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Shoreline armouring has progressively affected the coastal landscapes of countries all over the world, and armouring construction will increase in coming years as a consequence of climate change. Armouring has the potential to affect coastal environments and induce changes in the abundance and diversity of marine communities, and its effects might by increased by wide adoption. Moreover, compared with temperate locations, the effects of armouring have been less studied in tropical and subtropical areas. Okinawa Island, the largest and most populated island of the Ryukyu Archipelago in southern Japan, has been affected by numerous civil and military engineering works. After decades of development, less than 40% of its coastline remains natural, and yet impacts from armouring on local marine communities have been overlooked until recent years. The aim of this research was to evaluate effects of near-shore armouring on the surrounding environment by comparing diversity and abundance of coral rubble mobile cryptofauna benthic communities between armoured and control sites. Across six different geographic locations, coral rubble was sampled in front of subtidal breakwaters and at nearby control sites. Armoured sites were associated with lower cryptofauna abundances and reduced richness and diversity at higher taxonomic levels (phylum and class). Reduction in spatial complexity could be a plausible reason for the observed patterns. Impacts could be mitigated by combining technical innovations, habitat restoration, and use of natural spaces as buffers for coastal protection. Since less than half of Okinawa Island’s coastline remains in a natural state, environmental conservation should be prioritized.
Hypoxia-tolerant bivalve populations could be a key component of ecosystem function because of their predominance in hypoxic environments. In this study, we conducted field surveys at two sites to elucidate the biological traits of the hypoxia-tolerant bivalve Veremolpa micra. We detected new settlements at both sites during summer. More highly reduced conditions in the surface sediment were recorded at Site-A than at Site-B in August 2013. Following this hypoxic event, shell growth of V. micra at Site-A decelerated, whereas that at Site-B increased. The population density after recovery from the hypoxic event decreased more at Site-B than at Site-A. Body size exhibited very little growth at both sites during the fall and winter, but there was rapid growth during the subsequent spring and summer, with sexual maturity being reached in early summer. Our findings demonstrated that the growth rates and survival patterns of the hypoxia-tolerant bivalve populations differed between sites with different degrees of sediment reduction. To understand the biological traits of hypoxia-tolerant bivalve species, it is necessary to consider and evaluate spatial differences in hypoxic stress at the local site level.
Juvenile Japanese Neptune whelk Neptunea arthritica preys on small gastropods in the field. Although the most common prey is Homalopoma sangarense, its density is lower than those of other prey species (e.g., Barleeia angustata, Reticunassa fratercula, and Cantharidus japonicus) in the field. To clarify whether N. arthritica juveniles show an “actual” or “apparent” preference for H. sangarense, we conducted a single-prey feeding experiment. Although N. arthritica attacked H. sangarense earlier and more frequently than B. angustata and C. japonicus, there was no difference in attack frequency and latency between H. sangarense and R. fratercula. Attacks on H. sangarense failed more frequently than on the other species, and the handling time for H. sangarense was significantly longer compared to the other three species. The large difference in handling time (over 10-fold difference) could be caused by the presence of a thick calcareous operculum on H. sangarense. Eventually, N. arthritica consumed more individuals of R. fratercula than of H. sangarense in the experiment. These results indicate that N. arthritica juveniles exhibit both “actual” and “apparent” preferences for H. sangarense. The “actual preference” of N. arthritica juveniles may reflect the past species compositions of small gastropods, because H. sangarense has been previously reported as the dominant species at the study site.
In the Ariake Sea, Japan, pen shells Atrina spp. are an important fishery resource, but now abundance of the stock has decreased. Methods to increase the abundance include transplanting juvenile Atrina spp. in the sea and maintaining the survival rate high. We conducted transplant experiments to compare the survival rates of one genetic lineage of Atrina between 1) transplant sites and 2) preventive measures against predation. We conducted five runs of transplant of Atrina artificial seeds (about 10 cm in shell length) in the inner and outer sea areas, using cages with different mesh opening sizes. We found that 1) Atrina sp. survived better at stations in the outer sea area than in the inner sea area. This trend in the last run was partly explained by a heavy deposition of mud at a station in the inner sea area. 2) Atrina sp. survived better in cages with mesh opening size <20 mm than those with the size >20 mm. This was attributed to predatory animals, which presumably include the whelk Rapana venosa, octopi Octopodidae spp., and swimming crabs Charybdis spp. recorded by underwater time-lapse camera. In conclusion, transplant to the outer sea area and protection from predators with a mesh <20 mm opening are promising to increase the survival rate of one genetic lineage of Atrina transplanted in the Ariake Sea.
The euryhaline mysid Neomysis awatschensis occurs widely in estuaries and brackish lakes in Japan. Although N. awatschensis may serve as an essential energy channel to higher trophic levels, its feeding ecology has been studied only in sheltered and desalinated Lake Kasumigaura. To determine major food sources for N. awatschensis, monthly sampling was conducted during the day along the microtidal Yura River estuary from March 2014 to July 2015. Additional sampling was conducted in May 2019 to assess diel vertical migration in relation to feeding. Microscopic examinations revealed that benthic diatoms (e.g. Bacillaria paxillifer and Navicula spp.) dominated in the stomach irrespective of developmental stage, diel cycle, or season. Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios in N. awatschensis and its potential food sources indicated great contributions to the diet of N. awatschensis from benthic microalgae (mainly benthic diatoms) in 2014 and from particulate organic matter (mainly phytoplankton) in 2015. Although N. awatschensis always concentrated close to the bottom in 2019, diel vertical migration might have happened in 2015, when fresh water occupied the whole estuary possibly due to river mouth clogging. Under the stagnant and oligohaline conditions, N. awatschensis could have swum up into the water column and fed on phytoplankton at night in 2015. This hypothesis may resolve the apparent contradiction between the microscopy and stable isotope analysis in 2015. In the Yura River estuary, N. awatschensis feeds primarily on benthic diatoms, although it can utilize phytoplankton flexibly in response to prevailing environmental conditions.
In early life history, the clupeoid fishes, Ilisha elongata (Pristigasteridae) and Sardinella zunasi (Clupeidae) have similar spawning seasons and nurseries from spring to summer in the Ariake Sound, Shimabara Bay, Japan. Surveys conducted using larva nets and a beam trawl in July showed that the horizontal egg and larva distributions of I. elongata and S. zunasi both overlapped considerably in the inner estuaries; however, I. elongata settled in the estuaries while S. zunasi retained a pelagic distribution. A comparison of the vertical distributions of the two species in the estuary showed that I. elongata larvae were dispersed from the surface to near-bottom layers during the flood tide, and moved downwards to avoid being swept out of the estuary after the high tide, while S. zunasi larvae remained spread throughout the water column in all tidal phases. The findings suggest the existence of niche segregation during the pelagic larval period in the two species. Thus, by examining differences in larval mouth sizes, which are much larger in I. elongata than in S. zunasi, it appears that prey preference varies between the two species, prey specialization occurs, and there is no niche competition between the two species.
This study was undertaken to clarify the downstream drifting of Macrobrachium larvae in the Shimanto River by 24-hour sampling. Stage I zoeae accounted for most larvae collected in fresh and brackish waters. M. formosense and M. japonicum dominated in brackish and fresh waters, respectively, while M. nipponense occurred only in brackish waters. The amount of yolk droplets of M. formosense and M. japonicum reduced over time in freshwater. However, no larvae that had completely used up their yolks were observed. Even though M. japonicum larvae drifted from farther upstream than those of M. formosense, they had a higher residual amount of yolk droplets. Therefore, long-distance and long-time drifting in M. japonicum may be enabled by delaying the absorption rate of droplets.
The rhizostome jellyfishes, Rhopilema hispidum and Lobonemoides robustus, are two of the most abundant and commercially important species in Southeast Asia. However, information on genetic diversity and continuities among local populations remains totally unknown. We explored the genetic structure and population continuities of R. hispidum and L. robustus using genetic markers (COI & ITS1 regions) at 11 locations in four countries in Southeast Asia where fisheries were conducted. Rhopilema populations showed genetic distances (ΦST) among locations correlated positively with geographic distances, suggesting that they are in the isolation-by-distance (IBD). In Lobonemoides, molecular analysis revealed three distinct clades corresponding to sampling locations. Genetic distances among locations in L. robustus suggested that all populations maintain significant isolation. Our study reveals that these two blooming species have different phylogeographic patterns and differ in genetic diversity and continuities. Eustatic sea level changes during the Pleistocene and present ocean current systems, as well as differences in biological characteristics of these two species may explain these phylogeographic differences. Our results also suggest that jellyfish fisheries need to be carefully managed to avoid extinction of local populations and maintain the genetic diversity of these species, especially for L. robustus, which exhibits considerable genetic diversity in each location.


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Oct 31, 2013; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Texans defensive coordinator Wade Phillips watches the game between the Houston Cougars and the South Florida Bulls during the second half at Reliant Stadium. Houston won 35-23. Mandatory Credit: Thomas Campbell-USA TODAY Sports
4. The Texans’ defense will suffer some with Wade Phillips splitting time
I don’t know how much the defense will suffer, but they have to.
Without Wade Phillips’ 100-percent complete attention to just the defense this game (he’s the interim head coach) as Gary Kubiak recovers from his mini-stroke, Phillips will be forced to share his time on all aspects of the team against the Cardinals.
Phillips will probably focus more on his defense, but not having their official head coach this week has to mess up the communication between the two sides of the ball.


Malabrigo Mechita Yarn 100g
We liked Mecha so much, we hit it with a shrink ray! Mechita is a fingering-weight version of our beautifully-dyed single-ply superwash yarn. Just as soft and rich as the original, but great for lighter projects!
Great for: Shawls, scarves, garments, accessories, baby and kids items, lace, cables, textured stitches.
Be sure to get enough yarn to complete your project since each bag is a different dye lot, and skeins may vary from bag to bag. To ensure random colour distribution, try working from two balls of yarn at once, alternating a few rows from each ball.
Note: This yarn is supplied in a hank which requires winding before use. Attempts to use this yarn from the hank, rather than from a ball, will result in tangles, knots, and frustration!
Yarn Weight: Fingering, 4 Ply
Blend : 100 % Superwash Merino Wool
Ball Weight: 100g
Length: approx 384m (420 yards)
Needle/Hook Size: 2.25mm (US 1, UK 13) - 2.75mm (US 2, UK 12)
Tension: 26 to 30 stiches =10cm/4"
Care Instructions: machine washable, gentle cycle, cold water, do not tumble, dry flat.


There is an over genteel style in English argument which acts like a sedative. Just when you think that a proper debate is getting going, one of the participants will say, 'I am not sure that we’re really disagreeing.' I am afraid I must use this tired line, if only for a moment.
Matthew Teller criticises me for writing about the indulgence of dictatorships by his fellow writers in the guidebook game, by saying : 'Guidebooks exist to help people find a room, have a meal and get a drink, with the added bonus of directions to a quiet beach or a pretty village. A paragraph or two of political background can be diverting, but you’d hardly base a world-view on what you read in your guidebook, would you? Nick Cohen, angry journalist, is savaging a paper tiger.'
That point looks familiar, I thought, and went back to my piece, where I wrote 'The millions of readers of Lonely Planet wish for guilt-free holidays. If the guidebook were honest with them, they would feel uncomfortable and wonder whether they should be helping dissidents rather than treating themselves. As much as the oil executive striking a deal with a dictator, rich travellers need reasons to help them sleep at night. There’s much else besides in Lonely Planet guides. Ninety nine per cent of the content neglects politics and tells tourists how to enjoy themselves, but that is the point. The apparent contradiction between a debased leftism and profit turns out to be no conflict at all'.
We are saying the same thing, but you will notice that Teller has a giggle in his voice as if his 'diverting' writing should not be taken too seriously. Indeed it should not, as he goes on to prove by defending Lonely Planet's whitewashing of the Syrian dictatorship.
Perhaps Cohen doesn’t know much about the Middle East, but there really were, on all sides, high hopes for Syria in the few years after Bashar al-Assad’s rise to power: indeed, the Western media dubbed the period the “Damascus Spring”. I can personally vouch for the accuracy of Lonely Planet’s identification of “a feeling of optimism in the capital” around that time. It’s easy to imply, as Cohen does, that writing about gallery openings and new hotels is a pernicious insult when placed beside the murderous violence we are now witnessing, but then hindsight has always been a seductive tool.
Where to begin? As Freedom House says, but writers for Lonely Planet and the Rough Guide do not, the first six months of Bashar Assad’s presidency did indeed feature 'the release of political prisoners, the return of exiled dissidents, and open discussion of the country’s problems'. In 'February 2001, however, the regime abruptly halted this so-called Damascus Spring. Leading reformists were arrested and sentenced to lengthy prison terms, while others faced constant surveillance and intimidation by the secret police. Economic reform fell by the wayside, and Syria under Bashar al-Assad proved resistant to political change'.
But then I don’t need to go into all of that. Nor do I need to discuss the police state, Assad’s decision to funnel jihadis into Iraq to murder thousands, and the assassination of Rafiq Hariri. We can also dispense with 'the seductive tool' of hindsight. I can settle my dispute with Teller simply by going to Lonely Planet’s website and looking at what it says about Bashar Assad’s rule now, in August 2012, after all the massacres, murders and rapes. Here it is in full.
Following the death of Assad senior, his son Bashar acceded to power. A new government was formed in December 2001 with a mandate to push forward political, economic and administrative reforms. This has proved a challenge, particularly when it comes to reforming the country's unwieldy bureaucracy, many members of which have been recruited due to their political contacts rather than their level of competence. As a result, change isn't occurring as swiftly as many observers had hoped. Still, you've got to hand it to Assad junior - he's trying.
Improving the country's relations with the international community is proving even trickier. Publicly branded a 'rogue state' by the US president, George W Bush, Syria has recently been forced to withdraw its army and intelligence personnel from Lebanon. It has also been criticised by the US for its support of Hezbollah and for allegedly turning a blind eye to the movements of Iraqi insurgents. Though making a gallant effort to stand firm in the face of the superpower's displeasure, Syria is looking increasingly isolated on the world's political stage.
You most certainly do have 'to hand it to Assad Junior'. Whatever he does, he can still find unprincipled travel writers willing to praise his 'gallant' efforts.
It is not hard to check Lonely Planet’s website, before writing about Lonely Planet, but it appears too much to ask of Mr Teller. Unburdened by the need to research he babbles. Strangely his babbling suits his employers’ interests very well.


While the UNSW Redback Racing team prepares to start the manufacturing of RB23, here’s a look-back at how the team has been racking up success throughout the month of April. To ensure an refined flow of design, the team underwent four design reviews — two internal and two external. For our Internal Design Review (IDR), our tech team discussed the car’s in-progress CAD and schematics, supplying feedback and running a keen eye over the entire RB23 design. The feedback we acquired from our IDR was then introduced to alumni in our External Design Review (EDR) for further development and review of ideas. We would like to thank our alumni for attending and giving their critical feedback and valuable guidance!
As we near the end of our design period, our primary focus has been on frame jigging which the Design Futures Lab Makerspace here at UNSW has helped us with by generously providing jigging resources for RB23's space frame. Our chassis department has determined the optimal process to weld the frame’s various components together. They are currently assessing the best technique to jig the frame with minimal warping. This guarantees precision for critical parts such as the rear bulkhead - which attaches the motor and differential as well as the suspension points.
Our Aerodynamics members have started developing the aerodynamics package for RB23. This year’s kit features a high downforce design made from carbon, glass and basalt fibre composites, and will be Redback’s first full aerodynamics kit since 2018 - exciting! The next task is to develop tool pathways for the moulds. Over the next coming weeks, they will be machined and prepared, ready for manufacturing at Quickstep Sydney over the T1 holiday break. High-quality moulds are critical to reducing complexity and achieving an exceptional surface finish. We are incredibly excited to see this come to life!
We would like to celebrate the onboarding of our 40+ new members across both our Technical and Business branches. As a team we are proud to offer a collaborative learning environment that enables students from varied disciplines to come together and apply themselves toward a common objective. We strive to build a culture of empowerment, and equip students with knowledge and skills from beyond the classroom.
We are very excited to welcome our new members to the team, and know they will be a great asset to ensuring a competitive year ahead.
Name: Kaili Xue
Role: Chassis Engineer
For April’s Newsletter we’d like to introduce you to Kaili Xue! Kaili is currently a PhD student in Material Science and Engineering and one of our Chassis team members. She first joined UNSW Redback Racing in Term 1 of 2022 as a frame engineer and most recently was the sole designer of the frame for RB23, our 2023 challenger. The chassis is an integral part of the car as it houses most systems and provides essential protection to the driver in dynamic running.
This month we have chosen to spotlight The Regent Kingsford for their ongoing support for our team. The Regent is a live sports venue near UNSW and a popular social spot amongst current Redback Racing members and alumni.
As a sponsor, their services assist in fostering relationships that extend beyond the project. In helping host many of our social events, they promote in-person communication across the entire team which helps to build a healthier team culture. Additionally, this opportunity welcomes alumni and sponsors to interact with the current team and enables us to increase visibility within the industry.
We thank The Regent Hotel for their partnership with Redback Racing so if you’re ever in the area, make sure to check them out for a hearty meal and a good time!


by Roman Mitz, Open Spaces
“It’s Alee, sounds like Sally.” Edmonton singer-songwriter Alee is emphasizing just where the emphasis goes when pronouncing her name. She is very forthright when it comes to all aspects of her career and this includes having a hand in writing all of the songs for her just-released sophomore country album ‘Bad Habit. If there is one track on the album that could serve as her theme song it’s ‘Only The Strong Survive’ which preceded the album as Alee’s first single for her new label.
“That track makes the biggest statement,” says Alee, who is phoning in from her hometown. “The song was written in a room with a couple of girls. I was crying at some point and we were laughing at others. Every single lyric in it was something that came out of our mouths and there’s something so genuine and true about it. It’s amazing how many situations that song lends itself to and how many fans have written to me to say that that number got them through the day. Just being able to reach out to people and change their mood with the melody and lyrics, that’s what the whole journey is about for me.”
Only the Strong Survive was one of three songs Alee includes on Bad Habit that first appeared on her 2015 EP ‘Say Hello To Goodbye’. She felt it was important to include them as they had all cracked country radio’s Top 40 and she wanted fans to hear something they were familiar with. It also allows her to complete the story of the last four years of her life and begin a new chapter. One of the old songs, ‘Moonshine’, may be the most touching number on the album as Alee reminisces about her grandfather.
“Yeah, that song is about my grandad,” she begins. “Andrew Hyatt and I were new signings to our label and we were thrown in a room together and told not to come out until we had something. We struggled to come up with something that we were both passionate about. It wasn’t until I started scrolling through my phone that it came to me that I wanted to write a song about my grandad. Andrew had just returned from Nashville where he had bought some moonshine off of a truck. He cracked the bottle in Sudbury the night before and came up with the first line, “Moonshine, strong as Hell.” I loved that line because it was exactly what we needed to start off the song. Fast forward a couple of months and I was in Hawaii with my grandmother and something caught my eye as she was flipping through some photos. Surely enough it was a picture of my grandad making moonshine when he was about my age. The song turned out to be a perfect tribute to him, and was one of those moments where everything was meant to be.”
While in the studio, Alee brought in a song she was working on for another artist that she was “stuck on”. Things began to come together for her and ‘Bad Habit’ ended up being the up-tempo number the album needed, drawing all of the other songs together in the process and thus becoming the title track. This song, as well as ‘Deal With It’ and her latest single ‘When I Do’ are about fractured relationships, and throughout the album this subject matter certainly takes precedence over any ‘Moon in June’ love songs.
“I always find myself struggling to write traditional love songs because I haven’t really felt that yet,” she says. “I love going back and writing genuine songs that I can relate to. You’re always forced to dive into emotions. Sometimes I don’t even know how invested I am in songs until I listen back to them. Hopefully in the next couple of years I’ll have more love songs.”
While Bad Habit is classified as a country album, there’s no shortage of musical snippets from other disparate genres. ‘Don’t Wait’ starts off with a keyboard riff that recalls the Human League while ‘Deal With It’ kicks off with a ZZ Top-like guitar lick that would have Billy Gibbons grinning from ear to ear. You can chalk up this musical potpourri to the various artists that influenced Alee during her formative years.
“I didn’t really grow up surrounded by country music,” she admits. ‘I grew up with Nickelback and the Red Hot Chili Peppers and my first concert, if you can believe it, was Yanni. I had the full gamut of music when I was growing up. More recently, with the passing of Prince, I found a lot of that stuff coming back into my life both in my music and writing. It was neat going into this album not necessarily worried about creating music for a certain genre, but creating who I am as an artist and bringing that to life. It was also great to work with people who were willing to take chances and leaps of faith, and it shows on songs like Don’t Wait.”
There’s also a bit of a connection to the current Top 40 when it comes to the artwork for the When I Do single. The raven-haired singer’s pose is similar to the one struck by Selena Gomez on the jacket of her ‘Revival’ album, although Alee rocks a black jacket while Gomez goes au naturel.
“For sure there’s a little more fabric in mine,” she laughs. “The unusual part was that we actually did the photos for the album before we started the writing process. That was a very neat way to get into it because I got the visual for who I wanted to be as an artist and what I wanted the music to sound like. That made the writing process a lot easier. I’m a very artistic person and I grew up loving the visual side of things just as much as I loved the music. Being able to have a say in the images was very important.”
Speaking of nice pics, there’s a great shot of Alee on her website sporting a ‘Jim and Jack and Hank’ t-shirt, promoting the Alan Jackson single. Although she’s had a wide range of musical influences and covers a lot of different musical ground on Bad Habit, at the end of the day she has classic country in her veins.
“My mom is from small town Saskatchewan so without diving into it early on I was brought into classic country by my surroundings,” she says. My grandma still plays the AM radio station. Country music is evolving and changing, but you have to look back to some of those first few people who really made an impact and evolved the music to where it is now. They played such a crucial part in it. I still listen to the classics and look up to those artists and writers in terms of what I’m doing. Having that love of the classics is important.”
So what’s next for Alee? Taking her Bad Habit on tour. “I just can’t wait to get out there and show everyone what I’m so proud of. Getting on the road and getting to meet the fans is a huge part of it.” https://www.facebook.com/roman.mitz


Democratic Senator Lends a Helping Hand
On Friday, Sen. R. Creigh Deeds (D-Bath) sent his political action committee's five staffers to volunteer for targeted Senate races as part of a get-out-the-vote effort a week before the Nov. 6 election.
Deeds, a possible candidate for governor in 2009, has contributed or raised almost $250,000 to campaigns this year.
"At this late stage, the most important contribution we can make is to provide people who can spread
our candidates' positive message and get voters to the polls on Nov. 6," Deeds said. "We have an historic opportunity to take control of the state Senate and give Gov. Kaine the partners he needs to keep Virginia moving forward."
Staffers will volunteer with the following campaigns: J. Chapman "Chap" Petersen running against Sen. Jeannemarie Devolites Davis in the 34th district (Northern Virginia); John Miller running against Tricia Stall in the 1st District (Hampton Roads); Albert Pollard running against Richard Stuart in the 28th District (Stafford-Fredericksburg); Karen Schultz running against Jill Holtzman Vogel in the 27th District (Fauquier-Loudoun); and Mike Breiner running against Ralph Smith in the 22nd District (Roanoke).
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The Top HVAC Apps That Should Be In Every Field Technician's Tool Belt
Thanks to smartphones, we have access to a wealth of information and tools right in the palm of our hand. Mobile apps have completely revolutionized many industries, from ridesharing to academics to banking. The HVAC industry is no different. As an HVAC technician, it’s important to have your physical tools with you to diagnose and resolve issues. However, these extra tools are just as crucial and can help you enhance your workflow by allowing you to solve problems such as dispatching and inventory management in and outside of the field.
So what are HVAC Apps? Simply put, HVAC Apps are applications available on either Android, iOS or both operating systems that allow HVAC techs & small business owners to troubleshoot problems they may encounter in the field, as well as streamline their day-to-day workflow needs using a tool like Housecall Pro. Below you’ll find the 20 best HVAC apps that can help you learn HVAC concepts, troubleshoot problems you may face in the field, and calculate loads so you can make accurate choices about furnace or A/C unit size and increase customer satisfaction. These mobile apps can help both amateurs and seasoned pros, so read on for software advice and an in-depth look at the HVAC apps that’ll help put your new HVAC business on the map.
The HVAC Apps We Cover:
HVAC Business Apps
If you own your own HVAC business, software advice may have not even crossed your mind. With clients, multiple technicians, ongoing projects, emergency calls – HVAC businesses are known for being dynamic, busy organizations. So, it’s important to ensure that you have all your bases covered with regard to scheduling, clients, and project progress with a single service management solution.
For example, you can make it easier for potential customers to go about
to fix a heating, cooling, or refrigeration issue by allowing online booking through social media and review sites. You may also want to consider a business app to help you digitize all the important information you’re dealing with day to day like client information, messages, projects, schedules, employee messages, and more. For all of your HVAC business needs, HouseCall Pro is the field service management app that’ll help streamline your workflow and build your field service company.
1.) Housecall Pro's HVAC Software — Cost: Free Trial
If you’d like a field service management software that does it all, look no further than the Housecall Pro app. This app will serve as your business hub where all of your business-critical matters are in one convenient location. Message clients when you’re on your way , dispatch technicians based on proximity to clients (includes GPS tracking), allow customers to pay with their credit cards for instant payment, send out automated emails without marketing services – there’s truly no other mobile app that leads to customer satisfaction like it.
Don’t waste your time half-heartedly trying to market, let our service management software handle that for you while you focus on higher-value tasks that are important to your business.
Use the intuitive dashboard to navigate to each category and section to carry out your essential HVAC business tasks:
Schedule and dispatch (remove the need for additional back office staff)
Custom invoicing and estimating
Work order entry
Live map GPS tracking
QuickBooks Online (Accounting Software)
Messages to clients
Pay by credit card, cash, checks
Send jobs to employee calendars
Set recurring jobs
Send notes and photos while on a job
Send invoices via text
Work order management
Sync data to secure cloud
Set employee permissions
Export customer data and job information at any time
2.) Carrier Enterprise HVAC Assist — Cost: Free
If you are an HVAC field technician who regularly works with Carrier products, this is the perfect app to enhance your business's workflow. Available free on Android & iOS, Carrier Enterprise HVAC Assist allows you to quickly access real-time prices on Carrier products, which allows you to be more efficient in your inventory management. This app takes it a step further, allowing the user to access deals from Carrier along with locations, contact information and store hours.
Real-time order status
True Stock inventory management / replenishment
3.) Quickbooks Accounting: Invoicing & Expensing — Cost: Free-trial
This app is frequently used by small business owners to streamline the accounting aspect. You can easily manage the money side of your business and generate financial reports within the app. Housecall Pro also integrates with Quickbooks Online to synchronize financial information from one software to another without double-entry.
Create new invoices
Manage money flow
Detailed payment information
Determine profits and losses
Preparation for tax forms
Add and edit customer information
Create and account and upload accounting information to QuickBooks Online.
Organize and add new payment information to keep track of invoices.
Review transactions and generate financial reports.
4.) Mailchimp— Cost: Free
Mailchimp is known as an easy tool to manage all aspects of email marketing. On top of that, you can also use Mailchimp as a campaign management tool and oversee social media account insights.
Create, send and manage emails
Start email automations
Track email open rates
Segment lists for seasonal or specific area promotions
Tag subscribers who are more engaged and target these people in the future
Integrate with other social media channels
The "explore" section of Mailchimp allows you to learn more about email marketing skills with educational content.
Create and account and navigate through the dashboards to build new email campaigns and send out emails.
Manage and track the results with Mailchimp reporting feature.
Manage other campaigns and content besides email marketing.
5.) Asana— Cost: Free
Asana is a convenient organization tool to group your tasks in logical order. Your other team members also have the ability to communicate with one another to stay on the same page.
Create tasks, to-do lists, reminders and record ideas
View all the upcoming to-dos for the team
Create and manage the progress of different projects
Have due dates, details and attach files for tasks
Comment feature allows team members to raise questions if clarification is needed.
Create and update tasks
Add team members to tasks and assign due dates
Synchronize Asana with G Suite to have the same calendar notifications, tasks and emails.
HVAC Learning Apps
If you’re new to the HVAC field, it’s important to be committed to becoming an expert and that means you need to absorb all you can about heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration. HVAC software allows you to brush up on essential knowledge so you’re better able to handle and resolve issues out in the field.
As an aspiring HVAC technician, you’ll need to have a wide breadth of knowledge and be able to answer questions such as:
- What is a sling psychrometer and what does it measure?
- What’s the difference between an air conditioner and a heat pump?
- What is one element you don’t have to consider when you’re completing an outdoor unit install?
If you’re not sure what the answers are to those questions, have no fear. The apps below will cover those questions and many more.
Even if you’re a professional who has been working for years, there’s always new technology and equipment to learn in the industry. Below are some of our favorite HVAC apps to keep you updated and knowledgeable.
6.) HVAC Flashcards by BH Inc — Cost: $4.99
This app is a great tool for studying for the HVAC exam and may even make the process a little more fun. It’ll help you gain better understanding of
, terms, and theory.
HVAC Flashcards covers major areas of the HVAC exam including:
Air distribution and balance
Access to over 1000 pre-made flashcards with essential terms, equipment, and concepts
Statistics for cards and games you play plus a study-tracker
Schedule for reviewing flashcards to help keep you accountable
Customization of flashcard color and text color for a user-friendly interface
Offline download available for offline studying so you don’t need an internet connection to learn
Choose between four modes: Study, Listening, Quiz, and Matching
Study statistics to monitor how well you’re doing among different categories
Simply follow the directions on the screen to flip between flashcards
7.) The Dictionary: Complete HVAC Dictionary Free — Cost: Free
This mobile app serves as a quick reference guide for HVAC terms and concepts. Enjoy learning about more than three thousand terms with expert descriptions covering heating, ventilation, and air conditioning. This is great for both professionals and those just beginning their HVAC careers.
Curious what parameters make a leak Class IV or Class V? Need to know the difference between an axial fan and a centrifugal fan? Done. With this HVAC app, you’ll have all of the definitions you could want in one convenient place.
Type in your HVAC term right into the search bar
Add bookmark to save the term for easy reference later
8.) HVAC Practice Test — Cost: Free
Get ready to crush your HVAC exam. This HVAC app boasts thousands of up-to-date questions, tracks your progress for every single question, and optimizes your ability to memorize concepts and terms. You can even challenge your friends to see who has the most HVAC know-how.
Instead of one mode where your brain gets bored, your mind is stimulated by multiple learning modes.
Choose between different featured modes: Study, Slideshow, Matching, Memorize, and Quiz
Based on your progress, the app will quiz you daily on categories that need more attention
Flip between flashcards, test your knowledge with a timed, multiple-choice test, or review your overall knowledge progress
Challenge friends to HVAC knowledge quizzes
9.) HVAC School — Cost: Free
If you’re an Android user, this is one of the best HVAC learning apps you can get. It will help current HVAC technicians keep their knowledge base current and assist those aspiring techs to learn all they can.
Tune in and listen to the HVAC School podcast, an informational podcast about changes in the heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration systems you should know about.
Read technical articles by professionals in the industry to bolster your understanding of concepts, equipment, and theory in the industry.
Use the HVAC calculators integrated within the app to gain a broader comprehension of common HVAC mathematics concepts.
Use the dashboard to search through different categories: Tech Tips, Podcast, Tools, and Search
Look up HVAC terms, listen to an industry podcast for insider knowledge, read articles on HVAC theory, and utilize HVAC calculators
10.) HVAC Test Pro 2019— Cost: Free
If you would like to learn all the HVAC industry required knowledge, this app provides a comprehensive coursework with thousands of test questions and study materials.
1000+ test questions provided by industry experts in the following related fields: HVAC Introduction to Monitor System
In-app analysis to assess your industry knowledge strengths and weaknesses
Track your progress in detail for every test question
Daily calendar to help you review your studies
Offline mode available
Text to speech feature available
In-app dictionary to check for terminology
Choose the coursework that works the best for you. The curriculum will take you through a complete overview of HVAC knowledge.
You can use quizzes, flashcards and listening modules in the app to study and track progress.
The detailed scoring system allows you to know where you need improvements on.
11.) My HVAC Events— Cost: Free
Attending offline industry events allows you to learn about new HVAC industry trends and technologies. You can also connect with other HVAC business owners and professionals.
Personalized schedule of events you would like to attend
A list of HVAC events
Event attendee lists
Download the app to see a list of HVAC industry events and trade shows taking place.
Choose the events you would like to attend and create a personalized schedule.
Learn the event details.
HVAC Troubleshooting Apps
As an HVAC technician, you have an incredibly important job: fix sometimes critical issues that affect customers’ enjoyment and comfort of their homes. Here are some common problems you might face on a typical service call, depending on your particular location:
Common problems faced on an HVAC service call
Heat pump won’t shut off
The actual temperature doesn’t reflect the thermostat
High electric bills
Heat pump is blowing cold air
Steam coming from outdoor unit
Cold and hot spots within the home
Overly noisy indoor unit
Strange odors around unit
Hot water runs out too quickly
Those are just a few common HVAC issues but you never know what your day in the field will hold so it pays to be prepared for anything. Below are some of the best HVAC troubleshooting apps you can confidently diagnose and fix a problem.
12.) iManifold — Cost: Free
The iManifold App is a convenient troubleshooting tool that calculates HVAC/R system processes as well as performance. Using user input and dynamic, live system data, you’ll be able to easily hone in on any issues. With over 40 selectable refrigerant options and equipment options, the iManifold app can be customized for your specific HVAC/R needs.
For advanced options, you can upgrade to iManifold Report Pro, Charge & Airflow Report, and Mechanical Inspection to take your HVAC business to the next level.
Calculate HVAC/R system performance by inputting variables directly into the blank fields
Look up equipment information, system profiles, and troubleshooting guides
13.) HyTools — Cost: Free
HyTools by IMI Hydronic Engineering delivers a handy, intuitive hydronic calculator app for HVAC pros. This isn’t just any app, it was built by industry leaders in hydronic distribution systems and temperature control, IMI Hydronic Engineering International SA. More than 100,000 projects all over the world and years of experience helped to build this app so you know you’re getting the best, most accurate information.
Need to make a unit conversion? Confused about pipe sizing? Find all the answers you need with this app designed with the HVAC professional in mind.
Hydronic calculator (input two values and get the answer)
Power – flow – temperature difference
Flow – valve setting – pressure drop
Flow – Kv/Cv – pressure drop
Dirt and air separator pressure drop calculation
Valve sizing and presetting
Radiator power estimation (panel as well as column)
Run-time selection of localization and run-time selection of language
Input values into the empty fields to find common HVAC calculations
Use answers to guide any necessary corrective actions or to determine replacement needs
14.) Refrigerant Slider — Cost: Free
This app comes from the engineering experts at Danfoss who specialize in refrigeration, air conditioning, heating, motor control, and machinery.
If you’re looking for an app that acts as a quick, efficient pressure-to-temperature refrigerant converter, this is your app. The Refrigerant Slider covers 69 different types of refrigerants including natural refrigerants. You’ll be able to dive into a world of refrigerant knowledge thanks to this app’s in-depth description of different refrigerant types.
View Global Warming Potential (GWP) and Ozone Depleting Potential (ODP) of refrigerant materials
Ability to switch between AR4 and AR5 values according to European F-Gas regulations
App built according to NIST Refrigerant Properties and uses Antoine equations for conversion
See both dew and bubble point for refrigerants
Switch between Metric and Imperial units
Using the left side of the screen, a slider will help you determine the pressure or temperature reference
Using the right side of the screen, you’ll see the pressure and temperature in exact measurements
Type in a specific pressure or temperature reading and the slider will give you instantaneous answer corresponding to your input
15.) Test and Balance/Commissioning Calculator — Cost: $9.99
If you’re an HVAC technician out in the field, you will want to be prepared with the right knowledge. And with HVAC issues, that means you must have various formulas and mathematic equations close at hand at all times without having to mark formulas in notes.
The Test and Balancing/Commissioning Calculator has common calculations you may need when you’re out trying to fix different HVAC issues.
- Find Cooling MBH Calculation:
By using inputs of altitude, CFM, entering and leaving dry bulb and wet bulb temperatures, this calculator determines the work performed by the cooling coil in total, sensible, latent MBH, tons of cooling and condensate gallons per hour.
- Find Water MBH:
By using the known GPM and entering and leaving water temperature, the calculator will tell you how much heat is transferred into water.
- Find Sheave Change:
Helps you determine the necessary sheaves and belts to either add or subtract to the fan RPM to get to the correct CFM. It also determines the required BHP for change, the length of the belt, and delivers both motor pitch and fan pitch diameter.
- Find Heating MBH Calculation:
Utilizing the known altitude, CFM, and entering and leaving dry bulb, the calculator will deliver the sensible heating load data.
- Find Humidification:
Using the known altitude, CFM, and entering and leaving dry bulb and wet bulb temperatures, the calculator will tell you the work being reintroduced into the air stream. For example, “steam pounds per hour,” “total MBH,” and “gallons per hour”.
- Find Traverse Points:
By inputting the duct size and whether or not there is an internal liner, this calculator will give you location points to perform traverse in ducts, both rounded and rectangular.
- Find Psychrometric Properties:
Delivers all psychrometric property data from any dry bulb and wet bulb temperature of air at any given altitude.
- Find GPM:
Determine the GPM based on one of the combinations below:
Known Cv & ΔP (PSI)
Known design ΔP of fixed Orifice, Design GPM, Actual ΔP (PSI)
Known design ΔP of fixed Orifice, Design GPM, Actual ΔP (Ft)
This is one of the pricier apps on the list, however, it’s also one of the most comprehensive pieces of HVAC software.
16.) Heating & Cooling HVAC Assist — Cost: Free
This tool is especially helpful to HVAC technicians who are out in the field. After running a diagnoses for a customer, you can use this tool to find the most optimal parts and tools to use and replace.
Find real-time availability of the parts and tools you need for a job
Find AHRI matched systems with on demand pricing (AHRI)
Match warranties to products both when you are in the office or out on a job (WARRANTY)
See a list of inventory for HVAC equipments (PARTS LIST)
View Specifications, wiring schematics, installation checklists and more for all your heating & cooling needs (DOCUMENTS)
Identify heating and cooling locations in a specific radius (BRANCHES)
Push notifications available
Turn-by-turn real-time GPS tracking feature
Flashlight feature during service (FLASHLIGHT)
This app contains easy tools and information on industry related equipment.
Sign in to view item prices and see real-time availability.
Scan the library for the parts you need and different alternatives.
17.) HVAC Buddy — Cost: $9.99
HVAC Buddy is an award winning app meant to help you and your team determine the correct refrigerant charge to use. If math isn't your thing, don't worry, as this mobile app automatically calculates both Superheat and SubcoolingTarget for you.
Display SuperHeat & Subcooling automatically
Real-time value changes
Pressure-temperature tables for 71 refrigerants
Imperial or Metric
Use tables or enter manually
Fast, real-time updates
Use the diagnosis tab to view common causes for high and low subcooling and superheat
Leverage the multiple pages of detailed step-by-step instructions
18.) Refrigerant PressTemp HVACR for iPhone — Cost: $2.99
Refrigerant PressTemp HVACR for iPhone is made to allow HVAC Techs to acquire important information while servicing refrigerant systems. In a matter of seconds, field technicians can access information on the 46 most common types of refrigerants listed:
R-11, R-12, R-22, R-113, R-114, R-123, R-124, R-134a, R-176, R-218, R-227ea, R-236ea, R-236fa, R-245ca, R-245cb, R-E245fa1, R-290, R-400 (50-50), R-400(60-40) R-401a, R401b, R-402a, R-402b, R-404a, R-407c, R-408a, R409a, R-410a, R-414b, R-416a, R-417a, R-420A, R-500, R-502, R-507, R-601a, R-717, R-744, and R-1270. R-13, R-13b1, R-21, R-23, R-32 R-115, R-116
Reading on all refrigerant PT relationships
Easily switch to your preferred temperature scale
19.) Temp Chart — Cost: $0.99
If you are looking to a way to compare resistance to temperature, look no further, this is the app for you. Simply enter your temperature in the mobile app's box and select done.
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20.) iHandy Level — Cost: Free
iHandy Level is an accurate level for your mobile phone.
Locate a flat surface
Hold your mobile phone upright and push the calibrate button
Turn your phone 90 degrees and press the calibrate button again
Turn the device upright again and push calibrate one last time
HVAC Load Calculation Apps
The load calculation is how you determine the right size furnace and/or air conditioning unit for a client’s home that properly balances heating and cooling needs. When the HVAC industry was in its infancy, technicians would make an educated guess to ascertain the heating gains and losses for a given property. Usually this number was derived from the actual size in square feet of the home and it wasn’t necessarily an accurate number. Because HVAC companies needed to make sure the unit would be big enough for the house, they usually erred on the side of caution and installed a bigger-than-needed unit.
A too-small unit in a house that doesn’t properly balance cooling and heating losses means that the unit won’t effectively cool or heat the house. A unit that’s too large for a space or property, however, isn’t great either. A too-large unit results in hot and cold spots throughout the house.
The HVAC industry changed radically when the Air Conditioning Contractors of America was formed. The organization came up with standardized ways to calculate a home’s heating and cooling losses involving complex mathematical equations. Unfortunately, doing those calculations by hand meant a lot of time and effort was expended.
In the modern HVAC world, apps and software systems do the mathematical heavy lifting. Here are some of the best HVAC load calculation apps to make sure your service responds to your clients needs.
21.) HVAC Load Plus — Cost: $24.99
HVAC Load Plus is the perfect companion when you’re out in the field. It’ll allow you to size cooling and heating units, show those results to the client, and email the data to your home office to analyze the information further for more insight. Plus, you’ll save time by inputting data in the field and returning to your office for a more thorough analysis.
Weather for more than 1000 cities in database
Data for hundreds of construction types for ceilings, windows, doors, floors, roofs, and more
Additional input variations such as number of people, number of bedrooms, ventilation airflow, and more
Ability to download a full HTML report of all data including a spreadsheet attachment
Easily transition from Imperial to Metric units
Equipment location services
Bonus module: HVAC Quick Load – will allow you to perform rule-of-thumb heating and cooling load calcs based building type, square footage, and the number of people
Create and store an unlimited number of projects – plus, you can copy existing projects to new projects for simple recycling of data
Use calculator and report feature to see a full breakdown of the cooling and heating load report which includes further breakdown by opaque load, window load, skylight load, ventilation load, infiltration load, and internal load contributions
22.) Duct Calc Elite — Cost: $6.99
Duct Calc Elite helps you make the most of a customer’s HVAC system. Duct sizes that are too small means that the entire system has to work more to keep the property heated and cooled to comfortable temperatures. Conversely, if the duct size is too big, the velocity is compromised so you might not be able to feel it at all through the vents.
To calculate ductwork sizing, you’ll need to know the following:
Square footage of the home
Square footage of each individual room
Cubic feet per minute
Duct’s sizing friction loss rate
Or, you can simply rely on the Duct Calc Elite which does all the work for you. This useful HVAC app boasts an intuitive, user-friendly interface so you can enter values for each calculation with total confidence.
Duct Size by Airflow mode
Duct Size by Dimension mode
Pressure Drop mode
Use the included calculator to find the following:
- Duct dimensional units:
inches, centimeters, or millimeters
- Airflow units:
cubic feet per minute, cubic feet per second, cubic meters per second, or liters per second
- Velocity units:
Feet per second, feet per minute, or meters per second
- Pressure loss unit:
inches of water per 100 feet or Pascals per meter
- Duct material type:
aluminum, concrete, fibrous glass duct liner, flexible duct-metallic, galvanized steel, PVC plastic pipe, smooth liner, spiral steel, or uncoated carbon steel
- Air temperature:
Fahrenheit, Celsius, or Kelvin
feet or meters
23.) HVAC Check and Charge — Cost: Free
HVAC Check and Charge from Emerson Climate Technologies delivers on-site refrigerant charge calculations for air conditioning applications.
For use with R-22, R-410A, R-32, R-407C and R-134a
Superheat calculator (non TXV)
Subcooling calculator (TXV)
Technician chooses subcooling, superheat, or airflow setting
Enter the specific system critical temperature with latent and sensible environmental loads
Resulting calculation is the proper system charge
Final value tells you whether or not the charge amount should be altered
24.) HVAC Duct Sizer — Cost: $5.99
This is another highly-rated duct-sizing app for all operating systems. Essentially, it’s a virtual version of a traditional duct sizing measurement tool.
- Find Size by Airflow:
Choose the total airflow in CFM (or L/S), the aspect ratio and either velocity of air or the friction loss per 100 feet (or 30 meters). The resulting calculation delivers both exact and rounded estimations of height, width, and diameter dimensions, the equivalent diameter (for rectangular and oval ducts) and the calculated velocity and friction loss.
- Find Size by Dimensions
: You can examine an existing duct system by punching in the present duct dimensions and either the airflow or velocity numbers to arrive at the calculated duct friction loss.
- Add incustom parameters:
Duct shape: rectangular, oval, round
Duct material type
25.) Area Duct HVAC — Cost: Free
This app is catered towards HVAC technicians that are out performing a job and installing heating and cooling systems.
Easily accessible .CSV file uploads
Determine and compare duct fitting shapes (rectangular, round, rectangular elbow)
Fill in measurements of diameter and length of a specific duct to create the most optimal fitting
Upload your duct measurements to the app and have it stored for easy access.
Measurements can be saved as .CSV files and be sent to other team members.
HVAC Apps for every project
HVAC apps aren’t the only way to get a job done right the first time, but they’re a helpful tool to make the most of your time, knowledge, and skillset. As an HVAC technician, you’re tasked with the important job of making sure people’s homes are comfortable. Using mobile apps like Housecall Pro helps make your business more efficient and responsive. Tackle each HVAC job with the confidence that comes from knowing you have all the information you need right in your pocket.


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Thiruvananthapuram: The state government is unlikely to reduce the fuel tax when the central government has reduced excise duty. With exemptions in excise duty, the state will see a decrease in petrol price by Rs 2.41 and Rs 1.36 for diesel.
In 2021, when the excise duty was reduced, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman requested state governments to reduce the tax levied on fuel. However, states like Kerala refused to reduce the tax.
Back then, FM KN Balagopal wrote on Facebook that the state government also reduced the tax. However, the price was only reduced due to the tax relaxation from the central government.
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The government had on Saturday announced a record Rs 8 per litre cut in excise duty on petrol and a Rs 6 reduction on diesel.
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New MKE Music: Pizzle, Kid Millions, Logic & Raze and Signif
In anticipation of his new INSOMNIA 2 project, the first full-length offering of the new year from Milwaukee-bred hip-hop artist Pizzle, he decided to release the track "Tennis Shoes," produced by AO Beats. Even though this won't appear on INSOMNIA 2, if this is any indication of the album, we are in store for something good.
Got this unexected surprise in my inbox the other day from the homie Kid Millions, and you should hit play right now. If that beat doesn't get you up, I don't know what will. Produced by Sage Schwarm, "Lift Off" is exactly what funk in the year 2050 should sound like. I don't know if this is in preparation for an upcoming project, but it needs to be.
Yes, I know Christmas was weeks ago, but who doesn't like free stuff year round. Logic & Raze released their free six-song EP "MFXMAS" a few weeks ago that included their 2012 releases and a couple tracks that you'll hear on their upcoming album. Download it now for free and make sure you put "Knock Em Out" on repeat like I just did.
Riding the release of her latest album "Significant Wizdom II: Atypical," Signif releases her second single "Bite My Head Off." Taking a snippet from recent protests as the intro for the track, Signif then hits home about what she is about and where she is going.
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More details have emerged in the fraud case against a veteran Winnipeg police officer.
Sgt. Richard Sierhuis, 47, who once worked with the Winnipeg Police Service's internal affairs, was arrested last month following an investigation by the WPS's professional standards unit -- a.k.a. internal affairs -- that started last fall.
Police released only limited information about the case on Wednesday as Sierhuis made his first court appearance. The Free Press has now obtained court documents which provide further insight into the allegations.
Sierhuis is accused of passing off a 2006 Volvo as a 2010 model during an attempted transaction. That alleged offence occurred in September 2012 and led to a charge of "passing wares or services" being laid.
Sierhuis is also accused of scamming five named complainants along with Transport Canada in offences which are alleged to have occurred between June 2012 and November 2012. He is facing a total of seven counts of fraud over $5,000 related to those incidents.
Several of the charges also involve a youth co-accused, who is also facing a handful of charges on his own which date back to 2011. The man, who is now 19 and works as a "car salesman" according to court documents, cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
The professional standards unit is responsible for managing complaints against members of the Winnipeg Police Service, including complaints about employee conduct. Police said the alleged offences involving Sierhuis were from "off-duty conduct."
Sierhuis was released on a promise to appear and is on administrative leave until the police service determines his employment status.
A car enthusiast, Sierhuis was featured in a story in the Free Press Autos section in February 2012, which described how he grew up as one of 13 soccer-playing kids in his family. The article detailed his restoration of a 1969 Chevelle SS 396 that he bought a decade ago because he and his wife were expecting and needed a bigger vehicle.


CITY'S goal-getters will be looking to end the Bluebirds three-game dry spell when Wigan visit Ninian Park on Saturday.
The previously razor-sharp 49-goal partnership of Peter Thorne and Robert Earnshaw has been blunted in the last three matches and the teams's collective lack of firepower is a cause for concern in the dugout.
"The biggest worry is not scoring for three games on the trot," said manager Lennie Lawrence.
"Inability to create chances has cost us of late. We have made catastrophic defensive errors but we haven't created enough chances so we haven't scored enough.
"What we have to do is show more quality on the counter attack because that's where we let ourselves down.
"The most important thing is that we stop losing. If we can win that's fine but we have to stop the rot.
"We need a point to guarantee our position in the play-offs because we don't want to be going to Crewe needing a point to get in the play-offs."
If Wigan win at Ninian Park on Saturday Lennie Lawrence will have unwittingly helped sow the seeds of his own downfall.
Wigan manager Paul Jewell played under Lawrence at Bradford and when his former charge took over at the JJB stadium in November 2001 Lawrence was sage in his advice.
"When he took over I said to him to just spend that season getting the players he wanted in and out and prepare for the following campaign, and that's what he did," he said.
"He's planned and done it properly. We have been chasing promotion since day one and the minute you deviate or lose a game here the world falls in on our head.
"I'm not saying I could guarantee promotion if I had a season to prepare but you'd have a better chance.
"It's an interesting comparison between two clubs and I'm not saying one is right and one is wrong but that's what they did. We've not been able to do that, certainly in terms of shifting players in and out.
"We've got players coming out of our ears at this place."
Lawrence also believes the Bluebirds can look to Wigan as a model of how difficult it can be to escape Division Two.
"Wigan have been in at least two play-off scenarios in the last few years and last season they were just above half way.
"They have been at the top of this league for three or four years to get it right.
"Please God, I hope we do it this year but there is no divine right.
"We haven't given up by any stretch but if we can't do it this season then it's next year."


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Welcome to Krrbside Questions, a column created solely to answer your queries about living local and being the good neighbor we know you all are. Taking a stab at your home decorating woes this time around is Megan Meany, televison host and secondhand hobbyist. With her finger on the pulse and a knack for turning furniture from drab to fab, we’ve asked her to answer your burning questions. Email us at email@example.com if you have any.
Q: Our bikes have been in storage all winter but now that it’s warming up, we want to use them. My problem is that I can’t stand the idea of bikes crowding the entrance area and leaving them in the hall of our apartment building isn’t really an option either. What should we do?
A: Think up! Hanging your bikes on the wall is, number one, a great space saver. Number two, the bikes act like a piece of sculpture. They bring visual interest to a room. You could buy brackets that allow them to be stored horizontally against the wall by their frame or you could hang them from ceiling hooks by the wheel.
A simple google search for bike brackets, bike hooks and bike storage turns up all kinds of hardware. Check out this wall mounted bike rack with a wire shelf for sale on Krrb.
Depending how creative you want to get and what your budget — you could also find a handyman or contractor and ask them to build something for you to store the bikes on — whether it’s on the wall or ceiling.
Another option is to scoured vintage shops and flea markets for an old outdoor bike rack from a school yard or playground and put it right in your living space! It would bring some history to the room and make for a great conversation piece. Decor should never be too serious.
If you don’t like the idea of seeing your bikes — have you investigated the width of your closets? I’m always amazed at what I can fit beneath hanging coats — a mini trampoline, two air conditioners, a cooler, just to name a few!
Q: We’ve been thinking of buying some art for the home and I’m finding that I’m attracted to fun, bright colors and modern pieces. I’m hesitant to make any purchases because I’m not sure how to mix those with our small but cherished collection of darker, moodier works my husband made in art school. Are there any guidelines to follow? They make it look so easy on decorating shows.
A: The good news is there really are no rules. Eclectic decor is embraced in 2013. Your art collection doesn’t have to match. Buy what you love. But here are a few styling tips that may make the bright vs. dark art look like a family.
Get continuity by choosing similar or like frames, even if it means reframing pieces. For example, use thin, simple frames but mix up the colors.
Keep the two collections separate. The bright art on one wall or in one room and the dark pieces on another wall or in another room. There’s power in numbers so the more you group one type the more of a statement it makes.
Now that doesn’t mean you can’t mix different works. You could mix the modern pieces with the moodier ones but do it in a pattern so every other painting is dark or the top row is dark and a second row that hangs beneath is bright.
For best results, try mapping out these suggestions on the floor before committing to hanging art on the wall. But don’t worry, it’s ok to rearrange art after it’s hung if you come up with a better arrangement.
Q: I recently purchased a Parsons console to make an impromptu office in a corner of our home. I want to avoid overloading it with papers and files. Any advice on keeping my so-called desk organized and looking not-so-desk like?
A: Keep a few essentials on the desktop like post-it notes, pens, a pad of paper, stapler and an incoming paper tray for mail, bills, invitations. Use the wall above the desk as your long-term storage space.
Bracket shelving is one way to go. Just measure your space and choose accordingly. You or a handyman can easily install them in a vertical line up the wall above the desk. Buy boxes with lids that have hanging files inside to place on the shelves. This way everything is organized but visually hidden. Remember storage can be stylish and functional, I like the options available at See Jane Work.
Another option is investing in a stylish file cabinet on casters to slide underneath the Parson’s console to give yourself more drawers. Check out this secondhand IKEA filing system for sale on Krrb. And though it was originally intended for plants — Urbio, the urban garden modular system that hangs flush to the wall actually makes a cool, modern looking clutter control systerm.

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With the three wise men, Joseph and the baby Jesus gone, only the Virgin Mary remains of the Nativity scene that was displayed in front of Town Hall.
Police Chief Timothy J. Bent said police went to Town Hall last Wednesday night, shortly before midnight, after getting a report that some people were knocking over Christmas ornaments. Police discovered that only the Virgin Mary statue was left from the Nativity scene, which has been displayed for at least 20 years in front of Town Hall.
The Virgin Mary statue was locked up Friday in Town Hall.
Parks Department workers put up the Nativity scene the day after Thanksgiving, according to interim Town Administrator Joan R. Czechowski. The approximately half-life-size, heavy-gauge plastic figures were donated to the town many years ago, and Chief Bent said they are not very heavy.
Mrs. Czechowski said there had been reports that several young people, one of whom reportedly put the Virgin Mary statue in a headlock, were congregating in the area about 5 p.m. Dec. 3.
Chief Bent said police talked to them and they denied having anything to do with the disappearance of the Nativity pieces.
“We’ve followed every lead we can come up with and we’ve come up empty so far,” the chief said yesterday. He said whoever took the figures could face larceny charges.
Chief Bent said police have talked to many people, searched the Main Street area and abandoned buildings and other places where the items could have been taken if the disappearance was a prank. Dudley police also have been informed about what happened.
“We’re not getting any feedback, which is disturbing because it’s been almost a week now,” he said.
“It is upsetting,” said Mrs. Czechowski, who wondered what would make somebody take something that means so much to so manypeople.
Chief Bent said he also was upset.
One or perhaps two of the figures have disappeared for short periods during previous holiday seasons, but Mrs. Czechowski and Chief Bent said this was the first time so many were taken.
Mrs. Czechowski said the manger had fallen into disrepair in recent years, which meant the figures had been exposed to the elements. Last year a selectman, Mark G. Dowgiewicz, offered to donate $1,500 to pay for a manger after seeing a picture in the Telegram & Gazette of the figurines covered in snow. The manger was not on display this year. The manger was never replaced last year, but Mr. Dowgiewicz said yesterday the offer is still on the table.
He said he has contacted officials at Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School in Charlton to see whether students could build another manger, and had offered to pay for the work after it is done. Superintendent David P. Papagni said he would talk to the school’s vocational director about the project.
He said the school would be glad to do the work: “We thrive on things like that.”
Mr. Papagni, however, didn’t know if the manger would be built for this Christmas season.
Judy Williams, a hairstylist at the Rob Roy Hair Salon on Main Street, was upset about the missing figures.
“I think it’s disgusting,” she said yesterday afternoon. “I hope that’s on their conscience, I really do. There is no reason for doing it.”
The Nativity scene was the subject of some controversy last year when Americans United for Separation of Church and State urged the town to remove it from the Town Hall lawn. Then-Town Administrator Raymond W. Houle Jr. replied in a letter that any group could put any kind of religious display on the Town Hall lawn.
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Mercy Hospital will have 26 years to pay out more than $12.8 million in a medical malpractice judgment originally awarded by a Franklin County jury last fall, when Vincent Lowe, 55, Union, was awarded medical negligence damages against two Mercy doctors and two hospital subsidiaries.
The amended judgment signed by Associate Circuit Judge Stanley Williams last Friday, states Lowe will receive a total of $12,820,990 for past economic damages, past noneconomic damages, future medical damages and future noneconomic damages.
According to court documents, Mercy has been given a periodic payment schedule applying a 10 percent reduction to each category as awarded.
Past economic damages of $1,570,990, and $900,000 in past noneconomic damages, will be paid immediately.
Additionally, $900,000 in future noneconomic damages will be split into two payments of $450,000 each paid on an annual basis.
Year one began Nov. 3, 2017, and year two will begin Nov. 3, 2018.
The largest sum of $9,450,000 in future medical damages will be paid to Lowe in periodic installments as well.
He will receive $988,134 immediately, $778,638 each year for years two through five and $707,486 per year for years six through 10.
At year 11, the annual payments will drop to $113,117 annually until the award is fully paid at year 26.
As part of the amended judgment, Lowe’s attorneys argued his life expectancy was an additional 25.7 years and they provided evidence of his future medical needs and resulting future medical expenses.
The evidence at trial indicated Lowe’s normal life expectancy could be reduced by the potential complications arising from his special health needs. This convinced the court to have the payments paid out over a shorter time frame.
The judgment states Dr. Bryan Menges, D.O., and Mercy Hospitals East Communities will be responsible for $9,259,604, or 65 percent of the total judgment.
Dr. James Cassat, M.D., and Mercy Clinic East Communities will be responsible for $3,561,386, or 25 percent of the settlement.
Lowe’s 10 percent fault of $1,424,554 was subtracted from the original $14.2 million award.
The jury trial was conducted between Oct. 30 and Nov. 3.
The malpractice case originally was filed in March 2016 and the alleged incident occurred in April 2014.
Lowe’s request for post judgment interest of an additional $3.3 million was denied citing a Missouri Supreme Court case.
In his original complaint, Lowe contended the Mercy Clinic East Communities accepted him for the purpose of providing medical, surgical, emergency treatment and services to him. But instead Mercy’s agents, employees and staff breached those duties in the following particulars:
• Failed to properly and timely evaluate, consider and treat portal gas and atherosclerosis on April 30.
• Failed to order proper surgical consultation.
• Failed to properly diagnose, perform surgical consultation and examination.
• Failed to admit Lowe to hospital for observation, additional testing, consultations and treatment.
• Failed to timely transfer Lowe to higher level of care and instead negligently discharged him home.
• Failed to properly consider diagnoses found on CT scan.

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The Dallas Cowboys are just a few weeks from the start of the 2019 NFL season.
Before the season officially kicks off, the team has a major question mark at the running back position. Ezekiel Elliott has been away from the team’s training camp as he attempts to land a new contract.
Zeke wants to be the highest-paid running back in the league, but the Cowboys haven’t obliged just yet.
As he holds out, the former Ohio State star is working out in Cabo.
For those concerned about Zeke working out away from the team, ESPN’s Adam Schefter has news that will calm you down. The star running back is in great shape.
“Ezekiel Elliott’s weight is in the low 220’s, the lowest it has been since his rookie year,” Schefter reported.
While he is away from the Cowboys, Ezekiel Elliott’s weight is in the low 220s, the lowest it has been since his rookie year, per source. If and when the two sides can work out a deal, Elliott will be all ready to go.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 15, 2019
All of the news surrounding his contract dispute suggests Elliott could miss regular season time. The Cowboys haven’t been willing to offer Elliott the deal he wants as he has two years left on his rookie contract.
He’s reportedly asking for Todd Gurley-type money: $57.5 million over four years. However, Dallas reportedly offered him Le’Veon Bell-type money: $52.5 million over four years.
We’ll have to wait and see if the two sides can come to an agreement.


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Mississippi Gourd Festival
The festival will run September 20 and 21 8am to 5pm.
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"The family-friendly street festival takes place on the first Thursday of each month and includes live entertainment, food and drinks for sale, art and crafts vendors, pop-up art exhibits, pet adoption drives and more.
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM