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Anjana Vakil: Learning Functional Programming with JavaScript - JSUnconf 2016. GitHub - adam-s/js-interview-review: The JS interview review. As I'm reviewing several resources I've bookmarked on JavaScript development, I'll share them here. Introduction to asynchronous JavaScript. In JavaScript we often need to deal with asynchronous behavior, which can be confusing for programmers who only have experience with synchronous code.
This article will explain what asynchronous code is, some of the difficulties of using asynchronous code, and ways of handling these difficulties. What is the difference between synchronous and asynchronous code? Synchronous code In synchronous programs, if you have two lines of code (L1 followed by L2), then L2 cannot begin running until L1 has finished executing. You can imagine this as if you are in a line of people waiting to buy train tickets.
Asynchronous code In asynchronous programs, you can have two lines of code (L1 followed by L2), where L1 schedules some task to be run in the future, but L2 runs before that task completes. You can imagine as if you are eating at a sit-down restaurant. Note that asynchronous does not mean the same thing as concurrent or multi-threaded. Examples Say "Hello".Do nothing for two seconds.Say "Goodbye! " Javascript for Java Developers. This post will go over the Javascript language from the point of view of a Java developer, focusing on the differences between the two languages and the frequent pain points.
We will go over the following: Objects Only, No ClassesFunctions are just ValuesThe 'this' Keyword Classic vs Prototypal InheritanceConstructors vs Constructor FunctionsClosures vs LambdasEncapsulation and ModulesBlock Scope and Hoisting Why Javascript in the Java World ? A Taste of JavaScript's New Parallel Primitives. TL;DR – We're extending JavaScript with a primitive API that lets programmers use multiple workers and shared memory to implement true parallel algorithms in JavaScript.
Multicore computation JavaScript (JS) has grown up, and it works so well that virtually every modern web page contains large amounts of JS code that we don't ever worry about — it just runs as a matter of course. ECMAScript Next compatibility table. Where do you use closures in JavaScript? - Quora. JavaScript Module Systems Showdown: CommonJS vs AMD vs ES2015. As JavaScript development gets more and more common, namespaces and dependencies get much more difficult to handle.
Different solutions were developed to deal with this problem in the form of module systems. In this post, we will explore the different solutions currently employed by developers and the problems they try to solve. Read on! Introduction: Why Are JavaScript Modules Needed? If you are familiar with other development platforms, you probably have some notion of the concepts of encapsulation and dependency. Encapsulation is essential to prevent conflicts and ease development. When it comes to dependencies, in traditional client-side JavaScript development, they are implicit.
The following example is part of Backbone.js's examples. As JavaScript development gets more and more complex, dependency management can get cumbersome. JavaScript module systems attempt to deal with these problems and others. An Ad Hoc Solution: The Revealing Module Pattern Pros Cons CommonJS. JavaScript Testing: Unit vs Functional vs Integration Tests. Unit tests, integration tests, and functional tests are all types of automated tests which form essential cornerstones of continuous delivery, a development methodology that allows you to safely ship changes to production in days or hours rather than months or years.
Automated tests enhance software stability by catching more errors before software reaches the end user. They provide a safety net that allows developers to make changes without fear that they will unknowingly break something in the process. The Cost of Neglecting Tests Contrary to popular intuition, maintaining a quality test suite can dramatically enhance developer productivity by catching errors immediately.
182 JSJ RxJS with Matthew Podwysocki - Javascript Jabber - Devchat.tv. [This episode is sponsored by FrontEnd Masters.
They have a terrific lineup of live courses you can attend either online or in person. They also have a terrific backlog of courses you can watch including JavaScript the Good Parts, Build Web Applications with Node.js, AngularJS In-Depth, and Advanced JavaScript. You can go check them out at FrontEndMasters.com.] [This episode is sponsored by Hired.com. Every week on Hired, they run an auction where over a thousand tech companies in San Francisco, New York, and L.A. bid on JavaScript developers, providing them with salary and equity upfront.
A Plain English Guide to JavaScript Prototypes - Sebastian's Blog. When I first started learning about JavaScript object model my reaction was of horror and disbelief.
I was totally puzzled by its prototype nature as it was my first encounter with a prototype based language. I didn't help that JavaScript has a unique take on prototypes as it adds the concept of function constructors. Building a Gulp API Compatible Task Automation Tool. Front-end developers nowadays are using multiple tools to automate routine operations.
Three of the most popular solutions are Grunt, Gulp and Webpack. Each of these tools are built on different philosophies, but they share the same common goal: to streamline the front-end build process. For example, Grunt is configuration-driven while Gulp enforces almost nothing. In fact, Gulp relies on the developer writing code to implement the flow of the build processes - the various build tasks. When it comes to choosing one of these tools, my personal favorite is Gulp.
Gulp API Gulp comes with just four simple functions: gulp.task gulp.src gulp.dest gulp.watch These four simple functions, in various combinations offer all the power and flexibility of Gulp. Out of these four functions, the first three are absolutely essential for any Gulp file. allowing tasks to be defined and invoked from the command line interface.
Understanding the prototype property in JavaScript. You're having difficulty understanding the prototype property in JavaScript.
You know it has got to do with object-oriented programming (OOP) and object inheritance, but you're not sure of the mechanics of how it works. Prototypal inheritance Object-oriented programming can be implemented in many ways. Other languages, such as Java, use class-based model where the language separates classes and instances of objects. Understanding JavaScript Modules: Bundling & Transpiling. This article was peer reviewed by Dan Prince and Ravi Kiran.
Thanks to all of SitePoint's peer reviewers for making SitePoint content the best it can be! Ah, the perils of error handling in JavaScript. If you believe Murphy's law, anything that can go wrong, will go wrong! In this article I would like to explore error handling in JavaScript. I will cover pitfalls and good practices. Creating Desktop Apps with Electron. Optimizing JavaScript Performance With Firefox Dev Tools. Debugging techniques with Javascript - Spacedojo Code Kata. 75: Best Practices Series: JavaScript. Tools to Learn JavaScript By Doing -Telerik Developer Network. …or how solving code puzzles can be your path to enlightenment.
Whenever I'm asked how a developer can learn more about a particular language, I stress that it's crucial to find the technique that works best for you. Most folks can think of a few immediate ways to pick up a new language: BooksConferencesClassroom study While these work, they've always had a few drawbacks for me. When it comes to books, I find that they are only effective if I read them while I'm sitting by my computer. Because I love reading so much, I actively try not to read by my computer. Conferences are great, but typically they give you a 60 minute intro to a language or topic, and at best inspire you to work on it more on your own time. And of course – actually spending time in a classroom can be incredibly productive. One thing you may notice about the suggestions above is that in each case, I talk about "playing" or working on code while I'm learning. Sinon Tutorial: JavaScript Testing with Mocks, Spies & Stubs. This article was peer reviewed by Mark Brown and MarcTowler.
Thanks to all of SitePoint's peer reviewers for making SitePoint content the best it can be! One of the biggest stumbling blocks when writing unit tests is what to do when you have code that's non-trivial. In real life projects, code often does all kinds of things that make testing hard. Ajax requests, timers, dates, accessing other browser features… or if you're using Node.js, databases are always fun, and so is network or file access.
However, this doesn't mean the code we're testing is as easy on us as our tools are! Organizing and writing code that is easily testable takes some effort and planning, but there are a few patterns, inspired by functional programming concepts, that we can use to avoid getting into a tough spot when it comes time to test our code. In this article, we will go through some useful tips and patterns for writing testable code in JavaScript.
ECMAScript 6 is the most recent update to Javascript, and with it has come a lot of new features to the language – some that the community has been begging for, and also some that are pretty controversial. Exploring ES6 by Axel Rauschmayer. What is the best way to learn JavaScript? How to learn and become a master at JavaScript. Google JavaScript Style Guide. We follow the C++ formatting rules in spirit, with the following additional clarifications.
Curly Braces Because of implicit semicolon insertion, always start your curly braces on the same line as whatever they're opening. Object-oriented design in JavaScript games. Introduction In this article, learn about OOP in JavaScript, and explore the prototypical and classical inheritance models. Examples explain common patterns in games that can greatly benefit from the structure and maintainability of OOP design. The ultimate goal is that each piece of code is human-readable and represents an idea and a single purpose, altogether transcending a set of instructions and algorithms to become a finely-tuned work of art. Understand memory leaks in JavaScript applications. Get started with object-oriented JavaScript code. Java development 2.0: JavaScript for Java developers. Get started with the JavaScript language, Part 1: JavaScript language fundamentals.
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How to Make Chrome Kiosk Mode "just Work"
There's a reason why I haven't blogged about UWP lately: The overall development experience (slow turnaround cycles, silent crashes, HRESULTs instead of error messages, you name it) drove me mad up to the point I scrapped my whole project, a digital signage solution, in early summer. Instead, I now use Chrome as my "render engine" and things are working pretty well. Without prior experience in using ASP.Net Core, WebAPI and SignalR, I have been able to whip something up to be ready for the 2018/19 Basketball season.
During development, I had to figure out
- how to use Chrome without any… chrome (i.e. no title, adress or tool bars),
- how to move the Chrome window to the secondary screen,
- how to close Chrome from code and
- how to still be able to use Chrome for browsing during development.
tl;dr: On https://github.com/RWeigelt/ChromeKioskModeDemo you find a small demo project (C#/WinForms for simplicity) that's pretty self-explanatory.
Problems #1 and #2 are easy: Chrome has a so-called kiosk mode (command line parameter
--kiosk http://www.example.com) that will display the specified web page in full-screen mode. Another command line parameter deals with with positioning (
--window-position=top,left). In the demo code you'll see other parameters, they force the window size for a cleaner startup.
Problems #3 and #4 turned out to be connected to each other.
One might wonder what's so hard about closing Chrome from code. Don't you just start a process with
Process.Startand remember the returned
Processinstance, to later call its
CloseMainWindowmethod? What could possibly go wrong?
Well, for starters, that
Processinstance may live shorter than expected. If you have a couple of Chrome windows and/or tabs open, Chrome will do a lot of process management behind the scenes – and "your" process may not be the one displaying the requested web page.
On the other hand, if you go from zero Chrome windows to one window with a single tab, things are nice and easy. Now while you could force yourself to use a different browser during development, you never now whether there isn't some Chrome window open later in production.
Fortunately, if you specify a different "user data directory" (
--user-data-dir=directory) when starting Chrome, you can achieve this "one window, one tab, one process" scenario even if you have many windows and tabs open.
For details, take a look at the code on https://github.com/RWeigelt/ChromeKioskModeDemo. This C#/WinForms project shows a form with two buttons:
- "Open Chrome" will open http://www.example.com in full-screen mode on the second monitor (sorry, you have to have a second monitor for the demo).
- "Close Chrome" closes the Chrome window without affecting any other Chrome windows.
Note that this is not a library, just some code I have taken from my solution (stripped down for clarity). You'll want to adapt it to your needs anyway. Have fun with it!

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Where is Municipal Court located?
Municipal Court is located at City Hall, 401 S. Johnstone Ave. The courtroom is located in the Council Chambers on the first floor.
Where can I find the Municipal Code?
When must I go to Court?
A violator has 10 working days from the time of receiving a citation to either pay the fine or appear in court. Court is held Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8:30 a.m. (with some exceptions for holidays). Within those 10 days, you usually have three or four court sessions available. Please bring your citation to court.
What is the fine for a Citation?
See Municipal Court Bond Schedule. If you do not see a violation listed, call the Court Clerk's office at 918.338.4225 during working hours for a schedule of fines.
What if I feel I'm not guilty?
If you wish to contest a citation, you must appear within 10 working days and enter a plea of not guilty. The clerk may take this plea in the courtroom without appearance before the judge. A hearing will be scheduled when the officer who issued the citation will be present along with any witnesses for your defense. An attorney is not required but you may be represented at your own expense if you choose.
What if I can't pay the fines immediately?
If payment is not possible within 10 working days, appear in court and request a reasonable payment plan through the judge. You must sign a payment agreement and a payment reminder will be issued with your schedule of payments. If you fail to pay as arranged, a warrant for failure to appear and pay may be issued and you may lose your driver's license.
Where do I park while in Court?
The City has a parking lot on the south side of the City Hall building. There is no charge for use of this lot. If you park on the street and receive a parking violation, it will not be excused because you were in Court.
How early should I arrive to Court?
Doors open at 8:25 a.m. When you arrive, take a number. Note: Due to the current Covid-19 pandemic, municipal court will begin at 8:30 a.m. during this time.
What if I ignore my Citation or Violation?
You may lose your driver's license and a warrant can be issued for your arrest for failure to appear.
How do I pay my Fines?
You may pay at the cashier's window on the first floor of City Hall, or mail your payment to:
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The Urbanization Project at the World Urban Forum in Medellín
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The NYU Stern Urbanization Project is pleased to be part of the World Urban Forum in Medellín, April 5 - 11. Feel free to stop by our booth and learn more about the work of our Urban Expansion initiative from Alejandra Rangel-Smith, Patrick Lamson-Hall, and Nicolás Galarza. They will be joined by Jaime Vasconez, the lead of the Urban Expansion initiative in Latin America, as well as several of our partners from Ethiopia, Colombia, and India. The booth will feature short films about our work in Ethiopia and Colombia, as well as visualizations of urban expansion in 30 cities.
The flyer below (pdf here) describes our events, please feel free to join us. We'll be presenting on the progress of our work with municipalities in Ethiopia and Colombia, launching the Spanish-language edition of Solly Angel's book, Planet of Cities, and describing a new joint initiative with UN-Habitat and the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.
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I have been following the Blogger's Quilt Festival for a few seasons now, and I have been amazed by all the beautiful quilts made by the talented quilters out these. When Amy's e-mail arrived earlier this fall I immediately knew I would enter my recent pride and joy: Anne Ida's Loyal Union Sampler - here hung on the attic wall:
I was and still am thrilled to have been able to make this quilt ahead of the Loyal Union Sampler book being published, and honored a picture of my quilt was included in the book.
My quilt consists of the 121 sampler blocks featured in the pattern book, and 56 Birds in the Air blocks for the border - each block 6" square. The quilt itself measures 90" square.
The few bits of applique in this quilt is done by hand, but most of blocks are machine pieced and the quilting is done on my Bernina Activa 135 - also known as Bernie :-)
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A person who is detained:
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Persons who are committed to prison for non-payment of council tax or for defaulting payment of a fine are not disregarded.
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Think Local – Follow-Up
What did we find to do locally? As I mentioned last week, without any big trips planned, we had to be creative with our fun. That's why we decided to Think Local. It turned out to be a fantastic idea! I tried a couple new things in my area and re-visited some old favorites. If we had been on vacation somewhere, I would have been thrilled with the fun we had.
Our first local event was Shakespeare in the Park. As everyone knows, I love live shows and this is an annual event in Noblesville, IN. It wasn't new to me, but it was still fun. I grabbed my daughter and one of her friends, we packed a bag of drinks, picked up breadsticks at a nearby restaurant, and enjoyed a perfect evening watching The Tempest. It's an annual event – a different show each year but always the last weekend in July and the first weekend in August.
Next, we tried Frisbee Golf which was new to me. There is a fun, very well-maintained course just over a mile from our house. This time, my daughter met a friend there and my son and I played together. We had purchased some frisbees at Play it Again Sports for just $4 and the course was free, so it was a super affordable outing. In fact, I kept the frisbees in the back of the van as this would be a great activity to do while on the road. If you don't have a Play it Again Sports near you, check out your local Goodwill or this affordable, 5-star rated set on Amazon.
After working up an appetite, we headed to downtown Noblesville to enjoy an afternoon of delicious ice cream at Alexanders and shopping on the square. Noblesville has a darling downtown with numerous cute shops and restaurants. It's easy to spend an afternoon ducking in and out of the stores. As a bonus, they are all locally run, so the money spent goes right back into the community!
The day was capped off by enjoying drinks and appetizers in nearby Carmel with friends at the new Sun King – what a super cool atmosphere! I can easily see this becoming a place we meet up with friends often.
See how much fun can be had locally? Even when you don't have a trip planned, there are usually plenty of ways to find adventure right where you are! Did you take my challenge? What did you do? I'd LOVE to hear about it, so please share in the comments how you found adventure locally.
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This article considers how corporate behaviour in relation to climate change might be reconfigured and the role that indirect investors might play in this reconfiguring. The article suggests that the consequences of climate change are serious enough that indirect investors might be prevailed upon, using a model of behaviour suggested by the work of Hans Jonas, to pressure institutional investors into demanding changes in corporate policy towards climate change. Jonas' work represents a plea for the recognition and acceptance of responsibility in the face of nature's vulnerability and humanity's power over technology. The article suggests that this ethic can be operationalised in relation to corporate governance by building on the changes in the pattern of investment holdings that have taken place in large public companies in the preceding two decades or so. The idea is to appeal to individuals who may perceive themselves as currently being outsiders – or at least only distant stakeholders in relation to the corporation – to realise the responsibility vested in them as beneficiaries through their interest in pension funds, life assurance policies, annuities and other arm's-length financial arrangements with corporations. The hope is that these individuals may, through the influence of a model of responsibility, become active investors and beneficiaries interested in corporate practices that impact on climate change and, encourage others to do likewise.
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I have a Sony F700 with a video problem. I have a problem with my Sony F700D. He occasionally repeats the previous character. I saw in my philips 8235 that the wait line of the Z80 is often activated. with the Sony that does not happen (anymore). Is there anyone who can tell if the wait in the sony should be activated and when. I'm afraid my MSX engine is broken. My memory doesn't suffer because it has been replaced by fast static memory


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In the first part of our series, we explored Eliud Kipchoge's physical training for his sub 2-hour marathon attempt on October 12, 2019, in Austria (weather permitting). For many everyday marathoners, this is solely the focus of their training.
But there are two other equally important parts– mental training and nutritional fueling. Today we'll take a brief look at how Kipchoge rounds out his training by preparing his mind and body.
As any runner can attest to, long-distance running is mentally tough. With each passing kilometre, the body screams louder and louder for you to stop.
This is no different at the elite level; Kipchoge has previously mentioned the importance of mindset, telling the BBC that "the mind is what drives a human being". Throughout training, Kipchoge internalizes his aims as a set of true beliefs.
As a species, we are prone to doubt ourselves in the face of lofty goals. We say "I may be able to do this…" instead of "I am going to do this…", perhaps to soften the blow of not quite hitting the mark.
But Kipchoge goes the other way. It is important for him to cement his goal as something he truly believes himself capable of. It's this confidence, along with a focus on a single, achievable goal, that carries him through the pain and towards the finish line (usually at a faster speed than he started too– Kipchoge ran a negative split in Berlin).
In sub-Saharan Africa, starch-based foods like Ugali and vegetables are very popular.
Ugali is a cornmeal porridge, coming in huge servings at camp. This means meals primarily consist of fresh and healthy sources of carbohydrates, fiber and minerals.
Running the distances Kipchoge does each week throughout training requires a huge amount of energy, so a carbohydrate-heavy diet is essential.
Carbohydrates are broken down into glucose and delivered to the body's cells. There, in combination with oxygen, energy is created through a process called cellular respiration.
The rate at which carbohydrates can be broken down offers another advantage for athletes like Kipchoge. Simple sugars, like those found in running gels and energy drinks, are easily broken down– releasing their energy quickly to great effect. Kipchoge is known to consume Maurten's Hydrogels throughout a race for this exact purpose. The sugars in the gels are broken down by the body within the hour without any gastro side-effects– helping Kipchoge to quickly refuel within a race.
Meanwhile, complex carbohydrates in foods like Ugali, oats and rice, are broken down slowly, releasing energy into the body over a longer period.
Both have a role to play, which is why athletes will carefully "load" their bodies with sources of complex carbohydrates leading up to a race, and then top-off with faster-acting sources during the run.
Eliud Kipchoge's approach to marathon training is a classic case of a whole greater than the sum of its parts.
For the length of training, he lives a simple life; focusing on working hard, eating right, resting plenty, and believing in himself.
It requires an individual with incredible dedication and desire to not deviate from this process, despite having already achieved so much, and instead push forward to break new barriers.
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Our group here in Austin reads 1+ book per quarter and we get together to discuss over lunch. Last quarter the discussion was so rich we thought, why not open this up to the World at Large (or at least, our EE365 Women in STEM readers). A FEW of the books on our list have included:
We have an excellent facilitator in jocelyn sexton who is willing to lead an online quarterly discussion in this group. Please give a thumbs up OR down in the poll below. Votes are anonymous. We will post the results and further details in the coming weeks...Stay tuned!
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Hi Martha Arjona, Last quarter we discussed 3 books (attendees had the option to read one or more):
For purposes of the Virtual Book Club, we will likely offer 2 titles iniatially (and 2 discussions at @30 minutes each).
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Awesome! As a reminder, you can choose to read one or both selections. OR, simply tune in to learn more about them for your future reading list. If everyone interested can please LIKE or comment on this post (since I erased the original 8 "Yes" votes") we will send out an Outook calendar reminder. Looking forward to the Pivot discussion, myself.
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First, I share this quote that Dennis Myers offered the other day:
Franklin Roosevelt/September 30 1934: I am not for a return of that definition of liberty under which for many years a free people were being gradually regimented into the service of a privileged few.
That said, I wish I had an audience that might go forth to insure that justice guides the decisions a public makes. Here in Washoe County, Nevada there is a ballot measure that will raise the sales tax to finance renovation of public school buildings and the building of new schools to accommodate the expected rise in population that will accompany growth in the economy, particularly the arrival of technology companies like the Tesla/Panasonic battery plant that is to open soon. Schools in the county are already overcrowded, some classrooms with almost forty students in them, a number that I know makes good instruction impossible.
The schools have, for a very long time, been overcrowded and many of the district's buildings are badly in need of repair. They have been this way, as I just said, for a very long time. During that time, the recent and not so recent past, the business community, particularly through its Chamber of Commerce, have fought and fought extremely hard against almost every measure to increase the funding of schools and most legislative initiatives aimed at improving the condition of the schools. And they have, too often, won. That is a good part of the reason that schools are so badly funded in this state, the consequence being that Nevada is ranked last or next to last in quality of education in every assessment that considers school quality or states' provision for the welfare of the young.
The rankings are almost always dismissed, the problem being with those providing the analyses or conditions cannot be remedied with infusion of funds. But now, because the business community sees an opportunity for economic growth that is, to some degree, dependent on the attractiveness of the region for businesses that need the kind of employees who are concerned with such things as the quality of the schools, it is now concerned with such things as the quality of the schools and it is arguing that money is a prominent factor in bringing about the kind of improvements that are needed to add the ingredient of quality to the education young people receive. More money, now, is a factor in providing good education, this a stance that the same people have consistently derided in order to convince the public to not support too costly school measures and to elect anti-tax candidates to the state legislature. They have also, to tragic effect, been effective in their lobbying efforts to prevent their having to pay higher taxes.
Now the voters of Washoe County have before them a ballot initiative to "save our schools." This initiative is not only supported by the business community but sponsored by it! But that community does not want to pay for they want and so, the initiative that is Measure 1 will use sales taxes to foot the bill not an income tax or a business tax, but the most regressive kind of tax, the sales tax. Washoe County will, if the measure passes, have one of, if not the highest sales tax in the nation, this in a county with good numbers of people with modest to less than modest incomes because of the very business asking them to make conditions more attractive for those who can help bring about significant economic growth, more money to the region, higher profits for business folk.
The current measure is a most cynical one developed by some very cynical and very greedy people, those who benefit from the price of things rising, real estate, for example, and from increased numbers of people buying things that they will pay taxes on to help the business that pay them relatively little (this is a right to work state with the gambling industry a major economic and political force) by being forced to offer up a larger portion of their wages to cover the tax.
Few in the county are willing to oppose Measure 1 because they know the condition of the schools and the lacking in quality of educational programs in the region. Saving the schools is something most sensible citizens will support and they should. But in this case, voting to save the schools puts the burden of growing the economy disproportionately on the backs of those who are not going to be the direct beneficiaries of the schools being saved for there is in the Measure nothing that will pay for the "human resources" essential to improvement in the instruction that is offered. Those who, proportionately, pay the largest share of the tax will likely get even less than they do now from the school system, for, as is tradition in this region and most others, those who already have get most of what is there to be gotten, the schools in wealthier areas being the best endowed schools with the best equipment and the best teachers, a good amount of the tax money going to the building and staffing of the new schools that, as tradition holds, will be built in the newer and wealthier subdivisions.
So a vote to save the schools–and again, who can argue against–will be payed for, disproportionally, because the tax chosen by our business leaders is a regressive one, by those who will benefit least by it, people already here who have always carried the load, those who work for those who own, owners who have always been incredibly stingy in what they are willing to provide their workers in terms of wages and benefits. The people will be voting against themselves, as they often do, to benefit those who have for so long taken so much from them.
Public education must be funded and it must be funded at rates considerably higher than what they are today. Good teachers deserve a hell of a lot more than they are payed now and what they are payed now is so little because of those who now want to save the schools. When the business incited economic crash of recent years hit, the hardest hit were people of the so called working class, amongst these teachers. Business payed legislators were convinced to face the new economic reality by cutting the amount of money the state would pay for publicly funded programs, schools one of those programs, and good numbers of teachers lost their jobs, one reason why classrooms are so full as new revenues to fix the damage done by the crash have been slow to appear. The teachers are still getting less than they did before the economic debacle, some are without the homes they once were just barely able to afford (and won't be able to afford when housing prices rise with demand caused by economic growth) and all are harder pressed to make ends meet, sending their own kids to good colleges a profound economic hardship.
Nothing in Measure 1 affects the salaries of teachers-and others who work in public education and nothing in Measure 1 calls for the money going to improve the conditions for learning in the -except that they will, along with others, paying more out of pocket for the goods they buy– that currently exist and with growth in population, without funds for adequate staffing, the quality of education is likely to diminish even further.
We do need to save our schools. No, we need to build school programs that educate students well enough so that they can understand the complexities of the world in which they live, well enough to understand what measures such as One really mean so that they can make decisions that are the right ones for insuring that they are able to live decent lives in a decently democratic country. Those who are sponsoring Measure 1 are cynical people, the very people who have for years and years benefited from an undereducated population willing to work for little, people who have little sense of how to fight the essential battles they need to fight, who do not even know who their foes are and who are too often convinced by those who deprive them to vote against their own best interests.
What should the people do about Measure 1? They should go after those who wrote and support it with a vengeance and demand that those in power, elected officials, do their bidding and not alone those who already have far more than they deserve, those who exploit the underpaid to pay themselves even more. They should do what is necessary to get rid of the predators, of the businesses and business people who take more than they deserve and make it impossible for those who do deserve to get what is properly theirs. Do not vote on the issue or vote yes if you have to while organizing to shed light on the reality that is the economic reality here and on those who have created the unfairness. Scream loudly at them and do what is necessary to pass laws that will put them in the place they deserve to be, ones amongst us and not a few who are above us.
If the measure passes without there being illumination of the fraud and the fraudulent, the educational system that our "community leaders" have created will work again to work against the very people who the system is supposed to serve. It is time to get real mean to expose the meanness of those who are really mean.


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I, DAVID PACKARD, declare that this is my will.
First: I revoke all wills and codicils that I have previously made.
Second: I am a widower. I have four (4) children: DAVID WOODLEY PACKARD, NANCY PACKARD BURNETT, SUSAN PACKARD ORR and JULIE PACKARD STEPHENS.
Third: I nominate as executors ("executor") of this will those of my children who are competent and willing to act. No bond shall be required of the executor of this will.
Fourth: I give to my issue who survive me, by right of representation, all my jewelry, clothing, household furniture and furnishings, automobiles and other articles of tangible personal property not disposed of in any other manner.
Fifth: I give the residue of my estate to THE DAVID AND LUCILE PACKARD FOUNDATION; provided, however, if at the time of my death said foundation is not then in existence or is not then described in section 2055 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, then I give the residue of my estate instead to such one or more organizations then described in said sections and in such proportions as my executor in my executor's absolute and uncontrolled discretion may select.
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I subscribe my name to this will this 20th day of August, 1987, at Los Altos Hills.
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Thursday 8 March 2018
When you find out your child has got upset at school
When I dropped Jane at school on Monday, her older brother's teaching assistant was waiting at the door. Anthony has autism and ADHD and has a learning support assistant (LSA) or teaching assistant (TA) help him at school. At first I thought he must have forgotten something, but then it was obvious that his TA was checking in because he'd got really upset a few days before. It doesn't matter if your child has additional needs or not - no one wants to hear their child has been upset.
Anthony is in Year 5 and as part of supporting Anthony's independence, he's been walking into the school on his own. This means I'm not always there to speak to his LSA or TA. Sometimes she comes to find me at the door of his sisters class. Jane is only in reception so he's always dropped and collected direct to the classroom door.
"What have I missed?" I said humorously, assuming I was at some fault. When you've three kids and two schools, and two of the kids don't really communicate much, it's easy to make slip ups.
And then out it came. Anthony, had apparently had a massive meltdown last Thursday. Anthony hasn't had an autistic meltdown as school in two years.
His LSA (who is brilliant) talked me through what had happened and we thought about what might have been the trigger for it. Anthony had been going about getting spelling wrong in a test in January. Anthony gets a lot of his spellings wrong and finds it frustrating. Often it's not what Anthony is talking about that's actually what's caused the meltdown - it's often just a final straw. And he does love to perseverate over things.
As his parents we know it's most likely that he's been finding it difficult in Year 4 and now the Yr 5 is just too much for him in the mainstream environment. Anthony has been tested for cognitive abilities that show he should be able to cope with the class curriculum. It's just he can't cope being taught it in a class of 29 other kids in a mainstream school. It's hard for him. And this is, at least in my mind, most likely the build up and cause of his first meltdown in two years.
I talked to the LSA. We've discussing him needing a new school. She cried at the thought of him leaving, "I know it's the best thing for him, but he's like an extra son to me." Of course, and why not? Anthony's LSA sees him on a one-to-one basis as many hours as I do throughout the working week.
I was very factual when chatting to his LSA, but as I sat in the car, waiting to start the engine on the way home, I burst into tears.
I don't think it's so much that this is yet another evidence that Anthony needs a different type of school education. I think it was I was upset that I'd had no idea Anthony had a meltdown.
I wasn't there.
I couldn't help.
My child was upset and I'd not only done nothing, I hadn't even known.
I've written before about the emotional drain that witnessing your child having a meltdown can have on me as a parent. This was the first time I felt emotional with just the knowledge that it had happened.
Of course, I pulled myself together and got on with the rest of the day. The main task was stripping wall paper from the lounge. Surprising therapeutic. But honestly the day was a bit sad, and I really only felt better once I'd picked up the kids. And held Anthony's hand on the way back to the car ...
"Is it OK if I hold your hand Anthony?" (after all he is nearly 10)
"Of course mum."
Thanks hun.
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Oh I'm so sorry to hear about this I can imagine how upsetting it must be to have not been there for him when he had a meltdown. It's so hard when you can't be there 24/7. Thanks for sharing with #coolmumclub xxReplyDelete
Totally understand how you felt. It is so upsetting to know we can't be with them �� Good luck with the next steps xReplyDelete
It is really horrible discovering your child has had a hard time and that there was nothing you could do to prevent it - I hope you work out what school will be the best option for your son. Best wishes with your quest for finding the right placement. #spectrumsundayReplyDelete
That sounds so difficult for all of you. I hope you manage to find the best solution in terms of his school placement. #KCACOLSReplyDelete
That sounds horrible :( I hope you manage to find a suitable school place for Anthony soon.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous20 March 2018 at 04:47
Well now I am ugly crying in a coffee shop! My eldest is highly sensitive and acutely aware for a 5yr old so his propensity to get upset is higher than average. It breaks my heart when he has logical reasons for not wanting to go to school but we have to talk them through and watch him trying to hold it together as he walks through the school gates. It breaks my heart but childhood is tough (on the kids and parents!) #KCACOLSReplyDelete
Aw I can see why it's upset you but great that you've got such a good LSA. I hope you felt better after the wallpaper... #kcacolsReplyDelete
Oh no I can imagine this must have been so upsetting! I hate it when I hear one of my girls has been upset at nursery, it makes me feel even more guilty for leaving them there. Thanks so much for linking up at #KCACOLS. Hope you come back again next timeReplyDelete
- Anonymous23 March 2018 at 14:24
I can identify with this. My son isn't autistic but there was a day a few weeks ago when I picked him up from preschool and his key worker said he'd got VERY upset at lunch and had been sat down in a corner crying and rocking, totally out of character for him. I was so upset that I wasn't there when he was obviously distressed. It's an awful feeling. #KCACOLSReplyDelete
You were there, you might not have know but you were there. #kcacolsReplyDelete
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Inspecting Plumbing in Your New Home
Moving home is an exciting experience, you get to relocate to a new environment and explore a part of the country you are unfamiliar with. If you've invested in a new property, you want to make sure it is in excellent condition before you move into the premises. You'll have many checks to perform once the keys are handed over, one of them being the plumbing. Local plumbing companies in Basildon recommend calling a professional if you encounter any major problems, a qualified plumber can help with:
- Boiler repair
- Burst pipes
- Water leaks
- Burst radiators
- Faulty heating systems
There are steps you can take to examine your home by yourself, follow these tips to ensure everything is in proper working order prior to moving in.
Locate the Stop Cock
When learning about your new home, it is important to locate the stop cock. This is usually under the sink, under the stairs, in the garage or in the utility room. This is an important item which must be found just in case you need to turn off the mains.
Check the Boiler
Does your boiler have a solid service history? How old is the unit in your new home? You'll need to know about the condition of your boiler and when its next service is due.
Water Pressure
Check to see if you've good water pressure in your home, if you don't, you can call a plumber or change the faucets, showerheads or taps to see if that makes any difference.


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A Very Important Date!
We are waiting. With every tinny tick of the oversized wall clock, the bass of my beating heart seems to kick in. Two people who arrived after us have been called before us. Maybe they've slipped our papers into the wrong tray? I comment too loudly to my son about still waiting. I think about asking the receptionist if it'll be long. Neither of these things help. To pass the time, we are playing a maths game which seems to end in my favour every time, so there's one upside. The challenge of playing until he wins is irresistible to my 9-year-old son. It should keep him from asking to play on my phone for a little while longer.
My mind switches to the girls who are waiting for us in the school playground. If there was nowhere else to be, we'd have been in and out. I knew we'd likely be a few minutes late to pick-up, but school was now coming out and we were not even in with the dentist yet. Tick, tick, tick, tick…da-dum, da-dum, da-dum, da-dum…
The dentist apologises for the wait, and compensates by giving us ALL the time we may possibly need with her. Lots of time for a chat. Internally I am screaming as she kindly and patiently explains what's happening to my son, who owns the teeth in question, asking for what seems the tenth time if he has any questions. He launches into an extended story about a book where a girl gets braces, then follows seamlessly with a barrage of questions about laughing gas. Da-dum, da-dum, da-dum, da-dum…
I'm tapping my fingers on the reception desk without realising it. The referral will take a few minutes, while the person on the phone is asking what I'd consider to be ridiculous questions at this point in time. I fight the desire to reach over the counter and end the call. I force a not-so-secret deep breath and flash my fakest smile. Da-dum, da-dum, da-dum…The blood from my Italian father is gesturing and blowing steam, while my pragmatic and serene mother's voice speaks slowly and gently into my ear. "There's nothing you can do about it, let it go." Thankfully she wins. She normally does.
When we get to the girls, they are happily playing alongside a bunch of kids and parents. I breathe out deeply again…then rally them all with, "Hurry up! We need to get going..we're going to be late for swimming!"


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Healthcare education institutions are increasingly including arts-based interventions in their programmes. We analysed 62 studies of arts-based interventions to understand how these interventions may be beneficial, and why providing evidence continues to be a challenge for the field.
Our analysis highlighted two issues. We found that 79% of the included studies reported that their interventions were successful, but without always defining this success or how it was measured. This lack of clarity was apparent in descriptions of both what arts-based interventions aimed to do, and in descriptions of how they might do this. We also found that only 34% of studies involved a collaboration with artists or arts educators, raising questions over who had the necessary experience and specialism in the arts to design and deliver such interventions.
Our analysis revealed that arts-based interventions are failing to acknowledge, and subsequently capture through assessment, the process of learning in the moment. This is particularly important because arts-based pedagogies typically use embodied, practical, physical methods, in which what is being learnt cannot be separated from the process of learning. Involving artists and arts educators throughout the process of designing and delivering these interventions may help to bring clarity over what arts-based interventions are aiming to do and how they may do this, and ensure that appropriate evaluation methods are used. We suggest that close observation with feedback, and the use of reflective portfolios are two ways of assessing the process of learning in arts-based interventions.
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Contributors MO and BE led and designed the study. BE facilitated data collection and MO undertook data analysis. MO, BE and SW wrote the manuscript. All authors contributed to the critical revision of the paper, approved the final manuscript for publication and have agreed to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity.
Funding This research was funded by a Wellcome Trust Seed Award in Humanities and Social Science.
Competing interests SW is Director of the Performing Medicine programme which delivers arts-based interventions at various medical schools and NHS Trusts across the UK. Other authors have no completing interest to declare.
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GenderKalenderN is a collaboration between national distributors of information about gender and gender equality in the Nordic countries. It started over ten years ago. The idea behind the collaboration is that the participating organisations add information from their respective countries to a shared database, or central calendar. Each organisation can then decide what information in the database to display on its national website. This enables the participants to customise a 'Nordic gender calendar' to fit the needs and target groups in their respective countries. This solution is both flexible and effective, since information has to be added only once by one participant but can then be published by any participating organisation according to relevance.
Within the same cooperation we also provide two other portals:
Apply for jobs
GenderJob lists job openings with a gender or gender equality profile across the Nordic region and internationally.
Find funding
Use GenderFund to look for research and project funding, stipends and other funding opportunities.
The calendar was re-designed and modernised in May 2013, for example enabling users to share posts on Facebook and Twitter. The calendar also changed names from NordKalender to GenderKalenderN. We hope you will find GenderKalenderN useful. It you think an event is missing, please contact the organisation in charge of the information for the country where the event will be hosted - or email us at email@example.com and let us help you.


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