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Botulinum Toxin Type A (Botox Injections): A renowned anti-aging treatment all over the world, Botox involves injecting the botulinum toxin into parts of the face to fight creases or wrinkles which occur due to aging. Botox paralyzes certain muscles and nerve groups, resulting in them becoming relaxed and thus preventing creases and wrinkles from forming. It is very effective for frown lines on the forehead and crow’s feet close to the corners of the eye.
Facelift Surgery: Although an invasive surgical procedure that may take time to heal, it is known to produce best results in the long run. Skin and fat that form jowls or sacks are removed from your face and neck. The new skin looks tighter, resulting in a much younger look once the bruising and the scarring heal properly.
Chemical Peels: Peels or solutions that have formulated acids are applied on your skin on the areas that need to be treated. The resulting abrasion encourages new skin cells to grow in its place, thus removing freckles, age-related spots, and wrinkles among other skin problems.
Microdermabrasion: Microdermabrasion is a technique that uses finely calibrated machines to remove the top layer of skin to expose a newer layer. This layer tends to be much tighter, resulting in a much younger look. This is a fairly common technique used and availed by many people the world over.
Soft Skin Tissue Filler Injections: Filler injections work by filling up the wrinkles and creases within your skin with ingredients such as collagen, gel and fats which can be directly injected into the wrinkles. These swell up the skin where the injections are applied, resulting in a smoother look. These are periodic injections however and thus need to be applied after every few months or so.
Radiofrequency And Light Treatments Such As Laser Resurfacing: In laser resurfacing or any other light related treatment, a laser beam removes the outer layer of the skin and also heats up the layer of skin right below it. The outer layer of skin regrows resulting in new cells which have a tighter, thus younger look. The sub-dermal layer of the skin also produces more collagen due to the heating effect that adds to the tightness and youthful look.


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Banks took a softer view toward consumers seeking new credit cards in the first three months of the year, according to the Federal Reserve’s April 2011 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices.
The survey, which addresses the market of loans for businesses and households during the first quarter of 2011, found that lending standards used by credit card companies had eased, which means it was easier for consumers to get approved for new plastic. Ironically, though, the demand for new credit cards has been lethargic.
Every three months the Fed requests feedback from banking executives in order to zero in on changes in the supply and demand of loans to businesses and households during the previous quarter. The Fed’s April Survey included responses from 55 domestic banks, plus 22 U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banks. According to the survey, 20% of banks reported easing their approval standards for consumers seeking new credit cards in the first quarter of 2011.
This is a dramatic improvement from the fourth quarter of 2010, when less than 10 percent reported a loosening of credit standards.. Additionally, about 6% of banks lowered the minimum credit score needed to get approved for a card, while no bank reported increasing the required score. Although 9% of banks reported increasing interest rates on new or existing accounts, this was equal to the percentage of banks that decreased them.
According to the survey, it seems consumer demand has not increased along with the easing of credit approval standards, at least the demand for new plastic. On net, banks reported little change in credit card loans. However, when asked about new credit card accounts and credit increases for existing accounts, banks reported the demand rose by 16%. While only a net fraction of banks reported an increase in the number of credit card applications in the first quarter, it seems consumers are looking for higher credit limits on existing cards rather than opting for new ones.
The good news for consumers is that this is a good time to shop around and check out various credit card offers with one in three major banks reporting an easing of credit standards. However, part of the reason the number of consumers seeking new credit cards has not increased might be due to the fact that companies are targeting low-risk borrowers, or people who are in a better overall financial position. Yet these consumers probably already have multiple cards and are not necessarily looking to add to their collection.

industry_corpus2: Finance & Economics


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Stranded on a Sandbar is a luxury, 8-bedroom, 6-bathroom home with a private pool and spa tub*! Not only will your family or group enjoy splashing in this giant pool, but there is also a game room inside and the beach is just a 1-minute walk away! You can gaze upon the gorgeous Gulf of Mexico from the rooftop deck. This home is ideal for large families with accommodations for up to 26 guests.
Spaced across the impressive 4,841 square feet of the property, there is an immaculate gourmet kitchen, plush living room, a formal dining area and a breakfast nook. The kitchen is fitted with Terrazzo countertops, a Viking stove with a 6-burner gas range, stainless steel appliances, double sinks, and a large island with bar stools. It is truly the ideal spot for preparing family meals or elect for a private chef to cook for your family through Five Star’s concierge services. The formal dining table seats 12, a breakfast nook seats 8, and al fresco dining on the balcony seats up to 8.
The spacious living room is complete with two leather sofas, two sofa chairs, a flat screen TV, and Blu-ray player. Along with the upscale décor, the cypress-panel ceilings will leave you in awe. There is a 22-speaker Bluetooth sound system throughout the property, including the pool area and lanai so you can listen to your favorite tunes while enjoying the property. In addition to the living room, entertainment can also be found in the game room. The game room and bar offer a 60-inch flat screen TV, pool table, ice maker, wine cooler and leads out to the private pool and outdoor kitchen. The pool can be heated for an additional charge.
There are 5 king suites and 3 guest suites (see floor-by-floor breakdown below). All are furnished with flat-screen TVs and provided with fresh cotton linens, laundered before and after every guest turn. There are 4 exterior balconies with a four-story, exterior spiral staircase connecting the pool/lanai area to the balconies and rooftop deck! This home is also equipped with an elevator and bicycles during the season.
*Hot tub can be turned on by request at no additional fee.

industry_corpus2: Hospitality & Catering


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BALTIMORE – I worry about Sandtown-Winchester, the city neighborhood that is the real epicenter of the unrest that erupted here after Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old black man, died from a nearly severed spine after being arrested last month by city cops.
Now that six city police officers involved in Gray's arrest have been charged on crimes ranging from second-degree murder to misconduct in office, much of the attention of protesters has moved farther from this troubled community.
Sandtown-Winchester is where the police chase of Gray began. It is where he was arrested, cuffed and placed on the floor of a police van. And it is where a CVS drug store was looted and burned, later serving as the staging area for protesters. But Gray's death is a small part of the decades-old human tragedy that defines this Census tract of Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park.
More than half of the people (ages 16-64) in this area are unemployed. In 2012, 49 percent of its high school students were "chronically absent," 61 percent of the population 25 and older lacked a high school degree, and a third of this community's houses were vacant. Even more disturbing, Sandtown-Winchester has more people in Maryland's prison system than any other community in the state. Maryland taxpayers spend nearly $17 million a year to keep 458 people from this Census tract in prison, according to a recent Justice Policy Institute report.
State Sen. Catherine Pugh, who represents the area, told me that fixing the neighborhood's problems is not something the city, or even the state, can do alone. It's going to take a public-private partnership.
Pugh is talking about the kind of partnerships that turned Baltimore's once comatose waterfront into a commercially successful Inner Harbor, and spawned construction of two professional sports stadiums and an explosive growth of downtown housing.
She wants politicians and business leaders to do the same for Sandtown-Winchester, an area where more than 9,000 people occupy just half a square mile of land. "We need to create the kind of environment there that people want to live in," Pugh said.
To do this, she wants the city's public and private universities to work with city and state leaders to offer employment and financial incentives to graduates who will renovate and live in the area's vacant homes. This a good idea that is not unlike what city officials did years ago to spur the growth of Baltimore's nationally acclaimed Inner Harbor.
What Pugh seeks is a solution to the deeply rooted problems that take an even greater toll in the city's black community than the senseless death of Freddie Gray.
DeWayne Wickham, dean of Morgan State University's School of Global Journalism and Communication, writes on Tuesdays for USA Today.

industry_corpus2: Politics & Administration


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There are manually operated leaderboards with plastic numbers and letters on every hole of the PGA Championship. Most are small enough that they can accommodate only seven players.
Charl Schwartzel, the South African champion of the 2011 Masters, tied the PGA record Friday morning by shooting seven-under-par 63 at Bellerive Country Club, and the volunteers never bothered to put him on the board.
This is a tough crowd, tearing up an extraordinarily easy golf course for a major championship.
Before an afternoon thunderstorm halted play for the day, Brooks Koepka joined Schwartzel by scoring 63, and he couldn’t move into the lead … or even second place.
Remember, it was Koepka who won his second straight U.S. Open back in June at Shinnecock Hills — at one over for the tournament.
The top spot at Bellerive again belonged to Gary Woodland, who recorded a four-under 66 that put him at 10 under, one shot ahead of Kevin Kisner, who shot 64 in the second round.
For those keeping score at home, that’s four scorecards of 63 or 64 in the first two rounds. The pair of 63s were the 14th and 15th in the 60-year stroke-play era of the PGA, and never had two been notched on the same day.
Another milestone: Woodland’s 36-hole total of 130 is the lowest in PGA history, beating out nine players who recorded 131.
Woodland is on pace for a 260 total. The all-time lowest 72-hole PGA Championship score is David Toms’ 265 in 2001 at Atlanta Athletic Club. Jason Day’s 20-under 268 in 2015 at Whistling Straits is the lowest in relation to par.
Half the field was still on the course when play was halted, forcing the players to return at 5 a.m. PDT Saturday to resume the second round. The third round was scheduled to be played in threesomes, with golfers going off the first and 10th tees.
Among those still grinding was Tiger Woods, who was three-under for the round (and the tournament) through seven holes and inside the projected cut of even par.
The leaders are loving how they’re playing, of course, without making much noise about how easy the course is — lest the PGA break out windmills and volcanoes overnight. As it is, PGA setup man Kerry Haigh pushed the flagsticks on many holes as close to the edges as possible to attempt some defense.
“It’s a bomber’s paradise. It’s a ball striker’s golf course,” said Justin Rose, who was uncertain he would play this week with a bad back, but has fared just fine in getting to four under. .
“Because it’s soft, I think obviously the pins are really, really tucked today,” he said after rounds of 67-69. “So if you drive it really well, then you could have wedges to be aggressive into those corners of the greens. … Fresher greens this morning, guys were able to make some of those mid-range putts.
Jordan Spieth, who came into the week with a chance to complete a career Grand Slam, seemed out of sorts from his opening double-bogey Thursday, and he wasn’t complimentary of Bellerive, even after a second-round 66.
The leaderboard is not without appeal, however. Beyond Woodland and Kisner, who are trying to win their first majors at the age of 34, those among the top 15 who had finished included world No. 1 Dustin Johnson (66, seven-under total) and fellow major winners Schwartzel (seven under), Adam Scott (65, five under) and newly crowned British Open champion Francesco Molinari (67, five under).
Woodland and Kisner were paired, and seemingly fed off each other’s play. They combined to make 11 birdies and an eagle in the second round.
“Gary and I are good buddies, had a great time, and if I could only hit it as far as he could, it would be a different game,” Kisner said.
Still, Kisner shot 29 on the front nine, with six birdies.
Woodland, feeling very comfortable on the zoysia grass fairways he grew up on in Kansas, scored in a more overpowering way.
At the 597-yard, par-five 17th, he cut a second-shot three-wood to a far right pin and stopped the ball five feet away before converting the eagle.
Koepka, who opened the tournament with a 69, birdied his first three holes and made seven total without suffering a bogey in his 63. Finishing his round on the front nine, Koepka had a 22-foot birdie putt to set the tournament record, though he said he wasn’t aware of the milestone.
Also with a chance to get to 62, Schwartzel lamented that he didn’t birdie the par-five 17th when he had a 25-foot birdie chance, but noted that he made a birdie from seven feet at the difficult 237-yard 16th.

industry_corpus2: Sports


text: The 6th Emirates Physiotherapy Conference - PhysioUAE 2018 took place on May 2 & 3rd 2018 . We are proud to have hosted more than 500 attendees from 31 countries over 3 program days and 6 pre/post-conference courses. As we continue with our mission of promoting high standards in Physiotherapy among practitioners and policy makers, we have succeeded in bringing together government entities, professional institutions, societies and associations representing important and niche practices in the field.

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text: I called them "standard bull whips" as it is something that will please your eyes and allow you to have a great experience when throwing them. The top plait is less complicated than in Classic version but the core is exactly the same. Thanks to this handling is the same in both versions just the look is different. So it's nothing fancy and nothing bad - just a standard whip.

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Srinagar, April 13: Socio Political activist and TV debater Inam Un Nabi has expressed great wishes to the Sikh community on the auspicious occasion of Baisakhi.
Inam lauded the contributions of Sikh community in upholding the values of humanity and coexistence especially the recent great help rendered to pain hit Kashmiris.
Inam hoped that coming times will add more joyous Occasion to the Sikhs.
He expressed deepest heart greetings and best wishes to the Sikhs around the world on eve of Baisakhi.
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Friday 25th November - The Launch of the inaugural StudentLife Summit www.slsummit.com sponsored by Aer Lingus, took place today at the Aer Lingus Hangar at Dublin Airport, with An Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality Frances Fitzgerald TD, Founder and CEO of the StudentLife Summit, Rita Kelly, and President of the Institute of Guidance Counsellors, Betty McLaughlin, in attendance. The StudentLife Summit will take place in Croke Park during National Careers Week on 9th & 10th January, 2017, where a number of Ireland’s leading employers, business leaders and innovators will encourage students to reach their fullest potential and set them on the right path to a high flying career.
Developed with the Institute of Guidance Counsellors, The StudentLife Summit will give Transition, 5th and 6th year students the opportunity to explore a host of career choices and engage with a wide number of career sectors from Airlines and Aviation, Medicine, Healthcare, Media, and Entertainment Technology and Gaming among others.
“The Student Life Summit, in partnership with Aer Lingus, will give transition, fifth and sixth year students the opportunities to explore interesting and diverse career sectors with inspirational guest speakers. Guidance councillors will be on hand to advise on subject choices. There will be hubs where students can take time out and engage with potential future employers, colleges, workshops and the creative arts and explore new apprenticeship models.
“Aer Lingus has a long and rich history of career development in the aviation sector. Having trained tens of thousands of engineers, pilots, cabin crew, airline managers and guest services professionals over the past eight decades, we are delighted that in 2016 we remain one of Ireland’s most sought after graduate employers, as voted for by students and graduates.
Students attending the Student Life Summit will have the opportunity to engage with leading employers including main sponsor Aer Lingus and also the Defence Forces, The Ireland U.S. Council, the National Maternity Hospital, PwC, Accenture, Deloitte, Alltech, Bord Bia, Glan Bia and Sherry Fitzgerald amongst others. Trinity College, DCU, National College of Ireland and DIT colleges will also be present for students to research and talk to about potential courses and degrees.
Students will have an opportunity to explore interesting and diverse career sectors with inspirational guest speakers including US Ambassador to Ireland Kevin O’Malley, Betty McLaughlin of the Institute of Guidance Councillors, David Rook of Riot Games, Yvonne Muldoon, Director of Sales Aer Lingus, and Brian MacCraith, President of DCU.
Employers will have the chance to impress students at their interactive hubs. Aer Lingus will be showcasing all the diverse career options available within the Aviation industry, from becoming a pilot or cabin crew member to engineering, marketing, social media, accountancy and catering. Leading Gaming company Riot Games, will be showcasing how to turn a hobby of gaming into a lifelong career of video game development.
Admission to the Student Life Summit is €5 and Teachers can register their classes at www.slsummit.com. To celebrate its sponsorship, Aer Lingus is also giving away two tickets to any North American destination of your choice for teachers registering classes before December 19.

industry_corpus2: Subject Education


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Eucatex is a Brazilian sheet metal company that produces wood-related products used in the furniture and construction industry. The Eucatex brand produces a collection of products, giving it an added advantage in exploring the current economic scenario. In fact, it is among the largest suppliers of wood for construction and furniture manufacturers. Today, Eucatex is the second largest exporter of wood fiber panels with a market share of 41%. It also has a market share of 16% in the manufacture of MDP panels in Brazil. The company is also the regional leader in the production of insulating materials and ceiling lining, wall partitions, doors and flooring materials.
The Group started producing its panels and ceiling tiles in 1954. The company installed its first mill known as Fiberboard Industrial Unit in 1954 in Salto, Sao Paulo. It started its activities by manufacturing soft boards and shortly afterward expanded to produce panels and ceiling tiles. Eucatex continued to increase its production capacity to produce paints and varnishes, initially used to coat the company’s panels and ceiling tiles. It was during this period that it started exporting its products to Europe and opened representative offices in the United Kingdom, Holland, Germany, and Mexico.
The industrial evolution of Eucatex has been attributed to the growth of its forests. The forests ensure a continuous supply of the company’s raw material – eucalyptus fiber. The company’s sustainability is guaranteed by the 44,000 hectares of forests situated in the state of Sao Paulo. The forests are managed according to the strict social, economic and environmental standards.
Flavio Maluf, the president and chief executive officer of Eucatex Group, has also been credited for the success of the company. He has served as president for 22 years and has adopted and implemented effective strategies that have given Eucatex an upper hand in the furniture and construction industry. Mr. Maluf stresses that being a pioneer is crucial in the improvement of business. His statement is right from the company’s perspective.
Mr. Maluf has heavily invested in technology that has enabled the company to produce a variety of top-notch products. Today, the company has four state-of-the-art facilities located in Salto and Botucatu. The factories are responsible for manufacturing a complete line of paint and varnishes, MDP and MDF panels, wall partitions, laminate floors, and doors.

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The 20 Mark Prussia Wilhelm II. gold coins date from the time of the German Empire. They were published under Wilhelm II., who reigned from 1888 to 1913 as an emperor, and were legal tender in daily circulation. The Kingdom of Prussia was the largest and most influential single state of the German Empire, with two-thirds of the area and about three-fifths of the population.
The most common coins found are the ones of Wilhelm I. (who reigned from 1871 to 1888) and Wilhelm II., which even today are very well suited for gold investment.
The 20 Mark Wilhelm II. gold coins have a fine weight of 7.16 grams of gold, a total weight of 7.965g, a thickness of 1.40 mm and a diameter of 22.5 mm.
The front of the 20 Mark Wilhelm II. gold coin shows a portrait of Kaiser Wilhelm II., bareheaded, facing right, and surrounded by the following inscriptions: "Wilhelm", "Deutscher Kaiser" and "König von Preussen"
Even 120 years and multiple currency reforms later, the 20 Mark Prussia Wilhelm II. gold coin has kept its value and is a globally popular collector's coin, which also has a lot to do with the material from which it was minted.


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We've all made some high-quality sock puppets back in the day. All you needed was a tube sock, two buttons, a permanent marker... and if you were one of those real fancy kiddos... you'd even use yarn for a coiffed hair do. But let's face it, your kids and their friends are not going to enjoy those homemade puppets that you just pulled out of the attic. But they WILL be enthralled by these professional puppeteers. With eye-catching puppets and edge-of-your-seat story telling, your kids will be talking about this puppet show for weeks! Search for Puppet Shows in Hopkinsville, Kentucky above.
Please note that these Puppet Shows may also travel to Gracey, Pembroke, Fairview, Cerulean, Crofton, Herndon, Oak Grove, Fort Campbell, Fort Campbell, Trenton, La Fayette, Elkton, Cadiz, Clifty, and Guthrie.

industry_corpus2: Film & Entertainment


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Plastic packing sleeve for RPG-7 propellant PG-7PM. Waterproof sealable container, ideal for fishing or geocaching.
AK oiler. Very good condition, unused.


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BIOSS SA has developed its own online talent and data management system called Genie. The Genie system enables organisations to not only store their capability assessment data and results but also allows for organisational design functionality through creating mode plots and talent maps which assist with talent pipelining, succession planning and ensures effective departmental and organisational structuring.
Additionally, the Genie system allows users to create talent dashboards using capability assessment results as well as the integration of other assessment tool information.

industry_corpus2: Technology & Research


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This cake was made to celebrate a Happy Anniversary!
Size: This cake was made out of three 9 inch cake pans, stacked on top of each other.
Flavour: This cake was a rich homemade vanilla batter.
Filling: This cake was filled with Chantilly cream and fresh strawberries.
Icing and Decorations: This cake was iced with homemade buttercream. All decorations are made out of coloured buttercream.


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The Sierra Nevada Conservancy administers multiple grant programs to support Regional Goals identified in the 2019-2024 Strategic Plan. These programs are funded through bond acts approved by California voters. Current funding sources include Proposition 68, the California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018 and Proposition 1, the Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014. Previous funding sources included Proposition 84, the Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2006.
The Sierra Nevada Conservancy administers a competitive grant program to permanently protect high-benefit lands that are threatened with conversion, represent unique natural characteristics, or are critical for resilience to climate change. The grant program is funded by Proposition 68.
SNC will announce a request for Pre-Applications in Summer 2019. Please review the Sierra Nevada Watershed Improvement Program Grant Guidelines and contact the appropriate SNC Area Representative to discuss potential projects.
The Sierra Nevada Conservancy administers a directed grant program to provide resources for capacity building and technical support to enable local agencies, organizations, and tribes to design, manage, and implement projects that will increase community resiliency against and recovery from natural disasters and ecological and economic challenges. The grant program is funded by Proposition 68.
Projects must be developed in collaboration with SNC. Please review the Resilient Sierra Nevada Communities Grant Guidelines and contact the appropriate SNC Area Representative to discuss potential projects.
The Sierra Nevada Conservancy administers a directed grant program support innovative, collaborative efforts to enhance, promote, and develop sustainable recreation and tourism opportunities and increased access to public lands in the Sierra Nevada Region. The grant program is funded by Proposition 68.
Projects must be developed in collaboration with SNC. Please review the Vibrant Recreation and Tourism Grant Guidelines (link to guidelines document) and contact the appropriate SNC Area Representative to discuss potential projects.
Using funding from Proposition 84, passed by popular vote in 2006, the SNC has awarded over $51 million for projects that directly improve watershed health, water quality, and community health for the betterment of the people of California. The SNC Proposition 84 Grant Program page has information on specific projects.
The SNC also provides information regarding Additional Funding Sources and Incentive Programs relevant to the Sierra Nevada Region. The page contains resources to identify grants and loans as well as to help organizations develop strategies to move forward with their projects and programs.

industry_corpus2: Water Resources & Marine


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I recently retired after 29.5 years as a police officer; all with the City of Auburn. I had the good fortune of working with Nancy Backus on several community projects.
She is a mayor who genuinely cares about the city and the citizens she serves. She works tirelessly for community. Nancy does not put herself first, it is always the citizens first.
Nancy is not in it for herself or the power that is often associated with politics these days. She is an outstanding representative for the city and community.
Nancy’s strong leadership will continue to serve the best interests of the Auburn citizens and I encourage Auburn’s residents to re-elect Nancy Backus as their mayor.


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Collection: removed comparison operator !
We have dropped support for simple DateTime, in fact, there is no useful usecase for the mutable type.
During the entity parsing all places will be checked and exception will be thrown if you use the muttable date time.
The Nextras\Orm\Entity\Entity still contains toArray() method; The conversion type constants were moved to the helper.
Orm 3.0 requires Nextras Dbal 3.0. Dbal brings datetime handling changes, generally speaking, if you use columns with timezone support, you should be pretty safe to upgrade. See Dbal 3.0.0 release notes.
Model: refactored internals to use Repository loader.
Entity: removed serialization support, the support was not tested and well covered.
Entity|Repository: event handling was refactored to own methods, removed fireEvent() methods and replaced with custom methods for each event.

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Iodine reagent refills for the easy to use, handheld Iodine Colorimeter HI718 Hanna Checker HC - Fresh Water.
Reagent refill for Hanna Checker Iodine HI718.
Will this work for both freshwater and saltwater?
Great question! Hanna does not recommend this for Saltwater. I would suggest using a Salifert Iodine kit for testing this in Saltwater.

industry_corpus2: Petrochemicals


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Movers MAX Movers Directory is your one-stop source for moving resources. Research your move before making that all-important move. Inside, you will find helpful Nichols, New York moving guides and moving tips on every type of moving services as well as free Nichols, New York moving estimates from professional movers in Nichols, New York .
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Our nationwide directory of residential movers and commercial moving companies can offer free Nichols, New York moving and storage quotes to any state or country. From smaller residential and household local moves or long distance moving to office movers and corporate relocation Nichols, New York Movers can help you with your Nichols, New York move.
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These options work best when activated together.
GeekSeller reads quantities from FBA and submits them to other designated marketplace(s). Recommended options include Jet, eBay, and Shopify.
GeekSeller automatically sends orders to FBA and sends tracking information back to the selected marketplace(s). Recommended options include Jet, eBay, and Shopify.
Only one of the options below can be active at any given time.
When a product is sold on a connected marketplace, the FBM quantity will not be automatically adjusted.
You will need to log in to Amazon and manually adjust the FBM quantity when sales are made.
When orders come from a connected marketplace, we adjust the quantity and send the update to Amazon.
FBM quantities will be managed from GeekSeller and the data will be sent to any connected marketplace, including Amazon.
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Integration as an instructional practice allows for multiple benefits for the student, teacher, and the overall educational system. The flexibility afforded to us in the Michigan Merit Curriculum and our state standards documents provide many innovative, instructionally efficient and effective, and creative possibilities to meet personalized learning goals. For questions related to integration as an instructional practice, contact Megan Schrauben at SchraubenM1@michigan.gov or 517-335-3199.
Model Course Mapping Resource - To help with transitioning to an integrated course sequence, this document was created specifically for 6-12 science departments to encourage research-based discussions and decision-making when planning for future course offerings and hiring decisions.
The State Board of Education's adoption of the Michigan K-12 Science Standards provide a tremendous opportunity in our state not only to improve science learning, but to improve literact and thinking skills of all children. For more information, see the document entitled "Supporting Early Literacy Development and Science Instruction".


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Sunday QTMs for 5/24/15: GUESS WHAT GOD WAS CARRYING FOR ME?
QTMs for 5/19/15: WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?
QTMs for 5/8/15: CAST OFF, ME HEARTYS!


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End-of-Life Care in Allentown PA: How Should You Talk to a Family Member Who Is Dying?
Death can be an incredibly difficult subject to discuss with your aging family member. She may have talked to you about what’s happening in vague terms, but as the reality of her situation approaches you may need a deeper conversation. Here are some steps you can take.
Before you can help your elderly family member to work through her feelings, you need to do some work on yours. This isn’t easy to do and it can mean that you face issues you didn’t realize that you had. You might be angry that your elderly family member is dealing with the health issues she’s facing or you might find it difficult to express your sadness. Journaling can help, as can talking to someone you trust. When you’re a little more clear about your own emotions, you can better talk to others about theirs.
Approaching this conversation in an open and loving way is the best approach. Your senior may be worried about how you and other family members will cope after she’s gone, so allaying her fears and her anxiety is important. Most important, though, is to find out what she needs from you in order to feel more secure right now.
Some aging family members who are approaching the end of life aren’t interested in talking about anything that’s happening. Your elderly family member might shut down these conversations when you try to start them. In the end, you have to go with her lead. If she’s not willing to have these conversations you shouldn’t really force them.
End-of-life care providers can put you and other family members in touch with someone who can help you all to work through how you’re feeling. They can also help you to find ways to talk to each other and to your senior about what you’re experiencing. This can be an excellent way to break through barriers and make sure that your elderly family member hears what you need her to hear before she passes away.
Every situation is different, but it can help to reach out to other caregivers that you know, too. They can let you know what they’ve done in similar situations and how they’ve gotten through. If you haven’t made friends who are caregivers, support groups are a great place to do just that.
If you or an aging parent are considering end-of-life care in Allentown, PA, please contact the caring staff at Serenity Hospice today. Call (215) 867-5405.


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If Kanye was right that 90% of all media, musicians, and performers are liberal, as he declared in his political Saturday Night Live speech, well, then that’s a lot of celebrities who are very much not onboard with his repping the pro-Trump MAGA hat, which he referred to as his “Superman cape,” and his newfound desire to dismantle the 13th amendment, an idea which he expressed on Sunday via social media. Passed in 1865, the 13th amendment, as you might recall, abolished slavery in the United States.
Chris Evans posted criticism on Twitter.
Swizz Beatz, who says he discussed the MAGA hat with Kanye just last week, said that despite what West said in his closing remarks on SNL, challenging Kanye for wearing the hat does not constitute bullying.
Or even the ever-hopeful Questlove.
We’ll add more reactions as they arise, and they surely will. Man, just imagine the responses when Yandhi finally drops! Whenever that is.
Update, October 1: Kanye will expound on his 13th Amendment musings Monday on TMZ Live, but first, he ruminated with one of their paparazzi after arriving back in Los Angeles on Sunday. Referring to his Notes app for what he wrote on the plane, he explained that the Constitution needs to be reexamined because it was written exclusively by white men, the Founding Fathers. The paparazzo notes, however, that the 13th Amendment had nothing to do with the Founding Fathers given that it was ratified in 1865. Kanye then bafflingly counters, “So [Abraham] Lincoln, this is conspiracy, but some people think that he might’ve been black. I can’t say that Lincoln was black or white.” Asked again how, specifically, he’d amend the 13th Amendment, Kanye said he’d do more research and get back to TMZ. “I won’t be beat into submission [for] having lack of information on camera,” he said. Can’t wait!


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*This was written on November 16, 2016.
The new PBA season is just around the corner, and we will be ushering in a new campaign where the best and brightest of the Philippines’ hardwood heroes will take the stage again and battle for the ultimate basketball titles this side of the hoops world. Before we plunged into the action, let’s look at some exciting players to watch heading into the 2016-2017 PBA Philippine Cup. In the previous post, I looked at the Top 5 Point Guards, but now let’s shift the focus a little bit to the Top 5 Shooting Guards heading into the 2016-2017 season.
5. PJ Simon (STA) - 12.7ppg, 2.3rpg, 1.2apg, 1.5 triples per game, 45.4 3pt%, 46.6 FG%.
- With the departure of James Yap, it seems like Simon has all the green light he needs to be Star’s main option on the wings, but the emergence of Allein Maliksi and the entry of Paul Lee will certainly put a damper in those proceedings. Given his age, and despite posting improved numbers last season, Simon will probably play behind those aforementioned wingmen. In fact, don’t be shocked if he eventually finds himself on the trading block, too.
4. Jericho Cruz (ROS) - 12.5ppg, 3.2rpg, 2.0apg, .1.2 triples per game, 36.7 3pt%, 49.3 FG%.
- Cruz nearly doubled his scoring and assists in his soph season compared to his rookie campaign, and he was one reason why it seemed like Paul Lee suddenly became a little expendable. It still remains to be seen if the former Adamson Falcon can soar to greater heights in the pros, but the only way for ROS to find out is if they give him the keys to the kingdom, so to speak. With James Yap coming in, there’s also a bit of uncertainty about the amount of minutes and touches headed Cruz’s way.
3. Marcio Lassiter (SMB) - 13.0ppg, 4.2rpg, 2.5apg, 1.0spg, 2.6 triples per game, 41.1 3pt%.
- Though it still paled in comparison to his rookie campaign, Lassiter played one of his best seasons in 2015-2016. He was among SMB’s top scorers, and he was consistently among the league’s best three-point bombers. Marcio was so good that people were saying he should have been on the 2016 Gilas roster, but, alas, the stars did not align. With RR Garcia now with SMB, it’ll be interesting to see if Lassiter can still get the same looks and opportunities he had last season.
2. Carlo Lastimosa (NLX) - 18.0ppg, 3.1rpg, 2.4apg, 43.6 FG%.
- Lastimosa’s transfer to NLEX is a boom-bust scenario. Given his scoring chops, he may just be what the doctor ordered for the Road Warriors, but his unpredictablity may also prove to be a chink in NLEX’s armor. With Yeng Guiao’s affinity for spreading the minutes all across his roster, though, it stands to reason that the former Blackwater Elite will still get his fair share of chances to tickle the twine.
1. Terrence Romeo (GLO) - 24.9ppg, 3.9rpg, 4.0apg, 3.4 triples per game, 35.9 3pt%, 42.9 FG%.
Jeff Chan (ROS) - 11.7ppg, 2.9rpg, 1.8apg, 1.7 triples per game, 37.4 3pt%.
RJ Jazul (ALA) - 10.0ppg, 2.7rpg, 2.7apg, 1.9 triples per game, 38.1 3pt%.
Larry Fonacier (TNT) - 8.9ppg, 3.1rpg, 1.9apg, 1.6 triples per game, 37.5 3pt%.


text: This study applies the first order Markov process to examine the relative impact of the purchase feedback and nonfeedback effects on market share. Based on the first order Markov brand switching model, this study applies the least square method to estimate the nonfeedback effect based on historical consumer panel data for market share and loyalty. Applying this approach to data from the consumer panel in the three product categories of adult milk powder, shampoo, and detergent provided by TNS Global Taiwan in 2003, reveals that the influence of the nonfeedback effect on market share exceeds that of the purchase feedback. Restated, for adult milk powder, shampoo, and detergent, consumer brand choice is easily affected by promotional activities such as advertising or price. The impact of the purchase feedback owing to purchase experience of a particular brand (satisfaction and then loyalty) is less than that of the nonfeedback effect.

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Warren County Children Services is having to place large numbers of children in other counties because of the lack of foster homes there .
Recently, Warren County’s Children Services had to remove a 17-year-old girl with developmental disabilities after her caregiver was murdered in her presence.
The minor had to be placed out of Warren County, and there has been a significant delay in getting her services through the other county's board of developmental disabilities.
Five children became homeless after their Kings Mills family failed to secure housing after a series of past evictions. They are between the ages of 11 and 17. Warren County could only find placements for two children within their community and the other three were placed in Clark, Lawrence and Montgomery counties.
These are a few examples that illustrate how Warren County is struggling with the hard facts that they are having to permanently terminate parental rights of those who are lost to opioids and that they are having to place the children in other counties. This happens partly Because there are only 50 licensed foster care homes in Warren County which has a population of 246,000 residents.
Children Services is hoping that the county will respond to the dire need for more foster homes and open their houses and hearts this holiday season. Warren County, like Ohio, is in the grip of what is arguably the worst epidemic ever. Approximately 60 percent of the estimated 220 children in the agency’s custody are placed outside of the county due to a limited number of residential and group homes. The out-of-county placements create a whole new set of issues for children, families, and county workers.
Workers are spending a considerable amount of time grappling with the unique challenges of either driving to visit the children in various counties or having to arrange for the children to be brought to the county for two-hour weekly visits to connect with their parents and siblings.
If the children remained in Warren County, they could maintain connections to their families, school friends and communities without any interruptions in the services they need and the activities they participate in.
Warren County Children Services Director, Susan Walther, believes there are strong benefits to keeping children within the county and negatives when they are removed from their homes, neighborhoods, schools, activities, and communities.
Moving the children out of county may seem to be a drastic measure but one of the effects of the opiate epidemic is that it has further complicated the child welfare system. Children Service is not seeing parents who are able to get clean and stable to bring their children home. Statistics show that 85 percent of addicted patients will relapse within one year of recovery. That’s why children are often being placed into the custody of a kinship caregiver or placed for adoption.
Overall, Walther believes the agency has coped very well with the opioid crisis by focusing on permanency for children and by working with families to seek out relative placements. Since 2010, there has been a 62 percent increase in children being placed with relatives statewide.
The primary need is for children aged 7-17. Foster parents need to be over the age of 21, have an available bed in their home and be willing to invest in the future of a child in need. Training and financial reimbursement are provided.
Children Services partners with many local service providers to help foster parents manage educational, medical, behavioral, and special needs of the children under their care. This team approach supports differing perspectives and has consistently promoted the best interest of children. Despite their often-traumatic experiences, these children are often found to be very resilient when provided with structure and nurturance.
If you have space in your home and your heart to foster a child in need, please call Warren County Children Services at (513) 695-1546. You can ask to speak to a foster care worker and additional information is available on the Warren County Children Services website.
Sonia Chopra, a freelance journalist, lives in Mason. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Salon.com, and other national and international publications.


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This article by MOI Global instructor John Lewis is excerpted from a letter of Osmium Partners, based in Greenbrae, California.
• Highly Attractive Unit Economics: Undiscounted Lifetime Value of $35 with subscriber acquisition cost of just $2.50 per sub.
• Valued at 1.4x Gross Profit vs. Peer group at 5x!
• 10Q filing showed, after earnings in late July TZOO repurchased 2.4% of the company for $13.60 per share.
• Over the last 7 years, TZOO has repurchased 28% outstanding shares paying an average of $17.48 a share.
• One negative: is the Founder’s Trust has been a seller, reducing his position from 54% to 51% of the outstanding shares in 2018. They need cash for the Trust, and were sellers as low as $7-8 as well.
We believe in a sale to a strategic buyer, Travelzoo is worth between $400-500 million ($32-40) based on 4-5x gross profit of $100 million (88% gross margin) of which we believe a strategic buyer should be able to drop $40-60 million to the bottom line. Travelzoo public peer group trades exactly in this range with a median EV/Gross Profit of 4.9x with an average of 4.6x vs. TZOO at only 1.4x! In the higher range of valuations is On The Beach (OTB.L), which trades at 6x EV/Gross Profit and the lowest valuation is Groupon (GRPN) which is shrinking -7% and is valued at 1.7x EV/Gross Profit. Since the IPO in 2002, TZOO has averaged a valuation of 5.2x EV/Sales vs. the current 1.3x.
Standing on its own two feet, Travelzoo business trajectory is improving, as the company has guided to accelerating revenue growth in the 2H18 and doubling of revenue over 2-3 years with targeted 15-30% operating margins at scale. If this is achieved, we believe, over the next 3 years, Travelzoo could generate in aggregate $7-8 per share in EBIT, increasing the cash balance to $8-9 per share and push the stock to reach $50-60. Currently TZOO has a “safety net” of just under $2.00 in cash per share with $1.00 per share in EBIT from US and Europe (growing +6% and +8% yoy, respectively) or about 10x EV/ US & Europe EBIT. As a floor valuation, Groupon (GRPN) which is shrinking (-7%) trades at 1.7x EV/Gross Profit, applying this to TZOO yields $15.00 (TZOO is outgrowing GRPN by 15%).
From the company’s IPO in 2002, Travelzoo grew revenue from $10 million to $170 million in 2013 (revenue grew every year). In 2011, Travelzoo generated $3 a share in EBIT and stock traded between $80-100. On an EV/Sales basis, the peer group trades on average at 5.5x EV/Sales to Travelzoo’s current 1.3x EV/Sales. After rechecking our core thesis from a 360 degree perspective, we remain convinced TZOO is both significantly undervalued and delivers enormous value to both subscribers and travel partners. Travelzoo generated 22% Return on Capital for the trailing 12 months ended June 30th. Over the last 15 years, TZOO has achieved results that less than 1% of public companies have achieved: averaged over +30% for Return on Equity and Return on Capital. Finally, since the Travelzoo’s IPO the company has built a global brand as subscribers have grown nearly 10x over the last 16 years.
• Travelers: 79% took 3+ trips last year.
• 90% will make a future purchase via TZOO.
• We estimate average member stay as a Travelzoo Subscriber is 10 years.
• Travelzoo’s Mobile app has been downloaded 5.7 million times.
• Travelzoo partners/suppliers love Travelzoo as well. Why?
• Reach: TZOO has 30 million subscribers/members with total reach with partners to 70 million potential global travelers.
For further details: Travelzoo exhibits 43 case studies of Travel Partners’ success from TZOO’s services click here: Case Studies.
A Las Vegas Hotel increased occupancy with Travelzoo’s products resulting in $650,000 in incremental revenue and delighted customers of which 93% enjoyed the experience and 91% plan to return.
Canadian Company launched a 6-month Travelzoo campaign utilizing Travelzoo’s Top 20, Newsflash, and website placements resulting in nearly $2 million in revenue and 1,600 bookings.
Travelzoo’s main attraction are its curation of high value deals for both the member and partners. The Deal Expert’s job is to “guarantee that any deal with my name on it is truly the best rate anybody is going to pay for that experience, period.” The company offers an annual stipend and an additional three days to experience a Deal offered on Travelzoo’s website. These experts spend a lot of time not only researching, but negotiating then marketing the deal to its members.
In addition to high quality deals and subscribers, we believe TZOO’s business has exceptional unit economics and operating leverage with scale. A subscriber currently generates $4.00 in revenue per year (TZOO has reached as high as $7 per sub) to generate $3.50 in gross profit (gross margins have always been above 85% for 20 years) and stays for around 10 years (est. annual churn = ~10%). We estimate the undiscounted lifetime value of a subscriber is $35 and TZOO acquires a subscriber for between $2-3, or 11x+ LTV/CAC. We estimate customer acquisition costs in the LTM were $2.50. With nearly 30 million subscribers, TZOO should be able to reach $7 in revenue per sub again from the current trough of $4 translating into $200 million in revenue. In other words, $1 more in annual revenue per subscriber = $30 million to the top line and $25+ million in gross profit.
It is not the first time TZOO has gone through a revaluation. We have seen this scenario play out in the late 2000’s when Europe division was losing money due to investments in growth and North America was highly profitable. Now, North America and Europe are highly profitable (and growing) and Asia is in a growth investment phase. As Asia reaches breakeven the true earnings power will be evident – North America/Europe currently generates ~$12-14mm of EBIT and Asia is losing $8-10mm. Given the recent investments in growth and a small share base (Founder owns 55% of 12.5M shares; 5.6M est. real float), there are wild swings in EPS quarter over quarter, but the investments are paying off, with all geographies increasing revenue year over year in 2018.
• Internally built entire hotel booking technology/platform – allows members to book hotels directly through TZOO.
• WeekenGo and their packaging technology (members buy more when deals are bundled with hotels and flights) – $2.5M investment for 25% equity stake.
• From 2011-2017, management bought back 3.5 million shares for $61 million at an average price of $17.43; reducing share count by 22% from 16 million to 12.5 million today. 500K share buyback plan was authorized on March 2018.
Travelzoo’s comparable companies consist of hotels and travel platforms that trade at many multiples higher than TZOO’s valuation, in some cases, for businesses that have dim forward looking estimates, declining sales, and are less efficient. For instance, Groupon recently had to pay IBM $83 million for patent infringement, sales are declining by 7% with 2% EBIT margins, and still trades at 1.7x EV/GP vs. 1.4x EV/GP for TZOO. On The Beach (LSE:OTB) a similar model to TZOO trades at 6x EV/gross profit as well as numerous other Travel platforms trade at an average of 4-5x EV/GP to TZOO’s 1.4x EV/GP.
Airbnb and Priceline (BKNG) trade at north of 8x sales and hotel companies trade at 4-10x sales. Airbnb and Priceline have very little CAPEX and 30% operating margins and Hotels have very high operating margins (own assets) but very high capex. However, TZOO has CAPEX of 1-2% of revenue with 90% gross margins and 15-30% target margins (current EBIT margins are very depressed) and we believe we will see substantial multiple expansion with very high incremental revenue growth. We think the stock should be currently around $20-25 per share.
From 2013-early 2018, Travelzoo was left for dead as the company divested non-core businesses and refocused on its core. Holger Bartel, who stepped down as CEO in 2010, has returned as of 2016 and is very focused on getting the business back in growth mode. In his last tenure as CEO from 2008-2010, TZOO appreciated in value from $6 per share to $42. Since the IPO in 2002, TZOO has averaged a valuation of 5.3x EV/Sales vs. the current 1.3x. Over the next 3 years Travelzoo could generate $7-8 per share in EBIT and this would lead to a cash balance pushing $8-9 per share, we believe the stock could reach $50-60. Given the guidance and recent investments in growth, we believe the stock should trade currently at least 2x EV/GP or $17 per share and much higher going forward. We believe TZOO has a bright future as either a standalone public company (provided the company can grow revenue at least double digits) or significant value to a strategic buyer in the $30-40 range.
• Newsflash: “Breaking news” email delivered to a geo-targeted audience.
• Sponsored Stories: Custom content utilizing authentic storytelling to drive potential travelers to your destination.
• Featured Destinations: Customized microsite driving awareness and bookings through editorial, photos, branding and compelling offers.
• Local Deals: Geo-targeted email alerts and website placement generating new deals for restaurants, spas, attractions, activity and entertainment companies.
• Cost per click: Text ads placed on travelzoo.com and our partner’s websites reaching more than 70 million users worldwide.
• Guidance is for doubling revenue over 2-3 years, this does not seem unreasonable with revenue per sub at $4 with a high of $6.50 less than 5 years ago plus new high margin products and recent investments.
• Public Comps median and average are 9x EV/GP and 11 EV/GP respectively and 6x EV/Sales and 7x EV/Sales respectively.
• We believe TZOO could be acquired for $28-47 a share, as an acquirer would be able to capture 50% of gross profit to the bottom line and likely pay a 6-10x multiple or 3 to 5 multiple of current gross profit which is in line with the public peer group.
• Secret Escapes/On The Beach/Expedia/AirBnB/Booking/TRIP are all logical buyers of TZOO, TZOO would be a highly accretive deal.
4. In the LTV/CAC ratio: Numerator LTV poised to increase (likely, with new products and revenue growth) and flat CAC.
5. IF TZOO gets to $6 in revenue per sub per year on 30 million subs this is a $180 million revenue company! Which also would lead to $6 * 10years $60 lifetime value/$2.50 or about 24x LTV/CAC. This is what has led to wild multiple expansion in the past.
Certain factual and statistical (both historical and projected) industry and market data and other information contained herein was obtained by Osmium Partners from independent, third-party sources that it deems to be reliable. However, Osmium Partners has not independently verified any of such data or other information, or the reasonableness of the assumptions upon which such data and other information was based, and there can be no assurance as to the accuracy of such data and other information. Further, many of the statements and assertions contained herein reflect the belief of Osmium Partners, which belief may be based in whole or in part on such data and other information. The information contained herein is provided for informational purposes only. This is not an offer to sell, or a solicitation to buy, limited partnership interests in Osmium. An investment in Osmium is not suitable for all investors. Graphs/charts are provided for illustrative purposes only and should not be relied on to form an investment decision. Stocks mentioned in the newsletter do not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell the individual securities.

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I can't think of a single instance where arcade parts would be urgently needed. So I placed my order with Andy on Monday, received my invoice on Tuesday, and a shipment of parts from London to Dallas just a few minutes ago. 3 days total for an international order, w00t!
Thanks for the great service and products; definitely worth the money I spent.
I forgot to mention that he hand delivered it to my door.
+1 for Andy and Ultimarc. He provide excellent support for his excellent products.
Shouldn't that speed be expected due to his increased shipping fees?
FWIW, I was very impressed by his quick delivery as well. Placed an order on Sunday, received it (in California) on Wednesday. That's almost as quick as Amazon's 2 day shipping, and across the big pond of course. Thanks, Andy!

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text: The Hal Leonard Instrumental Play-Along with 13 songs from the genre Movie and TV Music easily arranged for tenor saxophone. The play-along contains an access to the Hal Leonard online library for the demo and accompaniment tracks. There is the possibility to slow down the tempo of the tracks without changing the pitch, a loop function to practice for demanding parts and much more.


text: Ok. So it isn’t exactly carpool karaoke. But a very cool automobile based interview none the less. Legendary drummer from The Rods, Carl Canedy, speaks with Rock Titan’s Scotty J on a variety of subjects. While Canedy is most well known for his days with The Rods, he’s also been an accomplished Producer and also has a new project in the works.


text: Rivalea is a leading integrated Australian agri-food company based in the Riverina region of New South Wales. Rivalea has extensive agricultural, processing and marketing interests that support high quality pork production for Australian and export markets. Our welfare commitment is to ‘care for every pig, every day’.

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Metaglossary.com - Definitions for "bpm"
Acronym: eats er inute Digital Audio: A parameter for digital music that refers to the tempo of a song.
Short for "beats per minute," the unit of tempo measurement.
An abbreviation of Beat Per Minute (the number of steady even pulses in music occurring in one minute and therefore defining the tempo).
Beats per minute, the units used to measure HEART-RATE.
heart rate reference (beats per minute).
abbreviation for beats per minute in reference to heart rate.
Usually refers to an intrinsic heart rate that is not being paced. For adults, the typical heart rate is about 70 bpm.
Beats Per Minute. Song tempos are usually listed in beats per minute using quarter notes as a reference, unless stated otherwise.
Beats per minute. -- Centi; 1/100g. Centigram (cg) is a measure of weight; centiliter (cl) is a measure of volume.
Beats Per Minute. A measure of the frequency of the hammering action of a hammerdrill or rotary hammer.
Beats per minute. A way of measuring the tempo of a piece of music. Determined by counting how many beat of music there are in a minute of a track. It is normally the strongest beat that is counted.
Abbreviation for beats per minute. The abbreviation bpm usually refers to an intrinsic heart rate, while pulses per minute (ppm) usually refers to the paced rate. See also ppm.
Each beat is bassdrum kick if it kicks in regular intervals.
stands for Beats Per Minute. The beats per minute denote the tempo, or speed, of a piece of music, instrumental sample or loop.
XM 81 BPM is one of five channels in the Dance music cluster offered by XM Satellite Radio. It concentrates primarily on contemporary hit-driven Dance music product, which includes imports and cutting edge Club, House and Trance tracks. BPM, like all of the XM Music channels, is entirely commercial-free.
Business Project Manager - A person representing the business who has decision making authority for the user community. They are responsible for assignment of users to the project team and to develop user guides, office procedures and user training. Further, they identify users to be interviewed, users to participate in review walkthroughs and inspections. They also will identify users who will participate in testing, development of test scripts, test cases and test data. Additionally, they will resolve user conflicts, be a focal point for change control, prioritize user requests and keep the user community informed of project status.
Business Process Modeling, A method used to model existing business processes using analysis-level dynamic modeling techniques.
A general term describing a set of services and tools that provide for explicit process management, including process analysis, definition, execution, monitoring and administration. Ideally, BPM should include support for both human and application-level interactions. The workflow market has been a significant source of BPM, although forms of BPM are now emerging from many other sources, such as collaborative applications, integration brokers, Web integration servers, development tools, rules engines and e-commerce offerings.
A process that links business strategy to IT system development to ensure business value. It combines workflow, functional, organizational and data/resource views with underlying metrics such as costs, cycle times and responsibilities to provide a foundation for analyzing value chains, activity-based costs, bottlenecks, critical paths and inefficiencies.
business process model. the architecture work product produced during business engineering that documents the customer organizationâ€™s business processes.
Business performance management. See enterprise PM.
Stands for the continuous adaptation of a company's business processes, organizational structures, and IT environments to meet market requirements. BPM ranges from analysis and optimization of processes to the implementation in software to the automatic control and measurement of their processes and key performance indicators which enable the organization to flexibly adapt to the needs of the market and the company.
Business Process Management. The concept of shepherding work items through a multi-step process. The items are identified and tracked as they move through each step, with either specified people or applications processing the information. The process flow is determined by process logic and the applications (or processes) themselves play virtually no role in determining where the messages are sent.
Business Process Management. Refers to aligning processes with an organization's strategic goals, designing and implementing process architectures, establishing process measurement systems that align with organizational goals, and educating and organizing managers so that they will manage processes effectively. Business Process Management or BPM can also refer to various automation efforts, including workflow systems, XML Business Process languages and packaged ERP systems. In this case the management emphasizes the ability of workflow engines to control process flows, automatically measure processes, and to change process flows from a computer terminal.
business process modeling. An analysis and design activity performed by business consultants within a company to model both the current state of an enterprise and the intended future state by using BPM tools. Usually, to move from the current state to the future state requires IT transformation.
Business Process Management is the function of correctly directing a flow of work items through a systematic multi-step process. The items are identified and tracked as they move through each step, with either specific people or applications processing the information within an allotted time.
Business Process Management. A systems approach to the management of processes, based on the management of process knowledge, control of process performance and conformance, continual improvement of processes, and customer satisfaction.
Business Performance Management; also known as CPM and EPM. The combination of planning, budgeting, financial consolidation, reporting, strategy planning and scorecarding tools. Most vendors using the term do not offer the full set of components, so they adjust their version of the definition to suit their own product set.
BPM (Business Process Management) is by no means a new IT system. BPM flexibly and transparently unites communication processes, document-based processes, business processes, and administration processes. This means that the top priority of BPM cannot be entirely set on data, but rather on achieving coordination of company wide workflows.
Business Performance Management. Applications that help direct modeling or scenario exploration activities. Rather than simply exploring what happened and why, the application can help the user consider the implications of alternative courses of action before they become operational. Performance management suggests an explicit relationship to action, and modeling is the key link to do this.
ballistic particle manufacturing. A rapid prototyping process which deposits materials by means of inkjet technology. At one time the term was used to refer to a specific company's technology, BPM, Inc., now defunct, but prior to that it was an early generic term for inkjet-based RP. The term is not often used at present.
Stands for Business Process Management. BPM is a business improvement strategy based on documenting, analyzing, and redesigning processes for greater performance.
The process of integrating and managing an enterprise's processes for efficiency and effectiveness.
The term Business Process Management (or BPM) refers to a set of activities which organizations can perform to either optimize their business processes or adapt them to new organizational needs. As these activities are usually aided by software tools, the term BPM is synonymously used to refer to the software tools themselves.
BPM is a jazz-fusion band formed by Alex Machacek, Terry Bozzio and Gerald Preinfalk in 2002. They have released an album Delete and Roll in 2003 which has received heavy critical acclaim.
BPM is the People's Republic of China's national time signal service, operated by the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Bound Printed Matter. Catalogs, magazines, and other bound printed materials.
Bound Printed Matter. A subclass of Package Services that consists of permanently bound sheets of which at least 90% are printed with advertising, promotional, directory, or editorial matter (or a combination of such matter).


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small mosaic tiles, but after only six months, they began to detach and fall. A solution was needed, and a company called solarcentury came up with a clever idea replacing the failing tiles with solar cells.
Not only do the solar cells provide a weatherproof barrier, they also generate about 390kW of power for the building. In total, 7,244 Sharp 80W modules are used to cover the entire service tower (but apparently only 4898 of these modules are "live" the others are "dummy modules" — strange). The building also has 24 wind turbines on the roof, which provide 10% of the total power used by the building..."
The recently opened Tinapa business resort was designed by this interesting Architectural firm based in South Africa.
According to their website"...GAPP Architects and Urban Designers has evolved to become one of South Africa´s foremost professional firms, with an award-winning portfolio of work in high profile and prestigious projects such as: The Apartheid Museum, The ArabellaSheraton Grand Hotel, The Western Cape Hotel and Spa, The Park Hyatt, Maropeng at The Cradle of Humankind, Freedom Park, The V&A Waterfront and Nelson Mandela Square to name just a few.
GAPP´s philosophy which encompasses a culture of mutual respect and open communication is apparent when visiting any of the offices in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban and the network of satellite offices in Port Elizabeth, Nairobi, Dar-es-Salaam, Calabar and Mauritius.
The GAPP team is defined by some of the most respected accomplished individuals across a complementary range of skills in the fields of Architecture, Urban Design, Urban Development Strategies, Services Design, Information Technology and Town Planning, together sharing space and ideas in a stimulating and well-organised work environment.
These aspects combine to provide a sound basis for GAPP to maintain the highest professional standards from design excellence to client collaboration and in so doing, to create a built environment which stands as a legacy now and will for generations hereafter..."
The birsel + seck Company was started by Ayse Birsel and Bibi Seck who are both product designers. "...Their award-winning designs span the office, home, bath, retail and automotive sectors..." which include the well know brands like Herman Miller, Hewlett Packard, Target, and Renault.
Their website says "...Bibi Seck was born in Paris and spent his formative years in London, Paris and Dakar. He received his Master’s degree in industrial design in 1990 from ESDI, Paris. Before moving to New York in 2003, Seck was lead designer at Renault for 12 years and has extensive experience in materials and manufacturing, and guiding large design teams through complex problems.
Seck led the interior design teams for several production vehicles, including the Scenic I, Twingo II, Trafic, and Scenic II. Scenic I (1996) and Trafic (2002) won Car of the Year awards from the European trade press. While at Renault, Seck designed the F1 Micrograph watch for Tag Heuer, winning the prestigious 2002 Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève.
Seck has taught at Strate Collége School of Design and Management in Paris, at Université Technologique de Compiegne, and most recently at Pratt Institute...."
"...Ayse Birsel grew up in Izmir, Turkey. In 1989 she received a Fulbright Scholarship to complete her Master’s Degree at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY.
Her 1993 design of the Zoë Washlet spearheaded Japanese manufacturer TOTO’s entry into the US market and has unofficially been coined the world’s most comfortable toilet seat. In 1996 she founded Olive 1:1. Birsel received a gold Industrial Design Excellence IDSA award for the Resolve system, her reinterpretation of the office cubicle for Herman Miller. In 2002, her collaboration with Bibi Seck on the design of a concept automobile interior for Renault led to the creation of their studio Birsel + Seck.
collections of Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum and the Museum of Modern Art..."
in Nigeria's growing real estate industry.
I attended the lecture by Marks Barfield Architects, The Quietrevolution, and Price & Myers at the building centre about the Beacon which is part of the Sustainable London, Power in the City lecture.
It was an impressive presentation and the duo Julia Barfield, joint Managing Director of Marks Barfield Architects, and Robert Webb, CEO of Quietrevolution were bombarded with a lot of interesting questions by the full house audience, which I think were answered satisfactorily.
The quietrevolution website says "...The Beacon is a 40 metre high Y-shaped structure, and is designed to be ‘planted’ along major roads and public spaces, reaching up to the stronger breezes above London’s buildings. Each Beacon supports five vertical 'triple-helix’ wind turbines called quietrevolution, each five metres high and three metres diameter designed to achieve ultra-quiet operation and more efficient utilisation of urban winds.
through transmission. We believe cities like London should take much greater responsibility for their own energy generation. London has a unique opportunity to make a difference in time for the Olympics’ said David Marks and Julia Barfield, co-designers of the Beacon.
Their partner in the project, Robert Webb, CEO of XCO2 and co-designer of The Beacon adds; ‘Within fifty years we will be living in a world which is 90 percent powered by renewable energy", with no sacrifice to quality of life. The Beacon is a showcase and a celebration of this revolution and is designed to bring the debate on wind generation directly into the cities..."
Link to Sustainable London PDF presentation.
Prism Designs Africa is an indigenous architectural design firm that specialises mainly in residential, institutional and commercial building in Kenya and Southern Sudan.
According to their website "...is a team of Registered Architects who hold Bachelor of Architecture Degrees from University of Nairobi and have been working together on construction projects in Africa for many years.
Our scope of work ranges from large commercial projects to intimate and personalised designs for private residences and no project is too large or too small to handle.
It is our firm belief that the success of a building, whether aesthetically, functionally or financially, is established through the design process.
It is in this process of lateral thinking that the talents, skills and energy of the practice is concentrated..."

industry_corpus2: Real Estate & Construction


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Microsoft Dynamics GP Distribution Success Story: Amax Inc.
Video Case Study – Amax Inc.
Narrator: Amax Incorporated, formerly the office products division of Stanley Black & Decker, is the exclusive distributor of Stanley Bostitch staplers and other home and office tools. With the help of CAL Business Solutions, Amax implemented a Microsoft Dynamics GP software system in 12 weeks with zero interruption to their multimillion dollar distribution business, and has been running smoothly in the cloud ever since. This is their story.
Gary Blanchette, Executive Vice President, Amax: When Stanley decided to spin-off the Stanley Bostitch office products business, we had only about 12 weeks to implement a new ERP system and we simply could not afford any interruptions for any of our customers. A lot of people told us it couldn’t be done. We spent a lot of time looking at SAP, Net Suite, and also Microsoft Dynamics GP. In the end, we chose Microsoft Dynamics GP and CAL Business Solutions as our implementation partner. It ended up being a complete homerun.
Once we chose Microsoft Dynamics GP, we interviewed several implementation partners to try and decide which one to partner with. After interviewing several of them, they spoke in a lot of buzz words and had all the platitudes to talk to us about, but after meeting with CAL we felt they were really nuts-and-bolts guys. We were able to explain to them how we wanted the business to run, what it needed to do, and what we expected from the ERP system. In the end, it was CAL Business Solutions’ expertise that made this project work.
George Mackiewicz, President, CAL Business Solutions: Because of CAL Business Solutions deep Distribution experience, we were able to bring Amax live on GP, SalesPad, EDI and a 3PL in just 12 weeks.
Joe DeRita, Director of Channel Management, Amax: Using SalesPad with Microsoft Dynamics GP is a huge benefit to our business. Our customer service department has single-screen visibility to orders and can click through in a matter of seconds and find the information that they need. Our sales team can also go in when they get a call from a customer and review the same information and give that information to the customer within a matter of minutes which is a huge advantage when compared to our competitors.
Brian Leroux, Director of Finance and Accounting, Amax: Dynamics GP really allows us to maintain our true inventory costs and we feel this allows us to correctly price products as well as to maintain our strong inventory levels. One of the keys of our business is 360 degrees of visibility. This allows all information related to inventory to be accessed by all levels of the company on a real-time basis. We feel that Dynamics GP really allows us to stay a step ahead of our competition.
Gary Blanchette, Executive Vice President, Amax: We implemented Microsoft Dynamics GP in the cloud to reduce our upfront costs, speed up implementation, and also gave us the ability to access it anywhere in the world. We flipped a switch two years ago and we haven’t experienced any downtime since.
Thanks to Microsoft Dynamics GP and CAL Business Solutions our business is performing better than ever and you can really see that in the sales results over the past couple of years.
Narrator: CAL Business Solutions is a Connecticut based Microsoft Dynamics GP partner serving distribution companies. If you are looking for a new ERP or accounting software system, contact CAL Business Solutions.


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A team of scientists is exploring an unusual source of electricity; they spoiled tomatoes that are not suitable for sale to the public. Its pilot project is based on a cell (cell) biological fuel using waste disposed of tomato crops Florida.
The team Namita Shrestha and Venkataramana Gadhamshetty, School of Mines and Technology of South Dakota, in the United States, found that rotten tomatoes and damaged that are discarded could be a source of energy particularly powerful if used in a cell microbial electrochemistry. The process also helps to purify the solid waste from tomatoes and associated wastewater.
Tomatoes are an essential crop in Florida. Therefore, the new technology could be practical and important in many areas of the state, as well as any agricultural people around the world who are very dedicated to growing tomatoes. In the case of Florida, the state generates 396,000 tons of tomato waste each year, but lacks a good system for processing them.
Microbial electrochemical cell can take advantage tomato waste to generate electricity. To this end, it uses bacteria to break down and oxidize the organic material in tomatoes unfit for the food sector.
The oxidation process triggered by bacteria that interact with residues tomato, releases electrons which is captured in the fuel cell and become a source of electricity. Researchers have found that lycopene, a natural pigment in tomatoes, is an excellent mediator to promote the generation of electric charges from damaged fruit.


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bWise was founded in 2004, with the aim of enabling and empowering African businesses through results driven consultancy, technology solutions design and implementation, and motivational training solutions. bWise has an extensive base of experience in dealing with major blue chip companies as well as medium to small sized businesses and we are able to tailor make our solutions for your specific needs.
Adriaan Héfer is a very experienced business consultant and delivery manager (20 +years) with a strong technology background. Adriaan has been involved in numerous Revenue Authority, Financial Services, Government, Health Care, Oil, Retail and Telecoms programs in Southern Africa and the UK.
Design and delivery management of software solutions and applications.
Diploma in Freelance Journalism from the London School of Journalism.
Provided strategic consulting, business development and has deep delivery management experience across various business and ICT projects in Southern Africa. And UK. Focused on understanding and formulating the client’s business and ICT strategy, and advising how best to leverage technology to increase bottom line profits. Specialist in digital solutions, mobile technology, internet technology, cloud computing, ECM (Enterprise Content Management), document and records management, workflow, call centre and BPO solutions.
Design, development and Implementation of online retail business including business strategy, operating model, financial model and digital marketing strategy.
Implementation of ECM solution at SA Parliament and Cape Provincial Government.
BPR exercise and process automation (workflow and ECM) software design and implementation at numerous South African life assurance and pensions companies.
ECM solution design and delivery management at health care and banking clients in the UK.
ICT /business strategy development and alignment at major life assurance companies in SA.
Implementation of Call Centre solutions for Telecoms, and Retail clients.
Streamlined business processes and implemented IVR and website apps at Oil company .
ICT Solutions design and delivery to multiple Mobile Telecommunications Network Operators in Southern Africa.
CRM solution design at Land Bank SA.
Detailed design, plan and mobilisation of turnkey BPO solutions to multiple major pension funds and pension fund administrators in Financial Services sector. Company Director .
Included sales and marketing activities, account management, management of multiple concurrent projects, vendor and stakeholder management, programme and portfolio management and identification of suitable partner companies. Extensive African network.


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What Are Appropriate Birthday Wishes for a Pastor?
An appropriate birthday wish for a pastor is "Some see a birthday as a reminder of one less year to live. Believers see a birthday as one year closer to eternity," as reported by Birthday Quote. A special Bible verse or personal anecdote may also be included.
Another birthday greeting for a pastor is "I am so happy that God led me to your church. I pray for the Lords continued blessings upon you. Happy birthday!," as stated by Brandon Gaille.
"I join with you in your birthday celebration. I hope you have a special time, and I pray you'll always know how special you are to me and to the Lord" is an excellent birthday wish to remind a pastor of how important he is in an individual's life.


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These can be found by going to Settings > Location Settings > Templates > Receipts.
The print settings have been set up for you already, but you can adjust each one of these if you wish.
The different settings will alter how line items will appear on a customers receipt, email receipt, or invoice when the bundle feature has been used.
The first setting is labeled “Line Item Price/Tax Display,” and it controls whether or not to show price and tax separately, or summed together.
Price is displayed in item details with discount amount.
Tax amount is displayed as part of the item details under the item title.
The setting “Bundle Receipt Display” controls how to show price/tax for bundles.
Price and tax (depending on the Line Item Price/Tax display setting) are displayed in the item details for both the labor and the part in the bundle (parent and child).
Price and tax (depending on the Line Item Price/Tax display setting) are displayed in the item details for only the part in the bundle (parent or child).
Price and tax (depending on the Line Item Price/Tax display setting) are displayed in the item details for only the labor in the bundle (parent or child).
Price and tax (depending on the Line Item Price/Tax display setting) are displayed in the item details for only the parent item in the bundle.
Any tax applied to child items are summed in the displayed tax amount on the parent item.


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Fifty-five years ago today, hundreds of Algerians were massacred by French police and had their bodies thrown in the River Seine.
On 5 October 1961, a curfew was imposed from 20:30 to 05.30 on Paris for “Algerian Muslim workers”, “French Muslims” and “French Muslims of Algeria”. The French Federation of the Algerian National Liberation Front called on Algerians in Paris to demonstrate peacefully against the curfew on 17 October 1961.
Paris police chief, Maurice Papon, assembled 7,000 policemen and riot police to block the demonstration and all access to the capital. Between 30,000-40,000 Algerians joined the demonstration as police raids were carried out all over Paris where 11,000 Algerians were arrested and transported to internment centres.
Those who remained in the demonstration where soon met by gunfire from police officers on the Neuilly bridge. Those that were injured were drowning and the bodies of the dead were thrown into the River Seine below. Around 200-300 Algerians died as a result of the police repression.
Papon would later be convicted of crimes against humanity for his part in deporting Jews to death camps during the Nazi occupation. The officers under his command who perpetrated the massacre had served in Algeria and had been linked to the deportation of Jews in the city for the Gestapo 19 years earlier.
In 1998 France finally recognised the events of 17 October as a massacre however no one was prosecuted for their participation in the killings due to the general amnesty for crimes committed during the Algerian War.
In 2001, the event was officially acknowledged in Paris by the unveiling of a memorial plaque near the Pont Saint-Michel and on 7 October 2012, President François Hollande acknowledged the 1961 massacre of Algerians in Paris.

industry_corpus2: Politics & Administration


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A controversial redevelopment plan for the Brookhaven Boys & Girls Club on North Druid Hills Road could be headed to court after the Zoning Board of Appeals denied variances developers say they need to build the project, which was already approved by the City Council.
The ZBA on April 18 voted to deny two variances requested by Ashton Woods seeking to reduce front yard setbacks along street frontages and between single-family detached lots despite recommendations to approve by the city’s Community Development Department. Two other variances were withdrawn and one variance, to delete the transitional buffer zone, was approved.
The ZBA vote follows the City Council’s vote in December to rezone the 6 acres of the former Boys & Girls Club site from R-75 (single-family residential) to RM-100 (multi-family residential) to make way for the redevelopment.
The project at 1330 North Druid Hills Road includes 54 townhomes, eight detached single-family lots and 10 “manor home” units.
Westmoreland said in an interview that the original site plan Ashton Woods submitted to the city had no variances. But after months of meetings and redrawing plans trying to gain support by residents, the final plan that was approved by the council to meet their requests needed several variances.
“We had a plan with no variances, but the neighbors did not like it,” Westmoreland said. “We pushed and pulled to try to get what everyone wanted.
“The irony of the whole thing is that we are being punished for being cooperative,” he said.
The original site plan submitted to the city in July included 74 townhomes before being modified after community meetings to 64 townhomes. Within the 64 units were a five-unit “manor house,” or condo building. The condo units would range in size from 900 to 1,400 square feet and cost approximately $300,000, to accommodate Mayor John Ernst’s request for more affordable housing.
The main entrance for the development was also moved off Sylvan Road to Briarwood Road with the fire access road located on Sylvan Road.
In October, however, the Planning Commission recommended denying approval of the project because of the density and concerns it did not fit in with the character area of the Brookhaven Heights and Brookhaven Fields neighborhoods.
After receiving a deferral from the council, the developer went back to the drawing board and came up with the final plan in December that did get approval — a development including 54 townhomes, eight detached single-family lots and 10 “manor home” units.
Westmoreland said a “quirk” of Brookhaven’s zoning process is that a developer must first get a rezoning request approved by the City Council, but the City Council cannot approve variances.
The site plan approved by the council in December included variances, Westmoreland said, but due the city’s current bifurcated zoning process — where the council can only approve rezonings and the ZBA can only approve variances — can result in such a zoning clash.
The City Council vote in December was not a popular one with residents, with many from Brookhaven Heights and Brookhaven Fields packing City Hall to argue the development did not fit in with the character of the area that calls for protecting, preserving and maintaining single-family neighborhoods.
Several people also spoke out against the variances as well as emailed the Community Development Department and ZBA members to voice their opposition.
Erin Halka, president of the Brookhaven Fields Civic Association, stated in a Jan. 16 email to the ZBA that the organization opposed approving the variances.
“This property has already been given exceptional consideration by rezoning it from R-75 to RM-100 and the request for these variances is purely a financial desire to add more units to the property, not a hardship,” she stated.
Fred Leo put his thoughts more bluntly, also in a Jan. 16 email.
“If you approve [the variances] for a project that was already railroaded against huge opposition, most will conclude that there is no point to having zoning regulations at all,” he stated.
The Boys & Girls Club closed its Brookhaven site, where it had been located for 40 years, in December and relocated to a larger space in Chamblee.


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Latest advice from the NSW SES re tropical cyclone Oma issued at 1.10pm Thursday, 21 February.
A Tropical Cyclone Advice has been issued by the Bureau of Meteorology for coastal parts of southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales.
Gale force winds are developing as Tropical Cyclone Oma approaches the coast, prompting a watch zone for the area between Bundaberg and Ballina. Abnormally high tides are expected into Friday and Saturday, covering an area from Tweed Heads south to Yamba with heavy seas also predicted along the north east coastline causing coastal erosion.
The Bureau of Meteorology is currently monitoring the path of Cyclone Oma, which is heading in a South Easterly direction. Although Oma is now not expected to make landfall in coming days, it will be close enough to produce direct impacts along the Queensland and New South Wales coast.
However what we do know is that all cyclones and tropical lows are extremely unpredictable in direction and intensity. They are known to bring heavy rain, dangerous winds and heavy seas. NSW SES advise that we all need to keep an eye on TC Oma and monitor its progress daily.
NSW SES Operations Commander, Mark Somers said people need to start considering what actions need to be taken if the cyclone threat increases.
“Oma is expected to bring gale force winds, enhanced rainfall and very powerful surf to the north coast for the next four days. The SES is urging all Northern Rivers residents as well as visitors staying at caravan parks to secure annexes and any outdoor items that may blow around during these winds.
“Beachfront houses should prepare for big swells and possible coastal erosion, especially in areas such as Kingscliffe, The Pass, Clarkes Beach, Main Beach and Belongil, New Brighton and beaches in the south of the Byron Shire (Suffolk and Tallow),” Mr Somers said.
NSW SES Community Capability Officer Janet Pettit said residents in the Northern Rivers need to be alert, not alarmed.
“The SES is urging residents to prepare their properties by tying down loose items, trimming tree branches close to houses and ensuring gutters are clean and in good condition. It is also important everyone updates their Home Emergency Kits, just in case power goes out or they become isolated. Make sure torches, radio and batteries are on hand,” she said.
For further information related to Bureau of Meteorology Warnings, please go to www.bom.gov.au.
For more FloodSafe and StormSafe information and a copy of a Home or Business Emergency Plan go to www.sesemergencyplan.com.au.
Please note you can also find disaster information via our new Disaster Dashboard.


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Representatives from Young Carers accepts the cheque from DRN Law.
A solicitors firm in Burnley has made three donations of £1,000 to a trio of charities which the company hold close to their hearts.
Established in Burnley in 1924, Donald Race & Newton Solicitors have donated £1,000 to Pendleside Hospice after a staff member had a family member receive care there, Breast Cancer Now after a team member suffered from breast cancer last year, and Young Carers, with whom the company has worked before.
David Lawson, Director and Head of Criminal Litigation at DRN Law, said: "We selected three charities close to our hearts to support this year. Each of the charities have provided exceptional care for the friends and families of DRN Solicitors and we wanted to give something back."

industry_corpus2: Law & Justice