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11am church is attended by Irish and Internationals of all ages. There is a crèche that runs throughout for 0-3s. There is a Sunday Club for all primary age children and some weeks there is Bible Class for teenagers. Both of these leave about 20 minutes into the service. We usually finish at 12.15 for tea and coffee, except on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of every month, when we have communion and finish at 12.30.

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Matthias Noback has posted the second part in his look at a better PHP testing experience, focusing this time on picking test doubles wisely. Test doubles are a more general term for what most developers who test code might call a "mock".
In the introduction to this series I mentioned that testing object interactions can be really hard. Most unit testing tutorials cover this subject by introducing the PHPUnit mocking sub-framework. The word "mock" in the context of PHPUnit is given the meaning of the general concept of a "test double". In reality, a mock is a very particular kind of test double. [...] Each type of test double has its own merits and it is vital to the quality of your test suite that you know when to use which one.
He builds on the "non-assertion centric" approach he talked about in the first part and how a similar problem could be caused by the large amount of work needed to create complex mocks. He points out that having to create them in a specific way and the mocks being a bit difficult to use can make the tests fragile and easily broken. He looks at a few different kinds of test doubles (mocks, dummies, spies) with code examples for each for added clarification. He also makes two recommendations for testing instead of complex mocking: create the actual mock classes instead of just mocks and don't overuse mocking.


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To be eligible for the full income tax exemption, a business must invest at least $150,000,000 and hire 1,000 new employees within six years. To be eligible for the partial income tax abatement, a business must demonstrate investment, job creation, and must pay certain wages. The actual income tax abatement is determined by the extent to which a business meets these criteria. Eligible businesses sign an agreement with the Arkansas Economic Development Commission.


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Brussels, 12 December 2013
Commissioner Barnier welcomes trilogue agreement on the framework for bank recovery and resolution
"I welcome the trilogue agreement reached tonight between the European Parliament and EU Member States on the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive. This is a fundamental step towards the completion of the Banking Union.
This law, which applies to all 28 Member States, is an essential piece of the financial regulatory framework that we are building piece by piece for all banks of the European Union in order to draw the lessons from the crisis. Ensuring that failing banks can be wound down in a predictable and efficient way with minimum recourse to public money is fundamental to restoring confidence in Europe's financial sector. The Single Resolution Mechanism, once in place, will be the authority applying these new rules in the context of the Banking Union.
With these new rules in place, massive public bail-outs of banks and their consequences for taxpayers will finally be a practice of the past.
The new rules provide authorities with the means to intervene decisively both before problems occur and early on in the process if they do. If, despite these preventive measures, the financial situation of a bank deteriorates beyond repair, the new law ensures that shareholders and creditors of the banks have to pay their share. If additional resources are needed, these will be taken from the national, prefunded resolution fund that each Member State will have to establish and build up so it reaches a level of 1% of covered deposits within 10 years. All banks will have to pay in to these funds but contributions will be higher for banks which take more risks.
I would like to warmly congratulate the European Parliament, in particular the rapporteur Gunnar Hökmark and his shadow Rapporteurs, the Council, and the EU Presidencies (successively Denmark, Cyprus, Ireland and Lithuania), for this major achievement.
The EU Heads of States and Governments have repeatedly recalled the necessity to agree these rules, as well as the reinforced framework for national deposit guarantee schemes, before the end of the year. I trust that tonight's agreement will be followed in the next few days by a final agreement on the new rules on deposit guarantee schemes and, last but not least, a Council general approach on the proposed Single Resolution Mechanism on which we made substantial progress last night."
Key elements of the proposal:
1. A comprehensive and credible framework
All banks will have to prepare plans for times of distress and authorities will have to ensure that all preventative steps are taken to deal with bank failure. Authorities will have a broad range of powers and tools to ensure that any failing bank can be restructured and resolved in a way which preserves financial stability and protects taxpayers. Critically, a harmonised rulebook is agreed for how the costs of bank failure are allocated – starting with bank shareholders and creditors, and backed by financial support from resolution funds sourced from the banking sector and not taxpayers. Deposits under EUR 100.000 will be entirely exempt from any loss, and deposits of natural persons and SMEs above EUR100.000 will benefit from a preferential treatment ensuring that they are do not suffer any loss before all other secured creditors' claims are absorbed. The bail-in tool will apply as from 1 January 2016.
2. Integrity and unity of the Single Market
Banks in all Member States will be subject to harmonised provisions governing how resolution is carried out and how the costs are shared. The link between the viability of banks and sovereign fiscal strength will significantly weaken and differences in funding conditions for banks operating in different Member States will decrease. A degree of flexibility in case of possible systemic crises to spare some creditors from losses has been kept, but this will apply only in cases of extreme circumstances and after a minimum amount of claims have been bailed in, so that legal certainty and the integrity of the Single Market are not undermined.
3. A strong regime for financing resolution
The final trilogue discussions dealt with the all-important details of who pays in the event of bank failure. The result is one the Commission supports as it maintains the clear objective of a regime which, to the furthest extent possible, places the responsibility of covering bank losses on private investors in banks and the banking sector as a whole. The necessary flexibility to depart from this principle in case of systemic crises has been appropriately framed and does not detract from the need for banks to develop sufficient capacity to allocate losses to their shareholders and creditors. This will apply in all circumstances, with privately funded resolution funds and public funds being exposed only in a minority of extreme and duly justified cases. Resolution funds financed by the banks themselves will have to be established and funded up to a level of 1% of covered deposits within 10 years.
Today's agreement sets the stage for completing work on the Single Resolution Mechanism. With the rulebook for how bank resolution across the EU should work, the institutional mechanism necessary to carry it out in the most effective way for Member States participating in the Banking Union can be finalised.
4.The political agreement reached tonight is subject to technical finalisation and formal approval by the co-legislators.
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MIDDLEBURY — While lawmakers spent much time at a legislative breakfast at the American Legion hall in Middlebury on Monday talking about taxes, they also discussed important legislation for the farm community, among other things.
At the top of the list was a bill that would require the labeling of foods containing genetically modified organisms, known as GMOs.
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BRANDON — Brandon native Stacey S. Coburn was recently crowned Mrs. Vermont United States 2013. Coburn will represent married women across Vermont as she competes for the national title of Mrs. United States in Las Vegas in July.
Volatile Organic Compounds, or VOCs, are a large group of carbon-based chemicals that evaporate easily at room temperature. Commonly found in many household products including carpets, cleaning products and adhesives, they emit potentially harmful levels of chemicals into the air for many months after application.
According to the Natural Resources Defense Council, research has shown that high or prolonged exposure to VOCs can yield adverse effects, including eye and throat irritation, headaches, asthma, liver damage, complications to the central nervous system and cancer.
SALEM, Va. — The Middlebury College men's basketball team fell, 67-55, to North Central (Ill.) in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Division tournament on March 22, ending the program's second-deepest advance into the postseason.
Middlebury made it to the Final Four in Salem two years, ago, but the 12-point quarterfinal loss marked Middlebury's largest margin of defeat since the Panthers were ousted from the 2010 tournament by Rhode Island College, 75-59.
WINDSOR — According to local coaches, seven local high school athletes made their mark in Saturday's annual Vermont Basketball Coaches' Association North-South Senior Classic all-star games, which were played at Windsor High School.
Otter Valley's Ryan Kelley and Middlebury's Connor Collins and Tyler Provencher played for the South Division I and II boys' team that edged the North squad, 87-84.
MIDDLEBURY — Former Middlebury College skier and two-time U.S. Olympian Andrew Johnson has been named the new head coach of the Nordic ski program at Middlebury College. Johnson comes to Middlebury from the University of Vermont, where he served as an assistant coach for the past three years and helped the Catamounts win the 2012 NCAA title.
Johnson said he welcomes the move back to Middlebury.
MIDDLEBURY — Vermont's top high school basketball player, Missisquoi Valley Union senior Matt St. Amour, has decided to attend Middlebury College and play for Coach Jeff Brown's successful men's basketball program, according to a Tuesday night online report on www.burlingtonfreepress.com.
According to Middlebury College sports information director Brad Nadeau, college officials "cannot comment at this time."
MILTON — Ten Vergennes Area Youth Wrestling Club members won titles this past weekend at a Milton tournament as what club organizers said has been a successful season for the organization continued.
Club membership has grown to 53, and 46 wrestlers competed this past weekend at Milton. There, the team also won the tournament's sportsmanship award, as voted by the event's referees and other competing clubs.
As well as the 10 first-place finishes at Milton, Vergennes youth wrestlers earned nine second-place results and 14 third-place showings.
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My city is one of the highest in the country, is in the hills of Serra da Mantiqueira with altitude until 2.000m above sea line. It is famous for cold, despite being a tropical country, we have in our winter temperatures like -3, -5 degrees Celsius. For this reason our winter festival (international festival of classical music), is famous and attracts millions of tourists every year. Another unique feature is our architecture is entirely based in Europe. The whole city of Campos do Jordao is a mall in the open. At night we have many store, restaurants and leisure centers. during the winter festival a lot of companies make presentations of new products and bring cultural events and entertainment for children, teens and adults. The main tourist center is the town square of Village Capivari with a acoustics Shell for presentations of the festival and concerts of all kinds, we have a cable car to the hill Morro do Elefante from where you can obeservar throughout the city. We have another attractions like a State Park with an area of 83km2 preserved with wonderful rain florester and animals, recreation centers, natural landscapes with sports activities such as tree climbing, rock climbing, hangglider, paraglider, mountain biking, hiking and more... The city of Campos do Jordao is famous for being a destination of charm in winter, it is called the Brazilian Swiss, many rich people have the winter home here. Living here is a little more expensive than in a big city.


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Anti-Candida Diet
A reader writes: "I struggle with reoccurring yeast infections. The doctor gave me an oral medication for them about 5 years ago and I didn't have them for a year. Then my body started to be allergic to that medicine."I've always known I can change my diet, but you know how hard that is! I know I need to cut out refined sugar and starches. Again not so easy! "Can you give me some ideas as to what to eat for breakfast? It's hard to go to the store with four kids and actually read the labels." Dear Reader, Fascinating information out there about this condition. Suffice it to say, some diet changes can help prevent yeast infections. But it may not be as drastic as you have been led to believe. Here's why: Yeasts are everywhere. They live in soil. They reside on the skins of fruit and berries. And they live in the body. Some yeasts are good and others are not. The yeast most often responsible for infections in the body is Candida albicans (aka Candida). Although a normal resident of the body, Candida is considered an "opportunistic pathogen" which means it is only harmful if it is allowed to grow out of control. The most common cause of yeast infections? Antibiotic use, say experts. Antibiotics kill good bacteria (which protect the body from yeast overgrowth) as well as bad bacteria. Other conditions that may promote the abnormal growth of yeast in the body include pregnancy, hormone replacement therapy, diabetes and HIV infections. Yeasts in food, however, are entirely different species from the pathogen Candida albicans. Nutritional yeasts are "friendly fungi" much like mushrooms and other "organisms" we add to food for one reason or other. Saccharomyces cerevisiae (abbreviated S. cerevisiae) is a common yeast that has been used to make bread for thousands of years. Other strains of Saccharomyces are used to ferment grape juice into wine. Kombucha is a fermented sweetened tea made with a nutritional yeast. Some yeasts are even used to turn corn into ethanol fuel. But I digress. Although the internet is full of diet advice on how to prevent yeast infections (one site says you must eliminate everything but garlic, spices, herbs and vegetables), here are some reliable remedies: Increase your intake of Lactobacillus acidophilus (L. acidophilus). These good bacteria in the gut keep Candida yeast cells from growing out of control. Sorry, but you will need to look at food labels to find foods such as milk, kefir, or yogurt that contain Lactobacillus acidophilus as an ingredient. Keep up your defenses. Protein-containing foods strengthen our immune system so it can thwart the growth of wayward yeast cells. Include at least one of these at each meal: fish, poultry, meat, eggs, low-fat cheese, yogurt, milk, beans, nuts or nut butters. Make half your plate vegetables. (Have we heard this before?) Cooked or raw, these foods feed the beneficial bacteria in the gut that keep the bad Candida boys under control. Add some raw garlic to your diet. Garlic has proven anti-fungal and anti-bacterial properties. Smash it up and add it to salad dressings and other fresh foods. Consider taking a probiotic supplement that contains Lactobacillus - the good guys shown to control the growth of Candida. One trustworthy brand is Culturelle which, contains Lactobacillus GG. Cut extra sugar from your diet. Eat whole fruit and avoid excessive amounts of juice and other sugared beverages. This is a good recommendation for all of us. Ideas for breakfast? Try plain or low-sugar yogurt made with Lactobacillus "live active" cultures. And sprinkle with some raw garlic ... just kidding. Bottom line: Avoid the overuse of antibiotics. Replenish your gut with good bacteria in the form of active live Lactobacillus-containing foods. Eat some protein at each meal. Load up with vegetables. If you haven't already, let your doctor know about your symptoms so he can prescribe necessary medical therapy. And don't believe everything you read on the internet. (Barbara Quinn is a registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator at the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula.
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My son has a birthday coming up. He has asked everyone in the family for cash so he can buy a gaming laptop. He plays nothing that would requires anything powerful. But he's got a couple rich friends, they asked their parents for gaming computers for Christmas, and they got them. I've been trying to talk him out of it, but he seems hellbent on it.
I've got a couple questions. Is there an inexpensive laptop or desktop that you would recommend? Maybe something that's expandable if he gets more serious about it or starts playing games that require more power?
What about building one? I've never built a PC before, but I'm not techtarded. How difficult would that be? Could that be a good father / son project for us to work on?
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Skyforce Escape Austin With Win [VIDEO]
The Sioux Falls Skyforce opted to shake up the roster after a couple of lackluster performances against Tulsa last weekend. Dividends were immediately realized in a 94-93 win over the Austin Toros.
Seth Tarver came in from Idaho and off the bench in the Wednesday night tilt to amass 24 points, 8 rebounds and 3 steals. Tarver also showed his ability to come through in the clutch. At the end of the first quarter, Demetris Nichols 3 point attempt spun out, but Tarver laid it back in as time expired. Closing the third quarter, Tarver hit a twisting jump shot from 18 feet as the red LED lights flashed on the backboard. Then to cement the night, with Sioux Falls (21-14) trailing by one a driving Andre Barrett missed an off-balance heave, but Tarver was there to grab the errant shot. The put back attempt tantalizingly rolled on the rim, however before the ball could take its natural path Chris Roberts of Austin (20-14) reached through the net and knocked it out for a defensive goaltending violation. The officials put .3 back on the clock, so Tarver didn't officially end three of the four quarters with a basket. Who cares? A win is a win and Tarver scored the winning points.
The other new characters in the act for the Skyforce were almost as satisfying as the Idaho import. Former Maine Red Claws guard Barrett did more distributing than scoring with 7 points and 8 assists along with 4 steals. Travel-weary James Mays also hustled in from Maine to log 17 points 8 rebounds and 3 blocks.
Austin's Cory Joseph led the Toros with 20 counters as he continues his assignment from the San Antonio Spurs. Rick Jackson finished with 18 points and 8 rebounds and JaMychal Green added 13 points with 11 boards. These two teams will meet again at Cedar Park Center Sunday afternoon, but between now and then, Austin hosts Iowa on Thursday and Sioux Falls plays in Tulsa on Saturday.


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Obvious Distractions:
First of all, I loved the venue. Very spacious and contemporary. For those quick enough to have snagged a room at the Hilton, or even the Marriott, this had to be an even better experience (My new conference goal from now on - staying in the adjoining hotel - it does make a difference, comfort-wise). Probably my only complaint, which could have been remedied by the conference planners: we needed charging stations! The plugs for charging devices were few and far between....or just in a hallway with no bench. Floor campers next to the plugs was a common sight.
Mums the Word!Ok, I was one of those singing the praises of the un-conferencing sessions that are so popular at RootsTech. So, naturally, I was delighted to see this concept included at FGS (called GenSpiration Sessions) - apparently this was the third year offering this feature - but no one got excited about this option. In fact, it was so sad to see the four boards that represented each day of the conference, sitting there, practically naked every day. I think throughout the course of the conference, only two brave souls posted a session for folks to attend. I have not given up on this concept and I hope the conference planners give it another try. I'm really hoping it gains popularity soon!
Chirp Chirp!
Twitter was once again a hugely favorite way to keep up with attendees this year! The hashtag #FGS2013 was trending due to the frequency and volume of tweets coming out of Fort Wayne. The conference planners featured this activity with a large screen running the visibletweets.com site to display the activity. It was very pretty and colorful, with very large print to read across the room. I liked this display, but I found that I soon got tired of it since it was not real-time....instead, running tweets that could be as old as 14+ hours. With a real-time stream of the hashtag activity, non-Twitter users might have better understood the shear popularity and high-octane vibe that comes with this rapid fire/energetic form of social communication.
The current trend of supplementing your genealogy with stories and memories is not losing any steam. Perhaps the trend is not as strong as at RootsTech, but look at this lovely little addition to the exhibit hall by Family Search to capture the stories of those who were willing to share! I'm thinking the addition of plexi partitions might lessen the distraction that had to be felt by person in the spotlight!
Kudos to the FGS folks again for keeping the Cyber Cafe concept alive and well! I think the addition of charging stations around the couches would go over swimmingly with this crowd. With each new conference, the technology is changing fast! By far, I saw more tablets this year than ever before. Some are still using laptops, and I admit to bringing mine for my blogging back in the room during the evenings, but I too have transitioned into being a tablet attendee, and my shoulders love me for it! I did hear some complaints about the wi-fi being too spotty, etc. I didn't have too much of a problem with this - but the deeper I went into the building during sessions, the weaker the signal got....at least in my experience.
One thing I adore about conferences is the cutting edge announcements that get released during the crowded events. It is one reason why bloggers are given access to a media hub - they want us all to get excited and spread the word! For 2013, the biggest announcement by far was the 2015 merger of RootsTech and FGS in Salt Lake City. Apparently this is a one time only merger, but it does move FGS into February that year. It also means these two conferences will take up the entire Salt Palace Convention Center - I heard folks already talking about whether they could reserve their hotel room this early! Yep, I admit, this one got me really excited too - come on 2015! The other news released to us was by Family Search - lots of upcoming projects and developments, including new discovery centers and satellite locations for RootsTech....I will cover some of those more in-depth at a later date.
And don't forget about the Preserve the 1812 Pension Project! This was the theme for the entire conference, which made for a very visually arresting set of events and activities - complete with quilts and ballgowns! Here is a link for you to join the effort and learn more!
I cannot thank the conference planners and ACPL staff enough! This was a great city choice, a great venue, and things went swimmingly...except for a few snags that are common with every conference...I do not envy you your job, but I am increasingly impressed with how well things progressed, and how much you made our conference experience another rousing success!
I would say "see you all next year"....but San Antonio might be just too far out of my travel range. But
Night all! Let the post conference coma commence!!
P.S. The rest of the blogging crew did a wonderful job! Thanks to Randy Seaver over at Genea-Musings who gathered all of our posts into one place for easy browsing: http://www.geneamusings.com/2013/08/fgs-conference-blog-compendium.html


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Working out hard, training for competition, contest prepping, juggling fitness, family and home, struggling with sleep while living a busy life, these are all stressors on our bodies (not to mention minds).
Not all stress is "bad" mind you. There are good stresses too, as not all "stressors" are going to threaten our bodies homeostasis.
Homeostasis: the maintenance of relatively stable internal physiological conditions (as body temperature or the pH of blood) in higher animals under fluctuating environmental conditions; also : the process of maintaining a stable psychological state in the individual under varying psychological pressures or stable social conditions in a group under varying social, environmental, or political factors.
Lately in my own practice I'm seeing more and more how stress, lack of sleep, anxiety and over work can contribute to weight gain and the "holding" of weight (ie: fat) particularly around the midsection.
Many people spend countless days, months and years trying to lose weight and combat obesity. And then add the food and supplement industry doing it's best to encourage the purchase and consumption of foods and drink stuffs to further promote weight loss "cures" and the stress level just continues to rise (for me, out of frustration!)... ;)
However in my opinion there is a missing link in all of this that must be looked at, and that is the connection that cortisol has in weight gain and/or in the lack of weight loss.
It is a hormone secreted daily by our adrenal glands. Cortisol levels are highest in the morning and then decline through the day being at the lowest in the evening. It is a stress hormone activated during the stress response. Our bodies have a built in mechanism (this stress response) which is also known as "flight or fight" to help us survive with stressful situations via fighting or escaping. This is meant to be a short term response.
It stimulates the release of glucose and amino acids and fatty acids for energy into our bloodstream (so that we can be mobilized act). This flight or response however is intended to be of a short duration, whereby the cortisol hormone levels then return to normal. If those "bad" stressors are constant and chronic though it can lead to lowered immune function among others things AND weight gain.
Issues in getting enough sleep, light pollution (at night), what we eat or don't eat, environmental stress etc. all add up and are starting to leave many people constantly stressed. Since this stress isn't the quick fight or flight response it turns into… you guessed it, a more chronic condition hence, elevated and constant cortisol levels. This eventually disrupts the bodies normal homeostasis and metabolic functions.
This can then lead to glucose intolerance, hypertension, loss of muscle mass and higher insulin levels in the body. This can be linked to weight gain and you tend to see that present itself mainly in the abdominal area as belly fat.
Chronic (long standing and persistent) stress brings about chronically elevated cortisol levels and changes to our bodies' tissues, of note the fat cells in particular.
From experience I have had some clients who are sticking to their eating plans, working out consistently and to the intensity required, doing everything "right" but not sleeping well or under such enormous and constant levels of emotional and mental stress that they don't seem to move or progress, and in fact, have often been gaining more weight around the middle.
Being aware of the cortisol-stress-weight gain connection is something I feel very important to maintaining and managing (and achieving!) a true healthy quality of life.
So though the stresses may always be there, we can and must find ways to manage them through things that bring those stress (and cortisol) levels down to where they need to be. Watching comedy shows, sharing hugs with friends and family, setting aside quiet time to sip tea and watch a candle glow, getting quality sleeps, meditating, communing in nature, being more conscious and thoughtful of our "red button" responses, etc.
For a healthy life and a weight and body composition that is healthy and in balance, our chronic stresses need to be managed so as not to disrupt balance and create hormonal and metabolic disturbances.
Stress less = more success with weight loss and healthy body weight maintenance.
All information shared through experts in the industry!


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