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What Are The Indications Of Inferior Calcaneal Spur
Although a heel spur is often thought to be the source of heel pain, it rarely is. When a patient has plantar fasciitis, the plantar fascia pulls on the bottom of the heel bone. Over time this can cause a spur to form. Heels spurs are a very common x-ray finding, and because the heel spur is buried deep in soft tissue and not truly in a weight bearing area, there is often no history of pain. It is important to note that less than one percent of all heel pain is due to a spur. but frequently caused by the plantar fascia pulling on the heel. Once the plantar fasciitis is properly treated, the heel spur could be a distant memory.
A bone spur forms as the body tries to repair itself by building extra bone. It generally forms in response to pressure, rubbing, or stress that continues over a long period of time. Some bone spurs form as part of the aging process. As we age, the slippery tissue called cartilage that covers the ends of the bones within joints breaks down and eventually wears away (osteoarthritis). Bone spurs due to aging are especially common in the joints of the spine and feet.
Symptoms of heel spur syndrome often include pain early in the morning or after rest, as you take the first few steps. It may also include severe pain after standing or walking long hours, especially on hard cement floors. Usually more pain exist while wearing a very flat soled shoe. A higher heel may actually relieve the pain as an arch is created. The pain is usually sharp, but can also be a dull ache. The pain may only be at the bottom of the heel, or may also travel along the arch of the foot.
The diagnosis of heel pain and heel spurs is made by a through history of the course of the condition and by physical exam. Weight bearing x-rays are useful in determining if a heel spur is present and to rule out rare causes of heel pain such as a stress fracture of the heel bone, the presence of bone tumors or evidence of soft tissue damage caused by certain connective tissue disorders.
Non Surgical Treatment
Treatment of heel spurs is the same as treatment of plantar fasciitis. Because these problems are related, the treatment is the same. The first step in the treatment of a heel spur is short-term rest and inflammation control. Here are the steps patients should take in order to cure the symptoms of plantar fasciitis and heel spurs. Avoiding the activity that caused the symptoms is the first step in treatment. For example, take a few day off jogging or prolonged standing/walking. Just resting usually helps to eliminate the most severe pain, and will allow the inflammation to begin to cool down. Icing will help to diminish some of the symptoms and control the heel pain. Icing is especially helpful after a sudden flare up of symptoms. Exercises and stretches are designed to relax the tissues that surround the heel bone. Some simple exercises, performed in the morning and evening, often help patients feel better quickly. Many patients will work with a physical therapist, or you can try some simple activities on your own. If you need some help, meet with a therapist for a few sessions to learn a program you can continue on your own.
Surgical Treatment
Have surgery if no other treatments work. Before performing surgery, doctors usually give home treatments and improved footwear about a year to work. When nothing else eases the pain, here's what you need to know about surgical options. Instep plantar fasciotomy. Doctors remove part of the plantar fascia to ease pressure on the nerves in your foot. Endoscopy. This surgery performs the same function as an instep plantar fasciotomy but uses smaller incisions so that you'll heal faster. However, endoscopy has a higher rate of nerve damage, so consider this before you opt for this option. Be prepared to wear a below-the-knee walking cast to ease the pain of surgery and to speed the healing process. These casts, or "boots," usually work better than crutches to speed up your recovery time.
Prevention of heel spur syndrome may be best by finding a good supportive shoe. Never go barefoot or wear a flat soled shoe. There are many over the counter arch supports that give increased support for your feet. Usually when there is excessive pronation the Achilles Tendon contracts or becomes shortened over time since it is not being used fully. The shortened Achilles Tendon is called an equinus deformity. By keeping this tendon stretched it may decrease some of the tension in the foot. Some theories believe the Achilles Tendon and plantar fascia is continuous. Before you get up from rest, stretch out your Achilles and the plantar fascia. You may attempt to spell the alphabet with your foot and ankle, use a towel against pressure on your foot, or roll a can of soup or sodapop on the ground. Ice may work well at the times of severe pain. For a chronic pain, or longer lasting pain heat therapy may improve the condition.


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It may have come as a surprise to most of us that nearly 90%+ of the Islamic world is non democratic in nature. In fact there are dictators ruling from nearly 42 years like Col Gaddafi in Libya. How has this happened and why have the population in these countries not revolted till date. Already it seems some of the uprisings seem to have lost steam like in Algeria and Baharin.
Most of the political pundits are of the opinion that it is because of oil in most of these countries which is the cause of creation of so many dictators .Allthe fingers are pointed towards the Western world especially the United States of America. It considerably suites USA to have regime after regime under its control so that the supplies of oil is ensured to itself and the allied countries.
Most of these arrangements have been put into place since end of World War II and the decade that followed. In fact even before WW II a whole country was created and literally handed over to the King after whom it is named ie Saudi Arabia. Its security is guaranteed by the Americans and the country has the largest oil reserves in the world. America has always preffered dictators in countries where it has stragetic interests as it is easy to deal with them and they in turn ruthlessly control the native populations,ensuring their longevity in power.
It is therefore very interesting to note the noise that America is now making almost everyday by siding with the emerging democratic forces in Egypt, Tuinisia, Baharin and now LIbya. Is it building bridges with these new leaders with a view to later on "controlling" them and converting them into dictators. After all which dictator has not captured power promising a return to democracy in the next few days .Is'nt it a paradox that Americans should enjoy fruits of democracy in their own country but in turn they should prefer dictators in oil rich countries.
The Islamic countries by and large are small and thus are not individually able to resist Super Powers. However all of them can come together and form a viable bloc and thus be able to resist better. But for this they will have to have the common thread of democracy running through them which will act as a check upon their conduct and arrest any deviations in policy executions.
The coming few months will indicate which way the tide will flow. We have to wait and watch.

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Law enforcement officials are looking for a Wisconsin man who they accuse of causing a car accident that left three people injured about 30 miles southeast of La Crosse.
If he's apprehended, the Prairie du Chien man, 33 years old, will face questions about why he fled the scene of the two-car crash near Viroqua on Highway 56.
Police say the man was headed east on the highway in Vernon County shortly before two in the morning this past Saturday when his vehicle went across the center line and smashed head-on into a car driven by a De Soto woman, 57.
Both the woman and her passenger, her son, 28 years old, were injured in the crash and taken to a nearby medical facility. She was treated and released from Vernon Memorial Hospital; her son was transferred to La Crosse's Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center with unspecified injuries.
The day after the crash, officials at the medical center listed him in fair condition, a media source reported.
Both he and his mother were wearing seat belts at the time of the accident.
The man wanted by police also had a passenger in his vehicle. The Chaseburg man, 32, who was not wearing a seat belt, was treated and released at the scene of the crash, sheriff's department officials said.
The driver ran from the scene, according to those officials. They said they don't know if he was also injured in the collision.
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A small piece of scrub and chalk grassland - home to wildlife - on the urban fringe of High Wycombe.
Blooming scrub
This steep slope is all that remains of the chalk grassland in this dry valley on the edge of built-up High Wycombe. Much of the reserve has become grown over with scrub species including dogwood, hawthorn, buckthorn, spindle, guelder-rose and wayfaring-tree. In spring, these produce a spectacular display of blossom.
Flocks of birds, particularly from the thrush family, gorge on the berries that follow in autumn and winter.
Flowery fields
Orchids, including bee, pyramidal and common spotted, grow in the grassy areas, while common twayblades flourish in the scrub margins. On the chalk grassland, knapweeds, agrimony and lady's bedstraw can be found. Bluebells grow at the southern end of the reserve where there is some mixed broadleaved woodland. There are small patches of wood anemone. The scarce coralroot, which produces dainty pink clusters of flowers in late spring, can also be found in some years.
Gomm Valley is also good for butterflies such as the marbled white. More than 180 species of moth have been recorded here.
"I just thought I'd let you know how much I love the Gomm Valley Reserve. It's my 'local', and I visit it most days ... It adds value to our countryside and makes life amazing." - Mandy Allen (BBOWT member)
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- Grassland, Woodland
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- Bee Orchid, Bluebell, Common Spotted orchid, Dogwood, Guelder-rose, Hawthorn, Spindle, Wayfaring-tree, Wood Anemone, Dark Green Fritillary, Glow-worm, Marbled White
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- Millfield Wood
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Stacey Alfonso-Mills treated a Junior infants class of Maria Regina Prep School to a book reading of MANATEE HAS A QUESTION in collaboration with the school's 'reading challenge' programme.
December 4th 2015
Stacey Alfonso-Mills participated at the 'Meet the Author/Book Reading' session at the Port of Spain's Children's Library, reading her latest book MANATEE HAS A QUESTION to 75 infant and junior students of the Maria Regina Prep School. Each student was treated to a Manatee Has a Question Colouring book as a take home gift.
October 20th 2015
MANATEE HAS A QUESTION is chosen for the 2015 Read for the Record Day. The local arm of the American literacy celebration was launched to the students of the Mucurapo Girls RC School on October 20, 2015. Stacey Alfonso-Mills (author) was invited to read her book while Ma Fable along with the drama students of St. Francois Girls School dramatized the characters Manatee, Caiman, Porcupine, Howler Monkey and Macaw.
July 22nd 2015
Book reading at Just Be Active Academy Camp at the National Stadium
Zoe The Therapy Dog during a book reading with special needs kids in Arizona
April 16, 2014
Official Book Launch:
Stacey Alfonso-Mills, local children's author, officially launched her third children's illustrated storybook MANATEE HAS A QUESTION at the children's section of NALIS Port of Spain on April 16, 2014.
She was welcomed by children's librarian, Ms. Lisa Lingo, an audience of enthusiastic children and her members of her family. The children were treated to a very interactive book reading of MANATEE HAS A QUESTION by the author. The children were asked many questions by Stacey relating to the story, which the children enthusiastically answered.
MANATEE HAS A QUESTION features five animals from the Nariva Swamp: West Indian Manatee, Spectacled Caiman, Red Howler Monkey, Prehensile-Tailed Porcupine and Blue and Gold Macaw. The book is locally written, illustrated and published for the early reader age group (or 5-8 years old). This new children's storybook offers tremendous support to environmental agencies and wildlife organizations in Trinidad and Tobago as it has already captured the attention of many young readers and by extension, their parents.
Also published and launched alongside the storybook is the A MANATEE HAS A QUESTION Colouring Book.
April 8, 2014
Pre-Launch Activity – Visit to Primary School & Presentation to School Library:
On April 8, 2014, local children's author, Stacey Alfonso-Mills, visited Trimont College in Glencoe, (a private primary/secondary school) to present a complimentary copy of her newest book Manatee has a Question to the school's growing library.
On hand to receive the presentation from the author were Mr. Herman Rodriguez, Principal of Trimont College and Mrs. Diasie Sammy-Christopher, Trimont's Librarian. Prior to the presentation, students of Primary 1 and Primary 4 were treated to a photo opportunity with the author as she introduced students to her latest book. Stacey, who is also a parent of Trimont College, expressed great pride that her books will contribute to the literary development of the students of the school.
February 18, 2014
Participated on a live chat show via Youtube along with Eva Green Wilson (host) and other fellow Caribbean authors Nerissa Golden and Carol Ottley-Mitchell. Had great discussions about writing literature and writing for children.
November 29, 2013
Visit to Mayaro Government Primary School and Guayaguayare RC Primary School to hold creative writing discussions with Standards 2 & 3 students, using The Boys of Sinclair Hill: The Princess, The Treasure and The Blue Dragon as the book guide. This visit is part of the Bridge Foundation's 'creative writing competition' called the Read to Rise: Recognizing Readers Competition for Standards 1, 2 & 3 students.
Standards 2 & 3 students of both schools will use my 2nd book, The Boys of Sinclair Hill: The Princess, The Treasure and The Blue Dragon, to re-create a new story by using the characters of the book while creating a new adventure and ending for their story. Students will be judged on composition, storyboard development, comprehension, illustration, creativity and authenticity. The Standard 1 students of both schools will use another story book from another local author.
As a Bridge Foundation Ambassador to the Read to Rise programme, I will also be part of the judging team. The objective of the Bridge Foundation's Read to Rise programme is to introduce books, encourage reading, expose children to a diversity of books and help increase the quantity and quality of books in schools. I am very proud to be associated with this NGO and programme and even prouder that both of my books are part of the reading package for Standards 1, 2 & 3.
November 12, 2013
Book-reading visit to Maple Leaf International School. Two book reading sessions are scheduled: Grade 1 at 8:00am and Grades 2 & 3 together at 8:35am. Students were treated to a 'sneak-peak' reading of my upcoming storybook Manatee Has a Question.
The feedback was great and generated lots of discussion about local and endangered animals in Trinidad & Tobago. A few students event threw in an elephant and whale for good measure!! It is always a pleasure reading for Maple Leaf International School and I always look forward to the next invitation.
Book Reading at Trinidad & Tobago Bocas Lit Fest, NALIS, Port of Spain, T&T
Book Reading at St. Andrew's School, T&T
Book Reading at Maple Leaf International School, T&T
Book Reading & Signing at Nigel R Khan Bookstore, Westmall, T&T
Book Reading & Seminar at Hopkett Morvant Baptist School, T&T
Release of The Boys of Sinclair Hill (The Princess, The Treasure & The Blue Dragon) at Bits and Pieces Christmas Fair, Port of Spain, T&T
Book Reading at Read-Aloud programme, Maple Leaf International School, T&T.
Official launch of first book The Boys of Sinclair Hill (Fun in the Backyard) at NALIS, Port of Spain. Officiated by Nikki Crosby. Attendees included Mrs. Z. Hassanali, former First Lady of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago, Garth Chatoor, former CEO of Powergen and students from St. Theresa's Girls' RC School, Maple Leaf International School & St. Andrew's School.


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Great view of the 10th green and lagoon. Newer style home in great condition. All on one floor, except the bonus room above the 2 car garage. Kitchen opens to breakfast area, family room with fireplace; separate living room, separate office; 3 bedrooms; master bath has been redone with shower, double vanity with marble counter tops, heated floors & large walk-in closet; office also on 1st floor; Other features include spray foam in the attic and under the home, smooth painted ceilings, 3 separate HVAC systems, new oak floors in kitchen and family room and a wet bar.


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Ms. Pac-Man gobbles up new high score using AI algorithm
A new artificial intelligence algorithm has powered Ms. Pac-Man to set a new high score.
The algorithm uses the so-called decision tree approach, allowing the computer to predict the movements of ghosts, which Ms. Pac-Man must avoid, with almost 95 per cent accuracy. Based on these predictions and the geometry of the maze in which the player operates, the algorithm deduces the optimal moves.
The algorithm has achieved a score of 43,720 in trials, which is almost 7,000 points more than the current record at the annual Ms. Pac-Man Screen Capture Competition.
"The novelty of our method is in how the decision tree is generated, combining both geometric elements of the maze with information-gathering objectives," said Silvia Ferrari, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Cornell University, who led the team behind the project.
The game, popular among engineers working on artificial intelligence, asks players to collect items in a maze while avoiding obstacles and enemy ghosts.
According to Ferrari, the new artificial player is the first that models the game's individual components and changes its strategy in real time in response to what's going on.
While computers are able to beat even the best human chess players, their performance in Ms. Pac-Man is not that superior. The Cornell algorithm was not able to consistently achieve better scores than the top human players.
"It's not completely understood right now what elements of a problem allow humans to outperform computers and it is a question we are investigating with neuroscientists through collaborative projects supported by the Office of Naval Research and the National Science Foundation," said Ferrari.
"In the case of Ms. Pac-Man, our mathematical model is very accurate, but the player remains imperfect because of an element of uncertainty in the decisions made by the ghosts."
However, Ferrari's model did produce better scores than beginners and players with intermediate skills. The artificial player also demonstrated that it was more skilled than advanced players in the upper levels of the game where speed and spatial complexity become more challenging.
Developing artificially intelligent game players helps researchers break down complex problems, which need to be tackled for the advancement of robotics or surveillance.


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'These are stunning!!!!!!!! Everyone has been gathered round my PC and the general reaction is WOW!'
Jim Clark, Senior Manager for Communications at Clyde Gateway on our aerial photographs of the Regeneration project.
With only days to go all eyes are on Glasgow for the 2014 Commonwealth Games. We are delighted to have been involved having tracked progress on Scotland's biggest and most ambitious regeneration project – Clyde Gateway.
" James Walker is the photographer responsible for these amazing images. He first came to Clyde Gateway's attention a few years back when he was used by the M74 completion team to deliver aerial shots of the construction work on that road and it had always been our plan to have him come back to the area just before the Games to again capture the view from the skies. The recent spell of good weather provided us with the perfect opportunity to do just that and there's no doubt these new shots show the amount of progress Clyde Gateway has made over the past five years as well as the incredible amount of construction activity we have ongoing right now."
Clyde Gateway covers about 2000 acres in size. It contains some of the most important venues and locations associated with the 2014 Commonwealth Games including the Athletes' Village, the Emirates Arena (home of the badminton events), the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome (track cycling) and Celtic Park (opening ceremony).
Glasgow's bid stated that the event would be a catalyst for a physical, social and economic transformation of the city's east end and neighbouring South Lanarkshire. The past six years have brought about a huge change to what were previously areas of vacant, derelict and contaminated land back to use.
Over the period of regeneration Walker Ellis Associates have been flying from Cumbernauld airfield, North East of Glasgow,
"From 1,600ft, you really appreciate the enormity of this project, from the images you can see the huge investment and intricate planning that is going into this huge regeneration project and the legacy that it leaves behind following the Games."
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Mohan No Masalo. This play is everything that Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was. The way he single handedly led an entire country towards freedom, Pratik Gandhi leads this play to an insightful end with brilliant execution. 'Mohan No Masalo' translates to spices (in this case , ingredients) that have gone behind the making of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. Any products that we buy has ingredients listed on the packaging, but never do they mention the process. Mohan No Masalo is how the ingredients were processed, and how the final product, the man on whom thousands of books have been written, the man who has numerous statues of himself all over the world, the man whose face is on every currency note – Mahatma Gandhi came into being.
The play traces Gandhi before he became the Mahatma- small instances in his life, instances that moulded him into the person that everyone looks forward to. The play also shows a couple of little known facts about his life. For example, everyone knows that Gandhiji was thrown out of a moving train in South Africa but no one really knows that he was thrown out of a horse carriage too, right after the train fiasco. Or that he once tried to kill himself with a group of friends just because he wanted to try something new. Every incident ends up contributing as an essential ingredient in the making of the man, and the final product as we all know, needs no introduction. This and much more, is what forms a part of the incredible Mohan No Masalo.
Music forms an essential part of the play. The background score keeps recurring at regular intervals and adds to the fun. Mohan No Masalo is an interesting blend of comedy and melancholy. The humorous punctuations make the audience fall out of their seats laughing, on the other hand, Pratik's narration of the dramatic turns in the plot line leave you with goosebumps. The 100 min duration of the play with no interval ensures that things are crisp and interesting. Overall, a treat to the eyes and some much needed medicine for the soul, Mohan No Masalo is fascinatingly impressive.


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JMU: Summer in Paris
JMU: Summer in Paris
Paris, France
Program Description
This six-week program offers nine credits in French, two days of orientation, a one-day excursion to Versailles, and numerous course-related and cultural guided outings throughout Paris led by the program director and professors. Courses are given by native French professors who teach for American universities during the academic year. The course-related and cultural guided outings include, among other Paris landmarks, Louvre, Orsay, Orangerie, Cluny museums, performances at Opéra Garnier, Opéra Bastille, Comédie Française, Théâtre de la Huchette, the Eiffel Tower, the French Senate, open air markets, Notre-Dame, the Catacombs, the Sacré-Coeur, the Panthéon, Château de Vincennes, the Conciergerie, the Sainte-Chapelle, etc.
All weekends are reserved for free time and travel.
This program fulfills the study abroad requirement for International Business majors.
Location Description
A six-week program: Students will live in Paris in a beautiful old student residence building in the Latin Quarter next to the "Jardin du Luxembourg." All lecture courses are given in a classroom located in the student residence.
Facing the Luxembourg gardens and only minutes away from Notre-Dame and the banks of the Seine, the Foyer International is ideally located for students in Paris. The Latin Quarter, the center of university life since the Middle Ages, offers numerous shops and lively cafés for moments of relaxation.
Transportation to and from the Foyer is easy due to numerous bus routes and a metro stop.
Christiane Szeps-Fralin | email@example.com | French, Department of Foreign Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Students are housed in furnished double rooms. Each room has two beds, lamps, two desks, chairs, storage space, a sink and a small refrigerator. Showers and toilets are located on the floor. The foyer provides all bed linens, but not towels. Students who wish to cook have access to hot plates and small ovens or microwave ovens located in designated areas. JMU Program provides kitchen equipment (pans and tableware) and fans for its students. The wireless network provides free internet access everywhere in the Foyer including in student rooms. In addition, several computers in the solarium and the library are available to students who do not have their own computer. Common areas and the rooms are cleaned Monday through Saturday by the foyer staff.
The foyer is not a hotel and students are expected to make their bed and to keep the room tidy. Sheets are changed every two weeks. Phone calls are put through directly to the room between 8 a.m. and 11 p.m. Outgoing calls cannot be made from the rooms, but there are public telephone booths located on the sidewalk in front of the building for students who do not have cell phones.
Students have access to the library, terrace, internet room (solarium), TV room, kitchens, washers and dryer, irons, ironing boards, and hair dryer. The terrace and solarium are located on the 7th floor, and are reserved for Foyer residents only. Their hours are 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Valuables may be deposited in the safe in the administrative offices. There is a 24-hour security person at the reception front desk of the Foyer. Visitors are allowed in the rooms between 9 a.m. and 11 p.m. Overnight guests are not allowed to spend the night in the students' rooms.
Breakfast is provided at the foyer.
Students will be allocated a weekly meal stipend that will cover lunch and dinner.
Additional Items to Consider
The wireless network provides free internet access everywhere in the Foyer including in student rooms. In addition, several computers in the solarium and the library are available to students who do not have their own computer.
Full room and board, all subway or bus travel in Paris and program activities (e.g., excursions, outings, museums, plays, concerts, etc.) are covered by the program fee. Airfare and spending money are not included.
No visa required since the program lasts less than three months.
This program is best intended for any French majors or minors as well as International Affairs and International Business majors.
Applicant Criteria
Applicants must have a GPA minimum of 2.5
Prerequisite: FR 300
Application Process
This list serves as an application preview. To apply, students will need to complete the following:
- Study Abroad Online Application ($25 fee)
- Short Essay
- Faculty Letter of Recommendation
- Interview with Program Director
- Official transcript required for non-JMU students
Further details and instructions about these application requirements will be available upon log-in.
Application Deadline
All dates are tentative and subject to change
CoursesFR 307: History of French Civilization (3 credits)
FR 308: Contemporary French Civilization (3 credits)
FR 446: Special Topics in French Literature: Paris in French Literature and Song Lyrics (3 credits)
FR 447: Special Topics in French Civilization and Culture: Paris- Cradle of French Culture (3 credits)
FR 448: Special Topics in French Linguistics: Colloquial French (3 credits)
Courses listed here are to be used as a general guideline for program curriculum. *All courses are considered pending until approved by the Academic Department, Program, and/or College.


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Kaye Lane was not a smoker, so lung cancer was the last thing she suspected when she felt ill last year.
Throughout the months of hospital visits and chemotherapy that followed her initial diagnosis, Lane's Providence Plantation neighbors and friends rallied around her.
They shared her angst at the injustice of her battle with cancer and hated being unable to do anything about it. But they did not feel helpless as she suffered because they were not helpless; they were, in fact, very helpful.
Christina Peterson, Lane's next-door neighbor and close friend, organized a neighborhood meal drive. Within a day of sending out the request, dinners were covered for the next four months.
When Lane's unexpected hospitalizations wreaked havoc with her kids' schedules, friends and neighbors pitched in with child care, carpooling or simply providing a place for the kids to land at a moment's notice. Some neighbors accompanied her to chemotherapy, while others took her to the movies. One neighbor even donated the use of a beach house, where the Lane family enjoyed a much-needed quiet weekend together. Everyone on Team Kaye (they had T-shirts made and threw a Team Kaye party) had a role to play.
As Lane, a former elementary schoolteacher, recuperated throughout spring and summer, she liked nothing more than returning to her routine. Lane also returned to one of her favorite activities: Sitting in a circle of lawn chairs on her driveway with a gaggle of moms, with a keen sense of appreciation for all it signified.
Perhaps the greatest gift Lane's neighbors gave her was their friendship and companionship. As Lane sat with them, laughing and chatting while their children played in the surrounding yards, she could return to her old self.
"Kaye had a contagious laughter," Peterson recalled. "It started in her toes ... and you couldn't help but join in."
The tight-knit group of women circled Lane and offered support and compassion. They also celebrated with her when the tumor shrank and she appeared to be in remission.
Last month, Peterson again sent out a group e-mail requesting help for the Lane family. Lane's cancer had returned. The network of Providence Plantation women who had pitched in the first time did so again.
Neighbors were encouraged to log on to www.takethemameal.com, a Web site established for just such scenarios. Cindy Schachner, another of Lane's neighbors, put a cooler on her front porch and offered to serve as the go-between for meal deliveries so the Lanes wouldn't have to contend with visitors each day. Lane was touched by the nonstop dinners over the course of her illness and credits them and the support behind them with how well she responded to chemotherapy.
When Lane, 45, returned from her last hospital visit, she was greeted by a slew of cream-colored ribbons that adorned the mailboxes of every house on the streets leading to her own. The bows were Kelly Kruse's idea, and she painstakingly made 102 of them (aided by neighbor Pamela Seiber) and affixed them all with a note that read, "This is to show our love and support for our neighbor who is battling lung cancer."
Kruse said she knows the importance of supporting a family when they are grieving: Her brother, Aaron Burns, was killed in a car accident in 2001.
The ribbons serve as a reminder of the loss the entire neighborhood feels now that Lane is no longer with us. Lane's friends rallied again after her death March 25, arranging for food to be on hand for the family after the funeral, purchasing flowers for her casket and providing the Lane family with some money to cover medical and funeral costs.
Lane's husband, Ricky, who was Kaye's high school sweetheart while the two grew up in Ocean Springs, Miss., said he knows he can count on his Providence Plantation neighbors to help him keep her memory alive for their three children: Logan, 15, Laura, 11, and Leah, 4.


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Advent is a funny season for families. The Catholic Church tells us, "When the Church celebrates the liturgy of Advent each year, she makes present this ancient expectancy of the Messiah, for by sharing in the long preparation for the Savior's first coming, the faithful renew their ardent desire for his second coming" (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 524, referencing Revelation 22:17).
As such, we know that it is a season of preparation for Christmas, a time to ready our minds, hearts, and souls for the celebration of Jesus' birth at Christmas. Here are 10 Advent activities to enjoy with your family as we wait in joyful hope.
1) Make an Advent Wreath
Does your family have an Advent wreath? If so, now is the time to get it out and set it up. If not, you can make one easily. Sometimes, parishes hold Advent wreath–making events. If your parish does not, you can purchase a wreath form made of wire or Styrofoam and fill it out with real or artificial evergreen branches.
Don't have a form? Don't worry. Gather some evergreen branches and lay them in a circle around the candles. You will need three purple candles and one pink candle, but even that isn't mandatory. Find white candles and tie purple and pink ribbon around them.
The important thing is to have something that helps your family mark the time through the season of Advent.
2) Be a Secret Santa
Who doesn't love a surprise? Place each family member's name in a bowl at dinnertime. Have each person choose one name—making sure it is not their own. That person is their secret buddy for Advent. During the next weeks, everyone should try to perform small, thoughtful tasks for their secret buddy. They might do one of his or her chores. Or leave a note saying what they like most about their buddy—just remind them to disguise their handwriting.
They might even make a small treat or gift. Encourage them to use their imaginations and not get caught!
3) Write a Letter
When it comes to Christmas, parents tend to take a backseat to Santa Claus. Use that to your advantage. Write your children a note from Santa commenting on how their behavior has been or asking them to do something special for someone else. One year, my husband, Mark, and I put a few dollars in the letter with the explicit instructions—from Santa—that they were to spend the money on someone else. It was both interesting and heartwarming to see how the kids decided to use their funds.
4) Share the Light
Even though the days may be filled with less light, the holiday season means that nights are often brightly lit with Christmas displays. Look around your home for sources of light. Bask in their glow. You might turn off all the lights and sit by the light of your Advent wreath, or take your family on a walk or drive around your neighborhood to look at the light displays.
5) Feed the Birds
Go outside and collect pine cones from your yard. If you do not have any in your yard, take a walk around your neighborhood or a local park and gather a bagful. Tie a ribbon or yarn around each pine cone (so you can hang it). Cover the pine cones with peanut butter, then roll them in birdseed. Hang them outside and watch the birds enjoy your treat. Or, simply put some birdseed out for the birds to enjoy.
6) Get Baking
Bake some Christmas cookies from family recipes, or find some new ones. Invite friends and family to bring their favorite recipes and bake together. Have everyone tell the story of the cookies that he or she is baking. Is it Grandma's recipe? Is it a favorite from childhood? Let the kids decorate the cookies. When you are done, put together plates of the cookies and deliver them to neighbors, a nursing home, or a hospital. Attach the recipes so recipients know the ingredients (for allergy concerns) and can make some more to share.
7) Plan a Menu
Prepare a special family recipe. Invite the kids into the kitchen to help you prepare it. Pull out the good dishes—the ones you only use on special occasions—and use those for the meal. Talk about where those dishes came from and what memories they evoke. Begin to think about what type of meal you will have to celebrate Christmas this year, and what family traditions will be part of that meal.
8) Deck the Halls
Form teams and divide up the rooms of your house. Over the course of the next few weeks, have each team decorate different rooms, but try to keep it a secret from the other teams. Use your imagination. During the week before Christmas, take a family tour to see each room's decorations. Have everyone say what they like best about each room.
9) Help Others
Think about making a baby blanket for a local hospital or women's shelter. You can a try no-sew fleece blankets (directions are on the Internet) or, if you know how, crochet or knit a blanket. Another option is to find a way to bring some comfort to someone in need this Advent, perhaps a friend or neighbor who has lost a loved one, or a sick member of the parish. You can also visit a nursing home to brighten up the day of patients there.
10) Make Your Own Cards
Rather than buy boxed cards from a store, create your own during Advent. Buy a box of blank cards—or make them out of construction paper or plain paper—and have the kids decorate them with crayons, stickers, or other embellishments. That way, each person on your Christmas card list gets a handmade and unique greeting from your family.


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Gorgeous villa in Mougins
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Gorgeous villa in Mougins located in a residential area consisting of a large entrance, a spacious living room opening on covered terrace, a large kitchen, master suite with bedroom, shower room, dressing, separate toilets and bedroom/study. On the floor, two bedrooms with shower ensuite, dressings. On the ground floor, two large bedrooms and one large shower room, large cinema room, laundry. Nice garden of 3800 m2 with heated swimming pool, large garage for several cars.
- Reference : Victoria
- Bedrooms : 6
- Heating : Underfloor, Heat pump
- Hot water : Hot water tank
- Condition : Excellent condition
- Orientation : South West East
- View : Village Garden
- Built in : 2009


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Spring sings in this perfectly joyful bouquet! Full and feminine, this special spring gift features perky pink roses, delicate lavender alstroemeria and a charming butterfly pick. Delivered in a gorgeous pink ombre vase that's sure to please for many seasons to come!
This impressive bouquet features hot pink roses, lavender alstroemeria, lavender carnations, dark pink miniature carnations, light pink stock, white daisy spray chrysanthemums and pitta negra. Delivered in a Pretty Petal vase.Approximately 13 1/4" W x 17 3/4" H


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McGuinn Homes
McGuinn Homes utilizes the Your Home, Your Way process which was designed to give budget minded buyers a custom home feel to their home buying experience. Since 1984, McGuinn Homes has been offering customizable homes in some of Greater Columbia's most desirable neighborhoods. They offer a mix of different styles, home sizes and price points so that they appeal to a wide spectrum of homebuyers. Find out more here.
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Randy Humphries has built over 180 custom homes... unique homes distinctly created with each individual homeowner's tastes, lifestyle and vision incorporated. From his clients' little idea sketches on cocktail napkins to their vast collections of magazine clippings, Randy looks, listens and learns about each person's vision for their new home. More here.
DR Horton
Offering homes in 16 communities throughout Greater Columbia, DR Horton has made its mark as a builder of exceptional value. Homes start in the mid $160's and go into the mid $200's, but all of DR Horton's homes have features usually associated with luxury homes at far higher price points. See details here.
Fortress Homes
Fortress Homes, locally and Veteran owned home builder in Columbia SC, builds homes that impress from the moment you step inside. From the gorgeous gleaming hardwood entries to the sparkling granite countertops (standard in all Fortress homes), to sustainable building practices, smart home fetures and certified energy efficient construction. Fortress builds the most exciting new homes imaginable, all set in over 20 vibrant neighborhoods throughout the Greater Columbia area.Find out more here.
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Award-winning Essex Homes brings the knowledge and connections of a local, hometown builder to the table, and the expertise that comes from building 100's of homes year in and year out. Definitely one of Greater Columbia's favorite builders, Essex is committed to green building, to giving back to the community and most importantly, to helping homeowners to feel good about their purchase for as long as they own their homes. More here.
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Columbia's New Homes Market offers buyers a wide variety of home styles whether in the market for a single-family home, condo or town home. Our Columbia SC Best New Homes website offers maps showing home buyers the way to new housing communities and provides information on schools, parks, amenities, lifestyle activities, golf courses and more for Greater Columbia neighborhoods.----------------------------------------
You'll find new homes for sale in Columbia, South Carolina at Columbia SC Best New Homes. Here you can find information regarding columbia new home builders, new homes in columbia sc, new home communities and more! Want to know more about the new home market trends in Columbia? Check out the links and information on this page related to the columbia real estate market and more.Contact any of ourbuilders or new homes communities with any questions you may have about your new home today.


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Our hydrocarbon free jute totes are a big hit not only for promotional products but for wedding gifts. Include some personalized towels, water bottles, soap and tie on a customized wedding event tag. These eco-friendly jute totes are durable and can hold a variety of gift products for weddings or any occasion. Use these gift jute bags at your next wedding event.
Jute Totes
The jute tote is an eco-friendly tote bag with cotton canvas rope handles and piping. Customize the tote bag by adding a logo or symbol to symbolize the wedding event. Eco friendly jute bags are best decorated with bold artwork in one color. Black is the preferred color of choice for these custom jute bags.
Eco Friendly Jute Bags
So what is jute you might ask? Jute is a natural vegetable fiber and is 100% biodegradable which makes it recyclable. Jute is the second most important vegetable fiber; cotton is the first most important. Great to buy these jute bags bulk and consider the environment.
Jute Promotional Bags
Take these promotional bags to your next big corporate event. Decorate with company logo and fill with more eco-friendly products from our promotional products store such as the bamboo ballpoint pen. The jute promotional bags are a very good buy and will be sure to please as your corporate giveaways this year. Easy tote bags to dress up and add eye popping color or just keep it simple.


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To enable participants to choose and apply appropriate tools to manage themselves, other people, and organisations involved in humanitarian programmes : HR processes, HR organisation, recruitment, performance management, staff development, quality and accountability in people management, leadership, management and delegation, strengthening organisational capacity, organisational strategy, change management, stress management, cross-cultural awareness, managing team safety and security, creating and developing trust in diverse teams.
Profile Persons already working or willing to work as a manager in the humanitarian sector.
Prerequisites mandatory Previous experience in project or programme management. Level of English proficiency: B2 minimum (according to European language levels - Self Assessment Grid)
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This open training course is part of the "Humanitarian Programme Manager" diploma course. Did you know that you can get this diploma at your own pace by attending all the open training courses that it is made up of, spread out over up to 4,5 years? Further information here.


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|29 Jan 2014
win 7 64 Home edition
Screenshot help in getting an ISO file from disk onto thumb drive
I hope one of you guys can tell me how to get a ISO file from a disk onto a empty thumb drive, usually i see a "send to " but i don't see that option in the following screenshot, any other way to get the thumb drive to boot?
Thanks, i figured my original post is dead so i started a new one.
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|29 Jan 2014
Windows 10 Pro X64
So the ISO file is on a CD or DVD disc and you want to copy it to a USB flash drive, right?
Start My Computer.
Right click on the optical drive and select Explore.
Start another My Computer.
Right click on the flash drive and select Explore.
Line up the windows so you can drag the ISO from the optical drive to the flash drive to copy it there.
|My System Specs
|30 Jan 2014
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I would think you would 1st get the iso file off the dvd using Imgburn or other program, then burn that iso to the flash drive using Rufus or Wintobootic or PowerIso or your favorite program.
I would like to know if Z`s suggestion works for you. :)
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|30 Jan 2014
It depends if you want it bootable or not. If so you need to use a program like Brian linked, Windows 7 USB-DVD Download Tool or UltraISO Software To Create Bootable USB Flash Drive.
If you just want to store it then drag it to the flash stick under Computer on the right hand explorer bar while in an Explorer box.
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|30 Jan 2014
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I would think you would 1st get the iso file off the dvd using Imgburn or other program, then burn that iso to the flash drive using Rufus or Wintobootic or PowerIso or your favorite program.
I would like to know if Z`s suggestion works for you. :)
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JC will always remember the first time he saw Angie. He was out with a friend, and like single guys do, they were scoping out the available women from their table. When he noticed Angie, she immediately reminded him of a famous actress. His friend encouraged him to approach her, but JC couldn't get up the nerve. It turned out, he didn't need to! Angie, who was also with a friend, had noticed their shy glances and gave them an easy way out. She approached them and introduced herself and her friend! JC and Angie immediately hit it off, and JC asked her out on a date for the very next day. They went out for lunch and spent the entire afternoon together, just hanging out.
Fast forward four years, and JC and Angie were still together. One carefully planned evening, JC took Angie to the Lo Sole Mio Italian restaurant in Omaha and proposed over an elegant dinner. She happily answered, "yes." When the newly engaged couple arrived home, Angie was surprised to find her family and friends waiting at the apartment to celebrate with them. JC had arranged it all, and he had one more surprise -- a limo ride around Omaha to truly commemorate the evening.
On June 10th, Angie made a beautiful bride. She walked down the aisle at St. Anthony's Catholic Church to JC, who was waiting for her with a grin. The two exchanged vows and rings as they stood with their wedding party, who were decked in coral and gray. The perfect day ended with a festive reception at the American Legion.


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Our House at the Beach offers Siesta Key townhouses and condos for sale right across the street from beautiful Siesta Beach, where you'll find the whitest sand in the world. The convenient location in the center of Siesta Key affords easy access to shopping, dining, water sports, cultural experiences, Farmer's Markets and festivals. Of course, relaxing in the island lifestyle takes front and center stage with the magnificent Gulf of Mexico right at your front door and the glistening, always-cool powdery sands of Siesta Beach between your toes.
Whether you're seeking a vacation home or condo, or a rental real estate investment, Our House at the Beach could be your perfect house at the beach.
Waterfront: Across the street from the Gulf of Mexico, Siesta Beach
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Real Estate: Lake House Townhouses or Tower Condos.
Amenities: Pool, tennis, BBQ, picnic area, playground, covered parking, miles of white sandy beaches.
Rental Policy: When you buy a property at Our House at the Beach, you may rent it out for periods of at least two weeks or more during season, and at least one week off-season. Onsite property management is available.
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If you have purchased a car in Mississippi from a private owner and there is a defect with the car affecting the value, use, or safety with the car, then you are most likely upset with the seller and wondering what, if anything, you can do about it. Most people know that there are so-called "lemon laws" which apply to some car purchases and which can result in a refund of your purchase price, but are unclear as to whether or not they apply to their situation. Below we take a brief look at how Mississippi's lemon law affects sales of cars purchased from a private owner.
The Lemon Law Applies to Some Cars Purchased for Private Owners
In any lemon law claim in Mississippi, there is a requirement that the car be under an express warranty (as opposed to an "implied warranty") from the manufacturer or its agent. An express warranty can accompany the sale of either a new or used car.
Although many used car purchases occur once a warranty has run out, if the car you purchased from a private seller still has a warranty from the manufacturer or its agent that is in effect, then you may be able to bring a lemon law claim if the manufacturer is unable or unwilling to repair the car after a reasonable number of attempts.
Bringing Your Lemon Law Claim
Note that, when bringing a lemon law claim, you are taking an action against the manufacturer and not the private seller who sold you the car. It may be the case that the private seller had attempted to resolve the problem prior to your purchase, and so you might be able to rely on efforts already made by that individual to have the problem fixed. If the car is out of warranty but the private seller fraudulently hid the defect from you, then you can potentially bring a fraud or misrepresentation claim against the private seller, but it will not be considered a lemon law claim. Speaking with an experienced lemon law attorney is often the best way to assess your legal options and move forward towards full recovery of your purchase price.
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Katrina Schwartz's article discusses talks about the importance of developing mindsets for compassion and caring in students.
The article discusses the experiences of Dr. Robert Brooks. He is a psychologist on the faculty of Harvard Medical School and an established author. Dr. Brooks started his career as a principal at a school with severely disturbed and troubled students. Within a few months he was worn down and did not look forward to going to work each day. He discusses the mindset needed to deal effectively with students. Here are a few quotes highlighted from the article, check it out for more details!
"We have to start with the assumption that everything you do in the classroom can have a major impact on a child's life."
"Once you say a kid is unmotivated or doesn't care, you're already reflecting a mindset in which you're blaming the child, whether you mean to or not."


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Employment Discrimation
1. Did ABC advertising discriminate against Jean on the basis of sex when they failed to promote her?
2. Did ABC discriminate against Jean because of her religious beliefs and practices?
3. Did ABC discriminate against Jean because of her national origin?
Brief Answers
1.Ms.Riyadh has not proved enough evidence to conclude that ABC discriminated against her because of her sex.
2.Yes, Ms. Riyadh has some strong evidence that a reasonable jury might conclude that she has been discriminated against because of her religious beliefs.
3.No, Ms. Riyadh hasn't any proof of being discriminated against because of her national origin.
Statement of Facts
Ms.Riyadh has been employed as a account executive by ABC Advertising since
1978. ABC Advertising is a national marketing and advertising firm specializing in
domestic and international advertising. She was hired by ABC after receiving her M.B.A
with honors from the University of Michigan. While being employed by this company
she has won three national awards.
Ms.Riyadh feels that ABC has illegally discriminated against her. She alleges
that it is company practice to promote employees from within. She states that each year
she has received "outstanding performance" evaluation ratings since she has been
employed there ABC has never given her a promotion and has repeatly pasted her over
for any.
Ms. Riyadh claims that all the male employees hired between 1978 and 1988 in
same classification as she is have received a promotion from one to four times, and
they also earn higher salaries. None of these employees have won any awards and are
marginal employees. Ms.Riyadh says only three women have been promoted since she
was hired, but men do outnumber women in all positions.
At a preliminary inquiry ABC's response to Ms.Riyadh's allegations were that
she was not promoted because she doesn't "fit the image" that is right for the higher
positions. They claim that the higher positions have high visibility, require extensive
travel and have increased client contact which include presentations before corporate and
professional groups. Although ABC states that Ms.Riyadh is a good employee they do
not believe that she is "qualified" to represent them in certain capacities. They argue that
Jean is a plain woman; she refuses to wear make-up nor adornments of any kind. She is
also very religious and takes a daily "prayer and meditation" during her lunch breaks.
Her religious beliefs prohibit certain types of "fraternizing" such as drinking alcoholic
beverages and eating certain types of foods. ABC argues that it is essential that higher
administrative employees project a polished appearance and engage in social and frater-
nal activities in order to obtain and conduct business.
Ms.Riyadh feels that ABC discriminated against her because she is a woman and
because she is of Indian ancestry and an adherent to Islam. She feels none of these factors
interfere with her ability to perform at a higher position. Ms.Riyadh also claims that when
she was hired by ABC she was informed that if she did a good job that she could be
expected to be promoted to account vice president within two years.
Sex Discrimination
Sex discrimination is being discriminated against based on sex. Under Title VII
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 it is unlawful to discriminate against any employee
or applicant for employment because of his/her sex in regard to hiring, termination,
promotion, compensation, job training or any other term, condition, or privilege of
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Even prestigious reference works explain the term and the job of a butler or butleress simply as ?servant in an upper-class household?. On top of this already insufficient paraphrase, they also tend to add the assertion "above all in England" far too readily. However, a look not only at the word itself but also at the scope of activities which lies behind the name and the history of the profession reveals something entirely different…
From barrel to bottle
The earliest roots of the term butler or butleress can be found in the language of the late Roman Empire. At that time, the term "butticulae" was used to describe small barrels or pitchers used to store or serve wine. The French word for bottle, "bouteille", derives from this term. Its use dates back to the 17th century – a time when glass began to become widely available and was also used to store small amounts of wine.
From the cellar to the kitchen
What this explanation of storage methods has to do with a term used to describe a household manager is made clear by a word derived from "bouteille": bouteiller. The so described household servant was principally entrusted with stocking and managing the wine cellar – and therefore the direct successor of the servant formerly known as the cupbearer. These servants were always under the supervision of a higher ranking housekeeper – who would occasionally instruct the ?bouteiller? to also deal with the purchases for and the stocking of the pantry.
From the mainland to the Isles
The respectively extended role of the French bouteiller also attracted interest from overseas. As drinking wine was far less widespread in the British and Scottish Isles than on the continent, those employed there as keepers of the bottles suffered from chronic underemployment. The English noblemen were therefore more than pleased to give them additional tasks. Hence they not only created a new role modelled on a French household manager but also came up with a new term to describe such a servant.
From bouteiller to butler
Not only the main duties, but also the phonetics changed in the course of this transition to an area where another language was spoken. Due to the slightly simpler structure of English, the melodious bouteiller was turned into the easier to pronounce buteler, a word that must have reminded the inhabitants of the Isles of earlier times, as it already appears in mediaeval Anglo-Norman. Although it was not used to describe a housekeeper at that time, it did at least describe someone who was in charge of managing the cellar and responsible for the wine stored there.
Female butler or butleress?
These linguistic paths, entwined in such an extraordinary way, also explain why the term ?butleress? is now commonly used for a female housekeeper in an upper-class household: it recalls the origins of the masculine version, because French as well as Anglo-Norman belong to the family of Romance languages. The addition of the standard feminine ending -ess means that the terms of butler and butleress simply follow suit. They were inspired by the members of the nobility whose households a butler or butleress managed, such as a Duke and a Duchess, for example. If that is not more than just a linguistic coincidence…


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On 10/5/06, David Sills <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: <snip> > You will note that comparison with the current MSSqlPlatform class makes > it perfectly clear that these are simply equivalents with XML markup. (I > haven't been through every Platform implementation yet, so this is still > subject to minor amendments, of course). While this looks quite good, there is one big problem in that the mapping is bi-directional. That is, it not only defines hwo to map from JDBC type to native type, but also vice versa. And therein lies the problem as it is much harder to declare these backmappings. E.g. have a look at the Oracle and Firebird model readers, and you'll see what I mean. > You will note that I left the manner of obtaining this value object > unspecified above. My idea was to have a singleton factory that > statically loaded all the XML files it could find at runtime (it might > know about them, do Java discovery to get a list to look up, or simply > find them by a naming convention). It would be my idea, as you can see, > to acquire the XML files as classpath resources, so as to make it simple > for anyone to substitute for any of the files they like by simply > putting their replacements earlier on the classpath. This would probably > be made easiest (though it's a little restrictive) if the factory knew > the names of the files it was going to look up. I'm not in favor of auto-discovery (other than via naming convention) because it is quite unclear to the user what actually is happening (and in what order etc). Rather, DdlUtils will provide a hook (API call, Ant task property) that allows the user to override any defaults. > The subprotocol/JDBC drivers (currently static values) would be left off > in this version of the MSSqlPlatform. These, it seemed to me, would be > better suited to being loaded from the same factory and value object by > the PlatformUtils class. That is, rather than hard-coded, they would be > discovered, allowing any person to substitute whatever crazy driver they > had thought of (my first candidate, using SQL Server, was the jTDS > driver, which I frequently use). Hopefully, this would make it possible > (I haven't finished looking into this yet, however) for DdlUtils to > recognize more drivers and handle them automatically and correctly. There won't be any auto-discovery and -configuration of JDBC drivers simply because there is no standard way to access the info that DdlUtils needs, via plain JDBC. Rather, every driver (possibly even for different driver versions), we need to come up with driver and database-version specific code to get the info from the database. This is not so much an issue when creating a database from XML but rather when creating XML for a live database or dumping data as XML from one. > I only foresee changes in those classes that have hard-coded information > currently (and of course you can't make them configurable without a > change, by definition). Possibly one or two refactorings might affect > the functionality of base classes transparently. Most of what I would > propose would be entirely new classes that only interact with the > current classes within encapsulation. Well, actually I don't see a strong use case for making these hard-coded things configurable in this way. The problem is that creating databases is easy (and easily configurable), but reading back a live database is not. There'll always be workarounds, SQL queries to get certain information, etc. And these cannot be configured but have to be coded. > Obviously, an entirely different line of thought might be devoted to > making the tool sufficiently generic not to even have to know about > specific databases at all (in other words, all the information required > to make the tool work correctly would be in configuration information). > That's far more ambitious than I am suggesting here, if it's even > possible. However, it may be that this proposal is a small step in that > direction. As I said above, this won't be possible. And after all DdlUtils is intended to provide this generic layer to other apps (via the API).\ Of course, it is certainly possible to make it easier to add configurations (DB/DB version, JDBC driver, perhaps OS), but we cannot make it generic. cheers, Tom
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Saturday April, 2017
(Evan making the tires look like nothing during his personal training session last week. He is making big gains since beginning with CrossFit Julia and we are super excited for his bright future!)
Level 1 & 2 WOD:
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