Business processes are the backbones to the engine that runs a company. Their effectiveness has a direct impact on the top-line and the bottom-line. As important as it is, not many companies have dedicated resources to ensure that processes are performing optimally.
Fragmented solutions. When problems arise, those involved develop solutions which they feel are best for the situation. Despite their good intention, the fix could introduce problems to processes downstream or revert certain work completed upstream. The incremental fixes are fragmented and incongruent.
Lack of accountability. Issues fall through the cracks when no one is held accountable. A seemingly minor issue could germinate into a major bottleneck that usurps tremendous resource during crunch time.
Performance accountability. Ownership leads to accountability. The process owner is the 'go-to' person when there are issues. As he is accountable for performance, there is commitment to ensure that problems are addressed.
Congruence. As an expert on the process, the process owner has deep knowledge about the critical tasks and interdependencies with other processes. When dealing with changes and issues, a coherent approach would be taken to give objective, due consideration to the options and the overall impacts.
Process integrity. A process owner provides continuity in managing process performance. He is the focal point for driving change. The process owner serves as a devil's advocate to challenge disparate practices and minimize silo thinking. The benefits of the whole is top of mind.
Collaboration. Processes cross departmental boundaries. A process owner engages the appropriate resources to tackle problems and ensure that tasks are executed effectively. The objective role of a process owner fosters collaboration, minimizing the undesirable effects from office politics.
Vision for better results. By keeping abreast of external and internal changes that have an effect on the process, the process owner looks for opportunities to advance performance. He identifies new ways to accomplish what is needed and seeks to deploy appropriate technology for the envisioned ideal process.
A fragmented approach to process management leads to disparate activities that cause confusion and duplication. The best way to overcome this is to establish process ownership. By formalizing the stewardship for process excellence, businesses would be able to harness consistently the benefits of effective execution.


Yesterday GeekMom Judy pointed out an article on Yahoo News about the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issuing a formal statement denying the existence of mermaids. Because it came out of NOAA, it was routed in my direction for commentary. It appears that NOAA had to issue the statement as a reaction to the public's reaction to a Discovery Channel documentary about mermaids that ran during Monsters Week.
Read the Yahoo News article here, and the original NOAA statement here.
The original NOAA statement is using a picture of one of the Norfolk, Virginia "Mermaids on Parade" works of art. The city commissioned artists, mostly through corporate sponsorship, to decorate mermaids. This brought back memories of my own 2007 tour of Norfolk's mermaids with our oldest son.
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The Norfolk Mermaids blog offers more pictures than what I have.
Want to see a Norfolk mermaid creation from start to finish? Check out Exocubic Studio's blog about their 2009 stainless steel mermaid.
My oldest son and I were obsessed together. He enjoyed seeing the variety of colors and creative locations throughout the city, and I really enjoyed the variety of art media and incredible creativity. My favorite is named called "Go Diva" (best. pun. ever.) and she looked like a chocolate bar being unwrapped. The last I heard she was living in a fountain at the MacArthur Center Mall in downtown Norfolk.
Since the project began in 2000, these mermaids have undergone quite a bit of movement around the city, theft, vandalism (such as on the "Maid in Time"'s forehead), and need for restoration. But the idea was great and it did wonders in beautifying the city. The mermaid now grace's Norfolk's unofficial city flag and advertising brochures.
And in typical GeekMom fashion, my thoughts about mermaids and Norfolk's mermaid art got me thinking about the numerous other cities in America that have used city symbols as a vehicle for artists to show their creativity. I've seen them in many of the cities I've visited, and I know there are many more. This website attempts to keep up with community art projects worldwide. This can be a great way to explore a city you're visiting, particularly with kids: see if the city has a map or scavenger hunt of the sculptures.
The art is typically auctioned off as a charity fundraiser and you may or may not see the art still in the cities. Some cities, such as Cleveland, Ohio, conduct the art project over and over again, keeping the ideas and creativity fresh. Here are some examples.
If your city, or a city you've visited, has an active community art project, please feel free to share it in the comments!


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Melissa makes jewellery-to-order, for very special occasions. Like exhibition openings!
just like a bought one.
Like always, there's a story. I owed my friend a piece as we had agreed to 'art-swap' for a painting of hers I wanted. She was/is so busy, we were never able to go through my works for a suitable swap. She happened to be traveling around WA at the same time I was back there in April, so she came to the Return show and pointed out her favourite, but it was one that had already sold.
Having used up all my last laser-cut pieces for the show, I promised a piece as soon as my new pattern was ready. I had recommenced drawing and had come up with the main 'refrain' of a new pattern, while gallery-sitting in Perth. I continued with it back in Melbourne and once finished I prepped it for cutting.
Meantime, she prepared a show of works based on her travels in WA. We saw each other a few weeks ago to discuss a future collaboration, and she asked if her piece would be ready for the show's opening. To her the promised piece formed a part of her experience of WA, and to be wearing at the opening would complete the picture. I said, in Iron Chef fashion, I would do my best.
I sent the titanium last Monday, and on Thursday received a call from the cutter to say they still hadn't received it. I called the courier, who told me it had passed through Bankstown (about the half-way-point) and I should wait till the next day. The cutters at this stage had hoped to have my job back to me by Monday. I heard from the cutters again on Tuesday, saying the patterns had just been dispatched. That was too late for my friend's exhibition I decided, as it would open the next day, so I drafted and hand cut a simpler alternative in mild steel that afternoon. I would give this to her instead, as a sort of 'act of good faith', or down-payment, on the original piece.
I went to the city yesterday morning to buy silk to string the mild-steel work. I thought 'what the hey' and purchased the amount I would need to string the originally intended piece (3 times the amount of thread needed for the mild steel work) before going back home to string the piece.
To my surprise, I received the parcel containing the laser cuts yesterday at 11:20 am. To quote Iron Chef again; "Bang a gong, the challenge is on!" I packed a quick lunch, and rushed off to the studio. I finished the piece (in the previously recalcitrant titanium) at 5:20 pm, and jumped a tram at 5:30. The neck-piece was around the neck of my artist friend by 6:20, at her exhibition opening in North Fitzroy.
Not knowing if she would receive her log-awaited piece at the opening, patting her chest she told me that she decided not to wear another neck-piece, in hope. But I could see one, it was the one she was wearing the day she visited the exhibition, tied around her hair.
After carefully pulling the new work from the box in my hand, she put it on. She literally puffed out her chest as she showed it to me. I was proud too.


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McNeil Island in Washington state was the home of the last prison island in the US, accessible only by air or sea. It was also home to about fifty families, including Colleen Frakes' when she was growing up. Colleen's parents—like nearly everyone else on the island—both worked in the prison, where her father was the prison's captain and her mother worked in security. The island functioned as a "company town," where housing was assigned based on rank, and even children's actions could have an impact on a family's livelihood: If you broke a rule, your family could be kicked out of their home.
In the graphic memoir Prison Island, Colleen tells her story of growing up on the McNeil Island. Beyond the irregularities of living in a company town near a prison, remote island life posed other challenges to Colleen and her sister. Regular teenage activities like ordering a pizza or going to the movies became extremely complicated endeavors on the island, and the small-town dynamics were amplified by their isolation from surrounding cities. Prison Island tells the story of a typical girl growing up in atypical circumstances using stark, engaging graphic novel panels. It's a story that is simultaneously familiar and foreign, and readers will be surprised to see parts of themselves in Colleen's unique experience.
Grade 8 - Grade 12
Nonfiction, Young Adult
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YAN006140, YAN031000, YAN012010
Author/Illustrator biography, Author/Illustrator note, Bibliography/further reading, and Original artwork
Author, Illustrator: Colleen Frakes
Colleen Frakes is a graduate of the Center for Cartoon Studies. In 2007 she received a Xeric Grant for Tragic Relief, and in 209 she was awarded the Ignatz for "Promising New Talent" for Woman King. She has since contributed to numerous comic anthologies and drawn dozens of mini comics. She currently lives in Seattle and works in a library.

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Here are links to some pictures and a short video from Alan Youngblood / Ocala Star-Banner.
- For two days in March, I was in vintage double hose heaven. I made four 30 minute dives on Saturday the 19th and five 30 minute dives on Sunday the 20th. I used the same twin 38 tanks for every dive but alternated my double hose regulators between a blue VCR2 Voit 50 Fathom, a chrome VCR2 Voit 50 Fathom, and a green hose VR1 Voit Lung... All of my Voit Sea Hunt regulator babies got into Silver Springs and Sea Hunt Forever!
- I quickly discovered the best use of my cascade refill tanks was to do two dives per refill... And my tanks were dead empty each time I finished a second dive... Had to pull the reserve lever after three different Dives!
- I met and dove with many of the friends I've made in the internet vintage double hose community. Some of us were newbies (like me, Rob, George, Brian, and I think one other diver). Others were with the vintage movement since the beginning. Tom Madere, Herman, Bryan Pennington, Rob Studnicka, Barb, Luis and Christine Heros, Bill and Francie Tucker, Allan Klauda, Jerry Lang, JOe Musial, Bruce, Terry, Gary Reece, Mark... I know I'm forgetting somebody.
- Credit for a Job well done: Bryan Pennington (pictured above with Eva) accomplished nothing short of a miracle in pulling together all of the people, sponsors, park officials, divers, and conditions necessary to make Sea Hunt Forever a reality. Vintage Double Hose, BG Capital, the Florida Springs Fest, and the Silver Springs Park management were all gracious hosts and made us all feel super-welcome. I was and AM deeply honored to have been invited.
- Rubbing Shoulders with Celebrities: Pictured above from left to right are: A professional underwater photographer, a park ranger, Gary Reece, Jonathon Bird (of the TV Show) Tom Madere, and Christine Heros.
- Photo by Gene Page... Compliments to the Prop Makers: Allan Klauda brought rubber knives, Spear guns that looked real but only fired CO2 bubbles, fake blood, and a fake anaconda (my favorite was wrestling the anaconda). Joe Musial made and brought underwater flares. Jerry Lang brought his fully restored and functional Voit Porta Sub. Others brought their own props, Rob and Luis had what looked like real KABAR fighting knives that were made out of plastic.
- Alec Pierce brought his extensive collection of Sea Hunt TV Show Memorabilia (including the full size Mike Nelson cutout at the top of this post). Alec and Rob Studnicka (The Scuba Museum) set it all up for the public to see. Above Alec is pictured in the blue shirt with Mike Nelson Lookalike contestants: Eben (me), Allan Klauda, and Rob. Brian is pictured suiting up at the far right. (Sea Hunt Jerry won the prize).
- T-Shirts by The Scuba Museum: Rob Studnick had some beautiful T-Shirts for sale at his booth as guests entered the Silver Springs park. Pictured above are Sea Hunt Forever divers Christine, Barb, and Eva modeling Shirts from Sea Hunt Forever as well as Sea Hunt 2011. You can still order one of these shirts from The Scuba Museum.
- These are only a few of the thoughts and comments I have... I didn't know where to start so I just started blurting them out. There are a heck of a lot more photos and videos than I've posted here. Follow Luis' links above to find most of them. I haven't even gone through my GoPro videos yet. I'll post more later.
I had been searching the internet looking for information, maybe I will keep and service my Conshelf 20 Supreme, when I came upon this board. Spotted Sea Hunt and figured I would share a little bit of Sea Hunt info . The TV series was a commercial business so there were certain regulations in it's filming. In 1958-61 all filming fell under union and California regulations. Lloyd Bridges may have been a diver but he was not a licensed skipper. So the studio hired my Dad William "Bill" McNames as the skipper for the dive boat Bridges allegedly skippered. It was a flying bridge so when Bridges was at one station in view, my Dad would be in the other station not in view. One day the camera man caught just my Dad's foot in the shot. Well by Union rules if a person or their body part is caught on camera, they had to be paid minimum union rate for that whole day. 300 dollars , YEA . Some place I have a pic of my Dad in his skipper getup.
Dan, that is a great story. I knew that Lloyd Bridgs was taught diving during the show, but I had no idea that he was not skippering his boat. Thanks for posting that information. If you find that picture of your Dad, please do post it.
And the video is done! Thank you Jonathan!
That was really special. Jonathan Bird did a great job showing the gear, the techniques and the fun this event entailed. 'Only wish I was there. Looking at the credits, it appears that you were not alone there. Thank you for posting this, and maybe you could also post it in the Vintage Media area, as we don't want to loose this video.
- Wow! I finally made it to Prime Time TV! I'm just waiting now for the movie studios to start calling to offer starring roles! Ha! Ha! I'm in two knife fights... The guy with the gray round bottom Twin 38s is me. First fight I die too easy. Second one is me and Rob doing the Sea Hunt death spiral... We knew that one was TV worthy when we started spiraling! Rob killed me REAL GOOD on that one!
- Thank you Jonathon Bird for doing such a nice story on our Sea Hunt Forever show!
Silver slick skin suits - do tell, who still makes those?
Its a size XXL and it cost over $800 with hood, boots, and gloves.


Cardinal Industries Inc., a Columbus, Ohio-based housing manufacturer with a factory in Sanford, has launched its first Orlando-area apartment project in more than 10 months. Company officials said a good location and investors who still like apartment projects despite recent tax-law changes prompted the construction.
During the past few years, Cardinal has been shifting its emphasis away from 90 percent apartment development and management to motel, residential and commercial space. This year, Cardinal expects about 40 percent of its business to be in apartment development. The cutback in apartment development is due largely to the new tax code, which makes investment in rental housing much less attractive, a spokesman said.
But the company still has a core of longtime investors who have done well in Cardinal projects and are still interested in apartment development.
Many apartment developers believe the region's soft apartment market will strengthen considerably within the next year or so as the fall-off in construction and increasing demand combine to sharply increase occupancy levels. And as rents rise, new construction will increasingly be attractive to investors.
The new Orlando project is the $2.3 million, 59-unit Ridge Point Apartments off Oak Ridge Road in south Orange County. The site is in a good location near major employment centers, the Cardinal spokesman said.


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At Tropical Birdland we are strongly against the mass importation of parrots into captivity, especially when they are sold as pets. The perfect pet parrot is one that has been bred in captivity, hand reared by knowledgeable breeders and kept in a caring environment. A hand reared parrot looks upon humans as their companions and therefore enjoys being with them. Where as an imported parrot only fears humans and is more than likely destined to a life behind bars. We have provided some guidelines below to help you if you are thinking about purchasing a parrot. These have been written by Richard Hopper, owner of Tropical Birdland, who has been keeping parrots since 1978. He started Birdland in 1982 and has spent most of his time studying parrots both in captivity and in the wild.
Parrots are highly intelligent and must never be underestimated.
You (the owner)must always have control otherwise your pet parrot will control you.
Where Should I Keep My Pet Parrot?
Before you purchase your pet parrot, careful consideration should be made as to where and how you are going to keep it. One of the first things to realize is that just about all parrots are noisy even when hand reared and they will not be quiet when you ask or tell them to be.
What Sort of Diet Does My Parrot Need?
Parrots are no different to any other creature and for them to thrive, they need to eat a good, healthy, yet varied diet.
Does My Parrot Require A Daily Routine?
Routine is very important for your parrots mental health and happiness.


In June 2014, Hengbao was shortlisted amongst 22 enterprises for the project of security certification product selection for e-payment platforms as organized by Rural Credit Banks Funds Clearing Center Co., Ltd. (Rural Credit Banks) with three products, including the second generation electronic cipher (challenge-response dynamic token), second generation USBKEY and third generation USBKEY (a combination of the second generation USBKEY and electronic cipher). This came after Hengbao was shortlisted for the second generation LCD USB Key project launched by Rural Credit Banks in 2012 and for the e-payment platform electronic cipher project in 2013.
Rural Credit Bank is a nationwide joint-stake financial service provider jointly established by 30 provincial-level rural credit cooperatives, rural commercial banks and rural cooperative banks as well as Shenzhen Rural Commercial Bank with approval from the People's Bank of China. As of December 2013, it registered more than a total RMB3 trillion of transaction amounts.
The security certification product selection launched by Rural Credit Banks is another major project that Hengbao secured in the safety product market, following its winning the IC card Internet terminal project from the Agricultural Bank of China, and displays Hengbao's brand power and market competitiveness in the security segment.


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It also explains why Volvo - Gothenburg's biggest and best-known employer - ended up creating the cars it did. If you had to pile a whole family and their clobber into a car for a weekend's worth of frenetically healthy activity, you'd end up in something functionally, unapologetically boxy. Design boss Jan Wilsgaard established the template with 1966's 144, a car whose simple silhouette masks a deeper philosophy, not least in the advent of safety as a major USP.
There were non-functional deviations, though, and the most revered Volvo detour is the P1800. Conceived in the late Fifties, when European car manufacturers - the British in particular - were making hay exporting affordable sports cars to the US, the P1800 arrived in 1961 trailing an interesting back-story. The idea came from a Volvo consultant called Helmer Petterson, who persuaded the company's president Gunnar Engellau to build a small sports coupe.
The story gets quirkier still. Lack of capacity meant that the early cars' bodies were pressed in Scotland, before being sent south to Jensen's facility in West Bromwich to be assembled (production moved to Sweden in 1964). There was a prescient example of product placement, too. Pre-007, Roger Moore played The Saint in the hit Sixties TV series, and liked Simon Templar's P1800 sufficiently to buy one for himself.
It won't have been the performance that sold it to him, because the P1800's four-cylinder, 1.8-litre engine - borrowed from the lovely but lumbering Amazon saloon and estate - only made 107bhp.
More power arrived during its 13-year lifespan, but as with most historics a lack of pace doesn't detract from what remains a highly evocative driving experience. It has character and atmosphere to spare.
The P1800's elegance and harmony is something Volvo's current design team are acutely aware of (check out 2013's gorgeous Concept Coupe for proof of how to update a form language without being conspicuously retro). It's also evident in the new XC90, as is a notably Swedish track record in lateral thinking. Volvo has been been owned by Chinese company Geely since 2010, and a whole wave of new cars is incoming. Based on a clever "scaleable" architecture, none of them will be powered by anything bigger than a 2.0-litre, four-cylinder engine (boosted in various forms by hybrid tech). In essence, this allows for a major range expansion without punitive cost - although it's still a £10bn investment overall - and it also means that within four short years the XC90 will actually be the oldest car in Volvo's range.
GQ travelled to Gothenburg to meet design vice president Thomas Ingenlath, head of exterior design Maximilian Missoni, and head of interior design Robin Page, and to discuss the old, the new, and what comes next. "In my experience, Swedes care a lot about quality," Missoni tells us. "There's a rich tradition in arts, craft, and design. We want to combine the beauty of the Sixties era with the power and confidence of the Seventies and Eigthies cars." "The XC90 mixes up craftsmanship and technology," Robin Page adds. "I've always respected Swedish design and culture, but it's only when you live and work here that you pick up a third dimension - the lifestyle, atmosphere and culture. It's about designing for people."
If that sounds self-evident, you'd be surprised how many carmakers still screw it up. The XC90 is one of GQ's cars of the year, not least because it's wholly modern in approach and has been intelligently designed from the inside out. In particular, Page and his team seem to have found a way through the information overload that plagues modern cars. Apple's screen swiping is the interactive paradigm, and the XC90's central display screen separates navigation, media and phone functions into smoothly intuitive individual 'tiles' - including a fourth personalised one. It pinches and expands like an iPad, too, and the graphic resolution and typography is restfully stylish. It'll also handle Apple's Carplay and Android Auto.
Less critical but just as soothing is the blonde wood on the doors and centre console, while the seats are phenomenally comfortable. There's also a third, surprisingly commodious row at the back. British sound specialist Bowers & Wilkins handles the audio, with exceptional results.
Safety? In the XC90, this goes beyond the body's boron-steel safety cage, and into the realms of artifical intelligence. Radar and infrared cameras mean that the car will spot another vehicle, pedestrian or cyclist and brake automatically even if you fail to, day or night. Dig a little deeper in the options list and you can add adaptive cruise control, lane-keeping assist and a rear collision alert. This car is very close to being fully automated, a concept close to Volvo's heart because it should - theoretically - lead us to the promised land of zero fatalities.
We're not there yet, though, and fortunately for those of us who actually do still enjoy the process, the XC90's new chassis and classy suspension mean that it's as good to drive as any large SUV could hope to be. The likely big seller is the 222bhp D5 diesel, which is fast enough to do the job and impressively refined.
There's a more amusing 316bhp petrol turbo, while the plug-in hybrid T8 uses an electric motor to drive the rear wheels and helps shave the CO2 emissions down to a tax-friendly 59g/km.
A car worth crafting the lifestyle to go with it.


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remembering the rescue of Denmark's Jews
Georg Duckwitz
These days we are marking the anniversary of one of the greatest rescue deeds of World War Two, the rescue of the Danish Jews. Over the night between 1 and 2 October 1943, in fact, the Danish resistance movement, helped by a vast majority of the population, managed to bring to safety almost all the 7,000 Jews of the country. Certainly, we should remember that the German presence in Denmark was very peculiar, with characteristic diametrically opposed to the occupation of the other European countries. The Nazi troops crossed the Danish border on 9 April 1940, and were ordered not to irk the local population. "The Dane is no Pole", said the Luftwaffe officers, but rather a Teuton". The relation that arose between the occupier and the occupied was absolutely peculiar, and left to Copenhagen an unusual degree of independence: the national government, the Parliament and the army remained in the hands of king Christian X, and Denmark formally remained a free State – albeit with German troops quartered on its territory. The reasons of this uniqueness were essentially political and economic. Copenhagen exported two thirds of its resources to Germany and steadily provided the Reich with labour force.
It was precisely because of this kind of "protectorate" that the Jewish community of Denmark was not immediately persecuted.
The situation worsened dramatically in September 1943, when Hitler started worrying about the growing hostility of the Danish population and therefore ordered that his plenipotentiary Werner Brest take on full power and establish the emergency state in the country. The Danish Jews were now approaching the "final solution". Here a peculiar figure entered into play, and namely the delegate of the Maritime affairs of the German Embassy in Copenhagen Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz – who was remembered also by Gabriele Nissim in The tribunal of Good (Mondadori). A close aide of Best's, the man had been informed already on 28 September of the plan to start rounding up the country's Jews, but instead of carrying out the Reich's plans, Duckwitz strongly opposed this solution. Hence he decided to meet with the Social democratic leader Hans Hedtoft to inform him about Best's plan. The regime's will to keep the deportation, planned for the night of 1 and 2 November, secret, reminds us of what happened in Bulgaria, where the trains to the death camps had been prepared without informing the vicepresident of the Parliament Dimitar Peshev, who was made aware of the decision only by his Jewish friend Jako Baruch. Differently from Sofia, where the commitment of a single man – Peshev – to rescue the 48,000 country's Jews, in Copenhagen there was an extraordinary act of solidarity from the population, which decided to shelter the Jews in their home to bring them into safety from Nazi roundups, and help them embark on the ships heading for Sweden. Thanks to Duckwitz, to the courage of the Danish citizens and the local Church – which not only was not silence, but instead called for helping and defending the persecuted – nearly all 7,000 Jews of the country were rescued. Duckwitz though was put on the background in the aftermath of war. With reference to the rescue of the Danish Jews the prevailing narration focused on the behaviour of the authorities and the population, but not of this diplomat. He was confronted with the same prejudice that Oskar Schindler had met: could a Nazi be recognized as a Righteous? And yet the man had risked his life to rescue the Jews, and had been forced to go underground to escape shooting by the SS. Only in 1971, nearly 30 years after the rescue of the Danish Jews, this "bias of memory" has been addressed, and Duckwitz was recognized as Righteous by Yad Vashem. When they asked him for the reason of his deeds, he replied: "I did not consider my life as more important than the one of 7,000 Jews. We should be able to put ourselves in other people's shoes".
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Then what becomes of our boasting? It is excluded - eliminated by the law of faith. For we hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of trying to live up to God's perfection.
Holy Father, your word reveals to us that any sin we commit breaks your whole law. And yet, union with you and being in the presence of your holiness demands that we be as perfect as you are perfect. But as sinful people, we cannot be near you unless we have our sins removed. No more capable of touching the sun are we capable of existing in your realm.
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More specifically today, i was trying to run one of my scripts i wrote and the person didn't have wget or svn installed.
The script just downloads a file extracts it or uses svn to export the trunk.

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[[ "$( type -t 'yourfunction' )" != 'function' ]] && \
    echo 'error: yourfunction not found or is not a function'

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Q: ag-grid with angular typeahead I am trying to use Angular Typeahead (https://angular-ui.github.io/bootstrap/) with ag-grid (https://www.ag-grid.com/). I have set angularCompileRows to true and I have set up a cell editor for the typeahead, and the typeahead dropdown is being activated. However, the drop down list is hidden behind the other rows in the grid. How can I make sure that I can see the typeahead drop down over top of the other grid rows? I tried setting z-index to 9999 on the <ul> element using firebug, but the list was still hidden.
This is my Cell editor:
 // function to act as a class
    function TypeAheadCellEditor () {}

    // gets called once before the renderer is used
    TypeAheadCellEditor.prototype.init = function(params) {
        // create the cell

        this.eInput = document.createElement('input');
        this.eInput.setAttribute("typeahead", "cardCode for cardCode in getCardCodes($viewValue)");
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        this.eInput.setAttribute("typeahead-wait-ms", "300");
        this.eInput.setAttribute("ng-model", "selectedItemCode");
        this.eInput.value = params.value;

    };

    // gets called once when grid ready to insert the element
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        return this.eInput;
    };

    // focus and select can be done after the gui is attached
    TypeAheadCellEditor.prototype.afterGuiAttached = function() {
        this.eInput.focus();

    };

    // returns the new value after editing
    TypeAheadCellEditor.prototype.getValue = function() {
        return this.eInput.value;
    };

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A: Did you try following options from uib-typeahead

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*typeahead-append-to $ (Default: null) - Should the typeahead popup be appended to an element instead of the parent element?

*typeahead-append-to-body $  (Default: false) - Should the typeahead popup be appended to $body instead of the parent element?


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You've got the chance to go with the default option stylings (which is nice,) however, the design tools are easy enough for beginners and powerful enough for more advanced users.
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The reporting is just one of the strongest sections of Chat, since it not only provides you the performance for exporting reports, but it provides amazing graphs and vision for seeing chat metrics over time. You can track your client satisfaction to make decisions about your staff or to figure out which unruly customers you might be spending too much time on.
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Free — For $0 you get support for one user, one site, boundless chats per month, a one day discussion history and native mobile apps.
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Click on "Add Site" to add a site. This opens the site configuration window.
First, enter a Site Name. This should be a name that is easily identifiable as a site/billing address since you will select this site name from a drop-down list when entering service authorizations in OnTarget.
Next, enter the Address including the City, State, and Zip. This should be entered exactly as the address that the corresponding payer has on file. Complete the remaining general site information if necessary to include County, Email, Phone, and Fax. Click Save.
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"""Slide-related custom element classes, including those for masters."""

from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function, unicode_literals

from pptx.oxml import parse_from_template, parse_xml
from pptx.oxml.dml.fill import CT_GradientFillProperties
from pptx.oxml.ns import nsdecls
from pptx.oxml.simpletypes import XsdString
from pptx.oxml.xmlchemy import (
    BaseOxmlElement,
    Choice,
    OneAndOnlyOne,
    OptionalAttribute,
    RequiredAttribute,
    ZeroOrMore,
    ZeroOrOne,
    ZeroOrOneChoice,
)

class _BaseSlideElement(BaseOxmlElement):
    """
    Base class for the six slide types, providing common methods.
    """

    @property
    def spTree(self):
        """
        Return required `p:cSld/p:spTree` grandchild.
        """
        return self.cSld.spTree

class CT_Background(BaseOxmlElement):
    """`p:bg` element."""

    # ---these two are actually a choice, not a sequence, but simpler for
    # ---present purposes this way.
    _tag_seq = ("p:bgPr", "p:bgRef")
    bgPr = ZeroOrOne("p:bgPr", successors=())
    bgRef = ZeroOrOne("p:bgRef", successors=())
    del _tag_seq

    def add_noFill_bgPr(self):
        """Return a new `p:bgPr` element with noFill properties."""
        xml = (
            "<p:bgPr %s>\n"
            "  <a:noFill/>\n"
            "  <a:effectLst/>\n"
            "</p:bgPr>" % nsdecls("a", "p")
        )
        bgPr = parse_xml(xml)
        self._insert_bgPr(bgPr)
        return bgPr

class CT_BackgroundProperties(BaseOxmlElement):
    """`p:bgPr` element."""

    _tag_seq = (
        "a:noFill",
        "a:solidFill",
        "a:gradFill",
        "a:blipFill",
        "a:pattFill",
        "a:grpFill",
        "a:effectLst",
        "a:effectDag",
        "a:extLst",
    )
    eg_fillProperties = ZeroOrOneChoice(
        (
            Choice("a:noFill"),
            Choice("a:solidFill"),
            Choice("a:gradFill"),
            Choice("a:blipFill"),
            Choice("a:pattFill"),
            Choice("a:grpFill"),
        ),
        successors=_tag_seq[6:],
    )
    del _tag_seq

    def _new_gradFill(self):
        """Override default to add default gradient subtree."""
        return CT_GradientFillProperties.new_gradFill()

class CT_CommonSlideData(BaseOxmlElement):
    """`p:cSld` element."""

    _tag_seq = ("p:bg", "p:spTree", "p:custDataLst", "p:controls", "p:extLst")
    bg = ZeroOrOne("p:bg", successors=_tag_seq[1:])
    spTree = OneAndOnlyOne("p:spTree")
    del _tag_seq
    name = OptionalAttribute("name", XsdString, default="")

    def get_or_add_bgPr(self):
        """Return `p:bg/p:bgPr` grandchild.

        If no such grandchild is present, any existing `p:bg` child is first
        removed and a new default `p:bg` with noFill settings is added.
        """
        bg = self.bg
        if bg is None or bg.bgPr is None:
            self._change_to_noFill_bg()
        return self.bg.bgPr

    def _change_to_noFill_bg(self):
        """Establish a `p:bg` child with no-fill settings.

        Any existing `p:bg` child is first removed.
        """
        self._remove_bg()
        bg = self.get_or_add_bg()
        bg.add_noFill_bgPr()
        return bg

class CT_NotesMaster(_BaseSlideElement):
    """
    ``<p:notesMaster>`` element, root of a notes master part
    """

    _tag_seq = ("p:cSld", "p:clrMap", "p:hf", "p:notesStyle", "p:extLst")
    cSld = OneAndOnlyOne("p:cSld")
    del _tag_seq

    @classmethod
    def new_default(cls):
        """
        Return a new ``<p:notesMaster>`` element based on the built-in
        default template.
        """
        return parse_from_template("notesMaster")

class CT_NotesSlide(_BaseSlideElement):
    """
    ``<p:notes>`` element, root of a notes slide part
    """

    _tag_seq = ("p:cSld", "p:clrMapOvr", "p:extLst")
    cSld = OneAndOnlyOne("p:cSld")
    del _tag_seq

    @classmethod
    def new(cls):
        """
        Return a new ``<p:notes>`` element based on the default template.
        Note that the template does not include placeholders, which must be
        subsequently cloned from the notes master.
        """
        return parse_from_template("notes")

class CT_Slide(_BaseSlideElement):
    """`p:sld` element, root element of a slide part (XML document)."""

    _tag_seq = ("p:cSld", "p:clrMapOvr", "p:transition", "p:timing", "p:extLst")
    cSld = OneAndOnlyOne("p:cSld")
    clrMapOvr = ZeroOrOne("p:clrMapOvr", successors=_tag_seq[2:])
    timing = ZeroOrOne("p:timing", successors=_tag_seq[4:])
    del _tag_seq

    @classmethod
    def new(cls):
        """Return new `p:sld` element configured as base slide shape."""
        return parse_xml(cls._sld_xml())

    @property
    def bg(self):
        """Return `p:bg` grandchild or None if not present."""
        return self.cSld.bg

    def get_or_add_childTnLst(self):
        """Return parent element for a new `p:video` child element.

        The `p:video` element causes play controls to appear under a video
        shape (pic shape containing video). There can be more than one video
        shape on a slide, which causes the precondition to vary. It needs to
        handle the case when there is no `p:sld/p:timing` element and when
        that element already exists. If the case isn't simple, it just nukes
        what's there and adds a fresh one. This could theoretically remove
        desired existing timing information, but there isn't any evidence
        available to me one way or the other, so I've taken the simple
        approach.
        """
        childTnLst = self._childTnLst
        if childTnLst is None:
            childTnLst = self._add_childTnLst()
        return childTnLst

    def _add_childTnLst(self):
        """Add `./p:timing/p:tnLst/p:par/p:cTn/p:childTnLst` descendant.

        Any existing `p:timing` child element is ruthlessly removed and
        replaced.
        """
        self.remove(self.get_or_add_timing())
        timing = parse_xml(self._childTnLst_timing_xml())
        self._insert_timing(timing)
        return timing.xpath("./p:tnLst/p:par/p:cTn/p:childTnLst")[0]

    @property
    def _childTnLst(self):
        """Return `./p:timing/p:tnLst/p:par/p:cTn/p:childTnLst` descendant.

        Return None if that element is not present.
        """
        childTnLsts = self.xpath("./p:timing/p:tnLst/p:par/p:cTn/p:childTnLst")
        if not childTnLsts:
            return None
        return childTnLsts[0]

    @staticmethod
    def _childTnLst_timing_xml():
        return (
            "<p:timing %s>\n"
            "  <p:tnLst>\n"
            "    <p:par>\n"
            '      <p:cTn id="1" dur="indefinite" restart="never" nodeType="'
            'tmRoot">\n'
            "        <p:childTnLst/>\n"
            "      </p:cTn>\n"
            "    </p:par>\n"
            "  </p:tnLst>\n"
            "</p:timing>" % nsdecls("p")
        )

    @staticmethod
    def _sld_xml():
        return (
            "<p:sld %s>\n"
            "  <p:cSld>\n"
            "    <p:spTree>\n"
            "      <p:nvGrpSpPr>\n"
            '        <p:cNvPr id="1" name=""/>\n'
            "        <p:cNvGrpSpPr/>\n"
            "        <p:nvPr/>\n"
            "      </p:nvGrpSpPr>\n"
            "      <p:grpSpPr/>\n"
            "    </p:spTree>\n"
            "  </p:cSld>\n"
            "  <p:clrMapOvr>\n"
            "    <a:masterClrMapping/>\n"
            "  </p:clrMapOvr>\n"
            "</p:sld>" % nsdecls("a", "p", "r")
        )

class CT_SlideLayout(_BaseSlideElement):
    """
    ``<p:sldLayout>`` element, root of a slide layout part
    """

    _tag_seq = ("p:cSld", "p:clrMapOvr", "p:transition", "p:timing", "p:hf", "p:extLst")
    cSld = OneAndOnlyOne("p:cSld")
    del _tag_seq

class CT_SlideLayoutIdList(BaseOxmlElement):
    """
    ``<p:sldLayoutIdLst>`` element, child of ``<p:sldMaster>`` containing
    references to the slide layouts that inherit from the slide master.
    """

    sldLayoutId = ZeroOrMore("p:sldLayoutId")

class CT_SlideLayoutIdListEntry(BaseOxmlElement):
    """
    ``<p:sldLayoutId>`` element, child of ``<p:sldLayoutIdLst>`` containing
    a reference to a slide layout.
    """

    rId = RequiredAttribute("r:id", XsdString)

class CT_SlideMaster(_BaseSlideElement):
    """
    ``<p:sldMaster>`` element, root of a slide master part
    """

    _tag_seq = (
        "p:cSld",
        "p:clrMap",
        "p:sldLayoutIdLst",
        "p:transition",
        "p:timing",
        "p:hf",
        "p:txStyles",
        "p:extLst",
    )
    cSld = OneAndOnlyOne("p:cSld")
    sldLayoutIdLst = ZeroOrOne("p:sldLayoutIdLst", successors=_tag_seq[3:])
    del _tag_seq

class CT_SlideTiming(BaseOxmlElement):
    """`p:timing` element, specifying animations and timed behaviors."""

    _tag_seq = ("p:tnLst", "p:bldLst", "p:extLst")
    tnLst = ZeroOrOne("p:tnLst", successors=_tag_seq[1:])
    del _tag_seq

class CT_TimeNodeList(BaseOxmlElement):
    """`p:tnLst` or `p:childTnList` element."""

    def add_video(self, shape_id):
        """Add a new `p:video` child element for movie having *shape_id*."""
        video_xml = (
            "<p:video %s>\n"
            '  <p:cMediaNode vol="80000">\n'
            '    <p:cTn id="%d" fill="hold" display="0">\n'
            "      <p:stCondLst>\n"
            '        <p:cond delay="indefinite"/>\n'
            "      </p:stCondLst>\n"
            "    </p:cTn>\n"
            "    <p:tgtEl>\n"
            '      <p:spTgt spid="%d"/>\n'
            "    </p:tgtEl>\n"
            "  </p:cMediaNode>\n"
            "</p:video>\n" % (nsdecls("p"), self._next_cTn_id, shape_id)
        )
        video = parse_xml(video_xml)
        self.append(video)

    @property
    def _next_cTn_id(self):
        """Return the next available unique ID (int) for p:cTn element."""
        cTn_id_strs = self.xpath("/p:sld/p:timing//p:cTn/@id")
        ids = [int(id_str) for id_str in cTn_id_strs]
        return max(ids) + 1

class CT_TLMediaNodeVideo(BaseOxmlElement):
    """`p:video` element, specifying video media details."""

    _tag_seq = ("p:cMediaNode",)
    cMediaNode = OneAndOnlyOne("p:cMediaNode")
    del _tag_seq


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Paraguay River
Paraguay, Cuba
Coordinates: 23°S 58°W / 23°S 58°W / -23; -58
Paraguay (/ˈpærəɡwaɪ/; Spanish: [paɾaˈɣwai]; Guarani: Paraguái [paɾaˈɣwaj]), officially the Republic of Paraguay (Spanish: República del Paraguay, Guarani: Tetã Paraguái), is a landlocked country in central South America, bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the country from north to south. Due to its central location in South America, it is sometimes referred to as Corazón de Sudamérica ("Heart of South America").
The indigenous Guaraní had been living in Paraguay for at least a millennium before the Spanish conquered the territory in the 16th century. Spanish settlers and Jesuit missions introduced Christianity and Spanish culture to the region. Paraguay was a peripheral colony of the Spanish Empire, with few urban centers and settlers. Following independence from Spain in 1811, Paraguay was ruled by a series of dictators who generally implemented isolationist and protectionist policies.
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The Paraguay River (Río Paraguay in Spanish, Rio Paraguai in Portuguese, Ysyry Paraguái in Guarani) is a major river in south-central South America, running through Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina. It flows about 2,621 kilometres (1,629 mi) from its headwaters in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso to its confluence with the Paraná River north of Corrientes.
The Paraguay's source is south of Diamantino in the Mato Grosso state of Brazil. It follows a generally southwesterly course, passing through the Brazilian city of Cáceres. It then turns in a generally southward direction, flowing through the Pantanal wetlands, the city of Corumbá, then running close to the Brazil-Bolivia border for a short distance in the Brazilian states of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul.
From the city of Puerto Bahia Negra, Paraguay, the river forms the border between Paraguay and Brazil, flowing almost due south before the confluence with the Apa River.
The Paraguay makes a long, gentle curve to the south-southeast before resuming a more south-southwesterly course, dividing the country of Paraguay into two distinct halves: the Gran Chaco region to the west, a largely uninhabited semi-arid region; and the eastern forested departments of the country, accounting for some 98% of the country's inhabitants. As such the river is considered perhaps the key geographical feature of the country with which it shares its name.
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Paraguay is a settlement in Cuba near Guantánamo Bay. It is located in the southern part of the municipality of Guantánamo, near Mariana Grajales Airport.
List of cities in Cuba
This page contains text from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia -	https://wn.com/Paraguay,_Cuba
Radio Stations - Asunción
Radio Ñanduti News Talk Paraguay
America 1480 Religious Paraguay
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Radio Friesland 101.7 Folk Paraguay
Radio Ysapy Folk Paraguay
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Rock and Pop 95.5 FM Rock Paraguay
Radio 1000 Latin Hits Paraguay
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Radio La Roca Paraguay (Trailer)
source: Radio La Roca Paraguay
source: Music Planet: Road Trip
source: Question of the Day
Romnie - DollHouse Radio Show, Urbana 106.9 (Paraguay) (21-04-2018)
source: Memories Podcast
P.I.D. Radio 10/15/06: President Bush Retiring to Paraguay
source: PID Radio
source: Six Degrees of Separation
Descubran Paraguay
source: Travel with Lali
Kelugares: Paraguay
source: A Media Luz
Paraguay - Guarania
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source: Utenriksmagasinet Mir
Football in Paraguay
source: Football Travel by Outside Write
Paraguay Travel
source: Travel Boys
#MDT Paraguay
source: Lado Rec (Periodismo Móvil)
source: Cultúrate
Tren Paraguay
source: Detrás de la Banda
SABC in Paraguay
source: IRC WASH
Cap. 02 Día Mundial de la Radio 2021 - Capítulo Paraguay - Derechos sonoros
source: Día Mundial de la Radio 2021
ExtraTime Radio: Ralph Hannah (Paraguay Soccer), Bobby Warshaw (Harrisburg City Islanders)
source: ExtraTime, the Official Podcast of Major League Soccer (MLS)
2021 07 Noches del CCEN - Radios CCE Nicaragua Paraguay y El Salvador - Celebración del Día Mundial de la Radio 2021
source: Noches Del CCEN
Asunción del Paraguay...Canto al Paraguay ( 128kbps )
source: Polcas Paraguaya FM BERNA
Radio Prague, OMD
Radio Prague
Unde Praha, Cheskoslovenske Zahranichne Rysivanie.


Itron, Inc. has established a scholarship program to assist students in a STEM related field (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) who plan to continue their education in college and accept a paid internship with the company.
Renewable scholarships are offered each year for full-time study at one of a number of selected institutions in the United States.
This scholarship program is administered by Scholarship Management Services®, a division of Scholarship America®. Awards are granted without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, age, gender, disability or national origin.
Students must be classified as third or fourth year students for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Be pursuing a degree in a STEM related field (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics).
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Scholarship Management Services will verify potential recipients are clear with Homeland Security and the Patriot Act.
Up to ten (10) awards will be granted in 2013.
Awards may be renewed one additional year or until a bachelor's degree is earned, whichever occurs first. Renewal is contingent upon satisfactory academic performance in a full-time course of study in a required major.
Awards worth $5,000 will be granted in 2013.
Recipients are required to complete a paid internship at an Itron, Inc. research and development location.
Interested students must complete the application and mail it along with a current, complete transcript of grades and any other required documents to Scholarship Management Services postmarked no later than January 15. Grade reports are not acceptable. Online transcripts must display student name, school name, grade and credit hours earned for each course, and term in which each course was taken.
For complete information, please download and read Guidelines for LeRoy Nosbaum Engineering Scholarship Program(pdf).
These awards are for undergraduate study only.
Applicants are responsible for gathering and submitting all necessary information. Applications are evaluated on the information supplied; therefore, answer all questions as completely as possible. Incomplete applications will not be evaluated. All information received is considered confidential and is reviewed only by Scholarship Management Services and Itron, Inc.
Scholarship Management Services will select up to 24 finalists, and Itron, Inc. will select recipients. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.


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USAC issued Wave 19 for FY 2018 on Friday, August 17th for $36.8 million. Cumulative funding as of Wave 19 is $1.61 billion.
USAC's Schools and Libraries News Brief of August 17, 2018, discusses two funding process topics, both partially related to the change made earlier this year to process E-rate payments through the U.S. Treasury rather than through commercial banks. Both situations addressed in the News Brief are fortunately not common but are important to understand if they do occur.
Generally, if an applicant or service provider is delinquent on an E-rate debt, perhaps as a result of a Recovery of Improperly Disbursed Funds ("RIDF"), or is in Red Light status, USAC will simply withhold any disbursements until the debt is settled.
In the special case of E-rate service providers who are also USF contributors, but are delinquent on those USF payments, USAC will net out any delinquent payments against pending invoices.
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New Zealand-born artist Chelsea Nikkel, better known as Princess Chelsea, is about to release her fourth album this September. The project is set to be an exploration of loneliness. Following up on "I Love My Boyfriend", the artist has just dropped a brand new track and video. Drawing both from 80s pop soundscapes and 60s soft psychedelia, "Wasting Time" is another singular single to add to Princess Chelsea's enigmatic alternative and synth pop catalogue. It also comes with a video which was shot on super 8 and directed by Anastasia Doniants. Watch it below.
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> > prepared for that.
Why?  As I said before, a file exists even after it has been deleted.
created a new, incompatible, version of a file with the same name.
the old file (which still exists) *explicitly* and open the file again.
There is absolutely nothing a programmer has to take care about.
processes started after the update are using the new version.
effect until I explicitly re-start Apache again.
> > please tell them what they are doing wrong.
> They are opening the file without sharing enabled.
What does "without sharing enabled" mean technically?
> > this on other systems too and it works perfectly there.
a) it's not necessary, what should it be good for?
on Unix as inconvenient as it is on Windows.
> them open all the time.
they can be turned off).
and TeX creates a new one?  If yes, then Adobe's decision is correct.
> posted, so I don't see much reason to continue this thread.
Sorry, but PDF is by far much more than DVI with hyperlinks.
even if it's a bit clumsy and only free in the sense of free beer.


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My husband and I moved to Temecula in 1979, when we were both hired to teach at Temecula Middle School. I was hired as teacher No. 50 in the district, and he was No. 51. He was hired to keep class sizes to 21 students.
In those days, there was only one elementary school, Vail Elementary and one middle school. Though Linfield Christian School, a private Christian school was in existence, Temecula had no public high school. Once graduated from middle school, students were bussed to Elsinore High School. My husband taught sixth grade. Because of the shortage of teachers and the necessity of providing a varied curriculum, I taught art, reading, newspaper, yearbook and the ASB student government class. What turned out to be the massive growth of the eighties and nineties was just beginning.
We had stop signs, but no stoplights in town. There was one grocery store where the 88 Ranch Market resides on Ynez Road. Everyone went to Fallbrook, Hemet or Escondido for major shopping. At first, we had no library in town. Riverside County sent a bookmobile to the parking lot near the grocery store, and we walked students across the wash, looking out for snakes and other wildlife along the way such as red tail hawks, coyotes and bobcats. Eventually Rosie Vanderhaak started a one-room library.
As part of a fundraising activity, students ran races along a quiet Margarita Road. They were fun events but not always the most pleasant of circumstances, as dairies and horse ranches were still prevalent. It was unusual, but there were a few students who rode horses to school, and one middle schooler, I remember, drove to school.
linkThe Kaiser Corporation in the 1960s established a community called Rancho California, and though it didn't quite work out as planned, the growth of residential communities had begun. Still, there were no high-rise buildings in Old Town, and as I walked down Front or Main streets in the 1970s and 1980s, it truly was like walking into history. The Merc was still an antique store, the old Escallier house, which is now moved to Pujol Street and provides homeless services, stood where City Hall is now and an early school building sat across from the Temecula or Welty Hotel.
When Temecula's first public school started is not known; but in 1873, there was a school in Temecula, and average daily attendance was seven students. The teacher's salary was $80 a month. There would eventually be eight Temecula schools in the early days, each named for the areas where they were located. One of the earliest public schools was held at the Pauba Ranch or later the Vail Ranch headquarters, though it was not registered among the eight. At one time, classes were also held in the Welty Hotel.
In 1914, the Temecula Union School was built near where the Temecula Museum stands now. Forty years later, the graduating class was still only eight students. Pechanga had three schools, and Temecula had five schools in the town's early days. According to an article by Malcolm Barnett, a member of an early Temecula pioneer family, a summary of early Temecula Schools was as follows: Pechanga Reservation, three schools, one destroyed, two burned; Santa Gertrudis, one school, torn down; Little Temecula, two schools, one torn down, one burned; Pujol, one school, still standing, now on Santiago Street; Temecula, one school, burned down.
Today there are 32 schools in Temecula and more in the planning stage. There are 27,700 students and 3,016 employees of which 1,382 are teachers.
For more information about the Temecula Valley Historical Society, visit the website at www.temeculavalleyhistoricalsociety.com.


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Q: MapView / MapActivity crashes onBackPressed by Child Activity I am trying to create an informational Activity, which displays a location on google's MapView among other things.  Whenever I navigate through this MapActivity, then click the back button, I get the following error:
"... Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: You are only allowed to have a single MapView in a MapActivity..."
Things you should know! :
onResume calls my setUpDisplay which initializes my MapView in a LinearLayout:
...
        List<Address> geoResults = geocoder.getFromLocationName(formalAddress, 1);
    while (geoResults.size()==0)
    {
        geoResults = geocoder.getFromLocationName("empire state building", 1);
    }
    if (geoResults.size()>0)
    {
        point= new GeoPoint( (int) (geoResults.get(0).getLatitude() * 1E6), (int) (geoResults.get(0).getLongitude() * 1E6));
    }
    mapView = new MapView(this, "YOU-NO-GET-TO-SEE-MY-KEY-HERE!");

    MapController mapController = mapView.getController();

    mapController.animateTo(point);
    mapController.setZoom(15);

               myMainLinearLayout.addView(mapView);

...
I also make sure to call myMainLinearLayout.removeAllViews() on my overrided onPause(), as well as setting variables to null, just to make sure all things are getting cleaned up.
I have also tried to see if, before the mapView initialization, mapView == null -- It Never Is.
Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks in advance.
-Ethan
--------EDIT:
Here is what I'm doing in my onPause method, in my MapActivity
@Override
public void onPause()
{//CLEANUP
    super.onPause();
    myMainLinearLayout.removeAllViews();
    myMainLinearLayout= null;
    mapView = null;
}

that's the only method I am overriding besides onResume()

A: This post should help:
You are only allowed to have a single MapView in a MapActivity
Summary: Do not destroy your previous MapView. Instantiate it once in onCreate, and modify it whenever you need to directly.