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* An Observer represents entities capable to make observations. It may be a physical person, or a device, or anything else makes sense. * An Observation is made at a certain time and Location, by one or more Observers and is composed of one or more ObservationItems. * An ObservationItem pairs an Observable with a Cardinality. * An Observable has no special properties and can be anything. * A Cardinality may be a single integer number, a close or open range of integers (e.g. "between 10 and 20", or "more than 5"), or "undefined". * An ObservationSet is a set of Observations. * A Source is where a certain datum comes from (i.e. who or what provided it, inserting into the database).Read Fabrizio Giudici's post 'The Observation API (hey, it's not the Observable pattern)': http://weblogs.java.net/blog/fabriziogiudici/archive/2009/04/the_observation.html
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In this post by Fabrizio Giudici's he introduces you to what he calls the Java Observation API based on the following key abstractions:
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I usually watch her when I am home but was watching MSNBC Chris Matthews for some odd reason was anchoring during the afternoon. It was all about Tuesday NH primary therefore missed what Brooke Baldwin said.
Never again. She nailed Cruz for.what he said as BS. Bravo.
Seriously she and Carol Costello are CNNs best anchors. Move Costello to 7pm.and Baldwin to 9pm.

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John C. Stophel Distinguished Student Award
The College of Business John C. Stophel Distinguished Student Award is presented annually to recognize high potential business students who have made significant and meaningful civic contributions to UTC and the College of Business while maintaining a strong academic record.
Students must provide evidence of exceptional extracurricular leadership and community service, strong leadership skills, self-motivating initiative, exceptional presentation skills, and a strong academic record with minimum GPA of 3.0.
Below are the 2014-2015 John C. Stophel Distinguished Students.
Undergraduate Students
Graduate Students
Undergraduate Students
Brooke Beal
Brooke is from Jackson, Tenn. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga this past December with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing.
While at UTC, she was an active member of Golden Key International Honor Society, Mortar Board National Honor Society, American Marketing Association and Alpha Mu Alpha. Brooke also served as an advocate for the Greek community. She held positions in Alpha Delta Pi and served as President of the Panhellenic Community. This position led her to build a strong relationship with the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Chattanooga where she planned events, including a recent carnival. She plans to remain an active volunteer for this organization.
While in college, she took full advantage of work experience in order to be better prepared post-graduation. Brooke worked at Buckle in Hamilton Place Mall for two years, where she earned Top 10 in Corporate Sales for 3 consecutive months. She then served as an intern for a local start-up company, Chattanooga Pints and Pedals. Through mentors, she began an internship at The Johnson Group this past July. This led to her current full-time position as an Account Executive at The Johnson Group in Downtown Chattanooga. Brooke plans to earn a Master of Business Administration in the near future and advance her career.
Kori Botting
Kori is an Accounting and Finance major from Chattanooga, Tenn. Kori is serving as Recruitment Chair for Beta Alpha Psi and is a member of the Dean's Student Advisory Council. She is an intern in Unum's IT Internal Controls department and serves as a chair for the Employee Engagement Corporate Responsibility committee. She will also begin an internship with TVA's Benchmarking and Performance team in February.
Kori has had numerous opportunities to give back to the College of Business, UTC, and the Chattanooga community. She has acted as a tutor and mentor to students of the College of Business, advised the dean, and participated in College of Business sponsored activities. Additionally, she has volunteered with the Humane Society, the Ironman Triathlon, and the United Way. She believes that in order for Chattanooga to thrive, it is essential that residents are active within the community.
After graduation, Kori hopes to obtain a position with a public accounting firm. In addition to working, she intends to study and sit for the CPA exam. After gaining some work experience, she plans to pursue her Master's degree in something related to Information Security. She hopes to combine the knowledge she gains from her Master's and the experience she gains from working for a public accounting firm in order to become a well-rounded and knowledgeable accounting and business professional.
Andrew Clark
Andrew Clark is a Senior Accounting major from Chattanooga, Tenn., who will graduate in May 2015.
He works as an Internal Audit Intern at Astec Industries, performing substantive testing for Astec's external auditors, EY, as well reviewing subsidiary Sarbanes's Oxley testing. He has worked as an Internal Audit and Continuous Improvement intern for Covenant Transportation and, during his time there, helped design an automated student pay system that was projected to save Covenant $500,000 per year.
On campus, Andrew is a member of Beta Alpha Psi, and has served as President and Secretary for that group. He is also a member of Beta Gamma Sigma, a College of Business Dean's Advisory Board scholar, and is President of the Adventist Christian Fellowship. In addition to his on campus and work activities, Andrew is a freelance classical trumpet player in the greater Chattanooga area, and is a competitive age group triathlete.
After graduation, Andrew plans to attend graduate school to obtain a Masters in Economics in order to pursue a career as an Economist.
Alexander Davis
Alexander is a Marketing and Entrepreneurship major from Nashville, Tenn. While at UTC, he has worked to serve his university in a variety of different ways. Alexander is currently the President of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Collegiate Entrepreneurs' Organization, co-leads a bible study with CRU (formerly Campus Crusade for Christ), and is a member of the Collegiate 100, Scholarly Men in Action, and Campus Flood Ministries.
Alexander also works as a Resident Assistant on-campus, seeking to provide residents in the Business Living Learning Community with the best on-campus experience possible. He is active in his church, serving regularly in the kid's ministry at Calvary Chapel as well as attending college ministry events. Upon graduation, Alexander plans to attend Southern Baptist Theological Seminary to earn his Masters of Divinity with a concentration in Christian Ministry. Afterwards, Alexander's goal is to start his own non-profit organization that seeks to equip members of the homeless community with life skills and help them to earn and maintain a steady income.
Larissa Hofstra
Larissa Hofstra, from Murfreesboro, Tenn., is a double major in Accounting and Spanish.
Through her college years, she has had a burden for the needy and homeless. Larissa was involved with two homeless ministries and decided to create her own projects. She initiated an annual warm clothing drive and distribution through her church. While studying abroad in Spain, she began finding ways to provide and connect the people of the streets to basic essentials like food and clothing.
When Larissa has vision, she is quick to connect to the right resources and draw people into the project. For example, some other initiatives she started were a pro-life club, Community Banquet for the needy, and a Collegiate Day of Prayer Event. Through her Resident Assistant position, she was able to plan monthly campus events for 2 years and mentor 40 residents each semester. She was involved with Hispanic Outreach Leadership Association, the Christian Student Center, Beta Alpha Psi (Accounting Honor Society), Sigma Delta Pi (Spanish Honor Society), and the TN Society of CPAs. More important than any of her accomplishments, Larissa has valued learning from her master Jesus Christ, being mentored and discipling others to grow in their dying to self and falling in love with God.
MacKenzie Miller
MacKenzie Miller is a double major in Marketing and Entrepreneurship from Kingsport, Tenn.
MacKenzie is currently the Vice President of the student organization called the Collegiate Entrepreneurs' Organization. With this opportunity, she has been able to help with the annual College Of Business Elevator Pitch competition and attended two years of the regional and national Collegiate Entrepreneurs' Organization conferences in Tampa and Orlando. She has also volunteered for The Company's Lab Will this float and MainX24. Previously, she also worked with Habitat for Humanity in the Chattanooga community. Her junior semester, she was allowed the opportunity to study business abroad in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam with a group of students over Spring Break.
After graduation, MacKenzie plans on finding an Event Marketing position where she can use her attention to detail and leadership abilities. She hopes to start her own business in the future, capitalizing on her previous experience and background.
Megan Russom
Megan is a marketing major from Mount Juliet, Tenn.
Megan served in three leadership positions in the service sorority, Omega Phi Alpha: Rush Chairperson, PR Chairperson, and Social Media Chairperson. As part of Omega Phi Alpha, she had the privilege of volunteering with numerous organizations in the Chattanooga community including the Ronald McDonald House Charities, Signal Centers, Tennessee Environmental Council, Creative Discovery Museum, Chattanooga Zoo, and UTC College of Business. She has completed five marketing internships in both Chattanooga and Nashville including Susan G. Komen, Blood:Water, and LifeWay.
After graduation, Megan hopes to continue her career in marketing or a related field in the Greater Nashville area and work her way to a top leadership position. She also plans to continue volunteering and bettering her community.
Kaleb Tilton
Kaleb Tilton is currently a senior in the College of Business and plans to graduate in May with a degree in Accounting and minor in Economics. He works at Erlanger Health Systems as a Senior Accountant in the Accounting department. Most of his job duties revolve around statistical reporting and analysis. He compiles stats and data for the entire health system and runs reports and analysis for upper management to review. Most of these reports center on labor productivity and efficiency. He is also responsible for maintaining and operating Erlanger's benchmarking software. His job responsibilities include data entry, serving as the main contact for Erlanger to the other hospitals in a data sharing group, and running reports for executive management.
As a student at UTC, Kaleb has served as the Internal Vice-President and Philanthropy Chairman for the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity. He was selected to Beta Gamma Sigma and is a part of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. He will also represent UTC in the Undergraduate Research Paper Competition at the Academy of Economics and Finance Conference in Jacksonville, Florida from February 4-7.
After he graduates in May, he plans to pursue a Masters of Accounting degree at the University of Michigan and get CPA license. He would then like to work in public accounting for a couple of years and garner experience in a variety of businesses. His ultimate goal is to one day become a professor.
Graduate Students
Aaron DeLaughter
Aaron is a 2008 Marketing undergraduate and a 2014 MBA graduate from Chattanooga, Tenn.
While attending UTC as an undergrad, Aaron was involved with the UTC campus ministries, The House, College Younglife, participated in foreign mission trips and served as a leader to students at McCallie High School. In the years since undergrad, Aaron and his wife have stayed involved in these ministries in various ways. Aaron has also shown his leadership qualities by his involvement with his local church. He has served as part-time youth leader, served on the pastor search committee at Highland Park Baptist Church, and now serves on the Deacon Board at the transplanted Church of the Highlands.
Aaron began working at McKee Foods Corporation in 2007 as an intern while still in college and currently works in the Marketing Department as a Consumer Insights Project Manager/Analyst.
Aaron stays active by being involved in the cycling community, participating in the Chattanooga Ultimate Frisbee league, and is currently training for the Chattanooga IronMan 70.3 in May 2015. He is a big UTC Mocs fan and attends most football and basketball games.
Aaron plans to remain in Chattanooga and do what he can to continue the growth and excitement around the city. He and his wife love the city and try to volunteer and stay involved as much as possible by volunteering for major Chattanooga race competitions, CauseWay events, DoGood Chattanooga, and by participating in charity benefiting endurance events.
Madhuri Siddulagari
Madhuri is a Master of Business Administration student from India. She works as a Research Associate for Data Analytics Center in the UTC College of Business. She has served as an ambassador for UTC during the SHARP Conference and also presented a paper on Data Analytics. She was selected as finalist for presentation at the PARTNERS-Conference organized by TERADATA in Nashville, Tenn., and represented UTC's Data Analytics program.
She coordinated a presentation for a startup project organized as Gigtank demo day on behalf of University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. She was elected President of the Indian Students Organization in UTC and has led many cultural and support events to help and encourage international students at UTC. She exhibited leadership qualities and made major contributions to a project with Tennessee American Water on behalf of UTC.
After graduation, Madhuri hopes to enter a management position and eventually become an entrepreneur.


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East End Arts Seeks Judges for 2016-17 Teeny Awards
Judges Needed High School Theatre Recognition Program
(RIVERHEAD, NY, September 26, 2016) –– East End Arts' Teeny Awards Judging Committee is seeking qualified volunteers for evaluating high school theatrical performances on the East End for the 2016-2017 academic year. The Teeny Awards is a high school theater recognition program, founded and run by East End Arts since 2002. The program, now entering its 15th year, recognizes and celebrates talented theater students across the East End of Long Island. The judges are a very important component of the Teeny Awards as they adjudicate all performances and determine the most outstanding performances to receive the highest honor: a Teeny Award.
For more information on becoming a judge, please contact Teeny Awards Coordinator Anita Boyer at firstname.lastname@example.com, and attend the pre-season Judges Meeting at East End Arts' Carriage House on Monday, October 3, 2016 at 5:00 PM. At this meeting, program coordinators will discuss the responsibilities and perks of being an East End Arts Teeny Awards Judge! The East End Arts Carriage House is located behind their Gallery, located at 133 E. Main Street in Riverhead, NY.
"Ideal candidates have background, experience, or a strong appreciation for theatre and will be committed to seeing as many shows as they can throughout the school year," said Anita Boyer, East End Arts Teeny Awards Coordinator. "This is an important job and an excellent opportunity to be a part of this program! I look forward to welcoming back veteran and inviting new judges this year; the more eyes we have on the shows the better our judging system can be."
Judges will be selected based on experience and knowledge of theatre. Judges attend a minimum of eight high school productions anonymously and adjudicate students with the use of an evaluation tool based on the academic rubric. Orientation is provided. Theatrical performances take place at 17 high schools in eastern Suffolk County.
Applications for judges are available at by contacting Teeny Awards Coordinator Anita Boyer at firstname.lastname@example.com. For more information about the Teeny Awards, contact Teeny Coordinator Anita Boyer at firstname.lastname@example.com or visit http://www.eastendarts.org/programs/teeny-awards.html.
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East End Arts, established in 1972, is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit arts organization, and operates a School of the Arts, an Art Gallery, and presents a variety of events and programs to promote the arts year-round. Proceeds from all events, sales, classes, donations, and memberships benefit the mission and commitment to building and enriching our community through the arts by way of education, support, advocacy, and inspiration.


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The last I heard, Antony Loewenstein was writing a very revealing book on the Australian media to be published this year by Random House. Oddly, an author search for Loewenstein at Random House returns nothing and there's this:
Update: I forgot to mention that the linked interview mentions two different Guardian "articles" that are actually mere "comment is free" posts. The guy is seriously deluded.
My last book [his first and only book -- ed.] was about Israel and Palestine, My Israel Question, and I became fascinated in voices in various nations around the world, often in countries where state-media has traditionally been the only authority. Frankly, writing about Israel/Palestine is also physically and emotionally draining - hate mail and death threats are not uncommon - and the chance to embrace a different subject appealed greatly.It looks like Random House has sensibly shit-canned the "best-selling" author's book. This makes sense: if they paid Loewenstein nothing for writing it, any book he produces is going to cost more to edit than it's ever going to make from sales.
So, my new book project (due for release in late 2008) is about the internet in repressive regimes, the ways in which the web has changed debate around the world, how Western multinationals are now assisting governments in filtering the net and how Western stereotypes about the non-Western world are finally being challenged. I've recently travelled to Cuba, Egypt, Iran, Syria, Saudi Arabia and China and spoken to various writers, bloggers, online trouble-makers, politicians and dissidents.
Update: I forgot to mention that the linked interview mentions two different Guardian "articles" that are actually mere "comment is free" posts. The guy is seriously deluded.


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my infected folder from a thumb drive become exe file and was moved to the virus vault. Question, can i still retrieve it? and use the content? If yes, can I know the detailed instruction on how to. Thanks
Is the file/folder in the AVG AntiVirus Virus Vault?
Plug in your USB flash drive
Then, to restore a deleted files/folder from AVG Virus Vault:
- Open AVG user interface
- Select: Virus Vault option ( from 'History' menu?)
- Locate the file/foplder that you wish to restore and click on it (just one
click; do not double-click!)
- Press the 'Restore' button
Now, if this file/folder is infected, you have a problem in your hands.
Post back on whether you can follow the steps to restore the file, and we'll proceed from there...
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yes the file have a virus because the file folder became a folder that has an extension name of ".exe". Every time I restore it back to my thumb drive or desktop, it alerts that it has a virus. And every time i "heal" it, it goes back to the virus vault.
What i wanted to do is "how will i make that file normal again", there are lots of files in that folder that i need. thanks a lot for your help....:)


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|Name: Tuesday -Day Trip- Squamish RockClimbing
|Starts: Tue Sep 29, 2015
|Meetup: Starbucks (near Nesters) in Squamish at 9.30am
|Return: Tue Sep 29, 2015
|Registration opens: Sat Sep 26, 2015
|Event category: Rock Climbing
|Difficulty grade: A5 [?]
|For members only: No
|Screening used: No
|Max participants: 10
|Organizer: Werner Grzimek
|Profile info:
1. What grade do you top rope/lead?
2a) Are you interested to multi pitch? b) 'Got a rack?
3. Will you bring a rope?
4a)Will you bring a car? b)For how many persons total? c)Coming from where??
You must login in order to sign up online for one of the BCMC Trips. If you don't have a BCMC membership account then please obtain one. If you'd prefer to learn more before joining then please join as a 30-day Guest member. Some trips are BCMC members only.
Tuesday - Day Trip - Rock Climbing around Squamish 5.7 to 5.10+
• Top roping and multi pitching
• Meet at Starbucks (near Nesters) in Squamish at 9.30am - Back at church (W.Van) around 7pm.
• Must know how to belay (indoors or out doors)
• Must wear helmet all the time: *No helmet - No climbing*
• The trip will go up to/including 30% (40?) POP. Above that - the trip is automatically cancelled
• Self organize car pooling to Squamish via the "Planning Forum" on top left of this page (e.g. if suitable, potential participants may arrange to meet for car pooling to Squamish at the church at 8.30am??)
• Please answer all "Questions for Participants"
• Check your junk mail box for emails form the organizer - especially if you have a Gmail address.
• Please update your BCMC Account Profile with your emergency contact info - it saves time at the meeting point: You must be "Logged In" click > My Account button at top right > Edit Profile Information > Private Info and enter your 2 lines of "Emergency Contact "


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I just received my very first BirchBox!! BirchBox is a monthly beauty subscription service that sends you 4-5 premium beauty samples, all for $10 a month. With this service, you'll be able to set your profile to receive hair care, skin care, makeup, fragrances and beauty tools, all tailored to your very own preferences. It's a great way to try a bunch of beauty products without committing to the full retail price. And if you do decide to purchase an item, you'll already know what to expect! These samples are just enough for a thorough test! It's perfect for the "beauty enthusiast" or the novice who's just getting getting started. What better way to shop, right?! I just signed for the very first time and should be receiving the January box next week. Until then, let's take a look at what I received in December's BirchBox…
What's in my BirchBox?
Clarifying Clay Mask |Full-size $48
Did you think that once you were past your teenage years clear skin would be a given? Urgh, we all did, but thankfully now there is this exfoliating clay mask from (MALIN+GOETZ) to treat oiliness and pesky blemishes—all in less than 10 minutes a week. Formulated for acne-prone skin but safe enough for sensitive, it contains refined kaolin clay to help absorb excess oil and draw out impurities, plus pumice to polish away dead skin. Anti-bacterial witch hazel and anti-inflammatory arnica extract add calming and cleansing powers, helping us achieve matte, breakout-free skin…finally.
Coconut Illipe Hand & Nail Balm | Full-size $20
When it comes to nourishing our bodies, we have one mantra: the more natural, the better. That's why we're slathering on the good stuff with this rich hand balm inspired by traditional Indonesian healers. It's packed with straight-from-the-earth ingredients including illipe butter and sea algae to firm and plump parched skin. A blend of coconut and other natural oils heal and hydrate for hands that are smooth, soft, and healthy as can be.
theBalm cosmetics
FratBoy | Full-size, $21
Remember how flushed you'd get after the rush of running into your college crush? Now you can score that rosy glow naturally with theBalm® cosmetics Frat Boy® Shadow/Blush. This talc-free, finely ground formula gives skin a fresh radiance that makes you look—and feel—forever young.
Coastal Scents
styleEYES Eyeshadow Palette – glamourEYES | Full-sixe $12
Few things excite us more than getting a shiny new shadow palette. The only downsides? Not knowing the best way to coordinate shades, and not being able to fit our favorite hues in our clutch. The pros at Coastal Scents fixed these conundrums with these handy mini-palettes. Designed with specific scenarios in mind, these exquisite color collections feature perfectly complementary shades in purse-friendly sizes. The socialEYES palette comes with beautiful, deep neutrals for everyday looks, the formalEYES palette offers lovely nudes and rosy pinks for a big night out, and the glamourEYES collection boasts gorgeous, bold colors for special occasions (or any time you crave a little va-va-voom). Bonus: Each comes with a mirror for on-the-go touch ups.
Atelier Cologne
Pomelo Paradis Cologne Absolue | Full-size $70-$180
This scent doesn't just smell fresh and fantastic: It's extremely well-traveled (we're jealous, we'll admit it), with ingredients from all over the world. This fragrance orange blossom from Morocco, pink pomelo from Florida, iris from Tuscany, and mint from China (just to name a few). It builds on the delicate elegance of citrus to create a long-lasting, richly romantic scent.
My Thoughts?
I think BirchBox is a wonderful way to try premium beauty items at an affordable price! You'll be connected with the latest beauty trends and will experience luxury items, first hands! All for only $10 a month. That's practically the cost of take-out! I definitely recommend trying it out and if you don't like it, you can cancel anytime! Learn more about BirchBox here or sign up via my link: www.birchbox.com/invite/DominiquesVanityCorner
Make sure to subscribe below to see what I'll be getting in my January box!! You don't want to miss it!!
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Til next time,
xoxo Dominique


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Creative Quarterly asks the question: Where does your inspiration come from? What person, place or thing inspires the work of artists and designers? Finding that source of inspiration helps establish an artist's own voice which influences the work they do professionally. This is a title for anyone interested in the visual arts including art directors, graphic designers, art historians, art collectors, educators, and students.


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Under the management of former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, a protracted-standing champion for the rights of individuals with psychological sicknesses, the Carter Center's Mental Health Program works to promote consciousness about mental well being points, inform public policy, achieve equity for psychological well being care comparable to other well being care, and cut back stigma and discrimination in opposition to those with psychological diseases. A psychological health challenge much less effectively-identified to many, yet on the rise among adults and working professionals. The Mental Health Act 2014 commenced on 30 November 2015 and has changed the Mental Health Act 1996. Even in maturity, the stereotypes and stigma surrounding health issues like melancholy and anxiousness make it troublesome for sufferers to admit or acknowledge their sickness. At the state degree, the Center convenes the annual Rosalynn Carter Georgia Mental Health Forum. Mild melancholy and feeling low could be exacerbated by body picture and bodily health. Even the most serious mental well being circumstances will be treated, nevertheless, allowing people to raised contribute to their families and communities. The Mental Health Commission (MHC) has now began the process of searching for input from the neighborhood on what a obligatory AOD remedy program ought to look like in Western Australia.
Harry, along with William and sister-in-law Kate took a journey on the London Eye with younger individuals who have battled psychological issues and been brave enough to share their experiences at a reception at County Hall for World Mental Health Day.
Since the Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism were established in 1996, fellows have produced greater than 1,500 stories, documentaries, books, and different works during and after their fellowship yr.
If it persists and causes vital difficulties in people' lives and personal relationships, then it can be recognized as a psychological well being concern. Mental sicknesses are among the many commonest well being situations in the United States and world wide.
Since 1985, the annual Rosalynn Carter Symposium on Mental Health Policy has brought collectively national leaders in mental health to focus and coordinate their efforts on issues of widespread concern and recommend action steps to maneuver an agenda forward.


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The Superman/Wonder Woman Trap
Most people agree that one of the keys to success in business is having the right people doing the right things. Jim Collins (of Good to Great fame), taught us the importance of getting the right people on the bus and then getting them into the right seats. It sounds simple, but this task has proven to be the bane of many a hiring manager's existence.
In a former life I consulted with organisations in helping them to attract and identify top talent. I was constantly amazed at the misconceptions surrounding the question, "what does our ideal candidate look like?" On the surface you would think this is an easy inventory to construct. We know what the job entails, we know the skills involved and we can compile a roster of attributes that would be suitable. And yet inevitably, when I presented this question, the client would produce a mammoth list of qualifications, skills, abilities, attributes and experiences that Clark Kent himself could not live up to. I call this phenomenon The Superman/Wonder Woman Trap.
Who hired this guy?
The Trap is really about reaching for a 20 lb. sledge hammer when a when a 12 oz. ball peen will do the trick. We try to find a CEO to sit in the receptionist's chair. There are several factors that lead to this:
Passion – One of the great challenges of managing a staff of people is getting them to have the same level of enthusiasm and commitment that you (the manager) have. "I'm working late, why can't Bob put in a few extra minutes once in a while?" Since most businesses have some kind of seasonality to them we often find that the day runs out before the work does at certain times of the year. As managers we just expect that people will want to finish the work before they go home. Managers often think about their work outside of normal business hours; even working out ideas and solving problems on our own time. Sometimes we just assume that our staff will do the same. But are we asking for too much passion?
Excellence – All businesses have a certain quality standard that must be met. Consequently we need people who are enthusiastic about measuring up. Diligence, attention to detail, timely follow-up and a quality orientation are all things we need in our team members. But there are times (and roles) where excellence is over-kill and "good enough" actually is! Sometimes a CSR who inputs 50 orders a day with a 2% error rate, is better than one who does 5 perfect orders every day. It is possible to be too careful, and perfection is sometimes more than we need.
Ambition – "Succession planning" is a buzz phrase these days. Everyone knows of somebody who got passed over for promotion because there was no one in the wings to take their job. We therefore seek out ambitious people who will work hard to be ready to step up to our job one day (although, many managers dread having this kind of person nipping at their heels). We ask people in job interviews, "where do you see yourself in 3 years", and the "correct" answer (we think) is, "well, I'd like your job". But can I honestly tell them my job will available then? I've seen it many times where an ambitious person won't wait for their boss to get moved up, before they're ready to move on.
There are other things as well, but you get the idea. The real question we need to ask is, "which things do we actually need for this role?" I'm not suggesting that you want to compromise on the quality of the work they will produce, but what I am saying is that we want to match the person to THIS role, not to a job in the C-Suite.
Looking for Mr/Ms Good Enough
So should we be settling for mediocrity? Well, no. And yes. I once had a colleague who filled a clerical role in our company. Claire (not her real name) was generally pleasant and cheerful, moderately intelligent, reasonably thorough … and not the least bit ambitious. In a meeting one time, someone quipped that Claire was the worst type of employee because of her lack of ambition. Claire's manager jumped in immediately to suggest that perhaps she was the absolute BEST employee for the role. An ambitious person would have tired of the job years ago and moved on. Claire was steady and reliable and quite likely there until she retired. Not a bad problem to have, really.
So, is it okay to be looking for Mr/Ms Good-Enough? There have been times when I've had to stop a client mid-sentence and ask, "Do you really need all that? And do you honestly expect to get all that for the type of work and the pay you're offering?" People don't like to hear that, but I like to put the cookies down on the bottom shelf, where everyone can reach them. An army is nothing if everyone is a five-star general. A hockey team doesn't win if every player is a superstar (Team Canada aside, of course). We need role players, foot soldiers and those steady, reliable, consistent worker bees that will simply do the work the way we need it done.
Profiling the job
Instead of falling into The Trap, why not start by taking stock of the real needs of the job? The ideal candidate is the one that best fits the job profile, not the candidate with an "S" on their chest. Profiling the job involves listing all the functions of the role, and their corresponding behavioural, motivational and cognitive attributes. And this has to be a realistic list; not the list for the CEO!
Your list becomes a benchmark for the qualifications you need. If you have the luxury of having several of these jobs in your company, you can profile the most successful people and use that as your benchmark (as long as you have a good sample size).
Benchmarking can be done in one of two ways. You can form a committee of people familiar with the role and brainstorm the qualities and characteristics you're looking for, or you can hire a professional to do it through psychometric instruments (and, likely, some brainstorming with the committee as well). Either way, the goal is to paint a realistic picture of the job and what it entails.
The best candidate for the job is ALWAYS the one who best fits this job, not the highest qualified, most experienced, best educated, over-qualified super hero.
Square peg in a square hole
If you have a square hole to fill, the best peg will always be square as well. Finding people who exactly match the role improves job satisfaction, lowers turn-over rates, and ultimately makes your life a whole lot easier. Sometimes this means backing off a bit on the ability to fly and see through walls; it means getting a realistic grasp on who this person needs to be.
Most of us, when looking in the mirror of honesty, will admit that we are not super heroes ourselves. So why do we think we need one working for us?
"Going too far is half the pleasure of not getting anywhere"
It can be exhilarating and invigorating to think we have managed to hire someone who is second to none. It can boost our egos and make us think that we too can fly. But in the long run, we end up back where we started, because Clark Kent has moved on ("I think my work here is done!").
Leave Superman and Wonder Woman for someone else. Find the person you really need, and everyone wins.
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How do i use Powershell to add a particular domain user or group to a specific reporting role in SSRS2008 (say the Content Manager or Browser role)? Is there a simple one or two line script to achieve it?
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Alex Heshmaty, legal writer, explains what content marketing is, and how law firms can use it to grow their client base and build a rapport
Long gone are the days when law firms could rely on word of mouth, a nice shopfront and perhaps a bit of local newspaper advertising to get and keep business. In these days of increased competition and ever more demanding clients, your marketing needs to set you apart, and showcase your expertise and the people in your firm.
That's where content marketing comes in. Content marketing means providing relevant and useful content on legal developments or concepts to your prospects and customers, which will give them a 'starter for 10' on solving their issues, and a reason to come to you to get the additional advice they need. Effective content marketing can also help your firm to:
Content marketing can be written, spoken or video content, and can be sent through a wide range of channels.
A website is the best way to establish an online presence. It provides a 'shop window' to display your services and any specialist areas of law practised by your firm. Your website should also provide a 'call to action' that explains how a potential client can get in touch for advice.
You can include content marketing on your 'main' website, or you can split it out into a blog. Online content marketing allows you to expand upon your specialist skills and demonstrate your in-depth knowledge. Blogs have the added advantage of serving as 'thought leadership' pieces, helping establish your credentials and brand among both prospects and peers.
LinkedIn is mainly used as a professional networking platform, but can also be a useful blogging tool. The connections with whom you share your expertise may become clients should they require your services, for example, when writing a will.
Whatever route you use for online content marketing, publish at least one entry each month, and review existing content to make sure that it is accurate and up to date.
Email newsletters should be tailored to individual clients as much as possible. This isn't just about adding clients' names in the salutation line e.g. Dear John Smith; you should target specific clients through your content marketing. For instance, an email explaining a new law affecting child maintenance should only be sent to clients who are divorced parents. To target in this way, you will need an effective and secure customer relationship management system / database.
Due to the confidential nature of their work, many lawyers may find that their use of social media is largely limited to building 'brand'. However, Twitter is also effective for sharing news of legal developments – which is also content marketing. Tweets needs to be concise and pertinent, and make use of images, gifs and video.
Video content is a popular way of promoting services. Introductory clips and webinars are effective for connecting with clients who prefer visuals and sound to the written word. Video content takes more effort to prepare, and those without extensive experience may need to engage a professional production firm.
A podcast is a digital audio or video file or recording (think audio book), that can be downloaded from a website to a media player or device. Podcasts are easier to produce; they can complement blogs and reach the ears of reluctant readers.
Print media seems to be making a comeback as a marketing tool, presenting an alternative in a digitally dominated world. The production and distribution of printed newsletters and magazines providing legal updates can help differentiate a firm from its competitors who rely on email newsletters. However, this approach comes at a cost: printing and postage potentially reduce the return on investment, and also makes that return harder to measure (for instance, there are no click-throughs to track).
When writing for the web, it's vital to keep things scannable; shorter attention spans and limited screen size (particularly if people are reading on their smartphones) mean that lengthy paragraphs and footnotes should not be used. Try to break up longer articles with the use of sub-headings and bullet points; remember that almost half of adults in England have a reading age of under 16. Considering the readability of your copy will also benefit those with English as a second language. There are tools in Word and online than you can use to assess readability. Or the Hemmingway App will flag up complex sentences and use of the passive voice.
Other than this, two of the key considerations in preparing effective content marketing are tone of voice, and, for online content, SEO.
Prospective clients may judge you on the tone of voice of your content, which could determine whether they choose to instruct you. There is no magic formula for establishing the right tone of voice; some clients will appreciate formality, while others will prefer a friendly, down-to-earth approach. Decide on a particular tone, adopt it for all your content and apply it consistently. Remember: don't use legalese, non-standard acronyms or jargon for content aimed at prospective clients.
SEO (search engine optimisation) is the process of ensuring your website shows up towards the top of the organic search results for specific searches (eg 'family lawyers in Bristol'). Search engines include Google, Duckduckgo, Bing, Yahoo and more. The more quality content featured on your website, the better chance it has of appearing on the first page of search results.
Organic results refer to search engine results which are not advertised or paid for using pay per click (PPC) services such as Google AdWords. Organic results reflect the 'true' ranking of web pages and are much cheaper to maintain in the long run than PPC results.
Key criteria for preparing search engine-friendly content include:
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Julianne Moore. Natalie Portman. Annette Bening. A few years ago, no one would have dreamed that such big, bankable names would be involved in pushing lesbian-inclusive cinema to the major studio mainstream, perhaps even to the promised land of the Oscars. But here we are at the end of 2010, and the future has never looked brighter.
With one truly breakout film, The Kids Are All Right, and high-profile projects including The Runaways, Black Swan, and the Millennium Trilogy, it seems that that queer female lead characters have finally made it into the cinematic forefront. Perhaps it's only a toehold, but it's a welcome trend, considering big-screen lesbians have most typically been portrayed as serial killers (Monster, Basic Instinct) or minor characters.
The lesbian movies are all right
For years, the lesbian movie-watching community has been waiting for "Dykeback Mountain" — that is, our own mainstream breakout in the vein of 2005's cowboy romance Brokeback Mountain. This year, that film finally came in the form of The Kids Are All Right, a Sundance darling that made major waves when it was released to wide acclaim across the country.
Here was the first mainstream movie to focus on a lesbian relationship, starring A-List talent in the form of Julianne Moore and Annette Bening, who play a happy couple with two teens, and Mark Ruffalo in a key supporting role.
AE reviewer Dorothy Snarker adored the film, though it certainly caused outrage within the community for the inclusion of a "sleeping with a man" plot point. Snarker countered with a reasoned analysis and a genuine appreciation for the film's handling of the subject matter:
Much has been made about how The Kids Are All Right could be the lesbian Brokeback Mountain. The beauty of Ang Lee's heartbreaking masterpiece was that it made Midwestern housewives leave the theater saying, "Gosh, I sure wish those gay cowboys could have worked things out."
The genius of The Kids Are All Right is that it makes everyone leave the theater saying, "I sure hope that nice couple can work it out."
Julianne Moore also played gay (or bi) in Chloe – a film that reviewer Lesley Goldberg called "a thriller that gets stuck on its way to the payoff somewhere in Lesbian Stunt Casting Ville" — and The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, in which she played the naughty partner of the protagonist's aunt.
Ms. Moore may have played queer women even more than she played it straight in recent movies. Not that we're counting.


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November 14, 2009
SHE FINALLY DID IT! (sort of)
I've been after my sister
to start a blog and this weekend was the perfect time. My hubby is away on Dad's Weekend at OSU so she came up for a visit and a creative get together. She's having a little trouble with her lap top so the only picture to add to her blog was one of mine : ) She'll have to work on it when she gets home. Congrats Bon! Welcome to the blog age.
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Apparently Yahoo Desktop Search (using X1 as their search engine), there seems to be a way to hack the Windows Registry to:
-Enable indexing of network drives
-Can anyone do this for enable indexing of CD-ROM's and external hard drives (USB memory keys, external USB hard drives, etc.) ?
http://messages.yahoo.com/bbs?.mm=next2 ... r=34&dir=d
http://messages.yahoo.com/bbs?.mm=next2 ... r=34&dir=d
We suspect that it's just a Windows Registry change that has disabled network indexing, CD-ROM, and external hard drives...


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Last Friday night I had my first live performance here in Rotorua, New Zealand! Watch the video below if you'd like to watch me play my original song 'Baby Girl':
I performed at the very elegant Princes Gate Boutique hotel, and it was great night of local music. After 12 months since my last gig it felt great to get on stage again. Feels crazy that 12 months have passed that quickly! But in that time I have moved countries, cities, houses, worked a few different jobs and written four more songs. Fortunately, I was able to get free studio time here in Rotorua and two of these new songs of mine were recorded earlier today! I should have two more songs uploaded to this website and my soundcloud for you to enjoy within the next few weeks. I also have some very big exciting musical news happening later this year that I will give more details about at another time. Check back often for more music & updates on my musical journey. Thanks for listening!


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Well, IT has happened. IT, the new adaptation of the incredibly popular Stephen King epic novel, is a bona fide box office phenomenon, breaking box office record after record. The story of a small town in Maine (where else?), whose children are besieged by an evil shape-shifting presence that generally manifests itself in the form of a clown named Pennywise, ... Read More »
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"The Man in Black fled across the desert, and the Gunslinger followed." So begins the first chapter of master of horror Stephen King's epic eight novel series, The Dark Tower. How does one even begin to tackle such an epic, sprawling, journey that spans time and space and bring it to the big screen? As this Gore4er hasn't read the ... Read More »
47 Meters Down never lets up – review
"You go in the cage, cage goes in the water, you go in the water, shark's in the water…'Farewell and adieu to you, fair Spanish ladies.'" – Quint (Robert Shaw), in Steven Spielberg's Jaws No other creature on the planet incites so much fear and fascination as that denizen of the deep, the shark. That ability to instill such wonder ... Read More »
The Mummy unwraps a new Dark Universe – review
"Sometimes it takes a monster to fight a monster." Boris Karloff. Lon Chaney, Jr. Christopher Lee. Tom Cruise? Yes, the biggest action star on the planet is taking on one of the most recognizable monster franchises in movie history as Universal resurrects The Mummy once again for modern filmgoing audiences. This marks the beginning of an exciting new planned cinematic world known ... Read More »
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They're back. The eggs. The facehuggers. The xenomorphs. The exploding body cavities and worse. Director Ridley Scott returns to the franchise he started 38 years ago and has brought back the most terrifying monsters in the universe in Alien: Covenant. The movie holds the rather unique position of serving as a sequel to 2012's Scott-helmed Prometheus, and also as a prequel to ... Read More »
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Picard: "ERROR:INVALID_VERSION_NUMBER"
Hi guys,
probably my bad, but couldn't find in Picard Documentation an explanation of the error "ERROR:INVALID_VERSION_NUMBER"
Would someone be able to shed some light, and explain what such an error refers to, and if that is something I should worry about before processing samples through GATK?
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Hi Francesco,
After much searching, we have determined the error is arising because you are using an old version of Picard. If you upgrade to at least version 1.141 you will not get the error. I am guessing you don't want to upgrade to version 2.0.1 because of the switch in Java versions. However, there is an easy way to get around that. It is described here.
What were you running when you encountered this error? A lot of errors are context dependent, so we can't help you without knowing more about what you were trying to do.
Hi @Geraldine_VdAuwera,
I was running HaplotypeCaller and I had some errors, pointing out to some truncated recalibrated bam files.
I decided to be systematic, and run all my bams through Picard ValidateSamFile and which confirmed the truncation, but also reported that error for some of the other bams: they didn't generate any problem in GATK, but since I couldn't find an immediate explanation of what the error means I just thought better to ask before running again.
These bam files are exome sequences, they have been aligned with the latest version of BWA, and there is no other particular characteristic that would distinguish them from the others that run just fine.
I also checked the code of htsjdk/src/java/htsjdk/samtools/SAMValidationError.java
but INVALID_VERSION_NUMBER seems to be one of the few errors without a comment.
Ok, with context it sounds like the error relates to the version indicated in the bam header. You can check what it is with samtools view -H. What software are you using to produce these bams?
Hi @Geraldine_VdAuwera, thanks for following that up.
They're produced with BWA 0.7.12-r1039
the versions indicated in the header are
@HD VN:1.5 GO:none SO:coordinate @PG ID:GATK IndelRealigner VN:3.5-0-g36282e4 @PG ID:MarkDuplicates @PG ID:bwa PN:bwa VN:0.7.12-r1039 @PG ID:GATK PrintReads VN:3.5-0-g36282e4
Should the error refer to the version of the software in PG lines or in the HD line?
Hi Francesco,
Which Picard version are you using? It seems you may have two options here. You can try upgrading to a newer version of Picard which will support more recent versions of the BAM specification. Or, you can try setting IGNORE=INVALID_VERSION_NUMBER in your command.
You shouldn't use arguments to ignore validation unless you know for sure that it's going to be safe. Validation is important. If you run with a version of Picard that doesn't support the version of the spec that the file uses, you may run into problems later on and find you have wasted a whole bunch of time and compute.
Hey @Sheila and and @Geraldine_VdAuwera
thank you both for your answers. I couldn't use the very latest version (2.0.1) and used the 1.96 to run this validation.
however, I also used the picard jar called from Queue, using the command
'java' '-Xmx2048m' '-Djava.io.tmpdir=/faststorage/project/tmp' \ '-cp' '/com/extra/GATKQueue/3.5/jar-bin/Queue.jar' \ 'picard.sam.ValidateSamFile' \ 'INPUT=/faststorage/project/150.clean.dedup.recal.bam' \ 'TMP_DIR=/faststorage/project/tmp' \ 'MODE=SUMMARY' \ 'IGNORE_WARNINGS=true'
I thought by doing so I would somehow make sure the validation is the same that GATK performs.
However, apologies for asking more explicitly, could you please clarify when the error INVALID_VERSION_NUMBER is generated is that only related to compatibility between Picard version and Bam file version spec?
so has that any relevance for processing the samples through GATK?
Hi Francesco,
After much searching, we have determined the error is arising because you are using an old version of Picard. If you upgrade to at least version 1.141 you will not get the error. I am guessing you don't want to upgrade to version 2.0.1 because of the switch in Java versions. However, there is an easy way to get around that. It is described here.
thanks for the effort @Sheila very much appreciated!!
kmmahan Member ✭
I'm using the latest version of Picard and I'm still getting this error. What is the best fix? Or does it even need to be fixed before proceeding with variant calling?
bhanuGandham Cambridge MAMember, Administrator, Broadie, Moderator admin
Hi @kmmahan
You have posted this question twice. Lets please resolve this issue here: https://gatkforums.broadinstitute.org/gatk/discussion/6594/instalation-picard#latest
Thank you.


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David Brown, the Gloucestershire allrounder, is being released by the club a year before his contract expires after struggling for many first-team opportunities.
The highlight of Brown's four years at Gloucestershire came during the 2006 C&G Trophy when he hit 63 off 26 balls against Surrey. During the recent season he made three Friends Provident Trophy and four Twenty20 Cup appearances and five Pro40 appearances.
"David Brown as an all rounder at the club has had few opportunities this season and, looking forward, we both agreed that it would be in everyone's best interest if he moved on," John Bracewell, the director of cricket, said. "We would all like to express our gratitude to David and wish him every success in the future."
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The biggest factor in iPhone signal however is often not the tower itself, but the building you are in. The cause of your bad cell signal is far more likely to be due to the construction materials used in your home or office. Cellular signals have a hard time passing through metal and concrete within the walls of your home. Many buildings also use a wire mesh in their construction that can create a Faraday cage effect. This mesh blocks external static electricity fields, meaning that cell phone signals cannot get through. If you can get iPhone signal outside your building, on the roof, or from an upstairs window, but not indoors, then the problem is likely to be building materials interfering with your signal – and a cellular repeater could fix the problem.
In this case, installing a consumer FCC-licensed signal booster can greatly improve your coverage. Signal boosters are "bi-directional amplifiers" – that means they amplify the signal being sent to and from your nearest cellphone tower.
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Guidance on what type of rainfall to use when assessing hydraulic capacity of urban drainage systems under climate change is unclear; focus is mainly on what climate factors to use. Based on a case study in Kalmar, Sweden, this paper compares system performance using two design rainfalls, Block rainfalls and Chicago Design Storm (CDS), and selected observed rainfalls, with two methods of addressing future climate: a constant factor and Delta Change (DC) factors that depend on rainfall intensity. The use of CDS rainfalls presents the maximum hydraulic response, whereas Block rainfalls give lower responses but identify critical durations in the system, which may be useful addressing adaptation actions. Observed rainfalls of target return periods gave similar responses to CDS rainfalls, and can be applied with DC factors to address future changes in both intensity and volume. Differences between the two methods indicate a high dependence related to the maximum factors applied on the rainfalls
Increasing global temperatures and tendencies of more frequent extreme weather events have been observed over the recent decades, and the continuation of this trend is predicted by future climate models. Such climatic changes impact on many human activities and hence the interest in, and focus on, climate change has increased rapidly in recent years. One of the fields strongly affected by ongoing climate change is urban water management and, in particular, the provision of urban drainage services. Modern urban drainage systems (UDSs) are designed to manage stormwater and convey residual runoff from urban areas to receiving waters, in order to fulfill such UDS primary functions as e.g., preserving local water balance; mitigating increases in runoff and the associated flood risks; and protecting water quality. There are also other drivers that influence the future urban runoff regime and the UDS performance, including urban planning, land-use changes (progressing urbanization), and implementation of sustainable stormwater management systems by such approaches as e.g., Best management practices (BMPs), Low impact development (LID), Water sensitive urban design (WSUD), and Green Infrastructure (GI). This doctoral thesis focuses on urban rainfall and runoff processes, and runoff conveyance by separate storm sewer systems, and the changes in these processes caused by climate change, with the overall objective of investigating urban stormwater systems response and performance related to future climate changes, and particularly the future rainfall regime, by means of urban rainfall/runoff modelling. Furthermore, future influences on the runoff regime of urban green/pervious areas have also been studied. Specifically, the thesis has focused on future rainfall changes and hydraulic performance of the stormwater system, and the influential response parameters needed for evaluating the simulated impacts, with the overall aim of contributing new knowledge to this field. The results included in the thesis are based on three published journal papers, one manuscript, and three conference papers. The research project started by addressing the needs for relevant UDS hydraulic response parameters (or indicators), which reflect both the capacity exceedance (when the UDS design fails) and indicate the safety margins in the system (e.g., locations with low or high capacities). The pipe flow rate and maximum water levels in the system exceeding a critical level, are examples of such parameters. Another issue addressed in this thesis is the difference in resolution (temporal and spatial) of the original climate model data (even if downscaled) compared to the requirements on rainfall input data in urban drainage modelling. Therefore, an existing statistical downscaling method (the delta change method, DCM) was refined by focusing on changes in rainfall intensities and seasonal rainfalls, and the refined DCM was recommended for use in UDS modelling. The UDS performance in future climates, studied by modelling these systems, showed that a future change in rainfall poses significant impacts on the existing UDSs. Important aspects in addressing such impacts are, for example, the input rainfall data types (e.g. design storms, or observed rainfall), as well as the climate factors, and the methods used to produce such factors. Green/permeable areas within the urban catchments may, however, provide opportunities for adaptation of urban catchments and UDS, by potentially increasing the infiltration of rainwater, instead of converting it into rapid runoff contributing high flows and flow volumes to the urban drainage systems. Influential factors in these processes include soil types, soil moisture content, groundwater levels and the rainfall input. While climate change with uplifted rainfalls tends to increase runoff contributions from all urban surfaces (impervious and green/pervious), strategic application of runoff controls in the form green infrastructure may counterbalance such increases, and even lead to reduced runoff inflows into the UDS.
Godkänd; 2014; 20140416 (karober); Nedanstående person kommer att disputera för avläggande av teknologie doktorsexamen. Namn: Karolina Berggren Ämne: VA-teknik/Sanitary Engineering Avhandling: Urban Stormwater Systems in Future Climates Assessment and Management of Hydraulic Overloading Opponent: Professor emeritus Adrian Saul, Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, University of Sheffield, Storbritannien, Ordförande: Professor Maria Viklander, Avd för arkitektur och vatten, Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och naturresurser, Luleå tekniska universitet Tid: Torsdag den 12 juni 2014, kl 10.00 Plats: D770, Luleå tekniska universitet
Urban areas may develop and change its character over time, but the urban drainage system is often 12 more constant in character – as the technical design life can be up to 100 years. The hydraulic capacity 13 of an existing urban storm water system is affected by future changes, e.g. rate of imperviousness 14 (urbanization), changes in the rainfall characteristics (e.g. by climate change) and system deterioration 15 (pipes and other facilities). Recently the urban planning process in Sweden and elsewhere has become 16 more appreciative of urban drainage issues, and the need to include these earlier in development 17 processes. In this paper a small urban catchment is used to study how future factors affect the 18 hydraulic capacity and the potential development of the area. Factors tested are scenarios of: (1) 19 Urbanization; (2) Climate change and (3) Pipe system deterioration. The results show that each of 20 these factors impact on the hydraulic capacity and that any sensitivity analysis should include all of 21 them to understand future development potential for the area. This type of investigation can increase 22 the understanding of the needs of the infrastructure provision in the area in a planning process context, 23 and provide information about appropriate areas of development within the catchment.
The changes in climate were of a growing concern in the last decade, and will be even more so in the coming years. When investigating impacts on urban drainage systems due to changes in the climate, two challenges are (1) what type of input rainfall data to use, and (2) what parameters to measure the impacts. The overall objective of this study is to investigate the hydraulic performances ofurban drainage systems related to changes in rainfall, and through these hydraulic parameters describe impacts of climate change. Input rainfall data represents today's climate, as well as three future time periods (2011-2040, 2041-2070, and 2071-2100). The hydraulic parameters used were water levels in nodes (e.g. as the number of floods, frequency and duration of floods), and pipe flow ratio. For the study area, the number of flooded nodes and the geographical distribution of floods will increase in the future, as will both the flooding frequency and the duration of floods.
In this study, regional climate data was used to investigate the trend of changes for some climatic parameters, i.e. temperature, precipitation and maximum hourly precipitation in four different regions in Sweden. The general trend shows that Sweden will have warmer and wetter climatic conditions by 2100; however, the seasonal changes will affect the system differently, which makes them one of the main factors to be considered. The climatic data was used to determine the probable magnitude of changes by 2100 and to investigate the climate change impacts on urban drainage systems. The problems arising due to such changes were discussed regionally and seasonally and finally BMP methods, as an alternative way, to mitigate the climate change impacts were considered. As an example, green roof was applied to different urbanized conditions to estimate the approximate reduction of the extra water into the drainage system. As well as to investigate how much each of the BMP methods (green roof as an example for opening the further studies) could be useful for city planners towards more secure and sustainable cities in the future against the climate change.
There is growing interest in the impact of climate change on urban hydrological processes. Such assessment may be based on the precipitation output from climate models. To date, the model resolution in both time and space has been too low for proper assessment, but at least in time the resolution of available model output is approaching urban scales. In this paper, 30-min precipitation from a model grid box covering Kalmar City, Sweden, is compared with high-resolution (tipping-bucket) observations from a gauge in Kalmar. The model is found to overestimate the frequency of low rainfall intensities, and therefore the total volume, but reasonably well reproduce the highest intensities. Adapting climate model data to urban drainage applications can be done in several ways but a popular way is the so-called Delta Change (DC) method. In this method, relative changes in rainfall characteristics estimated from climate model output are transferred to an observed rainfall time series, generally by multiplicative factors. In this paper, a version of the method is proposed in which these DC factors (DCFs) are related to the rainfall intensity level. This is achieved by calculating changes in the probability distribution of rainfall intensities and modelling the DCFs as a function of percentile. Applying this method in Kalmar indicated that in summer and autumn, high intensities will increase by 20-60% by year 2100, whereas low intensities remain stable or decrease. In winter and spring, generally all intensity levels increase similarly. The results were transferred to the observed time series by varying the volume of the tipping bucket to reflect the estimated intensity changes on a 30-min time scale. In an evaluation of the transformed data at a higher 5-min resolution, effects on the intensity distribution as well as single precipitation events were demonstrated. In particular, qualitatively different changes in peak intensity and total volume are attainable, which is required in light of expected future changes of the precipitation process and a step forward as compared with simpler DC approaches. Using the DC transformed data as input in urban drainage simulations for a catchment in Kalmar indicated an increase of the number of surface floods by 20-45% during this century.
Changes of the climatic conditions will affect urban drainage systems, as they are closely related to the weather phenomenon and are built as to cope with the weather occurring. The aim of this paper is to investigate indicators that can be used to describe and compare impacts and adaptation measures in existing urban drainage systems. Problems in the system due to climate change can be summarised as problems with flooding of surfaces and basements, increased amount of combined sewer overflows (CSO), increase of the inflow to waste water treatment plants (WWTP) and increase in pollutants spreading from urban areas to the environment. The impacts needs to be described with indicators taking into account the system behaviour both before, during and after an event (e.g. urban flooding) has occurred, and can be divided into (A) description of the system performance, (B) capacity exceeding in the system, and (C) description of consequences as a result of capacity exceeding. The consequences can be divided into sustainable aspects as: technical, economical, socio-cultural, environmental, and health. The research is performed within a project which will also include model simulations of urban drainage systems in four Swedish municipalities as to assess impacts and evaluate the use of indicators.
Climate change, e.g. more intense rainfall events, will affect urban drainage systems, and cause problems in cities. There is a need to understand and assess these impacts and consequences better; therefore, a strategy and possible tools are suggested in this paper. The recommended tools are Urban Drainage Simulations, Risk Analysis, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Since the impacts of climate change on urban drainage concerns several different disciplines, the assessment should be performed in cooperation with, e.g. urban drainage experts, climate change experts, practitioners, politicians, etc
Godkänd; 2007; Bibliografisk uppgift: Les outils de mesure des effets du changement climatique sur les systèmes d'assainissement pluvial urbain; 20070924 (karober)
According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2007), the global mean temperature has increased by 0,7 °C during the last 100 years and, as a consequence, the hydrological cycle has intensified with, for example, more intense rainfall events. As urban drainage systems have been developed over a long period of time and design criteria are based upon climatic characteristics, these changes will affect the systems and the city accordingly.The overall objective of this thesis is to increase the knowledge about urban drainage in a changing climate. In more detail, the objective is to investigate how climate change may affect urban drainage systems, and also to suggest methods for these investigations.The thesis consists of four papers. The first paper concentrates on the Delta change method for adaptation of rainfall data from climate models for urban hydrology use. The second paper is an impact assessment with urban drainage model simulation of a study area in the south of Sweden. The third paper is also an impact study, from a cause and effect approach, where the whole urban water is included. Finally, the fourth paper contains a strategy and suggestions about tools to use for assessing impacts on urban drainage systems due to climate change. The suggested tools are urban drainage model simulations, Geographical Information Systems (GIS), and risk analysis methods.The Delta change approach is feasible for handling the differences in spatial and temporal resolution between climate model data and the needs for urban drainage model simulations, as the method is relatively simple and the temporal resolution of observed rainfall series is preserved. In the study area with separated storm water system, the model simulations show that the number of surface floods as well as the geographical distribution of the floods increases in the future time periods (2011-2040, 2041-2070, and 2071-2100). Future precipitation will also increase both the flooding frequency and the duration of floods; therefore, the need to handle future situations in urban drainage systems and to have a well-planned strategy to cope with future conditions is evident. The overall impacts on urban drainage systems due to increased precipitation may, for example, be an increased number of basement floods, surface floods, problems with property and road drainage, and also increased amount of infiltration into pipes and combined sewer overflows (CSOs). The knowledge gained from this thesis, and the strategy suggested, can be used as a starting point for impact studies on urban drainage systems. Since most impacts concern several different disciplines and a multifunctional understanding, the studies should also be performed in cooperation with parties concerned.


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[Updated 5 June 2019]
Writing this as it's still fresh in mind (looking at a lot of drafts sitting in my notebook) as well as for the next print if any. I can and will update this, but for now, it's publishable in my standard.
I have just obtained an opportunity to do outreach. It's a very interesting event, and as I previously have obtained a 3-D print of Gale Crater, I was very interested to create a print of my area of research (still Mars, but more to the south)
Accessibility and accommodation in events (and media), and a lot of ramblings related to that
This is a part of an ever-updating post, but the first part is alright so I upload it
As a person with an overall privileged condition: healthy body, no allergy (anymore), have my own saving so I can pay something upfront first then being reimbursed, as well having a laidback and nrima (Javanese, lit: accepting, which sometime's not a good characteristic to have) personality, although I tried to give my suggestion in accessibility and accommodation whenever I can, especially in regards to other people or participants in an event I'm an organiser of, I've never really given a thought about this enough about when I'm the one being accommodated for.
After meeting a lot more people in a wider spectrum and having more knowledge and discussions about accessibility and being asked on what kind of accessibility access and accommodation I or people like "me" actually want, I did some hard contemplation and some more reading (read: tabs in high tens). I will give some of my thought and experiences below.
(Making a note for a friend who's in charge of accessibility and accommodations, hence a few of my notes for her sprinkled around)
How to: GDAL with Martian Data
I've seen a lot of tutorial on working with GDAL with Earth data, but not a lot for planetary data, Mars included. As I use GDAL a lot (and in need of reminder myself), why not write a how-to with Martian data.
MOLA, but in different projections (https://core2.gsfc.nasa.gov/PGDA/images/MarsTopography_GMM3.jpeg, https://astrogeology.usgs.gov/search/map/Mars/GlobalSurveyor/MOLA/Mars_MGS_MOLA_ClrShade_merge_global_463m)
Mempersiapkan Penjelajahan Ke Luar Angkasa, Dari Bumi
Untuk melakukan penjelajahan di bumi, faktor-faktor seperti arah, posisi, dan cuaca merupakan faktor yang penting saat mempersiapkan perjalanan. Dengan menggunakan sistem navigasi dan peta, serta ramalan cuaca yang akurat hingga 2 derajat per harinya[1], kita dapat mempersiapkan rute perjalanan kita untuk mendatangi lokasi yang kita inginkan di permukaan bumi, dalam kondisi perjalanan yang terbaik. Di bumi saja, kita terbiasa untuk mempersiapkan perjalanan kita, untuk melakukan penjelajahan ke luar angkasa, di tata surya kita, bahkan di alam semesta, dunia yang misterius dan jauh berbeda kondisinya dengan bumi kita, tentu jauh lebih banyak data dan persiapan yang dibutuhkan.
How to: Scientific Presentation
I… prefer doing oral presentation more than doing a poster one. Other than it seems like a bigger prestige, printing and hauling posters especially in international flight is such a pain.


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Draft Beer Tower - Stainless Steel - 3" Column - 2 Perlick 650SS Faucets
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Upgrade your beer-pouring capabilities with a commercial-level beer tower that comes with two premium Perlick faucets.
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Whether you have a commercial operation or are a home bar enthusiast, you'll appreciate all the premium features packed into this double-faucet draft beer tower.
Both the body of the draft tower and lever of the faucet tap are made from 304 stainless-steel. The only liquid contact components that are not made of stainless-steel are the chrome-plated brass shank and tail piece. We also offer this draft beer tower with all the same components in 100% stainless-steel contact.
The tower comes with two high-end Perlick Perl 650SS flow control faucet. Each Perlick faucet has a special flow control lever that allows you to easily adjust the flow rate of beer and avoid extra foam. Flow control is especially important if you plan on serving dramatically different style beers, using frosty mugs, or pouring sample glasses. The faucets also include extra-long spouts for convenient growling fillings.
The stainless steel design will also look amazing mounted on your bar or counter. When you order this item, you'll get all the hardware you'll need for installing the beer tower, including two stainless steel shanks, 4-ft. beer lines and fittings, and a mounting gasket.
- Double-faucet draft beer tower
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- Perlick 650 Stainless Steel Flow Control Faucets – adjust the flow for different beer or specialty pours
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Not all contact components are stainless steel (tower shank and tail piece are chrome-plated brass)
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- Column Dimensions: 11 1/2"H x 3"Diameter
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- Browse 5 questions Browse 5 questions and 10 answersWhy did you choose this?Kegworks StoreThe Flow Control Faucets are the best!Pete C on Mar 31, 2018Do you really need the perlick with flow control?BEST ANSWER: This was my first keg setup in my home, so I thought that I would want the flow control to reduce the amount of foam in the beer. However, I found out that the foam is created because the cold beer hits the warm beer lines in between the kegerator and the faucets. So honestly, I have had the system for 9 months and I have only used the flow controls a couple of times when I first got them. My opinion is the flow controls are not worth the added expense.
hi could this tap be used for wine?BEST ANSWER: Hi Eric, the tower you would need for wine on tap is attached below (item # DTSS2-650SS-BL). The recommended tower is 100% Stainless Steel Contact and uses barrier line rather than vinyl line, which is required for wine on tap. If you're not serving sparkling wine, you could also choose to go with a standard faucet, rather than a flow control faucet. See our Guide to Wine on Tap for more information and shop our Wine on Tap category to find the exact products you need. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact our customer care team and we would be more than happy to help set you up with all the proper equipment. Cheers!
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