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January 28, 2007
Archdiocese of New Orleans Seeking Parishoners
The Archdiocese of New Orleans is in the planning stages for rebuilding Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Violet, LA. They are asking all parishoners to let them know where they are and to submit comments on the rebuilding of the church.
Please use the form below to submit your information electronically or you can mail them to:
Our Lady of Lourdes Church
C/O Janet Perez
P.O. Box 783
Violet LA 70092
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Parade Schedule for St. Bernard Parish in 2007
The only krewe that will be parading for Mardi Gras in the 2007 carnival season will be the Knights of Nemesis. After Mardi Gras, the Irish-Italian-Islenos parade, founded by La. State Sen. Walter Boasso, will roll. And after a one year hiatus because of Hurricane Katrina, the Knights of Columbus Crawfish Festival will return.
The schedule and parade routes are listed below.
Knights of Nemesis
Sunday, February 11, 2pm
Start at Paris Road and Judge Perez. East to Campagna. U-turn to the government complex, then u-turn back to Paris Road and Judge Perez.
23 Floats with 400+ riders.
Royal Knight - Charles Ponstein
Goddess Nemesis - Kim Campo
Celebrity Guest - Bobby Hebert
Special Throws: Medallion Bead, 22 oz cups, t-shirts
Irish Italian Islenos Parade
Sunday, March 11, 1pm
Start at the old Wal-Mart, then west to the govt complex then u-turn to Campagna, then u-turn back to the old wal-mart.
42 floats with 1600+ riders
Usual cabbage, potatos,etc as well as 22oz cups and t-shirts.
Knights of Columbus Crawfish Festival
Friday, March 30 through Sunday, April 1.
Old Wal-Mart parking Lot.
More details to follow.
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January 22, 2007
MovableType is Killing My Scripts
Setting the Text Formatting option to Convert Line Breaks is the default setting for MovableType and, most likely, all other blog software also. It allows the author to ignore the needed HTML code to separate paragraphs.
As you have discovered, sometimes you don't want the blogging software to automatically add the HTML code. It would seem that setting the Text Formatting option to None would do the trick, but it isn't quite that easy.
Whether it is a bug or a feature, MovableType will look at the contents of your entry, especially any HTML tags and use that as the deciding factor as to whether or not to convert line breaks.
MovableType will stop converting line breaks when it encounters any of the following HTML tags:
- h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6
- table
- ol, dl, ul
- menu
- dir
- p
- pre
- center
- form, fieldset, select
- blockquote
- address
- div
- hr
This means you could wrap your JavaScript code inside of a <div> or <center> element, but you must be careful. If you have one blank line, MovableType will start converting line breaks again. Also, be sure you put all of the JavaScript code inside of element, including the JavaScript header, as shown below:
<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
<!--
function myFunction()
{
myCode
}
// -->
</script>
</center>
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Send Comments to Your St. Bernard Parish Council
Since Hurricane Katrina, Ask Westley! has become a source of information to St. Bernard Parish residents about their parish. To help continue strengthen that link back home, we are pleased to announce that we have now enabled a way for residents to send their questions or comments directly to their Council Person.
We are doing this on our own because we feel it is important for residents to be able to contact their elected officials as easily as possible. We have not asked for, nor have we received anything from the St. Bernard Parish Council endorsing our contact form.
Although we are forwarding your comments to the St. Bernard Parish Council, we can not guarantee that they will be received by the St. Bernard Parish Council or that you will receive a response. Furthermore, we do not accept any liability if your message is not received by the St. Bernard Parish Council.
By submitting your question or comment to the St. Bernard Parish Council through this webform, you agree to the disclaimer and limit of liability printed below.
Disclaimer and Limit of Liability
While Ask Westley! uses reasonable efforts to include accurate and up-to-date information on this web site, it makes no representations as to the accuracy, timeliness or completeness of that information. In using this web site, you agree that its information and services are provided "as is, as available" without warranty, express or implied, and that you use this site at your own risk.
The services provided through links on this site are independent of Ask Westley! and are for your convenience only. Ask Westley! does not endorse or recommend the services of any company or service, nor is Ask Westley! responsible for any services or goods provided by such companies. Ask Westley! shall not be liable for any damages or costs arising out of or in any way connected with your use of any information or service accessed through this web site.
You further agree that Ask Westley!, da-parish.com, Westley Annis, and any other parties involved in creating, maintaining, and delivering this site's contents have no liability for direct, indirect, incidental, punitive, or consequential damages with respect to the information, services, or content contained on or otherwise accessed through this web site.
The applications accessed through this web page are for your convenience. Every reasonable effort has been made to assure the accuracy and reliability of the applications. Ask Westley! makes no warranty, representation or guaranty as to the content, sequence, accuracy, timeliness or completeness of any of the applications provided herein. The user of these applications should not rely on the data provided herein for any reason. Ask Westley! explicitly disclaims any representations and warranties, including, without limitation, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Ask Westley! shall assume no liability for any errors, omissions, or inaccuracies in the information provided regardless of how caused. Ask Westley! shall assume no liability for any decisions made or actions taken or not taken by the user of the applications in reliance upon any information or data furnished hereunder.
The use of these applications indicates your unconditional acceptance of the above disclaimer.
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January 21, 2007
Library Comments Wanted for St. Bernard Parish
Representatives from the Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund and the Americans for Libraries Council will begin working with the St. Bernard Parish Library in February 2007. The Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund is helping libraries devastated by Hurricane Katrina with the "brick and mortar" phase of library restoration.
Officials from both groups recognize the important role public libraries played in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Public libraries provided invaluable services to displaced residents by means of free internet access, free gathering areas, information centers and community support. Without these services many hurricane victims would have had no way to communicate with loved ones, file FEMA and SBA applications, check on the status of various applications and seek information regarding their hometowns.
As part of this process, St. Bernard Parish Library staff members are working with representatives of the Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund and the Americans for Libraries Council by collecting materials to be included in the 'St. Bernard Parish Library Book."
Staff members are asking library patrons to put in writing their responses to two questions. Those questions are "What does your library mean to you?" and "What would you like to see in your new library?" Patrons who submit letters are asked to provide current contact information should their responses be chosen to be included in the library's book. Parish residents interested in helping can send their letters to the following address or type them into the following web form:
St. Bernard Parish Library
C/O Janet Perez
P.O. Box 783
Violet LA 70092
Once the St. Bernard Parish Library Book is completed, it will be used as a tool and information source for groups and individuals interested in aiding the parish's library in its rebuilding process. St. Bernard Parish Library staff members hope that many of its patrons will submit letters of support. Prior to Hurricane Katrina, the library served its patrons by providing reading materials, free internet access, storytimes, afterschool programs, adult programs, reference materials and assistance, meeting space, and community resources and they are anxious to be able to provide these types of services again.
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January 18, 2007
Louisiana Small Business Retention Program
The State of Louisiana has committed to $216.5 million dollars to several programs to help small businesses in coastal Louisiana recover from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
Louisiana Small Business Retention Program
Governor Blanco, the Louisiana Recovery Authority and Louisiana Economic Development announced a proposal to reallocate $100 million of the economic development disaster recovery programs to provide much-needed grants to small businesses. The additional funds would provide financial relief to sustain and restart small businesses in the most severely impacted areas of Louisiana. Pending final approval of the proposed amendment, the state will determine eligible amounts and expects to begin accepting applications in early January 2007.
This $100 million grant program comes in addition to a $38 million dollar program for 0% interest loans, a $68 million dollar program for loan guarantees, and a $9.5 million general assistance program for small businesses. Collectively, these programs are intended to provide a range of much-needed assistance to small businesses struggling to rebound from last year’s storms. More information about each program can be found below.
Small businesses in the following areas of the state are eligible to apply:
*20 Damaged Parishes
Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Tammany, Vermilion, Acadia, Allen, Beauregard, Iberia, Jefferson Davis, Lafourche, St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, St. Mary, Tangipahoa, Terrebonne, and Washington
**Most Affected Parishes, Cities/Towns & Zip Codes
Parishes: St. Bernard, Plaquemines, Orleans, Cameron
Cities/Towns: Angie, Slidell, Erath, Lafitte, Folsom, Chauvin, Delcambre, Montegut, Pearl River, Springfield, Madisonville, Gretna, Franklinton
Zip Codes: 70373, 70006, 70461, 70458, 70528, 70463, 70533, 70067, 70464, 70460, 70065, 70397, 70353
Visit LouisianaForward.com for more information.
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January 11, 2007
I Can't Print Using My Old DOS Program
The simple answer is to create a DOS pointer to your network printer. This can be done in just a few steps.
1) Share your printer. Open the Printers folder, right-click on the printer, select sharing and give it a share name. Since you will be using this in DOS, you must follow the DOS naming rules:
- No spaces in name
- Name cannot be longer than 12 characters
2) If you don't already know your PC's Computer Name, look it up. Right click on My Computer and then click Properties. Click on the Computer Name tab to view the name of your computer.
3) Open a DOS window and enter the following command
Net use lpt3: \\<YourComputerName>\<PrinterShareName> /persistent:yes
Substitute your computer name and the share name you assigned to the printer in step 1 and you are ready to tell your DOS program to print to LPT3:.
Bonus Answer
If you need to use LPT1 or LPT2, you need to go into your system BIOS and turn off or reassign any printer ports already assigned to LPT1 or LPT2.
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