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DRAMA CLUB: The King's Face Episode 14 Recap
Treaties and treachery drive the action on this episode of The King's Face. Join Firnlambe, Aunnie, Wendilynn, and Taleena as we discuss episode 14.
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Taleena: OK... I am bursting to talk about this - did anyone notice the Joseon era humidifier? Bwa ha ha haha! There is no escape.
Aunnie: I did, but I wasn't quite sure if that was what it was or not but yeah, I did see that. lol
Firnlambe: HA! no, I missed that . . . . when?
Wendilynn: Nope, I missed that, too.
Taleena: I was going to make a snarky comment about humidifiers when Gwanghae had all the incense on him, but then it ACTUALLY appeared in the hospital scene between Ga Hee and Herbalicious. I think I startled my dog I laughed so loud.
Firnlambe: lmao, see--now I wish I had noticed that right away. I think I was just still fuming about the whole gun shot debacle.
Taleena: Two things about the gunshot - 1) was it really just to get Love Through the Ages and Master's Sun back together? Because honestly, it has zero impact on the story.
Aunnie: I think it was the shock/cliffhanger factor or . . . it's gonna come back later in the story. I actually thought it was going to come back the next time Gwanghae was seen fighting the Japanese, I assumed it'd slow him down a little or present a weak spot to be exploited but nothing happened. He was flippin' around like nobodies business.
Taleena: (Side Note - POSSIBLY there to show off In Guk's naked chest. Side, side note: if a cheap cliffhanger ploy on the writers behalf: Boo! Hiss!) 2) Where the heck did they take him? Wasn't the palace seriously dangerous? I can't imagine they took him far, but the surrounding seemed fairly upscale.
Wendilynn: I also wondered where they took him to be safe because the Japanese were occupying the city.
Firnlambe: Well, it's not where his wife is . . . that's for sure. I'm thinking the yahtzee's had a secret rabbit hole to hide in. (And i'm totally in support of forcing In Guk to have more shirtlessness in this series . . . . just saying)
Taleena: Possibly they took him to the courtesan house that Ga Hee works out of. BUT on to more important things like: does Herbalicious honestly not know what gender LttA is? They were pretty chummy at the hospital so I can see her being in the dark about Ga Hee's TOTAL and general Bonkers-ness over Gwanghae, but I just couldn't get a good read on that scene.
Aunnie: I don't think she cares, to be honest. I see her character being much like the Queen's personality. She's willing to do what it takes to take care of her people and most especially her King so if that means just being supportive and eventually promoting those that'll help her King be better . . . then that's what she's going to do.
Wendilynn: I don't think she knows yet that Ga Hee is the woman who holds her man's heart. She seems to be getting to know Ga Hee on her own, but she does know that she's his main spy that he counts on.
Taleena: You don't think there is going to be girly SLS jealousy between Herbalicious and Love Through the Ages?
Aunnie: I don't, honestly. I think Gwanghae was pretty clear when they got married that his interests were not necessarily in her. I think their marriage is more of a partnership than it is anything else. I mean, Herbalicious does have feelings for Gwanghae but she's not really acting on them to the full extent that she could (which I sincerely approve of).
Firnlambe: With how smart Herbalicious is, I can't see her being that ignorant with the pony-tail Ga Hee is rocking.
Taleena: This is the land of hot, long haired, slightly androgynous men.....
Firnlambe: True . . very true . . but usually they are not rocking the female chest look. I mean honestly, Ga Hee isn't even trying to hide them so I can't see Herbalicious being in the dark about her gender lol.
Aunnie: I don't think Ga Hee is trying to hide her gender, and if she is . . .she's doing it horribly wrong.
Wendilynn: Herbalicious made a comment about being surprised that a woman was being all awesome and fierce.
Taleena: I approve of Herbalicious by general and specific principal, but it was just weird, although not half as weird as Minister dude dancing for the Chinese guy and not trying to blow a gasket in his temper controls though....
Firnlambe: I have a hard time taking Minister dude seriously half the time now. I think it's the way he talks.
Aunnie: That scene just annoyed me. How did he become minister? He has absolutely no tact. Just to come out with a question like that after making the guy smile for a few moments was not very smart on his part.
Taleena: Since he is the envoy of Super Bad News to Ming (Totally thinking of Minister as 'McLovin' now), and most likely is going to die as bearer of said bad news, I don't think we shall see him again. It totally doesn't surprise me that Ming is stabbing the king in the back by making secret deals with the Japanese.
Firnlambe: Oh totally not a surprise . . . I'm more surprised that our resident Concubine doesn't realize she's paired up with the wrong superpower.
Aunnie: I'm more surprise Concubine hasn't been shan--umm . . . I hate her. As you were saying, Taleena . . .
Taleena: How much of that is due to Psycho though? I bet he has his Vengeance Fingers in many a political pie. (Side note - Vengeance Fingers is my new glam rock band)
Firnlambe: You're the lead singer aren't you? Cuz I can totally see that.
Taleena: Yup!
Firnlambe: Nailed it! Just like Imhae nailing his foot to Liar Liar's face.
Aunnie: As much as I wished there had been a knife strapped to the bottom of Imhae's boot, I was still very pleased when Shinsung was kicked in the face. He looked so small and pathetic sitting there on the floor hiding behind his mother. Any man would have gotten up and finished the fight but no . . . he's perfectly content to hide behind his mother.
Taleena: To be fair Aunnie, Shinsung has gotten pretty far with completely letting his mom fight his battles. The Greedy Concubine totally called Imhae on his bull honky when she spelled out exactly why he wasn't running to the king with this info. Oh Beefy McHotstuff! WHAT am I going to do with you?!
Firnlambe: I so wish he could have just proved her wrong . . . I know he wasn't going too. . . . but a girl can dream can't she? //sigh// guess I'm just going to have to survive with watching him smash his foot in the idiot brother's face.
Aunnie: Speaking of truths that need to be told to people, I actually thought about singing the King's praises when he asked Imhae "What have you done to help this war besides becoming a hostage and drinking?" Seriously, the idea that any of the King's kids besides Gwanghae deserves the throne is ridiculous. Neither of them have done anything.
Taleena: Let's be fair. Gwanghae, is of course, Our Hero and therefore expels Skittles from his nethers (photoshop opportunity!), but his littlest brother is only 12 or so. 10 maybe? He really hasn't had his Skittle honing opportunities yet.
Wendilynn: *starts giggling at Skittles references*
Aunnie: *whispers* Taste the rainbows . . . but let's be serious, taking aside the fact that in real life Imhae was killed by the Japanese, Shinsung died of natural causes and there was no little brother ever, Gwanghae still is the only one doing anything about the Japanese and this includes the King himself. Even though he's the hero, it has never stopped other dramas from at least giving other characters hero-like qualities.
Taleena: We have two, count 'em TWO, more major revelations of treachery to deal with. 1) Face Reader Big Eyes is working with the Japanese. and 2) Ga Hee finds out about Psycho's double dealing.
Firnlambe: It's like the writers were making up for lost time with last weeks single episode. I honest to God gasped when Big Eyes (can I call him Bug Eyes?) came around the corner, I knew he was scum but I never would have pegged him for a traitor. And then I just cheered when Ga Hee finally saw Psycho for who he really is.
Aunnie: Can totally understand hating him, as I do as well because I firmly believe that you always have a choice BUT commendable that he didn't want to leave his sick wife behind. Just sayin'
Taleena: Yeah, I kind of understand his motives, but traitors are just Bad News. I'm glad Ga Hee called him on it. He wasn't a double agent, he wasn't really doing anything other than a monumental CYA. Ga Hee on the other hand is a Kick A** spy! That whole "you're going to have a headache" line? Total kiss off action movie line.
Wendilynn: That headache line made me laugh. What a way to announce what you are about to do. Ga Hee really got to be awesome during all of this. She's had her chance to be awesome, which she needed.
Firnlambe: Agreed! I really like this version of Ga Hee, her supporting Gwanghae whenever she can, and still rocking the kick butt motif. Plus her concubine look was stunning . . . I honestly didn't recognize her for like 30 seconds.
Taleena: As for Psycho... *deep sighs* I began to wonder, how much of his interest in Ga Hee is her prophecy of "service of the king" — him seeing himself as the second king of course — and how much of his interest in kingship has to do with possessing Ga Hee? Can his motive toward one be separate from his motives towards the other?
Aunnie: Huh . . . never even thought of it that way. That's a good question! Still . . . I'm curious as to why he hasn't killed the King. Isn't that why he abandoned Daedong in the first place?
Taleena: Oh sure! But killing the King without elevating his own self to power is just too easy!
Firnlambe: Just when did his character become this complex? //sigh// I can't even begin to try and guess at how his mind works. Sometimes he seems like he truly cares for Ga Hee but then at other times it seems, like you said Taleena, that he only seems interested in Ga Hee because of that stupid prophecy.
Taleena: He got complex about the same time he started making Ultimate Villain monologues behind an empty throne. Speaking of empty throne - WHA? King Gu Family Book? Wha? First you bow to Ming, and then you get in snit because you did, so your solution is to abdicate? Wha? How does that help?! I smell Vengeance Fingers again... smells like patchouli...
Firnlambe: I'm convinced he's doing this to set up Gwanghae . . . I'm just not sure /how/. With all the trouble he went to in securing the throne in the first place I just can't see him giving it up willingly.
Aunnie: I think the King has no idea what he's doing, he's so obsessed with making sure his status as King is secure and saving face that he can't see the big picture -- you know, the one where his son is saving his country and his people without a bit of thanks from anyone besides the Queen and the people of Joseon.
Wendilynn: I think the King is not actually setting up Gwanghae per se. I think he's testing his ministers. Gwanghae is not the treacherous sort and I believe the King knows that. His ministers however, are all self serving jerks who'll abandon any ship in their own defense. If Gwanghae bows to his father, the people who trust Gwanghae will bow to the King because they respect Gwanghae. So I don't really see the King worried about Gwanghae.
Taleena: Alright, *ducking Aunnies tomatoes* to defend the King, he does think he is doing the right thing -all the way to abasing himself to Ming - but abdication just makes no sense to me. Also, totally unrelated, but I have to call out the awesomeness of Gwanghae's Shield of Supreme Awesomeness, or, as I like to think of it, the Frisbee of Doom.
Firnlambe: I am convinced So In Guk just needs to do action dramas from here on out . . . I loved that scene, and quite honestly any action scene he's had so far.
Aunnie: I'm glad you brought that up, are we still keeping a tally of pop culture references? Captain America. 'Nuff said. Also, as far as abdicating, to me, I didn't see it as anything but a ploy to get 1) Gwanghae to Uiju, 2) to humilaite Gwanghae with the whole "Cho-na, Rescind your order of abdication" and 3) to once again, make Gwanghae bend to his will and force him to do something he "thinks" is right. (Like . . .apologizing to Ming for no good reason).
Taleena: Bup bup bup, not so fast Aunnie! The King's Top Men (TOP men - bureaucratic fools) told the King that Gwanghae is not giving Ming's men food or horse fodder. The King is fool to believe those ministers I grant. Also, I am hoping you get the reference.
Aunnie: Haha, yes, I got it but also, let's not forget that the one fatal flaw the King continues to make is not simply asking Gwanghae what's really going on. But rather assumes his men are always right and, just because I'm feeling puckish, I'm gonna throw in the fact that even when Gwanghae does tell the King the goings on, the King doesn't listen.
Well Drama Fans what do you think? Are Herbalicious and Love Through the Ages going to get in a cat fight? Does the King have ANY sense? Can you forgive Big Eyes for his treason? let us know in the comments!
For More from The King's Face Drama Club check out:
Firnlambe: Soju-Like-Kdramas | @firnlambe | Google + | My Lovable Girl | Tomorrow's Cantabile
Taleena: | As the Kimchi Turns | Jekyll, Hyde and I (coming soon!)
Wendilynn: As the Kimchi Turns | Facebook | Google+ | Say I Do Again | Tomorrow's Cantabile | DF video drama club | Mr Baek | Modern Farmer
Aunnie: High School Love On | In Need of Romance 3 | Boarding House No. 24 | Secretly Greatly Movie Club | The Fatal Encounter Movie Club | Modern Farmer | Words of Aunnie
For previous The King's Face episode recaps:
[Episode 1] [Episode 2 ] [Episode 3] [Episode 4]
[Episode 5] [Episode 6] [Episode 7] [Episode 8]
[Episode 9] [Episode 10] [Episode 11] [Episode 12]
[Episode 13] [Episode 14]


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Monthly Meetings
The Watershed Committee holds its public meetings on the first Friday of every month at 7:30 a.m. at the Midtown Carnegie Branch Library. At these meetings watershed issues and concerns are discussed by a wide variety of stakeholders.
Below are links to the monthly meetings with the option to download the minutes in a PDF format. If you don't have Adobe Reader installed on your computer, you can do so by clicking here.
- January 6, 2017
"Water Quality, the By-Product of Soil Health", Drexel Atkisson, District Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA
- February 3, 2017
"Into Biomimickry", Margo Farnsworth, Screen Door Consulting and the Prairie Foundation
- March 3, 2017
"Irrigation and Stormwater on Campus (or in your yard)," Joe Fearn, Head Groundskeeper, Drury University
- April 7, 2017
Molly Walton, Land and Water Program Diretor, The Quivira Coaltion
- May 5, 2017
Grassroots Tourism, Linnea Iantria, Geotourism Coordinator, Missouri State University
- June 2, 2017
The True and Colorful Tale of the Sac River Revenant, Dan Chiles
- July 7, 2017
Bass Pro Shops Sustainability Program; A Model of Shared Values', Dan Hoy, Director of Facilities, Bass Pro Shops
- August 4, 2017
Mayors Milkweeds for Monarchs, Mona Menezes, Environmental Specialist, City of Branson and Barbara Lucks
- September 1, 2017
The Nature Conservancy: A Shared Conservation Agenda, Holly Neill and Drew Holt
- October 6, 2017, Meeting to be held at the Watershed Center
Watershed Committee Update, Mike Kromrey, Executive Director
- November 3, 2017
Springfield Community Gardens: building neighborhoods with sustainable integrated agriculture, Maile Auterson, Springfield Community Gardens
- December 1, 2017
Clear Span Crossings-A Win-Win for Southwest Missouri, Andy Austin, Missouri Department of Conservation
- January 1, 2016
- February 5, 2016
Sustainability at Missouri State University, Jordan Schanda, Sustainability Coordinator
- March 4, 2016
United States Geological Survey: Missouri Water Quality Update, John Schumacher, United States Geological Survey
- April 1, 2016
Big News from Ozarks Water Watch, David Casaletto, Director, Ozarks Water Watch
- May 6, 2016
A Long-term view of Watershed Health and Threats, Joe Koloski, District Ranger, Mark Twain National Forest
- June 3, 2016
2016-The Year of the Trail, Terry Whaley, Director, Ozark Greenways
- July 1, 2016
Overflow Control Plan, Errin Kemper, Assistant Director, Dept. of Environmental Services, City of Springfield
- August 5, 2016
Guiding Principles of Sustainability of NPS, Ted Hillmer, Superintendent, Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
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Protect, preserve, and provide: how youth education and the Parks, Soils, and Water Sales Tax Support Missouri, Rob Hunt, Education Coordinator with MDNR, and Holly Neill with the Nature Conservancy
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Watershed Committee Update-Meeting location at the Watershed Center
- November 4, 2016
Sustainable Forestry and Watersheds, Greg Iffrig, L-A-D Foundation
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Source Water Monitoring at City Utilities, Kari Wolken, Water Quality Analyst, City Utilities of Springfield
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- February 6, 2015
Stream Team Watershed Coalition Update, Holly Neill, Director (Download Minutes)
- March 6, 2015
Springfield Urban Watershed Stewardship Project, 'Big Urbie', Wrap Up, Stacey Armstrong, Projects Manager, Watershed Committee of the Ozarks (Download Minutes)
- April 3, 2015
Water Protection and Ash Storage Solution, Roddy Rogers, Manager Water Resources Projects, City Utilities of Springfield (Download Minutes)
- May 1, 2015
Performance Based Water Conservation with WERS, Mike Collignon, Green Builder Coalition (Download Minutes)
- June 5, 2015
Sacrificial clams: native mussels and water quality, Dr. Barnhart, Missouri State University (Download Minutes)
- July 3, 2015
- August 7, 2015
Roadtrip with a Raindrop, Author Gayle Harper (Download Minutes)
- September 4, 2015
Trees are the Answer, Casey Jo Kellner, Urban Forester, City of Springfield (Download Minutes)
- October 2, 2015
Watershed Committee Staff Update (Download Minutes)
- November 6, 2015
Ryan Mueller, Executive Director of the Interstate Council on Water Policy (Download Minutes)
- December 4, 2015
Recent Flood Trends in the Ozarks, Bob Pavlowsky, Director, Ozarks Environmental and Water Resources Institute (Download Minutes)
- 2014 January
Asher Creek and Conservation Innovation Grant Project Reviews–Will Rhodes, Greene County Soil and Water District, Adam Millsap, Urban Roots Farm, and Curtis Millsap, Millsap Farm (Download Minutes)
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Asher Creek and Conservation Innovation Grant Project Reviews–Will Rhodes, Greene County Soil and Water District, Adam Millsap, Urban Roots Farm, and Curtis Millsap, Millsap Farm (Download Minutes)
- 2014 March
The Big Urbie (Springfield-Greene County Urban Watershed Stewardship Project) Grant Update, Stacey Armstrong, Projects Manager, Watershed Committee of the Ozarks (Download Minutes)
- 2014 April
Riparian Restoration and Protection: 4 Years of Implementation-Joe Pitts, Director, James River Basin Partnership and Terry Whaley, Director, Ozark Greenways (Download Minutes)
- 2014 May
The Integrated Plan-Erin Kemper, PE, D.WRE, Assistant Director, Department of Environmental Services, City of Springfield (Download Minutes)
- 2014 June
Freshwater Conservation in Missouri: The Nature Conservancy's Perspective-Todd Sampsell, Missouri State Director, The Nature Conservancy (Download Minutes)
- 2014 July Meeting
- 2014 August
Local Food and Water, Angela Jenkins, Registered Dietician at Cox Health (Download Minutes)
- 2014 September
Ozarks Water Watch Update, David Casaletto, Director, Ozarks Water Watch (Download Minutes)
- 2014 October at Watershed Center
Watershed Center Education, Outreach & Partnerships, Rob Hunt, Watershed Center Coordinator, Watershed Committee of the Ozarks (Download Minutes)
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WASHINGTON -- Credit Suisse Group executives were further pressed to furnish the names of U.S. investors who stashed assets with the Swiss bank in a bid to dodge federal taxes, raising new allegations about the company's role in facilitating tax evasion, during questioning by a Senate investigative subcommittee.
Over the course of more than three hours of testimony Wednesday, officials at Switzerland's second biggest bank acknowledged that a small division of the firm had previously engaged in illicit activities to shield U.S. funds from tax authorities, but insisted that they had since implemented significant internal reforms to curb those abuses.
Skeptical lawmakers pointed to a report released Tuesday by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations that detailed the findings of a long-running probe, suggesting that efforts to help U.S. clients evade taxes involved more than the handful of Credit Suisse employees that officials acknowledged, and that they extended beyond the firm's banking arm.
"Many provided broker-dealer and investment advisory services for U.S. clients," said subcommittee Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich.), recalling the landmark 2009 settlement the Justice Department reached with UBS involving thousands of secret U.S. accounts parked overseas.
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"We fully recognize that despite of its efforts, Credit Suisse has not been free of its own problems," said CEO Brady Dougan, the first American ever to head the Swiss banking colossus. "Seeking out U.S. customers who want to hide untaxed assets and profiting from these untaxed assets is simply not acceptable."
The focus on Credit Suisse, which the subcommittee report branded a "case study in Swiss secrecy," is the latest turn in an ongoing investigation focusing on the ability of U.S. taxpayers to stash assets in hidden offshore accounts that has been marked by friction between the American and Swiss governments. The subcommittee initially set its sights on UBS and the private bank LGT. UBS would later reach a deferred prosecution agreement with the Justice Department, paying a $780 million fine and turning over about 4,700 previously unreported U.S. account names to the IRS.
The subcommittee report hails "significant progress" since that settlement, citing support from world leaders to crack down on offshore tax abuse and an IRS initiative that has enticed more than 43,000 U.S. residents to enter into a voluntary disclosure program and pay back taxes. Congress also enacted the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, aimed at requiring foreign banks to disclose the holdings of U.S. customers (though lawmakers have criticized loopholes in the way the law has been executed).
But the news is not altogether good.
"On the negative side of the ledger, despite evidence of widespread misconduct by Swiss banks in facilitating U.S. tax evasion, Switzerland has continued to severely restrict the ability of Swiss banks to disclose the names of U.S. customers with undeclared Swiss accounts," the subcommittee concluded. "As a result, the United States has obtained few U.S. names and little account information."
The subcommittee also had harsh words for the DoJ, writing that "despite the passage of five years," the department "has failed to hold accountable the vast majority" of the UBS accountholders whose names were provided under the deferred prosecution agreement.
In 2011, the Justice Department brought indictments against seven Credit Suisse bankers, though none have stood trial. The same year, the department notified the bank that it was opening an investigation into its handling of U.S. assets.
For members of the investigations subcommittee, the results have been disappointing. In response to inquiries by U.S. law enforcement authorities, Credit Suisse has turned over the identities of 238 American account holders, just over 1% of the total number of U.S. accounts the firm managed.
"Getting names is where this whole story goes bust," Levin said.
Credit Suisse executives insisted that they are barred by Swiss banking secrecy laws from divulging the identities of their account holders without a dispensation from the government. Romeo Cerutti, the bank's general counsel, said that Credit Suisse officials would likely face hefty fines and potentially jail time for making such disclosures.
Subcommittee members objected that leaders of a bank with an established presence in the U.S. would flout U.S. laws in favor of Swiss statutes in matters involving the assets of U.S. citizens who potentially owe billions to the IRS.
"You have double jeopardy," said Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), suggesting that continuing to refuse to share account holders' identities could invite legal trouble with U.S. authorities. "Where would you like to spend time?"
"That's a tough decision," Cerutti responded.
The Credit Suisse executives indicated that they would continue to adhere to Switzerland's bank secrecy laws, but urged the senators to ratify a U.S.-Swiss treaty that would aim to expand the flow of financial information between the two countries. The Swiss parliament has approved the treaty, which has cleared the Senate Foreign Relations Committee but never made it to the floor.
"We are ready to provide any information that we can provide legally," Dougan said.
Levin said he is in favor of the treaty, though he notes that it is hardly a panacea for the problem of tracking down the names of U.S. tax dodgers, particularly those whose activities predate the 2009 drafting of the document.
"Don't tell us the treaty's going to get us what we want. It won't," he said.
Levin also pointed to a modification Swiss legislators have made that would require U.S. authorities to produce certain specific information about the banks and the accounts that he said sets an unreasonably high burden of proof.
"If we don't have the names, how do you show the bank contributed to aiding and abetting the tax evasion?" he said. "It's a chicken and egg problem."
Later in the day, Levin and his colleagues had a chance to air their frustration with the U.S. approach to offshore tax havens when a pair of Justice Department officials appeared before the panel.
Deputy Attorney General James Cole said that the department has broadened its probe of foreign banks beyond Switzerland, and is now looking into institutions in India, Israel, Lichtenstein, Luxembourg and "several Caribbean countries." The Justice Department is currently investigating potential criminal cases involving 14 foreign banks, though Cole would not name them as the investigations are ongoing.
Cole argued that there is no single approach that will stanch the flow of undocumented assets overseas, or crack down on the safe havens that provide cover for U.S. tax cheats, though like the Credit Suisse officials, he urged the Senate to pass the taxation treaty.
But the DoJ has concluded that criminal probes, such as the one that ultimately compelled UBS to settle, are more likely to bring illicit accounts to light than softer approaches, such as subpoenas and John Doe summons, which have failed to get around Swiss bank secrecy laws.
"I don't think that has proven to be an effective method to get the records. The Swiss block it," Cole said. "They are subject to our laws as well as the laws of their home country."
For Levin, that sounded a little too close to what he had heard from the Credit Suisse executives earlier in the day.
"It's an unacceptable explanation," he shot back. "That's their explanation. It shouldn't be your explanation."
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And if you are a David Bowie Fan, you can even find a portrait made out of tape!
You will never see tape the same way before :). Well, Maybe.
Check out my photos below. I am not sure who created each piece, but if you recognize the artist(s) work(s), let me know!
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How will you use tape for you next arts and crafts project? Let me know in your comments!


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#19655 closed New feature (wontfix)
Need HTML id's needed for all admin forms
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Creating custom Javascript for django admin forms can be difficult. This is primarily due to the fact that many of the HTML tags in the HTML generated by django admin do not have unique classes or id's.
For example, if a programmer needs to hide an element in the browser based on a users dynamic choice; then the easiest thing to do is use JQuery's
.hide() function. Given the django admin generated HTML below a programmer would use the Javascript
$("div.field-somefield1").hide(); to hide all DIVs associated with the
<fieldset class="module aligned ">
Frequency

 </fieldset> <fieldset class="module aligned ">
Applicable days

 </fieldset>
However, if the programmer wishes to hide a
<fieldset> or an

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.hide() they will have to do some sort of convoluted Javascript 'hack' that checks the content of the fieldset OR counts the fieldsets because the django admin makes all of the fieldset's and h2's appear identical at the tag level.
Proposed Solution:
The fix for this seems very simple and straightforward. Just add unique id's to each element generated by django admin.
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comment:1 Changed 6 years ago by
I'm not convinced a solution is that straightforward.
Assuming a mechanism for generating unique ids is easy (which it might not be, but probably is), unique ids might not be good enough - for example, you can generate unique ids using increasing integers, but this would be fragile with respect to adding new fieldsets - you will be more likely to want to use names.
Also, we really need to get it right first time, or we will break code that relies on the previous strategy for ids.
In fact, jQuery code that finds a relevant field and works back to the parent fieldset is quite easy:
This would probably be more robust than using integer ids on field sets.
So, at the moment I'm not sure whether to accept this. If a useful and robust strategy for naming fieldsets can be provided, then I think this should be accepted.
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I do agree with Luke. If you have a real use case, please describe the precise problem you are facing, with code example showing that it is not possible to target a specific DOM element and create a ticket for the specific issue.
comment:3 Changed 6 years ago by
Agreed. No change is necessary. I was completely ignorant of the JQuery .parent('fieldset') function.


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You see, the image comes from a US patent titled "Electric vehicle extended range hybrid battery pack system," that Tesla originally filed December 8, 2010 and was granted June 25, 2013. The abstract explains:
You can read the whole thing in the included gallery but, put simply, what Tesla is proposing is an electric-electric hybrid system that uses two different battery types to create an EV with tremendous range. The lithium-ion battery (or whatever chemistry works best by the time this sees the light of day) would be there to provide electric performance most of the time while the metal-air pack helps move the car on long-distance drives. This makes sense because metal-air batteries have high energy density but low power density, so they're well-suited for long hauls.
A power source comprised of a first battery pack (e.g., a non-metal-air battery pack) and a second battery pack (e.g., a metal-air battery pack) is provided, wherein the second battery pack is only used as required by the state-of-charge (SOC) of the first battery pack or as a result of the user selecting an extended range mode of operation. Minimizing use of the second battery pack prevents it from undergoing unnecessary, and potentially lifetime limiting, charge cycles. The second battery pack may be used to charge the first battery pack or used in combination with the first battery pack to supply operational power to the electric vehicle.
Tesla is not alone in looking for unusual alternatives to today's alternatives. Toyota, for example, has been looking at next-gen solid state batteries and thinks they could arrive around 2020. IBM, too, is working on lithium-air batteries and says they could offer a 500-mile range in an otherwise regular EV. Think of all these efforts as a fight for the Sakichi prize.


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"I wanted this video to portray the hope that a devoted caregiver can bring to a hopeless situation like Alzheimer's disease," said Schwartz.
NEW YORK, NY (PRWEB) February 02, 2012
Hannah Schwartz, 18, of Clarksville, TN has witnessed what she calls the kind of love that can only be expressed by a caregiver to a loved one with Alzheimer's disease, and she has captured that "enduring devotion" in the winning video for the Alzheimer's Foundation of America (AFA) Teens Video Competition.
AFA announced today that Schwartz is the grand prize winner of the annual contest and will receive a $500 award. The runners-up are Kaylin Saffee of Miami, and Maila Tafua of Laie, HI, who will each receive a $250 prize.
Offered through the AFA Teens branch, the video competition is part of AFA's effort to provide a creative outlet for teenagers coping with Alzheimer's disease and to engage the younger generation in this important cause. The winning videos are posted on http://www.afateens.org/video_competition_2011.html.
The competition asks teens to record a two-minute video that gives thoughtful consideration to "a moment in relation to Alzheimer's disease when you learned something about your understanding of the disease, learned something about caregiving, or decided to become a community volunteer/activist."
Schwartz's heartfelt video touches upon the love and devotion of a caregiver; it focuses on how her great-grandfather cared for her great-grandmother who had Alzheimer's disease for many years. The teen's win comes just one week after her great-grandmother passed away.
"I wanted this video to portray the hope that a devoted caregiver can bring to a hopeless situation like Alzheimer's disease," said Schwartz, who has been home-schooled since second grade and plans to study nutrition in college.
"This disease has affected my whole family in different ways," she added. "We saw my great-grandmother slowly losing memories, her personality and even words, but we also saw my great-grandfather showing enduring devotion as her caregiver. He carried all their memories."
One of the runners-up, Tafua, 16, pays tribute in her video to her late grandfather who had Alzheimer's disease by speaking to the importance of tapping into the personhood of each individual with dementia. She incorporated beautiful footage of the beach, one of their favorite places, to convey her message.
"When I would feed him, we would watch the surfing channel," she said. "I would see this look in his eyes and I could just feel that he misses that. I know that he cannot connect to me, but when I go to the beach I can feel his love with me."
Differently, the other runner-up, Saffe, 17, was prompted by her grandmother's experience with Alzheimer's disease to present a call to action in her video. She at times used English subtitles to translate what her grandmother was saying in Spanish on camera.
"Instead of concentrating on the sadness, I made it a point to leave the viewer with a sense of hope and inspiration to stand up and do something about it," emphasized the teen, who aims for a career in medicine.
Eric J. Hall, AFA's president and chief executive officer, noted that the winning videos, as well as others submitted in the contest, "demonstrate how Alzheimer's disease has a powerful impact on young people. Their heartfelt messages bring to life the emotions surrounding this disease and showcase the importance of speaking out about the experience to help other teens who might be going through a similar journey."
The video competition is one of the many features of the AFA Teens division, which is aimed at educating and engaging youth and connecting them with peers whose family members are affected by the disease. Teens are encouraged to express themselves on a bulletin board, seek support from AFA social workers, and set up AFA Teens chapters in their community.
According to a survey by the National Alliance for Caregiving and United Hospital Fund, more than one million children nationwide care for sick or disabled parents and grandparents; Alzheimer's disease and related dementias were the most prevalent illnesses. As many as 5.1 million Americans currently have Alzheimer's disease, and the incidence is skyrocketing as the population faces a greater risk of the disease with advanced age.
For more information about AFA Teens, visit http://www.afateens.org.
The Alzheimer's Foundation of America, based in New York, is a national nonprofit organization that unites more than 1,600 member organizations nationwide with the goal of providing optimal care and services to individuals with dementia, their caregivers and families. Its services include counseling and referrals by licensed social workers via a toll-free hot line, e-mail, Skype and live chat; educational materials; a free quarterly magazine for caregivers; and professional training. For more information about AFA, call toll-free 866-AFA-8484 or visit http://www.alzfdn.org.


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AOLP Awards Programs
Program Purpose
The goal of the Association of Outdoor Lighting Professionals' Lighting Awards is to honor and promote professional excellence in outdoor lighting design and to recognize industry achievement, to create greater public awareness of the benefits of professionally designed and installed lighting systems and to provide opportunities for learning through visual representation of excellence in outdoor lighting design.
Program Overview
The two components of the AOLP Lighting Awards consist of:
I – Lighting Awards
II – Industry Achievement Award
Lighting Awards
All AOLP members will have the opportunity to participate in online judging to select a winner and possible honorable mentions in the following categories:
Residential: Lighting installation designed to enhance the overall landscape and architecture of the residence, in the front and/or back of the property. Outdoor living or entertainment areas are not the focus of this category.
- Small: Using 25 fixtures or fewer
- Large: 26-99 fixtures
- XL: 100 Fixtures or more
Commercial: Lighting installation designed to enhance the overall landscape and architecture of the commercial property.
Feature-Focused: Lighting installation designed to illuminate a special outdoor feature. This category includes: water features, statuary, walkways or stairs, and memorials.
Outdoor Living: Lighting installation in any area in the built environment where people entertain or "live" outside, such as a patio, deck, covered terrace, outdoor kitchen, fireplace (or fire pit) area or dining area (spaces that are not part of the general planted landscape).
Holiday Lighting: A temporary lighting installation designed to provide decorative and/or festive illumination for any holiday or season. Religious references are allowed but not required.
Industry Achievement Award
The Awards Committee sponsors the Industry Achievement Award, which is presented to industry leaders, professionals and pioneers who have significantly contributed to the advancement of outdoor lighting. Nominations for consideration for this award can be submitted by any member. It is not required that the nominee be a member of AOLP. Selection of the winner is based on voting by the Awards Committee, Board of Directors and all AOLP Committee Chairpersons and past winners of the award.
Program Benefits
The Lighting Awards program offers all AOLP members the opportunity to be recognized by peers and other lighting design professionals for lighting design achievement, and to receive public recognition for earning such an award. Throughout the process, there are opportunities to learn additional lighting techniques and to interact with fellow lighting designers. In addition, each participant will be able to learn more about the lighting industry's history and the individuals who have made a significant impact in its advancement. Each year, award winners are announced at the Lighting Awards Ceremony at the AOLP Annual Conference & Expo and are promoted to the media and industry trade magazines.


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Contact the Group for further information at
What is Advanced Driving?
The aim of the Group is to improve road safety and driving standards
by offering new members (Associate Members) practical guidance in driving techniques to
take the Advanced Driving Test to become an
Advanced Driver
. This training is based upon 'RoadCraft' which is used by Police Driving
Practical in-car
is given by 'Tutors' in the Group who give their time freely to assist
Associate Members in passing the Advanced Driving Test.
Membership Form
The Group welcomes new members and is open to anyone living in the
Bedford Area. Other local groups cover other areas of the Country. To join the Bedford
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to talk about driving and road safety issues. Prospective members are always made
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From international superstardom to life-threatening tragedy, ON YOUR FEET! takes you behind the music and inside the real story of this record-making and groundbreaking couple who, in the face of adversity, found a way to end up on their feet.
Directed by two-time Tony Award® winner Jerry Mitchell (Kinky Boots), with choreography by Olivier Award winner Sergio Trujillo (Jersey Boys) and an original book by Academy Award® winner Alexander Dinelaris (Birdman), ON YOUR FEET! features some of the most iconic songs of the past quarter-century — and one of the most inspiring stories in music history.
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Last year, we were looking for NGOs and schools to donate 'Library-in-a-classroom' kits to. Over the past few months, we have been receiving reports and pictures of how the books are being used by kids in different parts of India. The following report was sent to us bySamiksha Foundation.
Samiksha is a Creative Learning Initiative for children with cancer and their caregivers.We provide the non-medical support - educational, spiritual and creative - required for these children within the hospital environment. Samiksha Foundation carries out its programs at Kapur Ward, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology.
On how Pratham Books are useful to Samiksha Foundation
Thank you Samiksha Foundation for helping us spread the joy of reading.
On how Pratham Books are useful to Samiksha Foundation
Samiksha has setup a library at the hospital for these children and our teachers/volunteers help cataloging ,maintaining the library,help children read books. Older children also get to borrow books ,read them on their own/with parent and return them to the library.
We are delighted to add Pratham's "library-in-a-classroom' grant books to our library collection at Samiksha.
Children with cancer have a right to proper education!
The children are hospital bound with limited activities.They miss school, learning , fun and games that comes with a normal childhood. Samiksha fills this gap and brings education and fun to the children (at the hospital) while they are being treated at the hospital. This way the children will be able to be in touch with reading/writing ,academics and can go back to school with less/no difficulty..
Joy of Reading !
We use books to bond - "It's not just about academic success and supporting literacy- its also more about making children/caretaker value their time..and help these children in distress to express their emotions and experience the joy of reading which in many times, lifts the spirits of children/care-taker and gives them more positive ways to relate them to life outside the hospital..
We have children of different age-groups, speaking different mother-tongues, studying in different mediums.
Since Pratham books are available in many regional languages and in many reading levels, this is so perfect for Samisksha to meet every child's reading needs and to bring the smile/joy on their faces when they get to pick their favorite book or to read a book in their preferred language/mother-tongue.
Children love Pratham Books!
Here is a feedback from our samiksha teacher Ms.Parvathy ..(see attached image of her reflection on Pratham Books in her own words, hand-written in kannada)..She shared that children love these books - kolam/rangoli patterns , village ambience, folk-tales, nature- themed ones with big banana plants , fluttering butterflies , all and many more in their favorites list..:)
And so here it is .at Samiksha...'A Book in every child's hand' ,thanks to Pratham Books!


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Information about breast screening should be available to everybody. This area of the website lets you change information into the different languages that are commonly spoken in London.
The website uses a tool called 'Google translate' to automatically change one language into another via the internet. This is a valuable service, but it is automated so can present some problems with word for word translation. We have tried to use plain English on the website so it is clear and easy to read, and the automated translation makes it accessible to many more people.
If you require further language assistance, please contact The Barts and the London health advocacy service on
Free phone: 0800 056 6359
The Central and East London Breast Screening Service is part of the NHS Breast Screening Programme. It provides breast screening for women from the age of 50, in the areas covered by Islington, Camden, Hackney and the City, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest Primary Care Trusts (PCTs)...
If you require further language assistance, please contact the Barts and The London health advocacy service on Free phone: 0800 0566359
Click on your borough below to find out what is happening in your area:
To pick up potential problems at the earliest possible opportunity, you need to be aware of any changes in your breasts, which you can see in the images below. It is important to remember that these changes are not usually accompanied with any other symptoms such as tiredness or loss of energy.
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By Jamie Begin, RightBrain Networks CTO
Today I decided to take Amazon's new AWS Certified Solutions Architect certification exam. The exam is 55 multiple choice questions with a time limit of 80 minutes and a minimum passing score of 65%. I completed it in about 35 minutes with 85% of questions answered correctly. I went into the exam cold, without any preparation, because I wanted an honest assessment of my knowledge. It actually surprised how challenging I found it to be–it's a really good, comprehensive exam.
What I appreciated most about the exam is that there weren't any "gotcha" or filler questions like: "How many Compute Units does a m1.medium instance have?" or "What is the proper syntax for configuring an auto-scaling group using the command line tools?" The exam was obviously authored by someone who has real world experience working with AWS and not just combing through the online docs looking for factoids. This is a worthwhile credential to have on your resume and for hiring managers to consider.
Some key items you should know before you take the exam:
- how to configure and troubleshoot a VPC inside and out, including basic IP subnetting. VPC is arguably one of the more complex components of AWS and you cannot pass this exam without a thorough understanding of it.
- the difference in use cases between Simple Workflow (SWF), Simple Queue Services (SQS), and Simple Notification Services (SNS).
- how an Elastic Load Balancer (ELB) interacts with auto-scaling groups in a high-availability deployment.
- how to properly secure a S3 bucket in different usage scenarios
- when it would be appropriate to use either EBS-backed or ephemeral instances.
- a basic understanding of CloudFormation.
- how to properly use various EBS volume configurations and snapshots to optimize I/O performance and data durability.
67 thoughts on "Tips for Passing Amazon's New AWS Certified Solutions Architect Exam"
Thanks Jamie for this information, I am also planning to appear on this exam.
Thank you, very useful information. What was the format? Was it multiple choice, fill in the blank, scenarios?
Can you / Could you / Would it be possible for you share sample mock questions / sample questions that can be expected close to real AWS solution architect associate level certification exam ? Would be helpful . Planning to go for it this month.
did you take the exam?
I recently cleared the exam, this blog helped. Thanks.
Do you know if there is a certification number e.g. Cisco CCIE #3000 associated with the certification? My certificate says AWS-ASA-1040. Does that mean I'm the 1040th AWS-ASA?
Please let me know.
Jaime Porras
planning to take exam next month.you have wrote very useful information.you have suggest any resources like pdf,books,videos
Thanks for the info. Working through the objectives and plan to have this completed next month.
Hi Jamie
Would you like to recommend some useful resource to clear the certification. And whats its validation duration?
AWS ASA 1180th … I should have read the tips here first as they would have really helped. Sample Exam are found in AWS itself:
Schedule to take it nxt Mon and hope the whitepapers help 🙂
Any suggested readings for preparing for this exam,
Congrats to all who have passed the exam! We're hiring Solutions Architects at AWS around the world and in our commercial, partner and public sector teams. If you're interested in a role as a Solutions Architect for AWS please send your resume to email@example.com or apply online at aws.amazon.com/careers.
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Hi Jamie,
Just started researching about Cloud Formation as my boss told me to to start learning more about it in prep for an upcoming project. I just moved over from our IT dept to WebOps a few months ago since they needed a Systems Admin Windows guy. I've only built a few EC2 instances and to be honest my knowledge of Cloud computing is fairly minimal so I've been trying to catch up and learn as much as I can which is mostly via AWS help and googling the problem. The question is…from a newbie to learning AWS Cloud how long do you think it'll take to study for the Certified Solutions Architect exam? Any advise from you and others would be much appreciated. Thank you for your time.
I have prepared list of sample Questions and Answers for @ http://surajbatuwana.blogspot.com.au/p/aws-certification-sample-questions.html
I have listed sample questions which might helpfull for the certification
Sorry I missed to type the site URL
Passed the exam..
Just a warning, that those who are certified can loose their certification by providing exam questions. However, there is a great resource from AWS which leads to other AWS resources and white papers here:
I suggest reading all the PDF's that are available on each pertinent service like S3, EC2, security best practices, etc.
Can anyone help me with this question from the AWS certification sample questions:
Which of the following will occur when an EC2 instance in a VPC (Virtual Private Cloud) with an associated Elastic IP is stopped and started? (Choose 2 answers)
A. The Elastic IP will be dissociated from the instance
B. All data on instance-store devices will be lost
C. All data on EBS (Elastic Block Store) devices will be lost
D. The ENI (Elastic Network Interface) is detached
E. The underlying host for the instance is changed
B and E
Failed my exam 60%…
But i love the way the questions are formulated, awesome, i have documented few questions and expecting answers from some!
I passed the exam today , the questions were well worded , it tests your understanding of the different services , whoever created those questions is a real pro .
Study Tips :
1) Get exposure with AWS , try out free usage tier .
2) CBT nuggets has tutorials.
3) Implement a distributed multistep App on AWS .
4) Jeff Bar's ( AWS evangelist) book on AWS is pretty good.
Good luck !
Late to the party, but I hope this helps. Linuxacademy.com has excellent training. I am not affiliated other than being a student of theirs. Have not completed the training, but others have. Just wanted to mention it.
Thanks all for Comments : very encouraging and useful.
I am planning for AWS – Associate level exam , it would be nice if anyone can share the list of whitepapers to go through for successful Certifications
Failed the exam today, got 50%. Watching a lot of youtube videos and went through a lot of the online docs etc with some lab time using the Amazon self-paced labs but obviously it's insufficient. You really had to have deployed a real app to be able to answer some of the questions, so it is not just understanding of the lingo and concepts (which is what it seemed like initially). Regardless it was a good learning experience, perhaps better luck next time.
i have cleared this certification with 87%..I have shared my experience and tips in the following blog post.
The Tips were useful . I cleared the Certification #AWS-2357 .
Thank Jamie – I cleared the exam this month with 77%
George is right, you really had to have deployed a real app to be able to answer some of the questions. So go ahead and play with your aws account as much as you can. Better buy some online labs.
Also read the Whitepapers on AWS site and reference architecture for various use cases.
All the best !
I'm really interested in pursuing an AWS Architect Cert. I have more of a networking background apposed to a server background. Do you think this will be an issue and what suggestions would you give to someone with very limited server skills that wanted to get this cert. Thanks in advance.
Does anyone know how to design an app with SQS that needs to prioritize certain requests over other? Would it be good to create separate queues for the low and high priority requests and make the app always poll the high priority queue first?
It is complusory to have a hands on AWS before appearing for the exam..
Or can we read all the course material and go for it
I passed the exam. Exam is not that tough if you prepare smartly. Linux academy course will help you 70% , for the rest you will have to read white papers and other aws documents. Here is the preview for the Udemy linux academy course
Planning to write the exam .. how much preparation is needed after doing the labs ?
and what to read ? please comment
Great article. I am preparing for the exam. I finished Ryans course from Udemy. It is a great course to get started with. Beginners can get benefited from Ryan's online course. He has put on a great content for AWS certification preparation. You can get a discount on this course from this website http://goo.gl/3URMoJ
Hi, I am preparing for the AWs Exam, Does it require real time experience to pass the exam ? can i pass the exam with out experience ?
I passed the associate exam today and Damn it wasn't an easy one !!! I have to admit that I don't have real hands-on experience with AWS but I ran many labs on my own and I covered all the core services documentation in addition to some CBTNuggets and LinuxAcademy videos (these guys need to lift up the level of these videos). My networking, virtualization & storage experience is great though so it helped me a bit … It was a nice experience, hats off to Amazon for such exam …
Congrats !!!, I am preparing for the exam . can you help me on passing the exam. my Mail id is firstname.lastname@example.com. All question are scenario based? can you please provide me your email address? Thanks in Advance.
Hi sam,
Congrats !!!, I am preparing for the exam . can you help me on passing the exam. my Mail id is firstname.lastname@example.com. All question are scenario based? can you please provide your email address?
I took a few courses on Udemy and i thought i was prepared for the exam. 63% failed! This was in August.
Passed on my second attempt. Oct 29 – 86%! Lesson learnt, you cant rely only on hands-on. The questions are designed to test your knowledge of AWS in general and you dont need to know what button to press to spin up a EC2 instance.
On my second attempt i focused on preparing for the exam and not trying to be an AWS expert. Out of the many resources the most that helped me i think was a 4 dollar app in google play. Dont know if i was in luck or what, but i think i must have had 8-10 questions directly from it.
Focus on preparing for the exam guys and not knowing everything about AWS. Try to find sample questions that are asked in the exam.
All the best. For me, its one down one to go.
Sorry forgot to tell you guys what it was:
Congrats Sam, Can you please mail me the details to my mail id firstname.lastname@example.com. I am looking forward for the exam.
Thanks in advance.
Other please feel free to share your experience.
Question for you, I work in the Healthcare field as an applications analyst but I am thinking about changing my career into either being a Developer in C# or getting into the Cloud as an AWS associate. What knowledge do you think I have to have before I get into AWS? Do I need to be an expert in networking or an expert in firewall security or do I need to be a developer? Can a complete novice get into AWS?
Thanks in advance.
Do thy send any coupon for 2nd attempt?
how many questions are there in this AWS Solution architect associate exam. I am taking this exam in a month.
planning to take aws exam in few months .
how hard is to find a job with this certificate if i have previous experience in data center infrastructure management and cisco network support ? should i try or there will be no chance to find something ?
For someone who just started working on aws, how long does it take to clear the aws certification?
I just started working on aws, how long preparation is need if I want to clear the basic aws certification?
Hi guys, I am passionate to do certificate in AWS,. So can you please provide which certificate to do and can you also provide any free online courses in order to complete the certification in AWS?….
Not free but still a good course
How long will my certification be valid for ?
I just want to say that all the information you have given here is awesome. Thank you
aws developer training
Please share the AWS certification resources
Took it on 4th June and Passed the AWS CSA Associate exam.
Found more aws examples in creately diagram community. There are 1000s of aws examples and templates to be used freely.
Passed my exam today with 90% ..Every information from this website and all other websites were helpful. And more over that it was good experience.
Oh man this blog is so inspiring. I am currently in a situation trying to figure out where to go next. Been in IT since 1999 mostly Nortel programming and some tech support/help desk roles. Also worked on a technical automation team monitoring and testing enterprise apps. Now I'm doing some network infrastructure, help desk stuff. They kind of throwing more help desk stuff on the plate. Need a jumpstart. Signed up on acloud.guru. Wondering what other skills I need ( scripting, programming) to go with AWS CSA.?


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Understanding and responding to PTSD
Robert W. Figlerski, Ph.D.
I was recently asked to evaluate a skilled nursing resident who, in his short time at the facility, was presenting a confusing picture to staff. They perceived the resident's presentation as indicative of a psychiatric diagnosis (perhaps bipolar disorder or personality disorder). Their impressions were reasonable, considering his labile mood, outbursts and frequently oppositional and demanding behavior. However, following an in-depth interview it became clear that a more likely diagnosis was post-traumatic stress disorder.
During the evaluation, the resident related serving in the military for 20 years and experiencing significant combat exposure. He experienced additional trauma when his wife was killed in the World Trade Center attack of 9/11. He gradually began to withdraw socially, and prior to his admission was living alone in a mobile home in a rural area.
Beyond his behavioral presentation, other symptoms included frequent nightmares, sleeping problems and panic episodes. He often overreacted, and was unreasonably controlling around his care routine. Based on this additional information, his diagnosis and care planning began to move in a completely different direction.
While any individual can experience trauma, not just veterans, this case serves as a perfect example of why we treat the individual and not the symptoms.
To effectively manage these residents, is critical that skilled nursing staff understand trauma reactions, why they persist, and how to differentiate them from other mental health issues. Post-trauma reactions have multiple contributing factors, and helpful clinical responses must take them all into account and integrate not only medical management, but also psychological, interpersonal, and environmental efforts into the daily care routine.
Recognizing the need, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have initiatives that continue to set the expectation that nursing homes develop more robust behavioral health services. These expectations go far beyond the better management of psychotropic medication. For example, new guidance will require facilities to train staff about trauma-informed approaches to care (CMS 483.40, (a)). The primary goal is to minimize triggers, avoid re-traumatization, and identify unique needs to achieve person-centered care.
This guidance will require that facility personnel recognize and understand trauma reactions. The challenge is that acute and chronic post-traumatic stress reactions present with a range of symptoms that can be difficult to manage in a skilled nursing environment. The constellation of symptoms involved in post-trauma include neurological, physiological, behavioral and psychological reactions.
In the case of chronic PTSD, these symptoms are unbound by time and can persist for years after the initial trauma, frequently becoming worse as time passes. Chronic PTSD is often complicated by a significant disturbance in mood, avoidant behaviors, exaggerated reactions and an overlay of chronic substance abuse developed to alleviate painful symptoms, particularly anxiety.
The interdisciplinary care team should identify many red flags. Individuals who have experienced trauma will frequently experience sleep disturbance, depression, panic episodes, combativeness and social withdrawal. These reactions are often physiologically driven and can be induced by seemingly ordinary occurrences.
While psychotropic medication may have some benefit in managing acute trauma reactions, their helpfulness in managing chronic PTSD is limited. A failure to recognize and properly address trauma symptoms can lead to overmedicating a resident in attempts to treat each symptom separately, or generating multiple care plans when the resident needs a comprehensive care plan focused on emotional/behavioral issues related to trauma.
Staff also must be prepared for oppositional or combative behavior. Combativeness is often the result of fear and avoidance of perceived threats. Anxiety and anticipatory anxiety are significant components of trauma reactions.
A resident's physiological response drives and shapes perceptions and behaviors. The person is simply trying to maintain or escape to what they perceive as a safe environment. This maladaptive pattern contributes to social withdrawal and self-imposed isolation. As a result, trauma residents are often perceived as peculiar or difficult.
In this scenario, it is important to impress upon staff that anxiety and panic responses are not based on rational thought, therefore reasoning with a resident or asking them to calm down is usually little help when managing a difficult behavioral episode. There is a need to frequently remind staff that, as the intensity of emotions increase, the role of rational thought decreases. A better approach is to acknowledge the resident's feelings and provide non-judgmental support and reassurance.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has provided some helpful guidance in improving how facilities anticipate and manage victims of trauma (Concept of Trauma and Guidance for a Trauma Informed Approach, July 2014). The overall emphasis is on understanding the effects of trauma, recognizing the symptoms, learning how to respond, and especially avoiding the re-traumatization of the resident. Start a dialogue to raise the level of awareness of staff about trauma symptoms, and to avoid treating trauma responses as separate symptoms.
Other central recommendations involve establishing an environment that fosters a sense of trust and safety. Staff members sometimes take for granted safety and trust, whereas residents who have experienced trauma are often hypervigilant and misinterpret ordinary interactions as potential threats. This explains why trauma residents are often anxious and can be combative in an effort to preserve personal safety. Essentially, their world view of a safe environment has been disrupted, and they perceive potential threats and safety concerns where staff do not. These reactions are not just based on a belief, but driven by physiology, which leads to heightened arousal states that then shape perceptions.
Skilled nursing staff members who are well-versed in recognizing trauma can also provide the type of support that trauma residents require. Patients will often express a feeling that they are going "crazy." Empower staff to identify trauma reactions, build trust, and help the resident develop the correct interpretations and attributions of their symptoms. Here, as in the management of many complex behavioral issues in the SNF environment, psychologists are instrumental in driving staff education and training.
Effectively caring for SNF residents with post-traumatic stress is complex and can be challenging for facilities. It requires both an enhanced understanding of post-trauma reactions and an interdisciplinary approach to care that includes integrated medical, psychological, interpersonal and environmental efforts.


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Earlier this week I published an interview on Zero Hedge with my friend and mentor David Kotok, founder of Cumberland Advisors, entitled "Bagehot & Deflation: Interview with David Kotok." The discussion generated a large amount of comment in the financial community, particularly regarding whether Fed Chairman Janet Yellen and the other members of the Federal Open Market Committee understand that the zero rate policies of the past five years may be accelerating deflation rather than expanding the economy.
Fortunately the latest jobs numbers this week suggest that the US economy is improving, but not in the way that the FOMC and the majority of economists may have expected. Our friend Chris Street, who is a regular contributor to Breitbart, notes in an email exchange that the growth in the US economy is coming in production, not consumption, a shift that has to do with demographics and other structural changes. Says Street:
"I have been very positive on job growth. One of the challenges of the 'newest economy' is that the consumer is shrinking and production jobs are expanding rapidly. This is a problem for the Bureau of Labor Statistics, because they have focused the jobs collection data to emphasize consumption."
For the past half century, the neo-Keynesian socialist tendency that dominates the US economic community has followed the notion that consumption rather than production is the key policy consideration. While socialists such as Paul Krugman believe that saving is a negative for the economy and that policy must focus on boosting consumption, in fact it is capital accumulation — not consumption — that drives wealth-creation. This is the basic problem with the current policy of the FOMC.
But the latest statistics on non-farm payroll suggests that the productive side of the US economy is actually growing very nicely. After several decades of boom and bust focused on sectors such as Wall Street and housing, perhaps the US economy is starting to move to a different formulation that emphasizes jobs and production rather than financial speculation.
As the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported: "The unemployment rate declined from 7.3 percent to 7.0 percent in November, and total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 203,000. Employment increased in transportation and warehousing, health care, and manufacturing."
The BLS notes that among the unemployed, the number who reported being on temporary layoff decreased by 377,000. This largely reflects the return to work of federal employees who were furloughed in October due to the partial government shutdown.
Street argues that "U.S. growth is going to expand in 2014." He argues that the only reason the Fed has not tapered yet is that there is a new Chairman coming in and the Fed did not want turmoil during the transition. This report should be death to the taper. Street adds that "the Fed is behind the curve and inflation is on the horizon."
I wish this were the case, but I don't think inflation is yet a broad problem. One of the things that most economists don't appreciate is that you can have both inflation and deflation at the same time. The policies of the FOMC have been designed to prevent deflation in the financial sector, this at the expense of savers and the productive economy. Zero interest rates, ironically enough, are actually stifling a recovery in consumer demand. As David Kotok notes in the Zero Hedge interview:
"But the real question the FOMC needs to ask is, what are we going to do if inflation continues to fall? That is, if we find ourselves in a deflationary trap. Many commentators argue that we are in one or near one. I am worried about it."
It is time for the Fed to rebalance monetary policy to emphasize production and real job growth, even if it means that financial institutions and investors feel some pain. For too long the FOMC has been trying to avoid financial deflation, while ignoring the impact of these policies on consumers and the real economy. Fortunately, the US economy remains dynamic and is creating real jobs that Americans badly need.
We need to make some changes in the way the Fed and our policy community look a growth in the months and years ahead. Most important, we must discard the neo-Keynesian notion that consumption is the key goal of economic policy. Instead we must re-embrace the classical concept that sustainable economic growth is made possible by forgoing current consumption and investing in people and capital to provide real jobs and a stable future for all of our people.


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