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Peter Fich Christiansen  (ur. 4 kwietnia 1941), duński wioślarz. Brązowy medalista olimpijski z Meksyku.

Kariera sportowa
Brał udział w trzech igrzyskach (IO 64, IO 68, IO 72). W Meksyku medal zdobył w dwójce bez sternika. Partnerował mu Ib Larsen.

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Duńscy wioślarze
Duńscy medaliści olimpijscy
Medaliści Letnich Igrzysk Olimpijskich 1968
Urodzeni w 1941
Ludzie urodzeni we Frederiksbergu


Doing Business with the State – This website contains numerous links particularly useful for people starting or operating a business. For example, you would find information here about getting help to start a business and getting a business license.
Washington Secretary of State Corporations and Charities Division – This website is helpful for registering corporations, LLCs, and not-for-profits with the State of Washington. Among other things, it is useful for searching and finding existing corporations, LLCs, and not-for-profits.
State of Washington Department of Revenue – You can find good information about state excise taxes, laws, regulations, and filing and paying taxes here. This website is also used to obtain or renew a state business license. Note: Corporations, LLCs, and not-for-profits must first register with the Secretary of State Corporations and Charities Division.
Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) – This website is helpful for businesses and employees looking for information about the laws, regulations, reporting requirements, and claims for worker's compensation.
Washington State Employment Security Department – This website is helpful to businesses and individuals looking for information about unemployment taxes, benefits, laws, regulations, reporting requirements, etc.
Oregon Secretary of State Business Division – This website is helpful for those looking to open a new business in Oregon, registering or re-registering a business, searching for existing businesses, and finding audit reports of state and local governmental entities.
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More than too much takes the principle of excess as the starting point of a curatorial approach, an excess of material formed over a period of ten years of growing structures and working processes, of a continually increasing number of participants. A tendency to abundance inherent in every work, in and of itself. Then confrontation and simultaneity become transferred to the physical space, layering of inscriptions, overwriting and mutual commentary instead of isolation of the individual parts. To deal with the phenomenon of sensory overload, this exhibition practice arranges various alignments through the rooms, which are not closed off from one another but are to be viewed in their coexistence. Because the labels that already divide up the medial space are of less interest than the correspondences between artistic methods of production in their diversity.
With the exhibition More than too much , the Galerie der Villa is celebrating its 10th anniversary. The exhibition conjoins artists working in a wide range of media and revolves around the notion of extracting something distinct from the excess surrounding us, from the profusion of everyday life, allowing the recipient to experience this in a new manner. Excess and waste, terms, which are generally negatively charged in our society, are newly defined in the artistic production and presentation, since here the economy of daily perception is expanded through the surplus value of the aesthetic standpoint.
Drawing upon a vast plethora of works, which in retrospect appear almost unfathomable, and also through impulses from outside, this exhibition, which spans ten years of art practice and presentation, enables a conflation of new mental images.


VIP Details — Dark Horse Brewing Co.
All food and beverages on the main bill for any function in VIP are charged a 25% gratuity - no gratuity is charged on the room fee itself.
If operating under a cash bar situation, guests are on their own to tip accordingly for drinks.
Reservations for VIP must be made with a Credit Card, either in person or over the phone - no emails for security reasons. When you make your reservation, your card will be charged $1.00 to make sure it is a valid, after which it will simply be kept on file with your reservation to cover cancellation or lost glass fees, as described below.
Weekday daytime (before 5pm) rentals: Please park in the taproom parking lot and walk south on Kalamazoo Avenue to our production facility (it's the next building south of the taproom) and enter through the doors marked "Production Facility" right next to the two grain silos; turn left and go up the stairs.
Weekday evening (after 5pm) or weekend rentals: Please park across the street from our compound at either the Fastenal or Ad-Visor buildings, then cross the street and enter our production facility through the doors marked "Production Facility" right next to the two grain silos; turn left and go up the stairs.
Our VIP Loft is located at 519 South Kalamazoo, Marshall, MI, in our production facility.


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Home » HVAC and indoor air quality » News » SUEZ launches air purifying system in Paris metro
SUEZ launches air purifying system in Paris metro
The IP'AIR solution from Suez is initially being tested in the Alexandre Dumas underground station in Paris.
The SUEZ Group has launched its IP'AIR air treatment solution in a Parisian underground station as part of a project to improve air quality in public transport underground areas in the city.
In partnership with the Ile-de-France region in Paris and public transport operator, RATP, the Suez technology will play its part in a project called Innovating to improve the air in our stations, which was launched by the Ile-de-France region in 2018.
The IP'AIR solution offered by Suez will focus on treating fine particles (PM10 and PM2.5) emitted by brake systems in underground stations and is initally being tested in the Alexandre Dumas underground station in Paris. The six-month test, which began on 3 June 2019, will assess the solution's filtration capacity and range.
The IP'AIR solution treats air using a positive ionization process. This technology is based on an electrostatic filtration process during which a small electric charge is injected into the fine particles which are then attracted, like a magnet, to collection plates. This solution can treat a large quantity of air (7,500 m3/h) using the same amount of electricity as a toaster. Suez will also manage characterisation studies and explore possible recovery channels for the particles collected.
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The El Conservador Show with George Rodriguez" for Saturday, April 23, 2022.
Home BEING READY The El Conservador Show with George Rodriguez" for Saturday, April 23, 2022.
By George Rodriguez
The show's guests are renowned columnist, author, and commentator Cal Thomas. He talks about the border crisis, the faltering economy, and his new book, "America's Expiration Date.". Next, we have Border Patrol National Council vice president Art Del Cueto. He speaks about the large numbers of illegal aliens entering the U.S. He also talks about the lack of preparation the Biden Administration has for the alien stampede when they remove Title 42. In closing, we have several interviews of San Antonio conservatives (Jackie Klein, Michael Rodriguez, Manny Garcia, Venesa Alvarado, Irina Rudolph, Brandon Bradshaw) explaining what they see as the pressing issues facing citizens in South Texas.
Border Hawk News sponsors the El Conservador Show.
https://omny.fm/shows/el-conservador-radio-show/4-23-22-the-el-conservador-radio-with-george-rodri
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George Rodriguez: An Introduction
Apr 11,2021
George Rodriguez is a nationally known blogger, author, and regular guest on English and Spanish newscasts. Mr. Rodriguez was born in Laredo, Texas, and raised in San Antonio. He is a Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush appointee who worked for the Department of Justice in civil rights, immigration, and housing issues. He also worked with the White House Office of Public Liaison. George also worked on Capitol Hill on civil rights and immigration legislation. Mr. Rodriguez worked for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Jack Kemp as a special assistant and then served as director of the HUD offices in Houston and West Virginia. After HUD, he worked with the Katrina Recovery program as an anti-fraud compliance officer and for the City of San Antonio as a real estate director before his retirement in 2010. George made national history in March 2011, when he was named President of the San Antonio Tea Party and became the first Hispanic president of a larger Tea Party group in the U.S. Mr. Rodriguez published his first book in December 2018, "El Conservador:" Conservative Opinions," which is a compilation of essays and editorials regarding race relations, immigration, and border security, and the Fake News. The book is available through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other book outlets. Rodriguez does a weekly radio show on KLUP 930 AM "The Answer" radio and a daily blog talk radio. His program will soon be heard on stations in Austin, Washington, DC, and McAllen, TX. He is also a regular guest on national and local newscasts, including Fox News, Univision, and Telemundo. He is a graduate of Brigham Young University with a degree in Political Science and Journalism and certificates in Community Building from DePaul University and Harvard University. You can follow Rodriguez on social media at Elconservador.net, on Facebook at "El Conservador", Tweeter at El_conservador," and on MeWe at "El Conservador."
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Election Prep: What does the Planning Board do?
From the Town of Franklin Planning Board webpage we can share:
"The Planning Board, established under Massachusetts General Laws (MGL) Chapter 41, Section 81A, is an elected board comprised of five members, each with a three year term and one appointed associate member.
The Planning Board's primary responsibilities are to administer the Subdivision Control Law pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 41 and to issue certain special permits and site plan approval under the Town of Franklin Zoning By-Laws in order to ensure the public safety, interest and welfare of the residents of the Town. State and local laws and regulations governing procedures for these approvals are MGL Chapter 40A (the Zoning Act); MGL Chapter 41, Sections 81K - 81GG (the Subdivision Control Law); Chapter 300 of the Franklin Town Code Subdivision Regulations; and the Town of Franklin Zoning Bylaws Chapter 185.
The Board conducts meetings and public hearings in compliance with Town of Franklin General Laws to review and consider preliminary and definitive subdivision plans, Site plans and Special Permits, Approval Not Required (Form A) plans, and Certificate of completion applications.
The Planning Board also considers and prepares amendments to the Town of Franklin Zoning By-laws and the Town of Franklin Subdivision Regulations. The Board conducts public hearings on amendments created by the Board and on zoning amendments that are submitted to the Board by way of citizen petition or by landowners or other town boards through the proper procedures for submitting to Town Council.
All material received by the Planning Board in connection with applications is considered public information and can be seen during posted office hours."
Additional information on the Planning Board can be found on their page
http://www.franklinma.gov/planning-board
Note: the Town of Franklin webpage is incorrect in stating the terms of office are three years (they are 4) and that the Associate is an appointed position (it is up for election this year).
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD (FY 2016)
The Planning Board, as established by MGL. Ch. 41 sec.70, is responsible for "…making plans for the development of the municipality, with special reference to proper housing of its inhabitants." The Board is charged with administering the State's Subdivision Control Law (MGL. 41 Ch.81K) and the local subdivision rules and regulations (Chapter 300). The Board makes recommendations to the Town Council on Zoning By-Law amendments and may at its own discretion adopt new subdivision regulations. The Board is also designated as the permitting authority for various site plan and special permit submittals under the Town's Zoning Bylaw (Ch. 185). The Board receives recommendations from the Design Review Commission on building design, elevation, and signage for commercial site plan permits, and from the Conservation Commission on wetland related issues, and works closely with the Planning and Community Development and Public Works Departments.
In FY2016, the Planning Board reviewed and issued decisions for several projects throughout the year. One major project the Planning Board approved was 150 Emmons Street, a multi-unit retail development at the location of the former Municipal Building. The Site Plan includes demolition of the existing building and construction of a new retail building, which is to include a restaurant, salon and additional retail spaces. In front of the building land has been reserved to create a small park with a statue of Horace Mann. The largest project before the Planning Board during FY16 was the proposed Central Square project at 300 - 340 East Central Street, which will replace the former Ficco Bowling and Keigan Auto buildings with a multi-building, 113,000+ sf retail, commercial, and restaurant shopping center. Proposed uses include but are not limited to a 4,500 sf filling station and convenience store, and a 2,371 sf vehicle service/repair center. The Planning Board reviewed and approved a Site Plan for a bath house at Camp Haiastan, which was for summer campers.
The Planning Board approved two new Definitive Subdivisions, Union Meadows and Rolling Brook Estates. Both were for single family homes to be built on a new roadway that end in a cul-de-sac. The Planning Board voted to endorse (2) two 81-P plans, and accepted ten (10) Form H - Certificate of Completions. Acceptance of a Form H indicates all work has been completed according to Site Plans or Subdivision Plans previously approved by the Planning Board. Examples of completed Site Plans include Midas Auto Repair and CVS Pharmacy, both located on West Central Street, and Eastern Propane located at 11 Forge Parkway. The table below is a summary of Planning Board Activity during the 2016 Fiscal Year.
Decisions - Approvals Total FY2016
Preliminary Subdivisions 1
Definitive Subdivisions 2
Definitive Subdivision Modifications 2
81-P Plans (ANR) 2
Site Plans 3
Site Plan Modifications 3
Limited Site Plan 1
Limited Site Plan Modifications 2
Special Permits 3
Street Acceptance Recommendation 1
Certificate of Completion 10
Zoning Bylaw Amendments 4
Subdivision Regulation Amendments 2
Bond Releases 1
Acceptance of Bonds 1
The Planning Board held public hearings on several proposed Zoning Bylaw changes including Zoning Bylaw 16-762, which clarifies requirements of the Stormwater section of the Zoning Bylaw, and Zoning Bylaw 16-764 was needed to address the filing criteria for a limited site plan. With these changes, the Planning Board is hoping to better streamline the application process. The Board continues to help property owners make the desired changes and improvements to their properties while fostering responsible growth and development in the Town of Franklin.
The Planning Board typically meets twice a month on Mondays at 7:00 PM in the Municipal Building. All Board meetings are open to the public, and are televised via Community Cable Access.
Planning Board Membership
The Planning Board consists of five members and one associate member. The associate member participates in all hearings but only votes on Special
Permits if one of the members is unable to act. The Board members are elected and serve 4-year terms. Below is a list of current Planning Board members:
Anthony Padula, Chairman
Joseph Halligan, Vice Chairman
John Carroll, Clerk
Gregory Rondeau
William David
Rick Power, Associate Member
the Horace Mann statue stands to welcome folks to downtown Franklin
in the front of the new building at 150 Emmons St
Download and read the full Annual Report for the Town of Franklin FY 2016
http://franklinma.gov/administrator/files/franklin-2016-town-report
Prior year annual reports can be found
http://www.franklinma.gov/administrator/pages/annual-reports
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Hold the Date - Beatlemania Stage Show - Nov 3
Catching up to a future event from the social radar:
"The Franklin High School Band will host a Beatlemania Stage Show benefit concert at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 3 in the Franklin High School Auditorium, 218 Oak St. The event, called Keep Music Education Alive, will raise funds to support the school's music programs.
The concert is a professional production with big venue sound and lighting equipment. The national touring production Beatlemania Stage Show will perform the complete Beatles experience, from the Ed Sullivan days through the Magical Mystery Tour, Sgt. Pepper and Abbey Road, with period costume changes and authentic Beatles instruments."
http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/entertainmentlife/20170817/franklin-high-school-band-to-host-benefit-concert
Hold the Date - Beatlemania Stage Show - Nov 3 (Image from show webpage)
For more about the show and organization that performs
http://www.beatlemaniastageshow.com/MusicEducation.html
Labels: education, FHS, fund raising, music
BFCCPS hosting an Ice Cream Social - Sep 15
An Ice Cream Social will be hosted by B.F.C.C.P.S Parent Community Organization Friday, Sep 14 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM.
Join us to kick off the school year. TC Scoops will be scooping up the fun with ice cream and Italian ice. We look forward to seeing you!
As additional info is available it is likely to be posted to the Facebook event page
Labels: charter school, ice cream, parents
For Tots Only - Coming This Fall
Music & Yoga for Tots
Franklin Public Schools ~ Lifelong Learning Institute
Lifelong Community Learning
Don't miss these......
Mommy and Me Baby Yoga
Use yoga to help strengthen your bond with baby as you enjoy their budding personality! Babies will experience yoga poses, songs and rhymes specific to infant development while on their backs, tummies and being held. Enjoy quality time with other moms and caregivers in this relaxed, judgement-free, supportive, nurturing environment.
8 Thursdays Beginning September 28
Tranquil Souls Yoga, 15 East Central Street, Franklin
Music Together - Ages Birth thru 5 yrs
Music and Movement for babies, toddlers, preschoolers...and the grownups who love them®
10 Fridays Beginning September 15
Music Together, 10 Main St, Franklin
Check out all of our fall classes
LCL@franklinps.net 508-613-1480
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Labels: children, music, register, yoga
12-6pm Franklin Farmers Market @ Town Common
All Day Rise and Shine Food Drive (breakfast foods) @ St. Mary's Parish
9am-4pm You Pick Tomatoes - End of the Season Sale @ Grateful Farm on Prospect Street
10-1pm Franklin Historical Museum Open
MONDAY 9/4/17 - Labor Day
7pm Learn to Cope Franklin Chapter Meeting @ FUSF
7pm Franklin Garden Club Monthly Meeting (perennials swap) @ Franklin Senior Center
WEDNESDAY 9/6/17
5:30pm Family Paint Night @ Kidz Plaster Zone
6:30pm Calling All Wrestlers - Open House @ New England Gold Wrestling (842 Upper Union Street)
6:30pm Franklin Art Association Monthly Meeting @ Franklin Senior Center
THURSDAY 9/7/17
8:30am Franklin Downtown Partnership: General Meeting @ Dean College, Campanella Board Room (Note - time change - originally was 7:00 PM)
10am Tinkergarten Free Trial Class @ Fairmount Fruit Farm (sign up at https://www.tinkergarten.com/leaders/nancy.hayden)
6:30pm FPAC's Open Auditions for Spamalot @ The Black Box
7-8pm Healing Hearts Community Support Group @ Franklin YMCA
Election Prep: What does the Board of Health do?
From the Annual Report of 2016, we share this text to provide a summary of the Board of Health:
"Board of Health
The three-member elected Board of Health is the policy making arm for the Health Department. The board members assist in the drafting of public health bylaws and regulations, and review all site plans for compliance with local and state public health regulations. The board presides over administrative hearings in all matters concerning Health Department licensed and permitted activities. Board members are available for consultation on issues relative to the public health as well."
One position is up for election on November 7 for a 4 year term. The other two positions will be up for election in 2 years. This staggers the membership to maintain some institutional knowledge.
What does the Health Department do?
The Franklin Health Department is charged with protecting the public health and well-being of the community, in accordance with federal, state and local public health laws and regulations.
The Franklin Health Department's responsibilities include inspecting and permitting new and repaired/upgraded individual septic systems, witnessing percolation testing, biannual inspections of all food service and retail food establishments, investigating complaints of public health nuisances, enforcement of the state sanitary code relative to housing, licensing of children's recreational camps, inspection of semi-public swimming pools and spas, tanning salon and manicure/pedicure establishment inspections. The Health Department also issues permits for individual private drinking water and irrigation wells.
State Required Duties of the Board of Health can be found here
http://www.franklinma.gov/health-department/pages/state-required-duties-board-health
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE FRANKLIN
HEALTH DEPARTMENT 2015-2016
The Franklin Health Department is charged with protecting the public health and well being of the community, in accordance with federal, state and local public health laws and regulations. To fulfill this responsibility, the Franklin Health Department enforces a multitude of public health laws and regulations, and administers a comprehensive inspection program.
The following list identifies the primary components of the department's inspection program, and the total number of inspections and re-inspections conducted for each component.
* Food Service/Retail Food/Inspections/complaint Investigations 390
* Title V Septic System Plan Review and Installation/Repair, Total Applications 23 New, 19 Repairs,
19 Minor Repairs, and Approximately 165 field Inspections Conducted. 61
* Chapter II Housing Code Inspection/Re-Inspections 38
* Public Health Nuisance/Odor/Noise/Animal/ Smoking Complaint Investigations 80
* Semi-Public Pool/Spa Testing/Inspection and Public Beach Testing 36
* Inspection and Licensing of Children's Recreational Camps 10
* Tanning Salon Inspection 3
* Manicure/Pedicure Establishment 4
As mandated by the State Department of Public Health, local health departments must report, investigate and track all communicable disease
occurrences in their jurisdictions. The Franklin Health Department has had a long-term contract with the former VNA and Hospice of Greater Milford, now call Salmon Health Care, to assist with the investigation and follow up of reportable communicable diseases that occur in the community.
During Fiscal year 2015/2016, the VNA investigated over 200 suspect and/or confirmed cases of communicable disease in the community.
The following list depicts the reportable illness activity for fiscal year 2015-2016 in number of official confirmed cases:
Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis 1
Calicvirus/Norovirus 3
Babesiosis 0
Campylobacter 7
Hepatitis A 0
Hepatitis B 1
Hepatitis C (Chronic) 13
Lyme Disease 13
Meningitis 0
Streptococcus, Group A/B 3
E. E. Coli E. Coli 0
Ehrlichiosis 1
Giardiasis 2
Salmonellosis 6
Bacterial Infection, Avium, Vibrio 1
Encephalitis 0
Cryptosporidiosis 2
Legionellosis 2
Pulmonary TB 0
Chicken Pox 0
Pertussis 2
Influenza 33
Dog Bites 14
Cat Bites 4
Shigellosis 0
TB related 0
Streptococcus Pneumoniae 1
Yersiniosis 0
Vibrio sp 1
Dengue Fever 0
Enterovirus 1
Haemophilus Influenza 1
Shiga Toxin 1
Varicella 0
Chikungunya 0
Flu Clinics
In fiscal year 2015-2016, the VNA/Salmon Health Care held one seasonal flu clinic immunizing 67 residents. The wide spread availability of flu vaccine has reduced attendance at our public clinics in recent years. The VNA/Salmon Health Care also provided TB screening/ testing.
The following is a comprehensive list of all permits/licenses issued by the Franklin Health Department during fiscal year 2015-2016. Most licensed/permitted activities require at least annual inspections as part of the permitting process. During 2015/2016, the Franklin Health Department receipts for permits/licenses totaled $62,872.50.
Beaver Permits 10
Burial Permits 90
Bottling 1
Catering 1
Cleaners/laundromats 1
Recreational Camps 7
Septic Installers 44
Disposal of Offal 29
Food Establishment 111
Funeral Directors 3
Infectious Waste 1
Keeping of Animals 13
Frozen Desserts/Ice Cream 10
Milk and Cream 29
Milk and Cream Vehicles 4
Mobile Food 3
Pasteurization 1
Private Wells (potable) 7
Irrigation Wells 7
Retail Food 35
Stables 19
Manicure Establishment 17
Tanning Establishment 3
Temporary Food 18
Trench Permits 28
The current Health Department staff is as follows:
David E. McKearney, R.S. Public Health Director
Virginia M. McNeil, Health Agent, Elizabeth Hoey,
Environmental Health Inspector, (14) hours,
Mary Ellen Ficco, Administrative Assistant, (16) hours.
The Franklin Health Department wishes to once again thank the Town Administrator and all department heads and staff for their continuing assistance and support of the Health Department throughout the year.
The three-member elected Board of Health is the policy making arm for the Health Department. The board members assist in the drafting of public health bylaws and regulations, and review all site plans for compliance with local and state public health regulations. The board presides over administrative hearings in all matters concerning Health Department licensed and permitted activities. Board members are available for consultation on issues relative to the public health as well.
Bruce Hunchard, Board of Health Chairman
Philip Brunelli, Vice Chairman
Donald Ranieri, Jr. Board Clerk
The Franklin Health Department office is open Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Wednesday from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM and Friday from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Health Department inspection staff is available to meet with customers from 8-9:15 AM and again from 3:15-4 PM each day, or other hours by appointment as necessary.
David E. McKearney, R.S.
Public Health Director
Franklin Health Department
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FHS Football outlook for 2017
Hockomock Sports has published their outlook for football in the Kelly-Rex Division. We share the Franklin information here. Follow the link below to find out the outlook on the other teams in the Kelly-Rex Division. The Davenport Division is also linked to below. That outlook was published yesterday.
2015 Record: 2-9
2015 Finish: Reached D1 South Quarterfinal
Coach: Eian Bain
Key/Returning Players: Jake Noviello, Sr., QB; Sean Leonard, Jr., WR/TE; Brian Kosicki, Sr., OT; Nolan McLaney, Jr., S; Jackson Gilbert, Sr., DE; Ryan Driscoll, Jr., CB; Riley Downing, Jr., OL/DL
The first season for the Panthers under new head coach Eian Bain was a struggle at times for a young roster that was adapting to new systems on both sides of the ball, but there is hope that the experience gained last fall will pay dividends in 2017. Franklin will have a number of returning players to count on this season.
Offensively, Franklin will have to find ways to make up for the production of graduated running back Jacob Wolowacki, who was a go-to weapon in the ground and passing games. Senior quarterback Jake Noviello will be counted on to lead the offensive unit after more than 1,700 yards and 15 touchdowns last fall. Junior wideout Sean Leonard started all 11 games last year and will be a tough matchup for defenses along with fellow receivers Jack Nally, Will Davis, and Evan Wendell and running back Sean Hofferty. Three-year starter Brian Kosicki will be the leader of the offensive line and tight end Patrick Morrison will be a weapon in the passing game.
On defense, the Panthers have depth in the secondary, including junior safety Nolan McLaney, who was second on the team in tackles last year. Junior Ryan Driscoll has speed on the corner and Bain called him the "focal point" of the defense. Nick Gordon will hold down the other corner spot. Senior defensive end Jackson Gilbert is coming back from injury that cut short his junior season and will add strength on the edge. Junior Riley Downing gives Franklin size and speed in the middle of the line.
"We are in year two of our process," said Bain. "We are in a different place than we were a year ago…Fans should expect to see a better team in 2017. We have a roster full of experience and had great participation through the Franklin speed and conditioning program. In a league this good we have to bring our best every week."
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The Kelly-Rex preview
https://hockomocksports.com/football-2017-kelley-rex-division-preview/
The Davenport preview
https://hockomocksports.com/2017-davenport-football-preview/
Labels: FHS, football, Hockomock, Panthers
You're invited to Cultural Council Grant Workshop (Sep 14, 2017)
You are invited to the following event:
Cultural Council Grant Workshop
Event to be held
Thursday, September 14, 2017 from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM (EDT)
Town of Franklin Municipal Building
355 East Central Street
Franklin, MA 02038
Cultural Council grant season is upon us! The Massachusetts Cultural Council last year launched an online application system, which we found caused some consternation for some applicants. In addition, we find that many organizations who apply for grants are uncertain as to what information they should include in their application. The Franklin Cultural Council, therefore, is hosting a Grant Workshop to walk applicants through the online application and answer any questions about the grant process.
In addition, FCC members will be on hand to discuss specifics of individual proposed projects to give advice and suggestions. The workshop will be held at 7pm in the 3rd floor training room of the Franklin Municipal Building. This event is free and open to anyone interested in a Cultural Council grant, even those organizations from towns other than Franklin.
Applications will be accepted from Sept. 1 - Oct. 16, 2017 for 2018 grants. To apply for a Local Cultural Council grant, visit: http://www.mass-culture.org/
SAVE THE DATE for our new CULTURAL CONNECTIONS roundtable...
Oct. 10: Cultural Connections, an arts and culture roundtable, will be held at 7pm at the new Rhapsody's Victorian Coffee House at 395 E. Central Street, Franklin. Anyone interested in arts and culture, from any organization in any town, is invited to attend. The subject of this roundtable will be social media.
Come meet other like-minded individuals interested in the arts, swap stories of what has and hasn't worked in social media for your organization, and learn some new tips and tricks. A great opportunity to network!
For more information on the Franklin Cultural Council, visit us online at www.franklinma.gov/cultural-council
On Facebook at www.facebook.com/FranklinCulturalCouncil
On Twitter at twitter.com/FCC02038
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We hope you can make it!
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Labels: cultural council, grants, workshop
"Cancer is no longer a death sentence and shouldn't be taboo"
Via the social media feeds, a good Franklin story to share:
Franklin resident Susan Rosen sat slumped on her couch in a quiet house — her two children were at school — and let the news sink in: She had stage 4 metastatic breast cancer.
"I'm never going to be a grandmother," she told her husband through sobs.
But that was four years ago. Susan, now 52, no longer views incurable cancer as a death sentence. The local wife and mother is one of a growing number of people managing the disease as a chronic illness, thanks to new, less toxic treatments that are tailored to each patient's needs.
"Things are getting better every day in regards to treatments," Susan said. "This is the best I've felt in years."
Continue reading the full article at the Boston Herald
http://www.bostonherald.com/lifestyle/health/2017/08/kalter_cancer_patient_finds_hope
You can follow Susan's blog at Let Us be Mermaids
https://letusbemermaids.wordpress.com/
Susan Rosen - image from her webpage
Labels: blog, Boston Herald, cancer
Franklin listed #40 among the Best Public School Districts in Boston 2017
From the social media feed, we share the listing of the Best Public School Districts in Boston 2017 as published by Boston Magazine.
Follow the link to find the interactive chart. Franklin is listed as #40.
http://www.bostonmagazine.com/best-school-districts-boston-2017-chart/
"Use the chart below to explore our exclusive ranking of 125 districts in Greater Boston. Sort by what matters most to you—SAT scores, class size, AP participation, and more. PLUS: See more from our annual schools feature."
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FPAC Announces Open Auditions For Spamalot - Sep 7
Franklin Performing Arts Company (FPAC) will hold open auditions for Monty Python's Spamalot on Thursday, September 7 at THE BLACK BOX, FPAC's home and performance venue, located at 15 West Central Street in downtown Franklin. Auditions will begin at 6:30 p.m. for ages 14-17 and continue at 7:00 for adults. Please prepare 16-32 bars of a musical theater song in the style of the show.
FPAC will present Spamalot on October 21-22 and October 27-29 at THE BLACK BOX as part of the Company's 27th season. A hilarious retelling of the legendary tale of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, the musical parody was inspired by the 1975 classic comedy film, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and likewise diverts from more traditional versions of the legend.
Spamalot features irreverent shenanigans including a bevy of beautiful showgirls, a flatulent Frenchman and killer rabbits. Outside there is plague with a 50 percent chance of pestilence and famine. Throughout the show, Arthur, traveling with his servant, Patsy, recruits several knights including Sir Bedevere, Sir Robin, Sir Lancelot and Sir Galahad to accompany him on his quest. They meet such memorable characters as the Lady of the Lake, Prince Herbert, Tim the Enchanter and Not Dead Fred.
With book and lyrics by Eric Idle and music by John Du Prez and Eric Idle, the 2005 Broadway production won three Tony Awards, including "Best Musical," after receiving 14 Tony Award nominations.
For more information, including a breakdown of roles in the musical, visit www.FPAConline.com or call (508) 528-3370.
Labels: audition, FPAC, THE BLACK BOX
Election Prep: What does the Board of Assessors do?
While the Town Council sets the tax rate annually, the calculations on what the tax rate should be are based upon the valuations of all the commercial, industrial, residential, and personal property that Franklin has record of. These calculations are performed by the Assessors under the oversight of the elected Board of Assessors.
The state just changed the requirement for a property revaluation from every three years to every five years.
There are three members of the Board. One position is up for election this year. All three positions are four year terms of office and staggered to avoid a complete replacement and loss of institutional knowledge.
From the Town of Franklin Board of Assessors page
http://www.franklinma.gov/board-assessors
"Mission
Establish and maintain valuations for all real and personal property within the community for purposes of generating tax revenues.
Services and Programs
Valuation, classification and assessment of all real and personal property for tax purposes. Conduct research of real estate market (including sales and ratio studies); prepare sales and other reports for state review and certification of values. Prepares and certifies abutters lists. Processes abatements, liens, and apportionment. Maintains assessors' maps, plans, property transfer records, and valuation data. Processes all real and personal property abatements and exemptions. Processes and abates motor vehicle excise. Prepares data for state approval of tax rate.
Inquiries regarding the valuation of residential property, industrial and commercial valuations, or questions about personal property valuations should be directed to Kevin W. Doyle, Peter Mooney or David Ruberti.
Questions regarding abatement and exemption applications, abutters lists, motor vehicle excise, ownership of real and personal property and general assessment data should be directed to the clerical support staff."
Additional detail on the tax rate and property valuation process can be found in last year's annual report.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS - 2016
Annual Revaluation Update
The revaluation of all real and personal property in the Town of Franklin was completed Fall 2015 in preparation for Actual Fiscal Year 2016 3rd quarter tax bills. Following is a brief review of that achievement.
Fourteen years have now passed since we installed the real estate valuation and assessment administration software developed by Patriot Properties, Inc. Because our start-up data was from a different form of valuation system and most of our data had not been refreshed in nearly ten years, it was necessary to complete a town-wide data recollection program prior to finalizing the FY 2005 valuations. Patriot Properties was hired for this task. Over the past 11 years, our appraisal staff has performed the on-going property exterior measuring and interior inspecting for all real estate classes. Such reviews are done for the Department of Revenue (DOR) required cyclical program, as well as for building permitted changes, pre-appraisal and abatement verifications.
Field Review
In addition to individual property on-site review, field reviews are required periodically to check for obvious data accuracy and consistency. This driveby review provides another level of assurance that when valuation schedules are applied, the results will be "Fair and Equitable". Commercial/Industrial/Apartment Valuations Annually there are analyses of sales data as well as income & expense market data. The Board contracted Patriot to work with our Director to establish an income approach to value for each property. All requirements of the Massachusetts
Department of Revenue were met through final approval of the FY 2016 valuations.
The majority of the sales analysis was completed by September 2015, and the interpretation of sales continued through the next two stages of valuation. The town-wide program resulted in a valuation system that was applied uniformly throughout the town, while reflecting all the adjustments warranted individually and by neighborhood, to result in "Full and Fair Cash Values" as per Massachusetts General Law.
Value Generation
A system of valuation was established based on valid property sales and where applicable the income approach to value. These schedules concluded from the market were then uniformly applied to all taxable and exempt real property.
Final Value Review
Final reviews were completed in preparation for the DOR review. These include studies of various computer-generated reports to check for value consistency, final field checks required, and for DOR documentation and its analyses.
DOR Review and Final Approval
Any on-site and statistical reviews by the DOR took place from April to September 2015. The appraisal staff provided files, generated property records, answered questions and addressed any concerns. At the conclusion of the DOR review, we were granted approval authorizing public disclosure.
The DOR approved valuations were available for disclosure to the property owners. While the administrative staff provided property record cards and general data reviews, the appraisers conducted informal hearings on valuations.
Business assets and those of utilities are reviewed for valuation as taxable Personal Property. For fifteen fiscal years we have engaged the specialized services of Real Estate Research Consultants (RRC) in the discovery and valuation of these accounts. These services have served us well, resulting in DOR approval and consistently defendable valuations. Also, considerable new growth has been certified annually. Additionally, the RRC Personal Property Software installed in our office has benefited us. The personal property valuation formulas are very straightforward, and the administrative capabilities have met our needs.
Classification Hearing and Tax Commitment
Following some discussion and a few presentations relative to single versus split tax rates, the Council approved a single tax rate at $14.50 per $1,000 of taxable value as calculated by the Board for all property classes. The tax commitment and mailing were timely for an actual 3rd quarter tax bill.
Abatement Reviews
Upon mailing of the tax bills and on or before the due date of the first actual bill, property owners have an opportunity to file an Abatement Application on the basis of overvaluation or misclassification. 98 abatements applications were filed of 11,520 taxable accounts, or 9/10ths of 1%. Generally those with merit were resolved through our conducting a complete on-site exterior measuring and interior inspection. Usually a valuation discrepancy is the result of a data error or as a result of an inspection appointment not being arranged and thus the data having been "estimated".
Technology Improvements
In addition to our state-of-the-art software for the valuation and administration of both real and personal property, Cartographic Associates, Inc. (CAI) of Littleton, NH has continued to maintain the digital/GIS-mapping program it first developed for us in FY 2005. Following aerial photography and planimetric (physical features) mapping, CAI constructed cadastral tax maps (depicting parcels) through the use of over 5,000 plans and over 15,000 deeds. These new maps are continuously in our process of reconciliation with our property records for consistency in both parcel inventory and land area. With the support of Town Administrator Jeff Nutting and the Town Council, we have capacity in our Patriot software to link and utilize the maps with our assessment file. In addition, for the past eleven years we have provided our tax maps on the web for the benefit of both the Town staff and the general public.
Appraisal and Administrative Staffing
The use of automation has minimized the former heavy burden of traditional data processing. Due to this and numerous other office improvements, the Town approved our Staff Restructuring Plan. We have adjusted our administrative support staff to Board Secretary Anne Covell who is responsible for continuing to improve our service to the public at the counter and by phone. She focuses her efforts on providing and reviewing public records, Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Commitments and Abatements, Exemption Applications, the general and specific support to the Appraisal Staff and any other assignments as required. She continues to train in various administrative duties and computer applications. We thank Anne for her efforts in 36 years of service to the Board. The Appraisers have made special efforts in the development and implementation of usable written instructions for the assessing office procedures and for MUNIS financial software applications. These instructions were developed consistent with all Mass. General Law and DOR requirements.
We thank Kevin W. Doyle, Director of Assessing for his diligence especially as Director beginning following his first two years here. He has overseen the completion of all our work these past fifteen fiscal years, five full revaluations and ten interim years of market adjustments. We are also pleased with the support work of Appraiser Peter Mooney since August 2004 and of Appraiser David Ruberti since July 2005. Our Director received his Massachusetts Accredited Assessor (MAA) in 1990. Within the past nine years both Appraisers completed their designation required education and experience, being granted their MAA designations and maintaining the periodic recertification required.
Town Revenue Enhancements
In addition to meeting all state requirements as well as daily office oversight, the Director and Appraisers have achieved many additional improvements to benefit the Town taxpayers. One such is the efficiencies built into the Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Commitment and Abatement processes in conjunction with the new MUNIS tax software installation. These excise taxes represent about 4.5 million dollars in locally raised annual revenue, or about 6.5% of locally raised tax revenue. We assure the citizens that like real and personal property, taxes on these are assessed and abated appropriately and uniformly for the maximum benefit of all. Registry of Motor Vehicles' automation aided the Director and Appraisers to further enhance revenue in assessing dealer and repair plate registrations. As well, with the automation improvements of the Environmental Police, this professional staff successfully developed a new annual revenue stream in the identification and assessment of excise taxes on boats principally situated in the Town of Franklin.
On-site Periodic Property Reviews
Because we have initiated the cyclical property remeasurement and re-inspection program acceptable to the Massachusetts DOR, we continue to make various public information efforts to assure property owners have advance information about this on-going program. Briefly, please note that the purpose of these property visits is to verify that the correct data is being used in the determination of valuations to achieve "full and fair cash value" in accordance with Mass. General Law Chapter 59. The Board appreciates the general public's cooperation in its efforts to serve all property owners in all property types to assure fair and uniform values.
Your Elected Board of Assessors
Before entering the performance of his/her duties, each Assessor upon election has taken the oath of office specific to assessors. Massachusetts General Law has provided that because the DOR Commissioner of Revenue has regulatory oversight of assessing in every city and town, the
Commissioner likewise determines the training requirements for the assessors and any assistants. At this time, the Commissioner has determined Course 101, including the Classification Training Workshop, meets the minimum requirements. All three assessors have completed these and have been certified as such by the Commissioner of Revenue. The Board looks forward to continuing education opportunities offered by the MA DOR and the professional associations, the Massachusetts Association of Assessing Officers (MAAO) and the International Association of Assessing Officers
(IAAO). The assessors have attended seminars and workshops to broaden and reinforce their understanding of property tax law.
In particular, the Board has focused on current and possible future tax relief and deferral options for Franklin's elder citizens. To that goal following meetings of the Town Senior Outreach Committee, last fall the Board, its Staff and the Office of the Council on Aging continued a broad-based effort to reach seniors. This resulted in successfully providing tax relief (exemption) information to additional seniors who owned and occupied their homes.
Also, with the valued assistance of Veterans Agent Bob Fahey, special efforts were made to identify veterans and their surviving spouses entitled to state exemptions, much of it reimbursable to the Town. At the close of FY 2015, Bob retired as Veterans' Agent; his dedication to veterans and his assistance to our Board and Staff in these matters is remembered and always appreciated. The Board wishes to recognize and indicate its appreciation for the dedication and efforts of new Veterans' Agent Dale Kurtz. We look forward to continuing to work with him in supporting our veterans.
All these efforts are consistent with the Board of Assessors commitment to meet its challenges as key Town Financial Team members to the benefit of all the citizens of the Town of Franklin.
As we write, the Board of Assessors and its Staff are preparing to finalize the Real and Personal Property Appraisal files for the Fiscal Year 2017 Revaluation subject to DOR review and Final Certification.
W. Ken Norman, Chairman of the Board
Christopher K. Feeley, Assessor, Clerk
Donna Greenwood, Assessor, Member Franklin Board of Assessors
Town of Franklin Board of Assessors photo
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Airtel's modified Rs 59 plan now includes more benefits on roaming and higher data offering as well.
India's largest telephone operator, Bharti Airtel has tweaked its Rs 59 plan to include more benefits. The plan now included more benefits on roaming and higher data offering as well.
The Rs 59 plan by Airtel reportedly offers unlimited voice calls including roaming voice calls and 500MB of data for 7 days.
A TelecomTalk report said that Airtel was offering the same prepaid plan in different cities for Rs 59.
The open market Rs 59 tariff plan in other circles offers unlimited local and STD calls along with roaming voice calls, 100 SMS per day, and 500MB for seven days from the date of recharge.
The cheapest plan offered by Reliance Jio is the Rs 19 plan. This offers subscribers 0.15GB data for a day.
Jio's Rs 52 plan offers prepaid Prime customers 1.05GB data along with unlimited voice calls and SMS.
The FUP on the plan was capped at 0.15GB per day.
However, this plan has a validity of just seven days unlike Airtel's 27 days validity.
Bharti Airtel's Rs 549 plan, which is open to all prepaid customers, will now offer 84GB data per day.
This serving of data comes at the side of free local and STD calls even on roaming and local and national SMS.
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The U.S. Navy mounted Davis Guns on Curtiss flying boats for testing. Early versions featured back-to-back barrels with the breech in between and often incorporated a Lewis machine gun mounted on top. The machine gun assisted not only with aiming the Davis Gun but also with self-defense against other aircraft.
Armaments & Innovation - The Davis Gun
With the United States' entry into World War I arguably caused by a submarine, it perhaps was predictable that the nation's greatest naval contribution to the war was combating the undersea scourge. When war broke out in 1914, the U.S. Navy counted 50 destroyers among its fleet and by the November 1918 armistice had added another 60. But the seas are expansive, and the "tin can" destroyers could not be everywhere. To improve coverage, the Navy sought contributions from a relatively new addition: aviation, with its speed, range, and flexibility.
To add firepower to the list, the Navy sought a lightweight aircraft weapon that could respond immediately to a target sighting—a gun, in other words. Even in the earliest days of World War I, as aircraft first proved themselves viable combat platforms, designers attempted to fix artillery-caliber weaponry onto aircraft. Guns would have to be of large calibers, and thus heavy, to be effective against submarines, but the wood, wire, and fabric structures of the planes of the era were not substantial enough to absorb the recoil of a heavy weapon undamaged.
Fortunately, the Navy had on hand an officer who had developed a solution.
In 1910, Commander Cleland Davis began experimenting with a "non-recoil" gun, an "apparatus for firing projectiles from aeroplanes," for which he received Patents No. 1,108,715 and 1,108,716 in 1914. The invention was deceptively simple. It consisted of two barrels attached inline at the center to a common chamber, the breech. The forward-pointing barrel contained the projectile, while the aft-pointing barrel contained a "counter shot" with a mass equal to that of the projectile. The weapon's powder charge was placed in the central chamber and fired. As the projecticles moved down their respective barrels with equal acceleration, the recoil from each canceled the other, resulting in the first workable recoilless gun to be accepted into military service.
The weapon's most obvious disadvantage was the requirement for a safe area behind the gun for the counter shot, because it was a projectile. Improvements attempted to reduce the lethality of the counter shot by replacing it with an equivalent mass of lead pellets packed in grease—buckshot, essentially. A further refinement eliminated the counter shot entirely, instead expelling the heavy steel cartridge case to the rear, which also left the breech clear for the next round.
The Davis recoilless gun underwent initial tests at Naval Proving Ground Indian Head in Maryland on 3 October 1912 and again in early December. The experiments demonstrated that although the gun was recoilless, its muzzle blast was a hazard when installed on airplanes. But aircraft design was evolving quickly, and within two years, structures had become substantial enough to support the weapon.
The gun was produced in multiple sizes: the 1.57-inch-diameter 2-pounder, the 2.45-inch 6-pounder (also called the Mark 12), the 3-inch 12-pounder (also called the Mark 15), and a Mark 13 9-pounder, which was a bored-out Mark 12. The Mark 15, 24-caliber system weighed 182 pounds (not counting the breech block) and fired with a chamber pressure of 30,000 pounds per square inch. The Davis Gun system also usually mounted a Lewis machine gun on top of the barrel for sighting and antiaircraft protection.
The British showed early interest in the Davis Gun, testing a 6-pounder at Shoeburyness just before the war. Its smooth bore rendered it extremely inaccurate, but rifling the projectile barrel rectified this. Further tests from December 1917 to June 1918 attempted to determine the best type of projectile to use against a shallow submerged submarine. Three Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2h airplanes were modified to carry a Davis Gun for testing, but the conditions required for the gun to be effective were found far more limiting than those for a standard bomb. Further, the gun was deemed heavy and clumsy with its aft-facing safety zone, and it limited its aircraft's bomb load. The Royal Flying Corps modified at least one Handley Page O/100 bomber to mount one Davis Gun for use against Zeppelins.
On 26 August 1918, U.S. Vice Admiral William S. Sims recommended to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations that the Davis Gun be given a thorough trial in the United States before being adopted and installed on seaplanes in the war zone. The gun was mounted on some Curtiss HS-2L and H-16 flying boats, but the extent of their testing and employment is not well documented.
The naval air arms of both the United States and Great Britain designed airplanes specifically to carry Davis Guns, and both suffered similar fates. The Robey-Peters Gun-Carrier was an unusual three-seat tractor biplane designed and built by Robey & Company Limited at Bracebridge Heath, Lincoln, for the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). This was a single-engine, three-bay biplane powered by a 250-hp Rolls-Royce Eagle engine. The aircraft had two gondolas—each carrying a 2-pounder Davis Gun and a gunner—attached to the upper wings. The pilot sat in a cockpit in the rear fuselage, which was suspended between the two wings, just forward of the tail. Two were ordered for the RNAS in May 1916, but the first crashed on its maiden flight in May 1917. In the end, the Royal Navy passed on the Davis Gun. The second aircraft was not completed, and no others were built.
The U.S. Davis Gun Carrier, later designated N-1, was as unusual as the British airplane and was the first purpose-built Navy attack aircraft. Like the Robey-Peters plane, the float-mounted N-1 biplane carried its short bathtub-like fuselage, which accomodated a two-man crew, between its wings, ending just behind the wing in a 330-hp Liberty engine and pusher propeller. Its sole weapon was a nose-mounted 2-pounder Davis Gun. The biplane tail, attached by a latticework frame, was supported by a float. Three aircraft were ordered, BuNo. A-2282 to A-2284, but the third was canceled. The first aircraft was completed on 22 May 1918 but was damaged in an accident before flying. The second aircraft first flew on 27 July 1918. Two later N-1s were built, BuNo. A-4341 and A-4342, but an additional ten, BuNo. A-5030 to A-5039, were canceled.
During its lifetime, the aircraft-mounted Davis Gun was little known even in the services that used it, with only a few photographs and scant records available. The guns were also mounted on World War I–era sub chasers; at least 25 boats were so equipped. In June 1918, the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations recommended that Poole 3-inch, 23-caliber guns replace Davis Guns on smaller craft, and it added the Poole gun to troop transports and freighters as well. In all, the General Ordnance Company produced 149 Davis Guns in 1917. Before the gun faded into complete obscurity, Davis promoted its use in 1920 for an antiship aircraft that was to have carried as many as 30 12-pounders. Drawings exist, but it was never built.
The service of the Davis Gun, however, is not over. Sandia National Laboratories uses 8-, 12-, and 16-inch bore Davis Guns for weapon testing. As recently as May 2015, the 40-foot-long 16-inch gun was used for impact testing of hardware in the nose assembly of a mock B61-12 nuclear bomb, part of the bomb's decade-long service life extension program.


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Q: AH00112: Warning: DocumentRoot [/html/www/html] does not exist when I do
cd /etc/apache2/
apache2ctl configtest

I get this:

AH00112: Warning: DocumentRoot [/html/www/html] does not exist

Where can I find that line, so I can change it?

A: Actually, it's just a warning not an error, and you can ignore it. It's happened if you define DocumentRoot in the virtual host to not existed path. If you want to remove that warning, just find the virtualhost that point to that directory. Usually /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default.conf contain like below:
<VirtualHost *:80>
        ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
        DocumentRoot /var/www/html

        ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
        CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined

</VirtualHost>

just change DocumentRoot /var/www/html to the correct path, or just remove that virtualhost.

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Q: Is there a better way to look up something from a List? I've got the following helper function that looks through two lists and based on a field. determines which of the objects in the list to return back. The object being sought is one of 5 types in list A, or one of 2 types in list b ... however, in the event that there is more than one of those types present (which is highly likely) then the types need to be given preference over the others... So if TYPE_4 exists in both list A and B, then the preference needs to be given to the one in list A. Also, if both TYPE_1 and TYPE_2 are present in list A, them preference is given to TYPE_1. IF list B contains TYPE_1, TYPE_2. or TYPE_3, they are not considered at all... only TYPE_4 & TYPE_5 from list B should be considered.
private static SomeObject getFavoredObject(
            List<SomeObject> listA,
            List<SomeObject> listb)
    {
        Map<String, SomeObject> typeMap = new HashMap<>();

        listA.forEach(a -> typeMap.put("A " + a.getType(), a));
        listB.forEach(a -> typeMap.put("B " + a.getType(), a));

        if (typeMap.containsKey("A TYPE_1")) {
            return typeMap.get("A Type_1");
        }
        if (typeMap.containsKey("A TYPE_2")) {
            return typeMap.get("A TYPE_2");
        }
        if (typeMap.containsKey("A TYPE_3")) {
            return typeMap.get("A TYPE_3");
        }
        if (typeMap.containsKey("A TYPE_4")) {
            return typeMap.get("A TYPE_4");
        }
        if (typeMap.containsKey("A TYPE_5")) {
            return typeMap.get("A TYPE_5");
        }
        if (typeMap.containsKey("B TYPE_4")) {
            return typeMap.get("B TYPE_4");
        }
        if (typeMap.containsKey("B TYPE_5")) {
            return typeMap.get("B TYPE_5");
        }

        return new Address();
    }

What's sticking in my craw is that sequence of if statements... surely there's  much more elegant way of dealing with this. I almost had a solution using a map, where I sorted List A and List B before I added them to the typeMap, but the second I did, the typeMap wasn't sorted... so then I ended up pulling the wrong one (bleh). I've beeb knocking my head against this for a bit over an hour, it's Friday, and it's the end of the day. I'm off to get a beer. If someone can come up with something a bit more elegant that doesn't involve a whole lot of code, reduces the "repeated code" (we use Sonar, and early reports show that this code segment has an issue) or maybe can point me in the right direction, I'd be grateful.

A: The central part of the code can be written as a loop over an array.
// This array should probably be static and final
// outside this method, assuming a fixed set of keys
String[] keys = {
     "A TYPE_1",  "A TYPE_2", ...
     "B TYPE_4",  "B TYPE_5
 };

 for (String key : keys)
    if (typeMap.containsKey(key)
        return typeMap.get(key);

Also, assuming SomeObject is never null, I'd avoid the double map access:
 for (String key : keys) {
     SomeObject obj = typeMap.get(key);
     if (obj != null) return obj;
 }

A: You can define a preference list and handle the whole thing based on that:
public static final String[] preferences = {"A TYPE_1", "A TYPE_2", "A TYPE_3",
        "A TYPE_4", "A TYPE_5", "B TYPE_4", "B TYPE_5"};

You can use a for loop to iterate over these preferences and check whether you can get an available object to return.
private static SomeObject getFavoredObject(
        List<SomeObject> listA,
        List<SomeObject> listB) {
    Map<String, SomeObject> typeMap = new HashMap<>();

    listA.forEach(a -> typeMap.put("A " + a.getType(), a));
    listB.forEach(a -> typeMap.put("B " + a.getType(), a));

    SomeObject res = null;
    for (String preference: preferences) {
        res = typeMap.get(preference);
        if (res != null) {
            return res;
        }
    }

    return new SomeObject("");
}


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as of right now, we should be scouring every single NFL teams Practice rosters for Olinemen. bring them in, give them a good look and then keep or get rid of them. we know what we have and we know its not good.
we should do the same for linebackers, frankly Linebacker is a position you can find guys who fit and make it work.
I am so tired of watching the same old scrubs getting beat down, at least with some youth we get some hope they will get better.
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so, rummage thru other team's trash and hope we find treasure?
If the PS is trash, then why do the Skins and other teams even bother stashing players on there ?
You make the PS sounds like it's a place for rejects - it's a place for projects, developmental players who have the potential to be starters and contributors. Which is of course, the reason why they have restriction on how much experience player can have before going to the PS. You already know this, but I don't get why you're so against the concept of the PS. Right now the team as a whole is in a developmental stage, so why not bring in developmental players ?
Trash is a pretty strong word, and to say it gives the impression you're against the idea of the PS, is putting it lightly. It actually sounds much worse than that.
You're oversimplifying the PS. It's not that black & white.There are a lot of good players on there for several reasons - intense competition, just MARGINALLY not able to make the squad, and maybe that particular team is 10 times stronger and deeper at that particular position than the Skins, which means you could be quite talented and not make their roster, but make someone else's. If I'm a coach or a GM looking for an O-lineman - know where I'm going to look first ? On the team's practice squad that has the most talent and deepest talent at that position. Then there's the development issue I keep bringing up. Do players stay at the same talent level their entire career and never get better ?? Hardly.
Also, 53 players is not a lot of players to have on a football team. So, there's a lot of talent on PS's. In addition, how often have we seen teams sign players off other teams' PS, and onto their own active roster. I guess they weren't trash, were they ?
And by your logic, we should never sign undrafted players either - because they "weren't good enough" to be drafted. Well, drafts, active rosters and practice squads aren't always a good gauge of talent. The best gauge of talent is a coach with an EYE for talent, and who can see something in a player that no-one else can.
I don't have to be a mind reader, or claim to be one, to deduce certain things, based on simple logical analysis. If you walk up to me and start screaming at the top of your lungs, face turning red, and showing your fists - would I be claiming to be reading your mind, if I concluded that you were angry ?
Maybe what I said is not what you intended to mean, but that ain't on me. You have to be more careful with your words. Words carry a lot of weight.
As for the signing of players, it certainly sounds like you are going against the grain of rebuilding this team the right way, and reverting to Snyder's old ways, of adding useless vets past their prime. Oh wait, am I now going to be accused of mind-reading, since I'm not allowed to come to a logical conclusion based on your thought process and choise of words ?
You are not going to find the "stud" you're referring to, without paying a huge price in a trade involving players and/or picks, and that's just going to set us back further in rebuilding.
we need talent upgrades across the board and instead of WAITING for the draft and free agency period, we should be working with whatever we can to find talent wherever it may be. that kid who had sex with his sister but who everyone said was a decent kid who had second round talent? he is in Calgary with the stamps, bring him in!, guys like Dixon went from our PR to starting on the eagles last year, there are teams who have great olines, maybe they have some oline kids on the PR? as for linebackers, we need them we run a 3-4 and have zero LB depth and a ancient MLB is the center of our defence.
burgold
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I agree that we need to be combing through every team's PS and I hope we've already done that at least three times. These are all young players that the team didn't quite feel was ready, but didn't really want to let go. Almosts.
Find the teams that have the best olines and the best history of continually grooming/upgrading their line and see if there's some treasure there. Hopefully, there is. I don't know that we will find anyone ready to be an all star, but we could even use some solids and goods.
The only question is who do you cut for someone's PS guy because I think to sign away someone's practice player he has to go onto your regular roster.
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Rymanofthenorth said:
we need talent upgrades across the board and instead of WAITING for the draft and free agency period, we should be working with whatever we can to find talent wherever it may be. that kid who had sex with his sister but who everyone said was a decent kid who had second round talent? he is in Calgary with the stamps, bring him in!
Tony Washington? Oh hell no. The dude went to my Alma Mater and I have personal reports from trusted friends still working out there that would curl your hair. He is NOT a character guy and in case you didn't notice, this last off season was devoted to bringing in character guys.
guys like Dixon went from our PR to starting on the eagles last year, there are teams who have great olines, maybe they have some oline kids on the PR? as for linebackers, we need them we run a 3-4 and have zero LB depth and a ancient MLB is the center of our defence.
Dixon didn't even make our PS. He was among the last cuts and the Eagles claimed him off waivers before we could make him an offer to join the PS. Frankly, I think it was this very thing that had us keeping 8 WR on the active roster this year as we were afraid a couple wouldn't make it through waivers and we would lose them like we lost Dixon.
Now, having said that about these two examples, I do get your drift and I agree with it. There is some talent out there somewhere right now that could help our team. It is just a matter of finding it.
Lanky Livingston
The problem is, Ryman, if you sign a PS player from another team, you've got to cut someone from your active roster. I'm pretty positive that they have a file on all active-PS players that they're interested in, and a grade of some type. But who do you cut? A Dejon Gomes? Its not as easy as "just look for good players and sign them."
What Lanky said. I bet we have people in the building who can name most of the players on other teams squads without having to use a cheat sheet too. Now, whether they're right or wrong on the ones they decide to pursue, or not, is another matter. To think they're not looking, is absurd.
And I'm sure the scouts are scouring the country looking for prospects for next years draft and potential UDFA, as well.
Neophyte said:
i would be very interested in hearing that. it goes against every official report but would make sense.
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Q: How to create composite UNIQUE constraint with nullable columns? Let's say I have a table with several columns [a, b, c, d] which can all be nullable. This table is managed with Typeorm.
I want to create a unique constraint on [a, b, c]. However this constraint does not work if one of these column is NULL. I can insert for instance [a=0, b= 1, c=NULL, d=0] and [a=0, b= 1, c=NULL, d=1], where d has different values.
With raw SQL, I could set multiple partial constraints (Create unique constraint with null columns) however, in my case, the unique constraint is on 10 columns. It seems absurd to set a constraint for every possible combination...
I could also create a sort of hash function, but this method does not seem proper to me?
Does Typeorm provide a solution for such cases?

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from the_table
where coalesce(a, -1) = 10
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Pennsylvania's state transportation commission has approved $36 million in grants for 31 rail projects over the next five years.
Funding will be provided for 15 projects through the Rail Transportation Assistance Program and 16 projects through the Rail Freight Assistance Program.
The projects include:
• $5 million for the Reading Blue Mountain & Northern to construct a new bridge and track across the Lehigh River.
• $3.6 million for Buffalo & Pittsburg to rebuild Butler Yard and its tracks, restore a crossover connection and repair eight bridges on its northern subdivision.
• $3 million for CSX to construct new main lead track, crossovers, turnouts and derails to allow intermodal trains to pull off the McKees Rocks mainline to serve the Pittsburgh Intermodal Terminal.
• $3.5 million for the SEDA-COG Joint Rail Authority to upgrade five bridges and replace another.
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• $2 million for the Steelton & Highspire to construct and rehabilitate 13,026 track feet and 22 turnouts serving the Durabond pipe plant, Chemtron weld plant and Arcelor-Mittal's interchange loading area, and connect track to Norfolk Southern Railway's interchange and Steelton & Highspire Railroad's main yard.
• $1.2 million for the Wheeling & Lake Erie to install 20 track miles of continuous welded rail on its Pittsburgh subdivision.
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Only 7 points gap between Lionel Messi and Virgil Van Dijk
Lionel Messi won the sixth Ballon d'Or 2019. Argentinian player named the best player in the world for the sixth time. Barcelona's player had three years break from the last personal trophy from France Football. It was a perfect night for Lionel, but when we saw full votes document, it was interesting how Van Dijk missed this chance.
Barcelona's player won Ballon d'Or 2019 with only a few votes
As you may know, France Football shortlisted only four players from around the globe. France Football gave us information about Cristiano Ronaldo, Sadio Mane, Virgil Van Dijk, and Lionel Messi. It was apparent that Messi and Van Dijk were the main rivals. English football fans wanted Van Dijk to be crown because of a perfect season. At the same time, Spanish football fans believe that Messi is the best last season.
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Virgil could win the Champions League with Liverpool. Keep in mind that Liverpool had a perfect come-back against Lionel Messi's Barcelona in the semi-final of the tournament. Van Dijk himself played a significant role in a match at Anfield and led Liverpool into the final.
At the same time, Van Dijk became the best player in the Premier League of last season. According to official statistics, no one could dribble away from Van Dijk. Liverpool's coach, Jurgen Klopp, still believes that Dutch defender had a perfect season that no one could come up with.
What are the achievements of Lionel Messi?
Argentina's attacking midfielder won La Liga with Barcelona. Lionel was indeed the best player in Barcelona as he leads the way to the Primera trophy. At the same time, Lionel became the best player in Spanish Primera. Messi also won the golden boot as he scored more goals last season than anyone could do.
Lionel could not win the Champions League or Copa America with Argentina, but on a personal level, he was unmatched according to journalists
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If we take a look at the document with official votes from the world's journalists, Lionel won with only seven points. Barcelona's player could come up with 686 points, while Virgil had only 679.
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Datsu-A Ron (japonês Kyūjitai: , Shinjitai: ) foi um editorial que foi pubilcado pela primeira vez no jornal japonês Jiji Shimpo em 16 de março de 1885. Acredita-se que o autor é o escritor e educador japonês Fukuzawa Yukichi, apesar de o editorial original ter sido escrito anonimamente. Ele estava incluído no segundo volume das obras completas de Fukuzawa de 1933. O título Datsu-A Ron foi traduzido com variâncias como "Adeus Ásia", "Desasianização", "Queda da Ásia", "Fuga da Ásia", "Deixando a Ásia" ou "Partida da Ásia".

Resumo
O artigo primeiro declarava que o "Vento da Ocidentalização" estava soprando para o leste e os países ou adotariam o movimento para "experimentar a fruta da civilização" ou seriam deixados sem escolha em seus próprios destinos. "A civilização é como sarampo. E é melhor que o sarampo, que pode trazer interesses." Essa afirmação de Fukuzawa mostra a busca do desenvolvimento da auto-determinação pessoal e nacional, para se navegar nos ventos da civilização. Um governo conservador (Xogunato Tokugawa) estava impedindo o caminho da civilização. Apenas quando esse governo fosse derrubado é que a civilização poderia se perpetuar no Japão. A chave para se livar do antigo e alcançar o novo seria "Deixando a Ásia". Durante a Restauração Meiji, o Japão era visto como espiritualmente "Deixando a Ásia", visto que seus dois vizinhos, China e Coreia, não pareciam estar dispostos a abraçar essa reforma. A menos que pioneiros reformassem esses países, eles seriam conquistados e divididos pelas forças externas, como mostrado pelos tratados desiguais e a ameaça da força usada contra os países asiáticos pelos Estados Unidos e outras potências asiáticas.

Uma passagem que exemplifica Datsu-A Ron afirma:

Contexto histórico
Fala-se que o "Datsu-A Ron" é a resposta de Fukuzawa à tentativa mal sucedida dos coreanos em organizar uma efetiva facção reformista, uma tentativa que ele tinha apoiado. Ele havia convidado jovens aristocratas coreanos a sua escola. Ele apoiou Yu Giljun, que foi o primeiro estudante estrangeiro da Coreia, e um de seus discípulos, Kim Okgyun, tentou um golpe de estado que falhou. Esses fracassos fizeram Fukuzawa desenvolver sua ideologia "Deixando a Ásia". Seu apoio aos radicais coreanos durante este período geralmente não tinha intenção de levar à completa independência da península, mas, em vez disso, buscar colocar a Coreia sobre uma influência ainda maior do Japão. Isto culminou nas cínicas jogadas de poder ocorridas na Coreia pelos apoiadores coreanos de Fukuzawa e o Exército Imperial Japonês durante a Primeira Guerra Sino-Japonesa.

Seu apoio entusiástico à Primeira Guerra Sino-Japonesa tinha muito a ver com suas opiniões sobre modernização. Como muito de seus pares no governo, Fukuzawa acreditava que a modernização na Ásia poderia ser melhor alcançada com o uso de armas. Ele acreditava que a China sofria de princípios arcaicos e imutáveis. Na época da guerra, a ligação de pé ainda era praticada na China bem como punições cruéis como tortura, que o Japão há havia abandonado, ópio sendo vendido nas ruas, e instituições políticas não estavam conseguindo afastar as incursões estrangeiras e patrimônios como ferrovias e taxação estavam sendo vendidos para pagar dívidas. O Japão, semelhantemente, sofreu a humilhação de ter de assinar tratados desiguais com as potências ocidentais, e Fukuzawa esperava que uma exibição do poderio militar influenciaria a opinião do Ocidente sobre uma revisão dos tratados. Em suas esperanças de um Japão forte, Fukuzawa via os países asiáticos ao redor do Japão como impedimentos potenciais que necessitavam ser guiados.

Ver também
Império do Japão
Tratados desiguais
Restauração Meiji
Fukuzawa Yukichi

Notas

Relações exteriores do Japão
Restauração Meiji

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