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Q: How to enable query logging in Spring Data Cloud Datastore I used to set some variables (easily found on the Internet) in application.properties to enable query logging in a standard Hibernate/JPA SQL application, e.g.:
logging.level.org.hibernate.SQL=DEBUG
logging.level.org.hibernate.type.descriptor.sql.BasicBinder=TRACE

How could I do the same when working with Spring Data Cloud Datastore?
I'm particularly interested in what GQL statements my Repository methods "by convention" convert to (if they do) - to estimate traffic, cost, etc.


WASHINGTON—President Bush has secretly authorized a major expansion in the number of Iraqi opposition groups that could participate in a possible U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, American officials said.
Bush signed a classified order, known as a Presidential Decision Directive, last month that added at least six groups to the seven already approved to receive U.S. financial aid, humanitarian assistance and military training under the 1998 Iraq Liberation Act, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
The move is part of an effort to unify as much of the Iraqi opposition as possible in advance of any invasion to topple dictator Saddam Hussein. The opposition has been riven for years by ideological disputes, ethnic and religious feuds, periodic alliances with Saddam and personal rivalries.
"We have held out for ourselves the possibility that some groups could be added to the ILA (Iraq Liberation Act)," a senior administration official, who also asked not to be identified, told Knight Ridder. "These people have a big chance and it's up to them to take it."


THE DAILY FLASH will be performing at Grinders on Saturday, July 12th, 2014. They've got A/C, so come on in and enjoy the cool! As always, we love playing at Grinders, so get those reservations in ASAP! Grinders always books up in record time. It's the coolest joint around and we'll be heatin' it up Flash style! We've got new music and old favourites, so come on out and support live music and a great establishment. The beer and wine are the best (try the excellent St. Peter's Porter), the food and desserts are beyond excellent, it's all ages and they have the best in live music anywhere! Their culinary skills got a rave review in the Seattle Times. Call 206-542-0627 for reservations, and don't forget that they've been featured in Sunset Magazine, Seattle Times, The Stranger and YouTube, to name a few.
We also had a stellar gig at Hale's Palladium, celebrating the music of local legend, Ron Davies. You can read a great review of the evening, featuring THE DAILY FLASH, by clicking here. And you can find out more about the Ron Davies' CD, "The Mystery of Ron Davies", which has a cut performed by the guys, here.
NEWS FLASH!! Grinders Hot Sands is now open 6 days a week for your dining pleasure! Every day but Monday (yes, they're open on Sundays now, too!), Mitch and Denise will be holding forth and serving up that great food! Try the Luca Brasi Special (yum!), homemade andouille sausage grinder or the pot roast on ciabatta bread. To die for! We've been having the best time hanging out at Grinders! No one makes you feel more at home than Mitch, Denise and the great crew! It's gotten to be a fav hangout for watching THE DAILY FLASH and having some truly fantastic food! The upshot is that the place is SRO every month. So, our advice is to get your reservations in EARLY! The guys have been working up some new tunes for your listening pleasure, and have been hard at work on their new album. Check out a few of the new song samples on the song list page.
Hey, check this out! Someone on youtube has uploaded a piece from The Girl From U.N.C.L.E.'s "The Drublegratz Affair", with the original DAILY FLASH singing "My Bulgarian Baby"!
There are other Daily Flash videos on youtube. Some are from the original Daily Flash, some are the Millenium edition. They're all great fun.
WOO HOO!!!!! It's official! What we've always known...THE DAILY FLASH is Number One in Seattle! Thanks to all of you, they have been chosen as the favorite band in Seattle! Check out the great writeup they got by clicking the link and give yourselves a round of applause for making it happen. Thanks too, for helping Grinders get into the top ten. And since this was the very last edition of the Peoples' Picks Awards, THE DAILY FLASH must be the all time Seattle Fav band!
THE DAILY FLASH was featured in a Seattle Times article about the Summer of Love. Check it out here.
The Summer of Love 40th Anniversary Tour has come and gone. THE DAILY FLASH had a great time, and Steve got a chance to reminisce with some of the people he shared gigs with back then. Here's a picture from the event. By the way, the Stillaguamish put on one heck of a pow-wow! Check it out sometime.
The live DAILY FLASH CD is here! 15 live tracks and a hidden bonus track, recorded last year. This release is sure to take the chill off the winter!
Hey! THE DAILY FLASH can now be found on youtube.com and on myspace.com. Check out a live video of "Matchbox" on youtube, and then dash over to their myspace page to listen to some live tracks recorded at the last gig by our resident soundgod and FLASH member, CRAIG BYSTROM!
What a wonderful time we all had when JON KELIEHOR was in town. He played a couple of gigs with the band, and it was great! Now if we could just get him and Doug at the same time. Hmm. And hopefully, Jon won't stay away as long next time!
Here are a couple of pictures from a gig THE DAILY FLASH played with their original lead guitarist, DOUG HASTINGS sitting in.
THE DAILY FLASH store at cafepress.com. Be the first in your neighborhood to own a DAILY FLASH T-shirt!
Don't forget to subscribe to The Daily Flash mailing list! Get instant notification of gigs!


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Admission > Middle School Admission
Middle School Admission
Explore what opportunities await your child.
Schedule Interview
Schedule Testing
Apply for Tuition Assistance
Submit the online application.
Read below for information on the admission process for 2022-2023.
The deadline for submitting an application for the first round of admission to the Middle School at MICDS was January 11, 2022. MICDS is still accepting applications to the Middle School for the 2022-2023 school year, and complete applications received by Friday, February 11, 2022, may still be considered in the first round.
To get started, visit the MICDS Admission Portal. From there, you'll be able to complete the Standard Application Online (SAO), schedule appointments, and track the progress of your application. For step-by-step instructions, here is our SAO 'how to' guide to walk you through the application site. First round admission decisions for complete applications will be shared on March 11, 2022. Family enrollment decisions are due by April 1, 2022. After the first round of deadlines, MICDS practices rolling admissions based on availability by grade level.
Please note: The fee for domestic student applications is $40 and the fee for international student applications is $150.
A complete application includes:
Online application including parent, student, supplemental sections, and application fee
Official transcript and school records, including any standardized testing results, from applicant's current school
Teacher recommendation from a current teacher, using the form on the Standard Application Online (SAO) application
Results of Admission Testing, taken using either the SSAT or the ISEE, due by February 7, 2022
Family interview
International applicants should include a graded writing sample from this academic year and a recent TOEFL Junior Test score, which should be sent to MICDS from ETS. Our TOEFL Junior Test school code is B730.
Start Middle School Application
Interview with a member of our Faculty/Admission team.
We look forward to having a conversation with each applicant and parent(s) to get to know you better and to help you understand more about MICDS. We must have your application (parent, student, and supplement) submitted at least three days prior to your interview.
To schedule your interview, please call the Admission Office at (314)995-7367.
Admission events may be held in person or virtually, pending the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Complete admission testing.
MICDS requires all applicants to Grades 5-12 to complete either the SSAT (Secondary School Admission Test) or the ISEE (Independent School Entrance Exam) as part of the application process. Both tests are excellent options and we do not have a preference for either test.
Learn about and register for the SSAT here. MICDS will offer an in-person SSAT on December 11, though you can take the test at any location or by utilizing SSAT's At Home option. You must register at least three weeks in advance of your preferred testing date. To have your scores sent to MICDS, please select MICDS as a score recipient when registering. The cost of the SSAT varies by test and fee waivers are available for families applying for tuition assistance.
Applicants to grade 5 will have an in-person Elementary Level SSAT at MICDS on January 22, 2022 or January 29, 2022.
Learn about and register for the ISEE here. The ISEE is offered locally as well as with an At Home option. The cost of the ISEE varies by test and fee waivers are available for families applying for tuition assistance.
Please note that MICDS requests that admission testing be taken no later than January 9, 2022, for 9th grade applicants and no later than February 7, 2022, for all other applicants.
Applying for tuition assistance is optional. This is a separate application and is submitted at the same time as the admissions application.
If you choose to apply for need-based tuition assistance, see the following steps and deadlines:
MICDS requires each family applying for tuition assistance to place a confidential online application through School and Students Services (SSS) by completing the Parent Financial Statement and submitting supporting 2019 and 2020 tax documentation. It is extremely important to submit the tuition assistance application on time, as there are budgetary limits to the available funds. Do not wait until a child is accepted to apply for aid. Please visit our Tuition and Affordability webpage or read our Affording MICDS Brochure for more information on how to apply.
First Round tuition assistance application deadlines:
December 3, 2021 – The filing deadline for all current students.
December 10, 2021 – The filing deadline for new 9th grade applicants.
January 31, 2022 – The filing deadline for new applications for all other grade levels.
Adhering to the submission deadlines is essential for first round admission consideration. Beyond first round admission decisions, the tuition assistance application is due with the submission of the admissions application. The availability of tuition assistance may be limited.
Decisions and notification:
Applying for tuition assistance does not affect the admission decision. The admission decision is a separate process from the tuition assistance determination and is led by a separate committee. The Committee on Tuition Assistance deliberations are confidential and address only factors affecting the assessment of financial need. Prospective families can expect a tuition assistance decision at the same time as their admission decision.
Sign up for a virtual tour of Middle School.
All students should have access to an extraordinary education.
Contact the Admissions Office
Email admission@micds.org

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Last Wednesday, HBA members ventured into the world of fine cheeses, jams, and cured meats at our latest DWAA. Our guide for the evening was Odile Du (BHP '09), whose expertise in cheeses led us to a night packed with a survey of some of the most interesting and appetizing combinations of cheese and toppings that any of our members had experienced thus far. Odile, along with her husband, Yun Du (BHP '10), treated us to a variety of flavors and options, which included an apricot jam, jalapeño jelly, and several kinds of Brie and Mozzarella, my personal favorites. Odile also taught us how to correctly pronounce the cheeses, which was a big help. I shouldn't forget their Corgi, Doc, who also has a penchant for cheese and lapped up any samples that happened to fall to the ground.
After our stomachs were full of dairy delights, we played boardgames and talked to Odile and Yun about how they met in BHP, their work experiences, and some of their favorite college memories. At the end of the night, with our palates and our instagrams sufficiently refined, we headed back to campus, eager to visit the Dus again soon.


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import io.femo.http.*;
import io.femo.http.drivers.DefaultHttpResponse;
import io.femo.http.drivers.IncomingHttpRequest;
import io.femo.http.drivers.InputBuffer;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

import java.io.*;

/**
 * Created by felix on 6/9/16.
 */
public class Http11Transport extends io.femo.http.HttpTransport {

    private static Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger("HTTP");

    @Override
    public void write(HttpRequest httpRequest, OutputStream outputStream) {
        PrintStream output = new PrintStream(outputStream);
        httpRequest.prepareEntity();
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            output.printf("%s %s %s\r\n", httpRequest.method().toUpperCase(), httpRequest.url().getPath() + (httpRequest.url().getQuery() != null ? "?" + httpRequest.url().getQuery() : ""), "HTTP/1.1");
        }
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            stream.printf("%s: %s\r\n", header.name(), header.value());
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    private static void parseRequestLine(String line, IncomingHttpRequest httpRequest) {
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North Londonderry Township is a township in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 8,912 at the 2020 census.

History
Londonderry Township was originally part of Derry Township, Lancaster County.  When Lebanon County was formed, the name was changed to Londonderry Township to distinguish it clearly from neighboring Derry Township in Dauphin County.

Londonderry Township was divided into North Londonderry Township and South Londonderry Township in 1894.

Bindnagle Evangelical Lutheran Church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 10.8 square miles (28.0 km2), of which 10.8 square miles (28.0 km2) is land and 0.09% is water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,771 people, 2,716 households, and 2,045 families residing in the township.  The population density was 626.5 people per square mile (241.8/km2).  There were 2,782 housing units at an average density of 257.4/sq mi (99.4/km2).  The racial makeup of the township was 97.78% White, 0.13% African American, 1.26% Asian, 0.21% from other races, and 0.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.27% of the population.

There were 2,716 households, out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.0% were married couples living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 21.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the township the population was spread out, with 20.7% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.0% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 89.6 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $56,426, and the median income for a family was $68,962. Males had a median income of $41,220 versus $30,019 for females. The per capita income for the township was $27,664.  About 2.0% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.7% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.

2017 township officials

Township Manager: Michael Booth
Asst. Township Manager: Kristopher Troup
Secretary/Treasurer: Lisa Daubert
Asst. Secretary/Treasurer: Judy Miller
Police Chief: Kevin Snyder
Roadmaster: Earl Blauch
Solicitor: Keith Kilgore
Tax Collector: Lebanon Co. E.I.T. Bureau
Constable: Daniel Huffman
E.M.A. Director: Michael Brownsweiger
Vacancy Board Chairman: James Rothermel

Board of Supervisors:
Chairman - Ronald Fouché
Vice-Chairman - Barry Reigle
Member - William Buckfelder

Planning Commission:
Chairman - Lane Painter
Vice-Chairman - Dean Fernsler
Secretary - Steven Johnson
Member - Roanld Fouché
Member - David Biehl

Township Authority:
Chairman - Boyd Firestone
Vice-Chairman - Benjamin Dohner
Secretary/Treasurer - William Buckfelder
Asst. Secretary/Treasurer - George Ulrich
Member - Edward Houser

Zoning Hearing Board:
Frederick Tilberg
Harry Fox III
Joanne Wendte

Board of Auditors:
Chairman - Leroy Leach
Secretary - Steven Derr
Member - Charles Randall

References

External links

Townships in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania

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Obama Announces Plan to Shield 5 Million Immigrants from Deportation
Posted November 21, 2014 by admin
In a prime-time address to the nation on Thursday, President Obama described his plan to, and reasoning for, taking executive action on immigration—a move preceded by a six-year war-of-words with congressional Republicans that sets up a power struggle once the GOP takes full control of Congress next year.
Obama's plan will protect up to five million of the nation's 11.4 million unauthorized immigrants from deportation. Approximately 4 million will be eligible for a new program of deferrals for the parents of American citizens or legal permanent residents (DAPA) who have lived in the U.S. continuously since before January 1, 2010. Eligible individuals would be granted authorization to work in 3-year intervals. They'd have to pass background checks and pay taxes and will receive Social Security cards. USCIS announced today this program will become effective on or after May 20, 2015.
Also expanded by Obama is the 2012 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which previously allowed young people brought to the U.S. as children prior to June 15, 2007 to apply for deportation deferrals and work permits. The new cutoff for presence in the US is January 2010, and the age limit of 31 was dropped. The deferral period also was increased from two years to three years. Around 300,000 more immigrants are expected to be DACA-eligible thanks to the new plan. USCIS announced today this program will become effective on or after February 20, 2015.
Neither of these deferral groups will be granted a green card or eligible for Affordable Care Act benefits.
Other parts of the plan are expected to extend deportation protection to an additional 1 million immigrants. The president's executive action also addresses law enforcement priorities, with a focus on deporting criminals and national security threats, as well as visa and court procedures, according to The Atlantic.
"This deal does not apply to anyone who has come to this country recently," said Obama during his speech. "It does not apply to anyone who might come to America illegally in the future. It does not grant citizenship, or the right to stay here permanently, or offer the same benefits that citizens receive—only Congress can do that. All we're saying is we're not going to deport you."
In advance of Republican criticism of his executive action (which, as NPR points out, is different from a legally-binding executive order), Obama also had strong words for his opponents.
"To those Members of Congress who question my authority to make our immigration system work better, or question the wisdom of me acting where Congress has failed, I have one answer: Pass a bill," said the President. "I want to work with both parties to pass a more permanent legislative solution. And the day I sign that bill into law, the actions I take will no longer be necessary.
Republican criticism of the President's plan came hours before Mr. Obama had even delivered his speech to the nation. In a YouTube message released Thursday, House speaker John Boehner said that, "The president had said before that he's not king and he's not emperor. But he's sure acting like one."
On Friday, Boehner said that Obama's use of his executive authority was "damaging the presidency itself" and sabotaged "any chance of enacting bipartisan reforms that he claims to seek."
Republicans have vowed a number of actions—from defunding agencies to a government shutdown to impeachment—to counter what they claim is a "brazen power grab."
But as Obama acknowledged in his speech, "The actions I'm taking are not only lawful, they're the kinds of actions taken by every single Republican president and every Democratic president for the past half-century."
Presidential executive orders, in fact, date back to George Washington. And since 1956, according to the American Immigration Council, every president—including Republican hero Ronald Reagan—has provided some form of temporary relief for certain immigrant groups. Furthermore, a USA Today report highlights how Obama's immigration speech was based on George W. Bush's 2006 immigration speech.
Far from extreme, the President's plan simply allows, as he said, some five million people to "come out of the shadows."
But the fight over immigration is far from over, both in the government and among activists.
"This is a long term-struggle," said Cristina Jimenez, managing director of United We Dream. "We will continue organizing until our entire community can come forward and enjoy the full rights of citizenship."
If you have questions about the present's new executive actions on immigration and how they impact you or your family in the US, please contact Denver lawyer Catherine Brown, at 303-322-2117.
Filed under: Deferred Action, Family Immigration, Removal and Deportation Defense
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