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How has Upwork created and maintained a complex public API (application programming interface) infrastructure that provides data and services to a number of partners, search engines, third-party applications, and even organizations like Oxford and MIT?
In this article from Upwork Engineering, written by product architect and software engineer Maksym Novozhylov, hear firsthand how this endeavor has not only solidified Upwork's reputation for top-notch engineering but also turned our data and resources into valuable assets we can safely and reliably share with the world.
Read on to learn about some common issues the Upwork Engineering team encounters while supporting the platform's API infrastructure and some of the potential problems faced in light of the platform's recent modernization.
From static to dynamic
Back in early 2008, when Upwork was formerly oDesk, the site was only static pages—there was no dynamic interactivity made possible by technology like AJAX calls. At that time, the engineering team decided we were ready to experiment and start applying new technologies.
Our first API was developed as an experimental project designed to support AJAX calls for internal use. To build the back-end support for the new WorkDiary and Message Center, a couple of engineers embarked on the big re-construction, paying close attention to best practices for RESTful applications.
Common issues faced
Nowadays, that API is one of the core resources used by the Upwork site, Time Tracker, numerous third-party tools, and client applications. All of these require stable and robust API services with clear, complete and up-to-date documentation. Therefore, we are persistently modernizing it. Some of the issues we deal with in this renewal process include:
- Synchronizing changes between teams
- Sharing the internal API with third-party tools for integration
- Monitoring security of the API
- Modernizing the API without breaking backwards compatibility
- Keeping documentation up to date for users despite having tons of changes
Let's dig a little deeper into the details of each of these issues.
Syncing changes between teams
To organize what assets are shared with whom, we divided our API into three versions:
- Public API: The open resources and Upwork services described in the Upwork API Documentation that can be accessed by third-party tools and integrated into client processes. A note on this: Upwork also uses some of these assets internally, for historical reasons.
- Restricted API (a.k.a the corporate API): These are resources limited to internal use by Upwork services.
- Enterprise API: A new set of public resources that provide extended functionality and integrations to Upwork's enterprise clients, which at the time of this article is still under development.
Sharing the API and prepping third-party users for changes
All together, that can add up to hundreds of APIs developed by different organizations accessing Upwork's API. While the corporate API can be easily updated at any time according to the needs of the company, when it comes to the public APIs, the process gets a bit more complicated.
Because you never want to break someone else's API or cause any downtime for their services, here are some rules we follow to make changes to the public API happen as quickly and smoothly as possible.
- If we need to deprecate or modify any API, we analyze the traffic using access logs for N days/weeks using the powerful Kibana interface. This allows us to quickly find all active consumers of the API and contact them directly about the changes.
- We announce any changes before they happen. This gives API consumers some lead time to prepare their software for the upcoming changes.
- We prepare new versions of public libraries for seven different programming languages.
- We use as many integration tests as possible to cover API responses.
- We release a day later than announced, to stay on the safe side. This is another insurance policy against breaking a client's software. In other words, we try to stay on the safe side and estimate all possible consequences that a change may cause then give clients plenty of time to prepare.
Monitoring API security
When you're sharing something with the world, beware: There's always going to be someone out there who will play with your tool, experiment with it, and/or try to hack it. With that in mind, we always apply the strongest security policies to our API infrastructure to protect our assets. There is an external team we work with who is specialized in security, and any reports submitted regarding possible security issues are sent to us following the CWE Dictionary and given the highest priority in our JIRA task management software.
Looking forward: Modernizing with less risk
If you missed our two previous engineering articles, "Upwork Modernization: An Overview" and "Modernizing Upwork with Micro Frontends", definitely take a look to get up to speed on what we've been up to with modernizing our platform. As far as the APIs go, we are in the active phase of the modernization, as well. You can see some of what we have achieved by visiting the new API Center, based on the modernized micro-frontend architecture.
For the grouping of APIs for the next iteration of the platform, we created a from-scratch Agora service called "API Gateway"* that allows us to quickly solve the following tasks:
- Load balancing
- Throttling
- Logging and metrics
- User authentication and authorization
- Resource access control
- Rate limiting
- Service discovery and routing
- Availability and scalability
In the following diagram, you can really see the benefits of the flexibility we've achieved after migrating from the legacy software to the new, modernized infrastructure.
Our "API Gateway" Agora service is a large and complex topic in its own that probably deserves a separate article—stay tuned!
*"API Gateway" is an Agora service that is deployed like any other Agora service. It has different addresses that can be found in Eureka. This is why we need a separate "proxy" layer with a static DNS name, Prana.
Sanitization helps make complex documentation easier
When you have so many API resources like Upwork does, many of which are shared with other organizations who don't have visibility into all of the technical details of your infrastructure, you have to be sure you're giving them clear and precise documentation. That documentation should describe the many parameters of your API and the meaning of each returned field.
Collecting the changes and keeping them up-to-date is a real challenge unless you have a good solution for this.
After struggling with this problem for awhile, we decided that we didn't need a person or even a team to update the documentation manually—it could be automated. Any changes developers make to the API could be automatically published in the documentation. To automate this process we did the following:
- We created a carcass using Sphinx, which contains the static API information.
- We added pre-build output filters that are encapsulated in the documentation within the build step.
- We created an endpoint that communicates with Sphinx using JSON, bringing in the latest changes to the documentation. We actually took the Swagger format and adapted JSON to our specific needs.
Below is an example a JSON file for a public Authenticated User API.
"apis": [
"path": "/api/auth/v1/info.{format}",
"operations": [
"method": "GET",
"summary": "Get authenticated user info.",
"notes": "This API call returns detailed information about the currently authenticated user.",
"nickname": "get-auth-user-info",
"scope": "Access your basic info",
"parameters": [
"name": "format",
"description": "Response format.",
"defaultValue": "xml",
"enum": ["json", "xml"],
"required": false,
"type": "string",
"paramType": "path"
"responseMessages": [
"code": 403,
"message": "Forbidden"
While JSON files describe the API and its parameters, output filters do a couple of other jobs:
- They control what we expose externally, limited only to whitelisted fields. These filters are big arrays and it would be very stressful on the system to apply them on the fly. Thus, specific software translates them into the native programming language and encapsulates them into the code using a closure technique.
- Other software analyzes the filters and collects the list of unique fields, while respecting their place in the structure (we use a dot symbol to mark levels, e.g. "milestones.id" means that "milestone" contains "id"). Then, they transform the filters into the list of "Possible output fields" (a section with the same name is available in the documentation for an API resource).
Needless to say, Upwork has a huge infrastructure and any poorly planned change can cause major stress to the system. On the other hand, to succeed we need to be constantly and persistently moving toward new and better goals. To accomplish this while minimizing risk, we've worked to provide a tool for integrating with the system that doubles the responsibility. At Upwork, we do our best to provide robust and modern software to consumers, and we are excited to change the way the world works!
The post How Upwork Effectively Manages A Complex API Infrastructure appeared first on Upwork Blog.


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Time for annual Christmas letter
December 17, 2004
DEAR FAMILY: Well, it's Christmas time and the end of the year time, and so, obviously, it's also time for the Annual Family Letter, which we send to everyone we know and who probably could care less about what we did as a family this year, but we're gonna tell you anyway, because it's important to us.
Anyway, as you probably know, Cousin Snicker was released this year, and so he came home to stay with us in the extra room out over the garage.
However, he was only able to stay for a few days when the police came by again and took him away. This time, they said he could be away 10-15 years with good behavior. That means the garage room is open again for any of you who want to stop by. You might have to clean it up a little, but Snicker left stuff behind that you can probably sell if the buyers aren't interested in having serial numbers on the merchandise.
This was another election year, and Uncle Buddy ran for President again, and he got more votes this year, if that's possible. We think it's because of his new Election Platform: "Will the Democrats and Republicans REALLY take care of all your dogs when you're gone?"
Uncle Buddy campaigned on three important issues:
1. The right to keep as many old tires in your yard as you want. The city has no business telling you that tires are bad things
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2. The right to turn your car stereo up really loud even though some odd people may claim it annoys them
3. The right to drink beer on a motorcycle
Anyway, as you know, the election didn't go as we'd hoped. We can't imagine why Uncle Buddy lost again.
Some of you might want to know about our family vacation! We packed up all the camping gear and went down to the La Junta Town Dump, where we had a heckuva time.
In the mornings, we shot rats, then sent the kids out to find good stuff in the dump in the afternoons, and each evening we sat around the Dumpster fire and sang junkyard songs.
Next year, we've got our eye on a toxic landfill, but we need to get our reservations in early.
Most of the family has recovered from the infection. Aunt Elvis lost a couple of toes, and Jackie Boy kinda tilts his head to the side now and walks in circles, but other than that, things are pretty good. The health department said they'll be able to remove the quarantine from our house in a couple of weeks.
Well, that's about all for now. Let us know when you can come visit, so maybe Grunk can get his parole ankle bracelet removed for a couple of hours and we can all go to the snake races.
Happy Holidays!
Your favorite cousins
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With so many college students falling to mental illness, sexual assault, poor physical health or STDs, ASUN is holding 10 Days Of Health to promote overall wellness.
From April 2 to April 13, ASUN will be holding 10 events with focuses on mental, physical and sexual health. The events aim to raise awareness about various aspects of health.
The 10 Days of Health are "10 days dedicated to one of our most important assets: our health!" ASUN wrote on Twitter. "Events will be focused on multiple categories, including mental, emotional, physical, and sexual health."
"This campaign is something this campus really needs," student Sarah Kimrey said. "We always talk about the physical aspects of health, but the fact that this campaign puts a strong focus on sexual and mental health as well is extremely necessary."
To kick off the campaign, ASUN provided free healthy alternatives to some of our favorite meals at the Good For You BBQ, such as chicken burgers and fresh fruit.
Another event to promote physical wellness is Pack Bounces Back on April 10 in front of the Knowledge Center at 11 a.m. Students are encouraged to come bounce in inflatables to get some exercise.
Mental health is a major portion of ASUN's campaign. According to the National Alliance of Mental Illness, one in four college students has a diagnosable mental illness.
On April 2, ASUN hosted former NHL player Clint Malarchuk to speak about his battle with suicide attempts.
According to ASUN, playing with puppies and practicing yoga are both ways to de-stress and care for your mental health. To promote mental health awareness, students are invited to do yoga with puppies at Puppy Yoga in the KC Rotunda from 11-1 on April 11.
Along with mental health awareness, ASUN aimed to help break stigmas surrounding mental illnesses. To do so, ASUN held Stop The Stigma on Monday, April 9, in front of the Joe. Tabling took place to address the topics of drug, alcohol and gambling addiction and break the stigma surrounding these topics that are commonly seen as taboo.
10 Days of Health falls at an appropriate time as a portion of the events surround sexual health, and April has been named National Sexual Assault Awareness Month. According to a study by the Department of Justice, as many as one in four college women are victims of sexual assault.
To increase awareness, ASUN held It's On Us on April 3. Tabling in front of the Joe was to help decrease the stigma around sexual assault.
In addition to bringing awareness to sexual assault, ASUN held multiple events to promote sexual health and safety. Meet The Sex-Perts on April 4 allowed students to discuss various topics regarding sexual health with therapists and professionals.
Let's Talk About Safe Sex on April 5 provided free HIV testing to students to be proactive about safe sex. A conversation was also held to give students information on how to practice safe sex.
ASUN's goal was to increase overall health and awareness within the university campus and community. To accomplish this, students were encouraged to post on social media with the hashtag #10DaysOfHealth for Spread the Vibes on April 6.
For a healthier community, students are invited to make cards for sick children in the Reno community at Cards For Kids on April 11 in the KC lobby. According to ASUN, this is to raise the spirits of sick children in the community and increase the overall health in Reno.
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Dived into the opportunity to show some of the lifedrawings made in 2017. It was a great show with some fab takes on the male and female nude. A handful of my fellow Candid Arts trust lifedrawing regulars were showing to which made for a fantastic view into what goes on in my favourite shared studio.
The four pieces entered were from various lifedrawing session across London and demonstrate a developmental period of my practice were I transitioned from using oil pastels into using acrylic paint as a medium. Although still investigating light and form I decided to focus on natural tones at this time.
This was one of my final 40 min oil pastel pieces (made – Tim Allbrights lifedrawing in Aldgate) in 2017 and marked a hard stop in my oil pastel practice, which has continued to this day (Jan – 2019). At this point I felt I was capturing light and a perceived movement in a still form quite well. My lust to use brush and paint was too strong by this point but now I feel there may be a need to return to this one day.
Intended an hour at The Royal Drawing School life-drawing dropin. I had no idea I would be fortunate enough to get a chance for a 2 hour pose. I spent a bit of the time faffing around looking for an angle and drew some quick sketches so that my eye could find the best place. This was great , I'm finally using things that have been taught me and using them as parts of my whole approach. I put to paper, two quick 1 min charcoals from very different angels and then settled on this foreshortened pose
New to paint I went much slower but that was also a fault of knowing how long I had. The tutor was quick to inform people present that they should still approach the pose with the same fury they do on longer poses (so there's a lesson for me)
I was struggling profoundly with colour these days but Adrian Duttons classes were starting to. One thing I felt about this exercise is that I still have a long way to go concerning palette control. The piece still resembles my drawing style. Thinking back now it might be nice to return to this.
'As cold as the snow outside' – acrylic on paper. I went to the Royal Drawing School in Shoreditch again. The weather was absolutely brutal for that time of year, so cold and it was snowing with a bitter wind.
The lighting above the was so bright, provided by a florescent tube and the cold light from a sky light. The model herself, as a result, almost shone, in contrast to the red of the sofa. Such was the cold light on the models flesh that I almost painted her blue and had to make a few dabs of paint for the sofa to understand the contrast. After an hour I hadn't even got the sofa in and the pose was over


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In the spirit of our recent thoughts about what it would be like to travel full time, we'd like to introduce a fun company we ran across: Tinker Tin Trailer Co. These guys have some seriously cool retro trailers that you can rent out for special occasions or a weekend adventure. Either way, their brand just feels like a warm, fuzzy polaroid picture that you'll look back on and have grand memories.
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Good moms get all their kids' school supplies weeks before school starts so that they can send everything in on the first day.
Great moms drive to Walgreens at 9pm the night before the first day of school when they realize that they bought folders WITH prongs instead of folders WITHOUT prongs, so that they can send the right school supplies on the first day.
At least, that's how I see it.
PS. I bought myself some Zotz while I was there, scrounging to find the last yellow folder, so I'm all good.
Monday, August 22, 2011
I'm such an awesome mom
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I got the wrong kind on purpose, to prove from the outset I am an undependable wild card. Hopefully, they will keep this in mind when asking donations for that bake sale.ReplyDelete
Good job on the Zotz. I love quirky candy.ReplyDelete
Smart move. I'm too straight-laced to pull it off. And Zotz are the ultimate bomb!ReplyDelete
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The modern era of rugby has seen the development of the size of players, with there now being a major emphasis on players size in order to cope with the physical demands of the game. But have the technical abilities of players been neglected whilst building them into the required size to play the game?
Over the past ten years, rugby has developed and evolved significantly: the game in now being played at a faster pace, and there is a considerably greater physical intensity to each match, even down at grassroots level. As a result, players have also had to adapt to the ever-changing game around them, although there has been a greater development of the physical aspects of players, over their technical and basic skills. If you look at any forward pack in any international or club side, you will predominantly see eight extremely strong men, most of them weighing over 15 stone. Gone has the day where coaches would pick players purely on the technical aspects that they bring to a side, whereas now there is a balance between the skills of a player and the size and physicality of a player.
Let's take a look at the Lions pack which started the final test against Australia in Sydney: the combined weight of the pack reached 875kg, with the average weight of each player 110kg. When the Lions collide with an Australian pack with a similar weight, this generates extreme pressure upon impact, and puts great physical strain on the players. This is why they have had to increase their physical size: to adapt to the physical pressures that rugby puts on the bodies of the players.
However, rugby is not totally dominated by gigantic players. Let's look at two examples: the first is Will Genia of the Queensland Reds and Australia. Regarded by many as the greatest scrum-half to ever play the game, he is one of the best players in the world, if not the best. Standing at 5ft 8", he has without doubt the greatest tactical mind in the modern game, and he frequently dominates games, by being able to dictate the pace at which the game is played at. This was portrayed when he proved instrumental in setting up Israel Folau's first try in Brisbane, when he swerved in and out defenders considerably bigger than him, showing that size doesn't matter when it comes to raw talent.
The second player who epitomises this is Christian Wade of London Wasps. Like Genia, he also stands at 5ft 8", but has the ability to terrorise defences with two aspects: his scorching pace but more prominently, his incredible side-step which splits defences in half. This was seen this season, when he scored 18 tries in 26 appearances for Wasps in all competitions, which was well rewarded with a call up to tour Argentina with England, and the British Lions tour to Australia. His ability to tear apart defences was seen in the Amlin Challenge Cup Quarter-Final against Leinster, when he took the play in a static position, slid past three Leinster tacklers then rounded Rob Kearney with electric speed to finish off a superb individual try. This individual again highlights how size can be ripped apart by raw speed and talent.
On the other hand, size does play a critical factor in the modern game of rugby, and many players are branded with the tag of 'enforcer' – a player who is designed to bring extreme physicality into the game, primarily in the loose and at the set piece. The enforcer is usually found in the second row and is paired with an athletic partner, usually an expert at the set piece. Examples of players who have the 'enforcer' tag on them are Alun-Wyn Jones, Courtney Lawes, Kane Douglas and Sam Whitelock: all these players are prime physical specimens, and bring physicality to every game they play in. This sort of size is not just limited to the forwards though, as back lines have also grown in stature as well. This is particularly evident on the wing, where wingers have evolved from small guys with electric feet side stepping around hopeless defenders, into giant marauders who are brought off their wings and into the game on the inside shoulders of their fly halfs, and are capable of battering their way through defences to reach the holy grail of the try line.
Characters such as George North, Alex Cuthbert, Julian Savea and Israel Folau typify the type of player the modern game demands: a player with an all round skill set, along with raw pace and bruising power. However, they seem to have become frequent across every side, as once a new child superstar is unearthed, another is soon discovered, except this one is faster, stronger and bigger than its predecessor.
Let's look at the North/Cuthbert example: George North announced his arrival into International rugby in his debut against South Africa in 2010,where he crashed over for two tries against the reigning world champions and soon became an ever-present for a talented Wales side, winning the 6 Nations three times in the last four years. And then came Alex Cuthbert, who arrived even taller than North! He too has made his mark on International rugby, capping off a great year for him with two tries in the Grand Slam decider against England, and then scored a decisive try for the British Lions in the first test, after taking a gorgeous line and then waltzing through four Australian defenders. So, when will Wales reveal their next gigantic winger?
If current trends continue, then the modern game could potentially become overpopulated with monstrous players who disregard basic skill and raw talent in the place of sheer power and physicality. But let us not forget those players who don't have the size of others, but rely on tactics and sheer moments of brilliance to tear a game apart, as those are the players who make the game what it is, alongside the power players. I feel that although size and physicality is important, there will always be a place in the game for the next Jason Robinson.


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By: Muncie Downtown Development Partnership—
Muncie, IN—Join us for Moonlight Movies, featuring Beauty and the Beast. (2017)
The movie will take place on July 21st at Canan Commons, and is sponsored by Wealth Strategies and produced by Sight and Sound. Family activities will begin at 6pm, and the movie will begin at 8pm on the new digital screen.
The Directors' Jazz Orchestra from Pendelton, In. will play begining at 7pm. They were formed 17 years ago and have played in numerous venues across Indiana. The organization will bring their Dixieland group to Muncie. They perform regularly for Fountain Square swing dances, at the Jazz Kitchen, school concerts and events, and a top performer in the jazz field each year. Many of the members of the group are Ball State Alumni, there has always been a strong connection to the Muncie Community.
In addition, "Belle" will join us for a meet and greet and photos. Kids are encouraged to costume! Facepainting and other activities will be provided as well.
Canan Commons is located in the 500 block of South Walnut Street near the roundabout. Parking is available on the street or in the new parking garage just to the West of the Courtyard Marriot. Guests are encouraged to bring a blanket or lawn chairs and bug spray. Vendors will be on-site with light snacks.
Moonlight Movies is a weather-permitting event.
Coming up!
August 4th – Wonder Woman
September 8th – Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales with performance by the Muncie Symphony Orchestra


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Over the past several months, Endress+Hauser has received a number of awards that underscore the company's innovative strength. Such abundance serves as a form of recognition and motivation at the same time. Here is an overview of the key accolades.
Global Market Leadership Award
Market analysis and consulting firm Frost & Sullivan recognized Endress+Hauser with the Global Market Leadership Award for electromagnetic flowmeters, of which more than two million are currently deployed around the world. In selecting Endress+Hauser, the jury highlighted the company's focus on customer intimacy and quality management.
Awards for iTHERM TrustSens
Endress+Hauser Wetzer was recognized multiple times for the iTHERM TrustSens thermometer. After earning distinction in France (Mesures, CFIA) and the Czech Republic (Zlatý Amper), the world's first self-calibrating thermometer received two of the industry's most coveted awards. The Hermes Award was presented during the Hannover Fair in the presence of German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The sensor also prevailed against 35 other candidates to win the AMA Innovation Award sponsored by the AMA Association for Sensors and Measurement in Germany. The award, which is bestowed based on a solution's degree of innovation, originality and market relevance, goes directly to the research and development team concerned.
The Red Dot Design Award
The jury of the Red Dot Design Awards was also persuaded by Endress+Hauser's ability to innovate. In the product design category, the Picomag scored both for its functionality and compactness. This internationally recognized seal of quality is given to products that feature superior design.
StarAudit certification for high security standards
Endress+Hauser is the first industrial company to receive StarAudit certification from EuroCloud, an organization that promotes cloud computing. Being thus certified is testimony to the implementation of high security standards in web-based services.
The German Innovation Award
Last but not least, Endress+Hauser was called up to the winner's podium twice during the German Innovation Awards. The Promass Q won the Gold Award, while the Proline 300/500 family walked away with the top spot in the connectivity category. The jury evaluates nominated products based on their degree of innovation, user benefits and cost-effectiveness.


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On December 31, 1986, a mid-afternoon fire at the Dupont Plaza Hotel and Casino in San Juan, Puerto Rico resulted in 97 fatalities and over 140 injuries. The NFPA analysis of the data indicates there were four major factors contributing to the loss of life. Those factors are:
• Lack of automatic sprinklers in the south ballroom (room of origin).
• Rapid fire growth and spread.
• Lack of automatic fire detection systems/ inadequate exits for the casino.
• Vertical opening between the ballroom and the casino levels.
Additional findings are:
• Smoke movement to the high-rise tower by way of vertical penetrations.
• Hotel tower occupants were not aware of a severe fire.
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Ryan Reynolds "Is Taking Performance Art to Another Level" With 'Deadpool 2'
Perhaps no one is more excited for the Wednesday's first footage of Deadpool 2 than the person who started it all.
Comic book creator Rob Liefeld tells Heat Vision he's already watched it "millions of times." Ryan Reynolds plays Deadpool impersonating late painter Bob Ross, wearing a wig to mimic his trademark afro. It's a fascinating balancing act, with the actor playing comics' dirtiest and most hyper hero playing perhaps the public television's most calm artist of all time.
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"He is taking performance art to another level," says Liefeld, who is so amped for the footage that he rushed out this morning buy a 4K copy of Deadpool 2 director David Leitch's previous film, Atomic Blonde.
The teaser included a look at Negasonic Teenage Warhead (Brianna Hildebrand), revealing the character is progressing in her X-Men career (and has more hair) after the 2016 film, when she was trainee to the metal-plated mutant Colossus (Stefan Kapicic).
"She's progressing, as you can see. She is not my trainee anymore," says Kapicic. "She definitely has approached the new level of X-Men as you can see. Even the haircut, all of the characters … the good thing is we have upgraded on so many levels."
Liefeld has created his own artwork (below) inspired by the teaser, and recalls that visiting the set of the film was emotional, as it brought him back to his younger days as a "desperate young artist."
"I was trying to make my way. Spider-Man and Wolverine were not at my disposal. So I threw Cable and Deadpool and Domino into the mix and history rewarded me. So when you are on set and you are seeing these characters in flesh and blood, I'm not going to lie, I was feeling verklempt."
Josh Brolin (Cable) and Zazie Beetz (Domino) are newcomers to the franchise this time around.
The original Deadpool publicity campaign earned a lot of praise, and now things are really kicking into gear for Deadpool 2 following last week's reveal of the Merc with the Mouth on the cover of Good Housekeeping magazine.
"Deadpool is one of those angels that brings us laughs and joy and happiness with the marketing of the movies," says Kapicic. "This is what we need in the world we are living in right now. It's much more than just a trailer. It's a breath of fresh air and happiness that we are longing for."
Fox opens Deadpool 2 June 1.
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A 10-year fixed mortgage is a mortgage that has a specific, fixed rate of interest that does not change for 10 years. At the end of 10 years you will have paid off your mortgage completely. If you choose a 10-year fixed mortgage, your monthly payment will be the same every month for 10 years.
The 30-year conventional fixed-rate mortgage has long been popular due to its fixed interest rate and lower monthly payments. However, since the interest payments are spread out over 30 years, you'll pay more interest over the life of the loan than you would on a shorter-term mortgage.
A 10-year fixed-rate mortgage maintains the same interest rate and monthly payment over the 10-year loan period. A 10 year fixed-rate mortgage allows the borrower to pay off the mortgage faster and typically has a low interest rate. But monthly payments are higher than with fixed rate mortgages that have longer terms.
Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan The interest rate on a fixed rate mortgage stays the same throughout the life of the loan.The most common fixed rate mortgages are 15 and 30 years in duration. Fixed rate loans can either be conventional loans or loans guaranteed by the Federal Housing Authority or the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Interest rates on U.S. 30-year fixed-rate mortgages fell below 4% for the first. Freddie Mac said on Thursday. Thirty-year mortgage rates averaged 3.99% in the week ended May.
The types of fixed loans available in the market are 10 year fixed rates as well as 15, 20 and 30 year fixed rates. Unlike ARM loans which can have widely swinging rates & monthly payments, there is no tension for the homeowner who uses a FRM because he knows exactly what amount constitutes the interest and also the principal payments.
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Introduction: Green Lantern
The dimension: Width 18 x Length 18 x Height 34 centimeters.
Hello, this project, I will fix and modify the antique oil lantern. The lantern is old and very difficult to use. The oil burner will make the black smoke and smell very bad. So I will modify and update the lantern to everyday use. I use the incandescent bulb with dimmer's switch, you can control the brightness and dim it as much as you want. You can set the mood by the brightness of the lantern. The lantern can be used in any rooms and can be decorated piece as well. It will make your room look different in a retro style. It's easy to make. Let's start.
Supplies that you need to do Green Lantern's project.
1. Any antique lantern or new lantern.
2. Incandescent light bulb, light socket, plug's wire with dimmer switch, and heat shrink tube.
3. Hot glue gun.
Step 1: Cleaning and Disassembly Lantern
First, I clean the lantern, next I remove the glass globe and disassembly burner, wick, and the collar that on the top if the tank. Then I drill the small hole at the back side of the tank for the electric wire to go through.
Step 2: Grinding and Soldering the Electric Wire
Now I use the small grinder to make the opening on the burner larger, so that the metal base of the light bulb will not touch the burner. Next I check the size of the light socket, and I drill inside of the collar first and grind the base to attach the light socket later. After everything is fit in place, I use the soldering wires from the plug wire to the socket and use the heat shrink tube. Next I use the hot glue gun to glue the socket to the top of the collar. Then place the burner on the top of the collar, the socket should fit and leave enough room. (Different sizes of the lantern, socket, light bulb * need to make different adjustment)
Step 3: Put Everything Back
Last step, I need to be careful, when I put the light bulb into the light socket. It needs to go in at the angle and also pull the ventilation cap up to make room, when I adjust the glass globe. Then move the thumb lever in order to adjust the glass globe holder forward and make the glass globe straight. At this point, I try it out and it works.
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Vanessa is the quintessential native New Yorker. She only just got her drivers license a couple you years ago. She spent a year at Millbrook Mansion with her father who introduced Timothy Leary, and later, Paul McCartney of the Beatles to LSD. After an accidental trip of her own at 5 years old, she returned to the care of her mother who was trying to juggle the full time career of finding good grass in bad neighborhoods with her responsibilities as a mom. Throw in two years on a commune by herself, two years in London with her dad, a decade of temp work and her angst was complete. Coincidentally, a comedian was born.Vanessa just did The World Comedy Tour in Australia in 2005 as well as, Comedy Central Presents which first aired February 2005. She was recently featured on Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, Dateline, and Oxygen as well as doing the Montreal Just for Laughs tour with Kevin Pollack. She has done The Montreal Comedy Festival 5 Times in total, as well as appearing on the original pilot of the AJ Benza Show on E. Shes a favorite of Comedy Central and did Canned Ham, where she did a spoof parody of the movie, Nurse Betty as well as an appearance on New Joke City. She was the guest host on NBCs Later as well as the critically acclaimed film Ghost Dog, directed by Jim Jarmusch. She also taped two TV Shows, at Jonglars in London, and well as a TV Show in Rotterdam, Netherlands. She has performed on the The Jim Bruer Show, Comedy Centrals Premium Blend and NBCs Louie Anderson Comedy Showcase. In 1999 Vanessa was invited to perform her one woman show Flashback at the Aspen US Comedy Arts Festival. She was then offered the opportunity to do Flashback at the HBO workspace in LA and at Gary Marshalls Falcon Theatre. She has completed her first screen play, which is now in development. Vanessa toured approximately 30 military bases in the Middle East for a month. Shes a national headliner, can be seen all over the United States as well as Europe. But, she can always be seen a little closer to home at the Comic Strip, Stand Up New York, Carolines, The Boston Comedy Club, Gotham Comedy Club, The Improv, The Laugh Factory, and the Comedy Cellar in New York City.


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UNESCO Chair in Women, Science and Technology (624), established in 2003 at the University of Sciences and Technology (Sudan).
Women, Science and Technology.
- The purpose of the Chair shall be to promote an integrated system of research, training, information and documentation activities in the field of Women, Science and technology.
- It will serve as a means of facilitating collaboration between high-level, internationally recognized researchers and teaching staff of the University and other institutions in the Arab States and Europe.
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VATease is an independent provider of VAT advice to accountants, solicitors and other professional services firms as well as directly to clients in industry. Starting out in 1990 in the West Midlands, VATease has become a nationwide operation with an international list of clients. We are now one of the most respected independent VAT consultancy providers in the country.
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text: You followed the poodle deep into the night. By the time you catch up, the sun has set and risen. You wish you had some bacon – Mitsy loved bacon – but all you have are strips of velcro. The dog has stopped by a house. You recognize it despite the renovations, new paint, new landscaping, new owners. This was Britney's place before you guys decided to move in together. The only trace of your lives here is the address. How did you get here? Where did that dog go?


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Google Cloud Platform OIDC Integration Guide Overview
This documentation describes how to set up Pivotal Single Sign‑On to use Google Cloud Platform (GCP) as an OpenID Connect (OIDC) identity provider.
GCP lets you build and host apps and websites, store data, and analyze data on Google's scalable infrastructure.
To integrate GCP as a single sign-on identity provider for Pivotal Platform apps, you must have the following:
- A Single Sign‑On service plan with Plan Administrators and Organizations configured. See Manage Service Plans.
- An active Google Cloud project.
- A GCP user account with project editor or higher privileges.
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Farm Bulk Bag
- 48 Pieces Per Bag. Contents Cannot Be Purchased Individually.
- Old McDonald had more than one farm animal! That's why we offer the farm life Bulk Bag. Each bag contains 48 total figures, with 12 unique designs
- Characteristics: Each figure in this bulk bag is hand painted to represent the familiar sights of just about any farm, including German shepherds, pigs, Holstein cows and bulls, horses, geese, roosters and hens, ducks, goats, rams and ewes.
- Size and Color: The entire bulk bag measures 8 inches by 7.5 inches. Each individual piece ranges from 1.25 to 3.75 inches. Each bag contains a mixture of 12 unique figurines of animals commonly found on farms. The set includes a variety of different colored animals, from the white ewe to the golden rooster to the pink pig.
- The Farm Bulk Bag is part of the Bulk Bags collection.
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Text and images by Jeannie Tay
Last semester, in a first-of-its-kind collaboration with an external think tank, Yale-NUS College jointly conducted a course, called Urban Spatial Reasoning, with the Future Cities Laboratory (FCL), a multidisciplinary research programme of the Singapore-ETH Centre focused on urban sustainability.
The course focused on the value of spatial reasoning in understanding urban processes and characteristics. Central to the course was teaching student to use computer-based Geographical Information Systems (GIS), a foundational tool for urban scholars. This was supplemented by lessons in perspectival hand drawing, analysis of remotely sensed images, and the use of a range of other novel cartographic and visual methods.
The design of the Urban Spatial Reasoning course was led by FCL Director of Research, Professor Stephen Cairns, and included experts with training in engineering, computational modeling, architecture and urban design.
As part of the course, students 'adopted' a four square kilometre area of Singapore and used it as the focus for a range of tutorial exercises and as the basis for their final project.
One of the students taking the course was Diamanta Vania Lavi (Class of 2017). She appreciated the collaboration with a professional research unit such as FCL as she got exposure to real world urban research and its most up-to-date methods. Diamanta chose to focus on Joo Chiat for her project as she was fascinated by its interesting mix of residential and commercial spaces. She explored the economic diversity and the street life of the neighbourhood.
"I really like the multidisciplinary aspect of this course as it allows us to explore different spatial and representation methods to tell our story. For example, it could be through social media, ethnography methods, or we could focus on the topography or environmental aspect of the area through arcGIS," said Diamanta.
Another student in the class, Christina Ho (Class of 2017) chose Bugis as her area of analysis as the place means a lot to her. "I feel that it is one of the last few places in Singapore with a lot of cultural heritage, yet it is not completely free from developmental plans. In my narrative about Bugis, I want to highlight the underlying changes in culture that are obscured and missing in top-down land use plans," said Christina.
For their final assessment, students had to create an exhibition featuring fabricated installations of their sample areas. To do this, students used the 3-D printers and laser cutting equipment in the College's newly opened Fabrication Studio.
The exhibition is now on at the Performance Foyer until 5 June 2016. Drop by the space to see the projects up close and learn more about the neighbourhoods in Singapore!


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The Holy Grail of recruiting is to reach the right candidate with the right ad at the right time — all the time.
In the field of HR advertising, programmatic recruitment offers employers the ability to reach qualified applicants at scale. While there's a lot to explore in this area, in this article I will focus on:
- How programmatic advertising generates optimized results through automation
- How programmatic recruitment helps source applicants across the web
- The different channels and ad formats used to reach active and passive job seekers
Automation Is at the Heart of Programmatic Advertising
Programmatic advertising helps automate the decision-making process of media buys by targeting specific audiences and demographics. Essentially, this means algorithms perform all the bidding automatically, using data aggregated from different sources (analytics, CRM, offline, third parties, etc.).
Algorithms leverage data analytics to drive ad-buying decisions, which are strategically aligned with the advertiser's goals. In the recruitment space, programmatic advertising allows employers to target and reach the right candidates across different channels. The whole process takes place via real-time auctions with supply sources where ad impressions are auctioned instantaneously, with transactions occurring in a matter of milliseconds.
Data Drives Automation
Just as automation is at the heart of programmatic advertising, data is at the heart of automation. With the right data, advertisers can:
- Identify, build, increase, activate, and reach high-value audiences
- Optimize ad performance to meet objectives
- Dynamically deliver a customized, relevant creative experience to the audience
- Automate ad-buying across a broad array of inventory sources and channels
Of course, the benefits of data depend on the quality of the data. A well-implemented programmatic platform requires useful data in the first place to produce both actionable insights and effective results. This is where a proper recruitment analytics framework is required.
Programmatic Recruitment
Employers strive to find suitable talent for their available positions, always moving as quickly as possible through the application funnel from sourcing to hiring. The goal is to get a candidate working — and delivering value — as fast as possible.
Programmatic recruitment enables employers to automate job ad placement in real time. That way, they can target and reach the most relevant active job seekers, thereby improving overall applicant quality and optimizing the company's application funnel.
A Day in the Life of a Job Seeker
These days, the sourcing of candidates happens across numerous digital channels, or touchpoints, where job seekers spend their time and attention. The infographic below depicts the day of a job seeker, illustrating the different touchpoints where interaction occurs:
The day of a modern job seeker might feature about 15 different context-driven touchpoints across digital channels. For example, commuting is conducive to checking mobile apps, whereas meals and leisure time are ideal for browsing the web, watching a video, or consuming content in general.
Active job seekers browse jobs several times during the day, and this activity — together with other interactions in different channels and on different devices — represents a timely opportunity for programmatic ads to reach the candidate, potentially turning them into an applicant.
Matching the Message to the Medium and the Device
A particular challenge recruiters face is ensuring the ads shown to potential applicants match their current context — e.g., the content they are consuming and the device on which they are consuming it — on an any given advertising channel. With programmatic advertising, this process is completely automated, giving the recruiter access to a massive inventory of ad networks, publishers, and ad exchanges. Recruiters can also manage ads in all available formats, including media-rich ads that are interactive and personalized.
Programmatic Recruitment Reaches Qualified Applicants at Scale
Programmatic advertising is an efficient and effective way to target and activate high-value audiences. When combined with programmatic recruitment, significant benefits can be gained, including:
- Higher volume: Automation enables employers to reach a larger, still highly targeted audience of active and passive job seekers across a comprehensive set of devices and channels.
- Better price: A programmatic approach lets companies get more from their recruitment budgets by optimizing ad spend to achieve better ROI.
- Improved quality: Programmatic recruitment platforms provide data analytics capabilities that improve the decision-making processes by optimizing traffic mix and improving overall applicant quality.
Mike Kofi Okyere is founder and CEO of Perengo. Follow Mike at his HR Technologist blog on Medium.


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How to Make It
Combine first 5 ingredients in a bowl; beat at medium speed of a mixer until smooth. Cover and chill.
Combine breadcrumbs, granulated sugar, and cinnamon in a bowl. Stir well, and set aside.
Preheat oven to 375°.
Place 1 phyllo sheet on a large cutting board or work surface; lightly brush with margarine. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon breadcrumb mixture. Repeat layers with remaining phyllo, margarine, and breadcrumb mixture, ending with phyllo. Gently press phyllo layers together. Lightly coat top phyllo sheet with cooking spray. Cut 12 (3-inch) circles through phyllo layers using a sharp round cookie cutter. Carefully place layered circles on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray; discard any remaining phyllo scraps. Coat the bottom of another baking sheet with cooking spray; place, coated side down, on top of layered phyllo circles. Bake at 375° for 12 minutes or until crisp. Remove top baking sheet; place phyllo stacks on a wire rack. Cool completely.
Combine carambola, papaya, and banana; stir gently. Place 1 phyllo stack on each of 4 dessert plates. Spread about 1 tablespoon sour cream mixture on top of each stack; top each with about 3 tablespoons papaya mixture and 1 tablespoon sour cream mixture. For each serving, repeat layers with the remaining phyllo stacks, sour cream mixture, and papaya mixture, ending with phyllo stacks. Sprinkle powdered sugar over napoleons.


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Unchained Djinn
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Enemies take 100% more damage from Burn.Material: Fiery Bottle
Anything is possible in a dream. The Unchained Djinn transforms its allies' reality into a dream while instilling them with full awareness, granting them god-like powers.
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WMO 'Summer in the City' video series
WMO and Climate Central have launched a series of "Summer in the City" videos to explain the impact of climate change on temperatures in some of the world's major cities. The short videos have been released in a year that is already experiencing multiple heatwaves across the globe and daily temperature records, and if greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase, Earth's average global surface temperature could rise more than 4°C by the end of the 21st century.
The reports are presented by TV weather presenters and explore the impact on the daily lives of people living in major cities such as Paris, Tokyo or Berlin, and are part of an initiative by WMO to make climate science more accessible so that the public can better understand how climate change affects the local and national weather conditions that impact our daily lives.
The reports are based on downscaled global climate models (assessed by the IPCC) which were used to model the effects on summer temperatures in various cities by 2100, using 2 different climate change scenarios (high emissions and moderate emissions). Each city was then matched with a city that is already experiencing such temperatures in order to anticipate the impacts. Weather presenters, working with national meteorological services, from each country were invited to contribute to the work and to present the findings.
For example, by the end of the century the citizens of Paris (where daily summer high temperatures now average 22.7°C) may see summer high temperatures like those today in Fez, Morocco (29.2°C). Many of the assessed cities could see their maximum daily temperatures in summer rise by as much as 6-9°C, and nowhere on Earth is currently as hot as the summer highs that cities such as Doha and Baghdad could experience if global emissions remain high.
"What the weather presenters have created are only possible scenarios, and not true forecasts. Nevertheless, they are based on the most up-to-date climate science, and they paint a compelling picture of how climate change may impact daily life in cities where most of the world's population lives. Urban warming could be double that of surrounding areas due to the presence of stone materials and paved roads. This would lead in particular to higher night-time temperatures," said WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas.
"The enhanced heat – and an expected increase in associated extreme weather like summer storms – will have major implications for energy and water supplies, public health and transportation. More intense heatwaves would also often lead to poorer air quality, which can even be lethal," he said.
Miguel Ángel Mancera, the Mayor of Mexico City and the Vice Chair of C40 Cities for Latin America, said: "By 2050, about 80 per cent of the world's population will live in urban areas. Fortunately, a growing number of cities around the world have committed to taking action to reduce emissions and pursue sustainable development. I am convinced that with local action we can achieve global goals."
The schedule for release of the videos is:
- 5 July –Madrid and Barcelona, TVE
- 6 July – Montreal, MétéoMédia
- 7 July – Frankfurt, ARD
- 10 July – Sofia, NOVA TV
- 11 July – Hanoi, VTV
- 12 July – Cape Town, SABC
- 13 July – Brussels, VTM Nieuws
- 14 July – Buenos Aires, National Meteorological Service
- 17 July – Berlin, ZDF
- 18 July – Paris, France TV
- Fri July 21 – Havana
- Mid-July – Miami, NBC/El Mundo
- August – Tokyo, NTV
Watch the "summer in the city" climate reports on the WMO YouTube channel >>
Climate Central will also be releasing an interactive map to make it easier to visualize >>


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In-Home Dog Training for the DFW area
In-home dog training is the most effective way to influence dog behavior. If you're looking to achieve lasting results, you're in need of in-home training! There are many other dog training options such as group classes and board-and-train programs. While these options may yield short-term results, they are unlikely to create permanent behavior change.
Well, why not?!
Simply put, there are a number of factors that contribute to any particular behavior issue. Regardless of the issue, two of the most prominent factors are the dog's relationship to his/her family, and the dog's lifestyle in his/her home environment. By addressing these two factors, you can make HUGE gains in good behavior in a relatively short amount of time! In-home dog training is the only training method that can address both of these factors.
What behavior issues can in-home dog training help with?
In-home dog training is capable of addressing many dog behavior problems, such as:
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- Anxiety: separation anxiety, restlessness, nervousness, fearful behavior, hyperactivity
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- Multi-dog households: coexisting peacefully, training multiple dogs at once, etc.
- Poor manners: excessive barking, digging, chewing, jumping and other greeting behaviors, counter surfing, housebreaking, etc.
- General disobedience: darting out the front door, coming when called (recall), reliable obedience commands, etc.
- Puppy training: housebreaking, learning obedience commands, basic manners, good leash behavior, etc.
How does in-home dog training work?
If you're looking for in-home dog training in the Fort Worth or mid-cities areas, we're confident we can create lasting behavior change for your dog! Give us a call at 817.580.7293 or email us using our contact form.
After talking with you about your dog(s), we'll schedule a time for our dog behaviorist to come to your home for an initial behavior consultation. This consultation takes about two hours and will give you an incredible amount of insight into your dog's behavior! We'll take the time to get to know your dog's personality and temperament, and we'll also get to know your preferences, lifestyle, and training goals. Our goal is to design a behavior training plan that will be effective for your dog and realistic for you.
Best of all, we'll tell you exactly what is causing your dog's bad behavior, and exactly what our plan will look like to change it. We'll work together with you to set achievable training goals and then we'll keep working with you until we've met those goals! That's the beauty of commitment-based training – our goal is to be your very last dog trainer.
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Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has told Sky Sports it will be "very difficult" to catch Chelsea this season as they are unlikely to drop many points due to their defensive tactics.
Mourinho once had a reputation for playing defensive football but he has instilled a more positive, attacking style into United this season.
Chelsea, meanwhile, have been efficiently churning out clean sheets in recent months -- including three 1-0 wins in a row in the Premier League from their last three games -- and are first in the table, 13 points clear of United.
When asked if sixth-placed United can still push for the title, Mourinho said: "You have to be honest and say that is very difficult. It's not just the difference in points, it's also the Chelsea philosophy of playing.
"They score one goal and they win. They defend a lot. They defend well. They are winning and, in the last 20 minutes, they bring defenders in.
"They don't care what people say, what people think. They just want to win. And, because of that, I don't see them losing many points."
Mourinho also reflected on his dismissal for kicking a water bottle during the 1-1 home draw against West Ham United on Nov. 27, leading to a touchline ban. On the day of the incident, the United manager had not spoken about the incident, sending his assistant Rui Faria to the postmatch news conference instead.
He said: "First of all, it was a rubber bottle. Secondly, I am not so powerful to kick the bottle and the bottle kills somebody in the stands.
"But I know that I can't do that. When [Anthony] Taylor and [Jonathan] Moss [the officials who dismissed Mourinho] came to me, I didn't even complain. I just apologised and I walked away. I know that there is nothing to complain about."
Mourinho also denied that there is unhappiness within his squad about the decision to schedule an afternoon training session on Christmas Day.
The Portuguese said: "We have to train. We play on the 26th [at home against Sunderland], so we have to train on the 25th -- in my idea, and for my staff, it is the correct thing to do.
"The players know it is the correct thing to do. It's not true that everybody is upset with it. It's not true that everyone that works at Old Trafford is very upset with me.
"We come just by ourselves -- a couple of people just to support our light training session -- and then we go to the hotel and we prepare for the Sunderland match."
Looking ahead to the next calendar year, he added: "2017 will be better than 2016. I think we are really together. There is a sense of unity between us and the fans. I'm loving a lot that feeling."


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Rock Paper Coding: Chapter Two - Competition is Useless21 May 2017
When I consider all the time and effort spent competing with other employees it immediately jumps out at me as missed opportunities for me and the organization overall. One particular missed opportunity that comes to mind immediately involves a team in which I worked with a very smart young engineer. The issue (and ensuing tension) arose from the fact that when I came on board, the overall sentiment was that I was more senior than he was. Our titles were the same, but our boss needed someone with the expertise I possessed with a modern framework. The project involved a massive migration and because I had just participated in a similar effort in a previous role I came in prideful and expected to be respected. All should bow down to my intellectual superiority! Of course, that's a foolish way to go about it, but this is why I'm sharing this experience - so you can do better. Instead of harnessing the potential power of my senior experience and his raw talent I reverted to an immature state and allowed my pride to wage war. I found myself responding to the rejection of my leadership. Instead of being more understanding, empathetic or more emotionally intelligent toward his disposition I was mostly reacting in kind. The real value would have been for me to find a way to work with that person. This reflection is not leading to a Kumbaya session nor is this a section telling you to swallow your pride and be the bigger person. There is a bigger picture to consider at all times. The team and the product are more important than your pride.
I failed at this challenge, but that doesn't mean that you have to follow my poor example. Let's revisit this scenario with hindsight and wisdom. What are the steps I should have taken? My first step should have been to analyze the situation and defuse the tension before it became a wedge between the two of us and our working relationship. Work relationships are always challenging because people are different - that's it. Sometimes you make friends that last a lifetime, and on the flip side, you can make enemies that last just as long. Keeping the bigger picture in focus would have caused me to inspect my actions and attitude. Armed with that insight I would have had a window into the future, and perhaps, I would have been able to see that my behavior was counterproductive towards my personal goals (being fruitful in the team) and the company goals (delivering a quality product). Why am I so critical of myself here? Frankly, I am criticizing my actions because I chose to compete instead of co-operating. I jockeyed for position instead of seeking a solution that allowed us both to contribute our best work. Choosing to not to compete here means asking oneself a particularly difficult question: what can I do differently? This question is difficult because it places responsibility on you for issues for which you may not even be at fault. I'd argue that not recognizing this as an opportunity for growth when in this situation is a sign of immaturity. Who cares who takes the blame? Your value increases to your leaders when you act with a leadership posture that leads to progress for the company. If you desire to be in leadership, then lead. I should have started by positioning myself such that we could have built amazing things together. Should that not have worked itself out then at least we would have been in a less volatile situation. How does one position oneself to lead when no one wants to follow? Another step would have been to attempt to uncover the source of the tension. In this case, I knew from where the conflict stemmed (or at least I had a good idea as to what I perceived the source to be). Something as simple as a lunch or coffee probably could have made inroads. But timing is everything here. The time I spent competing meant festering feelings and mounting levels of dislike materialized on both sides. This employee ended up leaving the company and finally in a moment of transparency they revealed that I was the problem. Perception is reality. This entire time I believed myself to be the altruistic innocent party, and to him, I was the problem. While we'll never know for sure, I hold on to the idea that a pivot in my attitude and actions early on could have changed all of this. That pivot could have been a shift towards more understanding, more patience and being more diligent with trying to create successful transactions between us.
What do you do when someone is working against you, and you've tried to be a leader? First and foremost don't fall into it the negative cycle that places you in the role of the victim who is powerless to effect change. In another instance, I worked with an individual who seemed to find fault in everything I proposed or created. My natural inclination was to do the same and to take up the victim mantle. As a victim I'm not responsible for anything - everything is happening to me. Again this is a place where you can easily fail this challenge and not know what the right course of action you should take. The best approach or at least what I recommend is to be self-aware. A lot of this book will talk about you knowing yourself and understanding people around you. I admit that this may borderline on the self-help variety but if it is helping you to become a better engineer then call it what you want. Being more observant of the behavior and interactions with others is critical for success in these types of circumstances. My recognition that this person may not have even realized that their behavior was making me feel attacked means that I should do something different. What should I do? In this case, learn to brush it off. I could have competed with this co-worker and tried to find a way to criticize this person's work, or I could have made a better effort to read the situation. Competition is not the solution here because all competition does here is to create a rift between you and your co-workers. If you have the overwhelming desire to compete, then go to a hack-a-thon. In that environment competition is the name of the game. You should always aim to be the best version of yourself, and you should seek to be the best contributor on your team. I am the type of person that enjoys accolades and acknowledgment. As I matured in my career, I discovered that after the accolades I needed something more. I had to start to decide what's next. That's when I learned to turn my focus outward and start to think about what can I do for my team such that we as a team can be the best. When my team is the best, then we can use that influence to make the other surrounding teams the best. When all of those teams are the best we can make our company the best, and we can have the biggest impact. Having a larger goal like this is higher order thinking, and this is a different style of self and lateral leadership.
If you find yourself in a situation where you feel that you are the best engineer and have the competitive mindset that you want to remain the best let me warn you now that this thought process is short-sighted. The next step for you is to think about the improvements that can be implemented to make the team better. At times we find ourselves to be more experienced than some other team members. It is easy to follow our common inclination: to complain or criticize those co-workers for their perceived lack of effort, ability or talent. But if we fight against that urge and look inside to our internal leader that wants to add the most value to the team we can instead ask what steps can be taken to improve those people. You do not need to be their direct manager or supervisor to help them develop. All that's required is the desire to help others. This is where the concept of lateral leadership comes into play. It may seem that you will have the most value by being the best contributor, but you have to remember that you are only one person. Even when contributing the most one consequence ends up being resentment of those who aren't contributing the same amount. Another consequence is uniquely self-positioning for burnout. Here's something that I decided to do to help to enhance the team around me. By building the relationships necessary I was able to talk to the many of the team members and get some honest feedback. I was able to find out which areas provided the biggest challenges and which areas others were strongest. Equipped with this knowledge I was then able to start to leverage these groups and set up lunch and learns. These lunch time talks (with food provided) gave a platform for the more capable developers to knowledge share in an informal setting with a (semi) captive audience. These are short one-hour talks that will allow someone to share their knowledge and ability with people who are willing to learn it inside the office space. We have created an environment where peers tutor and mentor and grow each other without them even realizing what they are doing. Another practical example of this is asking your team members who are stronger at a concept or particular content to build something such as a Wiki page for some documentation.
Now let's take a step back and look at the bird's eye view of the system and culture that we are now creating. By sharing information and improving the team around us we immediately escalate our value. In the "old days" a person was considered indispensable if they held some knowledge to themselves regarding some critical business process. "We can't let Johnson go! She's the only one who knows that system!" The thing that Johnson (and the people who hired her) didn't understand was that Johnson had a "bus factor" of 1. In short, the bus factor is how many people have to get hit by a bus before the process breaks down. You, of course, don't want a low bus factor; you want the opposite in fact. Having a higher bus factor on a team can dramatically reduce the amount of frustration experienced by everyone on the development team. Johnson doesn't have to die for the bus factor to take effect. What if Johnson goes on an extended vacation in which she doesn't have cell phone access. Perhaps Johnson leaves to a new opportunity. If she is the only person with that knowledge, the team is bigger trouble than we know. Admittedly, this is a slight deviation from our topic of competition, but it is nonetheless an important point to make. Your actions as a community-minded engineer address this issue and others like this when you have a focus on team improving acts.


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QMJHL Press Release
BOUCHERVILLE, Friday, August 11, 2006 (QMJHL) – Training camps get under way this week-end in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League as several teams re-open their doors to get ready for the challenges of the upcoming season. The Chicoutimi Saguenéens are the first to hit the ice as their camp opens today. The Memorial Cup champion Quebec Remparts open their training camp on Sunday, August 13, while the President Cup champion Moncton Wildcats begin their daily workouts on Friday, August 18.
Here is a listing of training camp start dates:
Friday, August 11: Chicoutimi
Sunday, August 13: Acadie-Bathurst, Drummondville, Quebec, Shawinigan, Rimouski, Saint John, Val-d'Or
Monday, August 14: Lewiston, Victoriaville
Tuesday, August 15: Baie-Comeau, Gatineau
Wednesday, August 16: Cape Breton, Rouyn-Noranda, St.John's
Thursday, August 17: PEI
Friday, August 18: Halifax, Moncton
Pre-season action begins on Wednesday, August 16, and comes to a close on Sunday, September 10. A total of 69 games will be played amongst the 18 QMJHL teams.
Moreover, a few exhibition contests will be played in different hockey markets: the Océanic battle the Drakkar on August 17 at the Sept-Ïles Arena; the MAINEiacs and the Sea Dogs meet at the Aitken Center in Fredericton on August 18; the Drakkar and the Remparts travel to Val-Bélair for an August 27 match-up; the Cataractes and the MAINEiacs lock horns at the Léonard-Grondin Center in Granby on August 29; the Titan and the Océanic square-off at Causapscal Arena in Matane on August 30; the Océanic and the Remparts play at the Premier Tech Center in Rivière-du-Loup on September 8; and the Fog Devils battle the Mooseheads at Dartmouth Sportplex on September 9.
Also, Helsinki's (Finland) junior team is scheduled to travel to the Maritimes to take on the Moncton Wildcats on both August 27 and September 2 at the Tim Horton's 4-Plex as well as the Saint John Sea Dogs on August 29 at Harbour Station.
The QMJHL regular season finally kicks-off on Thursday, September 14, as the Titan travel to Moncton to face the President Cup champion Wildcats.
To consult the pre-season schedule, simply click on the link below.
2006-07 pre-season calendar
Source: QMJHL – Karl Jahnke


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|But I have to say the yellow tulips are eye catching.
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|The inside is as cheerful as the outside. Come on in and see for yourself. Can't wait to see you:-)


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It should be no surprise to hear that Microsoft are looking into other ways to expand the achievements system of the Xbox. It's fair to say that despite a monthly leaderboard of how your earned score stacks against your friends and each achievement having a rarity associated to it, the importance of gaining achievements isn't as prevalent as it once was when they first appeared on the Xbox 360.
One way of expanding their 'value' is being touted by Windows Central, who have revealed that Microsoft are exploring ways of introducing a career system of unlocks that will complement the current achievement system. This new system will appeal to those who pour hours of playtime into individual games rather than grabbing lots of GS from a haul of titles.
Much like prestige in Call of Duty or the various rank unlocks, it's suggested that this new career system could reward players who hit certain levels in a game with cosmetic items or loot crates. A quests section is also being suggested as a way to give players something to aspire towards.
It all sounds rather exciting – for years – many of us have asked for some meaningful value to our gaming accomplishments.


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Philippine Delegation Assembly: Sharing of Dreams
Published by Bro. John Michael G. Uy, SMM in Philippines · 24 May 2018
Tags: UN, PHL, 378
Tags: UN, PHL, 378
QUEZON CITY, Philippines - On April 10, 2018, the SMM Philippine Delegation held an assembly together with the Superior General, Rev. Fr. Luiz Augusto Stefani, SMM and one of his Councilors, Rev. Fr. Rozario Menezes, SMM. The event took place at the Delegation House, New Manila, Quezon City, Philippines. All communities were present at the said event.
The assembly started at 2:30 pm with an animation song "This is the day" by Rev. Fr. Benjie Notarte, SMM together with the Scholastics; followed with an opening prayer by Rev. Fr. Sherwin Nuñez, SMM. The assembly was facilitated by Rev. Fr. Richard Magararu, SMM, Delegation Superior. The highlight of the assembly was the sharing of the dreams of each community and the delegation as a whole. After that, the Superior General expressed his gratitude for welcoming them warmly and for the enriching experiences throughout his pastoral visit.
Rev. Fr. Luiz Augusto Stefani, SMM expressed to the Philippine Delegation the possibilities of opening new missions and also challenged the confreres to learn other languages in lieu of the mission. The assembly culminated with a Eucharistic Celebration presided by Rev. Fr. Rozario Menezes, SMM. After the Eucharist, a simple yet splendid dinner was shared together including our Indonesian confreres, Fr. Kashimir and Fr. Ordy. It was also a despedida party for Fr. Luiz and Fr. Rozario. Each community presented a tribute to the Superior General and his assistant through meaningful songs and dances. The night ended with a Closing Remarks by Fr. Richard Magararu, SMM, and a prayer.
- Bro. John Michael G. Uy, SMM
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Cooler ceramic fuel cells
Ceramic ion conductors can be used as electrolytes in fuel cells using natural gas. One drawback of such solid-oxide fuel cells that conduct oxygen ions is their high operating temperatures (at least 600°C). Duan et al. have made a proton-conducting ceramic fuel cell with a modified cathode material that exhibits high performance on methane fuel at 500°C (see the Perspective by Gorte).
Because of the generally lower activation energy associated with proton conduction in oxides compared to oxygen ion conduction, protonic ceramic fuel cells (PCFCs) should be able to operate at lower temperatures than solid oxide fuel cells (250° to 550°C versus ≥600°C) on hydrogen and hydrocarbon fuels if fabrication challenges and suitable cathodes can be developed. We fabricated the complete sandwich structure of PCFCs directly from raw precursor oxides with only one moderate-temperature processing step through the use of sintering agents such as copper oxide. We also developed a proton-, oxygen-ion–, and electron-hole–conducting PCFC-compatible cathode material, BaCo0.4Fe0.4Zr0.1Y0.1O3-δ (BCFZY0.1), that greatly improved oxygen reduction reaction kinetics at intermediate to low temperatures. We demonstrated high performance from five different types of PCFC button cells without degradation after 1400 hours. Power densities as high as 455 milliwatts per square centimeter at 500°C on H2 and 142 milliwatts per square centimeter on CH4 were achieved, and operation was possible even at 350°C.


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Meet the Team
Taryn Harvey
Chief Executive Officer
Taryn joined WAAMH as CEO in January 2018, having previously held the position of Chief Executive Officer of Developmental Disability WA.
She has a strong track record in advocacy on social justice issues including legislative reform (the Criminal Law Mentally Impaired Accused Act) and service reform ( Disability Justice Centres ), and comes with a record for working collaboratively with lived experience, other organisations and Government.
She was also a member of the Partnership Forum and the WA Reference Group for the NDIS.
Chelsea McKinney
Manager Systemic Advocacy
Chelsea McKinney is responsible for advocating for effective public policy on mental health issues and the human rights of people with mental illness. Chelsea brings 12 years' experience in the community sector and four years' experience in government. She was previously employed as senior policy officer with the Disability Services Commission and manager of Against Violence and Abuse. Chelsea sits on the Management Committee for Nardine Wimmin's Refuge, and holds a Bachelor of Arts from The University of Western Australia and a Master of International and Community Development from Deakin University.
Nigel Barrett
Corporate Services Manager
Nigel joined WAAMH in March 2018 as Manager Corporate Services, bringing with him significant experience as a not-for-profit management professional. He is responsible for WAAMH's financial management, human resources, information and technology, membership, facilities and Board and executive support functions.
His most recent position prior to joining WAAMH was as Manager Corporate Services at Ngala, complemented by previous positions at Identity WA, WA Police and Community Youth Centres, SIDS and Kids WA and Cancer Support WA.
Brooke Johns
Public Relations Manager
Brooke is a media and communications professional with more than ten years' experience in Western Australia. Prior to working in public relations, Brooke was an award-winning journalist writing for Australia's flagship mining magazine, and has also worked in human resources. Brooke completed a Bachelor of Arts in Communications Studies from The University of Western Australia and has a lifetime of experience supporting and advocating for people with mental health issues. Brooke joined WAAMH in 2013 and manages its media relations, external communications, corporate and community engagement, website content, and social media.
Lorna Lobo
Training & Administration Support
Lorna joined the WAAMH team in 2014 and coordinates the logistics for training courses and sector events, general administration, and is the first point of contact for the organisation . Over the years she has worked in education, housing services, community services and the private sector in a variety of roles, including administration, educator, accounts, safety and health representative, information management, fleet and facilities management and HR. Lorna's qualifications include a Bachelor of Education in Primary Studies, Certificate IV in Frontline Management, and a Certificate IV Children's Services.
Cassie MacDonald
IPS Support and Evaluation Officer
Cassie has more than seven years' experience as an employment consultant and has previously been employed as a Disability Employment Consultant, and a Business Manager and an IPS Employment Specialist with MAX Employment. Cassie is part of the IPS WORKS team as an IPS Support and Evaluation officer, and responsible for providing technical support and assistance to sites involved in the headspace IPS Youth trial ; and helping fee-for-service and partnerships to implement evidence-based employment services into their organisations . Cassie also completes fidelity reviews and assists sites to create action plans from reviews to ultimately increase employment opportunities for individuals in the community experiencing mental health. She holds qualifications in Cert III, IV and Diploma of Community Services, a Diploma of Children's Services and a Bachelor of Social Science.
Roshani Strestha
IPS Support and Evaluation Officer
Roshani currently works in the IPS WORKS team providing technical support and mentoring to the organisations /vocational/employment specialist implementing IPS. She was formerly a Disability Employment Specialist candidate manager and an IPS employment specialist co-located with Mental Health Services. Her professional background includes around five years in the mental health sector including a roles with the Telecross program and work as a lifestyle and social educator for people with intellectual and physical disability. Roshani holds a Diploma in Community Services, a Bachelor of Applied Social Science, and a Certificate IV in Mental Health.


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Vectera allows participants to actively interact during the meeting: they can upload documents, share their screen, make annotations.
For certain meetings, it can be important to disable those features for the participant. How do you do that? Using Presenter Mode!
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The participant's view
The participant gets a stripped view, seeing only the shared content in the centre of the screen.
What the participant can't do anymore:
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