The One & Only . I read Emily Giffin's latest in two days on the beach. I couldn't wait to pick it up each morning (even through a hangover), was invested in the story and the characters, and felt a major void when I finished it. My best friend (who I borrowed it from) felt the same way, BUT some comments on my Instagram showed other Giffin fans felt differently. There's a strong football component in the story, but you don't have to really love/understand the sport to enjoy this read (although if you absolutely hate college football, you may not appreciate it). But I found it to be such a unique roller coaster of a love story (not #basic at all) and a heartwarming page-turner by one of my favorite authors (remember our chat?).
and Night Road (both by Kristin Hannah–easy reads, way addictive; finished them both in a few days and shed a tear or 1,000), and Fifty Shades of Grey (just kidding; I couldn't even finish it).
When I was feeling the Gone Girl void, I asked my FB friends what to read next and they said: Sharp Objects by a landslide (also by Gillian Flynn), Where'd You Go, Bernadette? (numerous people have highly recc'd this), The Husband's Secret , and The Silent Wife (I hear it's similar-ish to Gone Girl). The Fault in Our Stars is a given, and I've also been told that Wonder (although for pre-teens) is incredible, important, and inspiring for all ages (and especially if you have children).
I have never not loved a book my mom recommended to me (it must be the former librarian in her and also knowing me for 31 years). She is in disbelief I have not read The Language of Flowers, so that's up next (and it is supposed to be incredible), but while we were shopping on vacation last week, she picked out The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls for me. Even though I should have known better, I snubbed it and insisted on The Vacationers instead. She bought The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls for herself and warned me I better not steal it if I didn't like my selection. A few chapters into The Vacationers, I wasn't hooked, and found the writing a little sloppy/wordy. So what do you think happened next?
What…a brat. And then Mom coaxed my poor dad to pick her up another copy at the bookstore on his morning bike ride the next day because their daughter is a book thieving bish.
Bottom line: Read more and listen to your mother.
Stay tuned on Instagram @AshHess if you want to know what I think of this "stolen" book I still can't pronounce (so far, so good).
And let me know your favorite must-reads in the comments!


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Immigrant/refugee rights: It's now or never, Joe
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By Teresa Gutierrez posted on February 3, 2021
Since the beginning of the most recent war on immigrants — which took shape starting in 2006 with the hypercriminalization of undocumented workers — the U.S. Congress has repeatedly talked of passing legislation labeled "Comprehensive Immigration Reform" to right some of those wrongs.
We are long past "reforms," however.
Conditions during the past 15 years for documented, undocumented and refugee workers, not only in the U.S. but around the globe, have been dismal — which is an understatement. The time is now to bring workers out of the shadows, out of the detention centers and out of the countless deplorable migrant tent cities around the world and grant workers immediate full, legal, human and workers' rights.
The condition of migrant workers is a crime against humanity. Relief and aid must happen now, not tomorrow.
Global working-class issue
According to the U.N., "more people than ever live in a country other than the one in which they were born. In 2019, the number of migrants globally reached an estimated 272 million. … The number of globally forcibly displaced people topped 70 million for the first time … [this] includes 26 million refugees, 3.5 million asylum seekers and over 41 million internally displaced persons." (tinyurl.com/hbxsqafc)
It was not just in the U.S. that a white supremacist right-wing xenophobe used immigration to whip up a nativist base. Both Trump and right-wing leaders in Europe used the age-old tactic of divide and conquer the global working class.
It is no surprise that immigrant allies and organizations in the U.S. organized in record numbers to remove Donald Trump from office. Their work helped to oust one of the worst racist and misogynist presidents ever. This can be considered a win for them. Allies report that some migrants in camps in Matamoras, Mexico, actually cried with relief when they heard Trump had lost the election.
This should not come as a surprise when you consider the following news.
On Jan. 30, the Associated Press reported that at least 19 migrants were found shot and burned to death in Mexico near the U.S. border. The migrants appeared to be mainly Guatemalan and Mexican. "The bodies were found Jan. 22 piled in a burned-out truck on a dirt road in the northern border state of Tamaulipas. The truck had 113 bullet impacts."
This kind of atrocity is the tip of the iceberg of crimes that occur against migrants and refugees as they try to make their way into developed countries.
In a camp in Lesbos, Greece, hundreds of refugees stand close to one another as they wait in line for food, as "less than one in five are wearing a face mask" despite the deadly pandemic sweeping the globe. Said one Cameroonian woman refugee: "We are like inside an overcrowded chicken farm. We are lumped together during food distribution; it's impossible to have one meter of distance between us." (InfoMigrants, Sept. 16, 2020)
Were it not for heroic African American health care worker, Dawn Wooten, it would not be known that migrant women were being forcibly sterilized in an ICE detention center in Irwin County, Ga. One woman reported that she had not even been properly anesthetized. (Workers World, Sept. 23, 2020)
End of an era?
Will the administration of Democrat Joe Biden usher in a wave of victories and gains for migrants and the undocumented in the U.S.?
The hard-working, greatly committed and superbly organized movement for immigrant rights is hopeful. But they are not unwise. They have been here before. They will not be duped again. They know they must keep up the fight.
When the first Black U.S. president was elected in 2008, not only immigrants but many people of color and progressives were ecstatic. Tens of thousands were hopeful. This writer will not forget scenes of people in Kenya out in the streets in celebration or meeting a woman in Harlem who had traveled from Jamaica just to see the historic inauguration.
It was a privilege to be in Harlem the night Barack Obama was elected. Black and Latinx people and many others poured into the streets in jubilation. The police could not contain the spontaneous takeover of the streets and did not try. The people controlled the streets that night.
But for those who know this voracious, despicable capitalist system, we KNOW WE must fight ON. No matter the election history being made or the glass ceiling being broken, THE STRUGGLE AGAINST THE SYSTEM MUST GO ON.
Indeed, Obama tragically earned the title of Deporter-in-Chief as he — with then-Vice President Biden — came to deport more people than any other U.S. president in history.
"Biden's decision to use part of his political capital on immigration may seem bold to some, but to many who have watched years of immigration inaction, the move generates skepticism," wrote Julio Ricardo Varela, founder of Latino Rebels. (tinyurl.com/y3zzg328)
A key leader of the Dreamers movement, Korina Iribe, a DACA recipient in Arizona, wrote in the New York Times, "The first version of the Dream Act, which would have given young people like me a path to citizenship, was introduced in 2001. But nearly 20 years on, our futures still hang in the balance. Comprehensive immigration reform … has failed to pass under both Republican and Democratic administrations." (tinyurl.com/yy2lc4xs)
Since Biden's election, she continued, he "has taken various actions on immigration, including fortifying DACA. He also sent Congress the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021, which would offer a pathway to citizenship to the millions of undocumented immigrants living . . . [here]. The plan has been hailed as bold, but undocumented people have been here before. We can't go on like this."
In fact, the legislation Biden sent Congress DOES offer a pathway to "citizenship" — BUT would take almost 8 years and has many requirements and fees!
Haven't the undocumented and their families faced enough? Haven't they been terrorized by vigilantes at the border, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and police agents around every corner, a vile Trump, malicious court and law officials, and factory owners who super-exploit at the workplace?
Haven't immigrant workers shown in this horrid pandemic that they are essential to this country?
Eight years is too damn long.
Immediate legalization can be granted if Joe Biden wanted it. What is lacking is the political will to stand up to the Republicans and big business.
The time is now for all immigrants and refugees to be granted their full human and workers rights.
Open up the borders. Close the detention centers and the camps. Abolish ICE and the police or — in the words of the National Day Laborers Organizing Network "Abajo con la POLI-MIGRA! (Down with Pol-ICE)."
There is a reckoning taking place. Immigrants and allies are not just hopeful. They are mobilizing and stepping up their tactics in each phase of the struggle for their rights.
If justice does not happen now, what will this movement do next to demand what has already been earned a hundred times over?
It's now or never, Joe.
A Voice From Harpers Ferry

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By dirac,
January 10 in Links
Diamonds Circle
An ancestor of Margot Fonteyn figures heavily in a 19th century Glasgow murder case.
William and Annie had a daughter, Evelyn Maud Acheson, who had an affair with Antônio Gonçalves Fontes, a Brazilian merchant, which resulted in the birth of a daughter, Hilda Fontes in Derbyshire, in early 1895.
A look at the original E.T.A. Hoffman Nutcracker tale.
Hoffman's darker tale was adapted into a lighter version by Alexander Dumas. This adaptation caught the attention of ballet masters at the Mariinsky Theater in Russia. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was commissioned to compose music for the first ballet production of The Nutcracker in 1892. Although Tchaikovsky's music was a success, the performance fell short of pleasing its audience. Critics felt the fairy-tale-like narrative undermined the artistic agency of classical ballet. One critic wrote that The Nutcracker was "'produced primarily with children for children with 'precisely nothing' to contribute to 'the artistic fate of our ballet.'"


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16 August 2017: Australia's liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector must fundamentally rethink its approach and operating model if it is to compete in the global market place. Speaking at the South East Asia Australia Offshore and Onshore Conference (SEAAOC) in Darwin today, Deloitte Australia's oil and gas leader Bernadette Cullinane discussed approaches to improving international competitiveness of the industry.
"Australia's reputation as a high cost destination is well known globally and arguably well deserved," Cullinane explained. "Exceptionally high costs for LNG projects in Australia are driven by the complex nature of the projects, their remote locations, environmental sensitivities and the country's high local cost base. Construction costs and a track record of project delays have also hurt budgets and our industry's reputation. Operating costs must also be reduced to improve the attractiveness of Australian LNG within a global commodity market.
While the global LNG market is in oversupply, experts predict a shortage to re-emerge in the first half of the next decade, driven by strong gas demand growth from the likes of India and China.
Addressing the role of governments – stable, transparent regulatory regimes that minimise red tape, give producers freedom of movement and investors long-term clarity whilst avoiding interfering in the market too much are crucial.
Cullinane went on to recommend the formation of an industry cluster in Darwin in the Northern Territory and other geographical distributed resources hubs around Australia such as Karratha in Western Australia and Gladstone in Queensland, to create a unique model for competitiveness.
"In clusters, producing companies are co-located with their locally-based suppliers and are supported by specialised service providers, industry associations, research organisations, educational institutions and government bodies. These entities interact closely to create long-term sustainable growth," she explained. "Studies of economic development in advanced countries have shown firms co-located in clusters are more likely to be more innovative, pay higher wages and achieve greater productivity than firms that are geographically isolated with fewer local linkages. This approach is also advocated by the NERA and METS Ignited , the industry growth centres for energy and mining equipment and technology services, respectively.
"As a geographic region, Darwin is uniquely positioned to be developed as the first of potentially several resources industry clusters in Australia. The city's port already supports a number of industries and it is the closest to the critical South East Asian markets.


It was Jacob Haymaker, a millwright and carpenter who prospected through Portage county in 1805, who saw the possibilities of the Cuyahoga. He realized that the banks of the river would be a fine place to erect a grist mill. At the time Aaron Olmstead owned the entire township of Franklin. Jacob Haymaker offered to buy 2,093 acre of land. The price was $5,600, just a bit more than $2.50 an acre. Unable to return to Franklin Jacob sent his son John, to clear a spot in the virgin forest along the Cuyahoga for a permanent home.


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Producers at standstill with wet weather, frost concerns
Wet conditions in the southeast have caused harvest operations to come to a standstill, with concerns for late-seeded crops being affected by a forecast of frost.
SaskToday Sep 22, 2010 2:00 AM
Wet conditions in the southeast have caused harvest operations to come to a standstill, with concerns for late-seeded crops being affected by a forecast of frost. With only 22 per cent of the crop currently combined, and an additional 37 per cent swathed, producers are "considerably behind the five-year average for harvest operations," said Elaine Moats, crops specialist for the Weyburn area.
"It is a frustrating time for producers, because they are having such a difficult time getting crops out of the field," added Moats. "The expensive equipment that producers use for harvest time are not designed for the wet conditions that we currently see in the fields, and several producers have to handle this equipment getting stuck."
"It is impossible to do anything, because we can't move in the fields," said Russell Leguee, a Weyburn-area producer. "We can't get the trucks in, or our combines. In my 34 years of farming, I have never seen it like this before."
"It has been so wet, that we haven't been able to combine at all during the month of September," said Kyle Schurko, a producer from the Griffin area. "It has just been raining almost everyday, and the calendar is slipping away from us. The excess moisture makes it a fight for everyone to get their trucks in the field, and it has been tough."
With many producers having to seed later in the year, their biggest concern is the forecast for frost. "There is a lot of concern in the area for the later-seeded crops, because there are green crops still out there that would get hit hard," said Wayne Vilcu, Halbrite producer.
Harvest conditions have been wet before for producers, which makes the situation even more frustrating. "For the last three years, we have had wet conditions during harvest time, and it draws out the whole process," said Leguee. "There is only so much one can do while they're waiting for the weather to improve, especially when getting the crop in is the main priority for the farmers."
Crop yields have also been difficult to assess, because of the excess moisture received earlier in the spring. The Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture weekly crop report has indicated the following average yields for the southeast region: winter wheat 49 bu/ac; spring wheat 34 bu/ac; durum 31 bu/ac; oats 63 bu/ac; barley 52 bu/ac; fall rye 42 bu/ac; triticale 45 bu/ac; flax 21 bu/ac; canola 29 bu/ac; mustard 900 lb/ac; lentils 1,300 lb/ac; peas 32 bu/ac; canary seed 1,200 lb/ac; and chickpeas 1,300 lb/ac.
Producers are hopeful that if a frost does hit the area, that it will at least have a long-term effect on the weather conditions. "It is still too early to think that a frost would mean an early end to the harvest production," said Moats. "There still could be a lot of time for producers to get the crop off. When we are dealing with the forecast, producers are hoping a hard freeze will settle down the weather conditions."
Moats noted that during last year's harvest, because of the wet conditions in September and August, producers were not able to get their crops off until November, when warm weather finally arrived. This year, producers believe that they will receive the warm weather they need and are hoping they don't have to wait until November.
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The "greenhouse gases (GHG)" intercept a fraction of outgoing terrestrial infrared radiation, creating the natural greenhouse effect which warmed the atmosphere by approximately 32° Celsius at the beginning of the 20th Century. The activities of mankind have caused several of these gases to increase in atmospheric concentration during the past century, raising the atmospheric temperature by another 0.7° Celsius. Carbon dioxide, the most prominent GHG is released primarily by the burning of the "fossil" fuels coal, oil and natural gas, and has increased from 315 ppmv (parts per million by volume) in 1958 to 388 ppmv in 2008. Methane increased about 1% per year in the 1980s from 1.52 ppmv, but has slowed down to a nearly constant 1.78 ppmv from 2000 to 2008. Nitrous oxide (N2O) and ground level ozone (O3) are also steadily increasing in concentrations. The increase in GHGs will warm the Earth much more during the 21st, Century unless controls on these gases are rapidly put in place.
The chlorofluorocarbons (CCl2F2, CCl3F, etc.) are not only GHG contributors but also the suppliers of atomic chlorine to the upper atmosphere, causing the loss of stratospheric ozone. Every September since the mid-1980s a rapid loss of ozone occurs in a few weeks over the south polar area, resulting in the formation of the well-known Antarctic Ozone Hole, which fades away in mid-spring (November). These losses in stratospheric ozone led in 1987 to the international adoption of the Montreal Protocol which banned the further manufacture and release of the chorofluorocarbon gases. This Protocol has now been in effect for 22 years, and has been very successful. Nevertheless, the Antarctic ozone loss will occur throughout the 21st century because of the long survival lifetimes of the CFCs which have already been released.
Feedback processes involving reductions in reflectance (albedo) from ice to water, or from to snow to rock cause enhanced warming in the polar north, and the climate is changing rapidly in the Arctic with substantial biological effects.


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Atlanta Blaze Sign First Rookies of 2019
byMajor League Lacrosse
Major League Lacrosse (MLL) announced today that three rookies have officially signed with the Atlanta Blaze. The Blaze are proud to add Villanova midfielder, TJ Comizio, Seton Hill long-stick-middie, Brett Craig, and Mount Saint Mary's midfielder Jack Mangan. After signing Comizio, Craig and Mangan are all able to take part in spring training – set to begin this weekend in Atlanta.
"We are excited to welcome TJ, Brett and Jack to the Blaze," said Spencer Ford, GM for the Atlanta Blaze. "TJ is a fierce two-way competitor who can eliminate top dodging threats on the opposing teams and push pace the opposite direction. Jack has similar qualities to TJ as he is also a short-stick defender who moves extremely well, defends with strategy and runs transition. Brett is a 6'5" LSM who slashes hard, plays a physical brand of lacrosse and is very good with the ball in his stick."
Photo courtesy of Villanova Athletics
TJ Comizio has earned All-BIG EAST Second Team and All-BIG EAST Tournament Team honors in his career with the Villanova Wildcats. Comizio played in all fifteen games for the Wildcats this season, scoring one goal and nine assists as a short-stick midfield, defenseman. He had the most number of caused turnovers (24) and ground balls (64) for the Wildcats this season.
Photo courtesy of Seton Hill Athletics
Brett Craig has earned USILA All American, G-MAC Specialist of the Year, First Team All G-MAC selection, G-MAC Academic All-Conference selection and Google Cloud Academic All District Men's at Large Team in his career with the Seton Hill Griffons. In the 2019 season Craig played and started in all seventeen games for the Griffons. He was first overall on the team for caused turnovers (26) and second on the team for ground balls (99).
Photo courtesy of Mount St. Mary's Athletics
Jack Mangan has earned All-Northeast Conference First Team, All-Northeast Conference Second Team, Northeast Conference All-Rookie honors during his career with Mount St. Mary's, and was named a Team
Captain in 2019. This season Mangan played in all 16 games for the Mount, recording 9 goals, 11 assists, 59 ground balls and 23 caused turnovers.
Congratulations to TJ Comizio, Brett Craig and Jack Mangan!
*Once an MLL rookies' NCAA eligibility expires, they are able to sign with Major League Lacrosse.
About Major League Lacrosse
Major League Lacrosse (MLL), based in Boston, is the premier professional field lacrosse league. MLL has led lacrosse's growth into the mainstream of competitive team sports since 2001. In the spring of 2018, MLL entered into new leadership for the first time in 14 years when it selected Alexander Brown as the Commissioner. Since that time MLL has been on an aggressive path towards sustainably developing and growing the league. The league currently features six teams: The Atlanta Blaze, Boston Cannons, Chesapeake Bayhawks, Dallas Rattlers, Denver Outlaws, and New York Lizards. Tickets for the 2019 season and the 2019 All-Star Game are available on majorleaguelacrosse.com
Additional League Information Website: majorleaguelacrosse.com
Instagram: instagram.com/majorleaguelax Twitter: twitter.com/MLL_Lacrosse
About the Atlanta Blaze
On August 7, 2015, the MLL granted an expansion franchise to Atlanta, Georgia for the 2016 MLL season. The league had previously held several games there before including the 2014 and 2015 championship games.
The 2018 summer season was the best season that the Blaze had since their inception, posting a 7-7 record. They were one win away from their first playoff berth, but lost to the Denver Outlaws on the final week of the season to be eliminated. Additional Blaze Information
Website: atlantablaze.com/
Instagram: instagram.com/ atlantablazemll Twitter: twitter.com/AtlantaBlaze
Blaze Drafted Rookies School
TJ Comizio Villanova
Alex Woodall Towson
Jack Mangan Mount St. Marys
Jacob Stover Loyola
Brendan Sunday Towson
Dylan Gaines Denver
Colton Jackson Denver
Brett Craig Seton Hill
Tyson Gibson Robert Morris
Eddie Bouhall Lehigh
Jake McCullough Cornell
Atlanta Blaze
brett craig
jack mangan
Seton Hill
TJ Comizio
Major League Lacrosse (MLL), the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, was founded by Jake Steinfeld and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Major League Lacrosse commenced play in June of 2001 and will enter its fifteenth season in 2015. MLL has continued to lead the sport of lacrosse into the mainstream of competitive team sports. The league is made up of eight teams: The Boston Cannons, Charlotte Hounds, Chesapeake Bayhawks, Denver Outlaws, Florida Launch, New York Lizards, Ohio Machine and Rochester Rattlers.
2019 MCLA National Championships: St. Thomas Wins DII Title
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2019 MCLA National Championship: South Carolina Wins First-Ever MCLA Championship


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Q: How to tell javascript to identify all html elements on window load? In my example Iam looking for a way to identify a p element on window load:
The below shown code snippet gives the following error:
Uncaught TypeError: Cannot set properties of null (setting 'innerHTML');
=> I guess thats because on window the load the p element cannot be identified by the getelementid method. Thats because the javascript runs at first.
// example 1

Iam the preset text content.

So I tried the following to get closer:

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*Browser runs first through the code, but does not execute the changeText() function

*Triggering the changeText() function afterwards works fine.
=> The getElementById method can work on the p element because its known at that time

//example 2

Iam the preset text content.

   <button onclick="changeText()">Click me</button>

Does somebody know how to identify the p element on window load (example 1)?

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Q: i have Webgrid in razor engine when i perform grid function grid is postbacking to first page I have webgrid in Razor engine. When I perform edit function, grid is coming back to grid pageone, how can I restrict the grid to stay back in same page of grid when we perform any grid functionality?

A: public class PeopleListController : Controller
    {
        //sample data source
        public List Persons
        {
            get {
                return new List {
                    new Person {ID=1, Birthday=DateTime.Now, Name="John"},
                    new Person {ID=2, Birthday=DateTime.Now, Name="Paul"},
                    new Person {ID=3, Birthday=DateTime.Now, Name="Jane"},
                    new Person {ID=4, Birthday=DateTime.Now, Name="Trisha"},
                    new Person {ID=5, Birthday=DateTime.Now, Name="Kevin"},
                    new Person {ID=6, Birthday=DateTime.Now, Name="Janice"},
                    new Person {ID=7, Birthday=DateTime.Now, Name="Dennis"},
                    new Person {ID=8, Birthday=DateTime.Now, Name="Jack"},
                    new Person {ID=9, Birthday=DateTime.Now, Name="Trevor"},
                    new Person {ID=10, Birthday=DateTime.Now, Name="Michael"},
                    new Person {ID=11, Birthday=DateTime.Now, Name="Sean"},
                    new Person {ID=12, Birthday=DateTime.Now, Name="Emerson"},
                    new Person {ID=13, Birthday=DateTime.Now, Name="Jay"},
                    new Person {ID=14, Birthday=DateTime.Now, Name="Henry"},
                    new Person {ID=15, Birthday=DateTime.Now, Name="Luke"}
                };
            }
        }
    public ActionResult Index()
    {
        //get grid parameters from URL/POST (if any)
        var gridParameters = GridParameters.GetGridParameters();

        //get data
        var data = GetDataUsingLINQ(gridParameters.Sort,            //order by column
                                    gridParameters.SortDirection,   //order by direction
                                    gridParameters.Page ?? 1,       //returned page
                                    5);                             //displayed rows per page

        //set record count for use in view
        ViewBag.GridRecordCount = Persons.Count;

        return View(data);
    }

    //get data from datasource using LINQ (sample data access layer)
    private IEnumerable<Person> GetDataUsingLINQ(string sort, string sortDir, int page, int numRows)
    {
        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(sort))
            return Persons.AsQueryable().OrderBy(sort + " " + sortDir).Skip((page - 1) * numRows).Take(numRows).ToList();
        else
            return Persons.AsQueryable().Skip((page - 1) * numRows).Take(numRows).ToList();
    }

    //get data from datasource using SPROC (sample data access layer)
    private IEnumerable<Person> GetDataUsingSPROC(string sort, string sortDir, int? page, int numRows)
    {
        //note: I did not use EF nor LINQ to SQL in the example below as I do
        //      not know any clean/elegant way of calling stored using those two

        //note: server side paging and sorting SP implementation is not included, there are lots of articles on the web that discuss about it.
        //      You can google "sql server side paging sorting"

        var sqlCon = new SqlConnection("<insert your connection string here>");
        sqlCon.Open();

        var sqlCmd = new SqlCommand();
        sqlCmd.CommandType = System.Data.CommandType.StoredProcedure;
        sqlCmd.CommandText = "<insert your SP name here>";
        sqlCmd.Connection = sqlCon;

        sqlCmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@Sort", sort);
        sqlCmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@SortDirection", sortDir);
        sqlCmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@Page", page);
        sqlCmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@NumRows", numRows);

        var list = new List<Person>();
        using(SqlDataReader reader = sqlCmd.ExecuteReader())
        {
            while (reader.Read())
            {
                var p = new Person();
                p.ID = Convert.ToInt32(reader["ID"]);
                p.Name = reader["Name"].ToString();
                p.Birthday = Convert.ToDateTime(reader["Birthday"]);
                list.Add(p);
            }
        }

        sqlCon.Close();

        return list;
    }

}


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William H. Schenck - Builder
273 Cambria Street
The first owner of 273 Cambria Drive in Stratford was William Henry Schenck. Mr. Schenck was a builder by trade.
William Henry Schenck was born on May 2, 1865, the son of William Frederick August Schenck and Pauline Eischer. Both parents were born in Prussia and emigrated to Canada during the 1850s, settling in Ellice Township. They were married in April 1860 and had nine children, three of whom died in infancy. William was their fourth child. William's father farmed and also worked as a carpenter to supplement the family's income.
Growing up, William helped his father on the farm and learned the carpentry trade. By 1891, William was boarding with John Kastner and his family in Downie Township. Mr. Kastner was a lumber merchant and, according to the census of that year, William worked for him as a carpenter.
William listed his occupation as carpenter when he married 24 year-old Melinda Margaret Kruspe in November 1896 in Sebringville. Melinda was born on March 24, 1875, the daughter of Frederick Kruspe and Mary (Maria) Katherine Seegmiller. Frederick was born in Prussia on August 22, 1826 and emigrated to Canada about 1846. Mary was born on June 7, 1836 in Alsace-Lorraine and emigrated to Canada in the early 1850s. They were married on June 7, 1856 in Sebringville and had at least eight children. Matilda was their seventh child.
Not long after their marriage, William and Melinda moved to the town of Chesley in Bruce County. The town, which sits along the Saugeen River, was the home of the Krug Brothers Furniture Factory, established in 1885. The next two decades saw a rapid demand for the Krugs' product. The requirement for skilled labour and above average wages likely attracted William and Melinda to Chesley where their first child, Emerson Verne, was born in 1900.
By 1905 the family moved to Stratford where their remaining children were born: Mary Doreen (1907) and William Edwin (1911). During the next 18 years the family resided at a number of locations in Stratford and William established himself as a successful house builder. He built 273 Cambria Street in 1914 and the family lived there for several years. They ultimately settled at 190 Birmingham Street.
According to his obituary, William received a slight scratch on his knee while working on one of his houses. Thinking nothing of it he continued to work but visited the doctor later in the day and the following morning to have it treated. That afternoon he and his 12-year-old son Edwin and William's sister set out to visit their parent's gravesite in Rostock. During the car trip William was overcome by fainting spells twice but was revived. He continued on; however, the third attack, resulting from severe blood poisoning from his wound, was fatal. William died on July 2, 1923 at 58.
Melinda lived another thirty-eight years and died in 1961. She is buried alongside William in Avondale Cemetery.


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•» This new album from Phil Broadhurst is the third instalment in what he loosely describes as his 'Dedication Trilogy'. Where Delayed Reaction celebrated the life and career of Michel Petrucciani, and Flaubert's Dance paid homage to a number of the artists who have influenced his writing and performing (from Herbie Hancock and Keith Jarrett to Manu Katché, Elaine Elias and Tomaz Stanko), the music on Panacea springs from the often–unconscious influences that form the building blocks of a composition. Phil says that these derive not only from the wide jazz landscape explored in his radio programme "The Art of Jazz", but also from experiences arising from playing and teaching.
•» In the coming months there will be a new Phil Broadhurst album released, 'Panacea'. Broadhurst is an enduring musical presence, a backbone of the Auckland Jazz scene. Running the Massey School of Music Jazz programme in Auckland keeps him busy, but he somehow finds time to write interesting new material and to perform gigs about town. A prolific writer and arranger, he has released a number of albums in recent years and all have done well. His tribute to Michel Petrucciani 'Delayed Reaction' garnered favourable reviews here and offshore and his 2014 album 'Flaubert's Dance' was short listed for a Jazz Tui.
•» On Wednesday, as a prequel to the Panacea album release, we heard the Phil Broadhurst Quintet (plus a friend) at the Creative Jazz Club. The identity of the mystery guest was a poorly kept secret, anticipated and not puzzled over. As the band set up, the shiny pedal–steel guitar and the battle–worn fender dispelled any remaining doubts. The band was Phil Broadhurst, Roger Manins, Mike Booth, Oli Holland, Cameron Sangster and of course Neil Watson (AKA the mystery guest).
•» There were newer tunes and a few familiar ones from past gigs. Most of the new tunes will feature on the Panacea album, which will probably be released in late May. •» As a writer Broadhurst avoids cliches, but at the same time he manages to avoid the obtuse. there are odd time–signatures but when he delves into complexity the tunes still remain accessible. These are tunes that sound familiar; not because you've heard them before or because they rely on well–worn licks. They sound familiar because they tap into a recognisable vibe. At the heart of his writing is a real warmth. •» The tunes take you to a familiar place even though you've never been there before; carried by rich harmonies and well crafted heads.
•» Holland Manins, Booth and Sangster have been with the band a long while and that familiarity enabled them to extract the maximum from the material. As many of the tunes were lyrical, Manins showed a gentler side to his tenor playing. While he favours fast burners (where he excels), his ballad work here had depth and feeling. Booth and Manins blend well and especially with Booth on Flugel. Adding Watson into the mix changed the dynamic and his solos on fender had urgency and edge. Watson is a good musician but one who never takes himself too seriously. He brings humour to any bandstand and minor mistakes are fodder for self–deprecatory slapstick asides.
•» One of the newer compositions made reference to Watson's pedal steel guitar. Like an elephant, the tune title had undergone a long and difficult gestation. Broadhurst composed it just before going on an overseas trip and promptly forgot about it in the rush to pack. A year or so later he decided to clean up the computer program and began the process of mechanically purging duplicate copies of old tunes. By this point all had been given titles and saved elsewhere. Rescued from the lonely obscurity of the 'untitled' nomenclature. As he deleted them one by one he spotted an anomaly. One particular tune was mysteriously labeled 'untitled–untitled'. He opened it, liked the look of it but didn't recognise it, so he played it. He recalls wondering who had written it until the penny dropped. 'Untitled–Untitled', the tune rescued in the eleventh hour, was later shown to Neil Watson who was wrangling with his new pedal steel guitar. There are so many levers to operate he complained to Broadhurst, who replied, "I think that you've just named my lost tune'. 'Lever' is a great tune and its improbable genesis gives it that added piquancy.