The purpose of this series of blog articles is to discuss various methods and techniques of using the DNN Sharp tools to build business solutions that rely heavily on displaying and maintaining data on SQL Server databases.
My name is Jeron Coolman, I'm the lead developer on a project to rewrite a ten year old large enterprise .NET web-based system. I am not an employee of DNN Sharp and they are not paying me, so keep that in mind when I share my opinions... they are mine and not necessarily DNN Sharp's. My goal is just to share with the community, the type of information I wish I had been able to find, in the format I like, when I was new to DNN and DNN Sharp tools.
Using DNN as the CMS platform started off as an R&D proof of concept project. Most people were telling us the "correct" way to do this would be to start from scratch using C#, .NET using MVC patterns, so that was the path we started down. What we found out very quickly was that our designs included things like, social media tools and CMS. It started to feel like half the project would be creating tools that already existed. When we looked into these tools, we kept landing on DNN.
That basically left us with the glaring question of "How do we get data in and out of the database?". We knew we could do everything we wanted by writing our own custom modules. We have a lot of great programmers and quickly realized that it would take some time working with DNN architecture to feel experienced enough with it that we writing quality modules.
Also, most of us have been working with Microsoft's Visual Studio for decades, so we really wanted to work with new tools and technologies. We all were excited about working with jQuery and JSON. We wanted to get away from checking out code, editing, compiling, testing, checking it back in and deploying/publishing it on Windows development machines.
We still have a couple people working with creating custom modules. We know we will have some components that require us to write our own modules, but for that 70% of the solution that handles simple CRUD behavior from a database, we wanted a third party tool for easily reading and writing data from a stored procedure in a SQL Server database.
We have a very strict requirement that all database access happen through stored procedures. We have many reasons for that from security, to performance, to logging activities for auditing, testing, tuning and debugging. This greatly reduced our list of available tools. The tool needed to support retrieving the data in JSON format for the jQuery and it needed to support interacting with the database via stored procedures.
After evaluating every third party database tool, I found only two (DNN Sharp being one of those two) that would actually provide me with the functionality that I needed, since most didn't support stored procedures and a lot didn't support accessing a database that wasn't the DNN database. I have to admit that there were a couple tools with user interfaces and documentation that I could only describe as a "hot mess". Those tools may have been able to provide us with the functionality we needed, but I figured if I didn't understand their UI and documentation, that wouldn't matter.
Another very important requirement we had to have in order to fulfill the "Enterprise" aspect of the system was, it had to be able to scale. We had no problems using a RAD tool to quickly and easily create the MVP of the system that ran with the minimum feature set, but we had to feel confident that we could scale it as it needed, once users started pounding the system.
For instance, using stored procedures helps us scale within the database engine. Creating forms with jQuery controls that consumed JSON provided by a My Tokens Razor script running on the same IIS server would allow us to easily introduce a web services tier that could provide that JSON to the controls. We also want to keep the solution open to make it as easy as possible to replace the jQuery code with a different technology like Bootstrap and AngularJS.
This probably is more background and introduction than is needed. With such subjective topics like "Which tool is best?", "What architecture is the correct one?" and "What is the best way of using this tool or implementing that architecture?"; I thought a detailed introduction would be helpful for the reader to understand our decisions.
A. My Tokens - used for retrieving data from the database and for "text reuse" pretty much everywhere; from other tokens, to other DNN modules, to the HTML we put in the HTML Pro module. Honestly, I can't imagine anyone working with DNN without using My Tokens. Every single one of our pages has more than one token in it.
B. Action Form - used for quickly building forms with a focus on stored procedures. I will discuss how we use My Tokens along with the Action Form to make life easier; e.g. populating a Multiple Choice dropdown from a stored procedure. Other topics covered will be, when we use an Action Form as opposed to jQuery UI controls in an HTML Pro module.
C. DNN API Endpoint - used for writing data to the database from the jQuery UI controls. This is a new product, so some of you may be hearing about it for the first time right now. This was essential for being able to call a stored procedure to write data from outside of an Action Form.
...I will discuss the use of each of these DNN Sharp modules in detail in later articles. The next article, I will delve into My Tokens, since it is at the heart of everything. I welcome all comments and questions. I am by no means a DNN power user or even a DNN Sharp expert, but I would be more than happy to answer questions and offer advice. I'm sure we can get someone from DNN Sharp to jump into a conversation to help answer questions or correct me if I offer bad advice.
When Jeron isn't creating software, he is studying Chinese martial arts. He enjoys being able to apply the concepts of martial arts into the process of software development and vice versa.


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Multiple system atrophy
Multiple system atrophy is a progressive brain disorder that affects movement and balance and disrupts the function of the autonomic nervous system. The autonomic nervous system controls body functions that are mostly involuntary, such as regulation of blood pressure. The most frequent autonomic symptoms associated with multiple system atrophy are a sudden drop in blood pressure upon standing (orthostatic hypotension), urinary difficulties, and erectile dysfunction in men.
Researchers have described two major types of multiple system atrophy, which are distinguished by their major signs and symptoms at the time of diagnosis. In one type, known as MSA-P, a group of movement abnormalities called parkinsonism are predominant. These abnormalities include unusually slow movement (bradykinesia), muscle rigidity, tremors, and an inability to hold the body upright and balanced (postural instability). The other type of multiple system atrophy, known as MSA-C, is characterized by cerebellar ataxia, which causes problems with coordination and balance. This form of the condition can also include speech difficulties (dysarthria) and problems controlling eye movement.
Multiple system atrophy usually occurs in older adults; on average, signs and symptoms appear around age 55. The condition worsens with time, and affected individuals survive an average of 10 years after the signs and symptoms first appear.
What is the prognosis of a genetic condition?
Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center
Multiple system atrophy has a prevalence of 2 to 5 per 100,000 people.
Multiple system atrophy is a complex condition that is likely caused by the interaction of multiple genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors. Some of these factors have been identified, but many remain unknown.
Changes in several genes are being studied as possible risk factors for multiple system atrophy. The genetic risk factors with the most evidence are variants in the SNCA and COQ2 genes. The SNCA gene provides instructions for making a protein called alpha-synuclein, which is abundant in normal brain cells but whose function is unknown. Studies suggest that several common variations in the SNCA gene are associated with an increased risk of multiple system atrophy in people of European descent. It is unclear whether these variations also affect disease risk in other populations. The COQ2 gene provides instructions for making a protein called coenzyme Q2. This enzyme carries out one step in the production of a molecule called coenzyme Q10, which has a critical role in energy production within cells. Variations in the COQ2 gene have been associated with multiple system atrophy in people of Japanese descent, but this association has not been found in other populations. It is unclear how changes in the SNCA or COQ2 gene increase the risk of developing multiple system atrophy.
Researchers have also examined environmental factors that could contribute to the risk of multiple system atrophy. Initial studies suggested that exposure to solvents, certain types of plastic or metal, and other potential toxins might be associated with the condition. However, these associations have not been confirmed.
In all cases, multiple system atrophy is characterized by clumps of abnormal alpha-synuclein protein that, for unknown reasons, build up in cells in many parts of the brain and spinal cord. Over time, these clumps (which are known as inclusions) damage cells in parts of the nervous system that control movement, balance and coordination, and autonomic functioning. The progressive loss of cells in these regions underlies the major features of multiple system atrophy.
Learn more about the genes associated with multiple system atrophy
COQ2
SNCA
Most cases of multiple system atrophy are sporadic, which means they occur in people with no history of the disorder in their family. Rarely, the condition has been reported to run in families; however, it usually does not have a clear pattern of inheritance.
Genetic Testing Registry: Shy-Drager syndrome
Vanderbilt Autonomic Dysfunction Center
progressive autonomic failure with multiple system atrophy
sporadic olivopontocerebellar atrophy
Encyclopedia: Multiple System Atrophy
Health Topic: Autonomic Nervous System Disorders
Health Topic: Balance Problems
Health Topic: Degenerative Nerve Diseases
Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center (2 links)
Olivopontocerebellar atrophy
Additional NIH Resources (1 link)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
MalaCards: multiple system atrophy 1
Merck Manual Consumer Version: Multiple System Atrophy
Merck Manual Consumer Version: Parkinsonism
Orphanet: Multiple system atrophy
Orphanet: Multiple system atrophy, cerebellar type
Orphanet: Multiple system atrophy, parkinsonian type
The MSA Coalition: About MSA
CurePSP: Foundation for PSP/CBD and Related Brain Diseases
Multiple System Atrophy Trust (UK)
National Dysautonomia Research Foundation
National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)
RareConnect
The MSA Coalition
MULTIPLE SYSTEM ATROPHY 1, SUSCEPTIBILITY TO
Al-Chalabi A, Dürr A, Wood NW, Parkinson MH, Camuzat A, Hulot JS, Morrison KE, Renton A, Sussmuth SD, Landwehrmeyer BG, Ludolph A, Agid Y, Brice A, Leigh PN, Bensimon G; NNIPPS Genetic Study Group. Genetic variants of the alpha-synuclein gene SNCA are associated with multiple system atrophy. PLoS One. 2009 Sep 22;4(9):e7114. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0007114.
Fanciulli A, Wenning GK. Multiple-system atrophy. N Engl J Med. 2015 Jan 15;372(3):249-63. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra1311488. Review.
Federoff M, Schottlaender LV, Houlden H, Singleton A. Multiple system atrophy: the application of genetics in understanding etiology. Clin Auton Res. 2015 Feb;25(1):19-36. doi: 10.1007/s10286-014-0267-5. Epub 2015 Feb 17. Review.
Gilman S, Wenning GK, Low PA, Brooks DJ, Mathias CJ, Trojanowski JQ, Wood NW, Colosimo C, Dürr A, Fowler CJ, Kaufmann H, Klockgether T, Lees A, Poewe W, Quinn N, Revesz T, Robertson D, Sandroni P, Seppi K, Vidailhet M. Second consensus statement on the diagnosis of multiple system atrophy. Neurology. 2008 Aug 26;71(9):670-6. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000324625.00404.15.
Low PA, Reich SG, Jankovic J, Shults CW, Stern MB, Novak P, Tanner CM, Gilman S, Marshall FJ, Wooten F, Racette B, Chelimsky T, Singer W, Sletten DM, Sandroni P, Mandrekar J. Natural history of multiple system atrophy in the USA: a prospective cohort study. Lancet Neurol. 2015 Jul;14(7):710-9. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(15)00058-7. Epub 2015 May 27.
Multiple-System Atrophy Research Collaboration. Mutations in COQ2 in familial and sporadic multiple-system atrophy. N Engl J Med. 2013 Jul 18;369(3):233-44. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1212115. Epub 2013 Jun 12. Erratum in: N Engl J Med. 2014 Jul 3;371(1):94.
Scholz SW, Houlden H, Schulte C, Sharma M, Li A, Berg D, Melchers A, Paudel R, Gibbs JR, Simon-Sanchez J, Paisan-Ruiz C, Bras J, Ding J, Chen H, Traynor BJ, Arepalli S, Zonozi RR, Revesz T, Holton J, Wood N, Lees A, Oertel W, Wüllner U, Goldwurm S, Pellecchia MT, Illig T, Riess O, Fernandez HH, Rodriguez RL, Okun MS, Poewe W, Wenning GK, Hardy JA, Singleton AB, Del Sorbo F, Schneider S, Bhatia KP, Gasser T. SNCA variants are associated with increased risk for multiple system atrophy. Ann Neurol. 2009 May;65(5):610-4. doi: 10.1002/ana.21685. Erratum in: Ann Neurol. 2010 Feb;67(2):277. Del Sorbo, Francesca [added]; Schneider, Susanne [added]; Bhatia, Kailash P [added].
Stemberger S, Scholz SW, Singleton AB, Wenning GK. Genetic players in multiple system atrophy: unfolding the nature of the beast. Neurobiol Aging. 2011 Oct;32(10):1924.e5-14. doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2011.04.001. Epub 2011 May 24.
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Start your day on the right foot... with these darling leopard print sneakers.
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They are not only lovely but oh so comfy!
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import * as _ from "lodash";
import * as m from "mithril";
import {ElasticAgentProfiles} from "models/elastic_profiles/types";
import {Extension} from "models/shared/plugin_infos_new/extensions";
import {PluginInfo} from "models/shared/plugin_infos_new/plugin_info";
import * as collapsiblePanelStyles from "views/components/collapsible_panel/index.scss";
import {TestData} from "views/pages/elastic_profiles/spec/test_data";
import {TestHelper} from "views/pages/spec/test_helper";
import {ElasticProfilesWidget} from "../elastic_profiles_widget";

describe("Elastic Agent Profiles Widget", () => {
  const helper        = new TestHelper();
  const simulateEvent = require("simulate-event");

  const pluginInfo = PluginInfo.fromJSON(TestData.dockerPluginJSON(), TestData.dockerPluginJSON()._links);

  const elasticProfiles = ElasticAgentProfiles.fromJSON([
                                                          TestData.dockerElasticProfile(),
                                                          TestData.dockerSwarmElasticProfile(),
                                                          TestData.kubernetesElasticProfile()
                                                        ]);

  describe("list all profiles", () => {
    beforeEach(() => {
      mount(pluginInfo, elasticProfiles);
    });

    afterEach(helper.unmount.bind(helper));

    it("should render all elastic agent profile info panels", () => {
      expect(helper.findByDataTestId("elastic-profile-list").get(0).children).toHaveLength(3);
    });

    it("should toggle between expanded and collapsed state on click of header", () => {
      const elasticProfileListHeader = helper.findByDataTestId("collapse-header").get(1);

      expect(elasticProfileListHeader).not.toHaveClass(collapsiblePanelStyles.expanded);

      //expand elastic agent profile info
      simulateEvent.simulate(elasticProfileListHeader, "click");
      m.redraw();

      expect(elasticProfileListHeader).toHaveClass(collapsiblePanelStyles.expanded);

      //collapse elastic agent profile info
      simulateEvent.simulate(elasticProfileListHeader, "click");
      m.redraw();

      expect(elasticProfileListHeader).not.toHaveClass(collapsiblePanelStyles.expanded);
    });
  });

  it("should display message to add new elastic agent profiles if no elastic agent profiles defined", () => {
    mount(pluginInfo, new ElasticAgentProfiles([]));

    expect(helper.findByDataTestId("flash-message-info")).toHaveText("Click on 'Add' button to create new elastic agent profile.");

    helper.unmount();
  });

  it("should not display message to add new elastic agent profiles if no elastic agent profiles defined", () => {
    mount(undefined, new ElasticAgentProfiles([]));

    expect(helper.findByDataTestId("flash-message-info")).not.toBeInDOM();

    helper.unmount();
  });

  it("should disable action buttons if no elastic agent plugin installed", () => {
    mount(undefined, elasticProfiles, true);

    const elasticAgentProfilePanel = helper.findByDataTestId("elastic-profile")[0];

    expect(helper.findIn(elasticAgentProfilePanel, "edit-elastic-profile")).toBeDisabled();
    expect(helper.findIn(elasticAgentProfilePanel, "clone-elastic-profile")).toBeDisabled();
    expect(helper.findIn(elasticAgentProfilePanel, "delete-elastic-profile")).not.toBeDisabled();
    expect(helper.findIn(elasticAgentProfilePanel, "show-usage-elastic-profile")).not.toBeDisabled();

    helper.unmount();
  });

  it("should not disable action buttons if elastic agent plugin installed", () => {
    mount(pluginInfo, elasticProfiles, true);

    const elasticAgentProfilePanel = helper.findByDataTestId("elastic-profile")[0];

    expect(helper.findIn(elasticAgentProfilePanel, "edit-elastic-profile")).not.toBeDisabled();
    expect(helper.findIn(elasticAgentProfilePanel, "clone-elastic-profile")).not.toBeDisabled();
    expect(helper.findIn(elasticAgentProfilePanel, "delete-elastic-profile")).not.toBeDisabled();
    expect(helper.findIn(elasticAgentProfilePanel, "show-usage-elastic-profile")).not.toBeDisabled();

    helper.unmount();
  });

  function mount(pluginInfo: PluginInfo<Extension> | undefined,
                 elasticProfiles: ElasticAgentProfiles, isUserAnAdmin = true) {

    const noop = _.noop;
    helper.mount(() => <ElasticProfilesWidget pluginInfo={pluginInfo}
                                              elasticProfiles={elasticProfiles}
                                              elasticAgentOperations={{
                                                onEdit: noop,
                                                onClone: noop,
                                                onDelete: noop,
                                                onAdd: noop
                                              }}
                                              onShowUsages={noop}
                                              isUserAnAdmin={isUserAnAdmin}/>);
  }
});

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Draws made last night for very interesting games. Though I don't necessarily agree with the 5 group structure (certainly 4 coming out of each group), there should be interesting games in both senior and intermediate.
Great group, you'd expect Tubber and Tourlestrane to be top 2 and the rest to battle to avoid the last position but a real group of death. I'm going to say Shamrock Gaels for bottom spot for no reason other than they were intermediate last year. They too are a good side who will be getting stronger every year with underage setup so strong.
So hard to pick a team to top this. So many unknowns with new management, players not playing/returning. You'd think Harps might be the team to beat. Coolaney/Mull will most likely be their biggest challengers but Coolera/Strandhill will beat any of them on their day. I'd pick the bottom spot to be between DRP and Calry.
Another exciting group. You'd pick Curry as the team to beat but Easkey thrown together with Castleconnor will be extremely interesting. Farnans have all the ability to upset those two though if they can pull it together. Something they haven't managed in some time. Ballymote could bring anything as per usual.
Johns obviously the favorites, Are Geevagh and Bunninadden as strong as years gone by? Enniscrone will bring confidence from last year. I'd personally pick Pats for the bottom spot but to be fair, not sure have they any players back this year who could make huge difference.


Aaron Rodgers has only known one NFL franchise since being drafted back in 2005. And after signing a historical extension during the offseason, it appears as though he will don the Green Bay Packers' green and yellow for his entire career.
However, with each week and each loss, you get the feeling that he is starting to get frustrated with a franchise that is supposed to be one of the best in sports because they have been anything but. Instead, they have opted to take Rodgers for granted and waste the superstar quarterback's prime.
Almost everytime the camera cuts to him now (on the field or sideline) you can tell he's frustrated, fed up, and ailing in some physical pain. There's just no excitement on his face. He's frustrated because the front office hasn't done their duty in surrounding him with a Super Bowl-caliber roster.
He's annoyed that Ty Montgomery and Aaron Jones fumble footballs in key, potentially game-changing, situations. He's frustrated that the front office drafts offensive linemen, develops them into Pro Bowlers, and then lets them walk, leading to continuous beatings for Rodgers. He's annoyed that he always has to deal with a new crop of young receivers (behind Davante Adams) that are always steps behind him.
It makes you wonder whether he has any regret about the extension or not, regardless of the money. At this rate, it wouldn't be surprising if the 41-year-old Tom Brady outlasts the 34-year-old Aaron Rodgers. Lack of adequate talent, an unaggressive front office, continuous beatings, and a stale offensive scheme can do that to a guy. Rodgers is on record saying that he wants to play till he's 40, but his mind can easily change if he has to continue to live through this year in and year out.
You can bet that he will want things to change, and it's not hard to envision wanting a split from the Packers down-the-line (even if it's not his preference), as crazy as that sounds. But, the Packers will do anything else before splitting from the future Hall-of-Famer, and it needs to start with moving on from longtime head coach Mike McCarthy.
As previously mentioned, Rodgers and McCarthy don't have the best of relationships, no matter what they both continue to say to the media. And the speculated friction returned this season following an indirect, passive-aggressive shot at the coach from Rodgers during his complaint about the game plan in a 22-0 victory over the Buffalo Bills.
And maybe the relationship has run its course. Not every relationship is meant to last forever. The two have worked together for 13 seasons, and it's easy to see why there was an expiration date on it. It's 'California cool' (Rodgers) vs. 'tough, gritty, and blue-collar' (McCarthy).
You can argue that the tension started all the way back in 2005 on Draft Day when the San Francisco 49ers took Alex Smith number one overall over the hometown kid and superior prospect, Aaron Rodgers.
Who was San Francisco's offensive coordinator at the time? Mike McCarthy. A point that many may overlook, and one Rodgers would make sure to bring up to McCarthy in team meetings as former Packers receiver Greg Jennings mentioned on The Herd last week. Whether they were playful or passive-aggressive jabs, only Rodgers knows. But we can assume that it was the beginning of a doomed relationship that wasn't meant to be.
The Packers need to move on from their coach after the season, regardless of the outcome (a Super Bowl is highly unlikely at this point). Some define insanity as "doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results," and it's clear there is a cap on this team as long as the 54-year-old is at the helm.
McCarthy is nowhere near a bad coach; not even close. He's a very good coach, among the best in the league, who will immediately find another gig.
He's just not a 'great' coach like a Bill Belichick or Sean Payton and isn't quite the offensive mind of an Andy Reid. Heck, people would probably take youngbloods Sean McVay and Kyle Shanahan over McCarthy.
He's simply not the coach for Rodgers. And when you get tired of another person, it's hard to continue to listen and buy into that respective person and his messages, which is what we are seeing.
We all know Rodgers was smart, but after his interview with ESPN's Mina Kimes, you can tell he's extremely intelligent and wants to be intellectually stimulated. And McCarthy's schemed does anything but. It's non-innovative, boring at times, and fails to take advantage of Rodgers' strengths. It's the opposite of progressive.
We can only imagine how great Rodgers would be under a scheme like Payton's, Reid's, McVay's, Shanahan's, or Belichick/Josh McDaniels'. The new front office regime owes it to the soon-to-be 35-year-old to give him an exciting new offensive mind to deal with.
Someone who can further optimize the game's most gifted quarterback, and bring a breath of fresh air to the franchise. The team will only go as far as Rodgers will take them. That's the type of talent he is, and how the roster is constructed. Rodgers at his best is the only way to win another title, and a new hiring would get that out of him.
Oklahoma head coach Lincoln Riley is the hot property right now, and the Packers should make a run at him. Minnesota Vikings' offensive coordinator John DeFilippo is another guy to look.
Chiefs' offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy is a popular candidate because he is another impressive coordinator from an excellent Andy Reid coaching tree. And Reid's last two offensive coordinators (Doug Pederson and Matt Nagy) are finding success in their new gigs.
One is a Super Bowl-winner, and the other has led the Chicago Bears to a 5-3 record while revitalizing the offense with fresh creativity. Bieniemy is a rising star on that side of the ball who has Andy Reid's complete trust, which isn't a small feat.
The options are out there. It's time for the Packers to make the tough decision and move on from McCarthy for the sake of optimizing the back nine of Aaron Rodgers' career.


ANAHEIM >> Disneyland's 60th anniversary celebration will begin May 22 and be marked by a new parade, fireworks display and "World of Color" show, Disneyland Resort officials announced Wednesday night.
The "Paint the Night" parade at Disneyland will be the resort's first all-LED parade, with more than 1.5 million individually controlled lights.
The parade will feature special effects, music and floats, with Mickey Mouse leading the grand finale. Characters from "Monsters, Inc.," "Cars," "The Little Mermaid," "Beauty and the Beast," "Toy Story" and "Frozen" will also participate.
The new "World of Color" show in Disney California Adventure Park will tell the story of Walt Disney and Disneyland through fountains, film, animation and a musical score.


Useful information and links page.
The off-road cycle route guide.
The off-road cycle touring route guide.
Routes from Cow Bridge Car Park near Brother Water.
Routes from the car park at Wet Sleddale Reservoir.
Cycle routes from North Yorkshire.
The cycle touring route guide.
Routes from RSPB Visitor Centre at Leighton Moss.
Routes from Carnforth Railway Station.
Routes from Clear Water Bistro & Bar on Kellet Lane near Borwick.
Routes starting from outside Farleton View at Wath Sutton.
Routes from Market Square in Kirkby Lonsdale.
Routes from Chapel House Wood.
A 4.6 mile walk to Jenny Brown's Point.
A 1.5 mile walk to Fairy Steps.
A 1.1 mile walk around Kirkby Lonsdale.
A 1.6 mile walk to New Barns Bay.
A 1.9 mile walk to Parkend Moss.
A 5.9 mile walk to Silverdale.
A 2.9 mile walk around Arkholme.
Index of cyclist's cafes and tearooms.
Café and tearooms news page.
Cyclist's Cafes in the Arnside and Silverdale AONB.
Cyclist's Cafes in South East Cumbria.
Cyclist's Cafes in Yorkshire Dales.
Cyclist's Cafes in Forest of Bowland AONB.
Cyclist's Cafes in Lake District National Park.
Cyclist's Cafes in North Lancashire.
Cyclist's Cafes in North East Cumbria.
The food and cake photos photo galleries.
2019 food and cake photo galleries.
January 2019 food and cake photo gallery.
2018 food and cake photo galleries.
January 2018 food and cake photo gallery.
February 2018 food and cake photo gallery.
March 2018 food and cake photo gallery.
July 2018 food and cake photo gallery.
August 2018 food and cake photo gallery.
September 2018 food and cake photo gallery.
2017 food and cake photo galleries.
May 2017 food and cake photo gallery.
June 2017 food and cake photo gallery.
July 2017 food and cake photo gallery.
August 2017 food and cake photo gallery.
September 2017 food and cake photo gallery.
The Unveiling of the Wayfarer Stone Witnessed by H.S. Williams.
"Wayfarer"- Rough Stuff Enthusiast by W. Oakley'.
Ride reports and photos of rides to Wayfarer Memorial Stone.
Account of visit to the Wayfarer by the Executive Committee of the Rough-Stuff Fellowship in September 2001.
1st June 2006 ride to Wayfarer Memorial by Rob Burrow.
15th to 17th June 2006: A report of The Lancashire Group's Wayfarer Weekend at Cefin Brith Bunk House by Rob Burrow.
51st anniversary ride of the unveiling of the Wayfarer Memorial stone by Rob Burrow.
Photos of 1st June of Wayfarer Memorial 2009 Ride photos taken by Rob Burrows.
Photos and report of the ride to Wayfarer Memorial on 25th June 2010 by Rob Burrow.
The members and site blog.
The Autumn Meet of the RSF the off-road cycle touring club.
2014 Autumn Meet at Bridges Youth Hostel.
2013 Autumn Meet at Sherwood Youth Hostel.
2012 Autumn Meet at Helmsley Youth Hostel.
2011 Autumn Meet at The Court Hill Centre near Wantage.
2010 Autumn Meet at Great Hucklow in Derbyshire.
2009 Autumn Meet at Bridges Youth Hostel in Shropshire.
2008 Autumn Meet at Arnside Youth Hostel.
2007 Autumn Meet at Ravenstor Youth Hostel.
The Easter Meet of the RSF the off-road cycle touring club.
About RSF Off-road cycle touring club Section.
Local groups of the RSF.
Local groups from 1955 to present date.
National events of the RSF.
A bit of Rough-Stuff by Tony Greenbank.
Rough-Stuff Fellowship by Benjamin Haworth.
About the RSF awards, the badges and their origins.
Alan Mepham Merit Shield Recipents.
News report of the unveiling of the Wayfarer Memorial Stone belong to late Arthur E. Matthews.
How the RSF's was started.
Account of the Inaugural Meeting of the RSF by Bob Harrison.
Account of how it all got started and first year of life of RSF.
Where's the Brew Stop? Cycle touring group.
Ride leader of Where's the Brew Stop? Cycle touring group.
March rides and walks photo gallery.
'The Dent Weekend' How it began and ended by Bob Harrison.


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Lying peacefully, listening to the rattling steel wheels, I have ample time to reflect on the days gone by and the days ahead. When you came home I had thirty days to look forward to. Now lying awake in the night, as the snake rattles towards its destination. I rue at the time constraint I'm put through.
Lying awake, I could feel the ground beneath me shake. My mind racing a hundred miles an hour wonders how time seems to have flown by!! It was only yesterday you lay in a foetal position cuddled in my bosom and today you sleep independently on a full berth! Then you were only one…today you are twenty one!
Peering through the windows I look into the night. Nothing specific I see. Only two parallel track never to meet. No fog, only light mist and infinite darkness. It's a dark night. Looking down from above, I see my own shadow among them rails running silently together through the dark.
Train continues with its journey. Rolling past like a snake in the night; winding through the trails of nowhere. Sitting by the window, I see distant lights wink through the dark abyss as though flirting with me. The silence falls…as passengers go off to sleep. Its 4 am now. Guess it's time for me to nestle under the covers.
A nice railway 🚄 thought..
I really loved it. Very heart touching.
This I wrote when I was going to Delhi with Rishika and couldn't sleep on the train….
Oh,I have read somewhere that wonderful creations usually occur at unusual times..ha ha ha..
Beautiful. Sleeplessness can pull out some wonderful words.
Thank you😊🙏. This I wrote while traveling with my daughter.


We watched as Jodi Arias was sentenced to life in prison without the chance of release. For years we followed her case. It was ugly. The victim was re-victimized time and time again. Jodi was plain ruthless. She lied, she schemed, and, in the end, she avoided the death penalty. She took one last chance to torment the Alexander family at her sentencing when she spoke. Among other insulting statements, the fog magically lifted and she recalled details of the murder she couldn't remember for all these years. Better left unsaid? Yes. True Jodi fashion? Absolutely.
But, she is now gone from the center ring. She is a statistic now, just a number, and literally too, prisoner number 28119. We may hear the occasional story about her, shenanigans she's been up to, or the reminder that this trial that went on way too long, which caused so much additional trauma and pain to the gracious Alexander family and his friends, several of whom, I have had the honor of meeting through The Gold Patrol.
Speaking of meeting, how many of us have formed meaningful friendships in the wake of this tragedy? Pretty much all of us. I think we bonded as we grieved for a stranger whose life was taken way too soon. I like to think this is what Travis Victor Alexander would like. He was about connections, bonds. From his friends and family, it's pretty clear that Travis was that special guy who would be capable of bringing people together, even in his death.
The State's team, Prosecutor Juan Martinez and Detective Esteban Flores, poured their hearts into seeking justice for Travis. Detective Flores and his wife Corrine lost their son tragically recently, only to have Detective Flores back in that courtroom shortly after to ensure that his commitment to justice was seen through to the end.
While most supporters never knew Travis, it's amazing how we all feel he's our friend, our brother. I encourage all of you to go forward from this point and not reflect on Jodi one more minute, but only on the man who made a lot of strangers turn into a family. To continue his legacy, even if in small ways. I hope that in the coming months and years, the Alexander family finds some joy in knowing that their brother, while gone from this earth, has made such a big impact on so many people. Their pain is never going to go away. Nobody will replace Travis, as nobody could. But, I hope that time and the absence of a criminal trial gives them the time and space to begin to pick up the pieces. They're a close family who clearly loves one another. I know they will find their way together.
You can finally rest in peace, Travis.
"Your candle burned out long before your legend ever did"
We will remember Travis not Jodi & all of the fab tweeters & friends that all supported the Alexanders every day! Travis would b happy to see the bonding.
Thank you Jennifer for sharing this with us and for all the work you have done over the years and with the gold patrol. It has been a pleasure watching you and getting all the latest info from all of you.
Best of luck to the Family, they'll move on, they're stronger then I've ever seen!
So very beautifully written and all do very true. We who do not know each other have come together as family just like Travis would have wanted us to do. We will never forget him. Although I live in Canada he brought us from all over the world to grieve his death and wait time after time for the murderer to be punished for this crime. Now we remember the man we will never forget Travis Alexander. Bless his family that they may go forward together as one to be strong in faith and love for each other.


The opinion polls that were undertaken before the 2015 UK general election underestimated the Conservative lead over Labour by an average of 7 percentage points. This collective failure led politicians and commentators to question the validity and utility of political polling and raised concerns regarding a broader public loss of confidence in survey research. We assess the likely causes of the 2015 polling errors. We begin by setting out a formal account of the statistical methodology and assumptions that are required for valid estimation of party vote shares by using quota sampling. We then describe the current approach of polling organizations for estimating sampling variability and suggest a new method based on bootstrap resampling. Next, we use poll microdata to assess the plausibility of different explanations of the polling errors. Our conclusion is that the primary cause of the polling errors in 2015 was unrepresentative sampling.


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Greenwood Publishing Group
Encyclopedia of Human Rights Issues Since 1945
Winston Langley
Greenwood Publishing Group, 1999 - 392 páginas
This outstanding, comprehensive, and up-to-date encyclopedia on human rights issues from 1945 to 1998 features more than 400 entries on incidents and violations, instruments and initiatives, countries and human rights activists. Its global scope is ideal for high school and college student research and class debate and for use with Model UN clubs. More than fifty years after the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, much has been accomplished on a global scale, particularly by the United Nations, to protect the rights of all people, but many human rights violations continue to be perpetrated. Langley, an internationally recognized expert on human rights, has provided the most current information on both the progress of human rights activities and the continuing incidents of human rights violations around the globe.
Entries cover major issues, incidents and violations, concepts and terms, activists, organizations, and human rights instruments. Entries on more than fifty nations from Afghanistan to Yugoslavia were selected based on the incidence of major human rights in those nations. Comprehensive cross-references in each entry make it easy to research a topic and its related entries easily. Each entry concludes with a selected list of further reading for more in-depth research. A timeline of significant dates since 1945 in the field of human rights and the text of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights add reference value.
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WINSTON E. LANGLEY is Professor of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. He specializes in human rights and is the co-author with Vivian C. Fox of Women's Rights in the United States: A Documentary History (Greenwood, 1994), which received the Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Human Rights in North America award for the Outstanding Book on the Subject of Human Rights in North America. He is also author of Human Rights: The Major Global Instrument (1992) and Women's Rights in International Documents (1991).
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Freedom Jerky - Tactical Teriyaki
Sunday, February 18, 2018 Average, Beef Jerky, Freedom-Jerky, Medium-Sodium, Mild, No-MSG, No-Sodium-Nitrite, Teriyaki No comments
Freedom Jerky was founded in November 2017 by creative producer Jonathan Chia and television actor Vincent "Rocco" Vargas, both combat veterans. The two were inspired to create a line of jerky whose sales benefited the team at War Horses for Veterans, a charity that helps wounded service men and women through experiences with horses.
"Healing those who have been in combat is not just an intention, it is our mission," says Vargas. "We've created a great product to serve the best people we know. Freedom Jerky supports and hires veteran families with a focus on our community."
This "Tactical Teriyaki" is the company's most popular variety, describing it as both "sweet and savory".
Beef, soy sauce, brown sugar, pineapple juice, chili sauce, seasoned rice vinegar, sesame oil, spices
The first flavor I pick up is a light sweet and light salt, with shades of vinegar in the background. The chewing brings on some soy sauce definition while the salt increases a bit. There's a faint bit of tanginess going on.
For being marketed as a Teriyaki variety, it "kind of" holds up. It's not really the classic Japanese-style teriyaki because I'm not really getting any of the fermented flavor usually brought on by mirin wine or sake, I'm not getting any of the ginger we normally find in teriyaki, and it doesn't have that heavy, sticky sweetness either. This is more of a soy sauce with a lighter level of sweet, and shades of tanginess.
Otherwise, the primary taste profile is largely soy sauce, with an even-balanced sweet and salty character, bits of tanginess in the chewing and a very subtle vinegar in the background.
The meat consistency is excellent. It's easy to chew, and feels just like soft pieces of steak once chewed down. I found very little stringiness, ad mostly all meat with just scant pieces of fat.
This Tactical Teriyaki variety from Freedom Jerky delivers the "sweet and savory" description the company claims, offering up mostly a soy sauce flavor with a moderate degree of sweet. But other than a light tanginess and a very faint vinegar background, there isn't much else going on these slices of meat. It doesn't have that authentic Japanese-style teriyaki taste, it's more of a sweetened soy sauce. On its own merits however, it offers a great meat consistency and steak-like chewing texture, and is great for folks who love soy sauce-focused jerky without a lot of other stuff competing for attention. For our taste buds however, we were looking for a teriyaki more true to classic standards and something that awakened our senses.
Rating: Average (3/5)
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Flintiff
ЗНАЧЕНИЕ: This unusual surname has its origins in a now 'lost' place in the North Riding of Yorkshire. The epicentre of the surname recordings appears to lie in the triangle formed by the villages of Kirby in Cleveland, Helmsley, and the town of Thirsk. The name translates as 'the hill or mound ('hoh' or 'hough' - Olde English pre 7th Century) where flints are found. Rather curiously the placename does not appear in the report by the Historical Commission on lost medieval villages updated to 1990. Nevertheless the name is well recorded in Yorkshire from the early 17th Century, and in a variety of spellings, including: Flintoft, Flintoffe, Fintoph, Flintiff, and in London as Flintuff. It is also widely recorded in Lancashire, but not until 1769, when Thomas Flintoff was a christening witness at Goosnarch, on July 16th of that year. The earliest recordings include John Flintkofe of Catterick, on November 3rd 1689, and William Flintoff of Great Ayton, who married Dinah Carter, on May 18th 1740. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Thomas Flintoffe, which was dated August 20th 1630, a witness at the christening of his daughter (name unknown), at Kirby in Cleveland, Yorkshire, during the reign of King Charles 1, known as 'The Martyr', 1625 - 1649. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to 'develop' often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.
Желаем тебе, Александра,
Быть птицей,
Свободной в полете...
Чтоб мир мог гордиться,
Что птица Свободы,
Высот не теряя,
Всех в сказочный мир


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Don't know if I'm in the right place here, but would someone be able to direct me to some how-to for a Coolpix s-550?
I have the board, just need to know how to open the camera up without destroying it, and how to identify the hookup points.
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I don't think that one has been done on this forum billy...but I'm interested to see if anyone has!


PAL Express in summer 2017 season is revising Manila – Saipan route, where the airline converts year-round service to seasonal flights. For summer season (26MAR17 – 28OCT17), the airline will only operate this route from 11JUN17 to 31AUG17 only, twice a week.
Philippine Airlines codeshares on this route as well.


So what time will you finish work tomorrow?
Just a few people are trained in information management, even fewer are trained in workload management. Yet every job in the world entails balancing a series of to-dos with the clock. Priority Management's research with over 1,000,000 of our customers worldwide in best-practice productivity processes, shows that very few people have a realistic plan for each day. Most plans that we see are long lists of unprioritised tasks-more of a wish list than a plan.
Here is a quick check as to how your workload management processes compare to best practice. Firstly, think about where you presently keep all the things you have to do. How many of the following tools do you use each day? Notepad, paper to-do list, scraps of paper, post-it notes, whiteboard, piles on the desk, Inbox, electronic to-do list, diary, electronic calendar and your memory. No wonder we so quickly lose the plot and find ourselves working late.
Best practice demands just one place to plan (yes, that's ONE). When our work is in one place then we have something we can manage and control.
Now we have consolidated our tasks into one location we have a process that will get you home on time!
Write down all the things you need to do tomorrow in one place.
Estimate how long it is going to take to get each item done. Total the time – does it fit into an 8 hour work day?
Are you likely to be interrupted tomorrow? If so, how will that impact your work? It will most likely double the time it takes to accomplish your work. Ask yourself if you can still get the work done after the interruption time is added?
Have you included time for lunch? What about travel time to and from your appointments? What about time to check your email? Remember that non-productive time for lunch, coffee breaks and checking email can easily add up to one-and-a-half hours.
Now total the realistic time and block out your calendar. What time are you going home? Is it the time you want to go home?
Start today to develop the skills that will help you stay balanced and in control of your personal agenda. By developing essential skills such as personal organization, life/work balance and workload management you will improve every aspect of your life.
These tips were brought to you by our guest blogger Dermot Rice from Priority Management. We met recently to discuss time management and some of the great training services they offer to companies and individuals to better manage their time.


The Polymath Chronicles: Merry Everything!
Whether you are gathered around a sparkly tree, or gearing up (as we are) for a day of movies and Chinese food, I hope your day is happy and full of love!
Thanks to all who offered such amazing suggestions for things to hide in our walls for future owners. We will reveal the actual bits and bobs as we go, but in the meantime, we gathered the family around to vote, and here are the winners of stocking stuffers from me!
If you won Big Delicious Life, please send me your email address to staceyballisinfo at gmail dot com, and Noelle, I need both your kindle email and your shipping address!
We are still taking suggestions, and who knows, if you send a really cool one, perhaps there will be more prizes!
In the meantime, celebrate the season in the most delicious way you can, and I hope it is filled with love and joy.
Was digging around for a recipe for Christmas and got out my trusty, handy-dandy "Calling All Cooks" cookbook...the original yellow-cover. Everyone I know....aunts, cousins, uncles, friends has one of these. They were published in the 80's and were wildly popular down here. (Alabama) I was wondering if you had ever heard of them (I think there were 4 or 5 volumes eventually...I have the first 2, the yellow and red editions) or if they were a localized phenomenon? The recipes are probably a little low-brow compared to what you usually cook/bake (there is A LOT of Velveeta and cream of mushroom soup in this book).
Had my comment all typed up and "Bloop" technology decided it would not want to continue the comment...LOVE technology! I will do my best in retyping...First, thanks for the guest post of Dana Bate as I have already devoured it and enjoyed it. Having been to DC a number of times, the locations were relatable...now, to get some of those delectable baked good from the Wild Yeast Bakery! Second, as to why you and CS should place in the walls for a future finder of your abode (Nice idea by the way) I thought simple...a pencil with your name and CS name on it. Even with all the technology advances we often come back to the simple, which is a pencil and it represents you at the most granular level. Also, a bottle of wine with a cork which would have both your initials on it as well as the label which would have some symbolism related and representative of you both. Who wouldn't love to find a lovely mysterious bottle of wine in the walls of their home....sound almost like a plot line for a book. Hope you enjoyed your holidays and I look forward to more posts on your home goings on along with your next book! Best always!
Guest Post and Giveaway with Dana Bate!
Every Castle Needs a Moat!


1963 Five Christian Reformed Church (CRC) families in Cedar Rapids signed a request asking the Board of Home Missions to begin work in Cedar Rapids.
1964 Rev. Albert Haan arrived in June to open the field; toward the end of the year he recommended not to proceed at this time. The field was closed December 31, 1964.
1968 Late in 1968 First CRC in Pella and the Cedar Rapids group petitioned the Board of Home Missions again to reopen Cedar Rapids as a denominational field; the request was endorsed.
1969 February – The Board began calling for a missionary pastor. November – Rev. Peter Hondred arrived to be stated supply until the following spring; meetings were held in the newly built Bowman Woods School.
1970 Rev. Earl Dykema arrived to become the missionary-pastor in June. In September, the church site at 6600 C Avenue was purchased for $35,000.
1971 The congregation adopted a budget of $119,000 for the church building.
1972 The congregation gives final approval for the church plan and holds ground-breaking. Organizational meeting with charter membership of 11 families including 52 persons was held in July.
1973 February 4 – First meeting in the new building. February 15 & 18 – Dedication of Peace Church, to serve 60 families initially, then to be enlarged to serve 125 families. Peace Church painted the large sliding doors many times at Christmas and Easter.
1977 February – Rev. Dykema accepted a call to be Regional Home Missionary in the Southwest (Classis Red Mesa). June – Rev. Ken Van De Griend accepted the call to be our second pastor.
'79-'83 Membership grows fast due to booming economic conditions in Cedar Rapids.
1981 Groundbreaking and construction of the education wing at a cost of approximately $100,000.
1982 Dedication of the education wing.
1983 Rev. Van De Griend accepted a call to Shanwee Park CRC in Grand Rapids, Michigan. September – Candidate Gerald Hoek (former intern 1982) accepted the call to be our third pastor and was ordained and installed.
'83-'84 An economic slump hits Cedar Rapids resulting in a loss of 15 Peace Church families in 24 months.
1985 Peace Church became independent from Home Mission funding.
1990 The sanctuary was remodeled to provide more seating; windows replaced the sliding glass doors on the south side of building.
1992 June – Rev. Hoek accepted a call to become pastor of Faith CRC in Nashville, Tennessee.
1993 August – Rev. Douglas Mac Leod accepted the call to be our fourth pastor.
1996 Architect produced a full site and facility expansion master plan; completed in 1997.
1997 To accommodate increasing attendance, two morning worship services began,as well as the evening service. The 25th anniversary celebration has 329 worshipers. Promised Land Christian Preschool started with 12 students.
1998 Preschool enrollment increased to 28 students; fully licensed by the State of Iowa. Congregation approves $770,000 for the fellowship hall project.
1999 The 1985 building loan was paid off and the mortgage burned. Expansion of fellowship and education wing began April 15 with dedicated November 21. We returned to one morning worship service and an evening service.
2003 Back Yard Bible Clubs in members' yards replaced VBS.
2004 DivorceCare and DivorceCare for Kids is incorporated as a ministry of Peace Church.
2008 Council approved beginning a convergent (blended) worship service to start in September. Pastor Mac Leod accepted a call to Calvin CRC in Grand Rapids; Following major flooding in the Cedar Rapids area in June, a CRWRC Needs Assessment team used Peace Church as a staging area; team members stayed with church members. Many members participated in Eight Days of Hope to work in 140 flood-damaged houses. The Full Grace Ministries congregation began using our facility after losing theirs in the flood.
2012 A new exterior electronic sign is installed at the C Ave. entrance. Peace celebrates 40 years on August 4 & 5.
2015 Promised Land Christian Preschool closed its doors on May 19, 2015 because of declining enrollment caused by free public preschool. New Vision is launched with seminars on the spiritual journey and sharing our faith stories.
2017 Building renovation starts on west end storage and adding a gathering/cry room off the sanctuary as well as additional handicap parking to lower level. The last evening worship service is held December 17, 2017.


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Have you streamed the latest ETF?
Michael Brown, Director, Operations & Finance
The way we watch movies and television has changed. Technology from streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and Stan allow us to stream content on demand.
Likewise the way we invest has changed. ETFs allow for instant diversification to a range of asset classes via a single ASX trade. ETFs also use a process known as "streaming". It's an advantage ETFs have over unlisted funds and it's one of the reasons why the use of ETFs in investor portfolios is becoming more prevalent. ETF streaming lowers investor's tax.
This cloud has a golden lining
For many years countries tied their currency to the amount of gold they physically held. This was called the gold standard. While gold is no longer used this way it continues to be among the most traded asset classes in the world. Recently the gold price has shot up.
The rise in the price of gold has been in response to the unprecedented intervention by central banks during the COVID-19 crisis and concerns over the impact of these interventions. While most asset classes have struggled in 2020, the shiny metal has been one of the few winners. One of the beneficiaries of a rising gold price is its miners. We believe that gold's 2020 winning streak will continue, and its miners will flourish.
ETFs have busted the myths
by Arian Neiron, Managing Director and Head of Asia Pacific
Over the past few years some naysayers warned us that passive investing and ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds) were creating systemic risks which would be the cause of the next crisis or, if they were not the cause, they would exacerbate losses.
These pundits were wrong.
We predict that Australian investors will increase their adoption of passive investing and ETFs in the new world.
Ahead of the recovery curve
We've become obsessed with watching the curve. Is it flattening? Is it spiking? We're watching recovery rates with anticipation. For the day-to-day we need to look through short term statistical noise to identify longer term trends. The same is true when investing.
Our aversion to losses
by Brad Livingstone-Foggo, Head of Marketing - Australia
Behavioural economists and psychologists have tried to explain why stock market participation is low among households despite their historically higher average returns compared to other forms of investing. They have shown it's because of our aversion to losses. The past few weeks has provided an example why people shun share markets but we think this will be overcome.


To fund a film you will first off have to create a proposal that would have all the details, equipment, and estimated budget. You could set up a separate bank account so that you don't spend the money that you have raised for your film on daily living especially if you have other film investors invested in it.
One way to raise money for a film project it to create a Go Fund Me account or some other crowd founders "artists can post projects and raise small funds from thousands of interested supporters." Social media is good for film investors to be able to see your progress on your film.
You can also raise money for a film by going to or looking up on the internet for potential film investors and seeing if anyone is interested in funding you film.
Applying for grants is helpful and could generate money. But I don't know how you going about applying for one.
Scholarships and competitions you can enter into them with your ideas and show them little clips of what you would want to do and wait. If you win you can get the funding.


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I like it when I'm the first in line at this red light. I like to see the radiator cap and coin imbedded in the asphalt.
Trying to take a picture of myself to prove it was so cold I was wearing a jacket, long pants and stocking cap.
Climb up and bring me a coconut.
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I happen to like Yesterday's chair…A lot!
the selfie made me smile. 🙂 love the chair, too!
What's the weekend sound job?
Providing a PA and recording a conference.
I knew that was a traffic air control tower. Found the radiator cap, but wasn't sure I was looking at a coin. You almost got the cap into the photo but, I got the picture. We get "cold" here, too. Bring me down a coconut, too. Not sure what a sound job is, but it looks like it's a job to do with "sound". Sit me down in the chair by the sea, with the coconut in my hand, please. Travelin Tim looks like he wants to be on TV, too.
I always get a happy feeling when I see a traffic control tower..in the AF Daddy was Control Tower Chief, retired and went to school and then was Flight Control Chief…so I have lots of memories of happy times in those towers..and once in the hall there was a big gum ball machine and thom who was about 4 couldn't get the gum out and he sort of rattled the big ball of gum and it tipped over and broke and when Daddy came out Thom was on his stomach in middle of the hall trying to scoop them all up into his shirt..he thought he had died and gone to heaven..
Can't have been that cold, you still have jandals (flip flops) on ya feet! I love love love all the photos Dude.


Day 1 of NaNoWriMo is officially over, and I have to say, went very well.
Most of the people I know met their word counts, and those that didn't are planning on catching up at the first official Boston write-in tonight. My word count? Not as high as a few of the fellow Boston WriMo's that I know, but 2002 isn't too shabby I think. I'm happy at any rate.
Brandon informed me that I should have a quote of the day from each day of writing, so here was last nights. And I will preface it by saying yes, I am writing a horror novel.
I don't bother telling her that my dream that night had centered around a man wearing her face as a mask slicing slivers of my skin off and feeding them to dogs with the heads of infants.
And that, ladies and gents, was my first day of NaNoWriMo. Expect more soon!


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Public hearing scheduled for $641.2 million civil settlement
Posted: Dec 21, 2020 / 07:31 AM EST / Updated: Dec 21, 2020 / 07:31 AM EST
FLINT, Mich. (WLNS) – A public hearing is scheduled to determine if the federal court should give preliminary approval to the $641.2 million dollar settlement that will resolve civil litigation stemming from when the city of Flint switched its public water supply to the Flint River in 2014.
The settlement was submitted to the court for preliminary approval last month after Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the details in August.
Since then, McLaren Regional Medical Center has agreed to provide $20 million and Rowe Professional Services will be adding $1.25 million.
The remote public hearing is scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. on Zoom.
by Wells Foster, Tim Skubick, Megan Schellong / Jan 21, 2021
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) - Legal online gambling officially starts in Michigan on Friday, and WLNS' Tim Skubick weighs the pros and cons of this new form of gaming.
Michigan gamblers can officially place their bets on Jan. 22 at noon for both sports bets and casino games.


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Q: Can I access AWS Parameter store from Lightsail instance? I have a spring boot server deployed in ec2 which uses Parameter store in System manager to keep the application secrets.
I want to deploy the same now on AWS Lightsail instance.
Please help if this is possible. if yes, how to do it.

A: Yes, you can do this, but not through instance roles (lightsale instances do not support roles). Instead you have to setup AWS credentials on the Lightsail instance as you would do on your local linux workstation.

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Сен-Лора́н-де-Трев () — колишній муніципалітет у Франції, у регіоні Окситанія, департамент Лозер. Населення —  осіб (2011).

Муніципалітет був розташований на відстані близько 520 км на південь від Парижа, 80 км на північ від Монпельє, 29 км на південь від Манда.

Історія

До 2015 року муніципалітет перебував у складі регіону Лангедок-Русійон. Від 1 січня 2016 року належав до нового об'єднаного регіону Окситанія.

1 січня 2016 року Сен-Лоран-де-Трев і Сен-Жульєн-д'Арпаон було об'єднано в новий муніципалітет Кан-е-Севенн.

Демографія

Розподіл населення за віком та статтю (2006):

Економіка

У 2010 році в муніципалітеті числилось 68 оподаткованих домогосподарств, у яких проживали 146,0 особи, медіана доходів виносила  євро на одного особоспоживача

Галерея зображень

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Tolidostena taiwana is a beetle in the genus Tolidostena of the family Mordellidae. It was described in 1987 by Kiyoyama.

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Beetles described in 1987


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Q: Why i have weird code in my xml activity? i have an activity and its xml file contains weird code that i dont know what it is, before i never modified this file and i started the app on my phone without problem , but when i click to see this file it appears weird code then my app when i start , it gives me error always.
I have tried uninstall the android studio, clean project, rebuild but it did not work.
and as you see the code tags are without closing tags but i did not do that before and i am the only one who is creating de app.
and i tried to close all tags that are not closed but it did not work yet.
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project version="4">
   <component name="AndroidLayouts">
      <shared>
      <config />
      </shared>
     </component>
    <component name="AndroidLogFilters">
    <option name="TOOL_WINDOW_LOG_LEVEL" value="debug" />
    <option name="TOOL_WINDOW_CONFIGURED_FILTER" value="Show only selected
   application" />
  </component>
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<list default="true" id="a8584d6a-7864-4893-be6c-50fd82a53f53"
 name="Default Changelist" comment="" />
   <option name="EXCLUDED_CONVERTED_TO_IGNORED" value="true" />
   <option name="SHOW_DIALOG" value="false"

this is the error according to anroid studio:
Android resource compilation failed
C:\Users\David\AndroidStudioProjects\GestiondeAsistencia\app\src\main\
res\layout\activity_visitar_al_cliente.xml:15: error: unclosed token.
C:\Users\David\AndroidStudioProjects\GestiondeAsistencia\app\src\main\
res\layout\activity_visitar_al_cliente.xml: error: file failed to
compile.

A: <option name="SHOW_DIALOG" value="false"

This is missing a closing bracket. Also, you're missing a closing to the list, component, and project.
XML works so that parameters are enclosed in opening and closing brackets either by self-closing it with /> or with body closing it with </parameter>. For example:
<option foo="hello" bar="world" />

Alernatively...
<foo>
   <bar value ="hello world!"/>
</foo>


Aggregate qualified retirement plan audit data from the Department of Labor (DOL) shows that, of the 3,677 investigations closed in 2013, violations were found nearly 73% of the time.
Beyond plan violations, DOL investigators closed some 320 criminal investigations in 2013, with 88 indictments and 70 guilty pleas or convictions. Taken together, plan sponsors paid a collective $1.7 billion in plan reimbursements and fines to settle the criminal cases and violations last year alone.
Bruce Ashton, an attorney with the law firm of Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, says those numbers contain a clear message for plan fiduciaries and financial advisers working with retirement plans-the best way to survive an audit unscathed is to avoid an audit in the first place.
Ashton, along with a panel of other legal and audit experts, shared best practices for avoiding and surviving plan audits during the second day of the 2014 NAPA 401(k) Summit, hosted by the National Association of Plan Advisers (NAPA) in New Orleans. Ashton says there are a number of triggers the DOL and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rely on to efficiently direct their investigation efforts.
Perhaps the most unfavorable trigger is a participant compliant filed directly with the DOL or IRS, Ashton says, which tends to happen when participant questions or concerns are consistently ignored by the plan fiduciaries. Ashton suggests that advisers should ensure their sponsors have a robust communications system in place to field and address participant anxieties-and any complaints that arise should be taken seriously. Again, the key is to find a solution before a complaint is filed or an audit is launched.
Other common triggers include both minor and significant mistakes on required annual plan disclosures, especially the Form 5500. Ashton says, in the eyes of government auditors, a small mistake on critical documentation could signal more substantial issues with plan governance efforts.
Janet Nahorney, a certified public accountant and partner at the accounting firm BlumShapiro, explains that another trigger used by both the DOL and IRS doesn't involve actual mistakes. If a plan is working with an auditing firm that only dabbles in the retirement plan space to complete its required annual testing, that can signal to federal regulators that the plan may not be receiving adequate oversight and therefore deserves a closer look.
Other common audit triggers include negative news stories, either directly related to the retirement plan or a company's general management practices, Nahorney says. The DOL also takes note of bankruptcy filings and how they may impact plan participants, she says.
Once an audit is triggered, say Ashton and Nahorney, plan fiduciaries should cooperate fully with the DOL and provide whatever information is requested. The deadline for returning requested plan data is typically 10 days, Ashton says.
Ashton suggest that plan fiduciaries should be sure to return requested information to the DOL in a timely fashion, but it's important to have enough time to completely review what's required and what violations, if any, may arise from the disclosures. That usually means a plan will have to file for a reasonable extension, such as an extra two or three weeks, which the DOL almost always grants, Ashton says.
Nahorney says it's critical to be upfront about any violations, potential or actual, contained in the disclosures-as the DOL will find them, and the federal regulators take a far more favorable view of plan fiduciaries that are honest about mistakes or compliance issues that exist in their plan. This can also improve the likelihood that compliance issues will be viewed as mistakes, rather than willful violations.


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Regular international flight operation to resume from December 15: Ministry of Civil Aviation
The countries will be classified into three categories on the basis of risk assessment conducted by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).
Written by FE Online
The selected number of flights that are flying out of India and coming to India currently are allowed by the competent authority on a case-to-case basis.
Good news for international flyers! The central government is likely to allow regular international passenger services to and from India by mid-December this year. The Ministry of Civil Aviation in an important announcement said that international passenger flight services may get resumed from December 15, news agency ANI reported.
In view of the lingering danger of the spread of Coronavirus, the Ministry said that it will categorise the countries into three categories on the basis of risk of spread of Coronavirus. The countries will be classified into three categories on the basis of risk assessment conducted by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). The Ministry also clarified that separate capacity restrictions will be imposed on the flights travelling to different countries on the basis of their categorisation.
The international travel to and from India had come to a screeching halt last year when the central government imposed the complete lockdown banning internal as well as external travel in the country. After a few months of the first wave of Coronavirus, the government signed air bubble agreements with several countries to facilitate the travel of a limited number of flights to cater to select emergency situation passengers.
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— DGCA (@DGCAIndia) November 26, 2021
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had recently extended the ban on the international air travel till November 30 in view of the Coronavirus pandemic. The selected number of flights that are flying out of India and coming to India are allowed by the competent authority on a case-to-case basis.
The tour and travel industry along with several NRIs have been demanding for resumption of the regular air travel from the country. With the recent announcement made by the Ministry of Civil Aviation, tourism sector is also expected to get a big fillip as more number of flights to different jurisdictions will give a boost to the sector along with reducing the air fare on such routes.
International travel: India updates rules, tells states to strictly monitor incoming passengers from these countries!
Jio reports 2% rise in profit; Arpu at Rs 152


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Trinity Slides Down to 120th in Times Higher Education World Rankings
The College is ranked 120th in the world in the Times Higher Education rankings, a drop of three places.
Emma Louise NolanAssistant News Editor
Róisín Power for The University Times
Trinity has slid down the Times Higher Education world university rankings, falling from 117 to 120 in the world.
The fall comes after the College tumbled down the QS world rankings, which came out over the summer.
Times Higher Education rates universities on their success in teaching, research, citations, international outlook and industry income. Trinity's scored highest in the international outlook category.
In a press statement, the Dean of Research, Prof Linda Doyle, said that she was pleased with this year's rankings: "The fact that Trinity College Dublin has remained in the top 120 global universities over successive years is testament to the quality of our university."
Doyle said that "increased investments made by our global competition versus a reduced government investment in Ireland continue to have a direct impact on the rankings".
She said that it is "essential that we remain highly ranked to ensure that Irish students can continue to avail of an internationally competitive higher education. It is important for Ireland, not just for Trinity".
Last year, Trinity was ranked 117th in the world by Times Higher Education, climbing 14 places from 131st place in 2016. In a press statement released at the time, then-Dean of Research Prof John Boland said: "This year we have risen in both the Times Higher Education and the QS rankings, and we have joined the League of European Research Universities (LERU), Europe's leading network of research-intensive universities that further strengthens our voice and position internationally."
Having sat comfortably at number 88 by QS in 2017, this summer saw Trinity fall outside the QS top 100 for the first time ever. Trinity now ranks 104th in the world in the QS rankings.
Irish universities all took a hit in the QS rankings this year. UCD is ranked 193rd in the QS, having dropped from its position of 168th last year. NUI Galway stands at 260th, falling from 243rd place, with University College Cork and Dublin City University both ranking between 300-500 in the world.


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Okay, I'll admit, maybe saying that the Super NES Classic sold out instantly is an exaggeration, but only a slight one. Considering the time of day that presale of the retro box went live and how long supplies lasted, it might as well have sold instantly.
The first pre-orders for the highly anticipated SNES throwback were made in the wee hours of Tuesday morning on Best Buy's website. The sale went live at about 1:30 am EST and by 1:35 am no more units were to be had. About three and a half hours later Amazon began taking pre-orders, and it too ran out within minutes.
The next retailer to start taking pre-orders might be GameStop. An employee of the company told Kotaku that management had instructed them to "expect a special announcement that will require immediate attention" later on today. So it might be worth a trip to your local GameStop sometime today to check if they are taking orders.
Excited about SNES release this fall? Good news! We will have this item & it will be available for pre-orders! Get ready for Classic action.
Other retailers that will be taking pre-orders for the Super NES Classic include Toys R Us, Walmart, and Target. While Amazon did sell out of its first allotment, keep your eyes out for another shipment between now and release. Also, it might not hurt to check a brick-and-mortar Best Buy location for availability. Physical stores are often promised in-store stock, so it's worth checking if you really want to get your hands on one.
"I mainly blame Nintendo. They created this false demand and have only hurt themselves."
Consumer demand for Nintendo's reminiscent remake is high, but so is the demand from resellers, or as the internet likes to call them, "scalpers." Many people on various discussion boards including Reddit are complaining about inventories being snatched up by scalpers using bots, especially during the release of the NES Classic last year. Even though Nintendo promised to produce more Super NES Classics this time around, confirmed pre-orders are already popping up on eBay for $200+.
Would-be buyers of the units say that retailers could solve the bot problem by using CAPTCHA on their checkout screens. But is it really the fault of the retailers? After all, they are in the business to sell products. It should not matter to whom they sell the products or how many each person buys. Their ultimate goal is to sell all they have for the price they are asking.
It is up to the manufacturer to keep retailers supplied. Reddit user, ForzaTwo4, says the responsibility is on Nintendo to produce enough units to meet demand.
Granted, if Nintendo made it clear that they would produce units until demand dies down, much of the scalping would be eliminated and the company would reap the rewards. However, for whatever reason the company continues to insinuate that a limited number will be produced, driving resellers to buy up as many units as possible in order to gouge true consumers for a profit.
Regardless of where the fault lies, if you want a Super NES Classic, you had better remain vigilant and watch for the pre-orders to go live. Even when the consoles go on sale while everyone is supposed to be sleeping, the supply is being bought up before the rooster crows. The mini console ships November 29.


Prof. Donald Redford (Penn State) this evening gave the first of three lectures, as part of the 8th Trude Dothan Lectureship, sponsered jointly by the Albright Institute, Al Quds University and the Hebrew University. This evening, Prof. Redford gave a lecture on current directions in the archaeology of Egypt (at the Ecole Biblique). Tomorrow, he will be talking about his excavations at Mendes, and on Thursday he will be speaking about aspects related to the Amarna period.
I hope to be at all of the lectures.


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Dick's CEO Becomes Latest Anti-Gun Billionaire To Dream of a Third-Party Presidential Run
Well, at least they have the name!
(Dick's Sporting Goods)
Ed Stack, CEO of Dick's Sporting Goods, has reportedly become the latest in a long line of frustrated centrist billionaires willing to spend his money pursuing the fantasy that you can conjure up a third political party from scratch to elect some relative no-name president.
According to Politico, focus groups were convened in the swing state of Wisconsin this week to consider the 64-year-old Stack in a three-way race against President Donald Trump and either Joe Biden or Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D–Mass.). Front and center in the pro-Stack messaging was his "leadership" on gun control policies, such as universal background checks. Dick's made big splashes by ending the sale of "assault-style rifles" in February 2018, and destroying $5 million worth of its gun inventory this month.
Right on time for a round of earned media, Stack, a longtime Republican voter and donor, has a new memoir out titled, It's How We Play the Game: Build a Business. Take a Stand. Make a Difference. "For readers of Phil Knight's Shoe Dog and Howard Schultz's Onward," goes the promotional text, "an inspiring memoir…about building a multibillion-dollar business, coming to the defense of embattled youth sports programs, and taking a principled—and highly controversial—stand against the types of guns that are too often used in mass shootings and other tragedies."
Hmmm, Howard Schultz…where have I heard that name before?
Like the former Starbucks CEO, who pulled the plug on his centrist third party run in July (and also favored background checks and assault-weapons limitations!), Stack appears to be laboring under the delusion that third parties are easy enough to assemble with a little self-financing. In the Politico article, two-time Gary Johnson spokesman Joe Hunter, who these days is working for Johnson's 2016 running mate Bill Weld in his longshot GOP primary bid against President Donald Trump, throws some cold water on that idea.
"It's massive; all the structural, institutional barriers are really, really difficult," Hunter said. "Absent having extraordinary resources, it would be difficult to put it together."
Last December, third-party specialist Richard Winger of the indispensable Ballot Access News told me that "Ballot access for such a ticket is not nearly as bad a problem as it has been in the past….Since the 2016 election, ballot access for president in the two worst states, North Carolina and Oklahoma, has become much easier. And in 2016 it became much easier in Georgia."
But in a highly charged, highly polarized electoral climate, billionaire centrist campaigns are a brutally efficient way to become hated.
Stack's politics, such as they are, have not produced a deep public footprint. As recently as 2011 he was considering a GOP run against Sen. Bob Casey (D–Pa.); the following year, he donated $100,000 to a pro-Mitt Romney super PAC. Whereas Schultz, like Trump challenger and former South Carolina congressman and governor Mark Sanford, made unsustainable federal debt/deficits his signature issue, the Dick's CEO seems to be talking primarily about gun control, with maybe some youth sports thrown in.
In this matter, he has more in common with perennial presidential trial balloonist Michael Bloomberg, the journalism titan and former mayor of New York who also enjoys a bit of idiotic anti-vaping on the side. Which leads to an obvious follow-up question: If gun control is your issue, why wouldn't just back whoever wins the super gun-controlly Democratic primary?
Preliminary answer: Because faced with the prospect of a Trump vs. Warren, populist vs. populist presidential race, the billionaire CEO class (minus the Tom Steyers of the world) suspects that there may be a huge center lane with their name on it. Schultz frequently hinted that he may be an insurance policy against Democrats failing to rally around comparative centrist Joe Biden; the apparently undeterrable Blomberg has reportedly made the subtext text, with his fellow Gotham super-richies giving out recent quotes like "Bloomberg is in if Biden is out."
As ever, there is one actually existing third party with the ballot access Stack craves, the anti-socialist bonafides that Bloomberg professes, and the dedication to individual rights that both billionaires (and indeed most politicians) find confusing if not abhorrent. I will be moderating a presidential candidates forum for said Libertarian Party on Nov. 2 in Florence, South Carolina. You can watch a debate I moderated in July at this link.
Matt Welch is an editor at large at Reason.
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This thesis addresses the question of whether the participants of Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model act as cultural intermediaries. There is a gap in the literature surrounding the role of participants in reality television programs. Through this analysis, I found the ability of the participant-models to act as cultural intermediaries on BINTM is limited because of their lack of experience, knowledge, and skills. Although they develop their skills throughout the program, they are unable to move up the entrenched hierarchy that exists in the program and that is actively maintained by the judges and other program participants. The participant-models' positions are constantly challenged as they struggle to prove themselves as models. Methodologically, I undertake a discourse analysis of series eight of BINTM and include two other data sources to give my research greater context and validity. By drawing on the work of Bourdieu and more contemporary scholars of cultural intermediaries, I examine how the participant-models struggle to gain cultural capital and briefly act as cultural intermediaries before the authority and status of the judges is reasserted. In order to address issues related to gender, I also draw on the work of feminist scholars who have expanded on the work of Bourdieu. The hierarchy of the program brings to the surface how the ability to act as a cultural intermediary can best be understood in terms of a continuum, and an individual's position on the continuum is constantly shifting depending on their ability to frame goods, their level of expertise, and their impact on others. In other words, the ability to act as a cultural intermediary changes depending on the level of acquired cultural capital. Based on my findings, I argue that all models are not cultural intermediaries; rather, only the models that have a high status, acknowledged expertise and level of legitimacy are able to act as cultural intermediaries.


((Ron Wilson) Kansas was a key crossroads of several historic trails. There was the Chisholm Trail, The Great Western Trail, The Oregon-California Trail and the Santa Fe Trail. The cattle trails were the ones that came from the south. The Oregon- California Trail was a migration trail of people going west but it was the Santa Fe Trail that was a trail of commerce. "Along the Santa Fe Trail". One of the great stories of the American tale is the history of the pioneers along the Santa Fe Trail. We picture those times from bygone day when traders went traveling down the Santa Fe. They left from Missouri and southwest they would go to search for riches in Old Mexico. They braved the hardships of hazards and weather; they connected this part of the world together. After the years of the Mexican-American War, came stagecoaches and fur trappers, gold seekers and more. There were bright senoritas, bandits, Indian attacks, Padres, muleskinners and freighters with packs, this was the great highway to the American southwest traveled by pioneers on opportunities quest. Here's what makes this story especially great, the trail has more miles in Kansas than any other state. Looking back we marvel at how they survived as in our mind's eye the old trail comes alive. We give thanks that those pioneers made their journey without fail as they tamed the frontier along the Santa Fe Trail, Happy Trails.