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Town's Office is Relocating Soon, But Mold Discovery Might Speed That Process Up
In Lincoln, Maine, town officials are already on track to relocate their current office. But this good news comes with bad news about the town's current building: dangerous amounts of mold have been found in the basement of the present office.
The administrators' current office is in a three-story Masonic building that is over 100 years old. The building, Horeb Lodge No. 93, features office space ranted by the town for $2,566 per month.
Now Lincoln Town Council Chairman Steve Clay has said that the town has to find a way to determine if the building is safe.
At a town meeting at the end of August, Councilor Curt Ring said that workers discovered a large amount of dark-colored mold on the floor — enough to overgrow a baseball hat and cover small sections of the floor's surface.
Ring passed around pictures to the meeting's attendees, showing a ruler next to the mold. Ring stated that the mold in many of the pictures is "growing like grass up from the floor."
Masonic President Mark Weatherbee and other members of the lodge attended the meeting and asked whether the substance found on the baseball hat was actually mold. Clay stated that the hat had not yet been tested.
However, Ring didn't see what else the substance could be. Although no one had complained of illness so far, several in attendance said they could occasionally smell the mold.
"If it is something that is potentially dangerous, I am not comfortable having town workers working in [the building] until we have it tested," Ring said.
Ring proposed a move to a temporary facility in the meantime if needed.
Weatherbee admitted that the lodge's basement had been closed for several weeks and that it lacked significant airflow and had some standing water. A carpenter at the meeting suggested using a cement sealant in the basement to prevent the issue in the future.
This news may speed up the town's office relocation plan from the Main Street Masonic building to their new office on Fleming Street, but some town residents, including Weatherbee, are unhappy about the pending move. Concerned citizens may start a petition drive to force a referendum vote concerning the office's relocation, despite the council's 5-to-1 vote allowing it.
The mold certainly presents a good sign that the office is overdue for a move.
"Sometimes office moves are triggered by company growth or sometimes it's a crisis situation like an environmental condition which could lead to a mandatory relocation to sustain business operations," says Barb Brooks of Precision Office Furniture Installation. "Periodically, immediate response for our services are required for emergency needs by customers."
The town's office relocation has been proposed since 2004, and deals for office moves fell through both in 2007 and in 2008, primarily due to cost concerns.
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Festival Goers Celebrate Native American Culture With Tomahawk Throwing Competition


2000 – 2010: Street vs. track – did it really matter ? Oh yes it did !
1992 - 2000 ----- The Heat is On !
1982 - 1992 Is that Performance I hear ?
1970 - Screaming the loudest before you die!
1964 – The muscle car blueprint is made!
1957 - The first crest of the performance wave!


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October 1: Tadich Grill Opens in DC
Written by Hungry Lobbyist Published on September 17, 2015 in Uncategorized
After 167 years, America's third oldest, continuously operating restaurant, Tadich Grill, will open its doors here in DC on Thursday, October 1 at the corner of 10th and Pennsylvania Ave, N.W. (1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20004).
Tadich Grill's history dates back to 1849, during California's famed Gold Rush, when three Croatian immigrants set up a coffee stand on Long Wharf in San Francisco. They served fresh fish grilled over mesquite, to the merchants, sailors, and argonauts that frequented the pier, a technique that the San Francisco restaurant still utilizes today. Over a century and a half later, that coffee stand is now one of the world's most iconic restaurants, exemplifying tradition, longevity, and history.
Staying true to its roots, the Tadich Grill tradition of fine seafood and meats grilled over mesquite, established in San Francisco, will continue in Washington, D.C. Under the direction of Executive Chef Wil Going, menus will be prepared from scratch and printed daily, serving the freshest seafood, meats, poultry and produce available.
Starting with dinner, and later offering lunch once they get their legs, we'll have to see if this historic restaurant can thrive in a location that has claimed death to many a restaurant over the years.
We plan to be at the opening…stay tuned for more!
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Founder & editor of HungryLobbyist.com.
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Republic Kolache Saturday Pop-Ups

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If You Always Crave Food At The Same Time, You're Probably Just Nostalgic
By Kaylin Pound
It's no secret that things like snacking before bed, eating in front of the TV and mistaking hunger for thirst can all sabotage your diet.
But did you know that your most cherished memories can also make your cravings kick into overdrive?
That's right. It turns out nostalgia and noshing have more in common than you may think.
Research suggests that foods associated with happy memories can affect the way our favorite snacks taste and even how good they make us feel.
This could explain why hot dogs always seem to taste better at baseball games, or why ice cream always makes you the happiest on a hot summer day.
Nostalgia often influences our cravings for comfort foods since they remind of us social ties, which in turn, makes us feel less lonely.
I mean, hey, they don't call them comfort foods for nothing.
A study conducted by Jordan Troisi and his colleagues at Sewanee, The University of The South, revealed that people with strong relationships typically tend crave the taste of comfort foods when they feel isolated.
According to Troisi,
Comfort food seems to be something people associate very significantly with close relationships. It's not just that ice cream, for instance, is really tasty. It's that someone has developed a really significant meaning behind the idea of ice cream due to their relationships with others, and that's what is triggering this effect.
So, if you have the urge to stuff your face with a pint of ice cream every time you're feeling blue, don't blame yourself.
Just blame stupid old nostalgia.
Citations: The surprising things that are making you constantly hungry (including having cereal for breakfast) (Daily Mail)


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Summer 4v4
Winter Futsal
Adult 7v7
PMSL O40
ICFC Concert Series: Jeff Kelly & The Graveyard Shift, with Alyssa Hankey
Dear Player,
Welcome to the January 2019 edition to the ICFC Newsletter. We hope your ambition for the new year is to play more soccer.
This month's newsletter will include a look back on some of the programming we concluded in December and will also keep you informed on the current month's happenings. In addition, we've included a sponsor of the month and member of the month section.
ICFC
Sponsor of the Month:
Ben and Kris Bruns, first through Brunzies Bar & Grille in 2016 and then additionally through Subs n' Suds, were the first to sponsor a team in one of ICFC's leagues, and it was based on that support that we were able to launch our club's sponsorship program in 2018-19. Brunzies and Subs n' Suds each support a team in all three of our leagues and comprise one of our top tier sponsors for the year. Without the first sponsor, the program at large may have never happened. Special thanks to Ben and Kris Bruns!
Member of the Month:
Jennifer Van Wieren
Jennifer has been with ICFC since its first days and plans to play for a long time. She says, "Lord willing, I hope to stay and be the female version of Vinny." She has been integral in getting ICFC's "Ladies Night" women's only pick-up futsal program (see below for details) up and running. Jennifer says, "There really isn't a word to describe what it is like to be back on the field with a group of just women…there is a different kind of let-your-hair-down bond… a lot of the women have careers and/or children, just a lot on their plate, so it is nice to see everyone laughing." Jennifer appreciates the growing social aspect of ICFC overall, as well as the fact that "it is a community and a safe one to be an ok player that has more heart for the game than skill." When she's not playing soccer, Jennifer is a licensed professional counselor; she runs her own practice, Jennifer Van Wieren, LPC, in Indiana, where she works with ages 5+ with different diagnoses, including anxiety issues, and also does couples and family counseling. Jennifer and her husband Todd have been married for 23 years and have four children. She enjoys running and other outdoor activities.
Futsal Table:
Sporting McKelvy could be cruising comfortably to their first ever futsal hardware, as the winner of the round robin league table takes home the Community Cup. Divisions in the league for the second round of group play will be divided between the 5th and 6th positions. Gunners at 6th with a +10 goal differential indicates they may make a late season push due to their strength of schedule. The EXCITEMENT!
Last Month's Happenings:
At the annual year-end holiday party, the ICFC board of directors awarded, for the first time, member awards in several categories. All award winners were required to have participated in all programming offered throughout the ICFC calendar year. The winners were:
Das Boot Award: Carly Baird — The member who is most fun to be around post-match.
Most Improved Female Player: Amy Jeffords — The member who has most improved her gameplay throughout the course of the year.
Most Improved Male Player: Chris Jeffords — The member who has most improved his gameplay throughout the course of the year.
Ballon D'or Le Femine: Courtney Scherf — The female member who was the most valuable asset to her squads throughout the course of the year.
Ballon D'or: Jose Soriano — The male member who was the most valuable asset to his squads throughout the course of the year.
Member of the Year: Nate Wygonik — The member who has displayed premier devotion to ICFC.
Adult 3v3 Reboot
The fourth official running of the ICFC 3v3 tournament provided a nice four-hour run in the midst of holiday chaos. The tournament hosted seven teams totalling 32 players. The pairings provided a seven-team round-robin format with a breakout of the top four teams playing a knockout round and the bottom 3 squads playing an aggregated round-robin to determine two cup winners. In the end "Newcastle," comprised of Joe Cronan, Graham Hunter, Steve Kowalski, and Dustin Fleming, won the Group A cup. They compiled 21 total points of the 24 available on the day. Group B was claimed by "Not Neverton," comprised of Dan Lee, Josh Webster, Jason Fesler, Matt Daymut, and Jeff Mazey. However the real winners of the tournament was "Levity Brewing," whose players — Carly Baird, Jen Fesler, and Nathan Peppler — played the entire day without any subs but nevertheless pushed themselves into the Group B finals, where the ultimately gave way to "Not Neverton" on a golden goal. They may have not won a Cup, but they won our hearts.
Holiday Pickup
In the final full-field run of the 2018, 18 players — some regular club members, some family of club members, some former club members who were home for the holidays — battled to an intense 10-10 draw. It was then determined (by James) that there MUST be a winner, and team Thompson prevailed 11-10. If you weren't there… you totally missed it.
Upcoming Calendar Announcements & Special Events:
ICFC Concert Series
Saturday, January 19th, 7 PM at Disobedient Spirits: The second show of our Concert Series features the Lo-Fi Rock & Roll capabilities of Weird Paul Petrosky. You do NOT went to miss this Pittsburgh-based music phenomenon. Tickets are $10.00 in advance or $12.00 at the door. Also, if you buy 4 tickets online a week in advance of the show, you'll get a 5th ticket free (this is a great deal only if you actually have 4 other friends. Prove to us that you do). Please consider attending this event, which may be the best-kept secret in Indiana County.
eventbrite.com/o/indiana-county-fc-16496736434
Youth 3v3 Tournament
Sunday, January 27th, 10 AM on the S&T Arena turf: This year we are starting our youth 3v3 tournament. To put on a best-in-class tournament, we need your help. Volunteer sign-ups will be available for timekeepers, referees, and bracket coordinators. If you're available, please contact us to offer your help. Details: $50.00 per team, capped at 16 teams, deadline for registration is 11:59 PM on Friday, January 25th.
Other Club Happenings:
Board of Directors Meeting, Every First Monday of the Month: Conference call format. Members are free to dial in, listen in, and contribute. For call-in credentials, email us at [email protected]
Women's-Only Pickup: Every Tuesday, 8-9 pm, until January 23, 2019 (at which time the date and time will be adjusted). Sessions include skills and drills led by experienced coaches followed by gameplay. No previous experience necessary. $10.00/player per session.
Instagram: @indianacountyfc
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Q: looping string list and get no record count from table I have string values get from a table using listagg(column,',')
so I want to loop this string list and set into where clause for another table
then I want to get a count when no any records in the table (Number of times with no record)
I'm writing this inside the plsql procedure

order_id
name

10
test1

20
test2

22
test3

25
test4

col_id
product
order_id

1
pro1
10

2
pro2
30

3
pro2
38

expected result : count(Number of times with no record) in 2nd table
count = 3
because there is no any record of 20,22,25 order ids in 2nd table
only have record for order_id - 10
my queries
SELECT listagg(ord.order_id,',')
        into wk_orderids
        from orders ord,
        where ord.id_no = wk_id_no;

loop

-- do my stuff

end loop

wk_orderids values = ('10','20','22','25')
I want to loop this one(wk_orderids) and set it one by one into a select query where clause
then want to get the count Number of times with no record

A: If you want to count ORDER_IDs in the 2nd table that don't exist in ORDER_ID column of the 1st table, then your current approach looks as if you were given a task to do that in the most complicated way. Aggregating values, looping through them, adding values into a where clause (which then requires dynamic SQL) ... OK, but - why? Why not simply
select count(*)
from (select order_id from first_table
      minus
      select order_id from second_table
     );

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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania chain of nursing homes has agreed to pay $2 million to settle claims of failing to provide basic services to their customers.
Attorney General Bruce Beemer announced the settlement with Reliant Senior Care Holdings on Tuesday. The company operated 22 skilled nursing facilities throughout state from 2012 to the present.
An investigation revealed Reliant left its facilities understaffed, making workers unable to help those living there with such basic needs as eating, drinking, showering and incontinence care.
About $1.25 million of the settlement will be used to help the Department of Health revamp its oversight of nursing homes.
Health Secretary Karen Murphy says the current regulations don't consider the quality of residents' lives.
She says money will help the state enact recommendations made by a task force formed last year.


When can a 20-guage have more felt recoil than a 12-gauge? I found out during the latest range session.
I had received in some Fiocchi Exacta Low Recoil 1-ounce slugs (1150 fps) and some Fiocchi Exacta Low Recoil 00 Buck (1150 fps) for the mighty 12-gauge. I wanted to compare these against the Remington Slugger 5/8-ounce slug (1580 fps) and Remington #3 Buck (1200 fps) for the 20-gauge. All shells are 2 ¾" chambering and high-brass. I thought that the comparison would be interesting.
There are some, like myself, who are not fond of the recoil of full-load 12-gauge ammunition, and instead, lean to the 20-gauge for home-defense use. What I (and my shooting partner) found during this session has changed my mind about the 12-gauge.
The test vehicles were a Mossberg 500 Tactical Model in 12-gauge and a Mossberg 20-gauge Tactical model. The 12-gauge had the standard 18.5-inch barrel; whereas, the 20-gauge has a 20-inch barrel. A standard silhouette target was set at about 9 yards, which would be about the indoor distance of the hallway in my home into the living room. Nine yards would also be a good distance to "pattern" the 12-gauge 00 Buck and 20-gauge #3 Buck.
On the shooting table, the 12-gauge shotgun was on my left and the 20-gauge shotgun to my right. Both were set so that the chamber was exposed. I would lay a Fiocchi low-recoil slug in the 12-gauge and a 5/8-ounce "Slugger" shell in the 20-gauge. Then I would shoot the 12-gauge, set it down, and then shoot the 20-gauge. I would repeat this test for the 12-gauge Fiocchi low recoil 00 Buck and the 20-gauge Remington #3 Buck; gauging (no pun intended) the felt recoil of each.
First, let's make things easy. The difference in velocity of the 12-gauge Fiocchi low-recoil 00 Buck and the Remington 20-gauge #3 Buck is fifty feet-per-second (1100 fps for the Fiocchi and 1150 fps for the Remington). There was no appreciable difference in felt recoil between the two. When running the slugs; however, there was a different tune to be whistled.
While no 12-gauge shell is actually pleasurable to shoot, having a 1-ounce slug recoil less than a 5/8-ounce 20-gauge slug is actually a pleasurable thought – and so it was in practice. The difference in felt recoil between the Fiocchi low-recoil 1-ounce slug and the Remington 5/8-ounce 20-gauge slug was impressionable. One would not think that a mere 430-fps would make that much of a difference. Even the muzzle blast noise of the Fiocchi ammunition was much less – and that makes a big difference if you have to light one off indoors and you didn't have time to get hearing protection in place.
The recoil impulse of the Fiocchi Exacta Low Recoil 1-ounce slugs was more of a heavy shove; whereas the recoil impulse of the Remington Slugger 5/8-ounce slug was sharp and to the point. The former lends to quicker follow up shots.
As far as the patterning with the buckshot loads, both the low-recoil Fiocchi 00 Buck and Remington #3 Buck patterned well at the target distance. With the low-recoil Fiocchi 00 Buck, you still have nine .32 caliber pellets at your disposal; whereas, with the Remington 20-gauge #3 Buck there is twenty .24 caliber pellets blasting out of the end of the barrel. There was a small scattering of pellets near the outer edge of the 9-ring of the target with a few creeping just beyond the 9-ring. With that said, any center-mass shot with either load would make a Coroner cuss.
Now, we can talk energy figures all day, but in practical terms, there is enough energy with any of these loads to get the job done for defensive purposes – 12-gauge or 20-gauge – no matter. I think that there will be some more of this low-recoil fodder coming into the house and I just may find myself dusting off the trusty-twelves.
It is important to note that low-recoil ammunition works fine in pump-type shotguns, but may not work so well for effectively cycling the action of semi-automatic shotguns.
The final thoughts are; if you like the 12-gauge, and you like slug ammunition, but you don't like the extreme rearward energy of the slug ammunition, the Fiocchi Low Recoil 12 Gauge 1 oz. 2 3/4″ rifled slug just might be for you. right now, I can say that it is for me. #00 Buck has always been a great defensive load. The Remington version of this load runs out about 1325 fps, which is still pretty stout for HD use. The Fiocchi, 12 Gauge, 2 3/4″ "00" Low Velocity Buckshot, running at about 1100 fps, is more than adequate for PD or HD use, in my humble opinion.


This is a 3.1" long, Crotalocephalina trilobite collected from near Laatchana, Morocco. It's been prepared to remove the surrounding limestone so that it looks like it's ready to crawl off the rock.
Preparation is a bit rough leaving some scratches on the shell and there is some shell restoration on the front of the head. There is a natural fault filled with calcite running through the tail which has caused a shift in the fossil.


Lights or enlightenment is the on purpose use of light to accomplish a matter-of-fact or artistic effect. Apposite illumination preserve enhance chore of performance, progress the outward show of an area, or have positive psychosomatic effects on occupants.
Illumination is classified by anticipated use as common, enunciation, or chore illumination, depending for the most part on the circulation of the light produced by the fixture.
Photoshop luminosity implementation tutorial is imperative to discern intended for every designer.
On first open the Photoshop software. Go off to file click on new. You can open by ctrl+N. Create a new Layer and apply a Layer style on the background Layer. From Layer style you have to select Gradient Overlay and a Pattern Overlay.
In Gradient Overlay you can see Blend mode, Opacity, Gradient, style, angle, angle etc. You can choose your own style. But I choose Blend mode-multiply, Opacity-100, Gradient-100, style-Radial, angle-90, scale-66.
For pattern overlay you can choose Blend mode-Normal, Opacity-100, scale-66.
Now have to choose an icon from a cool site. But you can choose like your aspiration. Then select the Ellipse tool and cerate a shape which may like circle and apply Gaussian Blur. For applying Gaussian Blur you have to go to Filter-Blur-Gaussian Blur and select radius with 30px.
In the name of Light Effects create a folder. Like before change it mode to Color Dodge, and created ellipse move to this folder.
For create sparkle we can use the marvelous brush tool. Inside the Light Effects Layer add new layer. For color selection you have to choose white. And the following tools may have to use like: select shape dynamics, scattering, smoothing, protect texture, master diameter-9 PX, angle-0, roundness-100%, spacing-0, hardness-0, pen pressure-minimum diameter 4%, angle jitter-0%, control-off, roundness jitter-0%, scatter-both access, count-2, count jitter-100%, control off.
In layer style I add an outer glow to the sparks. Where have to set opacity-99, noise-0, in elements technique-softer, spread-0, size-5, and in quality option choose Contour range-50, jitter-0.
Add some smoke. Take a new layer, set blend mode to Color Dodge and select lasso tool. Where feather set at 40px and create a selection like after that make sure foreground is white and the background is black then apply a Filter-Render-Clouds. Continue applying the filter until you get a hold the best clouds. Then add text and again use layer style. Create a nice overwhelming effect. Just place your logo.


Cover Reads: I'm Way Behind Schedule. There Are Boxes To Sit In, Wrapping Paper To Lie On ... I Haven't Even Knocked Down The Tree Yet! The Holidays Are So Stressful.
The holiday season can be stressful. Not just for humans, but for cats, too. Anyone feline stressed during Yuletide can commiserate with the cute gray and brown kitties in the cafe cartoon-pictured on this colorful, funny, fur-bearing card.
Cat lovers know exactly how crazy Christmas can be, thanks to their favorite furry friends. Help them laugh away the stress with this hilarious cat Christmas card drawn by Scott Metzger. Because cats are all the rage on the internet, this card will get laughs from a wide variety of folks, even dog people. It features a clean joke that makes it perfect for families and co-workers, so stock up and share the fun with your entire department during the annual Christmas party.
Take a paws in your busy Christmas prep schedule to send this cheerful seasonal card out to somebody special in your nine lives. At NobleWorks Cards, we offer a bulk discount that gets even bigger the more you buy, and we offer free shipping to make filling out that Christmas card list even easier.
My new favorite card "store"!
I saw this funny card late in the season, and I ordered some for next year. To my surprise, they came super fast and I was able to mail some off to friends who LOVED them. We all need more laughs this time of year.


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Lead water scandal escalates as Housing Sec denies situation is 'out of control'
by Kris Cheng 19:21, 3 August 2015 Updated 18:23, 31 March 2020
Excessive lead has been found in water samples at three more public housing estates, the government has announced.
At a press conference on Monday, Secretary for Transport and Housing Anthony Cheung Bing-leung said, "we don't think that we are in a situation where things have got out of control." He maintained that "there is no uniform pattern" showing that excessive lead might be found in estates built by any single contractor.
Tung Wui Estate in Hung Hom. Photo: Wikimedia via Qwer132477
Tests conducted by the government found that there was excessive lead in three more public estates, including Shek Kip Mei Estate phase II, Tung Wui Estate in Wong Tai Sin and Hung Hom Estate phase II.
One sample found in Hung Hom Estate phase II contained 44.4 mg/l of lead, while the World Health Organization's safe limit is below 10 mg/l.
Anthony Cheung Bing-leung and Ko Wing-man at press conference. Photo: Now TV.
At Kwai Luen Estate in Kwai Tsing, 33 blood samples collected from 294 residents contained a value higher than normal, including 24 children under 6 years old, eight lactating mothers and one pregnant woman.
Previously, the government had checked 314 residents from Kai Ching Estate in Kowloon City, 23 of whom had blood samples that contained a higher than normal lead value.
Secretary for Food and Health Ko Wing-man said the government has increased the upper age limit for children eligible for testing from 6 to 8 years old. "We have used discretion in this matter, as some parents were worried that they moved in before their children reached 6 years old." But Ko also mentioned that the government cannot raise the age limit again, as it is examining more and more public estates. "It may affect the chances of more vulnerable groups of children below the age of 6".
The lead contamination was revealed in early July following a water sampling investigation in Kai Ching Estate. Water samples at other estates were subsequently found to have contained lead, turning the scandal into a citywide concern.
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Southfield is a detached three storey former dwelling which was originally constructed in 1901. It was developed to care for the elderly in 1985; converted and extended in 1992 as a purpose-built care home.
It sits amongst a number of large detached residential properties, adjacent to Notcutts Garden Centre and backing on to open fields.
The house is set in over half an acre of grounds, with a large, south-facing patio area to the rear that overlooks landscaped gardens, bordered by mature trees that both provide privacy and attract a wealth of wildlife. There are a number of seats situated within the garden, so you can wander at your leisure and there's a large lawn area which is ideal for a variety of activities, perhaps a game of boule or for visiting grandchildren to play.
Each of our 16 comfortable bedrooms is an individual resident's exclusive, private space personalised with their own items of furniture, where space allows; pictures, ornaments and other items they hold dear.
Every room has a hand basin, TV aerial point and, although there is a pay telephone that can usually be connected in an unoccupied room for privacy, residents can have their own telephone installed should they wish.
Five rooms are en-suite and all bathrooms are state of the art, facilitating assisted bathing to the highest level or with walk-in showers.
Each room provides a private space for visiting.
For our five upstairs rooms, there is a full five-person passenger lift.
Although we respect each individual's privacy, we do encourage residents to mix should they so desire. Here you can make new friends and share your valuable life experiences with other like-minded individuals.
We have a large main lounge and a hair salon and these communal areas are divided into zones, e.g. quiet zone (for reading, etc), chat zone (for meeting and talking to people), listening and viewing zone (with TV and audio) to provide choice and reflect residents' interests.
A communal television is provided in the lounge areas as is a music centre for residents' use and the use of others when leading musical activities or occasional visiting entertainers.
Laundry is carried out on the premises at no additional cost to residents.
Large print library books are provided and replenished by the visiting library service. Talking books can be arranged for residents who are visually impaired.
Hairdressers visit each week and use our hair salon, which has the feel on a high street salon.
Local clergymen of differing denominations visit regularly.
Residents may wish to continue with their existing doctor, providing he or she is willing to visit the home. If this is not possible, we can arrange for you to be registered with one of the local practices in Bramhall.


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Home › News › Region Västra Götaland Continues Financing of Medier & demokrati
Region Västra Götaland Continues Financing of Medier & demokrati
The collaboration platform Medier & demokrati will continue to receive funding from Region Västra Götaland . "The Region's long-term commitment to the development of media landscape, and thus democracy, is both gratifying and inspiring", says Tord Hermansson, CEO of Lindholmen Science Park.
Region Västra Götaland – VGR – is and has been the key financier of Medier & demokrati. In part, the Region provided funding for the pilot study period that crystallized and solidified the direction of the initiative. The Region has also financed Medier & demokrati since the platform's formal start. That was on July 1, 2017 and since then Medier & demokrati has had strong development with the following main areas of focus:
• To lead and stimulate experimental research and innovation projects in which media providers, academia, public institutions and private citizens collaborate.
• To establish a cross-fertilising spread of knowledge within media innovation and social research.
• To – with both a national and international profile – further develop the platform not lastly in order to further contribute to strengthening media' innovative strength in connection with democratic perspectives.
- Medier & democrati is an important research and innovation programme that is now in a very exciting development phase. For Lindholmen Science Park as a collaboration area and innovative environment, the programme has a catalytic function in a rapidly growing network. In a number of ways, the program also builds bridges and collaborations in connection with other programme activities, says Hermansson.
"We are of course delighted"
VGR is funded by the Culture Committee and the Regional Development Committee for Medier & demokrati. The latter has approved funding up to and including June 2023, the former has also approved funding, but makes decisions per calendar year. The total financing is expected to be SEK 2,500,000 per twelve-month period.
- We are of course delighted with Region Västra Götaland's decision, and for that response Medier & democrati has gotten and gets, above all, from media providers and academia. Media development with a democratic perspective is becoming increasingly relevant and stimulating value-creating collaborations as neutral participant is a very stimulating role", says Martin Holmberg, head of the programme for Medier & demokrati.
- The fact that the platform has Lindholmen Science Park as its home is also an asset which continuously opens up for new opportunities and perspectives.
Here are some milestones in the development of Medier & demokrati:
• 2014: The initiative is born. Current Swedish media research is surveyed.
• 2015: Open workshops between the media industry and academia.
• 2016-2017: Pilot study period financed by Region Västra Götaland.
• 2017: Medier & demokrati is established as a programme.
• 2018: The first research and innovation projects are carried out.
• 2019: Medier & demokrati becomes a platform for a national AI initiative financed by Vinnova and the media companies Hall Media, Stampen and Sveriges Television.
• 2020: Borås Magazine has been appointed as editorial office of the year and the Medier & demokrati projects Beta Borås 1 and Beta Borås 2 are regarded as two contributing initiatives.
• 2020: Region Västra Götaland continues to fund the platform.
ABC about Medier & demokrati
• Medier & demokrati's goal is the strengthen media's innovative strength, journalism, the public discourse and democracy.
• A priority area is media-related AI innovation.
• Medier & demokrati is financed by Region Västra Götaland, the National Bank's Jubilee Fund, Vinnova and media groups participating in the pilot initiative 'The Media Industry and AI'.
• The initiative is also supported by, among others, Tidningsutgivarna (TU), the public service companies Sveriges Television and Sveriges Radio and Sweden's leading media academics. The initiative also enjoys the support of international players such as Global Alliance for Media Innovation.
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It's been 37 years since John Carpenter's classic slasher Halloween sent waves through the horror genre and across the nation, scaring the living daylights out of audiences in 1978.
But what was it like to experience this film for the first time? What was it like to witness Michael Myers, or The Shape, chasing Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) through Haddonfield, Illinois before he became a horror icon? Thankfully, a vintage audio clip has surfaced online from a packed screening, and you can see how their screams, general uneasiness and suspense match up with scenes from the climax of the movie. It's just plain fantastic.


MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia created groups of carriers of long-range air and sea cruise missiles on all strategic directions, Chief of the Russian General Staff Valery Gerasimov said on Saturday.
The official pointed out that the recent conflicts — especially in Syria — gave a fresh impetus to the development of weapons.
"A special attention is paid to development of high-precision weapons in order to make [arms] more effective. [Russia] created groups of carriers long-range air, sea, land-based cruise missiles, which are capable of fulfilling containment tasks in strategically important regions," Gerasimov said at a conference in the Military Academy.
Speaking further, Gerasimov noted that the Russian Armed Forces started to receive anti-drone systems including those based on new physical principles.
"The increasing scale of unmanned aerial vehicle [UAVs] usage and difficulties in targeting them with existing anti-aircraft weapons requires creation of effective counteracting systems. Prospective anti-drone systems including those based on new physical principles are being developed and the troops have already started to receive them," Gerasimov said during a conference in the Military Academy.
Earlier in the month, Putin made his annual address to the country's bicameral parliament, the Federal Assembly. The Russian leader announced his country's development of new types of armaments, including intercontinental underwater drones, nuclear-powered cruise missiles, and a prospective hypersonic missile, and showed footage featuring tests of these weapons.
Putin stressed that Russia's efforts toward enhancing its defense capabilities were being carried out within the framework of existing international accords. According to Putin, Russia is creating advanced weapon systems in response to the deployment of US missile defense systems, and these arms present no threat to other states.


This video is worth watching. On the day of the financial crisis – the bailout vote people are confused on what really happend. I mean the big picture. Here it is. The big picture on what really happened and who is at fault. The Housing Bubble casued the finanical crisis.
Update: This video was pulled by Warner Music Group – How Lame.