A garage door gap can be an invitation to uninvited guests. The gap on the top or sides of the garage door welcomes rain, wind, snow, etc. inside the garage. Also, small creatures such as mice can fit through a dime-sized hole in your garage door. Rats only need a size of a coin to squeeze from a hole. There is another hazard of snakes that can enter your garage and your home.
No one likes the gaps between anything. These gaps cause many problems in the garage door. Due to these gaps the garage door opens halfway and stops. The question that strikes is how to fix the garage door problems; there is a need for proper guidance. Click here to solve why garage doors open a little and then stop. Here we are talking about a garage door gap that looks weird and can be hazardous. Either way, fixing a garage door gap is easier than removing gaps in teeth and generations. You can call a professional for fixing a garage door gap or you can do it yourself.
How To Inspect Garage Door Gap?
Check The Stops
Your garage door stops are a rubber gasket or seal that you can see running along the edges of the garage door. they create a seal when you close the garage door. It prevents the door from being left open. Also, it keeps the weather out of your garage.
If there are any gaps in your garage door, it is because the stops might not be aligned properly on the door. They must be moved closer to the interstices or should be replaced if worn out.
Inspect The Tracks
When you close the garage door, check if it is perfectly vertical. If the garage is not clear, it means that your garage door is having a gap. Simply look at the vertical tracks your garage door moves on. Check if they keep the door at a constant distance from the stops.
In case it is not keeping the constant distance, you can loosen the mounting bolts. Now move them slightly so that the door is closer to the stops. If you don’t know how to check the vertical tracks and mounting bolts, you can call a professional for fixing the garage door gap.
Adjust The Limit Switches
The limit switch for your garage door defines where the garage ends when you close the door. If the limit is not set correctly, the garage door will leave a gap. Also, the soft seal at the bottom can affect the limit switch. Some animals find it tempting to bite the soft seal. Hence, you will be having a garage door gap when you close it.
Adjusting the limit switch in a way that the seal is compressed against the ground will make it closing off the gap. It is best to read the instructions of your limit switch so that you can change the settings to remove the garage door gap.
Replace The Seal
Sometimes a seal can be a problem of garage door gap. It is quite normal with garage doors that the seal wears and tears after a certain period. It is a DIY task that you can replace the seal with the new one. Choose a new seal that works better and for a longer period. Now read the instructions and replace it for fixing a garage door gap.
Trim The Door to Fit
Sometimes the garage door is not of the perfect dimensions. If you are having a wooden garage door, you can easily trim the door. Hence, there will be no garage door gap. You can trim the garage door with a circular saw or jigsaw and sand off the bottom. In the end, the garage door will fit perfectly without any gaps. If you are not having a wooden garage door, then you might need to replace the garage door.
Add More Concrete to The Floor
You may be having a garage door gap because the concrete floor has settled over time due to the daily movement of heavy vehicles. In this case, you can simply add more concrete to bring the floor to a previous level. Hence, the gap will be covered with a leveled and flat floor.
Install A Garage Door Threshold
If you are having a slight gap at the bottom of the garage door, you can choose a garage door threshold. They are easy to install. A garage door threshold comes with a rubber threshold and glue. Making it a DIY project, you can simply glue the threshold to the garage floor. It will create a barrier at the bottom of the floor.
Before you buy a garage door seal for fixing a gap, make sure that you consider the following factors.
Top, Bottom, or Sides
Your garage door might be leaving a gap from the top, bottom or sides. So, inspect carefully to know the gap side. Different sealers are available for each side. If you are looking for a bottom seal, don’t confuse yourself with the door threshold. Both are different types of products. The threshold sits on the garage floor and the seal attaches to the bottom of the door.
You don’t want to be changing the garage door sealer every month. The material of the sealer should be of high quality so that it works for a longer period. The durable garage door sealer you will be looking for should be able to withstand wear and tear, animal attack, weather changes, and must not lose shape on the opening and closing of the garage door.
The garage door sealer should be easy to install so that you can install it by yourself. It will provide the required protection to your garage door. Hence, there will be no garage door gap causing hazards. The size of the garage door sealer should be perfect and compatible with your garage door.
The installation of garage door sealer varies from one model to another. Hence, make sure if it requires any screws or adhesives for fixing the garage door gap. The installation method should be easy so that you can easily fix it with the garage door.
Make sure that you are buying a garage door sealer that does not leave a gap. It should be compatible to face extreme weather. Also, it should be capable of withstanding animal attacks. If it is a safe garage door sealer, you will not be facing any kind of hazards through animal attacks. Your vehicle and equipment in the garage will be safe from animal hazards.
Options For Fixing a Garage Door Gap
This bottom seal for your garage gives a neat fit with extra room to maneuver. When you have fixed it to the bottom of the garage door, you might have to fold or trim the seal for a perfect fit. The t-shaped ends of this seal are designed to fit the double-channel track. Also, you can choose the perfect size of t-shaped ends for a perfect fit. It will give plenty of flexibility for the perfect fit.
To install it at the bottom of the garage door, you will not be needing any hammer or nails. Only a lubricant spray would be enough to fix the garage door gap with this seal. Also, you don’t need a drill machine to make holes in the garage door. It looks like it is made of rubber but it is made of PVC.
Instead of a rubber seal, it will be able to cope with the extreme weather. It is soft and pliable than a rubber seal.
- Soft and Pliable
- Durable PVC
- High-Quality Vinyl
- Durable Weather Resistant
Often the sides of the garage door get holes from the rodents. The lightweight vinyl and rubber are not able to withstand the biting of rodents trying to enter the garage. These high-quality and corrosion-resistant stainless-steel shields are made to withstand rodent bites. The stainless-steel material makes it durable. It means that it will fix the garage door gap for a longer period.
You can apply it to the rubber weatherstrip that will create an impenetrable barrier. You don’t need tools for installation. You can fix it inside the garage door and it will not be visible from the outside. It can be the best garage door seal for different types of garage doors.
- Rust-Free Protection
- Rodent Free Garage
- Easy Installation
The flexible PVC edge trim is designed for safety and ease of covering the garage door bottoms. It comes with an internal gripping tongue and aluminum metal clips for a firm grip. The firm grip and perfect size of this garage door sealer will remove the gap between the garage door and the floor. The durable PVC material makes it durable for a longer period.
The weather-resistant feature makes it withstand extreme temperatures. Also, it can withstand sunlight and moisture. You will not be needing tools to install it. The push-on edge trim makes it a quick, simple, and easy installment garage door sealer. The different edge thicknesses can fit any garage door. Hence, you will be fixing the garage door gap that has been causing troubles for a period.
- PVC Edge Trim
- Easy Installation
- Internal Metal Clips
- Gripping Tongues
If you don’t want to try a slide-in garage door seal, you can buy this nail-on rubber garage door bottom seal. This nail-on rubber seal will fill the gap between the garage door and the floor. The material of this bottom seal is a medium-density foam with a thin layer of vinyl over it. It works for a longer period and even if you have to replace it, it is cost-effective and economical.
The stainless-steel nails are rust-free. The soft material of this bottom seal of a garage door can shape itself on an uneven garage floor. Hence, it will be protecting your garage from dust, moisture, rain, snow, wind, and most important wildlife.
- Easy Installation
- Flexible Material
- Rust-Free Nails
- Suitable for Wooden Garage Doors
The garage door gap between the garage door and floor can be completely sealed with this threshold kit. It makes sure that it does not allow wind, rain, snow, and rodent to enter the garage. Also, not a single hazard can penetrate through this threshold. This durable vinyl garage door threshold insulates the garage from the weather outside.
The installation of this garage door seal does not need any kind of tools or professional help. It comes with an easy installation. All you have to do is to cut it down to the required length. To stick it to the garage floor, it comes with adhesive in the package. Now glue it to the garage floor. Hence, the garage door gap will be filled and now you don’t have to worry about anything coming into the garage.
If there are further changes needed, you can trim the threshold according to the length of the garage door opening. It can be the best fix for a one-door garage having a gap.
- Easy Installation
- Durable Vinyl Threshold
- Prevents Dir
- Does Not Interfere Garage Door Operation
- Non-Noticeable Drive-Over
|Auto Care Products 55020 ProSeal 20-Foot Garage Door Bottom Seal||Xcluder - 162942 Garage Door Rodent Shield, Stainless Steel, 2 Door Kit||TRIM-LOK - 150B2X1/4-25 Trim-Lok Edge Trim||Frost King G16H Nail-On Rubber Garage Door||M-D Building Products 50100 M-D Single Garage Door Threshold Kit|
|Size||20ft||8-inch, 4 Strips||25ft||16ft||10ft|
|Material||PVC||Stainless-Steel||PVC, Aluminum||Rubber, Stainless-Steel Nails||Vinyl|
|Uniqueness||Designed for Roll Up Garage Doors||Rodent Shield||Flexible Edge Trim||Nail-On Rubber||Non-Noticeable Drive-Over|
Garage Door Gap – Fix-It with Easy Installing Sealers
If you are having a garage door gap due to various reasons, you will have to inspect the reason behind the gap. There could be a lot of reasons behind the garage door gap such as the limit switch not working properly, stops making it difficult for perfect closing of the door, and much more. When you have identified the reason behind the garage door gap, you must be looking for a garage door sealer that works perfectly for you.
The garage door sealers can be for the bottom, sides, or top. If you are having a garage door gap from any of the sides, choose the sealer that fixes it perfectly.


Last week, Smart Infinity showcased their latest offering in an event that combined art, poetry, entertainment, travel and technology. Held at the Rockwell Tent in Makati, we were regaled by mash-ups of popular songs from Broadway musicals such as Wicked, Mama Mia, Phantom of the Opera, and of course, Les Miserables.
Les Miserables VIP Tickets and More
Smart Infinity has always offered its members the best gadgets and VIP perks like travel and shopping experiences. This time, the premium brand has raised the stakes when they unveiled the biggest surprise of the evening: New subscribers of Infinity Plan 5000 or Plan 8000 who choose either the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 or the Galaxy S6 Edge+, will also get two (2) VIP orchestra tickets to Les Miserables, PAL Mabuhay Miles and more. The offer is good from September 29 until October 29 only. Existing members are not left out. You can get a 10 percent discount on all Les Miserables tickets purchased within promo period.
“The latest Samsung devices, the S6 Edge Plus nad the note 5, have also arrived in style via Smart Infinity. We wan tour subscribers to know that we are pairing the latest devices with options that address your chosen passion. If you are into entertainment and music, there’s Les Miserables or if you are looking to make the most out of your postpaid plan, get the latest devices from us with VIP perks and privileges on top of ruling a digital routine under Smart’s reliable connection,” said James Chi, Marketing Manager of Smart Infinity.
Infinity members will be the first to get tickets to the musical, which will come to the country in March 2016. Infinity users are offered first dibs to ticket purchasing and discount offers from September 29 to October 29, 2015.
Sharing some photos of the event.


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INTERVIEW WITH CHRIS HAWKES
(ORIGINAL DRUMMER WITH THE POLECATS)
by John McVicker
How old were you when you first learnt to drum,what was your first kit like and when did you meet the rest of The Polecats?
I've known Tim ( ED. Worman aka Polecat) since we were little kids, we grew up together and shared a lot of interests including music. Tim and Boz ( ED. Boorer) were old friends and I became friends with Boz at about the age of 13. Boz has always been a talented musician which influenced Tim and eventually there was talk of putting a band together. Boz was at school with Phil (ED. Bloomberg) who played electric bass and had learned cello as a kid. So that was three members sorted out all they needed was a drummer. As we were all mates by this time it just seemed obvious that I should drum. I went out and bought a crappy drum kit from an add in the local paper and we were ready to go!
Tell us about the musical influences?
Why and when did you leave ? What did you do next band-wise?
Unfortunately I was never much of a drummer and the days of us just being a crowd of mates enjoying ourselves were fading. The band was on the up and my drumming wasn't! It was a mutual agreement that I left the band and they found a new drummer. Sad as I was to go it was the right decision for The Polecats as they then started to break big time. I sold my drum kit and bought an old Ford Consul (my first car) with the money, never to return to drumming. At the age of 17 I had done a lot and felt I'd been part of a huge change in the rockin' scene. As the years go on I feel more and more proud of being part of the birth of modern Rockabilly music in this country and the world over!
Did you follow their career after and do you ever see any of them today ?
I lost touch with the band as they were touring and recording and I had my own life to get on with. In more recent years we have been back in touch and I still consider them all as good friends.
How did you get into tattooing ? How long have you had your studio ?
I laboured on building sites and did various shitty jobs until I ended up working as a carpenter but was never really settled and always wanted to do something with my artistic abilities. At the age of 22 I had started to learn to tattoo but the guy that was teaching me died in a motorbike accident so I went back to the building sites. In my late thirties after raising my kids I decided to go out on a limb and do what I really wanted to do! I bummed around a couple of tattoo studios and eventually learned to tattoo. This went from strength to strength and I now own my own studio called Buzz Tattoo in West Sussex where I've lived for the past 18years.
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You've been offered a trip to France for your next vacation and you don't know where to begin to visit this country of a thousand different cheeses? Don't worry, you will have so much to do in France that your time will be jam packed with activities, whether you are going on a three-week organized tour, a couple of weeks in the south of France, or a month-long backpacking trip on the lookout for the cheapest hostels!
The only advice we can offer you is to be sure to book more than a week for a holiday in France, otherwise you will soon regret your decision! Here is some useful information for your next trip to France.
The Most Beautiful Places to See
As far as holidays in France go, there is no shortage of good restaurants in which to dine and places to relax. Many people choose the French Riviera, a region of southern France full of many picturesque towns and villages on the Mediterranean coast, including Nice, Toulon, Saint-Tropez, and Cannes, as their favourite spot for a dream vacation in France. But it is one region among many.
The region is spectacular due to its enviable geographical position. Indeed, the presence Mediterranean Sea gives this French holiday destination a unique charm that is found nowhere else in the world.
The Côte d’Azur, the South of France
There is something for every taste on the Cote d'Azur: gourmet restaurants, luxury hotels, cheap hotels, beaches, trendy boutiques, historic cities, magical parks and gardens, etc. Each city in this region has its special charm and offers something unique to travellers, which is why, if you have the chance, you must visit this area, popularly known as the French Riviera.
Nice, Cannes, Marseille, etc.
Whether you are looking for Nice's sublime expanses of blue water (undoubtedly one of the most beautiful regions of France) and its delicious gastronomy straddling France and Italy, night clubs, mythical cafés, the idyllic landscapes of the fishing port and marina in Saint-Tropez, the old towns, famous sunsets and world-famous beaches of Cannes – the international film capital, the breathtakingly beautiful mountains of Calanques National Park, the azure-coloured creeks and coves of the Blue Coast just outside of Marseille, to name only a few attractions, the Riviera has the finest that Europe has to offer and all it takes to make your trip to France unforgettable.
Several companies offer comprehensive tours of the French Riviera; this is the ideal option to ensure you don't miss the mark while travelling in France and on the French Riviera.
We can't imagine taking a trip to France without visiting Paris, the capital and one of the most visited tourist destinations worldwide. The nerve centre of France, Paris is full of historical and famous monuments to visit, starting with his famous Eiffel Tower, 324 metres high. Erected in the Champ de Mars park, it was the tallest tower in the world for many years.
People visit it to shop in its famous gift shop on the first floor, to taste French cuisine at the Jules Verne Restaurant on the second floor (125 metres high!), or to have the chance to appreciate the sublime, 360-degree view of Paris from the third floor, at the level of the clouds!
Other “Musts” in Paris
Among the other highlights that are worth seeing in Paris are the Arc de Triomphe, a national monument built during the reign of Napoleon Bonaparte, the Louvre, one of the largest art and antiquity museums in the world, the largest square in Paris: the Place de la Concorde with its obelisk, located at the foot of the Champs Elysees, itself one of the most beautiful avenues of the capital and worth taking the time to explore.
Paris is also full of cafes and bistros where you can enjoy a good coffee and excellent pastries; French cafes and bistros are an essential element of France and must be included in your to-do list.
The Most Beautiful French Cities and Beaches
If you like culture and history, you will be in your element visiting the most beautiful cities in France, such as Toulouse, Lyon, Avignon, Nimes, and Strasbourg. If you are more the beach-type, you will also be well-served in France, as the country is full of expanses of water and coves worth seeing.
The Beach of Crozon-Morgat in Brittany
Such is the case with the famous Morgat Beach in Crozon, nestled in the heart of the Bay of Douarnenez, in the region of Brittany. The beach, hidden away in a Provencal enclave, is as prized for its beautiful turquoise waters and its spectacular cliffs as for the hospitality of the city, which attracts thousands of curious who come each year to swim with their sweetheart or picnic with the family. This is the perfect place to spend a part of your summertime vacation in France.
The Beach at Étretat in Normandy
Equally, if not even more spectacular, the beach at Étretat in Normandy is recognized worldwide for its white rock cliffs, including three natural arches, and the turquoise cove whose azure waters contrast the luscious greenery of the hill, offering a breathtaking spectacle. This spectacular site has inspired many artists is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful and unique resorts in the world ... and it is in France!
People visit this site as much to admire its historical heritage as to enjoy water sports, such as sailing and catamaran. On thing is certain: no matter what you do there, if you visit, you'll be sure to have spent an unforgettable holiday in France!

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Airbrush tanning supplies are relatively easy to find online due to the growth of this market, air brush tanning is a method of sunless tanning that involves a procedure of atomizing the self tanning product to produce an even golden tan.
Some tanners would go so far as to say that airbrush tanning is better than spray tanning. Some great advantages to air brush tanning is that it does not involve cleaning, drying and ventilation.
The tan that air brush tanning produces is immediate and allows the tanner to spot any imperfections in his tan and remedy the situation directly.
What´s airbrush tanning?
Airbrush tanning involves the use of a self tanning product which can be a lotion or spray and an atomizer.
The sole purpose of the atomizer is to convert the tanning product into a fine spray and deliver it via air compressors and a specialized air brush delivery mechanism to produce an even tan, without any streaks and tan lines.
A high quality tan provided by air brush tanning is made possible by the high end and technologically advanced mechanisms used in the application process.
Air brush tanning involves the use of DHA solutions, moisturizers and intensity drops for the tanning product. The application process involves airbrush equipment such as air brushes, compressors, moisture traps and braided hoses.
DHA solutions used in air brush tanning should be of very good quality and will only require a single application on the tanner. DHA or dihydroxyacetone is what causes the tanning effect, reacting with the top layer of the skin and producing a browning effect.
Moisturizers are used for sealing in the DHA onto the skin of the customer. This product helps contain the DHA and extends the life of the fake tan. Moisturizers should also be applied to keep the skin of the client very soft and well hydrated.
The product added to the DHA solution to darken the color produced in the reaction of the DHA with the skin is the intensity drops.
The most expensive part of any airbrush tanning machine is the equipment needed for the application process.
Airbrush tanning equipment
Airbrushes come in many types. Airbrushes are composed of the air brush itself, needles that come in sizes 1, 3 and 5, the needles’ corresponding tips and air caps, and the hose.
Air brushes used for tanning can also be used for applying make up and making temporary tattoos.
The best type of compressor to use in the application of air brush tanning product is the continuous type of compressor. Unlike the canned type of compressor, a continuous compressor does not run out. These compressors have a constant supply of air and are relatively maintenance free. Some compressors can also be automatically turned off upon reaching a certain pressure limit.
Moisture traps are a must have item for use in air brush tanning. This item is used in trapping the moisture that occurs when the compressors reach a specific temperature. The use of this product ensures that no amount of moisture reaches your airbrushes and guarantees that the application of the tanning product is safe from any ruin.
The polarizing of tanning products is also made possible by the advancement of modern technology. This allows the product to act a certain way upon making contact with the skin, providing for an evenly distributed tan with more intense coloring.
Newer turbine powered technology has also made the air brush application of tanning products easier. The use of turbine power technology boosts the amount of product that stays on the skin. This guarantees no waste of any tanning product.
All these products and equipment put together will give way to a sunless tanning method that will only take approximately 20 minutes to apply, giving the tanner an even, bronze tone of skin.


Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna was removed from Sunday’s game against the host Miami Marlins in the fifth inning with what the team described as right pectoral-muscle tightness.
The Braves said Acuna was taken out as a precautionary measure.
Acuna, 23, went 1-for-3 with a run scored and two strikeouts before he was replaced in the lineup by Guillermo Heredia.
In 59 games this season, the 2019 All-Star is hitting .282 with 18 home runs and 39 RBIs. The 2018 NL Rookie of the Year is a career .281 hitter with 99 home runs and 281 RBIs.
–Field Level Media


The Indian Air Force (IAF) aims to induct a total of 18 squadrons or 324 indigenously designed Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) over the next decade in an effort to boost its rapidly declining combat fleet.
Official sources said the IAF is finalising a proposal to order 201 Tejas Mk 2 fighters to supplement the 123 Tejas Mk 1s and Mk 1As set to be procured by the service.
Senior IAF officers told Jane’s that the advanced Mk 2 variant, which is being developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and the state-run Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), will be fitted with the more powerful General Electric F414-GE-INS6 engine, which generates thrust of 90-98 kN, to give the fighter greater manoeuvrability and a higher angle of attack.
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Guilford County’s “unappropriated fund balance” is essentially the county’s savings account, and, at a recent work session of the Guilford County Board of Commissioners, Guilford County Manager Mike Halford said that, as he prepares the new fiscal 2023-2024 budget, he has concerns about the declining level of those savings.
In the current fiscal year, Guilford County had to pull money out of the fund balance to pay for some expenditures, and, Halford said, he wants to be sure Guilford County has enough savings in the next budget, which is scheduled to be adopted in June of this year.
“Obviously one of the things of concern to me is that decline – what’s available for a huge true emergency without touching restricted funds,” Halford said. “So, my first sense is that we need to be aware of that decline and, in FY23 [fiscal year 2022-2023], I think we are projected to use some of our fund balance.”
“Adding to that are some concerns going into the FY [2023-2024] budget process,” Halford said.
The manager said that county officials don’t know what economic conditions will be like in late 2023 and in 2024 but added that right now the county must plan for a budget that runs all the way into the middle of next year.
He noted that there are other concerns that add to uncertainty, such as the fact that the State of North Carolina is having problems paying out sales tax money that Guilford County is due.
Guilford County Budget Director Toy Beeninga explained why having adequate savings is so vital for the county.
“We all know that fund balance is important, but just to reiterate, it ensures that the county can meet our cash obligations throughout the year,” he told the board at the work session. “It also makes sure that we have reserves available for emergencies or unforeseen events that occur during the year, so that we don’t have to impact county operations to fund those unforeseen events. It also really helps with our bond ratings.”
Tell Skip to get rid of the 5 additional minority give aways positions that were not budgeted last year and put that money back where he stole it from
So, we gave you 30% more in property taxes, the Fed gave you hundreds of millions and you are depleting your savings account?
Oh that’s right, you were elected by a majority so full speed ahead.
With the colossal tax increase, they put on us last year they better not be looking to the taxpayers to shore up the savings account. They already owe us quite a bit of money back for that move.
The state has a legal requirement for a minimum of 8 percent unreserved fund balance. Was there any discussion on what the county’s current level is now?
So the Democrat controlled County Commissioners have jacked up everyone’s Property Tax bill BY TWENTY PERCENT in one year – AND STILL RAIDED THE SAVINGS ACCOUNT to hose away even more money !
Skip and his sycophants are not fit to manage a corner hot dog stand.
Imagine that. My taxes go up and they still don’t have enough money. I guess they will stick us again and raise taxes again.
How about the wad of cash extorted from the taxpayer?
Don’t trust you. Tell me how you will cut expenses.
Are you kidding? You just raised property taxes to a new record. This generates so much money you cannot find ways to spend it. What a bunch of baloney.
Where did all the property tax increase money go? Get on that Yost! Please.
It went to the Faithful.
We are using more of our limited savings because of our govt. The only solution is to die, or move in with the kids.
Have you tracked your water bill lately?
Concerning? Was it concerning enough while you folks were going through hundreds of millions in Covid/ARPA monies? Wasn’t that overspent by millions? Isn’t the real problem overtly liberal policies, racist practices such as the overkill MWBE cluster squad, overspending on welfare queens, delaying the inevitable with Covid, etc. etc? Didn’t the county have a projected $80 million surplus after the property reval? Didn’t you folks push for more bonds and then give the irresponsible schools more money from your base budget on top of those? DO MORE WITH LESS – Lower the tax rate & refund John Q Public. CUT PROGRAMS, CANCEL PROJECTS, damn, it’s not hard to figure out that libtards don’t care how much groceries are, the government will provide all our needs. Baloney! There’s already an emergency folks! It’s called way too many bleeding heart, social justice liberals & spineless so-called conservatives that don’t stand up to them. Priority one is to erase every Democrat on every ballot in upcoming elections. Send ’em home or send ’em to hell, that’s what they’re turning society into on their own anyway.
Well if the County employees stop misappropriating funds or stop directing funds to their Non Profits for Profit, maybe things could even out. But once a corrupt County, always a corrupt County. When the County is effectively being run by “Mental Midgets” what do you expect. Does Democrat ring any bells. Their famous for raiding their own campaign funds why stop there. Keep electing them and see how things bottom out.
Times are tough all over. The county might do well to do like the rest of us. Suck it up and do without.
Makes you wonder how much money they were spending BEFORE the big tax hike.
I will remind all the folks that voted for SKIP and his Band Look for taxes to go wild. I would welcome Any or all Republicans suchas the ones we had from 2012 to 2020. By the way there no tax increases during this time. Be they were not hiring 10-12 people to look for any minority contractors in and around Greensboro. Why not give the Republicans another chance !!!!!You see what happens when you put in a bunch of losers in and open the money SPIGOT.
This is typical of the democrats, when are we going to wake up and get rid of them.
A separate article on this page describes the new streamlined process for non profits to apply for county funding. Coincidence? All should be fine once all those higher tax bills start rolling in next summer. If tax revenue is up 25 percent then up all the pet non profits by 15 percent and put the rest in the bank lol.
If Guilford County’s savings account is low now wait until the Samet lawsuit is settled.


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Gabrielle Faisal is one truly talented artist. The Detroit nine-year-old recently won a White House Art Contest, unquestionably proving that this is just the beginning of her illustrious art career.
Gabrielle won first place in the White House Historical Association’s National Student Art Competition by telling the story of African-Americans in her drawing.
“I was inspired to paint this picture because of the history I read and learned from my father. The White House is a symbol of America that was built by enslaved African-Americans,” Gabrielle said in her interview.
Gabrielle goes on to explain the symbolism of her art piece.
“The Black hands holding The White House, that means the enslaved Africans built the White House. The white stripes represent the purity of the struggle. The blue means justice, and the white stars represent unity for all people.”
Gabrielle’s father talked to the news outlet as well about his daughter and their history lessons.
“I have a home library filled with books on African-American history, Blacks who were a part of building The White House, so for her when it came time to do art, it was just organic for her,” said her father, Rashid Faisal.
Gabrielle competed with more than 500 nine-year-old students from across the country. Their art work was judged on: originality, interpretation, and historical relevancy. Among the panel of professionals from the art world that judged the children’s are included renowned portrait artist Simmie Knox.
So just what was Gabrielle’s reaction to winning the art contest?
“I was happy,” said Gabrielle Faisal. “I was really happy.”
And of course, her parents were happy for their talented young daughter as well. Gabrielle’s father continues to reflect upon one aspect of her work in particular.
“When I think about the large hands holding The White House, the hands are symbolic of our people, collectively, our history,” Rashid said. “And you have the background with the flag, and that is the unifying factor for all of us as Americans. Black history is not just for African-American people, it is for all people.”

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As local specialists we feel it only fair to let you in on one of the best weekend experiences in Tasmania, maybe even Australia!
Combine quality accommodation in a beautiful heritage listed mansion in Battery Point, a visit to the Salamanca Markets, a trip to the Museum of Old and New Art with an amazing (never to be forgotten) Seafood Seduction cruise to Bruny Island and surrounds.
If you’re looking for a weekend of contrasts, culture, seafood, local wineries and relaxation then this is for you – no car required either!
Arrive Hobart airport Friday afternoon (or earlier), transfer to your Harbourview King Suite accommodation at Lenna of Hobart for three nights comfort and convenience. Lenna is located right next to the famous Salamanca Market which will be bustling as you arise on Saturday morning.
Wander the markets before catching the MONA ROMA ferry from the waterfront to MONA. The Museum of Old and New Art is only a 30 minute ferry ride up the Derwent River. Entry is included to the museum and lunch in their restaurant is to be enjoyed with your choice of Moorilla Wines or their very own Moo Brew boutique beer. Try the Pilsener or Pale Ale! NB: Ferry must be booked direct
Return to Hobart via ferry late afternoon and explore the varied waterfront restaurants. Bookings advised on weekends. We can even help with suggestions.
Customs House Hotel – meet the locals
The Glass House – dine on the water! Well almost!
These are just a few of our favourites.
Sunday begins with a short walk to Franklin Wharf to meet the team from Pennicott Wilderness Journeys in readiness for your full day Tasmanian Seafood Seduction cruise. Click here to view all inclusions but if you love pristine wilderness, and the freshest of Tasmania’s premium quality seafood accompanied by cool climate wines, beers, ciders and more then buckle up! This is an experience you’ll never forget!
Cruise returns at 430pm – and you’ll only need a snack for dinner Sunday night.
Before departing Monday we suggest a walk to Salamanca and waterfront, shop at the nearby whisky outlets, maybe a lunch in the Coal River Valley, near historic Richmond before heading to the airport. For one last seafood indulgence you can even pick up an Oyster “travel pack” at Barilla Bay Oysters just near Hobart airport.
3 nights Harbour View King Suite at Lenna of Hobart
Cooked to order breakfast at Lenna of Hobart each morning for 2 persons
Entry for 2 persons at Museum of Old and New Art (ferry not included, pay direct)
Tasmanian Seafood Seduction Cruise for 2 persons
Contact Innkeepers Tasmania Secrets Central on 1300 130 269
NB Prices may be varied subject to choice of accommodation and length of stay – we are happy to tailor this package to suit your needs.
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Article: Wenlock and Ludlow marine communities in Wales and the Welsh Borderland
C. E. Calef and N. J. Hancock
Five major marine benthonic communities, the (1) Salopina, (2) Homoeospira/Sphaerirhynchia, (3) Isorthis, (4) Dicoelosia, and (5) Visbyella communities occupied clastic sediments laid down in areas of increasing depth from the shoreline to deep areas in Wales and the Welsh Borderland during Wenlock and Ludlow times. The communities are described statistically and are shown to be completely intergrading in composition. They are dominated by epifaunal brachiopods, and so differ markedly from modern benthonic communities which are primarily infaunal. Other minor faunal associations are described.A species diversity gradient from low in the shallow-water Salopina community to high in the deep-water Dicoelosia community is analogous to modern benthonic diversity gradients. A density gradient running in the opposite sense suggests food was scarcer in deep water and thus important in determining brachiopod distribution. The Visbyella community probably lived at depths greater than the Dicoelosia community and represents the deepest limits of Silurian benthonic life.


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“When it comes to building a workplace people love, building diverse teams is just the tip of the iceberg,” says Valerie Jackson, an early architect in inclusion, diversity, and belonging for companies. A practicing lawyer in 2007, Valerie became the Head of Diversity of a firm to set them apart in the talent market. This was before companies explored the positive impact belonging had on employee productivity and retention, or even how diverse product teams improve user experiences.
Now as Procore’s global inclusion and diversity leader, Valerie joined the ranks to serve every office around the globe and continue the company’s deep tradition of fostering one of the best places to work. It starts with understanding the bedrock of workplace culture and creating an environment where team members are open to coaching and learning new skills.
“The cognitive and emotional cultures at work not only influence what people say and do but also the conclusions we draw from data and the systems that ultimately scale.”
While there is no one-size-fits-all approach to designing a comprehensive diversity and inclusion strategy, there are research-backed methods that improve rates of inclusion among teams and drive overall systemic change.
In this exclusive interview—and her starter guide for culture leaders—Valerie Jackson explains how cognitive and emotional culture encourages company norms and the practices that build inclusive teams, and then offers a blueprint for building a diversity and inclusion strategy.
Understanding the bedrock of workplace culture
There are two fundamental aspects that makeup company culture: Cognitive culture is the shared intellectual values, norms, artifacts, and assumptions that serve as a guide for the group to thrive. Whereas, emotional culture is comprised of the signals and behaviors people consciously practice that influence employee satisfaction, burnout, team dynamics, and even financial performance and absenteeism. The controllable results we see at work are downstream of what teams think, say, and do.
“Habitualized modes of thinking and unconscious behaviors have major consequences on company culture,” Valerie explains. “When teams are not mindful of their cognitive and emotional culture, customers and stakeholders are short-changed out of innovation and long-term productivity gains. While companies are solving critical problems with complex technology, many teams still have a culture of groupthink because they unwittingly rely on the fastest yet crudest system of thinking when making decisions.”
Inspired by the book Thinking, Fast and Slow, by author Daniel Kahneman, Valerie coaches Procore teams on the two types of systems thinking and the benefits and drawbacks of each.
“The automatic nature of Type One Thinking drives pattern matching, which escalates the pace of decision making. However, it also potentially leads to uninspired groupthink,” Valerie says. “Groupthink isn’t just a bad habit; when practiced, it can lead to shipping products that have mistakes.
“For example, when YouTube launched its iOS app in 2012 approximately 10% of the videos users were uploading were being uploaded incorrectly; engineers hadn’t accounted for left-handed users and how they rotate phones. If a team serves diverse markets, they’ve got to slow down enough to activate Type Two Thinking.” To do just that, Valerie recommends three simple practices to become more mindful at work.
Shifting from Type One to Type Two Thinking
Check for vulnerabilities: “Before even exploring options and discussing with a group, diagnose how a group could be vulnerable to bias,” Valerie says. Unconscious bias crops up most commonly in four situations:
- When a team encounters new circumstances;
- When a situation requires discretion;
- When a group is working with ambiguous parameters or data;
- When decision-makers are stressed in any way.
HALT: Hungry, Angry, Lonely, or Tired is a common acronym Valerie uses to help raise someone’s self-awareness and suss out stress triggers. “Stress, overwhelm, and multi-tasking are deleterious to your brain. In these circumstances, pause and take a breath—even if you feel pressure to rush. I advise all leaders to examine what drives their stress and how they can reduce or mitigate it before taking further action.”
Compare and contrast scenarios or sets of information: “For example, when evaluating a resume, it’s easy to slip into Type One because of associative bias we all have with titles, schools, and brands, etc. However, if I were to take the resume of another applicant and compare and contrast the two resumes side-by-side, my brain would naturally slow down and trigger Type Two’s deliberate processing. It might only take three extra minutes versus 30 seconds, but this small practice leads to a more thoughtful assessment as opposed to a gut-driven reaction.”
Coaching inclusive teams and leaders
Procore adopted Catalyst’s EACH framework, which outlines the key inclusive leadership values of empowerment, accountability, courage, and humility. These values are then translated into behaviors and habits that are designed to inform management training and how leaders will be assessed.
For example, to help empower direct reports, a manager provides clear expectations on a team member’s role and responsibilities. When a direct report faces a challenging project, an inclusive manager will provide parameters, such as check-ins at crucial milestones and guardrails for failure, so the direct report has room to make mistakes and learn. And of course, an empowering boss must never underestimate the impact of positive reinforcement, whether that’s a kudos given on the team Slack channel or some other acknowledgment where a manager expresses the positive impact they’re having on the team.
Inclusive habits for early-stage founders
Many early stage founders might fall back on the excuse that their company is too small to focus on inclusive management training. However, the EACH framework is built to focus on the individual versus the organization.
“Being an inclusive leader starts with your behavior. You’ve got to have a balanced Say-Do Ratio, which means you hold yourself accountable and follow through on your values and commitments,” Valerie says.
“The courageous act of vulnerability not only builds bonds but is a fast track toward embodying these values. For example, when you don’t know the answer to a question or problem, don’t be afraid to engage others. Asking, ‘What do you think?’ is a small but mighty way to build trust and get buy-in from others.”
The EACH framework tailored for founders:
- Empower your team by agreeing to dissent.
- Drive accountability by being transparent with goals and deliverables.
- Have the courage to hire—and listen to—people who think differently.
- Grow your humility by asking, “What do you think?” more often.
Practicing the skills of the Chief Listening Officer, as PagerDuty’s CEO Jenn Tejada shared with Bessemer, are a few tactical steps that could bolster each value. These steps include grabbing coffee individually with all your team members, getting feedback in alternative ways during brainstorms, and regularly sharing what you’ve learned to the broader team or company.
“Research shows that inclusive team leaders can positively impact an individual’s feelings of inclusion by up to 70%, and particularly improve performance in terms of quality and collaboration,” says Valerie.
Fostering belonging at work
“Qualitative researchers at Deloitte have found six elements of an inclusive culture. These elements are fairness and respect, which reference how we wish to be treated and how we treat others; value and belonging, which reference how we feel; and psychological safety and inspiration, which connect to whether we engage or how we engage.”
“At Procore, we promote using team workshops and offsites as opportunities to build psychological safety among team members, based on the research from Amy Edmondson and Gallup,” Valerie says. In her starter guide, Valerie breaks down how to run a team workshop to foster a sense of belonging among team members.
While inclusivity workshops are educational, there are simpler tactics managers can practice to increase belonging. “Especially in brainstorms, assigning people roles is a powerful practice. When you assign someone a role, such as a devil’s advocate, it gives the group permission to address difficult topics that could be brushed under the rug.
“Psychological safety, the most fragile element to an inclusive team, isn’t a measure of whether someone wants to speak their mind or contribute to the group, but whether they feel they can contribute,” she explains. “Our job as inclusive leaders is to embody the values we uphold and create an environment so everyone feels they belong and can do their best work.”
Constructing a comprehensive inclusion strategy
“Initiating culture change is about reworking an organization’s systems and individual attitudes and behaviors to create the desired environment,” Valerie says.
“After doing an audit via surveys and meetings with teams and stakeholders, I map out needs and how we’re going to build that new environment together,” Valerie says.
“Similar to an org chart, initiating change goes from broad to detailed, and must focus on both people and systems to drive new behaviors. If there is a delta between the current state and desired state, I help to design new programs or tweak old ones. Then, I conduct trainings and workshops so people can develop new behaviors and attitudes.”
Devising a diversity and inclusion strategy starts by answering four essential questions:
- Why are we doing this? The mission should explain why this culture change is imperative for the business.
- Where are we headed? The objective explains directionally where the organization is headed. Goals are measured through qualitative and quantitative measures.
- What are we focused on? The pillars are the challenges and areas of opportunity where a culture leader can make an impact on the business. While the mission and objective might stay consistent year-over-year, an organization may change the pillars annually or increase the number over time.
- How are we going to get this done? Underneath each pillar are programs that drive change in terms of group systems and individual attitudes and behaviors. To measure programmatic change, match a KPI to each program, system matches a KPI to each program, system, or habit and see how it improves quarter-over-quarter.
As an example, Valerie shares some of the strategic framework she is building for Procore:
These are only a few examples of the many possible focus areas. The key is to create processes that drive desired behaviors that are in alignment with the company’s values.
“While leadership sets the tone at the top, everyone has a shared responsibility for the culture they create. What people say and do, and even the small things they unconsciously signal, create a ripple effect,” says Valerie.
“At Procore, this is why we call it Inclusion and Diversity versus the other way around. Inclusion is the foundation of culture change, and teams will start seeing positive changes when equitable systems meet collective action.”

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At the ASPPA conference in Washington this week, Treasury Department advisor J. Mark Iwry emphatically assured the pension professionals who filled the vast ballroom at the Gaylord National Resort & Spa that the government isn’t plotting to mandate the purchase of annuities.
“We’re not talking about a ‘Let’s force everyone into a one-size-fits-all solution,’” said Iwry, the co-creator of the auto-IRA concept. “We’re not trying to force all employees into annuities. We’re all about creating more opportunities for people.”
Ever since the Departments of Labor and Treasury first solicited public comment last spring on the feasibility of offering optional or default lifetime income solutions in defined contribution plans, conservative bloggers have insisted that the Obama administration intends to force Americans to buy government annuities with their 401(k) and 403(b) savings.
That’s arguably a remote possibility in the U.S., except perhaps in the minds of Tea Party activists. But it’s not a farfetched idea everywhere. Singapore’s government, in a dramatic thrust at the nation’s collective longevity risk, will soon begin requiring its 55-year-olds to buy annuities with at least part of their accumulations in the Central Providence Fund (CPF)—the state-run defined contribution plan.
Though mandatory participation in the program, called CFP Life, doesn’t start until 2013, it has effectively already begun. A pilot was launched more than a year ago; so far about 30,000 Singaporeans have bought about S$1.5 billion worth of government-issued annuities. And the government itself sells contracts at prices that private insurance companies have given up trying to compete with.
Desperate times call for desperate measures, apparently. Singapore is one of the world’s most rapidly aging societies, with a fertility rate of just 1.29 per female and a life expectancy at birth of 80.6 years. After a period when, with little effect, it merely urged people to buy retail annuities, with little effect, the government in early 2008 moved to make annuitization compulsory.
The mandated income product is designed to overcome the usual objections to life annuities by offering payouts that are relatively undiminished by adverse selection, distribution costs or corporate profit margins, and that offer return-of-premium guarantees. (Mandatory participation, in Singapore as in, for instance, the Obama health care plan, helps eliminate adverse selection.)
Here’s how the program works, as explained in a recent paper by Olivia Mitchell, director of the Pension Research Council at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business, her colleague Joelle H.Y. Fong, and Benedict S.K. Koh of the finance department of Singapore Management University.
At age 55, participants in the CPF must purchase an annuity that begins making level payments for life at age 62. Participants may invest up to the “Minimum Sum,” the amount of their accumulated defined contribution savings that Singaporeans must set aside for funding their retirement. (In the past, they had to decumulate that amount in a phased withdrawal over 20 years. Any excess savings could be taken as a lump sum.
“Participants may either purchase a private annuity or select from a menu of government-offered annuity products called the CPF LIFE plans. Initially the intention was to provide a dozen different payout options outlined in 2008, but the menu was later pared back to four plans in 2009 after public feedback suggested that too much choice was confusing,” the paper said.
The four plans are known as CPF LIFE Basic, LIFE Balanced, LIFE Plus, and LIFE Income, which differ in the balance they offer between payout rate and bequest potential. Based on an annuity premium of half the estimated Minimum Sum or S$67,000 in 2013, the promised monthly payouts would be between S$524-636 for men and S$500-553 for women. One Singaporean dollar currently equals $0.77.
The government made the annuities attractive by offering better-than-retail payouts and by offering “a guaranteed amount if the death of the insured occurs in a specified time frame,” the paper said. “Specifically, when the insured dies, the beneficiary receives the guaranteed amount of the single premium plus accrued interest (if any) less total amount of annuity payouts already made (if positive). The refund, which is a lump-sum payment to the beneficiary, provides an element of capital protection.”
Mitchell and her co-authors were interested in finding out if the Singaporean government’s entry into the annuity market was a good or bad thing—good because it helped the impact of adverse selection and helped solve the country’s longevity risk problem or bad because it preempted the private market competition that stimulates innovation and drives down prices.
They decided that they like what Singapore had done. “We conclude that Singapore’s recent move to mandate annuities under the national defined contribution pension system represents a logical step toward national longevity risk management. By establishing the government as an annuity provider, the CPF Board may have taken advantage of scale economies and reduced the pricing impact of adverse selection, given that the latter was found to be quite a substantial proportion of total loadings,” they wrote.
“Furthermore, the aggressive annuity pricing is creating public buy-in for the new mandate, while indirectly working to compensate less risk-averse individuals in terms of foregone equity premium,” they concluded.
“One offset may be that private insurers have been crowded out, in part because the CPF-designed product pays participants more than what commercial insurance companies had offered. Without competition, it is unclear whether annuity pricing will continue to be attractive and whether product innovation will continue in Singapore. Related questions, as yet unsettled, have to do with whether favoring annuity payments over payments to survivors is politically sustainable, and how long the government will be able to continue subsidizing payouts.”
© 2010 RIJ Publishing LLC. All rights reserved.


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Project: Caesarea Residence
Architecture and interior design: Israelevitz Architects
Where: Caesarea, Israel
Plot area: 600 m2
House area: 330 m2
For: a couple in their 30s with three children
Photo Credits: Oded Smadar
Whereas for most of us, the fantasy of starting and ending our day facing a blue sea will probably remain a dream, for the young family from Caesarea, this is an everyday experience. Hila Israelevitz, one of the owners of the Israelevitz Architects Office, designed an exciting, powerful residential space for them that lends dignity to the natural resources surrounding them as well as natural materials, volume and dimensions. A peak into one of the most exciting homes built in Israel in the last year.
“The couple bought a plot located on the first line facing the sea, which has a green nature reserve between it and the shoreline allowing for a perfect westward panoramic view. The plot has a rectangular shape, with its long edge running towards the sea, so the house enjoys an optimal vantage point over the reserve, the beach and the sea”, according to Hila Israelevitz, one of the owners of the highly-regarded Israelevitz Architects Office, which is in charge of planning and designing the project.
“One of the characteristics of the shoreline in this area is its aeolianite rock- a brittle, porous precipitate that formed as a result of petrification of sand, featuring amorphous horizontal grooves that are formed by rainfall and winds, so I harnessed this motif into the creation of the house’s façades. I used concrete, a material amenable to sculpting, and the exterior walls are effectively combed concrete casting that conceptually recreate the three-dimensional horizontal grooves of aeolianite rock”.
“At the entrance façade, I formed a significant, dominant three-dimensional geometric element – on the one hand it is opaque and hidden from the street, but nonetheless it is difficult to ignore. I wanted to give it an appearance of iron, but because the house is located in the first line towards the sea and iron will naturally rust over time, I used aluminum painted with special paints to give it an appearance of the natural material. The entrance door is an integral part of the façade”.
The Caesarea Residence has been designed using purely monochromatic colors; for example, the bare concrete facades, the floating concrete steps, walls, ceilings and master bedroom: “There is no white element in this house, even the curtains are of an off-white hue. What is does have is combinations of claddings and coatings that add to it depth and material abundance”, explains Israelevitz. “From the entrance door, you can see the black iron stairs combined with a cable barrier made of vertical wires, facing a wall on the back of the stairs, which like the house’s façades is also made of concrete combed in horizontal lines. Another face in this axis is a glass wall through which the pool and the sea are visible. The cord effect recurs in it, forming a play of light and shade”.
On the left of the entrance, a wall accompanies the people who come in towards the living room, where it folds over to become a long, woodwork item made of walnut, containing the fireplace and integral hidden doors that lead to the car park, guest toilets and communication and electricity cabinets. Further on, the wall connects to another wall made of iron that blends with various elements in the house’s space, such as the iron stairs and the entrance façade. Past it there is a niche in which Israelevitz installed a long dark mirror reflecting the views of the park and the sea – a living, dynamic motif that constantly changes and looks different from the different angles in the public space.
The dining corner, kitchen and living room have been designed as an open space surrounded by glass panes that flood the broad space with natural light, offering a view of the nature reserve and sea, and the side yard on the other side. The parallel kitchen consists of a tall façade and an island. The tall façade, which is painted with special dark metal paint in a graphite-eggplant hue, has storage niches and an integral refrigerator. It surrounds the story and forms a perspective that begins from the entrance and lasts until it ends in a bright wall.
The floor has been paved using thin porcelain granite tiles in monochromatic colors reminiscent of the colors of the concrete and fired blue stone used for paving the outside space. In the center of the work surface on the island there is an integral stone kitchen sink made (like the surface itself) of natural stone. The dining corner is made of blackened oak and contains dining chairs made of iron, with leather backrests and seats, like bar stools.
Above the table, a lamp made of stainless steel construction containing small LED bulbs has been suspended. It forms a grid for the entire public space and blends in well with the space’s design concept. The space’s roof is clad with concrete effects, containing, in recessed profiles, magnetic technical lamps in matching colors, which may be repositioned as necessary.
Outside the public space, the family members and their guests are awaited by an entertainment area consisting of sitting and dining corners, a BBQ area and hydraulic pool whose height is adjustable – the entertainment area may be completely closed or significantly enlarged as necessary. “Like the entertainment area itself, we also paved the pool bottom with fired blue stone that is abrasion resistant and therefore optimal for the marine environment.
We also formed an even plane for the times in which the pool bottom rises up and merges with the surface flooring”, explains Israelevitz. “To form an almost concealed connection between the garden and park, we formed a transparent front between the two scenes that does not obstruct the view and instills a feeling of a large, open space. The pool connects to the wall through an ornamental pool, with niches for vegetation between them, meaning that the water motif continues all the way to the fence itself”.
The wall cladding that begins at the entrance foyer, and accompanies the stairs axis, continues to the second story to the beginning of the corridor that leads to the bedrooms. In the corridor itself; a hidden door past which there is a hidden utility and laundry room.
The corridor walls and ceiling are painted a broken white color that tends to grayish, as are the rooms’ entrance doors – doors on the zero line in the wall’s plane, which have been painted the same color. The story’s floor is covered with smoked oak parquet throughout.
“The corridor faces to the eastern front that is characterized by strong sunlight that directly enters the home, at such a level that most existing shadings will fail to obstruct. Therefore, I formed a horizontal stripe that begins at floor height and ends approximately 50 cm from it – a kind of slit of light through which natural light passes without glare.
The walls themselves form a reflection of natural lighting during the day and outside one can find an intriguing, impressive show, particularly when one can see walking legs”, explains Israelevitz.
The children’s and master bedrooms face the sea: “The view of the sea was an important planning motif throughout the planning process, and instead of constructed walls, the house has many glass walls that form a picture to all intents and purposes – live, dynamic and ever-changing. To deal with the intensity of the light that passes into the bedroom story, I formed a pergola between the two stories that completes the structure’s rectangular contour. When the sun beats down, the deep pergola obstructs the sunlight.
The children’s bedrooms were planned and designed according to their pastimes, age and tastes, whereas the master bedroom repeats the concrete effect that pervades the entrance story. “When you enter the room, on the right you can see slotted woodwork featuring three-dimensional vertical lines and a dark epoxy paint finish, which defines the beginning of the wardrobe room, which has another glass pane that reflects the view.
The bathroom is planned out as an open space, but the shower and the toilet cubicle are defined separately through a glass door. The master bed abuts on a wall padded by a master craftsman, serving as an impressive headboard. The bath cabinet is clad with wooden stakes that have epoxy painted vertical lines, and above it there is a Corian surface with an integral sink. The shower faces the sea and overlooks a transparent façade, where an awning is installed that may be rotated for intimacy purposes”.

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Day four. I dug out my denim jacket this morning and an old favourite was lurking on the front.
Back in the ethel & edna days I made loads of these badges. Letters Bondawebbed to felt, a bit of free motion stitch then out with my badge making machine. Once they're all put together I add teeny delica beads stitched on by hand with a very skinny beading needle. I did try adding the beads first. The result was a pile of powdered glass. Oops.
When we opened the shop I sold lots of them. Letters and hearts and even hot air balloons. I've not made any for a long time but maybe for the run-up to Christmas... They'd be nice little stocking fillers. Hmmm...
I'm getting quite inspired to get sewing some actual clothes having seen Rachelle's first week round-up. I bought a lovely piece of Italian tweed from the fabric stall on our market today. Tony dies fave some little gems and his prices are great.
I've been back on my Pinterest and looked at the Skirt Love and F-rock On boards. Itching to get stitching. And as I'm off tomorrow I may just have to have a little dabble.
Ooh nearly forgot part two of my little review of Yarndale.
Having spent all of our cash (no cashpoints at the Auction Mart) we decided to venture into Skipton town. The bus dropped us on the high street and we wandered along to Coopers cafe
or, more importantly, the Open Studio event upstairs. This studio belongs to Tracey of Handmade Over Yonder and Lucy of Attic 24.
There were several lovely ladies selling their goodies beside Tracy. I bought yesterday's brooch from The Beady Bird. I also bought a fab bundle of Liberty loveliness from Tracy. It's too dark to post a picture tonight but they are great. Teeny prints and some very old ones amongst them. Perfect for my titchy hexies.
Well after that surreal little visit we toddled back into town for some lunch. After much indecision we did classic pub grub - scampi and chips. But we sat outside! It was so warm. Fabulous stuff for the end of September. I couldn't wait to get hooking so I cracked open my new Proknit hooks and some chunky yarn and started a huge foundation chain for a ripply idea I have.
So - to sum up - Yarndale was fabulous. The weather, the food, the venue, the planning, the whole shebang was perfect. Next year we will be back as customers definitely and, who knows, maybe as vendors...


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Plantar Fasciitis is one of those feared diagnoses as it takes a long time to get better. Fortunately, there is quite a bit of research on heel pain. If you have plantar fasciitis, and you are in rehabilitation, your treatment should consist of the following (based on a clinical guideline published in the Journal of Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy in 2014):
>Correct footwear – making sure shoes are not too old, and provide sufficient support
>This diagnosis is slow to heal and will take 3-12 months
>The problem is due to mechanical stress from an increase in activity. If you are a runner who has developed this, you may have increased mileage too fast. If you are overweight, you probably increased the amount of weightbearing activity too fast.
>Joint mobilizations to improve talocrural joint mobility
>Soft Tissue mobilization should address the gastrocnemius and soleus as well as the plantar fascia.
>Stretching: stretch the plantar fascia and the gastroc / soleus. Secondarily, address hamstrings, quadriceps, hip flexors.
>Strengthening (although not addressed specifically in the review, this was released last year): initiate plantar flexion strengthening with the great toe in extension. Work on this every other day at an intensity of a 12 RM for 3 sets (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/264936255_High-load_strength_training_improves_outcome_in_patients_with_plantar_fasciitis_A_randomized_controlled_trial_with_12-month_follow-up_HL_strength_training_and_plantar_fasciitis)
>Taping: support the foot into antipronation taping
>Night Splints: wear for 3 months
>Orthotics: use off the shelf orthotics for 3 months

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The experience of negotiating a trade deal with the European Union alerted trade officials and civil society groups in the P14 countries of the need to be better prepared next time around. That time is now as the P14 have agreed to commence PACER Plus3 negotiations with Australia and New Zealand. Many in the Pacific have lobbied for a phased approach to PACER Plus negotiations to include space for national consultations. This paper presents an overview of how an informed and inclusive national dialogue can ensure wider appreciation of the different options for participation in PACER Plus discussions. As a first step it will be necessary for these options to be communicated in terms that do not alienate those not familiar with the overly cumbersome technical trade jargon, so that each country can better determine the direction they want to take the talks.
Key messages resonating from PiPP’s latest discussion paper include:
- PACER Plus is more than just a free trade agreement or even an ‘extended’ trade agreement.
- National consultations will allow a fuller assessment of the opportunities and challenges under PACER Plus, but only if there is effective participation of all stakeholders.
- Effective participation requires access to useful information and a coherent framework to engage, mediate and negotiate different interests.
- Consultation is more than providing information and inviting comment. It also angers and alienates people if it is not genuine and inclusive.
- There is no point consulting if those consulting are not prepared to consider changing what they do in response to what is said.
- A well structured communications strategy is more than transmitting information; it is about using communication to generate new knowledge and consensus in order to facilitate change.
- A well managed national dialogue will both inform and be informed by ongoing research.
- Consultation is not about slowing the process; it is about better outcomes.


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Dubai Emaar Square Building – Completed September 2020
- Designers : Say Studio, Ochre, Cundall
- Project Management: CBRE
- Fit-out Contractor : Al Tayer Stocks
- FF&E Consultant: SPL
We purchased, delivered, and installed the furniture on all floors, sourcing everything from European or US manufacturers, and maintaining an average eight-year warranty period.
Through a rigorous tender process, the overall ex-works furniture costs were greatly reduced. Using consolidation collection points and group shipping, along with a single installation team and logistics partner, further savings were secured. Finally, by operating on a small percentage of the overall furniture spend, back-to-back transparent transfers and duty payments, the client saved around 44% from the original furniture budget.

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A light salad with Middle Eastern and Mediterranean ingredients using the ancient grain, cracked freekeh.
Serve it warm or cold on your green salad with fennel, pomegranates and fresh herbs of parsley and mint. It all comes together with a bright sumac and lime dressing.
- 1 cup cracked freekeh
- Citrus Sumac Salad Dressing
- 1 big bunch parsley, leaves and tender stems rough chopped (about 1 ½ cups)
- 1 large fennel bulb, fronds torn, and bulb thinly sliced
- 1 cup mint leaves, torn
- 2 heads of romaine lettuce, sliced into 1-inch shreds
- 1 cup pomegranate seeds (2 pomegranates)
- 1 watermelon radish, thinly sliced (optional)
- Feta (optional)
- Start by cooking the freekeh. Bring 2 ½ cups of water to a boil in a medium pot. Add 1 cup of cracked freekeh, cover and reduce heat to medium low. Simmer until liquid is absorbed, about 20-25 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand, covered, for 5 minutes.
- While freekeh is cooking, prepare your Citrus Sumac Salad Dressing in the blender.
- In a medium bowl, combine the warm freekeh with ¼ cup of the dressing. Set aside to cool. Add parsley, half the fennel and mint. Add an additional ¼ cup of dressing and toss well to combine.
- Prepare your salad bowls with a base of romaine and remaining fennel. Top with ½ cup of the freekeh salad. Garnish with pomegranates, radish and feta as desired.
When making a salad with pre-washed lettuce greens, give them a rough chop before putting in your salad bowl. Smaller lettuce pieces make it easier to eat.
This is an easy recipe to make for meal prep. Store your greens separately from the freekeh salad. Store remaining dressing on the side and drizzle when ready to eat.
If using whole freekeh, be sure to soak overnight for optimal enjoyment and digestive support.
Use a mandolin for slicing the fennel and radish for best results. Use the mini, 1.5 or 1/16 setting.
Keywords: freekeh salad with fennel, Lebanese freekeh salad, grain bow with freekeh, pomegranate parsley tabbouleh, freekeh tabbouleh, what is a freekeh salad, how to cook freekeh

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Yesterday, Governor Larry Hogan announced a $50 million plan to install Smart Traffic Signals along major regional corridors throughout the state. The signals use artificial intelligence to adjust signal phasing according to traffic conditions.
The Governor said in his statement:
By replacing 20-year-old existing controls with Smart Traffic Signals, we will have the ability to respond to changes in traffic flow, as well as traffic conditions immediately – benefiting nearly 700,000 Maryland citizens across the state.
Traffic engineers will select intersections to upgrade with the Smart Traffic Signals based on traffic volumes, intersection capacity, and traffic patterns. Preliminary results from a pilot study of the traffic signals along MD 24 between Singer Road and Boulton Street indicated a travel time reduction of 13 percent for approximately 40,000 daily riders.
The State announced that the following corridors are under consideration:
|Route||Traffic Volume||County/Route Limits|
|MD 2||60,000||Anne Arundel County – Annapolis – Annapolis Harbor Center to Tarragon Lane|
|MD 2||38,700||Anne Arundel County – Brooklyn Park – Hammonds Lane to 11th Avenue|
|MD 3||70,000||Anne Arundel County – Crofton – MD 450 to St. Stephens Church Road|
|MD 139||30,000||Baltimore County – Towson – Kenilworth Avenue to I-695 Outer Loop Ramp|
|US 40||48,000||Baltimore County – Catonsville – Coleridge Road to Nuwood Drive|
|MD 5 Business||45,000||Charles County – Waldorf – Post Office Drive to US 301|
|MD 228||30,000||Charles County – Waldorf – Western Parkway to US 301|
|US 301||97,000||Charles County to Prince George’s – Waldorf Area – Chadds Ford Drive to MD 227|
|US 1 Business||32,400||Harford County – Belair – Tollgate Road to Atwood Road|
|MD 22||28,000||Harford County – Aberdeen -Technology Way to North Rogers Street/US 40 Ramp|
|US 1||36,600||Howard County – Jessup/Elkridge – Montgomery Road to MD 175|
|US 301||65,000||Prince George’s County – Bowie – Excalibur Road to Governor’s Bridge Road|
|MD 202||70,000||Prince George’s County – Landover – McCormick Drive to Arena Drive|
|MD 108||28,500||Montgomery County – Olney –MD 182 to Volunteer Drive|
|Approximate Number of Drivers Benefited Per Day||679,200|

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text: Stayed here for the first time, though we know the area well from having a static caravan in the past.What a beautiful tranquil site within some of the best countryside. Easy access to the site from the M6 following the clear directions in the handbook. We were made very welcome by the owner who showed us to the CL field which has a choice of grass or hard standing pitches all with EHU. As we were the only ones on site for the first night, we had our choice of all pitches. The views are wonderful with many footpaths direct from site. Very peaceful with only the sound of birds or an occasional passing car. We will definitely be returning to this lovely place.


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Nearly 2,000 jobs and paid work experience opportunities for young people will be unveiled by food giant Nestle today.
The move comes as a survey by Nestle showed teachers said good work experience was vital for getting young people into work, but many schools were failing to help them.
Fiona Kendrick, Nestle chief executive, said: “Sadly, young people in the UK and Ireland are stuck in a catch-22 situation - they can’t get a job without experience, but can’t get experience without a job.”
She said over the next three years Nestle would create 1,600 jobs for school-leavers and graduates as well as 300 paid work experience placements with opportunities from the shop floor to management training.
The firm is helping social enterprise group MyKindaCrowd to give skills and employability training to more than 12,000 school and college students.
The placements will be for four weeks and will pay above the national minimum wage.
A study for Nestle showed that 79% of teachers stress the importance of work experience, but nearly a third (31%) said their school did not offer help to arrange work experience. One in five teachers said they felt ill-equipped to give career advice.
And nine out of 10 businesses felt young people left school ill-equipped to start work, according to a survey of 250 employers. Two-thirds believed work experience was the best way of giving young people skills to find work.
Matthew Hancock, skills minister, said: “The food and drink industry is facing a pressing skills gap and it is critical that businesses take action to engage and attract young people into the sector.
“I welcome all businesses who offer high-quality work experience, which is vital for youngsters and firms to bridge the gap between school, college and work and help build a talent pipeline for the future. It is encouraging that Nestle, as a large UK employer, are helping to open up opportunities for young people across their business.”
Meanwhile, two in five teachers, lecturers and support staff are not confident they would be able to spot desperate teenagers in need of help because they are stuck in abusive relationships.
A total of 43% of education staff said they doubted whether or not they could spot if a youngster was being subjected to controlling behaviour or physical, emotional and sexual abuse from their partners.
The figures were released by children’s charity NSPCC and the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) which have issued new guidance for people who work with youngsters on spotting signs of abuse.
Dr Mary Bousted, ATL general secretary, said: “Members are concerned about the damage done to young people in abusive relationships and want to support them. However, they also need training on how to spot the signs and where they should direct young people so that they can get the appropriate level of help.
“We know the risks inherent in abusive relationships and the patterns they can create. These resources will help education staff and those leading schools and colleges to support young people and break this vicious cycle.”

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Connacht / Connaught (Connachta -“Land of the Descendants of Conn”) (pop.503,000) is the smallest of Ireland’s four Provinces, comprising five Counties with a total area of 17,713.38km / 6,839.1mi.
Connacht History since 1169
Long established as a kingdom, the Cuige Chonnacht held the primacy of Ireland’s five Cuigí (Provinces) under its C12th ruler Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair / Rory O’Connor, who was acknowledged Ard Rí / High King. After the Normans invasion, he had little option but to submit to King Henry II, retaining the title king of Connacht under the Treaty of Windsor 1175.
John de Courcy, who had successfully conquered eastern Ulster in 1177, failed to take Connacht in 1188, but the province fell to a combined Norman force in 1225, and the De Burgh / Burke dynasty became the dominant kinship group for several centuries.
The remnant of the O’Conor family maintained the title of king of Connacht during the Middle Ages with kings inaugurated officially up until the late C17th. The ruling O’Conor Don family have survived until the present day.
In 1570 a provincial presidency of Connaught was established by Queen Elizabeth I‘s Lord Lieutenant Sir Henry Sidney.
The “Republic of Connaught” had a brief existence in 1798 with French military support.
Dukedom of Connaught
The English Royal Family claims a line of descent from the ancient Connachta, and in 1874 Queen Victoria granted her third son, Prince Arthur (b.1850), the title Duke of Connaught and Strathearn of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Prince Arthur of Connaught (1883–1938), only son of the 1st Duke, predeceased his father. After the first Duke’s death in 1942, the title was inherited by his grandson, Alastair Windsor (1914–1943). In the absence of any male heirs, the Dukedom became extinct when Alastair died, 15 months after his grandfather.
Connaught Place in Delhi was named after the first Duke, who visited India in 1921. A British Indian Army cavalry regiment, 6th Duke of Connaught’s Own Lancers (Watson’s Horse) was also named for him, as was a Canadian armoured regiment, the British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught’s Own).


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The news is out that the third season of American Idol on ABC has been renewed and negotiations are in the works with the show’s three judges, Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie. While Luke won’t get into specifics about behind-the-scenes dealings, he tells us he definitely has a plan for part of his contract.
Luke is referring to the grand opening of Blake’s The Doghouse at Ole Red Tishomingo in his hometown of Tishomingo, OK. Luke will take the stage at the music hall and events venue on Thursday, May 23rd followed by Blake on Friday, May 24th.
Luke is set to perform on the season two finale of American Idol this Sunday (May 19th) on ABC at 8 p.m. ET. He’ll sing with Idol contestant Laci Kaye Booth in addition to performing his new single “Knockin’ Boots.”


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By Bernardetta Viviana. Rugs. Wednesday, January 10th 2018, 15:26:48 PM.
Since many contemporary rugs make a bold statement, they are great to design around. Can certainly be the focal point of the room, so if you are redesigning a room completely you may want to buy your first rug and then choose other elements in space to work with your carpet. You have to choose furniture that can work with the contemporary style of your carpet. These rugs really work great with furniture and walls of solid color or print minimal.
Shopping for the perfect area rug for your space is an exciting endeavor, particularly considering the impact the rug will have on the overall look of the room. While these guidelines are good to keep in mind to ensure you end up happy with your purchase, remember to have fun with the rug selection process and choose a rug that speaks to you and your personal sense of style.
Hallway Rugs. Depending on the size of the hallways in your home, you will likely need a long, narrow area rug - or runner - for this space. In order to achieve a balanced look and find the right size rug for your hallway, keep in mind that the rug you select should be two to four inches narrower than the width of your hallway and 18 to 24 inches shorter than your hallway's total length.

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A frequently asked question is, what drill size should be used for receptacles and probes?
We offer a wide range of complex receptacles therefore please view our chart below for recommended drill sizes. Should the receptacle you are using not be shown below then please contact us.
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I'm a writer an a maker of textile pieces. I moved out of the big smoke to an old goldfields town a couple of years ago and am still amazed at how lucky I am to be living here. I've been enjoying other people's blogs and have decided to try one too. I hope I can use the process to pay a bit more attention to each day.
It's been an unusually rainy and cool December , very welcome after 13 years of drought. I love rain and cool weather so I walked a lot, enjoyed the brief puddles and had a great burst of sewing.
All my quilts are handsewn from materials found in Op shops or that I've been given. I admire any well-made quilt but the heart of patchwork and quilting seems to me to be the magical remaking of something discarded or damaged.I've found 16 Op shops in this town to fossick in, and there are more in the towns round about.
Finishing a winter quilt on a rainy spring day with the last winter lemon.


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