It's been awhile since I have posted because I have been vacationing in Florida and taking day to Apple Hill, Occidental, Healdsburg and Santa Rosa. It's hard to decide which foodie day to talk about, since all of them were exciting. I will start out writing about last Saturday's trip to Healdsburg with my niece Michelle. We had the best day tasting wine, eating great meals and Michelle was treated to a few very special cocktails at the bar at Bravas Restaurant.
I don't know when it started, but a few years back I began taking my nieces and nephews out for their birthdays. It's been super fun having these twenty somethings around, spoiling them and mostly enjoying time together making memories. Michelle has always been open to an adventure with her Auntie Teri.
Last Saturday was no exception. Michelle and I started out the day early, making sure not to waste any time on our day together. I picked her up at 9:30AM and we drove directly to Healdsburg, only stopping briefly at Keller Estate Winery. We tried to make a quick stop there out of the blue, but they couldn't accommodate the two of us short notice. We were disappointed because it was high on a hill, near a cute duck pond, but we trudged on ahead to bigger and better wineries.
First stop was Gustafson. We were treated especially well by a knowledgeable local who not only offered Michelle some of the best 2013 Estate Syrah, but she also gave us a map and recommended the names of other wineries that had to be on our "go to" list. She spoke highly of their vineyard overlooking Lake Sonoma and encouraged us to next time bring a picnic lunch and hang out at their gorgeous family estate. This generous girl also gave us several cards of other wineries in the area that offered free tastings. Of course, we were excited to catch a break and utilized a few of them that day.
Next we found a extraordinary cafe named Shed Shed. This place offers products from local farmers, ranchers, and sustainable artisan producers. When you walk in you are greeted with fresh flowers, garden and kitchen gifts, specialty coffees, exotic teas, a juice bar, a cheese section, charcuterie, gourmet sourdough bread, challah, seeded varieties and more. If you can find a spot to sit, you can splurge on their main dishes like Pear and Prosciutto Pizza, Wood Oven Mussels w smoked tomato, broccoli shoots, Calabrian Chili, cherry tomatoes and toasted bread just to name a couple. Everything is meticulously plated with fresh herbs and petite greens you've never seen before. Michelle and I didn't eat here, but we did partake in their seeded loaf of bread. I've been making my own breads lately and very much appreciate what goes into the making of a good loaf.
Close by was Costeaux Bakery where we picked up a French Baguette (I told you I was into bread!) with goat cheese, salami and fresh greens. I behaved myself and didn't buy the coconut macaroon dipped in chocolate (my fav), but I did go for the day old pastries which included a chocolate croissant, a few raspberry pastries and a plain croissant to take home to the family. We also had the clerk warm up and split in half their ham, veggie and cheese croissant. Oh my! I gobbled it up in two bites!
Spicy Vines had a table outside where we could enjoy our sandwiches alongside their 2015 Cabernet Franc Pine Mountain Cloverdale Peak and Michelle's favorite Peter's Delight Pinot Noir Russian River Valley (her brother's name and the area which my dad was raised.) We relaxed in the midday sun getting caught up on the latest in the life of an audiologist and talked about our upcoming trip to Cancun with our extended families.
Now we were ready to make our way into another local winery and found Portalupi. We took a seat on the comfy couch and were delighted by the generous pours and friendly guests. We loved everything from the old vine zinfandel to their pinot-noir. Of course I was pacing myself since I was the designated driver and made sure that the birthday girl was getting the most pours and tastes on her special day.
A couple hours later, on our way to the restaurant, we stumbled into Journeyman Meats a butcher shop, salumeria and tasting bar. This place is a one of a kind meat market/specialty foods store offering fresh turkey and salami sandwiches alongside cool cookbooks like The Art of Wood Fired Cooking by Mugnaini and In The Charcuterie by Boetticher and Miller.
Last but not least, we walked and googled our way to Bravas which had rave reviews by all the locals and it didn't disappoint. We got lucky and found a spot at the bar where we could watch the bartenders Todd and Jordan (really expert mixologists) prepare some phenomenal cocktails. I didn't partake in more drinking here, but Michelle was treated with the utmost care getting samples of spirits like Alameda's St. George's newest Malt Whiskey "Baller" and San Francisco's Raff Distillerie's Bummer & Lazarus Dry Gin. There is a very cool story about the rescue dogs named Bummer and Lazarus in case you want to look it up on Instagram. Such a clever name as well.
We sat next to a couple of ladies named Lucy and Shellie from Menlo Park who kept us entertained and they graciously gave us the inside scoop as to what to order from the menu. Grilled octopus, foie gras with crispy serrano, and backyard marmalade and bacon wrapped dates with blue cheese. And we ended the meal by ordering their famous crispy yet flavorful Paella. We were in Heaven!
I haven't even begun to describe the cocktails that my niece ordered. She tried the "Bang a Rang' made with High West Double Rye, Yellow Chartreuse, lemon, and Benedictine and another special drink made with Gin, her favorite. She was having so much fun learning about the various gins, whiskeys and spirits. It was a grand time checking out the local wineries, restaurants, bakeries and coffee houses and I can't wait to go back.
Make sure you set aside a day to drive to Healdsburg with a relative or two. Why not take advantage of these glorious days of Autumn by spending time in the wine country with your loved ones. I guarantee you will have a good time enjoying good food and you won't go thirsty either with the many choices of wineries and cocktail bars on every corner.
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Lafayette welcomes another test from 3A power Charleston
Published 5:59 am Thursday, September 22, 2016
Lafayette's Ross Ingram (18) and the rest of the Commodores will try and keep their winning streak alive Friday. (Bruce Newman)
After an 0-2 start to the season, in games where it could have easily been 2-0, Lafayette is rolling. Wins over crosstown rival Oxford and Louisville the past two weeks have the Commodores back to .500 football and in a good place heading into their final tune up game of the year before diving into Region 2-4A play next week.
"It's given us some confidence," Lafayette coach Michael Fair said. "We've had a good two weeks. We feel like we're improving each week, and it's going to take a lot of the same to have the same outcome this week."
Lafayette (2-2) does not get to ease into region play as they welcome perennial Class 3A powerhouse Charleston to William L. Buford Stadium on Friday (7 p.m., 105.1 FM). The Tigers (4-1) are constantly battling for the Region 2-3A title and have come away with it in recent years and are winners of three of the last four 3A state championships. This year looks to be no different.
"Charleston is a great team regardless of classification," Fair said. "Good football is good football regardless of classification. These guys have a lot of confidence. A lot of tradition at Charleston. Anybody that's played against them or wants to play against them knows the effort that their guys give."
The Tigers are not a foreign opponent to Fair, who coached against them his two years at Senatobia. Charleston got the better of Fair both times, and last years' team looks very similar to what he has seen on game film this year. When preparing for a team like Charleston, there is not one key threat to focus on offensively. Dual threat is a common theme among the quarterbacks, wide receivers and running backs for the Tigers.
"They've got a lot of guys that can run really fast," Fair said. "They'll run two or three quarterbacks, two or three running backs. It's hard to key on one guy because they do such a good job spreading the ball around. They've got some receivers this year that they feel comfortable with throwing the ball downfield."
Leading Charleston statistically at quarterback is senior Tre Truly, who is 26 of 48 for 407 yards. Five different players have taken at least one snap at quarterback and all six have combined for nine touchdowns through the air.
On the ground, the Tigers are led by senior Billy Kimble, who has carried the ball 84 times for 547 yards and four touchdowns. Kimble has four games of at least 100 yards rushing out of the five Charleston has played. Truly has also accounted for four rushing touchdowns on 55 carries for 198 yards.
The defense knows what they are in for, but Fair is confident in his offense, which is averaging 22.3 points a game, being able to make an impact against a Charleston defense that is giving up 12.2 points per game.
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Pianos are beautiful, intricate instruments that must be cared for properly in order to remain functional. Spending time in a storage unit is not always the best thing for a piano, since you won't be present to continually make sure it's not exposed to moisture, bugs, or high temperatures. However, if you take some precautions, you can keep a piano in storage with a pretty high level of confidence that it will emerge okay.
As you travel to your new home, you may wonder if you can use your car to move your belongings. It is unlikely that you will be able to fit larger pieces of furniture in your car, but you may be able to fit many of your possessions into your car and save on moving expenses, if you are able to pack efficiently. Avoid Using Boxes Try to place belongings in bags whenever possible.
Moving long distance is a great deal more stressful than moving within the same state or city that you are currently living in. For this reason, moving long distance should be carefully planned for. Consider these four tips for a low-stress, long-distance move: Donate: Everything in your home that you don't need should be donated or thrown away. This will reduce the amount of stuff you will be moving long distance.
If you're planning to move on a Saturday, as is often the case for people, it's important to circle not only that date on the calendar, but also the last Saturday before the move. While you'll hopefully be well into the packing process by this point and have already hired the moving service that will show up bright and early to help you on moving day, you can spend at least part of the day a week before the move getting things done that will make moving day easier.
Moving overseas – whether for a job, a military assignment, or simply a change of pace – can be extremely exciting, as well as extremely nerve-wracking. However, when that moving involves taking your beloved piano with you, you may become even more anxious about moving such a delicate piece of machinery over the ocean to your new home. So how can you alleviate a bit of that anxiety? If you're looking for tips for moving your piano overseas, then here's what you need to know.
If you have to relocate across the country soon for a new job or for school, here are four ways that you can reduce the overall cost of a cross country move. #1 Try To Schedule Your Move During Off-Peak Times If you have control over the time of year when you make your move, try to schedule it during an off-peak moving time. One of the busiest and thus most expensive times of year to move is during the summer time.
If you're a new RV owner who is already considering what to do with the RV after vacation season ends, and you have no plans to take the vehicle on the road during the rest of the year, you may be eyeing your driveway as the place to put the vehicle. Not everyone has the space for this, but if you live on property that does, leaving the RV in the driveway could seem like the best option—or is it?
Self storage units can be a great solution for items that would have otherwise been left out in the cold, such as in a garage, where the opening and closing of the door would lead to frequent intakes of cold air. Getting a storage unit for outdoor furniture and knick knacks is also a good idea during the winter months. You'll want to make sure that all of your items are safe through the harshest parts of the season and that you can still access everything easily, which can be a challenge unless you opt for a temperature controlled storage unit.
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Facebook Users Aren't There to Shop Around
June 6, 2012 2:18 PM PT
A new poll does not bode well for Facebook's goal of stepping up its ad revenue.
Four out of five Facebook users said they were never influenced by advertising or even comments on the site to buy a product or service, found the poll, which was conducted by Reuters/Ipsos.
Thirty-four percent of the users surveyed said they were spending less time on the site compared with six months ago, the poll also found. Only 20 percent told pollsters that they were spending more time.
Facebook's performance in its IPO has not helped its image, either: Forty-four percent of respondents said its trading debut made them less favorable to the site.
This survey is just one of many suggesting that Facebook is not necessarily a surefire revenue producer for brands that advertise on the site.
For example, Pinterest users are 79 percent more likely to purchase something spotted on that site than Facebook users are to buy something they see on Facebook, a recent study from SteelHouse found.
The Nature of Facebook
Much of this, of course, has to do with the very nature of Facebook — it is, at bottom, a social networking site where users gather to catch up with friends, read news in the categories in which they are interested, swap photos and so on. Brand engagement is part of the mix, but only a small part — at least from the users' point of view.
The reason click-through rates are so low for the social network's ads is that people aren't in a buying mood when they're on the site, said Avi Bibi, COO and VP at AdMedia.
"Users visit Facebook mainly to keep up with the lives of their friends, find great content, and have fun with games and contests," he told the E-Commerce Times. "Users are far more receptive to ads when they're searching for something online, reading news sites and blogs, shopping, or checking their emails."
Not that any of this is new news, said Todd LaBeau, VP and director of interactive at Lindsay, Stone & Briggs.
"Brands have been questioning the ROI for years," he told the E-Commerce Times.
Recently they have stepped up their demands for increased social media visibility and accountability with the result of some deciding, as in the case with GM, to pull out of poorly performing channels. Yet it is telling that these brands are still building out their Facebook pages in droves, LaBeau continued.
"The real value of Facebook's 900 million users is the amount of engagement and reach a brand can achieve, and not the direct dollars the platform can push their way," he concluded.
Staying Relevant
The question for Facebook, of course, is how to keep proving its relevance to brands — especially when the ROI on ads is less than robust.
Facebook is on top of this, LaBeau said. It has been beefing up its search engine and making strategic acquisition such as Instragram.
"It's clear Facebook is aggressively and proactively trying to stay relevant, which directly feeds their monetization ambitions," he said.
Too Saturated?
The Reuters/Ipsos finding that 34 percent of the users surveyed were spending less time on the site compared with six months ago further complicates the brand analysis of a Facebook investment.
A case can be made for a presence on Facebook when members' numbers are high and growing. At what point, though, will that momentum start to stagnate — and when it does, should brands abandon ship?
"In North America, approximately 50 percent of the population is 'active' on FB, so that is a large pool of the population that can be reached," said Marilyn Prosch, head of the Privacy by Design Research Lab atArizona State University.
"But we also must ask, is Facebook getting saturated in these markets?" she wondered.
"Branding may be valued by organizations, and such effectiveness is not really easily measured, whereas click-through rates definitely are measured," Prosch told the E-Commerce Times. "But the rates have been falling lately, and click-throughs may not result in follow-through to a sale."
A Facebook spokesperson was not immediately available to comment for this story.
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What Is PTTD?The posterior tibial tendon serves as one of the major supporting structures of the foot, helping it to function while walking. Posterior tibial tendon dysfunction (PTTD) is a condition caused by changes in the tendon, impairing its ability to support the arch. This results in flattening
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Webbed toes (also known as syndactyly) is a rare condition seen in approximately one in 2,000 births. Those with this condition have two or more toes that are partially or fully joined by a flexible skin bridge. Syndactyly most commonly affects the second and third toes, but it can occur between
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The structure of the foot is complex, consisting of bones, muscles, tendons, and other soft tissues. Of the 26 bones in the foot, 19 are toe bones (phalanges) and metatarsal bones (the long bones in the midfoot). Fractures of the toe and metatarsal bones are common and require evaluation by a specialist.
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Q: What was promised to Darkfriends? It is said that Friends of the Dark were promised power and immortality, but near the end when the Dark One touched the world, everything withered and died (even food went foul). And he had just barely touched it. I imagine when he won there wouldn't be anything fun or desirable in the world. So what exactly was promised to attract Darkfriends? I sure wouldn't like being immortal in a world of desert and dead trees..

A: The DarkFriends were never promised anything.

The Darkfriend Creed: "The Great Lord of the Dark is my Master,
and most heartily do I serve him to the last shred of my very soul.
Lo, my Master is death's Master.
Asking nothing do I serve against the Day of his coming,
yet do I serve in the sure and certain hope of life everlasting.
Surely the faithful shall be exalted in the land,
exalted above the unbelievers;
  exalted above thrones,
yet do I serve humbly against the Day of his Return.
Swift come the Day of Return.
Swift come the Great Lord of the Dark to guide us and rule the world
  forever and ever.

The goal of Darkfriends was to work their way up, to be recogonized by the dark one himself, and in so being recognized they would wish to join the ranks of the Chosen, who WERE promised immortality and places of power after the Dark One was freed.
Spoilers for the last few chapters of the Last Battle.

 However, in Rand's battle with the Dark One he discusses and realizes that the Dark Ones plan is total destruction of the world, so the Dark One has been lying to the Chosen the whole time.

A: Reincarnation or eternal life is really more of a tease than a promise; as the Creed makes clear. Additionally, nearly every darkfriend believes a more mundane quantum of power or wealth will manifest in their day-to-day lives. Darkfriends often achieve some level of success, but its unclear whether their allegiance to the shadow is of any benefit. It is certainly the case that the shadow is more interested in recruiting skilled, ambitious or otherwise useful agents than providing any on-the-job training, as it were. Most often, the books portray a darkfriend having to make some sacrifice in pursuit of their duties to the Great Lord. There are several darkfriends who regret joining the shadow, often stating that they just joined for the rewards without thinking the cost would be so great.
Building on Himarm's answer, it is revealed that the Dark One does possess power over death. So despite being the Father of Lies, he's not lying about that, exactly. During the course of the books (spoilers for every Forsaken to follow):

 Several of his Chosen are killed throughout the book, and brought back to life in different, fully adult bodies, with their memories, personalities and powers completely intact.

In detail:

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 Ishamael is killed by Rand in the Heart of the Stone and reincarnated as Moridin (roughly translated as death) and named Nae'blis, the second in command below the Dark One and ruling the rest of the Chosen.
 Furthermore, by the end of the books, it is revealed that Ishamael only wants to die permanently, without being reincarnated. Whether through the overuse of the True Power or through knowledge shared with the Nae'blis only, Ishamael knows that the Dark One wants to destroy the world and break the Wheel of Time completely. Ishamael believes this will result in his permanent death, which is why he serves the Dark One so fervently.
 Ishamael probably gets his wish, as Rand kills him again during the fight at the Bore and he is cremated.

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 Balthamel is killed by Rand at the Eye of the World and reincarnated as Aran'gar in a woman's body, going by the alias Halima.

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 Aginor is killed by overchannelling the One Power at the Eye of the World and reincarnated as Osan'gar at the same time as Balthamel.

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 Greandal is killed by Shaidar Haran, the hand of the Dark One, and reincarnated as a hideous hag.

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 Lanfear is killed by Moiraine or the Aelfinn or Eelfinn on the other side of the portal they tussle into on the docks of Cairhien. The Dark One reincarnates her as Cyndane ("Last Chance").

The final score is

 5 deaths with reincarnation (above), Rhavin, Be'lal, Semirhage killed by balefire and out of the Dark One's reach, Sammael killed by Mashadar and unable to be resurrected, Moghedien captured by a sul'dam with an a'dam, Mesaana incapacitated in her cover Aes Sedai body, Asmodean killed by Graendel and not resurrected for unknown reasons, Demandred killed by a sword at the last battle, shortly before the Dark One's prison is reforged and presumably unable to be resurrected.

 Oh, and Mazrim Taim is named Chosen and killed by Egwene at the last battle. It's unclear whether her counterweave for baelfire leaves him ressurectable or not, but presumably sealing the Dark One in a new prison breaks his ability to capture and resurrect newly dead souls. I did say every Chosen would get a spoiler!

Most darkfriends speak of their eventual reward as eternal life, not just reincarnation. It is never made clear if the Dark One can preserve life or if he is limited to capturing souls when they die from ordinary (non-balefire) means. The Forsaken are preserved while sealed in his prison, but that may be a function of the prison, or the time contraction that occurs simply by being near the bore. Aginor and Balthamel were sealed closest to the bore and aged considerably, appearing disfigured and ancient when finally released. Balthamel even resorted to wearing a mask to hide his face, which is alluded to lack most of its skin.
It is not mentioned whether or not reincarnation was used during the War of Power. It is not revealed how widespread certain knowledge of this power becomes before the end of the book, but nearly every darkfriend who lives long enough to speak of it is shown to believe it for truth. Several of the Black Ajah are highly covetous of the power over death that would come from their reaching the rank of Chosen. It is unclear whether being Black Ajah had any more perks or promises than a typical, powerless darkfriend. The Dark One is never shown to resurrect any non-Chosen servant. Finally, it is also not clear what limits on the Dark One's power were enforced by his original prison, the imperfect patch placed after the War of Power by the Hundred Companions, or at the end of the book series – he may have only possessed or cared to exercise reincarnation power while the seals on his prison were weakened to the point of breaking.

A: At least Asmodean had an interesting reason to turn to the dark.  From the Fires of Heaven:

Asmodean claimed it had been the thought of immortality, of endless Ages of music, that seduced him; he claimed to have been a noted composer of music, ...

Not your usual control-issues or desire to see the whole world burn kind of nonsense!

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Their recent 3-0 sweep of Pakistan was South Africa's seventh successive home Test series victory, a run that included a triumph over number one ranked India and a 3-0 whitewash of the Sri Lankans on their last tour in the 2016/17 season.
Although the Kingsmead pitch is expected to be slower and take more turn than it has in the past.
Whatever the nature of the wickets, Hathurusingha acknowledges that the series will depend on how his side handle South Africa's vaunted pace attack that includes Kagiso Rabada, Dale Steyn, Vernon Philander and Duanne Olivier.
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[SPOILERS!] So when was Roxas born?
I started a KH marathon to catch up before KH3 releases and I just finished KH2FM.
Now I just booted up KH BBS and the first scene showed Roxas turning into a falling star while the camera slowly faded out into showing Riku and Sora sitting on Destiny Islands when they were still young. Like baby young lol.
now that I saw this scene I'm utterly confused, am I missing something here?
Mes excuses for the grammar, English is not my native language and it's also my first post here so feel free to speak up if this topic doesnt belong here or if I should change the title.
Your grammar is fine, don't worry about it.
Now, onto the topic: that's not Roxas. BBS happens 10 years before KH1 and like you said that's when Roxas was born.
The guy that looks like Roxas is another character named Ventus. You'll find out more about him as you play BBS.
When Ventus' heart is shattered at the end of his path, he's "taken in" by Sora, and what's left of his heart rests with him. When Sora's nobody, Roxas, is formed, he looks like Ventus because Ven is still inside Sora's heart.
I didn't get the chance to play much yet because of having to attend my job.
Because of Roxas and Ventus's striking similarities right down to the voice actor, i go based of their clothing. If you see a pauldron on his shoulder and retro-style clothing, it's ventus. If you see finger gloves and an "X" shaped necklace, it's Roxas.


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St. Augustine's Zach Washart places first in 200 Freestyle on Dec 4, 2013. (Photo: Press of Atlantic City)
Congratulations to St. Augustine Prep's sophomore swimming sensation Zach Washart who took home last week's 97.3 ESPN High School Athlete of the Week honors.
This week, we have a new set of local student-athletes who shine on their respective courts and each are in the running now to take home this week's Athlete of the Week award.
You can cast your vote below as many times as you'd like, and then you can hear the winner announced live on the South Jersey Sports Report with Mike Frankel every Saturday morning beginning at 9:00.
Tariq Adams, Track and Field, Pleasantville - The senior cleared 6-feet-8-inches to win the high jump at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions.
Ola Oguntuase, Basketball, Atlantic Christian - The senior scored her 1000th career point and grabbed her 1000th career rebound in the same game.
Trey Smith, Basketball, Wildwood Catholic - The sophomore scored 17 points and made five key free throws down the stretch to secure a two-point win in the CAL Tournament.
Pat D'Arcy, Wrestling, Holy Spirit - The Princeton-bound senior won his fourth district title, securing a new school record in the process.
Madie Gibson, Basketball, Lower Cape May - The senior scored her 1000th career point in a win over Ocean City to go along with a double-double in the Caper Tigers' CAL Tournament win over Holy Spirit.
Nazir Williams, Basketball, Bridgeton - The UConn football recruit scored his 1000th career point and then registered a double-double in a CAL Tournament loss to Atlantic City.
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Q: How to trigger a hook by pressing a button in React Native? I'm making an app using React Native and facing a problem while making a countdown timer.
I needed to use setInterval in order to implement this, but I found that setInterval will not act what I have expected.
So I used custom Hooks from this post, and here's the code:
import React, { useState, useEffect, useRef } from 'react';

function useInterval(callback, delay) {
  const savedCallback = useRef();

  // Remember the latest callback.
  useEffect(() => {
    savedCallback.current = callback;
  }, [callback]);

  // Set up the interval.
  useEffect(() => {
    function tick() {
      savedCallback.current();
    }
    if (delay !== null) {
      let id = setInterval(tick, delay);
      return () => clearInterval(id);
    }
  }, [delay]);
}

After that, I made a button to make a timer to be triggered:
const [leftTime, setTime] = useState(300000);
const triggerTimer = () => {
  useInterval(() => setTime(leftTime - 1), 1000);
};

return (
  <>
    <Text>{leftTime}</Text>
    <TouchableOpacity onPress={() => triggerTimer()}
      <Text>Start Countdown!</Text>
    </TouchableOpacity>
  </>
);

However, I got an error saying 'Invalid hook call. Hooks can only be called inside of the body of a function component.'
I already know that Hooks must be called at the very top of the function component, but is there any way to trigger a hook by pressing a button in the app?
Also, I want to stop the timer automatically and do something after that when the state 'leftTime' becomes 0.


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Experian QAS, part of Experian Marketing Services, July 26 launched online address validation optimized for mobile devices, says Beatriz Santin, senior director of product and marketing at Experian QAS.
"Every time we give a person the ability to give us data, there's a possibility of error," Santin says. "With smart phones, specifically, the screen is smaller and we haven't done as much of it yet." Part of the issue, she says, is that customers are very comfortable and used to entering their information into computers, but are less comfortable doing so on mobile devices.
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"We've been hearing from our customers in the market that a lot of the data capture is also going that way," Santin says.
The announcement was made concurrently with the Experian Marketing Services' Digital Summit at The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino in Las Vegas.
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Bible News: Esther, Part One
Clubhouse Theater presents the story of Esther. Who is she in the Bible and why is she so important?
Before You Listen
Episode Theme: Courage in obedience
1. Esther 5:1 says, "On the third day Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the palace, in front of the king's hall. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the hall, facing the entrance." Think about how much bravery Esther needed to have in order to approach the king. She knew she could have been killed, and yet she was brave. What comfort does this give you? What challenges does it bring you?
2. Deuteronomy 31:6 and many Bible verses begin by saying, "Be strong and courageous…" God wants us to be brave, but he doesn't leave us to do it alone. The verse ends with "the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you." God is with you wherever you go. Think about how God is with you as you listen to this episode.
Memory Verse
"On the third day Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the palace, in front of the king's hall. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the hall, facing the entrance"
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After You Listen
In this episode, Liz and the gang tell the story of Esther. Esther needs to be brave and stand up for her people, even when it's dangerous. Queen Esther had courage when she went to see the king. She knew that if the king was in a bad mood and didn't want to see her, he could have her put to death. She also knew she had to ask the king to change his mind … can you imagine how much courage that took? She needed to ask the king to not kill all of the Jews (herself included!), even though he'd already promised to do so.
She admitted she was scared to go see the king. She asked her cousin to have all of the Jews fast and pray for her, so she wasn't alone. Then, she just did it. She knew, whatever happened to her, that going to see the king was the right thing to do. It was what God wanted her to do.
Do you need more courage in your life? If so, have someone you trust pray for you. Pray and ask God to give you courage. Trust in God's strength, and experience the thrill of courage!
Want to dig deeper and explore what scripture says about courage? Check out Psalm 27:1, Isaiah 41:13 and 2 Timothy 1:7.
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King Xerxes.
Who was Mordecai?
Esther's uncle.
What did Haman want to do to Mordecai?
Hang him from a gallows.
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Regardless of where you are, God wants you to be courageous for him. For many of the hardest things God asks you to do, it takes 15 seconds of bravery—the bravery needed to introduce yourself to someone, the bravery needed to ask someone to stop, the bravery needed to get started on a difficult task. Pick one time that you need 15 seconds of bravery. Ask for God's help both to see the task that needs to be done, and the bravery needed to do it. Talk to someone after you have done your brave act.
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Jairus's Daughter
Have you ever been so desperate that you just didn't know what to do? Meet Jairus, a very worried father.
Jesus Blesses the Children
Let's meet a family who brought their children to see Jesus.
Jesus Feeds 5,000 People
How can a five loaves of bread and two fish feed 5000 people?
Jesus Heals a Paralyzed Man
Come meet five friends who had to find a creative way to meet Jesus.
The Story of Dorcas
Have you ever met anyone that reminded you of Jesus? Come meet Dorcas.
The Story of Lydia
Has the message of God's love ever amazed you so much that you could feel your heart changing within you? Then you should meet Lydia.
Ye Lords and Ladies! At a Medieval fair, Liz and the gang desire to be fighting knights and powerful royalty. Alas, servanthood awaits them instead. How will Liz, Lucille and Julia fare as they serve King Arthur and the Black Knight and try to win the Seat of Honor!
A Very Good Day
Grandpa and Liz are on a treasure hunt! They're following clues left behind by Grandpa's childhood friend. What's the next clue—and what treasure is hidden somewhere in Terrene?
A Work About Work
What's the best way to get a job done well? It's time for Clubhouse Theater with the story of Herculiz!
Bible News: Esther, Part Two
Clubhouse Theater presents the story of Esther. How can she save God's people? Will she give the ultimate sacrifice?
Bible News: Gideon
Liz and the gang's Clubhouse Theater presents the story of Gideon. Who is he in the Bible? How did God call him?
Cheer Up Chamy
It's time to rally the troops! Chamy needs everyone's help. It's up to Liz and Lucille and the gang to cheer her up after her parents' divorce. But how exactly do you do that?
Dirty Jobs
Chance Calhoun and the Rodeo are in town! Liz wonders what it takes to be a true cowboy. Is it all glory or might he have to get a little dirty?
Everybody's Good At Something
Morrie is convinced that he is not good at anything … until the class takes an aptitude test. Boy, is he and all the class surprised by the results
Facing Giants
Liz and Lucille are drawn into a super adventure story with two caped crime fighters. Giant challenges abound as Liz and Lucille work to accomplish their own humongous mission. Can the story of a little boy and five stones help everyone to get the job done?
Heroes Part 2: A Hero, God's Way
Liz can't wait to prove he's a hero. What does he have to do before he can go to Caiman City?
Heroes Part 6: A Hero Returns
It's a hero's homecoming! Liz returns from his adventure. Will anybody notice?
I Quit!
Liz finally makes the football team, but that just the start of his problems. Will he be able to stick with it or he going to have to quit the team?
It's A Givin' Thing
Liz and Lucille are trying to get the perfect gift for one another—with surprising results. And how can Scooter demonstrate a giving spirit when he meets a lizard without a home?
Just Follow
When Liz and Spike ask tough questions about Christianity, Grandpa responds by giving them an adventure map to follow. Why a map? How does this map help answer questions about following Jesus?
Lights, Camera, Reaction
The greatest movie ever made! That's Liz's goal. Looks like it will be another disaster unless Lucille comes to the rescue. Check out this episode for the best action-adventure-romance-sci-fi-western ever made!
Liz for the Win: Part 1
Liz has a secret message to decode: "To get your clue, go forward two, but to get it done, go back one."
Liz continues his adventure in the X-Monsters game.
Liz discovers that in order to defeat his enemy, he must give up all his weapons. Is he willing to do what it takes to win the battle?
Mary's Miracle
The birth of Jesus as seen through the eyes of Mary.
Most of us like to think we can do things on our own. But a little help can be a big help sometimes. Liz and his friends learn to give—and receive—help from each other.
What is perseverance and how does it fit in a christian's life? It's story time in Terrene as Grandpa tells tales about the importance of determination.
Rich in Joy
Spike and Cole's pizza business is booming, and Chef Boy R Liz wants to join the team! Meanwhile Lucille tries to teach the gang what it means to blessed and how to be a blessing.
Team Lacerta
Look out! A racing team has invited Liz to join them. But when Liz is assigned to clean up the garage and arrange the tools, he's disappointed that he's not an important part of the team!
Are Scooter and the gang too young to help when a big storm does some major damage to Terrene? Olivia returns and needs some answers of her own. Grandpa Anole becomes the center of the storm as the KC crew faces their futures!
The Knights Before Christmas
During Christmas, Liz and Lucille try to help the Knight family. But what secret are the Knights not telling them?
The Order of the Gator
Can he do it? Will Liz unravel the clues and achieve the highest reptile honor?
Three On Responsibility
The Show must go on as Liz and his friends put on three one-act plays – "It's Not My Fault", "It's Not My Job", and "It's Not My Talent".
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Verdict Retail categorizes "Cash and Carries and Warehouse Clubs" as traders who sell from a wholesale warehouse to customers such as small retailers and professional users, who pay on the spot and transport the goods away themselves. Warehouse clubs are no-frills stores that sell discounted goods to members who pay an annual fee.
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Obama to push Congress to fund more electric car programs
President Barack Obama said Tuesday he remains committed to a campaign goal to flood America's highways with plug-in cars and will ask Congress for new programs to support sales and development of electric vehicles.
"With more research and incentives, we can break our dependence on oil with biofuels, and become the first country to have 1 million electric vehicles on the road by 2015," Obama said during his State of the Union address.
The president plans to ask Congress to approve a budget that includes improved consumer rebates, investment in research and development and other programs to encourage communities to invest in electric vehicle infrastructure, according to a fact sheet provided to the Free Press by the White House.
The automotive industry has been investing heavily in hybrid and electric cars with the support of federal loans and grants and has been making progress towards Obama's goal.
Between 2007 and 2010, more than 1.2 million hybrid, plug-in and electric vehicles were sold in the U.S., according to J.D. Power and Associates. But most of those sales are from conventional gas-electric hybrids -- such as the Toyota Prius and Ford Fusion hybrid -- and only a few hundred plug-in or electric cars have been sold.
Still, by 2015, J.D. Power and Associates forecasts the number of plug-in and electric vehicles -- such as the Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf -- will grow to about 700,000, or about 300,000 short of Obama's 2008 campaign pledge.
Obama's proposal to continue to encourage development of electric cars also reflects a campaign promise he made when he visited Lansing in 2008.
U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., welcomed Obama's renewed pledge on Tuesday.
"Advanced technology manufacturing is extremely important to our state's economy," she said in an e-mail to the Free Press. "We need to build on this success to create even more jobs."
Currently, the Volt and the Leaf are supported by federal tax credits of up to $7,500. The development of hybrid and electric vehicles also has been supported by loans and grants from the Department of Energy.
So far, the department has awarded about $8.3 billion out of a $25-billion loan program to Ford, Nissan, Fisker Automotive and Tesla Motors. Loan requests from General Motors, Chrysler and other companies are pending.
In 2009, Michigan benefited from a separate Department of Energy program that awarded about $1.36 billion in grants to firms with advanced battery manufacturing plants in the state.
U.S. Rep. Dave Camp, a Midland Republican, however, said the federal government should focus on streamlining regulations and energy policies that will create real consumer demand.
"The auto industry is making great strides in bringing these new technologies to the market," Camp, the new chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, said
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Canada vs Morocco: Picks & Predictions 12/01/2022
The Morocco team has the chance to extend their stay in Qatar beyond the group stages when they go up against Canada at the Al Thumama Stadium on Thursday in a World Cup Group F match. On the other hand, Canada is already eliminated, but there are some huge implications on this fixture for their opponents.
There are many potential outcomes surrounding the final matchday in Group F, which stays incredibly tight and surprisingly tough to call. However, things can be somewhat easy for Morocco, either pick up a win or draw and they progress regardless of what else happens in the other match in the group.
But if they lose, then things do get a bit fuzzy, as they would then need one of two things to happen: Croatia losing by at least two goals more than they do, or Belgium losing in order to progress. If Morocco ends up losing by 4 or more goals, then even a draw in the other group match would eliminate them out too.
Now looking at Canada, they have also been impressive and easy on the eye, creating many opportunities with pace out wide and presence on the front. Unfortunately for them, their Qatar journey is over. Their best hope is to not finish on zero points again like they did in 1986.
Being very naive at the back and in their overall structure got them picked apart ruthlessly by a ruthless Croatia side in a 4-1 loss on Sunday. If it were not for some amazing saves from goalkeeper Milan Borjan, the game might have ended in a much worse state for them.
Also, they are lacking a solid youthful squad available to move forward to the next World Cup, which they are co-hosting. This year, Canada was just very unfortunate to be drawn against the second and third-placed teams from 2018, and possibly Africa's strongest team at these finals.
Let's check the latest World Cup picks, news, stats and World Cup expert picks for Canada vs Morocco. We've plenty of World Cup predictions for you to consider.
Canada vs Morocco Game Information
Time: 10:00 AM ET
Location: Al Thumama Stadium, Doha, Qatar
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Canada vs Morocco Betting Lines
Morocco is +110 according to our Vegas World Cup Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $110.On the other side, Canada is +265 according to the Vegas World Cup Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $265.
The implied probability for these two teams attached to the betting lines has Morocco at a 47.62% chance of winning the game, meanwhile Canada has 27.40% probability of finishing the game
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'A Scorneful Image of this Present World'
Translating and Mistranslating Erasmus's Words in Henrician England
in Critical Survey
Luca Baratta
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Erasmus of Rotterdam; Henrician England; Sileni Alcibiadis; textual manipulation; translation
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Many of Erasmus of Rotterdam's works were translated into English during the reign of Henry VIII. In the process of translation, the original intention of these texts was often subverted, as Erasmus's reputation was appropriated by his translators and their patrons to serve a variety of political and religious agendas. The present article is devoted to the translating history of one of Erasmus's works, Sileni Alcibiadis, a proverb that was detached from the huge paremiographic repository known as Adagia and published as an autonomous work in London in the early 1540s. By highlighting corrections, retouchings and omissions, the article aims at pointing out the ways in which the anonymous translator adapted Erasmus's text to a different cultural and pedagogic context. The final purpose of this work is to show the way in which Erasmus's political thought 'migrates', with partial manipulations, into the turbulent context of mid-sixteenth-century England.
Luca Baratta is Senior Lecturer in English Language and Translation at the University of Naples 'Parthenope'. He is the author of the monographs «A Marvellous and Strange Event». Racconti di nascite mostruose nell'Inghilterra della prima età moderna (2016), The Age of Monsters. Nascite prodigiose nell'Inghilterra della prima età moderna: storia, testi, immagini (2017) and Senza testa / Headless (2018). He is also the editor of the first critical edition of Thomas D'Urfey's work The Comical History of Don Quixote – Part I (2019). His research interests are mainly devoted to the social and cultural history of early modern England. E-mail: luca.baratta@uniparthenope.it
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Harold Bloom and William Shakespeare
The Cultural Transformation of the Trope of the Renegade in Late Seventeenth- and Early Nineteenth-Century English Drama
Susan Abulhawa's Appropriation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
'Besmeared with Sluttish Time'
'Failed Feminism'
Manipulation of Theatrical Audience Size
'Moving back and forth of the I'
Erasmus of Rotterdam, the exposition of an adage and a strange monster that crossed the channel
A silenus disclosed, overturned, translated but not betrayed
First type of intervention: accentuation of anti-papal nuances
Second type of intervention: adaptations to the new religious context
Third type of intervention: political prudence
Acephaly, lèse-majesté and an upside-down flower
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Spoorlijn 260E was een Belgische industrielijn in Charleroi. De lijn liep van de aftakking Tréfilerie aan lijn 260 naar de Fosse Saint-Théodore en was 0,9 km lang.

Aansluitingen
In de volgende plaats was er een aansluiting op de volgende spoorlijn:
Y Tréfilerie
Spoorlijn 260 tussen Monceau en Charleroi-West

Zie ook
 Lijst van spoorlijnen in België
 Lijst van goederenspoorlijnen in België

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Match Communication and Cancelation Policies
October 10, 2019 Uncategorized
Match Day Communication Policy
Clubs are required to communicate in the following manner regarding match day events and logistics:
The host/ home club will initiate an email to all involved parties not later than the Tuesday preceding the match.
All parties are defined as all referees appointed and all match secretaries, or at least one other club representative.
The pitch address and timetable will be provided regarding the match location and kick off time.
If multiple clubs are hosting matches at the same pitch as separate events, they are each responsible for their own communications.
Clubs hosting multiple matches at a single location for multiple sides or both men's & women's sides should incorporate all match coordination into a single communication.
Notification of changes to the match day events can be provided by either club, although the host club holds responsibility for ensuring referees are informed.
A referee society has the right to fine a hosting or visiting club for failure to communicate in a timely manner.
Match Day Administration Policy
The following procedures should be followed on game day and/or in the case of a citing:
Both coaches should review the assigned team areas at least 30 minutes prior to kickoff.
If both coaches cannot agree to a suitable resolution, the respective coaches, must notify the referee before kickoff.
Coaches can NOT agree to waive the stated policy requirements by mutual consent.
Primary reporting of the Field Barrier Policy shall continue to be made via Referee Match Reports.
The MCR Administrator and Division Commissioners will review all match reports and notify the respective clubs within 48 hours or as is reasonable.
Appeals shall be submitted to the Midwest Disciplinary Chair within 48 hours of notification or as is reasonable.
Match Cancellation Policy
Cancelled matches are frequently determined well in advance of the scheduled match date and should be rescheduled in a timely fashion. If a field cancellation occurs for any reason within 24 hours of the originally scheduled match and another suitable and reasonable field within 30 miles cannot be located, the weather rescheduling policy should be followed. Otherwise, if the original field was cancelled (more than 24 hours in advance), the home team shall make any/all efforts to secure a suitable and reasonable field for the same date no further than 30 miles in additional travel distance from the original venue for the away team.
If the home team cannot secure a field as stated above, the teams will negotiate for a make-up date during the Competitive Season within the vicinity of the original home team. If a reschedule decision cannot be reached by the two teams prior to 5:00 pm on the date of the originally scheduled match, the match maybe rescheduled by the MCR.
If either team requests a match to be cancelled for any other reason, the teams will negotiate for a make-up date as stated above. The team requesting the cancellation risks forfeiting the match if a reasonable reschedule date cannot be determined.
Match Played & Weather Cancellation Policies
All senior club matches sanctioned by the USA Rugby National Competitions Committee or USA Rugby Performance Game Board shall adhere to the following weather cancellation policy: Weather Cancellation Procedures
Severe Weather Policy
The MCR follows USA Rugby guidelines found here: Severe Weather and Lightning Policy
The MCR provides a league schedule to all clubs in good standing. By agreeing to be a part of a specific division, it is understood that a club will fulfill the obligation of playing the entire league schedule. If a match cannot be played within the season due to weather cancellations and an inability to reschedule the match within the league season, both clubs have the option of mutually agreeing to a 0-0 tie score. This is not considered a forfeit for either side.
A club can request that a match be rescheduled, and the other club can agree to do so, and the match may be rescheduled. The updated information must be captured in CMS and reported to the appropriate MCR Coordinator and Referee Society immediately.
If a club requests a match to be rescheduled and the opponent does not agree then an MCR League Coordinator will be called upon to mediate the rescheduling attempt. In this mediation only valid reasons will be supported for rescheduling requests. Valid reasons are "weather" and "field cancellations." Non valid reasons are "too many injuries," or "not enough to field a full side." Validity of reasons will be assessed on a case by case basis.
Once a match is rescheduled, weather may require that the match not be played, but due to the lack of available weekends within the season schedule, it may not be possible for a third attempt to schedule the match. Therefore, a rescheduled match (with a valid reason) that is cancelled may be converted to a 0-0 tie score. A rescheduled match (with no valid reason) will be forfeited by the team that initiated the request to reschedule the match.
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Merrett R. Stierheim
It was noon, 52 years ago on July 15, 1959, when I walked up the steps at Miami's Dinner Key City Hall to begin a six-month internship for my master's degree in governmental administration from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School. Dutch Willard was the city manager, and I had no inkling that I would work in that building over the next eight years, nor that I would come back 36 years later as city manager during a time of intense distress.
How I got there is an amazing story that really began in the Air Force in 1956 when we flew a low-level training mission from Fort Pierce to Key West and back to Palm Beach. Fortuitously, that flight took place on a magnificent, sunny, cloud- less Florida day during which, having been an avid fisherman since I was 5, I fell head over heels in love with all the blue green water. It was on that flight that I determined that Florida was where I wanted to work and live.
Internships at Wharton were awarded based on class ranking, and because I was ranked third in my class I was able to select an internship in Fort Lauderdale with City Manager Bill Veeder. Leaving my wife and two daughters on Long Island, I rented a U-Haul trailer and was packed and ready to go when I received an urgent call from Dr. Steve Sweeney at Wharton asking me to come to his office. Dr. Sweeney told me that the Fort Lauderdale city commissioners had, the night before, fired their city manager and canceled my internship. Dr. Sweeney also said that all the internships had been awarded and there were none left.
I sat there in stunned silence wondering what I would do but was heartened when Dr. Sweeney said that he would authorize me to stay at Wharton as a Ph.D. candidate with a full scholarship. It was a generous offer that I readily accepted. I spent the rest of the day looking for another apartment because mine had already been rented. At four that afternoon, I received another call from Dr. Sweeney, asking me to again come to his office.
He began by saying, "You are not going to believe this, but Miami City Manager Dutch Willard just called and guess what he wanted.
"I cautiously replied, 'An intern?'"
Sweeney smiled and said, "Merrett, the Lord works in mysterious ways. I told Willard that I had just the man or him. He is one of our best students, and he wanted to intern in Florida. He's already packed and will leave at six in the morning. He should be in Miami in two or three days."
After renting a small duplex in Silver Bluff, I drove back to Long Island and brought my family with me o Miami. My internship was exciting, and Mr. Willard was a delightful southern gentleman. I was paid 150 per month and still have the many position papers I wrote. Two of them stand out and would prove o have heavy consequences in the coming months. The first was a complete reorganization of the city government, and the other outlined how to reform a politically manipulated civil service system.
I wrote those reports as a student, analyzing function, lines of communication, accountability, line/staff relationships, etc., paying little regard to the political implications for politicians, unions or an entrenched bureaucracy. I believed they were only for my city manager's and my Wharton professor's eyes. But Willard, or reasons I never really understood, released them publicly under his signature, which caused a furor.
I learned later that Willard was on shaky ground with the Miami City Commission. It also made me a marked man, and shortly thereafter when Willard resigned to take over a Coral Gables bank, I fully expected to be fired.
But that wasn't to be because the commission appointed Mel Reese, a professional manager, and my future was secure for the next eight years until I became Clearwater city manager in 1967.
I worked on many projects in Miami. The other assistant city manager, my good friend, Paul Andrews, who later became city manager, was responsible for engineering, public works, building. When Kennedy Park was nothing but mangroves, I filed the Open Space grant request. I also applied for the grant that funded the Coconut Grove Library and oversaw construction of Elizabeth Virrick Park in Coconut Grove and the Japanese Tea Garden.
A challenging assignment involved leading an investigation into the City's Department of Slum Rehabilitation, which was supposed to enforce minimum housing codes in the inner city. After examining city records and doing field investigations, it proved to be a scandalous mess with minimal to nonexistent code enforcement. The director and several inspectors were dismissed.
There were, however, some great elected officials I worked with, including Alice Wainwright, the first woman commissioner, Athalie Range, the first black commissioner, and former Mayor Robert King High.
City Manager Dutch Willard's call to Dr. Sweeney in 1959 precipitated an amazing chain of events for me. Now, 52 years later, I appreciate how important it proved to be for my working destiny, to say nothing of its impact on my entire life. It was the beginning of what has proven to be a wonderful, exciting and challenging journey in public service. I've always felt very fortunate to serve my fellow citizens during good times and challenging times, and I am particularly proud to call Miami my home.
Merrett R. Stierheim served twice as manager of Miami-Dade County. He is also a former superintendent of the Miami-Dade County school system and former city manager of Miami.


How is the estate calculated?
It is calculated by dividing the inherited shares to the heirs as shown on the Sharia declaration issued by the competent court.
How is the estate of a minor separated from the heirs?
Liquidated funds: The share of minor is separated from the heirs upon the completion of the final inventory of the estate and proving the rights. In kind property: (Such as lands and real estate) Heirs are advised to register the property as per the Sharia declaration with the competent Section, otherwise (licenses, vehicles, stocks, etc…) the separation is carried out upon the request of the heirs.
How the minor's procedures are completed when becoming adult?
The Association hands over the minor his/her funds when becoming adult based on an approved certificate issued from the competent court.
How the minors' demands are dealt with?
First: Payment of assistance from the Association to the minors: •	The file is studied by the social researcher in the Research and Guidance Section and the family is contacted through a phone call to obtain some key data and set an appointment for the field visit. •	A field visit is carried out to the accommodation of the minors to recognize their needs and living conditions and then a social study is conducted about the minors' and nurse's needs and recommendations are presented to the Head of the Research and Guidance for approval. •	Recommendations are referred to the Welfare Section, where the recommendations are executed by the welfare-specialized social guide. •	Note: Assistance is paid to the minors of middle income whose monthly income is less than (3000) Dirhams per minor, except if the minor is living in a lease house, where the minor is assisted within the fixed income whose monthly income is less than (4400) Dirhams (the value of social security assistance per capita). Second: Payment from minors' money: •	The application is to be submitted by the custodian or nurse with the required documentation based on the type of the application. •	The application is studied by the Social Research Section and the family is contacted for the purpose of inquiry and assuring that the minor will benefit from the application. •	In case of approval, the application is referred to the Department of Financial Affairs for payment. •	In case of rejection, the applicant is notified of the rejection with justifications.
How are the profits earned from investing the minor's funds dealt with?
They are transferred to the minors' accounts listed on the financial system with the Association at the annual closing of the financial accounts.
How are the Association's revenues calculated?
How the minors' funds are invested?
•	All cash money of the minors are to be invested in the general investment portfolio managed by the Foundation and divided into a group of the different investment assets. The same includes real estate assets, shares in many companies and investment in many investment portfolios managed by a number of local and international major companies. All that takes place according to the Islamic Sharia rules, pursuant to the Foundation establishing law. The profits are divided according to the ratio of contribution by each minor in the portfolio on an annual basis, with the annual closing of the financial year, and submitting a statement of the minors' account upon request of the guardian or the custodian. •	The minors' investments in the Association are followed up. For example, if the investments are real estate, the Association shall fully manage these real estates and transfer their revenues to their accounts and if they are other investments, the Association will follow them up on an investment basis.
How the Payment applications for minors' needs are processed?
The payment applications for the minors' needs have to observe the following: Submitting an application signed by the applicant fulfilling the conditions after being approved by the Social Research Section/Estates based on the application type and availability of balance then a cheque in favour of the supplier or beneficiary is issued.
How permanent and temporary (salaries for the financially disabled and parent-less persons) salaries are paid?
1.	A monthly alimony statement is prepared by the Social Research Section based on studying the needs determined by the Social Research Section. 2.	Monthly and fixed assistance statement is prepared based on the adopted policies of income classification as approved by the Association. 3.	The statement is transferred to the Department of Financial Affairs for approval and electronically transfer it to the beneficiaries' bank accounts.
How is the Zakat calculated and dispensed (distributed)?
•	Upon an agreement with the Foundation's Sharia Committee, the year on which basis the Zakat shall be annually calculated is determined. It is November of each financial year – this is for all minors whose financial balances reach the Sharia Zakat-able limit. •	At that time, the Zakat shall be made available and given to the low-income or no-income minors. If a surplus remains after such division, it shall be paid to the needy in the Zakat categories of eligible to recipients, according to the societal needs, in cooperation with charitable societies or official or government bodies.
Where can I get a copy of AMAF Customer Service Charter?
You can get a copy of the Customer Services Charter by visiting the following link " Customer Services Charter "