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Starting your own business can be extremely profitable. In fact, some individuals earn a substantially higher income working for themselves than they would for a company. However, the process of actually establishing your business isn't as easy as you may think. With a few simple tips and insurance from Bloomfield, NJ's E.S.T.I.R. Inc. you can get started with the highest potential for success.
You can't just start offering your services as an electrician without getting the necessary licensure. If you want to start a business and work as a contractor, you need to get a general business license. You also may need specific business licensure. For some contracting jobs, you may need certifications to prove your credentials.
Before you start advertising, you need to look into insurance. Insurance is necessary for contractors. It helps protect their assets in the event something should happen to a client's property. For instance, let's say you're doing electrical work in someone's kitchen. You accidentally drop the screwdriver and it tears through the person's linoleum. Instead of the person suing you, the insurance you have covers the expenses. You can also utilize your insurance if you should happen to make a mistake on the job.
In today's technology savvy world, marketing is easier than ever. You may create social media pages specifically for your business and use your own personal page. You have the option of sites like Craig's List to post an ad for your services. Linkedin is another excellent place. You create a page listing all of your information. Your name comes up in the search results, and you have the option to connect with other contractors and businesses in your area.
Call E.S.T.I.R. Inc. today for a quote for insurance for your contracting business. We serve Bloomfield, NJ and the surrounding area and are available by calling 973-481-5300.
Does Commercial Insurance Cover Technology In the Business?
Commercial insurance covers a huge range of different aspects of your business including the technology that is required to keep your business going. If you have a commercial policy, it is always best to see just what the policy covers in order to understand entirely what your policy is going to pay for should you have to use it. If you live in the Bloomfield, NJ area, the agents with E.S.T.I.R. Inc. can help you to find the perfect commercial policy.
Keeping in mind that many businesses use some sort of technology to help them function, it is necessary that commercial policies cover the technology that is used to keep the business going. This means that commercial policies cover things like the computers that house the inventory, cash registers, office computers, anti-theft devices and more that are all used to help the business proceed with daily activity. If you have a business for instance that is destroyed in a fire, your policy would help to give you a monetary amount to help buy new computers and new technology to help recover the business.
A commercial policy is going to cover pretty much anything that is going to help your business run on a day to day basis. It is also going to cover inventory, the shelving and other display items, the building itself, and to a certain degree, can help pay for employee injury if something happens to your employees while you are at work. If you live in the Bloomfield, NJ area, the agents with E.S.T.I.R. Inc. can help you to find the perfect commercial policy for your needs so that you can be fully covered no matter what, even your valuable electronics that are used to keep your business running.
Buying a new car in Newark, NJ can bring some questions about what to do with your auto insurance.
If you are buying a car on the weekend and the insurance office doesn't open until Monday morning, you will usually have automatic coverage for new purchases that is equal to the broadest coverage you have on either your current or other cars on the policy. This means your policy will cover you for up to four days. If you don't have comprehensive or collision coverage on the car you are replacing, then you won't have it on the new vehicle. You may be required to have this overage if you are leasing or financing the new car. If there are multiple cars on the policy, then the new vehicle will have the greatest level of coverage to match any car listed on the policy.
It's important to read the fine print on the lease or loan. Some leasing contracts could have a forced place clause, which means that the leasing company will arrange for insurance and add it to the monthly bill. You may also want to add additional gap coverage when purchasing a new car since this will help pay the difference from what you owe and what the car is worth at the time of an accident.
The dealership will not be responsible for contacting your insurance company, so you should contact your insurance agent as soon as possible.
If you are purchasing your first car and don't have any existing insurance, you will have to do that before you can drive off the lot. An agent at E.S.T.I.R. Inc. can help you set up a first-time car insurance policy. While you typically have four days to contact your insurance after buying a vehicle, you should notify your agent in advance if you know you are close to getting a new car.
Contact E.S.T.I.R. Inc. serving Newark, NJ, to get a quote on auto insurance.
One of the most appreciated and noble professions is that of a contractor. A contractor has the flexibility to take on a variety of projects within the home and work when it is best suited for the client and the contractor. Most of the clients that build the contractor's business is by the reputation of the contractor. If you are a licensed contractor in the Newark, NJ area, a contractor insurance policy from E.S.T.I.R. Inc. will help you maintain your business reputation.
Put the "Liability" in "Reliability"
When seeking out a contractor, most clients equate reliability with work quality. A reliable contractor ensures their business by protecting both their clients and themselves with liability coverage. This coverage protects any damages that may happen on site, as well as prevent any extensive lawsuits from clients. Bodily injury and property damage are both subject to liable damages for contractors who are working in or around an area with access by homeowners or public. Any damages that require compensation or medical bills are covered under this portion of the policy.
It is essential for contractors to insure their projects as well as any structures that may have been damaged while working. Protect yourself and employees from the unforeseen damage that can come from working around a critical structure. Damages to unknown pipes or damages to the interior structure are covered under these policies.
Contractor insurance promotes responsibility and security. Contractors that are insured is in high demand for clients in or around the Newark, NJ area. Knowing you are insured will enhance and maintain your business reputation with clients and potential clients. Let an agent as E.S.T.I.R. Inc. assist you with a contract insurance policy and protect your business reputation today.
As a contractor, it is important to keep your business, employees, and clients protected. This can be done with the right contract insurance in Newark, NJ. However, all contract insurance policies are not the same. For this reason, if you are looking for a new contractor insurance policy for your business, here are three tips to help you get the most for your money with the best possible coverage: compare quotes, bundle policies, and work with a reputable insurance agent serving the Newark, NJ area.
When shopping for contractor insurance it is important to compare various quotes in detail. All policies are not the same. They typically differ in price and what is covered. For this reason, it's important to use a trusted insurance agent to help guide you through this process and point out the finer details that you may miss.
When you have more than one insurance policy, it's a good idea to bundle them together under one insurance company. This will save you money on your premiums. You can bundle auto, home, recreational, commercial and other insurance polices together to save you money. Again, use a reputable insurance agent to guide you through this process to save you as much money as possible.
You want the best contractor insurance for your needs in Newark, NJ. At E.S.T.I.R. Inc. our reputable agents will guide you every step of the way when purchasing contractor insurance for your business. When you contact us, we will answer all your questions and help you find the best policy for the price you want. Contact E.S.T.I.R. Inc. today and our friendly agents will take the time to explore and find the policy you need.


Speaking of cameras, the Zoom Edition has three on the back — the primary being a 48MP sensor, the secondary a 13MP periscope zoom lens, and the third an 8MP wide lens. It's unclear whether the periscope objective really optically zooms in 10-fold, or whether it uses some computational magic for the last 5x, as Oppo calls its technique "Hybrid Zoom." On the inside, the flagship is powered by a Snapdragon 855, coupled with 6 or 8GB of RAM and 128 or 256GB of storage. A 5G version is also in the works, and it's supposed to be announced next month.
Its smaller brother, the Standard Edition, uses a midrange Snapdragon 710 along with the same RAM and storage options. It has a slightly smaller 6.4-inch screen but uses the same front camera mechanism as the Zoom Edition. This phone doesn't have the periscope zoom lens, leaving it with only two cameras on the back (when did we start combining the words "only" and "two cameras" in one sentence?).
Both devices come with Android Pie (ColorOS 6), NFC, and Oppo's proprietary VOOC 3.0 fast charging. There are four colors to choose from: blue, black, pink, and purple.
The Standard Edition in four flavors.
So far, only Chinese pricing is available: The 10x Zoom Edition with 6GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage will cost 3,999 yuan ($600), with upgrades available at 4,499 yuan ($670) for 6GB/256GB and 4,799 yuan ($715) for 8GB/256GB. The Standard Edition follows the same scheme and is available starting 2,999 yuan ($450) for 6GB/128GB. Upgrades come in at 3,299 yuan ($490) for 6GB/256GB and 3,599 yuan ($535) for 8GB/256GB.
Prices for other markets should be announced at Oppo's global launch event in Zurich on April 24.


I am facing a problem while loading Repository.
I tried by Check and Verify option in that it is showing 0 errors.
but in log it is showing and error.
*Error: Failed to re-create stored procedure/function for Identity value.
Have you verfied that your MDM server and the MDM Gui are of the same Version.?
You can check these from the MDM console itself.
Also try restarting your MDM server and try unmounting and remounting your mdm server and then try to load it.
Check with your Database team to find any locks sitting on this repository table in the DB. Also ask them to run a reorganize indexing job on this repository table.
you have done correctly by verifying the repo. It seems the repo could not save the changes u have done.Try with unmounting and then mounting the repository . In this the repo will be refreshed and if the changes haven't been updated,u can do that now.
Try Verify-Repair option so that it automatically corrects the error if it exists.
Also to update the changes in database try Load-Update Indices option.
Check if any of your field or table codes are same.
The codes must be unique.


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Home CompaniesB2B Shotzy Bridges B2B Photography Gap
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Shotzy Bridges B2B Photography Gap
by Muriel Vega + Jasmyne Moody March 10, 2017
After a big year, the company party is coming up — but no one knows a decent photographer. That's where Shotzy comes in. Shotzy combines convenience for both photographers and businesses into one app: in just seven taps, a company can find reliable photographers in the area and set an appointment for a flat fee.
Shotzy aims to not only provide gigs for talented photographers in their free time, but help them hone their skills and build relationships along the way. "We just onboarded a woman in Denver that's pulling a double today, but her work is fantastic. Shotzy is there to help her make the transition from a two career to a single career, passionate photographer," says co-founder Frederick Marx.
Hype had a chance to sit down with Marx, along with Shotzy's VP of Business Development Taylor Lupton, and talk about Shotzy's recent pivot from B2C to B2B and how they're dissolving friction points in the photographer booking process for businesses.
How did you guys get the idea for Shotzy?
The genesis of Shotzy was actually more in the B2C arena than B2B, which is where we are now. But, it was born out of a passion that I have for traveling and wanting to be able to easily access professional photographers wherever I am. I had the vision that it would be great within a couple taps of your mobile device to access a professional photographer, whether that be on a beach in Costa Rica, or at the Eiffel Tower, or down the road from your house.
But since then, we've 8-balled into a B2B business because we believe there's a huge problem in the B2B world regarding capturing engaging visual content easily. Being able to access it easily and affordably, and begin to build a library of authentic images, and ultimately video, we think that's huge problem that Shotzy can go a long way in solving.
At what point did you guys decide to pivot from B2C to B2B?
It's been about 30 days! We've only been in existence as an app since July 2016. From July through the end of December, I was doing a lot of things. One, I hired this guy who's a professional photographer and has a BFA from SCAD. He's responsible for onboarding every photographer that comes onto the platform because he has a keen eye as a professional photographer himself, he's uniquely qualified to do that. We were interviewing branding agencies and finally landed on one. In December, we launched as a B2C company.
When you're a tech startup, you have to be willing to constantly evolve and constantly get feedback from customers, and I just felt that based on my research and conversations that the B2B space was a bigger problem that needed solving. So that's how we evolved to B2B.
Where are you guys with funding?
I raised seed capital and we are running lean right now. I intend to make that seed capital last two years, but I am looking to raise capital by the end of 2017. I think that we have a strong, compelling case to raise capital now — our tech stack is fully built, the technology works, we are signing up photographers as fast as we possibly can.
Tell me about the photographers that you're recruiting.
When they sign up on Shotzy we ask them a handful of questions that really dive into what they're all about, what their passions are, and what their skills are.
Photojournalistic background is something that I look for simply because that tells me that you can go into a studio and get a nice portrait, but then I can send you into a corporate cocktail party and you can not only get the details of the party, the details of the environment, but still capture the essence of the mood and the people there. We're constantly looking for photographers that spread themselves over many areas of photography, rather than just portraiture or just newborns.
What's your revenue model?
How it works right now is we charge a flat rate of $99 an hour of which Shotzy earns 20 percent. There are some interesting channels for verticals in our revenue stream. For example, we're constantly capturing a huge library of visual assets. To what degree could we leverage those with companies that are on the platform?
Tell me about what problem you're solving, and how do you stand out against your competitors?
There are tons of friction points along the way associated with hiring professional photographers. Even with technology platforms that are out there, it's still a request-and-quote business model where you have to invest time and money and energy and ultimately landing on someone. Shotzy removes all of those friction points and we're the only one that's completely mobile, which makes us very unique. I think that's step one in an on-demand world is to have something that in your pocket within 30 seconds you can access a professional photographer.
Featured image by Haute Couture Media/Shotzy, screenshots via Shotzy
Interview by Muriel Vega. Development by Jasmyne Moody.
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For the fourth year in a row, Over the Air is going to make the impossible possible: a free developer event (well almost – there"s a small donation to Bletchley Park this year) and hack-a-thon that is non-aligned (not pushing a particular technology or approach) but instead seeks to inform, energise and empower mobile "builders" to work with each other to create great stuff.
Over the Air is a place where developers, designers, enthusiasts, entrepreneurs and academics can come together to celebrate, discuss, learn, chill and geek out for 36 hours of intense fun. We promise the following: if you attend, you will learn about stuff you didn't know about before. You will have the opportunity to meet and collaborate with people you haven't met before. You may be inspired surprised at what you find. By the end of the day Saturday, you will definitely be exhausted. We're not saying it will change your life, but we're not saying it won't either.
Over the Air 2010 was hosted at Imperial College London on the 10th and 11th of September. Approximately 400 people attended two days of Keynotes, Workshops, a Hack-a-thon and lots of general fun.
Some of the highlights included a Keynote from Sir Tim Berners-Lee, some inspirational design thinking from Aral Balkan, the Nokia digital grafitti screen + t-shirt printing, iPhone controlled AR Drones & a fantastic Hack-a-thon.
The range and quality of the Workshops was excellent this year, thanks to the involvement of so many clever and interesting members of the OTA community. We will keep all of the session descriptions for posterity, and will be adding slides to them as they become available. Slides can also be found on SlideShare tagged #ota10.
Photos of the event can be found in the Over the Air Flickr Pool.
MobBlog – Mob4Hire Awards $1000 to Winner of Over-The-Air Hackathon in London … Good job everyone!
The second annual Over the Air was brought to you by Betavine, Lonely Planet and OMTP : Over the Air: 24 Hours of Mobile Development, hosted at Imperial College London. More details to be posted soon.The second Over the Air, was on September 25th and 26th, brought to you by Betavine, Lonely Planet and OMTP : Over the Air: 24 Hours of Mobile Development, hosted at Imperial College London. Check out Ewan Spence's BBC article on how to 'Hack a handset'!
Take as many mobile phone developers, hackers and builders as you can find; put them in The Great Hall at Imperial College; add a liberal helping of heavyweight companies talking about new tools, developer aids and techniques to program mobile phones during the day; then challenge them to come up with "something new".
What did I learn there and was it relevant for my project? Well, first, it was an opportunity for me to get a brief overview of current developing technology for the mobile platform.There are many and a lot of different technology to learn which I am not familiar with. Of particular interest was a presentation by Brian Fling from flingmedia.com on developing web apps and native apps for the iPhone and mobile applications.
We went to the excellent overtheair event over the weekend, with an amazing concentration of mobile developers (and gadgets). Our entry to the 24-hour hack development contest was a bit of fun dreamt up by Richard Jones and Russ Anderson. Disappointed that someone had beaten them to it by working out how to connect a Wiimote to a phone handset via bluetooth, they decided to go one better and do away with the need for the Wiimote at all.
Thanks to all who spoke, presented, attended, developed, organized, ushered, registered, hauled, evacuated, waited, partied, slept and generally made this such a fantastic event. Watch back here for updates on what happened and and after the event, presentations from speakers, related news and announcements about the next Over the Air!
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This entry was posted in Healthy Living and tagged Healthy Living, Nutrition, Recovery on July 14, 2018 by Val.
Nutrition is an important part of a healthy recovery. Eating a well-balanced diet helps prevent relapse and restores neurotransmitters in the brain. The right foods will also provide you with the energy needed to get through your days.
Knowing how to eat sensibly doesn't come overnight. While you were using drugs, you probably sought out foods that provided instant gratification such as sweets and processed meals. Swapping out convenience foods for nutrient-rich options takes diligence, but you must start somewhere.
During intensive outpatient drug treatment in Phoenix, you'll learn some of the basics of healthy eating. Continuing these sensible habits requires practice, but it does get easier. Let's talk about the best foods to focus on in early recovery and an example of a sample meal plan.
Small changes eventually lead to big changes. Here is what we recommend focusing on in early recovery.
Eat more complex carbs. Complex carbs provide sustainable energy. Foods high in complex carbs include oatmeal, sweet potatoes, white potatoes, brown rice and whole grain breads.
Eat more protein and fiber. High-protein foods help repair and build muscle tissue that may have been lost while you were using drugs. Foods rich in protein keep you feeling fuller longer, decreasing cravings.
Take vitamins and supplements. Talk with your doctor first, but it's likely that your body is deficient in certain nutrients. Common vitamins used in drug rehab in Phoenix are Vitamins A and C, B-complex vitamins and zinc.
Eat small meals. To keep your blood sugar levels stable and avoid unhealthy snacking, eat small meals throughout the day. Usually, six small meals are ideal – breakfast, lunch, dinner and two snacks.
Reduce caffeine intake. Caffeine can be addictive plus cause dehydration. Reduce your intake of caffeine. Try a warm cup of tea instead!
Drink water. Dehydration can trigger cravings and make you feel fatigued. It's recommended to drink eight 8-ounce glasses of water each day.
Limit sugar. Too much sugar is bad for the body. It puts stress on the liver, increases cholesterol and triglycerides and raises the risk for cancer. The less you eat it, the less you will crave it.
Avoid processed foods. They may be easy, but fast foods and processed meals are unhealthy and contain few nutrients.
Here is an example of what a healthy meal plan looks like. You will eat meals similar to this in alcohol rehab in Phoenix. Find the food combinations that work for you – there are many delicious options to choose from!
Breakfast. Jumpstart your day with something high in protein, such as Greek yogurt mixed with fruit or an omelet topped with cheese and fresh veggies.
Snack. Opt for complex carbs to keep you feeling full such as whole-grain toast, whole-grain crackers or oatmeal.
Lunch. Eat high-protein foods to sustain energy levels. Great picks include salads topped with veggies and grilled chicken, soups made with beans or stir fries with fish and vegetables.
Snack. A light snack with vegetables and hummus or cottage cheese and fruit provide a pick-me-up in the late afternoon.
Dinner. Include foods from each food group, such as a lean meat, a scoop of brown rice and a side of vegetables.
Learning to eat a well-balanced diet will come easier over time. Follow the tips above and focus on eating six small meals to prevent drops in energy. If you're still struggling to adopt a healthy eating plan, talk to a nutrition counselor for support.


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Q: What's wrong with this SQL query What's wrong with this SQL query .. it keeps giving me an error .. and the error is also noted below
here's the query :
UPDATE Politicians SET Big Fan = Big Fan +3 WHERE ID = '2'

 MySQL said: Documentation
#1064 - You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'Fan = Big Fan + 3 WHERE ID ='2'' at line 1

A: You have to use backticks when you have spaces in your column names:
UPDATE Politicians SET `Big Fan` = `Big Fan` +3 WHERE ID = '2'

A: Its due to the space in the column name.
UPDATE Politicians SET `Big Fan` = `Big Fan` +3 WHERE ID = '2'

A: You are missing square brackets. Try this
UPDATE Politicians SET [Big Fan] = [Big Fan] +3 WHERE ID = '2'

A: This is because you have a space in your MySQL table name. I believe you could try something like this:
UPDATE `Politicians` SET `Big Fan` = `Big Fan` + 3 WHERE `ID` = '2'

A: Now you just found out why spaces in table and column names are a PIA
guessing but
UPDATE Politicians SET `Big Fan` = `Big Fan` +3 WHERE ID = '2'

Assuming Politicians has a column called Big Fan, mysql is seeing the word big and the word fan, neither of which it understands.
Wrapping in backticks, makes it see it as one "word" and then it knows you are referring to a column in the Politicians table

A: Ideally you should not have space in the column name. Rather have "-" or underscore. Now if you have space then you can use 'Column Name' for this case.

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Q: Call webservice from Sharepoint Designer 2013 Workflow I am new to sharepoint designer and I just recently installed Sharepoint 2013 Designer studio on my machine. I was trying to create a workflow that calls a HTTP REST webservice. However, in my action list I do not see an option for Call Webservice. Any idea what I am doing wrong? I typed in Call in the step and still nothing was found.

Please, advice
Thanks,
Darcy

A: Are you creating a 2013 workflow as the Call HTTP Webservice action is not available in 2010 workflows?

A: As Fairfield alluded to, your screenshot depicts a SharePoint 2010 workflow and not a SharePoint 2013-style workflow, as evident by the missing 'Stage' button in the Ribbon as well as the absence of the 'Call HTTP Web Service' action.
Given the URL heading at the top of SharePoint Designer, this is in a SharePoint 2013 on-prem environment and so you will need to have a Workflow Manager farm set up and connected to your SharePoint server in order to have access to the SharePoint 2013-style workflows.


Hongyun Art only hires the best teachers and staff - we have a very rigorous process for new teachers and staff before they become part of the Hongyun Art family. We scour the globe for the best teachers--hiring teachers from as far away as Japan!
The founder of Hongyun Art and the creator of the Hongyun Art creative art training system.
Miss Hongyun is known for her creativity and ability to bring the best out in her students. Over the years, she has adapted her own experiences from various art schools for her students as young as age 4. She encourages each student to express their ideas freely and openly and to be fearless in their everyday endeavors.
Miss Heather is a professor of Art History at Cabrillo College.
In addition to her interests in the history of art she is also a practicing artist, having worked in a variety of media from graphite, clay and metal. Her preferred medium of choice currently is oil paint.
Miss Heather has made it her life's goal to foster creativity in children by leading and assisting art and craft classes for children as young as 3. She also feels it is equally important to continue to expose people to art throughout their lives and as such has taught the history of art to college age students.
Miss Heather's specialty is bringing her great energy and love of art to Hongyun Art's students. She has been adapting various topics of Art History to Hongyun Art's unique creative art program. Our students love Miss Heather and her ability to make learning and expressing their creativity fun!
If you can't find her in the classroom or studio try the forest where she will be exploring overgrown paths or an old dirt road where she will be driving her Jeep through puddles of mud or crawling over rocks!
Miss Stephanie graduated from UC Davis with majors in psychology and art. She is a very talented artist and is extremely patient and caring.
Miss Stephanie loves to work in various art mediums and focuses her energy towards our Purple Cloud and Blue Cloud level classes.
Miss Rosa is an artist who studied Practice of Art and Psychology at UC Berkeley. She has taught courses at UC Berkeley and uses her fluency in Italian to lead art expeditions to Italy during the summers. She is pursuing her PhD in Clinical Psychology specializing in children at Palo Alto University and loves teaching art to children of all ages in her free time.
Miss Rosa's specialty is working with students age 7 and up on their academic and figure drawing. She also developed the original Hongyun Art Book Club that has expanded into several different club programs that take students through a long term, team-based projects.
Miss Nikka graduated from UC San Diego with a major in Political Science and minor in Dance. Miss Nikka is also a very creative and fun artist! She is extremely outgoing and loves to work with Hongyun Art students on their creative journey!
Miss Nikka specializes in teaching Blue Cloud and Green Cloud students at Hongyun Art.
Miss Tammy has studied in Rhode Island School of Design in the rigorous foundation program including drawing, 2-D design, and 3-D design.
Miss Tammy has taught Chinese painting, oil painting, drawing and crafts to children for several years. She teaches both creative drawing and academic art and enjoys teaching students of all ages. She encourages her students to speak out and make the art that makes them happy! She thinks that people should never be afraid to express themselves with art and believes Hongyun Art is able give positive memories at an early start.
Miss Tammy focuses her creative energy on our Mindy Comic Camps, Yellow Cloud, Orange Cloud, and Red Cloud students.
On her own time, Miss Tammy likes to use fine arts and illustration as a source of self-expression. She also loves to read comics, do pilates and watch cute animal videos.
If you hang around Hongyun Art enough, you may hear the kids talking about Mindy. You'll definitely see at least a few books with her name on them. Who is this mysterious Mindy?
Well, Mindy is our dog! Mindy is Pembroke Welsh Corgi that was born on April 1, 2011. When Mindy was just a puppy in the Summer of 2011, Hongyun Comic Camp students decided to create the first ever full-length graphic novel in just one week based on Mindy! The challenge was enormous but the students and teachers did a wonderful job on the first Mindy Comic Book that summer.
The Mindy Comic Book series has grown to it's 4th volume in 2013 with the completion of the Mindy Comic Camp in June 2013. This 4th volume includes several full-length, full-color comic stories as well as several side-stories - it's truly amazing what our Mindy Comic Camp students can do in just two weeks!
Mr Tommy is the resident goofball - he loves being around the students and has fun each day at work! In a past life, Mr Tommy was an engineer for Microsoft working on various products including Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 and 2013 projects. Now, he works on various roles at Hongyun Art from bus driver, to webmaster & software engineering, to front desk - he's the jack of all trades!


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Q: Add distance to a particular latitude/longitude position Rails 4 + Postgres. New to geospatial. Happy to accept solutions that involve RGeo, Geokit, Geocoder, or any other gem that helps solve this issue.
Model contains two fields latitude and longitude.
I have an offset attribute that contains a distance in meters and an orientation attribute that contains one of the 4 cardinal directions (N, E, W, S).
Example:

offset: 525.5 orientation: W

What's a standard way of adding the offset distance to the lat-long position, to give me a new lat-long pair as the result of the distance addition?

A: For small offsets such as a few hundred metres:
You can handle the N&S orientations knowing that:
R * (lat1-lat2)= NorthSouth distance

where R is the Earth radius (6335km).
You can handle the E&W orientations knowing that:
R * cos(lat)* (lon1-lon2) = EastWest distance.

I'm sorry, I don't speak Ruby, but it should be pretty easy to translate this pseudo-code:
R=6335000         // This is in metres
PI=3.14159265     // Your compiler may have a better constant/macro
if(orientation is North or orientation is South)
  x = offset * 180 / (PI * R)
  if(orientation is South)
     x = -x
  endif
  newLatitude = latitude + x
else
  x = offset * 180 / (PI * R * cos(lat))
  if(orientation is West)
     x = -x
  endif
  newLongitude = longitude + x
endif

A: It took a little bit of digging, and it turns out that there is a singular-ish library function (accounting for curvature, geometric, projection, location & mathematical assumptions) that helps add a distance to a specific surface position.
Function: ST_Project
Used below:

SELECT ST_AsGeoJSON(ST_Project('POINT(longitude latitude)'::geography, offset, radians(orientation)))

It's from PostGIS and therefore useable in Ruby/Rails, although not yet as native Ruby objects (gems haven't wrapped it yet), but as a PostGIS query instead.
offset is in meters. orientation is in degrees ('N'=0, 'E'=90, etc.)
Hopefully, this solution helps others looking for the same thing.


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Q: how to modify access restrictions for tortoise SVN How can we modify or customize people who can view the changes made by us to the SVN repo? Is there any option when we commit our changes, which can be modified to change the list of people who can view our changes?

A: TortoiseSVN is a Subversion client. It's a server's task to put such restrictions. Apache Subversion supports path-based authorization and you could configure No Access, Read and Read Write access rules on paths in your repositories.

How can we modify or customize people who can view the changes made by
  us to the SVN repo?

Deploy Subversion server and use path-based authorization to implement access control.


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MSG es el segundo álbum de estudio de la banda inglesa de hard rock y heavy metal Michael Schenker Group, publicado en septiembre de 1981 por Chrysalis Records. Durante las sesiones de grabación participó Paul McCartney como músico invitado, pero no fue acreditado. De igual manera Michael Schenker invitó a su excompañero en UFO Paul Raymond y al baterista de Rainbow, Cozy Powell, mientras que Chris Glen reemplazó a Mo Foster en el bajo.

En 2009 fue remasterizado por el sello EMI Music e incluyó siete canciones adicionales; seis de ellas en vivo grabadas en el Manchester Apollo de Mánchester el 30 de septiembre de 1980.

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 Michael Schenker: guitarra líder
 Gary Barden: voz
 Chris Glen: bajo
 Cozy Powell: batería
 Paul Raymond: guitarra rítmica y teclados

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Much like most smartphones from Blu, the Blu C5 LTE smartphone is a low budget smartphone and one of the most basic you can come across. Apart from the 4G LTE connectivity, it doesn't really have any difference from its 3G smartphone peers. Even for a low budget category, the smartphone features some number of out of date features.
The Blu C5 LTE smartphone is a somewhat small sized smartphone. It also comes with lots of bezels above and below the screen with Blu crested below the screen. However, the smartphone has thin side bezels, although, still very obvious. The smartphone is made from plastic like the majority of smartphones in its category.
In this recent age of advance technology, the TFT panel featured here is more or less outdated not to talk of an FWVGA display. That being said the smartphone ships with a 5.0-inch 854 X 480 pixels display with a pixel density of 198 ppi.
In line with what most low budget smartphone have, the Blu C5 LTE smartphone comes with a rather low 2, 000mAh Li-ion battery. This is also about what most smartphones from Blu ships with.
As per taking pictures, the Blu C5 LTE smartphone has a substandard camera combination. The rear camera houses a 5MP sensor, while at the front you have a 3.2MP camera. However, the good thing is, there's a LED flash on both sides.
Like most smartphones from Blu, the Blu C5 LTE relies on a Quad-Core MediaTek MT6737 processor with a frequency of 1.1GHz and a 2 core Mali-T720 GPU. Although, this is a quite low-grade hardware, the Blu C5 LTE handles day to day basic functions smoothly.
Additionally, there's a 1GB internal memory for multitasking and an 8GB storage space expandable to 64GB using a MicroSD card. Also, you have the Blu C5 LTE smartphone running on Android 7.0 Nougat like other smartphones released last year.
The Blu C5 LTE is available for sale in several smartphone retail outlets and online stores. It costs about 22, 000 Naira to 25, 000 Naira depending on your location and the deal in question.


New Year, new beginnings. My wife and I recently decided to move back to the Northeast. We have spent nearly three years in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and, although it is time to move on, we will miss it.
Most days are relentlessly sunny, the light burning with an intensity unbelievable at sea level. Even in the dead of winter, shade is your salvation. During the monsoon season, you can see storms brewing 100 miles away. Sometimes nothing comes of it, other times the raindrops evaporate before reaching earth. Occasionally, these storms bring hail and torrents while the skies glow with lightning and the diversion channels roar with anger. Winter winds scour the plains and mask the city with dust. Summer stillness stifles while the sun bakes, our house reemitting heat well into the night.
Mountains break through the desert plains like cresting waves. Hardy desert sage and tumbleweed give way to juniper bushes and finally tall ponderosa pines as you climb upwards. Jackrabbits, roadrunners, and lizards scrounge at the base, while mountain lions give chase to mule deer and elk at higher elevations. The state itself is slanted, giving birth to the Rockies about halfway between the idyllic green farmland of Colorado and the bone-dry Chihuahuan Desert, the largest in North America.
The people of this state (and it is, to the surprise of many, part of the United States) are diverse and storied. Ruins from the Ancestral Puebloans (formerly called the Anasazi) are scattered about while their descendants inhabit a string of Pueblos including the 'oldest continuously inhabited multistory structure in the world'. Navajo, Apache, and Comanche roamed the region. Spanish conquistadors swept through, followed by monks, and introduced horses to the Plains tribes. Next came the Mexicans, the Texans, and finally the Americans. All left their mark.
There is no other place I have been to in the United States that feels this old. To the East is a cliff face of ancient ocean deposits; to the West is a set of extinct volcanoes. The soil is sandy, used up. The Rio Grande struggles through the state like a varicose vein, shrunken and choked with mud. Dust from eons of erosion covers the land like a blanket drawn over the body of the ravaged native peoples. The myth of the West, endless opportunities for wealth and adventure, dies here. A thread of depression runs through the culture wrought from over-nostalgizing a misrepresented history, anger over centuries of gross maltreatment, and resignation to a failed life.
Yet so too reign resilience, hope, and celebration. Colorful hot air balloons greet the rising sun. Luminaries decorate buildings at Christmas, and Dias de Los Muertos coexists with Halloween as a treasured holiday. Old Spanish plazas harbor unique gems, showcase the many cultures of the region through dance and music, and provide a community feeling lost in most of the country. Indian Fry Bread is sold next to breakfast burritos and green chili cheeseburgers. The most important question is whether you want Red, Green, or Christmas (red and green chili mixed).
Many people wash up here at 'the end of the world.' The person that sums up this area to me is 'The Don,' a local legend. He has leathery skin, weathered by decades of Albuquerque sun, a kind, wrinkled face, gentle demeanor, and is best known for being a nudist. He moved here over 45 years ago as a conscientious objector during Vietnam for a community service based role and came out while it was dangerous to do so. Although he has a house, he is opposed to the excesses of our society, so he has no electricity and dumpster dives for food. He does what is hard, staying true to his beliefs, and like the desert sage he has thrived here. Odd, gnarled, and genuine.
"New Mexico, where everyone from artists, hippies, cowboys, poets, misfits, refugees and tourists of every political stripe have interpreted the promise of its gorgeous, wide-open spaces and the freedom that it offers in their own, very different ways."
New Mexico, the 'Land of Mañana,' is full of wonder, a harsh beauty, and contradictions. It is unassuming and simple until you scratch the surface, and truth is laid bare by the unforgiving rigors of existing here. There are 15 sites in the National Park System, but it is also the location of the first nuclear explosion and one of the most famous UFO crashes. Take a cruise on old Route 66; New Mexico is worth your time. And for the record, green chili all the way.


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Australia introduced a simplified student visa framework (SSVF) on July 1st 2016. Under the SSVF all visa applications by international students and education agents are processed online.
You must have health insurance during your stay in Australia.
You can include dependents under your visa – partner and children – they are allowed to study for up to 3 months (partner) and work a maximum of 40 hours per fortnight. Please note you will be required to prove your relationship with the dependents if you wish to include them under your visa. Children of school age (from 5 years old) are required to maintain their studies.
At other types of schools (colleges, universities) the attendance should be the same, at least 80%, but you also have to achieve satisfactory course progress.
One of the main issues that can arise with a Student Visa application is difficulty of demonstrating the Genuine Temporary Entrant Requirement. Our Immigration Lawyers can advise you on how best to demonstrate this to the Department of Home Affairs.
This page provides a summary of the Partner Visa regime as at May 2019. Australian immigration law is complex and it changes on a regular basis. We strongly recommend that you contact us to confirm the requirements for a Partner Visa and consult with one of our solicitors and Registered Migration Agents.


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Breaking| Apr 7, 2020, 10:03am EDT |
Trump Has 'Small,' 'Distant Link' To Sanofi, French Drugmaker Of Hydroxychloroquine
Lisette VoytkoForbes Staff
Wealth Reporter
President Trump during a Monday press briefing.
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(Updated: 12:55 p.m. EDT, April 7, 2020)
Topline: President Trump—increasingly a booster of hydroxychloroquine as a potential treatment for coronavirus—has a "small personal financial interest" in Sanofi, a French drugmaker that produces a brand-name version of the drug—though it's a tiny investment for the billionaire.
Sanofi produces Plaquenil, the brand-name form of hydroxychloroquine, the New York Times reported; the drug is typically used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and malaria.
Trump's three family trusts have investments in a Dodge & Cox mutual fund, with Sanofi as the largest holding, according to the Times.
Forbes estimates the value of Trump's Sanofi holdings to be less than $3,000; for context, Forbes estimates Trump's total net worth at $2.1 billion
Billionaire Ken Fisher, a major Republican donor (including to Trump), is one of Sanofi's largest shareholders, while Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross used to run a fund that invested in Sanofi, the Times reported.
"Sanofi is neither a material holding of Fisher Investments nor of Ken Fisher personally," Fisher Investments said in a statement, adding, "The company represents less than 0.8% of Fisher Investments' portfolio, and the firm's ownership is less than 0.7% of Sanofi."
Trump in recent weeks has promoted the drug as coronavirus has swept through America, but hydroxychloroquine's effectiveness against COVID-19 has not been conclusively proven in scientific studies.
Hydroxychloroquine, the Washington Post reported Monday, has serious side effects, including a possible risk of irregular heartbeats, when COVID-19 is causing a heart infection in some of the most seriously ill patients.
A Sanofi spokesperson told the Times that the company no longer sells or distributes Plaquenil in the U.S., but does sell the drug internationally.
Crucial quote: "What really do we have to lose?" Trump asked during a Sunday press briefing, adding that, because people are dying from COVID-19, "We don't have time to say, 'Gee, let's take a couple of years and test it out.'"
Key background: Trump said Sunday that the Food and Drug Administration has approved hydroxychloroquine. But the FDA has not approved it—or any drug—to treat COVID-19, CNN reported. The FDA did, however, green-light hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine to test as coronavirus treatments on March 19, 2020. Since then, the federal government has moved to stockpile millions of the pills.
Surprising fact: The French organization that published a positive study on hydroxychloroquine cited by Trump's allies walked back the findings Friday, saying it does not meet their "expected standard."
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Tangent: When Anthony Fauci, the government's top infectious diseases expert, was asked directly about the effectiveness of the drug Sunday, Trump cut the reporter off, saying there had been enough questions about it.
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Lisette Voytko is a wealth reporter at Forbes Magazine, focusing on billionaires, money and the world's richest people. Previously on the Forbes breaking news desk. She holds a master's degree from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. Also seen in: Gotham Gazette, Bklyner, Thrillist, Task & Purpose and xoJane.


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Biloxian bags a $14 million jackpot
Published: Feb. 10, 2009 at 10:40 PM CST|Updated: Feb. 11, 2009 at 1:36 PM CST
By Jeff Lawson - bio | email
BILOXI, MS (WLOX) - Biloxi resident Thomas McMillan and his wife Arlene are $14 million richer today. Tuesday afternoon at the Hard Rock Casino, Mr. McMillan won the biggest jackpot in the history of Mississippi casinos. To be exact, the take was $14,387,950.06.
McMillan was playing the Wheel of Fortune progressive dollar machine. About 3:30 Tuesday afternoon, he put the maximum of $3 in the machine. That's when he hit the big one.
"It really has not sunk in yet," McMillan told a throng of media folks, shortly after he won.
McMillan always plays the same slot machine and only gambles at the Hard Rock. His wife Arlene was playing the penny machines, when she decided to check on her husband.
"I saw all these people, and I thought, 'What's wrong? Did my husband have a heart attack?'" she said.
Instead, it was Mrs. McMillan who almost had the heart attack when she saw what her husband had won.
The McMillans say they are just regular people. Both are retired and living on their investment income, which has taken a hit lately because of the stock market's decline.
Now, the McMillans say they could care less what the market does.
The McMillans can either take the money in yearly installments for 20 years, or take it as one lump sum. They have not yet decided how they want the money.
As for what they were going to do when they left the Hard Rock, Thomas McMillan told us he was going to go home and feed their dogs.


Fresh Vermont cream and sweet butter, amaretto, almond cream, hazelnut, white raspberry and dark raspberry ganaches.
Our enticing chocolate collection this month comes from Green Mountain Chocolates, an internationally renowned company tucked into the pristine hills of the Vermont countryside. Using all natural ingredients and an abundance of skill, these famed chocolatiers create amazing chocolates, thanks to the remarkably talented Albert Kumin. Kumin, a Swiss-trained chocolatier and patissier, founded Green Mountain Chocolates in 1988. Just two years later he was recognized for superlative expertise in the art of chocolate making and inducted into the Chocolatier Hall of Fame.
We are thrilled to bring you this culinary genius's signature line of truffles—chocolate treats that are flawlessly balanced between bitter and sweet—with creamy, powerfully rich, double-filling centers. Each of these charming chocolates consists of a wonderful combination of chocolate, fresh Vermont cream, sweet butter, and a multitude of natural flavorings. Green Mountain Chocolate's premium ingredients--combined with careful packaging--assure extended freshness and a three-month shelf life, a fairly long time for fresh, quality handmade chocolates to keep. All quality chocolates have a limited lifespan, a true testament to the saying, "All good things must come to an end."
The hand-rolled truffles we're so proud to bring you this month come in five unique flavors, each with a sort of "split personality." Each offers two exceptionally distinct tastes in the ganache surrounded by deliciously pure chocolate. As most of you probably know, ganache is a thick, extremely rich chocolate cream filling. It's handmade at Green Mountain by pouring hot cream over velvety smooth chocolate chunks and then whipping the mixture until the chocolate melts. Ganache is used by Green Mountain chocolatiers for half of the filling and also as the base of the truffle. This is a sumptuous mixture of equal parts chocolate and cream. It is one of those rare yet ultimately fabulous combinations where one main ingredient enhances the other. Natural flavoring and fillings are then added to the other half of the truffle, and the two halves are pressed together, giving each a unique combination of distinct flavors. These chocolate gems are then finished with their own signature toppings and coverings, adding the ultimate final touch.
Amaretto—a half almond cream and half amaretto truffle, rolled in roasted almonds; an incredible combination to relish layer by sumptuous layer.
Hazelnut—a half hazel cream and half hazelnut truffle, rolled in hand-roasted hazelnuts for an attractive and delicious covering. Enjoy these with your favorite coffee – hazelnut perhaps?
Caramel—caramel ganache and sweet liquid caramel come together to create this stunning truffle draped in silky smooth milk chocolate.
Double Chocolate—masterfully created with Green Mountain's milk chocolate and dark chocolate ganache and sprinkled with delicate and delicious chocolate shavings.
Raspberry—a truffle made with half white raspberry ganache and half dark raspberry ganache and rolled in deep dark chocolate and sugar—a remarkable treat indeed!
A reminder for our Jewish friends this holiday season—all of Green Mountain Chocolate's creations are kosher.
Initially Albert Kumin developed his craft under the guidance of the Swiss masters. At the age of fifteen, he began a long history of training as an artisan with his first pastry apprenticeship as a chocolatier in his native Switzerland. During his long, impressive career, he's been executive pastry chef at some of the most eminent resorts and hotels in the world, including the famed Four Seasons in New York. There, in 1959, he created the now-legendary "Chocolate Velvet Cake." He was designated Head Pastry Chef at the White House during the Carter administration and later groomed an entire generation of pastry chefs and chocolatiers during his tenure as Pastry Chef Instructor at the Culinary Institute of America. Founded in 1946, the Culinary Institute of America holds the esteemed status of being one of the few residential colleges in the world devoted completely to education in the culinary arts. Many of the world's finest pastry chefs have experienced the tutelage of this Swiss-American master.
Starting Green Mountain with his daughter Julie and son-in-law Jeff (a fellow graduate from the Culinary Institute of America, 1974), Albert has passed his professionalism and mastery on to not just family but also to staff, making Green Mountain Chocolates one of the premier chocolatiers in the world. Currently, the company is under new ownership but is committed to continuing the chocolate-making legacy of its founder. Green Mountain artisans are still an exceptional group of chocolatiers who are dedicated to carrying on Albert's remarkable devotion to excellence and craftsmanship. That means, of course, that only the finest all-natural ingredients will do. These principles continue to be Green Mountain Chocolate's recipe for creating exceptional tastes for chocolate lovers the world over.
The first truffles were made from scraps left over from cutting dipped chocolates into uniform shapes. At the end of the day, the scraps would be combined, placed in a mixer, and beaten. The result was then piped out into small irregular balls, chilled, roughly coated with tempered chocolate and rolled in cocoa. They were called "truffles" because they resembled the famed truffles harvested by enterprising pigs in Périgord, France. Nowadays ganache is not a byproduct of chocolate making. It's prepared specifically for making truffles. It is allowed to set and is then whipped so it lightens. After that, the procedure is the same. The truffle centers are piped out and chilled, then coated with tempered chocolate and cocoa, confectioners' sugar, ground nuts, or praline powder. —Chocolate: From Simple Cookies to Extravagant Showstoppers.
Like fine wines, chocolates should be stored in a cool, dry and dark area. Since chocolate is highly susceptible to absorbing odors, your chocolates should be kept away from other strongly fragrant foods. Optimally, you should store your chocolates at 59° to 65° F (15° to 18 °C), and under 65% humidity. If you keep them in an ambient temperature below 72°F (21°C), there is no need to refrigerate your chocolates if they can be eaten within three weeks. And, as we said, because of the care the company takes with packaging, Green Mountain Chocolates will last even longer. But let's face it, these chocolates will most likely be eaten within a matter of days! We would never judge you selfish, if you hide them somewhere so you get a chance to try all the flavors.


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BRATISLAVA, Dec.15 (Xinhua) -- The foundation stone of a new hall where the Porsche Cayenne will be assembled was laid at the Volkswagen plant in the Slovak capital Bratislava on Tuesday.
"The 300-million-euro (330 million U.S. dollars) investment gives more fuel to the well-running engine of the Slovak economy, " Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico announced at a briefing.
"The construction of this assembly hall for SUV vehicles isn't the final project that Volkswagen wants to work on. We also expect big development of the subsupplier network for the car industry," he said.
According to Fico, car production represents about 45 percent of Slovakia's industrial output.
"There are 80,000 people directly working in the car industry, and this work positively affects a further 200,000. We've crossed the magic level of 1 million cars a year. We are the (world's) number one in production per capita," Fico said.


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One Good Apple
I was talking to an elderly gentleman in his nineties the other day, and I had to smile when he referred to some local youths responsible for vandalism to his car as "a few bad apples." I had not heard this throwback expression in a while, one comparable to the legendary "good-for-nothings" and "ne'er do wells." I still revel when seeing any of these in print while conducting research work in old newspaper stacks and microfilm.
The collective moniker ("A few bad apples") usually comes about when mayhem and misconduct rears its ugly head, and one chooses not to blame the larger group for the ill-intensions of a subset of said group or organization. The saying is rooted in ancient times, and its comparison between humans and apples is a welcomed break from the overused comparison apples to oranges.
The literal meaning of the proverb comes from the message that one shouldn't throw out a basket, bushel or barrel of apples, just because a few appear to be bad or rotten. Benjamin Franklin, however, muddied the waters with his charge of "guilt by association" as he popularized the expression "the rotten apple spoils his companion," a line credited to William Shakespeare where he used the expression "rotten apples" to signify "bad companions" ("Taming of the Shrew"). And then there are the Osmonds with their 1970 apple-oriented hit, but I don't think we need to go there.
An apple atop the Apple family plot in Frederick's Mount Olivet Cemetery
On the other hand, we also have another popular saying that puts emphasis on the good apples, not the bad. The old Welsh proverb reads: "An apple a day keeps the doctor away." Its message provides the sage advice that eating fresh fruits and vegetable will provide one a healthier life. The expression dates to the 1860's where it was originally spoken as "Eat an apple on going to bed, and you'll keep the doctor from earning his bread." Apparently the shortened version arose in print in the early 20th century, 1913 to be exact, based on the first published findings of this phrase.
It's only fitting that here in Frederick, in that same year of 1913, one could find in print a nice "conjugation" of the featured fruit and professional calling found in the fore-mentioned proverb. Yes, indeed, we had our own "Dr. Apple," and he was creating something extremely special on the northwest side of town. He, my friends, was a very good apple.
The Frederick Female Seminary
Dr. Joseph Henry Apple first came to our fair town in 1893. His sole purpose—employment. A few weeks back, we featured a story on Professor William Von Steinman, a beloved former music teacher at the Frederick Female Seminary, one of the foremost and progressive education facilities for women in the country during the 19th century. The school was located within Winchester Hall, our seat of county government today, taking its name from the school's original founder, Hiram Winchester.
Winchester served as principal here from 1843-1863, at which time the school closed due to the American Civil War. The seminary re-opened in 1865 under a new leader, Thomas McMullen Cann, who remained here until 1873. In my Von Steinman piece, I made mention of the school's next two principals, the husband and wife team of James H. Hackleton (principal from 1873-1877) and his wife Maria Hackleton (serving from 1877-1885). Mrs. Hackleton eventually moved to South Carolina to be closer to her daughters, opening the door for the last individual to hold the title of principal of the Frederick Female Seminary. This was Dr. William Purnell who served in this capacity until 1893.
A "healthy" change came with Dr. Apple in the summer of 1893. It was at this time that the Potomac Synod of the Reformed Church of the United States was looking for a girls' school in the local area to end the co-educational status of its Mercersburg College in Pennsylvania. The Synod had already received four other proposals for a women's college located south of the Mason-Dixon Line when the board of trustees of the Frederick Female Seminary offered up the facilities at Winchester Hall to the religious group.
An arrangement was made with the Potomac Synod to lease the school's property here in Frederick, which now ceased to operate as a separate school. The Reformed Church Synod appointed a board of directors which, in turn, created the Woman's College of Frederick. The first term of the exciting venture commenced with 112 students in September 1893 under the leadership of Dr. Apple's administrative staff of fourteen. The new educator from Pennsylvania would be at the helm for the following 40 September academic year launches.
Advertisement for the Frederick Woman's College appearing in the Baltimore Sun (Aug 25, 1893)
Winchester Hall, one-time home of the Frederick Woman's College (ca. 1906)
An early outing of students at the college (ca. 1906)
Midway through Dr. Apple's epic tenure, the Woman's College would expand greatly, gaining a spacious new location to call home and a name change to Hood College. These results should be credited to Dr. Apple as much as they are to namesake benefactress Margaret Elizabeth Scholl Hood.
Joseph Henry Apple
Many others have written fine pieces on the tremendous achievements and life contributions of Dr. Joseph H. Apple. I, however, will shed some light on his death and burial here in Mount Olivet. But first, here's the happy stuff in the form of a biography taken from Hood College's website:
Joseph Henry Apple was born in Rimersburg, Pennsylvania, in 1865, the youngest son of Elizabeth Geiger and Joseph Henry Apple, a teacher and minister. An 1885 graduate of Franklin and Marshall College, he was called to be the President of the Woman's College of Frederick in May of 1893 from Pittsburgh Central High School where he was enjoying a successful teaching career. Encouraged by his first wife, Mary Rankin Apple, to heed the call, Dr. Apple was to stay in Frederick and serve as president of the College for the ensuing 41 years. Upon his retirement in 1934, he was the oldest living college president in continuous active service at a single institution in the United States.
Dr. Apple dedicated his life to the work of establishing the campus at its current location, constructing fourteen buildings and setting the high standards for academic excellence that continue to this day. A man of great vision and high purpose, he was noted for his persistence, dauntless determination and natural leadership ability. During his tenure, Hood grew from a small female seminary with an uncertain future to a campus of 125 acres, 14 buildings, 27 administrative staff, 57 faculty, and 500 students. He awarded diplomas to 1,591 students during his presidency.
Not only did Dr. Apple give his life to Hood College, but so did the members of his family. Miriam Rankin Apple, the daughter of Dr. Apple and his first wife, graduated from Hood in 1914. She served as librarian in the library that bears her father's name from 1914 to 1950, with the exception of a two-year leave of absence. Born in 1893, her life span coincided with the early life span of the College. She was noted in her grace, charm, and friendly disposition. The Miriam Apple Memorial Room in the library is dedicated to her memory and houses the archival treasures of the College. A second daughter, Charlotte, died as a child. Mary Rankin Apple died in 1896.
In 1898 Dr. Apple married his second wife, Gertrude Harner Apple, who was employed by the College as an English instructor and is credited with establishing Hood's literary magazine, The Herald. Additionally, Mrs. Apple was responsible for supervising the planting of many of the original trees, shrubs, and flowers which contribute to the extraordinary beauty of Hood's campus. Gertrude and Joseph Henry Apple had three children. Two daughters: Elizabeth Apple McCain '23 and Emily Apple Payne '24, and a son, Joseph Henry Apple, Jr.
The dedication of the Apple family to the life and work of the College is unparalleled. We owe much to this family. Their courage, vision, leadership, dedication, and commitment have resulted in a lasting legacy.
Margaret E. S. Hood (1833-1913)
In his first year on the job, Dr. Apple properly, and professionally, built a relationship of trust with Margaret Elizabeth Scholl Hood, a former student of the Frederick Female Seminary (1847-1849). It was in 1893 that Mrs. Hood would put her faith (and money) in Dr. Apple's leadership abilities by creating a $25,000 endowment in the name of her late husband, James Mifflin Hood.
Years later, she would be invited by Dr. Apple to live at the school. He certainly made Mrs. Hood feel at home, becoming more than just an alumnus, but actually part of the institution itself. So much so, she would return the favor. In her will, she made arrangements to donate property (formerly known as Groff Park) and give an additional $30,000, which would be the impetus for President Joseph Henry Apple to begin building Shriner Hall and Alumnae Hall.
1910 US Census showing Mrs. Hood living at the Frederick Women's College along with Dr. Apple and family
In light of her many contributions, Dr. Apple led the charge to have the school's charter amended to change the name of the Woman's College of Frederick to Hood College. This occurred in October, 1912. Mrs. Hood would pass a few short months later on January 13th, 1913. As it was Mrs. Hood who gave her money and name to the institution for higher learning, it was Joseph Henry Apple who actually built it. The new campus opened in 1915, and the rest, as they say, is history.
Dr. Apple and son Joseph H. Apple, Jr. turning the first shovels of dirt for the new campus in April of 1914.
Early etching of the campus, the vision of Dr. J. H. Apple
Brodbeck Hall was the first building on campus, formerly the centerpiece of Groff Park and used as a social hall for a local German heritage society
Dr. Apple busied himself constructing his school, but more importantly, took equal pride in building well-prepared graduates ready to make their mark on the real world beyond college. He was more than just an educator, as he took a great interest in his surrounding Frederick community.
Joseph H. Apple continued his charge until 1934, at which time he retired amidst great fanfare. The beloved educator maintained his home in Frederick and kept active in civic affairs and his many interests.
Dr. J. H. Apple (1865-1948)
Dr. Apple was likely keenly aware of the 35th anniversary of his dear friend Mrs. Hood's death on January 13th, 1948. At this time, he had been ill for a number of months.
His own final bell would toll just four days later on Saturday, January 17th, 1948. Dr. Apple died at home, across the street from Hood's main entrance off Rosemont Avenue. The college and Frederick had lost Joseph Henry Apple at the age of 82.
The local papers carried Dr. Apple's obituary, along with several glowing tributes from community leaders and former students (I've included his obit at end of the story). The longtime educator had requested to be buried in his academic robe. January 20th was the day of the funeral. After a service at Brodbeck Hall, the original building of Hood's new campus, the good doctor's body would be laid to rest in Mount Olivet's Area CC, Lot 27.
The family burial lot had been purchased two years earlier, and the remains of daughter Charlotte Apple had been relocated here from her original burial spot in Area L, found in the older section of the cemetery. I found that Charlotte had died in 1902 of diphtheria at the tender age of seven.
Sadly, over the next decade, Dr. Apple would be joined by his daughter Miriam (1950), wife Gertrude (1953) and son Joseph, Jr. the latter dying as a result of a heart attack at age 48. Another one of Dr. Apple's would be buried in the family plot in 1996, Emily Apple Payne. This one, good apple certainly made Frederick a healthier and better place, and Mount Olivet is proud to have people of his magnitude within its gates. Hood College is equally proud, celebrating its 125th anniversary in 2018.
Dr. Apple's residence at 323 N. College Ave
Frederick News (Oct 28, 1929)
In my research, I found yet another ironic and mystical connection. Dr. Apple's remaining daughter, Elizabeth Apple, would marry Pittsburgh native Russell H. McCain in 1926. Russell was raised by his uncle, Elmer D. McCain, and the family came from western Pennsylvania in that pivotal year of 1913, the year Dr. Apple began Hood College. The McCains located west of Frederick along the National Pike (US 40) and started a farm operation that would take their name—McCain Orchards. And their specialty product was....you guessed it, apples!
Later the name was changed to Hillcrest Orchards. The fruit trees are gone today, but one can still enjoy a tasty slice of pie or apple cheesecake at the Mountain View Diner or an apple-crisp sundae at Roy Rogers located adjacent McCain Drive—once serving as the farm lane that bisected the property .
Frederick News (Jan 19, 1948)
Nancy Droneburg
what is the web site for the veterans buried at Mt. Olivet that you started. I can't seem to find it.
Hi Nancy, the MOC veterans website address is : www.mountolivetvets.com


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Various Artists - Gilles Peterson & Jazzanova - The Kings Of Jazz
"There is still so much music to discover from the annuals of history, Jazz is not elitist, it is just deep. We're open, we want to share our music, we want people to know about it. The most important thing is to discover things."
The Kings Of... series continues in its aim of bringing you forgotten and neglected gems from the world of music. Each of the previous volumes has explored a different genre (Disco, Funk, Hip-Hop, House) and each has coupled luminaries of the genre to choose tracks that have influenced or been special to them in some way. This, the fifth volume, ventures into the vast, exciting world of Jazz. Influential DJ/Broadcaster Gilles Peterson pairs up with producer/remixer collective Jazzanova to bring you a selection of their top tracks across 2 CD's.
Gilles Peterson: The man Time Out magazine recently called "the one man justification for the existence of Radio 1" started broadcasting over 20 years ago on London's burgeoning pirate radio scene. Alongside his DJ'ing at various nights across South London he started the label "Talkin Loud" in the early 90's. Home to a wide variety of acts extending into many genres, notable signings were Drum & Bass DJ Roni Size (winner of the 1997 Mercury Music Prize) and jazz-edged Hip-Hop legends The Roots. His Worldwide show on Radio 1 continues to explore the boundaries of World Music.
Gilles Peterson's selection: "The History"
Gilles delves deep into his own extensive library, digging up tracks that range from early work like the blues-tinged saxophone recording of John Coltrane and the slow piano of Bill Evans (which ends the CD perfectly) to up-tempo pieces such as "Anthenagin" and a laid-back version of "My Favorite Things" by Mark Murphy. Peterson visits every decade from the 50's to the 80's and turns up an array of under-appreciated tracks by some of the most important names in Jazz.
Jazzanova are a "kollektiv" based in Berlin responsible for remixes to tracks by such artists as 4 Hero, King Britt and Roy Ayers. Their first big break actually came when Kings Of Jazz co-compiler Gilles played their first production on Kiss in 1997. Since then they have been able to work with a wide variety of artists, remixing tracks with a nu-Jazz twist. Their production draws influences from many genres and styles; Soul, House and not least Jazz.
Jazzanova's selection: "The Present"
The Jazzanova side explores a range of contemporary styles influenced by Jazz and given many different names from Broken Beat to Jazz-House and Electronica.
For more check: www.rapsterrecords.com/kingsofjazz
Gilles Peterson & Jazzanova - The Kings Of Jazz
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This Week in the LA Progressive
The LA Progressive: 21-27 February 2010
Articles by Norman Solomon Jerry Drucker Michele Waslin, Robert Letcher, Brad Parker, Ed Rampell, Shamus Cooke, Ivan Eland, Robert Reich, Robert Fuller, Michelle Alexander, Andrea Christina Nill, David Love, Paul Hogarth, Randy Shaw, Robert Letcher, Joseph Palermo, Andrew Glikson, Stuart Wolpert, Berry Craig, Ron Wolff, David Lee McMullen Sherwood Ross Robert Reich, Tom Hall, and Joseph Palermo.
War Politics: Numb and Number.While the escalating disaster of war in Afghanistan keeps setting deadly blazes, the few anti-war voices on Capitol Hill usually sound like people whispering "Fire!". --Norman Solomon
The GOP's Free Speech Is Now Free Lies. The No and Know Nothing Party, aka the Greedy Obstructionist Prevaricators, started building their latest successful Corporate Ponzi Scheme by using their upside-down pyramid assault (trickle up) on America. Some 30 years ago with the onset of Ronald Reagan, the Conservatives and mega Corporations realized what they offered the people needed to be. –Jerry Drucker
E-Verify Gets It Wrong, Again. Those inaccuracy rates are huge because they mean that U.S. citizens and other legal workers are losing their jobs because E-Verify made a mistake—and, consequently, that unauthorized workers are working because E-Verify made a mistake. Of course, many more unauthorized workers are working "off the books" and never getting checked by E-Verify. --Michele Waslin
On Strategizing Progressive Social Change: Start with "It Won't Be Easy". Heck! Just talking about progressive social change is difficult. If I try to "tell it like it is", it's too complicated for many people to comprehend, and for some people who think that anything worth knowing should require no effort from them to understand it. --Robert Letcher
Crony's Triangulating Fog: Grifters, Greed and the Gullible Americans. Americans, behavior-modified to trust advertising, swimming in the dead pool of propaganda environmentally disguised as benign advertising and Infotainment, continue to cop to the Triangulating Fog Machine's all sizzle no steak obfuscation. The only question left to ask, now that the confidence game is more widely known, is – will they keep buying it like a beaten dog or wake up and demand their money and government back? --Brad Parker
Mau Mau, Marx and Coca Cola: 18th Annual Pan African Film & Arts Festival. Probably the most controversial film screened this year at PAFF was the Australian doc Stolen, which, according to co-director Daniel Fallshaw, started out as a documentary about the plight of people in refugee camps as a result of the West Sahara liberation movement against Morocco led by the Polisario. But, he said, in the process of filming Fallshaw and co-director Violeta Ayala purportedly stumbled upon something quite unsettling: the existence of slavery in these resettlement centers, with some Blacks owned by Arabs in the camps. --Ed Rampell
Drive to Eliminate Social Security Accelerates. The nonchalance which Friedman calls for cutting Social Security is indicative of the climate in Washington, where the last remnants of liberalism have been suffocated under the heavy demands of profit-hungry corporations, especially financial institutions and big banks. --Shamus Cooke
Learning From History: Can the U.S. Win the Afghan War? Unfortunately for the United States in Afghanistan, however, the label of "foreign occupier" is an albatross the U.S. will likely never be able to shake or mitigate. Although the Taliban is often brutal (but may now be toning this down in its own realization that it must win greater public support) and unpopular, so is the U.S. occupation and the corrupt client government of Hamid Karzai. --Ivan Eland
Bust Up the Health Insurance Trusts. Regardless of what happens at the White House's health care meeting , we've got to make sure health insurers compete for every one of our dollars. The Federal Trade Commission should launch an investigation immediately, and end the health care trusts. --Robert Reich
Blueprint for a Majority Third Party. Given the dysfunctional state of American politics, the need for a path that Right and Left can travel together is urgent. If conservatives and liberals cannot subordinate their partisan agendas to the common good, world leadership will pass to nations that do manage to transcend this obsolete ideological dichotomy. --Robert Fuller
Where Have All the Black Men Gone? They're missing in churches, missing from their families, missing from college campuses, and absent from work. Black women can't find a man to marry. Black children don't know where to find their fathers. Where are those guys? --Michelle Alexander
Chuck Grassley Claims 'Illegal Workers' And Their Employers Will Benefit From Jobs Bill. despite his concerns relating to foreign workers, Grassley has already asserted that he isn't interested in working towards a productive solution that involves even touching a "general immigration reform bill" with a ten-foot pole. --Andrea Christina Nill
Tiger Didn't Apologize for Dubai's Slave Labor. With an economic and political crisis afoot in this crumbling empire, it seems that this salacious celebrity gossip is nothing more than that--a media-created distraction to help us forget how bad things really are in America. This is a sideshow, like the gladiator games in Rome, or feeding the Christians to the lions. --David Love
Public Option Only Way Out of Health Care Mess. Polling in key states where hot Senate seats are in play (Illinois, Colorado and Harry Reid's own Nevada) shows the public option is still popular, and putting it back in the health care bill would improve things. Only 34% of Nevadans liked the Senate bill that passed in December, but 56% like the public option. The gap grows to 31 points in Illinois and 37 points in Minnesota, so why not use it? --Paul Hogarth
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On Curling, U.S.-Canada Relations, and Tiger Woods. The worldwide recession deepens, the impacts of climate change worsen, and health care costs continue to skyrocket — yet people are primarily discussing other matters. Chief among them is why curling is an Olympic sport, since it is the on-ice equivalent of bocce or shuffleboard, two games that do not require much athletic talent. --Randy Shaw
Living and Dying: More than a Matter of Life and Death. Conflicting interests aren't the only obstacle, either. Ambiguities run through and through the whole matter. I myself benefit from technological breakthroughs that have elevated me from only a bit better than existing into really living. I tell people that I know how Lou Gehrig felt. --Robert Letcher
A "Center-Right" Country?With the hoopla at the CPAC convention and the hyperventilating on FOX News you'd think the Republicans are worried about something. With Citizens United and the Supreme Court in their pocket, and with the billionaires' club and corporate America backing them, they'll be back in power faster than you can say the words "President Marco Rubio." That's why the Democrats can't afford to fail now. --Joseph Palermo
McCain: Arizona A 'Wonderful' Place For Hispanics. McCain is understandably proud and defensive of his home state, however, his oblivious dismissal of the plight of Arizona Latinos demonstrates just how out of touch McCain is with a Latino electorate which used to constitute a large part of his base. --Andrea Christina Nill
CO2, Mass Extinction of Species, and Climate Change. Lost all too often in the climate debate is an appreciation of the delicate balance between the physical and chemical state of the atmosphere-ocean-land system and the evolving biosphere, which controls the emergence, survival and demise of species, including humans. --Andrew Glikson
Can Math and Science Help Solve Crime? "Criminal offenders are essentially hunter-gatherers; they forage for opportunities to commit crimes," said Brantingham, a UCLA associate professor of anthropology. "The behaviors that a hunter-gatherer uses to choose a wildebeest versus a gazelle are the same calculations a criminal uses to choose a Honda versus a Lexus." Predicting crime and devising better crime-prevention strategies requires "a mechanistic explanation..." says Brantingham. --Stuart Wolpert
Will the 'Socialist' Slam Swell Socialist Ranks? "Conservatives still consider 'socialism' to be an all-encompassing evil word," Moore explained. Thus, tagging Obama a "socialist" enables covertly racist conservatives to "to get away with bigotry," he added. --Berry Craig
Balancing Altruism and Self-Interest in Government. No doubt some of the "conservatives" (for lack of a better label — generally I dislike labels as oversimplifications) who read my articles feel that I spend too much energy denigrating our society. I can almost hear them say "If you love Denmark so much, why don't you move there?" --Ron Wolff
Schwarzenegger's Prison Plan Ignores Racial History. The skyrocketing incarceration rates of the past three decades have not affected all segments of California's population equally. African Americans and Latinos have been hardest hit, thanks largely to the war on drugs — a war that has targeted people of color for drug crimes, even though studies show they are no more likely to use or sell illegal drugs than whites. --Michelle Alexander
The Manhattan Declaration and "Traditional" Marriage. With respect to same sex marriage, the connection is not immediately clear, not until one looks at the language used in the Manhattan Declaration – "the dignity of marriage as the conjugal union of husband and wife." Fundamentalists see marriage as the basic structure upon which a male-dominated society is built. Traditional family relationships allow heterosexual men to maintain control of their "property." Alternative unions threaten this power. --David Lee McMullen
Employers Take Beating Laying Off Employees. As millions of Americans have been fired by employers struggling to remain profitable, we have all borne witness to Corporate America's calloused disregard of its workers. Now, canny business economists claim the layoffs have hurt employers, too. --Sherwood Ross
It's Time To Enact Health Care With 51 Senate Votes. My free advice to the President: If you want to get healthcare enacted you must use reconciliation and quickly. Host your bipartisan gab fest at the White House on Thursday. Then tell the House and Senate to get to work on putting their bills together (or tell the House Dems to enact the Senate bill and then save their disagreements for reconciliation), and tell Harry Reid you want the Senate bill on a fast track of reconciliation. --Robert Reich
Joe Arpaio's Chief Deputy Cites Conspiracy Theory Involving President Obama To 'Muzzle' His Boss.During his own deposition testimony, Arpaio admitted to not reading his own book and blamed the references to the wingnut reconquista conspiracy theories contained in it on his co-author. --Amdrea Nill
Rescuing Reagan from the Neocons. Televangelists, mega-church pastors, and the backers of Proposition Hate go on and on about Reagan's devotion to traditional family values and the sanctity of marriage. They don't mention that, as governor of California, Reagan signed the Therapeutic Abortion Act, permitting women to make their own health care decisions. Or that Reagan signed the nation's first law permitting no-fault divorce. --Tom Hall
A Hundred Years of War. The invasion of Iraq was the greatest terrorist recruitment program ever. It destabilized one of the most important big cities in the Arab world. It fueled pan-Arab nationalism as well as jihad against the West. It caused a sectarian bloodbath because of the jolt given to power relations by external military force. --Joseph Palermo
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You see, it's all about momentum. Last fall, when I conceived of this blog, it's all I was talking about. Ad nauseum, perhaps. Once I had the name locked in (thanks to my friends who suffered through the never-ending brainstorm), it became my New Year's Resolution to set it up. But then life got in the way, as it does, with several (paying) projects pushing this to the side of my plate.
Flash forward a few months, and it's the evening before my birthday. I'm in a UCLA Extension classroom, joining the discussion at my first class of Introduction to Human Nutrition. Chatting about nutrition and healthy eating (even if it was just an overview of some of the basics, like how to navigate a nutrition label) with a new group of folks rekindled my excitement about this blog-to-be, and that–coupled with having to enter a shiny new number for my age on the elliptical machine this morning–finally convinced me it was time.
So stay tuned… there's much to come!
Image from Quotables, one of my favorite sources of quick inspiration.


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Technically no, we don't have early voting in South Carolina. However, the rules for Absentee Voting in our state leave the doors wide open if you want to get it done now.
"Absentee voting is early voting with an excuse," said Isaac Cramer, Absentee Coordinator for the Charleston County Board of Elections.
No matter the reason, the Board of Elections doesn't have an "absentee police force". They will take your word for it.
"The only thing we can actually verify for absentee voting is whether you're over the age of 65, because we have your date of birth in the system," said Cramer. "We're not requiring you to show us your travel tickets or your hotel stay, or proof that you're working on election day. We just take your word for it and you're signing a piece of paper which is the application that is affirming that that is true, so that is how we check that."
Each county has in-person absentee voting locations. Click on your county below for locations and times.


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La Gobernación de Al-Kāf o Kef () es una de las 24 gobernaciones de Túnez. Está ubicada al noroeste del país, en la frontera con Argelia.

Su superficie es de 4.965 km².

Su población es de 243.156 habitantes (2014).

Su capital es Al-Kāf.

Su actual gobernador es Kamel Labbassi.

Delegaciones con población en abril de 2014

Economía
La región es esencialmente agrícola y minera. El terreno fértil agrícola representa el 98 % de la superficie total de la gobernación, de las cuales es tierra cultivable (485.153 hectáreas, de las cuales 102.215 de bosques y 337.489 de tierras agrícolas), permiten una contribución del 4,9 % de la producción agrícola nacional:
 12,2 % de la producción de cereales.
 6,8 % de la producción de carnes rojas.
 3,4 % de la producción de leche.
 5,7 % de la producción de verduras (legumbres).
 8,4 % de la producción de productos forestales (se estiman 20.000 m³ de maderas).

La población activa de la región es estimada en 59.421 personas. El sector de la agricultura es el primer proveedor de empleos en la región. En cuanto la industria emplea a 4.601 trabajadores distribuidas en 181 empresas. De esos 928 trabajadores, las industrias de materiales de construcción constituyen la principal actividad industrial de la gobernatura más que la agroalimentaria que domina el sector (47,4 % de las empresas) y constituye especialmente el par de micro-empresas.

Durante el curso de la última década, la potencia minera de la gobernatura de Al-Kāf se concentra en la mina de Bougrine, en donde la abertura de la mina ha permitido incrementar las cantidades extraídas de 38.930 toneladas a 363.690 toneladas. En el mismo tiempo, la producción de minerales metálicos no-ferricos ha progresado de 1.440 toneladas a 86.450 toneladas en 76.560 toneladas de zinc y 9.890 de plomo.

Gobernaciones de Túnez