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SBU's Mahar, Afful honored with inaugural Martin Luther King Jr. Justice Awards
"There are 110 ways to divide people but only one way to unite us: love."
That was Dr. Jim Mahar's message Wednesday night as he accepted St. Bonaventure's inaugural faculty/staff MLK Justice Award at the university's Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at the University Chapel.
Warming House manager Paul Nana Afful received the first student MLK Justice Award.
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina 15 years ago, Mahar founded BonaResponds, a campus-based organization that continues today to do relief work locally, nationally and internationally.
"If there is one thing I've learned working with BonaResponds," said Mahar, asking a student to stand up to show off the words on her T-shirt, "it's that — 'Tout moun se moun.' That's Creole for, 'All people are people.'"
If they learn nothing else in their time at St. Bonaventure, Mahar said, "I hope our students learn to love and respect everyone."
Nichole Gonzalez, dean of students and chair of the event's planning committee, said Mahar was "a natural selection" to receive the inaugural faculty/staff award.
"There is truly no one who commits more of their time and energy in service of others while seeking no attention," Gonzalez said. "Jim has inspired hundreds of students and alumni to take action in our local community, in communities across the country, and in poor and developing countries, to help restore both physical spaces and individual dignity. He does so not by asking or telling, but by doing it himself, and being a person others want to follow."
A native of Ghana, Afful played soccer as an undergraduate at St. Bonaventure and returned after a brief coaching stint to pursue his MBA.
"Paul's eagerness to learn along with his passion for caring for others has made him a warm, hard-working and caring presence at the Warming House," said Alice Miller Nation, director of SBU's Franciscan Center for Social Concern.
"Each day, Paul greets the guests and volunteers by name as he models justice and mercy for many who are often ignored and not noticed by much of society. His commitment to the people of the Warming House is nothing short of amazing."
The awards are designed to honor one faculty/staff member and one student who are leaders of social justice, committed to action, and inspire action in others. Honorees must also embody the deeply Franciscan definition of justice, honoring the dignity that is due each individual. Dr. King was committed not only to racial equity, but justice for the poor and other marginalized populations.
This year's MLK Celebration was titled "What Does Justice Look Like?" and featured powerful performances from several members of the Chattertons Poetry Society — Akim Hudson, Marisol Woods, Dwight Coleman and Anahiz Rivera — and Sydney Best, president of SBU's Black Student Union.
About the University: The nation's first Franciscan university, St. Bonaventure University is a community committed to transforming the lives of our students inside and outside the classroom, inspiring in them a lifelong commitment to service and citizenship. In 2019, St. Bonaventure was named the #1 regional university value in New York and #2 in the North by U.S. News and World Report.


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Superstition Search and Rescue
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Hiker located in little over an hour by SSAR
Tuesday, September 15, 2009 The News
APACHE JUNCTION – What teams of rescuers from four counties including horse riders, rescue dogs and an aircraft were unable to accomplish in five days was quickly done by the highly trained volunteers of Superstition Search and Rescue in a little over an hour.
The body of a middle-aged man, believed to be missing hiker Kelly Tate, 53, was located around 6 p.m. Tuesday, September 15, 2009 by three members of SSAR, just 200 yards from Tate's abandoned motorcycle, still within the boundaries of Lost Dutchman State Park and mere hours after Pinal County authorities announced that they would be scaling back their search.
Rescue teams from Pinal, Pima, Gila and Maricopa Counties, the state and Sonoran Search and Rescue began looking for Tate Thursday evening September 10, 2009 when he failed to return home from a hike at Lost Dutchman State Park Thursday morning. From 60 to 150 searchers were working on a 24 hour basis reportedly focused on a 28-square-mile area in the Superstition Wilderness. Pinal County announced just this afternoon that they would scale down to a crew of approximately 10 individuals to work on a reduced search schedule.
Tate, originally from Mesa and working in China, was in the area visiting family. He was reportedly an experienced hiker so when he failed to return from his hike Thursday afternoon. Superstition Search and Rescue was contacted by a friend of the family and quickly located Tate's motorcycle in the parking lot. SSAR contacted the Pinal County Sheriff's Office who took over the search and told SSAR that their help would not be needed.
Though they were not included in the official search, SSAR sent individual team members to Lost Dutchman State Park on a training exercise Tuesday afternoon in an effort to assist the family. The SSAR members began their training search around 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 and located the body by 6 p.m.
SSAR has never failed to find an individual they have searched for. Superstition Search and Rescue (SSAR) is a volunteer service organization that assists individuals who experience wilderness-related problems in the Superstition Wilderness Area.
SSAR is made up of approximately 25 volunteers who are highly skilled in wilderness first-aid, technical rescue, orienteering and tracking who sacrifice their time and personal resources to assist those in need. SSAR relies on donations from individuals and/or corporations and fund-raising activities to support the training and equipment needed to continue serving individuals who find themselves in a situation in which they require assistance. All donations are tax deductible and no matter what the amount, provide the group with valuable equipment and resources necessary to do their job – saving lives.
If you would like to donate to the unsung heroes of Superstition Search & Rescue, please send a check or money order payable to SSAR, P.O. Box 1123, Apache Junction, AZ 85217. For more information on SSAR or to make on online donation visit SSAR at https://superstitionsar.org.
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SEO, you either love it, hate it or somewhere in between. If you do decide to implement search engine optimization as part of your inbound marketing campaign, you should know that some of the factors required, among other things, are keyword research, site usability and structure, and the one that is often overlooked at, monitoring your progress. There is no point of implementing the best SEO practices, making use of SEO plugins, writing awesome content that provides value to your visitors, and not see how your efforts are doing.
Something to think about: SEO is a competition. You have to be more popular and more relevant than your competitors to succeed (exclude friends, family members and your community). Keep it clean, and remember to take action. Taking action in itself is already a competitive advantage, over those who don't.
Anyway, if you are providing SEO services, thinking of, or simply a DIY SEO practitioner, then this is where all the things may start to get a bit tedious. Conducting proper keyword research, analyzing competition, track backlinks, checking for broken links, checking your ranks progress and more, are simply not an easy task to do without the help of some tools, whose purpose is just that, to save you time and make your tasks a bit easier.
With that said, the SEO tools I mention here are by all means not the only ones that are available. There are literally tons of them and some work well, while others don't. Difficult to keep track on all of them so, I am limiting this list to those that I have used and believe that are sufficient to get you started. Post is rather long..
Google SEO Tools: You may not be aware of it, but Google has probably the widest array of tools under your disposal. Take the AdWords Keyword Tool for example. What is there to say about this tool? This is probably one of the most "talked about" keyword tool on the internet. There are tons of tutorials and tips out there on how to use it properly. Google's keyword tool is great, but one drawback is that you can not use it to analyze competition. There is probably some misconception about the "competition" column that you see in their results, which you should know, is about the "advertisers" competition for that particular keyword, rather than competing websites. This data is good to pinpoint saturated niches for example.
So aside from Google's keyword tool, you also have YouTube keyword tool, Google Insights (great for product search), Google Webmaster Tools (Quick Start Center), Google Analytics, Google Page Speed Online, and perhaps one that you are not aware of, Google's Real Time Insights Finder – Marketing Tool (take it for a test drive).
Tynt SEO: Found out about this tool from Ana's post on MySEOCommunity.com. The post essentially teaches you how to take advantage and defend yourself from "people who copy" your content. There is really not much of a problem when someone copies an excerpt of your content and attributes a link to the original source. The problem is when they don't give you the proper attribution.
Tynt SEO essentially inserts a piece of code on every single page (not just content) of your site, and every time your text or images gets copied, Tynt adds automatically an attribution link, back to where your content was copied from. It is really an awesome tool and after using it only for 7 days, I can see already that it appears to paying off. Remember that not all links carry the same weight, but it this case, whether or not the link is of authority, it still links back to you, something that Matt Cutts says, it is better than "nothing".
What I like best about Tynt? Not only it does what it says it does, you also get some real cool SEO reports (e.g., how many copied your content and linked back to you – forced via Tynt), and best of all, It is free .
Want to see how it works? Try copying any text (like a paragraph) from here and paste it on Word.
SEMRush: From the developers of the popular SEO Quake, SEMRush is an advance keywords/competition research software that essentially let's you see how your site (or any other), is doing in Google search engine rankings (or Bing), in addition to many other related advanced search engine marketing techniques. With its huge database of keywords, you will find some of the most popular (including hidden keywords), most searched for terms, and also highly competitive and expensive keywords. The free version is fully workable and is only limited to 10 queries/day and 10 results per query. Give it a try as you may not need anything else than what is provided on the free version. BTW, free is free and not a trial.
GTMetrics: Quickly becoming one of my favorite tools to analyze and test page speed online. With GTMetrix, you can check Google Page Speed and Yahoo YSlow score of any web site. This information is very useful, especially since page loading time is one of many factors used by Google to determine rankings. When checking your site or any other site on GTMetrics, you are given a grade (ideal would be A). If your website page loading time is more than four seconds, or have a low Page Speed/YSlow grade (C or lower), it may mean that your site requires some tweaking. GTmetrix will provide detailed explanations of what is wrong with your site and what you can do to improve it. This information is very helpful to correct all the flaws in your current WordPress theme.
Here's how my site is performing yesterday (4,92s – but needs some more work; I guess).
Other cool page speed checkers, include – PingDom and WebPageTest.
SEO Doctor: A FireFox Addon, it is a great "flyby" and simple tool, made with both beginners and experienced SEOs in mind. It's scoring system and recommendations are based on official SEO documents, namely Google Webmaster guidelines, Google Image guidelines and Google SEO starter guide as well as Vladimir Prelovac's (developer) own experience.
Look at that! My site score a perfect 100%, woot. Run it and see what score you got.
CuteRank: Remember, SEO requires a lot of work and one of them is to monitor your progress. This free keyword rank checker (software) is a desktop app, designed to automatically check your keyword positions and track their performance (keeps history) on multiple search engines. Instead of trying to figure out what position your are in, just insert multiple keywords you are checking for, or let CuteRank automatically detect keywords for you, and let it do its magic. One thing I really like about this app is that it returns results in near "real time". This really is a time saver and the free version has absolutely no catch. It is free for life and safe to use. The only limitations of the free version is that you can only check your rankings for one domain at a time, and you can not create reports with your own brand (not good if you are tracking for clients). Such limitations are easily lifted with the premium version (if you are interested). Totally recommended and for now, the only one I really use. It is quite accurate .
As I mentioned earlier, Google AdWords Keyword tool, is a great resource for "finding keywords". Once you find those keywords, the next thing would be to analyze competing websites that are also targeting for those same keywords. While there are many ways you can achieve this, I will provide you with two options for now. First is to use Prelovac's clever way of doing keyword research (really good). The other option is to use LongTailPro.
LongTailPro is a paid software that does all the hard work for you. It helps you find keywords and available domains (good for creating niche sites), analyze competition and also includes a rank checker to monitor your progress. I have been using LongTailPro (as an alternative to MS) to create niche websites, and I am pretty satisfied with the results. For now, I just wanted you to know about this tool and stay tuned for an in-depth review soon. In case you can't wait, head over there to find out more (watch the demo video).


Today's news from the Labor Department shows U.S. unemployment down to 7.7% on job growth of 146,000. That's good news unless you are hoping for a reversal that you can pin on the current administration, but let's not go there.
"With more than 200,000 boomers exiting the labor force each month through retirement, the rule of thumb that the economy needs to add 140,000 jobs per month to keep up with population growth no longer holds. The new normal is 100,000, which is why 150,000 new jobs a month has brought the unemployment rate from 9.5 percent to 7.9 percent over the last two years.
So the economy is healing though not nearly fast enough and as Paul Krugman also notes in the Times today, this still means millions of people not working and that comes at a cost.
"When willing workers endure forced idleness society as a whole suffers from the waste of their efforts and talents. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that what we are actually producing falls short of what we could and should be producing by around 6 percent of G.D.P., or $900 billion a year.
So there's no reason to celebrate beyond noting that it's good news, of a sort.
Oh bother. They're at it again. I'm on the long flight from Boston to Dreamforce in San Francisco and I have a lot of time to think. First stop is the Zuora user group meeting "Subscribed" happening at the Ritz Carlton. It's Zuora's second bash like this and it's nice to see them doing well with a great idea like subscription billing.
I am on a Virgin flight, which is my choice for these long hauls. The plane is full of Dreamforce attendees and the excitement is palpable.
It's nice to have the option of WiFi and power for my computer so that I can work. Signing onto the go-go inflight wireless service is always something of a Gumpian box of chocolates, you never know what THEY'RE going to get and today is no exception.
Thanks to go-go's record keeping, I am able to access my account history. It seems in 2010, the first time I bought the service, I paid $12.95. The cost actually went down for several flights after that either because they were running a special to get people hooked or, and this is a dim memory, someone was giving free or discounted service to all passengers during the holidays.
At any rate, my point is that the price of WiFi has gone up dramatically over less than two years. Today I paid $17.95 for the same service I once paid $9.95 for. Off the base of $9.95 we're looking at an 80% increase and divided over two years that produces a 40% inflation rate. Yikes! Looks like the increasing cost of Internet is tracking the plane's altitude.
Ok, so back to today. Want to guess what WiFi costs today? Today I plunked down $34.95 for a month because I am going to do this a lot this month, but a single day has a cost of $24.95 and a single day is the benchmark. Going from $17.95 to $24.95 is a rise of a bit more than 33%. Presumably they were making money at $17.95 and now that the equipment is fully amortized the additional fee is pure profit.
I know, the fee indirectly includes the free electricity for my computer but I prefer to think of it as something they throw in for the cost of a ticket since I could use the plug for anything else like charging my phone. But if I am charging a phone and not using WiFi then am I technically freeloading on the WiFi users? It gets complicated.
At any rate I think I'd have to go back to 2010 when I started using WiFi on these flights. If you go back to the July post you see that I started paying $12.95 then it went to $9.95 before beginning its inexorable climb. So take your pick. I have to keep my socks on here so my math might be off but it looks like at least an inflation rate of 100% over two years. But more interestingly, I know I am not paying double the cost of a ticket that I did in 2010 even though jet fuel is up considerably in that time. Again some quick math with shoes on. The cost of WiFi is now roughly equal to 3.8% of the ticket, not bad at all or about six gallons of jet fuel.
Ok, but like an economist I know there is more than one way to calculate this inflation rate. Consider this: The cost of WiFi is so high now that they've come up with a new entry point, a ten dollar cost for one hour of service. So that's ten bucks an hour but when this started in 2010 it was ten dollars for the whole six hour flight or about $1.50 per hour. If you use 12.95 as the basis then the cost per hour is more but no matter, this is back of the envelope stuff. But the change suggests an inflation rate of 600%. Six hundred percent! Oops! I really meant 300% per year over two years. Feel better? I do.
Well enough of this I am signing off from somewhere over Wisconsin traveling at 422 mph at an altitude of 36,199 feet. It's -73 degrees outside and $24.95 inside.


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Recommend and implement best practices in Portfolio, Programme and Project Management to meet objectives in areas such as: options & viability appraisal, cost benefit analysis, business plans, milestones identification, risk assessments, value engineering, cost planning & budgeting, procurement, contracting, cost management, appropriate governance arrangements, stakeholder management, risk management, quality control, benefits identification & ensuring delivery targets are met with Directors, Heads of Service and Managers.
Develop and embed best practices within all departments for the management of large and complex multi-year programmes, including leading through the outline and detailed design stages, specification and cost plan development, procurement, selection and appointment of professional teams and the contractor.
Act as a strategic advisor to the project or programme managers.
Initiate and manage projects ensuring the approved outputs of programme, cost and quality are met through effective contract management.
Establish methods of working and reporting and evaluate these on a regular basis to ensure they remain relevant and 'fit for purpose'.
Manage dependencies and risks across the programmes.
Ensure that stakeholders and projects are supported to develop programme and cost plans, business cases and documentation as required. Assist in setting agreed timescales for main work streams, key milestones to be achieved and contingency plans for areas requiring further work, consultation or negotiation for all programmes & projects undertaken.
Create a knowledge base of programme and project management tools and methodology that will act as a resource and develop the role and application of programme & project management.
Work at a strategic level to ensure all programmes and projects meet requirements and targets as necessary.
Report on the progress of all programme and projects.
Ensure that all programme and project milestones and targets are monitored and project slippage is highlighted and robust mitigating action planned.
Development and ongoing maintenance of stakeholder relationship and stakeholder management programme to deliver improved performance, innovation and efficiency.
Ensure sound management information systems are in place and used as required.
Recommend changes or updates to relevant legislation, policies, procedures and processes to achieve agreed-upon strategic objectives.
Ability to deliver effective presentations and workshops on complex issues and to positively influence/persuade a range of audiences.
This position is currently available and provides a long-term opportunity to gain overseas experience. An attractive salary and expatriate benefits are on offer for the right candidate.


Import the hybrid wagon version of the world's most popular car!
The 200 series Crown was released around 2008 (depending on the model), Toyota released a number of variants based on this model and also did a significant update around 4 years later. With the Crown, Crown Hybrid and Crown Majesta plus the pre and post facelift changes this makes for essentially six different models all with varying names, trim levels and options so bare with us as we do our best to make sense of it all!
In rough terms the Crown is the base model and is certainly sporty, the Crown Hybrid gets better fuel economy and is even sportier (interestingly), the Majesta is the high end luxury model which sacrifices some of the performance for high tech features and a very smooth ride. These cars share a great deal with Lexus IS and GS models and are based on the same platform, in some cases also sharing the same engines.
Engine wise, the base importable model (there are lesser ones which we can't bring in) is the Crown with the 232kW (310hp) 6 cylinder 2GR-FSE engine as found in the Lexus IS350 and GS350, with the hybrid Crown setup essentially that of a Lexus GS450h. The pre facelift Crown had a 6 speed tiptronic auto gearbox, upgraded to an 8 speed tiptronic after the facelift.
Things get very interesting however with the Crown Hybrid, which has a 218kW engine which is then supplemented on demand by the electric engine. Power output figures for the electric motor is quoted at 147kW however this does not actually equate to a 147kW equivalent power to the ground. In reality this is approximately a 40kW improvement in real terms, bringing total power output to around 250kW (334hp). Toyota claims the performance of a 4.5L V8 with the fuel economy of a 2.0L 4 cylinder. After the 2013 facelift the Crown Hybrid dropped in engine size to a 2.5L and lost around 70kW as a result. The gearbox for all Crown Hybrids was a continusously variable transmission (CVT). Fuel economy is quoted as being better than 5L / 100km for the Hybrid versions, and slightly less for the Hybrid Majesta due to its increased weight.
The Crown Majesta has a 4.6L V8 engine and outputs 255kW (340hp). The facelift 210 series Crown Majesra changed to a 3.5L hybrid setup which saw little change to driveability or power but a halving of fuel consumption. The 3.5L engine puts out 254kW (338hp) combined, with the excellent fuel economy of a hybrid. The Crown Majesta had an 8 speed tiptronic transmission, upgraded to a CVT (continually variable transmission) after the facelift.
If it's all getting a little confusing with so many models in play, the easiest way to think of it is as so: the Crown Majesta is the top spec luxury flagship model with softer suspension, the Crown Hybrid is the sports model with the most power and impressive fuel economy, and the Crown is the sports model for those with a bit less to spend. The 'base' model Crown is actually a very respectable performance car so don't view it as a totally inferior specimen, it's just outdone by the additional benefits of the electric motor that the Hybrid utilizes.
Facelift models were introduced around 2013 (depending on the variant) and had quite significant changes to the exterior (particularly the front end), and also included a completely redesigned dashboard and interior with Multi Operation Touch panel... effectively a touch screen for climate control and other functions.


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Episode 295 contains an interview with Ali A Olomi about the 9th century Queen Buran, who is the first woman we know by name to practice astrology.
Previously, in episode 86, as early as the 1st century AD, I discussed historical references to women practicing astrology and the 5th century philosopher Hypatia as a possible candidate for the earliest figure.
In this episode, we will focus on the famous Queen Buran, who lived in Baghdad in the 9th century, and talk about how she is a much more reliable candidate for the earliest woman in history who was likely trained as an astrologer and trained in in practice.
Buran was the wife of Caliph Al-Ma'mun, who ruled from 813 to 833 during the early Islamic Golden Age. Their wedding was so extravagant that it became known as a legend for centuries.
Buran came from a remarkable family of astrologers, and her great-grandfather Nawbakht al-Farisi was the head of a group of astrologers who selected the voting card for the founding of Baghdad.
A legend survives about a prediction made by Buran himself with the help of astrology, which helped to avert an assassination attempt on the caliph al-Mu'tasim.
We spent much of the episode contextualizing Buran's life in 9th century Baghdad, discussing the history of Persian and Arabic astrological traditions in the early Middle Ages, and talking about some of the notable astrologers who were contemporaries of Buran such as Masha'allah , Sahl ibn Bishr and Abu Ma'shar.
Ali is a Middle Eastern and Islamic historian with a particular focus on esotericism, astrology, and folklore. He is also the host of the Head on History Podcast and posts weekly astrology and esoteric topics on his Twitter @aaolomi page.
This episode is available in the following audio and video versions.
Bibliography of some works cited:
Kenneth Johnson, "Buran of Baghdad: An Astrological Woman in the Early Middle Ages," on the National Council for Geocosmic Research (NCGR) Geocosmic Journal, ed. Leigh Westin and Demetra George, Fall 2006, pp. 29–33.
George Saliba, "The Role of the Astrologer in Medieval Islamic Society", Bulletin D'études Orientalesvol. 44, 1992, pp. 45-67.
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The purpose of this study was to determine the impact on seventh grade students with decoding deficits who participated in novel-based literature circles on a reading comprehension assessment as compared to a similar control group. The post-test was researcher-designed utilizing seventh grade middle school language arts standards in reading comprehension. The test was based on reading selections separate from the novel used in the literature circle. The literary circle group's (n = 10) mean score (Mean = 10.20, SD = 2.82) on the reading comprehension test did not differ significantly from the control group's (n = 10) mean score (Mean = 8.40, SD = 1.84) [t(18) = 1.69, p = .11]. Although the study did not provide statistical evidence of the value of literature circles, there were limitations to the study. In addition, researcher observations indicated that literature circles can be a valuable component to reading instruction. Further research in this area should explore whether literature circles can improve reading comprehension when incorporated with more explicit reading comprehension instruction.


I still have a handful of these coupons left from the tearpads Safeway had up a few months ago. I am glad they aren't going to go to waste! I just ran out of pasta too. Also, Saving with Cindy is telling us that the Buy 5, Save $5 promo is still going on for Nabisco Crackers. I haven't seen this advertised at all, but if it is true you can still score some cheap Nabisco crackers.
Total: $1.50 for 6 boxes…if you only have the $1/2 coupons.
The original ad for the cracker deal in the Safeway ad did show dates of two weeks.
I had 8 of these tearpad coupons left and used them with doublers last week for more free pasta!
Safeway on SE 122nd & Powell still shows the Nabisco crackers on sales when you buy 5.
I just saw this today at our Safeway (Hwy 99 in Vancouver, WA) when I was running in quickly. UGH… I didn't bring my coupons!
Oh, and according to the tag on the pasta that price is through February, but I'm not sure if that's true.
I was at Webster Road last night and the Nabisco rep was there checking inventory. I bought 10 boxes (using the scenario below) and spent $2.


But then I turned on Extreme Home Makeover, and my computer, and I found this post by DeeDee at Mrs. Wills Kindergarten asking us to link up and send Joplin some love, and my whole post (and attitude) changed. How could I ignore it? It was so close to home.
One of my sons' best baseball buddies went through it; saved only by a two-by-four that braced the wall away from him that fell in, and the grace of God. They have been friends since the age of twelve when they began playing baseball together. He is going to school in Joplin to be a youth pastor. Our families have watched together as he and my son have grown from boys to amazing young men.
We drove through Joplin just a month after the tornado hit on my way to Indiana and an awesome professional development experience. It was devastating. And my husband and I broke down in Joplin on our way through in our early married years. I have a connection to Joplin.
More than that, I have a connection to the teachers of Joplin, because like them I have hope. Hope for new beginnings, brighter days and days filled with great teaching materials, endless (ok not endless but enough) supplies, friendly and helpful support staff, supportive administration, brilliant teaching lessons and receptive children, and most importantly nobody squirting hot chocolate out their nose.
I don't have a Teacher pay Teacher's store so I decided to send a gift certificate. I hope it makes a teacher in Joplin smile, and hopeful.
Link up and send some love of your own.
A gift certificate . . . what a thoughtful idea!
Keep up the HEART work at your school and in the world.
Hi tammy! You won on my giveaway at shake it up first grade. Email me so I can get you your gift card. YAY!
Wow! Just Wow! What a thoughtful post! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you for sharing your personal connection and your gift!
Nice & thought-filled, Tammy. We had friends there visiting his mother when it hit. She & her home was okay but she is quite elderly & was so upset & even disoriented for a while because everything was so changed. I'm originally from MO, so it is close to me too. Thank you for your thoughtful ways.
Love this idea. Thanks for a touching post.


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Located in Phoenix, Arizona Turf Paradise Race Track opened its gates on January 7, 1956 and quickly became home to some of the finest pari-mutuel horse racing the Salt River Valley has ever seen. Despite its success over the years, Turf Paradise changed hands several times before ending up in the hands of self-made multi-millionaire Jerry Simms in June 2000 for a tidy sum of $53 million.
Simms pumped an additional $5 million in renovations to the race track, updating the Clubhouse and Turf Club and later built a $125,000 equine swimming pool near the stables. The track has a one mile dirt oval and a seven furlong turf oval.
A $1 million stakes race held annually in February, the Turf Paradise Derby attracts many of the sport's top three-year-old contenders vying for a chance to compete in the Kentucky Derby and a shot at the Triple Crown.


Devon and I were recently inspired by a friend of ours to talk about the importance of taking vacations for the sake of our health and relationships. After learning that this friend hadn't taken a decent vacation in about 6 years and was experiencing anxiety attacks due to stressful events, we wanted to share how you can take a well-deserved (short or long vacation), what are the awesome benefits of taking some time off, and why you shouldn't feel afraid to treat yourself to a little bit of TLC and R & R.
Leaving for vacation at least once a year is good, but a person's health can really be affected if they don't go on vacation for several years.
55% of Americans who do have paid vacation time don't even take all of the days that are offered to them.
Americans go on fewer vacations than any other productive country in the world. Even if employers will pay for vacation time, many of us still refuse to take advantage of this great opportunity to get out of the office and spend some quality time with ourselves or family.
Many times we decide to not take a vacation out of fear.
We may instantly think of hard-working Baby Boomers, but Millennials actually have the most amount of fears. In fact, many of them can't even tear themselves away from their work computer and emails to enjoy their vacation.
There will be piles of work to do when they return.
Feel like no one else can do their job.
The company will be greatly affected if they're not present.
Believe taking time off is harder the more you grow up in the company.
Think they need to show complete dedication to the company.
Stressed that their boss is watching their every move.
Afraid of being replaces by someone else.
Despite all of our fears, we're actually creating a ton of value by getting out of the office when we leave for vacation or attend important events.
Feeling more motivated at work.
Having a relaxed and cleared mind.
Getting an immediate boost in the immune system.
Having an easier time coming up with new ideas.
Being offered more raises and promotions.
Yes! You read that last line correctly! It was found that people who take more vacation days are more likely to be offered more raises and promotions. One reason for this is that a vacation can help improve creativity and that is a highly sought after skill by employers.
People who don't take any vacation time feel like they have no time for anything and that includes family events, spending time with friends, attending life events or even going to something at their child's school like a play or concert.
They feel like they're victims of their work life and cannot take time off for other events.
If something is important to you, you should go and not let work get in your way. Otherwise, we miss out on important events and this can greatly affect our relationships.
We don't need to plan a long, extravagant trip to get the full benefits. Even just going somewhere within a 2 hour drive for a mini-vacation can help boost your relationships. Simply talking about the trip and planning it can really motivate you and give you something to loo forward to in the future.
People who plan their vacation are happier in every category of their life. Knowing that you're going on vacation is going to make you happier. Better yet, planning and going on an active vacation can help you create a bigger bond with everyone that you're with compared to just lounging at the pool or spending the entire time at a spa. Your vacation can include hiking, camping, meditation, or site-seeing for example.
5:00 Join a great health and wellness community with the Open Sky Fitness Facebook Group!
38:30 How does going on a vacation affect our health?
Thanks for listening/reading Episode 170 – Boost Your Productivity by Taking a Vacation! We hope you have gained more knowledge on how to be a healthier you.


Al Moatsem Hamood Al Farsi, the young Optimist sailor who was Oman's best prospect at the recent Optimist World Championships in Portugal, was top of the leaderboard in Oman Sail's July Ranking Regatta at Mussanah Sports City this week.
The 14 year-old Al Farsi, a member of the Mussanah Sailing School and the best performing Omani youngster in the 100 strong Optimist class at 2016 Mussanah Race Week in January, was the runaway winner in a fleet of 33 youth competitors, the cream of Oman Sail's Omantel Youth Programme.
Over two days of intensive racing, he swept to victory in four of the six races completed to take the gold medal.
Alaa Al Amrani also from Mussanah and Mohammed Al Alawi from Sur were tied on points in second place but Alaa took the silver medal on tie break with Mohammed having to settle for bronze.
The success of fourth placed Ahmed Al Oraimi demonstrated the massive progress being made at Sur Sailing School, which is the newest and most remote of the Oman Sail sailing schools of which there are now four at Al Mouj, Mussanah, Bandar Al Rowdha and Sur.
These improvements were also in evidence in the Schools Team rankings where Sur closed the gap on defending champions Al Mouj to four points.
The National Ranking Regattas are staged six times a year and are used as selection trials for the Omantel Youth Squad, which represents Oman at international competitions across the region and beyond, as well as training opportunities to upskill sailors, coaches and race officials.
"We saw improved performances from the sailors on the second day of the ranking races and it gives us a better idea for our selections," said Oman Sail's Youth Manager, Mohsin Al Busaidi.
"These youngsters have a lot of work to do to be competitive at international level as we saw in the recent Worlds but they are talented and more than capable of achieving their aims.


Only a few years ago LED lights were toys; you could buy simple on-camera home movie 9-LED Sima's at Best Buy for $35.00. Today LED products from LitePanels and its competitors are found in major newsrooms like CNN, and in Hollywood studios for TV shows like "Desperate Housewives." Several of LitePanels' 8 major lines are designed to complement and replace large-scale tungsten and even less efficient half-K HMI lights. Even without diffusion LitePanels products feature a hallmark clean soft white glow lauded by many pro's.
Recently LitePanels sent me the Croma™ to play with. This is a lightweight fixed-flood junior softlight with extras, designed for news and event videographers and DSLR shooters. Compared to early models like their entry-level Micro, which had battery and filter holder issues (still offered and with improvements), the fit, finish and redesign of the Croma are apparent and welcome.
Croma's main attraction is its ability to mix alternating bands of LED hues to quickly create indoor or outdoor lighting balanced to existing light sources. It also makes a lovely spot fill light in studio work. At 6 feet in full daylight mode, it'll throw over 9 footcandles / 98 lux with an even spread, flicker-free, better than a small tungsten unit with the inevitable hotspot.
On the Croma, which is designed for on-camera or stand work, intensity is controlled by one knob, able to ramp from 100% to zero with no noticeable color shift, while the second knob lets you quickly dial in any color temperature mix between 56K (like sunlight) and 32K (like tungsten sources) on the fly, by eye.
The kit comes with a solid, slide-in diffusion gel, a ball head socket with camera shoe, tripod screw receptacle in its base, an AC adapter -- this includes European travel adapters—all stored in handsome cushioned carrying case.
If there's anything to find fault with the Croma, it's the same complaint of any open-face LED light—you can't place a kukaloris ("cookie") in front of it to cast shadows, for instance, to break up solid wall backgrounds or suggest a location. I disovered this after laboriously carving up a slab of that stiff foam you get at the arts and crafts store. If you try using it, the result is a prismatic effect which obliterates the shadow. This is simply because LED sources are comprised of more than one light point— you get the shadow cast from each LED in the entire array as it passes through the cookie! It does give a cool kind of digital effect which may be right for some interviews. And maybe not.
Not all LED sources act this way; a Fresnel-lensed LED lamp is designed to redirect light of one or more sources into a strong beam, and acts the way any point source acts. This is one reason why LitePanels has introduced a bevy of Fresnel-based lights. From lighthouses to LED's! LitePanels also continues to expand their offering of open-face LED's—even an "Obie-like" item -- orginally designed for Merle Oberon by her cinematographer/husband Lucian Ballard—LitePanel's version is the Ringlite series which encircles the lens—as elegant a wrinkle demolisher as you can get. A Croma near the lens will do a similar job.
You can power your Croma four different ways: with the adapater; 6 AA alkaline or rechargeable batteries (lithium-ion cells can also be used but excessively heat up the unit, which will automatically shut it down when detected); add the optional D-tap power cable for sources such as Anton-Bauer packs; or you can piggyback on camera battery power with optional plates for Sony, Panasonic and Canon.
As you'd expect from any cool tool, the Croma runs with practically no heat.
Loren S. Miller, longtime reporter/member at LACPUG and BOSCPUG, is an Oscar-winning documentary editor working where he's needed, who occasionally shoots. See some of his early camerawork along with edit and graphics samples, at YouTube, Neotrondesign channel. He is also developer of KeyGuides, available at the LACPUG Store. Reach him anytime at techpress@mindspring.com.


St Peter is writing to a community who expected the Second Coming to happen at any moment - and who were wondering, perhaps, why there should be such a delay.
Those who did not believe saw the failure of Jesus to return as His followers expected as proof of their folly in believing in Him. Even today, the belief that the world will eventually come under the reign of God leaves believers open to ridicule and hostility.
St Peter offers an explanation which emphasises the mercy of God - His forbearance and desire that everyone should be saved. God is being patient with his people - as the history of the Jewish people had shown time and time again.
God's time is not our time. Human beings are conditioned to see a day as 24 hours - from sunrise - to sunset - to sunrise again. Our time is so closely linked to the sun and moon - to the universe in which we live - that we tend to think that God is tied to the same calendar and clock.
As St Peter points out, God is not confined to what we understand about time and space - but is beyond them.
The end times (eschatology) are also beyond human comprehension and any words that we use fall far short of whatever the reality will be. We are limited to using words like "day" which for God is as relevant as saying "a thousand years" - or even "a million years". God is eternal and lives in the eternal now.
We hear the end of the world being described in dramatic terms - the sky dissolving in flames - elements melting in the heat. This has provided fuel for many apocalyptic paintings - and has been used by "doom mongers" to fill people with fear. Some have thought that what is being described is a major nuclear war.
But again - we are limited by human words - we cannot begin to comprehend what the end of the world means. This is when we need to remember the words of Isaiah promising that God will come in power - but also in tenderness. The new heaven and new earth - whatever they are! - will be places where those who have tried to live good, upright lives will feel at home - will find eternal peace.
How does the Reading help you to understand God - and the passing of time?
What does God's patience mean to you? Which parts of you is He still working to perfect?


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Q: how to enable GPS on long key press of power button while screen is locked in Android? I'm Developing an application to send User's current location on selected contact number when user long presses power key button while the device is actually locked as pattern/screen lock mode. so how can i enable GPS so that it gets auto enable and gets current longitude and latitude.

A: First, you need to take care of the key press, and there is some good information here.
Here is an example of getting longitude and latitude:
public class GPSTracker extends Service implements LocationListener
{
    private final Context mContext;

    //flag for GPS Status
    boolean isGPSEnabled = false;

    //flag for network status
    boolean isNetworkEnabled = false;

    boolean canGetLocation = false;

    Location location;
    double latitude;
    double longitude;

    //The minimum distance to change updates in metters
    private static final long MIN_DISTANCE_CHANGE_FOR_UPDATES = 10; //10 metters

    //The minimum time beetwen updates in milliseconds
    private static final long MIN_TIME_BW_UPDATES = 1000 * 60 * 1; // 1 minute

    //Declaring a Location Manager
    protected LocationManager locationManager;

    public GPSTracker(Context context)
    {
        this.mContext = context;
        getLocation();
    }

    public Location getLocation()
    {
        try
        {
            locationManager = (LocationManager) mContext.getSystemService(LOCATION_SERVICE);

            //getting GPS status
            isGPSEnabled = locationManager.isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER);

            //getting network status
            isNetworkEnabled = locationManager.isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER);

            if (!isGPSEnabled && !isNetworkEnabled)
            {
                // no network provider is enabled
            }
            else
            {
                this.canGetLocation = true;

                //First get location from Network Provider
                if (isNetworkEnabled)
                {
                    locationManager.requestLocationUpdates(
                            LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER,
                            MIN_TIME_BW_UPDATES,
                            MIN_DISTANCE_CHANGE_FOR_UPDATES, this);

                    Log.d("Network", "Network");

                    if (locationManager != null)
                    {
                        location = locationManager.getLastKnownLocation(LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER);
                        updateGPSCoordinates();
                    }
                }

                //if GPS Enabled get lat/long using GPS Services
                if (isGPSEnabled)
                {
                    if (location == null)
                    {
                        locationManager.requestLocationUpdates(
                                LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER,
                                MIN_TIME_BW_UPDATES,
                                MIN_DISTANCE_CHANGE_FOR_UPDATES, this);

                        Log.d("GPS Enabled", "GPS Enabled");

                        if (locationManager != null)
                        {
                            location = locationManager.getLastKnownLocation(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER);
                            updateGPSCoordinates();
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        catch (Exception e)
        {
            //e.printStackTrace();
            Log.e("Error : Location", "Impossible to connect to LocationManager", e);
        }

        return location;
    }

    public void updateGPSCoordinates()
    {
        if (location != null)
        {
            latitude = location.getLatitude();
            longitude = location.getLongitude();
        }
    }

    /**
     * Stop using GPS listener
     * Calling this function will stop using GPS in your app
     */

    public void stopUsingGPS()
    {
        if (locationManager != null)
        {
            locationManager.removeUpdates(GPSTracker.this);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Function to get latitude
     */
    public double getLatitude()
    {
        if (location != null)
        {
            latitude = location.getLatitude();
        }

        return latitude;
    }

    /**
     * Function to get longitude
     */
    public double getLongitude()
    {
        if (location != null)
        {
            longitude = location.getLongitude();
        }

        return longitude;
    }

    /**
     * Function to check GPS/wifi enabled
     */
    public boolean canGetLocation()
    {
        return this.canGetLocation;
    }

    /**
     * Function to show settings alert dialog
     */
    public void showSettingsAlert()
    {
        AlertDialog.Builder alertDialog = new AlertDialog.Builder(mContext);

        //Setting Dialog Title
        alertDialog.setTitle(R.string.GPSAlertDialogTitle);

        //Setting Dialog Message
        alertDialog.setMessage(R.string.GPSAlertDialogMessage);

        //On Pressing Setting button
        alertDialog.setPositiveButton(R.string.settings, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener()
        {
            @Override
            public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which)
            {
                Intent intent = new Intent(Settings.ACTION_LOCATION_SOURCE_SETTINGS);
                mContext.startActivity(intent);
            }
        });

        //On pressing cancel button
        alertDialog.setNegativeButton(R.string.cancel, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener()
        {
            @Override
            public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which)
            {
                dialog.cancel();
            }
        });

        alertDialog.show();
    }

    /**
     * Get list of address by latitude and longitude
     * @return null or List<Address>
     */
    public List<Address> getGeocoderAddress(Context context)
    {
        if (location != null)
        {
            Geocoder geocoder = new Geocoder(context, Locale.ENGLISH);
            try
            {
                List<Address> addresses = geocoder.getFromLocation(latitude, longitude, 1);
                return addresses;
            }
            catch (IOException e)
            {
                //e.printStackTrace();
                Log.e("Error : Geocoder", "Impossible to connect to Geocoder", e);
            }
        }

        return null;
    }

    /**
     * Try to get AddressLine
     * @return null or addressLine
     */
    public String getAddressLine(Context context)
    {
        List<Address> addresses = getGeocoderAddress(context);
        if (addresses != null && addresses.size() > 0)
        {
            Address address = addresses.get(0);
            String addressLine = address.getAddressLine(0);

            return addressLine;
        }
        else
        {
            return null;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Try to get Locality
     * @return null or locality
     */
    public String getLocality(Context context)
    {
        List<Address> addresses = getGeocoderAddress(context);
        if (addresses != null && addresses.size() > 0)
        {
            Address address = addresses.get(0);
            String locality = address.getLocality();

            return locality;
        }
        else
        {
            return null;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Try to get Postal Code
     * @return null or postalCode
     */
    public String getPostalCode(Context context)
    {
        List<Address> addresses = getGeocoderAddress(context);
        if (addresses != null && addresses.size() > 0)
        {
            Address address = addresses.get(0);
            String postalCode = address.getPostalCode();

            return postalCode;
        }
        else
        {
            return null;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Try to get CountryName
     * @return null or postalCode
     */
    public String getCountryName(Context context)
    {
        List<Address> addresses = getGeocoderAddress(context);
        if (addresses != null && addresses.size() > 0)
        {
            Address address = addresses.get(0);
            String countryName = address.getCountryName();

            return countryName;
        }
        else
        {
            return null;
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void onLocationChanged(Location location)
    {
    }

    @Override
    public void onProviderDisabled(String provider)
    {
    }

    @Override
    public void onProviderEnabled(String provider)
    {
    }

    @Override
    public void onStatusChanged(String provider, int status, Bundle extras)
    {
    }

    @Override
    public IBinder onBind(Intent intent)
    {
        return null;
    }
}

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The photo was shot using a SONY SLT-A77V camera at an aperture of f/11, 1/250 sec. shutter speed and ISO 100. DT 18-270mm F3.5-6.3 lens was used to capture the image. Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode. The original image file has a resolution of 8192 x 1856 pixels, or in other words 15.2 megapixels.The photo has a resolution of 350 DPI and occupies a disk space of 6.09 megabytes.
According to the image metadata, the photo was shot on Wednesday 8th of October 2014. The local time was 10:35:20. The timezone was Europe / Istanbul, which is GMT +03:00. Please note that timezone was guessed using the GPS coordinates and may not be accurate. The EXIF timestamp may also be wrong if the date and time weren't set correctly in the digital camera.
SONY SLT-A77V camera has a built-in GPS receiver and allows geotagging on image files. The coordinates and location where the photo was taken is stored in the EXIF. According to GPS data analysis, the photo was taken at coordinates 39° 56' 21.88" N , 32° 51' 55.82" E. The elevation was 980 meters. Using reverse geocoding, the address associated with the coordinates is guessed as Kale Mahallesi, İstek Sokak 8 B, 06250 Altındağ/Ankara, Turkey. Depending on the GPS receiver and the reception conditions the accuracy may vary and the address should not be regarded as exact location.


The weather has been exceptional this year as I'm sure you will agree and this years bounty of quality grapes shall stand us in good stead for "vintage 2018" a year to remember.
The growing season began in earnest with bud burst mid April, flowering early June and by the middle of June fruit set. All in all the seasons have been just as we required, a little dry at one point but when the rain came it was gentle and the grapes swelled nicely.
Harvest began 27th September with a bounty of both Siegerrebe and Pinot Noir Précoce all hand harvested. Our total harvest in all grape varieties excelled in tonnage and with great analysis indicating a good balance in Sugar and acidity. As with all farming when growing crops you are in the lap of the gods with regards to the weather however the autumn sunshine has been a blessing with our last date of harvest being Sunday 21st October despite earlier predictions of early harvesting this year.
Our Seyval grapes destined for Sparkling wine sure had the benefit of the autumn sunshine and this year we managed to escape frost damage Hooray Hooray.
Already we have visitors reserving bottles of Pinot Noir 🍷 from this years harvest.
Thankfully at harvest we have been supported by good friends, family and a few Adopt a vine holders without you all we could never manage Thank you all.
Robb and I were delighted to be nominated for The Rural Business Awards for Wales and Northern Ireland this year, we made it through to one of four finalists in the Best Rural Drink Business. This award celebrates innovative businesses big or small.
With harvest over we have taken the opportunity to taste our Red wines from vintage 2017, this we do periodically and the good news is that we shall be releasing these wines in readiness for Christmas 🎄 great grape 🍇 news.
We are planning our festive Weekend for Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th December with events running up to the festive season and so keep an eye on our website.
Spring has Sprung and we have Anniversary News.


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package com.psclistens.example.service;

import java.math.BigDecimal;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.List;

import javax.persistence.EntityManager;
import javax.persistence.TypedQuery;
import javax.persistence.criteria.CriteriaBuilder;
import javax.persistence.criteria.CriteriaQuery;
import javax.persistence.criteria.Expression;
import javax.persistence.criteria.Order;
import javax.persistence.criteria.Path;
import javax.persistence.criteria.Predicate;
import javax.persistence.criteria.Root;

import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;

import com.psclistens.example.crud.CrudException;
import com.psclistens.example.domain.Customer;
import com.psclistens.example.domain.Customer_;
import com.psclistens.example.domain.OrderHeader;
import com.psclistens.example.service.filter.request.CustomerFilterRequest;
import com.psclistens.example.service.filter.request.CustomerOrderByField;
import com.psclistens.example.service.filter.request.OrderByDirection;
import com.psclistens.example.service.filter.response.CustomerFilterResponse;

/**
 * This class does all database operations and business validation for customer processing.
 *
 * @author LYNCHNF
 */
public class CustomerService extends BaseService {
    private static Log log = LogFactory.getLog(CustomerService.class);

    public static Customer readCustomer(final Long id) throws CrudException {
        log.trace("id=\"" + id + "\"");
        DaoFunction<Customer> function = new DaoFunction<Customer>() {
            public Customer doFunction(EntityManager entityManager) throws Exception {
                return entityManager.find(Customer.class, id);
            }

            public String getErrorMessage() {
                return "Error reading customer id=\"" + id + "\".";
            }
        };
        Customer customer = doWithEntityManager(function);
        log.trace("customer=\"" + customer + "\"");
        return customer;
    }

    public static CustomerFilterResponse filterCustomers(final CustomerFilterRequest request) throws CrudException {
        log.trace("request=\"" + request + "\"");
        DaoFunction<CustomerFilterResponse> function = new DaoFunction<CustomerFilterResponse>() {
            public CustomerFilterResponse doFunction(EntityManager entityManager) throws Exception {
                // Select ...
                CriteriaBuilder cb = entityManager.getCriteriaBuilder();
                CriteriaQuery<Customer> cq = cb.createQuery(Customer.class);
                Root<Customer> customer = cq.from(Customer.class);
                cq.select(customer);
                CriteriaQuery<Long> cq2 = cb.createQuery(Long.class);
                Root<Customer> customer2 = cq2.from(Customer.class);
                cq2.select(cb.count(customer2));

                // Where ...
                Collection<Predicate> whereCollection = new HashSet<Predicate>();
                if (request.getWhereId() != null) {
                    Predicate idEquals = cb.equal(customer.get(Customer_.id), request.getWhereId());
                    whereCollection.add(idEquals);
                }
                if (request.getWhereName() != null) {
                    Expression<String> lowerName = cb.lower(customer.get(Customer_.name));
                    String pattern = "%" + request.getWhereName().toLowerCase() + "%";
                    Predicate nameLike = cb.like(lowerName, pattern);
                    whereCollection.add(nameLike);
                }
                if (request.getWhereDiscount() != null) {
                    Predicate discountGreaterOrEqual = cb.ge(customer.get(Customer_.discount), request.getWhereDiscount());
                    whereCollection.add(discountGreaterOrEqual);
                }
                if (!whereCollection.isEmpty()) {
                    Predicate[] whereArray = new Predicate[whereCollection.size()];
                    whereArray = whereCollection.toArray(whereArray);
                    cq.where(whereArray);
                    cq2.where(whereArray);
                }

                // Order by ...
                List<Path<?>> orderByPathList = new ArrayList<Path<?>>();
                if (request.getOrderByField() == CustomerOrderByField.NAME) {
                    orderByPathList.add(customer.get(Customer_.name));
                } else if (request.getOrderByField() == CustomerOrderByField.DISCOUNT) {
                    orderByPathList.add(customer.get(Customer_.discount));
                }
                // Always order by id.
                orderByPathList.add(customer.get(Customer_.id));
                // Ascending or Descending?
                List<Order> orderByList = new ArrayList<Order>();
                for (Path<?> orderByPath : orderByPathList) {
                    Order orderBy = null;
                    if (request.getOrderByDirection() == OrderByDirection.DESC) {
                        orderBy = cb.desc(orderByPath);
                    } else {
                        orderBy = cb.asc(orderByPath);
                    }
                    orderByList.add(orderBy);
                }
                cq.orderBy(orderByList);

                CustomerFilterResponse response = new CustomerFilterResponse();

                // Get a page of records.
                TypedQuery<Customer> query = entityManager.createQuery(cq);
                if (request.getFirst() > 0) query.setFirstResult(request.getFirst());
                if (request.getMax() >= 0) query.setMaxResults(request.getMax());
                response.setResultList(query.getResultList());

                // Get total record count.
                TypedQuery<Long> query2 = entityManager.createQuery(cq2);
                Long count = query2.getSingleResult();
                response.setCount(count);
                return response;
            }

            public String getErrorMessage() {
                return "Error reading customers with filter request=\"" + request + "\".";
            }
        };
        CustomerFilterResponse response = doWithEntityManager(function);
        log.trace("response.result.size=\"" + response.getResultList().size() + "\", response.count=\"" + response.getCount() + "\"");
        return response;
    }

    public static List<String> validateSaveCustomer(Customer customer) {
        log.trace("customer=\"" + customer + "\"");
        List<String> errors = new ArrayList<String>();

        // Business says discount must be zero or greater and no more than 50%.
        if (customer.getDiscount() != null) {
            BigDecimal lo = BigDecimal.ZERO;
            BigDecimal hi = BigDecimal.valueOf(5, 1);
            if (customer.getDiscount().compareTo(lo) < 0 || customer.getDiscount().compareTo(hi) > 0) {
                String msg = "If this customer has a discount, it must be between 0 and 50 percent.";
                errors.add(msg);
            }
        }
        log.trace("errors=\"" + errors + "\"");
        return errors;
    }

    public static Customer saveCustomer(final Customer customer) throws CrudException {
        log.trace("customer=\"" + customer + "\"");
        DaoFunction<Customer> function = new DaoFunction<Customer>() {
            public Customer doFunction(EntityManager entityManager) throws Exception {
                return entityManager.merge(customer);
            }

            public String getErrorMessage() {
                return "Error saving customer=\"" + customer + "\".";
            }
        };
        Customer customer2 = doInTransaction(function);
        log.trace("customer2=\"" + customer2 + "\"");
        return customer2;
    }

    public static List<String> validateDeleteCustomer(Long id) {
        log.trace("id=\"" + id + "\"");
        List<String> errors = new ArrayList<String>();

        // Verify this customer does not have any orders.
        try {
            List<OrderHeader> orderHeaders = OrderService.readOrderHeadersByCustomer(id);
            if (!orderHeaders.isEmpty()) {
                String msg = "Customer with id=\"" + id + "\" cannot be deleted. Orders exist for this customer.";
                errors.add(msg);
            }
        } catch (CrudException e) {
            errors.add(e.getMessage());
        }
        log.trace("errors=\"" + errors + "\"");
        return errors;
    }

    public static void deleteCustomer(final Long id) throws CrudException {
        log.trace("id=\"" + id + "\"");
        DaoFunction<Void> function = new DaoFunction<Void>() {
            public Void doFunction(EntityManager entityManager) throws Exception {
                Customer customer = readCustomer(id);
                if (customer != null) entityManager.remove(customer);
                return null;
            }

            public String getErrorMessage() {
                return "Error deleting customer id=\"" + id + "\".";
            }
        };
        doInTransaction(function);
        log.trace("delete completed successfully");
    }

    public static List<String> validateDeleteCustomers(final Collection<Long> ids) {
        log.trace("ids=\"" + ids + "\"");
        List<String> errors = new ArrayList<String>();
        for (Long id : ids) {
            errors.addAll(validateDeleteCustomer(id));
        }
        log.trace("errors=\"" + errors + "\"");
        return errors;
    }

    public static void deleteCustomers(final Collection<Long> ids) throws CrudException {
        log.trace("ids=\"" + ids + "\"");
        DaoFunction<Void> function = new DaoFunction<Void>() {
            public Void doFunction(EntityManager entityManager) throws Exception {
                for (Long id : ids) {
                    deleteCustomer(id);
                }
                return null;
            }

            public String getErrorMessage() {
                return "Error deleting one or more customers with ids=\"" + ids + "\".";
            }
        };
        doInTransaction(function);
        log.trace("all deletes completed successfully");
    }
}

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MANILA, Philippines – As Germany expands its labor market, it will keep its doors open to highly qualified migrants but strictly enforce the law on low-skilled labor illegally crossing its borders, sounding off a fair warning to migrants, including Filipinos.
"If you are highly qualified, Germany wants you, especially in the healthcare and technology sector.
But for low skilled jobs, it is much more complicated," lady pastor Fanny Dethloff, national representative of Kirchenasyl (Asylum in Churches), said.
Dethloff made the statement before participants to this year's 27-day Summer Academy on Freedom and Responsibility in Media held recently in Hamburg and Berlin, Germany.
The topic on 7.8 million foreign nationals living and working in Germany came up as Dethloff explained to mostly Asian and African participants how the Deutschland wants to expand its labor market without neglecting its irregular migration policy.
She said Germany's preference for highly-skilled rather than the low skilled labor migrants prompted the latter group to enter the European country through unlawful means.
Most of them who violate the regular process end up being deported, and detained.
While, German Economy Minister Rainer Bruederle called for the easing up of the Germany's migration law to address its labor needs, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, on the other hand, rejected this proposal, saying that there was no need to modify the law controlling migrant workers, which took effect in January last year.
German Education Minister Schavan as well as business leaders also called for the opening of doors to skilled immigrants to boost their economy.
German economic experts warned that in the next 14 years, Germany will be in need of more than 200,000 technicians, engineers, and even scientists.
Dethloff, also the chairwoman of the German Ecumenical Committee on Church Asylum, is into giving spiritual and psychological support to imprisoned asylum seekers and irregular migrants.
The ecumenical committee, which is led by the lady pastor is a network of associations of German Protestant, Catholic and Free Church parishes offering asylum to refugees who flee due to fear of persecution or life-threatening situation in their home country.
According to the briefer from the German Ecumenical Committee on Church Asylum posted on its website, these parishes place themselves between refugees and the authorities in order to bring about a re-examination of cases and to prevent deportation.
Dethloff said every year, there are 33,000 people seeking asylum in Germany.
She said they never discriminate asylum seekers, whatever his or her religion or race. "We help them to stay they don't have to be baptized as a requirement," she said.
She said they had difficulty in identifying and distinguishing who is a labor migrant, refugee or an asylum seeker, since irregular migrants claim that they are refugees and have to seek asylum because they are being persecuted or threatened in their country of origin.
"It's really hard to tell who is persecuted in one's home country. What if they are dying of hunger there because they don't have opportunities? Do we consider them persecuted?" Dethloff said. "It is not very easy to live in Germany," she said.
With the intervention of asylum churches, from 1999 and 2001, over 75 per cent of church asylum cases ended with a solution protecting refugees from human rights violations and from danger of physical harm, according to the statistical information gathered by the German Ecumenical Committee on Church Asylum.
Marcelle Bugre, who works at refugee and asylum camps in Malta, noted the maltreatment committed by a number of foreign employers against labor migrants.
"They are treated similar to slaves. They can't go out," she said.
She recalled instances in which Filipino migrants sought her assistance because of their deplorable conditions.
The German Ecumenical Committee on Church Asylum said it is possible that applications for refugee status, for protection from deportation or for a residence permit on humanitarian grounds (as provided for by the German Residence Act or "Aufenthaltsgesetz") as well as claims to special treatment because of unacceptable hardships, have been refused, although the situation does in fact call for protection from forcible deportation.
"Investigations related to church asylum cases have so far mostly been closed without ending in a court proceeding. However, in some cases pastors or members of the church council had to pay a fine," it said.
A number of speakers and guests from several European countries will participate in the conference where they are expected to share experiences with church asylum, and discuss the harmonization of the EU asylum law, and the Dublin II regulation.


The Oakland A's announced today they plan to build a futuristic ballpark on the Howard Terminal waterfront site at the Oakland estuary to replace the aging multi-purpose Oakland Coliseum and field the team by 2023.
He said the ballpark is being designed by the Danish architectural firm Bjarke Ingels Group.
The new ballpark would have a seating capacity of about 34,000. The team plans to break ground on the 55-acre property in 2020, or 2021 at the latest, Kaval said.
Kaval said the team is committed to privately financing the stadium but did not specify how much it's expected to cost, adding it is too early to determine that. In a column for this news organization in September, sports consultant and former A's executive Andy Dolich estimated construction of the new ballpark at $600 million, although that figure wasn't tied to this particular proposal.
Kaval said team officials would have a better idea of the cost after they finish an environmental impact review of the Howard Terminal site, which is expected to start this week and last about a year.
Kaval described the stadium as one of the most "intimate" in the country, with decks built close together. A park would wrap around the rim of the stadium that would be open to people on both game days and non-game days.
"It harkens back to the early days of baseball when you would watch baseball in a park," Kaval said. Surrounding the stadium would be triangular buildings used for apartments, condos, or hotels.
Another bonus, Schaaf said, is that both the Howard Terminal site and a Coliseum redevelopment project would include aspects of affordable and market-rate housing. "We are in a housing crisis, and the idea that keeping our A's could actually help us also address our housing crisis as well as create good jobs for Oaklanders, that's what I call a win-win," she said.
As part of the project, the A's propose to turn the 155-acre Coliseum site into a tech and housing hub, preserving Oracle Arena as a concert and event center and reducing the stadium to a low-rise sports park as San Francisco did with Kezar Stadium. Preliminary plans for the site include a large park surrounded by housing, as well as a "skills center," community gathering space, office and retail developments, and restaurants, according to the A's website for the project.
"We plan to redevelop the Coliseum to help that site realize its full potential for the residents of Oakland for the long term," Kaval said.
The details of how to do that are not completely worked out. Alameda County has been in talks with both the city of Oakland and the A's to sell its share of the coliseum. Schaaf told reporters Wednesday the city has identified a financing structure — possibly a bond — to buy out the county's share of the Coliseum, which could create a simpler path to redevelopment.
Alameda County Supervisor Nate Miley didn't specify how much it would cost the city to buy its stake, but indicated the amount would be less than $100 million. That's based on an appraisal made within the last four years. Another appraisal may be done before an offer is made, he said.
The A's have an exclusive negotiating agreement with the Port of Oakland, which owns the Howard Terminal site. Kaval said the two parties are negotiating, and that within the first quarter of next year, they plan to have an option agreement.
With the Raiders planning their move to Las Vegas and the Warriors preparing to leave the city for a new arena in San Francisco, the A's are demonstrating a commitment to Oakland, city and county leaders said Tuesday.
Wednesday's announcement followed a frustrating, years-long process that saw the A's whiff at sites in Fremont, San Jose and Laney College, where the team was thwarted when the college district that owns the land balked at the team's proposal.
The team had also weighed building a new stadium at the Coliseum site.
Oakland Councilman Larry Reid, whose district includes the Coliseum, said while he would have preferred the A's build their new stadium there, he will support any other feasible location.
The site is cut off by rail lines, requiring pedestrian bridges or an aerial tram as the team suggested earlier this year. In 2014, an effort led by a team of Oakland businessmen, the Oakland Waterfront Ballpark, was rejected by former A's co-owner Lew Wolff, who pegged it as not feasible.
Former Oakland City Administrator Dan Lindheim said at the time Major League Baseball also did not want a ballpark on the estuary.
Kaval also said they plan to build pedestrian over-crossings so that people can safely cross the train tracks that run through the area.He added that between on-site parking and off-site parking within a mile and a quarter of the stadium, there will be about 10,000 parking spots.
He expressed optimism for the legacy of the project.
Staff writer David DeBolt contributed to this story.


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Meet Actor Destry Allyn
Meet Destry Allyn, a Famous Daughter Making a Name for Herself in Hollywood
She dropped her famed surname to pursue a career on her own terms.
Photography by Warren Elgort
Destry Allyn
In the movie business, adopting a head-turning moniker is a time-honored maneuver. That's why it seems counter-intuitive that Destry Allyn, the 21-year-old daughter of Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw, would drop her famed surname to pursue acting. "I want to do this on my own terms," she says. "I want to know for myself that I did it on my own." And she has.
After a stint modeling (she walked for Dolce & Gabbana), Allyn is forging ahead, enrolling at the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute and now working on her first feature. "I don't want to do the big box office–type movies," she says. After all, that's Dad's thing.
Allyn's independent streak emerged early, when she was a competitive equestrian. "I grew up around [the film industry], so I was like, 'I'm going to stay away,' but I ended up falling in love with it," she says.
Another family tradition she's following is philanthropy. Allyn has worked with equine therapy programs for children with disabilities, and she plans to create a nonprofit for at-risk youth to learn about filmmaking.
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East Coast Adventures – US History
May 14, 2015 American history, TravelAmerica, american history, Boston, Civil War, East Coast, History, Jamestown, Maine, Massachusetts, Paul Revere, Penobscot, Virginia, War of Independenceangharadeyre
Our travels on the East Coast of America have focused mainly on two of my interests in life – food and history. There's also been some room for reading too, but more on that in another post. I'll be writing about the delights of American seafood, barbecue and pizza as I blog about the places where we enjoyed them, but I thought it might be worth writing a bit about US history generally, before getting on to the histories as told by different states.
Before coming to the States I had some knowledge of bits of their history – mainly gleaned as a child from playing Sid Meiers's Colonization (similar to Civilization, but set between the discovery of the Americas and the achieving of independence) and more recently from half watching the first couple of episodes of HBO's mini-series John Adams (I would recommend this for the fantastic theme tune and credit sequence alone). I also of course knew the story of the Civil War as told by Margaret Mitchell in Gone with the Wind. But my understanding of the early history of settlement and interaction with the native Americans was sketchy; I wasn't quite sure who had won the war of 1812 or what it was about; and while I knew not to forget it, I had no idea what The Alamo was. I had learnt quite a bit from the Smithsonian Museum of American History (I blogged about this education here last year) but nothing beats walking the streets where citizens protested the quartering of British soldiers or standing on the battle-field where the British surrendered.
What I have learnt from our travels, though, is that the narrative I thought I knew is largely the narrative of Massachusetts. The story of Puritans seeking a place to practise their religion in peace; of a populace rising up in righteous rebellion against a tyrant king; of the heroism of a New England silversmith, Paul Revere, riding to warn the rebels of the British attack; and the story of a North that sought to abolish slavery and bring about ever more union between the states… All these stories ring truest in Massachusetts – specifically in Boston.
When you travel in Virginia or Maine, however, you find plenty of people ready to dispute the details of this dominant narrative. Archaeologists in Virginia were keen to remind us that of course Jamestown was the first successful British colony – started in 1607 for commercial rather than religious reasons – predating the Mayflower Pilgrims' Plymouth colony by over ten years. And the museum of Fort William Henry, near another very early fishing colony at Pemaquid Point in Maine, is scathing about the role played by Paul Revere in the Penobscot Expedition of 1779 (during the War of Independence, the British had seized Castine in Maine and the Massachusetts legislature ordered an expedition to dislodge them). In Maine, the story goes that Revere was incompetent as an artillery commander, disobeyed orders, and fled before receiving orders to retreat (the expedition was a disaster). They prefer to commemorate the poet, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, who immortalised Massachusetts' hero in the poem, Paul Revere's Ride – making it clear that there were of course many riders, and Revere's name was just useful because it rhymed:
Listen my children and you shall hear
Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere
(it's not a particularly good poem).
Meanwhile, in Boston, they insist that Revere's name was cleared in the court martial he demanded for himself in 1782. They claim that the accusations only came about because the Massachusetts militia needed a scapegoat.
While I loved Boston, and thought their museums were very persuasive on most things, I'm more inclined to believe Maine's version of the story of Paul Revere. This is partly because I was influenced by Bernard Cornwell's historical novel of the Penobscot Expedition The Fort, which was excellent holiday reading in Maine.
I'm by no means an expert yet, but I'm certainly enjoying continuing my education in American history through reading, watching TV series, and, of course, more traveling.
Recommendations for anyone looking to gain a more nuanced understanding of American history – or just a different perspective (based only on where I've been and what I've read so far):
On the early colonies:
Jamestown archaeological site, Virginia
Mark A. Noll and Luke E. Harlow, Religion and American Politics: from the colonial period to the present
On the War of Independence:
Fort William Henry, Maine
TURN: Washington's Spies, AMC series
Bernard Cornwell, The Fort
On the Civil War and its aftermath:
Arlington House: The Robert E. Lee Memorial (in Arlington Cemetery)
E. L. Doctorow, The March
Ford's Theatre (especially the Ranger talk)
D. W. Griffith, Birth of a Nation (warning: explicitly racist)


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The renowned Sun Valley ski and golf resort is only 30 driving miles from the ranch, over Trail Creek Summit.
The ranch is on the Big Lost River and offers dramatic views of the Lost River Mountain Range.
The tallest peaks in Idaho are visible from the front doors of the three ranch houses. Recreational amenities abound throughout the area.
One can big game hunt, fish, hike, camp out and simply just relax. The ranch offers seclusion, privacy and a real since of pride of ownership.
The property includes a total of 520 deeded acres. The ranch has extensive water rights and is mostly gravity irrigated.
There are good quality hay meadows, irrigated and sub-irrigated pasture areas and native rangeland.
There are also State of Idaho, BLM and Forest Service grazing permits that are included. This is a very nice ranch in a great location.


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2006-07: Paul Byron's first season in the QMJHL was spent with the Gatineau Olympiques, a 68 game campaign that resulted in 21 goals and 44 points total.
2007-08: In 52 games with Gatineau, Byron potted 37 goals and 68 points in 52 games. He excels in the postseason as he proved by netting 21 goals and 32 points in 19 playoff games on his way to the QMJHL title.
2008-09: The Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL) center netted 33 goals and 99 points in 64 games, his highest totals to date. He was nominated to the QMJHL All-Star second team this season. Expect to see him make the AHL jump and appear with Portland for 2009-10.
2009-10: After signing a contract with Buffalo, Byron entered his rookie season with Portland. A fair amount of success followed the undersized center with 14 goals and 33 points.
2010-11: Byron had an excellent sophomore year for the AHL Portland Pirates while being called up on two occasions late in the season to the Buffalo Sabres where he scored his first NHL goal with an assist in eight games. The 22-year-old centerman also scored 26 goals (ten on the power play) along with 27 assists and an even rating in 67 AHL games in Portland. He contributed two goals along with five assists and an even rating in the 12 AHL playoff games.
2011-12: Obtained by Calgary in a June 2011 trade with Buffalo, Byron appeared in 22 games for the Flames and skated for Calgary's AHL affiliate in his third pro season. After opening the season with Abbotsford, he made his debut with the Flames in early November and had four call-ups during the year. He scored 3 goals with 2 assists and was plus-three with 2 penalty minutes with the Flames. Byron scored 7 goals with 14 assists and was an even plus/minus with 40 penalty minutes in 39 games for Abbotsford. The Heat finished second in the West Division and reached the second round of the playoffs. Byron scored 1 goal with 3 assists and was plus-one with 2 penalty minutes in eight playoff games.
Byron plays a solid two-way game with playmaking offensive skills and quick acceleration to get to the open ice. The small, speedy centerman does not play scared but his size could make it difficult with his defensive zone coverage at the NHL level.
Byron will start the season with the Abbottsford Heat at the AHL level but will need play on one of the top two forward lines and show improved offensive numbers. If the speedy forward can get good results early in the season, he may have the chance to play in Calgary again this year should the NHL lockout get settled in time for the 2012-13 season.
The Calgary Flames 2013 Hockey's Future prospect awards are based on the 2012-13 regular season performances in all the leagues in which they have played this year. The award winners are selected by the HF writers and decided on after all the tabulations of the opinions from the HF staff.
The Calgary Flames prospect pool appears to be on the upswing. A blue-chip prospect on the verge of NHL stardom like Sven Baertschi will do that for an organization, of course, but there are also a handful of prospects who earned NHL experience during the club's 2011-12 campaign. The organization boasts several high-upside prospects developing at lower levels of play as well, giving the Flames as strong a pipeline as they have had in recent years.


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