"Why the Ivory Coast?" I hear you ask.
I am off to work in Abidjan (the capital city) through a youth organisation called AIESEC, who organise internships for students and graduates worldwide. After an initial interview, applicants interested in the scheme are placed on an online portal with thousands of opportunities at their fingertips. Naturally, I had a lot of fun browsing through these and readily submitted applications for opportunities across India and South East Asia. A couple weeks later I logged back into the portal and this particular opportunity in the Ivory Coast was at the top of my home page.
My aim in applying for these placements abroad had always been to push myself further out of my comfort zone (following a relatively easy integration into Australian culture during my year abroad, despite feeling less confident on departure to the other side of the world). The Ivory Coast appealed particularly due to the French spoken there. (Background info: I went to primary school in French whilst being brought up in Belgium, but despite efforts to keep it up, my level of fluency in the language has dwindled in recent years). I thus applied, and proceeded to complete a couple of further interviews after which I was offered the position of Marketing Manager in a local language centre in Abidjan for 6 months. Nothing ever came of the opportunities in Asia, and there you have it: I'm off to the Ivory Coast! So yes, the country selection was in some senses a bit random (I could have ended up working on a boat in Vietnam!) but in other ways was carefully selected, and had I not been able to speak French I would never have been offered the job!
Improving my French (oh wait, you read that ramble above).
Living with a host family: which will hopefully ease my integration into the new culture.
Living in (almost) the same time zone as the UK! No skype calls at 3am YES.
Discovering more about a country which seems (from my research) considerably under-documented by travellers.
Though I will be primarily be based in Abidjan, I hope to see more of the country in my time off, and hopefully a couple of other West African countries following the completion of my placement… more on this to follow once I have settled in!
I have also downloaded a 2015 French guidebook to my Kindle, along with the Lonely Planet ebook on West Africa, so hopefully between the three I should be well equipped for my adventure! However, I'm sure it won't all be as simple as having a collection of guide books to hand, so you can look forward to the odd mishap and funny story.
That's all for now, T minus 21 hours until my departure.
Speak to you all from Côte d'Ivoire!


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To hopefully satisfy some curiosity about where your donations go, I want to include my monthly budget that I have to earn each month to stay out of debt. Here is my list of monthly expenses.
I'm not sure what you think it would take for me to earn that much per month (or more than that) on my own but I'm open to any suggestions! I am thinking about providing incentives to donate or other ideas such as donation levels that optionally remove ads for a month or a year or more depending on the level. I was thinking that the donation process should be more like one of those games you put a quarter in and it does some type of trick for your entertainment. Ideally that's how you can think about it. The more support I can achieve, with just a little bit from everyone, the more stuff I can do to enhance and flex the global intellect and provide a more clear picture of the world and what's at stake every day, to make this life richer experience for everyone and everything involved.
CSS Template Creation from raw graphics (any template system or custom) Graphic Creation or graphic improvement from a basic sketch layout you provide - adding that professional touch.
Database - Experience with MySQL, MsSQL, PgSQL and various other DBMS, any complexity of joining or query and code optimization for heavy load. Finding, tracking, and improving slow areas.
Site Level SEO - I don't paste links around the web promoting your site for you… but as far as making sure the site itself is readable and followable by search engines and contains the correct metadata is a high priority.
Flash Development - AS2, AS3, Anything that can be done with flash (custom components from scratch) or just throwing stuff together or updating that which you already own.
Integrating any 3rd party toolkit or API into your website - Most anything like this is probably trivially simple unless a lot of customization is required.
I guess sorry about the whole phone rant…. but you seriously have no idea how many days of my life I've wasted on the phone when clients call unexpectedly and want to just chat about everything unrelated and not billable. I do not like to divulge information for free, since I am still (very clearly) paying for this information myself (via college loans above)! People extract all sorts of crap on the phone and I dislike it severely. What I will provide given a detailed estimate, with my questions answered, a base price level we can discuss, and if it sounds reasonable, then we can go into details and work out a complete estimate breaking down time into project tasks. I'll either work on a fixed budget and deliverable we agree to or flexibly based on number of hours. I will need a portion of payments upfront before beginning work, anywhere from 25 to 50 percent per our arrangement.
So yeah if you have any other suggestions for additional real life donation incentives or you would like to get the web working for you, I can probably help with or simply just about anything, but I can't do it for free! Please contact me if you would like me to take a look at a project you are working on and estimate the cost of a solution!
There are definitely different types of growth. Growth can be defined as expansion of power or ability. An increasing tenacity to act and achieve successfully. Some growth could be qualified as beneficial. To earn this classification the growth must perform efficiently, that is, improve ultimate results without damaging the system that achieves results. Most people believe a thing qualifies as growth by merely meeting the first part of that qualification, that results seem measurably improved, however fail to realize that growth is generic in nature, and what seems perceptually according all available channels to be growth, can just as easily be either malignant or cancerous. That is to say simply, growth is not always beneficial, especially when the scale is large and the measurement of success is dollars. Dollars are a counter intuitive measurement of success. Many corporations simply cheat and mislead the public inadvertently making everyone stupider, or cheat by using various chemical solutions to problems that end up destroying species that have survived longer than we have as a species. Sure the economy looks like its doing good, but economic success is not a measurement of growth, and economic growth is just as easily a measure of failure as success. The economy could do very well up until the point that the suns rays are blocked from the earth (or worse yet, the opposite) and life ceases to exist here, except at that time whatever seemed to work obviously never actually worked for us, but rather was against us all along, and people were too stupid to recognize this, that they were hurting themselves more than helping, as easy as the decisions seemed. The easier the decision seems the less likely it should be taken lightly. The failure of humanity is not that we fail to achieve genuine growth, but that we fail to achieve genuine growth on every level. That there exist levels where growth is measured incorrectly, that is, via dollar signs, the reality could be that our ability to exist and persist as a species is in fact shrinking. The value of existing is lost on some beyond the span of their lifetimes. This means that growth is measured short of nearsightedly. The advancement is seen as advancement but in fact it may be inhibiting more growth than it is producing, even though it is producing dollar signs today, the chances of it producing dollar signs tomorrow are in fact diminished via crushing and ignoring that which actually fascinates natural growth! Its like forcing growth, and measuring success by the size of the ball of cancer that develops, and acting like this is somehow success that is being measured. This is not in fact the case. Any corporation that measures their growth indirectly by how much they damage the environment (dollars made via damaging the environment) is not only ripping the future out from under themselves, but also ripping the future (and dollars) out of the hands of everyone else! There is no cause for supporting such industries that gamble the future to make a profit today. Being rich today actually has very little value in this world compared with being rich in a richer future. There is little if any practical value to being rich today, since there is almost nothing in this worth that you can spend your money on that doesn't serve to destroy the future of this world anymore. I challenge anyone to think of examples of spending that do not in some way inhibit future growth, in spite of short term gain within your life span. Several examples include Financial Bailouts of industries that either pollute (auto) or cannot be sustained (federal reserve) since an exponential increasing supply of money almost guarantees that none of it will have any value when it collapses. Bailouts in general mortgage future generations counting on them to solve impossibly hard problems of today, but this strategy will never work without exponentially increasing education as well, and as we all know too well there is some practical limit of advancement that can be achieved given the relatively fixed time frame that is a lifetime. Most things are more important than being successful in this lifetime since being what people qualify as success in this life time is generally in fact being one of the largest looser failures in the world, manipulating every precious resource out of the grasp of the future to make a quick dollar today, dollars which will have no value in the future since nothing will be left of any value in the world. We have more today than we will ever have in the future if we keep letting people make poor decisions spending money & resources, and the only way people will make the only correct decisions to guarantee they aren't perusing malignant or cancerous growth is if they are far smarter than today on every level of action they take and dream they hope to achieve. It takes a smart person to recognize and support the right thing in the sea of misconception that is what we consider social framework of today. I recognize that not only could this be so much more than it is, but also that it should not be the way that it is, because its not good for anyone, even if it seems like it is right now. Overpopulation is perhaps the number one cause of insustainability we have today, knowing full well that most corporations view overpopulation as the only way to increase demand for their worthless products we wouldn't even need if there was a sustainable level of population in the first place. If you think the greedy rich and powerful aren't poised to run this earth and country and life itself into the ground, you are mistaken. Life is so much greater than us, and so much greater than any of these powerful people who have tricked you into earning your trust. Be wise what you spend your money on because you may very well be investing in your own end even if it seems like you live another day, your children may not, and may be even more confused about it than you are now. Please support what can change the world in a truly positive sense and ditch what can not, because as nice as things seem sometimes, our situation here on earth is dire and closer to an end than anyone thinks, and whatever can increase awareness of this fact is more likely than not all that matters in this world. I hope to do everything I can to compete against all the money in the world. If you cannot think of or suggest anything better than please donate or tip this creator to pursue a better tomorrow for everyone. If you have a particular wish or reason then please specify! There is entirely too much power in all the wrong hands.
I'd like to proudly report that I'm just now aware that VidzBigger earned its first cent! I'm not exactly sure when this happen but someone clicked some adsense they were interested in at some point in the month of may. I couldn't be more pleased to finally see it amount to something I can eat (well, once I reach the payment threshold lol)!
This is a small drop in the bucket of the long way in even breaking even (I estimate $5,000+ in raw hours of work easily) however its a start at least, and it does feel pretty good to realize this just now that I feel less cynical for a second, 4,999.99 sounds much better than 5k! then slap myself in the face for glowing since by next week it will be more hours than that anyway, however thanks to everyone who has helped and supported VidzBigger thus far. It would not be where it is today if not for your help and support! To me, as of now, VidzBigger is worth at least 4 times what it cost me to make, and possibly much more than that given whats planned, so its not as if I feel exactly cheated, its just that the investment has no practical value when I'm not watching videos, and I plan to spend most of my life not watching videos! I'd rather make videos to watch. If your interested in supporting VidzBigger please donate. Do not click ads you have no genuine interest in! Isn't 60% too low? I wish I knew how much they made per click i got paid for? I guess once I reach the threshold I'll have to try something else….. lol Lower payouts on lower value ads is OK if the percent stays consistent…. at 80 rofl but only by relative comparison, even that's pretty damn low if you ask me.


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Gerald Manoharan
Gerald provides comprehensive and extensive counsel on matters pertaining to the Real Estate Sector. During his 14 years career with J. Sagar Associates his expertise in the Real Estate area has provided him with opportunities to counsel various significant Indian and Overseas Clients.
Gerald's Real Estate practice covers Property Due Diligence, Land Acquisition and Aggregation, Project Management for Aggregators, Transfers, Leasing, Estate Management and Investment Structuring for Real Estate Projects.
Gerald advises Infrastructure Companies on matters relating to Development of Land and related matters.
He is presently engaged in advising several transactions involving the acquisition and aggregation of large parcels of land for setting up industrial units.
He also advises real estate developers and land owners in disputes arising from development and contracting activities and appears before various forums, including civil courts and the high courts. He is a trained mediator and participates extensively in mediations for settlement of real estate disputes.
Gerald's key representative transactions are:
Advised one of the renowned builders in India, Godrej Properties Limited, in connection with the acquisition and development of about 101 Acres of residential land near Devanahalli, Bengaluru
Advised a large multinational manufacturing company SABMiller India Limited now called Anheuser-Busch InBev in closure of its factory unit in Bengaluru, Karnataka, and also in the negotiation and sale of its approximately 13 acres of land parcel situated in Yeshwanthpur, Bengaluru North Taluk. The deal value was approximately INR 218 Crore
Advised a Dutch multinational company SHV Energy Private Limited for their proposed sale of industrial land measuring about 43 Acres 35 Cents in Vandalur, Chennai
Advised Shriprop Properties Private Limited and its promoter, Shriram Properties Private Limited in respect of an investment by DRI India Co., Ltd, a Japanese affiliate of the Mitsubishi Corporation in compulsorily convertible debentures aggregating INR 1,785,000,000 (Rupees One Billion Seven Hundred Eighty-Five Million)
Advised and assisted Nutreco International B.V., a Dutch animal nutrition and aqua feed multi-national firm and a subsidiary of SHV Holdings N.V., a Dutch multi-national company, in connection with its joint venture entity, with the West Coast Group. The value of the deal was approximately Euro 16.3 million
Advised and assisted the Fung Strategic Group in relation to its primary investment in 10i Commerce Services Private Limited, an entity which owns and operates ShopX, a B2B marketplace which inter alia connects retailers and traders with manufacturers and brands
Bar Council of Karnataka
Centre for Advanced Mediation Practice
Singapore Corporate Counsels Association
Singapore International Arbitration Centre
B.A., LLB., Bangalore

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Well, I guess I've really fooled Laurel at Ducks in a Row...she actually thinks I'm cool enough to be a guest blogger.
So...for the next couple of days you can find me over there and she'll be sharing some really awesome ideas over here. Please visit me and I know you'll enjoy Laurel's posts, too. Everyone does!
What a fun idea. I also love Laurel's blog. You both have some wonderful ideas!
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Clemson Women's Basketball
In Depth with Ivy Atkism
By Kelly Gramlich // Athletic Communications
Ivy Atkism is one of seven sophomores on this year's Clemson women's basketball roster. As a true freshman last season, the native of Monroe, Ga. played in 28 games for the Tigers, earning 13 starts including seven in ACC play. She shot 43.1% from the floor and 76.5% from the free throw line in 2014-15, two of highest marks on the team.
The Tigers open the 2015-16 season on November 13th vs. Charleston Southern at 2 p.m. in Jervey Gym. In order to get fans prepared for the season, we went in depth with Ivy Atkism and asked her a few questions.
Q: Why did you start playing basketball?
"I started playing basketball because our rec league needed one more person in order to fill up the teams. So that's how I got started. I was in the third grade. I was a softball player at first."
Q: Why did you choose to attend Clemson?
"I chose Clemson because it was not too far from home and when I got here it felt like a big family and that's what I was looking for in a school."
Q: What is your favorite basketball memory so far?
"The first game I played at Clemson because I was so nervous. Once the nerves went away I realized that I was living my dream so it was a lot of fun."
Q: What are you looking forward to most about your sophomore season?
"I'm looking forward to seeing the improvement from everyone on our team. I can already tell that people have gotten better in comparison to last season. Even the freshmen have gotten better since the summer. It's fun to see how much everyone has improved."
Q: What have you improved on during the offseason?
"Confidence for me is the biggest thing. Last year, the nerves got in the way a lot. But this year, I feel more confident knowing that I've already done it before and know what to expect."
Q: What excites you the most about playing in Jervey Gym this season?
"I think it will be better for us because everyone will be a whole lot closer and it will feel like we have more fans. It will be a really intimate atmosphere and I think it will make it harder on our opponents. It's going to be loud and exciting."
Q: Which Clemson coach has been the most instrumental in your development as a player?
"I would say Coach Oliver. He holds me accountable for everything. He never let's me slack off on anything."
Q: What's your prediction for this season?
"I think we're going to win more conference games this year. We look better at this point then we did last year, which is really exciting. I think we have a more positive outlook on the season because we can already see the growth that a lot of our players have made."
Ivy's Favorites:
Actor: Adam Sandler
Athlete: Serena Williams
App: Twitter
Class: Health
Drill at Practice: Wizard Drill
Music Artist: Beyoncé
NBA Team: Cleveland Cavaliers
Restaurant: Cheesecake Factory
Sport other than basketball: Volleyball
TV Show: Grey's Anatomy
Vacation Spot: Beach
WBB Season Tickets On Sale Now
Two Walk the Stage for Clemson WBB
Thornton Invited to Pan Am Trials
Butler, Clemson Agree to Extend Contract


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Home»Uncategorized»Boeing 777F freighter achieves two years in service
Boeing 777F freighter achieves two years in service
March 3, 2011 Comments Off on Boeing 777F freighter achieves two years in service 22 Views
Two years ago in February 2009, Air France Cargo took delivery of the first Boeing 777F freighter aircraft. Watch delivery video here.
Powered by General Electric's GE90-110B1L engines which meet QC2 noise standards, the Boeing 777F freighter is based on the 777-200LR platform. It can carry more than 100 metric tons of payload and fly 4,900 nautical miles (9,070 kilometres).
Ever so quietly the aircraft is earning a reputation as the work horse of the industry, hauling diverse cargo from giant panda bears to high-performance race cars.
Boeing has delivered 39 of the 83 B777F's on order to nine operator airlines, two additional operators await delivery. The the fleet has flown approximately 120,000 hours with an average daily utilization rate of 11.34 hours. The airframe has an envious fleet schedule reliability of 99.37 percent, which means the freighter has a near-perfect record of on-time take-off and landings, an extremely critical factor in today's just-in-time" supply chain mantra.
FedEx Express with 12 aircraft is the largest 777 freighter operator with an additional 13 777 freighters in backlog.
Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates airline, operates two 777 freighters. One of the two, A6-EFE was spotted in Bangalore once.
Boeing has produced a video on the 777 freighter which can be viewed here.


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Back to Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute Website
Disease & Condition Information Center
Natural & Alternative Treatments
Medical News & Research
(Enteric Fever; Paratyphoid Fever)
by Michelle Badash, MS
En Español (Spanish Version)
Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers are infections from bacteria.
Certain bacteria cause the infection. You get it through contact with fluids from the body of a person who is sick. Some people don't get sick. They can still pass it to others. The bacteria also pass to you when you use food or drinks tainted with sewage.
Typhoid is common in places with poor sanitation. The risk of getting sick is highest in parts of India, Africa, and Asia.
Risk is also higher if you have:
Contact with body fluids
Food or drink tainted by sewage
Low amounts of stomach acid—can happen when you take acid reducers
Symptoms range from mild to severe.
Mild:
Low fever
Constipation —more common in adults
Diarrhea —more common in children
Rash of rose-colored spots
A coating on your tongue
Lack of hunger
Severe:
High fever and chills—may last a long time
Belly pain
Changes in your mental state
The doctor will ask about your symptoms. You will be asked about your health and travel history. A physical exam may point to typhoid. If needed, you may also have:
Stool tests
Care will start right away, even if your test results aren't ready. Antibiotics treat the infection. You may also need:
Rehydration—may be given through an IV or by mouth
Medicines to lower fever or ease pain
Surgery to remove the gallbladder —for people who carry typhoid (not common)
When you travel to places where typhoid is common:
Talk to your doctor about getting the vaccine before you leave.
Don't use local water unless you know it's safe.
Eat foods that are cooked through and hot.
Don't eat raw or undercooked shellfish.
Don't eat raw fruits or vegetables that don't have a peel.
Don't eat or drink unpasteurized dairy.
https://www.cdc.gov
http://www.who.int
Travel and Tourism—Government of Canada
https://travel.gc.ca
Bhan MK, Bahl R, Bhatnagar S. Typhoid and paratyphoid fever. Lancet. 2005;366(9487):749-762.
Bui YG, Trépanier S, Milord F, et al. Cases of malaria, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever Among VFRs, Quebec (Canada). J Travel Med. 2011;18(6):373-378.
Enteric fever (typhoid and paratyphoid fever). EBSCO DynaMed Plus website. Available at:http://www.dynamed.com/topics/dmp~AN~T114546/Enteric-fever-typhoid-and-paratyphoid-fever. Updated February 5, 2018. Accessed May 24, 2018.
Johnson KJ, Gallagher NM, Mintz ED, et al. From the CDC: new country-specific recommendations for pre-travel typhoid vaccination. J Travel Med. 2011;18(6):430-433.
Typhoid fever. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/typhoid-fever/index.html. Updated July 18, 2016. Accessed May 24, 2018.
Typhoid fever. Merck Manual Professional Version website. Available at: https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/infectious-diseases/gram-negative-bacilli/typhoid-fever. Updated April 2018. Accessed May 24, 2018.
Typhoid VIS. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/vis/vis-statements/typhoid.html. Updated June 18, 2013. Accessed May 24, 2018.
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Q: Using Counters breaks the allignment of first entry in tabular environment. How do I fix this? I'm wanted to use automatic numberation of rows in the tabular environment, but the counter seems to break the allignment of the first entry in that column.
Here is a minimal working example
\newcounter{AFList}
\stepcounter{AFList}

\begin{tabular}{lll}
    \textbf{Nr.} & \textbf{Thing} & \textbf{Value}\\

    \theAFList & first & $0,5 - 2\,mm$\\ \stepcounter{AFList}
    \theAFList & second & $0,5 - 2\,mm$\\ \stepcounter{AFList}
    \theAFList & third & $0,5 - 2\,mm$\\ \stepcounter{AFList}
\end{tabular}

which produces this:

I would like all the numbers to be alligned. Thanks for any help.
Cheers.

A: You can shorten your code. I also add siunitx to format ranges of measures; note that repeating the unit is good practice so the reader doesn't mistake the dash for a minus sign.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{siunitx}

\sisetup{output-decimal-marker={,},range-phrase={--}}

\newcounter{AFList}
\newcommand{\AFL}{\stepcounter{AFList}\theAFList}

\begin{document}

\begin{tabular}{lll}
\textbf{Nr.} & \textbf{Thing} & \textbf{Value}\\
\AFL & first  & \SIrange{0,5}{2}{mm} \\
\AFL & second & \SIrange{0,5}{2}{mm} \\
\AFL & third  & \SIrange{0,5}{2}{mm} \\
\end{tabular}

\end{document}

A: Putting a "%" after each "\stepcounter{AFList}" like David Carlisle proposed in his comment worked for me:
"you could use \stepcounter{AFList}% so you do not add the space after the assignment" – David Carlisle

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When you insert the disk in the drive, the program should attempt to launch an install wizard for the program automatically. In this case, the AutoPlay dialog box will appear. However, instead of choosing to 'run Autorun.exe' or install the program, you should choose to 'Open folder to view files'. Then locate the program's setup file, called Setup or Setup.exe. Right Click on the file and choose Run as Administrator. When it asks you if you want the program to run, choose Allow.
If the AutoPlay dialog box doesn't appear automatically, but gives you an error message instead cancel out the error message. Open the disk drive again. Then Hold down the Shift key as you insert CD into your computer. AutoPlay dialog box will appear. However, instead of choosing to 'run Autorun.exe' or install the program, you should choose to 'Open folder to view files'. Then locate the program's Setup file, called Setup or Setup.exe. Double Click on the file to install. When it asks you if you want the program to run, choose Allow. Then follow the on screen instructions.


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// Copyright (c) Microsoft.  All Rights Reserved.  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.  See License.txt in the project root for license information.

using System.IO;
using System.Threading;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.SQLite.Interop;

namespace Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.SQLite
{
    internal partial class SQLitePersistentStorage
    {
        public override Task<Stream> ReadStreamAsync(string name, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
            => _solutionAccessor.ReadStreamAsync(name, cancellationToken);

        public override Task<bool> WriteStreamAsync(string name, Stream stream, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
            => _solutionAccessor.WriteStreamAsync(name, stream, cancellationToken);

        /// <summary>
        /// <see cref="Accessor{TKey, TWriteQueueKey, TDatabaseId}"/> responsible for storing and
        /// retrieving data from <see cref="SolutionDataTableName"/>.  Note that with the Solution
        /// table there is no need for key->id translation.  i.e. the key acts as the ID itself.
        /// </summary>
        private class SolutionAccessor : Accessor<string, string, string>
        {
            public SolutionAccessor(SQLitePersistentStorage storage) : base(storage)
            {
            }

            protected override string DataTableName => SolutionDataTableName;

            protected override string GetWriteQueueKey(string key)
                => key;

            protected override bool TryGetDatabaseId(SqlConnection connection, string key, out string dataId)
            {
                // For the SolutionDataTable the key itself acts as the data-id.
                dataId = key;
                return true;
            }

            protected override void BindFirstParameter(SqlStatement statement, string dataId)
                => statement.BindStringParameter(parameterIndex: 1, value: dataId);
        }
    }
}

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Victoria government to review ICT skills
CIO	 Oct 1, 2013 5:59 am PDT
The Victorian government seeks to address demand for ICT and related skills across government and industry in the state, according to the Victorian Government's chief technology advocate, Grantly Mailes.
The Victorian government plans to release an ICT skills review soon, addressing "what needs to be done to fill some of the emerging skills gaps in the market", Mailes told CIO Australia.
The review will consider changes to ICT education and ways to entice more students to pursue a career in ICT, he said. It will also tackle gender balance and how to prepare students to be work ready.
"My understanding talking to people is that we also need to get a mix of business and IT skills in the people who are graduating," Mailes said. "That is for me an apparent gap in the way that we're seeing people introduced to the market."
The market views the difficulty in finding people with the right ICT skills as a significant problem, said Mailes. "It's not for me to second guess."
Mailes was appointed chief technology advocate in March. He is tasked with the job of implementing the Victoria government's ICT plan, released in February.
"The fact that we've caught every deadline since we released the plan in February is probably the biggest win," said Mailes. "We've not missed a target. Many have come in more in quantum than we thought, or earlier than we thought, or both."
Mailes highlighted an initiative under the plan to publish government data. In September, Victoria technology minister Gordon Rich-Phillips said the government had made more than 1000 datasets available to the public, including 550 geospatial datasets identifying the geographic location of natural and constructed features and boundaries of Victoria.
"We've far exceeded the 1000 target and we did it much earlier than we thought," said Mailes. "There's still plenty of room to grow the data sets and to grow the depth of them, but we're very keen that we now have government data available to the community.
"We're still pushing to have more datasets available and we're now working to create value with those datasets," he said.
The Victorian government is encouraging the private sector to create applications using the data and plans to hold hack days to continue the push, Mailes said. The initiative creates value for the community with no development costs for the state, he said.
"We're happy with the way that the community has embraced the data and we've got a couple of big applications on the way."
Mailes also reported progress overhauling ICT procurement since July's launch of the cloud-powered eServices Register. The state government currently has more than 500 accredited firms registered on the system, he said.
The Register is the Vic government's first US-hosted cloud service, he said. "We didn't have to stand up a very big project to develop the system, which meant the project came in on time and under the budget we allocated."
"By buying a cloud-based service for a global electronic marketplace", the state government potentially has access to 700,000 buyers and sellers, he said. So do the small and medium-sized businesses signed up for the Register, giving them greater exposure, he said.
Mailes said he is confident about meeting the ICT plan's targets at least out to November. In addition, he said the government is already hard at work on refreshing the strategy, which was set up as a rolling two-year document, for version 2.0.
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A Third of Texas City Is Likely to Flood, but Some Areas Aren't on FEMA Maps
About 118 square miles of Fort Worth has some flood risk, says a city assessment. FEMA designated about 50 square miles as part of its flood zone, but its review is associated with waterway flooding, not urban flash floods.
by Luke Ranker, Fort Worth Star-Telegram / July 17, 2020
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(TNS) -- About a third of Fort Worth's roughly 350 square miles could flood regularly, but some of those at-risk areas do not show up on federal flood maps.
The city is considering developing local flood assessments by the end of the year, if the City Council approves. But Fort Worth's mayor and a group of real estate professionals worry doing so could hamper development, affect property values and open the door for lawsuits.
Roughly 118 square miles of the city has some kind of flood risk, according to a city assessment. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has designated about 50 square miles as part of its flood zone, which is used by lenders and insurance agencies. But FEMA's assessment is associated with waterway flooding and not urban flash floods.
The city's stormwater management department says an additional 68 square miles, including portions of popular neighborhoods like the Near Southside, Linwood and Arlington Heights, are also prone to flooding. That information is not easily available to residents, said Jennifer Dyke, stormwater program manager.
The department wants to make these non-FEMA flood zones public through online maps and notifications to property owners. Developers of properties one acre or smaller would be required to certify that they took into account flooding on their property as well as the development's impact on neighboring properties. Currently projects on an acre or smaller have no requirement to assess flood risk.
"This is really a flood warning effort," Dyke said. "We don't obviously have enough funding to fix all of the problems citywide, so that's where this mapping comes in, to inform people of those risks."
The idea is part of an effort to address the city's $1 billion stormwater management problem, said assistant transportation and public works director Greg Simmons. Fort Worth has more than 300 dangerous flash flooding spots, but even with a voter-approved fee increase, it can afford to fix only 40, about $70 million worth.
Dyke's team compared reports of flooding to engineering modeling and found where floodwaters may reach outside FEMA flood zones. Two designations were developed beyond the federal risk assessment.
About 65 square miles falls under what the city calls "potential high water areas." These areas have a risk of flooding, based on previous reports. Just three square miles lie in "city flood risk areas." Here the stormwater employees drilled down to the parcel level and looked at hydrological models.
The proposal is to require developers to certify projects within the three square miles that are most at risk, Dyke said. The potential high water designation would simply inform residents that a property or street may experience flooding not predicted by FEMA.
Annually in Texas, the amount of flooding that occurs outside FEMA's flood plain has risen from an average of about 15% in 1986 to an average of 55% in 2014, according to a report from Gov. Greg Abbott's commission to rebuild Texas following Hurricane Harvey.
In Fort Worth, 76% of flooding between 1980 and 2019 was outside the federal flood plain.
Local flood maps
Fort Worth would not be alone in mapping flooding beyond FEMA's assessment.
Through its zoning map portal, the city of Dallas shows non-FEMA flood risks. In Denver, "potential inundation areas" can be highlighted on the city's interactive map. A similar option is available in Raleigh, North Carolina. Suburbs are also advancing non-FEMA flood mapping, including Grand Prairie, which shows localized flooding through the city's drainage master plan.
In Houston, Texas A&M professor Sam Brody piloted a flood map program similar to Fort Worth's that focused on the statistical likelihood a property would flood, rather than hydrological engineering. The Center for Texas Beaches and Shores has since developed a parcel-level tool that shows non-FEMA flood risk in Dallas, Galveston, New Orleans and Miami.
The localized maps are increasingly more important as the risk of urban flooding grows, he said. A combination of aging drainage systems, rapid development and increasing rainfall make it more likely cities experience flooding outside the federal flood zone.
These maps cost less and take less resources to update than hydrological models, he said.
"It's not a replacement of the FEMA maps, but a complement, to better understand the flood hazard and risk at a household level," Brody said.
Development impacts
But there is some hesitation from the City Council and Realtors.
Price, when the council was briefed on the project last month, said she has had reservations for a long time about the idea of local flood maps.
She said she worried properties would be placed on a local flood map and then not removed if the issue was fixed. Such a designation could hurt property appraisals and insurance rates, she said.
"I still think there's a lot of work yet to be done on this program," Price said. "I think we still really need the critical answer to exactly why we are doing this? It won't address our drowning issues on our roadways or that kind of flooding."
In 2018, four people died in five months on flooded Fort Worth streets.
The Greater Fort Worth Association of Realtors shares Price's concerns, said CEO Robert Gleason.
Disclosure forms require sellers to note if a property is in a FEMA flood zone and if it has flooded, but there's no requirement regarding local flood designations. This could open the door to liability issues if a seller doesn't note that a property is on the city's flood map. But disclosing the information, even if the property hasn't flooded, may make it difficult to sell, he said.
Gleason said he saw merits for city staff to use the non-FEMA flood maps internally while vetting proposed developments, but he wasn't sure it should be public knowledge.
"On the outside, you may say, 'well, wouldn't it be great if we had this mapping out there that shows some of these at-risk flood areas,' but there's some pretty major consequences, I think," he said.
Dyke said the local flood designations would be significantly easier to change than those produced by FEMA, which often take years to update. If a property is mislabeled, city staff can quickly reevaluate and remove it.
Being placed in the city's flood map likely wouldn't hamper development in the long run, she said, noting other factors developers consider include the market, economy and location to jobs or schools.
"If the structure actually floods that will have a significant impact on property values, but just mapping itself would probably just have a small impact," she said.
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AHPA submits comments to FDA about its draft guidance for overdue NDI notifications
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The American Herbal Products Association has issued comments to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), regarding the Agency's "Policy Regarding Certain New Dietary Ingredients and Dietary Supplements Subject to the Requirement for Pre-Market Notification; Draft Guidance for Industry."
The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA; Silver Srping, MD) has issued comments to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), regarding the Agency's "Policy Regarding Certain New Dietary Ingredients and Dietary Supplements Subject to the Requirement for Pre-Market Notification; Draft Guidance for Industry." The draft guidance provides a 180-day discretion period in which late New Dietary Ingredient Notifications (NDINs) may be submitted. The intent of this guidance, says FDA, is "to encourage firms to correct past failures to submit an NDI notification."
AHPA expressed support for the draft guidance, but did offer specific recommendations for its revision. For one, AHPA requested that FDA remove its estimate of 4,600 new dietary ingredient notifications (NDINs) that should have been submitted, but were not. AHPA questions the validity FDA's estimate (as did the Council for Responsible Nutrition in its comments).
"Estimates are generally made with reference to some source of evidence from the environment, but the 4,600 value is explicitly not based on any assessment justifying its inclusion in an FDA guidance document," writes AHPA in its comments. "AHPA has no alternative basis to assess the scope of late NDINs, but, at root, an 'estimation' is not necessary to support the purposes of the May 20 draft guidance, and the agency should not include an unsupported assumption as an "estimate" of unsubmitted but required NDINs in any final guidance."
Additionally, AHPA requested that FDA "deploy the appropriate resources to ensure that it substantively responds to all NDINs, including those submitted pursuant to any finalized version of the May 20 draft guidance, within 75 days." This is to allow submitters to respond to FDA's comments prior to public display of NDINs. AHPA also notes that FDA needs to provide an accurate address with which to submit NDINs in physical media and paper forms.
Outside of the draft guidance on overdue NDINs, AHPA's comments requested additional NDI guidance and enforcement. "On January 31, 2022, FDA released a list of foods program guidance under priority development during 2022 and issued an updated list of these priorities on June 30, 2022. These communications record the agency's intention to issue further guidance addressing 'NDI notification procedures and timeframes' before the end of this year," writes AHPA. Because this guidance would address outstanding questions about the NDIN process, its publication too would increase the number and quality of NDIN filings if published prior to final version of the draft guidance. As such, AHPA recommends that FDA prioritize the issuance of these guidance documents prior to the finalization of its enforcement discretion policy.
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Evidence For Evolution In Your Own Backyard!
Next time you're stung, remember this: You have just been stabbed by the modified reproductive organs of a lady bee!
If you want to see evidence for evolution you don't need access to books, museums, documentaries, college courses, or even the internet. Just take a step outside and look around. There you'll find countless examples of evolution, including my personal backyard favorite, bee stingers!
How did the bee stinger evolve?
The stinger of a honey bee is used as a weapon to defend the hive. It's made of many parts shown and labeled in the animated diagram below. Take a moment to soak it all in before reading on.
The stinger consists of a venom gland, sack, and bulb; several muscles; two pumps inside the venom bulb; and three prongs (two serrated digging blades and a stabilizing rod for the blades to run on). The blades combine with the rod to form a hollow tube for venom delivery.
When the hive is attacked by other insects, bees can sting their foes multiple times, injecting venom and then removing the stinger safely after each stab. When attacked by larger animals—like birds or people—bees insert the stinger deep into the flesh, then fly away. The stinger tears off the bee's body along with the venom gland, pumps, and muscles. The process kills the bee but allows the stinger to continue digging and squirting venom into the attacker insuring that every drop is used.
Check out this short video of an actual stinger which has just been released from a bee's body.
If you've ever been stung you probably noticed that it's surprisingly painful. As small as it is, the stinger is an extremely effective way for such a little critter to defend her hive against monstrous invaders like ourselves!
The stinger of a bee is what is known as an irreducibly complex structure. This means it is composed of several distinct parts, all of which must be working in unison for the stinger to do its job. How could this evolve? It seems too complex to have developed through the gradual step-by-step processes of evolution. What would the intermediates have looked like? What good is half a stinger?
Climbing Mount Improbable
Borrowing an analogy from the book Climbing Mount Improbable, our awe of the complexity of the stinger is comparable to the awe we might feel if we looked up at a treacherous cliff only to find a frail, blind man standing comfortably at the top. How did he manage to climb such a steep and dangerous mountain wall? It's impossible! Some powerful, outside force must have intervened!
Or is there another explanation?
It's completely reasonable to think that this sheer cliff, the straight vertical climb we see before us, is not the only pathway to the top. Perhaps around the backside of the mountain there are countless, gradual, wandering trails, each of which could have easily been taken by the blind man despite his limited abilities.
The same might be true for the pathway taken by evolution to produce the stinger. Though the fossil record for insects is spotty at best, we can examine the anatomy of the honey bee's living relatives for clues.
What if the stinger didn't start out as a stinger?
When studying the evolution of whales, we learned that whale flippers are modified arms and hands. Evolution often works by slightly changing old structures to give them new functions. In light of this, are there any structures on the bodies of non-stinging insects that are similar in anatomy to the stinger of a bee?
The answer is yes, ovipositors!
An ovipositor, or egg depositor, is a structure at the back end of most female insects which they use to dig with, then deposit their eggs. The simplest ovipositors (like the one above) consist of 4 prongs extending from the tail end of the insect's rear. In between these 4 prongs is the opening where the egg comes out. In the photo above, the 4th prong is hiding the 3rd prong but all four are present.
In many insects, evolution has modified the basic design to form an incredible array of different structures such as the sword-like ovipositor found on the prickly katydid below.
Notice her long sword-like ovipositor.
She uses it to stab deep into sandy soil where she deposits her eggs.
The katydid ovipositor is superficially similar in structure to the stinger of a bee but has four smooth prongs instead of three (remember, stingers have one stabilizing rod and two serrated digging blades). Katydids lack venom but they do have an ovipositor gland which produces special fluids excreted along with the eggs.
Could it be that the stinger and venom gland are modified ovipositor parts? If so this would be a huge headstart for stinger evolution. Let's see if there are any other insects with ovipositors that are even more stinger-like.
The ovipositor of this female cicada is a closer match!
Though it's not typically used as a weapon and its glands do not produce venom, the cicada ovipositor is almost identical to the stinger of a bee. Where the katydid had four prongs, the cicada has only three. The cross section reveals that in Cicadas, two of the original 4 prongs have fused together to create the stabilizing rod, while the other two have become serrated digging blades. She uses this contraption to burrow into the bark of trees where she deposits her eggs.
Below are close-up photos of a cicada ovipositor and a bee stinger for your comparison.
The ovipositors of many different insects, from fruit flies to wasps, share a similar saw-like function. Some are used to insert eggs into plants, some into rotting fruit, others into live flesh! The ovipositor glands of different species secrete diverse variations of fluid which have evolved under differing selective pressures for different functions.
Evolution has modified the ovipositor glands of certain parasitic wasps to produce toxins that interact with the nervous systems of other animals. Below is a short video showing a wasp which finds an injured caterpillar and stabs it with her ovipositor, injecting it with paralyzing venom while laying eggs inside its body. The caterpillar will survive in the wasp's burrow until the babies hatch and eat their living host from the inside out.
Nasty!
Other species of wasp do not have venom and are forced to wrestle dangerously with their victims. Knowing this, we can easily imagine how venom may have evolved. Mutations effecting the wasp's ovipositor glands could have produced toxins which slightly stung their victims, making them easier to manage. These mutations would be favored by natural selection until full blown venom eventually evolved.
The overall anatomy of honey bees suggests that they share a relatively recent common ancestor with wasps. Though we don't know exactly what this common ancestor was, it must have already had venom in its ovipositor glands.
If you're still not convinced that the stinger of a bee is a modified ovipositor, consider this: only the sterile, female worker bees have serrated stingers, the kind which can tear off in the flesh of large invaders. Male bees have no stingers at all (which makes sense because male insects don't have ovipositors) and the queen bee has a smooth stinger. While she can use her stinger as a weapon when needed, the main function of the queen bee's stinger is to carefully deposit her eggs into incubation chambers of the hive where they will hatch and grow.
The evidence points to a blind wanderer
Evolution is like a blind and aimless wanderer, stumbling clumsily along its way with no end goal in mind. At first glance, the near perfection and irreducible complexity of the honey bee's stinger seems too great an innovation for such a seemingly clumsy process to create. Stepping back, however, we discover footprints revealing a gradual, winding pathway to the summit.
First we have the evolution of a simple 4 pronged ovipositor, similar to what we find in many grasshoppers today. Second, the structure could have elongated in a similar fashion to those found in Katydids. Third, saw-like structures develop, allowing insects to lay eggs inside a variety of different materials, including the live flesh of plants and animals. Fourth, insects laying eggs in flesh began developing toxins in their ovipositor secretions until finally, we have a the stinger of a bee!
So what does all this mean? Next time you're stung by a bee, remember this: You have just been stabbed by the modified reproductive organs of a tiny insect woman.
I'm Jon Perry and that's evidence for evolution in your own backyard.
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This Unit examines the individual employment relationship under the contract of employment and the rights and duties that arise under contract and from the National employment Standards in the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth). Students will study the principles, rights and remedies in termination of employment, including protection from unfair dismissal and other general protections under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth), as well as statutory protection from discrimination at work. The Unit examines the legal distinction between employment and other work arrangements and the implications for workers and employers of the distinction.
On completion of this unit students will be able to:
identify a contract of employment and explain the rights and obligations that flow from regulation by contract;
distinguish between employees and other kinds of workers and critically evaluate the implications of the distinction for workers and employers;
understand and apply the National Employment Standards of the Fair Work Act;
recognise and apply the statutory protections available to individual employees under Australian workplace and anti-discrimination legislation;
research the law of employment and apply the law to new problems to resolve them;
critically evaluate the efficacy of the law in this area and debate the need for changes to the law.
In semester assessment 40%, comprising EITHER research assignment 2000 words OR
case note 1500 words (30%) and class presentation on case (10%);
AND final examination (2 hours plus 30 min reading and noting) 60%
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Ms Gabrielle Golding
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Q: Reconstruction of surface from cross sectional areas Question: I have a volume enclosed by an orientable closed surface. I have a function that gives me the cross sectional area of this volume in any plane specified. I think I can reconstruct the convex hull of the surface from output from my function. Can I reconstruct my surface from output from my function?
I study mechanical engineering and my knowledge of topology is very limited. Any help that might set me in the right direction is welcome.

A: The answer to this question is YES, such surface is reconstructable from
cross sectional areas! Here is a very recent paper about Dip Transform:
http://irc.cs.sdu.edu.cn/3dshape/
http://irc.cs.sdu.edu.cn/3dshape/files/paper.pdf

A: In general, I believe the answer is no. If the shape of each cross section is known, then you should be able to.
Here is why it is no:  Imagine your function says the area of a cross section is 1.  Well there is a circle with area 1 and a square with area 1.

Which do we choose?  Either would be valid, so without more information, we can't make a decision.
If we were to assume that every cross section was a circle though, we could make decent guess, but there is still ambiguity.  There is a process called shearing which lets you slide layers around in a solid and not change the volume.  So you could end up with something like the following two very reasonable guess,  one using circles all centered around the same axis, the other all squares, with one corner on the same axis.  And each layer has the same area.  There could also be some twisting or other weird things you do in individual layers, which can add more variety.

Hope this helps.  Good luck.


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Board of Adjustment Meeting - March 9, 2015
Published: Friday, February 27, 2015
Last Updated: Monday, October 5, 2015
2015/03 - Board of Adjustment - Agenda - March 9, 2015
MORGANTON BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
Agenda March 9, 2015 at 5:15pm
City Hall Council Chambers
Item 1: Call to Order
Item 2: Review and approval of the August 2014
Item 3: Reading of variance evaluation factors.
Item 4: Statement regarding presentation of evidence. (If large attendance)
Item 5: Swearing in of persons wishing to give testimony
II. Old Business: None
III. New Business:
Item #1 VARIANCE request from IRVIN CIRCLE K ENTERPRISES LLC - separate two single family dwellings into two non-conforming parcels of land.
Item #2 APPEAL OF INTERPRETATION for the use of car detailing as an allowed use in the Medium Intensity District.
IV. Other items.
V. Adjourn.
2015/03 - March 9, 2015 - Board of Adjustment - Minutes
BOA Meeting
Members Present:
David Rader
Bryant Lindsey
George Baily
Members Absent:
Also present from the City staff were Russ Cochran ,Senior Planner, and Crystal Reed, Administrative Assistant.
I. Old Business
Ms. Williams, Chairman called Board of Adjustment meeting to order.
Item 2: Review and approval of the August, 11th 2014 Minutes.
Mr. Baily made motion to approve the minutes and Mr. Rader seconded the motion.
II. New Business:
Item 1: A variance request from Irvin Enterprises LLC to separate two single family dwellings into two non-conforming parcels of land.
Mrs. Walker read the factors relevant to the issuance of a variance.
Mr. Cochran explained why the request for the variance. He said the request is to split two single family dwellings that are currently on one lot into two separate lots. They are located at 206 and 208 Vine Arden Road. He said it is currently zoned LID. He said there is a shared sewer tap that both properties currently use but each has a separate water tap. He added the property across the street is zoned MID therefore if this property existed across the street then the splitting of this property would be allowed without any board action.
Mr. Rader verified with Mr. Cochran that the water and sewer is not an issue.
Mr. Cochran said no. He said the only thing that would need to be done is that it be noted on the plat of an easement in case repairs are needed.
Mr. Baily asked if the owners of the property/properties would be willing to install a separate sewer tap for each residence.
Mr. Cochran said he has not asked that question but the board could make that a condition.
Mr. Rader said it's not an issue.
Mr. Baily said since they are rental properties and one tenant isn't paying more than the other.
Mr. Cochran said if the board decides to approve the variance then they could make that a condition.
Mr. Baily said that would also depend upon the property owner and whether he would be willing to do that because if they put a condition and he doesn't want to then it's null and void.
Mr. Cochran said that is correct and variance wouldn't occur.
Mr. Lindsey said to Mr. Cochran, if the current owner chose to separate the properties in the future for whatever reason, at that time the owner could make arrangements to install a separate tap if that were necessary. He added if he is understanding correctly, the board doesn't need to make that a condition if they take positive action.
Mr. Cochran said if there are conditions it can be noted on the plat and should take care of the issue.
Mr. Lindsey said for all he knows, it's fairly expensive to do a sewer tap so he'd be reluctant to say that there would have to be another sewer tap before the variance was granted.
Mr. Rader said if a person was buying both houses it wouldn't be an issue.
Mr. Baily agreed as long as they stay under one owner and rentals.
Mr. Rader agreed.
Mr. Cochran explained that he believes everything has been functioning for some period of time so he doesn't know if it would even be necessary to require much more than it be noted on the plat. He said it's not uncommon to note an easement.
Mr. Lindsey said he thinks the only way anyone could get into trouble would be if someone sold one of the properties and didn't indicate there was a sewer easement and found out they couldn't access the sewer.
Mr. Baily said he agrees.
Mr. Cochran said the board can make it a condition that a notation be made on the plat and all other necessary documents that there is a sewer easement that serves both houses even though it's combined at this time.
Mr. Lindsey said he is just trying to make certain that 10 years down the road that someone isn't getting into trouble.
Mrs. Walker asked if it would be on the deed.
Mr. Cochran answered it could be on the plat.
Mrs. Walker asked Mr. Cochran if the property was sold that a notation could be on the plat.
Mr. Cochran answered yes.
Mr. Lindsey asked if there is any difficulties with electrical or water connections and access.
Mr. Cochran said water and electricity are accessible almost everywhere. The water and electric departments are very good about making it possible to provide water and electricity.
Mr. Bryant asked about Compas cable and telephone.
Mr. Cochran said he would make an assumption to say yes they would both be available.
Mr. Lindsey asked if it was likely there was natural gas in the neighborhood.
Mr. Cochran said he didn't know.
Mr. Baily asked if the present land owner pays the water and sewer bill and divides it among the two tenants or is it included in their rent.
Mr. Cochran said the property owner can answer some of these questions.
Mr. Mike Irvin of 402 Winding Creek Dr. Morganton is owner of the two properties. He said each house has its own water bill from the City of Morganton and the sewer bill is based on the consumption of water. He said there is no meter for the sewer and he had just found out from Mr. Cochran that there was only one sewer tap. He added that he thinks a sewer easement could be noted on the property that doesn't have the tap in case repairs would need to be made. He said he doesn't pay the utility bills, each tenant is responsible for their own but he doesn't see that the sewer tap issue would be a make or break issue.
Mr. Baily said so now the water bill includes the sewer bill so each is automatically charged to each house.
Mr. Irvin said there is nothing that states that one house would have to pay the sewer bill for the other house because it's based on the amount of water that is used.
Mrs. Walker asked Mr. Irvin if he could explain the reason for wanting to separate the properties.
Mr. Irvin responded that it's time to be moving on in the rental/real estate business. He said he and his wife are in the process of liquidating some of their things. He said it's difficult to find financing and sell property that has two houses on one piece of land. He also said some insurance companies are reluctant to want to insure both houses. He said currently he is grandfathered in but sooner or later it will be an issue. He said he would just like to clean up this issue for what might happen in the future.
Mr. Baily asked how far apart the two houses are from each other.
Mr. Irvin asked Mr. Cochran what he thought.
Mr. Cochran said he thinks they would both have the 10 foot required set back.
Mr. Irvin said he would put an easement to where there couldn't be any kind of access denied. He said he feels that's the appropriate way to deal with it.
Mr. Lindsey asked if there was just one water tap.
Mr. Irvin answered no, there are two separate water taps to each house.
Mr. Irvin explained that the sewer tap is just for the discharge. He said there is no meter or no way to evaluate the use.
Mr. Rader asked Mr. Cochran about an easement versus the notation on the plat and which way would be best.
Mr. Cochran said it would be a physical notation on the map showing the area and the easement. He said there would also be a statement on the plat saying the area is designated for common use in the event the sewer failure occurs.
Mr. Rader said so the easement would be on the plat.
Mr. Cochran said it would be drawn on the plat and in a written block on the plat. He said this would insure that the easement is understood. He said the surveyor would make some type of notation.
Mrs. Walker said the notations would be referenced on the deed .
Mr. Cochran said that is correct.
Mr. Lindsey asked if the board has appropriate wording for the motion.
Mr. Cochran answered he can get some appropriate wording.
Mr. Baily asked that since there is no charge for sewer beyond the use of water would it even be necessary to have an easement forcing another sewer tap.
Mr. Lindsey stated that you don't need a tap, you just need access to the existing in case repairs are needed.
Mr. Rader explained to Mr. Baily that if sewer repairs are needed the easement would allow both properties access to work on it.
Mr. Baily said good point.
Mr. Cochran said he can get the appropriate language.
Mr. Lindsey said we need that before we can make a motion.
Mr. Cochran said he doesn't have that with him.
Mr. Rader made a motion that the board approve this variance request to split two single family dwellings at 206 & 208 Vine Arden Road that currently exists as one lot into two separate lots with a house on each lot with the condition that an easement be made on the plat that the sewer tap be accessible by both property owners in the event repairs are needed.
Mr. Baily seconded the motion.
1. Board found there was unnecessary hardships.
2. Board found that it did meet the intent of the ordinance.
3. Board found that it did secure public safety and public welfare.
All in favor of the motion. Passed
Item 2: Appeal of interpretation for the use of car detailing as an allowed use in the Medium Intensity District.
Mr. Cochran explained that a request for an interpretation has been made that a detail shop is an allowed use in an MID zoning district located at 510 N. Green St.
He said this use was not considered a use allowed by the new zoning ordinance for the MID district. This determination was made by the fact that motor vehicle, boat services(with or without outdoor storage, includes gas stations and car washes) as defined, included car washes and that this use was not allowed in the MID district.
Mr. Cochran added that he was approached by two gentlemen a few weeks ago who were interested in having a car wash at 510 N. Green St. He said after speaking with the owners it was later clarified that the location was previously a detail shop instead of car wash. Once he looked at the application and realized that detail shop was not listed in the permitted uses.
He said the board is being requested to decide if his interpretation is correct or incorrect.
Mr. Lindsey asked if there are findings they need to meet.
Mr. Cochran said no, there are no findings.
Mr. Lindsey said whether or not it were to be a hardship wouldn't come into play.
Mr. Cochran said no. He said this is just an interpretation of staff.
Mr. Lindsey asked if there was someone who has requested the interpretation.
Mr. Cochran said yes, Mull Inc.
Mr. Raymond Moses, 201 Mulholland Blvd., Morganton is representing Mull Inc.
Mr. Moses said he agrees with everything Mr. Cochran just said 100%. He said there is no argument. He said Mull Inc. is just wanting an interpretation of car wash and detail shop and he understands everything that Mr. Cochran found lists them as the same thing. He said it also lists it as a service station which is what the building was originally built as. He added it would be a hardship to change it from what it was originally built as. He said that is their confusion, is if it were approved at one time to be used as a service station then why can they not use it as such now.
Mr. Lindsey stated the only issue before the board tonight is whether or not Mr. Cochran's interpretation is correct. He said to Mr. Moses that he may have other recourse as to what could be used at that location but that's not what's before them tonight. He also stated that he doesn't think this board has the authority to grant a variance tonight. Mr. Lindsey said if Mr. Moses just stated that he agreed with the interpretation so if he has other requests then he needs to go through the process with those requests.
Mr. Moses said he understood.
Mr. Louis Vinay, City Attorney said so there is no misunderstanding, this is not a variance request. He said you can't use a variance to change the use of the building.
Mr. Cochran said he could request a rezoning but tonight the only request is for the board to decide whether they agree or disagree with Mr. Cochran's interpretation.
Mr. Cochran explained to the board that Mull Inc. challenged his interpretation of a detail shop, and by association, a car wash, so that's why they are meeting tonight.
Mr. Lindsey asked Mr. Cochran who made the challenge.
Mr. Cochran answered Mull Inc.
Mr. Lindsey said Mr. Moses is representing them and he is saying he no longer challenges it.
Mr. Moses said yes, he agrees with what Mr. Cochran just showed him but he had never seen that before.
Mr. Lindsey said ok.
Mr. Moses said there is no reason to argue with it now that he sees it on paper.
Mr. Baily said he is saying that he is agreeing against his own request.
Mr. Cochran and Mr. Lindsey agreed.
Mr. Rader said when he was doing research on this with Mr. Cochran in his office, they discussed this at length and it was his understanding that if it didn't have outside storage in the MID then it could be used as a detail shop.
Mr. Cochran said yes, if it was determined that this was the use.
Mr. Rader said if you keep on reading one of the interpretations is a service with no outside storage.
Mr. Rader explained there was a list of things that it could be used for and he thought it would be ok. Mr. Rader asked Mr. Lindsey why he didn't agree with that.
Mr. Lindsey said he thinks it's a straight forward reading and interpretation.
Mr. Rader said he doesn't agree with that.
Mrs. Walker stated it says car washes, it doesn't mention detail shops and they are not the same.
Mr. Baily asked about outside storage. He asked if there are four cars waiting to be detailed, is that outside storage. He added if a car is left overnight to be detailed the next day is that considered outside storage.
Mrs. Walker answered if that was considered storage then every body shop would be in question.
Mr. Lindsey said detailing is an extension of car washing.
Mr. Baily asked who has control of the property.
Mr. Lindsey said he agrees with Mr. Baily and he thinks Mr. Cochran's interpretation is straight forward. He said that's not to say there isn't other relief available but he thinks it's safe to say that detailing would fall under car washing.
Mr. Moses said he checked with city inspectors to ask if they could do this at this location and he understands everything has to be done inside and the city inspectors told him that it was ok and the building was set up for it.
Mr. Baily said to Mr. Moses that he believes that building is equipped to wash cars inside because it has a drainage system.
Mr. Moses said that's exactly right.
Mr. Rader said there are other detail shops in the city that doesn't have that drainage system.
Mr. Moses said there is a sand filter drain.
Mr. Baily explained that's not the question. He said the question is storage.
Mr. Lindsey said storage is one question.
Mr. Baily said yes but that's the question he raised.
Mr. Cochran said one thing that might add a little insight to this is the way it was previously zoned under the zoning ordinance, he added there is a new zoning ordinance as of the first of the year. He said previously it was zoned NB and car washes were allowed. He said there used to be a small engine repair located there but that's been gone for at least two years. He explained that the new zoning ordinance does not allow car washes in the MID district and his interpretation is that detail shops or car washes would not be allowed. They are not allowed in any MID district in the city.
Mrs. Walker said if there are other car washes/detail shops located in the MID, if they closed they would not be allowed to reopen as such.
Mr. Cochran said that's correct and there is usually a 6 month period.
Mr. Baily asked if they would be grandfathered if they were in existence prior to the new zoning ordinance.
Mr. Cochran and Mr. Lindsey said yes as long as they keep operating.
Mr. Lindsey stated that still doesn't clarify Mr. Cochran's interpretation. He said his personal feeling is that Mr. Cochran has made a very good interpretation and it would be good to start with that in determining what further course should be taken.
Mr. Baily said they could come back later and ask for an exception.
Mr. Lindsey said there are a number of different ways they could go.
Mr. Cochran said the two ways you get a use of a location is either by permitted use or it's interpreted as some type of permitted use. He said this particular interpretation will not only effect this location but every other MID area in the city.
Mr. Lindsey said Mr. Cochran may have raised an issue that needs to be addressed by a number of other people.
Mrs. Walker said there job tonight is to vote whether they agree with Mr. Cochran's interpretation or not. She said she doesn't see that a motion is needed just a simple vote.
Mr. Cochran said that's correct.
Mr. Lindsey asked if it's a majority vote or does it need to be unanimous.
Mr. Cochran said majority.
Mr. Vinay stated a simple majority vote is fine.
Mr. Cochran said another way of doing it would be to go back to city council and ask that detail shops and car washes should be allowed in the MID district.
Mr. Lindsey agreed and stated the current zoning is too restrictive in the new ordinance.
Mr. Baily said everything else that's already operating is grandfathered.
Mr. Baily said it will only affect the ones in the future.
Mr. Cochran said yes as long as it's in MID.
Mr. Rader said they would go to Planning & Zoning for that.
Mr. Cochran answered yes, Planning & Zoning then to City Council.
Mr. Lindsey said he thinks they would sit down with staff and try to figure out an appropriate way to go forward.
Mr. Moses asked if he could find out other locations that are in MID area.
Mr. Cochran said yes.
Mr. Lindsey said he feels those businesses would want to know if they ceased operation then they would not be allowed to reopen.
Mr. Moses said he just wants to find out.
Mrs. Walker asked if everyone agrees with Mr. Cochran's interpretation.
Unanimous vote, they all agree with the interpretation.


Now that Kris is almost three years old, I now have a new puppy. Any guesses on what she is? She is a mixed breed and weighs just over 7 lbs. at 8 weeks.
I guess she is cute.
Congratulations! What an adorable little thing she is and her coloring is fantastic! How did she come to you? And what is her name? What does she think of the rest of your gang?
Lucky, lucky you! She is beautiful Lots more photos please. She is going to have so much fun with your gang.
That puppy is down right adorable. Gotta be one of the cutest I have ever seen. Congratulations on your new family member. No idea of the breeds. Maybe she is a cross between Cuteness and Adorable with a little Gorgeous thrown in!
The new puppies name is Bonnie. She has settled right in with my bunch. Bonnie just loves Kris and they are having supervised play together. Kris is really good with her as she has learned not to step all over the other little dogs.
Attached are pictures of her parents. The father was originally from someone who had Aussies and Poodles, and he is 3/4 Poodle 1/4 Aussie. The mother is a purebred Golden Retriever so I guess Bonnie is a merle colored Golden Aussie Doodle. It was an "oops" litter, the Poodle cleared a six foot fence to get to the Golden Retriever.
Bonnie is so precious! Lucky you. Puppy are so much fun and happiness.
Never seen poodle like that in one of her parents. Bonnie has a mischievous look about her that makes her even more cute.


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