Send WhatsApp messages without adding to contact: Just a few years ago SMS was the only application for contacting our loved ones. After that many of the messaging apps came with its unique features. The role of technology has improved a lot for the usage of Smartphones. Everyone owns a Smartphone with a simple user-friendly interface. But with the introduction of messaging apps one of the best apps which have replaced SMS completely. And WhatsApp has become one of the most used messaging apps with the replacement of SMS. Almost all of the people use WhatsApp daily in these days. So here am going to tell you about how to send WhatsApp messages without adding a contact for a detailed information.
WhatsApp Messenger is an instant messaging platform for the Smartphones. Over a billion users are activating WhatsApp daily to send texts, videos, images and to stay touch with their friends, family, colleagues as well as relatives. This is the only application which deserves its act. Although the WhatsApp offers many useful features for the users it lacks behind one reason since its launch.
WhatsApp doesn't have the inability to begin a conversation without adding them to your contacts. Well, this is the major problem when you don't know a person and need to text them by adding to your contacts. By saving a contact and texting them may lose most of your time. From this blog, you may have a solution for this issues which involves a usage of third-party applications.
How to send WhatsApp messages without adding to contact?
For sending WhatsApp messages without adding to contacts was able to work only for the Android devices. Although there is no particular app or any method to send messages on WhatsApp without adding contacts on iPhone. This is a quite easy process and takes a few minutes of time for completing the process. If you are interested to follow have a glance at here within a specified steps.
With installing a third party application you can send messages to the people who are not in your contact list. There is an app for the Android users named as Click2Chat that let you send WhatsApp messages without saving contacts. To send messages in a scheduled time can also be fixed. You can create jokes from it and send across in the WhatsApp groups.
Note: Images of the application are taken from the official App (Mtechviral).
At first, you need to download a third party application on your device.
Open app drawer on your device.
From the Google Play Store search for Click2Chat application.
Type the app name in the space provided and click to search for it.
From the search results download the app with high rated users.
Click to download the app from the Play Store.
This may take a few minutes of time to download and automatically install the app.
And the app is available for free you need not worry about to pay cash.
Click2Chat app icon can be seen on your home screen after installation of the app.
Now open the app and you are able to type the specific phone number and can change the country code.
After entering the number down below type a message and if you are done click on "send now" option.
This will directly take to your WhatsApp application where you are able to hit the send button.
You can choose a number from call log as well.
Or else you can choose to a schedule the message to a later time or date by tapping on "send later".
The information that I have mentioned here might be helpful for sending WhatsApp messages without adding to contacts. Basically, Click2Chat helps to launch a WhatsApp conversation with an unknown number in a few seconds. If you have any doubts regarding this issues can comment us below.


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Charlie Barnes
Oceanography Vinyl LP (w/ CD Insert) + Signed Postcard
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Charlie Barnes announces Oceanography, his second album for Superball Music, with no fixed abode. Ok, so that's not strictly true; since the grandeur of his 2015 debut More Stately Mansions, the multi-instrumentalist has got married and moved to the Midlands - but the time he's been able to spend there has been scarce. With the ink barely dry on his Superball contract, Barnes was asked to join arena-filling pop behemoths Bastille's live line-up, thus swapping a life spent playing the backrooms and basements of the UK to some of the largest arenas and festival stages the world over.
In contrast to his previous LP – largely recorded in one place with producer Oceansize guitarist Steve Durose – Oceanography is a story of snatched moments after tour rehearsals, late nights spent in far flung studios from Wales to Virginia, ideas sent back and forth over email and put down in fits and starts while on the road. At points it seemed like it would never come together, so it's some achievement that it not only matches the attention-grabbing maximalist prog pop of More Stately Mansions, but builds and expands on that record's foundations.
"The last few years have been totally bonkers," admits Barnes. "I was rarely at home, so I was doing a lot of arrangement work in dressing rooms and hotels on a tiny keyboard. I eventually took to carrying recording gear around with me so that I could make the best use of any free time."
Barnes had consciously decided even before joining Bastille that he wanted to make an album more honed and streamlined, so it is that much of Oceanography is built around pop hooks that although vast in sonics are earworm tight in their structure. There is a more consistent palette of sounds used throughout, with songs comfortable in shifting between newer synth explorations and reverting to long-held influences Oceansize and Amplifier – shining particularly prominently on tracks like Ruins and Maria.
However, there's no getting away from the impact that working with one of the UK's biggest touring bands has had on his work. For one thing, Dan Smith himself pops up on backing vocals on Will & Testament - a track that arguably stands out in its pared-down synthetic feel compared to the string-tinged rock grandiosity of much of the rest of the album. Smith's inclusion came after he'd asked to hear what Barnes had been working on while out on tour with them, but his mark on the album is more diffuse that a guest cameo: "Being with Bastille during the making of their second album, I got to hear how some of those songs took shape over time, from small changes to entire reworks" he says. "I think that helped me to be a bit more cut-throat with my own songs and try to streamline things a bit."
It's a long way from his beginnings as a solo artist, armed with an array of loop pedals, a keyboard and a vocal mic, and thematically Oceanography is a record that addresses his inner conflicts as an artist, the idea of 'making it' and what that even means, while at the same time dealing in a heavy sense of self-awareness that such inner turmoil pales in the context of wider issues currently facing the world.
With Oceanography, Charlie Barnes gives himself more than a fighting chance. A record of grace and poise amidst the sonic fireworks, it's a testament to the confidence that he has in himself artistically, emerging from the chaos as a stunningly realised piece of work.
2. Oceanography
3. Will & Testament
4. Bruising
5. Ruins
6. One Word Answers
7. The Departure
8. Legacy
9. Former Glories
11. All I Have
12. The Weather

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"We are a blip. A speck of dust.
like you might a bike chain's rust.
Electrolyte is a multi-award-winning piece of gig theatre that powerfully explores mental health for a contemporary audience. Written in spoken word poetry and underscored by original music ranging from "blasts of sound to lyrical sweetness", this unstoppable production is performed by six multi-instrumentalists who seamlessly integrate live music with expert storytelling.
Want to know more about Wildcard?
Wildcard is an Associate Company of The Watermill Theatre and is supported by English Touring Theatre's Artist Development Programme: Forge and Theatr Clwyd's Artist Develop Programme: TYFU/GROW. Wildcard was created in the Summer of 2015, with a dual purpose: to revitalise theatre and become a home for emerging artists. This is the backbone of the company's approach to programming.


I present to you some of the weirdest, most outlandish Asian flavors.
Two words came into my mind when I first read about this dish: CHOKING. HAZARD. As you pour the sauce over the little tentacles, you could clearly see that they're still very much alive. With suction cups and everything. Seriously, be careful if you're ever faced with this dish.
Yes, you read that right. The word shirako literally means "white children", a reference to sperm. This is basically a dish made of tiny fish penises, with all the fluid still in it.
It seems as though the Japanese are on a quest to taste every nook and cranny of a fish. Sperm? Eyes? (I'm just kidding) Those brave enough to have tried this dish shared that the texture is quite rubbery.
This is a delicacy made by boiling silkworm larvae into a mushy texture. It's usually cooked with sugar and soy sauce to further enhance the flavor.
These are eggs preserved in clay and salt for a period of time, usually for few weeks to a few months. "Century" is just a hyperbole. (*Note: although khai yiao ma is the Thai term for "horse urine eggs", these are not made by soaking them in horse urine. They got their name because of the supposedly pungent smell. Horse urine would just bring them to an entirely new level of bizarre.) Personally, I think century eggs are pretty good! Try them with congee (Chinese porridge) and you'll probably change your mind about its initial repulsiveness.
I love potatoes. I am thankful for the many ways we can eat them. Thanks to India, we've got another addition to the list. (Although, I think I'll have to pass on this one.) The potatoes are left to rot and are then harvested to be cooked with different spices.
A crunchy treat patronized by many. The streets of Cambodia are dotted with merchants carrying baskets full of these deep-fried spiders. Brave souls who have tried this delicacy say that it does not at all taste like chicken. (Well, duh!) I don't know about you guys, but I don't want these little guys around, dead or alive.
In Chinese medicine, turtle shell jelly is said to "up your yin" and "down your yang". This is a favorite summertime dessert in China. Condensed milk or honey is used to mask its bitter flavor.


Carper versus tile - what is the wise and healthy option?
Why you should consider the carpet versus tile debate?
More and more carpet is rarely installed outside of the bedrooms. Allergies and maintenance are causing carpet sales to plummet. Should you make the switch to tile?
If you are considering it think about this.
You will never have to rent a steam cleaner again.
No more hiring a carpet cleaner, only to have the stains that drove you nuts return in a couple week.
No more vacuuming daily – just purchase a large dust mop and do a quick swipe.
No worries about the dings or scratches that are so common with wood flooring.
No warping or buckling that comes with laminate flooring.
None of the allergy issues that come with carpet.
Carpet versus tile - tile seems to be winning, but does it really?
I have had carpet for years. I have also had a dog.
One of the best decisions I ever made was to tear up the old carpet and put tile down.
One thing that held me back for over a year was I was worried it would be cold. I bought some good slippers and honestly never gave the cold thing another thought.
Something else that made me hesitate was grout lines. I was concerned that I would be on my hands and knees constantly cleaning and scrubbing grout.
To overcome this problem we did a test.
We installed ceramic tiles on a large piece of plywood and then tested out several different grouts, grout aditives and grout colors. We put that board outside on the patio for a year to see how it would wear.
That board took a beating. We spilled wine on it, barbequed on it, stomped dirt and grime of all kinds into it. It was a mess at the end of a year. But….
We came up with a type of grout and the color of grout that NEVER stains and I mean NEVER. The differences between colors was astonishing, but also, the additives made a difference in a stain sitting on top or soaking in like a sponge to the grout.
Now, we had to come up with a tile that was low maintenance. In our very first house we had a glossy whilte tile on the floor.
Horrible to keep clean. I was a slave to that floor.
That reminded me that I did not want to make a mistake with the sheen or the texture of the tile.
This required yet another test.
I picked out 6 different tiles that I really liked and that would work with the grout color that was a must have. Once again we installed the tiles, with the stain hiding grout and lived with them in the house for 3 months. Again the results were shocking.
My favorite tile was NOT the tile that was the lowest maintenance.
I moved that board around and looked at it in different lighting and at different angles. What I found with my favorite tile was that at certain angles you could see every speck of dust and every smudge of dirt. Not good when you are doing a large area of tile with lighting from different angles.
But also halelujah because what if I would have just gone with that tile and installed it in my entire house! Yicks. That would have been a time sucking mistake.
See our post: What is the best marble or tile for your project?
Armed with my new knowledge of tile sheen, texture, grout additives, grout brands, colors I headed down to Dal-Tile, our local Salem Oregon tile store and made my purchase.
We thought about heating the floor in areas with an in floor heating system but decided against that due to the extra cost. I am actually glad that we didn't spend the extra money because we probably would only use it a few days out of the year.
If we lived in a less moderate climate it may be worth it though, especially in bathrooms where you will likely be barefoot.
It's true, carpet is usually cheaper to buy and cheaper to install.
I calculated it all out and the shorter lifespan of carpet means that you end up paying more for your flooring in the long run.
According to google the average cost of carpet is about $2.60 per square foot depending on where you live. But the interesting part is that the life cycle cost – which mean factoring in the maintenances costs, installation, and the removal is about $7.50.
So, I figured out that because carpet only lasts about 6-9 years max it costs you about $1.20 per year, per square foot versus around .33 cents per year because it is going to last you around 50 years and require little or no maintenance.
That my friend, is a big difference.
The other huge difference that all in my family have noticed is that our allergies are better. One of our customers even commented that her son's asthma has completely gone away since she switched the entire house over to tile and ditched the carpet.
If you're ready for an allergy-free life, and a low maintenance one at that then don't wait – give us a call today to set up a free estimate.


OK, so yes that's me in the lithophane. I also thought these panels might be useful to those making a televisor, as they're really cheap, about the right size, and although not extremely bright, I'd classify them as very bright, too bright to look at directly. Worth considering.
Thermal imager after 1 hour of operation at 12 V shows maximum temperature just under 70 C.
The array was pulling 170 mA.
Andrew Davie wrote: OK, so yes that's me in the lithophane. I also thought these panels might be useful to those making a televisor, as they're really cheap, about the right size, and although not extremely bright, I'd classify them as very bright, too bright to look at directly. Worth considering.
I question if they are both fast enough and controllable enough for that. LED modules with built in current regulators might be quite slow to respond and won't might not dim linearly.
LEDs on their own are fast enough. If there is a built in current regulator, remove it. It is the video output transistor that should regulate the current, nothing else. Another problem might be that the LEDs are circuited in series, to run them on 230V AC or 120 V AC. It might be difficult to split that up into shorter series that will run on a more practical DC voltage, with the video output transistor in series of course.
It's not a mains voltage lamp. It's 12VDC so modulation shouldn't be a problem at all. Without a current regulator, the forward voltage is probably in the 10-11V range.
I just need to find some time to put it in my televisor. It's a direct drop-in voltage and wiring-wise. If it works, good and well. If not, then I won't bother with it.
Here are the results. It works. I think it might be switching slower, as I detect a slight banding/pattern in the picture. Hard to tell. This taken in daylight, and the brightness is a tad down on my bespoke light so it's a bit harder to see. But in short it does work and would be an OK starting point for someone building a televisor like mine.
Doing well Andrew if you are still using a regulator .can't say i ever got any laser diode or diode array to work with a regulator connected do you see any caps on the circuit as that would not be good ? interesting but !
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I tried dissecting one of the units, but didn't really get far. The foam backing tape came off, leaving a bare metal plate. The front yellow "stuff" appeared to be a sort of foam covering that easily picked off with my thumbnail. I exposed a couple of rows of what was underneath. When I tried applying power, those rows no longer worked, but the rest still did. Very odd. Couldn't see any components at all other than what is shown in the pictures.
I can't see any regulator for it ..to me looking it looks clean circuit diode array ..did you check if the foam stuff has resistance it might be part of the circuit ? if not i am not sure why some of the diodes have stopped ..perhaps that backing is a big resistor if you have a multimeter i would be interested either way .
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Harry Dalek wrote: I can't see any regulator for it ..to me looking it looks clean circuit diode array ..did you check if the foam stuff has resistance it might be part of the circuit ? if not i am not sure why some of the diodes have stopped ..perhaps that backing is a big resistor if you have a multimeter i would be interested either way .
I'll send you a couple to play with. Shoot me an address via PM.
I suspect that the yellow covering is a functioning part of the LED's, and thats why the uncovered ones stopped working. Maybe its like the plastic sheath on two pin LED's? Break the glass on an incandescent bulb, and the filament can work. Take the covering off and LED, and the chemicals coating the anode and cathode oxidize, making it useless. its very strange thats its so weak you are able to pick it off with your fingernails.
The "yellow stuff" contains phosphor. The underlying diode is monochromic blue/violet which excites the phosphor reemitting white. That's how most full spectrum LEDs work.
It's also clear that when you took the phosphor coating off, you broke the bond wires. It's a thin piece of wire that goes from the terminal to the left of each diode die up and over connecting to the top of it.
Sorry for the delay Andrew but so far what i have found is the yellow jell its self has no resistance i agree with the last post its a form of phosphor that is charged by the led array .
Doing a UV light test on the jell it emits white light so i would say the array is a bunch of UV leads charging the phosphor in the jell.


A 42-year-old woman with photopsias and a scotoma in her left eye.
A 42 year-old woman presented with a five month history of shimmering photopsias in the left eye associated with a "dark spot" temporal to fixation. Her visual acuity remained unchanged. She was in good health and had no significant past medical or ocular history other than myopia.
On examination her visual acuity was 20/16 in the right eye and 20/13 in the left eye. Intraocular pressure and anterior segment examinations were normal in both eyes. Visual fields were full to confrontation in both eyes. The dilated funduscopic examination of the right eye revealed an area of pigment atrophy and clumping just nasal to the nerve and was otherwise unremarkable (Figure 1). The dilated funduscopic examination of the left eye revealed a more extensive area of atrophy and pigment clumping nasal to the optic nerve (Figure 2).
Fluorescein angiography of the right eye showed normal vascular filling without evidence of window defect or edema (Figure 3). Fluorescein angiography of the left eye showed normal retinal vascular filling (Figure 4). There is an area of hyperfluorescence and hypofluorescence nasal to the optic disc, corresponding to the area of pigment atrophy and clumping.
Figures 3 and 4: Fluorescein angiogram montage of the right and left eye. Note the nasal peripapillary areas of hyperfluorescence in each eye though more extensive in the left eye than the right. The study is otherwise unremarkable.
The differential diagnosis in this 42 year-old woman with shimmering photopsias and a paracentral scotoma in the left eye includes acute zonal occult outer retinopathy (AZOOR) and an autoimmune retinopathy (AIR), such as cancer associated retinopathy (CAR), melanoma associated retinopathy (MAR), or non-neoplastic autoimmune retinopathy (npAIR). The differential diagnosis also includes various members of the white dot syndromes, such as multiple evanescent white dot syndrome (MEWDS), acute idiopathic enlarged blind spot syndrome (AIBSE), punctate inner choroidopathy (PIC), multifocal choroiditis and panuveitis (MFC), acute macular neuroretinopathy (AMN) and presumed ocular histoplasmosis syndrome (POHS). Consideration should also be given to birdshot chorioretinopathy, acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy, diffuse unilateral subacute neuroretintitis (DUSN), serpiginous choroidopathy, and idiopathic acute optic neuritis. If there were vitreous cells or other signs of inflammation present the differential could be expanded to include sarcoidosis, Behcet's, rheumatoid vasculitis and idiopathic retinal vasculitis.
SD-OCT of the right eye showed normal foveal contour and normal retinal architecture (Figure 5). SD-OCT of the left eye showed loss of the IS/OS junction and outer nuclear layer in the peripapillary region (red arrows, Figure 6).
Fundus autofluorescence of the right eye was unremarkable (Figure 7). Fundus autofluorescence of the left eye showed an area of hyperautofluorescence around the optic nerve with a hyperautofluorescent border (Figure 8).
Electroretinography was performed that showed a mild decrease in the A-wave amplitude of the left compared to right eye. There was also a mildly delayed implicit time with mildly reduced amplitude in the left eye. These findings were thought to be consistent with some very mild photoreceptor differences in the left eye (Figure 8).
Figures 5 and 6: SD-OCT of the right and left eye. The study in the right eye is normal. In the left eye, note the loss of outer retinal layers, with loss of IS/OS junction (ellipsoid layer) and outer nuclear layer (red arrows and inset).
Figures 7 and 8: Fundus autofluorescence of the right and left eye. The right eye is normal. The left eye demonstrates a large circumpapillary area of hyperautofluorescence with a margin of even greater hyperautofluorescence.
Figure 9: Electrophysiology study of the right and left eye. There is a mild decrease in the A-wave amplitude of the left eye compared with the right eye. Also seen is a mild delay in the implicit time and reduced amplitudes in the left eye.
The patient has been followed for a year with stable exam and imaging findings. She continues to have a persistent scotoma. Based on her symptoms, ERG and imaging findings she was diagnosed with AZOOR.
Acute zonal occult outer retinopathy was first described by Gass in 1992 with a report of 13 patients, mostly young women, with acute loss of zones of outer retinal function, photopsia, ERG changes and minimal funduscopic changes.1 Since the first reports there have been more than 130 patients described in the literature.2 Some patients have a viral prodrome. Occasionally vitreous inflammation develops, notably in those with a large zone of visual field loss.3 The visual field usually stabilizes in 4-6 months and sometimes will improve. Although unilateral in presentation more than 60 percent of the time, there can be delayed involvement of the fellow eye. There can also be recurrences in the same eye.
A variant of AZOOR, known as acute annular outer retinopathy (AAOR) was first described in 1994 by Luckie and Ai, et al, in which patients have an acute onset of scotoma.4 This entity reveals a gray intraretinal ring at the edge of the scotoma.
Gass proposed the pathogenesis to be related to an infection of the retinal photoreceptors adjacent to the optic nerve, likely from a viral source.5 He felt that the white dot syndromes were related entities that typically occur in young women with a similar constellation of findings. Jampol and Becker have presented an alternative theory with a common genetic hypothesis of autoimmune/inflammatory diseases.6 They hypothesize that there is an interplay of genetics, the immune system and environmental triggers that lead to specific diseases such as AZOOR.
There have been several reports recently looking at spectral domain OCT imaging as well as autofluorescence. Just as in our case, there is disruption of the IS/OS junction in the region of the scotoma and occasionally loss of the outer nuclear layer.8 Abnormalities of RPE function as shown by autofluorescence have also been reported.9 While most patients in Spaide's paper demonstrated hypoautofluorescence, there were some focal areas of hyperautofluorescence. Cohen and Jampol report a case with a hyperfluorescent border on autofluoresence, as we also see in our case.10 The hyperautofluorescence seen in our patient may be due to an earlier finding in the evolution of this disorder. It will be interesting to see if this finding evolves and shows hypoautofluorescence with longer follow-up.
Recently Mkrtchyan, Lujan et al reported on the outer retinal structure of AZOOR patients using adaptive optics scanning laser ophthalmoscopy (AOSLO).11 AOSLO can be used to generate high-resolution en-face images of the retina, which can show cone spacing in various locations. This group was able to demonstrate regions of cone loss, alteration in cone structure, as well as areas of normal cone mosaic in the region of visual loss. This paper was the first report of in vivo cone spacing and rod imaging in AZOOR patients.
In summary, our patient has AZOOR with the classic symptoms of photopsias and visual field loss. On imaging we demonstrate some of the characteristic findings on SD-OCT and autofluorescence. ERG in our case shows mild change in the left eye consistent with her diagnosis.
AZOOR is a syndrome with one or more zones of visual dysfunction, usually with photopsias, reduced outer retinal function on ERG, and with occasional photoreceptor cell loss that occurs in young women .
The pathogenesis is unknown at this point with hypotheses supporting causation from a viral infection and from a specific autoimmune process.
There is no clear evidence for a treatment to improve visual function, although corticosteroids have been tried with occasional success.
Advances in imaging with SD-OCT and now with adaptive optics scanning laser ophthalmoscopy enable us to see more of the pathology, where previously the ophthalmoscopic examination was unremarkable in these patients.
Gass JD, Acute zonal occult outer retinopathy. Donders Lecture: The Netherlands Ophthalmological Society, Maastricht, Holland, June 19, 1992. J Clin Neuroophthalmol. 1993; 13: 79-97.
Monson DM, Smith JR. Acute zonal occult outer retinopathy. Surv Ophthalmol. 2011; 56: 23-35.
Gass JD, Agarwal A, Scott IU. Acute zonal occult outer retinopathy: a long-term follow-up study. Am J Ophthalmol. 2002; 134: 329-339.
Luckie A, Ai E, Del Piero E. Progressive zonal outer retinitis. Am J Ophthalmol. 1994; 118: 583-588.
Gass JD. Are acute zonal occult outer retinopathy and the white spot syndromes (AZOOR complex) specific autoimmune diseases? Am J Ophthalmol. 2003; 135: 380-381.
Jampol LM, Becker KG. White spot syndromes of the retina: a hypothesis based on the common genetic hypothesis of autoimmune/inflammatory disease. Am J Ophthalmol. 2003; 135: 379-379.
Kitakawa T, Hayasi T, Takashina H, et al. Improvement of central visual function following steroid pulse therapy in acute zonal occult outer retinopathy. Doc Ophthalmol. 2012; 124: 249-254.
Spaide RF, Koizumi H, Freund KB. Photoreceptor outer segment abnormalities as a cause of blind spot enlargement in acute zonal occult outer retinopathy-complex diseases. Am J Ophthalmol. 2008; 146: 111-120.
Fujiwara T, Imamura Y, Giovinazzo VJ, Spaide RF. Fundus autofluorescence and optical coherence tomographic findings in acute zonal occult outer retinopathy. Retina. 2010; 30: 1206-1216.
Cohen SY, Jampol LM. Choroidal neovascularization in peripapillary acute zonal occult outer retinopathy. Retinal Cases and Brief Reports. 2007; 1: 220-227.
Mkrtchyan M, Lujan BJ, Merino D, Thirkill CE, Roorda A, Duncan JL. Outer retinal structure in patients with acute zonal occult outer retinopathy. Am J Ophthalmol. 2012; 153: 757-768.


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Ex-88 is used for creating a deep high gloss coating on bar tops, table tops, plaques, and many other applications.
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OUR OPINION: Our opinion: Exceptional work, winner of 6 oscars. This 1966 film is totally current, and tells us that the most sacred thing about man is conscience. All the problems of politics (corruption, greed, deceit, interests, bribes) that existed then and now are present, and it is the example of Saint Thomas More who can inspire us to know how to flee from temptations, and strive to achieve perfection and justice, even if it leads us to persecution and death, because what good is it for a man to gain the whole world if he loses his soul?
The story takes place in 16th century England. But men like Sir Thomas More, who love life yet have the moral fiber to lay down their lives for their principles, are found in every century. Concentrating on the last seven years of English chancellor's life, the struggle between More and his King, Henry VIII, hinges on Henry's determination to break with Rome so he can divorce his current wife and wed again, and good Catholic More's inability to go along with such heresy. More resigns as chancellor, hoping to be able to live out his life as a private citizen. But Henry will settle for nothing less than that the much respected More give public approval to his headstrong course.
Cast: Paul Scofield, Orson Welles, Vanessa Redgrave, Robert Shaw, Wendy Hiller, Leo McKern, Susannah York, Nigel Davenport, John Hurt, Corin Redgrave, Colin Blakely, Cyril Luckham.


For real wine connoisseurs, a wine refrigerator is an absolute must. A wine fridge keeps your wine ready to serve and drink whenever you choose, while also attractively displaying your best bottles. From models with traditional pull-open display doors and stationary racks, to those that hold wine bottles on sliding wooden trays, wine fridges come in a wide variety of sizes and types, so you will have no trouble finding one that suits both your home and your wine-drinking and entertaining preferences.
Free-standing wine fridges range in size from those that look like large toaster ovens and hold fewer than a half-dozen bottles, to those the size of corner-store soda coolers and hold well over two hundred. Of course, size is one of the qualities that determine the cost of the wine refrigerator.
Built-in wine fridges can vary in size, as well, but they are commonly bar-fridge sized. They should be front-ventilated so that hot air is released out into the open and not where the fridge is backed up against a wall or other surface.
Built-in fridges require slightly more commitment than the free-standing variety in that they take a bit more work to install in your kitchen, or whatever room in your home you wish the wine fridge to be located. However, that doesn't mean that adding a built-in wine fridge to your home is difficult; in fact, it can be less laborious than installing a dishwasher and involve little more than the removal of a cupboard door from your lower kitchen shelving.
In addition, your effort in installing a built-in wine fridge is rewarded by the floor space you'll save and by how cool it looks, flush with the counter, cupboards or other surfaces around it.
Quality brands, like Avanti wine refrigerators and Ewave wine refrigerators, offer models with dual-zone capacity. A dual-zone wine fridge contains two sections, each with its own temperature, meaning it can simultaneously keep both red and white wines at their ideal degree of coolness, and making it the ideal choice for those who enjoy entertaining or who just enjoy the convenience of a nice selection of different wines.


This internship is a 13 week summer program starting May 2019. Under general supervision, the interns will be responsible for the discovery and physical securing of abandoned mine openings that present hazards to humans or animals. The securings are usually barbed wire fences. Work will be done at a wide variety of locations within Nevada. This job requires extensive travel and physical labor. You will be camping up to 10 days in the field at one time. Some days will be up to 12 hour days. Successful incumbents will acquire the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for employment in the natural resources industry. Applicants must be full-time students enrolled in a bachelor's degree program in earth science, mining, or related field of study at an accredited college or university. You must provide your own camping gear. Interns are required to lift and carry up to 50 pounds hiking up uneven terrain. This is a field position.
Must be able to lift at least 50 pounds and hike over uneven terrain.
Must be able to work outdoors in a variety of weather conditions.
Unofficial transcripts and resume are required to be attached to your application at time of submittal.


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Exotic Species: Meadow Knapweed
Asteraceae (Sunflower family)
Meadow knapweed has reddish-purple flowers and leaves that become smaller up the stem.
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Perennial forb that grows 20-40 inches tall.
Fertile hybrid of black and brown knapweeds (Centaurea nigra x Centaurea jacea).
Stems are branched with one flowerhead at each tip.
Leaves become progressively smaller up the stem. Lower leaves have smooth, lobed, or toothed edges, and upper leaves almost look like bracts.
Pink to reddish-purple flowerheads with fringed bracts underneath.
Fruit is a small, white to light brown, achene.
Habitat and Ecology
Meadow knapweed (Centaurea debeauxii ssp. thuillieri) is a fertile hybrid between black knapweed (Centaurea nigra) and brown knapweed (Centaurea jacea). Black knapweed was probably introduced to North America from ship ballast or as an ornamental. Brown knapweed was purposefully introduced to North America as a forage crop. Meadow knapweed is not very palatable to animals; therefore it easily outcompetes other forage species. Meadow knapweed prefers moist sites in full sunshine, infesting river banks, pipelines, roadsides, fields, and pastures. Once established, infestations of meadow knapweed are difficult to remove. Despite its invasive status, gardeners plant it as an ornamental or as a pollen source for honeybees. The taxonomic status of this species is uncertain.
Meadow knapweed is a perennial forb that grows to 20-40 inches tall. The branched stems rise above a woody root crown. The seedlings have a tap root, but the mature plants develop a cluster of roots below the root crown. Meadow knapweed reproduces mostly by seed, but its root fragments can resprout after disturbance. The seeds naturally disperse only a few meters, but they can disperse further via animals, humans, vehicles, or water.
The leaves become progressively smaller up the stem. The lower leaves can have either smooth, coarsely lobed, or toothed edges, and can grow to 6 inches long and 1.5 inches wide. The upper leaves tend to have smooth edges and are almost like bracts.
Pink to reddish-purple, or occasionally white, the flowers are larger and showier than the flowers of other knapweeds. The flowerheads are about the size of a nickel and are more rounded than the flowerheads of other knapweeds. A single flowerhead tips the end of each branch. Underneath the flowerhead are distinctive light to dark-brown bracts with papery, fringed margins.
The fruit is an achene (a dry fruit with a single seed and thin walls that does not open at maturity; for example, a sunflower "seed"). The achenes are 1/8 inch long, and they are ivory-white to light brown.
Centaur'ea/Centaur'ium is a reference to the Centaur Chiron who supposedly discovered the medicinal uses of a plant in Greece that came to be called Centaury.
Meadow knapweed (middle) is a hybrid between black knapweed (left) and brown knapweed (right). Black knapweed has dark, comb-like bracts, while brown knapweed has rounded, papery tips. Meadow knapweed is intermediate between the two.
A hybrid itself, meadow knapweed hybridizes with yellow starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis) and diffuse knapweed (Centaurea diffusa).
Possible control methods are explained at these websites:
http://www.invasive.org/weeds/knapweedbook.pdf
http://your.kingcounty.gov/dnrp/library/water-andland/weeds/BMPs/Meadow-Knapweed-control.pdf
Charters, M. L. 2009. California plant names: Latin and Greek meanings and derivations. Available at http://www.calflora.net/botanicalnames.
King County Noxious Weed Control Program. 2007. Meadow knapweed in Best Management Practices. King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks, Water and Land Resources Division, Seattle, WA. Available at http://your.kingcounty.gov/dnrp/library/water-and-land/weeds/BMPs/Meadow-Knapweed-control.pdf.
Prepared by Kelly Reeves, Southern Colorado Plateau Network Inventory and Monitoring Program, 2010.
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Gene Maready honored as Marine Patrol Officer of the Year
Marine Patrol Officer Gene Maready was honored with a plaque in the shape of North Carolina and a certificate naming him Marine Fisheries Enforcement Officer of the Year at the Annual Governor's Conservation Achievement Awards banquet Saturday. The Governor's Conservation Achievement Awards, presented by the North Carolina Wildlife Federation, honor individuals, associations, businesses and others who have exhibited unwavering commitment to conservation in the state.
DEQ secretary awards Environmental Education Certification at NC Arboretum
DEQ Secretary Donald R. van der Vaart visited the North Carolina Arboretum recently to award Meghan Baker with a certificate for completing her North Carolina Environmental Education Certification. Baker is an extension agent with Buncombe County Cooperative Extension Service and provides educational outreach to small farmers, youth, and community members in Buncombe County through field-based workshops during the growing season and trainings in the winter.
Secretary visits manufacturing social enterprise after agency helps them become 'Lean and Green'
Secretary van der Vaart recently visited Watauga Opportunities, Inc. in Boone, North Carolina to learn firsthand how DEQ's Waste Reduction Partners was able to help the company become more environmentally-friendly, while also implementing cost-saving strategies.
Watch: DEQ employee highlighted for her work to bring food to the elderly
DEQ employee Elizabeth Werner has been highlighted by the N.C. Office of State Human Resources in their Compassion in Action series. Elizabeth volunteers in several different capacities, but focuses on delivering food to seniors through Meals on Wheels. Check out this video to watch the steps Elizabeth takes to volunteer with this program and why she does it: In case you missed it, read out blog about Elizabeth's volunteer work, as well as that of DEQ employee Troy Harrison, who volunteers with Honduras Fountain of Life to teach English to young orphaned girls in Honduras. Click here.
Customer-friendly system paying off for DEQ customers
An electronic payment system started early in the McCrory administration saves customers time and money when they pay state environmental fees. The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality implemented an electronic payment option in 2013 to make it easier for municipalities, industries and other customers to pay permitting and other required fees.
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North Carolina has the strongest and most environmentally protective general permits for swine operations. Read our letter to the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Civil Rights to learn more here.
Update from Governor McCrory on Tropical Storm Hermine
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North Carolina takes the lead on preparing for CME event
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"Raleigh teacher sets an example for her students"
Check out the North State Journal to learn about Secretary van der Vaart's trip to his alma mater Broughton High School yesterday, where he visited two classrooms to speak to students about science education. He also had the opportunity to surprise Ms. Joanne Blumenfeld, a science teacher, with an award of recognition. Read the whole story below: Raleigh teacher sets an example for her students By Donna King Photo taken by Madeline Gray for the North State Journal
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Bruce Nicholson has a great story to share about the state Brownfields program he leads. The program has led to the successful cleanup and redevelopment of hundreds of sites and bolstered the economies in many North Carolina communities. Last week, Nicholson shared his program's story with a group of engineers visiting from China. The engineers are employees of an energy company from Hangzhou who were visiting to learn more about the state's Brownfields program.


Happy New Year to you! NHSA Insider is my way of giving you a round-up of back room activity, an insight into the day-to-day operational support to our programmes. I am always interested to explore how, in this economic climate of doing 'more with less', this ask can actually be achieved. The strains that our health systems groan under, the seismic shift in our population demographic, throw open a wealth of opportunities for smart working at scale and pace, and the NHSA team embraces those opportunities.
Here at NHSA HQ we've hit the ground running after our mid-winter break, and 2018 holds a breadth of exciting pieces of work for the team. The Chief of Staff role that I undertake is, primarily, a role of support to our programme leaders and CEO. Support that ranges from our ongoing activity in delivering a Science and Innovation Audit for BEIS on Northern Powerhouse excellence in health research, led by Shirley Hannan, our Research Partnerships and Funding Development Manager, a range of events and workshops we are delivering, most notably the BRC Showcase scheduled in March, to our work in Industrial Strategy and beyond.
Sir John Bell made specific reference to the NHSA as a partner to HM Government in the delivery of the Life Sciences and Industrial Strategy published last year. So, with our CEO Dr Hakim Yadi OBE's oversight, I am currently preparing a dynamic 'road map' that identifies commercial partners willing to support a Sector Deal for the North. Dr Yadi has already had conversations with a number of companies, to capture their short to medium term investment plans, and I'd welcome hearing from you if you want to contribute to our Northern road map.
Another component to my role rewards me with a coordinatory function, in partnership with our Northern AHSNs and Newcastle University, in Active and Healthy Ageing North. Presently we have our focus centred on shaping a proposition in falls prevention suitable for delivery at scale across the North, drawing upon a suite of tried and tested interventions, so watch this space for announcements on its progress!
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Reprieve for housing association cost sharing groups
Adam Cutler, Director and Head of Social Housing
The National Housing Federation (NHF) has been leading discussions with HMRC on keeping the valuable VAT exemption for housing association (HA) cost sharing groups (CSGs). In July, the NHF announced it has made some headway, with HMRC minded to retain this. Although it is stated that there are a few details to iron out before a formal policy announcement can be made, this is very welcome news after years of uncertainty.
The VAT Cost Sharing Exemption continuing to apply to housing associations is important and good news for the sector because CSGs can have a substantial impact on the financial savings which HAs can make within their business. This in turn assists HAs in meeting their obligations under the Value for Money standard, enabling those savings to be utilised as part of development programmes to allow for the building of additional homes. It can also go some way to assisting HAs in complying with other areas of the regulatory framework, such as combining certain services which may streamline the operational aspect, as well as helping to de-risk.
What are HA CSGs?
The exemption has allowed HAs who carry on activities which are exempt from VAT to join together to form a CSG. This allows them to acquire services and recharge the CSG members at cost for using the services, without those members incurring any additional non-recoverable VAT. This ultimately means that the VAT which is saved can be rerouted to other business areas, in accordance with a HAs' objects.
A CSG is usually set up as a limited company, in which the joining organisations have a shareholding. There is then a shareholders' agreement between the members, setting out the terms on which they have agreed to become members of the vehicle used for the CSG and the respective rights and obligations of each of them as members.
An example of a successful CSG is one created by Mosscare and St Vincent's housing associations. This was created prior to the merger of the two organisations in order to combine repairs and maintenance services. Through the CSG a total of £600,000 of savings was realised annually through the VAT and other efficiencies. At the time, this formed a substantial part of the £2m St Vincent's had identified it needed to save to mitigate the impact of the 1% rent reduction announced by Government in 2015.
Why were they under threat?
This position was under threat from a ruling from the Court of Justice of the EU, which held that the activities of CSGs were only exempt from VAT where their members carried out activities which were exempt from VAT "in the public interest". Due to the way European VAT law was drafted, this covered bodies providing health, education and welfare, but not affordable housing.
HMRC subsequently removed the exemption from CSGs in the financial services and insurance sectors, but accepted this created an unintended result for HA CSG. Existing HA CSGs were allowed to continue while they considered their policy, but this uncertainty meant members of these CSGs struggled to budget for the future, while those HAs who would have liked to form new CSGs were left in limbo.
What should HAs do now?
The NHF advised that there are certain details to resolve around the meaning of recharging "at cost", and whether two members of the same VAT group count as one or two members of the CSG. This may require some existing CSGs to amend their current charging structure and perhaps admit new members in order to be able continue.
We expect that HAs will want to wait for these issues to be resolved and formal guidance to be released before making any changes to existing CSGs or setting-up new ones. However, organisations who have had to put plans to work more closely together on the back burner because of the uncertainty could start re-engaging now on the broad principles.
The NHF's announcement is very encouraging news for any existing CSGs and any HAs who are contemplating setting up a CSG. CSGs have achieved real savings for several HAs and we hope that many more will be able to benefit from these arrangements in the near future.
Since this article was first published, HMRC has released this guidance, confirming HMRC's view that the cost sharing exemption can continue for registered housing associations.
This article was co-written with Jo Loake, Head of Governance and Regulation at Croftons.
This article first appeared in Social Housing in July 2019.
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By Michael R. Tomkins, The Imaging Resource
(Thursday, October 1, 2009 - 00:41 EDT)
With the Photo Marketing Association's Spring 2010 International Convention and Trade Show a little under five months away, interesting news has reached us from Dan Havlik of the PDN Gear Guide.
Traditionally one of the largest exhibitors at PMA each year with a booth right inside the main entrance, Canon U.S.A. Inc. has apparently decided not to attend the show next spring. In an interview with PDN, Canon USA VP and General Manager Eliott Peck stated that the decision wasn't made for economic reasons. In six of the last ten years, the PMA show has taken place in Las Vegas, Nevada, with Orlando playing host to the remainder. In a break from tradition, the venue for PMA Spring 2010 is the Anaheim Convention Center in southern California, and Peck cites the move as having played a part in Canon's decision not to attend. The show's timing in the last week of February is also said to have contributed, with Peck noting the difficulties of matching the company's product life cycles and the timing of its introductions to the fixed dates of a tradeshow.
In addition, Peck contrasts the PMA show's relatively narrow focus on the photo industry to that of the Consumer Electronics Association's 2010 International CES, a show at which Canon will be present as an exhibitor. The Consumer Electronics Show precedes PMA by just six weeks, and by covering a much broader range of products and technologies, its attendance is said to outnumber that for PMA by around five to one. That translates into a greater number of retailers in front of which Canon can demonstrate its latest products, and the company apparently now sees that show as a better fit for its offerings.
Havlik's article goes on to note that Canon Europe has yet to confirm if it will attend the 2010 Photokina tradeshow, a biennial event which has a similar focus to that of the PMA show, although on a significantly larger scale. Where PMA 2009 attendance figures have been variously reported as between 15,000 and 20,000 individuals, Photokina earns its title as the world's largest photography and imaging show with an estimated 170,000 to 175,000 visitors in 2008.
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Say NO to the death penalty in Belarus
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EU "reaffirms strong opposition to capital punishment" in response to new execution in Belarus
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The European Union has condemned the recent execution of death row prisoner Aliaksandr Zhylnikau in Belarus and urged the authorities to introduce a moratorium on the application of the death penalty.
"The European Union expresses its sincere sympathy to the families and friends of the victims of the crimes committed. At the same time, the EU reaffirms its strong opposition to capital punishment in all circumstances and calls on Belarus to introduce a moratorium on executions as a first step towards abolition," Maja Kocijancic, Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, said in a statement.
The statement stresses that the death penalty violates the inalienable right to life enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and is the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment. "The continued application of the death penalty goes counter Belarus' international commitments," the EU said.
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Where is Three Ashes?
Three Ashes is located in the county of Hampshire, South East England, three miles east of the town of Tadley, five miles north of the major town of Basingstoke, and 43 miles west of London. Three Ashes lies two miles south of the Berkshire border. Three Ashes falls within the district council of Basingstoke and Deane, under the county council of Hampshire. It is in the RG7 postcode district. The post town for Three Ashes is Reading.
Three Ashes on a map
Bounding box showing extent of Three Ashes
Location of Three Ashes within the UK
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Which county is Three Ashes in?
Three Ashes is in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, the historic county of Hampshire, and the administrative county of Hampshire.
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Where is Three Ashes in Hampshire?
Three Ashes is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Hampshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Hampshire.
Location of Three Ashes within Hampshire
What is the postcode for Three Ashes?
The nearest postcode to the centre of Three Ashes is RG7 2LL.
Where is Three Ashes in RG7?
Three Ashes is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the RG7 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the RG7 postcode district.
Location of Three Ashes within RG7
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What is the post town for Three Ashes?
The post town for Three Ashes is Reading. Three Ashes is in the RG7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Reading.
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What is the latitude and longitude of Three Ashes?
The centre of Three Ashes is located at position 51.34564° latitude and -1.08543° longitude.
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What is the easting and northing of Three Ashes?
The centre of Three Ashes is located at the grid reference easting 463795 and northing 161126 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
What are the nearest towns to Three Ashes?
Position of Three Ashes relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Three Ashes to the centre of the town.
Three Ashes is 3 miles east of Tadley
Three Ashes is 5 miles north of Basingstoke
Three Ashes is 8 miles south-east of Thatcham
Three Ashes is 9 miles south-west of Reading
Three Ashes is 11 miles south-west of Woodley
Three Ashes is 11 miles east of Newbury
Three Ashes is 11 miles north-west of Fleet
Three Ashes is 12 miles west of Yateley
Three Ashes is 12 miles south-west of Wokingham
Three Ashes is 12 miles west of Sandhurst
What are the nearest cities to Three Ashes?
Position of Three Ashes relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Three Ashes to the centre of the city.
Three Ashes is 22 miles north-east of Winchester
Three Ashes is 29 miles south of Oxford
Three Ashes is 33 miles north-east of Southampton
Three Ashes is 36 miles north-east of Salisbury
Three Ashes is 38 miles north of Chichester
Three Ashes is 38 miles north of Portsmouth
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Three Ashes is 43 miles west of City of Westminster
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No increased risk of dementia in patients receiving androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer: a 5-year follow-up study
Prior studies suggested that the use of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) in patients with prostate cancer (PC) might cause the impairment of cognitive function which is one of the common symptoms of dementia; however, the association between ADT and cognitive impairment still remains controversial. This retrospective cohort study aimed to investigate the relationship between ADT and subsequent risk of dementia using a population-based dataset. Data for this study were taken from the Taiwan (China)Longitudinal Health Insurance Database 2005. We included 755 PC patients who received ADT in the study cohort and 559 PC patients who did not receive ADT in the comparison cohort. Each patient was individually tracked for a 5-year period to define those who subsequently received a diagnosis of dementia. Results show that the incidence rates of dementia per 100 person-years were 2.35 (95% confidence interval [95% CI]: 1.82-2.98) and 1.85 (95% CI: 1.35-2.48) for PC patients who received ADT and those who did not receive ADT, respectively. The adjusted hazard ratio (HR) for dementia for PC patients who received ADT was 1.21 (95% CI: 0.82-1.78, P = 0.333) compared to those who did not receive ADT. In addition, the adjusted HRs for dementia for PC patients receiving ADT with gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists and without GnRH agonists were 1.39 (95% CI: 0.80-2.40, P = 0.240) and 1.13 (95% CI: 0.75-1.71, P = 0.564), respectively, compared to PC patients not receiving ADT. We concluded that there was no difference in the risk of subsequent dementia between PC patients who did and those who did not receive ADT.
Asian journal of andrology. 2016 May 27 [Epub ahead of print]
Li-Ting Kao, Herng-Ching Lin, Shiu-Dong Chung, Chao-Yuan Huang
Graduate Institute of Life Science, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 110, Taiwan; Sleep Research Center, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei 110, Taiwan, China., Sleep Research Center, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei 110, Taiwan, China., Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei 110, Taiwan; Graduate Program in Biomedical Informatics, College of Informatics, Yuan-Ze University, Chung-Li 320, Taiwan, China., Department of Urology, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine National Taiwan University, Taipei 110, Taiwan; School of Public Health, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan, China.


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Q: How to fix SQL Executions Error in PostgreSQL due to camel case names of table and columns?
I just started to use PostgreSQL in my project, but i've this error when retrieving data from table. Is someone have suggestions for this problem?

A: It seems table name and column names are in CamelCase.
PostgreSQL treat all the statements in lower case generally, As you can see the error where table name is shown in lower case.
So if above is the case then cover all such table name and column names with "". so your query should be:
select "Id", "AccountID", "IsPurchase", "Stock_Symbol","Stock_PricePerShare","Shares","DateProcessed" from "AssetTransactions"

Please note that if any column name is in smallcase then no need to cover in "".
If your schema is other than public then your table name should be like "schema_name"."table_name"

A: AssetTransactions table does not exist, or it may not be present in the current default schema.
Use query with schema SELECT * FROM public.AssetTransactions

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The database query is on an undefined table. This error occurs due to improper database setup, unidentified table name, and so on.

For instance, the customer query on table name 'pgtable' like:
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This query is totally correct in case of a public schema. But, for a non-public schema 'xx' the query must be:
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so first check that you have proper database setup, then check that you didnt quote any identifiers because then you'll have to use it as how u quoted it, then check your schema

A: I had a similar problem
The problem is solved if the table names are in lower case
Make sure all words are in lower case

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God picked up a flower n dipped it in dew, He lovingly touched it, & it turned into you. And then he gifted it to me n said this friend is 4 you.
Friends and friendship It�s a package of �Feelings� Nobody can �Make� it, Nobody can �Break� it, Nobody can �Explain� it, Only �I� and �U� can �FEEL� it.


It helps you to conform pleadings and court-related paperwork to the obligatory formats, following proper procedure, and understanding the technical requirements of your case. Offering advice for navigating both mundane and highly technical procedural requirements, the text clarifies murky areas of conflicting federal, state, and historical procedure. Commentary is arranged according to logical, systematic subheadings. Each subheading section clarifies, comments on, or illustrates holdings from Louisiana jurisprudence, and each volume has its own Table of Laws and Rules and Table of Cases.


All interviews are presented to stimulate thought and assist Christian families in homeschooling their children. Interviews may or may not reflect the opinions and beliefs of the management of HomeschoolChristian.com.
My decision to homeschool really came about from others doing it. I had heard of it before, but I thought the legal issues would be far more than I could handle. Just to give a bit of background, I have a mental disorder known as agoraphobia with a panic disorder. I find it very hard to leave my home to even go grocery shopping. I also have severe clinical depression, which I am being treated for. This was a major set back when I decided I wanted to homeschool. I thought for sure that the state would intervene and tell me I couldn't homeschool my children because of my illness.
When we were moving from our trailer and into my in-laws home while our house was being built, some new friends visited me. I had informed them that we were moving and thinking they would never find my new home, because its in the boonies, I told them where I was moving and what month I would be there. Don't you know they showed up at my door a week after we moved in. Our conversations consisted mostly of the Bible. With my illness, this was the only real time I had to discuss the Bible with anyone other than my husband. Even going to church is a major thing for me. One day, Ruth brought with her a gentleman, he was very nice and we spoke about children. He informed me he had 6 children. We joked a little about some of the antics the kids pull. Then he told me that he was a firm believer in homeschool. Of course, this intrigued me, since my daughter, then in the second grade, was really getting bored with her schoolwork. She was having trouble with the "smarter" kids in school. She would fight with me everyday while getting ready for school. We always had a tearful good-bye as the bus came to get her. I would just come home and feel so helpless. I didn't know how to help my daughter. Things were even worse when she came home from school. She would mouth off, not want to do chores and homework was virtually impossible. Then in my daughter's Elementary School there was a bomb threat, that along with curse words written all over the bathroom made me make excuses for not wanting to send my children to school. We thought the usual, maybe private school, but how could we afford that, with two younger children as well. We are barely making ends meet as it is. Then this man came into my home and told me the joys of homeschooling. Intrigued and interested are really mild words to say how I was feeling. So, I talked with my husband, and he kind of questioned me on how things would be. I explained that the kids would still get an education, just not be forced to stay in a classroom with thirty other children. At first he was apprehensive, but told me that if I felt I could do then why not. Of course, at this time the shootings at Columbine had just happened, so I wanted to homeschool more than ever then. Ruth then continued to visit about once a month, our conversations grew more and more on homeschool. She would bring other friends that homeschooled, so I could speak with them. Some of them brought me articles and information regarding the homeschool law in our state. I had made my decision. A decision I don't think I have really regretted once. Yes, I've been tried, but never have any regrets.
Upon the decision to homeschool, we informed our families. My father and sister were very supportive. My dad was really shaken by the Columbine incident. He praised my decision and told me he was proud of me. I think that was one of the happiest days of my life. I have just learned he is trying to talk my sister into homeschooling, more in a nonchalant type of way. I really hope she decides to. My in-laws on the other hand were not as happy. They really came down on me during the months preceding us starting homeschooling. I would constantly get,"those kids need friends." "How are you going to handle having them home all day?" "Why would you want them home all the time?" Oh, the list goes on. There were times I would get really angry, but then learned to accept it.
The next step, for us, was more research. Talk to other homeschoolers; see what sites I could find on the internet etc. I found a couple message boards, which I left messages on with my concerns. I also found many sites on homeschooling in general. Of course, the most helpful site was HomeschoolChristian.com, at this site I really got all the support, information, and just plain caring a person would need. Its nice to know others out there have the same concerns you do, or have gone through them at one time. Since there are no homeschool support groups in our area, this is the closest thing for me, and really all I need. I no longer have the visitors that helped me see I needed my children home.
I will admit that first year was a challenge. I didn't think we would make it. There were times when I would cry the blues and think I couldn't handle it anymore. The one thing I continue to remind myself of is that I really didn't know my daughter when she attended government schools. I didn't know the bright, intelligent little girl that she is. Now, I know my daughter and will have the same opportunity to get to know my sons. In the year my daughter has been home, she has changed so much. She was once afraid to play with Barbies, dolls, and even her brothers, for fear that her "friends" would find out. Now, that has changed and she is doing the things that SHE enjoys doing.
When I registered with the state to homeschool, my illness was never questioned. I didn't bring it up and it wasn't asked. Our first portfolio was turned into the school board, and I have to brag, they were impressed with it. I did sign up with an umbrella school and have been really happy with them.
I feel that I am helping my children to be productive, helpful, Christian adults. I want my children to have all the opportunities that are available to them. Maybe they won't have a crowd of friends. Maybe they won't go out all the time when they are teen-agers. Maybe they will want to read a book, instead of watching TV. I bet though, that they will have at least one strong friendship, at least with each other, that I won't have to lay awake at night and worry that they won't make it home, that they will turn into wonderful adults. They are already wonderful children and deserve the best!
We have made sacrifices. We have lost friends, due to our decision. We get looked upon with disapproving eyes. You know what? It was all worth it and I would do it again in a heartbeat.
About the author: Alexa (Alex) and her husband, Mike have three children ages eight, four, and three. Alex has been a stay home mom since her oldest was three, before that she was in the banking industry. Mike works as a yard supervisor for a trucking company.


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Builders Care Partners with the Home Depot Foundation® to Change a Veteran's Life
Lee Builders Care October 14, 2015
FORT MYERS, Fla. (Oct. 14 2015) – Builders Care and the Home Depot Foundation® team up for the second year in a row to make a difference in the community and change someones life.
Harvey Angelson, an 88 year-old Army veteran worked until the age of 83. Married for 59 years, he and his wife Sandra have been through it all, including their share of challenges, including the death of their daughter-in-law and caring for their son with disabilities.
Harvey suffers with tremors and Spinal Stenosis (narrowing of the spine) leaving him in constant pain, making daily activities difficult to carry out. Sandra is his full time care giver. Harvey uses a walker and has not had a traditional bath in more than 3 years.
Together with funds from The Home Depot Foundation®, Builders Care, volunteers and Lee BIA — members are coming together to make this bathroom accessible for this family. The existing deep tub is unsafe for Harvey and Sandra with a 21" drop to the bottom and no grab bars for safety. Builders Care provided a handicap accessible bathroom for Harvey's health and safety, providing a tub to shower conversion, raised vanity, new tile and paint, closet doors, and raised water closet for accessibility.
Jimmy Rodgers, board member with Builders Care, oversaw the project and put in countless volunteer hours to help make this happen, while supplying workers helping with carpentry, flooring and more. A $5,000 grant from the Home Depot Foundation paid for the materials needed for the renovation and the rest of the work was donated by members and volunteers.
"We help people that just can't do it themselves so that they can have a safe place to live… It's what Builders Care is all about" said Rodgers.
Special Thanks to Our Building Partners!
Companies that contributed to help make the bathroom handicap accessible for the Angelson's: JTE Electric, Cape Coral Plumbing and West Coast Structural Concrete & Masonry, Hide-Away Storage, The Home Depot, The Home Depot Foundation, Nille's Design, Priority Marketing, Modern Carpet & Tile, Mr. Handyman, Lee Drywall, Sater Group, Truly Nolen, and HONC Destruction.
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Q: Static hosting Google Cloud Storage with Firebase security rules, custom domain and CloudFlare Let's imagine I am trying to host two static files using Firestore Storage:

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*index.html

*secret.html

I have set up a CNAME record on CloudFlare to point my custom domain to "c.storage.googleapis.com" and I have also verified the domain on Google Cloud. Following this guide: https://stackoverflow.com/a/56697604/7871178
The bucket created with Firestore Storage has the same name as my domain and the bucket permission has been set to "allUsers" with the role "Storage Legacy Object Reader". I am able to access both files: index.html and secret.html without any form of authentication (due to the bucket permissions I have setup).
How would I make the contents of index.html public for all users, but secret.html restricted to the Firebase Storage Security rules (for example only Firebase authenticated users)?
Is this even possible with my current setup, is it all files public or nothing public at all?

A: Once that you have setup up your domain, in order to restrict your files you can make use of the Firebase Storage security rules to secure your assets. For example the next rule will allow your index.html to be readed by everyone and your secret.html to restricted just to authenticated users:
rules_version = '2';
service firebase.storage {
  match /b/{bucket}/o {
    match /index.html {
      allow read: if true;
    }
    match /secret.html {
        allow read: if request.auth != null;
    }
  }
}

Just please be aware that since your bucket is public, due to the Storage Legacy Object Reader permissions,if a user somehow has the full bucket URL he will be able to access your assets directly, for example using the next url:
https://storage.googleapis.com/project.appspot.com/index.html #this will readable
https://storage.googleapis.com/project.appspot.com/secret.html #this also will be readable


The auditorium seats 173 people and there is disabled access to the Auditorium and the Foyer from the street. There are 2 permanent wheelchair spaces and more can be made available with 24 hours notice. The Cinema is open 3 days a week (Thurs/Fri/Sat), and other times for Theatre, Music, and during holiday periods.
Please follow the links to the right to navigate around our site. Highlights this month include The Da Vinci Code on 2 consecutive weekends in July and a history of the legendary Ballet Russe. Click on our films link to find out all about our programme for June and July 2006.


From the moment I found out I was pregnant, I decided I'd have the baby on the full moon in March. I could see myself laboring under an equally round moon and a sky full of spring.
Tonight is the full moon in March in the western hemisphere.
This morning was gray and windy. Chup came with me to a midwife appointment where he asked the usual questions a male counterpart would ask.
"How do we know we are getting close?"
"Five minutes apart, one minute in duration." Explained Suzanne while nodding to make sure Chup caught the formula.
Funny we call it "going to labor." I feel like I've been laboring this whole time.
"You've got a ripe belly." Said the nurse as she measured my abdomen. "Anytime now!"
We moved The Chief out of his crib into his own bed last night. It was a rite of passage lost on him. Chup and I were managing our emotions stoutly enough, but both of us kept looking at each other wondering where time went. In the human experience, I declare passage of time is the biggest surprise.
You wait for it to pass and then wonder where it went.
I made quesadillas for lunch, because they were requested.
We ate quietly. Our front lawn was a dust war, the wind was picking up.
With intent to help my son nap in his new room, I lied down next to him reading books and singing songs. I thought he was transitioning into slumber so I slid off the bed and retreated to my own.
But the wind would not let either of us sleep. The whole house was shaking and moaning. Branches were scratching the top of the roof. From the window looking out into the backyard I could see the swing-set rattling around and particles flying through the air.
I could hear The Chief talking to himself and when I crept down the hall to check on him I could see him--through the crack in the door--having a delightful dialogue with his push motorcycle. The machine had somehow climbed in bed with him as well.
I tried to sleep some, but I was restless. By 2:30 I had given up on naps and let The Chief play in the backyard as I organized our new bedroom situation.
The backyard echoed with my son's intense self-discussion. I went about cleaning dressers and dusting to the tune of his little voice. After awhile it became quiet. When I checked outside I saw The Chief boxing the wind. His little fists pumped in the air as he threw jabs into the moving atmosphere. Tiny jumps accompanied each thrust.
I am going to laugh about that tonight, I made a mental note, because I was too tired at that moment.
When Dad came home we had pizza. My nap-less child ate half a slice of cheese pizza and downed an apple juice sippy.
"Done?" He said to Chup reaching for help out of the high chair.
Then, like a baby zombie he walked over to me and scratched my belly--the unmistakable sign he wants to be held. I held him abandoning dinner. It took only twenty seconds before he was unshakably asleep. 7:23.
"This air is making me miserable," Chup said, his voice plugged with allergies.
"Let's go lie down." I suggested.
Our new bedroom is the nosiest part of the house. It sounded like a panicked zoo outside our windows.
"Tonight is the full moon." Chup reminded me, his arm around my shoulders, my head on his chest. "Could it happen?"
But before I could answer a maternally-minded reply, he was asleep.
So for the second time today, I slid out of bed. This time I retreated to write.
And so here I am, 8:18 pm. Full moon, storm brewing, my heart beating with hope.
But something tells me this time hasn't come. And when it does, I'll know it.


The Importance Of Seeking Pre Marriage And Marriage Counseling From Time To Time.
Marriage refers to the union of two parties under the law to live together as one. Marriage has mainly been based on religion or on the civil laws of a given country. Marriage life calls for enduring a life with a given individual and overcoming life challenges together. There occur so many challenges in marriage life which occur from time to time and which are mainly in the form of disputes and disagreements. When wrangles occur in marriages, partners tend to talk through and at times some end up divorcing but this should not be the case as there have occurred marriage counselors who are fully functional and operational in the country. Marriage counselor are individuals with marriage experience and offer guidance on marriage issues with respect to the customer's needs. Couples should seek marriage counseling to avoid issues like divorce and also separation. In most of the times, marriage counseling is offered by individuals who have experience on the matter and who are staffed in marriage counseling institutions. The established institutions are fully functional and reliable at all times and one in need of their services only need to present themselves at their premises. One in need of marriage counseling only needs to reach out to the various institutions that offer these services.
The process of marriage counseling does not take long as long as the couples are both committed to the process and have enough resources to cater for the services offered. The process is continuous and the type of counseling offered depends on the issue at hand. However for better elaboration we should check out how most marriage counselors go about the process. The first problem is always determining what the problem is. The sources of conflict is determined and its stimulus analyzed. With the conflict being clear, the counselor is now able to come up with possible alternatives. After seeking possible alternatives, these counselors determine the best of them all and recommend that the couple should put it into practice. This is the whole process of marriage counseling in a nutshell.
Marriage counseling services have been offered all over the country by fully skilled individuals. One in need of these services should try to check out the various occurring counselors who are functional within their proximity. After this one should contact them and book an appointment. The residents of Denver have been advised to choose Naya marriage clinic when in need of counseling as this particular institution is among the best in the region.


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Russia has a large, but relatively poor, middle class
Alfa Bank, Russia's largest private commercial bank, has released a study claiming that 30 % of the Russian population, about 43 million people, are "middle class." The middle-class reached its apex in 2014 at 37 %.
Estimating the size of a middle class is a non-trivial exercise. Depending on the methods used, a substantial majority or tiny minority of persons may be considered middle class. A recent Sberbank survey found that 47 % of Russians claim to belong to the middle class, while the same survey in 2014 found that 60 % of respondents claimed to be middle class. Under the Credit Suisse definition, the middle class consists of persons with savings amounting to at least double their annual earnings. By this definition, only 4 % of Russians could call themselves middle class, when the equivalent numbers for Germany are 42 % and 38 % for the United States. The OECD defines a member of the middle class as someone whose annual income is within the 75–200 % range around the national median income. For Russia, that range is 26,000–70,000 rubles (370–1000 euros) a month. By this measure, 53 % of Russians belong to the middle class. Alfa Bank uses the OECD definition of income, but limits its middle-class definition to those deciles in which at least half of the members own a car.
The consuming habits of Russia's middle class suggest relatively nonaffluent lives. They spend about 27 % of their income on food, which is a much larger share than in other industrialised nations. The middle classes in the US and Germany, for example, spend about 10 % of their incomes on food, while the middle classes in Poland and China spend about 15 %. In 2017, 26 % of Russia's middle class worked in the commerce and transportation branches, while 20 % in mining or industry. 15 % of the Russian middle class consisted of officials and members of the armed forces (up from 10 % in 2003).
The Alfa Bank study found that real incomes of Russia's middle class declined slightly during 2008–2018. For the top earnings decile, real incomes climbed 11 %, while those with small incomes rose by 4 %. The declining real earnings of Russia's middle class are reflected in its attitudes. Borrowing of the middle class and Russia's richest decile fell sharply as Russia experienced recession in 2015, but only borrowing of the top decile recovered after the economy emerged from recession. Russian risk aversion accounts in part for the negative perception of entrepreneurship. The study refers to a 2017 survey by the Levada Center that found 12 % of Russians wanted to start their own business (57 % in the US).
CBR again lowers key rate and forecasts moderate inflation
Russia tries to promote the ruble by easing the repatriation requirement for export earnings
Brief China-US trade talks end without much to show, Trump announces new tariffs
SAFE releases for the first time ever information on the structure of China's forex reserves
Record FDI flows into China in the first half of 2019, but China's FDI outflows continue to dwindle


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Many parishes offer bereavement, grief support groups
Parishes that offer bereavement groups or support ministries after death:
➤ Mary Queen of Peace, Mandeville, coordinator of Bereavement Ministry is Teresian Sister Marina Aranzabal, (985) 626-6977, srmarina@maryqueenofpeace.org. Sister Marina facilitates an eight-week bereavement support group that meets in the fall and spring on Friday mornings from 10-11 a.m. This group uses "The New Day Journal" as a basis for discussion. A Memorial Mass on the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed is held Nov. 2 for families who have lost relatives during this past year. A family member will light a candle in memory of their loved one and place it near the baptismal font. A NAIM chapter also meets every third Wednesday of the month for lunch and a short business meeting, led by Marsha Davis and Alice Childress. Individual grief counseling is available. 1501 West Causeway Approach, Mandeville.
➤ Most Holy Trinity, Bereavement Committee handles funerals that take place at the Covington church, 4465 Hwy. 190 East Service Road. (985) 892-0642, office. rayferro@mostholytrinity ano.org. Bereavement Mass on All Souls Day at 7 p.m. All family members of deceased receive a white rose. Food provided if needed at home or at church. Marilyn Schoen, (985) 624-8658, mschoen 2u@aol.com and Suzanne Gilbert (421-3358), suzygilb@bellsouth.net, coordinate the ministry.
➤ Sacred Heart of Jesus, "Angels of Mercy Bereavement Group" consists of 22 dedicated members of the parish who reach out to family members of the deceased. Along with offering prayers and comfort during their time of loss, they also offer food and drinks. Dianne Mayeux is the group's coordinator and can be reached at 416-7073 or Dianne@mayeuxac.com.
➤ St. Angela Merici, Bereavement Ministry gives support to bereaved families by helping plan the funeral and assisting at the funeral Mass. Sister of Mount Carmel Paula Derise, 835-0324, coordinates. Sister Paula will also assist in pre-planning funeral liturgy. The Family Life Apostolate Bereavement group sends sympathy cards and provides food for family and friends during visitation. A NAIM chapter meets in the parish each month on Tuesdays.
➤ St. Augustine, Bereavement Committee, presider is Father Quentin Moody, pastor. Members include Audrey Amos, Beverly Curry, Linda Harris. For information, call the rectory at 525-5934.
➤ St. Christopher the Martyr Bereavement and Support Group handled by Dianne Vasquez, 835-0540. Offers support to parish priests for church or funeral home services. Offers assistance with readers during Mass and provides food. Support group meets every second Thursday of the month at 6:15 p.m. in the parish center, 3900 Derbigny St., Metairie, with guest speakers every other month and an annual celebration of parish deceased at a Memorial Mass and reception in July.
➤ St. Clement of Rome, Bereavement Ministry is a support group for those who have lost a loved one. Meetings are held in the Parish Center on the first Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m. and the third Tuesday each month at 7 p.m., 4317 Richland Ave., Metairie. Annual Memorial Mass on All Saints Day (Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed) on Nov. 1 for families who have lost relatives during the past year. Candles are lit in their memory. Contact Carol Ryan, 887-7821 or stclement@scrparish.org.
➤ St. David, Bereavement Ministry offers assistance to members of deceased's family with moral and spiritual assistance before and after the funeral. Assists the pastor and the family in planning the liturgy. Meets once a month. Prepares annual memorial liturgy inviting all families buried from the parish within the year. This year's Mass will be celebrated Nov. 7 at 6:30 p.m. Procession with candles after the homily when each deceased called by name. Initiated by Josephite Father Oswald Pierre-Jules, pastor and coordinated by Frankie Gardner, president, 943-8760 or pagelgifts@yahoo.com.
➤ St. Francis Xavier, "Comfort Ministry" sends a Mass card to families who have lost a loved one. Msgr. Andrew Taormina, pastor, presides over the group. Contact Lillian McCarthy, 836-0090. 444 Metairie Road, Metairie.
➤ St. Gabriel the Archangel, Bereavement Ministry, composed of 10 members divided in teams of two, provides comfort and support to bereaved parish families in several ways. Lucille Conley, Ministry Leader, 286-3744, coordinates the activities of the group. A team meets with the family to offer sympathy and support, assists them in planning the funeral and in making arrangements for music, repast, etc. On the day of the funeral the team prepares the church for the funeral and makes sure that family members who will be participating in the funeral know what to do. Most funerals are attended by all the members of the Bereavement Ministry. Members of the ministry also make arrangements for the Memorial Mass (this year Nov. 3-4), which is offered for the deceased and the family. Families of loved ones lost during the past two years are invited to attend one of these parish Masses and bring up a vigil candle in memory of the parish's deceased as their names are called during the Prayers of the Faithful.
➤ St. Genevieve, Grief Support Group offers support to those who have lost a loved one, no matter what stage of grief they are in, believing that grief shared is grief divided. Members who are further along in the process give hope to others just beginning this very difficult journey. Meetings every fourth Wednesday of the month at 6 p.m. in the meeting room (small building next to the church hall), 58203 Hwy. 433, Slidell. Coordinated by Tere Walsh, (985) 649-5505, walshpt@bellsouth.net.
➤ St. Hubert, 176 Anthony Monica St., Garyville, offers the Parish Hall for use in gathering after the funeral of a parishioner at no charge by calling (985) 535-3312 as soon as possible to reserve. Every effort will be made to accommodate the family. The Ladies Altar Society has three bereavement groups that rotate their time and service by receiving donated food and beverages on the morning of the funeral and volunteers are always welcome. The church supplies paper plates, napkins, dinnerware and cups, while the family provides food, ice, drinks and cleanup (check with parish office for more information). There is no cost to the family, so good will offerings are accepted for use of the hall.
➤ St. Jane de Chantal, Abita Springs, Hospitality Bereavement Ministry, invites family of deceased loved ones to attend a grief support meeting for about six weeks. Coordinator is Mary Francis, (985) 290-9170 or email the parish office at stjanesec@hotmail.com.
➤ St. Joan of Arc, LaPlace, Bereavement Friends group expresses compassion of the church community to the bereaved family by helping with funeral arrangements, providing food, rosaries, notifying friends, etc. The Bereavement Friends also assist with the annual All Souls Day Mass and reception Nov. 2 at 6 p.m. for all parish families who have lost a loved one in the past year. Frankie Tarullo, (985) 652-2334, ftarullo@yahoo.com. 529 West 5th St., LaPlace.
➤ St. Luke the Evangelist, Bereavement Ministry is coordinated by Becky Dicharry and Susan Andres. For information, call the parish office at (985) 641-6439.
➤ St. Margaret Mary, Bereavement Ministry sends sympathy cards and offers help, if needed. Ministry leader: Joan Severs, (985) 641-1829, SlidellSevers@aol.com; 1050 Robert Blvd., Slidell. (985) 643-6124.
➤ St. Patrick, Port Sulphur, Family Life Center, 28698 Highway 23 Port Sulphur. Helen Saucier and Lillian Hebert, 564-6792, lead this ministry.
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