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STAY FAR, FAR AWAY FROM 'MANOR'
Allison Mariah Parkin, Lake Mary HighTHE ORLANDO SENTINEL
Yuppies Cooper and Leah Tilson (Dennis Quaid and Sharon Stone) and their two children move to the country where they purchase a fixer-upper, Cold Creek Manor, for their Utopian ideas of life -- she'll write a book and he'll make a documentary on the mansion's former inhabitants.
Unfortunately, we never see her write her first line, and his findings lead him to some unsettling discoveries -- or so the trailers would have you believe.
Indeed the couple moves out to the country, but this is no super-natural tale of a haunted house. Instead, Dale Massey (Stephen Dorff), the house's former owner, on whom the bank foreclosed, comes to work on the house's refurbishment and will do anything to get rid of the new family as the film drags on.
While the dialogue beats that of teen horror movies, whose characters curse every two seconds, that isn't saying much. When something shocking happens to Leah, she turns to her husband and says, "That really scared me!" My friend next to me could not stop laughing, and that was near the dramatic climax. A child recites an eerie poem near the onset of the film, and that poem means absolutely nothing for the majority of the film. In fact, one key problem is that Cold Creek Manor spends entirely too long on subplots that go nowhere or could have been handled in half the time.
Honestly, I'm not quite sure why the film is nearly two hours long because there is zero character development, and the same characters could easily fall into the numerous plot holes. It is implied that the protagonists are having problems in their marriage, but this is only slightly touched on, nor does the audience care. Somehow, Hitchcock found a way for the audience to care about Marion Crane (Janet Lee) in Psycho, and Craven made us squirm for Casey Becker (Drew Barrymore) in Scream, but this film fails to create empathy for its characters, who are on screen at least twice as long as either of those two. Not only are there plot holes, but also nothing happens for the first hour and a half of the film. Just to keep the audience from nodding off, cheap gimmicks like startling snakes and obvious foreshadowing fill in where the writers did not. Usually in scary movies, the score will make the audience jump even when the story fails, but the track does not seem to even match the film -- music mounting while nothing scary is happening.
As the plot slowly inches along, obvious biblical allusions and other forms of foreshadowing reveal the plot points long before they come; personally there is nothing I hate more than predictable films. Ominous moments come when the kids unearth a sign saying "evil" in the back yard. The only redeeming quality here: It's better than Cabin Fever.
This paint-by-number thriller neither thrills nor prospers with its unoriginal, deathly boring script. There were only a few genuinely creepy moments that gave me the heebie-jeebies and caused me to cover my eyes or jump out of my chair -- if you must see this flick, wait until it reaches HBO.

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Please find attached (click here) the movements of our Bearded Vultures; Jeremia, Pharaoh, InkosiYeentaka, Lehlwa and Mollie and our Cape Vultures; Bennie and N207, for the past week. Our Cape Vulture seems to be exploring further south every week.
Please also find an article (click here) on how vultures are impacted by lead poisoning from hunting for your interest.


What goes on behind closed doors at Mystic Hotel is absolutely none of our business. And we like it that way. But what guests have to say about their time with us after they leave is everybody's business. That is why we encourage all our guests to talk it up about their stay with us, whether on their favorite social media channel or right here. If you haven't stayed with us yet, read all about what you could be experiencing. And if you have already been a guest? Please let us know what you think.
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Day 1: Johannesburg to game country.
We will meet you at the Airport and assist you with banking, foreign exchange, cellular rental and any other retail service you may require within the terminal building before taking you to your vehicle for a road transfer to Madikwe Safari Lodge/ Lion Sands - Sabi Sand.
Mid-afternoon check in at the lodge followed by an afternoon/evening safari where you will enjoy your first sundowner in the african bush.
Day 2 & 3: Madikwe Safari Lodge/ Lion Sands - Sabi Sand.
Dawn and dusk safaris in open Land Rovers where we'll search for the elusive Big 5, you will return to the lodge after your first safari for breakfast and have plenty of leisure time on your hands.
After lunch you'll have some more time to relax or take a "siesta" and recharge your batteries for the late afternoon drive.
Day 4: From the bush to the Cape.
Early morning Safari; return to Johannesburg for your flight to Cape Town where you'll be met by one of our representatives at the airport.
Overnight at Cape Cadogan or More Quarter Apartments.
Day 5 & 6: Awesome Cape Town.
You'll have these two days at leisure to discover the mother city.
There is a great variety of tours to do in Cape Town that you can choose from; half day or full day tours, combination tours etc.
From the city and Table Mountain; the Cape Peninsula; Wine lands; Safaris and shark cage diving; the city of Cape Town will show you why it's a world class destination.
You can book any of these tours with us or on your arrival to Cape Town on the way to your hotel.
Day 7: We'll miss you.
Transfer to the Airport for your onward flight. End of services.
Luxury accommodation, all meals daily, Teas/ Coffees, local soft drinks, local brand beers and spirits and house wines (FIT's only), two game drives daily; Game drive refreshments and snacks.
Return transfers to Game Lodges from Johannesburg; return transfers to Cape Town Airport.
Mini-bar, Premium brand beers and spirits, cellar wines and champagnes, Cigars and cigarettes, Transfers not specified, Gratuities, Telephone, Curio Shop purchases, Spa Treatments, landing fees, Game Reserve entrance/ conservation fees. Any additional extras will be for the guest's account.
Airport flights, departure taxes and visas.
Valid until 04 Jan 2014, Subject to availability of rooms on the promotion at the time of the booking, this package may not be used over the peak periods of 23 December 2013 – 3 January 2014.
Minimum 2 people. Rates quoted are strictly subject to change without prior notice.


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If you didn't see this week's big Hell on Wheels death coming, know that the actor who plays the ill-fated character did — because he himself had set the tragic twist in motion.
Recently on the AMC drama, the character of Elam (played since Day 1 by the rapper/actor Common) resurfaced after having been presumed dead as the result of a Season 3-ending bear attack. Instead, Elam had survived — though the mauling left him with brain damage. That ultimately set the stage for Cullen Bohannon (Anson Mount) to exact a "mercy killing" of his sometime compadre, in this Saturday's episode.
The storyline was born of Common's want to refocus on his music career, something that was difficult to do while filming Hell on Wheels up in Calgary for much of the year, especially during tour seasons. So, just before Christmas of 2013, he reached out to showrunner John Wirth and proposed that he be written out.
Explaining to Deadline the how of Elam's exit, Wirth said, "We knew that if he was going to leave, he would have to meet some sort of appropriate and tragic end" — one that in turn fuels the remainder of Season 4. "It's reinvigorated our storytelling [and] given us incredibly dramatic opportunities to put on film which we wouldn't have had," Wirth said.
What did you think of Bohannon's "mercy killing" of Elam?


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Bevin takes high profile in governors' debates in Washington about future of Medicaid, which covers 1.3 million Kentuckians
By Al Cross Published February 27, 2017 YOUR HEALTH
Matt Bevin and other governors spoke outside the White House.
As governors debated the future of Medicaid over the weekend in Washington, Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin was an outspoken participant, according to several news reports.
Bevin is the first governor quoted in a Politico story that began, "Republican governors are split over an Obamacare replacement plan — just like their counterparts in Congress. The big problem is how to make sure a repeal of the health law doesn't penalize red states that took billions of dollars in federal funds to add low-income residents to Medicaid rolls," such as Kentucky, "or those who shunned the extra money," like Tennessee.
The story, by Rachana Pradhan and Brianna Ehley, says Republicans were having difficulty figuring out how to limit Medicaid spending equitably in the repeal and replacement of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
"This is still fairly gelatinous," Bevin told Politico. "There's a lot of ideas, a lot of moving parts, a lot of governors with different ideological perspectives — all of that is in the cauldron right now." He added, "A solution must be there. Repealing alone serves no purpose."
A plan by House Republicans would eliminate the expansion of the Medicaid program in 2020 and convert Medicaid to a block-grant program, in which states would get limited payments based on their numbers of Medicaid members. A consultant's report to the National Governors Association meeting "predicted that Medicaid reforms being proposed by House Republicans would result in tens of thousands of people losing their insurance coverage in an average-size state," reports The Associated Press.
When Democratic Govs. Jay Inslee of Washington and Terry McAuliffe of Virginia called the report "disturbing," Bevin "said if Democrats were disturbed, they haven't been paying attention," AP reports. Bevin said, "The kind of conversation that's being had now — sobering, shocking, surprising as it might be to some — is the conversation that we must have because the piper has to get paid at some point. People are looking at reality, and that's good."
Seven Republican governors have offered a plan that "urges Congress to change Medicaid from an open-ended federal
entitlement to a program designed by each state within a financial limit," AP reports. They include some who expanded Medicaid, such as Ohio Gov. John Kasich, or who wanted to but were thwarted, such as Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam.
"It's not clear whether House Republicans will accept the GOP governors' proposal," AP reports. In January, Bevin urged House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy "to gradually reduce aid to people over the poverty line," notes Kery Murakami, Community Newspaper Holdings Inc.'s Washington correspondent.
Bill Lucia of Route Fifty reports, "Bevin stressed that there had been a good dialogue about health care between Republican and Democratic governors."
Lucia asked the governor if the proposals would hurt the Commonwealth's finances. Bevin replied, "There will be an impact, no question there will be an impact. What I'm saying and what I think other governors are saying: 'Trust us, we'll handle the impact'." He added, "We need to rethink the system. It's not purely a function of enrolling people and thinking we've helped them, giving them coverage if that doesn't actually lead to anything."
There is a divide between Republican governors; those who expanded Medicaid under "Obamacare" want to keep what they have, and those who didn't want to be treated equally. Bevin is in an unusual position, as the Republican successor to a Democratic governor who gave Kentucky the greatest reduction of any state in the percentage of people without health insurance, largely by expanding Medicaid to 440,000 people with incomes up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level.
That governor was Steve Beshear, who will give the nationally televised response to President Trump's address to Congress Tuesday night.
Now that states are paying 5 percent of the bills for people covered by Medicaid expansion, set to rise in annual steps to 10 percent in 2020, Bevin says Kentucky can't afford to have 1.3 million people on the program, and has proposed changes that his administration says would leave Medicaid with 86,000 fewer members in five years than it would have without the changes.
Bevin made his proposal during the Obama administration. The Trump administration is expected to approve it or even expand it, since its chief Medicaid administrator was the chief drafter of the main model for Bevin's proposal: an Indiana program that charges income-based premiums and requires most Medicaid recipients to work or look for work.
While several Republican governors have been happy to take billions of dollars from the federal government to improve the health of their people, Bevin has been among those who have focused on a broader fiscal issue. he told Lucia, "No one seems overly concerned about or focused upon the fact that, as a nation, we currently have $20 trillion in debt."
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Lake Victoria, Lakes, Tanzania in Africa
Choose from 8 pictures in our Lake Victoria collection for your Wall Art or Photo Gift. Popular choices include Framed Prints, Canvas Prints, Posters and Jigsaw Puzzles. All professionally made for quick delivery.
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Map of East Africa, First World War, (c1920). Creator: John Bartholomew & Son
Bukoba near Lake Victoria, East Africa
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February 2000 - This stereoscopic shaded relief image shows Africa's topography as measured by the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) in February 2000. Also shown are Madagascar, the Arabian Peninsula, and other adjacent regions. Previously, much of the topography here was not mapped in detail. Digital elevation data, such as provided by SRTM, are in high demand by scientists studying earthquakes, volcanism, and erosion patterns and for use in mapping and modeling hazards to human habitation. But the shape of Earth's surface affects nearly every natural process and human endeavor that occurs there, so elevation data are used in a wide range of applications. The image shown here is greatly reduced from the original data resolution, but still provides a good overview of the continent's landforms.
The northern part of the continent consists of a system of basins and plateaus, with several volcanic uplands whose uplift has been matched by subsidence in the large surrounding basins. Many of these basins have been infilled with sand and gravel, creating the vast Saharan lands. The Atlas Mountains in the northwest were created by convergence of the African and Eurasian tectonic plates.
The geography of the central latitudes of Africa is dominated by the Great Rift Valley, extending from Lake Nyasa to the Red Sea, and splitting into two arms to enclose an interior plateau and the nearly circular Lake Victoria, visible in the right center of the image. To the west lies the Congo Basin, a vast, shallow depression that rises to form an almost circular rim of highlands. Most of the southern part of the continent rests on a concave plateau comprising the Kalahari Basin and a mountainous fringe, skirted by a coastal plain that widens out in Mozambique in the southeast.
Specific noteworthy features one may wish to explore in this scene include (1) the Richat Structure in Mauritania, a bull's eye geologic structure, (2) the Velingara Ring in Senegal, a possible meteorite impact crater, (3) the delta of the Niger River in Nigeria, (4) the Cameroon Line of volcanoes, crossing Cameroon and extending offshore, (5) long linear mountain ridges crossing the southern end of Africa, (6) Mount Kilimanjaro and neighboring volcanoes in Kenya and Tanzania, (7) the Afar Triangle in Ethiopia, Djibouti, and vicinity, where Earth's crust is being pulled in three directions by tectonic forces, (8) the Dead Sea fault line, between Israel and Jordan, (9) ancient shorelines, inland from the coast of Libya, and (10) vast seas of sand dunes, particularly across the Sahara Desert and much of the Arabian Peninsula
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Landshut může být:

geografie
 Landshut – správní centrum regionu Dolní Bavorsko, sídlo zemského okresu
 Zemský okres Landshut (Landkreis Landshut) – okres ve vládním obvodě Dolní Bavorsko
jméno města Landshut neslo také letadlo Boeing 737-200 sériového čísla 20254, registrace D-ABCE, viz Let Lufthansa 181
Landshut Cannibals – profesionální hokejový tým
 Landshut (Perach) – místní část obce Perach, Zemský okres Altötting (Landkreis Altötting), Horní Bavorsko
 Landshut (Unterweißenbach) – část obce Unterweißenbach ve spolkové zemi Horní Rakousy
 Landshut BE – název pro obec vzniklou v rámci projektu sloučení obcí Bätterkinden, Utzenstorf, Wiler a Zielebach, s konečnou platností zamítnutého 8. března 2015 v místním referendu

německé jméno měst v zahraničí
 Lanžhot – město v okrese Břeclav v Jihomoravském kraji
 Łańcut – město v jihovýchodním Polsku v Podkarpatském vojvodství

budovy
 Landshut (hrad) – zřícenina hradu nad městem Bernkastel-Kues na řece Mosele ve spolkové zemi Porýní-Falc
 Landshut (zámek) – v obci Utzenstorf, Kanton Bern, Švýcarsko

příjmení
 Hans Salomon Landshut (1897–1944) – německý lékař
 Jakob von Landshut (lékař) (14./15. století) – německý lékař a osobní lékař Štěpána II. Bavorského
 Jakob von Landshut (stavitel) (~1450–1509) – německý stavitel a architekt
 Siegfried Landshut (1897–1968) – německý sociolog

Související články
 Kamienna Góra () – město v polském Dolnoslezském vojvodství

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Boris Gojanovic
Boris GOJANOVIC, MD, @DrSportSante
Sports & Exercise Medicine physician, caring for young and adult athletes, as well as non-athletic people wishing to benefit from movement for a better health. Former elite basketball player turned amateur triathlete, and looking after the Swiss Triathlon junior national team.
* Trained at Lausanne University, specialized in internal medicine and sports medicine.
* Research fellowship at Stanford University (California, Pr Gordon Matheson).
* Former Head of Sports Medicine at Swiss Federal Institute for Sports.
* Currently Health & Performance manager at La Tour Sport Medicine, Hôpital de La Tour in Meyrin (Geneva, Switzerland).
* Board member at Swiss Sports Medicine Society (SGSM).
* Editor at Swiss Sports & Exercise Medicine (SGSM official journal).


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Rafah crossing closed after Egypt violence
Egyptian authorities shut border crossing with Gaza Strip 'indefinitely' for security reasons day after deadly violence.
Egypt closes the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip 'indefinitely' for security reasons [AP]
Published On 15 Aug 201315 Aug 2013
Egyptian authorities have closed the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip 'indefinitely' for security reasons after a day of deadly nationwide violence, a security official told AFP news agenncy.
Hundreds of Palestinian travellers on Thursday were left stranded on both sides of the crossing, the only gateway into the Hamas-ruled Palestinian territory that bypasses Israel, witnesses said.
The measure follows widespread unrest in Egypt on Wednesday after a bloody crackdown by security forces on loyalists of ousted President Mohamed Morsi.
The Egyptian authorities closed the border crossing for several days after the military overthrew Morsi on July 3. It later re-opened for four hours a day.
Hamas, the Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, strongly denounced Wednesday's crackdown by security forces on protest camps set up in support of Morsi, who was a member of the political wing of Muslim Brotherhood.
At least 525 people were killed in violence across Egypt sparked by the crackdown, the health ministry said on Thursday.
Source: News Agencies


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JoJo, Sean Kingston, & Black Eyed Peas Attend Teen Choice Awards
Sean Kingston walked the red carpet for the first time since his near-fatal accident at the 2011 Teen Choice Awards on Sunday (Aug. 7). The "Beautiful Girls" singer embraced his pal Justin Bieber while presenting him with the surfboard for Choice Male Artist, posing with the teen idol and girlfriend Selena Gomez backstage at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City.
Jason Derulo, dressed in a metallic gold suit, made the press rounds with his "It Girl" video co-star Tika Sumpter on his arm before performing his single "Don't Wanna Go Home" during the show.
JoJo ravished in a Marco Marco dress, Fergie was seeing stars in black and yellow, and her fellow Black Eyed Pea Taboo showed off his new haircut.
Beyoncé, Eminem, and Bruno Mars were among the winners at Sunday's show.
Sean Kingston, Selena Gomez, and Justin Bieber
Bobby Shmurda Calls Out Snitches on 'Rats' Diss
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Jessie J calls out someone who asked if she was pregnant 5 months post-miscarriage: 'Just stop'
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Jessie J said on Instagram that someone told her she looked pregnant five months after a miscarriage.
The singer told her followers not to comment on people's bodies or offer unsolicited advice.
"Unless they / I tell you or ask your opinion it's not one that's needed or helpful," she wrote.
Jessie J said that someone told her that she looked pregnant, just five months after she announced in November 2021 that she had miscarried her child, which she had decided to have on her own.
In a post on her Instagram story on Thursday, the 34-year-old singer, whose real name is Jessica Cornish, urged her followers not to comment on other people's bodies or weight.
"Stop commenting on peoples weight anyone just stop," she wrote in the post, according to screenshots from E! News. "Or telling someone they look pregnant for sure or you look skinny just anything just stop."
The singer recounted that someone had told her "you look pregnant," and asked her if she was, saying that the unnamed individual had knowledge of "what [she] went through last year." She also said that the person gave her their thoughts on how she should have handled the situation.
In November 2021, Cornish said on Instagram in a post that appears to have since been deleted that when she went in for a third scan during her pregnancy, she was told that there was no longer a heartbeat, People reported. In December, she said in another Instagram post that she had posted online about the miscarriage "just hours after [she] was told," and "reacted in work mode."
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"I have never experienced physical pain and trauma or felt loneliness like [miscarriage]," she wrote in the post. "This has changed me forever. In the most heartbreaking, but beautiful way."
In her Thursday Instagram story post, according to E! News, Cornish said that she had gained ten pounds over the past six months, and may lose it, or may not.
"It might stay or it might not or I might gain more," she wrote. "Who cares?! I don't care as longa s I feel good and I'm healthy."
In the past, the singer has been candid about her body and health on Instagram, posting about having cellulite and speaking about dealing with a throat condition.
"Not cool to just say or comment on anyones body," she continued in her story post. "Unless they / I tell you or ask your opinion it's not one that's needed or helpful."
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HABITAT: The kapok tree is found throughout the Neotropics, from southern Mexico to the southern Amazon and even to parts of West Africa. Because the unopened fruit won't sink when submerged in water, many believe the fruit of the kapok tree floated its way from Latin America to Africa.
SIGNIFICANCE: The majestic kapok tree has many uses for humans. Its wood is lightweight and porous; good for making carvings, coffins and dugout canoes. The silky fibers that disperse the seeds are too small for weaving but make great stuffing for bedding and life preservers. Soaps can be made from the oils in the seeds. Other parts of the giant tree are used as medicines.
One of the biggest and oldest trees in Costa Rica, this Ceiba pentranda, or kapok tree, has a height of almost 60m (190 ft.) and is approximately 500 years old. It was elected Tree of the Year of Costa Rica in 2006 by INBIO.
For indigeounous tribes, ceiba trees were holy. The location of the tree is in line with a former indigenous cemetery, on an island in the lake. The winter turning point of the sun shows the ethnobotanical importance of the site.
Around the tree is a tropical garden in memoriam of Gabriela Baronesa von Schlippenbach, who collected and hatched most of the plants during her lifetime. If you are interested in orchids, there is a big collection of regional orchids to see.
The cost of admission is $4 US, and strong shoes are recommended for the walk.


hist75992Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Moulton added as a co-author of Senate Bill 452.
hist76002Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Ohnstad added as a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 119.
hist75995Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Rohrkaste added as a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 72.
hist75993Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Rohrkaste added as a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 73.
hist75994Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Rohrkaste added as a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 74.
hist75996Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Rohrkaste added as a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 135.
hist75997Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Rohrkaste added as a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 190.
hist76010No action taken on October 13, 2017.
hist76011Referred to the joint committee for review of Administrative Rules, October 18, 2017.
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint EVA ARNOLD, of Beloit, as a Public Member on the Board on Aging and Long Term Care, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2022.
hist76014Read and referred to the committee on Health and Human Services.
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint DONALD BORST, of Little Suamico, as a Licensed Radiographer on the Radiography Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2021.
hist76015Read and referred to the committee on Health and Human Services.
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint DR. ROBERT FORBES, of Stevens Point, as a Veterinarian on the Veterinary Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2021.
hist76016Read and referred to the committee on Agriculture, Small Business and Tourism.
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint THOMAS J. KRIER, of Allentown, as a Hearing Instrument Specialist on the Hearing and Speech Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2021.
hist76017Read and referred to the committee on Health and Human Services.
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint ROBERT R. LARSON, of Wales, as a Real Estate Sales/Broker on the Real Estate Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2021.
hist76018Read and referred to the committee on Insurance, Housing and Trade.
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint KRISTINE O'MEARA, of West Bend, as a Washington County Representative on the Southeast Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2019.
hist76019Read and referred to the committee on Economic Development, Commerce and Local Government.


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Best Family-Friendly Restaurants in Paris
By Kate van den Boogert
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If you're starting to feel like you're herding cats and it's almost noon, you might be wondering where in Paris you can possibly take the kids for lunch. Fortunately, this city is teeming with top-notch restaurants that can easily accommodate the appetites of every member of the family. Avoid chain restaurants and seek out the relaxed and comfortable atmosphere of these five family-friendly spots. Here, you won't need to shush your child every five minutes for fear of dirty looks from other patrons, nor will you be competing with out-of-control crowds. The menus at these family-approved eateries are sure to please everyone with their diverse offerings: classic, continental pastas, familiar sandwiches, and dishes in child-sized portions. Best of all, these restaurants have notably-friendly staffs, familiar with foreigners, antsy children, and travel-weary parents. Convenient settings a stones-throw from playgrounds, parks, museums and other attractions make these restaurants ideal for voyaging families.
Le Bal Café
Located across from a playground, this café is attached to an excellent photography gallery worth the trip. Run by a young Franco-Brit duo, the menu brings the best of modern English cuisine to Paris. For brunch, the kids will love the scones, and you won't want to miss the kedgeree, a traditional breakfast of flaked haddock, boiled eggs, and rice with curry and parsley.
Breizh Café
If you've always been skeptical about pancakes as a main meal option, this popular Brittany crepe spot will likely change your mind. This intimate café uses only top-quality ingredients (house-made caramel; local cheeses) cooked inside authentic, lace-thin buckwheat galettes. There's also oysters and a staggering 15 varieties of artisanal cider for grown-ups.
This spacious café on the roof of the Pompidou Centre is popular with Parisian trendsetters, as well as their well-cultured children. The colourful and playful seating, imagined by Paris-based architects Jakob + MacFarlane, is a composed array of pods in various sizes and colours. Children will be as enamored with the whimsical design as they are with the wide selection of milkshakes on the menu.
Located in one of the city's largest and most beautiful parks, this kid-friendly café takes a relaxed approach to dining. The Basque-style menu features classic tapas (crispy croquettas with saffron sauce; confit of legumes) in a traditional guinguette, or tavern setting. Grab a tray and sit outside at any one of the large, communal tables under the trees, and watch the kids run wild.
Whether you're a tourist on vacation or a local Parisian, pizza is always a guaranteed hit with the generations. This restaurant, tucked behind the Canal St Martin, is an enduring and popular spot for families. There are rows of tables outside, and the menu of authentic Napoletana pizzas includes mini versions for kids. The tiramisu never disappoints either. Get here early to avoid the queue.
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Running aground while trying to edge into a shallow water anchorage must be high up the list of "DON'T DOs" for any Superyacht Captain. With owners and guests increasingly wanting that really special anchorage or close to beach location, relying on traditional (and maybe out of date) chart depth data and a sounder could spell disaster and embarrassment.
Digital Yacht's Sonar Server working with Navionic's Sonar Charts Live app for iPad and Android devices is a great solution to this problem.
Chances are the yacht tender is equipped with a small fishfinder, depth sounder or multi function plotter-sounder. Sonar Server ($129.95) connects to the NMEA output from this device and creates a wireless feed to an iPad or Android tablet on board the tender.
The tender can then return to the main yacht with a detailed local chart and the tablet used for real time navigation on the mother ship. While no internet connection is required for the system to function, the next time the tablet has a connection, the collected data will be uploaded anonymously to Navionics who then validate the data and include on their next chart updates – so data gets better and better thanks to community data sourcing. You can also build your own database too with local "depth tracks" stored on your device.
I plan to use your WLN 10 HS with the Ray DSM300 depth Sounder, but it occurred to me that the functionality of this application would increase of it could be used with data from a Forward Looking Sonar. I have such a unit, the ECHOPILOT Silver FLS. Do you know if SonarCharts could use data from this unit?
Sorry for the delay in reply but I wanted to contact Echopilot to make sure of my facts before replying. It would appear that only their Gold FLS and the latest Platinum FLS have an NMEA output that could drive our WLN10, to collect data for the Navionics SonarCharts Live. So I think the best solution is to use your DSM300 as planned.


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I finally got to see The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, the first part of the Hunger Games' final chapter. My short impression of the movie is that if you liked the previous Hunger Games movies, you should go see Mockingjay – Part 1, because Part 2 is probably going to be all kinds of awesome. Of course, Part 1 is not perfect, and there are some problems that I will discuss in my full review tomorrow.
With that said, I watched the movie with my brother and a friend, both of whom hated the first Hunger Games, but did like Catching Fire to a degree, and they both enjoyed Mockingjay – Part 1 quite a bit.
One funny thing that happened in the theater is that when a certain unexpected moment happen, someone in the audience shouted "D*MN!" which made everyone else in the theater laugh. Although, the same guy did start to sing during the movie for a minute, which was odd, but other than that, everyone was thankfully quiet.
On a side note, if you remember by post from last year, Mockingjay filmed in my hometown, and seeing the location in the film was cool, especially since nothing like that has ever happened where I live. If you watched the movie, I am referring to the scenes in and around the hospital in the early part of the movie. You can click here to see the picture that I took of the set.
Please check back tomorrow for my review of the film.
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Three Weird Customer Insights That Led To Kick-Ass Products
Nailing the right product is hard. Sometimes you have to think outside the box to gather customer insights—before they even become customers.
John Foley, Chris Kelly, Neil Parikh,Baiju Bhatt, and Fast Company writer Ainsley Harris]
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What is the difference between brands that we live with and brands that we love? For several startup leaders at The Fast Company Innovation Festival, the answer was simple: great customer service.
But for the founders of Casper, Robinhood, Peloton, and Convene, service goes way beyond having smart, friendly employees manning the helpline and replying to tweets. It also means preempting customer needs so that they are pleasantly surprised by how wonderful a product or experience is, especially compared to a competing brand. "We practice something called anticipatory service," says Chris Kelly, founder and president of Convene, a hip, modern approach to event spaces. "Which is trying to understand customer needs before they happen, and address them so they never have to ask."
Gathering customer data is an art. The four founders on the panel described creative ways of gathering information about what customers are looking for. But this kind of observation also meant that they gathered interesting and unintuitive insights about human behavior. And they used all of this to tweak and improve their service. Here are some of their most interesting things they've discovered.
Knives Kill Networking
Chris Kelly, founder and president of Convene
Kelly spends a lot of time observing people who attend conferences and meetings in his locations. One observation he's made is that during a business event, people are always on. Even when they are not actually sitting at a panel listening to experts talk, they are meeting people and trying to make connections. And nothing gets in the way of networking like a knife.
Covene is full of snack stations to keep attendees happy–and there is always tasty food catered at mealtimes. But none of it needs to be cut into pieces. "Every single thing on our menu can be enjoyed without a knife," Kelly says. "People at conferences tend to mingle, so if you have to cut something, it is really inconvenient. We know that food is important and networking is important, but if food is getting in the way of your networking, then it's a problem. "
The thing about knives is that you don't even realize they are a hassle until you're standing in front of a CEO that you admire, with a small paper plate of steak in one hand, and a knife in the other. But Kelly believes that the attendees will leave Convene spaces feeling like they had a more productive meeting, even if they don't fully understand all the components that went into that. "A simple thing like that–and there are thousands of examples–is how we fulfill our commitment to create more productive meetings in our space."
High Thread Count = Sweaty Nights
Casper has many ways to collect feedback about customers. One cofounder at the company created a Slackbot that pipes in customer tweets, reviews, and other feedbacks, so everybody can see the stream of what people are saying about the brand. But since the company specializes in creating sleep products, they also have a team of scientists observing how customers actually interact with mattresses, pillows, and sheets.
Neil Parikh, cofounder and COO of Casper
That's how Casper discovered that many people don't sleep well on high thread-count sheets. In Casper's Sleep Lab, researchers found that customers loved the softness of high thread-count sheets, but they didn't sleep well in them. "People were kicking out their feet from under their sheets," says Neil Parikh, cofounder and COO of Casper. "After attaching trackers that measured heat and moisture, we notice that right before you kick off your sheets, there is a spike in humidity. High thread-count sheets are trapping a lot of air inside them, which makes your body's auto regulation go crazy and trying to get out of the sheets."
As Casper was designing its bedding, it used a breathable percale made from Supima cotton. It uses 400 two-ply threads, which is a relatively modest thread count, but the brand believes it will lead to a more comfortable nights' sleep.
Nobody Likes 45-Minute Workouts
If you're a fan of studio fitness classes, you'll know that most classes are around 45 minutes long. According to John Foley, the cofounder and CEO of exercise bike company Peloton, this isn't because that is the ideal workout time. It's because studios charge around $35 dollars per session, so they want to give you your money's worth. "They don't want to shortchange you," he says.
Peloton hit the market with bikes you could ride at home with screens that would allow you to take a virtual class with an instructor. When the brand first launched, it offered 45-minute classes, because that was standard in the industry. But by carefully gathering customer feedback through many channels, including a very active Facebook group, Peloton decided to offer shorter rides that run at 20 or 30 minutes.
John Foley, cofounder and CEO of Peloton
He points out that the experience at home is very different than in a studio. Commuting to the class often takes about 15 minutes, plus there is showering and returning home, so it makes sense to have a longer session. But at home, you can hop on the bike, do a quick ride in the morning before you shower, and still get a decent workout. "It's half the time, but I still get that sweat, I still feel good, and I still jumpstart the morning," he says. "Small tiny innovations like that come from listening to our customers, and allow us to evolve our product and content."
Elizabeth Segran, Ph.D., is a staff writer at Fast Company. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts
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SuperSU is the futuristic super user access tool that gives you complete management of your Android device. If you are tired of being limited by restrictions from your manufacturer, then you need SuperSU. If you are wondering do you need this app and would it work for me, then there is a great way to find out. The best advice is to try it and see for yourself. You are sure to be amazed at the capabilities of your device when they are not limited by other parameters set by your manufacturer or carrier.
When you get super user capabilities and access rights for your device, you will see what root control is all about. This app was designed from the ground floor to effectively execute a multitude of conditions that occur through other super user management access tools. With the versatility of tools and features for you to access the world will be at your fingertips thanks to your new super user capabilities. You will have features such as the ones listed below.
Having super user access to your device is not something that many have but this can change thanks to applications such as SuperSU. Super user access opens up a wide variety of different things that you can do with your device that you have never been able to access before. You are the owner of your phone after all so don't you think you should be able to fully utilize all of the power and functionality that it offers? SuperSU will allow you to do just that. Removing restrictions set by manufacturers has never been easier than with this great platform.
Should you Download this app and find it not to your liking, there's a special procedure for uninstalling it. Do not just uninstall because you will almost definitely lose root. Super user access is granted via SU binary. This process can only be executed one at a time. To successfully switch back you must first find your application and open it. Then you will need to look for the option to update, install, and replace the SU binary. Once you have confirmed your apps that are rooted, you can then uninstall SuperSU. Make sure you follow this process so that you do not do any damage to your OS. However, once you have this amazing app in your phone, you will never want to uninstall SuperSU.


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Title: Differential Perceptions of Women Inmates, Correctional Staff, and Correctional Officers Regarding Rehabilitation Program Modalities
Journal: Journal of Offender Rehabilitation Volume:25 Issue:3/4 Dated:(1997) Pages:159-170
Author(s): J R Carlson
Annotation: Female inmates, correctional staff, and correctional officers in a women's prison in Nebraska were surveyed to determine each group's perceptions of the prison's educational, behavior modification, and vocational programs.
Abstract: Data were collected in June 1994. The four-page survey used a Likert scale that denoted Very Important, Important, Okay, Poor, and Waste of Time. Responses came from 61 of the 110 female inmates, 17 of the 43 correctional staff, and 21 of the 37 uniformed correctional officers. Results revealed that all three groups were generally satisfied with the current programs. The majority of inmate responses were in the Very Important or Important categories. The correctional personnel also had positive ratings of the majority of programs, although they ranked more programs in the Okay category than did the inmates. The top programs from the perspective of all groups were the general equivalency diploma, adult basic education, parenting skills, life skills/cognitive self change, and HIV/AIDS education. Individual counseling was ranked fourth by the correctional staff and highly by correctional officers, but inmates did not include it in their top 10 programs. In addition, inmates, but not correctional staff or officers, indicated a high perceived need for religion. All three groups ranked college correspondence courses, culture groups, and out-of-state pre-employment counseling as having the least value. Inmates and correctional staff opposed shock incarceration programs, whereas correctional officers favored them. Findings indicated that the perceptions of women inmates, correctional staff, and correctional officers were more similar than expected. Tables and 17 references (Author abstract modified)
Main Term(s): Women's correctional institutions
Index Term(s): Correctional personnel attitudes; Female inmates; Inmate academic education; Inmate attitudes; Inmate Education Assistance Programs; Inmate vocational training; Nebraska


A fantastic example of a Sunseeker Manhattan 70 has just come on to the brokerage market with Sunseeker London.
Centrally listed by Harry Bristow-Holmes, the Sunseeker Manhattan 70 "TWINS" was built in 2009 and is equipped with twin MAN V12 1360hp engines. In excellent condition, she has been meticulously maintained by her proud owners and presents impeccably.
Featuring Air Conditioning, Hydraulic Passerelle, Upgraded Generators and Bow and Stern Thrusters as options, "TWINS" is a well specified example of the much loved Sunseeker flybridge motor yacht which proves very popular with family minded boaters.
Lying in Croatia, with EU VAT recently fully paid, "TWINS" is asking €1,550,000. Her full specification is available HERE.
Also for sale with Sunseeker London, is the competitively priced Manhattan 70 "ALBINO". A Sunseeker Dealer Approved vessel, "ALBINO" will be sold with a 3 month labour warranty and the possibility of part exchange.
This 2008 model is fully MCA coded and presents a fantastic opportunity for a charter vessel. Also equipped with the MAN 1360hp engine option, "ALBINO" enjoys a cruising speed of 25 knots and a maximum of 34 knots. Asking £1,095,000 ex VAT and lying in the South of France, "ALBINO" is available for immediate viewings.
A full specification for the Sunseeker Manhattan 70 "ALBINO" is available HERE.
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A much-heralded cap on property taxes championed by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is encountering resistance as some communities across New York chafe at what amounts to a restriction on their spending and seek to exempt themselves from the new limits.
The communities, which include affluent New York City suburbs and rural communities near the border with Canada, are declaring that they cannot restrain the growth of property taxes and still comply with a variety of state-mandated programs and provide the services residents expect. And now dozens of town and county boards are overriding, or proposing to override, the cap.
"We should be able to dictate our own financial future," said Lee V. A. Roberts, the supervisor in the Westchester County town of Bedford, where the Town Board has already voted to grant itself a waiver from the cap.
The Legislature approved the tax cap in late June, an effort to limit the annual growth of local property taxes to 2 percent or the rate of inflation. After that measure passed, Mr. Cuomo vowed that it would "provide much-needed relief" from rising taxes, and he was so proud of the law that he signed it six times, once in his office and five times on the front lawns of houses in high-tax communities.
It remains too early to determine exactly the impact the cap will have: New York State has more than 10,000 taxing entities, with varied processes and different calendars for determining their tax rates. Most school districts, which are responsible for the largest part of homeowners' tax bills, will not confront the cap issue until the spring.
The law allows taxing jurisdictions to grant themselves waivers with the approval of 60 percent of the members of whatever body approves local spending — a town board, a county legislature or, in the case of most school districts, the residents themselves. And there are multiple early signs that the cap is not keeping tax increases down for all New Yorkers.
Gregory J. Edwards, the county executive of Chautauqua and the Republican candidate for lieutenant governor last year, wrote in a letter to residents this month that the cap was a "scam" pushed by politicians in Albany. He has asked county legislators to approve a tax increase of nearly 13 percent, which he wrote was entirely attributable to increases in state-mandated costs.
"The 2 percent property-tax cap is nothing more than a campaign slogan meant to get them re-elected and give local leaders the pain for their failure to act," Mr. Edwards wrote in his letter, referring to Albany lawmakers.
Chautauqua is among several counties considering budgets that call for property-tax increases several times the 2 percent limit, saying the cost of providing services mandated by the state, like Medicaid and welfare programs, is rising faster than that. Albany County, home to the Executive Mansion, has called for a 19 percent tax increase, while Franklin County has asked for a 13 percent increase.
The Association of Towns of the State of New York estimated that, based on historical budgeting data, about a third of New York's 932 towns might also consider overriding the cap. Some towns said they needed faster property-tax increases to pay for important capital projects; others cited a need to finance their share of the rebuilding after Tropical Storms Irene and Lee.
At a meeting this month of the Board of Supervisors for Ontario County, when one town supervisor asked which of his counterparts was seeking to override the cap, nearly all of them raised their hands.
Each passing day seems to bring a new act of legislative rebellion. In just one week this month, on Monday, the Town Board in Hammond, in the Thousand Islands region, voted to override the cap; on Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors in Seneca County introduced a measure to do the same thing; on Wednesday, town officials in Massena, in St. Lawrence County, passed their own override; and on Thursday, the Town Board in Harrietstown, in the Adirondacks, followed suit.
In Bedford, a wealthy town of 17,000 where Mr. Cuomo once owned a home, town officials said a $22 million bond offering for a new water filtration plant forced their hand when it came to overriding the cap. Ms. Roberts, the supervisor, expressed frustration with what she characterized as state officials' butting into municipal business.
"They have no idea about any particular town or city or village's budget or their needs or the sentiment of the local municipality," she said.
Mr. Cuomo, a Democrat elected last year, has made reining in property taxes a priority. He professes to be unfazed by the response to the cap, saying that local officials are free to do as they want, and that votes to override the cap should not be taken as rebukes to his administration.
But Mr. Cuomo is now emphasizing the cap's symbolic value, saying "this mentality of automatic pilot, where the property taxes just keep going up 5, 6, 7 percent every year," will no longer be tolerated by New Yorkers. Indeed, in some communities, residents have chastised their local officials for not sufficiently embracing his push to keep taxes down.
Supporters of the cap say that making any judgments about it now is premature. Mr. Cuomo's advisers said that they believed only about 20 percent of the budgets proposed so far by local governments would require an override of the cap, and that the bulk of those spending plans called for property-tax increases lower than what had been imposed in recent years.
On an Albany radio program this month, the State Senate majority leader, Dean G. Skelos, a Long Island Republican, noted that most communities in Nassau and Suffolk Counties were drawing up budgets that complied with the cap. "It's forcing a discipline that I think has been absolutely necessary," Mr. Skelos said.


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Nike Sportswear displays the perfect color scheme for the ladies over the all new Roshe Run Sneakerboot.
The winter-friendly Roshe Run features reiforced metal eyelets, quilted toes and a reinforced ripstop nylon collar. Keeping things simple, we see obsidian covering most of the suede andf quilted upper on these. Adding some color pop, pink hits the ripstop nylon collar.
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I think this is so true!
What do you think? What types of people do you like to surround yourself with?
Totally agree! Negative people can drain you.
I like to srround myself with people who challenge with their thoughts, opinions, ideas and interests. There is always something new to learn from someone who has different interests than myself. I love to be around creative people who inspire me to raise my creativity to a different or higher level. I like to be around people who are non-judgemental and accept me or others at face value rather than some perceived notion they have about me or another has told them about me. I have acute chronic depression and that can sometimes be a huge bump in the road for some in their willingness or ability to accept me. I LOVE to be around children, their wonder, imaginations, unconditional love and innocence can buoy my spirits any day!


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Eyes Like Diamonds ist eine sechsköpfige Post-Hardcore-/Metalcore-Band aus Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Geschichte
Eyes Like Diamonds wurde 2005 gegründet und besteht aus den Musikern Diego Perez (Gesang), Danielle Shrudder (Gesang, Keyboard), Mason Wright (Gitarre), Aaron Aufmann (Backgroundgesang, Gitarre), Tony Pell (Schlagzeug) und Nik Johnson (Bass).

2008 erschien die Debüt-EP Mystery. Am 23. Juni 2010 unterschrieb die Gruppe einen Vertrag mit Tragic Hero Records. Am 18. Mai 2011 veröffentlichte die Gruppe ihr Debütalbum Frequencies. In den USA ist das Album als CD und Download erhältlich, in Europa lediglich als Download über ITunes und Amazon. Kurz vor der Veröffentlichung tourte die Gruppe mit Everyone Dies in Utah und This Day Will Tell durch Kalifornien, Oregon, Utah, Nevada, Washington, New Mexico, Arizona und Idaho. Die Band wurde offiziell nie aufgelöst, doch sind ihre Mitglieder mittlerweile in anderen Bands tätig.

Einflüsse
Als musikalische Einflüsse nennt die Gruppe Underoath, Oceana, A Day to Remember, The Devil Wears Prada, A Skylit Drive, Alesana, Asking Alexandria, We Came as Romans und Woe, Is Me.

Diskografie
 2008: Mystery (EP, Eigenveröffentlichung)
 2011: Frequencies (Album, Tragic Hero Records)

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Ballyclare Comrades got their pre season programme off to an excellent start with odd goal in three wins against Moyola Park and Ards.
Against Moyola in Castledawson, a strike by new signing Adam Wright had Comrades one up at the break.
After the hosts equalised on the hour, Scott Gault, returning from a loan spell with Portstewart, fired in the winner ten minutes from time.
Manager Stephen Hughes was delighted to claim the scalp of Premiership side Ards at Dixon Park on Saturday.
Diminutive Joe McWilliams was the local hero when he bagged both goals in the 2-1 win. His first in the 19th minute was a delightful chip over the keeper who had raced out to the edge of the box. Home keeper Kyle Rowe was glad to see an Ards shot rebound to safety off the post in the 48th minute, before McWilliams doubled his tally ten minutes later, following good play by the impressive Gary Donnelly. Ards reduced the deficit with a powerful header but the Reds held out for the win.
Unfortunately Scott Gault suffered a serious injury when he fell heavily and fractured his arm. He was taken to hospital and was scheduled to have surgery on Monday.
Jason Johnston who drifted away from Dixon Park last season has made a welcome return, and made his debut against Ards.
Assistant manager Jamesy Kirk hopes that Chris Trussell, Adam McCart and Adam Gray will have returned from holiday in time for three challenging home clashes with Premiership sides Glentoran, Saturday 21st, Ballymena United Tuesday 24th and Linfield Thursday 26th.


As part of our recently launched Cost of Building Housing Research Series, the Terner Center has released a new report: It All Adds Up: The Cost of Housing Development Fees in Seven California Cities.
Development fees—which cities levy to pay for services needed to build new housing or to offset the impacts of growth on the community—make up an increasingly significant portion of the cost to build new housing in California.
The report looks at the amount, variability and transparency of development fees in seven California cities—Berkeley, Oakland, Fremont, Los Angeles, Irvine, Sacramento and Roseville.
We invite you to read the brief and a related post on the Terner blog.


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Q: Presenting MFMailComposeViewController from NSObject I am trying to present MFMailComposeViewController from NSObject subclass. Scenario is:

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*I have UIViewController subclass at what user tap a button to start some process

*All logic for this process is taken out of this ViewController to the NSObject subclass

*If something wrong with the process I am showing UIAlertView

*One of the buttons in this alertView should open mailComposer for user to send feedback to me.

If I am trying present mailComposer from NSObject subclass I am getting "trying to present modal view controller what is not in class hierarchy". So I am setting my viewController as delegate for MFMailComposeViewController. But by touching a button "Send feedback" on alertView it disappears and I am getting the same "trying to present modal view controller what is not in class hierarchy" error. I am trying to log what is the rootViewController this way:
    UIWindow *window = [UIApplication sharedApplication].keyWindow;
    UIViewController *rootViewController = window.rootViewController;
    NSLog(@"rvc - %@", [rootViewController description]);

but log shows to me that rvc is equal to (null). Can I present mailController from NSObject directly, or how it can be done in right way?

A: The object which presents the MFMailComposeViewController must be part of the view hierarchy, as the error message indicates. In other words, it must be a view controller that has a view currently visible. Your NSObject-derived class that has all your logic should have a delegate back to the UIViewController which it manages that it can call to tell it to display the MFMailComposeViewController. This pattern is integral to iOS development and is covered in the View Controller Programming guide. Here's an example:
@protocol ACFeedback <NSObject>
- (void)showFeedbackMailMessage;
@end

@interface ACDataThing : NSObject
@property (nonatomic, weak) id<ACFeedback> feedbacker;
@end

@interface ACEmptyViewController : UIViewController<ACFeedback>
...

When you instantiate ACDataThing, set the feedbacker property to the ACEmptyViewController reference, then in ACEmptyViewController implement the method showFeedbackMailMessage to create and show the MFMailComposeViewController.

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It's mid-November, and very few of the Thanksgiving week exempt tournaments have been played yet. While some Big Ten schools have played meaningful games (shoutout to Tom Izzo and the Spartans), others haven't really had their mettle tested yet (particularly you, Ohio State).
As such, it's difficult to know how much stock to put in the computer numbers. Oh, sure, we can probably trust the numbers that say Purdue's offense is efficient or the ones that say Wisconsin's tempo is slow. But if you had to go onto KenPom to learn that, you need to watch more Big Ten games.
Still, over time, the computer rankings will drift towards where they're supposed to be. As I mentioned in our last Advanced Statistics Check-In, there's not one particular moment in time where the numbers go from 100 percent unreliable to 100 percent reliable. Each game played is another data point. But there still aren't enough data points for us to know definitively where each team should be.
There's a way we can get a pretty good idea, though.
Whether your team is in the right place right now depends on if they were overrated or underrated in the preseason rankings. A team who was underrated has seen its ranking increase over the course of the past two weeks; a team who was overrated has seen its ranking fall. If you were underrated, there's a chance (but not a guarantee) that you could move up more. If you were overrated, there's a chance you could keep falling. And if you haven't moved much, you're probably in about the right spot.
It should go without saying that a team can always improve throughout the year, or lose a star player to injury and get worse. Just because you sit at #40 at the start of December is no guarantee that you'll stay there through the end of March. But to change from December to March, you'll need to improve your performance on the court, not just the perception of your team.
For now, though, it's perceptions that we care about. Let's take a look at who has risen and who has fallen since opening night.
-Big Ten Risers
The biggest riser has been the Ohio State Buckeyes, who have moved up 11 spots from 78 to 67. Chris Holtmann's team has feasted on a steady diet of home court cupcakes so far, but they have looked impressive while doing so, winning all four games by double digits. The Buckeyes look to be a fairly good rebounding team at both ends of the floor, and they've done an excellent job of keeping opponents off the foul line.
The bad news is that when their opponents get to the line, they're making 83 percent of their free throws. On the other hand, free throw defense is the aspect of the game least in a team's control; that should regress to the mean as the season wears on. The only other major knock on the Buckeyes is poor three point shooting. Unfortunately, that is a trend that is likely to continue throughout the year, and it will mean that although the Buckeyes may rise still higher, it won't be to the top of the league.
A team that may indeed rise to the top of the league is the Minnesota Golden Gophers, who started the year at No. 36 and now sit at No. 29. We all knew Reggie Lynch was a beast on the defensive end, but thus far, he has also been brilliant at the other end of the court, too, posting an offensive rating of 134. He's also been able to stay out of foul trouble, drawing more calls against the opposition than he himself commits. The opposite was true last year.
But the real story is Jordan Murphy, who KenPom currently shows as the best player in the Big Ten. With Nate Mason also stuffing the stat sheet, the Gophers look like they might be conference title contenders. I wouldn't be surprised to see this team in the top 20 before long.
The last riser, improving their position six spots and now sitting as the highest-ranked team in the conference at No. 11, is Purdue. The Boilermaker offense has run like clockwork, and while their biggest flaw is still giving up offensive rebounds (#164 in the country in that category, after being No. 12 last year), that metric has improved significantly over the past three games.
Purdue boasts three of the 20 most efficient offensive players in the country thus far in PJ Thompson, Dakota Mathias, and (believe it or not) Grady Eifert. Mathias is shooting over 80 percent from three-point range, and Eifert, who has played in nearly half of all available minutes, has yet to commit a turnover.
-Big Ten Fallers
It doesn't speak well of the Big Ten that its rising teams have only seen modest increases in their ranking, whereas its falling teams have seen big drops. The worst of all is Northwestern, who most prognosticators had pegged between second and fourth in the conference. KenPom had them as preseason No. 18. This was a tourney team last year who brought most of their minutes back.
But they were also a bubble team last year who only finished a game over .500 in the league, and they added no one of note. So maybe it shouldn't be too surprising that the Wildcats have fallen into bubblicious territory at No. 52, mainly driven by an absolute throttling at the hands of Texas Tech. The outlier statistic here is bench minutes, where Northwestern ranks No. 307 in the country. Their starters play heavy minutes, which means that fatigue, foul trouble, or a bad shooting performance could doom the Cats on any given night.
It should come as no surprise that the next biggest faller is Indiana. The Hoosiers lost at home to Indiana State by 21, and Indiana State is not a good team. Based mainly on that abysmal showing, Archie Miller's squad has fallen 25 spots to No. 90.
That said, I still believe in the Hoosiers more than most people. They are No. 337 in three-point defense and No. 301 in free throw percentage. The poor three-point defense is chiefly the result of a once-in-a-lifetime offensive performance from the Sycamores, and I'd be shocked if their free throw percentage didn't improve as the team settles down and gets comfortable with the system.
Still, this team turns the ball over a lot—a relic of the Crean days, though the Hoosiers' turnover percentage is better this year at No. 271 than last year's No. 322. That's going to have to improve even more if Archie wants to have a strong showing in his first year.
Our last big faller is Iowa. Nobody really knew what to make of the Hawkeyes this year, and I thought they were better than their preseason KenPom ranking of No. 54. They now sit at No. 62 after three wins against awful teams and a neutral-court loss to Louisiana Lafayette.
It's hard to see exactly what the problem is. Except for Dom Uhl, who saw no time in the Hawkeyes' loss, all their players are posting pretty good offensive ratings, and while Iowa is turning the ball over too much and giving up too many offensive rebounds, those things were both true last year. Perhaps the return of Nicholas Baer from his pinkie injury will be the spark that Fran McCaffery's team needs. Until then, this looks very much like last year's Iowa: an NIT squad.


Preparing a quantum system in a pure state is ultimately limited by the nature of the system's evolution in the presence of its environment and by the initial state of the environment itself. We show that, when the system and environment are initially uncorrelated and arbitrary joint unitary dynamics is allowed, the system may be purified up to a certain (possibly arbitrarily small) threshold if and only if its environment, either natural or engineered, contains a "virtual subsystem" which has the same dimension and is in a state with the desired purity. Beside providing a unified understanding of quantum purification dynamics in terms of a "generalized swap process," our results shed light on the significance of a no-go theorem for exact ground-state cooling, as well as on the quantum resources needed for achieving an intended purification task.
Ticozzi, Francesco and Viola, Lorenza, "Quantum Resources for Purification and Cooling: Fundamental Limits and Opportunities" (2014). Open Dartmouth: Faculty Open Access Articles. 3142.


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Scott is honored that the Republican State Committee made the courageous decision to support his campaign to change the status quo in Harrisburg. These hardworking people will be key in spreading his message across the Commonwealth in the months to come and he is glad to have them on his team.
Scott would like to thank Pete Helm for inviting him to the event. Scott really enjoyed meeting so many of the sportsmen in Northeastern PA.
Yesterday, Governor Wolf gave one of the shortest budget addresses in modern history containing barely any details on his proposed initiatives and members of the media were quick to point out his politically motivated rhetoric.
2018 gubernatorial candidate Scott Wagner today questioned the motive behind Governor Wolf's budget proposal, which includes the lowest amount of tax increases Wolf has pushed for since taking office.
2018 gubernatorial candidate Scott Wagner today won the Southwest State Committee caucus. He has now won five out of six caucuses and has a total of 175 straw poll votes. The next closest candidate in the race only has 113 straw poll votes.
Thank you to Senator Dan Laughlin and his wife, Peggy for hosting a meet & greet for Scott. Scott was honored to meet some of the great people in Erie County.
2018 Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Wagner and his running mate Jeff Bartos today reported a combined $7 million cash-on-hand. Wagner also raised over $2.5 million from donors in 2017. He received donations from more than 3,300 different Pennsylvanians, who contributed to 78 percent of the amount he raised.
The ad will be the campaign's second to air in media markets across Pennsylvania and contrasts the difference between Tom Wolf's record of excessive taxes, wasteful spending and government mismanagement with the pro-jobs approach Wagner plans to bring to Harrisburg.


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Q: How i can get Ubuntu terminal's list from Qt In my app i want to open ssh in terminal-emulator for user. Now i'am using QProcess like this:
QProcess _localhostConnection;
_localhostConnection.start(QString("gnome-terminal"), QStringList("--command=ssh 127.0.0.1"));

But the problem is there can be no gnome-terminal on another computer. Another computer has Ubuntu. How can i get installed terminal's list in Qt on Ubuntu?

A: Try calling x-terminal-emulator instead. Almost all Debian-based systems use the update-alternatives package (in conjunction with virtual packages like x-terminal-emulator) to bookkeep programs with similar functions, such as Internet browsers, editors, command shells, et cetra. Calling x-terminal-emulator will launch the default terminal emulator set by the user.
Read more about update-alternatives here: https://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/xenial/en/man1/update-alternatives.1.html
However, hardcoding --command=ssh 127.0.0.1 isn't very wise if you are aiming to support all terminal emulators. XTerm, for example, won't accept that parameter syntax.


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A Film Unfinished
Brave (2012)
Steve F false
Rock of Ages (2012)
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)
Brave New World (1998)
I really want to like it, but Gallagher misses the mark by a wide margin with his portrayal of Bernard. It's just not at all reflective of the character. Tim Guinee as John the Savage is pretty okay, but whenever he starts quoting Shakespeare, it sounds forced. To be honest, the only things that save this film from being a tremendous disappointment are the soundtrack, which is cheerfully ironic, and Nimoy. His portrayal of the Controller is astoundingly complex, seizing the scene whenever he's on screen. It's too bad though, as some of the elements are excellent, but the execution just didn't pan out.


South Alabama football coach Steve Campbell joined The Opening Kickoff to give us an update on where the team stands after their Blue vs. White spring game. Coach Campbell seems to be very pleased with where the Jags are and all signs point to much improvement from where this South Alabama team was last year. Have a listen!


Massimo Scacchia, who is responsible for the Animal Health sector of the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise "G.Caporale" (IZSAM), went to Angola from the 13th to the 22nd of November 2014 for several meetings concerning the public health project, which started in July 2014 in the province of Huìla. The project is entirely financed by the Republic of Angola with approximately 7 million dollars and is part of the technical and scientific collaboration agreement signed by the Governor of Huìla and the Abruzzo Region in 2010: the current regional government is particularly committed in such activity as evidenced by the announcement of the President of the Abruzzo Region, Luciano D'Alfonso, who planned an institutional visit in the African country on February 2015.
With the coordination and support of the Marco Di Martino Onlus of Pescara, IZSAM plays a technical and scientific role aiming at optimizing the production chain of meat through the activation or renovation of the municipal slaughterhouses and butcheries, the technology supply for the proper storage of meat in all the distribution and marketing stages, the training of the operators, as well as the advice on the identification and registration system of animals: about 1.500.000 bovines in the Angolan province will be identified and registered thanks to a software designed in Teramo.
In Luanda, Doctor Scacchia met the Angolan FAO delegate and the Director of the Instituto dos Serviços de Veterinária, Antonio José, to whom he showed the ear tags to be used in the pilot project, which will start in the middle of February at the same time of the vaccination campaign for the Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia. Again in Luanda, Doctor Scacchia visited the Italian Ambassador of Angola, Giorgio Di Pietrogiacomo, to solicit further collaboration agreements between the Angolan Department and the Italian Ministry of Health. In Lubango a technical meeting was held to make the point of the situation and a meeting with the deputy governor of finance of the province of Huìla was held in the presence of the coordinator and the responsible of the project, Aldo Di Clemente of the Di Martino Onlus. Afterwards, Doctor Scacchia moved to Humpata to meet the General Director of the Instituto de Investigação Veterinária and to start to establish the basis for a future collaboration concerning the exotic diseases.
The visit in Angola ended with the officialization of the extension of the public health project to the neighbouring Province of Namibia bordering the Atlantic Ocean. On the 21st of November in Namibia, Mr. Di Clemente of the Di Martino Onlus together with Doctor Scacchia met Doctor Alcides, deputy governor of finance of the province of Namibia. He confirmed that from January 2015, the Namibian government will start paying the necessary sums to extend the project to his own territory.


#5 Eric Praline: ...is with fireworks and singing Yub Nub.
#4 Oppo: ...Leave a message on the Venezueling Wall.
#3 Rodney Dill: ...stick a fork in him.
#2 FormerHostage: ...award the Medal of Freedom to his tumor.
The appropriate way to mark the passing of Hugo Chavez is to take credit for that one if you are Mitt Romney.
The strangest thing during Rand Paul's filibuster...the drone hovering above his head.
...will indefinitely suspend all guided mule rides along the fiscal cliff.
...can no longer afford to replace the doors Joe Biden fired his shotgun through.
...is now more of an Off-White House.
...has installed a dunk tank in the press room... it's now $50.00 for each ball/question.
...will no longer white wash the truth.
Rodney, I believe you meant to say "drunk" tank.


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The ABCs of "Greening" the Warehouse Facility
Determining the warehouse facility's carbon footprint — and then reducing it as much as possible — can put your company on the road to environmental sustainability.
Rajiv Saxena, Vice President, Global Supply Chain Engineering, APL Logistics (Q3 / Summer 2013)
{{RELATEDLINKS}}If businesses' energy consumption stories were best-selling mysteries, it wouldn't be difficult to figure out "whodunit," because the terms "supply chain" and "carbon footprint" often seem to be synonymous. In fact, according to some estimates, transportation and logistics may account for up to 75 percent of most companies' carbon emissions.
While it's true that supply chains will always involve higher-than-average energy demands, that doesn't mean your company can't find multiple ways to "green" its logistics from end to end. And one good place to start is with your warehouses — or, more specifically, your warehouses' carbon footprints.
What Goes Into a Warehouse Carbon Footprint Calculation?
To some people, the concept of a carbon footprint calculation requires no introduction. Simply put, it's a way to measure the impact that a particular function, facility, or activity has on the environment so that a company, department, or individual can make better, more sustainable decisions. In the case of warehouses, some of the key ingredients besides square footage, headcount, and total hours of operation include:
E-grid emissions: Here in the United States, all men may have been created equal — but all megawatt hours are not. Each of the 26 sub-regions within our country's three power grids emits a different level of carbon dioxide — ranging from a high of more than 2,000 pounds per megawatt hour in Pennsylvania to a low of just over 819 pounds per megawatt hour in New York State. As a result, an electrical appliance or forklift operating at a facility in one area of the country is going to account for a considerably different level of greenhouse gas than that same appliance or forklift operating in another area.
Material-handling equipment: It's not just about how many pieces of industrial equipment a facility uses. It's also about whether those piece of equipment are forklift or pallet jacks; how they're powered (propane or electricity); where they're operated (in some e-grid sub-regions, propane and electric power sources are roughly equal, and in others, i.e., the higher power grid regions, propane is going to have the lower level of carbon emissions); and whether they're sit-down or stand-up (the latter is generally more energy-efficient). Each piece of equipment's wattage or gallons per mile/gallons per hour, whichever is applicable, is another important consideration.
Warehouse, office, and miscellaneous equipment: Plugging in key data about heat-shrink machines, conveyors, layer-picking devices, or other machines that might be in use on a warehouse floor may be the most important aspect of this particular category. However, it's important not to forget that even small pieces of equipment operating in other areas of a facility, such as breakroom refrigerators and microwaves or office computers and printers, are carbon footprint contributors, too, even if they are fairly negligible ones.
Heating, cooling, and insulation: A simple assessment of a facility's heating and cooling systems and their energy-efficiency ratings is merely the tip of the iceberg. A thorough assessment also must examine how many exposures a facility has to the outer environment — windows, truck doors, doors for personnel to travel in and out of — as well as what kinds of materials were used for a facility's walls (and how thick they are), what types of roofing shingles have been used (and what their R factor is), and how many days per year each system is in use.
Lighting: In addition to tallying the number and wattage of fixtures used, companies also must distinguish between the type of lighting used — metal halide or fluorescent/incandescent (which is considerably more energy-efficient) — and factor in things like the hours these lights are used, and whether or not energy-saving devices like auto-sensors are in place. The importance of this particular category cannot be stressed enough, because it usually is the single largest contributor to a warehouse's carbon footprint.
Waste: Unless a warehouse is actively participating in a recycling program, it could be sending tons of plastic, cardboard, and other waste to landfills each year — as much as one pound per 100 square feet of warehouse, according to The Rosenthal Group, a waste and recycling management firm — with an equally dramatic impact on the environment. Thus, it's essential to record and capture what type of trash compactor a company is using (including the type and compaction ratio), the size of dumpsters it's using in tons, and the frequency of how often its trash is collected.
Real-world, reliable references: When it comes to assigning the proper values or ratings to all of the aforementioned things, there are several highly helpful primary and secondary sources available. Some — including the Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Energy, National Institute of Standards and Technology, and National Oceanographic Data Center — are government agencies. Others, such as LEED and Energy Star, are private or government initiatives. Plus, there are many academic organizations, e.g., Utah State University's Climate Center, and private companies that specialize in things like lighting design, roofing and climate control, etc. — specialties that could enable companies to drill down into certain areas of their calculations more quickly or thoroughly.
Next: How Can a Warehouse Carbon Footprint Calculation Be Used?
{{RELATEDLINKS}}How Can a Warehouse Carbon Footprint Calculation Be Used?
By now, it should be clear that warehouse carbon footprint calculations are multifaceted, many-layered processes, ones that are usually best undertaken with the help of sophisticated algorithms. Their potential applications and benefits are just as diverse — and as relevant for companies that are locked into longtime leasing agreements or purchases as they are for those that are in a state of facility-related expansion or transition. Among other things, they can be used to:
Compare the environmental merits of one facility versus another;
Choose the most sustainable structural attributes for a facility during construction or renovation;
Evaluate different kinds of material-handling equipment with sustainability in mind; and
Select the most environmentally friendly heating and cooling solutions.
They also can be used to gain important sustainability insights such as:
Figuring out which facilities in a company's network have the largest carbon footprints and therefore are most in need of "greening";
Identifying which areas within a particular facility are the most — or least — sustainable; and
Determining how many carbon offsets should be purchased for a particular facility.
Just as important, they could be used for all of the above. The key thing is to actually use them because whether a warehouse's carbon footprint figure winds up being far larger or smaller than initially expected, one thing is certain: In order to be considered part of the sustainability solution instead of the sustainability problem, the calculations should be regarded as a springboard, not just considered a fait accompli. In other words, even warehouses that are green enough to earn Energy Star ratings or LEED certifications will usually have plenty of room for environmentally friendly improvement.
For example, since doing carbon footprint calculations at 35 of our facilities in North America, APL Logistics has reconfirmed the environmental value of investing in lighting conversion initiatives wherever we can — especially now that we know that metal halide lighting has a carbon footprint that is nearly three times greater than that of fluorescent lighting. More of our facilities also have launched more ambitious recycling programs, including some that feature partnerships with polymer companies that will come and pick up all of those facilities' baled plastic waste and use it to make new products. And several of our facilities in the North have reconfirmed the importance of using roofing materials with higher R factors or greater insulation in order to ward off heat loss. Just as important, we've now made doing at least one green project per year a required component of our ongoing Lean Six Sigma and JDI programs.
The Last (Green) Word
Obviously warehouses are not the only places in supply chains where opportunities for sustainable improvement abound. From conducting better transportation optimizations to implementing more fuel-efficient mode shifts, there are numerous ways companies can reduce the environmental impact of their logistics — and many reasons why they should. However, it is something that you as real estate and site selection professionals are especially qualified to advocate and oversee, not to mention an important step in the right direction.
Realistically speaking, logistics may always have one of the world's larger carbon footprints, because you can't get products from point A to B without some form of transportation and (usually) at least some degree of warehousing. However, with a little work and a lot of cooperation from all involved, there's no reason why logistics can't tread a little more softly.
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How do I transfer my child to a different school?
Is my child eligible for a Pre-K or Head Start program?
I am coming to Montgomery County from another country, how can I enroll my child?
How can I learn about special programs (magnet schools, language immersion programs, etc.) for my child?
How do I locate before and after school care for my child?
How can I find Student Service Learning opportunities for my child?
How do I arrange for support for my child with special needs?
I need to have my child tested for a learning disability, how do I do that?
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I am having trouble working with my child's school, who should I contact?
Are schools closed today because of weather issues (snow, ice, etc.)?
There has been an incident at or near my child's school, what should I do?
How can I donate equipment or supplies to the schools?
Who should I contact with an issue about the school bus?
How do I rent space at a school?
How do I locate a particular MCPS employee?
Enrollment is done in person at your child's home school. You must bring proof of age, identity, county residency and immunizations. If your child has previously attended school you should bring a copy of their latest report card.
To find your child's home school, call the Boundary Information Line at (240) 314-4710. You will be asked to provide your home address.
Parents who wish to have their child transferred to a different school must fill out the Change of School Assignment Form. The form must be turned in at your child's home school. Requests will then be approved or denied by a field office.
Prekindergarten/Head Start programs are available for children who will be four years old by September 1st and whose families meet income eligibility requirements. There are also limited spaces available for eligible children who will be three years old by September 1st. For more information please call 301-230-0676.
Adult education/GED classes are conducted through Montgomery College instead of MCPS.
You should contact the International Student Admissions Office at 301-230-0686. International students may enroll at any time.
A guide to the county's special programs is available. Questions about these programs may be directed to the Department of Enriched and Innovative Instruction at 301-279-8529.
MCPS does not offer before and after-care. You can locate child care through the Maryland Child Care Resource Network or by calling 301-279.1773. Some organizations rent space at individual schools; contact your school to see if programs are being held there.
You can find pre-approved Student Service Learning opportunities through Montgomery County's Volunteer Center.
You can contact the Department of Special Education at 301-279-3135.
You can contact the Office of Special Education's Central Placement Unit at 240-740-3830.
If your child is a current MCPS student or if they graduated within the last year, their records are held at their school . If they graduated more than one year ago, you can contact the Central Records Office at 301-320-7301.
To resolve school-related issues, it is important to first contact your child's teacher or counselor directly. If you are unable to achieve a resolution, contact the school's administration. If you are still having difficulties, you may contact the Community Superintendent who oversees the school.
School closing information will be posted to the front page of the school system's web site [website] as soon as it is available. You can call 301-279-3673 for a recorded message. Information will also be provided to local media.
Please call ASK MCPS at 301-279-3100; they will provide you with any available information. Information may also be posted to the MCPS web page.
You can volunteer by contacting your child's school directly. Other volunteer opportunities may be available through the Department of Family and Community Partnerships. You can reach DFCP at 301-279-3100.
Please contact the Department of Materials Management at 301-279-3348.
Please contact the Department of Transportation at 301-840-8140.
Facilities rental is handled by the Montgomery County government's Interagency Coordinating Board (ICB). You can contact ICB at 240-777-2702.
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