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What can I complain about?
You can make a complaint to the Energy & Water Ombudsman NSW (EWON) if you are not satisfied with any decision or action an electricity or gas provider or marketer in New South Wales, and some water providers.
We recommend you try to sort out the problem with your provider first, but if the problem isn't fixed or you're not satisfied with their response, contact EWON or submit a complaint online. You can contact us at any time in the process for independent advice.
High bills and disputed accounts
EWON can investigate a range of billing issues including:
- high bills or disputed accounts
- estimated accounts
- backbilling or catch up billing
- billing delays
- errors with rebates or concessions
While we do identify cases where an error has occurred, it is common for a high bill to be the result of a combination of factors such as:
- increased consumption due to seasonal variation (eg. increased use of a heater or air conditioner)
- faulty appliances
- new appliances
- more people living in the property
- increase in the tariff
- change in the tariff type (due to a meter change)
- catch up bill following an under-read or estimated bill
- different billing period
- first bill at a new address
- other charges on the account (transferred arrears, miscellaneous fees)
Other, less common causes of high bills include:
- meter reading error
- cross wiring of the premises (eg. where renovations have occurred)
- technical fault with the meter (this is rarely the cause of a high bill in EWON's experience)
Billing investigations may take time to resolve, so try to pay the part of the bill not in dispute. This will help you stay on top of your bills and show the retailer you are acting in good faith.
EWON can investigate a range of credit related issues including:
- difficulty negotiating an affordable payment plan
- denied an extension or instalment plan
- facing disconnection or restriction
- difficulty in getting reconnected
- difficulty locating Energy Accounts Payment Assistance (EAPA) vouchers or Payment Assistance Scheme (PAS) credits for water
- arrears, debt collection or credit default listing
If you are experiencing financial difficulty, we can negotiate a payment plan with your provider, refer you to community agencies that distribute EAPA or PAS and offer referral information about where to go for other types of assistance.
Some electricity providers in NSW operate special programs for customers experiencing financial hardship. These programs can offer payment arrangements, incentives for regular payments and exemptions from disconnection to eligible participants.
Marketing or transfers
EWON has investigated a range of complaints which have resulted from the transfers of a customer’s account to a new retailer, including:
- misleading or deceptive conduct by a marketer
- non provision of information by a marketer – Including information regarding a customer’s cooling off rights or instances where cooling-off requests have not been actioned
- pressure to sign or agree to a contract by a marketer
- accounts transferred without an account holder's consent
- accounts transferred by a non-account holder
- accounts transferred in error
- delays in transferring an account
- transfer requests rejected by a retailer.
What can EWON do?
We can negotiate with your provider, review your contract conditions and provide advice and referral information.
EWON can help if you have a complaint about your electricity, gas or water connection – this could relate to problems experienced with getting a new connection or to an issue with an existing connection. We can investigate your complaint, try to negotiate between you and your supplier, provide new connection advice and referral information.
New connections: Depending on where you live, and whether you are classified as an urban or rural customer, or a developer, you may be liable for the costs of connecting or extending the network to your property, and ongoing maintenance or upgrade costs.
New connections: In areas where supply is not currently available, you may have to pay for the costs of extending the existing network to your property. If the new connection requires a main road to be excavated to connect your property to the gas mains under the street, this can incur additional charges.
Unwanted existing connections: If you have a gas connection but are no longer using gas and want to avoid liability for any Service Available Charge (SAC) from a retailer, your options depend on whether you are a tenant or a home owner.
Tenants: From 31 January 2011, the landlord is now responsible for paying the supply fee in these circumstances. It is now a term of the Standard Form Agreement that the landlord agrees to pay all charges for the availability of gas to the residential premises if the tenant does not use gas supplied to the premises for any purpose.
Home owners have two options available
Permanent disconnection: In this case the actual meter is left on the site but is disconnected. The gas distributor continues to read the meter for safety, however, the meter is removed from the market and no SAC is applied. The gas can be reconnected at a later time by contacting a retailer to establish an account. This will then generates a service order to have the site reconnected. Charges apply.
Decommissioning or relinquishing a site: In this case the supply is disconnected and the meter is removed. The meter is then deactivated in the market and no SAC is applied. If you wish to connect gas at the property in the future, you will need to apply for a brand new connection.
Charges apply for permanent disconnection and decommissioning, however, permanent disconnection is the cheaper option and is more easily reversible.
New connections: For new developments and connections you may have to pay a developer charge, which can sometimes run into tens of thousands of dollars.
EWON can investigate complaints about:
- the placement and maintenance of network assets
- health and safety concerns about any aspect of the network
- damage to private property caused by network operations
- vegetation management around power lines
- the right to acquire easements over private land for network purposes
EWON can investigate complaints about land and supply issues, including:
- the quality of the electricity, gas and water supply
- damage or loss as a result of an event on the network
Concerns about the quality of supply can include electricity voltage variations and low gas pressure. We have received complaints about the taste or colour of drinking water and these concerns may be referred to NSW Health. Interruptions to supply can occur as a normal part of the network’s operation, and usually only cause minor inconvenience to customers.
If you believe your provider was responsible for damage to your property or household appliances, loss of food or any other loss, contact your provider first to discuss the event. Generally, your provider will ask you fill out a form or submit your claim in writing. If you are not satisfied with your provider's response, you can ask us to review your case.
EWON receives a range of complaints from customers about the Solar Bonus Scheme arrangements and the installation of solar panels.
What we can investigate:
- billing delays
- application of the feed-in tariff
- meter problems
Closure of the Scheme
The NSW Solar Bonus Scheme came to an end on 31 December 2016. This affected around 146,000 households and small businesses who were participating in the Scheme.
If you are a customer of the Scheme, after 31 December 2016 you will no longer receive a subsidised feed-in tariff. After this date you can access the same market offers for unsubsidised feed-in tariffs that are available to all other solar customers.
Now is a good time to check that you are on the best deal with your provider and, depending on the offer you choose, to investigate metering options.
Some complaints are out-of-jurisdiction and we will generally refer customers to the appropriate agency, for example:
Who to speak to
NSW Solar Scheme Bonus or level of tariff
Misleading marketing regarding the solar product or work commissioned
Contractor or installation problems, quality of work or compliance issues
Where to find an accredited installer
- Solar battery systems are an increasingly popular way for NSW homes to store the energy their solar panels generate. The NSW Home Solar Battery Guide can help you decide if battery storage is right for you.
Common hot water
If you live in a strata block of units and your hot water is supplied from a gas or electric hot water system that is located in a common area of the building and also supplies other units, this is known as a 'common hot water system'.
For customers with common hot water systems, energy retailers calculate customers’ bills by reconciling the amount of cold water supplied to the hot water system, the amount of energy used to heat the water, the number of units drawing from the system and the amount of hot water drawn by each unit, as registered by each unit’s hot water meter.
If some of the units in a strata block are unoccupied for a long period of time, the cost per unit for the common hot water system will be higher than when the block is fully occupied.
Can EWON investigate complaints about common hot water systems?
We can investigate billing disputes about customers’ hot water consumption charges where a gas or electricity common hot water system is installed. Customers should contact their provider to try and resolve the problem first.
However, we cannot investigate a complaint about:
- the efficiency, age or condition of the hot water system itself
- the occupancy rate of the dwelling
- action or inaction of a strata corporation, property manager or landlord (eg. refusal to engage a licenced plumber to inspect the hot water system)
If your complaint involves strata corporations or tenant/landlord issues, you can contact the NSW Fair Trading.
EWON has assisted a range of customers including small businesses, educational institutions, strata corporations and not-for-profit organisations. Many of the complaints we receive from business customers relate to billing and contracts. We have also assisted customers with disputes involving their classification as a large retail customer.
As our Constitution does not limit the type of customer who can submit a complaint, we assess each matter on a case-by-case basis.
When determining whether we are able to assist a business customer, we will consider:
- whether they consume more or less than 100 MWh electricity or 1,000 gigajoules (Gj) gas per year
- the number of staff employed
- the annual turnover of the business
- the capacity of the organisation to seek redress without EWON’s assistance
For example, we may be able to assist a business customer who is a large energy or water consumer, but in terms of staff numbers, they fall within the Australian Bureau of Statistics definition of a small business (ie. up to 20 staff).
An increasing amount of NSW electricity consumers receive their energy within an embedded network, managed by an exempt entity.
If you live in a residential complex, residential park or a retirement village where electricity is supplied via an embedded network, you will be billed for usage by the owner or manager, who is the exempt seller of the electricity.
EWON can help electricity consumers who are billed by an exempt seller instead of an authorised electricity retailer, providing your electricity supply is individually metered.
Matters that we can investigate include:
- disputed accounts
- fees and charges
- disconnection of supply
- quality of supply
Our investigations staff can:
- review the circumstances that led to the complaint
- provide you with information about how and what you should be charged
- try to negotiate a settlement between you and your provider
- refer you to appropriate organisations that may be able to help with your complaint
- suggest other ways of resolving the dispute, if necessary.
We will not contact an exempt seller unless you give us the authority to do so.
Protections for embedded network customers
The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) guidelines outline customer protections for residents in residential strata, retirement villages, caravan parks and residential parks. They include:
- flexible payment options if you are experiencing financial difficulty
- clear and set time frames for receiving and paying bills
- complaints handling arrangements
- energy charges that are no greater than the standing offer prices a local area retailer can charge contracted customers
- clear and reasonable disconnection procedures.
All NSW energy rebates are now available to eligible customers in embedded networks. If you are a customer of an exempt entity visit powertosave.nsw.gov.au to see if you're eligible and how to apply.
Retail or commercial customers
The AER guidelines outline protections for retail and commercial customers, including small businesses operating in shopping centres, and include:
- clear and reasonable disconnection procedures
- clear and set time frames for receiving and paying bills
- energy charges that are no greater than the standing offer prices a local area retailer can, in certain circumstances, charge their customers (only small retail and commercial customers without cost-effective access to a choice of retailer)
- complaint handling requirements.
How EWON helps embedded network customers
EWON’s jurisdiction allows us to receive and investigate complaints from embedded network customers, however currently, exempt entities are not members of EWON.
In March 2018 the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) released revised Network Service Provider Registration Exemption Guideline and Retail Exemption Selling Guideline requiring exempt networks and exempt sellers servicing residential customers to become members of EWON. This change means that we will continue to resolve complaints from residential customers about exempt entities and that as members of EWON they will be bound by our decisions.
Are you an exempt entity who might need to join EWON? See exempt entities.
All new electricity meters installed for residential and small business customers in NSW need to be advanced digital meters (sometimes called ‘smart’ meters). The older-style non-digital basic or accumulation meters will be phased out and replaced with digital meters over time.
This rule change came out of the Australian Energy Market Commission’s (AEMC) Power of Choice review of the National Energy Market. It is aimed at giving customers more control over their electricity use by giving them access to new products and services.
What does this mean for customers?
- Energy retailers are now responsible for installing meters for residential and small business customers, not distributors as it was before 4 December 2017.
- Digital meters will become part of any new arrangement a customer has with their retailer, such as when a customer purchases an energy service that requires a new meter.
- Digital meters will be installed whenever new or replacement meters are required.
- Retailers may roll out digital meters to individual or groups of customers, but customers may choose to opt out if their current meter is working provided they haven’t signed a contract stipulating otherwise.
For more information on the new metering installation timeframe, visit the AEMC website.
More frequent usage data
Digital meters provide information about electricity usage at least every half hour. This gives customers the opportunity to monitor their usage easily and potentially make changes to reduce their use.
No more estimated usage readings
Digital meters can be read remotely, which means the end of estimated reads that happen when a meter reader cannot physically read the meter for whatever reason.
Choose how often you get your bills
Since meters can be read remotely, customers can request bills monthly, instead of quarterly. This makes budgeting easier and gives customers the opportunity to reduce their usage more quickly if they receive a higher than expected bill.
Faster switching and transfers
Digital meters also have the potential to make it quicker and easier to switch retailers and disconnect and reconnect when customer move house. However, the NSW Government has placed a temporary moratorium on remote connections and disconnections because of safety concerns.
Things to be aware of
Time of Use (TOU) tariffs
Digital meters allow retailers to introduce TOU charges. Customers who are able to choose when to use appliances and other devices that use a lot of energy are likely to be better off on a TOU tariff, but others may not be. Customers do not have to go onto a TOU contract just because they have a digital meter.
Mobile signal needed for remote connections
Digital meters use the mobile phone network to transmit a signal. This means that customers who live in an area with weak or no mobile signal may not be able to get the advantages of remote reads and automatic connections and disconnections when they become available.
For more information about the metering reforms visit the AER website.
Out of jurisdiction
We can't investigate complaints about private contractors engaged by the customer (electricians, plumbers and gas fitters). This includes contracting arms of electricity, gas and water providers where the work is open to competitive quotation. If your problem relates to a private contractor, contact Fair Trading NSW.
We can provide advice to tenants about high bills caused by a fixed appliance (eg hot water heater) but we do not resolve disputes with landlords. Advice about these issues is available from Fair Trading NSW or Tenants NSW.
Complaints about LPG (bottled gas) providers are out of our jurisdiction. Please contact Fair Trading NSW for assistance with LPG complaints.
Electricity prices are set by the retailers. Frequency of price changes will depend on the terms of your contract.
EWON has no role or authority in setting prices. This means we are not able to investigate complaints about price increases. We can review whether charges and tariffs have been correctly applied to an account. If you receive a bill that you consider does not accurately reflect your usage, and your retailer is not able to explain it or you are not satisfied with their response, you can contact us for assistance.
Energy charges on your bills
The tariff you see on your electricity or gas bill reflects the retailer’s costs of supplying the electricity or gas to you, which includes:
- the costs of purchasing wholesale electricity or gas
- the cost of transporting it through the transmission and distribution networks (network charges are set separately by the Australian Energy Regulator)
- the retail operating costs such as billing and operating call centres.
Retail tariffs comprise both fixed and variable charges:
- The variable component is applied to the amount of electricity or gas you use. Electricity is expressed in cents per kilowatt hour (kWh) and gas in cents per megajoule (MJ). This will vary each quarter, depending on your usage.
- The supply charge is expressed in cents per day. This represents the fixed charges the retailer and network incur, (for example meter readings, maintaining the poles and wires/pipes, vegetation management, maintaining a call centre) regardless of how much energy the customer uses. Every customer pays this supply charge, even if they have consumed little or no energy at all.
What should you be paying?
How much you pay for electricity or gas each quarter depends on how much energy you consumed and the tariff you are charged.
The retail tariff you are charged will depend on the type of contract you have with your retailer.
- Customers on a market contract: As the retail energy market is competitive, retailers charge different tariffs. Each retailer offers a variety of contracts and they may introduce new offers or deals at any time. Contracts contain various terms and conditions such as the duration of the contract, and the period benefits such as discounts, and any fees, apply to.
- Customers on a standing offer contract: Domestic electricity customers who don’t opt for a market contract will be supplied on a standing offer contract with the retailer who has the billing rights for the site. Customers who open an account at a site where there is an existing connection can be supplied by the retailer who currently supplies the site or their chosen retailer. In both cases, customers are encouraged to contact the retailer to discuss the tariff as standing offer rates may be higher than market contract rates. Standing offer rates are available on retailer websites.
- Small business customers typically consume more energy than a standard domestic customer. If they consume more than 100,000 kWh electricity per year or 1 terrajoule of gas per year they are required to enter into a ‘large market’ contract. Large market contracts do not have the consumer protections available to customers who use less energy. It is therefore important to fully understand the terms and conditions of the contract.
The Australian Energy Regulator maintains a free comparator website energymadeeasy.gov.au where customers compare offers from electricity and gas retailers. You can also visit the NSW Government's free Energy Switch site to compare electricity plans and receive help to switch.

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This is the second annual Bark Bash event, put on by the Friends of Knox Farm State Park. It includes, vendors, contests, and other activities, to be announced as the date gets closer.
This event is a chance to get photos taken with your pet in costume. Prizes will be given for best photo in various categories. Adoptable cats and dogs will also be there.
Lancaster Unleashed, the non-profit group working to get a dog park in Lancaster, is hosting a Halloween event for local dogs and their owners. Activities include a walk (in costume), and prizes for best costume and dog/owner lookalike.
Advance registration forms must be received in the mail no later than Friday, October 14th.

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1 After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, 'Do not fear, Abram, I am a shield to you; Your reward shall be very great.'
2 Abram said, 'O Lord GOD, what will You give me, since I am childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?'
3 And Abram said, 'Since You have given no offspring to me, one born in my house is my heir.'
4 Then behold, the word of the LORD came to him, saying, 'This man will not be your heir; but one who will come forth from your own body, he shall be your heir.'
5 And He took him outside and said, 'Now look toward the heavens, and count the stars, if you are able to count them ' And He said to him, 'So shall your descendants be.'
6 Then he believed in the LORD; and He reckoned it to him as righteousness.
7 And He said to him, 'I am the LORD who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans, to give you this land to possess it.'
8 He said, 'O Lord GOD, how may I know that I will possess it?'
9 So He said to him, 'Bring Me a three year old heifer, and a three year old female goat, and a three year old ram, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon.'
10 Then he brought all these to Him and cut them in two, and laid each half opposite the other; but he did not cut the birds.
11 The birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, and Abram drove them away.
12 Now when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and behold, terror and great darkness fell upon him.
13 God said to Abram, 'Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, where they will be enslaved and oppressed four hundred years.
14 'But I will also judge the nation whom they will serve, and afterward they will come out with many possessions.
15 'As for you, you shall go to your fathers in peace; you will be buried at a good old age.
16 'Then in the fourth generation they will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet complete.'
17 It came about when the sun had set, that it was very dark, and behold, there appeared a smoking oven and a flaming torch which passed between these pieces.
18 On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, 'To your descendants I have given this land, From the river of Egypt as far as the great river, the river Euphrates:
19 the Kenite and the Kenizzite and the Kadmonite
20 and the Hittite and the Perizzite and the Rephaim
21 and the Amorite and the Canaanite and the Girgashite and the Jebusite.'
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Other than Epistle of Jeremiah, you only need the first five letters of the book name (and actually, in some cases you can use just the first three or four, e.g. "Bel"). For the Greek Additions to Ester, you can use "Greek" as the book name. For Ecclesiasticus, please use its alternate name, "Sirach".

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More than 500 stickers are compiled in one giant sticker book. Each page is packed with stickers to illustrate favorite topics including dinosaurs, construction, outer space and many more. Create a picture or tell a story with these favorite themed stickers.
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Tag Archives: bohemia interactive
Sat, Aug 03, 2013 | 17:35 BST
DayZ has a new developer diary available which tells you all sorts of things you might like to know about the standalone version.
Fri, Aug 02, 2013 | 15:11 BST
Bohemia Interactive has launched the second season of its Community Guide video series for Arma 3. In the new episode, Andrew Gluck from ShackTactical explores “the principles of helicopter flight.” The video focused specifically on take-off, basic flight, weapons deployment and landing as well as tips on how to “use the collective pitch, the rudders, and how to operate some of the basic weapons systems.” Those who still want to get involved in the beta, can do so, and you can get a look at the varying price structure through Steam and the Bohemia Store.
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The Arma 3 beta has been updated, and according to Bohemia Interactive, the ‘APC Package’ adds the BTR-K Kamysh and IFV-6c Panther, while the integration of BattlEye (BE) to improve the Beta’s multiplayer experience.
Thu, Jul 18, 2013 | 14:42 BST
Arma 3 is in beta, and today Bohemia Interactive has released another video showing off footage from the tester.
Wed, Jul 17, 2013 | 21:45 BST
Take On Mars has a gameplay video available for the simulation game series, which puts you in control of a Rover Operator.
Fri, Jul 12, 2013 | 02:51 BST
ArmA and DayZ developer Bohemia Interactive has alerted forum users to a security breach which will result in a mandatory password change.
Thu, Jun 27, 2013 | 15:00 BST
Arma 3 has a new Community Guide video available in which Andrew Gluck shows you the game’s new features, and give a recap on the game’s Alpha. It shows the new faction, vehicles, weapons, scenarios and challenges from the beta. Check it out below.
Tue, Jun 25, 2013 | 19:34 BST
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Sat, Jun 22, 2013 | 18:59 BST
VG247 caught up with the DayZ dev team during E3 acquire more details on the highly anticipated release. This included a chance to flythrough some of the newly re-developed areas of the map and to take a look at a few new things as well.
Sun, Jun 16, 2013 | 14:12 BST
Fri, Jun 14, 2013 | 01:46 BST
Both Microsoft and Sony have approached Bohemia Interactive about porting DayZ to new hardware, but creator Dean “Rocket” Hall is more in favour of the PlayStation 4 than Xbox One.
Thu, Jun 13, 2013 | 05:58 BST
DayZ creator Dean “Rocket” Hall has said the increased emphasis on survival in the standalone release will bring down the number of bandits in-game.
Thu, Jun 13, 2013 | 00:11 BST
Bohemia Interactive has released announced that Arma 3 will go into beta on June 25. Once the client is updated, new content, weapons, vehicles, and scenarios will be added. There is also talk of a new “Independent” faction and eventually, player-created missions using Steam Workshop which will be integrated into the mission editor. The later will not be available during the beta, but sometime after the game launches. Thanks, PC Gamer.
Wed, Jun 12, 2013 | 10:47 BST
Take on Mars is the latest in Bohemia Interactive’s space-faring series. THe game sees you in control of a lunar rover as it speeds across the red planet’s surface and managing a space program.
Fri, Jun 14, 2013 | 22:15 BST
Bohemia Interactive’s Matt Lightfoot gives VG247 a world’s first look at the standalone version of Day Z, direct from E3 2013.
Fri, Jun 07, 2013 | 14:47 BST
Bohemia Interactive has released a new batch of Arma 3 screenshots. Each were taken from the upcoming Arma 3 Beta, and from the full game. Another pre-E3 stream of the game will hosted on Twitch this Saturday, June 8 at 17:00 UTC.
Wed, Jun 05, 2013 | 16:46 BST
Bohemia Interactive has released a content update for the Arma 3 Alpha, called the Sniper Package. It includes two sniper rifles and supplementary ghillie suits.
Fri, May 31, 2013 | 18:40 BST
Dean Hall has said the DayZ team would like to release the standalone version of the game at a low price point and then raise the price as development progresses, Hall told VG247′s Sam Clay.

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Inherently insensitive to magnetic fields and internally shielded againt electrostatic fields, electric encoder technology is also available in two-plate rotary and linear versions.
The Sine/Cosine Rotary Electric Encoder™ relies on the physics of electricity instead of using the magnetic or optic principles applied in most encoders. The design combines both the accuracy and range of optic and magnetic encoders, however it is manufactured using pc-board assembly and injection molding techniques. As a result, it offers a simple, compact package that allows engineers to more easily tailor the sensor to suit the machine in high volume OEM applications that require non-contacting, full-rotation, absolute output at an economical price.
Electric position sensing differs from optic and magnetic sensors in that it uses a dielectric rotor attached to a rotating shaft. As the rotor moves with respect to a stationary, time-modulated, space patterned, field transmitter and stationary field receiver, angular displacement influences a patterned electric field that is continuously measured to provide position feedback. The output is a continuously varying voltage proportional to the sine and cosine of the measured angle.
Instead of using a local read head, as in optical encoders, the electric encoder averages the interaction between the field and the rotor over the whole area of the rotor. Consequently, the speed/resolution trade-off is virtually eliminated up to 30,000 rpm. Moreover, the design is less sensitive to mechanical mounting inaccuracies, vibration (15g @ 0 to 2,000 Hz), temperature (-55 to 125C), and humidity (to 100%, condensing).
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Plymouth Meeting, PA and Denver, Colorado – October 3nd, 2018 – Mid-Atlantic Dental Service Holdings LLC, operating as Mid-Atlantic Dental Partners, a dental support organization (“DSO”) dedicated to improving the delivery of dental services for dentists and their patients and a portfolio company of Merion Investment Partners III, L.P. & S.C. Goldman & Company, LLC announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Birner Dental Management Services, Inc. (OTCQX: BDMS) (“Birner”).
Birner was founded in 1995 and operates dental practice affiliates under the Perfect Teeth® brand throughout Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico. With more than 100 dentists, Perfect Teeth’s philosophy of “letting dentists be dentists” melds perfectly with the “dental partnership” approach that has defined the business philosophy for both owners and associate dentists of Mid-Atlantic Dental Partners.
Founded in 2016, Mid-Atlantic Dental Partners offers dentists a DSO model that supports dental professionals by providing marketing, financial, practice information and other business services so dentists can focus on delivering the highest quality care to their patients. In addition, Mid-Atlantic Dental Partners offers associate dentists an opportunity to participate in the financial success of the practices. Over the last two years, Mid-Atlantic Dental Partners has built an exceptional management team with deep dental, operational, and entrepreneurial experience.
The acquisition will increase Mid-Atlantic Dental Partners affiliate offices projected annual revenues to more than $100 million.
“Taking the Birner platform to the next level is a truly exciting step in the continued development of Mid-Atlantic Dental Partners into a nationally recognized DSO,” said Mitchell Goldman, Chief Executive Officer of Mid-Atlantic Dental Partners. “We look forward to partnering with Birner to accelerate the redevelopment of all of the Perfect Teeth-branded practices through investment in technology. Dentists, hygienists, dental assistants and office staff are the true assets of our practices, and we will strive to raise the importance of all dental professionals in improving the overall health care of patients and populations. We intend to make substantial investments in the people, equipment and technology of these dental practices,” Mr. Goldman continued.
“The Mid-Atlantic Dental team and organization is a fantastic cultural fit with the business we have built over 23 years at Birner,” said Fred Birner, Chief Executive Officer of Birner. “Mid-Atlantic’s ability to provide the additional resources we need to continue to build and expand our brand while investing in our providers will allow Birner to provide better services to all of its patients. Perfect Teeth shares Mid-Atlantic’s belief that our dental professionals are the backbone of the company and our most valuable asset.”
Birner will become Rocky Mountain Dental Services Holdings, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mid-Atlantic Dental Services Holdings, at closing of the transaction. Birner will continue to be based in Denver, Colorado and will be locally managed. The newly acquired locations will continue to do business under the Perfect Teeth brand.
About Mid-Atlantic Dental Partners
Founded in 2016, Mid-Atlantic Dental Partners is a dental support organization dedicated to improving the delivery of dental care by elevating the importance of dental care in the overall health care of patients and their communities. By providing dentists with financial management, marketing and technology services, Mid-Atlantic Dental Partners alleviates administrative burdens and allows dentists to focus on their patients.
About S.C. Goldman & Company, LLC
Founded in 2011, S.C. Goldman & Company is a family partnership which acquires North America-based middle-market companies with leading market positions in healthcare, services, and industrials. The firm’s permanent capital structure allows for efficient decision making and real-time flexibility to structure transactions. Through partnership with its management teams, S.C. Goldman aims to create long-term partnerships capable of building enduring value, for both shareholders and their employees.
About Birner Dental Management Services, Inc.
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After all Kubrick had notoriously pulled his feature debut (it clocks in at an hour) because he could. Owning F&D outright Kubrick, who produced and directed and edited and photographed the 1953 film, was able to sequester most copies outside of museum archives. Indeed, the Library of Congress from first hand elements executed this restoration.
Kubrick as a director was an artist and a brand name. When people reach that kind of acclaim it’s easy to see how they would want to re-write their career bios by eliminating their journeyman works. Anthony Burgess, who wrote A Clockwork Orange (one of Kubrick’s most seen films) was also a biographer of George Orwell and tells a story of how Orwell upon being a success would buy up copies of an early novel, A Clergyman’s Daughter, and saw that it was never re-published in his lifetime. It just makes one want to read it that much more; likewise with Kubrick’s first effort, it just demands to be seen.
Contrast and compare you will as it’s a given that a Kubrick fan has seen all 12 of his official features, so you would be justified in making that a baker’s dozen. Fear and Desire looks super sharp in its Blu-ray transfer and recalls that the 1.33:1 format was still widely used in the early ‘50s. An additional industrial color film Kubrick made for the Seafarers Union, quite normal in all respects, is also included.
To watch Fear and Desire, a tale of war where the locations (mainly a forest) and uniforms suggest some unnamed country, is to immerse oneself in the ideology of post-WWII America. In some aspects F&D resembles a low rent version of the kind of films Samuel Fuller was making about the Korean conflict like Fixed Bayonets! and The Steel Helmet. The truth is Kubrick was a one-man DIY operation, and Fear and Desire should be a template for modern day filmmakers working without budgets.
Men on a mission get lost behind a line of demarcation, bicker about command and come face to face with their own, ah, fears and desires. The bridge between the conflicts experienced in F&D and Kubrick’s Paths of Glory are concise; military madness always dominates armed battle. Frank Silvera (who also starred in Kubrick’s next film Killer’s Kiss) and future acclaimed director Paul Mazursky are among the players. Mazursky in particular has some creepy moments when he’s left to guard a femme that the soldiers have tied to a tree so she won’t reveal them to the enemy. Fear and Desire isn’t some kind of great film, but it’s damn serviceable and a must-see for Kubrick mavens. Future film historians will zero in on Kubrick because he made great films, but also because his output is so minimal compared to the giant directors of the past.
(If there’s any sort of movie karma then next perhaps we can expect the long unseen Jerry Lewis film The Day the Clown Cried, a film Lewis never released, to appear on disc. Some people say Clown was unwatchable but I suspect Clown, about a circus clown in a Nazi concentration camp, was so far ahead of its time that people in 1972 couldn’t grasp its heaviosity. Certainly a gifted filmmaker like Lewis has yet to have his place in the pantheon of cinema acknowledged.)
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Sold, Drugged, Raped: A Story of an Indian Child Prostitute
India is a country with unbelievable injustices spread across the streets for all to witness. With 192 million people in its lowest tier of society (cruelly named the ‘untouchables’), immense poverty and a staggering lack of education, India is a perfect breeding ground for human trafficking. An estimated 14 million people are in slavery in India. This is not acceptable.
Meet Rachna. At just seven years old, Rachna is feisty and beautiful. She is an intelligent young girl but like more than half of Delhi’s slum-dwelling children, she does not attend any school. Rachna earns money by dancing in between the cars on the busy roads of Delhi.
As time goes on and Rachna’s family increases, her pitiful earnings from dancing are not enough to feed her brothers and sisters and she becomes one of the hundreds of thousands of children sold into sexual slavery.
Drugged and confused, she will be violently raped several times until she blindly accepts her fate. Locked in a cage until she is chosen by men three times her age, Rachna will be the victim of sexual crimes many times each night. Sex crimes in India, whilst prolific, are enormously under-punished and often a blind eye is turned. If she tries to escape, she will be beaten or worse. This will be Rachna’s future until she dies, she is too old to be wanted, or she is rescued.
Rachna’s life, her beauty, her intelligence, her future and her hope have been stolen. It’s more than bleak. It’s evil, and it’s not just Rachna. This story could be told by millions.
Destiny Rescue is fighting for these children. Horrific tales like this are prevalent right across India. We are desperate to rescue these children from such unbelievable horrors. We want to see children like Rachna smiling again because they have been restored and given hope.
Will you join us in this fight? Will you give of your time and money to help us rescue young children like Rachna from a life of ashes and mourning to give them a crown of beauty and gladness?
Millions of children are calling. Can you answer?
Disclaimer: Rachna’s story is representative of many children’s real stories and is based upon a Destiny Rescue volunteer’s findings and experiences on a recent visit to India. The image used is for illustrative purposes.
We are starting rescue operations in India. Join with us by donating to our India rescue launch project!

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Google adds YouTube videos to Google Earth
But if you've noticed that many of Google's services are marching slowly toward convergence, you're not alone. Today Google announced support for discovering geotagged YouTube videos from within Google Earth. Because you know, that's exactly what you've been waiting for. Wait, what?
Here's how it works. Anyone can tag a YouTube video with the location where it was recorded. Then when you're searching Google Earth you can look for videos from across the globe. The new geotagged video layer is in the 'featured content" folder of Google Earth. Click on the YouTube button and you'll see video icons pop up. When you zoom in you'll find even more videos. You can play them from within Google Earth or you can click through to YouTube and watch them in your web browser.
It's kind of cool, but seriously, we would have been happier if Google had announced we could save Gmail attachments to Picasa Web.


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Conecta FICTION extends the deadline for sending projects for its pitching sessions
The deadline for registering projects for the 2021 pitching sessions has been extended. This year is its fifth edition and will be in hybrid format. The Pitch Copro Series has been extended to Monday, May 10th.
The pitch session aimed at short format series has also extended the deadline for receipt of projects to Monday, May 10th.
The call for projects presented by members of the scriptwriters’ guild ALMA, entitled Pitch Clips, has extended the registration deadline to Friday, May 21st.
Pitch Music Series involves the participation of fiction series projects that have music as an essential component of the narrative. This international call for projects will remain open until Friday, May 14th.


OK Long story short. I got stuck in my driveway (A lot of snow in the Northeast) I have a 05 sts4. Right read tire was up over curb in about 40 inches plus of snow. I dug it out and tried for a while to get it out. No avail, AAA came and pulled it out no problem and I was able to get up driveway.
Fast forward to today (car was in garage for a few days) I drive to work and around 40 mph the front end and especially the center of car (shifter knob area) is shaking pretty violently. No real shake when going up to speed. Any thoughts? Car has 55k miles on it. Tires in good shape. I did do a lot of spinning and rocking. No codes thrown.:bigroll:


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John Kani’s play, “Kunene and the King”, has been cancelled in London after novel coronavirus (COVID-19) measures were implemented to prevent the worldwide spread of the deadly virus.
Kani’s play had been running at the Swan Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. It was set to commence in London this week, but it was cancelled on Tuesday
The play, which had been running at the Swan Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon and was set to begin in London this week, was cancelled on Tuesday after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged the public to stop visiting restaurants, pubs, theatres “and other social venues.”
Taking to Twitter, John Kani said: “London, the prime minister has closed all theatres, public gatherings, pubs, restaurants, football and sports to halt the spread of this virus. So my play has closed in London. We were only left with two weeks to go anyway. Thank you to all who supported us. What run!”
London, the Prime Minister has closed all theatres public gatherings pubs restaurants football and sports to halt the spread of this virus. So my play has closed in London. We were only left with two weeks to go anyway. Thank you to all who supported us. What run!!🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
— JohnKani (@JohnKani2) March 17, 2020
The Market Theatre in Johannesburg also announced that it would suspend all plays this week. The Baxter Theatre Centre in Cape Town announced on Monday that it would be closing its doors to the public until the end of April.
President Cyril Ramaphosa recently declared the coronavirus as a national state of disaster saying: “This is in line with President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement of declaring … a state of disaster and the University of Cape Town’s executive decision to implement precautionary, proactive measures to minimise the risk of spreading coronavirus.”
All gatherings of 100 people or more have been banned and several restrictions have been implemented to stop the spread of the deadly virus in the country.
In South Africa, VIVOnation Festival, BC One South Africa, Lighthouse Family Tour, the South African Film & Television Awards, Amstel Radler Chillas Cape Town and Corona Sunsets Festival have all cancelled their events.
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Specially produced affordable collectibles that are educational and fun. All profits will go towards supporting upcoming productions and content creations (venue rental, content research, artist fee for musicians and dancers, costume purchase, props and set creation etc.). Arts and heritage patronage are essential to the development and sustainability of any practitioner and industry.
Orders for Tang courtesan party calendar (2020) is now closed. We will update this page when there are new collectibles coming up.
The ancient Tang dynasty artists, literatis and courtesans support each other by producing wonderful literary works or artistic works for courtesans to perform to, and courtesans act as their publicists by introducing them to the influential and powerful. For 2020, we decided to do a set of calendar based on Tang dynasty festivals, holidays and dates and reveal a bit more about how they celebrated the festivals back in the 8th Century China.
Tang Courtesan Party calendar (2020)

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Я, пожалуй, занесу его в полицейский участок по пути в… - Perdon, - прервал его Ролдан, занервничав. - Я мог бы предложить вам более привлекательную идею. - Ролдан был человек осторожный, а визит в полицию мог превратить его клиентов в бывших клиентов. - Подумайте, - предложил. - Раз у человека в паспорте был наш номер, то скорее всего он наш клиент.
Я спущусь вниз и отключу электропитание, - сказал Стратмор, положив руку на плечо Сьюзан и стараясь ее успокоить. - И сразу же вернусь. Сьюзан безучастно смотрела, как он направился в шифровалку.
- Уберите ногу. Взгляд Беккера упал на пухлые пальцы мужчины.

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VHHS Backlight Theatre Company Presents...Hello Dolly!
One of the most beloved musicals of all time, Jerry Herman’s energetic Hello, Dolly! is a musical filled with charisma and with heart. Dolly Levi is a widow, a matchmaker, and also a professional meddler --but everything changes when she decides that the next match she needs to make is to find someone for herself. Set in New York City at the turn of the century, Hello, Dolly! is boisterous and charming from start to finish. Featuring such memorable songs as “Before the Parade Passes By,” “It Only Takes a Moment,” “Put on Your Sunday Clothes,” and “Hello, Dolly!” this musical will appeal to all ages.
VHHS will bring this classic musical to life with over 90 students involved in cast, crew, and orchestra in this production. Backlight Theatre Company is honored to present our version of this fabulous and timeless musical.
Tickets are $4 for students and $5 for adults and go on sale online to the general public in mid-October at https://goo.gl/AT2rDp. Performances are Friday, October 26th, Saturday, October 27th, Friday, November 2nd and Saturday, November 3rd at 7:00 p.m.
Stacey Kruczek is the Publicity Chairperson for Vernon Hills High School CAST - Cougar Arts Support Team


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Researcher and designer of biosensitive devices
particularly intended and to locate phenomena of terrestrial activity that cannot be measured by rational devices. His research focused on the Geometry of Builders has made it possible to see a real coherence, concerning architectural concepts, participating in the development of old constructions.
Here we are at the end of the technical surveys on
V1 : Housing and Diseases
V2 : Electromagnetic Waves
V3 : Accident and Suicide Places
The first section
By 1066 surveys the picture was created to enlighten people on the understanding of the survey.
The house and the materials that make it up are very important for the health of the people who live there
Materials can be a screen that distorts people’s sensitive perception.
Psycho sensitivity: for example (found in Alsace) some materials were made of mashed blast furnaces that reversed the direction of the compass needle and therefore the north was to the south and the people living in these dwellings were very sick. These examples are no longer to be reproduced because they are totally harmful to the inhabitant.
Apart from the electromagnetic waves that represent 43% of pollution that disrupt the balance of the inhabitants by phagocytating the vital energies essential for the regeneration of immune defenses, anti body, anti-inflammatory, etc…
THE CONSTRUCTION must be very respectful of the place by taking account of the geographical or magnetic north which aim to place man in his reality of living environment in other words to respect his environmental conditions.
To obtain these results a technique used for centuries, called « REGULATING TRACING », has been particularly implemented by architects to work in coherence with nature at the service of the inhabitants. Let’s quote a precursor of this technique LEONARDO DA VINCI…
The disease follows multiple human factors from which family factors, ex a child raised in a particular environment imposed by the parents, become an adult in his life choices, he will seek an environment reminding him of his childhood.
The disease is influenced by the vibratory conditions of the house and the receptiveness of the inhabitants. It is linked to the shapes of the house and for this it is necessary to call on a geobiologist who detects the shapes as well as the other elements that create a nuisance, hence the importance of GEOBIOLOGIST.
All the elements on this component are directly interactive on the environment of humans and habitat. Everything about electromagnetic devices that do a lot of service but generate a lot of pollution…
This component is a testament to taking into account the opinion of a geobiologist in analyzing the accident site. Be careful, as information is multiple, it can be confusing, in order to demystify false beliefs.
SEPARATE THE WHEAT FROM THE CHAFF.
These 1200 surveys demonstrate the seriousness of the participants, supported by specific research. All forming one of the first STUDIES, on the 3 Sections, at the World level.
Author with J.BONVIN
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Universal feature “Love Actually” has found an unlikely spokesman in “Access Hollywood” anchor Pat O’Brien, who currently stars in TV advertisements touting the holiday flick.
The spots, which have aired in recent weeks, consists mostly of a lengthy clip from “Access” in which O’Brien urges viewers to see “Love Actually” — and that if it’s not playing at a theater near you, he’ll personally come and drive you to one.
It’s a jarring sight, given that O’Brien is still ostensibly the anchor of an entertainment newsmag and reports on the film business.
Neither O’Brien nor access “Access” was paid for the spot.
“Access” exec producer Rob Silverstein said O’Brien asked and received approval to rave about the film on-air; Universal called a day later and asked to use a clip in their ads. Silverstein equated the spots with movie critic blurbs in newspaper and TV ads — but admits that it’s not necessarily something that he’d greenlight again.
“It’s been the source of some internal talk about whether it was the right thing to do,” Silverstein said. “It was just one of those things that picked up momentum and happened to get on the air.”
Of course, conspiracy theorists might wonder whether there’s corporate synergy at work: NBC produces and distribs “Access,” while Universal released “Love Actually.” And, even before the U-NBC merger is finalized, the Peacock has already dipped its toes in the cross-promo waters: Net recently aired interstitials featuring the talking fish from U’s “The Cat in the Hat” (Daily Variety, Nov. 17).
But Silverstein contends that O’Brien simply loves “Love Actually,” actually. “I assure you (Universal’s involvement) had nothing to do with it,” Silverstein said. “It could have been any studio, and that’s the God’s honest truth.”


The characteristics of Huawei MediaPad M5 flowed into the network
A fresh leak confirmed the early release of the Huawei MediaPad M5 tablet under the code numbers SHT-W09 and SHT-AL09. It is known for sure that the device will be equipped with an 8.4-inch display with a resolution of 2560×1600 pixels, a Bluetooth 4.2 module, and Android 8.0 Oreo as the operating system of the gadget. Also, insiders shared their assumptions about other characteristics of the MediaPad M5 and its cost.
According to rumors, the 8-core processor Kirin 960 with a combination of four cores Cortex-A73 (2.4 GHz) and four energy-saving Cortex-A53 will work inside the novelty. Recall last year’s MediaPad M3 could boast of a fingerprint scanner, LTE module and aluminum body – there is a chance that the updated version will also borrow these characteristics.
The cost and date of the announcement of Huawei MediaPad M5 remain a secret. Focusing on the past generation, we can assume that the price of the novelty will be about $ 350.


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Recently, we attended a church supper, and Crooksie and I both scooped up a spoonful of a very intriguing corn dish. We fell in love at first bite. Since I had no idea who brought the salad, I couldn’t ask for the recipe. So we figured out the ingredients (only a few) and zeroed in on the one that intrigued us the most–Chili Cheese Fritos. I went home and Googled, and voila! Chili Cheese Fritos & Corn Salad popped right up.
Thank you, Paula Deen.
Excellent for potlucks, you can make as little or as much as you want. Summertime barbecues or simple suppers or a snack. Served cold, it’s delicious and crunchy and filling.
But hey, you’ll still want seconds!

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Care Homes have nursing beds…. A Care Home near Cranleigh states that as well as residents’ rooms they have Nursing beds “For health issues that need the ongoing attention of nurses, we provide 24-hour personal specialised nursing care led by our own registered nurses chosen for their care compassion and experience.”
What has happened to CVHT’s planning application? When Cranleigh Society members met with your Waverley – 30 September – we asked about the progress of the planning application for the Care home with “community” beds plus the accommodation block for health related workers. The planning application is WA/2018/1966 . It was sent into Waverley last year and still has not been examined by Councillors – why? The people of Cranleigh and surroundings villages really need to know what is going on with the project.
Waverley explained “The planning application for the Care Home & Accommodation Block is presently being considered and is regarded as unacceptable in its present form. As a regular submission, it will be subject to the full range of policy requirements and planning obligations” –
We asked for clarification – WBC said The plans are being recommended for refusal because of many planning issues – access, parking, affordable housing…… So they are not ready to put it to Councillors yet.
It was agreed too that the Councillors – many of whom have little idea about the convoluted history so far – need to catch up and will need many things to be explained to them.
WBC councillors for Cranleigh West are – Cllrs Liz Townsend and Patricia Ellis. (for Cranleigh East it’s Richard Cole, Mary Foryszewski & Ruth Reed). Liz T is on the Joint Planning Committee and Patricia E is not, but can be called as a substitute and like anyone can request to speak at a JPC meeting. There is an expression – “call it in” which means that Councillors in a place (Ward) can ask for a public committee meeting – Joint Planing Committee (JPC) – to examine planning applications. Liz and Patricia would be representing the public of Cranleigh and villages, who raised so much money! if they were to call it in. But if the Officers explain that the application does not meet planning rules and regulations this might not happen – until the applicants provide further documents to make the application meet planning rules. OK so far?
Meanwhile – people in Cranleigh have been expressing their grave doubts about the morality of the scheme and about whether it would ever perform in the way envisaged and explained here – WBC planning application document provided by CVHT.
There are those who feel that a sum of money equal to that raised by the Charity should be found and given to the existing hospital somehow. The reasons include feeling that the money raised has been misused. Also that the proposed double building project is massive over -development of the Paddock especially now that there are so many other users on the same bit of road at Knowle Lane.
CVHT cannot publicly tell the public what is going on until the planning application has been viewed and passed, because they are in partnership with the business HC-One. This is seen as correct and reasonable apparently by WBC advisors.
In the meantime the NHS has reviewed its situation and decided that the A&E departments are over stretched by people who can walk in and need some minor injuries or illnesses looked at urgently. They want all of England to have Urgent Care Centres. You can read their report of 2017 here on NHS England’s web site. They say that our Clinical Commissioning Group must make decisions about where Urgent Care is sited by this Christmas. The press has recently reported that Haslemere Minor Injuries unit is not under threat of closure, and we understand it may be upgraded to an Urgent Care Centre. There are discreet differences – some problems can only be seen at the UCC. Urgent Care Centres have doctors present, Minor Injuries Units do not. If you have sickness & diarrhoea or a pregnancy related problem you need UCC.
To date the NHS has always said they would not support new local hospital beds in small places like Cranleigh. However the Royal Surrey stated recently that can’t handle any more A&E visits. Policy changes so often who knows what it will be next?
Did you know that in years past when Cranleigh Hospital was available to deal with sick and injured children and adults the service was not costing the NHS any extra? The nurses were there to look after people in the beds. The GPs were on call at the Practice so they popped into the hospital when called, for no extra charge to the NHS. So the NHS downgraded the services we could find in Cranleigh – but thanks to the League of Friends working tirelessly with the NHS some services are now in place in the old hospital – but no beds – ever.
A Guide to Funding the Cost of Care here
HC-One care homes link here
An HC-One care home states – “….Home Manager makes sure that all Residents receive the kindest possible care. Our extensively trained team will deliver all the nursing, specialist care and support services that your loved one requires. Personalised care plans consider not only medical, personal and dietary needs, but also the individual’s likes and dislikes, religious preferences, and suggestions from family members that might make their stay with us that little bit more enjoyable.”
If the planning application goes to the Joint Planning Committee (JPC) the Councillors will have to consider the Planning application, not the CVHT fund raising or the private nursing home company’s profits. The public can ask to speak at the meeting and can watch it on line on the day.
The next JPC is on 27th November at 6:30 in the Godalming WBC offices. The Agenda has not yet been publicised.
If you want to see the latest at the NHS decision making machine try here Guildford & Waverley Clinical Commissioning Group


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Sun, 06/4/06 8:20 AM
Is in America the Colombo chicken known?
It is a recipe from W.I:
It's about frying a little bit some parts of chicken with onion, spices (pimentos, pepper), salt, add in it some cuts of potatoes then some tablespoons of 'CURRY' (the green/yellow powder used in Indian cuisine), then cover with water; let bowl everything and you serve with rice.
Normally it makes a lot of and a-little-bit-thick sauce...


SARASOTA (WWSB) - “They’ll have to kill me first, it’s not coming down,” said Millie Francis, a Bradenton homeowner.
The 85-year-old is talking about a painting of Our Lady of Guadalupe that’s on the front of her home. The property manager at Bradenton Tropical Palms, a 55 plus community, is telling her she has to tear it down because she was told that she didn’t follow proper protocol in getting the painting approved.
“Lot of sleepless nights for sure, I try to keep busy so I don’t think of it, but it’s hard to do when you have somebody on your back all the time,” said Francis.
The painting was created by her and another person. It’s on a piece of plywood where her front window used to be. She received a letter from the property’s law firm giving her 30 days to tear down the painting or face legal action. Those 30 days are up in just a few days.
“I could take it down put a dolphin up like others or a gecko or whatever but I was inspired more for this,” said Francis.
Francis says she is being discriminated against because of her Catholic faith. There are some neighbors who are opposed to it while others who are in support of her and the painting.
“It’s a shame that anybody has to go through something like this," said Anita Hosier, a resident of the Bradenton Tropical Palms. She’s not trying to be vindictive to anybody or hurt anybody.”
We did catch up with the property manager at her home, but she did not want to comment. Francis says this has been an ongoing battle since April.
“I just hope everybody out there who is for me will fight for me, no matter what,” said Francis.


November 27, 2008 -- technology has the potential to become a common and important element in embedded-system design. In addition to the traditional role of the technology in inventory management, recent advances in RFID tags and high-speed, long-range readers allow embedded-system designers to easily incorporate features such as access control, counterfeit prevention, simplified payments, medical authentication, dynamic pricing, product histories, and remote asset tracking.
Embedded-RFID applications typically incorporate a reader within the product or system to add local data-gathering features that enhance the primary functions of the product. You can now find embedded-RFID applications in hotels, prisons, hospitals, retail outlets, farms, casinos, toll roads, and factories, along with a host of commercial and military vehicles. These nontraditional RFID applications will become commonplace as embedded-system developers recognize the value and adopt the technology in new designs.
By Warren Webb, EDN Technical Editor
This brief introduction has been excerpted from the original copyrighted article.
View the entire article on the EDN Magazine website.


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Approximate price 2050 USD, 7400 AED, 7550 SAR
A handmade chess set looks like an elegant interior decoration. Such products create places of strength, attraction and relaxation in the room.
Chess lovers will not remain indifferent to this set. Skillfully made of natural white marble and a black serpentine marble, they impress with grace and neat design. Particularly noteworthy are the figures presented in the form of ancient idols. The pieces are cast from brass and tinted to look like antique. Such items will also be of interest to collectors of chess pieces.
The stone chess of the masters of Zlatoust is a vivid example of handmade and inspired collective creativity. Artists and engravers worthily keep and develop the Zlatoust traditions of metal and stone decoration. When creating each item, they combine talent, creativity and a high level of performance.
For 200 years, Zlatoust masters have been making decor items and decorated author’s weapons. They are official suppliers of the Moscow Kremlin. One of the masters’ clients was the President of Kazakhstan, Mr. Nursultan Abishevich Nazarbayev. Specially for him, stone malachite chess was made.
The chess is packed in a gift wooden box.

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|Host / Isotype||Rabbit / IgG|
|Immunogen||Recombinant fragment corresponding to a region within amino acids 1 and 243 of Human SPRY4|
|Purification||Antigen affinity chromatography|
|Storage buffer||PBS, pH 7, with 1% BSA, 20% glycerol|
|Storage Conditions||-20° C, Avoid Freeze/Thaw Cycles|
|Tested Applications||Dilution *|
|Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin) (IHC (P))||1:100-1:1000|
|Western Blot (WB)||1:500-1:3000|
* Suggested working dilutions are given as a guide only. It is recommended that the user titrate the product for use in their own experiment using appropriate negative and positive controls.
PA5-31401 targets SPRY4 in WB and IHC-P applications and shows reactivity with Human and mouse samples.
The PA5-31401 immunogen is recombinant fragment corresponding to a region within amino acids 1 and 243 of Human SPRY4.
SPRY4 is an inhibitor of the receptor-transduced mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathway. It is positioned upstream of RAS (see HRAS; MIM 190020) activation and impairs the formation of active GTP-RAS (Leeksma et al., 2002 [PubMed 12027893]).
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Two books off the famed book list from my MHA law professor (see the December review of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks).
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: A Memoir of Life in Death by Jean-Dominique Bauby and Jeremy Leggatt
A short but powerful memoir by Jean-Dominique Bauby, a successful man by many measures. Jean-Dominique suffers a rare stroke leaving him completely paralyzed except for his left eye lid, locked in syndrome. With a fully intact mind, he painstakingly dictates his experiences and memories, one letter at a time, via a process termed partner assisted scanning. This book is beautifully written but heart wrenching – really makes you appreciate what you have but also written in a way that the reader can spend some time wonder wandering, contemplating what they might do in a similar situation. There is also the twist of fate as he thinks about his own father in the days before his stroke.
Apparently it took more than 200,000 blinks to write this book and about two minutes per word. Originally written in French, the English translation feels just a rich and thoughtful. His descriptions of food and taste memories are enough to make you salivate, until you are realize that he was surviving solely on nutrition (not even food) via tube. So, where does the title come in to play? The diving bell is his steel trap of a body, the butterfly his imagination and memories.
Plan on setting aside a couple hours to read this memoir cover to cover. Bring tissues, a cup of tea and a quilt too. When you finished the book, watch the movie, available here.
Blind Eye: The Terrifying Story Of A Doctor Who Got Away With Murder By James B. Stewart
Very intriguing and chilling story about just what the title says: a doctor who got away with murder. Concerning that it happened in the not too distant past but reassuring as I think SOME of the loop holes and cultural norms that allowed Michael Swango to continue to practice medicine and harm people have disappeared or at least attenuated. The book itself is a slower read, very factual (as it should be) and I would recommend that if you are interested you just watch the 1986 20/20 episode on it instead or visit murderpedia.org or crimelibrary.com for the details. Didn’t save your VHS copies of 20/20 from the 80s? Never fear – here are few quick video clips about Dear Doctor Swango.
So what else is on this great medical law and ethics reading/viewing list?
- Cutting for Stone – Abraham Varghese
- Healing of America – TR Reid
- Overtreated – S. Brownlee
- If Disney Ran Your Hospital – Fred Lee
- Contagion (movie) – Soderbergh
- Sick Around the World – TR Reid
- Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks – Skloot
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G69Zh7YIg8c (Diving Bell and Butterfly film trailer)
- Blind Eye review by Kaiser Permanente http://xnet.kp.org/permanentejournal/spring02/blindeye.html


Visitech’s UV and IR stacked and scrolling projectors were among the products that Keynote demonstrated at AMUG 2022.
Users learned about our groundbreaking Direct Image Sintering (DIS) technology using a high-power NIR photohead – high-speed alternative to sintering of plastic powders. If you were not able to attend, you can learn more about our UV and IR products here.
3DPrintingIndustry.com provided a nice write-up describing many of the show’s offerings, including
Visitech – “the power behind the projection industry.”
If you were not able to attend, you can learn more about our UV and IR products here.
We enjoyed our visits with end users and machine builders and look forward to AMUG 2023.


Rookie girl group SECRET NUMBER has just confirmed their first ever comeback since debut!
On October 22, SECRET NUMBER's label stated, "SECRET NUMBER will release their 2nd single on November 4." This will mark the girls' first comeback approximately 6 months after the release of their debut single "Who Dis?".
Stay tuned for more updates!


In the previous scheme temporal resolution was limited by two factors: the fixed size of the FFT window and the variable size (1/F0) of the smoothing window. Slightly better resolution could be obtained by setting the FFT window itself to 1/F0 (with a square window), and removing the subsequent temporal smoothing stage. In practice, the signal must be resampled so the period 1/F0 fits a power of two. After the FFT, the spectrum must be resampled.
Advantages of this scheme are: (a) Voice-related fluctuations in the time-domain are removed perfectly, at the smallest possible cost in terms of temporal resolution. (b) Voice-related ripple of the spectrum is also eliminated. The spectral envelope is accurately described by the spectrum produced by the FFT. (c) There are no window artefacts.
The scheme also has disadvantages. Resampling the waveform and spectrum introduces an extra computational cost. More troublesome, much more accurate F0 estimation is required. A small error in F0 estimation will cause the zeros of the integration window to be shifted in a way that can severely distort the spectrum in the high frequency region. A subharmonic error (doubling or tripling of the period estimate, hard to avoid) will introduce zero-amplitude coefficients in the spectrum (which will look spiky rather than smooth). This interferes with spectral resampling.


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When I was three years old, John Lennon died. That day is forever etched in my mind an imprint that has lasted a lifetime. Let me set the scene for you. Picture a little girl, with long brown hair. chocolate brown eyes, and cheeks just chubby enough to need to be pinched by every female over the age of forty. She sits before a console television, watching Sesame Street. Suddenly, a very stern looking man flickers before her eyes; he is very grave. She cocks her head in interest. This is new. This is important. Big Bird was important, and so was learning to read. And counting. And singing. Kassie loved Sesame Street. She loved the Muppets.
This very sad looking man was announcing that someone had died. A man named John Winston Lennon. Kassie was a great reader, Mama said so, even at three years old, she has learned to observe so many things around her and absorbs those observations like a sponge, for later need. I never questioned my inquisitiveness, Mama never saw it as anything other than a gift from the goddess her daughter was named after. I truly believe that, Mama. Thank you.
John’s picture appeared next and then grew into a smaller box inside the box Kassie was learning from. Through the innovation of PBS, this little girl was allowed to learn as much as she wanted to, and by the kindness of a mother who wanted to see what happened if you simply let a child teach herself if she knew how already. Kassie turns to her Mama, who is changing her baby sister, and asks why all those people are crying; only to see tears streaking down the eyes of her own Mama. THIS MUST BE HUGE! WHAT COULD POSSIBLY BE SO AWFUL?:
Kassie runs to her Mama and wipes at tears she doesn’t understand as music pours out of the television speakers again, and Kassie turns, and she KNOWS this man, she’s heard his voice on her Mama’s records. He’s the Fool On the Hill. He’s part of that band that Mama hums now and then. He is part of THEM, The Beatles, Mama had shown her the record covers. Her Bubby liked to play the records too, so this was very cool to little Kassie. Kassie liked the places they took her, when she couldn’t read the words yet. She could hear them. They told stories, and Kassie really liked stories. So what did this mean? She again turns to her Mama, who kneels down to her as if she about to say a VERY IMPORTANT THING.
“The voice of the people has been taken away from us.” Mama whispers through her sobs.
Kassie was forever instilled with the epicness of this moment in time. The tv showed picture after picture of John and the Boys. The Beatles separately, together, their music blending with collages of acres of people mourning. This is forever burned into her soul. Their words became a form of self inflicted prophecy for this chubby little brunette. A bonding is formed between her soul and John’s. Eternally they are linked.
Today, I sit at my laptop, embarking on another chapter in my own story. That story has of course theme music, mine just happens to be orchestrated by the GREATEST BAND OF ALL TIME. If you ask anyone who knows anything about me, I am a BeatleManiac. I love all things related to the topic of the band as a whole. Please don’t ever mistake that I don’t respect each and every step the group took collectively, and as solo artists. The guys understand, you see, this is between John and I. I never held them in any disregard in my blatant worship of him.
I believe I have read more information on this particular figure in history than anyone has a right to. If he were alive, I would absolutely be in prison for stalking him, or married to him, which I would infinitely prefer. I do not feel my words are sacrilege to a monument of personage such as he. Nor do I feel that I am even worthy of this notice, so tortured a soul was he, trying to be a guiding light for his fellow man, in his own crooked way.
John’s smile can light up my face, and his voice calm the most aching need in my deepest heart. He is singing to me as I type this. That often happens with music and me, I don’t know why, but I accept it. At this moment, he is humming “Mother Nature’s Child”. I’ll provide links at the end of this epic declaration of faith. One thing no one could ever accuse the man of was duplicity. I respect that. John’s eyes pull me in, and his words describe every emotion and thought I have sometimes. Now he’s singing “I’m So Tired” and he’s right, I am. But He’s amusing me.
The greatest story I’ve ever told is of my love for this quirky Quarryman. I’ve listened to interviews, I’ve read books by him, He narrates my entire existence in an encompassing fashion, he guides me to be a better me, and I am ok with following his lead. This may seem insane to some, but I can honestly say with a clear and clean conscience that I have never willing acted to do harm against another person unprovoked. I have only ever fought with words, unless in acts of self preservation. Now the Beatles are singing the Anthology version of Rocky Raccoon. The subtle undertones of teaching are in every second of my life when I’m tuned in, turned on, and taking notes. See, that’s the link. I’m think I’m supposed to decipher this whole thing somehow to lead at least my own family into what I pray is a better tomorrow, or I am afraid we are ALL doomed. *Paul’s asides and quips during a jam session are always refreshing when John becomes too intense.*
“Gideon checked out and left it no doubt, to help with Good Rocky’s Revival.”
All the people I love are connected to a singular Beatles or Lennon song. Including myself….. Sometimes, I am the Walrus. goo goo ca choo. I understand what he’s saying in each and every note, because an amazing man who also loved John as I did taught me to hear every layer of the music. He actually taught this as an entire quarter of our 6th grade music class in a tiny little town in the middle of corn country. The effects of this hippie on me were astounding. Mr. Joe Foss, you were such a crucial key in the translation, and you’ll always be in my heart. I miss you very much, but am sure you’re chilling somewhere listening to or playing the most incredible music I’ve ever heard. You should be very proud of your legacy. Both as a teacher and as a man with a family who loved music. You’ve done a fine job in all aspects, though I’m sure someone somewhere would differ. I am aware you were a human, and that meant you may be flawed, but you were my perfect music teacher.
I have a rather extended family, with modern marriages and whatnot. Family is a word I use in a very gypsy like manner. Life has taught each and every one of us that little is permanent, and we should treasure every second we are given because we are all born dying, that is a simple fact. “You and I have memories that stretch far beyond the road ahead”.. That’s from “On Our Way Home”. Youtube it. How do you stop something that seems to be able to control the auditory sensations your receive? And should I? It brings me comfort to be caressed by the awesomeness that is my passion for a dead man. Now the Lads from Liverpool are telling me “Good Night, Sleep Tight”. There’s even a symphony behind Paul wishing me sweet dreams for him and me.
Until next time.
- The Beginning No.3 – The Beatles (musiccentral50.wordpress.com)
- John Lennon (chasepage.net)
- Photo Flashback: John Lennon and Yoko Ono Married in 1969 (wzlx.cbslocal.com)
- Letters From a ‘Lost’ Marilyn Monroe, Angry John Lennon to Be Auctioned (ninthfact.wordpress.com)


text: Often termed as the king of all vegetables, potato is a starchy, tuberous crop vegetable of the solanaceae family. It is one of the few vegetables that mixes well with other vegetables and is known for adding a delicacy to any dish. Potato is one of the most widely used vegetables in Western temperate climates and the world's most widely grown tuber crop as well. This starchy crop is also the fourth largest food crop of the world in terms of fresh produce after rice, wheat, and maize. Domesticated for over 10,000 years, this plant is probably native to the Andes, where it was cultivated by the Incas. There are more than one thousand known varieties, but only a fraction of this number are cultivated commercially. This delicious vegetable is also a good source of nutrients, minerals and vitamins. A rich source of Vitamin C, potatoes are naturally fat-free and carry very low amount of calories. An average potato consist of about 80 percent water and 20 percent solid matter; whereas starch makes up about 85 percent of this solid mass and the rest is protein. It also contains a considerable amount of vitamins including niacin, riboflavin and thiamine.

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Beyoncé's stunning performance at Sunday's Super Bowl undoubtedly raised the bar for future performers.
But before they can figure out how to top this year's performance, NFL executives have to solve a much more basic problem for next year's Super Bowl: How to stage a halftime show in frigid New Jersey.
The New York Post reported that the league is struggling to nail down the logistics of a halftime show in what is expected to be cold weather.
"It's not only the acts and the singers but [also] the crews that have to put the stage together," a source told the Post. "You know, the assembly has to be done a certain way. It's choreographed and rehearsed so it can be assembled and disassembled as fast as possible. And you just can't assemble the stage and break it down fast enough in the cold."
As of now there are no plans for a halftime show, and the source told the Post that the planning committee has not yet decided what to do if the show was to be scrapped.
Super Bowl XLVIII will take place on Feb. 2, 2014, in East Rutherford, N.J. This year on Feb. 2, the high in East Rutherford was 29 degrees and the low was 19.
If there is a halftime show next year, organizers likely won't be short on options. Already names like Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen and the Eagles have been thrown out as possible performers.