There's not much tastier than a falafel pita in all its savory goodness. But the traditional Middle Eastern dish isn't all that healthy since falafel is usually deep-fried–which is why you might feel bloated or weighed down after enjoying one. Luckily, we've got a healthier–and still crazy delicious–take on the falafel pita. It's packed with nutrients and pan-fried, which makes this dish lighter but majorly satisfying. Here's how it's done.
First, you'll be creating the falafel mixture with good-for-you ingredients like chickpeas (which are high in fiber and protein to fill you up, as well as rich in energizing iron and zinc), bulgur (for even more fiber), and nutrient-and-flavor packed parsley, mint, garlic, cayenne pepper, and cumin. Then, the falafel patty is pan-fried, skipping the typical deep-frying, which adds oil and fat to the dish. Pan-frying also keeps the cholesterol under control in this falafel.
The tahini sauce for this dish is also healthy and simple, with only three ingredients. Just mix together tahini, lemon juice, and water for an easy sauce to top your falafel with a burst of flavor. You can also pack your pita full of veggies to up the fiber and vitamins in the dish.
This delicious pan-fried falafel pita is only 396 calories, with 15 grams of protein per serving. Served in patty form, it's a veggie burger even meat-lovers are sure to enjoy, and it just happens to be vegan too. Make this meal for an on-the-go lunch or easy weeknight dinner. Top with the usual veggies served on a falafel pita, like tomatoes, lettuce, and red onion, to add even more crunch, flavor, and nutrients. Or, get creative with other plant-based toppings! You'll feel full and satisfied for hours after enjoying this tasty falafel pita with tahini.
Cook bulgur according to package directions; drain and set aside to cool. In a food processor, combine cooked bulgur, garbanzo beans, egg white, parsley, 1/4 mint, garlic, cayenne pepper, cumin, salt, and pepper. Form mixture into 6 (approximately 3-inch) patties and place on a large plate. Refrigerate until firm (20 minutes). Heat olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Cook falafel burgers until browned and heated through (3 minutes per side). Transfer to a plate. Before serving, whisk together tahini, lemon juice, and water in a medium bowl until light and fluffy. Divide falafel burgers, tahini mixture, lettuce, and roasted red peppers among pitas and serve.


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Mold & IAQ Inspections: Embracing Innovations in Restoration
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KEYWORDS indoor air quality / mold remediation / restoration business / water damage restoration / water mitigation
Before he became a licensed mold inspector/assessor in 2006, Brent Horton, owner of Mold and Air Inspection in Boiling Springs, S.C., sold indoor air purification equipment. Often, when calling on customers, he kept running into questions from many of them about mold.
It was a class for mold inspectors put on by the National Organization of Remediators and Mold Inspectors (NORMI) that first had Horton considering becoming an inspector.
"My wife kept getting sick. Using air purifiers helped tremendously. But then we wondered what was making her sick," he recalls.
"We found out it was mold. From that point on I was in the mold inspection business."
Inspection Challenges
When Horton first enters a home or commercial property he begins by asking his customer lots of questions and carefully listening to their responses and concerns. Afterward, he conducts a thorough visual inspection of the property including any troublesome areas customers point out and uses his nose to detect the musty smell of mold.
But sometimes homeowners mask mold odor by using lots of plug-ins, air wicks, and solids, or burning candles.
"People don't want to smell the mold, so they perfume their house to where you can't smell anything. That makes it hard for me to detect its presence. But even if I don't smell mold directly, those perfumes are often a giveaway that they're trying to mask the smell," Horton says.
If not perfuming the odor, some homeowners open the windows in the fall or spring to bring in fresh air. That doesn't help him either because, as he exclaims, "I'm not there to inspect the outside air."
Another challenge for Horton is that sometimes homeowners scrub the house clean.
"They bring you in and tell me they've got a mold problem and want me to find it. Well, they cleaned up all signs of mold. The Pine-Sol or Lysol they used overwhelms my senses, so I can't smell mold. They may have also used bleach which bleaches the color out of mold. Or, they scrubbed or repainted the ceilings.
"I need to see the mold or know what a house smells like to help me identify a mold problem," he adds.
If mold is an issue, he looks for past or present moisture-related problems that could possibly have triggered mold growth. Mold, he notes, can be found outdoors and indoors.
Almost everything in a home or building is food for mold – sheetrock, 2x4s, plywood, carpeting, wallpaper, and other organic materials.
Moisture Intrusion
Moisture, along with high humidity and warm temperatures, triggers mold growth. It can come from flooding, a broken pipe, a roof leak, or other types of moisture intrusion.
Once moisture intrusion occurs, Horton says it only takes 24 to 72 hours before mold starts growing. Some mold species will grow after only 12 hours.
"That's why it's imperative to get somebody on site as quickly as water intrusion happens," he said.
Often moisture intrusion is more subtle and undetected for a length of time. For instance, water coming in from a foundation can be covered up by carpet or tile. Or, cracked tiles in showers can cause moisture issues behind a bathroom wall.
"People tend to overlook maintenance in showers or bathtubs where you have cracked or missing grout. You could have trouble behind the walls. Or, a plumber may at some point failed to properly fit pipes together. I've had fittings pulled loose in a shower and it sprayed inside the walls. Once that happens you're going to have moisture and mold problems," he says.
Horton adds, "If there's high moisture content in a home, humidity over 60%, and a temperature of 70 degrees Fahrenheit or more, mold can grow. If construction materials have over 17% moisture content, mold can attach itself and start growing. That's why a moisture meter is imperative in the mold business."
Humidity can originate from several sources, including faulty air conditioning that fails to remove indoor moisture. Horton uses monitors to check for humidity and temperature, and indoor air quality. Ideally, humidity in a home should be between 30 and 50 percent.
After a thorough visual inspection, Horton, a certified thermographer, scans the property with an infrared camera. He looks for temperature differences caused by moisture. Wherever there's moisture, there's evaporation. Evaporation causes cool spots.
"Finding a cool spot, however, doesn't always mean moisture caused it," he explains. "It might be caused by the absence of insulation, for instance. That's why a moisture meter is imperative. It verifies the presence of moisture," he says.
NORMI recommends using reliable pinless meters for inspection.
"Because it's pinless I'm not punching holes in the wood or walls with it. If I'm working in a million-dollar home and I'm poking holes in the baseboard or wood paneling, momma's not a happy camper."
When he wants to measure moisture on trim mold around a window, however, or an irregular surface, he then uses a pin meter.
"That's the only time I pull out the pin moisture meter. But I'm not as confident with the pin meter and the way it works as I am with the pinless meter. Compared with other instruments, the BI2200 is probably one of the most reliable pieces of equipment I carry in my bag," he remarks.
Basement and Crawlspace Issues
When Horton inspects homes with a basement – both old and new homes – he often finds moisture issues. A common telltale sign of moisture is efflorescence, which is simply an accumulation of minerals and salts from water that's left on masonry surfaces, such as cinder block, brick, cement, and sometimes stone.
While efflorescence in itself is not a problem, it indicates the possible presence of excess water in the masonry that can originate from rain, sprinklers, household leaks, or any number of other places. This excess water can lead to more serious structural and health issues, including the growth of mold.
Some homeowners may think efflorescence is mold, but Horton says he can distinguish between the two. Efflorescence will turn into a powder, while mold will not. It also will dissolve in water, while mold will not. And, efflorescence forms only on inorganic building materials, such as brick or cinder block, whereas mold forms on organic substances.
As a skilled inspector, Horton always notes the presence of efflorescence in his inspection reports because it generally occurs where there is excess moisture.
He also inspects the foundation for signs of moisture intrusion.
"I look to see if there's enough runoff away from the house. There needs to be about a 5% grade away from the foundation of the house to channel rain or sprinkler water away from the house. I also check the gutters to see if they're far enough away from the house so they don't cause excessive moisture from seeping into the foundation. Another thing is shrubs around the house. If you put them too close to the house, the root system can attack the foundation, eventually causing leaks and cracks in the concrete. I suggest homeowners have a 2 to 3-foot space between the shrubs and the foundation," he says.
Moisture in homes with crawlspaces – the space between the dirt itself and the first level flooring – can also be a problem. In coastal areas of the U.S., many homes are built over closed crawlspaces. That's because the water table is often high. In fact, roughly 70% of the new homes in South Carolina are built on crawlspaces.
Any place where there's very high outside humidity during the summer, ventilating the crawlspace can bring more moisture into the space than it removes. "What happens is you're drawing in that warm moist air from the outside into a cool area where it's going to condensate moisture. So you actually make the problem worse and encourage mold to grow," Horton notes.
And, in those areas where the water table is within three feet of ground level, soil evaporation can also contribute considerable moisture into the crawlspace.
"A lot of times people don't realize that about 40-50% of the air in the crawlspace is actually going to migrate into the living space. So if you have a mold issue in a crawlspace, then you're typically going to have some residual mold come into the living space too," he adds.
Once Horton completes his inspection, he recommends the type of remediation needed, provides customers with a list of remediators, and writes a protocol for the remediator on what needs to be done. He also recommends to his customers a post remediation verification inspection.
Since this article was written, Brent Horton sold Mold and Air Inspection and relocated to Jackson, Tenn., where he opened another Mold and Air Inspection company.
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Jeffrey Tweedy is President and CEO of Sean John, the award-winning clothing and lifestyle brand founded by Sean "Diddy" Combs. Jeff is one of the most recognized and highly regarded leaders in the fashion industry and celebrated for his sharp insight, strong creative vision, and an acute ability to predict shifting trends in the industry. As President and CEO of Sean John, Jeff has earned a reputation for introducing unique innovations into men's apparel and has built an impressive marketing and sales track record, including a large footprint across international markets.
Jeff has led Sean Jean since it launched in the fall of 1998, surrounded by a team of talented designers and the best marketing, sales, and licensing teams in the business. Jeff was integral in bringing Sean John to Mercedes Benz Fashion week for the first time. He led Sean John to be the first brand to host a fashion show on Instagram, and have it simulcast live on the Style Network and E! Under Jeff's leadership, Sean John has signed licensing deals and partnerships with the NBA, NFL, Li & Fung, Zac Posen and more. Today, Sean John is an international megabrand and a staple of American fashion and lifestyle with over 18 product categories.
Multiple fashion industry publications have recognized Jeff's contribution to the style landscape, including: Women's Wear Daily (WWD) placed Jeff in the Power 100 and MR named him one of The Most Fascinating Men in Fashion.
Jeff began his career as a stock boy at Britches of Georgetown in Washington D.C. and after a short time realized fashion was his calling. A chance meeting with Jeffrey Banks and Ralph Lauren placed Jeff on the fast track to a career in fashion. It was on Mr. Lauren's recommendation that Jeff move to New York City where he attended the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) to study menswear design and marketing. In the early nineties, Jeff joined Threadz for Life, (which later became Karl Kani), where he helped to increase sales by over 200% in under two years. Jeff has worked for Willie Wear, Ralph Lauren and Hugo Boss.
Jeff strongly believes in giving back to his community, and supports a select group of philanthropic organizations including The Boy Scouts of America, The Father's Day Council, and the Black Retail Action Group (BRAG). He is an advisor for Harlem Figure Skate, a member of the 5000 Role Models Excellence Project, a mentoring and education program founded by Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson of Florida, and an active advisor and mentor to Year Up New York.
Jeff lives in New Jersey with his family. A proud father to Basil Curtis Tweedy and Miles Oneal Tweedy, Jeff calls his kids his "inspiration and reason for being," and always keeps them in mind when crafting his legacy.


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Our PAUL Bakery & Café in Three Quays, Lower Thames Street, is right next door to The Tower of London by the Tower Millennium Pier on the banks of the Thames. It has amazing views of Tower Bridge, the Tower of London, HMS Belfast, City Hall and The Shard. With plenty of seating both inside and out, it's a great place to enjoy breakfast, lunch, coffee, tea and patisseries whilst contemplating one of the world's most famous views. The whole sweep of London's history is here from the Tower of London, the most perfect medieval fortress in Britain, begun by William I after the Battle of Hastings, to the 95 storey Shard, the tallest building in London, completed in 2012. In between you have Tower Bridge, opened in 1894, HMS Belfast, now a museum ship, that took part in the second world war, and City Hall, the home of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly, designed by Norman Foster and opened in 2002. Lower Thames Street also has an ancient history. Excavations in 1981 revealed large sections of a Roman timber wharf built in around AD 80, its massive timbers perfectly preserved by the water. It may have been almost a mile long, stretching from the present Southwark Bridge almost to Tower Bridge. Closest stations are Tower Hill (Circle and District Lines), Monument (Circle and District Lines) and Fenchurch Street (national rail). You can also arrive by boat at Tower Millennium Pier. 34 seats are available inside. There is a terrace available with a further 56 seats. Disabled access available. Free wi-fi.
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LEXINGTON, Massachusetts (February 29, 2016) – WinterGreen Research announces that it has published a new study Social Media Messaging: Market Shares, Strategy, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2016 to 2022. The 2016 study has 380 pages, 121 tables and figures. Worldwide Social Media Messaging markets are poised to revolutionize communications by evolving a lifestyle support platform that has broad capabilities to connect people.
Social messaging platforms leverage smart phones to deliver an increasingly broad set of lifestyle functions. Social media platforms that have been adept at moving to embrace the mobile revolution in user adoption. The smart phone can do everything. Messaging is the preferred medium of the smart phone.
Social media messaging usage is dependent on opening and engaging with the app. Message platforms are the most used apps globally. Social media messaging has transcended simple communication and become a platform for gaming, commerce and payment, media, taxi services and beyond. As these trends play out globally, mobile messaging leaders are evolving into central communication hubs.
Social messaging platforms leverage smart phones to deliver an increasingly broad set of lifestyle functions. Tencent (TCEHY) in China owns WeChat. This dominates the messaging market. Chat apps are widely used for shopping in China. They make consumer goods more available. In the U.S, Americans have access to brick-and-mortar shopping options.
Tencent Holdings Ltd provides Internet value-added services, mobile services, online advertising, and e-Commerce transactions services to users in the People's Republic of China. WeChat is used by 500,000 people to connect. WeChat is available for iOS and Android. It supports a group chat conversation. Twitter WeChat broadcast messages mimics a basic function of digital messaging, allowing broadcast of a single message to a group capability.
Facebook as a social media platform has benefited from embracing the mobile revolution in user adoption. The smart phone can do everything. Tablets and cell phones have replaced PCs. Messaging is the preferred medium of the smart phone.
KakaoTalk has already transcended simple communication and become a platform for gaming, commerce and payment, media, taxi services and beyond. As these trends play out globally, mobile messaging leaders are evolving into central communication hubs.
Facebook Messenger implements texting via the smartphone data plan. It bypasses the need to pay for each text. Users do not have to pay for every message. Facebook Messenger works with the data plan. Messenger works after the users sign in to Facebook.
Social media messaging supports the sharing of information. Social media messaging companies enable marketers to display advertising, and provide development platforms for application developers. Social media messaging companies compete to attract, engage, and retain people who use a digital screen to share information. The aim is to attract and retain marketers, and to attract and retain developers to build compelling mobile and web applications that integrate with products.
According to Susan Eustis, lead author of the study, "Users of social media messaging platforms are delighted with the effectiveness of texting. It works in real time, but without the interruptions created by a voice call. Building more functionality on the messaging platform will achieve key milestone in telecommunications. The platforms are evolving an e-commerce component.
As the e-commerce platforms evolve, the SOA once and only once delivery messaging will become a key aspect of the messaging platforms, providing an opportunity to transform the communications industry by adding a retail component. Social networks provide an intuitive base for communications, people generally want to talk to people they know and to buy things recommended by people they know.
The worldwide market for social media messaging platforms is $8.6 billion anticipated to reach $27.2 billion by 2022. The complete report provides a comprehensive analysis including user numbers for those generating revenue, and counting separately, the much larger number of users not generating revenue. Segment analysis looks at texting, games, video, and e-commerce revenue, providing users, market value, forecasts, as well as a detailed competitive market shares and analysis of major players' success, challenges, and strategies in each segment and sub-segment. The reports cover markets for social media texting platform specialties and sub-specialties.
WinterGreen Research is an independent research organization funded by the sale of market research studies all over the world and by the implementation of ROI models that are used to calculate the total cost of ownership of equipment, services, and software. The company has 35 distributors worldwide, including Global Information Info Shop, Market Research.com, Research and Markets, Bloomberg, and Thompson Financial. It conducts its business with integrity.
WinterGreen Research is an independent research organization funded by the sale of market research studies all over the world and by the implementation of ROI models that are used to calculate the total cost of ownership of equipment, services, and software. The company has 35 distributors worldwide, including Global Information Info Shop, Market Research.com, Research and Markets, and Thompson Financial. WinterGreen Research is positioned to help customers facing challenges that define the modern enterprises.
This is the 660th report in a series of market research reports that provide forecasts in communications, telecommunications, the internet, computer, software, and telephone equipment. The project leaders take direct responsibility for writing and preparing each report. They have significant experience preparing industry studies. Forecasts are based on primary research and proprietary databases. Forecasts reflect analysis of the market trends in the segment and related segments. Unit and dollar shipments are analyzed through consideration of dollar volume of each market participation in the segment. Market share analysis includes conversations with key customers of products, industry segment leaders, marketing directors, distributors, leading market participants, and companies seeking to develop measurable market share. Over 200 in-depth interviews are conducted for each report with a broad range of key participants and opinion leaders in the market segment.


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Chi Mai – utwór instrumentalny skomponowany przez Ennio Morricone. Po raz pierwszy pojawił się w filmie Jerzego Kawalerowicza Magdalena z 1971 roku.

Dziesięć lat później ta kompozycja została wykorzystana w filmie Zawodowiec (1981), który wyreżyserował Georges Lautner, a także w serialu telewizyjnym The Life and Times of David Lloyd George (1981).

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New Josh Ritter EP (demos & b-sides)
The Animal Years (2006, V2 Records) from Josh Ritter was a literate and eminently listenable folk-Americana gem full of sweeping lyrical panoramas and good, intelligent songwriting. Lucky for all of us, Ritter just released the Girl in The War EP (iTunes only) — a collection of b-sides and demo versions of songs from the making of that album.
The tracklisting of the EP is:
1) Girl in the War (album version)
2) Blame it On the Tetons (Modest Mouse cover)
3) Harbortown (b-side from the Animal Years sessions)
4) Peter Killed the Dragon (b-side from the Animal Years sessions)
5) Monster Ballads (early version from Animal Years sessions)
6) In the Dark (acoustic demo version)
7) Girl in the War (acoustic demo version)
Quite worth the $6.93, all the songs feel fresh and rambling in that way that Ritter has with a tune. The acoustic version of "In The Dark" is especially lovely, as well as this song:
"Harbortown" (b-side) – Josh Ritter
You Irish folks also get a similar goodie bag on the Ireland iTunes-only release of the Good Man EP. Since I can't buy it here, any of you lads or lasses wanna share?
Oh, and Ritter kicks off a big ole U.S. tour towards the end of this month. I hear his live show is a thing to behold, so check him out if you get a chance.
The Animal Years is my favorite album of the year thusfar.
Callie — September 8, 2006 @ 9:21 am
my vote would go to The Damnwells' Air Stereo so far…
jeffro — September 8, 2006 @ 3:36 pm
I have a ton of Josh Ritter stuff, including the sold out irish only "Good Man" EP you gave a nod to. The US iTunes EP features all of the b-sides including the extra "Girl In The War" demo which is not avail in Ireland. Josh also has had two other CD singles/EP's released in Ireland with tracks (including a sweet Neil Young cover with Sarah Harmer) not avail anywhere else, as well, a US "4 Songs Live" EP and early "Come And Find Me" EP. The latter two have been featured as bonus discs of his prior two releases before "The Animal Years". His upcomming tour is opening for Jamie Cullum, which I don't feel is a good pairing.
Kevin — September 8, 2006 @ 5:55 pm
This is a great blog. My brother Luke, another Colorado Springs resident, turned me on to the blog after he bought the Redbird CD on your recommendation. We are both now big Jeffrey Foucault fans, with, I think, all his albums. You know he's in Denver in the near future, right? I'm so blown away by Foucault's songs that, former English major that I am, I decided I had to try writing lyrics. I'm having a ball, and your blog is a piece of the chain of events that got me started.
I'm a big Dylan fan, and a big Ritter fan. About 2 years ago my wife and I got to see Josh Ritter at a little place in Albuquerque called The Outpost. There were maybe 200 people there. We can walk to the Outpost from our house. It was a magical night. Afterwards, when trying to explain it to people, I would say it must have been similar to seeing Dylan when he was still just a kid really and unknow.
Thanks for this blog.
Josh Gentry — September 9, 2006 @ 9:22 am
Thanks H as ever. I will give this a listen – this isn't available on itunes uk (I have looked). Its frustrating because we can't buy it here.
I am a big fan of JR – is he gigging near you – the nearest UK gig to me is Preston (40 miles or so). I will try to get there – he is really worth seeing, much better live than on record (and the records are great!).
Chris Tottington UK
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Q: Four-point condition for tree distances: is there a detropicalization proof?
Theorem 1. Let $G$ be a tree.
  Let $x$, $y$, $z$ and $w$ be four vertices of $G$.
  For any two vertices $s$ and $t$ of $G$, let $d \left(s, t\right)$ denote the minimum length of a path from $s$ to $t$.
Then, the two largest ones among the three numbers $d \left(x, y\right) + d \left(z, w\right)$, $d \left(x, z\right) + d \left(y, w\right)$ and $d \left(x, w\right) + d \left(y, z\right)$ are equal.

This is a known fact, sometimes called the "four-point condition" (or at least it is similar to the latter; IIRC the latter is about leaves in phylogenetic trees, where $d$ is no longer the minimum length of a path but the minimum cost in some metric, and I'm not fully sure if there are any clear-cut implications between these results).
I am wondering if there is a proof of Theorem 1 along the following lines:

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*For any two vertices $s$ and $t$ of $G$, define some univariate polynomial $Q_{s, t} \in K\left[X\right]$ (for some field $K$, possibly $\mathbb{F}_2$) having the property that $Q_{s, t}$ is monic with leading term $X^{d\left(s, t\right)}$ (or $X^{d\left(s, t\right) + c}$ for some constant $c$).

*Prove the identity $Q_{x, y} Q_{z, w} \pm Q_{x, z} Q_{y, w} \pm Q_{x, w} Q_{y, z} = 0$ for some choice of $\pm$ signs.

*Conclude that the largest one among the three numbers $d \left(x, y\right) + d \left(z, w\right)$, $d \left(x, z\right) + d \left(y, w\right)$ and $d \left(x, w\right) + d \left(y, z\right)$ must be equal to another of these three numbers, since otherwise the leading term in the preceding identity could not cancel. Therefore, Theorem 1.
This kind of proof seems to be foreshadowed by the well-known tinfoil (not sure whether it has ever been made rigorous) that "the space of phyologenetic trees is the tropical Grassmannian" and, in particular, Theorem 1 is a sort of "tropical version" of the Ptolemy theorem $XY \cdot ZW \pm XZ \cdot YW \pm XW \cdot YZ = 0$ for four points $X, Y, Z, W$ lying on a circle (or line). Of course, the latter theorem itself is merely a shadow of more general results about Grassmannians (the Plücker relations for $\operatorname{Gr}\left(4,2\right)$).
I also have my personal interest in such a proof: I posed Theorem 1 on a graph theory midterm (specifically, exercise 6 on midterm #2 in Spring 2017 Math 5707 at the University of Minnesota; you can now find three different solutions on the course website), and discovered that the proofs I knew were less slick than I had hoped for...

A: A proof literally following the strategy I suggested does not exist. In fact,
the following holds:

Proposition 2. Let $T$ be a tree with at least one edge. Let
  $c\in\mathbb{N}$. Let $K$ be a field. Let $Q_{s,t}\in K\left[  X\right]  $ be
  a nonzero polynomial for every pair of two vertices $s$ and $t$. Assume that
  \begin{equation}
\text{each polynomial }Q_{s,t}\text{ has degree }d\left(  s,t\right)
+c.
\tag{1}
\label{eq.prop.1.ass1}
\end{equation}
  Assume further that every four vertices $x,y,z,w$ of $T$ satisfy the equality
  \begin{equation}
Q_{x,y}Q_{z,w}\pm Q_{x,z}Q_{y,w}\pm Q_{x,w}Q_{y,z}=0
\tag{2}
\label{eq.prop.1.ass2}
\end{equation}
  for some choice of $\pm$ signs. Then, we have a contradiction.

Proof of Proposition 2. Consider any edge $xz$ of $T$. Thus, $d\left(
x,z\right)  =1$. Apply \eqref{eq.prop.1.ass2} to $y=x$ and $w=z$. This yields
\begin{equation}
Q_{x,x}Q_{z,z}\pm Q_{x,z}Q_{x,z}\pm Q_{x,z}Q_{x,z}=0.
\end{equation}
Hence, $Q_{x,x}Q_{z,z}=\pm Q_{x,z}Q_{x,z}\pm Q_{x,z}Q_{x,z}$ is a scalar
multiple of $Q_{x,z}Q_{x,z}$. Since the scalar is nonzero (because
$Q_{x,x}Q_{z,z}$ is nonzero (since $Q_{x,x}$ and $Q_{z,z}$ is nonzero), we
thus conclude that $\deg\left(  Q_{x,x}Q_{z,z}\right)  =\deg\left(
Q_{x,z}Q_{x,z}\right)  $. In other words, $\deg\left(  Q_{x,x}\right)
+\deg\left(  Q_{z,z}\right)  =\deg\left(  Q_{x,z}\right)  +\deg\left(
Q_{x,z}\right)  =2\deg\left(  Q_{x,z}\right)  $. Using \eqref{eq.prop.1.ass1},
we can rewrite this as $\left(  d\left(  x,x\right)  +c\right)  +\left(
d\left(  z,z\right)  +c\right)  =2\left(  d\left(  x,z\right)  +c\right)  $.
This simplifies to $d\left(  x,x\right)  +d\left(  z,z\right)  =2d\left(
x,z\right)  $. Hence, $2d\left(  x,z\right)  =\underbrace{d\left(  x,x\right)
}_{=0}+\underbrace{d\left(  z,z\right)  }_{=0}=0$, so that $d\left(
x,z\right)  =0$. This contradicts $d\left(  x,z\right)  =1$. This proves
Proposition 2.
I have not given up the concept that there might be an algebraic or geometric
proof of Theorem 1 using some Ptolemy-like condition; but the above makes it
clear that something subtler than polynomials would be needed here.

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Former King's Head Hotel, Llanrwst
Former King's Head Hotel, Ancaster Square
This building is thought to date from the late 17th century. Harp maker John Richards was born here in 1711. His customers included Queen Charlotte, wife of King George III. He was probably the maker of a harp in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, which is initialled "JR" and was once owned by Lady Llanover, a major Victorian patron of Welsh arts. She championed the triple harp (with three rows of strings), which had been John Richards' specialism.
Y Drych, the newspaper for Welsh Americans, reported in 1891 that the King's Head had been sold to its tenant, Mrs Owen, for £1,625 and remarked (in Welsh): "There must be profit in selling drink to fools."
The establishment had become the King's Head Temperance Hotel by 1896, when alterations were made to the building. The hotel, which did not serve alcoholic drinks, was run by a company of the same name. It thrived in its early years, paying a 10% annual dividend to its shareholders.
In 1909, the King's Head was the only place in Llanrwst holding a "billiard licence". Inside the building today is an antique snooker table. In the 1970s, snooker-table maker EA Clare & Sons offered to buy the table for £20,000 and provide a replacement table, balls and cues. The offer was rejected.
The building was home for many decades to the Royal British Legion's Llanrwst branch. The branch closed in 2013 after its members voted to convert it into an independent new club known as Clwb Llanrwst Club.
With thanks to Pat Rowley, of Llanrwst & District Historical Society, and Mike Bucknall
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John Boyton Priestley
As I had to choose an English book for this paper, I started looking around and picked out a couple. But which one? Before getting desperate I asked a friend of mine who reads quite a lot of English books about his favourite one and he recommended "An Inspector Calls" by J.B. Priestley. I started reading and soon I remarked that this book was worth writing my paper about. I thought, I did - and here is the result of my effort!
The first section is about the author, followed by some information about the book and a short summary. In chapter three "Disclosure and Conscience" I have a close look at the faults of each person and how they react to their disclosure. The second topic is about the mysterious Inspector Goole. I tried to analyse his role in the play. I wrote my personal opinion in point six.
A survey of this paper:
2. J.B. Priestley
3. An Inspector calls
3.1 Genesis and intention of the play
3.2 Short Summary
4. Disclosure and Conscience
5. Inspector Goole
6. Personal opinion / Sources
2. JOHN BOYTON PRIESTLEY
John Boyton Priestley was a British journalist, novelist, playwright and essayist. His output was prodigious and included a vast number of newspaper and magazine articles, essays, as well as novels, histories and travel books..
Priestley was born in Bradford in 1894 (september, 13.). His father, Jonathan Priestley, was a prosperous schoolmaster; his mother died shortly after his birth. He attended Bradford Grammar School, but left his studies at the age of sixteen and worked as a junior clerk. At this time, he started writing articles for papers and poems for his own pleasure.
During World War First, Priestley did a voluntary service in the British Army. 1919, he began to study literature, history and political science in Cambridge where he received his B.A. two years later. From 1922 on he worked as a journalist in London. He gained international popularity with his novel The Good Companion.
Priestley started writing plays in the 1930s, when he also founded his own production company. Through the performance of his plays such as An Inspector Calls, Priestley was characterised as "Shakespeare of the little man" and compared with Dickens. After the outbreak of World War Second, Priestley reached popularity as a patriotic radio broadcaster and criticiser of Great Britain conducts.
Priestley was married three times, for the first time in 1919 with Emily Tempest, who died young in 1925. His second marriage was with Mary Wyndham Lewis. And in 1953 he married the archeologist and writer Jacquetta Hawkes. The couple lived near Stratford-upon - Avon.
Priestley had success as a writer, he was director of the Mask Theatre in London, he was member of the International Theatre-company, he was sent to UNESCO conference as delegate of U.K. - he had passed a very active and long life, when he died on August fourteenth, 1984.
For his service he was given the order of merit in 1977, before he refused both knighthood and peerage.
Some of the most famous pieces of work:
The Good companions Angel Pavement Dangerous Corners Laburnum Grove English Journey Literature and a Western Man
1962 Margin Released
1976 Found, Lost, Found
An Inspector calls by J.B. Priestley was written within a week of World War II towards the end in 1945, and published two years later. The play itself is set in an industrial city in 1912, when Britain still had its Empire and was a wealthy country. The time span between these dates exists to make us aware of what has happened. Priestley hoped that his play gives society the chance to look back and to learn from the mistakes made.
An Inspector calls takes place in the dining room in the suburban house of the wealthy industrialist Arthur Birling. Together with his wife Sibyl and his son Eric he celebrates the engagement between his daughter Sheila and Gerald Croft.
Suddenly, an inspector appears a the door and wants to look round and talk to the family. He tells about a girl called Eva Smith who committed suicide, and he wants to ask some questions in this connection. During the interrogation of each person it becomes clear that everyone in the family is to blame morally for the death of Eva Smith. (The faults of them are analysed in chapter four).
After Inspector Goole has left, Arthur calls to police station and the hospital to check the story about Eva. But there exists no Inspector Goole and there is no girl called Eva in the hospital. So the feeling of guilt disappears quickly, only Sheila and her brother Eric are sure to be guilty. The rest makes jokes about the mysterious visitor. Then the phone rings: A girl committed suicide and an inspector is on the way to the Birlings to interrogate them.
4. DISCLOSURE AND CONSIENSCE
The inspector devotes his attention first to Arthur Birling.
Birling doesn't seem to know Eva Smith. But after seeing a photograph he remembers: "She was one of my employees and then I discharged her." Birling admits that she was a good worker, but she was among the ringleaders for a raise. Because he had to keep costs low and prices high, he refused their demands which made the workers go on strike for some time. The ringleaders got discharged.
Birling doesn't feel any pity for Eva. He explains his act: "The girl had been causing trouble in the works. I was quite justified."
The next person interrogated by the inspector is Sheila Birling. She is responsible that Eva lost her next job in the clothing shop Milwards. Out of jealousy - Eva was very pretty - Sheila used her reputation to order Eva's dismissal. Differently from her father she reacts quite heavily to the photograph. She looks at it closely, recognised it with a little cry, gives a half-stifled sob, and then runs out. When she got back, she feels really guilty about her act ("So I'm really responsible?") and accepts her faults made ("It was my own fault."). Sheila always gets distressed by thinking of Eva's death and she has a really bad conscience.
The inspector says that Eva changed her name into Daisy Renton after these two discharges. Gerald Croft is very frightened about this name. Now it's his turn. Gerald met Daisy in a bar among prostitutes and offered her, out of sympathy, to live in the apartment of a friend. First he only wanted to protect her, but it was inevitable to start a love affair with her. "She told me she 'd been happier than she 'd ever been before." But Gerald left her and gave her enough money to come through for the next time.
Gerald feels bad because he was unfaithful to Sheila and he worries about his reputation. He is confused: "In that case- as I'm rather more - upset - by this business than I probably appear to be - and - well, I'd like to be alone for a little while."
The next person who has a look at the photograph is Sybil Birling. Mrs Birling is a prominent member of the Brumley Women's Charity Organisation. The pregnant Eva Smith hoped to find help in this organisation. But Mrs Birling refused any assistance because Eva pretended to be a Birling (which isn't absolutely untrue as we see further on) and told her other lies. Mrs Birling advised her: "Go and look for the father of the child. It's his responsibility."
Mrs Birling first disputes to know Eva and then she isn't aware of any mistakes made. "I've never done nothing wrong". When Sheila and her husband critise her behaviour, she defends herself: "Please remember before you start accusing me of anything again that it wasn't I who had her turned out of her employment - which probably began it all.".
Eric Birling knows that now it's his turn. He is the father of Eva's unborn child and his mother hasn't made it any easier on him. It also turns out that he is an alcoholic. Eva didn't want to marry him and she refused his money because she knew he had stolen it.
Eric has, similarly to Sheila, a really bad conscience. His faults will haunt him for a long time: "I'm not likely to forget."
After the last confession, the inspector leaves this place.
Birling is angry about Eric, who is the one he blames for this situation and he's worried about a public scandal. Sheila analyses the situation pertinently: "I behaved badly too. I know I did. I'm ashamed of it. But now you're beginning all over again to pretend that nothing much has happened."
The differences between Sheila and Eric and their parents are obviously in these dialogue:
Sheila: It doesn't much matter now, of course- but was he really a police inspector?
Birling: Well, if he wasn't, it matters a devil of lot. Makes all the difference.
Sheila: No, it doesn't.
Birling: Dont't talk rubbish. Of course, it does.
Sheila: Well, it doesn't to me. And it oughtn't to you, either.
Mrs Birling: Don't be childish, Sheila.
Sheila: But it doesn't make any real difference, y'know?
Mrs Birling: Of course, it does.
Eric: No, Sheila's right. It doesn't.
After the controlling calls to the police and the hospital the parents seem to be "right". But only for a short moment, because the next call follows soon.
Inspector Goole interrupts the harmony of the family circle and starts to interrogate each person. "One line of inquiry at a time. Otherwise we'll be talking at once and won't know where we are." After all these interrogations he disappears and it turns out that he's not a real police inspector.
Inspector Goole is a mysterious person. He doesn't work for the police, but he knows everything about family Birling. What are his intentions and what does he stand for ?
I think Goole can be seen as the personified moral. He wants to make the family including Gerald aware of their faults.
He wants to find out why Eva Smith committed suicide. "And that's why I'm here, and why I'm not going until I know all that happened".
He criticises the superficial behaviour of the upper-class against the working-class. He defends Eva's demand for a raise:
"But after all it's better to ask for the earth than to take it."
So his personality can also stand as the average of the poor.
The last statement of Inspector Goole are including the message and the warning which Priestley wants to make aware of:
"[...] We don't live alone. We are members of one body. We are responsible for each other. And I tell you that the time will soon come when, if men will not learn that lesson, then they will be taught it in fire and blood and anguis. Good night."
The prediction made by Inspector Goole became reality in World War First and in World War Second. Of course, it was easy for Priestley who lived through both wars to make such a prediction. But it's his way to underline how faults can end.
6. PERSONAL OPINION AND SOURCES
An Inspector calls is quite easy too read and it isn't very voluminous. I have to admit, these are two factors which makes a book in a foreign language attractive to me, at least for the first impression. But those two points are definitely not the only reasons why I like Priestley's play. And for my defence: It doesn't mean that I hate every book that has a lot of pages.
The different characters and their reaction of the disclosure are interesting. Especially Mrs Birling and her blindness to everything she doesn't wish to see is quite ridiculous. These exaggerated description of the characters are Priestley's upper-class criticism. In their superiority they treat the worker-class bad. Another critic is the false moral which is personified in Arthur and Sybil Birling.
J.B. Priestley constructed the tension in his play very well. Every confession is surprising as well as the fact that Inspector Goole doesn't exist. Most surprising is probably the end, when the game of immoral thoughts suddenly ends in reality.
One may say that this play has not a high literar worth, which is possible. I don't know enough English books to make a judgement about the language.
The play An Inspector calls was a worldwide success and there are still a lot of theatres that perform it. I think this is a reason for the accomplishment of Priestley's play.
J.B. Priestley; AN INSPECTOR CALLS. Ernst Klett Verlag, Stuttgart, 1996 Kindlers Neues Literaturlexikon; Band 13; Kindler-Verlag, München,


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The Georgia Legislature's 2014 Session Preview
By Blake Aued	@BlakeAued
Of course, the music industry will be far from the only thing on legislators' radar when they convene next week. The upcoming session, which lasts 40 working days, is expected to be an exceptionally short one, ending in mid-March. State elected officials—including Gov. Nathan Deal and his likely Democratic opponent, state Sen. Jason Carter (D-Decatur)—are prohibited from raising money while the legislature is in session. With the primaries likely to be moved up to May 20 due to a court order, fundraising becomes even more important.
And because it's an election year, lawmakers will be loathe to pass any sweeping or controversial laws that might upset voters. There will, however, be lots of grandstanding as legislators with opposition seek to score political points.
"We don't have, from all indications, a very aggressive agenda this session," says Sen. Bill Cowsert (R-Athens).
The Budget: Passing it is the one thing the General Assembly has to do before skipping town, and it's usually the hardest.
Gov. Deal will release his proposed budget for the 2015 fiscal year later this month. It's not expected to be as painful as recent years, when lawmakers slashed school days and other services to balance the budget during the recession. Tax collections are up $378 million, or 5.4 percent, over last year, Deal's office says. Georgia's unemployment rate was 7.7 percent in November, down a full percentage point from a year prior but still higher than the national rate.
The improving economy hasn't helped the worst-off. More than 19 percent of Georgians, including 27 percent of children, lived in poverty in 2012—160,000 more than in 2010, according to the Georgia Budget & Policy Institute. The think tank attributes the rise in poverty to lagging educational opportunities, as well as a rise in lower-paying jobs during the recovery.
University of Georgia President Jere Morehead has said he'll push for raises for faculty and staff, who haven't had one in five years.
State Rep. Spencer Frye (D-Athens) wants the state to use extra tax revenue to give teachers a raise. Or buy him another phone.
"Public school teachers haven't had raises in forever," says state Rep. Spencer Frye (D-Athens). "University folks haven't had raises in forever. Hopefully, we'll see we need to invest in that instead of big corporate tax breaks because we have extra money."
Science Building: Under Chancellor Hank Huckaby, a new era of austerity is coming for Georgia colleges and universities. With stagnant lottery revenue and declining state support, Huckaby has warned that the higher education system will have to do more with less, and the days of big building projects are all but over.
But one of UGA's top priorities for the coming session is a bond issue for a new Science Learning Center on South Campus. The $44.7 million, 122,000 square-foot building is needed to expand and modernize 1960s chemistry and biology classroom and research space, administrators say.
UGA also is requesting $4.9 million to expand and renovate Baldwin Hall, home of the School of Public and International Affairs.
Guns: A bill that could allow people with concealed-carry permits to take their guns into churches and bars and on college campuses is still alive.
The original purpose of Senate Bill 201, sponsored by Sen. Frank Ginn (R-Danielsville) was to let out-of-state permit holders carry in Georgia. After it passed the Senate, though, House members inserted language from House Bill 512 allowing guns on campuses and letting churches choose whether parishioners can be packing.
Supported by gun-rights groups and opposed by law enforcement and the university officials, a disagreement between Senate Republicans who wanted to require a safety class and House Republicans who didn't scuttled the bill on the last day of the 2013 session. If they clear up that issue, it could be resurrected this year.
"Hopefully, I can work through the hangups we had and get a good bill passed," Ginn says.
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Georgia officials have already declined to set up a health care exchange, opting to let the feds do it instead, but the bill could threaten the jobs of insurance "navigators" employed by UGA with a federal grant and even prevent state officials from talking about the ACA at all.
Fulfilling another step in the Tenth Amendment Center's plan, Deal is still refusing to accept federal funding to expand Medicaid, which could cover 400,000 low-income uninsured Georgians. House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams (D-Atlanta) says Democrats will continue to push Deal to accept Medicaid money. A block grant like the deal Arkansas cut with the White House could be a compromise.
Rep. Spencer, incidentally, recently referred to hospitals that support Medicaid expansion as "like addicts on crack."
Transportation: Local officials in Athens-Clarke County and other cities want to hold referenda on sales tax hikes to fund transportation, similar to the failed T-SPLOST referendum in 2012 but on a county rather than regional level. In ACC, the money would go toward improving Athens Transit bus service and road projects.
But after watching their brainchild go down in flames a year-and-a-half ago, Republicans aren't inclined to even give voters the option of taxing themselves. "No new taxes," Cowsert says.
Mmm… Beer: The Senate Regulated Industries Committee, which Ginn serves on, has been holding hearings on easing restrictions on brewpubs, breweries and distilleries, which aren't allowed to sell alcohol for off-premises consumption. Such a law could help local craft brewers like Terrapin and Creature Comforts.
"I think we'll see some legislation drafted," Ginn says. "I don't know whether it'll pass this session."
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Jeff Lozama
President and CEO of CMS International Group
Jeff Lozama is the President and CEO of CMS International Group, Corp a company specialized in the distribution of High-End Building materials. Founded in July 2008, CMS International is now one of the leading distributors and contractors serving South Florida, The Caribbean, and Latin America. With over 25 years of experience in this industry, Jeff Lozama has worked on notable commercial and residential projects in the Caribbean i.e.
The Federal Courthouse in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
British Virgin Islands Community College
Exuma Bell and Indigo Islands, Bahamas, private islands of CEO of LVMH
Chub Cay Marina Resort, Bahamas
Sandals Resort, Antigua and Turks and Caicos Islands
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Kinam and Karibe Hotels, Haiti
Powell Plaza, US State Department Building, Kingston, Jamaica
Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
The Parliament Building of the Island of Grenada
New Campus at George's University in the Island of Grenada
Mr. Lozama graduated from Florida Memorial University with a Bachelor in Business Management.
Lozama is a founding member and Executive Director of Man Dodo Humanitarian Foundation, Inc a 501 (c) 3 Non-Profit organization serving the less fortunate population of the South of Haiti since 1995 by providing Health Care; Food Supply and Toys
Past Chairman of the Haitian-American Chamber of Commerce Chamber of Commerce of Florida
Member of the Board of Directors of Miami-Dade County International Trade Consortium
Chairman of the Mission Team Sub-Committee with Miami-Dade International Trade Consortium
Member of the Executive Board of Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce
Member of the Board of Reciprocal Ministries International
Member of the United States Black
Serves on the Advisory Board of the Haitian American Nursing Association (HANA)
Serves on the Advisory Board of Hand in Hand for Haiti, a Non-Profit Organization with a world-class educational facility providing Top Level Education to the neediest children of the city of St. Marc, Haiti
Serves on the Elder Board of The Bridge Church in Miramar,
Chaired and facilitated the First Haitian-American Business Summit at Florida International University
Received the Key of the City of North Miami in 2004 for organizing the Hurricane Relief Benefit Concert for the Victims of Hurricane Jeanne in Haiti
Received the Community Ambassador's Award from Diaspora Art Coalition
Received Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition from the office of United States Senator Bill Nelson for his Contribution to the Haitian Community in Miami-Dade County
Received Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition from the office of United States Congresswoman Frederica Wilson for outstanding and invaluable service tothe Haitian Community in Miami-Dade County
Received Proclamation from The Miami-Dade Office of the Mayor and Board of County Commissioners for his contributions to the Haitian Community and Miami-DadeCounty
Received Salutes from the City of Miami for his commitment to making a positive influence on the Community


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Portugal | Conan Osiris takes to the stage for his First Rehearsal
Yesterday we saw the first nine participating countries in semi final one take to the Eurovision stage in Tel Aviv for their first rehearsals! Today, join us as we take a look at the second full day of rehearsals where the eight countries who drew the second half places for Tuesday 14th's first semi final. Here at Eurovoxx we'll be bringing you all the latest rehearsal updates and reviews so keep an eye on our website, YouTube channel & social media!
Image Credit: Royal Contemporary (Eurovision.tv)
One more country rehearsed this afternoon before the afternoon break and that was Portugal. Two years ago Portugal won the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time with Salvador Sobral and whilst they auto-qualified last year as the host nation in Lisbon, they have to go back through the Semi Finals this year. The man representing Portugal at this years contest is Conan Osiris who will be performing 'Telemóveis'.
Conan competed in Portugal's national selection 'Festival da Canção' and stormed to victory being awarded the maximum number of points from both the jury and the televote. His song is described as being experimental worldbeat which mixes electric rhythms with oriental, Arabic and African beats. With his stage name being based around the main character of Japanese series Future Boy Conan & the Egyptian god Osiris, launched his music career back in 2008 and since then has released two albums and two EPs.
Image Credit: Thomas Hanses (Eurovision.tv)
PORTUGAL - FIRST REHEARSAL
Fan favourite Conan comes out on stage wearing a forest green robe and his signature shoes. The dancing is still as irratic/alternative as from the previous performance however it definitely feels like they've toned it all down. They still have the stairs from the national final and during the second accompanying dancer makes his way down the stairs but does not do the death-drop when he reaches the bottom - perhaps a standout of the national selection performance.
The stage for the entirety of the performance is very red and black. A little underwhelming due to how toned down the performance is but I think it could help make it a bit more voter-friendly. The performance ends with Conan leaving the dancer on the floor and going to sit on the staircase.
There's roses on the LED backdrop, with a giant rose directly behind Conan opening up as he begins to sing. Some will also be happy to see the back of the golden jewellery and accessories - no spoons on Conan's face!
Portugal's second rehearsal will take place on Thursday 9th May and they will be performing tenth in the first semi final on Tuesday 14th May.
Will you be supporting Portugal at this years Eurovision? Let us know in the comments below your thoughts on Conan's first rehearsal.
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The Squamish-Lillooet Regional District has received an Olympic/Paralympic Live Site grant worth $328,369 to enhance Pemberton and Electoral Area C's new community centre. The B.C. government made the announcement late last week.
The money, which will be topped up with matching funds, will go to aid in the construction of a youth centre and amphitheatre. The funds will also pay for the purchase and installation of audio-visual systems in both the youth centre and the great hall of the community centre, as well as offset construction costs.
The mandate of the Live Site Program is to help fund projects of less than $1million designed to bring communities together around the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
Electoral Area C Director Susie Gimse was delighted to hear that the grant had been approved.
The outdoor theatre is another feature of the new community centre grounds that will address the need for more gathering spaces in the community. Located adjacent the community centre, the amphitheatre is expected to become a focal point for outdoor celebrations. Gimse sees this unique community amenity as being completely inline with the Pemberton Valley area lifestyle.
Mt. Currie received a Live Site grant last fall to aid in a major renovation of its community gymnasium. The Village of Pemberton had applied for Live Site funding as well, but was not successful in its bid.


Welcome to the first episode of "The Zoo's News." This week's video is all about the progress made to some of the upgrades and features being added to the Utica Zoo.
Communications Coordinator of the Utica Zoo Mike Beck, joined us at the zoo to show us how far they've come on the Sinnott Educational Center. Last time we were at the zoo asking about the upgrades and new features (back in April), there wasn't anything there. The spot had been marked off and some pieces had been torn down, but it didn't look anything like this (which "this" you can see in the video at the top of this page).
The Sinnott Educational Center houses all their educational animals, the same animals you'll see at birthday parties, from the Zoomobile, and other "on location" events. These animals can be touched and interacted with. The new upgrades to the building include the "First Source, First Look" which are windows where you can walk by and actually see these animals while they're resting from all their parties, educational tours, and adventures.
The upgrades to the Sinnott Educational Center will also give the animals it houses more space. And they're hoping with more space, they'll also be able to acquire new animals. In the video (above) Mike Beck says maybe armadillos and sloths (for example), and they hope to expand their educational collection.
The building is in "phase one" of the project, as they're working on the outside. Inside will be another phase of the project, and a secondary building will be for training. All this will be another feature the public will be able to see, and participate in some of the activities that will be available.
So when will this big project be finished? Well, Mike Beck says they're working pretty fast on it. Unfortunately, weather plays a huge part in how much they can get done, and we've had quite a rainy summer. But Beck does say "as soon as possible."
But that's not the only thing that's changed at the Utica Zoo. The zoo has added a "Zebra Viewing Pavilion," which is the perfect hangout for those planning birthday parties, family reunions, work picnics, or any other gatherings.
The zoo has also done some repaving work near the bathrooms. Before the slope towards the bathrooms (and that area of the walkway) was a little steep. That made it difficult for those with strollers and wheelchairs. The area has been repaved and at a different angle to make things easier for visitors. Yep, there are a lot of changes, upgrades, and added features happening at the Utica Zoo. We'll keep you posted on the progress of these projects and others as they continue to move along.
If you have any questions about the Utica Zoo, the animals at the zoo (or just on animals in general), you can submit a question at the link below. Who knows?! It may be featured on an upcoming segment of "The Zoo's News."


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As the cliché goes, a great salesperson could sell ice to an Eskimo. But is that really effective as a sales strategy for your business?
Companies cannot merely rely on 'star players' to sell products and services to customers, particularly to customers who are not well suited to the product. I mean, what good would selling an ill-suited product to a customer do for your company's bottom-line and growth prospects? Instead, does it makes more sense to target customers who have a real need and desire for the product you offer?
A good salesperson may be able to sell anything to anybody, but great sales teams have a knack of matching the right customer to the right brand, product or service.
It's not uncommon for businesses to think that driving sales is a matter of providing the right incentives for their salespeople and teams, and that the key to getting more sales is having a bigger sales team. Most often, they do not consider how sales teams can improve their performance with the right market intelligence.
Generic approaches no longer work as well for sales as they previously have done, and sales teams often spend a great deal of time taking improperly identified leads through the sales funnel, only for them to drop out part way through.
What has proven to be a more effective and efficient approach is understanding the customer base, their needs, and tailoring sales strategies to reach the appropriate market segments in ways that address their specific business needs.
Divide and conquer, segment and convert!
Segmentation allows salespeople to have a better understanding of who they're targeting. This allows sales teams to target qualified leads more quickly and engage with them more effectively by using efficient strategies for each particular type of customer.
Clusters' research showed the factors that influenced the buying decisions for clothing. For example, while some buyers were only interested in price, others were motivated by product range and quality. This allowed the Quayside sales teams to quickly identify customers' motivations and provide the appropriate products and services for that customer, reducing the time taken to find and convert leads. This in turn led to better returns on man hour costs.
Businesses and their sales teams can maximise their returns by tailoring efforts to specific groups, which in return reduces wasted expenditure on those who do not want or need their services or products.
Insights from the market intelligence was used to build Quayside's rebranding and targeting. The research revealed that company clothing decisions were made by many more decision makers than initially thought, and that credibility was an important criterion. The segmentation data allowed Quayside to tailor their tone of voice to better meet the expectations of different customer types.
Without segmentation, the quality of the sales approach relies solely on the salesperson's ability to intuit and modify their approach to fit the needs of the customer. Targeted sales allows a more strategic approach which anticipates specific and individual customer needs.
Clusters' research for Quayside revealed that while Quayside was only dealing with companies with between 10 and 50 employees, there were tremendous growth opportunities to be had with larger businesses. With this knowledge, their rebranding, and new targeted approach, Quayside managed to acquire a number of high profile corporate customers.
Segmentation research can reveal hidden markets that have either been overlooked or are unidentified. These untapped markets provide huge growth opportunities, especially when targeted precisely and based on hard evidence as provided by a segmentation.
Clusters' research provided a strong foundation for Quayside Clothing's growth. Market intelligence data combined with the effective rebranding and customer targeting saw a big improvement in traffic to their website and conversion rates.
Expanding their market from SMEs to enterprise size companies landed Quayside deals with high profile clients like Skype and Google. These changes saw revenue increase by up to 80% and lead them to win the Best in Digital Award at the UK Customer Experience Awards.
Segmenting allows an organised approach to pursuing opportunities across industries and specific buying centres within them. When completed correctly, customer segmentation can be highly beneficial, leaving the sales team with no coverage gaps and maximising the conversion rate on the leads that they receive.
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Kington is wonderfully situated for outdoor pursuits. Walkers will find it a perfect area to explore; riders of both horses and bikes will find a wonderful network of bridleways enabling you to explore the hills of the Welsh Marches, often meeting no one else for hours on end.
Kington really is an ideal centre if you're keen on hiking. Turn left out of our front door, and within minutes you'll find yourself climbing the eastern flank of Hergest Ridge, which resembles a 4-mile-long stranded whale. Climb for nearly an hour, and you'll find yourself at 1400ft above sea level, with truly spectacular views in all direction. That's on a fine day. At other times, you may find yourself being blasted by a fierce westerly wind and/or lashed by freezing rain. Hard luck! Grit your teeth, and head on down the other side to Gladestry, where a village pub awaits you (open Wed-Sun lunchtimes).
There are plenty of splendid other walks based in Kington, ranging from one-hour strolls round town to a 30-mile trek (the Mortimer Trail) through the beautiful hills of the border country to Ludlow: the Kington tourist office will be happy to give you details of all of these.
Offa's Dyke Path: Kington is also right on the Offa's Dyke Path, a long-distance footpath running north-south along the ancient border of Wales and England. This beautiful walk follows the actual Offa's Dyke for much of its course, a historic defensive earthwork built in the 9th century by Offa, King of the Mercians, to keep out marauding Welshmen. In most places the old dyke is clearly visible as such, and it is a rather stirring experience to walk right beside or even along the top of this ancient earthwork. Not surprisingly, Offa's Dyke Path attracts hikers from all over the world, but it is never crowded. Kington is about halfway along the footpath (total length around 180 miles), and is one of the recognised overnight stops. Church House is the first B&B you reach when arriving in Kington as you head north up the Path.
Here at Church House we understand walkers, and our guests need not feel squeamish about arriving on our doorstep in filthy boots and sodden clothes. We've seen it all before! Boots and clothes dry out overnight with the help of the Aga in our kitchen. If necessary we can wash and dry your kit in our machine.
Most people who've done any mountain biking around here agree that it is the best anywhere. Look what the area offers you: stunning scenery, quiet public roads, hills up to 2000 feet and more, plenty of bridlepaths – and virtually no one else doing it! It is very rare to meet anyone else out on those hills. Want to really get away from people? Get on your bike and head west.
Canoeing: The river Wye is only a few miles away from Kington. On a warm summer's day, there can be few things more enjoyable than sitting in a canoe with one's family or friends and a picnic basket, drifting lazily down this most beautiful of England's rivers. You don't need to own a canoe or even have any experience: just drive to Glasbury (beyond Hay-on-Wye) and rent a suitable boat, and head off downstream. A few hours of gentle progress will bring you to Hay, where you simply ring up the hire company and ask for a lift back to your car. Totally painless! Just ring Wye Valley Canoes at 01497 – 847213 to book your canoe. Tip: unless you're experienced, or very energetic, ask for a 'Canadian' canoe (which will hold several people, as well as your picnic), and not the one-man kayaks – which tend to go round in circles. A Canadian is far more stable, far easier to steer in a straight line, and more sociable.
Riding: It's a great area here also for horse riding. There are several establishments around here where you can go trekking on their horses, and we occasionally welcome overnight guests who arrive here on horseback. They turn their steeds out into the field just below our house. Not a problem!
Golf: Many people come to visit Kington just for the golf. Kington Golf Course is straight up the hill from us – right on the top of Bradnor Hill. This makes it the highest golf club in England, at 1100 feet above sea level. (Interesting on a windy day!) The club has the reputation of being very informal.
Go-Karting: Yes, we know this doesn't fall into the same 'hearty' category as the activities listed above – but it's terrific fun, and there is a go-kart track just a few miles away in the most stunning position. The place is called Kinsham Raceway, (tel. 01544 – 267006). There's another go-kart track near Weobley (a few miles south-east of us) which caters for children as well as grown-ups. The tel. no. for this one is 01544 – 318334.
Motorcycling: Yes, we know about biking, too. Kington is a springboard for some great rides along fast but winding roads through the Cambrian mountains to the Welsh coast. On summer Sundays, fleets of bikers appear from the Midlands en route to the sea. Come and stay at Church House the night before, and beat the rush!
Flying: About 7 miles east of Kington is Shobdon Airfield, where there is a thriving flying club. You can learn to fly (fixed-wing and helicopters), glide and paraglide here.
There are gentler pursuits available in Kington, too.
For garden lovers: The world-famous Hergest Croft Garden is just a few hundred yards from our house. 50 acres of gardens and woodland, with over 4000 rare shrubs, giant rhododendrons and many exotic species. Westonbury Mill Water Gardens is an intriguing and eccentric garden open every day April to end September with some wonderful follies including the world's largest water-powered cuckoo clock. The gardens also have an excellent café. North Herefordshire is packed full of excellent gardens open for the National Garden Scheme.
For animal lovers: The Small Breeds Farm is just outside Kington, with its wide collection of rare animals and birds, including its unique Owl collection. A great place for families to visit.
For bookworms: If by some remote chance it happens to rain during your stay in Kington, there is a brilliant way of spending the time. Go to secondhand bookshops, and lose yourself for a few wonderfully self-indulgent hours! Take the road over the hills to the Wye valley. In Hay-on-Wye you will find dozens of them! Remember that at the end of May there is the week-long world-famous Hay Literary Festival, when this small town is invaded by eminent writers from all over the world who come and talk about their work.


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Q: VBA Using Sendkey to execute Excel Hotkeys I know that sendkeys are considered bad and dangerous but I'm struggling to figure out how to best deal with issues in VBA compared to front end Excel.
I wrote a personal macro for setting up an unknown pivot table to repeat all labels, set to tabular, sort ascending field list, and finally hide subtotals.  Everything works fine except the subtotals requires a loop, and when there's a large amount of data this loop can take a long time.  Oddly, if you were to just turn off subtotals the from the front end controls, it's instant.  Hence where using Sendkey would be faster than actually looping. (Sendkey is doing the Hotkey presses to execute Turn off Subtotals)
Sub formatpivotTable()
Dim pivotName As Variant
Dim pf As pivotField

On Error Resume Next
pivotName = ActiveCell.PivotTable.Name
If pivotName = "" Then
    MsgBox "You did not select a pivot table"
    Exit Sub
End If
ActiveSheet.PivotTables("" & pivotName & "").ManualUpdate = True
With ActiveSheet.PivotTables("" & pivotName & "")
    .RepeatAllLabels (xlRepeatLabels)
    .RowAxisLayout (xlTabularRow)
    .FieldListSortAscending = True
    'For Each pf In .PivotFields
    '    pf.Subtotals(1) = True
    '    pf.Subtotals(1) = False
    'Next
End With
ActiveSheet.PivotTables("" & pivotName & "").ManualUpdate = False

'Remove the Loop and instead use the Front End Hotkey
ActiveSheet.Activate  'Normally using activate is bad, but maybe it's good here to ensure your sendkeys hit excel? not even sure this prevents it
Application.SendKeys "%", True
Application.SendKeys "{J}", True
Application.SendKeys "{Y}", True
Application.SendKeys "{T}", True
Application.SendKeys "{D}", True
End Sub

When it works, it works beautifully.  The whole thing is done within less than a second.  But I feel like there's still a danger that your sendkeys could overwrite pivot information with "JYTD" if something goes wrong.  I have commented out my original loop, which just takes too long when dealing with large amounts of data.
Any thoughts? Am I just impatient using the loop method?

A: No, you're not impatient! If you are using 2007 or later, use:
    Application.CommandBars.ExecuteMso "PivotTableSubtotalsDoNotShow"


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Turkey Warns Greece on Extending Territorial Waters in the Aegean
Home Greek news US Delivers Dozens of Military Helicopters to Greece
US Delivers Dozens of Military Helicopters to Greece
Tasos Kokkinidis
Seventy OH-58D Kiowa Warrior reconnaissance helicopters and one CH – 47 Chinook helicopter have arrived in Greece from the US, in the context of agreements which have been signed by the two countries.
The helicopters were unloaded at the port of Volos on Thursday and subsequently flown by mixed US and Greek crews to the Hellenic Army Aviation air base at Stefanovikio, where, according to the latest information, the training of their crews will begin immediately.
The chief of the Hellenic Army General Staff, Lieutenant General Georgios Kambas, accompanied by Army Aviation Director Major General Christos Iliopoulos, visited the area to oversee the process.
According to an army announcement made on Friday, the "air assets have been characterized as immediately usable and are expected to become fully operational soon."
The ceremony to officially incorporate the helicopters into the Greek Army Aviation force is expected to be held in mid-June.
OH-58D Kiowa Warrior
US helicopters


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I fished on Mark's boat (D-23) on Tuesday night from 7-9:30 pm, mostly in 100-135 FOW. We were 2 for 3 with both fish being small kings, 3 and 7 lbs. Of course, the one that got away was much bigger! One hit was on a flasher/fly meat rig 50 feet down on a rigger. Another was a mirage fly/flasher 60 down. And the other was on magnum orange mirage spoon on lead.
Another marina fisherman was 1 of 5 and they were mostly 80 - 110 FOW.
Zach from the shipstore, had the best report of the year catching 17 fish in the morning in the 130 FOW area!
We were out Tuesday night, fished 150-165'. Finished 5 out of 6. No pattern, but mostly spoons were working for us.


Parsons has moved to expand its transportation market footprint by acquiring infrastructure engineering, management and technical services provider Delcan for an undisclosed sum.
Delcan also supplies integrated system products to help customers manage railroad, highway, water, freight and intelligent transport projects, Parsons said Tuesday.
Chuck Harrington, Parsons' chairman and CEO, said the company intends for the acquisition to further grow its infrastructure business lines and technology offerings.
Delcan is based in the Greater Toronto Area and employs nearly 800 workers in the U.S, Hong Kong and the Middle East.
The project management firm posted $126 million in fiscal year 2013 revenue.