An altar invites us to reconnect with the deepest parts of ourselves, for an altar is a window to the Divine. It opens the channels of communication to the world of Spirit. An altar offers us a space where we can ask for guidance and strength, express gratitude, tap our inner magic, set intentions, offer blessings and meditate. By creating an altar, we connect the physical and the spiritual worlds. A home altar is not a necessity, though it does remind us to connect with Source throughout the day.
To locate your altar, find a space in your home that is private and where you will be comfortable spending time each day. You can place it in a meditation or yoga room, but I do not recommend placing it in the bedroom for this is the place for rest and romance. If it must go in the bedroom, place a screen around it as it can be disrespectful to have sacred items facing towards your bed.
If your home has no private area, your altar can be placed in a special cabinet that can be enclosed. Your garden could also become the site for your altar, thus inviting you outdoors to spend more time with Mother Earth. While sitting at your altar, it is best to face East, the direction of the sun's rise, which signals new beginnings.
When creating your Altar, set an intention as to the purpose of the altar. It may be for connecting with your higher self, for abundance, love or healing, or it may be an altar related to all of the above. As you create your altar, keep in mind the left side is the feminine side, the receiving side, and the right is the masculine and the giving.
If you love to travel and like the comfort of having some of your sacred items with you, you can also create a traveling altar. Simply pack up a few ritual items in a small bag. You can also create an altar as you travel by adding special things that you find on your journey such as rocks, feathers, leaves, and tokens you purchase.
For Earth, add crystals, stones, sand, dirt from a site sacred to you, cornmeal, or tobacco.
For Wood, add flowers, greens.
For Fire, include a candle or incense.
For Water, add purified water, blessed water in a bowl.
For Metal, try metal items such as a statue, singing bowl, bells.
For Air, use incense, sage or sweetgrass, a feather.
Remember not to overcrowd the altar as this can create a cluttered mind, just as an altar that is too bare can represent a lack in your life.
To keep the vibration high and clear on your altar, include only items that you love and that feel in alignment with you. Changing the arrangement of items weekly and adding fresh flowers will keep the energy flowing.
Dust and wipe down the area around your altar, and use fresh candles, for burnt out candles could reflect that your energy feels that way in your life. Light your candles, incense or sage regularly to keep the passion alive and flowing in your life as you visit your altar daily—and with love.


Alpha Omicron Pi - Sisters. Living our Values. Changing the Future.
The collegiate membership experience is based on these promises: to live our values, to learn, to lead and to serve. Membership within Alpha Omicron Pi offers women an exceptional experience through countless opportunities for personal and professional development and leadership and learning experiences. AOII offers four years of educational development that are tailored to our women, helping our members to be the best that they can be.
A Membership Information Form (MIF) is our easy-to-use, electronic form that provides information on a Potential New Member to a collegiate chapter for recruitment. All members in good standing are encouraged to participate in this process that benefits both the chapter and the PNM. Collegiate members are allowed to submit MIFs for chapters other than their own.
Click here to learn more about the MIF process and/or to submit a MIF online!
The New Member Program of AOII, much like the educational mission of Alpha Omicron Pi, is all centered around a promise. This mutual agreement between new members and AOII helps our organization to grow and flourish, all while ensuring the development and integrity of our members.
The new member class will meet weekly to learn about AOII as they build their sisterhood. During these meetings, they will utilize the AOII membership education manual, The Promise, which provides more about AOII, our history, our policies and our principles.
In addition to learning about AOII, new members will also participate in scheduled Greek Life events and will support their fellow fraternity and sorority organizations' philanthropic events. A new member retreat is held to allow members to bond as a group through a fun day or overnight trip together. The typical new member period lasts 6 to 8 weeks and is strategically planned to provide members with an exceptional new member experience. The culmination of this period includes AOII initiation preparation activities.
"May you have the joy in it all, dear children, that we (founders) have had all the way! May you love one another as happily always as we four have done in a life-long fellowship without a break! And may your descendants in Alpha Omicron Pi bring to you the glory that you yourselves are to us today!
Stella, Jess, Helen, and Bess became determined that their friendship should last a lifetime. On December 23, 1896, the four climbed the stairs in a small gallery of the old Columbia College Library which led to an old and seldom used room. On January 2, 1897, Alpha Omicron Pi was formally organized at the home of Helen St. Clair.
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Q: Unsupported version error using JTDS with Scala I'm trying to use the Java JTDS driver to connect to my database in Scala . However, whenever I try to use it I get an error that the version(of java?) is wrong.

java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError:
  net/sourceforge/jtds/jdbcx/JtdsDataSource : Unsupported major.minor
  version 51.0

object DaoDriverAdaptor {
  import java.sql.{DriverManager, Connection}

  private def loadDriver() {
    try {
      Class.forName("net.sourceforge.jtds.jdbcx.JtdsDataSource")
    } catch {
      case e: Exception  => {
        println("ERROR: Driver not available: " + e.getMessage)
        throw e
      }
    }
  }

*

*Scala version : 2.9.2

*Java Version : 1.6

*Using jtds 1.3.0

*Output of java -version:

java version "1.6.0_35"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_35-b10-428-11M3811)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 20.10-b01-428, mixed mode)

A: Yes, your Java runtime is too old, according to Java class file format:

*

*J2SE 7 = 51 (0x33 hex),

*J2SE 6.0 = 50 (0x32 hex),

*J2SE 5.0 = 49 (0x31 hex),

*JDK 1.4 = 48 (0x30 hex),

*JDK 1.3 = 47 (0x2F hex),

*JDK 1.2 = 46 (0x2E hex),

*JDK 1.1 = 45 (0x2D hex).

51.0 means you need Java 7 to run some of the classes in your project. And you are right it's jTDS that's causing the problem (from jTDS JDBC Driver 1.2.7 and 1.3.0 released):

Version 1.3.0 is the first Java 7 compatible version of the driver and

Either upgrade to Java 7 (always a good idea) or downgrade to some older jTDS driver.

A: From the release notes:

You should only stick to the jTDS 1.2.x line of the driver if you require to use
  Java versions prior to Java 7.

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Zico to Take Stage Alongside US Hip-Hop Trio Migos | IdolWow!
Rap star Zico will soon be taking the stage alongside hip-hop stars, Migos.
Both acts have joined the line-up with the Le Grand Hiphop Festival in Seoul and are the headliners for the music event.
It's not known if the two will collaborate musically but expect to see Zico, who is a huge fan of the trio, to be seen with them at some point.
The event also marks the first time that Migos have performed in Asia.
The Le Grand Hiphop Festival will kick off at the Gocheok Sky Dome on February 24 and tickets are on sale now.


The phone tree system is a recorded voice system that the Civic Association uses to communicate quickly and efficiently with the residents of W/PP.
Messages may relay concerns about security or reminders for social events and activities. The phone tree system is constantly being updated.


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Le plateau de Malzéville est un relief situé principalement au sein de la commune de Malzéville, dans le département de Meurthe-et-Moselle, au nord-est de l'agglomération de Nancy.

D'une surface de 557 hectares (plateau et butte Sainte Geneviève), le plateau, majoritairement boisé de résineux, est classé site d'importance communautaire. Sa surface classée Natura 2000 représente 439 ha. Il culmine à 384 mètres d'altitude.

Géographie

Situation
Le plateau est entouré par les communes de Malzéville, de Dommartemont, Agincourt, Eulmont et Lay-Saint-Christophe. Ses coteaux méridionaux s'étendent aussi sur la ville de Saint-Max.

Climat
Le climat du plateau de Malzéville est sensiblement le même que sur l'ensemble du département, toutefois, du fait de son altitude, les vents y sont généralement plus puissants qu'en plaine et l'enneigement est bien plus marqué ; il arrive fréquemment l'hiver que le plateau soit couvert de plusieurs centimètres de neige alors que tout son environnement de plaine autour en est dépourvu.

Géologie
Une butte-témoin subsiste au sud-est du plateau : la butte Sainte-Geneviève (361 mètres).

Hydrographie
Plusieurs ruisseaux prennent leur source au plateau de Malzéville.
le ruisseau des Rouaux (2,4 km), s'écoule du sud-est du plateau, d'abord vers l'est puis s'incurve vers le nord, traverse Agincourt et rejoint l'Amezule.
la Ronchère prend sa source au nord-ouest du plateau, s'écoule vers le nord dans une cuvette assez abrupte de trente à quarante mètres de profondeur et se jette dans la Meurthe en contrebas. Ce ruisseau est souvent dépourvu d'eau pendant les périodes sèches.

Histoire
Le site du plateau de Malzéville a été occupé dès le Néolithique, comme l'atteste la présence d'outils primitifs et de poteries.

Sa situation est devenue stratégique pour la défense de Nancy à la suite de la guerre de 1870. La frontière avec l'Alsace-Lorraine annexée n'était distante que de quatorze kilomètres. Le plateau a été utilisé comme aérodrome militaire jusqu'en 1926, remplacé alors par l'aéroport de Nancy-Essey. C'est ainsi sur le plateau de Malzéville que, le , fut solennellement remis à l'armée par le président de la République Raymond Poincaré le drapeau de l'Aviation militaire, emblème qui, ce jour-là, avec le drapeau de l'Aérostation militaire, remplaça un drapeau unique « que le gouvernement de la République avait attribué en 1912 à l'ensemble des troupes de l'aéronautique militaire ».

Le plateau a servi de champ de manœuvres pour l'armée de terre, et c'est à présent un espace de loisirs.

Le , un incendie de forêt ravage entre 6 et 10 hectares, majoritairement de chablis et de broussailles, mais le feu a quand même fait une incursion dans la forêt de pinède. Le plateau de Malzéville a été classé site Natura 2000 en 2006 au titre de la directive dite "habitats".

Faune et flore

C'est l'une des plus grandes pelouses calcaires de Lorraine. On y trouve le Festuco-Lemanii Bromeîum et l'Onobrychido-Brometum, ainsi que des espèces rares et protégées comme Sieglingio-Brachypodietum, le fumana vulgaire, la laîche de Haller, la chlore perfoliée, la spirée vulgaire, l'orchis brûlé, la primevère acaule, la violette blanche et le faux Séné.

Activités

Aviation
Le plateau accueille l'aéro-club ULM Marie Marvingt et le club planeur grand Nancy. Ces associations permettent une pratique, encadrée ou libre, en ULM et vol à voile sur les 3 pistes en herbe présentes.

Aéromodélisme
Le plateau accueille notamment un club d'aéromodélisme et permet la pratique de l'aéromodélisme sur piste en dur ou en herbe.

Émetteur radiotéléphonique

L'émetteur de Malzéville, d'une hauteur de 215 mètres, est implanté au sud du plateau, et diffuse la radio et la TNT.

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Liens externes

Malzeville
Malzéville
Géographie de Meurthe-et-Moselle
Site Natura 2000 en Meurthe-et-Moselle

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The problem to get a smooth transition between two curves appears very often. I had this problem a lot when working with simulations of DAE systems where some parameters were defined by empiric functions that did not fit well at the intersection point. An approach that is very easy to implement is the use of the tanh() function (hyperbolic tangent). This function is available in many of the modern programming languages.
Let's exercise a simple example: f(x) = 1/x and g(x) = x². Obviously both functions intersect at x=1. We want a function that follows f(x) left of the intersection and g(x) for values right of this point.
This method works even at points where both functions do not intersect. The smoothing function s(x) can fill the gap between f(x) and g(x). For the next chart the parameter a was changed from 1 to 1.2 (with b=0.01).
The result may not be perfect for further calculations, but it is a smooth, continous function (given that f(x) and g(x) have the same quality). Since s(x) will never reach 0 or 1, the resulting function h(x) will differ from f(x) and g(x) over the whole range. This difference can be minimized with small values of b, but it will never disappear. If you can't tolerate this, you need to replace s(x) with another function. One possibility is a piece of the sin()-function combined with a constant part, like the SinSteps interpolation method used in ncDataReader2.
You can play a bit with the example above using this gnuplot script. It reproduces all pictures shown in this post. In gnuplot press ENTER to continue.
Note: The development was put on hold right now because of other projects. When I find the time I may continue with this project.
SimuVis and its current implementation SimuVis4 is a framework and an interactive application for data handling, visualisation and simulations. It's based on python as the programming language, Qt for the GUI, Qwt for charts and VTK for 3D scenes. Currently it runs on Linux, Windows (both tested) and MacOS X (untested). SimuVis4 is released as OpenSource. The GUI is available in english and german, more languages can be added easily.
The development hosting at BerliOS will close et the end of 2011. I will choose a new location when there's need for it.
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va banque
in einzelteilen
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✎ album
☞ 14th of dec. 2018
"Va Banque in Einzelteilen" (engl. Va Banque in single parts) is a collection of elaborate instrumental fragments. Individual members threw ideas, bits or looped samples into the ring and the collective then would build songs from the rudiments. This happened partly in improvisations, partly in nerdy studio knob tweeking sessions with modular synth racks or ended up in high-end recordings of western guitars, drums, etc.
Consequently, the title of the album reflects the history of its genesis. It is not a coherent band album, it is composed of individual parts of the dislocated musical work of the band members over the past three years.
Tsal Remmus is the artistic mastermind behind "In Einzelteilen" and has taken over the entire mixing process. Even if never all members of the collective ever met in the creative process, he has brought the very different fragments into a cohesive sound that reflects a collective aesthetic self concept.
Sound-aesthetically, "Va Banque in Einzelteilen" is strongly oriented towards the synthesizing of sound in the 70s to the beginning of the 80s. Almost every track was recorded to tape, mixed without a computer on an oldschool console. The result is a mix somewhere between instrumental versions of Portishead, Air, Krautrock, Joy Division and strangely Neil Young's Harvest.
Side A shows the somewhat dark, electronic and binding side of the Album, yet never fails to show that there are humans at play. The side ends with "Faktor", a sweeping end-time epic that would have stood well for rick decker as accompaniment in Blade Runner. In the Movies Version of 1982, of course.
Page B reminds that eclecticism needs not sacrifice beauty. With slide guitar, perfectly recorded drums and flowing guitar melodies, the electronic darkness of the first page is accompanied by a melodic bloom.
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When EA and DICE released a new-look, reboot of Star Wars Battlefront in 2015, it sold quite well, and it was liked by critics, too. However, for a lot of shooter fans, or even Star Wars fanatics, Star Wars Battlefront was a disappointment. Whether it's the wafer-thin progression system, Heroes and vehicles only obtainable by jostling with other teammates to pick them up, Battlefront was OK, but there was a lot that needed to be improved.
Enter: Star Wars Battlefront II. Developer DICE seems to have taken almost all the complaints to heart and made a conscious effort to make sure Battlefront II doesn't fall into the same quagmire that its predecessor did. Meatier progression and unlocks? Check. More maps? Check. Proper space battles? Check. Based on what we played on the beta, this is the Star Wars Battlefront game that should have come out in 2015, but it's better late than never, right?
What makes Battlefront II different from the 2015 version when it comes to core gameplay mechanics are the classes that the game now employs. Gone are the super tight focus on Star Cards (more on that later), but instead, each class has specific abilities, and class-specific weaponry. Now, players can choose to be an Assault (someone at the frontlines), a Heavy (tank), an Officer (can deploy turrets, buff teammates), or a Specialist (sniper, recon). Don't expect medics, or any Battlefield-like abilities though. Battlefront II focuses on combat, and the classes are slanted in that direction for better or worse.
In the beta, all the classes are getting some serious play time from players based on what I've seen so far — expect for the Officer class, who's clearly in need of a buff. The Officer's turrets don't do enough damage, nor is his buff enough of a payoff in place of the other special abilities the other classes have.
Overall, though, the class system is loads better than having none at all. It gives the game a more focused multiplayer experience, and an actual identity to what it is. It remains to be seen whether fans will embrace this major change in the gameplay, but so far so good, DICE seems to be headed in the right direction.
In the Star Wars Battlefront II beta, there are three multiplayer game modes to try (not counting Arcade) they are: Galactic Assault, Starfighter Assault and Strike. Out of the three, the bread and butter mode is Galactic Assault; it's a 40-player, multi-objective mode that showcases what the game has on offer (think of it as a smaller scale version of Battlefield 1's Operations). Expect vehicles, Heroes, and all the chaos that only DICE's brand of multiplayer delivers.
In my time in the beta, Galactic Assault has been my favorite mode to play so far. Not only can you use each class to their fullest, but it also gives everyone a sense of purpose on what they need to do. Specialists need to mark enemies across the map, Heavy and Assault troops need to be on the frontlines and so on. Both sides seem to be on even ground so far, which is good. Attackers must guard the MTT while it slowly lumbers toward the main structure, while the defenders must damage it as much as they can before the final push in order to stop the attack, or to make sure the "tickets" (number of respawns the enemy team has) is as low as it can be before the pure infantry chaos that follows.
Starfighter Assault is the announced space battles mode that has the Milennium Falcon and other noteworthy Star Wars crafts take the battle to the skies (space?). The spacecrafts are easier to control than Battlefield's air vehicles, and the action is much more frenetic.
Strike is the smaller objective-based mode, that sees teams of eight go up against one another. The attacking side must nab the relic, and plant it somewhere in the map, while the defending side must stop them at all costs. Unfortunately, I've yet to see the attacking side win a match during my time so far. Nope, I'm not even exaggerating; I've literally never seen the attackers plant the bomb or whatever it is and win. There's some obvious balance changes that needs to be made here that I'm hopeful DICE is aware based on their data.
While the Battlefront II beta has been a fantastic experience so far, there are a few things that need to be changed. One of them is the squad system and how it works. I've already reached the level cap of 10 in the beta, but I still don't know how to spawn in squads, how to choose where to spawn (or whom) and so on. Adding to the complication is the respawn timer resets the moment you step out of the menu showing it. So say you want to spawn in as an Officer and you see the timer ticking down, but you suddenly remembered that you can spawn in as a a Wookie; well, prepare to see that countdown go back to the start and count back down again. It's a small thing, but when you're rushing to aid your comrades, it becomes an annoyance that shouldn't be there in the first place.
Another concern of mine is how Star Cards work. In Battlefront II, players earn a set amount of in-game money that can be used to buy loot crates. These crates include gun attachments, Heroe and soldier abilities, emotes, poses, and more. It's like the entire progression system of Battlefront II is tied into it, which is a bit worrying given how everything is random. Sure, you can "scrap" whatever doubles you get, which will let you craft your own gun attachments and weapons, but the chance of it being abused is there for those willing to spend real-life cash.
It remains to be seen whether class abilities and progression are all tied into Star Cards or if there's an actual benefit in leveling each class up aside from earning the ability to equip more Star Cards.
Finally, this might be a minor quibble for some, but I absolutely hated how there's a constant electric "wave" effect on the screen. I first thought it might have been my TV, but checking online, it's something DICE did to be stylish? I really don't know, but it's something that should be up to the player if they want it or not (give us the option to turn it off, DICE!).
With DICE making a concerned effort to ensure players will earn and unlock stuff as they play in Battlefront II, the "depth" concern some players had with the first Battlefront should be gone — at least on face value. It remains to be seen whether there's enough Star Cards, emotes, poses and more to have player grinding away for hours. It's definitely a step in the right direction, and if DICE can add in more stuff post-launch, expect progression fans to keep on playing.
As for the visuals and audio work, it's the same AAA production values one expects from a DICE-developed game. While the graphics seem to be on par (or in some cases inferior) to the first Battlefront, the audio work is excellent. Expect to hear the familiar sound of lasers, explosions and gunfire to blast on your TV's speakers, headset or audio device.
So far so good, DICE seems to be on track to make Star Wars Battlefront II to surpass its predecessor handily. Add in the single-player campaign, and the Arcade mode, it should justify the asking price of $60 for most Star Wars and shooter fans. Let's hope EA and DICE doesn't go overboard on the Star Cards and loot crates, and fixes some of the issues that are plaguing the beta.
If DICE can iron things out, and have a compelling single-player campaign, and manage to iron out the technical kinks in multiplayer, then fans might be in for the awakening of the Force this November 17 when Star Wars Battlefront II ships for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC.
Early access beta code provided by EA and played on PS4. Played for a few hours and reached the beta max cap of level 10.


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Hermès – Eau d'Orange Verte
If a mound of citrus was squashed into a perfume, Eau d'Orange Verte would be the scent to come out of the bottle.
First released in 1979, the cologne was a first from Hermès. It's now one of the most critically acclaimed citrus fragrances, so much so that it was re-released 30 years later in 2009.
Most reformulations are usually not as good as the original, but following a 30-year generational shift, the fragrance is now enjoyed by a whole new group of consumers.
A clever move, or a lucky coincidence?
What Does Eau d'Orange Verte Smell Like?
Perfumes that Smell Like Eau d'Orange Verte
1. Eau Du Parc (100 Bon)
2. Caju & Lime (Molton Brown)
3. Bursting Caju & Lime (Molton Brown)
Brand: Hermès Paris
Fragrance: Eau d'Orange Verte
Release: 2009 (originally 1979)
Perfumer: Jean-Claude Ellena
Top Notes: Amalfi Lemon, Mandarin orange, Sweet orange, Petit Grain
Heart Notes: Blackcurrant buds absolute, Mint
Base Notes: Oakmoss, Patchouli
The opening provides an uplifting, bright, and zingy concoction.
The mandarin has a crisp, zesty scent similar to that of its peel. This introduces a green, bitter scent in the foreground that is accompanied by lemon and well-balanced by the sweet orange.
The blackcurrant buds in the middle are noticeable, but also have a minty aspect to their structure. Add actual mint to this, and you have a cool, refreshing heart with fruity aspects of the blackcurrant playing a background role.
Oakmoss and patchouli bring out an earthy, masculine vibe to things, painting the picture of a calm breeze in the woods. This brings together one of the coolest citrus scents around, both literally and figuratively.
It's weak. It's easy to state this as the fragrance's biggest disadvantage, but it is marketed as an eau de cologne; an indication that one should expect a short lifespan.
You'll be lucky if it lasts on your skin for 2 hours (even an hour at times), but it might go for longer if sprayed on clothes. Sillage is also weak; not only will you not be able to enjoy it for long periods of time, but you also won't leave a trail behind, making it harder to get compliments.
The fresh, citrusy structure screams for you to wear it in the warmer periods of the year. Its potential is best realized in the summer.
Because of this, you should be skeptical about wearing it in the evening. Daytime is more suitable.
If it's hot, this is the green scent for you; just remember to keep longevity in mind.
It can work in an office environment, but you'll need a bunch of resprays during the day. It comes off as best for leisure activities, such as an afternoon in the park, or getting a cool treat on a hot day.
The first 1979 Eau d`Orange Verte by Françoise Caron was inspired by the aroma of morning dew and rose-scented undergrowth. That deep, woody, outdoor feel is the definition of who this perfume is for: the calm, individualistic person with a zing to their personality.
You'll be lucky if you can find the 1979 version as the 2009 release is more readily available. A 3.34 fl oz (100 ml) bottle goes for around $120 to $150.
The aroma may be worth the price, but consider the longevity and this is one where you, sadly, won't get much bang for your buck.
If you're in need of one of the best citrus scents, and price is not an issue, Eau d'Orange Verte comes highly recommended.
This cologne has emerged as one of the most timeless releases from Hermès (alongside the likes of Terre d'Hermes). Whether you're on board with it or not, it's undoubtedly one of the most authentic citrus scents.
If you're not able to splash at least $120 on a cologne (despite the quality), the following are cheaper, but still high-quality alternatives to the classic fragrance.
The greens in this bring out an aroma reminiscent of the Hermes bouquet. This is accentuated by the natural smell of bitter orange blossom and notes like fresh mint and bergamot.
It's an eau de parfum so, by definition, it was made to last a while. It can last you up to 5 or 6 hours and you can scoop up 50 mls of this on the official site for $40.
Caju & Lime is a fresh and green summer scent for both men and women. Accords like clary sage and galbanum further enhance its freshness.
It doesn't last as long as the above, but it does go on for longer compared to the Hermes bouquet. 50 mls of this goes for around $40.
Slightly similar to the above (but closer to the Hermès bouquet when both Molton Brown's are compared), Bursting Caju & Lime is a 2014 EDT. It lasts for about 4 hours at most and you'll need around $38 to $45 for 50 mls.


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Hotels near Madame Tussauds Hollywood
Hotels in California
Hotels near Madame Tussauds Hollywood, Los Angeles
Other landmarks in Los Angeles
Sunset StripDon't visit West Hollywood without stopping off at Sunset Strip, a top spot for shopaholics. It's also full of great shops and restaurants, so you can spend the afternoon having a wander.
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Los Angeles Convention CenterLos Angeles Convention Center is worth a pic or two when discovering Downtown Los Angeles.
Lake Hollywood ParkIf you like quiet time surrounded by flowers and greenery, hang out at Lake Hollywood Park in Lake Hollywood Estates. Let yourself be amazed at the art galleries and museums in the area too. Want to stretch your legs some more? Head to La Brea Tar Pits and Griffith Park, both nearby.
Americana at BrandIf you want to give your credit card some exercise, head out to Americana at Brand, a popular place for shoppers in Downtown. Let yourself be amazed at the art galleries and museums in the area too. It's also full of great shops and restaurants, so you can spend the afternoon having a wander. Splash some more cash at Glendale Galleria.
Universal Studios HollywoodKids and adults alike can have a thrilling day at Universal Studios Hollywood, one of the top theme parks in central Universal City. Let yourself be amazed at the museums and art galleries in the area too. If you have fun at Universal Studios Hollywood, you'll love The Wizarding World of Harry Potter™, just a short walk away.
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Redondo Beach PierIf you want to give your credit card some exercise, head out to Redondo Beach Pier, a popular place for shoppers in South Redondo. Hotels.com travelers also say the area is full of friendly people and has lots of nice beaches.
Find out more about Madame Tussauds Hollywood
Where is Madame Tussauds Hollywood?
Madame Tussauds Hollywood is located in Hollywood. It's in a neighborhood appreciated for its noteworthy cultural attractions such as the entertainment and theater. If you're looking for things to see and do in the area, you may want to check out TCL Chinese Theatre and Dolby Theater.
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We've got 521 hotels you can pick from within just a mile of Madame Tussauds Hollywood. You may want to think about one of these choices that are popular with our travelers:
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Circuit Reliability Upgrades Begin In Ronkonkoma, Lake Ronkonkoma
PSEG Long Island is improving the reliability of the energy grid in Ronkonkoma and Lake Ronkonkoma. The storm hardening work on this distribution circuit is part of many system improvements included in the "Power On" program.
"Electric reliability is more important than ever to our customers and PSEG Long Island is busy strengthening the electric lines that directly power homes and businesses," said Peggy Keane, PSEG Long Island's vice president of Construction and Operations Services. "This Power On infrastructure improvement project in Ronkonkoma and Lake Ronkonkoma is part of our ongoing, multi-year effort to continue to improve electric reliability for our customers."
The work will begin in early July and will last for approximately one month. PSEG Long Island's licensed and approved contractors will work along mainline distribution lines in Ronkonkoma and Lake Ronkonkoma. To ensure traffic moves safely, PSEG Long Island will provide cones, flaggers and signage at the worksites as needed. Local officials also will be notified in advance regarding any potential traffic concerns.
The storm-hardening improvements include:
Stronger poles: PSEG Long Island will replace some existing utility poles with stronger, more durable poles that are capable of withstanding winds up to 135 mph. The new poles will be approximately the same height as the existing poles, have a stronger base and will be placed no more than 5 feet from the current pole locations. PSEG Long Island will actively coordinate the removal of old poles with other utilities and municipalities.
Narrow profiles: To help wires deflect falling limbs instead of catching them, PSEG Long Island will be installing shorter cross arms atop some poles.
Stronger wire: Current wire will be replaced with more resilient and durable wire.
Upgrading: PSEG Long Island will upgrade or replace worn equipment as necessary.
Crews will be working on the following streets in Ronkonkoma and Lake Ronkonkoma:
Rosevale Avenue between Smithtown Boulevard and Jeremy Circle
Smithtown Boulevard between Millan Avenue and Warner Lane
As part of our physical distancing protocols, PSEG Long Island asks that customers remain in their homes when crews are working nearby. If customers must speak with our crews or contractors, we ask that they practice responsible social distancing and remain at least 6 feet away to ensure the health of everyone involved. For more information about how PSEG Long Island continues to live up to its commitments during the pandemic, please visit www.psegliny.com/covid19.
PSEG Long Island prepares year-round for extreme weather to maintain reliable service for its 1.1 million customers. Since 2014, the company has made significant investments in strengthening the electric infrastructure. Using funding from both FEMA and LIPA, PSEG Long Island has completed storm hardening and reliability work on more than 900 miles of distribution mainline circuits.
Power On, a five-year program that started in the spring of 2020, continues the work now that the FEMA program has concluded. Since the launch of Power On, more than 214 miles of the most vulnerable distribution mainline circuits on Long Island and in the Rockaways have been storm hardened with stronger poles, thicker wire and other modern equipment.
These investments have strengthened the system so that fewer customers experience outages and, when they do occur, the duration is shorter, especially during extreme weather. From the second quarter of 2021 to the second quarter of 2022, the sections of circuits that are storm hardened saw a nearly 44% reduction in damage leading to outages compared to the rest of the distribution system.
Power On focuses on mainline circuits, the backbone of PSEG Long Island's distribution system. The mainlines feed the many branch lines that power the homes and businesses in individual communities.
For more project details, visit https://www.psegliny.com/inthecommunity/currentinitiatives/stormhardeningprojects.
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This quotation from the 'Preface to the Second Edition' of J.A. Ramsay's 1968 version of his Physiological Approach to the Lower Animals will instantly and completely recall the man to those who met him and especially to those who were taught by him. The first edition of Ramsay's classic book was published, by Cambridge University Press, in 1952. As he remarks himself, this was the year before Watson and Crick reported on the structure of DNA, and so revision in 1968 was unsurprising. Perhaps more surprising, however, is that the updated second edition of Ramsay's short book is still available, new, from CUP after all these years. If you go to the CUP website, you can buy a copy and remind yourself of a remarkable and unique intelligence.
The primary source for information about Ramsay's life in science is the Biographical Memoir of The Royal Society written in 1990 by Simon Maddrell (who will himself, of course, be fondly recalled by many alumni, and who is still working in the Department). In the material that follows the debt to Simon's Biographical Memoir will be obvious, but perhaps this very short account will encourage some of you to read the full fifteen-page Memoir that is available via a link on the Department's website, as well as on the website of The Royal Society.
James Arthur Ramsay was born in 1909 in Maybole, Ayrshire, and he retained a suggestion of a Scottish accent throughout his life. His parents were not professionally academic, but were part of the business community. The young Arthur was clearly precocious and was transferred from school, where his emphasis had been on Classics, to Edinburgh University at the age of 16. From there he came to Gonville and Caius College to read Natural Sciences and after a First in Part I took Zoology in Part II. During his undergraduate years he was inspired by both James Gray and Carl Pantin (the Professor of Zoology at the time was J. Stanley Gardiner). Another First opened the way to research on water evaporation in animals under the supervision of James Gray. In 1934, before he had finished his Ph.D., Ramsay was appointed as a Demonstrator in Zoology, and to a Fellowship at Queens' College, and subsequently he was promoted to University Lecturer, at the age of 28. During the Second World War he served in the army, rising to the rank of Major (as did, for example, F.R. 'Rex' Parrington and Hugh Cott, both of whom may well also have taught some reading this article).
After his war service, Ramsay moved into the area of salt-water balance and osmoregulation, the area in which he was to make his reputation with inspired technical developments in the measurement of small volumes, for which he enlisted the help of a number of other physically-minded members of the Department. He became particularly known for his elegant and illuminating work on insect Malpighian tubules, and was elected an F.R.S. in 1955. Within the University, he was made first Reader (1959) and then Professor (1969) of Comparative Physiology. Queens' made him an Honorary Fellow in 1977.
Arthur Ramsay died in 1988, together with his wife, characteristically by their own definite decision.
Oh, and he played the bagpipes.


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The use of thermal analysis to predict the thermal life of organic electrical insulating materials
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Three different thermoanalytical methods are introduced as significant time-saving techniques in conventional life tests of some organic electrical insulating materials. DTA in cyclically alternated atmospheres of nitrogen and oxygen according to Randino and Andreotti, and TG analysis methods at different heating rates according to Flynn and Wall and to Broido were applied to two electrical insulations based on aromatic poly-imide and epoxy resin. The activation energies obtained are compared with those derived from the slopes of the life-lines produced via conventional life tests. The assumptions necessary for applying the thermal analyses in these cases are discussed.
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Influence of toasting on the nutritious and thermal properties of flaxseed
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Effect of different solvents on poly(caprolactone) (PCL) electrospun nonwoven membranes
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We reside in a world where getting fit is coming to be more and more desirable. There are gym advertisements every which way you look and also promotions for exercise videos and also weight loss books in every magazine you get. Nonetheless, in spite of the appeal of working out, it will not take place overnight. As opposed to subscribing to a craze workout or diet regimen, you should develop a health and fitness overview that will certainly maintain you fit and healthy for a life time as opposed to for a couple of weeks. Part of any physical fitness overview is consistency and also variety. The adhering to are some pointers to assist you create as well as stick with a fitness overview.
You require to begin sluggish if you are new to working out. This is not even if your endurance will be less than other individuals, however it is because if you do excessive too soon, you take the chance of seriously harming on your own. Hence, do not expect to run a marathon in the very first months of utilizing your health and fitness overview. Rather, you want to build up your stamina and endurance. Try brand-new tasks and keep track of the affects on your body. You must try to do tiny reps of various exercises and also work your method up when it concerns swimming laps or running.
Next off, when creating your health and fitness guide, it is necessary to actually make goals that are both long- and also temporary. Having goals will assist you remain inspired. This is why it is so vital to have short-term objectives. The more objectives you reach, the more likely it is that you will certainly really feel inspired to maintain your health and fitness guide and to transform the method you live your life. Long-term objectives are fantastic too since you will be advised of these when you reach your temporary objectives.
Likewise, when you get to a goal, you need to commemorate. This does not mean going out for a milkshake or smoothie or eating a bathtub of gelato in one resting. Instead, do something that aids you stick with your physical fitness guide. Buy some new health club clothing, publication a trip to an exotic area, get publications to assist you recognize your body, as well as treat yourself to a massage. By doing this, you can stay determined as well as will have points that assist your total wellness.
When it comes to a physical fitness guide, high quality and also not amount matters: you need to do the workouts best or they will not be reliable. Therefore, instead of racing your way with problems, make every solitary one count. If you are harmed, you will not just be in pain yet will certainly have to curb much of your health and fitness guide.
In a similar way, constantly stretch before any kind of workout. This will certainly make your physical fitness guide that much effective. This way, you can be sure that your muscular tissues await what's ahead, and you can avoid injury.
Finally, when implementing a fitness as well as developing overview, you need to ensure that you take on all areas of your body. You intend to do more than run. Rather, make your fitness overview as diverse and complete as feasible. Include weight lifting of the limbs, work with your abdominal location with crunches and also comparable workouts, and get your heart price up with swimming or running. Yoga exercise is a fantastic way to remain in shape and also to maintain you limber and flexible. In this manner, you can be certain you are functioning your whole body as well as improving your general health and wellness.
Next, when grace fit makeup creating your health and fitness overview, it is vital to really make objectives that are both long- and also temporary. The more objectives you reach, the much more most likely it is that you will certainly really feel passionate to keep at your physical fitness guide and to transform the means you live your life. When it comes to grace fit plans a physical fitness guide, high quality and not amount issues: you need to do the exercises ideal or they will not be reliable. When performing a health and fitness and creating overview, you require to make certain that you deal with all locations of your body. Rather, make your health and fitness overview as complete and also varied as feasible.


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El Distrito Escolar Independiente de North Forest (North Forest Independent School District, NFISD) era un distrito escolar de Texas. Tiene su sede en Houston. El consejo escolar del distrito tiene un presidente, un vicepresidente, un secretario, un vicesecretario, y tres miembros. NFISD, en el noreste del Condado de Harris, gestiona una escuela Pre-K, cinco escuelas primarias, dos escuelas medias, y una escuela preparatoria. Tiene aproximadamente 7.600 estudiantes.

La Agencia de Educación de Texas (TEA) quiso cerrar NFISD en 2012. En el 28 de junio de 2013 la Corte Suprema de Texas (Supreme Court of Texas) se negó a intervenir en el cierre del NFISD. El primero de junio de 2013 es la fecha del cierre de NFISD. Ahora Distrito Escolar Independiente de Houston, tiene el área del NFISD.

Escuelas

Escuelas preparatorias:
 Escuela Secundaria North Forest (North Forest High School)
 W. G. Smiley Career and Technology Center

Escuelas medias:
 B. C. Elmore Middle School
 Forest Brook Middle School

Escuelas primarias:
 Fonwood Elementary School
 A. G. Hilliard Elementary School
 Lakewood Elementary School
 W. E. Rogers Elementary School
 Shadydale Elementary School
 Thurgood Marshall Elementary School

Escuelas alternativas:
 Learning Academy

Notas

Enlaces externos

 Bienvenidos North Forest Estudiantes y Padres - Distrito Escolar Independiente de Houston
 Welcome North Forest Students & Staff - Distrito Escolar Independiente de Houston (en inglés)
 Distrito Escolar Independiente de North Forest (en inglés) (Archivo)
 "El Comisionado de la Agencia Educativa de Texas, ordenó a HISD anexar North Forest ISD." (Archivo) Distrito Escolar Independiente de Houston. 11 de noviembre de 2011.
 Cantu, Denisse. "IMPORTANTE: Oposición de North Forest ISD al cierre y la anexión rechazada." ( ) Houston Chronicle. Martes 2 de abril de 2013.
 Aiyer, Jay K., Michael O. Adams, and Subria Lapps (Universidad de Texas Southern (Q). "Urban Education Reform- Case Study: North Forest Independent School District" (). ECI Interdisciplinary Journal for Legal and Social Policy. volumen 3, número 1, artículo 4. (en inglés)

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Our goal is to have a high quality academic and Christian education for every child. The course of study at Suburban Bethlehem is based on the general course of study for Lutheran elementary schools. It is in compliance with the Indiana course of study for elementary and junior high schools. Seventh and eighth grade students receive catechetical instruction in their religion class from our pastor. This course of study will prepare students for their confirmation and for communicant membership in the Lutheran church - Missouri Synod.


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The premiere 2-+mile purpose built, progression-based, stacked loop trail system will include two multi-use core trails and beginner, intermediate and advanced bike specific trail networks.
The two core trails provide multi-use access to the entire park for runners, hikers and cyclists. A bit wider than the network trails, the core trails allow for easier passing, with many pull outs and regrouping areas for larger groups. During races and competitions these design features provide critical passing zones for riders and designated areas for first aid stations, course marshal locations, etc.
The perimeter loop trail will provide access around the entire property and all network trail areas.
The lake loop trail will provide access around Stryker Lake with stunning views and several scenic overlooks.
The network trails will be designed to provide progression based experiences, maximize flow and will have technical trail features increasing in difficulty.
Throughout the trail system enhanced terrain and technical trail features will be provided as optional lines for riders wanting to progress their skills.


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We have reached the halfway point of the week! I always enjoy Wednesdays and always feel very energetic. I have been going for long walks at night and getting to bed a later than before, but it all seems to be working out which is nice. I think that my body is functioning a lot more efficiently now that I am in better condition. Thank you consistent workouts! And thank you blog friends for being so supportive and encouraging! It has helped me tremendously to blog about my journey and it holds me accountable!
I am currently in Week #8 in this workout exercise cycle and next week I will choose new exercises for weeks 9-12. I remember when I started doing this Wednesday workout in week #5, these exercises were new and challenging for me. Especially the body weight skater squats because they are single leg exercises. Now I feel a lot more accustomed to the movement patterns and my balance has improved a lot. These little wins keep me consistent and coming back for more workouts!
Hourglass Workout: Complete this circuit 3 times!
I will admit that I really wanted to skip this hourglass workout, thankfully I decided to just do it. You can read more here about the techniques I used to do this entire hourglass workout.
And once I was done I was SO glad that I did it! Isn't that how it always works out?!?!
Baggage or other things that retard one's progress, as supplies carried by an army.
Thanks for joining me for another workout and word of the day. I have noticed that I have been feeling a little lazy about writing these lately, but I will keep writing them and hold myself accountable.
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Beautiful autumnal weather here in Pennsylvania. Cool nights and days in the 70's encourage the blooming of fall favorites. The sunlight is less intense and the flower colors are less washed out than in the summer. Lilac purple Colchicum flowers have been out for about a week. This week the buttercup yellow flowers of Sternbergia emerged from the ground. This flower is a lesser known autumn planted and also autumn blooming bulb that comes from drier regions around the Mediterranean Sea. The best swath of Sternbergia that I have seen was on a steep bank at Oatlands Historic House and gardens, near Leesburg, Virginia. The yellow clumps of Sternbergia had obviously multiplied to produce a spectacular show. I was not sure how they would do in my cooler climate but I decided to try them. The first place that I tried was probably not hot and dry enough as they lasted a couple of years and then disappeared. I planted my next batch of Sternbergia bulbs in my sunset garden here at Northview. This garden faces the hot western sun to provide the summer baking that these bulbs seem to need to flower. The bed is raised and mulched with river gravel. They did so well that I bought more the next year. You have to visit the Sternbergia patch every day at this time of year, as suddenly they seem to pop out. A papery covering protects the flower as it emerges out of the ground. The stem elongates and six petal-like tepals open up in the sun. I noticed one today that only had four tepals. The shape of the flower looks like a large goblet shaped crocus. The heights of the stem and flower range from 2.5 – 7 inches tall. No animals have tried to eat the Sternbergia. They are closely related to daffodils and contain alkaloids that do not make them a tasty treat. The narrow green strap-like leaves seem to be coming out with or after the flowers. The well-known bulb expert Judy Glattstein visited my garden this week with the Tohickon Garden Club. She suggested that I might have a couple of different Sternbergia species. I bought them all as Sternbergia lutea, but maybe I have more than one species? Whatever they are called, I would highly recommend the autumn daffodil if you can provide a hot dry sunny place and need a punch of bright yellow in your September/October garden.


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title: Binding CheckBoxes
page_title: Binding CheckBoxes - WinForms TreeView Control
description: WinForms TreeView supports binding the check boxes to a data field. This article shows how you can use this feature.
slug: winforms/treeview/data-binding/binding-checkboxes
tags: data,binding,basics
published: True
position: 8
---

# Binding check boxes

Since R3 2014 __RadTreeView__ supports binding the check-boxes of the nodes to a field in the data. You just need to specify   the RadTreeView. __CheckedMember__ property. The following code snippet demonstrates how to setup hierarchical tree by using two separate DataTables:

![treeview-data-binding-data-binding-basics 003](images/treeview-data-binding-data-binding-basics003.png)

{{source=..\SamplesCS\TreeView\DataBinding\BasicsHierarchyForm.cs region=CheckedMember}}
{{source=..\SamplesVB\TreeView\DataBinding\BasicsHierarchyForm.vb region=CheckedMember}}

````C#

DataTable parentDt = new DataTable("Parent");
parentDt.Columns.Add("MasterId", typeof(string));
parentDt.Columns.Add("Title", typeof(string));
parentDt.Columns.Add("IsActive", typeof(bool));

DataTable childDt = new DataTable("Child");
childDt.Columns.Add("ChildId", typeof(string));
childDt.Columns.Add("ParentId", typeof(string));
childDt.Columns.Add("Name", typeof(string));
childDt.Columns.Add("Status", typeof(bool));

string parentId = string.Empty;
string childId = string.Empty;
for (int i = 1; i <= 5; i++)
{
    parentId = Guid.NewGuid().ToString();
    parentDt.Rows.Add(parentId, "Node." + i, i % 2 == 0);

    for (int j = 1; j < 5; j++)
    {
        childId = Guid.NewGuid().ToString();
        childDt.Rows.Add(childId, parentId, "SubNode." + i + "." + j, j % 2 == 0);
    }
}

radTreeView1.DataSource = parentDt;
radTreeView1.RelationBindings.Add(new RelationBinding(childDt,null,"Name","MasterId","ParentId","ChildId","Status"));
radTreeView1.DisplayMember = "Title";
radTreeView1.ValueMember = "Id";
radTreeView1.CheckedMember = "IsActive";
radTreeView1.CheckBoxes = true;

````
````VB.NET

Dim parentDt As New DataTable("Parent")
parentDt.Columns.Add("MasterId", GetType(String))
parentDt.Columns.Add("Title", GetType(String))
parentDt.Columns.Add("IsActive", GetType(Boolean))
Dim childDt As New DataTable("Child")
childDt.Columns.Add("ChildId", GetType(String))
childDt.Columns.Add("ParentId", GetType(String))
childDt.Columns.Add("Name", GetType(String))
childDt.Columns.Add("Status", GetType(Boolean))
Dim parentId As String = String.Empty
Dim childId As String = String.Empty
For i As Integer = 1 To 5
    parentId = Guid.NewGuid().ToString()
    parentDt.Rows.Add(parentId, "Node." & i, i Mod 2 = 0)
    For j As Integer = 1 To 4
        childId = Guid.NewGuid().ToString()
        childDt.Rows.Add(childId, parentId, "SubNode." & i & "." & j, j Mod 2 = 0)
    Next
Next
radTreeView1.DataSource = parentDt
radTreeView1.RelationBindings.Add(New RelationBinding(childDt, Nothing, "Name", "MasterId", "ParentId", "ChildId", "Status"))
radTreeView1.DisplayMember = "Title"
radTreeView1.ValueMember = "Id"
radTreeView1.CheckedMember = "IsActive"
radTreeView1.CheckBoxes = True

````

{{endregion}}

## Binding CheckBoxes with Object Relational Hierarchy

Consider the following diagram which can be illustrated with the sample classes below: ![treeview-data-binding-binding-to-object-relational-data 002](images/treeview-data-binding-binding-to-object-relational-data002.png)

Note that the __IsActive__ and the __Status__ properties represent boolean data.

{{source=..\SamplesCS\TreeView\DataBinding\BindingToRelatedData.cs region=DataClasses}}
{{source=..\SamplesVB\TreeView\DataBinding\BindingToRelatedData.vb region=DataClasses}}

````C#

public class Parent
{
    public string ParentId { get; set; }

    public string Title { get; set; }

    public bool IsActive { get; set; }

    public List<Child> Children { get; set; }

    public Parent(string parentId, string title, bool isActive, List<Child> children)
    {
        this.ParentId = parentId;
        this.Title = title;
        this.IsActive = isActive;
        this.Children = children;
    }
}

public class Child
{
    public string ChildId { get; set; }

    public string ParentId { get; set; }

    public string Name { get; set; }

    public bool Status { get; set; }

    public Child(string childId, string parentId, string name, bool status)
    {
        this.ChildId = childId;
        this.ParentId = parentId;
        this.Name = name;
        this.Status = status;
    }
}

````
````VB.NET
Public Class Parent
    Public Property ParentId() As String
        Get
            Return m_ParentId
        End Get
        Set(value As String)
            m_ParentId = value
        End Set
    End Property
    Private m_ParentId As String
    Public Property Title() As String
        Get
            Return m_Title
        End Get
        Set(value As String)
            m_Title = value
        End Set
    End Property
    Private m_Title As String
    Public Property IsActive() As Boolean
        Get
            Return m_IsActive
        End Get
        Set(value As Boolean)
            m_IsActive = value
        End Set
    End Property
    Private m_IsActive As Boolean
    Public Property Children() As List(Of Child)
        Get
            Return m_Children
        End Get
        Set(value As List(Of Child))
            m_Children = value
        End Set
    End Property
    Private m_Children As List(Of Child)
    Public Sub New(parentId As String, title As String, isActive As Boolean, children As List(Of Child))
        Me.ParentId = parentId
        Me.Title = title
        Me.IsActive = isActive
        Me.Children = children
    End Sub
End Class
Public Class Child
    Public Property ChildId() As String
        Get
            Return m_ChildId
        End Get
        Set(value As String)
            m_ChildId = value
        End Set
    End Property
    Private m_ChildId As String
    Public Property ParentId() As String
        Get
            Return m_ParentId
        End Get
        Set(value As String)
            m_ParentId = value
        End Set
    End Property
    Private m_ParentId As String
    Public Property Name() As String
        Get
            Return m_Name
        End Get
        Set(value As String)
            m_Name = value
        End Set
    End Property
    Private m_Name As String
    Public Property Status() As Boolean
        Get
            Return m_Status
        End Get
        Set(value As Boolean)
            m_Status = value
        End Set
    End Property
    Private m_Status As Boolean
    Public Sub New(childId As String, parentId As String, name As String, status As Boolean)
        Me.ChildId = childId
        Me.ParentId = parentId
        Me.Name = name
        Me.Status = status
    End Sub
End Class

````

{{endregion}}

The code snippet below illustrates how to bind the check-boxes coming from the described properties:

![treeview-data-binding-binding-to-object-relational-data 003](images/treeview-data-binding-binding-to-object-relational-data003.png)

{{source=..\SamplesCS\TreeView\DataBinding\BindingToRelatedData.cs region=CheckedMember}}
{{source=..\SamplesVB\TreeView\DataBinding\BindingToRelatedData.vb region=CheckedMember}}

````C#

List<Parent> dataItems = new List<Parent>();
Parent currentParent;
Child currentChild;
List<Child> children;
string parentId = string.Empty;
string childId = string.Empty;
for (int i = 1; i <= 5; i++)
{
    parentId = Guid.NewGuid().ToString();

    children = new List<Child>();
    for (int j = 1; j < 5; j++)
    {
        childId = Guid.NewGuid().ToString();
        currentChild = new Child(childId, parentId, "SubNode." + i + "." + j, j % 2 == 0);
        children.Add(currentChild);
    }
    currentParent = new Parent(parentId, "Node." + i, i % 2 == 0,children);
    dataItems.Add(currentParent);
}

radTreeView1.DataSource = dataItems;
radTreeView1.DisplayMember = "Title\\Name";
radTreeView1.ChildMember = "Parent\\Children";
radTreeView1.CheckedMember = "IsActive\\Status";
radTreeView1.CheckBoxes = true;

````
````VB.NET
Dim dataItems As New List(Of Parent)()
Dim currentParent As Parent
Dim currentChild As Child
Dim children As List(Of Child)
Dim parentId As String = String.Empty
Dim childId As String = String.Empty
For i As Integer = 1 To 5
    parentId = Guid.NewGuid().ToString()
    children = New List(Of Child)()
    For j As Integer = 1 To 4
        childId = Guid.NewGuid().ToString()
        currentChild = New Child(childId, parentId, "SubNode." & i & "." & j, j Mod 2 = 0)
        children.Add(currentChild)
    Next
    currentParent = New Parent(parentId, "Node." & i, i Mod 2 = 0, children)
    dataItems.Add(currentParent)
Next
radTreeView1.DataSource = dataItems
radTreeView1.DisplayMember = "Title\Name"
radTreeView1.ChildMember = "Parent\Children"
radTreeView1.CheckedMember = "IsActive\Status"
radTreeView1.CheckBoxes = True

````

{{endregion}}
# See Also
* [Binding to Database Data]({%slug winforms/treeview/data-binding/binding-to-database-data%})

* [Binding to Object-relational Data]({%slug winforms/treeview/data-binding/binding-to-object-relational-data%})

* [Binding to Self Referencing Data]({%slug winforms/treeview/data-binding/binding-to-self-referencing-data%})

* [Binding to XML Data]({%slug winforms/treeview/data-binding/binding-to-xml-data%})

* [Data Binding]({%slug winforms/treeview/data-binding/data-binding-basics%})

* [Serialize/Deserialize to XML]({%slug winforms/treeview/data-binding/serialize/deserialize-to-xml%})

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SPONSORING A CAP
We thank you for thinking about becoming a sponsor. The cost for the CAP (Career Achievement Plaque) is $400 each. The CAP's have restricted distribution, meaning the only ones who can purchase them are former letter-winners and their family members. The public can contribute funds for CAP's for former letter-winners through this site. Sponsors will also be able to give funds in person or over the phone with an approved member of the Alumni CAP. Funds can be taken via credit card, check, or cash. Any sponsorship amount given is greatly appreciated. Email the Alumni CAP for more information on this at the following:
Sponsorships Available
1 former letter winner would be $400
5 former letter winners would be $2,000
10 former letter winners would be $4,000
50 former letter winners would be $20,000
100 former letter winners would be $40,000


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Selena Gomez's 21st Birthday — Celebrate Her Amazing Year (VIDEO)
Selena Gomez is all smiles as she celebrates her 21st birthday early with friends at the Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles, Calif. on July 20, 2013.
The singer/actress turns the big 2-1 today. Happy Birthday, Selena!
Selena Gomez, you can finally legally drink — and you may need one after your busy year! The "Come & Get It" singer and star of Spring Breakers turned 21 on July 22, and we have pictures from her epic first year as an official twenty-something!
The actress wowed us with her racy performance in Spring Breakers, especially when her character took a bong hit!. Gone is her squeaky clean Disney image and hello to an all-new Selena. The is a far cry from her Wizards of Waverly Place days and we are loving this grown-up gal.
Her first solo album Stars Dance doesn't drop until July 23, just a day after her birthday! However, we were treated to many songs of her upcoming album. Selena's "Come & Get It" single was crazy hot and she is definitely maturing into an amazing solo artist! Selena has also been preparing for her first international tour starting Oct. 10 until Nov. 20. We can't wait!
Tell em its my Birthday!!
The on-again-off-again pair have definitely kept us guessing with their whirlwind relationship. The couple dated for two years before initially splitting in late 2012. However, the two can't seem to stay away from each other. Selena was seen hanging out with Justin Bieber over the Fourth of July weekend. No matter what your feelings are toward the couple, let's face it, Jelena would make beautiful music together.
Have an amazing birthday, Selena!
Selena Gomez celebrates her 21st birthday early on July 20, 2013. The "Come & Get It" singer was joined by her BFF Lily Collins.
Gomez, spotted here with a pair of devil horns, officially turns 21 on July 22.
A closer look at Selena Gomez's devil horns.
Selena Gomez's pals also brought a cute leopard-print inspired cake for the early birthday celebrations in Los Angeles on July 20, 2013.
Labels: Selena Gomez


97051 Pizza Delivery - Order Domino's Now!
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With more than 12,000 stores around the world, we know customer service and quality. Our aim is to not only be the best pizza delivery company in Saint Helens, but also the world, and everything from our money-saving pizza coupons to our considerate delivery drivers reflects this commitment. It's time to curb your hunger! Order online, use our free smartphone app, or call your local Domino's restaurant in 97051 for super fast and delicious pizza delivery and carryout today! We may be more than 56 years old, but we aren't just any old 97051 pizza restaurant. Domino's is your go-to pizza place in 97051!


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Q: Using a Hidden Stored Procedure I am trying to use the following stored procedure to obtain databases from a server.  However, I just want the databases created from a month ago.  What do I have to do to make this work?
Here is the code:
sp_msforeachdb 'IF ''?'' like ''z%''
BEGIN
  print ''?''
END'

I just want the databases that begin with Z that were created during a certain month.

A: How about this instead.
select name
    from sys.databases
    where name like 'z%'
        and create_date >= dateadd(mm,-1,getdate())


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About Living Our Faith
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Affectionately known as Old St. Paul's, Baltimore
Home » 2017 » November
My Old St. Paul's Story
November 18, 2017 3:26 pm / Leave a comment
—Barry Brown, St. Paul's Stewardship Committee
Suzanne and I arrived in Baltimore in the summer of 2015, after an unexpected job change and relocation. We soon began looking for a church that would be near our new home. More specifically, we wanted a traditional Episcopal service with good music and a progressive understanding of the Christian experience.
We made our first visit to Old St Paul's on October 11, 2015, and we were hooked by the end of the service. For me, the music, liturgy, and message were all just right. Then, to make a wonderful experience even better, we were warmly greeted by many people after the service.
Over the subsequent months, we visited other churches, but never quite felt the connection we felt at OSP. We returned about every other week and began attending the forum, participated in Civic Works day of service, served lunch with the OSP team at Our Daily Bread, and attended numerous parties. All the while our network of friends at OSP continued to grow.
It is very difficult for an introvert like me to pull up my roots and move off to a strange new city. I've had to do it a few times in my life, and sometimes wasn't sure I'd survive. For me, stepping into OSP felt almost as if I had always been here. This church has had an incredible impact on my adapting to a new city. So we support Old St. Paul's with our financial pledge to help keep our spiritual home healthy, and to help insure it is here for others who need the same support it has given me.
Please consider your commitment to growth and give electronically to Old St. Paul's:
http://stpaulsbaltimore.org/pledge/
Why Bishops and Our Dioceses are Vital to Our Giving as Episcopalians
November 9, 2017 9:50 pm / Leave a comment
–The Reverend Tom Andrews
"Episcopal" means having bishops, and bishops and the diocese are the center,
the heartbeat of what it means to be part of this church. The diocese is where
we come together as a Church with our bishops in democratic decision-making
processes. As such, we are reminded that as individual believers, we are
connected with other Christians, both in heaven and on earth. We connect out
of mutual support in faith, not because we are completely in agreement,
completely perfect, or complete in any way.
It's important for Episcopalians to support our Bishops and the work of our
Church in the Diocese of Maryland. We pledge to Old Saint Paul's knowing that
part of our giving supports the mission of the Bishops, the Diocese and the
National Church. Our delegates to the annual Diocesan Convention vote for the
mission of the Episcopal Church in Maryland, and choose our Deputies to the
General Convention where God's mission for the Church is decided and acted
upon. The full name of our Church is the Domestic and Foreign Missionary
Society of the Episcopal Church. I have worked with a number of Bishops in the
dioceses where I've lived and know firsthand of the importance of the ordained
and laity working together to accomplish the mission of the Church and
responding to such needs wherever they may be.
The Church, led by our bishops, fulfills three important functions. The first
purpose is worship. We don't worship God because we have to or because
we're afraid of what God might do to us if we don't. We worship God because
we believe that God is a being who fully deserves our respect and love.
Worshipping God is simply the best response to God's generous love and a
church service is an effective and time-honored way of carrying out this
behavior.
The second purpose is teaching. To some extent, this is something we do for
each other by reading passages from the Bible aloud in church combined with
sermons commenting and connecting spiritual teachings and secular issues that
relate Christianity to real life. Christians have a responsibility to make their own
insights about God available to the rest of the world and an organized Church
can provide that framework of tried and true insights for individual Christians
who don't have time, energy, or even feel the need, to reinvent the wheel.
Our third purpose is fellowship. We are a community of people with a common
goal, supporting and strengthening each other as we work towards that goal. An
important part of Christian teaching is compassion for others and the Church
provides material support for the needy, as it attempts to promote social justice
to the rest of society. While Christians have certainly done some very unchristian
things, that's only part of the story. On the whole, the world is healthier, better
fed, better educated, with more rights because of Christianity than it would be
without it. Just because Christians have sometimes failed to live up to our high
ideals doesn't mean we haven't made great progress in striving toward them. A
current example is our Bishop's appeal to help with the vitally needed rebuilding
of Puerto Rico.
We believe in a God who loves us and calls us, the Church community, to follow
the teachings of Jesus Christ under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Individual
giving is extremely important and appropriately led by our parishes under the
guidance of our Bishops and our dioceses in accomplishing our mission. This is
who we are, and it's vital to who we are as Episcopalians.
To pledge to St. Paul's Episcopal Church, who contributes to The Episcopal
Diocese of Maryland and the National Episcopal Church, please use this link: http://stpaulsbaltimore.net/pledge/
Step Up Your Pledge
—Vicky Murray, St. Paul's Stewardship Committee
If you already pledge to Old St. Paul's—thank you! Your generosity funds our operations. The pledge commitments that parishioners make are used by the Vestry and church leaders to build an operating budget. Just like your personal budget, the church budget includes basic expenses (utilities, salaries, building maintenance, etc) as well as the programs that keep our congregation growing (music, education for children and adults, etc).
The theme for this year's Stewardship Campaign is "The Gifts of God for the People of God". We hear these words every week when we prepare to receive communion, but what do they mean? Everything that we have in our lives, from our relationships with others to our material possessions, is a gift that is given to us by God. As people of God, we are stewards of all that we hold dear.
For over twenty years, the luxury watch brand Patek Phillippe has used the advertising slogan: "You never really own a Patek Phillippe. You merely look after for it for the next generation." This year marked our 325th year as a parish, an incredible testimony to the stewardship of those who came before us. We must continue the tradition for those who come after us.
Look around the church at the names and dates of those who are forever memorialized in our stained glass windows. Think about the financial support that they provided to Old St. Paul's. We are blessed with a strong endowment thanks to their gifts. We are fortunate to have it, but it is our responsibility to maintain and build the endowment rather than relying on it in lieu of our pledge of financial commitment. I grew up in a church where my great-grandparents had been founding members. It is my hope that Old St. Paul's will be there for my great-grandchildren.
We ask that you prayerfully consider increasing your pledge from what you gave in 2017.
Uncovering the Hidden History of Enslaved People at St. Paul's Parish, Baltimore
—The Rev. Mary Luck Stanley
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland invited me to research the history of St. Paul's Church in relationship to chattel slavery, and to present at the Trail of Souls Pilgrimage. I am grateful to Audry Gagnon, a former intern with the Episcopal Service Corps, for her research at the Maryland Historical Society. Thanks also to John Henderson, civil rights attorney and former Sr. Warden, for his research into the story of Reverdy Johnson.
When the Diocese of London founded St. Paul's Parish in 1692 as an established member of the Church of England, people living within the parish boundaries were taxed forty pounds of tobacco per year, paid to the Church. For the first hundred years of this congregation's life, tobacco income was the main source of support. The clergy of St. Paul's were granted "glebe land" to grow tobacco, thus providing for their income. Typically, enslaved people farmed the tobacco. St. Paul's Church was built on the labor of enslaved people.
Baptisms and Marriages
Beginning in the 1790s, and for the following hundred years, more than one hundred people of African descent were recorded in the parish register as being baptized by the clergy of St. Paul's. A slave balcony was included in the third church that seated 1700 people, before it burned down in 1854. The parish register lists "slave, mulatto, negro, and free black" names both for baptisms and marriages up until the 1830's. Presumably, the opening of St. James' Parish for African Americans, founded in 1824, caused the drop off in baptisms.
Clergy Responsibilities
"Under the wing of St. Paul's: In 1873, when St. James' Church had been greatly weakened by withdrawals and other causes, the vestry requested the Rev. Dr. Hodges, rector of St. Paul's Parish, to assume charge of the spiritualities of the parish. Hence, from then until the end of 1888, the priests in charge of the parish were assistants of the Rev. Dr. Hodges. The last priest furnished by St. Paul's was a colored clergyman, Father B. W. Timothy." —St. James Church: History 1824-1949, Anniversary Pamphlet from 1849, page 5.
As part of a diocesan ministry, at the request of the bishop of Maryland, the clergy from St. Paul's also took on some of the pastoral ministry for the Johns Hopkins Colored Orphan Asylum. There are almost fifty names of girls at the Colored Orphan Asylum who were listed in the register as being baptized in the twenty years that St. Paul's was in charge of their care.
"In 1789, leaders of St. Paul's Church organized the founding of The Maryland Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery and the Relief of Free Negroes and Others Unlawfully held in Bondage. This was the fourth anti-slavery society in the United States and the sixth in the world. Founding members included Judge Samuel Chase, Attorney General Luther Martin, and Dr. George Buchanan, all from St. Paul's." —St. Paul's Parish Baltimore: a chronicle of the Mother Church, by Francis F. Beirne, page 47.
"The manumission of slaves, which a decade before had received stimulus from Dr. George Buchanan and the anti-slavery society, was creating a problem. The freed men found much difficulty adjusting to their new condition for they had virtually nowhere to go. A possible solution which attracted many people was the proposal to establish a nation for them in Africa. Again some members of St. Paul's took an active interest in the plan. John Eager Howard was vice president of the Colonization Society which was organized on a national scale with headquarters in Washington." —St. Paul's Parish Baltimore, page 84.
Reverdy Johnson
In 1931, the children and grandchildren of vestryman Reverdy Johnson (1796-1876) had a brass memorial mounted on a wall in the nave of St Paul's. Inscribed on the plaque are the words, "lover of the Anglo-Saxon Race, of North and South, of Justice and of Peace." The life of Reverdy Johnson reflects the fact that Baltimore was caught in the crosshairs of issues swirling around slavery and the Civil War. Johnson epitomizes these complexities, arguing, as an attorney, a pro-slavery position in the ruinous Dred Scott case, but also advocating for the 13th Amendment (ending slavery) a decade later. He favored the Union, and called the Confederates traitors, while also advocating for state autonomy. He condemned slavery and gave up the slaves he inherited, though he campaigned against extending citizenship, equal protection of the law, and voting rights to the freedmen, opposing both the 14th and 15th Amendments. Johnson regularly opposed Lincoln, but also became an ally in the war, ending up as a pallbearer at Lincoln's funeral.


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— японское ранобэ, автором которого является Ацуси Кагурадзака, а художником — Сададзи Коикэ. По мотивам ранобэ были выпущены манга, Drama CD и визуальная новелла. С июля по сентябрь 2009 года по телевидению Японии транслировался аниме-сериал.

Сюжет
Идёт 14 год эры Тайсё (1925 год). В Японии получают всё большее распространение некоторые западные новшества. Например, набирает популярность игра в бейсбол, школьницы уже начали носить матроски. Но в целом общество по-прежнему остаётся достаточно патриархальным. Для девочек считается неприличным даже быстро бегать, не говоря уже о спортивных играх. Одной из школьниц, Огасаваре Акико, это очень не нравится, и она, заручившись поддержкой подруги, Судзукавы Коумэ, решает создать бейсбольную команду и сразиться с командой мальчиков. Но для бейсбольной команды нужно собрать 9 человек. А ещё нужна соответствующая экипировка. А ещё нужно знать правила, а Акико, как выясняется, до этого вообще ни разу бейсбол не видела. Иначе говоря, им приходится начинать практически с нуля…

Персонажи
Главные героини — члены женской бейсбольной команды Оука-кай. Большинство девушек из 1-2 класса, а тренер команды является их классным руководителем. Drama CD и аниме озвучивали разные актёры.

Главные герои
 — как и остальные члены команды, учится в школе для девочек Тохо Сэйка (東邦星華高等女学院). Её родители держат небольшой ресторанчик в западном стиле. По характеру человек открытый и отзывчивый, ей трудно сказать «нет», поэтому порой попадает в сложные ситуации. В частности, именно так Акико получила её согласие на создание бейсбольной команды.
 Сэйю: Канаэ Ито (аниме), Микако Такахаси (Drama CD)

 — дочь богатых коммерсантов, по поведению и речи — типичная «о-дзё:-сама». Однако, под влиянием родителей, приобрела достаточно либеральные взгляды. В частности, когда на одном из светских приёмов в их семье один знакомый (игрок в бейсбол) сказал, что дело женщин — лишь заниматься семьёй, она, желая доказать, что это не так, решила создать бейсбольную команду.
 Сэйю: Май Накахара (аниме), Мария Ямамото (Drama CD)

 — староста класса. Имеет спокойный и мягкий характером. Обладает определёнными знаниями относительно бейсбола. Её родители — владельцы магазина тканей.
 Сэйю: Мамико Ното (аниме), Асами Имай (Drama CD)

 — её отец — писатель, а мать — журналист; сама она также стремится стать писателем. Поскольку родители обычно сильно заняты на работе, с хозяйством управляется сама. По характеру человек скромный и застенчивый, обычно держится вдали от одноклассников. Открывается лишь своей подруге детства, Юки. Речь её носит несколько мужской характер, поэтому производит впечатление человека прямого и грубоватого, но по отношению к близким людям может быть весьма заботливой. Человек трудолюбивый, то, что делает, стремится доводить до совершенства.
 Сэйю: Рё Хирохаси (аниме), Масуми Асано (Drama CD)

 — её родители — инженеры, и сама она по характеру человек трезвый и реалистичный. Препочитает сначала обдумать, потом действовать. Носит очки.
 Сэйю: Кана Уэда (аниме), Каору Мидзухара (Drama CD)

 — обладает отличной реакцией, хорошо сведуща в боевых искусствах, особенно хорошо владеет мечом. Высокая и красивая, поэтому вызывает восхищение у многих младшеклассниц. Отец воспитал её в несколько мужском стиле, поэтому внешне она холодная и строгая, внутри же скорее озорная. Среди прочих членов команды она наиболее независимая. Также отличается любопытством, поэтому записана в газетный кружок, однако участвует в его работе скорее номинально. Неравнодушна к красивым девочкам, в частности, к Коумэ.
 Сэйю: Юко Кайда (аниме), Ая Эндо (Drama CD)

 — младшая сестра Томоэ. Тоже является членом газетного кружка, при этом относится к этому занятию довольно серьёзно. Хотя и младшая сестра, но постоянно старается контролировать Томоэ, делая ей замечания. Также обладает хорошей реакцией, хотя проявляет её сравнительно редко.
 Сэйю: Эри Китамура (аниме), Хироми Конно (Drama CD)

 — американка, преподающая в школе английский язык. Знает правила бейсбола, и потому согласилась быть в команде тренером.
 Сэйю: Сатоми Араи (аниме), Тиаки Такахаси (Drama CD)

 — седьмой-восьмой член. Она очень влюблена в Томоэ, и когда Томоэ попросил ее присоединиться — она согласилась, не задумываясь.
 Сэйю: Юи Макино (аниме)

 —
 Сэйю: Саори Гото (аниме)

Медиа

Ранобэ
Ацуси Кагурадзака совместно с иллюстратором Сададзи Коикэ запустили ранобэ в журнале Tokuma Novels Edge от издательства Tokuma Shoten 17 апреля 2007 года.

Манга
Публикация манги с иллюстрациями Симпей Ито началась в сентябрьском выпуске Monthly Comic Ryū с 2008 года.

Аниме
Аниме-сериал был создан на студиях J.C. Staff и Bee Train, под руководством режиссёра Такаси Икэхата, по сценарию Нобухико Амагава, Масахико Сираиси, Ацуси Кагурадзака. Все музыкальные партии написали Такаюки Хаттори, Такуя Ватанабэ. За дизайн персонажей отвечал художник Канэтоси Камимото, а художником-постановщиком был Хёдо Масару . Премьера сериала в Японии состоялась с июля по сентябрь 2009 года на телеканалах TBS, BS-TBS, CNB, MBS.

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