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Laser particle multi-functional detector can accurately detect indoor air quality. Adopting the high-precision electrochemical formaldehyde sensor and laser particle sensor, it can directly transform the concentration of pollutants in the air into visual data and provide air quality for you to effectively safeguard the health of your family.
Application Scope: Home, office, cab, etc.
The sensor used to detect PM2.5, PM10 and particles adopts laser detection theory, so objects like batting and hair should be prevented from entering the detector to avoid influencing the accuracy of test data.
Don not put the detector in the environment where the concentration of particles is more than 500ug/m3 and that of form – aldehyde is over 1.0mg/m3 for a long time. Long-time exposure to high-concentration air pollutants will damage the sensor and make it work improperly.
Please put the detector in a ventilated environment for 6 hours when you use it for the first time to avoid the influence of micro interfering gas inside the package.
Avoid contact with organic solvents which include silica gel and other adhesives, paintings, drugs, oil and high-concentration gases.
Avoid using the detector in humid environment to make sure the accuracy of test data.
Avoid bump, strike and drop.
Do not cover the detection port and air outlet port when using the detector.
Be cautious of cross interference.
Formaldehyde sensor adopts high-precision electrochemical sensor due to its electrochemical reaction characteristic, the sensor may react to other gases besides the target gas. Please avoid using the detector in the environment containing the following gases to guarantee the accuracy of data.
lt is normal to display a higher value on the detector when it is turned on for the first time or unused for a long time. Put it in a ventilated place to accelerate data recovery when you use it for the first time.
Before detection, please keep the room airtight for10 minutes. The detector will provide more accurate data. Please take the average value of multiple points detected in different places of the room to get its overall air quality.


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Bed bugs happen to be after the people provided we’ve existed. If you realize that individuals in houses around town have already been complaining regarding bedbug contaminations, your first considered course needs to be about avoidance. How would you get these types of pests to remain far from home? When it involves bed insects, control is not easy after they get into your home.
It’s already been known for some time now which bed bugs can certainly make their own way right into a home whenever a person results from go another town, having stayed in a hotel, taken accommodations car or even traveled upon airplanes – which places may harbor mattress bugs. The insects just problem a trip into your house traveling upon clothing, footwear and baggage. You may also get bedbugs via buying utilized furniture.
Right now we cannot live the life created around mattress bugs manage. We do have to travel as well as do the rest of the things all of us usually perform. Prevention, after that, has to become designed close to making your home inhospitable in order to bedbugs immediately even before you decide to have a good attack.
Diatomaceous planet, a powdery, naturally-occurring substance that you could get from any House Depot, is an excellent precautionary. It’s not really that diatomaceous earth is actually poisonous. It is simply that meals grade diatomaceous earth is surely a substance which readily absorbs dampness; and it’s something which bedbugs discover irresistible. Place quantities of the material strategically around your home, and not just will it keep your bedbugs through moving through room in order to room, it’ll lead them to internally dry up.
The typical way you utilize this material is, you receive a professional in the future in as well as spray the actual spaces inside your walls by using it. If it is food quality diatomaceous planet, bed bugs think it is quite amazing. Once they’ve their fill from it, the material absorbs all the moisture within their bodies plus they die associated with dehydration. The best thing about by using this substance is that it’s non-toxic. Pets don’t have trouble with it as well as neither do those who are allergic in order to strong chemical substances. An application can be achieved on regarding $100.
If you’d like to save just a little money about the application procedure, you could do-it-yourself. All you must do is to purchase a pound from the stuff for some dollars, place a number of it inside a squeezable container, and spray to the interiors of the walls. When you remove electric outlet plates in your walls, you will be able to access the actual interiors. Since diatomaceous planet is this type of fine, powdery material, a great squeeze should send a cloud from the stuff all around the interior spaces inside your walls. You might wear the mask whenever you do it for those who have a respiratory system condition.

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Gul Ahmed is the most demanding clothing brand for Pakistani Women and Men.This year Gul Ahmed surprised to women by fresh arrivals of every season in spring, summer and winter and Special Eid collection are also presented by Gul Ahmed.There are only few brands that always satisfy their customer along with trendy clothes every year and Gul Ahmed Brand do this very easily with fresh colored collections every year.Now this year like other collections Gul Ahmed bring a new and elegant chic collection tag as Gul Ahmed Cambric Summer Dresses For Women.This collection contain all flavors of fashion feast and attract the women a lot.In women discussion the hot topic is their dresses and brands.
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William Witter allowed John Clarke, John Crandall, and Obadiah Holmes to come into his house and conduct a Baptist meeting. It was on the night of July 19, 1651. This was more than the authorities could handle, and, while these men were expounding the Scriptures, two constables broke in and arrested them.
They were confined in the ordinary that night and were considered as “thieves and robbers” by the officers. Then they were placed in the Boston jail.
The defense attorney appointed to defend these Baptist “dissenters” was John Cotton. Instead of supporting the preachers, he called for their death sentence stating that they were “soul murderers”.
Clarke was fined twenty pounds or to be “well whipped”. Crandall was charged five pounds or to be “well whipped”. Holmes was penalized thirty pounds or to be “well whipped”. Clarke and Crandall were soon released “upon the payment of their fines by some tenderhearted friends”. Holmes refused for his fine to be paid because he felt that he was guilty of nothing but preaching the gospel of the Son of God.
Holmes would remain in jail from July to September of 1651. This was a time of separation from his wife Catherine (whom he was married to for over 50 years) and nine children: Joseph, John, Hope, Obadiah, Samuel, Martha, Mary, Jonathan, and Lydia.
The beating of Obadiah Holmes led to two major events. First, it prompted John Clarke to leave the colonies to sail to England. In doing so, he was able to attain the Royal Charter of 1663. Second, the First Baptist Church of Boston was established because of the sermons of Henry Dunster (the first president of Harvard University). Dunster was motivated to oppose infant baptism publicly because of the beating of Holmes.
Shubal Stearns was born in Boston, Massachusetts, January 28, 1706. He was the son of Shubal Stearns and Rebecca Larriford. About 1745, Stearns joined the New Lights, as the converted Congregational communities that originated from, the ministry of George Whitefield in New England were designated. Called of God to proclaim the unsearchable of Christ, he speedily became a minister among the pious New Lights, and exercised his gifts among them until 1751. At this time, like many of his brethren, he was constrained by reading the Scriptures to accept believer’s immersion as the baptism of the New Testament; and after receiving this conviction, as the Saviour alone was his Master, he came out boldly as a Baptist. He was immersed on a profession of his faith, in Tolland, Connecticut, by Wait Palmer, in 1751, and on May 20th of that year he was ordained to the Baptist ministry by Wait Palmer and Joshua Morse.
Shubal Stearns received an impression, as he thought from God, that there was a great work for him to do outside of New England, and he obeyed what was undoubtedly a divine call, and started in 1754 for his expected field of labor. He had no definite section to which he directed his steps, but expecting divine guidance, he was constantly looking out for providential openings. He stopped for a time at Opeckon Creek, Virginia, where there was a church under the pastoral care of Elder Heton. Stearns rested for a short time at Cacapon, near Winchester, but anticipating greater success in his ministry than he enjoyed in that place, he removed, with his relatives, to Sandy Creek, North Carolina. There, as soon as he arrived, he constituted a Baptist church of sixteen persons. Shubal Stearns was elected pastor of the infant church. These devoted servants of God immediately built a meeting-house for public worship. Daniel Marshall and Joseph Breed were appointed to assist the pastor in his ministerial duties.
In the region around Sandy Creek the people knew nothing of the Christian religion except what they had learned from Episcopal clergymen, who in that section, at that time, were unconverted men, and their irreligious darkness was dense. The new heart to them was an unknown mystery, and paltry and commonly unpractised duties, instead of the Saviour’s sufferings, were the only known means of salvation. The instructions of Mr. Stearns and the godly lives of the church members were an astonishing revelation to their neighbors. Soon some of them were called by the Spirit into the liberty of the gospel, and their experience filled their acquaintances with even greater wonder.
A mighty outpouring of the Holy Spirit fell upon the truth proclaimed by the pastor and the licensed preachers of Sandy Creek church, and as a result throngs of converts surrounded the gospel banner, and mission communities were organized far and near. The parent body in a few years had 606 members, and in seventeen years from its origin it had branches southward as far as Georgia, eastward to the sea and the Chesapeake Bay, and northward to the waters of the Potomac. It had become the mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother of forty-two churches, from which 125 ministers were sent out as licentiates or ordained clergymen. And in after years the power that God gave Shubal Stearns and his Sandy Creek church in its early years swept over Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, and South Carolina with resistless force, and brought immense throngs to Christ, and established multitudes of Baptist churches. There are today probably thousands of churches that arose from the efforts of Shubal Stearns and the church of Sandy Creek.
Shubal Stearns was undoubtedly one of the greatest ministers that ever presented Jesus to perishing multitudes, and one of the most successful soul-winners that ever unfurled the banner of Calvary. He died in November or 1771 and is buried at the Sandy Creek Baptist Church in Liberty, North Carolina.
The Separate Baptist revival, in which Shubal Stearns and Daniel Marshall served so faithfully, had as one of its consequences the winning of many converts in Virginia and the establishment of many Baptist churches. Without it those relatives of Jefferson who were Baptist, and taught him the purest form of democracy he had ever seen, might not have inspired him, James Madison would not have been affected by hearing the unjustly imprisoned Elijah Craig preach out the windows of the Orange County jail, and John Leland might not have been able to exert such an important influence on the Bill of Rights.
May God grant that our independent Baptist churches, which are slowly forgetting their heritage and getting away from old time religion, going after strange new contemporary ways, dropping the name Baptist for community church or even calling themselves worship centers, will think on these things and honour the landmarks their Separate Baptist fathers have set.
Shubal Stearns was born in Boston, Massachusetts on January 28, 1706. He was the son of Shubal Stearns and Rebecca Larriford. About 1745, Stearns joined the New Lights, as the converted Congregational communities that originated from, the ministry of George Whitefield in New England were designated. Called of God to proclaim the unsearchable of Christ, he speedily became a minister among the pious New Lights, and exercised his gifts among them until 1751. At this time, like many of his brethren, he was constrained by reading the Scriptures to accept believer’s immersion as the baptism of the New Testament, and after receiving this conviction, as the Saviour alone was his Master, he came out boldly as a Baptist. He was immersed on a profession of his faith, in Tolland, Connecticut by Wait Palmer, in 1751, and on May 20 of that year he was ordained to the Baptist ministry by Elder Palmer and Joshua Morse.
He was undoubtedly one of the greatest ministers that ever presented Jesus to perishing multitudes, and one of the most successful soul-winners that ever unfurled the banner of Calvary. He had a remarkable voice, he was eloquent, wise, humble, pathetic, full of faith, and wholly consecrated to God, and few men ever enjoyed more of the Spirit’s presence in the closet and in preaching the gospel.


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As someone who measures all kinds of things on the internet as part of his $DAYJOB, I can say with some authority that huge swaths of organizations are using cloud-services such as Google Apps, Dropbox and Office 365 as part of their business process workflows. For me, one regular component that touches the “cloud” is when I have to share R-generated charts with our spiffy production team for use in reports, presentations and other general communications.
These are typically project-based tasks and data science team members typically use git- and AWS-based workflows for gathering data, performing analyses and generating output. While git is great at sharing code and ensuring the historical integrity of our analyses, we don’t expect the production team members to be or become experts in git to use our output. They live in Google Drive and thanks to the googledrive? package we can bridge the gap between code and output with just a few lines of R code.
We use “R projects” to organize things and either use spinnable R scripts or R markdown documents inside those projects to gather, clean and analyze data.
which just defines the Google Drive folder URL for the final output directory in the ☁.
since the production team wants PDF so they can work with it in their tools. Our testing showed that cairo_pdf produces the best/most consistent output, but PNGs show up better in the composite HTML documents so we use that order deliberately.
Now, we never have to remember to drag documents into a browser and don’t have to load invasive Google applications onto our systems to ensure the right folks have the right files at the right time. We just have to use the new R markdown document type to generate a starter analysis document with all the necessary boilerplate baked in. Plus, .httr-oauth file is automatically ignored in .gitignore so there’s no information leakage to shared git repositories.
If you want to experiment with this, you can find a pre-configured template in the markdowntemplates package over at sr.ht, GitLab, or GitHub.
and new template will be ready to go with no copying, cutting or pasting.
Plus, since the Google Drive folder URL is an R markdown parameter, you can also use this in script automation (provided that you’ve wired up oauth correctly for those scripts).
thank you for the post. I will definitely use it. the github link has two .com and goes to another website.

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If you are thinking of a career in the Real Estate industry keep reading! So – what does a real estate agent do? And what qualifications do you need?? A Real Estate agent is a person who is licensed to help people either buy or sell a property or to act on behalf of a property owner to oversee tenants and the overall management of their rental property. A real Estate agent will usually undertake a course or training through classes, while some may obtain their training through *on the job* training – but you will still need to pass all the tests or requirements for you to become full licensed.
Generally if a buyer likes a property the agent would submit a price offer on your behalf to the seller and if rejected works toward negotiating a price that is mutually agreed upon by the buyer and seller. Likewise a seller would approach a real estate agent to help them determine the asking price, and to show or advertise the property on their behalf. Real Estate agents also *manage* properties on behalf of clients with their duties including listing properties for lease, collecting rent money, showing properties that are for rent, overseeing any repairs, and accepting tenants.
So now you know what a real estate agent does – you need to have a Certification of Registration certificate – while some duties within a real estate office do not require a licence (such as a receptionist) to be able to perform duties as a real estate agent you will need a certificate. At the moment there are 5 categories of certification depending on what function you wish to perform.
Real Estate – which is the sale and management of residential or commercial property, and rural land up to a maximum of 20 hectares.
Stock and Station – for the sale of livestock and sale and management of rural land.
Business – sale of businesses only it does not include the property.
Strata – management of the affairs of the owners’ corporation of strata property.
On-site residential property manager – management of one complex which the holder must possess an interest in by way of lease or ownership.
To be able to perform the duties associated with the different certificates the holder must be registered under the direct supervision of a person who holds the same category licence. For example to hold both a strata and a business Certificate of Registration you would need to be registered under the supervision of the holder of both a strata and a business certificate of registration.
So what course do you need to do??? REINSW offers a course in *Property Practice* for those who would like to obtain their Certificate of Registration. There are several ways to complete the course which includes studying online or in a classroom. Studying online is great for those who find it hard to get to a class or would prefer to study in their own time.
If you have already completed a course and it’s time to start looking for a job some places to look for work include seek.com.au, realestatejobsearch.com.au, mycareer.com and careerbuilder.com. You could also try visiting the Real estate offices in your area or online – Facebook. G+ and LinkedIn and see if there are any leads you can chase up or positions available.
Are you thinking of getting into the real estate field? Have you been a real estate agent? Do you have any insights you can share with us? Anything that can make the path easier for those interested in a new career? We’d love for you to share any advice or help with us.

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Though Berlin is barely in the rearview mirror, and Cannes doesn’t kick off until May 15, the rousing recent success of such indie films as “Looper” ($166 million in worldwide box office) and “Hunger Games” ($686 million) has producers and sales agents looking forward to the Croisette with unbridled optimism over a market that figures to offer a far wider array of commercially attractive projects.
While Berlin delivered strong sales for a few commercially targeted pics with stars, Cannes promises bigger deals, greater budgets — and more complicated financing.
Last year on the Croisette, Lionsgate began making international sales for “Catching Fire,” the second title in the “Hunger Games” franchise; Megan Ellison closed a deal for the “Terminator” sequel rights; and Foresight Entertainment offered foreign rights on a pair of studio-style films — “2 Guns,” starring Mark Wahlberg and Denzel Washington; and Peter Berg’s “Lone Survivor,” a drama about a Navy Seal team hunting a Taliban leader.
The indie sector has become populated with success stories such as IM Global, FilmNation, Exclusive Media and Sierra/Affinity, which have all greatly expanded far beyond the role of traditional sales agents and into production and financing.
Randall Emmett and partner George Furla are probably the most prominent indie financiers. Backed by $525 million from Envision Entertainment since 2011, Emmett/Furla produced “2 Guns” and “Lone Survivor.” Emmett is expecting an active Cannes. “There’s a real thirst for quality, high-concept films,” he notes.
Emmett asserts that the key to the indie sector’s success, with the majors opting to stay away from midbudget films, is its ability to identify strong material and hold down costs. He’s most pleased with “End of Watch,” produced for less than $15 million, and gives kudos to Relativity’s “Safe Haven” for achieving box office success on a budget of less than $40 million.
“I feel a real sense of community within the indie sector when I see films where the quality is up and the costs are down,” Emmett says.
He’s expecting to bow at least two high-end Emmett-Furla projects by the time Cannes starts.
Laura Ivey, president of sales company the Exchange, notes that while there was less new material at Berlin, the market still had a healthy deal flow.
Ivey is heading the Exchange’s new partnership with Denver-based Grand Peaks Entertainment — the Exchange Peaks fund — with plans to finance and produce four to six movies annually. It’s already bankrolling marriage drama “The Last 5 Years,” directed by Richard LaGravenese and starring Anna Kendrick; and “Swelter,” toplining Jean-Claude Van Damme.
With the big six Hollywood studios making fewer pics and focusing more and more on tentpole franchises, the independent sector has a clear-cut opportunity to expand. Marc Schipper, chief operating officer at Exclusive Media, notes that his production-sales banner was selling gangster saga “Black Mass” with Johnny Depp, and crime thriller “Dark Places” with Charlize Theron at Berlin.
“Dark Places” is the fifth project teaming Exclusive Media and Cross Creek Pictures. At last year’s Cannes, the companies launched a three-year deal to co-finance, co-produce and co-develop at least two features per year with budgets up to $65 million, starting with the long-in-development thriller “A Walk Among the Tombstones,” starring Liam Neeson and directed by Scott Frank. Production on the pic is just starting.
Aaron Kaufman, president of Robert Rodriguez’s Quick Draw Studios, has a pair of titles coming out later this year — sequels to “Sin City” and “Machete” — that have the look, feel and cast of studio films. Making those kinds of pics when the budget goes beyond the $20 million range is difficult, Kaufman notes.
But along with success, financing has become more complicated. Producer Keith Kjarval says nailing down the money on David Rosenthal’s “A Single Shot,” starring Sam Rockwell, Melissa Leo and Jeffrey Wright, required achieving a level of commitment in concept and casting that wasn’t required a few years ago.
Reps for City National Bank attest to the growing flexibility — and complexity. The bank will help finance films as low as $2 million up to about $70 million, but will typically play in the $15 million-$25 million range.
Christa Thomas, managing director within SunTrust’s Private Wealth Management Sports & Entertainment Specialty Group, focuses on corporate and structured lending, which often pays for large slates of films. She says gap financing has been making a comeback.
Comps and reputation of the sales agent are extremely important when considering such financing, Thomas adds.
Michael Benaroya, who saw video-on-demand success on “Margin Call,” believes that the indie sector is seeing rising optimism thanks partly to VOD emerging as a significant revenue stream — particularly since it doesn’t carry the capital outlay in production and sales that DVD does.
Also making things better for indies, according to Benaroya: shrinking film budgets.
One of the new financiers on the scene is Los Angeles-based Solar Pictures, which launched last spring prior to Cannes, and has since received better than a script per day. It closed its first output agreement at Berlin with Italia Film covering the Middle East, Turkey and Greece.
Solar CEO Chris Taylor says the company’s production goal remains at four to five movies a year with budgets up to $40 million.
In October, Solar announced it had closed deals to finance and produce several movies, including “Jet Black” and “The Girl Who Knew Too Much,” which will shoot this year.
Another financier that launched last year, Demarest Films, has backed Neil Jordan’s “Byzantium” and romantic comedy “Two Night Stand.” It came onboard two films last year at Cannes — Anton Corbijn’s “A Most Wanted Man” and Robert Luketic’s “Paranoia,” a high-tech corporate espionage thriller with Liam Hemsworth, Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, and Amber Heard.
Demarest partner Sam Engelbardt said the banner had explored entering two high-profile Berlin titles, “Vampire Academy” and “Kill the Messenger,” due to their strong scripts and cast.

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Atlanta Hartsfield became the first global airport to cross the century mark, processing its 100 millionth passenger of 2015 over this past weekend.
Atlanta Hartsfield became the first global airport to cross the century mark, processing its 100 millionth passenger of 2015 over this past weekend. The world's busiest airport is projected to end the year having handled just over/under 101 million passengers, a truly historic total that represents sizzling 5.5% year over year (YOY) growth off of an enormous base.
Much of the growth at Atlanta has been due to the fortress hub of its largest operator, Delta Air Lines. Delta's massive hub now numbers nearly 1000 flights per day, with just under 78% of those occurring on mainline aircraft according to masflight. Delta carried roughly 79.2 million passengers at Atlanta in 2014 and will likely cross 83 million in 2015 when the final figures are tallied early next month.
Meanwhile overall traffic growth at Atlanta has come despite a sharp reduction in traffic for its second biggest tenant, Southwest Airlines. Since the AirTran merger, Southwest has steadily drawn down the once powerful Atlanta hub, shifting to an operation mostly focused on point to point (p2p) flights aimed at origin and destination (O&D travelers).
From a peak of just under 14 million in 2012, Southwest is projected to carry fewer than 10 million passengers at Atlanta in 2015. Even though ultra-low cost carrier Spirit has filled in some of that gap, Atlanta's overall traffic figure is only made more impressive by the decline of its second most important airline.
The world's busiest airports rankings have undergone wild swings over the past decade. But one thing has remained remarkably consistent – Atlanta's utter and complete hegemony atop the rankings of the world's busiest airports by passenger traffic.
Back in 2005, Atlanta processed roughly 85.9 million passengers, 9.4 million more than its nearest competitor, Chicago O'Hare which was itself 8.6 million passengers ahead of London Heathrow. Then, the recession came. As Chicago O'Hare's traffic fell off in the face of infrastructure challenges and the developed world struggled with the effects of the late 2000s recession, a resilient Atlanta buoyed by the rise of low cost carrier AirTran Airways found itself 22 million passengers clear of its nearest competitor (London Heathrow) in 2009 by a margin of 88 million to 66 million.
Traffic at O'Hare had fallen off a cliff to 64.1 million, the lowest number since 1993. And Asia had risen. Beijing was all of a sudden the world's third busiest airport, shooting up to a massive 65.4 million passengers from 24.2 million passengers and a spot outside the top 30 in 2001. For the moment, Beijing and Tokyo Haneda were still the only two Asian airports in the top 10 (with Hong Kong and Dubai joining them in the top 15).
Fast forward to 2014, and the rise of Asia was complete. Beijing was now the world's second busiest airport with 86.1 million passengers (trailing Atlanta by just 10.1 million), effectively quadrupling in traffic since 2001. Asian airports were half the top 15 and top 25, and particularly notable was the rise of Middle Eastern hubs Dubai and Istanbul, which hit 70.5 million and 56.9 million passengers respectively. Both airports displayed even steeper growth curves than Beijing, as in 2002, passenger traffic was 16.0 million and 11.4 million respectively.
Then a funny thing happened in 2015. Beijing's growth slowed down as a murky Chinese economy mixed with ATC challenges to keep growth under 3%. Dubai and Istanbul were more resilient, but a consistent theme in each of the three megacities was that growth in airport traffic was not that much higher than at Atlanta (6-8% in Dubai/Istanbul and <3% n). In fact, it is likely that the gap between Atlanta and Beijing will actually grow in 2015 (Beijing is likely to come in under 90 million). Dubai and Istanbul may inch closer, but they are so far behind Atlanta that they are several years of 6-8% growth away from catching up.
And the trends in these global megacities point away from them ever catching up to Atlanta, at least on an airport specific basis. Each of these cities has instead moved towards and embraced a multi-airport approach, similar to that of London, Tokyo, or New York. In Beijing and Istanbul, global megacities of 21.5 million and 14.4 million people respectively, this is justified by geography and population alone.
Istanbul has already seen much of its recent traffic growth shift to Sabiha Gokcen International Airport, which is on the Asian side of the intercontinental city (the larger Ataturk International Airport is on the European side). Istanbul is rapidly constructing a new international airport 22 miles north of the city in the unobstructed countryside, scheduled to open in 2018 or 2019, which will replace Ataturk.
Meanwhile Beijing is planning the development of the new Beijing Daxing International Airport 29 miles south of the city, but it plans to keep Capital Airport (the current hub) open and operational. As was witnessed with Shanghai when it opened Pudong International Airport, new growth may shift to Daxing Airport, but it will take several years for the new airport to build up its traffic base, years during which Atlanta can continue to put distance between itself and its nearest competitors. And some carriers will prefer to remain at the existing airport, driving down the growth potential of Daxing.
Dubai is in a similar situation with Dubai World Central, where all carriers except Emirates will likely shift over the next few years. Emirates will stay in the current Dubai International Airport till 2023 (perhaps longer), and the maintenance of split operations between the two airports means that it will be several years until a Dubai airport catches up to Atlanta.
The consistent theme in all three cities is that despite their total airport system traffic surpassing that of Atlanta (as London, New York, Tokyo, and Paris already have), the division of that traffic amongst multiple airports will continue to keep Atlanta in pole position as the world's busiest airport for years, perhaps more than a decade to come.

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Apple makes upgrading to its latest operating systems easy thanks to the Mac App Store, but some users prefer to have a physical copy of a full macOS installation to aid in upgrading multiple Macs, installing from scratch on a new drive, or for troubleshooting purposes.
Apple no longer distributes macOS in a boxed physical form, so it’s up to users to create their own USB-based installers. Thankfully, this process can be accomplished with just a single Terminal command. Here’s how to create a USB installer for macOS Sierra.
To create a USB installer for macOS Sierra, you first need to download the installation application from the Mac App Store. Using a compatible Mac, simply launch the App Store, find Sierra from the homepage sidebar, and download the installer.
Once it has completed the download, the Sierra installer will automatically launch. Quit the install application, as this is meant for users who wish to upgrade their Macs to Sierra, not create a USB installer. You can quit the installer application by using the keyboard shortcut Command-Q.
To create a macOS Sierra USB installer, you’ll need a USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 drive with a capacity of at least 8GB. The process of creating the USB installer deletes all data on the USB drive, so make sure it doesn’t contain any important files.
With your USB drive connected to your Mac, launch the Disk Utility app. You can find Disk Utility by searching for it in Spotlight or in Applications > Utilities.
In Disk Utility, select your USB drive from the list on the left. Next, click Erase from the toolbar. We need to give the USB installer a temporary name in order for the Terminal command below to work. If you plan to just copy and paste the Terminal command, name your USB drive “Sierra.” You’re free to change it, but you’ll need to modify the command to reference the new name.
Make sure that Format is set to OS X Extended (Journaled) and Scheme is set to GUID Partition Map. Finally, click Erase to complete the process.
This is a sudo command, so you’ll need to enter your admin password when prompted. Terminal will then access the createinstallmedia tool built in to the Sierra installation bundle. You can monitor the progress of the process via the Terminal window.
The time it takes to complete will vary depending on the speed and type of your USB drive, but shouldn’t be more than 5 minutes or so. Just be sure to let the command run uninterrupted until you see it report “Done,” at which point you can quit Terminal.
At the end of the process, your new macOS Sierra USB installer will mount to your Mac’s desktop and will be ready for use.
Once you have your macOS Sierra USB installer, you can use it to install Sierra on compatible Macs in one of two ways. First, you can connect it to a running Mac and launch the upgrade installer. This will produce the same result as upgrading via the Mac App Store, but it saves you from having to download the Sierra installer application first.
Second, you can use your USB drive to perform a clean install of Sierra. To do so, first power off the Mac you wish to upgrade and plug in your USB drive. Next, hit the Mac’s power button to turn it on and then press and hold the Alt/Option key on your keyboard as soon as you hear the Mac’s startup chime.
Keep holding Alt/Option until you see the boot menu appear. Use the cursor or the arrow keys on your keyboard to select your Sierra USB installer. The Mac will now boot to the Sierra installer and, because it is running off of the USB drive, it can access and erase your Mac’s internal drive. Once erased, the installer will perform a clean install of Sierra on your drive (just make sure to back up before performing a clean install!).


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Thanks, this could prove to be very useful to me and hopefully others may find this useful too.
I found myself interested in this for using the OSGB coords to calculate distance betwen two points. It should be able now to create a specific distance radius around a given XY pair.
Thanks for the comment. Would a LAT_LONG_DISTANCE function be useful, where you pass in two sets of lat/long coordinates?
That would be quite helpful to have something quick like that.
*HYP is going to be a static radius measurement i.e. 1000 for a single kilometer.
I would imagine the function will be like LAT_LONG_DIST( (LatitudeField),(LongitudeField), ( Example Ref Point Lat/long: 54.123,1.2344))?
Which should generate a new field of just the distance from the specified point. From there I can run a simple logic function to say if(distance > 1000, "Accept", "Reject").
Sounds good. We will look at implementing this in the next day or so.
Using lat lon would be more universally applicable.
I think this could easily be adapted for Omniscope.
I think it tries to compensate for the fact that at extreme latitudes Pythagoras theorem breaks down.
There is quite a lot on the web regarding calculation of distance by the great circle method which should recognise Earth's curvature and explains why aircraft fly from London to Atlanda via cold Northern places.
Hope this helps - and a distance function would be very useful indeed. Keep up the good work!
We have now added the function LAT_LONG_DISTANCE which calculates the surface distance between two sets of Lag/Long coordinates. It returns the result in KM.
This is available in the latest version of Omniscope 2.7.
Its there and it worked for me - good work!
In the script function it says LAT_LONG_DISTANCE undefined.
For those that aren't labelled, you have to evaluate them using an embedded text formula.
How should I convert this to OSGBX and OSGBY to use in the Omniscope LAT LONG conversion formula?
Attached is an example using the script Daniel found with an Omniscope 'Custom Script' operation to do the conversion.
You may need to tweak the bottom of the script a little to make it more robust for your data.
Just an idea, do you think its possible to create favourite bookmarks for script blocks just like the one you did?
That's a great idea. Unfortunately it's not possible to do this at the moment. The difficulty in bookmarking operations is that they require input data in order for you to be able to configure them. Obviously the "Custom Script" operation does not have that limitation, so in principle it would be possible.
Rather than using bookmarks we could have a script library, which would work in a similar way to the R-statistics library. When you dragged on a custom script block you could enter a new script or select a pre-configured script from the library. This would mean we could have an Omniscope library, which would contain scripts that were general purpose and useful for all users, and a user library where individual Omniscope users could create their own scripts.
This would be a relatively easy update for us to perform, so it might be worth creating an idea and seeing how many other users would find this functionality useful.
We have considered combining the "R-statistics", "Remote operation" and "Custom script" blocks into a single "Custom operation" block that would let you choose what type of operation you wanted to perform, select the parameters and configure the operation. So, for example, you could configure it to run an executable or upload data to a web service. You could then export operations from your library to other users. This would be a fairly substantial piece of work and hasn't been of high-enough priority up to now, but potentially it would be quite powerful.
Just wanted a clarification of how the LAT_LON_DISTANCE formula works, is it based of the Haversine formula implementation like http://www.movable-type.co.uk/scripts/latlong.html ?
We use Spherical Law of Cosines with a radius of 6366.707km. The formula is outlined here - http://www.movable-type.co.uk/scripts/latlong.html.


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A combination of public concern, international regulation and pragmatic resources management has led to a growth in environmental jobs. Graduates who are concerned about the state of the environment are no longer confined to protests and letter writing. There are a number of jobs throughout the United Kingdom and Europe for graduates with an extensive knowledge of environmental issues.
You need to set your expectations and approach employers that fit your profile for an ideal workplace. If your experience lies in architecture and construction, the home renovation market may be an important area for your job search. Home owners throughout the world are moving beyond traditional renovation methods in order to save on energy costs. Your interest in solar panels and your hands-on experience on construction sites can help you build new roofs for home owners. Other positions in the home renovation market include construction work around current structures and foreman positions that are given a mandate to recycle building materials.
Your expertise may lie in the area of city and national environmental regulations governing water runoff and building standards. This expertise can be best used in regulatory positions within a government agency. Agencies assigned the task of studying industrial waste, the efficiency of government environmental programmes and adherence to air pollution standards are looking for new graduates every year. You need to possess a keen eye for detail as well as an objectivity in enforcing policies to succeed in compliance positions.
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Walked to dinner at Moe's and it was delicious. We had a great time! Bed was way too soft for my liking though! Only complaint!
Rooms have murphy beds. We paid over $181 for a room and were assigned a room with a murphy bed. Was not happy, but hotel does state they have these types of beds. I would have thought we would have been assigned a queen bed for the price we paid. So, save yourself the trouble and call hotel and confirm what type of room you have. Murphy bed not recommended for older folks or people with physical problems. In addition, hotel needs major renovation. Electrical switches need moving and eliminate murphy beds. I.E. A person has to rise about 2 feet from the bed, twist their body turn on the closest light switch. The night stand is behind the murphy bed wall, so you physically have to get out of the bed to turn on light. Rooms are over priced for murphy beds. Room looks like a hostel and $69 is a fair price, not $181. There was no markings on the dials for the fireplace either. There are no food vending machines, which I thougt was odd. In addition, soda vending machines did not work; however, hotel is not responsible.
The bed was not comfortable at all. It was all fluffy but I felt like bed was leaning. Refrig not getting cold and let front desk know. Pool was nice, a little coaol.
Close to Ocean, nice place to be!

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To Provide Supply Chain Integration in Support of Future Growth and Enhance Competitive Positioning SCOTTSDALE, AZ, March 19, 2019 -- AMMO, Inc. (OTCQB: POWW), a technology.
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Company Presented its New TAC-P Ammunition to Representatives of more than 15 Countries Around the Globe Expands Product Distribution to 142 Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s.
AMMO, Inc. (POWW), a technology leader and premier American ammunitions manufacturer, today announced it will be launching its new line of branded precision defense ammunition, TAC-P™ or Tactical Precision, at the upcoming 2019 SHOT Show in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 22, 2019. Kathy Hanrahan, President of the Company’s Tactical Defense Division commented, “We are excited to be formally launching this new line of products later this month at the 2019 SHOT Show in Las Vegas. Since acquiring SW Kenetics and integrating its research and development engineers in October of 2018, our team of employees and military partners have validated SW Kenetics’ unique technology.
AMMO, Inc. (POWW), a technology leader and premier American ammunitions manufacturer, today announced it has appointed Mark Hanish, to serve as the Company’s President of Global Commercial Sales and Marketing. Mr. Hanish joins AMMO Inc. with over twenty years of experience in the firearms industry. Prior to that, he spent the previous six years at FN America as Senior Director of Commercial Sales, where he orchestrated most aspects of the commercial business for U.S. Operations.
SCOTTSDALE, AZ, Jan. 07, 2019 -- AMMO, Inc. (OTCQB:POWW), an innovator in ammunition technology, today announced that management will present at the 21st Annual ICR Conference.
SCOTTSDALE, AZ, Dec. 12, 2018 -- AMMO, Inc. (OTCQB:POWW), an innovator in ammunition technology, announced that the Company has been approved for uplisting its common shares.
AMMO, Inc. (POWW), an innovator in ammunition technology, announced that it has successfully completed the first round of long range testing utilizing the technology acquired in the Company’s recent purchase of Southwest Kenetics Inc. (SWK). During the month of October, immediately following the completion of the merger between AMMO, Inc. and SWK, a project team was assembled to manufacture and validate the performance capability of the new projectile design. Nearly 4,000 rounds were assembled and tested by the team using a variety of rifle platforms currently in use by the United States Military. Among the rounds developed were 7.62, and 50 caliber cartridges. The Company also successfully manufactured and tested a new .338 configuration currently being developed for Military validation in late 2019, and 2020.

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SI.com’s Jon Heyman checks in with a new Daily Scoop column full of rumors.
A lot of the standard trade talk we’ve seen regarding Miguel Cabrera, Johan Santana, Miguel Tejada, and Dan Haren. All these guys require two good young players or more in a trade.
Mike Piazza is considering DHing in Japan if he doesn’t find anything he likes in the U.S.
Heyman talked to an AL exec who speculated that the Angels may try to unload Gary Matthews Jr. GMJ makes $9MM in ’08, $10MM in ’09, $11MM in ’10, and $12MM in ’11. He currently has a full no-trade clause.
Juan Uribe and Vicente Padilla are two salary-dump types whose names have surfaced in recent trade talks (unrelated to each other). Padilla is owed $24.75MM over the next two seasons.
Heyman believes the Mets are very willing to trade Lastings Milledge and have discussed him often.
We knew the Mets had discussed Ramon Hernandez and Gerald Laird. Heyman adds the Nats’ Brian Schneider to the mix. He makes $4.9MM in ’08 and another $4.9MM in ’09.

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The LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him." Now the LORD God had formed out of the ground all the beasts of the field and all the birds of the air. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name. So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds of the air and all the beasts of the field. But for Adam no suitable helper was found. So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man's ribs and closed up the place with flesh. Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man. The man said, "This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called 'woman,' for she was taken out of man." For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.
Deuteronomy 24:5If a man has recently married, he must not be sent to war or have any other duty laid on him. For one year he is to be free to stay at home and bring happiness to the wife he has married.
Haven't you read," he replied, "that at the beginning the Creator 'made them male and female,' and said, 'For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh'? So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate."
"But at the beginning of creation God 'made them male and female.'' For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.' So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate."
Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good for a man not to marry. But since there is so much immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband. The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband. The wife's body does not belong to her alone but also to her husband. In the same way, the husband's body does not belong to him alone but also to his wife. Do not deprive each other except by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. I say this as a concession, not as a command. I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.
Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I am. But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with passion. To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband. But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife. To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If any brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. And if a woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him. For the unbelieving husband has been sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife has been sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy.
Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything. Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. After all, no one ever hated his own body, but he feeds and cares for it, just as Christ does the church- for we are members of his body. "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh." This is a profound mystery-but I am talking about Christ and the church. However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.


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According to the market research report released by Technavio, the global airway stents market is expected to accelerate at a CAGR of more than 4% during the forecast period. The growing prevalence of cancer and respiratory disorders is one of the key factors triggering the growth of the market.
This research report titled 'Global Airway Stents Market 2018-2022' provides an in-depth analysis of the market in terms of revenue and emerging market trends. It also includes an up-to-date analysis and forecasts for various market segments and all geographical regions.
In 2017, the self-expanding airway stents segment accounted for 70% of the global market and is projected to reach 69% by 2022, exhibiting almost 1% decrease in market share.
The introduction of 3D printed personalized airway stents is an emerging trend in this market space. Over the last two decades, 3D printing has undergone a series of revolution in the medical imaging industry. Due to the ever-changing demand for airway stents, clinicians and researchers are focused on incorporating 3D printing technology into airway stents. The researchers are also focusing on introducing 3D printing in tissue engineering, procedural planning, and personalized manufacturing of airway stents. Rapid prototyping and additive manufacturing techniques in healthcare have already yielded some exciting results and point to a bright future involving these technologies. In the medical industry, 3D printing is majorly used in pulmonology.

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The first interesting piece of information is that both recommendations have the same cost but the EPC claims a higher annual saving. Then in both cases, it looks like the Green Deal repayment is actually higher than the savings. It's a maximum figure and the assessment very clearly states that it could be less but the way it's worded is very confusing and doesn't give me any confidence that the golden rule of the Green Deal whereby repayments should be lower or equal to savings can actually be met.
I've asked for additional clarification on this point from the assessor and so far have not received anything.
If I were to consider that a reasonable ROI is to get my money back within the term of my mortgage and considering I have 23 years left on said mortgage, the only improvements worth doing are loft insulation, low energy lighting and at a push draught proofing, all of which I can do without any financial help. Everything else is not worth considering from a simple economic standpoint. I particularly like the cool 812.5 years ROI on double glazing.
Now, if we assume that we're not in it to save money but we're in it to save the planet or we just want to live in more comfortable homes, a lot of those measures make sense, in particular anything that insulates the building. Therefore, I did a bit of additional research on two of the measures in the list to see how well reality matched the assessment.
Sand and varnish the floor.
This for a cool total price of £11,233.95. Slightly more than the maximum £1,200.00 suggested by the assessment and the EPC. Of course I could decide to insulate above the floor and lay down laminate on top but considering that this floor is original and one of the most striking features in the property, it would feel wrong to hide it. The answer to that conundrum is that I would be better off doing that work at the same time as other work that I want to do in the house and that would require the floor to be sanded and varnished too.
The bay windows are shaped as real circular arcs, which means that any off the shelf insulation that comes in rigid panels won't work.
The ideal answer to both constraints seems to be the Spacetherm Blanket, an interesting product that uses aerogel. Of course that doesn't come cheap and I'm not sure to what extent the Green Deal is flexible in terms of using non-standard materials and techniques.
The result of all this is that I will get started with some of the energy efficiency improvements that my house needs outside of the Green Deal context but will defer some of them in order to plan them better.


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It’s always towards the end of the year, I look back and see what I have achieved, things I have learnt, experiences that make me stronger, people that have made me mad.. people who adore me (like I said old friendships / new friendships), my adorable son – how time is flying and he seems to be getting bigger, smarter and cheekier with his remarks.., Places I visited, places I have yet to see.. Things I have yet to learn and stuff I would like to do.. (Skydiving being one of many on my Bucket List).. Let’s not even talk about losing weight (that I religiously start on the 1st of every month and I am done by the 2nd I guess). Anyways.. I digress…moving on..
All in all so far, it’s been a year that has gone by too quickly… So a few things I am thankful for and that might prompt you to do the same too..
For my entire family and extended family for always being there for me, even though I can be a bit of pain sometimes.
For my not so close friends – I am doing fine thank you !
Of course – For the Apple of my eyes – MY one and Only – My son.. Gives me a reason never to give up !!
For Sadness so I can appreciate Happiness and thank you for Happiness so I can grow stronger from my fears.
For the skies, the clouds, the stars and the Moon that give me a reason to get out there enjoy a cup of coffee, go for a walk, drive, enjoy the breeze (depending on which time of the year) not to miss the BBQ’s.
And let us be thankful (which I am sure we all will agree) for our mobiles phones , the laptops, ipads, kindles, tablets and all that we can do on the Internet, the social networking places like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram.. It’s just amazing the kind of things we take for granted..
Thank you everyone for touching my life in one way or the other, and I thank you for reading this post, and letting me touch your life in a way or two.
Here’s wishing each and every one of you a Very Happy New Year – May the next year bring you more happiness and prosperity.
Well a whole month has gone by and I know I have been far too occupied with everything from my son’s exams, my never-ending birthday celebrations followed by Eid indulgences and partying and the pre Diwali merriments.
The only way to feel grateful to all the people, that is my family and friends for all the thoughtfulness they have shown to me on my Birthday, before and after is to say a huge Thank You.
I would also like to thank everyone for the support and encouragement extended to me in my small endeavor this month.
Definitely if I go back and start reflecting on all the blessings I have been showered with, it will be a never ending tale… So for now.. Would like to once again, count my blessings and move ahead on a positive note.
Diwali is about decorating your houses with earthen diyas (lamps), making “rangoli” (a traditional pattern made from coloured powders), new clothes, most important the firecrackers, visiting family and friends, exchanging gifts and not to forget the scrumptious sweets galore..
Diwali indicates the victory of good over evil, of virtue over treachery, of reality over falsehood, and of light over darkness.
The main aspect of this holiday and festival called Diwali is to celebrate light.. We light our homes with diyas or lanterns, we explode fireworks and sparklers but Diwali is more than that. The candle will eventually burn out, the fireworks are momentary experiences however we should celebrate more enlighting of the mind and the fireworks that fill our heart with love and compassion for our loved ones.
Diwali also marks a new year, a day of “starting fresh”.. In whatever you choose to.
So here’s Wishing everyone a new beginning and a very Happy and Prosperous Diwali filled with success and peace and social harmony.


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sorry to report this morning that all the ITV's and channel 4 have followed BBC into the ether! I can still get one or two "odd ball" channels...but the good news is that I have found the 'filmon.com' website an absolute godsend. It judders slightly sometimes as I do not have good speed on my computer but any port in a storm.
Hermann is doing his best to rush about finding the best solutions for everyone but is keeping me in the loop as he knows I pass his information on via this forum.
fingers crossed we get a good result soon!
ps just want to thank Wendy once again for giving me that website...invaluable!!!!


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Looking for a home in Manchester Park? Let Nebraska’s #1 team give you a behind the scenes video tour and check out the latest Manchester Park homes for sale.
Manchester Park is a neighborhood of custom homes in northwest Omaha around 168th & Blondo. As we drive through you’ll notice the common areas with ponds, water features and open green space that makes this such a beautiful neighborhood.
The subdivision is also just minutes from Indian Creek Golf Course and Olde Towne Elkhorn, and Whispering Ridge Park sites on the southwestern edge of the neighborhood next to Manchester Elementary School. As part of the highly-regarded Elkhorn School District, older students will go to Grandview Middle School a few minutes up 180th St and Elkhorn High School, less than 10 minutes west off 204th St.
The subdivision is close to Maple, Dodge and Center Streets, offering easy access to all areas of town, from downtown to west Omaha. You can take a staycation day and enjoy one of the parks nearby including Ta-Ha-Zouka Park, Lawrence Youngman Lake and Saddlebrook Park. Ta-Ha-Zouka Park offers a disc golf course, a volleyball area and horseshoe court as well as a softball complex. At Saddlebrook Park, you can enjoy a walking path, slide and picnic areas.
Village Pointe and the West Dodge Expressway are both 5 minutes down 168th St, with Westroads Mall, Oak View Mall and the Shoppes at Legacy all within 10 minutes. You also have Target just off 168th St for your daily shopping surrounded by quick food options like Panda Express, Jimmy’s Egg and Freddy’s. If you’re looking to stay fit, check out Black Clover Fitness on 167th & Q, or the massive, family friendly Life Time Fitness just 10 minutes south off 168th & Center.
For your daily commute, your best bet is heading south on 168th to West Dodge and linking up with I-680 and then I-80, putting you about 25 minutes from downtown Omaha in good traffic.
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It's divided into three sections on anatomy, pathophysiology, and epidemiology; diagnostic and therapeutic approaches including the latest therapeutic modalities; and specific conditions.
Includes more than 250 illustrations for rapid reference. Each chapter now has a Q&A section and begins with a list of objectives outlining the chapter’s goals. In addition, a number of new imaging modalities are presented in this new edition.
It takes an integrated medical, surgical and radiological approach, making this invaluable to all members of the team who deal with complications of liver transplantation and the management of patients.
Section 1. Anatomy, Pathophysiology, and Epidemiology of the Biliary System.
1. Anatomy and Physiology of the Biliary Tree and Gallbladder. (James Toouli and Mayank Bhandari).
2. Pathology of the Intrahepatic and extrahepatic Bile Ducts and Gallbladder. (Kay Washington).
3. Epidemiology of Diseases of the Bile ducts and gallbladder. (Markus H. Heim).
Section 2. Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches for the Biliary Tree and Gallbladder.
Noninvasive Imaging of the Biliary System. (Elmar M. Merkle, Rendon C. Nelson and Henrik Petrowsky).
5. Endoscopic Diagnosis and Treatment of Disorders of the Biliary Tree and Gallbladder. (Kevin McGrath and John Baillie).
6. Percutaneous Biliary Imaging and Intervention. (Paul V. Suhocki).
7. Radiation Therapy for Disease of the Biliary Tree and Gallbladder. (Brian G. Czito and Mitchell S. Anscher).
8. Surgery of the Biliary System. (Lucas McCormack, Markus Selzner and Pierre-Alain Clavien).
9. Laparoscopic Treatment for Diseases of the Gallbladder and Biliary tree. (Stefan Wildi, Sarah K. Thompson, John G. Hunter and Markus Weber).
10. Laparoscopic Biliary Injuries. (Steven M. Strasberg).
11. Medical and Innovative Therapies for Biliary Malignancies. (Michael A. Morse and Bernhard Pestalozzi).
12. Natural History and Pathogenesis of Gallstones. (Beat Müllhaupt).
13. Acute and Chronic Cholecystitis. (Stefan Breitenstein, Armin Kraus and Pierre-Alain Clavien).
14. Biliary fi Stula, Gallstone Ileus, and Mirizzi’s syndrome. (Henrik Petrowsky and Pierre-Alain Clavien).
15. Benign and Malignant Gallbladder Tumors. (John T. Mullen, Christopher H. Crane and Jean-Nicolas Vauthey).
Section 3.2. The Intrahepatic and Extrahepatic Bile Ducts.
16. Acute Cholangitis. (Suyi Chang and Joseph Leung).
17. Cystic Diseases of the Biliary System. (Robert J. Porte and Pierre-Alain Clavien).
18. Biliary Complications of Liver Transplantation. (Mary T. Austin and C. Wright Pinson).
19. Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis. (Robert Enns).
20. Cholangiocarcinoma. (Markus Selzner and Pierre-Alain Clavien).
21. Primary Biliary cirrhosis. (Piotr Milkiewicz and Jenny Heathcote).
22. Intrahepatic Cholestasis. (Andrew Stolz and Neil Kaplowitz).
23. Biliary Disease in Infants and Children. (Riccardo Superina).
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The Hours-of-Service regulations (49 CFR Part 395) put limits in place for when and how long commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers may drive. These regulations are based on an exhaustive scientific review and are designed to ensure truck drivers get the necessary rest to perform safe operations. FMCSA also reviewed existing fatigue research and worked with organizations like the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies and the National Institute for Occupational Safety in setting these HOS rules.
The regulations are designed to continue the downward trend in truck fatalities and maintain motor carrier operational efficiencies. Although the HOS regulations are found in Part 395 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, many States have identical or similar regulations for intrastate traffic.


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Come see what happens in the lives of children when they discover God through the study of His Word, the Bible! Our ELEMENTARY AGED students come from all over the community to dig into the Bible for themselves. Our class meets for two ten-week sessions during the school year. Class members receive a new Bible (NLT), lessons folder, a t-shirt and a cool string bag to carry it all in. Each week, they enjoy snacks together when they arrive, followed by a large group time which includes music, Bible memory activities, a short talk and a brief video. They they are dismissed to their small core groups where they go over their lesson with their friends and adult leaders. Studying God's Word at home and then in class builds a strong foundation of faith in our children. We'd love to welcome you and your children!
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Fri., Feb. 25, 2011, 11:51 a.m.
A federal judge in Idaho has denied a request by defense lawyers to move a murder-for-hire trial to Wyoming.
While Edgar Steele’s case has received media attention, lawyers Robert McAllister and Gary Amendola have not shown that the area is “saturated” with prejudicial publicity about the alleged crimes, U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill ruled today.
If the court decides during voir dire that finding an impartial jury in North Idaho is impossible, the trial will be moved to Pocatello or Boise, Winmill said.
Winmill said Steele did not provide basis for moving the trial beyond references to news organizations that have covered the case and “broad and speculative” allegations against staff at the Spokane County Jail, where Steele is in custody.
McAllister and Amendola, asking for the trial to be moved to Cheyenne, Wyo., said the release of recordings of Steele’s phone calls to his wife and son, which are the basis for a witness tampering charge against Steele, was assisted by the U.S. government or Spokane County Jail officials. The phone calls were actually made from the Kootenai County Jail.
The Spokesman-Review obtained the recordings after they were played in open court at Steele’s bail hearing last June.
Winmill said there is no way to determine whether jurors have listened to the tapes.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Traci Whelan called a venue change in a federal case “unusual” and noted that while one was granted in the Oklahoma City bombing case, a change of venue request regarding the 1993 World Trade Center bombing case was denied.
Steele, a self-described “attorney for the damned” who defended the Aryan Nations, is accused of hiring a hitman turned FBI informant to kill his wife, Cyndi Steele. Prosecutors say he was involved with another woman overseas. In a prepared statement, Cyndi Steele says she knew of the woman, who she says was contacted by her husband as part of his ongoing legal work to stop human trafficking.
Published: Feb. 25, 2011, 11:51 a.m.

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Lemon Hefeweizen is a Canadian beer, it has an alcohol content of 4.9%.
Cloudy With a Chance of Lemon! A german-style hefeweizen that is somewhat hazy and amber in colour.


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HomeAutoStrategies of Rio de Janeiro: How you can Survive in Brazil In the 2016 Olympics and Paralympics Games – Best Guidelines from locals to fellow foreigners.
Strategies of Rio de Janeiro: How you can Survive in Brazil In the 2016 Olympics and Paralympics Games – Best Guidelines from locals to fellow foreigners.
Might you the 2016 Brazilian Olympics or Paralympics? Are you currently worried about your safety, or unsure how you will get around Rio and contact locals? Do you need to know where’s save to consume or save to hangout? Can i get taxi or bus? Apps that will assist you around? Or you only want to discover ways to enjoy being a local?
Certainly, you will need to use a fantastic experience, as Four years is really a number of years to wait for one more world-class event to occur. Thankfully, Liege Neves, a passionate world traveler and Brazilian writer, is evolving the Brazilian travel game come july 1st with your ex new ebook, How to Survive in Brazil in the 2016 Olympics and Paralympics Games – Best Tricks and tips from locals to fellow foreigners.
This ebook supplies a comprehensive guide for foreigners touring Brazil for that Summer Olympics and Paralympics. It addresses Brazilian culture, security, regional customs, transportation, food, health conditions and also the peculiarities from the host city that cannot be present in typical tour books (special insights from locals concerning the city).This eBook isn’t the same boring travel guide with generic suggestions and tips. How to Survive in Brazil throughout the 2016 Olympics and Paralympics Games will be the author’s strategy for ensuring that tourists will enjoy the Rio Olympics, with tips from individuals who live here, whilst immersing themselves in the rich culture that Rio and the other host cities are offering.
With north of 15,000 athletes from over 190 countries, twenty-five thousand media personnel, seventy thousand volunteers, and an incredible number of Brazilians, this eBook, is the central help guide to the harder than 300 thousand tourists anticipated to go to Rio de Janeiro come early july. Driven by a few negative past experiences in her travels to other countries, Neves provides insider tips which will allow tourists to seriously take advantage of the games, while staying safe and respecting cultural diversity. The hem ebook offers interactive media for tourists to assist them to feel at home and go through the best that Brazil, plus much more specifically Rio, can give. The knowledge is going to be delivered through easy-to-follow guidebooks and personable interactive videos. Neves, provides essential information on local routes to visit, safe places to stay and have the local culture and cuisine, and suggestions to lower your expenses and get away from scams.
Liege Neves is often a Brazilian lecturer, writer and entrepreneur. A strong a sense adventure drove Neves to depart home at the ages of seventeen which has a wish to learn various cultures on the planet while bettering herself. After touring forty-five countries, six ones she lived in, Liege now helps tourists reduce the trail, live just like a local and truly talk with the world’s beautifully diverse cultures. Currently, Liege provides digital marketing consulting while focusing on her “Traveling the World” project, whereby she teaches people how to live unique experiences in their travels. Jane is also an advocate of her native Brazilian culture and its unique characteristics and it is ecstatic to express the data she’s acquired throughout her lifetime with tourists touring Brazil for your Rio Olympics and Paralympics.

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A celebration of the harvest tradition, this farmhouse ale is crafted with spelt, rye and oats for a smooth, silky body, rich amber color and notes of earthy spice.
Built for the warmer months (of which Florida has plenty), Cigar City Brewing's Golden Ale is brewed with American Willamette hops and pale wheat malt to create a low-alcohol American Golden Ale that balances bread-like malt flavors with herbaceous hops and a vibrant carbonation.
Enjoy Cigar City Brewing's Golden Ale wherever the sunshine takes you!
Personne ne veut être Mr Brown. Personne ne veut une brown ale. La brown ale est le personnage ingrat de la scène brassicole d'aujourd'hui, celui qui meurt dans l'indifférence générale au milieu du film sans en affecter le cours de l'histoire. Mais soyons clairs: un caractère complexe et nuancé mettant en vedette d'intenses noisettes et de la gueule(oui, de la gueule) attend quiconque ose braver le Brun. As-tu ce qu'il faut?
Simple Means was brewed with unfiltered, raw, Hill Country well water, malted barley, smoked malted barley, and hops in early September of 2015. It was fermented with our mixed culture of brewers yeast and native yeast and bacteria harvested from the air and wildflowers around our brewery in stainless steel for about two months. It was then 100% naturally conditioned through refermentation in the bottle for another two months prior to release.
Barleywine with fresh ginger added into the barrels.
orange zest, vanilla, and candied ginger.
This 9 is a 10 in our books, because it not only tastes great, it gives back to a community in need of fresh water resouces. The taste has classic IPA bitterness on the nose, and is perfectly balanced with a citrus-like sourness on the nose which gives 9 Mile it’s sessionably drinkability and fruity characteristic.
The Three Chopt name comes from a nearby colonial era trail marked by three hatchet marks on a tree. LCCB's Tripel is a non-stopped hopped version of a European classic. We use American grown Sterling and New Zealand Grown Motueka Hops that help impart a lemon and lime characteristic with a hint of tropical fruit. Multiple hop additions throughout the boil create a textured, full flavor.
Starting with 2 row Pale and Crystal malts, followed by Chocolate and Black Patent malts creates a full bodied beer with forward notes of chocolate and coffee. Generous amounts of American hops add a citrusy note and a layer of complexity.
This is a Midwest IPA that reaches the summit of citrus hop aromas while striking a balance at the peak between sweet maltiness and hop bitterness. Vertex explores the limits of IPAs while staying ground to its Midwestern roots.
Flanders Red is a sour ale offering an initial impression of tart cherry candy, dissipating into a complex palate of bright acidity with a backbone of caramel and biscuit malt and minimal hop character. The dry, wine-like finish accentuates the complex malt profile and bright fruit notes showcased in this brilliant, red-colored interpretation of a Belgian-style Flanders. Cheers!
Belgian-style pale ale conditioned with Brettanomyces Bruxellensis. Kettle and dry hop additions of Crystal hops provide a bright orange complement to the pineapple and earthy funk of the Brettanomyces. Underneath is a lean, bready malt body that finishes dry and crisp.

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New from William Pownall is Essence, a rich natural Marl style carpet made with the popular 80% wool, 10% nylon and 10% melted polypropylene for resilience, hard wear and long term appearance.
Taking the fashionable tweed look to a new level, Essence combines two yarns, one white, one coloured, to create a subtle tonal effect which will provide a practical option and enhance any room scheme.
Jute backed and available in a choice of ten attractive neutral shades, Essence incorporates the latest in easy living technology with Ultra Care for extra protection against spills and splashes. The range also benefits from Ultra Fresh, which guards against odours and resists fungus and mildew growth and helps control the house dustmite, significantly reducing the triggers of allergy sufferers.
Essence is available in 4m and 5m widths to help reduce wastage and avoid unsightly seams.
The Essence Range from William Pownall Carpets is available from all good carpet retailers from around £30 per square metre.


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Kevin Garnett will not play when the Boston Celtics take on the New York Knicks Tuesday night. C's president Danny Ainge says KG has ankle inflammation.
Don't look for Garnett to play against the Knicks and don't expect him to play for about two weeks, according to Ainge who spoke with reporters at Monday's practice. The team wants to be over cautious with KG as the regular season winds down. A healthy Garnett is a must at playoff time.
You can catch live play-by-play coverage of the Celtics vs the Knicks Tuesday on 92.9TheTicket. Pre-game coverage starts at 6pm.


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Atop a hill of the same name, Resort Collina d’Oro commands panoramic views of Ticino, Switzerland’s most southern canton, a beautiful landscape framed by mountains and dotted with sparkling lakes and historical towns.
Overlooking Lake Lugano and the Alps, the coral-pink resort stands out amid the undulating green peaks, its hilltop aspect the perfect spot to take in the fresh air. Inside, guests can choose from 16 double rooms or one of 30 suites, each a cool, contemporary space, with a nod to the classic architecture of the historic building.
indoor option offers all of the views come winter — minus the chill. A Turkish bath, Kneipp path and Finnish sauna also await guests at the 1,000sq metre spa, along with a wide range of professional therapies, from Cellcosmet facials, radiofrequency and oxygen therapy to body massages, mud treatments and hydrotherapy. One highlight is floatation therapy in the Epsom-salt pool, known for its therapeutic and regenerative benefits.
Gym bunnies are also spoilt for choice: a trio of fitness tests hone in on body composition, posture and metabolism to help address any personal goals, while personal trainers are on hand in the exercise centre to help make those aims a reality.
Fresh, healthy food is the focus at the hotel restaurant, where innovative chefs plate up Mediterranean-inspired cuisine. Vegetarian and gluten-free dishes are also well covered. Many ingredients come within striking distance of the resort, including seasonal vegetables from the organic kitchen-garden in the surrounding park and red grapes from the hotel vineyard for the eponymous house red wine.
Switzerland’s Italian-speaking region has plenty to offer visitors: watch the world go by from a cafe in Lugano, a charming lakeside city whose cosmopolitan, classy vibe wouldn’t look out of place on the French Riviera.


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It wasn’t all that long ago it seemed there were only a handful of notable breakfast and lunch spots around town, outside of a slew of ” diner-style” places. You know . . . the ones that feature the 2-2-2 specials for $3, where counter seating was the preferred norm.
Thankfully we now have an abundance of notable “destination” breakfast places.
We were pleased to check out one of the newer spots on Orange Ave – Fresh Start Cafe. With ample outdoor seating that’s pet friendly (always a plus here in paradise), the restaurant features some very authentic Israeli cuisine. Who knew? The menu isn’t extensive, but there are just enough ‘basics’ for those who don’t want to venture into the Mediterranean selections.
Our server sounded pleased and congratulated us on our selections.
Jill loved the hollandaise as fabulously creamy and soothing over her perfectly poached eggs, but pronounced the salad a standout. It’s a traditional preparation of chopped tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers and onions in a light, simple dressing. A breath of breakfast fresh air. She also chose to have her black Russian rye on the side, instead of under the eggs, so she could sample the strawberry butter that comes with each meal. Yum!
The ShakShuka was delightfully spicy on its own, it’s also accompanied with a kick-it-up-ten-notches side of Zhug, which is a blend of seeds-and-all hot peppers. Tasty, but not for the faint of heart.
Delicious coffee, and a terrific, smiling and friendly staff from the front of the house to the back, this place is definitely a winner! I can’t wait to go back for lunch. I’ve already decided to order the salad with feta cheese and stuffed grape leaves, and Jill has pre-selected the Mediterranean platter with Babaganoush, hummus, tahini, Tabouli and chopped salad.
Thanks for the wonderful article! So glad you got to try the ShakShukah….looking forward to having you back!
I actually live up the road from this cafe and I have to say I love having a place to go to with friends and even if I just want mommy/daughter time that is right within walking distance.
That strawberry butter is seriously a huge drawing point and even my picky little one loved it!! Fresh start is “my” cafe!!
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Angry Baltimore Mom: Right or Wrong?
It’s apparent that Donald Trump will say, and likely, do anything in his quest to become president of the United States. He led the failed birther movement in questioning the citizenship of President Barack Obama, who is an American. He has referred to presidential candidate Bernie Sanders as a communist when Sanders is not. He said he’s going to make Mexico pay to build a wall along the southern border of the United States to keep illegal immigrants out. Mexico's president balked at the statement. Trump has encouraged his supporters to attack protesters at his campaign rallies and offered to pay the attackers' legal fees. I wouldn't be surprised if Trump's campaign isn't staging some of the protests at his rallies just to distract his supporters (and the media) so he won't have to expose his ignorance of domestic and international policy issues.
Trump's dog whistle politics deliberately lacks the typical subtlety GOP candidates, and their surrogates are known for. He has tapped into the anger and fear of "poorly-educated" white Americans. He used that term, and the number of his supporters seems to continue to increase. Go figure.
Let me translate Trump's slogan Let's Make America Great Again. The message...Let's make America White Again. Let's make America segregated again and put those minorities (and women) in their place. Please see MSNBC's Rachel Maddow's segment as she beautifully and skillfully exposes Donald Trump's Race War.
In spite of this madness, Donald Trump's Republican opponents have indicated they will support him if he is their party’s nominee. What does that say about them? There is an epic leadership fail in the Republican Party. They choose to destroy the United States of America. They choose politics over people even if the people are the "poorly educated" Republican voters or other men, women and children in the United States. Including you.

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CBC TV’s weather presenter and meteorologist extraordinaire, Claire Martin, was bang on the money when she predicted months ago that this would be the summer that never was. But if you’re looking for ways to simulate that summer feeling, a rambling road trip through seafood heaven will do the trick.
One of the most beautiful drives on the Northwest coast — aside from the Sea to Sky Highway, naturally — starts with the languid Chuckanut Drive, which meanders its way south from Bellingham, Washington. By sticking to the picture-postcard county roads, you can weave your way south through Washington state all the way down to the Oregon coast, winding through charming coastal ports and villages with names like Bayview and Grays Harbour. There you’ll find oyster shells piled high into modern-day middens the size of Village Square.
Oysters in the American Northwest pretty much share the fate of those on the B.C. coast. While both areas were once home to a small native oyster ( Ostrea lurida) — also known as the Olympia oyster or Olys for short — the giant Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) was brought over from Japan in the early 1900s to seed commercial oyster beds and has pretty much taken over.
“Giant Pacific oyster” isn’t your basic toss-off of a name. We once watched a fellow decked out in gumboots and Gore-Tex dig out monsters that were a foot long and more at Birch Bay. This beautiful little bay, tucked just south of the 49th parallel and Blaine, Washington, was where Captain George Vancouver first anchored his mother ships before venturing off in smaller boats to explore the coast around what is now Vancouver, and beyond.
We can only assume that he was adventuresome enough, sophisticated enough or hungry enough to try the native Olys. If so, and were he alive today, he would no doubt tell you what most oyster aficionados do — that the native oyster is far superior in flavour compared to its larger and less fussy neighbour, which has multiplied beyond commercial beds due to its ability to thrive in waters too silty, too polluted or otherwise less suited to the poor little delicate Ostrea lurida .
Not that it matters that much anyway, at least in today’s U.S. Northwest. Unlike the oysters you can enjoy at places like Bearfoot Bistro or Araxi, the only ones we found, in I don’t know how many restaurants specializing in seafood that we tried along the Washington/Oregon coast, were breaded and deep-fried and served up with your choice of cocktail or tartar sauce. Nicely done for deep fry, but the novelty wears off partway through your first try.


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On the way to Blue Marsh Lake!
Minnows are among the bait fish raised by Richard Kurtz.
How a 100-acre farm became a top producer of everything from catfish to worm castings.
Carolyn Watts, her husband David and their daughter Bonnie stood over a large water trough filled with fish.
Nearby, Richard Kurtz placed a large koi into a plastic bag for the family to take home and set loose in their backyard pond.
“I got my first koi from him 15 years ago,” said Carolyn of Union Township.
The family was recently at Kurtz’s Fish Hatchery in West Nantmeal Township, Chester County, near the Berks County line.
The farm includes more than 35 ponds, where Kurtz raises fish. One of the lakes is named Melody, after Kurtz’s sister, who lives nearby.
The setting has changed a lot since his father, Mahlon Kurtz, purchased the 100-acre farm some 60 years ago.
The family started the hatchery and got into the bait business around 1960. Mahlon Kurtz also operated a paint store in New Holland.
Today, Mahlon Kurtz and his wife, Charlotte, are in their mid-80s and live in a nearby retirement home.
Kurtz and his wife, Barbara, own the fish hatchery and worm business and live on the farm. But the 100-acre property is owned by Kurtz’s son, Matthew and his wife, Katie, who also operate a vending machine company through which they sell live bait.
Kurtz’s Fish Hatchery’s products include bass, bluegills and channel catfish – a big seller for the company.
The business also sells bait, including eels, crayfish, tadpoles, minnows and various worms and crawlers. The products can be found in roughly 100 retail shops in Berks, Chester, Lancaster and York counties, and in parts of Maryland and Delaware.
Bait, Kurtz said, is the largest part of the hatchery’s business.
Some of Kurtz’s fish end up in laboratories for testing by private companies or government agencies, among them the federal Department of Homeland Security. He’s not sure what DHS does with the fish, but theorized they may use them for water testing.
“Everybody in the U.S. is affected by this little farm in one way or another,” Kurtz said.
WEST NANTMEAL — Gary Harsel and Matthew Kurtz are moving to new fishing holes — larger ones for each.
Harsel, one-time owner of his own live tackle shop in Birdsboro, has spent the last decade developing and operating a unique vending business.
Called PA Live Bait Vending, Harsel developed a territory for live bait vending machines in Chester, Montgomery, Delaware, Berks and parts of Lehigh counties.
Last month, he sold that business to Kurtz, who, along with his parents and wife, run the 100-acre Kurtz Fish Hatchery in Elverson started by his grandfather.
The sale gives both the opportunity to pursue new markets within an industry they love.
“This gives me more time for my passion, research and development of these machines,” Harsel said.
Kurtz bought 20 machines from Harsel, adding to the four he already operated.
Kurtz had already supplied Harsel with the bait for the machines from the fish farm, which itself is celebrating 50 years in business.
“In essence, I become a customer to the family hatchery,” he noted.
Fueling the optimism for the new arrangement is the improved technology in the machines.
The original machines Harsel stocked could vend six types of bait. Several years ago, he developed the Liberty 24 Hour Bait Shop that can hold 24 varieties that is now sold across the U.S. and is moving toward worldwide distribution.
Locally, the company’s machines are in West Chester, Coatesville, Downingtown, Honey Brook, Pottstown and Boothwyn.
They are located at car washes, archery shops, hardware stores, convenience stores and bait shops.
The one in Boothwyn is in front of a Wal-Mart.
“We need these in our area because the bait and tackle shops are closing up,” Harsel said.
Nationally, the machines can be found as far away as Albuquerque, N.M., and Salt Lake City, Utah.
The improved reliability was a big reason Kurtz was comfortable expanding his presence in the live bait vending arena.
“They’ve come a long way,” he said. “There’s no kicking the machines. You can see exactly what you’re buying.
”The machines keep the bait at a constant 45-degree temperature, optimum for the wide variety of baits involved, Kurtz said. During heavy fishing season, the machines are stocked every week. During the slower months, they are serviced once every two weeks or so Harsel, and now Kurtz, pay the owners of the businesses where the machines are located to have them there and/or a commission for the product sold.“They need to be in a high-traffic area or it doesn’t work,” Harsel said.
They further benefit retailers by attracting anglers to their stores for coffee, drinks and food, the machine operators said.Kurtz said a second market seems to be opening up for the machines: pet food vending.
Residents appear to be buying the bait for their lizards, geckos and turtles.
“I’ve been amazed at how busy they’ve been during this time — and apparently that’s what’s been going on,” Kurtz said.


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The Mo Anam Cara rings are a stunning way to show your love for one another. The phrase Mo Anam Cara is Irish and means My Soul Mate. What better inscription for your rings? These are perfect for use as Irish wedding bands.
The words on these rings are separated by the Irish Claddagh – an old Irish symbol that represents love, loyalty, and friendship. The finish is Florentine with highly polished raised accents and a more subdued finish on the recessed parts of the ring.
Each ring is custom-made in Ireland and is hallmarked at the Assay Office in Dublin Castle. As soon as they are ready in Ireland, they are sent via overnight courier to our location in the US and shipped that day to you. Nobody can get you these rings faster!
Like all of our Irish jewelry, these rings are presented in a beautiful jewelry box – the perfect presentation.
This entry was posted in celtic wedding rings, irish wedding bands, Mo Anam Cara on April 1, 2009 by marksmatter.
These rings are also available in two-tone gold, and in a variety of different widths.
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