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Kit de Waal is an award-winning writer whose novels place ordinary people at the centre of the story. Her debut novel,My Name is Leon(2016), was the winner of the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year 2017 and shortlisted for the Desmond Elliot Prize, among others. Before beginning writing professionally, Kit worked for fifteen years in criminal and family law and has also sat on adoption panels and advised Social Services on the care of foster children. Kit has frequently advocated for working class writers and in 2016 she launched the Kit de Waal scholarship at Birkbeck, providing a fully-funded place on Birkbeck's part-time MA Creative Writing to a talented student who otherwise would not be able to afford to participate. Kit's second novel, The Trick to Time, was published in March 2018 and longlisted for The Women's Prize. Her first YA novel, Becoming Dinah will be be published in July for Hachette. She has also crowdfunded Common Peoplean anthology of working class memoir by new and established writers, published in May.
Kit will be doing some readings at this year's festival as well as a workshop called 'How To Write Flash Fiction'.


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Marvel Studios Is Reportedly Planning To Release Deadpool 3 With R-Rating
on 12th October 2020 at 5:08 pm
It's being rumoured that Deadpool 3 is still coming out and that Marvel Studios is planning on releasing the movie with an R-Rating.
Deadpool 3's been in a bit of a strange place over the last few years
Basically, ever since Disney took over 20th Century Fox the Deadpool movies have been in limbo.
The reason for this state of uncertainty is because Disney does not make R-rated movies.
If a Deadpool 3 movie was to be made, then it would have to be R-rated.
The first two movies made it very clear that you can't do Deadpool and not have it be R-rated.
That's part of the comic book movie's franchise so compelling to so many people.
However, it seems as though Marvel Studios is going to be releasing R-rated movies, including Deadpool 3.
Deadpool 3 might be getting an R-rating with Marvel Studios
Read more: Deadpool 3 Is Now In Development And Will Come Out In 2022
This news comes from Geekosity, who claims that Disney and Marvel Studios are going to start making R-rated movies.
Honestly, it's about time.
The Marvel movies have, up until now, been made to be viewed by as many people as possible.
Marvel and in particular Disney does not like the idea of making a film that not everybody can watch.
They see it as cutting into potential revenue.
They have a point.
That said, there's also the fact that movies like the Deadpool films need to be R-rated.
They can't be made otherwise.
Hopefully, they've seen the big profits the Deadpool movies have made and think there's benefit in making more of them.
Are you looking forward to watching Marvel Studios' Deadpool 3?
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Standout Houston Teen Fights Childhood Obesity
by admin | Jun 23, 2015 | Educator | 0 comments
For years we have worked with The Oliver Foundation, a Houston-based 501(c)(3) non-profit operating foundation dedicated to the prevention of childhood obesity. In fact, they were integral players in the creation and development of our OWG Shorts! So we were thrilled to recently hear about an incredibly talented and impressive young lady on their teen board, who is working hard to fight childhood obesity.
Bradlee Few is a rising senior at The Kinkaid School in Houston, Texas. Bradlee is fully engaged in academics, sports, service, and she is an avid writer. She has enhanced her academic experience by studying abroad in France and China. She is a third year member of both varsity cross country and track & field. For the 2014 season she was selected by her cross country and track coaches as a team captain. Bradlee has served as an Admissions Ambassador for the last two years representing Kinkaid to prospective families through tours and open houses; and she will also begin serving as a Deans Ambassador in the fall. She is the president and co-founder of the Bite of Kinkaid Club, a foodie club focused on exposing its members to world cultures through cooking, eating, and service. Bradlee is also a member of several organizations including National Charity League where she most recently was the President of the Houston Memorial Chapter class of 2016, The Oliver Foundation Teen Board focused on ending childhood obesity, the Nordstrom Fashion Board and Jack and Jill of America, Houston Chapter. Bradlee has also recently received the Girl Scout Gold Award for her work fighting childhood obesity.
Read this inspiring article to see how Bradlee was led to fight childhood obesity head on, watch her video called Tipping the Scale and stay tuned for the launch of her website to coincide with the video all with the hopes of advocating, informing and helping people to become aware of childhood obesity and what they can do to stop it.
We support your tremendous efforts Bradlee and we look forward to following you along the way!


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1940 Rearwin 8135 Cloudster - N4404W
The 1940 Rearwin Cloudster was donated to EAA in 2012 by Ed McKeown, EAA 212386/Vintage 32087, Village of Lakewood, Illinois.
Only 125 Cloudsters were built, and Ed says his (S/N 828) is the only known airworthy example. The Rearwin Model 8135 Cloudster is powered by a 125-hp, seven-cylinder Ken-Royce 7G engine. Dubbed a "baby Howard DGA" in promotional materials, it's a three-seater, with the single rear seat facing sideways. Top speed is 135 mph, with a range of 600 miles from its twin 17-gallon fuel tanks.
It took seven years - from 2003 to 2010 - for Ed and Roger Shadick, owner of Noble Aviation in Eagle River, Wisconsin, to restore the airplane. Most of the parts come from of Nisswa, Minnesota's Frank Hay, from whom Ed acquired the airplane. "It's a very original aircraft, perhaps not the 100 percent best workmanship," Ed described.
After completing the restoration, the first test flight was done. Once the bugs were worked out, Ed flew it to the Antique Aircraft Association's 2010 fly-in at Blakesburg, Iowa, where he won a first place classic award.
The following year the Cloudster made its first and only visit to AirVenture Oshkosh. Now, with between 50 and 60 hours flown since being restored, it's back for good and is now parked at one of Pioneer's grand Golden Age hangars.
Although the Cloudster flies beautifully in the air, Ed said, it's a little different animal at low speeds or on the ground due to minimal rudder authority. "It's not as easy (to fly) as a Cub or a Champ," he said.


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Bringing back the simplicity of Advent
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Freeing the Church from scandal
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By now we know that the abuse of children and vulnerable adults crosses many boundaries. Not only has the phenomenon reared its ugly head in various Catholic dioceses around the world, it is definitely not limited to the confines of the…
Proclaiming the Gospel on air
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My first experience in the field of communication was radio. I was invited to direct the radio apostolate for the Archdiocese of Boston in 1994. Although the archdiocese did not own its own radio license, there were a number of regular…
The summer of '69
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I was devastated when my Aunt Isabelle said to me: "Bobby, if you actually believe men walked on the moon, you need to have your head examined." How could anyone think that this complex and heroic achievement was nothing but a Hollywood…
The beauty of motherhood
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My mother had a love for things that were simply beautiful. Our family home had touches of Japanese artwork, and the backyard was laid out more like an Asian garden than a typical New England landscape. Reflecting back, I think my mom had a…
This Advent, enter into God's time
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Very often, the first Sunday of Advent comes so soon after Thanksgiving that we hear ourselves saying, "Is it Advent already? Where does the time go?" We have been so immersed in the spirit of autumn — from the back-to-school routines to…
Aiming lives toward the joy of love
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God's voice is never silent — he is always calling to us to come nearer, to go deeper, to respond to the love he has for us every day. What's more, he never stops calling people to religious vocations — to the priesthood, to religious…
Respecting life and the vocation of marriage
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Catholics in the United States have, for many years, celebrated the days of October as "Respect Life Month." This year a special event is taking place in Rome that is somewhat related. On Oct. 14, Pope Francis will canonize two great men…
Doing penance for the Church
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Below is an excerpt from a column that Bishop Robert Reed, our editor-at-large, wrote this past weekend to his parishes in the Archdiocese of Boston. You can read the entire column for Aug. 26 here. These days, I find myself deeply…
Refreshing your own faith during the summer
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The summertime, for me, is really the most wonderful time of the year. I begin waiting for its return from the first cold morning in the autumn, and then in earnest just after the Christmas rush. Taken together, the summer months, with…
Parents and life aren't perfect, but love makes a house into a home
My parents were both raised in Boston. My mom was of Irish Catholic descent, and my dad was a Scottish Presbyterian. Both were hard workers and great dancers who loved a good party. In the late 1950s they built a house in a new development…


MIAMI (CBSMiami) – It was a Friday night free for all.
Motorcycles, four-wheelers, dirt bikes, and ATVs being followed by Chopper 4 down Northwest 27th Avenue.
It was just a preview of what is to come.
"We will be out there during the holiday," said Miami-Dade police detective Angel Rodriguez.
Just a couple of days before the annual 'Wheels up, guns down Martin Luther King Jr. Day Meetups' and already, not even an hour into their night of thrill, one guy bites the dust falling off an ATV.
The man got up quickly and went on to run across seven lanes of traffic.
When he couldn't pull his vehicle from a bush, he hopped on the back of someone else's and rode away.
Police spoke about the dangers of this annual ride earlier this week.
"We stress the importance of maintaining safety and we're asking the community to assist us in spreading the message that we want everyone to be safe and we want everyone to conduct these vehicles in a legal manner," said Rodriguez.
Police tell CBS 4, they run the vehicle's plates to see if they're registered. Either way, they're being taken off the streets, police said.
Out of 10 vehicles confiscated, police say on average at least two are unregistered.


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On This Day: Transit 1, the Granddaddy of GPS.
On this date in 1960 the Transit 1B was launched becoming the first successful navigation satellite. The earlier Transit 1A, launched in September 1959 failed to reach orbit.
The program got its start shortly after the Soviets launched Sputnik 1 in 1957. Scientists were able to determine its orbit using doppler shift of its radio signals during a single pass. They theorized that if the orbit of a satellite was known and predictable, they could work backwards from the same information and determine the position a station receiving those signals and they proposed a satellite system to implement this principle.
The Transit 1B was launched on April 13, 1960 on a Thor-AbleStar rocket. The rocket consisted of a Thor missile first stage and an "Ablestar" second stage. This class of rocket was able to put up to 330 lbs into Low Earth Orbit.
The system was successfully tested in 1960.
After the first tests, the decision was made to switch from the Thor-Ablestar launcher to the Scout, solid fueled launcher. This presented a significant challenge as the solid fueled Scout had both a lower payload capacity and subjected the payload to higher vibration during launch. Smaller and more rugged electronics were successfully designed and the successfully orbited went into orbit in December 1962. The first of these new satellites Transit 5A-1 had problems with its power supply. A second, launched in April 1963 failed to achieve orbit. A third had various electronics problems including oscillator instability which meant it could not be used for navigation but it did successfully demonstrate gravity gradient stabilization (the ancestor of the "tether" concept).
These early "teething" problems were overcome and the Navy started using the system for navigation in 1964. Surveyors used the system for making accurate benchmark measurements by averaging multiple Transit readings.
The system was rendered obsolete by the Global Positioning System satellites. The last Transit satellite was launched in 1988, and remained in service until 1996, through the early days of GPS.
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One of the world's great opera companies, the Met was established in 1883. Arturo Toscanini, Gustav Mahler, Artur Bodanzky, Bruno Walter, and Dimitri Mitropoulos have been among its most well-known conductors. The most famous artists have sung leadin... more
One of the world's great opera companies, the Met was established in 1883. Arturo Toscanini, Gustav Mahler, Artur Bodanzky, Bruno Walter, and Dimitri Mitropoulos have been among its most well-known conductors. The most famous artists have sung leading roles here, from Enrico Caruso to Placido Domingo to Christine Nilsson. The Metropolitan Opera features over 200 hundred performances of opera annually, and in addition to the 800,000 annual attendees, countless millions watch both the occasional televised and listen to the frequent radio productions. The Met moved from its original location on 39th Street to its current location at Lincoln Center in September of 1966. James Levine made his debut here in 1971 and has been Artistic Director since 1986. The Metropolitan Opera House is itself an iconic part of Lincoln Center's landscape.
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Lincoln Center - Metropolitan Opera House is located in the Upper West Side neighborhood of Manhattan. The home of diverse cultural attractions, the Upper West side is sandwiched between Riverside Park to the west and Central Park to the east. Both parks are excellent leisurely green spaces to spend a day. Central Park is especially notable, as it is New York's "flagship" park. With over 843 acres of land, it is home to 275 species of birds. It's quite easy to spend an entire day there too, as the park has several restaurants on its perimeter, a Boathouse, a Carousel, ball fields, a running track, reservoir, sculptures of Alice in Wonderland and Shakespeare, and a nearly endless list of events and other attractions.
In addition to being the most densely populated area of the United States, the Upper West Side is the home of several academic institutions and a litany of famous people too numerous to list here. The American Museum of Natural History is among the most notable museum in the neighborhood. This world-famous museum is comprised of several different Halls, each dedicated to a particular theme. The museum's exhibition-halls house a stunning array of artifacts and specimens from all corners of the world and all historical periods including some magnificent dinosaur fossils. Other nearby cultural institutions worth checking out include the New York Historical Society, and the new Rose Center for Earth and Space which houses the Hayden Planetarium; the most technologically advanced Space Theater in existence.
The Upper West Side also contains some of the greatest venues to hear classical music. There is the Metropolitan Opera House —one of the world's leading opera companies since its opening in 1883—as well asAvery Fisher Hall, Alice Tully Hall and the renowned New York City Opera. Additionally both The Julliard School and Fordham University grace the area.
You're bound to get hungry while visiting the neighborhood, but fear not -there are plenty of famous places to nosh or grab some classic New York smoked salmon in the Upper West Side. There's Zabar's—a heavenly deli if there ever was one; Fairway Market which has a huge, gourmet selection of just about everything; Citarella, with fresh fish and much more; and Murray's Sturgeon Shop—just to name a few. If you're looking for a more substantial meal, head to Prohibition, an upscale restaurant and bar. The interior, which invokes the glamour and romance of the Prohibition-Era style of the twenties and early thirties, helps create terrific ambience. All of this has made Prohibition a mainstay on the Upper West Side. There's also the takeout booth at Carmine's. Carmine's simple and very popular concept is to serve every meal in the style of an Italian American wedding feast - which means large portions of homestyle antipasti, pastas, seafood and meat entrees served on large platters designed for sharing. And when we say large, we mean large; an entree here could easily feed three to four average eaters. After your weekend mid-day meal, take a walk back through Riverside Park or stroll down Riverside Drive and admire the impressive monuments, grand apartment buildings, and views of the Hudson River, all while burning off a few calories of course.
Given the number of attractions and cultural institutions in the neighborhood, the Upper West Side is an ideal location to spend your stay in New York. The charming Excelsior Hotel is located right near the Museum of Natural History and Central Park. Meanwhile, the cozy and reasonably priced Belnord Hotel is another conveniently located option for the budget conscious traveler, as is the Comfort Inn Central Park West.
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Historically, General Aviation (GA) airports have not been subject to Federal rules governing airport security. Prior to September 11, 2001, the Federal government's role in airport security focused exclusively on airports serving scheduled operations. Following 9/11, Congress enacted the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (ATSA), which created the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). The TSA was established to develop, regulate and enforce security standards for all modes of transportation. In the ATSA, Congress transferred most of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) civil aviation security responsibilities to the TSA.
In May 2004, TSA published Information Publication A-001, Security Guidelines for General Aviation Airports ("Guidelines"). The Guidelines provide GA airport owners, sponsors and operators a set of security best practices and a method for determining when and where security enhancements would be appropriate. The Guidelines do not contain regulatory language, and do not require that GA airports meet the same security requirements as commercial airports. The Guidelines are not mandatory, and do not establish any criteria that must be met in order to qualify for Federal funds. (TSA does require GA facilities located within the Washington D.C. Airspace Defense Identification Zone Flight Restricted Zone to implement security measures.)
The Guidelines provide an "Airport Characteristics Measurement Tool" (ACMT) that can be used to assess security risks. The ACMT lists airport characteristics that potentially affect airport security in four major categories: (1) Airport Location; (2) Based Aircraft; (3) Runways; and (4) Operations. The Guidelines also contain a list of security enhancements that can be implemented depending on the ACMT results. Finally, the Guidelines include a list of recommendations for GA airport managers and operators to use to enhance airport security in six key areas: (1) Personnel; (2) Aircraft; (3) Airports and Facilities; (4) Surveillance; (5) Security Procedures; and (6) Communications; and Specialty Operations.
Because each GA airport is unique, owners, managers and operators must assess security risks and tailor appropriate security measures to their particular environment. The ability of GA airports to implement security measures varies. Unlike most commercial service airports, many GA airports are not self-sustaining. Therefore, the decision to implement security measures must include consideration of reasonableness and economic feasibility.
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The group "Sunday Drive" will be featured in the morning worship service at First United Methodist Church, on Sunday July 5th. The group has won over 20 Entertainer and Vocal Group of the Year awards. They have had five #1 songs since 2011 along with chart topping songs in multiple genres. They have performed at the Grand Ole Opry and on National TV. And they have had the privilege to share the stage with such artists as The Oak Ridge Boys, The McKameys, Tanya Tucker, Gene Watson, LuLu Roman, Stella Parton and many more.
Worship service begins at 10:57 am and the church is located at 502 West High Street in Woodbury. Hamburgers and Hot dogs will be served after worship, so make plans to join us for this exciting time of music, worship, and fellowship!


Harvey & Company initiated the management buyout of Spectrum Laboratory Network from a consortium of three regional hospitals. Spectrum Laboratory Network is a leading provider of clinical laboratory and disease screening services, supporting more than 7,000 physicians in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, and Virginia. The divestiture enabled management to become significant equity holders in the company. The transaction, in partnership with a large global private equity fund, also provided the company and its management team a well-capitalized financial partner to help aggressively grow the business as they expand from a regional player to a national provider of hospital diagnostic laboratory services.


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Q: Как заменить только первое вхождение в строке? Мне нужно выполнить UPDATE строки и у поля parent со значением 14 11 10 11 52 (это примерное значение, на деле оно будет вообще любым) удалить первое вхождение 11, а второе не трогать. Как это сделать?

A: Есть удобная функция INSTR(str, substr) для поиска первого вхождения подстроки. Режем, клеим, получаем удаление первой подстроки.
Важно не забыть про WHERE, а то отрежется и где не надо!
UPDATE example
SET parent = CONCAT(
  LEFT(parent, INSTR(parent, '11') - 1),
  SUBSTRING(parent, INSTR(parent, '11') + LENGTH('11') + 1)
)
WHERE INSTR(parent, '11')

Если же нам захочется не удалить, а заменить первую '11' на 'xxx', например:
UPDATE example
SET parent = CONCAT(
  REPLACE(LEFT(parent, INSTR(parent, '11') + LENGTH('11') - 1), '11', 'xxx'),
  SUBSTRING(parent, INSTR(parent, '11') + LENGTH('11'))
)
WHERE INSTR(parent, '11')

A: Добавляем везде по краям пробелы, находим первое вхождение, конкатенируем через пробел то, что до него, и то, что после, затем избавляемся от пробелов по краям.
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create table tbl (id int not null auto_increment primary key, col nvarchar(128));
insert into tbl(col) values (N'14 11 10 11 52');
insert into tbl(col) values (N'11');
insert into tbl(col) values (N'11 10 11 52');
insert into tbl(col) values (N'14 10 11');
insert into tbl(col) values (N'11 2 11');
insert into tbl(col) values (N'11 11 11');
insert into tbl(col) values (N'111 11 11');
insert into tbl(col) values (N'12 112 11');
insert into tbl(col) values (N'12 211 11');
update tbl set col = concat(trim(left(col, instr(concat(N' ', col, N' '), N' 11 ') - 1)), N' ', trim(mid(col, instr(concat(N' ', col, N' '), N' 11 ') - 1 + length(N' 11 '))));
select * from tbl;

A: В данном случае сработает вот это:
UPDATE example SET parent = CONCAT
(
  SUBSTR(parent, 1, INSTR(parent, '11') - 1),
  SUBSTR(parent, INSTR(parent, '11') + LENGTH('11'))
);

A: Вы можете использовать функции LOCATE(), INSERT() и CHAR_LENGTH():
INSERT(originalvalue, LOCATE('11', originalvalue), CHAR_LENGTH('11'), '')

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So I color my hair permanent blue black and it ruined my curls. How is this possible?
I plan on doing the Aphogee 2 step protein treatment soon. My hair is dry, stringy, and mushy. Is there anyway that a permanent hair dye can can wash out overtime?
I think it ruined your curls because of the wetness of the dye. I'm sure if you use cheaper dye it'll wash out faster.
Permanent hair color is called that because it's essentially permanent - there to stay I until you have new growth In about four to six weeks the color will fade , but the chemical action that has created your damage will remain. You can improve how your hair feels by keeping it moisturized , minimizing sun exposure , and shampoo and condition no more often than every other day with products made for color treated hair. Frequent trims will also keep cutting off the damage. Good luck!


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Tastemaker Best New Restaurant
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Changes at Bosta
Museum District cafe temporarily shutters, but tasty changes are coming
Museum District cafe temporarily shutters, but tasty changes coming
Bosta Wine & Coffee will add a full kitchen. Photo by Eric Sandler
A popular Museum District destination for coffee and wine has temporarily closed as it evolves to meet the needs of its neighborhood, but it will return soon.
Bosta Wine & Coffee will be closed from May 7 until May 23 to allow newly hired general manager Jonathan Lopez to retrain the staff. In addition, the cafe has filed for permits with the City of Houston that will allow it to install a full kitchen and become a restaurant called Bosta Kitchen.
Lopez explains that the two week closure will allow him to ensure that Bosta's staff is working together and executing consistently.
"I want to be able to train a new staff and provide them with the right tools to give amazing service," he says. "It comes from having the coffee come out the same from every barista and the panini the same from every different barista. It should be the best-testing in the neighborhood."
While the two week closure will cause a short-term disruption, the addition of a full kitchen will allow Bosta to fulfill Balcor Hospitality managing director Christopher Balat's original vision of bringing a neighborhood restaurant to Museum Park. Once the kitchen has been built, Bosta will offer food that's similar to Montrose favorite Paulie's, with a menu of sandwiches, pastas, and salads that are being developed by chef Chris Leung. If all goes according to plan, that process should be completed within 90 days.
"The changes should have come sooner after Museum Park Cafe closed so that we could provide a more extensive menu to everyone," Balat tells CultureMap. "We know the neighborhood is craving more. We felt it was important that we have a food portion in addition to the wine and coffee selection."
Balat says he considered finding another operator for Bosta, just as he turned the Museum Park Cafe space over to Barnaby's, but opted instead to build on the success Balcor has had with Rice Village ice cream shop Cloud 10 Creamery.
"We know how to execute. We just have had a history of not executing with the right people," Balat explains. "We think we've found the right teammate . . . if we can implement that with a good operator like Jonathan, who we believe in, hopefully it will go well. All we can do is give him a chance and see what happens."


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Spotlight Articles
These alums were brave and thoughtful enough to send in an update on their life post-graduation. Take a look, click on the names or images to read more!
Ed Durgin
Ed got his start in anthropology at CC in 1956, and he just wasn't able to quit!
With a PhD in anthropology and a thirst for adventure, Ed traveled to the arctic circle, then on to 22 different countries in Africa, South America, Europe, and Asia.
Raegan Nelson
Raegan was a running start student, graduating in 2014 with two Associate degrees, Associate of Science and Associate in Biology. She's now a PhD student in biomedical sciences at the University of South Dakota.
She recenly published her first first-author paper, with a focus on influenza.
Talia Wilson
Talia volunteers for a public television station in Victoria, BC, and is a freelance photographer and videographer.
She earned her Masters in Information Systems in 2009, and now works with large mobile television productions.
Janice Sathre
Janice graduated 10 years ago and received the PCLI Endowed Scholarship. She now works as an accountant at the Possibilities Women's Center.
She was kind enough to speak to donors at our annual Gala, but she also shared a heartfelt letter of thanks for her scholarship donor.
Skyheart Yantis
Skyheart is a current student in our Bachelor's of Applied Management program.
She has her AA and served on student government.
Skyheart was kind enough to share some of her spoken word poetry with us, click to read more!
Katt Wiltzius
Kathleen graduated in 2010 with her AA, then went on to WSU.
She now works for Swire Coca-Cola where she is the account manager for many bars, restaurants, hospitals, specialty stores, and both WSU and U of I in Pullman, WA and Moscow, ID
Dan Haskins
Meet our 2019 Distinguished Alumnus!
Haskins was Rochester High School class valedictorian in 1971 and earned his associate's degree from Centralia College in 1973. "The key to success is education," he said. "And it was a quality education. I came out of my first two years better off than some of the kids who went to a four-year."
Amanda Sell-Sande
Amanda Sell-Sande's first professional assessment test labeled her non-conformist, impatient, aggressive, and extroverted – atypical traits, to be sure. But these qualities, coupled with an indomitable spirit and a strong work ethic, have taken her extraordinary places – helping countless others along the way.
Contact us:
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Find us:
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Centralia, WA 98531


However, I think the most important point is that why not invest in yourself? No matter where you work you are taking a risk, why not increase your chance for a reward?
AlleyInsider has the full article here.


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    return require(path.join(__dirname, '..', 'engines', name));
  }
  return file.require(name);
}

function BaseWriter() {}
BaseWriter.prototype.engine = function() {
  return getEngine(option.get('engine'));
};

BaseWriter.prototype.load = function() {
  log.info('load', this.constructor.name);
  this.setup && this.setup();
  return this;
};

BaseWriter.prototype.process = function() {
  log.info('run', this.constructor.name);
  this.run && this.run();
  return this;
};

// render and write html to destination
BaseWriter.prototype.render = function(data) {
  // data:
  //   - template
  //   - destination
  //   - params
  //   - iframes (optional)
  var filepath = path.relative(option.get('outputdir'), data.destination);
  var engine = this.engine();

  filepath = encode.filepath(filepath);

  data.params = data.params || {};
  data.params.writer = {
    name: this.constructor.name,
    filepath: filepath
  };
  data.params.config = option.get();

  // some functions need to know the params
  data.params = this.registerContextFunctions(data.params);

  var html = engine.render(data.template, data.params);

  if (filepath.slice(-1) === '/') {
    filepath += 'index.html';
  } else if (!/\.(ht|x)ml$/.test(filepath)) {
    filepath += '.html';
  }
  var destination = path.join(option.get('outputdir'), filepath);
  file.write(destination, html);

  // render iframes now
  if (data.iframes && !_.isEmpty(data.iframes)) {
    this.writeIframes(destination, data.iframes);
  }
};

BaseWriter.prototype.writeIframes = function(destination, iframes) {
  var self = this;
  var engine = this.engine();

  var dirname = path.dirname(destination);

  var writeIframe = function(item) {
    var destination = path.join(dirname, item.key) + '.html';

    var filepath = path.relative(option.get('outputdir'), destination);
    filepath = encode.filepath(filepath);
    destination = path.join(option.get('outputdir'), filepath);

    var params = {
      writer: {
        name: 'IframeWriter',
        filepath: filepath
      },
      config: option.get(),
      iframe: item
    };

    // some functions need to know the params
    params = self.registerContextFunctions(params);

    var html = engine.render('iframe.html', params);
    file.write(destination, html);
  };

  Object.keys(iframes).forEach(function(key) {
    writeIframe({key: key, code: iframes[key]});
  });
};

BaseWriter.prototype.registerContextFunctions = function(ctx) {
  var key, func, ret = _.clone(ctx);

  var fns = option.get('contextfunctions') || {};
  fns = _.defaults(fns, filters.contextfunctions);

  if (!_.isEmpty(fns)) {
    _.each(fns, function(func, key) {
      if (_.isString(func)) {
        func = file.require(func);
      }
      ret[key] = func(ret);
    });
  }

  return ret;
};

module.exports = BaseWriter;

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← I'm a little bit explosionating.
A favorite outfit is always a COMFY outfit. I woke up after 2.5 hours of sleep this morning and just wanted to keep wearing pajamas. The cool thing about a jersey dress and leggings is that they totally DO feel like wearing pajamas!
The dress is from the Target girls section and is XL. It didn't come with a belt, and I just slapped a white one on from another dress. I figured I'd go CRAZY and pair a striped dress with striped leggings. SO CRAZY, YES!?!?
The hero-accessory of this outfit, though, is really the watch. You know how I blogged about Swatch's amazing sweets-themed watches, and I absolutely had to order the one that looked like a candy bracelet! I am completely 100% in love with it.
It does have a tiny bit of a candy-raver feel to me, which was never really my personal jam, but overall I just think it's totally amazing, and I am so happy this watch exists in the world!
What do you guys have going on for the weekend? I still need to finish up my piece for the "Sugar High Club" art show and overnight it on Monday. I also have a Mom n Manda ladies lunch on Saturday, and on Sunday I hope to check out the Treasure Island Flea Market! Don't forget that my February giveaway also ends on Sunday!
I love the outfit, and the watch is adorable. I love your blog, and made the conversation heart garland. I will be crocheting birthday presents this weekend. Thank you for your inspiration!
The sprinkles one is also very tempting!!
I totally buy xl little girl's dresses from Target too!!!! Haha.
i love this watch too 😉 and your blog !!!!


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It drops into the wall-mounted dock when you've finished in order to recharge, ready to grab and go next time, and the dock tidily stores the tools too. 3 power modes It gives you the right level of power when you need it. With three modes to choose from, it suits any task on any floor type. Quiet cleaning The V10 has been acoustically engineered to absorb vibrations and dampen sound while providing powerful suction, for a more enjoyable, relaxed experience.
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How do you define "born again"? Do you know people who claim to be born again, but don't live like it? Do you ever question the authenticity of your own conversion experience?
Why do you need to know what happened to you when you were saved?
So what does (and does not) happen in the new birth?
Not on your own. You don't control it.
We don't decide to make it happen any more than a baby decides to make his birth happen— or, more accurately, make his conception happen. Or even more accurately: We don't decide to make it happen any more than dead men decide to give themselves life.
We are so rebellious at the root of our fallen human nature that we can't find it in ourselves to humbly see and savor Jesus Christ above all things.
It's the call of Jesus at the tomb of Lazarus. He says to a dead man: "Lazarus, come out" (John 11:43). And the call creates what it commands.
…exercise faith—faith in the crucified and risen Son of God, Jesus Christ, as the Savior and Lord and Treasure of your life.
Everywhere you see some growth, some virtue, some spiritual discipline, some good habit, or good attitude, rejoice in it. Give thanks for it. Compliment it. Don't resent it. Don't be like Cain. Respond the opposite from Cain. Be inspired by other people's goodness.
The main way John has in mind for us to lay down our lives for each other is that we share what we have. Love doesn't think possessively. Love knows that everything belongs to God. We are only managers of his possessions.
As is typical of Piper, he writes plainly and passionately in this book. He also uses an abundance of scripture to back what he believes. So even if you don't agree with something, you're at least required to think it through based on your own interpretation of scripture. Then if you still disagree, at least you know why.
Piper first preached much of this material in his sermon series at Bethlehem Baptist. (I listened first; read the book second.) The book is accompanied by a study guide (free online) which links to even more material on-line to coordinate with each particular lesson.
I recommend new Christians and older Christians alike read this book, along with interested unbelievers, even if you think you've already got the new birth already figured out. You will come away with a clearer understanding and appreciation of your salvation and your Savior.


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Ciara has officially dropped her defamation lawsuit against her ex fiance Future and their war in court is over for now.
She's married and pregnant now. I think she's done caring about this. Good for her.
I think suing him served its purpose. Now he will keep her name out of his mouth.
Lmao! Of course she dropped everything. She had no case whatsoever and only filed out of spite.
The logic of some ppl..smh.
She's happy and wants to move on with her life. Of course Future will try to use TMZ to spin it and make it look like it's something more than it is though.
When your actions show you don't have time for the bs. Good for her. Hopefully they're in a cordial place and can remain there.


text:
<?php

namespace DigitalOceanV2\Api;

use DigitalOceanV2\Entity\Action as ActionEntity;
use DigitalOceanV2\Entity\Snapshot as SnapshotEntity;
use DigitalOceanV2\Entity\Volume as VolumeEntity;

/**
 * @author Yassir Hannoun <yassir.hannoun@gmail.com>
 */
class Volume extends AbstractApi
{
    /**
     * @param string $regionSlug restricts results to volumes available in a specific region
     *
     * @return VolumeEntity[] Lists all of the Block Storage volumes available
     */
    public function getAll($regionSlug = null)
    {
        $regionQueryParameter = is_null($regionSlug) ? '' : sprintf('&region=%s', $regionSlug);
        $volumes = $this->adapter->get(sprintf('%s/volumes?per_page=%d%s', $this->endpoint, 200, $regionQueryParameter));

        $volumes = json_decode($volumes);

        $this->extractMeta($volumes);

        return array_map(function ($volume) {
            return new VolumeEntity($volume);
        }, $volumes->volumes);
    }

    /**
     * @param string $driveName  restricts results to volumes with the specified name
     * @param string $regionSlug restricts results to volumes available in a specific region
     *
     * @return VolumeEntity[] Lists all of the Block Storage volumes available
     */
    public function getByNameAndRegion($driveName, $regionSlug)
    {
        $volumes = $this->adapter->get(sprintf('%s/volumes?per_page=%d&region=%s&name=%s', $this->endpoint, 200, $regionSlug, $driveName));

        $volumes = json_decode($volumes);

        $this->extractMeta($volumes);

        return array_map(function ($volume) {
            return new VolumeEntity($volume);
        }, $volumes->volumes);
    }

    /**
     * @param string $id
     *
     * @return VolumeEntity the Block Storage volume with the specified id
     */
    public function getById($id)
    {
        $volume = $this->adapter->get(sprintf('%s/volumes/%s?per_page=%d', $this->endpoint, $id, 200));

        $volume = json_decode($volume);

        return new VolumeEntity($volume->volume);
    }

    /**
     * Get all volume snapshots.
     *
     * @param string $id
     *
     * @return ImageEntity[]
     */
    public function getSnapshots($id)
    {
        $snapshots = $this->adapter->get(sprintf('%s/volumes/%s/snapshots?per_page=%d', $this->endpoint, $id, 200));

        $snapshots = json_decode($snapshots);

        $this->meta = $this->extractMeta($snapshots);

        return array_map(function ($snapshot) {
            $snapshot = new SnapshotEntity($snapshot);

            return $snapshot;
        }, $snapshots->snapshots);
    }

    /**
     * @param string $name            A human-readable name for the Block Storage volume
     * @param string $description     Free-form text field to describe a Block Storage volume
     * @param string $sizeInGigabytes The size of the Block Storage volume in GiB
     * @param string $regionSlug      The region where the Block Storage volume will be created
     *
     * @throws HttpException
     *
     * @return VolumeEntity the Block Storage volume that was created
     */
    public function create($name, $description, $sizeInGigabytes, $regionSlug)
    {
        $data = [
            'size_gigabytes' => $sizeInGigabytes,
            'name' => $name,
            'description' => $description,
            'region' => $regionSlug,
        ];

        $volume = $this->adapter->post(sprintf('%s/volumes', $this->endpoint), $data);

        $volume = json_decode($volume);

        return new VolumeEntity($volume->volume);
    }

    /**
     * @param string $id
     *
     * @throws HttpException
     */
    public function delete($id)
    {
        $this->adapter->delete(sprintf('%s/volumes/%s', $this->endpoint, $id));
    }

    /**
     * @param string $driveName  restricts the search to volumes with the specified name
     * @param string $regionSlug restricts the search to volumes available in a specific region
     *
     * @throws HttpException
     */
    public function deleteWithNameAndRegion($driveName, $regionSlug)
    {
        $this->adapter->delete(sprintf('%s/volumes?name=%s&region=%s', $this->endpoint, $driveName, $regionSlug));
    }

    /**
     * @param string $id         the id of the volume
     * @param int    $dropletId  the unique identifier for the Droplet the volume will be attached to
     * @param string $regionSlug the slug identifier for the region the volume is located in
     *
     * @return ActionEntity
     */
    public function attach($id, $dropletId, $regionSlug)
    {
        $data = [
            'type' => 'attach',
            'droplet_id' => $dropletId,
            'region' => $regionSlug,
        ];

        $action = $this->adapter->post(sprintf('%s/volumes/%s/actions', $this->endpoint, $id), $data);

        $action = json_decode($action);

        return new ActionEntity($action->action);
    }

    /**
     * @param string $id         the id of the volume
     * @param int    $dropletId  the unique identifier for the Droplet the volume will detach from
     * @param string $regionSlug the slug identifier for the region the volume is located in
     *
     * @return ActionEntity
     */
    public function detach($id, $dropletId, $regionSlug)
    {
        $data = [
            'type' => 'detach',
            'droplet_id' => $dropletId,
            'region' => $regionSlug,
        ];

        $action = $this->adapter->post(sprintf('%s/volumes/%s/actions', $this->endpoint, $id), $data);

        $action = json_decode($action);

        return new ActionEntity($action->action);
    }

    /**
     * @param string $id         the id of the volume
     * @param int    $newSize    the new size of the Block Storage volume in GiB
     * @param string $regionSlug the slug identifier for the region the volume is located in
     *
     * @return ActionEntity
     */
    public function resize($id, $newSize, $regionSlug)
    {
        $data = [
            'type' => 'resize',
            'size_gigabytes' => $newSize,
            'region' => $regionSlug,
        ];

        $action = $this->adapter->post(sprintf('%s/volumes/%s/actions', $this->endpoint, $id), $data);

        $action = json_decode($action);

        return new ActionEntity($action->action);
    }

    /**
     * Create a new snapshot of the volume.
     *
     * @param string $id   the id of the volume
     * @param string $name a human-readable name for the volume snapshot
     *
     * @throws HttpException
     *
     * @return SnapshotEntity
     */
    public function snapshot($id, $name)
    {
        $data = [
            'name' => $name,
        ];

        $snapshot = $this->adapter->post(sprintf('%s/volumes/%s/snapshots', $this->endpoint, $id), $data);

        $snapshot = json_decode($snapshot);

        return new SnapshotEntity($snapshot->snapshot);
    }

    /**
     * @param string $id
     * @param int    $actionId
     *
     * @return ActionEntity
     */
    public function getActionById($id, $actionId)
    {
        $action = $this->adapter->get(sprintf('%s/volumes/%s/actions/%d', $this->endpoint, $id, $actionId));

        $action = json_decode($action);

        return new ActionEntity($action->action);
    }

    /**
     * @param string $id
     *
     * @return ActionEntity[]
     */
    public function getActions($id)
    {
        $actions = $this->adapter->get(sprintf('%s/volumes/%s/actions?per_page=%d', $this->endpoint, $id, 200));

        $actions = json_decode($actions);

        $this->meta = $this->extractMeta($actions);

        return array_map(function ($action) {
            return new ActionEntity($action);
        }, $actions->actions);
    }
}


text:
Q: Rails Template Missing I recently updated a controller from a plain
render :json => @something

to
respond_to do |format|
          format.html {
            redirect_to @something
          }
          format.json {
            puts "found json format"
            format.json { render json: @something, status: :created }
          }
        end

But, now I'm getting ActionView::MissingTemplate errors. My question is, if I use the respond_to do |format| block, am I required to use a template? What if I just want to return plain json?
Btw, the puts statement in the json respond_to block is being called successfully.

A: I think the problem is puts being called inside of your format.json block and the nesting of format.json inside of it's own block. Try removing both (as below).
respond_to do |format|
          format.html {
            redirect_to @something
          }
          format.json {
            puts "found json format"
            format.json { render json: @something, status: :created }
          }
        end

Try:
  respond_to do |format|
    format.html { redirect_to @something }
    format.json  { render json: @something, status: :created }
  end

A: You are telling that you accept HTML and JSON formats. Since your request comes from HTML you'll have the HTML template rendered.
If you want to return only JSON remove that line from your code. Also check the docs on respond_to.
Probably you already know it, but there's a guide on Layouts and Rendering.

A: Remove the format.json part from within the json rendering block (you have an unnecessary block within your block):
  respond_to do |format|
      format.html {
        redirect_to @something
      }
      format.json {
        render json: @something, status: :created
      }
    end

A: I think the reason your code is prompting an error it's because you have
format.json {
            format.json { render json:  @something , status: :created }
          }

You should have:
format.json {
           render json:  @something , status: :created
          }


text:
The online portal will be unavailable from 8 pm to 10 pm 17 October 2019 and 4 am to 6 am 18 October 2019.
We apologise for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience.
The department is responsible for administering the Liquor Control Act 1988 and promoting the integrity and lawful liquor activities within Western Australia.
Login to lodge and renew applications, manage licensing and submit returns.
Liquor news
How to pay your annual liquor licence fees
The department mailed out invoices for annual liquor licence fees on 12 November 2019, with payments due on or before 1 January 2020.
New provisions relating to packaged liquor outlets
Concern regarding the impact of the proliferation of large packaged liquor outlets on the community has resulted in new legislative provisions that allow regulations to be prescribed setting out criteria that apply to applications for large packaged liquor outlets.
Minimising harm key driver for latest Pilbara wide liquor restrictions
A number of restrictions to further minimise alcohol related harm in the Pilbara region will come into effect from 31 March 2019 following a decision by the Director of Liquor Licensing.
Liquor Control (Section 31) Notice 2019
Issued under the Liquor Control Act 1988 sections 31 (4) and (7) and 60 by the Director of Liquor Licensing.
Cheers to WA
New liquor licensing laws come into effect this weekend (August 18 to 19), creating a more relaxed and tourism friendly hospitality industry for all Western Australians to enjoy.
Changes to the Liquor Control Regulations 1989
A new category of special facility licence allows for the online sale of WA produced wine.
Liquor restrictions
Mechanisms available to address harm caused due to the use of liquor are provided under sections 64 and 175(1a) of the Liquor Control Act 1988.
Section 64 "Show Cause" in relation to alcohol-related harm in the Pilbara
Following consideration of the WA Police and the West Pilbara Alcohol Management Group jointly prepared report regarding the evidence and extent of alcohol-related harm.
Section 64 "Show Cause" in relation to alcohol-related harm in the Kalgoorlie/Boulder area
The WA Police have written to the Director of Liquor Licensing and have prepared a report regarding the evidence and extent of alcohol-related harm being experienced by people in the communities of Kalgoorlie, Boulder, Coolgardie and Kambalda.
The department is responsible for determining applications and other matters relating to liquor licensing under the auspices of the Director of Liquor Licensing who performs statutory functions and exercises statutory powers as prescribed by the Act.
Applying for liquor licences, permits, conditions including fees and charges.
Renew a licence
Sign into the online portal to renew a liquor licence.
Advertised applications
A list of currently advertised liquor applications.
Objections and submissions
Objecting to a liquor licence application that is currently being advertised.
A list of fees and charges for liquor applications.
Decisions made by the Director of Liquor Licensing.
Lodgement guides
Guides for lodging applications through the online portal.
Temporary event approvals
Temporary event approvals made by the Director of Liquor Licensing.
The department is responsible for monitoring compliance and maintaining the integrity of licensed operations by conducting audits, inspections and investigations of liquor operators.
Search for a current liquor licence, permit or approval.
Liquor policies and licensing responsibilities
Requirements for licensees when managing licensed premises.
Liquor returns
Guidance for licensees completing annual liquor returns.
Licence type and trading hours
There are 11 different types of liquor licence available in Western Australia.
Templates, checklists, forms and posters for licencees.
Liquor restrictions across Western Australia.
Prohibition orders
Prohibition orders can be issued to people in or around licensed premises.
Liquor accords
Ensuring safe and well managed environments in and around licensed premises in the community.
The Commission reviews decisions, determines complaints and disciplinary matters and other decisions.
Important information about the Liquor Control Act 1988.
Pay your liquor licence fee online.
Extended trading permits
Where licensees wish to extend their predetermined trading hours or licensed area.
A juvenile is someone who is under the age of 18 years and is not permitted by law to purchase liquor either on premises or off premises.
Promotion of liquor
Information for licensees about the promotion of liquor.
Forms and checklists for liquor licensees.
Packaged liquor premises
A map of packaged liquor premises over 400m2
Training ensures the service of alcohol is safe and responsible venues commit to harm-minimisation.
Responsible service of alcohol, staff training and registered training organisations.
Approved Manager's lodgement guide
Help for individuals to apply to become an Approved Manager.
Approved Manager's renewals
Help for individuals to renew their Approved Manager card.
Registered training organisations
A list of registered training organisations for liquor licensing.
The role of the department
The department through the licensing of suppliers and the provision of industry support services, promotes and maintains the integrity of lawful liquor activities for Western Australians to participate in, within community expectations on harm minimisation.
The department achieves its mission through the provision of services to maintain public confidence in liquor industries. This confidence has been achieved by maintaining confidentiality and applying the principles of fairness and natural justice.
In relation to liquor licensing, the Department's performs numerous functions, including:
hearing and determining applications in accordance with the Act;
monitoring the standards of licensed premises;
ensuring compliance with the requirements of the Act;
facilitating various liquor accords and community alcohol agreements;
developing and implementing policy consistent with Government objectives;
providing policy advice;
negotiating and liaising with industry groups;
considering complaints about noise or behaviour related to licensed premises and responding to such complaints; and
dealing expeditiously with any other matters arising from the administration of the Act.
The role of local government
A local government's town planning scheme serves as the most important tool in shaping a community's liquor environment outside of the Liquor Control Act.
In essence, the department supports local government authorities shape the way liquor is sold and supplied in their communities.
An application for a liquor licence can't be approved by the department if local government planning approval has not been granted.
In accordance with sections 39 and 40 of the Act, an applicant for a licence is required to submit local government certificates demonstrating compliance with:
the Health Act;
the Local Government Act;
the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions ) Act;
any other written law relating to sewerage and drainage; and
specific town planning scheme matters.
Section 39 and 40 certificates apply to:
the granting or removal of a licence;
the altering or redefinition of a venue;
an application for an alfresco area; and
applications for 'liquor without a meal' permits.
The licensing authority has the discretion to waive the requirement for a local government certificates to accompany an application during the licensing process.
However, an applicant would still have to obtain the relevant approvals from the local government authority prior to proceeding with any development and the applicant is still bound by local government authority health and planning requirements.
It is for these reasons and for consistency across government, that the licensing authority does not exercise its discretion to waive the requirement.
Local government's make the first determination in the usage of land, such as alfresco areas and footpaths, for licensed premises.
All local government bodies assist the department uphold the Liquor Control Act when required, and inform the department when a licensee is prosecuted and convicted of breaching local government regulations.
Liquor Control Act 1998 A Guide for Local Governments Liquor Control Act 1988 Report of the Independent Review Committee
Applications for Certificates of Local Health Authority and Local Planning Authority
Form LLD14 Section 39 certificate of local government (docx) 45 KB
Form LLD15 Section 40 certificate of local planning authority (docx) 29 KB
The role of WA Police
During the licensing process WA Police have the authority to make comment on whether an application should be granted or refused.
WA Police also have the ability to provide information about any person applying for a liquor licence or applying for permission to work within the liquor industry. This information may take the form of a Police clearance certificate, or be supplied by way of a more detailed background report.
The WA Police is the main authority charged with the enforcement of the Liquor Control Act.
The role of the Chief Health Officer
The Chief Health Officer has the authority to comment on any matter before the licensing authority based on the potential, or existence of harm or ill-health caused to people due to the use of liquor.
The Chief Health Officer has the right to oppose any application based on the negative health impacts that the granting of the licence may contribute to
The Role of the Liquor Commission
The Liquor Commission:
determines liquor licensing matters referred to it by the Director of Liquor Licensing;
conducts reviews of certain decisions made by the Director, or by a single Member of the Commission;
conducts reviews based on a question of law;
determines complaints and disciplinary matters in accordance with section 95 of the Liquor Control Act;
makes binding, high-level decisions in accordance with Act;
awards costs associated with matters before the Commission;
reports annually to the Minister for Racing and Gaming on the activities of the Commission; and
reports to the Minister for Racing and Gaming , when requested to do so, on the jurisdiction and functions of the Commission, including the provision of high-level policy advice relevant to liquor control matters.
Liquor Commission of Western Australia
Page reviewed 01 August 2019


This post is part of an ongoing series on the Scriptures of Saint Patrick of Ireland.
Some time ago I published a brief reflection titled "Bible Translations, Not Inspired," in which I argued that we must not assume that our contemporary Bibles—because they are translations—are the same thing as the inspired (inherent) words of God. While I don't want to disagree with that post, I do want to reflect upon the inspiration of the scriptures, spurned on by Jaroslav Pelikan's Whose Bible Is It?, which I've been reading the past couple of days.
This post is part of our ongoing series comparing Martin Luther and Erasmus of Rotterdam's perspectives on scripture, canon, and authority during the Age of Theological Reformations.


NAV Total Return as of Apr 25, 2019 YTD: 9.39% YTD (year to date) is a period, starting from the beginning of the current calendar year, and continuing up to the present day.
1. Seek exposure to a subset of high yield bonds that were previously rated investment grade.
3. Use to pursue income while trying to capture the potential opportunity that can arise after bonds have been downgraded.
The iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. dollar-denominated, high yield corporate bonds that were previously rated investment grade.
Spread of ACF Yield (6.85%) over 10.00 yr Treasury Yield (2.53%) As of 04/25/19 is + 432 bps The difference of the calculated ACF Yield of the fund and the yield of the relevant U.S. Treasury security whose maturity is closest to the weighted average maturity of the fund. The spread value is updated as of the COB from previous trading day.


Robin Pearson, Insuring the Industrial Revolution: Fire Insurance in Great Britain, 1700-1850. Aldershot, UK: Ashgate, 2004. xiii + 434 pp. $100 (hardcover), ISBN: 0-7546-3363-2.
Reviewed by Mark Tebeau, Department of History, Cleveland State University.
Despite its rather obvious importance to modern economic development, the history of fire and property insurance has been largely neglected. Until now that is. Robin Pearson's exhaustively researched and meticulously argued study, Insuring the Industrial Revolution: Fire Insurance in Great Britain, 1700-1850, offers the definitive history of the British fire insurance industry through the middle of the nineteenth century. Even more critically, Pearson establishes just how integral property insurance was to the industrial revolution. Although Pearson is careful to note that fire insurance did not determine the economic development (and, in fact, was often shaped by it), he shows how fire insurance developed in support of the broader economy, was often at the cutting edge of industrial business expansion, and fostered further economic growth.
At its broadest level, Pearson's argument demonstrates how fire insurance was integral to an industrializing society. Widely available in London by the 1850s and easily acquired in the provinces, fire insurance reduced the uncertainty associated with the hazard of fire — at least in economic terms for businesses and the middle-class for whom insurance policies would have been most affordable. On mechanistic grounds, the availability of relatively cheap and stable forms of insurance offered security to property owners — residential, mercantile, or manufacturing. By indemnifying policy holders from significant property losses associated with fires, insurance provided an institutional incentive for accumulating wealth in the form of material items and investment. In short, it minimized the risks associated with aggressive economic development. At the same time, fire insurance was critical to the financing of the infrastructure, thus critical to industrial development. Firms provided capital for a variety of public improvement projects as well as for private economic ventures. Fire insurance firms also depended on and strengthened the institutional networks on which economic development depended. Thus, fire insurance became integral to industrial activity, "forming part of the feedback mechanism by which trust and confidence multiplied within business communities" (368).
Pearson's research is exhaustive and his arguments are qualified with exceptional care — so much so, that it is difficult to offer a full accounting in a brief review. Insuring the Industrial Revolution begins with an initial chapter that outlines the overall development of the industry in a series of detailed and well-constructed tables. After that, the story is organized into two parts. The first section offers a chronological portrait of the industry. Pearson essentially divides his narrative into three periods of analysis, bounded by major political and economic developments, as well as shifting trends in the industry itself: the period from 1720 to 1782, the era from 1782 to 1815, and finally the years between 1815 and 1850. In these chapters, Pearson places the industry into the historiography of the British industrial revolution. Throughout, he takes an approach that explores the entirety of the market in insurance. He explores the vagaries of fire insurance firms in the provincial areas as well as in larger cities. He meticulously compiles and analyzes a mountain of data, synthesized into over fifty figures and tables — an impressive and (no-doubt) time-consuming contribution in their own right.
The second section of Insuring the Industrial Revolution examines the industry's internal organization in a thematic explication of its central elements. It explores four broad topical areas: the process of company foundation and the social, political, and economic networks behind this process; the marketing of insurance and the development of networks of agents to manage the insurance transactions; the core practice of underwriting and its change over time, including the challenges of assessing risk; and the trends in how companies invested their capital and understood that capital in terms of their broader portfolio of risk, as well as how the insurance industry operated as an investment from the perspective of individual investors.
Although well written, it is easy to get lost in the details of this story. Pearson lovingly and painstakingly recounts an exhaustive list of similarities and differences in the industry, paying special attention to the geographic differences between Britain's various provincial areas, and between the provinces and the major metropolitan centers. Sometimes frustrating from the perspective of a reader, this level of specificity nonetheless advances the larger purpose of the book, which is to recognize that subtle — and sometimes contradictory — manner in which the industry developed. Nor is this precisely a critique of Pearson's skill as a writer. To the contrary, Pearson shows deft authorial voice in juggling such a complex story. For example, both the first and second sections of the narrative cover the same material, but there is little sense of redundancy here. In fact, Pearson's examination of the various elements of the insurance industry is exceptionally well constructed. These chapters are a primer on the basics of insurance, introducing issues that did not disappear in 1850 but would continue to haunt insurers well into the twentieth century.
Insuring the Industrial Revolution will become a touchstone for future research on the history of fire and property insurance in part because of the connections that Pearson makes between industrialization and fire insurance. More importantly, though, this work also lays out an agenda for future research into the industry. Pearson provides a compelling argument as to why we should seek to better understand the connections between economic development and property insurance. He suggests, too, that we must look at the subject globally, developing rich cases studies that explore the history of insurance in Europe, the United States, and other places. And, through the example of what he has done with the British fire insurance industry, he demonstrates the benefits of weaving such case studies into the comparative history of property insurance. Not only will we get a better sense of the particulars of the industry, but we will also be able to better understand how the expansion of global economic connections may have fostered the stability of the insurance industry by creating a market in reinsurance and dispersing risk more widely. And, finally, we must keep in mind that the history of the fire insurance industry does not end in 1850 with the advent of more sophisticated tools for understanding risk. Rather, the industry's continued evolution occurs in a direct relation to broader economic, political, and societal changes, not the least of which is that the danger of fire itself will continue to shift in modernizing societies.
Indeed, if Insuring the Industrial Revolution shows how the study of fire insurance contributes to broader debates in economic history, it also suggests implicitly that we place the study of fire insurance into a wider historical lens. Unfortunately, Pearson is a bit too guarded about such possibilities, arguing that "establishing an evidential link between the expansion of insurance and broad attitudinal changes in a society is extremely difficult" (368). However, I believe that we should nonetheless push the boundaries here and broaden the frame. We should identify ways in which the expansion of fire (and property) insurance was related to changes in the social, cultural, and political realms. I agree that such connections are difficult to prove, but as I suggest in my own work on urban fire risk, the work of insurers had tremendous implications for society. These include encouraging consumerism and the consumer safety movement; fire underwriters' activities are clearly linked to shifting perceptions of societal danger; and, at the very least, insurers' visions of the world frequently have been built into the material landscapes of ordinary life.
Insuring the Industrial Revolution is a singular achievement. Robin Pearson demonstrates that fire insurance played a consequential, if sometimes ambivalent, role in the industrial revolution. He also provides a roadmap that future scholars in this area will follow when constructing their own studies of the history of fire insurance. I hope that this fine study garners the wide audience it deserves.
Mark Tebeau is author of Eating Smoke: Fire in Urban America, 1800-1950 (Johns Hopkins University Press: 2003).


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Since each case is different, it is important to seek the advice of an experienced immigration attorney to evaluate the case to determine the appropriate type of post-conviction relief to seek in order to eliminate any negative immigration consequences.


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package br.ufsc.lehmann.msm.artigo.problems;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.text.ParseException;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

import br.ufsc.core.trajectory.Semantic;
import br.ufsc.core.trajectory.SemanticTrajectory;
import br.ufsc.core.trajectory.StopSemantic;
import cc.mallet.util.ArrayUtils;

public class NewYorkBus_Zoned_Problem extends NewYorkBusProblem {

	private String[] zones;
	private boolean onlyStops;
	private boolean withDirection;
	private StopMoveStrategy strategy;

	public NewYorkBus_Zoned_Problem(String... lines) {
		this(NewYorkBus_Zoned_DatabaseReader.STOP_CENTROID_SEMANTIC, lines);
	}

	public NewYorkBus_Zoned_Problem(StopSemantic stopSemantic, String... zones) {
		this(stopSemantic, false, zones);
	}

	public NewYorkBus_Zoned_Problem(StopSemantic stopSemantic, boolean onlyStops, String... zones) {
		this(stopSemantic, StopMoveStrategy.CBSMoT, onlyStops, zones);
	}

	public NewYorkBus_Zoned_Problem(StopSemantic stopSemantic, StopMoveStrategy strategy, boolean onlyStops, String... zones) {
		this(stopSemantic, strategy, onlyStops, false, zones);
	}

	public NewYorkBus_Zoned_Problem(StopSemantic stopSemantic, StopMoveStrategy strategy, boolean onlyStops, boolean withDirection, String... zones) {
		super(stopSemantic);
		this.strategy = strategy;
		this.onlyStops = onlyStops;
		this.withDirection = withDirection;
		this.zones = zones;
	}

	@Override
	public Semantic discriminator() {
		if(withDirection) {
			return NewYorkBusDataReader.ROUTE_WITH_DIRECTION;
		}
		return NewYorkBusDataReader.ROUTE;
	}

	@Override
	public String shortDescripton() {
		return "New York bus " + (withDirection ? "Directed " : "") + (!org.apache.commons.lang3.ArrayUtils.isEmpty(zones)? "(zones=" + ArrayUtils.toString(zones) + ")" : "") + "[" + stopSemantic().name() + "][onlyStops=" + onlyStops + "]";
	}

	protected List<SemanticTrajectory> load() {
		NewYorkBusDataReader.CSVRegisterFilter filter = new NewYorkBusDataReader.CSVRegisterFilter("POI", zones);
		try {
			return new ArrayList<>(new NewYorkBusDataReader(onlyStops, strategy).read(filter));
		} catch (IOException | ParseException e) {
			throw new RuntimeException(e);
		}
//		try {
//			return new ArrayList<>(new NewYorkBus_Zoned_DatabaseReader(onlyStops).read(zones));
//		} catch (InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException | ClassNotFoundException | SQLException e) {
//			throw new RuntimeException(e);
//		}
	}

}


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Neighborhoodsby Fern Shen and Danielle Sweeney7:22 pmDec 29, 20140
Witness says car left scene of bike crash for 45, not 20, minutes
Police refuse to release report on accident, saying it could jeopardize their investigation. Car in crash has same vehicle tag number that was recorded in her 2010 DUI arrest.
Above: The gated apartment complex where Bishop Cook reportedly drove to after her Subaru struck the cyclist.
The station wagon with the smashed windshield that drove away from Saturday's fatal Roland Avenue bike crash was gone for close to 45 minutes – not the reported 20 – before returning to the scene, according to a reliable witness interviewed by The Brew.
The woman, a Roland Park resident who was at the crash scene minutes after it happened, said she pulled over – horrified by the sight of the inert bicyclist – and remained there.
"When I arrived, I saw a group of teenage boys and also a Fed-Ex truck. The boys and Fed-Ex truck may have been the first to see the accident. People were already calling the police, when I arrived," said the woman, who remained in her car watching.
The car that had struck cyclist Thomas Palermo was not there while she watched the first responders work, but after a time – a long time, she said – it pulled up.
As first reported in The Brew, Right Rev. Eugene Taylor Sutton told Episcopal clergy yesterday that the driver of the car was newly ordained Bishop Heather Elizabeth Cook and that she "returned after about 20 minutes to take responsibility for her actions."
But this eyewitness said it was much longer before the green Subaru station wagon rolled up to the 5700 block of Roland, near the Bellemore Road intersection.
The Maryland vehicle tag number on Bishop Cook's damaged car is the same as recorded by the Caroline County sheriff's deputy who arrested her on DUI and drug possession charges in 2010. (Photo credit: WBAL TV11)
"One thing I can tell you is, it wasn't 20 minutes. It was closer to 45 before she came back," recalled the source, who asked that her name not be used.
"She pulled up with that busted windshield and got out of her car. The police talked to her and put her in the back of the police car."
Moncure Lyon, who was riding his bike in the area and was one of the first people to arrive on the scene, agreed that it was a long time before the car returned.
"To say that it was 15 or 20 minutes – I think it was more than that," Lyon told The Brew tonight.
Police Report Not Released
The bike community and the public at large have been clamoring for information about the fatal crash in which, essentially, the #2 official in the hierarchy of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland appears to have crashed into, and abandoned for a time, a bicyclist apparently riding in a designated bike lane.
Baltimore police today refused to release the police report or confirm the identity of the driver or give out any substantive details about the crash that killed the 41-year-old father of two and how it was handled on Saturday.
"These investigations are complex and intricate, often requiring detailed reconstruction and forensic examination. This is still a very active investigation that is being handled by our C.R.A.S.H. Team," said acting Capt. J. Eric Kowalczyk, of the media relations department, in an email sent this afternoon.
"In order not to jeopardize any potential prosecution, specific evidentiary details will not be released at this time," Kowalczyk said, noting that police are not confirming the name of the driver, among other details.
Among the questions The Brew had asked, in an email to police:
What were the circumstances of the crash? How long before Cook returned to the scene? Why was she not arrested for failing to remain at the scene upon returning in a car with a huge indentation in the cracked windshield? Was a breathalyzer test administered to determine blood alcohol level?
Earlier DUI Arrest
The concern about blood alcohol level stems in part from online court records showing that Cook had a prior arrest record for drinking and driving and marijuana possession in Caroline County.
Cook was charged on September 10, 2010 with driving under the influence of alcohol, for which she received probation before judgment.
A local media account of the arrest said sheriff's deputies found her blood alcohol level registered at .27, more than three times the legal limit, and that a nearly empty whiskey bottle and a metal smoking device were found in the car.
Close-up of the mashed windshield of the car driven by Heather Cook that hit cyclist Tom Palermo. (WBAL TV11)
The charges of possession of marijuana and paraphernalia were dropped. At the time of her arrest, Cook was serving as canon to the ordinary in the Diocese of Easton.
How could Cook have been elected diocesan Suffragan last May (through an elaborate voting process involving multiple candidates) despite her arrest record, The Brew asked Sharon Tillman, spokeswoman for the diocese? Did diocesan officials know of the arrest?
As with the police, the diocese was silent on those questions today.
Cook's attorney, David Irwin of Towson, also declined comment. Irwin said today he is beginning his research on the case ("I have no written records yet") and had no substantive comment to offer at the moment.
"My next call is the state's attorney's office," he told The Brew this morning.
Saw Car Passing the Crash Scene
Also locked tight and quiet was the gated complex, Elkridge Estates at the north end of Roland Avenue.
Cyclist Moncure Lyon said he had followed the green Subaru there immediately after the crash in hopes of getting the license plate and was told by a security guard to leave.
Lyon posted an account of what happened on the website Bikemore as "Fellow bikerider." Tonight he confirmed his account in a phone interview with The Brew:
Tom Palermo's bicycle after the crash. (WBAL-TV11 News)
"I was one of the first to arrive at the incident – returning from a ride up Lake ave and onto Roland. Calls were immediately made to 911.
"I checked Mr. Palermo several times for a pulse and to check breathing – to no avail. Remained at the scene until it was secured by the police and walked my bike across the median strip to thank one of the gentlemen who was early at the scene.
"He was in a conversation with another biker and they immediately indicated that they believe the car that hit Mr. Palermo had just driven past. They had the make and model, but not the license.
"I Caught the Car at the Light"
"Immediately I rode in the direction they had indicated and I caught the car at the light at Lake [Avenue]. There was no question in my mind after viewing the damaged windshield that this was the car.
"I asked the driver if she was all right as the light changed and she drove straight ahead down the road that dead ends at Elkridge Estates, a gated apartment complex with a gatehouse guard and swinging gates to stop traffic in and out.
"I was able to get the first four numbers of the plate and immediately went after her. I was stopped by the guard and indicated that there had been a potentially fatal hit-and-run and I believed the car with the smashed windshield was involved and needed to find it. A postal service delivery man assisted me with directions and he also helped.
"In attempting to ride down the apt. road closest to the gatehouse I was stopped by the security guard who said I could not be riding in the complex and that the car has just left the complex. She had not stopped the car nor gotten the license number so I rode back up the hill to the light at Lake and saw the driver talking to a policeman. I rode up to them and, without anything else to say, thanked her for returning to the scene."
TransportationDec 2, 2021
173 mph on the JFX? DOT claims it happened around 5 p.m. on a calm winter day
We tracked down the actual study Baltimore is citing to justify the installation of six speed cameras on I-83 and road-tested the data.
TransportationNov 24, 2021
Speed cameras coming to the Jones Falls Expressway
Posted speeds are low – and actual speeds are often "ridiculously high" – on a roadway used by tens of thousands to commute in and out of Baltimore.


This survey displays the distribution of the Sinterklaas (Saint Nicholas) expenditure in the Netherlands in 2016 (in euros). Approximately 25 percent of the respondents answered to spend between 20 and 50 euros on Sinterklaas presents.
* Roughly 73,000 respondents answered the online survey. Approximately 40 percent of these respondents said to celebrate Sinterklaas with presents.


About a week ago, my very good friend Suzanne asked if we'd all be interested in going to a Vermont Maple Open House weekend that was happening near her Dad's house. She thought the kids would love it, and as her Dad was out of town, there would be plenty of beds for us to sleep in. I told her no pretty quickly, as I had my big, end of season swim meet then. I jokingly added at the end - if you want, though, you could always just take the kids!
She jumped at that idea (which in hindsight, I knew she would).
Now, individually, we have spent time away from the kids. I've gone on trips alone with my girlfriends, I went to India, I take the kids with me while Aaron stays home to work... we aren't so bad that we've never been separated from them. But, the two of us together have spent a total of 2 nights away from the kids. Once when Maggie and Nora were born (but then Aaron went home to be with Cam) and once Suzanne stayed with them while we went to a hotel in Boston (last year). But NEVER have we had someone drive away and take our kids somewhere else... so this was a big deal. I wasn't even sure Aaron would say yes, but he did.
The reason Suzanne and I are such great friends is because we are very similar. She knew to give me a run-down of exactly what she'd be doing with the kids, so I was able to first get them excited about the idea of a sleepover (Cam thought it was a great idea from the start... so long as he got to bring a SLEEPING BAG! Maggie took a few more days). Then I gave them a list of all the fun things they would do. I went to the grocery store and got about $20 of favorite treats, and sent them on their way.
It was a huge success, even though it's so cold that the sap hadn't started running yet - so really nothing that exciting at the Sugar Houses. They played in the snow, did crafts, played with Suzanne's nephew's toys.... and just were kids. Maggie had a bit of a cough, so had trouble sleeping. She ended up in bed with poor Suzanne all night, but from all reports they had a great time. And they were very sad to see Suzanne go on Sunday, which I take as a great sign. They are already talking about the next sleepover!
We both try very hard to be sure that Cam and Maggie are comfortable with people other than us. I want the kids to have more adults in their life than just their parents to go to when they are older to ask questions to and to depend on - and have fun with. And I know that this is something that doesn't happen overnight, so we foster it now. Our best friends are very high on the list with both kids, along with grandparents and Aaron's aunt and uncle who live in our town.
But I have to say, I think it was a great thing for Aaron and I. We haven't had a relaxed, 'only for us' time in over 4 years. I went to my swim meet in the morning, and Aaron worked on his uncle's farm - helping to put up a greenhouse. I was able to hang out and talk to my teammates and even got onto a relay because I had nothing to rush home to. Aaron and I went to the movies and then a late dinner, as we had no babysitters to rush home to. As we were driving home, we started talking. It was NICE to not be rushed and not have responsibilities to run home to - but at the same time, it was strange. The next morning, it was nice to sleep in, but I missed be woken up by someone jumping on me and yelling "MAMA! It's a stay-at-home DAY!".
Having a break from the day-to-day insanity that is our life was awesome. But makes you realize how much you DO love the insanity, and how I wouldn't change it for anything.
I'm so glad you enjoyed your time! We just left our daughter overnight for the first time in four years as well- it amazes me how quickly that time has passed! We really appreciated the time away, but couldn't wait to get back to see her. It's all about balance.
A good weekend for all, and a new appreciation for your busy life with little people.
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Q: Enthought Canopy iPython console fills with text and loses prompt I'm running the latest academic distribution of the Canopy IDE on a Windows 7 machine. In the iPython console, if I ask for a docstring (for example, typing "linspace?"), the resulting text fills up the console and gets cut off at the top and bottom. Afterwards, there is no longer an "In [#]" prompt and I cannot type any further commands into the console. If I don't want to lose all of the variables I have defined during the session, I have found that I can open a new editor window (File/New Editor Window) and I will once again have an "In [last #]" prompt where I can enter commands. However, this is a rather a nuisance. I would like to be able to view docstrings without having to open a new window each time. Is there a way I can fix this?
For reference, I have Canopy version 1.0.1.1189.
Update: this only seems to happen when I use the question mark, not if I enter, for example, "help(linspace)." Maybe I should just stick to using help() instead of question marks?

A: This isn't specific to Canopy and should apply to IPython in general. When you print a long docstring (i.e. one longer than your screen), it prints the output to something call a "pager" which allows you to scroll through the text. I think IPython (more or less) uses less.
When you're in the pager, you can press the q key to exit (and return to the IPython prompt). (Also, space bar pages down, b pages up.)


1. Oversee, maintain, & supervise all local church property. This includes conducting an annual inspection and inventory of all church property, including the parsonage.
3. Receive and administer all gifts made to the congregation; make certain that all trust funds of the congregation are invested properly. Develop guidelines for receiving and managing wills, trusts, bequests, and other investments given to the church.
8. Be accountable to charge conference and to the church council.
Membership Includes: The board of trustees is composed of not more than nine nor fewer than three members. Members of the committee are elected by the charge conference to serve a term of up to three years (noting that ¶2525 allows self-succession). At least one-third of the trustees shall be from each gender, and two-thirds must be members of The United Methodist Church. A provision in the Book of Discipline allows for up to one-third of the trustees to be nonmembers of your church. There may be a person who is involved in your congregation, not yet a member, who would make a good trustee. Pastor is ex-officio but not a voting member of Trustees.
 The pastor is the administrative officer of the local church and therefore is an ex officio member of most committees (¶ 244.3, 2008 Book of Discipline). Ex officio members are members of a committee by virtue of their office, not because they were elected. Unless otherwise specified by the Book of Discipline or by the local church, ex officio members have both voice and vote.


Conveniently located in the heart of the shopping and commercial district of Kowloon, the Bridal Tea House Yau Ma Tei Hotel is adjacent to the Nathan Road and has many tourist landmarks nearby, such as the Temple Street Night Market, the Jade Market and the King's Park. The hotel offers 127 guest rooms fully equipped with all the basic amenities and internet access. Getting around the city is easy with the Yau Ma Tei station, which is within 2 minutes on foot. A lot of dining outlets are available nearby where guests can try almost any cuisine of the world.
Aberdeen - Approx. 25 mins by car or taxi.
Hong Kong Disneyland - Approx. 35-40 mins by car/taxi or MTR.
Hong Kong International Airport - Approx. 35-40 mins by car/taxi or MTR.
Jade Market - Approx. 5 mins on foot.
Lan Kwai Fong - Approx. 17-20 mins by car/taxi or MTR.
MTR Yau Ma Tei Station - Approx. 2 mins on foot.
Ocean Park - Approx. 25 mins by car or taxi.
Repulse Bay - Approx. 25-30 mins by car or taxi.
Temple Street Night Market - Approx. 5 mins on foot.
Tsim Sha Tsui - Approx. 8-12 mins by car/taxi or MTR.
This luxury accommodation combines comfort, style and elegance that guests can expect and offers 24 tastefully appointed and individually designed apartments. Each of the 24 serviced apartments is equipped with an array of state-of-the-art amenities, including high quality bed linens, Plasma TV, wireless internet access, etc.
The Kings De Nathan Hotel is located in Hong Kong making it one of the best hotels to stay at while in town. With the guests' convenience in mind, each of the 70 guestrooms at the hotel is well designed and fully equipped to cater to the demands of corporate and holiday travelers looking for unique accommodation in Hong Kong.
Situated in the heart of Kowloon, Yau Ma Tei, Silka Seaview Hotel Hong Kong has easy access to Hong Kong's major shopping areas. Free hotel shuttle bus service is provided by this Hong Kong hotel. Silka Seaview offers 268 guest rooms and suites. All rooms are well equipped with air-conditioning, satellite/cable TV, color television, broadband internet access, etc.
The Salvation Army Booth Lodge is perfectly located for both business and leisure guests to Hong Kong. It is provides easy access to public transportation system of Hong Kong, allowing guests to easily reach the airport, tourist attractions, and the shopping districts of Kowloon.