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My shelves are straining, but I'm not going to be able to resist picking up some of these new releases:
There were a couple of cover reveals, including one that proved TV tie-ins CAN be beautiful:
In other news:
- There's going to be a Red Rising comic book!
- Simon and Schuster FINALLY cancelled Milo Yiannopoulos's contract, following some controversial thoughts about paedophilia...
- ...and Roxane Gay made a very eloquent statement about the entire affair.
- Another piece of news that involves both the publishing and music worlds: Corey Taylor will be releasing his fourth book, 'America 51', on August 15th.
- Fierce Reads have announced the touring schedule for their upcoming Fierce Reads tour, calling at bookshops across America throughout May 2017...
- ...while YALLWEST released their line-up.
- Maggie Harcourt will be releasing her next novel, 'Theatrical', in 2018 with Usborne.
- The MOST EXCITING BOOK OF ALL TIME has been announced, and it's called 'Floored'. Being released in 2018, it's a collaboration between seven authors: Holly Bourne, Sara Barnard, Non Pratt, Eleanor Wood, Melinda Salisbury, Lisa Williamson and Tanya Byrne. WOAH NELLY.
- Most irritatingly, the Daily Mail decided to shit on teenage reading once again. We should be celebrating the fact that people are reading, not dismissing the titles they choose to pick up.
- Scarily, it seems 25 million books might be missing from public libraries throughout the UK. I knew it was going to be a high figure, but that's ridiculous.
Could only find two new releases (and one was actually out at the end of last week, and I forgot to feature it. SUE ME!):
More new music, including another pop comeback:
Yep, Lana Del Rey has returned with 'Love':
It's going to be a 'Long Night' at the With Confidence show that I'm going to in a couple of hours:
There's now an official video for that irritating new Katy Perry song. Groan:
Architects released a live video for 'Gravity', filmed at last year's triumphant headline show at Brixton O2 Academy:
Highly Suspect reminded the world that their name is human:
Blessthefall have been having some Star Wars themed escapades:
While The Maine have been getting up to some 'Bad Behaviour':
Even more tour announcements:
- Vicky Speedboat are returning to the UK for a headline tour in April and May.
- I Prevail have announced a huge US tour throughout April and May. Support comes from Starset, As Lions, Vamps and Cover Your Tracks.
- PVRIS are finally returning, playing five European headline dates in May (including that extra UK show).
- To celebrate the release of new album 'Outsiders', Gnarwolves have announced an extensive UK headline tour, also in May...
- ...while Twin Atlantic have also announced a UK tour in May, playing much more intimate venues than they would normally call at...
- ...and SayWeCanFly will also be returning to our shores that same month.
- Korn are touring North America in May. Support comes from Animals As Leaders and DED.
- Meanwhile PUP are focusing on the East Coast on their North American headline tour, also taking place in May.
- Against Me! and The Bronx are co-headlining shows throughout France in May and June.
- Knuckle Puck will be playing headline shows across the UK in June, around their Download festival appearance...
- ...while Coheed and Cambria have announced a one-off headline show following their Download appearance, playing 'Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness' in full at Koko in London on June 18th.
- Alter Bridge have added a bunch of shows to their European touring schedule, which sees them playing a variety of festivals and headline shows during June and July.
- All Time Low are going to be touring North America from June to August, taking SWMRS, Night Riots, Waterparks and The Wrecks on the road with them.
- Young The Giant are touring North America during August and September. Support comes from Cold War Kids.
- New Found Glory added more dates to their twentieth anniversary UK tour in September.
- This week contained the Brit awards 2017. Check out the list of winners here.
- Dead! took a stand against venues who take a large cut of merch sales, by selling their merch outside after the show. Risky business.
- On what would have been Kurt Cobain's fiftieth birthday, Frances Bean Cobain paid tribute to her father.
- Even more festival announcements, including the third headliner from Reading and Leeds, 11 more bands for Slam Dunk, a huge announcement from Pukkelpop and the news that Foo Fighters will be headlining the Saturday night at Glastonbury.
- Quite a lot of new albums were announced this week. First up, At The Drive-In announced the details of their first album in 17 years...
- ...Kingdom of Giants will be releasing their new album on May 5th...
- ...Seether will be releasing their new album, 'Poison The Parish', a week later on May 12th...
- ...while Biters announced their new album, 'The Future Ain't What It Used To Be', which will be out on May 19th...
- ...the same date that The Mountain Goats will be showing their 'Goth' side to the world...
- ...and Employed To Serve will be releasing their next album, 'The Warmth of a Dying Sun'. Spooky.
- Then there was that new All Time Low album announcement, for 'Last Young Renegade'. Being released on June 2nd, it has one of the most beautiful, intricately detailed pieces of album artwork I have ever seen:
- All Time Low also announced that they're matching the money that their fans raised for ACLU, meaning that altogether they've raised $24,000 for the charity. Impressive.
- PRIDES announced the support for their upcoming UK tour: Twin Wild.
- Alan Ashby has spoken out about Austin Carlile's departure from Of Mice and Men...
- ...while The Word Alive have revealed the identity of the drummer replacing Luke Holland: former drum tech Matt Horn.
- Three more bands were robbed: Guttermouth, Malignancy and Islander. What is going on?
- Slaves have had to postpone their shows in Texas and New York following Jonny Craig undergoing back surgery. No news yet as to whether this will include the UK tour scheduled for the end of March.
- Avenged Sevenfold cancelled their show in Milan, citing M. Shadows' laryngitis, but it may have also been a way of paying their respects to a 19-year-old stage hand who died in Germany.
- Because twenty one pilots aren't tired of doing impressive things, they've now earned the record for most consecutive weeks at the top spot of Billboard's Hot Rock Songs chart.


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Based on information provided by the Mississippi Department of Health about the coronavirus epidemic, all MDAH sites, including the Two Mississippi Museums, will close Friday, March 13, until further notice. Read more.
The opening of Mississippi Distilled: Prohibition, Piety, and Politics, an immersive exhibition exploring the state's tumultuous relationship with alcohol from the colonial period to today, has been postponed. A new date will be announced soon. The exhibit will be on display at the Two Mississippi Museums—the Museum of Mississippi History and the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum—in Jackson.
"Prohibition in Mississippi was about more than outlawing alcohol," said Pamela D.C. Junior, director of the Two Mississippi Museums. "This amazing exhibit shows how women's rights, alcohol, and religion came together at a critical moment in history and continue to impact Mississippi to this day."
Fascinating artifacts, enticing stories, and surprising images from prehistory to Prohibition will take visitors on a journey that begins with ancient alcohols and the science of spirits through the social problems that led to the temperance movement and its role in efforts to expand voting rights for women but not African Americans, end lynching, enact child labor laws, and prevent domestic violence.
Visitors will walk through a saloon façade to learn about unregulated alcohol in the Mississippi Territory. Artifacts from religious organizations help tell the story of alcohol in sacred rites. Medicines and original nineteenth-century prescriptions document how whiskey was used to treat everything from the common cold to heart disease and diabetes.
After the wide-spread use of alcohol during early statehood, Mississippians began to fight against alcohol and the social problems it helped fuel. The stories of Carrie Belle Kearney and Bishop C. B. Galloway explore the complex motivations behind temperance.
In 1908, Mississippi passed statewide prohibition—twelve years before National Prohibition became law. The Wettest Dry State gallery depicts the next fifty-eight years in a state where alcohol was supposedly banned and features stories of moonshiners, blues players, bootleggers, law makers, gamblers, and enforcement officers. Highlights include a moonshine still confiscated by the Leflore County Sheriff's Department and video of alcohol raids and barrel breaking.
The gallery spotlights illegal alcohol at the white-collar resorts of the Gulf Coast and the strip of nightclubs known as the Gold Coast or 'Cross the River in Rankin County, ending with the infamous Jackson Country Club Raid of 1966 and the political changes that led to Prohibition's repeal.
Mississippi Distilled closes with local option elections that keep Prohibition alive in many Mississippi counties. Stories of the alcohol industry—including some of the state's oldest breweries, distilleries, and distribution companies—round out the exhibition. Visitors will be invited to share their own memories of a dry Mississippi.
Related programs include Mississippi Mixology with a discussion of cocktail history and demonstrations of popular recipes on Thursday, April 30; Mississippi Makers Festival on Saturday, May 9; a homebrew competition on Saturday, June 20; and the Sounds of Prohibition mixing live performances with the history of juke joints and other drinking establishments on Thursday, September 24. Monthly gallery talk topics will include Stories from the Still, What's Brewing in Mississippi?, Behind the Scenes, and Agitate, Educate, Legislate!.
This exhibit will run through November 1, 2020, in the FedEx and Medgar and Myrlie Evers Exhibition Halls at the Two Mississippi Museums and is made possible with the support of Southern Beverage Company, Inc.
Ticket prices for Mississippi Distilled are $10 for adults and $6 for children. Discounts are available for children under three, students, seniors, active duty and military veterans, and groups of ten or more. Tickets may be purchased for Mississippi Distilled alone, or in combination with admission to the Museum of Mississippi History and the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum.
The Two Mississippi Museums welcome groups of up to 200 people; advance reservations are encouraged. Museum hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m.
The Mississippi Distilled media kit is available at http://www.mdah.ms.gov/new/about/newsroom/media-and-press/.


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Instant Analysis: FOMC Statement, July 2014
The FOMC Statement for July was barely altered from the June meeting, and the taper remains on track for a November 1 end to QE asset purchases.
The Committee decided to move ahead with another $10 billion reduction in monthly asset purchases to $25 billion per month starting in August. This is down from $85 billion a month in purchases before the tapering began in January. The reductions in asset purchases were again evenly split between MBS and long-term Treasury bonds. In August the Fed will be buying $15 billion a month in Treasury securities and $10 billion a month in MBS and agency debt.
Changes in the statement were mostly limited to the description of current economic conditions. The FOMC acknowledged that economic activity rebounded in the second quarter, i.e. labor market conditions improved with the unemployment rate declining further. But they inserted an expanded caveat, "A range of labor market indicators suggest there remains significant underutilization of labor market resources," should anyone question whether they had changed their overall view of the labor market. Household spending is rising moderately, and business fixed investment is advancing.
The FOMC upgraded their assessment of current inflation acknowledging that inflation has moved somewhat closer to the Committee's longer-run objective, and that the risks of persistently low inflation below 2.0 percent has diminished somewhat.
There was a surprising dissent from Charles Plosser, Philadelphia Fed President. He objected to the guidance that it will be appropriate to maintain the current target range for the federal funds rate for "a considerable time after the asset purchase program ends," because such language is time-dependent and does not reflect the considerable economic progress that has been made toward the Committee's goals.
In short, the language change on the labor market could be viewed as somewhat dovish by the markets, but that was equally balanced by the evolving view on somewhat stronger U.S. inflation trends and outlook. We see little change in the thinking from the FOMC in this statement.
The taper remains on track, and the first rate hike can be expected sometime in the second quarter of 2015, in our opinion. However, if the economy continues to gain momentum, the risks of an earlier rate hike from the Fed, perhaps late in Q1 2015, probably outweigh a delay at this point.Read More ›
Instant Analysis on FOMC statement: What do the dots say?
The FOMC Statement for July was barely altered from the April meeting, and the taper remains on track for a November end to QE asset purchases.Read More ›


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Two days before he snapped ties with the RJD which eventually led to the collapse of Grand Alliance government in Bihar in July 2017, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar summoned Tejashwi to his official chamber in the CM secretariat.
Tejashwi, then the Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, was under pressure from the JD (U) to either relinquish his post or explain his 'complicity' in the IRCTC scam (also known as land-for-hotel scam).
When Tejashwi came face-to-face with Nitish, he pleaded innocence and said he was not guilty in the 'fabricated' case as he was barely 14-15 years of age when the alleged transfer of Railway hotels (to private players) took place.
But Nitish decided enough was enough. He snapped ties with Lalu's RJD and dumped the Grand Alliance alleging that he could not continue with someone whose name figured in the IRCTC scam.
More than a year later today, on August 31, the CBI court (in Patiala House) took barely 10 minutes to grant bail to Tejashwi, his mother and former chief minister Rabri Devi and other accused. The CBI did not even oppose their bail plea in a case which eventually had led to the downfall of a duly-elected Grand Alliance government (which got a brute majority in 2015 Assembly poll).
While the case may drag on, and the accused may even appear as and when summoned, the RJD leaders will now henceforth claim that they had been saying right from day one that Lalu and his family members had been framed for speaking against the Narendra Modi government.
"We have always maintained from day one that Tejashwi had been a victim of political vendetta. A young leader, who has proved his mettle, Tejashwi's graph is on the ascendancy. That's why attempts are being made to stop him in his track. But we have full faith in the judiciary. And we will eventually get justice. Both in the court of law as well as in the people's court," RJD national vice-president Shivanand Tiwary told DH here on Friday.
What is IRCTC scam?
In June 2017, Lalu was charged with handing over the running of IRCTC hotels in Ranchi and Puri to Sujata Hotels Pvt Ltd after allegedly receiving prime land in Patna through benami company when he was Railway Minister in UPA-I.
This land (for a shopping mall) was reportedly transferred by industrialists Harsh and Vinay Kochar (owners of Sujata Hotels) to Delight Marketing Pvt Ltd, owned by the then RJD Rajya Sabha MP Prem Gupta, a Lalu confidant, in 2005.
The 'deal' was done after the Kochar brothers were awarded two hotels belonging to Railways at Ranchi (Jharkhand) and Puri (Odisha) during Lalu's tenure (from 2004 to 2009) as Railway Minister. Eventually, the Delight Marketing Pvt Ltd was transferred to Lalu's family along with the assets in 2014 and renamed as LaRa Projects (an acronym for Lalu and Rabri) in 2016.
The CBI, which has named 14 persons in its charge sheet, also named Kochars, Prem Gupta and his wife Sarla Gupta for being hand in glove in the scam.
All the accused got bail on Friday (August 31).


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GREENVILLE, N.C. — A Greenville man won $750,000 after suing the man found legally responsible for his divorce, WNCN reports.
Kevin Howard said another man seduced his wife, in turn leading to the end of their marriage.
Despite winning $750,000, Howard said he didn't do it for the money.
"I filed this case because I believe it's very important that people understand that sanctity of marriage is important, especially in this day and age when people question everyone's morals, people question everyone's liability as a person," he said.
Only six states, including North Carolina, have laws allowing this kind of lawsuit, known as "alienation of affection" laws.
Under these laws, people can sue people who intentionally interfere in a marriage.


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Top 10 pre-holiday car checks
Make sure your car doesn't let you down as you head off on holiday by doing some quick and simple checks before you leave...
Top 10 pre-holiday car checks
With the warm weather we've been having recently, many people will be considering whether now is a good time to go on holiday.
Well, whether you're going on a driving holiday or just using your car to get to the airport, you won't want it to let you down. And there's no worse start to a holiday than a hefty car repair bill.
Follow our quick and easy checks to ensure your holiday wheels keep rolling.
1. Oil and water
Modern cars don't consume gallons of oil and don't tend to overheat, but that means you're unlikely to have checked your car's oil and radiator water levels recently.
Before you check the levels, make sure the car is parked on a flat surface and that the engine hasn't been running for at least an hour so it's cooled down. If you need to add water, it's a good idea to add antifreeze to it as well, which will help during the winter when temperatures dip.
2. Brake and windscreen washer fluids
While you've got the bonnet open, have a look at the levels of fluid in the brake and washer fluid reservoirs to make sure they are up to the maximum markers.
If you have to top up any of these liquids regularly, there's likely to be a leak, so you should book the car in for a check-up.
3. Are any light bulbs blown?
Check that all the lights work properly, including full and dipped-beam headlights, rear and side lights, brake and hazard lights, all four indicators and the light above the rear numberplate.
It's compulsory to carry spare bulbs with you if you're traveling through France and some other European countries, so check the rules for your destination well in advance.
4. Are your lights and numberplates clean?
Wipe the grime off the car's lights and numberplates. If the headlights are covered in a layer of dirt, they won't give the best visibility, which is especially important on unlit motorways and rural roads.
Car numberplates are used by the automatic vehicle recognition systems on toll roads, so make sure yours are readable.
5. Wiper blades
Driving through a thunderstorm is not the best place to find out your car's wipers are leaving smear marks on the windscreen, so check in advance that they're not frayed or brittle and cracking. Some wiper blades even have an indicator to tell you when they need changing.
6. Have a clearout
Carrying unnecessary items in your car – in the interior and boot – will impact on fuel economy as well as eat into the amount of space you have for passengers and luggage, so remove anything that won't be needed on your trip and store it somewhere secure.
7. Make sure you've got breakdown cover
Check that your car's breakdown cover is up to date and that it covers your car adequately enough if you're traveling abroad.
Some policies will only cover you for a set number of days per year abroad or only for certain countries.
8. Wheels and tyres
Check all four wheels and the sidewalls of your car's tyres for damage; bulges, cracks and gouges out of the tyre walls could result in a puncture.
Next, check the tyre tread depth is above the legal limit of 1.6mm; if your tyres have tread depth indicators, check that the tread hasn't worn down to the level of the indicator. Alternatively, you can put a 20 pence coin into the area between the tread; if the raised part of the coin is above the tread, the tyre is too worn.
It's also important to check the tyres are set to the correct pressure; if they're over or underinflated, they will affect the way the car drives and its fuel economy.
9. Do you have the right equipment?
Many countries require motorists to carry certain equipment in their cars. In France, for example, you'll need a reflective jacket for each traveler, a warning triangle, headlight beam deflector stickers (if you can't adjust the headlights manually), two breathalysers (you'll need a spare one if you get stopped and are asked to do a breath test) and a GB sticker or Euro registration plates with GB on them.
Rules vary between countries, so it's well worth checking before you head off.
10. Fill your tank
Finally, fill up with fuel at a local service station; those on motorways often charge a higher price per litre and at peak holiday times they're likely to be crowded.


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Previous courses in Sikh and Punjab Studies at the University of California Santa Barbara are comprised of three components:
A set of undergraduate and graduate courses reconstruct the evolution of the Sikh tradition from its inception in the sixteenth century to the present times.
History and Culture of the Punjab
These courses trace the history and culture of the region of Punjab by situating the related developments within the larger context of the cultures of India, Central Asia, and the Middle East.
Punjabi Language
The language aspect serves as the foundation of the program and Punjabi language courses are offered at the elementary, intermediate, and advanced levels.


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The inaugural meeting of the Learners Edge Research Consortium took place on September 18, 2018 hosted by Amin Marei at Longfellow Hall, Harvard University with Dr. Kenneth Wong of Brown University as moderator.
The Consortium brought together some of education's greatest minds:
As the Consortium looks ahead, the focus will be on data collection in key regions of the US and internationally, focusing on areas with high teacher shortage and attrition. The Consortium members strive to assist Learners Edge by exploring opportunities that allow for accessible, data based professional learning for educators throughout the world, with a strong focus on retention of high quality teachers and leaders.
Walter and Leonore Annenberg Professor of Education Policy
Brown University
Professor Wong has conducted extensive research
Amin Marei, M.Ed.
Associate Director of Professional Education
Harvard University Graduate School of Education
Amin Marei is responsible for managing and developing professional education programs and strategies for K-12 teachers, with a special focus on
Elizabeth Foster, M.Ed.
Associate Director of Standards, Research, and Strategy
Learning Forward
Elizabeth has more than 25 years of experience in research, education policy, publishing, and nonprofit leadership. She focuses on closing opportunity gaps in K-12 education by addressing
Cassandra Erkens, M.Ed.
Anam Cara Consulting, Inc.
Cassie is a presenter, facilitator, coach, trainer of trainers, keynote speaker, author, and above all, a teacher. She presents nationally and internationally on assessment, instruction, school improvement, and professional learning communities. She has advised school districts and state education departments on school improvement and staff development. She has written and edited dozens of books and anthologies on assessment literacy,
Ben Dyson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Health and Physical Education
University of Auckland, New Zealand
Professor Dyson is an internationally recognized researcher in Physical Education in two related areas of scholarship: research on innovative curriculum and pedagogy and Cooperative Learning as a pedagogical practice. His school-based research has contributed to our current understanding of effective pedagogy for children's health and well-being. He has carried out research and taught at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, the University of New Hampshire, and the University of Memphis. Ben has presented at 90 national and international conferences, including keynote presentations in Korea, Australia, Japan, China, and Israel. He has published over 70 peer-reviewed research articles, book chapters, and books. In August 2018, Ben will begin a new appointment at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Caroline Wylie, Ph.D.
Research Director, Student and Teacher Research Group
Senior Research Scientist
Educational Testing Service (ETS)
Dr. Wylie's current research centers on issues around balanced assessment systems, with a focus on the use of formative assessment to improve classroom teaching and learning. She has led studies related to the creation of effective, scalable and sustainable teacher professional development, focused on formative assessment, on the formative use of diagnostic questions for classroom-based assessment, assessment literacy and on the role of learning progressions to support formative assessment in mathematics and science. Dr. Wylie has collaborated with a variety of states to support the development of evaluation frameworks and/or systems, including a project examining the validity of an observation protocol for informal science. Currently she is also the research lead for the K-12 Winsight™ Assessment System at ETS.
Joseph Wise, Ph.D.
Co-Founder and Chairman
Distinctive Schools
Dr. Wise has a longstanding record of helping school districts, school boards, and school leaders make rapid improvements to support student achievement. Dr. Wise currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of the Education Research and Development Institute (ERDI). He is also Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Distinctive Schools, which is responsible for the management of high-performing urban public non-profit charter schools in Chicago, Minnesota and Detroit. He is also Co-founder and Chief Executive of Acceleration Academies, an organization focused on providing teens and young adults who had abandoned education an opportunity to re-engage in academics—and ultimately achieve a diploma from the high school they had abandoned. His passion for all students, particularly those who are underserved and disadvantaged, drives a sense of urgency about the reforms needed to help America regain its competitive edge through the academic preparation of our nation's children.
Beth Purvis, Ed.D.
Senior Program Director, Education & Character Program
The Kern Family Foundation
Dr. Purvis leads the Education & Character Program at The Kern Family Foundation, where she works to strengthen and forge relationships with some of the leading educational and character organizations. Purvis brings nearly 30 years of expertise in educating and developing the whole child. Purvis previously served as the Secretary of Education for the State of Illinois. While serving in this capacity, Purvis was chair of several governor-appointed councils focused on advocating for cohesive education opportunities for every child. Purvis earned her bachelor's degree from Bucknell University, her master's degree from Columbia University, and her doctorate of education from Vanderbilt University.
Eric Cohen
Chief Executive Officer
Learners Edge
Eric comes to Learners Edge from Birch Lake in Chicago. Eric was a Partner and Managing Director of this organization, which provides consulting and invests in public and private companies experiencing complex business situations. Prior to that, Eric was the Chief Operating Officer at Power Solutions International, Inc. Eric has over 20 years of experience at the CEO and executive level in a wide range of industries, and in small to very large businesses, including General Electric Corporation and Midwest Air Technologies.
Eric holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an MBA from Harvard University.
Julie Yaeger
Executive Vice President
Learners Edge
Julie holds an elementary teaching degree, a Master's degree in Leadership and Organization, a K-12 Reading Endorsement, and a K-12 Administrative Specialist degree. She taught in the classroom for 10 years, then worked for the Minnesota Department of Education for two years, spent the next four years as a Professional Development Coordinator training non-tenured teaching staff, and finished her final three years in public education as a Middle School Assistant Principal. Julie has spent the past 10 years Learners Edge, where she oversees content and course development and manages strategic partnerships.
Diann Huber, Ed.D.
Founder and President
As a leader in the education industry, Huber gained extensive experience in curriculum development and online instruction and expertise in state certification procedures while serving at the University of North Texas. There, Huber served as teaching fellow, lecturer, and Professional Development School Coordinator. In 2003,
Guy Harrington
Teaching Channel
Guy has held leadership positions for Pearson, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and Cambium Learning. He has worked with school districts, state departments of education, and universities across the United States focused on providing products and services that positively impact education across all grade levels. He holds a B.S. in education from Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa.


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Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near. (Revelation 1:3)
The Book of Revelation is unique among the books of the Bible in that it promises a special blessing to:
1.He who reads:
Back in those days, they did not have individual copies of the book of Revelation. The only way one could hear the message of the book was when it was read out in church gatherings.
2.(He) who hears:
What you hear and how you hear is important
a]Lord Jesus declared in Mark 4:24
"Then He said to them, "Take heed what you hear. With the same measure you use, it will be measured to you; and to you who hear, more will be given.
One of the secrets to receiving more is how you hear. This is one of the scriptural ways to increase.
b]What you hear is important because it either brings faith or fear. Just as faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God (Romans 10:17), fear comes by hearing the word of the devil. Fear grows when you entertain his threats of the future and his boasts about the past.
3.And keep those things which are written in it:
Today, many Christians have a very good head knowledge of the bible but very few put into practice what they already know. Many are on the lookout for so called exotic or deep teachings.
Everywhere I go people tell me "Pastor Michael, I want deep teachings." Sometimes, I feel like telling such people. Don't go too deep or else finding you will be difficult. Now don't get me wrong. I like to go deeper in the word. However, there are people who have not put foundational teachings in place and all they want is to 'go deep'.
In this process multitudes are deceived. They are like the Athenians during the time of Apostle Paul "who were there spent their time in nothing else but either to tell or to hear some new thing. (Acts 17:21)
Lord Jesus spoke about seed that was sown. Some seed brought a thirty fold harvest, some a sixty and some a hundredfold. I believe that when you just read the Word, it will bring a thirty fold harvest, and when you read and hear the Word, it will bring a sixty fold harvest. However, when you read, hear and put those things into practice, you will bring a hundred fold harvest.
Obedience means far more to the God than mere head knowledge of His Word.
"Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices,
As in obeying the voice of the Lord?
Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice,
And to heed than the fat of rams. (1 Samuel 15:22)
I know of a friend who has half the Gym equipment at home. Curiously, I asked him, "Don't you work out." Jokingly he replied, "Yes! Every day at four o'clock I get a dream in which I am working out." Many Christians are like that. They know a lot but they never put things that which they know into practice. It's time to build spiritual muscles.
Father, in the name of Jesus, help me get into Your word daily. Give me grace to diligently read the bible daily.
Father, in the name of Jesus, give me grace and wisdom to apply Your word to my daily life.
Father, in the name of Jesus, give me grace and wisdom to apply Your word to my daily life.


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Justin Ehrenhofer came back in Komodo Discord for another round of conversation (see previous post). Here's the edited transcript
Hey @jl777c, thanks for talking with me yesterday. I'm back with two diagrams and one simple question: which chain would nodes consider to be valid?
Diagram 1: https://i.imgur.com/ySkCOOr.png
Diagram 2: https://i.imgur.com/oRHME4s.png
ChainB won't be accepted by nodes. Even evil notaries won't be able to convince them to accept it as the notarization already happened after the third block. Anything at or prior to the notarization will be rejected, by nodes that have validated a notarization
Let's take diagram 1 and say a specific node saw chain B first. Would it reject chain A?
First you need to realize the second slide scenario won't happen, as both A and B can't be notarized
I'm talking about diagram 1 right now, chain B doesn't have a notarization in diagram 1
Ok, in that case a node sees chain B, but it won't be notarized
Right, so the node would accept chain B as correct, and ignore chain A, correct?
Chain B node will be operating as normal rules. When chain A becomes longer than chain B, the normal rules apply and chain B node will reorg to the longer chain A. At that point it sees the chain A notarization and won't switch back to B
All right, I understand where you are coming from there
So in a chain split, nodes on the non-notarized chain can switch to the notarized one, but not the other way around. This reduces the time it takes for the "eventual consensus"
Understood. Now on to diagram 2, can you explain why a notarization of the second chain isn't possible?
All the notaries are running a full node and they need to reach consensus as to the (height + blockhash) since we have a chain A notarization after the third block, that means chain B is dead to the notaries and from the above discussion we see that a node won't switch from notarized to non-notarized, so the notaries won't switch to chain B and thus can't reach consensus for the chain B notarization
By "they need to reach consensus", are you referring to all the notary nodes or the 13 nodes?
All the notary nodes reach consensus and 13 of them sign
Can you speak more about the consensus process where they all get on the same page?
For a given notarization, the notaries are numbered from 0 to 63, the one that is 0 changes each notarization to give each notary equal chance over time to participate in notarization. Now all 64 nodes broadcast to each other their notarization data, along with the info they got from the other notary nodes. Based on this, nodes propose the 13 signers for this round such that all of them are in agreement. At first there is maybe not so many nodes that agree on all details but the proposal with the most support is switched to by notaries that are not already there, so after several rounds things converge so that we get 13 nodes all in agreement. Then this is latched and the 13 nodes generate signatures, broadcast them and all the nodes reconstruct the 13 way signed tx and broadcast it. It is actually quite a process and took a while to get it efficient with a high completion rate. The notaries are tuning their systems to maximize the number of notarizations they participate in and you can ask them about the randomness, it is not possible to know ahead of time which 13 nodes the group will converge to
So if even 1 node disagrees on the notarization, they can't notarize anything? Actually wait let me think more…
It is resistant to a single node disagreeing. All nodes can make proposals for the selected 13
All right, so of the 64, 13 are selected who get to make decisions. All nodes propose blocks to notarize. Do you need all 13 people to agree for a proposed block to be notarized?
Yes but it is the 64 as a group that decides. There are a LOT of possible 13 signers of 64, mathematically 13 choose 64…
What do the 64 as a group decide?
…so a deterministic algo is used to reduce the selected 13 for each notarization round, but still there are thousands of possible 13. A 64 bit number is used as a bitmask to denote the chose 13.
The requirement is that it starts from the current iterations node 0, must have 13 bits set and each node in the bitmask must have the identical data. So this bitmask can't be created until several iterations of communications between all the nodes, then nodes start proposing the mask to use. Nodes tally what the other nodes see and determine which is most popular, they then switch if they are not already using the most popular mask. Critical is that all 13 signers agree on the mask, as if the other nodes select a bitmask, but any of the 13 are not also in agreement, it won't sign it and the notarization won't work. It is somewhat similar to mining, randomized and hard to predict which 13 "win"
Yes, the 64 have a process for randomly selecting the 13 and, if even 1 of the 13 disagrees, then it does not get approved
Over the years, the algo was improved to select the 13 that are all in agreement
Is there some sort of time-out process? What if 1 node disagrees with everything in perpetuity? Can the 64 nodes select 13 other random nodes?
I must not have explained clearly… it is not about 1 node agreeing or not. Every node broadcasts to all other nodes what it thinks should be the 13, also it broadcasts what the other nodes sent to it. So all the nodes can see what they get directly and also what the other nodes are seeing. Given that, they are able to select the 13 who are in agreement and converge to the 13. If a node doesn't agree, and doesn't shift to the winning 13 bitmask, it is just ignored
Ok, it makes more sense, thank you. You always select 13 nodes that are in agreement
The group does, using what is basically a decentralized process, even if only 64 nodes
Suppose there are two factions, each with 30 nodes, that are in disagreement. How would the selection process work?
In a chain split scenario, consensus is not reached. 13 out of 64 does not sound like a giant percentage, but if there is any significant disagreement, the notaries won't be able to settle on a bitmask for 13, with all 13 signers agreeing to it
How many nodes need to be in disagreement for them not to agree on selecting the 13 nodes?
There is not exact threshold, but I estimate approx one quarter to one third. You have to understand that unless there is a chainsplit, there is agreement on all nodes
Yes, but that's sort of like a statement like "there is no disagreement if everyone agrees." I'm trying to predict attacks that could happen if people disagree. Thanks for answering my questions so far. I will think more about the situation and get back to you if I have any other questions
To create disagreement, the chain needs to be split. If you are mining in private, then none of the notaries would have that chain, so it needs to be broadcast, but if it is broadcast then it is subject to the notarization rules. I guess if an attacker starts mining from the last notarization and propagates it to many nodes, well if they do that, it becomes the mainchain and gets notarized
Chain split… I imagine that could be possible in extreme cases, like worldwide broken internet, with continents isolated from each other, but 13 out of 64 not reaching consensus… for no reason, not so likely.
Basically everything needs to be working properly for notarizations to happen. The notary operators can attest to this. So absence of notarization is a good signal that some sort of blockchain event is happening
One last question: let's assume the unlikely event of 100% notary collusion. Would they be able to notarize chain B as shown in figure 2, and if so, would nodes on chain A reorg to chain B?
Interesting question @sgp, like contradicting themselves
Yes, exactly. I want to know what other nodes would do in that scenario
Well, you could do that, in a scenario like I described above, but artificial, and then I guess that manual resync would be required (according to what jl777 explained yesterday)
Would the process of switching to chain B from A be automatic?
I don't think so, it would be manual resync, as jl777 explained yesterday. So yes, notaries could create havoc, but destroying their business at the same time, it would be a suicide and the damage (inflicted to the chain) wouldn't be permanent, as a manual resync would fix the issue
It seems to me that it would depend on how the code was written. if it's written for a node to never reorg past the last notarized block it has in its cache, then it would have to be manual. But if it's written for a node to never reorg past the latest notarized block it can find, then it could be automatic as it finds the latest one on the other chain
We discussed this yesterday, remember?
I'm reading the logs now
I think that the answer to that question was given implicitly yesterday
From what I can tell, the answer was to a different scenario
Maybe a third protection layer could be activated? Against this very improbable attack?
If the chain B is the real chain and becomes much longer than chain A, then nodes will switch automatically
Even if chain A has a valid notarization after the split point?
I mean for new nodes. If a node got the chain A notarization, then they are stuck on that chain until they invalidateblock the one with the notarization
So that would require a manual pop process
Usually a resync won't be needed, just to invalidate the chain A notarization, but that is up to each node. So any attempt to switch the main chain from A to B via notarizing B, this is a very noticeable process
I understand it is very noticeable
And there would need to be overall consensus on which chain it is the correct chain, trying to get a double spend through via this mechanism is not very practical. It would be much easier to 51% attack a non-notarized chain. My claim is that dPoW isn't perfect, but it sure is better than without having dPoW for a chain without a large hashrate
Yeah, but it by no means lives up to KMD's marketing that it has the security of KMD+BTC. In our discussions these past two days, we've talked about limitations where the attacker doesn't touch BTC at all. I plan to make another writeup that more clearly indicates the situations that can occur and what the possible damages are. I appreciate your time
The notary nodes are validating to BTC
@sgp it's better security than KMD+BTC, because, how many BTC pool operators are out there?
Is it more probable that they will collude? Or 64 notary nodes? dPoW security is KMD+BTC*Notary network. Try to break that.
And the consensus of the protected chain
( KMD + BTC * Notary-Network ) + Notarized-Chain
@sgp point is that if the notaries collude they can create confusion
Same could be said about BTC, if the pool owners collude… bad things would happen. If a meteorite hits the earth… we could probably have many chain splits… Earth is not safe. Proven.
Even without notary collusion, a 51% attack with the longest chain would create confusion for nodes
Even without notarization, a 51% attack can cause confusion AND double spends
And with notary collusion, they could notarize a different chain, contradicting their previous notarizations
The evil notaries can 51% attack a chain easier than if it is a notarized chain
Yes, a 51% can create double spends even without notary collusion for dPoW. That's the main point I'm trying to get across
No, i mean a chain without dPoW. You have not shown any case where a double spend can happen on a dPoW'ed chain and just because you repeat that over and over, it does not make it true
This is exactly what figures 1 and 2 show the opportunity for
Just do the attack if you can
Where is the double spend?
Figure 1 shows you can convince the network to use a different chain, even before the point of last notarization.
Figure 2 shows you can convince the network also, but with added notary node collusion
No, @polycryptoblog he's saying that the notary nodes could, not an external attacker
You can convince a node that didn't see the notarized chain that there is chain B. Once it is notarized, it can't be double spent
If they resync, that's not true
If they resync, chain A wins as it has the notarization. Chain B would never get above 1 "confirmations" as it never got a notarization. So anybody on chain B wouldn't honor any payment
That's a local user config though
I think you are ignoring the part of following whether a tx is notarized or not. Ok, so if the user (exchange) allows deposits after 1 confirmation, then maybe you can double spend on the non-notarized chain
I understand there are limitations that are put in place, but these simply make the attack harder, they do not make it impossible
You are only talking about attacking the non-notarized chain, which doesn't have a notarization, so doesn't have the notarization protection. dPoW protects the notarized chain, not the non-notarized chain! You shouldn't be misrepresenting that notarization doesn't prevent double spends. You can clarify that non-notarized chains can be double spent. Practically speaking what exchange credits altcoins after 1 confirmation?? I would say the attack even on the non-notarized chain is MUCH harder and for the notarized blocks, not possible
jl777 that's semantics though, since you could replace the notarized chain with a non-notarized or even a different notarized one. That argument is basically saying that you can't double-spend if you only use one chain, which we know is false since an attacker spins up a different chain
There is only one notarized chain, it is either notarized or not notarized
Unless collusion, which we discussed
@Emmanuel you could say the same for a 51% attack
That attacker can spin up a different chain, but it is either notarized or not
@sgp not true, 51% attack on BTC would require what? 4 people to collude?
What's the proposed attack vector of the day?
He has some chart that shows impossible states and claims it shows a double spend
@Emmanuel how about this: VPS/server infrastructure providers colluding?
@Alright: split chains, both notarized, generated by split iguana network
Can someone link to chart please? Did you make a new medium post?
@Alright I did not make a new post yet
Chain B was never notarized
It is in figure 2
@sgp that is more serious talking, and that's a good point that could be improved (infra provider attack)
So it never gets the protection from notarization. Ok, so you finally agree that in figure 1, there is no double spend?
Chain B would never get notarized, that is indeed an impossible state. Your "what if" is a chain split due to differing consensus rules
Figure 1 is a double spend to people who do not require a notarization, or simply count the # of block confirmations. It is not a double spend for people who count notarizations
@Alright unless 100% of notary node operators collude to split iguana network.
@sgp you get it now
@Emmanuel not 100%, that was just the example
Transactions aren't truly secure until they're notarized, so don't accept them as a deposit until they are
But even if figure 2 happens, where is the double spend? Each node is either on chain A or chain B and there is a massive chain split event for the community to resolve
jl777 if an attacker makes a payment in chain A that is notarized (and therefore confirmed), then creates chain B with no transaction included
Chain B doesn't exist, doesn't matter at all
No double spend
It's orphaned by the entire network
He is talking about the impossible state of figure 2, where there are two notarized chains
"Improbable", but even there would be issues with figure 1
Again, your "what if" is based on a chain split due to differing consensus rules
no, @Alright he's talking about all notaries colluding to purposely break a chain
But the evil notaries would have an easier time to attack a chain if it wasn't notarized at all
What if all BTC pools colluded to break BTC? Oh what, they have no reason to do that?
So even by this fantasy scenario, dPoW is making it harder to attack a chain
That'd be them working against their best interest, huh? Weird
jl777 sure, but they could need it for a deposit, or a number of other scenarios, such that it was after a recent notary election, etc. In this case, the attackers could use the notarization to their advantage, since services look for one notarized block confirmation rather than several normal blocks, itbgives a 51% attacker an easier time since they need to produce fewer blocks
Again you don't understand and leap to conclusion. The number of confirmations stays at 1, until there is a notarization, after that it is normal. So if an exchange makes no changes to the existing confirmations, it only makes it wait for notarization and never any easier
Back to work, excited to see tomorrow's proposed attack vector 🙂
I understand that. My point is that instead of waiting for 10 or so blocks, they only wait for 1 notarized block, which is less total work to attack
No, they should wait for 10 confirmations as normal, it just stays at 1 confirmation until a notarization. So 10 is still 10, unless it is more than 10 if the notarization took longer. A notarized "10" is NEVER less than 10. It seems you are so eager to find some horrible flaw, which is fine, but if you are not basing it on facts then it is fantasy
Can you explain again the conditions where the software reports 1 or 2 confirmations?
The logic is that it reports as 1 confirmation until it is notarized, it might never report 2 confirmations
1 dpow-conf, (2 conf, 3 conf, 4 conf, 5 conf+notarized)=>2 dpow-conf, (6 conf)=>3 dpow-conf …
1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 12
Thanks @Emmanuel, I take my point regarding reducing total work back
So for chain B it stays at 1
It could still be an issue of elections or some other situation though
What does elections have to do with anything? The worst that happens with new notaries is that maybe there are not enough and there are no notarizations until there are
The elections would change the pool of notary node participants. If someone is not currently a notary node but knows they will be one in a few days, they could attempt this
Attempt what?
Figure 2, where they make a deposit on chain A, then attempt to notarize chain B
Convince all the others to do a difficult to do chain split, dual notarization, combined with a double spend and convince the community to adopt the chain where they didn't deposit to the exchange that was 51% attacked? That scenario?
You asked why someone would do so after creating a false notarization, and I'm giving some examples
@sgp best to just ask us how the election works instead of making assumptions about it then basing attack vectors on those assumptions
I never claimed they were practical
So impractical and uneconomic fantasy attacks? That is what you are making a big deal out of?
No, I still find figure 1 concerning, since even if an attack isn't successful, it would severely slow down the network. There are other considerations, but you only seem interested in talking about a 51% attack
I have shown situations where they are possible, though they are unlikely
Slow down the network? Having competing chains is normal
I appreciate this conversation, I will write up another article later. Have a nice day
How does it slow down the network? Plz try to keep it factual
what situations did he show were possible?
Notaries collude to do chain split, dual notarization, combined with a simultaneous double spend and convince the community to adopt the chain where they didn't deposit to the exchange that was 51% attacked
Is there some way of preventing a chain split even if notaries do collude? A split notary network, however unlikely, could be a problem. It could happen with no malicious intent, again unlikely
Yes, but it needs to be combined with a precisely timed 51% attack and then to convince the community to allow the double spend as the split chain will need to be resolved by the community
Get an exchange on each chain, sell same coins on both, no 51% attack involved at all
The important thing to observe is that even though it is theoretically possible, it would be much easier to 51% attack a chain without dPoW. Why add notarization to make things harder to attack?
In the event of a chain split, it'd be fairly hard to send the same coins to different addresses on each fork
So it doesn't really increase the risk exposure to 51% attacks, in fact it seems to reduce the potential 51% attackers to the notaries
Not really related to what I was just saying, but I was trying to think of how you would even do that
In a chain split, it splits really cleanly into two independent chains
We've seen chainsplits that share mempool, never understood how that happened: DEX split in ~Feb
So using the chain split notarization for 51% attack, reduces the possible attackers to notaries, from everyone. It seems an improvement. @alright mempool can have tx that haven't been spent on either chain
@sgp you would need at least 26 suicidal notary nodes colluding, to perform such an attack, I think, and I doubt it is possible. Please elaborate more on exactly how such attack would work. It is too theoretical to even take it seriously. I say 26 because you need two groups of 13 isolating themselves from the rest
@sgp even in case you are intentionally trying to find a problem in dPoW while there is nothing found, I enjoyed the whole conversation. Would love to see more of such conversations here again. I agree on the point that dPoW is not perfect, but I absolutely disagree with you that any of the marketing that Komodo Platform Team has done is either false or misleading. I still encourage you to feel free to ask as many scenario you can make up. If you could find any legitimate loophole in the dPoW you for sure be even rewarded for your findings. So far I see you couldn't find any.


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Aug. 8, 2011 at 4:22pm
City Budget Woes
Salt, meet wound...
I don't know how many of you caught this blip from the BE, but the US wasn't the only one to feel the sting of a credit downgrade from S&P. Our own beloved Tacoma was downgraded to AA-/Stable from AA/Watch Negative.
If you're not a finance geek, in practical terms that means borrowing money just got more expensive at city hall. It also means that just about any project that the city is funding (at least in part) by issuing bonds could be negatively impacted. Ouch!
comments [12] | posted under finance, tacomaComments
by fredo on 8/8/2011 @ 4:51pm
|Time to call in that $2,000,000 "loan" to those weasels that own Prium Development.
by The Jinxmedic on 8/8/2011 @ 4:59pm
by NineInchNachos on 8/8/2011 @ 7:50pm
|who needs a skunk decal?
by NineInchNachos on 8/8/2011 @ 8:24pm
|interesting! www.thenewstribune.com/2011/08/08/177545...
by tacoma1 on 8/8/2011 @ 8:36pm
|It looks like Tacoma wasn't down graded at all. If I read that article correctly, it's just two bonds on the lease on repayment of Union Station by the Feds.
by NineInchNachos on 8/8/2011 @ 8:40pm
|whoopsie daisy !
by fredo on 8/8/2011 @ 8:58pm
|happy days are here again,
lets go out and borrow some money while we can still get good rates and use it to stimulate the economy by giving raises to all the city employees.
by Mofo from the Hood on 8/8/2011 @ 10:26pm
|Either City Hall must reduce expenses or increase revenue.
MNN's 2011 Cumulative List of Tried and True Municipal Revenue Streams
1. Neighborhood Community Gardens
2. Reconciliation Parks
3. Proclamations Endorsing Carnality
4. Narrowing Key Commercial Thoroughfares
5. Photo Enforced Traffic Monitoring and Ticketing
6. Bike Lanes
7. Painted Crosswalks
8. Business District Arboriculture
9. Superfund Clean-up Real Estate Portfolio
10. Diversity Reeducation
by NineInchNachos on 8/8/2011 @ 10:43pm
|11. parking pay stations
by fredo on 8/9/2011 @ 7:25am
|tacoma1 you're right. looks like this was sort of a false alarm. still, with all the economic turmoil in DC and on Wall St., it might behoove the city manager and council to adopt a new spirit of frugality in the interest of keeping our credit rating clean.
by Nick on 8/9/2011 @ 8:59am
|Thanks for catching that Tacoma1. I suppose it at least reminds us that even our modest city isn't below the radar when it comes to reviewing credit ratings. Here's hoping this doesn't turn into an actual problem later on.
by tacoma1 on 8/9/2011 @ 10:47am
|The Seattle PI is still reporting this incorrectly. Doubt they care about accuracy on a Tacoma story.
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If there's one thing I wish that I had done earlier in my career, its getting involved in the tech community. Getting involved has been the most important thing I've done for my career. I want to dig into the reasons for that in this post. I also want to offer my advice for how you can also get involved.
My Story
I started to code in a computer science class that I ended up in completely by luck. But, I was a liberal arts student in a class where I knew nobody. The people around me weren't who I usually took classes with. There weren't a lot of women, and most people had different interests and more experience than me. I felt like a total outlier, which wasn't too far from the reality.
I didn't have a community around me of people in a similar situation to my own. I ended up quitting after two semesters because I thought that coding wasn't for me.
I ended up in a software engineering internship a few months later, and the same problem applied. There were only two woman at the company and the other was also an intern. I thought that it would be a one and done situation, I would finish out the internship and then go back to not coding. Luckily, it didn't end up that way. But, I think my attitude towards coding would have been so different if I had a group of similar people around me.
My first community event was volunteering at a Django Girls event in my city as one of their mentors. I'm very grateful for that experience. It allowed me to apply the teaching skills I had studied in college, and it felt awesome to help other women learn the technology that, at the time, my career was based off of. I don't think I attended another event for almost a year -- when I went to the CodeHer conference in DC and was surrounded by hundreds of women in tech for the first time.
I still didn't do much more at that point with the tech community, I started to volunteer teach at Hear Me Code, which may one of the most incredible organizations out there, every few months and I attended a couple happy hours for women in tech in DC. I pretty much only attended events for women.
I impulsively submitted my first conference proposal to CodeHer the next year. It somehow got accepted, and from there I got asked to speak at a few meetups. Which spiraled into more and more. Which then turned into speaking at conferences, blogging, and even organizing meetups.
For me, a huge part of finding a community was finding other people like me in tech -- specifically other women since I can still count on one hand the number of women coders I've worked on teams with in my career. Another part was the educational side, learning about different technologies at free workshops and at conferences is awesome and can really help get you excited about topics. Then, there's the career side of it. I've been lucky to have so many job opportunities open up to me on account of my community involvement, and in some ways it feels like a safety net in case anything were to go wrong. It also opens up other doors -- I have been able to travel to give talks, become friends with some super inspiring people, do podcasts with some of my heroes, etc.
Enough about me, how can you start getting involved? I've listed 11 ways below, ranging roughly from the lowest effort to the highest.
1. Answer Questions
One quick way to start getting involved is to start answering people's questions online, whether that be #Discuss or #help questions on DEV, answering questions on Stack Overflow, or another forum site. It has a pretty low barrier to entry, and you can be really helpful to people.
2. Twitter
A lot of developers hang out on Twitter, and it is a great place to gain some visibility. One easy way to get involved is through Twitter chats, like #CodeNewbie, #DevDiscuss, or #ArtTechChat. You don't have to think up top level Tweets, you're given questions or prompts to answer. You can also start out with just responding to other people's tweets that you find insightful or with your own insights!
3. Chat Groups
A lot of meetup groups and conferences have Slack groups where you can keep in touch with other attendees. There are also Slack groups for different technologies and people with similar interests. These are great places to meet new people and chat in an instantaneous way. There are other sites like Discord that perform a similar function too!
4. Blogging
I've written about blogging before here and here, but you can have huge amounts of impact by blogging about what you're working on. I can't recommend it enough!
5. Contribute to open source
It's a little less social than a lot of the activities on this list, but contributing to open source is another way to contribute to the developer community. You're probably benefitting from open source projects, and it can be a great career move, especially if you're working on big projects. By the way, the DEV code base is open source!
6. Writing a Newsletter
You can also set up a mailing list and send out a newsletter with things you've learned, links you like, etc. It can be some work to set up and also costs money once you have over a few thousand subscribers, but it's a great way to communicate and people are pretty tuned into their emails!
7. Meetups
Meetups are awesome because they can take on so many different formats. Some are happy hours, others are lightning talks, others have more traditional long form talks or workshops. They're also awesome because they're local, so you can meet people in your area and connect with them. You can even become an organizer or speaker to get even more involved. I would recommend bringing a friend the first time you attend a new meetup so that you have someone to hang out with if you get shy or uncomfortable, but Meetups are a great way to get involved in real life in your local community. And, if you're looking for a job, these are one of the best places to look.
8. Streaming
I haven't tried this myself, but you can stream yourself coding on Twitch or YouTube. It's a great way to stay focused and demonstrate your skills!
9. Video Tutorials
Video tutorials can take a lot of work, but a lot of people learn really well from them. You have to come up with a lesson plan, then write the sample code, and then tape and record a video. You then can post on YouTube or work with another site!
10. Conferences
Conferences have a higher barrier to entry than the other community events listed above since you normally have to pay for them plus any travel costs that you may incur if they're non-local. That being said, there are few opportunities like conferences to learn from industry experts all at once, and you get a lot of concentrated networking time. I normally find out about them on Twitter or PaperCall. You can also check out Listings -- there are some on there too!
You can also start to speak at conferences, which I have a full post about!
11. Office Hours
I've recently started holding office hours for people in tech. I've been doing both 1-1 and group ones. It's awesome to make those closer connections and actually learn about the people I see online. It's logistically a lot of work to figure out, but it's really worth it!
Getting involved in the community has been the most pivotal thing I've done for my career. There are so many ways to do so, and you definitely don't have to do everything. Especially not all at once.
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Awesome article Ali! I can't stress blogging enough too it has helped me in my career also attending meetups and organizing too. I've learned to never underestimate the power of community.
By the way you said 7 points but you listed 11 I'm guessing that's a typo.
Ahh thanks! And great catch! It was originally 7 and then became 11 haha
This list is very complete and well detailed. I was recently thinking about it and this comes very handy. I am about to publish something on the benefits of meetups, I am very happy to see it in the list.
Office hours is probably my favorite. It takes a lot of time, but to me it feels like the ultimate altruistic thing to elevate others. Big congrats on that!
Great article as always Ali! Some really solid suggestions there - the Twitter one is particularly relevant for me as I've found out so much about tech events (and you, which then lead me to read this now!) just being on there. I'll have to give the #DevDiscuss hashtag a try on Twitter when I think of something next time!
This post is timely for me. I recently attended my 1st tech conference (#PyCon2019) and performed an original short play called "Hello!!! ... World?" (you can read the proposal here if interested). Unfortunately it wasn't filmed, but I'll release the script at some point in the near future.
At any rate, I appreciate the breakdown of different ideas and ways to become involved. It's something I've been thinking a lot about, and dramatizing it in front of strangers was a big part of my journey so far.
It shouldn't be an 'even if' but more like a 'because'. Your input would be highly useful for others in the same spot :)
Great list of suggestions. I try to take part in as many of these areas as time permits and encourage everyone else of any level of experience to do the same.
To the point| lucid | excellent, literally learned so much, thanks for writing :)
I really love the Office Hours idea! How do you put it in place and promote your office hours to the community :) ?
I am so glad that even though I merely no anything, I'm already doing a few of them. Thank you for good post!
Can someone explain to me the idea of Office Hours, please? It's quite unclear to me. Thanks!
Great article, I'm looking forward to use these tips to connect with other programmers. Thanks Ali!
Great read! This will be helpful for me now that I plan to become more active on my local and online tech communities
Thanks for the list! Video tutorials are definitely one of my future steps, but that's a whole new skillset to master!
Great tips! Getting involved in open source is really important, even small contributions really help the projects, community, ones CV and experience :)
Thanks for sharing this great post. It's always a beautiful thing when we help others. It can be really life-changing for a lot of people.


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Comment on Uranium mining would help to save Alice: Businessmen by Fred the Philistine.
Forget the dam. This would be easily solved by just cleaning out the river by grabbing out the saplings in the river as they are of significant value.
This would then make the river flow easier and alleviate the flooding. What I have seen of the latest river flows, the rubbish is holding the water back.
There is no need to spend $ for a flood that may happen every 150 years.
Modifications such as tree grubbing and getting rid of the tin and rubbish is the cheapest and better angle. Poor infrastructure is also a problem. Parts of town the road is lower than the ground.
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Uranium mining would help to save Alice: Businessmen
I think a good start would be to clean the river out and remove dead trees and some of the saplings so the water can flow.
If we had better town planning this would be a lot better and not have people building in flood prone areas.
Better town planning would be the go if you need to restrict the water. Let council do something for they have millions in the bank.
Uranium mining would help to save Alice: Businessmen
I think these boys should finance this project them selves. Ranger mine has been closed for a couple of years. Olympic dam has just shelved 1200 jobs and Prominent Hill is finding it hard. Has an environment study been done and who is to say miners will not be fly in and out? Some people are negative but town planing would help. Just look at the new Mall. Not much there to attract tourism. Very little parking.
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I think what Liz Martin said needed to be said. I am not a truckie and have visited it several times. I think it is a credit to the people who run it and an asset to the town. These three stooges need to stop winging and to get on with it and not to worry so much about lining their own pockets and do something for the community.
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Did Wilfred and Gisela Thor have to die?
I agree with Baffel. Tourists should be more responsible, however, we need to take more precautions as well.
Having emergency packs in hire vehicles (like a knapsack with water, tourch, flares, space blanket, hydralite tablets etc).
Also on hot days, the rangers should be checking the car parks every afternoon at 4.00pm. If cars are still there he should then go and look along the track.
There needs to be more signage. Like all the parks around Alice Springs, the facilities and the signage are very poor.
Indigenous art gallery centrepiece of Gunner's plans for Alice
What a total waste of money this is going to be. NT Govt is already $875M deficit in the budget. By the way, who is going to run the so called cultural centre?
If it is going to be built on the Melankas site, what about the sacred trees, or aren't they sacred anymore?
'Extreme vetting' and Pine Gap
The fairest thing is to send them back to their own country and let them come in through the proper channels like the migrants in the 1950s to 1960s had to do.
Four lanes through Gap: Does Alice need them?
You are all missing the point. This town is a service town for the Indigenous.
People only come here for the work. If this town did not have social security moneys, this town would be even smaller. There is nothing here to attract people except for work.
You also have people who take advantage of the Indigenous, e.g. taxi drivers. This town is controlled by very few people.
What annoys me is the police at the bottle shops. This should be funded by the bottle shops themselves. Why should the tax payers pay for it?
Take the social moneys and the government grants out of this town and see what you've got.
A four lane highway through The Gap should have been built in the beginning.
Things here have been done so slovenly, but have made alot of people rich. There is no town planning in this town.
Maybe we need to get someone like Donald Trump to kick some arses and sack a few councillors and employ some who will get the job done.
Police on hunt for young men after ramraid this morning
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