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<?php
import("org.rhaco.storage.db.module.DbcModule");
/**
 * Postgresqlモジュール
 * @author SHIGETA Takeshiro
 *  * @license New BSD License
 */
class DbcPgsql extends DbcModule{
	protected $quotation = '"';
	protected $order_random_str = 'random()';

	public function connect($name,$host,$port,$user,$password,$sock){
		if(!extension_loaded('pdo_pgsql')) throw new RuntimeException('pdo_sqlite not supported');
		$con = null;
		if(empty($host)) $host = 'localhost';
		if(empty($name)) throw new InvalidArgumentException('undef connection name');
		$dsn = empty($sock) ?
					sprintf("pgsql:dbname=%s host=%s port=%d",$name,$host,((empty($port) ? 5432 : $port))) :
					sprintf("pgsql:dbname=%s unix_socket=%s",$name,$sock);
		try{
			$con = new PDO($dsn,$user,$password);
			if(!empty($this->encode)) $this->prepare_execute($con,sprintf("set names '%s'",$this->encode));
		}catch(PDOException $e){
			throw new PDOException(__CLASS__.' connect failed');
		}
		return $con;
	}
	private function prepare_execute($con,$sql){
		$st = $con->prepare($sql);
		$st->execute();
		$error = $st->errorInfo();
		if((int)$error[0] !== 0) throw new InvalidArgumentException($error[2]);
	}
	public function create_table($name,array $columns){
		$sql = 'create table '.$this->quotation($name).'(';
		$columndef = $primary = array();
		foreach($columns as $column_name => $column){
			$column_str = "";
			switch($column['type']){
				case 'mixed':
				case "string": $column_str = $this->quotation($column_name).(isset($column['max']) ? ' varchar('.$column['max'].')' : ' text'); break;
				case "text": $column_str = $this->quotation($column_name)." text"; break;
				case "number": $column_str = $this->quotation($column_name)." ".(isset($column['decimal_places']) ? sprintf("numeric(%d,%d)",26-$column['decimal_places'],$column['decimal_places']) : 'double'); break;
				case "serial": $column_str = $this->quotation($column_name)." serial"; break;
				case "boolean": $column_str = $this->quotation($column_name)." smallint"; break;
				case "timestamp": $column_str = $this->quotation($column_name)." timestamp"; break;
				case "date": $column_str = $this->quotation($column_name)." date"; break;
				case "time": $column_str = $this->quotation($column_name)." int"; break;
				case "intdate":
				case 'integer': $column_str = $this->quotation($column_name)." int"; break;
				case "email": $column_str = $this->quotation($column_name)." varchar(255)"; break;
				case "alnum": $column_str = $this->quotation($column_name).(isset($column['max']) ? ' varchar('.$column['max'].')' : ' text'); break;
				case "choice": $column_str = $this->quotation($column_name)." varchar(255)"; break;
				default: throw new InvalidArgumentException("undefined type `".$column['type']."`");
			}
			$column_str .= (($column['require']) ? ' not' : '').' null ';
			if($column['primary'] || $column['type'] == "serial") $primary[] = $this->quotation($column_name);
			$columndef[] = $column_str;
		}
		$sql .= implode(",",$columndef);
		if(!empty($primary)) $sql .= " ,primary key ( ".implode(",",$primary)." ) ";
		$sql .= " );";
		return Dao::daq($sql);
	}
	public function show_columns_sql(Dao $obj){
		return Dao::daq("select c.column_name, c.udt_name, c.column_default, c.table_name, k.constraint_name from information_schema.COLUMNS c left outer join (select * from information_schema.KEY_COLUMN_USAGE where table_name='".strtolower($obj->table())."') k on c.column_name = k.column_name where c.table_name = '".strtolower($obj->table())."'");
	}
	public function last_insert_id_sql(){
		return Dao::daq("select lastval() as last_insert_id;");
	}
	/**
	 * insert文を生成する
	 * @param Dao $dao
	 * @return Daq
	 */
	public function create_sql(Dao $dao){
		$insert = $vars = array();
		$autoid = null;
		foreach($dao->self_columns() as $column){
			if($column->auto()){
				$autoid = $column->name();
			}else{
				$insert[] = $this->quotation($column->column());
				$vars[] = $this->update_value($dao,$column->name());
			}
		}
		if(empty($insert)) return Dao::daq('insert into '.$this->quotation($column->table()).' default values',$vars,$autoid);
		return Dao::daq('insert into '.$this->quotation($column->table()).' ('.implode(',',$insert).') values ('.implode(',',array_fill(0,sizeof($insert),'?')).');'
					,$vars
					,$autoid
				);
	}
	public function parse_columns(PDOStatement $it){
		$results = array();
		foreach($it as $value){
			$type = $value["udt_name"];
			$name = $value["column_name"];
			$size = $max_digits = $decimal_places = null;

			if(!ctype_alpha($name[0])) $name = "c_".$name;
			if($type == "int4" && $value["column_default"]==="nextval('".$value["table_name"]."_".$value["column_name"]."_seq'::regclass)"){
				$type = "serial";
				$value["column_default"] = null;
			}else if(preg_match("/^enum\((.+)\)$/",$type,$match)){
				$type = "choice(".$match[1].")";
			}else if(preg_match("/^(.+)\(([\d,]+)\)/",$type,$match)){
				$type = $match[1];
				$size = $match[2];

				if(strpos($size,",") !== false){
					list($max_digits,$decimal_places) = $size;
					$size = null;
				}
			}
			switch($type){
				case "varchar":
					$type = "string"; break;
				case "longblob":
				case "tinyblob":
					$type = "text"; break;
				case "double":
				case "int":
				case "int4":
				case "bigint":
				case "tinyint":
				case "smallint":
				case "decimal":
					$type = "number"; break;
				case "datetime":
					$type = "timestamp"; break;
			}
			$annotation = "type=".$type.","
							."column=".$name.","
							.(($value["constraint_name"] == $value["table_name"]."_pkey") ? "primary=true," : "")
							.(($size !== null) ? "length=".intval($size)."," : "")
							.(($max_digits !== null) ? "max_digits=".intval($max_digits)."," : "")
							.(($decimal_places !== null) ? "decimal_places=".intval($decimal_places)."," : "")
							;
			$results[] = (object)array("name"=>$name,
										"default"=>$value["column_default"],
										"annotation"=>$annotation);
		}
		return $results;
	}
	protected function column_alias_sql(Dao $dao,$column,Q $q,$alias=true){
		$column_str = ($alias) ? $column->table_alias().'.'.$this->quotation($column->column()) : $this->quotation($column->column());
		if($q->ignore_case()) return 'upper('.$column_str.'::text)';
		return $column_str;
	}
	protected function select_option_sql($paginator,$order){
		return ' '
				.(empty($order) ? "" : " order by ".implode(",",$order))
				.(($paginator instanceof Paginator) ? sprintf(" offset %d limit %d ",$paginator->offset(),$paginator->limit()) : "")
				;
	}
	protected function column_value(Dao $dao,$name,$value){
		if($value === null) return null;
		try{
			switch($dao->a($name,"type")){
				case "timestamp": return date("Y/m/d H:i:s",$value);
				case "date": return date("Y/m/d",$value);
				case "time": return date("H:i:s",strtotime(date("Y/m/d",time())) + $value);
			}
		}catch(Exception $e){}
		return $value;
	}
	protected function format_column_alias_sql(Dao $dao,Column $column,Q $q,$alias=true){
		return $this->column_alias_sql($dao,$column,$q,$alias).'::text';
	}
}
?>

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I'm fresh to D and found DFL which is really a nice package.
I have heard that DFL produces one of the smallest exe sizes for GUI libs with similar feature sets.
Compiling with DFL normally gives me 301 KB for a minimal GUI executable. (Application.run(new Form()); compiled with dfl test.d) This includes debugging information.
Include the -release switch and it goes down to 278 KB.
Run it through UPX and get 98.5 KB.
There is a way to exclude drag n' drop support from DFL, which is a hefty chunk (due to a lot of COM interfacing) which requires recompiling DFL and anything else that uses DFL's Control. An easy way to do this would be to open a command prompt in the DFL source directory, type set dfl_flags=-version=NO_DRAG_DROP and then makelib and copying the updated lib files to DMD's lib directory. Finally, compile the test exe with dfl -release -version=NO_DRAG_DROP test.d (note that you will get linker errors if you do not compile with switch -version=NO_DRAG_DROP when DFL's lib was compiled with it) and the exe size goes down to 256 KB and UPX it down to 93.5 KB. However, NO_DRAG_DROP can complicate things, it is up to you if it is worth it.
It is possible to use DFL for non-GUI applications; I have done it on several occasions (e.g. dfl.exe does this).


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Wii still doing well, PS3 takes sales hit
By Justin Mann August 15, 2008, 11:55
More console sales figures have been released, this time for July, and once again they put Nintendo in a positive light. The Wii and the DS both still continue to sell very well, the DS most of all, selling more units than any other console on the market today. The Wii didn't do as well but came close, selling more than twice the number of PS3s and Xbox 360s, at over a half million.
Unfortunately for Sony, they actually saw a sales dip. July netted them a little over 221 thousand PS3 sales, which gives them a "middle of the road" look. PS3 sales actually went down about 45% compared to last month, but even so they managed to best Microsoft by a small amount.
Depending on the estimates you look at, Nintendo is still enjoying a comfortable lead at nearly 23 million Wiis sold, Microsoft just under 20 million and Sony still floating around the 11 million mark. Sony's "blockbuster" titles really came too late last year and this year, impacting severely their sales. Impulse buy or not, Nintendo's low-cost console continues to impress.
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NW IN Beans, for the most part, have always been crushed for meal yield. Oil was an afterthought.
Then soybean oil was in vogue for cooking. Now it has a bit of a black eye in the healthy, "clean" eating world.
When you look at May oil trading at 29 cents per lb, a gallon is 7.65 lbs, so you're at $2.21/gallon for crude soybean oil.
Refined HO is trading at $2.08, so you start out in a hole before doing any processing to create a fuel grade product.
Don't get me wrong...I'm all about using soy bio-diesel. It makes a superior product due to the high quality in-stream, but at what premium does it price itself out of the market???


Repairing cracks on the walls or the floor of an old or damaged pool will not solve leaking problems. Installing ELBEblue line® over the surface will provide the final water tightness, with the entire pool surface covered.
ELBEblue line® is a low maintenance solution perfect for residential and commercial facilities.


"Get comfortable with being uncomfortable. Life and it's challenges are all uncomfortable. So get comfortable with that.
What books would you say have had the biggest influence in your life? What book have you gifted the most?
← Women in Golf Wednesday!
Thanks Deb! I appreciate that!
Congrats on all you are accomplishing.


Bruce Raeburn is the director of Special Collections for the Howard-Tilton Memorial Library and the curator of the William Ransom Hogan Archive of New Orleans Jazz at Tulane University. He began working at the archive in 1980 as a student worker.
In this edition of the Green Room podcast, Raeburn discusses the 1958 origins of the Hogan Jazz Archive, the leading research center for the study of New Orleans jazz and related musical genres.
Among its holdings are 2,000 reels of oral history interviews with musicians, family members and observers that document the stories surrounding the emergence of jazz in New Orleans from the late 19th century forward. Other holdings include sound recordings, film, photography, sheet music, personal papers, records of the American Federation of Musicians local 174-496, ephemera and realia.
Throughout the year, Raeburn, along with associate curators Lynn Abbott and Alaina Hébert, assists researchers from around the world in navigating the jazz archive, and in doing so, keeps Tulane and New Orleans in the spotlight for important jazz scholarship.
Through collaboration with Music Rising at Tulane and a grant from the Grammy Foundation, many Hogan Jazz Archive oral histories are now streaming online on the Music Rising website.


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Mir Hoseyni (, also Romanized as Mīr Ḩoseynī; also known as Mīr Ḩasanī) is a village in Ahmadi Rural District, Ahmadi District, Hajjiabad County, Hormozgan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 301, in 65 families.

References

Populated places in Hajjiabad County

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Curious George dance party / adaptation by Borana Greku and Alessandra Preziosi.
Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, c2013.
Based on the TV series teleplay written by Raye Lankford.
Summary: Curious George loves to dance! But when his friend Bill doesn't want to go to the dance party, George teaches him that learning to dance with friends can be fun.
Authors: Preziosi, Alessandra. (Added Author). Lankford, Raye. (Added Author).
Citation: Greku, Borana. "Curious George dance party." Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013.


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1 Ang Peng Hwa Peng Hwa is a faculty member of Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information. His area of research is internet governance and media law and policy. He currently serves as chairman of the Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC) and Director of the Singapore Internet Reseach Centre (SiRC).
2 Siew Kum Hong Kum Hong is a corporate counsel in the Internet industry, and currently also the pro tem vice-president of MARUAH (Working Group for an ASEAN Human Rights Mechanism, Singapore). He was a Nominated Member of Parliament from January 2007 to July 2009, and was in private practice specialising in Internet and technology law from 2001 to 2006.
3 Wong Siew Hong Siew Hong has extensive experience in both civil and criminal litigation. He has advised extensively on all aspects of infringement, anti-counterfeiting and litigation options in Singapore as well as around the ASEAN region. He had also worked as a private investigator for intellectual property matters.
4 Bryan Tan Bryan is Singapore Partner for Pinsent Masons' Technology Media & Telecoms practice. He has led many industry firsts including the first mass e-mail defamation case in the world, Singapore's first publicised telecoms competition dispute, the first privately-funded cable landing project in Singapore and the world's first registrar-level domain name dispute. He is also named one of the leading individuals in IT and telecoms law by Best Lawyers, Chambers and AsiaLaw.
5 Goh Seow Hiong Seow Hiong plays an advisory role to government officials and regulators across Asia Pacific on a range of ICT-related policy issues. He is a trusted advisor on advanced technology policy and regulation, innovation and infrastructure rollout.
6 Lim Yee Fen Yee Fen is a law professor at the Nanyang Business School, NTU and has been a law professor at NUS and a number of Australian law Schools. She is an expert in Technology Law and Intellectual Property law. Her extensive experience includes the areas of data protection & privacy law, legal issues in virtual worlds, cybercrime, and intermediary liability on the Internet.
7 Tan Soo Kiat, Harry Harry is a law professor at the Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University Singapore. He is the Director of CAPTEL (Centre for Asia Pacific Technology Law & Policy) and he teaches, research and consults in the fields of Internet, e-business and information law.
8 Lam Chung Nian Chung Nian heads the Intellectual Property, Media & Technology Practice at WongPartnership LLP. His main areas of practice are intellectual property ("IP"), media, telecommunications and information technology ("IT") law. He has worked on numerous projects involving the creation, licensing and exploitation of intellectual property. He speaks regularly at public talks and lectures on intellectual property law, legal clinics and seminars.
9 Dr Toh See Kiat See Kiat was formerly a Singapore Member of Parliament and Associate Professor at the NTU. He currently serves as Chairman of Goodwins Law Corporation. He practices and conducts seminars on corporate, commercial, infocomms technology, eCommerce and intellectual property laws.
10 James Seng James is one of the Internet pioneers in Singapore and is recognized as an international expert in the Internet arena. He is a regular speakers at various forums on several Internet issues such as IDN, VoIP, IPv6, Spam, OSS and Internet governance issues. James also participates actively in ISO/IEC JTC1 and IETF.
11 Warren B Chik Warren is an Assistant Professor with the Department of Law in the Business School at the SMU. He is also an Advocate and Solicitor of the Singapore Supreme Court, an Attorney and Counsellor-at-law of the Bar of the State of New York, and a Solicitor in England & Wales. His research interests are primarily in IT and the Law and International Commercial Arbitration.
12 Ang Beng Wee, Steven Steven is a faculty member of Nanyang Business School, NTU. He was a Fulbright Visiting Scholar award recipient in 1999 at the NYU School of Law. He teaches Employment Law and Management of Intellectual Property & Innovation and his publications over the years are focusing on Intellectual Property.
13 Andrew Ong Andrew oversees the global legal operations of Nokia's Markets division, including risk management, legal strategy and planning. He sits on the Nokia Markets management team as well as Nokia's legal management team.
14 Han Wah Teng Wah Teng specialises in Intellectual Property as well as Technology laws and has been involved in work relating to IT agreements, trade mark and copyright protection in Singapore. He has also extensive experience in litigation and the protection of Intellectual Property Rights such as patents, trademarks, copyright, passing off, trade secrets and others.
15 Joyce A. Tan Joyce is the Managing Partner of Joyce A. Tan & Partners since 1998, dealing principally in information technology and intellectual property. She is also appointed consultant to the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore.
16 Michael Tan Michael is the General Counsel (legal) and also the Head of Information Systems in Convergent Systems.
17 Steven Liew Steven is the senior director and legal counsel for eBay Asia Pacific Government Relations. Steven has spent more than a decade working in intellectual property rights policy and enforcement.
18 Tang Hang Wu Hang Wu is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, NUS. He teaches and writes on the law of unjust enrichment, property and trusts. He also develops a research interest in issues on free speech and the Internet.
19 Daniel Sassoon Daniel is the Regional Counsel at Skype Asia Pacific.
20 Jacqueline Ang Yun Han Jacqueline works as Senior Systems Analyst in SIM University. She holds multiple positions PA grassroot organizations,such as Community Sport Council, Pioneer Community Sports Club and Pioneer Citizens' Consltative Committee. She is also a PA New Media Champion promoting outreach to residents through New Media projects. Besides volunteering at PA, she is also a member of Pioneer Women's Wing.
21 Giorgos Cheliotis Giorgos is the public lead of Creative Commons Singapore and an assistant professor of Communications and New Media at the National University of Singapore. He teaches classes on social media and on the effects of media digitization, while one of his main research interests is the management of copyright in the digital age
22 Alvin Chang Alvin is a Principal Director of M & A Law Corporation and his practice focuses on general litigation, with a particular focus on personal law, commercial disputes, construction and company disputes. He has also advised clients on various aspects of non-contentious corporate and personal law. Alvin has spoken and presented at several conferences and seminars and writes articles in various magazines and websites.
23 Bryan Ghows Bryan is an experienced and highly regarded practitioner in transactional work and dispute resolution in IP/IT cases, with a special interest in emerging and green technology. Bryan is admitted to practise in Singapore, the United States (Washington State) and England & Wales.
24 Benjamin Ang Benjamin is a lecturer with Temasek Polytechnic focusing his teaching in intellectual property law. He started his career as a litigation lawyer, but later took up various roles in administrative, technology/legal technology and as legal counsel. He publishes articles and speaks at regional conferences on law and technology.


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FINAL: Michigan State loses close battle to No. 19 Rutgers
The MSU field hockey team stands during the national anthem/ Photo Credit: MSU Athletic Communications
Andrew Buckman, General Assignment Reporter
EAST LANSING, Mich. — The Spartans fell 2-3 in overtime Friday against No. 19 Rutgers.
The game was close throughout. Rutgers midfielder Indy van Ek scored the first goal of the game early in the first quarter. The Spartans would rally back in it, and tie it up in the second quarter, as Hannah Jarvie scored her third goal of the season.
Action began to pick back up in the fourth quarter. A late goal by Isa van der Weij gave MSU the lead. Rutgers matched near the end of regulation and the game headed to overtime.
Early on in the ten minute overtime quarter, the Spartans looked like they were going to put this one away. Merel Hanssen had a great look at an empty net, but her shot went wide. The Spartans couldn't get anything else going in this one, and Rutgers took advantage, winning it at the 66:31 mark.
It would've been a statement win for the Spartans against No. 19 Rutgers. MSU has not won its B1G opener since 2014.
Head Coach Helen Knull liked what she saw from her team today despite the loss.
"This one hurts, it's tough when you've been up and then you lose in overtime, but I think that we controlled a lot of the game. I think we really dictated the tempo and pace and stuck to the game plan we had today," she said.
Michigan State had another strong performance from goalie Monique Jardell, who had eight saves. Jardell has been very consistent to start the year. Her .742 save percentage is the second best in the Big Ten.
The Spartans host Bellarmine on Sunday. The Knights are coming into the game at 1-6. MSU will have an opportunity to get back on track.
The Spartans will need to clean some things up before the contest against Bellarmine. Knull pointed out what she'd like to see differently.
"Our attacking third, we just have to look to make better decisions when we get an open goal, and that's something we gotta review film on and talk through with the players on their decision making," she said.
Andrew Buckman
Andrew is a freshman journalism major at Michigan State. Andrew is from Grosse Pointe, Mich. He's covered volleyball and field hockey for Impact.


The Pirate Bay logo in vector formats.
For use to print on clothes or something, ppl have been asking for it.
Thank you.. been looking for this. Neva thought looking here first.. stupid me..
Who else got here from accidentaly searching "The Pirate Bay", and kept going, knowingly that you just searched up 'The Pirate Bay' on the pirate bay?
WOOOOO thanks a lot fella!
I dyed my first disc golf disc with thepiratebay logo. Thanks for all that you do. Happy 9th birthday!
Aye aye captain ! Would be great to be printed on tee and proud to wear it !


The Marine Barracks Washington proposal to replace their barracks building (BEQ) at 8th and I Streets, SE with a new BEQ is now in the Environmental Impact stage and a draft EIS has been issued. There will be a public meeting at Tyler School, 1001 G St. SE, on April 22, 2015, 5:30-8:30 pm. Additional information: www.mbweis.com.
The Marine Corps plans to replace its outdated barrracks at 8th and I Streets, SE with a new barracks, and is considering several nearby locations.


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Myrtle Effie Merrett
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Myrtle Effie Merrett. She passed away peacefully on January 7, 2022, in the Valley Regional Hospital, Kentville after a brief illness at the age of 94.
Born in Rockland, Kings County she was the daughter of the late Everett and Mabel (Taylor) Strong. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Ernest Merrett; son, Sidney Merrett; grandson, Mark Merrett and brother, Leslie Strong.
She is survived by her children, Robbin (Sheila) Merrett, Centreville; Allen (Louise) Merrett, St. John's Nfld.; Kendall (Angela) Merrett, North Kentville; Marcia (Ron) Elliott, West Brooklyn; Milton (Kimberly) Merrett, Centreville; Sheldon (Tina) Merrett, Port Williams; 11 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews.
Myrtle was a beloved member of the Port Williams community. She moved to the "Port" in 1953 to work at a local café and grocery store where she met and later married a local young man. Together they raised seven children and operated a successful nursery business selling bedding plants that was in operation for over 30 years.
She was a devout member of the Port Williams United Baptist Church and a tireless volunteer. Her volunteer work began when she joined the Nova Scotia Farm Service Force in 1942 working on her father's farm to help with the war effort. She served on a number of church committees and community organizations over the years, many of which she remained active in until the time of her death including the Loyal Workers Church Group where she could be found organizing and working in the kitchen for catering events and community luncheons; The Port Williams Women's Institute, The Port Williams Health Auxiliary; The Women's Missionary Society of Wolfville, The Port Williams Community Centre Board of Trustees and in earlier years the Port Williams Fire Department Auxiliary.
She was honoured to have received the Harold Legge Volunteer Award as well as a Lifetime Membership Awards from the Women's Institute and the Health Auxiliary and was also nominated for a Women of Excellence Award.
Never one to be idle, she always had a craft project on the go, sewing comfort blankets for the IWK and Ronald MacDonald house, adult bibs for Valley Regional Hospital, knitting newborn hats and infant sweaters for Valley Regional Hospital, etc. She also enjoyed gardening, reading, and watching hockey and curling on TV.
Above all else she most enjoyed visits with family and friends, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Mum, you were a very special lady who lived a long, happy, productive life and we will miss you dearly!
Due to COVID restrictions, a celebration of life will take place at a later date.
Donations in her memory can be made to the Port Williams United Baptist Church or Valley Hospice Foundation. Arrangements have been entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Kentville. Online condolences and inquiries may be directed to www.whitefamilyfuneralhome.com.
"The purpose of life is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well." — Ralph Waldo Emerson
At a later date to be announced
Port Williams United Baptist Church or Valley Hospice Foundation


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It has outperformed by 29.50% the S&P500. Scott & Selber Inc decreased its stake in Walt Disney Co ( DIS ) by 47.92% based on its latest 2017Q...
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No fair! I distinctly remember saying that I didn't need a bath."
My goodness is he a beautiful dog!
Winter's rather vain. If there is anyone else in the room or looking in and he's wet and non-fluffy, he barks and howls if he's restrained in the tub. If he's on the table, he lays down and hides his face. He definitely doesn't want his picture taken when he's not gorgeous. He's a funny boy.
In this picture, he's looking around me at the door, hoping we're alone.
Winter: big, dumb (consequence of being a boy, but his mom's an airhead, too), gorgeous, silly boy.
Summer: tiny, very smart, very manipulative, cute, cuddly girl.
I want to stick my face in his fur and snorgle the crap out of him.


We've been working with GE Retail Capital Finance for as long as anyone can remember (which means around 14 years). This year, our old client became Synchrony Financial and Synchrony Bank. You've probably seen their piano ads on TV. We've been working with Synchrony Bank and their internal studio to help with the rebranding by producing magazine and newspaper ads, animated and static digital ads, and a variety of other projects. We're excited to see our old client with a new face leverage the heritage of GE and make a real splash in the marketplace.
If you haven't noticed, you haven't been paying attention: 'tiz the season of PUMPKIN SPICED EVERYTHING. The trend has hit d.trio hard as you can see from our Facebook, blog, twitter and other social media features. We blame Catherine. But she made us pumpkin spice martinis the other day (Video and Recipe Coming Soon!!), so she is forgiven.
One of our favorites so far (other than the martinis) was the morning Tim made us pumpkin pancakes. The recipe came from Guy Gourmet and is really terrific. You should try it.
1. In a large bowl, combine the pancake mix, brown sugar, and pumpkin pie spice. In another large bowl, mix together the milk, pumpkin, egg, vanilla extract, and oil. Add the pumpkin mixture to the dry ingredients and stir to combine.
2. Heat a lightly oiled griddle or large skillet over medium-high heat. Pour the batter onto the griddle, using about ¼ cup for each pancake. Cook the pancakes until bubbles form in the batter and the edges begin to brown. Then flip them and cook until the other sides are lightly browned.
3. Serve the pancakes drizzled with maple syrup.
People on Twitter seemed to think it was a good idea too.
So, if you need a pumpkin fix, stop by. We've got cookies and cupcakes and candy corn covered in pumpkin pie spice. Really. And it's great, so don't judge. We're also super busy and hard at work on some amazing marketing, so we need the fuel. So, until we see you, keep it pumpkin spicy!
People like their lives to be comfortable. Safe. Predictable. And marketers are certainly no exception. When big budgets are on the line (not to mention people's necks), marketers tend to play it safe even more. Sticking with what's worked before seems like a smart thing to do. After all, if it worked before, it'll probably work again — sparing people the risk of failure, wasted time, wasted money, and a pink slip.
Unfortunately, while it's nice in theory, it doesn't really work that way.
Because if a marketer isn't pushing the limits of their comfort zone and scaring themselves a little bit, then the company is not growing.
And if a company isn't growing, it's dying.
Though the exact number is up for debate, we all know the average person is bombarded by marketing messages all day long. With so many companies competing for our attention, it's more important than ever to stand out from the clutter.
You don't stand out by doing the same thing you've always done, or by doing the same thing everybody else is doing. You stand out by doing something new. Something original.
But being original can be risky.
Of course, the leading business experts will surely tell you that the biggest risk you can take is to play it safe. To stagnate. To do the same old thing year after year. But while risky behavior won't always succeed, playing it safe is a surefire strategy for failure in the long term.
Fear is good. It pushes people and businesses to grow and reach new levels of success. The key is to be smart about it. Have a sound strategy behind the work. Collaborate with marketing experts. Minimize the risk as best you can.
Then close your eyes and jump, nervousness and all.
Management Perspective: Time to practice some underthinking.
With the mountain of data and research now available at our fingertips, overthinking issues and challenges is running rampant. Hot messes are hard enough to untangle without adding unnecessary complexities that lead to our getting in our own way.
Usually, the greatest solutions are elegant due to their simplicity. That's why children are so creative in their thought processes – they don't overthink anything. We adults tend to get too careful, are fearful of looking stupid and have a need to consider every possible contingency – however unlikely. Overthought = overwrought.
Initial gut instincts are often reliable. And, as is taught in improvisation, one should respond to thoughts and ideas with "yes, and …" rather than "yes, but …". Let's start to project, rather than protect.
Now, I'm not advocating wild, uninformed forays into the unknown. But underthinking as a starting point is fun, and can lead to some pleasant, unexpected results.
You've probably heard the phrase "a camel is a horse, designed by a committee"? Truly a classic case of overthinking. Try some underthinking to get you over the hump.
Apple Pay: Time to Say Goodbye to Plastic Cards?
By now, you've probably heard about Apple Pay, the new payment service from Apple coming to an iPhone 6 (or Apple Watch) near you this October. Like most of us, you're probably wondering what it is and how it works. And so to get you up to speed, here we bring you, Apple Pay 101.
A mobile payment and digital wallet service that lets users make payments with their iPhone or Apple Watch at retail locations and online. It replaces having to swipe magnetic stripes at credit card terminals.
Apple Pay lets Apple devices wirelessly communicate with point-of-sale systems. Just select your card in Passbook and point your device at the payment point, using your fingerprint to authenticate the transaction. Simple as that. You get started by entering your account info manually or taking a photo of your credit card with your phone. The data is stored in Passbook.
They're saying it's safer than those old-fashioned plastic cards you're carrying around. That's because it keeps your information completely private. Nobody ever has to see — or keep — your name, account number, or security code. And if you ever lose your phone, you can immediately suspend all your information through your iCloud account or the Find My iPhone app.
Time will tell how many people adopt this new technology. But given its high degree of simplicity, convenience, and security, it looks like Apply Pay may be here to stay.
How to win friends and influence people? Improve your storytelling skills.
That's right. Storytelling is a skill (just ask anyone who can't tell a joke worth a damn). And like any other skill it can be improved and polished with practice.
Why work to improve this skill? Because it'll serve you well in innumerable situations, both personally and professionally. It'll help with your verbal and written communications for conveying ideas, framing challenges and enlightening the uninformed. It will enhance your social communications (see joke reference above), sales pitches, presentations, public speaking and networking. And just overall make you a hell of a lot more interesting.
Put a little work into developing your storytelling skills. Who knows, you might be the next Jimmy Fallon.
I recently read two separate business blogs on the subject of "being nice." The first writer talked about the benefits of being nice and offered some suggestions of ways to do it. He quoted an advertising agency owner (reportedly a nice guy) who is often asked for advice from his employees. His life advice regarding relationships is simple: "Marry for nice. Nice never goes away." This writer took that principle and is applying it to other aspects of his own life.
The second business writer had a slightly different take on the subject of being nice, particularly as it pertains to the work place. This individual suggests that being nice is not how you want to be perceived. People who are "nice" may get extra work dumped on them, may not get their problems resolved or their voices heard, and may not get as good of a performance review. This writer suggests that we should be "likeable" instead of nice. Likeable people are able to push back and protect their own interests while still getting things done.
Who is right? Check out these short articles and decide for yourself. Share your thoughts on the d.trio blog or facebook page.
Particulars: Very bright orange color and lots of sugar. Probably the most pumpkin tasting, but a bit too much like a melted pumpkin milkshake.
Particulars: Super bitter with a weird aftertaste. Definitely the least sweet but we're pretty much convinced that the store made a mistake on ours because we're sure that's not what they wanted it to taste like.
Particulars: Well balanced. Tasted of pumpkin and spice but left a nice coffee flavor in place.
Particulars: The quote says it all.
So Caribou comes out as the winner of our blind tasting with Corner Coffee a very close second. Our after discussions centered around two topics: the first was how we really wished that our local shop had come out the winner and how close the battle had been. The second was that Caribou was the company we all feel has the most interesting and well done branding around their product. For a group of dedicated marketers it was gratifying that our favorite brand identity also backed it up with the best product.


Convention 100 principle "equal pay from equal work"
1. Men and women have different working hours per year.
time workers without hourly paid overtime salary, so we must substract these away.
which are paid by worked hours. Men do about 20 % more salaried work hours than women.
salary", which includes both normal and overtime.
2. Full time working women get 81,8 % of the income of men.
salary system. Hourly paid overtime salary is available from salary data.
men and women have equal working time. It seems a natural assumption, because all work 7,5 hours per day.
But as we see from cahapter 1, equal working time don't mean that men and woman have equal working hours per year.
I have made a predefinition: On weekdays a normal working hour in a normal working time (7-18) is an equal work.
hour of a man who is liable to military service, a man's working hour is equal to a woman's working hour.
On that base, when women get 81,8 % of men's salary there is nothing wrong in it, because men do respectively more working hours.
The salary per working hour is equal for both men and women in Finland.
salaried work 19,7 hours more per week, than their partners.
men do about 9 hours per week more salaried work that his partner.
so official salary verification dosn't base on real done working hours, it is based on equal theoretical working time.
farmers and other entrepreneurs. So we can say that income per hour is similar to both men and women.
because men do respectively more working hours.


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What Covid-19 restrictions mean for travel, festive plans and Tier 4 areas
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When Is an Enterprise Service Bus (Esb) the Right Choice for an Integrated Technology Solution?
John (Gerry) Burns, Regis University
Likarish, Dan
Blumenthal, Richard L.
MS Computer and Information Technology
School of Computer & Information Science
The Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) is an important systems integration technology often closely associated with Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). Some maintain that an ESB should not be used apart from SOA. Others see the ESB simply as the next generation of middleware, incorporating the best of its predecessors, Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) and Message Oriented Middleware (MOM), and a candidate for any integration requirement. Is the ESB a one-size-fits-all solution to be trusted for any integration requirement, or must its use be carefully considered with proper due diligence based on application complexity and/or the presence or absence of a defined SOA? This thesis probes these questions in an analysis of a world-wide survey of 230 industry SOA and middleware professionals conducted via the LinkedIn Professional Network during a six week period in November and December of 2010. In addition, the thesis applies a review of the survey results and current SOA and ESB literature to an architectural decision being made within the Systems Engineering and Application Development (SEAD) Practicum in the Master of Science program in Computer Information Systems at Regis University in Denver, which provides support for the University's Academic Research Network (ARN). An ESB has been proposed as a new architectural component for the ARN infrastructure and this paper reviews the merit of this proposal. This thesis employs an interpretivist epistemology, understanding that there may be more than one acceptable answer to the question, "When is an Enterprise Service Bus an appropriate component of an integrated technology solution?"
© John Burns
Burns, John (Gerry), "When Is an Enterprise Service Bus (Esb) the Right Choice for an Integrated Technology Solution?" (2011). Regis University Student Publications (comprehensive collection). 464.


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IFI International programmes visit Argentina, China, Denmark and Russia this March
March 6th 2017: To coincide with St Patrick's Day events across the globe, IFI International programmes will visit a number of film festivals to screen homegrown hits such as A Date for Mad Mary, Sing Street, The Queen of Ireland, and Mattress Men. Irish talent will also traverse the globe, with a number of actors, directors and writers present at screenings, including Seána Kerslake at the Moscow Irish Film Festival to present A Date for Mad Mary, Conor Horgan visiting the Irish Film Season at the Danish Film Institute with The Queen of Ireland, and Maria Doyle Kennedy travelling to Buenos Aires with Sing Street and Eliza: Queen of Paraguay.
Commenting on March's strong event programme, Head of Irish Film Programming, Sunniva O'Flynn, said, "Bracing ourselves for the annual St Patrick's onslaught of film festival activity, we look forward to providing international audiences with some powerful new dramas and a particularly strong slate of new feature documentaries. These programmes are sure to enhance understanding of Irish culture and to increase appetites for new Irish cinema".
In collaboration with the Embassy of Ireland, Argentina, the Irish Film Programme at the National Audio Visual Authority of Argentina (INCAA) will present ten Irish films, both old and new, including Once, Sing Street, Ryan's Daughter and Eliza: Queen of Paraguay. The festival runs from March 16th to 22nd and actress Maria Doyle Kennedy (Eliza: Queen of Paraguay) will attend, along with director Aoife Kelleher who will present One Million Dubliners and Strange Occurrences in a Small Irish Village.
IFI International teams up with the Danish Film Institute (DFI) and the Embassy of Ireland, Denmark, to present an Irish Film Season running from March 2nd until March 15th. The season opened with John Carney's Sing Street and will close with Conor Horgan's The Queen of Ireland. Conor Horgan will be on hand to present his documentary about drag artist Panti Bliss, while Risteard O'Domhnaill will attend with his documentary, Atlantic.
Shebeen Flick, the Irish film festival in Berlin and Düsseldorf, will open on March 16th with the German premiere of History's Future, a German-Irish co-production, presented in the presence of lead actor Mark O'Halloran (Adam and Paul, Viva). The festival will screen a total of 25 feature and short films, which represents a doubling of last year's slate. Festival highlights include screenings of Benjamin Cleary's Oscar-winning short, Stutterer, Colm Quinn's Mattress Men and A Date for Mad Mary, directed by Darren Thornton who will also attend the festival.
The Moscow Irish Film Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary this year with a wide-ranging programme of screenings including The Butcher Boy and My Left Foot, and more recent releases Room and Brooklyn. Directors Peter Murphy and Rachel Moriarty will present Traders, Richie Smyth will screen The Siege of Jadotville, and actress Seána Kerslake will introduce with A Date for Mad Mary. The festival opens on March 15th at Karo 11 Oktyabr with a screening of Sing Street, and runs until March 26th.
The Boston Irish Film Festival (BIFF) runs this year from March 23rd to 26th with a wide-ranging programme including Mattress Men, Des Henderson's award-winning documentary How to Defuse a Bomb: The Project Children Story, and Liam McGrath's Paddy Moloney: Chieftain. The winners of the 2017 BIFF Awards have also just been announced: Peter Foote's The Young Offenders has been named Best Breakthrough Feature, Ian Hunt Duffy's Gridlock has been awarded Most Inspiring Short Film, Michael Fanning's Rocky Ros Muc is this year's Most Inspiring Documentary, the Director's Choice Short is awarded to Natasha Waugh's Terminal and the Director's Choice Feature Award is Darren Thornton's A Date for Mad Mary. Actors Seána Kerslake and Tara Lee will attend the festival for the presentation of A Date for Mad Mary.
Other festivals running in March include the fifth Belgrade Irish Film Festival running 6th – 22nd March and featuring a workshop with David Caffrey, the award-winning director of Divorcing Jack and Love/Hate. The festival this year has a decidedly rock'n'roll feel with films such as Frank, Good Vibrations and Ghost Blues: The Story of Rory Gallagher.
Elsewhere, the Irish Film Festa, Rome runs from March 30th to April 2nd, while the St Patrick's Film Festival London, running from March 17th to 19th, includes screenings of Traders, The Young Offenders, and Song of the Sea.
Finally, the Irish Festival in Hong Kong runs until March 11th, with a focus on Irish animation in collaboration with Animation Ireland. It includes a programme of shorts and an animation workshop presented by Steve Woods and Moe Honan.
IFI International in March
2nd – 5th March: Capital Irish Film Festival – Washington D.C., USA
2nd – 5th March: Chicago Irish Film Festival – Chicago, USA
3rd – 11th March: Animation Ireland – Hong Kong, China
3rd – 15th March: Irish Film Season at the Danish Film Institute – Copenhagen, Denmark
14th – 22nd March: Belgrade Irish Film Festival – Belgrade, Serbia
15th – 26th March: Moscow Irish Film Festival – Moscow, Russia
16th – 19th March: Shebeen Flick – Irish Film Festival – Berlin, Germany
16th – 22nd March: Irish Film Programme at the INCAA – Buenos Aires, Argentina
20th March: Shebeen Flick – Irish Film Festival – Düsseldorf, Germany
23rd – 26th March: Irish Film Festival, Boston – Boston, USA
29th March – 5th April: Irish Film Festival, Australia – Sydney, Australia
30th March – 2nd April: Irish Film Festa – Rome, Italy
For further IFI International programme information, please contact Soracha Pelan O'Treasaigh (spelanotreasaigh@irishfilm.ie) at the IFI – (01) 6795744.
For media information, interview availability, and high-res images, please contact Michelle McDonagh (mmcdonagh@irishfilm.ie) at the IFI Press Office – (01) 6795744.
IFI International is supported by The Arts Council and Culture Ireland.
The IFI is principally funded by the Arts Council.
The Irish Film Institute is Ireland's national cultural institution for film. It provides audiences throughout Ireland with access to the finest independent, Irish and international cinema. It preserves and promotes Ireland's moving image heritage through the IFI Irish Film Archive, and provides opportunities for audiences of all ages and backgrounds to learn and critically engage with film.


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