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===Telephones ===
===Telephones ===
Local telephone service is unreliable and expensive. You can generally arrange for your family to call you once you learn where you will be posted, depending on your location in the country. Chad is six hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time (five hours ahead of Daylight Savings Time).
Local telephone service is unreliable and expensive. You can generally arrange for your family to call you once you learn where you will be posted, depending on your location in the country. Chad is six hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time (five hours ahead of Daylight Savings Time).
===Computer, Internet, and E-mail Access ===
===Computer, Internet, and E-mail Access ===
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Few countries in the world offer the level of mail service considered normal in the United States. If you anticipate U.S. standards for mail service, you will be in for some frustration. Mail generally takes two to four weeks to get to N'Djamena from the United States, and a week or so more to get to Volunteer sites. Some mail may simply not arrive (fortunately this is not a frequent occurrence, but it does happen). Some letters may arrive with clipped edges because someone has tried to see if any money was inside (again, this is rare, but it does happen).
Advise your family and friends to number their letters for tracking purposes and to include "Airmail" and "Par Avion" on their envelopes. Also let them know that the Peace Corps has no control over the international mail system.
During training, people can send letters and packages to you at the following address:
PCT, "Your Name"
Corps de la Paix
N'Djamena, Chad
Central Africa
Once you are at your site, letters can be mailed directly to your address there. Note that in the event of a serious problem, Peace Corps/Chad would notify the Office of Special
Services at the Peace Corps' headquarters in Washington, which would then contact your family. Advise your family that in the case of a family emergency, they should also contact the Office of Special Services. During normal business hours, the number of the office is 800.424.8580; select option 2, then extension 1470. After normal business hours and on weekends and holidays, the Special Services duty officer can be reached at 202.638.2574.
Local telephone service is unreliable and expensive. You can generally arrange for your family to call you once you learn where you will be posted, depending on your location in the country. Chad is six hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time (five hours ahead of Daylight Savings Time).
Computer, Internet, and E-mail Access
You can access the Internet at cybercafes in N'Djamena. Internet access in other large towns, however, is unreliable because of the quality of telephone lines. The Peace Corps office has a limited number of computers available for work-related use by Volunteers. Adjusting to life in Chad will be significantly easier if you begin preparing yourself, your friends, and your family for sporadic and infrequent communication by Internet or telephone.
Housing and Site Location
The ministry you will be working for, in collaboration with Peace Corps staff, decides where you will be posted. Members of Peace Corps/Chad staff review proposed sites for appropriateness, safety, and security. You are unlikely to know your post until the last few weeks of pre-service training because staff members need time to evaluate work sites and get to know each trainee individually before making placement decisions.
Sites range from large administrative towns to small villages. Peace Corps/Chad arranges for housing, relying on the resources available in each community. It tries to ensure that Volunteers have lodging that allows for independence and privacy, but you have to be flexible in your housing expectations. You may be lodged in a small, one-room hut within a family's compound. Your house may have walls made of concrete or mud bricks and a tin or thatched roof. A typical Volunteer house consists of a sitting room, a bedroom, and a cooking area. Some houses have inside toilets and shower areas while others have nearby pit latrines. You probably will not have running water and electricity, which means that your water will come from a well or river and that you will spend your evenings reading by a candle or lantern.
Living Allowance and Money Management
The local currency is the CFA franc (for Communauté financière de l'Afrique, or African Financial Community), whose exchange rate is about 500 CFA to the U.S. dollar. You will receive a monthly living allowance to cover the cost of living simply but adequately while serving in Chad. The living allowance covers the cost of utilities, domestic help, household supplies, clothing, food, work-related transport and supplies, and modest entertainment and recreation expenses. In addition, you will receive $24 each month as a vacation allowance and additional money to pay for transportation and lodging on official trips (i.e., trips made at the request of the Peace Corps).
After you are sworn in as a Volunteer, you will get a one-time settling-in allowance to purchase household items such as furniture and kitchen supplies. The amount is based on a survey of Volunteer expenses. Volunteers are encouraged to purchase items that are available locally and to restrict their purchases to genuine needs. In all cases, equipment and furnishings should be consistent with local usage. The Peace Corps will provide a mountain bike and helmet, if one is required for your work; a mosquito net; and a water filter.
Food and Diet
Drinking water needs to be boiled or filtered. Fruits and vegetables are somewhat limited, with only one or two local fruits or vegetables available in any given season. Local lettuce, green peppers, okra, and tomatoes are available almost year-round. Fruits like oranges, pineapples, and bananas are imported from Cameroon.
Chadian meals are simple but tasty and nutritious. A typical meal in the northern part of the country consists of a staple food like millet or sorghum served with meat sauce made from beef or sheep. In the south, the staple food is sorghum, rice, or maize served with a fish or meat sauce.
Air travel within Chad is possible via two private charter agencies, Missionary Aviation Fellowship (MAF) and the Esso oil company. Air Chad, the national airline, ceased operations in 1999.
Railway services have never existed in Chad. The most common means of transport in Chad are privately owned trucks, minibuses, and a variety of four-wheel-drive vehicles, all of which are used to haul everything from livestock to people (frequently together). Chad has only 310 miles (500 kilometers) of paved road, so travel from one point to another—particularly in the rainy season—usually takes considerable time.
Because of safety and security concerns, Volunteers are not allowed to own or drive any type of motorized vehicle (including motorcycles) in Chad. The only exception to this rule is in the event of a life-, limb-, or sight-threatening emergency involving a Volunteer.
Geography and Climate
Landlocked Chad borders Libya in the north, Sudan in the east, the Central African Republic in the south, and Cameroon, Nigeria, and Niger in the West. It has an area of 485,600 square miles. Because of the desert climate of the Sahel in the northern two-thirds of the country, Chad's population, estimated at just over 9.5 million in 2004, resides mainly in the south. Seventy-seven percent of the population lives in rural areas (in clusters of fewer than 5,000 inhabitants) as subsistence farmers or herders. The capital, N'Djamena, is home to approximately 700,000 people; other major cities include Sarh (50,000) and Moundou (75,000) in the south, and Abéché (35,000) in the north.
Chad has three seasons: rainy, hot, and cool. During the rainy season from June to October, the temperature ranges between 75 and 105 degrees Fahrenheit with relatively high humidity. The dry, cool season extends from November to February, when temperatures range from 60 to 100 degrees. During the hot season from March to June, daily temperatures exceed 110 and rarely drop lower than 90 degrees, and humidity gradually rises as the rains approach.
Social Activities
Social activities vary according to where you are located and range from sitting and talking with friends and neighbors to going to the market to taking part in local festivals. The cultural diversity of Chad means that there is always something of interest going on in the village that you can learn from, be it drumming and dancing or planting peanuts.
Forming relationships with members of a community is both challenging and gratifying. Chadians are hospitable and generous, and their extended family structure results in an open-door policy and a welcoming attitude to visitors. Demonstrating an interest in the local culture greatly speeds the integration process and helps you establish credibility as a member of the community. The most satisfied Volunteers integrate into their communities—eat the local food, speak the local language, and attend important village ceremonies such as baptisms, funerals, and marriages—while maintaining a good sense of who they are as individuals. Although the majority of social activities occur in their village or community, Volunteers also form a tightknit community and do a good share of socializing at provincial or national meetings and on certain holidays.
Professionalism, Dress, and Behavior
One of the difficulties of finding your place as a Peace Corps Volunteer is fitting into the local culture while maintaining your own cultural identity and acting like a professional all at the same time. It is not an easy thing to resolve. You will be working as a representative of a Chadian government ministry or a professional nongovernmental organization (NGO) and as such you will be expected to dress and behave accordingly.
Your Chadian co-workers will generally dress very well and will expect you to dress appropriately too. Being neat and cleanly dressed is a sign of respect and pride. A foreigner who wears unkempt or old clothes is likely to be considered an affront. Trousers (for men, and women in some regions), blouses/shirts, skirts (below the knee), and dresses are appropriate wear for work. Wearing shorts, halter tops, short skirts, form-fitting or low-cut blouses, military attire, or dirty or torn clothing in public is not appropriate.
The Peace Corps expects Volunteers to behave in a way that will foster respect within their community and reflect well on the Peace Corps and on citizens of the United States. You will receive an orientation to appropriate behavior and cultural sensitivity during pre-service training. As a Volunteer, you have the status of an invited guest and thus must be sensitive to the habits, tastes, and taboos of your hosts.
Personal Safety
More information about the Peace Corps' approach to safety is outlined in the "Health Care and Safety" chapter of this Welcome Book, but it is an important issue and cannot be overemphasized. Becoming a Peace Corps Volunteer entails certain safety risks. Living and traveling in an unfamiliar environment (oftentimes alone), having a limited understanding of local language and culture, and being perceived as well-off are some of the factors that can put a Volunteer at risk. Many Volunteers experience varying degrees of unwanted attention and harassment. Petty thefts and burglaries are not uncommon, and incidents of physical and sexual assault do occur, although most Chad Volunteers complete their two years of service without personal security incidents. The Peace Corps has established procedures and policies designed to help you reduce your risks and enhance your safety and security. These procedures and policies, in addition to safety training, will be provided once you arrive in Chad. At the same time, you are expected to take responsibility for your safety and well-being.
Rewards and Frustrations
Although the potential for job satisfaction in Chad is quite high, like all Volunteers, you will encounter numerous frustrations. Collaborating agencies are not always able to provide Volunteers the ideal degree of support. In addition, the pace of work and life is much slower than what most Americans are accustomed to. For these reasons, the Peace Corps experience of adapting to a new culture and environment is often described as a series of emotional peaks and valleys.
You will be given a high degree of independence in your work—perhaps more than in any other job you have had or will have. Depending on how you approach your work, you are also likely to have a great deal of responsibility. You will often find yourself in situations that require an ability to motivate yourself and your co-workers with little guidance from supervisors. You might work for months without seeing any visible impact from, or without receiving feedback on, your work. Development anywhere in the world—including disadvantaged areas in the United States—is slow work that requires perseverance. You must possess the self-confidence, patience, and vision to continue working toward long-term goals without seeing immediate results.
To overcome these difficulties you will need maturity, flexibility, open-mindedness, and resourcefulness. The Peace Corps/Chad staff, your Chadian friends, and fellow Volunteers will support you during times of challenge as well as in moments of success. If you are able to make the commitment to integrate into your community and work hard, you will be a successful Volunteer.


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Arquillian Persistence Extension roadmapBartosz Majsak Feb 3, 2012 7:37 AM
Hi guys,
since a while I've been collecting some thoughts what to do next for Persistence Extension in form of a mind map and it's quite growing. So I believe it's just about the time to ask for your help with prioritizing and to brainstorm about the next great features.
So, here are the areas which I was thinking about:
Scriptable Data Sets
- Adding dynamic flavour to your data sets by using any language supporting JSR 223 (starting let's say with JRuby and Groovy).
- Might be helpful when dealing for instance with time-sensitive data. For example you can define last login date for yesterday using Groovy
useraccount: - firstname: Clark lastname: Kent username: superman password: LexLuthor lastlogin: "groovy:new Date().previous()"
- Another thing (just an idea as for now) is to have possibility to verify relationships easier. Since ids are generated during the test execution it's not really the best approach to assume something about them. Would be much more convenient to use some sort of business key to reference to the other rows / entities. Let me show you possiblle approach for @ShouldMatchDataSet:
useraccount: - firstname: Clark lastname: Kent username: superman password: LexLuthor address: - streetname: "Luthor Street" city: Metropolis zipCode: 4321 - streetname: "Kryptonite Street" houseNumber: 7 city: Metropolis zipCode: 1234 useraccount_address: - useraccount_id: ref(useraccount[firstname="Clark",lastname="Kent"]) addresses_id: ref(address[streetname="Kryptonite Street",houseNumber=7,city="Metropolis",zipCode=1234])
Entity / object oriented way of defining data sets
DBUnit data sets are great, but they are really low-level, row oriented description of the data. As alternative I was thinking about providing YAML / JSON based representation of the objects, so something like:
UserAccount: - id: 1 firstname: Clark lastname: Kent username: superman password: LexLuthor addresses: - id: 1 streetname: "Kryptonite Street" houseNumber: 7 city: Metropolis zipCode: 1234 - id: 2 streetname: "Luthor Street" city: Metropolis zipCode: 4321
Test Data Generation
Possibly by simple integration with one of the tools:
- http://www.webresourcesdepot.com/test-sample-data-generators/?
- http://databene.org/benerator
- http://www.canoo.com/blog/2011/09/26/testdata-generation/
Integration with DB migration tools
Hibernate schema auto-creation feature is simply great for prototyping and testing, but for living application it's sometimes not enough. Hence there is quite a bit of migration tools available for Java project, such as
- Liquibase
- Flyway
- dbmaintain
- etc....
Why we should integrate it with Arquillian Persistence Extension? I see at least these reasons:
- As replacement for Hibernate / SQL schema creation (create-drop or custom scripts). Additional value would be to quickly check if your migration scripts are valid (also some sort of integration. to assure that your whole process of deploying the new version will work smoothly).
- Some of the tools, such as Liquibase, offers db insertions. So people can use the format which is already familiar for them instead of DBunit data sets.
This might actually result with some nice module split and introduce extension mechanism (yeah, extensions of extension), so we can end up having following structure:
- arquillian-persistence-core
- arquillian-persistence-dbunit
- arquillian-persistence-liquibase
- ....
Another ideas
- Unitils has nice utility assertion to verify if JPA mapping is consitent
- Support for NoSQL (might be quite a nice journey )?
Looking forward to your feedback!
1. Re: Arquillian Persistence Extension roadmapVineet Reynolds Feb 8, 2012 7:09 AM (in response to Bartosz Majsak)
+1 for entity/object oriented representation of datasets. It'll be interesting to see if M:N relationships can be represented without duplicating data.
2. Re: Arquillian Persistence Extension roadmapKarel Piwko Feb 8, 2012 12:14 PM (in response to Bartosz Majsak)
Don't be afraid of extensions of extensions. Drone has its own SPI as well
3. Re: Arquillian Persistence Extension roadmapDan Allen Feb 18, 2012 2:42 AM (in response to Bartosz Majsak)
Thanks for sharing the roadmap Bartosz! I'm thrilled to see this extension progressing. You've presente a lot of great ideas (and implemented many more already).
I'll provide my feedback in parts, starting with id references in the expected data set.
I definitely agree that relying on syntheic ids in the data assertions is brittle. In fact, in some cases it may not even possible. I've seen integration test suites where the data is not reset after each run because it's needed in order for the system to function. Instead, data is just appended to the table and assigned the next available id (values in unique fields need to be unique, of course, using something like a timestamp).
When deciding on the match syntax, I like to look around and build on what is familiar to the developer. One possible model to emulate is the Drools DSL syntax. It uses a matching syntax that could be applied here in spirit.
useraccount_address: - useraccount_id: useraccount(firstname = "Clark", lastname = "Kent") addresses_id: address(streetname = "Kryptonite Street", houseNumber = 7, city = "Metropolis", zipCode = 1234)
The precense of the brackets in the right-hand side (RHS) would signal that you are dealing with a reference (quotes would be required to distinguish regular data that contains brackets). The syntax pattern is:
tablename(columnname1 = "value1", columnname2 = "value2", ...)
You could take this a step furthur and use the Drools match variable assignment concept to keep the references DRY:
$superman: useraccount: - firstname: Clark lastname: Kent username: superman password: LexLuthor ... useraccount_address: - useraccount_id: $superman
This might even encourage the business key matches to be more strict w/o extra effort.
We may need a way to indicate which fields to match (or not match). I'm not sure what the right answer is yet, or if it's even necessary, but here's one suggestion:
$superman: useraccount:
- firstname: Clark
lastname: Kent
username: superman
password: LexLuthor
- useraccount_id: useraccount(username = $superman.username)
Alternatively, you could just think about allowing positional reference to the data already matched:
useraccount: - firstname: Clark lastname: Kent username: superman password: LexLuthor ... useraccount_address: - useraccount_id: useraccount[1]
You could also do this as an associative array, giving the first useraccount a key and referencing it as: useraccount[superman].
If any of the syntax I've proposed in this reply doesn't seem right, I encourage you to look for familiar patterns so that the developer will pick it right up subconciously.
+1 to the idea of matching based on business keys.
4. Re: Arquillian Persistence Extension roadmapDan Allen Feb 18, 2012 3:01 AM (in response to Bartosz Majsak)
I also like the idea of allowing the values to be derived from scripts. That would accomodate the case I referenced in my first reply about having to create unique values for fields. Here's an example:
customer: - name: "groovy:'ACME_' + System.currentTimeMillis()"
However, I'd prefer to remove the quotes and call out that it's a script more explicitly. Nodes may be labeled with a type or tag using exclamation points followed by a string, which would accomodate embedded scripts nicely:
customer: - name: !groovy | ACME_' + System.currentTimeMillis()
You'd have to play with the parser to see what it allows, but hopefully something like that will work.
Supporting a script location (and perhaps even a function in that script file) might be a nice addition as well. That externalizes the code and allows for reuse...though I guess the classpath already serves that purpose).
5. Re: Arquillian Persistence Extension roadmapDan Allen Feb 18, 2012 3:04 AM (in response to Dan Allen)
It turns out that YAML already has a node referencing scheme. Here's how it would be done.
useraccount: &id001 - firstname: Clark lastname: Kent username: superman password: LexLuthor ... useraccount_address: - useraccount_id: *id001
The only hangup there is that YAML might try to actually weave this information into it's own structure rather than for the purpose we are trying to use it. I'm not sure if the two models will conflict.
6. Re: Arquillian Persistence Extension roadmapDan Allen Feb 18, 2012 3:06 AM (in response to Bartosz Majsak)
"Entity / object oriented way of defining data sets"
+1 Definitely.
You may be able to represent the relationships using the node referencing scheme of YAML I pointed out in another one of my replies. See YAML References.
7. Re: Arquillian Persistence Extension roadmapDan Allen Feb 18, 2012 3:16 AM (in response to Bartosz Majsak)
"Integration with DB migration tools"
+1 Again, definitely.
While the Hibernate schema generation (and import.sql) has certainly proven useful on many occations, I actually find it to be somewhat of a burden because it is tied to the choice of ORM vendor. While other vendors, like EclipseLink, provide equivalent functionality, it's never *exactly* the same. That's where having a tool dedicated to this purpose is much better. And Arquillian is all about portabilities. Additionally, you likely have the chance to get in there an tweak or customize the behavior, which is not true of the feature in Hibernate and EclipseLink.
I read an article recently on Liquibase in NFJS magazine and I got a very good impression from it. That would be my first choice.
Feel free to split the persistence module into multiple artifacts. Having a few artifacts is better than having a monolitic project in the long run you can't untangle. I would recommend keeping the modules under a single github repository (and thus a unified release) for now. Drone is also a single repository with a multi-module build.
8. Re: Arquillian Persistence Extension roadmapDan Allen Feb 18, 2012 3:24 AM (in response to Bartosz Majsak)
After working through these feedback, I think a good next action is to idenitify some test scenarios and think about whether we have the features we need to address the requirements.
For instance,
- When the application deploys, it should successfully run the migration scripts, such as add new columns.
- I should be able to validate the records in the database without relying on synthetic ids.
Anyway, those are just some ideas. If we keep a catalogue of those stories, I think it not only helps you stay grounded, but it also helps motivate people to contribute...because they don't just see the what (the issue report), but also the why. The why is more important than anything.
9. Re: Arquillian Persistence Extension roadmapBartosz Majsak Feb 21, 2012 6:10 AM (in response to Dan Allen)
Hi Dan,
thanks a lot for this tremendous feedback! Once I'm done with Alpha4 release (mainly bug fixes and some improvements -should be ready pretty soon) I will focus on prioritization and research more on these topics. I will share the roadmap in this thread. You should expect more questions in next few weeks
Thanks again!
10. Re: Arquillian Persistence Extension roadmapMichael Brill Feb 22, 2012 4:09 AM (in response to Bartosz Majsak)
Hi Bartosz,
We checked he capabilities of the framework to validate database state and currently found it not suitable for our demands. The problem is that we have quiet some timestamps which are set during test execution. These are not nullable in DB, hence they exist in the Datasets. Since we cannot determine the timestamp values the only option would be to ignore these columns while matching. This feature is implemented in DBUnit and should be provided by the persistence extension as well (e.g. as a optional parameter list in @ShouldMatchDataset).
11. Re: Arquillian Persistence Extension roadmapDan Allen Feb 22, 2012 10:31 PM (in response to Michael Brill)
That's preceisly the feedback we are seeking**. We'd definitely be interested if you'd be willing to hang around help iron out the design for feature.
I'm assuming you are refering to this feature: column filter.
I suppose we need some way to be able to reference an IColumnFilter (or an abstraction over it). I think that's cleaner than a string-based list in the annotation. Perhaps the annotation should allow a reference to a filter implementation. This may be way off, but how about something like:
@ShouldMatchDataset(columnFilter = ExcludeTemporalColumnsFilter.class)
We could also consider making this attribute an array type to allow multiple filters to be specified. Another solution is to use a composite filter (e.g., multiple filters are combined under a single filter implementation).
** In fact, you gave me an idea about how to phrase reviews like this in the future. Something like: "Is there anything about the software that does not meet your demands or expectations." That really helps bring out the ideas, I think.
12. Re: Arquillian Persistence Extension roadmapBartosz Majsak Mar 11, 2012 2:49 PM (in response to Dan Allen)
Hi Michael,
thanks for another great feedback! I'm considering some annotation based customization as part of ARQ-718, and in fact evolving @ShouldMatchDataSet from strict mode to more liberal is on my tick list for a while. Also I would like to take this opportunity and thank you again for the great mail discussion about limitations of Alpha3. This kind of feedback is what I was looking for! Kudos!
@Dan - thanks for this great suggestion. I think we should provide both - abstraction over dbunit filtering capabilities (to not be coupled with dbunit) with some reasonable subset of types provided out of the box and give a user possibility to define their own custom / composed filters, but also a simple way to give list of column names to filter. For the much awaited Alpha4 I will provide latter, but put the filter implementations on the roadmap!
13. Re: Arquillian Persistence Extension roadmapRich DiCroce Feb 23, 2012 9:57 AM (in response to Bartosz Majsak)
Another feature suggestion: allow the database to be cleared and populated by separate scripts/datasets. We have multiple DBUnit datasets, and none of them use every table in the database. As a result, DBUnit was unable to clear the database when a test run used a different dataset than the previous test because, as noted in the documentation, DBUnit doesn't touch any tables not present in the dataset. Assume table A is referenced by tables B and C, and the last dataset to be loaded put data into tables A and B, but the new dataset loads tables A and C. If you ask DBUnit to do a DELETE_ALL or CLEAN_INSERT, this results in foreign key constraint violations, because DBUnit tries to empty table A, but doesn't know it needs to empty table B first.
One could solve this by referencing every table in every dataset, of course, but if the schema changes, this requires you to change EVERY dataset, and if you extract a subset of production data for testing, you have to modify the dataset before you can use it. One could also break the data down into smaller datasets and make certain sets "depend" on other sets, but that would be a headache to maintain. Hence, our solution was to define a DBUnit dataset that contains one empty element for every table, then use that special dataset to clear the database, followed by loading whatever dataset is actually needed. This ensures that if the schema changes, we only have to update one file, no dependencies between datasets are needed, and any extract can be used without modification.
14. Re: Arquillian Persistence Extension roadmapBartosz Majsak Feb 23, 2012 10:26 AM (in response to Rich DiCroce)
Thx Rich.
With regards to clean-up. Currently it's done using DELETE_ALL operation. You can turn off constraints (if supported by your database) using for instance initStatement property (example below works for HSQL DB) :
<extension qualifier="persistence"> <property name="initStatement">set referential_integrity FALSE</property> </extension>
On the other hand you can also use @UsingScript annotation to run your custom script before the test execution. It's triggered before @UsingDataSet so you can use it to clean / tune your db for the given test case before you seed data.
I hope it helps.
Many thanks for describing your use case and approach you used. This will definitely help me to improve clean-up strategy on which I'm currently working.


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I'm trying to do the same thing. However, I error out on the PHP page - INVALID SERVER RESPONSE.
Hi Hodmi,
I have opposit problem, where I had LiveCycle Designer and every time I distribute my form and submit the form, it is attached as PDF.
I want to submit the Form as XML, so I put a new button, and in the designed view -> submit as -> I selected XML data.
In the same time I selected Form Properties -> Defaults tab -> PDF render Format -> and I selected Dynamic XML Form.
After I save the form and distributed it, I submitted it, but the form is attached as PDF not XML.
I checked the Form properties and I found that is return back to PDF.
So Can you help me with this, why I could not change the form properties to XML.
I have a PDF of an insurance application that I have added fields to in LiveCycle Designer ES. We want the user to fill out the form and then email it to us.
When my test users open the PDF using only Reader, they have to go through all the steps to deactive PDF/A mode to see th fields needed to fill out.
My first question - how do I make it so the document does not open in this mode and actually displays the fields we need them to fill out?
Then my second issue is when the user tries to send me the form (after selecting to never show PDF/A mode!!!). I have tried implementing BOTH button types: Email Submit Button, which only sends me the XML data - NOT what I want.
And I tried implementing the standard button type and including mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com, submit as: PDF, and nothing happens for my test users with Reader when they try clicking this - BUT IT WORKS FOR ME (I have Acrobat 9 Professional).
I've read all of the posts within this thread and found nothing helpful.
I even tried the javascript add to the click event on a regular button but CLICK is grayed out for me!
Any help is greatly appreciated.
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I've read through tons of posts and am simply trying to be able to provide a client with an interactive PDF that can be emailed once completed. I'm using Acrobat 7 Professional, added fields for data and a submit button which I have set using the combo box option and just a plain button. When I test in Reader I get the message "Operation not permitted." Can you explain, offer suggestions, etc.
I am working on a Mac running OS 10.3.9 but do have access to a Windows machine with XP. Any suggestions?
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In order to study genes for a wide variety of research, diagnostic, or therapeutic purposes, scientists use computer programs that analyze DNA sequences. These programs indicate where pieces of genes are located within what is frequently a vast and complex genetic landscape. Although conventional programs detect many parts of genes with ease, they fail when it comes to detecting two important elements-the very first pieces of genes, and the nearby "on" switches of genes called promoters.
Researchers in the bioinformatics group at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory have now developed a computer program that is especially good at finding these first segments and "on" switches of genes. The program is tailored toward detecting these features in the human genome sequence, but it will also be useful for annotating other mammalian genomes.
The program-called "First Exon Finder" or "FirstEF"—was developed by Michael Zhang and his colleagues. A paper describing the program is published in the December issue of Nature Genetics.
"FirstEF is the first program that can readily and accurately detect a class of gene segments that has previously been extraordinarily difficult to find," says Zhang. "It's like looking for buried treasure."The gene segments Zhang is referring to occur at the very beginning of genes, and are called "non-coding first exons." Because they do not encode protein segments, non-coding first exons are undetectable by conventional computer programs that rely on protein coding patterns found in DNA.
Instead, FirstEF recognizes five other DNA "signatures" that betray the presence and location of first exons in genes. The biological basis of some of these telltale genetic signatures is unknown, says Zhang. "But they are real, and perhaps someday biology will explain why they are there." One such signature is the frequency with which two building blocks of DNA, C and G, occur next to each other.
Despite the fact that they do not encode protein, non-coding first exons are essential components of gene structure and function. Consequently, the ability to detect non-coding first exons is crucial for scientists wishing to study genes for a wide variety of biological and biomedical applications.
"The results Michael Zhang is getting with FirstEF are very exciting," says James Kent, a graduate student at the University of California at Santa Cruz. Kent's own computer program called "GigAssembler" caused a sensation in the world of genome research when he used it to generate the first and only publicly-available assembly of the human genome sequence in June of last year. Kent hopes to add a FirstEF "track" to the Human Genome Browser he has created (available at http://genome.ucsc.edu).
When Zhang used FirstEF to analyze the DNA sequences of human chromosomes 21 and 22, he found that the program correctly pinpointed the location of 90 percent of known first exons on those chromosomes. According to Zhang, FirstEF was nearly twice as sensitive as a program available from DoubleTwist, Inc. and Genomatix Software GmbH called "PromoterInspector." Zhang was joined in this study by postdoctoral researchers Ramana Davuluri (now on the faculty at Ohio State University) and Ivo Grosse.
Later, Zhang and his colleagues used FirstEF to analyze the entire human genome. They identified some 68,000 first exons. This result does not necessarily mean that there are 68,000 or so human genes, because a single gene can use alternative first exons. Moreover, the total number of genes in an organism's genome depends on other, subtle definitions of what constitutes a gene. Nevertheless, Zhang believes there are 50 to 60,000 human genes and that previous estimates of 30 to 40,000 human genes are too low.
One bonus of the way FirstEF operates is that it identifies not only first exons of genes, but also the "on" switches of genes called "promoters."
"A significant bottleneck in current DNA research is finding the promoters of genes. Because gene promoters and first exons are related, FirstEF kills two birds with one stone," says Zhang.
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Honda has revealed a CBR600RR with ABS brakes and MCN is due to ride the motorcycle today. The prototype CBR600RR is the first ever supersports motorcycle to feature the ABS that it plans to roll out across all its production machines within the next two years. The CBR600RR is fitted with a completely new brake-by-wire Combined ABS system, which uses a computer control ...
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In keeping with Honda's two-year update cycle the CBR600RR motorcycle has been left untouched other than colour changes. The Honda CBR600RR will now come in a new combination of white/black/red, red/black and a mean all-black version. The motorcycle was completely redesigned for 2007 with a new chassis, engine and styling, so Honda have left the MCN group-test winning CBR600RR unchanged for next year. ...
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Why are some discoveries welcomed, whereas others are received with skepticism? I am prompted to ask this by recent developments in paleoanthropology. On the face of things, the story is an old one: International team finds startling new fossil human, oldest of its type in the region; experts agog. The catch is that the new find now being hailed merely echoes an earlier one in the same place, by many of the same researchers—but the early find was received with a "wait and see" attitude, if not outright disbelief. What makes the difference?
The original find, in 1991, was a primitive human mandible or jaw found at the then newly discovered fossil site of Dmanisi in the Republic of Georgia. A joint German-Georgian team of scientists and students excavated there for some months, recovering beautiful fossils of extinct species like saber-toothed cats, elephants and rhinos, along with some crude stone tools. On the last day—similar episodes are so common that the Last Day Find is practically a cliché—Antje Justus, a German graduate student, freed a partial skeleton of a saber-toothed cat from the sediments in her area of the dig. Lying directly underneath the extinct cat was the fossilized jaw of a primitive human, with a complete set of teeth. This was the find everyone had been hoping for all summer long.
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The first I heard of the find was in December of 1991, when Justus, paleontologist Leo Gabunia of the Republic of Georgia National Academy of Sciences, and dig director David Lordkipanidze of the Georgia State Museum traveled to a conference on Homo erectus at the Senckenberg Museum in Frankfurt, Germany. Gabunia and Justus gave a joint presentation briefly describing the site, the fauna, the tools, the jaw and the preliminary dates. They generously brought the original fossil with them, so that colleagues could examine it firsthand during the workshop portion of the conference.
I knew most of the conference participants, but Gabunia, Justus and Lordkipanidze seemed to have come out of nowhere, speaking of a site I couldn't find without an atlas. Gabunia is a quiet, silver-haired man who spoke in French so clear that even I understood the jaw's anatomy. Justus put the find in context, speaking in articulate English and looking even younger than she was. Lordkipanidze fell somewhere in the middle in terms of age and personality; his English was excellent, his enthusiasm palpable, and he was obviously knowledgeable. If they were even half right in what they were saying, this was a very important new find indeed.
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Worst SOBs in this county, actually, make it country. Refused to quote over the phone.
$85 special (as I later found out - unneeded) equipment charge, $49 service charge? for what exactly?
Oh I know, I know. These idiots punctured my oil tank while towing.
That's what I paid service charge for. Plus $85 towing charge. I thought that was
the service. Wasn't it? Or was it puncturing the oil tank.
They paid for the tank and labor, but never refunded $219 for
taking me to the other side of the freeway and dropping
there in the puddle of oil. And neither they did
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The wife cooks every year or so, and there is no exaggeration there. Every night we eat out.
That's why we live in Placentia and can't afford Pacific Palisades.
It's not that she can't cook; it's just that we've been married for 40 years. She thinks when someone says they are going to be treated like a queen she doesn't have to load the dishwasher.
And here I thought I was marrying the dishwasher.
She recently cooked some stew, and since I don't get it very often, I ate bowl after bowl and got sick.
The doctor ruled out poison.
But as I was leaning over the toilet, I got to thinking of the Lakers.
Based on what I read and hear, I don't know of anyone who doesn't think of the Lakers every minute, day and night.
Recently we heard Kobe might not play three years from now. Kobe said he had no idea what he'd be doing three years from now, but that didn't stop everyone from writing and talking about it as if it were something really serious.
The Lakers haven't played a real game yet. And yet the hype is beyond what we would expect to find in Nebraska with the Cornhuskers. And we laugh at those yahoos.
I get email every day from folks downright scared they won't be able to watch the Lakers on TV.
I remember when my biggest concern was finding rabbit ears. I also remember not being billed to watch TV.
But things change, which seems to be news to Lakers fans.
The Lakers struck a deal with Time Warner Cable because they wanted to make more money.
The Lakers like money, and more than they like you.
This is not uncommon in sports. The Lakers are getting $3 billion from TWC, but they want you to know they're suffering too. We're now being told they won't get the games on many of their own TVs.
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The cable and satellite companies that are balking now about charging an additional $3.95 a month to watch the Lakers know you will pay as well.
I remember paying 32 cents for a gallon of gas and whatever now because that's just the way it is.
Sooner or later you're going to be paying for the Lakers and telling your grandchildren you used to watch them for free.
It's a great scam. The more you complain about wanting to watch the Lakers, the happier you will be when your cable or satellite bill increases.
The same goes for the Pac-12 Networks. How many people now gladly pay hundreds for the NFL Sunday Ticket on DirecTV?
Soon the Dodgers will be doing their own TV deal.
We've already been told no one buys the Dodgers for $2.15 billion unless they know they're going to strike it rich with a new TV deal.
And who will be giving the Dodgers all that TV money?
You will be.
The Dodgers have to hope Vin Scully hangs around for the new TV deal. Otherwise it's going to be tougher to convince fans to pay extra to bring Steve Lyons into their living rooms. How much would people pay to make him leave?
Whatever the initial regrets, though, you will pay in some form, even if it's only in increased basic cable services.
It's where sports are headed. Earlier this week TBS/TNT was promoting its slate of baseball games for the next day but said the starting times were still to be determined.
Fans wanting to make plans and attend games the next day just don't matter as much anymore. It's all about what makes for the most attractive TV fare in prime time; it's where the money is.
The argument can be made it will still be cheaper to pay to watch a season of baseball or basketball on TV than to pay to take the family to a game.
But I wonder if the day will come when the Dodgers have to bring in a studio audience to make the game more exciting for the folks watching at home.
No such concern for the Lakers. Everyone's jazzed for this season. So don't you worry, you'll get the chance to pay to watch them play on TV.
And the Lakers, TWC and your own cable company know ultimately you will be thrilled to do so.
The really good news, of course, is the Lakers, TWC and your own cable companies are probably already making plans to lower the cost three years from now when Kobe's no longer playing.
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21. Mariners (20): Just as King Felix was joining the Cy Young discussion, he has allowed 20 hits in 12 innings in his last two starts.
22. Royals (21): Jeremy Guthrie is making himself a lot of glue, as Dennis Eckersley would say.
23. Mets (18): Some are arguing that they should trade David Wright, not sign him to a huge contract extension. So far the club hasn't backed up stated plans to pursue long deals with R.A. Dickey and Wright.
24. Marlins (26): Mark Buehrle just keeps rolling out quality starts. He's the one thing about the franchise that has been as good as advertised this season.
25. Rockies (24): Rookie catcher Wilin Rosario is a slugger who has a lot of work to do behind the plate. He has 19 passed balls.
26. Red Sox (25): Now what?
27. Indians (28): Here's hoping Chris Perez didn't get in too much trouble for voicing his frustration. Honesty is always the best policy, right?
28. Twins (27): Looks like Ron Gardenhire is coming back, but new blood may be coming on the coaching staff, with former Twins right fielder Tom Brunansky a possible addition for 2013.
29. Cubs (29): Chris Volstad is making a late run to avoid being non-tendered.
30. Astros (30): They're the Cubs without Starlin Castro, Anthony Rizzo and Jeff Samardzija.
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Football and ice-hockey stars to introduce Gambrinus training facility (Translation)
27 November 2009
Plzen, 25 November 2009 - Stars of the local football and ice-hockey scene had an unusual training session recently, when they were given the opportunity to take a closer look into the history and production of Czech's favourite beer. The event took place in the new Gambrinus Training and Visitor Centre, which is the first completed part of the brewery's sightseeing tour. Athletes and guests were able to view the brewery's authentic production facilities, took part in a degustation contest and were taught the proper way to tap Gambrinus beer. The new Gambrinus Centre will be open to the public this winter during a series of special viewings due to its location on the Pilsner Urquell route. Sightseeers can take the tour in its entirety this coming summer, 2010.
Two ice-hockey teams, HC Plzen 1929, and FC Viktoria Plzen, headed by captains Martin Straka, and Pavel Horváth respectively, were the first guests of the Gambrinus Brewery's new Visitor Centre. In the course of the event, which was designed specifically for the outspoken devotees of Gambrinus beer, the teams relied on their training, natural abilities and beer knowledge in order to compete for the "ŠtamGast" title. In doing so, the facilities served as a training centre where the athletes were challenged to distinguish between samples of 10, 11 and 12-degree beer and to also compete in their respective teams while they learned how to properly tap the beer. Finally, a visit of the brewery's production facilities, including the boiling plant and the yeast unit, rounded out the event.
The Gambrinus' Training Centre is the first stop on the new sightseeing tour. It was built on the site of the original 1870 boiling plant. "In spite of the volume and the exigency of the task, the reconstruction was completed in an extremely short amount of time. Within two months, we'd finished everything. We approached the reworking of the site with sensitivity, always bearing in mind the value of the building's heritage. This prompted us to re-use original tiling and windows, as well as other historically compatible materials throughout the rest of the building. We constructed new ceilings and a full-range of social amenities. One novelty is a window through which visitors can look directly into the boiling plant," says Tomáš Raboch, manager for Tourism Services in Pilsner Urquell.
This stop on the new sightseeing route has thus far only been accessible to exclusive groups and their bar keepers. In the coming months, regular visitors will be able to tour this section of the sightseeing route. The official opening of the completed route is planned for the summer of 2010. "Our aim is not only to introduce our visitors to the rich history of the Gambrinus brand, but to also have them enjoy the Gambrinus inherence - fun and friends," adds Jiří Rákosník, Gambrinus Brand Manager.
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In theory at least, Alabama public school districts could create charter schools under the flexibility options of 2013's Alabama Accountability Act. (Last week Calhoun County Schools became the first district in the state to have its opt-outs of state laws approved by the state Board of Education. Per the article in The Star, "The biggest components of the plan include opt-out options that mean students can waiver parts of the Alabama High School Graduation Exam if they pass equivalent course exams at the end of the semester. The guidelines also allow students to take more than 10 credit hours a year in order to graduate earlier.")
But we digress. Back to charters.
The Washington Post reports this morning that one Virginia school district is looking seriously at going full-bore on charters.
Charter schools are poised to gain a much larger foothold in Virginia thanks to a plan under consideration by the Norfolk school board to transform 10 traditional public schools into charter schools over the next year.
Norfolk Superintendent Samuel King proposed his "Transformation Initiative" this spring as part of a broader plan to reform the schools district wide. His proposal would triple the number of charter schools currently operating in the state. (Virginia is home to five charter schools now, including one scheduled to open in the fall.)
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Edgecombe Events should be submitted by noon the day before publication. Items eligible include notices of local meetings and activities of non-profit organizations, clubs, schools and civic groups in the community. Information should be brief and typewritten, neatly printed or via e-mail. Questions? 823-3106 or e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com. Leave a daytime contact phone number.
Open Enrollment
North East Carolina Prep School, a free public charter school, has open enrollment for the 2013-2014 school year. Call 252-641-0464 for more information.
Income Tax Services
Will be offered at the E.L. Roberson Center again this year. Bring all income documentations for 2012, drivers license and social security card. Tax preparaton services will be held each Tuesday from 9am-1pm.
10 Week
Weight Loss Program
At Braswell Memorial Library, Rocky Mt., Every Tuesday from 6:30-7:30pm. Men and Woman welcome. Your must register to participate. Call Amber Perry at 252-459-1240 or the Library at 252-442-1951, ext. 243.
Easter Coloring
Come to the Braswell Center and get your coloring sheet. The winner will be announced on the 28th. For ages 6-8, 9-11, 12-14. A prize for each age group. For more information call 641-4210.
North East Carolina
Prep School
Will host an information session for parents of potential students from 5-8pm at the Pinetops Branch of Edgecombe Memorial Library. Tuition-free public charter school that will serve Kindergarten-grade9 for the 2013-14 school year. For more information call 252-641-0464 or visit www.necprepschool.com.
ECU Undergraduate
School of Art & Design will be on view in the Welington B. Gray Gallery. Outstanding works from over 600 undergraduate students. Awards ceremony will be March 7th at 5pm in the Speight Auditorium of the Jenkins Fine Arts Bldg. on ECU Campus in Greenville. For more information contact Tom Braswell, Interim Gallery Director at 252-328-6336. www.ecu.edu/graygallery.
Keep America
Will host the 2013 Liter Art Show at the Imperial Centre's Maria V. Howard Arts Center, Students' artwork will be on display with the theme "Make Trash to Treasure Papermaking Art."
Youth Council Meeting
For ages 12-18 at the Braswell Center. At 4pm. For more information call 641-4210.
Youth Rap Session
For ages 12-18 at the Braswell Center for young adults to voice their opinions, issues or whatever is on their minds. For more information call 641-4210.
Reading's Alive!
Book Club
Will meet in the Pender Room at the Edgecombe County Memorial Library at 10:30am. The book "Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee" by Charles Shields will be discussed.
Medicine Drop
Sponsored by the Rocky Mt. Police Dept. from 9am - 6pm, located at 330 South Church St., Rocky Mt. For more information call 972-1477.
"Ban The Box"
It starts with "U" Foundation, a non-profit re-entry/transition organization based in Tarboro will be hosting a Roundable meeting at the Edgecombe County Center Auditorium, 201 St. Andrew St., Tarboro, from 6:30-8:30pm. For more information call 252-641-1832.
Happy Senior Citizens Club
Will be sponsoring Gift Bingo from 7-9pm at the E.L. Roberson Center.
Micajah Pettaway Chapter
Will meet in the Wiley Room at Braswell Memorial Library for Coffee. The program will be on "Scams and Fraud" by Rose White-Hearn.
Edgecombe County Geneological Society
Meeting at 10am at Pinetops Library. Speaker Vine Cobbs. Light refreshments.
Nash County JCPC
The Edgecombe and Nash County Juvenile Crime Prevention Councils meet monthly on the 3rd Thursday of each month. The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, March 21st at 9:00 am at the East Carolina Ag & Education Center in Rocky Mount. The public is invited to attend.
Jr. & Sr. High
All Star Basketball
Two games starting at 6pm at the Braswell Center. Braswell's Team B will play the Town of Tarboro Employees then at 7pm Braswell's Team A will paly the Old Heads of the Past. $2 admission. for more information call 641-4210.
All Star Game
After Party
There will be a dance with DJ Billy Bronco. Dance Contest with a prize for the winner. From 9pm till midnight. Ages 13 to 18 (still in school). Cost $5. Tarboro Police Dept. will be on duty. For more information call 641-4210.
Job Fair
9am-noon on Tarboro campus. About 25 local employers will attend. In the Mobley Atrium, Fleming Bldg., ECC faculty and staff will be available to critique resumes.
Blood Drive
At the Vidant Edgecombe Hospital from 10am-2:30pm. By Donating Blood you will automatically be entered to win a $1000 gift card.
Intro Blacksmithing
A 1-day Intro to Blacksmithing class meets on the Tarboro campus. Class meets from 8am-5pm, and is limited to 8 students. Fee is $65. Call 823-5166, ext. 241.
Carry Concealed Class
One day class taught by licensed police officer. Class is from 8am-5pm and by pre-registration only. Limited number of spaces. this class teaches laws and safe use of handguns. For more information or to register, please call 252-908-1171 or send a messge to email@example.com. Deadline is March 11th
Notary Class
An evening class meets March 26 and March 28th on the Rocky Mt. campus from 6-9:30pm. Fee is $65. Call 823-5166, ext. 357.
Skeet Shoot
NWTF Tar River Chapter Jakes Takes Aim Skeet Shoot at Rose Hll Farms in Nashville. Hotdog lunch provided. For more information and to register Contact Jim Vickers at 252-813-4253 or email at email@example.com. Must register by March 15th.
Open House
Sponsored by All You Knead Wellness & Healing Energy For All, from 2-5pm, at the brick house on the corner of Hwy. 64 Alt. & Hart's Chapel Rd. approximately 6.5 miles west of Tarboro. Free food, music, and product samples while they last. We will have drawings for free massages & other prizes. Music provided by U-Star Multi-Mike Karake.
Edgecombe County
Republican Party
Precinct Meeing
& Convention
At the Edgecombe County Administrative Bldg., at 6:30pm. Keynote speaker, Justice Mark Martin of the NC Supreme Court. For more information call 252-437-2323 or 252-452-5376.
Basket Weavers
Meets at the Battleboro Community Center at 7pm. New and experienced weavers are welcome. Call Susan Legaj at 252-442-5659 for more information.
Youth Rap Session
For ages 12-18 at the Braswell Center for young adults to voice their opinions, issues or whatever is on their minds. For more information call 641-4210.
Real Estate Class
A one-day appraiser class on Fraud Laws and the Appraiser meets on the Rocky Mt. campus from 9:30am-5:30pm. Fee is $65. Call 823-5166, ext. 357.
Golden Kiwanis
Will hold its regular meeting at 9:30am in the meeting room of E.L. Roberson Center. The speaker will be Karen Lachapelle, Director of the Edgecombe County Health Dept.
Weight Loss Surgery
Join Dr. Raghid Bitar for a great information session all about weight loss surgery and let him answer any questions you may have. From 5:30-6:30pm at the Vidant Edgecombe Hospital. To register call 1-800-472-8500.
Easter Egg Hunt
At the Braswell Center at 5pm. For more information call 641-4210.
26th Annual Hunting
Heritage Banquet
Hosted by the Tar River Chapter of the National Wild turkey Federation at Nash Community College. Tickets will be available at the door and can be purchased in advance from Jim Vickers, call 252-813-4253.
Friends of
the Library
Will sponsor a presentation by mrs. Monica Fleming about her new book, "Legendary Locals of Edgecombe and Nash Counties", at 7pm in the Pender Room. Refreshments will be served.
Book Signing
Monika Fleming, author of the new book "Legendary Locals of Edgecombe and Nash Counties," will sign copies at the Edgecombe County Memorial Library. She will speak briefly on the book at 7pm, prior to the signing. Call 823-5166, ext. 241.
The Edgecombe County Landfill will be closed in observance of Good Friday. All recycling centers will be open.
Recycling Centers
All Centers will be closed in observance of Easter.
Relay For Life
Captains meeting at St. Michael's Episcopal Church, 3204 Western Blvd. at 6:30pm. This is the Deadline for team registration and for ads, sponsors and luminaries to be in the event program.
Tire Manufacturing
A 4-week Intro to Tire manufacturing class begins on the Rocky Mt. campus. A day class meets 9am-noon, Tues-Thurs. An evening class meets 6-9m Tues.-Thurs. Fee is $150. To register, contact email@example.com or 823-5166, ext. 121.
Real Estate
A one-day appraiser class on Principles and Techniques for Market Adjustment meets on the Rocky Mt. campus from 9:30am - 5:30pm. Fee is $65. Call 823-5166, ext. 357.
Mesh Wreath Class
A 6-week calss begins on the Tarboro campus from 6-8pm on Wednesdays in Fleming 173. cost is $35. Contact 823-5166, ext. 220 or email@example.com.
Happy Senior Citizens Club
Will be sponsoring Gift Bingo on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month from 7-9pm at the E.L. Roberson Center.
Intro to Piano
An evening class begins on the Tarboro campus from 6-8pm, Thursdays through May 30th in Keihin Auditorium. Fee is $30. Contact 823-5166, ext. 220, or email email@example.com.
Paws in the Park
At Sunset Park in Rocky Mt. at 11am. Pet Parade, largest dog, smallest dog, best dressed, dog with best tricks and other contests for prizes. Veterinarians will be providing health tips, microchips, and rabies shots for a smal fee. All pets must be on a 6ft leash and owners of pets must show proof of rabies shots and vaccinations. For vendor applications or more information call 972-1151 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Paint The County
Relay teams will be selling purple bows throughout the county for $5 each. Help us PAINT THE COUNTY PURPLE with bows everywhere!
Keyboarding Class
A 6-week Keyboarding/Simple Computer class beings on the Tarboro campus from 10am-noon on Mon/Wed, in the Fleming 262. Cost is $65. Contact 823-5166, ext. 220 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Keyboarding Class
A 6-week Keyboarding/Simple Computer class beings on the Tarboro campus from 1-3pm, Mon/Wed, in Room 249. Cost is $65. Contact 823-5166, ext. 357 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Open House
the Advanced manufacturing Program at ECC is sponsoring an Open House from 1-7pm in the Havens Bldg. on the Tarboro campus. Contact Dr. Randi Dikeman at 823-5166, ext. 249, or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Real Estate Class
A 1-day class on NCREC Mandatory Update meets on the Rocky Mt. campus from 8am-noon. Cost is $50. Contact 823-5166, ext. 357, or email@example.com.
Real Estate Class
A 1-day class meets on Broker in charge on the Rocky Mt. campus from 1-5pm. Cost is $50. Call 823-5166, ext. 357, or email@example.com.
Vender Showcase
Hosted by the ECC Relay For Life Team from 9am-3pm on the Tarboro campus. Hot dogs, hamburgers, fish, funnel cakes, candy apples, popcorn, etc. Shopping, music, face painting, balloon artist, games and bouncers. For booth rental information call 252-544-0120. All booth rental fees will be donated to Relay for Life.
Happy Senior Citizens Club
Will be sponsoring Gift Bingo on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month from 7-9pm at the E.L. Roberson Center.
Is under way and classes begin May 22nd and August 22nd. Call 823-5166, ext. 255.
Youth Baseball &
Register now with Tarboro Parks & Recreation Dept. or call 641-4277.
Seeking Adults who
need help with
Basic Reading
Work one-to-one with your personal tutor 1 1/2 hours a week-FREE of charge. Confidential. Register now. Starts in March. Contact Twin Counties Literacy Council at 442-1511 or Ms. Howard at 823-1141.
Annual Photo Drive
At Conetoe Volunteer Fire and EMS. For more information call the Fire Chief, Allen Denney, at 252-450-9575.
South West Edgecombe High School Reunion
1980 Class Reunion April 12 - April 14. For more information call 252-538-1384 or 252-544-3830 or visit Facebook under events titled "An 80's SWE Class Reunion".
English as a Second Language
Classes are on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 5-8pm at ECC, Tarboro campus, Bldg. B, Room 9. Register Immediately. For more information call J. Harper at 252-823-5166, x-379 or the Adult Enrichment Center at 252-823-5166, x-229.
Roanoke High School
Looking for classes of 1976, 77, 78, 79 classmates. Planning a reunion. Please call 252-904-6240 or 252-813-8542 or 252-641-4115 by March 15th, 2013.
Fund Drive
Sharp Point Volunteer Fire Department is starting its Annual Photo Fund Drive.
Tarboro Travelers
Biking Club
Every Sunday from 5 p.m. -7 p.m. For more information call 641-4210.
Dog Food
SPCA Alliance of NC has free dog food for families in need. Please send your name and phone number to SPCAANC, P.O. Box 1461, Tarboro, NC, 27886. First come, first served, deadline is August 31st.
YOU may qualify: If you live in the city limit of Tarboro; if you are low-income and qualify for public assistance. Apply at Tarboro Public Work Office, 506 Dowd St. or call 252-641-4234.
Line Dance Class
At the Braswell Center on thursdays from 6:30-8pm. FREE!! Must be 18 years or older. Call 641-4210 for more information.
Advanced Line Dane
Held each Tuesday at 1:30pm at the E.L. Roberson Center. This is a group teaching another, practicing and coming togther for fun. For more information call 641-4263.
For those 55 and older at the E.L. Roberson Center every Wednesday from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Cost for town residents is $16, non residents $32 monthly. For more information call 252-641-4263.
Volunteers Needed
Volunteers are needed at the Community Home Care and Hospice at 401 W. Wilson St. in Tarboro. Contact Volunteer Coordinator Susan Woolard at 623-8715 for more information.
Literacy Council
The Twin Counties Literacy Council is seeking adults who need help with reading. Work one-one with personal tutor one and a half hours a week. Free of charge. Confidential, safe environment. For more information call 877-398-5576.
Literacy Volunteers
Literary volunteers sought to work with adult non-reader one and a half hours a week. For more information call 877-398-5576.
Exercise Equipment
The Tarboro Community Outreach is in need of exercise equipment. New or gently used. Call 823-8801.
Caregivers Support
The Family Caregivers Support Group meets once a month at 2 p.m. on second Tuesday in room 260 of the County Administration Building, 201 Saint Andrew St.
Home School
A new support group has formed in Edgecombe County called SWISH (Spreading our Wings In Successful Home Schooling). Contact Renee Howell at 823-4877 or Teresa Denton at 827-5799.
This study is geared toward helping African-American women and communities in eastern NC to improve diabetes outcomes. Recruiting African-American women between the ages of 19-75, from Bertie, Edgecombe and Pitt counties. Qualified participants will be reimbursed for their time and effort. For more information and to see if you qualify call toll free, 1-855-748-4424, or 252-737-4632 or email, email@example.com.
Project GRACE
A consortium of community organizations and individuals committed to preventing HIV/AIDS in Edgecombe and Nash counties. We are looking for African American youth between the ages of 10 and 14 and their adult caregivers to participate in a research study to help them talk more about risky sex behaviors and how to say no. For more information contact 252-823-1733 or 252-977-0765.
Searching for Decendants
The 106th Anniversary Committee of Eastern Star Baptist Church is in search of all descendants of the church founders. If you are a decendant of Dora Barlow, Lizzie Hart, Annie Joyner, Eliza Lewis, Charlotte McNair, Caroline ittman, Hattie Reeves, Victoria Sledge, Mary Whitley, Henry Hart, Redman Joyner, David Key, William Reeves or Alfred Wood, please contact the church at 252-823-5117.
Edgecombe County Genealogical Society
Annonces the publication of Vol. 3 Cemetery Book: Greenwood Cemetery. $30 plus s/h. Call the Edgecome County Memorial Library and ask for Pam. 252-823-1141.
Donate to the Edgecombe County Memorial Library's Children's Department for our Summer Reading Program. For more information or to make a donation call 252-823-1141.