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The Update - Spring 2019 from the COMPARE Consortium is now available.
The 12th Global Microbial Identifier Meeting will be held 12-14 June 2019, Singapore. The registration platform is now open.
The analysis of sewage collected in 74 cities in 60 countries has yielded the first, comparable global data on antimicrobial resistance has now been published in Nature...
Reminder that abstracts are due 22 January 2019
An Update from the COMPARE project is now available. This Update covers from April 2018 through September 2018.
Registration for the COMPARE General Meeting 2019 is open.
Save the date for the COMPARE General Meeting 2019
27 February - 1 March 2019
Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
Partners in COMPARE have developed a new composition-based analysis tool for binning unclassified nucleotide sequence reads into their provenance classes DNA or RNA (LVQ...
The article 'Threats to timely sharing of pathogen sequence data' was published in Science , Policy Forum.
The 12th Global Microbial Identifier Meeting will be held 12-14 June 2018, Singapore
The sample processing workflow for next generation sequencing from COMPARE partner Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut has been published.
The COMPARE Work Package 10 (Risk Communication Tools) has organized the Vaccines, Anti-vax, and Health Communication Workshop for 26-27 October 2018, near Pordenone...
The COMPARE Work Package 2 (Harmonised standards for sample processing and sequencing) has begun to release protocols prepared by COMPARE partners.
In this June 2018 update, there is an update about the pilot run from 2016, and the opportunity to join the data collection for 2018.
Our Coursera MOOC on metagenomics applied to surveillance is now live!
Announcing the Keystone Symposia in Hong Kong: Framing the Response to Emerging Virus Infections, 14-18 October 2018
The deadline to submit a poster abstract has been extended to midnight, 10 April 2018 (UTC+08:00).
GMI11 will be held in Geneva, Switzerland, 16-18 May 2018. The registration platform is now open.
For those who are not familiar with this media, SCOOP.it is a content curation service, which allows aggregating a vast array of news (including blogs and social media...
COMPARE's Risk Communication WP has developed a Pinterest page
Epidemiological characteristics of human-infective RNA viruses published
Register for the COMPARE Food Metagenomic Ring Trial by 9 March 2018.
A draft program is now available for the COMPARE General Meeting 2018
Please register and book your travel for the COMPARE General Meeting 2018!
An Update from the COMPARE project is now available. This Update covers from April 2017 thought September 2017.
Registration for the COMPARE General Meeting 2018 is open.
In a Comment/Opinion article in Nature Ecology and Evolution ( DOI: 10.1038/s41559-017-0265-9 ), the argument for evolutionary infectious disease management is made.
COMPARE has compiled a list of virus classification workflows published between 2010 and 2017 with metadata describing their technical aspects, ease-of-use and validating...
This pilot project has the following objectives:
Creation of a database of bacterial whole genome sequences (WGS) which includes extensive metadata about the phenotypic...
Set of core specimens prepared to be used as controls across the Consortium for assay comparison is available.
Save the date for the COMPARE General Meeting 2018
28 February - 2 March 2018
Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
As part of COMPARE's resources being made available to the stakeholders, various e-learning resources will be made available as they are developed.
An article and related editorial in Eurosurveillance (Volume 22, Issue 23, 8 June 2017) reflect some of the goals of COMPARE.
An Update from the COMPARE project is now available. This Update covers from October 2016 through May 2017.
The Global Microbial Identifier (GMI) Proficiency Test 2017 has been launched, and you can sign-up from now until 9 June 2017.
The General Assembly has approved Frank Alleweldt's (CIVIC 25) membership to the Executive Board representing WP 14 as Co-leader.
COMPARE General Meeting 2017 was a huge success, thanks to the participants and the Erasmus team
Registration for the COMPARE General Meeting 2017 is still open.
The project for global surveillance of infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance from sewage has moved into the analytic phase, interpreting the sequencing and residue...
Young COMPARE will take place in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, on 28 February 2017 from 10:00 – 18:00.
An Update from the COMPARE project is now available. This Update covers from April 2016 thought September 2016.
Registration for the COMPARE General Meeting 2017 is now open
The virus proficiency test (PT) within the COMPARE network aims to contribute to the harmonization and standardization of high-throughput sequencing (HTS), with the main...
Looking at the routes for bird migration can tell us something about how bird flu is spread
COMPARE joins EVAg (European Virus Archive goes global) to discuss Nagoya Protocol implications on Horizon 2020 projects
As a follow-up to the Metagenomic Workshop held in Rotterdam in June 2016, Sébastien Matamoros is leading an effort for a metagenomic ring trial.
The Global Microbial Identifier (GMI) Proficiency Test 2016 is now in progrees. Sign-up is closed.
The Global Microbial Identifier (GMI) Proficiency Test 2016 has been launched, and you can sign-up from now until 12 August.
The COMPARE General Meeting, 1-3 March 2017, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
The analysis has been run on the Copenhagen sewage data and it is available for comment
The results related to the dry lab component have now been collected in an overall report which is available for download from the GMI webpage
The course "Antimicrobial resistance-theory and methods" prepared by The Technical University of Denmark, National Food Institute (DTU-FOOD) is now available as a massive...
Read about the COMPARE project in the European Molecular Biology Laboratory's magazine 'Etc.'
The project for global surveillance of infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance from sewage is in full swing, 80 samples from 63 countries have been collected...
The COMPARE Metagenomic Subgroup invites you to a workshop in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 1-2 June 2016.
We have received sewages samples from 63 countries where 80 samples has been collected.
We will now start purifying and sequencing all the samples.
Thank you for a great COMPARE General Meeting 2016
Scientific publications supported by COMPARE are available
An updated program for the COMPARE General Meeting 2016 is now available
The project for global surveillance of infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance from sewage has begun, with more than 50% of the countries submitting samples...
You can preview the program for the COMPARE General Meeting, 8-10 March 2016, Copenhagen
WP02, task for sample handling, has posted laboratory operating procedures (LOPs) and they are open for review
Please respond to the WP12 questionnaire on barriers to open data sharing.
The General Assembly has approved of Constance Schultsz's (AMC 13) membership to the Executive Board representing WP 3/6 as Co-leader.
Within WP1: Risk assessment and risk-based sampling, we have reached two of our Milestones; MS6 and MS7.
To what extent does the nullification of the Safe Harbor Framework
affect the COMPARE consortium?
A recent article in Eurosurveillance highlights the detection of the colistin resistance gene, mcr-1, from a Danish patient.
Registration for the COMPARE General Meeting 2016 is now open
Statens Serum Institute (SSI) and the EURL AMR at the Technical University in Denmark (DTU Food), both in Denmark, have after the release of the discovery of the new colistin...
The COMPARE Project Management Manual has been released and is available via the COMPARE Share Site
Links to the COMPARE Reference Genomes Available
Welcome to the COMPARE Share Site, where you can share documents and data.
Save the date, 8-10 March 2016, Copenhagen, Denmark
Recent advances have the potential to improve the information available and the response to outbreaks
COMPARE participants are invited to attend the LinkTADs (Linking Epidemiology and Laboratory Research on Transboundary Animal Diseases and Zoonoses in EU and China) workshop...
Exploring the various open-source human genome sharing initiatives
COMPARE has a Twitter account:
This inter-laboratory performance test is provided to facilitate harmonization and standardization in whole genome sequencing and data analysis, with the aim to produce...
When asked by the European Parliament what Europe is doing about viral and bacterial epidemics and pandemics, the answer was COMPARE.
Emilio Mordini (Responsible Technology) describes the connection between the COMPARE project and risk communication.
GMI 8 is being organised by the China CDC and the GMI Steering Committee. The meeting will be held at the Sunworld Dynasty Hotel in Beijing11-13 May 2015.
COMPARE holds Kickoff Meeting in Copenhagen
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In a major accolade for Lesmahagow Community Football Club, it has been awarded a prestigious Scottish FA Quality Mark.
Lesmahagow and fellow Clydesdale clubs Symington Tinto and Milton Rovers were among 28 honoured at an awards bash at Kilmarnock's Park Hotel on December 9.
Lesmahagow Community FC's Quality Mark Coach co-ordinator Todd Lumsden said: "Getting this award is a very exciting development.
"It gives an assurance to anyone coming to the club that it is run to a professional standard and accredited by the SFA.
"The chairman John Goulding, his committee and secretary Yvonne Twaddle have done a lot of hard work to get us to this stage.
"The club was only formed in January so to have reached this status already is fantastic, a tremendous achievement.
"Girls and boys joining us know that they are going to get good coaching in a quality environment."
Former Kilmarnock FC players Garry Hay and Paul Di Giacomo assisted in the presentation of the awards alongside Paul McCue and George Fleming from McDonald's, the official sponsor of the Scottish FA's Quality Mark Programme.
Former Scotland manager Craig Brown, now an Aberdeen FC director, was one of the many dignitaries in attendance.
Lesmahagow Community FC has one team of youngsters born in 2007 who play in a seven-a-side league on Saturday mornings.
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Okay, so I'm not a computer geek, but neither am I about to spend any more time trying to get a copy of the whole cover of this fall's Vogue Knitting to reproduce itself here. First I got the top half, then the bottom half, then the top again. So this is what you're stuck with.
So what I was going to say was that I was really pleasantly surprised at how lovely this edition of the magazine is. Often Vogue Knitting is just a bit too out there for many of us in Kingston, but this one really rang a lot of bells for me.
First of all, they featured a great (and long) article about one of my heroines...Elizabeth Zimmerman, which truly gets inside her way of looking at life and knitting. As I've been going through the months, featuring her projects in our store's newsletter from her Knitter's Almanac, I'm feeling like she's becoming part of my family, and this article served to enhance the experience.
"I deliberately keep my knitting notes vague, because tastes vary, and your brains are as good as mine anyway." – The Opinionated Knitter - Elizabeth Zimmerman
Next there was a great introduction to RAVELRY (http://ravelry.com/) , knitting's on-line community and site where knit-a-holics can support each other and generally enable each other in their delightfully creative addiction. Having really been launched just 15 months ago, RAVELRY has over 60,000 active users writing 30,000 posts a day, and boasting 787,000 projects declared in progress or finished by these knitters, with 1.6 million photos of projects. Users range from 13 to 92 years of age with the average age being 37 years old.
Finally this edition of Vogue Knitting featured a huge 6 page profile on knitting in Canada with listings for no fewer than 45 designers/importers in Ontario alone (And they didn't even include the wonderful ladies at EweCanKnit for whom we've sold hundreds of patterns over the years). Who knew that we Canadians were so prolific and important in the knitting world...well actually I did know, because I'm surrounded by the works of these delightfully creative people every day in the store and am proud to be part of that world.


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Taxi Talk, Voice of the Taxi Industry - issue #575, celebrated our 50th year anniversary!
What an achievement - what a milestone - 50 years!
Taxi Talk, Voice of the Taxi Industry is the essential companion for the taxi owner,
operator and driver in Victoria, Australia.
The first issue of Taxi Talk hit the depots on the first day of May 1966. The first magazine to serve the whole taxi industry in Victoria.
It really does not seem that long ago that we proudly watched our first edition roll off the press. Perhaps the time has flown because they have been such eventful years. 50 years ago Taxi Talk was a small, pocket size magazine, 8" x 5".
Today it is a B5 colour magazine produced monthly (excluding January) with contributions from all sectors of the Victorian taxi and associated industries and is written for all members, government and interested people, of the happenings in the Victorian taxi-cab industry. It is for the Taxi Driver, Taxi Operators, Taxi Owners, Industry Suppliers and Service Trade Providers to keep abreast of the Victorian Taxi Industry's news.
Past VTA President, Allen Lang says "The beginnings were small, however the aims and objectives were set - to get the facts and disseminate them effectively to the widest audience with provision for furores. Taxi Talk, so aptly named, has achieved its aims and continues to grow and be the premier taxi magazine in circulation. I have seen our convenient little soft cover magazine produced from Q.C. briefcases and bureaucrats' briefcases, at public hearings. I have seen it referenced to by Accountants, on Premier desks, in all its glory wrapped around handbrakes, under dashboards, in back pockets, front pockets and all importantly, being read."
Over the past 50 years there have been many and varied changes within the Victorian taxi industry, legislation implementation, livery, uniforms, depots and Taxi Talk has been there all the way reporting on all that has been happening.
During this time we have had a lot of growing pains, headaches and frustrations. We have made a few mistakes and had a few successes too.
We even scooped a big daily paper with our series, "The Streets of Melbourne". But in spite, and because of it all, Taxi Talk is a big success and we are very proud of it.
The decision to publish Taxi Talk as a medium for dissemination for taxi news constituted a progressive move by the publishers for the Victorian taxi operators and drivers. This is an intriguing and complex industry. Taxis are a key part of the public transport mix in the State of Victoria.
As former Victorian Premier Jeff Kennett AC says "the industry is an army of communicators. If they are treated well and are confident of their environment they stand as a wonderful asset for their community. Disgruntled, they can be an unsettling burr under the saddle of governments and community. The challenge is finding the path to security and enjoyment. Taxi Talk can be the rallying vehicle for building that confidence within the industry. As always, united the industry is strong, divided weak."
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The Off Broadway On E. 26th St. theater has a cute, original revue in Professionally Speaking. It's a comedy in song, dance and occasional skits that ribs doctors, lawyers and teachers.
The revue is fun with fangs that don't sink in too deeply. Authors Fred Block, Ernst Muller and Peter Winkler are really after a prize more meaningful than topical satire; their material changes texture subtly toward the denouement, becoming an elegy that mourns the loss of self upon the twin altars of career and success.
The vignettes and lyrics are built around a variety of familiar tunes, many of them just snippets and riffs of pop standards, theatrical tunes, Gilbert & Sullivan operettas and operas disguised by jaunty thematic variations.
The obvious targets are skewered in a series of variations on a tune called Malpractice, sung first by Robert Hildreth as a portly, ambitious doctor, then by John Fionte as a lean-and-mean lawyer, and still later reprised as a duet when the lawyer sues the doctor.
The trio of Gail Gustafson, Rita Rehn and Debra Steele cover the female personalities, from stylish debutante to corporate barracuda and comic sparkplug, respectively.
The women depict a disenchanted homefront in Three Doctors' Wives, a troubled arena revisited often. Among the most effective are the duets, Sibling Rivalry by Fionte and Rehn, and Rehn again with Hildreth in Stupidly in Love.
Rehn has the show's darkest, most moving solo. Her Portia's Lament is a career woman's dirge, and the vocal quintet has a collective ballad showcase in a poignant, bittersweet finale titled Over the Hill.
Co-directors and choreographers Stephan deGhelder and SuSu Sparkman have also cast the show with "legitimate" singing voices, who add lustre to moments such as Il Professioniste, a hilarious mock opera that is the highlight of the show. It beats the opera spoof contained in Cats hands down, right up to the cast's jockeying for the limelight at the bows.
Professionally Speaking's harshest material is aimed at lawyers, especially in an accident-scene sketch where a barrister dressed like Superman ignores the victim to sign up his soon-to-be widow.
The program is undergoing revision at this outing to develop more consistently effective humor. The authors, although serviceable satirists, often wrap their lyrics awkwardly around the music. Professionally Speaking can't evolve a sense of style until the trio finds a way to blend the words and melodies into the underlying rhythms.
Too, deGhelder and Sparkman approach the work at full tilt for most of the revue's 95 minutes. Some material needs to be soft-pedaled for its own sake and also to highlight the more truly flamboyant scenes. In its current form, Professionally Speaking echoes its cabaret roots and is a tad more beligerent than it needs to be in a theatrical setting.
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Credits: With John Fionte, Gail Gustafson, Robert Hildreth, Rita Rehn, Debra Steele.
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All students take part in Physical Education from Years 7-12. They learn to demonstrate interpersonal skills in a team and reflect on the impact of these interpersonal skills and come to understand the development of their body and the importance of fitness.
The NCEA course at Years 11-13 is for students who have an interest in Physical Education and who potentially see a future in further study or employment within the Physical Education, Sport and Health sectors. Students need to be aware that this course is predominately a theory based course which incorporates practical components to enhance the course and learning. This course suits students who are motivated to succeed in this area of learning and see a future in the Physical and Sports industry.
This course leads to tertiary physical education courses and careers in health science, fitness, recreation, sporting or outdoor pursuits, teaching, coaching and event management.


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Three-time Grammy Award recipient and 11-time Grammy nominee Steve Earle is a cornerstone artist of Americana music. One of the most acclaimed singer-songwriters of his generation, he has released twenty albums – a number of them were as Steve Earle and the Dukes, one was Colvin and Earle, another was Steve Earle and the Del McCoury Band, etc. Earle's songs have been recorded by such music legends as Johnny Cash, Emmylou Harris, Carl Perkins, Waylon Jennings, Vince Gill and Joan Baez. He has created such country successes as "When You Fall in Love," "Guitar Town," "Goodbye's All We've Got Left," "A Far Cry From You"and "Nowhere Road." During his four-decade career, Earle has also become a novelist, a film, TV and stage actor, a playwright, a short story author, a record producer and a radio host. He is a longtime activist whose causes have included the abolition of the death penalty and the removal of the confederate flag. Always musically adventurous, Steve Earle has crafted folk, blues, rock, country, rockabilly and bluegrass recordings. His diverse collaborators on disc have included such notables as The Pogues, Lucinda Williams, Patti Smith, The Fairfield Four, The Indigo Girls, Chris Hillman, Sheryl Crow and Shawn Colvin. His new Warner Bros. Records album, So You Wannabe an Outlaw, explores his country songwriting roots and includes collaborations with Willie Nelson, Johnny Bush and Miranda Lambert.
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Dear all, first of all, let me also welcome all of you to the Working Group. Here are the missing telco data. As David said, the telcos will be on Wednesdays, at 11am US Eastern time; that is 16:00 for the UK and Ireland, and 17:00 for (most of) Continental Europe. We will use the so called "Zakim bridge" at W3C. Here are the dial-in codes: Phone US: +1.617.761.6200 SIP: firstname.lastname@example.com Phone UK: +44.203.318.0479 Phone FR: +184.108.40.206.79.03 Unfortunately, the UK and FR numbers have only a very low number of lines, which may mean you could have difficulties to use them. If possible, you should use the US number or SIP. You will be asked for a conference code, here it is: 73394 The other essential infrastructure that we use during the meetings is IRC. We use our own IRC server, namely irc.w3.org, with the port number 6665. It is also running on port 21, in case your corporate setup blocks the port number 6665. We will use the #rdf-wg channel. [1] gives you some more information on IRC; in case you do not have an IRC client set up yet, [2] gives a good list. If you have difficulties installing a client on your machine, there is also a web based interface set up on our site at http://irc.w3.org/ that you are welcome to use. I am sure there will be a bunch of practical issues for those of you who are new in a W3C group; do not hesitate to ask on the mailing list for advise. Many of us in this group have been regular users of the W3C infrastructure for many years, so somebody will have the answer to your problem! Welcome again to all, Ivan [1] http://www.w3.org/Project/IRC/ [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Internet_Relay_Chat_clients On Feb 9, 2011, at 22:56 , David Wood wrote: > Hi all, > > Welcome to the W3C RDF working group [1]. We will hold our first meeting next Wednesday, 16 February at 11:00 US EST and meet weekly at that time thereafter. Teleconferences will take place using the W3C Zakim service by telephone and IRC. I will mail the dial in and IRC details to you shortly. > > Much of the working group's written material will be available on a wiki [2]. > > Scribes for each teleconference will be posted on the wiki at [3], with alternates if the designated scribe cannot attend. Please check the scribe list before each teleconference and notify the chairs if you will not be able to fulfill your responsibilities. Thanks to Sandro Hawke for volunteering to scribe the first meeting! > > The charter is available at [4] which you should have read prior to joining the group. The working group is chaired by Guus Schreiber and myself. Ivan Herman and Sandro Hawke are the W3C team contacts. > > Please note that we expect most communication to take place on the public-rdf-wg mailing list [5]. There is a private (non-archived) mailing list for sensitive communications within the working group at [6], but we expect it to be rarely used. Members of the public are encouraged to comment on topics related to working group activities via the public-rdf-comment mailing list [7]. > > Our first face-to-face meeting is expected to be held 13-14 April 2011 (Wed-Thu) at CWI [8] in Amsterdam. Please mark your calendars. > > You should have write access to the wiki. Please do the following prior to our first teleconference: > > - Log into the wiki [2] using your W3C credentials. > > - Create a page for yourself on the wiki. *Include a brief statement of your interests in relation to the charter* That will help us to determine who else we should invite to join the working group. Pages for Guus, Sandro and myself are at [9], [10] and [11] if you need samples. > > - Add the link to your page to the membership list at [12]. > > - Send an email to this mailing list (mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com) with the link to your page. > > Please email the chairs mailing list [13] if you have any trouble writing to the wiki. > > I look forward to working with all of you to update RDF in a safe and responsible manner. > > Regards, > Dave > > > [1] RDF WG: http://www.w3.org/2011/rdf-wg/ > [2] Wiki: http://www.w3.org/2011/rdf-wg/wiki/ > [3] Scribes: http://www.w3.org/2011/rdf-wg/wiki/Scribes > [4] RDF WG Charter: http://www.w3.org/2011/01/rdf-wg-charter > [5] RDF public mailing list: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-rdf-wg/ > [6] RDF WG members mailing list: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Member/member-rdf-wg/ > [7] RDF comments mailing list: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-rdf-comment/ > [8] CWI: http://www.cwi.nl/ > [9] Guus: http://www.w3.org/2011/rdf-wg/wiki/User:Gschreib > [10] Sandro: http://www.w3.org/2011/rdf-wg/wiki/User:Sandro > [11] Dave: http://www.w3.org/2011/rdf-wg/wiki/User:Dwood4 > [12] RDF WG membership: http://www.w3.org/2011/rdf-wg/wiki/Membership > [13] RDF WG chairs mailing list: mailto:email@example.com > ---- Ivan Herman, W3C Semantic Web Activity Lead Home: http://www.w3.org/People/Ivan/ mobile: +31-641044153 PGP Key: http://www.ivan-herman.net/pgpkey.html FOAF: http://www.ivan-herman.net/foaf.rdf
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Flash Builder 4.5 has a built-in data paging feature that generates ActionScript code to retrieve data from the database incrementally on demand. For example, suppose your database has thousands of records and you want to fetch only 20 rows at a time and display them in a data grid. When you enable paging for an operation and bind the operation result to a DataGrid control, the first 20 records will be retrieved initially and the next page of records is fetched only when the user requests them—that is, when he or she scrolls the vertical scroll bar of the DataGrid control.
Flash Builder 4.5 lets you enable paging for any type of data service operation including operations on a Remoting service, web service, or HTTP service. This article explains how to enable data paging for a PHP-based Remoting service. After you set up the server environment required for the sample application, you'll use Flash Builder 4.5 to generate ActionScript service classes and build a Flex application that incrementally retrieves data sets from a database table using the PHP class on the server.
The first step is to create a database table with sample data. The sample application for this article uses the customer table in the demo database. After downloading the sample files for this article, use the customer.sql file in the <SampleZipFile>/database folder to create the database and the tables.
Next, you need to create a PHP class to fetch records from the database. To enable data paging your data service (PHP class) must implement two required functions. The first function returns the total number of records in the database table; it doesn't take any arguments. The second function takes a start index (
startIndex) along with the number of rows to retrieve (
numItems) as arguments and returns database records as a collection of objects, for example an Array or ArrayList. You can give the functions any valid name you want.
The sample PHP application for this article implements the CustomerService class. This class has two functions,
getItems_paged and
count, which will be used for fetching records from the database incrementally and returning the total number of database records, respectively.
class CustomerService
public function count()
//returns number of records in the table as int
public function getItems_paged($startIndex, $numItems)
//startIndex – Initial index of the records
//numItems – Number of records to retrieve
//returns records in the table as array of objects
To create a web application that uses the class file, follow these steps:
- If you don't already have a web server with PHP and MySQL set up, I recommend that you install MAMP on Mac OS X or WAMP on Windows. MAMP lets you install Apache, PHP, and MySQL for Mac OS X with just a few clicks. See http://www.mamp.info for download information and more details. Windows users can download and install WAMP. See http://www.wampserver.com for download information and more details.
- Navigate to the document root folder of your web server; for example, C:\wamp\www.
- Create a folder named pagingsample under the document root folder to create the new web application; for example, C:\wamp\www\pagingsample.
- Copy the PHP class file CustomerService.php in the <SampleZipFile>/php_src folder to the pagingsample folder you just created.
- Edit the file in a text editor, and change the
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portvariables as necessary to match your MySQL setup. The default MySQL port is 3306.
Now that the server is set up, you are ready to use Flash Builder 4 to generate code for fetching records from the database incrementally on demand. Start by creating a new project; later you'll generate a service for the PHP class using the Flash Builder 4 Data/Services panel and enable paging for the
getItems_paged operation.
Follow these steps to create the new Flex project:
- Choose File > New > Flex Project.
- For the Project Name, type PagingSample.
- Select Web (Runs In Adobe Flash Player) as the Application Type.
- Click Next to continue.
- Select PHP as the Application Server Type (See Figure 2).
- Set the Web Root to the path of the document root folder of your web server; for example C:\wamp\www.
- Set the Root URL to the URL of the root of the web server; for example, http://localhost.
- Set the Output Folder to the path of the pagingsample web application created earlier; for example C:\wamp\www\pagingsample (see Figure 2).
- Click Validate Configuration to check if the server configuration is valid. If it is not valid, verify your settings and try again.
- When your server configuration is valid, click Finish to create the project.
The data-centric development features in Flash Builder 4.5 enable you to generate a proxy ActionScript class (service) for a PHP class so that you can invoke functions in the PHP class on the server by invoking the functions in the generated proxy ActionScript class.
Follow these steps to create a new service in Flash Builder 4.5:
- Locate the Data/Services view in Flash Builder 4.5; if the view is not open, select Window > Data/Services.
- Click Connect to Data/Service in the Data/Services view (or choose Data > Connect to Data/Service).
Flash Builder 4.5 displays list of service types that can be consumed from the current Flex project.
- In this sample, you are using a PHP service, so select PHP (see Figure 3).
- Click Next.
- For the PHP class, click Browse and select the CustomerService.php file deployed in the pagingsample web application (see Figure 4).
- Click Next.
Flash Builder 4.5 uses the Zend AMF Framework to introspect the PHP classes on the server. If you don't already have Zend AMF installed, Flash Builder 4.5 will install it. If you are prompted, click Yes to install Zend AMF. Once the installation completes and Flash Builder 4.5 introspects the service, it will display the list of functions available in the selected PHP class (see Figure 5).
The Zend AMF Framework installed on the server is also used by the Flex application to invoke functions in the PHP class on the server during runtime.
- Click Finish to create the service.
Flash Builder 4.5 exposes the selected PHP class as a Remoting service using Zend AMF on the server so that the functions in the PHP class can be invoked from the Flex application. Flash Builder 4.5 also generates an ActionScript class that acts as proxy for the PHP class selected. In this case, Flash Builder 4.5 generated a class named CustomerService in CustomerService.as, which has functions for each public method exposed in CustomerService.php. To invoke a function of CustomerService.php
on the server, you simply invoke the corresponding function in the CustomerService instance. You can see the service (CustomerService.as) and its operations (representing functions in the service class) listed in the Data/Services view; you can also view the code using the Package Explorer.
In the Data/Services view, notice that the return type for the service operations is Object. This is because the PHP class doesn't have the return types for the functions defined. To enable data paging, you need to configure the return types for the operations.
A return type of an operation is the data type of the object that will be the result of the operation call. If the class on the server has the return type of the function defined, Flash Builder 4.5 will automatically configure the return type of the operations. Alternatively Flash Builder 4.5 also lets you configure return type for an operation based on the actual response from the server.
Follow these steps to configure return type for the operations:
- In the Data/Services View, right-click the
getItems_pagedoperation and select Configure Return Type (See Figure 6).
Flash Builder 4.5 will display a dialog box in which you can select the return type for an operation from a list of existing data types or send a request to the server and let Flash Builder 4.5 automatically detect the return the return type based on the response from the server.
- Select Auto-detect Return Type From Sample Data and then click Next.
getItems_pagedoperation requires parameters, and Flash Builder 4.5 lets you configure the parameter types and the values to be passed.
- For the
startIndexparameter, select
intas the type and for the value type 1.
- For the
numItemsparameter, select
intas type and for the value type 5 (see Figure 7).
- Click Next to send request to the server.
Flash Builder 4.5 will analyze the response from the server and determine that the operation returns an Array of custom data type, which has several properties as shown in Figure 8. You can see that the data types for the properties are also detected and configured automatically.
- For the custom data type name, type Customer (see Figure 8).
- Click Finish.
- Use a similar procedure to configure the return type for the
countoperation. Right-click the
countoperation and select Configure Return Type.
- The return type for the
countoperation is
int. Since
intis an existing data type, simply select Use An Existing Data Type and then select
int(see Figure 9).
- Click Finish.
Now that the return types for the operations are configured you can enable paging.
Follow the steps below to enable paging for
getItems_paged operation:
- In the Data/Services view, right-click the
getItems_pagedoperation in the Data/Services view and select Enable Paging.
- You need to identify the properties that uniquely identify an instance of this data type. Select
customerIdfrom the list and click Next to continue (see Figure 10).
- For the Page Size, type 10.
The page size indicates the number of records to be fetched at a time and this can be any valid number of your choice. You'll want to select a number that strikes a balance between getting too many records and too few. If you set this number too low, your application will be requesting more records from the server frequently. Conversely, if you set it too high, you may not see much of a benefit from paging, because your application is still fetching many records at once.
- For the Count Operation, select
count()from the operations list (see Figure 11).
- Click Finish.
Note: After paging is enabled, invocation of
getItems_paged operation will not require arguments to be passed because the values for the arguments will be automatically generated.
You have created the service operation created and configured it for data paging. When the paging-enabled operation is bound to a List based control such as a DataGrid, the records will be fetched in pages and only when the records have to be displayed–for example, when the user scrolls the vertical scrollbar of a DataGrid control. Flash Builder 4.5 can also generate code to invoke a service call and bind the service call result to a UI control. In this section you will bind the result of the
getItems_paged operation to a DataGrid control.
- Add a DataGrid control to the application in Design view.
- Right-click the DataGrid and select Bind To Data. Flash Builder will prompt saying the DataGrid component is already bound and if you want to replace the same. Just click OK to continue.
- In the Bind To Data dialog box that appears, select New Service Call.
- Select CustomerService from the services list and select
getItems_paged():Customer[]from the list of operations.
- Select Customer[] as the Data Provider (see Figure 12).
- Click OK.
Because you selected New Service Call, Flash Builder 4.5 will create a new instance of the CustomerService class and a CallResponder class in the current MXML file. If an instance of CustomerService already exists only the CallResponder instance will be created. The CallResponder class helps you manage the results for asynchronous calls made to RPC-based services. You can find more details on CallResponder in the Flex Language Reference.
Note: If you already have a service call in the current MXML file and you want to bind its result to the UI control, then select Existing Call Result in the Bind To Data dialog box and choose the existing service call.
Save your application and run it. After the Flex application launches in a web browser, the
getItems_paged() function in the CustomerService PHP class on the server is invoked and the Customer objects returned from the server are displayed in the data grid. Initially only 10 records will be retrieved; the next page of records are fetched only when you request additional data by scrolling down in the data grid. You can verify this by enabling the Network Monitor in Flash Builder 4.5 and rerunning the application. See Tracing network traffic with the Network Monitor in Flash Builder 4 for an introduction on using this feature.
Where to go from here
Now that you have used Flash Builder 4 to enable data paging for a PHP based Remoting service operation and developed a Flex application that fetches pages of records on demand to display in a data grid, you may want to look for opportunities to use this approach in your own applications. Similarly you can implement Remoting/HTTP/SOAP based data service operations with the required operations and enable data paging for those as well.
You can also use Flash Builder 4 to build Flex applications for HTTP services, web services, and the data management services in LiveCycle Data Services ES2. Learn more in the article Data-centric development with Flash Builder 4.


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Engine spark knock what is it? Is it bad and what can you do about it?
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(1) The EGR valve that is not working.
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Dear Elana,
I'm a 24-year-old Jewish guy, and I've never had a serious girlfriend. I've dated girls, but never for more than a couple of months. I've never been in love, met a girl's parents or celebrated an anniversary. I'm seeing someone now, but I don't feel chemistry with her. I feel stuck; the girls whom I'm interested in don't like me, and I'm not attracted to the girls who do like me. It seems like my only options are to remain single (which I don't want), or to be in a relationship with someone I'm not that excited about. What do you recommend?
– Seeking True, Affectionate, Lasting Love Every Day
Dear STALLED,
One of the issues I come across most often in my coaching practice is settling. That is, dating someone who doesn't make your heart skip a beat, but whom you date because you don't think you can do any better. I see this most often with men, but women do it too. Here's why it's a bad idea, and why you deserve to find your match.
You have probably heard of people being rated by numbers. A gorgeous model is a 10, a real shtunk is a 1. But the thing to remember is that these numbers are subjective. Your 6 is another guy's 10, and your 10 is someone else's 6.
The same is true of your number. One person might see you as a 4 and someone else might see you as a 9. You owe it to yourself to avoid dating the people who diminish your value, and to only give your heart to the people who admire and cherish you.
Few of us grow up believing that we need to have low standards. Something happens in our adolescence or adulthood that wounds our egos and diminishes our self-confidence. We experience some form of rejection and don't want to get hurt again. It feels safer to date someone beneath us, someone who will be grateful to get hitched to us. But there's a problem with this logic. Just because we perceive our partners as being lower status does not mean they see themselves that way. A "low-status" partner is not more likely to adore you than a high-status partner.
Here's why: If you see your girlfriend as a 6, you will treat her like a 6, and she will have little incentive to stay. Then, when you're kicked to the curb you tell yourself, "I can't even keep a 6, I better lower my standards to a 4."
That's a recipe for unhappiness. You would be much better off shooting for an 8, 9 or 10 next time, because you will treat this new prospect with love, respect and admiration – and that will hold her interest. Now, let's clarify what it means to attract a 10.
Before you go prancing off into La La Land and chasing Natalie Portman, make sure that your high standard is your deepest, most authentic desire. Are a fit waistline, firm skin and stylish outfits the traits that elevate someone in your book? Are they the qualities that will bring you meaningful, profound satisfaction for decades to come? Probably not. So, let's take a moment to figure out what a 10 really looks like for you.
Start by identifying the qualities that you really want and that you honestly value. Create a list of 10 to 20 items that absolutely make you swoon, the ones that you wouldn't want to live without. This list will be different for everyone, however it is likely to include qualities such as intelligence, emotional stability, honesty and loyalty. Are creativity, athleticism, sense of humor, and Jewish values on your list? What about lifestyle, sense of adventure, financial responsibility and value in education? Determine the most important qualities that you look for in a mate and write them down.
Now, you have a succinct list of the qualities that would make a person compatible with you, a really good fit for the long haul. If you meet someone who is OK, but who doesn't quite meet your standards, don't get involved. Really. You don't have to settle.
While dating may be fun and silly, love is a serious business, especially when you are thinking about creating a life with someone. You want to make sure that your better half lives up to the title. Settling leads to disappointment and regret. Hold out for that astonishing person who will captivate you, who will understand how you feel through thick and thin, and who will be your best friend. That person is out there and is looking for you.
Elana Hunter is a dating coach and psychotherapist who is passionate about helping singles find love. Learn how coaching can help you find romance and companionship at kickstartlove.com.
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Lake Tuscaloosa News Article
TowBoatU.S. Owner's to bring Sea School to Lake Martin
TowBoatUS - Martin, Smith
Posted: 6/6/2012
Nicki Dozier
Earlier this year, Alexander City native Jackson Dozier moved back to the Lake Martin area to serve the boating public with his business, TowBoatU.S. Lake Martin. Now, he and his wife Nicki hope to expand on water opportunities in the area by partnering with Sea School to bring a U.S. Coast Guard Captain's License course to the lake.
Dozier, who earned his captain's license in 2002, originally met Steve Johnson, a professional instructor with Sea School, at The Atlanta Boat Show in January. Since then they have been working together to plan a course on Lake Martin.
According to Johnson, Sea School is a U.S. Coast Guard approved and regulated professional mariner education institution founded in 1977 that gives instruction and testing on U.S. Coast Guard licensing. It is considered one of the premier license training schools in the country throughout the U.S. and the Caribbean.
Dozier added that the far-reaching goal of TowBoatU.S. Lake Martin in regard to the training is to license prospective boaters not only for increased safety and compliance, but to enable interested boaters the opportunity to work within the company.
"At some point here in the near future, my goal is to be able to expand and bring another boat to the lake," he said. "But I need somebody with a captain's license to run that boat.
"It's not just geared towards that though – this is a great way to gain more knowledge about boating."
In order to teach the course, Dozier and Johnson must receive a minimum of 10 participants, and once enrollment is achieved the course will be held over two consecutive "fat weekends" – Friday, Saturday and Sunday – at River North Marina.
The syllabus for the course will be divided into four parts:
A total of 54 hours are required by the U.S. Coast Guard to qualify for the license. A professional proctor administers a test at a later date, normally a few weeks after, giving the student plenty of time to prepare. "Once you have your class you have one year to submit your sea time," Dozier said.
"To get your license you have to have 360 days at sea, and a day is considered more than four hours a day at sea." According to Johnson, the premise for the course is required under Title 46 from the Code of Federal Regulations. According to Title 46, people who carry other passengers for payment, whether it's fuel, money, food, etc., have to be licensed in order to carry those passengers, he said.
The cost of the course is $550 and in addition there are other requirements with associated costs such as drug testing, a medical exam, and application processing. Johnson, who has served on numerous vessels including U.S. Navy and U.S. Merchant Marines and has served as instructor at many training institutions throughout his nearly 40-year-career, said the goal at Sea School is to "practice not only expert instruction but a transfer of professional experience."
"I spent 28 years in service in the Coast Guard," Johnson said. "So we have the training, the background, the experience, etc. to pass this information on."
For more information on the course and dates, contact TowBoatU.S. Lake Martin at 256-307-1313.
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Indiana residents that suffer from diabetes may qualify for Social Security disability benefits.
Indianapolis Social Security Disability Attorney Scott D. Lewis has experience in representing claimants with diabetes. As specified in the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Listing of Impairments, Section 9.0, Endocrine System, a claimant may qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) for diabetes if the claimant meets SSA's required criteria.
In order to meet the listing and qualify for SSDI or SSI benefits for diabetes, the claimant must prove a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus with the following:
Even though diabetes is a serious medical condition, it is not uncommon to be denied Social Security disability benefits for this impairment alone. Many times individuals seeking disability can receive a favorable ruling due to a combination of impairments if the diabetes alone does not arise to the listing level.
Indianapolis Social Security Disability Lawyer Scott Lewis often finds that his clients suffering from diabetes mellitus are also experience neuropathy. Clients with neuropathy often complain of numbness & tingling in their feet creating difficulty standing for even short periods and numbness & tingling in their hands that can sometimes result in the inability to grasp and hold items. Most occupations require the use of your hands for even unskilled labor, an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) may find that there is no gainful activity that can be performed. The inability to stand for even a short period may limit the disability claimant to sedentary work. Sedentary work may not be attainable by certain disability claimants based on their age, education level, and prior work experience.
If you find that you are experiencing a disabling condition such as diabetes mellitus or any other condition, call Scott Lewis at (317) 423-8888 for a free consultation.
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The issue isn't whether or not it's going to happen. The issues are when and where? Sooner or later your child will learn the details about sexuality. In this series of articles, I will present some tips for talking with your child about sex in a healthy and Biblical way.
From a very early age children begin to notice differences between themselves and "mommy" or "daddy" or "brother" or "sister." Children wonder why those differences exist. It's natural for them to be curious about such things.
Don't miss the opportunities to share how God divinely made both men and women; that there are differences and that's the way God made us on purpose. Obviously, the younger the child is, the shorter and less detailed such conversations will be.
However, it is important to start early with discussing sexual matters – openly, honestly, and using correct terminology. The earlier you start, the easier more detailed conversations will be as your child grows up and begins asking more questions such as where babies come from, why do people kiss, and why does God care whether I have sex before marriage?
Don't Wait for the "Big Talk"
I can still remember the "Big Talk" that my father gave to me. I was almost 12 years old, he was taking me to a baseball game, and we stopped at a Hardee's for a burger before the game. It was uncomfortable for me (not to mention how my dad must have felt) in large part because we had never really discussed sexual matters before that moment. I am sure he felt a combination of surprise and relief to find out that I pretty much knew what I needed to know (at least that's what we thought at the time – i.e., I knew the basics of sex).
But I would urge you to not wait to have a conversation with your child in a "Big Talk" about the birds and the bees. (To this day I don't know why we call that conversation a talk about the birds and the bees). Instead, children learn information best when given out little chunks at a time, over time. A steady stream of short conversations and teaching moments serves your child best and ensures that he or she retains information, and, more importantly, allows the correct values regarding sex to penetrate his or her heart.
One of the most effective ways that kids learn is over time, a little at a time. In fact, the Bible encourages us to teach our children in just such a manner: "Impress [the laws] on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up." Deuteronomy 6:7. In other words, teach your children all of the time, over time, a little at a time.
Most of us would never wait to teach our children about our faith in one "Big Talk". We wouldn't hold back knowledge about God and Jesus until he or she could "fully understand" at age 10 or 11 or even 14.
In addition, I've never seen a father wait until his son or daughter was 11 years old and then take them to a baseball field for the first time and teach them in 30 minutes the entire sport of baseball: how to catch, throw, bat, the rules, scoring, etc. It would be absurd to think that the child would retain anything, much less learn anything of value.
So, why do we think we should wait to teach about sexuality until our children are "ready to fully understand" and then unload everything they should know about differences between men and women, sex, safe sex, God's commands regarding sex, etc.? The answer is that we shouldn't do that.
Make a conscious decision to teach your children about sexuality in a healthy and Biblical manner, over time, a little at a time.
Begin to look for opportunities and teaching moments to have short, deliberate and honest conversations with your child about God's plan and purpose for sex.
If you have questions, please post them here on the blog in the comment section and I'll try my best to respond to them from a Biblical perspective.


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If you're in the market for the kind of plaid that perfectly suits the weather that, just this week, our wonderful planet has wrought—dark, cold, windy, at least in the East—Kempt has a few suggestions for you and one new term: Black Watch. There's something about Black Watch (above) that perfectly conveys the slight sadness that comes with summer going. A sartorial frown for the passing of a time when skirts and shorts still existed. It seems so long ago now. But Black Watch is here, and all's okay.
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Featured News
6 May 2015
The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London's East End will be ringing with the sounds of 'Fore!' next week, when the iconic venue hosts its first ever Cross Golf event, the European Urban Golf Cup.
Cross Golf eschews real golf courses for more alternative environments, including city streets, industrial parks, playgrounds and urban landscapes, and its holes are targets or objects, rather than cups in the ground.
The game is played with standard golf clubs, although a softer type of ball, called an almostGOLF ball, ensures there is no damage to people or property. Players carry a small mat to protect both their clubs and the playing surface, but other than these minor rule tweaks, the regulations remain the same as normal golf.
A qualifier for the European Urban Golf Cup takes place on May 15, with the top team winning the Jeremy Feakes Memorial Trophy (in honour of the founder of Urban Golf, who died in 2007), and qualifying automatically to represent the UK at the EUGC the following day.
The UK Cross Golf Open is available to teams of three, with an entry fee of £150 per team.
Community Golf Managing Director, Richard Shaw, who is organising the tournament, said: "We were invited to play in last year's tournament in Cologne, and were so inspired that we knew we had to make it happen in London. With the support of the Mayor of London and Sport England, as well as the Shoreditch Golf Club, which pioneered urban golf here, we've been able to make it a reality."
Simon Cooper, head of sport at the Greater London Authority, which is helping to stage the tournament, said: "We're delighted to be welcoming teams from across Europe to London, and will be looking to make this the best European Urban Golf Cup event yet. It is a great way of involving the whole community in a wonderful sport, so it is very fitting that it is being held in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park as a way to help our ongoing determination to deliver a legacy from the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games."
For more details about cross golf events visit www.crossgolf.co.uk. To register a team for the UK Cross Golf Open, email email@example.com.


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I went to Budapest and all I bought for Trish was a lousy fridge magnet. I know, I know… as souvenirs go this wasn't very imaginative. But what else was could I have brought? Well, wine for starters but with Trish, it would have been like carrying coals to Newcastle.
I did go into all the "folk" shops and for a moment I thought about getting Trish a blouse, one of these hand embroidered, folk pieces that looks wonderful on holiday and then you come home and wander what were you thinking… Yet, in one of these shops I found a skirt I dreamt of.
It was before all my summer travel plans unravelled suddenly one Sunday morning. But at that time, I still had summer stretching in front of me, warm evenings in Budapest in dramatic settings of old castle, impending travel to Amalfi coast, a terrace overlooking the Med and charming cobblestone towns. I needed a skirt to go with it.
I found it in one of the shops I would normally avoid, tourist traps full of embodied table cloths and those folk. Skirts were nowhere to be seen until I came across this one, tucked away in the corner on the first floor, hanging on the wall. It wasn't even for sale. It didn't have a button. I made them sell it to me.
I didn't go to Amalfi coast and my trip to Budapest was cut short. Yet, just like my Toteme dress and my straw bag, this skirt will withstand the test of time.
It reminds me of the Godfather scenes in Sicily, hot cobblestones and the charm of bygone year. Until next year, Italy. I'm coming and bringing my skirt with me 🙂
I'm wearing;
Shirt -Zara
Skirt- no brand, bought locally,
Bag- Primark


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This site keeps you updated on all things 'football sticker'. New releases, past collections, number checklists and useful links. It is a one-stop-shop, a "stickipedia" for football stickers.
You'll find Panini albums on the Panini page, Topps albums on Topps page, and, thats right, you guessed it, Merlin stickers on the Merlin page. Everything else is on the Others page. Primarily focused on Football stickers, the site documents all the new releases, as well as taking a look back through the decades of football sticker collections.
We currently have collections covering football as far back as possible, we'll get them all before long! There are a few curve balls thrown in there too, a few card collections here, maybe a non-football sticker collection there. Think of them as added bonuses!
Are YOU interested in taking over FootballStickipedia.com?
Since the World Cup in 2010 when the site was created, FootballStickipedia.com has been through a lot of changes, grown its loyal base of supporters and fans, and made friends in the football sticker community. Our checklists are relied upon by many sticker fans, our reviews enjoyed by football memorabilia hunters and I regularly receive comments and feedback on how much the site is appreicated and relied-upon by collectors and sticker fans around the world.
Unfortunatly these days I'm not able to dedicate as much of my time to FootballStickipedia.com as I'd like. With a new young family around, time just hasn't been there to expand the album reviews, update the checklist sheets and develop the features on the site. I'm looking to step away from the maintenance of the website now, but given how much FootballStickipedia.com is used by the community I'm hoping to be able to pass it along to someone else to run. If you'd be interested in buying the site, leading it forward and developing it, please do get in touch.
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The MOST important people in the chocolate chain
The current global chocolate market is worth $93 billion, so you can see how important and valuable chocolate is to everyone involved!! WOW – Now that is a lot of Dark Chocolate!
The main growing regions of Cocoa are Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The largest producing country is Côte d'Ivoire, which produces around 40% of the worlds supply.
Cocao Farming facts:
The average age of a cocao farmer is 50. Poor pay and limited career options have left the next generation seeking other vacations.
The introduction of the fairtrade initiative ensures cocao farmers are paid a fair price for their crops
Ecuador Cocao farmers have been cultivating the crop for nearly 4000 years and due to their impeccable and complex flavour the beans are craved by RAW chocolate makers.
If the cocao bean takes longer than 7 days to dry, farmers risk mould contamination and their crop could be ruined. 3 – 6 days is the ideal drying time for cocao beans to reach their optimum flavour.
The typical cocao farmer will spend their time; inspecting for pests, pruning and composting.
There has been a recent increase in women Cocao farmers; training and investment are giving women the tools they need to learn this delicate craft. Women are the cocao farmers of the next generation.
It is believed almost all of the worlds cocao is produced by poor families on small plots of land.
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Let us get serious for a second!
The Fairtrade movement has helped many cocao bean farmers get PAID fairly and move away from the extreme poverty they have lived in.
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Thankfully Chocolate makers are taking the responsibility to invest in cocao farmers.
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Next time you are enjoying a piece of dark chocolate, take time to think about the Cocao farmers who have spent time growing and harvesting the magic beans for your Chocolate.


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On behalf of Silver Tax Group posted in Back Taxes on Thursday, April 27, 2017.
If you are a Michigan small-business owner, specific mistakes could result in a much greater chance of you facing an audit and tax penalties. The problem for self-employed individuals is that besides avoiding such penalties, it can still be necessary to take advantage of every deduction merely for your business to survive.
The IRS is particularly focusing in on those business owners filing Schedule C forms. Allegedly, many such sole proprietors underreport income by 57 percent. And due to suspicions of underreporting, the IRS is now targeting small businesses and small proprietors who file Schedule C forms.
Some of the
- The failure to report income. The IRS is on the lookout for business owners who hide or underreport income. This particularly includes convenience stores and gas stations where customers pay for goods with cash.
- Neglecting to report income appearing on 1099 forms. When an independent contractor receives more than $600 from any company, that company must then send out a Form 1099 to the IRS and the contractor.
- Deducting in excess of $5000 startup expenses for a new company. Any additional expenses require depreciation over a 180-month period.
- Failure to use caution when deducting travel, entertainment and meals. The IRS looks at such expenses closely and may question such deductions that appear excessive.
- Making a claim that a hobby business is actually a standard business. Tax rules regarding a hobby in which you make a little money differ greatly from those regarding deductions for a standard business.
- Unauthorized home office deductions. To take such a deduction, you must use that particular space "exclusively and regularly for your work."
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Whether a business owner or individual taxpayer, it is important to take care when claiming deductions on your tax forms. If you have questions regarding these deductions, please ask for assistance from an experienced tax attorney.


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The NAHA Archives can be a rich resource of information for family historians and genealogists. Although the focus of NAHA is the Norwegians after they arrived in America, and is historical in nature rather than strictly geneaolgical, you may find its resources helpful in your research.
The Norwegian American Genealogical Center and Naeseth Library, 415 West Main Street, Madison, WI 53703, maintains a library and archives devoted to Norwegian American genealogical research.
Genealogy Materials
The following genealogical materials may be found in the NAHA Archives:
See also lists of emigrants from Hallingda, Hjartdal (Telemark), Lesje, Ringebu, Vang (Valdres) in NAHA. Also in the library: Østfold (JV6734.U8). Biri/Snertingdal, Vardal/Gjøvik (E184.S24088); Land (DL576.L3B6 v.4); Nordmøre (JV6734.S56); Hjørunfjord, Vartdal, Ørsta (HV6734.S7).
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The following genealogical and reference materials are located in the Reference Room of the Rølvaag Library.
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The following genealogical and historical materials are located in the stacks of the Rølvaag Library.
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