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Suspiria—the quasi-remake of Dario Argento's 1977 cult horror film of the same name—is a wicked, audacious, frequently absurd nightmare. In other words, it's the epitome of the past year in horror filmmaking.
2018 has been a transformative year for the horror genre, grabbing the torch lit last year by films such as Get Out, It, and, yes, even mother!. Horror is being viewed less as a gimmick and more as a genuinely experimental art form through which filmmakers can boldly make their points. And with each passing year it's proving itself to be one of the most malleable types of entertainment, able to be contorted into an array of creatively horrifying shapes.
No film this year has done that more than Suspiria, which opens today (Oct. 26) in New York and Los Angeles before going wide on Nov. 2. From Call Me By Your Name director Luca Guadagnino comes the story of Susie Bannion (Dakota Johnson), a young dancer from a Mennonite family in Ohio who joins the Markos Dance Company in Berlin during the German Autumn of 1977. Her raw talent quickly gets the attention of Madame Blanc (Tilda Swinton), the company's enigmatic director and choreographer. Elsewhere, an elderly psychiatrist (also played by Swinton under heaps of prosthetics) investigates the disappearance of one of his patients, a girl named Patricia who left the dance company under bizarre circumstances.
That's the plot, but the plot of Suspiria matters far less than the experience of Suspiria, which oscillates between slow-building dread and breathtaking moments of corporeal terror that border on sensory overload. How could a German dance company be such a creepy ordeal? Because, of course, Markos is actually a coven of witches, with Blanc the leader of them. Their ferocious, carnal dances are not performed merely for entertainment—they can conjure up something approximating hell on Earth.
To say Guadagnino's Suspiria is audacious would be a tremendous understatement. It's downright weird. A disturbing scene toward the beginning of the film, in which one of the dancers has her limbs violently twisted in all sorts of wrong directions, may prove too visceral for some (two people got up and walked out of the press screening I attended). If you can make it through that, you'll be rewarded with a meaningful film experience that lingers long after the credits roll.
Suspiria includes maybe one traditional "jump scare"—and that's being generous. Instead, the horror lies in the causal menace that haunts every frame of the film. Guadagnino bounces around from calm to frenetic and back again, instilling each scene with a sense of unpredictability, that it can all cohere or implode at any moment.
Those looking for the gorgeous lifestyle porn of Guadagnino's Italian countryside in Call Me By Your Name won't find anything like it in Suspiria. The film is visually interesting but intentionally unappealing. Berlin is dark and rainy, a pervasive sadness hanging in the air—infused with the guilt leftover from World War II. The charcoal Brutalist buildings stand like gravestones in the night.
Guadagnino and cinematographer Sayombhu Mukdeeprom, reuniting after Call Me By Your Name, make expressive use of the camera—panning, zooming, and cutting across the Markos company to unnerve the viewer and create a broad sense of discomfort. All of these choices comprise a wacky set of rules that Suspiria plays strictly by. It doesn't much care about what stories like this one have typically been like, or what viewers are accustomed to.
And that's been the theme of horror in 2018. Earlier this year, A Quiet Place subverted the normal jump scare trope with its unique use of sound (as well as silence). Hereditary was a moving saga of family tragedy, disguised as a ghost story, that more effectively explored the idea of inherited trauma than perhaps any other this year. (One could also argue that Annihilation, one of the best films of the year, falls into the horror genre. It's certainly horrifying, at least.) On TV, Castle Rock, The Terror, The Haunting of Hill House, and countless others have proven that horror series can be just as substantial and artful and profound as any other type of show. Perhaps even more so.
Each of these shows and films, including and especially Suspiria, is wildly different from the last. Now, after another year of sustained success both critical and commercial, horror is no longer Hollywood's outcast. It's a trendsetter, and filmmakers in other genres would be wise to learn something from Suspiria and its ilk. Or better yet, give horror a go themselves, as Guadagnino did with such brazen aplomb.


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Recent Volume
Volume 21, November 2020
Volume 21, November 2020
International Journal of Pure Mathematical Sciences
IJPMS is an open-access peer-reviewed international journal, former Bulletin of Society for Mathematical Services and Standards (BSMaSS). The journal publishes original research articles in such areas of mathematics as set theory, algebra, group and number theories, geometry, and topology. Although the journal focuses on the original research articles, it also welcomes reviews.
Editorial Board
IJPMS Editor(s) in Chief
University of North Carolina at Pembroke, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
P.P. Box 1510, Pembroke, USA, 28372
P.P. Box 1510, Pembroke, USA, 28372
IJPMS Editorial Board
University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD), Department of Mathematics
Vila Real, Portugal
Vila Real, Portugal
Kocaeli University, Department of Mathematics
Umuttepe Campus, Kocaeli, 41380, Turkey
Umuttepe Campus, Kocaeli, 41380, Turkey
Saiva Bhanu Kshatriya College, Department of Mathematics
Aruppukottai, India, 626101
Aruppukottai, India, 626101
Ovidius University, Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science
Bd Mamaia 124, Constanta, 900527, Romania
Bd Mamaia 124, Constanta, 900527, Romania
Universite Pierre et Marie Curie (Universite de Paris), Centre de Calcul, d'Enseignement et de Recherche
Paris, 93120, France
Paris, 93120, France
Shrimathi Indira Gandhi College, Department of Mathematics
Trichy, India, 620 002
Trichy, India, 620 002
Necmettin Erbakan University, A.K. Education Faculty, Department of Mathematics
Meram, 42090, Turkey
Meram, 42090, Turkey
United States International University, USIU - AFRICA, School of Science & Technology
Nairobi, 14634 - 00800, Kenya
Nairobi, 14634 - 00800, Kenya
NAS of Ukraine, Pidstrygach Institute for Applied Problems of Mechanics and Mathematics, Department of Differential Equations and Theory of Functions
3-b, Naukova Streeet, Lviv, Ukraine, 79060
3-b, Naukova Streeet, Lviv, Ukraine, 79060
University of Mary Washington, Department of Mathematics
1301 College Avenue Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg, USA, VA 22401
1301 College Avenue Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg, USA, VA 22401
University of Çankırı Karatekin, Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Sciences
Çankırı, 18100, Turkey
Çankırı, 18100, Turkey
Copenhagen University, Department of Mathematical Sciences
Universitetspark, Copenhagen, 52100, Denmark
Universitetspark, Copenhagen, 52100, Denmark

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This weekend marks the seventh annual Barry-Roubaix Gravel Race. Holding a titular mix between Paris Roubaix and Barry County in Michigan, this early Spring race sports some of the largest fields and payouts in the name of gravel.
Despite the temperatures projected to have a high of just above freezing, Barry-Roubaix is expected to host over 3,000 riders, and with a payout of $28,000 in cash and prizes, it has attracted the attention of big cyclocross names such as 2015 World's team member Crystal Anthony. While the course is separated into three options: 62 miles, 36 miles and 24 mile races, all riders can expect untamed gravel roads with potholes, puddles and ice.
The video above, posted on YouTube by Jake Biernacki, offers a course preview 10 miles into the course with last week's conditions.
All forms of bicycles allowed, including fat tire bicycles, but cyclocross rigs are far and away the popular choice with many Elite riders, including Mackenzie Woodring's Foundry Auger.
Local Michigan racer Mike Simonson took the first annual race in 2009, and ever since, no one in the Men's Open Race has been able to capture two wins, with Justin Lindine getting the win in 2013 and Steven Broglio taking the title in 2014. This year brings the inclusion of Cody Kaiser, who should look to make his presence felt at the front of the field.
The Women's Open Race, on the other hand, saw Mackenzie Woodring on the top step of the podium in three of the last six years. With a narrow loss during a sprint finish in 2014, it should be interesting to see if the former pro road racer will attempt to attack before the finish, although the presence of Crystal Anthony in this year's field may change the participants' tactics considerably.
As the race is unsanctioned, the Open has a massive start with riders from both categories, and the combination of fields often plays a big role in the races.
Stay tuned this weekend for interviews, bike tech and all the gravel action on cxmagazine.com.
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Our greatest resource during any project's process is the client. Only each client knows what works well for them and their medical or dental practice. We incorporate those ideas into their current office structure so it truly becomes the office environment they imagined.
We understand that a medical professionals' time is valuable and any time waiting for construction completion adds cost to the overall budget. We attempt in whatever way possible to have any renovation or remodeling development run concurrent to an office's activities. This results in less down time for the office and ultimately less cost incurred overall!
With our years of experience with residential, commercial and office remodeling, construction, renovations and architectural services within the Chicagoland area, Integrity Construction has earned a strong reputation for honesty, integrity, quality and expertise in the industry. As an experienced General Contractor specializing in Interior and Exterior Construction and Remodeling for the Chicagoland / North Shore areas, we also offer professional office solutions and architectural services, including dental, medical and optical offices, patient rooms and reception areas. Our commitment to a high level of integrity and standards in client care make A.B. Edward Enterprises, Inc. is the best choice for any medical and dental office construction.


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U.S. Embassy N'Djamena, Chad
The United States established diplomatic relations with Chad in 1960 following its independence from France. Relations between the United States and Chad are strong. Chad is emerging from half a century of regional conflict and internal turmoil, and pursuing better governance and development. Chad is currently at risk of violence spilling over from Libya, the Central African Republic, and Nigeria. The Chadian Government is taking steps to improve infrastructure and foster stability. The United States continues to encourage Chad to advance good governance.
The United States provides humanitarian assistance to refugees and internally displaced persons throughout Chad; encourages Chadian commitment to regional stability and security; promotes human rights and the rule of law; supports responsible public revenue management; and maintains U.S.-Chadian cooperation on regional and international counterterrorism initiatives. The U.S. Government works to achieve these goals through diplomatic engagement and multilateral, regional, and bilateral assistance programs. Today the U.S. embassy is in N'Djamena. For more information on our relationship with Chad, please click here.
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text: My wife is transgender and we couldn't be happier! When one person in the family comes out as transgender, all family members have to come out in a way. It's a very personal journey for everyone and it can be incredibly difficult to explain or understand. When we were married the pastor introduced us to our guests, family and friends, as husband and wife. Now we introduce ourselves as wife and wife. We are happier in our marriage than we've ever been but the road we've been down has been bumpy and full of curves, as is the road ahead. I am sharing this journey with you through my eyes as the straight, cis-gender wife and mother who thought she would have a husband forever but ended up with an amazing, loving wife somewhere along the way. We are a work in progress and I hope reading about our experiences might help others understand transgender people and their relationships a little better, and serve as living proof that couples can stay together, happily.


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The 2020 Waste Management Phoenix Open
Presented by the Ak-Chin Indian Community
You're invited to be a part of the 2020 Waste Management Phoenix Open's action, January 27th-February 2nd, through the tournament's Birdies for Charity. Now OPEN!
No need for serious golf skills here. Just a pledge for birdies! The Waste Management Phoenix Open and Thunderbirds Charities are giving us the opportunity to generate funds from this fun promotion and The Salvation Army gets to keep every cent collected. Plus, as an added bonus, Thunderbirds Charities will give a 15% BONUS* on the total amount of our pledges collected by the deadline: 5pm on February 2, 2019 if we reach a minimum of $500 in collected pledges by the payment deadline of April 15th, 2020.
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Two projects in Grand Rapids, as well as housing developments in Lansing, Charlotte and Hartford, have been awarded competitive affordable housing tax credits.
The Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) on Tuesday announced a total of $11.6 million in Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) to 13 projects in the state, including five in West and Mid-Michigan.
The allocations in Grand Rapids included $2.1 million to two projects proposed by nonprofit housing developers LINC Community Revitalization Inc. and Dwelling Place of Grand Rapids Nonprofit Housing Corp., according to a statement released by MSHDA.
The Grand Rapids developers plan a total of 81 affordable housing units at sites along Burton Street SE in the Garfield Park neighborhood and on the city's northwest side near Harrison Park Elementary School.
TWG Development LLC was awarded just over $1.8 million for senior housing projects in Lansing and Charlotte, while PK Development Group LLC received $262,000 for affordable housing in Hartford, west of Kalamazoo.
Proposed projects in metro Detroit, the state's Thumb region and the Upper Peninsula also received LIHTC allocations.
"These tax credits are extremely important for providing the incentive developers need to renovate and construct quality, affordable housing which is in high demand for Michigan families, seniors and people with special needs," Earl Poleski, MSHDA executive director, said in a statement.


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For something a little different and definitely fun, head to the movies in an outdoor setting. Below is the schedule of "Movies in the Park" in Marin and San Francisco. Take some blankets and enjoy! All start times are 8 p.m. Sat. September 1 San Anselmo STAR WARS 30th Anniversary!… read more →
Join Kyle September 15th & 16th at the two-day Eichler home tour and exotic car display to benefit Hospice By The Bay. Homes in Terra Linda and Lucas Valley will be on display, along with exotic cars. Tickets – $50 for one day/$80 for both days. Tour headquarters – Terra… read more →
The number of active Marin luxury homes fell slightly last month. In the $2 million to $4 million range, the number of active listings fell by twenty-five for a total of 123 homes. Twenty-one Marin homes sold in this price range last month (and another 23 are currently in escrow).… read more →
The number of homes for sale (inventory) in Marin County, California continues marching upwards. There are 689 active listings (down from 701 active listings this time last month). We are off the high water mark for the sheer number of homes for sale in Marin–although we are likely to see an uptick of homes… read more →
The real estate market in Marin's County Seat, San Rafael, has been strong on the whole. Inventory remained steady this past month (there are currently 130 homes on the market–down just a few from last month). San Rafael's bread and butter homes (those priced between $750,000 and $900,000) continue to… read more →
Novato home sales are holding strong during the dog days of Summer. Homes PRICED FOR TODAY'S MARKET, are nicely maintained, updated, and/or located in the most desirable neighborhoods continue to sell. By all accounts, showings and activity are on the rise. Homes in Novato that sold during the past month… read more →
Heading into late Summer (a time of year traditionally characterized by lower sales volume) Mill Valley home sales and prices continue beating expectations. As always, commuting to San Francisco from Mill Valley via the Golden Gate Bridge (a short 5-10 minutes), along with the excellent Mill Valley schools, pleasant weather, and laid back ambiance, keeps prices and… read more →


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by world renound master craftsman Anatolij Balukh. If you
see only a few items available in some of the categories, this is
due to the high demand for his art in larger projects in Ukraine and
Europe. We have been continually requesting more pieces, but our supply
for Anatolli's works has not been replenished for several years, so
this may be the only opportunity to purchase a small item from his
lifetime of art. Also, because everything is hand made,
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quality , we guarantee your satisfaction. All of Anatoli's stained glass art is done by methods that have been
taught for 100's of years in Europe. Each work of stained glass
contains not only cut pieces of glass but artfully painted panels as well.
Then, the glass is kiln fired for several hours to permanently set the
paint into the glass. The same technique used by craftsman for churches
throughout Ukraine. Each stained glass is an individual work of art
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First State Bank, Your Hometown Financial Center, has made Banking for Business Owners much easier with *Desktop Deposit. From your Desktop, simply scan the deposit **electronically into First State Bank.
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Party time, people. IGDA Scotland, in association with the Edinburgh Game Symposium and with the lovely people at Kobojo paying for the drinks and atmos, present the EGS & IGDA Kick Off Party!
It takes place at Cask and Cork in Dundee's 'vibrant' east end (the Seagate to be precise).
There will be networking. Local multiplayer games, games, music and free drinks.
You should be there. You need to be there. You can book your FREE tickets now via EventBrite and secure your place at what many are confidently predicting will be the social event of the season.
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After you've signed the petition to GA Gov. Nathan Deal, you can call or write him and other state, federal, and local elected and appointed officials and ask them to oppose the unnecessary, destructive, and dangerous Sabal Trail fracked methane pipeline. Georgia is the fastest growing solar market in the country, and the Georgia legislature just passed unanimously and the Governor signed a law to facilitate financing solar power. Help the pipeline shrink away from the Georgia sunshine!
The great state of Georgia should protect its citizens from this invader from Texas that threatens our water, our land, and our way of life.


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|Mmm.....good soul food!
|And the Ramadan diet!
It is also bad for the body (and the soul) to gorge on food as many Muslims do before sunup and after sundown.
others in danger.
O Lord and Master of my life, take from me the spirit of sloth, despondency, lust of power, and idle talk;
But grant rather the spirit of chastity, humility, patience, and love to thy servant.
Yea, O Lord and King, grant me to see my own transgressions, and not to judge my brother; for blessed art Thou unto the ages of ages.


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23 maps
With contributions from 1211, epic4ever, Meta_Ing, lifdoff and b3njamin,
With conceptual feedback from Etothetaui and lifdoff,
Playtested by Meta_Ing, golfkid and lifdoff,
An original N story by RandomDigits.
This mappack would not exist without Lucidium, who invented jumpers and popularized the sub-genre I will now refer to as the "sky-jumper" and b3njamin, who has further explored so many of its possibilities, with great skill and fantastic results.
I cannot thank all of you enough!
A definition:
A subgenre of jumper maps, whose conceptual framework involves the structuring of precise jumps high above the ground, usually with no way to safely reach the ground (or no way to return from it). Object enemies are often peripheral or absent entirely from these maps.
Please download the mappack for additional endnotes.
ONLINE (packs) / NUMA (upload in progress) / DOWNLOAD (link unavailable for the moment due to technical limitations; use the download link on the online version)
WE TOOK TO THE SKY (The World Was Ours, Pt. I)
01.first tier
We took to the sky (first attempt)
We saw stars
Lost altitude
In (stalled) motion.
We rose, unburned, from ashes
On our way to New Inspiration
We explored, with a common goal
The overgrown path
A dinnertime sketch
To test the limits
My formative years.
03.second tier
Now, a risk assessment
Proof of concept (second attempt)
In relief, we celebrate success
It is set in motion
Hold on, fingers crossed (before the third attempt)
The skies fall again and again
(/under) ground (to dust/zero)


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Most people working in the social housing sector who have anything to do with immigration and housing will be aware of eligibility expert Sue Lukes.
We are delighted to announce that Sue has agreed to provide training via the Easy Law Training face to face service. To find out more about Sue and the courses on offer please >> click here.
Sue will also be helping out with the Frontliner "Talking Shop" blog, so if you have any questions on eligibility we will pass them on to her to see if she can help.
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Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6) Experimental Design and Organization
Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6) Experimental Design and Organization
Editor(s): GMD topic editors | Coordinator: V. Eyring Overview paper
The Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP) has been a major, very successful endeavor of the climate community for understanding past climate changes and for making projections and uncertainty estimates of the future in a multi-model framework. CMIP has developed in phases, with the simulations of the fifth phase, CMIP5, mostly completed. This special issue describes the new design and organization of CMIP and the suite of experiments of its next phase (i.e., CMIP6) in a series of invited contributions. The description of the experiments and forcing data sets presented here define CMIP6 in detail. The papers provide the required information to produce a consistent set of climate model simulations that can be scientifically exploited to address the three broad scientific questions of CMIP6: (1) How does the Earth system respond to forcing?, (2) What are the origins and consequences of systematic model biases?, and (3) How can we assess future climate changes given climate variability, predictability and uncertainties in scenarios? The special issue will include an overview paper on the CMIP6 design and organization, contributions from CMIP6-endorsed MIPs and descriptions of the forcing data sets.
26 May 2016Overview of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6) experimental design and organization
Geosci. Model Dev., 9, 1937–1958,2016
29 Jan 2021Coordinating an operational data distribution network for CMIP6 data
Geosci. Model Dev., 14, 629–644,2021
10 Nov 2020Harmonization of global land use change and management for the period 850–2100 (LUH2) for CMIP6
Geosci. Model Dev., 13, 5425–5464,2020
13 Aug 2020The shared socio-economic pathway (SSP) greenhouse gas concentrations and their extensions to 2500
Geosci. Model Dev., 13, 3571–3605,2020
14 Jul 2020Global rules for translating land-use change (LUH2) to land-cover change for CMIP6 using GLM2
Geosci. Model Dev., 13, 3203–3220,2020
07 Jul 2020Observations for Model Intercomparison Project (Obs4MIPs): status for CMIP6
Geosci. Model Dev., 13, 2945–2958,2020
06 May 2020Documenting numerical experiments in support of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6)
Geosci. Model Dev., 13, 2149–2167,2020
06 Feb 2020The generation of gridded emissions data for CMIP6
Geosci. Model Dev., 13, 461–482,2020
28 Jan 2020The CMIP6 Data Request (DREQ, version 01.00.31)
Geosci. Model Dev., 13, 201–224,2020
15 Oct 2019The Zero Emissions Commitment Model Intercomparison Project (ZECMIP) contribution to C4MIP: quantifying committed climate changes following zero carbon emissions
Geosci. Model Dev., 12, 4375–4385,2019
12 Apr 2019Global emissions pathways under different socioeconomic scenarios for use in CMIP6: a dataset of harmonized emissions trajectories through the end of the century
Geosci. Model Dev., 12, 1443–1475,2019
25 Mar 2019The Polar Amplification Model Intercomparison Project (PAMIP) contribution to CMIP6: investigating the causes and consequences of polar amplification
Geosci. Model Dev., 12, 1139–1164,2019
21 Mar 2019First forcing estimates from the future CMIP6 scenarios of anthropogenic aerosol optical properties and an associated Twomey effect
Geosci. Model Dev., 12, 989–1007,2019
11 Sep 2018Requirements for a global data infrastructure in support of CMIP6
Geosci. Model Dev., 11, 3659–3680,2018
16 Mar 2018The PMIP4 contribution to CMIP6 – Part 1: Overview and over-arching analysis plan
Geosci. Model Dev., 11, 1033–1057,2018
29 Jan 2018Historical (1750–2014) anthropogenic emissions of reactive gases and aerosols from the Community Emissions Data System (CEDS)
Geosci. Model Dev., 11, 369–408,2018
05 Dec 2017Compiled records of carbon isotopes in atmospheric CO2 for historical simulations in CMIP6
Geosci. Model Dev., 10, 4405–4417,2017
11 Sep 2017Historic global biomass burning emissions for CMIP6 (BB4CMIP) based on merging satellite observations with proxies and fire models (1750–2015)
Geosci. Model Dev., 10, 3329–3357,2017
22 Jun 2017Solar forcing for CMIP6 (v3.2)
Geosci. Model Dev., 10, 2247–2302,2017
09 Jun 2017Biogeochemical protocols and diagnostics for the CMIP6 Ocean Model Intercomparison Project (OMIP)
Geosci. Model Dev., 10, 2169–2199,2017
31 May 2017Historical greenhouse gas concentrations for climate modelling (CMIP6)
Geosci. Model Dev., 10, 2057–2116,2017
09 Feb 2017AerChemMIP: quantifying the effects of chemistry and aerosols in CMIP6
Geosci. Model Dev., 10, 585–607,2017
01 Feb 2017MACv2-SP: a parameterization of anthropogenic aerosol optical properties and an associated Twomey effect for use in CMIP6
Geosci. Model Dev., 10, 433–452,2017
25 Jan 2017The Cloud Feedback Model Intercomparison Project (CFMIP) contribution to CMIP6
Geosci. Model Dev., 10, 359–384,2017
02 Jan 2017CPMIP: measurements of real computational performance of Earth system models in CMIP6
Geosci. Model Dev., 10, 19–34,2017
21 Dec 2016Ice Sheet Model Intercomparison Project (ISMIP6) contribution to CMIP6
Geosci. Model Dev., 9, 4521–4545,2016
22 Nov 2016High Resolution Model Intercomparison Project (HighResMIP v1.0) for CMIP6
Geosci. Model Dev., 9, 4185–4208,2016
17 Nov 2016WCRP COordinated Regional Downscaling EXperiment (CORDEX): a diagnostic MIP for CMIP6
Geosci. Model Dev., 9, 4087–4095,2016
09 Nov 2016The Flux-Anomaly-Forced Model Intercomparison Project (FAFMIP) contribution to CMIP6: investigation of sea-level and ocean climate change in response to CO2 forcing
Geosci. Model Dev., 9, 3993–4017,2016
25 Oct 2016The Decadal Climate Prediction Project (DCPP) contribution to CMIP6
Geosci. Model Dev., 9, 3751–3777,2016
18 Oct 2016The Detection and Attribution Model Intercomparison Project (DAMIP v1.0) contribution to CMIP6
Geosci. Model Dev., 9, 3685–3697,2016
10 Oct 2016GMMIP (v1.0) contribution to CMIP6: Global Monsoons Model Inter-comparison Project
Geosci. Model Dev., 9, 3589–3604,2016
29 Sep 2016The Vulnerability, Impacts, Adaptation and Climate Services Advisory Board (VIACS AB v1.0) contribution to CMIP6
Geosci. Model Dev., 9, 3493–3515,2016
28 Sep 2016The Scenario Model Intercomparison Project (ScenarioMIP) for CMIP6
Geosci. Model Dev., 9, 3461–3482,2016
27 Sep 2016The Radiative Forcing Model Intercomparison Project (RFMIP): experimental protocol for CMIP6
Geosci. Model Dev., 9, 3447–3460,2016
23 Sep 2016The CMIP6 Sea-Ice Model Intercomparison Project (SIMIP): understanding sea ice through climate-model simulations
Geosci. Model Dev., 9, 3427–3446,2016
23 Sep 2016The Dynamics and Variability Model Intercomparison Project (DynVarMIP) for CMIP6: assessing the stratosphere–troposphere system
Geosci. Model Dev., 9, 3413–3425,2016
19 Sep 2016OMIP contribution to CMIP6: experimental and diagnostic protocol for the physical component of the Ocean Model Intercomparison Project
Geosci. Model Dev., 9, 3231–3296,2016
02 Sep 2016The Land Use Model Intercomparison Project (LUMIP) contribution to CMIP6: rationale and experimental design
Geosci. Model Dev., 9, 2973–2998,2016
25 Aug 2016C4MIP – The Coupled Climate–Carbon Cycle Model Intercomparison Project: experimental protocol for CMIP6
Geosci. Model Dev., 9, 2853–2880,2016
24 Aug 2016LS3MIP (v1.0) contribution to CMIP6: the Land Surface, Snow and Soil moisture Model Intercomparison Project – aims, setup and expected outcome
Geosci. Model Dev., 9, 2809–2832,2016
17 Aug 2016The Model Intercomparison Project on the climatic response to Volcanic forcing (VolMIP): experimental design and forcing input data for CMIP6
Geosci. Model Dev., 9, 2701–2719,2016
27 Oct 2015The Geoengineering Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (GeoMIP6): simulation design and preliminary results
Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 3379–3392,2015


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On the weekend, May 25th and 26th, we are at the Rideau Lakes Region Antique and Classic Car Flea Market & Car Show.
On Saturday and Sunday there is a flea market highlighted by automotive and auto-related items, with vendor spaces inside and out covering more than 120,000 square feet of space. On Sunday there is a car show featuring a vast selection of antique, classic and street rod automobiles.
Proceeds from the event support Camp Quality in Lanark, which offers respite for children with cancer.
We will be bringing a wide and wonderful selection of automobile and motorcycle books.
So come and stop by our booth – say hello, and check out our selection of great books! Here are just a few of the titles we will be bringing.
The Rideau Lakes Region Antique and Classic Car Flea Market & Car Show is being held at the Lombardy Fairgrounds in Smiths Falls, Ontario.
Saturday – 8:00am – 2:30pm
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Congress' border loopholes for asylum seekers have delivered more than 400,000 additional migrants into Americans' workplaces, reducing free-market pressure on employers and investors to raise wages for blue-collar Americans.
The 400,000-strong population of asylum seekers "is a huge thing — it is almost half of our legal immigration flow per year," said Rosemary Jenks, policy director at NumbersUSA.
"It is more than the number of agricultural guest-workers [H-2as] that we hand out [each year], plus the number of H-2Bs [visa workers], plus the annual number of H-1Bs [visa workers]," she said.
The asylum seekers "are competing for construction jobs and service-industry jobs against the poorest Americans — including the recent legal immigrants — and of course the employers gain," she said.
The 400,000 number was provided by an official to Breitbart News, and it is equal to one-tenth of the 4 million young Americans who join the workforce each year.
All told, the resident population of illegals, guest-workers, visa workers and asylum-seekers adds at least 11 million workers to a national labor force of roughly 161.5 million. That is almost 7 percent of the workforce, and the resulting wage-competition transfers a huge amount of wealth each year from white-collar and blue-collar employees to the nation's employers, investors and urban professionals.
In fiscal 2017, which started October 2016, officials at the Department of Homeland Security approved 403,000 work permits for migrants based on pending asylum claims. This (c)(8) process allows officials to give "Employment Authorization Documents" to migrants 150 days after they file for asylum. During fiscal 2017, officials declined to give EADs to an additional 76,000 applicants.
The EADs work permits stretch for two years. Additional two-year permits are being awarded in Fiscal 2018, starting October 2017.
The total number of asylum-seekers with EADs is likely around "half a million," said Jenks.
WashPo shows Americans' wages are rising to decent levels in Hilton Head b/c Trump is cutting inflow of foreign labor. Evidence is a restauranteur who is rationally rebalancing wages/staffing, tables/revenues, amid what he says is an economic 'nightmare' https://t.co/BEpyef4gB9
— Neil Munro (@NeilMunroDC) May 22, 2018
The number of (c)(8) EAD recipients spiked because President Barack Obama's border policies invited a wave of Central American migrants to apply for asylum in the hope of getting "permisos" to live and work in the United States. In turn, the inflow overwhelmed the immigration courts and detention centers, prompting a policy of "catch and release."
DHS officials say that roughly 80 percent of asylum-seekers pass Congress' initial, low-bar "credible fear" test which is administered at the border. Those asylum-seekers are allowed to file for asylum in courts. But the court hearings for people are backed up for at least two years, so allowing the migrants to file for the (c)(8) work permits.
Officials are unable to keep asylum seekers at the border while their asylum claims are considered by judges because the 1997 Flores court settlement requires officials to release migrant families after 20 days of detention.
Also, Congress has not provided enough judges or detention space to process the large volume of asylum claims within the Flores 20-day deadline. This lack of funding forces agency officials to release hundreds of thousands of asylum-seekers and illegal migrants into the United States.
Only 20 percent of asylum seekers eventually win their asylum cases in court.
President Donald Trump, aided by Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Homeland secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, is trying to reduce the cross-border flow by processing asylum requests within the Flores 20-day deadline. Sessions and Nielsen are also working to reverse the pro-migration skew in policies set by Obama's deputies.
However, Jenks warned that Obama's wave will make the task for Trump and Sessions very difficult.
For example, the 400,000-plus migrants with EADs are also given Social Security Numbers and drivers' licenses, she said. Once their claims for asylum are rejected, they will lose the EADs and melt into the nation's population of 11 million illegals — and will have the valid documents needed to get and keep jobs, she said.
The SSNs are permanent, and few states ask drivers to prove their eligibility when they are renewing their drivers' licenses, she said. The combination of both documents is enough to pass an I-9 enforcement check unless the federal agencies cancel the SSNs and enforcement agency also checks for invalid SSNs.
"If they are not deported, their lives will not change … nothing happens because they have a drivers' license and an SSN," Jenks said, adding that federal agencies already face the huge and difficult task of finding 1 million illegals who have been ordered out of the United States by judges.
Many of the migrants with EADs are unskilled and likely hold minimum wage jobs, Jenks said. That poverty also means they are getting aid from the local, state and federal governments, she said. Their children are placed into Americans' schools; the families get limited medical care, plus state assistance, plus federal tax-related subsidies, including the child credit and the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Most of the asylum-seeking migrants hold jobs in major towns and cities, ensuring lower wages in Democratic cities, she said.
Also, Democratic and GOP leaders have repeatedly rejected Trump's four-part immigration reforms in 2018. Those reforms would push up wages and salaries by trimming immigration numbers and by closing many of the border loopholes which have raised the labor supply in the United States. In fact, many Democratic politicians are trying to widen the loopholes and to import more cheap labor amid the dramatic rise in wealth inequality in California and nationwide.
Around the nation, Republicans and Democrats have worked hard to protect their districts' supply of cheap labor, often by trying to exclude federal enforcement agencies. In April 2018, for example, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf (D) warned local illegal aliens — and many local food-industry businesses — that ICE was planning to arrest many criminal illegal aliens. Officials later said Schaaf's warning helped block the repatriation of many criminal illegal aliens with sex crime convictions, drunk driving convictions, and armed robbery convictions.
"Important Alert! Credible information ICE Raids in Oakland Sunday 2/25 and Monday 2/26," said the message from the mayor's office to a local business group, the Oakland Indie Alliance.
Business executives complain bitterly when they are forced to compete for workers by offering higher wages. The Washington Post reported the complaints of restaurateur Steve Carb who was forced to raise wages to fill just 900 of the 1,000 open jobs at his 12 restaurants in Hilton Head:
Dishwashers earn $13 an hour instead of the $10 they earned a couple of years ago. Line cooks are paid $15 to $18 an hour, instead of $13 to $15. Additional overtime costs mean tweaking the menu to stay profitable, from switching to smaller shrimp to raising the price of a plate of fish and chips by 30 cents.
"The whole island is a disaster zone right now," said Carb, president and founder of SERG Restaurant Group. "It's been a nightmare."
Republicans from agricultural districts are also working with the establishment media and Democrats to raise the inflow of migrants to the food industry, such as dairy farms. Also, donors are threatening to go on strike if the GOP does not force Trump to raise the labor supply.
Overall, wages rose just 2 percent in 2017 after discounting inflation, amid good economic growth, according to a May 23 report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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— Neil Munro (@NeilMunroDC) May 27, 2018
The migrants also nudge up demand for good and services, such as the apartments, foods, autos sold by members of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The extra migrants also provide much work to immigration lawyers and related support organizations.
The 400,000 number of asylum-seekers does not include migrants who have sneaked across the border or the roughly 300,000 illegal migrants who have been released into the United States pending deportation hearings. It does not include the 1 million illegals who remain in the United Stae after getting a judge's deportation order.
The 400,000 number does not include the population of roughly 1.5 million white-collar visa-workers — such as H-1Bs, L-1s, and OPTs — nor the population of at least 400,000 manual workers using H-2A, J-1 or H-2B visas. The 400,000 number is also different from the roughly 8 million illegals who hold jobs throughout the United States.
Four million Americans turn 18 each year and begin looking for good jobs in the free market.
The Washington-imposed economic policy of economic growth via mass-immigration shifts wealth from young people towards older people, it floods the market with foreign labor, spikes profits and Wall Street values by cutting salaries for manual and skilled labor offered by blue-collar and white-collar employees. It also drives up real estate prices, widens wealth-gaps, reduces high-tech investment, increases state and local tax burdens, hurts kids' schools and college education, pushes Americans away from high-tech careers, and sidelines at least 5 million marginalized Americans and their families, including many who are now struggling with opioid addictions.
But Trump's effort to limit legal and illegal immigration is driving up wages and salaries for Americans in various locations and careers around the country. The beneficiaries include African-American bakers in Chicago, Latino restaurant workers in Monterey, Calif., disabled people in Missouri, high schoolers, resort workers in Hilton Head, construction workers, Superbowl workers, the garment industry, and workers at small businesses, and even Warren Buffett's railroad workers.


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14 June 2018 On the occasion of Manifesta 12 in Palermo, Marcin Dudek presents Giochi Senza Frontiere, a site-specific work in the courtyard of Palazzo Mazzarino.
Giochi Senza Frontiere appropriates its title from a pan-European television show that aired from 1965 to 1999, in which European teams competed against each other in a series of playful games designed to reinforce ideas of freedom and unity beyond borders.
The utopian vision nurtured by the TV show appears as a distant mirage in the context of the contemporary political landscape that Dudek's Giochi Senza Frontiere finds itself within; one in which the populist impulse has reawakened in western politics, and the collective values that underpin the European project face challenges from all sides. Building on the thematic of Manifesta 12, which draws on Palermo's migration problems as emblematic of the wider crisis faced by Europe in 2018, Dudek's kinetic installation addresses the notion of heritage, identity and narrative as facets of a European landscape in continuous flux.
The central component of the installation is a monumental, motorized steel sculpture, set in the middle of Palazzo Mazzarino's courtyard, slowly rotated by a concealed motor. The sculpture resembles a giant, freestanding turnstile, comprised of twenty-four rectangular armatures each covered with mirrored panels, distributed across twelve horizontal levels. The number twenty-four refers to the quantity of still images needed to create a motion picture of one second's duration, as illustrated in Eadweard Muybridge's stop-motion photographic practice in the 19th century. Dudek has equaally structured the rotating edifice to evoke the double helix spiral of a DNA molecule, first observed in 1953 by James Watson and Francis Crick. This discovery provided unequivocal proof that all human beings are universally interconnected, beyond any barrier of time, place, race or politics.
The interaction between viewer and artwork begins with the simple act of the visitor's choosing to enter the Palazzo's courtyard by passing through an actual functioning turnstile. In doing so, each individual visitor unknowingly triggers the release of a ball bearing, which travels along a network of steel pipes above head height, aligned with the top of the Palazzo's arches. The pipes curve across the courtyard, ultimately traversing directly above the rotating sculpture. As the ball bearing reaches this point, it is released via a hole in the pipes. Landing on the sculpture's armatures, each ball bearing progressively smashes their mirrored surfaces.
The trajectory of the two pipes traversing the courtyard trace two cartographical routes – ancient and contemporary migratory paths that passed through Palermo. The contemporary path curves from eastern Africa to southern Europe via Sicily, originating in Somalia via Tripoli. The ancient route tracks the first recorded wave of foreign immigration into Sicilywith the arrival of the Vandals in approximately 440 AD. The Vandals were a large East Germanic tribe whose earliest known native location was in present-day Poland, where Dudek himself was born.
Turnstiles have featured in Dudek's oeuvre before, as mechanisms of crowd control and quantification, reducing the movement of masses to individual passage. The London chapter of his recent two-part exhibition, Steps and Marches, funneled visitors into the gallery via a turnstile, the entry point to a show addressing the notion of individual responsibility within group behaviour. Dudek's interdisciplinary practice examines the dynamics of crowds in a variety of contexts: his 2015 performance Border in Motion explored the ephemerality of national identity conferred by borders whose parameters change from one generation to the next. In the context of Europe in 2018, it is impossible not to read the turnstile's significance as a mechanism of control and division, separating those who are outside from those who are in.
The rotating sculpture's armatures each measure different lengths, corresponding to contrasting modern and historic statistics relating to European migration. One of the sculpture's twelve levels illustrates the number of people emigrating from Sicily in 1914 versus the number of immigrants entering Sicily in 2014. Another level weighs Polish emigration against refugee intake into Poland over the past thirty years. This statistic is autobiographically relevant – Dudek's generation was responsible for the highest levelof emigration from Poland, peaking in 2007, two years after the artist's arrival in London.
Giochi Senza Frontiere expands Dudek's ongoing investigation into group identity to respond to the historical context of Europe as a landscape whose character has been defined by repetitive waves of cross-cultural migration spanning a timescale of thousands of years. At the outset of its existence, the sculpture is a perfect reflection of the elaborate period architecture of Palazzo Mazzarino. Over the course of its interaction with the public, it undergoes a total transformation, as the ball bearings change its pristine surface into a fragmented reflection of its surroundings – a testament to what was before, unforeseeably impacted by the arrival of each new visitor.
Marcin Dudek (b. 1979, Poland) lives and works in Brussels, Belgium. Dudek works with objects, installations, collage and performance, touching upon questions regarding control in society, the hierarchy of power, and mechanisms of violence and aggression as seen from sociological, historical, and psychological standpoints. Dudek's use of abstraction to deal with these questions amplifies the labor, anxiety and compulsive approach that characterize his process of image production. After leaving Poland aged 21, he studied at the University Mozarteum Salzburg, and Central Saint Martins, London, graduating in 2005 and 2007 respectively. His work has been exhibited internationally at institutions including Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Salzburger Kunstverein, the Arad Art Museum, Bunkier Sztuki and the Goethe-Institut Ukraine. His installation 'The Cathedral of Human Labor' (2013) is on permanent view at the Verbeke Foundation in Belgium.
Marcin Dudek's site-specific installation Giochi Senza Frontiere, 2018, will open at Palazzo Mazzarino on Friday 15 June as a part of Manifesta 12.
Marcin Dudek is represented by Edel Assanti, London, UK Harlan Levey Projects, Brussels, Belgium Leto, Warsaw, Poland Yeo Workshop, Singapore.
Special thanks to Marida and Annibale Berlingieri and Lidia and Piervittorio Leopardi.
Project coordinator: Aloisia Leopardi
Production: Krzysztof Dudek, Sam van Gils, Giovanni Cusimano
Marcin Dudek, Giochi Senza Frontiere. from Marcin Dudek on Vimeo.


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Bawdy, joyous, messy, hysterically funny, and guaranteed to offend regardless of religion, race, national origin, sexual orientation, or profession Between the Bridge and the River is the debut novel by Craig Ferguson, host of CBS's The Late Late Show.
Two childhood friends from Scotland and two illegitimate half-brothers from the American South suffer and enjoy all manner of bizarre experiences which, as it turns out, are somehow interconnected and, surprisingly enough, meaningful.
An eclectic cast of characters includes Carl Jung, Fatty Arbuckle, Virgil, Marat, Socrates, and Tony Randall. Love, greed, hope, revenge, organized religion, and Hollywood are alternately tickled and throttled. Impossible to summarize and impossible to stop reading, this is a romantic comic odyssey that actually delivers and rewards.


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35 of the world's most celebrated architects and intellectuals of the field are revealing why they obsess over Venice in historian Richard Goy's new book Dream of Venice Architecture. Renowned Japanese architect Tadao Ando, for example, shares his reasons why working on the Palazzo Grassi and Punta della Dogana forever altered his attitude towards architecture. "Though the Japanese culture has developed the habit of repeating 'scrap and build' philosophies based upon economic rationality, I believe that architecture should be essentially rooted in society and be immersed in a lapse of time," reveals Ando. "This is exactly what I learned in Venice."
Valeriano Pastor, a professor of architecture at the University of Venice, highlights the timeless importance of the city's most beloved architect of all: Carlo Scarpa. Among his many references to Scarpa's remarkable designs throughout the city, Pastor praises Scarpa's work on the Palazzo Querini-Stampalia, wherein Scarpa added stone-lined canals around the footprint of the palazzo's ground floor which allow the rising and lowering waters to breathe in and out, serving as a reminder of the city's connection to the sea. Pastor writes, "[Scarpa is] exalting the poetry inherent in the natural phenomenon while befriending its aggressive action. It is a metonymic model — wonderful in itself — of the Venetian Lagoon system." For more information on Richard Goy's Dream of Venice Architecture you can find it on Amazon.
If you read Goy's book and plan on heading to Venice to connect with your favorite architects' personal obsessions in the city, you might want to consider a stay at the magnificent Aman Canal Grande Hotel located inside the Palazzo Papadopoli. Yatzer writes, "Comfortable and spacious, each room is different with its own distinctive features: high ceilings, frescoes, wood panelling and fireplaces; all add that special touch that makes you think that this could actually be a home and not a hotel." You can read more and see all the photos by CLICKING HERE (the third photo below shows the hotel's stunning front facade), then book your own stay at the Aman Canal Grande Hotel by visiting AMAN.com.
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Following environmental review, a public hearing will be scheduled before the Kern County Planning Commission. The Planning Commission will consider the proposed specific plan, a staff report, public testimony, and any other information pertinent to the specific plan. At the conclusion of the public hearing, the Commission will formulate a recommendation to the Kern County Board of Supervisors. The Board is allowed, by law, to adopt specific plans only 4 times per year and Kern County sets these hearings on a quarterly schedule.
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Creating a business process management office gives companies some advantages such as, lower costs, as well as operational efficiency that's aligned to the strategic objectives of the organization. It only happens with proper process control using performance indicators.
A business process management office should be solely responsible for mapping, automation and of course process management. The aim is to make processes function much more effectively.
We have listed 10 reasons to create a business process management office in your company, check them out:
1. Autonomy in line with senior management
A business process management office should have direct contact with senior management of the company, to whom it answers to. The less interference from other areas, the better the performance of the office will be, particularly in seeking out optimization and improving process control.
2. Clear leadership
Without a business process management office deployed it wouldn't be possible to assign a CPO (Chief Process Officer). This person focuses not only on leading their team but also becomes a communication channel for all other managers who need support. He is responsible for defining methodologies in different areas of the company to facilitate the collection of performance indicators.
3. A business process management office has focused professionals
They are not shared with other areas; their tasks are exclusively dedicated to BPM. These analysts end up having a broader view of each process and the organization as a whole. They are responsible for analysis, gathering requirements and process modeling.
4. Expert authority
As their work is directed entirely to process management, its members are all trained in specific processes or, if not, these professionals have developed expertise and competencies proven throughout their careers. This knowledge allows a search for the best solutions and gives confidence to other departments that can rely on a business process management office whenever it's needed.
5. Strategic alignment
It's easier to focus a team when their processes are aligned with the strategic guidelines of the company, and it also ensures a high standard and consistency in the applied methodologies.
See also: The role of processes within corporate strategic planning
6. Results driven
BPM takes time to show results. With this perspective in mind, business process management offices' always have to explain the benefits of this long-term vision, avoiding shortsighted charges, thus ensuring that results are always beneficial for the company.
7. Multidisciplined
The business process management office has room to add anyone to the team that top management thinks can contribute to the work, thus helping greatly in the review and approval of the many different indicators presented.
8. Reduction of conflicts
A business process management office can also act as an intermediate in the demands of areas involved in processes, centralizing decisions and making the choices necessary to meet the strategic objectives of the company, without favoring any sector or department.
9. A business process management office supports other areas
It is an essential role. By aiding managers with expertise and knowledge, business process management offices' ensure that the management of cases and the analysis of indicators is correct.
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With the proper implementation of a business process management office, a company will notice in the medium to long-term cost reductions, an elimination of bottlenecks, better functioning across sectors and the acquisition of strategic information, all of which will show in the organization's results.
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I have to deal with an older database. In this database no relation was used, instead the references have been stored as a comma separated list :-(
Now I need to execute a statement like this
My problem is, that 1,2,3 is a value stored in one row of another table
So how to combine this in SQL? My naive approach
results in: convert 1,2,3 to numeric not possible.
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If you are on V10+, you can use sa_split_list() system procedure to break comma-separated list into individual items, like this:
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thanks, I have looked for a normal function but didn't remebered the SQL Anywhere specific ones.
(04 Oct '10, 11:54) Martin
@Dmitri: the idea is ok, anyway sa_split_list is not accepting the select, but it works if I use a temporary variable instead
(04 Oct '10, 11:56) Martin
@Martin: You will have to put the select in its own pair of brackets, as its used as a subquery expression, methinks, i.e. ...sa_split_list ((select xid from y where yid=1), ','))...
(05 Oct '10, 07:42) Volker Barth
@Volker: You can't use a query as a parameter to a function/procedure call so Martin's solution of using a temp variable is the way to resolve the issue.
(06 Oct '10, 00:17) Mark Culp
@Mark: Thanks for correcting me - should have tested before posting:)
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Often times we come across certain familiar tropes in many of the books we read. Be it as an entirely new spin on an old fairy tale we're all familiar with. (Personally, I'm a fan of 'Beauty and the Beast' themed reads.) Or we might find similarities with tales written by a certain Elizabethan playwright.
That's right. I'm talking about Shakespeare.
To be completely honest, I'm not exactly a fan. Never have been, but, and I'm purely speculating here, several common themes in his plays still influence a lot of the books we read today. From star-crossed lovers and masquerading characters to tragic errors in judgment and a reexamination of one's character, many threads of Shakespeare's tropes survive in today's fiction.
And that brings me to the point of this post. As I began writing Taming his Mate, I quickly realized there were slight undercurrents of the Bard's Taming of the Shrew. You know the one…prickly heroine who refuses to acknowledge her relationship with the hero. He spends the duration of the play wrecking her defenses. Granted, I didn't quite drive my hero to the extremes Shakespeare took with Petruchio in order to tame his shrew, or in my case—mate. Of course, I chalk that up to societal differences between our times.
Perhaps I'm odd in that I love to see a hero chase after a heroine. I love to see him chip away at her defenses. Albeit, the heroine often has her reasons for refusing, as was the case with Taming his Mate. But hey, all's well that ends well, right?
It's a good thing Stephen Dorsett is a patient Wolf—especially since his stubborn mate refuses to accept the bond between them. Though she's run from him for years, he's determined to show her she belongs at his side. Nothing will stand between him and his sexy, spitfire she-Wolf.
Kate Matthews lives with a horrible secret. And though she's loved Stephen for as long as she can remember, she could never be the mate he wants or deserves—especially if he ever learned the truth about her.
When hunters threaten the safety of the Black Hill's Wolves pack, Kate overcomes her fears and lays her life on the line. Will Stephen and the rest of the pack accept her once her life-long plight is at last revealed?
Kate Matthews lives with a horrible secret. And though she's loved Stephen for as long as she can remember, she could never be the mate he wants or deserves—especially if he ever learned the truth about her.
When hunters threaten the safety of the Black Hill's Wolves pack, Kate overcomes her fears and lays her life on the line. Will Stephen and the rest of the pack accept her once her life-long plight is at last revealed?
A high-pitched howl reached through the barrier of sleep and tugged Kate Matthews into semi-consciousness. Rolling onto her side, she groaned and smothered her head beneath her pillow. Another bay penetrated the memory-foam fabric jammed over her ears. Throwing the cushion on the other side of the bed, she flopped on her back and stared at the ceiling fan as yet another howl shattered the last vestige of sleep.
Damn it, Stephen.
Kate flung the covers off her legs, jumped from the bed, and stomped across the chilly hardwood floor to her bedroom window. Squinting in the darkness, she spotted one of her tennis shoes beside her foot and grabbed it. Armed, she jerked the window open and hurled her makeshift missile at the large, gray wolf loitering on her back lawn. The beast swerved clear of the canvas bomb at the last second.
An iridescent pop of light gave way to the human form of Stephen Dorsett. As moonlight illuminated his nude body, he gazed up at her, wearing an amused expression that pissed her off and turned her on at the same time.
"And a good morning to you, Sunshine." His voice oozed with syrupy sweetness, infuriating her more.
Purchase links: Amazon || Kobo || iTunes || Decadent Publishing
Author Bio: Melissa Limoges lives along the Gulf Coast with her OCD cat, Mr. Tibbs. Tax assessor by day, romance writer by night, she enjoys anything coffee related, traveling, and reading happily ever afters.
I'm feeling spry today, let's throw a $10.00 Amazon gift card in the mix. Just leave me a comment with your email address and tell me your favorite trope in romance. I'll pick one commenter on March 06, 2015.


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Wellness Visits
Balancing today…Visioning the future…
Two Rivers Counseling in Idaho & Wyoming has a two part commitment to your well-being. Firstly, we work towards helping you make immediate positive changes in your life, from the moment you walk into the office. Secondly, we realize the importance of routine wellness visits to help you maintain a balanced and fulfilling mental health outlook over the long haul. This is no less important than scheduling routine wellness exams through a physician, a practice that is thoroughly embraced in the medical world of clinics and hospitals.
Towards that end, at the conclusion of your first appointment at Two Rivers Counseling, we encourage you to schedule a routine wellness visit, three months in the future. As the time for that future visit approaches, we ask you to prepare by taking an inventory of how life is going. Note any areas where you are feeling stuck and concerned. As well, acknowledge the positive changes you are making in your life.
Prior to your three month wellness visit, you can decide if you would like to keep the appointment, or if you want to cancel or reschedule it.
It is our fervent hope that by having routine three-month wellness visits, you will notice and appreciate how you are holistically co-emphasizing the mental and physical aspects of a healthy and vibrant self, both today and in the future.


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I first met Jack Timmons at his Seattle Brisket Experience popup event way back in 2013. I had come across an invite online for the event with book signings by Daniel Vaughn, BBQ Editor for Texas Monthly. Daniel was in town on the release tour for his book, Prophet of Smoked Meats. I didn't know what to expect and I suspect, neither did Jack. as he and a group of volunteers set up Costco folding tables and pulled brisket after brisket out of coolers, sliced for a huge sellout crowd. His signature black-framed glasses steaming over, it was clear this laid-back former Microsoftie originally from Central Texas was setting new plans in motion. Seattle had a craving for real Texas BBQ – and he was ready to deliver.
Flash-forward six years and Jack is building a BBQ empire in Seattle. After launching his HQ restaurant and pits in 2014 in Seattle's SODO district, Jack has opened up spots in downtown Columbia Tower's food court, and in 2019 Jack's BBQ – SLU opened as a second restaurant serving in the heart of South Lake Union a.k.a. "Amazonland".
The Location
Jack's BBQ SLU offers a cozy location with a large L-shaped counter dominating the space, with prep station on one end and a bar on the other. The decor is pure Texas – no-frills with butcher-block tables, plywood adorned walls, a Texas flag and corrugated metal bar. And a Jackalope. It's clear the idea here is to keep your focus on the food.
The Opener
We started with two of Jack's signature cocktails – a Breakfast Mary made with homemade bloody mary mix with spicy BBQ sauce, Worcestershire sauce, horseradish, black pepper, Tabasco, olive juice, garlic and Tito's vodka. All of this is topped with a thick slice of Beef Belly Bacon, hence the name. Jack's also makes a killer Smoked Old Fashioned featuring smoked oranges.
The drinks arrived promptly, along with a half-basket of rib tips. It was lunchtime and the staff were moving quickly and very attentive. Our server was genuinely curious what we thought of the tips, asking follow up questions.
Jack's BBQ taste is pure Central-Texas, a style that started with German butcher shops in the late 1800's. Quality meats adorned with simple salt and pepper rubs smoked slow and low over post-oak, mesquite, and hickory on butcher paper with pickles. Jack says you don't need sauce and we agree.
The Main Event
For our main entree, we shared, "The Texas Trinity" – the Brisket, ribs, sausage, combo platter with Mac & Cheese and Ranch beans. While it was being prepared, I snuck over to the carving station and talked with the Chef slicing thick slabs of brisket. He was excited to talk about their work. The brisket is smoked early every morning a few miles away in the SODO pits, wrapped and shuttled to the SLU location, still steaming when it's served.
While it was being prepared, I snuck over to the carving station and talked with the Chef slicing thick slabs of brisket. He was excited to talk about their work. The brisket is smoked early every morning a few miles away in the SODO pits, wrapped and transported to the SLU location, still steaming when it's served.
The Trinity did not disappoint. The rub was consistent and on-point. We got a split of the sausage with cheddar/jalapeno and beef. The grind was spot-on. Our favorite was the cheddar which melted in your mouth.
The ribs were done perfectly – not over done, just slightly done past competition-level they still had a small snap and pulled away clean in a bite. The main feature however was the brisket. Holy cow, the smoke ring was thorough and the meat pull-apart but not fall-apart tender. The Ranch beans are pure Texas. If you're looking for sweet and pork-laden, you're in the wrong place. The Mac and Cheese was also good but let's be clear – the meat is the main event here.
Brunch and other Events
Any visit to Seattle is not complete without a stop at Jack's BBQ, SLU location now also open Saturday and Sunday 10-2pm for Brunch specials such as the Breakfast Brisket Tacos or Pecan & Banana Pancakes. For us locals, be sure to check out Jack's BBQ Events including his monthly Prime Rib Dinner matched with select distilleries and local wineries such as DeLille Cellars.
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The BEAST is Back in Paperback!
The Beast of Noor was just released in paperback. He's left the shadow realm and crept out to haunt the shelves this Halloween season. There will be a book giveaway to some lucky winners to celebrate his release this month.(see more below)
About the Book
Do not wander in the deeps
Where the Shriker's shadow creeps
When he rises from beneath
Beware the sharpness of his teeth
The Shriker is back hunting those who wander in Shalem Wood. On the night of the dark moon he breaks through the great wind wall with a vengeful hunger that drives him back into the world of men. Finding passage from the Otherworld, he shape-shifts into a great, black dog of monstrous height. In the deeps of Shalem Wood, he howls. And his moon-call is a spell song for those who come to die in his jaws.
When the demon hound comes after Miles's sister Hanna, Miles determines to go after the beast and kill him before any more blood is shed. But Miles does not know what secret power awaits him in the wood, what transformation he must face to hunt the monster down.
"Be careful when you fight the monsters, lest you become one." Friedrich Nietzsche
Praise for The Beast of Noor
~ Carey is a generous and lyrical author . . . magical moments that will have your heart sing in one moment then shiver in the next. Highly recommended. ~ Charles de Lint
~ Carey delivers an eerie, atmospheric tale, full of terror and courage, set in a convincingly realized magical realm. ~ Booklist
~…the novel reads almost like a fairy tale, with the same rhythms and the same etiquette. Recommend ~ School Library Journal
~ This is a great, creepy, interesting tale. . . Perfect for a stormy, foggy night, curled up with hot chocolate, warm and safe in your house. ~ Teens Read Too
Book Giveaway
Just leave a comment and you might win one to read curled up by the fire.
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Hawaii Health Care Program Dispute Attorneys
Assisting Medical Providers & Consumers
The growth of managed care in recent years has added high levels of complexity to the business of caring for patients. Health insurance plans now often take an active role in evaluating treatment options and access to specialized personnel and services. The same insurance programs also sometimes refuse to pay medical providers after services are rendered.
When doctors, hospitals, and other healthcare providers have difficulty obtaining payment or reimbursement for services rendered, they turn to the experienced Hawaii health care program dispute attorneys of Davis Levin Livingston. With significant experience in litigating health care program disputes, our team is dedicated to ensuring a favorable resolution for medical providers. We serve clients in Honolulu and throughout the Hawaiian Islands.
Call (808) 740-0633 or submit an online contact form to get started with a free, confidential consultation.
Consumer Disputes
Disagreements between consumers and health insurers also have become more common as a provision of health care has grown increasingly complex in recent years.
Disputes can occur for a number of reasons, including:
- Denial of coverage for medical services that have been rendered
- Denial of authorization to see a specialist
- Denial of authorization for a hospital stay or medical procedure
- Erroneous charges for health care services
- Cancelation of health insurance without prior notice
- Failure to continue a policy when an insured individual has a change in employment
Disputes surrounding health care plans can include a variety of different parties, such as individual consumers, medical providers, employers, and insurers. Because disputes have become increasingly common, both consumers and medical providers should understand their rights and options for resolving a disagreement with a health care program or entity.
Role of the Affordable Care Act
Passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010 added new complexity to health care program dispute law.
Significant changes from the massive insurance reform measure included:
- Requiring insurers to include certain benefits, including birth control, as part of health care programs
- Prohibiting denial of health care services based on existing conditions
- Requiring certain employers to provide health insurance to workers
- Allowing children to remain on parents' health care plans until age 26
Initiating Health Care Program Disputes
Understanding exactly what a health plan covers and does not cover is important before initiating a formal dispute. Working with an attorney experienced in health care program disputes, consumers, and medical providers can determine whether a complaint is valid and likely to result in adequate compensation.
Before initiating litigation, parties can attempt to resolve a dispute using the following procedures:
- Speaking with customer service. An entity's agents may be authorized to reverse incorrect charges or approve medical services that were denied originally. If an agent is unable to help, request a supervisor. In some cases, an agent may request additional documentation or ask that original documents be resubmitted.
- Obtaining a notice of denial. In an instance of denial of coverage or a refused authorization of services, the complaining party should request a letter giving formal notice of the decision and details about the entity's decision.
- Requesting an internal review. When the complaining party is unable to resolve the situation through customer service, the entity's internal review or appeal procedure is the next step. A formal request should be made that the entity reverse its decision about payment or services to be provided. Health insurance entities and programs must have rules and procedures in place for handling customer appeals, which may be referred to as consumer complaints or grievances. The entity's "evidence of coverage" document should provide details on initiating an internal review and any applicable deadlines. The entity must respond to an appeal in the time period specified in the evidence of coverage document.
- Seeking arbitration. In some cases, health plan entities include voluntary or involuntary arbitration clauses in their agreements. In arbitration, the complaining party submits the details of the dispute to a neutral arbiter, who considers both sides and renders a decision.
- Seeking an external review. In most states, consumers may appeal a health plan entity's decision through an external review program following an unsuccessful internal review. Availability of an external review may be determined by the specific type of health plan.
- Filing a complaint with the state department of insurance. Aggrieved parties also can file complaints with their state's department of insurance regarding an action by a health plan entity.
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7 Sizzling Car Launches This June, 2019 Which Will Set Your Pulse Racing!
The Indian automobile industry is always brimming with new and developed car models every couple of months, and each one is trying to one-up the other. Major automobile companies are endeavouring to put up with the competition that their contemporaries offer, and which broadens the market. This, in turn, gives us consumers a wider market, and plenty of choices to take our pick!
Let's see the top seven upcoming cars in June by the big brands:
Toyota Glanza
Toyota's Glanza is to be the counterpart of Maruti Suzuki's Baleno. It will come with a 1.2-litre K-Series petrol engine, that will produce 1.2-litre K-Series engine produces 83PS of power and 113Nm of torques well.
Expected Price: Rs. 7.27 Lakhs
Expected Launch: June 6, 2019
Renault Triber
This is the company's premium hatchback model, which, as per the teaser, will be 'Ultra Modular' and 'Super Spacious'. The car will have a 1.0-litre three-cylinder motor which will produce 68PS and 91Nm torque. Also, there will be a 5-speed manual or AMT.
Expected Price: Rs. 5.3 to 8 Lakhs
Expected Launch: June 19, 2019
Kia SP2i
This car by Kia Motors is a concept-based SUV, which will follow the BS-VI guidelines, where engines are concerned. It will have 1.5-litre petrol and diesel engines and a hybrid engine is expected to launch soon after the launch as well.
Expected Price: Rs. 10 to 16 Lakhs
Expected Launch: June 20, 2019
MG Hector
The bookings for MG Hector will begin from June 4, and the car will produce 170PS of power and 250Nm of torque for the 2.0-litre diesel engine, whereas the 1.5-litre engine will be capable of 143PS and 250Nm torque. This car is the most awaited and is pitted against Tata Harrier, Jeep Compass, the Mahindra XUV500.
Expected Price: 19.3 Lakhs
Expected Launch: June 15, 2019
Hyundai Sonata
This is the eighth generation of the Hyundai Sonata and was unveiled at the Indian Auto Expo 2016. The car is classy and is equipped with multiple features such as airbags, ABS, ESC, TC and many more. It has a 2.0L GDI four-cylinder gasoline engine, a 360 V electric engine and produces 202 HP power at 6000 rpm. It will also have a six-speed automatic gearbox, and is greatly awaited!
Expected Price: Rs. 20.77 Lakhs
Expected Launch: June 22, 2019
Audi A8 2019
The launch of the Audi A8 has been confirmed by the automobile brand, and it will be available in long wheelbase and two variants of the 3.0-litre turbocharged V6 engines. The 3.0-litre TDI diesel engine gives 286PS of power, and the 3.0-litre TFSI petrol unit produces 340PS
Expected Price: Rs. 1.0 Crore
Expected Launch: June 15, 2019
BMW i8
This beauty will have a 1.5-litre, 3-cylinder engine will be centrally mounted and produce 235PS and 320Nm torque. There are two more variants, one with an electric engine and other with a hybrid one. The BMW i8 is as powerful as to go from 0 to 100 kmph in a minute 4.4 seconds only!
Expected Price: Rs. 3.3 Crore
Expected Launch: June 20, 2019
Which is the car you are waiting for the most? Let us know in the comments section below!


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Laura Brady – Netherlands
Laura is a British ex-pat now residing in Amsterdam – where she has lived for the last four years. While attending art school, Laura took up bartending and has remained in the industry ever since. She is now a bartender in The Duchess and co-founder of the start-up, Groovy Fluids Lab. Her career has led her to create her own footprint in the industry, with her start-up giving her the space to be as creative and imaginative as possible with her serves.


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Now that the major networks have announced their pilot pick-ups, the Broadway community can rejoice as as favorite stars hit the airwaves in some of this fall's hottest new shows. Of course, they'll be taking the place of recently cancelled series like The New Normal, Go On and Smash, all of which featured Broadway alums. But we can't mope about NBC's cruel cutting of Andrew Rannells and Megan Hilty! Instead, we're keeping our eyes on the prize: the stage performers who will be turning up on television this fall! Take a peek at what you can expect from nine new shows this season.
Katie Finneran on The Michael J. Fox Show (NBC)
Fresh off her orphan-hating rampage as Miss Hannigan in Annie, Finneran returns to TV for the first time since I Hate My Teenage Daughter was nixed by Fox last year. She'll star as Michael J. Fox's boozy sister Leigh on the sitcom based on the Back to the Future actor's personal life.
Jonathan Groff in Untitled Michael Lannan Comedy (HBO)
Perennial hottie Jonathan Groff will be breaking barriers on HBO this fall in the as-yet-untitled dramedy about a trio of gay friends living in San Francisco. Early buzz calls the show Girls for a new generation of gays. We call it our new favorite show.
Robin Williams and Hamish Linklater in The Crazy Ones (CBS)
Williams' return to network TV is the season's buzziest, and he's joined by Shakespeare in the Park star Linklater in a show about a father-daughter team at a powerful ad agency. Williams, of course, plays said father, with Sarah Michelle Gellar as his hyper-focused daughter and Linklater as a neurotic art director.
Skylar Astin and John C. McGinley in Ground Floor (TBS)
Spring Awakening alum Astin joins recent Glengarry Glen Ross star McGinley in the new comedy from Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence. The show is set in corporate America and follows a hotshot banker (Astin) and his intimidating boss (McGinley). The actor's frequent Glengarry f-bombs will most likely be absent.
Sean Hayes and Linda Lavin in Sean Saves the World (NBC)
Promises, Promises star Sean Hayes makes a splashy return to NBC (let's just ignore that Smash cameo) in this sitcom about a divorced gay dad balancing work with the perils of raising a teen. And what's a family sitcom without a wacky mother who moves in? Enter Tony winner Linda Lavin!
Tony Shalhoub and Jerry O'Connell in We Are Men (CBS)
Current Tony nominee Tony Shalhoub (Golden Boy) and Seminar standout Jerry O'Connell buddy up in CBS's new show about four romantic losers who find friendship in a short-term rental complex. Good news: The show sounds promising. Better news: O'Connell spends time in a Speedo.
Toni Collette and Tate Donovan in Hostages (CBS)
Wild Party Tony nominee Collette will shake off her United States of Tara comedy for some heavy drama in this Jerry Bruckheimer-produced series about a family caught in the middle of a political conspiracy. Her husband is played by Broadway and TV vet Tate Donovan.
Margo Martindale and Beau Bridges in The Millers (CBS)
Martindale and Bridges star in this kooky comedy as a pair of newly divorced parents who each move in with one of their children. It's the newest sitcom role for Bridges since My Name Is Earl, and a decidedly different character for Martindale after her Emmy-winning, gloriously batsh*t Mags on Justified and KGB handler on The Americans.
Allison Janney in Mom (CBS)
In one of the most anticipated titles of the season, we're digging the idea of 9 to 5 Tony nominee Allison Janney as the passive-aggressive mother of a struggling single mom (Anna Faris) in the newest entry from Chuck Lorre (The Big Bang Theory). Can we just start calling her Grandma Rose?
Marcia Gay Harden and Bradley Whitford in Trophy Wife (ABC)
Hell hath no fury like an ex-wife played by Marcia Gay Harden! The Tony winner co-stars with Bradley Whitford in the buzzy comedy about a reformed party girl (Watchmen's Malin Akerman) who shacks up with a divorced man with two ex-wives. Bradley, get ready to feel the wrath of MGH!


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It's not every day you turn on 60 Minutes and see your own product on the screen. In last night's episode, the news show profiled Los Angeles billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong, whose array of companies is tackling everything from data storage to entertainment to drug development. Our BluePippin automated DNA sizing instrument had a neat cameo appearance (check it out at 1:54 on the video).
60 Minutes' Sanjay Gupta interviewed Soon-Shiong about his efforts to fight cancer. The strategies will be familiar to many in the genomics community: tumor sequencing for personalized treatment; liquid biopsies to find and analyze circulating tumor cells; and immunotherapy to recruit immune system cells for cancer destruction. Soon-Shiong's insights into cancer behavior and the audacious goals for his NantWorks companies make the video well worth a look.
Among the highlights: Soon-Shiong's partnership with BlackBerry to create a smartphone-like device that would guide doctors' treatment decisions with personalized information about each patient, as well as his predictions about when we'll emerge from what he calls "the dark age of cancer treatment." The interview was so cool we'd be recommending it even without the BluePippin appearance — that was just the icing on the cake!