Remember puppies/dogs must be between 6 and 18 months old at the start date of this course in order to be eligible for enrolment. Once we receive your completed form you will be email an invoice with details on how to make payment. Please note that your place on this course will note be secured until full payment is made.
1. Clients agree to make payment of the entire course fee in advance in order to secure their place on the course.
2. Clients agree to ensure that their dogs are fully vaccinated, and that flea and worming treatments are given regularly in accordance with the manufacturer's or vet guidelines. If the client chooses a flea collar instead of chemical treatments, then these should be properly fitted to ensure their effectiveness. If the client chooses not to vaccinate then recent Titre Test results should be provided confirming the attending dog's resistance to disease.
3. Clients will ensure that their dog is on a lead and under control from the car park to class.
4. Clients will not bring unwell dogs to class particularly if they are vomiting, have diarrhea, kennel cough or other contagious disease.
6. Clients will not bring their dogs to class wearing choke chains, pinch collars, spray collars or electric collars.
7. Clients consent to photographs and videos taken while involved in the training classes to be used or reproduced by K9-Kind Limited for educational and promotional purposes.
8. Clients will be responsible for any medical expenses and damages resulting from an injury caused to the instructor or other persons by their dog. Clients agree to indemnify and hold harmless K9-Kind in the event of a claim by any person injured by their dog.
9. K9-Kind Limited agree to provide the services stated in this agreement in a reliable, caring and trustworthy manner. In consideration of these services and as an express condition thereof, the client expressly waives and relinquishes any and all claims against K9-Kind Limited, its employees or assignees, including claims arising from negligence.
10. K9-Kind Limited seek to do no harm and will note condone or endorse any treatment by a dog's owner that is physically or mentally cruel. K9-Kind Limited will opt out of a consulting agreement rather that attempt to manage an unethical course of action.
11. K9-Kind Limited will only use procedures, protocols and training tools that are empirically based and have a proven track record of effectiveness. K9-Kind Limited uses training and behaviour change methods that are minimally invasive and intrusive to the animal.
12. K9-Kind Limited is not responsible for damage or injury incurred by the client's dog escaping because of a faulty leash/collar/Harness or a collar/harness that is not properly fitting.
14. As a member of the Pets Professional Guild British Isles K9-Kind Limited will adhere to their guiding principles and professional ethics.
15. If any classes are postponed by inclement weather they will be made up.
16. Aggressive dogs are prohibited from all group classes. The definition of aggressive is any dog that shows an inappropriate challenge, threat or contest to another being (human or canine). Before paying for a group class, please contact K9-Kind Limited if your dog has ever exhibited aggression. Persons asked to leave a class because of their dog's aggressive behaviour, will not receive a refund for any remaining classes, however, a pro rata credit may be applied to 121 sessions.
17. K9-Kind Limited will only refund payments in the event that notice of cancellation is received more than 7 days prior to the commencement of the course; and only if the place on the course can be filled.
18. K9-Kind Limited will not be liable for the injury, disappearance, death, or fines of any client's dog attending class.


Teaching is not an easy job, I'm a little surprised at just how difficult it actually can be. Well, time-consuming is probably a better word than difficult. It just takes a lot of time, effort, and heart. To be rewarded with students who get to move forward in their lives, who are seeing dreams realized and lives blessed is worth every last bit of work.


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Surviving Australia
By Australian Museum
Discover Australian wildlife and some very surprising animal secrets.
If you think Australian wildlife is just about dingoes, koalas and kangaroos then be prepared to be challenged in this fascinating exhibition that unveils some very surprising animal secrets.
Giant Short-faced Kangaroo, Anne Musser, From the collection of:
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Giant Short-faced Kangaroo, Procoptodon goliah
The Giant Short-faced Kangaroo was the largest known kangaroo ever to have lived. Some say they were well over two metres tall and weighed in at over 200 kilograms. There is some evidence that, rather than hop, this monster preferred to walk on two feet. In New South Wales, Aboriginal people still recount stories of a large, long-armed, aggressive kangaroo that would attack people.
Weedy Seadragon, John Turnbull, From the collection of:
Weedy Seadragon, Phyllopteryx taeniolatus
Weedy Seadragons get their name from the interesting weed-like appendages on their bodies. They also have a long pipe-like snout with a small mouth at the end. They can be green or brown, with red and orange colours, depending on what surroundings they're trying to blend in with. These fish aren't very good swimmers, which explains why they often get stranded on the beach. They're great at camouflage.
Red Land Crab, John Tann, From the collection of:
Red Land Crab, Gecarcoide natalis
During the breeding season, adult Red Land Crabs leave the forests and people's backyards and head for the nearest beach. This turns Christmas Island into a massive sea of red, creating one of the natural world's most amazing and unforgettable sights. Red Land Crabs, on the same routes they use every year, clamber down cliffs and stream over roads as they head to and from the sea. Don't worry about the high Red Land Crab death toll on Christmas Island's roads because special crab crossings and tunnels have been built by the locals who want to save as many of these reckless travellers as they can.
Lord Howe Island Woodhen, John Game, From the collection of:
Lord Howe Island Woodhen, Hypotaenidia sylvestris
The Lord Howe Island Woodhen has an amazing story of survival to tell. In 1980 it was estimated that only 15 birds were still alive. Early explorers easily caught them and ate these flightless birds as they were apparently quite tasty. But this was nothing compared to the slaughter that followed the introduction of pigs and cats. After successful breeding and other conservation programs, the birds now number roughly 220, about the island's limit. They have been brought back from the brink of extinction.
Little Penguin, M Kuhn, From the collection of:
Little Penguin, Eudyptula minor
Little Penguins live in burrows in the ground and, if not at sea, stay inside for protection against heat and predators. The most famous colony of these little birds is on Phillip Island in Victoria where about 32,000 live. You can see them up close at the nightly Penguin Parade.
Emperor Gum Moth, Opodiphthera eucalypti, Donald Hobern, From the collection of:
Emperor Gum Moth, Opodiphthera eucalypti
Emperor Gum Moths are large and striking in appearance. Their bodies are multi-coloured but primarily pale reddish-brown. Caterpillars form hard grey woven silk cocoons from which the moths emerge. The possible wingspan of the adult moth is an impressive 6.5 cm.
Green Tree Frog, G Little, From the collection of:
Green Tree Frog, Litoria caerulea
Green Tree Frog skin secretes antibacterial and antiviral properties that one day may prove useful in medicine. Several peptides from these secretions have been shown to destroy the HIV virus, for example.
Stalk-eyed Signal Flies, Stuart Humphries, From the collection of:
Stalk-eyed Signal Flies, Achias spp.
These flies have their eyes on stalks, which serve some very useful purposes. First, the eyes give the fly superior vision, even enabling the owner to peep around corners. Second, the stalk can be used as a weapon to push competitors away and, third, the longer the stalk and the more wide-set the eyes, the stronger the signal to female flies that this male is big and strong and genetically a good catch.
Diprotodon optatum, Anne Musser, From the collection of:
Diprotodon optatum
The Diprotodon, an ancient hippo-sized, wombat-like mammal, are the largest marsupials ever found –anywhere. And they are Australia's very own. They date back to the Pleistocene Epoch. They may have been the 'bunyips' of Aboriginal Dreamtime legend as some tribes make this connection having seen the fossils.
Crest-tailed Mulgara, Babs-Bert-Wells, From the collection of:
Crest-tailed Mulgara, Dasycercus cristicauda
Mulgaras don't drink. But they do have highly developed kidneys that excrete very concentrated urine to preserve water. They are hydrated by the food they eat instead. Their dry pellets of poo have the same function – not a drop of precious fluid is wasted.
Greater Bilby, Howard Hughes, From the collection of:
Greater Bilby, Macrotis lagotis
Bilbies are special in many ways. For example, with their very long ears, they are sometimes called Australia's answer to the Easter Bunny and their tasty chocolate likenesses can be found in stores at Easter time. This was an attempt to boost their popularity and help get support for their survival.
Also making them special is the fact that, generally speaking, Bilbies don't drink. Water is not crucial to their diet as they are able to obtain enough moisture from their food. This is what makes their survival in arid regions so successful.
Platypus, G Millen, From the collection of:
Platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus
When first discovered, the unusual look of the Platypus caused considerable confusion and doubt amongst European scientists, many of whom believed that the animal was a fake. This is because they are monotremes: a combination of a mammal and an egg-layer. To the people of NSW they have an even greater significance as the animal emblem of their State.
Powerful Thylacine, Harry Burrell, From the collection of:
Thylacine, Thylacinus potens
Thylacines were dog-like marsupial carnivores whose last representative, the Tasmanian 'Tiger', tragically became extinct last century. This animal was one of the largest carnivorous mammals ever to live in Australia.
There is a famous, grainy 1932 film of the last Thylacine in a Tasmanian zoo. It died in 1936 but some specimens were preserved and remain in the Australian Museum collection.
Mountain Pygmy Possum, G A Hoye, From the collection of:
Mountain Pygmy Possum, Burramys parvus
The Mountain Pygmy Possum is one of a kind. Nowhere else in the world can you find a marsupial that hibernates for the winter. This period can last for up to seven months. They store food to keep themselves fed during short times of wakefulness. During hibernation, the possums can reduce their body temperature to two degrees centigrade. These possums are also the only Australian mammal adapted to live exclusively in the alpine zone.
Rufous Bettong, G A Hoye, From the collection of:
Rufous Bettong, Aepyprymnus rufescens
Rufous Bettongs are special because they are the largest of the rat kangaroos and the most widespread. They are survivors among so many others, like the Burrowing Bettong, that have become extinct, as farmland, urban spread and introduced predators have overtaken their habitat.
Credits: All media
The story featured may in some cases have been created by an independent third party and may not always represent the views of the institutions, listed below, who have supplied the content.
Stories from Australian Museum
Online Exhibit
The Australian Museum
Planet of Minerals
Beauty from nature: Art of the Scott Sisters
Spirit Faces
Yuendumu - Same Jukurrpa Same Country
Frank Hurley in Papua
The beautiful, the dangerous, the endangered. Up close.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


i just made my first video and do not know how to convert it to a file i can open on windows i want to email to my clients please help.
When you save a scribe creation, it will save it as a .scribe file. This will only be able to be opened by the Videoscribe program.
If you would like to create a version of your scribe that yourself and others can view, you will need to publish your scribe.
This will be in the top right of your screen .
You will then have options to render your scribe as a video file or upload it to YouTube or Facebook.
If you would like to send your scribe in an email, I would suggest rendering to a small .mov video file.
This will be able to be opened by most media players.
Alternatively a video uploaded to YouTube will enable you to just send a link to your published video.


Belonging to an inner group at ebay has been good for me...especially when I've encountered problems that were not easy to find answers to.
forgot to let you know that [email protected] for Off The Wall Artists!
Thanks for posting that Carly. I had not heard about it. Very interesting!
Pretty soon there will be so many different artist groups who sell on eBay under one banner or the other, belonging to a group won't be special anymore IMO, lol.
I think I'll just remain a self representing artist as long as the catagory exits.
Carly, I'd be interested to know whether you think that using the [email protected] letters has brought you more hits and more sales. I used to use the EBSQ letters but did not find that it helped hits or sales at all. I still belong but seldom bother putting the letters in my titles. What's your experience??
Most of my buyers tell me that they notice my gallery photo, then they look at all my art. Some even check out my website. I have had a couple of buyers who search using [email protected] since joining the group. They were regular buyers from other artists in the group and checked out everyone's listings. So yes, being a part of [email protected] has been more helpful than ebsq (for me personally).
Personally, I feel that its more important to establish your work as an individual at ebay than with a group. That's why I always use "carlyart" in my auction titles and remind buyers to use it when searching. Consistency is also important....as well as quality in your work and in service to buyers!
I agree with the "name recognition" being probably the most important single aspect of eBay auction sales ... or any sales, for that matter.
This is the aspect I'm currently struggling with right now since I've decided to go back into the artwork "professionally", so to speak ... I will have to start from scratch to build up a recognizable name ... and since I am starting from the beginning again with that I need to choose a "studio" name and email address and website/webpage URL that will all go together and will meet all the criteria.


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001
016    package net.sf.log4jdbc;
017
018    import java.io.InputStream;
019    import java.io.Reader;
020    import java.math.BigDecimal;
021    import java.net.URL;
022    import java.sql.Array;
023    import java.sql.Blob;
024    import java.sql.Clob;
025    import java.sql.Date;
026    import java.sql.ParameterMetaData;
027    import java.sql.PreparedStatement;
028    import java.sql.Ref;
029    import java.sql.ResultSet;
030    import java.sql.ResultSetMetaData;
031    import java.sql.SQLException;
032    import java.sql.Time;
033    import java.sql.Timestamp;
034    import java.util.ArrayList;
035    import java.util.Calendar;
036    import java.util.List;
037
038    /**
039     * Wraps a PreparedStatement and reports method calls, returns and exceptions.
040     *
041     * @author Arthur Blake
042     */
043    public class PreparedStatementSpy extends StatementSpy implements PreparedStatement
044    {
045
046      /**
047       * holds list of bind variables for tracing
048       */
049      protected final List argTrace = new ArrayList();
050
051      // a way to turn on and off type help...
052      // todo:  make this a configurable parameter
053      // todo, debug arrays and streams in a more useful manner.... if possible
054      private static final boolean showTypeHelp = false;
055
056      /**
057       * Store an argument (bind variable) into the argTrace list (above) for later dumping.
058       *
059       * @param i          index of argument being set.
060       * @param typeHelper optional additional info about the type that is being set in the arg
061       * @param arg        argument being bound.
062       */
063      protected void argTraceSet(int i, String typeHelper, Object arg)
064      {
065        String tracedArg;
066        try
067        {
068          tracedArg = rdbmsSpecifics.formatParameterObject(arg);
069        }
070        catch (Throwable t)
071        {
072          // rdbmsSpecifics should NEVER EVER throw an exception!!
073          // but just in case it does, we trap it.
074          log.debug("rdbmsSpecifics threw an exception while trying to format a " +
075            "parameter object [" + arg + "] this is very bad!!! (" +
076            t.getMessage() + ")");
077
078          // backup - so that at least we won't harm the application using us
079          tracedArg = arg==null?"null":arg.toString();
080        }
081
082        i--;  // make the index 0 based
083        synchronized (argTrace)
084        {
085          // if an object is being inserted out of sequence, fill up missing values with null...
086          while (i >= argTrace.size())
087          {
088            argTrace.add(argTrace.size(), null);
089          }
090          if (!showTypeHelp || typeHelper == null)
091          {
092            argTrace.set(i, tracedArg);
093          }
094          else
095          {
096            argTrace.set(i, typeHelper + tracedArg);
097          }
098        }
099      }
100
101      private String sql;
102
103      protected String dumpedSql()
104      {
105        StringBuffer dumpSql = new StringBuffer();
106        int lastPos = 0;
107        int Qpos = sql.indexOf('?', lastPos);  // find position of first question mark
108        int argIdx = 0;
109        String arg;
110
111        while (Qpos != -1)
112        {
113          // get stored argument
114          synchronized (argTrace)
115          {
116            try
117            {
118              arg = (String) argTrace.get(argIdx);
119            }
120            catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException e)
121            {
122              arg = "?";
123            }
124          }
125          if (arg == null)
126          {
127            arg = "?";
128          }
129
130          argIdx++;
131
132          dumpSql.append(sql.substring(lastPos, Qpos));  // dump segment of sql up to question mark.
133          lastPos = Qpos + 1;
134          Qpos = sql.indexOf('?', lastPos);
135          dumpSql.append(arg);
136        }
137        if (lastPos < sql.length())
138        {
139          dumpSql.append(sql.substring(lastPos, sql.length()));  // dump last segment
140        }
141
142        return dumpSql.toString();
143      }
144
145      protected void reportAllReturns(String methodCall, String msg)
146      {
147        log.methodReturned(this, methodCall, msg);
148      }
149
150      /**
151       * The real PreparedStatement that this PreparedStatementSpy wraps.
152       */
153      protected PreparedStatement realPreparedStatement;
154
155      /**
156       * Get the real PreparedStatement that this PreparedStatementSpy wraps.
157       *
158       * @return the real PreparedStatement that this PreparedStatementSpy wraps.
159       */
160      public PreparedStatement getRealPreparedStatement()
161      {
162        return realPreparedStatement;
163      }
164
165      /**
166       * RdbmsSpecifics for formatting SQL for the given RDBMS.
167       */
168      protected RdbmsSpecifics rdbmsSpecifics;
169
170      /**
171       * Create a PreparedStatementSpy (JDBC 3 version) for logging activity of another PreparedStatement.
172       *
173       * @param sql                   SQL for the prepared statement that is being spied upon.
174       * @param connectionSpy         ConnectionSpy that was called to produce this PreparedStatement.
175       * @param realPreparedStatement The actual PreparedStatement that is being spied upon.
176       */
177      public PreparedStatementSpy(String sql, ConnectionSpy connectionSpy, PreparedStatement realPreparedStatement)
178      {
179        super(connectionSpy, realPreparedStatement);  // does null check for us
180        this.sql = sql;
181        this.realPreparedStatement = realPreparedStatement;
182        rdbmsSpecifics = connectionSpy.getRdbmsSpecifics();
183      }
184
185      public String getClassType()
186      {
187        return "PreparedStatement";
188      }
189
190      // forwarding methods
191
192      public void setTime(int parameterIndex, Time x) throws SQLException
193      {
194        String methodCall = "setTime(" + parameterIndex + ", " + x + ")";
195        argTraceSet(parameterIndex, "(Time)", x);
196        try
197        {
198          realPreparedStatement.setTime(parameterIndex, x);
199        }
200        catch (SQLException s)
201        {
202          reportException(methodCall, s);
203          throw s;
204        }
205        reportReturn(methodCall);
206      }
207
208      public void setTime(int parameterIndex, Time x, Calendar cal) throws SQLException
209      {
210        String methodCall = "setTime(" + parameterIndex + ", " + x + ", " + cal + ")";
211        argTraceSet(parameterIndex, "(Time)", x);
212        try
213        {
214          realPreparedStatement.setTime(parameterIndex, x, cal);
215        }
216        catch (SQLException s)
217        {
218          reportException(methodCall, s);
219          throw s;
220        }
221        reportReturn(methodCall);
222      }
223
224      public void setCharacterStream(int parameterIndex, Reader reader, int length) throws SQLException
225      {
226        String methodCall = "setCharacterStream(" + parameterIndex + ", " + reader + ", " + length + ")";
227        argTraceSet(parameterIndex, "(Reader)", "<Reader of length " + length + ">");
228        try
229        {
230          realPreparedStatement.setCharacterStream(parameterIndex, reader, length);
231        }
232        catch (SQLException s)
233        {
234          reportException(methodCall, s);
235          throw s;
236        }
237        reportReturn(methodCall);
238      }
239
240      public void setNull(int parameterIndex, int sqlType) throws SQLException
241      {
242        String methodCall = "setNull(" + parameterIndex + ", " + sqlType + ")";
243        argTraceSet(parameterIndex, null, null);
244        try
245        {
246          realPreparedStatement.setNull(parameterIndex, sqlType);
247        }
248        catch (SQLException s)
249        {
250          reportException(methodCall, s);
251          throw s;
252        }
253        reportReturn(methodCall);
254      }
255
256      public void setNull(int paramIndex, int sqlType, String typeName) throws SQLException
257      {
258        String methodCall = "setNull(" + paramIndex + ", " + sqlType + ", " + typeName + ")";
259        argTraceSet(paramIndex, null, null);
260        try
261        {
262          realPreparedStatement.setNull(paramIndex, sqlType, typeName);
263        }
264        catch (SQLException s)
265        {
266          reportException(methodCall, s);
267          throw s;
268        }
269        reportReturn(methodCall);
270      }
271
272      public void setRef(int i, Ref x) throws SQLException
273      {
274        String methodCall = "setRef(" + i + ", " + x + ")";
275        argTraceSet(i, "(Ref)", x);
276        try
277        {
278          realPreparedStatement.setRef(i, x);
279        }
280        catch (SQLException s)
281        {
282          reportException(methodCall, s);
283          throw s;
284        }
285        reportReturn(methodCall);
286      }
287
288      public void setBoolean(int parameterIndex, boolean x) throws SQLException
289      {
290        String methodCall = "setBoolean(" + parameterIndex + ", " + x + ")";
291        argTraceSet(parameterIndex, "(boolean)", x?Boolean.TRUE:Boolean.FALSE);
292        try
293        {
294          realPreparedStatement.setBoolean(parameterIndex, x);
295        }
296        catch (SQLException s)
297        {
298          reportException(methodCall, s);
299          throw s;
300        }
301        reportReturn(methodCall);
302      }
303
304      public void setBlob(int i, Blob x) throws SQLException
305      {
306        String methodCall = "setBlob(" + i + ", " + x + ")";
307        argTraceSet(i, "(Blob)",
308          x==null?null:("<Blob of size " + x.length() + ">"));
309        try
310        {
311          realPreparedStatement.setBlob(i, x);
312        }
313        catch (SQLException s)
314        {
315          reportException(methodCall, s);
316          throw s;
317        }
318        reportReturn(methodCall);
319      }
320
321      public void setClob(int i, Clob x) throws SQLException
322      {
323        String methodCall = "setClob(" + i + ", " + x + ")";
324        argTraceSet(i, "(Clob)",
325          x==null?null:("<Clob of size " + x.length() + ">"));
326        try
327        {
328          realPreparedStatement.setClob(i, x);
329        }
330        catch (SQLException s)
331        {
332          reportException(methodCall, s);
333          throw s;
334        }
335        reportReturn(methodCall);
336      }
337
338      public void setArray(int i, Array x) throws SQLException
339      {
340        String methodCall = "setArray(" + i + ", " + x + ")";
341        argTraceSet(i, "(Array)", "<Array>");
342        try
343        {
344          realPreparedStatement.setArray(i, x);
345        }
346        catch (SQLException s)
347        {
348          reportException(methodCall, s);
349          throw s;
350        }
351        reportReturn(methodCall);
352      }
353
354      public void setByte(int parameterIndex, byte x) throws SQLException
355      {
356        String methodCall = "setByte(" + parameterIndex + ", " + x + ")";
357        argTraceSet(parameterIndex, "(byte)", new Byte(x));
358        try
359        {
360          realPreparedStatement.setByte(parameterIndex, x);
361        }
362        catch (SQLException s)
363        {
364          reportException(methodCall, s);
365          throw s;
366        }
367        reportReturn(methodCall);
368      }
369
370      /**
371       * @deprecated
372       */
373      public void setUnicodeStream(int parameterIndex, InputStream x, int length) throws SQLException
374      {
375        String methodCall = "setUnicodeStream(" + parameterIndex + ", " + x + ", " + length + ")";
376        argTraceSet(parameterIndex, "(Unicode InputStream)", "<Unicode InputStream of length " + length + ">");
377        try
378        {
379          realPreparedStatement.setUnicodeStream(parameterIndex, x, length);
380        }
381        catch (SQLException s)
382        {
383          reportException(methodCall, s);
384          throw s;
385        }
386        reportReturn(methodCall);
387      }
388
389      public void setShort(int parameterIndex, short x) throws SQLException
390      {
391        String methodCall = "setShort(" + parameterIndex + ", " + x + ")";
392        argTraceSet(parameterIndex, "(short)", new Short(x));
393        try
394        {
395          realPreparedStatement.setShort(parameterIndex, x);
396        }
397        catch (SQLException s)
398        {
399          reportException(methodCall, s);
400          throw s;
401        }
402        reportReturn(methodCall);
403      }
404
405      public boolean execute() throws SQLException
406      {
407        String methodCall = "execute()";
408        String dumpedSql = dumpedSql();
409        reportSql(dumpedSql, methodCall);
410        long tstart = System.currentTimeMillis();
411        try
412        {
413          boolean result = realPreparedStatement.execute();
414          reportSqlTiming(System.currentTimeMillis() - tstart, dumpedSql, methodCall);
415          return reportReturn(methodCall, result);
416        }
417        catch (SQLException s)
418        {
419          reportException(methodCall, s, dumpedSql, System.currentTimeMillis() - tstart);
420          throw s;
421        }
422      }
423
424      public void setInt(int parameterIndex, int x) throws SQLException
425      {
426        String methodCall = "setInt(" + parameterIndex + ", " + x + ")";
427        argTraceSet(parameterIndex, "(int)", new Integer(x));
428        try
429        {
430          realPreparedStatement.setInt(parameterIndex, x);
431        }
432        catch (SQLException s)
433        {
434          reportException(methodCall, s);
435          throw s;
436        }
437        reportReturn(methodCall);
438      }
439
440      public void setLong(int parameterIndex, long x) throws SQLException
441      {
442        String methodCall = "setLong(" + parameterIndex + ", " + x + ")";
443        argTraceSet(parameterIndex, "(long)", new Long(x));
444        try
445        {
446          realPreparedStatement.setLong(parameterIndex, x);
447        }
448        catch (SQLException s)
449        {
450          reportException(methodCall, s);
451          throw s;
452        }
453        reportReturn(methodCall);
454      }
455
456      public void setFloat(int parameterIndex, float x) throws SQLException
457      {
458        String methodCall = "setFloat(" + parameterIndex + ", " + x + ")";
459        argTraceSet(parameterIndex, "(float)", new Float(x));
460        try
461        {
462          realPreparedStatement.setFloat(parameterIndex, x);
463        }
464        catch (SQLException s)
465        {
466          reportException(methodCall, s);
467          throw s;
468        }
469        reportReturn(methodCall);
470      }
471
472      public void setDouble(int parameterIndex, double x) throws SQLException
473      {
474        String methodCall = "setDouble(" + parameterIndex + ", " + x + ")";
475        argTraceSet(parameterIndex, "(double)", new Double(x));
476        try
477        {
478          realPreparedStatement.setDouble(parameterIndex, x);
479        }
480        catch (SQLException s)
481        {
482          reportException(methodCall, s);
483          throw s;
484        }
485        reportReturn(methodCall);
486      }
487
488      public void setBigDecimal(int parameterIndex, BigDecimal x) throws SQLException
489      {
490        String methodCall = "setBigDecimal(" + parameterIndex + ", " + x + ")";
491        argTraceSet(parameterIndex, "(BigDecimal)", x);
492        try
493        {
494          realPreparedStatement.setBigDecimal(parameterIndex, x);
495        }
496        catch (SQLException s)
497        {
498          reportException(methodCall, s);
499          throw s;
500        }
501        reportReturn(methodCall);
502      }
503
504      public void setURL(int parameterIndex, URL x) throws SQLException
505      {
506        String methodCall = "setURL(" + parameterIndex + ", " + x + ")";
507        argTraceSet(parameterIndex, "(URL)", x);
508
509        try
510        {
511          realPreparedStatement.setURL(parameterIndex, x);
512        }
513        catch (SQLException s)
514        {
515          reportException(methodCall, s);
516          throw s;
517        }
518        reportReturn(methodCall);
519      }
520
521      public void setString(int parameterIndex, String x) throws SQLException
522      {
523        String methodCall = "setString(" + parameterIndex + ", \"" + x + "\")";
524        argTraceSet(parameterIndex, "(String)", x);
525
526        try
527        {
528          realPreparedStatement.setString(parameterIndex, x);
529        }
530        catch (SQLException s)
531        {
532          reportException(methodCall, s);
533          throw s;
534        }
535        reportReturn(methodCall);
536      }
537
538      public void setBytes(int parameterIndex, byte[] x) throws SQLException
539      {
540        //todo: dump array?
541        String methodCall = "setBytes(" + parameterIndex + ", " + x + ")";
542        argTraceSet(parameterIndex, "(byte[])", "<byte[]>");
543        try
544        {
545          realPreparedStatement.setBytes(parameterIndex, x);
546        }
547        catch (SQLException s)
548        {
549          reportException(methodCall, s);
550          throw s;
551        }
552        reportReturn(methodCall);
553      }
554
555      public void setDate(int parameterIndex, Date x) throws SQLException
556      {
557        String methodCall = "setDate(" + parameterIndex + ", " + x + ")";
558        argTraceSet(parameterIndex, "(Date)", x);
559        try
560        {
561          realPreparedStatement.setDate(parameterIndex, x);
562        }
563        catch (SQLException s)
564        {
565          reportException(methodCall, s);
566          throw s;
567        }
568        reportReturn(methodCall);
569      }
570
571      public ParameterMetaData getParameterMetaData() throws SQLException
572      {
573        String methodCall = "getParameterMetaData()";
574        try
575        {
576          return (ParameterMetaData) reportReturn(methodCall, realPreparedStatement.getParameterMetaData());
577        }
578        catch (SQLException s)
579        {
580          reportException(methodCall, s);
581          throw s;
582        }
583      }
584
585      public void setDate(int parameterIndex, Date x, Calendar cal) throws SQLException
586      {
587        String methodCall = "setDate(" + parameterIndex + ", " + x + ", " + cal + ")";
588        argTraceSet(parameterIndex, "(Date)", x);
589
590        try
591        {
592          realPreparedStatement.setDate(parameterIndex, x, cal);
593        }
594        catch (SQLException s)
595        {
596          reportException(methodCall, s);
597          throw s;
598        }
599        reportReturn(methodCall);
600      }
601
602      public ResultSet executeQuery() throws SQLException
603      {
604        String methodCall = "executeQuery()";
605        String dumpedSql = dumpedSql();
606        reportSql(dumpedSql, methodCall);
607        long tstart = System.currentTimeMillis();
608        try
609        {
610          ResultSet r = realPreparedStatement.executeQuery();
611          reportSqlTiming(System.currentTimeMillis() - tstart, dumpedSql, methodCall);
612          ResultSetSpy rsp = new ResultSetSpy(this, r);
613          return (ResultSet) reportReturn(methodCall, rsp);
614        }
615        catch (SQLException s)
616        {
617          reportException(methodCall, s, dumpedSql, System.currentTimeMillis() - tstart);
618          throw s;
619        }
620      }
621
622      private String getTypeHelp(Object x)
623      {
624        if (x==null)
625        {
626          return "(null)";
627        }
628        else
629        {
630          return "(" + x.getClass().getName() + ")";
631        }
632      }
633
634      public void setObject(int parameterIndex, Object x, int targetSqlType, int scale) throws SQLException
635      {
636        String methodCall = "setObject(" + parameterIndex + ", " + x + ", " + targetSqlType + ", " + scale + ")";
637        argTraceSet(parameterIndex, getTypeHelp(x), x);
638
639        try
640        {
641          realPreparedStatement.setObject(parameterIndex, x, targetSqlType, scale);
642        }
643        catch (SQLException s)
644        {
645          reportException(methodCall, s);
646          throw s;
647        }
648        reportReturn(methodCall);
649      }
650
651      public void setObject(int parameterIndex, Object x, int targetSqlType) throws SQLException
652      {
653        String methodCall = "setObject(" + parameterIndex + ", " + x + ", " + targetSqlType + ")";
654        argTraceSet(parameterIndex, getTypeHelp(x), x);
655        try
656        {
657          realPreparedStatement.setObject(parameterIndex, x, targetSqlType);
658        }
659        catch (SQLException s)
660        {
661          reportException(methodCall, s);
662          throw s;
663        }
664        reportReturn(methodCall);
665      }
666
667      public void setObject(int parameterIndex, Object x) throws SQLException
668      {
669        String methodCall = "setObject(" + parameterIndex + ", " + x + ")";
670        argTraceSet(parameterIndex, getTypeHelp(x), x);
671        try
672        {
673          realPreparedStatement.setObject(parameterIndex, x);
674        }
675        catch (SQLException s)
676        {
677          reportException(methodCall, s);
678          throw s;
679        }
680        reportReturn(methodCall);
681      }
682
683      public void setTimestamp(int parameterIndex, Timestamp x) throws SQLException
684      {
685        String methodCall = "setTimestamp(" + parameterIndex + ", " + x + ")";
686        argTraceSet(parameterIndex, "(Date)", x);
687        try
688        {
689          realPreparedStatement.setTimestamp(parameterIndex, x);
690        }
691        catch (SQLException s)
692        {
693          reportException(methodCall, s);
694          throw s;
695        }
696        reportReturn(methodCall);
697      }
698
699      public void setTimestamp(int parameterIndex, Timestamp x, Calendar cal) throws SQLException
700      {
701        String methodCall = "setTimestamp(" + parameterIndex + ", " + x + ", " + cal + ")";
702        argTraceSet(parameterIndex, "(Timestamp)", x);
703        try
704        {
705          realPreparedStatement.setTimestamp(parameterIndex, x, cal);
706        }
707        catch (SQLException s)
708        {
709          reportException(methodCall, s);
710          throw s;
711        }
712        reportReturn(methodCall);
713      }
714
715      public int executeUpdate() throws SQLException
716      {
717        String methodCall = "executeUpdate()";
718        String dumpedSql = dumpedSql();
719        reportSql(dumpedSql, methodCall);
720        long tstart = System.currentTimeMillis();
721        try
722        {
723          int result = realPreparedStatement.executeUpdate();
724          reportSqlTiming(System.currentTimeMillis() - tstart, dumpedSql, methodCall);
725          return reportReturn(methodCall, result);
726        }
727        catch (SQLException s)
728        {
729          reportException(methodCall, s, dumpedSql, System.currentTimeMillis() - tstart);
730          throw s;
731        }
732      }
733
734      public void setAsciiStream(int parameterIndex, InputStream x, int length) throws SQLException
735      {
736        String methodCall = "setAsciiStream(" + parameterIndex + ", " + x + ", " + length + ")";
737        argTraceSet(parameterIndex, "(Ascii InputStream)", "<Ascii InputStream of length " + length + ">");
738        try
739        {
740          realPreparedStatement.setAsciiStream(parameterIndex, x, length);
741        }
742        catch (SQLException s)
743        {
744          reportException(methodCall, s);
745          throw s;
746        }
747        reportReturn(methodCall);
748      }
749
750      public void setBinaryStream(int parameterIndex, InputStream x, int length) throws SQLException
751      {
752        String methodCall = "setBinaryStream(" + parameterIndex + ", " + x + ", " + length + ")";
753        argTraceSet(parameterIndex, "(Binary InputStream)", "<Binary InputStream of length " + length + ">");
754        try
755        {
756          realPreparedStatement.setBinaryStream(parameterIndex, x, length);
757        }
758        catch (SQLException s)
759        {
760          reportException(methodCall, s);
761          throw s;
762        }
763        reportReturn(methodCall);
764      }
765
766      public void clearParameters() throws SQLException
767      {
768        String methodCall = "clearParameters()";
769
770        synchronized (argTrace)
771        {
772          argTrace.clear();
773        }
774
775        try
776        {
777          realPreparedStatement.clearParameters();
778        }
779        catch (SQLException s)
780        {
781          reportException(methodCall, s);
782          throw s;
783        }
784        reportReturn(methodCall);
785      }
786
787      public ResultSetMetaData getMetaData() throws SQLException
788      {
789        String methodCall = "getMetaData()";
790        try
791        {
792          return (ResultSetMetaData) reportReturn(methodCall, realPreparedStatement.getMetaData());
793        }
794        catch (SQLException s)
795        {
796          reportException(methodCall, s);
797          throw s;
798        }
799      }
800
801      public void addBatch() throws SQLException
802      {
803        String methodCall = "addBatch()";
804        currentBatch.add(dumpedSql());
805        try
806        {
807          realPreparedStatement.addBatch();
808        }
809        catch (SQLException s)
810        {
811          reportException(methodCall, s);
812          throw s;
813        }
814        reportReturn(methodCall);
815      }
816    }

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I met Cory when I was a Junior in college. He was a Freshman. (I know.) He worked part time on the campus maintenance crew. I didn't know who he was or what his name was but holy cow, he was a looker. At a loss for a better, more effective option, Sarah and I began referring to him to one another as "Cute Maintenance Boy". Over the next several weeks, I began to notice a certain Cute Maintenance Boy sort of stalking me. And trust me, I was not used to being stalked. (Looking back, this may have been an early indication of his lurky ways?) He seemed to pop up in the strangest places, at the oddest times. Yadda yadda, thanks to extensive assistance from a mutual friend, he asked me out.
On our second or third date I remember silently praying, "Please, Lord, let me marry him!"
We were so loopy-sappy-lovey-dovey. We were complete goners. Both of us. We never, ever fought. We believed the other was faultless. I remember telling his mom that he never had bad breath. I don't recall why we were discussing his breath, but surely we had our reasons.
The next year, we were engaged, with a plan to get married a month after I graduated.
Fast forward to two weeks pre-wedding. It's all a bit blurry now, but suffice it to say that I initiated what turned out to be a major, mutual melt-down. I freaked out. I did not have cold feet, but I suddenly realized that we were weeks away from getting married and Cory still had 2 years of college left and we had not lined up a place to live and I would be our sole breadwinner and I had no clue where I would be working after gettin' hitched and moving back to Indiana.
We were so lovesick (and young, let's be honest) that we neglected to worry about real life stuff like jobs and four walls with a roof.
After much ado and buckets of tears, we decided to call the wedding off. 2. weeks. before. our. wedding. date. Drama-rama. I remember very little of that time, because I was mostly busy crying and not eating. Our moms made all of the necessary calls and I believe I spent our "wedding day" swimming at a friend's pool with my mom and my sister. Rumor has it that my favorite high school teacher arrived at an entirely empty church that day. Ugh.
We did not break up. We were still together.
And then I wanted to break up, and we were not still together.
But Cory wanted to be broken up.
Through all of this, I was in Ohio, working my first official job as a Social Worker, eating 2 doughnuts a day on my morning break. Cory was in Indiana, at college, fending off random pretty girls attempting to gift him with unexplained bags of candy and the like.
Then finally, we were back.
I thought the best course of action at that point would be to begin a relentless re-engagement campaign wrought with much whining and melodrama. I mean, why wouldn't he want to re-engage with a moody whiner?
At last, the campaign ended in the parking lot of Pizza Hut in Ft. Wayne, IN. He had had enough of my griping and as we sat in the car, waiting out a torrential downpour, he reached over, ring in hand, and asked me to marry him again. This time, I was surprised. I had not anticipated the Pizza Hut proposal. I was elated.
We were married 4 months later. We had weathered a storm that most had mentally written us off over. And we were better and stronger for it. Our big day was perfect and fun. My cheeks hurt from smiling so hard. I understand sentimentality and I did shed a few tears of my own, but my wish for every bride is to smile so hard on that day that her cheeks ache.
That was an awesome random story. Sniff, sniff. Loved it. Funny enough me and my Big Guy also called off our wedding. Like 2 months before. It was so awful. Our reasons were due to family meddling. We ended going on what we called our "very merry un-honeymoon" (You know that song right?) Anyway, his Dad had already paid for our honeymoon in Maui at a shi-shi resort so we decided to make the most out of a depressing and almost devastating to our relationship situation and go to Maui...well surprise...I got pregnant. The universe was really gunning for us to stay together. We eloped (which I still have some regrets about) but we have two beauties and 13 years under our belts. And like you..we lived happily ever after. Sheesh...Maybe I should've posted that on my own blog! Can't wait for 3!
PS. I am going to my first flea market on Friday. It's in an old Walmart building in Rockwood, TN (just incase I am never heard from again).
'the relentless re-engagment campaign'... I am laughing so hard, the whole story is a HOOT. and so real, I have no doubt. Drama-rama. You said it, sista. But unfortunately for me-no amount of do-overs seem to undo the drama-rama. do I sound like this is a familar experience? Let's just say, I'll be sending folks over to your blog, if they want to hear about and engagment - un-engagement story... Your's ended so much nicer. :) but I am happy the way things turned out for me! Wouldn't change a thing!!
Supposed to elope in Vegas, chickened out. Got re-engaged while pumping gas at a Chevron (I totally get the whole Pizza Hut thing, low pressure). Big white dress, exhausted cheeks, 3 kids and 13 years later I would do it all again exactly the same way. Thanks for a great story!
What a great story... love never fails & yours withstood the storm yay you guys!!!
Love it, love it, love it! I love a great love story and a happy ending!
Great story! HURRAY FOR LOVE!
P-dub ain't got nothin' on you! Great story and this is only number 2. I'll definitely be back tomorrow for more of your facinating randomness.
That was the most incredible, romantic, inspiring thing I may have ever read. I love you and Cory. Just meant to be. That's all. I can't wait to meet that guy myself. He must be something else.
Now THAT is an amazing story!! LOVE it!
I just love a great love story and I'm so glad your cheeks hurt on your wedding day! Mine did on ours!
Now, THAT is a story. Love everything about it...especially the planning over the Big New Yorker. Fabulous. It is all part of the journey!
My cheeks hurt too, so I guess that's a good sign, and we're coming up on 26 years this summer. (I was 12 when we got married.) This story is so great it should be a movie.....Nicole Kidman could play you, and Cory could be played by....hmmmm, any suggestions?
What a great story! When you find the right one you just know it! Jade & I had a few bumps & breakups along the way (18 was a hard age for us both!) However, we always came back to each other & now share a wonderful marriage as best friends and soul mates!
Hey! this twice-baked was funny,interesting,and (I) hung on every word, would love to see wedding pic.
Awwww what a great story. So glad you made it and he didn't get scared off:) Sounds like a wonderful love story!
That was one of the best engaged, break up, engaged, marry, LOVE story I have ever heard. LOVE IT!
I think there is something to be said about destiny, you were destin to be together...I also think there is something to be said about timing...you found the right time, when it was right for the two of you! I am so glad everything worked out, and that you were able to have aching cheeks..that is the best memory, isn't it!
I've just discovered your blog. I love it. I just have to say that you are as cute as a button!
Aw that was the sweetest story, and even better, a true one!
What a beautiful and romantic love story, thanks for sharing!
Love your story! and the way you tell it. Can't wait to hear 3.
oh, and my cheeks/face hurt too,(i remember being annoyed by that, go figure) and i'm not much of a smiley/happy human, you know? so i guess that's probably a good sign.
I think I've heard it at least 10 times and I love it a bit more every time - you guys were meant to be together :) And now you know beyond a shadow of a doubt Cory is perfect for you because of everything you guys went through together.
I love that story! I love that you made it through together and after it all you are here...together.
First, really, you didn't have a stalker before Cory? (Or wait, was that after Cory?) I rememger a certain BG being somewhat of a stalker in college. Second, ahhh, code names, I miss them, we've whittled them down to boring on ones like R. Favs: Dangerous Tea Boy (my fav), AEO Boy, U2 (as in Unattainable 2...who was U1, i forget), frick, I can't remember the others!
Say it with me, "Lifetime Television Movie"!
I dated Glenco a week, we got engaged, six months later, got married.
Can't wait to read #3.
What a sweet story! I really enjoyed it.
*swoony story* ;-) loved it.
How well I remember the phone calls!! I knew you were meant to be together though, "And they lived happily ever after".
beautimous!! love it so very much, what a great tale to tell forever.
Love your Love Story! Pizza Hut engagement? Mine was Alley Oops.:) I'm sure your wedding was as beautiful as the engagement!
What a great story! My fondest wish is to someday have that kind of love. You are a lucky woman.
Okay. This is crazy. I was JUST wondering about this TODAY. I don't know why. I have no idea what even triggered it.
But now I know. :) I'm happy you guys got married.
Man alive, you are an A-ONE WRITER!
I love how real it is!


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This film is hitting theaters tomorrow. My bride and I will see it on Saturday, with a review to follow.
I was the only person at the 10 pm screening of Gosnell in the newly renovated Edwards theater in Houston. This made for a quiet, but strange movie watching experience. Especially since empty courtroom benches reserved for the glaringly absent media feature prominently in key scenes of this movie.
The media still fails to show up in a worthy manner today. The gist of the LA Times review for Gosnell was simply that the One Thing you could say about the movie is that it "would not be accused of having a liberal bias". And that the directors were obviously "preaching to the choir". The reviewer said NOTHING about the actual content and message of the film or facts of the story.
Actually there are many things you could say about the Gosnell movie. It is a horror show. All the more powerful because the film does not even contain any graphic images. We see what patients and clinic workers saw on a daily basis, what the police and FBI saw when they entered the clinic for an illegal prescription operation. Although we truly only see the surface. The filthy conditions are a simple truth that were ignored for far too long.
There is an interesting scene where Janine Turner portrays a law abiding abortion doctor, being questioned in the courtroom. Her lines are crisp, clean, smart, not overly dramatic. Pretty much representing the way a medical doctor of any field should be.
ALL medical doctors (and women's rights activists) should demand justice for the women who entered Gosnell's door. And root out any "Gosnells" within their fields. If a veterninary clinic were run in this manner, it would be tragic. And if it were allowed to continue for 20 years plus without being inspected, in spite of reports and complaints and tips and deaths, that would also be a horror show. Human beings can do better than this. The abortion profession (God help their souls) should do better than this. And the media certainly is charged to do better as well.
We in Houston know that Gosnell is not the only dirty doctor taking refuge in the controversies binding this profession.
This movie is only a tiny facet of the mosaic of tragedies in our world. The light shines when we share with neighbor and stranger our belief in Christ's healing, hope, and reconciliation. I resolve to further speak up for truth, to defend dignity, fight for life. There is a freedom and a power in taking responsibility for our individual actions and choices. I choose to love through truth. See Gosnell. Decide for yourself.
And a brief message of personal responsibility: the LAITY and all American citizens can do better than this. With your heart, mind, body, and soul – please go Vote in this upcoming election!


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Q: Htaccess, urlrewriting and subdomain, how to had an exception? I am working on this website:
www.montreuxjazz.com
There, we put a htaccess to rewrite the urls:
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Unfortunately, this htaccess avoid the access to http://newsletter.montreuxjazz.com/noel2011_en.html .
Do you know how to modifiy the htaccess so that everything which is on newsletter.montreuxjazz.com/ become accessible?
Thank you in advance for your help!
See you,
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It is very common to book a flight very early in the day so one can get to their final destination sooner and be able to enjoy the day fully. The Kansai International Airport (KIX) is a busy airport that is situated considerably fay away from the center of Osaka, on an artificial island in the southwest of this city.
Obviously, there are several ways to get to Kansai International Airport and to catch the plane depending on your preferences or situation.
Taking a taxi is definitely the most comfortable option, especially when you are bringing luggage with you. It is not difficult to find a taxi stop at the nearest mall, relevant train station or even important buildings such as hospitals. Catching an empty one on the streets or calling one using your phone is also possible, even though the basics of the Japanese language would come as handy in the latter.
Unless that it not a problem to you, the downside about using the taxi services has to do with the price. The airport is considerably far away from the center (like the Namba area), so expect to pay more than ¥12,000 on a one-way trip.
Especially if your luggage is "traveller-friendly", going to KIX by train is a much more economical option. If you are staying in the Namba area, it is possible to take the JR Nankai Line that goes directly to the airport from Namba station.
It takes about 45 minutes and costs ¥920, but there is also a Limited Express which is faster, taking about 35 minutes and costing around ¥1430. From other stations, like Umeda, it is necessary to choose a route to get to Namba station before transferring to the Nankai Line. Be also aware that trains start running only shortly after 5 a.m.
There is an excellent shuttle bus service from the main areas of the city of Osaka and also from the surrounding ones (like Kobe, Kyoto, Nara, etc…) that can take you to the airport. If you are staying or living in the north of Osaka, taking the monorail to Itami Airport (domestic flights airport) or to Hotarugaike station and then taking the shuttle bus to KIX is also a good option.
The prices depend on the starting point, but it is never more than ¥2,550 one-way.
However, sometimes public transportation and other means do not match the place you are staying and/or the hour of your flight. Taking this issue into account, there are some options that are perfectly plausible to be considered as well.
As said, if none of the options are attractive to you, or if the timetables are not in your favor, you can choose from the travelling options listed above and then stay in one of the many hotels by the shore, in front of the airport island.
The prices vary depending on the hotel and it normally provides a shuttle bus service from the hotel to the airport at given times of the day and night.
If none of the previous options look suitable for your situation, or if you are travelling on a low budget, why not spending the night at the airport?
It might not be the most comfortable option for a good night's sleep, but KIX airport is considered to be one of the safest airports to stay overnight.
If you are willing to spend some money, on the second floor of Terminal 1 there is a "KIX Airport Lounge" where you can rest and even take a shower.
If spending money is not in your plans at all, it is completely fine to take some sleep on the chairs spread around the airport. Security guards roam around all night and there is also a koban (small police station) on the same floor, in case you need to ask for help. Even when most shops and restaurants are closed, there is a konbini (convenience store) next to it as well a McDonald's, both open 24 hours a day, if you are hungry or thirsty. Most people in the same situation gather on this floor, especially because it is the same floor that is linked to the JR station.
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Service of Process Abroad
Article originally appeared in Nevada Lawyer on 10/01/08
The phone rings. You pick it up. It's your most important and most solvent client. She wants you to file a lawsuit in federal court against – gasp – that company she has been dealing with in Venezuela, of all places. Your heart pounds. Your mouth dries up. Your muscles tense. You utter a knee-jerk "sure, no problem," without even thinking about the myriad complexities that loom ahead. Chances are, if you've never sued a foreign defendant, words like société anonyme and aktiengesellschaft may sound like Greek to you. Take my word for it. They're not.
Filing your lawsuit poses no great difficulty. Assuming you can establish subject matter and personal jurisdiction over the foreign defendant (a topic for another article), you start thinking, "do I hire Jerry, the local process server, to fly down to Venezuela and serve the defendant?" Unfortunately for you and for Jerry, unless the defendant or its agent is present within the U.S. forum state and can be served there, the answer is no. Let's deal with the exceptions first.
Service upon a foreign defendant who is present within the U.S. forum state and can be served within the U.S. forum state is generally effective absent any state-specific prohibitions. See Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft, v. Schlunk, 486 U.S. 694, 707 (1988); see also Wissmiller v. Lincoln Trail Motosports, Inc., 552 N.E.2d 295, 299-300 (Ill. App. Ct. 1990) ("The Hague Convention applies only where process is actually served in a foreign country. Where service is properly effected in the forum nation, the [Hague] Convention is wholly inapplicable.") Similarly, if the foreign defendant is not present within the U.S. forum state, but operates in the U.S. forum state, for example, through a subsidiary that acts as the defendant's general agent in the U.S. forum state, service upon the subsidiary may be sufficient to bind the foreign defendant. See, e.g., Chan v. SocietyExpeditions, Inc., 39 F.3d 1398 (9th Cir. 1994) (holding that service of process on a Washington state corporation that was the general agent of a German corporation was effective service on the German corporation). Accordingly, where a foreign defendant or its general agent are present within the forum and can be served there, service of process generally raises no nail-biting issues. On the other hand, where the foreign defendant really is a foreign defendant – in other words, where the foreign defendant is a foreign individual or business organization located in a foreign country and is not present and does not have a general agent in the U.S. forum – service of process may require many months of nail-biting. Generally speaking, service of process is defined as the formal procedure used to give a defendant actual, concrete notice of the pendency of a lawsuit such that: (1) the defendant can appear before the court and defend against the lawsuit on the merits; and (2) it would be fair for the court to rule against the defendant if he or she fails to defend against the lawsuit.
Under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP), there are three ways to serve individuals and companies located in a foreign country.1 These methods are governed by FRCP 4(f)(1), 4(f)(2), and 4(f)(3).
First, under FRCP 4(f)(1), service may be accomplished by complying with the terms of an international treaty, such as The Hague Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents (hereinafter the "Hague Convention"). Depending upon the particular country involved, other conventions may apply, such as the Inter-American Convention. However, service of process upon foreign defendants is most commonly achieved under the Hague Convention because of the large number of signatory nations.2
A copy of the Hague Convention is included in the notes to FRCP 4. The Hague Convention applies where: (1) a document is to be transmitted abroad for service in a signatory country; (2) the address of the company or person to be served is known; (3) the document is a judicial3 or "extrajudicial"4 in nature; and (4) the document relates to a civil or commercial matter. See Hague Conference on Private International Law, Outline Hague Service Convention, available at http://www.hcch.net/upload/outline14e.pdf. If the foreign country where the defendant to be served is physically present is a signatory to the Hague Convention, use of the convention's procedures are mandatory. See David J. Levy, International Litigation: Defending and Suing Foreign Parties in U.S. Federal Courts 5 & n.14 (ABA Press 2003) (citing Shenouda v. Mehanna, 203 F.3d 166 (D. N.J. 2001) ("Where a destination country (such as Egypt) is a signatory to the Convention, the Convention's procedures are the exclusive means by which service of process may be effected in that country. Failure to comply with the Convention voids the attempted service.")
Under the Hague Convention, each contracting state designates a "central authority" to receive requests for service of process. To serve a foreign company or individual, an "officer"5 in one signatory country transmits a "letter of request"6 to the central authority in the destination country. The central authority in the destination country forwards the request to local judicial officials who actually serve the documents on the defendant. There are two potential sources of ambiguity – the channel used to transmit the request and the manner in which service is accomplished. First, the Hague Convention provides for one primary channel of transmission and several alternative channels of transmission. Under the primary channel of transmission, the "officer" in the requesting state transmits the documents directly to the central authority in the destination state. See Ristau, supra, § 4-2-4(1). So, for example, a U.S. attorney may execute a letter of request and send it via Federal Express directly to the foreign central authority. This is the simplest and most expedient means of transmission. The alternative channels of transmission are: (1) the diplomatic channel; (2) the postal channel; (3) direct communication between judicial officers, officials or other competent persons of the requesting state and the destination state; and (4) direct communication between an interested party and judicial officers, officials or other competent persons of the destination state.
These alternative channels exist because, in certain countries, requests for service of process abroad must, by law, go through consular channels. See id. § 4-2-4(2). Generally speaking, because a U.S. attorney may transmit the letter of request directly to the foreign central authority, there should be little to no need for a U.S. attorney to utilize any of these alternative channels of transmission. Second, with respect to the manner in which service is actually accomplished, there are three avenues: (1) by delivery to a defendant who has agreed to accept service voluntarily and without legal compulsion; (2) by any method that may be lawfully employed for service in the foreign country; and (3) by any method requested by the officer making the request, provided that the method is lawful in the destination state. Thus, because the terms of the Hague Convention permit service to be accomplished in different ways, "the Hague Service Convention is not preemptive of all methods" of service, provided that the method of service (i.e., personal delivery, mail, publication, e-mail, fax, carrier pigeon, etc.) complies with the foreign country's laws with respect to service of process. See Levy, supra, at 21 & n.76 (emphasis added) (citing V&S Vin & Spirit Aktiebolag v. Cracovia Brands, Inc., 212 F. Supp. 2d 852 (N.D. Ill. 2002)).
For example, if the defendant has agreed to voluntarily accept service, the foreign judicial officials need only deliver the documents to the defendant. If delivery by carrier pigeon is the lawful means of serving judicial documents in the foreign country, the documents may be served in that manner. If the officer making the request has asked for service to be accomplished by a specific method, such as publication or certified mail, return receipt requested, the destination state will do so if it is not inconsistent with its laws.
As this demonstrates, to properly effect service of process in a foreign country, the practitioner must know which methods for effecting service of process are lawful in the foreign country. Accordingly, the retention of local counsel in the foreign country is not just a good idea, it's a must. Foreign local counsel speak the local language. They know the judges and the procedures for serving individuals and businesses. And, in times when political tensions between the United States and the foreign country are strained (such as the current state of affairs between the U.S. and Venezuela), foreign local counsel can monitor the process and, if necessary, intervene with the local courts to ensure that the papers are actually served upon the defendant rather than being placed in the foreign round file – a not-too-uncommon phenomenon.7
Thus, in a nutshell, service of process under the Hague Convention generally proceeds as follows:
1. The plaintiff's attorney or other officer, such as the judge in the court where the action is pending, completes and executes a "letter of request," in the form mandated by the Hague Convention, addressing it to the central authority of the foreign country.
2. The plaintiff's attorney or other officer, such as the judge in the court where the action is pending, sends the letter along with the summons and complaint (and any required translations) directly to the corresponding central authority in the destination country.
3. The foreign central authority forwards the documents to the local court that has jurisdiction over the defendant.
4. The local court directs a judicial officer, such as a bailiff, sheriff, or hussier, to serve the summons and complaint in the manner specified in the letter of request or in a manner permitted under the destination country's laws.
5. Once service has been completed, the local court will forward documentation indicating that service was accomplished to the foreign central authority.
6. The foreign central authority will complete the "certificate" portion of the letter of request in accordance with Article VI of the Hague Convention, stating that service was accomplished, the date service was accomplished and the manner in which service was accomplished.
7. The foreign central authority then sends the certificate to the foreign country's department of foreign affairs, who will send it to the U.S. central authority, who will send it to the officer who made the request.
Second, under FRCP 4(f)(2), service may be accomplished "by a method that is reasonably calculated to give [the defendant] notice," so long as: (a) service is achieved in the same manner permitted by the foreign country's laws for service of process; (b) it is done as directed by the foreign country's government in response to a "letter of request" or a "letter rogatory;" or (c) it is not prohibited by the foreign country's laws (i) by personal delivery to the defendant or (ii) by mail provided that a signed receipt is requested and obtained. See FRCP 4(f)(2). Service under Rule 4(f)(2) usually comes into play when there is no applicable international treaty governing service of process or where the treaty that does apply "allows for other means of service than those specified in the treaty" itself. See Levy, supra, at 5. As is the case above, in order to know whether the intended method of service is lawful in the foreign country, the plaintiff's counsel should retain and consult with local counsel in the foreign country.
Service under subsection (a) may be effected with the assistance of local counsel in the manner permitted under local law. Thus, under this subsection, a local attorney may be able to personally serve the defendant. See Levy, supra, at 7. Under subsection (b), service may be obtained through a written request to the foreign government, termed a "letter of request" or a "letter rogatory."8 A letter Rogatory is simply defined as a request from a judicial officer in one country (i.e., a judge) to a judicial officer in another country that asks for the foreign judicial officer's assistance in serving the defendant in the foreign country. The U.S. State Department's website contains detailed information on the preparation of letters rogatory, including a sample letter rogatory. See http://www.travel.state.gov/law/info/judicial/judicial_683.html.
Letters rogatory are addressed to the appropriate judicial authority in the foreign country (e.g., "To the appropriate judicial authority in Venezuela"). They are issued under the seal of the U.S. court and must be signed by the judge; the court clerk should not sign on behalf of the judge. See Ristau, supra, § 3-1-13 & n.1. They are transmitted through diplomatic channels and the destination country may require that they be "authenticated." Authentication refers to a process whereby the court's seal is authenticated by a seal from, in the case of the U.S. federal courts, the Administrative Office of the United States Courts. That seal is then authenticated by the U.S. State Department, and the U.S. State Department's seal is then authenticated by the Washington embassy of the foreign country. See Ristau, supra, § 3-1-13 & n.1. Thus, obtaining service via a letter rogatory is an extremely slow process. According to the U.S. State Department, "[l]etters rogatory are a time-consuming, cumbersome process and should not be utilized unless there are no other options available." See id. Accordingly, practitioners should generally avoid service by means of letters rogatory at all costs, especially where foreign local counsel may be able to identify an alternative and less burdensome manner of service permitted by local law.
Third, under FRCP 4(f)(3), service may be accomplished "by other means not prohibited by international agreement, as the court orders." See Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(f). Thus, upon the plaintiff's ex-parte motion, the court may allow service even by nontraditional means, including e-mail, facsimile or international courier, so long as the chosen means are not prohibited by any governing international agreement. See, e.g., R. Griggs Group Ltd. v. Filanto Spa, 920 F. Supp. 1100, 1103-1108 (D. Nev. 1996) (service via Federal Express on corporate defendant's president in Italy was valid). This is particularly useful when time is of the essence – for example, where injury or harm to the plaintiff may be complete before service could otherwise be effected, or where the plaintiff seeks injunctive relief, as is often the case in matters involving intellectual property rights. FRCP 4(f)(3) is also useful where the defendant has actively taken steps to conceal its identity and/or otherwise avoid service of process. See, e.g., Rio Properties, Inc. v. Rio Int'l Interlink, 284 F.3d 1007 (9th Cir. 2002) (affirming service of process upon Brazilian operator of Internet business by e-mail and international courier).
One final point is worth noting; the 120-day time limit for effecting service of process under FRCP 4(m) does not apply to the service of process upon defendants located in foreign countries. See FRCP 4(m) ("This subdivision (m) does not apply to service in a foreign country..."). Although the clerk of the court may issue an order asking the plaintiff to show cause why the action should not be dismissed for failure of service, to satisfy the court, practitioners should only have to point out that Rule 4(m) does not apply in the international context and demonstrate diligent attempts to effect service upon the defendant.
1. As set forth above, this article assumes the existence of subject matter and personal jurisdiction over the foreign defendant and that the foreign defendant is not present within the forum, has no general agent within the forum and has not otherwise appointed a registered agent to accept service of process within the forum.
2. The following countries are signatories to the Hague Convention: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, the British Virgin Islands, Bulgaria, Canada, the Cayman Islands, China, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Egypt, Estonia, the Falkland Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, French Polynesia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Guernsey, Hong Kong SAR, Ireland, the Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jersey, Kiribati, South Korea, Kuwait, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Macau SAR, Malawi, Mexico, Montserrat, the Netherlands, Nevis, Norway, Pakistan, Pitcairn Island, Poland, Portugal, the Russian Federation, St. Helena, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the Seychelles, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalo, the Ukraine, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Venezuela. For more detailed information on the Hague Convention, see http://www.hcch.net/index_en.php?act=conventions.text&cid=17.
3. "Judicial" documents include those "issued in the course of a civil or commercial litigation...[such as]... a summons and complaint, writ, warrant, mandate, citation, show cause order, subpoena, or judgment... requiring formal service...." See Ristau, supra, § 4-1-4(7). Judicial documents do not include those issued by an administrative tribunal or agency. See id.
4. "Extrajudicial documents differ from judicial documents in that they are not directly connected with a contested lawsuit...Examples [are] demands for payment, notices to quit leaseholds and protests of bills of exchange... which under the laws of several jurisdictions are issued by a notary public or administrative officer of a court and require service by a process server." See Ristau, supra, § 4-1-4(7).
5. The law of the country making the request determines who is an "officer." Thus, in certain countries, attorneys, solicitors or private process servers may forward a request for service to the destination country. For example, in the U.S., attorneys are considered "officers," and may execute letters of request. See 1 Bruno A. Ristau, International Judicial Assistance: Civil and Commercial § 4-2-2 (3d ed. 2000).
6. The Hague Convention precisely specifies the form of the letter. See FRCP 4 (Treaties and Conventions). The model form contains three parts, a request to the foreign judicial authorities for service, a certificate to be completed by the foreign judicial authorities when service is accomplished and a summary of the documents being served.
7. Another important reason for obtaining local counsel is that foreign governments view the act of service as a judicial function, and may view attempts to serve process upon their citizens as an affront to their sovereignty. For example, in Austria, Japan and Switzerland, it is illegal for foreign officials or private parties to perform judicial function (i.e., to serve documents) without permission from local authorities. See Ristau, supra, § 3-1-3. Local counsel can help assure that the foreign government does not perceive your attempts to serve the defendant as an usurpation of judicial power or, even worse, a crime.
8. Although statutory authority generally refers to the instrument as a "letter rogatory," the terms "letter rogatory" and "letter of request" (which is used specifically in the Hague Convention)have come to be virtually synonymous in actual practice. See Epstein & Snyder, International Litigation: A Guide to Jurisdiction, Practice & Strategy § 10.09, pp. 10.13-10.14 (2d ed.); Black's Law Dictionary 905 (6th ed. 1994); FRCP 4(f)(2)(B) Advisory Committee's Note (1993).
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Wherein we have some seasonal cocktails, and Uber is still trying to fuck the world.
First up, the happy news: for October, we have a bunch of new cocktails available for pick-up or delivery:
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Delivered in a mason jar, 3 or 4 servings each, depending on how you drink. Order now from dnapizza.com!
Next up: Press! The future! Doooooom!
Here's a recent article about a number of San Francisco venues and our Independent Venue Alliance: The price of survival: What's the future of San Francisco's indie performance spaces? I have a few zingers in here:
When I broach the topic of opening his location to an in-person audience, DNA Lounge owner Jamie Zawinski rejects the "completely, utterly impractical" idea.
"For us to have a small enough audience, plus enough staff to ensure that they are behaving safely, would mean the ticket price would have to be so ridiculously high that nobody would pay it," Zawinski said. DNA Lounge -- which has always livestreamed shows from its two stages for free on its official website -- has averaged three-five weekly shows since the pandemic began, including Vice Reine's monthly Star Crash electronic dance party.
"We are in the business of putting on sweaty concerts that cost $8-$20," he says. "Asking us to 'pivot' to seated dinner theater at $1,000-a-head is just not realistic.
As Zawinski bluntly puts it, "We all need material support, by which I mean money -- from city, state and federal sources. That's it. It's obvious, and it's not complicated. Without that, there are no more independent venues by the end of the pandemic."
BTW, the fact that Cheeto Mussolini and Kentucky Palpatine petulantly decided to cancel the second Federal stimulus package means that the Save our Stages provisions that were on track to be included in it are not happening, so all of your favorite venues are fucked, and independent music is dead.
Next up: FUCK UBER.
I hope you've all received your mail-in ballot by now, but if you haven't turned it in yet, please make sure you vote NO ON PROP 22. Look, this is all you need to know: If Uber wants it, it is evil, and you definitely want the opposite. Uber and Lyft just spent $180 million dollars on a PR blitz to convince you that they can't afford to pay their employees a living wage:
Uber, Lyft, Instacart and Doordash wrote Proposition 22 to create a special exemption for themselves from California law that requires app-based companies to provide basic protections to their workers. Now they're spending more than $180 million on Prop 22, the most expensive ballot measure in US history, to boost their profits by denying their drivers' right to a minimum wage, paid sick leave and safety protections.
Also, Instacart is requiring their employees (sorry, "non-employee independent contractors") to distribute pro-Prop 22 propaganda:
It's like fast food workers telling you vote against minimum wage before ordering, or attendants required to announce support for anti union politicians before flight. If this isn't illegal, it should be.
For the other propositions and candidates, Broke-Ass Stuart has a good guide.
And I shouldn't need to say this, but if you don't vote for Biden, you're voting for Fascism and very likely for the United States never having free elections again, so fucking vote Biden. Hold your nose if you have to, but do it. The endgame of your "protest vote" is my friends in camps.
3 months ago at 5:43pm
Speaking of DNA drinks, do you guys still sell the DNA-branded liquors? I ask because I didn't see them on the new online menu (unless they're included in the "Other Vodkas" option?).
And Uber... I made sure to print out and personally put the SF Bay Guardian's voter guide on top of my parents' ballots, what with Uber fuckin' carpet-bombing the tv with their bullshit "I love driving without health insurance" ads.
I know it's cliche to call Trump a real-life supervillain - hell, it was a cliche when TextsFromSuperheroes did it in 2016: ...but the Annoying Orange justified those recent 25th Amendment calls when not only left the hospital, but wanted to do so wearing a Superman shirt which he would have revealed under his regular shirt.
Ugggggghhhh, yes of course we are still selling them, and of course somehow they are not listed there. Thank you for pointing that out. I must apply the Gentle Stick of Correction to our staff.
If you film that, maybe you could sell tickets to it.
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3 months ago at 11:37pm
Let me know if you start selling those sticks.
3 months ago at 9:34am
The DNA Lounge brand liquor bottles are back on the site again!
3 months ago at 10:27am
Praise Jeebus! It wasn't the same watching Bootie Mashup without them.
The No on 16 signs in Los Altos creep me out.


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The Ag/AgCl combination reference electrodes have an impact-resistant epoxy body. Electrodes provide a fast, stable response and are ideal for prolonged readings. Gel-filled design requires virtually no maintenance. 127 mm L x 12 mm diameter with maximum 176F (80C) temperature.
3.3-ft (1-m) cable with BNC connector.
I just acquired this electrode and would like to know, if it is completely water-submersible?
This is not a completely submersible electrode. A good option for a probe that is completely submersible is item 35805-24.
What is the minimum volume needed for the pH reading?
You just need to get the bulb covered with your sample. The volume is roughly 10mL.
How long can this item be used for until it requires to be replaced?
Typical electrode life can vary from 6 months to a year. The actual life of a pH electrode is dependent on maintenance, application, and frequency of use.
is it good to use it with wastewater?
You may use this electrode, however, you will find yourself replacing the electrode rather frequently. The 59001-65 is a double junction electrode which provides an extra barrier of protection and is recommended for dirtier, more demanding applications.
I use the probe for measuring pH of the water containing resin. I was wondering if you can suggest some appropriate solvents (organic solvents maybe) for washing the probe after measuring.
To remove oil, grease and organic material, soak with Orion pH solution D, 05730-74, or rinse with methanol.
To remove inorganic deposits, soak in 0.1M tetra-sodium EDTA for 30 minutes.
To remove protein deposits, soak in Orion pH solution A, p/n 05730-71, or use 0.1M HCL with 10% pepsin or 50/50 bleach/water.
We currently have this pH electrode. We need a pH electrode that can has a temperature range up to 212 degrees. What would you recommend? What is the difference between the double junction and single junction?
A double junction electrode restricts the reference half-cell behind another junction to limit the contamination from the sample into the reference chamber, prolonging the life of the electrode. This electrode has a flat surface and is a specialty electrode for surface testing. Other surface electrodes that would support temperatures up to 212F (100C) would be items 05718-32 or 35805-72.
what is range of output of this probe?
When connected to a millivolt meter, it puts out millivolts, 58.3 for every pH unit. The probe itself does not have any output. It is absolutely suitable for water.
Is this electrode compatable with pH 11 series?
Yes, it is compatible. A separate ATC probe would be necessary, since this electrode has no integrated temperature sensor. See 35613-05 for the ATC probe.
Is this electrode compatible with the Oakton pH5 Acorn series??
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This probe works well but we use it daily and have discovered the life is only 6-8 moths. After that, some of the reading start to be questionable and we plug in another.
Keep in mind this is industrial use in a lab where pH is measured at least a dozen times a day. It is kept clean and calibrated daily too.
No bells and whistles, but calibrates and works perfectly every time. Great value too!
Used daily to check the pH on our process tanks.
The PH sensor needs warnings on the installation instructions to not use a wrench or pliers. Just hand tighten. Otherwise the elements may break and the sensor is DOA/.
For the money a great student level electrode. Reasonably accurate and quite durable.


Antibiotic Basics for Clinicians, Second Edition, shows you how to apply your knowledge of pharmacology and microbiology in order to select the appropriate antibiotic. Rather than rely on rote memorization, you�ll learn the underlying rationale for treatment of common infectious diseases and pathogens. The text focuses on antibacterial agents, examining individual antibiotics and antibiotic classes as well as definitive and empiric therapies�providing a framework for prescription and clinical preparation for students training to be physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacologists, or medical technologists. Clinicians also rely on Antibiotic Basics for quick reference or review.
The Second Edition includes current research and new approaches to emerging resistant organisms such as community-acquired, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing bacteria. In addition, the book has been updated to reflect changes in treatment guidelines, including new guidelines for Clostridium difficile colitis and urinary tract infections.
Illustrations help you understand how antibiotics fight against bacterial infections.
Mnemonics throughout the text make it easier to remember which antibiotics are prescribed for specific pathogens.
Searchable online version of the text takes you to the content you need from any web-enabled device.
Case studies demonstrate how the principles set forth in the text are applied in clinical practice.
Questions and answers improve your ability to choose the right antibacterial agent.
Appendices include dosing for adults and children, use of antibacterial agents in pregnancy, and treatment of bioterrorism agents.