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Three Engineering Faculty Elected to CASE
Three UConn engineering faculty will be inducted into the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering (CASE) on May 31, during a gala event to be held at the University of Connecticut campus in Storrs. They are among 39 new members who were elected in the 2012 class, which also includes eight other faculty members from the University of Connecticut.
The newly elected members from the School of Engineering are:
S. Pamir Alpay, professor of Materials Science in the Department of Chemical, Materials & Biomolecular Engineering. Dr. Alpay's research concentrates on functional or "smart" materials systems, including ferroelectric, ferromagnetic, and shape memory materials. His current research focuses on the development of frequency agile tunable devices for telecommunications and self-healing electrical contacts for military applications. Dr. Alpay was named a United Technologies Corporation (UTC) Associate Professor in Engineering Innovation (2008 – 2010), has authored more than 110 scholarly journal papers and received in excess of 2,500 citations. He is currently an Editor of the Journal of Materials Science.
Radenka Maric, Connecticut Clean Energy Fund Professor of Sustainable Energy in the Chemical, Materials & Biomolecular Engineering Department. A major focus of Dr. Maric's research has been on improving the performance-to-cost ratio of fuel cell materials and components and development of low temperature solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). She is a leader in the manufacture and commercialization of engineered fine particles, especially using the reactive spray deposition technology (RSDT), which she helped to pioneer. Dr. Maric has published more than 150 scientific papers in the fields of nanomaterials processing, thin film deposition, material coatings, fuel cell and batteries.
Prabhakar Singh, United Technologies Corporation (UTC) Chair Professor of Fuel Cell Technology and Director of the Center for Clean Energy Engineering at UConn. Dr. Singh conducts research in advanced energy conversion systems including fuel cells, functional materials, fuels and fuel processing, carbon capture, gas separation membranes, high temperature alloys and coatings, and novel synthesis techniques. He has authored or co-authored more than 100 technical reports and papers, serves on the editorial boards of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the American Ceramic Society, and holds more than 50 U.S. patents and trade secrets. He is an elected Fellow of ASM International, the American Ceramic Society and the National Association of Corrosion Engineers.
Two members of the UConn School of Engineering Advisory Board also will be inducted: Paul R. Adams, Senior Vice President of Engineering and Operations, Pratt & Whitney; and Peter J. Halvordson, Vice President – Engineering and Design, General Dynamics Electric Boat.
Other UConn faculty members elected to the 2012 class include Drs. Robin Chazdon and Robert Colwell (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology), Jeffrey Hoch (Molecular, Microbial and Structural Biology, and UConn Health Center), Amy Howell and Steven Suib (Chemistry), Marja Hurley (Medicine and Orthopaedic Surgery, UConn Health Center), Mina Mina (Craniofacial Sciences, UConn Health Center) and Paul Skolnik (Chairman of Medicine, UConn Health Center).
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It's been a very busy few days in the area of app updates. The Android version of Band 2's companion Microsoft Health app received an update today, Cortana on Android received an update yesterday, and Skype for Android was updated last week. Windows Phone, however, were noticeably left out from these updates. Today the HERE suite of apps is finally getting some minor Windows Phone update love.
New releases have just hit the Windows App Store for HERE Drive+, HERE Transit and HERE Maps. Unfortunately, there are six versions on HERE Apps on the Windows Store (three each for Windows Phone and Windows 10 Mobile), and there does not appear to be a changelog for any these apps in today's updates. This usually means that the updates are just minor, or stability related.
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ARKANSAS (KFSM) — County coroners are blaming outdated and cumbersome laws for unclaimed bodies that are stacking up at some coroners offices around the state.
The search for the next of kin is the first part of the problem. The law as written sets no definition of "next of kin" which allows for the search process to drag on until a court deems every possible relative has been contacted.
It creates a scenario where some unclaimed bodies are held onto for weeks. Regardless of why the bodies remain unclaimed, the responsibility now falls on the county coroner to dispose of the body. Some say the current law gives coroners limited options for unclaimed body disposal.
"For lack of better terminology, we're stuck trying to figure out what we're going to do with the disposition. That's where the breakdown comes with our state laws as far as what our rights are, what we can do as far as performing the disposition of these unclaimed bodies," said Kevin Cleghorn, Coroner President of the Arkansas Coroners Association.
Last week, a bill was filed at the State Capitol to help better clarify the search for next of kin and expand the options coroners have for disposing of unclaimed bodies.
The bill would set the definition of next of kin as a spouse, parent, child or sibling. It would set a five day limit on the search for next of kin.
The legislation would also add language to allow friends or veterans services to claim the body if the next of kin search is exhausted.
This would also expand the possibility for an unclaimed body to be donated for scientific research.


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The Personal Baptism
Being a pastor is hard. There are days I say to myself I should have stayed in law school or finished that Ph.D.
And there are days where those thoughts are fleeting. This past Sunday was one of those days.
On Sunday, I had the rare privilege of baptizing my children in the church that my wife (also a pastor) and I serve.
It was surreal.
It was their decision. We talked about it. What does it mean and why we do it.
It was at our nightly prayer time, when my wife said, to our children, "Do you love God and want people to know it?" Their answer was, "Yes". I am often amazed at the practicality and simple theology of a childlike faith.
I pray they continue to seek the God that loves them, they encounter the love of a personal Jesus, and the Holy Spirit empowers them to do justice so they see what love looks like in public.
In some mysterious way, I kind of understand when God say's "This is my Son/Daughter, whom I love; with him/her I am well pleased." Amen.
Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. But John tried to deter him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?"
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TRENDnet Use Case: Networking a Smart Monitoring Rotating Equipment Solution
TRENDnet's switches and a smart conditioning monitoring solution work to prevent unplanned downtime of critical motors and rotating assets.
TORRANCE, Calif. — TRENDnet, a leading global networking hardware brand, based here, recently partnered with Netherlands-based Semiotic Labs to network its smart conditioning monitoring solution for rotating equipment such as pumps, compressors and conveyors.
TRENDnet's TI-PG80 industrial PoE+ switch networks the monitoring system, delivering critical data to upper management to prevent unplanned downtime of critical motors and rotating assets. Industries where the monitoring solution has already been deployed include military, steel, brewery, public transportation and industrial bakeries.
Semiotic Labs selected TRENDnet's 8-port hardened industrial gigabit PoE+ DIN-Rail Switch (TI-PG80) to be integrated into their SAM4 system, a smart conditioning monitoring solution for AC induction motors and rotating equipment.
The company's industrial Ethernet switches are designed for harsh environments such as warehouses, refineries and factories. Networked with a TI-PG80 industrial switch, the SAM4 solution provides organizations with early stage detection of upcoming critical asset failures.
This allows users to schedule regular and required maintenance, ultimately saving on high costs caused by unplanned downtime and major hardware replacements.
The SAM4 solution is made for low voltage, direct online or VFD-driven AC induction motors, and most types of rotating equipment such as pumps, conveyors, compressors, blowers and fans. TRENDnet's industrial switches allow the SAM4 system to be networked, making critical and time-sensitive data accessible to executives and other key decisionmakers. Dual redundant power support and an alarm relay triggered by power failure featured on the TRENDnet industrial Ethernet switches help to prevent further system failure.
The SAM4 solution has already been installed inside many motor control cabinets with clients all over the world in varying industries, including steel factories, mining, national military, an international beer brewing brand, tank storage and industrial baking.
With its rugged design and IP30-rated metal enclosure, TRENDnet bills its industrial switches as ideal for industrious working environments, operating in extreme temperatures — both high and low — and with resistance to vibrations and shock.
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Welcome to Stone Mountain!
Stone Mountain is a wonderful place to visit. It has a long and storied history and it has fascinating geology.
There are many fun and unusual attractions, and so much to see and do.
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Lin McCall
Sunday, June 8, 2003, Lewiston Morning Tribune
Lin H. McCall
ALOHA, Ore. -- Lin H. McCall, 57, died of cancer Friday, May 30, 2003, in Aloha, Ore. He was a Florida resident, formerly of Lewiston. He was buried at a military cemetery near Aloha.
30 Year Reunion 1994Current residence on file: Sacramento CA
20 Year Reunion 1984Spouse's Name:
Current residence: Lewiston ID
Occupation: Sales-Electrical wholesale
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Family: Donna 19; Brian 15.
Pretty much an outdoor person, enjoy hunting, fishing, camping, white water rafting, and skiing. Other that that, mot much interesting is happening.
10 Year Reunion 1974Spouse's Name:
Current residence: Clarkston WA
Occupation: Receiving Clerk
Spouse's Occupation: Housewife
Family: Donna 9; Brian 5.
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From Union to F&C and Back
The Scottish Branch's spring charter was a little different from the normal PSPS Scottish Branch charter. It included two tunnels, a drop of 113 feet and was never more than 10 feet from dry land. This time we were cruising two canals in glorious weather. The Union canal is 31 miles long and runs along the 240 ft contour from Edinburgh to Falkirk. The 35-mile long Forth and Clyde from Bowling to Grangemouth was the world's first coast-to-coast ship canal. These canals were originally connected by a flight of eleven locks which were closed in the 1930s. Both canals were closed in 1963 and re-opened in 2002 as the Millenium link project. They are now connected by the iconic Falkirk Wheel.
For three intrepid passengers, the cruise started at 0700 as the Linlithgow Union Canal Society (LUCS) boat, St Magdalane, left Linlithgow for its re-positioning trip to Falkirk. Here, a further 24 passengers were picked up at Bridge 62, by Falkirk High station, many of whom having caught the 0945 train from Glasgow.
We left Falkirk at 1030, and soon cruised past the entrance to the old Union Canal top lock and onto the new one mile extension to the Union canal which ends at a two-lock staircase. This lowered St Magdalene 23 feet to the Falkirk Wheel aqueduct pond where we followed the Falkirk Wheel trip boat through the new 520 ft tunnel under the Antonine Wall onto the Falkirk Wheel aqueduct.
With an 8 ft beam St Magdalene was just able to share the 21 ft wide Falkirk Wheel gondola with the Falkirk Wheel trip boat with barely a foot either side. Once the gondola gates had been closed the barely perceptible rotation of the Falkirk Wheel lowered St Magdalene 79 ft into to Falkirk Wheel basin in four minutes. Here there was a brief stop to pick up soup and packed lunches provided by Scottish Canals catering before starting our final descent, the 11ft drop through the Golden Jubilee lock onto the Forth and Clyde Canal which at this point is 127 ft above sea level.
Leaving the lock, turned to starboard giving a view of the new aqueduct over the railway on the port side. This had been rebuilt in the winter of 2014/15 which required the canal to be blocked for four months.
The Forth and Clyde is a quite different from the Union canal. It is 6 ft deep and can take boats 16 ½ ft wide whereas the Union is only 3 ½ ft deep with a boat width limitation of 11 ½ ft. After slowing to pass the canal hire boat fleet, at full throttle St Magdalene achieved 4.5 knots, about a knot faster than her full speed on the shallower Union Canal.
We cruised along the Forth and Clyde for a mile whilst the enjoyed the lunch provided by Scottish Canals which everyone thought was excellent. Our destination was the Union Inn. which is by lock 16. This is the first of a series of locks that takes the canal down to sea level at the new Kelpies attraction. The Union Inn was also at the bottom of the long-gone locks from the Union canal and has various historic canal photos on display.
After a short stop for refreshment and look at the locks, St Magdalene left the Union Inn at 1315 to retrace her route up through the locks and the Falkirk Wheel.
After leaving the top locks, she re-joined the Union Canal at 1450 and 30 minutes later returned to bridge 62. The charter had been advertised as a return trip from her with an option to remain on-board for the cruise to Linlithgow.
From comments received it was clear that everyone was having a great day and enjoying the sunshine. So, it was perhaps not surprising that only four decided to leave the cruise at Falkirk, leaving 23 to continue to Linlithgow.
From bridge 62 it is nine miles to Linlithgow which was reached at 1845, this cruise included a passage through the 2,088 ft long Falkirk High tunnel and a stop on the 810 ft long Avon aqueduct.
On a personal note, I was glad to be skipper for this cruise. Both myself and my crewmate, Mike Smith, were delighted to be able to share with all aboard some of what the Lowland Canals has to offer. However, understandably there was no time to examine the attractions of the Linlithgow canal basin. For those on the cruise and others reading this blog do come back to Linlithgow and see what the Lithlithgow Union Canal Society has to offer. You would be very welcome.


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Ohio River Foundation Launching 'Largest Ever' Restoration Project
The Ohio River Foundation is preparing to plant 10,000-15,000 native trees and shrubs along the banks of three Ohio River tributaries. It's thought to be the largest such habitat restoration project to date in Southwest Ohio.
"From the linear feet that's being worked on, I'm not aware of any other project that compares to that kind of restoration," says Rich Cogen, Ohio River Foundation executive director. "We have been involved, and others have been involved, in projects that may cost more money and may have a different impact, but it's on a much, much smaller footprint."
The restoration covers six miles of riverbank along the Little Miami River, the Great Miami River and O'Bannon Creek, a tributary of the Little Miami River. Staff aim to start planting this week, weather permitting. Work will begin in earnest with volunteer helpers in March.
The foundation will plant live stakes - a two-foot-long branch with a bud - along the riverbanks. The stakes are taken from dormant trees and will bloom and begin taking root as the weather warms in the spring. They're using American sycamore, red dogwood and three species of willow. The plantings help stabilize the riverbanks, lessening erosion and sediment loading in the waterways. They also create habitat for animals and help filter pollutants from stormwater runoff.
That's important considering these rivers flow into the Ohio River, which serves as a drinking water source for more than five million people.
"Knowing where our sources of drinking water come from, it's important for us to take care of and restore those rivers and waterways ... and a step in that direction is this kind of restoration project," says Cogen. "I think this is exciting and different from a typical river clean-up. In those instances you are removing pollution; here you are restoring and planting a tree."
Additionally, Cogen says, "It's important to try and restore the habitat that once existed on these rivers. We're optimistic that we're going to get a very high survivability from all these branches - live stakes - we're putting in the riverbanks."
People can register online to volunteer to harvest the live stakes. Volunteer planting dates will be announced at a later time. The project is funded by a $50,000 grant from Coors Seltzer's Change the Course partnership.


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Violence and Aggression in Children and Youth
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ERIC EC Digest #E572
Author: Mary K. Fitzsimmons
November 1998
As news media detail the increasingly violent acts perpetrated by students, schools and social services throughout the country scramble to respond to the public's horror at these acts and to the widespread fear for the safety of all school children. Part of this response can include the experience and expertise of special educators, who can offer the results of careful research, much of which has been funded by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), to aid communities in dealing with aggressive and violent students.
A few of the key elements that emerge from much of this research include:
What to Look For
Aggressive behavior is learned and maintained in a manner similar to other behaviors. Three important factors in behavior development and modification are modeling, positive reinforcement, and negative reinforcement. Teachers and peers may be modeling inappropriate or aggressive behavior without being aware of its undue influence on an aggressive student. Similarly, they may reinforce disruptive behaviors either positively (through attention to the student) or negatively (removal of the student from class or similar constraint allows him or her to escape or avoid what is perceived to be an aversive situation).
Aggressive students often exhibit deficits in social information processing; that is, they are likely to misinterpret social cues and misassign hostile intent to others, especially during times of stress. They are more likely than others to have some social skills deficits such as poor impulse control, low frustration tolerance, limited ability to generate alternative responses to stress, and limited insight into the feelings of self and others. Social skills training can be crucial to these students.
These students also may be frequently frustrated and yet have fewer skills than others to cope with the frustration. Additional sources of frustration for these students include:
The Stages of Frustration and Appropriate Responses
How to Respond
A nurturing, caring environment is one antidote to frustration and aggression. Teachers who are therapeutic demonstrate a high level of self-awareness and self-confidence, realistic expectations of self, and the ability to exhibit and model self-control in managing stress and frustration. Therapeutic teachers can develop the type of nurturing environment needed to establish trust and rapport with their students.
Many specific strategies are available to educators to help troubled students. However, early intervention is by far the most important predictor for success. Experts agree that if comprehensive intervention is not provided by Grade 3 or 4, success in ameliorating aggression is unlikely.
How to Intervene
Intervention depends on many factors including the goals of the intervention. A universal screening procedure can detect signs of antisocial behavior. Once these children have been identified, there are three stages of prevention that influence the intervention strategies:
How to Plan
Sadly, today's educators need to be ready for acts of violence and aggression. Some overall strategies to cope with students' with aggressive and violent tendencies include:
What the Law Mandates
The Individual with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Amendments of 1997 require educators to address the behavioral as well as learning problems of students with disabilities. Teams charged with developing an individualized education program (IEP) for students with disabilities are required to conduct a functional behavioral assessment and to implement behavior intervention plans that include positive behavioral interventions and supports.
These and other IDEA mandates reflect awareness by legislators and the education community of the importance of appropriate identification of student problems, accurate assessment, and positive behavior supports. The measures described are aimed at providing students who are at risk for or have committed aggressive acts with the tools to handle their frustration and aggression in alternate and socially acceptable ways.
For students with disabilities, including those who present challenging behaviors, the IDEA also addresses issues such as staff training, students bringing weapons to school, continuum of services, alternate placements, and working with a student's strengths as well as his or her weaknesses.
This digest is based on the following sources:
Aggression and Violence in the School [Special issue]. (1998). Preventing School Failure, 42(3).
Discipline: Behavior Intervention [Special issue]. (1998). TEACHING Exceptional Children, 30(4).
Myles, B. S., & Simpson, R. L. (1998). Aggression and violence by school-age children and youth: Understanding the aggression cycle and prevention/intervention strategies. Intervention in School and Clinic, 33(5), 259-264.
Nelson, C. M. (1997). Aggressive and Violent Behavior: A Personal Perspective. Education and Treatment of Children, 20(3), 250-262.
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Article Summary
The article under analysis by Bekesi and Bekesi (2017) describes studying the aspects related to recruitment and selection of human resources in organizations on the example of the employees from Bihor County. The authors state that the processes of recruitment and selection are aimed at obtaining human resources necessary for an organization with minimal expenses. Moreover, these processes predetermine the successful performance of an organization, which depends on the potential and qualifications of employees (Bekesi & Bekesi, 2017).
The study includes qualitative research conducted through the focus group method. Individuals responsible for recruitment and selection of personnel in 10 selected economic-social units of companies functioning in Bihor County were involved in the group. Research data were obtained through a structured interview. It was expected to identify the meaning of personnel recruitment and selection for employers. The study revealed that employment specialists considered meaningful such aspect as the manner of candidate's presentation. At the same time, the reputation of university or candidate's grades was not significant.
Specialists in employee recruitment and selection involved in the research expressed their opinion on selection criteria. Thus, nine out of ten respondents mentioned that the candidate's performance is important for their decision. Another significant criterion for employee selection is the complex of their personality features. Still, these features are considered in the context of every specific position and the working conditions (Bekesi & Bekesi, 2017). One more selection method mentioned by respondents is the organization of tests or exams that allow revealing specialty knowledge necessary for the position. Still, previous experience is not important in case of hiring an unqualified workforce. Finally, the majority of participants do not consider university reputation or school grades factors that influence their selection decisions.
The results of the study prove that the recruitment and selection of employees is a complicated and meaningful process. Moreover, the article analyzes the factors that should be considered during an interview as well as those that are less important. Consequently, the article can be recommended for HR managers as a guide for employee recruitment and selection. One of the flaws of the article is that the results cannot be generalized due to the relatively small sample and the fact that the research was conducted in a single county. This limitation can be addressed by involving a more significant sample from different regions of the country or international organizations.
Article Significance and Opportunities for Further Research
On the whole, the study has some options that can be improved. One of the alternatives to expand on the results of the research is to provide specific recommendations for HR specialists or a checklist of options that should be considered in the process of recruitment and selection of human resources. Such an approach is expected to stimulate a more careful selection of professionals who suit their position and can provide high performance. In general, the information presented in the article means that every organization should take care of its human resources and arrange recruitment and selection processes in a productive way. Future research of this problem should focus on the discovery of recruitment and selection processes on a bigger sample of respondents. It will allow data generalization and make the findings more reliable thus expanding the knowledge in the area of human resources recruitment and selection. Moreover, prospective employees can also be interviewed to study their impressions from job interviews and assess the aspects of personnel selection from different angles.
Bekesi, C., & Bekesi, D. (2017). Aspects of recruitment and selection of human resources in organisations. The perspective of the employees from Bihor county. The Annals of the University of Oradea. Economic Sciences, XXVI(2), 50-59.


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2A Sanctuary Heads to Governor Evers' Desk
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Last week (June 16) was the State Senate public hearing for SB314 — the Senate counterpart to AB293, which passed the Assembly earlier in the month. WGO observed at the Senate public hearing that there was far better attendance than the one in the Assembly. Even Former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke was in […]
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Looking at the History of Cedar Rapids Iowa
Cedar Rapids is a well known city in Cedar Rapids. Home of Mount Mercy, Coe College, and Kirkwood College, they score high on education and are the second largest city in the state of Iowa, behind only the capital of Des Moines. The history of this city is interesting, and shows the amazing impact this often quiet small Iowan city has had on popular culture and the world around it.
Overview of The City of Five Seasons
Nicknamed the "City of Five Seasons" with the fifth season being friendship, a nod to the general friendliness you find from most Iowans, Cedar Rapids currently sits at about 130,000 people in the main city, with multiple suburbs around it such as Marion, Robins, Hiawatha, and Ely that continue to add to that total. A rapidly growing area, the space between Iowa City (home of the University of Iowa) and Cedar Rapids is rapidly shrinking due to new construction and that entire area is becoming known as "The Corridor."
Founding & Early History
Cedar Rapids's first permanent resident was Osgood Shepherd, who settled there in 1838. Originally named Columbus, the name would be changed just a few years later. Cedar Rapids was a natural name considering the huge number of red cedar trees that grew in large forests around the river, and the fast rapids that part of the river displayed around the area. This base area still makes up the vibrant downtown and reminds the city of its past.
The moving of Sinclair Meatpacking Plant led to an economic boom, and the great location helped with growth. Coe College was founded in 1851 and was a very early adopter among schools as they quickly accepted both women students and students of color in the 1800s. The city quickly became one of the most important in the state, and has continued into the present day.
Flood of 2008
One of the major impacts in modern Cedar Rapids history was the devastating Flood of 2008, which absolutely obliterated the downtown, as well as huge chunks of the city under 10-20 feet of water – despite those areas not being designated as flood zones. To give an idea of how unexpected this was, in the entire 170 year history of the city the highest the Cedar River managed to get during the worst of the flooding was 20 feet high. In 2008 the river was up to 31.10 feet. Over 10 square miles were completely flooded with over 7,800 properties that had to be outright abandoned and many more damaged.
The damage was in the many billions of dollars and included critical buildings like the courthouse, the police station, the library, and the city hall. Recovery would take nearly half a decade and there are still sections of the city with vacant properties or properties that have been cleared out.
The City in Pop Culture
One place Cedar Rapids has made a major splash in proportion to size is in pop culture. For such a relatively small city, many big time actors and actresses have come from Cedar Rapids in recent decades including Terry Farrell (Dax in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), Ron Livingston (Office Space), and of course Ashton Kutcher and Elijah Wood. That is some serious star power that even lead to the comedy "Cedar Rapids," based on the experience of the writers growing up in the city.
In Conclusion
Cedar Rapids has a rich history and is constantly evolving, growing, and changing. This living history helps to keep the city vibrant and promises many more great and interesting notes in future history to come.


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PETAH-TIKVA, Israel, Nov. 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global-e Online Ltd. (Nasdaq: GLBE) the global leader of Direct-To-Consumer cross border e-commerce enablement, today announced it will report financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2022, after market close on Wednesday, November 16, 2022.
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Global-e (Nasdaq: GLBE) is the world's leading platform enabling and accelerating global, direct-to-consumer cross-border e-commerce. The chosen partner of hundreds of brands and retailers across the United States, Europe and Asia, Global-e makes selling internationally as simple as selling domestically. The company enables merchants to increase the conversion of international traffic into sales by offering online shoppers in over 200 destinations worldwide a seamless, localized shopping experience. Global-e's end-to-end e-commerce solutions combine best-in-class localization capabilities, big-data best-practice business intelligence models, streamlined international logistics and vast cross-border experience, enabling international shoppers to buy seamlessly online and retailers to sell to, and from, anywhere in the world. For more information, please visit: www.global-e.com
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Johnson & Johnson Products Containing Talcum Powder Are Linked to an Increased Risk of Ovarian Cancer
The Yost Legal Group is investigating claims involving talcum powder products that are linked to ovarian cancer. Scientific studies have shown that women that regularly used Johnson & Johnson products containing talcum powder are up to 20% more likely to develop ovarian cancer.
There have been suspicions in the medical community for more than 35 years that regular talcum powder use could increase the risk of developing ovarian cancer. Despite this knowledge of the link between talc and ovarian cancer, Johnson & Johnson chose not to add warning labels to any products containing talcum powder. By failing to warn consumers about the serious health risks of talcum powder, Johnson & Johnson jeopardized the health and safety of thousands of women.
Over 1,200 women diagnosed with ovarian cancer after long term use of Johnson's Baby Powder® and Shower to Shower® products have filed suit against Johnson & Johnson.
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Bar Invest Group, the real estate investment, management and construction firm, is expanding with Aquarela, a 30-unit apartment building. Launching today, it will be the first of two apartments in development here. The other is Blue Residences in the Health District at 1301 Northwest Eighth Street, with groundbreaking expected in December.
Back to Aquarela, which means watercolor in Portuguese, and is found in the famous Brazilian song Aquarela do Brasil / Watercolor of Brazil, written by Ary Barroso in 1939.
Are the rents as poetic as its lyrical namesake? One-bedroom, 800-square-foot apartments will rent for $1,650 a month; two-bedroom, 1,000-square-foot apartments, $2,100, or a little over $2 per square foot. Bar Invest Group purchased the land for $900,000 in 2004, as reported by TRD.
The building had been proceeding nicely, as evidenced by construction shot in April.
In addition to Aquarela, they've got another apartment,
While Bar Invest has roots from 1965 in France, where the Barbera family owners are from, they have been hyperactive in South Florida. They'd bought University Commons in Tamarac for $10.7 million, Palm Johnson in Pembroke Pines for $8.5 million, and Palm Square in Pembroke Pines for $17.6 million.
And then, they'd scooped up 27 Art Deco apartment properties in South Beach, North Beach and Bay Harbor since 2009. Renovating and renting for more is a classic business strategy. Let's see if Aquarela is a classic hit like the song whose name it shares.
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- In 1965, 60% of the adult population smoked cigarettes. The latest statistics of 2020 shows this percentage has dropped to only 15%.
- The number of gym memberships in USA has in the last 20 years doubled to 61 million
- Since the 1950's the percentage of women in the workforce has more than tripled
- In 2019, the proportion of women in senior management roles globally grew to 29%, the highest number ever recorded
What is the point of sharing these statistics with you? What do they have to do with selling, or better – with the way of selling? Well, the commonality is that people evolve. They change. Not everyone. But trends are adopted and slowly becoming a new habit. And the followers, one by one, change because they understand why they need to change. They agree that old habits, approaches or believes do not work any longer or can even be harmful. The new ways become trendy. A wave of awareness, acceptance and adoption make the new way of doing things the new normal.
In selling, we are going through such an evolution right now. In twenty years from now, people will look back and say: "In the 2020s, the majority of salespeople were still solution sellers'. If you are still selling like discovering customers' needs and selling them "solutions", then maybe you want to be a frontrunner, an early adopter, a trendsetter of the new way of selling. And the reason for you wanting to do that is because you understand why you need to change.
- You are fully aware that customers do not need you the way they used to. They have grown up into sophisticated problem analysts and are armed with a stockpile of data to readily define solutions for themselves.
- You have experienced multiple times that by the time you rock up to a prospect meeting, you realized they already completed nearly 60% of the purchasing decision. They have done the work that you – in the old way of selling – used to do.
- You have also figured out that although you received clear buying-signals from your customer contacts, more often than not opportunities stall. And the reasons is – the buying room became bigger, the number of stakeholders in that buying room exploded. They all have an opinon about change or not to change, and everyone want to be heard.
- You have been reading the faces of your prospects well. They get bored with your questions and your digging for pain-points and dissatisfaction.
You now realise that aligning a solution with an acknowledged customer need and demonstrating why it is better than the competition does not work any longer. Customers expect a different experience when in a sales conversation. When they invite you to a meeting, or they confirmed to meet with you at your request, they hope:
- You tell them something they do not know and is relevant to their challenges
- The conversation is a business conversation about their new growth opportunities, chosen strategies, competitveness, increasing market share and achieving profits
- They will hear stories about companies with similar challenges and what approaches helped them to be more successful
If this all sounds like you, then I congratulate you. You understand why you need to change. You are ready for this very important decision in your sales career: you will do everything that needs to be done to adapt to the new way of selling – selling with the buyer's perspective. Now keep going, read, listen, be open to coaching and adapt to thrive.
And for Sales leaders, help your team understand why they need to change. It is the most important step towards the new way of selling. Once the Why? – question is answered, the rest will follow as it has always done in the history of human evolution.
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COSAM Senior Follows Passion for Math into New Career
Auburn University senior Jarett Bache loves the challenges that studying math offers. Originally from Norcross, Ga., Jarett's father and uncle are Auburn graduates and he grew up as an Auburn football fan. On a high school college tour, he had the chance to see campus through the eyes of a student.
"When I came to Auburn for the campus tour, there was really no other competition," Jarett shared. "Getting the chance to see it for the first time on a non-football game day, it was a pretty easy choice for me."
Jarett was originally interested in studying engineering, but after discovering the actuarial science curriculum in the College of Sciences and Mathematics (COSAM), his interest changed. Jarett's father then introduced him to an actuary who dealt with the measurement and management of risk and uncertainty as a profession.
"I ended up meeting with a guy who has been in the actuarial field for more than 30 years and after talking with him I really felt like it was something I would enjoy," Jarett said. "It really interested me and I thought it was something I would be good at. It's ended up being a really good choice."
Jarett will soon graduate with a degree in applied mathematics with a concentration in actuarial science.
"Getting to be part of a major where the career field you're going to be a part of is going to have a legitimate impact on a lot of things, whether it's the insurance world or financial world, is pretty cool," he said of his degree choice.
Throughout his time at Auburn, Jarett has been a part of the Auburn University Honors College and worked in the Office of First Year Experience for two years as an orientation leader and then an orientation leader coordinator. He said his experience as an orientation leader helped him grow as a person.
"Through that position I became more comfortable in my own skin and a lot more comfortable in front of groups," he said. "What helped with that is through the role you're pretty much talking about Auburn all day every day and I love talking about Auburn. It really helped me come out of my shell and be more comfortable around new groups of people."
Jarett has accepted a job position as an actuarial analyst in Atlanta, Ga., and said he is excited about working with math every day.
"For me, math is like a puzzle and being able to use different tools and different areas of knowledge that I have to be able to solve problems challenges me," he said. "You have to learn something and keep getting better at something every day and I really like that aspect of it and that I'm forced to really continue to grow and develop my skills. It pushes me to be a little better every day."
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Minor in Organizational Communication (15 cr.)
The minor in Organizational Communication focuses on investigating and creating messages, actions, and behaviors in organizational contexts. It is a major growing area in communication studies that draws from interdisciplinary fields and explores questions of ethical leadership within organizations. In this minor, students examine communication behavior in interpersonal, small group, public, and interorganizational settings.
- Students must complete all requirements in the minor with a grade of C or higher.
- All courses are 3 credits, unless otherwise stated.
Requirements (9 cr.):
- SPCH-S 205 Introduction to Speech Communications
- SPCH-S 229 Discussion and Group Methods
- SPCH-S 440 Organizational Communication
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For everyone who bothers to read it.
Hey everyone! This is my first fanfic so if you want to flame me go right ahead! I won't object to your criticism. I'm already weird aren't I?
Anyway, this takes place during/after the ending of Kingdom Hearts 2. There will be some fluff, but I'm not used to writing fluff either.
Go SORAXKAIRI!
Oh, right…disclaimer (Ahem) I own nothing of Kingdom Hearts, Disney, Final Fantasy, or anything else related to Kingdom Hearts.
And a great thanks to Talitha Koum, whose first part of her first chapter of That's Why I modeled this chapter off of.
The Annals of Darkness
Part I: Beginning
Chapter I: Home
Sora ignored the feeling of feathers around his throat and the weight of both an overlarge duck, and a giant dog-man, and despite the huge grin on his face, all he could think about was one thing.
Get Off!
He struggled to remove Donald's feathery hands from his throat and tried to get himself into a sitting position in order to look around. Keyword, tried. For at least ten seconds all he could see and feel were the salty waters of the ocean that Destiny Islands rested upon, as well as the hands and faces of his two animal friends. Needless to say that at their joy of seeing him, when they knocked him into the ocean they could have forgotten the need for him to breathe.
Sora finally freed himself from their combined weight and opted to get a glance at his surroundings as he sat up. Unfortunately, Donald and Goofy started to hug him and rub their faces against his the moment he was free from the water. Chuckling and giggling the whole while.
Not that he minded of course.
He, Donald, and Goofy looked over to their right, to see Riku and King Mickey, having just separated from a hug, looking a little bashful. Sora looked back in front of him to see his longtime friend Kairi standing just out of the water's reach, smiling at him. She cocked her head slightly and her smile got a little wider revealing more perfectly white teeth as she giggled lightly. For some reason, Sora felt a few butterflies in his stomach.
That was a little weird Sora thought. He almost began to wonder if fighting Heartless and the Organization for so long had made him weird. Before he began such a train of thought however, he looked into one of his back pockets and pulled out the good luck talisman made of thassala shells that he promised to give back to Kairi. There was a strange tingling sensation that was utterly foreign to him pulsing through his body as he looked fondly at the charm in his hand.
He looked back up at her to see her, still smiling ear to ear. Before he knew it, he felt a weird sensation inside him. It felt like…Roxas. Of course, he and Roxas were one and the same. Roxas was a part of him. Before the sensation ended, he directed his attention back to Kairi, but noticed something different. Instead of Kairi, Sora thought he saw someone that looked just like Kairi, except with blond hair and wearing a white dress.
He imagined he saw her for only a moment, but she and Kairi were the same as he and Roxas were. As the blond haired girl melted back into the auburn haired friend Sora knew, he became numb to everything around him. The merry-making, joy spreading animal friends, Riku's small smirk as he observed Sora and Kairi staring into each other's eyes, even the wet feeling of the water he was still sitting in. All he could see was Kairi, everything else was a blur, or maybe that was some of the seawater in his eyes.
He wiped his eyes with the back of his gloved hand, and looked back at Kairi, suddenly realizing as he tried to speak that his tongue was exponentially dry.
"We- we're back." He finally managed to splutter out. Kairi bent down and offered him a hand.
"You're home." Was all she said, still smiling sweetly. Sora grinned again, and clasped her hand in his, still holding the talisman. Kairi pulled him up and ended up wrapping him in a light hug as he fell into her while trying to steady himself. Sora felt his face growing hot and quickly turned away before she could see.
Kairi, though, had also begun to blush, and lightly pushed him as she turned to her right. This way Sora and the others wouldn't see her face. However Kairi's push, though light, was enough to send an already unstable keyblade master face first into the ocean. Again.
Well, at least the water should cool down my face, Sora thought as everyone, including Kairi, looked over and started to laugh. Through the incredible distraction of laughing, Kairi managed to wrestle control of her facial features back. Sora flipped over onto his back, chuckling to himself. His sense of being no longer numb, he stood back up, making sure he was steady, and looked around.
A sense of torturous longing overtook him as he soaked in his surroundings. The wooden buildings he, Riku, and the others had constructed, the dock, the little islet with the Paupu tree, the vines that covered the secret place, they all rushed into him in a single moment. His eyes watered and a tear threatened to fall as he took everything in. He was home.
Home… So many things meant home to him as they assailed his already besieged mind. His house, his boat, Tidus, Wakka, Selphie, his other friends, the Ice Cream Parlor (he'd have to tell them about Sea-Salt Ice Cream), his skateboard, Riku, Kairi, his mom… Sora's eyes widened in shock and fear, giving sudden new meaning to the phrase 'Dry as a bone.'
Oh Crap!
"My mom is going to kill me!" he moaned. King Mickey laughed.
"Welp, we'd better get you guys home then, it is starting to darken out here." He said in his high-pitched, squeaky voice that can cause a person to laugh if they've never heard it before. Sora began to feel warm inside, just at the King's assurance, even if he still felt a little fear of what his mother would do to him when she found out that he had been swimming in his clothes.
"But, your majesty," Kairi began as she started looking over Sora and Riku, "we only have three boats, and Sora and Riku look as tired as the living dead. How are we going to get the six of us back to the main island?" Mickey pondered this for a minute or two, before he regained is highly cheerful disposition as he found a solution.
"Well princess, you and Sora can go in one boat, Riku and Goofy in another, and Donald and I will go in the last one." Mickey replied.
"Please, just call me Kairi." Kairi said in a slightly exasperated, slightly humored voice while she turned slightly pink at the cheeks. She still wasn't used to being a princess.
"Our boats are still here?" Sora questioned with a puzzled look on his worn face. "But we've been gone for…"
"A year." Riku finished with a chuckle. "Maybe so, Sora, but we carved those boats. They would last for quite a while."
"Yeah, I guess so." Sora stated. He was quickly recovering some of his vigor simply from being around his friends. Not that he was going to deny that he was dead-tired from fighting Xemnas and about a thousand Dusks. They began untying the boats, and each got into the arrangement King Mickey suggested.
"Don't worry Sora, I'll row us home." Kairi said in a comforting tone. Sora could barely mutter a thank you as his eyelids started to droop.
He couldn't remember how long it took to get back. Normally it would be about ten minutes, for either him or Kairi a year ago, but with the extra weight, and the fact that he was half-asleep, all Sora could say that was far darker when they hit the shore. He dimly noticed someone heaving him to his feet, and settling their shoulder into his armpit, while wrapping one arm around his shoulders. Said person began leading him away from the boat and the beach. Sora's curiosity took hold and he slowly raised his head to take a look around him.
He was in the left part of the middle of their group of travelers. He dimly registered that Riku was being lead by Goofy. This knowledge slowly took hold in his tired brain. So if Goofy is with Riku, and the King and Donald are too short to be carrying me then that means that it's… Sora flushed red, and desperately hoped that the darkness was enough to hide his red cheeks. Also praying to Zeus that the night was strong enough to smother the heat coming from the two broiling hot frying pans that were his cheeks.
"Easy there Sora." Kairi said as she caught him. Her sweet voice caressed his weary mind. In his weak state he finally noticed her perfume for the first time. It was a strangely sweet aroma, vanilla, honey and strawberries. In the darkening distance, Riku smirked.
By Calypso she smells good. Sora thought with the blush still going strong.
"C'mon," Kairi said as they reached the cobblestone road, "just one foot after the other Sora." He nodded. Her sweet voice and intoxicatingly wonderful fragrance gave him the strength he needed to keep going. He began to fear that he would go numb again. After what seemed like an eternity, Kairi led them up to Sora's front walk.
"This your house Sora?" quacked Donald, looking up at the split-level. Sora rolled his head to look up at his home. He had to fight back tears again. He looked at the peach paint, the lantern front lights, and the screen door. Has it really been this long? he thought.
"Yep," he said, still holding the reservoir in his eyes back. Goofy hu-yucked as he made his way to the door.
"C'mon Donald. Let's see if Sora's mother's home." He chortled. Donald suddenly rounded on Sora who was still being supported by the heavenly figure of Kairi.
"Wak!" Donald cried, "In all our time traveling, you never mentioned a word to me about your mother." The duck was so flabbergasted you Sora and Kairi could barely make out a word he said.
"Uh, sorry Donald, I guess I forgot," Sora said apologetically to Donald, with a small nervous grin on his face. Kairi giggled.
"Hurry up Donald. I wonder if there are pictures of Sora as a little kid in the front hallway," Goofy called, being completely oblivious to the magician's frustration, already one hand on the screen door's handle. "Hey it's unlocked," he said aloud as he opened it. Sora's eyes widened once more in fear, again forgetting everything about tears.
"Hey I want to see those too. Maybe I can use them in the journal," Jiminy Cricket said as he made his appearance, leaping out of Sora's pocket and bounced his way into the house after Donald and Goofy.
"Oh no," he said quietly to Kairi as she led him into his house. She gave him an inquisitive look. "Now I'm going to be embarrassed by my friends again. And this time it won't be because I'm clumsy." They both giggled a little as they stepped into the house.
Sora inhaled a deep breath through his nose as he looked around. The house smelled the same. Home, Sora thought, I'm finally home. The sensation lasted for at least a minute as Sora looked around the hallway. He could see the dark outline of the kitchen counter at the end of his line of sight. The familiar clock on the microwave read 19:45. Wow, Sora thought, it's 7:45 and I'm not even hungry. I'm sure we arrived back at six at the latest! He continued soaking in his surroundings with his internal ocean of tears once again threatening to burst the dykes. There were the pictures taken of him when he was growing up hanging on the wall (All of which being thoroughly examined by Goofy and Jiminy), there was a bouquet of marigolds on the table, he could hear the coo-coo clock ticking on the wall. He chuckled to himself as it reminded him of the clock in the crocodile that ate Captain Hook's left hand. Just the sight of everything that had so long ago seemed as trivial and routine brought back memories. Memories like him sitting on the table at five with tears in his eyes, his mother wrapping a bandage on his scraped knee and kissing it better. Coming home from school at seven with Riku and Kairi, to find his mother in the living room with an apron on while an apple pie cooled on the table. All the good memories came flooding back into his consciousness mind.
You sure had a good childhood didn't you? A voice said in the back of his head. Sora frowned slightly.
Is that you Roxas? Sora thought.
Good, Sora thought back with a smile on his face, I wanted to make sure it wasn't some random freeloader.
Ha, ha.
"Good to be home?" Kairi asked as she released him.
"Yeah." Sora replied, taking a step forward by himself. Donald quickly saw that Sora could now walk on his own and nudged Goofy, being careful not to upset Jiminy who was precariously perched on Goofy's hat.
"Okay, now let's go find Sora's mother," he quacked, a grin on his face. Donald cupped his, well, wings to his beak and began calling, "Oh Mrs. Sora. We have a surprise for you."
"Mrs. Sora," Goofy began calling as he wandered into the living room's doorway. "You're son's ho-". He never finished his sentence, as a very large and very familiar prying pan hit him in the face. Goofy backed out of the living room doorway, holding his nose. "Gawrsh, that hurts," he mumbled.
"Who are you?" questioned a strained, yet beautiful, motherly voice. At least to Sora it was beautiful and motherly. To everyone else besides Kairi it was a little harsh. Out of the shadows wielding a large cast iron frying pan stepped Sora's mother. She stood around five foot nine, had shoulder-length chocolate hair that was wrapped up in a towel. She was wearing a clean white nightgown that went down to just above her ankles. She would have been angelic to Sora if it weren't for the frying pan and angry face. She continued her interrogation of Goofy, Donald, and Jiminy, "What do you want?" she ordered. "I can have you arrested. This is pri-" Sora cut her off before she could finish.
"Mom?" he asked, with a quiver in his voice.
Just a note, I am re-submitting every chapter as I have made a name change to the whole story and am going through the earlier chapters to modify and edit them somewhat as my skill with a quill has increased.
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The question is raised often, "What programming language should we choose for our Apache Spark project?" The short answer I give is to choose between Scala or Python. I admit, this is only slightly more helpful than saying it depends, which I try to avoid. The real question is what are the tradeoffs between the languages that Spark can support. In this post, I share my thoughts on the pros and cons of writing Apache Spark programs in Scala, Python, Java, .NET (C#), or R.
Full disclosure: I have worked with Apache Spark in Python and Scala over the past 5 years, with 1 year also working in Java. I rarely use C# or R and have not tried to build a production-quality project with those. While I considered researching and making this an unbiased article, I have decided to just share what I know with a few links to get more information. So this is certainly biased, but based on experience developing code, training others, and hiring Data Engineers in San Diego and Salt Lake City.
Scala is the go-to language for Apache Spark. If you have a team of Scala developers ready to work on a Spark project, then it's a no-brainer to choose Scala. Spark is primarily written in Scala so every function is available to you. Most Spark tutorials and code examples are written in Scala since it is the most popular language among Spark developers.
Scala code is going to be type safe which has some advantages. I personally don't think it is critical for good programming, but there are others who feel strongly that lack of type safety is a major downside of Python. When using the Spark SQL module to work with DataFrames / Datasets, you can define custom types of each row in the dataset and quickly encode new data using Scala case classes. This capability is a bit more complicated in Java and not possible in Python.
Scala enables you to write the cleanest Spark applications. The Scala language has some conveniences that make your Spark code easier to read than working with any other language. Using
import spark.implicits._ is one special capability. Another useful feature is the ability to wrap composed commands over multiple lines without extra characters, like () or {}.
There are of course downsides of using Scala. First, Scala is a challenging language for many to learn. It is a functional language with a lot of special features, so there is more than one style of accomplishing things. That leads to a lack of standards and best practices across the Scala community and sometimes within a single project. I have also found it hard to find good Scala developers to hire on to a team. I am based on the west coast of the United States, so this will vary in different countries. If you include Silicon Valley and the Bay area there are plenty of Spark Scala developers, but luring them to a market that isn't as high paying can be a challenge.
More specifically, there are a few areas I found challenging when working in Scala. Working with
Null values is more challenging in Scala than in Python. To work with nulls you end up having Option statements which is a bit confusing to learn.
Check out my video for a full example of a Spark Scala notebook.
Python is an easy-to-read programming language with many libraries ready to install. Many data scientists, including those going through bootcamps or certification programs, have experience doing data processing with Python. For developers who have worked with the Python library Pandas, transitioning to PySpark SQL module should be fairly natural. In addition, I prefer Python when training people who have typically worked in SQL or R. I recommend Python for anyone with a background that is not Java, but many think C# developers would be more comfortable with the object-oriented, type safety, and compile-time validation that Scala offers.
Using Python language with Apache Spark (PySpark) is what I suggest to many teams I work with. The top reason is that they do not already have Scala developers but have smart data people who they expect to learn Apache Spark. I typically suggest hiring one experienced Spark developer for that type of team and expect they may hire more developers in future. I made a mistake of trying to get smart, productive data engineers that were good at Python to shift to Scala. It didn't work well. While there are many things I could have done differently, I think building out much more of our project in PySpark would have been far more successful.
Python is just more enjoyable for me to work with. I can easily rerun my PySpark script locally or from a notebook. Managing dependencies is much smoother. And when someone else has written the code it takes a lot less brain power to interpret what the code is doing. When it comes to the Spark API, readability isn't much different between any of these languages. However, I find Python codes is simpler for creating the schemas, interacting with local file system, making REST API calls outside of Spark, and many other components of a data flow that are outside of the Spark session.
Check out my video for a full example of a PySpark notebook.
Spark applications run on a Java Virtual Machine (JVM), so why not write your application in Java? One downside is that few tutorials and forum posts exist using the Java API so you are more dependent on just the standard documentation. The Spark Java API is going to perform as well as Scala so no problem there, but it's just not as easy to work with as Scala. For example, just like with Scala, you can use datasets to define a custom type for each row in your data object. But you don't have the ease of case classes to quickly define these custom types. Another downside is that you will need to convert some of your Java objects into Scala types that the Spark library expects. For the Spark project I developed with Java, I found a lot more code required to accomplish some things that were common (and easy) when using Scala.
The reason I developed a project in Java was that all the software developers who would work with the code were experienced Java developers. That was a pretty good reason, but if I were to do it again I would push a bit harder to get agreement to just build the Spark applications in Scala. Scala and Java interact well, so there is still possibility to share code in the few cases it makes sense.
My go-to joke is that the top reason to write Spark code in C# is that you love semicolons. The real reason I could see a team choosing to use .NET for Apache Spark is when a team of experienced C# developers will be writing all the code for the Spark project. Even in that case, I would push the team to learn Scala or Python instead for the benefits I mentioned above for each of those languages. If the project is dependent on existing C# libraries that is a more convincing reason to choose the C# Spark API.
Those that developed the library claim it will be as fast as Scala or Python when UDFs are not involved because it is working with the Spark interop layer. Since the language has passed the important 1.0 release, it is expected to be stable and ready for production use. Finding others who have shared about using .NET for Apache Spark in production may be a challenge so you may have to dig deeper to get help with errors you encounter. I will keep my eyes out for more real world experiences using this library. If you have experience with Spark .NET please feel free to add your take to the comments or message me directly.
If you want to investigate .NET for Apache Spark more, you can find additional information with these links:
.NET for Apache Spark documentation
Visual Studio Magazine – .NET for Apache Spark 1.0
Check out my video for a full example of using Spark .NET.
R is a popular programming language for data science. As data scientists need to scale their machine learning pipelines, Apache Spark is a popular option. I have not heard much firsthand about how well Spark R works for production applications. My understanding is that it's most likely to fill in for jobs that are applying machine learning algorithms that exist already in R but do not exist in the Spark ML library. I assume that you would want to limit how much you use Spark R in your ecosystem to these ML use cases. It is not supported in all managed Spark environments yet, but If you want to get hands-on you can spin up a Databricks environment and create an R notebook.
If you want to investigate Spark R more, you can check out the post A Compelling Case for SparkR by Cosmin Sanda. If you have experience with Spark R please feel free to add your take to the comments or message me directly.


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The official Dragon Ball website's sixtieth entry in "The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama" — an on-going series highlighting rare and important pieces of the author's work over the years — is a Son Goku telephone card commemorating the start of the Dragon Ball television series.
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Americana Highways brings you this video premiere of Steve Baskin's song "Big Wedding, Small Divorce," from his recently released album Mind Your Step, produced by Steve Baskin and Rich Herring, mixed by Rich Herring at Trax Productions, Nashville, TN. "Big Wedding, Small Divorce" is Steve Baskin on lead vocal, background vocal, and acoustic guitar; Roger Brainard on electric and lead guitar; Brian Hudson on drums; Franher Joseph on bass; Barry Best on organ; Mark van Allen on pedal steel; Heidi Higgins on background vocal and Mark Neill on tambourine.
Cameron Baskin is the director of photography for the video (church scene); the wedding footage was of Jade and Patrick Robinson (usage approved by Jade); the editing and art direction was by Rich Martin with Steve Baskin as creative director. The video also features Steve Baskin on acoustic guitar and singing; Roger Brainard on electric guitar and wearing the top hat; Mark Van Allen on pedal steel, with Jade and Patrick Robinson as the wedding couple.
The concept of a big wedding, small divorce is one that will give anyone that "aha" moment. "Making bets on how far we'll get past this first dance" is a sentiment we can all identify with, and the small banality of divorce is all too real. Steve Baskin has captured a unique slice of contemporary life in a musical whirlwind of truth.
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Did you know I have a sighted child?!?
Because I did. I do.
But hearing those words come out of the opthamologists mouth last Thursday was enough to make J and I well up. Numerous times.
We knew Noah could see and his vision has really developed in the past month! He is a rockstar afterall! But just hearing it from his specialist validated what we have been seeing at home.
But she kept saying, he's definitely sighted and everything he's doing is typical for a 6 month old. I should have recorded it so I could listen to it at anytime.
Music to my ears.
(Sure he'll have some deficits & will eventually need glasses for near-sightedness but still cause for celebration)
A great start to the day.
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Amazing! Our little ones just always amaze me. What wonderful news!
Well of course! He looks right at the camera when he hams it up! Congratulations guys!
Naturally, just more evidence of what a superstar Noah is! Was there ever any doubt.,,,maybe? well, he continues to blow any doubt right out of the water!


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I saw THE DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL, directed by Marielle Heller, in New York last March after splitting a bottle of wine with a friend. I'm disclosing this to justify my poor recall, but I wanted to write about DIARY anyway because watching it was a special experience, joyful and weird, substantive and fun. I loved the film immediately and I want to figure out why.
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By many accounts, Joan Harrison was the first female producer in Hollywood. After a decade working under Alfred Hitchcock—first as his secretary in England, then on his writing team in Hollywood—and possibly following a brief, unsatisfying attempt at independent screenwriting, she joined Universal Studios as a producer.
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Arthritis of the shoulder joint can be painful, but it does not cause as great a disability as arthritis of the hip or knee. Doctors therefore prefer to treat it using non-surgical methods. Hip and knee replacement surgery are far more common than shoulder replacement surgery. However, shoulder replacement may be performed in patients who do not respond well to non-invasive forms of treatment.
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The surgeon first makes a 4 to 6 inch long incision along the front of the shoulder joint. Next, they remove the bone and cartilage affected by arthritis. Using special instruments, the artificial implant is set in place.
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As in any other surgery, there is the risk of infection after shoulder replacement surgery, too. An infection around the new implant can cause serious complications and so, you must follow the instructions of your doctor to avoid infection.
There is also a risk of breakdown of the bone near the shoulder implant due to contact with the metal and plastic parts or the bone cement used. Some patients may experience instability or dislocation of the implanted joint. In other patients, the implant may loosen over time. People who undertake excessive physical activity involving the shoulders after undergoing this surgery may suffer from a fracture of the implant.
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World War I and World War II are arguably two of the most devastating events in modern history, particularly in regard to the total death toll. Historically and contemporarily ubiquitous in film and literature; these wars will likely be remembered until the end of humanity.
Yet, in these discussions concerning which events carry the largest amount of human victims, there are two certain events that often go overlooked, which is rather odd in light of the fact that each of them possibly took more lives than World War I and II combined, with an estimated 50-100 million and 75-200 million total casualties respectively (DeBenedette, 2018).
Perhaps their omission ought to be expected, however, due to the fact that the comparably similar causes of these events are so infinitely small that the naked eye could see nothing but their lethal effects.
The events in question are, much to some people's enlightenment, the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic as well as the infamous black plague.
Nevertheless, many might argue that today's medicine has advanced far enough to be able to handle such a predicament and that humanity, therefore, should not have anything to worry about in the event of such an epidemic.
Contradictory to this belief, however, a computer simulation, created and ran, by the Institute for Disease Modeling has shown that a present-day epidemic, more or less identical to that of the Spanish flu, would reach most urban centers in the world within days due to the efficiency of modern transport; potentially resulting in tens of millions of deaths in a matter of months (Gates, 2015).
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Thank you to all of you who have volunteered as part of our student campaign this year. While it continues throughout the year - and young people remain one of the groups most at risk - the busiest weeks for our campaign are drawing to a close
Pictured above is Molly Bennett, who, along with Ed Cook, went to Brunel University this month. We've had lots of great feedback about our volunteers, and Sabiha Barakat, Student Support and Welfare Officer, said they were "absolutely brilliant".
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Anne Cadden has been extra busy:
- She did a talk in Chester to St John Ambulance volunteers; "They were very interested and chatted lots". So much so that she's been invited back in the new year!
- She was also at Chester University raising awareness with students at their main campus.
- Anne has been distributing awareness materials over the last year - 2,000 signs and symptoms cards and 600 leaflets to 12 GP surgeries and 12 pharmacies. What a fabulous total!
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- Several volunteers went to University College London to support their vaccination clinic. Emma Hughes, Student Projects and Events Coordinator, said, "The volunteers did a great job drumming up interest from passing students. There is a big demand for another session, which we plan to run in January." Across both days, they vaccinated an amazing 184 students. Enormous thanks to volunteers Robin Luff, Gill Noble, Annette Bielesch and her sons, Sara Otty and Ed Cook.
- Lynette Adjei has been active at Solihull Sixth Form College, doing a talk there and supporting a Health Ambassador campaign day. She also spoke at an assembly for 140 students at Tudor Grange School, Solihull, distributing symptoms cards to all of them. Brilliant Lynette!
- Ian Watkinson helped out at our Family Day at Alnwick Castle, Northumberland. The event was for families who have been affected by meningitis to have fun, relax and spend time together. Staff said Ian was "a brilliant help", discreetly taking fantastic photos of the families and adding a lot to the event.
- A big thank you to Sheena Cardwell who did a talk in Hilltown, Northern Ireland. Sheena said, "I really enjoyed it - a lovely group of people who put me at ease. I was nervous but soon overcame it as they were very interested and asked loads of questions. And they made a donation!" Fabulous Sheena - and thank you!
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Karachi: Pakistan will request the ICC to preserve the offerings of an impartial overseas protection employer monitoring the safety state of affairs right here as it feels the frame became instrumental in bringing back some worldwide cricket to the USA in the last two years. The agency was given the challenge to reveal and advise on Pakistan's safety situation to the ICC and its member forums and the global players association (FICA). In step with information, its settlement is expiring quickly.
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The supply said the organization became instrumental in permitting some worldwide cricket and gamers to Pakistan within the final two years. "That is why the PCB desires the organization to be given a prolonged contract for 3 years as it now works to persuade the English and Wales Cricket Board and Cricket Australia to play some matches of their collection towards Pakistan inside the subsequent 365 days." The heads of the 2 forums are also because of visit Lahore later this month or next month on the PCB's invitation to discuss future tours to Pakistan.
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