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When we use DirectParquetOutputCommitter on S3 and speculation is enabled, there is a chance that we can loss data.
Here is the code to reproduce the problem.
import org.apache.spark.sql.functions._ val failSpeculativeTask = sqlContext.udf.register("failSpeculativeTask", (i: Int, partitionId: Int, attemptNumber: Int) => { if (partitionId == 0 && i == 5) { if (attemptNumber > 0) { Thread.sleep(15000) throw new Exception("new exception") } else { Thread.sleep(10000) } } i }) val df = sc.parallelize((1 to 100), 20).mapPartitions { iter => val context = org.apache.spark.TaskContext.get() val partitionId = context.partitionId val attemptNumber = context.attemptNumber iter.map(i => (i, partitionId, attemptNumber)) }.toDF("i", "partitionId", "attemptNumber") df .select(failSpeculativeTask($"i", $"partitionId", $"attemptNumber").as("i"), $"partitionId", $"attemptNumber") .write.mode("overwrite").format("parquet").save("/home/yin/outputCommitter") sqlContext.read.load("/home/yin/outputCommitter").count // The result is 99 and 5 is missing from the output.
What happened is that the original task finishes first and uploads its output file to S3, then the speculative task somehow fails. Because we have to call output stream's close method, which uploads data to S3, we actually uploads the partial result generated by the failed speculative task to S3 and this file overwrites the correct file generated by the original task.
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HADOOP-13786 covers adding a committer for direct output to S3, provided S3 adds the ability to fail any PUT which would ovewrite and existing blob, that is: with an atomic PUT-without-overwrite. Dynamo can add this for AWS S3; other implementations of the API may be able to provide something similar
Mingyu Kim Can you please tell us in what environment(Standalone Spark on single node or multiple nodes or AWS EMR) were you using direct output committer ? According to Reynold Xin, any environment that has network partition (e.g. AWS EMR) would lead to inconsistencies. Please correct me if i am wrong on this.
Thanks! Seems https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAPREDUCE-2702 introduced the change (diff).
Looking at the git logs to see which code changed,
MAPREDUCE-4815(https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAPREDUCE-4815) implies that you are correct —but that at some point in Hadoop 0.23 (the one between 1.x and 2.x), the commit algorithm changed and slowed down
Steve Loughran I took a quick look at hadoop 1 (https://github.com/apache/hadoop/blob/release-1.2.1/src/mapred/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/lib/output/FileOutputCommitter.java#L111) and hadoop 2 (https://github.com/apache/hadoop/blob/branch-2.7.3/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-core/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/lib/output/FileOutputCommitter.java#L326). Seems Hadoop 1 actually uses algorithm 2. Is my understanding correct?
You can add this line for your SparkContext, and this change the EMR's hadoop config
sparkContext.hadoopConfiguration.set("mapreduce.fileoutputcommitter.algorithm.version", "2")
Amazon EMR's s3 is its own codebase; afraid you'll have to talk to the EMR team there
The solution for this is going to be s3guard,
HADOOP-13345, which adds the dynamo-metadata storing for atomic/consistent operations, plus, as an added bonus, the ability to skip s3 HTTP calls in getFileStatus(). That'll be the foundation for an output committer to handle speculative commits and bypass the rename.
That work is just starting up —I would strongly encourage you to get involved, making sure your needs are represented, and helping test it.
Until then:
- switch your code to using s3a and Hadoop 2.7.2+ ; it's better all round, gets better in Hadoop 2.8, and is the basis for s3guard.
- use the Hadoop FileOutputCommitter and set mapreduce.fileoutputcommitter.algorithm.version to 2.
What's the alternative for this? Because we rely on this for publishing our parquet files to S3 and without this the normal output committer takes forever to rename the files in S3.
For what it's worth, I gather that the Netflix folks have their own S3-specific solution (based purely on the couple minutes they spend talking about in this Hadoop Summit talk: https://youtu.be/85sew9OFaYc?t=8m39s).
I think Josh et al already replied – but to close the loop, the direct committer is not safe when there is a network partition, e.g. Spark driver might not be aware of a task that's running on the executor.
Reynold Xin, can you clarify why this is a problem even when speculation is off? I've been using direct output committers without any problem with speculation off. DataFrame knew how to clean up left-over files from failed tasks as long as the two task runs don't overlap. (i.e. retry starts after the former try finishes)
The problem with returning to the classic committer is that it assumes that rename is O(1) & atomic, neither condition holding against s3 or swift. It can fail too, except the failure window is smaller (the O(output-size) rename phase) rather than the whole app.
Someone (and I suspect it will be me, unless there are other volunteers) will have to do something that works better. Ideally something like direct output with a commit protocol that either works well on an object store with create consistency (as all S3 installations now do), or at least can outsource the consistency requirements to something else (as s3mper does).
At the very least, it can do recovery of previous failures on startup through some cleanup mechanism.
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Note that since this is a problem when there are multiple attempts of the same task due to failures, even when speculation is off. Let's remove it in Spark 2.0 so users don't run into corrupted outputs.
I should add that as the default committer is using rename(), on some object stores (s3n, swift), that's a client-side copy may be taking place. On s3a a server-side copy happens. After all of these, a recursive delete kicks in. So the FileOutputCommitter is equally prone to race conditions, and uses significantly more IO; rename() is likely to take time O(data) rather than O(1). I'd go for direct, if you are planning to use s3 as the direct output of an operation. For speculation, better to write to HDFS and then copy after
The fault is having speculation turned on, rather than the committer itself. Best to add a way for the system to detect that the output is going to an object store with potential consistency issues, and reject.
In HADOOP-9545 we've been considering an explicit object store API, one which uses PUT to write stuff, rather than pretend that the output stream is writing stuff and that close() is a low-cost, minimal side-effect operation.


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If calling the changes in the bulk of stocks and bolt were simple, anybody would be a exchange millionaire. As it's, forecasting approaching prices with confidence is hopeless, but techniques are developed to abode the changes in the investor's favor. While some of the added alarming approach await on intricate relationships and algebraic computations, the affective boilerplate is an simple indicator that can be activated to advice plan assisting trades. Simple affective average, or SMA is a accepted apparatus acclimated to abrade out concise animation and advance tendencies. SMA is simpler and slower-moving than the mathematically added complicated exponential affective boilerplate (EMA), which could action added information, but aswell added statistical sound. Both are, however, aberrant accoutrement for anticipation abutment and action in assorted time frames.
Use an alternate charting arrangement calm with bounded SEO tools. Some brokerages action their proprietary charting platforms, and abstracted charting applications can aswell be bought and downloaded. Free charting casework will aswell be attainable online.
Select a stock, index, commodity, money or addition investment car to graph, and the time frames to analyze. Use a time a framework that matches your aim for advance or allegory a specific vehicle. Looking at a circadian blueprint for a abiding investment will not be effective, while a account blueprint addition aback for years will abandoned hardly accommodate benign advice for an intraday commerce.
Utilize your charting arrangement to bury accustomed affective boilerplate periods, frequently 5, 50 and 200. Many charting casework action admonition or guidelines with this measure. Try to acquisition bright support, action and crossovers on the affective boilerplate intervals chosen. If reasonable solutions aren't reached, adapt the times or the time frame.
Just in case a appropriate affective boilerplate is acting as support, acquirement orders adeptness be put at or abreast that bulk with stop-loss orders hardly under. In case your affective boilerplate is acting as opposition, advertise orders adeptness be set at that akin with stop-loss orders hardly over. If your crossover happens, the present relationship, either abutment or opposition, will somewhat turn.
Integrate affective averages into an absolute trading or advance system. While this address may be acclimated in isolation, added techniques may assert or change your accommodation to access or leave a barter based on this address alone.
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Stay disciplined. The boldness afterwards application abstruse analysis, affective averages included, will be to yield affect from trading and access affairs of success. Purchasing on a bead or affairs in a assemblage may feel counterintuitive and adverse to present sentiment, but an present affective boilerplate accord provides a analogously low-risk adventitious for aggravating a contrarian commerce. The a lot of important allotment of conduct here, though, would be to account stop-loss levels. Based the blueprint indicators, affective boilerplate relationships do not endure forever, and it's the accelerated analysis and adeptness to absolute losses by departure a bankrupt barter that makes this address almost low hazard. Affective averages generally plan best aural a trending bazaar awfully atomic markets may be harder to browse application affective boilerplate alone.


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Carries only first editions of mystery fiction novels, both new and used. Also carries a small selection of dark fantasy.
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It is quite rare to have Chinese cuisine highly praised but this one star Michelin restaurant offers some authentic traditional Cantonese cuisine beautifully orchestrated by Chef Samuel Lee Sum. Born and raised in Hong Kong, Samuel discovered the delightful perfume of traditional Chinese cuisine from his mother which later dedicated his life into the art of fine Chinese cooking.After having worked in China he joined Shangri-la hotels and today heads the Shang Palace while keeping to the Cantonese high gastronomy cuisine using the finest and seasonal ingredients. From crispy Peking duck Imperial style to grilled chicken in lotus leaves or braised fish on a bed of garlic bathed in ginger you are sure to be pampered voluptuously while sitting in a cozy elegant setting.
My epicurean journey begins with sesame flavoured marinated beans as a mouth watering appetizer.
Followed by a series of delicious and tasty steamed dumplings, these irresistible "Dim Sum" are served in their traditional bamboo baskets. With an array of succulent "Siu Mai" and "Ha Kao" shrimp and pork dumplings topped with crab roe together with Shanghainese pork buns and scallop dumplings you are sure to ask for more. Next are meat filled steamed buns, these popular Asian street food – one of the best barbecued pork buns I ever had.
To savour one of the Chef's specialty dish is definitely the must try shrimps filled crispy red rice flour rolls.
Clear soup comes next – with very tasty crab meat dumpling and Bok Choy Chinese cabbage …
With of course the irresistible traditional Cantonese fried rice Chef style – another very tasty exotic mixture of fine shredded egg yolk, shrimp, chicken, barbecued pork, bamboo shoots, mushroom, green peas and ham.
Fresh traditional desserts to end up my epicurean journey at Shang Palace – chilled mango cream with pomelo and sago popularly known as Yang Zhi Gan Lu and Xue Mei Niang glutinous soft rice balls similar to Japanese Mochi rice cakes filled with chilled mixed fruit and cream.
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The most recent and 'internet famous' case of abuse survivors are the 8-year-old boy and 9-year-old girl whose disclosures about the Hampstead Scandal were recorded on 20 private videos.
They went viral on the internet following my email to the Home Secretary containing a link to these videos and to the petition to return the 'whistleblower kids' that was taken down with nearly 16,000 signatures. This 9-minute video tells the story and shows some screenshots: https://vid.me/e/Lkfe
I then built
- this Whistleblower Kids blog to provide context
- and this www.meetup.com platform to facilitate collaboration among supporters.
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Mendelssohn -- Allegro brillant
Piano - Advanced
Composed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn (1809-1847). Edited by Maurice Hinson and Allison Nelson. Book; Duet or Duo; Masterworks; Piano Duet (1 Piano, 4 Hands). Alfred Masterwork Edition. Masterwork; Romantic. 48 pages. Published by Alfred Music (AP.37302).
Item Number: AP.37302
Felix Mendelssohn's Allegro brillant, Op. 92, for one piano, four hands, was written in 1841 and dedicated to Clara Schumann. The expressive Andante theme alternates between the Secondo and Primo, segueing into the virtuosic Allegro assai vivace movement with a rush of scales. All fingering, metronome marks, and notational omissions have been supplemented by the editors. Allegro brillant is considered one of the most challenging pieces in the entire piano duet repertoire.


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Allstate Sugar Bowl
January 4, 2012 by staff
Allstate Sugar Bowl, Of course, the Sugar Bowl came down to the game's final seconds. After the Rose and Fiesta were decided in their final moments, the Sugar Bowl followed suit on Tuesday night. Michigan kicker Brendan Gibbons kicks the game-winning field goal in overtime at the Allstate Sugar Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans.
In overtime after a 20-yard catch in the left corner of the end zone by Virginia Tech's Danny Coale was ruled incomplete, the Hokies' MVP in the previous 60 minutes, third-string kicker Justin Myer missed a 37-yard field goal.
Next it was Michigan kicker Brendan Gibbons' turn to secure the win with a 37-yard field goal. So what was he thinking about during such a pressure-filled moment?
"Brunette girls," he said. "Every tune we were like struggling in kicking, Coach tells me to think about girls on a beach or brunette girls. So that's what we did. Made the kick."
Hey, whatever works. Gibbons intense focus on his dating prospects gave the Wolverines a 23-20 win.
Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer stared with his hands on his hips as the kick sailed through the uprights. The resignation on his face summed up the Hokies' star-crossed Bowl Championship Series fate.
The No. 11 Hokies (11-3) have lost five of their six BCS appearances, including three times in the Sugar Bowl. The Atlantic Coast Conference is 2-12 in BCS play.
"We need wins," Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer said when asked about those records. "We wanted to get a win for the ACC and wanted to get a win for Virginia Tech. We haven't done as well as we want to in these BCS games. But give Michigan credit. They gave effort throughout and hung on and got a win."
Virginia Tech's biggest concern entering the Sugar Bowl was its kicking game. Myer, who handles kick-offs, was called into duty after Tyler Weiss was sent home this week for a curfew violation. The Hokies were also without top kicker Cody Journell following his an arrest in an alleged home invasion.
Myer made the first field goal of his college career, a 37-yarder midway through the first quarter. His second came in the second quarter, a 43-yarder, the team's longest field goal this season. He followed with his third in the third quarter, a 36-yarder then clinched the tie with a 25-yarder with two seconds remaining in the game. As bad luck would have it, Myer missed his only kick when it mattered the most.
Still it was hard to blame Myer for the result. "He kicked a good game," said Virginia Tech tailback David Wilson. "He's the one who kept us in the running." Even though Virginia Tech had more than double Michigan's total yards, 377-184, and had 22 first downs to Michigan's 12, only four field goals resulted.
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Most employees do not receive smartphones or tablets approved by the corporation, and policies that include erasing personal data devices have a "cooling effect" that mandates civil lawsuits. So businesses should focus on managing a specific set of 800-pound gorillas Microsoft and Google are taking in niche providers Slack and Atlassian who created this market but you need more than the size to earn Travel can be one Annoyance at the best of times. We review the applications that will teach you to speak the local language and manage your expenses. Organizations can take steps to better protect themselves from future ransomware outages. Martha Bird's specialty is to design technologies that work for people, creating user conversation interfaces and chatbots that can serve different professional audiences in different geographies and cultures. Microsoft's big plan to keep Windows 10 on a regular basis twice a year sounds so simple. It is not. Here is help figuring everything out. Make your data sing. We are looking for 22 free tools to help you use visualization and analysis to turn your data into informative and attractive graphics. Get updates from Computerworld via email, social networking or RSS. Subscribe to our newsletters Follow us on your favorite platforms: Copyright 2017 IDG Communications, Inc.


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In one of the most inept decisions ever, Canonical say you must use the browser you originally signed up to Launchpad with if you lost/can't remember your password! Why????
It just seems really stupid! I signed up with Chrome, but have since ditched it - for my own security reasons - and now use Firefox. Yet, because I've changed and forgotten my password to launchpad, I can't change it just because I'm using Firefox. Surely this is sheer, outright lunacy?!
I'm not going to reinstall Chrome, so that leaves me with no choice other than to re-sign up with a new launchpad account, or flag launchpad altogether in protest... I'm not going to sign up again anytime soon - they can change their stupid rules. Their loss.
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As 2016 draws to a close, Allhomes asks a range of commercial property experts to gaze into the crystal ball and provide their predictions for the new year.
JLL ACT managing director Andrew Balzanelli says sustained demand for office space is expected to continue in 2017.
"Market fundamentals have remained positive, while total vacancy has steadily declined to be the third lowest for all the national CBD markets at 13 per cent as of the third quarter," he says.
"Prime-grade vacancy was the second tightest of all the CBD markets at 8 per cent. We expect these conditions to set the course for a buoyant and active 2017."
Building pipeline
Knight Frank senior director Nicola Cooper says the building supply pipeline is minimal at present.
"Any new supply is substantially pre-committed, with just 30,707 square metres expected to be added to the market over the next 18 months – stemming from the completion of the Tuggeranong Office Park," she says.
"There are a large number of projects in the pipeline but these will not be delivered before 2019."
Colliers International director Tim Mutton says the pressure is on for rent increases.
"Positive net absorption of A-grade stock has seen a tightening of vacancy in the best buildings," he says.
"It is only a matter of time until we see rents begin to rise."
Mutton expects this trend to continue well into the new year.
Quintessential Equity chief executive Shane Quinn says there is scope for further growth in 2017.
"Assets have traded at capitalisation rates that are attractive for both sellers and buyers alike, and as long as this relative equilibrium continues, it will be an attractive market to do business in," he says.
"The city is increasingly attractive as an investment destination through more international flights and the forthcoming light rail system."
Hot spots
Burgess Rawson managing director Guy Randell says there is a lot to be confident about in Gungahlin, and has a prediction on urban infill.
"Gungahlin is still experiencing strong growth and further mixed use, multi-unit developments will bring balance to the town centre to support the commercial offerings," he says.
"I also predict there's going to be a big increase in the adaptive reuse of inner city sites triggered by the lack of commercial land opportunities."
Randell says hot spots will include Kingston, the city centre and Woden.
What this means for you Declining vacancy rates will be welcomed by landlords, however commercial tenants can expect to see rising rents in 2017.


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Freshman Composition; Intermediate or Advanced Composition.
This essay reader provides in-depth introductions to fifteen of this century's most distinctive writers of nonfiction prose in the English language. The collection is arranged chronologically–from Virginia Woolf to Barry Lopez–and includes authors from the United States and Great Britain. A final section of essays offers a single selection by each of ten outstanding writers from around the world.


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Of all the bad news for Sen. John Kerry (search) in recent days, perhaps nothing stung quite as much as this: He's trailing President Bush in Ohio.
The Buckeye state and Florida are Kerry's two biggest and best opportunities for overcoming the Republican incumbent's advantages in the drive to 270 electoral votes. Since Bush took office, nearly 230,000 jobs have been lost and the unemployment rate has risen from 3.9 percent to 5.9 percent in Ohio — ripe targets for a challenger.
But the state has been trending Republican — and no GOP candidate has won the presidency without it — because of the conservative nature of Democrats and independents in rural Ohio and in the state's booming exurbs. Social issues such as gun control and gay rights cut against Democratic candidates.
Democrat Al Gore (search) lost the state by 3.6 percentage points in 2000 after deciding late in the fall to shift money and staff from Ohio to Florida, where the race was eventually decided. Hedging his bets, Kerry plans to spend $18.9 million in television commercials in those two states this fall, 37 percent of his $50 million investment in 14 battleground states.
But he plans to spend twice as much in Florida, $12.3 million, as in Ohio, $6.6 million. Advisers say that is not a signal of the campaign's priorities, only a reflection of the fact that Florida's advertising costs are more expensive. Just as many ads are targeting persuadable voters in Florida as in Ohio, they say.
By the Numbers:
20 — Electoral votes in Ohio
229,600 — How many fewer Ohioans are working now than when Bush took office
2 — Number of times Ohio has disagreed with the national vote in presidential elections since 1900.
2 (again) — Hall of Fame museums, for pro football in Canton and rock 'n' roll in Cleveland.
"If we're going to win Ohio, we're going to have to find voters who are willing to change or who haven't voted before." — Jennifer Palmieri, Kerry campaign spokesman.
"I think he needs to stay on message and leave his opponent alone to stay on his message." — Bush supporter Bill Hill, a salesman, when asked what the president had to do to win undecided voters. "Ohio's going to lean just enough toward the more conservative message and he's going to be able to close the deal."
"One of our officers had to go over to Iraq twice. He said it was called Operation Iraqi Freedom and we did that. Now we're dumping money over there for people who don't really want us. It really opened my eyes." — Bluffton police dispatcher Deb Weihrauch, a 30-year Republican who switched parties and says she is voting for Kerry.
"Every day we're averaging about 100 e-mails from people. About five of those 100 are pretty rough e-mails to me, calling me a turncoat." — Tom Terez of Upper Arlington, operator of a Web site called www.anotherrepublicanforkerry.com.
Bush's great-grandfather, Samuel Bush, ran Buckeye Steel Castings in Columbus from 1905 to 1927. The company filed for bankruptcy reorganization in 2002 and re-emerged as Columbus Steel Castings.
What to Watch on Election Night:
Watch the battleground counties around cities like Columbus, Dayton, Springfield and Canton.
If an amendment to the Ohio Constitution that would prohibit gay marriage gets on the ballot, it could increase conservative turnout and help Bush, who supports such a ban in the U.S. Constitution.
Democrats have protested Ralph Nader's attempt to get on the Ohio ballot, saying too many of the 15,000 signatures submitted are invalid. He needs 5,000 to qualify.
In Ohio Four Years Ago:
Bush won by 3.6 percent, a victory built in large majorities near Cincinnati and in rural Ohio. Gore won most of the big cities, including the Cleveland area by 165,000 votes. Tradition has it that if a Democrat is to win the state, the Cleveland victory must be by at least 125,000 votes, but the 2000 experience is changing that assumption. Exit polling showed Bush prevailed among independent voters, and while 44 percent of the voters overall thought Bush didn't have the knowledge to be an effective president, 10 percent of those voted for him anyway.


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A Faculty Development Exercise in Clinical Teaching. Eugene C. Corbett, Jr., MD Subha Ramani, MMEd Elizabeth G. Armstrong, EdD . Clinical Teaching. Teaching that enables a learner's clinical performance development, in the care of the patient. experiencing.
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Teaching that enables a learner's
clinical performance development,
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1Identify problems from real life experience
Just Do It!
8Present a goal and discuss next steps
Activate Prior Knowledge
7Make clear the relevance for practice and encourage commitment to change
2Understand the problems and differences,brainstorm
6Select a solutionGive opportunity for personal practical application, e.g. simulators
3Select a specific problem, present data
What New
Try It Out
5Evaluate consequences of solutions
4Consider alternative solutions
What next?
How does it work?
Create a clinical teaching scenario
Try it out
Reflect upon it
Vignette Creation, Practice & Feedback
Design a clinical teaching scenario role play
Within individual group X or Y
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2 Teaching, Observation and Debriefs
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Large Group Discussion
Reflections on clinical teaching, faculty development methods, and implications for teacher beliefs and practice
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As the clinical teacher, you are about to visit with a patient in the outpatient setting who has come in to discuss their care pertaining to a new diagnosis of cancer. You are working with a third year clerkship student and a pgy2 resident.
As the clinical teacher, you are about to visit at the bedside with a patient admitted for congestive heart failure. This creates the opportunity to work with your clerkship student, an intern and a pgy3 resident on their physical examination of a patient with mitral valve disease.
Professionalism (many dimensions)
Patient engagement & communication skill
Scientific knowledge and method
Clinical history-taking
Mental & physical examination
Clinical testing & imaging (select, justify, interpret)
Basic clinical procedures
Information management (present, record, search, critique)
Diagnosis (differential diagnosis, patient problem lists)
Intervention (prevention, treat, palliate)
Prognosis (anticipate and plan for the future)
Placing care in practical context (personal, family, ethnic, economic, health system…)
Recommendations for Clinical Skills Curricula, AAMC, 2005, 2008
Clinical expertise
Learner levels & needs
The Patient
Clinical circumstances (setting, time)
Clinical focus
Curriculum perspective
Learner evaluation & feedback
Experiential learning theory
Teacher self-efficacy
Just Do It!
Discuss scenario Identify problems
Activate Prior Knowledge
Do role-play Debrief Discuss next steps
Evaluate consequences
Get ready for role-play
Consider solutions
Try It Out
What do the Observers Track? target goals
"Who's Talking?"
"Can they Analyze? Can they Present?"
The Group
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"Who's Driving the Learning?"


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Christmas Services
This Christmas, St Andrew's Church in Oxshott warmly invites you to join us for worship in our newly re-ordered church.
This is the time of year when families get together to celebrate the joy of this special day. So why not join our church family to celebrate with carols the birth of Jesus?
The message of Christmas warms hearts all over the world. At Christmas time we come together to pray for the peace of the world and for Christ's love to spread across our whole community.
We believe that the joy of Christmas is open to everyone, so join the celebrations at one of our services.
Christmas Celebrations
Sunday 21 December
6pm Festival of Carols by Candlelight
a traditional service of nine lessons and carols
Tuesday 23 December
4pm 'The Christmas Lamb'
a musical play by the Junior Singers
Christmas Eve
Wednesday 24 December
4pm Crib Service
the retelling of the Nativity story for children
11pm Midnight Candlelit Communion
Christmas Day
Thursday 25 December
8am Holy Communion
10am Christmas Family Communion
Sunday 28 December
8am Service of the Word
10am Parish Communion
New Year
Sunday 4 January
8am Holy Communion
10am Christingle
Christingles will be distributed to remind us of the 'Christ-light'
And in the New Year…
- our regular services re-start on 11 January
- our Alpha Course starts on 26 January


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The crystal blue waters of the Caribbean signify the glorious visions of God's beautiful nature that he has given us. The gorgeous white sandy beaches, blues, aquas and royal blue water is a gorgeous site and signifies all the rest of the nature around. Such as the lovely green palm trees and gorgeous red and yellow flowers that bloom almost year round.
The gorgeous waters also show us the bright blue skies, flowers, sandy beaches, little tiki huts, palm trees, dirt roads, cruise liners in the harbor and all the breath-taking visions around us. We nature lovers seem to vast in the glory in our own backyard but when we get to experience a cruise there is nothing like it, seeing flowers glory in their blooms as we may not get to experience any other time because our weather isn't just right and they don't bloom in our location. There are many things to experience on a cruise and we don't always seem to think so when we go on one, all we invision is the food buffets, entertainment, gorgeous places but we also get to experience all of the beautiful plants and trees as well.


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FPD promotes Frandsen to sergeant
November 7, 2013
No one ever said becoming a police officer was an easy job, and John Frandsen knows first hand of the hardships that follow with the career.
Frandsen has 13 years of being a full-time police officer under his belt and an additional two years as a reserve. In 15 years, he has earned an abundance of experience and memories.
That experience rewarded Frandsen as he was recently promoted to sergeant.
Kevin Gehman, Fallon chief of police, had nothing but encouraging words when speaking about Frandsen and his promotion to sergeant.
"Frandsen will bring in an enormous amount of community knowledge and experience to fill the role of sergeant," said Gehman. "He has always been an informal leader in the department and the transition from lieutenant to sergeant will be very easy for him."
Since joining the Fallon Police Department in 2000, Frandsen has held several positions within the department. He started out in the patrol and worked there for two months and shortly afterward, he became a school resource officer for more than two years. Frandsen returned to the patrol for several years and then moved to a detective position for almost six years. He has since been in patrol since 2010.
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Frandsen said much has happened to get him to point to where he is today. He never had the mindset to become a policeman when he was younger or even after he graduated high school.
"I joined the reserves just for the volunteer opportunity," said Frandsen. "I didn't see myself having a career as a police officer but after two years on the reserves I decided to turn it in to something more."
Frandsen said it wasn't an easy process joining the reserves. There were several "hiccups" along the way, and it took him more than a year before he was accepted to the reserves.
"The first time I applied, I got called to do the testing but was unable to because I was in Montana handling my dads' affairs after he passed away," said Frandsen. "So I applied again but unfortunately due to miscommunicationbetween my wife and me, I ended up being late for the test because I had the wrong location.
"Then finally I applied a third time and took the test and passed. I became a reserve police officer for the city of Fallon in 1998."
Several positions opened while Frandsen was in the reserves, but he was not considered for any of the positions because he did not have the proper certification. One of the lieutenants at the time recommended Frandsen attend the POST (Peace Officer Standards and Training) in Carson City to receive the qualifications needed to be considered for positions.
"So that's what I did," Frandsen said. "Unfortunately, the department wasn't able to pay for me to go to the academy, so I got them to sponsor me and I paid for myself to go through the course."
Frandsen quit his job and went to POST in August 1999. He said he graduated at the top of his class in academics and was now a certified police officer.
"It was a risky move quitting my job and spending my money to put myself through the academy in hopes that I would get hired once I graduated," Frandsen said. "Luckily, it was a move that paid off,.".
Once Frandsen graduated, he wasn't blessed with the best of luck finding a job. He said he was passed on an open position that was taken by a fellow officer who was already in the department. With no job openings, he decided to look outside of the Fallon Police Department until the department created a part-time position for him. Shortly thereafter, a full-time position opened, and he accepted the move in November 2000.
The hours of training have benefited Frandsen over the years.
"I've been through several thousand hours of training," he said. "I believe I've amassed over 2,300 hours."
Frandsen said the training and testing have been extensive. He has trained and been tested in several different areas of the police department from academics to physical fitness and psychological evaluations and to common patrol calls to homicide investigations.
"The training and regulations are always evolving," he said. "Laws are always evolving and new laws are coming in to play constantly, so it's a continuing education process for everyone. We have to keep up with all of the new laws and changing policies."
Frandsen said being a Fallon police officer has been a great learning experience. With the department being small, it has allowed him the opportunity to experience and become good at different positions.
"I have become a better and well-rounded officer because of that and I enjoy the work that I do," he said. "I feel satisfied when I'm able to help or assist somebody and handle the situation properly because of my training."
Frandsen said he enjoys his job and the positive feed back that comes along with it. There are times when parts of the job are hard, but at the end of the day, Frandsen said he knows he's doing his job right.
"The fact of the matter is we as police officers perform a thankless job, and we don't get to interact a lot of times with the positive side of our community," Frandsen said.
Regardless of the spirits of others who don't find fondness in his occupation, Frandsen still takes pride in his career path and doesn't regret it one bit.
"I get a sense of accomplishment when I'm able to get positive feed back from someone when I have helped them," he added.
As far as his future plans, Frandsen would like to serve 20 years with the department and perhaps retire to Montana.
"Depending on what is happening at that state and time in my professional and personal life, I will consider possibly retirement at 20 years … or maybe not," he said.
Frandsen has been supported in his endeavors by his wife of 24 years, Kyra, and his children. They met and married in Great Falls, Mont. Frandsen said Kyra joined the military when they were engaged and shortly afterward, they started living the military life.
The Navy brought them to California for a short tour and then to Japan for a back-to-back tour. While in Japan, Frandsen and Kyra had two children, Shelby and Sarah. Kyra's job brought them to Fallon in 1997 and in 2000 they had their third child, John Michael.


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"There must be a solution to illegal immigration," Cassidy, a 2014 Senate candidate said Monday in a statement. "The solution must begin with securing borders. As now written, the Senate bill does not secure the border and effectively creates a pathway to amnesty. With this in mind, I cannot support the Senate bill in its current form. I anticipate the House putting forward a workable alternative."
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Anger. Hate. Greed. Envy. Malice. The world seems to be so full of it today doesn't it? You can't turn on the tv or hop on facebook without being bombarded with these messages. And in a time where negativity and cynicism seem to reign supreme, where can we find the light? Where can we look to find love and joy amid the turmoil?
When pondering this, I realized how many sources I turn to find that joy and relief. And it's amazing how many sources of light and beauty abound in this world and I don't know about you but that's a huge sigh of relief for me 🙂 I'll briefly talk about my spouse, my family and my friends, my faith, role models and service.
My Spouse
I don't know how I got so lucky with the husband I have. He is so amazing and endlessly supportive. His patience is unreal. I'm a person who has multiple interests and one of the major ones is crafting. I ALWAYS seem to have a project (or 20) I'm working on all at once. He never seems to lose patience with me. I've rarely met someone to match his level of compassion.
And all of this really is what makes him one of the main sources of light in my life. He's got me through some of my darkest moments, and I'm not one to let despair and the world's troubles get me down.
My husband's strength seems to have no limit and that has been a huge source of comfort and peace. He's always encouraging me and we seem to keep each other in check as far as remembering where all of our blessings come from. We help each other remember to always express gratitude to God for everything.
So yeah, I couldn't imagine my life without him and his wonderful light.
My Family
You know, even with the dysfunctions and trials every family seems to have, mine included, I wouldn't be where I am in life if it wasn't for my family being who they are. Yes, we have our problems, but I wouldn't trade them for anything.
Being the oldest sibling, I kind of (perhaps forcefully at times) took upon myself the role of being the example in everything. And quite frankly, that's an enormous amount of pressure. Hoping you're setting a good example in how you treat your family, the people around you. How you approach your education. How you deal with the work force. How you handle adulthood. And yes, how you live your faith.
So, yes, my family is a source of light in my life. They've long been part of my drive to stay true to who I am, my standards I live, the choices I make, how I tackle the problems the world likes to throw my way. They were pretty much my only friends for years, as I was shunned and bullied the first several years of my school life. I love them dearly.
My Friends
Ah, friends 🙂 Where would we be without at least one friend eh? I have the most amazing friends anyone could ask for (I'm sure each of you feels the same about yours, which is good, that's the kind of friend we all need). And my circle of friends are a unique variety, they each definitely have their own personality and livelihood.
Those unique things are what make them so wonderful. I don't think I could handle being around a group of people that each person thought the exact same way and you couldn't really tell the difference between any of them.
Of course I have my closest friends, and one who I truly consider my absolute best. Without her, I wouldn't like life quite so much. She and I seem to have this knack for taking turns building each other up whenever life throws a wrench at us. Every one of my friends, regardless of their own struggles, bring some bit of light into my life. They each in their own way, remind me of the blessings I have when some moments I just feel completely bogged by turmoil.
So seriously, if you don't feel you have one good friend or a handful of people you can count on, just think of all the people you talk to. Chances are, one or two of them are more trustworthy than you think. Find the ones you can rely on. Find the ones who bring out the best in you. The ones who help you see light when life wants to throw darkness at you.
My Faith
I am LDS. Or Mormon. I prefer the term LDS as that is actually an acronym from the name of my church. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Yes, my faith is definitely the main source of light in my life. Without it, I would've ended up on a very dark and dangerous path years ago. When pretty much all of my peers from the start, I mean I'm talking kindergarten, decided I wasn't worth the pleasure of their friendship, it was misery from there on out.
I was bullied, it was hard. Very hard. The few people who would give me two kind words were either teachers or random kids, never any real connections with anyone. So, I turned to my scriptures and prayer. Thank goodness for God and my Savior.
My scriptures are my favorite books on this planet (and considering I'm an avid reader, that's saying something, Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter for the win!). So many verses spoke to my very soul and helped me know there was someone there going through my trials with me. I can't thank my God and my Savior enough for getting me through school.
Don't get me wrong, I didn't go through the entirety of my school years friendless. It was just the first several years but it was still an awful trial. But I can honestly say that those trials made me that much more grateful for the good things I had in life.
My Role Models
Of course, my first and foremost role models would be my parents. They taught me, by example, how to live a hard working, faith filled life. Even through trials, they showed me how to be resilient and steadfast. I will forever thank them for that.
I can't talk about role models without mentioning my 'other Mom'. I'm sure most if not all of you have one. A wonderful woman in your life who is like a second mother. I have to say I think I have the best one :). For the sake of fairness to all those wonderful women who fill that kind of a role in someone's life, she's the best one for me. I've known her it seems for all my life and she was there when almost no one else was. She was very instrumental in keeping me sane (though she'd say otherwise of herself) and I love her forever.
How many of you have friends who are role models? Or are you kind of considered the role model? I feel like I fall into both groups. It never ceases to amaze me how many people I know (especially the older ones) who come to me for advice or a much needed vent. I always express this to my husband and he, in his ever kind, loving way, explains that I just exude trustworthiness. I tell him all I want to do is help people. I know what it feels like to not have many to trust and I don't want others feeling that way if I can help it.
And of course, yes there are those in prominent positions, be it on the big screen of entertainment or positions of authority that many consider role models.
When discovering who your role models are, ponder these things. Do they help you see the good in yourself? Do they encourage you to make good choices? And I think most importantly, do they love you unconditionally and always seem to want to help you become better and better each time they see you?
Just as it's important to recognize who your role models are, ponder who you could be a role model to. Look at your life and see what you do or have that could help someone. Which brings me to my final point.
Serving someone else really helps me to put my own problems in perspective and it just plain and simply feels awesome to make another person's life just a little bit easier. I feel like every day there are moments when I just want to throw a brick or something at my problems and scream at them to go away. But that all melts when I focus on someone else and see how I can be helpful.
And that's what service does, it takes you outside of yourself, which quite frankly we all need to do that sometimes. It brings you into another person's shoes, you can help them and you might learn something about yourself in the process.
When you lose yourself in serving, as least in my case, I find life isn't necessarily easier, but it's easier to handle. I can think clearly again, I can see the light again so to speak, and I can decide how to approach the trial. And in a better way.
Service often brings a solution to mind that I had not previously seen. And I just really enjoy the person's reaction when they don't have to handle their problem all alone. It's so nice and gratifying to see that you are bringing light to them. And in turn, it brings light to you.
I could go on and on about these for hours and probably come up with many more things that might seem odd to be a source of light or comfort but I'll leave you with these to ponder. I invite you to take a few minutes and just think, what are the sources of light in your life? And are you possibly the source of light for someone else?


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