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Homes for sale in Coach Hill range from condos and townhomes in the low $200,000’s to homes from the mid $500's. Select your price range or specific Coach Hill real estate listings below.
A tranquil neighborhood in the South-West Calgary originally built in the 1970s Coach Hill homes have undergone a series of transformations to evolve into a well developed urban community with an eclectic mix of housing styles. The community is surrounded by the Old Banff Coach Road, the 69th Street the Bow Trail and the Sarcee Trail on the north, west, south and east respectively.
Spread across an area of 1.1 square kilometer, the community in Coach Hill boasts of luscious green parks and gardens that render it one of the most breathtaking housing locations in the whole of Calgary.
Given its convenient location and comfortable access to the Downtown, boutique stores and a host of recreational facilities, the Coach Hill real estate is fast becoming a hot favorite among modern home buyers.
Coach Hill homes for sale include a wide range of housing facilities including detached homes, condominiums and townhouses. A large community center located nearby offers countless entertainment and recreational facilities such as playgrounds and baseball diamonds.
Coach hill condos, single family homes and townhomes have been renovated from time to time and are designed strategically with well structured landscaping.
For schools for specific Coach Hill homes, please refer to the designated schools search tool on the Calgary Board of Education website. For a Report Card on School Rankings of Calgary Schools get in touch with one of our Coach Hill Real Estate agents.


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Exciting news, we have just opened the virtual doors to our brand new eBay store! So not only can you support our branch by shopping in any of our six local retail shops, you can now support us with the click of a few buttons from the comfort of your own home.
Our eBay shop stocks lots of interesting items from toys, jewellery, furniture to more unique collectors items that you won’t find in our shops. Why not have a browse for Christmas gifts and check out our bespoke newly designed cards.
Shop with us and know that by doing so you are helping to support us in providing vital care for local animals in need. In addition, purchasing repurposed clothing and other household items is a great green alternative for the eco-minded. Shopping takes on a new “feel good, do good” experience when you know you are contributing to a charity that you believe in.
So please click the link below to visit our fabulous new store and don’t forget to follow us to be the first to see new and one of a kind items as soon as they’re in stock.
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Serving children with special needs for ten years.
Over the past ten years, Carey Freyman has dedicated herself to compassionately serving children with special needs.
Individual instruction for infants and children with Down syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Autism, ADHD, and other developmental disabilities. Ages birth and up.
Group classes for children three and up and young adults.
An early intervention program to promote the healthy formative development of infants and toddlers.
Customized educational sessions for parents, educators, and therapists.
Over the past ten years I have dedicated my skills as a special yoga teacher to compassionately serving children with special needs in the Chicagoland area. What I have ultimately learned is that through working with the children, they are teaching me as much or more than I am teaching them.
A message to my beloved students: My greatest hope and wish for each of you, is that through your yoga practice, you attain your highest potential and experience true health, happiness, and well-being. Remember always that you are peace…joy…love…& light.
Now and then, we'll send you an e-newsletter with invitations, tips, resources, special offers, and news of upcoming events.
Sonia Somar created "Yoga for the Special Child" in 1972. Buy her book Yoga for the Special Child and her cd, Soul to Soul on her website.

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Protect your data from irreparable loss or damage. Backup data virtually to hard or network drive, CD-R/W, FTP or LAN. Special plugins are provided to facilitate the backup of ICQ, system registry and MS Outlook data.
Handy Backup is a powerful tool that protects your data from irreparable loss or damage. It will backup your files at any convenient time, restore files from a backup copy or synchronize them between different locations. All these operations are performed in the background. You only need to setup the program, and it will execute scheduled backups, restores and synchronizations at the time needed.
It makes an automatic backup of your critical data virtually to any type of storage media: hard or network drive, CD-R/W, FTP or LAN. Special plugins are provided to facilitate the backup of ICQ, system registry and MS Outlook data. Strong file encryption and multichoice ZIP compression on the fly as well as many other useful features will protect your valuable data. All backup activities are notified into a log file. Detailed online help is available.
Options to set any other program to run before/after running a backup item.
Handy Backup has a powerful and flexible scheduler to perform backups and restorations automatically at the exact time specified by you. Once an initial setup has been made, Handy Backup will do all the rest for you.
UpBackup - The unique 100% automated backup and restore system intended to make you feel safe and secure!
7tools Boot Corrector - 7tools Boot Corrector corrects the system registry of your dead system or the master boot record.
MagicTweak - MagicTweak can help you to Optimize and personalize Microsoft Windows.
Zip Backup - A simple to use utility for creating backups of your valuable files and critical system files.
Ashampoo UnInstaller Platinum Suite - Monitor , remove and uninstall windows applications completely.
HDD Regenerator - A powerful hard disk tool that can detect and repair physical bad sectors on a hard disk drive surface and regenerate hard disk.

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Najwa El Iraki is the founder & CEO of AfricaDev Consulting Ltd, a business development, strategy and financial advisory firm dedicated to support international companies in their African expansion success. She is also the Managing Director & official representative inMorocco for Opportunity Network , a global fintech matchmaking platform that connects CEOs worldwide for business opportunities. She is the co-founder and chairman of CasaExpats, an exclusive business and social network dedicated to a select community of qualified expatriates and other senior executives inMorocco.
Prior to this, she was the head of business development at Casablanca Finance City Authority (CFCA), a public-private held organization dedicated to positioning Casablanca as a regional financial center and a premier gateway into African markets for multinational corporations, financial institutions and professional service firms. Najwa structured the project from its inception, contributing to the overall strategy for building a regional business and financial centre, advising institutional prospective investors and attracting close to 130 international companies.
Najwa has accumulated close to 15 years’ experience and holds a Master’s degree in Business Management and Finance from leading French and British business schools (Kedge Business School & Aston Business School). She is a qualified Chartered Accountant, member of both international accountancy and UK tax leading professional institutes (ICAS & ATT). She is also a member of the Africa Expert Network and theMoroccan Association of finance andmanagement.
She has a leadership programme certificate fromHarvard Business School. Najwa was named among the 60 most influential women in Africa in 2016 by “New African Woman Magazine" as well as Financial Advisor North Africa of the Year 2016 – Consultancy Award by the Corporate VisionMagazine based in London.

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Where can I leave an Ultius writer review?
What's happening: You are a current Ultius writer and would like to leave a positive review to reflect your experience as a contractor.
Please note that these review platforms are intended for writers (contractors or employees). If you are a client (customer) and would like to leave a review, please visit our knowledge base article on client review platforms.

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Any legal issue can be stressful and intimidating. Every decision you face can seem complex, far-reaching and critical for your future.
Whether you are facing divorce, dealing with a Mississippi DUI or other criminal charge, or in need of savvy protection of your interests in a major real estate transaction or dispute, it is important towork with an experienced attorney who will hear you out and offer clear guidance. Beyond that, you need a legal advocate who will put your goals first every step of the way and fight it out in court if necessary to earn the best possible results.
At Hornsby Watts, PLLC, two well-educated, practical attorneys collaborate to deliver legal counsel and representation specific to your concerns and best interests. We focus on important challenges that may arise for you personally, as a family or in your financial affairs — and we always remember that you are the paying client, deserving of our utmost attention and effort.
You can talk to us, experienced attorneys W. Fred “Dub” Hornsby and Mark V. Watts, about any concern in areas such as family law, DUI and misdemeanor criminal defense, real estate law,estates and probate or your right to compensation after suffering a personal injury due to someone else’s negligence. We will explain the law and your options in clear language, so that you can make informed decisions for your future.
When you have questions, we are committed to responding quickly with answers, updates and guidance. You will know what we are doing for you every step of the way. If we can achieve your important goals through negotiation and avoid a costly, drawn-out battle, we will. If you decide to take your case the distance to get justice, you will have a proven trial lawyer on your side.
At our firm, you can work with a Biloxi family law attorney or criminal defense lawyer with clear strengths in numerous other practice areas. For strong, focused legal counsel you can trust, please request a consultation with one of our lawyers today.

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Under guidance from the Federal Envelope Advisory Committee, the National Institute of Building Sciences has developed this comprehensive guide for exterior envelope design and construction for institutional/office buildings. The BEDG is continually being improved and updated through the Building Enclosure Councils (BECs).
National Institute of Building Sciences, 2012.
The National Institute of Building Sciences began publishing the bi-monthly Journal of the National Institute of Building Sciences (JNIBS) in June 2013, through a relationship with Stamats Commercial Buildings Group. The Institute’s previous journal – the Journal of Building Enclosure Design (JBED) is now a part of this new periodical.
A recent workshop on Building Science Education in North America hosted by ASTM International and the National Institute of Building Sciences, spurred frank discussion about the place of the modern architect in building design and construction. The workshop was held during ASTM’s May committee week in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and attracted more than 100 participants ranging from students to professors to department chairs representing U.S. and Canadian colleges and universities as well as practicing design and construction professionals and representatives from both the legal and insurance communities north and south of the border.
This article by Daniel J. Lemieux in ASTM Standardization News provides an overview.
Each January, BETEC members come together to discuss building enclosure topics during Building Innovation — The National Institute of Building Sciences Annual Conference & Expo.
A symposium sponsored by the Building Enclosure Technology & Environment Council and the High Performance Building Council of the National Institute of Building Sciences and the Air Barrier Association of America.
Air barrier testing and commissioning – Kevin Knight, Architectural Testing Inc.
Designing Commercial Energy Retrofit for Curtain Walls – Dudley G. McFarquhar, PhD, PE, McFarquhar Group Inc.
Retrofit of Building Enclosures for Energy Efficiency, – Wagdy Anis, LEED AP, FAIA, Wiss, Janney, Elstner, Associates, Inc.
"Energy Efficiency and Building Durability at the Crossroads" by Mark Bomberg and Donald Onysko. BEST1 Conference, August 2008.
"The Power of Energy Efficiency: Plug the Holes in the Ship" by R. Christopher Mathis. Journal of Building Envelope Design, Winter 2009.

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Olympic Brewery S.A. is a purely Greek and dynamically developing company, founded in January 2010. The company holds the brands of the premium lager FIX Hellas, which is the first and most historic Greek beer brand and of the lager premium FIX Dark, which is a highly innovative alternative to the black beer market.
Olympic Brewery’s high-end facilities, equipped with the latest technology, are located in Ritsona area, at Evia, covering an area of 7,500 sq.m. The brewery contains three bottling lines, one for each type of product packaging, while the production capacity of the brew house exceeds 500,000 hectoliters of beer on an annual basis. Moreover, all production processes are consistent with environmental friendly procedures.
Olympic Brewery not only operates but also thinks based on the Greek mentality from the very first time. Through the Contractual Barley Cultivation program that the company implements in order to use Greek barley for the production of its products, Olympic Brewery invests responsibly in raw material, while supports in practice the national economy and local producers. At the same time, the company’s products stand as “worthy ambassador” of Greece, since, by early 2012, FIX Hellas beer is also available in a total of 15 foreign dynamic markets.
With the expertise required together with passion and enthusiasm for what they do, Olympic Brewery’s personnel sets as permanent priority the supply of high quality and reliable products, marked with the Greek stamp. Without negotiating the strict control and safety procedures, Olympic Brewery aims to meet the real consumer needs, every day, in the best possible way.

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One hundred million is an absurdly large number, especially when you consider that’s how many sharks—living, feeling organisms—are estimated to be killed every year, the majority for their fins. The process is gruesome: Sharks are caught, their fins are hacked off, and then they’re left to die from suffocation, loss of blood, or predators. “It’s without doubt, the worst act of animal cruelty I’ve ever seen,” celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay said in documentary on the shark fishing industry.
Just 12 states have outlawed the trade of shark fins, and Florida, where Miami has become the number one spot for the importation of shark fins, is considering becoming the 13th, with a bipartisan bill in the state House and a similar Republican-introduced bill in the state Senate. Shark tourism and diving bring $221 million to the state each year and directly support 3,700 jobs, but in places like the Keys once-common sharks are becoming rare. The Florida bills might be the best sharks can get in the near term; a bill in the U.S. Senate, which would have banned fin trade and was sponsored by Democratic Senator Cory Booker, passed committee but a similar bill languished in the House.
The U.S. bills have broad support. Last year, a New York Times editorial stated, “This legislation won’t end the problem, though it will help. In China, a concerted effort by government and conservation groups has reduced Chinese consumption of shark fins by 80 percent in the past decade. More needs to be done elsewhere, as there are signs that shark fin soup is gaining popularity elsewhere in Asia.
Banning the trade of fins is a start, but, as a lengthy National Geographic story reports, the issue is complicated. Where states have banned the sale of fins, the market has gone underground. Enforcement agencies are underfunded, and enforcement is difficult under the best of circumstances. Meanwhile, 70 percent of the species favored by Hong Kong, the epicenter of shark fin soup consumption, are at high or very high risk of extinction.
Learn more about the fin trade and the Florida bills at Shark Allies.

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First of all I have to tell you that I LOVE CHEETAH print!! I probably have 3 dresses, 10 tops, gloves, numerous scarves, earrings, etc. in cheetah print. Oh yes and come to think of it, I also have 2 cheetah print hats! I am obsessed with it! lol Today I wore my new Jones New York cheetah print ruffle front blouse. Loves it! I paired it with my wide leg Ralph Lauren sailor pants (that I need to have tailored because they are too large in the waist). The shoes are from Tar-Jay, sunnies are Kenneth Cole, Chanel purse, Michael Kors watch, all other jewelry was gifted by various family members. Have a great day!
Rez, I love everything about this outfit. Leopard (check), wide leg pants (check,) Chanel bag (check), MK watch (check), and a FAB chick rocking all of the above (double check)!!!!
And I forgot to mention those red lips!!!! I'm soooo jealous. My lips are way too thin to rock the red lip!! This color looks good on you!
i LOVE your Chanel bag!!!
Girl, you look so hot in animal prints... great , love it !
thanks for your lovely comment dear, you are welcome and it's a real pleasure to follow you too!


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Set of multi-colored, single numbered Bingo balls with inside print in five different colors.
This Bingo balls set has bold black letters and numbers.
1-1/2" Diameter - 75 to a set.


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It's NOT about YOU. It's about them!
Guess what--job search is NOT about you. It's about them.
The biggest block to success I see, when coaching clients in career management, behavior and communications, personal happiness, interpersonal relations, and spiritual life, is getting a client to see beyond themselves.
I guess that might be the biggest problem we all have in every aspect of our lives: Seeing beyond ourselves. Getting past our "self".
I ran across this blog written by the late Don Goodman, a respected colleague, who talks about the importance of the RIGHT ATTITUDE. He correctly identifies that attitude changes behavior and, ultimately, your job search results. As I was reading the post, I got to thinking that each of these 6 behaviors can be remedied by keeping The Platinum Rule in mind—by remembering it's about them, not you.
Lack of conversation: Don writes: "People hire those they are comfortable with and enjoy talking to." Interviews can be stressful, but if you focus more on your own stress and proving your experience and skills you will not create a connection. Remember, your interviewer is human and not only the temporary face of the company. Come prepared to initiate conversations that you suspect will be interesting to your interviewer and watch for signs of discomfort. Follow the interviewer's behavioral cues to ensure you are communicating and behaving in a way that makes them comfortable and interested.
Waiting on others to take action: It's up to you to make sure people are aware of you. And it's up to you to make connections. If you've shared your resume or mentioned to your contacts that you are looking for your next opportunity, did you do so in a way that made a connection? Everyone is overloaded with too much information. They will most likely put your needs aside, in favor of their urgent needs. But if you make a connection--doing something for your contacts or making it easy for them to help you—you can make yourself top of mind!
Not staying current: Be willing to expand your comfort zone to give others what they need. Remember it's not about what you like or what you want. It's about what others need. It's about the needs and trends of a company, industry, or market. Be aware of what they are and adapt your technical or other skills accordingly.
Unwilling to start from the ground up: This is connected to the #3 Behavior. It is a reminder that it's not about you. Life is made of change. Change makes us uncomfortable, but with the benefit of hindsight, you can generally see that change leads to opportunity. If you are fixed and rigid, you will be unable to adapt and unable to capture the opportunity offered by change. Ask yourself, "what is needed to accomplish my dreams"? If the answer reveals complete change or a starting over, remember it's not about what you would rather do—or NOT do—it's about what the circumstance require.
Me. Me: Oh boy. This is my favorite one to 'preach'. I still see those outdated objective statements on resumes. The ones that say "I've always loved marketing and I'm looking to move into my dream marketing job" or something like that. Your resume is a business proposal. The company you are contacting and the contacts you make are looking for what's in it for them. Remember this: They don't care about you, if they don't need what you're selling.
Talking bad: Check your attitude at the door. Better yet, get rid of it. Everyone has problems. They don't want to hear about yours. What do they want? The want solutions. Be positive and position everything you say and do in your job search as a solution!
The Platinum Rule:"Do unto others as THEY'D like done unto them." It's about them, not you.If you would like to learn more about adapting your behavior and communication for success, contact me for more information!


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Del’s Pest Control is a father and son team that work together to take care of your pest control needs. We work thoroughly to make sure we help treat the pest problem at hand. When you call, we take your urgency seriously and do our best to have a next day response plan.
We are not only Pennsylvania licensed and certified by the Department of Agriculture, but also have 20 years of experience in residential pest control, usually servicing small businesses, churches and social clubs. Small scale commercial businesses are also part of our clientele so whether it’s residential or commercial, we can help!
We understand you may not know what exactly your pest problem is so we are happy to help work through that to solve your infestation. Identifying what insect or rodent is something we can do upon arrival or over the phone if you know what pest is in your home or business.
Whether it’s termites, spiders, bees, hornets, centipedes, ants or mice, we can create a customized plan just for you. Del’s Pest Control is a family operated and family valued business. When we return your call, we let you know who to expect at your home and when. Give us a call today and….
let us know what bugs you!
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Showcasing a few of his works, Mr. Joey Galon, American-Filipino Designer, was featured in Hollywood this weekend in front of a star studded, red carpet, and press event. Various pageant models presented his gowns, featuring the reigning Miss Asia USA, Philippines Ariana Manibog Varela.
The holiday fashion event was hosted @ their Hollywood Hills estate by Emmy Award Winner Producers Lisa & Peter Brennan.
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He's creations reminds me of Michael Cinco too.

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Lecture on Chaitanya Charitamrita, Adi Lila, Texts 1-4 by Prahladananda Swami.
CC Adi 1.1: I offer my respectful obeisances unto the spiritual masters, the devotees of the Lord, the Lord's incarnations, His plenary portions, His energies and the primeval Lord Himself, Sri Krishna Caitanya.
CC Adi 1.2: I offer my respectful obeisances unto Sri Krishna Caitanya and Lord Nityananda, who are like the sun and moon. They have arisen simultaneously on the horizon of Gauda to dissipate the darkness of ignorance and thus wonderfully bestow benediction upon all.
CC Adi 1.3: What the Upanishads describe as the impersonal Brahman is but the effulgence of His body, and the Lord known as the Supersoul is but His localized plenary portion. Lord Caitanya is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krishna Himself, full with six opulences. He is the Absolute Truth, and no other truth is greater than or equal to Him.
CC Adi 1.4: May the Supreme Lord who is known as the son of Srimati Saci-devi be transcendentally situated in the innermost chambers of your heart. Resplendent with the radiance of molten gold, He has appeared in the Age of Kali by His causeless mercy to bestow what no incarnation has ever offered before: the most sublime and radiant mellow of devotional service, the mellow of conjugal love.


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New year. Woo. | MEOW hear this!
It’s really just another day, right? The cats REALLY did not seem very excited last night when we poured champagne.
So this technically is sparkling wine, because it’s from Spain, but it was cheap. And yes, that’s not a champagne glass, but seriously, who has those?
Not that they got any. In fact, they were asleep.
Oh, really, it’s midnight? Eff off, humans.
Probably the right idea. I’ve always thought starting the new year with a hangover wasn’t really in the spirit of new year’s resolutions. Unless, of course, your resolution is to drink more. Frankly, with the way the world is these days, I wouldn’t blame anyone for doing just that. We stayed in and played 80’s Trivial Pursuit (this part of the evening was a HUGE concession on the boyfriend’s part, and I am very appreciative of his willingness to make me happy).
Taco was kind enough to referee for us.
Neither of us wanted to stay sober enough to drive and there was nothing worth getting a taxi for.
I don’t really make resolutions. My interests are fleeting and cycle too quickly for that. I always try to go to the gym, I already half quit smoking, and I’m vegan. Pretty damn healthy if you ask me.
Besides, I have already resolved to do a bunch of stuff. Like be neater. Neatness is really not a Sarah trait. I try to be. I really do. But I can’t. Even when I do organize things, the “Organizing Sarah” has COMPLETELY different ideas from “Trying To Find Things Sarah.” Wherever I think is a good place to put something when I’m putting it there, I cannot for the life of me figure out where that is when I’m trying to find it. It’s some weird split personality thing. The boyfriend loves neatness, and I drive him crazy. You can imagine how much he loves the cats, because, you know, they don’t deposit hair and cat litter EVERYWHERE.
Basically I have these ongoing resolutions that, when I get a wild hair, get all charged up about making them happen again. The start of 2013 doesn’t make me feel any more resolute than any other day. I think all I really want is what we all want, and that’s to be happier. The older I get, the harder that is. Ignorance is bliss. On the plus side, even though I’m older and wiser, I’m also more forgetful. Maybe it all evens out.
Anyway. Happy new year! If you’re into that sort of thing.
Your writing always gives me a laugh. That forgetful thing is pretty relatable. I got up for two minutes to check on Blossum and completely lost my glasses…I went from sofa to kitchen and back…urg. My husband found them on the stair banister (it’s on the way to the kitchen). Why I’d take them off my face, half way to the kitchen and put them down there is anyones guess. On the bright side, 10 minutes of marching around, looking for my glass wore off a couple of calories more than just sitting on the sofa. Happy New Year, I’m officially senile.
And I love the positive spin on the calorie burning.
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I have a very exciting role with one of the global leading branding agencies. They are looking for a Lead Designer to join their award winning creative team. Its working on one of the biggest sporting brands as well as some very exciting leading beauty/luxury brands so ideally you will be someone who has a real passion for sports and experience in creating very conceptually lead designs for the beauty/fashion world. You will lead the projects and support the Design Director, in the studio and when out on shoots and be confident and articulate when presenting to clients.
You will need to be a killer designer with a great creative brain and the confidence to challenge a brief. The Designers on the team are incredibly diverse, working across communications, art direction, brand and experience design. So you will be a designer who who understands these areas and ideally have a diverse software skill set in Indesign, Photoshop, AfterEffect and Cinema4D preferably.
I'm looking to see beautifully designed, bold and strategic folios. The projects in your portfolio should convey great insights, a clear commercial understanding, killer concepts and convention breaking design.

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If you're looking for dog boarding, daycare or grooming in the California, MD area, come visit and take a tour! No need to make an appointment – we believe in an open door policy during our office hours.
Sign up for an account under customer log in for a convenient way to update information, review reservations, and more.
From Leonardtown Take route 5/Leonardtown Rd South, then turn left on Indian Bridge Rd. Drive approximately 1 mile. The kennel is on the left.
From Lexington Park Traveling North on route 235/Three Notch Rd, make a right onto MD-246/Great Mills Rd. Turn right onto MD-5/Leonardtown Rd. Make a slight right onto Indian Bridge Rd/MD-471. Continue on Indian Bridge Rd for approximately 1 mile. The kennel is on the left.
From Mechanicsville Take MD-5 South/Three Notch Rd. Turn right onto St. Andrews Church Rd. Turn left onto Indian Bridge Rd. Drive approximately 4 miles. The kennel is on the right.
From Silver Spring/Laurel Take the Capital Beltway/495 South towards Andrews AFB/Richmond. Take exit 11A for MD-4 South. Follow MD-4 South for approximately 56 miles. (You will cross the Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge and Three Notch Rd shortly before the next turn.) Turn left on Indian Bridge Rd. Drive approximately 4 miles. The kennel is on the right.
A charge of $15 per dog, in addition to the regular boarding charges, will apply for drop off/pick up outside of regular office hours. This is strictly based on our availability. We ask that you respect our limited family time and pick up and drop off during regular hours.


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UPDATE on 2nd of October: the two pairs went to B., from London. B., didn’t want to share more info. Thanks for participate, stay tuned, more games to come soon!
we will send you three Secret Words through the app, as a notification, during September.
after you receive the 3rd word, just send an email to chan (at) mantyhose (dot) net, using the three words as subject of the email. If you miss any of the words, you still have a chance to win, just lower, according to how many words you collected (eg. all 3 words sent = full chance, 2 words = 2/3 chance, 1 word = 1/3 chance, compared to those who sent all three words).
– Do you store my email? No, we’ll delete all email addresses, except the winner.
– Do I need to send you my name or personal data? No, pls don’t send over personal data.
– If I win, do I have any obligations? No, you don’t have any obligations then. Indeed we’d welcome a photo of you wearing the hosiery.
– How do you know if I missed the first one or two words? We will update this post when released any of the words.
– Can I myself choose the tights? Yes, You choose from the Heist website and we send them to you.
– Can you send them to all countries? Yes we can.
More questions? Write to chan (at) mantyhose (dot) net!
Heist – the new Wolford?

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Oil & Petroleum - DQS Inc.
The oil and petroleum industry includes the search for, extraction, refinement, and transportation of petroleum products. This critical industry accounts for a good portion of the world’s energy consumption and is needed to maintain industrial civilization.
Quality management More than one million certified companies in the world take advantage of the notable ISO 9001 standard as a tool for managing their organization.
The Preliminary/Gap Evaluation is a limited sample assessment of your quality system based on the respective ISO standard and is offered at any time.
Business Continuity Management A Business Continuity Management System (BCMS) includes disaster management, emergency management and other business continuity programs.
Information Security Management Systems ISO 27001:2013 is the only auditable International Standard for Information Security Management Systems (ISMS).
Energy Management Systems The rising costs of energy, the need to handle resources responsibly, and the increase of global trade all require new and concrete approaches to energy usage.
Occupational Health and Safety This standard assists organizations in managing and controlling their health and safety risks and improving their Occupational Health & Safety performance.
Responsible Care® (RC) RC is a global, chemical industry performance initiative that is implemented in the United States and mandatory for members and partners of the American Chemistry Council (ACC).


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"A view of Fijian and Hawaiian accent."
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F. Stoican and Olaru, S., Set-Theoretic Fault Tolerant Control in Multisensor Systems, Engineering & Materials Science. London: Wiley - ISTE, 2013, p. 176.
Fault-tolerant control theory is a well-studied topic but the use of the sets in detection, isolation and/or reconfiguration is rather tangential. The authors of this book propose a systematic analysis of the set-theoretic elements and devise approaches which exploit advanced elements within the field. The main idea is to translate fault detection and isolation conditions into those conditions involving sets. Furthermore, these are to be computed efficiently using positive invariance and reachability notions. Constraints imposed by exact fault control are used to define feasible references (which impose persistent excitation and, thus, non-convex feasible sets). Particular attention is given to the reciprocal influences between fault detection and isolation on the one hand, and control reconfiguration on the other.

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1) Establishes Trust: When people visit your website, they have no idea who you are. As far as they're concerned you might be some evil person lying in wait, just trying to get your hands on their credit card number so you can run up national debt. The media is partially to blame for this unfounded fear, but you need to be aware it exists and get those visitors to trust you in order to turn them into paying customers. Publishing an ezine helps to establish you as a reputable business dealer and over time, inspires trust.
2) Brings Visitors Back: Statistics show a customer needs to see your advertising message six or seven times before making a purchase. But how do you get a casual browser to come back? When someone signs up for your ezine, mailing itself will serve as a reminder to to revisit again and again, eventually turning your subscribers into paying customers.
3) Establishes You as an Expert; Builds Brand Loyalty: Just because you're in business on web, does that really mean you know what you're talking about? By publishing a newsletter and writing your own articles, subscribers will come to see you as an expert in your field. This and familiarity they feel from reading your newsletter will reinforce brand loyalty to your site, turning many of your current subscribers into future customers.
4)Keeps Current & Potential Customers Up to Date on New Products & Services: We all add on to our current list of products and services on a regular basis. Pricing may change, we may add new sections of interest to our websites, etc. Your publications allow you to share this important information with current and potential customers keeping them up to date and possibly bringing them back for a new sale. Nothing is worse then having a client tell you he went to one of your competitors because he didn't know you offered that same service or product.
For three weeks as I was putting out my weekly newsletter, I saw a promotion on log-in screen at my list host, ListBot Gold, suggesting I could upgrade from Listbot Gold to a new bCentral service being launched called ListBuilder. It would give me opportunity to gather more demographic info from subscribers and provide ability to send HTML email to those who choose it on subscribing.
I'd been wanting to be able to provide advertisers a better picture of my subscriber base to garner more advertising for Reading List. I was anxious to try it after considering idea, so second week I saw promotion on log- in screen at ListBot, I took bait and clicked "Upgrade Free" link. The greeting properly warned me that switching over now could delay delivery of my newsletter for a time while migration of list took place. Oh well, I'm on Sunday night deadline for my Monday a.m. delivery time, so I put it off another week.
Next week I checked in to ListBot a couple of days early to upgrade and allow "migration time" of list. I went through online set-up and was glad to see that list had been moved to ListBuilder in short order and was ready to go by mailing time a full day before next Reading List was due to go out. I updated subscribe links on over 100 pages of my site to reflect new sign-up boxes offered by ListBuilder and had a twinge of nervousness while thinking, "What if I don't like this new service and way it works? I've just cost myself some valuable time and will have to switch back to ListBot links."
I knew that I could "restore" my list after deleting it because I had seen that link at ListBot for years while sending out my newsletter. "Your list can always be restored later if you change your mind." So I continued, sent out first issue through ListBuilder and woke up Monday morning to another twinge of doubt. Should I have downloaded my subscriber list before migrating in case of a problem? Damn, I should have thought of that.
Seems there was no problem as I received my own copy of Reading List, but I didn't receive usual spate of autoresponder messages telling me that people were out of office temporarily or that they had received my message. I quickly went to public archive for my list at ListBot and checked to find it . . . "DELETED!"
Full scale panic set it and I quickly logged in to ListBuilder to see that my archives had been moved successfully there and managed to calm my adrenalin rush after a few minutes of hyperventilating. I looked for a way to view archive without logging in as I'd posted links on my site to public archive of ListBot for Reading List. They're all broken now!
More changes to my site and searching for archive links throughout my site! Damn! After spending next full week copying my archive from new ListBuilder PRIVATE list owner archive, tediously cutting and pasting to my own site all of previous issues and finally changing remaining links on my site to reflect hosting of my own archive, I sighed relief. It was over.
But, no, a new panic set in to my tired mind. What if email subscribe link that I had promoted for two full years in my articles sent to other lists for distribution had stopped working as well?! I sent a test email and found to my immediate dismay that new subscribers to Reading List were getting terse message, "List Cancelled, Sorry, mail is not processed for lists that are cancelled."


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What Are Some Travel Tips For Travelers Touring An Unknown Place For The First Time?
If you are going to visit an unknown location for the very first time, then it can be both fascinating as well as daunting for you. Many luxury destinations in the world are full of rich culture and heritage and are also known as a place where several religions coexist. Hence, it is guaranteed as a place where you can encounter unique experiences, and it is ensured that you would go back to your country with some fascinating tales to narrate to your political cycle. However, there are some travel tips that you should follow to make your tour a memorable one.
You cannot get the real essence of an unknown place until and unless you tour it on a slow manner. It is a widely accepted fact that many individuals try to cram too much when they visit an unknown place. As a result, they cannot enjoy a true essence of traveling in a strange place. Seeing a single location slowly is much more enthralling than seeing truckloads of places. On the other hand, if you spend a few days in an area, you would be less stressed and can appreciate the place more. Moreover, if you spend a considerable amount of time in a new location, you would get to know the local culture more differently.
Staying healthy is one of the essential elements of any trip. Hence, you have to make sure that you maintain your health.
Many luxury destinations in the world are full of rich culture and heritage and are also known as a place where several religions coexist.
Remaining sound is one of the basic components of any trek. Consequently, you need to ensure that you keep up your wellbeing.
On your tour to an unknown place, you should avoid drinking tap water. Moreover, it is important that you brush your teeth with bottled and packaged water as this can stop spreading infection. As a precautionary measure, you should avoid taking ice creams, salads and fruits you haven't peeled yourself.
In recent years, the prospect of using smartphones and tablets is on a steady rise. It can be owed to the fact that the internet has invaded every aspect of our lives. The same applies to the case of luxury travel. They used to visit the reservation stores for booking their hotel room just by seeing the catalog. But as the technology improved there is a vast change in the mindset of the travelers.
There is no added charge for paying the agents and most importantly, you are never misguided or forced to book any particular hotel. You can choose to book the hotel of your choice by reading the reviews and watching the ratings. Previous customers give feedback about the room, and you can use that for your convenience. You are offered with the combo offers while booking the hotels and tickets, and sometimes you are also provided with some rebate as you join any particular app by doing registration.
The payment system is also very secure while using this app. You can pay using the wallet, or you may use to pay using the credit/debit cards. Internet banking facility is also available through a secured payment gateway that monitors the transaction. Most interesting feature of these apps is that they not only just satisfy the travelers, but they strike a good bonding with the merchants also. Proprietors of the hotel as do not need to wait in a long queue to get a customer.
Do you want to have a memorable travel experience? You might think about bringing your family to an exotic destination in visiting all of the popular tourist attractions in the area. Surely, you will have a delightful time. But you can further improve your experience by getting yourself a luxury car rental. In particular, you may want to rent a Jaguar in order to experience what it’s like to drive a supercar.
There are plenty of choices out there when it comes to luxury cars. You really can’t go wrong with any of them, but there is a reason why Jaguar never fails to captivate the hearts of millions of people. Just seeing that familiar logo on the hood of the car will instantly mesmerize everyone on the road.
Jaguar takes pride in offering classic craftsmanship, unparalleled elegance, and premium features.
As soon as you step foot inside any Jaguar car, you will realize that the company doesn’t make false claims.
You will have everything you need and more, ensuring that you will have an unforgettable driving experience, just like with a Mercedes.
Everything about the Jaguar brand screams luxury. Most of their models come with a sleek, sporty look. They have a unique style that makes it stand out from the rest of the luxury car manufacturers.
And if you love speed, then Jaguar will not disappoint. All cars from this brand come with powerful engines, making sure that you will feel the excitement every time you step on the gas pedal.
There is a good reason why the rich and famous choose Jaguar over other car brands. The company offers the best in terms of luxury, comfort, and safety.
Despite beating some of the fastest cars in the world, Jaguar also comes with superior load handling. The company takes the safety of their clients in mind, which is why they utilize the latest technology in car safety.
Just imagine yourself driving through the highways of a beautiful city while revving up the engine of a Jaguar. You can even get a convertible model and take the top down as you cruise faster than any other car on the road.
This is also the best way to make a great statement on your VIP clients. And if you are thinking of enjoying the nightlife, then you will surely impress anyone who sees you getting out of a Jaguar.
Of course, not all car rental companies have a Jaguar in their fleet, but most in Germany do. This is why you need to do your research and find reputable companies that offer a Jaguar car rental. Make sure you do some comparison shopping. The reason for this is to get the best deals out there.
Want to add a little luxury to your next vacation? It is always nice to spend some bonding time with your family in an exotic destination. But you can offer them an experience like no other if you decide to rent a Mercedes. This might sound a bit too costly, especially if you are planning a vacation on a limited budget. The good news is that you can get a Mercedes rental without putting a huge dent in your pocket.
There is a good chance that you have been dreaming of driving a luxury vehicle all your life. This applies in particular if you are a car enthusiast. However, you may not have the resources to have your own exotic car. But this is no reason to fret.
It is possible to enjoy the supercar driving experience even for just a single day. This is thanks to the increasing popularity of luxury car rental companies. They can help you fulfill your dream of turning your vacation into something you will never forget.
There are several luxury car brands to choose from, but you will do yourself a favor by picking Mercedes Benz.
Ask your friends and family about what luxury car they want to drive, maybe they prefer a Bentley instead?
Most of them will probably tell you that they dream of driving a Mercedes. In fact, Mercedes has become synonymous with luxury. That familiar logo and their timeless designs never fail to impress anyone who sees them.
What makes Mercedes Benz so special? For one, they offer the best in all aspects of a luxury car. Not only do they offer the best in safety, but they also use precision engineering to deliver the best possible performance of their vehicles. Of course, the sleek exterior of their cars is a huge reason why so many people love them.
The luxury car manufacturer also offers flexibility, as they have a range of vehicles to suit the varying requirements of their clients. While they are most popular for their luxury sedans, they also have SUV models for those who need a little bit more space.
One of the most popular cars is the Mercedes Benz S class. This is the brand’s flagship vehicle style. Usually, this is where the brand showcases their latest technological innovations. Interestingly, their most recent model comes with the semi-autonomous driving capability. Just imagine what the future has in store for this particular model.
If you want a convertible, then you may want to look into the Mercedes Benz SLK. It has a 355 hp V8 engine. This 2-door cabriolet will make you look stylish wherever you go.
If you want a luxury SUV, and take a look at the Mercedes Benz GLK. You can get the more powerful 3.5-liter V6 engine, which should allow you to travel to any destination you need. Even if they offer a location you plan on going to has challenging road conditions, you will surely have no problems if you go for the GLK.
If you’re going on a trip to Germany why not see some of the less known destinations instead of just the same old places everyone goes? Germany has a number of travel destinations that can be enjoyed that are not where the typical tourist go. Here we will take a look at 3 hidden things to do in Germany.
Anyone who is a fan of the movie ‘Hanna’ which starred a young girl who was a genetically altered baby designed to be an ultimate weapon will enjoy visiting SpreePark in Berlin as it was prominently displayed in that movie.
The park is currently closed and abandoned but can still be visited. The park was built when Germany was still controlled by a communist government and it did well during that era. But after the Wall fell and East Germany was United into one Democratic Germany, the amusement park was taken over by a man that was later found to be guilty of drug smuggling.
Some of the interesting aspects of the park are the fact that much of it is very strange with structures that appear to be grotesque or rabid animals and other bizarre entertainment.
The Castle Frankenstein is the birthplace of Johann Dippel, an eccentric Alchemist. Some believe that he may well be the inspiration for the fabled Frankenstein stories.
Many people believed at the time that he was responsible for creating a number of potions and performing therapies using electrical shock and other experiments. It is said that some of those experiments included the use of stolen body parts cut from the bodies of the deceased in graveyards.
Much of the castle is now in Ruins but there continues to be a chapel and a restaurant along with the two main towers. Because of his connection to the Frankenstein Fables, it continues to be a favorite destination but one somewhat less known than others in Germany.
Anyone planning to travel to Germany during Halloween should make this a destination of choice as it is the perfect place for the season.
This is a highly unique feat in architecture. The bridge was built so that when it’s reflection can be seen in the waters beneath it forms a perfect circle. This bridge was first commissioned to be built in the mid-1800s by a Knight living in the local town.
It’s built out of stones found locally and was given the name Devil’s Bridge because it’s considered to be dangerous and the illusion of it forming a perfect circle was believed to be the work of Satan.
If you rent a limousine, you’ll be expected to share your car with the rest of your wedding party. Because Bentleys are a little less spacious than limousines are, you can expect to have a lot more privacy in your rental car.
You will probably want to have a chance to be alone with your new spouse on your wedding day. That’s something that a Bentley can give you. If you do wind up renting a Bentley, you’ll have the chance to get away from everyone else.
A wedding is an incredibly special day. During this day, you should try to treat yourself to some of the finer things in life.
A Bentley is one of the most luxurious cars in the entire world. Why not spend your wedding day driving around in one of these vehicles?
Lots of people are amazed when they see how comfortable a Bentley can be. People are also impressed when they see the many features that these cars offer.
When you choose to rent a Bentley, you’re enjoying all of the perks of a luxury vehicle.
Your wedding will go by in a flash. A lot of people are amazed by how quickly the big day goes by. Thankfully, you’ll have plenty of photos that will commemorate the event. If you choose a Bentley for your wedding rental, you can expect the car to look spectacular in photos.
Bentleys are beautiful cars, and they typically look amazing in photos. If you look at photographs that include Bentleys, you’ll see that the car makes for an amazing backdrop. If you want memorable wedding photos, you really can’t go wrong with photos that include a Bentley.
Bentleys aren’t all the same. If you do decide to look into renting a Bentley, you’ll find that you have quite a few options available to you. You can look at all of these various options and decide what kind of car you would like to rent for yourself.
Because you will have a lot of different choices, you should be able to get exactly what you want. Take the time to look at some of the Bentleys that are available to rent right now. See if any of these cars impress you. If you see something that you like, try to learn more.
Are you looking to book a high-end car in Berlin? If so, you’re certainly making a great choice, as there’s no denying the fun you can have when you’re enjoying the well-maintained roads and autobahns that can be found across Germany, but especially in Berlin. Of course, you may even like to treat yourself to an experience on the track as well, as this will truly allow you to feel the power under the hood.
In this guide, we’re going to give you some insight into the different models of luxury car you may be interested in driving while you’re in Berlin, so let’s take a closer look.
First of all, one of the most impressive luxury cars on the market right now has to be the Lamborghini Aventador, which is widely considered to be a marvel of engineering, and the true flagship of the Lamborghini company in the modern era.
In terms of performance, this car will give you an astonishing acceleration of 0 to 100 km/h in just 2.9 seconds, and it also has an impressive top speed to match. In fact, if you’re able to get this beast out onto the track, then you’ll be able to reach speeds of up to 215 mph before you run out of track!
As you’d expect, the vehicle also comes with a number of convenient features which take full advantage of modern computing technology so you can expect to see a cleverly integrated GPS system, multiple driving modes, and more.
On the other hand, you may prefer to choose something that offers a greater degree of class, style, and charisma, like if you were to rent a Bentley in Barcelona. If so, you simply can’t go wrong when you choose the Bentley GTC.
This flagship vehicle made by the famous Bentley manufacturer is definitely a good choice when you’re in search of luxury car rental in Berlin, and its stylish good looks give the car a unique charm that you’ll only ever find from the Bentley brand.
The four-seat design gives you plenty of space to bring your friends and family along for the ride, and there’s also enough room to carry some luggage and suitcases with you, so it’s a top choice if you’re going to be enjoying a longer road trip.
Of course, one of the biggest benefits of this model is the fact that it’s a convertible, and there’s nothing quite like being able to drop the roof and soak up the atmosphere as you drive around the streets of Berlin and beyond.
Finally, you may like to get behind the wheel of a classic Ferrari, and if this is the case, you’ll certainly enjoy the Ferrari 488 if you rent from e-zrentacar.com or Apex Luxury Car Hire. Here’s a vehicle that looks sublime, and you’ll be turning heads for all the right reasons when you’re driving this engineering masterpiece.
Nowadays, there is a growing concern among many individuals to opt for travel insurance plans in a luxury tour. While many are still in the dark about the proper definition of travel insurance, a growing number of travelers have realized the importance of the benefits of travel insurance and has enrolled themselves in the monthly schemes. On the other hand, many travel insurance companies are looking forward to attracting travelers by providing them cover that encompasses both healthy and travel costs. These travel plans not only includes the visits to doctors and hospitalization fees, but they also provide support for medical evacuation and medical emergencies.
This is one of the biggest advantages of opting for a travel insurance plan. These travel insurance schemes can come handy if something unusual happens in the case of world travel and luxury travel. These travel insurance policies can also help the travelers in case they met with an accident while being on tour. The travel plans also include the coverage for major medical treatments and prescriptions.

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It’s hard to believe that school has been in session almost a month. As we get into the fall athletic schedule, homecoming and the other activities which blanket our busy school schedule, we also need to take a moment to remind ourselves of some key safety tips.
For many of us, fall sports are well under way. However, there are a few key items we need to review.
Coaching Handbooks—Are our coaching handbooks up to date with all current school and MSHSAA guidelines and policies?
Bleacher Safety—Have we checked our bleachers to ensure they are safe and structurally sound? When was the last time you had a bleacher professional inspect your bleachers? Do they meet CPSC and ICC/IBC guidelines?
It is important to develop an action plan to comply with these standards.
Emergency Response Plans—Do our school crisis response plans include athletic events?
First Aid Response—Do school policies meet the requirements of MSHSAA? Has staff been trained in the use of AED’s and Epi pens?
Transportation Policies—Are our student transportation policies up to date? Do we have coach’s transporting students?
The Homecoming date has been set and plans are likely underway. It is important that school administration understands and approves all homecoming activities. Such activities as school dances, parades, fires, DWI awareness activities and other special activities need to be evaluated from a safety and liability standpoint.
Also, don’t forget to complete school bus evacuation drills if your school operates a buses.
In addition, it is important to check that each classroom has it’s evacuation plan posted and that the emergency ”go kit” is properly stocked and ready for use.
Finally, have we established our first aid response team members? Are all first responders’ current with first aid and CPR-AED training?
The fall and early winter months are very busy times for our school campus. It is important we remain diligent in maintaining a safe and secure school campus. With the cold weather just around the corner, there are a couple of items we need to check.
Do we have a plan in place for treating ice and small frozen areas of precipitation?
Do we have a plan in place to address parking lot lighting conditions since it will be getting dark sooner in the evening?
Have we had our heating systems serviced?
Have we checked that all carbon monoxide detectors are properly functioning?
Do we have additional floor mats available for wet conditions?
Do our security procedures consider special campus events, athletic events, and public meetings?
Have we checked to ensure that all perimeter doors are secured (locked) from the outside on a routine basis?
Do all of our classrooms doors have the ability to be locked?
Do all classrooms have two-way communication with the office/principal?
Are our school buses being properly maintained with a formal preventative maintenance program?
Are our drivers performing pre-trip inspections of the school buses?
Do we have a formal policy in place prohibiting the use of cell phones by drivers while operating the school bus?
If you have questions about any of the above information please contact me at 314-800-2255.


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I try to speak at (primarily Open Source) conferences as frequently as possible. Below are slides, notes and (where available) recordings of my past presentations.
You Want to Contribute to Open Source, But…Why?


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Sep 6, 2016-The Foreign Employment Welfare Fund (FEWF), created by collecting money from every outbound international labour migrant, currently has a capital base of Rs3.5 billion according to official sources. If every migrant is considered an equal shareholder in the fund, the FEWF has a paid-up capital equivalent to some of the largest banks in Nepal such as Himalayan Bank and Nabil Bank. The question then is: ?how has the government managed that money and what has been done with it?
The answer is disappointing on many counts. Yes, the government has used a fraction of the money towards important causes. For example, it has given compensation to families of migrant workers who lose their lives abroad, or provided treatment to workers who get injured. However, the Foreign Employment Promotion Board (FEPB), responsible for managing the fund, has also used itto purchase vehicles for ambassadors and dignitaries, to finance foreign trips of its officials, and even to decorate its premises. This sort of blatant misuse of the funds, which is meant to help migrant workers toiling hard to keep their families and our economy afloat, raises important questions aboutthe funds’ management.
A small portion of the money from the fund was used to provide vocational training to around 3,500 aspiring Nepali migrants last year. While this is certainly a well-intentioned step towards creating a skilled pool of migrant workers, the actual impact of these training programmes on migrants’ skills remains uncertain.
in touch with a recruitment agency, and helps them navigate a complex process that starts in the village and involves more than a couple of trips to major cities. By this time, the migrant, who has typically borrowed money from a moneylender in the village, is so desperate to go abroad that he tries to bypass every other bureaucratic hurdle in as little time as possible. Even the supposedly helpful and short pre-departure orientation is regarded as another burdensome formality. Hence, adding a coherent vocational training programme into that window of three to four months is like pouring rice in a sack full of holes.
Instead, one might argue that it is better if such skills training programmes target individuals who have not started the migration process. There are certainly ways to incorporate vocational and language training programmes through village development committees and local schools. But there has to be a proper assessment of the demand for such skills. The lack of Arabic language institutes in the country, even when several million Nepali migrants are in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, suggests that Nepali migrants do not consider knowing Arabic as an essential skill in their repertoire before departure.
is that migration from Nepal to labour receiving countries is often circular. Migrants return home only to find a lack of investment opportunities for the capital that they bring back. Eventually, this starts another migration cycle. Therefore, although providing entrepreneurial loans to returnees is in theory an excellent idea, Nepal’s investment climate is a severe constraint for migrants willing to embark on such a venture.
One provision that is not in the Foreign Employment Act of 2007 is regarding migrant loans before departure. It is now well accepted that more than 50 percent of Nepali labour migrants borrow money from local moneylenders to finance their trip abroad. In a majority of these cases, they pay exorbitant interest rates, ranging from 30 to 60 percent. Simple calculations reveal that it takes migrants around four to six months of foreign employment just to pay off the interest on their loans. Since most migrant contracts are for two years, workers face huge opportunity costs on the money they spend to pay interest. They could instead be using that money to send their kids to school, provide healthcare for their family or invest on productive assets back home.
Now consider that a small portion of the money from the FEWF is used to provide loans for migration to the poorest of migrants. Even if they pay 15-20 percent interest rate on that loan, it frees up a significant portion of their savings abroad for productive use back home.
The government did try to encourage private banks to lend to migrants in the past without any collateral by insuring 75 percent of the default amounts. However, due to the lack of repayment enforcing mechanisms, 90 percent of the borrowers defaulted. The screening process for the scheme also suffered from nepotism and corruption.
Instead, the government should use a small portion of the money from the FEWF to subsidise private providers in conducting a pilot of a targeted migrant loan scheme without insuring any default amounts, and letthe provider figure out ways to minimise default rates. The benefit of designing a successful scheme for thousands of potential migrants outweighs any cost of a small pilot proving to be unsuccessful.
Among many reasons why Nepali migrants suffer from exploitation and abuse in destination countries is the burden of debt that they face back home. A migrant loan scheme utilising the pool of money from the FEWF has the potential to create a win-win situation for potential migrant workers and private providers. Only waiting for a rainy day to utilise the fund might lead to a scenario where FEPB officials have all the umbrellas while the migrants are the ones who get continuously drenched.


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The past few weeks in Iran have been rather turbulent. Thousands of protestors took to the streets to publicly demonstrate their anger and dissent over hiking food prices, unemployment and corruption in the country. The protests started on December 28, 2017 in the second-largest city of Iran by population, Mashhad which is also home to the most sacred religious site in the country. They spread rapidly like wild fire throughout the country panning over almost 72 cities, covering 29 out of 31 provinces.
Rallies gained momentum through the first week of 2018 spreading to the capital Tehran, where students also actively took part in the protests against the status quo.Two days into the protests, internet services in most parts of the country were suspended by the government as the social media apps such as Telegram (a local messaging service), Instagram and Twitter were deemed instrumental behind the rapid spread of the dissent among the general public. For about a week, the unrest continued during which considerable damage to public property was reported by Iranian news agencies.  About 3,700 people were arrested and 25 people were killed during the protests. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and other governmental law enforcement agencies had to intervene in order to restore the law and order situation to a normal. After a week of mayhem, the protests died down as the international community and the United Nations expressed their concern over the worsening situation.

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Mon Dieu ….. I just read a headline in the NYT. So now, finally, I understand your post! Good grief. A Gronk. P.S., My great-grandmother was a Kraft before she became a Schlote (pronounced shlowtee), so I've been living with a little sense of embarrassment since that story broke.
I have been studying German and am pleased I knew how to pronounce Schlote properly.
Separately, whereas this week is Kraft's first scheduled court appearance, grassy knoll types suggest Gronk's announcement is timed to deflect attention.
I had 3400 Twitter posts awaiting me this AM. Twenty is more usual.
Gronk is going to have a stellar movie career as an action hero.
3200 more tweets since the AM.
Gronk has achieved such status in Boston that his girlfriend is now known by just her first name (Camille), a status previously enjoyed only by Tom and Giselle.
Is that Louetta's account with 3200 tweets..or Gronk? Maybe Louetta can star in his next movie with him.
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#nofilter is a reaction to our attempts to present life as better than it is, it’s an attempt to show life in a more real state. That is what we want Campus Life to be about this year. We want CL to be a place where we are all living with no filter. We want to know who kids really are, what they really think and how they really feel.
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BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals host the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday at Busch Stadium.
The Cardinals went 43-38 in home games in 2018. St. Louis hit .249 as a team with 2.9 extra base hits per game and 9 total triples last year.
The Dodgers went 47-34 away from home in 2018. Los Angeles averaged 8.6 hits with 3.5 extra base hits per game and 235 total home runs last season.


text: The Teach the Text Commentary Series utilizes the best of biblical scholarship to provide the information a pastor needs to communicate the text effectively. The carefully selected preaching units and focused commentary allow pastors to quickly grasp the big idea and key themes of each passage of Scripture. Each unit of the commentary includes the big idea and key themes of the passage and section… s dedicated to understanding, teaching, and illustrating the text.


text: The Naval Air Systems Command recently built a pair of applications using business intelligence and performance management tools from Ottawa-based Cognos Inc. The Aviation Readiness Model helps users monitor readiness across all aircraft and aviation inventory. The Component Analysis Model allows deeper analysis of component readiness across the fleet. Senior military personnel can view the data through a dashboard application.

industry_corpus2: Aerospace


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Thursdays are one of the most popular days in the NBA because of NBA on TNT. The slate is always short, which isn’t ideal for handicappers, but fans get to watch teams they don’t get to watch often.
TopBet is the best sportsbook to bet on the NBA on TNT action. Active bettors at TopBet get a $10 free bet every Thursday that they can use to bet on the prop market that’s posted before tip-off.
I’ll be posting my picks for the two TNT games. The Knicks play the Bucks as well, but no one will be watching that game and the line isn’t even out yet because Carmelo Anthony is questionable.
The Houston Rockets (27-12) just lost to Orlando last night on the road and now they have to travel back home to play the Oklahoma City Thunder (18-19) with no rest, but I’m still betting them.
OKC has improved a lot since getting healthy, but this team is still struggling against top competition and the Rockets are just that. Houston has a deep roster whereas the Thunder lack any depth.
Houston has been good defensively most of the season, as they only allow 96.9 PPG (2nd). They allowed the Magic to score 120 points and I expect the public to bet OKC, but I like Houston to bounce back.
The Rockets average 101.8 PPG (8th), 43.8 RPG (9th) and 20.7 APG (23rd). They’ll have edges in most categories as the Thunder average 98.8 PPG (19th), 46.5 RPG (2nd) and 19.8 APG (30th).
OKC plays solid defense (98.0 PPG – 8th) just like the Rockets, so this could be relatively low scoring although I wouldn’t bet on the under with players like Durant, Westbrook and Harden on the court.
Put simply, the Rockets have more depth than the Thunder. Westbrook and Durant can only handle so much by themselves. The Rockets have a lot of depth and a bench that can also score a lot of points.
Cleveland (19-20) has Lebron back in the line-up and that can only mean good things. He played in their last game and looked like his usual self, but the Cavaliers ended up losing to the Suns (107-100).
The Lakers (12-27) are an absolute joke. They still find a way to win and cover some games, but this is a real bad team. If the Cavaliers can score 100+ points I expect them to be able to cover the spread.
With Lebron back it means that Irving and Love will take a bit of a backseat on offense again, but this team needs to figure out how all three can work effectively with each other to make it work soon.
I like the addition of Mozgov on the Cavs now that Varejao is out for the season. He’s a true center, which is what the Cavaliers need. Mozgov should be able to eat up blocks and rebounds in this one.
LAL struggles to defend any position, but they really do poorly stopping big men. The Lakers allow 106.8 PPG (29th) and they also rank below average in just about every major offensive statistic.
Cleveland scores 99.8 PPG (17th), but those numbers are better when James is in the line-up. They give up 100.1 PPG (19th), but I expect that to decrease with Mozgov, so don’t just look at the stats.
The Cavs looked good in their last game, but the Suns are streaking and playing well. Now they get a game against the Lakers who are terrible. They should easily win and be able to work on things as well.


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What can we learn from a flywheel?
A flywheel as you may already know is a huge piece of metal disk with its center mounted on a horizontal axle. Being thick and heavy, flywheels have a characteristic advantage of sustaining its energy and momentum due to its weight. It resists changes to its rotation thereby delivering almost constant motion. It can accelerate and produce high power from a relatively small source with only pulses of inputs to it. We can draw some parallelism to the flywheel and any organization of people trying to reach a certain level success or even greatness. Just like in a flywheel, people need to put their efforts constantly to produce results. Each effort made to improve the organization will have a net effect of making that organization a better one. But the key thing is whether or not the efforts are in the same direction since opposing forces just cancel out each other. Moreover, the flywheel will not attain its acceleration with only a single thrust. This is what some people try to do with their “new idea” or “big programs” that they advertise and hope would motivate people to produce great results. In contrast, the actions should be made in a deliberate, constant and long-lasting manner. This is difficult to do since it entails changing not only the course of action but also the mindset, habits and cultures of organization and its people. It’s difficult but not impossible. And it’s necessary since it’s the only real way to achieve lasting change and success. What happens, though, if your thrusts are too far apart from each other? The flywheel will not gain any acceleration at all but will just have blips of motion. So it needs follow-through efforts effectively. We need constant and aligned action which will move the people in the right direction. And when it does create some acceleration, you’ll notice that the same amount of effort results to even faster motion and success because the momentum just builds on top of another. Same is true with any groups, teams and organizations which hungers for victory.
With the flywheel concept, you know that results may not be immediate because for the energy to be unleashed the momentum should build over time. Thus, people need to have in them a sense of faith that what they are doing is the right thing to do before they can actually sense that achievement. There is a difference in making the right effort with the results not forthcoming and doing the entirely wrong thing having no results to show for it. Knowing the difference is another topic worth discussing. Let’s do it next time.

industry_corpus2: Others


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- This kids punch bag can be filled with sand or water, four height adjustments.
- Twice as much impact foam as the Kidkick wavemaster.
- Helps with punch & kick skills and co-ordination.
- Approx. 170lb's when filled.


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While Google is busy integrating its own review services into it search, Yelp has partnered with the Mountain View company's rival.
Yelp announced this week that it has partnered with Microsoft to power Bing's local search.
"Our rich review snippets, photos, business attributes and more will be integrated into Bing’s new local business pages for relevant categories, making it easier to discover a new or notable establishment nearby," Yelp said in a statement.
Bing users will automatically see Yelp reviews on the right hand side of the search results page when they are looking for a restaurant for example or a local plumber.
The new partnership began on Thursday.

industry_corpus2: Computing & Telecommunications


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One in five teens is not getting enough sleep, which creates behavioral problems now but may mean serious heart problems in the future.
Teenagers need more sleep than adults — about nine hours per night, sleep experts say. Many teens — 20 percent, according to one study — are not getting the sleep they need.
It’s tempting to think that it is parents and teachers who suffer most when teens are sleep-deprived. Tired teens tend to be surly and uncommunicative. But research shows it is not just their behavior that is affected by a lack of sleep. Teens who are chronically sleep deprived are doing damage to their hearts.
Another factor in the sleep-heart equation: Many adolescents eat more junk food and drink more caffeine than they should. Preetam Bandla, MD, a pediatric sleep specialist at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle was surprised to find they also have higher cholesterol levels, higher blood pressure, and bigger waistlines.
Madeleine Weinstein of Seattle was one of those high school students who did not get enough sleep. But by following guidelines from Dr. Bahdla — changing her diet and, especially, cutting out screen time before bed — she is now sleeping better and feeling better.


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Apply for a study visa (tier 4 general visa) – gov.uk/tier-4-general-visa if you’re coming to the UK to study a university or college course for more than 6 months, or more than 11 months if it’s an English language course.
You can apply for a Short-term Study visa – gov.uk/study-visit-visa if you’re 18 or over and studying an English language course for 11 months or less.
You can also apply for a child study visa if you are under 18 – gov.uk/child-study-visa if you’re under 18.
In July 2016, the Government of Bermuda London Office, together with the Department of Workforce Development, launched an internship programme for Bermudian graduates currently living in the UK. The internship is developed to provide Bermudian graduates with an opportunity to gain exposure in the UK and EU market through Government and Private sector relations.
Join our contact list for upcoming events and programs and opportunities offered through the Government of Bermuda London Office.

industry_corpus2: Subject Education


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Toshiba Corporation today announced that it has resumed manufacturing at the Toshiba Semiconductor Thailand Co., Ltd. (TST) facility in Pathumthani, Thailand, in order to meet healthy demand for discrete products for smart phones and tablet PCs. Production resumed earlier this month and shipments will start today. Production will continue until TST opens its new facility in Purachinburi.
TST’s facility in the Bangkadi Industrial Park, Pathunthani, was completely inundated in last year’s floods, forcing suspension of operations. Assembly and packaging of the small signal devices and photocouplers the facility handled was transferred to other Toshiba facilities in Japan and Malaysia, and also outsourced as a means to respond to changes in demand. In April this year, TST decided to relocate its operations to the 304 Industrial Park in Purachinburi, which is outside of Thailand’s major flood plain, leaving the now cleaned up Bangkadi facility vacant and available.
Toshiba has installed highly efficient packaging equipment at TST Bangkadi. Its cost is covered by flood insurance and will not impact on Toshiba’s bottom line, and the equipment will be transferred to the 304 facility following the start of operation there in spring 2013. Resumption of production at the older facility positions Toshiba to respond for growing demand for discrete devices, a product area where the company is a world leader, especially demand for smart phones and tablet PCs.


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Atlanta, GA, February 2, 2000. SmartMail Services, one of the nation’s leading expedited delivery services networks, today announced the relocation of its corporate headquarters from Orinda, CA to Forest Park, GA with the opening of a 62,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art processing and training center. The new SmartCenter- a technology-driven address verification, manifesting, tracking, and sorting facility capable of processing 250,000 pieces of flat mail a day on behalf of its business-mailer customers– will be part of the new facility. “We chose Atlanta as our corporate headquarters because the city offers many incentives, including a high quality of life for our employees,” said Jim Martell, CEO of SmartMail. “As a major gateway to the South, Atlanta is the best choice to institute a national distribution strategy such as the one SmartMail is deploying in what we euphemistically call the new ‘mail-lennium.'” The new Forest Park facility is at 1500 Southpoint Drive, strategically situated near the Hartsfield International airport.
SmartMail Services has a strategic partnership with the United States Postal Service (USPS) to deliver flat mail – first-class mail pieces weighing approximately 3oz to 16oz, ranging from compact discs and paperback books to enrollment kits and proxies. Through this alliance, business mailers are guaranteed 15 percent off of the original postage rate and still receive the USPS’ 1- to-4-day delivery commitment.
SmartMail picks up business customers’ flat mail pieces, sorts them at the local SmartCenter facility and routes them to a specified destination-end Postal Service drop off center for distribution within the designated locale. By exclusively utilizing the USPS’ expedited services network, SmartMail is able to maximize delivery, at a cost savings, while adding previously unavailable benefits.
“SmartMail’s business, in addition to its model for providing superior quality processing and expediting services, is very important to us,” says Gail Sonnenberg, senior vice president for sales, United States Postal Service.
SmartMail Services is a privately held company based in Atlanta that currently operates eight SmartCenters throughout the U.S. (Atlanta; Chicago; New York; Cincinnati, OH; Kansas City, MO; Los Angeles; San Francisco Bay area and Tampa, FL). In August 1999, SmartMail received venture financing from Great Hill Partners.

industry_corpus2: Transportation


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Nomenclature: Current taxonomic status: accepted or basionymous. Taxonomic rank: species. Lecidea. Synonyms: Lecidea antoniensis H.Magn.; Lecideaceae Chevall. (1826); Lecanorales.
Type Information: Protologue: Zahlbruckner A., Ann. Mycol. 10: 374 (1912); type specimen label data: USA, California, Santa Monica Range, W of Los Angeles, H.E. Hasse 1336 (W, holotype).
Taxonomic Literature: Hertel H., Decheniana 127: 67 (1975); Culberson C.F., Hertel H., The Bryologist 82: 192-196 (1979).
Biogeography: Colline. Continent: Northern America (USA (California, Nevada)).
Thallus: Not subdivided parts, dispersed throughout and distinctly seperate; lobes angular at the front; separate thallus parts 0-.15 mm thick. Thallus Size and Differentiation: Large; main branches basally not constricted. Thallus Outline: Margin concolorous the thallus centre. Upper Surface: White, plane; not sorediate; without thalloconidia thalloconidia.
Medulla: Iodine reaction in Lugol's solution negative or in Lugol's solution positive (very pale).
Ascocarps: Soon sessile, strongly constricted at the base, 25-60 per cm², .8-1-(1.6) mm in diam.. Margin: Not flexuose or slightly flexuose (TEST), persistent, 100-150 µm wide, epruinose. Disk: Plane to weakly convex, black, epruinose, without an umbo. Exciple: Grey or yellow (as in L. lithophila); inspersed with crystals. Epithecium: Apical cells olive or green. Hymenium: 40-50 µm high; white; iodine reaction: Lugols positive. Subhymenium: 0-25 µm high; white. Hypothecium: White or brownish yellow.
Ascospores: Oblong or cylindrical, (7.5)-10.2-11.2-(15) µm long, (2.5)-2.9-3.3-(4.5) µm wide; wall not ornamented.
Secondary Metabolites: Present, schizopeltic acid.
Spot Tests: Medulla: K , C , PD  ascocarp margin (in section): K , C  disk: C  hypothecium: K .


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This plan outlines the Chief of Naval Operations’ (CNO) Strategic Studies Group (SSG) XXVIFs approach to addressing the challenges of operating at the convergence of Sea Power and Cyber Power as presented in the CNO’s Theme. In addition to providing a framework for the approach, this plan presents SSG XXVIFs initial overarching concept and Concept Team (CT) areas of focus.
SSG XXVII convened in Newport, Rhode Island on 1 October 2007. The ten CNO Fellows and eight Technology Fellows experienced in-depth exposure to various conceptual thinking techniques, analytical methods, science, technology, and approaches for successful innovation. This portion of the SSG process established a common knowledge base through a robust exploration of various topics presented by leading figures from industry, academia, government, and national laboratories. Complemented by 14 Associate Fellows from the Naval War College and Naval Postgraduate School in December, SSG XXVII will continue its work through the spring of 2008, generating revolutionary concepts for near- and far-term implementation. The Group will report out to the CNO in July 2008.
In 2006, the CNO challenged SSG XXVI to explore “fighting in cyberspace in 2030” and to establish a means to tie together the broader dimensions of Interagency, United Nations, Non-governmental organizations, and local government with the Navy to achieve the full spectrum of influence in 2030. Envisioning the Navy operating at the “convergence of Sea Power and Cyber Power,” SSG XXVI foresaw a world where the speed and availability of information changed the employment of Maritime Forces and the calculus of power projection. SSG XXVI concluded the Navy would maintain its distinctive role as the nation’s persistent forward presence force in a world of pervasive networks and cyber-integrated battlefields, especially within “the last tactical mile.” Moreover, they found that in a “hyper-globalized” world of 2030, the Navy would metaphorically patrol the global commons of cyberspace while maintaining the strategic underpinnings of power projection, sea control, strategic deterrence, naval presence, and strategic lift.
SSG XXVFs revolutionary concepts were Global Reach Forward, Virtually Enabled Operations, and necessary enabling concepts. Global Reach Forward focused on building awareness, capacity, and influence through a combination of virtual and physical presence to enhance coalition operations. Virtually Enabled Operations provided for real-time modeling of the battlespace by fusing information from sensors, weapons, and warriors in virtual environments. The enabling concepts included the use of ubiquitous distributed sensors across the battlespace, advanced decision aids for the commander and staff, establishment of cyber-warfare as a primary warfare area, and national level unity of effort regarding cyberspace across all agencies.
Focusing through 2020 and beyond, the CNO directed SSG XXVII to generate revolutionary concepts to integrate “physical-world and cyber-world capabilities into a seamless continuum of Sea Power.” SSG XXVII will build upon the intellectual foundation of SSG XXVI and previous SSGs, identify successes and remaining challenges, and recommend how the Navy should close the gaps. The CNO’s Theme reflects that in the future all aspects of warfare, including the prevention of conflict, will be cyber-enabled. Future Maritime Forces will employ a full range of advanced information, communication, and computing technologies. Maritime Forces will shape the strategic environment to build and sustain peace while maintaining the ability to have a decisive impact on crises and conflicts.
SSG XXVII will produce actionable concepts; recommend broad and rapid experimentation to validate those concepts; and inform near-, mid-, and long-term program decisions supporting the concepts. The Group’s work will be delivered in an operational context grounded in the human element, with synergy across the physical, information, cognitive, and social domains. It will include recommendations on manpower and equipment requirements while addressing on how the Navy should develop its people to stay relevant and succeed in employing future maritime strategies. The Group will generate roadmaps for demonstrating, maturing, and capturing promising architectures, processes, and technologies supporting these revolutionary concepts.


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Düsseldorf’s annual Jazz Rally is by far the largest jazz festival in Germany, and the city of Düsseldorf is known not only for hosting huge events, but also for transforming itself into one giant party. The alchemy happens again from May 21-24 this year, when around 250,000 jazz lovers and about 500 artists from all over the world visit Düsseldorf and change the vibration of this cosmopolitan city of 650,000 people with the sounds of jazz, funk, soul and rock.
The reasons for the success of Jazz Rally are manifold: the quality of the program and performances is top-notch, most venues are in walking distance in the city-center, and all events can be attended on one ticket (an all-weekend pass called “button”). What’s more, Düsseldorf is one of the hottest destinations in Germany, breaking new records in visitor numbers year after year. In fact, most Jazz Rally events take place in one of the city’s biggest attractions, the historic Old Town, also known as the “Longest Bar in the World,” with 260 bars and restaurants in under a square mile.
Father and son duo “Dauner // Dauner,” a jazz piano legend and his pop percussionist son, create atmospheric sound vistas imbued with Indian and contemporary musical elements; British “Brand New Heavis (BNH),” one of the most successful acid jazz and funk bands of all times; Great American Songbook in big band style by “Stefan Gwildis & NDR Bigband”; British Trio “Matt Bianco” and their mix of Caribbean-infused jazz and Bossa/Samba pop.
This year introduces several Jazz Rally novelties: day tickets are now available for Friday, Saturday and Sunday (starting at 24.00 euro) in addition to the all-weekend pass (Jazz Rally Button, starting at 32.00 euro); a jam session with some of the top performers on Saturday night; and a separate stage dedicated to emerging talent. Moreover, the 2015 event will feature a new logo – the city’s initial “D” as a musical note – representing the festival’s combination of musical experience and fascinating destination.
For more information about Jazz Rally and to purchase tickets, please visit: www.duesseldorfer-jazzrally.de.
Düsseldorf’s tourism office is offering hotel and city specials for stays in 2015. The package, called “Düsseldorf à la Card,” can be booked right from the tourism office’s website at https://www.duesseldorf-tourismus.de/en/accommodation/hotel-packages/duesseldorf-a-la-card/. Prices start at €49 per night per person based on double-occupancy for a 2-3-star hotel in the city center and at €95 per person for a 4-star hotel. The package includes breakfast, one DüsseldorfCard (free public transportation within city limits plus 30 free or reduced admissions to city attractions), and a city information package. Please check the website for current information.