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A few years ago I wrote an article for this site titled "How to use Managed C++ to Automate Excel" using Microsoft's Visual Studio (VS) 2003.
How to use Managed C++ to Automate Excel
Since that time Microsoft has come out with VS 2005 and VS 2008. There were some significant differences between VS 2003 and VS2005/VS2008. For one thing, Microsoft now refers to what was "Managed" code in VS2003 to "C++/CLI" code in VS2005 and VS2008. In addition, there have been some significant (to me at least) syntax changes between Managed code and C++/CLI code. One of the biggies is that the asterisk symbol (*) is no longer used in C++/CLI code. Instead the caret (^) or "hat" is used to denote a "tracking handle" which, in a lot of ways, kind of behaves like a pointer. I'm not going to try and go into the details of how they work (that's not the purpose of this article and besides, I'm not smart enough to make it clear to you). Other syntax changes include implicit boxing and the ability to directly index. Both of these changes eliminate a lot of clunky code.
VS 2008 comes with Visual Studio Tools for Office. I haven't looked closely at this feature yet but it seems to be directed toward .NET Framework 3.5. All the machines that I support use .NET Framework 2.0 so I'm sticking to the way that I migrated from earlier versions of VS. There is a lot of information about automating Excel at: msdn - Excel Tasks
I suggest you research that site. You won't find many (if any at all) C++ examples there but if you are vaguely familiar with C# or VB, you may be able to interpret the C# or VB code to C++.
I will try and follow the same structure as I used in my previous article to demonstrate how to automate Excel. The main difference is that the code used herein will be C++/CLI compliant and will run in VS2008 (probably VS2005 as well). In my current job, I am responsible for developing and maintaining 17 Windows Forms applications and, with a very few exceptions, all are written in pure C++/CLI. My point is that I am able to do most everything in C++/CLI that I can do in native code. The exceptions are that I occasionally use a couple of native library functions for which I haven't discovered an exact C++/CLI equivalent.
As a final disclaimer, I'll repeat what I said in my previous article about my code. It works. It's probably not the most efficient, or elegant, or even the most logical. I didn't take the time to do a lot of digging and research when I converted my project from VS2003 to VS2005 and then to VS2008. But the code I came up with works with VS 2008 C++/CLI. I apologize in advance to all the "purists" out there who may be offended by what they might view as my ugly inefficient code and I'll be happy to accept any suggestions for improvement, as long as you have tested them and they work!
The purpose of this article is to show you how I got Excel to work using MC++ in a Windows Forms Application so I'm not going to try and make this example very elaborate. I'll be using made-up data in an imaginary circumstance. We will create a .NET Windows Forms Application and put a button on the form that will cause Excel to run and display a Workbook with three Worksheets. I'll show you a way to delete and add Worksheets to the Workbook and a way to create bar charts and line charts and place them and their supporting data onto a Worksheet. This is what the finished product will look like if you are using Office 2003:
If you are using Office 2007, it will look like this (I'll be using Office2007 in all my remaining examples):
using namespace Microsoft::Office::Interop::Excel;
#define Excel Microsoft::Office::Interop::Excel
This avoids having to type ""Microsoft::Office::Interop::Excel when I refer to an Excel method or property.
// Create the main window and run it
Application::Run(gcnew Form1());
return 0;
// Create the main window and run it
System::Windows::Forms::Application::Run(gcnew Form1());
return 0;
private: System::Void butExcel_Click(System::Object^ sender, System::EventArgs^ e) {
If you compile and run, all you have at this point is:
In the next section we will create a method that will run Excel and call this method from the butExcel_Click event handler.
void Form1::RunExcel()
//1. Create a new Excel application with 3-sheet Workbook
Excel::Application^ exApp = gcnew Excel::ApplicationClass();
//2. Add a workbook (comes with three Worksheets)
Workbook^ exWb = exApp->Workbooks->Add(Type::Missing);
// Show the Workbook
exApp->Visible = true;
Note: If you didn't add the #define line I told you about in step 5 above to your header file, you will have to type "Microsoft::Office::Interop::Excel::Application" instead of "Excel::Application".
private: System::Void butExcel_Click(System::Object^ sender, System::EventArgs^ e) {
Note: Working with Excel is the only place I've encountered extensive use of the Type::Missing argument. It causes the called method to use a default parameter value. You can probably find out more about them by using the Object Browser and/or going to Microsoft's web site at the URL I mentioned in the beginning of this article.
Worksheet^ exWs = safe_cast<Worksheet^>(exApp->ActiveSheet);
exWs->Name = "Charts";
I use the RunExcel() method to set up and control what happens in Excel. Here is the method in its entirety:
void Form1::RunExcel()
//1. Create a new Excel application
Excel::Application^ exApp = gcnew Excel::ApplicationClass();
//2. Add a workbook (comes with three Worksheets)
Workbook^ exWb = exApp->Workbooks->Add(Type::Missing);
//3. Delete the last two worksheets
//4. Create a variable for the active Worksheet's tracking handle
// (first Worksheet is the default active one)
Worksheet^ exWs = safe_cast<Worksheet^>(exApp->ActiveSheet);
//5. Rename the active worksheet
exWs->Name = "Charts";
//6. Load the data
//7. Make the bar chart
MakeBarChart(exWs, 2, 1);
//8. Make a line chart
MakeLineChart(exWs, 2, 8);
// Show the Workbook
exApp->Visible = true;
Here is what's happening in the above steps:
Where the number 3 is the third Worksheet in the collection.
Since this article deals with Excel, I'm going to phony-up data in a method called LoadData(). I'm putting names of ports and tons of materials received in a SortedList that I'll use for generating a bar chart. I'm also building two SortedLists for use with the line charts, one for tons projected and one for tons actual. For what it's worth, here's the code:
void Form1::LoadData()
slTonsRcvd = gcnew SortedList(); //Global, declared in Form1.h
slByDayNYProjected = gcnew SortedList(); //Global, declared in Form1.h
slByDayNYActual = gcnew SortedList(); //Global, declared in Form1.h
slTonsRcvd->Add("New York", 46.826);
slTonsRcvd->Add("New Jersey", 21.865);
slTonsRcvd->Add("Boston", 4.8);
slTonsRcvd->Add("Los Angles", 30.87);
slTonsRcvd->Add("Portland", 16.4876);
slByDayNYProjected->Add(1, 2.0);
slByDayNYProjected->Add(2, 11.5);
slByDayNYProjected->Add(3, 7.5);
slByDayNYProjected->Add(4, 5);
slByDayNYProjected->Add(5, 10);
slByDayNYProjected->Add(6, 6.5);
slByDayNYProjected->Add(7, .5);
slByDayNYActual->Add(1, 2.3);
slByDayNYActual->Add(2, 12.345);
slByDayNYActual->Add(3, 8.331);
slByDayNYActual->Add(4, 5.702);
slByDayNYActual->Add(5, 10.45);
slByDayNYActual->Add(6, 6.718);
slByDayNYActual->Add(7, .98);
Here is the bar chart I want to produce, appropriately sized, the data I produce it from, and the position on the Worksheet where I want it to appear. The chart shows a fictitious amount of cargo in tons delivered to various ports:
I want the data to be in the first two columns of the Worksheet and I want the chart to be next to the data. I want the Tons column to be formatted as a decimal to two places but show as an integer on the chart. I want a chart title and titles on both the X and Y axes.
Here is the method I used to produce that chart, explanations follow the code:
void Form1::MakeBarChart(Worksheet ^ws, int row, int col)
int xPos = (col+2)*48; //Col width 48 points. Chart starts in 3rd col
int yPos = row*9; //Row height = 9, Chart starts in 2nd row
double tons = 0;
String^ port;
//1. Format a Worksheet column to 2 decimal places for chart data
ws->Range["B1", Type::Missing]->EntireColumn->NumberFormat = "#,##0.00";
//2. Set all Worksheet column widths to 12 to fit column titles and data
safe_cast<Range^>(ws->Columns)->ColumnWidth = 12;
//3. Extract Tons Received data from the SortedList and place on the chart
IDictionaryEnumerator^ ide = slTonsRcvd->GetEnumerator();
while (ide->MoveNext()) {
port = ide->Key->ToString();
tons = Convert::ToDouble(ide->Value);
ws->Cells[row, col] = port;
ws->Cells[row, col+1] = tons;
//4. Create a ChartObjects Collection for the Worksheet
ChartObjects^ chObjs = safe_cast<ChartObjects^>(ws->ChartObjects(Type::Missing));
//5. Add a ChartObject to the collection at(x, y, width, height) in points
ChartObject^ chObj = chObjs->Add(xPos, yPos, 300, 300);
//6. Create a chart from the ChartObject
Chart^ ch = chObj->Chart;
//7. Create a Range object & set the data range.
Range^ rn = ws->Range["A2:B6", Type::Missing];
//8. Do the chart using ChartWizard
ch->ChartWizard(rn->CurrentRegion, //Source
Constants::xlColumn, //Gallery
Type::Missing, //Format
XlRowCol::xlColumns, //Plot by
1, //Category Labels
Type::Missing, //Series Labels
false, //Has Legend
"Weekly Tons Received by Port", //Title
"Port", //Category Title (X)
"Tons", //Value Title (Y)
Type::Missing); //Extra Title
//9. Format the x-axis of the Cargo graph
safe_cast<Axis^>(ch->Axes(XlAxisType::xlValue, XlAxisGroup::xlPrimary))-> \
TickLabels->NumberFormat = "#,##0";
I use some variables simply to make the code easier (for me) to deal with. So let's go through step-by-step.
Type::Missing])->EntireColumn->ColumnWidth = 12;
If you run the application at this point and click the "Run Excel" button here's what you should get (using Office 2007, Office 2003 should give similar results):
The line chart is intended to compare the amount of tons projected to arrive at a port against the amount that actually arrived over a seven day period. The data columns have titles and there is a legend at the bottom that identifies which line is which. I will modify the line color and thickness and reposition the legend.
Here is the code that will produce the chart:
void Form1::MakeLineChart(Worksheet ^ws, int row, int col)
int xPos = (col+5)*48; //Col width 48 points. Chart starts in 3rd col
int yPos = row*9; //Row height = 9, Chart starts in 2nd row
double tonsA = 0; //Actual tons
double tonsP = 0; //Projected tons
String^ day; //Day being plotted
String^ title = "Tons Received at NY port by day";
//1. Format two Worksheet columns to two decimal places for chart data
ws->Range["I1:J1", Type::Missing]->EntireColumn->NumberFormat = "#,##0.00";
//2. Reset the three Worksheet data column widths to better fit data
ws->Range["H1", Type::Missing]->EntireColumn->ColumnWidth = 5;
ws->Range["I1:J1", Type::Missing]->EntireColumn->ColumnWidth = 9;
//3. Put Column titles on the chart – two are Legend titles
ws->Cells[row, col] = "Day";
ws->Cells[row, col+1] = "Projected";
ws->Cells[row, col+2] = "Actual";
//4. Extract the data from two SortedLists and put it on the chart
IDictionaryEnumerator^ ide = slByDayNYProjected->GetEnumerator();
while (ide->MoveNext()) {
//Day and projected tons form one SortedList
day = ide->Key->ToString();
tonsP = Convert::ToDouble(ide->Value);
ws->Cells[row+1, col] = day;
ws->Cells[row+1, col+1] = tonsP;
//Use key to get actual tons form the other SortedList
tonsA = Convert::ToDouble(slByDayNYActual[ide->Key]);
ws->Cells[row+1, col+2] = tonsA;
//5. Create a ChartObject Collection for the Worksheet
ChartObjects^ chObjs = safe_cast<ChartObjects^>(ws->ChartObjects(Type::Missing));
//6. Add the ChartObject to the collection at(x, y, width, height) in points
// Width = 350 to prevent title from wrapping
ChartObject^ chObj = chObjs->Add(xPos, yPos, 350, 300);
//7. Create a chart from the ChartObject
Chart^ ch = chObj->Chart;
//8. Create a Range object & set the data range.
Range^ rn = ws->Range["I2:J9", Type::Missing];
//9. Do the chart
ch->ChartWizard(rn->CurrentRegion, //Source
XlChartType::xlLine, //Gallery
Type::Missing, //Format
XlRowCol::xlColumns, //Plot by
1, //Category Labels
1, //Series Labels
true, //Has Legend
title, //Title
"Day", //Category Title
"Tons", //Value Title
Type::Missing); //Extra Title
//10. Tell it the chart type again - initially comes up as a "lineMarked" type
ch->ChartType = safe_cast<XlChartType>(XlChartType::xlLine);
//11. Position the Chart Legend from the side to the bottom
ch->Legend->Position = XlLegendPosition::xlLegendPositionBottom;
//12. Format the Y-axis numbers to integers
safe_cast<Axis^>(ch->Axes(XlAxisType::xlValue, \
XlAxisGroup::xlPrimary))->TickLabels->NumberFormat = "#,##0";
//13. Make the lines thick
safe_cast<Series^>(ch->SeriesCollection(1))->Border->Weight = \
safe_cast<Series^>(ch->SeriesCollection(2))->Border->Weight = \
//14. Change the line colors
safe_cast<Series^>(ch->SeriesCollection(1))->Border->ColorIndex = 3;
safe_cast<Series^>(ch->SeriesCollection(2))->Border->ColorIndex = 32;
If you compile and run, you will get the following Excel Charts:
I have changed and added some variables to accommodate the data and to handle the long string used for a title. Here is the step-by-step explanation:
A word of caution! When I was using Office 2003, I found that when I closed Excel, sometimes the EXCEL.EXE remained alive in memory. The next time I opened or started Excel I had two EXCEL.EXE instances running and Excel displayed Book2 (or Book3 or however as many processes were running) in its title instead of Book1. This continued until I killed all the EXCEL.EXE processes that were running using Windows Task Manager by selecting each EXCEL.EXE shown in the Processes tab's window and clicking the End Process button. Thus far, I have not seen this behavior with Office 2007.
The transition from Managed code in VS2003 to C++/CLI in VS 2005 and VS2008 was a bit painful due to syntax changes. But, to me, the resulting code is cleaner, easier to read, understand, and maintain. Now if Microsoft would just provide C++/CLI examples everywhere that they provide C# and VB examples, life would be easier!
This article, along with any associated source code and files, is licensed under The Code Project Open License (CPOL)
using namespace Microsoft::Office::Interop::Excel;
System::Windows::Forms::Application::Run(new Form1());
Excel::Application^ exApp = gcnew Excel::ApplicationClass();
Workbook^ exWb = exApp->Workbooks->Add(Type::Missing);
exApp->Visible = true;
error C2065: 'Workbook' : undeclared identifier
error C3083: 'Microsoft': the symbol to the left of a '::' must be a type
error C3083: 'Office': the symbol to the left of a '::' must be a type
error C3083: 'Interop': the symbol to the left of a '::' must be a type
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"Hey, Kreme," she mutters, scratching her backside after opening the door for me and resuming her position in front of the tube. "I'm not ready yet."
"Oh, you're ready -- 'bout ready to get fired," I growl. "Didn't we say we'd leave at 10 so we could hit Mickey's Hangover before 10:30?"
"Yeah," she replies, peepers Krazy Glued to the idiot box. "But I've gotta finish watching The Real World. My roommate TiVo'd it for me."
"Listen, beeahtch," I tell her. "Be ready in 10 minutes, or you'll be watching The Real World with my foot in your ass. Anyway, there's just as much drama over at Mickey's as there is with those seven dorks in Austin."
Reluctantly, the J-unit rises to comply. But as she switches from PJs to her hoochie-mama ho-stroll uniform, I wonder if the producers of MTV's hit series have ever visited Scottsdale, and especially Mickey's at 4312 North Brown Avenue, near Fifth Avenue and Drinkwater Boulevard. Every night at that place, with its That '70s Show decor, its sea of mismatched, thrift-store couches and chairs, and its cast of characters -- skeezers, hotties, male sluts, bikers, rockers, millionaire wanna-bes and assorted dipsomaniacs -- could easily match all the pseudo-action on that Gen Y General Hospital. For nearly five years, Mickey's has been Snottsdale's grungy standby, the place you can go when your cleanest shirt sports a mustard stain. The spot where you can suck face with that cheezy bit of tail you met over at Martini Ranch, and no one will pay any attention to you. The bar where every dude's Johnny Knoxville in a Schlitz tee shirt and every chica's Jessica Simpson in Daisy Dukes, at least in their minds' eyes.
It's Mickey's Wednesday night special that the J-girl and I are locked on like a laser beam: $2 you-call-its, save for the primo hooch. See, the bi-Taryn Manning and I are all about stretching that per diem out like Mr. Fantastic, ya feel me? Of course, we'd hit the Mickey Way before, but for whatever reason, never wrote it up. So tonight's the night to finally take a bite out of that funky candy bar, and with Jett dressed and the Impala revved, it's a matter of minutes before we're parking the whip in Mickey's lot, strollin' through the front patio crowded with picnic tables and couches, and into the bar to snag a pint of Stella Artois pour moi, and a vodka-cranberry for the Jettster.
Almost immediately, we strike up a confabulation with these three studs, named Boot, Andy and Randy. Boot's a chubby cat with a beard. Andy's tall with shaggy hair. Randy's a bit shorter, thin, wearing a pro-lezbo tee of two chicks holding hands. Apparently, the boys are out celebrating the fact that randy Randy engaged in some ménage à trois action the night before.
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"The key is you have to get really drunk so you can fuck all night," relates Raunchy Randy. "Because it does take a long time."
"Don't bathe," I tell him. "The scent will attract other chicks."
"I haven't," Randy confides. We smell what he means.
Seems like Randy and Jett are about to leave in search of another ho, when the bearded Boot changes the subject, and informs us that both Andy and Randy are in almost-famous bands. Andy's the guitarist for My Darling Murder (www.mydarlingmurder.com), and Randy's the lead singer for a band called Rosebud.
We decide to leave these playas be and roam about the place, eventually ending back on the patio, where we meet three hella-fine ladies enjoying libations at one of the picnic tables: Cheryl, Nicole and Sarah. Nicole's a cute brunette, but she's with boyfriend and disappears quickly. Cheryl and Sarah, on the other hand, are up to no good, and ready to take full advantage of the $2 you-call-its, Cheryl with buckets of sex on the beach and Sarah with her amaretto sours. Jett and Sarah know each other from somewhere and are soon yammering away, while Cheryl and I conversate. Cheryl's probably the hottest lady in Mickey's tonight, a tall, statuesque blonde with a pretty face. She's incredibly down-to-earth and friendly.
"Are you a model?" I have to ask. "You certainly have the looks for it."
"No, I'm a bartender/server at the Hilton, but thanks, though," she says, smiling. "I've got to be up at six o'clock to do the server part of my job, for breakfast. I guess I'll just have to be hung over tomorrow."
"Are you from Scottsdale?" I inquire.
"Chicago originally, but I've been out here since I was 9."
"With your looks, guys must approach you all the time," I comment. "You must have to beat 'em off with a stick."
"No, not really," she responds. "Maybe they're intimidated by my height. I'm like 5'10". Taller with heels."
"You probably want a tall guy, right? Someone who can at least look you eye-to-eye."
"Well, I would like to wear heels when I go out . . . ," she trails off, as if considering her potential Mr. Right. Then starts back in, "I don't want to have someone telling me not to wear heels."
Although I don't meet the height requirements, I could talk with Cheryl all night, she's so pleasant, but of course, there's a hole in the J-unit's glass, so we have to hop back inside for refills. At the bar, we bump into these motorcycle dudes wearing do-rags named Ron and Joey. We ask them what kind of bikes they ride.
"Mine's a custom, made out in California by this company named Ultra," says Ron, who's sportin' a clean-cut Vandyke-like beard.
"It's a piece of shit, and breaks down all the time," chimes in Joey, he with longer ZZ Top-style facial hair.
"It's fast, though," answers Ron.
"Good luck if it starts," snarks Joey. "Mine doesn't break down, and doesn't leak!"
"What do you ride, Joey?" queries the Jettster.
"I ride a '96 all-tail custom Springer front end, Dyna Glide horse, chromed all the way down." Joey continues in cycle-speak for another minute or two, and since we're both dumb-asses when it comes to bikes, we figure the polite thing to say is "Cool," when he's finished.
"You guys in a bike club?" I ask.
"Nah, we ride solo," says Joey. "I'm in a band, though. Autumn's End. Check us out at www.autumnsend.com."
"What kind of music?" questions the J-unit.
"Metal," Joey answers. "Arizona metal. None of this Poison/Bon Jovi/Mötley Crüe bullshit. All original. No covers. I play drums. We've got a full-length, self-titled CD, and we're starting to record our next album this Friday, probably for a 2006 release."
We wish Joey luck with the new album, and scoot over to this nearby couch where we rub up next to the attractive trio of Catherine, Matt and Carol. Catherine just moved down to the Zona after graduating from Colorado State University, and Matt recently wrapped up a degree at ASU. But most interesting is Carol, not for what she does (she's a server part time at Bloom while pursuing an ASU sheepskin), but for what she is, an identical twin. Carol's a blonde, who's easy on the eyes, so of course this sparks the imagination of my wanton cohort.
"My twin's name is Karen; she works for Bebe in the [Scottsdale Fashion Square] mall, and she's also going to school," Carol explains. "Her hair's a little longer than mine, but some people who don't know us very well say they can't tell us apart."
"You guys ever date the same person?" asks Jett, panting audibly.
"No, that's where we have different tastes," confides Carol. "For instance, my boyfriend right now is tall and thin and blond. And hers is, like, shorter, with dark hair, and older."
"Well, you know, twins are a big sexual fantasy for lots of people," remarks Jett, leering.
"Tell me about it! She's not here tonight, but whenever we go out together, we get the whole three-way thing raised," snorts Carol. "I'm like, 'Just because we're twins doesn't mean we like incest, thank you very much!' Sex with your sister? That's disgusting."
"You'll have to forgive Jett here," I say. "You know, they've just named a tequila after her: Sauza Hornitos."
Jett rises in a huff and vanishes into the chicks' toilet, and I'm left outside, near this oil painting of Elvis, where I engage aspiring entrepreneur Trent Larson, owner of the newly conceived Phat Racks Barbecue. Larson's biz will be housed in a big pink truck that will move around to clubs and events. At each stop, girls with "phat racks" (you know, top-heavy, in tight tees) will serve up sauce-slathered swine.
"I'm 24, and I used to be a chef for a local barbecue restaurant," he tells me. "Now I want to put Hooters out of business. My logo's gonna be a big-tittied girl pig in an apron jumpin' out of a grill. I'm gonna have all-girl servers. It's gonna be great!"
"Admittedly, it sounds terrific," I remark, glancing at the door to the women's room as Jett emerges. "But believe me, buddy, supervising chicks is no joke. 'Cause no matter who's supposed to be in charge, they're always running the show."


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It seems that nobody explained to him that extremism will get you nowhere in our society. I am not speaking of just Conservatives but Liberals. After all, Bill Maher and Michael Moore hardly follow in the Shellian tradition (That is neither here nor there). Santorum was simply another face in the Republican cavalcade of crap (Bachmann, Cain, Perry, Paul and Gingrich) and certainly he comes nowhere near man (or candidate) that was Jon Huntsman. The best that Santorum could hope for was being invited to the prom but not being chosen as 'Queen.' For a guy who stood vehemently opposed to President Obama, he really did go out of his way to get him re-elected every time he opened his mouth.
I suppose that I am torn by the exit of Rick Santorum from the 2012 Presidential primary campaign. His behavior secretly makes me believe that he is on the proverbial "take." His presence simply made it rivals look crazy by being around him (Although, Ron Paul needed no help in this regard). Oh well, the extremist political stances could not last forever. Now we are left with Catcher's Mitt and candidates too dim to realize that it is time to suspend their respective campaigns.
While I am on the subject, who decided to use a euphemism for the act of "bowing" out? There is no shame in admitting defeat. You did something that a minute portion of the population will ever do... Pissing away an obscene amount of money for privilege of being hated by millions while leading this "glorious" nation (Better you than me). You tried and failed... This is not combat, there is no tactical retreat, you could not garner the necessary amount of votes to continue. "Suspending" a campaign implies that you will return, as we have seen with others before you, you do not come back from this. Oddly enough, I said the same thing about Rick Santorum when he announced his candidacy.


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Brentwood CA In Home Care, Senior & Elder Care
At A-1 Home Care, the industry-leading in home Senior Care & Elder Care provider agency in Brentwood, CA we deliver Diverse Caregiver & Homemaker Services for individuals requiring assistance with medication supervision, meal preparation, hygiene and much more. Our services include:
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A-1 Home Care Agency offers a staff of professional and multi-lingual caregivers that are well-experienced in caregiving and deliver compassionate and personal services. Our multicultural Caregivers are CPR-certified, First-Aid trained, have Malpractice Liability insurance and validated references to ensure nothing but the highest standards in safety.
At A-1 Home Care, our Case Managers are always available for our clients and Caregivers. We offer services round the clock for any given situation, whether it's for part-time, full-time, hourly, live-in care or overnight care -- 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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A-1 Home Care looks to supply you with precise and diverse homecare while at an affordable price. Our Certified Nurse Assistants, Personal Care Attendants and Home Health Aides work hard to create a healthy and nurturing environment for our clients and build a lasting companionship for years to come.
With over 20 years of experience, A-1 Home Care Agency continues to successfully provide our customers with the utmost respect and dedication since the company opened in 1991. We reach out to the community and have serviced clients from various backgrounds including Jewish, Middle Eastern, Asian, and European. We have been serving the communities of Brentwood, Bel Air, Westwood, Hollywood, Santa Monica, Pacific Palisades, Malibu, and others in the Los Angeles area.
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Live-in care, round the clock care, or 24 hour care is sometimes necessary for an aging senior who may experience difficulty with activities of daily living. They may have to rely on their family members or loved ones to provide the care they need, which can become burdensome on the family or keep them from doing the things they enjoy or love. If your family member or loved one has been diagnosed with Dementia or Alzheimer's...
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Whether you enjoy marijuana if your state permits the use of it legally, or you simply enjoy watching iconic movies on websites, Hollywood has definitely put their spin on the stoner film. There is much debate over what classifies a film as a "stoner film". Some argue that it must be about Marijuana, while others argue that it needs to be a good movie to watch while "high". Nonetheless here is our list of our top stoner films:
1. Up in Smoke (1978)
One of the best stoner movies of all time is Cheech and Chong's "Up in Smoke." This film follows two stoners who unintentionally end up smuggling a van made entirely of marijuana from Mexico to Los Angeles. Unbeknownst to them, they have an incompetent Sargent on their trail. Laughter ensues!
The film is one of my personal favorites and one that sparked a love for Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong's work together. On Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com), the Up in Smoke has garnered a 7 out of 10 rating. Definitely worth a watch.
2. Half Baked (1998)
Another excellent stoner movie? "Half Baked!" This film follows four friends with a huge love for smoking pot. When one of the four ends up in jail, the other three come up with lots of crazy schemes to bust him out.
Starring Dave Chappelle, this movie is a gut-buster no matter if you enjoy marijuana or not. I definitely recommend it for a wonderful evening of laughs! IMDb rating: 6.7 out of 10.
3. The Big Lebowski (1998)
This film is truly one of the best and sports an impressive cast as well. When "The Dude" (played by Jeff Bridges) is erroneously thought to be millionaire Lebowski, two thugs wind up destroying his rug. Seeking retribution, The Dude enlists help from his bowling buds in order to get exactly that.
"The Big Lebowski" is a hugely hilarious film and one that definitely deserves to be watched. Jeff Bridges and John Goodman really breathe life into this movie, and it's one that will keep you laughing from start to finish. With an IMDb rating of 8.3 out of 10, The Big Lebowski has definitely earned its spot on the list of best stoner movies of all time.
4. Grandma's Boy (2006)
Fourth on the best stoner movies list? "Grandma's Boy!" This movie follows a 35-year-old tester of video games and what happens when he is required to move in with his grandma and her two roommates. Some of the funniest clips involving the use of marijuana are present in this film, so if you are looking for a fantastic stoner movie to watch over the weekend, give this one a try. IMDb rating: 7 out of 10.
Hollywood has provided us with many wonderful stoner movies. Some honorable mentions include "Pineapple Express," "Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle," "Dude, Where's My Car?", "How High," and "Cannabis Kid." So if you are looking for the perfect film to kick back and smoke some pot with, put in any of the movies we mentioned above or check out this cool list from WatchMojo:


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Lakeland Physician Competition Attorneys
Florida doctors and other healthcare providers continue to face a number of competitive challenges in the marketplace. As insurers and traditional hospitals continue to squeeze physician reimbursement rates–cutting corners when it comes to patient care–many doctors have responded by experimenting with new business models. For example, physician-owned ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) allow doctors to manage healthcare costs while providing patients with a better overall experience.
Unfortunately, many incumbent healthcare players have little interest in disrupting a status quo that directly benefits them. Many hospitals and insurance companies have resorted to anticompetitive tactics to bring competing physicians "back into line." As a healthcare provider dedicated to your patients' well-being, you do not have to tolerate such conduct. If you are a healthcare provider in the Polk County area who has been forced to deal with illegal retaliation, you need to speak with a qualified Lakeland physician competition attorney who can advise you of your legal options.
The Law Offices of George M. Sanders, P.C., focuses on complex antitrust litigation in the healthcare market. Our practice helps physicians like you who only want to provide first-class patient care free of outside interference. Our litigators know how to build and win an antitrust case. If there is a hospital or insurance company trying to drive you out of the market, we can help you make sure they do not succeed.
Fighting Back Against Anticompetitive Tactics
Antitrust laws have been in place at the national and state levels for more than a century. At their core these laws target "unreasonable" business acts that have the effect of restraining trade or creating a monopoly in the marketplace. In other words, an action is unreasonable–and thus anticompetitive and illegal–if it is designed to destroy competition rather than promote it.
When it comes to the healthcare market in Lakeland and Polk County, the Law Offices of George M. Sanders, P.C., can help your medical practice or ASC address the following situations:
- Hospitals using overly restrictive, long-term "exclusive" contracts to lock in their control over the privately insured patients in a given geographic area. Again, while not all such contracts are illegal, they will raise antitrust concerns if the purpose is clearly to exclude all other healthcare providers from the market.
- For similar reasons, a hospital that threatens to revoke a doctor's privileges unless they refer all patients to them could be challenged as an unreasonable restraint of trade.
- Some healthcare providers may employ more underhanded, yet equally illegal tactics, such as misusing the "peer review" process to punish a doctor perceived as a financial competitor.
Our Lakeland Physician Competition Attorneys Can Help You
Healthcare providers in Florida are under substantial pressure to cut costs without regard for the collateral impact on their patients. This often leaves doctors feeling trapped when dealing with dominant hospitals and insurance companies that "control" the market. But no physician should ever believe they have no alternative but to yield to aggressive, anticompetitive tactics.
The Law Offices of George M. Sanders, P.C., is here to help you. Call us today at (312) 624-7642 to schedule a free consultation with our Lakeland physician competition attorneys.


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September 1, 2017 It's about time: Minnie Mouse will be touching down in Manhattan next week to attend her first […]
September 1, 2017
It's about time: Minnie Mouse will be touching down in Manhattan next week to attend her first New York Fashion Week.
Her first order of business is posing for photographs at the Empire State Building Observatory on Tuesday at 10 a.m.
During her stay she plans to attend a master class at Instagram with Eva Chen, head of fashion partnerships, and visit Refinery 29 to talk trends with Annie Georgia Greenberg, fashion editor at large, video producer and host.
She may even attend a fashion week party Friday night. At press time, she had no plans to attend a fashion show, but obviously that could change once publicists get wind of her visit.
Long considered a fashion icon, Minnie has served as a muse for designers, inspiring new fashion collections and appearing in magazines and runway shows all over the world. Her classic polka-dot ensemble has been continually reimagined by the fashion industry through the decades.
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New music videos for your viewing pleasure
1. Game – "Holy Water"
There's a lot of "stand-out" images here. We could pick out one specifically, but it's best to not get you guys in a NSFW situation.
2. Tyrese – "Best Of Me"
You gotta love visuals of black love at its finest.
3. Saigon – "Blown Away"
Maybe it's the fact that Election Day is literally right around the corner, but a lot of rap videos have turned political lately. We hope you guys are paying attention to the message.
4. YP – "Winnin'"
A late night/early morning ride through your city is never a bad thing.
5. Aaron Camper – "Madness"
Rule Number 1: Never let a chick drive you into the madhouse, homie—never.


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ASU Staff Email Setup - Android Smart Phones
For student accounts visit Gmail Setup on Mobile Phones
The instructions below are shown on an Android phone. For Apple iOS devices please see this How-To ASU_Staff_Email_-_iPhone_or_iPad
Add an account
If you'd like to add other accounts to your Gmail app, follow these steps:
Open the Gmail app.
- Touch the menu on the top left .
- At the top, touch the down arrow to the right of your username.
- Touch Add account.
- If you're adding:
A Gmail or Google for Work address, touch Google. A non-Gmail address (like Yahoo or Hotmail), touch Personal (POP, IMAP). A business email address that uses Exchange, touch Corporate (available for Nexus devices running Android 5.0 or higher).
- Follow the steps on the screen to add your account.
Switch between accounts
Messages on the Gmail app stay separate for each separate account. To switch between accounts:
Open the Gmail app. Touch the menu on the top left . At the top left, touch the smaller circle representing the account you want to switch to.


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Click to access free-spirit-media-admin-coordinator.pdf
The Administrative Coordinator is responsible for administrative and project management across the organization. This person will provide support to the Executive Director and other members of the Leadership Team, and will be supervised by the Development & Communications Manager.
Support organization-wide file management in shared drive (curriculum documents, financial forms, ASM tracking forms)
Provide transportation support for programmatic needs (interviews, field trips)
Ensure organization-wide evaluation compliance–survey building and analysis of results
Ensure compliance for programmatic reports and dashboards
A minimum of two years of administrative or operations experience, preferably in a non-profit setting


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Sample Music Festival
The instrumental work with samples is an integral part of today's music culture. What once was the guitar or drums is now for many the turntable or midi controller today. Hip Hop, House, Trap or Dub are the result of this musical debate and find their virtuoso through live interpretation in DJing, turntablism, finger drumming or controllerism. Despite its millions of fans, this type of music has become rarely a subject of academic studies and cannot be studied at music university.Everything takes place in a kind of 'youtube parellel universe' and is developed mostly by people who have never been inside a music school. This is due to the young history of turntablism compared to other classical instrumental forms and the lack of scientific analysis, educational books Academics who are proficient musicians and also play professionally.
The Sample Music Festival that takes place annually aims to create an interface between sample culture and the traditional music business. A kind of podium to exchange know how and, to learn from each other and to get pieces of information on the developments in the individual areas. Making music by means of sampling will be made more transparent and looked at from a theoretical standpoint using lectures, discussions, workshops and performances. Targeted invitations to academics and composers are intended to help extend the usual clientele.
Because of its importance to the international music scene Berlin is an ideal venue. Artists from all over the world and numerous companies in the music business are based in the capitol of Germany.
Gretchen is Berlin's number one club for contemporary club music and left field beats. Just opened in October 2011, but ran by the former heads of the legendary Icon club, the club is already well-known, far beyond Berlin borders. Gretchen stands for great sounds and high ranking international bookings. The programme reflects the complexity of current musical trends. The club is located in the middle of Berlin-Kreuzberg and stands out due to beautiful vaulted ceiling and delicate columns. The venue has been the former stables of the Prussian 1st Guards Dragoon Regiment Queen Victoria of Great Britain and Ireland from 1854, so Gretchen presents itself in a historic charm combined with a cool club design.


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Tips For Managing Your Personal Finances Better
Tips For Managing Your Personal Financial resources Even better
Most people would acknowledge that without a fantastic background in the realm of private money management, life is actually tied to become a tough experience. If you want to prep on your own to use the excursion, this is necessary to collect as a lot expertise as you could on matters of cash. Take the succeeding concepts and also ideas to heart, and you will certainly be well on your method to obtaining skilled status.
Personal finances might be kept safe and secure, if you are sure to devote as low as feasible on each of your primary investments. Acquiring a brand-new house may be tempting, yet you are paying out a lot to become the 1st one to reside in the home. Additionally, relying on the economic climate, a home's worth could lose swiftly, whereas, older properties preserve even more of their initial market value, even in a down economic situation.
No person likes to consider this, however keeping a present will is an essential portion of safeguarding your personal financial resources, in a worst situation scenario. If you do certainly not actually have a will, then at the very least try to create and save records that cover your primary possessions. Any time you add a possession or even a member of the family, you need to additionally update your willpower.
One item of suggestions that you need to adhere to to make sure that you are always in a risk-free position is actually to establish an unexpected emergency account. If you are ever fired from your work or faced tough times, you are going to wish to possess an account that you can turn to for added profit.
To adequately manage your money, that is actually crucial that you examine your banking company statement on a regular basis. Plenty of individuals lose on money considering that they have actually not checked their represent any sort of inconsistencies. This should effortlessly be actually avoided through only considering your banking company claim.
Prevent making use of the mall to meet your enjoyment needs to have. This usually causes devoting money you do not possess as well as charging things that you don't definitely in need. Attempt to look around just when you possess a certain item to acquire and also a specific total up to invest. This will assist you to remain on budget.
Speak to different financing officers before you sign anything. Ensure to read through over the borrowing arrangement quite properly to assure that you are actually not getting involved in a mortgage that has actually concealed penalties, and that the regards to the funding are just as you as well as the loan provider had agreed to.
When this relates to purchasing an auto or truck, never pay out total rate for a brand-new version. Brand-new motor vehicles drop in appreciate through hundreds of bucks, the minute you leave the car dealership. As an alternative, choose a made use of auto that is actually one to three years of ages. You are going to spend a good deal less, producing this a smarter assets.
Without in depth know-how and also understanding of issues relating to personal finance, life may be demanding undoubtedly. To prepared assistance your own self to use any kind of scenario, obtaining a solid physical body of details is the secret. By making using of the principles as well as advice contained aforementioned; you will certainly possess the devices had to develop a resilient economic future.


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12/26/12 - Leslie extrication, Kinneville east of Eden
Shortly after midnight no Wednesday, December 26, 2012, the Leslie Fire Department and Lansing-Mason Ambulance Service were dispatched to a vehicle accident on Kinneville Rd east of Eden Rd. A westbound van drifted off the south side of the road and was sitting in a ditch filled with water, one patient with non serious injuries was inside. Assistance was requested from the Mason Fire Department to see if a rescue from the water could be performed with an aerial tower. Instead, a ground ladder was placed from the ditch bank into the van to bridge the space required in order to remove the driver using a Stokes basket. Mason firefighters in water rescue gear also assisted the wrecker driver with removing the car from the ditch.Read More


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North Lake Tahoe community announcements
TAHOE/TRUCKEE, Calif. — Content for briefs is selected from e-mail submissions to Community Editor Amy Edgett at firstname.lastname@example.com. E-mail for print submissions may be 150 words. Items are published in the print edition news space permitting. To enter community events online, visit http://www.tahoedailytribune.com/NorthShore/nCommunityCalendar, for entertainment http://www.tahoe.com.
Squaw installs free electric car charging stations
Squaw Valley has installed two new CS-40 pedestal chargers from Clipper Creek, offering four 30 amp, 240 volt, J1772 charging stations. J1772 charging stations are a SAE standard for electrical connectors for electric vehicles, meaning the chargers will be compatible with most electric cars on the market today. Use of the car chargers is free for guests and open daily. Guests are asked not to leave their cars at the stations for more than 10 hours.
Squaw Valley is the first ski resort in California to install charging stations for electric cars. "We are committed to making Squaw an environmental pacesetter for the Lake Tahoe region," said Andy Wirth, president and CEO of Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows.
The new charging stations are located at the western edge of the Far East Building at Squaw Valley, next to the Cornice Cantina. The electric car charging stations are part of Squaw Valley's on-going environmental and sustainability initiatives, which include hosting the first-ever carbon neutral U.S. Alpine Championships, the reduction of the resort infrastructure's carbon footprint by 10 percent, and the launch of a new farm-to-table menu option at the resort's Rocker@Squaw restaurant. The Green Bucks program supports the Tahoe Fund, the Truckee River Watershed Council and other organizations. Visit squaw.com.
Plumas County Fair continues through Aug. 18
Themed "Fun, Family and Friends," the fair will feature live music, carnival rides, "All Alaskan Pig Racing," Dr. Solar, the Swan Brother Circus, and the Plumas-Sierra Cattlewomen.
This year PSCW will have a booth at the Plumas County Fair that offers information on beef, beef by-products, recipes, tickets for their handmade brand quilts and more. They will also have a Kids Corner on Aug. 17, 1 p.m., where Plumas-Sierra Cattlewomen's "Ag in the Classroom" co-chairman Flinda France will dress up as "Annie Oakley" and present a brief history of her life, along with a "Cowboys and Cowgirls" book.
These lovely ladies take along props that go with the book, such as a hat, boots, bandana, chaps, gloves, rope, leather vest , etc. — everything a cowboy wears on a cattle drive. They will sing "Home, Home on the Range," and have paper with a cow on it for the kids to "brand."
Visit http://www.plumassierracattlewomen.org and http://www.plumas-sierracountyfair.net for more information.
Kings Beach Library Luau
Sunday, Aug. 18, The Friends of the Kings Beach Library invite you get "lei'd" at the Library Luau! This fundraiser will include roasted pig, Hawaiian side dishes, no host beer and wine, ukulele music, a hula contest, silent auction and fun and raucous time. Tickets are available at the Kings Beach Library, Tahoe Mountain Sports, Tahoe Tech Group, and the North Tahoe Conference Center. Advance tickets are $20 per adult, $10 per child and $50 for families. Aug. 21, monthly Friends of the Kings Beach Library meeting. Kings Beach Library, 301 Secline St. Kings Beach, 530-546-2021.
Wine on the Water to benefit Boys & Girls Club
Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa and Casino and Lone Eagle Grille announce the fourth annual Wine on the Water charity event Sunday, Aug. 18, 1-5 p.m. Featuring more than 25 wineries and a dozen local restaurants, the annual event will include exclusive tastings, food and wine, live music, and silent auction, with 100 percent of all ticket and silent auction proceeds donated directly to the Boys & Girls Club of North Lake Tahoe. Since the inception of Wine on the Water in 2010, Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe has raised more than $91,000 for the Boys & Girls Club of North Lake Tahoe. Tickets to the event are $65 per person in advance, $75 at the door. Visit http://www.tahoe.activitytickets.com/relax/food_wine
For more information regarding Wine on the Water contact Lone Eagle Grille at 775-886-6889 or visit http://www.loneeaglegrille.com.
Sustainable Landscaping Workshop
The North Tahoe Public Utility District has partnered with the Tahoe Resource Conservation District and the University of California Extension Master Gardeners to bring a Sustainable Landscaping Workshop to the North Tahoe Event Center in Kings Beach on Aug. 20, 6-8 p.m. NTPUD hopes to provide customers with hints and tips to save water and money. Learn about water saving technology and practices, water-wise landscaping techniques, turf removal techniques and re-landscaping ideas, yard fertility practices for healthier turf and clean water, and turf irrigation scheduling and seasonal maintenance.
This workshop is made possible from a grant through California Proposition 84 Grant Funds for water conservation and the North Tahoe Public Utility District.
Like all public water systems in California, the District is required to reduce water consumption 20 percent by 2020. This workshop will offer valuable information on conserving water and helping meet the reduction requirement. Please plan on attending this important event.
This event is free and open to the public with free parking for attendees. Light refreshments will be served. "Like" the North Tahoe Public Utility District's Facebook page and sign up on the event page, however RSVP not required. The North Tahoe Public Utility District provides sewer and water service to the residents of Kings Beach, Tahoe Vista, Carnelian Bay, Cedar Flat and Agate Bay. The Tahoe Resource Conservation District's mission is to promote the conservation, stewardship and education of the Lake Tahoe Region's natural resources by providing leadership and innovative environmental services to all stakeholders. Visit http://www.TahoeRCD.org.
Live 'Iron Chef-style Cook-Off' at Truckee Thursday
Three top local chefs from Truckee and North Lake Tahoe restaurants will battle it out in Slow Food Lake Tahoe's Second Annual Chefs' Challenge. The event will be held live at the main stage at Truckee Thursday on Aug. 22, 5:30 p.m. sharp, just before the live music kicks off. Chefs will have 10 minutes to transform a mystery basket of locally grown, seasonal ingredients into a tasty entrée. Each chef's dish will be scored on taste, presentation and creativity by a panel of local judges. The winner will claim the sought-after Golden Snail Award and an opportunity to defend their title in next year's challenge.
Last year's Chefs' Challenge champion was Elsa Corrigan, chef/owner of Mamasake in Squaw Valley. "It was really fun to compete against other local chefs who I really respect," said Corrigan. "The mystery ingredients and short time limit really brought out the creativity in everyone."
This event builds on Slow Food Lake Tahoe's mission to reconnect the community to the enjoyment of local, seasonal and sustainable food. All produce is being provided by the newly launched Tahoe Food Hub and the Truckee River Sanctuary. View a video of last year's event at http://tahoepov.com/2012/08/20/slowfood-fast-truckee-thursday/.
Calling all artists
The Truckee Public Arts Commission is calling for submissions for the fall exhibit at the Community Recreation Center in Truckee. "Truckee People — portraits of a community" will feature portraits of all mediums including photography, drawing, painting, collage, print, sculpture, portraits and self-portraits. "Truckee People" will be on display from October to January, submissions are due Sept. 6, 2013. Everyone is encouraged to submit entries. Guidelines and entry forms are available in the "Latest News" section of the Truckee-Donner Recreation & Park District's website: http://www.tdrpd.com. An opening reception will be held on Oct. 11, 5-7 p.m. at the TDRPD Community Center. An auction of art and other donations will also take place during the reception. Money raised will be used to sponsor future events and launch a community art bike rack project.
Northstar Retro Skate Nights
Benefits KidZone Museum at the Northstar Village Skating Rink Tuesday nights through Aug. 27, 5-9 p.m. The event is free and skate rentals are available for $10. Dress up in your best 70s and 80s attire for games, lasers, glow necklaces and costume awards! Northstar is donating a portion of skate rentals to KidZone Museum. Weather and conditions permitting. Skaters under 18 will need a parent or guardian to sign a release of liability.
Continuing education for small business owners
The North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce is providing affordable small business classes to their members (at a discount) and to the public at large in Tahoe City. The Chamber has selected choice classes to be presented in their area taught by experienced instructors which will be conducted by the Sierra Economic Development Corporation (SEDCorp). Topics range from Survival Tools to Manage Your Business, Internet Marketing, How to Create an Effective Business Plan, How to Start a Business and Thinking of Selling Your Business. For class details call SEDCorp at 530-823-4703 or visit http://www.sedcorp.biz.
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Ingredients : Serves 5
X 500 g Mackerel
2 onions, chopped finely
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 1/2 teaspoons fresh ginger, grated
3 or 4 red chilies, ground
2 tablespoons bean sauce
1 teaspoon palm sugar
1 cup coconut milk
1 fresh red chili to garnish
Oil for frying
Few sprigs fresh sweet basil
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the onions are soft and translucent. Add the yellow beans when the
onions starts to brown. Stir for 2 minutes. Add sugar and coconut milk
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The Texas Recreation and Park Society launched the Archery Trade Association's Explore Bowfishing program at its March conference in hopes of helping instructors, educators and program leaders teach youths basic bowfishing skills.
The program was modeled after ATA's Explore Bowhunting program, which teaches youths basic bowhunting skills. Both programs fill educational needs that industry leaders identified in the bowhunting market.
Explore Bowfishing launched in West Virginia in October 2016, and gained traction at the January 2017 ATA Trade Show. The ATA and its Texas partners hope the program sweeps through the Lone Star state to reach a new, but existing audience of anglers to boost archery participation statewide.
Explore Bowfishing helps instructors, educators and program leaders teach youths basic bowfishing skills. The program fits into states' recruitment, retention and reactivation efforts by targeting a new demographic – anglers – while expanding the market for bowfishing-specific archery equipment. Photo Credit: Nicole Nash
Travis Glick, community archery specialist for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, coordinates Explore Bowhunting for the state, and attended the TRAPS conference for the Explore Bowfishing workshop. He works with Emily Beach, ATA's senior director of outreach and education, and other ATA staff to promote archery and bowhunting programs in Texas.
"We really like Explore Bowhunting, and we wanted to keep it going," Glick said. "Explore Bowfishing looked like a really fun expansion opportunity. We hope it helps promote the sport of bowfishing, especially along the coast."
Glick also hopes the program gets people interested in archery.
"There are a lot of hunters out there, but people who bowfish aren't necessarily hunters, so this is an opportunity to expand the archery community," Glick said. "It will help us reach another demographic."
Beach agrees. "Explore Bowfishing will bridge the gap between introductory archery programs and hunting, while reaching new consumers in the angling market," she said. "Bowfishing is a fun, social and interactive activity that can be done at night or during the day. And, often times, people can succeed in bowfishing much quicker than they can in bowhunting because there are more opportunities to shoot, and the season is much longer. When someone gets hooked on the sport, they usually get hooked on the sport of archery altogether. It's a win-win."
Glick and his state-agency counterparts are enthusiastic about the program. They plan to introduce Explore Bowfishing to educators this summer and fall so it can be added to outdoor education programs as soon as possible.
The Texas team expects schools to teach the program. They also expect it will help parks and recreational centers offer more opportunities for people to try archery and bowfishing. Meanwhile, Explore Bowfishing should help state wildlife agencies in other ways.
Bowfishing is a fun, social and interactive activity that can be done at night or during the day. Often times, people can succeed in bowfishing much quicker than they can in bowhunting because there are more opportunities to shoot. Photo Credit: Paul Sherar/ATA
"Explore Bowfishing and Explore Bowhunting fit perfectly into a state's recruitment, retention and reactivation efforts," Beach said. "Plus, the program will create revenue for state agencies through license sales and equipment purchases, which generate funds through federal excise taxes. Those FET revenues return to states through the Pittman-Robertson Act."
Although Explore Bowfishing remains in the pilot stages, state wildlife agencies and ATA members now have access to the program. As state agencies jump aboard, ATA's outreach team will visit them to teach workshops that prepare educators and instructors to launch the program.
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If you're interested in acquiring the program for your state or archery shop, please contact Josh Gold, ATA's education programs manager, at email@example.com or (321) 537-3140.


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Two years ago, Kevin Chmielewski was a Trump campaign aide who was working tirelessly to ensure that the New York businessman became America's 45th president. He even convinced Trump to hold a rally at his high school alma mater in Berlin, Md., where the candidate called him "a star" and demanded that he stand onstage beside him.
"I don't know what they produce at this school, but this guy is a gem," Trump declared, with his aide next to him. "He's tough as hell. Whenever there's a problem he runs right in — like full blast, just runs in — and he is a wild man."
On Thursday, Chmielewski, who served as deputy chief of staff for operations at the Environmental Protection Agency until last month, became the latest Trump ally to wreak havoc within an administration he helped put in office, publicly alleging EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt engaged in spending excesses and questionable ethics decisions.
Five Democrats in the House and Senate detailed his accusations in a six-page letter that chronicled stays in boutique hotels that busted federal spending caps, frequent trips home to Oklahoma that Pruitt charged to taxpayers, and costly flights on Delta Air Lines aimed at maximizing his frequent-flier miles.
The letter to Pruitt from congressional Democrats, including Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (Md.) and Sen. Thomas R. Carper (Del.), included many details that had been previously reported by The Washington Post and other media. But it also provided a firsthand account of what happened behind closed doors at the EPA, including expenditures on his office that included a $43,000 soundproof phone booth and telling staff to line up events so that he could visit certain places at taxpayer expense.
Chmielewski met Tuesday with Democratic investigators and huddled Thursday with Republicans from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, according to staffers on Capitol Hill.
"The new information provided by Mr. Chmielewski, if accurate, leaves us certain that your leadership at EPA has been fraught with unethical and potentially illegal actions on a wide range of consequential matters that you and some members of your staff directed," the Democratic lawmakers wrote in their letter to Pruitt, which requested a long list of documents from the agency.
EPA officials previously have dismissed Chmielewski as one of a group of "disgruntled" employees who were dismissed or reassigned. Chmielewski has said he was removed from his position and placed on administrative leave after refusing to approve inappropriate expenditures.
"We will respond to Members of Congress through the proper channel," EPA spokesman Jahan Wilcox said in a statement.
Pruitt has been under fire in recent weeks over several actions, including a discount rental agreement with a lobbyist on Capitol Hill, frequent first-class travel and stays in boutique hotels, and generous pay raises to two trusted aides.
Chmielewski claims that Pruitt often chose travel destinations based on a desire to visit particular cities or countries rather than official business, according to the letter. He said Pruitt also directed staffers to book flights on Delta, even when it was "not the federal government's contract carrier for the route," to accrue frequent-flier miles. Chmielewski also said Pruitt routinely asked his staff to "find reasons" for him to travel to Oklahoma so that he could remain in his home state for long weekends, often at taxpayer expense.
In addition, Chmielewski claimed that Pruitt "frequently stayed in hotels that exceeded the allowable U.S. government per diem" and that while planning trips to Italy and Australia — the latter trip was canceled — the EPA chief refused to stay at hotels recommended by the U.S. Embassy, even though the hotels suggested by embassy officials "had law enforcement and other U.S. resources on site."
A current EPA official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to speak frankly, said that Pruitt had pushed to stay in a boutique hotel in Australia but not in Italy, as Chmielewski has told investigators.
Pruitt repeatedly opted to stay in Sofitel chain hotels both domestically and overseas, according to multiple aides, even when those costs exceeded the allowed government per diem.
Chmielewski also claims that Pruitt's chief of staff, Ryan Jackson, was excluded from scheduling meetings about the EPA leader's travel after raising concerns about his expenditures, according to the letter.
Chmielewski is facing his own ethics issue at the EPA, though hardly on the scale of the problems facing Pruitt. An EPA lawyer confirmed that he has so far failed to file his financial disclosure form, as required by law. If Chmielewski does not file the form in the coming months, he can be fined $200 and potentially referred to the Justice Department for civil or criminal prosecution, the official said.
Separately, congressional Democrats are now probing Pruitt's use of four separate agency email addresses since taking office. Agency lawyers have raised concerns that the EPA has not disclosed all the documents it would normally release to the public under federal records requests, according to an agency staffer. But Wilcox said the FOIA process encompasses each of Pruitt's accounts.
Two Democrats on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee — Carper and Jeff Merkley (Ore.) — sent a letter obtained by The Post Thursday that asked the EPA's inspector general to probe the matter. The IG's office declined to comment.
Pruitt's four email addresses include one in the conventional agency format, pruitt.scott@ epa.gov, and three others: firstname.lastname@example.com, adm14pruitt@ epa.gov and firstname.lastname@example.com, an apparent reference to the University of Oklahoma, whose football team Pruitt follows closely.
In an email, Wilcox said that "all accounts are searched before we respond to [any] FOIA request."
"The EPA maintains three email accounts which are attributed to Administrator Pruitt: two are used by staff for calendaring and public correspondence; the third is used by the Administrator," he added. "A fourth email account was created for use by the Administrator but was superseded and never used beyond three test emails."
The new revelations came as President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday with almost no fanfare that aims to change the way the EPA determines whether states are meeting federal air-quality standards. The measure, which Trump did not mention during two separate appearances before reporters at the White House, imposes stricter deadlines for EPA approval of state plans and changes the way air pollutants are measured.
John Walke, who directs the clean air program at the advocacy group Natural Resources Defense Council, said that the executive order prescribes measures "intended to allow more air pollution, or abbreviated air quality reviews that risk more air pollution, or both."
Trump originally had been scheduled to appear with Pruitt to sign the order last week, but that event was canceled after a series of reports about the EPA chief's spending and management habits. On Thursday, Pruitt tweeted about the order, but was nowhere to be seen near the president.


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Question: When I receive messages from a particular student, it's coming across from two different threads that a) look exactly the same or b) look totally different. Why is that?
Answer: These two students have the same phone number.
There are many scenarios where two students might have the same phone number but won't merge in our system. We merge on first name, last name, email, and/or phone number. If these students have the same exact first name, last name, email and phone number and still don't merge, that means that they have separate IDs and will persist as distinct students. If the students are two separate records in the fullmeasure_student.csv file you send us or if the student creates and account in the mobile app with a different email, then these will persist as separate records. Rest assured! This student will not receive these messages twice.
There are a few ways to fix this. As long as both unique students do not exist in the fullmeasure_student.csv file, you can create a ticket with zendesk and we can merge the records together. If you create a ticket to merge students together, please indicate which student you would like to persist: we need to have a winner for our merge logic to work properly. IF the students STILL exist in the fullmeasure_student.csv file, we won't be able to merge them on our side because they will repopulate from the file the next time the integration runs. In this scenario, you'll need to go back to your school administrator to see if you can merge the student on your side.
If you have any issues or questions, please submit a ticket.


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Rising Young Pianists 2017 To Perform At Forestville this october: Wyvern Music 2017
Nicholas Kennedy
Rising Young Pianists 2017 to perform at Forestville
On Sunday 29th October at 4pm at OLGC Catholic Church Forestville, Wyvern Music Forestville presents its final concert for 2017, continuing its "Rising Young Pianists" series by showcasing two young talents of the Australian keyboard scene, Nicholas Kennedy and Martin Lijauco. The concert will feature some of the greatest composers of keyboard music from Bach, Mozart, Brahms and Chopin to 20th Century Russia with Shostakovich and Kapustin's classical and jazz fusion and 21st Century Australia with celebrated composer Carl Vine (AO).
Born in Sydney in 1996, Nicholas Kennedy holds the Chapple-Bremner Scholarship at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, where he is currently completing a Bachelor of Music (Performance) in the class of Clemens Leske. An inaugural member of the Conservatorium's Rising Stars program, Nicholas made his concerto debut in 2014, performing Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Kuring-Gai Philharmonic Orchestra. He was a semi-finalist and prize-winner in the IX Lev Vlassenko Piano Competition, and received second prize equally on cello and piano at the 2016 Australian Concerto and Vocal Competition. He has performed in the Theme and Variations Emerging Artists Series, the Australian Festival of Chamber Music and the Australian Showcase of the XI Sydney International Piano Competition, and collaborated with the Australia Piano Quartet. In 2017, Nicholas won the Mary Greville and Bert Coughtrey Scholarship for overseas study, with which he hopes to pursue postgraduate studies in the UK or USA.
Martin Lijauco is completing a Bachelor of Music (Performance) at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music with Clemens Leske, after which he plans to study overseas with a focus on accompaniment. Born in 1994, he began piano at age six at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music's 'Open Academy' program and continued studies at the Conservatorium High School, having quickly excelled with achievements in local Eisteddfod competitions and AMEB examinations. At the Con High, Martin extensively performed as a solo pianist and chamber musician, including performing in a broadcast of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition. Although his musical training has largely revolved around Classical repertoire, Martin also plays regular contemporary gigs which include a residency at The Grace Hotel in the Sydney CBD. He currently volunteers and serves as a Youth Music Coordinator at his local parish where he often co-ordinates the music for mass services, as well as performance sets for charity concerts which have helped his youth group to raise thousands of dollars towards ministerial services.
Martin Lijauco
Where: Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church, 9 Currie Rd, Forestville
When: Sunday 29th October at 4pm
Tickets at door: (including refreshments): $25 - full, $20- concession, $15– students, (children under 16 are free).
Enquiries: Wyvern Music Forestville- Ph/Fax: 9416 5234
Internet: www.wyvern.fmca.org.au - Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
About - Wyvern Music Forestville
Our Mission Statement is: "Sharing the enjoyment of live music and encouraging Australian talent."
Wyvern Music Forestville is a not-for-profit organisation affiliated with the Federated Music Clubs of Australia NSW Council Inc.
Wyvern Music Club was first established in 1953 as Newington College Music Group, an offshoot of the Parents and Friends' Association of Newington College at Stanmore. It was affiliated with The Federated Music Clubs of Australia which had formed in 1928. In January, 1976 Newington College Music Group changed its name to "Wyvern Music Club-Lindfield" and would hold four "musicales" a year at Newington Preparatory School, Lindfield and one annual concert at Willoughby Town Hall combined with four other Music Clubs (Lane Cove, Manly, Mosman and Roseville). The Wyvern name came from the wyvern symbol in the Newington School logo.
In 2004, the decision was taken to relocate the concerts to Forestville to meet the needs of a new generation of classical music-lovers in that area. Wyvern Music Club became known as Wyvern Music Forestville. The concerts were held at Forestville Uniting Church until 2010 and from 2011 at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church Forestville. In July 2010 Wyvern Music launched its fundraising effort to purchase a grand piano with the Reg Marsh Memorial Piano Fund Piano Gala concert performed by pianists Simon Tedeschi and Stephen Whale, with violinist Marina Marsden. This was followed by a Buy-a-Key donation incentive through the FMCA PATIM Fund and a fundraising piano recital by Gerard Willems AM in 2011. In early 2013 a Yamaha C3 piano was successfully purchased through Theme & Variations Piano Services and given its inaugural performance for WMF at OLGC Catholic Church by Philip Shovk.
Over the 64 years since the Club's foundation, Wyvern has featured many well-known Australian musicians. In the early years these included the composer-pianists Frank Hutchens OBE, Lindley Evans, Larry Sitsky AO, Miriam Hyde AO OBE and Dulcie Holland AM, operatic soprano Marilyn Richardson, violinists Errol Collins, Errol Russel and Mary Nemet, and pianists Isador Goodman AM, Dorothy White, Erika Booker, Werner Baer, Beryl Potter and Sonya Hanke. Many young talented instrumentalists were given performance opportunities at Wyvern, including violinists Natalie Chee, Richard Tognetti AO, Asmira Woodward-Page and Nicholas Milton AM and pianists Duncan Gifford, Michael Kieran Harvey, Tamara Cislowski, Grace Kim and Philip Shovk. Prominent former and current members of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra such as violinists Goetz Richter, Kirsten Williams and Marina Marsden, clarinettist Anne Menzies, bassoonist John Cran, oboist Shefali Pryor, violist Justine Marsden, flautist Janet Webb and trumpeter Paul Goodchild as well as eminent Sydney Conservatorium (University of Sydney) lecturers such as pianists Gerard Willems AM, Daniel Herscovitch, David Miller AM, Dr Jeanell Carrigan and Clemens Leske, cellist Georg Pedersen and clarinettist Mark Walton have also performed over the years for Wyvern.
During the Wyvern-Lindfield era, students from the Sydney Conservatorium under the direction of David Miller AM performed regularly. Wyvern Music Forestville has continued the support of emerging artists with an annual performance by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra Fellows under the Artistic Leadership of Roger Benedict.
Visit: www.wyvern.fmca.org.au


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Hubbard, Peter, Goodall, Roger M. and Dixon, R. (2008) Integrated Modular Systems for Maglev Vehicle Control. In: MAGLEV 2008, the 20th International Conference on Magnetically Levitated Systems and Linear Drives, 15th - 18th December 2008, San Diego, USA. (Unpublished)Metadata only available from this repository.
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