Should he level up a bit more?
Leaving Haruki's concerns aside, having felt a Level Up sickness several times, the difference with the Chachas quickly became evident.
The reason for that sudden difference was due to the influence of Haruki's Growth Acceleration skill.
However, it seemed that Haruki's and the Chacha's abilities were not as close to each other as Haruki initially anticipated.


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This research investigates the growth of diamond thin films using an enclosed oxyacetylene torch. Using statistical experimental design, we have systematically explored the parameter space to construct maps of nucleation density, film quality, and growth rate as functions of growth conditions. The deposition process is divided into nucleation enhancement and growth, and each step is optimized separately. In the study of the nucleation enhancement, we vary R = O2C2H2, substrate-flame distance (z), and pretreatment time and determine the nucleation density and nucleation uniformity using electron microscopy. For the growth study, the variables are R, z, and substrate temperature, and we employ two different Raman scattering measurements to assess film quality. In one case, we determine a quality ratio β = diamond peak/(diamond peak+nondiamond peak); the second indicator is the luminescence determined from the baseline of the spectrum. In the growth study, the best film quality is comparable to the best films grown in an atmospheric flame in which R is cycled. We also find that the growth rate is a factor of 10 less than in the atmospheric flame.
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On last night's Late Night, Seth Myers carefully illustrates why it matters that Donald Trump pretended to be his own publicist twenty-five years ago.
Shorter Late Night: Donald Trump is a liar, a lunatic, and way too close to the Presidency.
Politifact has ranked 76% of Trump's statements as at least false. And this fake publicist story is one that people can see for themselves, with primary evidence, proves Trump is a liar.
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Tuesday March 07,
Tags finish program, fast, train him, prodcutive, big glowing thing
Dilbert sits at his desk and turns around as the Boss enters. The Boss says, "We need to finish your program twice as fast, so I'm adding a person to help you." The Boss says as he leaves Dilbert's cubicle, "You might need to train him a little before he's productive." Dilbert waves his arms as he thinks, "Warning! Warning! Dr. Smith." Dilbert sits at his desk with the new co-worker, a small man with big ears and a disheveled shirt collar. Pointing at the monitor, he asks Dilbert, "Tell me again what the big glowing thing is."
Wednesday May 24,
Tags create illusion, work long hours, voice mails, Dilbert, in underwear, obscene message, group code
Dogbert hands Dilbert the phone and says, "You can create the illusion that you work long hours by leaving voice mails for your boss at 4 a.m." Dilbert says into the phone, "Hi, this is Dilbert. It's 4 a.m. and I'm in my underwear and I thought of you . . .Oops . . . Erase . . . Oops . . ." As he presses the buttons on the phone it makes beeping noises. Dogbert's ears stand up in astonishment. Dogbert asks, "Did you just send an obscene message to your boss?" Dilbert looks at the phone and says, "No . . . I think I hit the group code."
Saturday February 10,
Tags Dogbert, forget them, quietly supportuive, too many passwords, with draw money, phone messages
Dilbert lies on the couch looking worried and Dogbert sits on the backrest. Dilbert says, "I have too many passwords in my life. What if I forget them?" Dogbert's ears fly up and he shouts, "You'd lose your job! You wouldn't be able to withdraw money or check phone messages! You'd be dead in a week!" Dilbert's hair and tie fly up and he says, "That would have been a good time to be quietly supportive, Dogbert." Dogbert responds, "Oh, yeah, that's a lot of fun."
Friday April 18,
Tags Catbert, evil hr dierctor, life insurance policy, raise blood pressure, dangerous levels, fifty time salary, ceo
Catbert peers over a wall and says, "Wally, the company bought a life insurance policy on you." Catbert explains, "Our plan is to raise your blood pressure to dangerous levels." Catbert asks, "Did you know that our CEO makes fifty times your salary even though our stock is down?" Wally covers his ears and shouts, "Ow! Ow! Ow!"
Thursday May 08,
Tags flashback, practical joke, college kid, bushel of money, photographers
The caption says, "Flashback: Dogbert and the World's Smartest Garbage Man invent the first Web browser as a practical joke." Dogbert reads a newspaper and his ears fly up in surprise. The garbage man says, "It's out of control." Dogbert says, "I wonder what will happen to that college kid we framed." The garbage man says, "He'll be okay." The carrying a stack of money man asks, "Where would you like this bushel of money?" A college boy replies, "Stack it next to the photographers." A hairdresser combs his hair.
Saturday August 23,
Tags digital pager, phone has pager, built in, dinosaur
Ratbert says to Bob the Dinosaur, "Envy me, Bob. I have a digital pager and you don't." Bob says, "I don't need one. My digital PCS phone has a built in pager function." Ratbert says, "Oh, wow." Ratbert sits on the back of Dilbert chair and says, "But the worst part is that he only uses it to clean his ears." Dilbert is working on his computer, "I taught him that. The vibrating action is excellent."
Saturday September 06,
Tags earnings, handle investments, maxed out, money, relax, retire, risk, strangers
Dogbert sits in a chair at a financial planner's office. The planner says, "We can handle your investments so you can retire and live off the earnings." The planners holds a long contract that covers his desk. He says, "Just sign this incomprehensible contract, hand all your money to total strangers and relax!" Dogbert's ears fly up as he looks at the contract. The planners says, "We'll need to know what your tolerance for risk is." Dogbert says, "I think I just maxed out."
Sunday October 05,
Tags dilbert mother, promoted, executive engineer, same pay, responsibility, throw party, no gifts, no music, no food, no guests, business cards
Dilbert is on the phone while Dogbert watches. Dilbert says, "Mom, guess what.. I got promoted!" Dilbert says, "You're talking to the new Executive Engineer." Dilbert says, "No.. nobody reports to me. No... it's the same pay as before." Dilbert says, "But I do get a lot more responsibility!" Dogbert's ears fly up. Dilbert puts his hand over the telephone receiver and says to Dogbert, "She's going to throw a party for me!" Dilbert's Mom sits on the couch and says, "No.. no gifts. No... no music. No... no food. No.. no guests." Dilbert says, "I guess it's just you and me." Dilberts mom says, "I'm busy that day." Dilbert and Dogbert sit at a table wearing party hats. Dilbert says, "I'm not allowed to get new business cards, but I can write my new title on the old ones!" Dogbert falls asleep.
Saturday November 22,
Tags new fog, rolling in, mean one thing, time to reorganize
A cloud moves towards Alice and she says, "A new fog is rolling in." Dilbert sits at his computer, his head obscured by fog. "This can mean only one thing." The Boss walks up to Carol, fog pouring from his ears and says, "Carol, schedule a staff meeting. It's time to reorganize the department."
Monday December 08,
Tags compliments, compliments list, everything you say, lower opinion, analyze identity
Dogbert and Dilbert go for a walk. Dogbert says, "When you're with a woman, everything you say will lower her opinion of you." Dilbert says, "But, I can give her compliments, right?" Dogbert's ears standon end. He says, "No! That's the worst thing." Dogbert says, "Women keep a log of all compliments. They analyze the pattern to identify negative trends." Dilbert says, "Should I use my real name?"


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AttachDB Utiltiy
AttachDB can be used for simple administration tasks with command line arguments, in bat files and setup scripts, without requiring Enterprise Manager. In addition, it checks that SQL Server is running the latest service pack. AttachDB requires Visual Basic 6.0 runtime, ADO 2.1 or later and mscomctl.ocx ActiveX control.
AttachDB Features:
- Attach/Detach – Attach both .mdf and .ldf files. Disconnect all users during detach process with the click of a button
- Backup/Restore – Backup and restore the database and/or database log
- Run Script – A function that runs T-SQL scripts from a text file
- DB Settings – Configure the database recovery model
AttachDB is free for non-commercial use and can be downloaded from the website. The registration fee for commercial use is $25. The registered version updates automatically, via the internet.
FindInSQL Utility
FindInSQL is a utility that locates string occurrence in SQL Server objects. The program uses VB6 runtime, Janus GridEx2000 and Microsoft Richtextbox ActiveX controls, which are included in the installation package.
Based in Moscow, Russia, Point Limited has developed application solutions and Programming support tools since 1996. For additional information, please visit www.pointltd.com/.


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It was a chilly April day with the threat of snow in the air and I was tasked with heading over to the Retallack resort at Winnards Perch for a bit of celebrity spotting and promotional fun and games. It was the launch of The Loop Flowrider, the first ever standing wave in Cornwall. A standing wave built outdoors for the purpose of learning to surf and improving surfing techniques.
A few of the coaches were familiar faces having helped them get signed onto RIO's Cross Step program. The guys and girls that were trained up by Chris Thomson at Errant were sought after for employment at the Retallack due to their renowned high standard of training.
The Errant trained Cross Steppers who were successful in their quest for employment at the new Flowrider were on top form doing demonstrations and taster rides for all the guests. We were entertained throughout the afternoon with live music, hot drinks courtesy of Origin Coffee and delicious cocktails. The water was cold and the air temperature even colder but the built in hot tub came in useful for all the participants and coaches alike and amateur Flowriders were able to 'rub shoulders' with local pros.
The event was a raging success with the sponsors; Quiksilver and Roxy, supplying the wetsuits and the comfy cushions for the event and surfdome.com, who played a major part in the sponsorship of the Flowrider and have lots of knowledge on the technology of the equipment.
By: Hannah "feet" Barattini
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George Washington, a young lieutenant colonel in the British Army and future president of the United States, led an attack on French forces at Jumonville Glen on this day in 1754. This battle was later credited with being the opening salvo in the French and Indian War (1754 to 1763). In the biography His Excellency: George Washington, historian Joseph Ellis recounts Washington's first combat experience. Washington and 40 colonial troops had been encamped near the French garrison at Fort Duquesne when he received an urgent message to rescue Indian allies in the area who were threatened by French forces. In his official report of the encounter, Washington described how his troops, aided by warriors under the Indian leader Tanacharison, surrounded a detachment of 32 French soldiers near the fort on May 28 and, within 15 minutes, killed 10 of them, including the garrison's commander, wounded one and took another 21 prisoner.
Today is also the birthday of the late Major General Victor Joseph Hugo Jr. (28 May 1931 – 11 May 2020.
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Ubisoft plans to buy back up to 4 million shares to fend off a hostile takeover from French media conglomerate Vivendi.
In a brief press release, the Assassin's Creed creator explained it's granted a mandate to an unnamed investment services provider, allowing it to repurchase shares on Ubisoft's behalf.
All repurchased shares will then be cancelled by Ubisoft, preventing them from being reissued on the market and potentially purchased by Vivendi.
It's another small victory for the studio, which is attempting to secure its independence and push back against Vivendi's repeated advances.
Vivendi currently holds a 26 percent stake in Ubisoft, and French law would require the firm to make a mandatory takeover bid once it owns more than 30 percent.
The threat of a hostile takeover has been looming over Ubisoft for some time now, with Vivendi first buying into the company back in 2015.
Since then, Ubisoft has come out on the offensive, and has reiterated its desire to remain autonomous time and time again.
It's a tactic that seems to be working, with Vivendi CEO Stephane Roussel recently revealing the company isn't sure whether to table a takeover bid or simply sell off its stock and move on.
The latter would surely be welcomed by Ubisoft's founding family, the Guillemots, who recently raised their own stake in the company.


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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been lambasted by local LGBT members for warning that Brazil shouldn't turn into a "gay tourism paradise".
"If you want to come here and have sex with a woman, go for your life. But we can't let this place become known as a gay tourism paradise. Brazil can't be a country of the gay world, of gay tourism. We have families", Bolsonaro told a Brasilia news conference.
READ MORE: Birmingham Schools Cancel LGBT Equality Classes Due Muslim Parent Protests
David Miranda, a left-wing Brazilian congressman and LGBT activist, commented on Bolsonaro's remarks by describing him as "a national disgrace" rather than "a head of state" in an interview with The Guardian.
Miranda claimed that Bolsonaro's comments endangered members of Brazil's LGBT community by "putting a target on their backs" and promoted the sexual exploitation of Brazilian women.
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Despite Bolsonaro's anti-gay rhetoric, David Trabuco, a 26-year-old gay evangelical Christian and make-up artist living near Brasilia, said last year that he does not see "that wickedness in Bolsonaro that others see".
"I think we're not used to dealing with someone like him — a tough guy, strong, someone decisive", Trabuco pointed out.


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As Carrie Underwood gears up to release her next album Cry Pretty, the American Idol season 4 winner releases the colorful music video for her new song "Love Wins."
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"I do think that we as humans are inherently good and we need to remember that. Because we're different, that doesn't make somebody else bad, it just makes us different," Carrie told reporters "We wanted that song to be hopeful and to maybe make somebody stop and think about that."
"We weren't trying to speak negatively about our world, because we live in an amazing world, but I feel like we get really caught up in surface things and I feel like in this world, we're quick to get angry at each other," she says. "I personally think that we're all different for a reason. I feel like if you just sit down and talk to somebody who's not like you and keep it calm, we can all learn from each other."
The album, Cry Pretty, is due out September 14.
Watch Carrie Underwood's "Love Wins" music video here.


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Da Brat Shades Wendy Williams For Thinking Brat Tried to Pick Her Up (WATCH)
Sometimes some people just want to be friends, and Wendy Williams learned that the hard way with rapper, actress, and morning show host Da Brat. Last Friday, Da Brat appeared on The Wendy Williams Show to promote her stint on Showtime's The Chi. During Williams' introduction of Da Brat, she claimed the emcee tried to hit on her, something Da Brat flat out denied.
Williams told Da Brat:
Well, you got a strong pick up game, unless that's the way you always speak to all attractive women.
Da Brat questioned if Williams really thought she was trying to make a pass at her, to which an excited Williams said "Yup! Yup!" Brat then grilled Williams on when this interaction took place and Williams disclosed it was a text message exchange when her Lifetime documentary, Wendy Williams: What a Mess!, aired. Da Brat explained:
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The last time we talked and I texted you, it was after I saw your documentary, and I felt like you ain't got no real friends and I wanted to be your friend, so I called to check on you.
OUCH! Williams insisted Da Brat was trying to pick her up and claimed she had the next messages to prove it; Da Brat claimed she had texts also. She then informed Williams:
I love you but I ain't never been attracted to you, girl.
She went on to explain she has been in a relationship, including during the time the messages were sent, and she wouldn't disrespect her girlfriend, Jesseca "Judy" Dupart, that way.
Watch the interaction below.


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The J.H. Baxter & Co. facility began operation in 1942. The facility treats various wood products such as railroad ties, electrical service poles, and crossarms with water and oil-based chemicals. As the city of Eugene grew around the facility, environmental concerns from their processes also grew.
Community members have historically been concerned about emissions from the J.H. Baxter facility. Most of the community's complaints have been associated with the odors coming from the facility. These odors are largely from creosote and pentachlorophenol, which are used in the facility's wood treatment process.
Beyond the disagreeable chemical smell of the facility, the community has reported difficulty breathing, burning or irritated eyes, headaches, and dizziness. Residents have also expressed concern about cancer and asthma rates in their neighborhoods.
Another great source of background information about the J.H. Baxter project is
this storymap.
In Fall 2020, the Environmental Health Assessment Program (EHAP) joined a technical workgroup with the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA), and the City of Eugene to collaboratively investigate contamination from the facility and to evaluate potential health risks to the nearby community.
In December 2020, EHAP joined fellow government agencies and community stakeholders to form the J.H. Baxter Core Team. The Core Team is comprised of representatives from the following groups:
Chemical spills over the decades have left onsite contamination at Baxter. Soil on the Baxter site has elevated levels of arsenic, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (Benzo(a)pyrene and dibenzon(a,h) anthracene), and dioxins and furans. This onsite contamination is primarily a result of dripping and leaking from the wood treatment process. DEQ's Cleanup Program has addressed the contamination at the facility, and an investigation is underway to determine the extent of soil contamination in the nearby neighborhood.
DEQ collected soil samples from six locations around the Baxter facility in September 2020. These samples did not show an immediate threat to health of community members, but they did show that dioxin levels in some locations warrant further investigation to determine if there are long-terms health risks. DEQ collected additional soil samples in September 2021.
OHA is reviewing DEQ's September 2021 soil sampling data as part of a health consultation. The health consultation is intended to determine health risks to community members from exposure to contaminants in soil. If contamination is found in the soil samples, EHAP will make recommendations to prevent or reduce exposures, or for other specific health protective actions.
EHAP's health consultation will tell us:
EHAP consulted with the Oregon State Cancer Registry (OSCaR) to investigate cancer cases in the community surrounding J.H. Baxter. EHAP conducted a similar study in 2006 and published a follow-up report in 2008 that contained additional data from the state cancer registry.
Community members from the Core Team requested this new cancer analysis and helped inform its design. This new investigation broadened the types of cancers included in previous analyses from 2006 and 2008 to include 22 different cancer types.
The results of OHA's newest cancer analysis are available in
this infographic (link). The analysis told us that:
EHAP is partnering with LRAPA to assess health risks from J.H. Baxter's air emissions. J.H. Baxter was called into the
Cleaner Air Oregon program (link) in Lane County in 2019. The Cleaner Air Oregon (CAO) program regulates industry by the
potential health risk emissions pose to the surrounding community.
As J.H. Baxter moves through CAO, the facility will inventory how many of 600 unique pollutants are released from their processes. A computer model will determine how these pollutants move across the West Eugene area and at what concentrations. This data will be compared to where people live, work, go to school, and play.
With this information, LRAPA and OHA can determine the potential health risk of J.H. Baxter's emissions. If the risk is high, additional regulations will be applied to the facility until the risk to the community is reduced.
The CAO risk assessment will tell us:
EHAP recently released a Letter Health Consultation to the Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA) evaluating health risks related to long-term air monitoring data from LRAPA's Highway 99 monitoring location.
In 2003, LRAPA requested EHAP's assistance in evaluating the potential health risks from J.H. Baxter's air emissions to nearby residents. EHAP completed a
public health consultation in 2004 and found that there was not enough information to determine whether the facility's emissions represented a public health hazard.
EHAP completed a
follow-up public health consultation in 2007 that evaluated the impact of air emissions from the J.H. Baxter plant on the public's health. EHAP reviewed air samples collected by LRAPA and concluded that nearby residents of J.H. Baxter are not likely to experience health problems as a result of long-term exposure to the plant's emissions. Chemicals used in the wood preserving process, including volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were detected in the air samples.
Napthalene was found most frequently among all chemicals in the air samples. Some of the samples had levels of napthalene that exceeded health guidelines. However, the levels of napthalene were not consistently high enough to harm people's health.
During the 2003 health consultation, residents living near J.H. Baxter asked EHAP to investigate rates of certain cancers in their community. Residents expressed concern that the rates of acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) and brain cancer in their neighborhoods were high and possibly caused by contaminants from J.H. Baxter and other nearby industries. EHAP was asked by residents to investigate local rates of these types of cancer to determine whether they were significantly elevated.
According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), "The complex nature of cancer makes it inherently challenging to identify, interpret, and address cancer clusters." EHAP cannot scientifically draw direct associations or causality links between local cancer cases and the J.H. Baxter facility due to scientific limitations in cancer registry data and analysis. However, we do know the primary contaminants that J.H. Baxter emits, and we can investigate the types of cancer that are related to these contaminants. This association has been determined from previous scientific studies in other locations evaluating the strength of the relationship between various contaminants and cancer types.
Although scientific studies have not found an association between AML, nasal cancer, and brain cancer and the contaminants emitted from J.H. Baxter, EHAP agreed to address the community's concerns and conduct the investigation. EHAP found no significant elevations in AML, nasal cancer, or brain cancer cases.
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Liverpool not targeting Southampton defender
Southampton captain Jose Fonte is not a target for Liverpool in the January transfer window, according to Sky sources.
The Portuguese defender has been linked with a move to Anfield after handing in a transfer request at St Mary's earlier in January.
However, Sky Sports News HQ has been told there is no interest in the centre back from Liverpool and he is not a target for Jurgen Klopp's side ahead of their trip to Old Trafford to face Manchester United on Super Sunday.
Fonte, who has also been regularly linked with a move to Manchester United, was left out of Southampton's squads for their FA Cup clash with Norwich, their EFL Cup semi-final with Liverpool and Saturday's 1-0 defeat to Burnley in the Premier League.
The 33-year-old, who has 18 months left on his current contract, handed in a transfer request earlier this month and claimed on social media in December that he had not rejected a new deal but said he was told he would not be offered fresh terms by the Saints.
Fonte has made more than 250 appearances for Southampton since arriving from Crystal Palace in 2010.
Source: Sky Sports
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The auditory virtual reality interface of Audiom, a web-based map viewer, was evaluated by thirteen blind participants. In Audiom, the user is an avatar that navigates, using the arrow keys, through geographic data, as if they are playing a first-person, egocentric game. The research questions were: What will make blind users want to use Audiom maps? And Can participants demonstrate basic acquisition of spatial knowledge after viewing an auditory map? A dynamic choropleth map of state-level US COVID-19 data, and a detailed OpenStreetMap powered travel map, were evaluated. All participants agreed they wanted more maps of all kinds, in particular county-level COVID data, and they would use Audiom once some bugs were fixed and their few recommended features were added. Everyone wanted to see Audiom embedded in their existing travel and mapping applications. All participants were able to answer a question evaluating spatial knowledge. Participants also agreed this spatial information was not available in existing applications.%B International Conference on Auditory Display (ICAD) 2022 %C Virtual %8 07/2022


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LP#1787676: sort Z39.50 sources in JS, retaining Local Catalog at top of list This reverts the original fix for LP#1119370. Signed-off-by: Jeff Davis <email@example.com> Signed-off-by: Jane Sandberg <firstname.lastname@example.com> Signed-off-by: Galen Charlton <email@example.com>
LP1119370: Corrects sorting in the list of z39.50 services To test ------- [1] Add several z39.50 servers, with names starting with both lower case and capital letters. [2] In the Web client, go to Cataloging > Import Record from Z39.50. The list of Services and Credentials will be sorted in order alphabetically twice -- first for names that start with a capital letter, then for names that start with lower case letters. [3] Apply this patch and repeat step 2. This time, the list should be sorted alphabetically, and then have Local Catalog at the very bottom of the list. Signed-off-by: Jane Sandberg <email@example.com> Signed-off-by: Ben Shum <email@example.com>
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Star Controller Turns 1
That's right! Star Controller is now 1 year old. It has now been a year since my first post and this is my 121st post and it's definitely been a great year.
I still remember what I was going through my mind as I thought about the blog. I wanted to create something where I can get more hands-on experience with blogging, customization, communication and web design. I'm glad that I chose to write about Star Control.
With all the things I've posted and all the feedback I've received, I'm glad that I started this blog. It wouldn't made it this far without everyone's support. There was no way I could do this without any help. I appreciate everyone who has read, visited, commented, and gave me ideas, questions and tips. It really means a lot to me. I also appreciate everyone who took the time to read and reply to my messages; it has helped me write about things and get opinions about the video game industry in general and Star Control itself.
I must take this time to thank all the reviewers who compared Spore and Star Trek DAC to Star Control and recommended its readers to play The Ur-Quan Masters. Thank you Ronimo Games for giving a very special thanks to "Fwiffo the Spathi" in the Swords & Soldiers credits under "Very Special Thanks". Thank you Jon St. John for the Duke Nukem recording; it created much stronger positive reception than I expected.
An epic thank you to everyone at Toys for Bob for their sense of humor and deep respect for the fans.
So, what's next for Star Controller? I have a bunch of ideas for future posts and I plan on getting more details to write enough about it. The Star Control news has been quiet lately and there's no accurate way to predict the future, so anything is possible. If there are any major Star Control-related updates, I'll definitely write about it.


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So, Jamba Juice might be losing it: "Jamba is also developing licensing partnerships. A ready-to-drink beverage is in the works with Nestle, and last month the brand lent its name to a soon-to-be-developed line of frozen novelties, as well as a toy blender for kids to play Jamba Juice at home." [NRN via Eater SF]
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Mother's Day is Coming — Here Are Some Articles About Moms
Happy Mother's Day. Or not.
As Mother's Day approaches, I find myself reading more articles than usual about motherhood. My relationship with my mother is complicated, and hearing similar stories helps me feel less alone.
I haven't heard from my mother in years, but I no longer hate her. I recognize that while she wasn't…


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Agent Alert: Eric Smith of P.S. Literary
Eric Smith is a literary agent with P.S. Literary, working across multiple categories, and has worked with New York Times bestselling and award-winning authors. When he isn't busy working on other people's books, sometimes he writes his own.
(20 Literary Agents Actively Seeking Writers and Their Writing.)
His latest novel, The Girl and the Grove, was published by Flux in 2018, and his next novel, Don't Read the Comments, will be published by Inkyard Press in January 2020. He currently lives in Philadelphia with his wife, son, and overly affectionate corgi.
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Hi! I'm seeking diverse and inclusive Young Adult fiction across all genres (and would love to find some more YA nonfiction!), accessible science fiction and fantasy, literary fiction that does a bit of genre blending (think Station Eleven or The Night Circus), and nonfiction in the realm of essay collections, memoir, pop-culture history, and cookbooks!
(Defining Creative Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, and Biography.)
If you want to get a sense of my taste, look up some of my recent projects, like Mike Chen's accessible sci-fi novel Here & Now & Then, Tom Ryan's latest Young Adult novel Keep This To Yourself, Erica Boyce's literary novel The Fifteen Wonders of Daniel Green, and Sam Slaughter's cocktail book Are You Afraid of the Dark Rum?
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Break from the Grind February 23, 2015
TRIVIAL PURSUITS: What do the M's stand for in M&Ms?
Reported by PLANSPONSOR staff
Forrest Mars Sr., of the Mars candy company, came up with the idea of a hard shelled candy with chocolate at the center. In 1941, he struck a deal for the chocolate with Bruce Murrie, son of Hershey president William Murrie, because he anticipated there would be a chocolate shortage in the pending war.
They named the candy M&M, which stood for "Mars & Murrie."The deal gave Murrie a 20% stake in the candy, but this stake was later bought out by Mars when chocolate rationing ended at the end of the war in 1948.
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[PYCL—Demonstrate your oneness with God!]
CedarS PYCLs–Possible Younger Class Lessons for:
"Doctrine of Atonement"
The Christian Science Bible Lesson for Easter, April 20, 2014
by Kerry Jenkins, CS, House Springs, MO
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Of course you will want to cover what Easter is about. Some of the littler ones may not be aware. What does this subject: doctrine of atonement, have to do with the story of Jesus' resurrection? You can also work on the terminology. Notice that this lesson contains "doctrine of atonement", "doctrine of Christian Science" (S5), and "doctrine of Christ" (B21). Think about ways to discuss these things that are meaningful to younger people. All these doctrines lead to unity or oneness with God. The thing I noticed about the doctrine of Christian Science is that it is outlining the way that there could never be a need for reconciliation when we understand that there has never been a separation of man and God. But this hinges on the recognition that man is not a material being, off on his own separate "life" in matter. With the littlest ones, the message is that we are not separate from God and Jesus showed us this by proving that God loves and cares for His/Her creation. He showed it through healing when matter "said" healing isn't possible. (Note the story of the man in section 3).
This lesson emphasizes following God's will. It's a perfect time to get out your pet "sheep" and practice the idea of shepherding. Is a shepherd always protecting, guiding and loving his sheep? Do the sheep follow and do the "will" of the shepherd? If the sheep doesn't obey, what does the shepherd do? If the sheep are obedient they feel the love and safety that God is giving them, if not, they may feel far away, in danger, etc. In reality the shepherd will always seek them out! Who does the shepherd symbolize? Who are the sheep? Why does the Bible use this analogy? Look at Mrs. Eddy's poem, Feed My Sheep and think about the part about "stubborn will", discuss. Doing God's will is a big topic; it could easily take the whole time if you are thinking about it from every angle. We all struggle from time to time to listen to what we know is right and follow through. You can talk about what might keep you from feeling close or at one with God and cause you to do something that you want instead of what you know, in your heart, is the right thing. Did God give us a way to know what is right? Citation B4 tells us that the light, the Christ has shined right within our hearts. We all have that natural sense of goodness and Christliness within, because we are the spiritual creation of God. No matter how much we seem to do the wrong thing, maybe make mistakes, have a hard time listening to our mom or dad, the only way that God knows us is as His beloved, obedient child. How does this fact bring healing or adjustment to our life? Citation S15 addresses the seeming reality, like a dream that feels real, of material existence separate from God.
What is a miracle? Is it a "miracle" that we stay stuck to the ground and don't float off into the sky? Is a miracle what Jesus did, what Mrs. Eddy did? Why/why not? The problem with viewing Jesus' life as miraculous in any way is that it means that any healing we have in our lives is the result of God intervening in some way, rather than recognition that healing is in accord with the laws of God/Love. What happens if we think that healing is something that God gives us sometimes, if He/She feels like it? Doesn't that make it so we are indeed separate from God, asking for Her to bestow something out of the ordinary on us, to make an exception to the laws of matter and intervene in some way in material life? If that is how healing works, then there is no method to it. There is no Science! The beauty of Jesus' works is that he said we'd do even greater works than he did! Not because we'd be "better" than he was, but because he showed us that we are divine ideas that live according to divine laws that are laws of goodness, harmony, joy and so on. He showed us that God is not arbitrary and manlike, but that God is divine Love.
In citation B13 we have the story of the man that was healed of a 38-year illness. As was often the case, there were objections to this healing by church elders. It may seem like we don't have those objections today. Can you think of what sorts of things keep us from healing today? Do we think we are too young, don't know enough? Are afraid? What are the "church laws" of our day that stand in the way? Is matter too powerful a belief? How do we knock down these roadblocks? Can you talk about the concept of roadblocks, what are they literally and figuratively? Do we have the tools to tear them down and move along the highway? Go ahead and do a little dramatization of that with the littlest ones. You can do it at the table or you could lay chairs in the way of a path through Sunday School. What truths do you use to remove the barrier of, say, fear? You can go through the different ways to overcome each thing that would try to talk us out of healing every day. With each idea you can remove some of that "barrier".
It asks this is the My Bible Lesson, and I immediately thought the same thing when I first read it to myself in the context of this week's lesson: "How am I inspired by Truth and Love in all that I say and do?" (S12)–this is a reference to Mrs. Eddy's statement about how Jesus was inspired. You can have the kids ask this of themselves. Maybe they can figure out how to ask themselves that question several times or more a day. We probably need some sort of reminder in our day to check on this activity. We could use a phone or the kids could all wear a small bracelet that you give them to be a reminder every time they see it. This could just be a small piece of leather lace that they tie on. My son wore one for over a year and never took it off, so this shouldn't be a problem for a week or two. Get back together next week and ask how things went. Did they have anything to share with this? Do they have ideas about how to make it more effective? Don't worry if it seems like it flopped. Nothing in this endeavor is ever truly lost!! If nothing else, the leather bracelet is a reminder of the love that their Sunday School teacher has for them!
In citation B20 there is a list of the things that Jesus tells us to do. Do the kids have any thoughts about what these things might translate into today? Maybe, for example, literal snake bites are not really an issue. What might it symbolize to "take up serpents"? Might that mean that tricky, material logic cannot fool us? Maybe poisonous things that people say to us can't hurt us as we do what God wants and follow Jesus' example. See if they come up with ideas. What would laying on of hands symbolize? Might it be the warmth and kindness of personally showing our love for someone? Are we "touching" people's lives in some way? Are we practically helping someone? You get the idea here!
Hope you all have a wonderful Easter!


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IT House October 13 news, Microsoft Xbox will welcome the 20th anniversary in November, the first generation Xbox host designer Seamus Blackley issued a series of mental questions in the twitks today, revealing a not known message.
Seamus Blackley said that at the 20th anniversary, I want to apologize to AMD. At the beginning, AMD engineers helped create a primary edition of Xbox prototypes, but finally, I chose Intel's processors because Intel At the time of CEO Andy Glov persuaded Bill Gates.
When the initial Xbox was released, the AMD engineers were in front, I saw the sad expression on their faces and Bill Gates, and I was unforgettable for the scene. Honestly, a lot of game Demo on the XBOX prototype machine is running with AMD hardware.
Seamus Blackley is also @ 了 AMD CEO Su Zifeng
IT House learned that the initial edition Xbox took the lead in November 15, 2001, the CPU used Intel Pentiumiii 733MHz, GPU to develop special drawing chip X-Chip 233MHz, co-developed by Microsoft and Ying Weida, priced at $ 199.
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The Israeli military historian Martin van Creveld has an interesting hypothesis concerning where the seeds of the Fourth Generation's military bypass of the state were planted:
Many of the distinctions between army and people which had been established by eighteenth- and nineteenth-century international law also broke down. Armed violence, far from being limited to combatants, escaped its bounds. Terrible atrocities, including even the planned starvation of tens of millions, were carried out against the inhabitants of occupied countries both in Europe and in Asia. The populations themselves did not acquiesce with their lot. Occupation per se was now regarded as a monstrous injustice and resisted. In places such as Yugoslavia, Tito's partisans, though comprising neither government nor army, came close to waging full-scale conventional conflict; and indeed in retrospect this may have been the most important of all the changes which the War brought about. Meanwhile the sky was filled with mighty fleets of heavy bombers—later, flying bombs and ballistic missiles—headed in both directions. They deliberately set out to kill civilians, women and children not excluded. Entire cities were destroyed by firestorms in a manner not seen in Europe for three centuries. A climax of violence was reached in 1945 when two nuclear bombs were dropped on Japan, killing 150,000 people in flat disregard of the fact that peace negotiations were already going on in Moscow at the time. Officially the destruction of enemy civilians was justified by their wickedness. In practice, often they had to be declared wicked so that they could be destroyed by the indiscriminate weapons available….
Metternich, looking back from the eve of his resignation in 1848, might have felt satisfied with the results of the Congress of Vienna despite several limited revolutionary outbreaks that had taken place in the meantime. Similarly, a backward glance from the perspective of 1990 makes the attempt to put the genie back into the bottle appear successful up to a point; those who set out to establish a new world order after World War II did their work reasonably well. The principal reasons for this outcome were the ever-present fear of nuclear Armageddon and, of course, sheer war-weariness. At any rate, to date there has been no repetition of "total" conflict on the model established by both World Wars. When the principal military powers went to war—always excepting the "low-intensity conflicts" which, though they formed a large majority, hardly counted as a war—they usually abided by the rules. Whatever may be said about the Falkland War, it did not witness either the breakdown of distinctions between the military and civilians or, consequently, large-scale atrocities. The same is true about the Arab-Israeli Wars, except perhaps for the first; though in this case things might have looked different had victory gone to the other side.
The point, however, had been made and would not be forgotten. Whatever else total war may have done, it put an end to any idea that armed conflict, including specifically the largest ever fought, is necessarily governed by the Clausewitzian Universe. Historically speaking, in fact, trinitarian war—in other words, a war of state against state and army against army—is a comparatively recent phenomenon; hence, the things that the future has in store for humanity may also be very different indeed.
The interesting thing here is that he presented this idea that war had moved beyond the state and trinitarian war in his book The Transformation of War, which was published in 1991. After all, if since the people have become the targets of total war, they have been made participants whether they will or no. And so, as Lind told a group of Marines at Quantico in his Four Generations of Modern War lecture: "[4GW doesn't want to fight you, it wants to bypass you and go straight after the society you are supposed to be defending."


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The CSR Report and program Critique (this is 20% of the Grade)
Each Report Critique will be done by you individually. Your company is Exxon.
Involves reading and doing a critique of a company's annual sustainability, CSR, or citizenship report.
Assess the companys Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), sustainability, or citizenship report. Explain the extent to which the company recognizes and takes responsibility for the various social and environmental and governance impacts of its business that you identify.
Be Thoughtful and Answer the following questions…
Read and assess the companys sustainability or CSR report, paying particular attention to the social and environmental efforts that address the triple bottom line.
Explain how the company frames the issues Are they discussed in terms of ethical or social responsibilities?
Do they use frameworks (GRI, CDP, UN Sustainable Development Goals or certification programs) to guide and independently validate their reports?
Explain the extent to which the report illustrates that the company recognizes its social responsibilities among employees, consumers, and other stakeholders.
Cite the specific metrics used in the report and their progress against them.
Critical assessment: Reflecting on the issues in the course, do you consider that their sustainability or CSR programs are effective? Who is Responsible for their program. Is company is doing enough? Or are they primarily directed simply at issues to affect profits? Be critical and explain what may be lacking. How do they compare to their top 2 competitors?
What is the biggest challenge identified for the next 5 years? Do they work with external NGOs? Are they taking steps to follow the SDGs (the Strategic Development Goals) of the United Nations?


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This clears out waste which otherwise sends toxins into the bloodstream. Colonics actually exercise and tone the
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Success rate is low and bank robbery, the majority seems to end in failure, but there seems to be a variation in various ways depending on how the failure.
Incident a man entered the robbery in the U.S., angry as "as not skip the order of the other guests" from the clerk of the window, that was breaking up as it occurred.
This man says that he entered the robbery in Eastern bank that is in the South Boston, is that because they ran away without taking anything after all, and with not known identity.
This guy showed me the notes that you wrote "Give me all his money" go to the window of the first first.Then the clerk seems to have not responded to the request by saying "this window is closed again," and.
Man I was towards the window of the next of necessity, but scolded as "so do not skip the order" from the customers and staff of that place now, but it was prompted to remove the food that you wore from head further, It is to say that it went out it rejects.
Then, is reported as an attempted robbery, police are chasing the whereabouts of the man now, witnesses have testified that he was a man of about 18-25 years of age.
Also bank robbery, it would have not anticipated and is scolded by the order No way, but the way of sitting liver of bank staff who is also a big deal.
Would-be bank robber told off for queue jumping
The man who entered the robbery Related Articles and Russia from love to own head [dejectedly scare off "show me money" scolded → "so as not to interrupt the sequence of window" staff bank robbery] mule Q, gender female hairdresser is allowed to enslave
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Bank robbery which had the bomb "… because it was said to be necessary", show identification all the way
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