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Ahead of Hurricane Irma, More Central Florida Schools Closing to Serve as She...
Ahead of Hurricane Irma, More Central Florida Schools Closing to Serve as Shelters for Those Fleeing Coasts
By Laura Fay
As Florida braces for Hurricane Irma, schools across the state are closing in preparation.
The announcements started with districts in the southern part of the state, such as Miami-Dade County School District, which is closed Thursday and Friday. Monroe County School District, which includes the Florida Keys, was closed until further notice starting Wednesday.
As weather forecasts and warnings intensified Wednesday morning, concern spread to central Florida. The first school district to announce closures was Osceola County Schools, which will close Friday and Monday.
All Osceola district public schools will be closed on Friday, September 8, and on Monday, September 11, due to Hurricane Irma. pic.twitter.com/M4gM4zySPc
— Osceola Schools (@Osceolaschools) September 6, 2017
"A number of Osceola schools are needed as early as Friday as shelters for residents in Osceola County, as well as for those Floridians evacuating from the south and coastal counties. Forecasters are expecting deteriorating weather conditions heading into Monday to include sustained heavy winds and possible substantial rainfall for Osceola County," the district said in a statement.
Three other central Florida districts had announced closures as of 2 p.m. Wednesday: Brevard County Schools canceled class and events starting Thursday, and Volusia County Schools will be shut Friday and Monday, the Orlando Sentinel reported. Polk County Schools will close Friday as well.
Some Volusia County schools will also open as shelters starting Saturday, according to the district's Twitter feed.
All VCS schools will be closed Fri 9/8 and Mon 9/11. Shelters open Sat 9/9. Any add'l changes to school schedules announced Mon.
— Volusia Schools (@volusiaschools) September 6, 2017
Hillsborough County is closing its schools as well Thursday and Friday — to be used as shelters by evacuees from elsewhere in the state. Other districts that have indicated they will cancel classes and open schools as shelters include Pasco County, Indian River County, and St. Lucie County.
Gov. Rick Scott has warned that Irma will be worse than Hurricane Andrew, which slammed Florida in 1992.
WATCH: Gov. Scott, "This storm is bigger, faster and stronger than Hurricane Andrew" pic.twitter.com/1tuL3CLyYp
— WSVN 7 News (@wsvn) September 6, 2017
The Sun Sentinel has published an interactive map of shelters in southern Florida, which includes several schools. A full list of school closures and cancellations is available on the Florida Department of Education site.
#HurricaneIrma: For a comprehensive list of school district, state college & university closures, visit https://t.co/VCMuaxBY1i . #FLedu pic.twitter.com/MGE2B9KovD
— FL Dept of Education (@EducationFL) September 6, 2017
Laura Fay is the engagement editor at The 74.
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Uncertainties and risks in agricultural land use allocation may affect agricultural sustainable development, which leads to the necessity to effectively assess risks when optimally allocating agricultural land use. In this study, a framework of multi-risk assessment for agricultural land use allocation was developed. In the decision-making of agricultural land use optimization, the developed framework is capable of fully describing multiple risks using uncertainty methodology, including fuzzy, stochastic and interval methods. Moreover, the framework can help managers fully understand risks associated with various water supply scenarios, targets and optimization schemes of agricultural land use optimization. A real-world case study in Minqin, northwest of China was conducted to demonstrate the feasibility and practicability of the developed framework. The runoff volume of Caiqi was divided into five intervals by interior-outer-set model which represents risk levels in risk assessment of water supply. Then, results of agricultural land use allocation expressed by Shannon information entropy of water use structure and relevant optimal targets were obtained by Monte Carlo method. Sensitivity analysis on water use efficiency, available cultivated area and the ratio of grain crops to commercial crops will help decision makers better understand the potential risk conditions and then provide guidance in choosing suitable plans of agricultural land use.
This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51439006 and 51621061).


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Historically, this is a pivotal time for psychoanalysis to re-tool itself to offer both comprehensive and best care of children and youth who transgress our normative gender structures, either by declaring that they are not the gender everyone thinks they are or not amenable to performing their gender within the socially prescribed norms for the gender that matches their designated sex at birth, or perhaps both. A comparison will be made between more traditional psychoanalytic concepts of binary gender development and more contemporary psychoanalytic understanding of gender development not in boxes but in multiplicity. Calling on Winnicott's constructs of personality development, feminist psychoanalytic theories of gender, psychoanalytic concepts of mirroring, and Irene Fast's concepts of gender inclusivity, Dr. Ehrensaft will present her model for promoting gender health among gender expansive children and youth through an integration of psychoanalytic tools and the recently developed gender affirmative model.
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Diane Ehrensaft, PhD is a developmental and clinical psychologist, associate professor of Pediatrics at University of California San Francisco, and Director of Mental Health of the Child and Adolescent Gender Center, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital. She specializes in research, clinical work, training, and consultation related to gender expansive children, and publishes and lectures both nationally and internationally on this topic. Dr. Ehrensaft is presently co-investigator in a four-site NIH grant studying the effects of puberty blockers and gender-affirming hormones in gender expansive and transgender youth and principal investigator in a companion four-site grant studying the psychological experiences of prepubertal gender expansive children. She is co-editor with Dr. Colt Keo-Meier of The Gender Affirmative Model, and author of The Gender Creative Child; Gender Born, Gender Made; Mommies, Daddies, Donors, Surrogates; Building a Home Within (co-edited with Toni Heineman); Spoiling Childhood; Parenting Together. Dr. Ehrensaft received her PH.D. from the University of Michigan
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The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Synopsis: Portrays in warm-hearted detail the life and loves of one extraordinary man. We meet the imposingly rotund General Clive Wynne-Candy, a blustering old duffer who seems the epitome of stuffy, outmoded values. Traveling backwards 40 years we see a different man altogether: the young and dashing officer "Sugar" Candy. Through a series of relationships with three women and his lifelong friendship with a German officer, we see Candy's life unfold and come to understand how difficult it is for him to adapt his sense of military honor to modern notions of "total war."
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Director(s): Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Actors: Anton Walbrook, Deborah Kerr, Roger Livesey, Roland Culver
Production: Archers
1 win & 2 nominations.
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Goddard's just arrived, Spud.
What's the ruddy idea?
It's total war, isn't it? What do you want?
- Message from HQ. Where's the CO?
- In the barn. Follow me.
Message from headquarters, sir.
- Sergeant Hawkins?
- Sir.
- Read it.
It's in code, sir. Message begins:
"Exercise invasion of the London area
by Regular Army.
Home Guard defending.
War starts at midnight."
Message ends.
The CO's put in pencil here, sir,
"Make it like the real thing."
Oh, he has, has he?
Section commanders.
(Whistles)
Message from HQ. War starts at midnight.
You have your orders. Tell the men.
- Tell them to make it like the real thing.
- What do you mean by the real thing?
Divide our losses by 1 0
and multiply the enemy's by 20.
- Yes, sir.
- That's all for now.
- Anything for me, sir?
- No, no, nothing else.
War starts at midnight. We know...
- They know...
- We attack...
They counterattack.
Like the real thing, my Aunt Fanny!
Like the real thing...
Like the real thing!
Sergeant Hawkins, section commanders!
So, war starts at midnight, does it?
- We attack at six.
Take the Tommy guns and three trucks.
Section leaders with Tommy guns.
Arm the men with bombs, rifles, bayonets.
- Tommy.
From your section - Rice, Unsworth,
the two Owens,
- Nobby, Toots and Cochran.
- Not Cochran.
Stuffy, who are the biggest toughs in your lot?
- Bill Wall, Wimpey, Popeye.
- Right. Yours, Robin?
- Frank, Skeets, Duggie Stuart, sir.
- Taffy, Geordie, sir.
Busty, Simms and Pat Sullivan, sir.
Dai Evans - we must have him, look you.
All right, get going.
Excuse me, sir?
Did you say that we attack
before war is declared?
Yes, like Pearl Harbor. Now, get going.
By the way, there's just one stop - at The Bull.
I've got a date there with Mata Hari.
- Careless talk?
- Yeah. Now, scram.
Five minutes easy, Sergeant.
Five minutes easy, Stuffy.
I wonder what's keeping Spud.
- Afternoon, Sergeant Hawkins.
- Afternoon, miss.
- Hey!
- Back on the trucks.
Spud?
There's Spud.
- What's the matter? What's the matter?
- Sir, what happened?
- Spud!
- She got me.
- Who?
- Mata Hari! Come on, quick...
- Any luck?
- Not a hope. She's halfway to London by now.
She's gone to warn the wizard.
Come on, get my tin hat. Come on!
The barricade's open, sir.
God damn it!
You know, you ought to have
one of these field dressings on that.
Save it for her. She'll need it somewhere else
when I catch up with her.
See that barricade, my boys?
At midnight on the dot, it's got to be closed,
and, of course,
the enemy can't get through before,
because why?
- Because...
War starts at midnight!
- What's the objective, sir?
- Royal Bathers' Club.
What about Mata Hari?
We'll beat her to it. I know a couple of short cuts
after Marble Arch.
There she is!
Get the other trucks to close up.
See if you can pass her.
Blast that taxi!
Keep right on his tail.
Keep straight on.
Second left. We've got her!
Come on, Section. Number two? Number three?
- You have your orders. Sergeant Hawkins.
Yes, l...
- Is General Wynne-Candy here?
- He left an hour ago
with Brigadier General Caldicott
and Air Vice Marshal Lloyd-Hughes.
- Did he say where he was going?
- What is your business with him?
I have an urgent message.
If you give me the message, I'll see he gets it.
Damn it all, man! Are you in the Home Guard?
Why, sir?
The password is Veuve Clicquot 1 91 1.
The General and his staff
are in the Turkish baths, sir.
Sergeant Hawkins?
You're in charge. Stay with him.
And you're a prisoner of war.
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Michael Latham Powell (30 September 1905 – 19 February 1990) was an English film director, celebrated for his partnership with Emeric Pressburger. Through their production company "The Archers", they together wrote, produced and directed a series of classic British films, notably 49th Parallel (1941), The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), A Matter of Life and Death (1946, also called Stairway to Heaven), Black Narcissus (1947), The Red Shoes (1948), and The Tales of Hoffmann (1951). His later controversial 1960 film Peeping Tom, while today considered a classic, and a contender as the first "slasher", was so vilified on first release that his career was seriously damaged.Many film-makers such as Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola and George A. Romero have cited Powell as an influence. In 1981, he received the BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award along with his partner Pressburger, the highest honour the British Film Academy can give a filmmaker. more…
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Betfair's mobile channel is going strong despite a fall in revenues in the first quarter, the online betting company revealed in its latest quarterly update.
In its Q1 2014 interim management statement, Betfair said: "The mobile channel continues to exhibit strong growth, with revenue up 53 percent." Betfair delivers betting services through Java and Apache-based web, mobile and tablet platforms.
This is against a background of an overall drop in revenues in the three months to 31 July 2013 being down 13 percent from £103.8 million last year to £90.4 million this year, reflecting the company's "continued focus on sustainable markets, the impact of regulation and absence of a major football tournament in the period".
Breon Corcoran, Betfair's CEO, said: "Betfair's first quarter performance is in line with our plan and leaves us on track to meet our expectations for the full year.
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Trying to Sell Your Haunted House? Try Exorcism
By Benjamin Radford 10/07/2014 01/06/2015
If you found out that someone had died in a house you were planning to rent or buy, what would you do? Go ahead and move in without a thought, or leave the possibly ghost-ridden place for some other sucker? What if it wasn't just a death, say, from accident or sickness, but a murder? Would that change your mind? What about multiple homicides?
For many people these sorts of questions aren't just fun hypothetical quandaries. They're real-life dilemmas. There are tens of thousands of murders each year and most of them occur in or near someone's home. After the police have finished their investigation and the crime scene is cleaned up, sooner or later someone new is likely to move in.
In a few high-profile cases, an entire house where crimes occurred may be torn down, as happened when kidnapper Ariel Castro's Cleveland home — where he held three girls captive for nearly a decade — was demolished in 2013.
In many older cities and towns across the country and around the world, it is a statistical likelihood that almost any home or building built before the 1940s is probably associated with someone's death at some point. This is especially true for many extended families who housed several generations under one roof.
In the real estate business, these are often called "stigmatized" properties because a social stigma is attached to the house or location. Beliefs about ghosts and the dead have been influenced by pop culture, such as the 1982 horror film "Poltergeist," in which a family is haunted and attacked by spirits of the dead buried under their new home.
A Missouri woman who recently rented a home was shocked to find out that it had been previously lived in by a serial killer. According to a story by KMOV-TV, the home is "a typical North County ranch house on a tree-lined street. Catrina McGhaw signed the lease without worry.
Her section 8 voucher covered $810 in rent. Until a family member told McGhaw to check out a cold case documentary about serial killers airing on the A&E Network. McGhaw is living in the same Ferguson, Missouri house serial killer Maury Travis used as a torture chamber. The landlord even gave her the dining room table; the same one from the crime scene photos."
Mr. Travis's mother, who owns the home, claims she disclosed the home's bloody history to her renter, though McGhaw is pretty sure she would have remembered someone mentioning torture murders. McGhaw, who suggested that an evil spirit or ghosts might lurk in the basement, is moving out at the end of the month.
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The fact is that in many places a renter or seller is not legally required to notify anyone about a house's gory history unless it relates to a material defect. Last year, a Pennsylvania court ruled that homeowners and real estate agents are not required to disclose to potential buyers if killings took place there years earlier.
The decision stemmed from a Delaware woman who bought a home only to later discover that a murder-suicide had occurred there a year earlier. She claimed that she never would have bought the home had she known of the deaths and that her home's tarnished reputation amounted to a material defect akin to a leaky roof or broken furnace. The judges disagreed.
While some people would refuse to live in a place where a murder had been committed (or ghosts were reputed to dwell), others are eager to move in. Many real estate agents say they have clients who are eager to live in a haunted home.
An ABC News story notes that "There are buyers out there that think it's cool to own a home that may have ghosts,' real estate agent Cindi Hagley told ABC News' '20/20.'
Based in California, Hagley runs Past Life Homes, specializing in the selling of so-called 'stigmatized properties,' and that includes haunted houses. 'Right now we are in a seller's market in almost all of northern California,' Hagley said. 'You can have a dead body swinging from the chandelier, and I'm still going to have ten offers on the phone.' Hagley said plenty of houses for sale come with supposed tenants of the supernatural type, who have allegedly lived there for hundreds of years…. Even after telling potential buyers that the house is haunted, Hagley said many are still interested. 'Some don't care. Some expect a huge discount,' said Hagley.
A Realtor.com survey found that 62 percent of Americans would consider buying a haunted house, while 35 percent think they've lived in a haunted house."
If you are trying to sell a "stigmatized" home, there are creative ways to deal with the issue. Last year singer Olivia Newton-John had a priest perform an exorcism on a Florida home she had listed for sale. A contractor had killed himself in the home, and Newton-John was concerned about the social and spiritual stigma associated with the residence.
The exorcism was used to assure potential buyers that the place is not cursed or haunted. Whether you want a haunted house—or want to avoid one — the advice is always the same: caveat emptor.
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By Rosalie McAvoy on	 July 31, 2015 Reviews
There seems to be some unwritten law in fiction for the disabled; assimilate or suffer.
Whenever I would hear stories about kids who stutter, it always ended with them happily learning to speak fluently, usually with the help of some condescending child who was the main character. In the only story where this didn't happen, the kid in question killed herself after being bullied one too many times. To make matters, this wasn't any old Babysitter's Club or Little House on the Prairie scenario; this was Chicken Soup for the Preteen's Soul. In the same anthology that told stories of losing a styrofoam breast enhancement at the pool or learning compassion through adopting a stray cat, my fate was apparently to foolishly think I had friends, be betrayed by said friends, and then die off screen while everyone else learned a Very Important Lesson. But when I read it, it wasn't upsetting to me, or rather not in the way most people would think. Sure, I was unsettled by the ending, but any ten-year-old would be. I tried instead to distance myself as best I could from narratives like this, but because that was all that was offered, it became near impossible. If this is what the life of a stutterer was, I didn't want to be one.
So it's important to have books like Paperboy, warts and all. Paperboy centers around a cleverly unnamed protagonist (it's too difficult for him to pronounce), an eleven-year-old boy living in the suburbs of Memphis in 1959. After taking over a paper route for a vacationing friend over the summer, he's forced into uncomfortable interactions with his customers while dealing with the violent local junkman.
The book reads in a straightforward and sparse style, as it's told through the protagonist on his typewriter. This spares the reader from a lot of stuttering clichés such as looking constantly nervous or jokes about all the "wacky" mishaps when talking to a stutterer. Nor do you have to read through lines of repeated letters a la Porky Pig. The narrator has a much more realistic stutter that comes in a mixture of blocks during certain sounds and repeated phrases. There's also the interesting historical aspect of early techniques in speech therapy. Thirty years after the events of The King's Speech, the protagonist sees a therapist who teaches Gentle Air, slowly exhaling on words he can't say. This will later turn into Easy Onsets, what I was learning in the early 2000s, where a deep breath is taken before every phrase as a precaution to any stuttering that might come ahead. Author Vince Vawter is a lifelong stutterer himself, and many aspects seem to be taken from his own childhood in Memphis, giving it a very sincere and authentic feel. If you want a child to get an empathetic and realistic look on the life of a stutterer, this will get the job done.
The writing itself, while plainspoken and down to earth, is nothing special. At times the book seems to be juggling too many plot points at once, with a violent third act that seems to come out of nowhere. Another setback is the narrator's background. The kid's family is loaded, especially by 1950s standards. His father is mentioned owning a plane while the mother seems to not work at all. This explains how the family can afford a private speech therapist, something that wasn't too common at the time. The boy is mainly cared for by Mam, a black nanny who is his closest companion. It's an odd take on Jim Crow era south, where black garbage collectors can apparently walk through upscale white neighborhoods without a fuss and the only violence we see aimed at black characters is caused by other black people. The character of Mam herself veers dangerously into stereotype territory. Living in a garage behind the house of the protagonist, her life seems to revolve around serving the white family she works for and being a surrogate mother to their son. Any ties to the black community are full of tragedy and violence. Sort of like The Help but for prepubescent boys.
The book also suffers from an overload of characters and subplots, most them regarding the various newspaper customers, including an alcoholic housewife and an eccentric intellectual whose then innocent actions (inviting an eleven-year-old he barely knows into his house) would firmly place him into the "stranger danger" category today. Named Mr. Spiro, this character gives an odd mixture of advice to help the protagonist's speech, some of it sincere and some of it so awkward it comes across as clueless and condescending.
After finishing Paperboy I wondered how I would have reacted to it if I had read it around the same time as the Chicken Soup fiasco. I'm a sucker for historical fiction and this would have been right up my alley as a ten-year-old. I would have probably gotten through the first couple of chapters, gotten too uncomfortable at the similarities, then switched back to the Dear America series or whatever Jerry Spinelli was putting out at the time.
The one thing that's really missing in most children's disability books is a sense of pride. You get some of that at the end of Paperboy when the protagonist finally says his name proudly on the first day of school and says that he stutters, but it takes two hundred pages to get to that point. And he still tells Mam on the final page, "My soul doesn't stutter." Maybe souls don't stutter, but stuttering is still an identity, it's still a huge impact on anyone's life. Whether the impact is good or bad is up to the individual to decide.
Rosalie McAvoy
Rosalie McAvoy is an aspiring theater major and all around cool person who's studying undergrad at a small liberal arts college. A long time lover of fairy tales, comic books, and silent film, Rosalie enjoys living at the public library and trying to get her friends into Xena Warrior Princess. She blogs (but mostly reblogs) about mermaids and disability activism.
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Maren Barton on November 6, 2016 11:12 pm
Ow, wow! Now I really have to read Paperboy! I was late in speaking and have stuttered my whole life. However, people dont see just how much damage it can do. Over and over I was turned down for therapy at school to get help since apparently I talk just fine. When Im around the person interviewing me. I really need to read this story and see how others stutter, cause so many times I wonder if everyone is right and i talk just fine. No one else seems to notice how MUCH I stutter, though I have a guess as to why that is, though I could be wrong. But Brain Games game me an idea on that. Thanks for talking about this book and putting it out there!
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The feast of St. Nicholas is December 6th. On this day, Sw. Mikolaj would visit the homes of people in the village, dressed in his bishop's robes. When Sw. Mikolaj visited the children, he gave them a gift for being good and to remind them of the gifts given to the Christ Child by the Three Kings. Celebrating the feast day of Sw. Mikolaj remains popular with Polish people living all over the world.
Many of the Christmas customs celebrated today are a result of the early visits made by St. Nicholas. For example, the candy cane given during the Christmas holidays is a simple treat symbolizing the shepherd's staff, which is carried by a bishop.


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Bordinos staff creates gingerbread Walton Arts Center
Special to the Flyer · Wednesday, Dec 26, 2018
A gingerbread Walton Arts Center created by staff at Bordinos
The staff at Bordinos re-started an old holiday tradition last year when they created a gingerbread version of Old Main for the holidays.
This year, they've done it again, with an equally-impressive cookie-and-icing tribute to the Walton Arts Center.
General Manager Reese Roberts estimates that 80 man-hours went into the three-foot long creation, which is on display in the restaurant's dining room.
"Building gingerbread structures is a tradition started about 15 years ago by our staff, which included Andy McGuinness, a sous-chef who has since passed away," Roberts said. "Executive Chef Matthew Barclay and Sous-Chef Corey McCain worked with Andy and decided to restart the tradition last year by constructing a gingerbread Old Main in Andy's honor. This year we're giving some props to WAC as we're big fans of what they bring to Dickson Street and the Entertainment District."
The house is made primarily from real gingerbread, and is adorned with icing-coated ice cream cones that make up the trees, peppermints, candy canes, licorice twists, and gumdrops. The structure is even lighted with actual LED lights.
In addition to honoring Andy, Reese said the gingerbread tradition is a reminder of a less-hectic time when Dickson Street was a sleepier version of itself.
"I think this project is really amazing because it calls back to a time when we spent a little more time on enjoying ourselves and our jobs during the holidays, which can be a very demanding time for those in the restaurant business," Roberts said. "And it also allows us to recognize some of our favorite attractions that drive our business so strongly in a really fun and unique way."
The gingerbread house will remain on display at the restaurant through Jan. 6.
Bordinos is open for lunch Tuesday-Friday from 11:30 a.m. until 2 p.m., for dinner Monday-Thursday from 4:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m., and on Friday and Saturday night from 4:30 p.m. until 10 p.m. They are also open on Saturday and Sunday for brunch from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.


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Yesteryear has brought to us, an amazing creation that was motivated by an American celebrity and Monégasque princess. Much then Hermes made this Hermes Kelly Wallet enlivened from the previous version.Being a diehard Hermes enthusiast, even if blindfolded, an individual can feel that the Kelly vibes through this wallet; the iconic Kelly turnlock, the exotic leather and the streamlined structure. Walk in the area with this elegant part of Hermes luxurious, all eyes glued to you. This can be Hermes French fashion house at its best, putting forward its fantastic layout, the ideal craftsmanship along with the compact line-up. You are bothered by the sky-high costs of Constance wallet Bag and also its gigantic size, but still, being a Hermes woman you simply need a Hermes bag and no additional ordinary piece. Simple, just pass the buck into the iconic Kelly collection and select the attraction-meets-functionality wallet — a Hermes Kelly wallet.We've had our fair share of handbag obsessions and the timeless Kelly was in our mind since forever. Akin to the traditional edition, you're blessed with the Kelly-elements in a whole new cute shape. The wallet has a compact, sleek and rectangular silhouette with your cherished Kelly twist lock fastened with leather straps from either side. The ever-stylish frontal flap is secured and tucked in those straps and flip lock, so that you can just tell how protected your money and cards are!Like a cherry on top, the shiny silver or platinum hardware compliments the surface texture, although the plan is slippery, the Kelly layout has reached a cult status in fashion history.
Examine the stitching. Perfectly straight sewing is a dead giveaway of imitation Hermes product. A real Hermes wallet is stitched by hand and will therefore have a somewhat imperfect stitch line. The perfectly straight stitch is a sign of a machine-sewn fake Hermes wallet.Inspect the Hermes stamp. The authentic Hermes pocket is going to have the words written in strong, unbroken silver text. Look for peeling, uneven shaped words on the knockoff.Look for your date stamp. Each of Hermes goods have a date stamp for authentication. This is indicated by a little letter in a square embossed into the leather, usually on the ring or opening section of this well. The letter stands for the particular year the bag was made. Be careful, however; good counterfeiters may also include a bogus date stamp.Check the hardware on the pocket. If the Hermes wallet as a round metallic fastener, like the Dogon Hermmes wallet, the phrases "Hermes" should be engraved the top part of the curved fastener, and the term "Paris" should be about the bottom part of the circle. A fake may have embossed or printed words on the fastener, or not have the words in the right place.
At the very first glimpse of your Kelly and Constance wallet, you may be at a misconception which the Constance will fit slightly more, though both of these feature the same height, width and size. But, Surprise-surprise! Just open the Kelly wallet and you'll be happy as a clam, It is thicker and more roomier than you have ever imagined!Moreover, you'll find two fashions in Kelly pockets; one opens just like a tri fold and other resembles a very long accordion pattern at far more seasonal colours. Everything comes with it has pros and cons and so is this Hermes accessory, let's take a peek at its limitations also. Firstly, the opening could be a tad bit awkward, especially if you're stuck in a long line, people are behind you and you just can not start your wallet fast and pay your cashier, quite embarrassing, isn't it? Secondly, a few think that the protruding lock system might dent your bag's surface.A lock on the interior zipper compartment? We mean, literally have you ever seen that! Yes, you heard it all right, Hermes Kelly pocket features a lock system in its own inside zipper compartment. Cheers! As now your money is in secure hands. It's interior is a tiny treat to a Kelly girl; using 12 credit slots, fundamental zip bag with a lock pull-tab and 2 pockets for bills you've got a fantastic evening clutch. Cap! Get this muted wallet in some mad pop hues to flaunt in your dinner party.If you select for Hermes, don't think even for a moment about bragging. Showing off isn't the typical Hermes way of fashion. That is why you never see oversized logos, exaggerated colours, accessories that scream for attention.
While I remember they only had the Black and Orange (or even Feu) at Epsom leather back then, you will now find it at a broader selection of leathers (they have added Evercolor calfskin leather) and colours including Bleu Agate and Rouge Grenat, just to name a couple. Yes, it is more expensive than most other designer wallets out there, however if you were to compare those costs to Hermès' own Azap, Béarn, Constance and Kelly pockets, then the Passant is definitely a steal.Hermes pockets aren't just wallets, they are meticulously crafted gems with carefully-chosen lavish leathers. That is why carrying those wallets resembles pride and you can not get anymore fashionable in relation to that. From the basic designs to the newly released, they are all gorgeous pieces.We're here to talk about the classics and then we are going to discuss all of the details such as the prices and sizes. Then the only question left is; that pocket are you likely to hunt.The Hermes wallet prices will be updated frequently and we will include the US dollars, Euro, GBP in addition to Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia and Japan, if they are available. Now let's get started.Mirroring the very iconic piece of the home; the Hermes Kelly Bag. They say that you will need to get on the waiting list of the waiting list to be able to purchase the Kelly Bag.
I am always on the search for the ideal wallet because my wallet is the most important item in my bag (sometimes more than the bag itself)! I really spend more time choosing my wallets than my handbags because there are many conditions to be fulfilled, but today, the search for THE wallet is now over. The latest style from Hermes, the Kelly Long Money Holder or Ligne Kelly (I prefer to call it the Kelly Wallet/Clutch) is your answer to my dreams! It is 7 inches wide (18cm, half of the duration of a 35cm birkin) and might also be used as a clutch, nothing like two for one to get me excited! I went through my list of prerequisites: posh style (it's Hermes, it's a Kelly, need I say more?) , a shade that can endure daily misuse (etoupe is the perfect shade of taupe gray that won't show dirt or stains), adequate credit card/ID slots(12- I only use two credit cards however seem to have a dozen of additional 'cards'- ID cards to the son and I, insurance card, prescription card, membership cards, VIP cards to clubs, Gym card, Yoga card- the list is endless!) , space for cash (two slots, you can fit a passport in a few of these!) , foreign currency/checks/receipts (there are two pockets on the other side of the charge card slots that can fit everything from Chinese RMB to the Euro), and functional coin pocket (with a cute miniature Hermes lock as the zipper pull which actually cinched the deal for me, who else but I'd purchase a pocket purely since the zipper pull is really adorable!?!?) .
Made of ultra durable and lightweight Chevre Mysore (Goatskin), the Kelly Ligne is your best Hermes wallet I've ever owned. My Hermes Dogon and Bearn pockets lack adequate card slots plus they don't shut correctly when the coin pockets are complete. The Kelly clasp allows me to stuff as much as I want without worrying about shutting it! Plus I love being able to open it and look down to see everything I have in there at one glance. The best part, though, is its dual purpose as a clutch (I place my cell in there and it fits!) And you do not need to worry about a wallet for your credit cards or cash because it's already built in! There's a wait list for your own Kelly Ligne wallet so you must telephone your Hermes SA immediately. It's available in a number of colours but I absolutely adore the etoupe, it's so stylish and sophisticated. At Hermes Boutiques worldwide.Each year, Hermes changes the leather and exotic skins you may order from depending on accessibility. I told myself I wouldn't purchase any more leather Hermes luggage and would focus on exotics but couldn't resist ordering the Taurillon Clemence in Olive. The colour is so urban and cool! If I have time later, I'll post another entry on the colours offered in each skin.A serious Hermes collector doesn't merely buy birkins. There are all those delectable items to be had and valued. I bought a photo album and diary in Blue Jean Veau togo if my son was born, I have been maintaining the diary and record with all his "firsts" and will grant him both when he's his very own child.
We know more about the specialty of Hermes bag; each Hermes is skilfully crafted with a single artisan and takes some hours to be created. Similarly, the Hermes Bearn pocket is no exception; the pocket is not manufactured in the assembly lines, rather, it takes 4-5 hours of a craftsman to create this magic. Though this pocket comes in various colors, the quality of leather itself is a best touch of Hermes class.Not just one, not two, but there are 3 patterns of this pocket, suffice it to state; the brand has cared for every audience's demand. You'll locate a gusseted bi-fold Bearn wallet which will aid to expand the inside, in case you would like a larger space, and also, there is this second pattern in bi-fold that doesn't come with a gusset, in the event you don't like the voluminous shape. The third pattern in Hermes Bearn wallet is your customary trifold.A pragmatic interior side by side a splendid exterior seems like a lofty goal for all, but it isn't true with Hermes Bearn Wallet. You will feel your possessions really arranged in a way like never before! Open this wallet and you are greeted with a matte leather interior. 'Hermes Paris' is there only on the centre and to your possessions, five card slots, zipper compartment for coins and two horizontal pockets are just yearning for you!Two words : Hermes Kelly, are madly coveted by the Hermes devotees.
Hermes sure is getting a lot of buzz recently, not only in the specialty of handbags but also in wallets. We all very well know about subtle colors, under-the-radar logos, impeccable craftsmanship, nicely picked leather (off path, with a few delicious exotics too) and urbane touch with this brand. Similarly, the Hermes Bearn does not have to scream for attention, we are aware that it's worth pretty well.Are you still searching for something quintessential to cozy up your cards, money, coins and bills in an organized fashion? Something with gussets, something streamlined, long plus a classic investment, Case in point: you do actually covet for something Hermes, or will we say a Hermes Bearn wallet. This marvelous long wallet is just like your functional little leather goodie that is wrapped up in most H essentials along with gussets that may expand upto 3/4th. Who doesn't need a wallet that goes with anything? Whether you are in pop-quirky apparel or you are in a darkened shade for your office assembly, this Bearn Wallet is apt for your every attire. Hermes minimalistic beauty is ingrained from the layout itself with no flashy or oversize logo and fussy features. Taken its DNA from the classic Constance bag (recall the H logo facing) , this Hermes wallet is truly classic piece. Though the Bearn Wallet is smaller in dimension, it will resemble the famous Constance wallet.This contemporary throwback of Constance features an H emblem fastening, gussets and gorgeous contrast stitching at the corners.
Intrigued? It gets better. While I remember they only had the Black and Orange (or even Feu) in Epsom leather back then, you'll now find it in a broader selection of leathers (they have added Evercolor calfskin leather) and colors including Bleu Agate and Rouge Grenat, just to name a couple. Priced at SGD2600 and SGD3200 respectively, there are 2 ways you could look at the eye-watering 4-figure sum. Yes, it is pricier than most other designer wallets out there, however if you should compare these prices to Hermès' very own Azap, Béarn, Constance and Kelly wallets, the Passant is unquestionably a steal.Hermes wallets are not just wallets, they're meticulously crafted stone with carefully-chosen lavish leathers. That's why carrying one of those pockets looks pride and also you can't get anymore fashionable in relation to this. From the basic designs to the newly released, they are all gorgeous pieces.We're here to talk about the classics and then we're going to discuss all of the details such as the prices and sizes. Then the only issue left is; that pocket are you likely to hunt.The Hermes wallet prices will be updated frequently and we will include the US dollars, Euro, GBP in addition to Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia and Japan, if they are available. Now let's get started.Mirroring the very iconic part of the house; the Hermes Kelly Bag. It is said that you need to get on the waiting list of the waiting list to be able to buy the Kelly Bag.
Examine the stitching. Perfectly straight sewing is a dead giveaway of fake Hermes merchandise. The absolutely straight stitch is a sign of a machine-sewn fake Hermes wallet.Inspect that the Hermes stamp. The true Hermes stamp will have "HERMES" spelled out in upper case (capital) letters, then "PARIS" is smaller-sized capital letters directly underneath, followed by "MADE IN France." Start looking for peeling, jagged shaped words on the knockoff.Look for your date stamp. All Hermes goods have a date stamp for authentication. This is indicated by a little letter in a square embossed into the leather, usually on the ring or opening part of this well. The letter stands for the specific year the bag was created. Be careful, however; good counterfeiters may also include a bogus date stamp.Check the hardware on the pocket. If the Hermes wallet as a round metal fastener, like the Dogon Hermmes wallet, then the words "Hermes" ought to be engraved the upper region of the round fastener, and the word "Paris" ought to be on the bottom area of the circle. A fake might have printed or written words on the fastener, or not have the words in the right place.
Brand new orange chevre Kelly Longue Wallet with silver hardware. The plastic protection sticker is still intact on the hardware.
This style features tonal stitching, silver hardware, front toggle closure and gusseted sides.
The interior is lined in orange chevre leather and features one front wall compartment, two main compartments with 12 credit card slots, zippered center compartment with Hermes H lock pull, and one rear wall compartment.
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Greying of hair is usually associated with age, but nowadays the onset of premature graying is becoming serious cause of concern among many young people. Premature gay hair can be an outcome of deficiency of melanin, hereditary disorder or nervous shock, hormonal imbalances, wrong diet consumption, anxiety and natural chemical changes in the body.
If you too are having problems of hair turning white at a mere age of 19, then, you must read this article as it describes some excellent tips to reduce gray hair by using some excellent homemade remedies. So stop using chemical dyes and ammonia rich hair colors and read this article carefully.
Carrot seeds oil is an extremely beneficial ingredient to reduce grey hair. When used along with sesame oil they can do wonders for reviving the lost hair color. To get best results, take half teaspoon of carrot essential oil and add it in four teaspoons of sesame oil. Consuming a glass of carrot juice on a regular basis can also fight with gray hair effectively.
Since time immemorial, henna has been considered a powerful ingredient to get rid of grey hair. It is a natural herb and contains no chemicals and leaves the hair shiny and moisturized. Adding coffee grounds, egg yolk and tea leaves to the henna will make it more effective.
You can also blend henna powder with yogurt, fenugreek, basil, and mint juice to create a smooth paste. Use this on your hair and keep it on for two to three hours. Wash with tepid water.
Many of us think smoking is an embodiment of refinement, dashing behavior and heroism, but actually it has many adverse effects with grey hair being one of them. So if you are addicted to smoking, beware. A research conducted observed that smokers have a greater chance of their hair turning gray by losing melanin than non-smokers.
Black tea fights grey hair by acting as a natural dye. It also boosts melanin and keratin production in the hair follicles. Black tea can be used by people of all ages for camouflaging their gray hair.
Amla or Indian gooseberry combined with lime juice and almond oil can combat grey hair easily. The concoction can be made ready by adding one teaspoon each of the ingredients. Put it in a fridge for nearly 72 hours. To apply this gray hair solution, apply the concoction on the scalp. Keep it there for forty five minutes. Wash it with cold water followed by a natural herbal shampoo. For best results, use this mixture daily.
A balanced diet enriched with vitamins( vitamin A, C and E and of minerals like copper, iron and folic acid.), antioxidants and nutritional supplements prevents grey hair. Fruits, vegetables, lean proteins, whole grains, almonds, cucumber maintains the black color of the hair. Drink lots of water too to stay hydrated and keep hair healthy.
Follow the above-mentioned tips and rejuvenate the natural hair color of yours. Look like your actual age and be confident.


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What the UAE-Israel deal means for Palestinian identity
Murat Sofuoglu
Uae-israel Deal
Israeli Occupation
Is the Palestinian Authority on the verge of collapse?
Are Palestinians finally discarding factionalism to resist Israel?
Palestinians cut 'all ties' with Israel, US
The ambiguity of fast changing Israeli borders, explained
Israel throws its weight around the Middle East as Gulf states capitulate
Israelis have long wanted to isolate Palestinians from the rest of the Arab world, aiming to deconstruct 'Palestinianhood'. Experts, however, do not see it weakening anytime soon.
Israel has fought several wars with Arab states: defeating Egypt, Syria, Jordan and Iraq in different battles at various times since 1948.
With the recent UAE-Israel normalisation of ties, which will apparently be followed by other countries like Bahrain, Oman and Sudan, it appears that Israel has finally arrived closer to its strategic goal of legitimising the Zionist occupation in Palestine in the eye of the Arab states.
"Israel understands that by isolating the Palestinians from their Arab depth is something that will weaken them and their struggle," says Abir Kopty, a Berlin-based Palestinian writer and academic.
"It also understands that making 'peace' agreements with Arab countries, especially powerful ones like the UAE will drag more countries to sign agreements and will weaken further Palestinian global stands," Kopty told TRT World.
Like Kopty, Diana Buttu, a Canadian-Palestinian human rights lawyer, who used to work as an advisor to both the Palestinian Authority and its President Mahmoud Abbas, also thinks that the recent deal aims to make sure that "the Palestinians lose all leverage to demand their freedom and equality."
With the deal, Israel and the UAE want to make sure that "Palestinians have no leverage and no allies to be able to push back against Israel," Buttu told TRT World.
"The damage is clear, normalising Israel in the Arab world, intertwined interests with Israel will legitimise all of Israel's crimes against Palestinians, which will continue to happen, in case someone has illusions that UAE will have a say on this," Kopty analyses.
Across their modern history from the 1948 War, the Six Days War of 1967, to the Oslo Peace Accords of the 1990s, Palestinians lost "big" as a result of consecutive "so-called peace agreements" of Arab states like Egypt and Jordan with Israel, according to Sami al Arian, a Palestinian-American academic.
Those agreements are really not peace agreements but the official Arab expressions of their acceptance of the Israeli invasion over Palestinians, says Arian.
A Palestinian man holds an anti-Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan banner next to Israeli soldiers during a protest against the UAE deal with Israel to normalise relations, in Haris near Salfit in the Israeli-occupied West Bank August 14, 2020. (Mohamad Torokman / Reuters)
"Now, they (Palestinians) are being abandoned by many Arab states. The first is the UAE and unfortunately that would probably be followed by Bahrain, Oman, possibly Sudan, Mauritania and Saudi Arabia," Arian told TRT World.
With the Israel-Gulf rapprochement, the Arab front against Tel Aviv shrinks considerably and the isolation of the Palestinians becomes stark.
"Effectively, what the leader of the UAE, Mohamed bin Zayed, has done by making the relationship with Israel open and public, is to announce the decoupling of the Israel-Arab conflict from the Israel-Palestine conflict,"wrote Anshel Pfeffer, an Israeli writer, in an article for Haaretz.
Because "Palestinians have been stripped of all of their negotiation cards" due to the failure of their leadership and Arab states, Israel has no thought to give any kind of recognition to Palestinians, including accepting them as Israeli Arabs, according to the Palestinian-American professor.
The Israeli establishment prefers to treat its Palestinian-origin citizens as Arabs, not Palestinians, leaving an impression that after expelling as many as Palestinians as possible, those remaining will become "an Arab minority" that can be integrated into Israel not as Palestinians, but Arab citizens of Israel.
Will they be Israeli citizens? "Of course not," says Arian.
A Palestinian woman shouts slogans during a protest against the United Arab Emirates' deal with Israel to normalise relations, in Gaza City August 19, 2020. (Mohammed Salem / Reuters)
"The Zionist movement has always sought to control and occupy the land and to depopulate the land from as many Palestinians as possible. That has been the Israeli strategy and they would find a historical opportunity by which they can transfer as many Palestinians through whatever means from the land of Palestine," Arian observed.
Israel wants to make Palestinians live "in a state of despair" in their own land, says Arian.
What is the morale of Palestinians?
While the damage to Palestinian aspirations is clear in the wake of the recent deal, experts also think that the sense of 'Palestinianhood' across the diaspora and the homeland is not weakening.
"Palestinians are going to pursue to bring an end to the Israeli Apartheid. It's just most unfortunate that the UAE, who is both member of the Arab League and supposed to be one of our brothers, has chosen to ally and align themselves with our oppressor rather than working to secure our freedom," adds Buttu, the Palestinian human rights lawyer.
Arian, whose opposition to Zionism has landed him in trouble in the US, is also a leading figure in the Palestinian diaspora.
While Israelis are trying to reach their aim to depopulate Palestinians, "they also feel miserably," opines Arian.
Palestinians burn cutouts depicting US President Donald Trump and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a protest against the UAE deal with Israel to normalise relations, in Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank August 14, 2020. (Raneen Sawafta / Reuters)
"Today the number of Palestinians in the historical land of Palestine has exceeded the number of Jews, which means Zionism has not been able to reach its goal of having an exclusive state for the Jews and having the Jews the overwhelming majority in the historical land of Palestine," he says.
Unexpectedly high Palestinian birthrates mean they could widen the margin soon, according to the professor.
Despite their leadership's miserable failures, "Palestinians have determined to continue their struggle and resistance against the occupation. They are not going nowhere," opines Arian.
"Israelis cannot declare a final victory until they get rid of Palestinians. It's impossible today to get rid of seven million Palestinians, who live inside the historical land of Palestine including so-called Israeli Arabs as well as another seven million outside, who are resisting and who are intent on returning to their homelands."
Arian also thinks that the Palestinian identity has stayed intact despite the never-ending setbacks his people have gone through since the 1940s.
"Palestinians have become more aware of their plight. We are living now in the fifth generation of Palestinian refugees and their struggle has not waned or has not weakened," says the professor.
"We found the youngsters leading efforts worldwide to boycott and divest and sanction Israel."


Humidity refers to the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere. Humid air feels wet, thick and heavy, and may also have a musty or unpleasant odor. Indoor humidity can represent a threat to both health and property — and that means it can hurt your business. It can be caused by climate or other factors. Mold, condensation, water damage or other signs of excess moisture can indicate a humidity problem.
Fortunately, there's an easy solution to controlling humidity indoors. A commercial dehumidifier can regulate the moisture in the air of any interior space — from a warehouse to an office to a crawl space — to give you peace of mind. Whether you are a facilities manager, maintenance manager or HVAC contractor who works in the field of hospitality, higher education, storage, manufacturing or production of perishable goods, you want to keep costs down and protect your goods, property or products. Proper humidity control also helps create a pleasant, healthy environment for workers, clients or customers, and other visitors to your commercial space.
With nearly three decades of experience in the industry, we can help navigate the features of different models of commercial dehumidifiers to compare before you buy — and help you stick to your budget. Our commercial dehumidifier sizing form and this guide offer helpful tools to help you narrow down the options for your business.
Those businesses that involve flood remediation and restoration can also often benefit from high quality commercial grade dehumidifiers that are portable. Hotels, schools, gyms and other facilities with pools or hot tubs need dehumidifiers designed for those high-moisture environments. Companies with perishable items — such as food — may need units specifically manufactured to work in low temperature environments.
An indoor environmental systems expert can help you evaluate whether your business needs ongoing humidity control.
When shopping for a commercial dehumidifier, you may wonder what brands stand out among the rest. Ebac is one such brand.
Headquartered in the United Kingdom, Ebac is an industrial manufacturing company that specializes in commercial dehumidifiers. It is a private, family-owned business with an excellent track record and customer service. The North American division of the company is based in Newport News, Virginia. In North America, Ebac offers products that cater to companies needing cleaning and restoration and HVAC humidity solutions for residential, municipal and commercial settings. All units are manufactured in the UK.
An Ebac commercial dehumidifier can remove as much as 560 pints per day or more, depending on the model. They can also work in as low as -4 degrees Fahrenheit, if your business has temperature control needs. Prices range from about $700 to $3,500.
If you talk to an indoor environmental specialist, they will also want to know whether the space contains a pool, hot tub or spa. The amount of moisture a commercial grade dehumidifier can remove from the indoor air can range a great deal. You can find units that remove any amount from about 15 pints per day — or PPD — to nearly 575 PPD. Airflow ranges from about 170 to 1759.
A pro will also want to know your electrical requirements and what kind of voltage and current your electrical system can handle. Electrical specs for a commercial dehumidifier range from about 115 volts to 460 volts.
Fill out our Dehumidifier Sizing Form and get a free consultation addressing your specific needs today.
Once you have the information you need to start shopping, refer to our comparison chart to narrow down your choices of Ebac models based on size, electrical specs and more.
Note that Ebac's smallest models — including the CD30, CD35, RM40 — use the refrigerant R134a. All other refrigerant style models contain R407c, which is the direct replacement to R22. As of January 1, 2010, per EPA regulations, no new manufactured product can contain R22, which causes ozone layer depletion.
In addition to the sizing and electrical specs, your business may require additional features. Does the unit you purchase need to be ducted? Some units allow for ducting to or from another room or area.
Do you need a wall mounted unit, or a stand alone unit? Some of the stand-alone units can be wall mounted with an optional wall bracket. You may, on the other hand, require a portable model. Some units have carrying handles as well as castors for easy maneuverability, which may be ideal for cleaning, restoration and even pest control companies.
Some features to note: Hot gas defrost and reverse cycle defrost both automatically melt away frost buildup providing effective operation at low ambient temperatures. Reverse cycle defrost allows the unit to function smoothly in temperatures down to 33 degrees Farenheit without frost build-up.
Humidistats can also be important features to some businesses. An internal electronic humidistat automatically switches on and off to save energy — and money — by maintaining the desired level of humidity with intermittent operation. An adjustable humidistat allows you to set your desired level of humidity control. A humidistat that can be controlled on the unit or remotely works well for businesses requiring a certain RH — or relative humidity — number.
An integral high capacity condensate pump allows the unit to pump out the collected water, as opposed to having a gravity tube that leads to a drain. This is a good feature for commercial dehumidifiers that need to be installed in basement areas because the water is able to pump out to ground level. If a floor drain is not available for any application, a condensate pump is recommended.
Companies that do cleaning and restoration sometimes need to keep track of the hours a unit runs on a jobsite so they can bill it properly, which makes an hours run meter feature handy.
Talk to an indoor environmental solutions specialist about any specific needs or constraints you may have, and to make sure that any model you are considering has the features you need.
Expect to pay between about $700 to $3,500 for a commercial grade dehumidifier. How much you spend will be influenced by the above factors, as well as other features your business may require.
An indoor environmental specialist with decades of experience working with businesses from a wide range of industries can help you sift through the options of commercial dehumidifiers on the market to identify the most high quality, low cost solution. Educate yourself on the information that influences what you need, fill out our dehumidifier sizing form and get a sense of the Ebac models on the market in order to prepare for your consultation.
Purchasing a commercial dehumidifier is a necessary investment for businesses with moisture control needs and issues due to weather or other factors. Like any big purchase for a budget conscious company, you want to ensure that the commercial dehumidifier you buy is designed to provide the level of moisture control needed for your space and conditions — without breaking the bank.
Regardless of your budget and challenges, there's a commercial dehumidifier manufactured to handle your needs. This article, the dehumidifier sizing form — and our downloadable companion comparison chart below — should serve as essential tools to help you zero in on the perfect model for your business.
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Q: How to control player camera on angled surface/independent of xyz axis in Unity? An illustration of my issue/what I'm trying to achieve
I managed to have my player move around the inside surface of a cylinder using gravity but an issue comes up when trying to rotate the camera to look around.
First, there's a script that simulates gravity by pushing the player against the inside walls of the cylinder. This script also keeps the player upright by changing the "up" direction of the player to always be facing the center of the cylinder. I know this keeps my player from looking up so for now I'm just working on getting them to look left and right.
Second, when the player is on the bottom of the cylinder and parallel with the Y-axis I can look left and right without issue because the camera rotates using the x-axis (see circle on the left side of the image). However when the player moves around the side of the cylinder the camera is still trying to rotate based on the X-axis even though they are not aligned resulting in the camera not accurately rotating (see the circle on the right side of the image), and by the time the player is 90deg around the cylinder cannot rotate at all (thanks I think to the gravity keeping the player perpendicular to the sides of the cylinder), and at 180deg around the rotation is inverted.
I assume there are two possible solutions that I have not been able to successfully implement:

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*ignore the world xyz axis' and rotate relative to the player's xyz.

*do some math to figure out the proper angles when you take into account the player's rotation around the cylinder and the angle of the current "left" direction.
The problem with the first solution is I have not been able to successfully rotate the player independent of the world xyz. I tried adding the Space.Self to the Rotate() method but no success. The problem with the second is math scares me and I've managed to avoid Quaternions & Euler angles so far so I'm not even sure how to begin figuring that out.
If anyone has had a similar issue I would greatly appreciate any insight or suggestions on how to figure it out.
Here's my code for controlling the play movement/camera direction and my code for the gravity:
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.InputSystem;

public class PlayerController : MonoBehaviour
{
    InputManager inputActions;
    InputManager.PlayerMovementActions playerMovement;

    public GravityAttractor GravityAttractor;

    public float moveSpeed = 15;
    public float jumpHeight = 10f;

    public float sensitivityX = 1f;
    public float sensitivityY = 1f;
    float mouseX, mouseY;
    Vector2 mouseInput;

    private bool isJumping = false;
    private Vector3 moveDir;
    private Vector2 moveInput;
    private Rigidbody rbody;

    private void Awake()
    {
        inputActions = new InputManager();
        playerMovement = inputActions.PlayerMovement;
        playerMovement.Movement.performed += context => moveInput = context.ReadValue<Vector2>();
        playerMovement.Jump.performed += ctx => Jump();

        //playerMovement.MouseX.performed += context => mouseInput = context.ReadValue<Vector2>();
        playerMovement.MouseX.performed += context => mouseInput.x = context.ReadValue<float>();
        playerMovement.MouseY.performed += context => mouseInput.y = context.ReadValue<float>();

        rbody = GetComponent<Rigidbody>();
        isJumping = false;
    }
    private void Update()
    {
        moveDir = new Vector3(moveInput.x, 0, moveInput.y).normalized;
        if (rbody.velocity.y == 0)
            isJumping = false;
    }
    private void FixedUpdate()
    {
        rbody.MovePosition(rbody.position + transform.TransformDirection(moveDir) * moveSpeed * Time.deltaTime);
        MouseLook(mouseInput);
    }
    void Jump()
    {
        //use brackeys method of checking for contact with ground
        if(isJumping == false && rbody.velocity.y == 0)
        {
            isJumping = true;
            rbody.velocity = transform.up * jumpHeight;
            Debug.Log("player jumped");
        }

    }
    void MouseLook(Vector2 mouseInput)
    {
        mouseX = mouseInput.x * sensitivityX;
        mouseY = mouseInput.y * sensitivityY;

        var upTransform = GravityAttractor.transform.position - transform.position;
        Vector3 relativeLook = upTransform - transform.forward;
        Vector3 qLook = transform.forward - transform.position;

        transform.Rotate(transform.up * mouseX * Time.deltaTime, Space.Self);
        //transform.Rotate(relativeLook.normalized);
        //transform.rotation = Quaternion.LookRotation(qLook);
        //transform.Rotate(relativeLook.normalized, mouseX);
    }
    private void OnEnable()
    {
        inputActions.Enable();
    }
    private void OnDisable()
    {
        inputActions.Enable();
    }
}

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;

public class GravityAttractor : MonoBehaviour
{
    public float gravityMultiplier = -10f;
    private float radius;
    public float gravity;
    public float distance;
    private void Awake()
    {
        radius = transform.localScale.x/2;
    }
    public void Attract(Transform body)
    {
        Vector3 centerOfGravity = new Vector3(transform.position.x, transform.position.y, body.position.z);
        distance = Vector3.Distance(centerOfGravity, body.position);

        //gravity will match multiplier no matter the radius of cylinder
        gravity = gravityMultiplier * (distance/radius);

        Vector3 gravityUp = (centerOfGravity - body.position).normalized;
        Vector3 bodyUp = body.up;

        body.GetComponent<Rigidbody>().AddForce(gravityUp * gravity);

        Quaternion targetRotation = Quaternion.FromToRotation(bodyUp, gravityUp) * body.rotation;
        body.rotation = Quaternion.Slerp(body.rotation, targetRotation, 50 * Time.deltaTime);
    }
}

A: Problem is that you are trying to Rotate in local space around transform.up, which is in world space.
try to use just Vector3.up, instead of transform.up.
Or you can transform any vector from world to local space with transform.InverseTransformDirection()
transform.Rotate(Vector3.up * mouseX * Time.deltaTime, Space.Self);

I don't know hierarchy of your GameObjects. In order for this to work, you shuld rotate Player GameObject to face up to center of cilinder. And camera should be child of Player GameObject

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Manchester Royal Infirmary
Obsessed hospital porter left colleague living in fear after calling 68 times in one day - and telling her 'if I can't have you then nobody can'
Wells even got his seven-year-old daughter to call her and ask her 'why won't you speak to my dad?'
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A hospital porter at the Manchester Royal Infirmary has been banned from contacting one of his colleagues after he phoned her 68 times in one day to ask for a date - and told her 'if I can't have you then nobody can'.
Obsessed Anthony Wells, 38, left his victim living in fear as he stalked the hospital corridors looking for her.
He even got his seven-year-old daughter to call her and ask her 'why won't you speak to my dad?'
Manchester magistrates were told that Wells had mistakenly believed that his platonic friendship with the woman - a clinical support worker at the hospital - could develop into a relationship.
When she said no and they broke off contact with each other, he told her: "If I can't have you then nobody can."
During one incident the woman, who is in her 30s, had to dodge Wells by hiding behind a cubicle curtain and then climbing onto a bed whilst a patient was in it as Wells walked passed.
He also began using fake Facebook profiles to message her, adopted her surname and then tracked down her son on Snapchat and messaging him.
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Police were called in after he continued to call her, despite her attempts to block his number and social media accounts.
In a statement the victim said: ''I am constantly on edge as a result of his behaviour, I am always worried that something will happen. My family and friends are always contacting me to see if I am OK. He just constantly messages me and makes phone calls."
At Manchester magistrates court, Wells, from Withington, admitted a charge of harassment without violence between January 1 2017 and September 24 2018 and was banned from contacting the woman for two years under the terms of a restraining order. He has lost his job at the hospital.
Anthony Wells leaving Manchester Magistrates Court
Prosecuting, Laura Keegan, said: "The complainant in this matter is a clinical support worker at Manchester Royal Infirmary. The defendant was a porter at the hospital and they became friends.
"They continued that friendship and went on trips with each other. He wanted to be in a relationship with her, but she didn't want to be with him.
"But they stopped talking suddenly and he began texting her frequently, on one occasion saying 'if I can't have you then nobody can.'
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"He started following her. On one day, he came around at the hospital and she had to hide behind a bed curtain while dealing with a patient. She got on top of the bed so he could not spot her feet under the curtain, and the patient noticed this.
"He even found her son on Snapchat and started contacting him. He was contacting other members of her family too and she eventually had to block him on WhatsApp.
"He continued to contact her through Facebook and sent her friend requests from different accounts. He made a friend request on Facebook claiming to be a friend of Anthony Wells who didn't want to get involved."
He even changed his name on his Facebook account to incorporate his victim's surname.
Manchester Royal Infirmary (Image: Manchester Evening News)
Ms Keegan added: "She has blocked him but he still continues to call her. This has been going on for over 18 months. In June 2017, there was 68 phone calls received in one day. He has even had his seven-year-old daughter contact her asking why she won't speak to her dad.
"I ask for a restraining order not to contact her or go to her address. She has asked for him not to go to her place of work, but it will cause him difficulty if he requires treatment."
In mitigation Andrew Gilmore, said: "This was a relationship situation where one person takes it very, very badly and he has taken it worse that that. He had some correspondence from the defendant where he said it wasn't clear whether they were in the relationship or not.
"It appears there is some underlying mental health issue to this and I don't think he should have a period in incarceration.
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"There's an elect of high culpability in regards to the persistence - but I would say overall it's in the lower culpability. He has been dismissed from his employment at the hospital so he won't be returning there for work."
Wells was given a 16 week prison sentence, suspended for two years and will have to complete a community order to include 20 days of rehabilitation work. he will also have to pay £200 costs.
District Judge Khalid Qureshi told him: "An aggravating feature to this is the nature of your behaviour, which the complainant felt to be perturbing and disturbing. But it was out of character for you. This crosses the custody threshold but I am prepared to suspend the sentence."
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Dénomination
Passova gellias a été nommé par Frederick DuCane Godman et Osbert Salvin en 1893 sous le nom initial de Pyrrhopyga gellias.

Nom vernaculaire
Passova gellias se nomme Gellias Firetip en anglais.

Description
Passova gellias est un papillon au corps trapu marron à extrémité de l'abdomen orange et tête orange. Les ailes sont de couleur marron à reflets bleu métallisé.

Le revers est semblable.

Chenille
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Biologie

Plantes hôtes
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Écologie et distribution
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Biotope

Protection
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Annexes

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I will now continue in my feeble attempts to inflict order on my surroundings.
*Update* The new styles are in fact added to the website and ready for order!