It was so much fun to be working in the garage with Matt again, and we loved building something for our children to enjoy. Gray was ecstatic for days after we brought the beast inside.
We started with a buncha boards. While Matt was trying to get started, I was busy sanding and testing out treatments on the unfinished wood. We got these plans from ana-white.com, and altered them a bit to suit our needs. We made the table a little shorter for kids (but still big enough for some growing room), made the tabletop wider and longer for more surface space, and added a shelf underneath. We'll post a detailed step-by-step post soon, but head on over to see Ana's original plans here.
You can watch a quick video of our switcheroos here.
Painting a piece for the kids was so rewarding…I didn't feel like I could mess it up at all.
The yellow crayon came out. But I was left a little scarred.
I painted the base color (Olympic's Misty Surf) and the top coat in Benjamin Moore's White Diamond. I added wax in between coats to make sure the white paint came off easily to reveal the blue underneath.
Now, we've got ourselves a farmhouse inspired bit o' sunshine in the playroom.
They have room for their books and toys…and the magneatos finally have a spot inside that basket.
Mama is pretty happy with that development.
And they are pretty happy to have a creative space of their own.
We're trying to raise dreamers around here, ya know.
The playroom has come together quite nicely. Even if it did take a year to mostly complete. I'm okay with that, though.
We've made lots of yellow crayon memories up there, and I plan to make lots, lots more.
Aw, thanks Jennifer!! And we do have to get those two together!
Can you elaborate on the wax between paint coats? What kind of wax and how is it applied? Great room to nurture the imagination!
Yes! There's a whole section of the ebook talking about this specific treatment, but I am going to do a "resist technique" tutorial on the blog soon. I used a big votive candle to wax in places. This wax assures the top coat won't stick to easily, making distressing a breeze…and creating a flaked-off, time worn finish.
Oh my gosh… I LOVE it!!!!! What a great and creative space for the kiddo's! It's definitely been made with love.
THanks, Melissa! It really was…we finished it last year, but have gradually added more things…art, pillows, storage buckets, the table, etc. Thanks for your comment.
I love the room and I know that it was done in LOVE!
I love the table! My kids would go crazy in a room like that!
I know this post is about the table and I love it but where did you get the adorable rug that is under your too cool table? I love it.
Hey Sharon! Perfectly fine to ask about the rug. 🙂 It came from Target. They had it for a while, but not sure if it's still there. It was actually the first purchase for the room and what the whole design was built around.
Love the table and playroom! The colors are so soothing and the shelf under the table was a great addition.
I know we aren't supposed to covet, but covet I do!! What a fantastic playroom! Beautiful to the eye, calming to the mind…my kids would love to create in there :). Well done, mom!
That is so perfect!!! Great job on the "how to"….I know you love it, bet the kiddo's do too!!!
what a beautiful playroom. i absolutely love it and am so jealous!
wow! love it all! what an awesome place for your kids to play and create. Isn't it fun when an image in your head comes to fruition? You did a great job! Love the table (and the pillows!) tfs!
I simply adore this table…the whole playroom is so light and beautiful!
I'm sure that this space will inspire many dreams.
WOW – your table turned out so great!!!! What a beautiful, functional piece. I bet the kids love it!
Thank you, Jen! That's SO kind of you…it was sure a fun project.
This playroom is gorgeous! When my boys were little, they had a child's size picnic table and the neighbor kids loved to gather around it.
I love love love this playroom! We have a smaller one in a similar color that we're working on. It is so fresh and inspiring. Did you make the 3 shelves too or purchase them? Great job organizing everything and making it so personable. Any child would flourish in a space like this!
Wow!!! I love everything about this playroom!! The table is the best!!!!!
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Wow! what a beautiful room! Its very soothing yet bright and happy and inviting, you did a great job on the table! Also where did you get those shelves with the drawers underneath? They would be great for my office!
Love this…great space and table to go with it!
wow! What an amazing play room!
I love how the one chair next to the table is on a box… like a board game box. So stinkin' cute! Wish I had space for a room for my little one like this. It really is very beautiful!
Love the play room. Ours is in process shall we say! A year is pretty quick with little ones and the ever changing array of toys! 🙂 What color did you use on the walls? The table is super cute. My husband usually does all the wood working and building on his own at our house. How fun that you guys build things together!
We really need a table for our kids and I was thinking about buying one from Ikea but this sound slike fun!
Thanks, Cindy! You should do it!
The table is adorable, love the color!
Your playroom is magazine Perfect!
Thank you, Jodie! What a sweet thing to say!
Wow!! What an amazing table and AMAZING playroom! I love everything that you did! We are going to be starting on our playroom very soon here and I have been busy looking for inspirations…and yours is my new favorite!
What color did you paint the walls? Also, I read the post about the playroom reveal, is there a post on how to make the shelving unit?
Thanks again for the great inspiration!
Shaunna I LOVE it! What a fun, beautiful space. I want to be one of your kiddos please.
Thank you, Crystal!! How kind of you!
Love your table …. Great for the kids and the whole family to gather around. Am in the process of planning a crafts table for my kids and was wondering what height your table is?
hmmm, I can't remember Veronica. I'll measure and get back to you!
PLEASE tell me the name of the blue wall color – I love it!
I can not seem to find the plans to the craft table that you made for you kids. Is there a link somewhere that I am overlooking?


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Q: When is a minimal geodesic a shortest path? Let $S$ be a surface. What conditions can we place on $S$ so that for any two points $a$, $b$ on $S$, the minimal geodesic from $a$ to $b$ is the shortest path on $S$ from $a$ to $b$ ?
Why I am asking
Balasubramanian, Polimeni & Schwartz (2009) "Exact Geodesics and Shortest Paths on Polyhedral Surfaces" makes the following claim: Let $S$ be the boundary of a convex polyhedron in Euclidean $\mathbb{R}^3$. For any vertices $a$, $b$ of the polyhedron that underpins $S$, the minimal geodesic between $a$ and $b$ is the shortest path between $a$ and $b$. [Section IV, para 1 with abridging of definitions from Section III, para 1].
The claim is supported by a reference to Mitchell, Mount & Papadimitriou (1987) "The Discrete Geodesic Problem", but I can't find the corresponding text in the article.
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I suspect that Balabsubramanian et al. were actually thinking of the following lemma from Hershberger & Suri (1998) "Practical methods for approximating shortest paths on a convex polytope in $\mathbb{R}^3$" that is in turn attributed to Sharir & Schorr (1986) "On Shortest Paths in Polyhedral Spaces":
Lemma 3.7 (Unfolding rule). Let $P$ be a polyhedron in 3-space, and let $p$, $q$ be two points on the surface of $P$. Let $f_p, f_1, f_2, \dots f_k, f_q$ be the sequence of faces of $P$ crossed by the shortest path $\pi(p,q)$. If we unfold the faces $f_1, \dots f_k, f_q$ in sequence until they all become coplanar with $f_p$ then the shortest path $\pi(p,q)$ unfolds to a straight line.
(Hershberger & Suri's Lemma 3.7 is (I think) derived from Sharir & Schorr's Lemma 3.1 that [paraphrasing] amounts to "On a convex polyhedron in 3-dimensions, when a shortest path passes through an edge on a surface, then the angle of entry and exit are the same.")
What I have tried
After reviewing this question and this question, this discussion, and the example below, I can see that convexity of $S$ is necessary.  Is it sufficient?

A: Even for a $\mathbb R^2$ simple cone surface there is a infinite set of geodesics satisfying zero geodesic curvature by differential geometric condition for smooth surfaces.
For convex polyhedral surfaces incident and emerging straight rays should make equal angles  at the polyhedral edge or fold before flattening it out on development. The equality should be respected even if a choice of edge split is made.
A very rough hand trace for geodesic tracking on a dodecahedron:

All possible minimum geodesic distances in the neighborhood should be computed and sorted by increasing geodesic lengths. The one nearest to LOS in $\mathbb R^3$ should be selected as that is the global minimum.

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Annexation Surprise: $3.2 Million in Mitigation Fees
At a special meeting held Thursday, October 13, 2022, the Miami Springs City Council approved an inter-local agreement with Miami-Dade County to annex the area west of Miami Springs. The deal isn't as simple as just annexing the area. It covers the hand off of government items including building permits. However, there was one sticky item. Miami-Dade County wants to charge the City of Miami Springs a mitigation fee that adds up to over $3 Million over 7 years. Unlike other annexations where the County has not charged a fee, the County insisted on a mitigation fee in order to move forward with the annexation process.
Miami Springs Proposed Annexation Area
Mayor Mitchell shared her disbelief in the County's insistence on demanding the annexing cities to lower the millage rates while at the same time requiring a mitigation fee. In other words, the City of Miami Springs will be able to lower the tax rate paid by Miami Springs residents, but if the City of Miami Springs has to pay a mitigation fee, then the City of Miami Springs won't be able to lower the millage rate as much as desired in order to pay for the County's mitigation fee.
How much is the annexation mitigation fee?
The County is asking for $458,839 annually for a period of 7 years. That comes out to $3,211,873. However, the fee increases each year to adjust for inflation based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the Miami-Fort Lauderdale area. In other words, it'll be more expensive each year.
Annexation Cost $3.2 Million in Mitigation Fees
None of the Miami Springs Council Members appeared happy with the mitigation fees. Nevertheless, the entire Miami Springs City Council voted unanimously in favor of the agreement with the County. This allows the process of annexation to move forward.
The Miami-Dade County Commission still has to vote in favor of the inter-local agreements before annexation becomes official.
MIAMI SPRINGS ANNEXATION INTER-LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH MIAMI-DADE COUNTY DETAILS:
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants contained herein, the parties hereby agree as follows:
A. The above recitals are incorporated as if fully set forth herein.
B. Utility Taxes.
Pursuant to current applicable law and Chapter 20 of the Code of Miami-Dade County, Florida ("County Code"), the County shall continue to receive and retain the utility
tax revenues generated from the Annexed Property in perpetuity.
C. Stormwater Utility Bond Debt Service.
The City agrees to pay the County the remaining stormwater utility debt service
payments for the Annexed Property calculated at $153,276.47 per year through the end
of year calendar 2029, pursuant to Section 20-8.5 of the County Code. The City will begin
the annual debt service payment immediately upon approval of the annexation. The City
agrees to make such payments on or before March 1st of each year.
D. Mitigation Payments.
The entire annexation area is a Commercial Business Industrial (CBI) area, and Section 20-28 of the Code of Miami-Dade County requires all municipalities annexing a Commercial Business Industrial (CBI) area to mitigate 100% of the net excess of revenues minus expenses for the CBI annexation area. The City agrees to pay seven mitigation payments to the County of $458,839 annually for a period of seven years ($3,211,873 TOTAL) to the County's Municipal Services Trust Fund (MSTF), and the annual payment due shall be adjusted for inflation based on the Consumer Price index for the Miami-Ft. Lauderdale-West Palm area for the previous calendar year. The payment obligations to the County will be made from the City's non-ad valorem revenues. The City agrees to make seven such annual mitigation payments on or before April 1st of each year, beginning in the year 2024, for a period of seven years. If payment is not received in full by April 1st, the City shall pay an amount equal to 5 percent of the amount of the mitigation payment outstanding as a penalty, and the City shall pay interest on the amount of unpaid mitigation equal to 1 percent for each month the payment is outstanding.
The City agrees that its contributions to the MSTF will be used to maintain police services in the unincorporated areas of Miami-Dade County, including those proximate to the City, recognizing that crime does not respect political boundaries and that the provision of police services to the neighboring UMSA communities directly benefits the City and City residents.
E. Stormwater Management.
The City shall execute or modify a cost-share Interlocal Agreement with the County for canal and/or drainage system maintenance activities to cover expenditure cost-share for the Annexed Property, and the City agrees to reimburse the County for canal and drainage system maintenance activities which relate to the City. All canal right-of-way, easement, reservation, and similar interests owned or otherwise controlled by Miami-Dade County shall remain with the County and are not being conveyed to the City, and nothing in this Agreement shall be interpreted or deemed to convey to the City any canal right-of way, easement, reservation, or similar interests owned by Miami-Dade County.
F. Solid Waste Collection and Disposal.
Pursuant to Section 20-8.4 of the Code of Miami-Dade County, the County shall forever continue to collect and dispose of all residential waste within the Annexed Property
in the same manner as though such Annexed Property remained part of the
unincorporated areas of the County, unless the authority to collect such waste is delegated
by the County to the governing body of the City through a 20-year interlocal agreement
that provides for the collection services, and a 20-year interlocal agreement that provides
for disposal services in substantially the form approved by Resolution No. R-1198-95, as
amended by Resolution No. R-167-13.
Nothing in this Agreement shall be interpreted or deemed to require the County to
delegate to the City the authority to collect or dispose of such waste.
In the event that the County delegates the authority to collect and dispose of such
waste and the City contracts with a private waste hauler to collect residential waste within
the Annexed Property, the private hauler will be obligated to comply with all obligations of
such 20-year interlocal agreements, including, but not limited to, the requirements to
deliver residential waste to the County's solid waste system facilities and pay the Disposal
Facility Fee to the County in accordance with Section 15-25.2 of the Code of Miami-Dade
County, and the City shall include these requirements in its contract with its private waste
hauler.
G. Transfer of Certain Public Roads.
1. Certain public roads that are currently maintained by and under the
jurisdiction of the County are within the Annexed Property (hereinafter
referred to as "Road Segments" except that the Exempt Roads (as such
term is defined below) shall not be included in the definition of "Road
Segments") and, pursuant to Section 335.0415, Florida Statutes,
jurisdiction and responsibility for public roads may be transferred by mutual
agreement of the County and the City. In addition, Section 337.29(3),
Florida Statutes, provides that title to roads transferred pursuant to Section
335.0415, Florida Statutes, shall be in the government entity to which such
roads have been transferred upon the recording of a deed or right-of-way
map in the public records.
2. In accordance with paragraph 1 of this section G above, upon the Effective Date, the County shall transfer the jurisdiction, ownership, and control of the Road Segments to the City; provided, however, that the County is not transferring, and shall retain: (a) ownership of, control of and traffic engineering functions for the Exempt Roads (as such term is definedbelow) and such Exempt Roads shall not be included in the definition of "Road Segments"; and (b) all traffic engineering functions for all of the RoadSegments and other matters referenced herein Section G. The City agrees to accept ownership, jurisdiction and control of the Road Segments to the City in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein. The City shall have no ownership, jurisdiction or control of the Exempt Roads. In addition to all traffic engineering functions and other matters referenced herein in Section G, the County will retain ownership, jurisdiction, and control of the following roads (which are hereafter referred to as the "Exempt Roads") as listed below:
NW 58th Street from SR 826 East ramps to East of NW 72nd Avenue; and
NW South River Drive from SR 934 to 300' NW of Crane Avenue
(Miami Springs City limits).
3. The right and responsibility of all traffic engineering matters to regulate
traffic and determine appropriate measures and install, maintain, modify or
remove traffic control devices such as traffic signals, signs, and pavement
markings, roundabouts or other traffic-calming devices within the Annexed
Property, including but not limited to the Road Segments, remains with the
County. In addition, the County shall retain control over all road closures.
Nothing herein diminishes the County's jurisdiction over all traffic
engineering matters within the County, including within municipalities,
except for State road rights-of-way. The County has the authority to set
the hours and days that construction by any County department or agency
shall take place in, or on, any public street, with prior written notice to the
City. The rights and responsibility to issue permits or collect fees for
construction, including utility work, within the public rights-of-way of all
Road Segments are expressly transferred to the City by this Agreement,
except those associated with traffic engineering. The City agrees that it
shall not levy any fee or require a permit from any County department,
agency or instrumentality for work within, beneath, or upon the Road
Segments. The City agrees to accept all legal rights, responsibilities and
obligations with respect to the Road Segments, including, but not limited
to, the operation, maintenance, planning, design, and construction of the
Road Segments except for the traffic engineering.
4. As limited by Section 768.28, Florida Statutes the County shall remain
responsible for any tort liability for any actions arising out of the County's
operation and maintenance of the Road Segments prior to and up to the
effective date of the transfer of such roadways. Following the effective date
of the transfer of such roadways, the City shall be responsible and, as
between the County and the City, shall have tort liability for the Road
Segments, including all operations and maintenance thereof. Except as
otherwise provided herein, the City and the County agree that this
Agreement contains no indemnification or hold harmless agreement or
provisions concerning any claims, demands, damages and causes of
action that may be brought against either party by third parties relating to
the Road Segments. The City and the County shall each individually
defend any action or proceedings brought against their respective agencies
by third parties relating to the Road Segments and shall be individually
responsible for all of their respective costs, attorney's fees, expenses and
liabilities incurred as a result of any such claims, demands, suits, actions,
damages and causes of action, including the investigation or the defense thereof, and from and against any orders, judgments or decrees that may
be entered as a result thereof.
5. If requested by the City, the County shall provide the City with the County's
available Engineering Division's Section Maps, which generally depict the
rights-of-way, inclusive of the Road Segments.
6. Upon the Effective Date, the County Mayor and City Mayor or their
respective designees shall determine a mutually agreeable date for the
recordation and transfer of the Road Segments after the Effective Date.
7. If requested by the City, the County shall provide the City with a list of
completed roadway/sidewalk/striping projects for the Road Segments and,
if requested by the City, access to any plans, specifications, drawings, and
permits for such projects within the possession of the County's Department
of Transportation and Public Works.
H. Notice.
Whenever one of the parties to this Agreement desires to give notice to the other,
such notice must be in writing, sent by U.S. Mail, certified, return receipt requested,
postage prepaid, addressed to the party for whom it is intended at the place last specified;
the place for giving of notice shall remain such until it is changed by written notice in
compliance with the provisions of this paragraph. For the present, the parties designate
the following for the purpose of giving notice:
For the COUNTY:
County Mayor
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 2910
With a Copy to:
OMB Director
Office of Management & Budget
111 NW 1st Street, 22nd Floor
Facsimile: 305-375-5168
For the City:
201 Westward Drive
I. Areas and Facilities of Countywide Significance
Section 20-8.6 of the Code of Miami-Dade County governs Areas and Facilities of
Countywide Significance. The Annexed Property includes Areas or Facilities of
Countywide Significance that have been designated as such by the Board of County
Commissioners pursuant to Chapter 20 of the Code of Miami-Dade County. As such, the
County shall retain regulatory jurisdiction, as provided in section 20-8.6 of the Code of
Miami-Dade County, over the following areas/facilities within the Annexed Property.
1. The areas shown on the map attached as Exhibit B as Areas or Facilities
of Countywide Significance; and
2. The properties listed below:
a. Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center (7000 NW 41st Street);
b. Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department (WASD) storage yard
(7301 NW 70th Street);
c. WASD Medley Hydrant Shop and office (7300 NW 74th Street);
d. WASD pump stations 0195, 0182, 0194, 0197, 0192, and 0193;
e. Miami-Dade Transit William Lehman Operations and Maintenance
Center (6601 NW 72nd Avenue) (currently identified by folio
numbers 30-3014-031-0010 and 30-3014-031-0020).
Such regulatory jurisdiction to be retained by the County over the abovereferenced areas/facilities includes, but is not limited to, jurisdiction over building permits,
zoning, comprehensive development master plan, and platting.
J. Impact Fees.
This interlocal agreement, in of itself, does not prohibit the City from charging City
impact fees, to the extent permissible by law, provided that any such City impact fees are
not duplicative of impact fees charged by the County, as such County fees may be
amended from time to time.
K. Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources.
The following provisions shall apply with respect to building permits and related
matters within the Annexed Property, except, however, this Section K shall not apply with
respect to those properties over which the County is retaining regulatory jurisdiction.
1. Permitting
The Miami-Dade Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources, hereinafter
"RER", shall process and issue building permits for all applications received prior
to the effective date of the annexation, for new construction, alterations, repairs or
demolitions on real property within the boundaries of the Annexed Property. RER
shall process and issue all subsidiary building permits associated with a master
permit issued or applied for prior to the effective date of the annexation as provided
for above to ensure completion of a project. For the purpose of this Agreement, a
master permit is defined as the primary building permit issued by the Building
Official which enables the permit holder to commence construction, alteration,
repair, installation or demolition work. A subsidiary permit is any ancillary permit
required under the Building Code to complete a project commenced under a
master building permit as determined by the Building Official. A subsidiary permit
may be in the same or a different trade as the master permit. RER's services
contemplated by this paragraph shall include the performance of all required
inspections, plan reviews, and the issuance of the applicable Certificate of
Occupancy and/or Certificate of Completion.
2. Permit Records and Reports.
a. Within sixty (60) days after the Effective Date, RER shall deliver to the City
a written report listing each active master building permit and subsidiary
building permit issued within the boundaries the Annexed Property. This
report shall include the address of the property, the permit numbers,
description of permit type, and the dates the permits were issued and the
last inspection date and type for the open permits. This report shall be
updated monthly until all of the open permits are finalized.
b. RER shall maintain all other records related to Construction Permitting and
Building Code Division services performed by RER within the Annexation
Area boundaries in accordance with its current practice for the
unincorporated area as required by law. Copies of such records may be
obtained from RER upon request of the City at the cost specified for the
reproduction of documents contained in the RER's fee schedule.
3. Compensation
RER shall retain all building permit fees, penalties, and other fees and charges
collected by RER for any application filed, or permits issued, prior to the City
assuming building services. RER shall retain all building permit fees for any
required subsidiary permits issued by the RER pursuant to the provisions of the
initial paragraph of this section, regardless of the date of issue.
4. Expired Permits
RER shall provide a report, within sixty (60) days of the Effective Date, to the City
listing any building permit for work within the boundaries of the Annexed Property
that expired prior to the City's assumption of building services. The list shall
include the permit number, job address, description of permit type and last
inspection date and type. Each month thereafter within 15 days after the end of
each month, RER will provide the City with an updated report listing any building
permits that expired within the previous calendar month until such time as all
permits within the Annexed Property are finalized. Copies of any available permit
application, plans, files or other documents related to an expired building permit
may be obtained from RER upon written request of the City at the cost specified
for the reproduction of documents contained in RER's fee schedule. After the
Effective Date, the City shall be responsible for enforcement actions relating to any
expired building permit reported to the City by the Construction Permitting and
Building Code Division. It is in the complete and sole discretion of the City to
engage in any enforcement action relating to any such expired permit.
For permits issued under the South Florida Building Code, an expired permit is any
permit issued by the Construction Permitting and Building Code Division which
lacks a final inspection approval from the Building Department and/or lacks
compliance with the laws, rules or regulations of any other County, State or Federal
regulatory authority having jurisdiction and has not had an inspection within 180
days of the date of issuance or from the date of the last inspection under the
permit. For permits issued under the Florida Building Code, an expired permit is
any building permit issued by the Construction Permitting and Building Code
Division which lacks a final inspection approval from the Construction Permitting
and Building Code Division and/or lacks compliance with the laws, rules or
regulations of any other County, State or Federal regulatory authority having
jurisdiction which has not had an approved inspection within 180 days of the date
of the issuance of the permit or within 180 days of the date of the last approved
inspection made by RER. Regulatory authorities having jurisdiction include, but
are not limited to, the following: Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, Miami-Dade
Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources, Miami-Dade Public Works
and Solid Waste Department, Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department, Florida
Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, United States Army Corps of
Engineers, State Fire Marshal, Miami-Dade County Public Schools and MiamiDade Transit.
5. RER Authority/Responsibility
RER, in its performance of the services set forth in this Agreement, is authorized
and designated to continue to act on behalf of the City as the City's Building Official
in accordance with any applicable building codes and Chapter 468, Florida
Statutes until the City assumes responsibility on the Effective Date. The City will
assume responsibility for processing any permit applications submitted on or after
the Effective Date, with the exception of certain subsidiary permits, as discussed
in paragraph 1 of this section K, performing inspections on any permits issued by
the City and proceeding with enforcement on expired permits and all cases
transferred by the County in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Under
this Agreement, as of the Effective Date, with respect to building permits, the
County will only retain authority to process applications and issue permits
submitted prior to the municipal service assumption date or the date agreed to
transfer services and subsidiary permits tied to master permits issued by the
County, and perform all inspections for the master and subsidiary permits issued
by the County until the issuance of the Certificate of Completion, Certificate of
Occupancy, or expiration of the permit.
Until the Effective Date, RER shall continue, either directly or through contractors,
with any Building Code enforcement case initiated as a result of the receipt of a
complaint or opening of a case file prior to the annexation approval date. Such
cases include code enforcement for building permit violations, unsafe structures,
and working without permits. As of the Effective Date, RER shall close all active
enforcement cases and provide the City with a list of the closed cases. RER shall
be entitled to retain all fines, fees, costs and penalties resulting from the
investigation and pursuit of any enforcement action initiated under this section
above for the cases closed by RER. This includes the payment of any lien filed or
amount paid in satisfaction of a court judgment. In the event a Building Code
enforcement case is turned over to the City for completion of any enforcement
action, RER shall be entitled to collect any fines, fees, or penalties owed to RER
as of the date the case is turned over to the City. The City shall negotiate on a
case by case basis with RER on any share that it may be entitled to. In addition,
RER shall be entitled to collect all enforcement fees and costs accrued in the
matter of any unsafe structures enforcement case that is closed by RER after the
Effective Date. If the unsafe structures enforcement case is turned over to the
City, then RER shall only be entitled to recover those fees and costs which have
accrued up to the date the case is transferred to the City.
Notwithstanding the transition of powers and duties provided for in this Agreement,
the Building Official for Miami-Dade County and for the City may opt to enter into
a separate agreement for the County's completion of specified enforcement cases
that may have been commenced by the County and are near completion, all in the
interest of efficiency, cost savings and protecting the public safety. Until the
execution of such agreement, all enforcement authority and responsibility shall
remain with the City. Such agreement shall contain a specific identification of cases
to be completed by the County, shall provide for the allocation of fees and costs
relating to those cases, and shall be executed by the County Mayor or the County
Mayor's designee and the City Mayor or his designee not later than sixty (60) days
following the Effective Date.
L. Restrictive Covenants.
Pursuant to Section 20-8.8 of the County Code, Miami-Dade County shall retain
jurisdiction over the modification or deletion of declarations of restrictive covenants
accepted by either the Board of County Commissioners or a Miami-Dade County
Community Zoning Appeals Board in connection with a Comprehensive Development
Master Plan application or zoning application, regardless of whether such declaration
provides for modification or deletion by a successor governmental body.
It is provided, however, that the Board of County Commissioners may not exercise
such jurisdiction unless the City of Miami Springs has first approved the modification or
deletion. This provision, however, shall not apply to those properties over which the
County is retaining regulatory jurisdiction.
M. Airport Zoning.
A portion of the Annexed Property is located within the Critical Approach Zone
(CAZ) and the airspace review area for Miami International Airport, as defined and
depicted in article XXXVII of chapter 33 of the Code of Miami-Dade County. Properties
located within such areas are subject to certain height, noise, and land use restrictions
and prohibitions, including a prohibition on educational facilities. These airport zoning
regulations apply in both the unincorporated and incorporated areas of the County. For
those areas of the Annexed Property over which the County is retaining regulatory
jurisdiction, the City shall have no regulatory jurisdiction over said areas, and the County
shall continue to apply and enforce such airport zoning regulations as if the Annexed
Property remained part of the unincorporated area.
To the extent that any portion of the Annexed Property that is subject to the
County's airport zoning regulations is not within the areas over which the County is
retaining regulatory jurisdiction, then the City shall comply with all provisions in article
XXXVII of chapter 33, as may be amended from time to time, including, but not limited to,
the requirements and procedures governing the review of applications for development
permits. For illustrative purposes only, a map attached to this Agreement as Exhibit C
depicts the CAZ and airspace review area within the Annexed Property. The figures and
maps referenced in article XXXVII of chapter 33, as may be amended from time to time,
establish the boundaries of the land use compatibility restriction zones, noise compatibility
restriction zones, airport height restriction areas, and other zones and sub-zones
applicable to the airport. As provided in section 33-330 of the Code of Miami-Dade County,
full-scale copies of the applicable figures and maps are on file with the Miami-Dade County
Aviation Department (MDAD) and shall be applicable to, and controlling of, zoning for such
zones and sub-zones.
N. Fire Rescue District.
The Annexed Property shall remain within the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue District in
perpetuity.
O. Library District.
The Annexed Property shall remain within the Miami-Dade County Library District
in perpetuity.
P. Public Safety.
Jurisdiction for police service in the Annexed Property, including all legal rights,
responsibilities, and obligations consistent with the City's municipal policing, is hereby
assumed by the City's Police Department commencing on the Effective Date.
Q. Split parcels; City's obligation to provide surveys.
The Annexed Property may include parcels of property ("split parcels") which are
currently partially within the boundaries of the Annexed Property and partially within the
boundaries of what will remain unincorporated area, and surveys are needed to determine
the legal descriptions of the portions within the Annexed Property and of the portions
remaining in the unincorporated area. The City agrees to provide the County with such
surveys, with respect to all of the property currently located within the split parcels, and
such surveys shall be prepared to the satisfaction of the Miami-Dade County Property
Appraiser. The City agrees to provide such surveys, prepared to the satisfaction of the
Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser, no later than 5 calendar days after the Effective
Date. The City acknowledges that, if the City does not provide such surveys, prepared to
the satisfaction of the Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser, to the County within 5
calendar days after the Effective Date, a delay in some or all of the Annexed Property
being placed on the tax rolls for the City could result.
If the City does not provide such surveys to the County, to the satisfaction of the
Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser, within 5 calendar days after the Effective Date,
the County may elect, in the County's sole discretion, to prepare such surveys. If the
County elects to do so, the City shall pay the County $300.00 per hour for such work, to
be billed upon completion of such surveys, and the City shall pay such to the County within
30 days of the County sending such bill to the City.
R. Representations by the City and the County and Authority to Enter into
The City has represented that it will enter into this Agreement providing for, among
other things, the City to forever remain in the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue District and Miami
Dade Library District, and the County has relied upon such representations in exercising
its discretion to approve the annexation. In addition, each party acknowledges that this
Agreement has been duly approved and executed by its governing body based on the
representations referenced above, and that each party has the required power and
authority to enter into and perform the obligations hereunder.
S. Invalidation of Provisions, Severability.
Wherever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such
manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law. If any provision of this
Agreement is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal,
unenforceable, or prohibited by applicable law, then such provision shall be severed to the
extent of such prohibition or invalidity, and the remaining provisions of this Agreement
shall remain in full force and effect. The City hereby acknowledges and agrees, however,
that if any provision of this Agreement is severed, the County may, in its sole discretion,
effectuate a future boundary change to remove the Annexed Property from the boundaries
of the City and make it part of the unincorporated area again. Upon the effectuation of
any such future boundary change, the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall be
deemed automatically terminated, void, and of no further force and effect. These remedies
are non-exclusive and shall be in addition to any other available remedies.
T. Governing Law and Venue.
This Agreement shall be governed by and constructed in accordance with the laws
of the State of Florida, including, but not limited to, the Miami-Dade County Home Rule
Charter. Venue for any litigation for any controversy arising from or related to this
Agreement shall be in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida,
or in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, in Miami-Dade
County, Florida.
U. Entirety of Agreement.
Except with respect to the other interlocal agreements referenced herein, the
parties agree that there are no commitments, agreements, or understandings concerning
the subject matter of this Agreement that are not contained in this Agreement, and that
this Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties as to all matters
contained herein. Accordingly, it is agreed that no deviation from the terms hereof shall
be predicated upon any prior representations or agreements, whether oral or written. It is
further agreed that any oral representations or modifications concerning this Agreement
shall be of no force or effect, and that this Agreement may be modified, altered or amended
only be a written amendment duly executed by both parties hereto or their authorized
V. Headings.
Captions and hearings in this Agreement are for ease of reference only and do not
constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of
any provisions herein.
W. Rights of Others.
Nothings in this Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to confer upon any
person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies under or by reason of this
X. Existing Agreements.
Any and all existing interlocal agreements between the County or any of its
departments of agencies (such as but not limited to RER, Miami-Dade County Stormwater
Utility, Transportation and Public Works, Water and Sewer, Miami-Dade Police
Department, etc.) and the City shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be altered,
changed, modified, amended, or terminated as a result of this agreement unless specified
herein. It is provided, however, that where this Agreement is inconsistent with any such
prior Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall supersede and control.
Y. Effective Date and Term.
The term "Effective Date" as used herein shall mean the effective date of the
annexation. The annexation shall not be effective before this Agreement has been fully
and properly executed. The Effective Date shall be the later of the occurrence of
the following: (1) ten days after the Board of County Commissioners approves the
ordinance accomplishing the annexation, unless vetoed by the Mayor, and if vetoed,
only upon an override by the Board of County Commissioners; and (2) the date upon
which this Agreement has been fully and properly executed by both the County and the
City. The provisions of this Agreement shall be in full force and effect commencing
on the Effective Date and shall continue in perpetuity.
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Judges sometimes make a ruling the day of court, perhaps after a child custody case. Other times, they take the case "under advisement" which means the judge is not prepared to make a ruling in court. Instead, the judge will consider testimony given by the witnesses, and sift through stacks of evidence and notes. Then, the judge usually makes a ruling by placing a letter to the attorneys in their courthouse boxes.
You Don't Like What Happened – Now What?
To appeal the ruling in your case, there must generally be some error in the way the judge applied the law in the case. If the judge ruled on the disputed facts in a case, the ruling is about the facts of the case, not the law. The judge decides the facts when there is a ruling that a person did something, or did not do something when there is a "he said, she said" situation. There are strict time limits for you to appeal, limits that begin on the day the order is officially filed. Temporary rulings are not typically eligible for appeal because they are later replaced by permanent orders entered when the entire case is done. At that time, the judge may choose to adjust the ruling to account for anything he or she feels should be addressed since the time the case was first filed.
Where Does Your Case Go and Who Handles It?
At the trial level, North Carolina family law cases are tried in District Court, the same court that handles traffic matters or misdemeanor criminal matters. Appeals from the trial court are heard by the North Carolina Court of Appeals in Raleigh. In rare cases, family law cases are then appealed to the North Carolina Supreme Court. Some family law attorneys handle appeals but many do not. There is a completely different set of rules and procedures for appellate cases. Such a case can easily take a year or two for the appeal to be completed. The appellate court will affirm (uphold), reverse (overturn) or remand (send back to be tried all over again) the trial court's original ruling.
Any appeal takes a long time to wind through the system, just as a trial case does. And just like the lower court trial, an appeal is expensive and the stakes are high. In Eastern North Carolina, the cost of appeals makes them out of reach for many people. The trial level ruling is extremely important. Appeals are not the only option. If both parties agree, they can participate in alternative dispute resolution such as arbitration. If they participate in arbitration, they essentially hire a qualified decision-maker to make the decision for them.


GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – SalesPad, a Grand Rapids-based software company, today announced it will host PANELS 2017, West Michigan's premier technology conference for inventory, purchasing and order entry software, Aug. 8-10 at the Eberhard Center in downtown Grand Rapids. SalesPad expects to attract more than 300 enterprise resource planning (ERP) professionals and SalesPad users to Grand Rapids for the three-day conference.
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Since 2003, SalesPad has been creating software that helps manufacturing and distribution companies using Microsoft Dynamics GP for accounting by giving them more visibility and control of their customer data, purchasing and inventory. PANELS 2017 sessions and presentations are focused primarily on SalesPad's add-on products for Microsoft Dynamics GP, with some content centered on their new Cloud-based product, which is an innovative and new way of approaching ERP solutions.
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Q: EJB remote calls after 60 seconds lead to a rollbackOnly I have an application which runs in an IBM WebSphere Application Server 8 and has an EJB 3.0 Stateless Bean. This bean calls a Service which consists of an EJB 2 Stateless Bean. The second bean is called in a for loop. This means is called at least 300 times. The process takes place in a transaction.
The first bean is marked as such:
@TransactionManagement(TransactionManagementType.CONTAINER)
@TransactionAttribute(TransactionAttributeType.REQUIRED)

The second bean:
<session-type>Stateless</session-type>
<transaction-type>Container</transaction-type>

Sometimes the entire transaction takes more than 60 seconds. For this reason I set the transaction timeouts to 600 seconds:
totalTranLifetimeTimeout="600"
LPSHeuristicCompletion="ROLLBACK"
propogatedOrBMTTranLifetimeTimeout="600"

But I still encounter a problem for which I didn't find the cause and a solution.
After 60 seconds from the first call the service (Method B) sets for the transaction the attribute rolebackonly on true. The methods runs till the end but there is nothing saved in the database because of this - everything is rolled back.
I could not find a solution to get more information about the component which sets it to true (the container or the database) and for which reason.
I hope I explained everything right and any idea or solution will be much appreciated.

A: If you have an Application Component Transaction Timeout set, it would override the global timeout values, as shown in tables 1, 2 on this knowledge center page.
Here is another knowledge center page that describes how to configure the Component Transaction Timeout. Check if it is set to 60, and if so, increase the value.
Also, just noticed you mentioned it was a remote EJB call, so you should also look at the value of the Client Inactivity Timeout, which has a default value of 60 seconds and "Specifies the maximum duration, in seconds, between transactional requests from a remote client. Any period of client inactivity that exceeds this timeout results in the transaction being rolled back in this application server." per the knowledge center doc from the first link.


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University of Genoa
University of Genoa or Università degli Studi di Genova (UniGe) - public higher education institution in Italy. UniGe was founded in 1471. The main building is in Genoa.
University ranking. Being one of the most prestigious universities in Italy,University of Genoa never leaves the top 20 according to national ratings. University of Genoa is among the oldest and the most prestigious universities of Italy. The university is in the top 5% of the most prestigious educational institutions on the planet. It is famous for its education quality in the following disciplines: «Engineering and Technology», «Life Sciences and Medicine», «Natural Science», «Physics».
Application process and the cost of tuition. Studying bachelor's at UniGe is relatively inexpensive - only 1,000 USD per year. A year of master's studies will cost you 1,000 USD. When planning your education, please, consult the official website of the university http://www.unige.it.
The composition of the university. University of Genoa is among the largest universities that educates more then 35 thousand students. Foreign applicants are not excluded from the admission process. The ratio of foreign students at UniGe is 7% of all students. The academic staff includes more than 2200 teachers and professors. UniGe has international student exchange programs between partner universities. More information regarding the life of the university can be found on its social media pages:Twitter, Linkedin.
Infrastructure of UniGe. The university has its own library. University of Genoa belongs to the «European University Association (EUA)».
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Università degli Studi di Genova
City Genoa
Bachelor (foreigners) 1,000 USD/year.
Master (foreigners) 1,000 USD/year.
Living expenses $616 -1,182 USD/month
Official Website www.unige.it
Finance type Nonprofit
Organization type Public
Abbreviation UniGe
Teachers 2,218
Students 35,687
Foreigners 7%
Religion None
Academic calendar Continuous
Gender limitation No limits
Exchange programs Available
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World ranking 766
Country ranking 18
Ranking in world by sphere
Engineering and Technology 290
Life Sciences and Medicine 353
Natural Science 396
Ranking in world by discipline
Physics 101
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Arabic جامعة جينوفا
ca Universitat de Gènova
German Universität Genua
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French Université de Gênes
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Russian Университет Генуи
Chinese 热那亚大学
University of Genoa - Official Description
Already in the 13th century in Genoa there were Colleges, which gathered together people sharing the same field of knowledge. These Colleges were ruled by Statutes, which established a compulsory entrance examination for each candidate, to be taken in the presence of the members of the College. This was the first organized form of higher education in Genoa: the setting up of Colleges, which conferred degrees in Law, Theology, Medicine and Arts. There is no exact date for the foundation of the College of Law, but it certainly already existed before 1307, since in that year the Commanders of the local militia sanctioned that every member of the College should be exempted from all taxes and duties. Similarly, we do not have any exact documentation about the foundation of the College of Medicine, but it was probably contemporary to that of the College of Law, and was certainly established before 1353, when a tax exemption was decreed for both Colleges. The College of Medicine also included courses in Philosophy and the Arts, as well as Natural Sciences, whose knowledge was considered to be an integral part of Medicine. The actual promulgation of a Statute of the College of Medicine by...
Description of University of Genoa
ACCESS THE FUTURE The University of Genoa ( UNIGE ) is one of the most ancient of the European large universities; with about 280 educational paths distributed in the headquarters in Genoa and the learning centres of Imperia, Savona and La Spezia, it comes up to the community as a well-established reality throughout the region. Located at the heart of a superb city, offering splendors of its medieval and baroque heritage and site of the largest and most productive harbour in Europe, the University of Genoa is one of the most renowned multidisciplinary public universities in Italy, with peaks of excellence in several scientific and technological domains. The University of Genoa is a landmark in the achievement of tools to consciously deal with the challenges of the present and the future. FACULTY More than 1,300 faculty members distributed over five Schools: • Natural Sciences • Medical Sciences • Engineering • Social Sciences • Humanities STUDENT ENROLLMENT More than 30,000 students at both undergraduate and graduate levels. LIBRARIES The University libraries and the City Library System of Genoa have merged their services to create a single Integrated Library System. The broad array of services offered by the University libraries include both traditional text consultation and innovative, high tech services. TEACHING • With its 126 Degrees, more than 55 Postgraduate Schools, 26 Masters and 27 Ph.Ds, UNIGE provides a truly multi-disciplinary teaching offer. • The Istituto di Studi Superiori (ISSUGE) encourages advanced educational paths of didactic and scientific excellences for worthy students selected by public contest. RESEARCH • Worldwide experts in all domains involving the sea: its habitat, its economy, its exploitation. • Tight connections with one of the biggest oncological research hospital in Europe. • Scientific and teaching synergies with the Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN) and the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR). • Systematic collaborations and sharing of facilities and infrastructure with high-tech national and international companies (e.g. IIT). • UNESCO Chair "Anthropology of Health. Biosphere and Healing Systems" established in 2014 CAMPUS • The oldest Campus, site of the Social Sciences and Humanities Schools, descends from the heart of the baroque city down to the ancient harbour. • The Science and Engineering campus is located in the eastern part of the city, close to the fisherman village of Boccadasse
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Money is something that has been on my mind a lot lately. Why do we crave it? Why do we feel the need for more and more of it? How much is enough? Even when we think we have enough to create "freedom" for ourselves... do we actually become slaves to it? How many of us really know how to be good stewards of money?
I just finished reading an article in the latest issue of GQ Magazine and just had to share it with everyone. Hopefully GQ doesn't mind me posting this for everyone who reads this blog... but I just thought it was too good for people not to read.
If you're anything like me... the day's schedule doesn't really include checking up on our government. There is just a certain level of trust that the right things will be done and that the majority will always be "looked out for." This article opened my eyes up to the fact that our government suffers from the same problem that most of us Americans suffer from... spending money we don't have! And why wouldn't they... we are all in the same society of more, more, more!
If you've got another 10 minutes I highly recommend reading this article about our government's spending habits... how it is affecting us without us knowing it... and a senator that is trying to do something about it. I've only read about Senator Coburn a little bit... but looks like we could use a lot more politicians like him!
So today I've run into an issue that I guess isn't entirely too common... my buddy list in iChat is totally gone. You'd think it wouldn't be a big problem since Apple backs up all of your buddies in Address Book. However, I can't even add people to my buddy list... whether they were there before or not. It's telling me that I'm connected... but other than that I can't do anything.
So when I ran into this problem I started hunting around the web to see if others had encountered this issue as well. Originally I thought it was an Apple problem cause I had just downloaded an update last night and turned off both of my computers... then this morning is when the problems started. However, I also found out that people using AIM have experienced this as well. So it must be a bug on AIM's side of things. I'm guessing it is a server issue and AIM basically loses all of your info.
Anybody else ever have this problem? Is there a fix that you know of? Any advice would be great!
Alright... I have to dedicate this post to all of my family and close family friends. And that's because unless you have some sort of interest in my baby neice the video below probably won't excite you too much.
However... if you do know my little neice or are related to her in some way... then you will probably love this post. Just a little glimpse (2:15) of what Loralyn's first Christmas was like and who she shared it with.
So, for New Year's Eve I had the opportunity to assist my buddy DJ at a pretty sweet wedding! It was a big enough event that there were four of us in the crew. Dane Sanders and Jules Bianchi rounded out the crew and we had a great time! Pretty indescribable event... but no pictures for the blog... other's have dibs on those.
All in all it was a great way to bring in 2007... including snow in SB!!


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Q: Aplicar background-color a Input con numero hexadecimal guardado en base de datos Les comento, en mi DB tengo una tabla Categorias la cual contiene, CategoriaID, CategoriaDescription y CategoriaColor, mi duda es, al desplegar las diferentes categorías en inputs ejemplo
 <input type="button" value="'$row['CategoryDescription']'">

¿como puedo ponerle a cada una el color de fondo con que se hizo el registro?

A: No coloques la propiedad en "value", colocalo en style. Ejemplo
<input type="button" style="background-color:<?php $row['CategoryDescription'] ?>">

A: cuando lo estes imprimiendo puedes ponerlo asi
<input type="button" value="'.$row['CategoryDescription'].'" style="background:#'.$row['CategoriaColor'].'">

solo si el color viene como hexadecimal ejemplo 889900


As No Limit Hold'em poker games are getting increasingly difficult, we are seeing more and more players transitioning to Pot Limit Omaha. New players who are inexperienced in Hold'em may as well be drawing dead when they deposit their money. They have started to realise this and are now looking for a way to gamble that offers them a better chance of winning. Say hello to Pot Limit Omaha Poker!
Pot Limit Omaha is a game of increased variance, so poor players can run up huge bankrolls without much knowledge of the game because equities between hands preflop are so much closer. Weak players aren't bleeding as much money preflop as they are in Hold'em and can go on astonishingly sick runs, or just lose money at a much slower rate. This is a great thing. Anything that gives the fish more confidence that they have a chance of winning entices them to keep playing.
# 1 – High pairs in PLO are not the same as high pairs in NLH.
This again comes down to hand equities being similar. AAxx vs any 4 cards is only a a 65/35 favourite. Although a sizable favourite, it's nowhere similar to NLH where AA is an 85/15 favourite against any two cards. What this should tell you is that your preflop edge in any spot is not a huge amount, and it comes down to a lot of postflop factors to determine whether you are a winning or losing player. Great PLO players are aware that different hands are strong on different boards postflop. Getting away from big pairs postflop in PLO is something you must learn to do.
#2 – Position is even more important.
In PLO it becomes right to play a lot of hands in position, even more so than in NLH due to similar preflop equities. Whenever you can go to the flop with 35%+ equity against an opponent and you have position and lots of money left behind for post flop, it's hard not to play your hand profitably. In NLH its often incorrect to call early position raises from late position with speculative hands even though you have position. The reason for this is, if you're playing against a strong hand range you are usually at a huge preflop equity disadvantage, however, in PLO where equities are similar, your postflop positional advantage can easily turn a hand with 40% equity into a profitable one. Use position as leverage on your opponent and make life hard for them as well as profiting!
Although equities are similar you need to be aware of hands post flop playability. Yes connected cards and suited cards add to your equity, but what is really valuable is cards that make nut draws. High cards make nut straight draws, high flush cards make big flushes. There is a certain amount of reverse implied odds of playing weak suited cards and low connected cards when you make non nut made hands. In PLO it's important to have hands that make the nuts so you can be more confident in your actual equity. Making a second nuts hand and being confused where you stand is not a good situation. It's also worth noting that high cards obviously make a lot more top two pair hands, whereas low cards make a lot of bottom two pairs. Anyone who has played any PLO knows that bottom two pair is not a strong hand.
This is simple, because you have 4 cards instead of 2 there's infinitely more hand combos. In NLH hands like two pair are strong hands but in PLO two pair is usually a bluff catcher at best. This obviously depends on board texture, and I can think of plenty of situations where you can value bet two pair in PLO. However, two pair is frequently a second best hand.
Low flushes are not the same in PLO. It's much easier to make a flush, so you usually want to avoid putting in too much of your stack with a low flush. If your opponent is betting aggressively you need to learn to fold these hands, it may not seem natural because a flush is pretty much always the nuts in NLH. In PLO a low flush is a non nut hand.
In short handed NLH it's much more correct to play a tight style of between 15 and 30% of hands depending on the game conditions, your opponents etc. In PLO, because of the similar preflop equities you can profitably play a lot more hands, especially from late position. I have noticed that the biggest winners in low stakes 6-max PLO games play between 20-30% of hand and over 40% of hands in late position. Obviously this isn't an exact science and I'm sure a lot of advanced good aggressive players can profitably play way over 30% of hands. However, what I'm sure of is, if you're playing below 20% of hands in a PLO game your probably playing too tight. Whereas in a NLH game, playing less than 20% of hands is fine.


Aerosmith rocker and "American Idol" judge Steven Tyler was rushed to a hospital in Asuncion, Paraguay on Tuesday after falling in his hotel bathroom, the country's largest newspaper ABC reported.
The papers reports that Tyler, 63, spent about three hours in the hospital for cuts near his eyebrow and mouth, and that the singer also lost two of his teeth. The singer received two dental implants for the broken teeth.
Tyler was planning to perform at a rock festival in Paraguay. ABC reported the concert, scheduled for Tuesday, was postponed for a day.
Garzia Group spokesman Marcelo Antunez is calling the accident "minor" and told AP the concert will be held on Wednesday.
Antunez also added it will be the first time Aerosmith has played in Paraguay and organizers expected more than 50,000 people will attend the concert.


Considered to be a part of the Baltimore – Washington Metropolitan Area, Howard County Maryland was home to 269,457 residents as of 2005. Located between Baltimore and Washington D.C., Howard County is located in central Maryland, and is best known for their quality of life as well as their top-shelf school system. In 2006, Howard County was listed third in overall wealth (median household income) within the entire country. While these facts may deter some from wanting to visit, Howard County offers a variety of opportunities to help you kick back and relax. Some activities you will find during you stay here include: fine dining, golfing, hiking trails, or relaxing at one of the local spas. You're sure to find something for the whole family.
Some of the finest dining in Maryland is located right here within Howard County. Perhaps one of the most exquisite restaurants in the area can be found when visiting AIDA Bistro. AIDA Bistro focuses on fresh and healthy Mediterranean and Italian dishes, second to none. For over six years, this establishment has been recognized as one of the best restaurants in Baltimore and Howard County. Looking for something a little more out of the ordinary? Be sure to stop in and try some of the dishes made within the kitchen at Copeland's of New Orleans. Copeland's provides amazing authentic New Orleans cuisine that you simply can not miss out on. Their extensive menu claims everything from Gumbo to Alfredeux.
Perhaps one of the greatest things about visiting Howard County can be found within their extensive list of things to do that cost you no money at all! Offering over 50 attractions that are free you're sure to not break your bank while in the hands of Howard County. Visit places such as Bob's Vintage Museum at Bob's BMW Motorcycles and view over 30 vintage motorcycles and other exceptionally rare accessories. Another example can be found in the many wineries and breweries scattered throughout the county. Stop by for a tour and a taste of some of the best beverages in the area!
Looking for something a little more adventurous? Trek around on any number of Howard County's 100+ miles of trails or 20 operational farms for an experience like none other. Bike or hike your way around these trails/farms, stopping along the way to pick your own fresh produce! Visit the Bollman Truss Railroad Bridge to view cast-iron architecture which was originated in Baltimore engineering and can be considered the last remaining example all across the country. Another attraction can be located on a hill top overlooking the Patapsco River Valley. The ruins of the Patapsco Female Institute (founded in 1837), are still used today (only after they have been secured/stabilized) as a tourist attraction, reception area, wedding ground, etc.). So regardless as to your interest, there's no way you won't find something up your alley.
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Q: JMS Message Driven Bean worker synchronization We are just starting to build our JMS architecture and have the following basic setup:

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*GLassfish v2.1

*MDB listening on a Topic through a TopicConnectionFactory (all on local server)

Now, the MDB spawns a worker thread when a new message arrives and even though we have in order delivery of messages, we need a synchronization mechanism so that threads check for a certain condition before processing the request concurrently.
Is there a way for these threads to share data? Or are there any other mechanisms (except for database table/row locks) that we can use for synchronization?
Thanks in advance.

To clarify, I am not creating my own threads. As everyone rightly pointed out, the container does that for me. Let me help explain my dilemma with an example.
-Message A arrives at t=0 which 'creates' data id 1
-Message B arrives at t=0.1 which 'updates' data id 1
Now assuming the container spawns 2 workers to process A & B and that it takes much more time to 'create' data than update it, the update would process earlier and have no effect.
To be clearer,
-While processing Message B, I would look for data id 1 at t=1 (not find it and thus have finish without doing anything).
-Data id 1 would be created while processing Message A at t=2.

A: Pedant alert!  I'm the kind of guy that reads the actual specs for technologies.
Reading the EJB spec version 3.0, section 21.1.2 (Programming Restrictions) disallows using threads in your code.  Here's the language and the rationale ...

The enterprise bean must not attempt
  to manage threads. The enterprise bean
  must not attempt to start, stop,
  suspend, or resume a thread, or to
  change a thread's priority or name.
  The enterprise bean must not attempt
  to manage thread groups.
These functions are reserved for the EJB container. Allowing the enterprise
  bean to manage threads would decrease
  the container's ability to properly
  manage the runtime environment.

So if you do what you're saying, the EJB police will come knocking on your door in the middle of the night and take you away.  Or your app might malfunction and the vendor will laugh when you complain.  Or nothing bad at all will happen.
But, as duffymo says, why do this?  If you want the scalability offered by lots of threads, can you configure that in for your MDB?  The point of EJB's is to handle stuff like that for you.

A: I don't see why the MDB has to spawn a worker thread.  There's a thread pool associated with the message listeners in JMS.  That's the thread that's supposed to be doing the work.
The EJB spec says no thread spawning in your beans.  The container handles threading.  That includes MDBs as well.
The listener should be processing the message it takes off the queue.  The data it needs should be in the message.  What's the need for sharing?
I think your approach goes against recommended EJB practices.

A: The real problem is, that the Application Server usually spawns the mentioned workers by itself.
While JMS guarantees that the messages are consumed in the same order as they are produced at least within one producer, the MDB spec explicitely states that the order is not preserved (because of the mentioned workers). See section 5.4.11 of JSR-000220 Enterprise JavaBeans 3.0 Final Release (ejbcore).
There is no portable and 100% reliable way to circumvent this. Due to the nature of the workers race conditions are introduced which cannot be controlled.
Fortunately most Application Servers have ways, albeit proprietary and incompatible, to configure the number of workers.
For JBoss and ActiveMQ this works:
@PoolClass(value = org.jboss.ejb3.StrictMaxPool.class, maxSize = 1)
@MessageDriven(activationConfig = {
    @ActivationConfigProperty(propertyName = "acknowledgeMode", propertyValue = "Auto-acknowledge"),
    @ActivationConfigProperty(propertyName = "destinationType", propertyValue = "javax.jms.Queue"),
    @ActivationConfigProperty(propertyName = "maxSessions", propertyValue = "1"),
    @ActivationConfigProperty(propertyName = "destination", propertyValue = "TEST.FOO")
})
@ResourceAdapter("activemq-ra.rar")
public class NewMessageBean implements MessageListener { ... }

In this case the "maxSessions" are the number of workers. It may be different with other JMS providers, but that should point into the right direction.

A: As mentioned above the JMS framework handles schedualing issues such as dispatching threads. Anything you do in this are will not only be inferior to the default beheaviour it will probably severly limit the functionality of your JMS.
The more sophisticated JMS handlers are designed to work across several nodes (= servers ) so any shared memory solution would limit you to a single JVM on a single node, which would be a pity as the great advantage of JMS is scalability.
A possible JMSy solution would be to have a "cookie" queue will a single dummy "cookie" message to synchroise activities.
When its time for your process to perform a contentious activity it "gets with wait" the single message from the "cookie" queue, when contentious work is complete it puts the cookie back on the queue. The magic of JMS will handle nearly all the blocking, waiting and error recovery.

A: As was mentioned by several people, you should not create your own threads in an MDB (or any other type of EJB or a servlet for that matter).
Many EJB containers will not actually allow you to create and run threads.  There is one safe way to do it though, by using a WorkManager from the commonj specification, although I see no reason for it in this particular case, since the MDB is already running in its own 'worker thread'.
See info on spawning threads here for more information on why you shouldn't spawn threads in a Java EE server and how to do it safely when you need to.

A: Looks like the question completely changed in nature after everyone already responded to it. I'll chip in  a very belated response for posterity; this assumes there is some type of message ID that can be used for ordering. You say "we have in order delivery of messages", but you don't say exactly how this is achieved.
...Since you've clarified that you're not starting your own threads, you basically have a race condition between the "creation" of data @ ID=1 and its subsequent "update".  I assume you're locking the data @ ID=1 while it's being created and/or updated.  So, there are two possibilities:

*

*the "create data" message arrives first: (1) lock ID=1, (2) create the data. (3) release the lock. (4) apply the pending "update".

*the "update" arrives before the "create":  (1) lock ID=1, (2) create the missing data (i.e, do an 'upsert':  insert the data even though it's not there). (3) release the lock. (4) ignore the pending "create data" message (the 'create' message has a lower sequence number than the 'update'

*

*If the message sender is allowed to send updates and inserts concurrently (without request/response), then they really should have some sort of sequence number. If so, when the 'insert' arrives, its sequence number will be less than the current value in that row, so it can be ignored.  Or, if the 'create' message type is distinct from an 'update'  message type, then 'creates' can always be ignored if the data already exists.

I think the question you have is how to synchronize on data. Basically, threads share objects and create a mutex (mutual exclusion) to allow a single thread access to the data, causing another thread to block. This can be done simply via Java's low-level synchronization facilities (the "synchronized" keyword), or built-in classes that assist with this ( http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/essential/concurrency/highlevel.html ).


I am happy to announce that one of my favorite Gluten-Free (and incredibly tasty) snacks, 'Sahale Snacks' is now available in Seattle's Best Coffee. So, with this exciting news, I'll be sending the winner of my Sahale Snacks Giveway a sample of each of the two flavors that are offered at Seattle's Best Coffee.
Last week, Valdosta and Sing Buri nut blends debuted at Seattle's Best Coffee counters in convenient 2-ounce pouches — enough to share with a friend over coffee or to satisfy a morning and an afternoon snack craving. I surely stash these lil' babies in my desk drawer…you surely can't beat the crunchy, sweet n' savory blend of nuts, seeds, dried fruits n' spices in your morning oatmeal, atop your lunchtime salad, as an afternoon pick-me up to beat the 3PM slump…in your evening stir-fry or enjoyed as a dessert nibble atop Greek yogurt.
Sahale Snacks' rich and peppery Valdosta Pecans pair especially well with Seattle's Best Coffee winter beverages, like Vanilla Cinnamon Latte. The spicy and exotic Sing Buri Cashews make a lively accompaniment to tea, espresso, and brewed coffee drinks.
Sahale Snacks Valdosta is a blend of lightly spicy pecans, sweetened, dried cranberries and orange zest. The flavor combination echoes flavors of the American South and will pair especially well with Seattle's Best Coffee winter beverages, like Vanilla Cinnamon Latte.
Sahale Snacks Sing Buri is made with cashews glazed with soy sauce and lemongrass combined with dried pineapple, peanuts, and sesame seed – all lightly dusted with mild Chinese chili. This aromatic blend is reminiscent of a flavorful Thai dish and makes a lively accompaniment to tea, espresso, and brewed coffee drinks.
In a food processor, combine Sahale Snacks Honey Glazed Almonds and Cranberry Cashews; process until smooth. Slowly add oats, agave nectar, almond extract and coconut oil. Process until smooth consistency.
Transfer to a mixing bowl; using hands form into golf-sized balls.
Roll each ball first in cinnamon, then in cocoa powder to coat completely.
Transfer coated balls onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
Place into the freezer for 25 minutes.
Visit the Sahale Snacks website and tell me which flavor you'd like to try.
Have you ever tried Sahale Snacks? If so, what are your favorite flavors?
I'll be picking a winner on Friday, October the 1st at 5PM EST.
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Lloyd Klein fashion show at Fashion Week El Paseo - Tueday, March 20, 2012
A Look That Could Save L.A. Fashion
The debut of two lines by Lloyd Klein brings the Fashion Week El Paseo crowd to its feet.
ERIN WEINGER March 21, 2012 Fashion Week El Paseo 0 Comments
"I want California to be famous for fashion," designer Lloyd Klein said after his runway presentation last night at Fashion Week El Paseo. The show marked the L.A.-based designer's second time showing his custom, red carpet-ready confections at the desert's fashion week — and the debut of two lines: LKLA, Klein's first foray into a more casual breed of ready-to-wear sportswear, and Lloyd Klein Beverly Hills, a collection of ready-to-wear formalwear.
Klein is known for his impeccably draped, expertly finished gowns that are worn by the likes of Natalie Cole, Gwen Stefani, and Glee star Naya Rivera, who sported one of his simple black column gowns at last year's Emmys. The LKLA line of mostly black jersey and leather pieces is a major departure from his Old Hollywood aesthetic.
"I wanted to make a more sophisticated way to dress casual in L.A.," Klein says of his the LKLA pieces, which include chunky cowl neck sweaters, asymmetrical mesh and leather blouses, and a selection of sculptural jackets with hand-applied leather details that carry the slight flavor of a more grown-up Rick Owens.
The line comes with L.A.'s, angsty cool-kid vibe — black, drapy clothes that could be paired easily with either combat boots or stilettos.
And like his gowns, simple backless jersey T-shirts and leather pants are hemmed and cut to perfection, with nary a stray thread. One architectural jersey jacket is completely covered in dozens of thin, hand-cut leather strips that are straight as a ruler. In the right light, the jersey Klein used on most pieces in the line looks like graphite-colored silk.
"I used a lot of jersey because I wanted the clothes to be easy," Klein says. "No steaming, that was the idea. I want people to be able to travel with it."
While designer will likely draw new fans with his edgy, leather goods — which will range from $225 to $825 when they hit select Saks Fifth Avenue and Klein's own L.A. boutique later this summer — his ready-to-wear gowns brought last night's crowd on their feet.
Klein is a gown man, having held the reins at famed Madame Gres in Paris at the beginning of his career. And it showed through a selection of asymmetrical, backless jersey dresses that draped and ruched in all the right places.
The matte black, highly moveable fabric lent a modern feel to glamorous, architecture-heavy silhouettes. The dresses were largely simple, letting their construction make the statement — except for one gray-beaded and sequined short-sleeve column gown that we expect to see on a red carpet in the near future with the long velvet cape worn with it.
The dresses top out at $1,200, considerably less than Klein's usual charge for one of his couture creations ("Why shop at Zara when you can buy a Lloyd Klein?" he playfully asked).
But more than merely opening his brand to a new tax bracket of shoppers, Klein is a man on a mission to save West Coast style one pair of sneakers and skinny jeans at a time.
"L.A. can be so messy," he says. "I wanted to add some sophistication to everyday dressing here, make lunch a prettier place."
See LKLA in person and meet Klein during his trunk show and meet and greet Wednesday, March 21, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Big White Tent on El Paseo and Larkspur Lane. The trunk show is free and open to the public.
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Lloyd Klein Runway fashion show at Fashion Week El Paseo - Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Photo By Gerry Maceda


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Behavioural species discrimination in red wood ants (Formica rufa group)
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Fleury M., Bernasconi C., Freitag A., Pamilo P., Cherix D.
The Formica rufa group (red wood ants) currently includes six species. Nevertheless, during previous work based on molecular markers, we showed the existence of one population morphologically identified as F. lugubris, but genetically different from all other analysed populations of this species. This population could represent a cryptic species within the Swiss National Park and has been provisionally named Formica lugubris-A2. To verify our hypothesis, we conducted a behavioural test based on the ability of ants to recognize pupae of their own species when compared to those of another species. The three red wood ant species present in the Swiss National Park (F. lugubris, F. paralugubris and F. aquilonia) and the F. lugubris-A2 population were used in our study. Results indicate that the F. lugubris-A2 population differs from other F. lugubris and from all other species in the behaviour of its workers and in the way its pupae are discriminated by other species. This is in accordance with the genetic data and strengthens our hypothesis on the existence of a new cryptic red wood ant species within the Swiss National Park.
Formica rufa group, red wood ants, taxonomy, behaviour, cryptic species, species identification
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UPDATE: January 2019 - New packaging & a slightly different name but still the same product, Madara is a brand I continue to use.
Before I went on holiday in March I ran out of my Handmade Naturals Toner. I do like this toner but you know what it is like as a Blogger you are a fickle customer and always giving new things a try. I decided to purchase Madara Deep Comfort Facial Toner. Madara have a small range of three toners depending on your skin type, with the Comforting aimed at dry skin.
I am familiar with Madara as I'd previously tried a travel kit so I knew what to expect in terms of quality and ingredient policy however if you are not sure let me tell you a little bit about this brand. Madara products are created in Latvia so they specialise in extracts from Baltic plants. They are certified to ECOCERT standards which means formulations can not contain synthetic ingredient like perfumes, parabens, and mineral oils. Madara do not test on animals and many of their products are suitable for Vegans. The toner packaging is a 100% post-consumer recycled bottle.
I have now been using the Deep Comfort toner for a month and very much enjoy using it. I find the scent extremely light with a hint of rose and chamomile. I know some of you might not see the point of a toner in your skincare routine but they so help regulate pH levels and remove any excess dirt or makeup which your cleanser didn't quite reach. Toners can be use morning and evenings but I will say my personal preference is to use them as part of my evening routine.
Madara Deep Comfort toner is a refreshing, soothing and non drying which I believe makes it ideal for sensitive and dry skin. Madara is available from various online retailers such as Love Lula, Feelunique, Naturisimo.
Just found your Madara Toner review, thanks for mentioning Lush Duck. We are so pleased your were happy with the product, it's such a popular brand.