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It's fair to say that 2017 has been Seren Winds' busiest year yet!
After our successful audition for 'Live Music Now' in April, a celebratory curry was followed by training days in May, June and July with the five other acts joining the scheme. It was good to see both familiar and new faces and to see such a diverse range of musicians. Training was delivered by Dan Perkin who gave us an overview of what to expect, Julian West who raised our awareness of Dementia and Ros Hawley who gave us practical guidance on how to work with SEND pupils. The sessions were insightful and interesting and we were very grateful for their guidance and expertise.
We played our first LMN gigs on July 18th, traveling to Trinity Fields Special School in Ystrad Mynach where we gave our concert during the school's morning break time. Despite the challenge of playing outdoors, lots of the pupils participated with some good conducting and chanting along, even in 7/8 time. We then gave an afternoon performance in a care home in Caerphilly, where we received a very warm welcome, in both senses of the word!
September 21st and 22nd saw two school performances. A very lively audience at Court Special School made for lots of participation from both children and adults alike, and it was lovely to see parents joining in too. The Hollies School in Pentwyn provided us with one of our largest audiences of autistic children to date, comprising around 90 children and 50 carers. We had an amazing response from them: the children were significantly more engaged than a usual assembly, and despite noise levels in the hall being fairly loud, it was the quietest the staff had heard them! We were very impressed by their participation; one pupil knew all the instrument names and did a great job conducting, particularly enjoying controlling the dynamics of the quintet. It was lovely to have such positive feedback and we are hoping to make a return visit to the school in the future.
October 11th was our first visit to The Grand Pavilion in Porthcawl. We enjoyed playing an exciting and varied programme, including firm favourites Poulenc Novelette in C, Calvin Kleztet and also premiered Michael's arrangement of Bernstein's Overture to Candide.
October also saw National Egg Day – who knew?! A year in the life of Seren Winds wouldn't be complete without some bizarre experience, so we accepted Classic FM's invitation of doing a photoshoot on a chicken farm in Haverfordwest. A photo of Michael accompanied the story of farmers playing classical music to their chickens to increase productivity, which remarkably proved worthwhile!
Our next stop after Haverfordwest was Morriston Hospital in Swansea, where our concert opened their annual music festival. We performed an hour programme in the busy main foyer, and patients were brought down from their wards to enjoy the live music.
Aside from our work with Live Music Now, we continue to enjoy putting together fun and challenging recital programmes, and on Sunday 26th November we travelled up to Aberystwyth to perform for the music club. The concert was in a circular recital room in the university, with a rather unusual acoustic. We had fun working out where to position ourselves in relation to the centre of the room, but concluded that everyone in the audience was going to have a different experience of the concert depending on their distance from us and from the centre of the room. The concert went down a treat, some saying it was the best concert they'd heard in the music club! Our varied programme was well received; fast becoming our most popular favourite is Jean-Philippe Calvin's Kleztet, of which we play the first movement, Gefilte Fish. Time to learn the other movements now… catch them in a 2018 recital!
By Thursday 7th December Christmas was in full swing for us as we took a festive programme to Ty Hapus care home in Barry, where our music was very well received. We had positive feedback from the residents, who were in fine voice and alighting their festive spirit with some rhythmic percussion playing and conducting along! Following that we were joined by Katherine from the LMN Wales office team for the Crossroads Christmas party in Penarth, where we played an array of carols with Katherine leading the singing.
Even after a busy year we still had a first in December when we played for a wedding. Many congratulations to Zoe and Patrick, who tied the knot in an art gallery at the National Museum in Cardiff on Saturday 9th December. We were privileged to play as Zoe walked down the aisle, for the signing of the register, and the wedding party exit, and then provided a couple of sets of background music during the drinks reception and meal.
To round off the year we performed a selection of Christmas favourites in the reception and cafe area of Noah's Ark Children's Hospital in Cardiff on 14th December. Sadly Bart was unable to join us on this occasion, so lots of quartet arranging ensued! It was a lovely atmosphere and one girl enjoyed it so much she pulled up a chair for a front row seat.
In summary, what a year! We are so thankful and fortunate to be able to do what we love and continue performing live music to such diverse audiences. Here's to more adventures in 2018!


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Washington--The Republican Party can accept rich black men, but they can't accept cheating rich black men that sleep with white women.
"I don't believe Republicans are that transparent, but I do think they still don't like the idea of a black man with a white woman when it comes to national politics." Ann Coulter told Sean Hannity on his radio show.
The Republican Party was excited to have a black man leading in the polls, but once they found out that black man liked liked white women, too, it was all down hill for Herman Cain.
Newt Gingrich breathed a sigh of relief when Herman Cain's poll numbers started to fall because that meant his cheating ways would be old news to Herman Cain's revelations of infidelity.
The former Speaker of the House cheated on two wives and bought forgiveness from the Roman Catholic Church by giving them a small fortune to look the other way when it came to his previous divorces. Sure, he can receive mass, something poor, divorced Catholics can't do, but that isn't viewed as a double-standard by a Church that needs money. The double-standard does allow Gingrich to tout his faith, though.
Is the fact Newt Gingrich is white and cheated on two wives an important factor in the fact he is doing so well in the polls, or is it plain old racism that allows a white man to cheat on two wives and still be considered a good candidate for president? Newt Gingrich just considers it good luck.

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Malawi's Bingu wa Mutharika gave an interesting speech last week at the UN General Assembly in which he talked about how the "international media reports on Africa of extreme poverty, widespread endemic diseases and human suffering…they glorify Africa of underdevelopment and hopelessness". He went on to talk about a new Africa with new hopes and possibilities, and how this story remains largely unheard.
Good on you, Mr Mutharika, for bringing this oft talked about topic to the fore. This is a real issue and must be addressed responsibly. With that said, if African leaders such Mutharika are committed to telling 'the new story of Africa" the work must begin locally.
- Stop stifling independent media. Reporters should be given the freedom to travel across the country and report on issues they feel are relevant to their readers and/or viewers. This should not be censored to get the government spin because it does a real disservice to the stories of the citizenry that need to be told. These stories will vary, be they of human suffering or human triumph – let them be told!
If used responsibly this freedom could be a means for the local media to gain credibility at home and abroad, and the positives stories you want to see of Africa would have a better chance of being seen by a larger audience.
- Encourage cultural exchanges and participation in international trade shows. What better way to show the residents of Wichita, Kansas that not everyone is one empty rice bowl away from hunger in a country like Malawi, than to have university students or working professionals visit that area and share what life is like for them, how things are improving (if they are indeed improving), and what work remains to be done.
We are always talking about needing to trade with western countries. But are there any programs that encourage business owners to seek new markets or partnerships through the numerous international trade shows that happen with great frequency? How else will people outside of southern Africa know that Malawi produces some of the best tea and sugar in the world?
- Improve your governance. No one is going to take you seriously as long there are lingering problems with deeply entrenched corruption, vote rigging, nepotism at the highest level of government, etc. You can have a 10 percent growth every year for next 20 years, but it's all meaningless as long as the majority of the country's citizens continue to languish in poverty while the political elites get fatter and wealthier.
There are obviously other areas that can probably help improve the news coverage of African countries, but these are the most obvious that came to my mind. If you can think of others, please share. Perhaps we could even forward them to interested parties. J


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U. S. District Judge Sharon Lovelace Blackburn upheld the major parts of the Alabama Immigration bill yesterday, Sept. 28, 2011 in a 115 page decision. Judge Blackburn indicated parts of the law are in conflict with federal laws, but others are not.
In her opinion, Judge Blackburn indicated that federal law does not restrict the states from checking students or suspects stopped by police. She refused to bar provisions that allow police to hold suspected illegal immigrants without bond; bar state courts from enforcing contracts involving illegal immigrants; make it a felony for an illegal immigrant to do business with the state; and make it a misdemeanor for an illegal resident not to have immigration papers.
The Alabama law was set to begin Sept. 1, but the judge put a temporary hold on all provisions until Sept. 29th. At this time it is not clear when the state will begin enforcing the law. Alabama Attorney General, Luther Strange was unavailable for comment.
As a part of her opinion, Judge Blackburn did block making it a crime for an illegal immigrant to solicit work or for anyone to transport an illegal immigrant. She also refused to allow discrimination lawsuits against companies that dismiss legal workers in favor of illegal immigrants, or to forbid businesses from taking tax deductions for wages paid to illegals.
Alabama's law is viewed as the most restrictive immigration bill instituted by a state. A major sticking point is the section that requires schools to verify citizenship status of students either born outside the U. S. or children of immigrants here illegally. These statistics are to be reported to the state. Emphasis is on the fact illegal children will not be barred from attending schools but opponents believe it is an attempt to decrease enrollment by creating a 'climate of fear.'
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Flash-sautéed cherry tomatoes with garlic scapes A super-flavorful veggie side dish recipe. Celebrate scape season!
What are garlic scapes?
Garlic scapes never fail to catch my eye at the farmers' market. Their coiled, pigtail-like shape makes them one of the most unusual, gorgeous-looking vegetables.
But what are they, exactly? Scapes (also known as garlic shoots, garlic stems and garlic stalks) are the leafless, flowering stems of the garlic plant. They are usually cut off before the bud fully develops in order to encourage the garlic plant to put all of its energy into growing its precious bulb. This practice, of course, lets us enjoy the garlic plant in more ways than one – the precursor to the feast, so to speak.
But don't let its funky shape intimidate you. That wiggly-looking veggie has a delightful, mild garlic flavor. The only recommendation I have is to choose young, tender stems, as they get a little tough and fibrous when mature.
How to cook garlic scapes
There are many ways to cook garlic scapes. I love to braise them with other members of the Allium family and toss them with linguini — but they're also delicious puréed in pesto, stir-fried, grilled (with other veggies or on their own) or, as in today's recipe, simply sautéed.
A couple of weeks ago, local hothouse cherry tomatoes made their first appearance at our farmers' market. Flash-sautéed with garlic scapes and chives, they make the most delicious and versatile side dish – not to mention they're a cinch to prepare.
I only wish garlic scape season would last just a bit longer!
Flash-sautéed cherry tomatoes with garlic scapes
serves 4 to 6
active time: 15 min
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 8 young garlic scapes – cut on the diagonal in 1/8″ slices (1 cup) (see Cook's note)
- 1/2 small bunch fresh chives – cut in 1/4″ pieces using kitchen scissors (1/4 cup)
- 1 1/2 lbs (680 g) assorted cherry tomatoes (4 cups) – halved
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt or to taste
- freshly ground black pepper to taste
- Heat a large heavy-bottomed skillet over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil and garlic scapes and sauté for 2 to 2 1/2 minutes, until garlic scapes are tender and just begin to turn dark green, stirring frequently. Add the chives, tomatoes, salt and pepper and sauté for 30 seconds shaking the pan vigorously so they warm up evenly (The tomatoes should not cook or the skins will get tough. They should be barely warmed). Remove from heat, transfer to a serving platter and serve immediately, as a side vegetable.
- Cook's note: If garlic scapes are not available, substitute with 2 garlic cloves, skinned and finely chopped. Sauté the garlic for 30 seconds and proceed with the recipe.
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I love Garlic and the scrapes are one of the best things about gowing your own. Great recipe. I am going to try this over the weekend
September 22, 2010 at 4:20 pm
Oh you are so lucky that you can still find garlic scapes at this time of the year!
Very creative recipe and beautiful photos!!!
I do something similar and gussie up a shallow bowl of white bean dip or hummus with the sauteed tomatoes. Your photos are beautiful!
Never heard of garlic scapes. So interesting and what beautiful photos.
What a creative way to use garlic scapes! I normally use mine to make pesto, but I love how you've used them here… especially since garlic and tomato are always such a happy pairing. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
I've never tried garlic scapes, but I will now! I suppose I could use my grape tomatoes instead of cherry, and I love chives too, thanks for the inspiration and the lovely blog!
Viviane I always enjoy your dishes — you always bring such a sophistication to all of your creations. This is so lovely with the bright colors of the tomatoes and I am sure the fragrant flavors of the garlic scapes and chives. I've never had garlic scapes but I am sure they are delicious (esp if you're making them!). Anyways, hope you are doing great! Talk to you soon 🙂
July 16, 2010 at 9:14 am
Thank you so much Joy! You are so dear… I do hope you get to taste garlic scapes. They're unusual but delicate and seductive in a way… It's always a privilege to create delicious dishes with out of the ordinary ingredients.
Aren't they gorgeous? I was always slightly afraid of them but this year I dove in and have used them in several ways. The pesto was by far the best. We are still seeing them at our markets so I need to gather some up, make bunches of pesto and freeze it!
Ahhh, the beauty of summer.
looks like delicious..
A big thank you to everyone who stopped by and left a comment. I'm always grateful for it and so enjoy reading your thoughts.
Vincent, picking your own garlic scapes is truly exciting. Yes they do look "cool" and so elegant in a way. I'm certain that you will love their delicate flavor and will think of many ways to use them… Keep me posted.
El, I'm so glad you'll give them a try. They'll be in season for a couple more weeks in your neck of the woods.
I've always wondered how to use garlic scapes. Thanks for explaining them. I appreciate knowing that their flavor is mild and the purpose cutting them serves for the greater good of the garlic bulb. I'll definitely give them a try!
wow!!!! i just bought some garlic scapes at some pick-your-own organic farm because they looked cool and smelled good. I'm going to try this recipe… thank you Viviane!
This would have been perfect to share at the farmer's market with all those customers pondering over what are garlic scapes and what to do with them. They're so beautiful. I always love cutting them and bunching them for the markets…except for the part where the garlic juices cover my hands!
This is the most perfect salad for the summer. I love all the flavours and colours! Beautiful!
Oh I love it when vegetables are cooked yet retain all their vitamins! Looks great and healthy. I've never seen garlic scapes here though. Maybe they can be found at the city's central farmer's market.
Simply beautiful, Viviane. Thank you!!!


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One of the most exciting things when you are in a band or a solo artist for that matter, is when you start to record and play your own music for everyone to hear. But this can also be the scariest part because you are essentially opening up and reaching out to people, and that can make you vulnerable. But once you leap over the reservations you have the outcome of the hard work you have put in will be clear for your audience to hear and the complete passion that you have for music will soon be evident for the world to see.
Brighton based three piece rock/garage blues band 'Rooted' are about to embark on such a journey as I found out whilst interviewing; Beth Monroe (Lead Vocalist/Guitar), Jordan Carty (Bass) and Ryan Mounteney (Drums).
How long has "Rooted" been an active band?
That is a bit of a long and convoluted story, technically this 3-piece has been together since December 2014, but to get to that point has taken 3 years and 11 line-up changes before we found this dedicated 3-piece that works.
Where did the name Rooted come from?
[Beth]: When I play onstage, I fill up with so much adrenaline that I can barely control myself, I'm shaking, I'm panicking and I don't remember anything that's going on. I often don't wear shoes when I play, and as a way of trying to ground myself I'd imagine roots coming from my feet, keeping me in control of all the excess energy, it would calm me down and I'd think "I am Rooted" it just came from that really, and I still do it now.
[Beth]: Before Ryan joined myself and Jordan were self-recording some tracks in the hopes of finding a drummer of a higher caliber, then since Ryan joined its been a bit non-stop.[Ryan]: After I joined, we pretty much jumped into everything head first with the band. We are writing new songs all the time and spent time in the studio recording our EP. We've spent so much time together planning and working on different things for the band, whether it's photo shoots with paint, designing our online profiles, or out gigging and busking in Brighton, we've just spent hours and hours together and we've really bonded as a band.Do you gig often around Brighton?
We've got a ton of gigs over the next few months. For the full list of gig dates, check out our Facebook page, but the main gig we're gearing up for is our EP launch on the 22nd April at The Brunswick, Brighton.
The online release is the 11thof April 2015, with our E.P launch on the 22nd.
We've got a ton of stuff planned for after the EP already, including a whole set of new songs, a Kickstarter campaign, a second EP and a southern UK tour. We're also making plans for music videos and bigger gigs later in the year.
[Beth]: We definitely all bring different things to the table, it never crossed our minds to sound like anyone in particular. Myself and Jordan found our combined sound through our mutual love of garage blues riffs and grunge rock, so when Ryan joined with his technical jazz background and bouncier feel, it really brought it all to life. With my vocals on top we ended up with something like upbeat old-school Muse via Florence and the Machine.
[Beth]: The way I write is quite private, because I definitely go into another headspace that I can't really explain, it just flows. But once I've got the ideas, and the emotion I want from the song, that's when I bring it to the boys and they work their magic on it and bring it to life, and the song will evolve a little or completely at that point to flow with the beat.
Your presence on social media is pretty much limited to Facebook it would seem at the moment. Will you become more active on other networks once the E.P is released? We've been working hard on our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, and our Youtube, Soundcloud and Spotify accounts are on standby waiting for the music to be uploaded on the 11th April.
Presently how are you all feeling about the E.Ps release?
1. Robot
2. Cards
3. Weakness
4. FireCan you reveal the name of the E.P?
We decided to call it The Roots, because this is just our starting point, our potential, and the foundation of whatever our sound evolves into.Individually, Do you have a favourite song on the E.P and why?
[Beth]: The one that definitely puts a smile on my face is Fire, it's a bit more upbeat than the others, and I wrote it to an old bully of mine, a kind of final "fuck you" and I feel that every time we play it, it just makes me grin.[Ryan]: As for me, I think it would have to be Robot, simply for the fact that it was the first song we all played together, and with the slightly off-kilter rhythm and snare breakdown really excites me as a drummer.
Where do you see 'Rooted' 5 years from now?
[Ryan]: Me and Beth have quite a cute thing where we text one another whenever we have a dream about the band… things like supporting Muse at Wembley Stadium, performing and being interviewed on live TV, radio live lounges etc. Thinking about it, it happens quite a lot. We don't want to sound like we're expecting to conquer the world, but we definitely want to take it as far as possible, no matter what.
You say 'Rooted' is a "Rock/Garage Blues band. Define if you can what "Rock/Garage Blues" means for people whom have never heard of it before.
[Beth]: Well nowadays rock can mean almost anything, by calling ourselves garage blues I hope to make people think of a slightly grungy, rhythm and riff-based songs, along the lines of early Muse, Rage against the Machine, or Queens of the Stone age. It's the closest genre I can think for us, but I wouldn't define ourselves by that as we're still evolving, and my vocals are quite melodic which is unusual to that genre anyway. I'm hoping people will hear us and make up their own minds.
Do you think you will always define yourselves as a "Rock Garage Blues Band"?
Probably not, we've only been together a few months and although we're evolving quickly together, our stamp, our sound that makes people go "Oh, that's Rooted" is still being developed, honestly we don't think much in terms of genre, but when we find our definitive sound, we'll know.
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Rooted Instagram
Get yourselves down to some of the fantastic gigs they have coming up !
Seeing as it is Mothers Day, I would like to dedicate this blog to my Mum who continues to support and motivate my ever changing ideas and who is a big inspiration for me.
I love you Mum x
(The number 1 fan of this blog)
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Developing and introducing a new product to the market can be scary, risky, demanding and can take you months, even years if not done correctly.
So you have come up with a brilliant idea but have no idea how to get this to market. I have listed a few steps that will spread some light on the path you are about to follow. Don't let it overwhelm you, in the right management hands this process can be quicker and cheaper than you think.
Here are 7 steps to Product Development to ensure your success:
Out of all the product development this is the most important one. Market Research needs to be done to make sure your invention is actually required. You can take a look at similar products out there and see if yours is an improvement. If it is then you need to try and determine if you can sell your product, where are how much for? If your invention is very similar to another out there then you may need to think twice about going through all this hard work and finding people prefer the competitions.
If your idea is novel and you want to go ahead with trying to make some money out of it then its important to get a Patent on your invention. The patent step is important because if done correctly you will find out if you idea infringes on another patent which is done through a patent search. If all lights are green and no one has a patent on your idea then filing a provisional is your next step. You can do this yourself or use a patent lawyer.
Once you decide that you want to get a product designed you need to use a product designer. Finding the right designer that understands your product is important. Many people claim to be designers but designing is an art and skill can vary. Be sure to ask the designer for previous designs so you can see if they are up to the task.
Getting a product designed can be a costly exercise. Be sure to approach the designer with as much information, sketches or prototypes you may have which may even reduce the overall cost of the design.
Getting a prototype done is highly recommended as it is a visual representation of your design and allows you to feel and play with it. The more useful aspect of getting a prototype made is to see if it works for fit and function. Making sure things like holes and mating parts line up is very important as its a very costly procedure when you need to make changes to tooling during manufacture.
Look through our prototype page to find out different ways prototypes can be made. Different prototype methods depends on size, shape, material and accuracy.
A prototype is ideal way to gain interest in your product when visiting potential customers. They can see how your product works and possible even place orders before your manufacturing has even started.
This stage is the tooling and manufacturing stage of the product. Ensuring you choose the correct toolmakers and manufactures is very important. Most inventions are usually started manufactured in Asia due to the cost of tooling and manufacture. Don't let dealing with them put you off, i have been dealing with Asian manufactures for 16 years and once you find the right one you tend to get more of a comfort feeling.
So much can go wrong during the Development stages. Most often than not a part may need to be changed slightly as to improve manufacturing methods. To do this you would need to get your designer to change areas of the design.
It is recommended that the designer deals with the design development side of things as they go hand in hand.
Ensuring you stick out on the shelf it's important to design your packaging to the best standard. It is recommended that you use professional graphic designers to do this as their experience and skill will definitely make the different to selling your product. If you packaging looks like a 5 year old made it then you are set to fail.
Advertising is the most important part of getting your product sold. The more people that know about your product the better. Radio, TV, magazines, Newspapers and even internet marketing all work.
The use of Facebook, Twitter and Google + are also a good method to spread the word.
Remember persistence is the key
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You define a chart by specifying both what data should display and how the chart should display it. To specify metrics to display, click the Metric tab on the chart-definition page.
The following screenshot shows the metric-selector tab:
The metric is specified in the Find resource type and metric field.
Choosing a metric
To populate the chart, you must specify at least one pair of values, the metric type (also called the metric descriptor, or just metric) and a monitored resource type (or monitored resource, or just resource). A monitored resource effectively specifies a subset of the time series data of a metric type.
Monitoring has many predefined metric types and resources available, and you can specify custom metrics as well:
For information on predefined metrics types, see the lists of metrics. Metrics are classified into general groups:
- The most commonly used metrics for the selected resource are listed first.
- The remaining metrics are listed by the type of service. For example, the Google Cloud metrics page contains a series of tables where each table is for a different Google Cloud service.
For information on monitored resources, see monitored resources.
For information on defining your own metrics, see Using Custom Metrics.
You can specify more than one metric for a chart by using the Add metric option.
The metric-specification field
To select a metric, use the Find resource type and metric field to choose one resource type and one metric type. You can specify them in either order. To begin, click in the field. This brings up one or two lists, based on any prior selections. The lists are indicated by headers, Resource types and Metrics, as seen in the following screenshot:
You can select an entry in two ways:
By selecting entries from the lists.
By entering a metric filter. To enter a metric filter, do the following:
- Next to Find resource type and metric, click Help help_outline
Click Direct filter mode in the help pane.
When Direct filter mode is enabled, the Find resource type and metric option is replaced with an editable text box labeled Resource type, metric, and filter:
If you made selections for a resource type, a metric, or a filter prior to selecting Direct filter mode, then those settings are used to prepopulate the Resource type, metric, and filter text box.
Enter a metric filter in the Resource type, metric, and filter text box. Your filter must include a metric type and a resource type. You can also include label filters. For the filter grammar, see Monitoring filters.
For example, to display the log entries for all Google Cloud VM instances in the
us-east1-bzone, enter the following:
metric.type="logging.googleapis.com/log_entry_count" resource.type="gce_instance" resource.label."zone"="us-east1-b"
If you've used direct filter mode to configure charts or alerting policies and no data is available, then the chart displays an error message. The exact error message is dependent on the filter you entered. For example, a typical message is
Chart definition invalid. You might also see the message
No data is available for the selected time frame.
Hovering over an item on either list brings up a tooltip that displays the information in the item's descriptor. For information on descriptors for metric types or monitored resources, see the metrics list or the monitored resource list.
When at least one resource type and metric pair is selected, the chart shows all the available time series, and additional items appear below the specifed metric on the Metric tab. The following screenshot shows the Metric tab after a metric has been specified:
Based on the selected metric and resource, with no other configuration, the following screenshot shows a resulting chart:
This chart contains more data that can be displayed; charts are limited to 300 displayable lines. The chart provides a notice that there is too much data to display, and suggests using outlier mode, one of the choices on the View options tab, which greatly reduces the amount of data to display.
However, you can also use the additional metric-configuration options to make the data set more manageable. These techniques make the charts more useful for diagnostics and analysis, and they increase the performance and responsiveness of the user interface itself.
Additional configuration
The rest of this section covers additional metric configuration.
- For information on view options, including outlier mode, see Setting View Options.
- For more information about interacting with the chart itself, see Working with Charts.
You can reduce the amount of data returned for a metric by specifying filter criteria, so that only time series that meet some set of criteria are used. Filtering removes some data from the chart by excluding time series that don't meet the filtering criteria. This results in fewer lines on the chart that displays this metric, which can improve the performance of the chart.
You can supply multiple filtering criteria. The corresponding chart shows only
the time series that meet all of the criteria, a logical
When you click in the Filter field, a panel containing lists of criteria by which you can filter appears. In broad strokes, you can filter by resource group, by name, by resource label, and by metric label.
The following screenshot shows the known filter-by labels for a project:
You can select from the lists or type to find matches. Additionally, you can create filters for data that has not yet appeared; such filter criteria won't appear on the selection list, but you can manually specify filters that you know will be valid in the future.
After you choose a label on which to filter, you have to specify the rest of the filter: a value or range of values and a comparison.
For example, the following screenshot shows a filter on the
zone resource
label. The Filter field supports a pair of comparison operators for
= and
=~, and a pair for inequality,
!= and
!=~. The second
item in each pair takes a regular-expression as a value. Simple
=, is the default.
Below the list of comparison operators is a list of the available values. The following screenshot shows the names of zones in the project:
For the Value field, you can select one of the items on the drop-down list, or you can enter an expression that matches multiple items:
If you use a direct comparison,
!=, you can create a filter string like
starts_with. For example, the filter string
starts_with("us-central")matches any
See Monitoring filters for more information on filter strings.
If you select
!=~you can use an RE2 regular expression in the value. For example, the regular expression
us-central1-.*matches any
The regular expression
^us.*.a$matches any US zone that ends with "a":
You can specify multiple filter criteria, and you can use the same label
multiple times. This lets you specify a filter for a range of values. To add
additional filters, click Add a filter near the bottom of the filter field.
Currently, all of the filter criteria must be met; they constitute a logical
AND. For example, you can use both
starts_with and
ends_with filter
strings to show only "a" zones in the US:
With a
zone="starts_with("asia-east1")" or
zone=~"asia-east1.*" filter in
place, only the time series with data from one of the
asia-east1 zones is
You can reduce the amount of data returned for a metric by combining data from similar time series.
Like filtering, grouping is way to reduce the amount of data you are manipulating. Filtering works by excluding some time series, and grouping works by identifying sets of time series that all meet some criterion and then combining, or aggregating, the members of the sets together.
Grouping is done on the basis of labels. When you click in the Group By field you get the same labels that are available for filtering.
The Group By option lets you group time series by resource and metric labels, and then combine the data within those groups. This creates a single new time series for each combination of group-by values, and the new time series represents all the members of the group.
Suppose, for example, you want to examine logging load but only at a regional level; that is, you don't care about the number of entries from specific servers. You can group time series by zone, and then chart the total, average, or other measure for each zone.
Group By chooses a default aggregation function based on the type of data being grouped, but you can change this selection. See Aggregation for information about other choices.
The following screenshot shows a grouping by zone. The choice of
sum under
Aggregator is the default.
This creates a new time series for each zone, with values computed from the sum of all the values for individual time series in that zone.
You can group by multiple labels, as well. When you group by multiple labels, you get a time series for each combination of labels. The order in which you specify the labels does not matter.
The following screenshot shows a chart that results from grouping the time series by zone:
You can group by multiple labels. For example, if you change the group-by
choice from
zone to
severity, you see one time series for each logging
severity level. The following screenshot shows all of the resulting time
If you group by both
zone and
severity, you get one time series
for each pair of zone and severity-level values. The following screenshot shows
a sample of such time series:
The fact that you get a time series for each combination of labels means that
this technique can easily create more data than you can usefully put on a
chart at once. In this example, grouping by either
zone or
produces tractable amounts of data, but grouping by both results in
more data than the chart can handle, as seen in the following screenshot:
Removing group-by conditions
To remove a group-by condition, you must:
- Delete the group-by labels.
- Set the aggregation method back to
The Aggregator option lets you combine time series by using common functions. This results in fewer lines on the chart displaying the metric, which can improve the performance of the chart.
Click in the Aggregator field to see a list of the available aggregation options. These are the functions, or reducers, that can be used to combine the time series.
The available reducing functions depend on the type of values the metric captures, but they commonly include choices like mean, max or min, standard deviation, assorted percentile values, and so forth. For more information about these dependencies, see Metrics, time series, and resources.
When used without grouping, the reducing function is applied across all the selected time series, combining them to a single time series consisting of the mean, sum, or other measure as calculated across all the time series. When used with grouping, the function is applied to the time series within each group.
For more information on aggregation, see
in the API reference.
The Group By option automatically applies aggregation to compute statistics within each group. The lines on a Group By chart already represent aggregations. Group By chooses a default aggregation function based on the type of data being grouped, but you can change this selection.
You can also apply aggregation to a set of time series that you have filtered. As with the unfiltered time series, aggregation of filtered time series will reduce all of the lines to one that reflects the chosen aggregation function, unless you also use grouping.
The following screenshot shows the result of filtering for those time series originating from a Google Kubernetes Engine container and having a name that starts with d:
If you simply aggregate this data, say by
sum, it is reduced to a single
time series, which represents the sum of the values in each summed time series.
The following screenshot shows the result:
There are multiple time series originating from containers with names that
start with d. We can also group these time series by the value of one or more
labels, and then aggregate over those resulting groups. This results in a
a time series for each group. The following screenshot shows the result
of grouping the filtered time series by machine image, using the default
sum aggregation for grouping:
There are additional options for selecting a metric. These options have default values, but you can expose these options and override the defaults. To see the additional options, click Show advanced options.
A time series is a set of data points in temporal order. To align a time series is to break the data points into regular buckets of time, the alignment period. Multiple time series must be aligned before they can be combined.
Alignment is a prerequisite to aggregation across time series, and it is applied to each time series individually. Because alignment is a prerequisite for charting the data, Monitoring does it automatically, by using default values. You can override these defaults by using the alignment options, Aligner and Alignment Period:
Alignment Period: The alignment period determines the length of time for subdividing the time series. For example, you can break a time series into one-minute chunks or one-hour chunks. The data in each period is summarized so that a single value represents that period. The default alignment period is one minute.
Although you can set the alignment interval for your data, time series might be realigned when you change the time interval displayed on a chart or change the zoom level.
The aligner is a function that determines how to summarize the data in each
alignment period. Aligners include the sum, the mean, and so forth.
Valid aligner choices depend on the
kind and type of metric data a time series stores. That is, aligner choice
depends on the
MetricKind and
ValueType of the time series.
Some aligners both align the data and convert it from one metric kind or
type to another. For more information on the available aligners, see
Aligner in the API reference.
Secondary aggregation
When you have multiple time series that already represent aggregations, like the examples illustrating the Group By option, you can then aggregate across them by choosing a Secondary Aggregator:
Secondary aggregation reduces all the time series on the chart to a single time series.
The following screenshot shows several time series that result from grouping a filtered set of data. The use of grouping requires aggregation; each group of lines is aggregated into one. The following screenshot shows time series grouped by zone:
The following screenshot shows the result of using secondary aggregation to find the mean value across the grouped time series:
Legend template
The Legend Template field lets you customize a description for the time series on your chart. These descriptions appear on the hover card for the chart and on the chart legend in the Name column.
By default, these descriptions are created for you from the values of different labels in your time series. Because the system selects the labels, the results might not be helpful to you. You can use this field to build a template for the descriptions.
The Legend Template field accepts the following:
- Plain text.
- Variables that represent labels in your time series. The available
labels depend on the time series you are charting, but the variable
syntax generally look similar to this:
${resource.labels.project_id}. The
${}notation causes the variable to be evaluated in your description.
If you supply only text, then the descriptions of the time series on the chart will be identical. Using variables lets you pull values from labels in the time series into the description.
If you know the variable names, you can manually type them into the template field. You can also select variables for the available labels by using the + Add a filter widget in the field. This approach ensures that the variable syntax is correct.
The following screenshot shows a template consisting of a string and a single variable:
In the chart legend, the values generated from the template appear in a column with the header Name. The values also appear on the hover card.
The following screenshot shows the Name values and hover card that result from the template:
You can create templates that use multiple strings and variables, but the display space available on the hover card is limited.
Hiding the additional options
To hide the Secondary Aggregation and Aligner options, click Hide advanced options at the bottom of the pane. This does not clear any selected options. If you change or remove grouping, for example, forgotten choices for these hidden options can cause unexpected effects.


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نوع مقاله: مقاله پژوهشی
1 استادیار گروه مدیریت آموزش عالی، دانشگاه سیستان و بلوچستان، زاهدان، ایران
2 استادیار گروه مدیریت آموزش عالی، واحد مهاباد، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، مهاباد، ایران
عنوان مقاله [English]
نویسندگان [English]
The purpose of the present study was to design an e-learning education model in educational system of the Islamic Azad University of Mahabad. The research method included a combination of qualitative and quantitative approaches. The statistical population of research included faculty members of the Islamic Azad University of Mahabad. In the quantitative section, through a simple stratified random sampling method 120 individuals were selected as the sample. In the qualitative section 10 individuals were selected as the sample of the study through a purposive sampling method. In quantitative section, data collection instruments were two questionnaires of preparation for electronic education and barriers of electronic education which had a reliability of 0.91 and 0.86, respectively. The face validity was reported appropriate according to the experts' opinion. In the qualitative section the instrument was semi-structured interview. In order to analyze data, t test, exploratory factor analysis and content analysis (open, axial and selective coding) tests were used. Results were significant in the e-learning readiness section according to t test and in the barriers section of e-learning according to exploratory factor analysis (Varimax rotation), five factors were recognized e.g. pedagogy-behavioral, managerial-structural, economic-cultural, context-technological and individual-professional. Also during interviews, 59 primary conceptual propositions in addition to 5 main category propositions and 14 subsidiary propositions were identified in three sections of causal, contextual and environmental.
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Flu (seasonal) - including symptoms, treatment and prevention
Influenza, commonly known as the flu, is a highly infectious viral illness caused by influenza A or B viruses. It affects the nose and throat and may also affect the lungs.
In Australia, seasonal flu of varying severity occurs every year, usually between May and September.
Influenza is a notifiable condition1
How influenza is spread
The flu virus is spread when an infected person talks, coughs or sneezes small droplets that contain the virus into the air where they may be breathed in by people nearby. Infection may also be spread by contact with hands, tissues and other infected articles.
Signs and symptoms
Symptoms include:
- rapid onset of fever
- headache
- muscle aches
- fatigue
- sneezing
- runny nose
- sore throat
- cough
- nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea in children.
Most people recover within a week, although the cough and fatigue may last longer. Flu is much more serious than the common cold. It can lead to pneumonia (lung infection or inflammation) and other complications, and even death, particularly in:
- people aged 65 years and over
- pregnant women
- young children
- people with chronic conditions like heart disease, diabetes and lung disease.
Influenza and pregnancy
Pregnant women are more likely to have severe complications from the flu, especially in the second and third trimesters. While the flu virus does not cross the placenta and infect the baby while in the uterus, the high fever and any chest complications caused by flu can be potentially harmful to the baby. Because of these risks, a doctor may recommend antiviral medication for pregnant women with the flu.
There is no evidence that the antiviral medications used in Australia to treat flu are associated with adverse effects in pregnancy. Similarly, women may continue to breastfeed while taking antiviral medication. The best protection for the mother and baby is for the pregnant mother to have the flu vaccine, which is safe and funded at any stage of pregnancy.
Not all people with symptoms need to be tested for flu. The diagnosis may be suspected on clinical symptoms and examination (especially during the flu season) and may be confirmed by laboratory testing of mucus from the back of the nose or throat.
Incubation period
(time between becoming infected and developing symptoms)
Incubation is 1 - 4 days (average of 2 days).
Infectious period
(time during which an infected person can infect others)
Usually from 1 day before onset of symptoms until 7 days after the onset of symptoms. After 5 days the level of infectiousness is probably very low, however some people, especially children and people with weakened immune systems, might be able to infect others for a longer time.
Most people recover with rest, drinking plenty of fluids and use of paracetamol for the relief of pain and fever. Aspirin should not be given to children under 12 years of age unless specifically recommended by a doctor.
People with moderate or severe illness, pregnant women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and those with chronic medical conditions may benefit from specific antiviral medication. This can reduce duration of symptoms by about 1 day and prevent some of the more serious complications of flu, but is only effective if commenced within 48 hours of illness onset.
Antiviral therapy may sometimes be used to prevent infection in close contacts of people with flu, such as vulnerable household contacts. A contact is any person who has been close enough to an infected person to be at risk of infection themselves.
When to seek medical advice
Seek medical advice if:
- shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
- confusion
- symptoms are getting worse
- you are concerned about the symptoms
- children are unable to keep fluids down because of vomiting
- children show signs of dehydration (dizzy on standing, passing less urine than usual).
- Flu vaccines reduce the risk of getting severe influenza. Annual flu vaccination is strongly recommended for anyone 6 months of age and older and should be actively promoted for people at increased risk of complications.
- Cover a cough or sneeze with a tissue or your arm, not with your hand. Drop used tissues immediately into a rubbish bin, then wash your hands.
- Wash hands as soon as possible after sneezing or coughing and after contact with nose and throat discharges or articles soiled by these. Use soap and water or an alcohol based hand rub.
- Wipe down all frequently touched surfaces regularly with a cleaning cloth dampened with detergent, or a large alcohol wipe.
- Exclude people with flu from childcare, preschool, school and work.
Useful links
- Exclusion periods from childcare, preschool, school and work
- Hand hygiene
- When you have a notifiable condition
- Australian Government Department of Health - Immunisation
1 - In South Australia the law requires doctors and laboratories to report some infections or diseases to SA Health. These infections or diseases are commonly referred to as 'notifiable conditions'.


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Today's Music Minute highlights a middle Georgia blues legend who inspired a number of influential artists over the years.
You're listening to "Statesboro Blues" by Blind Willie McTell, who was born in Thomson, Georgia in 1898.
Saturday will be the 58th anniversary of his death in 1959.
The legendary blues guitarist was a music mainstay in the 1920s and 30s.
Blind Willie inspired a number of artists, including the Allman Brothers who debuted a cover of "Statesboro Blues" in 1971.
Bob Dylan also payed tribute in the song titled, "Blind Willie McTell."
Each May, the city of Thomson honors its native son with the Blind Willie McTell Blues Festival.


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Plug and process loads (PPLs) in commercial buildings account for almost 5% of U.S. primary energy consumption. Minimizing these loads is a primary challenge in the design and operation of an energy-efficient building. PPLs are not related to general lighting, heating, ventilation, cooling, and water heating, and typically do not provide comfort to the occupants. They use an increasingly large fraction of the building energy use pie because the number and variety of electrical devices have increased along with building system efficiency. Reducing PPLs is difficult because energy efficiency opportunities and the equipment needed to address PPL energy use in office spaces are poorly understood.
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The Research Support Facility was designed with energy efficiency and sustainability in mind. Many of its innovative technologies use passive and active processes to provide energy for its operations, such as electricity, heating, and cooling. The goal of this unique office building is to reach net zero energy use by engaging staff in best energy practices.
This checklist packet is a team-focused guide to realizing energy savings in high-performance office buildings through carefully considered lighting and control design. The checklists should be distributed among the integrated project team, including the owner, lighting designer and engineer, commissioning agent, and facility manager, at the beginning of a project and referred to regularly during design meetings and drawing reviews.


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The INTERSECT query allows you to return the results of 2 or more "select" queries. However, it only returns the rows selected by all queries. If a record exists in one query and not in the other, it will be omitted from the INTERSECT results.
Each SQL statement within the INTERSECT query must have the same number of fields in the result sets with similar data types.
The syntax for an INTERSECT query is:
select field1, field2, . field_n
from tables
select field1, field2, . field_n
from tables;
Example #1
The following is an example of an INTERSECT query:
select supplier_id
from suppliers
select supplier_id
from orders;
In this example, if a supplier_id appeared in both the suppliers and orders table, it would appear in your result set.
Example #2 - With ORDER BY Clause
The following is an INTERSECT query that uses an ORDER BY clause:
select supplier_id, supplier_name
from suppliers
where supplier_id > 2000
select company_id, company_name
from companies
where company_id > 1000
Since the column names are different between the two "select" statements, it is more advantageous to reference the columns in the ORDER BY clause by their position in the result set. In this example, we've sorted the results by supplier_name / company_name in ascending order, as denoted by the "ORDER BY 2".
The supplier_name / company_name fields are in position #2 in the result set.


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At Comic-Con last week, I was able to participate in roundtable interviews with Person of Interest executive producer/creator Jonathan Nolan and executive producer Greg Plageman. Nolan and Plageman talked about what the real life implications of Prism means for the role of The Machine, how The Machine functions as a benevolent AI, the relationship between Finch and The Machine, Reese and Finch's friendship, and what possibly guest starts might be returning in season three. Hit the jump to watch the interviews.
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Week 13 of Big Ten football brings several critical matchups, some important "yardstick" games, and also Northwestern versus Purdue. We're heading into the silly season for coaches as, if history is any guide, this will be the penultimate game for at least one Big Ten coaching staff. So this week I'm giving extra attention to coaching, particularly in those situations where one or both coaches look like they're about to get their gooses cooked.
Pickin' On The Big Ten, Week 13: Where The Buck Stops
Pickin' On The Big Ten, Week 12: How The West Will Be Won
Big Ten football last Saturday was all about who was going to win the East. We're pretty confident who that will be now. But what about the West? Two huge games will sort that out for us — and one is a total surprise. Click onward and let's get to it.
Pickin' On The Big Ten, Week 11: Annual Game Of The Century
We all know there's a pretty huge Big Ten football game this week, so how much of an introduction do we really need to this week's picks? Wouldn't it be better to just skip right to the game that's on everybody's mind? It absolutely would, so just click on to see my prediction.
Pickin' On The Big Ten, Week 10: Playoffs?
The first College Football Playoff rankings came out this week and, well, there weren't any Big Ten teams in the top four. If you find that news surprising, let me also break it you that the stuff in the middle of a Twinkie isn't actually whipped cream, either. For the rest of us, there are six games that need our attention, so let's give it to them, shall we?
Pickin' On the Big Ten, Week 8: Regression Analysis
At first glance, this week's collection of Big Ten football games looks uninspiring, without a true marquee matchup. At second and third glance it's much the same. But burbling just below the surface like the spinach in a pot of minestrone, we find that just about every game is going to reveal something we'll need to know on the way to Indianapolis. Click on and see what's going to be sorted out this Saturday.
Pickin' On the Big Ten, Week 7: Rise of the Two-Headed Quarterbeast
Week 7 of Big Ten football sees two prominent teams, Wisconsin and Iowa, finally admitting they don't have a complete quarterback at the moment, but maybe they have the parts to assemble one. While turning to the Two-Headed Quarterbeast is usually seen as a desperation move, for both these schools, it just may be the fix they need. (Emphasis on "may be.") Click on, as for the first time this season, we have nothing but conference games to look at.
Pickin' On the Big Ten, Week 6: Negative Brand(on) Equity
I could write something snarky about Michigan, Brady Hoke, and/or Dave Brandon, but I don't like to do what everyone else does. Besides, we all know there's a huge game this week, one with potential national playoff implications, so why spend time discussing some school's problems?
Pickin' On the Big Ten, Week 5: Ice-Cold Hoke Zero
The Wheel of Narrative has spun once more, and this week the Big Ten's arrow is pointing to "hopeful." (WARNING: Not valid in Washtenaw County, Michigan.) Can the conference keep the good football rolling? Or, now that conference play begins in earnest, are we just being set up for another five-loss conference champion? Your answer begins … now.
Pickin' On the Big Ten: I'm OK, You're OK, It's Not OK
Stop me if you've heard this one: The Big Ten plays some pretty important non-conference games in front of millions of eyes, but things don't quite go according to p-
(The Internet, as one: "Stop! We've heard this one!")
Gladly. You think you're sick of hearing it? Think how sick I am of writing it.
Pickin' On the Big Ten, Week 3: All Thy Sins Laid Bare
I don't know if you noticed, but the Big Ten lost a few important non-conference games last week. In this week's Big Ten football picks I'll be looking at each team, evaluating what's working and what clearly isn't. Well, as clearly as anything can be evaluated after just two weeks. To the games!
Pickin' On the Big Ten, Week 1: Appalachian State and Other Disasters
Week One of the 2014 Big Ten football season is here. I've already given you my picks for the three early games this upcoming week, but what about the games that are being played when they're supposed to be, on Saturday? Click on, pilgrim; I've got some picks for you.
2014 NCAA Baseball Tournament Preview
After a weekend of compelling conference tournaments and a historic crowd of 19,965 on hand to witness the Big Ten Championship game, the NCAA Baseball Tournament is set to begin at 16 regional sites.
Pickin' On the Big Ten, Week 10: Huskerdammerung
When one Pelini brother lost his job this week, many wondered why it wasn't two. Bo Pelini is deep in the weeds in Lincoln after that loss to Minnesota, and everybody knows it.
Pickin' On the Big Ten: 2013 Leaders Division preview
The 2013 Big Ten football season is ready to begin, and it's the last year we have to put up with the goofpot "Leaders" and "Legends" division names. We need to look at how each division will wrap up its storied three-season history and we'll start with the one that excludes the M and N schools.
12 must-watch Big Ten football games in 2013
You smell that? Yes that fragrance pouring in from the Midwestern skies is the smell of football. Grill smoke, beverages, leaves and the breeze are all just a bit more crisp.


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|Occurred : 2/8/2007 13:30 (Entered as : 02/8/07 13:30)
Reported: 2/18/2007 5:30:43 PM 17:30
Posted: 2/24/2007
Location: San Francisco, CA
Shape: Light
Duration:15 minutes
|I saw one big bright light in the sky. The color of the light bright object was - light cream.
That day I run North on the Ocean Beach path and looked cross the San Francisco Bay to the hills in Marina county. Size of the object was (big) like size of the bright sun. The ages of the object had a little sparkling. The bright object move to the right slowly. After 2-3 min. object move to the left slowly. The light was bellow the top of the hills. Day was sunny, a little bit fog, but I could see the hills of the Marina county clearly. I looked at that bright object more then 10 minutes. After that object started getting smaller, smaller, smaller and disappear from my vision. My time was approximately between 11:45 am and 1:30 pm.
I never see the object like that! All week, I try to find any information about it from the local newspapares and news. I didn't find any imfromation.
((NUFORC Note: Witness indicates that the date of the incident is approximate. PD))
((NUFORC Note: Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD))


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How Long Do Evictions Take In Minnesota?
This is a frequent question that I get asked. Some landlords have been told that it takes months. I am not sure where they get that information. I have heard, second hand, that in other states it can take months. In Minnesota, it takes a couple weeks.
I believe it takes more time for most landlords to make up their mind to evict the tenant that it actually takes to go through the legal process! Many landlords hope and wait. They believe every excuse and promise the tenant gives them. I understand that. Even after all these years, I find myself wanting to believe. Wouldn't you love to think that if you gave your tenant one more week that they will pay you the $1200 in late rent they owe? That is a much better thought than having to spend $322 to evict them (and probably not seeing the $1200 you are out).
Here is some sage advice, take it for what it is worth. As long as I have been doing this, I have rarely seen a tenant that is more than 2 weeks late on rent come up with back rent. Think about it.
Let's use this example: It is February 1. They had all January to figure out how to get the rent, borrow it, work harder, whatever. February 1 comes, rent is due, they don't have it, they ask for a week. Why do they need another week when they had the month of January to get it?
A week goes by and they say they need another week. By now you have added a $75 late fee and you sent them the late rent letter.
Now you are into the week of February 15th. Most tenants (and frankly most Americans) live right at the edge of their paycheck. Each month they rarely have anything left over. How is this tenant going to come up with the late rent of $1200 plus the $75 late fee this week and still make the March 1 rent of $1200?
Only when a tenant gets some type of financial assistances from Section 8 or Emergency assistance have I seen them be able to pay off a month's past due rent. If the tenant does not have access to those resources, I am skeptical you will be seeing your rent. Start the eviction process now!


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