Mathematical modeling

Domain-driven design

Comparison of design methods

Parallels

In his book, Eric Evans gives the following real-life example. Internet Explorer used to save “Favorites” as files with names corresponding to page names. When the user tried to specify his name, he sometimes got an error “Invalid file name”, although it was not obvious what files had to do with it. This was because the developers were using their own model and the client wanted something different.

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• Data entry: I can efficiently handle data entry tasks, ensuring accuracy and attention to detail.
• Transcribing: I am proficient in transcribing audio and video files into written documents.
• Translating (English <-> Spanish): I am fluent in both English and Spanish and can assist with translations between these languages.
• QA Testing: I have experience in quality assurance testing to help ensure your products or services meet high standards.
• Social Media Management: I can manage your social media accounts, create content, schedule posts, and engage with your audience.
• Email Management: I can handle your email correspondence, organize your inbox, and respond to inquiries.
• Live Chat Support: I am skilled in providing real-time customer support through live chat platforms.
• Web Research: I can conduct thorough research on various topics and provide you with well-organized summaries.
• SEO: I have knowledge of search engine optimization techniques to help improve your website's visibility.
• Technical and Customer Support: I can assist your customers with technical issues or general inquiries.
• Dropshipping Knowledge: I am familiar with dropshipping and can help you manage your dropshipping business.
• Any other work: If you have any other tasks not mentioned above, feel free to discuss them with me.

• Shopify, Aliexpress, Oberlo: I can assist you with managing your online store, product sourcing, and order fulfillment.
• Zendesk: I can efficiently handle customer support tickets and provide excellent service.
• WordPress, WooCommerce: I have experience in managing WordPress websites and setting up online stores using WooCommerce.
• Slack, Skype: I am comfortable using these communication tools to collaborate with you and your team.
• Word, Excel: I can create and edit documents, spreadsheets, and reports using these Microsoft Office tools.
• Google Docs, Sheets: I am familiar with Google's productivity suite and can work on documents and spreadsheets online.
• Asana, Harvest: I can use these project management tools to stay organized and track tasks.
• Zopim: I have experience using Zopim live chat software to provide real-time support.

• Data entry: I can efficiently handle data entry tasks, ensuring accuracy and attention to detail.
• Transcribing: I am proficient in transcribing audio and video files into written documents.
• Translating (English <-> Spanish): I am fluent in both English and Spanish and can assist with translations between these languages.
• QA Testing: I have experience in quality assurance testing to help ensure your products or services meet high standards.
• Social Media Management: I can manage your social media accounts, create content, schedule posts, and engage with your audience.
• Email Management: I can handle your email correspondence, organize your inbox, and respond to inquiries.
• Live Chat Support: I am skilled in providing real-time customer support through live chat platforms.
• Web Research: I can conduct thorough research on various topics and provide you with well-organized summaries.
• SEO: I have knowledge of search engine optimization techniques to help improve your website's visibility.
• Technical and Customer Support: I can assist your customers with technical issues or general inquiries.
• Dropshipping Knowledge: I am familiar with dropshipping and can help you manage your dropshipping business.
• Any other work: If you have any other tasks not mentioned above, feel free to discuss them with me.

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• Zendesk: I can efficiently handle customer support tickets and provide excellent service.
• WordPress, WooCommerce: I have experience in managing WordPress websites and setting up online stores using WooCommerce.
• Slack, Skype: I am comfortable using these communication tools to collaborate with you and your team.
• Word, Excel: I can create and edit documents, spreadsheets, and reports using these Microsoft Office tools.
• Google Docs, Sheets: I am familiar with Google's productivity suite and can work on documents and spreadsheets online.
• Asana, Harvest: I can use these project management tools to stay organized and track tasks.
• Zopim: I have experience using Zopim live chat software to provide real-time support.

• Data entry: I can efficiently handle data entry tasks, ensuring accuracy and attention to detail.
• Transcribing: I am proficient in transcribing audio and video files into written documents.
• Translating (English <-> Spanish): I am fluent in both English and Spanish and can assist with translations between these languages.
• QA Testing: I have experience in quality assurance testing to help ensure your products or services meet high standards.
• Social Media Management: I can manage your social media accounts, create content, schedule posts, and engage with your audience.
• Email Management: I can handle your email correspondence, organize your inbox, and respond to inquiries.
• Live Chat Support: I am skilled in providing real-time customer support through live chat platforms.
• Web Research: I can conduct thorough research on various topics and provide you with well-organized summaries.
• SEO: I have knowledge of search engine optimization techniques to help improve your website's visibility.
• Technical and Customer Support: I can assist your customers with technical issues or general inquiries.
• Dropshipping Knowledge: I am familiar with dropshipping and can help you manage your dropshipping business.
• Any other work: If you have any other tasks not mentioned above, feel free to discuss them with me.

• Shopify, Aliexpress, Oberlo: I can assist you with managing your online store, product sourcing, and order fulfillment.
• Zendesk: I can efficiently handle customer support tickets and provide excellent service.
• WordPress, WooCommerce: I have experience in managing WordPress websites and setting up online stores using WooCommerce.
• Slack, Skype: I am comfortable using these communication tools to collaborate with you and your team.
• Word, Excel: I can create and edit documents, spreadsheets, and reports using these Microsoft Office tools.
• Google Docs, Sheets: I am familiar with Google's productivity suite and can work on documents and spreadsheets online.
• Asana, Harvest: I can use these project management tools to stay organized and track tasks.
• Zopim: I have experience using Zopim live chat software to provide real-time support.

• Data entry: I can efficiently handle data entry tasks, ensuring accuracy and attention to detail.
• Transcribing: I am proficient in transcribing audio and video files into written documents.
• Translating (English <-> Spanish): I am fluent in both English and Spanish and can assist with translations between these languages.
• QA Testing: I have experience in quality assurance testing to help ensure your products or services meet high standards.
• Social Media Management: I can manage your social media accounts, create content, schedule posts, and engage with your audience.
• Email Management: I can handle your email correspondence, organize your inbox, and respond to inquiries.
• Live Chat Support: I am skilled in providing real-time customer support through live chat platforms.
• Web Research: I can conduct thorough research on various topics and provide you with well-organized summaries.
• SEO: I have knowledge of search engine optimization techniques to help improve your website's visibility.
• Technical and Customer Support: I can assist your customers with technical issues or general inquiries.
• Dropshipping Knowledge: I am familiar with dropshipping and can help you manage your dropshipping business.
• Any other work: If you have any other tasks not mentioned above, feel free to discuss them with me.

• Shopify, Aliexpress, Oberlo: I can assist you with managing your online store, product sourcing, and order fulfillment.
• Zendesk: I can efficiently handle customer support tickets and provide excellent service.
• WordPress, WooCommerce: I have experience in managing WordPress websites and setting up online stores using WooCommerce.
• Slack, Skype: I am comfortable using these communication tools to collaborate with you and your team.
• Word, Excel: I can create and edit documents, spreadsheets, and reports using these Microsoft Office tools.
• Google Docs, Sheets: I am familiar with Google's productivity suite and can work on documents and spreadsheets online.
• Asana, Harvest: I can use these project management tools to stay organized and track tasks.
• Zopim: I have experience using Zopim live chat software to provide real-time support.

1. More availability
   1. First and foremost, availability is everything in the award space, luckily, most other countries are not as easily able to tap into the award space. Flights between the other continents are plentiful, I rarely have a hard time finding space between Asia, Europe, or even Oceania. There's usually many seats and many dates available, even when looking only a month or so out.
2. Different (Better?) experiences
   1. This is ofc subjective, but many East Asian airlines offer superior in-flight experience, whether it's the food, service, or simply the fact that they offer much more widebody flights on short hops, compared to the US being mostly narrowbody. You can experience widebody seats in Asia almost all the time, imagine flying SQ's business class on a 2 hour flight! Lounge access is plentiful and often higher quality as well.
3. Lower redemption costs
   1. This is the bread and butter of the award game and will the focus of this post. Simply put, everyone wants to milk the North American market and we're also super far away from everything, so we have some of the highest redemption costs out there. For example, you could fly from Dubai to Seoul via Singapore Airlines in J for only 80k Aeroplan miles! With an additional 5k for the stopover, you'd be able to experience 2 longhaul SQ flights in business class, that's pretty great value if you ask me.

• Delta SkyMiles
  • Starting with the most hated program out there, this is in fact one of the only existing sweet spots out there anymore for SkyMiles
  • Oceania to East Asia for 65k miles
  • Oceania to SE Asia for 70k miles
  • Oceania to Europe for 90k miles
  • East Asia to SE Asia for 40k miles
  • Europe to Middle East for 42.5k miles
  • Europe to India for 65k miles
  • Europe to East Asia and SE Asia for 80k miles
• Flying Blue
  • While Delta does technically cover the SkyTeam availability, I bring that up because SkyMiles have so few practical uses in the first place.
  • Flying Blue is mostly zone based, so you could do somthing like Europe to most of Asia for 70k miles. However, technically because of the zones, you're actually able to get it for even less when coupled w/ your North American leg. For example, LAX-CDG-HND would be 95k miles with a free stopover vs 50k for the LAX-CDG + 70k for the CDG-HND.
• Aeroplan
  • This one is all distance based, but you can get some pretty sick deals. For example, 45k miles for up to 5000 miles long or 60k miles for a 5001 to 7000 miles within the Pacific is pretty awesome. For example, most of East Asia to most of Oceania would only be 45k miles! So the key is play around with distances and see how it all pans out.
• Avianca Lifemiles
  • Lifemiles is region based so the award chart is a little bit different, I had a bit of a hard time researching this, weirdly they have an "others" region for Oceania that doesn't match the pricing for the opposite direction.
  • Oceania to East Asia for 50k miles in business class, 62.5k miles in first class vs East Asia to Oceania for 40k in business class, 50k in first class
  • Oceania to SE Asia for 50k miles in business class, 75k in first class vs SE Asia to Oceania for 40k miles in business class vs 60k in first class
  • Northern Europe to East Asia for 75k in business class, 115k in first class vs East Asia to Northern Europe
  • Northern Europe to SE Asia for 78k in business class, 102k in first class
  • So based on this, depending on where you go and which direction you fly it could be better or worse than Aeroplan
• AA
  • AA is zone based, but I have a hard time finding an actual award chart from them for non-US zones, so these are all based on surface level research
  • Oceania to East Asia for 40k in business, 60k in first class
  • Oceania to Europe for 85k miles
  • Middle East to Europe for 42.5k miles
  • East Asia to SE Asia for 30k miles in business, 40k in first class
  • East Asia to Middle East for 40k miles in business, 50k in first class
  • East Asia to Europe for 75k miles
  • This level of redemption pricing is really good and will not last. Imagine getting an almost 7 hour flight in JAL F from BKK to HND for 40k miles!
• AS
  • Alaska is now also a distance based program after the devaluation. In general, the key is to look for those routes that lie just under the max zone.
  • For me I enjoy the 15k miles spot for flights just under 1500 miles, which is perfect for regional Asia flights. Using their partner Starlux in TPE, many Asian destinations are available such as all of Japan, Korea, SGN/HAN/CEB. Unfortunately, going up one band to the 1501-3000 is 45k/50k miles for Europe/Asia, which is over 3x the cost, so definitely nowhere near as worth it.
  • The band right after though is quite good value, at 3001 to 5000 miles or 55k/60k miles, but still inferior to AA. You could do East Asia to Australia for 60k in business or 90k in first. This is 50% higher cost than AA, so AA is still preferrable.

Summary (or tl;dr)

• SkyTeam
  • The fact that you can even efficiently redeem Delta SkyMiles
  • Use the free Flying Blue stopover for combined segments rather than breaking your trip into two to save on points
• Star Alliance
  • Asia Pacific 45k Aeroplan for flights up to 5000 miles
  • Asia/Europe 60k Aeroplan for flights up 5000 miles
  • East Asia to Oceania for 40k LifeMiles in business class, 50k in first class
• Oneworld
  • Almost all of AAs are really good, in particular:
    • Oceania to East Asia for 40k in business, 60k in first class
    • East Asia to SE Asia for 30k miles in business, 40k in first class
    • East Asia to Middle East for 40k miles in business, 50k in first class
  • 15k AS miles for regional Asia flights under 1500 miles

Conclusions Reached

• The key conclusions that can be drawn from the transcript are:
  
• The committee will review policy 5345 on restraint and seclusion of students as an action item at the June meeting. The committee requested that staff provide additional information on the feasibility and potential impacts of allowing school staff to monitor students' continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) at school.
  
• The committee will review policy 6640 on emergency first aid, CPR, AED, and diabetes management as an action item at the June meeting. The committee requested that staff provide additional information on the costs, staffing needs, and technological considerations of allowing school staff to monitor CGMs.
  
• The committee will review the special permission/transfer process at the August meeting. The committee requested a detailed analysis of the current special permission process, including disaggregated data on who is receiving special permissions and who is being denied, as well as the impacts on staffing, funding, and school enrollment.
  

Detailed Summary

00:00:00 - 00:01:15

• The chair, Ann Donahue, calls the meeting to order and notes that Ms. LaBelle would like to participate remotely due to a medical reason. The committee approves Ms. LaBelle's remote participation request.

00:01:15 - 00:02:58

• The committee approves the minutes from the previous meeting.

00:02:58 - 00:18:10

• The committee discusses revisions to policy 5345 on restraint and seclusion of students.
  • Staff provided an overview of the proposed changes to the policy and regulation.
  • The committee decides to move the policy to an action item for the June meeting to allow more time for review and feedback from the Community Advisory Committee (CAC).

00:18:10 - 00:46:30

• The committee discusses revisions to policy 6640 on emergency first aid, CPR, AED, and diabetes management.
  • Staff provided an overview of the draft regulation, including details on diabetes management plans, training requirements, and considerations around continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) and insulin pumps.
  • The committee expressed concerns about the feasibility and impacts of allowing school staff to monitor students' CGMs, including technology, staffing, and confidentiality considerations.
  • The committee decided to move the policy to an action item for the June meeting and requested that staff provide additional information on the potential impacts and solutions for CGM monitoring.

00:46:30 - 01:01:40

• The committee discussed a new business item to review the special permission/transfer process.
  • The committee expressed concerns about the current process, including issues around special education students and the impacts on staffing and funding.
  • The committee requested that staff provide a detailed analysis of the special permission process, including disaggregated data, for the August meeting.

01:01:40 - 01:08:25

• The committee received an update on the status of the 8040 focus groups.
• The meeting was adjourned, with the next meeting scheduled for June 20th.

Conclusions Reached:

• The Blue Ribbon Panel recommendations to add school resource officers (SROs) in elementary schools are controversial and concerning due to research showing negative impacts on students, especially marginalized groups.
• There are concerns about the lack of diverse voices and community input in the Blue Ribbon Panel process.
• The recommendation to label the Division of Safety and Security as a "law enforcement unit" raises alarm about potential violations of student rights and privacy.

Detailed Summary:

00:00:00 - 00:07:00

• The meeting was delayed to allow remote participation from Board members.
• The meeting began with Board members providing disclosures regarding their eligibility for LCPS employee benefits that may be affected by discussions.

00:07:00 - 00:16:00

• A gun violence awareness proclamation was read, declaring June 7, 2024 as National Gun Violence Awareness Day in LCPS.

00:16:00 - 00:29:00

• The Career and Technical Education Advisory Committee (CTAC) provided an update on their work, highlighting:
  • Teacher of the Year, student organization leadership, and school program certifications
  • Plans to evaluate industry credentials, curriculum, and equipment to align with workforce needs
  • Exploring opportunities for early childhood education and 7th grade career investigation

00:29:00 - 00:52:00

• The Department of Academics presented an overview of the Title I program, including:
  • Eligibility criteria for Title I schools
  • How Title I funding is allocated and used
  • Plans to add two new Title I schools for 2024-2025

00:52:00 - 01:00:00

• The Superintendent provided updates on various recognitions and initiatives, including:
  • LCPS student equity symposium
  • Minority Student Achievement Advisory Committee awards
  • Loudoun Education Foundation's Outstanding Educators Banquet
  • School Nutrition Heroes recognition
  • LCPS energy efficiency project recognition

01:00:00 - 01:58:00

• Public comment was heard, with speakers expressing concerns about the Blue Ribbon Panel recommendations, particularly around the use of SROs in elementary schools and the potential impacts on marginalized students.
• Speakers also advocated for improving playground equipment and accessibility at certain schools.

01:58:00 - 02:06:00

• The Board discussed the uses of projected FY24 school operating fund end-of-year balance, including potential one-time purchases and investments.
• There was discussion around using surplus funds for teachestaff retention bonuses and supporting schools with the highest needs.

02:06:00 - 02:39:00

• The Department of Business and Financial Services presented a proposal to adjust the 2024-2025 school calendar, providing 16 adjusted arrival days to allow for additional professional development time for teachers to address new state requirements and initiatives.
• The Board discussed potential impacts on special education services, transportation, and family support during the adjusted arrival days.

02:39:00 - 02:58:00

• The Department of Support Services presented a recommendation to use the abbreviated attendance zone change process to move a new residential development from the Stuart W. Weller attendance zone to the Selden's Landing attendance zone.

02:58:00 - 03:08:00

• The Department of Finance and Operations Committee presented a recommendation to renew the contract between LCPS and Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.

03:08:00 - 03:21:00

• The Equity Committee charter was discussed, with a proposal to allow committee members to serve two-year terms instead of one-year terms to provide more continuity.

03:21:00 - 03:36:00

• Board members provided brief updates on their recent school visits and committee work.

03:36:00 - 03:59:00

• The Board convened in a closed session to discuss real estate matters.

03:59:00 - 05:59:00

• The Board reconvened in open session and certified the closed session discussions.
• With no further business, the meeting was adjourned.

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