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2023 Policy Priorities
January 3, 2023 January 19, 2023 by Andy Wilke, posted in Advocacy, Public Affairs
The 2023 legislative session starts today, January 3, 2023. Greater Mankato Growth will be working vigorously to ensure the voice of our members is heard loud and clear in St. Paul. We will also keep members up to date on key issues and provide information you will need to be an advocate for your business. Be on the lookout for additional blog posts in the coming weeks and months as the session gets underway.
Greater Mankato Growth's Board of Directors have approved a set of policy priorities. These priorities are the result of a lengthy process that included several opportunities for input: a membership survey, the Advocacy Committee, and hundreds of conversations with members. The priorities are comprised of many of the most important issues that affect our members.
Greater Mankato Growth will focus our advocacy efforts in these areas:
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2022 Local Election Recap
November 21, 2022 by Andy Wilke, posted in Advocacy
Elections don't only impact capitol cities, they also impact every local board, council, and commission in our communities. This year was no different. There will be changes in leadership in a number of important local offices, including a new Mayor of North Mankato. These local leaders touch our lives every day as they manage critical infrastructure, teach our kids, and keep our communities safe.
Below is a breakdown of the results of local races.
City of North Mankato
Scott Carlson – 50.65% (3,065)
Ben Kaus – 37.21% (2,245)
Kenneth J. DeWitte – 7.87% (475)
Warren Lee Anderson – 3.83% (231)
Mayor-Elect Scott Carlson replaces Mayor Mark Dehen who has served since 2011.
City of Mankato
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2022 Legislature Election Recap
November 12, 2022 November 21, 2022 by Andy Wilke, posted in Advocacy
The results of the election in Minnesota were not what was widely expected. The conventional wisdom suggested Republicans would have a big night. In a midterm election with a lackluster Presidential approval rating, rising inflation, and prolonged economic uncertainty, it would seem that history would once again repeat itself. That didn't happen. Instead, Democrats (DFL) carried voters focused on issues such as reproductive rights, election integrity/democracy, and public safety, especially in and around the Twin Cities suburbs. The graphic below shows this exactly (Graphic 1).
Polls showed a very tight race for Governor and Republican candidates for other statewide offices leading slightly. In the end, Governor Walz won by more than eight points, enough to "carry" the other statewide offices to victory for a clean Democratic sweep of all constitutional offices – Governor/Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, and State Auditor.
Graphic 1: DFL candidates continue to increase their share of the suburbs while also driving up votes in Hennepin County that has outpaced Republican gains in greater Minnesota.
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2022 Legislative Session Recap: What could have been
June 23, 2022 June 24, 2022 by Greater Mankato Growth, posted in Public Affairs
The 2022 legislative session could be characterized in one word: disappointing. There was so much opportunity to do good work and help Minnesotans. Very little of that opportunity was seized. This may not be entirely surprising, given Minnesota is one of only two states with divided control of the legislature (Republicans have the majority in the Senate, and the Democrats have the majority in the House). But Minnesota has a tradition of compromise and it is also something that is structurally required by our state's constitution: the state must pass a balanced budget every two years, bonding bills (borrowing money) requires a super majority of both the House and the Senate, and, of course, all legislation must be signed by the Governor. There have been hiccups along the way, but Minnesotans expect elected officials to work together and get their work done, even if a little late.
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Legislative Update: Mid-Session – April 2022
April 19, 2022 by Andy Wilke, posted in Public Affairs
We are already into the second half of the 2022 legislative session. Unfortunately there has not been a lot accomplished yet, despite the legislature setting a record for the number of bills introduced with more than 4,700 in the Senate and 4,300 in the House. It seems that legislators have a lot ideas, but have taken very little action. We have passed all the committee deadlines and the House and Senate have started to move on their omnibus bills: taxes, transportation, environment, etc. Not surprisingly, the House and Senate omnibus bills are vastly different on both policy and fiscal impact. Much work will have to be done to come together in conference committee or with leadership.
Budget Surplus
The Senate passed the first omnibus tax bill off the Senate floor in bipartisan fashion. Among other things, it permanently reduces the first tier individual income tax rate from 5.3% to 2.8% and eliminates income tax on social security income. The Senate Republicans touted this as the "largest tax cut ever," totaling $3.38 billion this biennium and $5 billion in the FY 24/25 biennium.
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Legislative Update – March 2022
March 7, 2022 March 9, 2022 by Andy Wilke, posted in Public Affairs
The legislature is off and running full steam ahead! This the second year of the 2-year (biennial) legislative session. There are several themes that have been consuming the discussion early on: budget surplus, bonding, unemployment insurance trust fund, redistricting, and COVID closures. Here is a brief update on each area.
In 2021, the state passed a 2-year budget of $52 billion, a record level of spending. A key part of our budget is revenue, how much the state collects in taxes, fees, federal funds, etc. The state uses a forecasting model to try and make an educated guess of how much money will be collected (and spent) during the biennium. The state then updates their projections throughout the year with periodic "budget forecasts," which update the revenue and expense projections. In November 2021, the state projected a budget surplus of $7.7 billion. As of Monday February 28th (the "February forecast"), that budget surplus jumped to $9.3 billion. The legislature does not technically need to do anything, they already passed a budget in 2021. However, ideas range from giving it back in the form of rebate checks, reducing taxes, or spending on new or existing programs. Governor Walz has proposed nearly tripling proposed rebate checks ("Walz Checks") to $500 and $1,000 for qualifying individuals and couples. Senate Republicans have proposed permanently reducing the first tier individual income tax rate from 5.3% to 2.8% and eliminating income tax on social security income. House Speaker Melissa Hortman and DFL leaders have been cautious and suggested putting more in reserves while also providing unspecified support for families who continue to struggle through the pandemic.
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February 21, 2022 February 21, 2022 by Andy Wilke, posted in Public Affairs
The Greater Mankato Growth board of directors recently adopted the 2022 Policy Priorities. A key area of focus at Greater Mankato Growths is "Advocacy of the Marketplace". As such, GMG adopts a set of policy priorities annually. These priorities represent important issues that we focus on throughout the year. We work with elected officials at all levels of government to ensure that policies are enacted that are pro-business and help our regional economy grow.
These priorities are the result of numerous points of input. We conducted a policy survey in October 2021, hosted the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce in Mankato for a small-group discussion, and our Public Affairs Steering Committee meets monthly with leaders from nearly all industry sectors represented.
In 2022, our policy priorities include the following focus areas:
Economic and Workforce Development
Tax Competitiveness
Support Partner Organization
To view the full details of our 2022 Policy Priorities, click the image below or visit our Advocacy webpage.
Advocacy webpage
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OSHA Issues Emergency Temporary Standard
November 4, 2021 November 4, 2021 by Greater Mankato Growth, posted in Public Affairs
This morning the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) filed a hotly-anticipated Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) related to COVID-19 vaccines, testing, and face coverings in the workplace. This follows an announcement by President Biden on September 9, 2021, directing OSHA to develop a rule to combat the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Details are posted on the OSHA website, but here are some of the key highlights:
ETS is effective immediately, as of 11/5/2021.
Employers must comply with all requirements, except testing, within 30 days. Testing compliance within 60 days.
ETS applies to employers with 100 or more employees. In Minnesota, along with other states with an OSHA approved State Plan, the ETS applies to public sector workers employed by state and local governments, including educators and school staff.
Employers must determine the vaccination status of each employee, obtain proof of vaccination status, and maintain records.
Require employees to notify the employer of a positive COVID test or diagnosis. Employers must then remove the employee from the workplace.
Employees who are not fully vaccinated must be tested at least weekly if the employee is in the workplace at least one day a week.
Employees who are not fully vaccinated must wear a face covering when indoors or in a vehicle with another person for work purposes.
ETS does not require employers to pay for testing or face coverings. Employers may assume costs if they so choose.
ETS does not apply to 100% remote employees or employees who work exclusively outdoors.
Requires employers to provide up to four hours of paid time to receive each vaccination dose, and reasonable time and paid sick leave to recover from side effects experiencing following each dose.
Greater Mankato Growth staff is continuing to monitor this announcement. We will provide additional details and resources as they become available.
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2021 (Special) Legislative Session Recap
August 19, 2021 by Greater Mankato Growth, posted in Public Affairs
Minnesota's 92nd legislative session ended their 2021 regular session on May 17th without a budget. The Governor and Legislative leaders instead released a budget framework with a target of $52 billion for the next biennium. Lawmakers worked for four weeks on final details largely outside of the public eye until they convened a special session on June 14th. All spending bills were passed and signed into law by June 31st.
The need for a special session was largely due to a late infusion of funding from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) that was signed into law by President Biden on March 11, 2021. Roughly $8.5 billion was allocated in the bill to the State of Minnesota for various programs.
A final budget of $52 billion was signed into law on June 31, 2021. This biennial budget is an increase of approximately $1.3 billion over the previous budget – much of that one-time funding from ARPA. Included in the bill are direct tax cuts of $644 million to people who lost jobs and employers who kept people working during the pandemic.
The final tax bill included full conformity to federal tax law with regards to the Paycheck Protection Program at a cost of roughly $375 million in fiscal year 2022. Businesses and organizations that received PPP loans will not be subject to either federal or state income tax on the amount of the loan received.
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Greater Mankato Growth Sends Letter to Governor Walz
May 17, 2021 May 17, 2021 by Greater Mankato Growth, posted in Business Development, Public Affairs, Talent Development
Today, Greater Mankato Growth sent a letter to Governor Tim Walz providing statistics to create awareness of talent challenges facing our region.
The Department of Employment and Economic Development has taken great strides to ensure that individuals receiving unemployment insurance are aware of the job opportunities that exist across the state.
We asked that the State implement measures to supplement the work that is being done surrounding awareness of job availability by creating enforcement measures, while offering flexibility for those still impacted by COVID-19 considerations. You can read the full letter here.
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Song of the Day: Whitney Houston: "Count On Me" w/CeCe Winans & "When You Believe" w/Mariah Carey
|In '90s, 90's R&B, Artist of the Month, Dynamic Duos, Movies, Old School, Pop, R&B, Rest in Peace, Song of the Day
When Marvin Winans said that he thought Whitney Houston sounded a lot like his sister CeCe Winans at Whitney Houston's funeral, there seemed to be an uncomfortable silence in the room. However I strongly agree and hear a lot of similarities in their voices and their delivery and the fact that they were friends, collaborated on "Count On Me" and often joined each other on stage during each other's live performances just made life sweeter for me–like having two slices of pie instead of just one.
We had been waiting a while to get both these "sanging" divas on a track and they finally put it together on "When You Believe", from the Prince of Egypt movie soundtrack. While the media tried to pit them against each other, they continued to make positive statements about one another. It proved to be true in the end that they did indeed care for each other as Mariah was at Whitney's homegoing service. This song may not have been the most memorable of Whitney's collaborations, but it may be of the most historic ones. To have these two voices together on the same track is something for our generation to treasure.
Song of the Day: Whitney Houston: "I Look To You"
Song of the Day- Whitney Houston "I Believe in You and Me"
Song of the Day- Whitney Houston "It's Not Right,…
Song of the Day: Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You"
Song of the Day - The Loss of Whitney Houston: "All At Once"
CeCe Winans Mariah Carey Prince of Egypt Waiting to Exhale WH8/12 Whitney Houston
R&B80's R&B80'sArtist of the MonthLegends: GFM
Song of the Day- Whitney Houston "So Emotional"
Whitney Houston's Last Song, "Celebrate" with Jordin Sparks!
R&BOfficial VideoArtist of the MonthRest in Peace
Song of the Day: Whitney Houston: "Million Dollar Bill"
PopR&B80's R&BArtist of the MonthSong of the DaySing Your Face Off
Song of the Day: Whitney Houston's "Eternal Love"
PopR&BOfficial VideoArtist of the MonthSong of the Day
Song of the Day: Whitney Houston: "I Look To You"
GospelArtist of the MonthSong of the Day
Song of the Day: Whitney Houston – "I Love the Lord"

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.. _tutorials-and-examples:

Tutorials and Examples
======================

Below, you can find a number of tutorials and examples for various MLflow use cases.

* :doc:`Train, Serve, and Score a Linear Regression Model <tutorial>`
* `Hyperparameter Tuning <https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/tree/master/examples/hyperparam>`_
* `Orchestrating Multistep Workflows <https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/tree/master/examples/multistep_workflow>`_
* `Using the MLflow REST API Directly <https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/tree/master/examples/rest_api>`_
* Reproducibly run & share ML code

  - `Packaging Training Code in a Docker Environment <https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/tree/master/examples/docker>`_

  - `Python Package Anti-Tampering <https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/tree/master/examples/supply_chain_security>`_

  - :ref:`conda-example`
* `Write & Use MLflow Plugins <https://mlflow.org/docs/latest/plugins.html#writing-your-own-mlflow-plugins>`_
* Instrument ML training code with MLflow

  - `Gluon <https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/tree/master/examples/gluon>`_

  - `H2O <https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/tree/master/examples/h2o>`_

  - `Keras <https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/tree/master/examples/keras>`_

  - `Prophet <https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/tree/master/examples/prophet>`_

  - `PyTorch <https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/tree/master/examples/pytorch>`_

  - `XGBoost <https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/tree/master/examples/xgboost>`_

  - `LightGBM <https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/tree/master/examples/lightgbm>`_

  - `Statsmodels <https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/tree/master/examples/statsmodels>`_

  - `Glmnet (R) <https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/tree/master/examples/r_wine>`_

  - `SpaCy <https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/tree/master/examples/spacy>`_

  - `Fastai <https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/tree/master/examples/fastai>`_

  - `SHAP <https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/tree/master/examples/shap>`_

  - `Prophet <https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/tree/master/examples/prophet>`_

  - `Pmdarima <https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/tree/master/examples/pmdarima>`_

  - `Diviner <https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/tree/master/examples/diviner>`_

  - scikit-learn

    + `Diabetes example <https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/tree/master/examples/sklearn_elasticnet_diabetes>`_

    + `Elastic Net example <https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/tree/master/examples/sklearn_elasticnet_wine>`_

    + `Logistic Regression example <https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/tree/master/examples/sklearn_logistic_regression>`_

  - TensorFlow

    + `TensorFlow 1.X <https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/tree/master/examples/tensorflow/tf1>`_

    + `TensorFlow 2.X <https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/tree/master/examples/tensorflow/tf2>`_

  - RAPIDS

    + `Random Forest Classifier <https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/tree/master/examples/rapids>`_

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Would you like an independent market in the Northern Quarter?
At the Northern Quarter Community Group community conversation last Summer, residents were asked what they would most like to see in their area. One of the most popular requests was for a market- that's any type of market from specialists food to independent fashion.
The group would like to hear your thoughts on the possibility of having a market in the Northern Quarter. To take part in the feedback, click here to fill out the survey before March 15 and also have your say in the rant box below.
A market that gives up and coming designers and small businesses a chance to show their wares would be brilliant. If it was done around the Mcr Craft Centre, it would bring more custom to the small businesses in there too.
I'd be interested to find out where they plan to put this on, it's not like there's a whole lot of space in the N4 apart from roads.

We've enough markets elsewhere already, the council should move them all down to Castlefields and make them permanent like the Camden Markets.
The link to give feedback doesn't work.


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Shell Game Allows Corporate Money to Flow Into Wisconsin Legislative Races
Press Release 1997-99
Corporate money may be banned in Wisconsin, but that doesn't keep itfrom flowing to our legislative campaigns. A report released today by the Center for Responsive Politics called "Trickle Down Politics" shows how money from Wisconsin corporations and national special interest groups weaves through more than a dozen states and may have landed in our back yard.
Construction Firm Executives' Campaign Donations Exceed Legal Limit
Two executives of C.D. Smith Construction of Fond du Lac exceeded the limit in state law on individual contributions to candidates for state office with their donations to Governor Tommy Thompson, Lieutenant Governor Scott McCallum and Senator Carol Roessler (R-Oshkosh).
Wisconsin 35th Nationally in Disclosure of Money in Politics
Wisconsin's reputation for open government and clean politics took another beating in a new national survey of disclosure of money in politics, which ranks Wisconsin 35th among the 50 states and says the forecast for electronic disclosure of campaign donations in the state is "mostly cloudy," according to the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign.
Joint Statement on Campaign Finance Reform
Five local government associations ally for campaign finance reform.
Leaders' Fund-Raising Operations Amount to 'Legal Laundering
Legislative campaign committees controlled by legislative leaders have become legal money laundering operations that raise huge sums of special interest money that benefits candidates but is not reported by the candidates, allowing them to appear free of lobby groups' attempts to influence them, according to a report released today by the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign and Common Cause in Wisconsin.
Lawmakers Don't Make Grade on Campaign Finance Reform
The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign said Monday that the Legislature's penchant for partisan bickering and a lack of desire to reduce the flow and influence of monied special interest groups earns them "D+" grade on campaign finance reform efforts so far in the 1999-2000 legislative session.
Lawmakers Spend More Time Fund Raising Than Working on State Budget
Democratic and Republican legislators scheduled events this summer and fall to get Wisconsin residents to part with some of their money. One is pitching airplane rides, several others hosted golf outings, two of them went on the road with a comedian, one group organized a zoo tour and the others threw theme parties ranging from a pig roast in a park to a reception at a yacht club.
Senate Democrats, Assembly GOP Set Pace in Money Chase
Legislators and leadership-run campaign committees collected over $875,000 in campaign contributions in the first half of the year when state budget decisions were being made, according to an analysis of state campaign finance records by the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign.
You Can Send a Strong Message
Many people are disgusted by the way money is corrupting government, but few realize there's a powerful tool taxpayers can use to do something about it - checking the box on Wisconsin's income tax form to support the State Election Campaign Fund.
Support for Election Campaign Fund Rises for Second Straight Year
For the second straight year, the number of taxpayers designating $1 to the state's election campaign fund increased from the previous year, according to records the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign obtained from the state Elections Board. The income tax check-off provides funding used for public grants to candidates who agree to limit campaign spending.
Funding for Campaign Reform Survives Budget Process
The conference committee working to reconcile the Senate and Assembly versions of the 1999-2001 state budget agreed last week to include $870,000 in general tax funds to pay for any campaign finance reforms the legislature may pass this session.
Assembly Republicans Up Ante to Kill Campaign Reform
Last night's action by Assembly Republicans to provide tax breaks to big-money political contributors and undermine the income tax checkoff that provides funding for public grants to candidates who agree to spending limits is another strong signal that the Assembly GOP caucus is intent on killing campaign finance reform, according to the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign.
Assembly Republicans "Stand in Schoolhouse Door" on Campaign Finance Reform
Today's vote by Assembly Republicans to remove $750,000 from the 1999-2001 state budget for public financing grants for legislative candidates amounts to a partisan attempt to kill campaign finance reform, according to the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign.
Nursing Home Industry Contributions Distort State Long Term Care Policy
y shrewdly targeting campaign contributions to key legislative leaders and heavily investing in the governor's race and lobbying efforts, Wisconsin's nursing home industry has succeeded in tilting state long-term care policy toward institutional nursing home care, according to a study released today by the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign and AARP.
State Candidates Continue to Increase Personal Spending and Cost of Campaigns
Candidates for state legislative office in the 1998 elections set an all-time record for contributions to their own campaigns, including one candidate who dumped more than $100,000 into his own campaign fund to scare off challengers, and then took back the money, according to the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign.
Special Interests Have Contributed More than $733,000 to State Budget Writers
Nearly two dozen special interests made more than $733,000 in campaign contributions to further the careers of legislators who are now members of a powerful committee responsible for retooling the governor's proposed 1999-2001 state budget, according to a new Wisconsin Democracy Campaign report.
Budget Writers Approve $750,000 in Tax Dollars for Campaign Finance Reform
The Legislature's budget-writing Joint Finance Committee has approved a recommendation by the governor to use $750,000 in public funds to help pay for campaign finance reform.
Thompson Spent $6.72 for Each Vote
Governor Tommy Thompson spent $6.72 for each vote he received in 1998, more than four times the cost per vote of his first campaign. By contrast his opponent, Ed Garvey, spent $1.47 for each of the votes he received, the lowest per vote cost of any of Thompson's previous challengers.
27th Senate District Home to Three Campaign Spending Records
The voters of the 27th Senate District endured unprecedented levels of spending on three fronts in 1998. Shattered records include spending by a single candidate, spending by both candidates and overall spending including that by outside groups.
Small Portioin of Tobacco Settlement Could Pay for All of Campaign Finance Reform
The WDC called on the governor to propose using a small portion of its $5.9 billion share in a multi-state settlement with the tobacco companies to fund campaign finance reform in order to stem the future influence of special interests like tobacco.
WMC Spent $414,979 on Phony 'Issue Ads'
On Eve of Historic Court Case, WDC Gets Partial Disclosure
Madison - The Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce spent $414,979 to influence the 1998 elections through its so-called "issue ad" campaign, according to figures obtained today by the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign.
Special Interests Making Their Lists and Checking Them Twice
Revised versions of "The Twelve Days of Christmas"
As Wisconsinites head out for last minute holiday shopping, special interests are busy drawing up wish lists for the Legislature and the governor. "Santa isn't the only one getting special requests this time of year," said Gail Shea, executive director of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign.
What Happened in the 1998 Elections and Why
As we move toward the 21st century, Wisconsin has become the poster child for everything that is wrong with the way we finance campaigns.
Legislative Challengers in Big Financial Hole
The advantages of incumbency were highlighted again last week as candidates filed reports detailing their fund raising for the first six months of 1998. The bottom line: Wisconsin's legislative incumbents are well-stocked heading into the 1998 elections. "It is the year of the incumbent," declared Gail Shea, executive director pf the non-partisan Wisconsin Democracy Campaign.
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Malino Elementary School utilizes written and performance-based tests to track and assess our students' academic progress. This method allows the school to determine if the students are achieving the developmental milestones appropriate for their age and grade. The scores from these tests are quantified in a quarterly basis to determine the students' overall improvement.
Malino Elementary firmly believes that a child's education should go beyond the walls of the classroom. As such, we encourage our students to participate in events, programs, and activities recognized by the institution and the Department of Education.


Say hello to Huey, our October dog of the month! Huey has many friends here at Central Bark and loves them all, two and four legged! You can always find him wrestling, playing tag or telling the handler stories about how good of a boy he is. (He often says he's better behaved than his people!!) If he's not rumbling around he is always trying to flirt with the girls; and-who could resist that smile. Huey does a bit of everything here including keeping his mind sharp with our Training classes and getting his nails trimmed regularly. We couldn't ask for a better October dog of the month!


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Moons › Uranus Moons › Perdita
In Depth By the Numbers
Perdita (S/1986 U10) was discovered in 1999, but could not be found in later searches. The Hubble Space Telescope found it again in 2003―making it a confirmed moon. Image Credit: NASA/Space Telescope Science Institute
Perdita was discovered 13 years after its picture was taken by Voyager 2 during the spacecraft's flyby in 1986. University of Arizona's Erich Karkoschka found the moon in the public archive of Voyager 2 images when he compared them with those of the Hubble Space Telescope. The International Astronomical Union (IAU) recognized it as a moon of Uranus, but withdrew its designation as premature when subsequent efforts failed to observe it. Its existence was finally confirmed, however, in 2003, when the Hubble imaged an object right in Perdita's predicted location.
Perdita's orbit lies between those of Belinda and Puck, about 76,400 km from Uranus. It is believed to be about 30 km in diameter and very dark (albedo of about 0.08). Little else is known.
How Perdita Got its Name
Originally called S/1986 U10, Perdita was named for the daughter of Leontes and Hermione in William Shakespeare's play, "The Winter's Tale." In the play Leontes initially refuses to believe that Perdita is his daughter because he thinks that his wife has had an affair with king Polixenes of Bohemia. Circumstances lead to Perdita being abandoned by her father and later found and raised by a Bohemian shepherd. 16 years later Bohemian Prince Florizel meets and falls in love with Perdita and it is revealed that she is the princess of Sicily. Perdita's father Leontes reconciles his differences with king Polixenes, and the marriage is ratified.
What's Up Video: April 2020 Skywatching Tips from NASA
How Sunlight Pushes Asteroids
The Story Behind Apollo 8's Famous Earthrise Photo
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Finding plumes at Europa is an exciting prospect, but scientists warn it'll be tricky, even from up close.
Are Water Plumes Spraying from Europa? NASA's Europa Clipper is on the Case
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has completed this year's grand tour of the outer solar system.
Hubble's Grand Tour of the Outer Solar System
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson laid out the path forward for early Artemis missions that will pave the way for lunar surface missions.
NASA Outlines Challenges, Progress for Artemis Moon Missions
JPL's lucky peanuts are an unofficial tradition at big mission events.
What Are JPL's Lucky Peanuts?
The next full Moon is the Hunter's Moon, the Travel Moon, and the Lucy Moon.
Full Moon Guide: October - November 2021
In 2023, NASA's Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) will land near the western edge of the Nobile Crater at the Moon's South Pole.
NASA's Artemis Rover to Land Near Nobile Region of Moon's South Pole
The rover will be delivered to the Moon's surface in late 2023. VIPER is the first resource-mapping mission on the surface of another celestial body.
NASA to Announce Landing Site for Artemis Lunar Robotic Rover
The Next Full Moon is the Harvest Moon, the Fruit Moon, the Barley Moon, and the Corn Moon.
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A proposed mission called Io Volcano Observer (IVO) would visit Jupiter's moon Io, which is a true volcanic wonderland.
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Non-gonococcal urethritis: sexually transmitted urethritis (usually caused by chlamydia).
Non-gonococcal urethritis: Another name for Non-Specific Urethritis (or close medical condition association).
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George Reisman (né le ) est professeur émérite en économie à la Pepperdine University.
Avec Israel Kirzner, Hans Sennholz et Louis Spadaro, il est l'un des quatre économistes  qui ont passé leur doctorat d'économie à l'Université de New York sous la direction de Ludwig von Mises,  dont il a traduit les Grundprobleme des Nationalökonomie sous le titre Epistemological problems of Economics (en français, Problèmes fondamentaux de l'économie).

Biographie
Comme ce dernier,  il est un promoteur du capitalisme de laissez-faire,  donc du libre échange.

Il a écrit "The Government against the Economy" (1979), repris  sous une forme modifiée dans son Capitalism: A Treatise on Economics .
Dans Capitalism, George Reisman cherche à opérer une synthèse entre l'économie classique et l'économie autrichienne, en unifiant les doctrines d'Adam Smith, David Ricardo, John Stuart Mill et Jean-Baptiste Say avec celles de Carl Menger, Ludwig von Mises et Friedrich Hayek.

George Reisman a travaillé étroitement avec Ayn Rand, dont l'influence sur son œuvre est au moins aussi grande que celle de son mentor Mises. Il se considère comme un objectiviste, bien qu'il se soit apparemment brouillé avec le Ayn Rand Institute. Divers Objectivistes  ont pris leurs distances avec lui, pour des raisons que Leonard Peikoff refuse d'expliquer.

George Reisman a publié des articles dans des revues savantes telles que The Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics, The Journal of Libertarian Studies, et The American Journal of Economics and Sociology.
D'autres publications incluent The Orange County Register, Barrons, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Daily News, The Buffalo News et The Free Radical.

George Reisman est Président de la Jefferson School of Philosophy, Economics and Psychology.
Il est marié  à la psychothérapeute Edith Packer.

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Tout ou partie de cet article est tiré de l'article du même nom sur Wikibéral

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  Textes de George Reisman en français :
- "Le redressement économique passe par la reconstitution du capital, non par des plans de relance";

- "C'est avec de l'épargne qu'on embauche, et qu'on embauchera"

- "Ah, les emplois 'verts' !"
  Reisman, élève de Mises et Rand
  Site de George Reisman
 Capitalism en téléchargement libre
  Présentation de George Reisman
  George Reisman sur le Ludwig von Mises Institute

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Personnalité libérale américaine
Économiste américain du XXe siècle
Naissance en janvier 1937
Étudiant de l'université de New York
Personnalité de l'Institut Ludwig von Mises


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Q: Is it possible to get chatter notifications to my custom native app just like salesforce1 I have a salesforce iOS app that uses the mobile sdk. My users use chatter as a communication mean and they open it through my native app in a safari view controller.
Is there a way to send a notification through my connected app when post, mention, group post etc.. so that my users receive chatter notifications on my native app just like how it works in salesforce1 app.

A: Unless something has changed since I last looked, there's not way to get access to the push notifications that are generated for the official Salesforce app.
You can however configure your own push notification setup, and send notifications to your app through Apex, it's a bit too involved to put everything here, but it might be provide you with the mechanism you need to send relevant notifications to your users.

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AT&T $30 100 - 75 Mbps DSL 96%
There are five internet providers serving the 32080 area, and 99.37% of households will have internet options from more than one provider. Among five internet providers in 32080, prices start at $29.99 and available download speeds reach up to 1,000 Mbps.
DSL internet from AT&T is available to nearly all in the 32080 ZIP code, covering 96% of households. Some will also have the option of fiber-optic from AT&T, which covers 21% of the area. Saint Augustine's third most-available internet provider, Xfinity, offers cable to around 100% of residents in the 32080 ZIP code.
DSL from AT&T offers broadband to nearly all households in the 32080 ZIP code, covering 96% of the area.
Internet prices for AT&T start at $30/mo.*, which is significantly lower than the average starting price for internet in Saint Augustine, $42.49.
AT&T customers who choose the lowest-priced plan can expect speeds up to 100 Mbps, which comes to an estimated $0.30 per Mbps, about the same as the average cost per Mbps for the lowest priced plans in Saint Augustine, $0.67.
For those who value internet speed as much as cost, AT&T offers download speeds up to 75 Mbps and upload speeds up to 20 Mbps in 32080 ZIP code. These download speeds are available to 96% of the area, and are much slower than the average max speeds from all Saint Augustine's providers, 525 Mbps.
Fiber-optic from AT&T offers broadband to some, but not many households in the 32080 ZIP code, covering 21% of the area.
Internet prices for AT&T start at $40/mo.*, which is about the same as the average starting price for internet in Saint Augustine, $42.49.
For those who value internet speed as much as cost, AT&T offers download speeds up to 1,000 Mbps and upload speeds up to 1,000 Mbps in 32080 ZIP code. These download speeds are available to 21% of the area, and are much faster than the average max speeds from all Saint Augustine's providers, 525 Mbps.
Internet prices for Xfinity start at $29.99/mo.*, which is significantly lower than the average starting price for internet in Saint Augustine, $42.49.
Xfinity customers who choose the lowest-priced plan can expect speeds up to 15 Mbps, which comes to an estimated $2.00 per Mbps, higher than the average cost per Mbps for the lowest priced plans in Saint Augustine, $0.67.
For those who value internet speed as much as cost, Xfinity offers download speeds up to 987 Mbps and upload speeds up to 35 Mbps in 32080 ZIP code. These download speeds are available to 100% of the area, and are much faster than the average max speeds from all Saint Augustine's providers, 525 Mbps.
Satellite internet from HughesNet and Viasat offers 100% availability in 32080 and the greater Saint Augustine area. HughesNet starting prices are significantly higher than average in Saint Augustine at $59.99/mo. for speeds up to 25 Mbps. Viasat starting prices are higher than average in Saint Augustine at $50/mo. for speeds up to 12 Mbps. Satellite internet is a less appealing option for many in the 32080 ZIP, however, as service typically comes with high latency and low data allowances.
Xfinity offers the cheapest internet in the 32080 ZIP with service starting at $29.99/mo. This is significantly less than the average starting price for internet in Saint Augustine, $42.49.
What internet providers are available at my address?
No matter where you live, your address is likely serviceable for satellite internet from providers such as HughesNet and Viasat. You will probably also have the option of at least one cable provider, such as Cox, Spectrum and Xfinity, and DSL providers such as Frontier and Verizon. Roughly a third of households will be eligible for fiber internet from AT&T, CenturyLink, Windstream or other providers.
Do I need a new modem for fiber internet?
Yes. Fiber-optic internet is a completely different technology than DSL or cable internet, and therefore requires a different type of modem. In many cases, you can get the required modem from your internet provider at no extra cost.
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Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy split
Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy have announced that they are splitting up after five years together. "I'm so grateful for the years Jim and I shared together," Jenny said in a statement. "I will continue to be in his daughter's life and will always keep Jim as a leading man in my heart." The actor's rep confirmed the news, saying: "Jim and Jenny have recently decided to end their five year relationship. They are grateful for the many blessings they have shared and wish each other the very best." The Mask star repeated the message on his Twitter page: "Jenny and I have just ended our 5yr relationship. I'm grateful 4 the many blessings we've shared and I wish her the very best! S'okay! ?;^>." The pair had always been outspoken about their desire NOT to get married but Jenny recently hinted that nuptials may be on the cards. "We say 'never,' but I don't know," she said. "Maybe for tax purposes, someday, when we are old." Jim Carrey has been married twice before, while Jenny has a seven-year-old son Evan with her ex-husband director John Asher. SOURCE: USMAGAZINE MORE SHOCKING SPLITS
From Serena and Nate to Jenny and Chuck: The best - and worst - Gossip Girl couples of all time
XOXO to all of them.
Brighten up your interiors - and your mood - with Pantone's colour(s) of the year for 2021
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Zara McDermott's personal trainer shares the philosophies for a healthy and balanced life (and it includes pizza and wine!)
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Ready to give yourself a little test with your Scripture knowledge and observation skills? Read these verses from Colossians 1:16-17 and see if you can spot a word that's been added. Ready? Go!
Did you guess "other"? You are right! If you guessed this word before reading the 1984 version of the New World Translation (NWT), then you have some good Bible knowledge. Keep it up! Most people would miss such a small change. But wait! Is it really small? Think again!
Single brackets [ ] enclose words inserted to complete the sense in the English text.
Words that are bracketed [ ] in the NWT are words not found in the original text. They are words that have been inserted. Why does the Watchtower's 2013 version of the NWT not include these brackets? I believe the test I gave at the top of this page is very revealing. When you first read those verses, did you think you were reading the actual words of God? Many would. The removal of the brackets gives the appearance that everything you read belongs there.
The identification of inserted words is a proper thing to do. There are reputable translations, such as the King James Version and the New American Standard Bible, that rightly does this. It allows the reader to have knowledge of words that had been added to the texts. That is an honest way of translating the Words of God.
The Watchtower claims that the inserted words in their 1984 NWT were "to complete the sense in the English text." Was this the case in Colossians 1? No!
The word 'other' had been inserted four different times in Colossians 1. You won't find any reputable translations inserting this word into these texts. Why? The insertion of such a word is unwarranted. It does not "complete the sense in the English text." The passages makes sense without this word being inserted. So why insert this word?
Would a pure reading of these passages contradict the Watchtower's doctrine that Jesus was a created being, or does Colossians 1 actually confirm their teachings?
Jehovah's Witnesses deny that Jesus is Almighty God and teach He was the first creation of Jehovah God.
The Bible teaches there is only one Eternal Creator God. Everything else in existence is created. Jesus is either Creator God, or He is one of God's creations.
The Watchtower teaches that Jesus was created first and was the instrument in which God created everything else. If this is the case, then Jesus is one of the things created, and this should be clearly seen in Scripture. If on the other hand, Jesus was not created, then He is self existent, created everything, and is God.
Jesus is before all things and created all things. He therefore did not spring into existence and is not in the category of creation. To be before all things means He is self existent and the Creator of everything. Colossians 1 is therefore declaring Jesus' divinity.
Could the Watchtower's Writing Committee failed to have notice that this word 'other' in their NWT actually alters the true meaning of the text? Perhaps we can trust them to remove it once they are made aware of it. After all, they would want their readers to have an accurate understanding of God's Word, right?
Absolutely not! For the Watchtower to point to the insertion of the word 'other' as merely to allow the text to read easier, is a lie. The Watchtower is well aware of this contradiction between their doctrine and Colossians 1, as many have come forward with this issue for years. The Watchtower had altered these passages deliberately to make them fit their doctrinal position. With full knowledge of this, they refuse to translate these verses accurately. What's worse, is that now they print and distribute an updated translation that confuses their readers into believing every word they read belongs in God's Word.
The deception doesn't stop there. They'll go to great lengths to draw their readers into believing the New World Translation is a trustworthy and reliable translation.
"The translators of this work.... feel toward Him a special responsibility to transmit his thoughts and declarations as accurately as possible."
"The year 1950 saw the release of the New World Translation of the Christian Greek Scriptures.... To ensure that it is as accurate and readable as possible, the New World Translation has been revised several times, most recently in 2013."
"Use good judgement" and "conforms to the rules of grammar"
Do not "distort the meaning of the text."
Did the Watchtower "use good judgment"? Did they "accurately convey the original message that was inspired by God"? Did they endeavour all through "to give as literal a translation as possible"? Were they careful to "avoid wording that hides the intended thought and mirrors the original"?
Not at all! What you saw in Colossians 1 was just one example. Contrary to their claims, Watchtower endeavoured to hide their distortion of God's Holy Word in order to manipulate people's minds into believing their false doctrine that Jesus was a created being. The removal of those brackets was a sinister way for them to give the reader the impression that what they are reading is what God's Word is declaring. Don't be fooled!
The New World Translation cannot be trusted. It is a deceptive and deviant translation.


The Assore Balwin Parkview Open saw Alex Fuller taking her 2nd PSA title.
She started the match with a good length and kept the rallies long and hard. Milnay Louw moved very well and match see-sawed between the 2 players. Fuller managed to take the first game in a closely contested battle. The 2nd game saw her calm down and her length got better. Louw was not going down without a fight and kept her composure and determination to claw her way back and take the 3rd game.
Fuller played confident attacking squash and eventually the pressure took it's toll on Louw who gave away a couple of strokes at crucial points.
It was wonderful to watch such talented squash players in the men's final. Both players moved with such grace around the court. Their agility and movement to the ball had the crowd in awe.
In the men's final Mohammed Elsherbini played accurate attacking shots that most players would not have reached but the young Velavan Senthikumar glided effortlessly across the court.
After a few controversial decisions by the referees both players started playing loose balls and the game got a little scrappy. ElSherbini managed to regain his focus in the 4th and pulled ahead 8-4.
Another 3 very long hard rallies saw Senthikumar desperately trying to go for the unbelievable winner but unfortunately it did not pay off.
Said ElSherbini ,"I am thrilled with my 1st PSA title. I hope that this will be the first of many more to come. I would not have been able to achieve these goals without the support of my family and coach Lefika Ragonsle.
The first game was very hard and Senthikumar kept the rallies long and hard. Fuller was definitely struggling with the altitude.
The first game lasted over 15mins and Fuller worked really hard. Senthikumar played a great length and kept attacking the ball.
When interviewed after the match Senthikumar said, "I am so excited to be in my 1st PSA final went. I think that my tournament has gone really well and felt very good during the games. I also struggled a little with the altitude but I attacked a lot and made him work harder than usual. I have never played either of the other semi-finalists and really looking forward to the match tomorrow !".
Unseeded Egyptian Mohamed ElSherbini played positive aggressive squash from the first point to beat second seed Harinderpal Sandhu.
He kept the ball tight and to a good length and took no chances with any fancy shots. Harinder looked like he felt the pressure and made too many unforced errors at crucial points.
In the ladies event Alex Fuller and Milnay Louw set up an all-SA final.
Fuller was very focused for this match. From the beginning she hit a good length and moved well to the ball. Top seed Nikki Todd was struggling with her length and then started to panic, going for winners but making errors instead. Fuller stuck with her game plan and even though was 9-6 down in the 3rd game back to take the game 13-11 and the match 3-0.
Louw was definitely on a mission tonight. She was clinical in her shot selection and had Cheyna Tucker running from corner to corner. She did not give Tucker any opportunity to get into the game at all.
Louw said " I concentrated on playing my drives deep thereby putting pressure on Cheyna in the back corners. This opened the court up for me and gave me the opportunity to play short when I needed to. I felt I moved well and played the ball to a good length. I kept up the momentum throughout the match and was very happy with my performance".
The top seeded ladies all made it to the next round with ease. The hardest fought match was the Sunaya Kuruvila from India who kept Milnay Louw on the court the longest. Louw showed that experience does count and even though the youngster tried her hardest could not compete with experience. Fuller was just too strong and fit for compatriot Peloakgosi and was only kept on the court for 13mins.
Once again the men's matches were very entertaining and real crowd pleases. Mohamed ElSherbini stepped his game up to another level this evening. After battling to find a good length in the first 2 games ElSherbini took his game up a notch and his superb length put Potgieter under such immense pressure that he could do nothing with the ball. Even though Potgieter was diving all over the court he was not a match for his opponent who took the last 2 games 11/2, 11/0.
Velavan Senthikumar proved that he is a player to be reckoned with after ousting out the number 1 seed Aqueel Rehman. His incredible length and casual attitude on the court has endeared the SA crowd.
He is never flustered and has the ability to read the game so well. It feels that at times he is volleying every short before it gets to the half way line. His anticipation and attacking game has just put all his opponents under extreme pressure and even though he is extremely young he plays with the experience of a veteran of the game of squash.


Deadline is reporting that there's going to be a remake of Home Alone. But unlike every other remake which is kicking that dead horse hard, this remake is going with a dank new idea. Ryan Reynolds is going to produce Stoned Alone, which is being developed at Fox, with Augustine Frizzell directing. Kevin Burrows and Matt Mider are writing the script, both of them signed on to the production as soon as they were pitched it. The idea apparently came from a Fox exec named Matt Reilly whose office is probably a hotbox mecca.


BRAMPTON, ON (April 1, 2019) – Following Saturday's tragic fatal fire, the first in Brampton since 2017, Brampton Fire and Emergency Services is reminding residents to make sure that they have working smoke alarms on every storey of their home and outside all sleeping areas, and to practise a home fire escape plan with everyone in their home.
Tomorrow afternoon, Brampton's Fire Chief Bill Boyes and the Brampton Fire team will be knocking on doors to help spread this message in the community.
• Install smoke alarms on every storey and outside all sleeping areas of your home. For added protection, install a smoke alarm in every bedroom according to manufacturer's recommendations. Larger homes may require additional smoke alarms.
• Install carbon monoxide alarms outside all sleeping areas if your home has a fuel-burning appliance, fireplace or attached garage. For added protection, install a carbon monoxide alarm on every storey of your home according to manufacturer's recommendations.
• Test smoke and carbon monoxide alarms monthly by pressing the test button. Change the batteries every year.
• Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms wear out over time. Replace alarms according to manufacturer's recommendations.
• Everyone should know two ways out of each room, if possible.
• All exits must be unobstructed and easy to use.
• If someone in your home has a disability, develop a home fire escape plan with your household that takes into account their unique needs. Determine who will be responsible for helping young children, older adults and anyone who needs assistance to escape.
• Choose a meeting place outside, such as a tree or a lamp post, where everyone can be accounted for.
• Call the fire department from outside the home, from a cell phone or a neighbour's home.
• Practise your home fire escape plan.
• Once out, stay out. Never re-enter a burning building.
• Tell the superintendent or landlord if you need assistance.
• Add your name to the 'persons who require assistance' list in the fire safety plan, so the fire department knows which apartment you are in.
• Know the emergency procedures outlined in the building's fire safety plan.


Do the bulls have another 'V' in their bag of tricks?
Investors in Kongzhong Corp saw new options begin trading this week, for the May 17th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the KONG options chain for the new May 17th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest.
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Investors in Kongzhong Corp saw new options begin trading this week, for the October 19th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the KONG options chain for the new October 19th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest.
Shares of KongZhong Corporation (Nasdaq:KONG) have taken a tremendous swing upward. The stock is trading at $5.14 as of 10:05 a.m. ET, 21.3% above Tuesday's closing price of $4.24. Volume is at 212,682, 5.8 times the daily average of 36,400.
Chinese Internet stocks and Brazilian utilities were among emerging-market winners last week.
Shares of KongZhong notched big gains on the company's quarterly results, while China solar stocks were big losers.


New York State, in an effort to fight refund fraud, recently announced that taxpayers will need to provide their Driver's License Number (or state issued ID number) as well as the unique "Document ID Number" from their license on their returns. Failure to provide this information may significantly delay refunds.
Your "Document ID Number" is the series of letters and numbers on the lower right hand corner of the old style licenses. It is the number on the back of the new style licenses just above the anatomical gift box.
The IRS also prefers that we provide the license number, as do a number of other states if you are from a state other than New York. There is no need to provide a "Document ID number" if your license is from another state.
Please contact your tax professional with any additional questions.


Recently I completed the restoration of a rocking chair made some where close to the turn of the century. Typical of much of the furniture if the time period, The chair was made from a strong and durable wood,in this case Maple. For a bit of flare and to resemble a finer chair, veneers of quality hardwoods, in this Mahogany, were used in key areas to accent the chair. In this rocker, Mahogany veneer was used on the front face of the crest rail and also the seat. The rest of the seat is made of thin layers of wood molded to the shape and glued together, essentially a piece of molded plywood with a Mahogany veneer.
One exception to this list of woods was the use of Chestnut in the front right post (as seen facing the chair). There is no reason why one post would be maple and another of chestnut, except that that is what was available at the time or that it was an extra piece lying around they decided to use. Either way, the difference in woods was and is largely covered by the stain on the chair.
The chair was in good shape structurally, but it needed a new finish badly. the old finish had become thick and dark and the beauty of the Mahogany veneers was hardly visible. Basically, we removed the finish from the chair, re-stained it, and put on the new shellac finish using French Polishing techniques. Below are a few photos of the rocking chair going through the process.
This first photo shows the chair just after the finish was removed.
The next step in the process was to sand the entire chair to remove any residue from the old finish. Here the chair appears after it has been sanded. The old red stains they used are hard to completely eliminate, but there is really no reason to do this because the chair was stained again to match the original color.
This next photo shows the rocker after it was stained.
These last four photos show the chair completely restored. The very last photo is a close up of the seat, which shows the beautiful Mahogany veneer that was used.
The chairs I worked on were reproductions, and lacked some of the refinement seen in originals or high end reproductions. These chairs were made in a factory and, as is often the case in factory furniture, ease of repeated manufacture dictates design choices. All of that being said these chairs have nice lines and look great restored.
The chairs are made primarily from Birch with the exception of Mahogany used on the lyres. The chairs originally were stained during the finishing process, with the result of making them uniform in color and hiding any defects or color variety in the wood. Likewise, the grain of the wood is also obscured when this process is used. Because of this and the fact that there was some significant dings and scratches overall, the customer decided to have the chairs refinished.
besides the finish work, the chairs were loose and needed to be glued. There was also one glue block missing and one turned finial on one of the lyres that needed to be replaced. Below you can see some photos of the entire process.
Here is a photo of one of the chairs as it came to me.
This photo shows some broken dowels and separated joinery. Originals would have mortise and tenon joinery as well as different glue blocks.
This is a close up of the lyre with the missing finial.
After the finish was removed, the chairs were disassembled and the joints were cleaned. The chair below was completely disassembled.
This photo shows one of the chairs being glued. I set them on the table saw (a flat surface) to make sure that all four legs are on the floor. This photo is followed by two others showing chairs clamped while the glue is setting.
As stated earlier, one of the finials that help to compose the bridge of the lyre back was missing. It was fastened by use of a small round tenon that fit into a drilled hole.Below is a photo of the new finial on the lathe next to the original I used to make the copy.
This photo shows the missing glue block being replaced.
The next photo shows the new finial being glued in place on the lyre.
Below, all four photos are seen sanded, repaired, and ready to stain. The photo following this one shows the chairs after they were stained.
The last four photos show the chairs finished and completed. The first three show the chairs from a few angles and the last shows a detail of the lyre back. The seats were left off because the customer was going to recover them.


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Q: will it be still permissionsetAssignment exist even after the user is deactivated.? I checked sandbox still i see the user who are inActive and the permission set exist for those user.
SELECT Id, permissionSet.Name, permissionSet.Id, AssigneeId  FROM
PermissionSetAssignment WHERE PermissionSet.Name = 'Business_Manager'
AND Assignee.isActive = true

I only get one record from this query, and the user is inactive.

A: Yes, PermissionSetAssignment, PermissionSetLicenseAssignment, and UserPackageLicense records persist even when the user is deactivated. In fact, we ended up writing a trigger to delete those records upon deactivation because we kept running out of UserPackageLicense assignments (the packages were limited to X number of licenses). However, the query as written should not have returned any inactive users, since you were filtering by Active. However, Frozen users would still appear in such a query, because Frozen users are still Active users.


What are you waiting for? Increase that incline!
Raise the incline on your treadmill to work new muscles, burn more calories and keep from burning out.
These helpful tips from Biggest Loser trainers Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels to start and keep your own healthy lifestyle. Tune into NBC on Tuesday nights for more from Bob and Jillian.


Infinity Condos 1 & 2 are the first half of the 4-building complex of Infinity Condos. Conveniently located beside the CN Tower, Roger's Centre and Air Canada Centre, Infinity 1 & 2 is the perfect location for sports fanatics and season pass holders. The PATH system is planned to be connected to these buildings in the near future as well. Click here for real-time listings, floor plans, pictures, amenities, current listings and more information about buying and selling in Infinity Condos 1 & 2.


Join us for a once-in-a lifetime trip to Punta Aposentilla, Nicaragua, at Rise Up surf camp! We will be staying along the highest point of the local coastline in Nicaragua which allows for spectacular views of the surrounding landscape and perpetually refreshing sea breezes. The beach is ideal for surfing and stand-up paddling, and is known as an extremely acclaimed destination where one can experience the full fury and power of the Pacific Ocean, including a quiet swim, fishing, or a relaxing walk to admire the wonders of local nature.
Trip highlights include daily surf lessons, daily yoga practice, and daily SUP tours. Our week will end with a relaxing sunset boat ride through the mangrove forest and estuary, where there will be opportunities for wake boarding, cliff diving, and more. Start your winter off with this trip of a lifetime as we explore this new land and culture, while experiencing a wide variety of adventure and social exploration.


Sam Cordingley is a former Australian rugby union footballer and member of the Wallabies. Before retirement he played for the Melbourne Rebels. He was educated at the St Patrick's Marist school, Dundas.
He played junior rugby for Dundas Valley. He also played for the Eastwood Rugby Club in Sydney, and made his debut for Queensland against Auckland in 1999. Cordingley made his Super 12 debut for the Queensland Reds that season in a match against the Wellington Hurricanes.
The following season he was called up to the Wallabies squad and made his debut against Argentina. He went back at the Reds after three seasons in Europe with Welsh side Swansea and Grenoble of France.
After playing for the Reds in 2006, he was selected for the Wallabies squad. For the European winter season 2008–09, he returned to FC Grenoble, in the French Pro D2. The Melbourne Rebels signed Cordingley as a foundation member of their Super Rugby franchise 3 April 2010. However, he missed several games early in the 2011 Super Rugby season due to a hip injury.
Cordingley remained with the Rebels after the 2011 season. In 2012, he was 'Player Recruitment Manager', first point of contact for prospective Rebels players, and continued as 'list manager' in 2013. Early in 2014 Cordingley became General Manager of Rugby Operations at QRU.


Brown told the Pittiful News about which body parts she plans on harvesting and selling over the course of the next few years, "I never really listen to what other people say and I have this cool cartilage piercing, so I'll probably cut off both of my ears and sell them the next time I'm in Cancun. I also don't have much use for my left leg; I feel like it just kind of weighs me down and makes putting on pants much harder than is necessary so that'll go, too." She continued to tell our reporter that washing her hair and washing her hands has become very tiresome so it's likely that she will scalp herself and cut off both of her hands (including forearms) just to make life a little easier. "Also," said Brown, "I feel like large intestines are so 2009 and same goes for every single one of my white and red blood cells. Like who needs those? It's just clutter." Brown told the Pittiful News that she is looking forward to a much more efficient lifestyle, and now she will have a lot more free time to do the things she enjoys, as she won't be so preoccupied "lugging around that body of hers".


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The Bowling competition at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games was held in Veracruz, Mexico.

The tournament was scheduled to be held from 25–29 November at the Bolerama.

Medal summary

Men's events

Women's events

Medal table

References

External links
Official Website

2014 Central American and Caribbean Games events
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2014 in bowling
Central American and Caribbean Games
Qualification tournaments for the 2015 Pan American Games


Flight Centre's very own Amy got to walk the wonderful Beau, The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver's 'canine concierge'. Beau is a friendly yellow Labrador who has lived at the hotel for nine years, and when guests want to explore the city they can volunteer to take Beau with them for a walk.
The Fairmont Vancouver is a pet-friendly hotel, but Beau is there for those who aren't able to take their beloved furry companions abroad with them. Miss Beau when you get home? Good job that he has his own email address so you can stay in touch.
And if you're travelling around the USA and Canada, Beau is just one of a huge fleet of canine concierges across North America. We especially like the sound of Edie too, a white boxer/Labrador mix at Fairmont Pittsburgh.
At the beautiful Thala Beach Nature Reserve in Queensland, you can watch Apple, the resident wallaby, hop through the lobby and the hotel grounds. Only in Australia, right?
Whilst we're on the topic of unusual guests, The Peabody hotel in Memphis, USA, has its very own flock of ducks.
The origins of these feathered friends date back to 1933, when the then General Manager Frank Schutt had a bit too much Jack Daniel's whisky. As a joke, live ducks were put into the hotel fountain and they were such a success that they stayed. That's when the job role for a 'Peabody Duckmaster' was created. Each day the ducks visit the lobby fountain at 11am and 5pm, and do their iconic Peabody duck march. Yes, the hotel is very proud of its ducks.
Okay, so if you're missing your cat, dog, guinea pigs or rabbits, the residents at the Grand Palladium in Mexico's Riviera Maya won't be available for a cuddle, but they will offer a welcome distraction.
On the grounds of this luxurious resort, you'll find a pink flamboyance of flamingos in two of the three lagoons. And who should be lurking in the third lagoon? Some exotic crocodiles! You truly get to experience wildlife from the moment you step foot outside your room.
Naturally, to entice you to reach the end of this article, we've saved the best for last! If you're a whizz at social media then you've probably seen the photos of a giraffe poking its head into a dining room whilst a family have breakfast. But, we can confirm, it's not just a viral Photoshop image: it's actually real!
Officially one of the only hotels where you can feed a giraffe from your window, the Safari Collection-run Giraffe Manor sits on private land, home to roaming giraffes and friendly warthogs. Add it to your bucket list. Right now.
Want to connect with animals on your next holiday? Speak to our Travel Experts about booking your stay in one of these wild hotels.


I have never tried this "vinegar" but I am intrigued by the idea, so I will give it a try.
I just had the drinking vinegars at Pok Pok and wow, I have to get more.
Thanks for the recipe, but I am concerned with one part: the boiling. Vinegar is a type of natural fermentation. You wouldn't cook beer or wine after fermenting it.
I wonder if it might be better without the boiling.
Interesting point. I think the boiling must be to concentrate the shrub a bit. I am going to try it that way and see how it tastes. Actually, it's boiling right now — I'll let you know how it turns out.
Liza, I have a no boil vinegar drink I like. I wonder how it compares and what you'd think of it. I find it refreshing… half a glass of mixed juices (blueberry, pomegranate, grape or whatever you have on hand) and half a glass of cold water with a nice splash of organic apple cider vinegar stirred in.
Just fyi – I make and sell these at Farmer's Markets here in Portland, in flavors from classic raspberry to ginger.
I'll have to come by one weekend! Thanks for letting me know.
I would think that boiling it would defeat the purpose as it would kill the live stuff that make Braggs effective.
Hi! Great recipe! I just had drinking vinegar for the first time last night at Tanuki, in SE Portland. It was AMAZING! Where should I go in PDX to get the right equipment to make my own vinegar? I'd love to recreate the pomegranate drink I had last night, and experiment with peach, apple, cherries, (like you), and other berries. Also, I'm interested in using honey instead of sugar. Would honey in the drink still safely keep in the refrigerator? Thanks for posting this recipe!


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Q: Upload Excel file and extract data - asp.net mvc 3 I am wondering how do I extract data out of a 2007 excel file? I am using asp.net mvc 3. My plan is to have a upload section that you choose a file and hit upload. I have no clue after that what kind of format it will be or what I need to do to extract the values out.
Thanks

A: The easiest way to read excel spread sheets IMO is to use a DataAdapter and an OleDB connection as shown in this code project sample. The good thing about this is it does not have any dependencies on COM or the MS office libraries.

A: For reading Excel files, I learned to love Koogra. It's an open source library that reads both xls and xlsx files, and is very easy to use.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/koogra/

A: Once you have the spreadsheet uploaded and you save it to a file on the web server it is quite easy to use LINQ to select the rows from the spreadsheet. Check this out for more info.
http://code.google.com/p/linqtoexcel/

A: I've used NPOI and it's quite simple to use:
Using Xlfile As FileStream = New FileStream(FileName, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read)
    Using XLBook As HSSFWorkbook = New HSSFWorkbook(Xlfile)
        Using XLSheet As NPOI.SS.UserModel.Sheet = XLBook.GetSheetAt(0)

            Dim CurrentRow As NPOI.HSSF.UserModel.HSSFRow
                        Dim CurrentCell As NPOI.SS.UserModel.Cell
                        Dim RowEnum As IEnumerator = XLSheet.GetRowEnumerator()

            While RowEnum.MoveNext
                          If (RowEnum.Current IsNot Nothing) Then
                              CurrentRow = TryCast(RowEnum.Current, NPOI.HSSF.UserModel.HSSFRow)
                    Select Case CurrentCell.CellType
                        Case NPOI.SS.UserModel.CellType.STRING
                            ' CurrentCell.StringCellValue
                        Case NPOI.SS.UserModel.CellType.NUMERIC
                            ' CurrentCell.NumericCellValue.ToString()
                    End Select
            End While
        End Using
    End Using
    Xlfile.Close()
End Using


According to Jeff Wagoner, president of Kansas City Automotive Museum, Inc., a temporary museum is scheduled to open in the next three months. Jeff says that a roll out date of around February 28/March 1 is likely. That's pretty exciting news, because it's one step closer to the world-class facility that this group is striving for in the next three years.
40 cars would be a strong first effort, and since the museum intends to display cars that are loaned to them, there's lots of potential to see a variety of cars. And I know this group can get people to show off their rides. They've already had displays at Union Station, Goodguys, and movie premiers. The photos for this story are of the cars in their display at the Greater Kansas City International Auto Show earlier this year. Many of them were on loan from Vintage Vettes in North Kansas City, but others were provided by local car enthusiasts.
In addition to the board of directors, the museum already has three full-time people on staff. They include executive director Earl Trout, curator Kyle Yarber, and public relations manager Vreni Fernandez. I'm actually kind of jealous of them. As someone with a marketing background, I can't imagine a better assignment than building an automotive museum from the ground up. It won't be easy, but they are really traveling down an exciting path.
They are planning to locate the interim museum location at 116th and Strang Line Road in Olathe. I really hope that it works out for them and they generate a lot of interest. They intend to open a "dream museum" in Kansas City within three years, so this is an important step toward that goal.
The Kansas City Automotive Museum is always looking for display cars, donations, and volunteers. If you'd like to be a part of this exciting automotive venture, look 'em up on the web at www.kansascityautomuseum.com.
Or, if you just want to look at car pictures, I can help you with that too. The slideshow below has pictures of their display at the Kansas City Auto Show in January. Or, click this link for a nicer version.
Thanks for the story Craig. We're very excited about the future of the museum. KC deserves this and we're going to work hard to make it the best.
Great story, thanks for helping us get the word out.
The hard work all of the Board Members have done has made this big step possible.
There is a great interest from the whole Kansas City car community in the museum and I look forward to getting the area car clubs more involved as we move forward.
I had no idea they were trying to build this. Thanks for the info.
This would be awesome. I visit Harrahs auto museum in Reno at least once a year, and more when friends and family come to visit. I would love to come back to my home town and visit a car museum!


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Stephanie Archer-Smith
Somehow make the world a better place than what it was when I got here
About Stephanie | video
One of the most exciting aspects of the Talking GOOD interview is that readers like you and me can learn much more about someone than would otherwise be gleaned from a conventional bio or press release. Case in point, when Meals on Wheels of Central Maryland recently hired Stephanie Archer-Smith as their new Executive Director, this was the press release that they issued.
It's a perfectly acceptable announcement and it hits all the key points. It lists her credentials and asserts how she is going to help the organization advance its mission. This is what we've come to expect from press releases. But do they truly offer unique insight about a person? Not really. So I wanted to know more about Stephanie. Who is she? Why did she win this position over the other candidates? That is what I find special about Talking GOOD, and why I was so excited to feature Stephanie this week.
Stephanie has a wealth of non-profit experience. Prior to working for Meals on Wheels, she was Senior Vice President at Saint Vincent de Paul of Baltimore, Inc., where she also spent time as Director of their Beans & Bread Center. At Meals on Wheel of Central Maryland, Stephanie oversees 110 staff members, ensures that meals are delivered to as many as 1,500 clients, and is managing an organization that has been receiving increased national attention and support from the likes of the Walmart Foundation (see a video about it here).
Good luck in the new post Stephanie and thanks for telling us more about yourself in this week's Talking GOOD interview!
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My purpose in life is to somehow make the world a better place than what it was when I got here.
I would like to master a second language, preferably Spanish or Italian, or learn to sing. The former is more likely.
If I could meet with anyone alive, it would be Hillary Clinton. I would ask her how she did it. How did she manage a public and private life, being a working mother, breaking the gender barrier, finding forgiveness?
The title of my book would be I May Not Always Be Right, But I Am Never In Doubt. This is something I often hear from family and friends. They tell me it's because I possess confidence and conviction. Really? I think there might be more to it.
Julia Roberts would play me in a movie about my life because of her laugh.
Core to my being is the belief that we have a collective responsibility to care for each other as fellow human beings, to own our behavior and take responsibility for our actions, and to learn from our mistakes.
My heroes include Mother Theresa and Nelson Mandela because of their complete commitment and dedication to their cause; their unapologetic conviction, immense courage, and boundless compassion.
I would be a pediatrician because I love children. Before entering the nonprofit world, I spent 17 years working with children in a variety of capacities.
You might be surprised to know that I am a cancer survivor.
I wish you would have asked me what has made the biggest difference or impact on my life. I would have told you that I have been fortunate to have so many people in my life shape who I am in ways big and small, but nothing has defined me more than being a wife and a mother. My family has enriched my life beyond words, deepened the joy I extract from life, and provided me with unwavering support, for whatever I wanted or did.


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Q: Set Airflow Variable dynamically Hi community I need for help.
I have a GCS bucket called "staging". This bucket contain folders and subfolders (see picture).

The "date-folders" (eg. 20221128) may be several. Each date-folder has 3 subfolders: I'm interested in the "main_folder". The main_folder has 2 "project folders". Each project folder has several subfolders. Each of these last subfolder has a .txt file.
The main objective is:

*

*Obtain a list of all the path to .txt files (eg. gs://staging/20221128/main_folder/project_1/subfold_1/file.txt, ...)

*Export the list on an Airflow Variable

*Use the "list" Variable to run some DAGS dynamically.

The folders in the staging bucket may vary everyday, so I don't have static paths.
I'm using Apache Beam with Python SDK on Cloud Dataflow and Airflow with Cloud Composer.
Is there a way to obtain the list of paths (as os.listdir() on python) with Beam and schedule this workflow daily? (I need to override the list Variable eveyday with new paths).
For example I can achieve step n.1 (locally) with the following Python script:
def collect_paths(startpath="C:/Users/PycharmProjects/staging/"):
list_paths = []
for path, dirs, files in os.walk(startpath):
    for f in files:
        file_path = path + "/" + f
        list_paths .append(file_path )
return list_paths

Thank you all in advance.
Edit n.1.
I've retrieved file paths thanks to google.cloud.storage API in my collect_paths script. Now, I want to access to XCom and get the list of paths. This is my task instance:
    collect_paths_job = PythonOperator(
       task_id='collect_paths',
       python_callable=collect_paths,
       op_kwargs={'bucket_name': 'staging'},
       do_xcom_push=True
    )

I want to iterate over the list in order to run (in the same DAG) N concurrent task, each processing a single file. I tried with:
files = collect_paths_job.xcom_pull(task_ids='collect_paths', include_prior_dates=False)
for f in files:
    job = get_job_operator(f)
    chain(job)

But got the following error:
TypeError: xcom_pull() missing 1 required positional argument: 'context'

A: I would like to correct you in your usage of the term Variable . Airflow attributes a special meaning to this object. What you want is for the file info to be accessible as parameters in a task.
Use XCom
Assume you have the DAG with the python task called -- list_files_from_gcs.
This task is a python task which exactly runs the collect_path function that you have written. Since this function returns a list, airflow automatically stuffs this into XCom. So now you can access this information anywhere in your DAG in subsequent tasks.

*

*Now your subsequent task can again be a python task in the same DAG which case you can access XCom very very easily:
@task
def next_task(xyz, abc, **context):
    ti = context['ti']
    files_list = ti.xcom_pull(task_ids='list_files_from_gcs')
    ...
    ...

*If you are now looking to call an entirely different DAG now, then you can use TriggerDagRunOperator as well and pass this list as dag_run config like this:
TriggerDagRunOperator(
    conf={
        "gcs_files_list": "{{task_instance.xcom_pull(task_ids='list_files_from_gcs'}}"
    },
    ....
    ....
)

Then your triggered DAG can just parse the DAG run config to move ahead.


With monthly savings on your electric bill, and maybe even a tax credit, buying an energy-efficient A/C unit is sure to be a good deal in the long run.
Fix the places around your home that are poorly insulated or that allow air to leak in and out so your new air conditioner will perform at its best.
Find out what size unit you need by measuring the space to be cooled or by having a central air specialist inspect your home.
Understand the Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio, a measure of how much cooling a unit puts out per unit of power. A higher SEER means greater efficiency.
Look for models with the EnergyStar logo and a SEER of at least 13 as baseline indicators of an efficient unit.
Look for additional features that will help conserve energy, like a thermal expansion valve, an auto delay fan switch, and a filter change indicator.
Look for a second rating, called the EER, with a value of 11.6 or higher. Higher values mean more efficient operation in the hottest temperatures.
Compare the output, performance, and SEER ratings of various models in your price range.
Purchase the most energy-efficient model you can afford.
Pellet stoves, which burn small pellets of organic material at a combustion efficiency of up to 85 percent, are a much cleaner form of indoor heating than traditional fireplaces.
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School of Planning, Design and Construction launches Industry Seminar Series Nov. 7, 2013
The School of Planning, Design and Construction (SPDC) at Michigan State University (MSU) is pleased to announce the launch of the Industry Seminar Series.
CONTACTS: Dr. Matt Syal, School of Planning, Design and Construction: syalm@msu.edu, and Heidi Charron Macwan, School of Planning, Design and Construction Communications Office: 517.353.4454, charron@landpolicy.msu.edu
East Lansing, Mich.—The School of Planning, Design and Construction (SPDC) at Michigan State University (MSU) is pleased to announce the launch of the Industry Seminar Series. The first event in the Series is slated for Thursday, November 7, 2013, at the Human Ecology Building on the campus of MSU in East Lansing.
The inaugural speaker for the Series is Ron Boji, President of The Boji Group. He will present on "Real Estate Development and Construction: Journey from Boji Tower to Present." Boji has become a highly successful developer, construction manager and property manager, including owner of The Boji Tower (next to the State Capitol). He is also a 1993 Construction Management graduate from MSU.
The SPDC Industry Seminar Series consists of lectures and presentations by invited speakers who are industry leaders in the Built Environment profession. These seminars will take place twice a semester and will be followed by a reception and informal get together with SPDC students and attendees. Series topics include the latest developments and innovations in the field, along with success stories from the speakers. Many of the speakers will be alumni of the SPDC constituent programs: Construction Management, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture and Urban & Regional Planning. Joseph Maguire, President and CEO of Wolverine Development Corporation, and Society of Environmentally Responsible facilities (SERF), is serving as the facilitator of the Series.
According to Dr. Matt Syal, Professor in the SPDC Construction Management Program and Series Coordinator, "This series will be a tremendous asset for the SPDC students and faculty, because it will expose them to the latest developments in Built Environment through the activities of industry leaders. This inaugural lecture is especially exciting, because the speaker is a Construction Management alumnus."
This event is free and open to the public. The lecture will take place from 5 - 5:45 p.m. in Room 300 in the MSU Human Ecology Building. A reception sponsored by The Boji Group will follow the lecture from 5:45-6:30p.m.
For more information, visit SPDC Industry Speaker Series.
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What happens when Pastor Josh Allen is transplanted from Seattle to the Deep South and discovers his daughter is involved with a sexual addict? At the same time, one of his congregants deals with age discrimination, and he and his wife, Leah, discover a problem that will change their lives forever. As his world falls apart around him, Josh must build a new life in a town far from his Boston roots. Allen's Christian faith upholds him while he endures attacks on his simple life of helping others. Each week on the church's stage, he leads his flock, while behind the stage he fights the good fight for his family and his church.


You can pay for asset maps, sewer connections, build overs and water supply connections. You can pay for multiple applications at once (up to five), but the total value must be less than £10,000.
You will need your application reference.
You should find your reference on correspondence relating to your application or on your quote.
You will also need a valid credit or debit card.


This officially licensed Grateful Dead belt is made from 100% recycled plastic bottles. It's 1 1/2" wide with repeating Stealies and 13 point lightning bolts, and will fit anyone up to a 42" waist.Belt can be trimmed to correct waist size. Buckle doubles as a bottle opener. Brought to you by our friends at Croakies.


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Q: Updating existing installation using java web start application I have been using Java web start for my application and I know accessing the application using web url will guaranteed the most recent version but I am curious to know if there is any way we can force the java web start application to automatically uninstall the existing version and update the application to the latest version while accessing through the shortcut.

A: I don't think there is a way to do that. Since you are using the shortcut you are using the local downloaded copy of the JNLP file when starting javaws. You (or your users) will have to click on the 'start with webstart' link on the site to ensure that the newest JNLP is downloaded which can then include the update application jars.
We do not allow shortcuts for our JNLP webstart applications which means the users must always use the link on the webpage to start our application for this exact reason.

A: You can use javaws -uninstall to remove all applications from the cache.
Or javaws -uninstall <jnlp-file> in order to remove a specific application.

A: The application should update itself automatically. If you want to be sure only the new stuff is downloaded you can delete the cache (this sometimes help when there are problems). The location of cache under Windows 7 is usually at    ..user\AppData\LocalLow\Sun\Java\Deployment\cache\